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School Mevis Hedrick Junior High Br Nancy Duncan Princesses and princes se lected for the ninth grade dance this week end were princesses, Vicky Enders, De Etta Lawson, Mary Milne, Sandra Bates, Jacque Ayres, and Bonnie Lowry. Princes chosen were Charles Allen, Mike Wickersham, Scott Eat on, Jack Richardson, Chuck McNair and Nick Gier. Eighth and ninth grade boys who went on a science trip Friday with science teacher Monte Kounz in observation of Conservation Week were Paul Bauer, Terry Todd, Chuck McNair, Jim Gault, Jeff Knope, Jim McCoy, Gary Ingram, Don Anderson, John Gilbertson, Ray Graves, Dar ren Stockton and Garner Hau pert. They left wearing hik ing boots, carrying snack lunches, and looking like mountaineers instead of Hed rick students. Boys chosen to represent Hedrick at Friday's track meet were seventh graders Jim Henry, Walter Verstrate, Lar ry Hackett, David Collins, Jeff Hiatt, Bob Mills, Steve More, George Dames, Tom Schop pert, Nick Rasmussen, Scott Cunningham, Steve Lewis and eighth graders Roy Ross, Jer ry Stratton, Bill Corbm, Dan Miles, Tom Metz, and Gibb Mitchell. . Vocal instructor Carroll Graber's period five music class sang for a meeting of the rIA last Wednesday. The group consists of Kathy Al len, Deanna Arnold. Becky Barlow, Bob Bailey, ' Jack Richardson, Janet O'Sullivan Patsy Thompsen. Leslie Van Gordon, Fred Thompson. Paul Bauer, Larry Berg, Lanny Bostwick, Charlotte .Brown, Dick Byrd, Tom Deakins, Sharon Dixon. Nancy Dun can, Jarl Dyrud, Phyllis Felk- ner, Mike Gannon, Sue HalL Robert Heide, Jim Henson, Susan Flett, Lynn Kinney, Wendy Hunter, Bonnie Low ry. Clarence Lamp. Ellen w F - - Montgomery, Norman Olson, Alden Stewart, Frank Schu- chard, Deanne Strong, Dick Swan and Renny Vowell. Sandy Shugart and De Etta Lawson were accompanists. The erouD has Dlans to sine at Howard school on May 14, and at Hedrick's open house on May 21. Louis Hunt, master of cere monies for the eighth grade annual assembly invited the student body to "travel around the United States to observe other junior high schoolers at play and at school." The "let's pretend trip" was made in a "balloon." The first act on the imaginary voyage saw calypso dancers Peggy Riechers and Vicky Toenniges perform. A trip to Texas found found a burlesque of "Gun smoke" entitled "Mr. Grillon" enacted by Susan Filatreau, Janet Eddy, Valerie Bevel, Linda Morse, Sharon Mellish and Janice Johnson. Gibb Mitchell, looking like a transplanted Jamaican, drummed rhythms from his bongo drums. A trio, Sharon Sites, Joyce Felder and Mar ion Anderson sang "I Won der." "Mid-Westerners" Nan cy Acord and Willetta Eu- banks explained and demon strated how to cure hiccoughs, A Scottish air was danced by Susan House, Francis Besso nette and Janice Johnson. The circuit through New York provided sophistication in mu sic from Scott Carpenter's piano offering "Prelude in C Minor." Janet Eddy 'presented a humorous sketch of television advertising. The student body, still "en route," heard a band consisting of Warren Olson, Dick Johannsen, Rilla Kaye Den Herder, Chuck Coffman and Jim Lesseg heard a num ber of selections interspersed by gags and buffoonery. The "entourage" was wel comed in their return to Hed rick by a song from the e ighth grade septet, Janet O'Sulli van, Patsy Thompsen, Leslie Van Gordon, Deanna Arnold, Phyllis Felkner, Ronda Reyn olds, and Deanne Strong. Ad vising the eighth graders in their assembly presentation was Mrs. Susan Helm. Crater High School By Darlene Tomlinson A standing ovation greeted Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Jew- ett as they entered the gym on the arms of Venola Hutch inson and Richard Hammers ly at the all-school assembly Friday, May 8, in honor of the Jewetts. Many awards and plaques were presented to Jewett. Among them were Quill and Scroll membership and a plaque by Sherry Koellner, the first paper of the. May 8 issue of Crater Comments by Janet Scalburg, honorary di ploma from Crater by Prin cipal Arthur Straus, paste-up dummy of the dedication page of the 1958-1959 Constellation by editors Sally Carr and Ros alie Hewitt, a mosaic table from the art classes by Her man Bennett, and a plaque for his educational services by student body president Rich ard Hammersly. The Quill and Scroll was renamed the H. P. Jewett chapter, of Quill and Scroll. Among the numbers the varsity choir sang was one en titled "H. P. Jewett." With words written by the choir members, the song was sung to the tune of "Gary, Indi ana" from "The Music Man." The choir also sang "Now Thy Grateful Praises Bring" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Senior Margaret Taylor also gave a resume of Jew ett's life. The Girls league sponsored Mothers Day Tea will be held Monday, May 11, in the Cra ter gym. With the theme "Memories Are Made of This," the tea will feature a modeling show with the fashions being fur nished by Burelson's and Leon's. Models for the show are seniors Jean Governor and Sharon Anderson; juniors Karen Larson and Wanda Smith; sophomores, Sheila Neidermeyer and Mary Ann Mason; freshmen, June Hop kins and Sue Cummings; little girls, Julie Cummings, Shir ley Coffman, and Nannett Ferrell; teachers, Francis Wil- lett, Sharon Meany, and Hel en Broadbeck. Chairmen for the Tea are general - chairman, Sharon Coffman; decorations, Sand ra Ghelardi and Julie Ashton; invitations, Mary Savage; pro grams, Sherry Koellner; style show, Vernola Hutchinson; clean-up, Diana Cummings and Charlotte Bush; enter tainment, Patt Hurt; refresh ments, Glenda Branch; card tables, Linda Doran; card ta ble decorations, Terri Turner; and chairs, Margaret Pendle ton. " The new Future Teachers or America officers for next year were elected May 7. Be cause of a tie vote, the office of librarian was revoted on May 8. They are president, Nancy Schwebs; vice president, Alice Croxton; secretary, Kathy Straus; treasurer, Byron Ro minger; historian, Carolyn Leonard; and librarian, Janice Owens. The finalists in the student body elections held Thursday, May 5, are yell queen, Re becca Ferrell; business mana ger, Steve Howell and Harry Bartley; treasurer, P a 1 1 i Straus and Judy Kimmey; sec retary, Connie McDonough and Lea Taberna; vicepresi dent, Charley Warren and Nathan Parrish; and presi dent, Bob Gardner and Don Ryan. The finalists for members of the yell squad are Joan Skov, Mary Lee Rowden, Sharon Thompson, Lynn Ma lot, Rayanne Greene, Lea' Ta berna, Bernadine Sharp, Mel ba Tucker and Dave Parker. Tryouts to be given before the student body will be held Tuesday, May 12. With the theme "Arabian Nights," the Junior-Senior Prom has been set at May 16. Stereophonic music . will be provided. ' , General chairman . for the prom will be Marilyn Hixson. Other committee chairmen are Joan Skov, table decora tions; Patsy Charley, favors; Lea Padgett, invitations; Patti Straus, crowns; Nathan Par rish, floor plan; Rayanne Greene, entertainment; Carol Myers and Kathy Straus; Kenny Gebhardt, construc tion; Clark Cutting, secret committee; and Beverly Lit tle, thorne. Princesses for the prom have not yet been chosen. Senior Sandra Ghelardi was chosen the April Girl of the Month. She is active in yell squad, Medical Minded Maids, speech, and is treasurer of the senior class. Her disk will be presented to her at the Mothers' Day Tea. Medford High School Edited by Barbra Nulion. Reporters, Rosemary Eit xnann, Connette Hinesly, Peggy Fisch, Da Russell and Janet Snodgrasi. Initiation of new members was observed at the history, economics and civis associa tion's Monday meeting. Election of officers was also on the agenda. Those receiv ing offices were Paul Moore, president; Dick Peterson, vice president; John Lacy, commis sioner of records; Diane Mohr, commissioner of activities; and Elaine Jennings, commis sioner of membership. Applications were open this last week for the annual Girls' league scholarship. Linda Smith received it last year. By Friday, 10 girls had signed up, although the dead line is May 11 at 3:15 p.m. A letter of application must be submitted, along with a state ment of financial status and two recommendations. A scholarship committee consisting of four teachers and 4 two students will choose the winners. . Seniors were subjected to Iowa tests for two days, May 4 and 5. The tests were given to the various groups in class rooms by teachers who regu larly teach senior classes. Band and orchestra seniors were honored at a lawn party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Mirick, May 4. The sen iors participated in lawn games and were fed hamburgers. On May 4, William Abbott and Glenn McCullough, local life insurance men, attended Mrs. Van Scoy's sociology classes. They, showed two films entitled "How Life In surance Operates," and "How Life Insurance Policies Work." The two men answer ed questions asked by mem bers of the class. The sociol ogy classes have been study ing insurance for the past two weeks. Certain members of the Fu ture Nurses of America club went to Rogue Valley hospital May 6 for the organizational meeting of the local chapter of "Candy Stripers." This is a national organization, of vol unteer hospital workers who are selected through their in terest in the work. Ten girls from the group from MHS will be selected for national membership. ... . McLoughlin Junior High By Joel Gregory Model houses designed and built to scale have been on display in the main hallway case. Eighth and ninth grade art students whose work was shown were Larry Muir, John Maass, Ken Morris, Larry Sorum, Carl Washburn, Gil bert Quitt, Tom Semple, and Bob Darby. Egg-shell mosaics, creative art designs from crushed and dyed egg-shells, were display ed by Marilyn Biehn, Larry Byrne, Gary Dawson, Ann Rix, Carol Borwn, Jack Reav is, Diana Koemel, and Larry Simonds. Plans are developing by seventh . grade students and advisers for the sixth grade visitation day on May 29. DAR history tests will be given to outstanding seventh grade students from the his tory classes Monday. Thirty three students were selected for the test on a basis of scholarship, attitude, applica tion, and response. Those who score the highest will have their names engraved on a plaque. The test -covers our American history from Colum bus time through the Civil War period. In celebration of Oregon Conservation week, selected science students were taken on a field trip through the Butte Falls, Prospect area. Dale Bates accompanied the students and Joel Gregory at tended as the school paper representative. Students were shown the various ways the natural resources of the state are conserved and used. Caroline Edwards, JoDell Hertager, Caroline Denyer, and Donna Johnson have been named to the majorette squad for the high school for next year.' The 1958-59 student council has offered a number of amendments to the McLough lin Junior High constitution. The amendments will be read and discussed during the home room periods next week. Vot ing will be held during the following week. The amend ments concern mainly student body elections ancTthe quali fications for students holding office. DeLake Motorist Accident Victim Oceanlake -(DPIP Alexander Nelson, 42, DeLake, was killed Sunday in a one-car accident when the car h was driving overturned on Highway 101 near here. Two other men were in jured and another escaped in jury. Dave Freeman, Otis, suf fered two broken legs and other injuries and Don Wells, 24, also Otis, suffered a neck injury, according to state police.- A .fourth man, William An- drew Gall, Rose Lodge, owner of the car, was not injured. t Tragedy Marks Graham Broadcast Sydney, Australia -fliPD A man listening to a broadcast of evangelist Billy Graham's sermon on love of God and man went berserk Sunday night, stabbed a woman to death and critically wounded two other women. . Graham was unaware of the tragedy which occurred in the church hall at Katoomba, 60 miles west of Sydney. At the time Graham was addres sing a crowd of 150,000 per sons assembled in . Sydney's two biggest arenas. The sermon was carried by landlines to church halls in dozens of country towns, in cluding the one at Katoomba where the tabbing occurred. Logansport, Ind. - (UPD - Lo gansport high school track coach Fed Kinder, 37, walked the 23 miles home from Ko komo, Ind. as he'd promised hio squad he would do if they won their second track title. Kinder confessed: "I didn't thing they would win." MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Monday, May 11, 1959 Fisher To Get Divorce Tuesday Las Vegas -(UPD Eddie Fish er, 30, will divorce Debbie Reynolds Tuesday and imme diately marry Elizabeth Tay lor. The singer's six weeks' resi dency necessary for a Nevada divorce was up today, but his attorney, David Goldwater, said the divorce action wouldn't be filed until Tues day. Fisher and Miss Taylor will be wed in a private ceremony at her rented $500-weekly ranch on the outskirts of this gambling resort and will leave immediately for a European honeymoon. It will be the second mar riage for Fisher and the fourth for Miss Taylor. 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