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Art Gallery To
Close Mondays
Tom Hardy's collection of
sculpture will be displayed at
the Rogue gallery, 220 West
Main street, lor the last time
Friday.
The new show, which will
begin Tuesday, will feature
the prints of John Rock, as
sistant proiessor of art at
Oregon State college.
Mr. Rock, who was a teacher
at Central Point Junior High
school from 1951 to 1956, has
won several prizes for his
work and now has it dis
played in seven art galleries
in the United States and
Europe.
The association gallery's
new schedule, beginning with
the display by Mr. Rock, will
be noon through 4 p.m., Tues
day through Sunday. The gal
lery will not be open Monday
as it has in the past.
New York Designers who keep men in stitches are wield
ing wicked scissors. Now they're baring forearms marketing
suits that just cover the upper
pany is the firm sticking out its neck by culling off jacket
sleeves. The first batch of short-sleeved jackets on sale in
New York is receiving mild acceptance. (UPI Telephoto) .
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Women's News
Social Events
Around - the - World Tour
Made by Surgeon, Wife
Ending an around-lhe-world
trip by air, Dr. and Mrs.
Ralph Thompsen have return
ed to their home on Modoc
avenue. The Thompsons were
were away seven weeks.
In Rome Dr. Thompsen at
tended a meeting of the In
ternational College of Sur
geons and read a paper on hip
surgery for the orthopedic
section. Prior to the Rome
meeting, a group of 20 ortho-
arm. Joseph and Feits com
' VJ ; ,.
pedic surgeons from the
United States attended a two
day session at the clinic of
Prof. Max Langc and saw a
number of surgical demon
strations. The men and their
wives were also entertained
socially by Professor Lange,
who heads the staff of a 300
bed orthopedic hospital.
Dr. and Mrs. Thompsen and
Mrs. Thorn psen's brother, Lor
ents Kvale, North Dakota,
who accompanied the Mcd
ford couple, made a motor
trip through the Bavarian
Alps, took a steamer trip
down the Rhine river, spent
some time in Paris and also
toured the Italian and French
Rivleras.
The travelers were in Lon
don at the time of the wed
ding of Princess Margaret to
Anthony Armstrong-Jones.
Leaving western Europe,
the three flew to Cairo and
from there to Karachi in Pak
istan. Near Karachi they vis
ited a sanitarium for leprosy
patients. A stop was made in
Kabul, capital of Afghanistan
and from there the tour con
tinued to New Delhi, which
the travelers considered one
of the most interesting of the
cities they visited. There
seemed less poverty than in
Cairo, they report, and many
modern buildings. High tem
peratures made trips to inter
est spots extremely tiring.
Mrs. Thompsen was particu
larly interested in the colorful
clothing of the women, and
to find that snake charmers
and dancing cobras are to be
seen on the streets.
A stop was made in Bang
kok and there the travelers
visited the fabulous temples,
saw the many priests in their
bright orange robes and visit
ed the world-famous floating
markets. Men cook and serve
meals from small boats, and
vendors sell such diverse
products as sherbet or freshly
popped corn.
The travelers were on a
flight from Bangkok to Hong
Kong which had to turn back
because of the recent severe
typhoons, and the Thompsens
were told that 12,000 people
were made homeless in Hong
Kong because of the storm.
Tokyo was described as one
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MEDFORD MAIL
Medford Teacher Defends Country;
Suggests Letters to Guatemalans
By MARGARET SCHULER
I develop a dual personality
when I am in a foreign coun
try. The manners which some
Americans have and ostens
ibly display, annoy me. When
they are travelling abroad -anywhere.
On the other hand,
I have a large, ill-balanced
chip on my shoulder, ready to
bounce off, if anyone criticizes
the United States. I sense
when it is coming and sub
consciously prepare to argue
-anything from manners -to
education - to climate.
But a discussion in a high
school English class, of 13 and
14-year-old Spanish speaking
Guatemalan children, was of
such a nature as to complete
ly undo me. Speaking in a
foreign language - namely,
English, this is, in effect what
they said: The United States
system of education is not as
good as that of either Europe
or Guatemala; that the people
of the United States are pro
vincial and insular. As chil
dren do, they made blanket
statements such as, "All of the
people of the U.S. are thus
and so," or "no American chil
dren know, etc."
I could refute such things
by "How many of the millions
of North Americans do you
know?" and, "Can you put all
the people In the U.S. into one
category?"
Many Travel
But many of these students
have travelled and studied in
foreign countries. Girls in my
classes have gone to schools
in Switzerland, Canada, Eng
land, and the United States.
Boys go to military schools,
and girls, to Catholic schools.
I doubt if any one of them
knows anything about a pub
lic school, however.
I pointed out to them that
what is true in one state,
might not necessarily be true
in the other 40. That because
children in Georgia do not
know about Guatemala does
n't prove that the children in
Oregon do not.
And then I blandly asked
them, "Do you think I am pro
vincial?" The first shattering
blow then came. An inof-
of . the most beautiful cities
visited on the tour, but the
Thompsens were disturbed by
the rioting and demonstra
tions against the government
which were in progress. In
Tokyo they were guests of
Col. and Mrs. Robert Em
mens, formerly of Medford.
The Thompsens also spent
some time in Hawaii before
returning to Oregon.
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fensive little girl raised her
hand politely and said, (I am
certain without malice) "Oh,
no, Mrs. Schuler, but you have
lived in Europe, and travelled
a great deal."
Having brought this on my
self, (I encourage conversa
tion that they may have prac
tice in oral English), I answer
ed with the first thing I could
think of - that I had received
all of my education in the
United States, and that they
were totally ignorant of what
they were saying. Not a very
adequate retort I realize.
And then, a final remark,
made I think in a placating
effort by the little girl whose
letter follows. "Perhaps, Mrs.
Schuler," she said, "it is this
generation, perhaps times
have changed since you went
to school."
Is Frustrated
The class ended and they
trooped out, unaware what a
frustrating trembling state
their maestra was in. I
thought it over and realized
I hadn't done too well. I was
conscious, too, of a letter in
my handbag I had received
that morning from a friend
who is a professor at New
York university. I quote, "Just
where Is Guatemala - South
America?" and "What lan
guage do the people speak
Portugese, Spanish?" (She
travels to Europe as often as'
many people go from Portland
to San Francisco).
Then I argued with myself
-"You can't judge the United
States in its entirety by notor
iously provincial New York
ers." I remembered a remark
a taxi driver in the big city
made to me last spring,
"Where is Oregon?" A seem
ingly literate woman said to
me, "Oh, Oregon, I know
someone in Idaho."
I came to a decision. I ask
ed these pupils to write their
ideas in the form of letters to
children of the United States.
They demurred at first, being
very polite. They didn't wish
to offend the children of the
U.S.
So here, Mrs. Starcher, and
Medford school pupils are two
letters, selected at random,
from pupils of another
American state (half the size
of Oregon). I sincerely hope
some of you are interested
enough to answer. It would
be gratifying if you could
write to them In Spanish. But
English would do nicely. Per
haps though, you will feel
they are not important enough
to be considered in our big
scheme of affairs.
. This first letter is written
by a pretty - an astonishingly
pretty - little blue eyed girl,
with long black fringes of
eyelashes. What she said, and
didn't write for fear of of
fending, was that she knew
American boys and found
them highly uninteresting.
"None of them know anything
about world affairs, and only
care to talk about trivial
things - mostly themselves."
The second letter I send to
day, is by the quietest, least
articulate member of the class.
I shall send more very soon.
I have not changed, deleted
or corrected the letters except
ing for commas in certain in
stances. May I say that I have never
felt the necessity so great to
prove myself a good Ameri
can; to represent my country
adequately, as I ha- e here in
Guatemala.
The 14-year-old girl wrote
as follows:
A letter to my United States
friends - We had a discussion
in class about United States
and Guatemalan system of
education, and we came to a
conclusion that North Amer
icans have more people edu
cated and almost everybody
goes to school, no matter if
he is poor or rich.
In this way we are back,
because here in my country,
Guatemala, we have many
people that hadn't go to
school, or that has completed
just the grammar school. This
are most of the poor people,
not because we don't have
public schools, but they have
to work and don't have time,
or arc not willing to go, be
cause we have night public
schools too.
But I wonder if people that
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go to school here do not know
more than the ones in the
United States, especially in
geography and history? I
don't' want to judge too gen
eral, but I was studying In
Los Angeles, Calif., for nine
months in Saint Agnes school,
and everybody used to ask me
such questions as these: They
don't know if we were civil
ized and asked me if we were
accustomed to wear shoes,
and clothes like yours; if we
had radio, television, cars and
all modern machinery and
many other questions like
these.
There are countries that we
don't know exactly where
they are located, but we know
exactly in what continent they
are. We know exactly where
is each country of all Ameri
ca, and it is a pity that North
Americans don't know about
Guatemala, and all Central
American countries, when we
are in the same continent.
There are many other points
why I think I told you, and
I will let my classmates tell
you in their letters.
This doesn't mean that
North American education is
not good, and that I don't like
it, and doesn't mean either
that I don't like Americans, I
like them very much, and rec
ognize how much they had
helped us in very way that is
why I defend them most of
the time. Sincerely, Miriam
A. Liunones.
Gela Burak, a 13-year-old
freshman, wrote:
Dear Friends - We are very
happy to write you a letter
because we want to discuss
some things.
The other day in the class
we were discussing about
North Americans and we came
to the conclusion that Guate
mala has a better system of
education than you.
Why?
Because you care to In
struct yourselves only about
your country. And you think
you are best (who doesn't).
You do not study about other
countries, even our America.
If you came to Guatemala to
our school, you'd feel as if
you were in your own coun
try because most of us speak
English and know about you,
but you don't know anything
about us. You don't even
know how we live or even
our language.
You think that we live In
trees in the middle of a jun
gle. Oh! How wrong you are.
First of all we have cars,
beautiful houses, modern
highways, pretty clothes,
beautiful buildings.
Maybe you don't believe me
that I can send you post cards
to prove to you that I'm not
lying.
We would like to have with
all of you so you would get
to know my beautiful country
of the Eternal Spring. Your
friend, Gela Burak.
Calendar
Calendar notices and news (or
the society section of The Mail
Tribune must he submitted in
writing and deadline (or the Sun.
day edition is 1 p.m. Friday Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
a.m. of the day of publication and
for week day news is 5 p.m. the
day before publicaUon.
Wednesday:
6:30 p.m. - Ladles auxiliary,
to Siskiyou canton, Patriarchs
Militant, Odd Fellows hall.
7:30 p.m.-Southcrn Oregon
Society of Artists, Girls Com
munity center.
7:45 p.m. - Toastmistress,
Girls Community club.
8 p.m. - American Legion
and Auxiliary, Red Cross
building.
8 p.m.-Women of the
Moose. Moose hall, 11 South
Newtown st.
Thursday:
12:30 p.m. - Electra Social
club, home of Mrs. J. J.
Brown, 2520 Merriam rd.
12:30 p.m. - Sojourners
club, Girls Community club.
1 p.m. - Medford Blue Star
Mothers, chapter 2, home of
Mrs. William H. Naylor, 3499
New Ray rd., Central Point.
1 p.m. - Golden Link clas,
First Baptist Sunday school,
home of Mrs. C. D. Vroman,
Coleman Creek rd.
1:30 p.m. - Esther circle.
Zion Lutheran church, home
of Mrs. Obert Hanson, route
3, box 169. Medford; Ruth,
home of Mrs. Dale Garner,
Jacksonville.
Mothers
Of Twins
Organize
An organization for moth
ers of twin children is being
formed in Medford. Women
interesting in joining such a
group plan to assemble to
night at 7:30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Neal Jackson,
216 Haven street.
Also interested in the group
is Mrs. James D. Parton.
Further Information concern
ing the group may be obtained
by phoning Mrs. Jackson,
SPring 2-2769, or Mrs. Parton,
SPring 2-8583.
It is stated that the organ
ization would provide a means
whereby the women could ex
change ideas about problems
encountered in caring for and
rearing twin children, and al
so provides a means for ex
change of clothing and equip
ment, thereby lessening the
financial strain.
Club Announces
Bridge Winners
The Howard Boyds scored
103 points to lead north-south
players for the last session of
Camp White Bridge club. Oth
er winners in that section
were Mrs. Berg Marten and
Col, D. H. Barber, second,
S5Vi; Mrs. J. J. Dougherty
and Roy Pruitt, third, 84 V4
points.
East-West winners were Eu
gene Ricker and John Short
ridge, first, 94; Mrs. Joseph
Clark and Don Reverman,
second, 93; Mrs. Fred Rehling
and Mr. Marten, third, 88V4.
North-south winners for the
previous weekly sessions were
Mrs. Ben Todd and Roy Pru
itt, first, 88; the Boyds, sec
ond, 73 points; Mrs. R. J. Con
roy and Mrs. Pruitt, third,
70 V4 points. Tied for first and
second places, east-west, were
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ricker,
Tom Randall and his partner,
Arthur Scarseth, each scoring
69fe points. Mrs. Thomas
Eslinger and Mrs. J. J. Fine
gan were in third place with
64 points.
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Bethel to Hold
Annual Picnic;
Reports Given
Plans for the annual picnic
were made at the recent meet
ing of Bethel 14, International
Order of Job's Daughters. This
was the last regular session
until fall, and the first to be
presided over by Honord
Queen Carla Borough and her
new officers.
The picnic will be held
Wednesday, June 29. Girls are
to meet at the old city park
at 12:30 p.m. for transporta
tion to Ashland for a swim
ming party and picnic. Each
girl should take a sack lunch,
swim suit and admission fee
to the pool. The bethel will
furnish the punch and dessert.
The swimming party will be
at Twin Plunges, followed by
the picnic and games in Lithia
Park. Big sisters have been
asked to call little sisters to
remind them of the picnic.
Reports were given of four
visitations made during June.
Miss Barbara Morton told of
the visit June 8 to the Med
ford chapter of Order of De
Molay installation. Miss Pat
Ellis reported on the visit to
the Installation of officers in
Central Point, Bethel 38, on
June 11. The trip to Klamath
Falls for installation of of
ficers of Bethel 61 on June 6
was described by Miss Pat
Borough.
Honored Queen Carla de
scribed installation of officers
at Glendale, Bethel 28, June
10, for which the "silver
book" ceremony was used.
Miss Cheryl Potucek was
installed by the queen as
fourth messenger and Miss
Anne Donahue was appointed
chairman of the grandparents
committee.
The guardian council and
line officers held their annual
picnic Tuesday, June 21, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs,
G. F. Noble, 430 Haven street.
It was announced that the
school of instruction will be
held in Medford September 17
and Bethel 14 will have in
spection on Septmber 21.
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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22. 1960
Installation
Set Saturday
wnmrn of the Moose re
cently held election of offi
cers, and the corps win De
installed at a ceremony sei
Saturday. June 25. in the
lodge hall, 11 South Newtown
street. A cocktail hour at 6:30
p.m. will precede the cere
mony, and a dance will follow
installation.
To be installed are Mrs.
Leo Webster, graduate re
ooni. Mrs. Desmond Sweet.
senior regent; Mrs. Wilferd
Huffman, junior regeni; mrs.
Irene Drinkwater, chaplain;
Mrs. John Wilkinson, treas
urer.
Initiation was held ai a re
cent meeting. New members
are Mrs. Carlos Sanders, Mrs.
Irving Thompson, Mrs. Dala
Willis, Mrs. Melvin Weaver
and Mrs. William Bicg.
The pi-nun will hold a busi
ness meeting tonight at 8
o'clock in the hall.
Familv Visits
At Greene Home
Mrs. M. E. Oliveau and
u r a n daughters. Suzanne.
Mary Elizabeth and Jeanne,
have arrived in lvieaioro.
from Pacific Palisades, Calif.,
and are guests of Mrs. OH
veau's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles R. Greene, Reed lane.
Mrs. Oliveau is the former
Mary Sue Greene.
Later this summer Mr. and
Mrs. Oliveau and their daugh
ters will go to Paris, France,
rhnro Mr Oliveau will repre
sent the Douglas Aircraft cor
poration. They expect lo 09
abroad about three years.
Altrusa Club Plans
Thursday Meeting
Mrs. Virgil H. Mohr will be
co-hostess for a meeting of the
Altrusa Club of Medford at
her home at 1806 East Main
street, Thursday, June 23, at
7:30 p.m. Assisting her will
be Mrs. C. R. Beebe.
Installation of officers for
the coming year, and initia
tion of new members will be
conducted. This will be the
last meeting until fall, accord
ing to the president, Miss
Myrta Otterdale.
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