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12 B WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21,, I960 ' MEDFORD MXiL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON University of Oregon To Hold French Institute at Tours in '61 Eugene - The University of Oregon will conduct a Second Level French Institute at Tours, France, during the summer of 1961, the federal department of health, educa tion, and welfare has an nounced. Dr. David M. Dougherty, head of the university's de partment of foreign languages, will be director of the Insti tute. Dr. Carl L. Johnson, pro fessor of Romance languages, has been named associate di rector. Under the Institute, 80 high school French teachers will be given advanced instruction to develop their control of the French language and to in crease their knowledge of ef fective methods of teaching it The U. S. office of education has granted the university $132,786 to finance the Insti tute under terms of contract signed by both parties and provided for by the National Defense Education act - of 1958. The designation "Second Level" for the Institute means that only teachers who have completed a first-level French Institute in the summers of 1959 and I960 will be accept ed for participation. Further, the criteria for admission re quires that participants have completed the first level French Institute with a distin guished record-that is, accord ing to Dr. Johnson, the teach- PRESIDENTIAL SEAL The new 50-star presidential seal which will be placed on President-elect John Kennedy's Inaugural siand is displayed Dy Col. Jonn D. Mariz, command ing officer of the Army's Institute of Heraldlcs. The institute is responsible for designing the official presidential seal as as well as all unifom changes and military awards. (UPI Telephoto) More Than 100,000 Tots Fathered by Yanks in Germany Frankfurt-IUPD-A joke mak ing the rounds here has a German telling an American: "The next time there's a war don't send troops, Just send uniforms." . .., But the joke has grim over tones. For the German is re ferring to the more than 100,000 illegitimate children fathered in this country by American soldiers in the 15 years since the end of World to more than $19 a month War II. The prouicm is one which has both German and American authorities here greatly concerned. 6,000 Babies Annually - German authorities have es timated that each year, de parting American soldiers leave behind them 6,000 ille gitimate babies-roughly one in 20 of them fathered by a Negro soldier. For most, of these children, life holds only the promise of years spent in poverty or in an orphanage or a foster home. Illegitimate children and their mothers face a life of hardship .in Germany, where the laws on illegilimacy have not been changed since Janu ary, 1900 The law states that the father of a child born out of wedlock must contribute to Its upkeep until It is 16 years old. However, a 1949 revision of the law states that a mother "has the duty to provide lor her child," whether it is ille gitimate or not. Thus there is some legal con- fusion over whether fathers of illegitimate children can be forced to pay for them or not Each year, some 00,000 tile gitimatc children are born in West Germany. Some 10 per cent of them are fathered by American troops, and rallv cr less by the other allied armies stationed here. German officials explain the discrep ancy by pointing out that there are many more American troops In Germany than there are British, French, Canadian, Belgian or Dutch. The high American percent age docs not mean that U.S. soldiers arc more pronnscu ous. these officials say. Around 60 per cent of the illegitimate children now liv ing in Germany are receiving financial support from their fathcrs-but in some cases this amounts to as little as $16 a month. It costs an average of $60 a month to keep a child in West Germany today, and many mothers are thus forced to skimp on essentials of food and clothing-even if they are getting government help Some states, such as Badcn- Wurttcmburg, have laws' pro viding for mothers 'of illegiti mate children to receive slate aid. But this seldom amounts Man Arrested For Reckless Driving Medford police yesterday morning arrested Frederick George Muskopf, 27, of 2927 Madrona lane, on a charge of reckless driving after Mus kopf attempted to get away from an officer who was cit ing him for speeding. Muskopf was. confined in the county jail in lieu of $150 bail. .... Police said an officer had pulled Muskopf's vehicle over to the curb about 1:30 a.m. on Central avc. at . 10th! st., and was issuing him a speed ing citation when Muskopf suddenly drove away at a high rate of speed. The officer gave chase in a patrol car, but Muskopf got away, police said tho cars reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour during the chase.' Police later located Muskopf near his home, and arrested him. Deputy Warden of Penitentiary Named Salem (UNI Prison Capt. Lloyd E. Francis has been named deputy warden of the Oregon penitentiary in charge of custody. He succeeds Gregory Boyd who is retiring for health reasons. Francis, 43, joined the pri son staff 18 years ago. MOST MOSLEMS Indonesia has the greatest number of Moslems in the world. ' A' 218 EAST MAIN 'THE ACTOR WHO WILL PLAY CHRIST" Jeffrey Hunter... Now was lie affected by this grcalcifl of all roles? -Family Weekly ' whot happtnt In your Dtcembr 25lh Issus with MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE ' ,1 crs must have ranked In the top third of the first level in stitutes. '" Dates for the Institute have been set as June 19 through August 21. The program in cludes a six-day visit to Paris for the group, as well as three one-day field trips to Bourges, Poitierrs, and Angers, and a final eight-day - trip through Langucdoc, the Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Champagne, and the Illc-de-France. i First in France This will be the first NDEA Language Institute conducted in France. It is patterned after a German Institute conducted by Stanford university in Germany during the summer of 1960. The Institute study program has:'. been arranged so that, during the seven weeks of in tensive study at Tours, partic ipants will take .five hours weekly of method ;four hours weekly of directed conversa tion and oral practice; five hours weekly of linguistics; five hours weekly of culture; three hours weekly of trans lation of English literary texts; -and two hours weekly of phonetics. Participants will receive stipends of $75 weekly for nine weeks under the NDEA grant. They will be required to pay an additional $100 out of pocket. The total of stipend and deposit, or $775, will, pay essential subsistance and transportation costs of each participant. Housed Individually i ' Members of the group' will be housed individually with private families. in Tours. As director, Dr.; Dougherty is currently in France making arrangements for housing and field trips and contacting na tive French teachers who might be available to teach in the Institute. Four members of the Uni versity of Oregon department of, foreign languages will serve on the Institute faculty. They are Donald P. Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth. Marlow, Mrs. Anne - Marie Wortley, and Rene Picard, who is a visiting professor at the University this year from Lycee de Fon taineblcau in France. Also on Staff ; In addition. Miss A. Vir ginia Caldwell from Lincoln High school in Portland, and Albert Valdman, professor at Indiana university, will be on the staff. Brochures explaining the Institute are being sent to high schools which have teach ers who might qualify, for the program. Specific criteria for admis sion are as follows: (1) com pletion, with a distinguished record, of the secondary pro gram at a first-level French institute in the summers of 1959 or 1360; (2) the unqual ified endorsement of the direc tor of the institute attended in regard to personality, scholar ship, and teaching effective ness; and (3) agreement not to take dependents and not to ac quire a motor vehicle befora the end of the academic pro gram at Tours. Native speak ers of French will not be ac cepted for the Institute. . I J msm 1MB m saw nan J Acme Office Machines 1949 W. Main SP 3-7964 JUST ARRIVED! Pipe Racks and Humidors PIPE & GIFT SHOP Earl's SP 2-2476 3614 So. Central Medford, Ore. mm I.. '..:'.',..' c- V Best Wishes for A Happy Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year! Your friends and neighbors at your nearby . 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