European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday March 8 1969 new Steps taken by us Desea to assist schools greater Trange f106 being modified by Herb Scott staff writer Karlsruhe Germany is officials of the 250 . De pendent schools european area us Desea this week took new Steps to improve the system s educational program for the 102,-000 students of military families. A us Desea spokesman Here said thursday an advisory coun cil of eight directorate officials has been formed to work with District level committees of educators toward upgrading the curriculum throughout the de pendent schools. The newly formed curriculum advisory Council will have the primary Mission of evaluating and developing Long Range plans for the continuing improvement of the Overall education program in the schools the spokesman said. Headed by Carl b. Gustafson us Desea associate director for curriculum planning other Mem Bers of the Council include Alex Ander Krips Roy Kilkenny John Lee Jimmie Medders or. William c. Schultheis Edwardc. Killin Deputy us Desea director and Everette review commit tees meanwhile have been established at each school and District office the spokesman addition to their Normal responsibilities for developing classroom studies and instruction he explained the commit tees will assist the directorate panel by timely reporting of recommendations to improve the education program of the the key to the Success of this program lies first with our classroom teachers and principals and secondly with District personnel Gustafson the teachers Are in daily Contact with the pupils their involvement in the evaluation development and recommendations for the improvement of the curricular experiences of their students is , on the other hand Gustafson added must establish supportive climate which will Foster and encourage participation by classroom teachers. Longer legs refuelling modifications will lengthen Range of air Force s f106 interceptor aircraft Washington is air Force f106 interceptor aircraft Are now being Modi fied to increase their Range according to a defense department announcement. The changes include installation of an in flight refuelling capability As Well As the addition of two new external Wing mounted supersonic fuel tanks. In flight refuelling will per Mit Long Range ferrying of the f106, while the new fuel tanks will increase their Radi us of f106, now the primary interceptor of the aerospace defense come was recently chosen As the interceptor that will be associated with the airborne warning and control system Azacs. In this role plans Call for modification of the f106 fire control system and introduction of a new air to air missile. While modifications now in Progress will Benefit the air plane in its new role with a acs they were planned before the decision to use the f106 for this purpose. Modification of the entire f106 Fleet will Cost �15 Mil lion and is due to be completed by late 1969. Army psychologist explains reasons for mental casualties kor Westheim Germany special two and a half per cent or the number of men intakes to Man two divisions Are released from the army each year for being ineffective according to an army Psychol . Col. Rob Ert s. Nichols chief of the clinical psychology service 5th Genera Hospital bad Cannstatt Toldan audience of enols officers from 1st maintenance in and the 35th Supply and serv ice in that Good leadership can prevent men from having prob lems or getting into trouble. The discussion took place at 1st maintenance in Headquarters Here. The ineffective Soldier is Aman on or off the Job who in t meeting the army s require ments Nichols said. There May be something wrong wit the Man his environment or both. If it s in the environmental area said the psychologist he could be working in the wrong Job his buddies May not get along with him or he May not be Able to work with his the army doctor added that change in the Soldier s Environ ment can make the difference Between an effective and an in effective Soldier. What makes a Man ineffective is often traced to four main areas or. Nichols Man May not enough aptitude for his might not have thc1 prospering to do his Job could be impaired by a physical defect Ormay have a personality conflict. The psychologist s Job is to find out Why the Man trouble. That s wherein said or. Nichols. Help him some but leu by. The rest is up have Job train is having we come we cannot com to the army psychologist told his audience of officers that five fac tors determine most soldiers requirements for men need to feel Safe declared the doctor. They want to know their Job is secure and their pay Check will be second they need companion ship they want some buddies to joke and pal around , they need recognition they need the Assurance that they Are doing a Good Job stated or. Nichols. The Assur Ance can come in Many forms such As a three Day pass a pro motion or agreeing to a special fourth Factor is status a Nian needs to know that what he is doing is important said the psychologist. He has to fee needed As a vital part of the unit ," said the doctor All individuals need recreation whether it be sports cars or classical ineffective Soldier will often fit into one of five Cate Gories continued the doctor. First is the inadequate Soldier. He in t stupid but he Neveris Able to Complete an assign ment. His trying never reason for this could be he was never recognized for his achievements or Given sufficient Type is the passive dependent. He knows How to Dothe work but lacks the initiative to do it himself. This is the Type of individual who does not want the responsibility of being a third Type is the emotionally unstable usually has a trigger tem per and was poorly treated Early in life usually by the father but sometimes by the asocial personality is the fourth grew up with different moral standards from most peo ple and therefore his standards of right and wrong arc different he May not see anything wrong with starting a fight or stealing some Money while the average Soldier final Type is the antisocial individual. He is a deliberate rebel who fights everything just to go against convention. Army needs super dogs for special Vietnam duty by Martha col Washington a it s quite a dog the army wants Strong intelligent dependable with a built in camouflage forthe Vietnam War. There s More so much so that col. John j. Powell said wednesday that a fellow told him say if you teach that dog to Type i la hire is with the army Institute of research which is work ing with University of Maryland scientists to evaluate dogs in yapping Laboratory just off the University the army wants is the Best possible purebred or Cross bred animals that can Cope with the problem of tracking the ene my and alerting troops to mines tunnels Booby traps an ambush. Dogs have been bred for pet for sports but none with the idea of a War s no one Breed that can do everything that the Mili tary wants Powell said in an project of evaluation includes five types of dogs pure bred Labrador retrievers pure bred German shepherds across Between the Labrador and the foxhound a crossbred Standard poodle. This is the dog the army i looking for Powell said one As Light As possible but still Strong enough to go into the Jungle with an inconspicuous color or a built in camouflage Lackland Castle Short of quarters Washington is Theair Force reports that transient officer and enlisted accommodations on and off base at Lack land fab tex., and on base Mtcastle fab calif., will be in Short Supply at varying period this year. Although no reason was give for the situation at Castle the shortage at Lackland is due tothe fair in nearby san Antonio. A Cable to major command said facilities at Lackland will be limited from about april oct. 6 and personnel should not visit the base unless they have confirmed reservations. T h e movement of dependents to Lack land should also be delayed until permanent quarters Are obtained. With a double coat like a Ger Man Shepherd which Sheds its inner coat in hot weather so Itcan be used in places other than with stamina intelligence and dependability who will do what he is expected to do with Superior senses of smell hear ing and vision who will work off Leash with other dogs is Capa ble of working with More than one handler and signifies Anabert in a Standard manner. Or. Roger w. Mcintire an associated professor of psychology who Heads the dog project atthe University of Maryland said the behavioural and medical evaluation program takes 85 Days. It starts when the dog is Puppy 10 to 12 weeks old. The dogs run through a discipline procedure with electronic equipment measuring the Tim Between the giving of a com Mand and the performance. The commands Are the usual ones sit Down come stay and dogs have to run through a sort of obstacle course or Maze with locked doors for their daily rations. That too i measured for time and errors. The Laboratory will evaluate125 dogs in the program. Cir tryouts slated in april at bad Stoelz Heidelberg special tryouts for the 1968 Competition of the inter Allied confederation of Reserve officers Cir for the French Congress inter Allie Des officers de Reserve will be conducted april 21- at bad Stoelz events Are scheduled from july 24-28 at Versailles France and will include a a Kilometre map Reading run shooting Rifle pistol or Sud machine gun500 meter obstacle run and 50 meter obstacle swim.. Participants must be re serve officers Active or i act rat the conclusion of try oms those chosen will be in he 1d one of six 3-Man teams Andis train full time at bail. To from May 19 until the by bin of Competition. Six Eoa Clu s Ana chief of delegation will a be selected. Ti., of the nato Nat normally take part m i "1 a contests. i Reserve officers 1 trying out for themay write to he and seventh , or Call i ii military 213 8017. Cutoff for applications is apus l. I a
