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o ___ © 0 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1960 G, ■ 's-------------------------------------- *» noted, and helped set off a pro gram of educational emphasis and improvement throughout the en tire country. High schools in Ore gon have responded with particu lar speed and success and deserve special commendation for their work. President Strand emphasiz ed. Record Scores Made As evidence of improved prep aration, Dr. Strand points to the record scores made by freshmen on the mathematics placement ex amination; to increases in num ber of students in the science hon ors program; to decreases in the number in remedial courses; and to school of engineering figures that show a very high capability for an entering group. The new freshmen also appear to be “more serious” and “intent on their studies,” he added. The average freshman at OSC this fall had a high school grade average of 2.86, or just under a B which would be 3 points, Reg istrar D. T. Ordemen reports. Performance of new freshmen in the mathematics placement ex COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE •EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED • CHILDREN'S VISUAL CARE •CONTACT LENSES Dr. JOHN EASLY many students qualified for ad vanced placement in calculus and analytic geometry. Placement tests are given to help determine for which classes or sections of classes students are best prepared. Science Program Increases The science honors program, designed to give especially able students an opportunity to go “faster and farther” in college, also had a big increase in the number of new freshmen who qualified and were picked to par ticipate. There were 52 freshmen in the program last fall when it was started; this year there are 86. George Gleeson, dean of engin eering, says there isn’t much question that the “quality” of new freshmen is going up. The drop-out of students from engin eering courses is far smaller than usual, he noted, indicating better preparation. In the past, Gleeson has been critical at times of the high school preparation for engineering but he says freshmen are now coming “better equipped” to handle the intensive engineering program. New freshmen this fall did about 20 percent better on Eng lish placement examinations than the freshmen of five years ago, according to Dr. Herbert Nelson, head of the English department. He noted special improvement in ability of students to express themselves in writing. ® ° ® O 0 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON Freshmen at Oregon State Termed Bulletin Shows Ways to Improve Best Ever;' High Schools Lauded This year’s freshman class at Oregon State college gives every indication of being the “best prepared” in OSC history, President A. L. Strand says, and he gives some credit to Sput nik but most to Oregon high schools “that have made giant gains in the past three years.” Dr. Strand terms the upgrading in high school training “the most important thing that has • - happened in education in my .»-------------------------------------- 18 years as president of Ore aminations this fall was “signifi cantly better than ever before.” gon State.” Upper scores on the tests were Sputnik was fired just three from 8 to 10 points higher than years ago, the OSO leader last year and more than twice as O Kitchen Storage Better use of “inner space”— waste space in kitchen storage areas — has many down-to-earth solutions. A new Oregon State college extension bulletin shows 30 improvements that can be made in drawers, shelves, doors and walls to ease cooking and cleaning. Author Bernice Strawn, OSC extension home management spe cialist, says that one of the main complaints voiced by homemakers is that they don’t have enough kitchen storage area. Yet, she notes, in many kitchens it’s more a matter of making better use of available space. Apartment and trailer house1 dwellers, new homeowners or families who are remodeling share a common challenge—how to or- ganize space efficiently. In the bulletin. Miss Strawn offers sim ple ways to overcome jumbled drawers, reduce cupboard clutter and provide more accessible ac commodations for frequently used kitchen items. The bulletin also includes ideas for using pegboard, making draw er dividers and simple step shelves. Many cupboard accessor ies can be fashioned by a home handyman or teenager, the spe cialist notes. Other portable stor age conveniences — plate racks, spice racks, step shelves — are available at most local hardware and department stores. Miss Strawn thinks homemak ers will welcome ideas for using usual “dead” under-the-sink stor age. She shows five possibilities— including stacked vegetable bins, attached towel rack or basket and a set of vertical dividers. Title of the new bulletin is “Im prove Kitchen Storage.” County extension offices invite phone or mail requests for it. Allergy Studies At OSC Uncover Promising Leads New leads to greater under standing of allergies are coming from research at Oregon State college. Because about one out of 10 persons is affected, allergies have long been studied—but largely in vain — by scientists seeking con trols or cures. OSC scientists believe they have, for the first time, isolated in pure form the allergen com pounds from grass pollen and house dust — two major allergy problems since it is almost impos sible to avoid either. And almost unbelievably small amounts of the allergy compounds will bring reactions in some persons. Reactions include hives or ec zema on the skin, hay fever or asthma. OSC workers have also proved PAGE ELEVEN the existence of a previously un known pollen compound that al though inactive itself is very sim ilar — and likely related — to the allergen compound that causes trouble. The inter-relationship of the two compounds also will be probed in coming months to see if a key for blocking allergy re actions might be found there. Dr. Arthur C. Lietze is project leader. Working with him is Ar thur Malley, San Francisco gradu ate research assistant who is mak ing the pollen allergen isolations. Another graduate assistant is Miss Ok Soo Kim from Korea. Dr. Charles E. Reed, Corvallis physician and a staff member of the University of Oregon Medical school and the OSC Science Re search institute, initiated the pro ject. He is in charge of all tests involving human volunteers, a vi tal part of the research. To help support the studies, the National Institutes of Health have given OSC a grant of $17,813 for the coming year. That brings the HERRIMANS MOVE TO NYSSA Mr and Mrs. Dick Herriman and family moved recently from Enterprise to Nyssa and will be at home in Bennett’s apartments, located at Third and Bower. VISITS FROM SALT LAKE Mrs. Alda Pixton of Salt Lake is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Farmer and family. Sunday dinner guests at the S. C. McConnell home were Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell and Tami, all of Nampa, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gress- ley and family of Ontario and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gressley. total of grants received for the project during the past four years to nearly $60,000. Other grants have come from the Allergy foun dation and the Mathews fund for asthma research at the University of Oregon Medical school. Vote for Your Democratic Candidates . . . Join the Winning Team! McGinnis Promoted To Airman 2nd Class In U.S. Air Force Timothy McGinnis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn McGinnis of Nys sa, has recently been ^promoted to the grade of airman second class in the U. S. Air Force. He is presently serving as per sonnel specialist in the 4126th Strategic Wing, a Strategic Air Command B-52 Stratofortress unit at Beale Air Force base, Calif. He was graduated from Nyssa high school in May 1959 and en tered the U.S. Air Force in June 1959. Emil A. Stunz For State Representative OPTOMITRIST Vision Specialist TUI-8017 198 SOUTH OREGON-ONTARIO RETURN FROM PORTLAND Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Cochrun returned Friday from Portland where they spent a week visiting a son, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cochrun and family and other relatives. JOHN F. KENNEDY For President of the United States We have Fall fashion flooring ideas you’ll want to see! O. G. Conner John Koopman For County Treasurer For County Assessor GET OUR EXCITING OFFER A HIGH-FASHION J. 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