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need help, too
By REGINA MOEHLMAN
Battalion Reporter
Many school systems today provide special programs and funds for
handicapped and retarted children. But gifted children also need
help desperately, said Dr. Irving Sato, president of the Na
tional/State Leadership Training Institute on the Gifted and Tal
ented. Sato spoke Tuesday night to parents and teachers at South
Knoll Elementary School.
“Many gifted adults are not productive because they never really
learned to nurture their own gifts (as children).” If this were to con
tinue, the loss would be monumental, Sato said.
He said that in 1971 there were about two million gifted and tal
ented children in the United States. According to a Congressional
study that year, only 4 percent of those children received help from
their school systems.
Sato said the program did not receive any financial aid until 1974.
“This was the first financial assistance the program received. It
authorized 12.5 million for the program. However, there is a large
gap between authorization and appropriation.”
Sato said only $2.5 million has actually reached the schools in the
last three years. With all the gifted and talented children in the
nation, this works out to about $1 per child, he said.
However, Sato feels encouraged. “We are farther ahead today than
we have ever been. There is a kind of excitment growing.”
Sato said parents are a big factor in the continued improvement of
special children development. “The role of the family is so very im
portant in the growth of a child. We may reject the very best because
we don’t understand them.
Sato also encouraged parents to “introduce gifted children to as
many different experiences as possible. Encourage independence
and exploration. Encourage their successes so that they will continue
to be successful.
Sato described a gifted and talented child as one who consistently
shows outstanding abilities and high performances. A child’s special
talents can range from academics to arts to athletics. Most children’s
special abilities become evident as they progress in school. For this
reason, parents and teachers must cooperate, Sato said.
Steve Martin
album banned
from K-Mart
THE BATTALION Page 5
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1979
United Press International 1,396 retail outlets in the United
AUSTIN — Steve Martin’s “Wild States,
and Crazy Guy” album has been or
dered off the shelves of K-Mart
stores because it contains offensive
language, a K-Mart spokesman said.
“We took it out of our stores be
cause a number of our customers
complained about the language,”
said Ann Wolff. K-Mart operates
Local K-Mart officials confirmed
they received an order two or three
weeks ago to stop selling the Martin
album.
“We got a note down a few weeks
ago and we won’t be stocking
them,” a K-Mart manager said.
Wyatt’s
Daily Specials
Good from 11:00 a.m. ’til closing
Wednesday . .Baked meat loaf topped with creole sauce, hash
brown potatoes and seasoned carrots $1.89
Thursday . . .Tender broiled chicken livers served with french fried
onion rings and corn on the cob $1.75
Friday Deluxe seafood platter — 1 piece of fish, 2 fried
shrimp, 2 fried crab rolls, tartar sauce, hush puppies,
french fries and creamy cole slaw $2.89
Saturday . . . .One-fourth chicken with barbecue sauce served with
hot potato salad and baked beans $1.89
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A Silver Taps ceremony was held Tuesday night for Richard
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in a journey to Israel as a gift
m Buffalo, N.Y., to Kiryat Gat,
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-
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a male called “Friendship” —
be moved by truck from the
it\ Niobrara Wildlife Refuge in
iraska to Denver and then flown
lew York for the trip to the Mid-
East.
The buffaloes will be housed in
special facilities at the National Bi
blical Zoo in Jerusalem, where
keepers hope to breed them.
“The buffalo is not only our city’s
namesake and emblem, it is a rich
part of our country’s heritage, said
a spokesman for the Buffalo Sister
City Foundation.
The buffalo once numbered some
60 million in North America. The
animal was a staple in the American
Indian diet but was hunted near ex
tinction. Buffaloes now number
some 10,000 in the United States
and even more in Canada, and the
breed is no longer in danger.
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NA850/NT850 bought separately $520
this week
NT-550 FM/AM Stereo Tuner
The NT-550 FM/AM stereo tuner has a dual gate FET front end section, along
with multipath and Hi-Blend switching to eliminate interstation noise for a clear
and “locked-in” FM signal.
FM section specifications include a usable sensitivity of 1.9/zV (at 10.8dBf in
mono), 50dB quieting sensitivity of 16dBf/34dBf (mono/stereo),
signal-to-noise ratio at 65dBf of 72dB/68dB (mono/stereo) and THD at 65dBf
of 0.1 %/0.2% (mono/stereo). Capture ratio is 1 dB. Stereo separation at 1 kHz
is 45dB and at 50Hz to 10kHz is 30dB.
NA-550 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
The NA-550 delivers 45 watts, continuous power output, both channels driven,
minimum RMS per channel into 8 ohms from 20Hz to 20kHz with no more than
0.08% total harmonic distortion.
Features on the NA-550 include two large VU meters, two system speaker
control, separate bass/treble controls, infinitely variable VU meter control,
high filter, loudness switching, 3-position function switching, 5-position tape
control and balance control. Additional features include a special speaker
protection circuit and Nikko’s exclusive circuit breakers.
(Custom walnut veneer cabinets are available for the NA-550/NT-550 combinations.)
NT-850 AM/FM Stereo Tuner
Features abound in the NT-850 Stereo Tuner from Nikko Audio — a switchable
(normal/narrow) IF band, dual gate MOS-FET front end section, multipath
switching, 4 FM and 2 AM variable capacitors, FM quadrature detector, and
phase-lock-loop multiplex circuitry insure low distortion, signal stability,
maximum stereo separation and outstanding reception.
FM specifications include a high (IHF) sensitivity of 1.8/u,V, (IHF) selectivity
of 65dB/90dB (normal/narrow), high signal-to-noise ratio of 75dB in mono,
and 70dB in stereo. Total harmonic distortion is a low 0.08%/0.2%
(normal/narrow), mono or 0.15%/0.4% (normal/narrow), in stereo. Capture
ratio is 1.0dB/1.5dB (normal/narrow).
NA-850 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
The NA-850 delivers 60 watts, continuous power output, minimum RMS per
channel, both channels driven into 8 ohms from 20Hz to 20kHz with no more
than 0.08% total harmonic distortion.
Features on the NA-850 include two large VU meters, two system speaker
control, separate bass/treble controls, tone defeat, subsonic filter (—3dB at
7Hz) for reducing turntable rumble, high filter, loudness switching, 3-position
function switching, 5-position tape control, balance control and variable VU
meter control. Additional features include a special speaker protection circuit
and Nikko’s exclusive circuit breakers.
(Custom walnut veneer cabinets are available for the NA-850/NT-850 combinations.)
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