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Prenatal classes offered for young parents by YSB PEOPLE TALK The HORIZONS program of the Youth Service Bureau will sponsor a series of prenatal classes for pro­ spective parents under 21 years of age. The classes will meet weekly from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in space donated by the Congregational-Uni- versalist Church and Memorial Hos­ pital in Woodstock. Mary Lou Meyer of Crystal Lake will lead the classes with the assis­ tance of Pam Ofsanik of Memorail Hospital, Woodstock. Classes will provide information on prenatal de­ cision making and planning, health and nutrition, fetal development, la­ bor and delivery, and techniques for childbirth preparation. The series will begin on Wednes­ day, Sept. 18, and interested persons can call Jane Crowell, HORIZONS staff, at 338-7360. All services are provided by volunteers and are free of charge to participants. Dist. 300 seeks volunteer for reorganization committee DUNDEE, IL-The Community Unit School Dist. 300 Board of Edu­ cation is seeking a person who is interested in serving as a represen­ tative to the Kane County Educa­ tional Service Region committee which is study the reorganization of school districts. Under recently passed legislation, each school district is to appoint one person to serve on the committee. The basic function of the committee will be to review the feasibility of consolidation in order that all school districts meet minimal enrollment standards and to make recommen­ dations to the Illinois State Board of Education. Each school district from the Kane County Educational Service Region is to have one member ap­ pointed by the local board of educa­ tion. To be eligible, the person must be a resident of the school district and may not be an employee of any school district or a member of the board of education. Members serve without compensation, although travel and other expenses will be reimbursed. Any person Interested in serving as the Dist. 300 representative is encouraged to send a letter indicat­ ing his or her interest to the Superin­ tendent's Office, 405 North Sixth Street, Dundee, II., 60118. Letters of application or nomination must be received by Sept. 19. BIRD SEED SALE The "Friends of the Volo Bog" are sponsoring a bird seed sale through Oct. 21. For more information, con­ tact the friends of the Volo Bog, (815 ) 344-1294. INDEX/SECTION B Classified 5Bto9B Comics 4B DearAbby „ 2B Opinion SB Regional 1B,10B OHTHWEST PEWSRAPERS Reagan reliving acting days A University of California professor fears President Ronald Reagan is operating under the influence of too many "B" movies. "1 am saying there is some confusion between the real world and the movie world for him," said Michael Rogln, who has written an analysis of the parallels between Reagan's political and cin­ ematic careers. Among the movie allusions Rogln cites are Reagan's reference to acting like "Rambo" in handling the next Beirut hostage crisis, borrowing Clint Eastwood's "Make my day" line and the fact that Reagan used the music from his own favorite film, "Kings Row," as the fanfare for his 1980 inaugura­ tion. Rogin goes so far as to say Reagan's dedication to the "Star Wars" defense system may come 'from "Murder in the Air," a 1940s movie in which he starred as secret agent Brass Bancroft. At the film's climax, Bancroft downs an enemy spy plane with a miraculous defen­ sive weapon that paralyzes electric currents. Ronald Reagan Nurse's friend Actress Jennifer Jones, who once played nurse Catherine Barkley in the movie version of Ernest Hemingway's "Farewell to Arms," will be honored at the 50th anniversary celebration of the University of Penn­ sylvania School of Nursing on Thursday. Jones says she has taken on a deeper appreciation for the nursing profession since her husband, industrialist Norton Simon, came down with the paralyzing neurological disorder Guillaln-Barre syndrome. "Nurses were for us the implemen- tors of his health care and crucial to his recovery," Jones said. "They are a family to us." Finney and apartheid Albert Finney says "The Biko Affair," the dramatization of the life of South African student leader Steve Biko that he directed for the Showtime cable network, has a message "It's a political play, of course," but It wasn't done "Just to Jump on the political bandwagon," Finney says in TV Guide. "(Apartheid) is another example of what we fellow travelers on this planet are capable of doing to each other We have to watch ourselves all the time." Biko died seven years ago under mysterious circumstances while in official custody. In addition to directing the movie, Finney plays the role of Biko family attorney Southern discomfort Writer Ersklne Caldwell has returned to Tobacco Road and says things are much better. Caldwell, 82, left his Scottsdale, Ariz., home for two weeks as writer In residence at the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Library, some 160 miles south of Atlanta, where he is lecturing and reading from his 80 novels. "Tobacco Road -- there were several of them," Caldwell said, "but the one I remember In Richmond County was paved over a long time ago. There's been a great change In rural Georgia, the rural South, from in my early days in the 1920s due to the advancement of education, Improvements in the economy and social services " Some people still are upset with Caldwell because of his depiction of Southerners in his works, but Caldwell Isn't bothered Traffic fatalities increase over last year Superintendent of Illinois State Police, Laimutis A. Nargelenas, has announced the latest provisional fig­ ures which indicate that during the month of August, 1985, 128 persons died from injuries sustained from traffic accidents on Illinois streets and highways. State Police, District 2, which covers McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane and DuPage Counties reports 171 persons have been killed in those counties since Jan. 1,1985. A total of 143 persons were killed during the same period in 1964. A breakdown of the counties for statistics in August 1985 shows Lake County with three fatalities, McHen­ ry with two, DuPage with nine, Kane with six, and DeKalb with none. In August, 1984, Lake County had 11, McHenry three, DuPage nine, Kane five and DeKalb three. There have been 997 persons killed In the entire state in 1985. There were 976 persons killed in the same time period of 1984. Medical center to host lung club meeting The American Lung Association of DuPage and McHenry counties -- in cooperation with the Northern Illi­ nois Medical Center -- will be hold­ ing a PAL (Problems Affecting Lungs) Breathing Club meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at McHenry's Northern Illinois Medical Center at 4210 Medical Center Dr., Room 861. This month's speaker will be Mrs. Jo Allen, a Lung Association board member and respiratory therapist at Northern 111, Medical Center. Mrs. Allen will discuss testing, in­ cluding pulmonary function testing and blood gases, and the reasons for doing them. She will also cover coor­ dinating breathing while doing ac­ tivities. measures to promote air­ way potency and ways to drain secretions These meetings are free of charge and open to anyone having respira: tory problems including asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema For more information, contact the Lung Association office in Wood­ stock at 815/338-6675. Cary mayor to host dinner The McHenry County Municipal Association's regular Sept 25 meet ing is being held at the Cary Cour'-y Club, and hosted by Mayor Kathleen Park and the Village of Cary Attitude adjustment time for the event will be at 6:30 p m, and din­ ner will follow at 7:30 p m The topic for discussion will be sales tax revenue All reservations must^be called Into the secretary's officeVi Algon­ quin (312) 658-4322, no later than Friday, Sept 20. There 'will be a charge for no shows If reservations are not cancelled by Sept 20 To get to the club, take Main Street to Spring street, then go south on Spring Street to River TRENDS Tuesday, September 17,1985 Section B 'You oughta be in pictures By Steve Metsch Herald staff writer was no way the feline would sit still. He wad, stuck in a basket too small for his size, while photogra­ pher Donna Coss searched for a fishing pole in order to dangle some­ thing in front of his eyes which would attract the cat's attention. No such luck, however, and the cat still had his way. "What'll prob­ ably happen is we'll get one shot and then chase," Coss sighed. Welcome to the world of animal photography, a unique profession which involves working with some­ times unresponsive and disagree­ able subjects from the animal kingdom. Taking pictures of animals is a Photos courtesy of Donna Coss; Hill- side Studio, Marengo Animal photography gains po Job that requires three main ingre­ dients. patience, technique and psy- , tvchology. "Those are the three key Mr. Adams was one fussy cat. No\ ^^ds - Coss said without any of matter what his owner, the photog-\ them, taking photos of animals rapher or her assistant tried, there Won't prove to be very successful. Coss has been in tne business for five years. She's been shooting ani­ mals' pictures since 1964, when she began using as models the Abysstn- ain cats she raised. Since then, she's photographed dogs and hors­ es, which she claims are the most difficult animals to photograph. Kim Cynowa of McHenry is Mr. Adams' owner. In an effort to calm her cat, who was named after Friendly Bob Adams of Household Finance's radio ads, she took a seat beside the table on which Coss had placed the animal. Coss' assistant, Sharon Grzybowski petted the cat and spoke to him in a low, reassur­ ing voice. Coss shook a wand in front of the cat's nose, but didn't receive any response. "Cats are sight animals," she says, "and they follow things -- a ball, things like that. If we get them to, then they're easy to photograph. Once in a while you get one that isn't interested in anything. Those are hard to work with." Mr. Adams is one of those. De­ spite the three women's efforts, he simply wop't stay put and would rather leap off the table for an in- "vestigative mission around the stu­ dio, which is located north of Marengo. The animal photographer Is part Sigmund Freud. "You have to know animal psy­ chology to be a good animal photog­ rapher. You have to make them respond and you have to know what goes on in their minds," Coss said. She obviously knows the business. Coss has won several contests with her photographs, and has been fea­ tured in pet magazines and books. Her photo of an Australian terrier graced the cover of the August 1985 edition Of "Dog World" magazine. Cats like Mr. Adams -- a tan-and- white American shorthair better known as an alley cat -- can prove to be difficult. If an animal has a mind of its own, getting it to sit still for a photo session Isn't very easy. "Well, look at people's children. If they are well-behaved, the pets will be, too. "Dogs especially need training because they're pack animals. They're used to having someone in charge. If not, they take things over. That's what happens with Do- bermans when the are eight or nine-months-old," Coss said "Normally, cats are easier, but every one* in a while you run into one that's difficult. The spoiled, pampered darlings are the worst," Coss says as she stood behind her camera, trying to attract Mr. Ad­ ams'attention. For a second, the cat froze and stared directly into the camera But before Coss could press the shutter button, he had turned away and was trying to escape the basket, the sec ond one employed during the Friday afternoon session. Grzybowski tried to keep him in the basket, but was getting nowhere fast. "Let's try the window trick," Coss said. Grzybowski walked to a picture window directly behind the camera. She began tapping on it. Mr. Adams looked at her, but instead of sitting still, he escaped his basket prison once again and ran to her. *C'mon, Mr. Adams, cooperate," Cynowa pleaded Mr. Adams jumped off the table and straight into his carrier. Rod­ ney Dangerfleld probably gets more respect Through the years, Coss has accu­ mulated her share of stories about the Joys of animal photography. Two tales stick out In the more unusual vein. "Well, It was the day the cameras were here for the TV interview," she recalled. Channel 7 in Chicago once visited her studio. "We brought in a half-wolf which was half-German Shepherd, and the dog acted Just like a cat. I never saw a dog do that before," she said. The bigger the animal, the tough­ er it is to handle. It's easy to get a cat's tail positioned the right way or to smooth a puppy's fur, but when it comes to horses... "We were doing an Arabian in California near Sacremento. He was running free. 1 looked in the lens, and the horse was running straight at me. He was playing, but was In a dead run. He startled me. As soon as I looked up and threw the cam­ era out, he raced up, made a three- quarter's turn and was off again. It was a little disturbing to look in the lens and, all of a sudden, a horse* is starting at you," Coss added PET PHOTOS-Page 10B