Japan's Kita high
to be sister school
by Cecile O’Rourke
Sapporo, Japan’s Kita high school is
about to become our sister school. A sis­
ter school is a school in a foreign country
with which Americans can carry on cor­
respondence and have cultural exchanges
of ideas and customs.
“We want a sister school for the same
general reasons that the city of Portland
has a sister city. It promotes an ex­
change of ideas and information. It will
give us a better understanding of teen­
agers in Japan and them of us,” com­
mented John Stuckey, activities director.
In November of 1965 a bill was brought
up to have a sister school. The bill passed
through both Executive and General
councils. At that time Tom Linklater, stu­
dent body president, wrote to the Japa­
nese consul in Portland. Since then much
correspondence has gone on between the
school, the Japanese consul and Mayor
Terry Schrunk.
In January we received a letter and
after a few remaining formalities, Kita
will be our sister school. When it be-,
comes definite, any student may write
to the school to exchange any informa­
tion or ideas.
Memoirs staff announces book changes, senior bests
ARRANGING and pasting class pic­
tures on layout sheets for the yearbook
is Memoirs staff member Ellen Bach-
men.
“Senior Bests” and changes in the
yearbook are now being revealed by the
Memoirs staff.
Forty seniors selected by their
class to fill the categories of “Senior
Bests” are class leaders: Jacque
Hodges, Rick Dinihanian; most like­
ly to succeed: Kim Patterson, Gary
Whitted; friendliest: Linda Schnitz­
er, Brian Harwood; wittiest: Connee
Montgomery, Alex Newton and
most intelligent: Grace Doane, Rob­
ert McCrae. ■
Most athletic are Chris Cole, Onia
Bates; cutest couple: Connie Willhite,
Mike Hoffman; best looking: Doris Dib­
blee, Doug Sharp; best artists: Nancy
O’Brien, Dennis Taber and best build
and figure: Laurie McGill, Bob Ewen.
Best vocalists are Nora Mumford,
Bruce Worth; best dancers: Judy
Donald, John Moore; best speakers:
Virginia Bailey, Jack Mishler; best
instrumentalists: Edie Bennett, Pat
Kroboth and best actor and actress:
Marilyn Best, Terry Cunningham.
Best dressed are Melanie Hewitt, Bob
Ogan; most spirited: Linda Wanamaker,
Roger Staines; most creative: Casey
Coughlin, Dave Mathis; most versatile:
Melissa Hegge, John Pachot and best
personality: Trudy Swenson, Jim Van-
nice.
This year the Memoirs will be the
largest ever published but due to this
there will be no colored pictures. “We
decided that 50 pages of top-notch black
and white would be much better than
only 4 pages of color, and we feel the
colored pages would detract from the
general appearance of the rest of the
book,” commented Linda Wanamaker,
Memoirs editor.
The- cover will be bound in linen
with a silk screen print of the
school’s coat-of-arms. Senior pic­
tures will be larger and all pictures
including candids Will have Cap­
tions.
The book will go to press March 1
and will be distributed May 24.
“Last year, in the Oregonian’s year­
book rating for Portland, the Memoirs
was rated second from the bottom. This
year our goal has been to change that
rating drastically. We have a great staff,
a lot of new ideas and what we hope will
be an outstanding yearbook,” comment­
ed Linda.
City council approves
heated swimming pool;
engineer investigates
Grantonian
Vol. 70, No. 3
U. S. Grant High School, Portland, Ore.
Friday, Fab. 10,1967
Shakespeare assemblies to be held
ing, thinking of new ideas and working
together. It is truly their own play,” she
added.
Explaining the difficulty of pre­
senting well-rounded Shakespearean
characters, Mrs. Hubbard said, “Be­
cause of the complexity of charac­
ters we are forced to present carica­
tures rather than a realistic charac­
ter.
“Even so, the play is such that it can
be presented in this way. Students work­
ing on one aspect can often round out the
character. If one quality is pointed across,
it is well enough.”
Finding Shakespearean leather boots
seems to be the biggest problem in the
costume department, while the making
of hats rates second. An evaluation of all
old costumes was made before deciding
what was needed for each character in
relation to the scenes.
All costumes are either being entirely
made or altered by students. “Girls are
taking them home and working on week­
ends,” commented Mrs. Hubbard.
The Shakespearean class has designed
and is making the stage scenery. The two
major scenes include a street and indoor
setting.
An evening performance open to the
public will be given on Saturday at 8
p.m. Admission will be 75 cents for stu­
dents and $1.25 for adults.
PRACTICING for “The Taming of the Shrew” production are Linda Staub, Mike
Jordan and Gene Miller. Shakespeare students practice nightly in preparation
for the assemblies and evening performance to be given next week.
by Cynthia Evans
“The Taming of the Shrew,” a “de­
lightful” play, according to Mrs. Marjory
Hubbard, Shakespeare teacher, nears its
presentation to the student body on
Thursday and Friday.
Briefly, the main plot is concerned
with Baptista, a rich gentleman of
Padua, who has two daughters,
Katherina and Bianca. Gremio, Hor-
tensio and Lucentio are all in love
with Bianca.
Since Baptista will not permit his
younger daughter to marry until he has
found a husband for Katherina, he asks
the three gentlemen not to pursue Bian­
ca. Katherina displays an extreme tem­
per which could result in the cause of her
spinsterhood and possibly her sister’s.
At this point Petruchio, after his
father’s death, comes to Padua from
Verona with the intent of marrying
and establishing a home. In a clever
manner Petruchio begins the taming
of the shrew, Katherina.
“Things have suddenly come up from
chaos,” emphasized Mrs. Hubbard, who
optimistically looks forward to the
play’s success. “Students are cooperat-
XampuA. JiafutMü,
Friday—
Basketball, Jackson, there, 8 p.m.
Wrestling, Jackson, here, 7 p.m.
Dance, 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday—
Basketball, Marshall, there, 4 p.m.
Wrestling, Marshall, here, 4 pan.
Thursday-Friday—
“Taming of the Shrew” assem­
blies.
Friday—
Basketball, Benson, here, 8 p.m.
Saturday—
“Taming of the Shrew,” 8 pan.
t
The city council has approved the heat­
ing of our swimming facilities, because
of a request by the school administration
in September of last year. This does not
necessarily mean, however, that the pool
will be heated.
Before any defihite plans can be
made, a heating engineer from the
properties department of the school
district must make a survey of our
boiler room to determine whether
these facilities will be adequate to
use in heating the pool.
According to Dr. Lawrence Winter,
assistant superintendent of schools, if the
boiler room is adequate, the school ad­
ministration will cooperate with the city
park bureau in making the necessary ar­
rangements.
The. park bureau has funds which
it is willing to give to aid the school
district with the improvement ex­
penses. Tentative heating plans in­
clude an extension from the building
to cover the pool and heat lamps
surrounding the pool.
The usefulness of the swimming pool
was proven this fall when in only a
month’s time, it was used 1,096 student
class periods and 720 student hours after
school by the swim team.
Carl Rubin, boys’ swim team
coach commented, “I’m sure that a
heated pool will help us, because
when we were able to use the pool
even with cold water our times were
better than they were at the end of
the season, when we were no longer
able to use the pool. With a heated
pool I hope that Grant can compete
in state competition.”
“We have found that only those girls
that belong to swimming clubs can com­
pete on the state level, because of a lack
of practice. If we had a pool, as Wilson
does, we could participate more in sta|e
competition,” stated Mrs. Rosellen Sweet,
girls’ swim team coach.
During the month that the pool was in
use, 815 students used it during classes.
Of these students, 173 were unable to
swim before class instruction. After the
instruction only 43 couldn’t swim. Before
the classes began, there were 82 students
classified as advanced swimmers, now
there are 165 advanced students.
“At Wilson every freshman student
knows how to swim and almost all of the
sophomores by the end of their physical
education have passed the Junior Red
Cross life-saving course. If that isn’t jus­
tification enough for heating the pool,
there are also several other factors in­
volved,” stated Mark Cotton, gym in­
structor.
A heated pool was included in original
swimming pool plans, but school district
funds ran short so the heating system
was never completed.
If the pool is heated, it will also be
used by surrounding elementary schools
and by the general community.