Home aids local delinquent boys
Half a dozen youngsters who might otherwise be serving terms in a reform school are receiving the benefits of family life at Achievement Place in Lawrence.
Production has begun on a half-hour filmed documentation of this experiment in behavior modification.
zens and civic groups, Achievement Place operates on an incentive basis instituted by the boys themselves.
Organized and largely supported by concerned Lawrence citi-
The boys, who currently range in age from 11 to 15 years, are awarded privileges on a weekly basis for such "good" behavior as watching television news, reading a newspaper or books, personal cleanliness and tidiness.
helping with housework and making good grades in school.
They lose, or fail to gain, points towards privileges through such behavior as making poor grades, failing to keep clean, disobedience, using poor manners or grammar, stealing, lying or cheating.
A boy has many opportunities to acclaim points throughout the week, and if he fills his point card
KU classes plan fall parties
Class officers for the '69-70 school year used one word to describe fall-planned activities, "barties."
Taking the lead, the first Senior Class party will be from 8 to 12 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Armory, featuring the Jay Berry Review.
Senior Weekend starts Oct. 31 with a coffee, followed by a class recognition at the KU-OSU game Nov. 1 and a party that night..
The HOPE Award winner announcement will be Nov. 8, the planned Reunion of the Class of '59, as this class originated the award. Nominations may be
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turned in to either Mark Bedner or Pam Russell.
Junior Class Vice President Dan Stepp revealed plans for at least one major party, featuring a surprise attraction. The class of '71 may also look forward to two or three guest lectures.
The biggest pending project of the class of '71 is the election of a 15-member executive council. Interviews will begin next week following a later announcement.
A voluntary class congress will
The Sophomore Class officers are trying to get Percy Sledge for a party, Oct. 17 at the Armory. An exchange party with the freshmen is also planned.
take form in the near future, composed of any interested sophomores.
Freshmen plans will begin after
JAIL GOURMET
LONDON (UPI)—Clive Peel Oversby has been in jail once, and he wants to go back-19 times more.
with enough points he is allowed another week of allowance, bikeriding, television, after-school snacks, trips downtown, and permission to use tools in the workshop, come home late from school, stay up past regular bedtime and work at an after-school job to earn extra spending money.
But only for a day at a time. Oversby had asked authorities to permit him to visit 19 English prisons to gather material for a good food guide he is writing on jails.
linquent," his repeated transgressions show he may become one without attention. The youths at Achievement Place were guilty of frequent misdemeanors or occasional felonies.
"A day should be long enough to sample the cuisine" he said.
The average stay of a boy at Achievement Place is one to two years, after which he is allowed to return home, go to a foster home, or stay at Achievement Place. All the youngsters are from the Lawrence area and attend local schools.
The point system is also enforced by the boys. This "peer interaction" is one of the most important aspects of life at Achievement Place, said houseparent Elery "Lonnie" Phillips, who is both father and counselor to the youths. The boys set good examples for each other, and Phillips and his wife, Elaine, are always available to see that good deeds are rewarded and bad ones punished according to established rules.
The incentive to act productively in a society is often missing in the homes from which the boys come. Achievement Place strives to give its youngsters both love and guidance..
Although only six boys live at the large house on Achievement Place's two acres, planned additions will soon make room for two more.
Boys from ages 11 to 17 are accepted on assignment by court action when it is felt, although the youth may not yet be a "de-
The 16 mm motion picture about Achievement Place is being funded by a research grant to Montrose M. Wolf, KU associate professor of human development and family life.
The grant was provided by the National Institute of Mental Health Center for Research on Crime and Delinquency. Jon Bailey, Bureau of Child Research pre-doctoral research trainee at KU, is the public school coordinator of the program.