Scots Sigh As End Comes for Big Tests By Judy Hodson , well, don’t give up the male sex Juniors breathed a sigh of relief yet, girls — it’s only for a period Tuesday after completing the Na- of a few. weeks. tional Merit Scholarship Test. The| Musically talented Scots received three to four-hour examination test- ' encouraging ratings in the Region ed juniors on vocabulary, reading |II Music Festival held recently at and comprehension, and mathe- 'Ben Lomond High. matics. But eleventh graders re-| | In the field of vocal solos, Sally ceived an extra privilege to help | Whittier rated superior; Linda relieve the ‘‘after-test’’ tension. |Brown, Linda Monson, Gerald WalThey tore the test booklets into | lace and Hazel Bronson, excellent; pieces of all shapes and sizes. | Lillian West, RaNae Findlay and Those who score high enough to ' Judy Hamaker, very good. be entered. as semi-finalists will | Two vocal trios, the first consist‘ing of Judy Hodson, Carolyn Read Various junior English classes and Julie Bateman, and the second took ‘“‘attitude’’ tests last week. | of Juanita Cottle, Darlene Ficklin, They were given by a representa- | and Jean Edwards, each received a rating of excellent. tive from Utah State University. In piano solo, Linda Brown was The tests consisted of questions askrated excellent. A piané duet by ing ‘‘Who understands you best?’’ Clydene Green and Karen Morf earned a superior rating, while —father, mother, favorite girl, another duet consisting of Carolyn your age, favorite male teacher, Read and Lillian West was rated take another test next fall. ete. excellent. in instrumental music, Renald search to determine how young Watkins, earned a superior rating people feel towards different situafor his trombone solo, and Caretions. The tests were also given in lyn Atkinson received the same fifth and eight grades. All averages| honor for her clarinet solo. will be compared on a graph which A brass quartet consisting of Ronwil. show how attitudes change as | ald Watkins, Robert Deru, Bill people mature. Sherman and Kent Weir got superior honors, while a cornet trio inPetitions for seminary officers, cluding Kent Weir, Bill Sherman signed and accompanied by a pic- |and Garth Christiansen was judged The ture to tests of were the Wayne Primary conducted nominee, C. were Gunnell, elections in re- given excellent. principal. held In the Ben Lomond Poetry Festival, seven Scots received one or more superior ratings in poetry reading. They were Jean Anne Holbrook, Orlan Owens, Frank Wohl, Virginia Stockdale, Lynda LaBreeque, Linda Bailey and Joanne Eckersley. For original poetry entries, Cathy Gardner received an honorable mention rating and David Isaackson |earned an award certificate. Friday limited the field to twe candidates for each office. Seminary students enjoyed a jaunt te Lagoon Friday along with other seminary students from various parts of the state. A few free rides and a 10 per cent discount on other rides helped students “live it up.” A climaxed the evening the participants dance and all returned home, happy. tired but for | — CADET OF THE MONTH Cadet M.Sgt. Dennis Thurston, member of the color guard and supply sergeant in battle group headquarters, See |i Ben Lomond was filled with students and citizens Friday and Saturday during the first two days of the Fine Arts Festival. A band concert, art exhibit and drama were. only a few of the outstanding parts of the festival. Today in the auditorium, a music program furnished by the vocal and instrumental departments will begin at.2-p.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the art exhibit will again be open. } | | | | } a was chosen ‘“‘cadet of month.” Cadet Thurston was selected on the basis of scholarship, citizenship, and military bearing. He is the son of Mr. and Dennis Thurston Mrs. Leonard W. Thurston. Time to look at the ealendar again and notice that only 19 more days of ‘readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmetic’ left in this school year. One evidence is a sign posted on. the bulletin board which reads — “‘Sign Up for the Beard Growing Contest Here.” Yes, it’s,time for the cleanshaven, good-looking boys to turn into bearded, rugged looking — | | \