European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 25, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 Jet lag first foe of airlifted troops maj. Glegory Balenky takes notes on the sleeping patterns of fort Sill artillerymen on their Way to Germany for military exercises. Makes differences work accent school puts it All together by Lucia Guajardo staff writer Brun sum the Netherlands is if we can t do it Here How can we do it at nato that s what Raymond Hill . Elemen tary school principal Here asks when the Worth of the accent International school is questioned. The students Here get All the advantages of their own school system plus the added Bonus of an International Environ ment one teacher said. German British Canadian and . Children comprise the 1,600-Strong school of 12 grades. . Students make up 44 per cent of the school population the British 30 percent germans 24 percent and canadians two percent. At the elementary school level ., Ca Nadian and British children attend the same kindergarten through fourth Grade classes. Beyond the fourth Grade american and Canadian students continue on through the 12 grades almost totally integrated. But integrated High school classes for the British Are on a limited basis in Sci ence math history Art and music until Grade 10. After that British students either go to a higher institution of learning or Complete High school. Language differences Rule out total Inte Gration for German children though some attend Art and physical education classes with the other nationalities. Those who become fluent enough in English sit in on High school social studies classes Hill said. A Board of governors made up of a representative from each nation supervises the school. The school s everyday activities Are governed by a director and six assistants. The director is chosen from a different participating country every three years. Each nation s contribution to the school s funding is based on the number of their students enrolled. The school was built 11 years ago when . Troops were asked to leave France and accent was relocated Here. Attempts at internationalizing were on a Token basis until 1974, said Hill who has been with the school for seven years. Teachers from the three nations joined Section administrators to blend the Best of the English Canadian and . Education Al systems to meet requirements of the countries involved. Four Pilot classes of first Grade students from the ., Canada and great Britain were developed and taught by four teach ers two British one american and one Canadian. There was some parental anxiety about How is my child going to fit in when he returns to his own country Hill said. Most teachers allow students to spell or pronounce the words according to the child s National system they added. People will talk about the variants among teachers of different nationalities but you can look at two teachers from the same country and find the same variants Hill said. The British were the most reserved about the new system Hill said. They have a very rigid curriculum so weren t accustomed to subject  however time showed More than the Normal number of americans doing better than the British which helped sell our system Hill said. At the end of the first year participating students were tested to determine if requirements of the various National educational systems had been met. Hill said the results were satisfactory so the program eventually evolved to where it is today. Law Dean has to stick up for crime career advantages Indianapolis up crime does pay better than Small business since it requires less education and capital and since the Odds of being convicted even if caught Are minimal. That was the word of or. Nicholas n. Kittrie Dean of the american University Law school at a National criminality col Quiam attended by crime experts from throughout the country. Certainly neither incapacitation nor deterrence can be counted upon much if there is a Chance of Only nearly 1 in 20 that the offender will be Given his just desserts " Kittrie said. When 19 offenders do not earn their just desserts criminality remains a Low risk business. Crime certainly has greater Appeal than Many other Small businesses which require greater education or Capi Tal. Criminality in fact does  he said the courts provide More form than function. At Best the courts offer an Opportunity for the stylized enactment of selected performances which alternate Between morality plays and modern versions of trial by ordeal Kittrie said. Hundreds of thousands of persons Are arrested but few Are convicted and Only about 8 percent Are processed fully to trial he said. Story and photo by Ron Hatcher Lan Stuhl Germany . Troops airlifted across the Atlantic to defend Europe will have to fight Jet lag before they face the enemy and the array is look ing for a solution to the problem. Jet lag is the fatigue and disorientation travellers feel going from one time zone to another said maj. Or Gregory Balenky. The Speed of modern air travel creates the problem. Cell metabolism or hormone production which affect most of the body s vital organs tick along smoothly until jarred out of time by Lack of sleep or sudden change of schedule said Balenky a psychiatrist with the Walter Reed Institute of research in Washington . Balenky is Here to study effects of Jet lag on men of the 2nd in 37th Field arty. They flew to Europe from fort Sill okla., on four Days notice in a rare test of the Speed with which nato can respond to crisis across the sea. In most cases soldiers must go to work immediately upon arrival with no Opportunity to rest such As the civilian travel or Balenky said. In some cases the Soldier May even be required to fight within hours of touching  the doctor said it takes four to seven Days for the body to adjust to a new time zone. Military experts say future wars May not last much longer than that. Balenky said studies have been done on the effects of Jet lag but not on the possibility of helping persons get Over it Quick  s what the army Hopes to do to find a Way to get soldiers up to Peak performance As quickly As possible after flying Halfway around the world he said. The army has ruled out use of drugs to help keep soldiers awake. They work but Only insofar As they keep you awake the doctor said. If you Are on amphetamines you can t sleep when you have the Chance your judgment is impaired since you Are usually too enthusiastic and it takes some time to recover from effects of the  Balenky said amphetamines were used during the Vietnam conflict but Only for persons returning from patrol. He said the pills never were used intentionally before a firefight. Jet lag and Lack of sleep affect a per son s judgment and mood. He said persons suffering those maladies would become irritable and inefficient and later even indifferent to what is happening around them. The worst time of Day for someone who has not slept for about 16 hours is about 4 to 6a.m. Depending on How far he has travelled 4 . To his body May be 10 or 11 . Local time Balenky said. The two hour Low is referred to As the circadian trough a time when the body is at a physical and psychological ebb. At the same time the next Day. The body enters its second circadian trough. If a person has not had at least a Little sleep he will feel absolutely terrible hell be weak irritable slow witted hardly in fighting condition the major said. Balenky said few persons get through a third circadian trough without nearing col lapse. It s just a personal observation Balenky said but it seems the older soldiers say 30 to 45 suffer the least from Jet lag. Perhaps they Are just More expert  the 2/37th is handling Jet lag Well the doctor reported. In fact i am surprised he said. But they left the states in High spirits and they Are  the 2/37th study is a preliminary step to a More exhaustive Experiment two other doctors will undertake with brigade 75 sol Diers next month Balenky said. The final study if approved by Usa eur would involve units not yet identified. . Hatcher writes for the Public affairs office at fort Sill