Image provided by: Ashland High School; Ashland, OR
About Rogue news. (Ashland, Or.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1964)
WED., APRIL 1, 1964 ROGUE NEWS PAGE THREE Plans for New School Revealed fy tWWilwu,iMi.lill I Mil. .QMfcWT By Brian McCormick To see Dennis Adam's green 1950 Pontiac going slowly down the street mast people wouldn't realize what he has there. The external appearance is completely stock unless one looks under neath and sees an extra muffler hanging below the frame. The engine is not quite stock. It is a 1954 DeSoto V-8. It has hemispherical combustion cham ber with inclined valves and double undersprings. It has a race Isky camshaft with light solid lifters and aluminum push rods. It has a stroker crank and special heavy duty bearings. The flywheel had 12 pounds removed from it. Carrying the power to the stock '50 Pontiac bydrocautic rear end is a 11 inch heavy duty Borg and Beck clutch with a 5000 pound pressure plate. Enclosed in a specially made bell housing fol lowed by a 1937 Packard trans mission and a special drive shaft. Transistorized ignition provides the spark to ignite the fuel coming at present from a stock 2-barrel carburetor. Dennis is looking for a Duel quad set-up or fuel in jection to replace the present set-up. The cooling system is stock, using the Pontiac radiator, but Dennis does not use a fan. He .says he has had no cooling problems. The interior is original with the stock upholstery in perfect condition. The only non-stock things in the interior are the shift lever which grows right through the center of the trans mission hump and the big 8000 rpm Heathkit tachometer sits on top of the dashboard. The suspension and brakes are stock except for overload sprin on the rear. The brakes are not equipped to handle the increased velocity of the car iw they are used hard. It's finally happened! Yes, due to the numerous complaints of falling plaster, leaky roofs, creaking stairs, and dark hall ways, plans for a new Ashland High School building have been made. According to Principal Smith the new school will be located on the site of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints which has been sold. Plans also include tearing down the old school building as this would make room for more classrooms. The gymnasium and indus trial arts building will not be al tered as they are fairly new. "If everything goes according to schedule, we hope that con struction will be completed by new classrooms, it will enable the school board to hire IS more teachers, thus enabling each teacher to have one free period for preparation. Summer School Set For Ashland As a result of an increasing number of students flunking re quired and academic courses, a remedial summer school will be instituted at Ashland High School this summer. Any sophomere or junior who fails to get a passing semester grade in a required course or a the fall of 1965," stated Princi- I course which is considered a pal Smith. "This means that the present sophomore class can look forward to being the first class to graduate from the new school." Since the new school buildings will allow for approximately 15 National Honor Society To Induct Thirty-Six Initiation for the National Honor Society will be held Wednesday, April 8, at a spe cial assembly in front of the student body. Members for the honorary society are chosen on the basis of scholarship. The juniors who represent the top ten per cent of their class were nominated for member ship. Those seniors who are in the top 15 per cent of their class and who were not in ducted last year were also named. The juniors are Shirley Ander son, Dave Barger, Diane Benson, Bill Berninghausen, John Billings, Steve Bornet, Clifford Bradshaw, Linda Brown, Dolly Byrd, Ernest Freeman, Karen Gardner, Lois Harmon, Stephan Hull, Kathy Hussy, Melvin Jackson, Barbara Jones, Kandy Korthase, Teresa Krug, Tana Laird, Dave Lohman, Linda Prescott, Margy Rucker, Barbara Siebenlist, Bill Wiley, and Carolyn Wolfe. The following seniors will also be initiated at the annual ceremony: Bob DeBoer, Nancy Dayton, John Hamby, Joyce Hassell, April Lewis, Edith Mor rill, Kay Newton, Crystal Ruth, Roland Sturdevant, and Richard Willis. Chris Hobcrg will be made an honorary member. Students To Speak In addition to the regular guest speaker, four Honor Society members will also deliver short speeches on the qualities of an Honor Society member. They are Trudee Lewis, Charles Moore, Scot Roberts, and Kathy Rucker. Entertainment will be prov ided by the Velvatones, a sing ing group composed of Joyce Hassell, Ann Johnston, and Rhea Lisonbee. Donna Hassell is the accompanist and Jan Hassell is the manager of the group. following the initiation a re ception will be held in the library for the members and their parents. Trial Segregation To Be Instituted The rumors that Ashland High School will soon be segregated are true. No longer will there be boys and girls in the same classroom. In an extensive survey taken recently at AHS, it was found that 75 of the boys preferred all boy classes while 69 of the girls preferred all-girl classes. In the survey of teachers, 95 indicated a desire for boy-girl egregation. The reason for the popularity of this program is the fact there is too much confusion and inattention when boys and girls are in the same classroom. The last six-weeks of the school year have been set aside to try out this program. The boys will use the main floor classrooms during the first three periods of the day while the girls will have classes downstairs. The situation will be reversed during the after noon. Scheduling will begin on April 15- further announcements will be made later. SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE ROGUE NEWS solid will be required to attend this summer school before he enrolls for the next school year. The course lasts for six weeks and will begin June 22. The classes which are included will be French, Spanish, English, World History, U.S. History, geo metry, Algebra I and II, chemistry. biology, and physical science. If you have failed the first semester in any of these subjects or believe that you will fail the second semester, register with either Mrs. Swick or Mr. Silver by May 1. NEW ARRIVALS IN Ployclorhes Jamaicas Surfers Southamptons Skirts Coulottes T shirts Blouses ite House Market supplies ALL your grocery needs Wh
