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Institutions
don't retard
By TIM JEFFREY
The well-supported belief that
child care institutions general
ly retard a child's normal
development in society is a
myth, a University student has
concluded
The project, which studied
. the effect of homes for abused
and neglected children on the
residents of the home, was
headed by Dr George R,
Thomas, the director of the
Regional Institute of. Social
Welfare Research.
Thomas said the three and
one-half year study of child
care centers in Georgia indt-’.,
cates "the institutional experi
ence is not as negative in .its
• consequences for children' 1 'as
many professionals believe
“Certainly individuals could
be damaged," Thomas said.
“But speaking as a whole,
institutionalized children tend
to grow up much like non-insti-
tutionalized children."
One such experiment which
contributed toward this con
clusion measured fundamental
childhood skills—known as cog
nitive, social and affective
skills—in both institutionalized
and non-institutionalized chil
dren
Thomas found that “these
skill levels of institutionalized
and non-institutionalized chil
dren do not differ materially,
and this holds in general
regardless of the length of time
children have been institution
alized."
A child care center’s role is
two-fold, thomas said. First, it
has the responsibility of meet
ing the community's need for
residential services for chil
dren. This includes counseling
and rehabilitation along with
basic care of those in need.
It should also prepare the
children for a return to produc
tive lives in the community.
But in reality an Institution
cannot meet both of those
needs—one goal ultimately be
comes a priority. “The good
institutions usually do one or
the other very well," Thomas
said.
There are several reasons
for failing to succeed in both
areas, Thomas says. The most
obvious is a lack of sufficient
funds and personnel.
Surprisingly enough, over 85
per cent of child care institu
tions are-publicly sponsored,
and the money for operation
and manpower only goes so
far.
The study indicates that the
satisfactory institutions are
doing the best job possible with
the available resources "I
don't see a method by which
you can double the produc
tivity with the same amount of
money and manpower," rea
soned Thomas.
But the real worth of an
institution depends on the rela
tionships between the children
and supervisors, and Thomas
maintains there are no techno
logical shortcuts which can
contribute in helping a dis
turbed child/
"It is basically a human
effort.” he said.
Thomas and his group inter
viewed many children in
formulating .their conclusions.
One particularly revealing ex
periment indicated that non-
institutionalized children do
not view those In institutions
any different than, themselves,
but the institutionalized chil
dren feel inferior to their
friends who live in homes.
Realizing that there are in
adequacies in child care cen
ters, Thomas suggests that
communities and sponsoring
agencies "scale down to
realistic levels" their expecta
tions about child care institu
tions so that such facilities
“can be properly seen as
partial successes rather than
total failures."
NO BLOCKBUSTER
Rollerball' almost works
Bv DANNY KING
United Artists probably
thoughl that it had a blockbus
ter in Rollerliall. The ad\er-
tisements are super slick, ac
tors James Caan and John
Houseman are well-known, the
direction by Norman Jewison
is competent, and the screen
play by William Harrison gen
erously combines violent
action with popular intellee-
tualism. And Itollerball almost
works
But "almost” is fatal to a
movie that ascribes to the
intellectual heights that Har
rison hoped to attain
Rollerball. the game of the
future world society, is played
by skaters and motorcyclists
society in which the individual
is subservient to the whole
Jonathan E , champion roller-
bailer for 10 years, challenges
the tenets of the society when
he, as a player, becomes
greater than the game he
plays.
The prevailing powers, per
sonified by the glaring coun
tenance of a top level execu
tive (Houseman), want Jona
than to retire; and (he struggle
between the individual and
society begins.
Jonathan refuses to retire,
and in an attempt to foil his
athletic prowess, the corporate
board turns the seemingly
structured game that opens the
film into a bloody free-for-all
that is free from nearly all
aim of touting individualism
As Mr Bartholomew, the
executive. John Houseman
turns in the same cold, calcu
lated performance which won
him an Academy award in The
Paper Chase James Caan
mumbles constantly in an ef
fort to impress us with Jona
than's off-court simplicity and
humility, and for the most
part he succeeds And Ralph
Richardson provides the movie
with some badly needed comic
relief as the librarian of the
world computer center
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Ring them bells'
Several University students "hang around" the bell behind the
Chapel, celebrating the Bulldogs 28-6 win over Mississippi State.
Other students and insomniacs rang the bell well past midnight,
carrying the tradition beyond the appointed round of midnight
on a giant, sloped, circular
track. The game's action be
gins when a small metal ball is
shot from a computer, what
follows is a strange combina
tion of roller derby and hit-
and-run biking
The game was created by the
mysterious world corporate
board following the equally
mysterious corporate wars as
a vent for the hostilities of a
Norway praises Godspell'
By TERRI DORSEY
"Godspell i? go! . . . don’t
forget to bring your tennis
shoes.” After several months
of tentative planning, the
drama troupe of “Godspell"
were notified in June that their
trip to perform before the
National Theatre of Bergen,
Norway was confirmed.
The 22 member company left
August 29 to open the winter
season of the theatre with eight
performances of the buffoonish
portrayal of the life of Christ.
Dr. Gerald Kahan, acting
drama department head who
accompanied the group said
that the Norwegians were ec
static about the first appear
ance of the play in their
country.
Translating the play was
unnecessary because English
is a second language in Nor
way, Kahan explained
The Norwegian critics
praised the energetic depiction
of "Jesus in sneakers" and
heralded the performances of
“the happy actors from Geor-
Dancz may allow
'Dixie' to be played
Robert L. Dancz, director of
the University’s Redcoat Band,
will allow the band to play
"Dixie" if the band members
vote in favor of playing the
song. Union of the American
People (UAP) Spokesman,
Martin O'Toole said at the
party's first meeting of the
academic year.
The playing of Dixie at
football games has been one of
UAP's main objectives. O’
Toole said Dancz’s decision
indicates "some progress on
the issue."
Party members were also
encouraged to observe Student
Government Association’s con
duct of governmental affairs
for possible illegalities. "We
uncovered campaign scandals
our first year (as a political
party) and we can rely on our
friends in Coalition to do the
same again," O'Toole said,
speaking to approximately 15
people.
Other business at the meet
ing included a discussion on
printing a "theoretically more
restrained" new monthly publi
cation in addition to the party's
bi-monthly newsletter, "The
People's Observer.”
The discrimination between
blacks and whites by the use of
Scholastic Aptitude Test scores
as entrance requirements to
the University was discussed,
gia" who "came, saw and
conquered ”
One review said, "We can
compare this amateur theatre
with our own professional thea
tre-including both the ensem
ble work and the individual per
formances. We received a
demonstration of the high level
of American educational thea
tre. The young actors affected
us with their engagement and
acting talent in a way seldom
seen in our theatre."
The University production of
“Godspell” was originally per
formed on campus last fall
under the direction of visiting
professor, Anne Gullestad. a
director at the Bergen theatre.
Upon her return to Norway she
extended an invitation to the
group to perform at the Na
tional Theatre.
The drama department was
at first forced to decline due to
limited funds, but after further
negotiations the National Thea
tre of Bergen guaranteed the
group the box office as well as
free lodging, enabling the com
pany to go on a shoestring
basis.
Funding for the trip was
made possible through the
support of the Student Senate
and the Vice President of
Instruction’s Office. The Of
fices of Vice President and
Assistant Vice President of
Development of University Re
lations gave the necessary
administrative assistance. "We
are extremely grateful to the
Student Senate for underwrit
ing some of the travel costs of
the trip,” Kahan said "With
out their help the trip would
have been impossible."
The University presentation
of "Godspell" marked a cul
tural celebration of the 150th
anniversary of Norwegian im
migration to America. The
"Godspell” company was the
only American production se
lected for performance at the
National Theatre this year,
according to Kahan
Members of the troupe tried
out for the play last fall for the
original University production.
However, they are not all
drama and music majors. A
geology major, a journalism,
major, a business administra
tion major, as well as lan
guage, music and drama ma
jors were included in the
group.
Dr. Kahan accompanied the
troupe along with Jackson
Kesler, costume designer, and
Lawrence Graham, assistant
professor responsible for the
scenery
Hill Bermont from WGTV,
channel 8, also went with the
group and filmed a documen
tary in conjuncture with Ber
gen University. The 30 minute
documentary, currently in the
editing process, will be shown
nationally and will be made
available to the drama depart
ment
regulations.
Hence, the corporate board
turns an interesting spectator
sport into a sadistic, mentally
challengeless display of
strength.
Harrison has turned able,
engaging film into a bumbling,
gory spectacle. Never mind the
mentality of the world audi
ence that this game supposedly
attracts, what about the men
tality of the movie audience?
Suddenly, all rationality is
stripped from the film, and we
are subjected to a blood-and-
guts display that lacks the
punch that most blood-and-guts
sequences need—purpose
There is purpose here, but
only the most naive, accom
modating type The violence in
Rollerball launches Jonathan
far above the rest of society,
and Harrison has achieved his
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Two married men
live in girls' dorm
Kvesy time Fred Gratto, a full
grown, married man, wants to
go home, he has to be person
ally escorted to his room.
Gratto is one of two men living
in a girls' dorm
Rusty Lambright shares this
distinction with Gratto Lam
bright. 25. an assistant mana
ger with Kentucky Fried
Chicken, lives with his wife
Claudia in Creswell, where she
is the assistant area coordina
tor.
"People look at me and
wonder what I'm doing here,"
Lambright said. Particularly
wary are the parents. One
parent asked him what his
function was at CreStoell
"I live here, ” he replied
"Well, what do you do here?"
countered the inquisitive par
ent. Another lady stopped him
and fired off all kinds of
questions about Creswell.
number one being, "What was
a man doing in the girls'
dorm?”
Ms Lambright. 26, says that
her husband had joked about
their housing arrangements
over the summer, "lie said he
would p. •• sunnily patrol the
hails tor me." she said
"Lambright often helps his
wife with counseling she does
with the girls. "The residents
seem more at ease with a
man," his wife explained.
Unlike Fred Gralto. Lam
bright can come and go as he
pleases since he is on the first
floor. Gratto lives on the sixth
floor and has to get one of the
attendants at the front desk to
take him to his home.
WEDNKSDAY. SKPT. 24
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HiTO—The Athens Speleological Society
will meet in the (ieologs lecture room.
2-A.
MONDAY. SEPT. »
7 p.m.—The l'niverail> chapter of the
\meican Society for Personnel \dminis
iration will hold its first meeting of fall
quarter in room of the (ollege of
Itusiness Administration. All students
hating a general interest in human
relations or personnel management are
invited to attend
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The department of Oermanic and
Slavic languages will present Fgbert
Knspvn speaking on the subject "Then
Nan Hoes burg as a Constructivist Writ
er'' on Wed.. Oct. I. at H p.m. in l«l
Meigs. The public is cordially invited.
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