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University Daily Kansan Tuesday. November 3,1959
Oslo University Official Studies KU Housing Plan
Extracurricular activities and housing and health facilities at KU are being studied by an executive of the University of Oslo, Norway.
Kris Ottosen, executive secretary of the board at the University of Oslo, said his main concern is to provide housing for university students who do not live in Oslo.
"About 40 per cent of the 5,000 students live in Oslo. Like your university here, we expect a fast rise in the number of students and we must be ready to meet this demand." Mr. Ottosen said in an interview yesterday.
Students live in apartments with approximately five students to five rooms, he said. They cook their breakfast and supper and usually eat their noon meal downtown, he added.
Mr. Ottosen is particularly interested in the KU student health program and is meeting with Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, health service director, whom he had met previously in Norway.
The average age of the Norwegian student is from 20 to 27 years and they spend from five to seven years in school, Mr. Ottosen said.
"Our students are older and fewer than in the United States. Part of your undergraduate work here
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is included in the high school work of the Norwegian student, he said.
"Money is an important factor in Norway. All students applying for loans automatically apply for scholarships. A student is entitled to a loan when he has decided his field of study. The loans cover 10 months of the academic year and are free
of interest during the period of studies." Mr. Ottosen said.
"A student has 15 years to repay the loan and the amount paid back is tax deductible. The Norway Student Education Loan Fund makes loans to all students, not just the ones in the University." Mr. Ottosen said.
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Historical Films Scheduled
Films titled "Lascaux — Cradle of Man's Art" and "Maya Through the Ages" will be shown at 4 p.m. Wednesday in 3 Bailey.
present-day life in southern Mexico and northern Central America. Both films are in color.
The first film shows prehistoric paintings from Lascaux Cave in southern France.
"Maya Through the Ages" relates a history of ancient times and
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts, of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind—Henry David Thoreau
In this day of swift international communications, like radio, television, and the raft, it becomes more and more important to be solidly grounded in foreign languages. Accordingly, I have asked the makers of Philip Morris whether I might not occasionally forego levity in this column and instead use it for a lesson in language.
For our first lesson in language we will take up French. We will approach French in the modern manner—ignoring the tedious rules of grammar and concentrating instead on idiom. After all, when we go to France, what does it matter if we can parse and conjugate? What matters is that we should be able to speak idiomatic conversational French.
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So, for the first exercise, translate the following real, true-to-life dialogue between two real, true-to-life Frenchmen named Claude (pronounced *Clohd*) and Pierre (also pronounced *Clohd*).
"Of course, silly!" chuckled the makers of Philip Morris, tousling my yellow locks. Oh, grand men they are, just as full of natural goodness as the cigarettes they make, just as clean and fresh, just as friendly, just as agreeable to have along in all times and climes and places. "Of course, fond boy," laughed the makers and tossed me up and down in a blanket until, giddy with giggling, I bade them desist, and then we all had basins of farina and smoked Philip Morrises and sang songs until the campfire had turned to embers.
LANGUAGE MADE SIMPLE: NO.1
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PIERRE: I have regret, but I am a stranger here myself.
CLAUDE: Good morning, sir. Can you direct me to the nearest monk?
PIERRE: I have regret, but I am a stranger here myself.
CLAUDE: Is it that you come from the France?
PIERRE: We must defend from smoking until the airplane elevates itself.
CLAUDE: Ah, now it has elevated itself. Will you have a Philippe Maurice?
CLAUDE: Is it that you come from the France?
PIERRE: You have right.
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CLAUDE: I also. Come, let us mount the airplane and return ourselves to the France.
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PIERRE: Mercy.
CLAUDE: How many years has the small gray cat of the sick admiral?
PIERRE: She has four years, but the tall brown dog of the short blacksmith has only three.
CLAUDE: In the garden of my aunt it makes warm in the summer and cold in the winter.
PIERRE: What a coincidence! In the garden of my aunt too!
CLAUDE: Ah we are landing. Regard how the airplane depresses itself.
PIERRE: What shall you do in the France?
CLAUDE: I shall make a promenade and see various sights of cultural significance, like the Louvre, the Tomb of Napoleon, and the Eiffel Tower . . . What shall you do?
PIERRE: I shall try to pick up the stewardess.
CLAUDE: Long live the France!
© 1959 Max Shulman
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