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About The Grantonian (Portland, Ore.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1968)
The rantonian Vol. 73, No. 3 U. S. Grant High School, Portland, Ore. September 27, 1968 Student problems expressed irlnnfrc lioln Marvin Stroud and Nancy Kelly ad- l uCIC11 VS lieip jusf the drapes in the newly-completed reading room for Project English-Social Studies cooperative. They are both taking part in PROJESSCO. Classes attended by teachers; required credits to be gained Every year students complain about having to go back to school, but teachers have to take some classes once in a while, too. The Portland Board of Education says, “Six in service training credits shall be earned in four years. A credit shall equal one term hour of university work or 11 hours spent in class time or in work at workshops or on committees set up by the School District...” Teachers have a variety of ways to meet their requirements to choose from, such as taking courses for their personal en richment, or, if it is approved, travelling under the direction of the college which is granting the credit. “An added incentive, oth er than filling the require ment, is that if the classes are relevant to the teaching field, it affects the salary of the teacher,” said Gust Kanas, curriculum vice prin cipal. “After completing a certain number of credit hours in addition io his bachelor’s or master’s de gree, teachers’ wages are in creased, according to a graduated wage scale,” he pointed out. Some teachers working toward credits are Mrs. Lorraine Hen- nemann, who will be taking a course dealing with U.S.S.R. geography; Miss Mildred Eike- land, and Mrs. Stella Pietila. Also receiving in-service credit will be Edward Basa- raba, David Freitag, and Mrs. Lucille Phelps, for work on the Portland book adoption committee. They are currently engaged in choosing major and alternative language, composition, and liter ature books for the entire State of Oregon. By October 18, those decisions will have been made. Some specifications have been made by which to choose the language books. Mr. Basaraba stresses that they are looking not simply for a grammar book, but members have formed a Student Appeals committee. The mem bers are: Chairman George Flit tie, Erward Basaraba, Mrs. Betty Foster, Miss Celia Frazer, Pari- maz Marsubian, and Mrs. Pat Walker. for a book that is good for teaching composition. “Most books have examples in them that are written by ex perts. We are looking for books that have the examples written by students. One learns language by following examples,” Mr. Basaraba stated. On October 2-3 and 11, the entire Portland committee will be listening to representatives from various publishing com panies. Senior pictures taken by Luiader during September Senior class pictures are be ing taken through the month of October by the Bruce Luzader Studio, 5211 N.E. Sandy Blvd.; while underclass pictures will be taken October 1-2 in the Eng lish classes. Appointment cards for seniors are being sent out to reg rooms on an alphabetical basis for sit tings, held from 3:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Because of a senior class num bering just under 700, and be cause of all the work involved, all seniors must keep their ap pointments. If there is any ques tion about the appointment, see Willard Mohn before or after school in room 203—don’t call the studio. A package containing 24 wal let-sized pictures and one 5x7 enlargement may be purchased by underclassmen for $2.00, to be paid when their picture is taken. If the pictures are unsat isfactory, they may be returned to Mr. Mohn by the first of No vember for a refund or a retake. According to Mr. Mohn, since Bruce Luzader was selected as the official photographer, all pictures for the yearbook must be from there, contrary to infor mation that may have been re ceived by seniors in the mail from other studios. Birthday party, powder puff football special highlights of UGN week It’s that time of year again, the United Good Neighbors drive is here along with all the tradi tional money-raising functions that accompany it. The two-day drive, next Thursday and Friday, will be highlighted by a powder puff football game between the jun ior and senior girls to be held Friday after school in the bowl. Contributions will be accepted at the game and suckers will be sold with all profits going to Help is here for students who feel that their problems, group or individual, aren’t getting the expression or attention they de serve. In an attempt to improve com munications between faculty and students at Grant, six faculty A££ 4-« M eU..4. Our recently acquired sports- manship trophy is displayed by Julie Francis, rally member, and Robin Suwol, student body vice-president. The trophy was presented to the student body in an assembly Friday. U* ■ tO a yOOO Start Soul assembly shows spirit of pride; 'I'm Black and I'm Proud' is theme The spirit of pride is reaching for life in the uplifted heads of the black students. The soul as sembly “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Prqud” will be the first testimony of this pride. “To show pride in our color,” according to Junior Johnson, advisor to the as sembly committee of ten, is the main purpose of the as sembly. The assembly committee has been organized so that the stu dents may execute the entire program. President of the com mittee is Sonya Manning, Vice President is Fayette Brattley. Meeting at Junior John son’s house, the committee has planned to have talent from this school only. “We are trying to keep it in Grant,” commented Ed Phil lips. “Jefferson’s assembly had talent from other schools, but we wanted to keep it right in Grant.” Included in the assembly Will be skits, music, and dance, ath letes, and fashions. Fashions in clude the “natural look” and African styles. An attempt will be made to describe “Soul.” “Be- Fill-in teachers gained to aid faculty members Three part-time teachers have UGN. been added to the faculty. They On Thursday the Girls’ League are Willis McKeel, math; Mrs. will present the “U. S. Grant Sylvia Gilbert, physical educa Birthday Party.” Birthday cake tion, and Mrs. Mary Crumpack will be sold in front of the er, English. school. Reg room drives will be Mr. McKeel has been substi carried out, with the traditional tuting in the Portland area for sword going to the reg room giv about 10 years. He will teach In ing the most in contributions. termediate Algebra and General Previously, the UGN drive Math and will be here only in has lasted for a week but in the mornings. order for all Portland schools to Mrs. Crumpacker will teach be uniform, it was cut to two Sophomore English and will be days. here only in the mornings. cause,” as Junior Johnson puts it, “there are so many mean ings.” Also shown in the program will be some of the differences between blacks and whites. The differences in their dance and parties, styles and ideas. Talent tryouts will begin shortly at the Knott Street Com munity Center. The committee will judge the acts and deter mine the players. All those wish ing to attend rehearsal are wel come. Career Day set for conferences Friday, October 11 is sched uled to be Professional Day in Oregon, when all state faculty members will be attending con ferences throughout the state, and students will have a day off. Subject matter conferences will be planned by various as sociations which pertain to the teachers’ professional interests. Such organizations are the Busi ness Education Association, and the Council for Exceptional Chil dren. Although faculty members may attend meetings in any part of Oregon, area directors are plan ning programs in School District Number One, also. It will be up to the individual teacher to choose the conference he wishes to go to, to register, to provide his own transportation if necessary, and to pay his fees if they are required. After the teachers return to school, the principal will indi cate how Professional Day was spent, and the teachers’ re sponses will influence future planning for the fall conference. “If there are any problems, group or individual; any feelings that need expression; any situa tions which students feel are not getting the attention they should; then I hope they’ll think of us to sound their ideas against, to be a listener, to help in solving these problems,” said Mr. Flit tie. “For the most part, we can listen. Some situations may not require more. Others may re quire us to make recommenda tions,” he added. To bring a problem to the at tention of the committee, the student may write a note, direct ly contact anyone in the group, or he may refer the situation through „ somebody else to the committee. This committee is only one of a variety of groups who are here to solve problems. More information about the committee and its purpoises will be distributed to the student body in the near future. Eliminations stmt for AFS hopefuls; final decision soon Wonder what it is like to spend a school year or a sum mer in a foreign country? Well, any interested junior has the chance to find out; live as a member of a family in a foreign country. September 26 was the first American Field Serv ice meeting for any inter ested junior. Miss Mildred Eikeland, sponsor of the program, explained about the program and qualifica tions that the student must meet. Applications were handed out at the meeting. Having completed two years of a foreign language and being able to.adapt to a new and dif ferent way of living are two of the requirements that a student must meet to apply. A good aca demic record and recommenda tions from teachers are also needed. The applications will be handed over to the screen ing committee which con sists of the school’s princi pal, school board members, foreign students, and re turnees. The committee will hold two eliminating ses sions and choose two stu dents for the honor. The students must apply to the A.F.S. committee in New York. This committee has the choice to select both, one, or neither of the students applying. If the student is chosen then he starts preparing for his trip abroad. “The deepest rewards of the American Field Service Pro gram are those of the hearts,” stated Miss Eikeland. “An Amer ican Field Service student does not observe from the outside but lives the life of the people. It is a unique experience for the qualified junior,” she concluded.