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,
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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
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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.
Monday:
7:30 p.m. - Priscilla circle,
First Methodist church, Tal
ent, at church annex.
7:30 p.m.-Ruth Esther Wes
leyan Service guild, First
Methodist church, fireplace
room.
8 p.m.-01ive Rebekah lodge,
Odd Fellows hall.
8 p.m. Susannah Wesley
unit of Wesleyan Service
Guild, First Methodist church
with Mrs. Carl Burk, 703
Palm st.
8 p.m.-Veterans of Foreign i
Wars auxiliary dance, Camp
White theater.
Chapter BE
Chapter BE of the PEO sis
terhood will meet at the home
of Mrs. W. E. Hercher, 1508
Stratford avenue, Tuesday,
April 21, at 7:30 pjn. Mrs.
J. D. McPherson will be as
sistant hostess.
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and screenwriter, and a uni
versity faculty member, will
conduct two of the four
courses in the university's
Summer Academy of Con
temporary Arts.
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June 22 to August 14, as an
adjunct of the regular sum
mer session.
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Quick Coffee Cake
Use a blender to make this
quick coffee cake. Sift and
measure IV2 cups all purpose
flour. Sift again with Vi cup
sugar, 3 teaspoons baking
powder and A teaspoon salt.
Rinse and drain 34 cup light
or dark raisins, and turn into
yuor electric blender. Add an
unbeaten egg, 13 cup soft
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The Democratic convention
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1960.
through 14. Lavery will lec
ture on developments since
World War II in the legiti
mate stage and in motion pic
tures. His own latest play,
"Dawns Early Light." will be
presented at the University
theatre at the end of the
course.
Jack Wilkinson, associate
professor of art in the uni
versity, will . give the two
week lecture and discussion
course on contemporary
American and European
painting and visual arts, July
6 through 17.
Two other artists will con
duct the sections on liter
ature and music. They are
Paul Engle, professor of Eng
lish, University of Iowa, and
Roger Sessions, professor of
music, Princeton university.
Lavery gained prominence
with both Broadway and film
productions of "The Magnifi
cent Yankee," and later with
screen plays such as "Wil
liamsburg," "The Court
Martial of Billy Mitchell,"
and "Guilty of Treason."
Wilkinson has been a mem
ber of the Oregon art faculty
since 1941. He is widely
known as a muralist and
painter. He won the North
west Printmakers Award for
1955.
The four sections in the
summer academy are open to
regular .students, teachers and
interested public. Each will
be available for two college
credits at regular summer
tuition rates. Students may
take one or all courses in
the sequence, on a credit or
non-credit basis.
Auxiliary to Make
Convention Favors
Phoenix - Phoenix L 1 0 n '
auxiliary, meeting at the
home of Mrs. Andrew Munro,
made plans to send represent
atives to the spring board
meeting in Portland, and to
provide favors for the state
convention to be held in Port
land in June.
Election will be held at the
May meeting.
Mrs. Munro's co-hostesses
were Mrs. Tom Caster and
Mrs. David Haggard.
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Society Pictures
To Be Selected
Eugene Bennett. Medford
artist, will select nicturps for
the quarterly exhibit of
bouthern Oregon Society of
Artists. The selections will be
made during the monthly
meeting of the society set for
Wednesday, April 22, at 7:30
p.m. at Girls Community club.
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