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Show '"'u 3 J ySlrjir Imf t Restlessness and discontent Universal Microfilming Qt AjTV CZJOL TJr are the first necessities of pro- - ' lljl Pierpont X2lS gress. Thomas A. Edison. VOLUME 32 NUMBER 6 SUGAR HOUSE, UTAH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1960 ; PAGE ONE Utah's Unique Child Center rW i I LI i fit. II - Did you know? The Independent didn't until yesterday- - -- there is an .Adolescent Day Care Center in Salt Lake City for children who are emotionally disturbed. It is located at 933 East First South. Boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14 needing psychiatric aid are here 'given assistance. At present there are nine children here. The max-imum number is twelve. The young people are referrals from the courts, the schools, from private physicians, or from their families. Average length of stay is a year. Four of the youngsters who have had eleven months in the Center last year have made satis-factory adjustments and have re-turned to public school life with good records being maintained. It is believed that a teen-ag- er older than fourteen will have a chronic personality problem by that time so these are not included in this program. The three-ye- ar Federal grant began in April, 1958 and will be ended in April, 1961. Many states are provided with Federal funds but Utah is unique in having a special projects grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for an exploratory program under the direction of Dr. Frank Rafferty, psychiatrist at the University of Utah. The area being explored is in the field of 'open' living in contrast to the around-the-clo- ck care. This means the youngsters spend the day at the center but either go to their own home or to foster parents for the night. The above photograph shows the Adolescent Day Care Center at 933 East First South. This is maintained by a Federal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health and is used for emotionally disturbed children ages 10 to 14. I '! 1 I I ET v . . I ' 1 Ml! ' ; - ) ' ji " i J i i ...... 4' 'wwpfjRiiw'fls?1"11-- ' I I Above is shown the entrance hall at the Adolescent Day Care Center. " " .1. r XT "' T"--- '" ''""W'-- t i in n in Kin m iimi ' ' f m , ! ...' ICS I- - . r. I . ; " ' "" - tr ' I s' " ' ! t 4 fcv '4 i f ' J I f I '' - i;' I J Staff Photos Read editorial on page two. The only meal served is lunch, provided by the State Educational Distributive Fund through the Granite School District. Some fi-nancial assistance comes from the State Welfare Commission for the foster-hom- e care. Readers of the Independent are familiar with the foster-car- e used by the Juvenile Courts sometimes twelve in one home with a dollar per day per child. For the child who is emotionally disturbed there can be only one to a foster-hom- e and this home is hand-picke- d and constantly supervised to maintain the proper atmosphere for these highstrung boys and girls. Miss Margaret Morton, who received her degree in Social Work at the University of Utah, is in charge of this part of the program as psychiatric social worker. Others on the staff include two teachers, one in educational psychology and one in arts and crafts, and a social group worker. No attempt at formal education classes can be made immediately as the adolescent is hostile to all adults at his inception in. the Center, and, although of normal I Q, his attention span is short 'due to the problems which brought him here. Arts and crafts are. emphasized as group therapy to start him on the road to accep-tance of and by his peers before a greater receptivity can be at-tempted. Aims for the grant to reach are: new methods of developing a foster-car- e program for the emotionally disturbed child and study of diagnosis and treatment of the emotionally disturbed child. A few weeks ago this program was presented to the Salt Lake Community Welfare Council. The hope of the directors of the Center (Cont. on page two.) I The above picture shows part ot the Arts and Crafts quarters at the Center. Mr. Arthur Imber, shown in the photograph, is in charge 1 of this department. It has facilities for various group therapy projects 1 as well as for the development of individual interests. The emphasis I is on variety. J' if ' . ,? ,iiihni- - - ' 'V I '':.'. (7 i ! Holger Larsen Knighted Mr. Holger M. Larsen, 29 South State Street, Danish vice consul, executive secretary of tne Sugar House Chamber of Commerce and the Sugar House Rotary Club, should now be addressed .as Sir Larsen. The honor, bestowed by the Danish government, is Knight of the Order of Dannebrog or "Order of the Danish Flag". Mr. Larsen is a native of Copenhagen but came to Utah in 1905 as a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.-H-has ' served in Denmark on two missions and for the past three years has been executive secretary for the Chamber of Commerce j. in Sugar House. NEWS CAPSULES OF THE WEEK1 A -- Age: new Allied plan for detection of underground nuclear; testing as errors claimed by Reds; budget cuts set U S rockets back 1, year; bombers should be on airborne, loaded alert; Navy requests $975 millions for 6 Polaris ;Ike favors providing allies with nuclear .weapons already at disposal of potential enemy. Cuba entertains Soviet Deputy Premier Mikoyan "Peace, peace forever" $2 million raised for Cuban arms? K plans trip to African Guinea and possibly Red China-pre-summ- it. Czech border hosts war games between U S troops & East German. Dominican Republic: Trujillo may return as strong-ma-n after seizure of estimated 123 to 2000 people. Trouble in Arab-Israe- li relations over border & shipping; U Nu in power in Burma; Kenya holding elections; De Gaulle given unlimited control after Algerian revolt- - -- I'm scared! Kilauea fires again, cracks crater-25-da- y rampage on homes. Chicago Police Commissionership goes begging after scandals: Philadelphia, Cincinnati chiefs refuse; Chief Skousen mentioned. This reporter favors Farley's proposal to use experience of former presidents as non-voti- ng senators-at-larg- e. Finch trial grinds on; Doc testifies shooting (in back) accidental. Constitutional amendment difficult to ratify; deals with voting procedures poll tax, District of Columbia, .& replacement of Con-gressmen in event of nuclear war. Squaw Valley: heavy rains, then blizzard. Why not Utah? Ideal. City-Count- y: 1. General hospital grounds for health center. 2. Engineers & architects for plans. 3. Joint planning for City & County Bldg. east of present bldg.-- - record speed. City Commission: deals with meters for cabs--ou- t; accepts $750,000 for Public Safety site; to check on parking meter deal and $100 per month car allowance for Commissioners. Citizens: attend your party's mass me ting to choose candidates on February 15th. This is vital to every voter-o- r any critic. County Commissioner Larsen: state should provide proper facilities to house Juvenile Court..." . Facilites here "so inadequate they practically don't exist." I Watch for "DID YOU KNOW THAT" feature. I It starts next week in the South East Independent I on pages four and five. |