The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-28
Southern Speaks
BY DOUGLAS SMITH

Early this morning nine students
from the journalism Staff left for
a fOur-day stay at Lexington, Va.
for press ASSOCIATION mcetii.c.
Southern has just recently become
member Of the Soutneln Inter-
scholastic Press Association ISL
P.A.) and is attending the conVen-
tion for the first time. The group
will be accompanied by Miss Ro-
berta COgley Journalism adviser.
and Mrs. Arthur Jones. The stu
dents are jamie Glotfelty, Nancy
Jones, Pat Gortner. Dolores Vetter.
Beverly Winters, Sam Ashenfelter.
Sam Moore. Bill Schaeffer and
Doug Smith.
Southern's track team iourneyed
to Fort Hill High School this morn
ing for Potomac Valley Confer
ence track meet In our first meet
of the year. the boys will be
matched against opponents from
Romney Ridgeley and Keyser. The
meet was originally scheduled for
Tuesday.
Senior girls home economies
classes have recently begun a play
school for children of kindergarten
level Special invitations were sent
to various homes and II youngsters
enrolled for the six weeks course.
Mr.. Francis W. Sanders. presi-
dent of the Maryland Motor Truck
Association. officially presented the
school with an Auto Trainer"
Driver Education machine) Tues
day afternoon. Mr. Sanders pre-
scented plaque to DR.. James S.
Collins principal. in the cafeteria
before several distinguished guests.
The event was also witnessed by
the Driver Education classes.
Several boys belonging to the
Future Farmers of America group
attended a dairy cattle judging con
test at Morgantown. w. Va, on Sat
urday, April %, where they COM
peted with Northern High School
for honors. Bob Terrant, Southern.
came through in winning style as
he topped all other opposition in
the contest Southern's next best
bets were Monte Wilson and Tom
Glotfelty Mr. Merritt Pope FLA.
adviser, accompanied the group
On Friday. April %. an assembly
was called for students in the
Junior and Senior classes who are
planning to attend a college fol-
lowing graduation. Mr.. r. Bowen
Hardesty president Of Frostburg
State Teachers College. and Mr.
Lowell Sewers, Professor of Chem
istry at the same college, gave talks
concerning the opportunities Of
fered at Frostburg State
Members of the Southern High
Parent Teachers Association were
guests at a banquet held at North
ern High on Monday evening. Fol-
lowing the banquet a workshop was
held where group topics were dis
cuSsed.
The Future Teachers of America
were guests at Potomac State Col
lege on Monday A group of about
10 Southern Eta. members took
part in the all-day tour of the
campus.
The third Junior and Senior get
together of the year was held in
the gym Tuesday evening. A large
majority of the Junior and Senior
classes were there all dressed like
farmers almost all Prizes were
given TO the best dressed farmer
and farmerette at the dance.
Mr. DeNeal Deans office prac
tice class began tWOweek work
program on Monday, April Is.
About 45 senior students have taken
temporary jobs in clerical practice
and sales work in Oakland and are
working halliday shifts
Several afternoon core classes
were tuned in over the PA. system
to President Eisenhower's speech
on Monday afternoon On Tuesday
morning for the first time, the
time, news and temperature was