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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1971)
PORTLAND/OBSERVER Thursday M ar. 18, 1971 Education News PSU opera workshop An opera workshop that began winter term under the direction of Edward Schick, form er d ire ct or of the Pacific Opera Theater in Long Beach, C alifornia, w ill be offered Monday and Tuesday evenings beginning March 29, at Portland State U niversity through the Division of Continuing Educa tion. Registration for the two-credit workshop opens March 15 in the lobby of South Park Hall a t the R egistrar's Office. A nyone with a v o i c e of potential operatic range and - pianists who are interested in working with the comprehensive range of musical styles offered by opera are eligible fo r the course, according to D i r e c to r Shhick. The fir s t m ajor project of the course w ill beM ozart’ s"C osi fan tutte” to be presented May 19-22, through the cooperation of the PSU music and theater a rts departments. Other work projects w ill in clude M ozart’ s ’ ’ NozzedlFlga donizetti’ s " E l ix i r of Love,’’ Bizet’ s "C a rm en,” V e rdi’ s " L a T raviata,” and " I l Trovatore” as well as contemporary works. From the workshop in about a year, Schick hopes to evolve a producing opera theater fo r low- budget operations. A fte r 14 years professional experience in New York prepar ing operatic and concert reper toire fo r leading singers of the M etropolitan Opera Association and New York C ity Opera as well as Broadway musical sta rs,.... Schick moved to Southern Cal if. five years ago. Last summer he directed an opera worshop a t Lewis and C lark College and stayed on in Portland Service news pcc offers Know what a "goo gol" is?How about explaining the "K le in bot t le " phenomenon? Have youe- ver met Zeno’ s Paradox? Most m ath-haters w ill never make it with questions like that., and each one is missing a great deal of fun with figures, a n d some very practical understand ings and s k ills which can help in any profession or business. T h a t ’ s why Portland C o m - munity College is offering a new course called "A n Appreciation of Mathematics fo r the Interest ed Non-Mathematician” in Spring term . Meeting once a week from 6 t i l 8 p jn . on Thursday even in g s , beginning A p r i l 1, the course w ill be designed for per sons with an inquiring mind who may not have been exposed to much mathematics. Participants w ill be encouraged and aided to delve into areas of mathematics about which they may have heard but in which they have no exper ience, such as logic, topology,- - and statistics. The teaching methods w ill promote and support individual study, exploration and inquiry . PCC Math instructor Derek Down is in charge of the new course, assisted by instructors Bobby Finnell, and Troy Downey. Further information can be ob tained by calling M r. Down at 244-6111. E xt. 336. The teachers and social work aide have been delivering dental foim s to the parents of those youngsters eligible fo r free dental care. I f you s till have questions about how to use the dental form , you may call M is . Brown, Social W orker, 284-2412. The Social Work Aides are tak ing youngsters to th e ir dentists when parents request help with transportation. Transportation was provided fo r one week fo r a youngster who mother was unable to do so. We a ie able to help with transportation on a tempo rary, basis where needed. M rs . Edwards, Social Work Aide and Parent Coordinator,has work ed very diligently coordinating the transportation of parents to classes in physical fitness, 3wim ming, F irs t A id, and knitting. M rs Thomas, another Social Work Aide, was able to get mother helpers at the clinics fo r physical examinations and immunizations. M rs . Thomas had a serious fall while on the job and is recuperat ing slowly at home. M rs . Chase, Social Work Aide fo r Centers I. 4, and 7, has worked overtim e transporting both her centers and M rs.Thom as’ center to and frflm clin ic, classes,etc. drank TREE HOUSE CLUB ☆ a lot Imaginative . . . Sparkling. . . . Child-appealing, were the des - criptive phrases used recently by a television c ritic after view ing "T h e Treehouse Club.” This brand new children’ s television program w ill be aired this fall over select stations, ihe fifty-tw o week series had been prepared in cooperation with the staff of Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc., a Michigan based world-wide children’ s m in istry. Over 100 people in the field of religious education, child develop ment, film nl&king and a rt have participated in the programming and production. M r.AlanG eorge of the Fellowship’ s staff isco ord - inator and director of the series. The program w ill be aired Sat. morning. It has been estimated that 20 m illio n children eleven years of age and under watch - television for 5.3 hours eachSat. alone. The program promises to be one of the undisputed hits among the children’ s new fall series. Here is a program that is real ly special: with engaging puppets b rillia n t use of color...complex and imaginative drawings..music that appeals..and sprinkled with charm and laughter. Although... religiously orientated, the pro gram is neither dogmatic nor offensive. It is educational and entertaining and can hold its own with any of the Saturday morn - ing cartoons. "T elevision is no longer a pure entertainment vehicle but has be come an indoctrination to o l," say D r. Frank R. Mann, executive - d ire cto r of Child Evangelism — Fellowship Inc. 'The church can not sit idly by. We must not lose our youngsters by default. 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