CHIL MEW:
f hoenix High School
'Sailed by Lyle- Logan
Becky McAlasler
; Student body officers now
forking on Homecoming are
President Ronnie Baker; Vice
President Othar Richey; Sec
rettry Joyce Hunter; and
Treasurer Frances Kievet.
' Since Oct. 1 the class offi
cers have been working with
the student council, but now
re most concerned with
Homecoming. For the seniors
the officers were President
Gary Chriss; Vice President
acjc Hoffbuhr; Secretary Don
team; Treasurer Eldon
.Mitehgll.
. Junior officers are Presi
dent Ernie Bolz; Vice Presi
dent Danny Lumley; Secre
tary Virginia Daugherty;
treasurer Barbara Gysin.
Soohomoreft President Dar
Ujn Popow; Vice President
Kenneth Bayless; Secretary
ffarjorie Brood; Treasurer
teve Kessler.
Frgshmen: President Ricky
IWchey; Vice President Butch
Jtowman; Secretary Darlene
Coffman; Treasurer Richard
Bolz.
This season the Pep club
has royal blue vests with
white blouses, and white ped
dle pushers. The girls will sit
in the bleachers at the games,
shaking their pom poms, while
keeping time with the yell
leaders.
For the first time this year,
a majorette grJup has been
formed. This group consists
of Sidney Yarnell, Joyce
Stockstill, Frances Kievet,
and, Nancy Stewart. Nancy
has a blue gorduroy outfit and
the other girls have white
satin outfits. To go with the
outfits they are having light
ed batons.
The Phoenix Pep club had
three meetings before school
began this year to discuss the
year's schedule. The officers
ejected for the year are Bar
bara Gysin, president; Joyce
Stockstill, vice president;
Frances Stout, secretary; Dar
ilyn Popow, treasurer; and
Joyce Stockstill, publicity
manager.
One of Joyce's duties is
working up posters to adver
tise the games.
The Phoenix Pep club Is
deep into the year's schedule
with flag team and half time
activities. Mrj. Helen Thomas
is adviser of the group.
The new FFA officers are
planning an active year. The
officers are Bill Rasmussen,
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vice president; Ernie Bolz,
.treasurer; Jim Martin, senti
S1; Hike Lowery, secretary.
Junior class rings arrived
latently. They were ordered
tost spring by sophomores so
Kat they would have them
CXeir junior year.
there were 34 rings or
QomA in the following sizes:
feiaiature, standard girls,
laniard boys, and college.
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J5uijer Queen asks
"Will The Oakes Murder
dm&! y Ever Be Solved?"
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Jpme people claim to know who stole
inio Sir Harry's bedroom and bludg
eoned and burned the hated multi
millionaire; if so, why hasn't the island
government acted?
COMING November 1
rings was $425.70. There was
a choice of gold or silver, but
most chose gold. Some juniors
who are new this year plan
to order them now and will
receive them in May.
The senior pictures were
taken by the Kennell-Ellis
picture company, Oct. 1, in
the projection room at school.
Representing the company
was George Flink of Eugene.
The proofs were received by
the seniors Oct. 14.
The junior class is carry
ing on the traditional practice
of raising money for the Junior-Senior
prom. This year
they are having a junior re
freshment stand which ope
rates at the games and dances.
Mrs. Mildred James, Jack
Dube, Mrs, Mary Offutt, Mrs.
Thomas, and Mrs. Audrey Ly
tle are the teachers who are
sponsoring the stand and
helping the students.
The Camera club is meet
ing weekly with 11 members.
Officers Bill Oldham, presi
dent, and James Scott, pro
gram chairman, are sharing
responsibilities.
The Camera club is plan
ning outside activities, among
them field trips, picture tak
ing, and picture production.
Members of FHA are work
ing hard for new members for
the chapter. The officers for
the club were elected at the
end of school last year. They
are Linda Prince, president;
Peggy Smith, yice-president;
Shearon Poole, secretary; and
Jackie Howard, treasurer.
There will be more officers
elected later in the year.
Howard School
By Judy Curliss, Walter
McPharson and Jack Hurt
Bryan L o n g i e returned
from Portland where he was
in Good Samaritan hospital.
He had an operation on his
leg. He is improving very
well. He came back on Colum
bus day. He is in Mrs. Huldah
Fisher's third grade.
Kay Breedin is president of
Mrs. Elva Edler's fourth
grade room. There- are four
new people in the room. They
are Cynthia Smith, Glen In
low, Glenda Westwood and
Mike Dye. Mike Dye was here
in the first grade and went
away and came back this
year.
Mrs. Edler's room made pic
tures with charcoal.
When anyone has a birth
day they all sing happy birth
day to them. Mrs. Edler has
the lost and found department
in her room.
In social studies in William
H. Colley's sixth grade room
we have been making maps of
Canada and studying about
the important people of Can
ada. In science we are studying
about sound, what makes
sound, and how we hear
sound.
In physical education we
are doing exercises for condi
tioning and testing of stu
dents on different exercises,
marching and coordination
for purpose of grading.
Howard School Mustangs
squeaked by Lincoln varsity
Oct. 8. This was the first
game of the season for both
teams. It was played on a wet
soggy day at Hawthorne park.
Lloyd Zacharias ran down
the right side line for a 60
yard touchdown play to open
the second half. Then Ernie
Cannon went right through
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the middle for the extra
point.
In the third quarter, Lin
coln was on their own two
yard line. When the ball was
snapped, Ricky Frohreich
rushed through the line and
knocked the ball carrier
down in the end zone for a
safety and two points. The
final score was Howard 9,
Lincoln 0.
After the game there was a
scrimmage for . those who
hadn't played in the regular
game.
The school cafeteria oper
ates from 11:15 a.m. until
12:15 p.m. serving students
and ' teachers. At dismissal
time milk and cookies are
served to the first three
grades.
. The cafeteria staff consists
of Zella Adams, head cook;
Dee , Wilburn, assistant cook;
Lucille Myers, helper. Stu
dent helpers are Susan Tun-
gate, Starlene McCauley, Car
olin Newman, Lana Carpen
ter and Beth Appleton.
Howard School Mustangs
defeated Griffin Creek 18-0 at
Jackson school, Oct. 15.
The first touchdown of the
game was made by Lloyd
Zacharias, who dashed down
the left side line for a 40
yard run. In the second quar
ter, Howard was on Griffin
Creek's four-yard line when
Jack Hurt went through the
line for another touchdown.
Howard's final scoring was
made by Jack Hurt who
raced around right end for a
30-yard run.
There was only one extra
point made but it was can
celled because of a backfield
in motion penalty.
Jackson School
An interesting and informa
tional display of UN material
is on the main hall bulletin
board. Students in Dave Wise
ly's home room made flags
to represent all the countries
that are in the UN program.
In the center is a large pic
ture of the UN emblem.
Art has been a topic of dis
cussion at Jackson school. An
exhibit, of art work done by
teachers during the art shop
by Mrs. California Winters
has been viewed by many peo
ple. Some outstanding work
was on display.
Six weeks' exams have
been keeping students and
teachers busier than usual.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, the re
port cards will be sent home.
Halloween treats in Jackson
school library are new and
interesting books. New books
are on display in a display
case decorated with witches
and goblins.
Group conferences for par
ents haying children in the
first grades are being held.
The conferences are used in
stead of report cards for the
first six weeks.
The Halloween mural on
the bulletin board in Mrs. An
gela Thompson's room was
sketched by Cheryl Erickson
and members of the class did
the painting.
Students in grade four held
a contest in arithmetic, learn
ing multiplication. The con
test ended Friday.
Mrs. Angela Thompson's
pupils were happy to have
their parents , attend PTA.
They helped the'class win the
room prize for .the intermedi-
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ate grades. They intend to buy
more plastic letters for their
bulletin boards.
, Jackson school pupils ob
served UN Day Friday, Oct
23.
An interesting program in
observance of United Nations
Day was given by the sixth
grade students in Dave Wise
lys home room.
The students and teachers
of Jackson school enjoyed Ga
len Miller Harvey, a piano
entertainer. Harvey is a mem
ber of the National School As
semblies and is known from
coast to coast as "Happy"
Harvey.
The student body paid for
this entertainment with part
of the money given to them
by the PTA after the April
Frolic.
Following the custom of
many years, the life and his
tory of Frances E. Willard
was discussed in all classes at
Jackson school on Friday.
Hedrick Junior High
By Vicki Toennings
The eighth grade football
team played its last home
game on Thursday afternoon
against Crater. They lost 20
to 33.
' Seventh grade boys' phy
sical examinations ' were giv
en on Thursday.
Majorettes have been prac
ticing new routines all week.
They will have new uniforms
this year.
Approximately 60 Hedrick
students from Jerry McDoug
al'.'s speech classes attended
a debate held in the Little
Theater. Doug Clever and
Dean Goddard from the Med
ford High school were on the
affirmative for "Resolved:
that section 14 B of, the Taft
Hartley Act be repealed." On
the negative side were Caro
lyn Mencke and Elaine Jen
nings, also from the high
school. Speech students start
ed their first debates last
week and felt that hearing
good debaters will help them
accomplish more.
Hedrick's library had an
interesting display of dolls
from many nations. This is
in recognition of United Na-t'-'3
Day.
The hall display cases have
an exhibit of seventh grade
outdoor paintings in water
colors.
The Oregon Motor Fitness
tests which are given twice
each year in all Oregon
schools are being given in the
physical education classes.
The tests are given in grades
seven through 12.
Junior Red Cross council
members met with those from
othe schools at the Red Cross
building Tuesday. They
brought back pins and mem
bership cards which will be
distributed to home rooms
this week. Members attend
ing were Sharon Chipman,
seventh grade; Tanya Trow
bridge, eighth grade; and Rilla
Den Herder, ninth grade.
The history department of
Hedrick Junior High paid
tribute to Francis E. Willard
Friday, as one of ttfe pioneer
leaders in social reforms. Her
contributions in such reforms
wene discussed and the sig
nificance of her leadership is
taught as an appreciation.
The United Nations was dis
cussed in terms of organiza
tion and duty. Problems
which have confronted the
various agencies will be dis
cussed. Americans who have
served on the UN were rec
ognized. Future Homemakers of
America had a fashion show
spoisored by Mann's depart
ment store during their week
ly ' meeting. Doris Caldwell,
from Mann's did the commen
tary and answered Questions.
Girls modeling were Meredith
Jensen. Charvl Carver. Cyn
thia Barnett, and Marceille
Willoughby. The Hedrick
FHA and McLoughlin's will
attend the district meeting to
be held in Grants Pass.
Stingers are strong this
year at Hedrick! One hundred
and eighty-five to be exact.
The Stinger drill team has 60
members. Drill team practice
is held during lunch hour.
Results of elections were
Frances Bessonette, president;
Pat Nelson, vice-president;
Sue Sneed, sergeant at arms;
Julie Wray, secretary-treasurer;
Ann Richardson, his
torian; Janie Stinson, report
er; Martha Dixon, eighth
grade leader; and Nancy Ed
wards, seventh grade leader.
Medford High School
Edited by Jim Frake.
Staff: Rita McBelh, Edonna
Pace, Suzy Reule, Diane
Mohr, Jim McCormack. Es
ther Jacobs, and Ann Mac-Manama.
Mrs. Frank Bash, local
American Field Service presi
dent, announced Friday the
names of the six MHS final
ists for the summer-exchange
program sponsored by the
AFS.
Those selected were Nancy
Hinman, D e A n n e Taylor,
Mary Kay Harris, Martha
Simpson, Dick Ragsdale, and
Jim Frake.
Applicants are to complete
by Thursday additional appli
cation blanks to be sent to
the final screening committee
at the AFS headquarters in
New York.
The Crater staff has warn
ed seniors that only five days
remain for buying picture
coupons. The coupons must be
presented to the photographic
studio before having pictures
taken.. Also, each senior must
have one in order to have his
picture appear in the year
book. Claude Haggard, safety di
rector at the California Ore
gon Power, company, will be
principal speaker at the
monthly science club meeting
Monday in the auditorium. He
will lecture - and conduct a
demonstration on electrical
safety.
More than 70 upperclass
men took the preliminary col
lege board exam Saturday.
The tes.t, which began at 8:30
a.m. and lasted two hours, is
a test designed to acquaint
students with the makeup and
content of the college board
exams. Many scholarships are
based upon the college board
exams.
The Girls league, headed by
president Linda Slessler, held
its first meeting of the year
Wednesday. Linda introduced
the rest of the officers as well
as the representatives of each
class.
The main program featured
two vocal solos by Shirley
Satterfield, a new senior from
Grants Pass. Carolyn Mencke
showed some of her pictures
from her Finnish trip this
summer.
Tickets for "Dino," the all
school play, will go on sale
Oct. 26. General admission
will be $1, with student tick
ets 50 cents, and reserved seats
$1.50. Tickets will be avail
able at the high school and
from members of the cast.
Judi Budge, JoySe Crow,
Joanne Evans, JoAnn Kiebler,
Carolyn Kieff, Deanna Kunk
el, Sheryl Lewis, Barbara
Meyers, Willajo Mills, Anita
Ritchey, Mavis Strom, and In
ez Viers represented MHS at
the Future Homemakers of
America convention in Grants
Pass Oct. 24. Claudine Kratz
berg, advisor, and Ruth Hock
ersmith, sewing instructor, ac
companied the girls.
Medford delegates present
ed a skit on how to sell cook
ies as a fund-raising project.
The skit was divided into
three parts - taking orders,
baking the cookies, and deliv
ering.
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Bill Moffat, Harvard alum
nus, met with 15 seniors, in
terested in the college last
Wednesday.
In order to point out Har
vard's characteristics, typical
life, structure, and procedures
in general, Moffat presented a
45-minute recording made by
the Harvard staff. A discus
sion period followed regard
ing admittance, study, and
other data concerning Har
vard and its feminine comple
ment, Radcliffe.
Those attending were Jim
Spoerl, Matt Rode, Henry Ol
son, Lauren Stayton, Doug
Kliever, Robert Hamilton,' Jim
Lacy, John Lacy, Gary Cum
mings, Dean Goddard, John
Frohnmayer, Ray Konopasek,
John Shaw, Dave Ryn, and
Margaret Medlin. ...
Junior class . rings arrived
last Wednesday. The rings, or
dered last spring, are being
sold in room 241. Marvin
Kautz, class counselor, and
Suzy Thompson-, and Linda
Hess, juniors, head the sales
committee.
Beginning this year, make
up time can only be made on
Saturday mornings from 8
a jn. to noon. In previous
years, time was made up sev
enth period, 3;15 to 4 pjn.,
but classes are scheduled dur
ing that period this year.
Students who have makeup
time against them at the end
of the quarter will . receive a
failing grade in all nine
weeks' exams.
Carolyn Mencke, senior,
will answer questions con
cerning her recent trip under
the auspices of the America
Field service on MHS's next
radio presentation, according
to DeVere Taylor who is in
charge of all radio presenta
tions. Recording date for the pro
gram is Oct. 28, and it is to
be released at 6:30 pan. Oct.
31.
Four MHS students visited
Hedrick Junior high last
Monday to present an exhibi
tion debate for freshmen de
baters there.
Carolyn Mencke and Elaine
Jennings argued the negative
position, while Dean Goddard
and Doug Kliever upheld the
affirmative viewpoint. Subject
of the disctissoin was the 1959
60 Oregon state high school
debate topic: "Resolved, that
Section 14-B of the National
Labor Relations Act should be
repealed."
A record hop was held in
the boys gym after the game
Friday. Decorations for the
dance, sponsored by the Pep
club, consisted of paper rec
ords placed on the walls.
Jim Frake, junior, repre
sented Medford High Satur
day at the sixth annual con
vention of Oregon high school
broadcasting in Eugene.
Sponsoring the day-long
conference was the University
of Oregon school of journal
ism, the department of speech,
and the Oregon Association of
Broadcasters.
Highlighting the affair were
panel discussions and several
speakers, one of whom was
Ray Johnson o f station
KMED.
In preparation for the Med
ford - Eureka game Friday
night, the rally squad con
ducted a pep assembly for all
MHS students in the after
noon.
A skit illustrating the pro
gress that rally squads have
made from "caveman to beat
nik" was featured at the ral
ly. Paul Evensen of the coach
ing staff made a spirited
speech pointing toward the
impending conflict.
Formal installation and ini
tiation of the Future Teachers
of America officers and mem
bers was held in the cafeteria
at 7 p.m. Oct. 20.
Officers installed by John
Mast, advisor, were Jean
Pletsch, president; Mary Kay
Harris, secretary; Jeannine
James, treasurer; Julie
Faught, librarian; and Nancy
Van Valzah, historian.
The new members were for
mally initiated by the new of
ficers. Afterwards, orders
were placed for FTA pins, and
refreshments were served.
Medford High was renre-
sented by four students and
two advisors at the annual
Oregon hieh school nress con
ference in Eugene Oct. 16 and
17. Renresenting Hi-Times
were feature editor, Margar
et Tizekker; sports editor, Joe
Railton; and advisor, Vera
Wolthoff. Attending from the
Crater staff were co-editors
Jeannine James and Lauren
Stayton. accompanied by ad
viser, Elizabeth Settle.
Principal speaker for the
conference was Robert W.
Lucas, managing editor of the
Denver Post, who spoke at the
banquet the first night on "A
Journalist's Sentimental Jour
ney." Luncheon addresses on
Where Are the Big Ideas?"
and "I Wonder Where the
Glamor Went?" were given by
Bill Wilson, account execu
tive. Cole and Weber. Port
land, and Prof. John L. Hult-
eng, respectively.
ThesDian Troupe 358. Med
ford High's newest club, held
initiation of charter members
and installation of officers in
the auditorium Oct. 20 at 7:30
Charter members were ini
tiated by a reading of the pur
noses and ideals of the organi
zation. Officers were installed
by Lenore ZapelL advisor.
The list of duties and respon
sibilities for each office was
read aloud, and each new off l
cer repeated his respective
duties.
The charter was then pre
sented to the group and
signed.
Oak Grove School
Bv Beverly Biehn
In Mrs. Mary Carlson's sec
ond grade we are decorating
for Halloween. We made
funny cats with fans for bod
ies. Ralnh Wiese did an experi
ment for us to show that the
surface of water has tension
and could float a pin.
We have been learning new
games in our physical educa
tion, class.
In social studies we are
studying about our "Neigh
borhood Helpers." We saw a
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film and had stories about
how fireman helps us.
The two first grade rooms
are planning a reading dem
onstration for the parents of
first grade children. It will be
held Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. Par
ents will first meet in the
gymnasium.
The fifth and sixth grade
classes have been seeing films
of Australia, New Zealand,
the Fijis and other places that
Mrs. Florence Connors visited
last summer.
The two six grade rooms
met together in James Hen
nebeck's room for social stud
ies. Mr. Hennebeck's class
showed Mrs. Dena DeKorte's
class their projects on the
provinces of Canada. Mrs. De
Korte's room gave Mr. Hen
nebeck's room a quiz on the
historical men of Canada they
have been studying.
There were 10 students
chosen out of Mr. Henne
beck's sixth grade to give
speeches for the United Na
tions Day. There were four
students chosen to make pos
ters for the halls and library.
The United Nations flag and
posters were taken from room
to room and the children gave
their informative talks.
The last of September we
elected officers for the Oak
Grove School student body.
They were president, Dick
Howsley; vice president, Dale
Metzger; secretary, Lynn Tay
lor; and treasurer, James Wes
terfield. They will remain as
student body officers for the
rest of the school year.
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minican priest in setting up
European Villages for refu
gees wil Ibe told in tonight's
telecast of Armstrong Circle
theater, it was announced to
day. The program shown here at
10 o'clock, is a part of the
current World Refugee Year
to call attention to the plight
of thousands of persons in
refugee camps in various
parts of the world.
Father Pire's work is of
particular interest to Medford
Zonta club members since
Z o n t a International has
pledged support of the project
for the coming year. Father
Pire has established a series
of "villages" in which the ref
ugees are being established,
and has also been responsible
for thousands of refugees be
ing placed in private homes.
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skin by rubbing up against
trees. Where trees are scarce,
they sometimes line up to
wait their turn.
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