| Psychiatrist says pre-marital sex more than moral issue ow to encourage teenagers not to engage in pre-marital sex from a psychiatrists point of view was discussed by McKay-Dee Hospital psychiatrist Richard C. Arbogast. He said that television, religion, birth control programs and a decline in traditional families all have an influence in teenage sexual activities, and added that while premarital sex is, to a large degree, a moral issue, there are physical and emotional illnesses that are caused by extra-marital relationships. The psychiatrist said that often people mistakenly believe they can engage in a recreational type of sex without getting hurt. “But the people who show up in my office get hurt. And they get hurt bad," he said. “For those who attempt to have casual sex it has an intensely personal effect. And I see a lot of people who thought they would have fun and it turned out to be not so fun." n keeping with the expanding role of the college, an Institute for Family Education has been established at WSC. In an interview with the new Director, Dr. Luan H. Ferrin, he explained some plans and goals for the new center. "We want to look at the national research," he said. “We want to become part of the flow of this research and make it available first of all to our people here and then to the state. And then as we ourselves develop, we want to make our contribution to the nation." Dr. Ferrin said there is so much research being done and there is so much good information to help families, but so little of it reaches the general public, and much of it that does is intermingled with a lot of misinformation. “It is no wonder people are confused,” he said. "We want to take away the mist of sensationalism and became a source of trust.” He said there are several methods of disseminating this information to the public. "The classroom, short blurbs on T.V., it might be on radio or through pamphlets distributed through the college, through family counseling centers, doctors or Another area to receive a great deal of attention from the institute will be parenting. Dr. Ferrin contends that more and more researchers are finding that teaching children the “old-fashioned” values of respect and obedience are the most important things parents can teach their children. “There is a pattern of disobedience throughout life if children do not learn obedience in the home,” he said. “The thing you get into if children haven't learned the very simple rule to obey is that they are handicapped. " “Some of the greatest handicaps are not necessarily academic or physical -- they are social.” “Most learning disabilities are caused by inability to obey or follow directions or conform to what is necessary to learn,” he continued. He said that obedience not only influences a child's behavior at home and in school, but carries over to all social behaviors throughout life. Dr. Ferrin also mentioned the im- portance of a child having selfesteem -- and the role parents play in providing their children with proper growth experiences to build selfesteem. The founding of the Institutey perpetuated by the great desire: the college to help people becom aware of information available t them. It is the hope of those inw ed that this information will be to help people make intelligent} sions and form rewarding behavioral patterns regarding fan life. ith the philosophy th each child is uniquea special, and that there is no su thing as an “average” child; Jim! directs the WSC Children’s Schg an integral part of the departmé child and family studies. “When you rely on a packaget riculum you are working for the average child, and since I've ne found one," Bird explained, ‘We to treat each child like an in- © dividual." “Each child brings a history ai each a different temperment, continued. Students in the depa ment of Child and Family Studi are required not only to studya interact with the children in the school, but also go into their hd “Most problems with children injuries of pre-marital sex are further compounded by a number of physical diseases. However, Dr. Arbogast added, the fear of disease has hospitals, or even in pamphlets in shopping malls that people can pick up,” he continued. He quoted recent statistics indicating the need for such help. “In the U.S. the divorce rate is now 40 percent and climbing, and yet most people going into marriage want to succeed. If they want to succeed but never been a good deterrent. “In- don't then there is something of hours a day, and a day-care stead," he suggested, “parents should look for opportunities to talk to wrong.” Ferrin thinks people haven't learn- their children about their problems." He said when children watch T.V. ed the skills they need to develop center where children are cared up to nine hours. The emotional and psychological shows that imply acceptance of teenage sex, if parents don't talk to them about what is going on and how this might apply to them in their lives, children are confused. A lack of religion can also add to the problem, he continued claiming that traditionally religion has served as the upholder of chastity. He also blamed public birth control clinics for sanctioning premarital sex. Planned Parenthood may help solve unwanted pregnancies and other problems associated with teenage sex, but he said, “if you put up billboards about baseball, have baseball clinics and establish medical centers for baseball injuries you're going to find an increase in the number of people who are playing baseball.” Almost every culture has had rules that later turned out to be smarter than people thought they were at the time. Even if we don't know all the reasons why -- we may find that abstinence (in pre-marital sex) may turn out to be right,” he concluded. Page.4 healthy relationships. “We're going to try to help people look at marriage realistically," he added. “One of the biggest problems facing married people right now is the current emphasis on doing your own thing," he said. “And that's a very selfish approach -- which does not work in building sound relationships." He claims that information is the best way to help what he calls “this selfish generation." be overcome through understan them and their uniquenesses,"Bi added. The Children’s School has twa components: a pre-school wheré children are on campus for a 0g Last year 34 pre-school childr were registered with their pa courses to learn how to interac with each other. Two day-care tions cared for 45 children, who parents, for the most part, were WSC students. Three full-time and four part# teachers, a cook and students ed in elementary education, chil and family studies and nutrition have a hand in making the prog so successful. 7 “Our Children's School is a led in the State," Bird said. "Manyp ple from all over come to looka Kids learn everything from role modeli to computers... at Children’s School