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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1960)
Medford High Host to Annual Solo, Ensemble Competition ivi wj.ui u host last Saturday to th an nual 10I0 and ensemble con test held by the Southern Ore gon Music Educators asocia tion. Seven hundred students lrom 25 schools in the south ern Oregon district took part. Lynn Sjolur.d, high school vocal instructor, was chair man, assisted by Jerry Dyrud, vocal supervisor of the Mcd lord school system; I. A. Mi rick, instrumental supervisor; i n mil Mta Vir- ginia Westerfield, members of the nign scnooi music and a large committee of stu dent helpers. Solo and small ensemble contests have grown to such proportions inai iwo wuuu wind judges worked simultari oil rlnv in tun ftiffpr- M ' v.".. - ent places to take care of the increased participation. Adjudicators Listed Adjudicators were Mrs. Vlr mi.:, vilinlt T infialf fnHetOB 111111 UJUlt( J4'"'' 1 nA niann- Tlr William Swettman, music supervisor for Salem schools, strings and Junior division nrass; ira icc University of Oregon musk school, brass; Carl Gutmann Hillsboro, and Delbert Chin Knrcr Kalpm. wndwlnris. Student soloists and small Instrumental and vocal en sembles were judged on the basis of musical standard Awards ratings were "I" for superior performance; "H" for excellent, and "III" for good. Medford High and junior high schools earned a total of 46 I ratings: 29 II ratings and three III ratings. Medford en tries were coached by Sjo lund, Mirick, Drysdale, Mrs. Westerfield, Elmer Ayrcs, Al Huntemann, Ron Bartlett, Steve Whipple and E. Ron Rice. Winners from McLoughlin Junior High school included: Laura Beth Buonocore, pi ano, I; Ernest Jones, tuba, I; Gene King, bass, I; Georgia New Research on Tree Growth Set At Oregon State Corvallls - New basic re search on tree growth has been started by the Oregon Stale college school of for estry under a $35,600 grant from the National Science Foundation. Tree seedlings will be grown In two indoor chambers where light, moisture, and tempera ture can be carefully and con stantly controlled. The two chambers, which look some thing like walk-In deep freez ers, have complex heating and ! cooling devices, thermostats, ' and rows of flourescent lights ; to stimulate sunlight. I Temperatures can be shllt-1 ed lrom freezing to 100 de grees, length of the light day can be regulated, and soil moisture checked. Now Understanding The growth chamber find ings will provide new under standing of the factors affect ing survival and growth of young trees. It also will help answer questions as to how much of the variation in growth behavior of Douglas I fir from different regions Is i a result of genetic differences or simply response to environ-1 ment. Douglas fir seedlings, raised from seed gathered from Canada to Mexico and the j Pacific Coast Into Montana, j will be grown. One chamber will simulate environmental conditions found at the north ern end of the Douglas fir j range and the other will simu-1 late weather at the southern end. Dr. W. K. Ferrell, associate professor of forest manage ment, is project leader. Work ing with him Is Dr. Ilelge Irgens-Moller, forest geneti cist Irgens-Moller is collect ing Douglas fir seed from various sites for use In forest genetics tree improvement studies. Irgens-Moller also will car ry out studies on differences In day and night temperature response by the seedlings. Portland Business Tops Billion Mark Portland - IBPD - Portland business went back to a bil lion dollar pace In March with bank clearings totaling $!, uui,i5z,8iz, according to figures released by the Port land Clearing House Associa tion. Building permit exceeded $5 million in proposed con struction during the month. The city's bank clearing to tal for the month showed gain of better than 8 per cent compared with clearings of $016,786,877 for the same month In 1959. Multnomah county outside the city limits showed drop in permits as a result of a slowdown In residential construction. CORN REMOVER hiMM retM ftai rtim and a hwly intavn conn, aaft earns ctec loot, eollouMa, wart papilloma, ttvk node, ft nmoim mv. orol 1H.rM nW Hflaa. U..-. amd does not nM m Irilioilon I o stronp ewrt Miwh. WkM M o"d try shfe cm. Irr r SuniM . wfctth eolhme om, soreness, IweHIng Rrst or aooond Exclusively at WESTERN THRIFT Mitchell, clarinet, I; Nancy Housel, alto sax, I; clarinet quartet, I; alto saxophone trio, I; Catherine Watson, French horn, II; string quar tet, I; violin duct, I; Terry Bowles, cornet, II; clarinet and flute duet, II; A. J. Beardsley, bassoon, II; Roma Simms, clarinet, III; clarinet trio, III. Hodrlck Winners Hedrick Junior High school winners were: Doris Young, sousaphone, I; Ron Ingram, cornet, I; Ricky Taylor, Melvin Taylor and Bob Edwards, saxophone, I; Mary Stong, oboe, I; Phil Frohnmayer, alto sax, I; Kar en Ruhl, clarinet, I; Vicki Toenniges, tenor sax, I; string sextet, I; cornet trio, I; brass sextet, I; cornet trio No. 2, I; cornet trio No. 3, I; trombone quartet, I; saxophone quartet, I; flute trio, I; Paul Goodwin, bass, II; DeWayne Gier, flute, II; Sue John, flute, II; Janice Johnson, flute, I; string quin tet No. 1, II; clarinet quartet quartet, II; flute trio, II; ten or sax duet, II; clarinet quar tet No. 1, I; clarinet quartet No. 2, II; and saxophone quar tet, III. Medford High school vocal winners were: Sharon Smithe, soprano, I; Julie Gandt, soprano, I; Linda Smith, mezzo, I; David Lund quist, baritone, I; John Lacy, tenor, I; girls nonette, I; boys octet, I; Diana Hunter, so prano, II; Linda Jo Walter mire, soprano, II; Jean Banks, soprano, II; Claudia Owen, so prano, II; Kathy Allen, so prano, II; Merrie Marsh, mez zo, II; and Karen Christenson, alto, III. Instrumental Winners Instrumental winners from senior high school were: Walter Ayres, violin, I; Bill Hannaford, trombone, I; Rob ert Bailey, sousaphone, I; John Lacy, baritone horn, I; Julie Faught, alto sax, I; Linda Hess, alto sax, I; string sextet, I; violin duet, I; saxophone quartet, I; saxophone quintet, I; clarinet quartet No. 2, I; brass sextet No. 2, I; brass sextet No. 3, I; Robert Heidi, cornet, II; cornet trio No. 1, II; trombone quartet, II; brass sextet No. 1, II; cornet trio No. 2, II; clarinet quartet No. 1, II; flute quartet, II. St. Mary's High school chorale! tes won a I rating. 10 MAIL TRIBUNt. M.dford, Or. C Sunday, April 3, 160 Future Business Leaders to Meet Corvallis - Business s t u dents from Medford High school will take part April 8 and S in state Future Busi ness Leaders of America meet ings at Oregon State college. Thirty-four Oregon high schools now have FBLA chap ters and all are expected to be represented at the state con ference. Curtis Kinney Is ad viser for the Medford chapter. , and career opportunities In Highlights of this year's business fields, a spelling bee meeting will be selection of and speech contest, and pre the state's outstanding high sentation of a $100 college school business boy and girl, scholarship to an outstanding reports on new developments Oregon high school senior. mm wm Slab and Rough Blox Green Dandy to Burn with Dry Wood Big Double load or Single load MEDFORD FUEL CO. Ph. SP 2-2111 Court at McAndrews L7- U nn IMl Send nee of Ms RIGHT FROM OUR WAREHOUSE IN A Inland Store Stock f5! M (AMP I? II Sale Will Be Held At Our 4th & Fir Street Warehouse HERE'S HOW TO GET THERE I I j Fir Street CJ3"(in his corner) 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1-T iiiiininr (S.P. Tracks) "E Front Street II mm Till 8 P.l. Our Main Store Will Be CLOSED All Day Today If You Want Quality and Oomfort in Furniture YOU OAN'T AFFORD TO MISS THIS EVERY uiej im Get brand new furniture at prices you would expect to pay for used or low Quality Furniture. The Warehouse Is tacked To The Rafters GATES FURNITURE HAS CLOSED ASHLAND STORE Gates Furniture company hit announced that it hai cloud IN Ashland store end will transfer the operation to the Medford outlet. Giorgt Moore, Ashland manager, hat batn transferred to Mtdford, and will continue with tha firm. Philip E. Gataa, ownar, laid the store in Ash land ia being closed "because wo face tha situation of being unable t eipand properly and to adequately handle all services." ...SO, BE HERE AT NOON AND TAKE YOUR PICK OF BARGAINS We Garry Our Own Accounts Personalized Credit Terms MEDFORD - GRANTS PASS TODAY fimnrannttunire PLENTY FREE PARKING
