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Show mum smumsmb The DESERET SAMPLER, Fri., August 28, 1970 0333 0 933330"" Capt. Kangaroo Starts Trend Sesame Street Continues It riots, and assassina-tion- s have prompted a critical examination of the root causes of mounting violence in the U.S. The National Commission on the Causes of Violence, appointed by President Johnson after the assassination of Senator Rolert charged early last Kennedy, fall that TV shoot-eups are into youngsters desensitizing thinking that violence is a "legitimate means for attaining desired ends." Network defenders retort that violence provides a vicarious outlet for normal childhood aggressions, and further point out that the demons and monsters and grandmother- - devouring wolves of classical literature are about as grizzly a group as can be seen on today's small screen. They also point out that "solid citizens" over thirty have somehow managed to survive their diets of childhood comic books and movies. But on the otherhand seeing this kind of stuff on tv every night is not the same as seeing a movie once a week or reading comic books, is it? Wan, m w IT ISNT any wonder that parents are confused. Any parent who samples the routine fare spewed out by the networks can hardly escape the conclusion that, what ever it may be, TV is by and large a gigantic time waster. There are a very few notable exceptions. These few exceptions demonstrate that the tube can lie an instrument of educational value instead of an instrument of violence and inanities. New applications of the medium are being explored and it is being chil-dre- ns the stuff of which both shows are made of is a blend of reality and The hottest childrens show by far SESAME STREET, a remarkable innovative venture in educational programming originated by the Children's Television Work Shop, a agency of the National Educationmake-believ- e. us al Television. SESAME STREETS objective is to promote the intellectual and cultural growth of and particularly disadvantaged The program's uniqueness lies more in the presentation than in its goal. The program is the first of its kind to combine time-teste- d educational techniques with the professional skills and methods of television and Madison Avenue chilAdvertising to "sell" the dren the alphaliet, simple logic, and healthy social relationships. One magazine called it the "toddlers version of 'Laugh-In',- " as it very well is. It uses rapid and brief sequences of live actors (interracial), guest celebrities, beguiling puppets and animated cartoons. Thus the highlights of the show might include an animal film, an explanation near of the difference and far, a puppet parody of a game show and a guest appearthe ance by Ethel Kennedy, entire potpourri interlaced with catchy pertinent tunes ('"Rub-lie- r Ducky'?) and spot commer rs. 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It will be held at the Officers Open Mess on Sept. 1 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Hostesses are Lois Green, Diane Stakebake and Carolyn Haley. An invitation has been extended to the Ft. Douglas Women's Gub to attend die tea. Newcomers to Dugway include three officers recently assigned to the hospital. Col. Wallace Capel and his wife Carrie come here from Ft. Sam Houston. He is commander of the hospital. They have four children, Carolyn, 18, Denise, 17, Wallace, 15, and Jackie, 12. Mrs. Capel's hobbies include sewing, cooking, painting and antiques. Capt. and Mrs. David B. come to the hospital on his first Army assignment. He and his wife Annette are natives of Utah. They have three children, Susan, 7; David, 3; and Christopher, 7 months. The entire family is interested in tra- 7 x 35 iWm Frig-idair- e's A tea honoring Mrs. M. Etkin, wife of Col. Max Etkin, DTC CANVAS r 3HF n 37 rj XyiO) success. )7'W wilh M alwHc Uq turn f lush "1 (EB3n2 OS WMt X J) QUBBBOGBQggl n sffiffljtfflgft iTOfflsm SHOTSHELL VESTS shell crisp, and clear. discovered that television is excellent for reaching the cul- turally disadvantaged children and other children cut off from educational influences. A promising trend in children programming seems to be emerging but it will take a long time to get fully started and has been emerging for 13 years. YEARS THIRTEEN ago, Keesham Robert Captain Kangaroo, pioneered in the use educaof TV for sugar-coate- d tional purposes. An estimated ten million youngsters watch his show and agree with him that "education presented in an entertaining way will rival any kind of conventional ma terial and produce an educational result." The key to success in child- rens programming is to have respect for the child as a viewer, an approach which has been refined by Fred Rogers host and creator of the MISTEROGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD SHOW seen on weekdays on NET stations across the country. Although their programs are built on dif ferent formats, Rogers and Keesham share many fundamental concepts. Both believe that it is essential to develop a highly personal rapport with the child at home and, in doing so, use a straightforward language with out condencension and delivered in a low key soft sell way. Both believe that education and cn tertainment are inseperahle and cials driving home the alphaliet and nuinliers in much the same repetitive manner used by advertisers. The puppets called Muppets, formerly on the now defunct Jimmy Dean Show, are the Anything people whose changeable features result in hilarious results. The Monster, a ping-pon- g ball eyed, furry creature with an insatiable appetite for cookies and a delightful misanthrope named Oscar who resides in a trash can are the Muppet stars. STREET is set SESAME against an East Harlem background where children, black and white, play together with no problem because of their different colors. President Nixon proclaimed the show "one of the most promising experiments in educational television in the history of the medium." Initially slated for a twenty-si- x week experiment last November the show, backed by HEW, The Ford, Carnegie, and Mackle Foundations, Head Start and for Public the Corporation Broadcasting, has requested additional funds to support the show until next May. It has lieen acclaimed by critics, and has proven to lie an educational V3LW f I I 1 1 II5T Rftr Harvard Ardner) Just Next to Charge No Down Instant Credit TIERS Albertsons at 215 N. MAIN I I |