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. wEDFORP MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OHEQOK SUNDAY. JUNE 23. ISM- .' g J AAedford School Staff Members Attend Various Summer Events Sixty-one teachers and prin cipals from the Medford school district will participate in institutes, workshops, and other advanced educational courses throughout the coun try before school starts in September. Some staff members already are attending various sessions, others are scheduled to attend events later in the summer, and two staff members will study in 'ireign countries this summer. The total of 61 represents 15 per cent of the certified personnel of the district, and is believed by school adminis trators to be the largest num ber of staff members ever to participate in summer educa tional activities. All or part of the expenses . - tuition, book fees, and other expenses - are paid by various organizations, foundations or through scholarships. Others At School - In addition to the 61 staff members whose expenses are partially or fully paid, other staff members are attending summer, schools at their own expense. Some of the participation in summer activities is because of Medford's part in the Ore gon Program. Twelve staff members are now attending two team teaching workshops, one for secondary level teach ers at Portland, and one for elementary school teachers at Salem. Attending the Portland workshop, which ends Aug. 2, are James Backen, Mrs. Joanne Smith, Ray Graves, Mrs. Dorothy Sutter", Gordon Morris, John McCormack and Mrs. Clara Wendt. Program Sponsored The workshop is sponsored by the Oregon Program through the division of in struction, stale department of education, and more than 140 secondary school teachers from throughout the state registered for the workshop. Attending the Salem work shop, also part of the Oregon Program, are Robert Baccus, Vernal Goodrich, Roy Gilbert son, Jerold Martin and Miss Gladys Durrand. They are among about 60 elementary school teachers enrolled in the workshop. At both workshops, partici pants are divided into teams according to subject matter and grade level interest. They observe, plan and teach in a team situation with one week devoted to each activity. At the end of three weeks, they start the second cycle of three weeks, alternating in observ ing, planning and teaching. Seminar Sessions Afternoons are being de voted to seminar sessions and team planning. Consultants Young People May Take Lessons From Festival Musicians An announcement of par ticular interest to young peo ple of the Rogue River valley who wish to continue musi cal educations during the summer made last week by the Peter Brltt Gardens Mu sic and Arts Festival. They will be given an op portunity to study with the visiting musicians drawn here by the summer festival. During his recent visit to southern Oregon, John Tru deau, conductor of the Port land Pops orchestra, complet ed arrangements whereby young musicians of this area may study under the top rank ing musicians who participate in the Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival at Jackson ville Aug. 11 through 24. For example, Trudeau said, local students may have les sons from Margarett Moore, pianist and composer, who has won wide recognition dur ing her tours; and from Bev erly LeBeck, former student at Piatigorsky and Pablo Cas sals, concert cellist. Mrs. John (Shirley) Ander son has information on the musicians expected, and would appreciate early calls from persons interested so that she may arrange sched ules for teachers and stu dents. ; Young people of the valley also will be given an oppor-. tunity to usher during the festival, Mrs. Anderson an nounced. Reporting to Lewis M. Ty cer, secretary of the associa tion, Trudeau said ticket sales in the Portland area are progressing. The Jacksonville series will include at least 21 afternoon and evening concerts, Tycer reminded the public. Asked To Invite Friends He suggested that resi dents of southern Oregon, in terested in promoting good will for the area, and good music at the same time, in vite friends and relatives to visit during the festival dates. Brochures, telling the festi val story, are available at 1 King st. and may be obtained from association members. There are many areas in which local residents may co operate in promoting the fes tival, according to Mrs. Bert Pree, president of the asso ciation. High school groups, garden club members and other civic minded individu als and organizations inter ested in volunteering for these projects are asked to contact Mrs. Pree. 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Offer ends September 1 1 It's Young People Time at MUSIC HOUSE 111 North Central Phone 773-7538 and major speakers for the Portland workshop have been retained from throughout the country. Sixteen staff members will participate in a team teaching workshop at Hoover school in August, when a four-member team from Estabrook elemen tary school in Lexington, Mass., is in Medford. The workshop is being planned in conjunction with Southern Oregon college's participation in the Oregon Program. Participating in the Med ford workshop will be Gilbert- son, James Akerill, Mrs. Mar jorie Blaar, Mrs. Esther Flie gel, Miss Anna Laura Honts, Jerry Martin, Baccus, Russell Carr, Mrs. Barbara Doolen, Richard Gaulke, Goodrich, Mrs. Ruth Kaye, Mrs. Freda Peterson, Bruce M e t z g e r, Francis Guidry and Mrs. Pearl Farnsworth. The workshop will Include large and small class instruc tion during morning hours, and seminar sessions during the afternoon. It is being held at Hoover because of con struction at Wilson school. Programmed Instruction Two staff members are at tending workshops on pro grammed instruction under the Oregon Program, and a third plans to attend a simi lar workshop in August. Dr. Justin Dyrud is attend ing a two-week workshop at the University of Chicago, and Robert Lane is attending a programmed instruction workshop during the eight week summer session at the University of Oregon. Metz ger plans to attend a similar workshop for two weeks in August at Oregon College of Education. Herbert Sharp plans to at tend two foreign language laboratory workshops, both of them in August. One is at Portland State college and the other at Willamette university in Salem. Thirteen staff members are enrolled in an able and gifted program workshop at South ern Oregon college under scholarships provided by the state of Oregon able and gift ed program. They are Ronald Weatherford, Mrs. Ella Elle, Mrs. Alice Webb, Mrs. Ger trude Lorton, Mrs, Patricia Colley, Mrs. Rebecca Long, Thora Ward, Mrs. Barbara Robinson, Mrs. Jeanette Thompson. Mrs. La Vera Wryn, Mrs. Charlotte Sweet, Mrs. Ruby DoddB;: and- Mrs Jerene Baker. 1 . ... In Project English Participating in Project English at the University of Oregon this summer are Miss Sandra Lien and Robert An derson. Attending regular summer sessions under National Science Foundation grants are Floyd Pawlowskl, Oregon State university: Arthur Scott, University of Minnesota; Bruce Nelson, Wayne Stale university, Detroit, Mich.; Lewis Thanos, Reed college, Portland; Vernon Arnold, Ore gon State university; Marvin Kautz, Stanford university; and Donald Littman, Val paraiso university, Ind. John McKinney is aueno- Ing a math institute sponsored by the National science Foundation at Alameda State colleee. Alameda, Cam. Two staff members win at tend National Defense fcdu ration Act foreign language institutes in other countries. Miss Dorothy Wilson will at tend one in Spain, and Mrs. Naomi Van Dyke will attend one in Guatemala City. Miss Esther Jones will attend a similar institute at the Uni versity of Missouri. Science Institute Mrs. Lillian Bohrer Is en rolled in an NDEA science institute at the University of Oregon, and Richard Carter started a two-month Ameri can Heritage Foundation lan guage and culture tour in Spain last week. Six staff members are or plan to attend advanced place ment institutes. Mrs. Mary Anne Smith and John Smock are now attending one in Eu ropean history at Reed col lege. The institute enas Aug. 2. Charles Nevi, Mrs. Frances Ruck and Ray Weinhold plan to attend an English ad vanced placement institute at the University of Oregon In August, and Ralph Hale plans to attend one on U.S. His tory at the University of Ore- son in August. 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