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ROGUE NEWS
FRI., MARCH 19, 1965
A-L-L-L-L!
by Greg Officer
A L-L-L-L !
That's what that sound you
hear all over school looks like in
printing. What does it mean?
Where did it come from? And why
do Medford, Crater, Phoenix, and
even Grants Pass have this sound
echoing around their school?
Endless hours of research pro
duced answers to a couple of
these questions.
It seems that in 1963, an Ash
land boy engaged in a little skull
duggery when attending a foot
ball game at Crater. Somehow, his
sticky fingers managed to trans
fer numerous items from the
Crater locker room to his own
Ashland locker. When this little
"boys will be boys" act was dis
covered, so was its victim, and
he was tagged with the name Al
after the famous Al Capone.
From then on, whenever some
thing was mentioned about his
misdemeanor, everyone let out
with a unified A-L-L-L. Only this
year, the Al-call (as it is frequent
ly referred to) been transferred
to practically every form possible,
such as at games, at teachers,
fellow students, etc.
To show the varied opinions of
this "new yell," a survey was
taken of students selected at
random and they were asked what
they thought of the Al-calls.
Dave Barger "I think it's the
most childish thing I've heard of."
Kandy Korthase "I think it's
great as long as it's not referring
to anyone in particular."
Mike Dawkins "A-L-L-L-L !"
Bill Wiley "I think it's the
greatest thing that's happened to
this school. Everyone does it, and
it's funny."
Pam Kaegi "I'm tired of it."
Mimi vonKuhlman "It's get
ting old, but I still think it's kinda
funny."
Dick Knies "I think it's stupid;
it seems as if those Al-callers
don't know anything else."
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SSS--Who Needs It?
SSS who needs it?
We don't. And there are two major reasons why
we don't: inefficiency and ineffectiveness.
The first reason covers the set-up of the com
mittee itself. It's simply inefficient. There is no sys
tem to follow ; no rules for giving out points or set
ting up projects; no guidelines to follow. Most of
the points are given out on a hit-or-miss basis, and
I'm afraid there's been more missing than hitting!
Points are supposed to be given out evenly in the
three areas of scholarship, service, and spirit. So far
this year no points whatsoever have been given for
service, and scholarship's not far behind.
And there's little doubt in my mind as to the
effectiveness of the set-up when a grand total of 80
students, out of a student body of almost 700, turned
out for the recent JV game for which points were
given for attendance. Furthermore, I seriously doubt
if any student has worked a little harder to make the
honor roll or honorable mention because SSS points
are given for those who do. Most people just don't
care that much' about SSS. (I might go on to say
that there are many people who don't have the slight
est notion of what SSS is, and some of them are
mighty puzzled as they read this!)
To those of you who cry that the competition
yells are the only thing that holds our pep assemblies
together, I say something s wrong with our pep as
semblies. No other school that I know of has aii SSS
committee or similar system, yet they seem to "get
by" with some pretty spectacular assemblies. Maybe
it's time we started depending upon our own inge
nuity rather than competition yells for peppy as
semblies. And what should we do if we did abolish the
SSS competition and SSS day? Give the seniors back
their Skip Day. Organize it much the same as the
SSS day is planned now, by a student committee of
seniors. I don't think there would be that much
trouble keeping the thing under control.
At any rate, it's time we did something about
the SSS competition. I cast my vote for getting rid
of it entirely! K. K.
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To the Editor:
"If you are going to talk, go to
the study hall" is an often as
serted phrase by teachers to stu
dents in our school. But in study
hall the talking is as restricted
as anywhere else.
Granted, the study hall is a
place for students to study, but
Li it mandatory for these students
to study at all times? It seems
only fair that a student should be
able to sleep, talk, or do anything
within reason in a class for which
he does not receive any school
credit. But often if the student
is caught -talking or sleeping he is
threatened with extra school
work from his study hall teacher!
Can't something be done?
Laurey Dixon
Editor's Note: I can't see any
reason why study hall students
SHOULDN'T be allowed to talk
quietly or sleep during that
class period as long as a cer
tain amount of order is main
tained. For those students who
want peace and quiet for study
ing before school and at noon,
there Is an honor study hall in
Mr. Leyboid's room. During
class periods, study hall stu
dents are usually allowed use
of the library where a quiet
atmosphere for study is preva
lent. a
To the Editor:
Many students at Ashland High
Another activity restricted to
those people who have Student
Body cards is the National School
Assemblies. Students without
cards have to go into the study
hall while the other students en
joy themselves.
There would be no harm done
if there were exceptions made for
students who really cannot afford
a card and for students who would
really appreciate participating in
many activities.
Georgia Schofield
Editor's Note: I believe that
the reasoning behind the pol
icy that only students with
student body cards be allowed
to attend the after-game dances
was that if a student attended
all of the dances, he or she
would have spent enough to buy
a card. Also, the student body
card is a means of checking
attendance so that only AHS
students and their guests at
tend the dances. But I see no
reason why, just as you have
pointed out, these same stu
dents should not be allowed to
attend the National School
Assemblies.
The senior and junior members
of FTA are going to start onserv-
School cannot afford a student ing classes on the elementary
body card and because of the , level within the next few weeks,
same school rule, these students j Each member will observe a class
are not allowed to participate in ; and how the teacher handles it.
many activities of the school. One ;in many cases, the FTA members
such activity is the after-game
dances. A student at AHS cannot
go to the dances unless he or she
has a student body card. This is
not right. A student shouldn't be
deprived of this privilege because
he is not able to buy a card. For
some students, 35c plus $5 for a
card may be a little hard to get
There should be allowances made
for these students as they may
enjoy the dances as much as
anyone!
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VANITY FAIR
by Mimi vonKuhlmann
Along with new styles and
colors comes the "lacy legs" look
for spring. Textured, patterned,
or brilliant stockings need a spe
cial approach if they're to look as
great as they should, so remember
that you must take care when you
pick the shoes that you'll wear.
To begin with, flats or little heels
are a must. Secondly, the new
hose require shoes with more
character to distinguish them,
such as perforations, a snappy
color, a strap, or some sort of
texture. You can match your shoes
and hose, but a contrast is gen
erally better.
Never wear lacy hose in the
daytime, especially black, and
never wear one solid color from
head to toe. Use your stockings to
emphasize your outfit.
Be imaginative in picking your
new spring stockings, remember
ing that they're not a serious
fashion, but a fun fashion.
Mystery Students
Teresa Krug and John Buck
were the Mystery Students in the
last issue of the Rogue News.
This time the mystery girl is
a 51" senior with black hair and
eyes. She wears size 4Vi shoes
and size 5 gloves. Some of her
favorites are apple pie and
Italian spaghetti, basketball and
journalism. The mystery girl was
born on May 17.
A brown-haired, brown-eyed.
5'9" senior is the mystery boy.
His shoe size is 0 and his hat size
is 7Vi. Spaghetti, modern prob
lems, the color brown, and cross
country are among his favorites.
The mystery boy's birthdate is
April 12. His pet peeve is lazy
people.
will actually get to participate in
the classroom activity under the
supervision of the teacher.
Also, any member of FTA
wishing to go to the region II
conference at Crater should con
tact Jim Mayo or Mrs. Susee as
soon as possible.
INTER-CLUB COUNCIL
Sponsored by the Inter-club
Council, the Pickle Dance will be
held on April 2. During the week
prior to the dance, pickles will be
sold for 5c apiece. As students
buy a pickle, they are entitled to
vote for the "teacher they'd most
like to eat a pickle with." The
teacher who receives the most
votes will be crowned at the
dance. Music will be provided by
Sid and the Siberians.
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