PAGE TWO -THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1963 ,AE. OTEMCIA AL SNA.NVME 4 9~ w .w.sw ,a.} + v +ri a av r.iZ 1VVV IN COOPERA TION: Oxford Displays Self-Government By MARGE LOWE Student government is one of the areas in which the Oxford Rd. Project differs from other Univer- sity women's housing. Although Oxford operates under rules set for all women's resi- dences, its government is more adaptable to residents' wishes, less structured than dorm governments and more liberal in regard to resi- dents' privileges. Each of the four cooperatives has a separate government; there is a fifth governing body fior suites, as well as one for apart- mrents. They are autonomous groups, but they have been brought together in an informal presidents' council. - - One? Six?, The major question now con- fronting the group of presidents is whether Oxford housing should Regents Cite ssignments The Regents approved the fol- lowing off-campus assignments at their Iovember meeting : Off-campus assignment for Dr. Robert E. L. Berry from Feb. 1 through March 31, 1964, to serve on the Hospital Ship S.S. Hope. Off-campus assignment for Prof. Whitmore Gray of the Law School for the second semester and the summer session to study and do research on Communist; law in Formosa and in Hong Kong. Off-campus assignment for Prof. G. Hoyt Whipple of the. Medical School from Nov. 1 through Nov. 25, to carry out a comparative study of nuclear safe- ty practices in the United States and Europe. act as one unit or as six separate houses. "There is an overall feeling of unity in Oxford, yet many wo- men there feel that because of the three different types of living units, many problems can only be dealt with by the individual governing bodies," A s s e m b 1 y Housing Chairman Ann Walter, '65N, said. Women in Oxford apartments are predominantly seniors and graduate students, while residents of suites are mainly sophomores and juniors. Residents of coopera- tives are freshmen and sopho- mores. Differences of Interest Because of age differences, it is felt that there are also differences of interest. Rules that work in apartments will not necessarily be successful in suites and co-ops. "The girls in suites, and many of those in apartments, do not know many other residents and are not interested in student gov- ernment," Miss Walter said. Socratic Method The presidents' council does not have a constitution and is organ- ized on a question-and-answer basis, Miss Kirkpatrick explained. It is a coordinating body that has no real power to make decisions, she said. There are fewer permanent committees in Oxford government. Special committees dealing with athletics, music, scholarships and alumni are formed as needed. Visitor regulations at Oxford are more liberal than in other wo- men's dorms. Residents of suites are allowed to have male guests on football Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from noon to 8 p m. on Sundays. Apartment residents may have male guests from noon until five minutes before closing every day. Gottlieb Describes Deviance By CHARLES LESAK "We now believe that there is a mechanism in certain schizo- phrenic patients that is respon- sible for some aspect of their bio- logical maladaption," Dr. Joel Gottlieb of the University Hospi- tal said recently. Speaking on "Biological Adap- tions in Schizophrenia," Dr. Gott- lieb explained that schizophrenia is a very loose term and covers many different types of mental disorders. It can be likened to the old medical use of the term "ane- mia," which was used to describe a wide range of related blood dis- eases, he added. Schizophrenia can be "serious and vicious": in fact, it is the most dangerous mental illness, as it is responsible for over 50 per cent of all patients in mental hos- pitals, he commented. More Like Home To illustrate the sensitivity of a schizophrenic mind, Dr. Gott- lieb described an experiment in which 10 men and 10 women from a state mental hospital were brought to a place where they en- joyed a more life-like social at- mosphere. In this attempt at "re-socializ- ing" these people, seven of the original 20 recovered sufficiently to be put in the care of relatives at home, he said. The remaining 13 patients, who could not be re- leased, were relocated in different sections of the hospital. Influential Factors It has been shown that psycho- logical and sociological factors have a great influence on a per- son's development, particularly if the mind becomes diseased, he commented. There are also cer- tain physiological factors that may either cause schizophrenia or amplify its symptoms, Dr. Gottlieb added. The results of early experiments with the physiological nature of schizophrenia pointed toward the existence of some substance in the blood that is unique and found only in diseased persons. When an extract of this substance was in- jected into the blood of a normal person or animal, it had profound effects on the subject, comparable in- intensity to the effects of such hormones as adrenalin or thy- roxin. (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is thev second in a series of articles on the Curriculum Development Program in Juvenile Delinquency being car- ried out by members of the sociolo- gy department, social work school and Institute for Social Research.) By JEFFREY GOODMAN Group work programs for stu- dents who drop out of high school before graduation, who experience academic failures despite intellec- tual capability, and who misbe- have in school are the focus of a project directed by Professors Robert Vinted and Rosemary Sar- ri of the social work school. Professors Vinter and Sarri are working under a federal govern- ment grant on one of 12 projects of the Curriculum Development Program in Juvenile Delinquency. The program involves six other professors and numerous project directors from the social work school, sociology department and Institute for Social Research. AIa The International Center's Dinner HAS BEEN CANCELED out of respect to the late President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. OTIVATIONAL RESEARCH: Professors Study JuvenileDelinquency I Join tus on our 15th Anniversary Year STUDENT TRAVEL... STUDENTS CAN AFFORD! STUDENTS, FACULTY C/ihew Ii/4( /EPRESENTS ELIZABETH TAYLOR Call 662-8871 for* Further In formation DIALI 2-6264 ____________ ENDING TUESDAY SHOWS AT 1:00 2:50-4:55 6:55 AND 9:05 This eek's Events, MONDAY, NOV. 25 8:30 p.m.- The Professional Theatre Program will present "Brecht on Brecht" in Hill Aud. as the opening attraction of the Play of the Month series. The cast, headed by Lotte Lenya, original star of the "Three Penny Opera," will perform a living an- thology of the plays, songs, poems and letters of the German play- wright-poet, Bertolt Brecht. TUESDAY, NOV. 26 4 p.m.-Prof. Robert Angell of, the sociology department will speak on "Cultural Integration in Today's World-Is It Possible?" in the Multipurpose Rmf. of the UGLI. The lecture is sponsored by the International Students Asso- ciation. 4:15 p.m.-Prof. Robert Chin of Boston University will speak on "Communist Chinese Youth Leagues: Models of Change" in the Social Work Aud. of the Frieze Bldg. 8:30 p.m.-The Julian Bream Consort will give the third concert in the University Musical Society's Chamber Arts series in Rackham Aud. The Julian Bream Consort is a six-member ensemble performing music of the Elizabethan and Ja- cobean ages. The group includes a lute, pandora,hcittern, viol, flute and violin. Works by Peter Phil- lips, John Dowland, Thomas Cam- pian, Thomas Morley and Richard Allison will be included on the program. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27 1:10 p.m.-Prof. Henry Van Der Schalie of the zoology department will speak on "Problems -of Disease Control in Underdeveloped Areas" in Rm. 2501 of the East Medical Bldg. PROF. ROBERT D. VINTER ... work programs The current group work, in five 1 southeastern Michigan junior and senior high school systems, is based in a large part on studies begun two years ago. From these and other studies, a training man- ual for youth social workers (pro- fessionals or volunteers with spe- cial training in handling youths) has been written. Only Evaluation So Far "However, most of the results from the group programs are only now being evaluated," Prof. Sarri explained. According to a statement of the perspectives and research plans for the project, the group work programs are directed toward the components of a student's devi- ance which stem from his inter- action with other pupils, teachers and the academic tasks of the curriculum, Prof. Sarri said. The program is predicated on the assumption that. the school, although its primary goal is edu- cational, also has an obligation to its pupils' "social development and preparation for citizenship." No Motivation However, the school's education- al and social goals are confounded by the lack of motivation or un- responsiveness to classroom be- havior standards that many stu- dents display. Thus the group work programs have three objectives: 1) To resolve the difficulties which curtail effective learning; 2) To strengthen commitment to educational objectives and com- pletion of school; and, 3) To modfiy behaviors which are disruptive of classroom proce- dure and school management. The groups of students are made up of 5-10 students referred by school personnel or selected from examination of school records and student behavior. Students in each group have similar problems as far as can be determined. Paired Off The group meets weekly during school hours. Where possible, pu- pils referred for service are indi- vidually matched according to their particular problems and then randomly assigned to experimen- tal and control groups. Those in the control group receive all cus- tomary attention in the school except the group service. The activities of the group cen- ters on "public recognition of pu- pil difficulties and mutual assist- ance in resolving them," according to the project prospectus. "Group discussions and activi- ties are focused on actual prob- lems manifested in school and on mobilizing pupil motivation to change and achievement. The powerful forces of peer pressure and judgment are thus harnessed in the service of desired change, rather than tacitly supporting continued deviance." The primary targets of the1 group's activities are the values4 and goals of members, their self-r images, their recognition of avail-] able opportunities for successful] social and school performance, the< development of social skills es-' sential for the desired interaction1 patterns, and aid for those aca- demic abilities, such as study: habits, with which the group can deal. The practitioners' manual de- veloped by Profs. Vinter and Sarri sets forth numerous guidelines for the implementation of these goals. This manual is both the result of past and current studies and a standard for the group programs now under way. The first task of the worker leading each group is to ensure recognition of the purpose of the group, which is the successful resolution of individual problems through group and worker influ- ences, discussions and activities. It is essential that the worker make himself an object of iden- tification, as regards behavior and values, by establishing his person- al interest in the members and his ability to understand their prob- lems. "What is desired is that within the first session there is a shared recognition of the academic prob- lems and difficulties in peer and teacher relationships among mem- bers, and acceptance of these problems as targets for coopera- tive efforts," the manual states. Thus the worker will want to initiate the norm that all diffi- culties in and out of school are to be discussed within the group. He will have to reward members for bringing up these problems and for helping others solve them. Correct Image Needed It is also necessary, the manual states, that the members of the group have a correct image of their inclusiion in it. The two ex- tremes-that they are being re- warded for deviant behavior or that they are a group of "trouble- makers"-must be avoided. The group must be able to explain it- solution of social and academic self as a legitiimate means for the problems. Numerous means are available to the worker in interesting mem- bers in the problem focus of the group. These means center around his encouragement of free discus- sion of individual problems, his suggestion of alternate modes of behavior, his urging the members to propose these possibilities them- selves, and his attention to mani- festations of the problems within the group itself. A further device is his recalling of past discussions. relating to problems being dis- cussed at the time and his selec- tion of program activities which bring the problems into focus and offer opportunities for their solu- Do It Yourself Whenever possible, the group leader will try to involve members in working out solutions them- selves. Thus he will encourage the expression of opinions from other students on a given student's problems, support intra-group censuring of individual members, point out realistic consequences of given behavior and bring to the group's attention all examples of progress by members. Furthermore, in order for the group to be effective in maintain- ing the types of norms which the worker desires, he will have to mobilize members to invoke sanc- tions on one another in regard to these goals. The worker will also have to use his influence on what- ever hierarchal structure in the group is carried over from outside. Thus if fighting ability is high- ly valued and the most hostile members are regarded as the peer leaders, the worker will discuss this situation with the members and try to bring them to agree to other criteria for leadership. The particular activities in which emphasize interaction diffi- culties, which can lead to acquisi- tion of social skills in dealing with peers and adults or which are: likely to enhance the self-esteem of members (helping a member with a low self-image to fulfill leadership functions by choosing an activity in which he excels. The members should actively participate in the choice of the specific activities, the manual con- tinues. According to Prof. Sarri. "it is hoped that from this study will come not only more certain knowl- edge of effective group methods but also increased understanding of the patterns of deviance and under-achievement in youths with general social and school prob- lems." GENERAL INTEREST - PROGRAMS Overt25 itineraries featuring WXestern & Central Europe Scandinavia Israel . . . Spain,. . Greece . . . British. Isles SERVICES FOR ' INDEPENDENT TRAVELERS InternationalI 2 D Gard I0 (Submit photo At Bursar's rece1pt Handbook on Student Trave ,,a...$1,0 (Lodginlg & Restaurants) Work, St.dy.Trave.Abroad. ... . Travelling Student (Intra-Europeaa (Charter Flights) U. S. NATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION Educational Travel, Inc., Dept. CN 265 Madison Avenue,NewYork,N.Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 6-6431 1 i i " "USNSA !sa a non--profit orga,,izatioan satjrvilthe A ,,,r i,'ov,runt 7ro, ayin= -4 STUDY TRAVEL PROGRAMS French and Spanish Language wag, ltalian Art Seminar.. 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