European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 15, 19bb the stars and stripes recruit screening for phobias urged lawmaker cites training death of Sailor Washington a incidents such As the death of a Navy recruit during a training program could be avoided in he Pentagon did a better Job of screening recruits for potential menial health prob lems rep. Michael Birlirakis d-fla., said monday. We need to find out what Steps Are being taken by the military to Deal with this very serious problem of phobias Birlirakis told a news conference he said he has written to defense Secretary Frank a Carlucci seeking detailed information about How the Pentagon screens acc rails for Poi Metal menial health problem. Carlucci s office said the letter had nol yet been received and the Secretary would have no comment until it was. Birlirakis referred to the March 2 death of airman recruit Lee Mirucki 19, of Appleton. Wts., who drowned during an elite Rescue swimmer training pro Gram at the pensiicol.1, fla., naval air station. A Navy investigator is now deliberating whether five swimming instructor and a commanding officer should be court Martiale because Force was used to Slop mire Fri front leaving the Pool where he drowned. Testimony at a preliminary hearing indicated Mirucki had a phobia about being pulled under water. Birlirakis held the news conference along with Mem Bers of the phobic society of America who said Mirecki s Case highlights the dangers of phobias phobias arc defined As persistent irrational fears of a specific object activity or situation which results in a compelling desire by an individual to avoid the fearful  Bih Rikis citing statistics from the National institutes of mental health said phobias Art the number one mental disorder in this nation and one out of every eight people suffer from some sort of  according to Bil Rakil Mirucki s death May have been avoided had his phobia been recognized before he entered the training program Birlirakis said nothing on the military medical forms filled out by recruits addresses phobias. Additionally. I am told there is nothing in the Mili tary medical procedures requiring a doctor to ask about specific mental health disorders at All he said. Public schools going test Happy Survey finds new York a Public schools especially in the South have gone test Happy As a result of school Reform according to a new Survey which finds . Students taking Ai least 100 million standardized tests each year. Twenty four slates required students to pass a standardized test to graduate from High school in 1987, compared with is in 1985, according to the to slate sur vey published monday by fairest a non profit advocacy group in Cam Bridge. Mass. During the same period,.the number of states using tests As pan of statewide assessment programs Rose from 37 to 42, according to the 46-Page report. Fallout from the testing explosion How 100 million Standardi de exams undermine equity and excellence in America s pub Lic  the Survey repeated fair test s arguments made in previous reports that such testing is excessive and is biased against women and minority groups. In this country now pupils Are being tested far too often with far too Simplis tic a measure. School Reform has led Many schools to become too test Happy. The fallout hits those least Able to defend  said d. Monty Neill Man aging director of flirt Cal and co author of the Survey. The group compiled its statistics in a Telephone Survey last Spring of education departments in All 50 states. It also surveyed 56 school districts including those with enrolments of at least 100.000 pupils. The report estimated that . Stu a school District report card new York Mange the student attendance per Pupil expenditure average sat score teacher Pupil  secondary average teacher Mlay enrolment drop out rate 85.2% �5.5b5 807 t-18.3 1-15.2 $37,756 938,906 30.7% 83% $2,646 824 1-33 1-36 $35,000 589,099 34% Congo 91% u225 892 1-301-aa $31,058 419,537 48% Miami 92.7% $3.183 b60 1-18 1-18 $30,338 23.690 30% Hutton u.3. Wage 95% $2,908 sea 1-z4 1-28 $24,790 194,389 40% 84.3% $3,752 908 1-17.8 combined s26.551_ 25% Cha to Tribune graphic switch Public Shooti Usa by Sturles human education Bush a nug Ulm individual Khoo Dot Tricia . Ofui Tomt of education education a Mure Santos dents look 17,5 million standardized achievement competency and Basic skills tests to fulfil mandates in the 42 states requiring them and in the District of Columbia in 936-87. Students look an additional 38.9 Mil lion standardized tests to fulfil local school District testing mandates Accord ing to the group. Between 30 million and 40 million standardized tests including in tests were administered to compensatory and special education students and schools administered Between 1,5 million and 1.75 million screening tests for Kinder Garten and pro kindergarten students the report said. College and secondary school admissions tests including the sat act High school achievement tests and the nation Al assessment of educational Progress tests accounted for another 6 million to7 million. Large school districts required the Temple settles discrimination suit Over female athletic scholarships Philadelphia a Temple University agreed monday to give female athletes a proportional share of scholarship funds settling an 11-year Law suit on sexual discrimination this agreement represents a major Advance in the fight to achieve Equality for women in intercollegiate athletics/1 said Ellen Vargyas a National women s Law Center attorney who represented the plaintiffs. The suit originally sought ,8 million in Resolution for lost scholarships. It was one of the few surviving complaints hied under title in of the education Amend ments of 1972. A Law used to push for expanded opportunities for female Stu dents. . District court senior judge Joseph s. Lord Iii approved the consent decree. Temple agreed to provide scholarship funds reflecting the percentage of women participating in sports at the school for example next year female under graduates arc expected to constitute 43 percent of Temple s athletes and the University will provide 43 percent of All scholarship Money to the women s pro Grams according to Arthurh Bryant an attorney for the plaintiffs As a result of this settlement. Temple will stand As a Leader among major universities in the country he said. Temple is already in compliance with most of the requirements in the decree said Robert rain slain the lawyer for Temple. The changes thai Are required arc totally in keeping with the syncs of improvements we have made and arc continuing to  Temple s Overall athletic expenditures on women s programs must be within 10 percentage Points of the participation rate Bryant said. If the participation rate ii 43 percent no less than 33 percent of Temple s operating expenses can olo women. The trial which began april 4, emerged As a test Case on the distribution of Money for athletic scholarships facilities travel and recruiting. The suit was filed in 1980 in behalf of till women who have attended Temple since 1977. The planting contended the University had favored male athletes when it distributed its resources. Temple University officials firmly denied the allegation. The suit alleged that the school s ath Letic policies and practices violated the 14th amendment the Pennsylvania equal rights amendment and Federal Laws. The Case look so Long to go to trial primarily because of changes affecting title in which prohibited discrimination at schools receiving Federal funds. In 1984, the supreme court narrowed title in to apply to discrimination in specific education programs receiving Aid instead of entire universities. After the High court s ruling the Only claim left under title in in the Case was the allocation of athletic scholarships. In March Congress overrode president Reagan s veto of the civil rights Resto ration act which expanded the scope of title in. V most standardized testing by far. New Ark . Students averaged nine District mandated standardized exams in 1936 87, according to fairest. Cleveland Stu dents took an average of 2.92. Broward county fat averaged 2.60, St. Louis 2.45, Cincinnati 2.j4, Baltimore 2.30, and Philadelphia 2.0. New York City the nation s largest school District required its students to Lake 1.23 standardized tests on the aver age. The District of Columbia mandated an average of 1.39 such tests per Pupil. Southern states had the most stale mandated tests according to fair esl. The nation s 39,8 million Public school students look 17,545,139 such state mandated tests in 1986-87, an average of 0.44 per student. But Southern Stales often had testing rates More than double thai National average. Virginia required ils 975.135 Public school students to take 1,069,000 tests during the 1986-87 school year meaning 1, 10 such state mandated tests per Pupil. Kentucky students look an average of 1.01 stale mandated exams. North Caro Lina 1.0, Alabama 0.98, Georgia 0.93, Arizona 0.90, and Missouri 0.83. Historically the South has been viewed As having weak school systems. There is a belief that you can test your Way to belter schools and the South jumped on it said Neill in a Telephone interview Tom Ewing a spokesman for the educational testing service in Princeton ., which administers the sat and a variety of other standardized exams said he had t seen the report and could nol comment on in. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. June 15, 1948 a Federal Reserve Board study of consumer spending re ported one of every four american families would overspend its income in 1948. 30 years ago today. June 15. 1958 sen. Barry cold water r-ariz., demanded that Sherman Adams top aide to president Eisenhower give a full explanation of expensive favors he had allegedly received. 20 years ago today. June 1s, 1968 Georgia gov. Les Ter Maddox demanded the removal of a White teacher who reportedly required her 10th Grade pupils to read a Patch of Blue a novel about an integrated Romance. I 0 years ago today. June is 1978 Cesar Chavez president of the United farm workers and the Leader of recent grape and lettuce Boycotts was arrested and jailed for picketing in a Cantaloupe Field where workers were represented by the team sters Union