Evening star., 1942-07-08


reporter asked.
Immediately the atmosphere loos-
ened up.
Are you friends of theirs?" asked
a tall girl.
'I'll show you where they live
proffered a boy in blue overalls. He
jumped to his feet and pressed the
bell of the first apartment inside.
The whole collection of urchins
crowded into the front hall. When
barks greeted the sound of the bell
inside of the apartment, the children
chorused, tits Dutchie."
That's their dog" explained one
youngster, shifting half-eaten
candy pistol from his mouth. Then
he added significantly: "He can see" +"
A short, dark-haired man wearing
black glasses and wide smile open
ed the door. He held bristling po-
lice dog by the collar and with his
other hand rubbed the reporters
hand over the twitching ears.
Nov shake hands, Dutchie," he
commanded. Seeing eye dogs are
formal. They expect an introduc-
ton. Dutchie put out one paw in
friendly fashion.
There was time then for a quick
glance around. Inside the apart
ment all the furniture was pushed
back against the wall where no one
could bump against 1t. A slight
woman advanced from the kitchen,
wiping her hands on a towel
II am Carol Urich," she said. you
mustn't mind my hands being wet
I've been doing the dishes"
When every one was seated, Mrs
Urich began to tell the story of her
self and her husband John.
Both natives Of Kansas she said
they met at a Kansas City school
for the blind where he was teacher
OF Braille and she was q student
He has been blind from birth. She
could distinguish bright colors till
three years ago, now can only tel
light from dark.
The day they met he was PRO
fessor quiz" and she was what she
called quizzling at school enter.
tainment.
Till then, she said. she had vowec
she would never marry a blind man
No Tapping Canes.
II don't like canes tapping ano
men who sell needles OH the street,
she explained. Then her face lighted
up and she threw out her tiny
hands in a wide gesture.
But you know how it is when
the love bug bites you. I'm proud OF
my husband. He is up and coming
and smart. And good looking, too.
How did the Urichs know that
they were good looking when they
have never seen each others faces
II knew I was good looking" says
John Urich. And she told me she
was!"
II thought at once" she said as
she went back to that classroom
quiz game. There's a man I coulc
be interested in. So I threw my
hook out and got HIM" They were
married June 10 three years ago
exactly one year to day after they
met.
Singing their songs at enteftxin-
songs, patriotic one.
and semi-classical pieces for which
she wrote the music and he the
words-is what paid the husbands
way through the University of Kan
sas. He was graduated with an A. B
degree in sociology last January
When Kansas would not permit q
blind man to take the State social
service examination The couple came
here to be near the war effort"
Works at War Job.
Mr.. Urich is near" the war with
his job as stenographer for the OF.
flee of Scientific Research and De-
velopment at the Carnegie Institu-
ton. He takes dictation on Braille
slate or listens to a dictaphone
tipping by the touch system.
Their music takes them nearest
to the war, however. They have
written one patriotic song. Freedom