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McCall, Duncan speak to students on issues
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U. 5. Grant High School, Portland, Oregon
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by Cynthia Froom
Junior Ron
Marrs has been
selected an
American Field
Service candi-
date, rejplacing
Pam Anderson
who withdrew
from the pro-
gram.
Competing in
Ron Marrs
nation-wide AFS
competition, information
concerning Ron will go
through screenings in New
York before he becomes an
actual AFS student.
“My feelings went from dis
appointment to excitement,”
commented Ron. “I had been
first runner-up and then all of
a sudden I was selected.”
“I wanted to be an AFS
student because I’ve only
traveled along the West
Coast and never out of the
United States,” stated Ron.
“It has been my ambition to
travel abroad, meeting peo
ple from foreign countries.”
Wishing to be an AFS repre
sentative during the summer,
Ron has held this ambition since
Honor tribute by
speech, orchestra
to Veterans' day
Veteran’s Day assembly will
be presented November 10 with
the Speech department and Or
chestra in charge of the pro
gram.
“Gary Whitted, senior, from
the Speech department, will be
the master-of-ceremonies,” stat-
ed Mrs. Opal Hamilton. “He
will open the assembly with a
review as to the purpose of and
why we celebrate Veteran’s
Day.”
Following the opening ad
dress, “The Last Lesson,” a seri
ous interpretation from World
War II literature, will be pre
sented by Kimberly Patterson,
senior.
“The orchestra will contrib
ute their portion of the program
with the presentation of several
patriotic numbers,” commented
Eugene Kaza.
Concluding the assembly will
be the reading of John F. Ken
nedy’s Inaugural Address by
Daniel Aiken, junior.
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Friday, November 4—
Football, Wilson at Lin
coln, 8 p.m. Dance, new
gym.
Saturday, November 5—
State cross country meet
at Willamette university.
Thursday, November 10—
End of grading period.
Veterans Day assembly.
his freshman year. “Miss Mil
dred Eikeland, who is the AFS
school coordinator, was my Eng
lish-Social Studies teacher and
influenced me,” Ron stated.
Ron could be sent to one of
many foreign countries. The
summer program involves more
countries than the program in
which students go during the
school year.
Seniors to listen
to representatives
of private colleges
College visitations from about
nineteen independent colleges
will be held November 16, pe
riods one-two for seniors.
Every senior is required to go
to two of the conferences and, if
desired, personal conferences
will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the
library.
Independent
colleges
are
schools not supported by state
funds. Colleges represented will
be from both Oregon and Wash
ington and are mostly liberal
arts schools. The American Civil
service will also be represented.
Students will be notified as to
the time and place of their con-
ferences on the day of the con-
ference.
Hosts and hostesses for the
college representatives will be
members of the National Honor
Society.
This will be the only chance
for conferences with the inde
pendent colleges’ representatives,
according to Mrs. Elva Newcom
er who is in charge of the visita
tion.
for honors
by Mary Jane Hulett
Induction for the eighty new
members of the National Honor
Society will be held next Thurs
day at Augustana Lutheran
church at 7:30 p.m.
Members of NHS, chosen be
cause of their scholarship, lead
ership and service to the school,
were tapped in an assembly Oc
tober 27 by senior members.
The induction ceremonies will
include a speech by Mr. Clifford
Williams of the Portland Public
schools, a vocal solo by Lynn
Rossiter and a brief talk by the
commissioners of the National
Honor Society.
Gary Whitted, head commis-
sioner, will be the Master of
Ceremonies for the evening.
Commissioner John Pachot will
speak on the history of NHS.
Commissioners Jacque Hodges,
Bob Blackford, Mike Balkovich
and Rick Dinihanian will speak
on the four qualities required
for membership. Jacque will
speak on scholarship, Bob on
leadership, Mike about service,
and Rick on character.
A reception will follow the
induction for the new members
and their parents.
Mrs. Elva Newcomer, Mrs.
Doris Hanlon and Cecil Jenkins
are in charge of the evening.
The commissioners of NHS are
also helping in the planning.
Others included in the ceremo
nies will be members of the
usher squad.
SPEAKING WITH Republican gubernatorial candidate, Tom
McCall shortly before he addressed a gathering of students,
parents, and teachers is Loma Viken.
by Barbara Earnest, Lorna Viken, and Elaine Wolfe
Gubernatorial and senatorial
candidates were featured in this
week’s political forum series.
Speaking to students and adults
were Tom McCall and Robert
Duncan.
“This is the quality genera
tion. These students are going
to live longer, know more, need
to know more because of the
the complexity of tomorrow’s
world,” stated Secretary of
State Tom McCall, Republican
candidate for governor.
Speaking to adults and
students at a forum here as
one in the series of political
speakers, Mr. McCall pre
sented his views on polit
ical issues and the student’s
role in government.
“The student’s role in govern
ment is being concerned about
and acquainting himself with
specific issues (pollution, taxes,
Russian fishing fleet). It in
cludes participating in cam
paigns and becoming a respon
sible voter,” explained Mr. Mc
Call.
“Oregon is a mecca of
leadership in the United
States. I want a citizen’s
administration (welcoming
citizens’ criticism). We’re
Salem witch trials theme of 'The Crucible’
REHEARSING their parts in
“The Crucible” are from left
to right, Pete Borho, Mark
Smith, Angie Reinecker, Chris
Curry and Terry Cunningham.
Featured Cast
Terry Cunningham.. John Proctor
Marilyn Best and
Chris Curry..Elizabeth Proctor
Joan Steinfeld and
Polly Tower..Abigail Williams
Jeff Perel ...........Reverend Hale
Mrs. Betty Foster ......... Director
by Cynthia Froom
“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller is a two-act play that will be
■presented in LI by the advanced drama department under the direc
tion of Mrs. Betty Foster. Dates for the play have been set for,
November 16-19 at 7:30 p.m.
Time of “The Crucible” is set in 1690. The play is based on
an actual historical event, with the setting of Salem, Massa
chusetts.
“The story is told with great imagination and the lines are
strong and passionate,” said Mrs. Foster.
Characters in the play represent people who actually lived
during this period of history. Their identities were surmised
from a few letters, trial records, and other things written dur
ing this time.
The story concerns a group of young girls who by deception and
fraud accuse their enemies of witchcraft. The conniving girl, Abi
gail, is largely responsible for starting the hysteria. This results in
many hangings and’ one of the most terrible and strangest chapters
in human history.
“ ‘The Crucible’ demonstrates the apparent defeat of truth
and honesty in the face of hypocrisy. Yet the deaths of the
falsely accused reveal the inherent bravery of the human spirit
which triumphs over falseness in the end,” commented Mrs.
Foster.
“I think it will be very good. It has a weird effect on the audi
ence,” said Terry Cunningham, who plays the lead male role as
John Proctor.
“Scintillating, lusty, provocative,” was Marilyn Best’s reaction
to ’‘The Crucible.” She plays the lead female role as Elizabeth
Proctor as does Chris Curry.
“It is difficult for the cast to portray the characters,” commented
•Marilyn, “because we haven’t faced the situations of witchcraft,
lechery and death that are prominent in this play. However I do
feel the cast will perform their parts very successfully.”
Tickets will be on sale for 75c in center hall or from any senior
dramateur. Dress rehearsals may be attended in LI on November
10 and 15. Admission for this is 25c.
a government of laws, not
of men; we’re a goyernment
of facts, not of fists,” stated
Mr. McCall.
Having been chairman of the
Metropolitan Youth commission,
Mr. McCall favors lowering the
voting age to 18 yet realizes,
“This will not come for a long,
long time.
“I wish more 18, 19 and 20
year olds were as interested in
this proposal as I am. Apathy
among today’s youth made the
petition drive to place the meas
ure on the ballot a complete
flop,” revealed Mr. McCall.
According to Mr. McCall, stu
dents should be able to go to
the polls right after high school
so interest conveyed through
classroom discussions will not
dwindle.
During his years of election
campaigning, Mr. McCall has
employed several hundred teen
age volunteers and recognizes
that, “the younger generation is
certainly a challenging outfit.
Robert Duncan, Democratic
candidate for the United States
Senate, considers teenagers “vi
brant, alive, interested and con
cerned.”
“You are better educated
when you leave high school than
my generation was when we
graduated from college,” he con
tinued.
“Your burdens are far heavier
than ours from an academic
standpoint. The growth of
knowledge has been tremendous.
The educational challenges today
are far greater than ours were.
“The most important habits
you acquire are not so much
memorization', but learning how
to think and find answers to the
questions of today.”
Concerning the question of
lowering the voting age to 18,
Mr. Duncan said, “This is a prob
lem to be faced by each state.
There are a lot more critical
problems to address your atten
tion to.
“I have no serious objection
to it. The students are well pre
pared and are endued with as
great a sense of civic duty as you
ever will be.”
In addressing the audience,
Mr. Duncan spoke mainly of the
Viet Nam issue. “As I looked at
the disarray in Oregon and over
the United States, I decided
someone had to come to Oregon
to speak on the most critical is
sue—the question of South Viet
Nam.
“I don’t like the war any more
than anyone else likes the war.
We are not seeking’ to destroy
communism where it already ex
ists, but tp make sure the com
munists do not impose their will
on the other nations of the
world.”