Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 11

Lexington Herald-Leader aw: Lifestyle B3 Classified B7 Section Monday January 16 1989 Minority teachers must be role models speakers say By Thomas Sullivan Herald-Leader staff writer If ways found to get minorities to become teachers and stay in the classroom this country will commit said a speaker yesterday at a conference in Lexington That warning came from Huel Davis Perkins a former deputy director of education programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities He spoke at the third annual Conference on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students in Teacher Education which began yesterday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel In his speech Perkins said that minority students needed role models to succeed And those role models must come in the form of minority educators he said models are needed to counter the negative Firkins said Perkins said that if more minority teachers were not placed in the classrooms the entire nation would be affected negatively lack of minority teachers in the classroom is not a racial problem or a black problem or a white Perkins said one which can lead an entire nation to intellectual But now there is a shortage of minority teachers thwarting efforts to increase the number of role models Howard llill director of chapter programs for Delta Kappa a professional education fraternity in Indiana said that he thought the problem was that minorities did not want to teach jobs are there Minorities just don't want Hill said are aware of the problem but they are also contributors (Turn to MINORITY B2) KET finds key that revamps TV courses Herald-LeaderCharles Bertram Willis Hawley of Vanderbilt University said school officials could help blacks and whites interact Part of dream comes to life More than 1000 march to honor slain leader By Joseph Stroud Herald-Leader staff writer More than 25 years ago oh the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington the Rev Martin Luther King proclaimed his dream of a world black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers" In Lexington yesterday in a small way a piece of that dream came to life when a decidedly multiracial crowd of more than 1000 inarched through the streets to celebrate birthday and to see that his dream lives on It was the fourth year a march was held in Lexington to mark the birthday of the slain civil rights leader Last year tiie marchers occupied only about half of die Singletary Center for the Arts at the University of Kentucky yesterday the 1400-seat auditorium was almost filled The cold January air apparently did not deter the marchers who started from behind Memorial Coliseum then walked south on Rose Street west on Washington Street north on South Limestone Street and east on Euclid Avenue The march ended with a ceremony in the Singletary Center Along the way 'people carried signs sang or talked quietly Among the songs heard during the march were Shall and Birthday to a song written by Stevie Wonder (Turn to MARCH B2) New twist: Politician seeks vote to end job All too seldom do politicians try to eliminate themselves but here's a case in point After 17 years on die job Fayette County Jailer Harold Buchignani will file for re-election this week with hopes a spending a final four-year term becoming the last elected jailer want to go out with die elective office mid let the elective office go out with Buchignani said during an interview Friday going to work toward getting legislation that will turn over the detention function to die Urban County Government just makes sense to do that' Back in 1972 when Buchignani was appointed by then-County Judge Robert Stephens to finish the unexpired term of John Luby who had resigned the jail had about 150 inmates Now including medical personnel it has almost that many staff members said Buchignani And die inmate population is about 600 got a budget of more than $4 million that already comes through the urban county" he said our staff setup already is almost identical to urban-county guidelines best thing for die future is to turn it over to local government and let die government hire a professional detention administrator to run the Meanwhile Buchignani will be running for his fifth consecutive term with his usual campaign slogan: Buck in Jail" Like most jailers Buchignani is kn entertaining storyteller he said not like any other place in Lexington for sure we moved into the new building (on Clark Street) in 1976 we thought the place was foolproof! the first day one of the inmates sticks his foot into a commode and keeps flushing it until he floods die building few weeks later four guys escaped through a window with bullet-proof glass They heated a piece of metal and melted the glass Pretty smart but we caught them all one of them broke his leg falling out the And then there was what Buchignani called toilet-paper An inmate patiendy braided strands of bathroom tissue into a 140-foot rope was strong enough to pull tip a gun or something tied to said Buchignani we caught him One of his favorite memories is about die old jail on Short Street and a bloodhound named Gopher police gave Gopher to he Said had gotten so mean that they want him We thought be perfect to guard prisoners inmates sneaked right past old Gopher one night and he even growl at Buchignani laughed thinking about it turned out that Gopher was mean all right but only bite somebody who was wearing a By Mary Ann Roser Herald-Leader education writer A generation of Kentucky kids has grown up with educational television in their classrooms but one thing was always missing: The students talk to the teacher on TV and the teacher respond to them That is about to change Using Btate-of-the-art technology Kentucky Educational Television is preparing to launch a new age It has come up with a way fix a teacher in the TV studio to interact with students in the classroom The communication is by way of satellite links and small computerized boxes that a KET computer whiz developed from video game equipment No other public TV network in the nation has developed that technology said Leonard Press executive director of KET: Educational television might never be the same after Tuesday the day KET will switch on the satellite system or channel as it is called At 10 am KET will transmit an advanced mathematics course to 24 high schools in Kentucky and 38 schools in 15 other states The instructor Tom Graviss of Louisville will be at KETs Lexington studio during the broadcast Meanwhile the students in schools that do not offer the proba- -bility and statistics course will watch Graviss on television All of his 250 students will be equipped with that will enable them to communicate with Graviss said John Gorman the computer systems manager who developed the key pads When Graviss asks the students if they are following his explanations they can press or on their key pads Within seconds Graviss will have their responses tabulated on a screen at the studio He can alter his teaching accordingly- He -also can have them work problems and take quizzes When the students key in their answers Graviss will know immediately how many are right or wrong But there is more Each classroom will be equipped with a telephone and at designated times (Turn to KET B7) birthday: open or closed Here is how organizations in Lexington and Kentucky will be affected today by observance of the federal holiday celebrating Martin Luther King birthday: Courts: Closed Lexington government egen-des: Closed Lexington Public Library: Open Federal government agencies: Closed State government agencies: Open LexTran: Regular schedule Fayette health department Closed Mall delivery: Nona Public achools: Fayette County schools open Garbage collection: None Shopping canters: Open Burley auctions: Closed Hsrald-LeaderCharles Bertram Settinglitistraightj Among the marchers yesterday were Pamela Swann and her son Lamin 11 He was among the many people who carried signs Correction Some of the requirements of the state vehicle window-tint law which went into effect yesterday were incorrect in a box accompanying an article in Herald-Leader The requirements listed should have said: A sun visor strip across the top of the windshield is allowed with some restrictions Thirty-five percent of sunlight must get through on the front side windows Eighteen percent of sunlight must get through on the rear side windows A tint allowing 5 percent sun transmission is allowed on the rear window only when the vehicle has two side-view mirrors The Herald-Leader corrects aU significant errors that are brought to the attention If you think we have made such an error please call our newsroom at (606) 231-3270 daily On weekends call (606) 231-3302 after 3 pm Blankets and heaters should be delivered to Community Action at 913 Georgetown Street Education hearing set The legislature's Interim Joint' Committee on Education will cap its statewide tour to gather public input on improving Kentucky schools with a hearing Jan 26 in Northern Kentucky The Northern Kentucky visit will begin at 5:30 pm at the Woodland Middle School in Taylor Mill Anyone wishing to address the committee on education-related topics is invited to attend The stop will be the Uth for the legislative panel and its last prior to an education conference scheduled for Feb 22-24 in State will honor volunteers work throughout April A monthlong celebration honoring volunteers and their contributions will begin in April As host of the event Gov Wallace Wilkinson and his wife Martha will unveil the Kentucky Volunteer Roll of Honor a list oif volunteers in the state that will be on display in the Capitol Rotunda throughout April Diana Gibson president of the Fayette County Extension Homemakers Association will be chairwoman for Fayette County Organizations may send names of volunteers to Ms Gibson at Good Bam University of Ken month For more information call 233-5410 or 233-6166 Tests for smokers The University of Louisville will conduct free lung-function tests as part of a study to determine the effects of smoking on men and women 45 and older A free cholesterol test also will be given to all participants Those wishing to participate should call Linda Ward on weekdays except Wednesday at (502) 588-5711 Emergency aid needed Community Action is accepting donations of blankets and kerosene heaters that will be used by clients in emergency situations tucky Lexington 40506 until Feb 1 College prep workshops High school seniors from designated Kentucky counties interested in becoming physicians or dentists will be selected to attend college preparatory workshops at the University of Kentucky Uni-' versify of Louisville and Kentucky State University Hie workshops are part of the Professional Education Preparation Program designed to help increase the number of students in medical and dental schools from Kentucky counties with a shortage of physicians and dentists Interested students may obtain application forms from their high school counselors or principals or NEWS TO USE by contacting the Professional Education Preparation Program Kentucky Council on Higher Education 1050 US 127 South Frankfort Office Complex Frankfort Ky 40601 Applications must be received by March 1 Infertility support group The Infertility Support Group will meet at the Kentucky Center for Reproductive Medicine Tuesday at 7:30 pm in Room C303 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center The group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each.