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o o o oo n u O chool o CCP Junior High School By June Hopkins and Marlena Goffman A "White Christmas" is al ways the main topic around this time of year, and is making news around the Central Point Junior CHighcpnd Elementary school. At a meeting of the student council, Dec. 10. it voted in favor of having a White Christmas This means that on Dec. 20, canned goods, properly labeled, will be placed under a large Christmas tree in an all-school assembly in the school gymna sium. The white-wrapped gifts will be given to 12 or 14 needy fam ilies in the Central Point area Any that are left over will be given to the Salvation Army for distirbution. There will be no card or gift exchange between students. Charles Meyer, principal, feels that this is one of the finest proj ects students have ever under taken. Tuesday morning, Dec. 17, the chorus and band, under the di rection- of Mr. Humphrey and Mr. Harry Meyers, will present a Christmas program for the Eagle Point schools. The main reason is to exchange a type pro gram, other than athletic, with another school. A total of 185 students of the Central Point Junior High will leave at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, De cember 19, ioT the second skat ing party of the year. Originally scheduled for Dec. 9, it was post poned because of the fog. Two days have" been added to the Christmas vacation. School will be dismissed at 2:30 p.m Dec. 20 and will resume at the usual time Jan. 2. A game has been scheduled with Eagle Point Dec. 18, at Eagle Point. Two games will be pjayed starting at 3:30 p.m. Jackson School By Rodney Craig. Robert Burch Vernal Goodrich's room has made a Christmas scene for our hall bulletin board. It has Santa In his sleigh going over the house tops. There is also a large Christ mas tree decorated in the main hall and a large Santa Claus for all the children to enjoy. We have been getting new books for our school library every day. As fast as they come In they are checked out. In our library we have many different books on subjects which include astronomy, nature, music, bio graphy, and fairy tales. "You, too, can scout around and find many books," is the slogan on the library bulletin board. We at Jackson school are look ing forward to the Christmas program, iehich will be on Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. for all the parents. There will be a dress rehearsal Wednesday at 1 p.m. for the students to see. The sec ond and" third grade classes are presenting the play entitled, "The Capture of Santa Claus." In Paul Gandt's room they have three American flyer trains that Mr. Taylor gave them. The platform is 9x14 feet and has 180 feet ot track. There are three locomotives, a coal loader, a log loader, and it has 10 automatic switches. The track is layed out to appear like the Rogue valley. When completed there will be many realistic features of moun tains, valleys, lakes and rivers. Each one of the children will have a certain job in the opera tion of this train. O PHONE SP 2-5238 News Phoenix High School Edited by Mary Ellen Mitchell and Jean Floyd PHS was given recognition on a television program Saturday, Dec. 14, for having the most entries in the "Voice of Demo cracy contest." Phoenix High school was awarded first place. Bob Myrick, instructor of Eng lish, received the presentation. Sharee Skipworth, junior, also received an award for winning first place in the "Voice of De mocracy" contest at PHS. The Phoenix GAA is plan ning to attend Medford high play day Saturday. Fifteen girls from Phoenix will participate in the all day volleyball games from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Medford high will furnish pop and des sert to top off the day. An assembly was held Dec. 11, to help students decide whether or not they would go cn to college. Dr. Alvin Fellers of Southern Oregon college and Dr. Nicker son, representing the University of Oregon and Oregon State col lege, were speakers. According to them, the reason most frequently used why stu dents do not attend college is that they do not have a special career in mind, but according to the speakers, going to college really furthers their knowledge of different occupations, giving them an opportunity to choose one fitting to their particular likes. Mrs. Harlan Bosworth, who is interested in Indian affairs and who also lived on the Klamath Indian reservation in Klamath Falls for several years, visited Mrs. Helem Thomas' second and third period classes Tuesday, Dec. 10. Mr. Bosworth gave a short lecture and answered questions on the Klamath Indians. Mrs. Bosworth stated that the Indians are becoming excellent technicians, .teachers, coaches, and lawyers; and they are be coming skilled in many other specialized occupations. At the present there are about 2,000 Klamath Indians now living in the West. She also stressed the need for young men and women to become interested in Indian and racial affairs to help in the movement of helping these mi nority groups in becoming bet ter citizens. Members of the sports section of the Pirate Los stayed after school Monday night to arrange the football pictures for the an nual. The football nictures were cut down to the desirable size. They will later be placed on a dummv sheet and arranged as they will appear in the fall an nual next year. Advanced algebra and the trig onometry class are now being given a chance to be on the "State Honor Roll." Last month, 13 students from the whole state were able to receive this honor. Mrs. Mildred James, math teacher, has received material for the students who wish to try for the "State Roll." To win the honor a student must work a se ries of mathematical problems. These problems will in turn be sent to state. The name of stu dents with correct scores will be nlaced on the "State Honor Roll" for that month. The first white men arrived in Michigan in 1622, only two vears after the Pilerims landed at Plymouth Rock, when the first French voyagers canoed out of French Canada across Lake Huron and discovered Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 9s not too late for Christmas Photographs! Don 't Delay now is the time to arrange your appointment. (P M CAMERAS PHOTOGRAPHS 120 East Main St. McLoughlin Junior High By JOEL GREGORY A Christmas play was pre sented over station KYJC Dec. 13. Those taking part were Joyce Johnson. Carl Hendrickson, Mil ton O'Neil, Wayne Weaver, Artie Andrew, Ella Mai Wil liams, Darlene Fields, Dan Ka din, Phillip Seidel, Bob Camvas', Cheryl Champion, and Mike Dwyer. The girl's volley ball tourney is progressing, and rooms 6, 28, 14, and 27 have won games. The music departments of the Senior High, McLoughlin, and Hedrick will combine to present a Christmas Concert Wednesday, Dec. 18. The program will be given at Hedrick Junior High school at 8 p.m. and the public is invited to attend. The vocal groups and orches tra will base the first part of the program on the Legend of Christmas, and the second part of the program will be the ador ation of the Christ Child. Eight hundred students will take part in the program. Teachers in charge of the con cert are Ray Lewis, Elmer Ayres and Robert Anderson from Mc Loughlin; John Drysdale and Lynn Sjolund from the high school: and Carol Graber, Hed rick. The stage setting has been arranged by Jack Teeters and Catherine Fonken, art instruc tors at the two junior highs. Ray Lewis, Robert Anderson, and Melody Pierce will play the piano and organ accompani ments. The eighth and ninth grade pep assembly was held Dec. 12. The pep squad staged a contest of cheer teams chosen from the audience, and from the volume of applause, the team composed of faculty members was declared the winner. The seventh grade also held a pep assembly, to encourage the basketball and wrestling teams which played Grants Pass Friday. CP, Jewett Schools By Jody Van Horn Report cards were given out on Dec. 11. Christmas vacation will begin Dec. 23. The cafeteria was decorated by the sixth grade students for December. Large letters spell out Merry Christmas. Decorations cover the walls and windows. The theme used was Christmas in many lands. The fifth grade intermural basketball teams played Dec. 10 with Suptniks 5 and Jaguars 4. Thes ixth grade played Dec. 12 with Tigers 10 and Trotters 4. Mrs. Johnson's fourth grade room is planning a Christmas play. The name is "A Christmas Tree for Kitty." Those having parts are Linda Backes, Carol Roach, Dannie Reed, Myrna Long, Paula Davis and Tony Cesarb. DEFENSE FAILED New Britain, Conn. (OT A spectator jumped to the defense of Donald R. Steward, 22, at his motor vehicle violation trial. He said: "If it wasn't for me, Stew ard wouldn't be in court. I own the car and he was driving it. So who is guilty? He or I." Judge Max Reicher promptly answered, "He is," and fined Steward $102. Christmas Is coming! You'd better hurry to get oil your shopping done In time for the big day. If you're short of cash, don't worry. Open a Charge Account now. Get everything you need. Nothing to pay 'til January. U MEDFORD I would like to open S please . . . MY NAME IS. i MY ADDRESS IS. Medford High School Edited by Karen Sloniger; Staff: Inger Palmquist, Roxie Sisemore, Judy Wayland, Joan Laurila, Colleen Riley, and Allen Cone. Monday morning between sec ond and third periods the major ity of the student body went to an assembly to hear Margareta Aulin, exchange student from Sweden, and David Frohnmayer, student body president, speak on some of their experiences as ex change students. Margareta and Davids' speeches were mainly pointed toward the juniors, as they are the only ones eligible to become exchange students this year. The exchange program is spon sored by the American Field Service, which brings students from foreign countries to the United States and in exchange sends several hundred American students to foreign countries. David told about his three months in Germany living with a German family last summer, and showed slides of some of the things he saw during his stay. He concluded his speech by showing a flashlight made in Germany which requires no bat teries. "Which one will it be?" was the question on all the iuniors' lips, after voting in their English classes last Monday for the class ring of their choice. Tuesday morning the suspense was over; the school announce ments held the answer. It was "Satellite" winning with 161 votes. A close second was "Swirl" with 131 and bringing up the rear was "Starfire" with 36. Do you hum a great deal? Can you confide in your friends? These are examples of questions included in the mental health tests seniors took last Tuesday morning. Later in the year, in dividual conferences will be held, at which time the deans will discuss the results of this and other tests with each senior. Career talks of several kinds were given Wednesday for the senior boys. Representatives from several fields spoke to in terested boys about the career of. their choice. These confer ences were held Immediately after first period. While the boys were getting vocational guidance, the Girls' league held a short business meeting and enjoyed some Christmas entertainment. Myrna Calloway was chosen "girl of the month." Myrna is president of the Art Students league, Girls' league representative and a member of Ushers as well as being a majorette and playing in the orchestra. A skit of "The Night Before Christmas" was put on by mem bers of the Girls' league as part of the entertainment. Sharon Walsh sang "Oh Holy Night," Linda Smith sang "I'll Walk With God," and Patty Hilton did two jazz dances in the Christmas spirit. After the program Melody Pierce accompanied the girls as they sang' Christmas carols. Tickets for the Winter formal are now on sale. According to Bob Gee, president of Boys' league, students can buy tickets from any Boys' or Girls' league council member for $1.25. For those students wanting to bring guests not attending MHS, spe cial invitations can be secured a Charge Account A? 1 I Hedrick Junior High By Jim Frake Parliamentary procedure was the topic under discussion at the student council meeting Wednesday, Dec. 11. Jerry Mc Dougall, speech teacher, explain ed some basic points in conduct ing a business meeting. Further discussion of parliamentary pro cedure will take place at future council meetings. A mass school rehearsal for the annual Christmas program was held Dec. 13 in the Hedrick auditorium. Medford High, Mc Loughlin Junior High, and Hed rick Junior High combined "forces" to stage the first re hearsal of the three schools com bined. The program will be pre sented Dec. 18. This will be the first Christmas presentation by the combined secondary schools in Medford. With just minutes to go until the official beginning of Christ mas vacation, the students will enjoy Christmas parties in their home rooms Dec. 20. The Christ mas vacation will continue until Jan. 2. from either Mrs. Grace Berg, dean of girls, or Alex McDonald, dean of boys. Medford was proud to discover that Medford high had four merit finalists. After waiting since Oct. 22, the four at HMS have finally been announced. The winners, Karen Sloniger, Sandra Buxton, Jim Corum, and Jon Thompson, after filling out long personal data forms, will take the college board tests Jan. 11. The college board tests are used by many colleges and uni versities as prerequisites to tak ing entrance exams. The four merit winners will take the tests along with other students who will pay for the privilege of doing so. An assembly was put on by the rally squad Thursday morn ing to create school spirit for the games against Marshfield and North Bend this week end. At the assembly Coach Frank Roe- landt introduced the basketball team for this season. The student body concluded the pep rally with the competition and senior SEE . Mrs. Lee Horn, Bernice Phillips, Shirley Carmichal, Robert Morgan Phone SP 2-6434 beauty Salon, 2nd floor Sunday, December 15, 1957 LOST IS FOUND Salt Lake City (OT When neighbors called police and said your-year-old Sharron Bird was missing from her home, officers searched in vain, then ordered equipment for dragging the near by Jordan river. The child's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bird, were driving home from a visit to Springville; The highway patrol flagged them down and prepared to break the news. Sharron was in the car with her parents. yells, and the Alma Mater and fight song. There is a danger of there not being any more YMCA dances if attendance at the Youth council does not increase, it was an nounced this week. The Youth council also stated that even the traditional New Year's Eve dance would be cancelled if more students didn't attend the next council meeting. Superstition ruled Friday night at the hop put on by the rally squad in the school audi torium. The dance, Superstition Swing, was given in order to earn enough money to buy the rally squad new uniforms for basketball season. The planning committee was headed by Caro lyn Hilly er and Doug Randies. There was a good turnout of stu dents for the event. The fact that girls can take part in sports too was proved at a Girls Athletic association play day in Medford Dec. 14. Approx imately 100 GAA members par ticipated in volleyball and ping pong intramurals. Ashland, Eagle Point, Jacksonville, and Medford High schools were rep resented at the GAA playday. Twenty-nine speech squad members participated in the Pa cific university high school speech tournament at Forest Grove this week end. Members of the speech squad took part in debate, oratory, extemporaneous speaking, serious interpretation, and humorous interpretation. The students and their advisor, DeVere Taylor, left Thursday and are expected to return some time early today. are you . . . tired of the same old hair style? Fed up with that set look? Mann's stylists will create original new hair styles especially adapted to your needs. Bring out your natural loveliness with a per manent - or a style designed just for you. Permanents start at 7.50 Haircuts . . . from 1.50 Shampoo & style from 2.00 Hair color . . from 5.00 MEDFORD (OREGON) 'Patrol Dads' Start In Cave Junction A new idea in local scouting has been inaugu rated by Boy Scout Troop 20 of the Illinois Valley. Called "Patrol Dads." the re cently formed group of fathers will assist Scoutmaster Gene Pulley, Explorer Advisor Ray Ellstrcm and Assistant Scout master Stan Love at the weekly meetings. The Patrol Dads met Tuesday night with trooD leaders to plan duties. for the thoughtful Christmas Gifts Shop U MEDFORD J " I I V jar Such a pretty present... such sheer beauty and lovely long wear! Bur-Mil Cameo stoeWngs ...famous for fit and flattery. ; Rare Gift Scents! Helena Rubinstein's new Perfume Mist atomizes clouds of divine perfume over her at the touch of her fingertip. Most deli cious. Most delightful. (Most economical a largesse of three ounces in every tall, decorative pastel flacon! ) Seven heavenly scents...the love-at-first-whiff sort of gift! DOONUGflftr x ' W- I lino "'Z,'?X ''' s S4 ht MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Cave Junction Acting as a "built-in rooting section," the Patrol Dads will each be assigned to a patrol, where they are to advise but never manage the boys. They will also assist with week-end hikes and cook-outs for the in dividual patrols. Included in the Dad's group are Don Orton of O'Brien, Bill Burch of Cave Junction and Dale and Dan Tucker of Selma. 9. Apple Blossom Tim. Heaven-Sent, White Magnolia, each $2.75 plus tax Command Performance, Fourth Dimension, Moonlight Mist Five O'Clodc each $3.00 plus tax. SM S "O z
