European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 9, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 education pupils get up close look at journalism by Jimi Jones education writer Nurnberg Germany a it was Long past wednesdays dinner hour but Tracy Marvin a Day had just begun. By 3 . Thursday she said she was a exasperated. Extremely but Marvin a Junior from Bamberg High school had taken her assignment seriously. She stuck it out until the last line had been drawn and the conference chronicle newspaper had been a put to Marvin the technical expert for the newspapers desktop composition was one of about 15 students involved in the production of the chronicle a 10-Page newspaper produced for Junior and High school pupils attending the fifth annual Dodds Germany journalism conference. The conference designed to give students a thorough look at journalism was conducted at the Numberg youth Hostel next door to the City a Castle and overlooking the world famous Christmas Market. It Drew 220 students from More than 40 department of defense dependents schools across Germany. Forty advisers and 24 presenters also attended the four Day conference which began dec. 2. A Long list of experts ranging from journalism professors to newspaper and television personalities led students in discussions and hands on projects such As interviewing designing a newspaper editorial cartooning photography and the production of a television and a radio spot. The radio spot aired wednesday afternoon on an radio numbers. There were also sessions that focused on subjects such As sexism education and diversity. Lynne Gussenhoven conference coordinator said on Friday that the conference went a better than it Ever has and attributed the Success to the Large number of professionals from the various Media. She said the presence of the experts set the tone for students As Well As teachers and indicated two things. A one is that kids and teachers feel they Are important enough for people to come and talk to them and the second is that journalists must really love what they do and they think a career in journalism is an important one. There was just some kind of atmosphere there this year a she said. A teachers seemed More involved. Even i Felt among the Many experts were Lester Sloan from Newsweek a los Angeles Bureau George Curry the new York Bureau chief of the Chicago Tribune Bill Day editorial cartoonist from the Detroit free press Hal Walker London Bureau chief for Abc television and Craig Trygstad a Washington executive who is the to Tracy Marvin Center has a few pointers for Ray Ladno As Sarah Komi looks on. At a in the Backmund is Gretchen Emnot with Jim Jones stars and stripes education writer. The student journalists were potting out the conference chronicle a newspaper for the Dodds Germany journalism conference held last week. Director of a non profit organization that sponsors youth newspapers across the United states. When students weren to making their Way up or Down the six flights of stairs to attend a session they could usually be found taking the Chilly stroll Down the Hill to the Christmas Market Only to have to endure the grueling climb Back. They did no to seem to mind. It was the first trip to the conference for most of the students. Generally Many viewed it a valuable experience. Also Many new friendships were formed. Sean Hanover a senior at Patch High school in Stuttgart attended last years conference. He said he found this years conference a much More enjoyable because of the diversity of people that Hanover one of the chronicles reporters said the courses helped explain a lot about what they should do with their school newspaper. A More important than what we Learned is the fact that we could All work together. The camaraderie we All shared when we worked on the paper sharing rooms with people you did no to know. It was a wonderful experience a he said from his school Friday. A a in a sorry i wont be there next Marvin found a classes More interesting this year than last a she said. A i think i Learned a lot More this however she was discouraged that officials cancelled the school newspaper competitions she said. A last year we had a Competition of papers and writers. I was really disappointed. I was looking Forward to that High on the list numbers Quot she colleges woo Job recruiters to boost placement figures Chicago apr corporate recruiters Are being wined and dined a even invited to cruises under the stars a by universities trying to get them to forget the recession visit their campuses and hire their students. Colleges around the country say the number of corporate recruiters coming to Job fairs Ana Campus interviews and providing Job listings has dropped As much As 0 percent in the past two years. The schools fear their enrolment could suffer because students look at Job placement figures when selecting colleges. A a lot of universities rely on Job placements to tout their schools a said Victor Lindquist Dean of placement at Northwestern University in Evanston North of Chicago. A placement directors Are being judged on the number of interviewers who mow new techniques for wooing recruiters include a Lake Michigan boat cruise featuring dinner and dancing sponsored by Depaul University in Chicago. Fifteen schools have organized a Job fair Jan. 15 in Chicago where top graduate students in business administration will gather for interviews. The universities will pay for recruiters meals and a reception. Recruiters will pay $400 each toward hotel costs. Other schools Are increasing direct mailings of resumes and follow up phone Calls or setting up computer data ases for Quick referral by employers. A i hear similar stories from Penn state to the University of Iowa to Urcla to Stanford said Jerry Houser director of placement at the University of Southern California. A a we be got a big marketing Effort going on. We re making phone Calls announcements at football games handing out fliers working with alumni others contend such affairs Are a waste of time and Money. A a they re throwing dollars out the window a said Northwestern a Lindquist. A a they re acting More like employment agencies than higher education corporate recruiters have mixed feelings about the added attention. Dupont co. Has virtually ended College recruiting under a billion Dollar Cost re duct pm program and added efforts by schools probably done to help during a recession said George Palmer a company spokesman in Wilmington Del. Tim Leahy a recruiting director at the and Agency Leo Burnett said a if we can go to one place and see some of the students from these Quality programs sure that a a Good Deal for Many children not ready for school report says Washington a nearly 1.5 million american youngsters Arentt ready for kindergarten the Carnegie foundation said saturday in a report calling for a a new network of support to help prepare children for school. Ernest l. Boyer president of the Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching said the strategy responds to the first of six National education goals developed by president Bush and the nations governors a that a fall children in America will Start school ready to Carnegie envisions a network that would include health care providers Community groups business leaders parents and educators working cooperatively to prepare children for school. The strategy would be implemented Over the decade. A the sad fact is that vast number of children experience crippling deprivations that dramatically Dampen their prospects for educational Success a said Boyer a former commissioner of education. Carnegie surveyed 7,000 kindergarten teachers this summer described by Boyer As the largest study of its kind. The teachers estimated 35 percent of the nations children a nearly 1.5 million a Are not prepared to enter school. When asked How the readiness of their students last year compared with the level of those who enrolled five years ago 42 percent said the situation has grown worse Only 25 percent said it is better. As expected the situation in some states is better than in others. For instance North Dakota teachers estimated that 77 percent of their youngsters Are prepared for kindergarten while Hawaii a teachers estimated 53 percent. A the time has come to move beyond the tired old a family is. Government debate and create a new network of support a Boyer said. A a let a agree that while responsibility for school readiness begins with parents it quickly reaches out to the workplace to television to neighbourhoods to state capitals and to Washington the Carnegie report Calls for a strategy to be implemented Over the decade. The areas of focus Are improving hot Fth care for children Folly funding and egg mtg preschool programs educating and training parents making businesses More responsive to the needs of workers with families and using television to Aid in education. Neighbourhoods also should be revived As Safe havens for children and the talents of senior citizens should be used in educating Young children the report said. A i think its doable Quot Boyer said noting several organizations already have endorsed Many of the ideas. A i think we could commit ourselves As a nation. I think it should be the no. 1 in me rec priority. If we can to get together on children what will bring us together a
