THE MICHIGAN DAILYTUSA,3 TUESDAY, R [iformation on Rocket Trip li/ T ie f nuz! FOR BRIGHT PUPILS: More Effect Needed In Arithmetic-Ludlow U of D To Offer New Curriculum i ivmouse, ne By ARTHUR EDSON Associated Press Correspondent WASHINGTON -- Once again this country appears to have been bested in the propaganda war. Remember all the publicity mile- age the Soviet Union got out of their Sputnik dog? How we had pictures of her in full uniform? How she barked over the radio, in advance, apparently to show tow happy she was at this chance to push Soviet science forward? Well, the Air Force has sent its mouse into the air. And by con- trast our heroes have been as secretive as, say, mice. We didn't get so much as a squeak. ct omicieninai - - - -- raq Crisis auses Stock "1 A veteran Pentagon reporter, who has sniffed out many an im- portant story, says of the great mouse hunt: "It was like pulling teeth all the way." Why, for heaven's sake? After all, the mouse climbed into a Thor- Able rocket and had a fast, 12,000-+ mile trip. That's pretty good for a mouse. Disguised as an elderly but still active tom cat, this reporter has been pussyfooting on the mouse detail today, and it's easy to spot the trouble. You call up the Air Force, and all you can think of to say is: "I would like to speak to the headi mouser." From there on, things tend to disintegrate. Mouse Seems Funny A mouse may be scigntifical1y as important as a dog. Certainly it must love its life just as much. But probably the Air Force would have been better off if it had chosen some other beastie for its great experiment. A mouse seems inherently funny. Maybe the generals should have played it for laughs. Instead of announcing that the nose cone could not be found, they could have paraphrased themselves and said: "One of our mice is missing." But let's move on to the few facts available. The Air Force does not have a large mousery. No need to write in, Mother, with the protests, "I did not raise my son to be a mouse farmer." Los Angeles Born "We need torrethink and re- double our efforts to present a more effective arithmetic pro- gram for the bright elementary youngster," L. Glenn Ludlow, pro- fessor of education and director of the University's bureau of ap- pointments and occupational in- formation, said at the 29th annual summer Education Conference yesterday. Prof. Joseph N. Payne of the University also spoke on the accel- eration of the bright students in mathematics. Prof. Ludlow spoke on "Arith- metic for Future Euclids." "Our elementary teachers provide the foundation for all later success in the field of numbers. It is in their classrooms that pupils are being motivated to become future Eu- clids," he said. Wide Achievement Range Prof. Ludlow emphasized the range of achievement found in most elementary school arithmetic' classes. "You find from three to five years difference in arithmetic achievement in any elementary grade. The teacher, therefore, must cope with a wide range of indi- vidual differences." Prof. Ludlow continued. Prof. Ludlow discussed three basic ways in which the elemen- tary teacher can handle these vari- ations in quantitative ability, es- pecially for the brighter children: grouping students with learning materials according to abilities, acceleration and enrichment cen- tered in an informal learning situ- ation. "Very bright mathematics stu- dents benefit from moderate ac- celeration of their classroom work," said Prof. Joseph Payne. Prof. Payne said this acceleration could best be achieved in classes with modified content and teach- ing methods, especially designed for gifted students. Made Recommendations Prof. Payne made several recom- mendations for teachers of bright mathematics pupils: 1) Teachers should encourage and expect greater depth of thinking from the bright pupils; 2) The class should stimulate and encourage curiosity; 3) Bright pupils are able to take more responsibility for their work than average or below-average pupils. Teachers should encourage this in the {individual. 4) The teacher should foster an attitude of want- ing to learn; 5) At least part of the discussion in a mathematics class for bright pupils should revolve around the more subtle ideas and the unusual observations of the pupils. A new scientifically-oriented curriculum in aeronautical engi- neering was announced by the University of Detroit recently. The program, which has taken over a year to develop, features: 1) A fundamental core of cour- ses in the humanities, science and mathematics and engineering sci- ences. This is followed by a series of specialized courses in aerody- namics, aeronautical. structures and propulsion systems. 2) Definitive and pre-planned integration of all courses in the curriculum, with such control fea- tures as a course in engineering analysis drawing its subject mat- ter and projects from many other courses. 3) Students may continue with this regular aeronautical engineer- ing curriculum when they enter the third year of studies or may enroll for alternate programs stressing either science or mathe- matics. Development Expands ,In announcing the new curric- ulum which begins next fall, John J. Uicker, acting dean of the Uni- versity of Detroit's College of En- gineering, noted that "for the past decade it has been increasingly apparent that our technological development is rapidly becoming more and more complicated." "This is causing among engi- neers an acceleration in emphasis away from the old emperical 'cut and try' approach toward a much more rigid and exacting scientific analysis and synthesis to obtaini solutions to their problems, he noted. "Engineers must be more broadly+ and thoroughly trained in the+ basic sciences and engineering sci- ences. While this trend is being felt throughout the profession it is most acute in the aeronautical field, Dean Uicker continued, "Our new curriculum will Im- part a much broader and deeper, knowledge of the basic sciences of mathematics and physics as well as a more scientific treatment of the engineering subjects," he said. Other Professors Teach Prof. Kenneth E. Smith, chair- man of the aeronautical engineer- ing department, pointed out that in addition to his own depart- mental faculty, professors from chemistry, physics, mathematics and other departments of the Col- lege tof Arts and Sciences will teach many of the new courses. These faculty members partici- pated in the year-long study lead- ing up to this new curriculum. Prof. Smith said that the new curriculum "will provide a signi- ficant challenge for superior and gifted students. This will require more careful selection of students admitted to the program." "The aeronautical engineering industry, too," he continued, "is seeking the superior and the gifted engineer. Aeronautical engineers today must design equipment and machinery for use two, three or1 five years from now. "Universities, however, must educate aeronautical engineers to cope with rapidly advancing tech-j nology 10, 15 or 20 years from; now. Stress Core Subjects "We have placed much stress on the basic core subjects, with less' emphasis than before on design and application-type problems," Smith commented. "We will, in this new program, produce aero- nautical engineers who are mathe- matics majors, and science majors who are aeronautical engineers." Prof. Smith listed the following additional objectives of the pro- gram: 1) To prepare the student for independent study and self-im- provement by emphasizing the de-' velopment of intellectual power. 2) To provide a signicant chal- lenge for gifted and ambitious stu- dents by the careful integration of subject matter with emphasis on the scientific and analytical approach to engineering problems. 3) To provide a firi basis for high level graduate study in aero- nautical engineering, physics, or mathematics. 4) To provide, insofar as pos- sible, the basic philosophical prin- ciples for professionally creditable, Christian gentlemen. Gives Foundation "The new program," Prof. Smith concluded, "will give the areonau- tical graduates an especially firm foundation for a career in ad- vanced problems associated with the research or design of high speed aircraft, missiles and space vehicles." The arrangement of courses, Dean Uicker pointed out, is in keeping with the recommendations for a scientically oriented curricu- lum as proposed by the committee on evaluation of engineering edu- cation of the American Society for Engineering Education. Students in the College of Engi- neering at the University of De- troit attend classes on a regular full-time schedule for their first two years. For the last three years they alternate three month periods of on-campus study and off-cam- pus supervised training in indus- try, Established in 1921 Prof. Smith noted that under the new program this industrial training will play a more impor- tant role. "The students will pick up many of the practical applica- tions previously included in their campus studies," he explained. The aeronautical engineering department was established at the University of Detroit in 1921 and at present has an enrollment of 196 students. A total of 1562 stu- dents are enrolled in all depart- ments of the College of Engineer- ing. 4 Drop in Oils NEW YORK (M)-The pro-Nas-, ser coup in oil-rich Iraq drove, down oil shares yesterday and was the major factor in the stock market's sharpest break of this year. An estimated $2,800,000,000 was clipped from the quoted value of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, based on tIre fall in The Associated Press average. Oils with resources in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East were hit hard. Western hemisphere oils actually rose for a while but some of these erased gains Wand showed slight losses as most stocks de- clined in a latae sinking spell. The big international oil issues dominated the list of most active stocks. United States government bonds dropped sharply in quiet trading yesterday as a result of the pro- Nasser coup in Iraq. Lasses ranged out to 1 points among some of the recent issues. Prof. Else Asked To Join in Study Prof. Gerald F. Else,,chairman of the classical studies department has been asked by the Council of Basic Education to participate in a study of basic curriculums, through a grant from the Reim Foundation of Ann Arbor. The grant provides up to $34,000 to be used in the study, which will. be undertaken by several educa- tors, scholars and lay persons, in addition to Prof. Else. The first phase of the study will, be the production of a handbook, defining academic standards in basic studies such as English, his- tory, foreign languages and math- I. This mouse was Angeles, wheie a them for biological born in Los grower raises laboratories. 4 No one seems sure how it got to Florida. Were special planes sent out for the momentous jour- ney? It was a female albino, in ex- cellent health and spirits. It spent 72 hours getting condi- tioned for the pressurized atmos- phere. For its historic trip into outer space, it was put' into a little mouse hammock. 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