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University Daily Kansan Thursday, May 12. 1960
Students Leave Dinner, Give Blood, Save Baby
By Frank Morgan
A small, four-pound boy lives thanks to the quick and unselfish action of several KU men.
He lives, after all hope had been given up for his survival. He lives because of modern science and the unhesitating gift of man.
Christopher Brent Little was born 11 days ago. He came into this world seven weeks early. He was the first-born of Mr. and
$40 Theft Reported
A theft of $40 in one dollar bills was reported to campus police yesterday by Chauncey Jones, Chicago, Ill., senior.
Jones, a resident of Joseph R. Pearson Hall, reported that the money was in a desk drawer in his room. He said he thought he had locked the drawer. The time of the theft was not known as Jones was absent from his room much of the day. Campus police are investigating the theft.
Mrs. Patric Little. The father is a first year law student from Lawrence.
Disease Threatens Baby
Little Christopher, it was discovered, had a liver disorder that poured a toxic element into his blood stream. This developed into Yellow Jaudice, a disease that is fatal unless the whole blood supply is replaced twice. The baby had O-negative blood, one of the rarest of blood types.
The supply of this type at Lawrence Memorial Hospital was exhausted.
Then one of Little's friends, Charles Sutton, thought of calling KU fraternity houses to see if anyone would volunteer.
Fraternities Answer Call
The call came to Tau Kappa Epsilon at 5:10 p.m. The members of the fraternity had just begun dinner. The person that
The scene was repeated in miniature at Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Theta and the other houses called.
Mrs. Little was sitting by the window of her room, waiting for her husband when she saw a stream of men coming up the walkway to the hospital.
answered listened, hung up, walked into the dining room and explained the situation. The entire group arose, asked the housemother's permission to be excused and hurried to their cars.
She thought to herself, "There must be a ball game or something nearby; why would they all be coming in here?"
Parents Surprised
Then she heard several voices ask, "Where do we give blood for the baby?"
Patricia Little, who has the same blood type as the baby, was on his way to give a transfusion to the baby. He passed the reception room and heard the same question asked. At the time he didn't realize its significance and walked on down the hall.
Transfusions Given
Soon the reception room was filled with volunteers. Some did not know their blood type and were tested. Others, with the right blood type, were rushed into the laboratory. Others waited, unable to give because they had different blood types.
Soon there was more than enough. The transfusions were made and pronounced a success.
Christopher was out of danger.