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Two More Teachers In City Named Outstanding MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Through the courtesy of Family Services and Mental Health Clinic of McHenry County At Autism CATHRINE KOHRT Mrs. Catherine Kohrt and Mrs. Karin Olsson, McHenry Elementary District 15 teachers, have been chosen in initial judging as Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America for 1973. Nominated by their principal earlier this year, they were selected for this honor on the basis of their professional and civic achievements. Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America is an annual awards program honoring distinguished men and women for their ex­ c e p t i o n a l s e r v i c e s , achievements and leadership in the field of elementary education. Each year, the biographies of those honored are featured in the awards v o l u m e , O u t s t a n d i n g Elementary Teachers of America. These educators are now eligible to receive the Out­ standing Elementary Teacher of the Year award trophy. Five $500 unrestricted grants will be awarded to the schools KARIN OLSSON represented by American's five Outstanding Elementary Teachers. Distinguished judges, along with the board of advisors, will select the five individual elementary teachers tp be honored. In this way, the program thanks the teacher and the school for their con­ tribution to the continuing excellence of American education. In announcing the award winners to the administrators, Dr. V. Gilbert Beers, director of the Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America program, stated: "The men and women chosen for this high honor have ex­ plored new paths, developed new insights and effectively communicated their knowledge to their students and colleagues. They are ex­ ceptional teachers." Guidelines for selection in­ clude an educator's talents in the classroom, contributions to r e s e a r c h , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e abilities, civic service, and professional recognition. Deaths Among his survivors are his wife, Esther (Lake) Sims, nee Schoenfeldt; one son, Walter F., Chicago; a step-daughter, Mrs. William (Sharon) Mar- tino, Bensenville; a step-son, ® David Lake of McHenry; two granddaughters; a sister, Mrs. Roy (Zella) Johnson. Visitation will be held at the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home after 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. I>ast rites will be conducted on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist church, McHenry, with private interment. In lieu of flowers con­ tributions to the First United Methodist church would be appreciated. GREGORY PHILLIPS Gregory Stuart Phillips, 19, of 470 S. McHenry avenue, Crystal Lake, died June 20 as the result of a motorcycle-auto accident at Elgin. He was the One of the most tragic, and sometimes most mysteri­ ous, forms of mental illness in children is infantile autism. Autistic children live in a lonely and unbreakable trance. As babies, they seldom look into their mother's eyes. They never reach out to be picked up and cuddled. By the age of two, they have withdrawn completely from the world, ignoring the people around them in favor of the Teddy bears or dolls to which they have become fantastically attached. They become enraged and scream at the smallest depar­ ture from routine. Some must wear protective headgear, like football helmets, to prevent them from smashing their heads against the walls. But the victims of autism often display flashes of intelli­ gence. Some can memorize long, complicated stories with flawless accuracy. Many have absolute pitch. Psychiatrists differ widelv in their views on the cause of autism. Real cures have been rare. But parents and friends of those who suffer from the disease have one common goal: to find the answers to the cause or causes and treatment of au^ tism. The National Institute of Mental Health is supporting re­ search, of both fundamental and clinical nature, into this puzzling problem. A national voluntary organi­ zation dedicated entirely to the education and welfare of all children with severe disorders of communication and behavior such as infantile autism, child­ hood schizophrenia, and other child psychoses is the National Society for Autistic Children, headquartered in Albany, New York. son of the former Ruth M. Lavin of McHenry. Mr. Phillips was born Feb. 9, 1954, in Woodstock, son of Ernest J. and Ruth M. (Lavin) Phillips. He was employed as a carpenter apprentice for the Michael Nichols Construction Co. Survivors are his parents; two sisters, Charlene Sue and Pamela Gay, both at home; and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Mabel Phillips, of Rochester, Pa. There will be visitation after 7 o'clock Friday in the Querhammer funeral home, Crystal Lake, with chapel service scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Eugene M. Wykle of the First United Methodist church of Crystal Lake will officiate. Interment will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of choice. DR. PAUL T. WHITE Mr. and Mrs. Rudi Jirousek of 7217 Hiawatha drive, Wonder Lake, have returned from attending funeral services for his step-father, Dr. Paul T. White, in Rochester, New York. The Jirouseks were ac­ companied by their three children, Dale, Don and Dawn. Dale, a second year divinity student, officiated at the graveside benediction for his grandfather. Dr. White was a noted con­ ductor in the East for forty years. From 1928 until 1965 he taught violin, then woodwind ensemble and later conducting at the renowned Eastman School of Music in Rochester. He became a member of the Bangor symphony at the age of 12 and continued until he en­ tered the New England Con­ servatory of Music in Boston. After graduation, he joined the Cincinnati symphony con­ ducted by Eugene Ysaye, one of the master violinists of his day. It was here that he wrote the first of his many compositions, one of which have been played by almost every major or­ chestra in this country and abroad. During his career he con­ ducted the Boston Pops or­ chestra, the New York Philharmonic and The Cin­ cinnati symphony. WALTER E.SIMS Walter E. Sims, 76, of 3024 Virginia avenue, McHenry, died Wednesday, June 20, at Memorial hospital, Woodstock. He was born in Brainard, Minn., on Feb. 6, 1897. --Witb 90 chapters and over 3,000 members, NSAC includes in its goals the task of making everyone in our communities aware of the affliction and of the need for supporting research and education in the drive for answers to the disease. Fighting Depression The depressive illnesses are among our most widespread mental disorders, affecting mil­ lions and underlying, ,it has been estimated, the suicidal at­ tempts of as many as 75 percent of those who try to kill th\ selves. Nearly everyone has worried or wondered about depression, either in connection with his own condition or that of a loved one, friend, or acquaintance. Many also wonder what is be­ ing done about it and what they can do. to help fight depression. The answer to the first ques­ tion is that a great deal is being done in research. The National Institute of Mental Health is supporting major efforts in re­ search to develop more effective ways to treat and prevent the disabling depressive illnesses. These studies are underway in hospitals, clinics, and laborator­ ies all throughout the country. But friends and families and physicians can already do a great deal to relieve' sufferers, especially those afflicted with the more moderate form of depres­ sion. For example, keeping the de­ pressed person busy and active often helps. Depression tends to feed on itself. A moderately de­ pressed person becomes apa-/ thetic and inactive. As a result of inactivity, he becomes more depressed, withdrawn, and inac­ tive and the vicious circle grows. Sometimes a regular schedule of activities can help. A de­ pressed person finds it hard to get organized to do even routine chores. A schedule of construc­ tive and pleasurable activities to fill the day can help. These and other facts about the depressive illnesses are brought out in a new booklet by the National Institute of Mental Health. For a free copy, write to the Institute for Learn­ ing About Depressive Illnesses, at S600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Treating Autism The treatment of autism-- the childhood mental illness 'J that shuts children off from the world--is difficult and complex. Real cures are rare, but treat- ASK BLOOD DONATION Friends in McHenry urge anyone who is able, to donate to the McHenry blood lab at the local hospital in the name of Mimi Dambosio, an Italian boy who recently underwent his second open heart surgery. JESS PRICE* ment can help a great deal in most cases. Much more knowledge than we now have is needed from research. Thus, HEW's Na­ tional Institute of Mental Health is supporting a wide range of studies in autism, such as one getting underway at the University of Tennessee. Because progress made by a mentally ill youngster in a hos­ pital setting may not hold up when he goes home, the project plans to teach parents and teachers to work with autistic children in natural settings. Training will -be given the parents and teachers in the methods of reinforcement ther­ apy. As is done in hospiatl set­ tings, social and material "rein- forcers", such as rewards, will be used to motivate the child to come out of the dream world into which autistic children withdraw and dwell. The ° kinds of "reinforcers" will be adapted to each child's needs. As part of the project, "tu­ tored" parents of an autistic child will use therapeutic tech­ niques to /help the child develop language/skills. Also, /a pre-school program for the "target" child and five other children will be estab- lished. The program is designed to aid the child in developing social and intellectual skills through a high level of per­ sonal contact with a specially trained teacher. Although this is only a small pilot study, its results, evalu­ ated and disseminated, will be a useful addition to the slowly growing accumulation of knowl­ edge about autism, one of the most puzzling and heart-break­ ing forms of mental illness in children. 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