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Regional Roundup By Clev Twitchell Regional Editor School District 6C Teacher Evaluation Plan Explained We don't get a great many news items from the Tiller Drew area, but when we do get them, they usually have a folksy sound to them. We es pecially liked the following which we received Saturday: "Mrs. Frank Gurtler, nee Dian Zimmerman, won sec ond place in a twist contest according to a letter received by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zimmerman. "She won in a contest at the dog races at Anchorage, Alaska. Altogether she and her husband won seven dol lars, six cans of soup and a cake in various contests. Mrs. Gurtler also sponsored a girl who came in second in a snow shoe race. The girl won fifteen dollars." Fry To Speak We asked a couple of weeks ago if anyone would be in terested in hearing Daniel W. Fry, the missile engineer who said he rode aboard an extra t e r r e s t rial spacecraft. Re sponse was sufficient to indi cate that it would be worth while to set up such an ap pearance in Medford. It has been arranged for Thursday night, March 21, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre at Hedrick Junior High school, 1501 North Jackson st. We wanted this lecture to be open to the public on a no admission charge basis, and we are happy to report that it will be so. Everyone is in vited - especialy students, in asmuch as we received re ports that our Jan. 6 article about Dr. Fry was discussed and taken apart in a number of science classes around the valley.1 Fry is also speaking Satur day night, March 16 at 8 p.m. in Grants Pass, at the Barn stormers theatre, 112 N.E. Evelyn ave. That one is also a public talk, with no admis sion charge but a donation ap preciated. His Grants Pass subject will be "The Curve of Development," a discussion of his theory concerning the pat tern discernable of the de velopment of all h u m i beings. His subject at the Med ford talk will be "Spacecraft and Space Travel, a discus sion of the subject of life on other planets, including his own reported experiences. Tidbits It took a letter from a read er in Rogue River to get us to notice a mistake we made in the piece about the Mt. Shasta legends a week ago Sunday. The story reported that the book "A Dweller on Two Planets" was published in "1186.' Upon second thought, we wonder if any one was printing books in north America that year. We Intended the date to read "1886," although our Rogue River friend says it was 1881 . . . A notice in the Grants Pass Courier reports the Randolph Collier tunnel is now sched uled to be dedicated July 20. It originally was supposed to nave taken place last fall. By MARY KELL Mail T'ibunt Correspondent Hiring of teachers tomor row will conclude the annual teacher evaluation program in school district 6C, accord ing to Superintendent Charles A. Meyer. The district com posed of Sams Valley, Cen tral Point and Gold Hill has more than 2,600 pupils and 129 teachers other than prin cipals. High school students in the district 6 area attend Crater High school at Central Point. District principals and re spective schools are: Arthur L. Straus, Crater High; George A. Johns, Central Point Junior high school; John McCoy, Central Point elementary school; William Brewster, Jewett elementary school in Central Point; Gil bert A. Mack, Patrick and Hanby elementary schools in Gold Hill; and Charles Flint, Jr., Sams Valley elementary SECTION B PAGES 1 to 8 MEDFORDtJyTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 11. 1963 Smocks Describe Life In Australia By MARY COLLEY I Central Point In Australia a woman s place is in the home, according to Mrs. John Smock, who was co-speaker with her husband in a talk sponsored by the Central Point Home Extension Unit in the Crater High multi-purpose room Thursday evening. 'As viewed through Amer ican eyes, work outside the home, even on a part-time basis, is almost a physical im possibility. Washing is. done In a 'copper' (large wash tub). The clothes are boiled and then wrung by hand. The wringer washer is the more modern type, and we saw one automatic washer and dryer. Few women have ironing boards. Ironing is done on the kitchen table. I never could figure how little girls' pleated skirts were done," Mrs. Smock said. "Cooking is a chore as froz en and canned goods are lux ury items. Supermarkets are few and far between. One must go to the green-grocer for fresh fruits and vegeta bles, the grocer for staple items, the bakery for bread and the chemist for any drug needs." "Central heating Is a lux ury. Fireplaces or wood burn ing stoves are in the living room and kitchen, but all other rooms are unheated." "Part of a housewife's job is to keep her family supplied with hand knit sweaters be cause homes, schools and churches are so poorly heat ed. Women knit everywhere on buses, trams, while visit ing, football games. The only place we did not see them knitting was in church." "TV is very popular. How ever, many Australians get their concept of the American way of life from programs such as 'The Untouchables'. For the most part, though, Australians are genuinely in terested in all they can learn first hand about the United States." Mr. Smock told of the dif ference in school systems. He stressed the politeness of his students, who stood when he entered the classroom and greeted him with "Good morn ing, Mr. Smock." One comparsion he made was between the social life. through the schools, of stu dents in Australia and in the United States. At Union High in Melbourne, where he taught, there were three school sponsored dances in the year, one at the end of each term. Mr. Smock taught Austral ian History while there and said that he had to study nights but always managed to stay a few pages ahead of his students. "A tea break is the custom for both teachers and students in Australian . schools," he said. Mr. Smock told of the school uniforms which are re quired in Australia. Mrs. Smock wore one, which consisted of a green jumper and jacket, tan shirt, brown tie and green tarn. The girls are not allowed to use lipstick or hair spray. The Smocks now live in Medford where he is a Med' ford High teacher. Mrs. Smock teaches at Hedrick Junior High. Both formerly taught in Central Point. Before the meeting Mr. and Mrs. Smock were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Colley. school in Sams Valley. The principals and their fac ulty members have been busy the past few weeks with prin cipal teacher conferences, which are concerned with pointing out strengths, correct ing weaknesses and evaluat ing the classroom teaching cli mates of individual rooms. The goal of the administra tion is for a continuous eval uation process. In this way teaching itself can become an inservice or learning process each day a teacher is in the classroom, Meyer stated. He said the goal of continu ous self - improvement in teaching techniques, class- room organization and currio ulum improvement can be come a reality if teachers and principals accept the respon sibility of everyday evaluation. Problems that arise can be solved quickly, new ideas can be incorporated with old tried and tested methods and the general school program can become more meaningful and worthwhile with continuous constructive evaluation. The teacher evaluation sheet prepared by the admin istration has two primary functions: It is a basis for complying with the Oregon law and school board policy of requir ing teacher recommendations for reelections on or before March IS each year, and is an objective means of assisting teachers to improve through recognizing strengths and weaknesses as observed by ad' ministrators. The district 6 'teacher eval uation sheet' is composed of selected and generally accept ed desirable teacher qualities and attributes. Meyer said that in order that more uniform interpret tion can be placed on the points listed, each one is 'spelled out' or defined completely. Each teacher evaluates him' self and records the evalua tion forms provided. The check sheets are reconsidered by the principals during the teacher - principal conference prior to passing them on to the district superintendent for individual recommendation to the school board. Evaluated are personal qualities, such as appearance and personality; professional qualities, such as judgment and loyalty; school manage ment and organization qual tics, such as care of room and influence with pupils; teaching effectiveness quali ties, such as presentation of lessons and maintenance of high academic standards. County Teachers Set Executive Meet The executive meeting of the Jackson County Class room Teachers association will be held in the confer ence room of the Jackson county court house annex Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. President John Kuchlcr urges all of the building rep resentatives of all locals to attend as they are automati cally part of the DCT execu tive board. The president would also like to have all people who attended the Northwest Re gional DCT conference the week end of Feb. 28 to be present for this executive meeting. Regional News Crater Activities Listed lor Week Numerous activities are tak ing place this week at Crater High school according to Don Miller, activities director. National Merit Scholarship tests were given Saturday to the Junior class. Monday, at 7:30 p.m., the Jackson County Teenage Traf fic Safety council will meet in the library at Crater. Plans will be made for a county wide conference. Officers of the Council are Dave Force, president; Jim Ricks, vice president; Barbara Schatz, secretary treasurer, all of Crater. Voter registration will take place Wednesday in prepara tion for the election of repre sentatives for Student Gov ernment day in April. National Actuary tests will be given during first and sec ond periods, Thursday. The girls invitational for mal, sponsored by the Girls League will be held Friday. Neighbors Help Put Out Fire at Drew Drew - While no one was home Wednesday afternoon a fire started on the roof of the Richard Bonney home. Bou ncy, a log trucker, saw the blaze as he was going past with a load of logs. With the help of friends and neighbor ly people who stopped, he got the fire extinguished, but not before it had burned an eight food span of roof. Mrs. Bonney, who had lock' ed the house and gone to a neighbors, said no one, includ' ing the insurance adjuster, could see how Mr. Bonney was able to get the fire put out with the start it had. White City Scouts Hold Craft Instruction Series White City Boy Scouts in Troop 49 started a scries of scout craft instruction at their meeting Tuesday even ing. Under the instruction of Eldon Frances of the Eagle Point Grade school, the boys learned botany Tuesday eve- Regional Calendar Evans Valley - The date of the Evans Valley P T A meeting this month has been changed from March 19 to Wednesday, March 13, at 8 p.m. at the Evans Valley school. The change has been made because the original meeting date falls during spring vacation. Gold Hill - Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. coffee hour; 1 p.m. business session, Woman's So ciety of Gold Hill Community Methodist church at the church. Jacksonville - Thursday, 12:30 p.m., Adarel Social club will meet at the Jacksonville Masonic hall. Prospect - Tuesday, 8 p.m., Prospect Art club wil meet at home of Mrs. Emmit Tucker Sr. Mrs. Archie McKillop will talk on a new method of undcrpainting and talent painting. All members are asked to bring works for dis play at Riverview cafe in Shady Cove. Eagle Point Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.. Eagle Point High School PTSA will meet in multi-purpose room of high school. Eagle Point Tuesday, 7 p.m., Boy Scout Troop 48, community building. White City Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.. Boy Scout Troop 49 White City Realty office- Jackson Jones will lecture on zoology. ning and will go into zoology with Jackson Jones next Tuesday, March 12th. The week-end of March 16- 17 the boys will put into prac tice what they have learned by going on a nature outing with their scoutmaster, James Bunker at Gypsy Springs. Aobut 13 boys in Troop 49 helped distribute Redwood trees to residents in the White City area and subdivisions ad joining White City. Charles Coon is the asssisl- ant scoutmaster for troop 49 and James Smith is commit tee chairman. Troop 49 meets in the . White City Realty Building on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and all boys elev en years of age and older are invited to attend. IFLTGIEIE 10 Baby Chicks Given r-Kte Wednesday, March 13 Um TRIANGLE Chick Starter for Barter Results Adults Only! jJJliJW Hmm brinj M a conMintr J rjsSjMCV WW Stcte, AT OUR NEW LOCATION: 4th & Fir Fire Fighting Course Planned In Gold Hill, Starting Wednesday Television Log KVIP-TV (Channel 7) Slonday u:uu newsotat nortni'jia 6:15 Huntlcy-Brlnkley 6:30 Gallant Men 7:30 The Dakota! 8:30 Rifleman 9:00 stoney Burkt 10:00 Ben Caiey u:uu auu uate news 11:10 Sportacast 13 Tonisht Show ' 12 25 Lata Newt Tuesday 9:30 Ed ucaMonal 10:00 Price ll Rilht io:jo concentration 11:00 Murphy Martin News 1 1 :30 Youra For a Sonar 12:00 Ernie Ford Show 12:30 Father Knowa Beat 1:00 Loretla Young 1:30 TV BlnfO 2:00 Day In Court 2:24 Midday Report 2:30 Seven Keya 3:00 Queen For a Day 3:30 Who Do You Trust 4:00 American Bandatand 4 :30 Discovery 4:3S BandiUnd Newl 5.00 Cartoon Time 3:30 Mickey Mouse Club 8:00 Newsheat Northslal 6:15 HunUey-Brlnkley 6:30 La rami 7 :30 Combat 8:30 Hawaiian Eyt 9:30 Untouchables 10-30 Best of Discovery 1IO0 Murphy Martin News 1 1 : 10 Sportscast 11:13 Tonijht Show 12:23 Late News Wednesday 9:30 EducaUonal 10 00 Price la R!ht 10:30 Concentration 11:00 Jane Wytnan 11:30 Youri for a Sonr 12:00 Ernie Ford Show 12 30 father Kntaws Beat 1:00 Lorctta Yoonf 1:30 TV BlnfO 2:00 Day in Court 2:24 Midday Report 2:30 Seven Keya 2:00 Queen (or a Dar 3 JO Who Do Yij Tswtt 4.00 A-nerican Bancfcttnd 4:30 Discovery 4:33 Bandstand flea 5:00 Broken Ariaw i JO Mickey Moiiao Club Gold Hill The first class in a 20-hour course on fire fighting training sponsored by the department 01 voca tional education, Salem, will be given in Gold Hill Wednes day at 7:30 p.m. at the fire hall. The course will be geared to the equipment and man- nower available in the city. It was stressed that all men, whether or not they are mem bers of the regular volun teer fire department, are urged to attend. Other inter ested persons are invited. Expense of the course will be shared by the city and state. It is approved by the fire rating bureau, fire mar shal's office, fire underwriters association and Oregon tire Fighters association. Bob Swindler, a member ot the Medford Fire department for 1 1 years, who has a teach ing certificate from the state vocational department, will be the instructor. Swindler is a former resident of Gold Hill having attended the old high school. Swindler said the first class will be concerned with in struction in use of gas masks, breathing and apparatus. As the classes progress actual ex perience will be taught in ventilation practices; and extinguishment of flam mable liquid fires; salvage, pump operation and fog streams. Movies and visual aids will be presented. Plans are being made to take men receiving training here through the smoke chamber in Medford, during the second class ses sion which is set for Wednes day, March 27, he said . Swindler and Vernon Rit chie, captain from the Med ford Fire department will answer questions during a 30 minute interval prior to the first session, Wednesday night, from 7 to 7:30. Ritchie is the co-ordinator for state vocational education fire training programs in Jackson and Josephine counties. Radiological Class Planned at Yreka Yrcka - A class in radio logical monitoring will be giv en starting Monday at Yrcka High school under the College of the Sisklyous evening divi sion, it was announced. Warren Doty, Yrcka, will instruct the class with instru ments provided by the stale disaster office. Registration will be held in room six in the new Yreka High school build ing at 7 p.m. and will be open attack to any interested persons. 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