The Michigan Daily-Sunday, January 11, 1981--Page 3 Group By RITA CLARK While raising children is a big enough challenge for mom and dad together, family life poses special problems for single parents. For assistance in coping with the role of a single parent and helping children adjust to the loss of a parent through divorce, separation, or death, some people turn to a group called Parents Without Partners.,% "We are not a counseling service, we are a support group," explained Marge Schmandt, publicity director of the561- member Ann Arbor chapter of the in- ternational organization. "Our main in- terest is in teaching parents how to help their children realize that they're not alone in this." SCHMANDT SAID divorced parents frequently express concern that their helps children feel responsible for the break up of the marriage. "By bringing the children together in activities, they meet other children in similar situations. It is important that they know they are not alone," she said. This weekend the local chapter is hosting a regionalconference at which members of eleven chapters are atten- ding workshops and dances, According to members, PWP provides an opportunity for single parents to meet other parents with common concerns in a social at- mosphere. DUWAYNE HOY, a member of five years, said, "It's where single people meet other single people." "I like it, and I think you get a better perspective with your own problems when you look at others." 0 single A member, who asked not to be iden- tified, said, "I think the biggest advan- tage is that it has a common interest-it especially enables people to relate and support each other during some trying times." THE WOMAN'S 19-year-old daughter agreed, "I think it's great, they get a chance to get out with people." At bi-monthly meetings, members listen to psychologists, lawyers, doc- tors, or other speakers who offer advice on solving problems common to single parents. During the month, various family ac- tivities are planned for parents and their chidlren at attend together, such as movies, campouts, bowling, ice skating, and hiking. Sometimes the group has a party at a member's house. parents cope DENNIS SNIDER, vice president of the Ann Arbor chapter, said, "Because most people coming out of a divorce or separation are facing financial dif- ficulties, we try to arrange all of our ac- tivities (with economics in mind)." People whose children are grown or have never been married are also in- vited to join PWP. But PWP apparently is not for everybody. ONE WOMAN described her ex- perience with PWP as "not what I needed." She said she had been divor- ced for four years when she looked into the group and decided it was more suited to someone newly separated. "I was looking for companionship and in the three sessions I attended, I didn't find anyone who I could picture myself in a relationship with. Also, most of the people were still hurting from their loss." Herman Jacobs, a local psychologist, said, "It's more of a self-help group. We all have our special problems and PWP helps people discover why they are feeling the way they do." Parents Without Partners was for- med during the 1950s in New York by two single parents. The organization' spread nation-wide and now there are chapters in Europe, Canada and Australia. Hugh Gaston, a marriage counselor, in private practice, and a former University student counselor, formed. the Ann Arbor chapter in 1961 because he said he "saw a need in the com- munity for that type of organization." Eight-year-old Harold Egan entered this tinman in an arts contest for youths at the Ann Arbor regional conference of Parents Without Partners. --# , City buses included in recall The ANN ARBOR TENANTS UNION HAS MOVED! By DOUG BRICE The city's seven newest buses will be imodified as a precaution against an axle defect discovered in similar buses in other cities. The buses, purchased last year from the Grumman Flxible Corporation of Delaware, Ohio, are included in the company's campaign to replace and teinforce a part of the rear axle system In all 2,692 of the buses in use in 26 cities. The recall is in response to *cracks-apparently caused by metal fatigue-which were discovered in the A-frame, the main cross support of the rear axle in some of the buses. THERE WILL be no change in local bus services while the city buses are being modified by Grumman at the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority facilities. Although no cracks have been discovered in Ann Arbor's black and white buses, several cities, including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles have taken the buses out of service. The cracks have occured mainly in buses in large cities, resulting from heavy loading and poor street con- ditions. AS A RESULT of the cracks, New York has taken all of its 637 Grumman buses out of service, and has refused delivery of 200 more until the problem can be corrected. This has resulted in bus service cutbacks for New York. James Ansley, manager of Public Relations for Grumman Flxible, said that since the cracks were first discovered in New York and Santa New cancer treatment LANSING, Mich. (AP)-What is billed as the nation's first program to treat cancer patients with a homemade supply of interferon has been launched at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital. Hospital President Karl Neumann called the plan to supplement the treatment of up to 50 patients with in- terferon "one of the most exciting programs we have undertaken." Fewer than 20 hospitals and research programs around the nation use inter- feron experimentally, he said. Scien- tists believe the substance may stop cancer cells from growing without af- fecting health cells. Monica, Calif. cracks have been found in 258 of the $100,000 buses. In nine buses, the cracks caused the beam to fracture, Ansley said, but ad- ded that there was no loss of safety fun- ction, such as brakes, and that the buses simply settled on that side. Grumman Flxible has just started the retrofitting program in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Chicago, Houston, and Hartford, Conn. Priority is being given to the cities that have taken the buses out of service. Ansley says the company hopes to complete the program by spring. The modification involved adding 235 pounds of reinforcements to the frames in the form of steelplates, gussets, brackets, and reinforcing tubes. Ansley maintains the reinforcement is even more than is necessary for safe operation. New Address: 4001 Michigan Union New Phone: 763-6876 4 I e c ;-~'"' -; -A VincentPrice AS Oscar Wilde Y -HPPENINS SUNDAY FILMS Alternative Action-Yellow Submarine, 7, 9 p.m., Modern Languages Building Aud. 3. Cinema Guild-The Loves of Isadora, 7, 10 p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. Cinema Two-A.K.A. Cassius Clay, 7 p.m., Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, 8:30 p.m., Angell Hall Aud. A.' Michigan Community Theatre Foundation-The Thin Man, 2, 3:45, 5:30, 7:15 p.m., Michigan Theatre. New Wave Films-Deep Throat, 6:30, 7:45,9,10:15, 11:30 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud PERFORMANCES Michigan Community Theatre Foundation-Rupert Barton, organ recital, 10 a.m., Michigan Theatre. School of Music-Tibor Szasz, piano recital, 8 p.m., Recital Hall. MISCELLANEOUS Graduate Woman's Network-Pot-luck brunch, noon, Guild House, 802 Monroe. Hillel-Young Jewish Professionals discussion brunch, noon, 4:15 S. Revera. Hillell-Israeli folkdancing, instruction 12-1 p.m., open dancing, 1-3 p.m., 1429 Hill St. College of Engineering-Tour of the Computing Center, 2-4 p.m., North Campus Computing Center. Department of Recreational Sports-Family Sunday Funday, 2-5 p.m., North Campus Recreation Building. First Presbyterian Campus Ministry-Square dance, 4 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw. Hillel-Deli dinner, 6 p.m., 1429 Hill St. MONDAY FILMS AAFC-Of Mice and Men, 7 p.m., The Grapes of Wrath, 9 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. Cinema Guild-Cat on a Hot Tin Rough, 7, 9 p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. Michigan Theater-The Thin Man 5:45, 7:30 p.m. SPEAKERS Chemistry-Nicephoros Fotinos, "Some Interesting Reactions Involving the Mo-Mo Triple Bond in CP2Mo2(Co), 4p.m., 1200 Chem. Macromolecular Research-Allan Hay, "Oxidative Polymerization of 2,6- diarylphenol," 4 p.m., 3005 Chem. Pi Lambda Theta-Karen Wixson, "Reading and Learning Disabilities," Dean's Conf. Room, School of Ed., 5 p.m. Cross Currents-Czeslaw Miolsz, "Looking for a Center: On the Poetry of Central-Eastern Europe," 8p.m., Rackham Lecture Hall. MEETINGS Bible Study Group-12:15 p.m., W5603 Main Hosp. Nuc. Med. Cpnf. Room. SACUA-1:15 p.m., Pres., Conf. Room. LSA Faculty meeting-4:10 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Christian Science Org.-7:15 p.m., 3909 Union. Journal of Econ.-7:15 p.m., 301 Econ. Meekreh-8 p.m., Markley Concourse Lounge. 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