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4A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, March 22, 1959
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Assistant Superintendent
Reviews School' History
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Miss De Ann Abbott
DeAnn Abbott
Jo Become Bride
Of Donald Jones
Mrs. Ruth Abbott, 207 West
Main street, announces the en
gagement of her daughter,
De Ann Abbott, to Donald
Jones, son of Mrs. Eunice
Jones, Laurel street, ' Central
Point.
Miss Abbott is a graduate
of Medford High school and
is employed by Newberry's
store. Mr. Jones is a graduate
of Crater High school and is
employed by Sierra Cascade
Lumber company.
A summer wedding is plan
ned. Society Session
To Be Tuesday
Mrs. Donald . Faber will
present the program "Rapid
ly Growing Nations" to a
meeting of the Woman's Soci
ety of Christian Service m
the First Methodist church,
Tuesday, March 24 at 1:15
p.m.
Morning devotions begin
at 10:30 a.m. in . the chapel
with the business meeting fol
lowing at 11 a.m. in the
Schweitzer room.
Luncheon will be served at
12:15 p.m. by Circle 3, Mrs.
Lee Van Ausdal, chairman. A
pre-school nursery is provid
ed until adjournment at 2:30
p.m.
Special music is being pre
pared by Circle 2 under the
direction of Mrs. Milton
Snow. Mrs. Richard Loros
will lead the afternoon devotions.
Elliott Becken, assistant
superintendent of Medford
public schools, spoke on "The
Future of Education in Med
ford" at the last meeting of
Lincoln Parent-Teacher assoc
iation.
Mr. Becken reviewed the
history of the system saying
that the first school was start
ed about 76 years ago, it be
ing a single room located
south of the present Mont
gomery Ward store. Tuition
per child per year was $8.
Later a school building was
constructed on West Main
street between South Oakdale
avenue and Laurel streets.
This building served until
1891 when it was moved to
West Tenth street just be
hind the Catholic church. A
large veranda was added and
the building converted into a
home. Later the structure was
used for apartments and Miss
Anna Laura Honts, fourth
grade teacher at Lincoln
school, lives in one of the
apartments.
Residents of Medford who
attended elementary school in
those days recall that over
crowding was a problem then,
as it is now, and that for a
time the over-flow of students
was cared for in churches.
Building Burns
A larger building was built
in 1891 which burned in 1895
and for the rest of the school
year the teachers and students
moved about town leaving a
trail of burned buildings be
hind them. School was held
in the Presbyterian and the
Baptist churches until the
Presbyterian church burned
and then it was held in a
downtown hall until it also
burned.
In March of 1896 a school
was dedicated where the pres
ent courthouse stands, with
both grades and high school
classes attending. In 1908 a
new high school was built
where the Safeway store on
North Bartlett street now
stands, the original cost of
building being $40,000.
North school, now called
Lincoln, was built in 1905.
The census in 1910 was 8,840
people, Mr. Becken said, and
with the steadily increasing
population, Roosevelt and
Jackson schools were added in
1911. The same architecural
plan was used for both. There
was some talk at the time that
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the gymnasiums, libraries and
principal's offices were a
waste of space and that the
school authorities might well
have eliminated them from the
plans.
In 1926 a new high school
was built in order to care for
the ever-growing number of
children, and this is now used
as McLoughlin Junior High
school. The present senior
high school on South Oakdale
avenue was built in 1932.
System Grows
A new Washington school
was built in 1932 and Hed
rick Junior High school in
1954. Last year both Hoover
and Wilson Elementary were
added.
The speaker said that a vo
vational school for Jackson
and Josephine counties is now
needed and stressed that Med
ford schools will continue to
keep pace with the times.
Jack Holmes, principal,
spoke on House Bill 514
which would raise the basic
school support money from
S105 to $125. A report was
also given regarding the
basketball team and Mrs. Ray
Jacks reported on the carni
val. Mrs. Fred Lawrence of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
auxiliary explained the Girl
Scout and Brownie program.
The VFW has accepted the
program for the Lincoln
school girls.
Officers elected were Mrs.
Max Weston, president; Mrs.
Glen Stewart, vice president;
Paul Gandt, secretary; and
Mrs. Robert Horde, treasurer-er.
Miss Donna Witter's second
grade room won the room
count. Following the meeting
The Shadows, singers from
St. Mary's High school, enter
tained. Refreshments were
served by mothers of second
grade children
Zuleima Temple
Elects O.fficers
Zuleima temple, Daughters
of the Nile, held election of
officers Saturday, March 14,
at the stated session in the
Grants Masonic temple.
Mrs. Gordon Corum, Eu
gene, Ore., will succeed Mrs.
E. Ronald Rice, Medford, as
queen of the temple. Other of
ficers elected were: princess
royal, Mrs. C. W. Wray, Coos
Bay; princess Tirzah, Mrs. A,
M. Peters, Ashland; princess
Badoura, Mrs. Chester Stone-
cypher, Klamath Falls; prin
cess recorder, Mrs. Charles
Cook, Medford: and Mrs.
Ralph McKay, Medford, prin
cess banker.
Installation of the new offi
cers will be held April 4 at
8 p.m. in the North Eugene
High school in Eugene.
Rehearsal for all officers is
called for 1 p.m. at the same
school.
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Speaker Named
For Rose Society
H. M. Sommerer of Monarch
Feed and Seed company will
speak at the Monday, March
23, meeting of the Medford
Rose Society. '
The meeting will start at
7:45 p.m.
It was reported that roses
are producing new growth at
this time of the year and the
plants should be protected
against disease and pests. Mr.
Sommerer will explain what
materials should be applied
for best protection.
All interested persons are
invited to attend.
Miss Doris Darrohn
Shady Cove Pair
Engaged to Wed -In
Eagle Point
Shady Cove-Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Darrohn, Shady Cove,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Doris Mae
Darrohn, to Elden Leon Elder,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Elder, also Shady Cove.
Miss Darrohn is a sopho
more at Eagle Point High
schooL Mr. Elder is a gradu
ate of the same school, and is
employed with the Elder Log
ging company.
A June wedding is planned.
Speakers
Announced
Eagle Point - Donald Chap
man, case worker with the
Jackson County Public Wel
fare department, and Law
rence Tweedy, counselor in
the juvenile department, will
speak for the Eagle Point
Elementary Parent - Teacher
association meeting Tuesday,
March 24. Mr. Chapman will
describe the foster child pro
gram and Mr. Chapman, Mr,
Tweedy, and the Rev. Joseph
Munshaw, family life chair
man of the Eagle Point asso
ciation, will form a panel to
discuss and answer questions
from the audience.
Martin Jorde, president, has
announced that a slate of
officers for the coming year
pwill be presented at the meet
ing. He advises that further
nominations may be made
from the floor and asks that
anyone wishing to place a
name in nomination secure
permission of the person con
cerned prior to the time of
the meeting.
. A baked goods sale will be
held in conjunction with the
meeting; persons attending
are asked to bring, or buy, or
both. Refreshments will be
served by mothers of the third
and fourth grade students. The
meeting will -'be. held at 8
p.m. in the grade school audi
torium.
Club Member Wins
Prize For Costume
At the last meeting of the
VFW Auxiliary Sewing club,
Mrs. E. G. Heim won first
prize for her costume most in
keeping with the Centennial
year. Judges were Mrs. Ted
Fuget and, Mrs. G. Hitt.
Mrs. Fred Lawerence dis
played her antique cut glass
pieces and clothing that had
belonged to her mother.
Mrs. Florence Garner dis
played ' a homespun .shawl
that had been made in 1843
by a grandparent.
Hostesses were Mrs. O. O.
DeBerry, Mrs. Russell Zundel
and Mrs. Fred Lawerence.
Next meeting will be held
in the home of Mrs. Ivan Lusk
of Central Point, in April.
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Project
Planned in
Gold Hill
Gold Hill - Amethyst Re
bekah lodge wil sponsor a
luncheon and card party as
a fund, raising project, accord
ing to Mrs. Clarence Parsley,
ways and means chairman.
The event will be held in the
Odd Fellow's hall on Fourth
avenue in Gold Hill at one
o'clock, Wednesday, March 25.
The public is invited. There
will be a small charge and
proceeds will be used to im
prove the local hall.
Plans were also announced
at the last session of the lodge
held March 18 to hold a rum
mage sale in the Fehl building
in Medford on Monday, April
20. Proceeds from this fund
raiser will also be added to
the improvement fund. Any
one having suitable items for
rummage are asked to con
tract Mrs. Jerry Herrington,
noble grand, or Mrs. Clarence
Parsley, for further informa
tion. Members of the .lodge paid
tribute to Schuyler Colfax
and sang selections in his
honor.
A card party was held at
the close of the business ses
sion. Guests were husbands
of Rebekahs, and members of
the Gold Hill Odd Fellow's
lodge.
Refreshments in the St.
Patrick's theme were served
by Mrs. Earl Moore, Mrs. Wil
liam Fields, and Mrs. Harry
Quinn.
Rocks flanked by small
green elves and green sham
rocks made up the table deco
rations, of which Mrs. Moore
was in charge.
Mrs. Herrington, noble
grand, named Mrs. Howard
Burnett and Mrs. William
Gossman to assist her on the
April refreshment and pro
gram committee.
Study Announced
By Presbyterians
"A New Day in Missions"
will be the theme of study
for . the Women's association
of First Presbyterian church
when it meets Tuesday, March
24, at 12:30 p.m. in the Fel
lowship hall of the church.
Mrs. Arnold Bohnert will
lead the study which will be
preparation for the Mission In
stitute which will be held at
the church April 12 through
15.
Mrs. Dale Waltermire will
be in charge of the worship
service.
Guest Night
Degree of Honor lodge will
hold guest night Monday,
March 23, at 8 p.m. at the
Girls Community club. The
program will include presen
tations by drill teams from
Grants Pass and Ashland
lodges.
Sixteenth Degree
To Be Conferred
Lloyd E. Hamlin and cast
will present the sixteenth de
gree of Scottis Rite Freema
sonry Monday, March 23, at
8 p.m. in the Masonic temple
for the benefit of the spring
class of candidates.
Preceding the conferral of
the degree. Commander Ham
lin will officiate at a stated
meeting in the Council of Ka
dosh; and Venerable Master
Carl H. W. Oestreich will pre
side at a stated meeting of
Medford Consistory.
Golden Link Class
Schedules Session
Gold Link Sunday School
class of First Baptist church
will meet Thursday, March
26, at 1 p.m. at the home of
Mrs. F. Stinson, Sll Vancou
ver avenue.
A dessert luncheon will be
held followed by a business
session.
Electa Club
Electa Social club will meet
Friday, March 27, at 1 p.m.
Centennial attire will be ap
propriate, it was announced.
All Order of Eastern Star
members not affiliated in the
Rogue Valley and visiting
members are invited to attend.
Mrs. Clarence Parsley will
be hostess for a meeting of
the -Past Nobie Grand's club
at her home on Sardine Creek,
Thursday, March 26 at 8 p.m.
Amethyst Rebekah Friend
ship club will have the annual
dinner and theater party Mon
day evening, March 23. Those
going are asked to meet at the
home of Mrs. Paul Molloy on
Second avenue at 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. Harry Quinn, president
of the group said.
Easter Egg Hunt
To Be Saturday
Women of the Moose are
planning the Annual Easter
egg hunt for all children of
Moose members! It will be
held at the home of Mrs. Lee
Hutton, Coleman Creek road,
Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m
The road will be signed to aid
those driving to the event.
Mrs. Lee Hutton, Moose-
heart alumni chairman, and a
committee are in charge of
the party.
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