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Library helps mothers, children
choose educational toys in B-CS
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MODERN GERMANY
THE PEOPLE, THE LAND, THE CULTURE
Tuesday, February 9,1988
301 Rudder 8:30 p.m.
Free Admission
MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness
Now Open Saturday till 3 p.m.
By Barbette Foley
Reporter
Many people have never heard of
a toy library, although the name
lends a clue to what goes on there.
Pre-schoolers can check out toys
instead of books at the Toy Library
in the Lincoln Recreation Center in
College Station.
The library, once located in the
Brazos Center in Bryan, was orga
nized in 1982 by a group of mothers.
It was led by Edna Gibson, former
president of the Brazos Valley Asso
ciation for the Education of Young
Children.
Penny Scullion, a member of the
Toy Library Advisory Board and the
mother of two boys, said this is the
only toy library in the area, although
there are several throughout the
United States.
“I'll know whether to buy the toy for my son if he en
joys playing with it at the library. ”
— Melissa Sandoval, mother of 3-year-old
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According to the Toy Library
Newsletter, toy libraries began in
California in 1932. Today* there are
about 700 toy libraries in the United
States registered with the USA Toy
Library Association.
“The library is for children up to
age 6 with the most common ages
betwen 18 months and 5 years,”
Scullion said.
“The library is run by volunteers
. . . and is funded by donations
from members, $5 membership fees,
check-out fees and late charges,” she
said.
Scullion said there is a limit of one
toy per child for two weeks at a cost
of 25 cents. Late charges are also 25
cents per toy, although they will be
increased to $1 in February for toys
returned more than two weeks after
the due date, the newsletter said.
“The mother must come with the
kids to the library,” Scullion said.
“There is a limited supply of toys, so
all kids can’t come and check out the
toys.
“The children can come and play
with the toys, but the membership
fee must be paid before checking out
the toys,” she said.
If a toy is damaged or broken, the
parents are asked to repair or re
place the toy, Scullion said. Also,
E arents are asked to wash the toys
efore returning them for safety
purposes, she said.
“The library has only educational
toys,” Scullion said. “We don’t have
any Transformers or He-man. We
do have building toys and a few com
puter games such as Cookie Coun
ter.”
Toys are bought from discount
stores such as Wal-mart and K mart,
she said. Library workers also look
through catalogs for a variety of
toys. Scullion said.
Melissa Sandoval, the mother of a
3-year-old, said the library offers a
wide variety of toys, which helps par
ents decide what toys to buy for their
children.
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share our experiences abom
brary.”
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brary because her sonhasai
to play with his favorite ton
children his age.
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a.m. to I 1:30 a.m. on Tuesdat
Wednesdays. The library is >:
during erne week; the lira —
playgroups are held, Scullion
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children of similar ages an
mothers to encourage them
know each other better.
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Man tells police
killing of teacher
was self-defense
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.. as an cultural exchange student In coordination with the University of Gottingen.
Applications available in room 223G MSC
Due February 8, 1988 12:00p.m.
MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness
HOUSTON (AP) — A man
charged with murder in the death of
a teacher told police he acted in self-
defense when the educator ap
proached him with a knife, a pros
ecutor said.
The nude, bloody body of Benja
min Jesse Todd, 45, was found Sun
day night by a relative, Harris
County Sheriff’s Department Lt.
Juan Jorge said. Kevin Wayne Ware,
21, was charged with murder in the
Galena Middle School teacher’s
death.
On Tuesday, Ware’s bail in the
case was raised to $20,000 from
$10,000 by visiting State Judge Jo
seph Guarino. Ware appeared in
court wearing a bandage above one
eye for an injury he claimed was in
flicted when Todd bit him during a
struggle.
Ware told authorities he was walk
ing home Saturday when Todd
pulled up in a car and offered him a
ride home, Harris County Assistant
District Attorney John Petruzzi said.
Ware said he accepted the ride be
cause he recognized Todd as a tea
cher, although he knew nothing else
about the man, Petruzzi said.
Ware said he went home with
Todd, drank beer and watched a
televised basketball game, Petruzzi
said. Ware said he was in the bath
room at the home when Todd came
to the door, naked and wielding a
knife, Petruzzi said.
Ware said Todd threatened to kill
him, and in an ensuing struggle
Todd was fatally stabbed, Petruzzi
said. Ware has no prior criminal re
cord, Petruzzi said.
Todd was the second Galena Park
educator found Slain at his home in
as many weeks. On Jan. 18, Wilbert
Lavoid Perry Jr., 36, assistant princi
pal at Cunningham Middle School,
was found strangled. A 20-year-old
man turned himself into police in
the case and was charged with capi
tal murder.
Police don’t believe the two deaths
are related.
State files lawsu
against hospital
for moving patien
me
AUSTIN (AP) — The state
filed its first lawsuit Wednesday
stemming from a new law prohib
iting “patient dumping,” alleging
that Humana Hospital-Clear
Lake moved an uninsured pa
tient, who later died, to a public
hospital against a doctor’s aavice.
Mary Rourke of Harris County
was suffering from a drug over
dose when she was admitted to
Humana in November 1986, the
lawsuit said. The suit alleges that
she later was moved to a public
hospital because she lacked
health insurance.
The suit, filed against Humana
Hospital Corp. in state district
court in Harris County, came at
the request of state Health Com
missioner Robert Bernstein.
The receiving physician at Ben
Taub General Hospital in Hous
ton, where Rourke was taken, ad
vised against the transfer, the
lawsuit said. Ben Taub, which is
public, is about 25 miles Im
Humana, a private hospital,
“While in transit, she sulifti
respiratory and cardiac arts
the lawsuit said. “She artivdi
Ben Taub I lospital notbrci weailn
and with no pulse.” The L - roul
said Rourke died two daysals f| le
the transfer.
Sharon Guzzino, spokesm
for Humana Hospital-CIs
Lake, said hospital officials!
no immediate comment.
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