THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY,, THE MICHIGAN IJAlLY TUESDAY, ... ... ILLER COMMENTS: MHRI Plans Research In Behavioral Science Youthful Protestation Toll-Road I By MARY LEE DINGLER "We believe it is ultimately pos- sible to translate concepts of the social sciences directly into the words of the physical sciences," Dr. James G. Miller, head of the Mental Health Research Institute commented here recently. Part of the University's Neuro- psuchiatric Institute, the newly formed Mental Health Research division is expected to continue the work begun three years ago at the University of Chicago by Dr. Miller and his colleagues. Assisting Dr. Miller, will be Dr. Ralp W. Gereard, neurophysiolo- gist and Prof. Anatol Rapoport, an expert in the field of matermatical biology. After the Institute, which Fires Down In Ontario TORONTO (P) -All-out fire- fighting efforts, rain and a break in the heat wave, have whittled Ontario's forest fire misery to the lowest level in weeks. Twerity-eight blazes were stamp- ed out during the 24 hours up to' noon yesterday while 11 new ones. were reported, leaving the total still burning at 87. Twelve were out of control. The picture brightened so much .esterday that the firefighting force was reduced to 2,000 men.- Durin gthe peak of the fire season mnore than 5,000 men were in the bush. Fires Still Hazard Officials of the 'Ontario lands and forests, department said, how- ever, that the fire hazard still is rated from medium high to high across the province. Efforts were concentrated on the Cochrane-Kapukasing area, where mor ethari a third of the province's fires are burning. Two Air Force helicopters and four bush planes were on the scene to help ferry men, equipment and supplies back and forth between the hot spots. Locations Listed Of the 12 uncontrolled fires, the Cochrane district had four and Kapuskasing two. There were three at Sioux Lookout and one each at Port Arthur, Gogama -and Gerald- ton. Other fire locations: Cochrane 14, Kapuskasing and Sioux Look1 out 11 each; Sault Ste. Marie sev- en; Chapleau six; Geraldton five; Lindsay, White River, Sudbury, 'iveed, Gogama and Parry Sound four each; Swastika and Port Ar- thur three each; Pembroke two and Kenora one. will concern itself with the prob- lems of Mental Health, has been organized, additional members will join the staff. 'Behavioral Sciences' Primarily, the MHRI will deal with a program of basic research in the behavioral sciences. Dr. Miller explained that the term 'be- havioral science' refers to all the overlapping biological and social sciences concerned with the study of behavior both human and sub- human. In the past, the Institute's re- search teams have included repre- sentatives from the fields of his- tory, anthropology, sociology, eco- nomics, political science, psychol- ogy, psychiatry, medicine, physi- ology and mathematical biology. Dr. Miller and his associates will continue to work with the idea that the social and biological sciences can be dealt with in the same terms as the physical scien- ces. He said that the Institute be-. lieves the methods and models of the natural sciences definitely of- fer a distinct, but as yet almost untested, opportunity to advance the study of behavior. Mathematical Methods At the present time the MHRI is using mathematical methods to arrive at what Dr. Miller terms, "an integrated general behavior theory." Dr.yMiller admitted any such theory would of necessity be rudi- mentary, but he expressed the hope that, "the same method which brought control over the physical world can also give us control over ourselves. Dr. Miller said the major pur- pose of such a general theory would be the scope of its applica- tion not only in mental health but in all fields. Besides its research work, the MHRI will also include a series of seminars on behavior theory and a consultant program for. other units in the. state dealing with research in mental health problems. Stanley Quartet To Give 'Concert The Stanley Quartet will present its final concert of the summer season at 8:30 tonight in Rack- ham Lecture Hall. Mozart's Quartet in B-flat K. 589 will be the first selection on the program, followed by Debussy's Quartet in G minor. After the intermission the group will play Bartok's Quartet No. 6. The program is open to the pub- lic without charge. 'U' STUDY REVEALS: Retarded Reading Treatment Hard Y X s T t r t to 7J S . . S { A t x t c ' JUNIOR GRADE PICKETS IN WISCONSIN -- Children carry signs in front of LaCrosse, Wis., Grandview Hospital and Clinic as they help their mothers protest the clinic's refusal to allow Dr. Everett Gustafson to open a local practice after he resigned from Grandview. Clinic has contract with doctors which does not allow them to practice for three years after resignations. Dr. Gus- tafson delivered many of these kids. Fate Hangs In Balance LANSING UP)-The fate of a Rockwood-Saginaw Toll Road hung in the balance today follow- ing angry words between cham- pions of the turnpike and a free superhighway along a parallel route. State Highway Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler, chief supporter of the freeway, told the State Turnpike Authority that the De- troit to Kawkawlin freeway could be completed in the next five years. If the freeway were built in that length of time, toll road revenues would be cut from 40-50 per cent, said S'amuel P. Brown, member of a consulting engineer firm hired by the Authority to advise on the feasibility of the turnpike. Going Ahead with Plans Authority members agreed the turnpike could not be built if revenues were cut that much. Higgins told newsmen following the meeting: "We're going ahead with turnpike plans so that we will' be in a position to build if we can." The legality of the Turnpike Authority must be ruled upon by the Supreme Court before bonds for the $194,000,000 project can be sold. Despite uncertainty surrounding the projebt, the Commission ap- proved another large chunk of the route - from the northern out-I skirts of Pontiac to Eight Mile Road in Detroit. No Vote from Ziegler Ziegler, himself a member of the Authority, did not vote on ap- proval of the Pontiac-Detroit route.. Ziegler denied that he was try- ing to block the project. "We're not adverse to it, we're not fighting you at all," he said. "We've got responsibilities to the people." The Highway Commissioner has insisted that he must go ahead with the freeway because of "ocm- mitments" made to the cities of Flint and Saginaw. Construction on bypasses around the two cities is already underway. The bypasses are part of the free- way. PONDERS MARINE FUTURE -- Eugene Landy, 21-year-o, honor graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Acaden at Kings Point, N. Y., wonders what's in store for him aft signing as an able seaman aboard a Sun Oil Company tanker Marcus Hook, Pa. Denied a naval reserve commission because h mother is a former Communist, Landy's case has stirred criticia from Congress and others. (AP Photo) Who Got the 48 Cents?' Everyone seems to know what makes Johnny a poor reader, but a recently concluded University study shows that the cause is us- ually hard to determine and that the treatment required is often more complex. According to the report, "A Re- search Approach to Reading Re- tardation," retarded readers fall into three groups: those who have definite brain damage, those who are suspected but unconfirmed neurological patients, and those who have some emotional problem that slows.their reading ability. The inability to integrate and comprehend abstract symbols was singled out as the basic problem of the second or neuologic, group of non-readers. They suffer from impairment of the basic techniques of reading. Not Used Effectively The report stated that the third group, those with emotional prob- lems, had intact reading capacities but for one reason ohr another the skills had not been used ef- fectively. Those patients who were de- pressed suffered from reading in- ertia: those who were' anxious lacked powers of concentration, and those who were schizophrenic got more from the sound than from the sense of words. The study was undertaken after it was found that more than 50 per cent of the boys hospitalized at the University Children's Serv- ice had reading problems and that behavioral difficulties are often accompanied by reading retarda- tion. Over 250 children with reading problems who were patients at the. University Medical Center were studied. Research Team The research team consisted of: Dr. Ralph D. Rabinovitch, psy- chiatrist; Drs. Arthur L. Drew and Russell N. DeJong, neurologists; Psychologist Winifred Ingram and Reading Expert, Lois Withey. With a dozen. different techni- cal names for poor readers and little agreement on the extent of the trouble, the research team re- ported that they found the whole field of reading itself -hard to evaluate. They settled on "reading retard- ation" as the general descriptive term for the problem. It applies in all cases in which the level of reading achievement is two years or more below the mental age obtained in performance tests. Motivation Main Problem Motivation is the main problem in the emotional disturbed group. The patients in this group re- ceived much from a combined cur- riculum of psychotherapy and reading lessons. Commenting on the report, Dr. Rabinovitch, chief of the Univer- sities Children's service said,;"Poor reading is by no means restricted to America, it is equally prevalent in England, France and Sweden." "Popular literature has indis- criminately blamed teachers and schools. This is not only unfair and false, it aggravates the situ- ation and increases tensions," he said, adding that "there is no easy solution to the problem of poor reading.' Doctor Urges 'Conquering' Of Disabilities LONDON (')-A British phy- sician urged people "unduly de- pressed by some physical disability", to follow the example of sports figures who have overcome handi- caps to achieve stardom. Citing a long list of first class athletes who have conquered phy- sical disabilities, Dr. H. J. L'Etang said their achievements are "the outcome of a personal outlook on their handicaps which we would do well to encourage amongst our patients." Dr. L'Etang, medical officer of the big London firm, published his findings in the British Journal of Physiotherapy. One of the finest examples of courage discovered in his research into the case histories of athletes with physiac ltroubles, Dr. L'Etang said, was that of American golfer Ben Hogan. He suffered a crushed pelvis, a fracture of the left leg, a crushed shoulder and a broken ankle in an automobile accident, but came back to win the game's highest honors. Here are some of the other ex- amples cited by Dr. L'Etang: Ed Furgol, another American, who won the United States Open Golf Championship in 1954 in spite of a crooked and wasted left arm. Tenley Albright, Newton, Mass., had polio at the age of 11. She took up skating to strengthen her muscles and at the age of 17 became the first American girl to win the world figure skating cham- pionship. Bill Talbert, American Davis cup tennis captain, Ham Richardson, American Davis cup player, and Lennart Bergelin, Swedish Davis Cup player, all suffer from dia- betes. WASHINGTON ()-As it does every working day, the U.S. every working day, the U.S. Treasury yesterday toted up the bad news on ho wmuch we taxpayers owe. As of Aug. 3, the Treasury re- ported, the national public debt came to precisely $277,126,109,640.- 48. The 277 billion part isn't hard to understand, but who got the 48 cents? The man who knows the ans- wer is William T. Heffelfinger. As a 14-year-old messenger boy in knee pants, he went to work for the Treasury 38 years ago. The national debt then was only, comparatively speaking, a palt billion dollars or so. But World War I had begun, t debt soon was to soar, and so w William Heffelfinger. He now the fiscal assistant secretary. As for those odd pennies, yo defense bonds help to account f them. 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