Vol. 14, No. 9
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ASHLAND, ORE.
FRI., APR. 7, 1967
WHITE FIRST
Math Scores Announced
Curits White and Bill Lindow
received the top scores in Ash
land High School on the Na
tional High School Mathematics
Examination, according to Mr.
Robert Day, math instructor.
In the test, which was given
on March 7, the two senior boys
scored the highest out of a total
of 155 students who were given
the test. On the basis of their
high scores, both Bill and Curtis
will now be entered in the na
tional mathematics contest
First Place
Curtis, because of his first
place local rating, will also re
ceive a national math pin. The
gift will be presented by the
National Society of Actuaries
who are the sponsors of the test
The national math test is
given annually to high school
students from throughout the
United States. Its scoring is done
on the basis of docking the stu
dents who guess at the answers.
The questions range from the
least difficult, which are worth
three points each, to the most
difficult, which are worth five
points for each correct answer.
Scoring
After the student's total
points for correct answers are
added, points are subtracted for
those questions which were an
swered incorrectly. Thus, some
ALL SCHOOL SHOW '
SCHEDULED FOR MAY
The all-school show will be
held Friday afternoon, May
26, in the gymnasium.
This year's school show
will be a talent show given
by various interested stu
dents who have a special
talent in any field. The show
will be presented to the stu
dents of Ashland High School
but the public will be wel
come to attend.
Those interested students
should listen for further an
nouncements or ask their stu
dent council representative.
students receive a negative score
on the difficult, 50-question
exam.
Not all students enrolled in
AHS math classes took part in
the test. However, those who
took the test were chosen from
their Algebra I, Algebra II,
geometry, trigonometry, and
calculus classes. All of the
questions on the test were taken
from the ideas which are part
of the curriculum of those
classes.
Test Problems
Some of the problems in
cluded on the examination did,
however, require more complex
processes than have been stud
ied in the classes. The majority
of the questions required the
application of theories which
had been studied.
Teachers in the AHS Math
Department stated that the re
sults of the examination point
up the fact that students never
stop learning mathematical
principles. They also said that
the over-all results of the test
were fairly low.
STATE CONVENTIONS
GOOD DRIVERS who finished in the top eight local car rally
are: Row one (1. to r.) Charles Petty and Raymond Kerby.
Row two (I. to r.) Nancy James, Jan Gray, Nancy Phillips,
Barbara Hormel, Linda Zarka, John Matteson, Clint Smith,
Armond Leigh, and James Kreisman, Row three (1. to r.)
Judy Jameson, Olin Ford, and Jodi Tyler.
Twenty-four Run
In City Car Rally
Twenty-four cars participated
in the car rally last April 2
sponsored by the Student Coun
cil and the Jackson County
Youth Council.
The car rally started at Ash.
land High School and ended at
Mayfair Market in Ashland.
RC, Thespians To Attend Meetings
State conferences for mem
bers of the Thespians club and
the International Relations
League will be attended by
Ashland High School represen
tatives. This morning ten members of
Ashland's Thespian troupe left
for Lake Oswego to attend the
Oregon State Thespian Confer
ence. The participants in the
convention are: Susan Beecher,
Bev Brackman, Kent Brostad,
Krancine Conner, Jan Gray,
Chris Houghton, Carol Mark
ham, Marilyn Miller, Marilyn
Thomas, and Dave Work.
Susan Beecher and Dave Work
are planning to present a scene
from the play A Marriage Pro
posal, which was recently pre
sented at AshlandHigh . The re
quirements for the skit in the
convention competition include
a time limit of five to eight
minutes.
Competition
Other competition in the field
of acting includes men's and
women's singles skits, men's and
women's doubles in skits. The
field also include pantomime in
both singles and doubles for
men and women.
The conference will include a
make-up workshop and four
members of the Ashland troupe
will participate. They are Bev
Brackman, Francine Conner,
Marilyn Miller, and Marilyn
Thomas.
Each of the participants will
take part in some competition
or the workshop. Mr. and Mrs.
Marian Shanks will provide
transportation and will act as
chaperones.
IRC Plans
Plans are being tentatively
set up by the International Re
lations Club to attend the State
Conference April 7 and 8.
Newly-formed, IRC is hoping to
send eight delegates each fa
miliar with one of the eight
sub-topics chosen by the state
International Relations League.
This year the statewide topic is
the United Nations. The sub
topics include: Viet Nam, popu
lation growth and food shortages
around the world, Arab-Israeli
dispute, effectiveness of UN
policy and procedure, and dis
crimination as it presents itself
around the world.
The conference, to be held in
Eugene, attracts many clubs
throughout the state. Featured
speaker will be former Congress
man Robert Duncan. His speech
is entitled, "The American
People and the United Nations."
AFS Reception
Lilette Tumbagahan, AFS for
eign student from the Philip
pines and IRC member, will at
tend the conference with the
delegates as a guest of the club.
Forign students from through
out the state have been invited
to a special reception held Fri
day night
Each car was supposed to have
a driver and a navigator. A series
of clues telling the competitors
when and where to turn were
given to each car. Each car was
also given a panic slip in case
they got lost Once the seal was
broken the car was automatic
ally disqualified. There were
checkpoints along the way to
check on the car's time and
mileage.
Judging
Winners were judged on their
accuracy, closeness to a pre
scribed time, and ability to
answer questions.
Winners were: first car
Linda Zarka, driver, and Nancy
Phillips, navigator; second, Olin
Ford and John Matteson; third,
Clint Smith and Armond Leigh;
fourth, Jodi Tyler and Judy
Jameson; fifth, Charles Petty
and Jan Gray; sixth, Barbara
Hormel and Nancy James; sev
enth, James Kreisman and Kay
Ferreira; eighth, Scott Johnson
and Raymond Kerby.
These eight cars will repre
sent Ashland in the Jackson
County Car Rally on April 9
which is sponsored by the Jack
son County Youth Council.
First three cars in the county
rally will receive a trophy each
and the top school will receive
a large trophy.
Symposium: Students Speak Out
by Julie Cox
Two weeks ago, more than 700 Jackson County
high school students, educators, and businessmen par
ticipated in an ethics symposium on the Southern
Oregon College campus.
The conference, sponsored by the school districts,
the State Department of Education, and the Jackson
County Intermediate Education district, was entitled
"Ethics Today: A Symposium of Ethics in Modern
Life." Its purpose was to give the educational com
munity experiences in approaches to teaching ethics
and to expand the use of community resources to
provide some ethical direction for young adults.
The two-day conference aroused much interest
and comment from both students and adults. After
distributing questionnaires to students concerning
various parts of the conference, the following con
clusions have been reached concerning attitudes of
Ashland High School seniors who attended.
Generally, students mentioned that the sympo
sium did much to stimulate their thinking in new
areas. After attending the conference, Scott Weaver
said that a "need for self-evaluation became evident."
Mike Knapp was one of the students who felt
that the conference failed to accomplish anything.
His feeling was that the symposium merely gave him
a chance to re-evaluate his own code of ethics.
The speaker rated by students as the most in
teresting and informative was Dr. Dan Rhoades from
Denver, Colorado's Iliff School of Theology. He pre
sented the keynote address, entitled "Ethics in Mod
ern Life," and contributed to the afternoon panel
discussion.
In his speech, Dr. Rhoades presented students
with three challenges designed to help them benefit
from the symposium. These challenges were first,
that man must no longer allow others to make his
decisions for him; second, that reasoning is needed
for one to develop an adequate basis for understand
ing; and third, that attitudes of today's civilization
are formed around the structure they're developed in.
In his speech, entitled "Ethics and Race Rela
tions," Mr. H. J. Hamilton, Chief Counsel of the Ore
gon State Bureau of Labor, stated that the United
States is a "country based on racism." Hamilton de
clared that this attitude is taught to students all their
lives.
Students rated Mr. Hamilton's speech second in
interest to Dr. Rhoades.
A panel entitled "Sexual Morality" under the
leadership of moderator Dr. Arthur Kreisman was the
most controversial session.
Participants included Mr. Hamilton, Dr. Rhoades,
Dr. Betty Lou Dunlop, Dr. Frederick Trost, and
Reverend Charles McDonald.
Students rated Dr. Rhoades' and Mr. Hamilton's
contributions as both stimulating and interesting,
although some said that they tended to stray from
the topic. Dr. Trost's and Dr. Dunlop's speeches were
credited with having several good points. Student
opinions concerning Rev. McDonald's presentation
were varied.
Tuesday's program concluded with a lecture by
folklore expert Dr. Barre Toelken. Only 25 AHS
seniors attended the program. Of these, several found
it enjoyable. However, half said that it did not con.
tribute significantly to the symposium.
Mr. Robert B. Duncan, unsuccessful Democratic
candidate for U.S. Senator in 1966, opened Wednes
day's program with a talk on "Ethics in Government."
In his speech, Mr. Duncan told many of his personal
opinions regarding ethics in government.
Following Mr. Duncan's speech, the assembled
students were dismissed to attend small discussion
groups.