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Show "w gj rrv r w f ur f y V iy e V V a p V r rrn vh 'nr e p rp p ni pi aim The Salt Lake Tribune, Friday, April 2, 1965' PRECPENING SALE 20 to 40 OFF Example! Men's Hand Tailored Suits AH imported fabrics A $58sLi,P LADIES' SWEATER (BEADED) from Hong Kong PAUL EAST-WES- T A GAAAp TO PLAY USING THIS WEEKS SOUNDS, AND OUR TWO VOWELS. SEE IF YOU CAN SOUND TOUR WAY EVERY -- E CORBETTS' MEN'S & LADIES' CUSTOM TAILORS 434 So. 6th East LOLUPOP. 363-524- 4 Opee 9:30 e.m. ta 6:30 p.m. Why Cant Johnny Write? Its Puzzle, Yet the Public Doesnt Seem to Care The further difficulty in writWho ever says, I could comis that, like any other skill, as about an that, ing equation pose I could it cannot be learned once and easily as he says, done With. Nor can its precepts, write a book? By Kenneth E. E. Eble like facts, be' stored up in books Little Understanding Chairman; Department and drawn on at will. Rather, it Engish, University of Utah Though the writer and writing is a skill which develops and some prestige in the eyes maintains itself through continu'Why has not Man a micro- enjoy of the public, both fall well be- ing disciplined practice. Alexander Pope scopic eye? hind the professional athlete, the Third Contention wrote in 1733, and replied in the astronaut, the surgeon, the rea, next line, Tor; this plain scientist and their activities. My third contention about the For the hard, lonely, demanding nature and difficulty of teaching son, Man is' not a Fly. a vexed English task of the writer, there is little writing will be discussed more Similarly, teacher might answer thr ques- public understanding. fully in the jjext article. Here, I Indeed, writing, like many tion, Why cant Johnny write? merely wish to point to the most Because Johnny is not a writ- - other difficult tasks, is faced common misunderstandings most commonly in terms of about the teaching of writing1 er. II Basic Facts getting by. That means the and about the English teachers to handle speech- who If pressed, he might add that ghost writer try to do it. to handle adthe es, agency The English teacher is still too whether English 'is well or ill the ladies litermuch looked upon as a respectaught, whether conditions for vertising copy,to guild keep up with table ind of ary fateaching English are most Peeping Tom spying brother-in-lavorable or detrimental, whether books, the wife or out our vulgar language habits. in English to who's The teaching of writing En-- 1 English rises to national atten- handle the good important report that glish, in tion or remains in the shadow of general is similarly win a promotion. We all looked might as mere grammar science, some basic facts about upon to good writour and spelling and stuff like that. writing and the teaching of writ- pay but respects few of us pay enough ing, Such attitudes overlook the ing need to be recognized. respect to develop and maintain matters of experiencin American complex First, writing level skill a at high a ing, relating, organizing and culture is more praised in theo- of complex proficiency. Secin heeded than finding a mode of expression practice. ry with which English and English - Complex Work ond, writing is complex and difconcerned. Third, teaching ficult, work. My second contention "that teachers.are writing well is difficult More and is Than Recall complex writing exhausting, and intensely per- work may be disregarded by Writing of only passing corsonal. the general public, but not by effectiveand modest rectness Work Paper the professional writer. not the abiliness only requires is There little question that ty to recall, distinguish, and orwriting of one kind and another der a vast body of symbols, but Is a mark of our Editor1 Note: This I th first erle of articles on Why ln Johnny Cant Write and What I Being Dona About It. present stage Increasingly sophisticated communication machines may alter that fact some time in the future, but for the present, paper work is the curse as well as pride of our time. From the sciences and the learned professions to the world of business and technology, the ' demand for people who can write is as intense as for people who can handle advanced mathematics. 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