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Council adds curriculum
for leadership training
Grantonian
Vol. 76, No. 10
U. S. Grant High School, Portland, Ore.
Committee to aid
assembly planning
in election format
Are you getting tired of hav
ing the same thing occur year
after year? The best way to
change this is to form a commit
tee and come up with new ideas.
That is what Gary Cogill, Ath
letic Representative, did. He
formed a group with Executive
Council members and is now try
ing to change the format of the
“elections assembly.”
THE CANDIDATES will still
have to have the same qualifica
tions and have a petition signed
but they will be presented to the
student body in a different way.
Executive Council voted down
having a voter registration be
cause it was felt that before a
person can vote for a candidate*
he should get to know the candi
date. This would be possible
through a well planned assem
bly.
One idea that was brought up
in the committee meetings was
that each presidential candidate
should be given a theme upon
which to write a speech. This
would lessen the chance of get-
ting the redundancy, Adding
more variety and skits to the
assemblies was added to the list
of possibilities.
THERE IS only one catch in
this new assembly planning:
Their plans must be accepted by
the assembly committee.
“The assemblies have always
been the same,” commented
Gary, “and I wanted to change
them so I formed a committee. I
feel that the way the candidates
are presented to the student
body is more important than
having a voter registration,” he
concluded.
experience which this class
offers, coupled with the
theory containel in the se
lections will provide you
with working background
November 21, 1969
in
leadership training,”
reads Bulletin Number 1,
which was issued Septem
ber 29.
“It is essential that some kind
of reading be assigned in this
class so elected student body of
ficers can apply theory to work
ing experience. Really, the pri
mary concern is that it is through
the readings that their jobs can
be more easily defined and tech
niques can be developed. We’re
out to develop a technique in
pursuing problems,” George Ga
lati, Activities Director, said.
“It’s not a question of
‘what is done/ but ‘how it is
done’.”
The second reason for curricu
lum is to develop stature and
give identity to leadership class,
to give it substantial meaning
apart from practical experi
ence.
“It is imperative that the
students in this class under
stand interaction between
people, and also understand
how to bring about success
ful interaction—remember
ing always that dignity of
individuals is necessary to
our daily living.
“We are changing a course of
THE TWELVE MEMBERS of the all-girl stage crew gather for
action,” Mr. Galati continued.
a quick photo before beginning their demanding duties.
“The students in class already
realize the importance of outside
reading. Through a mutual
agreement, these reading assign
ments were finalized. I present-
| ed them; they were accepted;
then problems arose; Executive
Council prsented its grievances;
by Margaret Hadden
each language club. Char Dar a new format was arrived upon.”
Forget the turkey. It’s the time
Mr. Galati emphasized that
row, Spanish National Honor So
for a great dinner of interna ciety presidente, explained that Student Body officers - to - be
tional goodies, not dried-out old the success of this dinner will should be made aware of the
bird. Feast on specialties from determine the policy on these new procedure. “As. long as I am
the far corners of the world. events in coming years. “We in this chair, leadership class
Next Tuesday has been appoint really hope enough people come, will have curriculum!”
ed as national “chow down” on it’s a tradition that shouldn’t be
foreign goodies night; or as it’s discontinued,” commented Char.
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The $1.75 ticket will provide
ternational Language Banquet
Exceeds 'wildest expectations'
All-girl stage crew begins career
“The girls’ stage crew is just
great . . . far beyond my wildest
expectations,” reported Lloyd
Carothers, Stage Arts teacher,
when asked about his reaction
to his all-girl stage crew.
COMPOSED OF 12 girls, the
crew includes: Debbie Pickens,
Sue Bradley, Florence Hitch
cock, Jane Bogardus, Laura Rye,
Jan McClung, Rosalie Taylor,
Lynn Braaten, Janice Dorman,
Denise Arciero, Mariellen Gates,
and Janice Egger.
Last year the girls (who were
all students in one of Mr. Caroth
ers’ classes) got together to help
paint scenaery for the Dad’s
Club Show, and they became
interested in the stage arts. They
hold class third period every day
and work in addition to the boys’
stage crew who have class first
period and the sound crew who
have class during second period.
THIS IS the only all-girl stage
crew in the city, and as far as
Mr. Carothers knows, in the
whole state. The crew works on
running assemblies, lighting,
wiring, and they are learning it
all as they go along, as none of
them has had any previous ex
perience.
Floor-length navy blue cu
lottes with each one’s name s$wn
in white was the uniform the
girls chose as their first task of
the year, and they then made
the outfits at home.
“I really like it’s lots of fun,”
commented Debbie Pickens. “We
learn a lot. Now when I watch
TV I look at the lighting and I
can say, ‘Hey, they’re using
three-dimension lighting’!”
Banquet to feature specialties;
international fare, food planned
The banquet, the first in thre
years, will be held in the caf
teria and will feature foods fry
Group discussions/ new materials used
Compact deals with individual area probier
Oregon Compact, the learning
experience for teachers, has been
divided -into six groups. All of
these groups deal with the prob
lems of teaching material to all
kinds of students.
MR. CARL Rubin, mathemat
ics teacher, is head of the group
concerned with “Improvement
of Instruction Through the Ef
fective Use of Recent Research
in Teaching Reading.”
“What we are trying to do,”
explained Mr. Rubin, “is to ex
plore the mathematical needs of
students at Grant.”
USING SMALL group discus
sion with teachers, new ways of
determining the objectives of
each math course being taught
here are discovered. Exploring
the ways these objectives are
being taught and presented and
how they can be more effective
ly presented are the goals of this
group.
“We are making use of the re
search we can find on this mate
rial,” remarked Mr. Rubin.
“Especially the material used by
PROJESSCO in the areas of
General Math. We also explore
the mathematical needs in high
school as relating Math to Sci
ence and Business Education.”
Curriculum has been added to
Executive Council - Leadership
Class held daily period 2. Passed
out to Executive Council mem
bers, Bulletins, 1, 2, and 3 out
line activities for the semester.
. “The assigned reading has
been given to you so that the
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Symphony; European tour planned
MR. RICHARD McMENEMY, Remedial Reading Consultant for
the Portland Public Schools, addresses members of the Oregon
Compact at a recent meeting.
SUB-TOPICS under discussion
in the group include: Math Prep
aration Preceding High School—
Adequate or Inadequate; and
Objectives of a General Math
Course and Techniques of Teach
ing General Math.
“The greatest use of the pro
gram is that when we are
through, we will have defined
the objectives of the Math
courses,” stated Mr. Rubin. “We
have discussed techniques of
teaching these objectives and ap
plied them immediately to our
teaching. This will be a valuable
asset to the Math and Science
Departments.”
Once again the orchestra will
be well represented at the Junior
Symphony with the addition of
four members to the group.
Mary Anne Rees, Kathy Car roll,
Mary Ruth Storer, and Margaret
Storer have been chosen to par
ticipate in the symphony, which
will tour Europe in the spring.
UNDER THE direction of Mr.
Jacob Avashalomov, graduate of
Eastman School of Music at the
University of Rochester, and
former teacher at Columbia Uni
versity, the group will perform
in concert at the Civic Audi
torium, November 22 at 8:30
p.m.
Previously mentioned, the tour
of Europe will occur from March
12-29. The symphony will travel
to London, England; Munich,
Germany; Milan, Italy; and Bar
celona, Spain. Florence, Italy,
and Madrid, Spain, have also
been considered as possible stop
ping points. Concerts will be
given at each of these places.
CONCERTS WILL also be giv
en in New York City at the New
Mary Tulley Hall, Lincoln Cen
ter. On Easter Sunday, the group
will play in the National Cathe
dral in Washington, D.C.
“It’s a lot of hard work, but it
will be worth it,” stated Mary
Ruth Storer, cello player. “I am
looking forward to the tour of
Europe and the Eastern United
States in the spring.”
Other members of the group
displayed the same anxiety. First
violin, Mary Anne Rees re
marked that everyone’s support
was needed as the money re
ceived from this fall’s concert
will help finance the trip in the
spring.
Tickets are on sale at the Civic
Auditorium box office for $2, $3,
$4, and $5. Any high school stu
dent with a current student body
card, if he arrives at the concert
after 8 p.m., the night of the pro
gram, will receive any seat not
already taken for $1.