TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday. April 12. 1955
Society and Clubs
PTA Speakers Stress Need
For Vocational Training
Speakers at a meeting of Jackson County Council of Parent
Teacher associations in the Applegate school last week were
agreed that there is need for more vocational training in the
high schools to help prevent drop-outs.
E. A. Vinckel, vocational guid
ance director of the Medford
Senior High school, said that
nearly one-third of the students
drop out between the sophomore
and senior years and that the
labor unions have no place for
these untrained young people
He listed some causes for these
drop-outs as academic failure
early marriages and the parents'
attitude toward education; also
that the school does not offer
what they need
Mr. Vinckel spoke of the vo
cational training available to stu
dents in Medford High school
such as commercial courses.
metal and woodworking shops
and the pre-employment courses
permitting the students to work
down town in various businesses
to gain first hand experience. He
stated that the school does not
have an agricultural program
which might meet the needs of
some in this area. He said that
sneakers representing various
vocations and professions in the
community speak to the students
and explain their occupations,
the educational requirements for
same and the opportunities for
advancements.
Arthur Straus, principal of
Crater High School, Central
Point, explained that the agri
cultural program in that school
is the only one in Jackson coun
ty and is very expensive because
of requirements for a shop, sup
plies and various material and
due to the fact that 60 to 70
students is a maximum load for
the instructor. This progam
meets the needs only of those
boys who want to become farm
ers and who can have a farm
project at home. Mr. Straus said
he believed it would prove more
satisfactory to have a county
vocational high school similar to
the one in Portland but there
will not be one until the demand
is stronger and the people are
willing to pay for it.
Mr. Straus said the problem
of drop-outs requires a lot of
counselling time as some stu
dents do not have the ability or
desire to complete the high
school course and some do not
get too much support from their
parents. He emphasized that
parents should encourage their
children to remain in school and
if they are encountering diffi
culties, to talk the problems over
with the principal. He stated
that he felt' the high schools
are not set up to provide voca
tional training and the curricu
lum will have to be extended to
meet the need for selective train
ing according to the abilities of
the students, and to fill the need
for education for everyday liv
ing. Mrs. Robert Gass, president of
Grants Pass High School PTA
and safety chairman of the Ore
gon Congress of Parents and
Teachers, said that high school
PTA organizations faced a real
challenge in combatting the
drop-outs and suggested that
they have evaluation programs
on the class level rather than
have meetings for all the par
ents in the high school at one
time.
Mrs. Gass stated that parents
usually do not show so much
interest in the children after
they are in high school and that
they should become interested
in a high school program while
the youngsters are still in the
grade schools. She mentioned
that encouraging students to par
ticipate in clubs and various ac
tivities may help to retain them
in high school. Mrs. Gass sug
gested that speakers could ex
plain the military reserve units
of the armed forces and the edu
cauonai requirements lor suc
cessful military careers, as well
as the possibility of continuing
their education while a member
of the reserve unit, since a great
many boys feel that education
is not needed because they will
be inducted into the service at
an early age.
According to Mrs. Gass, a
study in the Grants Pass High
School showed that while the
school's vocational guidance pro
gram is one of the best in the
state, the parents did not know
about the program. A survey in
dicated that many students were
pleased to have their parents
show an interest in the school
activities and curriculum.
Speakers Named
For Meeting of
UN Group Here
Mark Goldy, Medford, and
Bert Harr, Applegate, will speak
for a meeting of Medford
branch, Oregon United Nations
association, set for Thursday,
April 14. It will be held at 8
p.m. in the small auditorium on
the ground floor of the courthouse.
Mr. Goldy, president of the
Medford Foreign Policy associa
tion, will speak on aspects of
American foreign nolicv ob
served on his recent trip to the
orient, and Mr. Harr will tell of
his proposed trip to Helsinki,
Finland, to attend a world-wide
meeting of citizens interested in
the promotion of peace and out
laying use of the atom bomb.
Emil Muhs, president of the
International Relations' league
of Medford Senior High school,
Carold Bacon and Marilyn Ol
son, members, will speak of the
IRL. program for study of the
United Nations.
Bruce Manley, president of
the UN group, stresses that the
meeting is opened to anyone
interested.
New Officers of
Zuleima Temple
Conduct Meeting
New officers of Zuleima tem
ple, Daughters of the Nile, were
greeted at a tea which followed
the stated meeting last Saturday
at Medford Masonic temple. The
meeting was the first to be con
ducted by the newly installed
queen, Mrs. Raymond Reter,
Medford, and her staff of offi
cers. An unusual, old fashioned
bouquet of spring flowers cen
tered the tea table, and large
baskets of Chinese magnolia
blossoms decorated the lodge
hall. Flowers were provided by
Mrs. Howard Bush, chairman of
the tea committee.
Assisting Mrs. Bush with ar
rangements for the event were
Mrs. Ron Gandee, Mrs. O. H.
Brenneman, Mrs. J. A. Carter,
Mrs. J. C. Smith and Mrs. L. P.
Walker.
New Officers'
Elected By
PTA Council
Mrs. C. F. Conley, Ashland,
was reelected president of Jack
son County Council of Parent
Teacher associations at a meet
ing held last week in the Apple-
gate school.
Others named to office were
Mrs. John Benson, Medford, first
vice-president; Mrs. Louis Dus
enberry, Trail and Mrs. Fred W.
Lester, Gold Hill, junior vice
presidents; Mrs. C. C. Squire,
Ashland, secretary; Mrs. B. T.
Fredenburg, Butte Falls, treas
urer; Henry Kamman, Lone
Pine school, Medford, school
principal.
Mrs. John Carter, former pres
ident of the county council, in
stalled the officers. Mrs. Benson
was elected a delegate to the
state convention to be held in
Portland April 26, 27 and 28,
and Mrs. Ardry was elected al
ternate. Mrs. William G. Ardry, presi
dent of Medford PTA council,
called attention to the following
bills in the Oregon legislature
which the Oregon Congress feel
should be defeated:
S.B. No. 440 which would
limit the amount that a district
may authorize in one election
which would mean holding two
elections in some cases to build
one building.
S. B. 441 requiring that 60
per cent of the voters must vote
in favor of bonds in an election
instead of a majority as it now
is.
S. B. 442 would require that
30 per cent of all legal voters
must vote at a school bond elec
tion and that a majority must
vote in favor to carry. Also
resolution which would repeal
the right to vote in school elec
tions for all except those who
pay their property taxes directly
to the county tax collector. This
would eliminate about 90 per
cent of the small home owners
Mrs. Ardry urged members to
write to the education commit
tee of the Senate at Salem and
to local representatives oppos
ing these measures.
E. A. Vinckel, vocational
guidance director of Medford
Senior High school; Arthur
Straus, principal jof Crater High
school and Mrs. Robert Gass,
president of Grants Pass High
School PTA, spoke on the prob
lem of students leaving high
school before graduation.
Mrs. Edward Nelson, Ashland
reported on the high school serv
ice meeting held in Medford
March 4. Mrs. Nelson explained
that help is available from the
Oregon Congress in forming
High School PTA units and that
cooperation of the school admin
istrators should be obtained be
fore parents are organized.
The meeting opened with
songs by the fifth and sixth
grades, directed by Ralph Hoi
brook and Mrs. Benson pre
sented a devotional service. Mrs.
Al Bedingfield, Prospect, mem
bership chairman; reported that
the total county membership is
now 5,799.
A committee composed of
Mrs. M. L. Tedrow, Mrs. C. W
Anhorn, Central Point, and Mrs.
Treavell Turpin, president-elect
of Jackson School PTA, selected
the publicity record book of
Washington school, Medford, to
be sent to the Oregon Congress
to be exhibited at the conven
tion.
The Applegate and Ruch units
served a luncheon at noon. Arn
old Johnson is president of Ap
plegate PTA and Mrs. Barbara
Larson is president of Ruch
PTA.
To clean a discolored waffle
iron, use a wire brush on the
grids while they are hot. After
cleaning, "season" with a little
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New Radio Group
To Meet Tonight
The weekly meeting of the
newly organized radio group of
the Rogue valley, will do held
tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the
KMED studio.
Members are graduates of the
radio workshop class sponsored
by Medford public school and
conducted by the KMED staff.
Anyone wishing further informa
tion may call 3-5291.
Thursday Club
Phoenix Phoenix Thursday
club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Elva Furry, South Pacific
highway, April 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Mrs. Cornelia Barnes will be
cohostess.
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New Principal
To Be Introduced
Roy Gilbertson, who will be
principal of Lincoln school next
term, will be introduced to Lin
coln Parent-Teacher association
at a meeting to be held in the
school gymnasium at 8 p.m. on
Thursday, April 14. Leonard B.
Mayfield, assistant superintend
ent of Medford schools, will also
be introduced.
The school building will be
open at 7:30 p.m. so that parents
may consult with teachers on
their children's problems. Child
care will be provided for pre
school children.
It is hoped that most of the
members will turn out to greet
the new principal. Refreshments
will be furnished after the
meeting by the first grade
mothers.
CALENDAR
Tuesday
7:30 p.m. First Presbyter
ian church circles, Candlelight,
Mrs. F. A. Benesh, 12 No. Keene
vay dr.; Vesper, Mrs. Lewis Ul
rich, 839 Minnesota ave.
7:30 p.m. SPEBSQSA,
Room B, YMCA bldg.
7:45 p.m. Nevita chapter,
OES, Central Point Masonic tem
ple. 8 p.m. Medford Truth cen
ter, "Unity," Room 203, Holly;
theater bldg. , : j
8 p.m. Amerlcani Legion
auxiliary, Legion home.
8 p.m. OSNA, penthouse,
Community hospital
8 p.m. Ladies Mounted
troop, auxiliary to Jackson Coun
ty Mounted Sheriff's posse, club
house.
8 p.m. Pythian club. Girls
Community club.
8 p.m. DAV auxiliary, DAV
hall.
Vednesday
10:30 a.m. Medford Home
Extension unit, Community
bldg., Priddy st.
12:30 p.m. Chapter AA,
PEO, Mrs. Henry Andrews, Old
Stage rd.
12:30 p.m. Women of Ro
tary, Mrs. Mark Goldy, 35 South
Berkeley way.
12:30 p.m. Mistletoe club,
Girls Community club.
1 p.m. AAU Book Review,
Mrs L. G. McLaren, 1820 Crown
ave.
Luncheon Planned
For Methodists
Miss Laura Heist, retired mis
sionary to India, will be the
honor guest at a luncheon to
be held at First Methodist
church, Medford, Tuesday, April
19 at 12:30. Methodist women
from Medford, Talent and Gold
Hill are invited to attend this
ho-charge luncheon, and those
who have not yet made reser
vations are requested to call
Mrs. Lionel Rankin, 2-5744.
Miss Heist is a member of
First Methodist church, Port
land. She went to India in 1921
and served as a missionary there
until 1954, when she retired. Her
service in India was as a teacher
and a village worker; she also
managed a boarding student
home or dormitory. Her work
was in Baroda, and earlier at
Godhra.
Miss Heist was graduated from
Willamette University in Salem,
and taught in the Lebanon and
Salem high schools. Before go
ing to India in 1921, she took
training as a physiotherapist at
Reed college, and during World
War I, worked in military camps
in the east, also as a physio-
Sewing Classes
To Present Show
Jacksonville Mrs. Flossie
Boone, homemaking teacher,
will present girls from her
classes in a spring fashion show
at a meeting of Jacksonville
Parent - Teacher association
Wednesday, April 13. It will be
held at 8 p.m. in the school
gymnasium and about 60 gar
ments made by the girls will be
modeled.
During the business meeting
officers will be elected, and re
freshments in the cafeteria will
end the meeting.
Leave
Miss Mardi Meyers returned
to her classes at Marylhurst col
lege, Oswego, Ore., today after
spending Easter vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Meyers, 181 Black Oak drive.
She was accompanied by Miss
Barbara Jaeger, Chicago, a class
mate, who spent the vacation as
a guest of the Meyers.
therapist for the state accident
commission.
A number of years ago Miss
Heist spoke at church here.
Bullock Family
To Arrive Here
For Anniversary
Relatives of W. R. Bullock are
arriving in Medford this week
to be with him on. his 90th
birthday April 14. Mr. Bullock
has lived in Jackson county
since 1900.
Coming from out-of-town are
Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Forgey
and grandson, Steven Rogers,
Vancouver, Wash.; Mrs. Don
Fernquist and son, Mark. Bea
verton, Ore.; Mrs. Rose Frost,
Berkeley, and Mrs. Loveda Mc
Grew, Oakland, Calif. Mrs. For
gey and Mrs. McGrew are
daughters.
Open house in Mr. Bullock's
honor will be held both Friday
and Saturday afternoons, April
15 and 16, between 1 and 9
o'clock at the home of Mr. Bul
lock's daughter, Mrs. Karl J.
Knutson, 615 North Columbus
avenue.
Bible Study
Women 'of St. Peter's Luther
an church are invited to meet at
the church Thursday, April 14,
st 1 p.m. for Bible study and a
business session.
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