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About The Grantonian (Portland, Ore.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1966)
Finalists chosen for field service program Pam Anderson and Susan Hatchard have been selected as American Field Service finalists for next year. by Marilyn Leonard Pam Anderson and Susan Hatchard are our representatives to New York in the nation-wide American Field Service competition. They were chosen after the seven finalists were interviewed by the selecting committee. “I thought she (Michelle Rex, who informed the girls of their selection) had the wrong num ber!” commented Sue. Susan was born in Helena, Montana. Her fam ily moved to Portland soon after her birth. She was freshman Girls’ league president and was on the Battle of the Sexes rally squad. “My reason for wanting to be an AFS student,’ according to Pam, “is to learn about the people. So often the average person’s viewpoint is ob scured and twisted.” Pam was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has lived in every state except Hawaii, Alaska and a few of the New England states. The selecting committee had the job of choos ing the finalist and have agreed on this selection. “Our pride and hope go with Susan and Pam who, if chosen by the AFS/New York, will represent us well,” one member commented. About the selecting committee both girls agreed: “it must have been a terrible strain on them to make such a decision in so short a time.” SPAGHETTI EATING John Stuckey, activities director, was among the paying guests at the United Good Neighbor Spaghetti dinner. The dinner netted $253.44. Projects pro ve profitable The Vol. 69, No. 7 rantonian U. S. Grant High School, Portland, Oregon Symphony society to present series of youth concerts Portland Symphony orchestra’s fourth season of Youth concerts will enable students to hear Maestro Jacques Singer conduct the 80-piece symphony in four Wednesday afternoon concerts. Tickets will be sold for two weeks starting Monday. Cost of the series is $2. Students will be excused from classes to attend the hour-long programs at 1:00 and 2:30 on November 10, January 18, Feb ruary 15 and March 22 at the Oriental theater. Tickets should be bought early because of lim ited seating. The Youth Concert series was first organized in the fall of 1962 by the Portland Symphony So ciety’s Education Committee working with conductor Jacques Singer and A. Verne Wilson, di rector of music for the Portland public schools. Mrs. Gordon Ballantyne, this year’s Youth Concert chairman, is being assisted by Mrs. Jacob K. Clifton, Mrs. William W. Wyse, Mrs. Cecil C. Jenkins and Mrs. Robert H. Huntington. The Portland Parent Teacher Asso ciation Council is helping organ ize ticket sale arrangements. According to Mrs. Ballantyne the Youth Concert series “is a significant cultural opportunity for Portland area students.” JfampJUA, Friday, October 21— Football, Sunset, there, 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 25— American College test. Wednesday, October 26— Big and Little Sister party; Swimming, Roosevelt at Buckman, 3:45. Thursday, October 27— Back to School night; Swimming, Lincoln at Couch, 4:45. Friday, Oct. 21,1966 Parents try children's schedules at annual 'Back-to-School' night by Cynthia Froom Parents Will once again tackle the “hustle, bustle” schedule of their children in the annual “Back-to-School” night to be held October 27. Sponsored by the Parent- Teachers Association and the Grant High Dad’s club, back-to-school night will begin in the auditorium at 7:15.» “Eugene Kaza will present his orchestra for your pleasure,” stated Mrs. Helen Bakkensen, PTA president. “Come early be cause of the parking problem.” Following the orchestra, a short PTA business meeting is to be held. Dr. Roy Malo will then welcome the par ents, introduce the admin istration, and conclude with the evening’s schedule. “Back-to-School night will al low parents to meet school ad ministrators, teachers, visit class- rooms and generally follow the busy schedule of their favorite scholar,” commented Mrs. Bak kensen. Parents will be spending ap proximately 17 minutes in each classroom. National Honor So ciety members are to be on hand to help “wandering parents” find the right rooms. Parents who have not pur chased PTA membership cards will be able to do so in center hall during the evening. Mrs. Samuel Menashe is in charge of the sale. for Good Neighbor drive Powder Puff football, car washes, a spaghetti dinner, reg room drives and a birthday party were all a part of the contrib uting factors of our raising $1322.24 in this year’s United Good Neighbors drive. United Good Neighbors Services is a collection of organizations which are di vided into five major divi sions, Child Care, Educa tion, Health, Youth and Family. Some of the organizations un der these divisions are the Wa verly Baby Home, American Red Cross, The United Cerebral Pal sy Association, the YMCA and the YWCA. The reason these or ganizations unite is so that they won’t have to sponsor drives themselves. The total of $132.24 should run up to about $137.24, a new record for the school, because of con tributions from several of the interest clubs, accord- ding to John Stuckey, activi ties director. If the $1347.24 League has 'Big, Little Witch’ party Faculty picks boys for calculus class Seniors Steve Hiebert, Vance Hodnett and Gary Whitted have been selected by the math facul ty to participate in a special cal culus class Monday evenings at Portland Community college. “The class is made up of out standing students from every high school in Portland,” stated Cecil Jenkins, head of the math department. The only students are those that the faculty feels will be able to keep up with their present work and also be able to handle the rigor that is in volved in such a course. This is the first class of its kind and is being taught by Rus sel Abram, a professor at Port land’ Community college. It lasts from 6:30-9:00 p.m. and is held once a week during the school year. After the students have completed this course, it will be the equivalent to a college course in calculus. total is reached it will sur pass the 1964 total by 24 cents. Powder Puff Football was the kickoff drive for the UGN drive collecting a total of $60.95. In the car wash competition the seniors won with a total of $42. The junior class netted $25.50 on their car wash, the freshmen $31.41 and the sophomores raised a total of $17.50. A total of $719.37 was re ceived from the reg room drives. Mrs. Opal Hamilton’s class won that competition with an aver age of $5.05 donated by each student. The class will receive General Grant’s sword which will be on display in their room for the rest of the year. A spaghetti dinner held Octo ber 12 netted $253.44 for the drive. The executive council dance raised $150.00 and the after school birthday party raised $22.07. “The administration and the faculty are very pleased with Grant students for their contri butions,” states Mr. Stuckey. BIG AND LITTLE Sister party entertainment will include folk singers Kerry Harnett and Laurie McGill. As hostesses for the Big and Little Witch Party, the annual big and little sister party, senior girls will welcome the freshmen girls to the old gym Wednesday evening. Dressed in good grub- bies, the senior girls will arrive at 6:00 p.m. Matching of the seniors and their little sisters will be done at the party. Announcement of the freshmen Girls’ league offi cers will be made. Cupcakes and apple cider will be served, and entertainment presented. “Our main goal is to cre ate lasting friendships. We want the big and little sister idea to last the whole year and hope to have another party in the spring,” added Mary. Featured in the entertainment are folksingers Laurie McGill and Kerry Harnett, dancers Sue Gobel and Janet Bader and solo ist Mabel Taylor. Joanne Obinger, Nora Mum ford Jacque Hodges and Trudy Swenson will sing. Kanta Mir- chandani will perform and in terpret a native Indian dance. Also included in the evening’s entertainment is a duet by Lynn Rossiter and Mary Magnuson and an introductory skit present ed by Jane Shaw, Nancy Steele and Melissa Hegge. Senior girls planning the par ty are: ticket sales and matching chairman, Mary Parker; enter tainment,. Jane Shaw, Nancy Steele and Melissa Hegge, Other committee chairmen in clude Lynri Rossiter, publicity; Cam Guthmann and Nora Mum ford, decorations; and Mary Tin- iakos, refreshments.