The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 22, 1958, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMany Teen-Agers Cheat on Exams, Claim Justification Br EUGENE GILBERT President, Gilbert Youth Research Co. This is a fateful hour In the classroom. On it depends to a considerable extent the grades Tor the semester. Examination papers have been passed and 20 or 30 teen-age heads bend over them. The silence is browen by a cough, a sigh, the first hesitant scratchings of pens. The pens move faster. Now Bubtle movements begin. Without, a turn of the head, eyes Stray casually to a neighbor's an swer sheet. A student stretches and his chair slides inches closer to a classmate's. Silently, a crib sheet passes along a row. This is a fateful hour in the classroom . , . It's Widespread In recent interviews with 682 high school youngsters, 42 per' cent of the boys and 31 per cent of the girls admitted they sometimes cheat on examinations. Many of them felt no qualms. Forty-four per cent of the boys and 35 per cent of the girls main tained cheating is Justified on oc casion. About the same number Questions Asked Do you cheat in tests or ex aminations? Do most of your friends or classmates cheat in tests or examinations? Would you say that cheating is more prevalent in some classes than in others? Do you fcave any idea why? Do you think cheating ever justified? Dp you. ever use crib sheets in examinations? How often are students in your school caught cheating? How are they punished? Have you any suggestions for preventing cheating? Two Winners of Awards it 4 t v m - r i lit s . I ,, 'i M kg .,,,!" 4. k ft& V h 1 MB- "A? r i" Lucille Wonderly, left, and LUa Burger, South Salem High seniors who have won college scholarships. South Salem Girls Win Oregon Scholarships Three South Salem High School senior girls have won scholarships to colleges in Oregon. Other win ners are being notified as the school year nears an end. Lucille Wonderly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Wonder ly, 1305 12th St. SE, is winner of a Music in May scholarship for Pacific University, Forest Grove. Miss Wonderly won the scholar ship by an audition and music test in which she scored 72 compared to a 50 national average. She is a member of Tri-M Club, Pep Club, 4-H, Church Youth Fel lowship, band, orchestra, choir and is leading lady in a coming South Salem High School operetta. She plans to major in music education. 'Miss Wool' Contest Blanks Now Ready Salem area candidates who wish to compete for the western title of "Miss Wool" may acquire entry blanks at Salem Chamber of Com merce, it was announced Wednes day. One candidate from this area will be selected to compete .with entrants from the 13 western wool producting states. The winner Will be crowned at the National Miss Wool Pageant in San Angelo, Tex., Aug. 25-30. Entrants must be unmarried, 18 to 25 years old, 5 feet 4 to 5 feet 8 inches tall in stocking feet, and wear size 12 dress. They must also have at least one year Of accred ited college work. Two 8x10 glossy photos must accompany each ap plication. South Salem Boys To Get Awards From Rifle Club Dave Lockard of South Salem Hi ah rhnnl will receive his ninth sharpshooter bar in an awards program Friday for memDers ot the Salem Junior Optimist Rifle rinh Forty- one other members will receive awards for advancement in the program at 7 p.m. at the Army Reserve Center on Airport Road., Boys receiving sharpshooter awards or sharpshooter bars are, David Coulson, Russell- Durkee, Jack Johnston,. Roy Ledgerwood, Gary Lunda, Tom Chown, Erick Setala, John Haller, Terry Gray, Lee Gray, Mike Faist, Bill Kanz, Jim Ross, Stan Rolfness, Steve Palmason and Dick Stewart. Lila Burger, is recipient of an academic scholarship to Linfield College for two terms. She is a staff member of the school yearbook, Girls League rep resentative, and a member of Na tional Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, Latin Club, Pep Club, Ski Club, Pep Club, Esther Little Y Teens and Salem Heights Baptist Youth Group. Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Burger, 350 Madrona Ave. SE, Miss Burger will major in nursing at jumieid. Judy Baker was announced Wed nesday as winner of a one-year tuition scholarship from Oregon State College Memorial Fund. She is Pep Club president, past worthy adviser of Chadwick As sembly, past Girl of the Month, and member of National Honor Society, Muriel Morse Horizon; Girls League and Coronation Court. Miss Baker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baker, 775 Spears Ave. SE. She plans to major in elementary education. said they sometimes use crib sheets. ''What's so serious?" asked t 16-year-old Atlanta boy. "Some times I get blocked on an exam, and all I need is just one word to unplug my memory." NothlBf Wrong A 17-year-old Chicago girl said. I don t really feel I ve done any thing wrong. Everybody has let his eye flick over another's paper at one time or another. "If you can get away with It, you're smart," said a 17-year-old Dallas, Tex., girl. "If you get caught, you re stupid. Would this attitude be as casual, I wonder, 'if these same students were asked whether they lie, steal or swindle? Somehow, teenagers do not seem to equate cheating with these more serious-sounding offenses. And they report that students are hardly ever caught at it. "Sometimes Just four or five points can make the difference between passing or failing an en tire term's work," a 17-year-old New Yorker told the interviewer. "When so much hangs in the bal ance for a few lousy points, it seems like the only thing for some kids to do. , Reflects Lax Standards In the same vein, a 16-year-old Miami youngster said, "All we have are tests, tests and more tests. It's a regular scoreboard, and we're supposed to chalk up good marks. Well if that's all they want, I'll get it." It is evident, then, that the problem of cheating dredges up the more, basic issues of what the student is really working for, where the schools are placing their emphasis, and the codes of conduct practiced by the parents. "If there wasn't as much empha sis on grades," said an 18-year-old boy from New Brunswick, N.J., "there wouldn't be as much cheating." More Fill Needed A 16-year-old girl in Fort Worth, Texas, said: "I think it would stop if the teachers made a great er fuss, but all they do is just take a couple of points off your mark. Some of them give you a zero for the exam." A 17-year-old New York boy said: "Sometimes I'll ask my Dad for some help with my economics course, because some of those theories are beyond me. He's a tax consultant. But he's too busy. He's always worried about money. or else he's always figuring out how to drag new clients into his office." Salem School. Reporter Pupils Given Welcome at North High By NANCY COLBURN Parrish Junior High ninth grad ers were presented with a wel coming assembly Wednesday by students 0 f h Salem A welcome speech was giv en by Paul Maynard, newly elected student body president. Other speech- were given Conie Ooliins, r . . second, vice Nmey coibu by , Athletic Di rector Clay Egelston. First Vice President Bev McKinney was in charge of the program. Performing were - Yell Leaders Neil Merrell, Donovan Wabs and Lanny Ycoy. Rally Squad mem bers Bev Frey, Sue Boring, Jody Bourne, Janice Meesmer, Janet Messmer and Margie Miller also performed. A combo composed of Jim Mudd. Jim Bowlin, Judy Winter, Chuck McGee and Gary - Nopp played. Others on the program were Kathy Campbell doing a modern dance and a trio consisting of. Leslie Neuns, Becky Barnes and Linda Bleckert singing "Lollipop." Girl Wins BYU Award By MARILYN SPARKS D'Ann Downey. North Salem High senior, has been awarded a full tuition and fees scholarship to Bngham Young University i n Provo, Utah. ! The scholar ship is given by the college through the drama dennrt. ment. It is re newable is D' Ann keeps her grades above a 3.0 and takes Marilyn sp.rki part in dramat ics. c 7 "1 1- D'Ann Downey, winner of scholarship to B r 1 g h a ra Young University. Autograph Party Next Wednesday At Parrish High Parrish Junior High School ninth graders will have an autograph party at 2:30 p.m. next Wednesday in the school. Another year-end event, distribution of annuals, will be next Thursday. Sports letter men will be given an ice cream feed at 6 p.m. Wednesday by the faculty. Final examinations will be June 2 to 4. The Arctic is slowly warming up. The climate in some regions has moderated by about one degree Fahrenheit in 10 years. Schools Saluted For Participation In Stamp Program Outstanding participation in a U. S. Savings Stamp program brought special recognition to six Salem grade schools Wednesday. Schools honored were Keizer, Brush College, Cummings, Four Corners, Grant and Swegle. Re ceiving the award for Keizer was student body president Joanne' Monner. Other school representa tives were announced previously. AMERICAN CIRl unftrulubl miiniprMif watck I kractltt comblntd In om ilMwrout MMaMt I WjjJmi AMERICA -i f unbrtiktbli milniorlnj yjf MMmlon brtctltt W ! 5W 5Si SENATOR boN3r.X4.Vl ynbrtakabli malniarlni ''OLDEST JEWELERS IN SALEM" Undtr th Stmt Owntrthip'' GRADUATION TIME sBULOVA Include faUral Tax WATCH TIME This year at always Bulova is the gift most wanted by gradu ates! To them, mere's nothing to equal the prestige of this famous timepiece. Come in soon and se lect the Bulova you want to give your grad I On the easiest credit forms I No Money Down Year to Payl No Interest or Carrying Charges! It' f t airly fa lay-a-way a if far Salhar't Day al reeve rkaal Complete Selection of Hamilton, Bulova, Longlnes and Elgin Watches 2975 . 350 00 And Other Standard Makes .-from 14 95 mmm UfA n;u 'Mcva" Mmne " w- lie wife ffj vicen kiuiiii SALEM, ORE. Ivanlngi HI 9 P.M. She is a member of Sniknnh Dramatics Society and won the Snikpoh "Willy" award for her supporting role in "Stage Door." D'Ann has participated in all the three act plays which have been presented at North Salem during her attendance at the school. In addition to her drama, activ ities D'Ann is publicity manager for the senior class. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Myron Marcus Downey, 2224 Breyman Ave. NE. Class Elects Two Junior class officers for next year, elected bv North Hloh'a sophomore class, Wednesday in clude Colleen Wattier, second vice president; LaWauna Lyle, secre tary; and Shari Shipley, treasur er. Revotes for the two positions on the girls' portion of the JV rally sauad will be held Thursday. Fat Patterson, Jerry Baker, Bonnie Brown and Pat Cooper are the candidates for these offices. Staff Works On Annual By PATRICIA LEE Tom Nash, Leslie seventh grade English and social studies teach er, will be the advisor for the Judson Junior High yearbook next year. Members, thus far, of the next year's yearbook staff are David Torgeson, Bob Schwlesow, Linda Ohling, Marilee Watts, C h r istine Holms and Cher- PatrleU Laa yi Mnger. The staff of the Leslie annual is spending time in the morning and afternoon at the "Your Town- printing shop. Working on the morning shift are Sandy Sneddon, Gregg Witteman, Maryb Stein, Su san Steinke and Rondl Douglas. Students working in the afternoon are Sally Jochimsen, Nancy Van Houten, Dale Henken and Pat Richie. Industrial Scrapbeok Made Mrs. lone MacNamara's classes have recently completed a scrap- book called "What Oregon Con tributes to the Nation." which deals with the industries of Ore gon, The scrapbook was part of the Oregon stocial studies unit. This scrapbook along with an early Oregon history mural made by Mrs. Alice Robinson's classes will be sent later in the year to the Freedom Foundation in Valley Forge. GRADE SCHOOL NOTES Melvln Haines Winner Third graders at Englewood School who recently participated in a spelling contest were Mara Schechtman, Jeff McElhlnny, llene Penman, Rodney Hughes, Camle Brown, Cella Mason, Dale Strong, KennetlfBays, George Bynon, Ken neth Zwaschka, Jerry Pattlson and Melvin Haines. Champion was Mel vin Haines. Pioneer Program at Bush Miss Merl Dimlck's first grade at Bush School will present a pub lic assembly program today at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on "How the. People of the Oregon Country Be came Americans." Paul Ertsgaard will sing "The Bird's Nest" and "Covered Wagon Days" will be sung by Buddy Bender, Paul Ertsgaard, Larry Adams and Michael Lewis. Maria Gaarenstroom, Linda Bye, Sue Zetterburg, Michael Lewis, Buddy Bender, Paul Ertsgaard 1 and Larry Adams will sing the i song "Spring." All the children of , the class will take part in the folk dances. Hitchhiking is prohibited by law in 28 states. Going Steady Doesn't Lead To Altar, Survey Reveals DETROIT, Mich. 11 It ain't necessarily so that going steady leads to the altar. Not from high school, anyway. That s what Patricia Siviter found out, despite pop song im pressions to the contrary, in invit ing her 1948 graduating class back to Detroit s Southeastern High School for a reunion Saturday. Pat sent along a questionnaire, too. She reached 390 of the class' 594 members. From the questionnaire and her memories of 10 years ago, Pat figures 226 of her classmates went steady with each other. Only nine of the 133 couples ended up at the altar together. All but one of the 208 other B steadies, however, have married but with somebody other than their high school sweetheart. Every one of the nine grooms who ended up at the altar with their high school steady turned into a professional man: three ac countants, two attorneys, a den tist, an engineer, a teacher and a jet pilot. Patricia's thinking of running a survey on why -at Saturday's get- together. What about blond, 5-foot-7 Pat? She went steady with a fellow in the class ahead, though. He ended up a morning newspaper man; she among the 30 singles left out of S94. Statesman, Salem, Ore., Thurs., May 22, '58 (Sec. I)-7 j O O O Buy This General Electric Automatic Washer & Dryer for Less Than Many Washers Cost Alone. Less if You Have a Trade-in . . . Only $10 Down Delivers! 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Cotton T-Shirts Shorts Blouses Skorts Bucket Bags Reg. to 5.95 Beat the Heat with a Cool Bargain!, COTTON DRESSES Group Ont 3" 199 if ODDS AND ENDS if A TERRIFIC VALUE SAVE NOWI Reg. to 22.95 Group Two SUNBACKS ir SLEEVELESS SHEATH AND FULL SKIRTS 9 99 tlllllt,.,...jlfftt wiw;,nwM(M!m,wi Just Arrived! NEW SHIPMENT OF CAPRI PANTS Cotton Twills Prints Pastels, Red, White and Black I Sizes 8 to 18 Reg. to 5.95 1" Reg. to 24.95 Vi SIZE COTTONS I tt AUoj SWIM SUITS You'll Want Two for That Holiday Weekend Coming Upl 99 BRAND NEW BEMBERGS if COTTON PRINTS if RAYON JERSEY BUY NOWI OPEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS Til 9 9 if COTTON LASTEX if SOME WITH SKIRTS 5" m 1 Reg. to 10.95 SAIL CLOTH PEDAL PUSHERS 409 COURT ST. Reg. 3.98 2"