European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Costumes and theatrics Basic trappings in flamboyant teaching method of linguist John Rassias. Rubber fact by Terry Kirkpatrick associated press the air in prof. John Rassias classroom in Han Over . Is filled with More than French adjectives and greek adverbs. Very often there Are flying desks or eggs or raw blood or Cannon fire and hashing lights and the eerie whistle of falling bombs. His students Are Likely to be embraced and kissed one moment and chased about uie room and physically assaulted the next. Or have a leprous emperor sprawl in their laps and die All of this has confounded More than one building custodian ruffled a few faculty feathers and turned Lan Guage instruction at Dartmouth College on its ear while foreign language departments at Many universities have been slowly suffocating or Lack of interest the number of foreign language majors Here has tripled in the Oast decade. And word of this 51-year-old professor with curly Black hair and Coal eyes and a plump nose and strange was of teaching language and literature has spread far be von the pastoral Lull of Hanover. If i m animated at a teacher then my students will be animated he a s in a resonant Bass voice Iii get up Iacre and sleep then they will All eyes were wide one recent morning As the class Tut stars and Shipfs room door opened and a hunched figure Robed in Black bearing a wooden Cross mumbling in French entered and shuffled his Back to the class to stage Center. The 20 students of French had come in a near blizzard to see this and they looked on intently with the half belief of tots watching a department store Santa. With a sudden Wail he whirled around displaying a sweaty face contorted in agony and splotches with White. Met Fri rest 4he cried Jai Deco Vert la verite my Brothers. I have discovered the truth John Rassias is writing his autobiography and a French grammar Book collaborating on greek and Span ish grammars designing a video tape language lab demonstrating his teaching methods across the country and setting up language instruction programs for the peace corps in Togo and Zaire. Tut is now a is ent a poured into this portrayal of the chinese emperor who. In Paul Claudel s play be Ropos do be Lieme has just journeyed to hell and Back. Symbolic of Man s sin and suffering his face is ravaged by leprosy. Hence the dabs of cold Cream but his has Are whole from them comes the truths pm of Many characters Rassias becomes to one Man shows that last up to two hour 1T. ?1 k Ripe to to him inhibition that blocks prevents sensitivity Rassias say. So he yells and cries and go. Clothes and laughs and kisses Andzej Jar Wear Down inhibition. For sensblw"1 Down gaily coloured travel poster i tradition and hangs pictures of these Are the people whose langur says. Really understanding someone Owlet be. First you break the Dent s head. Rassias does t i menus but he drops them off Money and tells them Osuri he wanted one class to of War As expressed in a turned off the lights to spots and the sounds of lunged at one student. He flew Over three rows of or. 1 pounded him on the shoulder Rassias dons a Long Blond Wal pantaloons switched rial drama department and Bew Ujj inh Century French pin sop human emotions laughing. Cow and rating Kasias grabs a a met to chock the Range
