The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 42, No. 185, Ed. 1 Friday, July 6, 1956 Page: 3 of 8
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i Big Dreams Pay Off
For Linguistic Chief
’ It avs to have big dreams
Hack in the summer of l!Ki4 W
Cameron Townsend general diree-
tor of the institute of linguistics
Iiad completed 17 years of mission-
rv work with the Cakcliiiuel In-
dians in Guatemala
How he asked himself ran a
missionary teach the Itilile to prim-
’itive people when he can't seak
jl tlieir language and when their
ryiwl has not even lieen converted
la into a written language?
V At Sulphur Springs Ark in that
Jiot summer of lfi34 Townsend
startl'd to supply an answer to his
Own question -The answer was a
dream of scientifically trained mis-tiionary-linguista
working with pri-
mitive peoples throughout the
world
Frw Were Dreaming
Not many people were dreaming
that summer Solid fact was nearly
overwhelming The nation s econ-
omy was still in a power dive Mil-
lions were unemployed and millions
more were wondering how long
they could pay their grocery bill
Nevertheless Townsend and I L
lietgers launched Camp Wycliffe at
Sulphur Springs They had two stu-
dents Although he had no formal train-
ing in linguistics Townsend had
managed to translate the language
of the Cakchiquel Indians of Guate-
mala into the NeW Testament He
figured that if he could do it anv-
IsKly could The -little school strug-
gled along at Sulphur Springs Ark
ip
ftv this time a lean brilliant
1 young New Englander 'had shown
tip and taken the course in linguis-
‘ ties I)r Kenneth L Hike now di
rector of the summer linguistics
school at OU
- Institute Crew
Each summer the institute grew
d little and Townsend’s dream slow-
ly emerged Into reality Since 1W4J
the summer institute of linguistics
lias met regularly here Completely
Independent the courses are credit-
ed at the university
And now Townsend's dream of
1034 is fact: some (MO trained lin-
' guists missionaries doctors nurses
' mechanics radio operators and fiy-
' ei-ii working with primitive peoples
In this hemisphere and in the Chil-
li dries Through schools maintained
)- the institute more than 3000
missionaries have received training
' for tlieir work
In addition to the summer insti-
tute here the organisation maln-
tains similar schools at the Univer-
sity of North Dakota Carunport
Branson to Attend
r Dv Carl C Branson director of
- the OU school of geology will meet
with other state and federal geolo-
"gistn in Meade County Kansas on
July 24 to identify formations and
agree on names for these forma-
’ lion
Several names for the same geo-
s logical formation has led to confu-
' faun which has caused trouhle in
dealing with tertiary deposits in the
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AIR-CONDITIONED
Ample FREE PARKING on our premises
Saskatchewan London England
and Melbourne Australia The in-
stitute has working agreements
with the governments of liolivia
Peru Guatemala Ecuador Mexico
and the Philippines Institute work-
ers also are active in the United
Stales and Canada
Literacy Airlift Used
Jungle aviation and radio service
provides linguists and missionaries
with transportation and communi-
cation in tiie Hoiivia-Peru-Ecurdor
region The institute runs a literary
airlift in Peru Indians float down
river on rafts and attend schools
Within a few days they ran read
and write their brand new phonetic
languages Then they are flown
hack to their tribes in the jungle
As many as 42 Indians have been
handled in one liatch through this
system When the newly literate
Indian gets home he is expected
to teach another person how to read
and write
Institute workers are non-denoin
lnatlonal
"Most people don't know w'hat to
make of us" Townsend says “Act-
ually we’ie a cross between a scien-
tist and missionary"
Linguistic materials have been
published in 70 dialects and work
is constantly underway on new
tongues During the next year the
institute hopes to begin operations
in Brazil and New Guinea
Stuck to 3 Principles
“We have stuck with three prin-
ciples” Townsend says “They are
scientific research service in prac-
tical ways and spiritual ministry
through the Bible" These princi-
ples have worked in Mexico the
Philippines Canada United States
and Central and South America
Institute workers serve without
pay They receive subsistence al-
lowances from a common fund
Neither Townsend nor any mem-
ber of his staff has ever asked for
a dime For several years reporters
have asked Townsend and Pike how
the institute Is financed They re-
ply that they have faith that the
money will come in It does Peo-
ple hear of what they are doing and
volunteer their contributions
Each year about $1000000 flows
into the summer institute of lin-
guistics office through- box 870 at
Glendale Cal' The average contri-
bution is about $10
Townsend the man who had faith
and a dream is not at all surprised
at the scope of the work now being
done by the institute He has seen
things much more remarkable than
that happen in the jungle
Geology Meeting
southwest and middle west Dr
Branson explained
Dr David B Kitts assistant pro-
fessor geology Craig Black of the
Oklahoma Geological Survey and
Alvin Leonard U S Geological
Survey ground water branch were
among the geologists that met at
Lawrence Kan last week to dis-
cuss the situation
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Education Forums
To Be Presented
Visiting lecturers In the college
of education for the summer term
are teaming up with regular staff
members to discuss some of the
developments in the field of teach-
ing These educatkm forums are
presented on WNAD at 1:1T pm
every Friday
The program for July A will
feature James May visiting in-
structor in the college of education
Tulsa He Is the supervising princi-
pal of the home school
The topic for the forum will he
"The Teaching of Science in the
Elementary and Secondary
Schools" Panel members include
Mrs Mary Harris Seminole Mrs
Evelyn Flippcn Lawton William
McCiury Midwest City and Paul
Leftwich Oklahoma City
POLICE—
(From Page 1)
newsmen after the (leadline passed
The only apparent deviation was
the substitute of worthless paper
for actual cerrency
Neither of the packages was pick-
ed up and eventually they were re-
trieved -At
one point during a discussion
of the kidnaping Pinneil qualified
a remark to reporters by adding:
“If the child is living”
Peter's mother Beatrice tried
to broadcast an appeal to the kid-
napper over a Long Island radio
station But she got out only a few
choked phrases before she broke
down and cried to detectives: "You
read this I can't”
4-STATE—
(From Page 1)
tion committee Include James W
Stafford assistant manager univer-
sity book exchange and Boyce Tim-
mons director of registration- Menu
arrangements are being handled by
L L Adams supervisor of housing
The neophyte initiation commit-
tee Includes John W Dunn asso-
ciate professor of education Nor-
man McNabb Norman business (
man Sam Lyle and Ted Youngling
assistant football coaches
More Listed'
Members of the reception com-
mittee will be Harold K Bone as-
sistant professor engineeringdraw-
lng William Brown extension spe-
cialist Dr Jodie C Smith counselor
HALE’S campus shop
of men Wen Jell Andrews graduate
assistant In art: R L McLean di-
rector of professional services
Franklin C Morris professor of en-
gineering drawing and Raymond
R White associate professor of
secretarial science
Those on the program committee
are J C Mayfield manager uni-
versity hook exchange Dr Wardell
Dr Frank A Ilalveat professor of
education John f! Malone assistant
to the dean extension division and
Brown
‘SPACE’-
(From Page 1)
trouhle with the baby Hob In the
unusual house which features a
shallow pool occupying alxmt one-
fifth of the downstairs area she
smiled and took little Bob out of
his play en
Baby Paddles In Pond
“People always ask if we have
much trouble with him and all we
can say is that we have as much
trouhle as any other parents with
a baby boy He has been taking
swimming lessons for the past few
weeks and to break the monotony
for Bob and fish we let him paddle
around in the fish fiend”
The rooms might be compared
to giant bowls They have a half-
spherical appearance from below’
and follow the spiral pattern in an
ever-heightening circle They are
completely sejiarated except for a
circular stairway which climbs
around the center of the Rpiral and
the entire house is supported on a
steel pole which has been properly
treated not to rust or corrode The
fiole is made from an nil well drill
stem The bedroom walls are fish
net with a 210-pound strength test
backed by steel rods spaced about
14 inches apart all around the bed
SEND US ALL YOUR WASHABLES
QUICK SERVICE
SAME DAY SERVICE
PICK UP AND DELIVERY
FLOOD STREET
LAUNDRY
IS STILL IN PROGRESS
room area to support the "bowl"
from the celling
None Let Yet
“We havent's lost anyone yet
from falling out of lied or down the
Maine “ Mrs Ha ringer said
Nancy and Gene Havinger began
work on their house about five
years ago and with the help of some
students from the architecture
school they mined and laid every
stone that is in the house The total
weight of the native sandstone
walls is well over 200 tons “I guess
Gene handled everyone of those
those rocks three or four times
during those five years of building”
said Mrs Bavingcr
React ion Given
What's the reaction of friends
and relatives who nunc to visit?
"Not long ago my mother came to
visit us and she didn't think the
house and way we had things ar-
ranged was very practical But af-
ter about a week she had become
used to the arrangement of our
home and seemed to enjoy it as
much as we do”
The Bavingers estimate 500$
people have inspected their home
since it was completed In May of
1933
DAILY—
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sor of speech Herbert G Allphin
associate professor of physical ed-
ucation for men Virginia Erwin
instructor in education and Dr M
G Herman assistant professor of
education
Others were Raymond R White
associate professor of secretarial
science George W Reid associate
professor of sanitary engineering
Hugh V McDermott professor of
physical education for men and
Lydia llagg assistant professor of
English
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