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University Daily Kansan, July 6, 1981
Workshop studies aging
By LINDA LANE Staff Reporter
The Kansas School of Religion is sponsoring a workshop for people who work with the elderly. The workshop is designed to increase understanding of the aging process and to help ministers organize programs for the elderly.
The school, together with the Association of Kansas Theatre, is presenting "Spotlight on Growing While Growing Older," which will be held in Topsia July 10-11, Wichita July 14-15 and Salina July 17-18.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE workshop will attend a performance of "The Silver Whistle," a comedy about aging performed by the Lawrence Community Theatre. After the play the participants will have the choice of attending a workout at community theatre or one about working with the elderly.
Lynn Taylor, director of the Kansas School of Religion, said the program was designed to get the elderly to develop their own activities.
"Notice I didn't say ministering to the elderly," he said. "We're in this together. They don't get the idea they're put on the shelf."
Jit Quidangao, assistant professor of sociology who will lecture at the conference, said anyone who worked with him would likely find the conference useful.
She said she would talk about life transitions that the elderly deal with, including retirement and loss of a spouse.
She will also talk about organizing groups of elderly people in the community, Quadagao said.
WHILE YOUNGER PEOPLE often respond to sensitivity training or just talk about their experiences in a group, elderly people tend to respond to specific activities, organized around specific activities, according to Duqadago.
If a group of elderly people meets to work on an oral history project or attend a luncheon to talk about their trips, these activities often draw them into talking about their life experiences, she said.
Taylor said the Kansas School of Religion was sponsoring the conference
as part of its obligation to religious leaders of the state.
"What we're trying to do functionally is keep alive the two-way traffic betweens us and religious leaders of Kansas," he said. "We owe them much."
He said the charter for the Kanaas School of Religion stated that the school served both students and the state. This week, he said the summer skills update program he.
OTHER PROGRAMS the school sponsors include scholarships for religion students, publishing a religious professional and making capital improvements Smith Hall, the building that houses the School of Religion.
On the Record
Lawrence police said a burglar or burglar stole $2,430 of jewelry from a residence at 827 Millstone St. Saturday between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.
Police said the burglar or burglars entered through a garage door adjacent to the house.
Police said the burglar or burglaries stole a jade ring worth $500, a gold chain with an emerald worth $400, a pearl neckwear worth $300, an oval ring with a ruby center worth $100 and a gold chain with six small pearls worth $250. Miscellaneous jewelry worth $670 was also taken.
LAWRENCE POLICE also said
jewelry and a television set valued at
$2,400 had been stolen from a residence
between 2 a.m. and 2 a.m.
12 a.m. to 5 a.m.
The burglar or burglars entered through a screen window in the kitchen and took a color television set worth $500, a set of silverware worth $1,300, and another set of silverware worth $400.
MARTI FRUMHOFF/Kanean Staff
Police have no suspects.
In addition, Lawrence police reported a bomb threat that occurred at Kansas Color Press. Inc., 2281 Haskell St. The telephone at the telephone at about 1 p.m. Friday.
Police have no suspects.
Lawrence police also said a burglar or burgallers had broken into a residence at 1900 W. 31st St. and had stolen tools valued at $1,604.
Fog rested on the land during the early morning last week presenting a soft, mellow image on this farm one mile south of Lawrence.
Theatre troupe to present comedy about aging
Police have no suspects.
By LINDALANG Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Growing old is not a likely topic for a comedy, but "The Silver Whistle," a comedy about aging performed by the Lawrence Community Theatre last fall, will be awarded that Lawrence residents will have the opportunity to see the play again.
The Lawrence Community Theatre will present encore performances of "The Silver Whistle" at 8 p.m. tomorrow and Wednesday evenings at West Junior High School, 2700 Harvard Road.
THE ENSEMBLE WILL then take the play to Topeka, Wichita and Salina in conjunction with workshops on working with the elderly and on working in community theatre, co-sponsored by the Kansas School of
Religion and the Association of Kansas Theatre.
The play is directed by Bobby Patton, KU professor of Speech and Drama, and features Peter Dart, KU professor of radio/television/drama. Dart plays a gramp who pretends he is 75 to get free room and board at the home for the aged.
Last fall the Lawrence Community Theatre went to Lawrence nursing homes to present portions of the play. People from nursing homes were also brought in by bus to see the play, which was performed to sell-out crowds.
Lynn Taylor, director of the Kansas School of Religion, said the Lawrence Community Theatre was asked to
The play, in conjunction with the workshops called "Spotlight on Growing White Growing Older," will be held at Sagewood School, July 14 in Wichita and July 17 in Saginaw.
perform "The Silver Whistle" as part of the workshop because it is "a very life-affirming, wholeplay."
"The performance becomes a catalyst for the discussions that follow," director Bobby Patton said. "It's a very positive, upbeat show."
THE ROBERT McENROE play first premiered on Broadway in 1948 with Jose Ferrer playing Oliver Erwern.
Even though the play is more than 30 years old, Patton said he thought it had relevance for the 1980s, especially with discussions about raising the retirement age and lowering benefits to the elderly.
"It's a revival of a show from another period, but my opinion is that it's very timely," he said.
The action of the play begins with the appearance of the deceptive Erwerner at a church-run home for the elderly.
Erwinter enlivens the atmosphere of the home and serves as a catalyst for the elderly people at the home to reject their caricatures of old age.
OTHER KU FACULTY and staff appearing in the play are Glenn Price, assistant professor of speech and drama; Ambrose Saricks, professor of history; Gerhard Zuther, chairman of the English department; Zuther, assistant instructor of English; Nan Scott, lecturer in English; and Wayne Dercy, of facilities operations.
Other characters are played by Bernice Pulliam, Reese Sarsicks, Rham Ramaonow, Howard Duncan, Lee Daryl, Darcy Schilf and Dan Dannernberg.
William O. Scott, professor of English, and Steve Flechet, pastor of the Lawrence First Baptist Church, alternate as the policeman.
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