8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA VVednesday, April 23, 1997 Dr. Robert Szulborksi examined the eyes of a New Guinea native in the back of a truck. Szulborski spent two weeks in New Guinea performing eye exams and procedures using 40-year-old technology. The are he visited was too remote to allow mode:rn machinery to be brought in. New Guinea (continued from page 1) surgical assistant, made it to Port Moresby, the capital of New Guinea. “We weren't sure what to expect,” said Szulborski. “You always hear about ‘rascals’ in the country, but we didn’t encounter any of that.” : They were now in a completely different place than they had ever been before. “It was a beautiful countryside,” remembers Szulborski. The rough, mountainous ter- rain along with the dense rainforest keeps people remote from one another. “There are 700 different languages there. Due to the terrain, tribes don’t come in contact with each other very much,” explained Szulborski. Yet, there are tribal wars. “They only bury soldiers, everyone else is cremated. I saw a soldier's grave that was dated only a couple months before I got there,” said - Szulborski. They visited the small hospital in Port Moresby and picked up medical supplies. “The hospital had to be surrounded with a barbed wire fence. People have so little there and while the hospital + rrdoesn’t have much more, it does have more,” explained Szulborski. An Australian doctor served as their translator at the hospital. After a short stay in the capital city, the two set out to lalibu, a remote town in the southern high- lands of New Guinea, just south of the equator. “We were up 6,000 “arrows inl feet in the rainforest. It was very mountainous terrain. Since we were up so high it wasn’t too hot, no mosquitos,” s;aid Szulborski. He said New Guiinea has a popu- lation of approximately four mil- lion people and has only six eye doctors. Szulborskiand Koslosky stopped and check:ed people’s eyes on the road to Ialibu. “Some people traveled two or three days to see us. Unfortu- nately, we missed seeing many people due to comnaunication dif- ficulties and time constraints,” said Szulborski. “D ue to the wars, many people had been hit in the eyes with spears and arrows in battle. Usually the wounds were old, so we couldn’t d o anything for them.” The number of people who ac- tually received cataract surgery was lower than they expected, but Szulborski says they examined more than 90 patient's and taught doctors and hospital staff how to perform their own examinations. The doctor and asisistant per- formed the relatively low-mainte- Propeller (continued from page 1) purchased from them at a yard sale by Gary Evans. The Protective Association purchased it from Evans to use as a monument. . The Natoma was a double-decker ~ coal powered steamship. DeBalko noted that the propeller was hand- made. “It’s quite large and heavy,” he said. “It was cast iron so the junk value is probably very small.” DeBalko said he doesn’t know why someone would steal it. The propeller was spotted in the lake soon after it was stolen. A diver spotted it near Our Lady of Victory Church, but before the Luzerne County Dive Team could be called in to retrieve: the propel- ler, it was gone. DeBalko admits, “Its like looking for a needle in a haystack. The lake is 1-ather large and 100 feet deep.” The board passed a resolution in support of the call for the return of the propeller and pledged sup- port of the Harveys Lak:e Police in the recovery of the propeller and the prosecution of the thieves. DeBalko urges anyone who may have information regarding the propeller to contact the police de- partment. Shavertown Auxiliary to hold bake sale The Shavertown Ladies Auxiliary is having a Hoagie and Bake Sale Election Day May 20 at the fire hall, Main Street, Shavertown. Deadline for orders is May 12. Call 675-4514. nance cataract surgery with tech- niques employed 40 years earlier. “It was interesting to do in those circumstances,” said Szulborski of his experience with such simple means. Szulborski described the people he met as very friendly and al- ways ready to mug for the cam- era. He also found the mixture of old and new interesting. “We came upon a traditional ceremony called a ‘Sing Sing.’ It takes place when one tribe pays back a long stand- ing debt to another tribe. It was not staged for our benefit,” he said of the week-long ceremony. During the ceremony, certain members of the tribes dress in traditional outfits, complete with brightly colored face paint, col- ored wigs and exquisite jewelry created from their surroundings. “It was interesting to see a cer- emony that their tribe was doing 500 years ago. When it started to rain a few people pulled out mod- ern umbrellas and one man was drinking a Coke,” observed Szulborski. While in Ialibu, Szulborski stayed in the only metal building in the town. Villagers live in grass huts with no running water or electricity. LEI 7.V RA Co] UI cRYF.NAE 3 48 Classes (continued from page 1) year is being looked upon as a year to take less challenging classes as a break. “Students are taking a signifi- cant number of electives that are not preparing them for the next step (college),” Oliver feels. “There are basic skills besides reading, writing, and computing that are necessary to function in an orga- nized manner.” The exception to this rule would be if students have a legitimate academic reason by which they cannot fit these classes in their schedules. For example, students taking a significant number of AP classes or electives geared toward their major will have the opportu- nity to waive these classes. Oliver Belshazzar's Feast (continued from page 1) congregation — a good mix of younger and older people, but you wouldn't know they were older by the way they move around.” Only one person solved the mystery, and that was mostly by luck, Bohm said. In the end, the king was struck down by his own hand. Having poisoned his wife’s cup, hoping to continue his lecherous ways, Belshazzar mistakenly picked it up and drank from it. Vo-Tech honor roll Elizabeth J. Ellis, Principal, West Side Area Vocational-Tech- nical School has announced the names of Back Mountain students that were placed on the honor roll for the third marking period. Grade 9 - High Honors: Matthew Pockevich. Grade 9 - Honors: Melissa Park. Grade 10 - High Honors: Mindy Belles, Stephanie Newton, Roger Park. Grade 11 - Highest Honors: Nancy Schmidle. Grade 11 - High Honors: Susan Smith. Grade 11 - Honors: Michael Ely, Melissa Murphy. Grade 12 - Honors: Doreen Mouse. 1400AM SCRANTON “The senior year needs to have an ‘academic focus.” John Oliver Lake-Lehman HS principal explained, “If students have an appropriately challenging sched- ule, then we will look to accom- modate” through case-by-case examinations. Although the controversy has died down, students still have mixed opinions. “With the classes I'm taking now, the addition of the electives will probably end up hurting me because of the heavy load I'll have to deal with next year,” said junior Val Fiore. Also opposing the new requir ments, Nathan Bendik, a junior, believes that it’s not right to force certain classes on people, and “an unjust class is no class at all.” Other students tend to agree with Oliver. “I do think it’s a good idea to have Contemporary Is- sues because people need to know the issues going on today,” said Dusty Rhodes. “Also, it’s a good idea that you can waive thos) classes if your schedule is tough.” Oliver will test this new cur- riculum through a one-year pilet- to see how it works. “We're trying. to make it a worthwhile experi-- ence.” - POST PHOTO/JENNIFER anf Doug Yeager, foreground and Andrew Dale provided musical accompaniment for Belshazzar's Feast. | Growing Quality is a ; Family Business < Bedding and Vegetable Plants « + Al's Flower Pouches <* oo Hanging Baskets < Mums +» Herbs ot | “Hildebrandt Rd., Dallas (200 yards North of Dallas Elementary) * Geraniums + Perennials 1/2 mile off Rt. 309 Men MEN’s ¢& LADIES’ ¢ NANCIE | | EIT): A Large Selection of Spring Fashions! 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