Saturday, May 30, 1998
A pioneer in child abuse research and an expert in mental illness and substance abuse will be awarded Daniel Drake Medals today, the highest award given by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Dr. Frederic Silverman, now professor emeritus at Stanford University, began a 30-year pediatric career in 1947 at Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Silverman named the abused child syndrome and played a major role in promoting laws that require doctors and nurses to report signs of child abuse.
Dr. Leo Hollister, who earned his medical degree at UC in 1943, went on to psychiatric posts at two VA Hospitals in California and the University of Texas in Houston. He also is a professor emeritus at Stanford University. In the 1950s, Dr. Hollister introduced double-blind techniques to test new psychiatric drugs. He also has published numerous research articles about depression, stress, schizophrenia and substance abuse, especially marijuana.
The awards, named for the founder of the UC College of Medicine, will be presented at a ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Taft Theatre, Downtown.
Public forums for new YMCA branch
Three public forums have been scheduled to discuss a proposed branch of the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati in the Loveland - Symmes Township area.
The forums:
2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Ash YMCA Annex Building, 5000 YMCA Drive, Blue Ash.
7 p.m. Monday at Loveland City Hall, 120 W. Loveland Ave., Loveland. 8 p.m. Tuesday at Symmes Township Administration Building, 9323 Union Cemetery Road, Symmes Township.
Information: 651-2100.
Home fire damages estimated at $50,000
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -- An early morning fire Friday did about $50,000 damage to a home in the 4800 block of Rockdale Road in Liberty Township. No one was hurt.
The fire, possibly sparked by a malfunctioning electrical cord, started in the attic and heavily damaged the roof and second floor of the home, said Liberty Township Fire Chief Paul Stumpf. The rest of the home suffered smoke and water damage.
Fire crews were called to the home shortly after 3 a.m. and were on the scene for about five hours.
Free summer youth programs at LeBlond
The LeBlond Center in East End is offering three programs for young people this summer.
"Positively You," an extension of the mentor - tutor program that runs during the school year, runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6-Aug. 21. Students will participate in arts and crafts, swimming and environmental awareness studies.
The Girl Scouts Fun Program will be 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays from June 11-July 17. The program is open to girls in grades K-12. Participants will learn about different areas of scouting, and take part in scouting activities like crafts and songs. The program will end with a day camp.
The LeBlond Boys Group will meet 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays from June 11-Aug. 21. The program is open to boys age 5-12. Participants will help build a clubhouse, make masks and learn about ecology and the environment.
All programs are at the LeBlond Center, 2335 Eastern Ave., and are free to all participants.
For more information, call 281-3209.
Council may get outside consultant for review
Cincinnati city council is considering whether to hire a consultant to help in the yet-to-be scheduled annual review of City Manager John Shirey.
The consultant would work with council members to develop a model for future reviews of the city manager, said Mayor Roxanne Qualls.
"Based upon the discussion by members of council, we want to make sure there's a review of major work areas and that there's a fair evaluation of the issues," Mayor Qualls said.
Last year, council marked his performance review report card with an "average" rating and didn't give him a raise. When it surfaced last fall that Mr. Shirey was a finalist for the city manager's job in San Diego, council gave him a 4 percent raise. Mr. Shirey, city manager since 1993, makes $141,300.
