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For immediate release                   Contact:  Linda D. Powell
Aug. 16, 1994                           (919) 681-8063
                                        PowellL@mail01.adm.duke.edu


A VARIETY OF CLASSES TO BE OFFERED THIS FALL
THROUGH DUKE UNIVERSITY'S OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION


   DURHAM, N.C. -- Looking to learn something new this fall?  The
Duke University Office of Continuing Education has something for
everyone, offering hundreds of short courses on everything from
identifying edible mushrooms to navigating the Internet.
   Here is a sample of the courses that are available to the local
community:
   * Continuing education will offer 12 popular computer courses,
and for the first time, there will be an e-mail seminar for
advanced writers.  This class will take full advantage of the
information superhighway by creating a virtual classroom on the
Internet where writers can exchange comments and criticism with
each other and their instructor.  Classes begin in October and
continue through the end of November.
   * Plant lovers who want to use nature to beautify their homes
will enjoy "The Art of Bonsai" and "How to Design and Landscape
Your Yard." In the course, "The Art of Bonsai," students will learn
the Japanese art of growing dwarfed, ornamental-shaped trees.  The
class will meet on Mondays, Sept. 12 through Oct. 17, from 7 to 9
p.m. at the Duke Botany Greenhouse on West Campus, and will be
taught by Jorge Lucero, bonsai artist-in-residence at the Monastery
of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Ga.  The cost is $95, which includes
bonsai materials.
   * If you're tired of having the worst looking yard in the
neighborhood, then "How to Design and Landscape Your Yard," is for
you.  Catherine Chandler, a registered landscape contractor, will
teach students about site analysis, grading considerations,
construction planning and tips for working with contractors.  The
class, which costs $97.50, will meet on selected Mondays,
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 26 through Oct. 5.
   * Interested in knowing where kilowatts come from and how
batteries are recharged?  Then you won't want to miss "Basic
Electricity," which will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays,
Sept. 28 through Nov. 14.  Craig Barber, a licensed electrical
contractor and an instructor at Orange High School, will give
students practical knowledge about how major appliances work, how
an electrical circuit functions and how to determine if an
electrician is overcharging you.  The fee for the class is $75 plus
a material fee of approximately $20.
   For people who love literature, continuing education will offer
three classes that are designed especially for you.
   * In the class "Why Are Men the Way They Are?", Warren Hedges,
who has a doctoral degree in English from Duke, will take a
contemporary crack at this age-old question.  Using fiction and
film, Hedges' class will cover a broad time span -- from boyhood to
Boyz N the Hood.  By using popular culture images, students will be
encouraged to reflect on the historical and cultural forces that
shape men's self images and behavior.  The class will meet Mondays,
Oct. 3 through Nov. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m.  The cost is $118.
   * In "Good-bye Kasrilevke, Hello Columbus:  American Jewish
Literature," students will explore the themes of the trauma of
immigration, the conflict between tradition and modernity and the
lures and pitfalls of assimilation.  Sheva Tucker, who has taught
at Duke, UNC-CH and Columbia, as well as at universities in Israel,
will be the instructor for this class.  The fee is $84 and the
class will meet on Mondays from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 3 through
Nov. 14.
   * Stuart Goodman, a doctoral candidate in Duke's department of
English, will teach students how radical revolutions in world view
have affected American literature in the class "Science and
American Narrative."  The class meets Wednesdays, Sept. 14 through
Nov. 2, from 7 to 8 p.m.  The cost is $90.
   Registration is currently in progress for these classes and
others.  For more information or to obtain a course catalog, call
the Office of Continuing Education, at (919) 685-6259.
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