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o b Music Therapy Found To Have Lasting Beneficial Effects on Mental Patients New York - H-'ra - In three studio rooms a block from Carnegie Hall,, a group of pioneera is proving that music can be an effective medicine Key to Genius Is Visible in The Pre-School Child New York (Science Service) The key to genius is visible in the preschool child, but early recognition it urgent if this human resource is not to be wasted, Dr. Annette Rosentiel, sociologist at Mills College of Education in New York,, re ported here, i . Only one per cent of the nation's children may be clas sified as genius, she reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Sci ence meeting here. U. S. Bureau of the Census statis tics show that gifted children from five to 18 total 632,951. Under five there are approx imately 200,000 gifted chil dren. "It is to this small group of one per cent that w must look for the superman of the atomic age, and it is, in the preschool group that we must concentrate to build for the future," she said. Deplores Emphasis Dr. Rosentiel deplored the present tendency among adults to emphasize patterns of socialization and interper sonal relations rather than on development of mental ability in children. "By the time a child goes to school, his early curiosity may have been blunted, his eager probings for knowledge thwarted, h i s questioning sidetracked, and his desire for learning dulled by what to him may appear to be adult disinterest and actual opposi tion," she noted. Disturbed children often result from this adult rejec tion of the probing and ques tioning of a child. She said that the gifted cihld who is encouraged to develop hii po tential is "somewhat healthier and belter adjusted than the average child." Nursery School-, Dr. Rosenstiel recommend ed nursery school experience as one way of providing an environment by which the child's general intelligence may be enriched. A child, however, should not be judged merely, on his I. Q which is based on cultural memory and on past achieve. merits, but on his anticipated peak of development, what Dr. Rosenstiel calls his P.I.Q or potential intelligence quo. tient. P.I.Q. is based not only on demonstrated acquisition and achievement, by which I.Q. is measured, but on qualities such as curiosity, interest, de termination, persistence ; and learning, and striving after higher goals. Parents can do most to Identify the gifted child, she said, and urged a "do-it-yourself" project for this identifi cation, which has to be a joint undertaking of parents and the child. . for the mentally ill. Music therapy has been an accepted tool in hospitals all over the country since an or ganized program was insti- Equipping Kitchen Wit Carnival Prizes Stephenville, Tex. lUPD-Mrs. Danny Cobb is well on her way to equipping her kitchen with winnings from a Cham ber of Commerce carnival. In one week, Mrs. Cobb's name was picked for an ice chest and a radio on one night; the next night she was chosen to win an electric per colator, and the following night-was picked as the win ner of an electric toaster. tuted by the Musicians Emer gency Fund in the 1930s. But its particular usefulness as an adjunct to psychiatric treat ment dates back only three years. Credit for the creation of the Music Rehabilitation Cen ter on Manhattan's West 57th st. is due Florence Tyson, one of the fund's music therapists. After observations of sitfging and guitar courses in the men tal ward of a large veterans' hospital, Miss Tyson became convinced that music had a lasting beneficial effect on mental patients. Doctors Suipiciout 0 "But it was difficult to con vince anyone else," she re calls. "Doctors were very will ing to accept music as a way to fill their mental patients' days but they were very sus picious of music as therapy." The attractive therapist en listed the aid of Dr. Donald M. Carmiehael, director of the New York State Department of Hygiene's aftercase clinics and a musician himself. With Carmiehael acting as chief ad viser, the musicians emer gency fund set up a mental health division and opened its first center. "We started with a studio in Carnegie Hall and one piano," she said. "We do group and individual work in hospitals but our main terest is in helping psychi atric out - patients who have been released from mental hospitals but have wl been able to find their vTSy back into normal, everyday life. The use of modern drugs has made release of so many men tal hospital patients possible that his has become a big problem." Miss Tyson described the first case hs.tled by the cen ter as a "fiasco," but k6u- in-Lfilly there developed a record , V. . ,i OI silL'lt'SSf.s, lume ui iiic-ni quite dramatic. Voice train ing and the mastery of instru ments such as the guitar, vio lin, piano, clarinet, saxophone, and drums give patients a sense of renewed importance, confidence, poise and the abil ity to accept criticisnCand ad vice. "Best of all, we overcome Medford Tribune SECTION MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5. 1961 PAGES 1 to 8 the fear of making mistakes, said Miss Tyson. "We make reports on the paticnt'sQe actions, attitudes and progress tog'heir psychotherapists and this is very helpful in com plying their out-patient medi car therapy as a valuable aid." Miss Tyson described Charles, a pseudonym, as one of the center's greatest "vic tories." He Xas a manic de pressive, moody, suspicious, unrealistic, rejected by his family because he failed to in come a big money-maker a a clarinetist although hs hwl ral talent for the irwtrumont. "His inability for normal relations with his family, his teachers, and society in gen eral deteriorated and he wound up In a hospital," she related. "After his release, he came Iojjs but he couldn't tolerate VjJ.is own errors. Against our advice, he re-enrolled at a music college but flunked out and began to en tertain suicide thoughts." Won Confidence Charles tried to hold jobs but failed. Miss Tyson and her staff kept in touch with him and gradually won his confidence. They persuaded him to give up the clarinet, a frustrating symbol of, $rts fam ily drive for financial sue c., iwirt try the piano.. He started with jazz which ap pealed t his natural rythmic sense. "For the. first time he found real pleasure in music and by the fourth lesson was like a new person. Now he ia giving piano instruction to children - who are uncritical and re sponsive - undS)a New York Board of Education program. It pays very little, but it's a start and feels that in teaching he is at last finding a place in life." o HELP We need clothing, ihoti . dlihee furniture, and bedding We Pick U. HELP OTHEW The Salvation -Army 30 N. Holly SPrina 1-7)11 Tax Office Sets Hours for Help . The local office of the atatt tax commission will be open to assist taxpayers each Mon day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Representatives at the of fice at 124 West Fourth st. have asked that taxpayers seeking help complete their returns as much as possible before going to the office. They also asked that jaxpay ers bring copies of their 1959 and 4960 federal returns and state returns. Taxpayers having refunds due should mark refund on their envelopes to apeed handling. Returns sent by mail should be sent directly to the state tax commission in Salem. 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