J. K. Gills named as Hi-Q sponsors
ducer/Director
of
KGW-TV
Dick Wright, Director of Pro­
motion and Publicity for the stu­
dio hosted the conference which
was attended by high school
newspaper reps from all over
Oregon.
MR. PADROW explained a lit­
tle about the relationship be­
tween Portland’s Hi-Q and G.E.’s
College Bowl. “Both games re­
quire contestants to be at the
studio ahead of taping time,” he
commented, “although the Col­
lege Bowl usually has contestants
there for six hours whereas Hi-Q
contestants are there only an
“J. K. Gills is pleased to be
the first sponsor of this fine pro­
gram,” Mark Gill, grandson of
the founder of J. K. Gills, re­
marked at a Hi-Q press confer­
ence held at KGW studios.
To acquaint the attending
group with the general workings
of the game, a tape of an actual
game between Pendleton and
Sweet Home was shown. Ben
Padrow, emcee of Hi-Q and a
professor at Portland State Uni­
versity, was present at the con­
ference, as were Mark Gill, Hal
Johnson—ad manager for J. K.
Gills, and Ralph Ahseln, Pro-
The
hour to an hour-and-a-half
ahead. The actual taping time is
about 25 minutes long.”
Mr. Ahseln explained that
“we try to make the end of the
game exciting by showing shots
of the scoreboard and clock.”
He continued to comment that
all of the scheduling for the pro­
gram is done by the producer.
Letters are sent out to the
schools that request to be on the
show; the schools fill out an
“info sheet” contained in the
letter, stating their preferences
for appearance times. “We had
about 40 schools request to be
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Vol. 75, No. 3
U. S. Grant High School, Portland, Ore.
FTA sponsors teachers aides;
varied school positions given
The call to teach has reached
many. The Future Teachers of
America are sponsors for a pro­
gram allowing students to be­
come teachers’ aides.
THE AIDES will be located at
Hollyrood, Femwood or Grant,
according to grade preference.
Some students will work one
day a week while others will
teach up to five days. The time
a volunteer will work is up to
him, as is the grade or subject
he will work in. Some volun­
teers work before school, while
others go after school. Study
halls may be given up to work,
but if a volunteer’s (one who’s
given up a study hall) grades
drop, the volunteer will be
pulled back to his study hall.
Students giving up a study hall
to work five days a week will
“hopefully” receive one credit.
“But, these still need to be
‘okayed’ by the administration,”
FTA President Kirsten Boehmer
explained to the group at their
first meeting.
Mrs. Constance Person, FTA
advisor, outlined the usual se­
quence of events for an FTA
volunteer. She explained that a
student will sign a list stating
his desires as to location, grade
and time he will be available to
work. The list for each school is
then given to the principal of
that school who assigns the
aides to classes. The new aide
will usually begin by observing
a class and then may help a
reading group or a student who
is having problems.
AIDES WHO help after school
usually assist the teacher with
bulletin board displays, correct­
ing papers, or assisting with
whatever is needed.
“I think its a wonderful’ ex­
perience for a person who thinks
he wants to teach. Without this
a would-be teacher could £o all
the way through college before
really knowing what he wanted
to teach,” Mrs. Person explained.
Senior choir adds 46 new members;
new ideas, plans for '69-'7O season
Boasting 46 new members out
of a total of 75, the 1969-1970
Senior Choir has opened the
school year with many new
ideas and plans.
“WE HAVE lots of spirit,”
stated Senior Choir president
Mark Powell. “Everyone is real­
ly trying hard to make this choir
better than anyone that has ever
been nt Grant!”
Plans for this year include a
fall concert on October 30, a
Christmas concert December 17,
and a Coliseum program which
Grant has been chosen, along
with five other Portland school
choirs, to participate in, Febru­
ary 12. Rounding out the year
will be a Civic Auditorium pro­
gram February 20, a spring con­
cert March 5, a City Choir Fes­
tival March 12-13, and a Mu­
sical, May 14-16.
IDEAS ON which musical to
present have already been dis­
cussed and the musicals “Briga-
doon,” “Carousel,” and “The
Music Man” have been sug­
gested.
“Last year the choir was too
large,” remarked Cindy Walden,
Senior Choir Vice President. This
year the choir is smaller and the
kids acts more like a unit. This
way we can get more done in
less time. Everybody cooper­
ates.”
SENIOR Cindy Walden seems
a little worried about the
sounds coming from the mem­
bers of Royal Blues as they
practice for their performance
on October 30.
September 26, 1969
on this year,” Mr. Ahseln re­
marked. “In two weeks, our
schedules will all be set up. The
first Same will pit Corvallis
against Jackson.
We have
many more schools from Central
and Coastal Oregon this year,”
he concluded. All questions for
Hi-Q are prepared by the Col­
lege Bowl Quiz Company in
Chicago.
SIXTY similar shows to Hi-Q
will be telecast throughout the
nation this year. The original
idea for Hi-Q, and the enact­
ment of the idea, began in Port­
land. Producers of College Bowl
in New York traveled to the
West Coast for the first telecast
of Hi-Q.
Mr. Padrow discussed some of
the “psychological aspects of
Hi-Q—there is an advantage to
being seated up above—you have
a feeling of power.
“The coaches play an impor­
tant part too. They are respon­
sible for drilling the team in
questions, procedures, seating—
etc. The coach’s main function
is to die while watching the
show being taped,” he grinned.
Activities room
overjoys director,
gets more room
“Do you want to know my re­
action to the new Activities Of­
fice?” asked George Galati, Ac­
tivities Director. “I’m elated,
elated, elated!”
The old Russian room directly
across from the Student Body
store, room 122, is the new Ac­
tivities Office. Mr. Galati stated
that the reason for the change
was simply that more room was
needed. He added, “Look at this!
I have cabinets; I have drawers;
I have three windows and I
have room to breathe! Also,
there’s finally room for a large
table that meetings can be held
around and the Student Body of­
ficers will have more room to
meet.”
Room 120, the old Activities
Office will be used as a waiting
room or “sitting” room; mostly
for those in the Vocational Work
Experience program. The Voca­
tional Work office is in between
the new Activities Office, and
the old one—it was formerly the
nurse’s office.
Kathy Bennett
awarded medal
As Kathy Bennett sat in her
fourth year French class for one
of the few remaining times be­
fore graduation last spring, Mrs.
Anna Tempest called on her for
a very different reason. In a sur­
prise presentation of a medal of
honor from the French embassy
in New York City, Kathy first
learned of her being the num­
ber one French student in Ore­
gon.
IN EARLY spring each year
the National French honor test
is given to students throughout
the United States. Although a
national test, prizes are awarded
on a state basis—thus Kathy
won the highest honor possible.
“WE’VE GOT ROOM!” Members of the executive council en­
The test is changed each year
joy their new spacious headquarters as they get down to work
but
the format has remained ba­
on their Student Body Card Posters.
sically the same. A student must
have good command in reading
and listening comprehension,
grammar, dictation, French po­
New option given...
etry, history and general current
information about France and
daily French • life. Kathy had
taken the test in former years
but without receiving any rec­
Along with varied senior ac­ one 8x10 frame; six 5x7 prints,
ognition.
tivities come senior pictures. and 27 wallet size photos. In
KATHY REPORTS that while
Bruce Luzader, senior class black and white, an 8x10 oil
taking the test she could some­
photographer, is offering seniors with frame, and six 5x7 in fold­
what tell how she was doing be­
the option of black and white ers, and 27 wallet prints is
cause she knew how many an­
photographs (silvertone) or nat­ available for $29.95. An “econ­
swers were “intelligent guesses”
ural color portraits. “Every­ omy” color pack, which includes
and how many she knew for
thing’s going natural,” Mr. Lu­ eight 3x5 prints and nine wallet
sure. She couldn’t imagine,
zader smiled, when asked why photos, costs $25.95. The black
though, how the others were do­
he was making this offer.
and white “economy,” which in­
ing. Soon after the test she
On Tuesday, notices were sent cludes the same (with the ex­
learned she scored highest in
out to seniors informing them of ception that the 3x5’s are in
the school but until all scores
schedule times, and prices. Pic­ folders), costs $14.95.
were sent to be compared did
tures will begin to be taken on
“Proofs will be mailed to each
she know how the rest of the
Tuesday, September 30. Stu­ student,” Mr. Luzader informed.
state did.
dents are scheduled for five min­
utes apart—it was stressed that
punctuality is important.
Counselors announce CEEB test dates;
“The girls have to be real
careful,”
Mr.
Luzader re­ six hours maximum for examinations
marked. “It’s not easy to retouch
color portraits. There will be
For seniors who have been of the test dates, in the morn­
hair spray available, though, anxiously and fearfully awaiting ings.
and there will be someone in the their College Entrance Examina­
ACHIEVEMENT tests are one
room at all times to assist in tion Boards—the dates of the hour each given in the after­
‘making up’.” Mr. Luzader sug­ testings have been announced. noon and a maximum of three
gested that it was best to use They will be given on: Novem­ may be taken on each date. Sub­
makeup to cover blemishes, ber 1, 1969 (only the Scholastic jects to choose from are: Ameri­
“they don’t look so good in color Aptitude Test) December 6, Jan­ can History and Social Studies,
either.”
Chemistry,
English
uary 10, 1970, March 7, May 2 Biology,
Available at $59.95 is a “col­ and July 11.
Composition, European History
legiate” set of natural color pix
LOCALE for the Portland and World Cultures (January
that includes: two 8x10 textured testings will be in the following gnd May only) French, German,
prints; two 8x10 frames; six 5x7 high schools: Cleveland, David Hebrew (January only), Latin,
textured prints; and 45 kallet Douglas,
Jefferson,
Lincoln, Literature (January and May
size prints. In black and white, Madison, Parkrose and Wilson. only), Mathematics Level I,
the same is available for $39.95.
The Scholastic Aptitude Test Mathematics Level II (Decem­
Available for $44.50 is a “var­ is a three hour test which in­ ber, January and May only),
sity” set of color prints that in­ cludes verbal and math sections Physics, Russian (January only)
cludes: one 8x10 textured print; and will be administered on all and Spanish.
Senior pictures slated for October