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Show Page Hi rt FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1969 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Technical College First Long Distance Computer Put in Service for Utah Readies Banquet Utah Technical College will take a break from the routine of classwork to honor 32 of its employees in the First Annual UTC Utahs first long distance dren according to their needs computer program now and abilities. All pup Is who Recognition Banquet scheduled cational is missed concept '7, for example, in operation. April 18, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Remote could be grouped together for terminals computer Campus, 4600 South Redwood in four elementhe days lesson. experimental Road. schools are connected part Nelson Logan, educational The event will be one of the tary of each day to an RCA Spectra analyst for the of school the computer center, year highlights 5 computer in air condi- properly called the Utah Educawith staff, faculty and school tioned basement rooms of the tional Data Processing personnel honored for the years Salt Lake Project, City School District or UEPD, says the computer of service rendered to the administration building. does not do anything which can old institution. The terminals will allow teach- not be done by hand. The veterans Sixteen will be honored, with eight each ers to store data in the computer computers incredible speed, and retrieve it virtually instant- however, makes use of such data in the 15 and groups. Here is the honor roll: ly in a variety of forms designed possible for the first time. The Ralph J. Bown, to individualize instruction. Dr. teachers and clerks have not had Ross E. Dean, Franklin F. Boul- T. H. Bell, state superintendent the necessary time to keep such ton, Romagene J. Christensen, of public instruction, calls the detailed or current records. Raymond C. Graham, Violet process an instructional man- A whole battery of clerks could not type the information as fast Poulsen, C. Smithey Shults, A. agement system. Clair Thomson, Alvin I. Vance, To begin with, schools will use as the computer terminals teleJames J. Culligan, Howard Fac- the computer to accumulate pro- typewriter can print out data. er, Lois C. Johlin, Margaret gress records on individual pu- A screen flashes the Bush, Martha Parrish, Dale W. pils in the experimental Utah information in print like form Sorenson and Joseph S. Johnson. Instructional Systems Project. even faster. Robert Steffenson, USDP conDorthy Hansen, These are fourth, fifth and sixth A. F. Burton Tomita, Amy grade pupils in the Muir School sultant, points out that present June A. Black, Wallace G. in Bountiful, the Moss School in programs are only a modest beBurt, Orrin W. Spainhower, Granite District, the Grandview ginning. Eventually the computLloyd V. Tilt and George S. School in Provo and the North er will keep much more detailed and sophisticated instructional Bringhurst. Elementary School in Cedar. Lavern Hansen, inSubject areas such as arith- majement information Parker M. Pratt, Evan E. Jensen, metic, will be broken into con- cluding grades, test scores, and Martin H. Knuteson, Jay L. Nel- cept segments. As pupils master similar data. The computer will .help us son, Florence Piacitelli, Harriet concepts their progress will be B. Vigen and Richard D. Wel- recorded in the computers mem- allow each pupil to progress at lard. ory bank. Pupils will be encou- his own rate. It will tell us what raged to progress as rapidly as the student has' mastered and what is unfinished business. they can. Cancer Unit Picks By use of the remote terminals The instructional management Business Chairman teachers can get the stored in- project, which is just getting Robert Clark, 125 South 13th formation back in almost any under way, is cnly a part of they wish. The computer the UEDP program. East, a Salt Lake businessman, form be can asked, for example, to By the end of this scho'l year has been named as chairman of of in the list students the arrange computer center will be dothe Salt Lake City business Cruto order descending according ing from a little to a lot of sade for the Utah Division of number of the concepts they work for at least 18 of Utahs American Cancer Society. This mastered. would al- 40 districts, according to Bumis have Mr. Clarks appointment for to the teacher low group chil Watts, school coordinator. the crusade, which opens next month, was announced by Ren-deN. Mabey, State Crusade edu- . 70-4- 21-ye- 10-ye- ar 20-ye- Drivers of about 80 million vehicles in this world have a better chance to say alive on the roads at night. Happily, more than half of them live in this country. Seventeen nations across the globe, from the U.S. to the Congo and from France to the Philippines, require or permit license plates on all or some of the vehicles that now travel the streets and highways. The idea that reflectorized plates could be a safety factor (tests show their use decreases night time collisions significantly), and an aid to law enforcement, originated in this country. The idea continues to spread. Recently, Parliament in Great Britain passed legislation permitting reflectorized plates. They are now mandatory in Western Australia and in the Australian Capital territory, similar to our District of Columbia. Nicaragua is the most recent Western Hemisphere country to adopt them, just four months ago. In the U.S. reflectorized plates are in use on almost 50 million vehicles in 32 states this year. Do they really work? Listen to this story from an Idaho bus driver who was returning to Boise from Sun Valley on a cold, the year rainy day last year lireflectorized Idaho adopted cense plates: It was about 10 p.m. when my headlights picked up the glow of a reflectorized plate on a stalled car parked about half way off the pavement with no lights. I was meeting an oncoming vehicle at the time. Fortunately I saw the reflectorized plate in sufficient time to slow down and allow the approaching vehicle to pass. Due to road conditions, if I hadnt seen the plate I might have collided with the stalled car and could have easily skidded into the other one. In my opinion, Idahos reflectorized plates are one of the best safety measures the state has to offer. Left unsaid is the fact that awards from lawsuits evolving from this crash if it had occuralmost certainly would red have been many times the small extra cost of reflectorized plates to Idaho motorists. There is also the tragic factor of human suffering to consider. Tragedy avoided in this instance at a cost to each motorist of less than a pack of cigarets a year. ar ar 10-Yea- rs TV-lik- e 15-Yea- rs Tal-mag- e, 20-Yea- rs Iowa Safety Commissioner J. M. Fulton reports a recent accident survey indicates that 240 of the 814 persons who died in highway crashes in that state in 1967 would be alive today if chairman. they had been wearing seat belts. The new business chairman is general manager of Clark Tank Always look your best espe- Lines, 1460 BeckSt. He served cially when crossing the street. as a Cancer Society volunteer last year in the business portion of the Crusade and raised more funds than any other business worker. Goal of the 1969 Crusade is to raise some $200,000 statewide, with half of this amount coming from the Salt Lake area. The . . . answers questions money will be spent for medical about Junior Miss research, public education and etiquette , grooming to cancer patients. service and interests. For every $10 contributed to cancer research from Utah, the National American Cancer .SoGrandma send Then and and to hate play. my study, Q. I ciety returned nearly $50 to the covered with sheet leaf loose a it. shows dont 'If I card state for research projects at report pictures for her photo album. increase my desire to sit .down and universities. hospitals Each time you have to write, with my books, my parents are of this years Crusade Theme send a new photo page. Not is Fight Cancer with a Checkgoing to let me hare it only will you lick your problem, up and a Check. Some 17,000 A. Pick a comer of the house be giving your grandyoull volunteer workers will take part where you can escape family mother a nifty conversation in the campaign, which includes activities! Create a mood there piece to show to her friends! a door to door residential drive A want to that makes you study. Pd like to experiment Q. as well as the business portion is bedroom in table or desk your more in the kitchen bnt every of fund raising effort. the it if gives you good for roosting time I try, disaster. Sometimes is a graduate of the Mr. Clark store and your I space to write food. Other times I bum spill of a Utah, majoring in books. Youll also want: University Wfll I grow out and it mysdf. He is a former science. poliitcal straight back chair and good this of problem? missionary for the Church of lighting. Give studying more zip Before A. go through you Saints. Jesus Christ of Latter-dawith peppy desk accessories. kitchen next door, junior Make a holder for pencils by your ll MISS DEB y covering a small can inside and out with patterned Marvalon adhesive covering. A rectangle of corrugated cardboard topped with Marvalon in the same pattern becomes a deskpad. Q. Writing to my grandparents and other eider relatives always gives me a mental Mock. I can never think of anything interesting to say. How can I make the job easier? A. A few pictures can save you thousands of words! Snap photos of the family at work gourmet, prepare! Allow loads of time for cooking so that youre not rushing the food to the table. Read the recipe carefully and have Mom explain mysterious steps. Besides using the right ingredients, get the right tools together, and allow plenty of counter space. A roll of Kleenex towels nearby will be handy for wiping up those spills, handling hot foods, and draining greasy things like bacon. When youre prepared for cooking, youll relax and enjoy it more. Utah is Advocated In Oil Publication Petro-ChcEngineer, a national trade magazine, noted in its recent State Guide to Site Selection supplement that Utah has five refineries operating in the state and a total crude oil capacity of 111,600 BPCD. Total production of gases by natural gas plants was nearly 1,300,000 barrels last year while the output of petrochemical feedstock reached 139,000 barrels. m -H- EALTH & SAFETY Mainly for Motke ly Carol Hart Heeding Better Hum Speeding for Label Reading Have you joined Americas popular new educational trend... speed reading? Whether or not you decide to increase your ability to read fast keep in mind there are times Vhen reading accurately is mors important .than reading speedily. One such time is when you read the label on a medicine con "...SHAKE WELL tainer, says the Council on Family Health. Taking or giving medicine is so important to the health and safety of you and your family that you should understand the directions you are reading, and then double check yourself. If you want to measure how well you understand what you read, test yourself by reading a medicine label in your hone, says the Council, a non-prof- it organi- zation sponsored as a public service by leading numbers of the drug industry. Did you note the amount of medicine to be taken? Does the dosage vary for adults and children? How often should the medicine be taken? If a liquid, should you shake the container well before pouring? Is it for external or internal use? Does the label state the pur- taking the medicine? medicine? of the Not all medicine labels conpose Are there instructions for tain all of the information listed proper storage . .. such as Keep above, but all information rn in a cool place. Should you take each label is imports' the medicine before or after Heeding rather than speeding is the watchword when reading eating? Are there cautions as to cer- directions for the use of tain activities that should be says the Council on Family curtailed or discontinued while Health. 'i-ci- ne, |