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VOL 40, No. 3
Student Explains Differences
In German, American Schools
(Editor's Note The follow
ing article by Chris Holberg,
AFS exchange student, has
been reworded in spots at
Chris' request to make it more
readable.)
During the three months that
I have been here in Ashland I
have often answered questions
about our German school system.
Everytime I answered these
questions I saw kids who could
not believe what I told them; it
was too strange and it was hardly
similar to the system they are
used to.
I will try to make them
believe that I was right by
explaining my school life In
Germany and hope that it will
not sound stranger to them than
it really is.
At eight o'clock in the morning
I have to be in the school building
together with about 650 other
girls and no boys. We do not
have the excitement you have
here (because the boys and girls
are together in school); the stu
dents in our high school are all
girls from ten to 18 years old.
Our high schools include from the
Six Students Chosen
For Juvenile Court
Six of our fellow students are
now members of a Student Court
under the supervision of Muni
cipal Judge Richard C. Cottle. The
six high school advisory jurors
are Jan Hassell, Ron Boyce, Jon
Roberson, Pam Demo, Kandy
Korthase, and Mike Dawkins.
These students were chosen from
a list of 13 names that were put
on a list of those students who
were interested and submitted to
selecting committee.
This "Student Court" or advi
sory board of high school and col
lege students will work with the
Ashland Municipal court begin
ning Nov. 7. The jury will serve
when persons under the age of
21 violate the law such as traffic,
liquor and cigarette ordinances,
and for violation of the curfew.
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Five of the six members of
from Ashland High are Jan Hassell, Ron Boyce, and Pam Demo,
standing; Kandy Korthase and
to Jos Roberson.
ASHLAND, ORE.
fifth to the thirteenth grades.
Now you probably think it is
awfully crowded in those high j
schools, but then I have to tell j
you one of the main differences
between our school systems. In
Germany not everyone goes to
high school! Required school
years are nine simply nine
years of elementary school.
But if you want to go on to
a university you have to take
a test after the fourth grade;
if you pass the test you are
allowed to go to a high school
right away if you fail you
can take the test once more
two years later but if you fail
it again you can only get an
elementary education.
Having passed the test you
can choose between three dif
ferent kinds of high school edu
cation: education with emphasis
on science, on modern languages,
or on the humanities. If you live
in a large city you can also
choose which high school to go
to because big cities have many,
many high schools.
My parents' choice was to
give me a humanistic education
When a violater pleads innocent
but requests a trial by court, the
Juvenile Advisory Jury will hear
the case and will have an oppor
tunity to question the defendant.
These jurors are then asked to
make a decision and to recom
mend punishment, but the actual
enactment of the punishment will
be entirely up to the judge's
opinions.
The jury will meet every Thurs
day night in order to question
any violater who wishes to come
before the board and tell his side
of the violation. At other times
the jurors will visit the court and
watch the proceedings of a trial
with an adult jury.
If this experimental jury works
it is hoped that more high school
students will be able to take part.
the Student Court representatives
Mike Dawkins, sitting. Not pictured
WED., NOV. 6, 1963 . , ' A .""V ' ; :
in an all-girl school, but of
course there were opportunities
to go to a co-educational school.
"Humanistic education" means
that you have the greatest pos
sible variety of subjects: Greek,
Latin, English, literature, history,
geography, mathematics, physics,
chemistry, biology, art, music,
sports, religion, and if you want
to, you can take French and
Russian. I had all those subjects
last year (except French and
Russian) every week but of
course not every day!
The schedule is different
for every day of the week. The
students with modern language
education don't have Greek but
instead take French and Eng
lish for at least four periods
week. Science students have
mostly science periods and
only have English and Latin
as required languages. By the
way, English Is a required
language for everybody even
in the elementary schools you
have to learn English:
You can imagine how new your
school system is for me; here you
can choose your subjects and the
variety of subjects is different
(we don't have anything like
typing, driver's training or home
making in our high schools!)
Especially surprising is the
fact that the teachers have their
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Killing Owl
Against Law
According to Mr. William
Mearns, biology teacher, killing
the common barn owl (ALUCO
PRATINCOLA) is against the
law and any offender may be
fined for doing so. '
Among the most useful bids
to mankind, this owl belongs to
large family of predators.
Seventy-six per cent of its food
consist, of rats, mice, and other
small rodents which it swallows
whole and regurgitates.
The barn owl can be recognized
by iis long legs and heart-shaped
face; the plumage is tan to light
brown. A stuffed and mounted
exhibit of this owl will be on
iay in Mr. Mearn's biology
class within the next few weeks.
Coming Up
November 1 - College visita
tion; representative from Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
November 8 Varsity foot
bal'; Crater; there.
November 11 Veteran's Day;
NO SCHOOL.
November 11 J.V. football;
Eagle Point; here.
November 15 Senior class
play; matinee and evening per
formance. November 20 State College
Visitation.
November 23 Sadie Hawkins
Dance.
November 24-29 Thanks
giving vacation; NO SCHOOL.
Members of the senior play cast kill three birds with one stone
by rehearsing for the play, studying, and eating at the same time.
Senior Play Cast Selected;
Nov. 15 Performance Planned
'The People Versus Maxine
Lowe," a three-acfc play by Luella
McMahon, will be presented by
the senior class November 15.
Both a matinee and an evening
performance will be given.
The play, a trial scene held in
a courtroom, concerns the plight
of Maxine Lowe, ". . . accused of
having on May seventeenth, at
approximately half-past four in
the afternoon, in apartment
thirty-five on the third floor of
the Hotel Maydelle in this city,
shot her husband, Daniel Lowe,
through the heart with the thirty
eight caliber revolver now on
display in this courtroom."
Cast Selected
The cast includes Patti Dysert
as Maxine Lowe, the defendent;
Trudee Lewis as Jessalyn Mere
dith, the assitant to the Illinois
State Attorney; Charles Moore
as the State Attorney and Chris
Holberg as Minnie Strudosson,
a Swedish maid. Joe Raynes plays
the part of Frank Mareton, a
reporter; Bob Kufner plays the
part of Will Bond, a court clerk;
Jan Susee plays the part of John
Weston, the judge, and John Reid
plays the part of James Hathaway,
the attorney for the defense.
Inter-Club Council
Passes Scholarship
On October 10 the Inter-Club,
Council voted unanimously to pass
the Industrial Arts Scholarship.
This scholarship was drawn up
by a committee composed of
Linda Leigh, Jon Roberson, and
Kathy Tilford. The scholarship in
its entirety is presented below:.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
SCHOLARSHIP
Article I. Applicants.
Section I. The applicants must
be seniors.
Section IL Applicants must
have a GPA of 2.5 or better.
Section III. Applicants must
have a GPA of 3.5 or better in
Industrial Arts.
Section IV. Each applicant
will sign up with his industrial
arts teacher for the scholarship.
Article II. Funds for the scho
larship.
Section I. There is to be no
taxation of individual clubs.
Section II. It will be up to
the members of Inter-Club Coun
cil to sponsor money-raising pro
jects to support this program
Amendment I. The goal for
the scholarship fund is to be
between $100 and $150.
Article III. Nominees.
Section I. Each person who
signed up in accordance with
Article I, Section IV. will come
before Inter-Club Council to ex
plain why he wants the scholar
ship and what use he will make
Others in the cast are Linda
Thomas who portrays a matron;
Marcy Tretsven who portrays a
court reporter; Clyde Nelson who
portrays Dr. Frederick Milgrine,
a medical examiner; and Bill
Alner who plays the part of
Thomas Quinn, the police captain.
Vincent Barclay, the hotel
proprieter, is played by Don
Greene; Eve Vijonne, a night
club entertainer, is played by
Kathy Hernlein; Irene Holt, a
policewoman, is played by Eianne
Williams; Rose Malone, a witness
from the South, is played by
Maria Crone and Sarah Lorrison,
a surprise witness, is played by
Elaine Delsman. Pat Rosehill,
Edith Morrill, and Cloma Zupan
play secretaries.
Production Staff Chosen
The production staff for the
;enior play includes Joan Grimm,
student director; Diane Williams,
business manager; Terry Skibby
and Don Sikes, stage managers;
Jerri Donigan and Jerry Guscette,
publicity; Sharon Boat and Jan
Torrey, property; Bonnie Bounds,
programs; Cloma Zupan and
Pat Rosehill, n.ake-up. Mrs. Lucy
Susee is the advisor.
of it if he receives it.
Section II. The members of
ICC will select three nominees
which they feci have met all the
standards and qualifications.
Section III. These three nomi
nees are then sent before a
final committee composed of Mrs.
Peggy Zwick, dean of girls, Mr.
Bud Silver, dean of boys, Mr.
Gaylord Smith, principal, Joe
Raynes, ICC president, and an
industrial arts teacher.
Section IV. The applicant who
is selected by this committee will
receive an award and monetary
funds at the awards assembly in
the spring.
Seniors Still Ahead
In SSS Competition
Leading in the S.S S. contest
are the seniors with 51 point-,
the juniors are second with 4i
points, and the sophamores are
third with 41 points. Nancy Day
ton also announced during the
October 28 Student Council meet
ing that the SJ5.S. Committee is
in the process of drawing up a
paper which has all the areas
that should be used to judge cla?s
projects. This will enable the
committee to judje fcach.class.lhe
same 'way.