Image provided by: Clackamas Community College; Oregon City, OR
About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1982)
Russian teacher Linguist lectures at College “I feel teaching is the hardest job in the world,” said Dr. Elna Zeltyn, a soviet language teacher who spoke at the College last Friday. sian language and Russian culture at the American/Rus- sian Institute. Zeltyn maintains that schooling is a much more Dr. Zeltyn lectured on the demanding process in the techniques used by the soviets Soviet Union. Classes and to teach not only foreign homework áre much more in languages, but general studies, tensive, and involve several dif as well: Zeltyn visited the Col ferent methods of teaching. lege courtesy of the Oregon Council for American Soviet The main emphasis of the Friendship. soviet learning system, she ex plained, is on the student’s As a part of a diplomatic ability to think and reason. “exchange” program, Zeltyn “Students are constantly en has spent the last three years couraged to ask the question, living in San Francisco and Why?” she said. Although the Russian teaching various levels of Rus- language is taught in all Schools in the Soviet Union, each district teaches primarily in its own tongue. The USSR is a multi-lingual nation, speaking approximately 105 languages. Last year Magdelena Ladd, chairperson of the foreign language department, presented Dr. Zeltyn with a book about Oregon. This year Zeltyn received a myrtlewood salad bowl for her visit to the College. Myrtlewood grows only in Oregon and Israel. “You have such a beautiful college here,” Zeltyn said. “I love this part of the world.” ASG considers funding request By Alison Hull “If we don’t get the money from ASG, we have no other Starting off last Thursday’s alternative and probably won’t ASG meeting was a request for go,” Prouty said. The request $1,212 from the speech team was moved and seconded to be to help send four people to the referred to the Ways and nationals in Bloomington, Min Means Committee. A request was also made nesota. Karen Prouty, an ASG by the music department for Senator who presented the re $220.30 to send two people to, quest said, “The overall cost to competition in Seattle, send four people to the na Washington. It was referred to tionals is $2,775. The speech the Ways and Means commit team is requesting $1212.” tee and they decided on $100. “The department She also said, “It will cost $278 for travel money by plane, chairperson turned down the which was the cheapest form of music department so they transportation We could find, came to ASG,” Steve Vohs, $840 for lodging, $420 for ASG Business Manager said. “I meals and a registration fee of felt that the procedures for the request weren’t done right. $120. Of The Print Dr. Elna Zeltyn Staff photo by Duane Hiersche Student Services gets ‘OK’ survey review C Students feel all the Stu- department to tn he " be veru very ft friendly dent services office which took and helpful to their fullest ex part in the survey terken Jan: tent.” 18-22 are for the most part do Results of this survey will ing the jobs they should do. be used by the Student Ad Although the Handicap visory Committee, made up of ped Resource Center had the ASG members. This is in hopes fewest questionnaires filled out, of improving services. it received the most optimistic The survey was conducted responses. through the office of Lee Of those who took the Fawcett, assistant dean of stu survey, 100 percent felt they dent services. received the help they need from the resource center, and that people Working there are “friendly;” while 80 percent felt the help received was “always” accurate, useful, and prompt. Twerity percent Said they “usually” received accurate, useful, and prompt help. The counseling depart ment faltered a bit in the pro mptness category. Only 35 percent of the 20 people ques tioned said they “always” received prompt service from this department. Art Hames, counseling director, stated about the prompt service, “We are working oh it.”/ All other offices, in cluding; Admissions/Registrar, THE ASG CONVENED in CC Career Development and Placement Center, Cashiers, Financial Aid, Health Center, Student Activities/ASG, and Veterans Services scored in the 70-80 percent range in the “always” prompt column, and The College Bowl team 20-30percent under “usually competed in the annual prompt” column. Association of College Unions- Some of the common sug -Intemational (ACU-I) tourna gestions students made in re me ntFeb. 13-14 in Boise, quest that Student Ac Idaho and did .not too well,” tivities/ ASG “circulate a flyer Coach Dick Andrews said, “In at the beginning of each fact, we garnered 10th out of quarter describing the ASG 10.” and.the upcoming issues,” and Clackamas was the only that more people are heeded to community college represented work in each office; in the competition, which drew The Placement Center teams-from all over the ACU-I received some positive com district 18, including Oregon, ments, suclTas, “Over the past Washington, Idaho, Montana, three to four years of coming to Alaska and parts of Canada. “The important thing is, the College and Placement Center, I have found this we had a good time and the Wednesday, February 24, 1982 101 last Thursday to hear funding requests College Bowl team bites big one in Boise Staff photo by Duane Hiersche kids learned a lot,” Andrews said. His team consisted of Art Stenberg (team captain), Pat Raible, Brian Lidehal, Doug Ewald and Kile Erwin. A location has not been selected for next year’s com petition, but Clackamas Com- munity is a possibility, Student Activities Director Debbie Baker said. Non Smoking housemate familiar with broom wanted. Three bedroom house in coun try setting-Redland. $200 month. Leave message 631-7058. They failed to give the Ways and Means Committee enough information.” It was moved and. second ed to accept the proposal of $100. There was a division of the house and the motion pass ed with 12. Other action items were the copying machine for the CC mall. Steve Vohs, Business Manager said, “I sent a letter to Russell Johnson for informa tion and I’m waiting for. a return.” “The Valentines Dance went over well, but the money situation .has to change,” Ac tivities Director Dick Edwards said. “For the amount of peo ple in the building, we didn’t get the money. People were sneaking in.” Dave Buckley, student programs specialist said, “There were well over 200 people at the dance and we brought in $250. We should have brought in at least $300. There were at least 50 people that snuck in.” There will be a ski pro gram at Multopor ski bowl March 1 with Chemeketa, Mt. Hood and Clackamas atten ding. Only staff and students are invited arid it lasts from 4-10 p.m. “Tickets are $4 a piece and we’re trying to sell as many as we can,” said Kelly Sullivan, outdoor recreation specialist. “There will be live music for those 21 and over plus a type of beer garden and for under 21 there will be someone spin ning records.” NAVY VETERANS The pay raise this year for E-5 and E-6 was 16.5% which means an E-6 with six years service gets $1023 a month. You may qualify for a selective re- enljstment bonus and other benefits. For more Information CALL 1-800-452-5554 (Toll Free) NAVY IT’S NOT JUST A JOB, IT’S AN ADVENTURE. page 3 '