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• Waban directorContinued from Page 1Warren says he wants to zero in on camp programs — his education andexperience are in psychology not business — and leave financial matters to someone who’s trained for the job.That marks a major change in the organizational set-up. In the past, the top man has been directly responsiblefor all aspects of the camp’s operation.Most recently, Maynard Sandler of Wells was brought in when the camp was reported in financial trouble. Sandler’s strength is business — he’s a retired corporate executive — and it was his suggestion that a financial manager be hired.Warren says another item that needs immediate attention is defining the duties and responsibilities of everyone working at tne camp “from the director on down.”Warren says the major problem he faces right now is “getting the summer program rolling.” Next week, about 80 counselors will arrive, followed the week of July 4 by CETA counselors and more than 150 youngsters.Asked whether he feels Waban’s major goal should be to provide a separate world for the retarded and handicapped or to teach them skills that will allow them to enter society, Warren chooses the latter.“Waban is a place where we can take the necessary time to teach people the skills they need to make their way in the outside world,” he says. “We are able to pace things properly in line with a handicapped person’s ability to learn.”But he also cautions that society may not be able to provide “the slow pace and structure that some of our people need. Society moves very fast.”Warren has been a staff member at Waban for a little more than a year. Several months ago, he took over the directorship of the developmental daycare program for preschool aged children.Moving into that slot as Warren takes over the directorship will be Sandra Pelletier of Sanford, a recent University of Maine at Orono graduate. She has worked at Waban for a little over a month as a speech therapist in the day care program. She is currently working on her master’s degree at the University of New Hampshire at Durham, taking courses in speech pathology and developmental disabilities.Warren earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Plymouth(N.H.) State College in June, 1975. He worked as a therapist at the Spaulding Youth Center for emotionally diusturbed and autistic children in Tilton, N.H. before coming to Waban.• DentistsContinued from Page 1rooms and not a single lit cigarette was in view.“More and more of us are quitting,”says Dr. Henry Pollard, a Portlanddentist. “We’ve recognized what a serious health hazard it is.”Dr. Pollard said many dentists have banned smoking in their receptionrooms and he hopes “it’s banned in all public places soon.”Dr. John Trinward, secretary of theMaine board of dental examiners says smoking can effect oral health as well as lungs and heart.“Smoking restrains the flow of blood through capillaries. It’s bad for the teeth and gums,” he says.So, the next time you visit your dentist, don’t be surprised if instead of telling you to brush between meals he lectures you on that package of cigarettes in your pocket.THAT’S REAL RAINAlthough more than 14 feet of rain fell in 1975 at Lake Quinault, Washington (in the Olympic National Forest), the record still stands: 175.45 inches in 1968.
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Biddeford Kennebunk Wells Journal Tribune
Biddeford, Maine, US
Sat, Jun 25, 1977
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