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November 10, 1966 College sessions interest students Senior classmen selling ribbons to promote spirit, pay for prom ‘ Ribbons are sold not only to make money for the senior class, but also to promote interest and enthusiasm in athletic activi ties," commented Tim Prahl, senior class president. Each week the senior class averages $60 from ribbon sales which goes toward senior prom expenses. Nancy Steele has been respon sible for most of the sayings this year. Colors are chosen at ran dom. “Marilyn Masters is in charge of organizing ribbon sales this year. Marilyn can be credited with much of the success of the ribbon sales, although everyone concerned has worked excep tionally hard this year,” com mented Tim. Each week between 1,000 and 1,300 ribbons are ordered from the Watson Printing company. The students receive the ribbons Thursday afternoon and are busy pinning and counting them for the following day’s sale. Sellers are divided into two groups because over 90 people signed up to sell. Dads’ club to sponsor parent, teacher dance An informal dinner-dance for the faculty and parents will be held at Colwood Golf and Coun try club on Saturday. This will be the third annual parents’ dance to be sponsored by the Dads’ club. by Cynthia Evans “First a student must decide “Look at all those buttons. what kind of school he would like to attend, then what school Hey, this one is almost a hundred it would be possible for him to years old! I didn’t know they had attend, and make sure that the political buttons then.” These are just a few com school offers him the areas of ments taken from students study which he is interested in,” viewing the display of poli stated Mrs. Jane Molnar, assist tical campaign buttons in ant director of admissions at the library show case. The Mills college. collection belongs to Bob “These college confer Heldfond, Roger Pierson ences are the most effective and Bob Russell, members way for a student to find of the Collectors club. out about a college without With a common interest in po actually visiting the campus or partaking in a personal litical science and the presidents, the three students began to col interview,” she added. Speaking here to a group of lect buttons from campaign Portland area high school girls, headquarters during the ’64 elec Mrs. Molnar explained the edu tion. “History becomes more cational, economic and social interesting when you can processes of the college. Tuition, see the candidates of differ admission grade, test and recom ent times on buttons,” said mendation requirements were Roger. thoroughly explained. Further interest was aroused From both a student’s and a school employee’s vantage after meeting a woman at an es point, Mrs. Molnar tried to tate sale. “She has a fantastic show her audience just what collection of her own with over college life at Mills is like. 20,000 buttons,” said Bob Held Graduating from Mills in fond. “She told us that the old 1964, it is easy for her to er buttons are quite preva put herself in the place of lent and worth money. So the students. we made a conscientious ef Those students requesting a fort to go to every estate personal interview received an sale and auction,” they ex hour-long appointment with Mrs. plained. Molnar. “This gives a student Since then they learned that time to discuss their own chances for admission and other ques tions which were not asked dur ing the conference.” College conferences like this one are listed in the announce ments each morning. Senior to uttend there is a national organization called American Political Items Collectors. From this they re ceived price lists and informa tion about political articles. “Just like coins,” said Bob Russell. Over 800 people in the United States have large collections worth thousands of dollars. Some of them date back to Washing ton inaugural buttons. “Within two years we have accumulated buttons dating to 1840, William Henry Harrison and almost every Democratic and Republican candidate since James Garfield,” said Bob Rus sell. “The combined collection is worth a large sum of money ac cording to APIC price lists,” said Roger. “Now, the newer buttons we take for granted and look for the older ones which we thought never existed. They’re not easy to find, but fun to go looking for,” they concluded. ^niurance GOOD RATES FOR YOUNG DRIVERS Phone 288-5095 4103 N.E. 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