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From to a 'i In the eastern part of Columbia, where Taylor Street meets Forest Drive, tne uonzaies Gardens projects stand as a grim reminder that not all people are living in a state of comfort and affluence. The clean sheets and laundry are swayed by the Feb. 20 early morning breeze and while most of the project residents have already risen, few people wander around under the dawn of a clear blue sky. One of them, a middle-aged black woman, jabbers aimlessly to herself as she strolls towards Forest Drive. For the parents that work, their kids are cared for at Gonzales Gardens Child Development Day Care Center, a Richland County Day Care Project. Many of the 256 children who are taught all over Columbia come from broken homes, are dirt poor and some are victims of child abuse. ON FEB. 20, 88 children aged 10 months to five years old filed out of six classrooms and sat in tiny chairs, ready to listen to musical instruments with names most of them didn't know how to pronounce. The USC music department consented to have Kelly Tucker on the flute and Eric Schweickert on the tuba perform for the kids. Five other music students played at Hendley Homes, Saxon Homes and Broad River Terrace during the latter part of February. Despite their short attention spans, the children seemed delighted to hear the instruments and Kelly ! c 425 ASS One Day Servk i -Leather and Si Cold Seal serv ; -Quality work | Formal wear Branch Offic Gervais St. f use Residents Suns Fabric Cat Cleaners Launc a day "hey ci '^^T: vm 'v. IHk- ^b* Coordinator of USC /V children in leaning about rr Inside Entertainment Mark Platte Tucker brought books containing pictures of violins, trumpets and trombones. Schweickert played "London Bridge is Fallin Down," on the tuba, striking a recognizable chord within the kids. At the end of the fourtyminute recital, two small children, holding hands, clnu/lv vjuq 1 nn tho furn USC musicians and softly said, "Y'all come back." ON SUNDAY, the supervisor of the Richland County Day Care project, Arnold Shayne, opened his newspaper and read something which upset him. It had to do with President Reagan's proposed budget cut and in particular, the funding curtailment of Title 20 which is responsible for day care projects. The article stated, "Title 20: A 25 percent cut in funding is anticipated. The S.C. Department of Social msnine it ;mblyst. :e jedes ice (Handwork) :e at 1415 or w.H. Hotel ? Since 1937 hine re Center ierers Furriers carec irf>9 rf MMHHR It/sic Program Kelly Tuck lusic. (Photos by Jose Pan Services, through selective trimming is expected to preserve as possible all services to children funded by Title 20? adoption, foster care, day care and protection from abuse and neglect." Mr. Shayne put the paper down and was immediately angry. He says he has done research that proves that the Richland County Day Care Project is one of the best in South Carolina. "We have an excellent child development program with the best possible curriculum, best possible program and parent involvement," Mr. Shayne said Sunday, trying to resolve the possible impact of the funding cut on his day care center. "It is a family I | MM i hmHI V9 lag wijiS-S: . '. >-'->,--vvV ~"->-^'-v --f-'j :s^":'.-jr-" - -. -r - -- Tf.'C-.1-? A Gonzales Gard ^pgMpljl STAGE I I Upper Mon.-Fri.: Happy 2 fc Wed.: Lac Happy Hour alt i Mon., March 2: 25 nig Lower Lunch Specials O ' < 4 n /\ oerving i i :ju a | Til Midnigh K] Live acoustic r every Fri. & enter inter j 8^ er tries to interest ganiban) type of affair. And it's not just child development. We f>Hnr?ato thf> tvirontc ir?cr>for as day care and we invite them to be educated along with the staff." Arnold Shayne says he is not running a baby-sitting agency. He wants to give those at his centers the lx^' in day care. One day, a few weeks ago, he had clothes donated to a child who only had one outfit to wear at the center each day. "It's unbelievable," Mr. Shayne responded to what he read Sunday. "For us it means cutting and that's what they're trying to do. It's very difficult and I think I cuts are something that all | agencies win nave 10 live with at sometime although I don't particulary care to live with it." -. :m&. ens day care child fijt '' I In 5-Points Level Hour 4:30-7:00 >r 1 hj lies Night light for Ladies c Michelob Draft all j tht Level ? Mon. & Tues. 11 .m. - 10:00 p.m. l\ fhurs. n t Fri. & Sat. ! nusic featured j i Sat. night I mmmmmmmummmmaam f. . ** BUSH RIVER MALL ? LOCALLY OWNED AW iS^Si^^teS^v'' DDircrriv rKWwr Distinctive Diamo, .A^T. ??i (CUMfcr>*A*...? 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