Medford High School - Crater Yearbook (Medford, OR)

Page 20 text:

Assistant Superintendents active in state Mr. Elliott Beclcen, distinguislned assistant superintendent ot Medtord sclwools, was tionor- ed last winter by tl'ie American Association ot Sclnool Administrators and the National Scltool Boards Association, witti an appoint- ment to a nation-wide committee ot six mem- bers to develop criteria tor tlne evaluation ot sclnool districts. Locally Mr. Beclcen bas been a member ot tbe United Medtord Crusade board since its original inception: he is active in tlwe Lions Club and a member ot ttie board ot tlne Jaclcson County Public Library. Mr. Becken is working tor lwis doctoral de- gree in education. Last summer lne attended tlwe University ot Oregon and will again attend tlne university in the coming summer session tor This is going to ruin my whole budget! ercarns B' Barker. 'Bi f-st tbi-k :f tre c'ea g b' gout save' assures Mr, Becie' a member :' T'e Medford turttier graduate worl-c. 1-fxs .Z QN 5.

Page 19 text:

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.

Page 21 text:

and national educational organizations Lions Club as he ersuades his cusromer of fhe neces- . P sify of buying a broom made by The biind. Mr. Russell Acheson, lv1edford's newes+ as- sisianl superiniendeni, is already well known here where he speni' seven years as a coach before he enlered 'rhe Air Force as llighl in- sirucior and member of Ferry and lvlililary Air Transporl Commands. Aller lhe war he re- 'rurned lo Oregon. From l95O-l959 he was principal of Bend Senior High, eller being coach, dean, and assislanl' principal. In I959 Mr. Acheson was elecled +0 Jrhe vice presidency of Oregon Associaiion ol Secondary School Principals. Lasl fall he came 'ro Medford as assisiani superiniendeni' and was given lhe duiies of co-ordinaiing ihe non-insiruclional program of lhe eniire school disirici-supplies, lransporlalion, and mainlenance.