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Hi Janice, et al. Thanks, Janice (and JoAnn and Amanda) for your work on the Canadian SIG and session in Chicago -- and now for your planning for Atlanta in 1999. For a title, perhaps "Writing Programs Without Comp 101" might reflect what I understand we're trying to explore. For the Canadian caucus session, I propose the following submission: Rationalizing Historical Weakness --------------------------------- Writing programs without a dedicated first-year comp course MAY theoretically be ideal, but in Canada they often reflect impoverished necessity arising from an anti-rhetorical history in English Studies. Today, that historical bias is reinforced by fiscal retrenchment. Supporting this arrangement undermines the weak gains recently made in Canadian writing programs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry A. Hubert, Chair | [log in to unmask] Department of English and Modern Languages . University College of the Cariboo | Ph. 250-828-5236 P.O. Box 3010 . FAX 250-371-5697 Kamloops, B. C. | V2C 5N3 . -------------------------------------------------------------------------