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1 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, April 20, 1939 St. Mary's Parents Report on Clubs, Council Nine senior students of St. Mary's High school spoke on the aims and accomplishments of five school clubs and the student council at a meeting of St. Mary's High School Par ents' club last week in the school's activities room. Marvin Frazier Introduced the different members of the panel. Mollie Reavis describ ed the aims and activities of the Sodality, saying "the aim of the Sodality is to help students become better Catho lics." Activities listed were the making of Advent wreaths for each class room maintaining a living crib at Christmas time, conducting a stamp drive for missions, pro moting a Lenten project, hold ing a spaghetti luncheon with the help of Mr. and Mrs. Al Carrara to help send repre seniauves to tne summer school of Catholic action in San. Francisco, a March break fast for new members, and a plan for a "Living Rosary" in May. Honor Society The purpose of the Nation al Honor society, according to Mary Crevier, is to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of charac ter. xviemDers are chosen on the basis of scholarship, serv ice, leadership and character The major project of the N.H.S. this year, was the vo cational guidance program The audio visual aids com mittee made films and record ings available to the faculty for class room use. It was said that the National Honor so ciety in any school should be composed of students who are most keenly interested in getting the best possible edu- OES Has District Meeting Central Point Mrs. Vic tor Thomson, Hood River, worthy grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star in Ore-i gon, made her official visit at a district meeting held April 14, in the Central Point Masonic Hall. Presiding for portions of their ritualistic work were worthy matrons and patrons of the four valley chapters: Mrs. R. L. McKay and W, From Holland a great new hot chocolate flavor Borden's new Instant Dutch Only drink of its kind with extra vitamins Bt, Bj, D, Iron! DUTCH CHOCOLATE FLAVORED MIX J Wouldn't you like your chil dren to enjoy a richer, more nourishing hot drink in win y weather? It's Borden's new Instant Dutch . . . with a great new hot chocolate flavor direct from Holland. tffJ ( INSTANTLY 1 Wfi, 3, IN COID I MILK TOO! one big project undertaken by the Lettermen's club was to obtain "warmups" for the bas ketball team. A spring picnic is planned. Student Council Describing the Student Council, Robert Farra re ferred to it as the student governing body of the high school with supervisory pow ers, which also handle pub lic relations of the school. He enumerated the purposes as the furtherance of academic development, the encourage ment of high moral conduct, the provision of citizenship training, and the liaison group between faculty and students. "Citizenship is learned first hand in the Council," he said, "Due to the initiative and referendum, high school gov ernment is brought a step closer to the students them selves," Sister Gerard Mary, Sister Superior and Sister Cecilia Mary, council modera tor, aided by other faculty members, review all bills to provide sufficient control of the group. Supplementing young Far ra's report, Constance Soko- lowski told of the work of various committees of the Stu dent Council. In September a valuations committee was formed to give written re ports oa yearly projects and on clubs represented in Stu dent Council. The Aims and Objectives committee suggest ed promotion of sportsman ship, support of teams, friendliness and citizenship. In October work was started on a Student Handbook con taining the history of St. Mary's, rales and regulations, 1 traditions, school clubs, etc. These printed handbooks will be given to each high school student very soon. The Safety Council committee has work ed out a new safety system- for fire drills. A chart of school accidents was prepared by this committee to prevent accidents by focusing atten tion on safety. Representing the two pep clubs were Mary Austin and James Reneau. The aim of the Lanc3ttes, according to Miss Austin, is to promote school spirit and good sportsman ship. In order to achieve this aim to a higher degree than ever before, the constitution was revised and activities in creased. To raise expense money, the girls made, bot tled and sold root beer and sold "Crusader buttons." Newest Club The newest club to be add ed to the student body is the boys pep club, the Lancers. To further the participation, cooperation and spirit of St. Mary's is the aim of this group, according to James Reneau. , Sharon Roberts discussed St. Mary's school curriculum and standardization program The Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher schools requires an evaluation of a school every five years A supervisor from the state office and a committee visit the school and return a stand ardization report- Miss Rob erts discussed points covered in this report, described the requirements for graduation from St. Mary's, and the cur riculum of the school Following the business meeting, refreshments were served by Mrs. Al Carrara, Mrs. Fred T. Burick, Mrs. A. W. Adams, Mrs. Robert H. Corliss Mrs. John F. Schultz and Mrs- Charles Bennett. cation- Gary Kirsch said that the j Richard Brown, Alpha, Ash land; Mrs. Etta McKinney and Herbert Morris, Reames, Medford; Mrs. George Mero and Gail Buffington, Adarel Jacksonville; and Mrs. Mer ril Harsh and Russell Fair, Nevita, Central Point. Guests introduced were Mrs. Lorena McNair, Ashland, past grand matron; Morris Boughner, Medford, grand sentinel; Mrs. Melvin Mc Grew, member pay-of-repre-sentatives committee; Mrs. R. E. Van Vleet, Ashland, grand representative of Nova Scotia; Mrs. Wyles Berry, Trail, grand representative of Wis consin; Mrs. E. G. Randolph, Medford, grand representative of District of Columbia; Jo seph Jacques, worthy patron on Oregon chapter, Canyon- ville, and Victor Thomsen, Hood River. Mrs. Thomsen has now completed official visits to the 166 chapters in the state of Oregon, made in some 65 districts meetings held since last October. She spoke of the historical background of the star-points, the heroines o f the Order, and of the birth day parties held once each month in the Masonic and Eastern Home at Forest Grove, one of her projects. The grand chapter session to be held in Portland dur ing the first week in June will conclude her year as worthy grand matron. In her honor, the Alpha Trio, Mrs. Martel Peters, Mrs. W. E. Weber and Mrs. Mc Kay, accompanied by Mrs. Harold Head of Nevita, sang two numbers, and also the theme song for a 'daisy' ad dendum by a group of cour tesy girls from the four chapters. The refreshment table was centered with an arrangement of bleeding hearts and match ing eandles by Mrs. Ted Flury. Assisting with refresh ments were Mrs. Orval Shores, Mrs. Edwin Taylor, Mrs. W. E. Cauller, Mrs. O. C. Maust, Mrs. Leonard Free man, Mrs. Leta Kyle, Mrs. L. C. Scott, Mrs. Fred Strang, and Mrs. W. G. Jerden. William Thompeon (at left) president of Rogue Valley Coin club, and R. E. McElhose, a director and charier mem ber of the group, are shown here with the exhibit which the club had in First National bank last week lo call attention to National Coin week. The Rogue Valley club is newly organ ized, and this was the first lime members had participated in the national week. The group meets the first Monday of each month at Girls Community club, and anyone interested in coin collecting i invited to attend. Convention Closes Here; Eugene Chosen for 1960 Epsilon Sigma Alpha soror ity closed its 1959 convention in Medford Sunday morning and voted to hold the 1960 meeting in Eugene. Represen tatives of the state's 63 chap ters, numbering more than 200 young women, attended the meetings here, held at the Medford hotel. Closing event of the con- Montana Couple Visitors in City Week end valley visitors are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hewitt, Hamilton, Mont. They are vis iting Mrs. Hewitt's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ansley E. Hutchinson, 912 South Holly street. The guests, who traveled to Medford by the way of Boise, Ida., and Lakeview, Ore., plan to visit friends in Hub bard, Ore., an Yakima, Wash., prior to returning to Montana. While here they visited Cra ter Lake National park and other points of interest. Coffee A coffee for Welcome Wa gon club members and guests will be held Tuesday, April 21 from 10 ajn. until noon at the home of Mrs. Ellis Char- tier, Route 2, Box 420J, Med ford. Information, arrange ments for transportation and directions may be had by call ing Mrs. Dean Delap, SPring 3-3936. -- - Job's Daughters Hold Initiation Shady Cove - Miss Dianne Stelle, . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Stelle, Shady Cove, was initiated at the last meet ing of Bethel 56, International Order' of Job's Daughters held in the VFW hall. Bethel members attended services in a group April 19 at the First Methodist church. There will be a work shop' for Bethel members April 25 to complete plans for the Cen tennial celebration to be held May 2 in Shady Cove. At the first meeting in May election of term officers will be held, and the second meet ing will be Dad's night and friendship night. Convention Projects On Townsend Program Medford Townsend club will meet Wednesday, April 22, at Carpenters hall to out line a list of projects in con nection with the forthcoming National Club convention, ac cording to the local club presi dent, Leon Rusko. Last Wednesday the Jack son Creek and Applegate Cen tennial "Fifty-Niners" string orchestra furnished dance music. Bliss Heine, program chair man, entertained, using a combination of musical in struments he named "Bang Bouncer" played with a stick. The club meets each Wednes day. Visitors are welcome. Chamberlains Guests in City Mr. and Mrs. Donald Elmer Chamberlain and their daugh ter, Mary Anne, Compton, Calif., were recent visitors at the home of Mr. Chamber lain's aunt, Mrs. Wesley B. Ragsdale, 1214 West Tenth street. Mr. Chamberlain was graduated from Medford High school in 1949 and served one year in the Navy. He has been employed by Standard Oil company since 1954 and has recently been promoted to manager of a station in Comp ton. Little Symphony To Give Concert Ashland - Southern Oregon Little Symphony orchestra members will present their third and final concert of the season Sunday evening, May 24, in the college gymna sium, it has been announced by Dr. Herbert Cecil, conduc tor of the organization. The. program has been designated as an Oregon Centennial cele bration concert and will in clude several selections by Oregon composers. Featured performers for the concert will be Southern Oregon ' college student, Mi chael Johnson, appearing as pianist soloist; in the first movement of Tchaikowsky's "Concert Number 1" for piano and orchestra; Mrs. Audrey Bartlett, concertmis tress of the orchestra, playing "Nigun" from "Baal Shem" suite by Oregon resident Er nest Bloch; and the 200-voice combined choruses of the Ash land elementary schools un der the direction of Mrs. Vir ginia Cecil. Dr. Herbert Cecil and Louis O. Clayson of the Southern Oregon college music faculty, traveled to Yreka, Calif., re cently to serve as adjudica tors for the Siskiyou Music festival, which- was held in the auditorium of Yreka high school. Choruses and glee clubs were heard in the morning and bands were heard in the afternoon. Each . group per formed two selections for the critical comments and rating by the adjudicators. Schools which participated were Yreka, Mount Shasta, Duns muir, McCloud, Happy Camp, Butte Valley, Tulelake and Weed. A little sherry wine blended into honey makes a new top ping for French toast or baste for ham or thick slices of bacon. vention was a "Glad Time" breakfast planned by the Grants Pass chapter and held at the Medford hotel Sunday morning. It followed a non denominational worship and memorial service. Breakfast entertainment in cluded a "raid" by Grants Pass Cavemen wearing furs and carrying clubs. They fo cused their boisterous greet ings on Mrs. George Starr, Ponca City, Okla., second vice president of the sorority's in ternational council, and of fered her a portion of raw meat to add to her breakfast menu. During the convention ses sions it was disclosed that the 63 chapters have contributed a total of $11,699 to the Chil dren's Hospital school, Eu gene, an institution supervised by the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults and the sorority's main proj ect. Mrs. Alan Mills, Portland, was announced winner of the group's annual "outstanding member" award for 1958-59. Mrs. Keneth Poole, Hillsboro, was runner-up and Mrs. Willie Fischer was the Medford can didate. Mrs. Leonard Peter son, The Dalles, retiring presi dent, presented 10-year pins to Mrs. Howard Phillips, Med ford, Mrs. Roscoe Kingsley and Mrs. George Skorney, both Portland, and Mrs. Verne Warnock, Eugene. Mrs. Larry Reed, Ashland, became a full member of the group in a jewel pin cere mony conducted by the na tional vice president. The awards and ceremonies were part of the program for a formal banquet Saturday night. A dance followed. Mrs. Lyman Smith, Med ford, was named disaster fund chairman, and Mrs. Vernon Rush, Ashland, was named to the committee which will choose the 1960 outstanding chapter member. Hostesses for the conven tion were members of the Southern Oregon council made up of Alpha Kappa, Ashland; Alpha Iota and Gamma Rho, Grants Pass and Alpha Lambda, Medford, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Fischer were con vention co-chairmen. The Ash land chapter took charge of a "Bard's Feast" luncheon Saturday noon, and the ban quet was planned by the Med ford chapter. Show Presented In Shady Cove Shady Cove-Trail - A West ern Variety show sponsored jointly by the Shady Cove P a r e n t-Teacher association and Shady Cove Student Body was held recently at the Shady Cove School gymnasuim. The acts presented were two selections by the Shady Cove School band; a solo tap dance, by Debbie Wilson; a song by Virginia Williams, Sharon Hawks, Sue Lowrey, Sheri Watson and Kathy Middle ton; a record pantomine by Jim Brewer and Don Under wood; a tap routine danced by Cecelia Kee, Marilyn Learning, Linda Weitman and Carol Hale; two songs by a trio, Bonnie, Carol and Sharon Smith; a solo by Linda Den ton; a recitation by Bruce Spain; a record pantomine, by Jim Wilson and David Allen; several dance num bers by the Elk Creek Wrang lers composed of Charles and Mona Brewer, Polkie Smith, Ersal Myers, Pat and Betty Myers and soloist, Margaret Hanson; a duet by Connie Burnett and Linda' Middle ton, a skit presented by Girl Scouts Sherry Ann Brown, Carol Jackel, Toni Grow, Judy Waltz, Shirley Minor, Dawn Oliver, Ann Akins, Luella Minor, Sherry Lynn Brown, Marilyn Learning and Linda Paulson; a duet by Donna Jack and Carol Biddle; a record pantomine by Gen eva Lowrey and Jane Allen; three sons by a trio, Ben Nork, Duke Wild and Don Arnold; a skit by the Shady Cove Grange; two songs by Ann Barth; a duet by Dianne Stelle and Sandra Hawks; a number by the VFW post and auxiliary. The program closed with awarding of two $5 prizes by PTA president, Mrs. Gloria Bergren, and Student Body President Gary Jackel. Prizes were given to the tap dancers, Cecelia Kee, Marilyn Learn ing, Linda Weitman and Carol Hale, and to the Girl Scouts for their skit. Refreshments were served during the intermisison. Mrs. Jack Ross, school cook, made doughnuts for the event. Mrs. Bill Kennedy was ways and means chairman for the show and Gary Monical, music teacher, helped the students with their program. Calendar Calendar notices and newt for the society section of The Mail Tribune mast be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition Is 1 p.m Friday. Dead tine for the weekly calendar is 9 a m of the day for publication and for week day news is 5 p.m. the day before publication. 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