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E VOL. 14, No. 6 ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ASHLAND, ORE. FRI., FEB. 10, 1967 Debaters Dominate SOC, Will Go To Bend, Linfield The Debate team came out on top in both " the novice and senior divisions at the SOC tournament held Jan. 27 and 28. Winners in the novice divi sion were Kathy Hill and Janie Smtih, with a first place in de bate; Kathy Hill, first place in impromptu speaking; Dave Ga lati. third in extemporaneous speaking; Janie Smith, first in extemporaneous speaking; Lon Gossage, second in impromptu speaking; Kris Keil, finalist in poetry reading; and Jeff McCol lum, Gordon Hester, Lon Gos sage, and Dave Galati tied for second place in debate. Senior Division In the senior division, Ginny Lawrence won first place in ex temporaneous speaking; Jack Davis and Lisa Tumbleson tied for second in oration; Curtis White placed second in im promptu speaking; Cathy Speaker Awarded Third Place Honor Carolyn Hassell, Ashland Sen ior High School's representative in the district finals of the Voice of Democracy contest, received third place honors. In the contest, sponsored by CAROLYN HASSELL I A: Lahr, Williams Set For European Tour Lois Lahr and Jim Williams have been accepted for a Euro pean tour sponsored by the American Heritage Association. They have chosen to take the 70 day American - European Studies tour. Lois and Jim will travel in a group with other high school students. They will leave shortly after school is out Compare Systems They will stop at Washington, D.C. and New York before go ing abroad. While in Europe they will visit London, Oxford, Berlin, Warsaw, Munich, Rome, Paris and other points of in terest They will be examining the American federal system and United Nations and study Phelps, third in impromptu speaking; and Lisa Tumbleson and Cathy Phelps tied for second in debate. Eight debaters will travel to Bend tomorrow to debate six rounds. Christy Fett, Nancy Hormel, Jim Work, and Loy Dale will gain experience in de bate in the junior division. Mary Alley, Paula Hoffman, Ginny Lawrence and Curtis White will be entered in the senior division. On Feb. 15, the team will travel to the Linfield Tourna ment, which will last from Feb. 16 to 18. Debate Teams In the senior debate division, Curtis White, Ginny Lawrence, Lisa Tumbleson, Cathy Phelps, Mike Lewis, Dave Parsons, Mary Alley, Paula Hoffman, Bob Dorris, Jack Davis, Chris Hough ton, and Alan Engstrom will be the Ladies Auxiliary to the Vet erans of Foreign Wars, Carolyn wrote on the theme: "Democ racy: What It Means To Me." After writing on the theme, Caroline recorded it as a speech and submitted it to judging here at Ashland High. Wins City Contest Carolyn's speech was judged, along with the entries of 12 other speech students here at AHS, by three faculty members. After winning the city con test, Carolyn's speech went on to be judged along with those from Medford and vicinity. All those speeches in the district contest had previously won local contests. Carolyn's speech received third place honors and Carolyn received a certificate as well as cash awards. Carolyn was up against espe cially stiff competition as the district winner from Medford went on to win the state contest. Carolyn said that "making the speech helped me realize how much democracy we do have in the school and in our everyday life." ing the similarities and differ ences in American and European cultures. Promote Understanding The primary objective of the American Heritage Association is "to aid Americans in their striving to obtain an apprecia tion for and an understanding of their heritage and the heri tage of man . . ." The activities of this association are program med to supplement and comple ment formal instruction offered in the secondary schools. Appli cants must be in high school. The list of tours includes American Studies, American Canadian Studies, and Austrian German Studies. divided into two two-man teams and two four-man teams. In the junior division Kris Keil, Susan Riffe, Jeff McCol lum, and Gordon Hester will compose the four-man team. Kathy Hill, Janie Smith and Lon Gossage, Dave Galati will be the two-man teams. Ginny Lawrence and Alan Engstrom will be in the senior division of extemporaneous speaking and Janie Smith and Dave Galati will be in extempo raneous speaking in the junior division. Interp, Speeches Mary Alley will compete in humorous interpretation and Paula Hoffman and Lisa Tum bleson will do serious interpre tation in the senior division. Mike Lewis and Dave Parsons will be entered in the interview ing department for the senior division and Kris Keil for the novice division. In impromptu speaking, Cur tis White and Cathy Phelps will compete in the senior oivision, while Lon Gossage and Kathy Hill will be in the junior di vision. In oration, Jack Davis, Mary Alley, and Lisa Tumbleson will be in the senior division and Gordon Hester will be In the novice division. Salesmanship Salesmanship speeches will be given by Ginny Lawrence and Alan Engstrom in the senior di vision and Jeff McCollum and Susan Riffe in the novice di vision. After dinner speeches will be given by Dave Parsons and Chris Houghton in the senior division. Mike Lewis will be in radio in the senior division. CiffordNamedHomemaker Melanie Gifford was recently named Ashland High School's 1967 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow, after placing first on a homemaking knowledge and attitude test. Melanie is now eligible for possible state and national scholarship awards. Her test also earned her a specially de signed silver charm from Gen eral Mills, sponsor of the Betty Crocker Search for the Ameri can Homemaker of Tomorrow. State Awards A state Homemaker of To morrow and runner-up will be selected from the winners of all schools in Oregon. The state winner will receive a $1,500 college scholarship and her school will be given complete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. The runner-up will be awarded a $500 educational grant The Betty Crocker Home maker of Tomorrow from Ore gon, together with those from all other states and the District of Columbia, each accompanied by her school advisor, will join in an expense paid educational tour of Colonial Williamsburg, Va., and Washington, D.C, next spring. WINNERS of the Elks Leadership contest for 1967 are: (left to right) Julie Cox, Chris Wiley, and Kathy Neal. Elks Honor Three As School Leaders Three Ashland High School senior girls have been selected by the Ashland Elks Lodge as local winners in the Elks Youth Leadership contest Selected on the basis of citi zenship, character, and leader ship were Chris Wiley, first place; Kathy Neal, second; and Julie Cox, third. Leadership Record Chris' leadership record began at Ashland Junior High School where she was the president of ner seventh giade class and stu dent body historian. During her junior and senior years, Chris has participated in able and gifted classes and has been a cheerleader. She is yell queen this year. Outside of school, Chris par ticipated in the Jackson County Youth Aquatic School, the Jack son County Youth Council, and was a Girls' State alternate. Class President While a student at Crater High School, Kathy was fresh The national winner the 1967 Ail-American Homemaker of Tomorrow will be an nounced at a dinner in Williams burg. She will be chosen from the state winners on the basis of original test score plus per sonal observation and interviews during the tour. Her reward will be an increase in her scholar ship to $5,000. Second, third, and fourth ranking national winners will have their original scholar ship grants increased to $4,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively. This is the thirteenth year of the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of To morrow, initiated in 1954-55 by General Mills to emphasize the importance of homemaking as a career. More than 5,000,000 sen ior girls have participated in the Search since its inception, and 1,256 winners will have earned scholarships totaling $1,371,500 at the conclusion of the current program. Record Registration The 581,334 girls and 14.753 schools registering for the 1967 Search established a new record for the program. Melanie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warner L. Gifford, 775 Forest Street, Ashland. She man class vice-president and sophomore class president. Kathy continued her student council and Drama club activi ties when she transferred to Ashland her junior year. She also participates in American Field Service and was an Ameri cans Abroad candidate her jun ior year. Her other activities include Ski club, Honor Society and Seminar. Staff Member Julie has been a member of both publications staffs at AHS. This year she is assistant eaiwi of the Rogue News. As a second-year member of the year book staff, she is copy layout editor. She is president of Quill and Scroll this year. Julie has participated in Able and Gifted classes and has been a majorette in both her junior and senior years. Last summer Julie was a mem ber of Burelson's school fashion board. She is also past president of Beta Sigma Theta Rho girls' club. has attended Columbia Falls High School in Montana and high schools in Reno, Nevada and Tempe, Arizona, before coming to AHS this year. Melanie is an active student and enjoys participating in the school chorus. Her future plans include at tending Brigham Young Univer sity after graduation and becom ing an elementary school teacher. MELANIE GIFFORD
