5 senior choir members named to All Northwest Five senior choir members, Suzie Wheeler, Debbie Fifield, Laurie Collier, Ron Patton and Ed Lythgoe, have been chosen for the Music Educators’.Nation­ al Conference Northwest Divi­ sion to be held at the University of Oregon during spring vaca­ tion. The choir will be made up of about 300 high school students from all over the Northwest. Tapes of the voices were sent to the directors of the choir, and the students were chosen according to voice intonation, pitch, and style. Before going to Eugene, the participants must memerize mu­ sic which includes: “Stomp Your Foot,” by Aaron Copland, “O Bella Fusa,” by Di Lasso, “Dom­ inic Has a Doll” and “Maggie and Milly and Molly and May,” by Persichetti, “Weep O Mine Eyes,” by Cappella, “Many a Song,” by Ovorak, “Festival Prelude,” by Richard Wagner, “Praise the Lord,” by Bach, and “Adoramus Te,” by Gasparini. The students will arrive in Eugene on March 16 and will stay at homes in the area. The choir members will have three rehearsals together before the final performance which will be given Saturday night at 8 p.m. in MacArthur Court. Ad­ mission price is $1.00. The con­ cert will be open to all those who wish to attend. A record which will be made of the con­ cert will sell for $5.00. According to Debbie Fifield, “This gives us a chance to sing with kids of our own caliber, and should be a good learning experience.” Grantonian Vol. 74, No. 1 U. S. Grant High School, Portland, Ore. Shorter school year? Increase in funds needed “Quality education” is the goal of the Portland Association of teachers, PAT. The major problem of PAT is the lack of funds for improved teaching conditions and salaries starting with the 1969-70 school year, This would cost the school dis­ trict an additional $9-10 mil- lion. It was proposed by PAT that if funds cannot be ob- tained that the school year be decreased by 15 days. Portland schools now oper­ ate 190 days, which is 15 days over the amount re­ quired by state law. School district officials have indicated that there is only a maximum of $2 million avail­ able in funds which could be re­ leased for teaching improve­ ments and teacher raises. The negotiators for the teachers and the school board’s negotiating team have been offered a wage increase which amounts to about five per cent. The proposal would start be­ ginning teachers at $6,300 a year instead of the current $6,000 and would raise top pay for maxi­ mum teaching experience from $10,900 to $11,300. The teachers are asking a raise of $1200 a year for be­ ginning teachers and the top pay to be raised to almost $2,000 which would raise the salary to $1300. The teachers are also asking for 100 more teachers to relieve the class size, school district paid dental and medical insurance, paid summer teachers positions for a fourth of the 36,000 teach­ ers, tuition for teachers to at­ tend college to be provided by the school board, along with other fringe benefits. Charles Kusminski, executive secretary of the PAT, said that there is not even enough money to give teachers and other em­ ployees a “cost of living” in­ crease. Kusminski has estimated that shortening the school year would save as much as $3 mil­ lion. Career Guidance Institute to assist in college training To help sophomores, juniors, and seniors remove the “guess from College Program and Ca­ reer Decisions” is the goal of the 1969 Career Guidance Institutes. INCLUDED IN the Institutes are Jessi-Junior Engineers and Scientists Summer Institute; Cassi-Communications Arts and Sciences Summer Institute; Jassi- Junior /Agricultural Research In­ stitute; Jdi-Junior Dentists In- titute (3.0 g.p.a. required for admission); Jfi-Junior Foresters Institute; Jli-Junior Lawyers In­ stitute; and Jmti-Junior Medical Technicians Institute. Cassi will be held at both Colorado State University from June 15-28, and at Willamette University from June 22-July 5. Colorado’s charge is $125.00, and Willamette’s cost is $120.00. JESSI WILL BE held at Clem­ son University June 8-21, boys only. The cost is $125.00. It will also be held at Colorado State University June 15-28 for $125; and at Florida Institute of Tech­ nology, co-host Kennedy Space Flight center, June 15-28, at a cost of $120.00. Also hosting a Jessi program is Laman State College of Tech­ nology, with the Manned Space Flight Center co-hosting, from July 20-August 2, at a cost of $125.00. New Mexico State Uni­ versity and White Sands Mis­ sile Range will co-host a Jessi from June 15-28, costing $125. OSU is also a host from June 15- 28, boys only, $120.00 cost. The University of Pittsburg’s Jessi will be held from July 13-26, $150.00 total, The last college holding a Jessi is Willamette University. For girls only, the cost is $120.00. JARSI’S WILL BE held at Colorado State University, June 15-28, $125.00; OSU, July 6-19, $120.00; and Virginia Polytech­ nic Institute, June 15-21, $70.00. Jdfc w/11 be held only at the U of O Dental School from July 13-25, and costs $125.00. JFI WILL BE held at the Uni­ versity of Maine, boys only, no cost cited; OSU, June 15-21 (g.p.a. of 2.5), boys only, $75.00; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, June 15-21, .coed, $70.00. Jli, for juniors and seniors only, will be held at Willamette University June 22-July 5, $125. JMTI WILL BE held at Lamar State College of Technology July 27-August 9, $125.00. Applications are available from the chairmen of science or English departments, or avail- able through the counselors. The admission fee includes all on- campus expenses—board, lodg­ ing, field trips, tuition, and health insurance. The price dif­ ferences are due to the differ­ ences in room and board charges. Students attending the Insti­ tutes will live in dorms, and usu­ ally have two students to a room. College upper classmen and/or other adults will super­ vise the students. Classes will total approximately 6 hours daily. For more information, see Mrs. Newcomer, counseling office, or individual counselors. / Marie Bixel, sophomore, grimaces as Mary Blake, nurse for the County Di­ vision of the Public Health Department, “shoots” TB vaccine into Marie’s arm. The tests are an experimental program being conducted in the public and parochial schools. 'Will it hurt? Tuberculosis immunity survey held thru Portland Public Schools tests Mrs. Judy Ingram, school nurse, with the help of public health nurses and Future Nurses of America, conducted a TB sur­ vey Monday in the multi-purpose room. The survey was taken of all Portland area high schools and elementary schools to find this generation’s level of immu­ nity to tuberculosis. Albina Center student talent show to feature Valentine's Day theme The Albina Art Center will be the location of the Fourth An­ nual Valentine’s Day Talent Show and contest. The show will be held Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at 3425 N. Montana. The show is held by the Al­ bina Art Center to encourage singers, dancers, instrumental­ ists and others interested in any of the performing arts. The Sev­ en of Diamonds Teen Club will co-sponsor this event and cash prizes will be awarded. Those interested in entering the con­ test must do so by today. Past entrants have gone on to become professional performers. Payment of a small fee will be charged to enter. Those who wish information on performing in or attending the show .can February 14, 1969 Ann Lofvors learns English 1 meets people' Ann Catrín Lofvors, original­ ly from Mora, Sweden, moved to Oakridge on August 28, 1968. Since January 24, 1969 she has been living in Portland and is a senior at Grant. “I wanted to learn Eng­ lish and have the experience of knowing other people,” was the reason Ann gave for coming to the United States. Ann explained that she is tak­ ing calligraphy, American prob­ lems, English, biology, and math. In Sweden the students go to seven years of what is consid­ ered our “elementary” school. During the sixth or seventh year the students with the highest grades go on to three or four years of high school. Following this they can attend a three-year college. All during their educa­ tion, the Swedish students take fifteen subjects at a time. Ann plans to study philosophy in col­ lege. “In America you have more knowledge about less things,” stated Ann. According to Ann, “the Ameri­ can schools and the Swedish schools are about equal in diffi­ culty. But if I could speak the language fluently I would pick English schools as being the easier.” In Sweden English classes fourth grade. Ann explained begin with the third or that the reason this is so important is because “Swe­ den depends so much on the tourist trade.” Ann decided that the biggest difference between the United States and Sweden is in dating. “In Sweden when we go on a date, we go in a group, while in the United States we go in twos. “We hope to survey 90 per cent of the students,” stated Mrs. Ingram. A testing material consisting “The only thing I don’t like of dead tuberculosis germs in a solution was “shot” with a gun about your school is the so few into sophomore students’ arms. minutes you have between If the student had ever contac­ classes,” confided Ann. “I also ted TB, it will form a braised didn’t like your dress code, but you don’t have it any more. spot within 48 to 72 hours. Thursday the results of the “I ■ like Portland better than test will be read and the stu­ Stockholm,” Ann assured. “But dents’ arms will be examined. I still like Mora the best!” contact The Seven of Diamonds Teen Club, 2703 N. Williams or The Albina Art Center at 8 N.E. Killingsworth. Tickets are avail­ able at these places and at the door. JtampjuA. JfafuuiA, Friday—Basketball, Cleve­ land, here, 8:00. Friday - Saturday — Wres­ tling, district tournament. Tuesday — Basketball, Jef­ ferson, therea, 7:00. Thursday—Pendleton band exchange assembly. Friday — Parent visitation, afternoon. .1__ •____ Members of the work crew of School District No. 1 prepare trenches for eventual installation of new street lights. / ia /I _____ / 'N here S the ignition.