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Show Page Pour THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1974 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Salt Lake Mining & Legal News Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake 7 1 1 Gty( Utah 4 Telephone South West Temple Salt Lake Gty, Utah 64101 564-646- GLENN BJORNN, Publisher " This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation. Number 3 Volume 54 Is Seeing Believing? (Continued from page one) how quickly he told the adult. The children who liad seen the aggressive film responded much mroe slowly than the children who had not seen the film. A total of 58 percent of the children anticipated that fighting was about to break out even before it did and reported it. Only 17 per cent of those who had seen the Ilopalong Cassidy film acted as fast. Drabman and Thomas feel there are several possible explanations for the results of the experiments. If media presentations furnished with a concept of what the world is really like witnessing aggressive behavior on television and in movies may serve to make the viewer more likely to consider conflict and fighting normal behaviors. Thus, when real life aggression is witnessed, it is not considered to be surprising ir unusual and therefore, does not seem to warrant action on the part of the observer Exposure to violence may reduce emotional responsibility to subsequent scenes of violence, thereby making it less likely that individuals will react quickly. Since it is quite unlikely that one might see aggression in ones own life that is as extreme as that usually presented in the media, real life aggression might often seem to be trivial in comparison. Whatever the reason, say the researchers, the results suggest the frightening possibility that while some children are incorporating such violent responses into their everyday behavior, even more may be learning to tolerate them. no-fil- m Blackboard Writing Over the Telephone An experimental system that transmits blackboard writing over ordinary telephone lines for display on a TV screen at distant locations is being tested at the Uni- versity of Illinois. The system was devised and is called an electronic blackboard by Hell Laboratories. It is far less costly than closed circuit television, the only comparable system trans-initin- g both audio and visual information simultaneously. The new devise uses ordinary telephone lines and does not require a professionally trained technician to use. The University will use the electronic blackboard to transmit engineering classes conducted at its campus in Champaign to off campus locations in Freeport, Rock Island, Peoria and Rockford. Legislative Council Told Danger Central Computer Operations The Utah Legislative Council was told this week by University of Utah President David Gardner that any proposal for cen- tralized operational authority over computer operations at the state level would threaten the essential integrity and accountability of Utah's Higher Educational Managements system. The meeting was held at the state capitol building with the computer planning subcommittee. Dr. Gardner said in a nine-pag- e the--L Planning. The Board should be directed to establish a comsystems planning competence in the Boards staff. And finally that the Department of Systems Planning and its The United States Post Office steering board should be delenot accepting any mail for is and exercise to gated authority advise planning and coordinat- destination in Canada, due to a postal strike and an air controling functions. ler strike in that country. The 16 Scholars Share ban on mail going to Quebec has been in effect for about a week, statement that the institu- Great Books Prizes coltion needs to have control over and school postal officials in said Salt Lake Sixteen high This week the strike had said. computer programs, although lege studetns have been named help would be sought from the finalists to share $15,000 in cash expanded across the entire naDepartment of Systems Planning prizes offered by Great Books tion. and Computing. of the Western World in its 11th Sen. Dixie Leavitt of Cedar annual Educational Fund Award Salt Lake City will host the chairthe Association of Counties National City, program. at13 said is his committee from man, 1976 convention. About 6,000 The contest finalists, tempting to determine how edu- states and Canada were made delegates are expected to attend. cational institutions and boards public by Mortimer J. Adler, the Salt Lake lured the conference tie in with the state computer philosopher and associate editor away from Washington, D.C., as of Great Books. They are complanning. circumstances there leave the Dr. Gardner also said that the peting for a first place prize of association short of minimal university has a great invest- $5,000. The next top five scho- sleeping and meeting room rement in the development of its lars will receive $1,000 each and quirements. This was the word present computer capability and the remainder will be eligible from Salt Lake County Commisdata processing departments. for $500 prizes. sioner William Dunn, president He said that the real problem 461 Adler Since 1964, of the Utah Association of Counnoted, is ambiguity in states relating young adults have received more ties. to the state Board of Regents than $304,000 in Great Books and the Department of Systems Scholarships. Support of the Salt Lake City The cash awards wer estab- School Planning and computing. District leeway The ambiguity in these statu- lished to provide assistance to to be voted on April proposal 30 was tory provisions arises promptly young adults who wish to attend given this week by the board of from the fact that primary ad- college, although the final de- governors of the Salt Lake Area ministrative and planning au- cision on how to use the awards Chamber of Commerce. The prothority for higher education as rests with the winners, he said. posal will increase the district All students who participate milll evy from 4.26 mills to nine specifically delegated to the Board of Regents by the Higher in the competition, he added, de- mills in order to reduce class Education Act of 1969 appears velop reading and comprehen- size, eliminate textbook fees and to be clouded by language dele- sion skills essential for college restore libraries in the elemengating full authority in the work and their adult careers. and Junior High School. In addition to the cash prizes tary computer area to the Department of Systems Planning and Com- a 54 volume set of Great Books The Unietd States Department of the Western World will be puting. Public Instruction has been if Dr. Gardner suggested to the presented to each school of the awarded federal funds totaling that the legisla winners. some $2.8 million for continuing vocational education, regional Health, Education and Welfare department officials said this week. The fiscal 1974 funding 'ncluded a basic grant of $2.1 The National Science Foundation and the National nillion for vocational education. Aeronautics and Space Administration have recently Mso special program grant was added monies for consumannounced an agreement for the design, building, and eriven homemaking instructional cowind 100 turbine kilowatt operative education, work study testing of an experimental special needs program generator a large windmill for producing electricity. programs, nd research. of the Wind Energy-Conversiowhich is for Systems of Regents and funded puting and GRflPEVIAIt sub-commit- tee sub-commit- tee Test of Windmill Generators The project, part n Systems research program of the NSF, will be implemented by the NASAs Lewis Research Center at Cleveland, Ohio. The experimental system, equipped with a 125 foot diameter rotor blade mounted atop a 12. foot tower, will be erected and tested at the NASA-Lewi- s Plum test area at Sandusky, Ohio. The objective of the project is to determine the performance, operating and economic characteristics of such systems for the future generation of commercial electric power and to identify' technical problems and To transmit handwriting and other information such areas where research and advanced concepts could in- graphs or drawings, the instructor writes on the pres- crease performance and decrease costs. sure sensitive surface with chalk as if he were writing on an ordinary blackboard. The handwriting motion' are electron incally converted and transmitted over the telephone line. At the receiving end, which can be across towTn or across the country, the signals are reconverted as The League of Women Voters 'f Salt Lake resumed petition f forts this week in behalf of the passage of a comprehensive imnaisn reform law this year, 'ome 600 signatures were gath-e- d this nast Week. The national 'toal is 1.5 million signatures in ehalf of a campaign reform law Sir'll would combine private d public financing of all fede-"- d elections, limit contributions 'd11 expenditures, and require disclosure of collections. A public is week in dial and displayed on a TV screen. The audio portion of a lecture is carried over the second telephone line, via a portable conference telephone. The conference telephone features hands free operation, a built in loudspeaker and a two way conversation between groups of people. The electronic blackboard system could be used to transmit both audio and graphic information to distant classroosm, lecture halls, conference rooms and offices. The system could also lx? uesd to bring classroom instruction to bed ridden or invalid students. EASED ture should reaffirm the authority of the State Board of Regents hearing was held the Salt Lake City 'mmission chambers to discuss "oniroversial rostoffice. Mayor rn said that the hearing was 'Id to hear questions and com-pnover the proposed Foot--1- 1 station to be located in the unnyside Avenue area. Resi-,''n- s of the area have opposed eating the post office in that v'a but federal officials have "id that a facility is needed and ave been reviewing several alternate sites. ts 860 Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! Karl Bray filed for the U.S. Representatives from the Second District for the Liberation Party without paying the required $212.50 filing fee. TTouse of |