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Salem, Oregon, Friday, January 25, 1957 THE CAPITAL JOURNAE Section 2-Page 3 School ActMtk News, Views of Salem Students South By Judy Baker South Salem students found themselves becoming acquainted with new classes and teachers Monday, the first day of the new semester, as all half semester courses changed, English classes began new studies, and a third of the physical education classes started a term of health. Both satisfaction and determin ation to improve during the cur rent semester were student atti tudes Wednesday when report cards, revealing last term's grades and average grades for the entire first semester, were issued. Semester averages will be per manently recorded and placed on file in the school office. Sophomores and juniors have been occupied during home room this week with registration for the fall semester. First Lady Coronation Which of the ten senior candi dates will be named First Lady of South Salem high in 1957? Curiosity concerning who will reign over the second annual Coronation Ball will be climaxed tomorrow night when th"e crown ing ceremony highlights the ASB formal in South's cast balcony gym. First and second crown princesses will share the reign of the First Lady. Nominees for the royal posi tions are Nancy Ladd, Jeanette Harrison, Fat Thor, Linda Ken (I rick, Marilyn Zeller, Marilyn Murphy, Nancy Webb, Connie Sapp, and Barbara Kuiper. Dance chairmanships are held by Barbara Burns and Sue Mer rill, decoration of the bandstand; Sue Jackson and Gerry Rose, wall iecorationsf- Judy Woods, ceiling; Jacque Hansen, publicity; Phyllis Dannelley, throne; and Kay Smith, programs. The formal will take place be tween 8:30 and 11:30, with music by Harry Wesley's orchestra. S' Club Meets Money raising projects were discussed by Varsity "S" club members during a meeting on Tuesday, club day. Sponsoring a faculty-varsity basketball game with a small student admission charge to increase the club treas ury was suggested. Plans for the noon-home room game, which would take place sometime in basketball season, are not yet definite. Twenty members of South's Girls Letter Club, 16 North Sa lem GLC members, and four ad visers traveled by chartered bus to McMinnville last Saturday to participate in a high school play day. Basketball and volleyball were played and swimming en joyed. Badminton and ping-pong will make up the activity a playday Saturday, when North's group is hostess. Barbara Leiseth, play day chairman, assist GLC advis ers to select gtrls to represent South at play days sponsored by schools in this area. College Entrance Stressed Stressed in student council meeting Tuesday was the fact that juniors and seniors interest ed in a specific college shovld talk to vice DrinciDal Neil Crown or scholarship chairman Mavis Malbon and send to the college or university for information con cerning entrance requirements. Ron Russell, senior center on the varsity basketball team, was elected as South Salem's student Rotarian for February. Principal Carl Aschenbrcnncr announced to council members that a new policy will be adopted toward charities next year, with only one fund raising drive, the United Fund. Money collected trom this campaign is to be di vided among the various chari ties the school is asked to con tribute to throughout the year. Discussion of the coming ASB formal brought the decision that the selection of the First Lady and her princesses for the third annual dance next winter will be by a re-vote on the top ten senior candidates. Ho'.vever, this method will not be applied for the com ing dance. Mrs. Maguida Mahmoud, head mistress of an all girls' school in Cairo, Egypt, has almost reached the end of her visit to South Sa lorn, where for the past three weeks she bas been observing the operation of a modern American high school. This week, Mrs. Mah moud visited individual classes during session. The United Nations was the topic of three talks presented at a recent International Relations League meeting at the home r Bill Ford. Speakers were Ed Mar tin. Bob Trelstad. and Jim Seiti. "Pennies for Polio" was the theme of the Thursday noon dance, a benefit for the March of Dimes, under the co-chairmanship of Karen Ringnalda and Ron Theisen. Money takers were Sue Joohlmien and Kathl Heltiel aatf SURGICAL SUPPORTS , Of All Kinds. Trusses, Abdominal Supports. Elastic Hosiery Kxpert Fitters Private Fitting Rooms "Ask Tour Doctor" Capital Drug Store 445 State Street Cnn f Liberty C trtea Stamp in charge of records were Bill Gile and Jim Burke. Albany Foes Tonight? A reunion of the class of '57 song queens in the year 2007, reminiscing of the season's bas ketball games, was the plot of the pep assembly skit which took place this afternoon. The yell king acted the part of the alums' high school age grandchildren, giving a pep talk about the Al bany game of the present day, an important district counter. "Beat Albany," was the encour aging shout of Saxon rooters, hoping for a seventh win to add to the team's victory string. The game is scheduled for tonight in the South Salem gym at 8 p. m. preceded by a junior varsity game at 6:30. Music Festival South Salem and North Salem music departments will join Wed nesday, January 30, at 8 p. m., in the South Salem gymnasium for the second annual Salem High School Music Festival. Participat ing will be the North Salem band directed by Russell Wittmer; North's orchestra under the direc tion of Dick McClintic; and the South Salem band and orchestra under the direction of Wallaee Johnson and Vic Palmason, re spectively. Money from the program wilt be used to pay the present debt on band uniforms and assure money for new uniforms in the future. 24 Earn Emblems Earning their third "S" em blem by receiving a total of 50 points since school started are 22 seniors. Two juniors have recei ved a sum of 125 points for their third S . Emblems were on sale in the hall Thursday. Seniors qualifying for a third "S" are Suzanne Biwcr, Violet Blanchard, Wanda Blum, Cyn thia Chase, Pat Coe, Marlis De- Groote, Ann Finley, Nancy Fer guson, Jo Gannon, Barbara Ger- lingcr, Carol Hagemann, Jacque Hansen, Margo Hudkins, Pam L l n d h o 1 m, Gerry McAllister, Mary Mitchell, Claudic Peterson, Karen Ringnalda, Linda Schwa len, Kay Smith, Judy Stewart, and Elsie Strong. Juniors reach ing the required numbers of points are Suzanne Jochimsen and Barbara Henkcn. Sena By Jerry Marsh Wednesday and Thursday most students were busy pondering over the mid term test questions. The hour long test covers the major points of the subjects. With the test over, correction will begin over the weekend, and the report cards will come out early next week. Next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be report card night in which the parents wll receive their son's report card. Tuesday the parents of the freshmen and sophomore classes will pick up their report card, while the jun iors will receive theirs on Wednes day. Thursday will be reserved for the senior parents. This report will show both the third six week period grade and the mid term mark. Friday Free Day Today being a free day for Serra students because of the mid-term tests, many activities are planned. One was the ski trip to Mt. Hood. In the early morning around 20 Serra students went to the mountains for a two-day skiing excursion. The ski trip is sponsored by the Alpine Skiing Club of Serra. Mickey Earls, president of the club, said that they will be stay ing at a friend's cabin over the weekend. Father Joseph Benedict. Father Christian and Father Cun off also took in the trip. Tonight the Serra Sabers will try o break their losing streak with the game against Cascade tonight. The game will be played at St, Joseph gym with the JV starting at 6:30 p.m. Right after the game a dance. "Hop Scotch" will start on the basketball court. The juniors are sponsoring the dance and profits made will boost their class treasury. Annual Work Done Serra's advertising and patron drive for Serra's first annual is well over the 50 per cent mark. Don Nordone received special rec ognition for his advertising and patron salesmanship. He also spent today contacting people for patrons and ads. Editor of Serra's first annual is Jim Fliflet. Other staff members are Don Nordone, promo tion chairman; Tom Hrions and Eddie Acher. advertising and pa tron chairman: Jerry Marsh, news editor; Gene Gruchalla. sports edi tor and Boh Arch, Gary Hamilton and Jerry Earls as freshmen rep resentatives. Father Christian is the advises for the publication. The annual will take in the past three years highlights. Speech Club The members of the speech club are now preparing for a contest in the early part of February. Fa- 3 ft as i&imffljpciB (;iij.WTT",ffirri 444 STATIST, Stretch Test Tried for Sweater Day Till fv; Parrish Jr. High Listed on the first semester high honor roll at Parrish Junior high were 109 students who received certificate scholarship awards. Requirements for the award arc 6 A s with all other marks a B average. Leading the three classes was the ninth grade which had 47 winners: Maria Arends, Sarah Busick, Salmc Kailvce, Sharon Van Hess, Bernita Zumwalt, Lynne Jo Buswcll, Mary Fisher, Twyla Gooch, Donna Rob erts, Gail Shuford, Paulette Talbot, Janet Johnson, Elizabeth Alderson, Sue Guthrie, Doug Nohlgren. Shar on Shippey. Bill Slimak, Clifford Harris, fatsy ratterson. Hex Campbell, Judy Denycr and Jeanic Lombard. Suzanne Morris, Harry Smith, Richard Mart, Max Enos, Judy Barry, Karen Klein, Janet Scott, Alexandria Bradfield. Jean Rob erts, 'Jane Carter, Linda Capps, Marguerite Good, Anne Kaufman, Karen Linn, Ron Jones, Thelma Kline, Rita Holman, Janice Pahl, Larry Beck, Tommy Cardcn, Gary Hanley, Bill Harp, John Suther land, La wauna Lyie ana bancira Forrest. Eighth grade award winners were: Bruce Barnes, Nita Boch, Leslie Clayton, Lenorc Monk, Crystal Stephenson, Judy Hopkins, Sondra Kuper. Kathleen Seely, Jim Bauman, Mike Epstein, Keith Weathers, Judy Long, Janice Cas pell. Dean Pemble. Mike Whit- more. Myrna Hardwick, Donald Kachlcr, Delores Kraft, Janice Radcmaker, Judy Thompson, Marge Casper and Alan Gardner. John Holte, Carole Ann Benner, Gracia Grindal, Sally Plcssinger, Terry Lee Smith, Barbara Todd, Warren Heinke, Donna Jean Atkin son, Allan Bates, Mary Alt. Shar on Bcrnardy. Don Taylor. Marilyn Douris, Marlene Mallicoat. Diane Hamrick, Jack LenLsch, Bill Frey, Patsy Spanglcr, Jan Brown, Nancy Colburn, Janet bather and David Staat. Award winners from the seventh grade were: Jeanne Buchanan, Karen- Kascr, Karen Lcrmon, Jean Blackburn, Larry Stewart, Sylvia Thclcn, Chris Busick, Con stance Cox. Catherine Kolb, Jance Speight, Barbara Ann Carter, Gregory Morris, Jack Muller, Bar ry Sullivan, Cheryl Alhada. Tom Huntsinger and Cynthia Kaufmann Jim Kelley, Linda Nettleton, Betty Shclton. Carolyn Schradcr Peter Larson, Terry Ness, Tom Grief. Joanne Coolcy. Mike Cooley, Mnira Lczdiru;, Judy Brown, Janet Latane, Karen Kollmorgan, Sondra Johnson, Charlcne Kidd, Karen Lee, Daila Sefers and Kay Soden. ther Christian, moderator of the club, reports that the club has nearly doubled since it started in September. Speech club members are: Dan Ritter, rred Dosher, Jim Fliflet. Don Nordone. Billy Foster. Chuck Bush. Richy Kascoske, Rob ert Alley. Rickey Ritter, Jim Low- ry. and Steven Hartnclt. Several of the seniors will visit the University of Seattle and be guest there over the weekend. Dur ing their stay they will be guided around the campus and will get a chance to see the college life at the University. Senior students go ing are Larry Hamilton, Mickey Earls, Don Wornli, Thornton Cot fey, Gene Gruchalla, Joe Endrei, Dave Guzman and Dick Lefore. FHONE EM-3-S528 A lot of Leslie junior high boys were trying to get their prize sweaters back into shape Friday after the school's female popu lation gave them the treatment during annual "Sweater Day" Thursday. Here Carol Smith (right) Is given a two-way stretch from Rosemary Myers (left) and Judy Strang. Each girl per suaded her favorite boy to loan her his biggest sweater for the day. (Capital Journal Photo) fSA VTI By Ruby Salem Academy's pie baking champion, Margie Morton, was again a winner when she won first place for Polk county at the state contest held in Eugene Saturday Januar 19. Margie, accompanied by Mrs. rriescn. Home Ec. teach er, and Margie's mother and sis ter attended the contest and baTt- quet which was held in the pie bakers honor the same evening. Forty-three contestants from 15 counties were competing in the contest with a county winner be ing chosen each as well as a state winner. Margie received a prize check and an award certificate. A tour of the University of Ore gon was conducted for the pie- bakers and visitors. GAA Initiation A candle-light GAA initiation for new members was held in the school chapel January 22 after school. In charge of the initiation was Betty Koop and Vi Ruby. To be initiated the girls must have earned thirty points in various sports. After the initiation ceremonies stunts were performed by the new members which ranged all the way from hopping like a bunny across the gym floor to singing "I Love You Truly." Games were played including a volley-ball game be tween the upper and lower class man, with the upper classmen be ing victorious. In charge of games was Glenda Wiley and Betty risner. Devotions were led by Viola Dyck in the school cafeteria fol lowed by a meal prepared by Verda Wall, Delores Pauls and Mrs. Jones, GAA adviser. Pep club has been sponsoring various sales suen as cake. pie. cupcake and candy. This money raising project has included all of the pep club girls. The funds from these sales will go toward the Sweetheart banquet which is be ing planned for l-ebruary 15. Pep Rally Held A short pep rally held January is in the gym with the band play ing. some yells given and a pep talk given by Tom Reimer was followed by a winning game. Game was played with Banks. In an effort to raise school soirit at games and to encourage the team a brief skit was put on in chapel January 21. Included in the skit was Darlene Olson, Betty Koop, Viola Dyck, Glenda Wiley and Barbara Stainkie. Salem Academy was defeated by one point when they played Day- FURNACES Complete Installations Free Survey & Estimate 36 Months to Ply Call Today EM-J855S En. EM-48790 EM-4S82I OIL OR GAS Comfort Clean Thrifly Salem Healing & Sheet Mefal Co. 1085 Broadway ton Tuesday. Half time entertain ment was provided by the lunior high drill team which was accom panied by the band. Senior class has been Dlannine Iheir Baccalaurete and gradua tion. Committees arc as follows: Jeanie Super, Betty Fischer and Evening Time More Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys Whir's mora fun thin a barrel of Monkeys? Reading the Capital Journal, of coursal There's something for everyone in the complete news columns of the Capital Journal. Whe ther you like local news and pictures, the varied comics, national news, food news or sports and valley news, you'll find fun and enjoyment in reading it in the columns of the Capital Journal. And you'll get mora news of the Willim tie Valley than in any other piper. & SH J Jl By wZS i ischcr Spurring classes on to victory in the "Miss Caruthers Returns" ticket-selling contest are such eye catching slogans as "Away we go", or "Look for us on top". A kickoff assembly this week opened the contest. To keep enthusiasm high, prizes and awards are offered to the top class, individual high salesmen and to each room making its 100 per cent mark. Names of patrons must.be turned in by January 30, and the deadline for ticket sales is February 7. Dances Listed Dancing the two-step and the rye waltz in the play will be these juniors and seniors; Jackie Doerf- ler, Diana Braulick, Eloiso Corey, Sally Joseph, Janice Ebner, Mary Alice Weissbeck, Laveda Johnson, Sue Watson, Janice Dabler, Mari anne -Murray, Carol Flicker, Janie Stien, DoloresWcst, Janet Larson, Charlotte Helton, Liz O'Brien, and Pat Kindel. The girls are all Treble Triad members. A warmly welcomed semester holiday today brought an end to mid-term exams. Wednesday and Thursday, students shuddered and groaned, as examinations took over the entire schedule. Semester reports will be mailed out next week. New Cheer Leaders to Perforin Two new junior class cheerlead ers, Jerry Anne Whitehurst and Marianne Murray, will see action when basketball playoffs begin in tebruary. Ihe juniors are also working on a new class song which they hope will help them retrieve the sportsmanship banner from the seniors. Janet McCarty nnd Joanne Rak, seniors; Sue Van Marilynn Ripp, Dorothy Tharalson and Cathy Lee tenberg, juniors along with the freshman and sophomore class of ficers, have been invited to attend tho parent's club meeting next Monday night. Adele Wclty, baccalaurete loca tion; Charlotte Tilgner, Margie Morton, and Marie Super, bacca laurete program; Larry Merk. Darlene Olson, and Harold Remple, speakers; Beverly Babbs, Larry Ediger, and Iris Truax, graduation program; Shirley Wiens, Vi Ruby, Arlenc Barnett, and Betty Koop, Gift. Verda Wall, Shirley Newfeld, Cliff Ganskie, and Vernon Heinricks, motto flow ers. Is Reading Time! To Subscribe to the Capital Leslie Jr. High Leslies girls donned boys' sweat ers of all sizes, shapes, and de scriptions Thursday in observance of the annual junior high Sweater Day. Shy and bold alike managed to ask their favorite fellow for his sweater. To find the largest sweat er possible, or to get a yell king's sweater complete with emblem, was the goal of some, while others were content with sweater vests and pullovers. The event was a project of last semester's vice president, Sam Speerstra. Helping with the pub licity were Sue Bennett and Jerry Kuiper. 5S Receive Straight A's Perfect grade averages were re ceived by fifty-six Leslie students during the last term of the semes ter. Those receiving straight A's were Trudy Allen, Lynne Baxter, Susan Bennett, Gordon Birrell, Pcftsy Cook, Kathleen Eaton, An drea Fawcett, Roy Feiring, Mike Fritz, Francis Gaskins, Joan Glen, Jacquie Graber, Karen Guidinger, Eileen Hndley, Jayannc Harvey, Bobby Hamilton, Ann Hnworth, Ann Hicks, Andrea Hill, Dexter Hobbs, Bonnie Ireland, Sally Joch imsen, Pat Johnson. Virginia Judd, Carole Krueger, Pat Laws Pat Lee, Barbara Long, Mary Martin, Jennifer Mctzger, Riberta Mctzger, Jimi Minty, Douglas Morgan, Lar ry Morgan, Rosemary Myers, Lin da Ohling, Penny Powell, Marcilc Puffer, Carol Robb, Janie Roberts, John Schneider, Pamela Shaw, Rebecca Singfer, Barbara Sloan, Janice Smith, Sandra Sneddon, Kathy Sprague, Sam Speerstra, Mary Stein, Susan Stcinkc, Karen Urban, Nancy Van Houten, Marilee Watts, Clare Lou Woodhousc, and Michcle Wyatt. High honor students, who earned not less than four A's and two B's numbered 108 for the term just completed. Those earning high honors were: Marilyn Aleshire, Steven Ander son, Douglas Bartlett, Linda Berry, Carol Blankcvoort, Barbara Blais dell, Theresa Blum, Max Bocse, Knrla Bradrick, Sandra Calaba, Michael Campbell, Susan Lee Can non, Mary Ann Cave, Mary Clark, Kim Clark, Tom Cornelius. Kathy Dawson, Laura deWeese, Julie Dodge, Barbara Ellis, Nona Ellis, Gail Elliott, Kenny Epley, Sharec Ertz, Gary Ewing, Judy Fast. Roger Fidlcr, Anne Fisher, Edwina Fitzgerald, Cheryl Fleisch man, Mary Flesch, Phyllis Frank lin, Viki Fronk. Beverly Gannon, Mike Gates, Bill Geibel, Stephany Grabenhorst, Karen Grcsham, Diana Greuel, MCwim, If VI $ J It mwV Journal, Phone EM 4-6811; Ask For Circulation f North By Campbell The second part of the school year started last Monday and North High students began their final 18 weeks of school. Second semester registration took up most of the time in the homerooms, as well as the class periods on Mon day. Each student had to re register for the second semester just as he did when school started last fall. Also in connection with the new semester was the distribution of the third six weeks report cards and the first semester final grades. Semester grades are the only ones kept on file in the office. The honor roll will be published in about two weeks. , Fun Night Held The Girls Letter Club, under the leadership of Carol Stolk, presi dent, sponsored a fun night for all interested girls last Tuesday, Vol ley ball and badminton were the games of the evening. The club holds a fun night about once a month. The start of the new semester and new text books for some of the students brought about the sale Robert Grobe, Marabee Groom, Linda llngen, Barbara Hamilton, John Haller, Corby Ilann, Anne Harvey, "'Carol Harvey, Marlys Hann, Judy Hansen, Larry Hen nings, Jo Anne Hicks, Jerilyn Hughes, Gwcn Higley, Charles Hudkins. Loren Killam, Laura Kendrick, Howard Knytych, Margaret Lance field, Larry Lane, Marilyn Luthers, James Lytle, Margaret Mallorie, Byron Maxwell, Janice McDonald, Sally McGeorge, Terry Lou Mc Glinn, Maria McVay, Gail Mel linger, Sharon Mills, Don Miller, Jean Minto, Anne Monette. Penny Nelson, Candy Painter, Kathy Peterson, Pat Pierce, Ron Potts, Stephen Randall, Charles Rastorfcr, Judi Read, Norma Riensche, Diane Sadowsky, Carol Sattlcr, Deanna Schendel, Cheryl Schocsslcr, Betty Self, Pam Shaw, Julie Shifter, Carolyn Speerstra, Marjorie Stark, Jerry Stein, Dick Stewart, Judy Strang, Colleen Sul livan, Lois Swcaringcr, Judy Swcn son. Joanne Taggart, Lynn Ten Eyck, Shirley Thede, Karen Van Keulen, Deanna Webb, Joanne Wedel, Vivian White, Sandra Wlscarson, Wayne Wolfe, Janet Yoder and Gail Young. of Viking bookcovers in the mala hall. The covers, which sell lor 15 cents each, are in the school colors and have the school nam printed on them. India Visitor Visiting North High from Neg pur, India (via Washington. D.C.I is Mr. Prabhaker N. Pendharka, an exchange student. He will at tend school for about a month ob serving the school curriculum and teaching methods. While he has been learning our "American way" the students have learned a great deal from him about his native country. He has visited many of the classrooms and has spoken to the In'rnational Rela tions League. He recently accom panied the school ski club on one of their trips. An all-school Club Day was held during an extended noon hour last Wednesday. In addition to the regular business meetings, special entertainment was featured. At Crescendo Club meeting, slides of the recent Interclub Carnival were shown. Tho French Club had a speaker who showed slides and talked about France. A guest at the Spanish Club meeting gave a talk about Columbia, South Amer ica A movie on Rome was shown during the Latin Club meeting. Invited to Luncheon Invited to attend an Audio-Visual luncheon at Oregon State College tomorrow are three representa tives of the Latin Club and the club advisor. They will participat in a panel discussion of a color film-made by the club last year. The film was about a "Roman Wedding" with members of the club appearing in the cast. Mak ing the trip to Corvallis will be Miss Jenette Roberts, advisor, Carol Stolk, Dottye Jones and Louis Parker. The International Relations League, under the supervision of Miss Mary Eyre, will represent the country of Sweden at the an nual mock United Nations meeting on the University of Oregon cam pus February 28 through March 2. All high schools in the state which have an IRL are eligible to at tend this U.N. "Assembly". North High will be represented by Dot tye Jones, summer exchange stu dent to Sweden, and Anders Fryk liolm, exchange student from Swe-, den. College Honored MOUNT ANGEL (Special) Mount Angel Women's College was among 24 colleges and universities elected to membership in the As sociation of American Colleges at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association, in Philadelphia during the second week in January.