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ROGUE NEWS
FRL. NOV. 22. 1957
Homecoming and the Community
The end of football season brings to a close all
the pagentry connected with the game. Mention col
lege football and some people immediately think of
their alma mater's homecoming celebration. The bon
fires, parades, dances, and big football games con-
Be Thankful
Distracted by the publicity centered around
Sputnik and Mutnik the past weeks, along with other
problems, many people will give little thought to the
what price tradition true meaning of Thanksgiving, what it has stood for
To the Editor: since tne tirst narvest festival ddb years ago, when
a inn? timp raHition r.t pilgrims gave sincere thanks for the blessines thev
nected with homecoming are big events to students AsMand Hfgh ended year received in the past year.
and bring back fond memories to alumni. when the administration can- In the confusion of present day conditions the
These annual events are not strictly for colleges. SnSS ftll smothfed,b adnces in
High schools throughout the country hold home- ceeding the Ashiand-Medford the modern world of science and politics. Our fore
comine celebrations each fall A search through the footbaU ame- fathers expressed their thanks sincerely and simply.
pn,ri;, VI,. ... 1a f . fVlll. ' As was pointed out by Mr. When the time came for the festival celebration at
ROGUE NEWS files reveals the fact that homecom- j0be, the purpose of a school the close of each harvest season they stopped and
me was an annual event here m years gone by. Why bonfire is to arouse enthusi- ..i,,,, ,:. v j... rm. A te "f"
doesn't Ashland High return to this former tradi- the townspeople ..well Xi differences between then
.. , " as the student body ip. hopes and now contrast sharply. Feelings are now buried
of a grand turnout for the under conditions such as our race with Russia to do-
Homecoming brings good relations between the fois bonfires are "buiito velop missle and bigger weapons. Here in our coun
schooi and alumni citizens of the community. A re- celebrate home games. This try we are faced with racial problems, school situa
newal of this event at Ashland High could promote year's Ashiand-Medford game tions, and a rapidly growing line of unemployed
more community interest and support, support 0' SS workers-
which seems to be waning, Could this be the fault of have fallen on Halloween, ai- Have we, as Americans, lost the understanding
high school students? Townspeople turn out for foot- . the building of the bonfire of peace and the meaning of thankfulness? These
ball and basketball games, but not in numbers large e jbJ STdSf- two words are a small definition of democracy;
enough to completely fill the gymnasium or stadium m0nd both- dangerous and Thanksgiving is one way in which our form of de-
with Ashland boosters. The absence of community expensive as several uniforms mocracy is proven, simply because we have the indi
support is noticed especially at track meets and base- were torn last yer- vidual rights to celebrate it. We should be thankful
ball games. Of course, this could be due to the lack of boS wasnTgTelted for these riShts because our form of government is
of proper seating facilities on the baseball field. I'm and because of the large pieces the only one that guarantees such freedom. Many
sure the people of Ashland are capable of turning of wood burned, dump trucks Communist lands do not have a knowledge of free
out in good support of our athletic teams as proven J. TnTcost of this was dom aa U exista in the United States. They are a dom
in the past. charged to the school. The inated people. Learn to .be thankful by observing
A homecomins-eftlfthration Pnthii-ctaaticallv nnru T.I v.. ."..-T" -"" uwu cuuniry, our
o J r t iu ut on annual cvciii 11 own UPOtl A . .
students cooperate with the ad
ministration. Perhaps the bonfire could
be built prior to an Ashland-
and ourselves.
Senior Play Tonight
Sherrie
ported by Ashland High students could result in in
creased support for school sports programs. A look
at other schools in the Rogue Valley reveals that
Medford and Crater, among other schools, are sup- Medfordhome vbasketbau
ported to the limit bv citizens of the communitv. game, or better yet, follow the rnnti,1a fm po 1
Ashland, too, can give this kind of support. The Cra- S?j!L tfh 1 if It mi f oof- Linda Wright- Ellen Frost- Ma" -
ter-Ashland football game this year was the scene of ball game with a roaring fire ' Gibson,
the crowning of Crater's Homecoming Queen. The and pep assembly. This win HuteSK Carofcanl
new scoreDoara ior urater s tootbail Held was pur- "-" - dee,
, . . , . , , , . .. r people to our games. Also, the '
chased indirectly by the community. location of the fire could be f
Students can do something to promote better fieid at the opposite end from ste7f. Morri5 sJherry Tf.y!?r-
school-community relationships and re-establish a the baseball diamond. rd ? shirie7jack
traditional homecoming celebration. If students 11 mav be suggested that the son as prompters; Ann winter,
would start talking to each other, to facultv mem- students building it use only Carol Lininger Susan Weiier,
, , i 1 . . . . 1, , . paper, caraDoara, ana 11
bers, to school administrators, and to members of wood. This will produce
the community in an all-out effort to achieve their large fire with very little de
coal thpv POIlld trpr rAonl hphinrl iham tn oofoMiaV, bris to Clean up.
, . ... . Let's keep the bonfire
and support such an event. It's up to the students to ahs tradition!
make traditions for a school. .
H.
is, senior advisor, is business
Ferriera, and
on programs;
Byrd, Kay Engel,
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Would you like to have a homecoming celebra- 7uLOfLa.tctlattAtiA bard, Scott Peterson'
at Ashland High? If so, what are you doing a- IS1" enbach, Richard
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ROGUE NEWS
1957-1958
Published every month by the journalism class of the Ashland
Senior High School, Ashland, Oregon.
Editor-in-Chief Florence Byrd
Assistant Editor Pat Gibson
Co-Sports Editors Larry Neal, Scott Peterson
Feature Editor Judy Campbell
Business Manager a Pat Brewer
Assistant Business Manager Mary Ellen Kelso
Advertising Managers Ray Childreth, Dennis Homes
Art Staff Candy Hartshorn, Frank Westfall,
Wayne Collum, Lamar Lisonbee
Staff Reporters - Sally Mackay, Pat Dailey, Anne
Carter, Joyce Kerr, Nancy Avery, Shirley Neill. Ardith
Chapman, Mary Briggs, Shirley Emblom, Joyce Schmaltz.
Betty Duffy .
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