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PAGE 6 ROGUE NEWS FRI . DEC. 13. 1968 Foreign Study League Offers Varied Programs For Summer Study Abroad All-State Selection Named Boy For Nov. by karin Davidson Arc you interested in studying in a foreign country next summer? Do you know anything about foreign study or have you just taken it for granted that it would be impossible? Well, if you ARE interested it may not be as impossible as you thought. The Foreign Study League is a private educational institution which provides young American students with the opportunity to attend summer schools abroad. If enough students are interested, Mrs. Simon hopes to take a home town group to France, where she will act as counselor. The group will sfend three days in Amsterdam, 32 days attending summer school at the University of Reims, Reims, France, 4 days in Paris and 3 days in London. Their curriculum will be French language and civilization for beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Lectures on French culture will complement the curriculum. A program of excursions and activities for many weekends and afternoons is also planned for each campus. The complete cost of these excursions included in the student tuition fee. It must be noted that students may enroll in one of two categories: as a part of a home town group; or as a single student. Students wishing to enroll where no home town group is being formed will be classified as single students and will be placed with another group. The student tuition fee varies, depending on the F.uropean campus location, the particular program, the U.S. city of departure, and the method of transportation chosen by the student (ship andor jet) Kay Ferreira's many outstanding efforts in football have gained him the honor of being named Boy of the Month, for the month of November. Ferreira, a senior at Ashland High School, was a first team regular on both offense and defense for the Grizzly football team throughout the 1968 season. Ferreira was named to both the first offensive and defensive All Conference teams. On offense his position was guard and on defense it was linebacker. He was also selected as an all-state offensive guard. Ferrierra is a three year lctterman in football and has lettered for the past two years in track. He is very active in the Letterman's Club and is now serving as Vice-President of the organization. John Perry, chairman of the Boy of the Month Committee said "We chose Kay for this honor because he has always been one of the leaders in the school and because of his great contr ubutions towards it, especially in the field of sports." 11 X L J WVJL' KAY FERREIRA ELECTRONIC WONDER COMES TO AHS A new type of oven was demonstrated, November 26, in the home economic room. Mr. Crouch from Don's Radio and TV. demonstrated the abilities of the electronic oven to the home economics classes. The electronic oven costs $499.95, and operates by radiant heat. A special attraction of this oven is that paper napkins and paper plates can be used in the oven without any damage. It is easy to clean and can be wiped out with a rag. VP Attends FTA Conclave Attending the state convention of the Future Teachers of America were Cindy Taylor, club vice-president, and Mrs. Beaty, club advisor. The convention was held at Sheldon Perry Takes VFW Prize Monte Perry has been named first place winner in the Voice of Democracy speech contest, with Charlotte Yoeman taking second place, and Shirley Nickodemus third. Miss Perry will receive a $25 savings bond for her winning speech, and Miss Yoeman and Miss Nickodemus will receive medals. Their speeches will be entered in the national competition. The winning speeches were chosen from seven entries, and were judged by Mrs. Zwick, Mr. Wall, and Mr. Lawrence. They were judged 457o on content, 35 on originality, and 20 on delivery. The theme of the 22nd annual Voice of Democracy speech contest was "Freedom's Challenge." The contest was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and is associated with the National and State Association of Broadcasters. In Miss Perru's first place speech she expressed the idea that belief in democracy is freedom's greatest challenge. She stated that "Our anscestors built a castle of freedom, now we must build a foundation." She said that in order to meet this challenge young people should take advantage of school courses and speakers, take part in discussions, be informed, know political candidates and issues, and keep an open mind. Second place winner Charlotte Yoeman said that individualism is freedom's challenge. She said that many people have lost their identity in the crowd, and that "Freedom is nothing but the chance to be better." In Miss Nickodemus's third place speech she expressed the belief that freedom's greatest challenge is in the area of civil rights and equal opportunity for success. She stated that "The time has come for black and white America to join hands and unite for a better America." High School in Eugene, Nov. 15 and 16. While at the convention the two heard from guest speakers, had group discussions and films. The students also made a tour of the University of Oregon campus. One of the speakers was David E. Willis, Director of Education at Portland State College. His topic was, "Teacher of Tomorrow: Man, Media, Machines." The students also attended a class on Classroom Management at the University of Oregon. The students and advisors met in separate groups with students meeting in one session and teachers in another. The purpose of this was to give students a little more freedom. 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