Adam Reynolds of Shingletown, this year's Easter Seals Society poster child, received therapy Tuesday at the local center, South Allen Street and Waupelani Drive. The center, which provides speech and physical therapy to area residents, often pays for part of patients' treatments when they or their families cannot afford it. Volunteers of all ages give their time and effort to help with therapy, while trained therapists visit children at their homes and schools to offer additional aid. the daily collegian • I • • , ''s — 7: P . .44 • • s , ; -A Joe Woodring of Boalsburg receives therapy from Jim McLarren, a physical therapist at the Easter Seals Society of Centre and Clinton counties. The society has been helping area residents for 25 years. The center has equipment to assist therapists with the patients, including parallel bars to help with balance and a wheel to strengthen arms Student's new kidney . is 'perfect match' By PAM ROBERTO Daily Collegian Staff Writer University students seem to contract all sorts of ailments from minor colds to mono. Others have more serious health problems that affect their entire lifestyles for more than just a few days or weeks. John Proper (10th-mechanical engineering) found out just how important good health is during the past few years. Proper, who had a kidney transplant in November, said his kidney problems influenced him academically and socia lly Proper's kidney malfunction was first discov ered in 1977 when he was a sophomore at Behrend Campus in Erie. One of his kidneys failed to remove impurities from his blood. At first, Proper said, he felt fine, because his kidney was functioning at 50 percent, which is enough for a person to live normally. But as he began his fall term studies at University Park, his condition worsened. At that time, he was unwilling to admit there livirli.ii...• ..:''.•.'. i • ~' { i ° ~'~, ;` .t;. .. : ..,,...,: , .;, 1 . : ....; . ...,.. :;:7.- . ..A. •:-.:.',i , i...-:F ....... „....„:...... Photo by Nathan Leder was any trouble, and refused to undergo dialysis. Then he found himself increasingly unable to concentrate on his studies. His grade point aver age fell from 3.16 to about 2.5. "Your kidneys affect every system in your body," Proper said. "When they're not func tioning well, your mind gets foggy. I found myself spending two hours doing problems that should have taken 20 minutes." Proper said he seldom told his instructors about his kidney trouble. "I tried to live as if I were perfectly normal," he said. "I didn't want to use it as an excuse. "When you tell people, they don't know wheth er to cry or feel sorry for you," he said. "They just don't know how to react to it." Proper said he also began to have difficulty walking. • "When your blood gets toxic, it affects your brain's ability to send messages to other parts of your body," he said. "I had to walk stiff-legged because when I tried to bend my legs, I fell." Proper withdrew from the University Spring , ,:.4.!.-,i,::::.-,::::i .: .; i (,',4 c ,',.':' .: -2:' ::. -..;,''s . '' :. -. , ,.:' ,.:. '':-c i '- ',,' .:::'' . , ... :' ; .'':' : : ,i.• i i :' i .''',;. i 'l; ll. l '. ',', .,' '' l ,.'' , l4 '' , : ':, 4: l : '. 4 .' '' ,',': : '. ; : ,. :: :;' .. :'4 ' . ' : 'i : l. ,. l: l':'i; :' ' ' ':'- ' ' .;'' ''l ' ' :: '' ' '' ''' ' ' 9, iVi''''' „,„,4J, a weekly look at life in the University community Easter Seals Society: By WALT De TREUX Staff Writer . The buildipg, is modest. It is wedged into the corner of South Allen Street and Waupelani Drive. But inside the bland exterior is a wealth of love, concern and help for the handicappo of the commu nity. The Easter Seals Society of Centre and Clinton Counties has been serving the handicapped for more than 25 years. It moved to its present location in March of 1974. The center provides speech and physi cal therapy to any area resident without regard to his or her financial status. "If someone receives therapy and can't afford it, we absorb the cost," said Dave Doll (12th-health planning and ad ministration) who served his practicum at the center last term. Emilie Westgard, director of the cen ter, said, "We go to every resource to pay for it. They may pay fifty cents or a dollar for a visit." The therapy is no easy task, she said, and the therapists are kept busy. "All our therapists not only work here," Doll said, "but they must go to Centre Community Hospital, Park For est Day Care Center, the child's school or the child's home. And right now there is a nationwide crisis for therapists." The center has equipment to assist the therapists with the patients, including parallel bars to help with balance and a wheel to strengthen arms. "Sometimes it can take 20 minutes to put on braces, but part of our therapy is play," Doll said. He said tricycles often are used as rewards for a successful day of therapy. "We hope everything taught here is carried over at home," Westgard said. She also said speech therapy is an important part of the center's work. A mirror and a large-print newspaper are two useful tools, she added. "With the mirror, the child can see his Term 1978, and during that summer consented to undergo dialysis, which takes over the kidneys' function of removing impurities from the blood. He said he refused the treatment at first because, "I felt that God was going to heal me. I wanted to be healed miraculously, and I was waiting, giving God every opportunity. I held off for nine months. I've learned that God does work miraculously through the doctors." Proper resumed his studies while undergoing the dialysis treatment, but found his time limited because the dialysis took about 20 hours per week. His study time was further limited, he said, because the treatments and medication caused dizzy spells and fatigue. Proper's social life also was affected. "You're always in the hospital, or not feeling well," he said. Proper, who plans to graduate next spring, said he would have graduated two years ago had it not been for his kidney trouble. There were some complications during Prop er's dialysis treatment. He suffered from pericar- • . .:14, • •.• • '• • ;?•,.;p7,• . . •• W . : • • :. ~'.: : :::•i'. . .'::. , - ; j.!•:: : . ; ::'.' ,•J,).4*iti,.,-'.: • s',‘ -4`:;•;',:f3.`411.71 mouth movements Doll -said. , YThe newspapers, pimplify.thp ) nel,vs„" In addition to the therapists, the center employs two handicapped 'people, from Centre CETA, and many volunteers. "We are something of a protected environment," Westgard said. "We are preparing these employees for work in a real office environment. "We will take anyone who wants to volunteer," she said.' "We have a 98- year-old man who regularly gives his time." "A big problem with disabled patients is transportation," Doll said. "We have a station wagon that picks the patients up, brings them to the center and brings them home." The center also offers recreational therapy for its patients. "We provide swimming, bowling and horseback riding," Doll said. "In the horseback riding, we have the child wear a helmet, there are three people holding him, and we use breaka way stirrups," he said. "The satisfaction and fun is so great, we are willing to take a loss (of money)." The Pennsylvania Easter Seals Society also runs summer camps in Meadville, Somerset, Middletown and the Poconos. Doll said the camp sessions run from 10 days to two weeks. "If a child would like to go to camp, but can't afford it, we'll split the tab," West gard said. The center also sponsors a rehabilita tion club once a month for people who have suffered strokes. "It is a resocialization club for stroke victims before they rejoin their old groups," Westgard said. "We arrange for speakers, craft demonstrations, and the like." Fundraising a necessary function of the center, and it employs various means to do the job. "The Toilet Bowl is held after Super Bowl Sunday on a gentleman's farm," Doll said. "It is a football game between Handicapped receive therapy, loy0..:, the old guys and the:young guys .`,`We raise muney.by. charging admis:- sion to the bowl," 'Vikestgard said, "and by auctioning off baked goods. Once a cake in the shape of a toilet went for $100." The Easter Seals Society often uses public service ads such as this one to educate the public about handicapped people Other fundraisers include the Nittany Lion Pushup-a-thon, the Sigma Pi Open golf tournament, Lily Day and Coffee Day. "On Coffee Day, in various downtown restaurants, waitresses sell the customer a cup of coffee and a button for a dollar," Doll said. "Later in the week, the cus tomer presents the button and gets a cup ditis, which is an enlargement and inflammation of the heart caused by excess fluid surrounding it. If not treated properly, it can kill a person, but Proper said the excess fluid was removed, and his heart should be back to normal by now. Proper also suffered from pneumonia, which was caused by excess fluid going to his lungs. When kidneys malfunction, he said, body weight is replaced by fluid. The setbacks were only temporary, however. Proper said the dialysis did improve his condition and in the fall of 1979, he began jogging again. When Proper received his new kidney, he withdrew at the end of Fall Term and took Winter Term off. He dropped two of his Fall Term courses and received a deferred grade in another. Proper said his new kidney began functioning right away because it was almost a perfect match. Since he received the kidney, Proper says he feels much better and can live normally again. "I can eat and drink anything," he said. "Before, I was on a sodium-free diet and had to limit protein and watch my fluid intake. I can also 0 ) ! • ,‘.1 11;) ; Get disabled people down to business ... GIVE TO 91'1 Easter Seals • % ra g,. SERVING DISABLED PEOPLE FOR 61 YEARS ~,,,..,,, i ;;;:.,,...„,,:„.-.4 i f t p--:..,,; . ", ~ ? ...5i.!.4 . .,,..,..:,:i; : ,„,:;:., . ..:,, ,,, , , , , ,, ... ... ~..... 474„ 0. 11 'Afro ~?~ :>-' 3; „ Thursday, April 16 -M of coffee free." --, 7110',cencer , Aso: 4 tiles to .edU6ate,'.o.o public about handicapped peoPie. "We are always involved and willingto take part in education projects 'on chang ing attitudes toward the handicapped ; !' Doll said. "The public attitude has changed in.ttat, last ten years," he said. "There better accessibility in the schools restaurants." In addition to working with the the center works closely with the UniVet sity. . "One day a week, studentslm a cpnk, munity nursing course visit two faniiffel4 to help them with the problems they encounter as a result of a handicap*!l family member," Westgard said. "We use students in every aspect from special education to pre-med," she said: "We will use anyone who has an area:of. expertise." : -.)y• The center received help from a lap& scape architecture class to desigiv'4 playground which is scheduled to: be constructed this term. "The architect has the drawings tofia in the construction details," Westgkra; said. "There will be three f phaseg,, , of construction." She said the center plans to use priet` cal building materials to build the play ground. The obstacles planned include a pyramid of tires, concrete pipes and a textured walkway made of railroad ties, bricks and telephone poles. -f) Doll said a garden also is planned for patients who enjoyed. gardening befope 7 their handicap prevented doing so. *- "Gardening in the playground is a form of therapy," he said. • Westgard often quotes a saying that she said she wishes people would adopt when they think of the handicapped. Ste borrowed it from an old Easter Seal§ poster. "We all have handicaps, on some of us they show." think more clearly, and, of course, I have more time now." Proper still jogs, and says his jogging endli- 1 ance has improved since the transplant. However, Proper cannot participate in contact , sports. "If I get hit in the kidney, it could destroy the transplant," he said. "I have to avoid any shocks. "Both of the old kidneys are still in. -00. kidneys are only removed if it's absolutely nee: essary, because they perform other functfons. The new one is in a different spot, closer to the skin, and it's not as well protected as the others."' Proper said the experience has taught him a lot. .„ "I had some rough times, but I was nioFe fortunate than others," he said. "I saw what other people can go through. It gave me a compassion for others. You always take your healthloi• granted, but now I have a greater appreciation for life." • . • r .-it F,• I ,Matthews' 1 1 th f 4, . 4 1 By. The Associated Press Gary Matthews' leadoff home run off Enrique Romo in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 4- 3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Philadelphia. Matthews, acquired during spring training from the Atlanta Braves for Bob Walk, smacked a 2-0 pitch deep over-the left-center field fence for his first homer of the year. Pittsburgh had threatened in the top of * the 11th, loading the bases with two outs against Tug McGraw, but Dale Berra struck out to end the threat. McGraw was credited with his first win of the year, while Romo, who entered the game in the 10th, lost his first decision. Jim Bibby tqok a seven-hitter and a 3-1 lead into the last of the ninth inning, but the Phillies tied it on a two-run single by Keith Moreland. Bibby, was replaced by Kent Tekulve after Mike Schmidt singled and Matthews walked to open the inning. Tekulve retired the first two batters he faced, but Larry Bowa, who reached first on a forceout, stole second, setting up *Moreland's tying hit. Bake Mcßride, who doubled home Philadelphia's first run in the fourth, added another double in the sixth for his I,oooth career hit. Mets 5, Cards 3 ' Doug Flynn singled home two runs and *Mookie Wilson tripled in two more in the . Mets' , four-run second inning and New York went on to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday. Zachry, 2-0, pitched 5 1-3 innings, allowing five hits, walking three and striking out five. Tom Hausman replaced Zachry and threw one witch in the sixth, coaxing a doubleplay. 1_,,...,...... 1f. ..,........,„,• :..fi,• . <;t l :--7! . ,?; , . .. .. i t e; ... fixers crush Bucks, B3The Associated Press Guards Maurice Cheeks and Lionel Hollins each scored 20 points and the Philadelphia 76ers repelled a final quar ter rally to beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 116-99 last night and take a 3-2 lead in Aheir National Basketball Association • Etstern conference best-of-seven semifi nal series: Philadelphia gets a chance to close out the Bucks and enter the Eastern final against the Boston Celtics if they can win the sixth game of this series tomorrow . night in Milwaukee. ..„If the , Bucks, the Central Division t7s cmps, win at home and tie the series, the deciding game would be played in. Philadelphia Sunday. Sidney Moncrief and Mickey Johnson each had 20 points for the losing Bucks. One of the keys to Philadelphia's victo ro was the defensive play of 7-foot Cald well Jones on Milwaukee's terrific scoring Marques Johnson. Johnson scored only nine points and did not play in the final period because of back spasms. `Philadelphia led 27-22 at the end of the first period and 58-47 at halftime. *ilwaukee rallied in the third period to slash their deficit to 78-73 with 2:40 re maining, Nit the 76ers pulled away. Phil adelphia led 88-73 after three quarters. Milwaukee, led by eight points from Junior Bridgeman, rallied in the fourth quarter to reduce Philadelphia's lead to r)0 4 the S daily• collegian Philadelphia's Julius Erving (6) tries to score over the Bucks' Mickey Johnson in the Sixers' 116-99 win over Milwaukee last night at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Spurs hold Expos 5, Cubs 4 Gary Carter singled home Andre Daw son from third base to cap a two-run rally in the eighth inning as the Montreal Expos opened their 13th home season with a 5-4 triumph over the Chicago Cubs yesterday. Chicago reliever Bill Caudill retired 10 batters in a row before walking Rodney Scott with one out in the eighth. Scott stole second and when Caudill went to a 2-0 count on Dawson, he was re placed by Dick Tidrow, 1-1. Astros 2, Braves 0 Nolan Ryan and Frank LaCorte out dueled Tommy Boggs to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves last night in Houston. Ryan, 1-0, allowed only three hits in seven innings and surpassed St. Louis great Bob Gib son on the all-time strikeout list. Ryan gave way in the eighth to LaCorte, who gave up one hit in the last two innings for his first save. Boggs, 0-1, struck out four, walked one and finished with a two-hit ter. White Sox 5, Brewers 4 Bobby Molinaro's pinch sacrifice fly in the eighth inning scored Harold Baines yesterday tacarry the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The victory went to reliever Lamarr Hoyt, 2-0, who pitched the last three innings, allowing two hits. Red Sox 7, Olioles 2 Veteran Carl Yastrzemski drove in three runs in his 1981 American League debut and Tony Perez hit a wind-blown two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 yes terday in Boston. The 41-year-old Yastrzemski, who missed his first season on to win 95-79 with 8:05 left in the game. But that was as close as the Bucks could come. Seven Philadelphia players finished in double figures, including Julius Erving, who scored 19 and substitute Steve Mix, who contributed 17. Spurs 101, Rockets 96 Swift San Antonio forward George Ger vin hit a back-breaking basket with 13 seconds to play yesterday to clinch for the Spurs a 101-96 NBA Western Confer ence semifinal playoff victory, over the Houston Rockets in Houston. The Spurs, facing elimination in the best-of-seven series, evened the playoffs at three games each with the decisive seventh game scheduled tomorrow in San Antonio. The Rockets, trying to become the first team in 13 years to reach a conference final with a losing regular season record, had edged ahead of the aggressive Spurs early in the fourth quarter on four straight baskets by Rockets center Moses Malone, who scored a game-high 36 points. Calvin Murphy who came off the bench to score 20 points, gave the Rockets a 90- 87 lead with seven minutes left in the game. But Gervin, Paul Griffin and Mark Olberding hit three straight bas kets to put San Antonio ahead for good. Gervin, who finished with 26 points, hit the Spurs' first four baskets of the game and had 17 points early in the second quarter. inning homer keys Phils 4-3 win opener in 21 years because of back mus cle spasms last week, drove in Boston's first run with a groundout in the first inning and then lined a two-run single in the fourth for his 3,110 th major league hit. Rangers 8, Indians 0 Designated hitter Al Oliver, mired in a 2-for-18 slump, knocked in three runs with a homer, double and a fielder's choice grounder last night to back the solid pitching of Doc Medich, and the Texas Rangers rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Medich, making his first start of the year, scat tered five hits through 7 1-3 innings before he tired in the eighth inning and yielded to reliever John Henry Johnson. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3 Oscar Gamble's solo homer and Dave Winfield's two-run single keyed a five run fourth inning that carried the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays last night in Toronto. Rudy May recorded his second victory in as many starts for the Yankees this season and 10th regular-season triumph in a row since July 1980. The big left hander pitched seven innings, striking out four with no walks. Tigers 4, Royals 0 Dave Rozema tossed a six-hitter in his 1981 debut last night and Al Cowens tripled home a run and scored to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City. Lar ry Gura, 0-2, gave up only seven hits as the defending American League champs suffered a two-game sweep by the Ti gers. Villanova discontinues football program VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Ron Coates' college dated laboratory equipment and additional scholarship football career at Villanova ended before it began. The aid. high school senior signed a letter of intent, not knowing "The budget cuts in education proposed by President the university's board of trustees already had decided to Reagan promise an even greater strain on the fiscal end the football program because of increasing costs. resources of private independent institutions like Villa- Coates, like most of the athletes and recruits, didn't nova," Driscoll said. find out until yesterday, when Villanova President John The 90 scholarship athletes, including recruits, will M. Driscoll announced the 87-year-old football program be allowed to keep their grants without playing a varsity was finished— effective immediately. sport cirtherintay transfer to other colleges, Driscoll "I can't tell you what,l'm going to do right now," said ; said. "No othei sports are in trouble," Driscoll added. Coates, a 6-2 defensive end from Deptford, N.J. "I think The decision, reached by the university's board .of it's pretty bad because there's nothing I can do about it. trustees Tuesday, leaves only Temple and the Universi- I had considered some other schools, but I let them ty of Pennsylvania with NCAA Division IA football down to go to Villanova." programs in the Philadelphia area. "We have had a good recruiting year and now these Villanova has struggled to compete at that level in guys are stuck," said senior defensive tackle Howard recent years, but the Wildcats won six of their last eight Long, who called the decision an "overnight shafting." In a statement, the Rev. Driscoll said Villanova's games to finish 6-5 in, 1980, the first winning record since 1976 plans for the 1980 s call for "intensified rededication to. its academic mission "The decision to discontinue football at Villanova Maryland 7-3, but bounced back to stun Boston College was not easy nor was it ill-considered," said Driscoll, 20-9 and closed their season with a convincing 23-7 citing the need for campus building renovations, up- victory over arch-rival Temple. By STEVE GRAHAM Daily Collegian Sports Writer Penn State defensive end Larry Kubin, redshirted last season after sustaining torn ligaments in his right knee, said Tuesday he has not yet reached a deci sion on whether to turn pro or play another year with the football team. Kubin, who has not practiced with the team in spring drills, said he's been weighing the advantages and disadvan tages of both options. He said he will probably make up his mind "within a week or so," just prior to the National Football League draft to be held April 28-29. "I think at this point, I'll probably make a decision before the draft," said the native of Union, N.J. "Joe (Paterno) and my parents and I have been talking a great deal about some things. It's up in the air right now." Since,last season ended, Kubin said he has talked with about 25 teams in the NFL and Canadian Football League. Recently, he has been contacted by rep resentatives from the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh , Steelers and Miami Dolphins. Paterno said he hasn't been playing the role of go-between in Kubin's talks with numerous pro teams. In fact, he said the decision rests solely in Kubin's hands. Paterno doesn't want to pressure him in any way. "I think he's entitled to make his mind up anyway he wants to and when he wants to," Paterno said. "Whatever he wants to do is fine with us. Obviously, we'd like to have him back. He's a great football player." A three-year starter, Kubin registered 16 total tackles (13 solo and three. as sisted) in the first three games last season against Colgate, Texas A&M and Nebraska. He has also been a prodigious pass rusher for the Lions, tallying 30 sacks for 237 yards in losses in his college career. Dick Mansperger, director of player personnel for Seattle, said it would be in Pittsburgh's Omar Moreno safely steals second base in the third inning of the Phillies' 4-3 victory over the Pirates last night in Philadelphia. Phillies' second baseman Manny Trillo covers on the play. The 'Cats lost an early season game to bowl-bound Kubin's best interests to return to Penn State for another football season. "We advised him that since he did have another year (of eligibility) left, he should take it," Mansperger said. "That would give us another year to watch him. Pro football would take care of itself down the line." Bedause the draft is quickly ap proaching, Mansperger said it is imper ative that Kubin'make his decision soon so the pro teams are aware that he wants to be drafted. But he added, a team can draft anyone it wants, regardless of a player's eligibility to compete at the collegiate level. "The thing I tried to impress upon Larry," Mansperger said, "is that what ever you're gonna do, you should make a definite move. "The only thing is, with the position we're caught in, if he is gonna come out (for the draft), we need to know. Other wise, we'll look up and some other team in the league will draft him." All of the teams seem very interested in him, Kubin said, but they as well as Paterno are concerned whether the 6-1, 222-pound senior has fully recovered from knee surgery. "I guess (if he turns pro) he'll be going into camp maybe not as well physically as he'd like to be," Paterno said. "There are a lot of disadvantages about going (pro) right now. The fact that he's not 100 percent yet; he hasn't started to run yet." Kubin, who has been working on strengthening his knee by lifting weights, said it has repaired excellently from surgery. He said he has no doubt that he'll be playing football somewhere next season. "I'm almost back (to) where I'm start ing to run right now," Kubin said. "I'm just at that point where I'm just starting to get back into some things. "I'm just taking each day as it comes. I can't really say in a week or a month what's gonna be going on. I just know that things are going really well. I'm happy with everything." Kubin said some pro clubs have asked him to take physical examinations given by their own team doctor, but he said doing that might jeopardize his eligibility for the upcoming Penn State football season. Norm Pollom, director of player per sonnel for Buffalo, said he talked to Kubin Tuesday and would still like him to come to Buffalo for a physical. "You know, I don't know what Larry's situation is," Pollom said. "We would be interested in Larry (if he decided to turn pro). We have good reports on him. "I think if his physical came out right, he'd definitely be in the first five round s. . .probably higher." But Kubin said he doesn't care which "We went through four years and put so much into the program. In all honesty; I feel like crying right now," said senior middle guard Joseph Makoid. Coach Dick Bedesem, who had a 30-35-1 record in six seasons, was told Tuesday night of the decision to drop the program. Bedesem, who received a new contract after last season, was offered a position at the universi ty. Bedesem has made no decision and the position was not disclosed. "I would rather have seen us drop down a division, but it's not my decision," said Bedesem. "I didn't even know they (the trustees) were discussing it." In 1972, the trustees considered dropping football after the program lost over $315,000 in 1971. Hoping to get in a league and have some games televised, the program was continued, but neither a league nor television coverage materialized. The university's sta dium underwent a $1.3 million renovation last summer, but "the football program was not the primary consid eration," said Driscoll. Founded in 1842, Villanova has 6,100 undergraduate students. Larry Kubin round he gets drafted in. He's only con cerned with eventually getting a chance to play pro football, whether it be at defensive end or at the position most pro teams would like him to play lineback er. Kubin said he doesn't foresee any prob lems in making the transition from de fensive end to linebacker. For that matter, neither does Paterno, but he said Kubin's injury could cause some compli cations. "It's bound to be somewhat of a prob lem for him," Paterno said. "If he were 100 percent, and was going into camp without worrying about the knee and some things, I don't see any problem that he would make the transition." 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