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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, December 11, 1968
At Planned Parenthood Clinic
Couples seek birth control advice
By DONNA SHRADER
Kansan Staff Writer
Young married couples at KU, who have decided to delay parenthood, often consult the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Lawrence.
About 60 per cent of the 130 patients in the past two years have been KU students, said Mrs. James B. Sommerville, local Planned Parenthood leader.
"We have a unique opportunity in Lawrence with many young married couples here," she said. "The prime function (of Planned Parenthood) is to promote responsible parenthood."
"We do this by giving married students the information they need. Many times, when both husband and wife are attending school, they may choose to delay family responsibilities until they finish their education. It is
important to these persons to have children when they want to," Mrs. Sommerville said.
The clinic explains various methods to delay a family, she said. Methods include the intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm and the pill.
Why do married students choose to delay having children? "Many girls are 18 or 20 years old when they are married, so if they mature a few more years they are then more able to care for their children," Mrs. Sommerville said.
Besides this, "the health of the mother is important. A mother's dignity is vital. It is better for her to have children when she wants them, rather than scores when she is unable to care for them." That is enough reason for the private organization to operate, she said.
There is also the economic problem.
A baby can cost about $120 a
month, a young Stouffer Place couple discovered. That includes diaper service, cribs, food, high chairs and all the paraphernalia that goes with infancy.
But they learned not having a baby costs only about $2 a month, depending on which druggist they patronized.
The Lawrence Planned Parenthood Clinic, an affiliate of the Greater Kansas City Planned Parenthood League, is run solely by volunteers who are interested in the population problem and the famine the world faces without birth control, Mrs. Sommerville said.
Uncultivated reservation is KU outdoor classroom
Seventy acres of forest northwest of Baldwin remain uncultivated so KU students can study plants and animals in their native habitat.
The tract of land—the Breidenstein Natural History Reservation is owned by the KU Endowment Association. Since its purchase in 1965, KU students have taken field trips there to observe the wildlife in natural surroundings, Philip V. Wells, associate professor of botany, said.
"This preserve serves KU students as an effective outdoor classroom," Wells said. "Botany classes like Plant Ecology visit the preserve to study the relations of plants to environmental factors. Zoology students can observe the mammals which live there in a wild state, and several entomology classes go there to observe and collect insects," he said.
"I think this reservation is the nice stand of forest in eastern Kansas," Wells said. "It's really good that this section of forest in Kansas is left untouched, since it's been the tendency lately to remove forests. This is a little bit of conservation," he continued.
Wells said a wide assortment of animals can be found there, including raccoons, opossums, squirrels, skunks, deer, weasels, mice, flying squirrels and wood rats.
After the film every week, Mrs. Sommerville said, interested persons can attend the clinic and talk to a doctor. "We also make referrals to psychological clinics of the University. Our primary role is that of a health agency. If we can't help, then we refer our patients to a minister or where they can receive help."
Violin recital today
KU professor Karel Blaas, violinist and violist, will perform in faculty recital at 8 p.m. today in Swarthout Recital Hall. Assisting him will be Miss Jane Abbott, instructor in piano.
Blaas, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, has been at KU since 1949. He previously was staff violinist of radio station WHAM in Rochester, N.Y., and violist in the Modern Art Quartet of Rochester.
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Wells said there are hundreds of acres of forest still remaining around the preserve and he hopes someday KU will extend its acreage to include more of it.
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The reservation, located northwest of Baldwin, is about 12 miles north of Lawrence on Haskell Avenue. Wells said KU students are free to go there and observe the variety of plants and animals in natural surroundings.
German club to meet
An instructor of German, Karl Borsai, will discuss German Christmas traditions at the German Club meeting at 4:30, tomorrow in 111 Blake Hall.
"We have no way to judge our effectiveness," Mrs. Sommerville said, "because we don't know how many persons that see our film go to a private physician or the health department and inquire further."
The club will also elect officers for the coming semester.
During the past two years,
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between 2,000 and 3,000 persons have seen the film. It has also been shown on campus several times including in Lawrence S. Bee's marriage and family life class.
Bee, a professor of human development and family life, uses the film as part of a discussion on contraceptives. The film is available to any group who wants it, Mrs. Sommerville said.
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