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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1958)
CREDIT FOR TOP PREPPERS UO Adopts Placement Plan Thr University became the first Inst i tut ion i>i lii|<hci' cdueat inn in nnil one nf the first on I hr west coast to adopt tin- Ad vanced Placement Program after h vote by Die University faculty. The faculty vole given out standing high school students In Oregon the right to rfceive I;ni Vfialty credit for college-level courses taken while still in high school. linn I*raised - Aii in ding io it 11. < ■ 1:11 k, dean of the college of libeial arts, the new plan will be “an excellent educational experience " (’lark s id that the high school student will now lie utile to move along faster In school, and he will avoid having to repeat courses In col lege which he has already had In high seh'sil. Clark predicted that a number of schools will Introduce courses to permit tin- more outstanding students to progress faster, t’sed Hoeeessfnlly The Advanced Placement Pro gram was developed by the College Entrance Examination Hoard, a national testing agency. It is being used successfully by more than 133 colleges and uni versities at the present time. According to Clark. It has also l>een adopted this year by Okla homa. New Mexico, ana Arizona The basic plan to be followed will permit advanced students to take college-level courses while still in high school. Upon com pletion of the courses, the student will take the yearly examinations given by the College Entrance Examination Board. Credit (tiven Those who successfully pass the exams will receive college credit In subject areas covered, the amount of credit being deter mined by the Institutions in which Cosmopolitan Club Presents Program Cosmopolitan Club the Inter national meeting place for foreign ami American students, featured a program entitled "Latin Amer ican Evening" Friday night. Eight South American nations were represented by perform ances ranging from tango dances to an encore of "The Panama Hymn." Taking part in the evening's entertainment were Heloisa Fo nseca, Julia Davila, Eugene Pe rez. Alica Barham, Manuel Guz man, Karen Holmgren, Tony La pitan, Gloria Minncy, Norma Ca chelle. Hector Viole, and Michael Kindeniann, master of ceremonies. The theme of the next Cosmo Club meeting will be "Japanese Evening." All TJO students are invited to attend the 8 p.nt. Fri day meetings at the Congrega tional Church. Freshman Girls Begin YW Work The YWCA frosh commissions begin their winter term operation today. Groups will meet at 4 p.m. on Mondays, 3 p.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, \ p.m. on Wednes days, and 3 p.m. on Thursdays. Emphasis this term will be on service projects, tours, and assist ing with the Heart Hbp. Com mission members will also par ticipate in general YWCA proj ects such as the international re treat and the spring conference at Menucha. All freshman YWCA members are eligible to participate in the commissions. Girls who did not join the Y this fall or who iTid not participate in a commission are invited to become active in the Y now. they enroll. While the program is designed lor atndcnta who enroll In the special rouraes in high school, the program Ih also open to cx ceptlonal students in other high school*. Theae students, after pri vate study and on recommenda tion of Hie principal, may then lake the exam*. If panned, these ; .student* may also receive college credit. Plans Model Howard Itean, associate pro | fessor of political science, haa been working out detaila of the plan since laat April, along with hla committee yn advanced place ment arel credit. The proposal just passed bad received a preliminary and unani mous approval of the faculty of ! th< college of liberal arts. With the passage of the program at tin- University, schools partici pating in th<- program will be ex pert'll to Introduce the college level i nurse into their programs. Gives Opportunity According to Ur. Dear, tin- Ad vanced Placement Program gives gifted students an opportunity to “break the rigid chronological pattern which characterizes their education from kindergarten to college, by allowing them to do challenging college level work while still in high school. Under the new program, col lege-level examinations will be : made available in 12 fields: Kng lish composition, literature, >Ju ropean history, American history. French, German, Latin, Spanish, biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Urograms Offered Olark said the above does not mean that each high school taking part in the program will offer all 12 college level courses. He said each school will establish j courses in accordance with its faculty strengths and physical facilities, such as laboratories and library. The action Just passed marks the second step to provide gifted students with greater educational opportunities In 1952. the Uni versity introduced a series of "honors" courses for top-ranking students at the freshman and sophomore level. Known as the Sophomore Hon ors program, this plan makes available to the gifted student, an opportunity for an enriched pro gram of study. It has proved highly successful. Drill Meet Entered By Pershing Rifles i nc local company of 1’ershing Hi flea, national honorary aociety of drill and "military, will send a 28-man drill team to a regional drill competition at Corvallis February 7-8. Drill teama from the six North west companies of the eleventh regiment of Pershing Rifles will drill on the Oregon State college campus for the two-day competi tion, according to Neil Saling, 11th Regt. spokesman. This drill competition is the beginning of an annual regimen tal drill-off as planned by the staff of the regimental head quarters, located on the OSC cam pus. Foreign Art Work Being Displayed A show of art work by children from 20 countries is currently on display at the University’s school of architecture and allied arts. The exhibit, assembled by the University of Nebraska, includes work of children from the ages six through 14 or 15. The display is open to the public. Sidney Little, dean of the school, said of the show: “It is surprisingly unified in its char acter. The work is representative of the painting of children every where.’’ Other companies in the regi ment participating in the compe tition, besides the Oregon and Oregon .State companies, are Uni versity of Washington, company B, University of Idaho, company C, State College of Washington, i company D and Montana State university, company F. At the drill competition, the first three teams will be placed from the starting six, and the first place will receive the Regi mental Drill Trophy. Other teams will receive commendation. Following the drill competition a regimental convention or meet ing of company commanders will be held. At this meeting future plans and policies will be dis | cussed and formulated. Campus Calendar Monday 8:00 U. S. 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