THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, I960
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SCHOOL NEWS
Ashland High School
Edited bv Joan Draaer
New officers of the Ski
club elected for this year are
Bob Hcgdahl, president; Don
Ross, vice president; job
Dracor secretary: and D a
Parker, treasurer. Working
with officers and members is
the club's advisor, Mr. Apo
Possible future trips are to
Ml. Shasta, Klamath, and Cra
ter Lake. The skiers also hope
to highlight the year by mak
ing a trip to Mt. Hood.
On Doc. 7, representatives
from all state colleges will
visit Ashland High school to
inform students on different
phases of college. Among the
colleges that will be repre
sented are Souther Oregon
college, Portland State, Ore
gon Slate, University of Ore
gon, Oregon College of Edu
cation and Eastern Oregon
college.
Examinations will be given
to 54 registered Ashland High
students wishing to enter the
1961-62 National Merit Schol
arship competition March 7,
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Christmas spirit will ring
through Ashland High school
Tuesday, Dec. 20, when the
orchestra and chorus, under
the' direction of B a t n a r d
Windt, will present their an
nual Christmas program.
The theme of the Christ
mas program will be "T h e
Christmas Story" using tra
ditional and lesser known
Christmas music. In addition,
the brass cnsamble will play
Christmas carols. '
Service, sportsmanship and
school spirit - these are the
areas that denote S-S-S Day,
which will provide a one
day's vacation in the spring
for the class which contrib
utes the most to these fields.
The winner is determined
by a point system. The evalu
ation committee under the
leadership of Bill Larence has
been established to determine
points allotted to each class.
Points will be given for
attendance at class and club
meetings, athletic games, com
petition yells and general
spirit shown at pep assem
blies, nimibor of honor roll
Biuui'iiis, uuu general acnooi
conduct.
Howard School
On Tuesday, Nov. 8. stu
dents of Mrs. Dorothy Arncy's
first grade Invited parents to
visit school and have lunch
in the cafeteria. Some who
could not come on Tuesday
visited on other days during
education Week.
Wc have three candidates
for the November birthday
parly. They arc Gregory Raw
lins, Janet Bailey, and Nor
man Burton.
For Thanksgiving we have
made thrcc-D turkeys and In
dian faces. We arc learning
some Thanksgiving songs.
Mrs. Margaret Mann's sec
ond graders have a praying
mantis. It came from Chlco,
Calif. We have read books
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and seen movies about this In
sect. We found out that It Is
a useful insect. It cats bugs
and flies. Another name for
the praying mantis is the
walking stick.
Miss Mary Mocker's first
grade room had many parents
visit during Education Week
also.
Connie Clement has trans
ferred to a school in Grants
Pass. :
Pilgrims, turkeys, and In
dians hold the interest In the
art work at this time.
Mrs. Ana McDaniel's sec
ond grade is studying about
weather In science. We saw
a film called "Seasons of the
Year."
We have a new phonics
book called "Reading with
Phonics." Wc enjoy using it.
Thanksgiving art and stor
ies are our main interest at
this time.
In Mrs. Huldah Fisher's
third grade room, some of the
children have been reading
about England. We found out
that in England they have a
lot of rain showers, so the
grass is green and the flowers
bright and beautiful. They
also have a lot of fog in their
country. In England one
might sec thatch - roof cot
tages, hedges for fences,
small country lanes, many
people riding bicycles, old
buildings, moss covered
bridges, and village greens
with sheep grazing.
We made some Thanksgiv
ing turkeys to decorate our
room lor November. Each
child made his own, and each
one is different. We call their,
Turkeys with Personalities."
We have learned many
songs or Thanksgiving; some
fun ones about turkeys,
and some of the traditional
ones that teach the true mean
ing of Thanksgiving.
In Mrs. Audrey Berry's
room, we have been studying
about clothing. We looked at
some real cotton and studied
pictures about how it grows
We had a bookie', about "Cot
ton and its many uses and
we were surprised to find
that cotton had so many uses,
even some of our foods have
cotton seed oil in them. Many
of our other materials have
some cotton, too.
We saw a film, "Zoo Ani
mals," and wo learned much
about how animals are taken
care of, fed, and protected in
our zoos.
We have spent much time
discussing books, our library,
and other things connected
with National Library Week.
Our library has some interest
ing books on display for this
week. Wo hope to read many
of them before the year is
finished.
Our parents have been In
vited to visit our library Fri
day and see the many books.
In Mrs. Elva Edler's fourth
grade we arc studying about
Egypt. II is Interesting to read
about the pyramids and the
sphinx.
We had a film on Egypt and
learned many things about the
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land, the people, and some of
uieir customs.
In Science, Wa flrA malflno
reports on the planets and
stars.
We each have a norm hnnlr
Sometimes we all put the
same poem in them. Some
times We Conv nnp parh nt ,,c
likes. On Tuesday, each of
us saia a poem tnat we had
learned.
In Mrs. Flossie Murray's
room we have divided Into five
groups, and each group made
a jungle mural. We used
colored pencils, colored chalk
crayola, and felt pens on but-
cner paper. Each group had
a chairman. The five chair
men were Jane Burns. Debbie
Jones, Skipper Bucklin, Lin
da Fernau, and Kathy Froh
reicn.
We are writing letters to
children is Lamoni, Iowa, for
our English class. There are
23 children in Mrs. Carter's
class, so we hope we will
each get a pen pay to corre
spond with.
we hope wa will hear from
the children of Alba, Italy.
bciore Christmas.
In Mr. Jack Bailey's fifth
grade, wc arc learning how
to work in committees to
make social studies class more
interesting. Joan Niemi, Greg
triesen, Russell Morgan, and
Charlotte Mclntlre presented
tneir first report to the class.
Charlotte and Russell made a
world map with latitude and
longitude lines. Joan and
Greg explained latitude, lon
gitude, and altitude to the
class, with the aid of the map
In our reading class, we
learned "The Arrow and the
Song" by Henry W. Longfel
low.
The sixth grade reading
class will learn "It Couldn't
Be Done" by Edgar A. Guest
Mrs. Nita Birdseye's room
Is getting ready for the Christ
mas program. Mr. Lacy has
made us a wire frame for our
papier macho' donkey. After
Thanksgiving, we will start
putting on the layers of paper
until he will finally resemble
a real animal. We are also
planning a cathedral window
for our church scenes. After
Thanksgiving, the chorus will
get down to practicing Christ
mas music, the play will be
cast. '
Mary Wong, Linda Ferns,
Ramona Biclby and K a y c
Porter have finished our hall
bulletin board for Thanks
giving. It is a picture of a boy
and girl saying a Thanksgiv
ing prayer. The prayer occu
pies the center, and fruits and
grains surround it.
In Mr. Ronald Quackcn-
bush's sixth grade social stud
ies, we have finished studying
the country of Mexico. We en
joyed seeing several films re
lated to the history and geo
graphy of this country.
One of our final activities
was viewing slides and see
ing souvenirs from Mexico.
I'liey were shown to us by Dr.
Bert Elliot and his wife. 11
was interesting to find that
many of the pictures they had
taken showed the same things
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our textbooks.
We took time nut from our
studies to vote for president.
Jack Kennedy won by two
votes.
Mr. William Colley reports
that the fourth, fifth and sixth
grade boys have finished play
ing intramural flag football.
There are 72 boys in these
grades and 64 of them played
football.
Team captains were Johnny
Smith, Pat Reagan, Richard
Wolfe, Bill Stewart, Greg
Gresham and Marvin Perdue.
Greg Gresham's team won
the championship. The boys
on his team were Chuck
Pierce, Bob Kline, David
Jack, John Reynolds, Ronnie
Hovey, Raymond Wong, Rod
ney Taskcy, Mike Harsh, Lar
ry Marshall, and Cliffor
Parker.
Richard Wolfe's team finish
ed in second place.
The fourth, fifth and sixth
grade girls have finished play
ing intramural soccer. Team
captains were Marilyn Brea
zeale, Julie Cummings, Nikkl
Marshall, Linda Wolfe, Kay
Porter, and Karen Nygrcn.
Marilyn Brcazcale's team
won the championship. The
members of her team were
Ramona Bielby, Shirley Rea
gan, Linda Corrigan, Jane
Burns, and Dccla Lewis.
Kay Porter's team finished
in second place.
The boys started playing
intramural basketball last
Wednesday,
Talent Elementary
There are 61 boys and girls
in the three first grade rooms.
We have been learning how
to read. Most of us are read
ing in "My Little Green Story
Book." We especially enjoyed
the Halloween stories.
In Mrs. Conger's first grade
we drew pictures of our prin
cipal. He enjoyed them.
In all the first grade rooms
we have been making turkeys.
In the second grade, we
have been studying about safe
ty. We saw a film ''Safety in
the School Building," and we
have talked about safety on
the way to and from school,
safety on the bus, and safety
on the playground. Safety we
learned is "being careful for
ourselves and for others."
On Monday, Oct. 31, our
room mothers helped us with
our Halloween parly. We play
ed games and had refresh
ments. '
Recently, all of the boys
and girls In the second grade
took a "science walk'' near
the school and up Foss road.
We looked for signs of au
tumn. We gathered many
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kinds of seed pods and leaves
which we made into bouquets
for our rooms.
Keith Fenton brought a cat
erpillar to school. It was
black, white, and yellow. It
ate milkweed leaves. One
night it-changed into a green
chrysalis with gold dots. In 17
days it hatched into a beauti
ful orange and black Monarch
butterfly.
In the third grade, we are
still working on our adding
and subtraction combinations
in arithmetic.
For the last few weeks dur
ing health we have been study
ing about the seven basic
foods. We had to plan a good
breakfast, a good lunch, and
a good dinner.
In science, we are studying
about the spider. We drew a
spider and its web.
Mrs. Corry's fourth grade is
studying about foods in health
class. We are learning the
Basic Seven foods, and we
are planning a menu for
breakfast and dinner.
Wc also are learning about
wheat: how and where it
grows and its nutritional val
ue. We plan to draw a cross
section of one grain to show
where the ' bran and wheat
germ are located.
Our next study of foods will
be of those which grow in
warm and tropical climates.
We will make tape recordings
on our reports and will plan
a bulletin board with visual
aid materials.
In Mrs. Dews' fifth grade
social studies we are studying
the Erie canal. We also have a
story in our reading book
about it. We are going to
make maps and put in the
Erie canal and the cities East
and West of it.
We had a Halloween party
at which the room mothers,
Mrs. Meadows, Mrs. Griffin,
and her daughter, Mrs. John
son, served doughnuts and
apple cider.
We have 25 pupils in our
room. We have not gained or
lost anyone since school
started.
In our readers we had the
story of Johnny Applcsced
and a poem. We learned the
poem and then we wrote it
and illustrated it. We also
were fortunate to see a motion
picture of it.
In science, our fifth grade
tested many different kinds of
tooth pastes to see whether
they had an alkaline or an
acid reaction. We also tested
to see whether it was gritty.
Miss Samples' fifth grade
class has been electing a good
citizen each week. The good
citizen leads the flag salute,
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takes the health check, and
leads the class when they
leave the room. Our good citi
zen for this week is Cherie
Hollander. Our other good
Lcitizens have been Melody
Mullin, Sue Cooper, Connie
Smith, Sharon Ross, Terry
Kinser, and Shannon O'Harra.
We have just finished a
unit In science on the earth
in space, and our space neigh
bors. We are now studying
the teeth.
In geography, we are study
ing about the Northeastern
states. We are making reports
and drawing maps, of each
of the states.
Mr. Fader's sixth grade
recently elected class officers.
Those who were elected are
Trudy Stone, president; Nan
nette Johnson, vice president;
and Karen Engberg, secre
tary. Mr. Fader's sixth grade
won the ice cream feed for
being the high room in this
year's magazine sale. We went
to the Talent Cafe for our
ice cream.
In English we are studying
about newspapers-the differ
ent kinds of newspaper sto
ries and how newspapers are
organized.
Mr. Zickefoose' room re
cently made self portraits
from scraps of materials
which we brought from home.
We used buttons, leaves, pins,
rubber bands and just about
anything that we could utilize.
The fifth and sixth grade
intramurals are creating lots
of interest. The girls are com
peting in volleyball and soft
ball. So far the Wildcats have
won the most games. The boys
are competing in touch foot
ball and soccer. So far no
one team has a definite edge.
Griffin Creek School
A film "Charley's Haunt,"
was seen by Griffin Creek
students at an assemblyNov.
14. The safety film was pre
sented by Mrs. Valerie Per
due, of Pacific Telephone
Northwest. Later in the week
Mrs. Perdue presented key
chains and address books to
all the students. Mrs. Perdue
was one of the three business
personnel who visited Griffin
Creek on E-B day in October.
Mrs. Vera Elmgren, nurse
at Griffin Creek, reminded
students of the danger of play
ing with sick animals.
Griffin Creek finished in
second place in the Rogue Val
ley Football league. West Side
won the league championship.
Letters were presented by
Ronald Griffith to 18 boys who
finished the football season,
They were Marc Prentice,
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Nicky Bnggs, Dwlght Roman-
chuk, Carl Oswald, Steve Mc
Culley, Denzel Carney, Benny
Smith,' Dave West, Gary
Wells, and manager, Larry
Brlggs.
Letters were also presented
to the yell leaders. They are
Zellah Mason, Pat Eastwood,
Linda Eckel, Marilyn Stokes,
Carolyn Giles, Joan Johnson
and Linda Youmans,
The November birthday
dinner was Thursday, Nov. 18.
Twenty - one . children had
birthdays in November. Mrs.
Lois Stabler was hostess for
the primary grades and Miss
Pat Leek for the intermediate
grades.
The fifth and sixth grades,
under the direction of Mrs.
Harriett Eitemiller, presented
t h e Thanksgiving program
Nov. 23. The chorus, under
the direction of Miss Leek,
sang "Battle Hymn of the Re
public," "Come Ye Thankful
People. "Roll on Columbia,1
and "The Doxology."
The monthly meeting of the
ASFSA was held at Griffin
Creek school Thursday, Nov
17. President of the group is
Ruth Hurt of Lincoln. Mrs
Elsie Stowell of Griffin Creek
is secretary. Approximately
60 cooks from the Medford
school district were present.
Tables were decorated with
paper turkeys. made by Mrs.
Alma Austin's fourth grade
and Mrs. Joan Williams' first
grade. Mrs. Myrna Frink,
principal, gave the welcoming
speech,
The Gideons presented New
Testaments to the fifth grade
Nov. 8.
Mrs. Maurice Lindsay's and
Mrs. Lois Stabler'! third
grades decorated the bulletin
boards in the main hall for
the month of November.
Mrs. Alma Austin, chairman
of the Christmas program, re
ports that plans are complete
and practice will begin after
the Thanksgiving holidays.
The first, second, third and
fourth grades will present the
program this year.
A new bell system is being
installed at Griffin Creek. It
will be in operation about
Dec. 1.
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Ashland-Dr. Bill Sampson,
director of teacher education;
Dr. William Ward, director
of student teaching laborato
ries, and Dr. E. C. McGill,
director of academic affairs
of the Southern Oregon col
lege staff, plan to attend a
meeting in Salem Friday
with representatives of other
state institutions and mem
bers of the state department
of education.
The purpose of the meeting
is to develop a proposal for
the improvement of teacher
education to be submitted to
the Fund for the Advance
ment of Education, a national
organization using Ford Foun
dation money.
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