AHS Students Present
Annua! Talent Show
Loud shouts, whoops, and
hurrahs, were heard through-
out the Ashland High School
gymnasium Friday, April 7, as I
the student body took "Time
Out for Talent." Two perform
ances of the annual talent show
were presented, at 2:30 p.m.
and at 8:00 p.m.
A total cf 11 acts were pre
sented, with Jerry Burns acting
as master of ceremonies. Prizes
were presented in four divi
sions: instrumental, comedy,
vocal, and dancing routine.
Cherye Meggers, with her
rendition of "Accordian Boo
gie" on the accordian, was pro
claimed grand prize winner. A
combo consisting of Glen Ta
bor, Galen Roberson, Rick Hes
ter, Bruce Canonico, and Dan
Parker, placed first in the in
strumental division. A clarinet
quartet, with Carol Cluff, Dave
Greene. Sarah Martin, and
Geraldine Rogers placed sec
ond. Russ Blair, Richard Bush
nell. and Bob Voris comprised
the dance combo placing third
in this division. Dolores West
gaard and Gay Schweibert
sang "Everybody Loves a Lov
er" to win first prize in the
singing division.
A tie was proclaimed be-
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Dan Lewis pictured in mid
air durinq the trampoline
act at the Talent Show. Mike
Reymers and Mike Rush
were also in this act,
Photo by Mike Rountree
dinner speech, and Jim Lewis,
who gave a humorous reading
from "Walter, the improbable
Hound," for the prize Sn the
humorous division.
Another tied decision was
reached in the dance routine
division. The tie was between
tween Jerry Burns, who gaveiDiana George and Nola Niel-
his district prize-winning aner-
Drama Club
Presents Play
"Three on a Bench" portray
ing a lover's quarrel, was pre
sented March 1, by the Drama
Club in the cafeteria.
Those having parts In the
play were: Paula Prescott as
Betty, Tom Linsey as Harry,
Jane Hennick as Mrs. Moore,
and Jim Schwister as Officer
Calahan. Others who helped to
make the play possible were:
Bob Hegdahl student direc
tor, Bonnie Davis business
manager, Martha Passmore
publicity, Nancy Johnston
properties, Terry McKinnis
prompter, Janet Graham and
Caroline Holmes make-up,
Judy Bjorlie, and Suzanne Har
men. All helped with the scen
ery. Advising the group was
Miss Lenise Christopher.
son, who interpreted a scare
crow" dance; and Jean Forrest,
Janet Miller, Kay Moore, Peg
gy Parsons, Gay Schweibert,
Martha Schweibert, uana
Smith, Sara Vandenburgh, and
Dolores Westgaard, who per
formed a routine to "By the
Sea."
Chairman for the event was
Bill Lawrence. Karen Schopf
was assistant chairman. Jim
Lewis was props mnnager;
Glen Tabor, technical director;
and Gayle Weller, publicity
chairman.
Students Visit
United Nations
Have you ever attended a
session at the U.N.? Several of
the IRL members whose spon
sor is Mr. William Leybold at
tended the model United Na
tions held at the University of
Oregon on March 2, 3, and 4.
Because the club was not or
ganized until February, the
IRL was unable to participate
actively in the program. How
ever, the following observers
were sent: Carol Bjork, Judy
Eberhart, Linda Lewis, and
Peggy Parsons. The participat
ing schools each represented a
country in the U. N.
The opening address was giv
en by Senator Wayne Morse at
the first General Assembly.
The following hours were fill
ed with committee, commission
and council meetings. During
a luncheon and business meet
ing, nominations and campaign
speeches were given for " the
61-62 state IRL officers. Later
at the annual banquet an ad
dress was given by Mr. John
Grange, Director of the Insti
tute of International Studies.
Ashland High Speakers
Win District Honors
As a result of the district
competition, six Ashland High
School debate students will rep
resent the southern Oregon dis
trict in the State Forensics
tournament to be held this
weekend, April 14-15, on the
campus of Oregon State Uni
versity, in Corvallis, Oregon.
Jerry Burns, Pete Kreisman,
Bill Lawrence, Linda Lewis,
Jim Lewis, and Karen Schopf
have qualified to compete state
wide by placing either first or
second in district competition
in their divisions.
The 4-man debate team con
sisting of Jerry Burns, Pete
SLAVE TICKETS
AROUSE SPIRIT
Carry my books," "Roll a
pencil down the hall with your
nose." Those were just two of
the commands carried out by
Ashland High girls on Wednes-
TWIRP SEASON
IS SUCCESSFUL
Twirp. What does the word
"twirp" mean to you? To sen
iors it means sophomores and
to others it means smaller sis
ters or brothers. What the word
really means is The Woman Is
Requested to Pay. It is also a
season of the year.
Twirp season got off on the
right foot this year with
event called clash day. more
commonly known as Wednes
day. Student participation was
very noticeable during this day.
Many students went home with
sore eyes as a result of looking
,i nH Thiii-srlnv Marrh 5 and at the many clashing color com
Math Contest
Taken by Students
Phil McCulloch is the high
scorer for Ashland High School
in the 1961 annual High School
Mathematics Contest given on
March 9.
Sharon Kiser and Pete Kreis
man were in second and third
places. The three make up the
winning team for Ashland High
School and their papers will be
sent on to state wide competi
tion. Sponsored by the Mathe
matical Association of America
and the Society of Actuaries,
the test is given in secondary
schools in the United States
and Canada.
Tickets were on sale for 5c
each or 6 for 26c. A boy with a
ticket had the right to com
mand a girl to perform one ser
vice for him.
This event was sponsored
by the Girls League. They made
a profit of $10.00
Quill and Scroll
Holds Initiation
by many of the students.
On Thursday, a slave auction
was held witn Auctioneer
Sarah Vandenburg at the auc
tion block. The boys attending
bid on such popular celebrities
as Wild Woman Weller, Sweet
Mart Schwiebert, Gorgeous Gay
and Delicate Donna Revel.
The Twirp Twirl was the
event which ended the twirp
STUDENTS WATCH
MAGICAL TRICKS
Making scarfs disappear and
reappear was one of the magi
cal tncks performed by Mr,
Johnson for the Ashland High
students during a National
School Assembly on March 29
With the use of an imaginary
snake and the assistance of
Bob Ford, Mr. Johnson display
ed another of his illusory exhi
bitions. The audience was also
amazed with his sleight-of-hand
card tricks and his mysterious
connecting of rings.
Other students assisting Mr,
Johnson were Judy Bjorlie,
Rick Calahan, Nancy Johnson
Fred Neumann, and Helen
Shaw.
Dr. Fellers Talks
To FTA Members
Should I be a teacher?
Should I teach in elementary
or secondary schools? These are
two questions Dr. Alvin Fel
lers, Director of Student Af
fairs of SOC, discussed with the
FTA members, April 7.
Dr. Fellers explained to the
students the personal and pro
fessional traits needed for be
coming a teacher. He also dis
cussed the disadvantages and
benefits in connection with the
teaching profession.
Before Dr. Fellers left, a
Kreisman, Bill Lawrence, and
Jim Lewis have been declared
top team in the Southern Ore
gon district. Jerry Burns also
placed first in after-dinner
speaking and first in oratory.
Pete Kreisman won first place
in impromptu speaking. Karen
Schopf and Jim Lewis received
second place in serious and
humorous reading respectively,
and third place in extempo
raneous and after-dinner speak
ing. A first place in poetry
reading and third in oratory
were won by Linda Lewis.
The tournament will be, in
the words of Mr. Herb Lewis,
debate coach, "highly competi
tive," as the best speakers in
Oregon will be in attendance.
The speakers plan to leave on
Thursday and return on Sunday.
Ashland High School has
had several previous state win
ners. Last year, Glen Tabor
captured the state radio speak
ing competition. In 19a8 and
1959, Ashland teams won first
place in state debate.
The tournament will be high
lighted by two banquets, to be
held Friday and Saturday
nights. On Friday, the finalists
will be announced, and on Sat
urday, the winners will be a-warded.
season. The admission charge question and answer period
for this affair was determined was conducted
by the size of the boy's feet.
10 cents was charged for every
Quill and Scroll, an interna- inch in length of the boys
tional honorary society for high feet. Some of the girls must
school journalists, held their have gone broke just getting
initiation ceremony jviarcn i, in
APRIL
14 Argyle Hop
14 Stale Debate
15 Baseball, Klamath, there
19 Baseball, Medford, here
25 Baseball, Yreka. here
26 Baseball, Prospect, there
27 Campaign Assembly
28 General Elections
29 Music Contest, Medford
the school library. Mr. Hugh
Simpson from Southern Ore
gon College was the guest
speaker.
Members initiated were:
Joan Drager, Karen telter,
Karen Fieguth, Linda Gray,
Joy Hinkson, Mike Lewis, Mary
Ellen Meyer, Margie Moore,
Cheryl Nelson, Mike Rountree,
Sue Rude, Karen Schopf, and
Sally Stringer. Mrs. Selma Me
Alaster is the advisor for Quill
and Scroll.
Following the ceremony re
freshments were served and the
guests were entertained by the
Juniorettes. They sane "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Girls in the Juniorettes are:
Lee Bounds, Carol Dodge, Bar
bara Clinton, Karen Felter, Joy
Hinkson, Frances Holmes, and
iSufc Mittas.
their dates into the dance.
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Clash Day Features
'Colorful' Dress
Stripes and checks? Purple
and blue? Sounds impossible!
At Ashland High School every
thing is possible.
Students were seen in these
combinations on Clash Day,
April 5.
Some of the combinations
were: unmatched shoes, burmu
da shorts and jerseys, polka dot
blouses with flowered skirts,
blue sweaters with green skirts,
unmatched socks, bright red
tie with a yellow shirt, and oth
er combinations just as impos
sible. Clash day was just one of the
events during TVirp Season.
AHS STUDENT
SERVES AS PAGE
Judy Eberhart, Ashland High
School junior, left Wednesday,
April 5, for Salem where she
served as an honorary page in
the State Senate on Thursday
and returned on Friday.
The opportunity to serve as
honorary page in the State
Senate and to observe hearings
and committee meetings has
been offered to Jackson Coun
ty high school students by Rep.
John R. Dellenback who has
invited them to be his guests in
Salem.
The trip was financed by the
school student body associa
tion.
"Judy's qualifications for the
honor include her definite in-
IRL MEMBERS
DISPLAY NEWS
War in Laos! Turmoil in the
Congo! Cuba, Center of Chaos!
These are the headlines that
have been the topics for the
articles appearing on the IRL
Bulletin board.
The purpose of the bulletin
board, according to the IRL
members, is to arouse and to
keep students informed on in
ternational news.
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NATIONAL HONOR GROUP
INITIATES NEW MEMBERS
Initiation of new members
into the National Honor Soci
ety was held on the evening of
April 3, 1961.
Betty MacDonald gave a talk
on character, Rita Mapes on
Scholarship, Forrest Farmer on
Leadership, Sara Vandenburgh
on Service, and Linda Lewis
gave the pledge.
Mr. Clinton Lorber, presi
dent of Kiwanis, introduced the
speaker of the evening. Dr. El
mo Stevenson, president of
SOC. Dr. Stevenson talked to
the society about "giving your
personal service to your com
munity.
The entertainment consisted
of Judy Bjorlie on the cello,
Denny Retter on the violin,
and Betty MacDonald on the
piano playing two selections.
la cinquaitaine and "Mv
Heart at Thy Sweet Voice."
The advisors of Honor Soci
ety are Miss McLarnan and
Mrs. Estel Sohler. The sponsor
is the Ashland Kiwanis.
Comments from the students
and the teachers indicated that
Mr. Keith Mobley did a mar
velous job of making the torch
and key, which are symbols of
the Honor Society. Mrs. Ruth
terest in diplomatic service," Trost also did a beautiful job
according to Gaylord Smith, Ion the lettering of the certifi
principal. eat6i and the key.