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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, May 8, 196
Cawley Discusses Retarded Children
What is important in the education of a mentally retarded child is not how, but what he is taught.
This view was expressed by John F. Cawley, assistant professor of education, at a meeting of the KU chapter of the Student National Education Association (SNEA) last night.
Prof. Cawley estimated that about three per cent of the school population is made up of educable mentally retarded children.
HE SUGGESTED developing educational programs to encompass the educable mentally handicapped person.
He pointed to the language program as an example and suggested that schools make changes in curriculum to help the slow child. "Perhaps the language program could be delayed or extended," he said.
"Community and pre-school education programs must be developed to deal with the child whom the general educator has failed."
Prof. Cawley said that about 95 per cent of all mentally retarded children come from the lower socioeconomic group. One out of 90 of them are placed in institutions.
"THEY ARE USUALLY put there for social problems, rather than for mental retardation," he suggested
Compared to the severely retarded person with an IQ of 50 or below,
Uses of IBM Tape Workshop Subject
Approximately 20 people from 12 installations as far away as Rhode Island and Alberta, Canada, will be at KU tomorrow and Friday for the IBM 1620 magnetic tape workshop.
"The workshop is designed to bring the majority of the users of IBM magnetic tape together to try to standardize the systems and methods used." R. G. Hetherington, director of the KU computation center, said.
Hetherington explained the magnetic tape system is relatively new and is not yet widely used.
"IBM computers are used in ap- aproximately 500 colleges in North America," he said, "but only about 25 are now using magnetic tape."
The two-day session will be held in 111 and 112 Summerfield, and luncheon discussions will be held from noon to 3 p.m. both afternoons in the Kansas Union.
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the slightly mentally retarded person's IQ ranges from 50 to 75.
"The factors that cause mild retardation are socially and culturally oriented he said. The sources of severe retardation are medical and physiological. He said measles, cerebral palsy, and Rh factor in the blood of the parents are some factors contributing to the more severe cases.
Jay Janes Announce Next Term's Officers
Prof. Cawley said experiments are being conducted to determine treatment and prevention of such severe mental retardation as mongoloids.
"The severely retarded is a life- long problem," he said.
The newly elected officers of Jay Janes hosted the retiring seniors at a picnic Tuesday, May 7, at Potter Lake.
The officers elected for 1963-64 are Becky Williamson, Wichita junior, president; Myrna Blanka, Junction City junior, vice-president; Phyllis Antrim, Attica junior, secretary; Karen Shoop, St. John sophomore, treasurer; Marilyn Matt, Minneapolis sophomore, Inter-Pep Club Council; Beverly Nicks, Detroit, Mich., sophomore, songleader; Susie Fisher, Prairie Village junior, and Mary Jo Cecle, Wichita junior, Frosh Hawk advisors; Mary Morozzo, Council Grove sophomore, publicity chairman; Janet Heck, Lawrence sophomore, social chairman, and Mary Hyndman, Alton, Ill., sophomore, historian. The advisor is Miss Karlene Howell.
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