MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
Sunday, Jan. 17, 1960
School Jews
Phoenix High School
Edited by LyU Logan and
. Backy McAlastar
Carl Scobie and bis daugh
ter, Carolyn, a famous f ather-
daughter team, presented the
program for an assembly Jan.
6. The subject of the lecture
was snakes, and was lllustra
ted with snakes, including sev
eral live - and still venom
ous - rattlesnakes. In his talk,
Scobie pointed out many mis
conceptions about snakes, and
showed that no snake can roll
like a hoop, sting with its
tail or whip a man to death.
A boa constrictor, seven
feet long, was exhibited.
In concluding his talk, Sco
bie gave suggestions for first
aid for the bite of a poisonous
snake.
of the yearbook, The Chal
lenger, have been striving to
meet the second deadline
this fall for
school year.
Mrs. Frank
the 1960-61
Bash, local
Jan. 13. The staff is also pre-' American Field service presi-
panng for the arrival of the dent, urges all Medford resi-
Leslie Weigart, represent
ing the traveling science pro
cram of the University of
Oregon, is now spending some
time at Phoenix.
The program, sponsored by
the National Science Founda
tion, is meant to help science
students in high school by
by spreading new ideas in
science. Wiegart gives lec
tures and demonstrations to
the chemistry and biology
classes.
Th aoohomore class is
planning a Hard Time dance,
Feb. 26. Students will dress
in their hard time attire, with
a dance following a box
social. Box lunches will be
prepared and sold by any
girls attending if they so de
sire. All students are encour
aged to attend.
The four debate groups at
PHS are Jack Hoffbuhr and
Rod Fowler; Barbara uysin
and Barbara Beer; Kay De
alers and Joyce StockstilJ;
Eldon Mitchell and Ernie
Bolz.
A speech conference will be
held Jan. 29 and 30 at South
ern Oregon college. Criticism
will be given to each partici
pant. Other students to at
tend are Becky McAlaster,
Dan Lumley and Glenda Howard.
professional
from Kennell
Jan. 28.
photographer
Ellis studio
Talent High school now has
three student teachers from
Southern Oregon college. Joe
Ferguson is assisting Patrick
Lynch in biology class. Fer
guson is majoring in social
science with a minor in sci
ence. "" ' '.
Troy Bellah has been ob
serving in George Nelson's
afternoon classes, and after
semester exams, he will be
gin practice teaching in alge
bra. Bellah is majoring in
math with a minor in social
science.
George Olson will be help
ing John Kuchler in U.S. his
tory at the beginning of the
second semester.
The student, council met
Jan. 14 to make further plans
for the Sweethearts' Ball. The
date for the dance is Feb. 26.
Until a theme is chosen, no
definite plans can be made.
Head of the theme committee
is Jill Morrison, president of
the student council. Other
members of the council are
Joanne Hill, Dolores Meyer,
Gail Carter, Mike Jacobs, Dick
Zediker, Terry Hanson, and
Laren Crawford.
dents to submit their applica
tions before the Feb. 1 dead
line. Parents interested should
contact Mrs. Jack Ingram, 914
Queen Anne dr., SPring 2
8644; or Mrs. Otto Ewaldsen,
20 Ross court, SPring 2-2933.
Winner of the annual
cherry pie baking contest,
sponsored by the home eco
nomics department, was Ma
vis Storm, senior. -
Mavis will represent Med
ford in the district contest at
Eugene, Jan. 23, where she
will have a chance to win a
trip to. Chicago to compete in
the national contest.
Other first place prizes are
a $200 scholarship and a new
stove.
Mavis has taken home eco
nomics for four years.
. An additional six classrooms j
and added office space will
t added to PHS next sum
mer to meet the demand of
the 140 students that will
transfer from Talent as a re
sult of the consolidation. Also
two rooms that were original
ly for teachers lounges and
are now being usea xor class
rooms and office space will
be returned to their original
purpose.
The junior class is having a
aenior auction to raise money
for the junior-senior prom.
The slave sale will be held
Thursday, Jan. 28, during ac
tivity period. Each senior who
is purchased will serve his
master all day by carrying
his books from class to class,
clean his locker, or do other
services..
The auctioneer will be Er
nie Bolz, junior class presi
dent. He will be assisted by
Dan Lumley, vice president,
and Virginia Daugherty, class
secretary, with Barbara Gysin
taking the money from the
sales. That evening, juniors
will hold a dance after the
game. Senior slaves may ac
company their master. Stu
dents are encouraged to buy
their favorite senior.
Due to the consolidation of
Talent and Phoenix schools,
the two Parent Teachers' as
sociations have been holding'
joint meetings. This month
the Talent chapter has invit
ed the faculty and parents of
Phoenix to attend their meet
ing which will be held Jan.
21, at 8 pjn. in the Talent
High school building.
Ernest James, Phoenix su
perintendent, and Francis
Farthing, Talent elementary
principal, will be the speak
ers for the evening. Following
the program, rooms : will be
open for inspection by parents
and anyone interested. Re
freshments will be served by
the third and fourth grade
mothers. A baby sitter will be
available.
Mike Phillips, junior class
president, conducted a class
meeting Monday during the
registration room period.
Nominated for TAP (Teen
age Program) junior class
princesses were Mary Kay
Harris, Linda Morlan, Becky
Gates, and Marty Wyatt.
Marty was elected in the
class election following the
kick-off assembly.
Junior class TAP chairmen
are Suzy Thompson and Rita
Johnson.
Three students transferred
from Talent High . recently.
Tom Atchison, senior, moved
to Phoenix; and Sharon At
kins, also a senior went to
Grants Pass, leaving the 1960
class at 29. Junior Reta At
kins also left for Grants Pass,
reducing the class of 1961 to
25.
Semester exams will be
given Jan. 18, 19 and 20. Re
port cards for the first semes
ter will be ready on Friday,
Jan. 22. .
Medford High School
Edited by Jim Frak.
Staff: Diane Mohr, Jim Mc
Cormack, Rila M c B t h,
donna face, Esther
Jacobs, and Sue Reule.
Talent High School
Edited by Members of Quill
and Scroll Society
LaVonno Whillock. President
The first Typing I student
to earn an award is Mildred
Beck who wrote 37 words per
minute with seven errors on a
10-minute timewrite. She will
receive a bronze typing pin,
Several others in the class
have attained greater speed
but have too many errors to
qualify for an award.
Shorthand dictation and
transcription award of 110
wpm was achieved by Sally
Kenyon, senior. Award pins
earned recently by other stu
dents in the Shorthand II class
are Dolores Meyer and Gail
Carter, 100 wpm, LaVonne
Whillock and Jill Morrison
80 wpm. ' Dictation for the
awards is given for three min
utes on unfamiliar material
and 97 per cent accuracy is
required in transcription.
If the students at THS hear
frequent ringing of telephones
in the seventh period, it is
the office practice girls using
the teletrainer. This is a unit
furnished by the Pacific Tele
phone company to help learn
and practice proper telephone
usage for the business office.
The class consists of Myrna
Ford, Sally Kenyon. Jill Mor
rison, Mary Lee Clark, La
Vonne Whillock, Dolores
Meyer, Sharon Walker and
Gail Carter. '
The seniors are preparing
for . graduation. Announce
ments and cards have been
selected and ordered from
Master Engraver in Port
land. Measurements for caps
and gowns were taken and
sent to Autrey Brothers of
Denver.
Doug Kliever, senior, has
been named a finalist for a
1960 National Honor Society
scholarship as a result of his
score on a preliminary test
last October.
Doug was one of 55,548 Na
tional Honor society memb
ers in the United States to
take the test, and was one of
many from Medford High. He
will take another exam March
15.
Applications are still being
accepted from local residents
who are interested in giving
a home to foreign students
who will come to Medford
The seniors held an assemb
ly Friday morning to promote
interest in the TAP drive.
Clem and Lem (Jim and
John Lacy) provided "enter
tainment" by singing "Good
ole TAP."
Pat McLaughlin interview
ed senior class members who
claimed they were "vacation
ing" in Florida and would be
unable to help in the drive.
Bob Hamilton declared that
it takes an "individed" class
to win a campaign.
Paul Moore, senior TAP
chairman, a n n o u need the
class projects and chairmen of
each, and encouraged all sen
iors to volunteer their serv
ices. Prior to the meeting, the
sophomore class also held an
orgaizational meeting for
TAP.
Princesses for the annual
TAP drive were announced
Tuesday.
Karen Morlan, is the senior
princess; Marty Wyatt, junior;
and Sandra Bates, sophomore
princess.
A queen will be crowned
from the class raising the
most money at a fashion show
Jan. 26.
Elections for princesses
were h el d during class as
semblies earlier in the week.
All three classes are en
gaged in money-making ac
tivities in downtown Medford
and the chairmen of each class
urge everyone to donate to
the March of Dimes campaign
through the high school projects.
The. Future Teachers of
America club held a short
business meeting Tuesday
night, discussing the dance
scheduled next month.
Refreshments were served
and the "Strollers," a vocal
quartet consisting of John
Frohnmayer, Keith Berg, Ray
Konopasek, and Paul Moore,
entertained.
Last Monday the aerial
darts intramurals, a game
similar to badminton, started.
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Girls Interested are still be
ing urged to sign up, Patricia
Mounts, Girls Athletic associ
ation advisor, reported Tues
day. Crater High School
Br LaVonne LaFever
The March of Dimes class
competition is in full swing
at Crater High school.
Monday, Jan. 11, an assem
bly was held where each class
had a limited time to place
rows of coins across the gym
floor.
Maturity test and was named
Homemaker of Tomorrow fori
Crater. She received a pin!
and the right to go on to state
finals.
The sophomores led the
drive with 32 rows, the sen
iors had 23 rows, the fresh
men, 9 rows, and the juniors
had 8Vi rows.
Other methods used by the
various classes to support the
March of Dimes are foodsales,
car washes, and a mile , of
dimes drive.
The School Colege Ability
Tests (SCAT), were given to
al interested seniors Tuesday,
Jan. 12.
The purpose is to show
scholastic ability comparing
each student with their class
and on a national scale, and
to predict success in college,
although this is not always
a positive answer.
The test is on a verbal and
quanta tive basis. They will
determine comprehension and
vocabulary, and mathematic
reasoning.
Bill Anhorn and Charles
Warren passed the Navy
ROTC test given at Southern
Oregon college in Ashland
recently. They will go to Port
land to be interviewed and
take another' exam in February.
Alice Thompson ranked 1st
in the Betty Crocker Mental
John Caster took first place
in the district public speak
ing contest for FFA and will
now go on to sectional.
Patti Straus was Chosen
Girl of the Month for December.
Hedriclc Junior High
The Future Homemakers of
America have postponed their
dinner until Jan. 28 because
of the conflict in time be
tween the dinner and the
Globetrotters who will be
here Jan. 21.
,New students at Hedrick
are Virginia Radke, ninth
grade, and James Moyer,
eighth grade.
On Jan. 14, Hedrick Junior
High school became a mem
ber of the National Junior
Honor society with 35 stu
dents honored at the first ini
tiation. The induction cere
mony was held on the stage
and was part of an assembly.
The assembly consisted of an
after dinner speech by Louis
Hunt, an oration by Sue Jahn
and the initiation ceremony.
Mrs. Anne Leonard gave
the purposes and qualifica
tions of the National Junior
Honor society. The initiation
ceremony was conducted by
Elaine Jennings, president of
Torch Honor, Medford High
school. Torch Honor students
assisting her were Dick Peter
son, Rosalind Randies, Marcia
Williams and Bob Hamilton.
Congratulations to the sev
enth and eighth grade wrest-
Illinois Valley
FFA Wins Contest
Cave Junction-Illinois Val
ley Future Farmers of Ameri
ca chapter won the parlia
mentary procedure contest
and Crater high school chap
ter the public speaking in
competition at the Illinois
Valley school Thursday.
John Caster, Crater chap
ter, took first place with his
speech on "Concrete Mon
sters." Leon Small, Phoenix,
placed second with his talk
on "Farm Progress, past, pres
ent and future." Neal Patrick,
Eagle Point, placed third with
a talk on verticle integration.
Phoenix also placed second
in the parliamentary proce
dure contest and Crater third.
The first and second place
winners of each district will
compete at the sectional con
test at Harrisburg, Ore.,
Thursday, Feb. 18. Winners of
the sectional contest will com
pete in the state contest.
Pilot Rock Woman
Enters Innocent Plea
Pendleton -(CPD-. Mrs. Edna
Mathilda Carrothers, 44, Pilot
Rock, has pleaded innocent
to a charge of larceny of pub
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board feet of snags marked
the end of big-time logging
in the Tillamook Burn, one
of the largest salvage proj
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The snags, in the Kilchis
river watershed, went to Dia
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procesed in the firm's Tilla
mook plants.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
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The site is now known as Mac
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An atmosphere too thin to
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Unfortunately the ninth grade
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The Hedrick band held a
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son, entertainment; Sue
Snead, .' decorations; Janice
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