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VOL. 40, No. 7
ASHLAND, OREGON
WED., MARCH 4, 1964
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Special
Discuss
To discuss problems pertaining
to Ashland High School was the
purpose of the February 24 Semi
nar meeting. This special Seminar
was held at the home of Diane
Williams.
Special guests included class
presidents Lyla Voth, Mike Tor
resan, and John Yaple. Other
special guests were Amy Helm,
Dale Barger, Roland Sturdevant,
Brian Whitham, Linda Leigh, Kay
Newton, Suzanne Gualtney, Pat
Lorton, John Williams, Mike Daw-
kins, and Mr. Smith.
Guests
School
Invited;
Problems
Kathy
Highest
Tim Mauo
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CPA's
Kathy R u c k e r, who ranks
number one scholastically in the
senior class, and Tim Thompson
who ranks second, have been
named Valedictorian and Saluti
torian for the class of '64.
Kathy, who has an accumulative
CPA. of 3.9544, is a member of
GRA, Chess Club, and National
Honor Society. She is also in
the Humanities Seminar this year
and participates in the Saturday
classes.
Tim, with a G.P.A. of 3.9523, has
been in Seminar for the last two
years, participates in Saturday
classes, and is taking Ungraded
English. He is also President of
National Honor Society this year.
During his junior year Tim was
named one of two outstanding
English students, received the
Chemistry Award, and tied for
first place in the National Math
Contest with Jim Lamb.
Both students received a letter
of commendation for their per
formances on the National Merit
Tests last year.
The first topic discussed was
What is a desirable curriculum?'
Several students voiced a desire
for a seven-period day as they
had difficulty in finding room for
all the subjects they wanted to
take.
Distributive education in which
the students would go to school
for half the day and work at a
job the other part of the school
day was also discussed. Although
many students approved it was
pointed out that Ashland is
probably too small a community
accomodate such a program
and make it successful.
A flexible-scheduling program
in which the students would not
have the same classes every day
but perhaps only two or three
times a week was also discussed.
Connie Felger brought up the
question of whether everyone
should be allowed on the honor
roll, regardless of whether he is
taking solids or non-academic
courses. Several of the students
voiced the opinion that it wasn't
fair for someone who was taking
easy courses to receive the same
amount of recognition as a stu
dent who had six solids.
Teachers Discussed
Although the students could
have (and probably would have)
talked about the school's cur
riculum all evening, Mrs. Zwick
steered the discussion around to
the question of "What is a good
faculty? According to the stu
dents a good teacher should have
the following attributes: a desire
teach, a liking for young
people, the ability to get the sub
ject matter across to the students,
and a thorough knowledge of his
subject. It was also suggested
that a good teacher should com
mand respect in the classroom
and not just try to be a good guy.
The question of what makes a
good administration was also dis-
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cussed with specific reference to
the Watusi ban and to the ban
on gum-chewing which was in
stituted this year.
Pep and Spirit
The heart of the whole Seminar
meeting was how to develop pride
and spirit at Ashland High. It
was pointed out by many students
that although Ashland may not
always have a winning team, we
have many things to be proud
of such as an excellent debate
team and one of the outstanding
bands in the state.
Mr. Smith and Kay Newton
especially felt that the majority
of the students were to be com
plimented for continuing to sup
port their teams, win or lose.
Mr. Smith explained that one
of the reasons why Ashland is
not in a league with such
schools as Willamette and Cot
tage Grove is the amount of
money which would be needed
for transportation and the amount
of school time the players would
miss.
Ban SSS Day?
Pat Lorton as well as the other
yell-leaders present felt that there
was too much inter-class rivalry
and as a result the student body
was disunified.
It was pointed out that many
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Competing for the title of "Most Flirtatious Boy" are from left
to right Terry Clark, Brian Whitham, and Rick Oliver. The girls
who are in the Most Flirtatious Girl contest are from left to right
Charla Murphy, Pat Lorton, and Helen ColwelL
School Flirts To Be Crowned
At After-Game Dance Friday
Who is the most flirtatious
AILS girl? Is it Helen? Pat? or
Charla? Could the most flirtatious
boy be Rick? Brian? or Terry? Ev
en the candidates won't know just
how flirtatious they are until the
aftergame dance March 6.
Contestants for the "Most Flirta
tious Girl" include Helen Col
well, senior representative; Pat
Lorton, junior representative; and
Charla Murphy, representing the
sophomores.
Rick Oliver represents the most
flirtatious senior boy, and Brian
Whitham and Terry Clark repre
sent the junior and sophomore
classes, respectively.
Voting for the contestants will
be held this week in the main hall.
Each vote will cost five cents, but
students may vote as many times
as they want for whomever they
want. The contestant in each cate
gory who receives the most
"votes will be chosen as the
"Most Flirtatious."
Crowning of the "Most Flirta
tious Girl" and the "Most Flirta
tious Boy" will be the highlight of
the last after-game dance of the
year, March 6.
Providing music for the dance
will be the Shandells, an Ashland
High band group.
Both the contest and the dance
are being sponsored by the Rogue
News.
Denny Crowned King;
Couples Enjoy Dance
Trudee, Kay
Win Honors
Chosen by the faculty to represent Ashland High at Girls State
this summer are Kandy Korthase and Linda Prescott. Linda,
on the left, is the head majorette this year. Kandy, on the right,
is a member of the Seminar and is taking Ungraded English this
year. Last year's delegates were Connie Felger and Kathy Tilford.
Trudee Lewis, the new Citizen
of the Six Weeks, was chosen by
the Student Council recently for
her outstanding contributions to
Ashland High School. As a senior
Trudee is a member of the debate
team. National Honor Society,
Thespians, Humanities Seminar,
and is the student body secretary.
Besides these various activities,
Trudee was chosen the Most
Valuable Girl at a student coun
cil workshop this summer and
was awarded a trip to Washing
ton, D.C.
Kay Newton, yell queen, re
ceived the honor of being chosen
the Girl of the Term for the
fourth six-weeks period. During
potluck dinner at the Wesley
House, Sue Connor gave Kay
the traveling pin signifying this
honor..
The members of the Business
and Professional Women's Club
chose Kay for this honor because
of her work in the Inter-Club
Council, the Student Council, Pep
Club and for representing Ash
land High as yell queen.
Kay is the only senior girl to
have received the honor of Citizen
of the Six-Weeks as well as Girl j two boys
With the help of Mr. Cupid,
soft music and lights the annual
semi-formal Cupid's Ball was a
reat success. As sponsor of the
dance the Student Council de
corated the cafeteria, provided
refreshments and furnished a
band for the music.
Approximately one hundred
students enjoyed the music of
David White's three-piece band.
The dance lasted from 8:00 to
11:00 o'clock on the night of
February 21.
The decorations were simple
but very effective. The colors
were light pastels: blues, pinks,
yellows and lavenders. In the two
back corners and at the center
pillar white manzanita bushes
were placed to give the cafeteria
a new look. Gayly colored balloons
were laid on the branches of the
I bushes and a pastel colored spot
light was shone on each center
piece. Crepe paper streamers were
draped from the posts along the
side of the dance floor. Two large
red hearts and a cupid were place
on the stage to add to the fiestive
mood of the Ball.
This year a King of Hearts
was crowned at the dance in
stead of the usual queen and prin
cesses. The student council de
cided that the girls of the school
through the Pep Club and Girls'
League would vote on the Candida
tes who are running for the King
of Hearts honor. The members of
the Pep Club were given three
lists each containing the names
of all the boys in each class. These
girls were then asked to vote for
from each class who
of the Term.
they want to become candidates
The six finalists' names were then
voted on by the members of the
Girls' League to determine who
would be crowned as the King of
Hearts.
When the dance was approxi
mately half over the candidates
were introduced. They were Ron
Boyce, Glen Smith, Dennis Ekwall,
Brian Whitham, Terry Clark and
Tade Farmer. After introducing
the candidates Connie Felger
crowned Dennis Ekwall as the
King. Dennis and his date then
started the coronation dance.
Althoug not much money was
received from the dance, it can
be considered a big success. The
students who attended the dance
proved its success by saying such
things as "It was great, the music
was good and dressing up makes
us feel special." "Everyone had
a wonderful tims!"
Seniors Take
Times Test
Who is the Emperor of Ethio
pia? Who is Elsa Maxwell? What
other statesman besides Kennedy
has been buried in Arlington
National Cemetary?
These were some of the quest
ions which appeared in the annual
Times current events test which
was given to all seniors recently.
Out of a possible score of 105
points, the highest scorers in the
senior class were Scot Roberts,
87; Tim Thompson, 85; and Elaine
Delsman, 83. These three seniors
will be honored at an awards
assembly in the spring.
lemmeinrDlbeir T Vote for Yeeir
Favorite Flirt This Week!