Salem, Ore., Friday, December 21, 1956 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Section 2 Pa?e 3 School ActMtkA News, Views of Salem Students 1 L l)OUW VT B By N Tuclv Baker "It's crcat to be back. South hasn't changed a bit." is typical of the, comments made by return - ing graduates enjoying the Home coming festivities Friday after noon. Members of South Salem's two graduating classes arrived in their Sunday best to visit favorite sachcrs and coaches and view the , president elect is Dale Bunse and combined Homecoming - Christmas : Donna Curlin is secretary treas assembly. urer. Former classmates exchange Members approved the club chitchat of college, work, and fu- constitution which was written bv ture plans during registration in the library where they were served refreshments at 1:15 p.m. Seniors Bob Trelstad and Kay Smith, host and hostess, greeted visitors as sisted by Dcanna Lee and Dave Austin at the guest book; Linda Kendrick and Marlis DeGroote, re freshments: and Jim Dodge and Larry Thompson, name tags. Skit Portrays Show Dressed as girls portraying last year's alumnae, eleven senior boys staged a "style show" and three pantomimes, as a highlight of the assembly presented for the student body and visiting grads. Bob Gates, senior class president, acted as commentator. Cast members for the skit included Bob Staples, John Harvey, Dick Burse, Loren Blaco. Herb Herman, Gary Zwick er. Dale Bunse, Jim Rawlings. Jim Robinson, and Steve Berglund. Welcoming the alumni were Miss Smith, Trelstad, and principal Carl Aschcnbrenner. A quartet consist-j ing of Jack Moore, Rodney Schmidt, and John Gibbens, and Jim Newberry entertained with a ' Barbershop style arrangement. The Saxon Gleemen, South's all boy singing group, sang several Christmas hymns. The a cappella choir' with Lucille Wonderly as soloist, directed by Wallace John son, also featured various Christ mas chorals. Finale of the program was a liv ing picture of the Madonna with the choir singing "Noel." Script writers for the assembly irere Marilyn Zeller. Bill Hazel, John Harvey, and Delores Dallas. Plans for a Homecoming dance In honor of South's graduates never materialized because of the time Involved in preparation and the heavy schedule of other activities around this date. Constitution Voted Upon Representing the basis of South Salem's student government, the school constitution was voted upon for approval or disapproval in home rooms on Monday. Chuck Hammerstad. head of the ballot counting committee, reported that although all home rooms have not yet turned in their votes, the pres ent majority favors acceptance of the document. The constitution was drawn up last year but was never officially ratified by the student body before several revisions were' made by this year's ASB council. Speech Tourney Winners South Salem high's debate squad captured second place sweepstakes at the Pacific university speech tournament in Forest Grove last week. Tieing for first place in the men's debate division were Bill Ford and Bill Richter, and Peter Erickson and Judson Smith, all of South Salem. Ford also won first place honors In extemporaneous speaking. Rich ter and Kenneth Savage took sec ond and third places respectively in men's humorous interpretation. Donna Stone won third place in women '5 humorous. The six debaters receiving hon ors all have had previous experi ence. The speech department also was represented by 24 first year students. Willamette Counseling Charles Paeth, director of ad missions at Willamette university, was in charge of a counseling ses sion for interested seniors Wednes day. Several professors were pres ent to give detailed information concerning various departments and courses of study. Pie Baker Chosen "Can she bake a cherry pie?" -Kay Smith proved that she could, by winning the title c cherry pie baker of South Salem last week in a contest sponsored by the proces sors and growers of Red Tart Cherries. January 19 she will go to Eugene to bake in the state nnais. uregon s winner win receive i an all expense paid trip to Chicago : to compete in the national contest for a $.VK) scholarship. Various Clubs Meet On club day Tuesday many clubs were busy with the undertaking of projects and discussion of future plans. Bob Trelstad and Gary Zwidker, American Field Service exchange students, showed slides of Norway and Germany to members of the ; Spanish club at the group's regu lar bu-'ness session. The first Modern Music Masters Initiation in Salem is being planned bv the members of the Encore club for January 31. Twenty stu dents are to be added to the club's enrollment. Composing the initia tion committee are Rodney Schmidt, Lucy Wonderly, and Deanna Alexander. The musical organization also sponsored a noon dance on Thursday and Christmas caroling in the halls by the choir during sixth period on the same date. Play Chosen "Wurzel-flummery" is the title of the Drama club's third play production of the year which is to be staged In February. The play was chosen by the amateur actors I land actresses of the club at the Tuesday meeting. The one act cnmwlu will nHhh . k twice with a different cast for I each presentation. The process of i chosing the casts is taking place ii ingnuy practices. Al Kins, Ski club president, an-1 i nounced that the trip to lit. Hood, I tentatively Dlannnd for Satiirriav. has been nostooned until Janimrv 12 because not enough members 1 were signed up to charter a bus. Gary Bixler was pIptIpH nrpci. dent of the newly organized Stu dentis Pro Arte, a club for students interested in art, at the first meet ing of the group Monday. Vice j Bixler and Paul Fisher. Miss Shirla Archibald, art teacher, will supervise the group. John Harvey, chairman of the International Relations League comerence, reported Monday on plans for the February conference in Eugene. Speakers from the group were appointed to relate certain aspects of the United Na tions, this year's IRL theme. Holiday Activities South students can now relax and let "visions of sugar plums dance in their heads" as they await a visit from Santa. However, the eleven day holiday will hold other activities besides relaxing. The an nual semi-formal holiday ball, sponsored by the YWCA will take place December 28, this year's theme being "Forest Fantasy." New Year's Eve will find many of the high school contingent at the tormai dance "Tux and Tulle. also at the YWCA, sponsored by Chadwick and Cherry assemblies, Order of Rainbow for Girls. Honor of being Salem Academy's Cherry Pie Baking Champion was won by Margie Morton in a final contest held this week between Margie Morton and Vi Ruby. This ended a series of five pie baking contests which each time elimi nated some of the contestants un til one final winner could be chosen. Margie will represent the school at the state contest held in Eugene January It. . With the basketball season well underway the teams have been announced. Varsity boys are: Larry Merk, Tom Reimer, Vera Heinrichs, Vern Drung, Ron Fad- enrecht, Dick Voth, John Friesen, and Lloyd Hamilton. The varsity boys are coached by Bob Funk. Win Two of Three So far this year three games have been played. The first game was with Serra with Serra being victorious. The second was a re turn game with Serra, this time with the Salem Academy being the winners. The third game was with Taft with Salem coming out on top. The J.V.'j have won all their regular games. League games will start Jaunary 18. Yawama All-League football team was announced with Tom Penrod and Larry Ediger being chosen from Salem Academy and Larry Merk and Dick Voth re ceiving honorable mention. Mem bers of the team were chosen at a meeting of coaches and league representatives on December 5. Selections of the team were made by having nominations from those present at the meeting for the players who were thought to have done the best job at their respective positions. The nomi nees which received the highest number of votes were placed on the All-league team, others re ceived honorable mention awards. Hoop Tourney Held Northwest Christian schools bas ketball tournament was held this week. Because of the Yawama league jamboree the same night, the varsity or pep club was un able to attend. However the J.V.'s. J.V. yell leaders and band attend ed. The J.V. players were divided into two teams so that they could play both the varsity and J.V. games. Two games were won and two lost while second place in sportsmanship was. received. Junior class talent show was held this week during the regular cnapel and Bible periods. In all ,welve acts wcre 'presemfd wjth the following juniors participating Marge Weins. Glenda Wiley, Nor ma Riggs, Velora Heibert, Elise Steingrube, Orley Freisen, Jean ette Dark. Wanda Thiesen, Janice Holland. Dave Zweigart, Maddy Shoop, Marley Shoop, Elise Stein grube, Carol Ferguson. Jackie Kight and Doris Pfau. Acting as Master of Ceremonies was Lloyd Hamilton. The program was varied to include both musical and speak- in. comical and serious acts CHARLIE CHAN CHINESE MEDICINE AND HERB CO. NEW LOCATION SO. 12th AND LESLIE 1195 LESLIE OFFICE HOURS Tuts, and Sal. Only 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Phone 2-1830 S. B. FO.NG. HERBIST By Ruby Sacred Heart Scholars Pick Officers Ill Z i i j j v six " ss i . . . . . - f I Ik ' - 1 U I tl j f SH ! Jj By tv Kai,"J r I V"!! Fischer I 1 1 "I just can't wait ... I just can't wait till Christmas . , ." These are familiar words, as the long awaited day approaches. The girls are determined to give Christmas back to Christ, and crib scenes have taken the place of individual trees in the home rooms. The par lor, however, boasts a sparkling gem of a tree with a decorating job by the seniors. A silhouetted tableau of the nativ ity scene took the spotlight at the Christmas assembly today. Atmos phere was provided by various choral groups as they sang favorite carols. The students presented gifts to the cook, Mrs. Mogol; the janitor, Mr. Moisan; and the iaculty. Sales Trophies Given Trophies were also awarded this afternoon to the high salesmen j from the magazine contest: Marie Steiner, Judy McKay, Laveda Johnson, and Susan Van. Sister Superior made the presentations. The carolers caroling today were members of the senior class. In keeping with an old tradition at S. H. A., they serenaded the class rooms and departments. Their songs and carols were evidence that Christmas is just around the corner. More caroling will be heard Sun day evening, when Sacred Heart and Serra get together to bring a little yuletide cheer to patients at some of the Salem institutions. The project is being sponsored by the inter-school council. Named President The National Honor Society Is making news, as Dorothy Rupp takes the gavel as its first presi-1 dent. Sacred Heart s chapter of the club- will celebrate its first birthday in February. Other new officers are vice-president, Gloria Koch; secretary-treasurer, Mar lene Burton: and publicity chair man, Janet Larson. ' Future plans discussed at the meeting Tuesday include a tutoring system to be introduced by the : Society. On the basis of the achievement tests taken earlier 1 this year, members will determine their best field and then offer help ' in those subjects to any member of the student body. Also planned is : tentative student-teacher day. with Honor Society members tak ing over as teachers. Next semes ter, five per cent of the senior class and a percentage of the jun iors will be eligible for induction ; into the Society. Chorus Entertains "Music maestro please!" And beautiful music it was. Entertain ing in the St. Joseph's gymnasium, the Marylhursi chorus and choral ists presented a program of Christ mas selections. Also performing Wednesday were several members of the College's chamber orches tra. Following the hour-long con cert, the girls were guests at a luncheon with Sacred Heart's Treble Triad playing hostesses at the Academy. Marie Steiner Is taking over as prefect of the freshmen sodality. Working with her are Mary EUen Johnson as vice-prefect and secre tary, Lynda Thompson. Commit tees were formed at the sodality candidates' meeting Wednesday, with Sue Watson. Janice Suing. Evelyn Fischer, Dottie Hartman, Marilynn Ripp, Mary Davison, Judy Boetticher and Joyce Wise selected as chairmen. Membership in these committees will be open to all students. Schaefer's Liniment This vlsulble time tried lini ment in use 60 years, jin proved effective in the treat ment of rheumatic and neu ralgic pains, sore muscles, backache, sunburn, Insect bites, Itching or burning feet. Only at SCHAEFER'S DRUG STORE Open Daily. 7:3V a.m. te 8 p m. Sunday. 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. 134 NORTH COMMERCIAL r The first set ol officers ever chosen for the young chapter of National Honor society was elected this week. The group Includes tleft to right) Dorothy Kupp, president; Gloria Koeh. vice-president: Marlene Burton, secretary-treasurer; Janet Larson, publicity rhalrrnan. The chapter, which received Its charter only last February, will soon add to Us limited membership. Only 10 per cent of a class is eligible. (Capital Journal Photo) Leslie Jr. High Christmas carols, arrangements from Christmas operettas and pop ular holiday tunes made up the an nual Christmas program presented Friday to the Leslie junior high student body. The assembly was given twice, once for the seventh graders and once for the eighth and ninth grade students. Groups participating in the pro duction were the eighth grade chorus, ninth grade chorus, and triple trio all directed by Phil McHarness; the orchestra, under the direction of Victor Palmason, and the Leslie band, led by Glenn Williams. Elections Discussed In Council Announcement was made in stu dent council Tuesday that cam paign DOSters'for the second spin. ester elections would go up Janu- ary 2 with primary speeches and voting tne loiiowing week. Petitions for the various student body of ficers were tiled this week. Doug Simmons, PTA committee chairman, reported that the last meeting fell far short of the 500 goal with only 157 parents present. Ninety-four ninth grade parents at ii FEARLESS ap-ji ill I 1 1 With Each Tiret Purchased During This Saiel Sale Ends Midnight - December 31st mm A SAF - Sale Prices Also Apply to ihe Famous GENERAL ' IB; MY raraTOMj;sjWiWiwesjMWW)MSMjraiWieHswJW g Let's make this Christmas a merry one by driving SAFELY. Last year there were 609 traffic deaths on theS! (Christmas weekend ... An all-time high. You can help reduce this Highway Homicide by making your cariJ TIRE safe. Before your Holiday Trip let us inspect your tires at NO OBLIGATION TO YOU! FEIRING GENERAL TIRE SERVICE 710 STATE ST. tended, giving that grade top hon ors. Following the next PTA meet ing each class's parents attendance total will be tallied and the grade with the highest number will win an extra after school parly. Sam Spcerstra. vice Dresldent. appointed a committee to decide a date lor sweater day. After returning from the much anticipated eleven day vacation. junior high students will be look ing forward to the launching of basketball season, which will be the annual basketball jamboree, January 5. Gervais Women Meet GERVAIS (Special) The Gcr vais grade school Mothers' club met last week with Mrs. Chris tine Kono and Mrs. Bethpl Phil lips in charge of refreshments. The bike stand project was reported as completed by president, Mrs. Gary Cutsforth. Co-hostesses for January will be Mrs. Ordie Hoyc and Mrs. Lion iiood. Captain James Cook, who cir cumnavigated the globe and claimed Austria for the British crown, was a self-taught student. He borrowed a lamp so he could study navigation, mathematics and astronomy at night. NORBEST TURKEY or CASCADE HAM Set of 4 T - f.llLER TIRES Get OPEN EVERY NIGHT TIL9.00 P.M. 1 lcmJ I Marsh i 1 Old Saint Nick must be scurry ing back and forth, for there are inly three days before Christmas and it is here. Marking the start of the two week vacation was the j Christmas Assembly this afternoon During this assembly the Juniors jresented the play "Sparkin'." The four -man cast included Akin Ziel- inski, hrcd Dosher, John Ham - street and Gary Martinmoss. In :he production of "Sparkin'," Tom Hirons, Jerry Pavelick. Fred Dosh- er ana tt alter r.ncri created the , sound effects and the setting fori the play. Other events in the Christmas i Assembly included SOngS by the! ijiee i hid, two special songs irom the Senior Quartet and a Jolly fel- ow in a red suit and white wins ters. A representative for the Mothers' club presented a gift, to each of the faculty members and a gift to the' entire student body. Father Kevin also gave a short talk. Glee Club Caroling Keeping in the Christmas SDirit. the Serrandors, are caroling to quite a number of organizations. The glceclub. under the direction if Father Joseph Benedict, sang for the employes of the T. B. Hos pital. Tonight the group will be :aroling before the members of the Lions Club at the Marion Ho tel. They also plnn to sing Christ mas carols Saturday and Sunday in the downtown area. Ski Club Plaits Trip Recently the ski fans held a spec ial meeting to give their club a name. The 20 members of the ski club voted unanimously to name their club (he "Alpine Ski Club of Serra." The members of the ski club and the glee club are plan ning a ski trip to Mt. Hood. De cember 27. With the Christmas holidays coming, most of Serra's faculty will visit their home town during the next two weeks. Father Kevin will go to Phoenix, Ariz., while Fa ther Claude will be in Yreka. Calif. Father Sebastian, Brother Peter. Brother Comorade and Brother Di- dicates will spend the holidays in Seattle. Sister Flavia and Sister Xavier will be at the Mothers House in Spokane, Washington. Seeood Issue Out The second edition of the EI Ser rano was issued to all Serra stu dents Thursday. The four page-edition is edited by Jerry Marsh, and supervised by staff moderator. Sis ter Flavia. New members on the El Serrano newspaper are Jim Madden, Ricky Ritter. Ronald Eng lish, Jay llch, Jim Pangcr. John Hittncr, and James Mason, FEIRING PLAYS SANTA! ! M HOLIDAVM uuuu ' v-;i ' i rrrrnrj J &&mMwTwisGi WTRrTO 4Jth TTDDSLI L7L13EE2 (Across From Elks Lodge) Parrish Jr. High "I won't be back until next year" was heard in the halls today 1 as school let out for Christmas holidays. Parties were held by all the home rooms during the last half hour of school today, Christ mas trees could be found in most ol the home rooms and paper i candles decked all the windows. i Hich over the front of the buildins picture of Santa reigned overlas well as another down by the the occasion "Puppy Love" was the title of tile play presented at the Christ mas assembly Thursday. The story 1 revolved around a girl and boy who became angry with each other I and a puppy brought them back j together. Members of the cast in- eluded David Lorance. Pati Backe. Scott Gordon, I.ynne Langford, jKc. Madden, Shirley Pierpoint and Jerry Lambert. A si-mi-formal fhrklnia. ilmm entitled "Frosty's Fantasy," was j alumni. Senior, Herb Shipman. act held by the ninth grade class last ed as master of ceremonies at the night. The theme was a Christmas j afair. Theme for the occasion setting and the students danced to the music of a five-piece band. General chairman of the affair was Steve Bonawitz, who was as sisted - by committee chairmen Carrie Marshall, Jerrie Trott, Sharon Wabs ondn Steve Glcckler. A Christmas program was pre sented in the school auditorium Wednesday by the combined ef forts of the music and drama classes. The eighth grade choir opened the program by singing two songs, followed by the band which played three numbers. The play, "Puppy Love," was pre sented by the drama class, and was followed by the girls chorus and the string orchestra, which presented several numbers. During the finale everyone joined in the singing of "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World." Jim Fliflet, editor of the school annual, reported that it is 10 per cent finished. In the recent staff meeting of the annual, it was de- cided that the annual will be named Juniper in honor of the irst name of Serra patron saint. Father Junipero Serra. Under the direction of Melvin Lulay, Don Nordone and Tom Jselman, the Christmas crib scene is almost complete. The eight by twelve nativity scene faces Lan caster and D, and is slightly ele vated so it can be easily viewed by passing motorists. The back ground of the crib is sky blue with the three silhouettes of Mary, Jo seph, and Jesus is surrounded with evergreens. : One of the many activities dur ing the Christmas holidays will be I the CD. A. Formal. Since Serra and Sacred Heart are connected by the inter-social program, many of Serra students will go. The dance will be at the Knighta of Columbus hall, December 28. 11 t I I 1 1 I Br i far ll J1T "Tl Tf r tl umrnmrjk North By Vat Campbell There was no denying that the Christmas spirit was quite pro nounced at North Salem this week. A big tree, decked with blue lights ana tinsel, stood in the main hall, i kjim. minikins oi me nonaays a hcad brightened the faces of stu dents, except perhaps those who might have seen the North-South game Tuesday night, but even that unhappy experience was beginning to wear off. Homecoming Danre Tonight The big events of the week we;'e the annual homecoming banquet Thursday and the homocomine semi-formal to be held tonight. The banquet, which was held in the cafeteria, was in honor of the were talks by various people on tne sunjeei ot hats, such as cowboy hats, swim caps, and others. Sue Jenkins was in charge of the program. "December Dream" Is the title ot the first semi-formal dance of the year, sponsored by the associa ted student body. Four murals, de picting winter scenes, will be placed on the walls of the gym nasium and 20 Christmas trees, lighted by different colored flood lights, will be placed along one side ot tne floor. A big Christmas tree in the center of the floor will be Santa's headquarters and he will give candy te the dancers as Ihcy pass by. A five piece band has been engaged to play. Marilyn Rcaney Is chairman of the affair. Yule Assembly Held The annual Christmas assembly was presented to the student body this afternoon. Along with individ ual talent displayed, the drama class presented a play and the audience was treated to vocal set- eclions bw the "A" choir and chor- us. Bob Richardson, ASB first vice president, was general chairman of the program. The Christmas spirit wasn't lag ging in the Home Economics club this week as they held their annu al "Christmas Cookie" treat over a three-day period. At a desig nated time, students were Invited to go down to the "HI Home" (a room fixed up to resemble a Hy ing room) and be given a cookie treat. Hostesses greeted the class es as they came to enjoy the Christmas music, the lovely Christ mas tree and the cookies. A Christmas concert was pre sented to the general public Thurs day evening in the school auditor ium. Featured in the program was the school orchestra, a play by the drama class, and vocal selections by the mixed chorus and the Girls Glee. The "A cnotr also sang sev eral selections. Ph.EM-22459 n Is Your Headquarters For Christmas Gifts for Men! Biggest Variety of "Different" Gift Ideasl Famous Brandsl Wide Selectionsl Frea Parkingl Charges Welcome on Approved Credit WE GIVE H-fC GREEN STAMPS Open to 9 P.M. Mon. Thru FrI. Until Christmas