University Daily Kansan, June 24, 1982
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Supervisor Katie Dwyer, E13 Missouri St., instructs Lisa Logan, 8, U23 Connecticut St., on the finer points of crayon drawing at one of South Park Recreational Center's summer classes.
Photo by J. SHARP SMITH
Summer activities open
For Lawrence youth
By JENNIFER YALE Staff Reporter
Thanks to the city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas, many children are participating in special education and recreational programs this summer.
The KU Museum of Natural History is offering 40 workshops on different aspects of the natural sciences for children 5 to 13.
The workshops cost $7 for children 5 to 7 of museum association members and $20 for those of non-members. For children 8 to 13, the cost is $22 for association members and $25 for non-members.
The workshops last for five days and are five hours long each day.
THE AREA 684 opens in the program and 650 of those are filled, said Ruth Gennrich, director of public education for the Museum of Natural History, but because each child is allowed to take up three workshops, there actually are probably only 500 participants.
The children are taught by using different things, said Germich. "We teach through activities, films, slides, and live and dead specimens. The younger children, the 5- to 7-year-olds, take an art home every day."
we are. "Growing to make a difference out of our data will be. "We just want to increase their awareness. The more they know about the natural world, the better able they will be to make a difference."
THE WORKSHOPS try to include
FRANK CROSS, professor of systematics and ecology, started the children's summer program in 1967. At that time it was only a two-week class on aquatic and terrestrial animals for children more than 8-years-old.
field trips whenever appropriate, Gennich said.
For example, the astrology class takes optional visits to an observatory.
"There must be a desire or need for it
or we wouldn't have grown from one to
one."
“It’s a lot of work for us but it’s worth it. Just having the kids come back year after year says something.”
Gennrich cited the longevity of the program as a sign of its worth.
There are openings in only three classes now, but Genrich encouraged people interested in the workshops to put their names on a waiting list.
The program costs $1 for members of Friends of the Art Museum and $2 for non-members. The one-day program will be on July 6.
The Spencer Museum of Art also has a program for children called "A Step Back in Time." It is designed to teach 8-to-12-year-olds about architecture.
THE CHILDREN are taken on a walking tour of old west Lawrence and are given information about the architecture.
Linda Bailey, membership coordinator, called it a "mystery history tour."
tor, called it a "mystery history tour.
The last day to sign up for this program is July 2.
While the University is teaching youngsters about biology and art, the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Dept. offers a variety of activities involving 10 playgrounds in the city.
The supervisors at each playground set up their own schedule of games and activities.
Gary Scott, recreation supervisor,
said an art instructor went to the playgrounds and taught the children crafts.
A nature guide takes the children on a hike and the bookmobile lends books to children to help them gain interest in reading.
Friday mornings the children are based from their specific playground to the municipal pool where they can swim for free, he said.
On the record
The summer program is financed by the city through tax allocations.
FIRE INVESTIGATORS HAVE determined that the fire that did $200 damage to the Boys' Achievement Center, 1320 Haskell, June 3, was the result of arson, Fire Chief Jim McSwain said yesterday.
A resident of the home is believed to have caused the fire, said Mike Malone, Douglas County district attorney, yesterday.
The program began on June 7 and lasts for six weeks. Parents can sign up their children at any of the playgrounds when supervisors are there.
The playground areas are open weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon, and from 1 p.m.
Neither Malone nor McSwain would comment on the cause of the fire.
"We don't know whether it was accidental or intentional, but a juvenile is believed to have caused the fire," he said.
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KU POLICE REPORTED that $1,840 worth of audio-visual equipment did not show up during inventory at the end of last semester.
According to the police report, either people checking out equipment from audio-visual failed to return it, or theives stole the equipment.
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The appointment of Mike Malone, Douglas County district attorney, as the new associate district judge has kicked into gear the process to choose a temporary and, ultimately, a permanent district attorney.
Gov. John Carlin announced Malone's appointment Tuesday.
The 7th Judicial District, which includes Douglas County, is administered by one district judge and two associate judges.
The state Judicial Administration Office decided to create a new division of the court because the district's case load has been so heavy,
District Judge James W. Paddock said.
THE KANSAS Legislature approved the addition of the division, Paddock said, so Carlin needed to add a new judge to fill the post.
role until July 15." Paddock said. Because Malone's position will be vacated, the three district judges and a county副公事副 district attorney, Paddock said.
Two qualifications will be required of whoever fills the temporary position. Paddock said.
First. the appointee must be a
Second, he or she must have practiced law in Kansas for five years preceding the appointment, or have been assistant district attorney or county attorney three years, Paddock said.
member of the same political party as the outgoing district attorney.
David Berkowitz, chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, said Tuesday that he expected a race for the vacancy. Three people are already openly vying for the position, he said, with another eight possible.
AFTER THE TEMPORARY appointment is made, the Democratic Central Committee will meet to choose the candidate it wants to present to Carlin for the permanent position.
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The law requires a majority vote by the committee for the candidate to be elected. Berkowis said. There are five votes on the committee, he said.
Carlin has to make the final apo-
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