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Revolutionary New Approach To English Under Discussion Eugene A revolutionary new approach to the teaching of English grammar is among the subjects under discussion during the first Oregon Cur riculum Study Center Sum mer Institute at the Univers ity of Oregon. first formal step in Project English, the half-million-dol-iar project aimed at reassess ing and rewriting the eurric- ulum in English language, lit erature, and written and oral I composition for grades 7 through 12. The national, five-year pro- Thirty junior high choolie " be,"B s"PPrtrt by a teachers from various com munities in Oregon make up the Institute, which is the Eugene Attorney To Enter Plea Portland-ffiPD-Eugene attor ney Charles L. O. Edwards has been given until Aug. 2 to prepare motions and enter a plea on charges of holding back money and evading taxes of persons who hired him to prepare their income tax re turns. He was indicted by a fed eral grand jury here last week. Edwards appeared in U.S. District Court with his attor ney here Wednesday and was released on his own recog nizance. He is charged with holding back more than $10,000 due the government on returns he was hired to file, and with failing to file his own income tax returns from 1959 through 1961. OFFER RETRACTED Canningham, England - WPU -Last Sunday Anglican Vicar Arthur Moss told his parish ioners to go right ahead and interrupt his sermon if they had any objections to make. Responding spiritedly to the invitation, the congregation filled the church with protest. Today, after giving the mat ter thoughtful consideration, the Rev. Mr. Moss said he would insist on at least seven minutes of uninterrupted ser mon next Sunday. Education and is headed by Dr. Albert R. Kitzhaber, pro fessor of English. The project was established almost a year ago with the first months de voted to administrative and preparatory work. At Regular Session The current Institute is be ing held during the regular University Summer Session which ends Aug. 9. In addition to the grammar class, the teachers are attend ing regular morning lectures on applied criticism and writ ten and oral discourse. The classes are designed to acquaint teachers, who will be teaching the new curriculum in pilot classes, with the lat est information in their field so they can handle the ma terial "with real confidence and competence," according to Dr. Kitzhaber. The course on grammar is being conducted by Dr. Wayne A. O'Neil, assistant professor of English. It is call ed "transformational gram mar" and is based on the theories of Dr. Noam Chom sky, of the Massachusetts In stitute of Technology, who lectured on the Oregon cam pus last spring. Combines Aspects Transformational grammar combines the best aspects of traditional grammar teach ing and structural linguistics in an effort to give students deeper insight into the com plex way in which their lang uage is put together, accord ing to Dr. O'Neil. This approach is new, Dr. O'Neil said, and there is only one textbook presently avail able designed for high school students. The Institute participants come not only from the Eugene, Springfield, and Bethel school districts, which were originally part of Pro ject English, but from several other districts which have re cently agreed to participate. verton, and Lake Oswego. In i paring textbook material, and (prepared by university facul- addition, some teachers from the Medford public schools are also participating, and the dis trict may eventually become a full partner in the project. The Seattle public schools have agreed to donate three of their teachers on a half- time basis during tnc next These are Coos Bay, Bea- academic year to help in pre -Helen Olson, language arts i supervisor for the Seattle schools, has become a con sultant on the project. The Institute members are devoting two afternoons a week to workshop sessions in which they are analyzing spe cial reports on various aspects of English which have been SECTION C . tig -iJi r-J 1 . - t, V f " t St' ' HEAT BEATER Jeannette Adair has found a way to beat the 100 degree temperatures that have been plaguing San Marcos, Tex., for the past several days. Miss Adair, an under water performer, packed a picnic basket, then went to the bottom of the Aquarena pool and had her picnic as fish swim by for her entertainment. (UPI) 4. M wonder the English keep so cool! 3 I ' rr (mix Gordon 's Gin in a talL thhed drink-and you wi, too!) J'- 4 . it, m IT'he English are noteanly fazed ix even by summer heat. Th national talent was given a cheer ful accompaniment in 1769, when AlexandcrCordon in troduced his remarkable gin The Gordon's you drink to day harks back to his origi nal formula, because one does not tamper with gin of such dis tinctive dryness and delicate flavour. Try it soon in a tangy Cin & Tonic or Tom Collins. You'll see whyGordon' is the biggest seller in England, America, and the world. SJSO Mi0 Hv ot. tO80 Pint ui'ix jjonDry . VK j?'!! , terror PID1ICT If I S L oi-nifo itntw wt cn not Burnt tnm vtrnn m o'i't n moor, wnon tu em co, m.. van 1. 1 i y im cm. n mtw. twiwn gr eii hp, it.. tan a MedfordSWTribune MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 18. 1963 ly members and others. From these reports, the teachers will prepare detailed outlines for the writing of textbooks and other curricular material. The actual writing of this material will be done during the coming academic year by a group of university pro- PAGES 1 to 12 I d Rroup o ,he jnstitute par. ticipants and other public school teachers, who will be devoting half-time to the project. In addition to 10 university faculty members, the writing group will consist of the fol lowing teachers from the pub lic school systems: June Robb, Nellie Luke, and Shirley Knowlton, Eugene; Grant Mortenson and Margaret Frey, Springfield; Lydia Anderson, Bethel; Eleanor Baker, Coos Bay; Frank Mazzio, Beaver ton; Scholastica Murty, Lake Oswego; and Arthur Lorent zen, Ruth Wang, and Hardis Benediktson, Seattle. Only grades 7 and 8 will come under scrutiny this year, with the next two grades to be studied in next summer's Institute. The new curriculum will be introduced as it is de veloped during the coming year in pilot classes in the various participating school systems, with a full-scale try out of the material scheduled for 1964-65. After testing and revision, ! the new material will be printed under the auspices of the U.S. Office of Education I and made available to any ' school district in the country i which wishes to adopt it. 1 The Office of Education is , now supporting related cur-; ricular study projects in nine I other universities and public school systems in various ! parts of the U.S., although the University of Oregon's Project ; English remains the only such j program in the Western states. ' HEALTH WAY 128 No. Bartlett Home of Natural Foods & Vitamins Also tho finest in iuicers and blenders. ARE NOW GIVING SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS Bring this ad in Thursday or Friday of this week nd set DOUBLE STAMPS Phone 772-8659 mil wMei MwMiTiirrTriisVitniii im .,... nii 'V l (Q AIVUAL , OPEN TONIGHT ITOiRliM l A V Thursday 'Til 9 P.M. W l A TV OPEN MONDAY vXJ y y 1 1 and FRIDAY 'TIL 9 P.M. , r: jj mn nrv mr i unnp ye vi i a t p 1 MlMl I QS)AJlilj 3 IMfli SALE IIDAS A STORE FULL OF VALUES ... 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