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o-oec. ataresman, daiem, ure., oar., may o, do -.-, - , i t V vv ' Over 700 Students Gather in Salem for Annual Oregon Convention of Girls League South Salem High Host To Statewide Program More than 700 girls from tome 50 high schools convene in Salem today for the annual meeting of Oregon Association of Girls' Leagues. In their all - day program at South Salem High School, the con vention delegates will hear talks and enter discussions on many phases of girls' service projects and other activities in high school. Colleen Nelson, a senior of the host school is state president. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter T. Nelson, 1715 Capitol St. SE. New officers will be elected at a business meeting today. Their Keynoter 1 Dr. James Millar, Portland lecturer whose talk keynotes today's state Girls' League convention in Salem. Many Work For Success Of Conclave Many South Jfelem High School girls are working together in com mittees to make the annual Girls' League State convention, to be held today in Salem, a huge suc cess. More than 100 South High girls are taking part in the convention. All committee members were made delegates so they could take part in the proceedings as well as helo nlan them. One of the main features of the convention will be the style show headed by senior Barbara Keudell. Models for the show include Ken nie Ruth Carlson, Mary Wilbur, Barbara Henken, Midge Halvor son, Barbara Keudell and Carol Shelton. Luncheon committee consists of Deanna Alexander, chairman, Dor othy Baker, Janie Baker, Judith Barker, Jackie Berry, Jane Boden weiser, Diane Briggs, Nadine Brooks, Adele Brown, Ann Cates, Pat Cooper, Sue Donovan, Mary Ellen Emery, Marilyn Farmen, Ann Farm, Marion Fast, Edwina Fitzgerald, Bettye Fujii, Dot Moen, Sue Olinger, Eleanor Parker, De loria Shriver, Judie Slater, Nancy Tribble, Karen Van Keulan, Myra Wilson and Pam Wyatt. Guide Committee Included on the guide committee are Kennie Ruth Carlson, chair man, Judy Baker, Barbara Burns, Midge Halvorson, Peg Coe, Verda Magness, Jerry Sue Dodd, Jay anne Harvey, Jacki Graber, Phyl lis Rieman, Sue Merrill, Dee Ann Cooper, Janet Anderson. Merrily Schram, Susie Waller, Sharon El bert, Virginia Judd, Carol Rams den, Mike Wyatt, Joanne Roethlin and Sharon Cushing. Heading the installation-decoration committee is Connie Barber and assisting her are Allane Cur rier, Nancy Smith, Anita Hoar, Ann Petrie, Kathy Doner and Lin da Hammond. Kathy Schmidt is chairman of the teachers' lounge committee and working with her are Jane Bodenweiser, Mary Tre rise. Carol Hawes and Jan Bowe. Clean-up committee consists of Ann Petire, chairman, Jean Mob ley, Marilyn Farmen, Judy Dick, Aileen Hawkins, Betti Dyke, Mary Titus, Max Moorhead, Bruce Quar ry, Ron Johnson, Tom Prock and Dave Johnson. Entertainment Planned Lucille Wonderly and Barbara Leiseth are co-chairmen of the en tertainment committee which in cludes Ann Stevens, Barbara Tay lor, Judy Pengra, Lee Coffey and Mary Martin. In charge of the chocolate bar will be Terr! King, chairman, Carol Thomas, Donna McClure, Jerry Sue Dodd and Bettye Fujii. Kathy Doner is in charge of the map committee; Zola Peterson, welcome committee; and Midge Halvorson, flower committee. Flowers will be arranged by mem bers of the Little Garden Club of Salem Heights. Delegates to the convention from South Salem High besides those working on the committees include Sue Brasher, Marilyn Carr, Lee Holland, Colleen Kelso, Beverly Killiam, Susana Martoranl, Marni Nelson, Diana Pearcy, Carol Pow ell, Julie Repine, Sally Riewald, Jean Sloan, Leslie Spurgeon, Doris Stringham, Sharon Truax, Judy Willick, Barbara Worht, Sue Zwicker, Marion Fast, Nancy Trib ble and Karen Van Keulan. North High Sends Six to Convention North Salem High School's dele gation planning to attend the state Girls' League convention at South Salem High today are Diana Boyd, Pat Campbell, Gloria 'Wittrock, Charlene Bear, Barbara Brooks and Judy Mogster. 4 Installation at 3:05 p.m. will be one of the convention highlights. Another major feature will be announcement of winners of the annual scrapbook competition among the member leagues. Keynote speaker for the conven tion is Dr. James Miliar, Portland: lecturer with a broad background of teaching and ministry. He is director of the Good Citizenship Foundation and a member of the governor's Committee on Children and Youth. , 'World is Oars' Theme for the convention is "The World is Ours," with the em- phasis planned on "how all peoples of the world, especially those of our age group, can work together te make the world what we want It to be." Registration of convention dele gates will start at 8:15 a.m. at South Salem High, where all con-. vention events are scheduled. General assembly of delegates will take place at 9:20 a.m. in the school auditorium. A panel discussion will be led by Judith Hansen, who is Miss Oregon and a Willamette Univer sity student, 'following Dr. Millar's keynote address. Dlscuuloa Groups Delegates will be formed into various smaller discussion groups for the rest of the morning. Lunch eon will be in both school cafe terias. The afternoon general assembly at 1:05 p.m. will include associa tion reports, campaign speeches and elections and other business. Installation of new officers is scheduled for 3:05, followed by the annual President's Tea at 4 p.m. This is final event. Candidates for state president for the coming year are Donna Lee, Springfield; Sheila Noack, Milwaukie, and Faye Reeder, Roseburg. Along with awards to be made in the afternoon business meeting to leagues submitting the best scrapbooks. humorous awards will be presented to those girls with the most brothers, who have gone steady tne longest, who have a birthday closest to convention date, and who possess the smallest feet Prizes Scheduled Prizes will also be awarded to the schools with the largest num ber there and the highest per centage mere. South High pep band and four students will provide entertain ment at convention sessions, in cluding ballet dancer Diane Hru- betz, singer Geri Rose and humor ous monologuists Lea Coffey and uonna stone. The invocation at opening act ion will ne delivered by Rev. vincem luinm, st. Joseph's Catho lic Church; Dr. Harry' Brown, Sa lem Jewish congregation; Dr. Paul N. Poling, First Presbyterian Church. 50 Schools Takei Part in State Meeting The state high school girls' as sociation meeting in Salem today is made up of Girls' Leagues of more than 50 schools. A Girls' League, as formed in Oregon high schools, includes all girls of the student body in its membership. Purpose of the Oregon Associa tion of Girls' Leagues, as given in the organization's constitution, is to provide high school girls with more opportunities to develop and use democratic ideals of loyalty, friendship and service. The state association also tries to further the interests of the individual leagues in the state of Oregon. State Girls' League conventions date back to before World War II. During the war the meetings were cancelled, but in 1947 the meetings were reactivated by these schools: Salem High, Springfield High, Eu gene High, Corvallis High, Junc tion City High and Washington High of Portland. League presidents and advisers from these schools met in Salem on the Willamette University cam pus to reorganize the state con ventions. Salem High School's first Girls' League meeting was held Jan. t, 1927. Lucille Cummings, now a nationally known concert singer, was the first president. . Miss Mabel Robertson was the first adviser. Now retired, she was longtime Salem High dean of girls. Two From Salem Elected for U. 0. , Government Jobs EUGENE Two University of Oregon students from Salem were elected to student government posi tions in recent all-campus elec tions. Richard Engdahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Engdahl, 1782 Fair grounds Rd. NE, was elected sen ior class representative. Edward M. Syring Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Syring, 1245 Evergreen Ave. NE, was named junior class repre sentative. They will represent their respective classes In the sen ate of Associated Students of the University of Oregon until May 1959. Anti-Noise Campaign TOKYO OB Tokyo's police are on an anti-noise campaign. They will spend May trying to educate the biggest noise makers, mainly the horn-tootling drivers of taxis and trucks. They warned they will hand out tickets next month. State League Officers COLLEEN NELSON President Colleen Nelson, a senior at South Salem High, is the state president of the Oregon Association of Girls' Leagues. Miss Nelson, president of the South Salem Girls League group, is a member of Spanish Club, Drama Club, Pep Club; National Forensic League and National Honor Society at South High. Speech activities are a special interest of Miss Nelson. She has placed high in district speech con tests and the Linfield College speech tournament. She will speak at the graduation exercises for the class of 1958. Miss Nelson is the. district DAR Good Citizenship Award winner and winner of the Elks' Leader ship Contest. JANICE BOOGE Secretary Janice Hooge, senior from Dal las High School, is state secretary for the Girls League. Student body secretary at Dallas High, Miss Hooge was secretary of the junior class. She has par ticipated in Girls League activi ties by serving as secretary, dele gate to state convention and com mittee chairman. Miss Hooge is a member of Girls' Athletic Association, Thes pians, Junior Red Cross and Fu ture Homemakers of America. She has taken part in school plays. Working on the yearbook staff is another of Miss Hooge's activities. She was a member of the Home coming court. Mrs. Brandon League's Top State Adviser Mrs. Lois brandon, dean of girls at South Salem High, is the state adviser for the Oregon Association of Girls' Leagues. The Girls League adviser of the school at which the state president is a student automatically be comes state Girls' League adviser. In addition to Mrs. Brandon, nu merous faculty members at South High are assisting with the state Girls' League convention today In Salem. They include Mrs. Phyllis Schotts, Miss Carq) McDonald and Miss Pat Deeney, style show; Rob ert Voigt and Miss Ann Bpentje, map; miss Maxine Heringer and Miss Goldwyn Kulbel, guides and checkroom; Mrs. Grace Hockett, Miss Mildred Christenson and Mrs. Georgia Rowell, clean-up. Mrs. Thelma Miller, Mrs. Jackie Grubb, Mrs. Rife, Mrs. Gwen Craft, Miss Shirley Zimdars and Miss Wilma Earnest, luncheon; Mrs. Winona Wright and Mrs. Leah Smith, chocolate bar; Miss Shirla Archibald, Installation dec orations; Miss Helen Lane and Mrs. Jean Potts, teacher's lounge; ' !:ff! J." You've Never Had It So Good! Help Yourself to the SALAD BAR Choice of HOT ENTREES CHOICE OF 4 DESSERTS MMIBSIIIMI Coffee by the Silexful OpM Sundy 12 NMH ! S PJA, I .1":, .... A JUNE TURNER Vice President The Girls' League state vice president, June Turner, is a senior at Parkrose High School. Serving as president of the Park- rose Girls' League is one of Miss Turner's activities. Clubs to which she belongs include Pep Club, Language Club, a social club and a service club. Miss Turner is a student council representative and serves on numerous student body commit tees. She is on the school news paper staff, the tennis team and is a member of the Parkrose Choraliers. Miss Turner was sec retary of her sophomore class. Other honors include being Sweetheart Ball Princess, a mem ber of National Honor Society and Quill and Scroll. She has been chosen Girl of the Month. -V JANICE NAKATA Treasurer Girls' League state treasurer Is Janice Nakata, a senior at Frank lin Hieh School in Portland. The varsity rally squad occupies Miss Nakata. Clubs of which she is a member are Pep Club, a serv ice club and a social club. Miss Nakata sings in Franklin's "A" Choir. Her Franklin Girls' League ac tivities have included serving as a Girls' League representative, on committees and on tne election board. Miss Nakata has been Girl of the Month, tapped for National Honor Society and has been select ed as Twirp Dance Queen and a member of the May Day Court. Social Security Workers Feted Government service awards were presented Friday to two employes of the U.S. Social Security office in Salem. The awards were given to Miss Ethel E. Rydell and William R McBurney Jr. by district manager R. C. Stillwell. miss Kyaeii of wuiamina, a claims examiner, has been with the Salem office 20 years. McBurney, 2615 River Rd. NE, Salem, is claims supervisor and has 10 years government service. He joined the Salem ofice in September after social security duties at Santa Ana, Calif., La- Grande and Walla Walla, Wash. Miss Rydell has helped ad minister old-age and survivors in surance provisions. She plans to make a private study of social security programs in Scandinavia this summer during a vacation in Europe. Mrs. Ethel Jones, welcome sign and Miss Carmelita Barquist and Mrs. Helen Edmundson, flowers and decorations. y Here's How! V j Guest Check : 12 Noon to 8 P.M. Dinner for Dad994j : winner ror iviomjfc s Dinner for Sis 49 1 j (Under 10) : Dinner for Junior.. 49 1 : (Under 10) lFmilvof4- 96 JaasssHUHiiraHissiiniHSHsesHal 1 1 RPMPMMI A, s , Girl Leader Scrapbook Awards Due Awards are given each year at the Girls' League convention for the best scrapbooks. These awards are given to en courage all Girls' Leagues to keep accurate accounts of activities in which they have participated. The state scrapbook, prepared by state vice president June Turner, is a gift of the Hamley Company of Pendleton, featuring a valuable tooled leather cover.. Those judging the scrapbooks are Francis Dix, and Miss Gold wyn Kulbel, composition; Miss Maxine Heringer and Bill Noland, art; Roger Pederson and Miss Pat Deeney; originality; Mrs. Georgia Rowell and Mrs. Doris Six, ac tivities; and Robert Voight, overall appearance. Announcement of scrapbook win ners is always a convention high light. The awards win be made today. Twenty leagues entered the contest. The University of Michigan has available five scholarships an nually for descendants of Ameri can Indians. fill If il JfitW5 y "? 1 J 1 W i JVW IttUAJ! ' I f O. xW H II A ST ft I 1 - ! -t ' 1 ' T Oregon s pmBi fL iu a , : w E&r- - . mi n . ;: - . J.i v H 1 A? Girls' League Conference Of ficers . ' -.'..".'';.- :,.: f ... V i - - -. : These committee chairmen were among some 100 Sooth Salem High girls planning today's state Girls' League convention at their school. They are (left to right): Seated Kathy Schmidt, Deanna Alexander, Terry King, Anne Petrie and Connie Barber; standing Bar- bars Leiseth, Midge Halvorson, Lucille Wonderly, Zola Peterson and Sally Jo Riewald. (Statesman Photo) 1 m n n ii if rjr. fuw. i a, t , i II I -llfl H l-W I ''II I I II I I II & 111 - I i II II ( 'I Jrl l.-V 111 " . I ,1 - I! ,1 I II m. I I, 11 I . I.lu 1 11 tjT M m 'i IT ,1 i bH 1 S.x i 1 State Groups Contribute to Convention Committees of several Girls League chapters around the state contributed to the planning of the state association's convention at South Salem High School today, - Mary Ann Looney, president of North Salem High Girls' League and a committee worked out fa vors for the convention visitors.' Her committee Included Judy PahL Sharon McKimmey, and Judy Mogster. : South High committees are listed separately on this , page. Oot-of-Salem leagues had these commit tees working on the convention. ; Dall High School-corsages and president's tea; Parkrose High scrapbook contest, officer nomina tions and table favors: Milwaukie table mats; Corvallis registra tion; Franklin High of Portland printed programs and obtaining main speaker. Within the next ted years you likely will be able to dial a tele phone number to Europe directly from any point in the United States, reports the Illinois Institute of Technology. , . v