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incoln schools I i w vii socis workers Wide-eyed tindolrt has a desperatneed for a piece where parents can learn the skills of parenthood, according to iKay Dutton.-a social worker for the Lincoln ?ubllc Schools. : , Cho said that while the public! schools are -riot a -social agency there-- is a need for more social workers within the school system Lincoln schools presently empQy tvo slsl workers. Last year there : teers threa. . , , . . . ' "It is not possiblewlth the size of our staff to follow up on every case," Dutton said. . Gldorf Heskett, the Lincoln rublic School's student services director said everyone in the school ' system is overworKea. "Our social workers help famil ies that have been identified as "having difficulties which are hand '.'kappirig the child in school," Heskett sa?d. The school social worker . oper . ates on- a-referrai basis, he explained. They visit families with problems and direct them to the Another duty of the social workers is managing the free lunch program, which last year provided meals for over 2,800 students. They also investigate causes of suspected child abuse, he said. t The school system employs six psychologists, who work closely with the two social workers, the student services director said. Both the social workers and psycholo gists are paid on the same salary scale as teachers, he said. ' Heskett said the social services are adequate for the school system's purposes. "I think there is always a greater demand for the services than the services are able to provide,. ; he said. ; ' ' Cindy Fliescher, the other social worker, .said the services are watered down. For many families, she said, it takes several visits to convince them they need the services of an agency. Many won t go and then the child suffers, she said. consumers prefer night shopping By Deb Gray Silent. , . , Everything's too silent for a grocery store s grand opening. Despite a calliope of Pennants and man-sized banners, the store Darkinq lot exudes an eerie stillness at 3 a.m. ike an arena anticipating some event. The Coliseum awaiting the Christians. Or the Big , Top without the canvas. , . ..... At spastic Intervals, shadows dribble through the. murk, gliding staggering, nodding or chattering, Wrut people frequent grocery stores past the witching hour The checker stood beneath a technicolor collage of balloons. He said the pre-dawn crowd was young, "mostly; undsr 35 years, of, ana " ' ' 'r' " Although he said they had "quite a few drunks," they had no rowdiness, . "Our biggest trouble is ?wp shoplifters, hesaid. -: -V-i V The Checker at ahbther,; '24-hayr -grocery mentioned one regular; late-night: Customer, "an elderly guy who always came in smelling like a garbage can." 7-"v-0-; -1 "He'd spray air freshener over himseir, then read the dirty books until we kicked him out," the checker said, i. Two young men passed through; purchas ing peanuts and Hostess Twinkies. The checker stifled a yawn. "We smile a lot to stay awake," he said. "VAhn wfi're alone we veil and throw things at each other. Like loaded mouse traps. The store's baker is wide awake. And he smiles a lot. A smile pre-dipped in silver cleanser. , ' . , The baker said he had suffered a concussion and a dry ice burn since his employment. One evening while running down the basement stairs, he hit his head on a steel beam. 8 ' -S J ,1 4Yoao J I ' Another time the electricity went out, he said. j . nnA "The ice cream began thawing ana running ail over the floor. We took all the ice cream out of the freezer upstairs to move downstairs," the baker said. . "After we had the ice cream out on the floor, we realized we didn't have any power, so the conveyor belt wouldn't work to put the icecream in the freezer." . Using flashlights, the store's two other employes replaced the ice cream while the baker bought dry ice, he said. . , "I crushed 700 pounds of dry ice with part of my car's rear axle," he said. We sprinkled the ice in our freezers to refreeze the ice cream. I didn't get all of it off. He displayed a scar on his forearm. But the baker said he enjoyed his work. . He smiled that smile, shot from guns. "Want to know how I stay awake?', he asked. "I have fun. Life's too short not to have a good time." Thenhe waxed poetical. "If you want to know a place to come Where you can laugh and have some fun," he began.. The checker groaned, but the baker continued. "You can tell your kids when you're old and grayThe time you visited IGA." George Shearing Quintet New Christy Minstrels Carnival De Mexico James McCraken and Sandra Warfield Spanish Radio-TV yrriphony Orchestra of Madrid ENTHUSIASTS J J Hang Glider Supplies wants to help people get high quality hang gliders and supplies economically and conveniently. Tubing sail material, aircraft cable and needed hardware on hand. We will be flying on the south side of Wagon Train lake every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. If interested come out and try it. J & J Hang Glider Supplies Lincoln. Mem eu'Aio 402477-9581 Evenings t O. Bon KM Phon: M3n M '), .? I i Students ani Newcomers to Lincoln... Fialit Entortainment Inflation I , Students: 5 concerts for $6.00!! Join f.ii boin Community j- Concerts u studenls $G-a'du ADMISSION BY - ;V:fami!;es $30 RSHIP ONLY sr Film-makers' Showcase! The Films of Suzati rut K railing MAMIE CAME, s Ma University Bookstore Lower Level ' Nebraska Union i Vt U 1 -t t tf MFMSenSHIPAPPLIC lie 1 1 u.l 1974-75 SERIES 1 (ti Number of Adult Members'' Student MornbcrtSps iZ C Names and sn:.3 of chilat i rjaSTieS d'!U J -.3 ui - ii i i. ii I i nrlnnrd if! mv rhf". K for . ! I Bank Amcr'card' ' ' ''on dte. i I Master Charga r "ft-Oii date.. A CITY TlUl WHITNEY Name! Address. T'i ..hone: Detach n1m-tn.0'-'ntr" .-- ATnf. I I -, 4C0 Sycrn D i'c, I i"Y T 5 mtm mxm im mmm v.v . ! ""for rn c-ro inform' ' -sic JW 433-1515 COMMVAUAAU - " JEFFERSON CIRCUS SONCS Screvtimg at 'A&7iWpm September UK ' ' ' Ms. Kraning will be in the Gallery Theater to discusc her animated films after each of the 7 30 screenings. A special workshop will be held m the Gallery Theater Sept. 1 1 ei fSU open to anyone interested in filmmaking. Sheldon Art O 12th and 'R' O i 1 ' '11' ' S - ... 8 1 1 cinema concert! i "I b 1 1 i 1 II U uthJLil ! ; :W ..v J! 1 j I ' lf i : ' tT? 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