Show season me man me on season auout tilings as mis uiat uie vice ITIUJ? people irom tne nousmg lists who An JP9W' JP'W For Mentally Handicapped II I s Camping Spree Hosts 13 Children road in Green Canyon seven miles from the Utah State University campus leads to the site of a unique wilder ness camp for mentally retarded children- - the site of some of the most enjoyable expert ences in the lives of 13 kids There's no specific bedtime no bugle call in the morning no fixed meal times-almno A tables dead-en- and learning y a self-estee- Mr Davis said the campers often team up in interesting com binations Last year one boy who talked very little but who had good physical skills teamed up with a camper who had cerebral Palsy but little difficulty with communication “One did the thinking and the other did the physical work” he commented “The pace and abilities of the children are considered in this camp and we have no structured activities” Mr highly Davis explained The youngsters rane in age from eight to 18 years and older participants assist the younger campers TLis year they are learning and using trail signs learning to build lean-to- s and small work who are tired return without feeling as if they have failed “The terminology makes them enjoy hiking and by the end of the camp we have no half way hikers” Mr Davis said The campfire is a nightly in “Miracle Canyon” The leaders tell stories and then each child is required to tell what he liked about camp that or what he would like to day do the next day “The adults listen and then structure an ac tivity for the next day around what the children suggest ’ ” Dr Rickert said Towards tiie end of camp the youngsters prepare their ’own evening meals Foods are chos-efor their ease in preparation Tiie food may have been a lit tie rare or full of ashes on ac casion but there was always enought” one staff member said The camp chairman and leader agreed that the growth in in dependance among the children is surprising They said it waspos stble to observe a change in on the part of every youn ster Union Council Notes Activities This summer marks the first Summer Quarter in which stu dents have taken over in pro gramming the activities othe Union Program Council Organized like other quarters the safe use camp knives of the year Mr LeRoy V ' vAib A pat iticiptnt in the camp overcomes lnK Pinq P'Mig bull iroum'l in the Utah State Receives Accreditation lective processes 30c per line per issue I OR SALT — i960 Torl falcon - 4500 New Batten and Snow Tires - Call 6465 1963 VW ( ireen Perfect condition the Leasing country 595$ Merrill H Rm 431 New apts quarter N fall 75 2- - 9463 ' Two Times - pool department heads and faculty The accreditation was grant ed for a period of ten years the maximum length of time per in it ted by the accrediting asso-elatio- n tinuous of program stitution including structure V' research and The report of tiie accreditation instruction services team included praise for the Utah State University has been strong facility as accredited by the Northwest As university’s indicated by the number holding SOUL SYNDICATE sodation of Secondary and High doctorate degrees and the wide This week at the er Schools for a ten year period representation of American and USU President Glen L Taggart foreign universities included in announced Thursday the faculty The report comTiie accreditation is the re mended the newly developed suit of an evaluation of the uni Senate as being “healthy versity and its programs con both in its ability to make it ducted by a ID man committee seif heard and in the maturity of prominent educators from Ida of point of view of its members” ho Montana Nevada Oregon U Also receiving the team's tali and Washington under the was the university po chairmanship of Dr Robert W for licy alw tvs the best selection and faculty Coonrod dean o( the College of retention which places substan in entertainment Arts and Sciences at tiie tial responsibility for the se of Montana Tiie evaluation committee vistied USU during the period April 15 Members of tiie com Show Time mittee had previously received n a copy of an institiutional self 9:00 pm evaluation ami other pertinent 1 N Main 303 75 data concerning USU During the NOW PLAYING visit the full facilties of tiie uni versity were made available to the avaluation committee Dr SEVEN Taggart said Dr John C Carlisle former dean of the College of Education Shirley McLaine - Peter Sellers served as director of the USU committee assigned to prepare the institutional which was based on a year-lonstudy of all aspects of the uni’ versitv and involved the partici pation of USU’s officials deans 33300(3© CACHE Drive-I- WOMEN TIMES THE GRADUATE nDtPCErrorra lODftf Notice: Instantiate camera lost 85 pictures of children cannot Please replace send film R 315 Union REWARD Bldg v BIG AW4 SHOW OPRYf Sweet Shop 1 VV' organiza-tiona- £”'' ’OS Gaslight Restaurant Store - General l curriculum and 25c 752-273- 0 unive- selfstudy and research with respect to all facets of the in rsity p" Wanted Fall 2 roommates male share big house with 2 others $40 of faculty in Oilier recommendations eluded more faculty time for research and writing and a con student ufe One i in the hands the her fctr of water bv 15 CLASSIFIED ADS ie - Dennis and staff plan to expand stu dent participation In summers to come other student opportune ties will be made available re lative to student finances con certs lectures series and pro gram council positions "It is iiopeful that a greater range of students can join in on the next summer’’ said Dennis ost Last year the staff concluded that the camp developed built taught safety and conservation and was fun for the children “In the woods these kids appear mote normal than abnormal” Mr Davis and Dr Rlckert Summer Bv Steve Baugh Student Life Reporter of hatchets and “I give a demonstration and first tiling you know they’re using the new skills’’ Mr Davis said The adults guided and assisted when needed but were instructed never to do for a child what he should do for himself Last year after four days at camp one boy discovered his clothes were dirty regimentation Several USU is conducting the camp others made the same discovery for the second year as a work- and the next day the trees and shop for physical education and bushes were covered with wet special education teachers and clothes The campers washed other interested persons Dr In the stream-witho- ut them Devoe Rlckert is the coordina prompting or instructions from tor from the USU Special the adults and Lois The whole camp made two trips Department Downs is coordinator for the USU to Logan during the nine days to Health Physical Education and swim in a the pool Recreation Department Ernest swimming is a way“Mostly to get the Davis St Paul Minn kids clean’’ Dr Rickert confesphysi cal education instructor for sed handicapped children is the camp Mr Davis in charge of swimdirector has several ming instruction The adults were trained and techniques to help mentally preliminary camp plans were children overcome fear made Aug 3 through Aug 9 of water He instructs some childin classes at USU Then super-visor- s ren to blow a ping pong ball class members and the around in the wading pool w'ater retarded mentally children until they become so intrigued headed for an eight-dawith the ball they almost forget stay in a lush isolated canyon which they are in the water has a good supply of fresh wa The leader also has a form-ulter “Miracle Canyon” it befor all the campcame known as after the succes-sfu- l ers intoconverting hikers “We take two camp last year The camp leaders on a hike and watch ended last Friday to see when the kids are “The USU camp is a unique getting tired When a few begin wilderness camping experience to lag we make up a halfway for retarded young mentally one leader says point sters” said Mr Davis a mem-he- r 'This is Then the halfway point I’m of the National Education going back to camp Does anyone Association special physical fit want to come and help me?’ ” ness task force for the Those hand!-cappe- 968 1 |