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Show Departing Psychologists Issue Statement On Profess ional Problems at Utah State Hospital (Editor's note: The following: statement is by three of the four Utah State Hospital psychologists who are leavinjr the institution for other positions, in a dispute stemming; from salaries and administration policies concerning: outside teach-i-n g .They declared today they are submitting; it not particularly to state "their side of the story' but In an attempt to put the issues concerning-theisituation before the people as they relate to tne general hiring of psychologists at the hospital. The prob- turn. Af ln.J hcvaKaIa vc4 0 State Hosnital will still remain after. their departure, the thrift I' said, and they feel the issue is important enough to the welfare of the state's mentally ill (and to the people of Utah. themselves) from the ' psychologist's Viewpoint. :. to make public the factors . ill. J 11 1 IT J L are; .nr. uiree wno suDmmea vac luuunmg suvemeni iue ' Arthur Lee Foster, who leaves next week for a Job as clinical psychologist in the Santa Clara County mental health program in California: Gary Fisher, who will leave within the month for r k . A 1 X 1 !it t 1 s r .1 -- 1: r : i 1 gram, and Gene Cox, who will do research in psychology in A m A l a IAm 1TR enter the mental health program n. I .v..M of Los Angeles County, was out of town when the statement was prepared. The' hospital recently lost a fifth psychologist when Mrs. Irene Wiemers signed her post to devote her time toward her doctorate. are made soon, this will leave, the Unless replacements 1 111. r 1. aA l 4 I 1 -- I. '; 1 a m - Utah's mental' health movement is expected td suffer a setback as portant for professional people to a result of the resignation of five keep in contact with ongoing research discoveries in their field. trom tne cunicai psycnoiogists r a TU-- l. r r ai u iaa oiaie me our 01 r In the new positions accepted by nospuai. five psychologists are leaving the the psychologists, there is the state. As a consequence, many opportunity to engage in and reservices which psycnoiogists have ceive pay ' for professional work offered at the State Hospital ap outside the specific position which parently will have to be curtailed they hold. At Uath State Hospital to a considerable extent. The there is apparently ,a ruling forpsychologists feel that unless some bidding consultive work or teachof the factors irnderlvins their ing for which the person is paid. resignations are rectified it will Teaching courses at local Unibe difficult to attract and retain versities is an especially sore point. qualified psychologists. r Several of the departing psycholat the Utah State ogists have been offered the opPsychologists Hospital have contributed heavily portunity to teach on. their leisure to the therapeutic program. Psy-- time at local Universities. Present cnoiogi5(.5 see approximately zuu Utah State Hospital restrictions patients per year in group psycho prevented them from doing so if therapy. If the same number of they accepted pay for it. . patients were seen for rthe same The psychologists feel amount of time in individual that it departing is important for the public therapy this would represent about to know the reasons underlying 20,000 hours , of labor. Seen a hit their departure from the- - Utah differently, it would take one State Hospital. The psychologists therapist, seeing one patient at a feel that unless the current distime, about 10 years to chalk up satisfactions are dealt with by rean equivalent number of patient-conta- sponsible state officials, the rehours. In the past year markable progress which the Utah psychologists at the State Hospital State Hospital has been able to have done psychological diagnostic achieve will be under some test evaluations on approximately jeopardy. 280 patients. Approximately one Signed: lenra 01 me psycnoiogists time at Gene H. Cox. the State Hospital is devoted to Arthur L. Foster chiatric problems. Aside from Gary W. Fisher chiaric problems. Aside from these functions psychologists spend a considerable portion of their Planning Board Okehs time i In training other personnel, New 20-L- ot Subdivision attendants, student nurses, and Provo City planning board has psychological internes. In addition the psychologists have played an approved a new subdiviimportant role as a member of sion Maple Village under conthe total treatment team. struction by Bushnell Realty at All of the departing psychologists 350. to 500 North on 11th West. have found positions in other parts Of the country. Most of their QUICK SERVICE ONEU3A, N. Y. (UP) Robert reasons for leaving can be clearly illustrated by comparing1 the ad- H. Vredenburg was driving when vantages of the newly found posi- his car caught fire. He drove tions with those they are leaving. straight to a fire station where The average increase in salary firemen doused the.. blaze.. which will, be received, amounts to $1500 per year. Equally im-portant are future step increases. Automatic yearly salary increases are written into the contract for -- -- C a 1 . 1 , , - ct . . 20-l- ot . SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1958 Utah County, Utah 8 I Scouts Plan Two Cruises On Colorado Utah National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America, Saturday announced plans to conduct two Colorado River Expeditions for Explorers and Scout Leaders from the council area. According to the announcement, boys must be at least 14 years of age and registered in Scouting. They must be able to swim and cook and must have had at least 10 days and nights of camping experience. John L. Cross, assistant scout executive, who is also guide for the expeditions, announced that the first group will leave Provo June 2 and return June 11 and the second party will leave June 14 and return June 23. The expeditions will visit eight national and state parks and monuments during the trip in addition to 130 miles of boat travel on the Colorado River itself. The expeditions will put their boats on the river at North Wash, seven miles up stream from Hite, Utah, and will spend seven days exploring such sites as the Loper Hermitage, in Red Canyon, Cass Hite's Homestead ' in Ticaboo Canyon, Hall's Crossing, the junction of the San Juan and Colorado Rivers, Forbidden Canyon, J'usic Temple, Hole in the Rock, Rainbow Bridge, and the Crossing of the Fathers. Mr. Cross announced $iat there are still several openings available in each of the two expeditions and additional details and information can be obtained by contacting the Utah National ' wv f ' - "Excellent" was the rating re- 1457th C Company, Engineers, Utah National Guard, following its regular quarterly command inspection this week. The rating is second from the top in possible scoring for the inspection. LA. Col. William M. Alleman, Springville, battalion commander, conducted the inspection. In recent firing of the M- -l rifle, every man in the company by - t Beehive 'Swarm .j relatively rare disease Involving sons and be integrated into tha the corneas. Since childhood his eyes for life. An appeal is there vision had steadily grown worse fore being made for the contribu to- - the point where reading and tion of corneas by surviving rela- precision work with his eyes tives. were nearly impossible. Anyone desiring to arrange for a contribution should con- -' the of the such Through generosity family of a patient who died at tact Mr. John H. Zenger, adthe Utah-Vall- ey Hospital the de- ministrator of the Utah Valley ceased's eyes were donated for Hospital, who will carry on the use in a corneal transplantation arrangements from that point operation by local surgeons. In with the patients and doctors who this operation a segment of the are anxiously awaiting such a cornea of the eye of a person donation. dead only a few hours is grafted into the eye of a living person, thus creating a new "window" of BETTER HEARING clear cornea for that individual. in the most As the result of such surgery oftractrv the young man now enjoys nor manna mal vision and has resumed norDon't Be mal acivities and employment. Satisfied Local eye physicians report With Lcs. that they now have on their waiting lists at least seven patients who could benefit by corneal transplantation surgery if suitable corneal material was NO CAR BUTTON NO CORM available. The cornea is the NO WIRES DEVICE REMIND CAR NO clear "window" at the front of ' SCI AND HEAR IT TOO AT the eye overlying the pupil and colored portion of the eye, and Come in today or phone must be secured within eight hours after death. , for your FREE FR Permission for the removal of Home Demonstration. the corneas from eyes of the deceased must be given in writWALDO L LITTLEFIELD CO. the relatives. ing by surviving 108 W. Center Provo, Utah The required segment of cornea can be removed without necessarily-removing the entire eye. Corneas can be used from adults of any age; those from elderly people can be success fully transplanted to young per . Night' Monday rw J, , 'J v Fifth-Eight- . LIONS PRESIDENT F. Byron Johnson, new president of the Provo Lions Club. ' , .1 Provo Lions Club Elects New Officers I ering mail to patients, carrying flowers and messages to rooms, feeding of patients when requested, and providing of help to move ' patients when necessary. Besides BORN Provo Lions this week elected these things the Pink Ladies take AT UTAH VALLEY HOSPITAL turns managing the snack-ba-r F. Byron Johnson president for and clerkingFriday: - in the gift shop. Boy to Dayid and Bonnie Carthe coming year. Women of the organization and ter Broadhead, Provo. Others who were elected for the hospital Xlstaff are; most ap- and Farrell Girl to J. R. the coming year were: Clifford preciauve 01 xne ime response Provo. Sprague Patterson, Statistics - - 89 . the women in our comGirl to Billie and Afton May-ber-y who have make munity helped Yinglin, Provo. the pink puppets for children who ANNULMENT SOUGHT come to the pediatric ward. Luie Allman Adams vs. Vernon Women currently are needed Adams. W. D. Smith from W. A. Smith. ttnhelp sew house slippers for the children. Anyone who likes to DIVORCE FILED sew and has time may do so by Eliza N. Orton vs. Otho , May-heOrton. calling Mr. Karl Young. Bailey, Alton B. Giles and Rulen from presidents; Glen A Gardner and L. Evans Smith, directors; John Ray Sorenson, lion tamer, and Wilbur O. . Scott, tail twister. The special program was under B. Hansen, vice the direction of Gordon Weight, decoration committee. Dean Walker and Lynn Asay discussed driver training. Mr. Walker said that' since World War II, 471,000 .people have been killed in car Each year we lose accidents the population the size of Provo in car accidents. Four features improved and Parks Headquarters at Box 106, which have tobeen obtain are safety are helping Provo, Utah. mechanical operation of cars, Anyone interested is encouraged of construction zoning and mainto make immediate reservations. of highways, physical fittaining ness of driver has been improved, and the attitude of the driver has been improved. ceived About 16 months ago the future looked bleak indeed for a young man of Utah County who Was progressively losing vision in result of a Two weeks ago an attractive both eyes as the -. with gift shop and a snack-ba well equipped soda fountain were opened up in the! handsome new wing of the Utah Valley Hospital. , Both the gift shop and the snack-ba- r are operated by the A Beehive Swarm night for all of the Pink Ladies Beehive services free of the Provo who have been acting as host Stiake willgroups held be Monday at esses in the hospital the past 6:j30 h in the p.m. three. years. Ward Recreation Hall. Provo The Pink Ladies is a national slake includes the Fifth, Seventh, organization in which women Eighth, Tenth, Sixteenth and from 'communities overj the nation, Manavu Wards. give their services freely to hosAll Beehive girls and their pitals. all graduating Seagulls parents, Services which the Pink Ladies and parents, the stake presidency are rendering- - are : Checking the and all ward bishoprics and number of visitors each patient YWMIA executives are invited has during visiting hours, deliv- to attend. ' ar , Guard Receives 'Excellent' Rating Eyes From Deceased Persons May Bring Sight to Blind, Say Hospital Officials Pink Ladies Offer Aid To Hospital V ilr SUNDAY HERALD Appeal Made for Contribution of Corneas w j n n u-- un Mark XI Stooo Switch Lightweight end cowpoct qualified with the rifle on the Camp Williams range. Tirst Lt. Wesley E. Shields, commanding officer of Company C, announced the following promotions within the company: From sergeant to sergeant first class, Wilford J. Harris, Provo; Alan Mangum, Provo, and David O. Sumsion, Springville. From specialist third class to sergeant Farrin W. Vest, Provo. From specialist third class to specialist second class, Jimmie D. Cates, Orem. simulated brown SHF9.J Sin SwWcfc Mobog amy finish shown (otttnri avaSoble). Modl SHF8. $000.00. Mork VII tor pewar. Mahogany finish ia Uatfe.Modl gotr 1 (others SHF7. Priced 1AQ95 Only.. C Swpwclwgnd Qwfchl Mahogany faith show (othnrs avolobh). Modal avoiabU). SHF6. Modnl Priced Priced Only.. Only. 4i 20995 , i . R FINEST HIGH FIDELITY PLAYER IN ITS FIELD WHEN YOU BUY YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THE THREE ; each of the new positions. No such SETS PICTURED ABOVE. YOU MAY HAVE provision exists in the salary schedule at Utah State Hospital. . It isi possible, therefore, for them to look forward with some confidence . to salary "advancement which does not depend upon the .importance which succeeding state political administrations attach to 'their jobs, as is the case at Utah ' State Hospital. .All of the departing, psychologists point to many fringe benefits available in their new positions. Most of these jobs include a retirement program, health and accident! insurance at reduced rates, longer vacation periods and similar provisions not available in their present positions. Several of them willvbe allowed to attend at least one professional convention a year ; with all expenses paid. The payment of expenses to conventions is considered to be a tremendous, inducement to attract psychologists and one to which Utah should give serious consideration. Utah is located in an area of the country which is far from the major centers .of psychological scientific activity. For this reason alone it' is im- - THESE GIFTS El FU , . 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