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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1955 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE SEVEN - " tM , J COMPETENT INSTRUCTORS ARE a must in the success of any high school music program, and the following instructors are one of the reasons why ( Klamath Union High School's music department has rated so hjghly on the .West Coast, (left to right, standing) Mr. Don McKemie, instructor1 of orchestra and boys' Glee Club; Mr. Stephen 'Steve' Stone, 'B' Band, Mixed Chorus, and theory classes; Mr. Freeman Yount, Klamath Falls elementary schools' bands; Mr. LaMar Jensen, concert, 'A' Band, and girls' Glee Club; and Mr. Kristian I Gippo, orchestra and strings in Klamath Falls elementary schools. ( left to right, seated) Mrs. Betty Thornton, secretary to. Mr. Loney; Miss Ruth Lobaugh, Klamath Falls elementary schools' vocal supervisor; and Mr. Andrew Loney, Jr., music department head for the Klamath Falls School System. Mr. Loney's name in the world of music is almost a legend in the state of Oregon. Photo by Dwayne Prather. Cutline by Lois Sheppler t The Voice Ot Klamath Union High School 3f ember Of ' Oregon Scholastic Press PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY IN THE HERALD & NEWS 99 'Sports Album' Highlight Of Script, Mike 'Features' ' By CAROLE HORNB r" Over radio 'station KFJI every -. Wednesday evening at 7:15. the Klamath Union High School 'Sports Album.' produced by Mr. Charles Woodhouse's Script and Micro- i phone Guild, can be heard. The program is produced in conjunc- i.i. tion with the Radio English u 'classes. Dwain Epps, writes the script for the sports album, while Joyce Howard has charge of 'Sportraits.' ' and Roger Ferrier directs the in- ""terviews. "" Each week the 'Sports Album' "' features a different 'Sportraif of a KUHS boy who is active in sports. Different speakers are also In terviewed. Many guest speakers including outstanding coaches from different schools' appear. As an added attraction on their "' program, a sports question is asked, and whoever gives the cor " rect answer receives .frtw football "tickets. Requirements for persons wish ' ing to participate on the 'Sports "Album' include a grade average of 2.5. and the candidate must lake Radio English. No dues, are required. j Officers this year are: Dwain i Epps. president: Joyce Howard. vice president: and Betty Hodges, t sokretary-treasurer. 'Cports Album plans to spotlight I county schools as their new fca j tuie. Mr. Charles Woodhouse Is facul t ty adviser. Food Sale Proves 'Success'" by Staff i By SHARON O'NLIL The News Nugget's cooked food ' ale which was recently held at .fenney's and Sears proved to be a real success. Twenty-three dol i lars and five cents were netted. 'i Purpose of the sale was to pur- cliase a page for the staff in the " E; Rodeq. ' Cakes, cookies, doughnuts and randv were donated by the Jour- naiKm SlUneiUS ui ma, unit, vuiuu tfign School. The El Rodeo Staff has moved their headquarters to room 104. If, J (' ' MANY SAVORY ODORS elic iting from Klamath Union High's Home Economics' de partment can be attributed to the excellent cuisine in struction of Miss Clara Shap ard, who is in charge of assisting KU girls learn the finer points of culinary art. Pelican Poet SILLY DITTY By Jo Ann Geiss "I want a coke." "Make mine a lime." No. lisn't a Joke, "Burger for mine." "Here's lor a shake." "French fries, side order." "Graveyards are nrrat!" "Make Alaskan borders?" "Sorry, 'fraid not." "Hey Gang! Know what?" "This thing's not cold." "And, dig this hut." PEL-l-SCOPE - City and County BPOK Dance Armory Halloween ' - Fisher Body Craftsmen Bovs Assembly Ashland-Here End of First Nine Weeks Cross Country Track Meet at Lewis and Clark Nov 1 Library Club Program Little Theater t Glrlt League Assembly a American Education Week Program Nov. 11 Veterans Day Nov. 11 Football Quarter Finals "A" String Nov. K Football Quarter Finals "A" String Nov. IB 'K' Club Carnival Oct. 31 Nov. 3 No. 4 Nov. S Nov. Nov. Detention Set On Tardiness By CAROLE HORN To prevent tardiness before school and between classes. ' a system called "noon detention" has been Inaugurated since the second week of school. During the first week of school there was an average of 121 stu dents tardy, but during the second week only 31 were tardy. The purpose of noon detention is to make the students pay for their tardiness and It also re duces would-be tardy students. Detention Is held In room 300 from 12:20. Currently there is an average of six to eight students a dav. Mr Dwight French has charge of the nroject, and in turn he assigns each faculty member three-or-four day period to be in charge of the room. TO BK EXri'MER WASHINGTON i UP i The While House announced today that all federal employes living in commu nities where election are sched. uled this fall will be excused from work to vote. IT SHOULD BE By Jo Ann Geiss Sunday morning bright and early, I rise to meet ' the golden sun, Orectlng folks smilingly; This is what should be done. CLOSING OUT SALE continutt - KLAMATH FURNITURE CO. 221 Male Platter Patter By "BEV" DORAN Dear "MARGIE": I have gotten all your "LOVE LETTERS", and "I CAN'T BE GIN TO TELL YOU" but "IT'S ALL OVER NOW". So "DON'T BE A BABY." "AFTER ALL", I was only a guy with "BELL BOT TOM TROUSERS" "IN LOVE IN VAIN." "IT'S BEEN A LONG. LONG TIME" since we took that SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY" unri fell "IN LOVE ON A GREY HOUND BUS." "OH WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE." Since then I've fallen in love with a "GAL IN CALICO" named "NANCY" YOU'LL NEVER KNOW,, what a "KISS GOODNIGHT" can lead to. "SOONER OR LATER" "THE GYPSY" had to be right when she said "TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE." "SINCE YOU WENT AWAY" to the hoosegow I've been forced to death, and I found out that "THERE IS A TAVERN IN THE TOWN." I went there and met "NANCY." "ITS LOVE, LOVE. LOVE." "We're going to ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE." By a marriage ceremonv and move to the "ROGUE RIVER VALLEY." "SINCERELY," KFLW Beams 'Nugget' News By FRED HEARD Hey kidst Join the gang and tune In to radio station KPLW every Saturday evening at 6:15. Joyce Howard and Bill Perkins are the co-announcers for the "News Nugget." This show features news from the KUHS News Nugget published each Sunday in the Herald and News. It is a public-service fea ture and appears through the cour tesy of Mr. Frank Jenkins, owner and publisher of the Herald and News, and Mr. Bud Chandler, sta tion manager of KPLW. Appearing with Howard and Perkins is Jerry Mlnchintob, who has been assisting with his piano playing for the past month. Among the selections Minchinton has played are: "Seventeen," "Five Foot Two," "Ain't She Sweet," nnd an arrangement of his own. If any of you "guys and gals" have talent, please inform Joyce or Bill and you may be fortunate enough to appear on the show! Mi MM T OIICOH UKOIAUIC run V MM 'News Beat' By LINDA GREGORY At the beginning of each school vear. many clubs nf Klamath Un ion High School have conducted the signing of new members and Induction ceremonies. Also they have betun making plans for ac tivities for the coming school year. Ofrirera for Art Club have been elected: Jerry Stewart, presirieut; Jerry Frye. vire president: Betty Wright, secretary; Penny Raught, treasurer. Girls League presented an In teresting program recently in Pell can Court, uurlng activity oerlod. Officers for this club are: Beverly Ovcren, president: Susan Derby, vice president; and Marilyn Her- sey. secretary-treasurer. After the business meeting concluded, Gall Nerseth sang two songs, accom panied on the piano by Judy Had ley. Then a skit entitled. "The Lone Psychiatrist." was given by Zelda Scoubes. Naomi Parker, Barbara Briand. Nola Higdon, Royann Plass, Ann Calder, and . Dor thea Geary. Mixed Chorus officers have been elected for the year. Glenn Moore, president; Jerry Minchinton, vice president; Betty Jean Clifford, see-eretary-treasiircr: SSuianne Brnull Inrd and Eva Billups, secretary librarians. ' Delta Chi had a party and In stallation for new and old mem bers at the First Christian Church last week. Ski Club dues are to be paid to Mr. Howard Bailey. Nancy Clark. Paula Cook, or Joe Unman. The dues are $3.50 and must be paid by November 1. Student pictures were distributed last week and moans and groans eould be heard about how horrid I looked. Edwards Photography Studio, photographic service for schools, took pictures of all the students of KU. Any of you deer hunters who have old deer hides lying around, just contact Paul Adams for a Speedy pick-up. His phone number is 3517. The hides are to be turned over to DeMolay. Hey kids! November 18th is the date planned for the "K" Club Carnival, an annual presentation of the "K" Club. Remembering the success of last year's carnival, this year's show promises to be even bigger and better, Many students of KUHS can be seen sporting the Klamath Pelicans Buttons. If you're a KU fan. you should have one. These buttons are being sold by the Pep Peppers for 15 cents. Be sure and geti w We mustn't forget last Friday night's football thriller with Iteno. The students were really behind the team. If vou haven't attended any ot tne looioaii games mu far. you're really missing a good JULIA ANN BRITTAIN blonde haired and blue-green eyed senior, it vice president of Pep Peppers. Photo by Guderian The Grapevine By BEV DORAN Here It is time again for an other issue of our News Nuggets' "Grapevine." Some of you kids haven't been doing much or saying what you have done. Your name can't appear in this column un less you have done and told some thing interesting, Marilyn Metier was found sitting on the floor at the after-game dance, when we played Reno. Jo Ann Geiss and Charles Gray displayed a very fine exhibition of the Vega Bop brought to KU by Churles from Las Vegas, Nevada Oregon Avenue was the scene for two very fine illustrated dances. There were the Bunny Hop and Can-Can done by Joyce Howard and Jerry Minchlton. What hap pened to your plans to do It at Sixth and Main after the Reno game? Again we find sophomores and freshmen walking down the Junior senior walk. If tills tradition-break ing habit continues by our latest group of under clnssman possible educational admonition from the K Club will be forthcoming. Re' member: "fools rush in where angels fear to tread." (In case you don't know who wrote this famous couplet, it was Alexander Pope. That is all ot the gossip told to the staff this week. If you kids hear about something be sure and tell it to one of the staff. It will be very, much appreciated. New High Set By 'El Rodeo' For Fall Sales By LOIS SHEPPLER "Since so many students have purchased the 1956 El Rodeo, we will have the money to make it a larger, more colorful, superior yearbook than last year's," stated Mr. Robert Buelow, yearbook ad viser, when asked if he had any comments on the '56 El Rodeo. At the present writing the total sales has reached 1,078, while la 76 more annuals sold than last year. There probably will be an other 20 or 25 sold to new etu dents and latecomers. Seniors were third in sales with 250. Juniors were second with 261. Highest class for yearbook sale! were the sophomores, who chalked . up a total of 264, Just one mora than the Juniors. The freshmen were last with 239 purchases. Marlene Stiles won a ' free an nual for selling the most subscrip tions, Marlene sold a total of 176 yearbooks. Football pictures are scheduled to be taken this week, and by October 25, the Juniors' photo graphs will be completed. The sen iors' photographs were begun this week. i"ti " IN- f TIM O'HARRA , , This KU senior Dramatics student has performed well in a number of productions for Mrs. Blomquist. Photo by Guderian Editor's Scrapbook By LINDA GREGORY On October 26, 1825, a great' event in the history of our coun try took place In the Northeastern portion of our country. It mams the date of the first boat trip down the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal was built tor the purpose of con necting the East to what was then the West. Little do we realise the signifi cance of such an event. The build-, ing of the canal cost about 17,500, 000. but has paid tor itself many times over. It provided a route , where people and manufactured . goods could flow Into the west, and raw materials could pour into) the East. The canal helped New York City develop into the great., est financial center In the coun try. We have heard songs, verses, and stories about the Erie Canal since our childhood. The next time you hear it, Just stop to think or its Importance to me growtn our country. time. There is only one more game left trl with It! Girls who worked in the Book Store during noon for the week of October 19-21 were: Beverly uar kee, Lee Merklin, Pat Barron, Rita Stell, Madeline Colemlne, Maltha Blessinger. Sue Derby. Frances rake. Sharon Dewing. Gall Mor. rlson. These girls are members of the SOS Club, the moneymaKing club for Girls League. News Nugget recently had a food sale which brought in S23.05. It was held on the corners of l'en . -nii Sear's. Staff members who sold were Jan Murphy. Glen- da, Johnson, Fred Heard, Beverly Dnran, Lois Sheppler, Sharon O'Ncll. and Carole Hornc. Food waa contributed by the News Nug get staff and members of beginn ing Journalism classes. 'Editorial Admonition' By JOYCE HOWARD The crutch parade added a new member as of Monday. October 17. Arlen Jackson, one of the boy twlrlers, fell down the stairway leading from the band room to the main hall and sprained his foot. Some rowdy people enjoy making life miserable for other people through such uncxcusablc rowdiness. It always seems these are the people who blame others for their pranks. In this crowded high school rowdiness Is a form of show ing how adolescent high school students can be. It doesn't take any more time to be respectful: In fact, in the long run. you won't have to pick up so many books, if you are courteous. By LOIS SHEPPLER ' Mr. Pete O'Toole has been an American . History teacher at Klamath Union High School, since September of 1949. He was born In Juntura, Oregon. Mr. O'Toole received his bachelor of science degree from the University of Ore gon and since then has taught at Vale, and Burns, Oregon, prior to coming here. This American History teacher wrote his own study material for a course of world culture he was scheduled to teach here. The state was Interested when they learned of this new approach to instruct ing. The State Department ot Edu cation has included this material In a stnte-wldc course for teach ing of World Culture. What he has written is a cultural approach to the study of world history, with six basic cultural aspects of civil isation. These include: religious, the need for religious expression: economic, the need for making a living: social, the need for social organization; political, . the need for law and order; intellectual, the need for knowledge; and es thetic, the need for self-expression. Under these topics Mr. O'Toole has written a course for World Culture, but currently only instructs world history. Mr. James Dcrmody is presently teach ing the cultural course. Mr. O'Toole likes all sports, hunting and fishing Included, while he dislikes only tardy students. "Ours is a wonderful school, and I have a fine group of students this year," Mr. O'Toole stated, when asked what he thought of KUHS. 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