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.
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Dr. Elna Zeltyn
Staff photo by Duane Hiersche
Student Services gets
‘OK’ survey review
C
Students feel all the Stu- department to
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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.”
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