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By DON FOBES
Asst. News Editor
Teaching others how to teach
composition is what Dr. Erika C.
Lindemann, associate professor of
English, enjoys.
Lindemann is co-instructor of a
new class at USC, "Professional
Applications of the Theory of
Composition" (Eng. 860), and also
teaches "The Theory and Teaching
of Composition" (Eng. 701).
The instruction of writing skills
may be on the upswing, according
to Lindemann, who has^ been
director oi tne freshman English
program since 1974. "Composition
teaching has traditionally been
something of a stepchild in the
English department," she said.
"It's been something you have to
do but don't really want to do.
"I THINK THAT'S shifting. We
now have some graduate
assistants who find that (composition)
a rewarding profession in
and of itself. I'm not saying
everybody needs to find it
rewarding, because we need
literature specialists too." .
Lindemann said writing is very
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that factor in her courses. "As a
teacher of composition, you need to
know a little bit about a lot, and be
sensitive to individual needs and
variances. You need to know where
the students are coming from."
Her professional and educational
interest in language was nearly a
birthright. Her father was a
college English professor, and her
mother taught high school German.
Also, her father, a firstgeneration
American of German
Remedy for I
in hands of s1
By DIANNE POSTON
Gamecock Staff Writer
Stolen art pieces from Russell H
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the development of a suitable seci
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permanent collection and in the tr
The Fine Arts Commission sign tY.
used to be reads: "Theft of artwork 1
paintings until an adequate securit;
for design of an effective security s
John Foster or Ellen Brody at 77
Commission."
TWO ART PRINTS from the secon
a display by the university's art stud
"The rug, valued at $200, was <
doorway leading to the ballroom. V
took that one," said John Foster, <
mission. "And, someone must have j
"If students notice anything bein
right to say what are you doing?
director for RHUU programs.
ALSO, CHAIRS and tables have I
study lounges.
"Almost everything in Russell H
activity fee," said Laatsch. "Stud<
what is being stolen is theirs."
The stolen pieces are reported t
descriptions of the articles to the <
"These thefts will be prosecuted
according to their value," said Chi
Harrelson.
"NOT MUCH can be done, though
pieces, it could be high school kid
Laatsch said.
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New course offers inst
ancestry, and her mother, who was
born in Germany, spoke German
at home, and Lindemann thus
matured under the influence of two
languages.
LiiNUUMAiNiN, a native of
Minnesota, moved to Georgia with
her family and received her
bachelors degree in medieval
English from the University of
Georgia in 1968. At the time, her
father was an instructor in
medieval English at the same
school. Subsequently, she obtained
her MA and Ph.D. degrees from
UNC at Chapel Hill and then
proceeded to USC in 1972.
The appeal of USC for Lindemann
was threefold. She said the
chairman of the English department
"was snnpr nnrHinl" anH
added that she was impressed by
USC's "traditional campus and its
size."
Although Dr. Lindemann
professes to be happy here, her
prognosis for the future of the
English language is not so rosy.
"It's in trouble. English as the kind
of discipline which has been
traditionally defined. 1 think that in
the '30s, rhetoric was thrown out of
the English departments and it
went to the departments of theatre
and speech. English departments
then became very much literature
departments.
"IT'S A DOWN time for
humanities rioht nnw and if hoc
been an up time before, and I'm
sure it will be again. But, the
humanities in general, I think, are
going through a period of soul
searching to identify what it is that
humanistic disciplines contribute
to a student's education and to the
tH thievery
tudent body
ouse valued at approximately $500
mmission to ask students to help in
irity system.
both art prints in the commission's
aveling art displays.
tat hangs in the lounge where prints
:rom lounges prevents the display of
y system is developed. Submit ideas
system to RHUU Room 209 or call
7-7130. Thank you, The Fine Arts
id floor study lounge and a rug from
lents have been taken this year.
Jisplayed over an eight feet high
Ye have yet to figure out how they
chairperson of the Fine Arts Com;een
whoever it was do it."
g carried around, they have every
said Gretchem Laatsch, assistant
been taken from thp hnllrnrtm onH
louse is paid for by the students'
snts should be concerned because
o campus police who in turn give
:ity police.
either as grand or petty larceny,
ef of Campus Security, Marvin D.
i. We have no idea who's taking the
s or other people off the streets,"
ruction on how to teach writing skills
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Lindemann believes there are a
variety of causes for the generally
poor rhetorical abilities of many
Americans. She condemned
today's trend of isolating and
shifting the blame for language
inadequacies. "The blame-shifting
syndrome gives you simplistic
solutions ? 'It's the fault of TV, or
permissiveness in society, or integration
or dumb teachers.' It's
certainly not that simple a
problem.
"It's very dangerous and
sometimes destructive to look for
someone to blame all the time . . .
In fact, we didn't really know how
to teach writing skills till the '60s."
Public apathy is also partly to
blame, according to Lindemann.
"I think there's not a lot of interest
in our society for a literate culture.
Everybody wants a literate
culture. I mean, to be against a
literature culture is like beine
against the flag.
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