Show v President's Committee on VblVUVI AAf r lated one PCMR member while at USU Others are doctors or teachers or lawyers with an interest in mental retardation At the Exceptional Child Center members of the committee had opportunities to view the facilities and to interact with the children receiving the center’s services One group of children were doing the “hokey pokey” dance and several of the committee onlookers joined in Of special interest to the group inwere the center’s four-stat- e Rinrr1nin Child s center attracts visitors “Hope in action — that’s what you’ve shown us here at the Exceptional Child Center” commented Lorraine Beebe a member of the President’s Committee On Mental Retardation at the conclusion of the corasaittee’s visit to Utah ‘‘State University The committee met on the t campus Friday following meetings in Salt Lake City Thursday The USU Exceptional Child Center was the attraction which brought the PCMR to Utah for one of their quarterly meetings The committee members who came to the meeting from all over the US are appointed by the President to assist him and keep him abreast of problems and solutions in the mental re- tardation field They are all volunteers each having his own reasons for being involved with the committee “I have a mentally retarded child of my own I know personally the needs and the heartbreak of others in my situation” re- - ' volvement and the multi- purpose roles of research train- - uyc“ ing and service Dr Marvin Fifield director of the Exceptional Child Center explained the interaction of the various disciplines in working on problems of mental retardation we’ve — ’Here at the university made it impossible for the personnel and students from different departments to be segregated The offices and facilities are situated so they must mix with each other” he explained in descriving part of the philosophy of the Exceptional Child Center Another aspect that interested the PCMR persons was the center’s program of teaching parents to work with their own I v( - - Kristi Vail a USU senior majoring in special education is shown above working with two youngsters at the exceptional child center which was visited recently by members of the President s Committee on Mental Retardation Photo by Allan Swainston Take stock innerica 200 years at the same location gtPi'"" “H W Tell SALE ON DIAMONDS SAVE urn mm the world with 20-3- 0 On Beautiful Diamond Engagement Settings A Full Service Barber Salon Razor Radial Shag Layer and Regular Hair Cutting RK & Hoffman Products Fred St Al to serve you 752-982- 9 3 West Center St — Logan - sH Layaway or Easy Terms 141 North Main Middle of the block Sign of the clock J V |