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MONDAY,
Conference System Of Reporting
Praised At District 6 Workshop
GOLD HILL - A district 6
parent teacher con ( e r e n c e
method reporting inservice
workshop was held in the Pat
rick Elementary school multi
purpose room earlier this
month. The host principal, Gil
bert A. Mack welcomed 31
teachers and district 6 adminis
trators. The district consists of
Gold Hill, Sams Valley and Cen
tral Point.
Assistant Superintendent Ron
ald Petrie spoke on the value
of the parent - teacher confer
ence method of reporting and
told how he felt it would aid
educational progress throughout
district 6.
Bill Brewster, principal of
Jewett Elementary school, in
Rural Reflections
By Maude Ziegler
Apnlegato Valley Correspondent
APPLEGATE VALLEY Who ever could imagine a cozy
garden club meeting in session 14 women in Stella Of
fenbacher's pretty living room, a fire on the hearth, cof
fee perking, cookies waiting, Faye Paine about to finish her
speech, and Henrietta (Hennic) Le Pinicc ready to start
hers when three shots rang out, a fawn bleated, and two
women gave chase to three law breakers.
Three other women literally leaped into action, the club
session notwithstanding, each playing her part as if in a re
hearsed drama. A fawn had run by the house, and a dust
cloud had rolled up as the bullets hit the sloping ground
a dangerous few yards from the house. Stella ran out the
back door, screaming at the law-breakers to "gel out" and
stop killing her fawns. Clara Smith was phoning the police,
and Grace Pearson ran down the driveway hoping for a
glimpse of license plates.
Hennic, who happens to be one of the Jackson County
park and recreation committee and member of the Forest
Service advisory board, took off in her car in pursuit, as
did Ellen Childers, who happens to be a rural mail carrier
and president of the garden club.
License Plates Absent or Invisible
One of three men, with a drab looking blue and yellow
pickup of about a 1948 model, was loading a fawn in the
car as Hennie tried lo get the license number from plates
either absent or invisible. The men drove on at an esti
mated speed of 80 miles an hour, the women in pursuit.
When other traffic slowed the three-mile chase, Ellen was
able to overtake them, and was attempting to block their
get-away, when they drove into the driveway at the Eldon
Hcrriott residence, apparently circled back onto the highway,
and escaped in the opposite direction of the chase. The two
club women had a citizen's arrest in mind, and believed
they could have had five charges against the law breaker
for shooting a fawn, shooting from the highway, shooting
toward a house, and for speeding, and driving without a car
license.
Three days later a $100 reward was offered for arrest
and conviction of the offenders who had killed one of two
fawns who had found a welcome around the Offenbaehor
premises during the late summer. Their mother presumably
had been killed by a car near the Offenbarher home, and
the two young ones, just recently losing their spots, fre
quented the wooded area surrounding this home. The morn
ing of the shooting Stella said the fawns had munched around
the squash vines, and that she had "visited" with them.
The garden club meeting never was the same again.
Faye Paine was displaying numerous rocks, including Ap
plegatc jade, and had given a good report from a leaflet
published by the California Bureau of Mines on the new sci
ence of mincralologists determining the kind of mineral in
a given location by the kind of trees and plants growing
in the area. For example California poppies are found
where there is copper, and live oak trees where there is
magnesium.
Police Called Eminently
Hennie summed up her talk despite police calling frequent
ly to check on the case. She gave a review of the park and
recreation committee work, and in speaking of vandalism,
said that children must be taught that parks belong to them
as well as to the rest of the public. She said that of the
three dams in the Rogue Basin project, the Applegatc dam
is expected to have the best recreation sites.
Mrs. Louise Wilsey from Thompson creek was a guest, and
as if there had not been excitement enough, the black tulips
won by Gladys Hart as a door prize were said originally to
have been smuggled here from Holland lo prevent them from
going into enemy hands during World War 11. As a little finale
to the day, (.Mara Smith, past president of the county Cow
Belles, passed out recipe leaflets using beef.
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MEMORIAL PARK
WEDDING CHAPEL
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OCTOBER 21, Will
troduced teacher panel mem
bers from Jewett, Mrs. Zelma
Foote, Mrs. Betty von der Hel
lcn, and Mrs. Susan Ambrose.
A vnew of experiences on con
ference reporting during the
1902-63 school year at Jewett
school was given by Brewster.
He explained why the parent
teacher conference rcpor i n g
method was chosen and told of
development and history a t
Jewett, mentioning some tech
niques employed.
Brewster pointed out some
advantages of confer c n c e s,
which enable the teacher to
profit from the report too, by
getting a better picture of the
whole child. He said some 2,(100
to 4,000 words exchanged dur-
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ing a conference rather than
few symbols on a report card
helps the parent to understand
the child better. The result he
said will be better education.
The development of the con
ference reporting system at
Jewett began in 1961, Brewster
said. Two conferences per year
and two report cards were used.
Careful schedules were made
with one visit time planned for
up to 25 minutes. Hours of con
ferences were 2:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Mrs. Foote outlined proce
dures of preparing for confer
ences. She said conferencing
isn t new. Teachers are epperi
enced. First grade teachers at
Jewett have had group confer
ences with parents previously.
some mechanics, she said, in
preparing f o r conferencing
elude a letter to parents from
the district superintendent, slat-
j ing merits of conferencing, staff
preparation and conference per
iods and dates.
This, she said, is followed up
by the respective principals' let
ters stating the improved cdu
cation program with confer
ences is better for all pupils be
cause parents and teacher get a
better understanding of the
child. This letter from the prin
cipal schedules time and stress
es importance of parent keeping
the appointment.
Mrs. Foote explained the con
ference slips are to be sent
home three days before parent
teacher conferences also desig
nating time and dale.
Saves Workbooks
The teacher saves work fold
ers of the pupil and workbooks
indicating areas of the child's
strength and weaknesses so the
parent can see exactly what the
child is doing.
On the morning before the
conference the teacher discuss
es the child's work with the
youngster.
Preparations made by the
teacher for the conference in
cludes planning lessons that do
not introduce too many new
concepts. She plans the past
period of day for the child's own
interest, such as story records,
pictures, etc.
Mrs. von der Hellen spoke of
her own procedures on the con
ference method of reporting.
She told the group that during
conferencing weeks she be
comes more aware of her class
room as a home away from
home. She with the help of chil
dren makes certain the room is
clean and pleasant, just as most
people do when a visitor is ex
pected in the home.
She posls a notice on the door.
This nolifies visitors not to in
terrupt because a teacher - par
ent conference is in session.
She sits at a table with the
parent. Together they go
through the youngster s folder
and work.
Hotter I'lidiM'stiiniling
Mrs. von der Hellen says go
ing through the child's work
with the parent gives an oppor
tunity to help the parent form a
better understanding of the
work the child is doing accord
ing lo his or her ability.
She noted that the youngster's
papers indicate to the parent his
child's strength and weaknesses.
She and the parent discuss
what lo do as a team to help
the child improve. The parent
signs the conference report
sheet, for it will become a part
Phoenix Police
Chief Urges Caution
PHOKNIX Chief of Police
John Atchison would like to
i remind residents of Phoenix to
! he particularly careful during
the (all and winter months, espe
cially on foggy days and nights.
Since Phoenix does not have
"wait" signals, pedestrians must
he extra careful crossing streets,
he added. Where there are cross
walks at the schools, pedestri
ans and drivers alike must be
extra careful.
There have been no traffic
deaths in Phoenix in IWH. The
police force is pleased and hopes
the record will not be broken.
Shady Cove Minister
Is Guest Speaker
SHADY COVE - Rev. Clay
ton Fields of the Shady Cove
Gospel church was guest speak
er at the nolhany Community
church of Franklin, Eugene, for
the two services Oct. 13. His
topic was "Power of the Gos
pel" Speaking in the pulpit for Mr.
Fields at the Shady Cove Gos
pel chinch was the Rev. Frank
Howell who conducted the morn
ing service. His topic (or his
sermon was "Sancification." Mr.
Howell has traveled with Oral
Roberts lor (he past eight years.
I Conducting the evening serv
ice was Don Peterson, an Epis
copal laymen from St. Marks,
Medford. who sHike on "Deeper
Exeriences in the Christian
1 Christian Life."
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! PROSPECT - Airman Scott
! Grieve is home on leave from
I a Memphis. Tenn . air station.
When he returns to duty Wednes
day he will be stationed at Ala
meda, Calif, He is the son of
' Mr and Mrs.
of Prospect
James H. Grieve
of the child's folder. There is a
social report sheet as well.
The parent, she said, takes
the folder and two evaluation
sheets home to discuss it with
the other parent if both par
ents do not attend the confer
ance. Mrs. von der Hellen tells her
students that conferences are
not a time for a mother and
teacher to talk about the things
the child has done wrong, but
it is a time to show mother how
he or she has improved and
how he or she can become the
kind of a student he wants to be.
This, she said, helps the child
to have a more positive ap
proach about getting his mother
to come.
Rich Dividends
Mrs. von der Hellen said the
extra time she spends with con
ferences really brings rich divi
dends, because she gels a better
understanding of each child
through information the parent
has given. This she feels helps
her to become a better teacher.
Mrs. Ambrose spoke of the
evaluation and follow up as
pects of parent - teacher con
ferences.
She said the slips in the
child's folder of previous con
ferences is extremely valuable
Many favorable comments,
she said, have been heard from
these parent - teacher meet
ings. She told the group of one
parent who said she didn t re
member if there were 2's, 3's.
or 4's on her child's card, but
she did remember what was dis
cussed at the conference.
Mrs. Ambrose feels it is well
worlh every effort that goes
into each phase of the parent
teacher conference program.
Mack said as set up now by
the teachers, principals and
superintendents of district 6
parent - teacher conference re
porting will be used in grades
one through four in all schools
of district 6 during the first and
third nine weeks reporting per
iods. The report card system
is to be used the second and
fourth nine weeks, he said.
Involve Over I.nilll
The conference method of re
porting will involve more than
1,000 pupils in district 6 schools,
and it will take some 500 hours
to complete the parent - teacher
conferences, (luring the first re
porting period, he said.
Others attending the work
shop besides Mack, Petrie, and
the consultants on the panel
were the entire staff of teachers
from Sams Valley Elementary
school and principal, Allen W.
Hill, Iho fourth grade Irom Cen
tral Point Elementary and prin
cipal, Dean Roberts, and the en
tire staff of teachers from Pat
rick, and those through the
sixth grade from llanby Ele
mentary school.
Mack said Gold Hill parents
will be getting letters on the
parent teacher conference sys
tem soon.
RegionalCalendar
EAGLE POINT - Monday
evening, Eagle Point 4-11
achievement night at the Eagle
Point Grange hall. There will not
be a politick as previously an
nounced. Each family is. how
ever asked to bring a cake. Call
Mrs. Cliff Moore at 497-3'JU (or
further information.
PROSPECT-Tuesday, 8 p.m..
Prospect PTA meets in school
cafeteria. Public invited. Dem
onstration on modern mathe
matics will be given by Mrs.
Helen Bckker. Dessert luncheon
will be served.
GOLD HILL Tuesday, 8
p.m., Odd Fellows lodge No. 11".)
will meet in the lOOF hall.
GOLD HILL - Tuesday. 8
p.m.. Gold Hill Veterans of For
eign Wars Post 7416 will meet
at' the VFW hall on Old Stage
road.
GOLD HILL - Wednesday,
7:30 p.m.. Gold Hill Volunteer
firemen will meet at the (ire
hall for drill practice.
GOLD HILL - Thursday. 7
p.m.. Gold Hill Lions club will
meet for a no-host dinner and
meeting at the El Rogue Cafe on
Second avenue.
GOLD HILL - Thursday 2
p m . the Past Noble Grands
club of Amethyst Rebekah lodge
will meet in iho home of Mrs.
Daniel Stewart, Fifth avenue.
Gold Hill.
Talent Fire Board
Gives Firm Deadline
TALENT - The Talent Rural
Fire Protection district board
has notified Coast Apparatus
company of Marline. Calif,
that it expects delivery of (he
district's (wo new fire trucks
by IVI. 31
1( the trucks are not delivered
by that dale, (he order will be
canceled, the hoard has decided.
The order lor the trucks was
placed March 5. Various cir-
cumstance have delav(,! de-
MLDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MKDFORD, OREGON
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MEDICATE PARK R. W. Harpole of the
Richfield Oil company helped Prospect Gar
den club members dedicate the community's
public park last week. He presented an award
from the company. The garden club mem
bers, left to right, are Mrs Albert Easton,
Prospect Park
Trees Dedicated
By Garden Club
By VELDA BAKU
Mail Tribune Correspondent
PROSPECT Members of
the Prospect Garden club met
at the Prospect public park Oct.
15 to plant trees which the club
purchased with prize money it
won in the Richfield Oil com
pany's beautification program
recently.
R. W. Harpole, sales repre
sentative with the Richfield
firm, was present to assist with
t h e dedication of (he newly
planted trees and other shrubs
the club has planted at the park.
Club members displayed a
redwood plaque with gold letter
ing which was awarded them
at the state garden club conven
tion in June.
Prospect club members have
been working at the park over
a period ot about two years pre
paring designated areas (or
planting. So far they have con
centrated on planting trees that
are not native to the area, such
as sugar maple, sequoia, Paul's
scarlet rose, hawthorn, clump
birch, ginko, kadus magnolia,
pyramidalis arborvilae, r e d-
wood, juniper, larch and several
species o( pine.
A crimson king maple and a
pin oak are on order.
Along the parking strip, club
members have planted a row of
prostrate junipers, and at one
end by the driveway a row of
red barberry.
They have been digging out
wild blackberries and prepar
ing the ground to plant lawn
seed. Some o( it is alreadv in.
The club members planned an
other work day loday and hoped
to finish planting the lawn seed.
Adjacent to the strip on which
they are working there are quite
a (cvv native pine, (ir (both red
and white), dogwood and other
native shrubs.
11 will be years before the
club's efforts can be recognized,
but time will tell. Few will re
alize, however, how much plan
ning and how many hours of
work this small group has in
vested in the project.
Halloween Party
Set For Teachers
GOLD HILL - Mrs. Cassic
Johnson has announced Hint the
annual adult Community Hallo
ween party honoring ieachcrs
has been set for Wednesday.
Oct. Ml, at H p.m., and will he
held in the Gold Hill Grange
hall.
Mrs. Johnson was named gen
eral chairman for Ihis annual
affair by Mrs. Albert Gascon,
noble grand of Amethyst Re
bekah lodge No. 117. during a
business meeting of that group
recently. Mrs Johnson is vice
grand of the lodge.
Other Gold Hill groups will as
sist the Rebekahs and Odd Fel
lows with this event and further
announcements will be announc
ed later
It will be a masquerade affair
to which all adults m the com
munity are invited whether or
not (hey are a member of any
one of the sponsoring group.-.
Prizes will he awarded for cos
tumes in the following divisions:
Best dressed man and lady, tun
niesl costume, most original,
and best couple
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Mrs. Halaver Garden (holding plaque with
Harpole), Mrs. Everett Shater (garden club
president), Mrs. Alice Conger, Mrs. Calvin
Sargent, Mrs. Earl Millard and Mrs. Voyed
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Phoenix Plans
Halloween Parade
For Kids Saturday
PHOENIX Because of the
success Phoenix had with a Hal
loween parade for children last
year, a similar event is planned
this year.
The Phoenix Volunteer Fire
department will again sponsor
the event. Cash prizes will be
given for the best costume in
each age group. First prize will
be $5, second $3 and third $1.
The parade will take place
Saturday, Oct. 26 and will start
at 2 p.m. at Phoenix High
school.
The school band will march
in the parade, and the Mrs. Dew
baton group will perform.
All children of the Phoenix
area are invited to enter.
Judges (or the awards will be
Emmett Whitham of Ashland
and Mrs. Selma Starr and Mrs.
Mattie Birk of Phoenix.
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