MEDFOk.D MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
SUNDAY. MARCH 24. 19S3
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Mist Linda Miller, pictured above, is a Junior student in
electronic engineering at California State Polytechnic college
. in San Luis Obispo, Calif. A 1960 Medford High school
graduate, she is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Miller
322 South Riverside avenue, Medford. Miss Miller, who has
xemained one of the top 10 students in her class for the past
, two years, maintains a 3.4 grade point average carrying 20
units per quarter. She is the first woman in the school's his
, tory to reach this advanced stage in electronic engineering.
Engineering Student
Achievement Praised
' Miss Linda Miller, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy G.
Miller, 322 South Riverside
avenue, an. .electronic engi
neering student at California
State Polytechnic college in
San Luis Obispo, Calif., re
cently was the subject of a
feature article in the San Luis
Obispo County Telegram-Tribune.
The student, a Medford
High school graduate, is a
junior at the college, and has
maintained a 3.4 grade point
average taking 20 units per
'quarter-She is the first wom
an in the school's history to
reach this advanced stage in
electronic engineering.
Miss Miller, as a Medford
High school junior, became
Interested in electronics
through a classmate who was
a ham radio operator.
. After studying physics, she
attended the Junior Engineers
and Scientists Summer insti
tute at Linficld college in Mc
Minville. There she met Miss
Penny McKellar of San Luis
Obispo who spoke to her of
the California school.
She applied for entrance to
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, the University of
California at Berkeley, the
University of Washington and
California State Polytechnic
college. She was accepted by
the California and- Washing'
ton schools with honors at
entrance. However, she chose
to attend Cal Poly because of
its program.
Wins Scholarship
When Miss Miller was a
freshman in college she re
ceived a $250 Western Elec
tronic Manufacturers associa
tion scholarship. This was the
first time that a woman stu
'dent in the industry, and at
Cal Poly had received this
recognition. Miss Miller has
remained among the top 10
per cent of her class for the
past two years.
- Because of her aptitude and
ability, the student was invit
ed to fill a summer position
as an engineering associate in
El Segundo with FMA incor
porated, a firm which deals
in the development of high
sneed information retrieval
systems which will ultimately
revolutionize the very large
libraries of the world. Al
ready the Library of Congress
js seeking the services oi elec
tronic engineers to devise new
mpl hnds of information and
storage and retrieval.
Lone Pine PTA
Holds Election
Lone Pine -- Mrs. Dione
Skinner was elected president
of the Lone Pine school Par
ent Teacher assoication dur
ing a meeting of the unit last
week. She previously had
served as vice president.
Mrs. Frank Stevens was
fleeted secretary and Mrs.
Paul Beals, treasurer.
Mrs. Frank Catalano is re-
firing nresident.
Installations arc planned
for the May 14 meeting.
A "Dads' Cake Bake ' con-
' ducted at the meeting was
won by James La Tour. Pro
ceeds from the event will be
used toward purchase of mitts
for a girls' Softball team.
Women Pilots Obtain
Plane With Stamps
New York flJPD Members
of the 99's-a club of female
pilots- recently bought a
S5.595 plane for a young Ko
rean miss who needed it to
help train other Korean wom
en to fly. They bought it a
sticky way.
The plane, traded for 3 mil
lion stamps, marked the first
time trading stamps have paid
for a plane. Jn the past,
siamps have been tied to pur
chase fire engines and school
buf-cs. And in Utica, N Y., chil
dren now are collecting
stamps to buy an elephant for
the town zoo.
Miss Miller has not chosen
special field as yet, but
plans on doing graduate work,
She Is . a member of the
world's largest professional
society, the Institute of Elec
trical and Electronic Engi
neers, whose 140,000 mem
bers includes a few hundred
women.
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Delta' Omega
Member Given
Trophy at Ball
Mrs. Robert Brown was
selected the "outstanding girl"
for the year by Delta Omega
chapter of Epsilon Sigma Al
pha sorority and was present
ed a trophy during a recent
southern Oregon district form
al sorority ball in Grants Pass
Mrs. Brown has been a mem
ber of the sorority for two
years. She is educational
cochairman of the social com
mittee for her chapter and is
corresponding secretary for
the Rogue Valley area council
of the sorority. She is a mem.
ber of the nominating com
mittee for the southern Ore
gon district council;.!
Mrs. Brown has been very
active in Easter Seal society
projects, was Lily day sale
chairman and chairman for
the district candy sale which
benefits the school for cripple-
ed children at Eugene. Mrs.
Brown also has assisted for
two years in the Heart drive.
She. is the mother of three
children.
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Kiwanian Dames
Slate Meeting
Kiwanian Dames plan to
meet Tuesday, March 26 at
12 noon in the home of Mrs
William Cobb, 12 south Bar-
neburg road.
The Spring Barter Blossom
sale has been set for April 3
in the home of Mrs. L. W.
Buonocore, 433 West Eighth
street. Articles will be offer
ed for sale among members
and guests. The event is to be
held from 10:30 a.m., to 2
p.m.,- and refreshments will
be served.
Members who want further
information on the sale
should contact Mrs. Thomas
Anderson, telephone 772-5616.
. Hostesses will be Mrs. Hugh
Tcmpleton, Mrs. Kenneth
Wright, Mrs. A. H. Schme
chcl and Mrs. Herb Partridge.
Those who need transporta
tion should call Mrs. Buono
core, telephone 772-5513.
In Chico
Shady Covc-Dr. and Mrs.
Harold Reith, Shady Cove,
spent last week end in Chico,
Calif., with their son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and Mrs.
Victor J. Westover. Mrs. West-
over accompanied her parents
home for a visit.
First Baptist
Women to Meet
White Cross circles of Wo
men s fellowship, First Bap
tist church, have scheduled
meetings for Tuesday, March
26 at 10:30 a.m., for mission
ary study and work sessions.
All women of the church
are invited to attend the cir
cle meetings. Those who do
attend are to take sack
lunches and sewing equip
ment.
Elizabeth circle members,
with Mrs. Charles Clemans as
leader, are to meet with Mrs.
John Clark. 605 Berrydale
avenue:' Esther circle mem
bers will meet with Mrs. Stan
ley Palmer, 940 Winchester
avenue, when Mrs. Gilbert
Hill will be the leader; Mar
tha members will gather in
the Charles Boyden home, 807
East Jackson street, Mrs. Sam
uel Jones, the leader; Rebecca
members will meet in the
home of their Jeadcr, Mrs.
Mark Cole, 1520 Johnson
street, and Ruth circle wo
men have Mrs. Roy Howe as
leader and they will meet
with Mrs. C. C. Gilbert, 613
Ross lane.
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Past Officers
To Be Honored
Past matrons and patrons
will be honored at a mooting
of Reames chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star Thursday,
March 28 at 8 p.m. in the
Medford Masonic temple. Mrs.
Gene Dyke, worthy matron
and Ross Gilkison, worthy
patron, will preside.
The committee will be Mrs.
F. W. Fawcett, Mrs. Esther
Coleman, Mrs. Lillian Exline,
Mrs. Jessie Stagg and Mrs.
Carolyn Endris.
All members of the order
are invited to attend.
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Presbyterian Women
Announce Activities
Mrs. Bueni Steinmets, pres
ident-elect of the Oregon State
Home Economics association
and a former Dean of Women
and instructor of family rela
tions at Oregon State univer
sity, will be the leader for the
Eleventh Annual American
Association of University
Women Rotary club family
life conference for young
adults to be held on the South
ern Oregon college campus,
March 30. High school stu
dents, faculty, and parents
from counties in southern Ore
gon and northern California
are invited to attend. Those
wishing further information
may contact the general chair,
man, Mrs. Mabel Winston,
dean of women and registrar
at SOC.
United Press Intc aiional
For that feminine "little
girl" look, sheers and semi-
sheers will be popular in the
spring.
Two events for members of
Women's association of First
Presbyterian church have
been planned for the week.
All women of the church are
invited to both activities.
The first will be a meeting
of the association Tuesday,
March 26 from 10:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m., in the church. The
session will open in the Fire
placeroom with a prayer per
iod and at 11 a.m., Mrs. Jack
Sides will conduct a Bible
study.
Those who attend are to
take sandwiches. Coffee and
dessert will be served at 12
noon. During this fellowship
hour the Mclodettcs from Mc-
Loughlin Junior High school
will entertain under the di
rection of Michael Johnson.
Dr. Elliott Becken, assist
ant superintendent of Med
ford schools, and John Patten
of the Oregon State Employ
ment service, will discuss
"Youth in the Community."
A discussion period will follow.
The second asociation event
will be a Fellowship hour held
annually to honor new women
members of the churcn. Ke-
Past Presidents
To Be Honored
Past presidents of the Scot
tish Rite Women's club will
be honored at a social meet
ing of the club Monday,
March 25 at 8 p.m., in the
Medford Masonic temple,
Cards will be played.
Those who are to serve re
freshments are Mrs. E. Gould,
Mrs. John C. Smith and Mrs.
E. P. Stone.
freshments and entertainment
will be provided in the Fel
lowship hall.
Mrs. Charles P. Champlin
will furnish' solos and the
Madrigals, singing group from
Medford High school, arc to
appear at 3 p.m., under di
rection of Lynn Sjolund, the
school's vocal instructor.
Nursery care and transpor
tation will be provided.
Speak-Off Set .
By Local Club
A speak-off tor mcmocrs
of the Medford Toastmistrcss
club is set for Wednesday,
March 27 at 8 p.m., in the
Girls Community club. Win
ner of this event will repre
sent the local club in a coun
cil speech contest to be held
Saturday, March 30 in Grants
Pass. The contestant who wins
there will enter a regional
contest.
A scries of three contests
has been conducted by the
Medford club and winners of
these three phases will com
pete In the Wednesday eve
ning speak-off here.
Mrs. Winnie Weixel was the
first - phase winner; Mi-
Thomas Lorenz, was winner
of the second phase; and Mrs
R. D. Ford, won the third
phase.
Visitors
Ashland Visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
O'Harra, 1235 South Tolman
road, are Mr. and Mrs. Wat
son Dunbar of Vancouver,
B.C., Can. Mrs. Dunbar is
Mrs. O'Harra's mother, the
former Mrs. Verla Lutz.
Announce ,
Flower Show
Central Point-"A r t i s 1 1 c
Spring" will be this year's
theme for the annual Crater
Garden club standard flower
show to be held April 20 and
21 in the Crater High school
cafeteria.
Exhibits will be presented
by Warren Holbrook's art
classes from Crater High
school and D. J. Bolton. Med
ford. is to exhibit orchids.
The schedules for the show
have been arranged and those
who want information con
cerning the flower show may
contact Mrs. Charles Taylor,
telephone 664-2928, or Mrs.
Clilford Green, telephone
664-1913.
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Family Arrives,
To Live Here
Jacksonville - Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Long and infant daugh
ter, Loretta Marie, arrived
last week from Santa Maria
Calif., to return to the valley
to make their home. Mr. Long
was associated with Lockheed
company, missiles and space
division at Santa Maria.
Mrs. Long is the former
Miss Rita McBeth, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McBeth,
403 Oak street, Jacksonville,
and Mr. Long is a son of Mrs.
Ruth Granby, Route 1, Box
275, Talent.
Thursday Club
Phoenix-Phoenix Thursday
club women are to hold their
next meeting Thursday,
March 28 at 8 p.m., in the
Mullin home in Talent. Mrs.
W. D. Steadman and Mrs. D.
R. Sloan are assistant hostesses.
Yreka Student
Wins Contest
Yreka - Miss Patricia Stew
art, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
R. M. Stewart and a student
at Yreka High school, recent
ly won a Yreka Soroptimist
club contest, and was present
ed a $25 savings bond by the
club. She is now entitled to
participate in the annual
Foundation Citizenship con
test for a $2500 scholarship.
Traveling Basket
Is Auctioned
Yreka - The contents of a
"traveling basket" were auc
tioned at the last meeting of
Aurora temple, Pythian Sis
ters. Members of the Knights of
Pythla joined Pythian Sisters
at the close of the meeting
for refreshments and then
viewed pictures shown by
Mrs. Ernest Johnson, most
excellent chief of the Sisters,
of Siskiyou county scenery
and flower gardens.
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