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FRI., MARCH 12. 19S4
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. ASHLAND. OREGON
Juniors Reveal
'54 Prom Plans
Elks Temple will again be
the setting for the annual Junior-Senior
Prom and Banquet,
sponsored by the Junior class,
this coming May 7.
The traditional Queen and
court to reign over the Prom,
will be chosen later, and both
the Queen and the theme of
the dance will remain secert
until that night in May.
Roast beef with "all the
trimmings" will be served for
the banquet at 7 p.m. After a
short intermission, the prom
festivities will begin.
Guest speakers will include:
Leland P. Lynn, superintend
ent of schools: Roland Parks,
principal: Herb Lewis, Senior
class advisor; Phil Lindley,
Junior class advisor; Ted Ten
ney. Student Body President;
Larry Kerr, Junior Class Pres
ident; and Bruce Hamilton,
Senior Class President, an
nounced Dick Trites, chairman
of program and speakers com
mittee. Other speakers have
not been selected yet.
Noel Turner heads the deco
ration committee and is gen
eral supervisor of the entire
affair. On the committee for
decorations are: Alaine Fitch,
Lee Anne Leach, Beverly
Barksdale, Donna Dunkcson,
Jeanne Eberhart, Jackie Ow
ens, Elaine Falwell, Shirley
Rolie, Richard Lamb, Barbara
A'Jon, Lynn Erwin, and any
other interested juniors.
Richard Lamb was appoint
ed to choose and make all ar
rangements for the orchestra.
Last year juniors chose
"Deep Purple" for their theme;
and the Prom and Banquet
were held in the Lodge and
Meeting Hall of the Elks Tem
ple. Barbara Bugbee was
crowned Queen of the Prom.
Assisting senior princesses
were Pat Misenhimer and Sar
ah Hart, and the attending jun
ior princesses were Wilma Cal
houn and Fay Hess.
New Members
On Honor Roll
New members elected to the
Honor Society
Admits Sixteen
Miss Mary McLaren, Nation
al Honor Society advisor, an
nounced last week the new
members of this organization
devoted to character, leader
ship, scholarship and service.
It is interesting to note that
to qualify for membership in
this Society, which is as the
name implies, a national or
ganization, that a student must
be in either the upper 5 per
cent his junior year or 10 per
cent his senior year.
Maxine Stringer, president,
announced that induction ser
vices will be held soon after
the spring vacation. Plans in
clude a speaker from the local
college and a dinner with a
dance being held afterwards. I
New senior members include
Jeanette McDonald, Mary Jean I
Davis, Dave Williams, Esther
Powell, Bruce Hamilton, Bar
bara Wray, Viola Hartwell,
Tom Click, Edna Smoth, Glen
da Young.
Because of a larger junior
class, an extra member must be
j admitted from this year's class.
I They are: Richard Lamb, Sher-
nll Clark, Elaine Falwell, Jan
et Saltus, Lois May, and Marlys
Elhart.
Officers from last year's jun
ior class are: Maxine Stringer,
president; Bill Bates, vice
president; Lois Downing, sec
retary; and Kathie York, treas
urer. Although this is ar. honorary
club, it has accomplished much
during the year. Kathie York,
treasurer, announced that there
was $20.00 taken in this year.
Most of it was acquired from
a dance held after one of the
local basketball games.
EVALUATION COMMITTEE
VISITS ASHLAND HIGH
"How many students can
you accommodate? Do yon find
your teaching facilities ade
quate?" These were among the
questions asked the teachers of
Ashland High when the evalua
tion committee visited here
March 1, 2, 3, and 4.
The purpose of this meeting
was to discover what is lack
ing and what is commendable
Students Display Talent In
Annual AHS Amateur Show
"Oh, isn't that great!" was
the reaction of the students as a
fine array of singers, jokesters,
and other musical talent par
aded before the main assem
bly this morning. years. Ted Tenney told Jokes
vU.... ouuiauii was oKjiji ana m general just cut up
and had the student body in
stitches." Kenney Zimmerlee
hit as she displayed one of the
finest soprano voices heard in
the Talent Show for many
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dents:
Seniors: Bill Bates, Maxine
Stringer, Mary Jean Davis,
Lois Downing, Bruce Hamilton,
Bob Laws, Joyce Mault, Mar
ion Mills, Jeanette McDonald
honor roll at the end of the se- jabout our school facuUy and
mesier are me iuuuwuis mu- if-.-jiitips
Members of this committee
were Paul D. Angstead; A. L.
Beck, Department of Educa
tion; Oscar C. Bjorlie, Southern
Oregon College; Martha Bash-
vAni smiiv, t.j Tn. e..p 'ears. Crater High School; Mary
Thorpe, Jud'y Twedell. Dave 1 Bowman, State Department of
Williams, Marvin Woods, Bar- Edufuatlon: Clarenc Deibel,
Ur Wr K-Mhr-rino York .ouuiuem uirSii vunrtr, isi.
G enda Young, and Jean Ses-
QUILL AND SCROLL MEMBERS (National Journalism Hon
orary). Front row, left to right: Sherrill Clark, Joan Woods,
Wanda Oden; second row. left to right: Lois May, Jeanette
McDonald. Maxine Stringer. Jim Watrus: third row: Kenna
Gandee, Clarence Baker. Morris Stringer, Bill Bates.
(Photo by Schlack Studio)
Outstanding Students Join
Nat'l Jornalism Society
New members were chosen last week for the
Ashland chapter of Quill and Scroll, which is an hon
orary society for outstanding students of journalism.
Eligible students must be juniors or seniors and
must be elected from the newspaper or annual staff.
The students must be In the upper one-third of their
class in scholastic standing. They must have done su
perior work in writing, editing or business managing.
The new members must have written at least thirty
two inches for the paper. Students must be recom
mended by the school principal or publication advis-
or.
" I They must also be approved
by the Executive Secretary of
the society.
si' ns.
Juniors: Doris Ashcraft, Nan
cy Bundock, Sherrill Clark,
Jeanne Eberhart, Marlys El
hart, Elaine Falwell, Alaine
Fitch, Donna Howell, Richard
Lamb, Nancy Pierce, Shirley
ver. Noel Turner, and Gennell
Williams.
iArthur A. Esslinger, Univers
ity of Oregon; Dr. Alvin L.
Fellers, Southern Oregon Col
leger Alma Frerichs, Grants
Pass High; Glen D. Hale, Eagle
Point; Lester D. Harris, Med
ford; Leland Harter, Jackson
ville; Milton C. Huff, Lincoln
County; Ernest R. James, Phoe-
H. P. Jewett, Central
Point; Alf B. Mekvold, Med-
ford; Leonard C. Walsh, Rogue
Sophomores: Barbara BakerRiver; otto J. Wilda, Southern
Marsha Clary, Sue Eudey, j Oregon College; and John S.
Bruce Everett, Clifford Fow- Conway, State Department of
ler, June Hopkins, Darlene Education.
Jack, Denny Lohman, Mike
Moore, Nancy Norbury, Mar-1
jorie Osgood. Morton Scnpter. 'Sandra Gizzel, Mary Gale
Gary Watts. LeAnne Williams. Hodgkins, Kathie Ingle, Julie
Peter Win-It. and Sharon j0y. Tim Keating. Marilyn Mi-
Hauck . Ch3el, Jim Sinko, Harvey Sor-.
Freshmen. Nancee Eissell, enson, and Bob Heitmanek. . i
COMING EVENTS
March 25 Tentative date for
operetta.
March 27 Track me:.-t at
Medford. Yreka, Ashland,
Medford, Crater, Klamath
Falls.
April 3 Track meet at
Grants Pass. Grants Pass,
Ashland, Crater.
April 5 National Assembly,
Ray Dixon.
April 16-17 Band Ensemble,
contest at S.O.C.
April 16-17 Hayward Relays
at Eugene.
April 23 End of six weeks.
April 24 Track meet at
Klamath Falls. Ashland. Cra
ter, Klamath Falls.
April 28 report cards.
April 29 Track meet here,
Ashland duals Medford.
May 8 Ashland duals with
Grants Pass, here.
May 11 General Assembly
American Indian Dancers.
May 15 District meet at
Grants Pass.
May 22 State at Corvallis.
May 28 Crater and Ashland
hare.
and Steve Jolls sang "Little
Green Valley," "Bimbo," and
Down by the River Side."
Other hillbilly singers were
Billy and Larry Rametes as
they sang "It's Been so Long"
and other selections. Bill "The
Great" Bates performed some
of his magic tricks and Jim
Watrus, Kenna Gandee, George
Gray and Bob Laws sang some
classical numbers.
The student council selected
Clarence Baker as head of the
Talent Show.
He organized the talent and
was master of ceremonies for
the production. The student
council also voted a $5 first
prize and $3 second prize and
$2 third prize.
Basketball Team
Receives Letters
Varsity basketball letters
were awarded to nine boy& by
Coach Al Simpson in ar assem
bly last Friday. Those xys re
ceiving Ieters were Walt Mc
Coy, Jim Watrus, Marvin
jWoodi, Dave Dickerson, Ted
, Tenney, Stuart Baker, Jim
i Sutherland, Jerry Mickle and
Gene Parent.
During the course of the sea
son the Grizzlies won ten and
lost twelve games. Ashland
played hot and cold as the rec
ord book will bear out. In the
first Grants Pass game, Ash
land was held to the lowest
score and the lowest number of
field goals ever recorded in the
Southern Oregon Conference
game. As the season went
along, the team gradually im
proved and they closed out the
season with a rush, downing
Medford in one of the highest
scoring prep games ever re
corded. Gene Parent tallied the high
est number of points in a game
against Crater, as he poured 23
points through the hoop. Three
The following students have Jof the players have a fine
been selected: Maxine Stringer,
News Editor; Morris Stringer,
Reporter; Sherrill Clark, Re
porter; Kenna Gandee, Busi
ness Manager; Lois May, Ex
change Editor; Jeanette Mc
Donald, Feature Editor; Jim
Watrus, Sports Editor: Bill
Bates, Editor-in-chief; Wanda
Oden, Reporter; and Clarence
Baker, reporter.
Joan Woods is a former
member of Quill and
from last year.
chance of making all-conference
teams; they are Walt Mc
Coy, Gene Parent and Ted Ten
ney.
Next year Coach Simpson
will have a fine array of stars
to build his team around. They
are sophomores. Gene Parent
and six foot three inch giant
Stuart Baker; Juniors, Jerry
Mickle, David Carter and Jim
Sutherlin. It looks like the
Scroll Grizzlies will have better times
I in the future.
SPEAKER BRINGS EXCEPTIONAL
TALK ON OPERATION OF F.B.I.
"Is there anything funny
about crime?" This question is
asked by Mr. Sam Grathwell
when students wonder if his
program is comical.
At the assembly given for
the student body February 25,
Mr. Grathwell graphically pre
sented the story of the "G"
men. He related some of the
training and experiences of a
special agent of the Federal
Bureau cf Investigation, and
stressed the T. B. I. employees
fidelity, bravery, and Integrity.
He stated that a man's charac
ter means more than his intel
ligence quotient.
The speaker mentioned the
different types of crime which
are handled by the F.B.I. In
thirty-three years of service
special agents have shot and
killed only five men. All of
these men were resisting ar
rest. In his. speech, Mr. Grathwell
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