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Christmas Program
Slated for Tuesday
Exciange Student
Speaks About Trip
Deanne Taylor, a senior at
Medford High School, spoke to
the student body on November
22, about her summer in West
Berlin as an exchange student.
While in West Berlin, De
anne visited East Berlin,
which is behind the Iron Cur
tain. She spent June, July, and
August with a family much
like her own.
OSC FROShLTERMED
'BEST EVER;' OREGON
HIGH SCHOOLS LAUDED
By Dan Wick
This year's freshman class
enrolled at Oregon State Col
lege gives every indication of
being the "best prepared" in
OSC history, President A, L.
Strand says, and he gives some
credit to Sputnik but most to
Oregon high schools "that have
made giant gains in the past
three years."
Dr. Strand terms the upgrad
ing in high school training "the
most important thing that has
happened in education in my
18 years as president of Oregon
State."
As evidence of improved pre
paration. Dr. Strand points to
the record scores made by
freshmen on the mathematics
placement examination; to in
creases in the number of stu
dents in the science honors pro
gram; to decreases in the num
ber of remedial courses; and to
school of engineering figures
that show a very high capabili
ty for an entering group.
George Gleeson, dean of en
gineering, says there isn't much
question that the "quality" of
new freshmen is going up. The
drop-out of students from engi
neering courses is far smaller
than usual, he noted, indicating
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Conference Held
Sponsored by the AAUW and
the Rotary Club, the Family
Life Conference will be held
at Southern Oregon College,
April 1, 1961.
Activities will include an ad
dress by a guest speaker on a
given topic followed by group
discussions, a luncheon, student
panels, and refreshments.
Debaters Journey
To Forest Grove
"The Christmas Story" will
be presented on December 20,
to the student body. At this
time the orchestra and thorus,
under the direction of Mr. Ber
nard Windt, will offer their an
nual Christmas program. In ad
dition, the brass ensemble will
play Christmas carols, along
with the traditional and lesser
known Christmas music.
Program to Include:
The program will consist of
the following: Hymn of Praise
by the orchestra and Rise Up
Shepherds and Follow, with
the mixed chorus. Listen to the
Angels Shouting, sung by the
girls chorus, with Jean Forrest
as the featured soloist. The or
chestra will then play Windsor
Melody and The Christmas
Story which will be performed
by both choruses with Mike
Rountree, who will narrate this
year's event. The Prophecy in
cludes. How Brightly Shines
Medford now has two ex
change students attending their the Morning Star; Lo, How a
school from Japan and Eng
land. They have also been for- i
tunate enough to have one of
their students go abroad every
year since they started the ex
change program.
Ashland High is now plan
ning to start a foreign ex
change program in our school.
We must decide definitely by
February and it is almost defi
nite that we will enter into the
program.
Next year we plan to have a
foreign student attending our
school. A possible home has al
ready been found.
Glen Tabor was awarded a
second place in men's oratory
at the Pacific University Foren
sics Tournament, held Decem
ber 2 and 3 at Forest Grove,
Oregon. Those attending from
Ashland were: Jerry Burns,
Judy Eberhart, Bill Lawrence,
Jim Lewis, Linda Lewis, Karen
Schopf, and Glen Tabor.
Judy Eberhart and Karen
Schopf entered extemporan
eous speaking and women's ora
tory. Jerry Burns, Jim Lewis,
Bill Lawrence, and Glen Tabor
also entered men's extempo
raneous speaking and oratory.
Linda Lewis competed in wo
men s oratory and serious in
terpretive reading. Mak i n g
semi-finals in one event were:
Judy Eberhart, Jerry Bums,
Linda Lewis and Glen Tabor.
Jerry, Linda and Glen compet
ed in finals also. Three debate
teams, consisting of Judy Eber
hart and Karen Schopf, Jerry
Burns and Linda Lewis, and
Jim Lewis and Bill 'Lawrence
entered debate and won 9 out
of 12 debates.
Officers Elected
For Ski Club
Rose Ere Blooming; O, Come,
Immanuel, O Come; The Nativ
ity; Who's Knocking There;
and O Holy Night, will be per
formed by Carol Dodge, Sue
Mittag. Mariana Parker, Mike
Rush, and Norman Wilson;
long with Flocks Were Sleep
ing.
To conclude They Gloria,
Christians Awake, Alhelulia,
and Glory, Allelulia.VAjwen.
Orchestra Students GiTen
Twenty-one students com
pose the orchestra: Carol Bjork,
Judy Bjorlie, Russell Blair, Lee
Bounds, Richard Byrns, Linda
December
20 Annual Christmas Prog.
22 Christinas Ball
January
3 Nat'l. School Assemblr
BASKETBALL
December
16 Douglas at Douglas
17 Douglas at Douglas
29 Grants Pass at Ashland
30 Medford at Medford
January
6 Klamath Fall at Ashland
7 Crater at Central Point
14 Grants Pass at G. Pass
20 Medford at Ashland
21 Klamath Falls at K. Falls
Two main purposes of the
Ski Club's first meetings were:
to welcome new members and
to organize the group.
Bob Hegdahl was elected
president; Don Ross, vice-president;
Joan Drager, secretary;
and Dan Parker, treasurer.
Working with the members is
the club's advisor, Mr. Ronald
Apodaca.
Future trips to Shasta,
Klamath and Crater Lake and
Mount Hood were discussed.
Because of the great expendi
tures involved in the trips the
club planned several ways of
raising money. Also, in order
to encourage members to at
tend meetings regularly, it was
agreed to fine absentees five
cents unless they have an ex
cusable explanation for not at-
Audience Deems
Play Success
Despite the fact that a flood
light burst before the perform
ance began, the Senior Play,
Down to Earth, by Bettye
Knapp, was deemed successful
by the audience. The play rais
ed a total of $133 profit for the
senior class to help pay for ex
penses of Senior Week in the
spring. Approximately two
hundred fifty persons attended
the night performance.
Comments about the play of
fered by some cast members:
"I believe that this play was
one of the best dramatic pre
sentations in the hallowed his
tory of AHS, and I believe that
all the guys and also the junior
girls received a visitation of
the arts."
"I thought this play was one
of the most humorous Ashland
High has ever presented. It
really had possibilities as a
comedy (with a little romance
mixed in) if we did it justice.
But some of the most humorous
parts were slightly hard to
catch unless the audience lis
tened closely. I hope we did as
good a job in presenting the
play as it deserves."
"From my newly-acquired
point of view by flying around
the chandelier, I firmly believe
that the cast was outstanding
Decker, Joy Farenhurst, For
rest Farmer, Diane Fiegeth,
Carolyn Harmon, Susan Har
mon, Joy Hinkson, Frances
Holmes, Leona Martin, Fred
Neumann, Paul Dennis Retter,
Susan Rude, Dana Smith, Lin
da Smith, and Sue Thompson.
Girls' Chorus Members
Girls chorus numbers 24
members. Those who belong
are: Lee Bounds, Lo Ann Byrd,
Julia Byrd, Betty Carlos. Bar
bara Clinton, Bonnie Clinton,
Carol Dodge, Jean Forrest,
Dorothy Gardner, Beverly
Hartford, Linda Hughes, Nan
cy Lusk, Elsie McDougall, Sue
Mittag, Martha Nickodcmus,
Marion Parker, Marsha Pruitt,
Donna Revel, Martha Schwei
bert, Marilyn Self, Alice Von
Kuhlmann, Linda Weber, Bet
ty Wheeler, and Nila Zicke-
foose.
Mixed Chorus
Twenty-one students, also,
compose the mixed chorus.
They include: Joan Bobbett, -
Gary Bowles, Richard Bush
nelle, Bonnie Davis, Patty De
lap, Dan Dixon, Mike Hicks,
Nancy Lindsay, Rita Mackay,
Aleta Marion, Dan Parker, Lin
da Price, Mike Rush, Flora
Savage, James Schweitzer, Lin
da Setchell, Ellen Shaw, Mary
Spayde, Diane Taylor, Char
lene Weir, and Norman Wilson.
Brass ensemble members
are: Dan Cabalas, Rich Hester,
Ross Johnston, Bud Llninger,
Dan Parker, and Galen Rober-son.
Man - Like a Holiday
Like Dad, 'twas the night be
fore Christmas.
When all through the pad;
not a hep cat was stirring, not
even a tad.
Our stockings were hung by
the chimney with care, they'd
been worn for six- months and
needed the air. We clods were
nestled all snug in our beds,
while visions of chorus girls
danced in our heads.
And Mama in her nightgown
and I in my bed, had just set
tled down after we had been
fed.
When out on the lawn there
arose such a clatter, Mama
sprang from her bed to see
what was the matter.
Under my bed I flew like a
flash; I was afraid that some
one was wanting my cash.
The moon on the crest of the
new fallen snow made us real
ize that it was thirty below.
When what should appear to
my wondering eyes, but all of
my friends with a keg full ol
(milk).
eluding the overhead view."
"I liked being in the play,
but there are parts of it that
were a bit embarrassing for
Ruthie (a character). If you
wanted to see a good play and
get some hearty laughs, you got
them in Down to Earth it
from every point of view, in- was way out ! !
Grading Syslem
To Be Tested
A grading program, used in
most colleges, will be inaugu
rated at Ashland High next
year, according to Mr. Gaylord
Smith., Ashland Senior High
School Principal. Presen 1 1 y
used is a grading system of
1-2-3-4-5, which will be re
placed by A-B-C-D-F, al
ready effective in the grade
schools, beginning in the
fourth grade on up.
It was decided that this uni
formity in Ashland's schools
would be the best policy to use
in order to prevent any confu
sion concerning grades.
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FTA HEARS SPOKESMEN
Twenty-one members of the
Future Teachers of America
had the privilege last week to
listen to Dr. Betty Dunlap. Dr.
Dunlap spoke to the club about
the qualities students should
possess if they wish to go into
the teaching field. She also said
that teaching was not an easy
field to work in and that stu
dents should take a self-inventory
before considering it. Dr.
Dunlap also said that Southern
Oregon College is choosing
teachers very carefully. The
students who listened to Dr.
Dunlap felt her talk was both
interesting and humorous.
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