May 5,1988
THE LANCE
page 15
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DR. A. J. SABELLA
WMtwood VHtog* Sitoppinfl C«nl*r
Lmrinburs, NC 2S3»
276-0304
Saturday, May 7 and Sunday
May 8 St. Andrews will host
the Intercollegiate National
Horse Show at Singing Wood
Farm.
Continued from Opinion
Carter from page 3
Mr. Bruce Havuka, President
Everest & Jennings
3233 East Mission Oaks Boulevard
Camarillo, California 93010
Dear Mr. Havuka:
Please allow me to introduce
myself. My name is Darryl Carter and I
am a sophomore at St. Andrews Presbyte-
rianCollege in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
In 1983, 1 received injuries from an auto
mobile accident, resulting in C5/C6 quad-
riplegia. I am writing to you as a satisfied
and grateful owner of an E & J Marathon
chair which has given me perfect service
since the day it was purchased. The level
of comfort and overall quality of my chair
have contributed significantly to my physi
cal and social rehabilitation to the extent
that I have successfully completed my first
year toward a B.A. at St. Andrews.
I assume that as the president of
one of the country’s leading wheelchair
manufacturers, you are at least slightly
familiar with the well-established rehabili
tation program for handicapped persons at
St. Andrews. Since the formation of the
school in 1958, one of its strongest commit-
™ents has remained the program for the
rehabilitation of the disabled. This pro-
Sram serves students with a broad range of
'"juries and impairments, from severaly
uisabled persons with birth defects to those
with spinal cord injuries, muscular distro-
phy, cerebral palsy, and many other
afflictions which most people have never
heard of or had to think about. This college
has also remained private and relatively
modest in size; the total enrollment is still
under 900 students. Roughly five to seven
percent are disabled. After residing for a
full year in Highland Hall, the college
dormitory for wheelchair students, lean
say with total confidence and personal ex
perience that what St. Andrews has done
for the disabled citizen is beyond all praise.
St. Andrews was founded upon a
very progressive philosophy back in 1958,
as it was one of the first institutions of
higher education with a concrete mission
to support and serve the disabled. The
year 1988, therefore, marks the 30th anni
versary of the college; to honor the
college’s support of the disabled, I would
like to ask you to consider making a gesture
in recognition of the life of the disabled
program. The idea is an expression of my
continuing enthusiasm regarding E & J
products, both in the performance of my
Marathon chair and the several E& J chairs
owned by friends of mine here.
St. Andrews was progressive in
1958, and in 1988 its ideals remain progres-
si {e, although as a small, private college it
is struggling financially. I am aware that
the college has gifts and endowments in
many forms. I have read about these in the
student newspaper and I have noticed hon
orary plaques around the campus. Our
rehabilitation program is a fine one, per
haps one of the finest. (The college catalog
boasts that it is!) We have full academic
support services, physical attendant serv
ices, limited but adequate medical serv
ices, and a totally accessible living center
and college campus. In the fall of 1987, we
were given a new lift-equipped van which
improves our transportation services that
much more. What we really could use right
now would be some new spare chairs for
wheelchair-bound students to use either
temporarily while their chairs and scooters
are being serviced, or for students making
the transition from manual to electric
chairs to use in learning driving skills.
What 1 propose to you. Sir, is that
you consider a gift of two new E & J power
drive wheelchairs to the St. Andrews
rehabilitation program. It seems to me that
it would be a great way to show the support
that E & J shares in the rehabilitation of the
disabled and to help so many courageous
students who overcome a lot of obstacles
in order to achieve something as meaning
ful, enriching and rewarding as a college
education. It is a strong personal endorse
ment for me to make this suggestion and I
am sure that all of my friends who own E &
J chairs would share this positive recom
mendation if they knew of this letter.
I do not know whether your
company has presented gifts of this nature
before; I do believe it is worth your consid
ering, especially if you knew how much it
would help us. Ifyou would like to contact
me to discuss this proposal of mine, you
can reach me at the college.
Darryl Carter
Timbreza from page 3
colleague and a brother in the Philosophy
Department
Betty Parker and James Ward,
thanks for the typing job and xerox assis
tance that you have done for me. You
are so considerate and helpful that I will
have a hard time forgeting your kindness.
Becky Spencer, how many times
did I bother you? Always coming to your
office asking you for so many things? Oh,
what a hassle must I have been to you,
Becky. Million thanks, you are so marvel
ous that time and distance cannot erase you
from my memory.
Thanks likewise to you, Mel
Bringle, for your professional friendship.
You have always been a very helpful col
league and a friendly office neighbor such
that your daily “Hi, Tim” salutation has
always made my day complete and mean
ingful.
I am grateful also to the very
helpful people in the Physical Plant
Office, especially Kris and James for the
periodical check-up of the car that the
College has lent me.
Lastly, special thanks are due to
all student? with whom I have been privi
leged to get acquainted and have be
friended. It has been a great pleasure to
have worked and discussed so many topics
with you. Carry on the good work and I
wish you success in life.
To all of you, good-bye and take
care.
Florentino Timhseza