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Section Education rage Fl Environment 1'iiKe F2 ASBURY unday Press ASBURY PARK, N.J., SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1972 Fl Parks Toms River Family Makes Its Own Music tfs Mi i 1 7 "L' i I 1 4 i i fi -4 I 1 Jy tt i iM I lit nil! if Jl fcs If 7 i i fpil iiil -J V' if I v4 iXlK a i' ft lLLj TOMS IUVKR When the Gerald Rich family wants to hear music, no one lias to reach for the radio or stereo. Jeff, Jerry and Kim, the Rich's three children, play a combined total of seven instruments and make enough of their own music to lill the ciinlortable 'wo slo.y frame house at 10!) Holly street with vibrant sound. In their dining music room wuorc tie1 lahle, not the scores spilling from a bookcase, looks incidental Jeff and Jerry breeze through a difficult Mendelssohn piece for piano and cello. Jerry's fingers are firm and sure on the keys, while Jeff makes the grim faces of concentration that are the heritage of all cello players from Casals to Rostropovich. "The Jeff remarks with a grin, "is said to be one of the sexiest instruments of the Jeff says he look up cello by default.

"1 really wanted to play the string bass," he said, "but the music program at school didn't offer it and the cello was the closest thing." AT IB, fair-haired Jeff is the youngest member of the family. In addition to cello, he also plays piano and trombone, has composed "a few short pieces for piano and for chorus" and performs in the band and chorus at Toms River High School South, where he will be a junior this fall. Jeff is also a veteran of local musical comedy. He has not only sung in school and recreation commission productions, but also has taken the director's chair for "King of Hearts" at Toms River High School, and "Once Upon a Mattress" at St. Joseph's High School.

Yet for all his talent, Jeff does not intend to make music his career. He wants to be a lawyer "so he can get us all out oi our according to his s'ster Kmi. Jeff practices strategy with the high school chess team, and has a sure way with words if the prizes he has won for his literary compositions are any measure. Jerry, at has set a composing-conducting career as his ultimate goal. In addition to piano, Jerry plays viola, trumpet and flute.

He will return as a sophomore this fall to the Peahody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, where he majors in composition and minors in piano. wrtlfflfW to right) Jeff, Jerry and Kim create their own music at the family's home, 109 Holly (Press Photo) Teen-Age Of the Week David Craulicli 15 Halifax Drive Marlboro Township bachelors degree in i education, enabling her to teach at the high school level. But Kim's other ambitions include "a few years of study abroad maybe in Paris or and eventually a choral directorship. Deal Drug Education Plan May Serve as Counly Model play accompaniment the production, a musical adapted from Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Jerry and Jeff will also play accompaniment and a singing lead respectively hi "Oliver," this year's recreation commission production at the bandshell on River-view Point, lor some-tune in August. And Jerry hopes to squeeze, performances with the Dover Township municipal band into his schedule.

Even wilh so much activity centering on his children's musical interests, Gerald Rich Sr. says "the kids are still around enough to be underfoot." Mr. Rich, who admits that his musical talents are limited to "three chords on a is an English teacher at Toms River High School South. "I provide the literary inspiration," he commented. WHILE not himself a performer, Mr.

Rich has an extensive collection of jazz recordings. His musicianship was stymied, he says, by his father's refusal to buy a radio until he was almost eight years old. "He was afraid we kids would listen to 'Amos and Andy' Mr. Rich relates, "so I never heard any music until then." But he and Mrs. Rich, a fourth grade teacher at the Hyers Street school, introduced their own children to the world of concerts, recitals and musicals at an early age.

They've provided "moral support, costumes and according to Mrs. Rich, and of course, encouragement. "The children have been a musical education for me," she says. Mr. Harding believes the presentation of factual material, followed by discussion sessions in which students can speak openly has what he calls "the therapeutic effect." "The rap sessions involve oungsters in a process of developing values," believes the principal.

"We can help cur students to acquire values, such as concern for mind and body." Mr. Martin agrees, saying "Hap sessions enable students to react to the facts based on their feelings. This creates a situation of peer group dynamics in which students arc forced to evaluate their own values." Both Mr. Schultz and Dr. Swerdlow stress objective presentation of facts about drugs, rather than preaching or moralizing.

"We want, a subtle approach, no fanfare, no fag-waving," says Mr. Schultz. "Just give young people the facts about drugs so they can protect themselves." Dr. Swerdlow agrees. "My technique is just to show how drugs work, and hope students will make an intelligent choice based on the facts," he explains.

Ocean Township, MISS ALI- This summer all three Rich talents will participate in the Summer Theatre Workshop's presentation of "The Boys From Syracuse" at Ocean Countv College Julv 18 through 22. Jeff and Kim have roles, while Jerry will values and attitudes with staff members from Chelsea School, headed by J. Matthew Martin. The three men see the possibility of expanding this cooperative approach to drug education. giving other schools the chance to use teams composed of a physi-n, a pharmacist, possibly a psychiatrist, and discussion leaders.

"We would like to form ten or twelve teams such as the one used at Deal for other schools to call upon for drug education workshops," explains Mr. Schultz, who hopes to enlist help from the Monmouth-Ocean Pharmaceutical Society, of which he is a member. Dr. Swerdlow, who is chairman of Monmouth Countv Medical Society's committee on alcoholism, drug abuse, and mental health, intends to work through his organization. The county Narcotics Council will help to coordinate the effort.

"Rased on our experiences, 1 would recommend the workshop approach that involves this kind of a community effort." says Raymond P. Harding, principal of the Deal School. first in the 1970 regional auditions for the Garden State Art Centers Talent Expo, and the following year competed in the Teen Arts Festival at Princeton's McCarler Theatre. Jerry is the most prolific of the family's composers. He was honored this year with a performance of his brass trio at Peabody, and was awarded the school's scholarship for theory accomplishment in June.

His immediate plans are to finish a cello sonata and begin work on a woodwind piece. While he favors Brahms, Bartok and Stravinsky, Jerry refuses to characterize the style of his compositions. "I'm still in the evolutionary stage," he explains. "Three years ago I was writing in the style of Chopin and Liszt, and more recently in the s'vlo of Rachmaninov and He doesn't know yet to what new points of development his studies will lead him, "but it's pretty hard to make a living these days writing in the style of he quips. Kim, a soft-spoken young woman of 20, "would make the perfect humanities according to her father.

SHE IS currently majoring in piano and minoring in voice at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, where she will be a junior this fall. Rut she also has talents and interests in writing, drama and directing, and plays flute, piano, and violin. This spring Kim's participation in the Westminister Symphonic Choir was highlighted by performances of Messinon's "Transf munition" at Carnegie and Philharmonic Hall in New York. Her immediate goal is a Bulletin one vote was worth 100 obscenities. I urged people to convert obscenities to votes and sway the election." Although he won't be able to vote for another year, David says he's interested in polities and was a member of the Madison Township Young Democrats until moving here two years ago.

He was also a member of the Concerned Citizens of Madison Township and worked with a tutoring group sponsored by the organization for underprivileged children. This summer David is working as a senior counselor for 8-to-10-year-old boys attending the YMCA's Camp Hepburn in Freehold. In September, he will enter Dartmouth College where "J'll be going into liberal arts, music, speech, or maybe skiing," he says. MUSIC is one of David's major interests. He has been playing the piano for many years, and his mother, Mrs.

Herbert Graulich, is a piano teacher. Although David plays primarily classical and jazz pieces, he does have a small combo and plans to join the musicians union as soon as I'm 18." "1 may go into music more seriously in college," he adds. David is the youngest of three children, and has an older brother, Kenneth, who is an elementary school teacher in California and an older sister, Miss Marjorie Graulich. an art teacher in the Manalapan-Fnglishtown school His father is a salesman in New York. David also plays tennis and chess, and admires the game's ns temperamental player, Bobby Fischer.

"When you're good, you can be eccentirc, he says. Kcaiishurtr Program Turning Away Piurik urmim DEAL The community teamwork approach used this spring in drug education at Deal Elementary School could soon spread to other school districts. Several Monmouth County organizations involved in drug education are planning to expand the cooperative program that reached 125 Deal youngsters. Sixth, seventh, and eighth trade students took part in a full morning workshop that included talks by a physician, a pharmacist, and small group rap sessions with staff members from the Chelsea School in Long Branch. Reniamin Schultz, owner of the Deal Pharmacy and a member of the Monmouth County Narcotics Council, talked with students about the basic pharmacology of drug use.

He was followed by Dr. Bernard Swerdlow, clinical director of psychiatry at Monmouth Medical Center, who presented simple illustrations of the way drugs work on the body. After these factual presentations, students broke into smaller groups to discuss Board Rich family members Toms River. (left A SLIM, serious looking youth with a short, dark mustache, Jerry admits that his early ambition was to be an archeologist. "He wouldn't even sing with his class in kindergarten'', his mother recalls, "He said the rest of the kids were off In high school, he was active for four years in the band, chorus and five school musicals.

He placed first in the Ocean County Fair Talent Show and won the Garden State Philharmonic's Young Artists Talent Competition in 19(19. Shortly after, he became a member of the symphony and was named as one of its outstanding high school seniors. During that same time, he was also a member of the South Jersey Regional Band, participating in a presentation of Berlioz's "Requiem" at the Music Educators National Convention in Atlantic City. the young artist placed whom teach at Francis Place of St. Ann's School during winter months.

"Our aim is to provide intensive instruction in reading or mathematics to bring each child up to grade level," Mr. Pikula explains. "We have lots of freedom. We don't make rules unless it becomes absolutely necessary. The children sit wherever they waul to, dress however they lil and even chew gum.

"There is none of this business of teachers sitting at a desk. We go to the children. Each child is made to feel special. We prove that they're better than they think they are." Mr. Pikula say classroom teachers recommend youngsters for the program, or a selection is mace based on testing the school.

"We've had a very favorable response from the parents." Mr. Pikula continues. "This car Ihey stood in line lo register their children. Once the child does reach grade level we have to turn him away lo make room for others, but Ihey always want to come back." Mr. Pikula admits the arts and crafts are "a come on," but says the recreational activities often do help improve a child's general abilities "All of our rn 'rational activities are supervised," lie says.

"We've found thai many children with rending problems are als, not physically developed to the same level as their pen s. Wo want to help them get both their bodies and their minds working Once the school year has started, youngsters from the summer reading program also receive pria'ity on extra tutoring availablt during alter school hours. Pupils enrolled are from the kindergarten through eighth grades. "We're excited, Mr. Pikula added.

"We think we're doing a good job for the kids, and the parents do too." KEANSBURG The summer reading program began three years ago at the Francis Place School and since that time teachers have had to turn away youngsters willing to spend six weeks of their summer vacation back in the classroom. John Pikula, diicctor of the program, says 397 children are enrolled in the session which ends Aug. 4. Of that number, about a third are students at St. Ann's School, here.

The program consists -if remedial reading and mathematics classes and an afternoon recreation and arts and crafts period. Students attend from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each weekday. The program is operated Idle I funds and omit) teachers, all of wilh ploys MARLBORO TOWNSHIP -David Graulich, a 17-year-old graduate of Marlboro High School, this year took first place in the Boys' Extemporaneous category of the New Jersey Forensic League's speech contest It was just ope of many awards David has won in spite of what he calls "precarious situations" involved in competitive public speaking.

"In the extemporaneous category, each contestant picks a topic out of a bowl and has a half hour to prepare a 5-to 7-minute speech," he explains. "In one contest, I picked the topic of abortion. I prepared the speech, nd went to the room where I was to be judged. I opened the door and there was my judge a nun. I won't say whether or not I changed my speech, but I did favor a particular side and I won the contest.

Sometimes the better side of valor is not being honest." David says tha in another contest he entered the humorous category. "I like to write satirical speeches." he says. "And in that instance I was talking about nudity in the theater. When I got my comment sheet from the Pol icemen Take Course on Drugs SUA GIRT Four central New Jersey policemen have completed all courses in the With class of the Drug Law Enforcement Training Program conducted by the State Police here. Col.

David B. Kelly, stale police superintendent, said the graduates were: Patrolman Albert Di Rocco of Madison Township, Patrolman John Musicllo. Asbury Park, Patrolman Warren Scotl, Neptune, and LI. Robert Kircher, Long Beach Township. Younaslen fnrolUd in he judges, someone had advised me not to play with my buttons while I'm speaking." LAST MONTH, David and his adviser, Alvin F.

Apple-gate, traveled to Wake Forest University in North Carolina where the youth was one of 13 New Jersey high school students entered in the National Forensic League finals. David was again entered in the boys' extemporaneous category and lasted through four elimination rounds. "I missed out on my graduation while I was in North Carolina but it was worth it," he says. "I used to a the feeling that the Freehold Regional district was the world and New Jersey was the universe. I met people who act differently, and think It opens your eyes." In addition to writing speeches, David says he's "trying his hand at offbeat articles." He served as feature editor of his school paper and branched out from there.

"I like to write letters," he says. "I've had letlers printed in Time magazine and Playboy. "My letter appeared in Time when they were looking for to run for the presidency of South Vietnam. I listed my qualifications and offered to run if they'd give me money and pay my expenses to show that it was a free election." HIS LETTER to Playboy followed a comment by President Nixon. "He was being heckled bv a crowd and said (u inn Adminislrators find IK.

Middlelown Cirl Awarded 1.000 Whirlpool Scholarsliij Four Monmouth County residents are participating in a six-week program in college mathematics and computer programming for high ability high school students at. Slovens Institute of Technology." They are I'ETEIt lA'CCARKL-LI and DAVID TIIEKKELSEN, llolmdel Township, PAUL ZAltNOWSKI. Freehold, and MARK EDELSTEIN, Marlboro Township. MISS DEBORAH WUN'SCHEL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles F. Wunschel, 89 llamiltonian Drive, Middle-town Township, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Whirlpool Foundation. She plans lo study home economics at the University of Georgia. The grant is one of two nwnnle each year to children ol Whirlpool emptoyes. Mr.

Wunschel is Eastern regional manager for commercial refrigeration ROHEItr ('ATAXIA, 40-1 Lincoln Drive, Ouan Township has hec i awarded a scholarship by the United Citizens of Ocean Township. He is a recent graduate of Ocean Township High School and will study communications at Glass-boro State College. Township, and MISS JENMENE graduates of the Katharine MISS VOL WD DELI.O, son cii.r.Ein, l.l'CI.EHCQ, Brie Gibbs School. New miss i i i M. as, of .110 lla.let are recent York.

MCAS, Hollywood daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen lxing Branch, has been IIUITORD. daughter of Mr. awarded a certilicate of merit i of Beaer College lor her paper and Mrs.

has been MISS MKY T. Dunne L. Ilutlord, I Heritage Drue, Freehold, i the biochemistry division entitled "Chromatographic Genus Acar." MONMOUTH COUNTY, Mid Pigment Species of The NEW SCHOOL OF ltd Itolindel Township, will sponsor two summer art t.uiis lor children to II jcars old The program will tor three weeks this month and he repeated in August. pi run awarded a Henry L. Doherty Educational Foundation Scholarship to Boston College by Cities Service Company.

Siie is one of sons and daughters of Cities Service employes redwing educational grants lor the 1972 711 school year totaling $109,4110. P.Vi'lSICIV M.AIS, Campbell Buck Township, has been awarded the Glassboro State College Alumni Association scholarship and the Glassboro Stale College Student Faculty Cooperative Association Scholarship. She is a graduate of Ocean County College. Alt l'llUK named assist E. KIHK Brick Township, has director of development at Newark been State is director of alumni affairs.

College lie formerly S( Tvod The Monmouth Chapter, DAI 'Gil I KKS OF THE AMERICAN DEVOLUTION, has presented Good I'ilieiiship Medals lo outstanding graduates of eight area junior high ols. The recipients were: Pain Bulterfield, Bayshore Junior High School, Cathy Howie and Gerald Greene, Hay-shore Junior High School, both Middletown Township; Joanne Uicci and William Walsh, St. James Junior High School, Red Bank; Nanette Gahn and James Holland, For-restdale School. Rumson; Nancy Scharff and Michael Kara-man, iliorne Junior High School, Middlelown Township; Ann llerington ami Richard Mullin, Frank Antoriides School, West Long Branch; Deborah Carolsoti and Gary Dnllois, Tuilon Falls School, New Shrewsbury, and Christine Aiifi Bowdcn and Douglas Blaser, KnollwooJ School, Fair Raven, MISS SIIOSIIANA GltOSSMW. Kill Morris Ave, Long Branch, was named valedictorian of the Rruriah Girls High School, Jewish Educational Center, Elizabeth.

She also received the Baruch and Adela Diencr Memorial Award and a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Foundation. summer rPtinina riantis riniB ocnooi in rnnnsouiq onen play with a younrjsten with reaclina. problems are frequently slow (Prc4a Photo) porachute to develop motor ski In developing, physical coordination..