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10 THE POSTSTANDARD, Syraeust, N. Fridty, JUM 11, 1965 '7s Junior High Awfully Different?" Sixth graders at Croton School meet (or a group guidance session with Mrs. Lillian Feldman, guidance counselor. Their informal discussion of common concerns is part of an panded counseling service in Syracuse schools made possible by a eral grant to the Crusade for Opportunity, Inc. Adequate Education Is Crusade Objective Fourth of a Series By ELEANOR ROSEBRUGH Few people today are unaware of the importance of education.

But a residents of depressed areas in Syracuse and Onondaga County have, for one reason or another, been deprived of adequate educational opportunities, according to Dr. Harry S. Ealmer, educational director of the Crusade for Opportunity What is the Crusade doing about this? The Post-Standard asked Dr. Balmer and Irving G. Berman, chairman of its educational committee.

The function of the crusade, local leaders have indicated, is to marshal this community's forces to cope with the problems which beset many residents of these neighborhoods -problems which have been ment, educational deprivation It may mean, too, they came and exclusion from meaningful participation in community life. The term "educational deprivation," we learned, covers a wide field of missing and frustrating experience. For one thing, it may mean children who have never seen a live chicken, a pig or a cow may be expected to learn to read by way of stories about life in a barnyard or equally unfamiliar material. It also may mean their initial reading difficulties have increased with every new subject, until they started failing grades and eventually dropped out of school. Or it may mean parents with income just above the level of eligibility for assistance couldn't afford to buy their high school broadly identified as unemploy- books.

Lawson Honored Federal Official Given Maxwell Service Award A graduate of Syracuse Uni versity's public administration program 27 years ago returnee to campus yesterday to receive the Maxwell Distinguished Public Service Award. He is George W. Lawson deputy director for public administration in the Office of SU Press Director to Study Abroad Richard G. Underwood, director of Syracuse University center by computers, Press, will take a year Jeave on Technical Cooperation and Research in the Agency for International Development, Washington. Lawson, the third winner of the award, addressed 25 grad uates in public administration at a banquet sponsored by the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, He predicted that today's problems may bring about a new structuring of the federal government, "A department of urban affairs will no doubt emerge," said.

"The Department of Health, Education and Welfare will probably split into three major departments." He said iti local government there will be the development of "satellite cities linked to a phono- of absence to study methods of financing and publishing scholarly research in Europe, where there are no university presses. Underwood, 45, holder of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, plans to visit Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, West Germany, France and Italy. He will saiWBailey said. from New York Aug. 23 with his wife and three children.

They plan to rent a house near Nice, France, where the family Dr. Gilbert G. Bamhart, direc- stay while Underwood visits the other countries. Lawson was cited by Maxwell Dean Stephen K. Bailey for selfless dedication to the ideals and spirit of public administration." "Your devotion to loftiest aims and mastery of the art of administration is a credit your colleagues, your alma mater and the 'profession," Previous winners of the award have been A.

Harrell, retired city manager, of Cincinnati, anr from a section of the country where educational standards were lower. The crusade's approach to these problems is two-pronged we learned, both remedial and preventive. Aid Dropout; In cooperation with districts, it aims to provide educational opportunities for school dropouts and individualized services for youngsters who now face difficulties in school Special courses in language arts also serve a remedial anc preventive purpose. In addition, emphasizing prevention, the schools, the crusade and a few other agencies hope to remove for today's preschoolers some of the roadblocks encountered by older children. The traditional curricular materials and program, together with teachers' backgrounds, re.

fleet for the most part the experience of middle-income families, Berman explained. This and lack of knowledge on the part of teachers of experiences common to families of low income has meant the curricu- Jum unintentionally discriminated against many children in depressed areas. Project's Goals Today's approach, much which has come from the Madison Area Project, Dr. Balmer emphasized, calls for new cur- ncular materials, development of teacher acquaintance with the cultural values and patterns of lower-income neighborhoods, together with introduction of the children themselves to experiences common to middle-income families. Next: "Services Provided to Meet These Needs.

Walsh Testifies in Washington Poor Said Poverty Politics Pawns WASHINGTON 0 William F. Walsh of Syracuse, N.Y., said Thursday a fight has developed in his city over "who owns the poor." Walsh's testimony before Republican Congressional task force of 11, was based ott his ex periences with the War on Pov erty community action profram in Syracuse. The task force is holding hear iiigs to gather information about the War on Poverty. It noted In a statement that Action Program Opponents on Some D.C. Plane The Post-Standard Bureau WASHINGTON a Haggstrom, a Syracuse University professor who directs the University College's Community Action anti-poverty program, flew to Washington yesterday on the same plane as Mayor William F.

Walsh. The two were traveling separately, although both their missions concerned the program Haggstrom directs. Walsh attacked the university's program before a group of House Republicans. Haggstrom visited the Office of Economic Opportunity discuss the program with Dr. Sanford L.

Kravitz, director of the Community Action research program. Mayor Syracuse has been the object of attention in press reports be- cuase there has been there about the type of program that thould be developed and who should administer it. Walsh said two program! operating in a one a community action training program under a $314,000 grant Syracuse University for training of social workers in areas of poverty. On April the controversy over the community Draining program came to public attention. The Post-Standard printed a letter from Charles A.

Walker, Syracuse Housing Authority commissioner, to President friction Johnson, accusing Syracuse University of administering a federally sponsored "action program that will ultimately cause are serious trouble in our community if allowed to continue." The four-page letter of protest to outlined the Housing Authority's position and demanded an in vestigatton of the activites of those participating in the university's program under the aegis of the University's school of social work. Walker said hl letter a based on an investigation a report by the authority's execu- ry. director, William L. McGar( Under the Walsh said, local public have designated Syracuse's Crusade for Opportunity tion as an umbrella group to coordinate all poverty suggested by the Office of He made 11 complaints, ranging from "haranguing the authority," "harassing tenants," to one that charged the participants of conducting activities along "the line of creating a di- Economic Opportunity, a vision between the races." program has worked well, nt Charges and counter-charges were exchanged between the community action administrators of the university and the authority. Within a week, Walsh and Chancellor William P.

Tolley held a meeting to iron out what termed "misunderstandings" between the two groups Locklin Elected President Oi March of Dimes Unit E. Alan Lockllin of ISO Brampton Road, former banker, yesterday was re-elected president of the Onondaga County chapter of the National Foundation- March of Dimes at the 32nd annual meeting of the health's agency's board of directors. The session was presided over by Neal P. McCurn, pres ident of the Onondaga County Bar Association and member of the foundation's state executive committee. The National Foundation is the volumtary health organization which carried on the successful medical research program against polio and now is engaged in a nationwide war against birth defects through a network of 52 treatment centers and evaluation clinics.

One of these is located at Syracuse Memorial Hospital. Elected to office, besides Locklin, were Dr. Burton Doust, a former city commissioner of health, first vice chairman; Mrs. Joseph R. Coieman, of 130 Sedgwick Road, general chairman of the foundation's traditional Mothers March for the last few years, second vice chairman; Mrs.

Eleanor Dooling of 155 North Edwards long a volunteer in civic health campaigns, secretary; and Mat thew Bellucci, assistant manager of the drive-in branch of the Merchants National Bank, treasurer. The board also elected as new directors Patrick J. Cunning' ham of 4216 Wolf Hollow Road, an assistant county district attorney, and William M. Coyne of 141 Oakley a public relations executive, and former member of the Onondaga Coun ty Civil Service Commission. The election of Cunningham and Coyne increased the membership of the board to 15.

Locklin announced that the board will meet within the next few weeks to formulate plans for the 1966 March of Dimes and to discuss appointment ot campaign leaders. said. The local public officials not consulted when the training center grant was made to university, he said. He declared many of the grams being developed by the trainees are "social experiments of the most dangerous type 1 and would not help the poor. Walsh said information wad received from a public housing tenant that he was told by trainee in connection with motor; registration that the program makes for a Democratic registration, "I tSlink it is a misuse of public funds to urge people to join a democratic small organization but when urging, no distinction is made between 2 big and a little the Republican mayor said.

He added it was reported) some trainees made misleading statements or were ill mannered and rude. Walsh said he also understood a project i by a Lrainee a with seeking release from prison of a poor son who pleaded guilty to ait assault charge but could not a fine. He said records indicated the prisioner was an habitual criminal. He said grants should withdrawn if they are to used for such purposes. We Carry a Complete Line Faucet Stems For AH Makes of Faucets Also- Handlis tor of research for the Public Health Service.

Banks to Offer Free Lunch As Dairy Month Program Free miJk, cheese, cookies and crackers will be dispensed today at a Onondaga County banks in observance of June Dajry Month. Arranged by the Onondaga County June Dairy Committee, the dispensing of milk is another ia a series of events pointing up the importance of dairy products. Grange and Farm a women will act as hostesses at participating banks: I At Baldwinsville, First Trust, Mrs. Mary Ellen Virkler; Cicero, Merchants, Mrs. French; EJbridge, Merchants, Mrs.

Jenny Chase; Fayelteville, Merchants, Mrs. a erine Stephens; Manlius, Merchants, Mrs, Katherine Stephens; Marcellus, First Trust, Mrs. Clark; SkaneateJes, First Trust, Miss Bette Harvard; 11 Marine Midland, Mrs. Lli Winslow, STALL SHOWER with fauwt ihowtr head and ftroiiwr. 39 95 TOILETS SANDY ISLAND ON UKE ONTARIO IS NOW OPEN FOR COLLEGE, FRATERNAL and GROUP OUTINGS DRIVE TO SANDY CREEK OK ROUTE gl TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW SIGNS NO nem KTGS OK BOTTLES--TIN CANS CNIT All Partt QuarantMd Reg.

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