Republicans Pay
Tribute fo Two .
Area Legislators
Jackson county young Re
publicans paid tribute Satur
day night to Dr. Edwin R.
Durno, state senator from
Jackson county, and Mrs. Eve
Nye, state representative from
the county, for their "out
standing service during the
past legislative session."
The legislators expressed
satisfaction in the Republican
achievements they gained de
spite being in a minority posi
tion at a dinner in their honor
at the Mon Desir Dining Inn,
Central Point.
Mrs. Nye cited the unem
ployment bill, wage and hours
bill, and the county home
rule as examples of construc
tive legislation. In discussing
progress of the educational
program, she pointed to the
aim of developing the highest
potential of each child.
Governor Effective
Dr. Durno acclaimed Mark
Hatfield as a governor who
was extremely effective in
spite of the obstacles he faced
against a predomina ntly
Democratic legislature. He
discussed the sales tax as a
possible solution to the fi
nancial delimma Oregon will
face in 1960.
Jim Ragland, chairman of
the Jackson County Young
Republicans, read telegrams
commending the legislators
for their work in the past
session from Governor Hat
field, Secretary of State Ho
well Appling, State Treasurer
Sig Unander and State Cen
tral Committee Chairman
Peter M. Gunnar.
John Merrifeld, state chair
man of the candidates assis
tance committee, represented
the state Republican Central
committee. He commented on
constructive steps in electing
Republican candidates.
University Trio To
Present Concerts
Eugene - The. University
Trio, a chamber music group
composed of three members
of the school music faculty
at the University of Oregon,
is now available for a. limited
number, of off-campus con
certs and lecture-recitals.
The Trio plans to give five
public performances on the
university campus this sum
mer. Dates are June 24 and
July 1, 8, 15, and 22.
,The Trio includes William
Woods, pianist, Lawrence
Maves, violinist, and Jerome
Jelinek, cellist.
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Medford High School
Edited by . Barbara Nul
lon. Reporters, Connie
Hinesly, B. J. Hale, Margie
Good, Peggy Fiich, Nora
leen Schell. and Deanna
RusielL '
As the school year of 1958
59 rapidly draws to a close,
preparations are made for
1959-60 classes so that, even
with the new school consoli
dation, clubs and various
school organizations, vital
Darts of modern school life,
will be able to function ef
fectively. In the past week
those clubs who had not pre
viously done so elected and
installed their officers.
Officers elected for Span
ish club are president, David
Ryn; vice president, Denny
Pugmire; secretary-treasurer,
Suzi Thompson; and social
chairman, Mildred Boyd.
Future Nurses of America
here at MHS havechosen as
their officers president,
Micky Darras; vice president,
Donna Dell; secretary, Susan
Fontaine; treasurer, Sherry
Funk; and historian, Janet
Young.
Those elected to offices in
the Shutterbug club are pres
ident, Marilyn Jo Conner;
vice president, Barbara Gor
den; secretary-treasurer, Shar
on Knight.
Choir officers are presi
dent, Paul Moore; vice presi
dent, Rosiland Randies; sec
retary, Clinton Stiger; treas
urer, Kathy McCoy; and.ro
barians, Judy Bash and John
Lacy.
Installation for the new
Girls' Athletic association of
ficers will take place May 20
after a swimming party and
picnic.
Ruby Rowan, Medford High
school senior, was chosen as
one of three finalists in the
state to win a $600 scholar
ship. The other three finalists
won $150 scholarships. The
AFL-CIO labor scholarship
was awarded as a result of a
written test on labor, and an
interview. Ruby was inter
viewed in Portland on May 8.
She hopes to attend College
of Emporia in Emporia, Kans.,
and take medical technology.
Senior class announcements
arrived last week and are on
sale before and after school
in window D in front of the
auditorium. Because of their
arrival senior classes have
been "upset" by students
eager to exchange cards with
their friends much to the hor
ror of teachers who are try
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ing to cram the last little bit
of knowledge into the cran
iums of their students in the
short school time left.
The Hi-Times staff held its
award banquet at the Med
ford hotel May 13. Nineteen
staff members, Adviser Vern
Wolthoff, and four guests at
tended. Awards ranging from
editors' keys to two-year and
one-year pins were given.
Medford high's band par
ticipated in the Boy Scout
circus at the high school sta
dium May 16. Many musical
numbers were played to
evolve the themes.
The band also played at
the dedication of the Cen
summit from 3 to 4 p.m. yes
terday. Anne Mathews, Lindaglen
Miller.and Howard Kennett,
juniors, have been nominated
for the annual Achievement
Awards program, sponsored
by the National Council of
Teachers of English. The win
ners will be chosen according
to writing ability and literary
awareness. The winners, to be
announced in January, 1960,
will receive recommendations
for scholarship assistance.
Jackson School
The Little Red school was
the theme of the first grade
program. A background show
ing the little red school house
was the setting for the play
All the children in Mrs. Alice
Brown's, Miss Eunice Gray's
and Mrs. Katherine Leavitt's
classes' did a wonderful per
formance. The play was in
observance of Oregon Cen
tennial. Children got drinks
from "The Big Bucket." The
old hand school bell an
nounced to the children it was
time for school to begin,
Dances, recitations,, and other
school activities were in keep
ing with school days in early
Oregon.
An award assembly was
held at Jackson school, May
12. Catherine Watson, student
body president, presided
Mike McDonald, treasurer,
led the flag salute, and Karen
Fixsen, secretary, led the stu
dent body in two songs. Li
brary, basketball, baseball,
football, Junior Red Cross,
National Library Quiz win
ners and "school helpers
awards were presented to
many students.
May 15 was a happy day
for the children in the depart
ment. The sixth grade picnic
was held at Hawthorne park
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Hedrick Junior High
By NANCY DUNCAN
The following people have
received their writing certifi
cates: Lynne Langston, Gary
Kaer, Jim Lesseg, Terry Tod,
Steve Morris, Paul Goodwin,
Dixie Dupray, Todd Jones,
Larry Brown, Susan Potter,
Linda Denton, Clar.ence
Mincks, Chris Brewer, and
John Taylor.
The Red Cross representa
tives are planning a picnic
which will include swimming
at Ashland on Tuesday, May
19.
Th results of the algebra
readiness tests and the Latin
prognostic tests have been
announced. By the tests, coun
selors will be able to deter
mine which students should
be enrolled in algebra or
Latin.
When Hedrick Junior High
starts next year, it will have
new time schedules. Students
may attend from 8:10 or 9:02
until 2:25 or 3:20, respective
ly. For the academically in
clined students, seven courses
will be offered. Ttoe new
schedule will allow more sub
jects to be offered because of
scheduling flexibility.
A number of Girl Scouts
were excused Friday, May 8,
for a camping trip. They were
Gay Howe, Linda McCann,
Anita Brenner, Patty Lindsay,
Christy Finch, Christine Bar
tels, Sandra Irving, Susan
Root, Catherine Brown, Caro
lyn Poulos, Betty dePlace,
Beverly Bush, Jill Crawford,
Mary Beth Lockington, Susan
Higgins, Vicki Nissen, Ann
Parsons, Sandra Joyce, Pa
tricia Selby, Nancy Atwood
and Judy Woods.
Vicky Enders and Chuck
McNair were elected queen
and king of the ninth grade
dance Saturday, May 9. Princ
es and Princesses were Mike
Wickersham, Scott Eaton,
Charles Allen, Nick Gier,
Jack Richardson, Bonnie
Lowry, Sandra Bates, Mary
Milne, and DeEtta Lawson.
The class of '59 is planning
its annual picnic and swim
May 22, at Twin Plunges and
Lithia park in Ashland. Mike
McCullough is the general
chairman. Fifty cents will
provide each student with am
ple servings of picnic fare.
At 1 p.m. Thursday, May
14, the 'fifth period music
class and part of the fourth
fulfilled, a singing engage
ment at Howard school. They
sang a number of songs in
cluding "Poor Man Lazarus,"
"We the People," "I Could
Have Danced all Night," and
"Let Us Break Bread." -Robert
Heide played a trumpet
solo and then teamed wifh
Bob Hogenson and Jim Gault
in a trio.
CP Junior High School
By Gloria Watson
The annual spring concert
was held Thursday, May 14.
The beginners band, advanced
band and chorus, more than
200 students participated.
The eighth grade visited
Crater High school Thursday
afternoon, May 14.
The annuals arrived Thurs
day, May 14. The annual staff
sent a copy of "The Pointers"
to the Centennial committee
for judging. It will" then be
come the property of the Ore
gon Historical Society.
Harry Meyers, director of
the grade school and junior
high band, wrote an Oregon
Waltz called "Lucky You,
Lucky Me." There, were over
1,000 entries from all over
the state. His song took third
place. - The songs were of a
Centennial theme.
Robert Murphy, shop teach
er, reported some of the boys
are remodeling the "shop,"
while others are making boats
out of balsa wood. i
The Central Point eighth
1 grade won 70 to 42 in the
track meet with. Grants Pass
on May 8. Gary Wald set a
school record in the 150 yard
dash. He ran the distance in
15.4 seconds. The seventh
grade lost 42 to 34. Central
Point took five first places. .
Howard School
Election of student body
officers was held Friday, May
15, with the following results:
President Gary Breeden, Vice
President Jack Hurt, Secre
tary Daunis Millard, treasurer
Susan Tungate.
First Grade
Mrs. Cox, our former school
secretary, came and talked to
the first grade about Alaska.
She lived there for 1V years.
Also they made a story and
picture book.
Second Grade
We have been talking about
Navajo Indians. We also saw
a film about them.
We are studying about
pollywogs, bugs that change
color, and rocks. We are writ
ing our own stories, drawing
pictures and making clay ani
mals. We are looking for ani
mal pictures and stories hop
ing to make our own scrap-book.
Third Grade
The third grade students
visited Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company Friday.
They are studying about
"Messages We See and Hear"
in their social studies.
They have been having fun
talking over real telephones
set up in their room. This
equipment is provided for by
the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company.
Fourth Grade
We wove baskets from
reeds for Mother's Day.
We made a chemical gar
den. First we put a rock into
a container. Next we put in
the magic liquid and then
dropped the magic rocks in
the bowl. Wait 36 hours and
pour the magic liquid out. Put
in ordinary water. The chemi
cals grow into many colored
trees and paints
Fourth Grade ,
Our science table contains
plants of various kinds as we
have been studying the differ
ent ways that plants repro
duce. We have samples of cut
tings, grafts, budding, sprouts,
seeds from flowers and seeds
from cones.
Fifth Grade
The fifth grade activity
class of boys made rings and
other jewelry from corks,
beads, and wire. They made
them for Mothers Day. They
came out very nice.
The science class has made
a garden of various plants
and flowers. , .
In health, recipes were
brought to school that showed
how to cook vegetables with
out losing the nutritive value:
Sixth Grade
Lloyd Zacharis broke the
record in high jump and in
the 75-yard dash.
Cathy Carlson was chosen
the outstanding sixth grade
girl.
Judy Icenhower was chosen
the outstanding sixth grade
girl athlete.
(Reporters: Carol Beard,
Susan Tungate, Lana Car
penter, Judy Curliss, and
Keith Longie).
Crater High School
By Darlene Tomlinson
This reporter was in error
last week. It was stated that
Rosalie Hewitt was one of the
editors of the Constellation,
However, this should ' have
been Mary Jones.
The annual Junior - Senior
prom was held May 16. The
theme of the prom this year
was "Arabian Nights." i
Four senior girls were chos
en as princesses and one was
crowned queen. They were
Mary Howard, Sherry Koell-
ner, Donna Burnett and Ver
nola Hutchinson.
Over-all chairmen for the
event were Alice Thompson
and Bob Gardner.
Boasting the theme "mem
ories are made of this," the
annual Mother's Day tea was
held May 11. It is sponsored
every year by the Girls'
League.
At the tea, Doris Owens
was named Girl of the Month,
and Sandra Gheldari was
given her disk for being last
month's Girl of the Month.
Entertainment was provid
ed by the school choir, which
sang "All in the April Eve
ning" and "Around the
World"; Dayle Nesheim, who
did a Charleston; and Lea
Padgett and her accordion.
Doris Owens provided back
ground music for the style
show.
Chairmen for the style show
were Vornola Hutchinson and
Diana Cummings, narrator
was Sharon Coffman. The
models were Sharon Ander
son, Jean Governor, Karen
Larson, Sheila Neidameyer,
Sue Cummings, Wanda Smith,
Mary Ann Mason, and June
Hopkins; little girl models,
Shirley Coffman, Julie Cum
mings, and Nannette Farrell;
teacher-models included Mrs.
Sharon Meany, Mrs. Frances
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General chairmen for the
tea was Sharon Coffman. The
other committee chairmen
were Mary Savage, invita
tions; Sherry Koelner, pro
grams; Sandra Ghelardi and
Julie Ashton, decorations;
Patt Hurt, entertainment;
Glenda Branch, refreshments;
Linda Doran, tables; Terri
Turner, table decorations;
Margaret Pendleton, chairs;
and Charlotte Bush, clean-up.
The Student body officers
for next year are Bob Gard
ner, president; Charley War
ren, vice president; Connie
McDonough, secretary; Patti
Straus, treasurer; Harry Bart
ley, business manager; and
yell queen, Rebecca Ferrell.
The yell squad next year
will consist of Rebecca Fer
rell, queen; Joan Skov, Melba
Tucker, Rayanne Green, Lea
Taberna, and Dave Parker.
Campaign speeches were
given Tuesday, May 12, and
the general elections were
held May 13.
Juniors and seniors who
expect to go to college after
graduation went to Southern
Oregon college to view actual
classroom procedures. A s
they were English classes
made the trip, the classes
visited were freshman com
position and world literature.
While there, an hour was
spent in conferences with in
structors. Questions were an
swered and hints on how to
be a successful student in
college were offered. Teach
ers James Backen and Bill
Russell went with the group.
McLoughlin Junior High
By JOEL GREGORY
Candidates for the Queen
of the ninth grade prom
dance were selected last
week. The girl receiving the
most votes will be named
queen with . the next four
girls named as princesses in
the royal court. Voting will
take place today with re
sults kept secret until the
crowning ceremony at the
ninth grade prom by the pres
ident. Lana Merrifield, Karleen
Neill, Joyce Leon, Shirley
Donahoo, Nancy M a x s o n,
Sheryl Martin, Cheryl Linn,
Bonnie Knapp, and Jackie
Rummel are the girls nomi
nated from each home room
for the royal court.
The annual fun-filled ninth
grade assembly will be held
Wednesday, May 20. Ninth
grade class officers are plan
ning many skits and clever
stunts for the entertainment
of the student body and; visi
tors from other schools who
will attend McLoughlin next
year.
Students will vote this
week on amendments to the
constitution as proposed by
this year's student council.
Most of the changes are re
garding qualifications for per
sons holding student offices.
Plans are nearing comple
tion for the propored Nation
al Honor Society to be estab
lished next year. f
On Monday, May 11, the
annual ninth grade picnic
was held. Students were
transported by bus to Lithia
park to play softball, go hik
ing, or they went to Twin
Plunges for swimming. Lois
Stedman was in charge of the
affair. Ed Doran, Dale Bates,
Mrs. Maude Robinson, Mrs.
Dorothy Sutter, and Miss
Phyllis Black accompanied
the group.
"Once more, please." Stu
dents tired of hearing these
words, but a spectacular
spring concert was, turned out
by the music department in
tribute ( to National Music
Week, Friday night, May 15
The co-ordinator was Don
Darneille. The Cadet band,
the orchestra, the seventh
grade chorus, the mixed
chorus, and the A band all
participated in the event. Al
Huntemann, Elmer Ayres,
Ray Lewis, and Mrs. Mary
Friesen were directors of the
various music groups.
Because of rehearsal for
spring concert, other students
were dismissed from school
early Friday.
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