MAIL TRIBUNE, Medton!, Oregon, Sunday, March 22, 1959
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S1HIL MEWS t
Medford High School
Edited by Barbra Nul
lon. Reporters, Tanya End
erf, Connie Hinesly, Pig
Fisch, Rosemary Eismann,
Margie.. Good, and B. J.
Hale.
Pam Stacey, Dorina Fray
ser, Sally Maulding and Shar
on O'Conner informer mem
bers of the Latin club on as
pects of Roman dress March
9. They demonstrated the art
of getting into a toga, and
showed the women's hair
styles and jewelry during the
time of the Roman rule. Shar
on O'Connor explained that
the purpose of the ribbon ad
orning the bottom of the citi
zens' toga, according to color
to denate different ranks in
society.
Plans for the coming Ro
man banquet were discussed
further. First year Latin stu
dents from the junior high
schools are going to be asked
again to serve as laves.
Dinner menus were propos
ed and Julie Mathey explain
ed the middle class Roman
meal.
Marybeth Ramsey, Gerry
Byrd, Don Peek, and Dennis
Bar. Viewers of the second
assembly saw "Opening
Night" starring Connie Orr,
Sue Moore, Kathy Relling,
Danusia Koseka, and Jim
Pool.
Mrs. Lenore Zapell, drama
instructor, was in charge of
the two productions.
The Future Teachers of
America elected nominees for
the regional meeting at Coos
Bay April 18. They were Rita
Miller, president; Margie
Good, vice president; Linda
Smith; secretary-treasurer;
Jean Pletsch, historian; and
Mary Kay Harris, district representative.
All seniors interested have
been invited to sign up for the
annual state AFL-CIO schol
arship examinations. As usual
six scholarships, three each
for $600 and $150 will be
awarded in this statewide
competition.
Several seniors have so far
signed up to take a 2 to 2Vi
hour examination to be given
ADril 8. The tests consists of
questions over the history of
labor in the United States and
those with the highest scores
will later go to Portland for
a personal interview. From
these interviews, the scholar
ship winners will be chosen.
Final deadline for signing
up for the examination is
March 23.
, The dates for the associated
student body elections have
been set and are as follows:
March 23, senior members of
student council choose possi
ble nominees for the various
offices; March 31, primary
speeches; April 1, primary
elections; April 7 final speech
es; and April 8 final elections.
According to Dale Foresee,
ASB president, any junior can
start petitions after March 23.
A quorum was attained on
Thursday in order to vote on
a revision in the constitution
of the International Relations
league. A special meeting of
IRL was called for this purpose.
The Future Homemakers of
America are considering post
poning FHA week March 30
through April 3, to avoid a
conflict with the traditional
Girls League week, it was de
cided at a meeting last week.
Plans also were discussed
for a candy and cupcake sale
during the week.
Remedial math classes be
gan March 14 for those sen
iors who didn't pass the test
given Feb. 18 .
Miss Delie Whisenant, in
structor for the course, stated
that 48.7 per cent, or 157 of
the students who took the test
passed with 90 per cent or
above.
At a split assembly Friday
morning, the fifth and sixth
period drama classes present
ed two one-act plays. At the
first, which half the student
body attended, "Tea Pot on
the Rocks" was presented. It
starred Marianne Samuelson,
Oak Grove School
Mrs. Florence Connor's fifth
grade has been studying gen
erators, short circuits, why
fuses are used and other
things. They are making inter
esting pictures from colored
clay. This is hard to do, but
the pictures look very nice
when finished, almost like oil
paintings. Paul Larson.
The fifth rade has aew pro
moters. Bruce Copeland,
Dwayne Hawkins, and Billy
Wilson have started a new bus
iness. They are selling parts
and repairing pens.
The boys and girls are busy
making safety posters for the
school contest. Some are mak
ing Buddy Poppy posters for
the VFW.
J The judges will be Arthur
Straus, principal at Crater;
H. P. Jewitt, superintendent;
Martha Boshears and Ron Van
Dolah, teachers at Crater; and
Nancy Schwebs, Sharlette
Hale, and Rachael Hamilton,
members of the scholarship
committee.
Nancy Schwebs, scholarship
chairman, and Alice Thomp-.
Lson, awards and acrievements
committee chairman, with
their committees, have been
working on all phases of the
scholarship plan.
The sixth grade has air
planes all over their room.
They are studying airplanes
in science. On the bulletin
board they have pictures of
planes of the past, modern
planes, and planes of the future.
The seventh and eighth
grade room has a wonderful
display of Presidents of the
United States. The pictures
are original drawings by the
students. They were done with
colored chalk.
Sheriff Joe .Walsh and his
deputy paid us a visit March 5
We had a safety movie and
afterwards he asked some
questions. We discussed some
safety posters and how to pre
vent accidents. Karoyln Mc
Mahon and Phil Rupp
Mrs. Dena DeKorte's fifth
grade gave an assembly which
was called "Folk O Rama,
U.S.A." The program was
mainly based on folklore.
Some of the main charcters in
the play were Ted Bennett,
Capt. Paddock; Douglas Black,
Capt. Stormalong; Teresa
Gardner, Jannie; Dick How
sley, Jack; Christie Ayers, The
Spirit of America; Rhonda
Hess, Spadebeard; James
Westerfield, Davy Crockett;
Charlotee Martin, Pecos Bill;
Dane Hille, Johnny Appleseed;
Gloria Rasmussen, John
Henry; Tom McGraw, Joe
Magerac; Kraig Parsons, Uncle
Remus. '
The singers were Sandra
Rupp and Lynn Taylor, who
sang a duet, and the rest were
Beverly Beihn, Janice Main,
Elizabeth Hover, Kathy
Schroeder and Mike Myers.
Margaret Gemaehlich was the
announcer and Fred Hobbs
stage manager. Gloria Rasmussen.
Elk TraikSchool
By Janet Wehde and
Peggy Johnson
The first and second grades
report they planted some wild
flower seeds on the school
grounds. They have been
watching the birds returning
and looking for homes. They
put a bird house in a tree for
them.
The room is making an Eas
ter mural.
Thesecond and third grades
saw samples of wheat and rye,
from grains to flour. In art
they are making three dimen
entional flowers and putting
the mon the bulletin board.
They made chemical crystals
in a pie plate. They also have
a crystal rock collection.
The fourth grade room has
a bulletin board showing the
constellations. Mrs. Wilson
sent a large decorated sheet
cake to celebrate the twins'
birthday. The twins are Judy
and Joy.
Cynthia Frey has moved
from beside the school to the
house by Dawson's. She now
rides the Trail bus.
The PTA is sponsoring a
play night, March 27, for chil
dren and parents. The fathers
will play their sons in basket
ball and the mothers will play
volleyball with their daugh
ters. This will also be a pie
social with the bids on the
shadow holding the pie. High-,
est bidder gets the pie.
April 17 the PTA is having
a talent show and a play titled
"The Dummy." The characters
will be local talent.
Crater High School
by Darlene Tomlinson
Boosting the theme of
"Good and Bad Luck," the
annual Spring Formal was
held Friday, March 13. Jun
ior Rayann Greene was cho
sen queen. Sharon Anderson,
Senior; Mona Schroeder,
Sophomore; and Vervia Be
man, Freshman, served as
members of her court.
Sterophonic music was pro
vided to dance by and cook
ies and "witches brew," fruit
p,u n c h, were refreshments
which were served by Cecilia
Worthington, LaJuana Worth
ington, and Sandra Hamilton.
Committee chairmen were
Patsy Gharley, general chair
man; Sharon Coffman,. re
freshments; Donna Burnett,
decorations; Rae Burritt and
Rayann Greene, tickets; Jean
ette Purdy, program; Vernola
Hutchinson, music; Joan
Skov, tables; Melba Tucker
and Sandra Ghelardi, publicity.
"Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court," a play
based on the book by Mark
Twain and dramatized by
John G. Fuller, will be pre
sented May 1-2 as the annual
spring play. Tryouts were
held last week. Bill Russell
is the director.
The parts that were cast
are Hank Bennett, Marion,
Mrs. Bennett, King Arthur,
Queen Guenever, Merlin, Sir
Sagramor, Clarence, Elaine,
Sir Launcelot, Queen Morgan
LaFay, and Sandy.
Sponsored by the Delta
Kappa Gama, a banquet was
held March 5 for FTA mem
bers. Those from Crater at
tending were Nancy Schwebs,
Byron Rominger, Doris Ow
ens, Alice Croxton, and Judy
Daniels.
A scholarship fund is be
ing built up by the FTA mem
bers from money donated to
them. It will be a $100 schol
arship for a Senior to use at
the college of his choice, but
it must be used .for some type
of teacher education. The re
ceiver must meet the follow
ing requirements: financial
need, scholarship, leadership,
and citizenship.
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Twenty-four Crater FFA
members will attend the state
FFA convention in Corvallis,
March 17-21.
John Caster, Don Ryan, and
Jim Coneer are state farmer
applicants. Jim Frink is ap
plying for the soil and water
management award and Mike
Redmond for the farm me
chanics award.
The chapter scrapbook,
along with chapter reporter
Don Denning, will also go.
The 70-page scrapbook con
tains the chapter's achieve
ment record. Mike Redmond
will take the treasurer's book.
The talent team will also
compete. Members of the tal
ent team are Tom Samples,
Dennis Fisher, Leon Sherman,
and Floyd Sherman. They
will compete with other Ore
gon districts Thursday, March
19.
Crater's parliamentary
team, which consists of John
Caster, chairman; Pete Mel
sted, Nathan Banry, Don Ry
an, David Foote, and Don
Denning, also will compete.
Allan Barnes, chapter pres
ident, will go to the conven
tion as district president and
a member of the state execu
tive council. John Caster,
chapter vice president, is on
the nominating committee for
this year's state officers.
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dustry can drill a well almost
seven times as deep today as
it could at the turn of the cen
tury, according to industry feet.
RECEIVE AWARDS - Length of service
pins of an improved design were awarded
last week to employees of the Medford U.S.
Weather bureau. Above R. D. Church,
meteorologist in charge of the station, reads
a letter from Regional Administrating Of
ficer H. D. Spangler, commending the men
for their service to the organization. Left
to right are Bill Acord, Ralph Cutshall,
Bob Bauman, Ward Lampkin, Philip Larch,
Art Fritz, Ted Wiley, Leo Peart and Bill
Koepke. All of the men received 15-year
pins except Acord and Church, who were
awarded 20 and 25-year pins respectively.
The two remaining members of the staff,
not pictured, are Stanley J. Lacy and Robert
J. Fulton, who hold 13 and six year pins.
I sources. Figures show th
world's deepest wells today
penetrate 20,000 feet into th
earth's crust. The deepest
known well in 1900 was 3,000
John J.- Pershing was the
only American ever to hold
the rank of General of the
Armies. President Eisenhower
and others have held the rank
of General of the Army.
One of the inventions pat
ented in 1958 was a long
range projector to place adver
tising and other such images
on clouds, banks of smog and R. I. She was the first white
on mountains. 1 girl born in New England,
The grave of Elizabeth Pa
bodie, daughter of Pilgrims
John Alden and Priscilla Mul
lens, is in Little Compton,
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The following boys will re
ceive letter awards for their
participation in 1958-59 bas
ketball season: eighth grade,
Leroy Mingis, Mike Glines,
Mike Watkins, Gary Wald,
Louis Alvarez. Willie Jones,
Pat Pepper, Neil Rivenberg,
Charles Henny, Ivan Higin
botham, Dale Davis, "Mike
Gardiner, Ken Stewart, Har
old Allen, and Managers Da
vid Lafever and David Baker,
Scorekeeper Wayne Klimko
and Statistician Derwin Da
vis. Seventh grade, Mike An
horn, Raymond White, Den
nis Ryerson, Larry Pepper,
Charles Deveson, Cleon Hen
ry, Ross Burd, David Twedell,
Mike David, David Grissom,
Randy Pinney, Verne Swan
son, Darryl Summerfield, Pat
Graves, Wallace Stevens,
Managers Grant Doty and
Mike Richard, and Scorekeep
er Jim Ricks.
Seventh graders on the
honor roll for the fourth six
weeks are Joyce Anderson,
Mike Anhorn, Karen Bow
doin, Ann Bowling, Robert
Bruce, Jerry Calhood, Errol
Coffman, Kathy Collinsworth,
Steven Crenshaw, Jackie Gli
nis, Tim Groshong, Sue Kel
ley, Judy Lewis, Jim Ricks,
Dennis Ryerson, Ronnie Stith,
Carol Straus, Gary Vincent,
Marilyn Watkins, Charles
Young, Terry Mooster, Caro
lyn Mundlin, Claudia Chase,
Elizabeth Pearce, Dennis Ray,
Darryl Summerfield, Vern
Swanson and Gloria Thomp
son. Eighth graders on the honor
roll are Karen Alldridge, Car
olee Kuest, Rena Offutt, Da
vid Baker, Robert Butcher,
Carole Crens"haw, Wayne
Klimko, Selone Lusk, Joe
McClavy, Judy Patterson, Ja
net Pfaff, Joyce Roberts, Judy
Roberts, Tommy Rozell, Judy
Spoonts, Jo Ann Trautman,
Mary Daniels and Josephine
Jones.
Student Council representa
tives for the last 12 weeks of
school are Karen Renfrow,
Rena Offutt, Carole Cren
shaw, Cheryle Prom, Jon
Mooster, Steve Crenshaw,
Anita Pierce, Karen Alldridge
and Darryl Summerfield.
Thursday, March 12, a one
act school play was presented
to grades seven and eight.
The title of the play was "The
Shots at Bunkin Holler," a
hillbilly comedy.
Included in the cast were
Wayne Singley, Karen All
dridge, Dorinda Kohn, Karen
Renfrow, Sue Kelley, Bill
Schwab, Joyce Anderson, Ty
lene Evans, Gloria Thompson,
Jim Groshong and Max
Brassfield. Jim Backen and
Bill Russell were directors.
Stage manager was Dishon
Olsen, technical director was
Rena Offit, and curtain caller
assistants were Kent Randall,
Bob Gardiner, Margaret Pen
dleton and Janet Scalberg.
The eighth grade home
maker girls, under the direc
tion of Lorna Meyer, will
start their sewing projects,
which will be gathered skirts,
the week following spring vacation.
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