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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Wednesday, Auj. 5, 19S9 Finnish Schools, Scenery Topics of Student Letters "Finnish schools are much more formal than ours," ob serves a local high school senior spending the summer in Kurikka, Finland under the American Field Service program. Miss Carolyn Mencke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mencke, 2141 East Jackson boulevard, reported about the school system in re cent leters to her family. In other letters, the student spoke of her trip to North Finland, eating crayfish for the first time, and other cur rent activities. She writes: Our trip to North Finland was most beautiful.. From the air Finland, with its thou sands of lakes, farms, villages and forests, is fabulous, when we arrived at Pallastanturi was aeugntea to see moun tains again, all covered with forests. On the map it looks like a town, but when you get there it is just a big hotel out in the middle of nowhere. We went up a mountain about 2,000 feet to where we could see the sun, and the view up there was breathtaking in all directions. There were beau tiful lakes and cloud forma tions and the sun! It was a huge ball of orange fire shin ing at midnight! It's about the 68th parallel there and there fore quite cold. We saw rein deer near the hotel. I met some people in the hotel who had recently been to Russia. They were Amer icans, and I learned a lot from them about life in Russia, but it's too much to write. Crayfish Good Last night we ate crayfish for the first time. The Finns count the days until crayfish are in season, and it's quite as event, with dishes with pictures of crayfish, special napkins, silverware and eve rything else. They drop the crayfish alive into boiling water to cook them. They are very small, so it takes a while to eat them, which, by the way, is really an art. They were really good. I have found out a little about their school system which ' the people at home might be interested in. At tendance the first four years is compulsory. This is called public elementary school, and lunches and books are fur nished. At the end of these four years those who wish may take an examination for entrance to high school. Those who do not take this exam and those who fail it remain in the public school for four more years. The cur riculum is similar to that of a vocational school. The ones who pass the nign scnooi entrance exami nation must continue at least three years, but sifter that may drop out when they wish. The tuition for the first five years is about $60 and for the next three about $80, but if the student cannot afford the tu ition, books and lunches, scholarships are usually ob tainable. At the end of the eight years of high school a difficult examination is given and diplomas. are given to the ones who pass - about thirty per cent of those who take it Course Listed A typical high school course would be English, Swedish, German, Finnish; mathemat ics, history, psychology, biol ogy, physics, religion, P.E., art and vocal music. All but the music is required but they don't have every subject every day. . Finnish schools are much more formal than ours. For example, the students rise when the teacher comes into the room or when they recite. When they meet their teach ers on the streets, they must speak to them in a very polite and formal manner. They don't think of their teachers as friends, as we do many of ours. There is no competition be tween schools in sports, mu sic, debate or anything. Rath er than 'school spirit appar ently they develop class spirit. Tonight we go to a dance, dictionaries in hand! Usually at the beginning of every dance I must say in Finnish, "I am an American and I don't speak Finnish," but many of the kids speak Eng lish, though gome are too shy to speak it to me. There is not much 'rock 'n Toll' musie, but they love the tango and the South American dances. New York Man Guest of Nephew Louis Elliott, New York City, is visiting in Medford this week. Mr. Elliott, a retired engi neer, arrived here from Lau sanne, Switzerland, flying the Pclar rute tn A- chorage, Alaska, and stopping in Seat tle and Portl.--d. . He is visting Mr.' and Mrs. Erie W. Allen Jr., and daugh ters. 48 Windsor ave. Mr. El liott is Mr, Allen's unele. The visitor ha been in Medford in many occasions before, dating back to before World War I, when his fa ther, the late Rev. Charles F. Elliott, and Mrs, Elliott, lived in a home on the Old Stage rd. His plans include visits to the Shakespearean festival, Crater lake, and the Jackson ville Museum. . . Animal Trophies Reproductions of animal head trophies are hard to dis tinguish from those treasured by bte game hunters. They're molded of pliable skin-textur ed plastic, Teeth gleam, whisk ers bristle, and eyes sparine to add life-like realism. Each head is mounted pn a genuine mahogany plaque, complete with gold embossed title plate. iWWH)iCSflX-;,.,.l.i.-M(:-: v ' s 7 x " A ClTfE This eatU wears orginated eettani in neaMit ting shorta, tie-Heck tee hi and claehe. Styled by Jan (me, this three-pieea outf j -tied together" by a colorful tie print in foulard cotton poplin. Nutrition Expert Says Food Imbalance Worse Than Germs "Germs are not our princi pal enemy" says the famous nutritional researcher, Dr. Tom D. Spies of Birmingham, Ala., holder of the Distin guished Service Award of the American . Medical associa tion. Writing in an issue of the association's Journal, Dr. Spies said "Qur chief medical adversary is what I consider disturbance of the inner balance of the constituents of our tissues, which are built from and maintained by ne cessary chemicals in the air we breatne, tne water we drink and the food we eat For a generation we have worked on tne concept tnat our cells are never static and that in time they must be re placed in varying degrees by the nutrients obtained from food." "We have learned," he wrote, "that when fruits, vegetables, milk, fish, meat and other foods are not avail able inadequate amounts or for any reason are not satis factory, we must recommend methods of maintaining tissue integrity .. . We know that excellent nutrition is basic, that disease is chemical in its origin, that the body cells can fight back, to an amazing de gree and that our tissues, when properly replenished, can come into their own again." . H Announce Date Of Jewelry Show The fashion show directors of Sarah Coventry have planned the annual public fashion show of costume jew elry Monday, August 10, at 75:0 pjn. at Girls Community club. Sixteen young women will model elothing from Town and Country, Eagle Point, and Pauline's, Central Point, ac cented with the new fall jewelry. Entertainment is planned, and prizes will be given, it is stated. No admission will be charged. Mrs. D. C, Hendrix will open and close the show, and Hrs. H. D. Ford will be narra to. Mrs. Walter Simons is the Medford Sarah Coventry rep resentative. Games will follow the show.- it- Three Women Visit In Oregon Cities Mrs. Edward Conner Jr., Mrs. Hugh Huntley and Miss Dorothy Wright recently mo tored to Mt. Angel, Ore., to visit Mrs. Bazgl Cox. The three also were & ests of Mr, and Mrs. Verg Febles, Eu gene, jister ef Mrs. Conner, Mrs. Cox is the daughter Of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Smith, ' U5 Mistletoe street and- lived in Medford mtil a year ago. Artists to Show Work at Fiesta Members of Southern Ore gon Society of Artists will ex hibit some of their work dur ing the Centennial fiesta which Sacred Heart church has planned for August 7-8-9 at the Armory. Among the works, to be ar ranged in the entrance to the building, will be a painting of the historic Nunan house in Jacksonville done by Mrs Ethyl Hixson which will be given away during the event, The house is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. James Grigsby The fiesta program includes booths from which antiques. food and other articles will be sold. A country store and a display of old cars are planned. County residents with 100-year-old heirloom dresses have been invited to enter them in a contest, and a talent contest is planned for Friday night. Saturday will be children's day, and a free dance is planned for Satur day night. The Shadows, entertain ment group made up of St Mary's school students, will entertain often during the three-day fiesta. . . . ' ; - . Chapter to Hold Picnic in Park; Actress to Read An unusual program is be ing planned for the annual picnic of Medford chapter, Oregon United Nations associ ation. The picnic is set for Thi-rsday, August 6, at 6 pjn. in Lithia park, Ashland. - -The program will call at tention to the anniversary of the dropping of the first atom ic bomb on Hiroshima August 6, 1945. Mrs. Philip Hanson, who as Suzanne La Marre played leading roles in the Oregon Shakespearean festi val, will read in part John Hersey's "Hiroshima." The book has attracted wide at tention, particularly when portions of it were read dur ing an ABC program. Chrpter officers state that the program will focus the attention of the group on American policy concerning atomic warfare and on the country's foreign policy which some consider to be based too much on the strength of armed force. Everyone attending the pic nic is asked to take food for a picnic supper, and table service, Kansas Picnic To Be Sunday The annual picnic of former residents of Kansas now liv ing in southern Oregon and Northern California, will be held Sunday, August 9, at Lithia park, in Ashland, about 12:30 pjn." Coffee, punch and dessert will be provided by the Kan sas association. All former residents of Kansas are -invited to attend, and are asked to bring a pot luck lunch, and their own table service. Awards will be made to the oldest man or woman; the couple married the longest; newest married - couple; youngest baby; largest family, and the person or family coming the greatest distance tq the picnic. Music for the gathering will be furnished by Mrs. Alexander's Hawaiian band. f Department Head Visits Chapter Illinois Valley -Mrs. Ruth Harmon, Oregon department president of Blue Star Moth ers, and members of Grants Pass Chapter 1 were recent guests at a picnic hosted by the local chapter at the WWI grounds on Caves highway. Mrs. Harmon addressed the group on the all-chapter's project of holding; fund rais ing coffee hours for the U. S. Arizona Memorial. Taken into the local chapter as a new member was Mrs. Eleanor Ramsey of Selma. The August sawing day was postponed until September 11. The next regular meeting will be August 18 at the WWI Vet erans hall. 1 Californians Leave for Home Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Yost, former residents of Medford, left yesterday morning for their home in El Cajon, Califs by United Airlines. The Yosts came here from Seattle where they' visited their son, Clayton Yost and family. In Medford they were house guests of Mr, Ypst's brother-in-law ai.d sister, Mr. and Mrs Edward StillweU, Route 4, Box 369G, and their daughter, Mrs. Frank Conners and. family, -911 West Thus teenth street. The visitors spent three weeks here. --N Put an old sock over pne shoe when painting. If paint drips on the floor, you can save stooping to wipe it by removing the spot with your toe. . l ;& 'JyfZmm-4 ; r- :- - - FAMILY OUTING The 40,000,000 Americans expected to en joy camping trips this summer will find outdoor living even more fun if they take along accessories like this novel canvas pop-up tent. Lightweight and easily portable, it's made like a Japanese lantern and is easy to erect. The tent doubles at the beach as a sun shelter or dressing room. Picnics Said Substitute For "Ptomaine Taverns By JEANNE LESEM United Press International New York (UPB-Eating your way cross-country- can be haz ardous. A reader of my recent glow ing report on regional cookery writes to complain of "the really horrible food you also can get in touring this coun try. ' "Some short-order places along highways, for example, serve some of the most over cooked or under-cooked ham burgers the world has ever seen, made irom cneap meat and sometimes even spoued meat. ' "Some of the things mas querading as salads or steaks or roast beef would turn any stomach." ' The reader wants to know what the tourist can do to avoid ptomaine taverns? Try the picnic method - it you have plenty of room in the car. And as a rule, buy each day only as much as you ex- Dact to consume tnat day. Except on turnpiKes or mru- wavs. witn tne cnam ameis, vou can find roadside grocer ies and farmers' markets, where shopping is both eco nomical and quick. The fruit and vegetables are fresh. Most ornpprs keeD soft drinks on r both in individual and quart bottles. Sandwiches Good V t e n e h or Italian style bread is a better buy for small groups that regular sliced sandwich loaves because there's less waste. And slices for sandwiches are no prob- ipm if vour basie equipment includes a serrated-edge knife with a 5 or 6-inch blade. Sliced cheese and cold cuts round out the mam course. Packaged cookies with filling are good at a picnic and left overs make a good afternoon snack. ' , Small cans ot . water-pace tuna and salmon are easy to eat and create no leftover problem. But avoid saraines and other salty foods, espe cially if your group includes habitually thirsty children. Most hard cheeses Keep well for two to three aays without refrigeration if they are wrapped tightly in plastic or aluminum foil. stifle vour thrifty instinct to keep any other perishable leftovers, unless you have portable refrigeration. Basic utensils snouio De iew and small. Stow them in an insulated plastic bag. Include can opener, bottle opener,, all- purpose sheer, plastic torss and spoons, salt and pepper shakers, and individually packaged detergent-saturated paper towels for mopping up operations. An immersion heater, plas- Executive Meeting Announced by Lodge Medford Women of MobseJ will noia an executive meet ing tonight at 7 o'clock at the home of Mrs. James Roberts, 111 Chestnut street. The sen ior regent asks officers and chairmen to attend. The lodge states that the ceremony of obligation rather than initiation was held for Marion B. Castle at the last meeting. CALENDAR Wednesday: 8 pjn. Roxy Ann Home Economics club, home of Mrs. Carl Quackenbush, Foothills rd. 8 pjn. - Veterans of Wprld War I. barracks and auxiliary, Girls Community club. FURS Repairing . and Relining Cleaning and Glazing t Restyling Frances' Fars 610 Valley View SAME PHONE SP 2-6536 tic cups and plastic containers of sugar, powdered cream, in stant coffee and tea (or tea bags) arid chocolate drink mix are handy, if you plan to breakfast in your motel room? on locally bought rolls or cof fee cake. If you don't, skip re usable cups and buy only as many disposable paper pro ducts as you expect to use in a day or two. Making your own picnic not only is economical it is fun to select from the numerous roadside dining areas, com plete with tables, benches and rubbish facilities. Council Notes That Mom7 Likes to Camp Nowadays About 40,000',000 Americans are expected to enjoy some kind of camping trip this year! That's about double what it was three years ago. A big influence behind this outdoor trend is an increased feminine interest in camping. It began when Mom discover ed camping out and roughing SOC Professor ' To Be Speaker Dr. Loren Messenger, pro: fessor of psychology at South, era Oregon college, will be guests peaker for a Welcome Wagon club meeting to be held Thursday, August 6, at 8 pjn. at Girls Community club. Dr. Messenger "will speak on the "Fact and Fal lacy of Hypnosis." A question and answer pe riod will follow the talk, and a business meeting will con clude the program. Thirty-five guests were present for the annual sum mer picnic held July 26 at Mc Kee bridge. The next meeting of the club will be August 20 at Girls Community club. Cards and refreshments will follow the business meeting. All women who are new residents of Medford are in vited to atttnd the meetings of Welcome Wagon club. They are held twice a month . at Girls Community club, 229 North Bartlett street. it are not necessarily the same thing. Nowadays when you head "for the open road, you can take along all the comforts of home, and many campers frequently do. In fact, women's interest in camping has caused a virtual revolution in an industry that once clung fiercely to tradi tion. For example, while stur dy canvas tents still are the camper's mainstay, the olive drab tent of yesteryear no longer dominates the camp ground, reports the National Cotton council. A new era in tentmaking has dawned. Today's tents pop-up with a flick of the wrist, attach to your car top, blossom over the end of a station wagon, or rise magically without the aid of tentpoles, which are re placed with air-filled struts. As a further concession to mi lady, many models have sewn in floors as protection against things that crawl or creep. And it's color, color every where - including such never before pastels as ocean blue, aquamarine, pink, and yellow. Drastic changes in camping equipment are not limited to tents, however, The entire field is affected. Makers of camping equipment know, just as other businessmen do, that it's the lady of the house who does most of the buying. So, almost every new thing being developed by the indus try has Mom in mind. They've created multi-story sleeping bags so the user can climb from layer to layer de pending on the temperature, stoves and cooking utensils as fancy as those Mom Uses at home, plus such articles of comfort as canvas air mat tresses,' air pillows, camping cots, portable canvas showers, and handy panels that provide privacy as well as protection from errant breezes. In addition to the develop ment of new canvas camping equipment, the industry has made substantial progress in producing a more durable fab ric. Improved treatments and finishes make canvas resistant to weather, mildew, rot, and fire. 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