Local Day Care Centers Filled, Have Waiting Lists
Editor's Note: This is the first of a three part series on child care in Lawrence. Tuesday's story will describe a day care center and a day care home.
By MARTI STEWART
Kansan Staff Writer
One Lawrence mother has found a simple solution to the problem of what to do with her child while she is at work. She keeps an alasset because there is no place to take her.
"I don't know the mother's name, so I can't do anything about it," said Anna Fender, social worker at the Douglas County Department of Social Welfare.
Onder said Lawrence did not have enough facilities for all children needing care. She said there were many examples of children who went without adequate care because the mothers, had no place to leave them while they were at work.
According to the Lawrence Association for the Education of Young Children, there are licensed full day care facilities for 120 children in Lawrence. There are four licensed centers and three licensed day care homes.
There are no statistics indicating the number of mothers needing day care for children. The centers and homes that are waiting now, however, all have waiting lists.
"We have to turn away twice as many children as we can accommodate in our classrooms."
BENICVENCE is the director of the
intended Child Day Care Center, which
has a mission to improve quality of life.
"She says the child is very responsible," Fender said. "I think it would take a mature 14-year-old to properly take care of an infant."
Fender said there was a woman in lawrence who leaves her infant with an 8-year-old girl.
Fender said she would choose a nursery school for children of nonworking mothers. She said this experience, for a few hours a day would enable the child to get along with her classmates and be independent of his parents. It would also prepare the child for school, she said.
Bencivence, although she says there is a need for more day care in Lawrence, does not think full day care is ideal for the child of a nonworking mother.
"If the mother does not work," she said, "I feel that a nursery school for a few hours a day is beneficial. All day care is very strenuous for a young child and not
necessary. It creates a strain on the family to the extent that the parents only see the child for a few hours each day. This is a special importance on those few hours'.
CHARLINE FREITAG, director of Head Start's Community Children's Center, said, "For people who can afford it, I think best to have the child cared for in the home, provided the person in charge of the child can care for him like a parent. If the child can't be home and can't get a good person in the home, a situation like ours is better."
State law requires that any person offering child care must be licensed. Regardless of this requirement, there are laws in place where day care is offered without license.
*Unlicensed centers and horns are going outside the law even when they are not licensed.*
"There is often home care for too many children and this may not be good for the child. It is detrimental to the health of the child, if not to his development."
Fender told of an elderly couple who had been caring for 14 children in their home where he lived.
She said that loving children and wanting to be around them was not enough. Supervisors must know how to treat children and must be able to ensure their safety and to offer effective opportunities for social, physical and emotional development, she said.
To obtain a license, a person or center must meet requirements set by the Kansas State Department of Health and the Department of Social Welfare.
HEALTH REGULATIONS include requirements for safe physical facilities of the center or home and adequate staffing and programming that will give the child a
variety of learning experiences.
The Department of Social Welfare, according to Fender, makes sure that day care for children is more than just baby-sitting.
"When I go to the centers or homes," she said, "I watch to see the relationships between the workers and children. Do the workers call out orders or do they get down to the child's level and communicate with him! If a child becomes bored with an activity, he is directed to another activity or told to do something else.
"I look to see if the interest centers are
"1. varied. Children need to be given a chance
to learn and to observe. Scheduling should
be planned. Children may have many activities, that will interest him.
"The young have very few rights," she
said. "You don't offer things are done to
children in order to make them feel like
82nd Year. No. 99
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
Monday, March 6, 1972
Student Court Legality Questioned
2 Testimonies Reflect Split Over Amnesty
WASHINGTON (AP)—Robert C. Ransom and Martyn Kelly lost in the twin war. Ransom strongly supports Rangers and Kelly vehemently opposes the idea.
Their conflicting testimony last week before a judiciary subcommittee headed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., reflects the deep division on the issue.
Following are excerpts from their testimony.
From Ransom, a New York corporation lawyer:
"if I were to be granted the power to influence this committee's thinking on only one very narrow point, it would be this:
"I would like to be able to dispel forever that popular and prevalent misconception that it would dishonor the nearly $6,000 Americans who have died in Vietnam to grant amnesty now to these many of our fallen soldiers," she added in an interview in the war, by one means or another."
Kelly, an investigator for the Massachusetts Department of Insurance, and
"I did lose a son in 1986, whose name was Daniel Kelly. He was a member of the lst Cavalry Air Mobile killed in the Ashau Valley. What moment this is still in the Ashau Valley.
"But, I do not feel that this American man has left Vikim until every American man has left Vikim."
"Now, the purpose of this committee or subcommittee was to decide whether or not I should be invited to American amnesty. I would suggest this committee would be better engaged in suggesting and designing a memorial to my brother-in-law who died believing in this country's cause."
"I have not suggested that, I am against the proposal that Sen. Hart mentioned some time ago, which was conditional amnesty.
'Miss America' Crowned at Rock Chalk Revue
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorroris is the story of a Kansas girl who finds success in her job.
‘Miss America’ Crownne Shannon Hackett, Winnetka, III, senior, is crowned Miss America of 1943 in the lead role of The skirt by Theta Teta Prifaternity and t
McCollum Entry Called Obscene, Yanked from Rock Chalk Lineup
By TOM THRONE Kansan Staff Writer
The McCollum Hall skit in the Rock Chalk Revue was removed from the program Friday after the orchestra, the band and Mr. Collins left from McCollum Hall protested the skit.
Problems arose at the technical rehearsal Thursday night, when the orchestra and the audience began to jeer during the McColm Hall skit.
Jess H. McNish, adjunct professor of business and chairman of the University Judiciary Board, ruled against the McCollum skit in a meeting on Friday.
The objectors said the skit, in particular the commercials, was crud, grotesque
McNish, in his decision he did not favor censorship, but he thought they hadadera, who was a priest, thought
He said he did not question the right of freedom of speech and expression, he did not ask for permission to speak.
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"But," he said, "I don't believe that you have the right to perform in this general revue. I just can't be convinced this is the place for the new ground to be broken."
MENISH SAID there was a certain amount of surprise involved in the whole affair. He said it was unfortunate that the police had brought everyone before getting into this situation.
He said he didn't deny McColluh to right to present the skid. He thought the
ANDY BUKATY, Kansas City, Kan,
senior and producer of Rock Chalk, asked
the present if anyone at the meeting had
the authority to make a decision.
The meeting with McNish occurred after an earlier meeting on Friday had failed to make a decision on who had the authority to decide on McCollum's fate.
skit should be presented because it might have some socially redeeming value.
Dave Dysart, KU Ombudsman and Lawrence third-year law student, then suggested that the matter be taken to the Judiciary Board.
"I think the problem is reasonableness." McNish said. "The potential good of Rock Chak far outweighs the potential bad to the University. This is the thing that we must think about because we are on the fire anwav."
David Mannering, Smith Center senior
The McCollum Hall faction in favor of the skit said the skit should be shown in its entirety to see what the audience reaction would be.
THE FACTIONS included members from McColm who were both for and against the skit, and members of the revue who were against the skit.
Mark Harbison, Hays junior who mark skilt, said the skilt represented his own identity.
The three factions present at the meeting decided that they would abide by the decision and that there would be no appeal.
and director of the skit, said it could not be cut or his people would not perform.
The other two factions said the skirt was in poor taste and was against the traditions of the church.
David Shoemaker, Monroe, la. senior,
and a resident who was against the skirt,
said it made blatant references to sex and
religion and he opposed its presentation.
BRUCE BALLETT, Olaithe junior and also a performer in the In-Between-Actions, said the skit would bring embarrassment to the University and to the people involved. Alumni might cut off contributions, he said.
"Morale would be too low if we cut anything," Mannering said.
"I was against the skit to begin with two weeks ago," Bukaty said.
"McColm should not be allowed to present their skirt because it's crude and obnoxious," said Fritz Arko, Mission coach and a performer in the In-Betwens-Acts.
He said a KU-Y spokesman told him that he was too narrow-minded so he reconsidered his stand and decided to include the skit.
Bakaty, who represented the production staff at the hearing, said the skit was appalling because of references to oral sex. He said that the staff, other performers in the skits and several residents of McCollium were embarrassed.
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Muskie Answers Charge
Candidates Debate Campaign Funding
DURHAM, N. H. (AP)—Democratic rivals in the New Hampshire presidential primary met in televised debate Sunday night, with Sens. Edmund S. Muskie, D-Daine, and George McGovern, D.S. D., in a discordant, disclosing sources of campaign money
The 90-minute, five-candidate session broke no new ground in the campaign for the nation's leadoff presidential primary Tuesday.
Instead, it provided a televised forum for a restatement of the positions and arguments the candidates have sounded across the state.
The format was a four-minute opening statement for each entry, a series of questions put by a panel of our newsmen and a three-minute windup statement.
Muskie used his windup time to challenge MGovern's repeated campaign charge that he had refused to disclose anything about his campaign donations.
MGCOVER MADE public a week ago the names and donations of more than 42,000 people he said had provided $1.26 million for his campaign.
As the candidates' debate ended, he again challenged his rivals to list campaign contributions. McGovern said every person who sought the presidency should declare 'the source of campaign contributions' to his campaign . . .
Muskie has refused to make a disclosure of current contributions matching MoCovern's, and the South Dakota senator has made campaign ammunition of the issue.
"I have disclosed the sources of contributions to my campaign for the presidency," Muskie countered. "I was the first candidate to do so, and no other candidate had done it until almost two years after my first reports were filed." I did so in 1970.
BUT MUSKIE he stopped filing public sports after that because nobody knew.
"I decided we needed a policy that applied to all candidates, including the President."
Muskie noted that this will become the law effective April 7.
"Now, if I may turn to the real issues in this campaign," he said, dismissing the disclosure dispute as something less than that.
The debate formats gave equal time to Muskie, McGovern, Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, Sen Vance Cook of Indiana, and David Browning. The debate was that he is 32, and integible to be president.
Eight questions were put to the candidates during the program; each of the four candidates was asked.
MGOVERN DIDN'T mention it in the debate, but he has repeatedly quoted to New Hampshire audiences a statement attributed to Muskie that he would be out of the campaign if he disclosed all his contributors.
"The biggest fight seems to be over where Sen. Muskie's money comes from, and why he won't publish it," said Yorty, adding, "Of course, this is no debate."
"I took a position against war in 1963 when the polls showed that it was very unpopular to oppose our involvement in Southeast Asia," said McGovern.
One other point that stirred a heated controversy was the question of when the Democratic contenders became the critics of war in South Vietnam. McGovern, Muskie and Hartke all advocated total U. S. withdrawal from the war zone.
Muskie said the voters could select a candidate who denied mistakes, or not.
"The three senators who are here all voted for the Gulf of Tonkin resolution,"
That measure, adopted in August, 1964, was cited by former President Lyndon B. Johnson as congressional authorization for expansion of the war.
But he said as late as the 1968 Democratic National Convention Muskie was "defending the Johnson war plank while I was trying to end the war."
A complaint filed against the women who occupied the East Asian Studies building at Columbia University.
When McGovern got the opportunity, he disputed that. "There is a difference between senators," he said. McGvern said the Tonkin resolution was misinterpreted and misused by the Johnson administration.
By SALLY CARLSON Assistant Campus Editor
KU Student to Drop Action Against Sisters
The original complaint was filed Feb. 21 with the University Judiciary, George filed the complaint with the ombudsman office, which at that time was named co-ombudsman. The ombudsman and Lawrence third-year law student later removed his office as co-plaintiff.
Peter George, Lawrence graduate student and plaintiff in the complaint, said in a statement released Sunday through the ambulbsman office that he had decided to sue Mr. Browder could be achieved by continuing the present legal action against the February Sisters.
The Jane Doe complaint was amended Feb. 29 to name five KU women and 15 JAP men.
George said his reason for seeking legal action was motivated by a sincere regard for what he considered to be the possibility of occupying buildings on campus.
He said he had never questioned the validity of the Sisters' ends, only the integrity of their words.
"The purpose of our legal response to their extra-legal action was never to choke on the justice of a case."
"I have from the very beginning . . . action recognized the needs of women on that island," she said, referring to the group known as the February Sisters". George said. "I feel that all but one of their leaders was mistreated."
George later said the unjustified demand was that of a woman vice-chancellor.
"I think that's reverse sexism," George said.
He said he thought there should be an equivalent number of women on the committee that selected the vice-chancellor to insure a fair choice.
"It has been truly unfortunate that during the course of the past two weeks certain groups have sought to deal in unfair ways with individuals rather than ideals." George said.
George would not name the specific groups.
He said such an emotional response to an action that should have never been noticed might not happen if he were for either side to "logically analyze the substantive facts and reach a rational conclusion."
China Trip Concerns Prof For Effect on U.S. Allies
Editor's Note: This is the third interview with University of Kansas professors on the effects and implications of President Nixon's trip to China. For this final story, Eaton interviewed Clifford Ketzel, professor of political science.
By SCOTT EATON Kansan Staff Writer
Anxiety about the apparent euphoria surrounding President Nixon's trip to the people's Republic of China and its possible effects on allies of the United States was expressed Friday by Clifford Ketzel, professor of political science.
"I am concerned about the euphoria surrounding the opening of the hospital with Chinese patients is a major problem and concern on the international scene," Ketel said. "I see most of the problems we had before the war, but they havethers introduced by our initiative."
"The almost explosive way we have entered into initiating communications is that they are in the form of radio waves."
the stability between nations, because when you move so rapidly, other nations begin to wonder about your stability in regard to all of your relations in the word." he said.
KETZEL SAID many of our allies would probably begin to wonder about American commitments to them because of the change of U. S. policy in the commitment to Taiwan. The U. S. stated it was going to allow all its troops from Nationalist China.
"In light of the change of our long commitment to Taiwan, allies such as Thailand, the Philippines and Australia cannot help but muse about our commitments to them, if similar circumstances should arise again," Retzel
Ketzel said he was especially concerned about the possible effects of Nixon's trip on relations between the Japanese government and the U. S.
"We almost lost Japan after the two ants we took at their last year." Ketzel said. "I didn't know how to react."
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