SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunder, April 1, 1ISI
Festival Director
Says Applications
Coming in 'Floors7
Ashland Angus L. Bowmer,
producing director of the Oregon
Shakespearean festival, said to
day that he has been flooded
with applications for places in
this season's acting company.
"We have had nearly 250 ap
plicants to date," he said, "many
more than we have ever had be
fore at this time of the year."
Mr. Bowmer said that appli
cations had come in from 42
states and from Canada, England
and Scotland. The three top
states are California, New York
and Pennsylvania. Although
most of the applicants are col
lege students, Director Bowmer
aid there are several profes
sionals. Many of the applicants
re repeats from previous sea
sons. Advance ticket orders this
year are also far ahead of those
in previous years at this time,
according to William Patton,
festival general manager. Mr.
Patton said that orders are com
ing in from all parts of the coun
try. The largest orders so far
have come from Episcopal
Bishop Lane Barton of Bend, for
a party of Oregon clergymen,
and from Texas State College for
Women, for a group of students
touring the West Coast this summer.
Mothers Attend
Recent School;
Plan Convention
Blue Star Mothers, of Med
ford, attended a school of in
struction in Grants Pass recent
ly Chapters represented at the
School were Medford, Grants
Pass and Cave Junction.
Mrs. Rex Note, state presi
dent, announced at this meeting
that the annual state convention
will be held in Medford April 25
and 26.
Between 60 and 70 delegates
and visitors are expected to at
tend the convention, which will
be held in the courthouse auditorium.
Women's Fellowship
To Meet Wednesday
Christian Women's fellowship
of First Christian church will
hold a business meeting Wednes
day, April 4 at 11 a.m. Members
are asked to note the change in
time. Luncheon will be served at
at noon, and a program will be
gin at 1:30 p.m.
Meeting Announced
For Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors of America
will meet ' Thursday, April 5, at
8 p.m. in Pythian hall. Mrs. A.
R. Allen, oracle, asks that offi
cers attend in order that prac
tice for the district convention
may be held. The convention
will be held here May 3.
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Home Extension Units Plan
Projects on Drapery Making
Several home extension units
have planned meetings in order
to study the making of draperies.
Members attending these ses
sions are asked to take one-half
yard drapery material, 13 inches
of lining material, a pair of sharp
shears, a piece of crinoline 3
inches wide and 21 inches long,
thread to match and contrasting
thread for basting, a needle two
and one-fourth inches long and
several other needles, dressmak
er pins, a measuring guage, a
firm tape line and ruler.
Those having portable sewing
machines are asked to take them.
Members of Westside unit will
meet Thursday, April 5, at' the
Junior Grange hall, Central
Point. A business session is set
for 10:45 a.m. A planned lunch
eon will be served.
Mrs. H. J. Stout and Mrs. O;
K. Phelan will conduct the drap
ery project.
Members needing baby sitter
service are asked to call Mrs.
Charles Taylor, NO 4-2982. Those
attending the luncheon are asked
to take table service. -
Applegate Upper Applegate
unit will meet at the home of
Mrs. V. E. Taylor, Star Ranger
station, Wednesday, April 4.
Hours will be 10:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. ,
Leaders for the drapery pro
ject will be Mrs. Ben Twiss and
Mrs. Holland Smith. Those wish
ing further information may call
Mrs. Twiss, 9-8454 or Mrs.
Smith, 9-8253.
The luncheon committee will
be Mrs. Fred West, Mrs. Lance
Offenbacher,; Mrs. Roy Widner,
Mrs. William Travis and Mrs.
V. E. Taylor.
The project on lampshade mak
ing was given in three workshop
lessons at the home of Mrs.
Charles Williams and Mrs. Gail
Buffington.
All women of the community
are welcome to attend any of
the unit meetings.
Reese Creek The April meet
ing of Reese Creek Unit will be
held at the home of Mrs. Joe
Whipple, Delta Water - road,
Medford, Tuesday, April J. .
Mrs. R. C. Nelsen - and Mrt.
J. L. Duncan will be leaders for
the project "Making Draperies."
Nomination of officers for next
year will be held, and plans for
participation in the spring festi
val will be discussed.
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Luncheon will be served at
noon, and table service it required.
Mrt. Lloyd X. Hamlin, 802
Arnold lane, will be hottetiet
for a meeting of Griffin Creek
Home Extension Friday, April
8," at 11:00 .m.
A business meeting will be
held in the morning and lunch
eon served at noon. The lesson
will be given by Mrt. George
Mero and Mrs. Lewis Cltrk on
making draperies. :
Central Point Central Point
unit will hold a meeting to ttudy
drapery making on Wednesday,
April 11, in the Grange hall. It
will begin at 10 a.m. and host
esses will be Mrs. E. O. Fred
rick and Mrs. Arnold Bohnert.
Project leaders will be Mrt.
Chester Ashton - and Mrs. Ed
Knapp. Anyone wishing further
information may call Mrt. Ash
ton, NO 4-2520.
Lake Creek -r- Lake Creek Ex
tension unit will meet Wednes
day, April 4 at the home of
Mrs. Carl Webb, Eagle Point, at
10:30 a.m. The report of the
nominating committee will be
given.
The project lesson on drap
eries will be given by Mrs.
James Edge and Mrs. John
Davidson. -
. Every woman in the commun
ity is extended an invitation .to
attend. Those . attending are
asked to take table service. ?
: Medford Parents' unit will
meet Tuesday. April 3, at 7:30
p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lucian.
VanGordon,1508 Stratford way.
Subject of the program will be
draperies, and project leaders
will be Mrs. D. E. Kenner and
Mrs. C. P. Smith.
. : Hostesses will be Mrt. K. W.
Jensen and Mrs. Doug .Fosbury.
Members are to take table
tervice. "
Butte Falls A meeting of
Butte Falls unit will be. held
at the home of Mrs. William Ed
mondson -Thursday, April 5, at
10:30 a.m. Mrs. Don Smith and
Mrs. Ray Trefren will take
charge of the project on drapery
making. Those attending are to take
table service, and child care will
be provided at the home of Mrt.
Ted Riddell. Any interested
woman is invited to attend.' and
more information may be ob
tained from the project leaden.
School Head
1$ Speaker
For Group
Leonard Mayfield, city school
superintendent, wat guest speak
er for a meeting of MeLoughlin
Junior High Parent-Teacher as
sociation Thursday evening . in
the boys' gymnasium. . His sub
ject wat the "School Tax Pic
ture." '
. With charts, Mr. Myfield
stressed the element of time,
which it. necessary to prepare
plans, submit them to voters and
then construct buildings or addi
tions. Approximately thirty, ad
ditional school rooms are antici
pated as being necessary by
1981 in the Medford city school
system, based upon the current
increase of enrollment per year.
Mrs. Harold Hubler, chairman
of the ways and meant commit
tee, announced plant for a rum
mage tale by the PTA to be held
Monday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. in the Fehl building, 101
North Ivy street. Anyone hav
ing, articles' to- contribute is ask
ed to telephone Mrs. Hubler,
2-5872 or Mrs. Connolly, 2-8369
and rummage will be picked up.
Articles needed are good used
clothing, quilt pieces, rugs, cos
tume jewelry, dithet, white ele
phant items, plants and . shrubs.
Students are to bring their rum
mage to their home rooms by
Friday, April 8.
- Horace - Doolen,. president ef
the organization, conducted ,the
business session. :
.Glenn Linn, acting at chair
man of the nominating commit
tee, presented the slate of nom
inationt for officers for the com
in g year. Those . selected were
Mrs. Lloyd .Parsons, .president;
Mrs. Golden Noble,' . vice-presi
dent; Mrt. VT. E, Holmes, secre
tary; and Robert - S. Hinman,
treasurer. No other nominations
were made from. the floor, and
Mr, Doolen instructed the secre
tary to cast a unanimous ballot
for those named.
Pre-registratien' information
was tfven parents by Mr. Linn
and members of the . teaching
staff. Several counselors from
Senior High school were present
to confer with parents of ' those
students entering the tenth grade
next year. ; . ; '
The social hour wat held in
the cafeteria, with refreshments
being furnished by mothers ef
seventh grade youngsters.
. - The next meeting of the PTA
is scheduled for May 31. This
will includean art exhibit, atyle
show by the homemaking elasset
and a display of the ahop work
The vocal music department will
Ballet Company Booked;
History of Troupe Given
Three directors, all of whom
have gone into ballet history,
helped create the San Francisco
ballet which is booked for two
performances in Ashland and
Medford, April 12 and 13. The
ballet ceremony, one of the most
noted in the country, is being
brought to Jackson county by a
group of business men and civic
leaders interested in promoting
cultural 'and entertainment at
traction! in the area.
The three noted ballet direc
tor! are Adolph Bolm, "William
Chrittensen and Lew Christen-
ten.
Adolph Bolm founded the
company at the San Francisco
Opera Ballet in 1933. Although
Mr. Bolm had been a member of
Diaghileff't Russian . ballet and
had studied at the state schools
in St. Petersburg, his influence
wat a modernistic one.
It wat William Christensen
who oriented the company to
wards itt most important policy
that Of performing full-length
classic ballets. Under Mr. Chris
tensen, America's first full-
length versions of. "Swan Lake,'
'Coppelia" and "The Nutcrack
er"- were produced. Each pf
these ballets fill a whole eve
ning in itself. Such an experi
ment had been tried only once
before in America, when the
Philadelphia Ballet did. "The
Sleeping Beauty."
Stan Seteleped
With the San Francisco clas
tic repertory, such stars as Janet
Reed, former Medford resident
Who took her first training here,
Harold Long and Zelda Morti
mer, were developed. It was also
during the tenure of William
Chrittensen that the enlarged ac
tivity of the ballet justified
making it into a company sepa
rate from the opera. However,
the company still furnishes
dancers for the San Francisco
opera.
Lew Christensen, present di
rector of the company, has made
two important contributions.
The main one consists of his
own dynamic ballets, classic,
dramatic and comic. The reper
tory of the present tour includes
some of these, "The Terot," "Con
Amore" and "Jinx."
Mr. Christensen's other con
tribution has been the policy of
exchanging repertory and stars
with the New York City ballet.
The result has been to strength
en both companies with the hit
ballets out of both their reper
tories. Under Mr. Christensen's direc
torship, James Graham -Lujan,
formerly adjunct director of
American ballet, was brought to
the west coast as art director of
the San Francisco company.
Tickets are on sale at Swem's,
Purucker's and Hudson's.
Dinner Meeting
Planned by Club
Spring will be the theme for
decorations and program of the
monthly dinner meeting of
Christian Business and Profes
sional Women. It is set for Mon
day, April 2, at 6 p.m., at the
Pioneer room of the Hotel Jack
son. All those interested in ob
taining reservations may do so
by telephoning Mrs. Gertrude
Neff, 2-5622.
The program will include
music and pictures of Kenya,
Africa, shown by Mrs. Miller,
Ashland.
Beta Sigma Phi
Chapter Installs
New officers for Beta Upsilon
chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, were
installed at a meeting held
March 20 at the home of Mrs.
Jack Cannon, 403 Laurel street.
They are Mrs. Warren Wolf,
president; Mrs. Wayne Harris,
vice-president; Mrs." John Selby,
recording secretary; Mrs. DeVon
Wray, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Arthur Brooks, treas-
Dr. Gene F. Chamberlain
spoke on fluoridation of the
city's water supply.
The program was given by
Mrs. Gerald Von Ting, who
spoke on "Let's Talk on the Ra
dio and Over Television."
Co-hostesses for the evening
were Mrs. R. L. Palmer and Mrs.
Paul Morris.
Next meeting of the chapter
will be held April 3 at the home
of Mrs. M. H. Parsons, 809 East
Ninth street.
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