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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Nov. 23, 1964
Students to Aid 6-Year-Old Girl With Blood
Ronda Peterson, a six-year-old blonde, blue-cyed Tepka girl, will have 32 close friends in Ellsworth Hall next January.
The shy little miss will undergo heart surgery at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Jan. 29, and 32 pints of blood from the men of Ellsworth Hall will be there to help in the operation.
Ronda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Petersen of Topeka, will have
a hole in an inner wall of her
heart repaired. Then, hopefully,
she'll be able to romp and play
with her schoolmates.
TODAY. Ronda goes to school, but she isn't allowed any strenuous physical activity. Her energy is sapped by a heart which doesn't pump enough blood.
Little Ronda became a point of concern for Ellsworth Hall men because of former resident Doug Martin of Topeka.
Martin, who is spending this semester working in Topeka before returning to KU as a sophomore next semester, learned of the blood donation drive by Ellsworth, Tem-
plin, Joseph R. Pearson, and Grace Pearson men's residence halls, which is scheduled for Dec. 9 at Templin Hall.
Knowing about the little girl's impending operation because he
Watkins to Get Reference Set
A gift to Watkins Memorial Hospital at KU will ease the convalescent student's problem of catching up on his classwork.
The F. E. Compton & Co. of Chicago has presented the hospital a 15-volume set of Comton's Pictured Encyclopedia. The gift also includes a lightweight rolling book-table to facilitate use of the set throughout the hospital.
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, student health service director, said the encyclopedia and booktable is a welcome addition to the library maintained for patients.
works with Ronda's father at a Topeka soft drink bottling company. Martin asked residents of wing three south in Ellsworth to help make 32 pints of blood available for Ronda. Doctors have indicated that it will take this much blood for the operation. Martin lived in wing three south last year.
ALTHOUGH THERE aren't 32 men in the wing, these men are going to make sure that 32 pints of blood are specified for their Topeka friend—with other residents of Ellsworth, and perhaps other halls, contributing.
Martin hopes to bring Ronda to KU before Dec. 9, to let the residence hall men meet the object of their concern.
Lee Turrell, Westwood sophomore, counselor of wing three south in Ellsworth, said Friday his wing and others in the four halls feel, "this is something we are proud to do and it makes us conscious of the importance of donating our blood."
The contribution of the blood to Ronda is terribly important to the Petersen family, Martin said. He
said the Petersen family has been informed that the operation could cost as much as $12,000.
"BLOOD USUALLY costs at least $25 a pint." Martin said, "and this donation means that the Petersens won't have to pay for the blood which ordinarily would cost them $800."
The blood drive, scheduled for December 9, is being sponsored by the counselors of the four residence halls. Rick Mabbutt, Shoshone, Idaho, senior, a Joseph R. Pearson counselor, is chairman of the drive.
Chancellor W. Clarke Wesco, a former dean of the KU School of
Medicine, will be the attending physician at the blood donation.
THE DOUGLAS COUNTY Red Cross mobile unit will collect the blood.
Turrell said Friday response to the blood donation drive has been excellent from the residence hall men.
Those men between the ages of 18 and 21 must have parental permission before they may donate. Forms for this permission were mailed to the parents of interested men by residence hall counselors and are now coming back rapidly, Turrell said.
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