KU center of a first
Computer masters Oriental languages
By MARY JACKSON
Kansan Staff Writer
Oriental languages by computer is a reality.
Carl Leban, acting assistant professor of Oriental Languages and Literatures, achieved print-out on the "first true hangul typewriter" at the KU computation center in October. Hangul is the word for the Korean writing system.
Charles T. Baird, Atlantic Iowa senior, who works at the computation center, managed the
computer programming for the system. Baird has no oriental language background.
The printout was achieved in experiments which simulated Leban's invention, the SINCOder, a device for in- and out-putting of oriental orthographies. Leban applied for a patent for the SINCOder on the basis of his work with the Chinese language in 1967. SINCO is an acronym for Synthetic Index Nomenclature for Chinese Orthography. Leban said he chose this name because SIN
is usually used when referring to anything Chinese.
This system requires no prestoring and no special hardware. The SINCOder is a synthetic system which specifies the components to be used. The 36 characters can only be combined in five or six ways. All that is needed is to code them and then to program the computer.
Knowledge of Korean or any other oriental language is not required. Input is direct by means of the 28-letter alphabet now in use, or from any keyboard on a one-to-one correspondence Leban said.
The typewriter uses "built-in orthographic rules" to determine where the characters will be placed in relation to other char-
actors, it varies the size of characters since their sizes vary according to their positions and sends orders to the output device for writing the syllable.
Spacing and line shift are automatic features of the typewriter. Other features include automatic doubling of certain consonants in the space normally used for one by varying their size and automatic interchange of allographs in certain environments, he said.
The typewriter also has the potential for other features such as variable fonts, boldface and skewing.
Leban said he started playing with the idea of how to improve the system of printing oriental (Continued to page 7)
MU Greeks defeated in 'off campus' status
Columbia-University of Missouri curators Friday defeated an attempt by MU Greeks to obtain "off campus" status.
Elizabeth Barnett, editor of the MU student newspaper, said under the proposed system the houses would have no hours and liquor would have been allowed, each house assuming responsibility for any drinking done by those under 18 years of age.
The final vote was eight to one against the proposal. The majority pointed out that under Missouri law no one under 21 is supposed to drink liquor and if they had approved the off campus plan, they would have, in effect, sanctioned disobedience to state law.
The only vote in favor of the plan was cast by William C. Meyers. Meyers and MU Chancellor John Schwada contended the plan should have been accepted because of the financial trouble now encountered by the Greeks.
They said many fraternity sophomores, juniors and seniors, who were moving out of the houses into apartments, were financially crippling the Greek system. They also emphasized the apartments were not under university housing regulations.
By allowing the Greeks to go off campus, they contended, the
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