Science mixes with sport Olympic Congress called 'United Nations of sport' Eugene is hosting a national gathering next |uly that will not only be a lot of tun but will be big business, said Dan Tripps, executive director ot the event. The event is the Olympic Scientific Congress, a week-long series ot seminars, workshops and presentations that traditionally take place the same time as the Olympic s. Sponsored in part by the University human development and performance department, this will be the first Congress officially included as part of the Olympics. It also will be the first open to the public, Tripps said at Thursday's meeting ot the Eugene Southtowne Rotary Club. The Congress, called the United Nations of sport,'' will host about 6,000 delegates from more than 100 countries as they gather at "literally every major hotel and the University campus" to discuss sports science, Tripps said. He said the Congress will attract a lot of attention — and money — to the I ugene-Sprmgtield area. The deluge of tourists and sports officials could bring $5 million to the area, Tripps said. That is about SO percent of Lane County's tourism revenue for 1982, he said. Tentative speakers scheduled for the official prelude to the 1984 Olympics include Wilt Chamberlain, Mohammed Ali, Howard Cosell and Bruce lenner, Tripps said. So far, about 400 speakers are scheduled to par ticipate in the Congress, including 53 Soviets and 22 speakers from China, a country which has never been involved in the* Olympics before, Tripps said. The speakers will address 24 issues, such as ag gression and violence in snort, competitive sport tor Dan Tripps children and youth, sport and politics, sport and aesthetics, and sport and gender, he said As part of a push to include the public, the Con gress will feature "social'' events, such as a fun-run called "Running for Congress." Tripps said the week's economic effect will last long after the Congress is over because the SI organizations participating in the Congress might hold later conferences here. "What we re going to do here in Eugene is going to set trends and set implementation strategy for the rest of the world." Tougher truancy standards pave way to lower absences By David Sokolowski Of the Emerald students and teachers are work ing together in cutting vandalism, truancy and promoting higher academic standards in a program called "Academic Expectations and the Fourth R — Responsibility." The program was started eight years ago in Modesto, Cali!., by lames Enochs, a s s i s t a n t superintendent of public sc hools. Enochs will speak at a one-day workshop for Oregon high school administrators on Oct. 14 at the I ugene Hilton. The workshop, titled Improv ing Instruction in High Schools," and sponsored by the Center for Educational Policy and Manage ment, is led by education Prof. Doug Carnine. "We were a typical California high school district", fcnochs says."We were doing all the tren dy things that other schools around the country were doing at that time (1975-76).” Faced with rising truancy, the Modesto school district adopted Active Control Truancy. Between the opening of school and first lunch period, any student on the street or in the malls is picked up by the police. Students are taken to a drop-off center and their parents are called to pic k up their children and return them to school. Six truancies and students are expelled for one full semester. "The best kept secret in educa tion is that kids want adults to act like adults," Enoch says. "The last thing they need is peers. Kids have a low tolorence tor ambigui ty. They want to know who's in charge. They need to know the rewards and consequences and there can be no gap in accoun tability," he says. And the tough standards have paid oil. Enochs says the high school has an attendance rate of 98 percent and the elementry schools are at 99.5 percent. "The elementry at tendance is probably the highest in the state," he says. And vandalism has been i ut from more than $80,000 a year to below $50,000. The workshop has a $20 registra tion lee which includes lunch. Registration deadline is today. Par ticipants may earn one credit that tan be used as an elective credit in the University's administrative certification program. For registration materials and more information, contact Charlene Phipps at 080-517}. Precision Hairworks For the BEST haircut you can get at any price. $ 6 corner of 29 th & Willamette 343-1182 no appointment needed_Open Mon.- Sat. Wooden Clogs Choose from the largest selection in Lane County. Birkenstock. 5th St. Public Market 296 E. 5th St., 7-14 Eugene, OR 97401 342-6107 Come to Sy's for delicious real New York pizza Get 104 off any slice ^ v plus a .1 l . A* v i . * i* V ** V J. V/ ^ Al •Li . Jc V A A ^ 1 11 *■ ■/ V Ai A A A I L