December 16, 1966
THE GRANTONIAN
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Memories make Christmas in Viet Nam ?
Newly selected girls’ league
honor girls are, front row, left
to right: sophomores Gretchen Guthrie and Karen Zidell and
junior Candi Jenquin. Back row: seniors Melissa Hegga and
Chris Cole and junior Sue Hatchard.
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by Marilyn Leonard
Christmas is one of those holi
days that never change, no mat
ter where you are—or is it?
For many
Americans
Christmas will be a night of
memories of how warm the
fire in the fireplace was and
how beautiful the tree
looked as it glittered in the
corner of the house.
How wonderful the carolers
sounded outside the door and
how quiet and peaceful every
thing was under a soft blanket
of snow.
This is just about ail the
Christmas the American
servicemen in Viet Nam
have to look forward to.
Oh, perhaps the soldiers at the
bases will have a Christmas din
Girls model for 'good salary, poise’
by Cecile O’Rourke
Modeling seems to be a well-
liked part-time profession for
many girls. It provides a good
salary and helps a girl in posture
and poise.
Among many girls pres
ently modeling are seniors
Jeri Cohen, Kristi McKean,
Trudy Swenson, and juniors
Kathy Ingber and Suzi
Johnson.
Jeri has modeled clothes for
McCall's speaker
talks with classes
on fashions, colors
Visiting the home economics
sewing classes was Miss Barbara
Seibert, West Coast educational
representative for McCall’s pat
terns.
The purpose was “to help the
girls in choosing patterns and
fabrics for selecting an appro
priate, nice-looking wardrobe,”
according to Miss Seibert.
Miss Seibert explained impor
tant points to consider in choos
ing a wardrobe for a pleasing in
dividual look.
The effect of different lines,
colors and textures on different
figure types was demonstrated
along with new things in fashion
and fabric.
About young teens sewing,
Miss Seibert, who enjoys sewing
her own clothes, said, “It’s a tre
mendous creative outlet.”
Miss Seibert graduated from
Oregon State university with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in voca
tional home economics educa
tion. Previous to working for
McCall’s she taught homemak
ing for three years in Oakland,
California.
White Stag, shoes for. I. Mag- with lots of opportunities,”
nin’s and umbrellas and rain Kathy said.
coats for Rhodes. Because of her
Hi board representatives also
modeling experience, she also model at special fashion show
received a job passing out Pro ings for their stores.
file Bread samples for two
weeks on Rose City Transit
buses.
She participated in a mov
ie for fashion careers which
was done by White Stag. It
Entering the twentieth annual
showed the steps on how an Voice of Democracy contest is
outfit or dress is made with senior speech student Virginia
Jeri having a dress pinned Bailey. Candy Chambers, Diane
and fitted to her and model Coddington, and David Cripe,
ing the final product.
other Grant finalists, were elim
Kristi McKean modeled for inated by speech teachers. Orig
Jantzen where she went through inally 160 students submitted
several practices, a fitting and a articles.
dress rehearsal before the final
“The response this year has
showing.
been excellent,”
commented
Trudy’s been modeling off and Mrs. Opal Hamilton, speech
on since she was three years old. teacher.
She has modeled for Meier and
The subject for the five min
Frank and Best’s Apparel.
ute radio script is “Democracy:
The most important thing that What It Means to Me.”
she receives from modeling is
After judging each entry lo
the awareness of how people cally, finalists will travel to
look at her and what they think. Washington D.C. and compete in
“You get to model all the cute the nation-wide program.
clothes
and
become
more
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
poised,” Trudy pointed out as the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW
advantages to modeling.
of the United States will sponsor
Suzi is modeling for Jantzen the contest, and scholarships
and White Stag. She said to re ranging from fifth place $1,000
ceive her job she went to Jant to first place $5,000 will be
zen where she had to model a awarded to the winners.
bathing suit. She was judged on
her walk, posture and general
appearance.
Kathy has recently been ac
cepted by White Stag and is
looking forward to getting start
ed there.
“It’s a high-paying profession
Democraty goal
of annual tontest
MERRY CHRISTMAS
from the
Student Body Store Staff
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ner and a decorated tree, but
there will be no warm fires for
this is the start of the “warm”
weather when temperatures
reach the 90’s.
“Boy, that’s livin’ ’’ com
pared to the Christmas the
men out on a mission can ex
pect to see. A small bush
decorated with whatever is
available serves as their
tree. Also, if at all possible,
a helicopter will fly in some
thing special for their
Christmas dinner.
Yet these fellows have it bet
ter than others, for the men in
combat have nothing but the
spirit and the memories of
Christmas.
This is Christmas in Viet
Nam. Although morale is
strong, homesickness be-
comes overwhelming. It is
times like these that make
you wonder if Christmas
ever changes.
There are people who deprive
themselves Christmas at home
so that they may have a chance
to cheer up these tired soldiers.
These people are a welcomed
change from the constant fight
ing and terrorism and death
which plague the everyday lives
of these men.
There are other people who
have seemed to forget that
Christmas is not just a time to
receive gifts, or a time to get in
touch with people you never see
or hear from except at this time
of the year. These people are too
busy to worry about soldiers on
another continent.
Last year a local high school
sent letters to the men in Viet
Nam. Although they had never
heard of the soldiers before,
these students were writing, not
because they had to, but because
they knew how much letters
from home mean in a far-off
place.
The soldiers who received
these letters kept them as their
most cherished possessions, for
what could be more satisfying
than a letter saying: “We’re
proud of you” and “We’re be
hind you 100 per cent,” accord
ing to Whitey Coker, KISN news
director, who visited Viet Nam
shortly after Christmas last year.
This is Christmas in Viet Nam.
Letters and memories and for a
few days — peace.
The value of Christmas is lost
somewhere in among shopping
and other holiday activities in
•our lives. But over there, the
true meaning of Christmas is re
membered. There are then pray
ers to stop the fighting for this
is not the way God meant for us
to celebrate the birthday of His
only son.
Then the prayers are inter
rupted by the sound of guns and
the cries of the wounded and
dying.
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