Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-27
By Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 4-SSS9

= by Dorothy b. WaleSi
Garden 4-SSS9
you Centennial Edition from cover
to cover and aren't still boarding for long winter
be that Montgomery County has history religious
tolerance and social consciousness
of mans
enhumanty man." WHAT you expect county in
the State Maryland reality
habited by people and not pengulns?
But large number these people their lives
to others unable to help story
it unfods the of the Sentinel that
pride,
continued story instalmens in each issue
For lack of not all OF the characters
Century edition.
have appeared recently (six
measured against 3OO) is people
in help for retarded children.
they organized was being done in the County
for these children the public schools Now
mutual efforts of this
ID schools the County school special
for retarded children classified
dependent semdependet and marginal learners
The classified dependent will require
throughout their lives they will progress beyond
year semdependnts can learn to read and
write and for their physical needs but always require
some and counselng.
With training counseing slow learners
will be able take their community
living.
Their religious education neglected
of their development this ongo
cry County group interested in aiding
Two Sunday school classes have already
third is being organized The Hebrew
faith, is under the direction of Louis
Mr. Fields is teacher Norwood Special
ton school for children the dependent
counselor at the summer which last Silver
Spring intermediate.
His class which is held Sundays to 2:3O D. M.
began Oct with five children at the Congregational
1915 Old Georgetown Mr.
Fields TU. 2-5l39 or the synagogue OIL 686S4
The Protestant Sunday school Oct B
Church Silver Spring enrolled
the class which Sunday morning
the direction of Mrs George Wethere, resident
county.
Wetherle, Chicago where she was di
rector of day school for retarded children describes
resembling regular Sunday school for beginners
activities for the children within
She aided by of volunteers Mrs
high school girls Juianne Faust
Wetheles church. the Lutheran
Calvary Another junior high girl Phyllis Mills
plays the piano class.
This incidentally Protestant Sunday school
for retarded children One of the ministers
pal Church discontinued when he
left This Spring sponsor
ing the Sunday schools cooperation with Montgomery
County Retarded Chidrens Association
Mrs Wetherie informs that the the
classes to include other types of handicapped children
pied cerebral palsied there They will also
be glad to furnish with help
for children who cannot attend
telephone number is JU 84835.
Mrs Lucille process of setting up
similar Sunday retarded We
will give the details of this in column
The help for retarded children group membership
ing on the first Monday of month The
Tuesdays Child" film depicting the
problems Montgomery County
that these people working o help
The Board of Directors for the organization
president Raymond Haek president R. E. L.
Smith, treasurer Edwin Kline Mrs Edgar Boyd Captain
able publicity chairman, Thompson whose help this
column could not have been written!
All work in the organization volunteer including
raising be
to 49, Watch notices the Benny
honorary chairman for the campaign will giving
on he
Money raised in Montgomery County will be support
four projects The first is set Sheltered
teachers for occupaonal herapy and vocational guidance
The second is the program operated
each conjunction with the board the Cee
bra Palsy organization Therapy used in this program
handicrafts, exercises games
The Georgetown Clinic serving
is
also Last is the teacher training which
larshps teaching children
The special the public schools financial
support from the but mentioned before
cooperation between fact
knight head of Mrs Miriam
visor OF special education both members organizations
Now that have story of where money goes let's
see how they plan The campaign this
Sunday at four o'clock the home of Stern
1211 Pinecrest Circle, in Silver Spring