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o TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, December 2, 1955 IRL to Hold Conference Tomorrow The southern Oregon regional conference of the International Relations league will be held at Medford Senior High school to morrow with members of the Medford IRL as hosts. Medford, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Jacksonville, Myrtle Creek and Riddle .leagues will be repre sented. The local conference is" in preparation for the state confer ence to be held at the University of Oregon in February, and will have the same topic, Africa. Main speakers for the confer ence will be J. C. Brown of the political science department of the University of Oregon, and Clifford Miller of the political science department of Southern Oregon college. Both have lived in Africa. Mr. Brown is execu tive secretary of the state league. 0 Round table discussions are planned on French colonialism in Africa white supremacy and Arab nationalism. Officers of the Medford league are Miss Marilyn Olson, president; John Van Dyke, -vice-rjresident and program chair man; Miss Meredith Foote, secre- J tary-treasurer. The conference committee is composed of Miss Olson, John Van Dyke, Miss Foote, Miss De anna Campbell, Miss Jane Bash, Miss Mira Frohnmayer- Miss Sandra Laing, Miss Kaye Chris tian, Miss Nancy McKeown, Bill Isaacs, Miss Sue Donna Doolen, Yarry Gants and Tim Hillerman. Gold Hill Group To Hold Party; Couples Entertain Gold Hill Amethyst Rebekah Post Noble Grands' club will hold a Christmas party Decem ber 19 at the home of Mrs. Lester Parker. Mrs. Earl Moore will be co-hostess. Amethyst friends will be re vealed and names will be drawn for 1956.' Last meeting of the club was held at the home of Mrs. Wilmer Bailey, and during a business meeting members voted to send a Christmas gift to Noel Kellogg, a patient at the tuberculosis sanitarium in Salem. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rasmussen for Thanksgiving and the week end were Mr. and Mrs. David Butter field and two daughters, Denise and Patricia, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bell, their daughter, Rose Ann, Drew, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. C. Rasmussen and two daughters, Janice and Christine, and two sons, Jim Jr., and Rich ard of Garberville, Calif. Mrs. Butterfield and Mrs. Bell are daughters of the Rasmussens, and James Rasmussen is their son. Mr. and "Mrs. Carl Whitford left Monday for Rising Star, Tex., to spend two week with rela tives. While in Texas Mrs. Whit ford's parents will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. They will return home by way of Salt Lake City. Auxiliary Gives Surprise Shower; To Sponsor Group, Eagle Point A surprise show er was given for Mrs. Hoyl Jordan when the " Eagle Point Lions' auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. Lee Hayes Monday night. Twelve members attended and Jatrs. Dean Collette was a guest. "The group voted to sponsor th)newly organized Camp Fire group under the guardianship of Mrs. Leroy Bettingfield. The aux iliary also voted to sponsor and take part in the March of Dimes mothers' march and to include the Camp White area in the dis trict to cover. Plans were made for the dis tribution of Christmas baskets to the needy and lonely. Mrs. Charles Martin was appointed chairman of the Community Christmas tree project. Mrs. Vern Bonebrake. presi dent, welcomed Mrs.- Dunford as a new member. It was announced that auxili ary members were invited to a dinner December 5 at the Dar danelle. Gold Hill, as guests of the Lions. Next meeting of the group will be a potluck dinner at the Teen-age club building Decem ber 12 at 7:30 p.m. At that time members will work on the Christ mas welfare project. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnson and son, Charles, were guests Thanksgiving day in the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Martin Johnson, Central Point." Also present were Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Starks, and her broth er, Leland. Friends and relatives gather ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Throne and sons Marvin, for Thanksgiving dinner. Mrs. Throne's brother, Kenneth Arn old, Mrs. Arnold and their three children from Hugo, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Becker, Grants Pass, spent the day, with the Thrones o Mr. and Mrs. William Scott and Joe Orteze of Coos Bay, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grove, and Billie, Barbara and Betty Grove, of Mount Vernon, Wash., recent ly visited Mr. and Mrs. Mike VanHouten in Gold Hill. Townsend Auxiliary Has Luncheon Meeting Townsend Harmony auxiliary met Wednesday at the A. W. Ellison home, 21 Genessee st. Among the 19 members attend ing was C. H. Lorton, who is 97 years old. A potluck luncheon preceded the business meeting. A bazaar was planned for a later date and a Christmas tree and program with gifts were planned for the regular Townsend club meeting December 19. The program closed with each member reading a short comic sketch. The auxiliary meets every Wednesday in the home of a member. Miss Florence Williams New Librarian Reports at SOC Ashland Miss Florence Wil liams, catalog librarian of South ern Oregon college, is now at work cataloging books, phono graph records, maps and micro filming for the Library of Con gress cards. Miss Williams, who came to SOC before the opening of the fall term, is filling a new ly created post for the schdol. Miss Williams received her li brary degree from the University of Southern California. Origin ally an Iowan from Keokuk, Miss Williams took her master's de gree in English at Colorado State college. She remained at Colo rado for six years, having been employed in the cataloging de partment of the college library. According to Miss Myrtle Funkhouse, librarian, creation of the new post was necessary because of SOC's enrollment increases. Club Will Play For Master Points Riverside Bridge club will play for master points when the group meet Wednesday, Decem ber 7. North-south winners for this week's play were Mrs. F. R. Baker and Dr. George B. Dean, first, 101 points; Mrs. T. J. Fuson and Mrs.oAl Gilhousen, second, ZIVz; Mrs. B. L. Sanderson and Mr. Fuson, third, 86; Mrs. B. B. Hughes and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, fourth, 85. East-west winners were Mrs. Van Gilbert and Mrs. C. L. How ard, first, 99V2 points; Mrs. Paul McDuffee and Mrs. Edna Miller, second, 93VS points; Mrs. M. M. Herman and Mrs. Yvonne Dalen, third, 92; Mrs. Berg Marten and Mrs. Dwight Seely, fourth, 91. Plarv Party Westminster guild will hold the annual Christmas meeting Monday, December 5, at the home of Mrs. Verl Walker, 2642 Merriman road. Principal Explains Testing Program For Talent Group Talent For the last meeting of Talent Parent-Teacher associa tion, Eugene Vinckel, principal of Talent High school, spoke on the guidance testing program be ing conducted in the school. The program is being carried on in three parts, vocational guidance, educational guidance and person al problems, he stated. The vocational test attempts to guide students into work suit ed to their abilities and interest. Occupational information is fur nished through outside speakers, class units and pamphlets. The educational test guides students toward courses designed to help them in their chosen fields, and best suited to their interests and abilities. The third phase of testing attempts to help sudents solve their personal problems and to prevent prob lems from arising, the speaker said. Bruce Hitt, principal of the elementary school, talked on reading problems. He spoke of the adjustments which primary pupils must make and of "read ing readiness:" He compared ma terials used in modern teaching and of the carry-over of home interests incorporated into school books. - Mr. Hitt stated that according to scientific tests, present-day reading abilities are much high er for the same age and grade than in days of the past. Pie concluded his talk with a question and answer period. Mrs. Alan King, president, conducted a business meeting. Officers and chairmen gave rou tine reports, and Mrs. Jack Suks dorf, program chairman, stated plans are being made for a teen age and parent panel discussion period at the next meeting. The group voted to continue this year an effort to obtain funds for purchase of a record player for the erade school. Mrs. Mattie Bartol stated that organization of cub scout packs is being delayed due to lack of interest among parents and asked those interested to call Ashland 2-8024. The program and meeting fol lowed a potluck dinner given in observance of family night. The tables were decorated by stu dents of the fifth and sixth grades. SOC Faculty Member Author Of Article Ashland An article by Dr. Eugene W. Bowman, Southern Oregon college faculty member, appears in the November issue of the Journal of Educational Re search. e Dr. Bowman's article, "A Com parison' of Teachers' and Admin istrators' Opinions on Personnel Administration Practices," is an abstract from this doctoral the sis written at the University of Oregon in 1952. Secretary Attends. Two-Day Session Mrs. Helen A. Wilson, execu tive secretary of Jackson Coun ty chapter, American Red Cross, left yesterday for Portland to attend a conference of executive secretaries. Chapters of Oregon and Wash ington will be represented at the two-day meeting. Iffy-Knit .Mis MS4K Jiffy-knit this little cape in a pretty diamond pattern. Have it in two graceful' lengths for daytime and evening fashions! 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