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About The Grantonian (Portland, Ore.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1967)
Merit semi-finalists named Underclassmen pose for their Memoirs pictures, which were taken by Photographer Jack Yeager. Here, Photographer Bruce Luzader discusses “the pose” with a student. 'Watch the birdie i s Seniors Anne Burson, Neil Jacobsen, Brian McCune, Mar tin Schnitzer and Christopher Swan have been named semi finalists in the 1967-68 National Merit Scholarship program. They are competing to be come national merit scholars and will be judged on their grades, creative accomplishments, lead ership qualities, extracurricular activities, school citizenship and test scores. Semi-finalists scored the high est in each state on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test given last February. The semi-finalists are young people of high intellectual po tential, according to John M. Stalnaker, president of the Na tional Merit Scholarship corpo ration. Mr. Stalnaker stated, “From this group will come future lead ers of business, industry and the professions. RECENTLY NAMED National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists are (left) Neil Jacobson, Martin Schnitzer, Anne Burson and Brian McCune. Missing is Christopher Swan. Semi-finalists constitute less than 1 % of the graduating seniors in the nation. 'Friendship'will be theme of big, little sister party “A Friend Is a Gift to Give Yourself” is the theme of the annual Big and Little Sister party to be held October 26 at the Grant Park Baptist Church. The party will begin at 7:00 p.m. The party is sponsored by the senior girls in an attempt to wel come all the new freshmen girls into girls’ league. According to Mrs. Helen Kap pler, girls’ league adviser, “The “If a student is seriously in Big and Little Sister party gives terested in talking to someone the freshmen a chance to find from a particular college, he out how much fun girls’ league should be sure to ask for a per is and shows them that even sonal interview with the repre though we’re a big school, Grant sentative from that college,” does care about them and wants urged Mrs. Newcomer. them to feel like they belong.” Personal interviews will be Pairing off of the seniors with held following the sessions at the freshmen will be done at the 10:30 a.m. in the library. church. Parents are invited to attend Entertainment for the eve the visitations and are urged to ning will be supplied by both discuss post high school plans the freshmen and the senior with their sons or daughters girls. both before and after the con “Every senior looks forward ference. to the day when she’s going to College representatives set for talks Representatives from the state system of higher education will be here Wednesday to talk to senior students first and second periods. Sessions will include rep resentatives from the Uni versity of Oregon, Oregon State University, Portland State College, Oregon Col lege of Education, Southern Oregon College, Oregon Technical Institute, Univer sity of Oregon School of Nursing, Portland Commu nity College, and a special session in non-college train ing. All seniors must attend two sessions about different schools. Those seniors not planning to attend college should spend one period in the session on non college training and one period in a college session. (Portland Community College is suggest ed.) Mrs. Elva Newcomer, col- lege counselor, said, “It’s impossible for every stu dent to visit all these col lege campuses so the state system of higher education sends this team to acquaint all high school seniors with the educational opportunity that the state provides for them.” Course offerings, administra tion admission requirements, costs to attend, financial aids and scholarships and other perti nent information will be dis cussed in the sessions. Cast named for 'Harvey’ production The cast has been announced for “Harvey,” a play about a man who has a six and a half foot invisible rabbit for a companion. The girls’ parts are triple cast with some of the Achievement tests to be given soon High school achievement tests will be administered to the fresh men and juniors on October 24- 25 from 12:10-3:00 p.m.. The School and College Apti tude Test (SCAT) will also be administered to sophomores on these days. For these tests the class will be divided into two groups. One group will take the tests on October 24 and the re maining group October 25. “We’d like to have all the stu dents be here on those days if at all possible because it’s hard to schedule make-ups,” commented Wayne Robinson, vocational counselor. A revised schedule will be used for the two days, so as to have morning classes on the first morning and afternoon classes on the second morning. Seniors will be excused at 11:20 a.m. on both days. HAVING AN ARGUMENT in a scene from “Harvey” are Mary Holman (Myrtle May) and Ron Brown (Wilson). boys’ parts double cast, some single cast. Playing the part of Veta will be Mollie Grohs, Kathleen Demmy and Susan Lock wood. Myrtle May is played by Mary Birke- land, Mary Holman and Joyce Unruh. Miss Johnson is played by Marti Stayton, Wanda Zogg and Martha McCready, Shirley Lew ton, Emily McCartney and Karen Stone are cast as Mrs. Chavenet. Cast in the roll of Betty Chumley are Bar bara Thom, Sue Perry and Nancy Rouse. Nurse Kelly will be played by Debbie Beach, Jeannie Bussing and Shari Sigourne. Elwood, the man who sees this gigantic rabbit, will be played by Brad Smith and Kelly Walters. Ron Brown will play Wilson. Bob Norris is cast as Dr. Schiderson. Dr. Chumley will be played by Pat Nurnin and Dave Alexander. Cast as Judge Gaffney is Ernie Elkins, and Lofgren, the cab driver, played by Larry Spencer completes the cast. Assistant directors for the play are Debby Le- Doux, Stephanie Daly and Mary Blossom. Using the play as a class project, everyone in the advanced drama class must participate in some way. According to Mrs. Betty Foster, drama teacher, the play will be presented in the round in a sort of “arena theatre.” The audience will surround the stage. About this method of presenting the play Mrs. Foster said, “They’ll enjoy being so close to the rabbit. They’ll feel as if they could reach right out and touch him.” Work has already begun on the play, which is tentatively scheduled to be presented on Novem ber 13-16 and 20-21. The stage arts class is working on scenes for the play. The scenes will be constructed in such a way so as to enable them to be set up quickly with little bother. be a big sister, because they al ways have a lot of fun welcom ing the freshmen,” added Mrs. Kappler. Organizing the Big and Little Sister party are Jan Gressel, senior girls' league president; Jane Luthy, senior girls’ league secretary and chairman of the refreshment committee; Wanda Zogg, chairman of the enter tainment committee; and Joan LaDu, chairman of the deco rations committee. Refreshments for the evening will be apple cider and dough nuts. Usher squad forms available in office Applications for usher squad may be picked up on Monday in the main office. The squad is a service club and serves the school by ushering. According to Mrs. Eileen Don nell, squad adviser, “All junior girls are eligible with the re quirements of a willingness to serve, recommenation from their counselor and the ability to serve at night.” Between 45-50 girls will be selected from the applications turned in. Each usher should have the chance to usher 2 or 3 times during the year, but not more than 2 or 3 times. October 13— Moonlight rally, 7:00-7:30 p.m. Homecoming dance, 7:30-10:00 p.m., new gym October 14— Football, Franklin, Civic Stadium, 1:30 p.m. October 18— State College visitations, periods 1 and 2 October 20— Football^ Cleveland, at Madison, 8:00 p.m.\ October 23— \. Frosh petitions out October 26— Choral assembly; Big and Little Sister party, Grant Park Baptist Church, 7:00 p.m. October 27— Frosh petitions due.
