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8 B MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1980 Phoenix High School Adding Four Classrooms for Students Phoenix - several new classrooms, more gymnasium facilities, a new program of handicrafts, additional science equipment, and t w o , n e w school buses have been pro vided In the Phoenix school district, according to educa tion spokesmen. In preparation for & com bined Phoenix-Talent High school of about 330 students this fall, an addition of four classrooms and a music room is being constructed at Phoe nix High school this summer. Two more general class rooms are being provided by partitioning the former music room and a large classroom, making a total addition of six high school classrooms and a new music room to the plant. Administration Office An administration office is being added to the north end of the building and the pres ent administrative offices- are being remodeled into a larger unit with more' floor space. More lockers have been purchased to accommodate additional students as well as new gym baskets and racks in the high school, and the junior high school in Talent. At the high school, one room is being renovated' for use as an additional science room, wth added biology and general science laboratory equipment. A number of mi croscopes and other science equipment has been ordered through provisions of the Na tional Defense Education act, under which the federal gov ernment matches on an equal basis with the school district the cost of all such items. Tennis Courii On the physical education field two doubles tennis courts are being constructed, and are expected to be com plete and ready for use some time this summer. At Talent Junior High school three out door basketball courts and a volleyball court are being constructed. New cloakrooms and lock er facilities are being expand ed to care for seventh and eighth graders entering the junior high. A new floor Is bring installed In the Talen gym, the gym basket room Is being remodeled and provid ed with new baskets and racks. Dressing rooms will be redecorated. Because a new program of handicrafts will be Introduced at the junior high school, the shop areu is to be remodeled. Equipment and supplies for teaching leather work, plas- TTVr CUTTING BLOCK A workman is shown above cutting block which will be used in the addition to Phoenix High school. The addition Is expected to handle students who for merly attended Talent High school, which will be used as a junior high school in the consolidated district. Other renova tions' also have been done this summer In preparation for school opening. tics, and ceramics have been ordered. Pat Lynch will in struct the course. Present plans include a class in homemaklng which may be offered to Interested eighth grade girls.' The for mer Talent High school home- making equipment will be utilized. ' ' Both cafeterias in the Phoe nix and Talent grade schools have been redecorated, " and a new sack lunch room is pro vided in the Talent grade school. Two new 66-passenger bus es, one pusher type and one conventional type, have been purchased and will be de livered In mid-August, accord ing to school officials. Three Teachers Contribute Total of 87 Years Service Three Medford teachers are among those who will not re turn to school this fall. The three, Mrs. Ruth Gray, Miss Louise Basford and Le land (Cap) Mentzer, retired at the end of last year, after contributing a total of 87 years service to the Medford school district. All three received -high praise by Leonard B. May field, Medford school super intendent. . Mrs. Gray, science teacher at Medford High school, join ed the Medford school staff in 1945, and has taught con tinuously to the present time. She now joins her husband, Frank H. Gray, manager for many years at Western Union, in retirement. "Mrs. Gray has carried a very heavy and important load in the teaching of science during the war years," Dr. Mayfleld said. Although she originally planned to help out during the shortage only, she continued to teach because of her Interest and enthusiasm for young people." , While a member of the staff she served on numerous committees relating to courses of study and professional ad vancement. Miss Louise Basford joined the Medford school system at the Invitation of E. H. Hed rick in 1928 as a primary teacher. Because of her inter est in research and special education, she was transfer red, to a position of elementary supervisor and handled the special education department of the Medford public schools. She filled this position con tinuously except for a few months leave of absence. Her work has been devoted to special education and research Construction in District 6C to Be Ready at Opening Central Point- Building plans within School District 6C involve new classrooms and facilities at Jewett ele mentary school, the Central Point elementary and Junior High, the Patrick school at Gold Hill, plus minor changes to place the district in com pliance with state require ments. . At Jewett elementary, eight classrooms have been added. Six are to be used to accom modate some 180 third grad ers; one for a library; and one for a special education or re medial room. The audio-visual facilities now sharing the li brary will be expanded when JEWETT ADDITION Included In the school additions in district 6C, which in cludes Central Point, Gold Hill and Sams Valley, is this addition to Jewett school. The addtion is expected to be ready this fall to handle an increased number of stu dents. . Burk's Samsonite Streamlite Ligg&g won't shoto wear! 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About 20 per cent of the more than three million chil dren entering first grade this fall, about 600,000 children, will have some visual defect. The so-called non-achieving child frequently is thought to be disinterested, or simply not bright enough, when, In many cases, the problem may be one of faulty, vision. For example, a child who cannot make both eyes work together is handicapped in reading and drawing, this problem is termed binocular coordination, the ability to use both eyes to get a single Image. A school child's vision should be examined yearly, In this way visual problems can be found and corrected. It is cautioned that many parents do not include visual care for children in preparing them for school and school work; they simply do not realize their children could need visual care. Educators Expect TV Use to Grow Educators expect educa tional TV to grow tremend ously. They feel television will go a long way toward improving the quality of in struction. It is one project, they say, which will help overcome the s,taff and space shortages in many schools as student en rollment continues to grow in the next decade. Television courses have been added to the curriculum of many colleges throughout the country. Students enrolled in these classes do their own "produc tion" In studies with profes sional equipment. Maps make useful and col orful wall decorations for a child's room. the library is moved. Additional rest room facili ties, storage space, and 2,500 square feet of covered .walk way to be used for physical education and play area, will also be ready for use. Long-Range Plans , Although long-range plans are to make Jewett a 1 to 6 elementary unit, the present change calls for leaving it as a primary unit to relieve over crowded conditions at the Central Point elementary and Junior High site. Last year there were some 50 students at the Central Point school. Building plans at the CPJH include the conversion of the present library room to a cafe teria. The main floor of the present library building is to be a dining area, and the stage areas will be converted into a larger kitchen. Plans at the Margaret E. Patrick school, Gold Hill, in clude four additional class rooms, three of which will house fourth and fifth grade pupils and the fourth for a library., A multi-purpose room, complete with stage and cafeteria kitchen, will be used in various ways. The removal of the fourth and fifth grades to Patrick will give Hanby a room to hold the extra eighth graders which will be necessary in the 1980-61 school year, according to school officials. A bond issue for $295,000, to finance construction was approved by district voters Feb. 4. during the last few years. The Medford system was one of the first, if not the first, in the state to Include a program for the physically and mentally handicapped children of school age, Dr. Mayfield said. Personally Interested "Miss Basford became per sonally interested In this pro gram and has given generous ly of her time far beyond the schools. sent her advance copies of their publications to analyze and evaluate. She has long been recognized as one of the leading authorities of the state in this area of education." Write Course of Study Among other duties, Miss Basford has personally been responsible for ihe writing and editing of the courses of study for the elementary call of duty," he said. "For many years she spent a major portion of her evenings, week ends and vacation time as sisting those of the communi ty who were physically and mentally handicapped.". "She did not stop at pro viding an educational pro gram for these young people, but contributed her personal funds toward x-rays and end--of-the year parties for them. Later the Kiwanis club con tributed to the Christmas parties for this group which are said to be one of the high lights of their lives." Dr. Mayfield said that "Miss Basford's ability to analyze textbooks has brought both her and the Medford system recognition in this area. Jfext book companies have often Miss Basford inaugurated a system of administering na tional authorities and school board members to evaluate the Medford program in terms of national norms and results. Through her analysis of scpres, the Medford system has' been able to attain one of the highest ranks in the state and nation," Dr. May field said.' Miss Basford now plans on doing considerable traveling with her two sisters who re side in Portland and Salem. Immediate plans call for a visit to the Hawaiian Islands, where in spite of her retire ment she plans on observing various phases of their school program. Regular Attendance Leland (Cap) Mentzer has not missed a single day of teaching due to Illness or other personal reasons during his 40 years with the Med ford schools. It has -been said that his contributions to students car ry far beyond the academic and practical lessons of wood working and mechanical and architectural drawing. "He has helped build 'men' out of his 'boys'." (Cap) spent much of his youth in Pendleton, Ore., graduating from that high school in June, 1915, and from the Industrial engineer ing department at Oregon Ag ricultural college In June, 1919. . Teaches at Albany . After teaching one year at Albany High school, he was hired by Superintendent 'Wil liam Davenport to teach man ual arts at Medford high school and in the seventh grade in the two grade schools. During the 40 years that Cap has been In Medford, he has worked in five different shops. The first was at. the old high school (no longer existent) on Bartlett st. From 1926 to 31 he was In the ' shop at the present .McLough?' lln Junior High building. ; . The years of 1931-39 were" -spent under the stage of the' present high school several years under such damp con ditions that duckboards had: to be built for the students to stand on to be dry. In:. 1940, a new wing was built ' on the high school for draw- ' Ing, woodwork' and metal", work, and in 1959 a complete new Industrial arts addition was constructed. Practical Work Cap has always been a strong advocate of keeping his class work practical and useful to those enrolled. Throughout these years, in addition to regular work, his classes have constructed sev eral sets of portable bleach- ers, two six-room houses, num erous three-room houses and garages, a great deal of ath letic and school room equip- -ment for Boy Scout camps, and' in particular the school district office's prize the seven foot by 11 foot pear--shaped solid oak table, around which the local school board and administration staff meet. 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