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.