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KOGUE NEWS
FrL, Feb. 11, 1966
AHS Coed Wishes Admittance
To West Point Men's School
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klunlc Mr. Mckenzie is the proud owner of this boss Plymouth
shown above. This stock brand is tagged Klunk of the Month.
Klunk of the Month
by Bruce Ainsworth
Where moth and rust set in,
that's Mr. McKenzies '53 Plymy,
but the rust didn't just set in,
it took over. After a full in
spection of this gem, I'm under
the impression that the only
thing that holds this gem to
gether is the fact that the moths
are holding hands.
This '53 Plymouth Cranbrook
is Chryslers answer to the Edsel.
The rust brown paint job is
truly a gift of nature. Note the
radical front and customizing
created when the rust took its
toll and the grill fell off. The
Goldwater sticker on the bump
er classes this baby as a real
winner.
The jewel is powered by a
big 6 cylinder engine, 6 pistons
too, I hope, for all we know
an equal ratio of pistons to
cylinders is needed for best
operating results. Converting
this power we find a 3 speed on
the column, great for changing
those wild speed grinds. O.K.
don't knock that column shift,
remember the old Lebonese
saying with floor shift she
beats the rest. But when your
sparkin', the column she's a
best so true.
SAY YOU SAW IT
IN
THE ROGUE NEWS
COLLEGE RICHFIELD
JUNCTION OF
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"If we can't service it
it can't be done"
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MILDRED ZIMMERLEE
When Mr. McKenzie first
brought the car to his present
lodgings this neighborhood im
mediately became a target for
the war on poverty. It was
rumored that Mr. McKenzie was
going to drive the car to school
as a protest to teacher's wages.
But the demonstration was cool
ed by a breakdown at the foot
of the driveway (oh well that's
the way the old rod knocks).
Yes, Mr. McKenzie's car is
truely a fine piece of er a-mach-inery,
a prime examp.e of Post
war boom, the king's army was
defeated and the colonies want
ed to show their independence
by a show of industrial ability.
Author's note Do it your
self-turn to the perse n nearest
you and give him your favorite
old adage cliche or any other
trite message.
Debaters Get Trophy
At SOC Tournament
Two Ashland High School de
bate teams earned otitstanding
records at the annual Southern
Oregon College invitational de
bate tournament held ia Ashland
an. 28 29.
The team of Nickie Benbrook,
Dave Parsons, Lisa Tjmbleson,
and Jane Belland received a
superior ranking, boasting a 4-0
record. Enid Langer, Debbie
Slapnicka, Judy Sessions, and
Judy Phelps finished with a 3-1
record. Debate was the only
competative event at the SOC
tournament.
On Feb. 16 the squad will
travel to McMinnville for the
annual tournament at Lindfield
College.
Ashland entries in senior div
ision at Lindfield will be: Cathy
Christy and Donna Hassell, El
len Craft and Jackie Peterson,
Cathy Phelps and Ginny Lawr
ence, Curtis White and Scott
Weaver, Mary Alley, Paula Hoff
man, Kris Nashland, and Mike
Lewis, debate; Cathy Phelps and
Scott Weaver, impromptu speak
ing, Cathy Christy, Ginny Lawr
ence, and Curtis White, extemp
oraneous speaking, Jackie Peter
son, oration; Ellen Craft, serious
interpretation; Jorja Keil and
Mary Alley, humerour interpre
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First it was voting then it
was wages; now its girls at
We.-t Point!
Throughout the past 100 years
women of the United States have
obtained rights equal to no
other country in the world. To
day their priviledges are al
most parallel with the male of
America, but men still hang on
to the remaining few men-only
traditions. Recently the females
of America gained another foot
hold in one of these traditions,
when Cathy Christy, Ashland
High School Senior, applied for
addmittance to West Point
Academy.
Behind Cathy is the female
population of the nation along
with most of Ashland and the
men at West Point.
Although another female up
rising has not yet begun, it
just may. And it all started last
fall when Cathy read an appli
cation for West Point admitt
ence which had no restrictions
on the sex of the applicant.
Cathy then told Mr. Gaylord
Smith, AHS principal of her
wishes and after a few laughs,
he instructed her to write her
congressman.
She did just that too. She
Congress
avina he
received a reply from
man Robert Duncan saying "he
was sorry, but West Point had
been traditionally for men only."
Action of any kind was de
layed until January 27 as she
was atending the Senate Youth
Conference in Washington D.C.
On Cathy's first night at the
capitol her roommate, Martha
Harris, heard the story. The
part-time Los Angeles newpaper
reporter requested the story and
tation; Jorja Keil and Curtis
White, after dinner speaking;
Cathy Christy, Scott Weaver,
and Kris Nashland, salesman
ship; and Donna Hassel, Paula
Hoffman, Mike Lewis, interview.
Junior division representa
tives from Ashland will be: Dave
Parsons and Nickie Benbrook,
Enid Langer and Debbie Slap
nicka, Judy Sessions and Judy
Phelps, Lisa Tumbleson and
Jane Belland, Bob Dorris and
Jack Davis, and Chris Houghton,
Alan Engstrom, and Jim Will
iams, debate; Chris Houghton,
improptu speaking; Lisa Tum
bleson and Alan Engstrom, ex
temporaneous speaking; Enid
Langer, Debbie Slapnicka, Judy
Sessions, Jane Belland, and Jack
Davis, oration; Dave Parsons,
after dinner speaking: Jim Will
ims, radio speaking; Nickie Ben
brook and Bob Dorris, salesman
ship; and Judy Phelps, inter
view. Last year the Ashland team
received the sweepstakes trophy
signifying the best team per
formance at the Lindfield tour
nament winning a total of nine
first place trophies.
Approximately 1500 students
representing 70 schools through
out the state are scheduled to
attend he three-day event.
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"Where you get that
well-groomed look"
Cathy agreed. She knew the
story would go over the wire
press service, but she didn't
think anyone would pick it up."
Suddenly she was immerced
with reporters as the ABC news
headquarters was just across the
street. She was besieged with
reporters' interviews and re
quests for TV interviews.
Cathy then became the cause
of much discussion throughout
the nation as letters, some not
even signed, began pouring in.
Most of them told of the writers'
opinions and news clippings
from all over the nation. A few
letters came from West Point
saying the men there were all
behind Ashland's coed. They did
point out, however, that it would
be a very difficult life. She said
they gave examples like contact
sports and 14 mile hikes with
a 40 pound pack not to mention
shower formation.
"I'm glad it happened," Cathy
said, "I'm proud to be an ap
plicant. News died down for a
few days when Cathy left the
captial then it was announced
by Duncan that Cathy was ap
pointed a second alternate to
ChNStV Back
Following Trip
To Washington
Cathy Christy returned rec
ently after spending a week in
Washington D. C. through the
Senate Youth Program.
High points in her visit in
cluded tours in Washington, dis
cussion sessions, and addresses
by various government leaders.
In their tour of the nation's
capitol, Cathy, along with high
school leaders from throughout
the U. S. visited the Supreme
Court, the Pentagon, the State
Department, where they were
addressed by Secretary of State
Dean Rusk, Washington Cathre
dral, Arlington Cemetery, and
the F.B.I., where they met J.
Edgar Hoover.
Other outstanding speakers
who spoke tothe group includ
ed: Vice-President Hubert Hum
phrey, Peace Corps Director
Sargent Shrivcr, Senator Carl
Hayden, and Senator Ted Ken
nedy. The group also heard a
special address by President
Lyndon Johnson.
Cathy stated that the greatest
impression the trip made upon
her was that it made her proud
to be an American. She was
also surprised to find that stu
dents from throughout the coun
try had much in common.
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West Point. He said that he
doubted that she would be ad
mitted, but it would help pave
the way for future women mem
bership. Cathy went on say that she
learned a lot and that if she
was appointed she would try
it. "It wouldn't be easy though."
Science Project,
Interesting Hobby
What would you do if you
caught your foot in the hungry
jaws of a venus fly trap? Doug
Burdic's lizard tries to uproot
the ferocious monster in pulling
away from it
What started as a science pro
ject in Mr. Deller's ninth grade
class has turned out to be an
"interesting hobby" according
to Doug. He's been raising venus
fly traps for a year now, and
reports that his little colony of
plants, complete with aquarium,
is doing quite well. Venus fly
traps are like any other plants,
requiring the same amount of
water and soil minerals to sus-
A?
DANGEROUS PLANT Doug
Burdic holds one member of
his "dangerous plant" family.
Actually the Venus Fly Trap
is harmless to humans.
tain themselves. There is, how
ever, one important difference.
Apparently the soil lacks enough
nitrogen to sustain their liveli
hood and well-being, so they eat
insects to suffice their hunger.
The size of the tidbit is not re
strained. The fly trap will at
tempt to digest any bug. But
dinner has its disadvantages,
too. The fly trap is put out of
commission for a period of ten
hours as the process of digestion
takes place.
So if you're ever caught in a
venus fly trap, don't worry, you
have at least ten hours to learn
Karate!