Show r f i a i ar r s t r rR R s t. t p rt r- r t J r I a. a iJ J I l A ra 44 rp r 1 r I Ir r This little girl who is spastic deaf-blind-spastic is being taught to talk by Mrs I Olive Neilson Mrs I Neilson puts the girls on her mouth and pronounces words The girl tries to imitate the vibration she feels G r M Mt t l i J d Y J T t F FT a LV r r I I I Ia y a F D DL L r Toys and games are important to teach these children to use their hands properly This boy is absorbed in getLing getting getting get get- ting Ling the pegs in the Mrs m. Neilson shows these two boys how to use educational educational educational toys Some of the t toys ys help teach by helping the t Opportunity Center Cares For Forgotten Children For inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these ye yc have done it unto me This sentence uttered almost 2000 years ears ago has meant much to many persons since then For a group of forgotten chit chi dren in Davis County it now now begins to mean much also These children are being cared for by the Society for Multiple l Handicapped Children Children Children Chil Chil- dren an organization formed in tl this s county in June 1956 to care for children no one else could help They were truly forgotten as far as the world was concerned But now they have a place to learn some of the things others take for granted Things most children are able to learn during their early years CAN LEARN These children were and are not able to learn some of these daily habits as easily however They are arc children who have more than one As such they do not qualify for help in any other public institution institution institution in Utah at the present time except the American Fork School for some And that school s over crowded As Mrs S. S J J. J Harding president president president dent of the society pointed out if the deaf or blind schools at Ogden wont won't take them or orthe orthe orthe the Stoker Annex for Special Education wont won't take them and there is no other place except except except ex ex- American Fork they take them here The include mentally mentally mentally men men- tally retarded Wind spastic spastic- blind deaf-blind deaf etc Some people would classify classify classify classi classi- fy these children as useless hopeless and best forgotten as little more than animals or vegetables But these are the they who have never known of the love that the handicapped child brings with it into this world Mrs Harding said HAS TALENT The work being done by the society is possible largely because because be be- because cause of the efforts of f Mrs Olive Neilson who was hired by the gro group p to supervise Mrs Neilson has been working working working work work- ing with handicapped children for the past 17 years She formerly taught school in southern Utah and Nevada in inthe inthe inthe the small one all schools She cared for retarded children in her home and brought rought them to school During this time she also managed to raise six children of her own without the aid of their father who died some years ago CAME IE TO Several years ago she moved to Salt Lake City to teach Members of the society hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing of her and the work she had done for over handicapped handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped children hired her for Davis Count County r. r One of the first problems waves getting a place to hold the school Recently the town of North Salt Lake gave an acre of land and the county r commissioners gave a building which would be moved to the thc land The building burned partially partially partially par par- however There was a little fire insurance though and it will be used to help build a new building Some labor has been promised But Butmore Butmore Butmore more will be needed to get the building ready for lor next fall GETTING READY A contractor is is getting plans ready and will win supervise con con- In this way the group hopes to get enough volunteer volunteer volunteer vol vol- help especially on week weekends weekends weekends ends to put up the building At the present time the school is located In the old Emer Arbuckle home about So West now owned owned owned own own- ed by the State Road Commis Commis' Commission sion YORK WORK WONDERS A few minutes at the school will convince doubters of the progress progress these hopeless children children children chil chil- dren can make with proper guidance and assistance Children Children Children Chil Chil- dren who had not taken a step stepin stepI I in a decade are now able to walk They learn to feed themselves themselves themselves them them- selves and become toilet train train- ed Some are able to go to public schools after this basic training Mrs Neilson is assisted by mothers who help with music coloring building making and training tau taught ht at the school IIA HAVE VE VACANCIES i There are now a few vacancies vacancies vacancies cies at the school Anyone wishing further information tion may call Mrs Harding AX 5 When the new building is completed there will be daily facilities for twice as many as the present 20 stu stu- dents GOING ROUGH The work is hard The going going going go go- ing is rough and according to some people But when you have put hours days weeks and even months of hard physical labor into a project project project such as members of of this this' society have done you are not too easily discouraged Many lIl of the members of the society as well as civic Or organizations who have helped are not parents of handicapped children hildren Their help has been greatly appreciated Mrs Harding said It lilt is only through the efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts of many that the word useless can be Ibe changed to useful useful useful use use- ful helpless to helpful and best forgotten to remembered w wl l to 9 4 c cH H R S 4 1 w wr r r TT r j H k r 4 f r rr r 1 L This boy DaY may may may- not not t be a Gene Krumpa or or r Buddy Ri Rich h but he does well with his little drum Stays right on the beat and appears to enjoy every thumps r x SF s W r Y t r I I tr r rr f. f 1 r t V i rs t I I i ITT itt F a gf I f x r t n 4 l war 1 4 4 t a. a I children see the difference in shapes and getting them to use muscular coordination r 1 r i J J t r r c 4 r 1 A L r 1 its r J f r T c. c J v. v 4 tc t r 44 f-C. f i r r rs y s a 4 These spring horses are among the most popular playthings at the school r y yr r 4 r bl 1 t. t I- I 4 1 t q a y yit Fy it i 1 r w r j dg L P t i 1 h J p 7 4 4 r rr r 1 Mrs Irs Olive Neilson has helped some very verr difficult cases These two boys hoys are examples They were not toilet trained when they came The boy hoy on the right walked bent over and his feet were a 14 rr Li t c J 1 r s' s ti r rM 11 M j y v kl iq I n e t k 3 4 K r 1 c tI Ir r n. n r. r 1 ti 1 rr T r e S Si i Music lusic plays a dominante dominants role for these children They have an extraordinary ability to fo follow low the music When I I 1 iI i U UJ J i badly bent over and his feet were badly shaped Through massage and patience he now walks well They are now learning to color the P piano plana is playing they beat drums ring bells bells' etc in rhythm The instant the piano stoys stays they stop |