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Scheduled
Eugene - The University of
Oregon's annual Festival of
the Arts will open February
10 and continue through
r March 1.
Theme of the 1963 festival
is "Dance in the Arts," ac
cording to Dr. M. Frances
Dougherty, professor of phys
ical education and chairman
of the festival committee,
Among the offerings will
be art exhibits, lectures,
dance recitals, music con
certs, films, plays, and
Browsing room events.
Students, faculty members,
and visiting artists will partic
ipate,
The festival will lead off
February 10 with the presen
tation of the famous British
ballet film, "The Red Shoes,"
in the ballroom of the Erb
Memorial Student union
There will be two showings
at 2:30 and 3 p.m.
As part of the festival, the
Museum of Art will feature
a special loan . exhibition,
"The Dance in Art," from
Feb. 19 lo April 7, under
the sponsorship of the Friends
of the Museum
The show will be composed
of sculptures, painting?, draw.
lngs, prints, photographs, and
other objects borrowed for
the occasion from a large
number of museums and pri
vate collections, as well as
from the Museum of Art's
permanent collections.
In addition to Dr. Dough
erty, members of the faculty
committee include Dr. W. S.
Baldinger, director of the
Museum of Art; Sylvan N.
Karchmer, associate professor
of English; and Homer T.
Keller, associate professor of
music theory and composi
tion. Other committee members
are Robert R. McCollough,
head humanities librarian at
the university library; Adell
McMillan, program director
of the Student union; Jean V.
Cutler, instructor in speech;
Jay V. Soeder, assistant pro
fessor of arts, and Jan Zach,
associate professor of art.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
Veni-Vidi
' By MARGARET SCHULER
Lewis and Clark college
Allen B. Skei, instructor of
music, will conduct the Lewis
and Clark concert band in
program of music ranging in
a variety of styles ai 7:30
p.m.., Sunday, January 27, in
ihe First Presbyterian church.
The 41 musicians will make
Medford their third stop in a
tour of western Oregon.
Dinner. Cards on
Weatonka Program
A covered dish dinner will
precede the business meeting
and card party for members
of Weatonka council, Degree
of Pocahontas Friday, Janu
ary 25 in the Redman hall on
Apple street. Friends of the
group are invited for the evening.
The dinner will be held at
6:30 p.m. Past Chiefs of the
council will preside for the
business meeting which will
open at 8 p.m., with Mrs. Leo
Mitchell as Pocahontas. Oth
ers will be Mrs. Carrie Milncs
Wononah, Mrs. Lewis
Thompson, prophetess and
Mr. Thomas, Powhatan. No
fees will be charged for the
events.
Dinner Meeting Held
Oak Grove Garden club
members met January 22 for
a covered dish dinner and eve
ning of games. Twenty-five
persons attended.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Arnold,
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hamilton
and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Foy
made up the dinner commit
tee.
A business meeting was
held.
Gold Hill Group
Plans Year Book
Gold Hill - A year book for
1963 was planned by mem
bers of Gold Hill Garden club
at the January meeting in the
home of Mrs. Albert Gascon.
Mrs. S. M. Christcnscn, presi
dent conducted the business
session following a potluck
luncheon. Cohostcsses were
Mrs. Cassie Johnson, and Mrs.
Carol Yule.,
The president appointed
chairmen for the new year.
They are Mrs. Paul Holder-
ness, program; Mrs. Ford
Jones, chaplain and Mrs.
Walter McLean, year book
Mrs. Gascon was named sun
shine chairman.
Mrs. L. G. Kofahl will be
hostess for- the February 15
meeting at her home on Old
Highway 99 north at 1 p.m.
Sicily Taormina - The
Greeks appreciated that Taor
mina was precious and rare.
They came 300 years before
Christ to build on the slopes
and to give it its name -Tauro-menian.
The early Romans
must have appreciated it also,
They chose it as a summer re
sort for their rich citizens
So, today, here it is, a mar
vclous garden in one of the
most beautiful spots of the
world
Combining the best of the
self conscious beauty resorts
of Europe - Cannes, Monte
Carlo, Mallorca and Elba -they
lack "the something"
which sets Taormina apart:
an ineffable, subtle, soul satis
fying delight.
High on the hillside, Taor
mina slopes in cascading gar
dens and terraces down to the
blue hue of the Mediterran
ean, and up and over towards
white Etna against more blue.
In seemingly haphazard fash
ion, villas dot the countryside.
One long narrow street -Corso
Umbcrlo - runs the
length of the little village.
From this street old stone
steps lead up and down to
other ways of winding charm.
Low, long-used stone build
ings - stage settings certainly
- trail in profusion, flowers
and vines through hand
wrought iron and decorative
Sicilian urns and pots.
tie and merchandise Is dis
played outside of them as well
as in. Bright red, yellow and
blue are in, and on, every
thing one buys; toys, Sicilian
carts and gaily bedecked
horses and burros, mandarins
in clusters and festoons on
walls which is artistic, but not
practical.
Coffee tables are on ter
races, and in front of bars,
and customers sit long times
contemplating the sea - and
passers-by. Street lights are
old and quaint. Old stone
arches create vistas and frame
distant cypresses - or Etna.
Automobiles potter down
the one way street along with
strolling Sicilians and tour
ists. Occasionally, a bus
pushes every one to the walls,
Shopkeepers leave their little
domains to visit with a com
petitor, or perhaps to change
a thousand lire note. There is
a friendly unsophistication
pleasant, unhurried sensation
of going nowhere fast - a per
ception of drifting time.
The highlight, the apogee
of it all, is the great and grand
Greek theater which the re
markable race built in such
manner that two thousand
years later, people like me
may sit, seeing the old open
stage, and over and above
that like a back drop - Etna.
At sunrise, it is an experience,
Reading Group Advocates Phonetics
Shops in Taormina are lit-'and at sunset, it is another.
New Frontiers Topic
For Women Educators
Italian Designers Show
Bared Necklines, Capes
Florence, Italy -UIPH- There
was nowhere for necklines to
go today except up.
After the plunge they took
in the Potti Palace fashion
shows Tuesday night, it was
either that or the Follies Ber
gere. Designer Germana Maru
celll bared necklines to the
waist in her spring-summer
collection. The result was the
kind of anatomical moment of
truth that once made Minsky
a household name.
Four Designers
The four designers on to
day's program for the Haliun
high fashion collections
Schuberth, Valentino, Gurnett
and Giollca voted for ac
centing the feminine with a
more lavish expenditure of
material.
Marucelll startled the most
sophisticated of fashion ex
perts with her nothing to hide
bodies. The plunge on all her
dresses ended exactly at the
waist. She kept the dccolle
tage wide and open-occasionally
adding a modernistic sil
ver pendant in a futile at
tempt to offer sonic degree
oi cover,
Since dresses were as bare
in back as in front, Marucel-
il's collection also supplied
capes of a military cut to pro
tect milady from the chill air.
Marucelll's elbow length
capes, completely beaded in
glistening white and banded
in electric blue, were almost
theatrical as her more re
vealing costumes.
For contrast, she topped
most of her day clothes with
demure little girl sailor
straws, complete with stream
ers.
The Roman house of Min
golinl Gugenheim shared
Tuesday night's program with
Mnrucclli and presented a col
lection wilh a different fash
ion philosophy.
They presented a line that
never under-estimated a sin
gle feminine curve but let
the clothes tell the story.
Suits hud well marked hips,
bosom and waists but were
kept sleek and slim at the
same time. The waistline was
New frontiers for women
were discussed at a meeting
of Epsilon chaptor of Delta
Kappa Gamma society, an
international honorary organi
zation for women educators,
held at Girls' Community
club in Medford.
The business meeting was
conducted by the president,
Mrs. Keith Woodward, Grants
Pass, and the program chair
man, Mrs. Elsie Turner, pre
sented Mrs. Walter Foote who
moderated a panel discussion.
New frontiers for women in
religious, political, industrial
and artistic areas were dis
cussed by key women of the
Rogue valley.
Mrs. Tom Ginn spoke of
floristry opportunities based
upon her 14 years of exper
ience In that area In this com
munity. She stressed the artis
tic aspects of this vocation
through joy attained in creat
ing some thing which gives
pleasure to others. Floristry
also contributes in practical
ways to the community, soci
ety and industry, she said.
Mrs. Gretchen Wade of
The Red Mitten touched on
women's experiences and
opportunities in the industrial
world as well as stressing the
importance of the career of
wife and mother. Much of
industrial success Is due to
women's Influence in keeping
corporations running smooth
ly, she said. Opportunities for
women lie wherever one has
the interest in giving all of
oneself and payments should
be in rewards of satisfaction
as well as monetary.
Mrs. Ogden Kcllog, Gold
Hill, president of Jackson
County League of Women
Voters, spoke of frontiers in
the political area. Not only
are more women becoming
active in national and stale
legislatures but there are Im
portant roles In political part
ies as well as non-partison
political activities, she de
clared. Mrs. Everett Faber, Central
Point, talked of religious
activities engaged in by lay
women and showed the need
the world will be Christian.
The striving for . common
goals, though there be diver
sity, and the desire for mis
sions to receive our training,
but not our way of life, shows
the future trend in religious
thinking, Mrs. Faber said.
Mrs. Foote summarized the
discussion and said each area
carries a potential that should
be tapped and used.
Miss Folorence Allen led
group singing with Mrs. Mel-
vin Otis at the piano. Hostess
es for the meeting were Mrs.
D. R. Sloan, Mrs. Alice Wil
lits, Miss Eugenia Carson,
Dorothy Stolp.
SAVORY
Braised rutabagas arc sav
ory. Place two pounds of rut
abagas, peeled and sliced, in
a saucepan with 1-inch of
chicken stock and one tea
spoon salt. Cover. Cook 20
minutes or Until almost ten
der, lifting cover two to three
times. Remove cover and cook
until stock evaporates. Add
two tablespoons of butter or
margarine and saute three
minutes, being careful not to
break slices. Sprinkle with
one-eighth teaspoon of ground
black pepper and chopped
fresh parsley. Serves 6.
marked by parallel lines and
sometimes wandered a scant of making God real lo others.
inch above or below the na- She said it is predicted that
tural" waistline. by 1970 only 25 percent of
By PATRICIA McCORMACK
New York -dipt- The fast
growing reading reform foun
dation wants to restore the
alphabet-pho
netics - to its
proper pedes
tal as the ba
sts of elemen
tary reading
i n it ruction
When this ob-
j e c 1 1 ve is
reached, the
Patrlrla . .
Mccormick promises w e
can stop asking - "why can't
Johnny read?
We can stop asking it, the
foundation says, because John,
ny and all of his classmates
will be able to read
In phonetics, the little stu
dents learn the sounds of the
26 letters in the alphabet. Very
simply, soon after they can
look an unfamiliar word in
the eye without trembling.
That's because once they
master phonetics as a basis
they should be able to sound
out unfamiliar words - even
jawbreakers such as discom-
bobulate and thrombosis.
The old-fashioned phonetics
system somehow got pushed
to the rear of the class several
decades ago,
Substituted was what the
foundation refers to as "a dog
ma of configurationism and
guess-work,
Caught On
The dogma, in practice,
caught on. Two years ago, for
example, 98 per cent of public
school children were intro
duced to reading the configur
ationism way. The reading
crisis continued.
For the first six months of
reading instruction, they were
taught only word-shapes. This
is the way look-say method.
Learning to read this way,
according to the promoters of
phonetics, puts reading on a
footing with the learning of
Chinese - a system in which
each word has its special con
figuration and the student
must memorize the way a
word looks.
This is the system that Wat
son Washburn and reading ex
perts at the foundation
weighed and found far short
of effective results in reading
instruction.
During its first year of op
eration the foundation, com
posed of 180 educators and
other experts, established
units in 31 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
It hopes to grow even more
in 1963-supplementing and co
ordinating local reform move
ments. In addition, a national
public education program has
been launched to bring to all
the nature and extent of the
reading crisis, its cause and
cure.
Could Eradicate
Washburn says the "cancer
of configuratipnism" could be
eradicated completely by 1965
if enlightened teachers and
aroused parents enthusiasti
cally back the reform movement.
The situation in private
and parochial schools Is not
so sad as in the public
schools, he noted.
The thirty-first state to be
organized by the foundation is
Alabama. I wo recent addi
tions to the National Advisory
Council are Dr. Howard Thur-
man, dean of religion at Bos
ton University, and Dr. John
A. Valentine, director of ex
aminations, college entrance
board, New York City.
Washburn said several re
cent developments bear out
the sound judgment behind
the foundation s' program
Cited was the election of
Dr. Max Rafferty as stale su
perintendent of public instruc
tion last November in Cali
fornia. He campaigned for a
return to alphabetic-phonetic
instruction.
, "There is no reason to be
lieve that California voters
differ from other Americans
in their concern for what their
children are learning," the
foundation reported.
If it were possible to hold a
national referendum on the
issue that was fought to a
finish in California, the foun
dation suspects that the out
come would be the same.
Washburn also said chil
dren In the nation's capital,
Washington, D. C, now are
learning reading via the alphabetic-phonetic
system.
Join Parade
"Arizona . is largely con
verted," he said. "Thirty-three
Maine school systems have
reformed. 1 n Massachusetts,
Weston last fall joined the pa
rade which Lincoln school
started four years ago.
Hawaii has taken a step
In the right direction. In Flor
ida, Illinois, Maryland, New
Hampshire, New York, Vir
ginia and Wisconsin, individ
ual localities have successfully
asserted their independence of
the dogma of configuration
ism and guess-work."
The foundation is working
to persuade school boards and
public officials across the na
tion to take prompt action.
"It is shocking to think that
millions of children are being
daily threatened with perma
nent mental stagnation due to
discredited configuration! s t
teaching, Washburn said.
The foundation, through its
national advisory council
members, also is supporting a
movement to supply more text
dooki ot better literary qual
ity to schools to "replace ex
isting picture-books of strictly
limited and repetitive vocab
ulary and incredible banal
ity." "In short," Washburn said,
"the foundation seeks to give
every child the opportunity
to appreciate as early In life
as possible the richness of the
English language and the
beauties of English literature,
and to progress in a logical
way to the other departments
of education, of which reading
ability is indispensable."
For that aim, at least, the
foundation's bound to get a
pat on the back from the Na
tional Council of Teachers of
English.
After all, if the reading cri
sis continues, how will they
ever teach 'em Shakespeare's
sonnets up in the high school?
Don't Overlook
These Economy
Cuts of Beef
Are there cuts of beef in
your meat dealer's display
case that you cannot identify
and, as a result, never pur
chase? For both mealtime va
riety and economy's sake, in
clude these less familiar beef
cuts in your menus.
According to Reba Staggs,
home economist, the less ten
der cuts of beef that are often
overlooked include the shank,
plate, brisket, tongue, heart
and boneless beef for stew.
Correctly cooked, all of these
cuts are tender and juicy. And
in addition to being served in
hot dishes such as stew, they
will be popular in meat pies
and sandwich fillings.
The proper method of cook
ing these less tender cuts is
in liquid. This differs from
braising in that more liquid
is used. The meat is complete
ly covered and is usually not
browned. With the meat cov
ered with water, seasonings
are added, the utensil tightly
covered and the meat sim
mered until tender.
Slow cooking is the secret
to tender and juicy meat. If
the temperature is too high
the meat will be dry and the
fibers will not hold together.
On the average, fresh beef
cooked In liquid will require
40 to 50 minutes per pound
cooking time. , I
Nicaragua Topic
For Ashland Club
Ahland-"N 1 c a r a g u a
Through the Eyes of an Amer
ican-Woman" furnished So
roptlmist members a new pic
ture of this country on the
Caribbean sea. The Friday
luncheon speaker was Mrs.
V. R. Christy, whp has spent
more than ten yea-s in Nica
ragua with her husband,
whose lumber interests took
him to distant parts of the
land.
Primitive ways and unusual
customs exist air---g the peo
ple. Especially backward are
their ideas and treatment of
women.
Animals are quartered un
der the native thatched cot
tages built upon high supports
and insects of every sort
abound in the humid climate
of Nicaragua.
The speaker was introduced
by Mrs. Velma Jones and the
meeting was conducted by
Mrs. Mabel Winston.
Prospect Woman
Honored at Shower
Prospect Mrs. Thomas
Schriven was honored at a
layette shower recently in the
home of Mrs. Dean Boyer.
Mrs. William Barnes was
cohostess and Mrs. Halavar
Garden furnished the decorations.
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Tasty Dessert
The combination of mince
meat and pears makes a fine
dessert and can be prepared
in a matter of minutes. Actual
cooking time is about 15 min
utes. Three fresh pears (or 6 can
; ncd pear halves); three-fourth
cup mince meat; three table
spoons melted butter; one and
one-half teaspoons lemon
juice; one-fourth cup water.
Wash pears. Cut pears in
half lengthwise. Core. Place
pears in a buttered baking
dish, skin side down. Brush
with melted butter. Spoon
equal amounts of mince meat
Into each half.
Pour lemon Juice over
pears. Put waler into bottom
of pan. Bake in moderate
oven, 350 degrees, for 15 min
utes or until pears arc done.
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if desired. (Makes six serv
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fine grained texture if baked
in pans wilh straight sides.
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