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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUTE Wednesday, August 21, 1957 Medford Schools Offer All Students Music Instruction Every Medford student has the opportunity for musical training, vocal or instrumental. Elliot Becken, assistant school superin tendent, says that from the in termediate grades through jun ior and senior high schools, the music program has gained in creasing popularity among stu dents, parents, and community. The primary music program is chiefly vocal with consider able rhythm band activities. Em phasis in classroom group sing ing is on development, and dur ing the school year students per form publicly in a school pro gram. In intermediate grades, a spe cial music teacher handles vocal music classes. This permits the development of choral groups through several years of train ing in a continuous, specially planned program. Any student is eligible for a chorus group of boys, girls, or mixed groups. Grade Choruses Junior high school students may choose classes in their re spective grade choruses. In the ninth grade and in senior high Third In-Service T C-L-J..I.J i raining jtneuuiea In order ' to further coor dinate grade school and high school instruction in the various curriculum fields, the Ph.oenix schools teaching staff will hold their third yearly in-service meeting the week before school starts, according to superintend ent E. R. James. This year, panels from the pri mary, middle, upper, and high, school grades will lead the dis cussion among the entire teach ing staff in five meetings to cov er the fields of language arts, science, mathematics, social studies and physical education. Progress over the past two years, and recommendations and further suggestions for coordin ation of the various grade levels in the teaching fields wil be discussed. Preregistration Set For Eagle Point Eagle Point Preregistration for Eagle Point first graders will be Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Eagle Point grade school, Lee Hayes, princi cal. has announced. All students who plan to enter the first grade this fall are asked to register at this time. Regular school will begin Monday, Sept. 9, for both the high and grade schools. The first regular day will be a full day session and the buses and cafeteria will be in operation, Hayes said. Six Per Cent Increase Noted in Enrollment Anticipating an overall total enrollment of 5,721 students for the coming school year, Medford school officials point to a 6 per cent increase over figures for this time last year. Largest increases, percentage wise, are noticed with a 13 per cent increased high school enroll ment, for an anticipated total of 1.116 pupils this year. With a 6.1 per cent increase over Octo ber of last year, it is estimated that elementary enrollment will be up 188 students, according to school district figures. PROGRAM CONTINUES The Crater High school art program will continue this year under the direction of Warren Holbrook. For the past six years, the Crater High art program has placed emphasis on all types of art work, with Holbrook's stu dents winning both regional and national recognition. TOURISTS ASK ASYLUM Vienna IW A Vienna news paper said today that 1,500 Po lish tourists have asked Austrian authorities for political asylum in the last few months. school, vocal as well as instru mental music classes are offered as full credit courses. Full-time vocal instructors in both the jun ior and senior high schools make this program "particularly effec tive," according to Becken. Senior high school choruses either boys' or girV are open to any student in the school. These classes include music ap preciation to fit the needs of the group. Members of the mixed choir are chosen through' try-outs for sight reading ability, accu racy of pitch, tone quality, and ability to blend with other voices. Part of the work of this advanced chorus is a cappella singing. As all choruses are pub lic performing groups of the school, members must be willing to give extra time for rehearsals and performances. A vocal music supervisor coordinates the activ ities of the secondary school groups, as well as assisting pri mary teachers with classroom music. Instrumental Program The instrumental music pro gram through the school levels is the same as vocal music organ ization. Intermediate students are offered, -with parental per mission, a test of musical apti tude based upon the widely ac cepted Seashore tests. This test scientifically evaluates the stu dent's pitch, tone, rhythm, and musical memory. It also indi cates which type instrument reed, percussion, or string is best for the pupil. If the stu dent's interest persists in spite of the test results, he is given every opportunity for training. Becken' says that the music pro gram is designed for all stu dents, not just those who show promise of a musical career. Medford schools maintain a supply of musical instruments for students whose parents are unable to provide them.. The school system has 300 instru ments of, all types available for loan. Each elementary school has enough string instruments for a complete string orchestra. Instrument; are loaned out to students without charge. Band and Orchestra The elementary student is able to enter junior high school with the rudiments of music theory. The program in junior high school calls for band and orches tra work one period daily and for individual technique lessons once a week. Lessons are given without cost. The grade earned by the student depends or his rate of progress based on definite standards for his instrument. The student sets his own pace in the course of study. Six instructors carry on the instrumental program in all schools with approximately 600 students participating. One hun dred senior high school students, and 200 students in the junior high school are taught. . Bands and orchestras of both schools provide musical back ground for many local events and school bands are seen in nearly every local parade. In strumental music program in the Medford public schools is also coordinated through a su pervisor. In Medford schools' recrea tional summer program, the in strumental music department of fers a six-week session of band and orchestra which includes students of all age groups. The program involves individual technique lessons and a series of city park concerts. Several hundred young musicians partic ipate each summer. SPEAKING SUCCESSFUL Directed by Don Lacy, the Crater High school speech de partment has been successful in the school's six-year history, ac cording to principal Arthur Strauss. Participating actively in local and stat,e competitive speaking, honors have been won largely in the debate, oratory, and after-dinner speaking di- Educational TV Receives Support of Legislature With passage of Senate Bill 437 by the 1957 legislature, ed ucational television is "on its way" in Oregon, say proponents of the new education medium. By its action, the legislature appropriated $145,000 to the state board of education and gave official approval to the de velopment of Oregon education television. The proposal has had the active support of the Oregon Educational Association and its education television committee. The law appropriates $48,000 for a higher education exper iment to develop non-commerical television using channel 7. It gives 597,000 for Community Television, channel 10 of Port land. All money appropriated will be used for operational ex penses only. Channel 7 will be operated as a two-year experiment for high er education to determine the effectiveness of teaching over television on a college level. Pro grams will originate on the campuses of Oregon State Col lege and University of Oregon and will be received by classes at Oregon State, U of O and Oregon College of Education. Kinescope will be available to colleges of education, as well as other interested groups and concerns in the state. Community Television of Port land, channel 10, is for educa tional, civic and cultural pro grams. This non-profit organiza tion has to date received land and equipment from private sources amounting to approx imately $250,000. The plans call for operational money to come from three sources: one third provided by the state; one third from the Portland school district; one-third from other school districts in the surround ing area, private institutions and individuals. The appropriated money will be used the next two years. School Lunch Program Receives Some Federal Help Jackson county's school lunch program begins opening day, Sept. 9, in all county schools, ac cording to Mrs. Una B. Inch, as sistant superintendent of county schools. The program assures "every school child a good, well-balanced meal, sufficient for one third of his daily nutritional needs, and more," Mrs. Inch said. Although for many years sev eral of the schools have had some sort of lunch program, it has only been within the past 15 years that all districts have par ticipated in the program under specified standards of sanitation and nutrition. Currently, type A school lunches are served in all Jackson county schools, partially subsidized by federal funds. In addition to a small cash sub sidy per plate, the federal gov ernment als5 supplies surplus foods, as donated commodities. The district pays only the ship ping costs from Salem, the point of distribution. Cases of Food During the school year 1956-7 the county program r e c eived from the federal government 895 cases of frozen hamburger, 788 cases of butter, 459 cases of grapefruit, 428 cases of cheese, 381 cases of pork and gravy, 380 cases of tomatoes, 367 cases of peaches, 308 cases of frozen turkey, 187 cases of lunch meat, and 119 cases of canned ham. Other items of fruits, veg etables, dried milk, eggs, flour and peanut butter were received at a total wholesale cash value of $90,653. Including $68,145.20 received from the federal gov ernment, Jackson county school cafeterias last year received $390,334.18, compared with total expenditures of $370,926.71, ac cording to Mrs. Inch. State-wide, the Oregon school lunch program is administered through the state department of education, with Mrs. Laura Wells, director. P a r t i c i p ation in Jackson County is almost 100 per cent in rural transporting districts, and more than 60 per cent in small communities. All cafeterias are regularly inspected by the county sanitarian. No child is denied the noon lunch because he is unable to pay the 20c to 35c it costs. A few of the older children work in the kitchen, and are paid on an hourly basis, with wages applied on the lunch account. Select Cook To provide social training and development, school cooks are carefully chosen, as their in fluence toward good eating habits is particularly strong, Mrs. Inch said. Mrs. Virginia Wait has supervised the school lunch program in Medford since its in ception. It now has 10 separate units. Jackson county schools head cooks with over ten years of service are Frances Throne, Gold Hill; Arlee Ragsdale, Elk-Trail; Parasol Planter I K! 1 L A "flower garden" right in your home! This pretty planter is designed to hold artificial blooms, graceful leaves. Spider web stitch is easy. , Pattern 7034: crochet direc tions for 12x17 inch planter in heavy jiffy cotton. Starch it. Send Thirly-fiTe cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for Ist-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168 Old Chelsea Sta tion, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUMBER. A bonus for our readers: two FREE patterns, printed in our new Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book of 1957! Plus a variety of designs to order crochet, knitting, embroidery, h u c k weaving, toys, dolls, others. Send 25 cents for your copy of this needlecraft book now! jtAS&W.,. "ifcsoL- 1 JL N Phoenix Schools Hope For New Music Room Phoenix Anticipating a new music and band room when funds are available, the Phoenix music program, under the direc tion of Harry Kannasto, will in clude classroom and individual instrumental and vocal instruc tion this fall. A beginning and an advanced band, an upper-grade chorus, in dividual singing groups, and tonette and rhythm bands in the lower grades are a part of the grade school music program. High school music organiza tions include a concert band, pep New Rooms Ready For Phoenix Opening Phoenix Constructed on a "pay as we go" basis, two addi tional primary rooms will be ready when school starts here, according to E. R. James, sup erintendent of the Phoenix schools. Finances have come from funds accumulated when Phoe nix became a first class district in 1955, and; tax monies that band, girls' chorus, girls' triple trio, boys quartet, and instru mental groups. Music groups now meet in the gym, or in avail able classrooms. would normally have been ap portioned to other districts in the county were retained. Thus, Ph(jenix was able to construct a vocational agriculture depart ment for the high school in 1956. The present primary addition is being worked out through the same plan. More high school classrooms and facilities will be added in the near future. James said, this method enables the district to add needed facilities to the school plant without ad ditional tax levies or long-term bonds. PAY AS YOU GO Ernest James, right, superintendents Phoe nix schools, consults with Charles Soper, elementary school custodian, on built-in sink units for-the new primary addition. Built on a "pay-as-you-go" basis, an additional two primary rooms will be ready for occupancy when school starts. Six New Teachers to Start at Eagle Point Eagle Point With an antici pated enrollment of 840 stu dents, and six new teachers join ing the staff, Eagle Point grade and high schools, buses, and cafeteria facilities open Monday, Sept. 9, for a full-day's session. G. Lee Hayes, elementary principal, has announced several changes in the school program this fall, including extended mu sic and physical education courses. A band program, organ ized under the direction of Keith Krambeal, is being offered to all students, while a departmental ized physical education program for both boys and girls is sched uled for intermediate and upper grades. New Assignments New staff assignments include the addition of James Collier, a graduate of Southern Oregon college, formerly with the Cres well schols, who will teach the eighth grade; and reassignment of Mrs. Rose Davis to eighth grade; Mrs. Maxine Berryman, library and girls physical edu cation; and Keith Krambeal, music and boys' physical educa tion. Five new teachers have been appointed to the Eagle Point High school teaching staff, ac cording to Principal ghy Calla ghan. They are Tom VanEtten, Norman Wyers, Gail Schoppert, William Hall and Mrs. Lorraine Hall. Football Coach Van Etten, Wyers and Schop pert are all graduates of Oregon State college. Van Etten will coach football, basketball and track, and teach classes in social studies and arts and crafts. Baseball coach will be Schop pert, who will also teach boys' physical education and sopho more English. Science classes will be taught by Wyers. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hall come to Eagle Point from Crater High school, Central Point. Hall will teach mathematics, while Mrs. Hall will instruct girls' physical education. Glenn D. Hale, superintend ent of Eagle Point schools, has announced that- the following teachers will return: Miss Yetta Olson, senior English, Spanish and library; Clarence Davies, junior English, world history, latin and journalism; Don Mc Govern, industrial arts; Nat Et zel, vocational agriculture; Stew art Hopper, commercial courses; Mrs. Esther Hopper, home eco nomics; Victor Hay, mathemat ics and science; Charles Martin, music and driver training; Mrs. Doris Smith, social studies; and Bert Simmons, English and speech. The entire school has been renovated during the summer, including complete exterior painting, Hale added. 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