THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,1957 r J TH M. MawANa ha -fl.AS4 S #. JI iO i YYW Wi TUF MTCUW(~A~ lb LIT V ________ I PAGE TIMEE NO MORE 'AMO, AMAS': Prof. Sweet By BEVERLY GINGOLD Much of the traditional tortire involved both for the student and teacher of elementary Latin is being swiftly erased by Prof. Waldo Sweet, of the Classic studies de- partment. Within the last ten years, Prof. Sweet has developed a linguistic approach to Latin, a method used previously only in the modern languages. His system is currently in use at the University and to some extent in other colleges and high schools. The most remarkable aspect of Prof. Sweet's class in Latin I is the swift, informal flow of Latin con- versation between the students and professor. Brisk Tone In a brisk conversational tone, the jaunty professor, complete with crew cut and bow tie, addresses questions in Latin based on a read- ing assignment to the class. A swift verbal give-and-take follows dur- ing which the students respond and Prof. Sweet rewords the ques- tions to provoke grammatical or vocabulary changes in the stu- dents' answers. This emphasis on actually speak- ing the language, even though it it 'dead,' is the key point of Prof. Sweet's approach to Latin. "The speaking of a language, whether it be French or German or Latin, . paves the way best to the reading of the language," the dynamic Latinist declared. To implement class work, Prof. Sweet's students are required tow drill in the Language Laboratory.P The professor's basic premise that "all languages areidifferent" b distinguishes his method from s I hi reaches 'Spoken' Latin for p * w " i 4 4 } Will be on campus February 26 and 27 Iacement interviews in the following areas: ATOMIC REACTOR -- One of the largest atomic reactors in the nation is the University's Ford reactor on North Campus, currently used ii experiments involving atomic energy. The core in which the reaction occurs may be surrounded by a water jack- et which absorbs some of the heat of the.reactor. The reactor's atomic power may, be used for the production of electricity so important to industry. It is also valuable to scientific research, medicine, and agriculture. Neutron Discovery Begins Research in Atomic Energy AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTROLS GUIDED MISSILES-COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS MECHANICAL ELECTRONIC (Editor's Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles concerning the atom, atomic energy, its utilization and the important scientists who contributed to the advancement of the Atomic Age. By GERALD LUNDY With the discovery of the neu- tron man was confident that his knowledge of atom structure was cdmplete. The door was then opened to the discovery of atomic energy it- self, and the age of atom reactors gave evidence of quick entry. Following Ernest Rutherford's experimentation with the atom nucleus and the discovery of the neutron, great progress was made in the field of atomic research. Two German scientists split the atom nucleus. This was accom- plished by striking a neutron into the heavy uranium nucleus. Unlike beryllium, of preceding experiments, the uranium nucleus divides when the neutrons smashes into it. When the nuclei of fissionable materials such as uranium divide, the split sections are violently thrown apart from each other due to the repelling action of like charges. Mystery It is still a mystery to science why these particles should remain in such close contact with each other. When the split halves fly apart their movement produces knetic energy, generating heat. But even stranger is that when the atom is split, the shattered nucleus throws off a neutron which in turn splits another nucleus which releases another neutron making the action a continuous one. A reaction such as this is referred to as a chain reaction. When a number of such reac- tions are initiated andpermitted to continue uncontrolled, heat is produced by billions upon billions of nuclear divisions with the re- lease of alpha and beta particels and lethal gamma rays. The tremendous temperature rise causes a rapid expansion of air creating thousands of tons of de- structive pressure. This is a mere hint of what occurs in an atom blast. The minute particles of which everything that exists is com- posed, can be geared to produce such violent and disastrous re- actions with which people .of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were suddenly 'acquainted' in August; of 1945. If the chain reaction is slowed down, erasing the possibility of ex- plosion, the heat energy of the atom can be used to generate elec- trical power very efficiently. This can be done in the familiar standard language teaching prac- symbol of this age-the atomic re- tices. "A language ought to be actor, such as the University's Ford taught in terms of itself and not reactor on North Campus. in a constant comparison to Eng- Let us consider a simplified lish," Prof. Sweet insisted. atomic reactor to better under-D stand how it functions. . erences "Mostlanguage teachers acknow- Outwardly the 'atomic oven' is ledge the differences between very deceiving when we compare languages, yet go right ahead and the size of the core, the section teach Latin grammar on the basis, of the reactor in which chain of its similarity to English rather reactions occur, with that of the Ita t otat"Po.Set outside bulk. But this size is due to rmarked contrast," Prof. Sweet the need for thick walls of con- r k crete, lead, or graphite to shield "Often these similarities are the researchers from radiation. pseudo-similarities which only The reactor is honey-combed on serve to confuse the student when one side with lead-capped tubular he inevitably runs across the holes which may be opened to in- differences between languages." sert rods of uranium or other fis- Prof. Sweet keeps translation toI sionable materials into the reactor a minimum and refers to English core. grammar only occasionally to con- Other Bars vey a difficult principle. Other bars may also be inserted He prefers to have his students u E p t] tl el tC -Daily-Charles Curtiss PROF. SWEET-Popular Latin teacher explaining the course to his class in his novel style. When asked if the study of.Latin arfoused the interest of the Uni- Tas declining in schools today, versity Classical studies depart- Prof. Sweet replied, "Heck no! It's ment. een said that more people are During the summers of 1951 andj tudying Latin today than ever 1952 a workshop was set up in efore since the fall of the Roman which Prof. Sweet taught his mpire, allowing, of course for teaching method to teachers from opulation increase, all over the country. "And Latin should not be Prof. Sweet joined the Univer- aought of as in competition with iyfclyn193itrdig ae mdern lanuage," Pof.sity faculty in 1953, introducing he modern languages," Prof. his system here, while the other weet added. professors in his workshop "spread "As the knowledge of the mod- the gospel" so to speak, to other rn languages increases in impor- universities and high schools. ance in the modern world, then AERONA UTiCA?. c ivic METALLURGICAL, " 'er, e ro ducts ENGINEERS Division, Bendix Aviation Corporafion1 South Bend, Indiana ,importance of Latin increases with it. Any serious student of French must take Latin sooner or later and vice versa." . Prof. Sweet first came to the University iu 1950 toastudy on a grant from the Rockefeller Foun-; dation. At that time, he lectured on his linguistic method and I . . T. f w ..... __ _ {__ -.__.._ ____ Items To .B Described " Or Evaluated description of My Requ"rements and interest Descripton of What Description of What The C*omp"an"-fersI T- ---a Ofer T ThHCEnan ffe...I h v,.........*4.+ I 1f a different substance which acts to control the reaction. Some are of the metal cadmium which ab- sorbs neutrons, thus slowing down the reaction, The core in which the reaction occurs may be surrounded by a water jacket which absorbs some of the heat of the reaction. If this water is circulated around the reactor core and piped through a boiler it will bear sufficient heat to convert the boiler water to steam, which may be used to turn turbines which produce electricity. Thus atomic power may be used for the production of electricity used daily, the electrical power so important to industry. The electrical power generated is amazingly cheap when theI amount of fissionable material! used in the reaction is considered. More Prizes paraphrase a passage from Latin into Latin rather than to do straight translation. Prof. Sweet has also reduced such tediotis memorization as aulo, amas, amat, and requires instead that his students learn brief, often humorous sentences taken from Latin poetry, fables or proverbs. He uses these sentences for gram- mar drill. For example, in order to learn the connotation of the subjunctive case Erasmus' advice is used: "Af- ter three days both fish and guests begin to smell bad lest the fish is salted or the guest is a special friend." Also on the subjunctive, Prof. Sweet drives home the max- im "Dum vivimus, vivamus" or "While we live, let's really live!" 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