The Vista July 1, 1982

Future med students learn techniques in chemistry lab

By Patricia Uselton Medical school is one step closer for the five students participating in the CSU Chemistry Research Project this summer.

The eight-week program offers one-to-one instruction and the use of techniques and equipment unavailable to undergraduates. U.S. citizens with an interest in the health professions and from a disadvantaged background are qualified to apply. A minimum of two courses in general chemistry, one in quantative analysis and one in organic chemistry with a lab is required.

Juan Lopez, a graduate of Claremore Junior College, will begin classes at CSU this fall. "I came to Central State and was looking into the school as a possibility for next fall when Dr. Smith mentioned the project to me. It sounded like a good way to spend a summer.

"The important thing about a program like this is that it gives the student a chance to use the instruments for future reference."

His project was to analyze the fatty acid cornposition of commercial, edible oils through gas chromotography. This procedure allows the chemist to identify the components of these oils.

"We are given a project based on the

background of the student, of what classes he's taken. The program is designed for two projects. The first is a short project for adjustment to the instruments. The second is more challenging and more detailed. We report to `duty' at 8 a.m. for an 8 to 5 work/study program. And we have two fine instructors who assist us, Dr. Fred Grosz and Dr. Terrill Smith."

Lopez is a pre-dental/chemistry student. "A program of this nature allows an opportunity, especially to a minority student, to develop a strong base that will be beneficial not only in the job market, but also in obtaining a background which will assist us in the professional schools which are our ultimate goals."

Kathryn Newport is a senior chemistry student from Cameron University in Lawton. Her project was to "quantitate" the amount of aspirin, caffeine and phenacetin in an APC tablet using the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer.

"I am finding a method to be used so that the machine can tell how much of an ingredient is in the mixture as well as the different types of chemicals.

"I heard about the project from a teacher at Continued to page 3

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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

Vol. 80, No. 59 Vista photo by Patricia Uselton

15th president of CSU dies Dr. Max Chambers, Central State University's 15th President, died last Thursday morning in Edmond Memorial Hospital.

Graduating from Central State Normal School in 1914, he let-

Dr. Max Chambers

tered in four sports, football, baseball, basketball and track. He was captain of the basketball team and was named all-state in football.

He was a member of the Senate Club, Lyceum and YMCA and a member of the senior play cast.

A graduate of The University of Oklahoma, with a bachelor's degree in 1921 and master's degree in 1929, he also attended Harvard Law School and passed the bar exams.

Dr. Chambers also attended Columbia University, where he received a professional diploma for school administrators in 1937.

He received the doctorate in education from the Colorado State College of Education at Greeley in 1948.

He began a career in education as principal and coach of Cushing Highschool in 1915, later served as superintendent of schools at Newkirk, Perry, Sapulpa and Okmulgee schools, a post he held from 1931 to 1949.

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He served on the summer faculty at Central State in 1925, 1926 and 1927, was a member of the summer faculty at Tulsa University in 1929 and at OU in 1949.

Dr. Chambers was named President of Central in June, 1949. He held the post until June, 1960, when he retired.

He has been listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in Education of the Western Hemisphere and in the Directory of American Scholars.

From 1945 to 1948, Dr. Chambers represented Oklahoma as a director of the National Education Association. He was also Oklahoma's representative on the National Commission for the Defense of Democracy through Education, was a member of the National Board of Managers for the Congress of Parents and Teachers and a member of the National Council on Education.

He was a 32nd degree Mason, member of Phi Delta Kappa, American Association of School Administrators, NEA, OEA and was the second vice president for the Oklahoma University Alumni Association. He also held life membership in the Central Alumni Association and was named a Distinguished Former Student in 1953, highest honor bestowed by the Alumni Association.

His wife, Myrna, resides in Edmond.

Chemistry students from areas around the country met at CSU this summer to experiment, combine and study the magical world of chemicals.

The CSU Chemistry Research Project is an eight week individual study program for undergraduate students to experience and use professional equipment in their particular field of expertice.

Through this program medical school is one step closer for these students.

Math profs go back to class, computer science gap filled Dr. Glenda Owens, professor of mathematics, taught a different subject this summer -- computer science. Due to the overwhelming enrollment increase and the lack of computer science staff, CSU math instructors are going back to school to fill in the gap.

"We really should have twenty full-time faculty for the fall to meet the student/teacher ratio of the university," said Dr. Donald Boyce, chairman of the math, computer science and statistics department. "It's hard to attract faculty because industry pays so much higher."

"My major concern is for my students who sit in my computer science class. Sometimes they ask questions that I can't answer, but I can always either ask someone or find it somewhere else.

Sometimes one of the other students will know the answer and this gives them an opportunity to share information," said Owens.

Owens became interested in computer science two years ago, but began to study it seriously in the last year. She is presently teaching Fortran 77, a course she has sat in on twice and studied on her own.

"I think we have a good at-

mosphere in the class because all of us, the teacher included, are working to learn something. It's more of a joint effort. And the students have been very supportive and kind."

The department has grown in the past three years, with student credit hour production up 53 percent this summer compared to last summer.

"A lot of students are going into it for the job availability," said Boyce. "There was a drop this spring because of the oil cornpanies cutting back on hiring but that's temporary. It means that some graduates didn't go to the company of their choice." Job availability is also high at banks, car rental agencies, telephone companies, health-related services and government agencies.

How have the computer science teachers accepted this? "They have seemed more than willing to let us sit in on their classes," Owens said. "We would like to think that we're providing a service to the computer science teachers in freeing them to teach upper-division courses.

"We are math teachers, but the need is so critical that these classes must be taught."

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Opinion Page Crime on the upswing, are priorities straight?

By kim McConnell Crime is on the upswing.

According to a survey conducted by the Justice Department last year, 189 out of every 100,000 people, or approximately 349,000 in the U.S. are in state or federal prisons. This is an increase of 20,000 during the first six months of 1981 alone, which could translate into an increase of 12.8 percent for the entire year.

Editorial What this ultimately means is more weight on an already sagging corrections system. One solution Oklahoma legislators have leaped at to contain the rising masses is placing two prisoners in a cell, no doubt a "temporary" measure. But how temporary could it possbly be?

This same Justice report indicated that 5,078 Oklahomans were in prison as of June, 1981, or 167 inmates for every 100,000 people. This per capita estimate earned Oklahoma 16th place for high prison concentration nationwide. Oklahoma isn't nmber one, but number 16 is nothing to cheer about.

There is no reason for anyone to hope these figures will decrease in the near future. Oklahoma's economy is healthy compared to the rest of the country, but experts predict that won't be true a year from now. Already the oil industry has noticed a slowdown.

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The state has a problem with crime, as does every other state. Robert Macy, Oklahoma County district attorney, has decried the practice of letting "x" number of prisoners out on parole so "x" amount of new ones may enter the system. Who wouldn't? It is insane to parole someone who shouldn't be let out simply to make room. Repeat offenders prove that.

Prison systems have different ways of dealing with the problem of overcrowding. Some use tents, others prefabricated buildings, others, like Oklahoma, have decided to give double ceiling a try.

It may be constitutional, but what about the malcontent it could breed?

Not simply unhappy prisoners, but ones who could riot. How many people could share a small cell with someone for five years, a small room made smaller by the fact that it must be shared?

Double celling will not alleviate the problem. It is a temporary measure at best -- a temporary measure for a permanent problem.

The real answer is building new prison facilities to provide more space to contain the enlarged population.

Certainly it will cost the tax payers

money, but what about the surplus money the statelegislators point at with pride. Couldn't some of it be used? But if taxes must be used, shouldn't they?

Isn't it better to keep criminals off the street? More importantly, wouldn't it benefit the corrections system to keep the "hardened" criminals away from the first time offenders. In an overcrowded system, that luxury isn't available.

In January, Gov. George Nigh said "We're considering 14 alternatives and building new prisons is my lowest priority."

It's time to re-evaluate priorities.

Sunheat answer to energy dilemma

by James Jones Solar power could provide every house in America with a safe, free, non-polluting energy form.

Energy is expensive today. Most consumers are looking for a way to cut energy costs without giving up too much comfort. Gasoline and natural gas are expensive and sometimes in short supply. Nuclear energy is considered by many people to be dangerous and undesirable, only solar energy is left.

Since 1970, when energy prices rose, the number of houses heated by solar energy has risen substantially. Between 1930 and 1970, less than 50 solar houses were built in the United States.

Today, many structures, office buildings as well as houses, are making use of solar energy.

A popular myth surrounding solar energy is that it only works on sunny days. The truth is that the amount of sunlight that shines on the average house in the winter is enough to heat that house.

The key to solar energy is knowing how to store it.

This can be accomplished several ways. Storage tanks use water to store heat for up to three days without sunlight.

Another way is the "greenhouse effect." A greenhouse is added onto a house, and the heat collects in it. Vents and air flow systems are then used to let heat in as it is needed.

Editorial Solar energy, though it has recently come to prominence, is not new. The Nambe Indians in New Mexico used it long ago. During the day, the adobe walls of their houses kept the inside cool. At night, the heat penetrated the walls and kept the place warm. The thickness of the walls was within one half-inch of the best possible thickness for a modern solar heating system.

Solar energy systems can be either passive or active. A passive system simply collects and stores heat until it is

needed. An active system can be used for creating energy to run a electrical system which can cool a house.

The major need of the solar energy field is not in the building_ of new houses. Rather, it is in the discovery of an affordable, simple way to make present homes solar-efficient.

A solar energy system is free and available to all. It produces no waste.

The main obstacle is lack of research funding. Solar energy systems are available, but they are so expensive that the average working person cannot afford them. So that person con= tinues to struggle to find a way to pay for rising energy costs. It is a vicious circle.

If the money and publicity that is given to nuclear energy were given to solar energy, it can become a feasible energy alternative.

Until that time, citizens of the United States will continue to be bound to those who control energy prices.

Solar energy can be the power that breaks those bonds.

Insane: Hinkley or jury?

.1 •b Li erty and justice for. ..few' To the editor: Ah, "the American way" of justice has just slapped us in the face again.

Only in America can a man proven to have shot the president and some of

his staff get off with an insanity slap on the hand.

In my opinion, any one who intentionally tries to murder someone is one step over the insanity line

More night hours needed for student photographers To the editor: This letter of protest addresses the desperate need for more lab time in the photographic studio. As a full-time student and a reporter on the Vista, my time is limited. Still, I felt that I would benefit from the photography courses offered this summer. What I didn't know was that the evening lab hours had been cut. Now the only time 1 can get into the lab is during lunchtime, if there isn't a crowd downstairs.

I am not alone in thinking that the

10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. schedule is too restrictive. But with mid-term only one week away, something must be done now.

Therefore, I request that the lab be opened one night during the week for a two hour period. If lab technicians are scarce, I'll volunteer. The important thing is that the lab be available for everyone, with respect to their class and work schedules.

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anyway; but the nation's prisons and death rows are jam packed with them.

What makes Hinkley so special that he can shoot the president and then every six months come before a group of people who can decide whether he is "not a threat to himself or others?" It is to laugh.

There is a woman, who fits the description of an insane person, serving time now for just threatening to shoot ex-president Ford. It seems like a miscarriage of justice to me for someone who talks of murder to be in jail and someone who actually attempts it to not be.

For "the American way" to allow known murderers to be "not guilty" is insanity in itself. I'd like to be able to ask Jim Brady, or John Lennon, or anyone on the receiving end of these "insanities" if they approve of how "the American way" of justice is carried out.

Becky Mounger

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Local, State and World News Voting Rights Act President Reagan signed a renewal of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 Tuesday. The act is designed to give millions of minority voters a guaranteed free access to the voting polls. Civil Rights leaders gave Reagan little credit for the passing of the act.

Israeli civilians Civilians of Israeli-besieged west Beirut were told to flee for their lives by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in a speech to the Israeli Parliament Tuesday.

Begin also stated that he refused to vie the Palestine Liberation Organization a guarantee that his army will not attack Beirut.

Nuclear goals START (Strategic Arms Reduction Talks) negotiators from the U.S. and U.S.S.R. sat down at the bargaining table in a hour-long opening session Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland.

Cutbacks in nuclear missle warheads, long-range bombers, destructive power of warheads and future weapons research are the potential goals in the talks.

Reagan's policies Vista photos by Patricia Uselton

10 common market leaders condemed Reagan's administration for its economic policy that was free world trade at a two-day summit meeting held in Brussels, Belgium.

Chemistry students Continued from page 1

Grand jury indictments Okmulgee County grand jury handed down 77 indictments against current and former Okmulgee city officials for misappropriation of government money Tuesday.

With the addition of the 77 indictments handed down by the grand jury the total is now 189 indictments.

Reward for information KOCO-TV, Channel 5, and Gannett, which owns the station, has established a reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Douglas Dixon, who has been missing from an outing to Memorial Park since June 22.

The 10-year-old boy is the son of Channel 5 weather reporter Ross Dixon.

Edmond Armory The old Armory building that houses the Edmond Park and Recreation Department at Fifth and Boulevard is currently being considered as a possble site for the Edmond historical museum and community center by the Edmond's Diamond Jubilee Committee.

The Edmond Historical Advisory Committee has held only one meeting to discuss the possibility of a historical preservation society. However, the idea of the Armory seems to be a popular one, commented Leland Coles, assistant city manager.

Eight weeks of individual study and a $1250 stipend went to each of five students participating in the CSU Chemistry Research Project. Senior Caroline Hernandez, top, creates a vacuum while blending chemicals.

Pre-dental chemistry student Juan Lopez, left, discusses technical procedures with Dr. Terrill Smith, professor of chemistry, and explains; above, "The important thing about a program like this is that it gives a student the chance to use professional equipment for future reference."

Cameron University. They knew I was interested in doing research and I was told that Central State had a lot of sophisticated instruments and professors that could guide us along. To me it was a way of putting classwork into practice."

She plans to enter medical school, either in the areas of clinical practice or research. "This is giving me a chance to find out about the research end of it."

Ora Martin is a graduate student from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. "I originally worked in the chemistry project at the University of Oklahoma. From there I heard about this project from their chairman of chemistry and I heard it was a very good program, especially in analytical chemistry."

"Principally what I'm doing is I've synthesized an organic compound and now I'm in the process of taking this compound, which was made from a natural resource, to form a nonaromatic ketone. I'm learning organic techniques and once I have obtained this compound I'll use another instrument to determine the nature of the compound and the percentage yield."

She intends to obtain a master's from Miami University in Ohio and to enter medical school in 1983, either as a general surgeon or specializing in cardiac surgery.

"I heard from a flyer," said Co Nguyen, a CSU senior majoring in chemistry. "Right now I'm working on a cobalt complex. According to Dr. Smith and Dr. Grosz this could take the whole summer." He intends to prepare the solution and analyze it.

Nguyen has considered going into family

practice when he applies for medical school.

"The project gives the undergraduate student the chance to use the machines not usually available. Also it lets the student know what research in chemistry is all about."

Senior Caroline Hernandez is a chemistry student at Trinity University in San Antonio.

"Well, initially one of my professors told me about it. I applied to the one in Norman and was rejected, so I applied here as an alternative.

"The project I just finished was to extract an oil from dill seeds and verify that the major component is carvon. This next project will be to prepare 3-bromo-1, 5, 9-cyclododecatriene and to use the machines for verification. Then when that's finished I'll probably convert it to another compound." She intends to enter medical school, "probably in general practice."

The project lasts from June 7 to July 30.

"This program is operated at CSU at the request of the Regents for Higher Education," said Dr. Smith, chairman of the chemistry department. "It's designed to interest students in research and in instruments and techniques they might not ordinarily run into during their college courses."

According to Smith, the main drawback is the severe time limit imposed by the scheduling and the program's expense. "It would be nice if it were longer, but it's been limited to the summer term and really that's the only time it can be held."

To Caroline Hernandez, those who share the project are important, too. "It gives you the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people with different backgrounds. That's probably as interesting as the work itself."

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8 selected for Hall of Fame Eight outstanding Oklahomans have been selected for induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, according to Robert A. Hefner, Jr., President of the Oklahoma Heritage Association.

Honorees for 1982 will be Fred E. Brown, Roy Clark, James D. Fellers, John T. Griffin, C.C. Ingram, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Roberta Knie, and Lowe Runkle.

They will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during the Statehood Day Banquet on November 16.

Brown is recognized as the leading Oklahoman on Wall Street. A native of Muskogee, Brown is Chairman of the Board and President of J & W Seligman & Company, Inc., a company that provides investment management and advisory services to institutions, individuals, pension plans, and investment companies.

Among his many accomplisments in the investment field, Brown developed the first dividend reinvestment plan for a company whose stock is traded on a national exchange. As a very prominent civic and cultural leader, Brown has retained numerous ties with Oklahoma and has endowed the Fred E. Brown Chair in Finance in the College of Business Administration at the University of Oklahoma.

Roy Clark of Tulsa is one of the most popular entertainers in the world. He has consistantly topped country music charts and was the first American country music entertainer to tour the Soviet Union. He has been a significant philanthropist in Tulsa and Oklahoma City as well as in other areas of the country.

Clark's preeminence in the entertainment world has been recocmized by major awards such as "Entertainer of the Year."

"Instrumentalist of the Year," "Best Comedy Act in Country Music," "TV Personality of the Year" and many others. A selftaught musician, Clark plays every kind of guitar. as well as fiddle, trombone, trumpet, piano, drums and banjo.

Feelers, of Oklahoma City, served as President of the American Bar Association in 1974 and 1975 and he is the only Oklahoma attorney ever to hold that prestigious position. The Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional organization in the world, with more than 210,000 members. He was listed in 1975 by "U.S. News and World Report" as the third most influential attorney in the U.S. Fellers has been active civicly on the state and local level and has held numerous other national

positions in the legal profession.

He served in the Air Corps in World War II in the Mediterranean and European theaters, winning eight battle campaign stars and receiving the bronze star.

Griffin is President and Chairman of the Board of Griffin Grocery Company and Chairman of the Board of Griffin Television, which includes KWTV, Channel 9 in Oklahoma City.

Griffin is an outstanding civic, cultural, and philanthropic leader in Oklahoma, serving on numerous boards and working involuntary capacities for a wide range of organizations. Chief among his interests has been his service as Chairman of the Board of the Muskogee General Hospital for over 25 years, and his major role in the establishment and development of the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee.

Ingram is Chairman of the Board of ONEOK, Inc., the parent corporation of Oklahoma Natural Gas. In 1980, he completed a term as Chairman of the American Gas Association and continues to serve on that organization's Board of Directors.

Ingram ,also served in 1981 as President of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and as General Chairman of the YMCA

of Greater Tulsa Capital Development Campaign. Presently, he is serving as General Chairman of the 1983 U.S. Golf Association's Womens' Open Championship to be held at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa.

Kirkpatrick is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and is the only woman serving in President Reagan's cabinet.

Generally recognized as the most powerful woman in U.S. Government, she is the only female ambassador in the 154 nation organization.

A recognized expert on Latin America, she is a skilled debator and possesses, according to William F. Buckley, a "powerful and analytic mind." She is a native of Duncan, Oklahoma.

Roberta Knie, originally from Cordell, Oklahoma, is an internationally renowned opera star. She became first a major Wagnerian star in Europe and recently has moved to New York City to perform with the Metropolitan Opera.

Knie studied at the University of Oklahoma and later in London, England with Dame Eva Turner. According to Paul Hume of the "Washington Post" Roberta Knie may be the foremost soprano for the large Wagnerian roles. She is the most impressive

artist to appear in this repertoire in many years.

Runkle is the builder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of the Lowe Runkle Company, Oklahoma's largest advertising agency and a leader on a national basis in the advertising industry. His firm pioneered radio and television advertising in Oklahoma City.

Runkle served as the first Chairman of Oklahoma's Judicial Nominating Commission from 1967 to 1973, the first non-lawyer in the U.S. to serve in this capacity. His work in bringing about judicial reform and the merit selection of judges in Oklahoma has been widely recognized, and he was awarded the Herbert Lincoln Hartley Award from the Judicatuary Society in 1973, the first time this award has ever been given to a non-lawyer, and the first time a Oklahoman has ever received the award. He has been active in numerous capacities as a civic leader in Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Hall of Fame is administered by the Oklahoma Heritage Association, and the galleries of the Hall are located at the Oklahoma Heritage Center, 201 Northwest 14th, Oklahoma City.

Health official warns that neglected pet may carry rabies Pet owners who neglect to have their animals vaccinated against rabies are placing themselves, their pets and their loved ones in needless danger.

"As long as there are unvaccinated pets and stray or wild animals such as skunks in the neighborhood, rabies is a threat to its inhabitants, animals and human alike," said Dr. Tommy B. White, interim director, Oklahoma City/County Health Department. He added that just because people might not be aware of any stray or wild animals does not mean that they are not there.

"You can't confirm vaccination history of stray animals," said White. "They bite and run away. When the animal is unavailable for observation or testing, it must be assumed to be rabid. The person who is bitten must begin the series of rabies shots, in most cases not knowing if they are really necessary."

White described animal rabies symtoms as being either furious or docile in nature. It may become highly agitated and attack anything, even inanimate objects, or it can become docile and overly affectionate. Its sensory organs become overly sensitive and

because of an inability to swallow, there will appear to be an abundance of saliva.

White also warned farmers and ranchers who have horses and cattle which may come in contact with skunks or other rabid animals. He pointed out that these larger animals may not react in a furious manner, but become unresponsive and appear to be choking on something.

"A common mistake some farmers make is to stick their hand into the animal's mouth to dislodge whatever may be choking it," said White. "Since farmers sometimes have scratches or cuts

on their hands, they can contract the disease from the animal's saliva."

The health official also warned against keeping wild animals, especially skunks, as pets.

"Skunks are the number one carrier of rabies in Oklahoma and should be considered dangerous," declared White. "Anyone bitten by a skunk can automatically assume that the animal is rabid and consult their physician immediately."

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Chickasaw to elect tribal council in three districts Chickasaw voters will elect tribal council members in three districts. The elections will be held August 3, according to Overton James, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. Council seats to be filld are for District 1, Pontotoc County; District 6, Jefferson, Love, and Marshall Counties; and District 7, at large.

Ballots will be mailed August 3 to all eligible tribal voters in those districts, and ballots must be returned by mail not later than 5 p.m. August 17, in order to be counted. Ballots will be counted

and the winners announced the following day.

Candidates for office must be citizens of the Chickasaw Nation, Chickasaw by blood whose names appear in the Dawes Commission

Rolls and their lineal descendants, residents of Oklahoma for one year and of their district for at least six months preceding the election, and at least 18 years of age at the time of this election.

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Trip enhances Indian class

Vista photos by Craig Clark

Counter clockwise starting at the top, Royce Peterson proudly shows off a piece of Hopi pottery that he bought on one of his many trips to the Southwest.

Left, is the Hopi pot. The pots are hand made and the process is usually done at the Indian's own home.

Above, Peterson points out where he and his students traveled to this summer.

Below left, the Navajo reservation is the largest reservation. The Navajo are noted for their rug making.

Below right, Peterson explains how he acquired his piece of Hopi pottery.

By Twyla Cowen Most teachers provide films, slides and guest lecturers to enhance their classes. Some go one step beyond by arranging field trips for their students.

Every year Royce Peterson, professor of Indian and Western history, and some of his students go on a two-week field trip to Arizona to visit the Indian reservations.

"Every year we head for Indian country," said Peterson. "This year we took 11 students. Some have gone two or three times. I had one student who went four different times."

The Arizona expedition started eight years ago.

"I was going to go to Arizona one year and four guys from one of my classes wanted to go," said Peterson. "We put together an expidition and went. I've taken students every year since."

Peterson and his students go to the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

"This year we attended a powwow in the dessert on the Navajo reservation," said Peterson. "We even had to dance when the Indians requested that all nonIndians dance."

Peterson's group visits the pueblos along the Rio Grande River.

"Each is noted for a specific art," explained Peterson.

"Santa Clara is known for polished black pottery. We go directly to the Indians' homes to buy the pottery. That's what makes it more fun. I like to spend two or three hours there. I can look at each piece of pottery I

own and remember a certain person who sold it to me."

In the pueblos, the Indian women make the pottery.

"At one home a 70 year old man took me around the back and showed me where they fired the pottery," commented Peterson.

Throughout the years, Peterson has made friends with quite a few of the Indians.

"We usually write ahead and tell them we're coming," said Peterson.

Peterson's group visited the Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

"This year we recognized the names on the art work of some of the people we had visited."

"I grew up in Texas," said Peterson. "I've always been interested in Indian history so I just decided to make a living at it."

An exciting part of the Southwest journey was visiting the prehistoric ruins in Chaco Canyon.

"After a few trips I knew where to go to see the ruins," said Peterson. "We spent three days there.

We bought supplies for three or four days and then camped out in the canyon. Everyone took their part in cleaning up," added Peterson.

"On the first day everyone set up their tent. But, after a few days some got tired of setting up their tents and decided to sleep on the ground.

The group also spent a few days in Canyon de Chelly.

"We had a Navajo guide one whole day," said Peterson. "You have to have a guide in order to protect all the ruins."

"The only place you can go on your own is White House Ruins which is half way up the canyon," explained Peterson. "We entered way down in the canyon and the more adventurous ones came out up the canyon. We had to climb up to get to the top and the last 50 to 75 feet were real steep."

"The longest walk we took was 10 miles," added Peterson.

Sometimes we would have a lecture around the campfire," said Peterson. "It's gratifying to me to be able to show my students the real thing after lecturing about it in class."

Although Peterson enjoys any part of the Southwest, Canyon de Chelly is a favorite.

"The floor is a wash with flowing water, explained Peterson.

"It's like walking on a beach.

There's lots of Cottonwood and around every corner there is a new prehistoric ruin. It was beautiful this year, added Peterson. "It was a real wet year."

Also, another site visited was the Zuni pueblo.

"They have beautiful jewelry there," said Peterson. "We also got to see a raindance."

Each year Peterson and his students usually take a different route on the way home.

"We have gone through Mesa Verdi, Rocky Mountain National Park, and one year we even went through Old Mexico.

"We had no real problems, said Peterson. Mostly the people just have to get used to each other."

"I guess the students enjoy the trips," said Peterson, "or else they wouldn't keep going back."

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Coming Up Campus The BSU will meet at 6:30 July 6 at the BSU, 400 E. Main. Students can eat supper for $1 and guest speaker, Kenneth Lay will speak on "Seeking God's Will In Use of Time" immediately after supper.

Gym Night is available for students at the Broncho Fieldhouse from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays each week.

Concerts Kansas will play with special guest Survivor

July 24 at the Lloyd Noble Center. Tickets are now on sale at $11.75 at the Lloyd Noble Box Office, Sound Warehouse and the Fairground Arena.

The Imperials, a contemporary christian singing group will be in concert July 5 at Metro Church in Edmond.

The Commodores will

perform at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Myriad Center. Tickets are on sale at the Lloyd Noble Box Office and Sound Warehouse.

Genesis will be in concert August 15 at the Myriad. Tickets are $11.00 and are available at all OK Ticket outlets.

An Outdoor Band Concert, featuring a 48

piece professional band, playing marches and folk songs, will perform at 6:30, July 5 at the Will Rogers Park Ampitheatre. Admission is free.

The Oklahoma Opry show with Allen Tripp, The Sunshine Boys and The Fleeners will per-

form at 8 p.m. Saturday at 404 W. Commerce in Oklahoma City.

Miscellaneous "We Sing Too, America" an exhibit

featuring Oklahoma's four black towns will be on display at the National Photography Hall of Fame; Indian Oklahoma Gallery at the Kirkpatrick Center 2100 N.E. 52.

Evita, the international musical hit will play August 3-8 at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City.

Tickets may be purchased at Carson attractions and all John A. Brown Stores.

Electronic newspapers enter the media Displayed in glowing white type on an opaque screen the electronic newspaper has become a reality.

But the question is, will it replace the daily newspaper, printed on paper, as the dominant method of news delivery.

Publishers doubt it, at least in this century, because transmission and reception capabilities for electronic journalism are too limited to permit mass circulation. But many seem eager to test the electronic newspaper as a supplement to the printed page.

The present concept of the electronic newspaper is to display news in typescript on home television or computer screens. The news is transmitted on closed circuit cable television, by satellite, or on a private telephone line.

Publishers see the electronic newspaper as the next logical step for utilizing electronic writing, editing and typesetting capabilities acquired since the early 1970s.

The same technology used to pull electronic type from a computer for display on a screen in a newsroom can be used to display type on screens in homes.

Putting news into homes on a video screen, for a fee, is seen as a way to offset rising costs of newspaper production and distribution. Publishers also hope it will help reverse a decline in newspaper revenues caused by advertising and circulation losses.

Some feel that the electronic newspaper is one of several alternate methods of delivering information that could help the news solve its financial problems.

"There's so much software type material, a lot of the things we carry as a service to the reader in printed newspapers could be made available to cable subscribers," explains James Wieghat, executive editor of the New York News.

The News lost an estimated $11 million last year and is being offered for sale. Wiegart sees the electronic newspaper as one of several alternate methods of delivering information that could help solve the News' financial dilemma.

About 100 newspapers, most in the nation's larger cities, are on the air with electronic editions and other publishers want to try the technique.

Of 106 news executives surveyed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan, 94 expressed interest in electronic newspapers.

So far, electronic newspaper ventures have been experimental and have varied greatly in scope.

The Louisville Courier-Journal and Times is testing in only 10 homes. The Des Moines Register and Tribune is programing an electronic edition to some 40,000 homes in the Des Moines area.

"This is a project in which we are attempting to see what the future might hold said Tom Wood, Atlanta Newspapers president when the Atlanta Constitution and Journal introduced electronic editions last summer. As a newspaper we are committed to supplying information and examing other media to reach an increasingly diverse readership."

Peter J. Schuyten, deputy editorial director of The Wall Street Journal suggests, "Statistical data might be better carried in electronic form due to increasing newsprint and publication costs. I don't know whether

everything in a newspaper is worth the paper it is printed on."

The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Columbus, Ohio Dispatch, San Francisco Examiner and the Minneapolis Star and Tribune are among other major newspapers offering electronic editions.

Advocates claim that electronic newspapers, which can transmit breaking news instantly, will allow publishers to compete with the immediacy of TV news in the evening hours, when TV news has its greatest appeal. Another advantage of the electronic newspaper is that it can make current news available at the convenience of the viewer, instead of only during assigned time blocks between entertainment programs.

But publishers testing the electronic newspaper acknowledge it will be at least several years before the long term impact of the electronic newspaper can be determined.

"Statistical data might be better carried in electronic form due to increasing newsprint and publication costs."

One reason is lack of audience.

Studies by A.C. Nielson Co. indicate only three percent of American homes, 16 million, are wired for cable TV and only 12 of the top 30 TV markets have cable TV systems in operation.

Future audience potential is uncertain. The media department of Doyle Dane Bernbach, an advertising agency, forecasts 60 percent of all American households will have cable TV capability and 44 percent will have pay cable by 1990.

However, Morris Tanenbaum, executive vice president of America Telephone and Telegraph Co., predicts that less than 10 percent of U.S. households will subscribe to electronic information systems by 1990.

But, Tanenbaum emphasizes that the prediction is just an estimate. "The future of the electronic newspaper depends on how the Ameican public will understand and embrace the concept of electronic journalism," said Tanenbaum.

Because the viewer appeal of televised news isn't fully understood, there is some uncertainty to the public's response.

Publishers who have tested the electronic newspaper admit it will be at least several years before the long term impact of the electronic newspaper can be determinded.

At the Royal Wedding in Great Britain, the three American networks reported production costs of more than $5 million in their competition for an estimated audience of 55 million people.

Beyond coverage of major events, though, there are more questions than answers about the appeal of news on television.

A key unanswered question is how much interest people will have in reading words on a television screen.

In a paper presented to the Association for Education in Journalism, researcher Philip Palmgreen suggested that drama and entertainment, more than information, attracts audiences to TV news. He said his research indicates that a major appeal of televised news is the chance it pro-

vides for viewers to relate to the "images" of newscasters as though they were real people, in much the same manner as people relate to sports and entertainment celebrities.

That chance would be missing in a typescript display of news.

McDonald Classified Services, an Indiana firm specializing in putting want ads on cable television, has cautioned its newspaper clients to "go slow, since not much is known yet about the concept of pages of textual matter on TV screens."

Dow Jones' Schuyten agrees.

"Deciding what news to package electronically wasn't easy due to the questions about how long the average viewer would spend in front of a TV screen and what writing style would be most appealing and readable," said Schuyten.

Also unknown, and being questioned, is how much appeal the electronic newspaper would have because of its ability to present more news than conventional television newscasts.

In a report on the changing role of newspapers in the age of television, researchers James P. Robinson and Leo W. Jeffres note that while newspapers -- both printed and electronic -- can offer more information and background than TV, it may be more information than the average person has ever wanted to know.

"Television news stands as the gatekeeper to minimize the news content to which the audience feels it. has to attend," according to the report.

Not all news executives, even those with large city afternoon newspapers, which have been hardest hit by competition from television and growing suburban press, view the electronic newspaper as a panacea.

The San Diego Tribune has added 2,000 subscribers in the past year by overhauling its appearance and content.

Not every news executive which has been hit by competition from television consider it a panacea.

"The P.M. paper can and will survive if it is geared to the personality needs of the city where you are," said editor Neal Morgan.

Executives of the San Antonio News have taken a similar position. They are seeking to build circulation and advertising by restyling the paper to make it less like the morning San Antonio Express.

"The readership in the afternoon field is considerably dif-

ferent from the morning. It's much younger, a little less affluent, and the readers give you less time," said publisher Charles 0. Kilpatrick.

"You have to accept that people will give you less time and lay out your paper accordingly," explained Kilpatrick. "That means shorter stories, larger photos, a lot of color, a more open approach."

The most prevalent attitude of publishers toward the electronic newspaper appears to be the one expressed by Richard C. Steele, publisher of the Worchester Telegram and Gazette, which recently initiated central New England's first 24-hour television news service.

"We hope it will stimulate newspaper readership, but we want to maintain as many avenues of communication with the public as possible," said Steele.

The ability of television to cornmand a large audience for major news events has been documented by ratings polls and by the amount of money television networks are willing to spend on coverage of such events.

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Festivities for July 4 start with rodeo, finish with fireworks •

Edmond residents will celebrate the nation's 206th birthday with a weekend of festivities sponsored

by Edmond's July Fourth Festivals, Inc. Activities are planned to appeal to everyone, young and old.

The celebration will be kicked off with a rodeo tonight, at the Edmond Rodeo Arena. Mayor Carl Reherman and City Manager Dallas Graham will ride in the Grand Entry.

Mountain Smoke will provide the music for a street dance Friday night. The dance begins at 9 p.m. and is scheduled to end at 1 a.m., at First and Broadway, in downtown Edmond.

Approximately 300 entrants will participate in a parade Saturday at 10 a.m. Originating at CSU's Max Chambers Library at the corner of Ayers and University, the parade will proceed west on Ayers to Broadway, south on Broadway to Second Street, east on Second to University, and North on University to the library.

Phantom 4 jets from Tinker Air Force Base will fly over the parade route. Anchorman Jack Bowen of 5-Alive Television News will act as Parade Marshall. The entire parade will be televised in the Edmond area on Channel 43.

E.C. Hafer Park will be the site of various activities beginning at 12:30 p.m. Steve Gragg, president of Edmond's July Fourth Festivals, Inc., suggests that everyone bring a picnic lunch and plan to spend "an enjoyable afternoon in the park." Sack races, a horseshoe contest, a greased pole climb and turtle races are planned.

Pre-schoolers may participate in a penny scramble and older children may enter a sand sifting contest. Local singer and composer, Jim Ledford will perform in addition to such bands as Cheyenne and Stardust. Free watermelon will be served. The Edmond Aquatic Center will be open to the public free of charge.

Evening entertainment begins at 8 p.m. at CSU's Wantland Stadium. In conjunction with the Oklahoma Diamond Jubilee Celebration, The Tower Players, a senior citizens' group, will peroc,

form a mock wedding ceremony, depicting marriages in the Indian Territory.

Taylor Craft airplanes will fly overhead and at 8:40 p.m. skydivers will land in the stadium.

A Diamond Jubilee Production of both Oklahoma and patriotic songs will be presented at 9 p.m.

A fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. will complete the day's activities. Edmond's Fourth of July celebration is recognized by the state as the Diamond Jubilee function for this weekend.

The community is invited to a worship service in Liberty Park, located east of the Edmond Public Library on Main and Jackson, Sunday at 8:15 a.m.

Edmond's July Fourth Festivals, Inc. is a non-profit organization composed of community members. These volunteers work throughout the year to ensure a memorable Fourth of July celebration.

Vista photo by Daniel Smith

A veteran of Broadway, and television and teacher at Hagen-Berghof acting studio in New York City, Rochelle Oliver, seated in the middle, conducted a drama session during a two theater workshop held last weekend.

Oliver's experience include from Broadway productions, such as, "Same Time Next Year" to the television soap, "Ryan's Hope."

Senator Combs pushes for passage of 'guilty but mentally ill' state bill State Senator Mike Combs announced last week that he will push for the passage of a bill adding the plea of "guilty but mentally ill" to state law.

The Bethany Democrat is a coauthor of House Bill No. 1898, which lies dormant in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and said his interest in the bill was reawakened when the jury found John Hinckley, Jr. not guilty by reason of insanity for an assassination attempt on the President.

"I think the law needs to be changed to allow a jury to find someone guilty but mentally ill. Obviously, Hinckley was guilty of shooting the president -- we all saw it on television. Unfortunately, the law did not allow the jury to find him guilty if they felt he was insane at the time of the assassination attempt," Combs said.

Combs said when the Legislature returns July 6 from its recess, he intends to ask the

Senate members to suspend the rules to allow the bill to be reported out of committee and voted upon by the whole Senate.

According to the bill, a person who entered the new plea would be saying he was not insane or incompetent but was suffering from a mental illness at the time the crime was committed.

"By entering the guilty but mentally ill plea, he would not be relieved of criminal responsibility for his conduct," Combs added.

A defendant found guilty but mentally ill would have to serve the same sentence as someone else convicted of the same crime. If the defendant was placed in the custody of the Corrections Department, according to Combs, he would have to undergo further evaluation and treatment for his mental illness. The treatment could be provided by the Corrections Department or the State Mental Health Department.

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If the Pardon and Parole Board considered a defendant for parole, the Board would be required to consult with the treating facility as to his condition.

If a defendant was paroled by the Board, his treatment would have to be made a condition of his

parole. Failure to conintue treatment would be the basis for parole violation hearings.

"The probation would have to be for a minimum of five years," Combs explained.

"I want to give Oklahoma juries the option of finding someone guilty of committing a crime while at the same time acknowledging that the person was mentally ill at the time of the crime and should receive some treatment while serving his sentence. I don't want a case similar to Hinckley's to have the same outcome in our state," he said.

'E.T.' shows true emotion unlike other 'alien' movies Steven Spielberg gives us a new adventure. He shows us love, understanding, care and friendship in a new way, through the eyes of an extra-terrestrial, in "E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial and His Adventures on Earth."

E.T. is left behind on Earth by his colleagues when the botanical expedition he is part of is surprised by government agents.

Wandering alone, E.T. meets and befriends a boy, Elliot.

The movie shows us feelings that exist between two beings, feelings that pull E.T. and Elliot together, and apart. Spielberg, through them, tries to bring us closer together.

The tendency toward this movie is to dismiss it as lighthearted and

shallow. It is neither. Speilberg uses the medium of the cinema to show us interaction is possible without violence or hate.

He shows this in a manner some call fanciful. However he does it, and whatever it's called -- he gives Review by David Richard us all a chance to see a movie that dares to show us how good we can be, instead of reminding us of how bad some believe we have become. It's nice to leave a movie feeling good.

Be warned, however, to enjoy this movie you don't have to like science fiction or philosophy. Just bring your heart and maybe a box of kleenex!

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Recent research has shown the important relationship between mental and physical health and between behavior and biology.

For instance, different personality factors cause certain kinds of cardiac disease, in grief, people's immune mechanism alters so that they cannot defend themselves as well against infectious diseases and people with good mental health tend to live longer and have fewer diseases than people with poor mental health.

A wealth of studies support the assertion that patients seen by medical doctors for physical cornplaints can often be helped by

psychotherapeutic intervention.

Many physical ailments have been linked to emotional problems and practitioners are beginning to understand that emotional and physical health are highly interrelated.

Still, 55 percent of people with mental health problems go exclusively to the general health sector and 27 percent of people who walk into a general health practitioner's office are people suffering from a mental disorder. Only 10 percent of those 27 percent are recognized as having a mental disorder and psychiatric disorders account for much general hospital work. More than half a million

persons were discharged from psychiatric units in general hospitals in 1975, but another one million with primary psychiatric diagnoses were treated in other parts of the hospital and a further one million had psychiatric diagnoses as secondary diagnoses.

Numerous studies have now shown that when a mental health service is incorporated into the delivery of general health services, there is a substantial cost offset resulting from reduced utilization of medical and surgical services.

For example, a review of 13 such studies showed a 20 percent median reduction in general health service use when a mental

health service is incorporated.

When mental health treatment was made available to post operative elderly patients who underwent surgery for fractured femurs and these patients were compared to a control group which had no mental health intervention. The treatment group showed an average length of stay 12 days shorter than the controls, twice as many patients in the treatment group returned home rather than being discharged to a nursing home or other institution and a substantial reduction in the cost of their medical care was effected.

Also, studies show that for cer-

Round-Up Club rodeo scheduled for holiday

By Marla Webb This year the Edmond Round-Up Club will sponsor a three night rodeo in honor of the "Fourth of July celebration."

"We're expecting the top 25 cowboys in each event every night because of the top prize money," said Edmond Round-Up Club president Carl Benne.

The Rodeo will be held at 8 p.m. July 1-3 at the Edmond Round-Up Arena located on Kelly between Danforth and Second street. Admission for adults will be $3 and $2 for children ages six to twelve.

KEBC radio station will be giving away 200 free tickets to the rodeo beginning at 12 a.m. Thursday.

According to Benne, this year's prize money has increased from last year's to be competitive with other rodeos.

For example the rodeo in Hartshorne is held the same time as Ed-

mond's and several competitors will attend Hartshorne one night and the Edmond rodeo the next.

A few special events will precede the rodeo Friday night. The Owens Eight Horse Hitch will make a showing and every night the Sooner Saddle Club of Oklahoma City will present the 14 flags that flew over Oklahoma.

Rodeo goers can expect a good show with top cowboys and cowgirls and the rodeo will have top stock this year also.

Several upcoming CSU students will be participating in the Edmond Rodeo. Sharon Reid, who plans to attend CSU in the fall, will barrell race. Last year Reid won a saddle in the open Senior division.

Also, Debbie Lacina, a future CSU student who plans to major in Public Relations, will be feature in this year's rodeo as the Round-Up Club's Queen attendent.

Fee Waiver scholarships now expanded The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education took two actions aimed at making more financial aid available for Oklahoma college students.

The Regents increased by 50 percent the amount available for State Regents' Fee Waiver Scholarships.

Under this program State System institutions may waive the enrollment fees of resident students. Since 1976 the amount permitted by the Regents was limited to one percent of an institution's previous year's operating budget.

The Regents increased the limit to 1.5 percent, effective July 1,

making an additional $1.9 million available for the scholarship fund which will total some $5.8 million next year.

Regents' policy also provides that at least half of the scholarships be awarded on the basis of need and that they be apportioned among the various fields of study and academic levels.

In another action aimed at strengthening state aid for financially needy students, the State Regents approved new operating procedures for the Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant program.

Under provisions of a law passed by the 1982 Oklahoma

Va indicates totals declining but female vet numbers rise According to a Veterans Administration study the number of military veterans in civilian life has decreased for the first time in 16 years, falling to 30,083,000.

The Veterans Administration (VA) reports that the number of women veterans, however, has increased significantly during the past 11 years. While the number of ex-service members as a whole is expected to gradually fall in the years to come, the female veteran population is growing rapidly.

The number of women on active military duty is also on the rise, indicating a continued increase in female veterans.

The study indicates also a continued increase in the number of visits made for outpatient medical care at VA facilities, especially by the aging veteran population over the past 25 years, from 3.3 million in 1957 to 17.9 million in 1981.

An estimated 75,000 volunteers

serving at the 172 Veterans Administration medical centers provide more than 10 million hours of work annually. About 350 national and local organizations take an active part in this effort.

Also, the Veterans Administration operates 105 national cemeteries in 38 states and Puerto Rico and is developing five new cemeteries to meet future needs.

Currently grave sites are available in 58 cemeteries. The expanded system will consist of 9,000 acres of land when fully developed.

Veterans who are eligible for disability compensation are entitled to monthly payments according to The Veterans Administration. These payments range from $58 for a 10 percent degree of disability to $1,130 from a 100 percent disability rating.

For more information, contact any local VA office.

Legislature, the Regents adopted new regulations for the TAG program, expanding eligibility and raising the amount of the grants which are made to needy students to help defray the costs of attending college.

Beginning this fall, the TAG program will include graduate and part-time students carrying at least six hours of classwork.

Grant amounts will be increased to 75 percent of required enrollment fees up to a limit of $1,000 per year for the most needy students.

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Application procedures for the fall semester will be available from financial aid offices on college and university campuses, through which applications grants are made.

The State Regents expressed the hope that the revisions in the two financial aid programs would help offset the effects of cutbacks in federal student assistance programs.

tain chronic medical disorders, such as emphysema, hypertention, asthma, those people who have mental health treatment as part of their overall mix will show a reduced amount of general health service utilization as well.

Drinking, driving heed not taken

by Oklahomans What's a feller called Junior and a sweetheart of a gal like Mertle Mae doin' down at Bubba's Good Ole Boy Bar & Grill?

Believe it or don't, they're lettin' folks throughout Oklahoma know "good ole boys don't drink and drive."

Throughout the summer, a public service campaign conducted by the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office will introduce newspaper, radio and television audiences to the mythical Bubba's. Viewers will get an inside look into the lives of barmaid Mertle Mae who watches after the interests of her favorite customer, Junior.

"Bubba's was created to reach those Oklahomans who seem to have become immune to the drinking and driving safety message," said Bruce Shults, highway safety information officer.

"We wanted people to know that if they drink that's their business, but when they drink and drive that's everybody's business," said Shults.

Bubba's Good Old Boy Bar and Grill is located in El Reno, Tecumseh, Tulsa, Lawton, Ardmore, Muskogee and Marlow.

"It's almost a franchise,"joked campaign co-creator Bill Crane, staff producer at OSU Educational Television.

"Seriously, we made several versions of the spot announcements with Bubba's located throughout the state to support local police department and Highway Patrol special DUI enforcement efforts," said Crane.

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