MEDKORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORO. OREGON
Two Old Men Ride High on List
Of Succession to Presidency
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1983
By LVI.E C. WILSON
Uniled Press International
Two very old men riding high
on the congressional seniority
system stand ready now to take
over the White House if Presi
dent Lyndon B. Johnson should
not survive his present term in
office.
The old men are Speaker
John W. McCormack, D-Mass.,
72, and Sen. Carl Hayden, D
Ariz., 86. By the 1945 Congres
sional Act of Succession, they
would succeed in that order to
the presidency if both a presi
dent and a vice president were
dead or unable to function.
The congressional seniority
system has done well by both
of these men. McCormack has
been in Congress 36 years, Hay
den 51. They acquired commit
tee status and chairmanships
and finally McCormack became
head of the legislative branch
as speaker and Hayden was
elected president pro tempore
of the Senate. The seniority sys
tem will accomplish about as
much for any congressman who
lives long enough. The system
i,s assailed for putting and keep
ing in office as committee
chairmen, representatives and
senators who have outlived
their prime, who have become
impervious to new ideas, who
lack initiative and reject the
popular will.
System Unsuitable
If the seniority system Is an
improper method of selecting
congressional committee chair
men, how much more unsuita
ble may it be as a method for
selecting a president of the
United States? The present suc
cession was established after
Harry S. Truman succeeded
Franklin D. Roosevelt as presi
dent. At that time the succes
sion would have gone to the
secretary of state if the vice
president had been unavailable.
State secretary then was Ed
ward R. Stettinius Jr., a for
mer board chairman of U. S.
Steel Corporation who in 1940
had joined FDR's win the war
administration in a minor ca
pacity. The thought of an out
sider succeeding to the presi
dency and all of its political
powers was almost paralyzing
to the practical politicians of
the Democratic party.
The 1945 succession act took
care of that for future genera
tions but did not much improve
the overall situation. It is no
reflection on a pair of elder
statesmen to suggest that their
ages tend to disqualify them
for the presidency. Neither is
it unfair to suggest that the
seniority system is a misfit at
nickine the best men available
in Congress to serve as presi
dent.
New President Chooses
If those objections are valid
the Congress should do some
thing about correcting a oaa
situation. One way would be by
mnclitiitinnal amendment fol
lowed by legislation. This would
enable a vice president who
succeeded a president in office
to name a successor vice presr
dent. The successor vice presi
dent would be nominated to the
Spnale for ratification.
Such a choice would be made,
of course, with the single end
in view of Betting the best qual
ified stand-by man available to
hecome nresidont if a vacancy
occurred. Presidential nominees
nsnallv nick their vice presi-
ricntial running mates. The na
tional conventions dutifully
nominate them. President John
son, you will remember, was
peculiarly John F. Kennedy's
choice.
So why not permit a sitting
president to name his veep as
sociate? Under the old system,
a president picked his second in
line of succession when he nom
inated a secretary of state. The
catch there is that the secretary
was picked to run the State De
partment with no thought of his
fitness, in emergency, to be
president of the United States.
For Left Mikoyan
Gets Strange Request
WASHINGTON (UPI) - So
viet Deputy Premier Anastas I.
Mikoyan, probably about as far
left politically as anyone can
go, got a strange request Tues
day. "Mr. Mikoyan, will you please
move to the left?" asked a tele
vision technician while news
men asked the Russian official
about his meeting with Presi
dent Johnson.
Mikoyan did not seem to pay
much attention to the request.
SCHOOL IN PARIS
PARIS (UPI) - Two child
ren of Mmc. Ngo Dinh Nhu,
widow of a slain South Vietna
mese leader, arrived in Paris
from Rome Tuesday night to
enroll in school.
The children are Le Thuy, 1,
and her brother. Le Quyhn, 11.
Mme. Nhu's eldest son, Trac,
15. and daughter Le Quyen, 4,
remained in Rome.
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LINE OF SUCCESSION With the assassination of the late
President Kennedy and the ascension of Vice President Lyndon
Johnson to' the presidency, the order of present presidential sue
cession is as follows: Speaker of the House John McCormack,
upper left; President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Sen. Carl Vin
son, upper right; Secretary of State Dean Rusk, lower left, and
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon, lower right. (UPI)
Dennis the Menace
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School News
Medford High School
Editor: Danae Patella
Staff: Cathy Carlson, Nancy
Edwards, Joan Sexton, Anne
Donahue. Penny Sage, Mike
Vaugban.
Representatives from Oregon
tax supported schools of higher
education met with seniors,
who have a C or above grade
average on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Seniors were given the op
portunity to hear, talk with, and
make appointments with the
representatives. Parents were
given the opportunity to meet
the representatives that same
evening.
The schools represented were
Oregon State University, Ore
gon Technical Institute, South
ern Oregon College, University
of Oregon, and the University of
Oregon Medical School, and
School of Nursing Education.
Medford High School band
traveled to Roseburg for the
quarter final playoff between
the Roseburg Indians and the
Medford Black Tornado. One
Greyhound bus and three school
buses were used to transport
the musicians.
The Medford band participat
ed in the pre-game ceremonies
with the Roseburg band. The
massed bands played "The Star
Spangled Banner" directed by
I. A. Mirick, Medford band di
rector. Unable to present a half-time
show because of the etxremely
muddy field, both bands played
music in the stands while the
majorettes performed.
Medford High Pep club mem
bers also traveled to Roseburg
for the semi-finals game. About
80 girls marde the trip.
Medford High Future Teach
ers of America delegates at
tended the FTA state conven
tion in Eugene recently. They
were accompanied by John
Mast, advisor, and Jackie.
Simcox.
Open house was held at Med
ford High recently for the par
ents of sophomore students. The
event gave the parents an op
portunity to meet their chil
dren's teachers. Parents fol
lowed the same schedule their
children have during the day.
The annual event commemo
rated National Education Week.
Robert Duncan, Representa
tive from Oregon to the Con
gress of the United States, was
guest speaker for the History,
Economics, and Civics Associa
t i o n, International Relations
League, and all other interested
people in the Academic Lecture
Center recently.
Duncan was originally sched
uled to speak on the functions
of Congress, but instead talked
about the wide field of opportu
nities the young people of today
have in life.
season started Oct. 3. We played
four games and lost the first
two, but won the last two.
Sept. 27, Oak Grove elected
student body officers to serve
for the coming year. The offi
cers elected were Mark Harris,
president; Bob Myers, vice
president; Karen .Von Stein,
secretary; and Alex Dumas,
treasurer. Cheer leaders elect
ed were: Brenda Barbee, Rita
Myers, Carol Smith, Cheryl
Smith, Sandra Wilson, Pam
Bartlett, Christal Marks. The
queen is Carol Smith.
Our school pictures were
taken on Nov. 7 by Jack Grub
er. All it took was a little co
operation and everyone smiling.
National Book Week was Nov.
10-16. Mrs. Dena DeKortes sixth
grade gave a play called "Jus
tice for Books" which was
about book criminals. A book
court sentenced the criminals
to some strange penalties.
We had a National School As
sembly on Nov. 12. Dean Short
presented the Marionettes which
he had made himself. The play
was "Rumpelstiltskin." It was
a very good show.
Open House was held on Nov.
12, also. The students brought
their parents to their rooms and
showed them some of the pap
ers that had been done during
the past weeks of school. A de
licious ham dinner was served
to all in the gym by the Par
ent - Teachers Association.
Hedrick Junior High
The annual open house night
held at Hedrick Junior High
School' last Thursday evening
proved quite successful. Over
1,100 parents visited the school
and attended their youngsters'
classes on a schedule shortened
to 10 minutes per class.
The Hedrick band and choir
performed for the parents be
fore the class visitations. A Parent-Teachers
Association meet
ing was also held before the
visitations. Members of the Fu
ture Homemakers of America
donated food and helped sell
food at the food sale which was
given by the PTA in conjunc
tion with the open house night.
Two new hunter safety classes
were begun last week with
about nine students in each
class. These classes last for six
weeks and are conducted by
Lew Thanos.
Ray Lewis, faculty advisor
for the Annual staff, reports
that Wilma Toenniges has been
chosen as editor for this year's
yearbook. The staff has been
having weekly meetings for the
past several weeks.
Jackson County Classroom
Teachers meeting. We sang
six songs. Harlan Weaver
showed slides to the song,
"Come Ye Thankful People,
Come."
Mrs. Margaret Nesheim was
the director.
At open house several hun
dred parents came to see the
children's work and also to
meet with their teachers. Re
freshments were served in the
cafeteria.
was to acquaint parents with the
teachers and their subjects.
Parents met in the bovs' avm
where the varsity band, directed
by Robert Bork, played "Storm
King," "Psalm 18," and "Be
guine for Flutes." The parents
then followed their children's
daily schedules and visited in
each room for a ten minute period.
Open House cilosed with a cof
fee hour and baked foods sales
in the cafeteria.
A faculty assembly is held
each year before Thanksgiving.
It consists of skits and musical
members put on by faculty
members for the benefit of the
student body. At noon Nov. 27
the cafeteria serves its annual
turkey dinner with all the trim
mings to help celebrate Thanks
giving. . .
Many new books have been
sent to the library. A new
"Jungle Book" is in the library.
It is very beautiful.
On National Book Week the
story of "The Little Island"
was told. Miss Eunice Gray
read the story on the tape re
corder, while Bruce Metzeer.
the principal, showed slides
that went with the story. Many
new films and tapes on Calde
cott books are being prepared
unaer tne supervision of Mrs,
Precis Medley.
Grades four and six visited
the Public Library of Medford
and Jackson County during
national nook Week.
Slides of many kinds of
lizards were shown.
Nov. 21 was birthday lunch.
rnere were 42 birthday people,
we nad two guests, Mrs. Mar
garet Morgan and Mrs. Ber-
niece Stevenson, from the Cen
tral office.
Jackson School
Edited by Cheryl Christiansen,
Elaine Pidcock
Jackson School Special Chorus
sang at Wilson School for the
Try and Stop Me
-By BENNETT CERF-
Oak Grove School
Edited by: Mike Wertz, Bon
nie McMichael, Christine Smith
and Glenn Martin.
Oak Grove School's football
A GOLF FOURSOME, serious devotees of the ganw, bad)
been held up from the second tee all the way to the
ninth by two dumpy little) ladies who hacked their way
through rough and trap,
forty yards at a clip, and
who obviously had no in-
tentiort of letting any
body play through.
The foursome's chance
came on that ninth hole.
The ladies had been
stomping about in one
patch of rough for some
moments, end Judge
Thomas,- spokesman for
the foursome,, finally
walked Jrpj to them and
suggested, "May I help
you look for your ball?"
She hastffcfost her ball,"
tato lady explained testily. "She's looting for her club!"
-Beard about the mulo sHnner whoso critter wouldn't move a
Step? Ho went to a vet to get something to givo the mule. A
half hour later he was back demanding, "Glmma a double dose
of that stuff, I gotta catch that mule."
DEPUfnTONSs
BIKINIS: Bathing1 etSta where the) tags ore bigger 'p tba
tog.
GAMBLING HOTJSK: Whore a. fool and his money are.
MONEY: Jack of all trades.
PROCRASTINATOR: Man with a waft problem.
THEORY: A hunch with a college education.
O 1863, by Bennett Cerr. Distributed by King Kc&lnrw Syndicate
Modern ceramic bowls, made
by eighth grade art students,
are currently on display in the
main hall. Students whose proj
ects are on exhibit are Ava
Jackson, Tommy McCleary,
Charles Robb, Dan Cuddie, Ed
die Wyatt, David Reavis, Earl
Tye, Francis Davis, and Caro
lyn Carter.
Also on display are projects
by Joe Vincent, Jay Avery, Amy
Lee, Bruce Allen, D a r r e I
Croucher, Gary Baldwin, Carol
Dykstra, Cheryl Erickson, and
Mike Risley.
The annual Thankseivinc din,
ner was held TtipsHnv. Nnv OA
All the rooms ate together like
lamily.
McLoughlin Jr. High
Edited by Berlette Stephens.
Staff: Marcia Hale, Gail
Smith, Karen Mapes, Jon
Houston, Tim Nolle
Nine girls and three' boys
earned straight A grades at
McLoughlin during the first nine
weeks of classes, according to
information released from the
office of Principal Bert Cox.
The straight A students are
Jim Gordon, Bob Mann, Linda
Messal, Carol Stuart and Nancy
Eakin, ninth grade; Carolyn
Giles, Kaye McDonald, Sheryl
Merriman, and Carta Morris,
eighth grade: and Tom Bradley,
Martha Johnston, and Rebecca
Moore, seventh grade.
McLoughlin joined with schools
throughout the nation with its
annual Open House Thursday,
Nov. 21.
Purpose of the Open House
McLoughlin's first all - school
dance was held Nov. IS. The
ninth grade yell leaders spon
sored the dance to raise money
for new outfits.
More than 300 tickets were
sold for the "Sock Hop" with
entertainment provided by the
Jaguars.
'Powder Puff" football, or
flag football, was played by the
A t
eighth and ninth grade girls re
cently. The ninth graders, de
spite slush, mud, and laughter,
won the game, 7-0.
McLoughlin's varsity wrest
ling squad will meet Fleming
Junior High of Grants Pass in
the McLoughlin gym, Friday,
Dec. 6. The frosh basketball
team will meet the Eagle Point
Frosh immediately following the
wrestling match at approxi
mately 5 p.m.
Barton Sees End
Of Session Monday
SALEM (UPI) -House Speak-
er Clarence Barton said Tues
day he feels the special session
of the legislature can complete
its business next Monday.
And of critics of the Board
man Space Age Industrial Park
lease with Boeing Co., Barton
said "let them- take their com
plaints to court."
Barton said he believes the
House will approve the bill
transferring the project from
the Land Board to the Veterans
Affairs agency "after an hour
or so of debate."
The Boardman bill will be up
for final House vote when the
session reconvenes.
If it is approved by the House
It then goes to the Senate. The
Senate would have to suspend
rules to give final approval to
the Boardman bill Monday.
"I'm Thankful"
. ,'. for the many privileges
and opportunities that ara
mlna in this great country.
It's indeed tima wa alf
paused to ba "thankful."
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