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...object of their conversations is a new eight-by-eight foot painting which has been hanging on the dining hall's mantel since exam period. The work, a textured, abstract painting, was produced by Jerry Webster, a young artist from Jeffersonville...
...Judy find a board game under a tree one afternoon while their parents are out and take it home to play. When they roll the dice, strange events ensue: rhinoceroses stampede into the living room, monkeys trash the kitchen, an 8-ft. snake luxuriates on the living-room mantel. A monsoon erupts, and volcanic lava fills the house, until, on the brink of disaster, Peter and Judy manage to end the game before their parents come home. The house instantly returns to normal. But then neighboring children take the game to their own house to play, unaware of the dangers...
...their mantel, Frank and Dante keep a silver-framed picture of their adopted son Alex, who was ten months old when he died of AIDS-related pneumonia last year. If Mickey too succumbs, they will consider adopting another child with AIDS. "I think we were called to take care of them," says Frank, a former Franciscan brother. "We know what it is like to go through the loss of a child, but we also know there is another baby out there...
...openly about their hopes and fears, knowing that someone would listen to them and understand. "I found that being a volunteer was priceless," says Bennett in her quiet, matter-of-fact way. "We have no paid staff or anything. It's like an organization of club members." On her mantel are scores of photographs of the youngsters she has known. "Most of these children don't have someone in their house who takes care of them and shows them they love them. Most of the children are taking care of themselves...
...that isn't going to go pro, then how can you pass up the Ivy League education?" says Yale Assistant Coach Garry Mantel. "We lost a kid this year to a full ride at Michigan, but we're also recruiting someone who has turned down a lot of big-time offers to play Ivy League basketball. That doesn't happen every day, but it happens enough to make us feel good about our situation...