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The Augusta News-Review, January 18, 1972 -
The People Speak
Question: Judging from the
attendance at memorial
services, the number of cars
with their headlights turned on
and other signs of observance
of Martin Luther King’s
birthday, how would you
evaluate the enthusiasm of the
Augusta community in
supporting efforts to
memoralize Dr. King?
Where Asked: Paine College
Mrs. Roseann Hunter
Boyscout Road
I saw a lot of headlights on.
I think that reaction was very
good. I know of several
churches that had memorial
services. I really can’t say how
well they were attended but I
saw a lot of headlights on.
Carol Gregg
I thought that the
community supported Martin
Luther King’s Birthday pretty
well, even though our city
officials refused to obey the
orders that the Governor had
proclaimed it to be a state
holiday. But I think that the
Black community did very well
in responding to the
observance of Martin Luther
King’s Birthday.
What does this ciipn
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Dr. Canute Richardson
Fitten Street
I think the community
responded fairly well. Perhaps
there was not enough
advertisment from the College
indicating that we were having
a program. My contention is
that a man as important as he
is, and if you’re having a
memorial service for him, then
the people who are really
concerned about perpetuating
his memory ought to make
some sacrifice to attend these
memorial services.
We can talk about these
things and we can emote about
them, but if we don’t do
anything about them, then it
becomes mere words.
You know Augusta and the
amount of Black people we
have here. That auditorium
should have been . . . well,
fuller than it was.
Anne Latson, Weed St.
I think the reaction was
quite successful. The churches
weren’t as full as they could
have been due to the short
notice. But they did turn
out in large numbers.
Therapist
"Plays” For A Living
Claire Chancellor’s office has
two red hopscotch squares
pained on its bright blue floor;
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and
other Peanuts characters
decorate the walls.
Miss Chancellor plays for a
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Herman Harris, Bransford Ave.
I saw strong support. I was
very encouraged. I thought it
was very appropriate.
And just from judging
headlights on the streets, I saw
that it was supported, if the
number of headlights was any
indication.
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Rev. Cherry, Beman St.
I don’t think the response
was overwhelming, but it was
encouraging. We had a service
at Paine which was well
attended. I attended one at
Fort Gordon the same evening
which was also well attended.
There was one at Good
Shepperd Baptist Church and I
believe there was one at May
Park.
So we had a diversity of
efforts, which show that all
facets of the community were
interested at different levels.
And I think this is encouraging.
living at the Medical College of
Georgia’s teaching hospital.
She’s a play therapist who
came to MCG in August 1971
with a BS degree in elementary
education from Georgia
Southern College.
‘‘My job is to play with, visit
with, and entertain the
hospitalized children,” says the
23-year-old therapist.
“Pediatric patients are often
afraid of the doctors and
nurses and miss their parents
and homes. Some are not only
physically ill, but also have
emotional problems. The play
activities are aimed at helping
these children adjust to their
hospital stay and overcome
their problems.”
As an example, she tells of
one experience with a
seven-year-old girl who was
being treated for an asthmatic
condition. “She was the
daughter of a poor farmer and
had suffered a traumatic
incident.
“She talked only to her
mother, could not read or
write, and would not go to
school. I spent a lot of time
with her, talking to her, letting
her watch me put puzzles
together, just trying to gain her
confidence.
“After several days, she
began talking to me, and we
became friends. We received
word a few days ago that she is
now attending school. That is
one of the rewards of my job,
knowing that 1 had something
to do with helping that little
girl.”
Many of the hospitalized
children are long-term patients,
she says, and some are terminal
cases. “That’s the worst part,
getting to know the children,
and then losing them.”
The pediatric patients play
with toys and equipment
purchased by the hospital, or
donated by the Augusta
firemen and policemen and
other organizations.
The number of children in
the playroom at any one time
varies, but they range in age
from three to 15 or 16. “This
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THERAPY - Seven-year-old John Burns, foster son of Mrs. Ruby Days of North
Augusta, finds that his treatment at the Medical College of Georgia’s teaching
hospital includes entertainment. Miss Claire Chancellor, the hospital’s play therapist,
works with pediatric patients to make their hospital stays enjoyable.
can be quite hectic. Sometimes
I have a volunteer to help, but
most of the time I am alone.”
The play hours are flexable,
allowing the children to come
and go as they wish and as
their hospital schedules
allow.
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Some of our work includes
more than power generation.
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It includes
the younger generation.
Somewhere near Monticello, a young 4-H member <
learns what it takes to raise a sturdy calf. A future -5
homemaker in Pelham perfects her canning skills. j
Both projects are part of Georgia Power’s work 1
to help cultivate the enterprise and skills of the {
state’s young people. The projects are varied. From
a Youth Conference on Science and the Environ
ment to music scholarships. Some programs carry
over from our first year in business, 1927. Others n
are initiated annually. |
Last year the programs collectively won Edison
Electric Institute’s youth education award. Selected
from 221 entries.
Our business is supplying power. But we take '
a special interest in people, too. Kids, especially.
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Paine Offers
Fort Gordon
Courses
Paine College of Augusta has
become the third institution to
offer college courses through
resident instruction at Fort
Gordon. The school joins
Augusta College and Georgia
Southern College in providing
an opportunity for soldiers to
earn college credits by
attending classes conducted on
post after duty hours.
Spring semester courses
offered by Paine College will
get underway at Fort Gordon
on January 23. The nine
courses range from “Black
Literature” to the “History of
the Middle East and Africa”
and carry three semester hours
of credit.
Complete details on
enrollment are available from
the Center Education Center.
BOWMAN’S GET CHRISTMAS
GIFT
Lynette Louise Bowman was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Bowman on Christmas Eve at
St. Joseph’s Hospital.
This special gift weighed in
at six pounds, 10 oz.
The Bowmans live at Rt. 1
Box 308, Augusta, Georgia.