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be used are, left to right, Mrs. Floyd, M.rs. Dee Ann Turck, Bridge Party as an annual event. (Dally News staff photo by proMrs. Almeda Weiser, Mrs. Anne Sussex, Mrs. Myrtle Bosch Joan Erickson) FDillerDollarTelephone ScholarBy ARLENE WILLIAMSON gram. She will have some make-Ten-year-old Kathleen Kelly McDowell answers the telephone each morning to start her school day. Kelly repeats thePledge of Allegiance into her speaker and her small voiceup work to do, mostly tests, when she goes back to school.Kelly lias found that the telephone works after school hours to call her friends, her grandmother and even her sister onis heard mingling with the otherstudents of Mrs. Hilda Starch-er’s fourth grade class at East-the kitchen phone.The telephone is being furnished under the “Home Bound”side School.Kelly, the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Clyde McDowell, hadproject of the State Department of Public Instruction.surgery to correct a congenital hip defect in November at Columbus Hospital in Great Falls. She lias been attending school from her bed in theRogerBauer, Helena, director of the special education program in the state department, and Steve Ruffatto, superintendent of Chinook schools, were instrumental in getting the phone for Kel-corner of the living room sincely’s use.the first of December and hopesIt was installed by John Into be back in the classroom bythe middle of February.“I’d rather go out in thecold,” Kelly said with a smileman, manager of the Chinook branch of the Triangle Telephone Co-op Association, and Jim Neufield. It is the firstthat lit up her face. Kelly, adark-haired girl, talked vividly, ^time telephone teaching has been used in the Chinook school sys-TELE-STUDENT -- Ten-year-old Kelly McDowell, daughterasking more questions than sheanswered. Her dark eyes sparkled as she spoke of getting outside once more and going to school.Kelly’s surgery was performed by a Great Falls sur-genital hip defect early in November and has been using thegeon on Nov. 3, 19C7, and she phone since early December. It was installed by the Trianglespent two weeks in Columbus Telephone Coop Association of Chinook after efforts of SteveHer classmates takeherHospital, Kelly’s cast covers Ruffatto, superintendent of Chinook schools, and Roger Bauer,homework to school and bringthe right side of her body from director of the special education project from the State De-the graded papers back to her. She hears all that goes on in the classroom and responds when Mrs. Starcher calls onunder the arm to the tip of her partment of Public Instruction. (Photo by Williamson)red-painted toenails. A plasticgraft was used to replace thehip socket Kelly was born with-her.out.months Daddy lias been carrying her.prcmoBelt;ValEajd-'?ihusbeRicColovRU:GLsp]atwigr;Yenesptalt;of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McDowell of Chinook, is attending her i(*lt;fourth grade class by telephone. Kelly had surgery for a con- inttHiit much easier for her to keep ncup with her homework and sheDid you get that, Kelly?’’ she will ask and Kelly’s voiceKelly will go back to Great Falls the last of this month for«*It has been a struggle, butis a top student, but she says,answers, Yes.f tminor surgery to remove a pinwell worth it, Mrs. McDowell said. The McDowells liave five‘«M multiplication is hard allccPithby myself,acKelly is carrying a full loadof subjects, reading, arithme-necessary for the first operation and removal of her cast.daughters ranging in age fromMarinate drained canned as-a\20 to one. One-year-old Stacytic, social studies, science, spelling, music, English andThen she will be on crutches likes to sit with Kelly and go toparagus spears in a savory French dressing and serve onesqifor a month to six weeks. Kelly school, too, McDowell is deputyhealth, but doesn’t participate can hardly wait for her crutches sheriff of Blaine County.lettuce, garnished with pimiento strips, for a company-dinnerillin the physical education pro- and mobility again. The past twoKelly’s telephone lias made salad.ec
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