Youngsters Build Skills in Iowa Hospital School Program
At the Hospital School for Severely Handicapped Children at the University of Iowa, 25 industrial arts activities help disabled youngsters gain craft skills and problem solving while adapting tools and workspaces. Supervisors Bonfig, Frauenholz, and Cash designed ramps, adjustable tables, strapped tools, and mobile platforms to enable table and wall projects like a kitchen wall rack.
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Carol Ann
Hospital School For
University of Iowa
The
Hospital School
Victor A. Bonfig
Richard Frauenholz
Robert Cash
Bonfig
Ossian
University Hospital School
Sioux Falls
S. C
Iowa State Teachers College
Colorado State College of Education
SUI
Twilla Schroeder
Tipton
University of Iowa Hospital
Victor Bonfig
Industrial arts program aids mentally and physically challenged youths
Bonfig notes initial hesitance to machine tools fades as students, including a nine year old, gain confidence by mastering tasks. He describes the Hospital School's engaged curriculum with science, social studies, music, art and physical education, plus diverse therapies to boost independence and tailor activities to each child’s needs.
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Hospital School
Manchester Sets Vote on Second School Addition
Manchester residents vote March 12 on using 60 000 for a second school addition. No bond issue. financing comes from on hand school funds. The four room addition would sit east of a current three classroom expansion underway as enrollment grows, Superintendent J P Lambert says.
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Manchester
J. P. Lambert
Special Garden Oasis for Blind Faces Critique by Professor
Cornell professor Walter F. Stromer, who is blind, condemns fragrance gardens proposed for the Lighthouse for the Blind in Chicago and Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. He argues such gardens create segregation, urge sensory misdirection, and deny blind children the broader reality of nature.
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Cornell College
Cedar Rapiids
Lighthouse For the
Chicago
Gazette
Walter F. Stromer
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
New York
Life
Stromer
Brooklyn
Alfred Leech
United Press
Scout Recognition Dinner Set for Monday at Iowa City
The Hawkeye Area Council of the Boy Scouts will honor adult leaders at its annual Recognition dinner Monday in the Memorial Union at the University of Iowa. National Council president John Schiff will speak. Leslie R. Grigg of Cedar Rapids will award Silver Beaver honors. Dr. Frank Sills of Iowa City presents Veteran and Training awards. Dave Stewart hosts the event with Dr. James C. Manville and Allin Dakin also part of the program.
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Hawkeye Area
Frank Sills
Iowa City
Dave Stewart
James C. Manville
Cedar Rapids
Allin Dakin
Career Day Set at Marengo High School
The fifth annual Iowa county Career day for high school pupils will be held Feb 14 in the Marengo school. A total of 450 pupils from 10 high schools in the county are expected.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Eastern Iowa Servicemen's Roundup
A series of notes from towns across Eastern Iowa lists servicemen and their statuses. Entries include Walter Gilbertson visiting family in Waukon, Don Johnston heading to Pearl Harbor, Cleo Williams in basic training at Camp Chaffee, and Pvt. Donald Kohout graduating radar school at Fort Bliss. Other updates cover leave, assignments, discharges, and promotions in locations such as Mt. Vernon, Riverside, Solon, Kalona, Volga, Arlington, and more.
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Waukon
Walter Gilbert
Denver
Colo
Arthur Gilbertsons
Mt. Vernon
Don Johnston
Naval Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Riverside
Cleo R. Williams
Jake Douglas
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Solon
Donald J. Kohout
Libbie Kohout
Radar School
Fort Bliss
Texas
Kalona
Tom Strickler
San Diego
F. L. Strickler
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Louis Mellecker
Cletus Mellecker
Fort Leonard Wood
Volga
John B. Roys
J. Walter Roys
Air Force
Vernon
Jack Bridges
Dillon Bridges
Korea
Clarence — James Meier
Army
Hubert Meier
Arlington
Chesley Squires
Germany
Coggan
Charles A. Leuhl
Harris
Central City
Robert J. Lockwood
Bernice Storey
Lockwood
United States
Fort Lewis
Wash
Maynard drive seeks 500 for girls basketball uniforms
Community efforts at Maynard Savings Bank raise funds for new uniforms for the girls basketball team. In other notes, Calmar honors eight declamatory contest winners who advance to the West Union prelim on Feb 11. Winthrop hosts a Sweetheart Ball inviting 14 area high schools with a Rowley contest to follow. Tracr junior class presents Father Knows Best on Tuesday in the school gym.
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Maynard
Maynard Savings Iank
Jean Peterson
Nancy Schermerhorn
Kathan Decker
Leo Peterson
Judy Petterson
Betty Schlichte
Betty Scott
Chrysta Schermerhorn
Winthrop
Rowley High School
Tracr
Cub Scout Pack 99 Forms New Committee and Den
Guy Spragg La raine Chase and Don King are the new committeemen for Cub Scout pack 99 sponsored by the Methodist church. Howard Ames is Cub master and Mrs Ames is den mother. A new den also is being formed.
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Stanley
Guy Spragg
Laraine Chase
Don King
Methodist Church
Howard Ames
Ames
Fund Is Started For Decorah Man
Friends and neighbors in Decorah have started a relief fund for Raymond Steele 40 father of five who was severely injured in a well drilling accident. He suffered crushed vertebrae and a broken leg when a pump hoist toppled on him at the Bill Murphy farm near Ossian and doctors in Rochester Minnesota report he may not walk again. An appeal also seeks clothing for Mr and Mrs Lester Frey and their four children who lost their home and belongings in a January 31 fire near Decorah. Clothing is being collected at Decorah Lutheran Church.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Raymond Steele
Decorah State Bank
Steele
Bill Murphy
Ossian
Stary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Fire destroys crib and tractor near Delta
Fire on the Alvin Wright farm about a mile west of Delta on highway 92 destroyed a corn crib and its contents. A tractor, 500 bushels of corn, 800 bushels of oats, and several tools were burned. Firefighters were called at 3 15 p.m. and returned later when the blaze re ignited. Insurance partly covered the loss.
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DELTA
Alvin Wright
Here
Highway 92
Wright
Delta Fire Department
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