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Show C MARCH DESERET I'iEWS, WEDNESDAY, r- 28, 1973 hat happened to 'Home Sv'eet Home?" from the prescribed path in defiance of cherished values. These values were flagrantly By Dr Elliott D. Landau Proleswsr of Child Development, University of Utah Withm a radius of my friend's house there are five families who have, or are in the process of Todays becoming unglued. In one a woman Family deserted thtW'ycang daughters, not to fun off with another man, not to escape the brutality of a husband, but to find herself. In another, an unfulfilled plan who, like Willy Loman in the Death of a Salesman," he er quite lived up to a vast potential, finally decided to try the world alone. OR.01IOTT LflflDflU ; In a third, money and good fortune aroused a dormant lust for others. a militant father who knew what was right for everyone but himself saw each of lus children depart . In a fourth, tattooed upon young foreheads, only to fade when the tattooer turned his back. there is a bloated Finally, father who survives each day m a haze of legal prescriptions. If this is the truth in a middle-size- d midwestern community, if this is the state of the family along the shores of the implacable Mississippi, how, might one ask, can I continue to defend todays drug-ndde- n family? If you haven't seen or heard the new TV documentary, An American Family (KUED, Thursdays, at 9 p m , it may not be running by the time you read this) then you will find it difficult, but not to comprehend impossible, what conditions in a family can cause the misery noted above, or the horrendous life the Loud family lived. The Louds are not poor, they are not racially wrong, they are not They are none of the things under-educate- we too often associate with failing families. Since the days of Cain and Abel the family has been m trouble. It will always be difficult to rear fine families. A closer look at the Loud family wJl show what was missing in their mix. I defend the family because it is never too late to switch horses. The TV crew invaded the Loud family in Santa Barbara, Calif., with their consent. In the seven months they were in residence the cameras recorded the breakup of a marriage, the flamboyant homosexuality pf the eldest son, a fire that nearly destroys their home, the demise of the husbands business Ballet symposium set .The ballet, Giselle," opening Wednesday, April 4, at Kingsbury Hall, will be the topic for the final symposium luncheon of the Salt Lake The symposium will be held at noon Fort Monday Douglas-HiddeValley Country Club. worth, Mrs. Golden Buchmil-ler- , Mrs. E. W. Jacobsen, Mrs. Nell A. Ogden, Mrs. Clifford E. Wiesenberg, Mrs. Roy G. McBride and Mrs. John T. Seaich. In are charge of reservations Miss Ardelle Carlson, n 467-866- Browne, Guild. beep designated as Secretaries ballet was choreographed by Coralli and staged for Ballet West by Dimitri Romanof of the American Ballet Theater. Sets and costumes The were desiped Secretaries Week The 22nd annual Secretaries Week will be observed April Wednesday, April 25, has 22-2- 'RauiCodt Ike coot at me. 4 dt a. lAijCfi.! navtj, bUf,. 9-- 13. 8-o- Better Secretaries theme, Mean Better Business Locally, events will be coore dinated by the Chapter of NSA. Mrs. Betty Hall is president of the chapter, and will be in charge. CAN MAKES A Americas Tast'mi SPAGHETTI SAUCE We FIT the HARD to FIT mm Reyrtittfiil UEEN - 43 West FASHIONS 2ni io. Buy Jta' Shop Evenings till 9 '&te?akk at SHOPPER'S DISCOUNT J3 344-4- 1 Oottevudocdl 11 The Wests Favorite Orange Juice. 'Tin LARGE SIZES in COATS rtnr ' EACH Sal-Ut- 3 2E Ronald by hi uiakt useidt FLORIDAS FI Flamingo 66 in the can convenient z. Day. Sponsored by the National Secretaries Association (International), the weeks activities will center around the ji.Oy qtaai Mrs. Clifton Canfield, Mrs. Walter P. During the afternoon, the Billot West Company will be honored. Dancers will be introduced by Mrs. Roy E. Nelson, who is president of the Special pests will be Janice James and Tomm Ruud, principle dancers in Giselle. who have banded togetner in the name of family. Nothing in the world touchMore importantly, when the es this family. Aside from senes of twelve episodes ends, regular and continual social the viewer can see enough to drinking, little is said about wish he could go and sin no anytaing of any significance. more himself. They are linked to no one themselves and not very but By most waspish standards there. No real love betightly the family was a reasonable tween daughter and father exsuccess. They were educated, ists except on the telephone. affluent, handsome. True, a No one is emotionally sick lifson had chosen a different the homosexual son, except avant-gard- e but estyle, many yet no one is very well. families could tolerate this. The family is united in nothAnne Roiphe, in the New ing. There is no concern for York Times Magazine Section the world of migrant workers, of February 18, discusses the the war dead, for philosophy; family and seems to me to there is no religion, no ethic, have her fingers right on the no moral right or wrong, no pulse of this group of humans sense of judgment. and the laziness of the youngest sen. Crosby. Some of the costumes made by Mrs. Sarah Price will be on view at the symposium. Guests of honor will include Mrs. Calvin L. Rampton, Wiliam F. Christensen, artistic director of Ballet West; Robert Briclell, general manager of the 'company; Mrs. Bene Arnold, ballet mistress. " Those wishing to attend the should contact symposium Mrs. Thomas H. Caine. Another event of interest to ballet devotees is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4. A final din- ner at the Salt Lake Country Club will be held prior to the opening of Giselle. The dinner will get under way at 5:30 p.m. Special buses will leave for Kingsbury Hall at 7:45 p.m., and will return pests to the Country Club following the performance. Reservations for the dinner also may be made by contacting Mrs. Caine. BPW Club A birthday party and fashion show are on the agenda for s members of the Ensign Busi-nes- and Professional Womens Club. The event, that marks the groups 24th yeai, will be held Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Panorama Room at the University of Utan Student Union Building. Mrs. Walter P. Browne, club president, will preside. Committee chairman is Mrs. Barrows. H. C. She is being assisted by past presidents of the club: Mrs. Clyde W. Hatch, Miss Carol , Bird, Miss D. Vivian Mrs. Btrney K. 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