Medford High School - Crater Yearbook (Medford, OR)

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nited States, Soviet educational aspirations Ivan the Terrible provided Dr, Maytield's backdrop labovel. His hat, a shoplra, is a type Khrushchev made popular. How does a student have time to eat in three minutes? lbelowl Medtord High schedule puzzles Soviet English teacher. Russian students have twenty minutes between classes. Dr. Mayfield did not become converted to caviar three times a day but he did return trom his Russian tour sporting a iaunty tur hat. In October, he was privileged to ioin a group ot other American educators tor a tour ot Soviet schools. He returned with a strong beliet in the triendliness and good will ot the Russian people and a strong dis- trust ot their leaders. Dr, Maytield absorbed a great deal ot intormation ,regarding the country's indus- tries, politics, religion, morals, eating habits, and dress, as well as school curricula. Ot interest to Medtord High students was his report on the Soviet secondary school program. Russian students do not participate in student government or activities such as publications, student council, athletics, or the school social lite that our young people do. However, Pio- neer Clubs, tinanced by the state, are open most ot the day and into the evening tor anyone who cares to participate. This pro- gram includes summer camps which provide recreation, physical checlc-up and treat- ment, and agricultural experiments. Chemistry Club activities

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faculty Who Is in My Class? Who are you, young people: Whai' is your po+en+ial? The girl wifh 1'he shy smile Or +he one in +he back seal' S+aring dreamily in+o space, The boy who keeps +he class in sfifches, The one who s+udies hard To fulfill his dreams . . . Whal' are you like Behind fhose shy smiles and grins? You have 'rhe abililies To become grea+ leaders To esfablish a name for yourselves To be oufsfanding ci+izens . . . Who are you?

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are divergent American schools are decidedly superior fo fhose of fhe Sovief according fo Dr. Mayfield. l-lowever, he was singularly im- pressed by fhe aflenfiyeness of Sovief sfuf denfs. ln every class he visifed, sfudenfs were paying respecfful affenfion fo fhe feacher af all fimes. Soyief school buildings are of a sfandard paffern, fhree, four, and five sfories, wifh small rooms, and are nof affracfive ar- chifecfurally. l-lowever, rooms and corridors are brighfened by flowers, aquariums, beaufiful painfings, and cages of birds or squirrels. Double sfudy-shiffs are sfandard and all schools operafe on a six-day basis, alfhough on Safurday sfudenfs are excused abouf fwo o'cloclc. Sovief sfudenfs have no home worlc for weekends by official decree of fhe lvlinisfry of Educafion. Classes are or- ganized on a formal lecfure guesfion-and- answer mefhod. The fwo main goals in educafing Sovief children are fo malce fhem physically sfrong and healfhy, and fo bring fhem up in fhe frue spirif of communism. Complefe ad- herence fo Communisf principles is fhe ideal goal for all sfudenfs. DR. LEONARD B. MAYFIELD Superinfendenl of Schools please Pioneer Club members Sfudenls pose befween classes in len-year school af Moscow mv' fd.