University Daily Kansan
Clinic Overflow Burdens Watkins
By Jackie Helstrom
Although Watkins Hospital maintains a psychological clinic for students, its facilities are not extensive enough to handle all of the University cases.
Much of the overflow is taken care of by the Lawrence-Douglas County Mental Health Clinic.
"WE OFTEN HAVE cases referent to us by the Watkins Hospital psychological staff," said Ted Mathews, clinical psychologist for the mental health clinic, "especially when long term treatment is needed."
Of all the Lawrence cases, 25-40 per cent are connected with the University in some way. These may include students, faculty, or student and faculty wives and children.
Mathews also said their case load from the University is greatest at three specific times of the year. These are in October, December, and late April or early May, when stress among the University population is at its peak.
Lawrence's mental health clinic is housed in a white frame two-story house on a quiet gravel street behind Lawrence Memorial Hospital
THE THREE - MEMBER staff makes up what is considered the minimum requirement for an outpatient clinic in a town with a population of 45,000-50,000 The staff includes a psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist and a psychiatric social worker.
Mathews explained the difference between a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist is mainly in their orientation toward their job. The psychiatrist has a medical background and is qualified to give any kind of medical treatment he feels necessary, such as the use of drugs surgery, or electric shock to cure mental disturbances.
The psychologist, he explained, comes to his job with an academic background. His main concern is with testing and the use of psychotherapy.
"MANY PEOPLE feel upset, but do not know if their disturbance deserves consideration," Mathews said. "However, I would encourage everyone who has any doubts to contact some clinic.
"There is a popular notion now about the exorbitant price of psychological treatment, however, what most people fail to realize is that most treatment is fairly short term.
Our average length of consultation is only eight or nine hours." Mathews said.
Fee payment for the clinic is based on the income of the patient. Charges range from $3 to $20 an hour, but the minimum for an adult is $5.
"FOR STUDENTS who have no income, but are still being supported primarily by their parents, we have no set list of fees, but try to equalize the cost as much as possible," Mathews said.
"If it is about as much as the parents can do to send the student to school, our charge will of course be much less than if they are financially well off," he said.
US Boasts 1,760 Daily Newspapers
NEW YORK — (UPI) The 43rd annual edition of the Editor and Publisher Yearbook calculates there were 1,760 daily newspapers in the United States at the end of 1962.
The Yearbook is to be issued next month. The figures, released yesterday, are compared to the year 1945, when 1,749 daily newspapers, or 11 less than in 1962, were listed.
The Yearbook shows 318 morning newspapers and 1,451 evening newspapers. "All-day" newspapers were included as one in the total count. The 1,760 figure is one less than in the previous year.
Total circulation last year for both morning and evening newspapers, according to the report, was 59,848,688. Morning circulation was up 468,304 and evening circulation 118,688 over the previous year.
SUA Lends Paintings
The Yearbook says the total number of Sunday newspapers has remained at 558 for the last two years. Circulation, however, has increased by 671,000.
The Student Union Activities (SUA) sponsored Picture Lending Library will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today in the Craft Shop of the Kansas Union.
Framed pictures of all sizes are available for use during the semester for a rental of 50c a semester.
Instead of attending a twice-a-week lecture, students attend two two-hour seminar-laboratory sessions each week. The sessions are led by Ronald McGregor, chairman of the KU botany department, and Raymond C. Jackson, associate professor of botany.
The botny department has eliminated formal class lectures.
Prof. McGregor said members of the department hope the new method will "lead students into classroom discoveries. We want to get away from the formalized lecture and the cut-and-dried teachings of the textbook."
According to Prof. McGregor.
"The trouble with some elementary botany textbooks is they make it appear that all the major discoveries have been made — that research is finished."
Prof. McGregor admitted the plan is a radical one, but he said department members hope the plan will interest more students in botanical careers.
So in addition to abandoning formal lectures, the KU botany department has abandoned the use of textbooks and major laboratory sessions. Students are expected to do additional laboratory work in their spare time.
Botany Blossoms Without Lectures
Huge Profits Means Death for 3 Russians
MOSCOW — (UPI) — Three Soviet men convicted of making too much money out of girls' hair ribbons have been sentenced to death, the newspaper Soviet Culture said today.
The newspaper said a fourth defendant received 15 years in prison The newspaper said the men made 100,000 rubles ($110,000) by profiteering in the manufacture of hair ribbons.
The case was the latest in a series of death sentences handed down against persons convicted of profiteering or embezzlement.
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TOPEKA — (UPI)— Newspapers and radio and television stations would be barred from giving voting trends under a bill introduced yesterday in the Kansas Senate.
"Samson and Delilah" will be the "Friday Flick" in the Student Union Activities (SUA) Popular Film series to be shown at 7 and 9:30 this evening in Fraser Theater.
Sen. Alvin Bauman, D-Sabetha,
author of the measure, said he offered the bill because he believed such reports have a detrimental influence on "people who are on the fence politically."
A roadrunner cartoon and chapter two of the "Captain Video" serial also will be shown. The admission is 35 cents.
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Restrictions listed by the bill would apply to votes cast for any candidate for any public office. Violation would be punishable by fines up to $1,000, one year imprisonment, or both.
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Bauman said the printing and broadcasting of votes trends "have tended to cause landslides for a candidate who is ahead, because people who have not voted are influenced by the lead and others decided not to vote, thinking it wouldn't do any good because a candidate is already elected."
BillTo Bar Giving Vote Trends
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