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VOL. XXV, No. 10
Friday April 6, 1979
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·Special children are victorious BY KIM HAYES
Many times we forgot the meaning of attending a Christian school. But on Saturday, March 31, no one present could have doubted the warmth, sincerity and kindness which was shown to Special Olympic participants. Students of all grades and majors volunteered to cook, coach, judge, keep score, blow up balloons, decorate or sponsor a student, just to insure a fun day for the participants.
The Special Olympics oath was hanging from a banner on the gym wall. The multi-colored words, "LET ME WIN, BUT IF I CANNOT WIN, LET ME BE BRAVE were IN THE ATTEMPT,"
clearly visible against the pink background. Moments later, Mike Sulewski, '81, welcomed the athletes • and read the oath aloud with each participant proudly reciting . The Pennsylvania Special Olympics had officially opened. With the help of a microphone,
its base. The participants had to dribble the ball around each cone and shoot from a designated area. Mary Jane Wallace, '81, with the assistance of Charlie Gross, '82, and Mike Hilsey, '82, would play a form of follow-the-leader with each student. This method was successful in getting her participants to weave around each cone. John Gallagher, coach of field goal shooting, had to get his participants to shoot from each of the ·six cones placed at different distances from the basket. His
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Ol~ic eventsprovidedan atmosphere· of love and companionship for all involved The several faculty members who donated their time gave out awards, organized events and were lucky enough to see Cabrini students at their best. . Specific duties were designated, but as one Cabrini volunteer said, "Today everybody's everything ." One faculty member was seen walking a Special Olympic participant to the men's room and shortly later seen mopping up another partic ipan t's spilled soda . Preparations had begun months in advance for this event. Students were decorating the gym until 4:30 a.m. As she entered the gym, Joan Williams , assistant state director of Special Olympics, said, "Never
Williams and Ron Katkocin, '80, made sure a college friend was provided for every athlete. Then Katkocin took over as announcer for the continuation of the events . Once the events began, participants were split into eight groups, according to ages. There were 8-9, 10-11,12-13,14-15,16-17,18-19,20-29 and 30-over irouos. Enthusiasm began spreading immediately . Even during practice , whenever a child put a basketball into the basket , rounds of applause could be heard . There were four stations set up in the gym . One at each basket . Each station had a separate event. Students who served as coaches
in the history of SpecialOlympics and scorekeepers were at each have I seen anything like this." station. 'By 10 a.m. the event wa ·s · Different assistance methods scheduled to begin. Off to a late were used by the different coaches start, but with enthusiasm swell- at each station . ing, one entered the gym to the At the dribbling cone station, sound of St. Mary's band playing two cones were set up about 8 feet center stage. away from the basket, parallel to
method was to stand beside the participant and offer continual assistance. Mike Ferguson, '82, who King Lester and QJieen Sister Mary Louise Suillvan enjoy themselves ( Photo by Phil Parker) releived Gallagher later in the during the Special Olympics. afternoon, also used this method. special award exemplifying scorecards for each participant. Joe Kravitz, '82, and Andy From the tallies, award recipients sportsmanship and courage was Cullen, '81, were coaches in foul were compiled by Debbie Logan, presented to a participant who was shooting . Each participant '82, Carol Ann Guglielmi, '82, and handicapped and used crutches. received five shots from certain While one age group was parNancy Budnick , '81. distances. Tom Woolfolk , '82, Pat McCanney , '82, was head of ticipating in the events , the other relieved them in late afternoon . the sports commi tt ee . Be took groups were con tinually kept Jim Lawlor , ' 82, coached for the care of judging and sett ing up the busy . field goal bonµs shot. Par ticipan.ts C U!' . • ec gs too eir shot from different spots accordA platform was set up several Special Olympic friends to play ing to their ages . They received feet from the sidelines where Sr. softball . Cartoons , arts and crafts , one shot only . This station was set Mary Louise Sullivan , presiden t of and dancing were also provided. up mainly to take care of tie Cabrini , Helen Goodwin, assistant Participants ate lunch in shifts . scores. professor of physical education ; Lunch was served buffet style in However diversified the in- Sr. Catherine DeFranco , the cafeteria. Hot dogs and soda dividual games were, each coach registrar; Jolyon P. Girard, as- were sold to audiencemembers in had something in common. They sistant professor of .History; and the gym. gave the reward of a smile Four managers from the Burger Jerome R. Zurek , associate prowhether a participant scored or fessor of English were on hand to King Corporation donated money missed. personally award medals to each from their pockets to provide 200 On the sidelines , Maria Cijrbone, winner. hamburgers and 200 rolls. Gino's '82, Dona Monforto, '81, and John There were first, second, third Corporation donated 200 hamKeating, '82, kept tallies from and fourth place winners . One burgers and 200 rolls also, along Continued on Page 4 '
Brown to gre~ner grass, Cabrini community is blue BY RON KATKOCIN
After 17 years of service at Cabrini College Dorothy M . Brown, vice-president for academic affairs, has accepted the position of president of Rosemont College.
would be the new president of Rosemont. · SPEECH TO THE FACULTY
At the March 22 faculty meeting Brown spoke on her experience, at Cabrini. She said that many accomplishments at Cabrini are ~written . down, but that many are NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN Brown was first contacted by a not. Brown called Cabrini a "fabric that is made up of many management consultant firm, · Heidrick and- Struggles, Inc ., on threads," and the threads are the people. Jan . 14 in regard to the presidenBrown cited many unwritten tial position at Rosemont. Brown said she was nominated by a friend memories, such as the time Jerry Zurek brought his own can of furshe knew at Princeton. She then met with a search .com- niture polish to clean the piano for mittee , which consisted of faculty , an Agi Jambor concert. Or the st udents, administrators and time Sharon Sch warze walked trustees of Rosemont. Over the across campus in her eighth grade Cabrini College President's Holi- prom gown in order to promote the days on March 8 and 9, Brown met Mardi Gras. Or the time Frank with a larger group of truslees. It Saul cleaned the Little Theater was at this time, Brown says , that and the dressing room to con Dan she began to finalize her decis ion Perna into attending - February Frolic . to leave Cabrini. Brown also recalled Jolyon On March 15 Brown discussed a Girard hanging from the ceiling contract with Rosemont officials. On Thursday, . March 22, Brown fixing a curtain in Sacred Heart Hall two minutes before the received a letter of commitment from Rosemont outlining the Mother General came in. And she Marilyn Johnson Dorothy Brown leads Cabrini in straightening out the formal gardens. · details of the contract. It was then remembered Brown - dean, gardener and friend - will be missed. simultaneously announced at teaching her 'the Can Can Polka. Brown always knew it was Cabrini and Rosemont that Brown
Spring when Bob McGee would make another proposal for the Math Department. And she always got a thrill when she called the card room and didn't . find Andy Litavec there. Brown remembered convincing Helene Hennigan that it was indeed possible to have a fine department with six department members working in one room . And she also talked about the ·1esson in vocabulary Bill Kuhns had to give her when the men moved on campus. Brown recalled seeing Anna Kruse push animal cages up 17th Street to save money on delivery charges . She admired Marge Reher 's enthus iasm in her work (even though one day she got so involved in her lecture she forgot to put her skirt on ). And she thanked -Tony Tomasco for helping her keep her sanity . ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE BROWN
Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, president of Cabrini College, is at present accepting nominations for the position of acting academic dean from Cabrini's faculty. An acting dean for the 1979-80 academic Continued on Page 3