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November 8, 1979

Sen. Birch Bayh Will Give Hennings Lecture

U.S. Senator Birch Bayh (Dem.-Ind.) will present the Thomas C. Hennings Mem- orial Lecture, discussing "Energy: America's Greatest Challenge" at 11 a.m. Wed- nesday, Nov. 14, in Graham Chapel. He will lead a dis- cussion session at 2 p.m. in Lambert Lounge, Mallinc- krodt Center.

Hennings was a U.S. senator from Missouri from 1951 until his death in 1960.

Bayh has been a U.S. Senator for 16 years. He served in the Indiana state legislature for eight years, where he was Speaker of the House in 1959 and 1960 and Minority Leader in 1961 and 1962.

Currently, Bayh is chairper- son of the Senate Intelligence Committee, a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a

member of the Senate Ap- propriations Committee.

Bayh has written and sup- ported legislation dealing with the rights and needs of women; giving 18-year-olds the right to vote; juvenile justice reform; state trans- portation projects; protection of Constitutional rights; pro- tection of private citizens and the press from police searches; and the Equal Rights Amend- ment.

Works by Past and Present Artists Create Exciting Centennial Exhibition

Birch Bayh

Grant Will Train Social Workers For Practice in Rural Settings

The WU George Warren Brown School of Social Work has received a five-year, $762,000 grant from the National Insti- tute of Mental Health to continue to develop a primary health care training program for social workers. Currently in its sec- ond year, the program prepares students to serve specifically in rural areas.

The program, which leads to the MSW degree, consists of one year of traditional social work curriculum supplemented by courses in behavioral and crisis intervention, psycho- pharmacology, social and behavioral problems associated with disease and illness, health care policy and administration and a nine-month supervised practicum. The grant covers many educational and administrative costs and traineeships including tuition and stipends for students. William H. Butterfield, as- sociate dean at GWB, is director of the program. Claude Walter, research associate, is project manager.

Two students have completed the first year of training and are now in practicum: Beverly Raines of Cape Girardeau, Mo. is at the Children's Clinic in Cape Girardeau, and Sheryl Harper, of Springfield, Mo., is at the Finch Medical Clinic in

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William K. Bixby (left), donor of Bixby Hall, is shown at 1925 cornerstone-laying ceremonies with (left to right) Mrs. Bixby, Chancellor Herbert Spencer Hadley, Edmund H. Wuerpel, second director of the WU School of Fine arts, and Holmes Smith, professor of drawing and history of art. This vintage photograph is one of many which illustrate a new history of the WU School of Fine Arts published this week to commemorate its centenary.

Some 75 works of art by former and present-day WU faculty members, nearly all of them from the School of Fine Arts, will go on display in the "Centennial Faculty Exhibition" in the WU Gallery of Art, Steinberg Hall, on Sun., Nov. 11. A reception from 7-9 p.m. that evening at the Gallery, sponsored by the Women's Society of WU, will launch this special show, the last major event of a two-month School of Fine Arts Centennial celebration.

The art of some 40 former teachers at the School will hang in the upper gallery through Jan. 31. Some 35 current faculty members will show their work in the lower gallery through Jan. 6.

The works of art in the his- torical segment of the show will be represented in a publi- cation which also contains a definitive, illustrated history of the art school written by Sally Bixby Defty of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The publica- tion, Washington University School of Fine A rts: The First Hundred Years, 1879-1979, will be available for $2 at the opening reception or from Barbara Jordan in 101 Bixby Hall. See Calendar, p. 4, for viewing hours.

Oil portrait of Arthur Holly Compton (WU Chancellor, 1945-53) by Fred Conway, WU faculty member for 46 years. The portrait is on display in the WU Centennial Faculty Exhibition.

Psychologist's Son And Biographer Will Speak Nov. 12

Michael Wertheimer, pro- fessor of psychology at the University of Colorado and a son and biographer of Max Wertheimer, the founder of Gestalt psychology, will talk about his father's work at 4 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, in room 102, Eads Hall.

In conjunction with his talk, there will be an exhibit of the elder Wertheimer's manu- scripts and other historical material in the lobby of Olin Library. Sponsored by the WU Department of Psychology, the lecture and exhibit are part of an interna- tional observance of the 100th anniversary of the founding of modern scientific psychology.

In 1910, the young German psychologist Wertheimer be- gan experiments to test early Gestalt principles. Using a tachistoscope, a device similar to a motion picture projector,

Michael Wertheimer

Wertheimer discovered that the observers perceived a rapidly flashing light as con- tinous rather than flashing. These and other discoveries Wertheimer called the phi phenomenon.

Through numerous experi- ments of perception, Wert- heimer and others established that the perceiving mind im- poses its own structure and order to objects, tending to "see" the world in indivisible wholes.

Faculty News William R. Kohn, associate

professor of art in the WU School of Fine Arts, was one of 31 artists featured in the "Salon de Octubre" at the Casa de la Cultura, Guada- lajara, Mexico. His acrylic work, "De La Rotunda," a painting of the Cathedral of Guadalajara completed while on sabbatical last year, was on view at the exhibition.

* * Michael M. Karl, MD, clin-

ical professor of medicine at the WU School of Medicine, has been elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He is one of eight medical school faculty elected to the Institute, including WU Chancellor William H. Dan- forth, MD.

* * Milica Banjanin, WU asso-

ciate professor of Russian, presented a lecture on "Problems of Archival Re- search in the Soviet Union" at the Missouri meeting of ATSEEL in October. Ban- janin spent the 1978-79 fall semester in the Soviet Union researching Russian futurism in the archives in Moscow and

Leningrad, through grants from the U.S. and Soviet gov- ernments.

* * Dennis M. Oliver, who

taught English at WU for eight years, has been named senior associate at the WU Center for the Study of Data Processing.

* * Samuel B. Guze, MD,

Spencer T. Olin Professor of Psychiatry, chairperson of the psychiatry department and Vice-Chancellor for Medical Affairs at the WU School of Medicine, was named chair- man-elect of the Board of Directors of the Association for Academic Health Centers at the group's 21st annual meeting last October.

* * Edward D. Kalachek, WU

professor of economics, and Fredric Q. Raines, WU asso- ciate professor of economics, have been awarded a $2000 prize for an article on "Trade Unions and Hiring Stand- ards." The article will be printed in the first edition of a new journal, "The Journal of Labor Research," in spring 1980.

Dental School Alumni Aid Students Through "Big Brother" Program

An innovative program which pairs students at the WU School of Dental Medicine with local alumni of the School to learn more about the private practice of dentistry recently be- gan its second year of operation.

Intended originally to match senior dental students with dentists in private practice, the current Alumni Advisor Pro- gram involves junior students because the School, completing a transition from a three-year to a four-year curriculum, has no senior class this year. The student-alumni pairings will be extended to include the students' last two years in dental school.

The program is sponsored by the WU Dental Alumni As- sociation and supervised by a special alumni committee headed by W. Neal Newton, DDS '51. Newton, a pedodontist in pri- vate practice, is chairman of the School's Alumni Advisory Board. Serving with him on the special committee are: John G. Durham, DDS '56; Benny L. King, DDS '63; Joseph Laffler, DDS '61; John A. Mahoney, DDS '55; and Leo S. Shanley, DDS '55.

The advisor program, often referred to as the "Big Brother Program," was designed "to give WU dental students a close- up look at private dental practice that is not provided in dental education," Newton said. "Professionals can offer advice rang- ing from equipment needs to personnel practices to selecting a suitable location for practice."

This year, Newton and his committee are developing group activities. These will include practice orientation seminars at the School and visits to selected area dental offices and dental supply houses.

"A strong effort also will be made this year to familiarize our students with the practice of rural dentistry, because we feel that the advantages of such practice have not been adequately made known to past students," Newton said. A committee of WU dental alumni from outstate Missouri, headed by Dale J. Cartwright, DDS '54, of Cabool, Mo., will supervise this effort.

The Alumni Advisor Program has the enthusiastic support of George D. Selfridge, dean of the School of Dental Medicine. "The alumni taking part are investing a great deal of time and effort for our students," Selfridge said. "The students really appreciate it. Just knowing that the alumni are so concerned about them certainly reinforces their positive feelings about the School and the University, in addition to significantly helping their entrance into private dental practice." -ir»ing utrM

W. Neal Newton, DDS '51 (center), chairman of the WU Dental School's Alumni Advisor Program, greets fellow alumnus Jerry L. Young, DDS '58, at a reception to launch this year's program. Looking on is William E. Uthoff, a third-year dental student who is student chairman for the program. In the background, talking with their alumni advisors, are third-year dental students Patricia M. Hanlon (far left) and Greg N. Newton (far right).

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Research indicates that nearly 40 percent of patient complaints to physicians are not related to physical illness or disease but to social and behavorial problems. Such complaints are sometimes dis- regarded by physicians, but a behavioral specialist in the primary care setting can detect and treat these problems at an early stage, providing more comprehen- sive health care.

The program is aimed at rural communities which are typically underserved in health and mental health care because of a dispersed population, lack of financial and human service resources and poor coordination of health services.

The WU program is modeled after a similar program developed by Butterfield when he was a member of the School of Social Work faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Several graduates of that program are currently working in physicians' offices in the Madison area.

Exotic Foods, Jewelry, and Gifts Featured at International Bazaar

Handmade ornaments, Chinese kites, art from the Congo and items from around the world will be on sale at the annual International Bazaar, Nov. 13-17, in the Ann Whitney Olin Women's Building, sponsored and organized by students in the Campus YMCA-YWCA.

Chancellor William H. Danforth has declared the week of the bazaar International Week on campus. Student Union and the Gargoyle Coffeehouse will be sponsoring a number of events to be announced shortly.

"Reflections . . . Look into the International Mirror" is the theme of this year's bazaar which will be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-l p.m. on Saturday. For further information, call Ext. 5251.

The jewelry and toy booths will be highlighted by hand- made toys by Kent Wittier, a WU senior engineering student, and colorful dough pins by Pamela Davis, a senior liberal arts student. International teas, coffees, pastries and cheeses will be served throughout the bazaar.

The history of the bazaar stretches back to 1911, when stu- dents and faculty exhibited items acquired on trips abroad. In time, the exhibit format developed into a fund-raising event organized and sponsored by students to support the Campus Y's many community activities.

Ellen Greenblatt, a senior majoring in business, and Dianna Linder, an arts and science major, are co-chairpersons of the bazaar.

Community Spirit is Retreat Subject

Bears Win Regional Playoff Spot Despite Home Game Loss to Avila

The Student-Faculty Inter- action Committee will spon-

The WU Record is pub- lished weekly during the academic year by the Infor- mation Office. Editor: Ruth E. Thaler; calendar editor: Charlotte Boman. Address all communications to Box 1142.

sor a two-day retreat to dis- cuss "Building Community at WU," Nov. 17 and 18 at the University's Conference Center at Bromwoods.

Applications for the retreat are available at the Resource Desk in Mallinckrodt Center through Friday, Nov. 9. There is a $10 fee and a limited number of spaces remaining.

The WU soccer Bears will play Ohio Wesleyan Satur- day, Nov. 10, in Delaware, Ohio, in the first round of the Midwest-Far West Regional of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III playoffs.

If the Bears win, they will meet the winner of the Mac-

Murray-Denison University game in the regional finals Nov. 17-18. The finals will be held Nov. 23-24.

The Bears lost to Avila Col- lege, 1-0, in the second over- time period of their last home game, Saturday, Nov. 3. The Bears record is 13 wins, two losses and three ties.

Survey of Services to Elderly To Suggest Improvements in Care

Social services for the elderly may improve in the future due to a three-year grant of $180,000 to Wornie L. Reed, WU professor of sociology, from the National Center for Health Services Research in the federal department of Health, Educa- tion and Welfare.

The project will begin in 1980 with a formal survey of peo- ple over age 60 living in the central city.

The study, Reed said, has two major concerns. First, it will be used to determine what services elderly people need. Sec- ond, it will measure the relative success that elderly persons have in acquiring those services.

The survey will ask participants about their use of and access to health care, such as medical, psychiatric and den- tal services; transportation; legal and counseling services; home maintenance and repair; nutrition; and information and referral ser- vices.

The study will also investigate "structural and individual" barriers which prevent the elderly from using such services, Reed said. Structural barriers include lack of transportation and the cost, distribution and availability of services. Individual barriers include lack of information or knowledge about existing ser- vices, fear of leaving home to travel to service sites,and poor health, he said.

Reed and his assistants will also study "informal social networks" through which older peo- ple often obtain services and overcome such barriers. "Once we have a better understanding of how these networks function, they could be incorporated into services to elderly members of society," he said.

"Recently there are some moves toward increasing services for the elderly," Reed said. The trend in the immediate past has been that elderly people "faced decreasing amounts of services in inner cities" as urban populations and industries shifted to the suburbs, reducing the urban tax and service base. The needs of older people became more a responsibility of social systems or agencies, which lost financial support as urban residential areas declined.

Geographic boundaries for the survey are Highway 70 on the north, Highway 40 on the south, east to the Riverfront and west to the city limits at Skinker Blvd. -Ruth E. Thaier

Wornie L. Reed, WU associate profes- sor of sociology goes over preliminary paperwork for a grant to study urban elderly with research assistant Betty Washington, a graduate student in the WU sociology department. (Photo by Peter H. Zimmerman)

Calendar November 9-15

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER9 4 p.m. Department of Plant Biology Lecture, "Amino Acid Uptake in Cultures of Nicotiana Tabacum," Carl McDaniel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 322 Rebstock.

9 p.m. School of Fine Arts Annual Beaux Arts Costume Ball. The ball will feature live music and refreshments for members of the WU community. Bixby Hall Gallery. Admission $2 at the door.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 9 p.m. School of Fine Arts Bohemian Costume Brawl for alumni of the School of Fine Arts. The brawl will feature live music, refreshments and prizes for best costume. Bixby Hall Gallery. Admission $3 at the door.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 I p.m. Washington University Open House. Prospective students and their families may visit the five undergraduate academic divisions, tour the campus, and participate in discussions on financial aid, ROTC, programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy and career planning. Through 4 p.m. Edison Theatre Mallinckrodt Center. No charge.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 II a.m. Department of Civil Engineering Seminar, "Practical Earthquake-Resistant Design of Buildings by Inelastic Dynamic Approach," Mark Fintel, director, Advanced Engineering Services, Portland Cement Assoc. 100 Cupples II.

12:45 p.m. WU Professors Emeriti Luncheon Meeting. The speaker will be Col. Curtis Brostron, Chief of Police of St. Louis from 1973-77. Whittemore House.

4 p.m. Department of Psychology Centenary of Modern Scientific Psychology Colloquium, "Max Wertheimer and Gestalt Psychology," Michael Wertheimer, prof, of psychology, U. of Colo., and his father's biographer. 102 Eads.

8:30 p.m. School of Architecture Harris Armstrong Memorial Lecture, Hudson Jackson, practicing architect, Cambridge, Mass. Steinberg Auditorium.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 9 a.m. School of Engineering and Applied Science Three-Day Intensive Short Course,

"Polymers for Medical Applications." 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov. 13-15. 313 Urbauer. To register, call Prof. John Kardos at Ext. 6062.

10 a.m. Campus Y Annual International Bazaar. The bazaar's hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 13- 16;10a.m.-l p.m., Nov. 17. A tearoom will serve imported foods throughout the bazaar. Ann Whitney Olin Women's Building Lounge.

4 p.m. Department of Anthropology Colloquium, "Subjectivity, Objectivity and Values in Social Science," Muriel Dimen-Schein, prof, of anthropology, Lehman College (CUNY). 101 McMillan.

4:15 p.m. Undergraduate History Association Slide Lecture, "Do the Arts Mirror Social Malaise? The Evidence of the Russian Icon," Max J. Okenfuss, WU assoc. prof, of history. 110 Busch.

5 p.m. Women's Workshop Series, "What is Feminism?" Barbara Ryan Harris, WU graduate student in sociology, and Susan Frain, National Organization for Women. Women's Resource Center, 312 Ann Whitney Olin Women's Building.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 11 a.m. Thomas C. Hennings Memorial Lecture, "Energy: America's Greatest Challenge," Senator Birch Bayh (Dem.-Ind.) Graham Chapel.

11:30 a.m. Students on Security Awareness Day and Speak-out. Guests from the campus and from off-campus will talk about security. Lower level, Mallinckrodt Center.

4 p.m. Department of Physics Colloquium, "Superconducting Computers," Robert Guernsey, International Business Machines. 201 Crow.

5 p.m. Women's Workshop Series, "Assertiveness Skills for Women," Karen Levin Coburn, coordinator, WU Career Planning and Placement Service, and Madge Treeger, counselor, WU Student Counseling Service. 312 Ann Whitney Olin Women's Building.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 4 p.m. Department of Mathematics Colloquium, "Fatou Theorems for the Heat and Helmholtz Equations," John Taylor, prof, of mathematics, McGill U. 199 Cupples I.

4 p.m. Department of Chemistry Seminar, "In-Beam Laser- Induced Nuclear Polarization," J.R. Beene, Oak Ridge National Laboratories. 311 McMillen Lab.

4 p.m. Center for the Study of Public Affairs Lecture, "Politics and Development in China: Some Initial Impressions," James W. Davis, WU prof, of political science, associate provost. Lambert Lounge, Mallinckrodt.

8:15 p.m. Asian Art Society Illustrated Lecture, "Japanese Ceramics and the Chinese Influence," Richard S. Cleveland, curator of Oriental art, St. Louis Art Museum. Steinberg Auditorium.

Music

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 8 p.m. Department of Music Faculty Recital, Seth Carlin, piano soloist. The program will include works by Stravinsky, Shifrin, Debussy, Cage, Cowell and Messiaen. Graham Chapel.

Seth Carlin

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 2 p.m. WU Wind Ensemble "Pops" Concert, directed by Dan Presgrave. Westroads Mall, Clayton Road and Brentwood Blvd.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER II 8 p.m. Department of Music Percussion Ensemble Concert, directed by Richard O'Donnell. The program will include little- known classics of the '60s and 70s and works by Hovhaness, Gauger, Steinke, Beurt, and Phillips. Graham Chapel.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 9:30 p.m. WU Jazz Ensemble Concert, directed by Robert Edwards, Jr. The program will include contemporary and standard Big Band jazz works. Gargoyle Coffeehouse, Mallinckrodt.

Films FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "Midnight Express." Brown. $1.75. (Also Sat., Nov. 10, same times, Brown; and Sun., Nov. 11, 8 p.m., Wohl Center.)

8 p.m. Office of Student Activities American Film Series, "Four Daughters" and "Body and Soul." Rebstock. SI.50.

12 midnight. WU Filmboard Series, "Farewell, My Lovely." Brown. $1. (Also Sat., Nov. 10, midnight Brown.)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 8 p.m. Office of Student Activities American Film Series, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "East of Eden." Rebstock. $1.50.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "Don't Look Now." Brown. $1.75. (Also Tues., Nov. 13, same times, Brown.)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 7:30 and 9:15 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "Bread and Chocolate." Brown. $1.75. (Also Thurs., Nov. 15, same times, Brown.)

7:30 p.m. Women's Film Series, "Killing Us Softly" and "Rape Culture." Gargoyle Coffeehouse, Mallinckrodt. No charge.

Exhibitions

WU Centennial Faculty Exhibition. The last major School of Fine Arts centennial event, the exhibit features two shows; works by some 40 former faculty members; and works by some 35 current faculty members. An opening reception, sponsored by the Women's Society of WU, will be held from 7-9 p.m., Sun., Nov. 11, in the Gallery, WU Gallery of Art, Steinberg Hall. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri., 1-5 p.m., Sat., Sun. Historic faculty show, upper gallery, Nov. 11-Jan. 31. Current faculty show, lower gallery, Nov. 11-Jan. 6.

"Recent Acquisitions," Rare Books and Special Collections, Olin Library, level 5. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Through Dec. 31.

"The Treatment of Cataract Through the 18th Century." WU Medical School Library Annex, 615 S. Taylor. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Through Dec. 31.

Performing Arts

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 8 p.m. Edison Theatre Presentation, Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, performed by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. Edison Theatre. Admission $5; $3.75 for WU faculty, staff and area students; $2 for WU students. Tickets available at Edison Theatre Box Office. (Also Sat., Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Edison.)