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ROGUE NEWS
FRI., OCT. 9, 19M
Public Schools
In America
(Editor's note: The following
article was written for the Rogue
News by Mr. Stanley C. Jobe,
Superintendent of the Ashland
Public School System.)
This article is a bit different
from those I have previously
written in your fine school paper.
The point I want to make here
is do you really know the im
portance of the American Public
School System? (Please don't quit
reading at this point!)
Do you know that many of
today's adult citizens don't under
stand our public school system
even though most of them are
products of that system? Today
the public schools are in danger
because the system is not ade
quately understood. The students
passing through our public schools
understand too little about the
foundations upon which our
public school system is based, how
it is financed, governed and con
trolled. This is not your fault. It
is our fault, the teachers, and
administration as well as your
parents. We introduce grade
school youngsters to a study of
government institutions such as
the post office, city council, city
libraries, parks and other govern
mental units. Perhaps because
you as students and we as teach
ers are a part of the school each
day. high school students are not
made intimately aware of the real
function of our public school
system as the institution which
makes our democracy, our eco
nomic system, and our American
way of life possible. Yes what
you don't know about our public
schools can hurt you.
In order that you may be
more informed, we hope to have
increased mention and discussion
in our school programs here in
the Ashland schools, about the
methods of operation, the financ
ing, the control, and the philo
sophies of our curriculum in
order to help our young people
to understand the special contri
bution our schools make to the
American way of life. If you are
not informed of the important
contribution of our public school
system in America, we run the
risk of having several competing
educational systems evolve la the
detriment of all of us. 1
FRENCH AND SPANISH
TAUGHT BY REPETITION
In recent years, new techniques
in teaching have been tried and
many found a success. Ashland
High's language department has
found the repetition system to
be the most successful in this
field of study.
The language lab, located in
Mrs. Simon's room, Is shared by
the French and Spanish classes.
It has eighteen booths with tape
recorders, plus six listening sta
tions. It is possible to play two
tapes and a record at the same
time if desired.
Repetition teaching by machine
method Is an advance over old
teaching methods and is a great
help to the teacher. It Is possible
for her to listen to the whole
class or the individual, as well
as speak to them. The greatest
advantage of this system is that
the student can repeat and pract
ice more in the same amount of
time than if the instructor were
giving the lesson.
European Journey
Part Two: Paris
(Editor's Note: The following I
story is the second in a series
of articles written by Mr. Harry
Wright for the Rogue News con
cerning his trip to Europe this
past summer under the John F.
Kennedy Memorial Program.)
On Monday morning, the 13 of
July, I flew from London to Paris.
It was mostly cloudy over France.
I did get a short view of the
English Channel and a few glimp
ses at tne rrencn countrysiae.
After arriving in Paris, I called
Miss Michele LeGros and arrang
ed to stay with her family a few
days. They live in Nugent-sur-
Marne, a suburb of Paris. I took
the subway to the end of the line
and the bus to Nugent. In the
late afternoon Miss LeGros show
ed me around the town. It is a
typical old French town. The
houses are all set back away from
the street behind high fences
Through some of the gates I could
see yards with many beautiful
flowers.
Bastile Day
Tuesday was Bastile Day. It is
the French celebration that com
pares with our Fourth of July.
I watched the parade along the
Champs Elysees on television.
General DeGaulle reviewed the
many troops and mechanized
units. In the afternoon, Miss Le
beautiful paintings, tapestries,
and some furniture. Most of the
furniture was sold by the French
people to help finance the French
Revolution in 1789. The guide
said that most of the furniture
is in English and German palaces.
We also saw an exhibit from
Austria that was on display in 16
rooms of the palace. It contained
paintings by the great masters.
culptures, tapestry, armor, china,
musical instruments, and other
art work. The trip by subway and
train took most of the day.
Sightseeing in Paris
On Thursday, I moved into a
hotel in Paris. The LeGros' asked
me to continue my stay with them,
but I knew Miss LeGros had to
finish getting ready to leave for
the United States on Sunday. I
toured many of the shops in the
Opera and Montmarte areas of
Paris. I
It was still hot and humid in
Paris, but on Friday morning I
took the Cityrama Tour of Paris
including the Palais Royale, Les
Invalides (the tomb of Napoleon),
the Left Bank of Paris, the Bastile
Monument, and the Place de la
Concorde. In the afternoon I visit
ed Sainte Chappelle, Cathedral
Notre Dame, and the Arch de
Triomphe. In the evening Miss
LeGros and two of her friends
Gros and two of her friends took tl',k mc on ,he Mateaux-Mouchcs
me for a drive around Paris. We I tour of the Selnc Rlver- We saw
visited the Church of Sacre Coeur , fireworks over Notre Dame. I his
and many other interesting places.
During the evening I showed them
some slides of Oregon and Ash
land in particular.
The Chateau Versailles
The LeGros family had planned
to take me to the Chateau Ver
sailles on Wednesday. Mr. LeGros
had been sick and the extremely
hot weather was bothering him,
so Miss LeGros and I went by
train to Versailles. The Chateau
and gardens cover hundreds of
acres. The palace contains many
New Teachers
List Hobbies
Miss Carol Kitchen, a 1964 grad
uate of Willamette University, is
teaching for the first time here at
Ashland High School. Besides her
duties in the English department,
she is advisor for the Grizzettes.
Muss Kitchen graduated grom a
San Francisco high school in 1960.
She has one sister who is now
attending U.C.L.A.
One of Miss Kitchen's hobbies
is the tracing of her family ance
story. Other hobbies include sew-
flshing, hiking, listening to
classical music, and collecting
jewelry.
Mrs. Jean Smith, English teach
er and assistant sophomore ad
visor at Ashland High this year,
is originally from Seattle, Washington.
Mrs. Smith attended Washing
ton State University from 1952
until 1956. Her first teaching pos
ition was in Omaha, Nebraska.
Music and spectator sports are
two of Mrs. Smith's interests, but
her main "hobby" is her family.
She has four children ranging in
ages from two to seven. Her hus
band Is a professor at Southern
Oregon College.
year is the Hinnh anniversary of
the founding of the Cathedral,
and they had special events every
evening. I also saw the replica
of the Statue of Liberty. The
statue in the Seine is smaller than
the one in New York harbor, but
it was done by the same sculptor.
Eiffel Tower
I went to the Eiffel Tower on
Saturday morning. This the 75th
anniversary of the completion of
the tower. I took a few pictures
from the second-level of the tower.
It was quite hazy, but some of
them didn't look too bad. When I
got back to the hotel at noon,
there was a message for me to
call Alitalia Airlines office. I
called them and they said their
pilots were on strike and the next
flight to Turin, Italy, would be
the next Wednesday. They didn't
sound interested in helping me
make other arrangements, so I
went to the Pan Am office. There
I changed by ticket to Air France
to Milan that afternoon. So I
rushed to the airport to take that
flight. A thunderstorm struck
just as we boarded the plane. It
died gafrvu
FT A
Jim Mayo, president of the Ash
land Future Teachers of America,
announced that the newly elected
officers for FTA are Judy Frcmd,
vice-president; Maria Drew, secretary-treasurer;
and Linda Brown,
historian. FTA is a club for
sophomores, juniors, and seniors
interested in finding out more
about teaching. Activities planned
for this year include a trip to
the state convention in Portland,
and a trip to the regional confe
rence, which will probably be
held in Medford or Central Point.
GRA
Attention all sophomore, junior,
and senior girls! The GRA is
now having their membership
drive. If you are interested in
joining see Dian Murphy, Lyla
Voth, Jane Smith, or Margie
Briggs.
Grizettes
To earn money for out-of-town
game expenses, the Grizettes will
sell sweatshirts to the student
body this fall. Starting October
12, students may be place their
orders for the short-sleeved
sweatshirts at the student body
office. They will cost $3.
Sweatshirts will be available
in the following colors: navy blue,
desert sand, black, powder blue,
loden green, and red. White let
ters AHS will appear on the left
side of the sweatshirts. Sizes
available are small, medium,
large, and extra-large.
Sweatshirts should arrive about
four weeks after the order is
sent in.
IRL
The IRL Fall Conference will
be held in Eugene on October 17
with Jon Roberson, state IRL pre
sident, presiding. Those attending
from Ashland will be Dick Kmes.
president of the local chapter;
Janney McCarley, secretary; Judy
Fremd, historian; and Brian
Whitham.
Quill and Scroll
The Quill and Scroll is an
honor society for members of
the journalism and annual classes.
Candidates will be nominated at
the beginning of the second
semester. These candidates must
be in the upper one third of their
class scholastically, have been re
commended by an advisor, and
have done outstanding work in
some phase of journalism. The
new members are later initiated
during a press banquet sponsored
Jones styles, the pant-suits are by the Quill and Scroll members.
here. They have a fresh country-
Nineteen Students
In AHS Danceband
Popular dance and rocky music
are the two types of music to
be featured this year by the Ash
'.and High danceband. The dance
band will play at special school
programs and possibly at some of
the school dances.
Alto Sax
In t'.ie alto sax section are Steve
Dornet, first sax and general man
ager; Dick Calhoun, second sax
and personnel manager; Steve
Chapman, tenor sax and assistant
publicity and job manager; Mr.
Dave Wight, baritone sax; and
Handy George, baritone sax.
Trumpets
In the trumpet section are
Jim Chamberlin, Bob Redding,
Richard Kriesman, personnel
manager; Jim Jenne, and Gary
Gosha.
Trombones
In the trombone section are
Bill Retter, Mr. Raoul Maddox,
Bill Wiley, and Mike Krug, per
sonnel manager.
At the piano is Jon Holland.
On the drums are Ernie Peters
and Terry Stauffeur, personnel
manager. In the guitar section
are Roy Roper, bass; and Dennis
Wigen, publicity and job manager.
Senior Activities
Council Started
To distribute news of interest
seniors, the officers of the
senior clas.s have set up a new
program called the Senior Activ-
tities Council. Two or three stu
dents from each modern problems
class were chosen as representa
tives. It Is their duty to attend all
meetings of the Council and to
relay any news back to their
classes.
The purposes of this Senior
Activities Council are to eliminate
confusion, to give more students a
chance to participate in class
activities, and to arouse more
interest in senior class functions.
There are approximately 60
seniors on the Council.
VANITY FAIR
This fall, the "little boy look"
is in full swing. Along with Tom
It had been an interesting and
educational week in Paris.
Mystery Students
First Impressions
By Barbara Moore
First impressions can be lasting
ones. A few new students were
of Ashland High
entry charm, whether they end
at the ankle or stop short at
the knee.
Jackets are made to fit man
tailored, while trousers are
stayed on the ground nearly an worn the way they should be:
Italy, at 4:00 Saturday afternoon! ' shirt like a man's, open at the I recentlv. to give their first
necK ana tinea wun an ascot,
adds to this new look.
For the final touch, stockings
do the job. They range from
sheer and patterned, to heavy
and knit. Patterns are in dia
monds, hound's-tooth checks, dots,
and stripes. Plain stockings just
don't mix with the pant-suits, nor
does any shoe but a flat or small
heeled one, or boots in various
leathers and textures.
This year, in each issue, the
Rogue News will try to feature a
mystery boy and girl. Clues will
appear to aid you in identifying
the mystery students. Their names
will appear in the following issue
of the Rogue News, so you can
verify your guesses.
The mystery girl is a 5'2',2"
senior with light brown hair and
brown eyes. She was born in
Ashland, on April 19. Some of
her favorites are pizza, the color Major by Virginia Cowles, and
green, modern problems, and The Edge of Tomorrow by Tho-
Book Marker
Where Is My Heart by Amelia
Elizabeth Walden, The Phantom
Akgon f
) JeiioLArric J
Official Student Publication
Of the Associated Students
Ashland Senior High School
Issued 12 times yearly by the School Journalism Class.
Editor-in-Chief Kandy Korthase
Advertising Manager Linda Prescott
Business Manager Linda Brown
Sports Editor John Kaegi
Photographer Sandy Watts
Reporters: Ken Baker. Kathy Brown, Julie Cox, Sharroll Engel, Ken
Dahock. Linda Hyland. Mimi VonKuhlmann, Pat Mitchell,
Barbara Moore, Kim Nauyen. Greg Officer, Lonclle Stephens.
Ardith Thompson, Mcl Clements.
swimming. When asked what her
pat peeve is, she said, "People
who tell me I look tired." The
hoe size of our mystery girl is
6 Ms AAA.
The mystery boy is a senior,
5'10" tall, with light brown hair
and hazel eyes. He was born in
Twin Falls. Idaho, on January 21.
He lists some of his favorites as
steak, the color yellow, physics,
football, and track. He wears size
shoes and a size 7-'s hat. His
pet peeve is injured football
football players.
Can you gues the identity of
I the mystery students?
mas A. Dooley, M.D. are just three
of the 60 new books received at
the school library.
Weight training, Shakespeare,
and sport cars are a few of the
topics covered in the new books.
Moon of Mutiny by Lester Del
Rey, a science fiction book, takes
place in the early days of the
moon's colonization. It is a story
of Fred Halpern, spaceman, who
tries to prove his courage by
crossing the dangerous, desolate
terrain no one has ever explored
William Golding, author of
Lord of the Flies, has a new
I book out, The Inheritors.
impressions
School.
Kathy Brown, junior .... "I
don't see any reason for not
going around to the classes on
registration day. If I hadn't
known someone here I would
have gotten lost."
Sharon Sherard, senior....
'Things were rather confusing. I
even got last coming in the front
door and going out the back."
Dan Sherard, junior .... "It is
kind of hard to find the right
classes when you don't know
where the rooms are."
Linda Lewis, sophomor ....
'My first day was a little con
fusing because I would have to
go downstairs, but I didn't under
stand which stairs to use. If I
could have gone through the
school before, I wouldn't have
gotten lost."
These four students had a
problem the first day of school.
Their problem was not knowing
their way around the school. I'm
sure they were not the only ones,
either. What do you think? How
can we solve this problem?
the story of a small band of
people who arc the last mem
bers of the doomed Neanderthal
race. The story comes to a climax
when the Neanderthal people en
It is 'counter another race.