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
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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. Her
previous husbands were hotel
heir Nicky Hilton, English
actor Michael Wilding, and
the late Mike Todd who was
killed in March, 1S58, in a
plane crash. " ,
Tuesday NigDrt
May 12 al 8 o'clock .
Your Only Opportunity -to
Bring the Family to Hear and 'See
MISSIONARIES FORREST DAMRON AND MELVIN FROST,
just back from the Wert Indies Islands wifh color pictures of
their activities, revealing the heart-warming response of the
natives to the Gospel.
APOSTOLIC
FAITH
CHURCH
; - leyce C Carver, Pastor i
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