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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1975)
Bicentennial teaching methods emphasize future and past The N meaning of the Bicentennial is as much in the past as in the future, according to William Sesow, director of a summer workshop concerning America's 200th birthday. "Nebraska at Two Hundred Years" is for elementary and secondary school teachers to : find ways of highlighting the" Bicentennial in their classrooms. The workshop, from July 14, to Aug. 1, is being taught by Sesow and Ruth Weatherl of the Nebraska State Department of Education. East campus gets trial Students living on east campus will be able to walk across the street to get books this year instead of going across town. A branch of Nebraska Bookstore will be opened on 35th and Holdrege streets Aug. 13 on a trial basis, said John Wehr, Nebraska Bookstore manager. The store will be open for three weeks in the fall and again in the spring to test the market and see if there is a need for a store at that Taxation, law seminar planned Taxation and law as applied to business will be among topics at a series of 10 review seminars for accountants to be presented this fall by the College of Business Administration at UN-L The seminars, which will also cover such topics as auditing, computers, basic concepts and theory, advanced theory and recent developments, will be conducted by UN-L faculty or by accounting practitioners. Anyone intending to take the Certified Public Accountants test may register for the seminars. The first series of seminars will begin August 30 and will be held In Lincoln. Some sessions will be held on Saturday tnnrnino. while other programs which require more time for topic development will be scheduled for Friday nights or Saturday afternoons, said Dr. Robert H. Raymond, professor and chairman of the department cf accounting at UN-L. Dr. Raymond noted that questionnaires .sent by his department tor practicing accountants had indicated that there is interest in holding review seminars in the Central Nebraska area. He said tentative plans are being made to hold a series of seminars in the Grand Island-Kearney Hastings area. He Indicated that Prof. George C. Holdren of the. College of Business Administration at UN-L is in chargt of information concerning registration for the seminars. , tus-sday, July 29, 1975 The workshop grew out of experience Weatherl had preparing Bicentennial materials for Nebraska Education Service Units which provide education extras for students in Nebraska's smaller school districts. Nebraska information Sesow said materials and information about Nebraska are being emphasized and "extensive use of local outside speakers has been made. "What happened at Lexington and Concord is book store this fail location, Wehr said. Legitimate need "We have talked about doing this for many years and think that the students out there have a legitimate need for a more convenient store," he said. The store will carry books for agriculture, home economics and law. In addition, some basic freshman course books will be available along with some reference books and school supplies. (Continued on pg. 1 2) meaningful but is isn't meaningful to the people who weren't there. To be meaningful we must look at the now-what we are like today and as we look into the past, project into the future," he said." "There is heavy emphasis on the local environment as opposed tp Boston, Mass.", which very few children have a conception of what it is like." Sesow said the workshop encourages teachers to " get away from the history-book approach and focus on the present and future. Inquiry approach "It's definitely an inquiry approach," he said. . He said there was value in letting the child see how he or she fits into the spirit of the United States. "It's his birthday too," Sesow said. Sesow said he is pleased with the efforts of the teachers in his class who have made use of many outside resources, including the library, the, bookstores and the state Bicentennial headquarters. ' "They've been trying to search out and pull things together using a sophisticated, scholarly approach," he said. 10th & VAN DORN to all university students ' "r . i! iSO Discount! With This Coupon J Expires Dec. 31st, 1975 j A DELICIOUS WAY TO STRETCH YOUR DOLLAR PIZZAS FOR THE PRICE OF FOR A CHANGE OF TASTE TRY. . . CAVATINI or SPAGHETTI FORTHE PRICE OF THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN ONE PIZZA IS TWO PIZZAS PIZZAS FOR THE PRICE OF BUY ONE GET ONE FREE E3 BUY ONE GET ONE FREE BUYONE GET ONE FREE Offer good 'til July 30, 1975 Bring coupon with you Offer good 'til Aug. 31, 1975 Bring coupon with you Offer good 'til Sept. 30, 1975 Bring coupon with you GOOD AT ALL THESE LOCATIONS! Good with coupon only- 243S South 4Sfh Lincoln hone 483-2359 239 Horfn 14 . Phone 475-2658 4601 M0" Lincoln ; PhdH3 489-4601 nr. Our people make it be Ni summer rwbrasken pap 11