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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.
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- 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. Marine Corps
Commuters SU
Noon Fest of Arts 111 SU
Span Tbl 112 SU
Womens Rifle Clb 113 SU
4:00 Hds of Hses 113 SU
Movie Com 302 SU
7:00 Alpha Beta Chi Frat
112 SU
Orides Gerl 3rd Fir
7 30 Co-Ed Hsing 111 SU
8:00 Globetrotters Mac Ct
Foreign Stu Conv Hr
Gerl 2nd Fir
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