Five Year Study Completed Old English Methods Junked An a result of a five year study by the Ore (ton Curriculum Study Center, “New English" has been born. "New English" is u new course f o r grades seven through 12, which junks existing methods and texts It attempts to bring the study of English up to date The center operated on a mil lion dollars in funds from the U.S. Office of Education, the Uni versity and the participating cities The five year contract for the study ended in August. It was discovered that three main problems plagued the pro gram. because of uncertainty on what English courses should contain, the program became a catch-all for such unrelated subjects as telephone manners and good study habits. Repetition Secondly there was no logical progression from year to year. This led to much material being related each year, while some areas were briefly touched. As Albert It Kitzhaber, direr tor of the project said, "English texts are out of date before they are printed." Kitzhaber felt that most secondary school teachers were out of touch with the ad vances in their field The “New English" is aimed at eliminating these faults. It builds on what the student has learned the previous year, and points to what he will learn the following year. Three Areas It is divided into three areas: literature, language and rhetoric. Each of these areas can be sub divided and studied on levels varying from simple to sophisti cated. The literature program focuses on literary works for their own sake. The study of history or other areas, which come into play in the works, is not stressed The kernel sentence is the ba sis for the language study. The kernal sentence is the simple declarative sentence, and accord ing to the study, all other sen Grads Apply Now For Fellowships Inquiries about the Danforth Graduate Fellowships are invited front any eligible student who did not apply and submit to an inter view, during the 1967 spring term. Inquiries should be made by October 4 of either Dean William Handy or Dean Glenn Starlin in the ollice of the College of Lib eral Arts, 114 Friendly Hall. The Fellowships, offered by the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri, are open to seniors or recent graduates of accredited colleges in the United States, who have serious interest in college teaching as a career, and who plan to study for a Ph.D. in a field common to the undergradu ate college. Approximately 120 Fellowships will be awarded in March, 1968. Candidates must be nominated by liaison officers of their under graduate institutions by Novem ber 1, 1967. The Foundation does not accept direct applications for the Fellowships. Danforth Graduate Fellows are eligible for four years of finan cial assistance, with a maximum annual living stipend of $2400 for single Fellows and $2950 for married Fellows, plus tuition and fees. Dependency allowances arc available. Financial need is not a condition for consideration. "We record anything recordable" • special events • discs & tapes • albums # music programs STUDENT RATES! Lowe Recording Services Call anytime 345-4153 P.O. Box 535 896-3212 Eugene tencex can be derived from it. Spelling and punctuation have also been re-vamped. For example, it may help the student to know that beat and beet were once pronounced dif ferently, and hence their are dif ferent spellings for the same sound. The rules of punctuation are not stressed as much as their functional value. The comma, for instance, represents a slight pause in our speech. Rhetoric is the study of get ting ideas across to other human beings. The "New English” says Student Petitions Required Thursday Several student positions are still open on University student faculty committees, according to ASUO President Scott Karleigh. Petitions for the following com mittee jiositions are due no later than Thursday. They may be turned in at the ASUO office on the third floor of the SU. Inter views will begin Monday. The committees are: Academic Occasions; Building and Grounds: Student Court; Student Con duct; Student Publications Board; Student Traffic Court, and Ad visory Committee on Computer Registration. There is also one position open on Rally Board and five places each on the Elections Board and the Elections Court. Pending ASUO Senate confir mation three students have been named to the Assemblies and Lectures Committee. They are Bob Bartlett, Steve Carlson and Tony llazapis. 26 Students Study In Netherlands Twenty-six male students have arrived in The Netherlands to begin a year of study under a University exchange program now in its third year. The American students will study international business edu cation through next June at the Netherlands Institute for Foreign Kepresentation Ve <3%tta $$»f Ai&T Jk9t is Cx€vFR-(r3SiLY ijSjonfi aj a. 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