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completely soundproofed. T h e y
also have no doors. Users claim
there are distractions from other
booths and passers-by.
Erwin Hamson, director of the
language lab, says the - closed
booth system was tested out, but
wasn't used in the actual project
because of the exhorbitant costs
of ventilation systems and addi-
tional soundproofing. Besides, fire
regulations would require a sprink-
ler system to be installed in each
individual booth.
Hamson says he's aware of com-
plaints about equipment malfunc-
tions. "It's the company's fault,"
he claims, "There's absolutely
nothing you can say in the face of
equipment which doesn't work.",
He explains that new equipment
usually goes through 'a "run-in"
period, when it is tested before be-
ing put into use. But workers from
Instructomatic didn't show up to
begin installation until Aug. 15.
Because of this, the system
wasn't completed until Sept. 1 and
is now being debugged while stu-
dents are inconvenienced or dis-
couraged from language practice
completely.
Nigel Harlan, president of In-
structomatic, doesn't seem overly
concerned about the problems tak-
ing place. He expresses optimism
that the system will function prop-
erly in a short time. He described
this as a "normal shakedown
period."
All this leads one to wonder why
the University dumped the Mason
Hall language lab so fast instead
of waiting until the whole com-
puter system was completed.
Hamson claims, "We couldn't
maintain the old lab any more over
at Mason Hall."
He admits the old lab was "real-
ly a kind of mistake." It was never
properly installed and many parts
could no longer be replaced, he
says.
One of the few noticeable im-
provements besides the glittering
novelty of new equipment is the
switch from headphones to speak-
ers. Germanic languages Prof.
Robert Kyes describes the switch
as "approaching the ideal situ-
ation."
Without the headphones on, the
student has more ear-to-mouth con-
trol over his own voice, as well as
the chance to hear the language
spoken in a more realistic manner.
If the blueprint lives up to its
specifications, the future may be
very bright indeed for the lan-
guage students.
Many new and diverse services
will allow the student more con-
trol over his education. At some
time in the future the student will
be able to stop and start tapes at
will, jump back and forth to any
place on the tape, and record and
play back his own voice.
Concepts such as video and com-
puter-assisted instruction will also
be possibilities.
Officials have even considered
running the system on telephone
lines to provide extended service
in the dorms.
All that may be a reality for to-
morrow, but today's language stu-
dent will have to settle for some-
thing less than perfection.
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In an interview following the
press conference, Ferency told a
reporter that Bullard had used the
news of his payment to personal
political advantage, violating an
understanding he said he had
reached with Bullard in a tele-
phone conversation.
Bullard, for his part, denied ever
making such a deal.
"It was clearly a campaign con-
tribution," Bullard maintained.
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Daily Photo by ROLFE TESSEM
Hamson gestures towards his new toy
Taxpayers
ptt.heat
on Nixon
WASHINGTON (P) - Replace-
ment of the heating system at
President Nixon's seaside resi-
dence in San Clemente, Calif.,
4was paid for with taxpayers'
money because the previous sys-
tem was "in such a condition
that is was a threat to the Presi-
dent's safety," a Secret Service
spokesman said yesterday.
The spokesman would not spe-
cify what was the matter with
the previous system, or even
what kind of system it was. He
said he did not want it to appear
the agency was favoring any par-
ticular type of heating system.
The new system is electric.
Use of some $13,500 in public
funds to replace the system was
reported Tuesday by syndicated
columnist Jack Anderson, who
also said Secret Service officials
told him it was replaced because
of concern for the President's
safety.
The Secret Service, confirm-
ing the Anderson report, said the
government paid for the replace-
ment because "we were the ones
that urged the system be chang-
ed over."
The spokesman, responding to
questions, said a certain number
of things have been done to
presidential residences in the
past at government expense. He
cited lighting and surveillance
systems as examples.
Anderson said the work was
done at the same time laborers
were converting an -adjacent
Coast Guard station into a gov-
ernment-office complex to serve
the Western White House. He
said no one noticed that the gov-
ernment took care of the instal-
lation of the new system in the
private 10-room manor overlook-
ing the Pacific and its guest
house.
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