Wednesday, March 1, 1978
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Studv links children, commercials
ByROEHAGAN
Staf/Writer
University Daily Kansan
Ronald McDonald and dancing french fries could be affecting the imaginative play of 3- to 5-year-old children, according to researchers at the University of Kansas.
Dou Greger, Lawrence senior, is using a University Research Grant Award to study the effects of action in commercials aimed at children and the effect of commercial interruptions on the social and aggrieved feelings of students at the Child Development Center in Haworth Hall.
*Pretending is an important part of the child's activity.* *Altea Huston, adviser for the Child Care Bureau*.
"What we want to find out is if television suppresses play or if it develops it," Huston, professor of human development and family life, said.
The study is part of a bigger project dealing with television's effect on children that is spassored by a Spencer Research Foundation Grant. Huston and the Human Development Center will receive $285,000 for three years of research.
IN EARLIER research, Huston found that pretending decreased when children watched high-violence and high-action television shows.
The researchers also found that when children get bored they fantasize. But television does not give them time to get bored.
"Pretend play went up when the children saw low-action shows or when they didn't."
"It is the first time anyone has done this type of study," Huston said. "What it suggests we should show a lot of effort or activity in the kids do things and they don't pretend as much.
Greer's study involves children who watch 10-minute segments of "Captain Kangaroo." During that 10 minutes one group is shown commercials, such as those for McDonalds, at the beginning and the end. Another group is shown commercials during the program. High and low activity commercials also are given to separate groups.
GREER SAID the researchers had to get permission from the parents and the University of Kansas Advisory Committee on Human Interpretation to use children'
In Greener's research proposal to the University, he said that such factors as a lack of experience with computers
and characters and the use of camera
and characterization in the attention
and social behavior of children.
"Then after all this," Greer said, "we have to get the kids interested in what we're doing."
If parents have an aggressive child,
Death . . .
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Murphy said Johnson's death was the first in the county jail in the eight years he held.
"We at the jail are not qualified to tell if something is wrong with a prisoner," Murphy said, in a sign of distress or injury in someone who had been arrested, he is taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by the arresting agency. But every time an inmate comes to the jail for visible injuries before entering the jail.
Sheriff Rex Johnson said one problem was that Lawrence had no facilities to handle the large numbers.
"Once in jail, if somebody complaints of an illness we take them to the emergency room at the hospital. We aren't doctors, but Lennis never complained of any problems."
Johnson said the sheriff's department sometimes transferred prisoners with alcoholic problems to St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, which has a special ward equipped for alcoholics. He he said lawrence Memorial Hospital needed similar facilities.
"WHEN SOMEBODY is picked up for drunkenness we put them in protective custody," Johnson said, "but there are no facilities for handling those people here."
NEVERTHELESS, Johnson said he did not think such a facility could have saved the team.
He said he would discuss the problem with the county jail committee if it meets this moisture.
"We could have taken him there, but due to the cause of his death I don't think his problem would have been detected," he said.
Price agreed that hospitalization might not have saved Johnson.
Johnson was a lifelong resident of Lawrence and was a licensed journeyman plumber. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lemli Everett Johnston, Rt. I; a daughter, Susan Zauzene Marial St.; and a daughter, Suzanne Marie Johnson, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Huston suggests that they look at the programs the child watches.
"If people are aware that television can make kids more imaginative or less imaginative, then it is up to them to control what their children watch." Huston said.
If parents are interested, Huston said, they could get involved with their local PTA.
KAERT B2BERGER, president of the Lawrence school area PTA, said that PTA had taken stands against violent television shows and unnecessary sex in programs.
"To my knowledge the PTA has not taken action against commercials since I have been employed," she said.
Huston said some PTA members across the country had boycotted some advertisements products. If enough people speak up, Huston said, they can change the commercials.
Man arrested for KU break-in
Police have arrested and charged a 27-year-old Lawrence man for burglary and destruction of property after he allegedly broke into the University of Kansas Continuing Education building, Seventh and Sharphein街 streets, early yesterday morning.
Dennis B. Keller, 282 Cedarwood Ave., Burlington, NC,urgery and fellowship of procedure of pregnancy.
The police said the burglar broke into the building through a northeast door.
About $500 damage was repaired. Some contents of the building and windows were damaged when furniture was thrown out through closed windows.
Clinton Reservoir ready to serve hikers, fishermen, partiers alike
By CAROL HUNTER
Keller is out of jail on $3,000 bond.
Staff Writer
Clinton Reservoir will be ready this
week. Reservoirs are longing for
backpack trails or open water
"There'll be 3,000 acres of water by the end," according to Mike Menzch, ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "3,000 acres by the end of the cold rain."
The water will begin rise by April 1, he said. The reservoir, four miles southwest of Lawrence, will have 7,000 acres of water by 1893, when filling is to be completed.
"It's a filling lake, the stumps are still there. In '79 well open it to the motors, but not in '81."
"YOU CAN cane," he said. "You can sail You can fish this summer. We won't allow motors on the lake this year. We're holding it at 3,600 acres for the fish."
"WOODRIDGE IS 450 acres of native hillside. Enough it is heavily wooded with a great diversity of wildlife."
Woodridge Park, on the west side of the lake, was planned with KU students in mind, he said. The park was designed for backpacking.
A minimum fee will be charged for camping, he said. Users will be expected to hike in and to pack out what they have brought with them.
wooortage will be our primitive area. All we are going to have in Woodridge is a loop road leading into 150 vards into the park and latrine facilities. It's a totally new concept for the Corps—to let an area go, let the people do what they want to."
Another area that students will enjoy is Bloomington West, he said. Bloomington West is on the west side, between northern and southern arms of the lake.
"ITTLE BE group camp area by reservation only," Ensch said. "Fraternity and sorority parties, dorm parties, anybody who is sick." He said he wanted to keep it clean and obey basic regulations.
"We exercise a lot of control over these areas because we're going to have the Boy Scouts on Friday, a fraternity in Saturday and the Girl Scouts in Sunday. So I guarantee you on Sunday morning, that area's going to be clean."
He said he had not had trouble with parties at other projects.
"We could have a two-night hell bender as long as they plant the area in." he said.
The area will have shelves, large, flat
playing fields and probably softball back stops.
Another part of the Bloomington area will have 1,000 camper hookups, a marina, a beach, tolets, shower buildings and, eventually, a laundromat.
"IT WILL BE THE Corps' major area," he said. "It's a city."
South of the Bloomington areas will be the Corps' most highly developed area, which will have water and electricity for campers, motorcycles and a marina with eight launch lanes.
Students who use backpacking or horseback riding will like Rock Haven, south of the lake, he said. Rock Haven will be the point of departure for trails along the south side of the lake. The trails will be used by both backpackers and horseback riders.
"I would imagine there are at least five miles of trails right now," he said. "We may have hiking trails completely around the National Trails Association."
All areas managed by the Corps will be for day use but overnight areas will be charged.
THE OUTLET AREA, east of the dam, will be the only area offered free for campers. The area has some of the best fishing in the area, and there will be 100 hooker innos.
Clinton State Park, north of the lake, will have an entrance fee of $1.0. Users must buy a $10 Kansas camping ticket to enter the park, but the sticker is good for one year.
About 9,900 acres around the lake will be leased to the Kansas Forestry. Fish and Game Commission. It will be a game management area for tall hunting, fishing and roadside pass.
The 1,400 acres of park land have been leased to the state by the Corps. The park will have a variety of campgrounds, ranging from those with electricity and water hooks to tent camping areas. There will be camppastes, a swimming beach and a marina.
"We run into our trouble because people are out there to have a good time and they want to be a little free. I've run into too many of them, but we don't tie it. We're not going to be that way here. These
"People not obeying the rules—that's our main problem," he said. "We're always angry."
The Corps will exercise visitor control over all areas they manage, he said.
parks are for everybody and parties aren't for everybody.
"We've got some beautiful areas out here." It's our job to keep them that way.
Recent snowfall costs University $32,000 cleanup
The University of Kansas has paid heavily for the large snowfalls that occurred in January, 2014.
KU has spent $32,000 so far this year on snow removal. Last year the University spent $19,000 on snow removal for the entire year.
The figure includes the cost of labor, overtime pay, sand and salt. The money comes out of the Facilities Operations general-funds budget.
Rodger Oroke, director of Facilities Operations, said Monday that his department would not have to make any cutbacks because of the cost of snow removal.
"If the men hadn't been working on the snow crew, they would have been doing other landscape work," he said. "But when the snow comes, our first priority is to clear it away. We can't do other work when the ground is covered with snow."
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
I believe in god who did not create a unimmutable world a thing incapable of change who does not govern according to what they remain inviolate or according to a natural order or degree of power of the expert and the ignorant of rulers and subjects I believe in god who contradicted in life and wanted us to change the status quo through our work through our politics
The KU-Y and Dept. of Religion present Dorothea Solle controversial theologian "A Crood for Christian Social Transformation" Friday, March 3 P.M.-Open to public
7 P.M.—Open to public
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SUA Board appointed
Members of next year's SUA Board were selected Saturday by a joint committee of current SUA officers and next year's SUA officers.
New board members are: Steve Howard, Lawrence graduate student, films; Kurt Wortman, Chicago junior, fine arts; Daniel Fischborn, forums; Steven Cramer, Lawrence freshman, free university; Cindy Reynolds, Topeka junior, indoor
Juli Gilman, Ames, Iowa, sophomore,
outdoor recreation; Kathleen Aldridge,
Lenexa sophomore, public relations; Alain Shaw, Lincoln, Neb., junior, special events; and Tim Stites, Murdathan sophomore, travel.
Next year's officers, who were announced last week, are: president, Jack Howard JR., Salina junior; vice president, Jack Sigler, Derby junior; secretary, Herb Frese, Marysville junior; and treasurer, Cherl Cox, Lewdon junior.
Board members are responsible for planning programs in their respective areas. Board members and officers will take office July 1.
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