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THE RED AND BLACK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1938.
Inadequate Infirmary Places
Contagious Diseases Together
Dire Need of Now Medical
Building Shown by Recent
Cases
It) Knlpli Kiri-
Tlial two patients, 0111* with Influ-
rnta and the other with meagle*,
were eon lim’d for a time to one room
In the University Infirmary laat week
and then, In order to Isolate one
from the other, several patient*
wore moved from room to room, fur
ther demonstrates the need for a
new infirmary, the objective of a
two-year rtimptiigu hy The Red and
Black.
Attention was first called to the
dire need of the University for a
new, larger building and Improved
medicul and health facilities in a
news story Feb. 12, 1937, when in
an Interview, l)r. H. I. Reynolds.
University physician, declared that a
new Infirmary Is the University’s
greatest need.
At that time the week of Feb.
12—there were In the Infirmary 13
putlonts, four of whom had com
municable diseases and should have
linen Isolated but who wore not given
Individual rooms because of Inade
quate facilities.
I’hysiclans of Athens Joined with
Dr. Reynolds In deploring the In
adequacy of the present medical
equipment. These men visualized a
fire-proof, 60-bed hospital, pluced In
a quieter location than the present
one, to satisfy the minimum require
ments of an enlarged student body.
In the present set-up there nre
eight rooms with 22 beds to accom
modate the 2,000 students of the
Franklin and College of Agriculture
campuses. Five of the beds are avail
able for women.
Red and Black Editors Torn Mc
Rae und llyar Massey cited the fact
that In the 13 years since 1925 the
University enrollment has more thnn
doubled while Infirmary facilities
have remained the same.
In a resolution adopted unanimous
ly last Dec. 13, the Hoard of Regents
recognised the campaign and prom
ised careful consideration of the
erection of m new tntlrmury and
I’hnrmacy building. Since then no
further action has been taken.
Another I\etr Record Set
As Stmlents Hunt Rocks
University students. In the habit
of setting freak records of all
sorts, shapes, and sizes, are claim
ing a new mark at which other
southern colleges ure invited to
shoot.
For 53% hour* the Historical
Geography class—doing research
work In the mountains of North
Georgia-—stayed on the Job and
collected over 200 specimens of
rocks and minerals. Hut the fea
ture Is neither the 53% hours
nor the over 200 specimens. Th<*
real story Is the fact that not once
did the students become bored
with their task.
Working In shifts—thelr’s was
not another no-sleep ordeal—the
group, under the supervision of
Dr. O. W. Crlckmay, uncovered
specimens estimated to be between
300 and 600 million years old.
I,cgal Fraternity Initiates
3 Men Wednesday Night
Wilson Inn of l’lil Delta Phi, In
ternational legal fraternity, an
nounces the initiation of Tom Dick-
ev, St. Simons Island; Tony Solms,
Savannah, and Charles K. Plummer,
Dupo, III., Wednesday night.
After initiation, Dr. Henry A.
Shinn addressed the members of the
Inn on "Peonage nnd Poverty."
Surgeon Discusses
Venereal Diseases
At Chapel Tuesday
“Lead an immoral life and you
may suffer the consequences." warn
ed Dr. S. Ross Brown, U. S. Army
surgeon, speaking at the freshman
assembly in the Chapel Tuesday
morning.
Pointing out that syphillis is re
sponsible for one-tenth of the In
sanity throughout the United States,
Dr. Brown declared that 12 out of
every 100 men and women will be
come victims of this dread disease
>efore they reach the age of 30.
“Every boy In this audience will
be exposed to some venereal dis
ease before he is 21 years old," he
continued.
Though we have considered in the
past that syphillis is a disease caused
by Immorality, Dr. Brown brought
out that exhaustive study has proved
that about half the cases come from
innocent causes. Drinking glasses,
promiscuous kissing, and Infectious
silverware and plates are the most
frequent methods of transmission
other than immorality, he said.
Recommending that every student
take the Wassermann test. Dr.
Brown explained that a person may
have the disease and be a carrier,
without ever being aware of it.
All college towns are over-run
with prostitutes, according to Dr.
Brown, and a great majority of
them have either had some venereal
disease or are carriers.
Article by T. H. W hitehead
Excites Scientists' Interest
When a chemical theory for col
loidal ovides is discovered—that’s
news!
As a result of an article announc
ing that discovery in the American
Chemical Reviews by T. H. White-
head, assistant professor of chem
istry, demands for reprints were
made by scientists in Sweden, Eng
land, Australia and 16 American
universities.
Dr. Whitehead began research on
the experiment which he has since
co-authored with a chemistry pro
fessor at Columbia University.
CAPP’S
Watches at
Best Prices
anil the
Newest Styles
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Jewelers—Optometrists
Let’s Prepare for
the Dances at
CARSON’S
BARBER SHOP
190 Clayton Street
Ralph \\. Jenson, Athens, of the
publications department, gave an il
lustrated lecture to members of the
Photography Club Wednesday after
noon on the process of taking and
printing colored pictures.
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Flowers Express
Soybean Exhibit to Open
Feb 11 at Seaboard Station
A railroad car of soybean exhibits
may attract dozens of Ag students
and farmers of the Athens vicinity
on Feb. 11 when a free exhibition
sponsored by the American Soybean
Association will be opened to the
public at the Seaboard station.
Free information will be given on
the growing of this bean, which is
being manufactured by modern sci
ence into articles ranging from ice
cream and varnishes to plastiJs with
the strength and hardness of steel.
The exhibition will be open from
9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
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Va len tine Day Military Ball
Feb. 14 March 4
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and TUX SHIRTS
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Dry Cleaners and
Laundry
179 Prince Ave Phone 1781
Come in and
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the McGregor company
Me Stakes *2,500 a Week
on Bis Knowledge of Tobacco...
Robert W. Barnes
—Independent Buyer-
one of many tobacco ex
perts who smoke Luckies
I
OFTEN invest $2500 a week
in tobacco —$2500 of my
own hard-earned cash,” says
Mr. Barnes. ”So you can see that
the only way I’ve stayed in busi
ness 10 years is to know tobacco.
"Now I know Lucky Strike to
bacco and it’s top-grade. That’s
why I’ve smoked Luckies for
eight years now.
"Lots of other independent
buyers, auctioneers, and ware
housemen I know smoke Luckies
for the same reason.”
Yes, sworn records show that,
among independent tobacco ex
perts like Mr. Barnes, Luckies
have over twice as many exclu
sive smokers as have all the
other cigarettes combined.
Stoorn
^eordsShow
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