A publication of Oal~land University's News SeNice THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1960 -Q7-3180 /#'\. i t :l / • --4." ~~ , ••_ ..•~-I •.t ~. 'QU Early college study launched The university has begun its Early Callege Klecl~ner said the idea for the Early The school district will provide for a lighter Study Program with an agreement with College Study Program was presented to general teaching load for those faculty 13100mfield Hills Schools. OU several years ago by David A. Spencer, who will teach the university level courses. deputy superintendent, 13100mfield Hills Thiswill provide extra time to work with The action isthe first in a number of steps Schools.l3loomfield Hills and l3irmingham students outside the class.OU will provide that should result in cooperative agree• officials and faculty have been active in released time for itsfaculty who oversee ments with numerous high schools in the helping plan the program. university seNice area. the program. The university has a long tradition of cooperation with local school Students at 13100mfield Hills Andover and The OU-l3loomfield Hills schools plan is similar to one offered by Syracuse districts, and it has accepted high school Lahser High Schools are being invited to University, but there will be many more guest students in the past. l3utthe new apply now for the Early College Study program isa more systematic way to opportunities for interaction between OU Program for next fall. recognize and reward the superior and high school faculty and students, students in our high schools, Klecl~ner said. Participants must be seniors with a high Klecl~ner said. grade point overage who meet regular OU admissions standards. Selection will be made by high school and university officials, and the students will pay regular OU tuition. Keith Kleckner, OU associate provost, said two courses will be offered initially. They are Rhetoric and Composition and au hikesroom, board Masterpieces of World Literature. These are regular OU courses and the content level will not be watered down, Klecl~ner It will cost Oal~land University students All of the above rates are based on said. The credits earned can be used at OU more to live and eat in the residence halls double occupancy. OU has single room or elsewhere. next year. premiums that would be added to the above costs.A single room for the fall The day-to-day instruction will be offered The 130ardof Trusteeshas approved a 9.6 semester is~225 a semester, up ~25 over by specially prepared high school faculty. percent increase in room and board rates the current fee. A single room premium for The curriculum development and acad• for the fall and winter semesters. Officials the spring or summer session is~112.50, demic standards are the responsibility of blamed the increase on rising costs of an increase of ~12.50. the university. utilities, food, and labor. The rates tal~e effect for the summer A worl~hop for the high school faculty will An OU student receiving room and board session. be held at OU this summer, and there will forfall andwinterwill paya total of~1.885 in be other worl~hops and visits to the 1980-81, an increase of ~185 over the schools during the year, Kleclmer said. current contract. High school faculty will hold OU Among other increases approved at the appointments as lecturers. board meeting were a room only rate for Other school districts in the area are the fall and winter semesters, up ~101 to worl~ing with OU in anticipation of joining ~1,175; spring or summer sessionsroom the program. l3irmingham has included and board rates of ~495 a session, up ~36; the Early College Study Program among and a room only rate for a spring or the options offered itsstudents for next fall. summer session set at ~304, an increase of ~22. Dance, mime, musical slated Dance, mime, and musical camedy take The Mime Ensemble presents "Jeririgg," a The OU Dance Theatre performances are center stage in late March and early April. show based on American idiomatic at 8 p.m. on April 4 and at 2:30 and 8 The Slavic Folk Ensemble will offer three sayings, starting April 4 at 8:30 p.m. in the p.m. on April 5. l3arn Theatre. concerts, March 28-29-30 in Varner Recital Additional information on any of the Hall to help support a late spring Also opening on April 4 are performances above programs can be obtained by performing tour through Poland and by the OU Dance Theatre. calling 377-2000. Czechoslovakia. Curtain times are 8 p.m. The dancers, aided by visiting profes• on March 28-29 and 2:30 p.m. on March sionals, will offer ballets by Copeland and 30. Tickets are $3 general admission and a premiere performance of "Center $2 for OU students and senior citizens. Point," a ballet by Robert Warren. "KissMe Kate" opens April 3 in the Studio Gould lecture Theatre of Varner Hall. The student cast will The Mime Ensemble performances will be be heard in such favorites as "Wunderbar," at 8:30 p.m. on April 4-5 and 11-12 with and "So In Love," Tickets are $3.50 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. shows on April 6 and 13. Stephen J.Gould, professor of geology, general admission and $3 far OU students Harvard University, will lecture at noon on and senior citizens. Thursday, April 3 in the Gold Room of Oakland Center. His title is:"Growing Young: Human Evolution as a Processof Increasing Youthfulness." Lu1znamed Gould's tall~ isexpected to move from outer space to fossil evidence for human evolution to a disquisition on changes in Fredericl~ J. Lutz, a former general plants Swimmers win the morphology of Mickey Mouse. Those manager, Chrysler Corporation, hasjoined familiar with his monthly column in Natural the staff at Oakland University to co• History will find his stage presence as ordinate the co-op program for engineer• engaging as his writings. The men's swimming team won Oal~land ing students. University's first national championship Lutz will worl~ with the School of defeating a 45-team field including defending champion California State• Engineering to set up placement Northbridge to win the NCAA Division II opportunities for undergraduate students Swimming and Diving Championships at in mechanical, electrical, computer, Youngstown State University. systems, and general engineering. Energy grant The Pioneers, under the guidance of The co-op program will be open to Coach Ernie Maglischo. had four individual students at the end of their sophomore Oal~land University has received a and one relay championships. Marl~ Doyle year with pairs of students alternating in a particular worl~ assignment. Each student $34,650 energy conservation grant to be won the 1OO-yard bacl~trol~e (52.55) and used in Vorner Hall. OU will match the the 200-yard bacl~trol~e (1 :53.66) events, will spend a semester in class and a grant. while Ian Dittus and Marl~ Vagle captured semester in worl~ up to the time of the 200-yord butterfly ( 1:52.11 ) and the graduation. The grant was awarded by the Energy 200-yord freestyle ( 1:40.56) respectively. Lutz isa graduate of Wayne State Univer• Administration of the State of Michigan The 800-yord freestyle relay team of sity where he received a degree in through funds made available under the Gordy Geheb, Dittus, Mil~e O'Hagen and industrial education. He lives in Troy. National Energy Conservation Policy Act. Vagle won the relay championship. The measures include modifications in the The university co-op program, along with those in accounting and nursing, will be temperature control system reducing hot administered through the OU Center for decl~ air supply, improving damper control. Community and Human Development. and adding chilled water control module to the system. Faculty accomplishments noted Marcia Fishman, a graduate student in the Scott Foresman's recent series of school Donald E.Morse and Helen P.Schwartz, Department of Linguistics and director of texts on language arts (1980) include Department of English, have been chosen the English Language Program of the !Wo books (4th and 5th) partially written to participate in programs at the annual Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan by Professor Harold Cafone, Human and meeting of the College English Association Detroit, made a presentation at a Educational Services. April 9-12 in Dearborn. conference on problems of the Soviet Cafone is currently a member of an Schwartz will deliver a paper entitled Jewish emigre in New York City on advisory committee for TV. 2's Television "Fighting Gobbledegook in Technical February 11. Rshman'ssubjectwas and Reading Program. This committee Writing with Computer Magic: A Pre• "Linguistic Problems for Russianswith worl~ with the Detroit Free Press in the liminary Study." English as a Second Language." selection and publication of T.Y. scripts used by the public schools to develop Morse will act as a respondent for a panel * language skills. on "KnOvVledge from Another World: Literary Theory and Interpretation." Richard Tucker, Department of History, gave a guest lecture entitled, "Resource * * Depletion and Social Conflict in Modern Asia," at Asia House, Oberlin College, RobertT. Eberwein, English, read a paper The College English Association annually Oberlin, Ohio on February 20. On at the Modern Language Association draws together several hundred professors February 21 , after consultations with meeting in Son Francisco on "Point of View to discussthe concerns of their professions. faculty from Oberlin's Environmental in Rim." He and Dolores l3urdick, modern Theme for the 1980 meeting is "English Studies Program, he presented a languages, spoke as part of a joint for the Eighties: Where Have We I3een? discussion of "Development versus En• presentation on "The Line DOvVnthe Where Are We Going?" vironment in Southern Asia," to the senior Middle: Art and Politics in Fassbinder's seminar in Environmental Studies there.