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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON TUESDAY, JUNE 12. 1962 11 1 imi wnrrrcn New York Warren Cauelli, teacher at New Lincoln ichool in New York, diicuuei a leaching machine with one of hif studenti. Mr. Casiellt recently let tutorial robots teach his seventh and eighth graders spelling and punctuation. What happened in his class actually made the human teacher more efficient not obsolete. (UPI) Teachers Not Obsolete Because of Machines i By PATRICIA McCORMACK i United Press International New York -IUPII- Educators; tinkering with teaching ma chines soon must program one of the tutorial robots for par enls itching to know how the contraptions work. , We need a "teaching ma chine lesson" on teaching ma chines! How else to spare us from shock when a usually book laden little student returns from school one day sans books. "No books and no home work tonight," child reports. So you ask what the teacher taught the child thai day. 'Nothing." offspring says. "A machine taught today." In one day, education seems foreign to you: no books, no homework, no teacher'.' Warren Cassclls, a teacher who recently let tutorial ro bots teach his seventh and eighth graders spelling and punctuation, says the child's view understandably fogs luc issue for parents, 'First, the machines don't nmke teachers obsolete. Cas sclls, of the new Lincoln schools in New York, explain ed it this way: "Some of the students learned the lessons faster than others-since the machines al lowed each to work at his own level. While the others continued the machine les sons, those who had finished were free for other academic projects." What happened in Cassclls' cliiss actually made the teacher- human one-more efficient. "1 was free to devote more time to individual teaching and direction of group proj ects for the brighter stu dents," he said. In the case of programmed learning in the areas of spell ing and punctuation, the stu dents were freed from honie-work-and the toting of spell ing and punctuation bonks. "But this is not always the case." Cassels said. When Ihc machines first were introduced into the pri vate school class, students wise-cracked about the teach er's future. When students asked ques tions of the teacher, others chorused: ,"Aw, ask the machine." Due student having difli- cully slipping the program- incd text into the machine, thumped it a couple of limes "Oh, I'm sorry," he quip ped. "1 guess I hit Ihc teach er!'' Cassels said Ihe droller ma climes and texts also relieved hint of some homework. The spelling course, tor example, is self-correcting. This clinv Dialed the paper correcting chore. Answers Questions ,''Tho First Book of Teaching Machines "-by Sam and Beryl Epstein-conlams answers to most questions parents ask when the robuls first invade Memorial Pork 1395 Arnold j lane j Phone . 773-7338 li.(77TTVT"rV Junior's classroom. The book published by Franklyn Watts Inc. One type of machine, a metal box about the size of a typewriter, has a slanted front panel with a narrow slot and two rectangular open ings. Inside the box is the material or program, as it is called. The program is printed on many sheets of paper and each sheet is marked off into small rectangles called frames. Some frames contain state ments, together with ques tions based on the statements. Other frames contain answers to tlie questions immediately preceding. Ihc frames are made to appear one at a lime through the rectangular openings in front of the machine. The student reads the material in the frame. He fills in the blank spaces. . The program design gives the student the lesson mate rial in small, easy-to-lake steps. Each step or frame leads to the ncxt-and so on until the subject matter is mastered. Parents anxious to under stand the technological revo lution marching on the class room can start by learning teaching machine lingo. Sample, from the program of an algebra lesson: "In alcgbra, letters of the alphabet stand for arithmetic numbers. "X is a letter of Ihe alpha bet, so it stands for an number." Fill in the blank. You've just completed a bit of a lesson from a teaching marhinc! PS. -If you wrote "arith metic" in the blank space, just passed a bit of Ihe les son. Camporee Slated By Applegaters Applcgate Square Dance club will hold the annual Camporee Saturday, June 16 at Brush Riders camp ground. A fried chicken supper will he served at the grounds start ing at H:30 p.m. Women are! a.-kod to lake salads. The vamp ground is located about two and one half miles j past Williams. Signs will mark the wav Dancing will start at 8:3(1 p.m. at the Provoll Grange hall, and tin alter parly will he held back at the camp ground after the dance. All square dancers are welcome. Byron Dibble and guest call ers will call the squares. A square and round daiue workshop is being held every second and fourlh Tuesday, at the How Ann Cram.,, hull j located at the corner of Spring street and Vallevview drive. Hours are Irom' 8 to p.m. Mr Dibble is caller. and Funeral Home "More Understanding" Dny or Night Service Social Events Former Resident Tells Of Tour Through Egypt A tour of Egypt was de scribed by Mrs. C. C. Satcr, long-time Mcdford resident, in a recent letter to friends here. Mrs. Sater has been liv ing in Frankfort, Germany, for the past two years with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Snider. Mr. Snider is a flight engi neer for Pan-American Air ways. Mrs. Sater wrote: As one drives down the wide boulevard with its park way in the middle, Cairo gives the impression that it is a very modern and clean city but the old part of Cairo gives a very definite impres sion of poverty and lack of sanitation. Tap water at the hotel was not drinkable and if a fly should light on the food the rule was to send the plate back to the kitchen but some how one fell that the same plate would be re turned. There is no rule about using cracked dishes and the waiters wear the native robe and fez. TTie first dinner was soup, then fish with a cream sauce, steak, peas, carrots, sweet rolls, thin slices of bread toasted very hard, mar meladc, orange juice and big sweet oranges. One wondered if the bread had been deliv ered on an uncovered tray on the head of a bicycle rider, a familiar sight in Cairo. The hotel had very wide halls, IS fool high ceilings and the "chamber maids" were all men. A man was swishing a large damp cloth around the halls to clean the floor. Some of the rooms were nol clean but mine was; the bed was clean and com fortable. Men are constantly walk ing the streets with shoe shin ing kits, with stamps, and other small merchandise and are very persistent salesmen. A street cleaner was going about with his reed broom and basket in between the trips made by the mechanical street sweeper and sprinkler. But it takes more than that to keep the dust down and the streets clean because they arc filled with old-fashioned horse-drawn carriages where the driver sits high in the front, burro and mule carts. hundreds of taxis, city busses which are air-cooled and many cars. It's a bedlam because every one that has an auto horn uses it constantly, the pedes trian has no rights except where there happens to be a light, but they don't seem too worried about all the honk ing. I should have added that there are many bicycles. The mm Not even three layers of makeup would cover Ihe reddish cast on the editorial brow Monday morning. The day before harboring Ihc idea that Sunday would be a warm -day, the two of us bundled up and set forth at 6:30 a m. for the coast (in The Doll with the top down). It was sunny, all right, but certainly nol warm. We kept telling one another that it would warm up pretty quick and it did aboul 2 p.m. when we were almost ready to start back. But don't get the idea that we regret the trip. It might have been too cold at times, but the scenery made up for the slight discomfort. Right one big flower garden. Every yard and garden is filled with blossoms, Ihe roadsides and hills to be seen from the car as one travels along are lushly green and dozens of wildflowcrs are in bloom. We chose this part of the year to go to the coast because of Ihe azaleas and rhododenrons, and thev were still in full flower Sunday. The latter are huge clusters of pink and lavender-toned flowers, but the azaleas reward the traveler with an occasional whiff of heavenly perfume. We've long believed that the scent of the native azalea is one of the Even if there had been no azaleas and rhododenrons, the roadside daisies and other small flowers would be worth the trip; they arc closer at fusion. We saw great patches sizes, and almost as many of some call "Oregon sunshine." We know thai farmers and ranchers are annoyed by the rank vetch and scotch broom, but nevertheless they are a least for the eyes, the former covers small patches with its rich purple and a field of the yellow broom can be seen for great distances. Growing on the canyon walls of rock were clumps of brodiara with its round tufts of blue and purple flowers on tall stems, yellow monkey flowers, native wallflower and an orange-blossomed plant resembling pent slemon which was new to both Pappy and Potpourri. Seems we never lake a trip that we don't find at least one flower or plant which has escaped us before. We saw large patches of the tall, white-flowering squaw lor bear) grass on the slopes ot the lower hills. It was only a couple of weeks ago that we learned the name of this interesting plant one book says that bears enjoy this plant for food, and that the Indian women made cxcclicnt baskets from Ihc grass-like foliage. We mustn't forget the lupine. The longer we live in Oregon, the more we enjoy and appreciate the lupine. The blue clumps brighten hundreds ot spots along the highway between Grants Pass and Crescent City, and are even found growing in Ihe sand at the beach. Masses of the yellow lupine or so we have always called it are also to be found along Ihe Redwood highway at Cre.cent City. However, we must find time to do more reading about lupine since one flower authority declares that the yellow is nol a true lupine. Come to think of it. we don't really care whether it's ' false'' or not. It's beautiful, under any name. One tlnng dimmed Ihe day's pleasure. That was the sight of the huge sears made by man and machinery across the beautiful forested slopes through which the new highway is running the highway which tunnels through Oregon mountain. Of course, we know that highway construction makes an unsightly mess of the countryside, and that the slopes above must be denuded of trees and bushes for sately's sake, but knowing tins doesn't lessen our resentment. O S. people are dressed In the na tive robe or dressing gown, in cotton pajamas but the ma jority dress as we do. We saw only four veiled women and they were in the old part of the city. There has been much build ing done in Cairo in the last 3 years, hospitals, schools, modern business buildings, playgrounds and parks. The university looks very modern with its tan brick buildings. Children go to school only 4 or S years or longer if the parents can afford i t. The children wear dresses that are all the same material and color and each school evi dently chooses a different color. Sand blows continuously and is filled with the current odors and debris so many tourists get what is called "sand infection" and run temperatures; it acts much like the common cold and sinus infection. It struck me but I missed only one after noon later in the tour and an extra 100 mile drive so felt lucky. Gizeh has 6 small pyramids and 3 large ones. The biggest one, as you probably remem ber from your ancient his tory, is where Cheops was buried. We climbed up 220 feet to his burial chamber and about half the way we had to walk bent into a right an gle. It took 30 years to build this pyramid, working 3 months each year. Ten years to bring the stone, ten years to build the foundation, and ten years to build the rest of the pyramid. At one time the Nile river flowed close by. The sphinx with the face of a woman for beauty, the head of a man for wisdom and the body of a lion for strength, still stands watch. It used to wear a golden crown and the people worshiped it as the sun sphinx. There is a mod ern building on the sand near by with a restaurant in it, where we sat and looked out on the Sahara while having cool drink. From the big pyramid to the sphinx most of the group rode camels. Mine was named "Beauty" and her master took my pic ture in native head-dress but I don't have the results yet. Later a picture of the whole group was taken in front of the sphinx. The guide that took over in Cairo was known as the "Chief Dragoman" and he dressed in native costume but the others wore suits. The police wear black suits with long white leather cuffs and white hells. now southwestern Oregon is more spectacular, with their most delightful of any flower, hand and grow in great pro of white daisies, in various the little yellow ones which Women's News Out in the country were large cone-shaped bird houses about 5 feet in diameter and 10 to 15 feet high. Surely a "No Vacancy" sign was out as they all seemed to be oc cupied. Women were washing clothes in the canals. Buffalo cows are used for plowing and camels and burros for carrying loads of palm leaves, grass, etc. At Sakara we saw the "Step Pyramid" built by King Zoser. As the name in dicates it is built in steps and it is the oldest pyramid. We also visited the tomb of Ti pronounced tea, which be longer to a very wealthy man and before he died he had painters draw pictures on the tomb that tell how people lived and how things were done at that time. Then we went into a 1200-foot long underground "tunnel" con taining 24 tombs for Apia sacred bulls: one had a 105- ton tomb in which his coffin was placed with hieroglyphics all over it. At Memphis we saw the colossal statue of Ramses II and the alabaster phinx of the 18th dynasty. They are still excavating there trying to find other articles. We saw many little low flat-roofed houses often with hay stacked on the roof with clothes drying on the hay; very often the roof was made of palm leaves. Sign boards are like they are in the states, not the round cylindrical ones as Ger many has. In Cairo it is not unusual to see an overweight man sitting outside his store on the sidewalk with a little boy stirring the sugar into the coffee and a man will rush to the jewelry showcase and turn the key in the lock for the owner. As we went into the mosque of Mohamcd Ali, a man sat on the walk folding a date palm leaf into half so thai it looked like a rat-tail comb and these are used to sweep the mosque floor (it has car pet on it). The members are very careful that their feet are clean before entering and a group of Arabs sal at the entrance and tied bootee type shoes on over our shoes be fore we entered. King Faruk built a very elaborate stairway with a stairway with a chair at the top so that he could go in and pray and not see the priest's face. He liked the priest's voice but not his face. We were told to make a wish as we walked under the sair way and it was supposed to come true. The mosque is made of alabaster and has 4 pillars, 8 by 8 by 50 feet, on the in side and hundreds of lights. The people are called lo prayer 5 times a day but usually go to the mosque just once a week on Friday. There are no benches or chairs so we sat on the carpeted floor and listened to the guide, then he turned the lights on for us. The "meat trucks" in Cairo are a horse-drawn wagon with a box on it about 5 by 5 by fi feet with iron grill work near the top for ventilation. As we passed through old Cairo, with its very narrow streets and low, flat topped shacks, here was a boy milk ing a goat on the side walk Dates of Show Are June 13-14 Central Point - The public is invited to enter exhibits and to attend the annual flower show of Central Point Garden club. The show will be held Wednesday, June 13, and Thursday, June 14. at Jewetl Elementary school. The theme is "Petal Prog ress.' Entries may be taken to the school Tuesday, June 12. from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednes day, June 13 from 7 to 9:30 a.m. A story concerning the coming show in yesterday's issue erroneously gave the show dales as Tuesday and Wednesday. The show will open June 13 at 2:30 pin. June 14 will be open from 1 to 9 p.m. ' SPECIAL TYPING Teen-Agcrs High School Students Adults 8 wks. - June 1 1 to Aug. 3 - 8 to 11 a.m. Mon. Thru Fri. Typing ll Valuable for Personal Use; Helpful to High School and College Students; Important in Career Courses; In Demand by Employers. Invest A Part of Your Time Profitably Robertson School of Business 40 N. Riverside and a woman feeding her burro grass from a basket. She had evidently just bought the grass from a vendor that had cut grass for sale in a cubby hole in the wall. The bazaars are very inter esting. They are small stores in old Cairo that are over loaded with merchandise and everyone is expected to bar gain. It is disgusting however to be told that a brooch is $20 than have the price dropped to $6. We were taken to a shop that had beautiful furniture with ivory inlay, camel seats, brass, lovely ma terials, etc., but the floor was like the waves on a lake on a windy day-rolling and cracked-and there was only chicken wire on the top of part of it where the men were working on the stones and ivory inlay. We went to the oldest Egyptian Orthodox church. It is built over a cave and his torians say that when Herod, the Roman ruler of Jerusa lem, ordered that certain male children of his kingdom must be killed, Mary, Joseph and the Child Jesus, fled to Egypt and lived in this crypt for three months. TTiere is a shelf dug into one wall where Jesus is said to have slept. Very close is the Ben Ezra synagogue Where Moses prayed before he left Egypt. The books of Moses are here, written 3000 years ago on ga zelle skin. Tlie skin becomes softer as the years go by and feels and looks like velvet; it is a deep rich tan color. There are 40 Jewish families living in this community called the Land of Giza or Goshen Land, close to the city of Giza and not far from Cairo. Most everyone "went wild" taking pictures and buying. One young lad spent $200 and was saying "I must get out of this place. If you plan on going to Egypt take loads of one dollar bills, cough medi cine, something for dysentery and a bottle of aspirin. The weather was lovely but too cool for cottons between March 27 and 31. Group Attends Grand Session A large group o members of Reames chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, attended the 73rd session of the grand chapter of Oregon held re cently in Portland. It was named the Portland rose ses sion, and was held in the Portland Masonic temple. Reames delegates attend ing were Mrs. Lloyd Caton, worthy matron; Mrs. Stewart Penington, associate matron elect; Mrs. Don Ashpole, con ductress - elect, and Mrs. E. G. Randolph. Other members attending were W. Morris Boughner, past grand patron of the grand chapter and Mrs. Boughner; M r . Randolph, member of the ESTARL committee of the grand chap ter; Mrs. Gene Dyke, wortny matron - elect, Mrs! Rodney Witham, associate conductress elect. The grand session was pre sided over by Mrs. Mill Oliot ti, worthy grand matron and Maldwyn C. Evans, worthy grand patron. Approximately $11,000 was awarded in ES TARL grants for advanced training in religious leader ship; also two endowment scholarships were awarded. Grand officers installed in cluded Mrs. Walter Jaeger, matron and Eldon Cone, pa tron. The worthy grand ma trons project for the coming year is the blood bank. Ceremony Held By Talent Club Talent - Installation of of ficers was held at- a recent meeting of Talent Garden club at the Tally Ho restau rant. The new officers are Mrs. Leon Lockwood. president; Mrs. Glenn Mosser, vice pres ident; Mrs. Clarence Barrett, secretary; Mrs. Lloyd Lacy, treasurer. Mrs. E. G. Taylor conduct ed the ceremony. The next meeting of the club will be June 29 at the home of Mrs. John Baldwin. A potluck picnic is planned Medford Enrollment Is Limited Series of Recitals Held A group of valley piano and organ teachers presented their pupils in a scries of three recitals in May and June. Pupils of Mrs. O. M. Ole sen, Mrs. DeVere Taylor, Mrs. Clynlon Crisman and Mrs. Orrin C. Ogier apeared in a piano recital at Medford Friends church. They were Gina Newman, Walter Vail, Laurie Ann Trauiman, Chris Hatzi, Betty Jo Wolk-Lanie-wski, Cynthia Roberts, Alan Witham, DcVonna Cole, Mar tha Adams, Gail Ingram, Ste phen Swisher. Also Nick Hatalyk, Lori Newman, Merleanne Perkins, Dennis Feidler, Lorinda Poin dextcr, Marilyn Smith, Phyl lis Roberts, Rebecca DeArm mond, Julie Wolthoff, Chcri Newman, Teresa Larson, Ron da Pope, Jill Sorensen and Marlene Martin. At the second recital piano pupils of Mrs. Olesen and Mrs. Crisman were presented. The list included Sandra and Rozeanne Torrey. Peter King, Bobby Witham, Veda Hunter, Philip Gilbertson, Sandra Wil termood, Kay Smith, Meg Gregory, Jeanne Johnson, Cheryl Lewis, Patty Evans, Shirley Roberts, Shari Jewett, Linda Wilson, Andrea Rob erts, Karen Wolk-Laniewski, Cyndy Taylor and Judy Rob erts. This event also was at Mcdford Friends 'church. The third and final recital was given June 2 at First Christian church by piano and organ pupils of Mrs. Ole sen. Both solos and ducts were on the program. Appearing were Laurie Ann Trautman, Cynthia and Andrea Roberts, Phpllis and Judy Roberts, Chris Hatzi, Walter Vail, Gail Ingram, Denny Feidler, Ricky Foster, Kay Smith, Sharon von Stein, Cheryl Lewis, Meg Gregory, Patty Evans, Shari Jewett and Cyndy Taylor. Class Reunion Preparations Are Continuing Final preparations are be ing made for a reunion of the Medford High school graduat ing class of 1942. It will be held at Rogue Valley Country club Saturday, June 23. The committee on arrange ments asks that reservations be made no later than June 19. A no-host cocktail hour at 6:45 p.m. will be followed by a buffet dinner and dancing. Graduates of the classes of 1941 and 1943 are also invited to attend. Reservations and informa tion about the event may be obtained by calling Mrs. Rob ert J. Buckles, telephone 772-8725. Calendar Calendar notices and news for the society section of The Mail Tribune must he submitted in writinR and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 p in. Friday. Dead line (or the weekly calendar is 9 a m. of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 p.m. the day beiore publication. Tuesday: 6.30 p.m.. - Degree of Hon or Past Presidents, Town House cafe, 127 South River side ave. 6:30 p.m. - Nevita Past Ma trons' club. Central Point Ma sonic temple. 6:30 p.m. - Women's associ ation of First Presbyterian church. 6:30 p.m. - Women's associ ation circle of First Presby terian church: Candlelight, with Mrs. W. Dcgerncss, 520 Dakota st. 7:45 p.m. - Wilson Park Home Extension unit, with Mrs. Victor R. Drew, 1628 Corona ave. 8 p.m. - Pythian club, with Mrs. Walter Grochocki. 8 p.m. - Roguette circle. Military Order of Lady Bugs hunt, Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 42 North Front st. Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. - Oak Grove Neighborhood club, with Mrs. Gertrude Winningham, 105 Pcrrydale ave. 10 a.m. - Home Economics club of Upper Applegate Grange. Grange hall. ! 12 noon - Medford Home Extension unit, Lithia park, Ashland. 2:30 p.m. - Central Point Garden club flower show, Jewett school. Phone 773-4264 4 , Brussels Pictured together for the firsl time since her baby was born June S are Princess Paola, 24-year-old wife of Prince Albert of Belgium, and her children. Prince Phillippe. 2. and Princess Astrid. They are at home at Belvedere Castle. (UPI) Da nee Workshop Planned Tonight The Star Promenaders will hold a round and square dance workshop from 8 to 10 o'clock tonight in the Roxy Ann Grange hall on Spring street. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Byron "Buzz" Dibble and Mrs. Dibble will instruct. The The club's exhibition group, The Comets, is asked to come at 7 o'clock for a practice session. At a recent meeting the club held election of offi cers for the 1962-63 year. They are president, Fred Foust; vice president, Dean Chapman; secretary - treas urer, Mrs. Dan Neil!, and publicity, Mrs. E. T. McCart ney. It was decided that terms of elected officers should run from July through June. Party Given For Chapter Members The patio at the home of Mrs. Ray Barnett was the set ting for a "come-as-you-are" parly given for members of Alpha Beta chapter, Beta Sig ma Phi, by new members of the chapter. A buffet dinner was served and prizes were given lo Mrs. O. A. Eden for the most at tractive attire and to Mrs. Richard Wager for the most comical outfit. The hostesses for the event were Mrs. D. R. Waltermire, Mrs. Michael Alcsko, Mrs. James Butler and Mrs. Ray Barnett. A short meeting was con ducted for a report on the state convention held in Eu gene May 25-26-27. II, was announced the first meeting for the 1962-63 year will be a "winners-losers" party to be held at the home of Mrs. Harris Ross, August 28. Camp White Club Announces Winners White City Mrs. Frank R. Baker and Mrs. J. J. Dougher ty headed the list of winners for the last meeting of Camp White Veterans Bridge club. They scored 45 1 - points. Other winners were Mrs. J. J. Fincgan and Roy Pruitt, second, 40; Mrs. J. S. Laus mann and Mrs. John Peter son, third, 38' Robert Dickey and John Shortridge, tied with Mrs. Richard Fin nell and Paul A. Hatton, for fourth and "fifth, each pair scoring 36 points. .,ITU LAUNDROMAT Welcome Club To Hold Supper Welcome Wagon club is planning a potluck supper for members and guests Satur day, June 16, at 7 p.m. at Girls Community club. Inter ested members are asked to call Mrs. Kenneth Russell, 773-3862. The cluh held a coffee to day at Mrs. Russell's home for newcomers to the city. Wine and Juices ' Are Combined For Reception Punch The punch used for a bridal party should be as gay and effervescent as the brida herself. Just such a recipe is Sparkling Reception punch. Refreshing California sau terne and bubbling cham pagne give it glamour; fruit juices are added to make it economical as well. It is easy to make up in quantity. Just chill the in gredients beforehand, and combine them as they ara needed. Caterers general pro vide 2Vj (3-ounce) servings per guest, depending upon the length of the wedding recep tion. For the punch use 1 (6-oz.) can frozen lemonade concen trate, 6 cups (1 large can) pineapple juice, well chilled, 2 bottles (45-qt. each) sau terne, well chilled, 1 larga bottle champagne, or 1 bot tle (1-qt) sparkling water, Or ange slices, maraschino cher ries or strawberries for gar nish. Combine frozen lemonade concentrate and pineapple juice in punch bowl. Add sau terne. Mix well. Add one tray of ice cubes. Just before serv ing, pour in champagne or sparkling water. Makes 45 servings of 3 ounces each. MEDFORD Y.M.C.A. TINY TOTS SWIMMING CLASS 10 Lessons 2 Make-Up Boys and Girls S to 7 Years STARTING JUNE 11 9:00 A.M. Sign Up Now Limited Number in Each Class Instructor Ben Jensen Y Physical Director PHONE 772-6295