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VOL. 41, No. 5
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ASHLAND, ORE.
TUES., DEC. 22, 1964
Saturday Classes
To Beqin Jan. 16
Saturday classes at Southern
Oregon College for able and
gifted high school students will
begin on January 16 according to
Mr. Gaylord Smith, AIIS principal
and member of the committee in
charge of the classes.
In its third year, the Jackson
County Able and Gifted Student
Program was instituted in order
to give able students from all
over the Rogue Valley an opport
unity to participate in advanced
courses in many different fields
of study. Classes being offered
this year include creative writing,
world literature, .business and
society, tihe American economy
in action, painting, traditional
logic, natural history of the Rogue
Valley, museum techniques and
other studies of higher verte
brates, plant and animal growth
Juvenile Jury
Hears Cases
The Ashland Juvenile Jury
tried its first cases last Thursday,
Dec. 17. The jury serves in an
advisory capacity to Municipal
Judge Richard C. Cottle and
serves during trials of juveniles
charged with misdemeanors.
Members from Ashland High
are Judy Wacker, Lyla Voth, Amy
Helm, Lora South, Ken Baker,
Terry Barraclough, and Craig
Hooper.
College jurors, several of whom
are Ashland graduates, are John
Davis, Linda Flood, James Hag
gers, Jim Randall, David Sleep,
Larry Taylor, Cheryl Thurman,
Conner Baily, Martha Schwiebert,
and Susan Williams.
At the jurors first meeting on
Dec. 3 at the Oak Knoll Golf
Club they became acquainted with
officials they will be working
witi'i including Ashland Mayor
Richard Ncill, Police Chief Herb
Hays, and Circuit Court Judge
Edward C. Kelley.
Also attending the dinner
were junior high school advisor
Pierre Roberts, high sdhool
advisors Mrs. Margaret Zwick
and Principal Gaylord Smitlh, and
SOC advisors Dr. Alvin Fellers
and John McCollum.
and development, miniature geo
metry, and programing mathe
matical problems for solution
with electronic digital computers.
Students from some eight
communities in the Rogue Valley
expected to participate in
this year's classes. Included are
Rogue River, Prospect, Medford,
Central Point, Ashland, Butte
Falls, Phoenix, and Eagle Point.
Sixty students from Ashland
High have been chosen to parti
cipate in the eight-week course.
Among these are six sophomores,
24 juniors, and 30 juniors.
The classes, taught by Southern
Oregon professors, start at 9 a.m.
each Saturday for eight weeks
and run until noon.
Seminar To Begin
After Vacation
Monday, January 4, at the
home of Teresa Krug, and Thurs
day, January 7, at the home of
Pam Demo, the first Humanities
Seminar will be held from 7-9
p.m. The theme for the first
Seminar will be "What is the
basis for our moral code?" Mrs.
Margaret Zwick will lead the
Monday night Seminar, and dif
ferent English teachers will lead
the Thursday night Seminar.
From time to time, community
leaders will also lead discussions.
This year's Seminar theme will
be "Ethics and Morality."
Students participating in the
Monday evening Seminar are: Bill
Berninghausen, Mike Dawkins,
Pam Demo, Maria Drew, Dan
Hoehner, Pam Kaegi, Kandy Kort
ihase, Richard Kreisman, Teresa
Krug, Dave Lohman, Pat Lorton,
Gary Pennington. Mike Torresan,
Cathy Christy, Bill Wiley, John
S. Williams, and Carolyn Wolfe.
Thusday evening Seminar stu
dents include: Ken Baker, Diane
Benson, Cliff Bradshaw, Linda
Brown, Bob Burdic, Isabelle Con
verse, Sami Everett, Judy Fremd,
Amy Helm, Carol Pennington,
Jackie Peterson, Jon Roberson,
Margy Rucker, Lyla Voth, Bruce
Westerberg, John R. Williams,
and John Wood.
VFW Contest
Winners Revealed
Winners of the annual VFW
Voice of Democracy contest were
announced after the judging last
Thursday. Cliff Bradshaw won
first place, Jon Roberson, second.
and Ruth Nickodemus, third. Cliff
will now compete in the district
judging to be held January 11
in Medford. For placing first in
the oratorical contest. Cliff re
ceived a $50 savings bond. Prizes
of merchandise well be awarded
to the other winners.
Judging of the 3-5 minute
radio commentaries was done by
Mrs. Margaret Zwick, Mr. Gaylord
Smith, Mrs. Lucy Susee, Mr. Wil
liam Leybold, Mrs. Jean Smith,
and Mrs. Selma McAlaster.
The winner of the district con
test will compete in the state
contest, and the state winner will
receive an all-expense paid trip
to Washington, D.C. to compete
in the national contest. A $5,000
scholarship will be awarded to
t)he national winner, and second,
third, and fourth prizes will also
be awarded in the form of scholar
ships amounting to $3,500, $2,500,
and $1,500.
Service projects for the Christ
mas season have been the ma'.n
topic of discussion at most Ash
land High School club meetings
during the past few weeks. These
projects were instigated by the
Inter-club Council to promote the
Christmas spirit through various
services to the school and com
munity.
To help bring Christmas spirit
to people who may otherwise
have an unhappy Christmas, the
Art Service Corps has been mak-
placements and other de
corations out of old Christmas
cards to take to those who must
spend the holidays in the (hospital
or a nursing home.
The Future Business Leaders
of America are making paper
chains and decorations for those
older people who are unable to
leave their own homes during
Christmas.
Baskets of food are being col-
Miss Krug Chosen
Girl of the Term
Debaters Participate
In Two Tournaments
Head Twirler
Named Citizen
Linda Prescott was recently
chosen Citizen of the Six Weeks
for her work as head majorette
for the past two years. Linda
is a senior at AHS, and is
active in many school and extra
curricular activities. Her school
activities, besides being head
majorette, include being a
member of the National Honor
Society, a member of the Thespi
ans, a representative to student
council, and advertising manager
for Che Rogue News. She is a
past president of her church
youth group, and is presently
secretary. She was one of the
Girls' State representatives for
Ashland this past summer.
Each six-weeks an outstanding
Ashland student is chosen to
receive this honor by a student
council committee headed by Jon
Roberson. Keith Munson was
chosen as Citizen of the Six
Weeks for the first six-weeks
period for his work in crosscountry.
Teresa Krug was chosen for the
Girl of the Term for the last six
weeks at the Christmas meeting
of the Business and Professional
Women's Club. Tuesday. Decern'
ber 2. Kandy Korthase presented i
the traveling BPW pin to Teresa.
Mrs. Jacqueline Lewis, chairman
of the Special Projects committee,
had introduced her as the girl
of the first term.
Teresa was chosen by the Ash
land High School faculty for
her activities and her scholastic
achievements. Besides 'her duties
as student body secretary, Teresa
is a member of National Honor
Society and the Debate team. She
was a Homecoming princess last
year and this, and was chosen
to receive the DAR citizenship
award by the members of the
senior class.
Teresa will present the BPW
pin to the next girl chosen to
receive this honor.
lected by the FTA and the rally
squad for distribution to needy
families in Ashland. FTA also col
lected cards for the Art Service
Corps to use in their project
Cards were also collected by
the Grizzettes who are going
caroling tonight. The Inter-Club
Council and members of the
various clubs went caroling last
night
The windows of various down
town merchants have been paint
ed by the International Relations
League. Of particular interest are
the windows in the fire station
which have been painted in
dividually, giving the station quite
a "new look."
A Christmas play was present
ed toy the Thespians on the Plaza
last night as their service project.
The play, depicting the first
Christmas, was directed by Sami
Everett.
Sometime in the first week of
January the Lettermen will be
collecting Christmas trees for
disposal free of charge for the
people of Ashland. They have also
been collecting toys for repair
by the firemen.
These projects are the first of
Dheir kind, on a large scale, to
be tried at Ashland High. Each
one has contributed to the holi
day season making it one of the
best for students and townsfolk
alike.
MRS. LATTIN LEAVES
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
Mrs. Frances Lattin, a recent
graduate of Southern Oregon
College who was student teach
ing with Mrs. Hattie Converse
left for South Carolina Dec. 20,
to join her Army husband.
During the 2 years the Lattins
will be in South Carolina, Mrs.
Lattin plans to do substitute
teaching .before seeking a per
manent position.
"Ashland has a fine school
with a good group of helpful,
cooperative students, and is lucky
to have students who are so
interested in learning. I've really
enjoyed it," said Mrs. Lattin.
The AHS debate team recently
competed in two tournaments. On
December 4 and S a tournament
was held at Pacific University
in Forest Grove. Scott Weaver
took first in junior Lincoln
Douglas debate. This type of
debate consists of one person to
a team witih cross-examination
and questioning by the opponent
Also placing for Ashland was
Sami Everett-finalist in humorous
interpretation, senior division,
and Jackie Peterson-semi-finalist
in oration, senior division. Those
participating in the Oxford type
debate were Mary Alley, Susan
Barth, Ellen Craft, Carolyn Dick
erson. Sami Everett, Donna Has-
sell, Paula Hoffman, Jorja KeiL
Ginny Lawrence, Mike Lewis,
Kris Nashlund, Jackie Petersen,
Curtis White, and Linda Wenker.
Fifty two schools and approxi
mately 800 contestants were in
attendance.
On November 20 and 21 the
North Bend High School In
vitational Debate tournament
was held. The results were:
first in impromptu-Mike Tor
resan; first in extemp-Jon Rob
erson: second in after dinner
speaking-Sami Everett; second in
poetry-Susan Kapteyn; second in
radio-Jackie Peterson; thira
extemp-Cathy Christy; finalist in
extemp and serious interpretat on
-Teresa Krug; finalist in oraton
Barbara Jones. Other members
participating were Susan Barth,
Ellen Craft, Donna Hassell, and
Kris Nashlund. Twelve schools
and nearly 200 contestants part
cipated in this tournament.
v.
Sue Dunn, sophomore girl,
works hard at painting back
ground for the Christmas Ball
held recently at the high
school.
Coming Events
Dec. 29 Basketball at Albany
Dec. 30 Basketball at Corvallis
Jan. 4 School starts; Seminar
Jan. 7 Wrestling at Eagle Point; Seminar
Jan. 8 Basketball at Klamath Falls
Jan. 9 College Boards
Jan. 14 Band Concert
Jan. 15 Basketball, Medford here
Jan. 16 Basketball at Crater
Jan. 22 .... End of first Semester; Basketball, Grants Pass here
Jan. 23 . Basketball Klamath here