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,1 '." : ' ' , i . -St5-". ,V,;B ..'.- 12 CSec. 1) Stcttsmon, Solent, Or.. Sunday. Aug 9. 1SS3 Parents of Blind Study Problem ofllAdju&tmeiit To World of Darkness : . : ' ! By MILLER . . " t' : : Staff Writer The Statesman "Watch where you're igoing.pl 4 ' , i"Look over there!" ' i ! f ' . ' "' - ' - "See what's coming? Be carefel now." These . . and a multitude off similar parental guides . '. are ordinarily used to assist children n the accepted growing-up proc ess. But teaching their children hpw to adjust to regular life in a world of darkness lis Xhe tasK being studied by about 40 fami lies during the Fifth Institute for Parents of Visually i Handi capped Pre-School jChildren at the SUte School for ; the Blind in Salem. j , - .'.'! Especially lauded by parent and staff are the ladies of the Oregon Lions Auxiliary ( co-sponsors with the Blind School) with out whom the Institute would be nearly impossible, or at 4east a great deal more difficult Ladies Aid Program 4 '- Th ladies, some; 130 strong through the week's session, have come from throughout the state to volunteer their time land to help at their own expense while parents-of visually handi capped children attend 1 special lectures, classes and panel discus sions. Most helpful is their baby sit ting service for children who come with the parents. This leaves the parents free to ab sorb the instruction at ;the in stitute. " " "It's extremely hard to notice the progress of a , child whose sight is lost or impaired as he grows up in a world surrounded by children who see," said Mrs. K. W. James, of Grants Pass, mother of 4-year-old Bruce, dur ing an interview Saturday. "One of the first inspirations in these Institutes is learning how your child. can progress ac-ithey are here for a week." starts kindergarten in the fall pi 1954. Methods Outlined I Some of the basic methods of fthe ; Institute were outlined, by .Superintendent Walter Dry and include: (1) familiarizing parents here for the first time with the "grounds and facilities, and teach ing methods: (2) introducing new f parents to other parents and to faculty at the Blind School; (3) I encouraging open xorum aiscus fsions in which parents may dis cuss problems familiar to each and note barriers being overcome by other parents of visually han dicapped youngsters,' and (4) lec tures by persons who have; over come the visual handicap and gone on to achieve a normal working livelihood. "These are the fruits of our labor and encourage us even more," Dry explained. Basis for Adjustment The training offered at the state school was described as a basis for adjusting a youngster into a normal life in a seeing world. Children are only kept at the school until they reach a point when they can leave the school and attend public school with children who see. "This adjustment helps them live normal lives," Supt. Dry ex plained, "and it is an under standing of our methods that we try, to make clear to parents while Pigeon Trap Snares Horhbill Sheriffs Office tively in a field of study where he is shown correct methods of adjustment," she said. Hex boy Mrs. James, attending the in stitute for the second year, point ed out how much more confi- ..... ........ ..... .-Y-.J .. . i .. n. .ijuf i, jtuw W mjiiirjun NEW YORK CITY Bufus, a restless hornbill, is held cautiously by Joseph Schlesinger at the New York ASPCA shelter after being captured in lower Manhattan. The restless bird fled a pet shop and thrilled spectators as he cavorted amid downtown skyscrapers. He lost his liberty In a most ignominious manner, however, when he-entered a trap set for the lowly pigeon. Schlesinger, as can be seen, uses heavy gloves as he handles the bird. (AP Wirephoto to The Statesman.) May SetUp dent she was in sending her' boy all the way from Grants Pass to Salem, and leaving him for train ing, after having spent time at the Institute. Parents Worry "Any parent will understand what qualms must be overcome in sending one so young away, for any kind of training, she explained. "The people here are doing a wonderful job." Another mother, Mrs. George Welter, of Portland, attending her second Institute, explained how the school had readied her 6-yera-old Lynne Anne until he is now ready to attend the first grade at Vestal Public School in Portland. Program Today Much of the programming is designed so that fathers can take part, especially on the weekends, and with that in mind, : there is a full day today T Sunday) . of lectures including 'Training for Independence and Self-Reliance as the Teacher Sees It," 10 a.m., followed by a discussion and a full afternoon of parent's 'pan el discussion on "Training for Independence and Self-Reliance As the Parent See It" An evening lecture by Dr. Har old W. Bernard, professor of ed ucation at the University of Ore Radio Outlet The Marion County sheriffs of fice will soon Improve its com munication methods 'by adding a radio transmitter. - . The office currently is using the Salem city, radio to which it calls messages, by telephone. The messages are relayed by radio a call from the dispatcher is placed back to the sheriffs office a call from .the dispatcher is with, the reply. ?The sheriffs radio, parts for jThich are beting accumulated slowly, will j operate - with . 600 watts, 1533 megacycles -nd is li censed for 40 mobile units. "The set will use the city tow er and will be capable of reaching anyplace inr the county," ex plained Sheriff Denver Young. Call letters are to be KOG233. The County radio was approved under the Civil Defense Act The burden of expense is shared with the federal government (half), the state . (one-fourth) and the county (one-fourth). "This makes the set and its facilities especially accessible' in time of a national emergency," Sheriff Young said. It was not known whether the radio would be assembled before the office is moved to the new county building or not "If the part arrive before that it will be pot together and we'll use it," Young explained. NetvXooh S 1 ' Oregon Liquor Sales Down PORTLAND Ml The Oregon Liquor Control Commission report ed Saturday that 1,502 fewer gal lons of liquor were sold during the fiscal year ended June 30 than in gon extension division, Portland, entitled "Let the Baby Grow Up" will begin at 8 p.m. The 1953 Institute will conclude Thursday afternoon. Tipped Tractor Fataito Yputli JOHN DAY I A tractor rolled over a creek embankment 10 miles west of Mount Vernon Friday, fa tallv injuring Jerde Randall, about laV an employe of a logging con tractor. He was pinned inside the vehicle. He died en route ! to th John Pay HospitaL H j , ;.", 1 j ' JHl ' " Nearly half of U.S. beef and practically a$ veal comes from 1 da try 5 animal . 1 ' i. i jt l f.fAWf n I i 4 s , ', : , in 1 NEW YORK CITY The new Paris short-length skirt is worn to advantage by movie actress Anne Baxter on her arrival a' Idlewild Airport, New Yorl City from a European trip. The screen star's outfit is a darl grey wool suit with the de signer's new just below the knee skirt length.. Asked whether other women will take to the new style, Miss Baxter . replied that it "depends on what their legs look like." (AP Wirephoto to The Statesman.) Lets' Preserve This Historic Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Will you help restore this oldjlandmarlc and pre serve for posterity the oldest public buiding of it' kind still standing on the Oregon Coast! Here can be a truly suitable memorial to the achievements, the traditions, the industry of four pioneering an cestors. Let us NOW work together to make thia a suitable "Old Relics Home by restoring it to serv ieeable condition. The State Bureau oil Parks has offered the old Lighthouse for: this purpose . . , It is un to our Soeiftv tn ri fh fuiufjnmui iu uiaae il saic ana Drooeriv rrnnnmni(ii the. previous 12-month period. A total of 831,645 cases of alco holic beverages were sold a de cline of 3,117 the commission said. 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