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Wednesday, April 28, 1971
University Daily Kansan
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Community Child Center provides learning and care
Head Start Facilities at Plymouth Congregational Church
Casual Supervision Is Problem
Child Care in Homes Is Abundant
(Editor's Note: This article is second in a series of three articles examining child day care centers.)
BY GAYLE TRIGG
Kansan Staff Writer
Lawrence has an abundance of housewives who want to care for children in their homes.
In any randomly selected two week period, the Lawrence Daily Journal. World carries adjectives like "very different" and "14 different persons wanting to keep children in their homes." This means not just carering for their neighbors' children, but are doing the siting to supplement their living.
It seems, however, that most mothers are simply not aware that for the same cost, or less, their children could have healthier more responsive and care-oriented care somenelisease.
According to many local preschool teachers, the biggest problem in Lawrence is that the residents are content with poor or neglected children. In fact, few people realize that it is illegal to care for even one non-related child in your home, unless you have applied Douglas County Board of Health.
ONE POPULAR argument in favor of more organized day care centers is the need to get children often found in uninsured homes, where even if the physical conditions were not constant, the laundry, the telephone and the television detract from the effectiveness of care.
Now that it is recognized that children form most of their at->
school education, local educators are quite eager to move children from these non-
learning environments to a
more connec-ted one with qualified
instructors.
Congress to Control Number of Draftees
WASHINGTON (UPH) - The Senate Armed Services Committee, approving a two year extension of the draft, voted Tuesday to impose the first congressional controls on manpower levels of the armed services.
The committee approved a 100,000 man cutback in active duty strength and established a ceiling on the number of men who could be
The members approved a two-year extension of the Selective Service Act, which will expire June 30, and sent the bill to the Senate.
The committee's action would set back the "end strength" of the armed forces from the 2.8 million level the administration requested to reduce.
The committee also imposed for the first time an outside limit of 150,000 drafts a year—something Congress has refused to do in the past. There was a major loophole, however, that would let the government declare that there was a "national emergency," such as another Vietnam War."
The question arises, however,
to why the schools unicensored
some homes and allowed
Some of these homes keep six
eight children under the guidance
Supervision of licensing group care is under the jurisdiction of the University of Louisiana at LaVellier pre-school and centers interviewed expressed the opinion that in Douglas County the department is too lax in enrolment.
However, according to Dr. Rachel Gaynor, Douglas County Health Department, his role is only to inspect those operations seeking a state response.
"We are only agents of the state," he said; "we only do what we have to do." More work and, actually, day care is low on our list of
HE SAID HE was not concerned about the child care industry, but when he thought, however, that the state laws governing acquisition of a home
"We don't look for poor conditions. If a specific complaint is made, we will investigate it," he said.
The resultant situation is such that, if you do not apply for a license, you most likely will not get into trouble. But if you make sure to have the license automatically have a provisional license to operate, for demonstrating good intent, and will be periodically checked to see if you have made the improvements necessary to acquire a full license.
GENERALLY, applications can be reasonably certain that if an application has been handled properly one can be adequate facilities. The greatest problem is those homes which meet few, if any, license requirements.
Health of the State Board of Health, Douglas County does not have as strong a department as the county office. He noted that the former director in this county had been active in the townpeople's advocacy and it was up to the townpeople to demonstrate their concern and to show that they supported the council.
"WE have waged campaigns to educate the public as to the virtues of getting a license and to using licensed homes," she said. "Those who try to make money from children are the parents. They should do it only if they prefer caring for children to any other job.
There are people who definitely are concerned, some of whom are mentors for the Education for Young Children. Mrs. Darlene Hamilton, a founder of the institute, was one of the objectives of the group
According to the director of the Division of Maternal and Child
"Too often the first thought is not of the child. This is a shame, and it is likely that students attitude toward learning are developed by the age of six. We need to make this clear."
Last year, Hamilton said, the group tried to interest women going into child care in the goals of the association. They invited 80 women who had participated in Journal World to a meeting. The replies indicated that 20 had decided not to take children and another 20 were not interested in the group. Of the remaining 40 women, two actually came to the meeting.
"We can't do too much more. We can't police the situation, we can't provide names to the health department and periodically ask if they have enough medical care."
In the opinion of those involved with day care, it remains up to the mother to seek the best place for her child. Most of the time she is not concerned with common sense; it is the mother's responsibility to be concerned.
House Reports Drug Use High Among Troops
WASHINGTON (UPI) — A special House subcommittee reported Tuesday that up to 60 per cent of all U.S. servicemen in Vietnam, where drugs are "more plentiful than cigarettes or chewing gum," a heroin addict can support his benefit for only $15
After eight months of study, extensive bearings and a 17-day deployment to Southeast Asia, the special House Armed Services Committee panel, headed by Rep. Elliot Hagen, D-GA, said in a 169 page
The subcommittee urged a "massive attack on the inservice drug abuse problem" through counseling, educational and rehabilitative programs, tightened U.S. military customs procedures, and appeals to Vietnam, Korea and for a prompt drug crackdown
"one of the most significant results of our investigation was the candid admission by top representatives of the entire Defense Department that a major problem exists in the military,"
Suppression of illicit drugs in Vietnam was "just about nonexistent," the panel reported. Cheap, high-quality marijuana "may be purchased through adulterated adults at any village or city where military installations may be located." it said.
With this easy supply, the report said, it was small wonder Gls were experimenting with drugs under pressures of war or conflict.
Many servicemen found military life "full of stress and a complete disruption of their moral mode of existence," it said.
Prof Mechanizes Baseball
By MARCIA FOSTER Kansan Staff Writer
A KU professor has invented a mechanical, table-top game based on gravity which is the main attraction at The Ball Park in the Hillcrest.
Chuck Sidman, professor of Germanic history, combined his interests in baseball and statistics to develop a game of golf. He would be interesting, but simple enough for a novice to learn.
baseball, just like a regular game. One can replay any World Series from 1919 through 1970.
He remarked that there had been a big response to the game from girls, even those with a mixed background. The game is played mechanically on tables designed especially for that purpose. It is not unusual for them to use
Each player acts as manager of a team and makes all the decisions on the team. A real manager, Players are responsible for include all the vital information about any professional from the past. Every significant detail of a game is recorded and found on these cards. Each card also represents a specific play in a given year. Sidman compiled a comprehensive set of baseball encyclopedia.
league.
He originated the idea in 1957 while a graduate student in Germany. Sidman has been at a professor at KU since 1960. For years he was a member of the RU faculty have played the game in an organized
There are two levels, appropriately referred to as Level I for beginners and Level II for advanced. You take about a half hour to play.
Sidman and Burt Reynolds, professor of chemistry, founded a corporation to develop the idea. A vice president of the corporation.
Sam Shipstein, former KU law student,
has assumed managerial duties of the business which officially opened April 12.
Sidman was quick to emphasize that Alex Boyle, professor of design, "deserves all the attention" because it is success of their venture. Boyle is suitable for designing the interior of the Ball Park building. It resembles a baseball park and has pictures of famous baseball players. Besides the game tables, there is a snack bar and dining space.
Chemists Hold Award Dinner
Thirteen seniors were honored, and officers for the fall semester were elected.
The members of Kappa chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemical fraternity, held their annual senior awards banquet Sunday at the Virginia Inn. Henry McKimmy, assistant director, will speak on development of the concepts of evolution and natural selection.
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