Campus Crier 1962 Summer Session VOLUME 35, NUMBER 24 CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, ELLENSBURG, WASH. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1962 Central Adds 18 Faculty Members immmsm -mm. * ,i f r rC- fev ' ~".s._.ZM®m\: * W/A- '/• '.-V ••. • WmM mm wmm WMMt !VW'Z!4&. W?//X6f&&-v/SWS--i-/. m ' '4SKr' ' #m - \ Wwmw v&m. mm fll W3S&..... - ,±k. 1 * fx nil ptflifisi f J'* •»\ mmm DR. LORETTA MILLER, professor of special education, displays several items that she collected during her trip through the Phillipines, Japan, South Viet Nam, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and other countries. She is holding three pieces of silk from Singapore, Korea and Thailand, and a sculptured clay lady from Saigon. Dr. Miller Transports CWSC To 'Land Of The Rising Sun' BY CHERYL TOBIAS There is much beauty and grace in the Orient, and an eager spirit to modernize and raise the standard of living, according to Dr. Loretta Miller, professor of special educaticn at Central. During a leave of absence last year, Dr. Miller visited several countries of the Orient, including Japan, Korea, Thailand, South Viet Nam, the Phillipines, Sing­ apore, Hong Kong, Okinawa, and Taiwan. "I went to these countries with the idea of finding out about the education of the children and youth, the education systems in the universities, and about how peopl-? live in their homes and their communities," she explained. Dr. Miller spent most of her time in Japan, where she travel­ ed Japanese-style for a week with a former student, Masa Utsani. They visited several Japanese schools. "The people of Japan are very gent'.e and permissive with their children, who are very orderly and well behaved," Miss Miller said. "Japanese youth is agnostic," she continued, explaining that this occurred as a result of the war. Dr. Miller found that Oriental (Continued on Page Three) 1,800 Enroll For Summer Nearly 1800 students in sum­ mer session make Central's en­ rollment just about the largest yet for summer, Enos Underwood, registrar, announced today. At the present time 1610 have enrolled but there is an expected 150 at the beginning of second ses­ sion. Another 50 should be in­ cluded for workshops. This brings the total to about 1800, he added. The regular dormitories, includ­ ing Stephens and Whitney men's residence halls have been turned over to the summer session stu­ dents. Campus Calendar Monday, July 2 Review, CUB lounge, 7-8 Bill's Bowl, 3:30-5:30 Book p.m. Married bowling, 5:30-8 p.m. Swi mming, pavilion, p.m. v" , Bullard Report on Europe, Room 101, Black Building, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 3 Swimming, pavilion, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Piano music by Monte Wilson, CUB lounge, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Square Dancing, CUB Ballroom, 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday, July 5 Swimming, pavilion, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Bingo, CUB Main Lounge, 7-8 p.m. Women's bowling, Bill's Bowl, 7- 9 p.m. Men's bowling, Bill's Bowl, 9-il p.m. Friday, July 6 Swimming, pavilion, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Movie, College Aud., 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7 Family swimming, pavilion, 2:30- 4:30 p.m. Movie, College Aud., 7 p.m. Eight Professors To Return Before Fall Twenty six additions to Cen­ tral's faculty will be made fall quarter, J. Wesley Crum, dean of instruction, said today. A total of 18 new staff members and eight returning faculty will in­ crease the present staff to nearly 150. One addition will be made in the art division. Ronald Carraher joins the art staff to teach photo­ graphy and art. Carraher is from San Jose State College in Calif­ ornia where he received his Mas­ ters in Art. P.E. Division Adds In the division of Health and Physical Education four additions have been made to the division. Thomas Anderson, who received his Master's from the University of Washington, will teach and coach swimming and Intramural sports. Patricia Lacey will sub­ stitute for Miss Jeanette Scahill. Wilma Moore who taught at he University of Nevada is here 'or the summer. She is substitut­ ing for Dr. Mary Bowman. Sub­ stituting for Howard Schaub in the area of physical education will be Melvin Thompson from Kennewick. Commander Set Lt. Col. Earl Winters will be the addition to the Air Science division. He will replace Major William Larkin as head of the division. In the music division Daniel Preston from Pacific University, Forest Grove, Ore., will substitute for Joseph Haruda, associate pro­ fessor of Music. Dr. Haruda will be on sabbatical leave. In the science division Zack Zanganeh from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., will substitute for Bernard Martin on leave of absence. He will teach mathematics. Joseph Freivald of (Continued on Page Four) Teacher To Show Slides Dr. Catherine Bullard, pro­ fessor of English, will report on her world-wide tour July 2 in Room 101 in the Black building at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Bullard has been on sabbatical leave. She will show slides and tell her impressions of the places she visited. All faculty, students and friends are invited.
2 CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, ELLENSBURG, WASH. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1962 'Country Cousin' Walks Off With City Man's 'Cheese' The Supreme Court of the United States has taken action and ruled that state voting systems are "invidiously unbalanced." The decision of the court to take federal action in redistricting the fer­ menting 30 states on the list raised a question not only in other states but in the state of Washington. . That question is "Does everyone have an equal right of vote in the legislature?" In the past legislators have been representing districts divided by population. The districts in Washington were divided according to the population every 10 years after a census. The last census was in I960, and the districts have not been redivided. As a result, each legislator represents an unequal number of voters. Since Washington has grown rapidly in urban areas, concentrat­ ed centers of population are springing up over the state. Urban areas have expanded while rural areas have decreased in population. The power of the vote now rests in the hands of the rural resident. More­ over, there hasn't been a redistricting of areas in the state for the upcoming primary election. Having the concentration of voting power lying in the hands of the man who hoes the field (or in modern parlance the man driving the tractor combine) and the concentration of people in the urban areas, the present districts will throw the primary into patterned chaos and give the rural or "country cousin" the iron clasp on state government. If the primary elections are followed through this fall, the leg­ islature will be left with an unbalance of power. The country cousin will outweigh the urbanite. How much power must the urban man surrender to his cousin? All this points to is one conclusion. There must be an equalizing of power throughout the state by the federal government before the upcoming primary election. The only solution lies in "redistricting" the state. Students To Summer School It is a pleasure to extend to you a cordial welcome to summer school at Central Washington State College. We hope you will enjoy in all ways the time you spend with us this summer and that you will discover that your work here is profitable and satisfying. Central's faculty, staff, and students have been noted for over seventy years for enthusiasm, friendliness, helpfulness, and genuine interest in the academic way of life. Every opportunity is extended to those who come to the campus with self-improvement and schol­ arly goals in mind. We delight in working closely with our students, for we feel our contributions to them are the most important invest­ ments we can make in our society. You have my best wishes for a truly enjoyable summer. Cordially, James E. Brooks President Summer CUB Hours Sef The following is the tentative schedule of hours for the Stu­ dent Union for the summer quarter Mrs. Esta Young, di­ rector of the Student Union, said today. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. These hours are subject to change without notice, Mrs. Young added. Library Sets Study Hours Facilities are available for both terms of the summer session, Clarence Gorchels, Director of Libraries, announced today. The facilities include thousands of books, films, phonodiscs, art prints, periodicals, etc., which are indispensable to modern educa­ tion, Mr. Gorchels said. Staff Works A staff of experienced librar­ ians, audio-visual experts, and other specialists, will be on duty to insure competent service day and night. To provide services in so many areas for so many hours per week, the staff must be spread rather thinly. Nevertheless, it is the in­ tention of the library staff to make every effort to contribute to the successful pursuit of knowledge at Central this sum­ mer, Gorchels said. Schedule Set The library is scheduled to be open 73 hours per week, an in­ crease of two and one half hours per week over last summer. The following schedule will be main­ tained throughout both terms of the summer session, if use of the library justifies these hours: Monday through Thursday, 7:20 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, 7:20 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9:00 a. m. to 12 noon Sunday, 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Collate BY STEVE TELLARI The fish in the Union fishpond at the University of Utah wish stu­ dents would "cut out all the fin­ ny business," reports the "Utah!" Recently the fish mysteriously turned a bright green. Chemists were called to test the pond water and the green dye was found to be nontoxic. Predictions were that the dye would cause the fish to glow when the lights were turned on at night. Graduate students at Brigham Young University are urged, ac­ cording to the 'BYU', to bring their wives and husbands along to a series of meetings so the spouses can brush up on the academic lingo. The meetings, initiated this year by BYU's graduate school, are de­ signed to give the graduate stu­ dents a closer feeling of identity and unity. * * • Poor spelling is a problem that plagues a large percentage of the student body, says an editorial in the Connecticut "Daily Campus." "The whole problem can be sum­ med up in one sentence: Words are an inexhaustible supply of knowledge, but the average stu­ dent of today seems to be too ex­ hausted to bother with them." LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS campus crar Telephone 5-1147—5-5323 Member Associated Collegiate Press Published every Friday, except test week and holidays, during the year and bi-monthly during the summer session as. the official publication of the Student Govern­ ment Association of Central Wash­ ington State College, Ellensburg. 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FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1962 CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, ELLENSBURG, WASH. 3 Teachers Learn To Stretch Dollar A. E. Treadwell, associate pro­ fessor of business education at Central, is the coordinator of the workshop, "Personal and Family Financial Security Education," now in session on the Central Washington campus to July 18. This workshop is mainly concern­ ed with stretching the dollar in everyday living. Businessmen, as well as college professors, are being called upon to help in teaching the class Treadwell stated that the class carries five hours of college credit with no pre-requisites. Mr. Treadwell also mentioned that the class will spend a day in Seattle, visiting a Federal Re­ serve Bank and a brokerage firm. Classes are held Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Staff and specialists for the workshop include: Ellensburg: James B .Cox, Special Agent, New York Life Ins. Co. J. Wesley Crum, Dean of Instruction, CW SC George Fitterer, Fitterer Bros. Inc. Don Jones, State Farm Mutual Ins. Co. A. B. Offer, Of­ fer Ins. Agency Joseph Panat- toni, Attorney Evelyn Rapp, County Extension Agent in Home Economics Jack Reitsch, Mana­ ger Ellensburg Branch, National Bank of Commerce W. W. Rog­ ers, Jr., Ass't. Manager National Bank of Wash. W. Zeke Smith, Ellensburg Credit Bureau Leonard Thayer, Broker, Thayer Realty Co. A. E. Treadwell, Assoc. Prof. Business Education, CWSC Kenneth L. Wilson, Administrator Dept. of Public Assistance Maurice Wip- pel, Special Agent, New York Life Insurance Company Grace Young, Agent, Stockdale-Young Agency, Harold S. Williams, pro­ fessor of economics, CWSC. Seattle: F. (William Dings, U.S Treasury Dept., U.S. Savings Bond Division. Yakima: Jack V. Chastain, Manager Yakima District Office, Social Security Administration. History Professor To Depart For South America Dr. Sam Mohler, professor of History at CWSC, and Mrs. Moh­ ler are leaving for a seven-week air tour of South America, nex Wednesday. Dr. and Mrs. Mohler will visit 13 countries in South America as part of a study tour in compara­ tive education sponsored by Tem­ ple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. Mohler stated that special emphasis will be centered on col­ leges, universities, and other schools. SGA Council Picks Heads The SGA has selected Dick Jacobson as SGA president and Pat Johnson as SGA secretary for the summer quarter. The Constitution states that the regular SGA officers will carry over into summer, if they're planning to be on campus, but if not the officers are selected by the SGA council. Dick is the reg­ ular SGA treasurer and Pat is secretary. Their summer duties include carrying over recreation activities from spring quarter through summer to fall quarter. In par­ ticular, they work on the social calendar, with the different chair­ men, carry on correspondence, and organize Frosh Orientation week. Cinemascoop BY ANN WINSOR The SGA will present movies to the students for the price of 10 cents this quarter. These are of­ fered as a courtesy of SGA and are for the pleasure of the stu­ dents. This Friday, June 29, "Ro­ manoff and Juliet" will be pre­ sented. This movie stars Peter Ustinov, Sandra Dee, and John Gavin. This is a delightful ro­ mance that develops into an international situation when the youthful lovers defy their fam­ ilies and the world. Then the Cookiest Cupid ever, in the per­ son of Peter Ustinov, takes a hand in the affair to complicate matters further, and provide some howling laughs. It is based on the captivating stage suc­ cess. Saturday, June 30, the movie will be "It Happened to Jane" starring Doris Day, Jack Lem- mon, and Ernie Kovacs. This is the delightful story of a small­ town girl who tangles with a big- town railroad tycoon and takes him over lock, stock, and loca- motive. The riotous events go to prove that a little guy may not be able to lick a big guy, but a smart girl can. Friday night, July 6, the movie will be "Man of a Thous­ and Faces" starring James Cagney and Dorothy Malone. This movie deals with the life and personal events of the late Lon Chaney, strange star of silent movies and known as filmland's mystery man. Cag­ ney turns in a brilliant perfor­ mance in his recreation of Chaney's famous roles as the wizard of pantomime. For a change on Saturday night July 7, the film will be a docu­ mentary titled "The Silent World" PAT JOHNSON AND DICK JACOBSEN review work ahead for them during summer quarter. As temporary Summer SGA executives, these two will carry over student government to fall quarter. Jacobsen is serving as SGA president, while Miss Johnson is working as secretary. Robinson Gets Chairmanship Appointment of Bruce A. Rob­ inson as acting chairman of the Science and Mathematics division at Central Washington State Col­ lege was announced by Dr. James E. Brooks, president. The ap­ pointment becomes effective in the fall. Robinson replaces Dr. Edmund L. Lind, professor of chemistry, who has been granted a sabbati­ cal leave for next year. Dr. Lind will spend the next school year doing research in atomic energy. His specific problem will involve use of radioactive tracers in var­ ious phases of chemical research. When he returns from his re­ search project, Dr. Lind plans to spend his full time as a professor of chemistry, he said. He also plans to do considerable research. Dr. Brooks appointed Mr. Rob­ inson as acting chairman to serve until a permanent division chair­ man is secured. Robinson re­ ceived his B. S. and M. S. degrees from the University of Washing­ ton and has done further graduate work there. He joined Central's faculty in 1947. Dr. Lind has been on Central's faculty since 1936 and has taken leaves during some of the summer vacations to do atomic research DR. MILLER children are interested in the Western way of life, and that they are eager to talk to every­ one. "They are thrilled when they get the chance to speak what Eng­ lish they are learning, she said. English is becoming a universal language—it is taught at different levels in most countries." Throughout the Orient, Dr. Miller found that the percentage of chil­ dren in school differed from coun­ try to country. Usually, she said, the goal of all countries was to give their children six years of elementary school. She also found that schools have double shifts most everywhere in the Orient, and many times, teachers would attend school half a day themselves. "There is a constant effort to upgrade the requirements in these countries," she said. "The highest level of training prob­ ably exists in Japan and the Philippines." In Korea, Dr. Miller lived for five days with the dean of a wom­ en's college there, Chung Ok Cho, who spent two years at Central. Madam Cho's daughter be at­ tending Central during fall quarter. All through her trip, Dr. Miller found an attitude of kindliness and friendship for the United States, particularly in Japan. "I think we tend to overlook this," she said.
4 CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, ELLENSBURG, WASH. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1962 European Tour High Points Travel Of Central Professor BY JUDY WARD Returning from a world-wide jet tour of 20 different countries is Dr. Catharine Bullard, professor of English at Central Washington. Dr. Bullard's trip lasted five months. Among the countries she enjoyed most were England, Greece, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland. Dr. Bullard gave England as her favorite country on the tour. Besides London, she visited Strat­ ford, Cambridge and Oxford Uni­ versities. Dr. Bullard noted the definite contrast between old and new at, the site of Stonehenge on one side of the highway and a government experimental air field on the other. Dr. Bullard mention­ ed two art museums in England, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Museum, as outstand­ ing among the many fine art museums that she witnessed. London Seen After seeing the great devasta­ tion of World War II in London, that is still evident, Dr. Bullard said it made her much more aware of the damage that had been done. Dr. Bullard feels that we, as citizens of the U.S., do not realize how we are indebted to England, not only for our language, but also for literature, laws, and cus­ toms. Bullard Visits Rhodes Dr. Bullard took several side trips while visiting Greece. One of these was to Delphi, the site of the original Greek oracle. Dr. Bullard also visited the island of Rhodes. /While visiting India, Dr. Bull­ ard saw the big Independence Day celebration at Delhi. Dr. Bullard said she saw many sites that Dr. Bullard mentioned an in­ teresting experience that she had while visiting India. "About 10:30 one night, we were returning from a folk dance festival and had been waiting for some time for a taxi without any luck. A car pulled up to the curb with a wo­ man driving. She asked if we would like a ride and we gladly accepted. The woman was an In­ dian doctor, educated in the Uni­ ted States. She said she often stops when she sees Americans or Europeans that look as if they're waiting for a taxi, because in In­ dia, this can be a long wait!" India In Poverty Dr. Bullard pointed out that Americans just do not realize how fortunate they really are until they come face-to-face with the poverty in India or Spain. The U.S., to many Europeans is a mecca, as many expressed the desire to bring their families to the U.S. or to send their children here to study. The vast amount of building that is taking place all over Eu­ rope is still unable to keep pace with the increasingly growing population, stated Dr. Bullard. Dr. Bullard brought out the fact that she found just about all people in different countries to be very friendly and helpful. She also feels that the common, un­ flattering idea concerning Ameri­ can tourists is somewhat exagger­ ated. Dr. Bullard remarked that she was generally proud of the be­ havior of American tourists that she saw. •n WINDING UP A RECENT "around the world" tour is Dr. Catharine Bullard, professor of English at Central. The world­ wide trip was made in January through May while on sabbatical leave. She will show slides and tell her impressions of the places she visited July 2, in Room 101, Black Building at 7:30 p.m. A11 faculty, students and friends are invited. P-TA To Hold Conference In Leadership On Campus "Challenges Unlimited" is the theme of this year's annual P.T.A. leadership conference to be held July 9-11, on the Central Wash­ ington campus. A pre-session discussion period concerning an exchange of ideas Faculty To Have X-rays Faculty members! If you need a chest x-ray taken for the coming school year, the Kitti­ tas County Health Department reminds you that this can be done this summer. The Kittitas County Health Department, 507 Nanum street, is reserving all day Wednesday, any week this summer to ac­ commodate faculty membersr. EIGHT PROFESSORS the University of Arizona, Tuc­ son, Ariz., will replace Burke Zane in mathematics. Kenneth Hammond, who grad­ uated from the University of Washington and is working on his doctorate, will replace David Watts in the social science div­ ision. Replacing James Hulse is Richard Danilowicz from East Lansing, Michigan. English Adds In the English division Anthony Canedo from Bremerton Junior College will substitute for Miss Mary Mathewson. Miss Mathew- son is taking sabbatical leave. Canedo will receive his doctorate this summer at the University of /Washington. John Herum, linguistics spec­ ialist, will be another addition to the English division. He received his BA from Carrol College, Montana. Herum will receive his Ph. D. from the University of Washington this summer. Charles J. McCann will replace Miss Annette Hitchcock. Miss Hitchcock is retiring. McCann re­ ceived his doctorate from Yale University and has taught prev­ iously at Canisius College in Buf­ falo, N.Y. Sara Keith will teach English. She will receive her doctorate from the University of London this summer. In Foreign Languages Jose Garcis, native of Spain, will re­ place Dane Roberts in Spanish. Garcis is working on his Master's at the University of Colorado and has taught at the University of Hawaii. John Hoglin from Wayne State University is replacing Dr. Albert Weissburg in radio and TV. Eight Return Eight professors have returned to Central from Leave. They in­ clude: Dr. Eugene Kosy will return to Central after two years of ab­ sence. He has been on an over­ seas assignment in the British West Indies. Winner of a Fullbright Lector- ship in Spain, Dr. Walter Berg will be returning to the Social Science division. Doris Jacubeck will be returning from a leave of absence to the CES. Returning to the science de­ partment will be Dr. Wilfred Newschwander. He has been on leave of absence for one year. He will do chemical research at Cen­ tral. Miss Dean Returns Dr. Catharine Bullard returns to the English division after two quarter sabbatical leave. Miss Dorothy Dean also returns after two quarters leave to the science department. Dr. Loretta Miller, after a year of leave of absence to do study and travel returns to the educa­ tion and psychology division. Dr. Maurice Pettit, returning from a year of teaching at UCLA, will do some teaching and writ­ ing. Dr. Pettit is working on a book. on leader training will be opened by John Munden on the morning of July 9. Mr. Munden received his Bachelor's and Master's de­ grees from Washington State University. He has been principal of the Edison School, Pullman, for six years and has been active in the local P.T.A. He is citizen­ ship chairman of the Washington Congress. Conference chairman will be Mrs. Orlo Mohr, Cashmere, who will open the conference at 1 p.m. July 9. Mrs. L. D. Haas, Yakima, will give the welcome from the Washington Congress and Dr. James E. Brooks, president of Central Washington State Col­ lege, will give the welcome for the college. Joe Lassoi, assistant superin­ tendent of the Tacoma schools, will give the main address, "The P.T.A. Story." Afternoon recrea­ tion, swimming and golf, and a fun night and mixer will be spon­ sored by the Yakima County Council, to end the opening day. "Challenge to P.T.A." will be the topic of a talk by Mr. Munden on Tuesday morning. Group dis­ cussions will be followed by a luncheon at the college Commons. After that, a symposium, "The Obligations and Privileges of P.T.A. Leadership," will be pre­ sented by Mrs. Haas, Yakima Mrs. Frank Davido, Zillah, and Mrs. Gene Boswell, of Peshastin. Mrs. Boswell will preside over the conference on July 11. Perry H. Mitchell will present the fea­ tured address, "The Junior Col­ lege in Washington State." Mr. Mitchell is the director of insti­ tutional research for Central Washington State College. "A Flannel Graph Summary" will be the closing address that after­ noon, given by Mrs. Munden.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1962 CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, ELLENSBURG, WASH. 5 Library Schedules Summer Exhibits Exhibitors with audio-visual aids and books have been scheduled in the special programs room, library 222, from June 20 through August 13, Frank G. Nelson, acting co­ ordinator of instructional materials said today. Dates set are: June 27-29, Wm. Leyrer, Jr., The MacMillan Co. July 3-6, Mrs. Bes­ sie Higbee, Owen Publishing Co., July 5-6, Brice Evans, D. C. Heath and Co. July 11-12, Craig Ellis, Ginn and Co. July 10-12, Lloyd Cook, Am­ erican Book Co. July 11-13, Har­ old Johnson, Lyons and Carnahan Ed. Publishers August 13-15, Wes­ ley Hovie, McCormich-M a t h e r s Publishing Co. Weekly Bulletin To Discontinue After 33 issues the past aca­ demic year, the Weekly Bulletin will be suspended until the open­ ing of classes next fall. A regular communication from the Registrar's office will take its place during the summer months. Dr. James Brooks, presi­ dent, still wishes to receive eval­ uations of the Bulletin as a form of communicating administrative and other notices to the faculty. Any plans for modifying or re­ vising the format of the Weekly Bulletin will be welcomed accord­ ing to Dr. Edward Hungerford, assistant to the president. For example, is there still a need for some form of reporting the Infirmary List? Summer Recreation Program Sets 'Fun For All' Theme "Fun For All" could well be the theme for the summer recreation program under the direction of Carl Ruud, summer activities director. Every activity from bowling to baseball and from book reviews to bingo and bridge is included in the summer schedule. "The activities that get the participation are the activities that will survive," Carl Ruud explained, i —— "I'm pleased with the participa- student rate for golfing is $1.56 a tion and reaction to the summer day. schedule," Ruud said. If every Thg college pool is open for free student engaged in an activity ^ at summer swimming two hours least one hour a day, participation daily. Swimming passes must be would be wonderful." obtained at the CUB recreation Daily activities include golf, desk. swimming, and varied activities in ' VavtVinn nTM n1 the pavilion. Student golfing hours pavilion opens have been arranged at the Ellens- uPPer gymnasium in the burg Golf and Country Club. The Pavilion is open daily from 2:30 to 5:30 weekdays for many differ- 'What Ivan Knows That Johnny Doesn't/ Educators Say, 'Is His Traditional ABC's' NEW YORK—(NEA)—There is nothing more simple than ABC. So says a group of disgruntled educators who want the alphabet hoisted to its once sacred status in the American schoolroom,. The group calls itself the Read­ ing Reform Foundation. Here is what they say: —A third of the nations youths do not know how to read. —Another third read poorly. —The cause is the "madness' of the system of reading instruc­ tion in use almost universally to­ day in the public schools. —The solution is to kick out this "modern" or "contour" sys­ tem which is putting us behind the Russians, and bring back the ABC'c (called phonics). Techniques Supporters At the same time, there are many voices in support of the present reading techniques, includ­ ing every teachers college in. the United States. The Russians, they say, are not forging ahead in the Goldilocks-and-the-three-bears de­ partment. Phonics is still used, but not exclusively. "The dreadful thing started about 40 years ago," the Reading Foun­ dation's president, Watson. Wash- butn, said. "At that time, a few men decided to do away with the alphabet." What was substituted in its place? "The 'contour' method, Washburn. "A child was compelled to memorize each word as an entity—like learning Chinese. It's madness. It's a cancer in our educational system." 'They're Brainwashed' And what about the thousands of school superintendents, teach ers, school boards and teachers colleges which support the "mod­ ern" method? "Brainwashed," snapped D r, Charles Walcutt, Reading Foun­ dation trustee and author of the book, "Tomorrow's Illiterates." Claims Walcutt: 35 per cent of American youths are seriously re­ tarded in reading 40 per cent more are deficient. Furthermore, Ar­ thur S. Trace Jr., author of "What Ivan Knows That Johnny Doesn't," says that children in Soviet Rus­ sia at the age of 8 or 9 are taught alphabetically. They are "several years" ahead of Ameri­ can children in reading. Claim Made Trace claims "with a vocabu- ary of 10,000 words and the abil­ ity to use a dictionary, they can read and enjoy the master-pieces of Russian literature, while Amer­ ican children, limited to the pain­ fully memorized contours (pic­ tures) of 1,500 words, have to strug­ gle through textbooks of incredible banality." Trace points out that half of the Russian children begin learn­ ing English in the fifth grade. He makes the startling claim that Russian children by their third year of English are reading more difficult, but more interesting, Eng­ lish language stories that the av­ erage American fourth grader. So the lineup is impressive, de­ termined and vocal. But, like all problems involving the develop­ ment of the human mind, it is not as simple as it seems. Other Side Speaks On the other side, advocates of the "modern" method are armed with facts and figures. A spokes­ man for this group—including the overwhelming majority of educa­ tors—is Dr. Arthur I. Gates, pro­ fessor emeritus at Columbia Uni­ versity Teachers College and head of the Institute of Language Arts. Gates says what the Reading Foundation recommends is "pre- 19th Century." In the first place, according to | ent activities—handball, basketball, j trampolines, badminton and volley- | baU. Family time is Wednesday night, I from 6:30 to 8:30. This same night, bridge and chess can be Gates, a word is a visual ob-1 ject" on paper. The Reading tournament is already Foundation objects. They want the y' , sounds of the alphabet learned, Every Tuesday night, Monte Wri­ tten combined with other sounds son' pmnf' W'H P'7faculty. f + u- A- summer students and Fol- to achieve reading proficiency. lowtag wilson at 7 30, square danc- Deaf Children Cited ing will be featured in the CUB Not necessary, says Gates. A Ballroom. The caller is Wayne pupil does not need to understand Turley of Ellensburg. the sound of a letter to read. Evidence: Gates has made com Reviews Conducted , . , , c ..., . , Mrs. Mabel Crum, former Cen- pletely deaf children superior housemother, conducts boos tateir Hwfhe'r^fword spoken Monday at 7:00 p.m. "The modern method uses many Ljeueffor women men , ,. , , ,, ., „ Bowlmg leagues for women, men educational devices," said G^-s. Ind cou les B hgan this we^k at "These include phonics. Nobody ^ Bowl ^ conUnue r* r» OHANH/\MA/L RHRI N IT\MO KAT " I has abondoned the alphabet. through August 9. Participants in Gates trundles a battery of sta- Kese j can bowl *,or 20c tistics to the firing line: 1 a line, or 60c a night. Women Item: A 1957 survey in a New Lj from 9 TOlJsd nights. York City suburb among pupils U, Ies will bowl at 5:30 Monday taught by the phonetic method. , h Members of winning teams Cone usion : Children s reading abil- Mf, be awarded trophies, ity lagged behind their mental Bjngo began last week and wiu ability. continue every Thursday from 7 to Other Evidence 8 p.m. in the CUB lounge. Prizes Item: Ohio State Univ. research- will be tickets redeemable for food ers have found that better than from the snack bar. two-thirds of the nation's fourth Dome to Open graders can read and define 4,302 The Astro Dome, the observing words—four times as many as area in the Science building, was Trace gives them credit for know- originally scheduled as part of the ing. summer recreation program but Item: The nation's sixth grad- will not open until a person cap­ ers generally can recognize at able of running the telescope is least 10,430 words—more than the found. Ruud urges anyone inter- total of 8,000 found in the writings ested in the job to contact him of John Milton. in the CUB recreation office. Item: Eighth graders can spot Bicycling, which was also sched- 15,000 words—equal to the total uled for the summer, is not yet appearing in Shakespeare's works, available, but may be provided "Those days when a pupil spent later. 33 to 40 per cent of his reading Tournaments in badminton, hand- instruction time pounding away at ball, Softball, golf, chess, tennis, word lists is over," said Gates, horseshoes, ping-pong, and pool are "Of course there are reading being planned. Information on problems today. But members of these is available at the CUB in- the Reading Foundation are wrong formation desk. in thinking you can go backward (See page 6 for recreation pic- in history to solve them." | tures.)
CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, ELLENSBURG, WASH. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1962 FOCUS ON CENTRAL Paril ion To Open With 'Fun For AlV lliaiilii siiiliiii illi« 4 REVIE}WING THE BOOK from which the movie "Westside Story" was taken is Mrs. Mabel Crum, who will summarize and criticize a different book each Monday at 7 p.m. in the CUB lounge. Mrs. Crum is a former Central housemother. CARL RUUD, summer activities director, displays the many trophies which will be awarded to winners in bowling, bridge, chess and softball tournaments. Ruud is from Cashmere, Wash­ ington, and he obtained his Master's degree in recreation at the University of Illinois. He is holding the trophy to be awarded to a winner in the married students league bowling. Information on any activity of the summer program is available from him at the CUB recreation office, behind the information desk. MRS. MARLENE CROSHAW keeps her eyes on the pins while her husband Ned watches carefully. Mr. and Mrs. Croshaw from Kennewick are members of the summer couples' bowling league, which meets at 5:30 every Monday at Bill's Bowl. TAKING THE HIGH DIVE during free swimming time is Willis Tebbs from The Dalles, Oregon. The Pavilion pool is open weekdays from 3:30 to 5:30, and on Saturdays from 2:30 to 4:30 for student, family, and faculty swimming. Swimmingr nasses iuto available at the CUB information desk.