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Lexington Herald-Leader Television C5 Business C7 Comics C10 ejotssyviu! Section Saturday September 24 1988 What's in a name? Plenty authors say By Carol Horner Knight-Ridder News Service 1 he next president of the country might be called George a name that conveys manliness and upward mobility Or he might be think parents should be aware of in naming a child Rosenkrantz said Parents might want to know how popular certain names are she said so they can balance a child's desire to fit in with the child's desire to be special (The authors found no federal agency keeping a national name-popularity list But drawing from five state lists they concluded that the five most popular names for girls in 1986 were Jessica Amanda Ashley Jennifer and Sara(h) The top five names for boys that year were Michael Christopher Matthew Andrew and Daniel) It takes "at least two generations maybe three" Rosenkrantz said for names to cycle out of and back into popularity though some such as Doris Lucille Alvin and Willard are now "so far out they'll probably always be out" Parents might want to know which names (Turn to WHAVS backpg) They know the angst and trepidation that parents feel when they are about to give this first and lasting gift to their infants They decided to explore the matter with an eye not to tracing names' historical derivations and meanings but with an eye to the aura created on the playground when Mom demands that Bart quit beating up on Bernard (could it be vice versa?) or that Babette share her tricycle with Blair "I do think names matter especially when you get to the fringes'' Rosenkrantz said in a telephone interview The fringes: the Huberts and Berthas who research shows were awarded B's for the same work that earned A's for the Davids and Karens Or the Venus who is thdbght to have a tougher" time making partner in the law firm than the Virginia of equal ability "We don't think this is really going to ruin somebody's life but there are a lot of issues we called Michael which conveys equal manliness and is quite popular to boot But if you called him Ronald which you wont of course that would be labeling the leader of the country with a name "too loaded with frumpy dowdy or nerdy baggage to come back into style now or maybe ever" Say what? Names have fashion style message impact or none of the above according to the authors of Beyond Jennifer Jason: An Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby (St Martin's Press $895 paperback) The authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran are professional writers who are also parents and thus namers Associated Press The name Beatrice is expected to become popular thanks to the Duke and Duchess of York Robert Ball works toward expanding KET's technology KET giving Murisiic look So teaming Kentucky's educational network launches one-of-a-kind program Herald-LeaderDavid Perry Video engineer Butch Houghton works in the control room at KET's offices on Cooper Drive Former governors praise KET's effects on state percent of the welfare fathers fall By Susan White Herald-Leader TV critic into that category as do 70 percent of the states prisoners "We Kentuckians at times are fhen KET celebrated its 20th birthday with a luncheon yesterday three not very proud of some of the statistics that are related to our state" Carroll admitted "But when you look at KET you realize that we are faced with modem equipment that's very expensive but thafs going to allow the public of Kentucky an opportunity to see the very best and achieve the very building on Cooper Drive By January about 20 pilot schools will be outfitted with satellite dishes and key pads Students in each of those schools will have access to two courses: statistics and probability and beginning Japanese Teachers can take two in-service training programs one that will help them teach advanced placement math By next September every high school in Kentucky will have a satellite dish and at least 50 will have the key pads By then the range of courses will be greatly expanded Eventually every ele- mentary school will have a dish too Graviss KETs first "super teacher" has been hired More teachers will be added as the program unfolds Although KET wont be the first educational network to offer live satellite courses no other system in the nation is using the interactive key pads or can reach every school in its state If satellite teaching turns out to be the wave of the future in education then Kentucky will be riding the wave's crest rather than its end 0 Leonard Press KETs executive director sees Star Channels as the most important project in KETs 20-year history (Turn to KET back pmg) By Susan White Herald-Leader TV critic If you've grown accustomed to seeing Kentucky play catch-up in education consider this futuristic scenario for a moment A couple of students at a small school in Eastern Kentucky decide they want to take an advanced course in statistics At a specified time each day they go to a classroom and take their seats in front of a TV monitor where their teacher will appear But this isn't an ordinary pre-taped class Instead the kids are getting individualized instruction from Tom Graviss who is talking to them live via satellite from a special studio at the Kentucky Educational Television headquarters in Lexington When Graviss asks questions the kids punch their answers into the key pads that sit on their desks The answers are then flashed onto a screen beside Graviss who can immediately spot who is having trouble He can even take roll every day If you're muttering that this sounds too futuristic to be real and certainly too expensive to be found in Kentucky read on for some surprises Yesterday ground-breaking ceremonies were held for a building to house this innovative teaching system called KET Star Channels It will be behind the KET best" Former Gov Bert Combs said KET would make "a lasting contri bution to education with its satel lite system former governors took turns telling the guests that Kentucky's educational system was a mess and that KETs new satellite education system could help make the mess more manageable Former Gov Louie Nunn said Kentucky's educational system "has been perpetrating a fraud on itself on the parents on the taxpayers and on the children Not intentionally but perhaps unwittingly We have advanced those people and given them high school diplomas who have not been able to achieve more than a sixth-grade education And they're still functionally illiterate "We cannot and must not continue the system that we presently have And I think that KET can help us go forward" Julian Carroll used statistics to emphasize what Nunn had said Ninety-nine percent of Kentucky's welfare mothers are high school dropouts Carroll explained Ninety Terry McBrayer chairman of KETs governing body urged the luncheon guests at The Red Mile to help KET move ahead with its plans "I challenge you to help us go forward fast" he said "If all of Kentucky's other educational ef forts were so far advanced and sophisticated as KETs we would IT 1 Tom Graviss has been hired to be "super teacher" De io i education as we already are in public broadcasting answer his questions using state-of-the-art and as we already are in basket students will key pads ball If you can tell good guys from bad become a wrestling referee DG FKzMaurice Up Contributing columnist quiz: Instructor How did you get here? Student I walked Instructor You walked up two flights of stairs? You must be in pretty good shape Pro wrestling refereeing demands physical fitness you know Student Yeah I really wasn't winded until I hit the trip step Instructor Great Now turn around and read the eve chart Student What chart? Instructor Excellent You're well on your way to earning your bow he Student Thanks Instructor OK now here's a lough one Imagine vou're refereeing a tag team match One team is dressed in black bonds Student That's the bad teyn right? Hulk Hogan and the heavyweight championship belt is on the line Student Oh why didn't you say so? Here goes One two two-and-a-quarter two-and-a-half two-and-three-quarters three! Instructor Congratulations and welcome to the wonderful wacky World Wrestling Federation Remember you're now part of a team You help represent what pro wrestling is all about Student I think you've said it alL Talk about your true believers Officials at the Berean Christian Store told me that no one has asked fur a refund of their purchase of Edgar Whisenant's 88 Reasons 7rr tlx Rapture 1117 Be in 19S8 In fact orders are coming in Instructor (Laughing) Hey let me finish You catch on fast Anyway the other team is waxing the American flag and they're dressed in red white and blue tights What do you do when the guys in black try to distract the referee so that they can do illegal things to the good guys? Take your time before answering Student Hmmm That is a tough one I think I would turn my back to the action in the ring ignore the cries of cheating from the crowd and begin to count to 100 That would disqualify the guys in black Instructor Perfect! All right let's move on to the math part of our quiz Count to three forme Student One two three Instructor Not bad but not quite right Think about it Say yojjVe counting out On behalf of all Central Kentuckians with a few notable exceptions allow me to welcome the members of the World Wrestling Federation to Lexington We are all unabashedly proud exceedingly delighted and plumb happy to have this group of athlete-actors in our community In a confusing world of different shades of gray how refreshing for the ordinary citizen to be confronted by good and nil hero and villain black and white But those of ycu on your way to Rupp Arena for tonight's muscular morality play are cautioned not to focus your entire attention on the combatants Take time out Id observe the officials in tonight's matches For more than likely they are all honor graduates of my own Helen Keller School far Professorial Referees Rrsonally Speaking Students are required to pass a rigorous five or six hour officiating course plus a demanding physical examination For those of you who may have flunked out of divinity or barber colleges and may be seriously thinking of pursuing a lucrative career as a pro wrestling referee we are happy to furnish the following sample questions and answers incorporated in our.