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MEW TALENT HIGH SCHOOL Shown above is an artist's drawing of the
new Talent High school as it will appear after construction of a cafeteria and
gymnasium, both of which are planned for sometime in the future. New athletic
Kleti Talent High
fields for football and baseball are being constructed to the south and southeast
of the new building, and the new baseball field may be used this spring. Students
moved into the new building Thursday. Architect for the building is Robert
Keeney, Medf ord, and Frank Fairweather, Medford, is the, contractor.
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Rooms Featured
Talent One hundred and
forty Talent High school stu
dents moved into new quarters
during the past week.
After years in a building that
has been shared with grade
school students, Talent High
school Thursday was moved in
to a new $123,424 building
which was completed only a
few days earlier.
The new building, with a
floor space of 17,093 square feet,
provides enough room for 240
students. Talent School' Superin
tendent Roy B. Parr says that
will be enough space to handle
an increased enrollment which
is not expected for several
years.
Additional Space
In addition, moving the high
school to the new building will
provide additional space in the
old building for tha grade
school. And some of this addi
tional grade school space is
needed right now. :.
The new high school building
Includes seven classrooms, plus
a shop and library. Facilities
for the school administration
are a public area, general olfice,
clerk's office, superintendent's
office, storage space and . con
ference room.
The building has been design
ed by Medford Architect Robert
Keeney so that additions ran be
made later as need arises and
when funds become available.
These additions will include a
cafeteria and gymnasium. Until
they are : constructed, high
school students will use the cafe
teria and gymnasium facilities at
the old school, less than a block
away.
Only Paint Needed
At the present time, about
the only thing to be done on
the new building . is a coat of
paint for the exterior, a job
which has been delayed by in
clement weather. Present plans
Call for the building to be paint
ed a light. green, i . -
A striking feature of the in
terior of the building is the color
scheme, which features bright,
cheerful colors in distinct con
trast to the usual "battleship
gray" found in most older
schools.
Colors in the new building
include bright yellows, pinks,
browns, various shades of green,
and others. They combine to
make the interior "almost too
cheerful to be a school," and to
gether with modern lighting and
lots of window space should re
move any problems of eye
strain.
Now Library
The large school library in
cludes two small rooms, ore of
which will be used for library-
work, and the other will house
the facilities for Talent High
school's prize-winning news
paper. Elsewhere in the building are
a darkroom for photography
work, and a student store, where
students will be able to pur
chase supplies. Cokes, and ether
needs.
The seven class rooms include
a commercial room, science
room, general purpose room,
arts and crafts room, English
and social . studies room and
home making room. A folding
wall between two of the rooms
mav be opened and the result
ing large room will be used for ;
assembly purposes. j
The homemaking room in-!
eludes and ' automatic washer ;
and dryer, sewing machines, I
electric stoves and refrigerators, j
Off the homemaking room is a ,
small room to be used for child j
C3re and first aid classes, which
are required for all senoir girls.
Shop to South
The shop is to the south of
the main building and is con
nected to the main building by
a breezeway, which will become
a corridor when the gymnasium ;
and cafeteria are constructed.
The shop contains a main gen-,
eral work room, a paint room j
and a spray room, which is spe- j
cially designed to meet rigid j
safety requirements. At the pre-j
sent, plans call for the shop to
be used only for woodworking,
but the main room hag been de
signed with a large door through
which cars, trucks or trailers
can be moved when metal work
ing classes are added at some
time in the future.
All exterior and interior walls
of the building are constructed
of light weight aggregate block.
All utility areas are plastered
and all -ceilings have been ac
coustically treated.
Slab Floors
Floors are concrete slabs cov
ered with asphalt tile. Heating
is provided by steam convec
tors and vent heaters, and the
building is so designed that an
additional boiler can be added
to provide adequate heat for the
cafeteria and gymnasium when
they are constructed.
Contractor for the building is
Frank Fairweather, Medford.
Money for the building has
been provided by a $159,500
bond issue approved by a 235
to 99 margin on April fi, 1954
by residents of the Talent school
district.
Professor To Talk At
Roundtable Monday
Dr. Newel Cornish, Eugene, a
retired professor of business ad
minstration at the University of
Oregon, will be the speaker at
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce roundtable tomorrow
noon at the Jackson hotel.
Dr. Comish, an' acknowledged
expert' in the field of retail sel
ling and marketing, was with
the university from 1932 to
1&53, and has also taught mar
keting, management and selling
at Oregori State college, the Uni-
OFFICE AREA One portion of the office
area of the new Talent High school is shown
above. Included in the building are a gen
eral office, clerk's office, superintendent's
office, and a conference room.
(Landis-Shangle Photo)
Boyd Gibson Named
Ruch School Principal
Boyd Gibson has been named
principal of Ruch grade school
for next year, the county school
superintendent's office reported.
He will succeed Elmer Ayers
who has accepted an instrumen
tal music teaching post at Oak
Grove school.
Gibson has been seventh grade
instructor at Griffin Creek
school.
The county office reported
that Principal Orvel Walker and
-Mrs. Walker have resigned their
positions at Evans Valley to each
in Grants Pass. Walker has
taught the seventh and eighth
grades and Mrs. Walker the
fourth grade and music courses.
versities of California, Utah and
Pittsburgh.
Any member of the chamber
can attend the roundtable lun
cheon, and can bring guests.
Eight Rogue River Teachers
Out of 21 Will Not Return
ogue River Eight out of 21
teachers at . Rogue River high
school and grade school have
resigned effective the end of
this school year, according to
Mrs. Genevieve Dick, clerk of
the district.
Those resigning include James
R. Hayden. high school princi
pal, and William H. Esselstyn,
head teacher for the grade
school.
Leonard C. Walsh, superin
tendent of schools and principal
of the grade school, already has
been replaced by John B. Harr,
present Prospect superintendent,
who will serve as superintend
ent of schools and high school
principal. Walsh will serve un
til the end of the school year.
Meeting Set
Walsh's successor as grade
school principal will be named
at a meeting of the school board
set for April 7, according to Ro
bert C.- Gail, board member.
Other members of the high
school staff who have resigned
are Richard L. Michaelis. in
structor of band, chorus, and
mathematics: Carol B. Harris,
commercial instructor, and L.
Lyle Brown, instructor of sci
ence and mathematics.
Members of the high school
staff who wilt be returning are
Walter L. Perry, shop and Eng
lish; Ray McClain, physical edu
cation and science; Altha S. Le
Ray, home economics and physi
cal education: Lyman L. Hat
field, physical education and
social studies,- and Gerard B.
Fahey, Latin, speech, and Eng
lish. Grade Ttachers Resign
Members hi the grade school
teaching staff who have resign
ed are Esther Mae Moore, physi
cal education, language arts, and
grades seven and eight; Esse
styn, grades seven and eight,
mathematics, science, and physi
cal education; Vivian A. Miller,
third grade, and Bessie E. Pol
lock, second grade
Returning grade school teach
ers will be Ron Brown, grades
seven and eight; Jean M. Wicks,
sixth grade; Edward F. Harmon,
sixth grade; Robert J. Wilkes,
fifth grade; Eugene H. Cota,
fourth grade; Minnie L. Jensen,
second grade; Mary Beck, first
grade, and Camilla Kearns, first
grade.- '
Crater Rock Museum
EAST SCENIC AVENUE
Central Point
(Turn right at first traffic divider one
mile north of Central Point)
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HOMEMAKING ROOM Shown above is one corner of the home
making room tft the new Talent High school. The room includes
four units with electric stoves and refrigerators, as well as sewing
machines and an automatic washer and dryer. Students moved
into the new building Thursday. (Landis-Shangle Photo.)
'Mefropolitan' Sairaifeary Piano;
Explained, flpp roved; rasfiic
Alternatives Told toy Doctor
Co-Op Advertising
Program Discussed
Grants Pass Plans for a
three-county advertising pro
gram during the coming tourist
season were discussed here last
week at a meeting of represent
atives of five chambers of com
merce. Among those attending were
Don McNeil, manager of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, and Ron Gandee, a
member of the board of direc
tors. Other ..chambers represent
ed were Klamath Falls, Ashland,
Grants Pass, and Illinois Val
ley. The chambers have joined in
an organization called "South
ern Oregon Hospitality Unlim
ited," which sponsors coopera
tive advertising programs to
bring tourists to this area.
A budget similar to last year's
was approved, and it was decid
ed to place advertising in two
daily newspapers in San Fran
cisco, one in Los Angeles, and
in Westways. a touring maga-
BOY SCOUTS
Troop 43. Gold Hill
On March 29 the Boy Scouts
of Gold Hill Troop 43, who ap
peared before the board of re
view for advancement to second
class, were Jack Jones, Richard
Jones, and Calvin Smith. ,
For Star: Leo Gilman, James
Eldred, and Charles Johnson.
There will be another board
of review for all eligible Scouts
who were not able to appear at
the previous meeting.
. The court of honor Is planned
to be held the latter part of
April. Date and place to be an
nounced. Scoutmaster Gerald Gear has
arranged for the Boy Scouts to
be taught first aid bjf a Red
Cross instructor who will be
giving the course to employees
at the cement plant.
Al eligible Scouts will attend
classes at the Scout hall over
a period of six weeks beginning
April 9 from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
zine.
A meeting of the group will
be held this fall to assess the
success of the program, and to
lay plans for next year.
A "metropolitan area," or one
district encompassing the Rogue
valley floor organized to pro
vide sanitation, would be the
most economical and feasible
method of solving the sanita
tion problem confronting the de
veloped portion of the valley.
If the present legislature does
not pass drastic legislation to
permit solution of this problem,
the state board of health and
health officers will be forced to
take steps to provide temporary
relief which will in the long run
be more expensive.
These views were brought out
by A. D. Harvey, civil-engineer,
and Dr. A. E. Merkel, county
health officer, at a meeting of
the sanitation committee of the
Jackson County Public Health
association held last week. The
meeting was one of a series be
ing held to discuss possible solu
tions.
Explains Plan
Harvey gave a thorough ex
planation of the plan which he
has originated here, and which
is patterned after those used 'in
Los Angeles county and the bay
area of California; He stated that
Senate bill No. 434, introduced
by ' Jackson county's Senator
Phil Lowry, if ;.t is passed, pro
vides the necessary legislation
to permit organization of such
a sanitary area.
Dr. Merkel stated that "some
thing has to be done; we have
reached the saturation point,"
and said SB 434 and others cov
ering specific areas in the state,
are being endorsed by the board
of health and the Jackson Coun
ty Public Health department.
A letter urging passage of this
measure ana . signed by more
tnan ju members of the com
mittee was sent to legislators.
Individuals and other commu
nity groups were also urged to
write on the matter.
Ideally Situated
In explaining the metropol
itan district under one sanitary
authority, Harvey stated this
area is ideally situated to work
out such a plan, with the valley
following a gentle slope to the
Rogue river. We are fortunate,
he said, to have the main trans
mission line and Camp White
treatment plant falling into an
engineering pattern which would
make the plan feasible and eco
nomically sound from the stand
point of tne communities in
volved and the state sanitary au
thority. The Camp White disposal
plant was built to take care of
35,000 people and can be oper-j
ated for 50,000, he stated. j
By making the valley into one i
big sanitary district, under one
beard there would be sufficient
financial stability to allow proj
ects which cannot be done in
dividually, he pointed out. Taxes
would not necessarily have to be
raised for support of such a plan,
he said.
Should Pay Own Way
"It is my belief that the area
definitely served by the sanitary
service should pay the load for
that service," he said, "but most
districts need more capital than
they can raise under the law."
As an example he cited the
South Bear Creek sanitary dis
trict, extending along Highway
99 from the new armory to
Phoenix, which is badly in need
of sanitary service. Under the
law this district is not permitted
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to bond for money enough to
pay for this service. They are
limited to $58,000 when they
should have $90,000. In order to
hook up with the Medford sys
tem they must build a line which
they cannot yet pay for.
If there were an over-all au
thority in the county," it could
handle such matters, Harvey
stated.
Plan's Features
One of the most important
features of the Lowry plan is
that it provides for future plan
ning, and for other sanitation
problems such as mosquitoes and
garbage, Harvey stated, and it
is flexible enough to allow for
later developments.
He also stated that his plan
would not interfere with the
city of Medford's current study
for annexation of fringe areas.
Although the plan includes the
city and use of the Camp White
GRANGE
Eagle Point Grange
Eagle Point Grange H.E.C.
met March 30 at the home of
Leona Wattenberg with Amelia
Jones as co-hostess. There were
16 members present and one
guest, Mrs. Leona Hackney.
Cards were sent to Mabel
Wertz, Winnie Brown, Rosa
Smith and Luella Cline, who are
all reported to. be on the improv
ing list.
It was asked that anyone de
siring to do fancy "work for the
fancy-work committee, contact
that committee as there is workl
for anyone that likes to do this.
Members were reminded that
homemade Easter hats are to be
j on next display table and that
each member is expected to have
one to display.
H.E.C. Chairman Carroll Cly
mer told of the sewing contests
that are open to any Grange
members interested, and re
minded them that anyone mak
ing kitchen curtains should .have
them finished by May; she said
it is also time to be thinking
about the canning contest.
Next H.E.C. meeting will be
April 27 at the home of Carol
Clymer, co-hostess will be Opal
Waddell. Roll call will be an
swered by "Places I'd like to go
and why." . . v
disposal plant, it would not
necessarily have to include the
city of Medford in order to be
workable. The district could con
tract with the city for use of the
plant, or separate unit could
be built, he said.
However, it has been the pol
icy of the state sanitary auth
ority to discourage putting in
any more treatment plants than
absolutely necessary due to dif
ficulty of operation and since it
is more wasteful; to operate in
dividually, he pointed out
Quicker This Way
Asked how qoon he felt the
plan could be worked out if the
bill is passed, he stated he felt
there is enough interest locally
for petitions to be circulated
immediately. After that it is a
matter of legal processes, he said,
but at any rate, it would be
much faster than by individual
small districts trying to organ
ize. Committee members were in
ested in finding out more about
county zoning and how it might
help the county especially if
the legislature does not approve
the sanitary measures and it
was decided to hold a meeting
to discuss this subject cn Wed
nesday. '
It was also decided to invite
sanitarians from Lane county.
where county zoneing is. i nef-
fect, to explain how it is work
ing there.
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