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The Red and Black. Friday May I 2. 1972
THE OPINIONS OF THE RED AND BLACK
Fee commission?
Unofficial but reliable sources
are telling us that there's not
enough student activities money to
qo around this year. That's nothing
new, but it seems the lack of
sufficient funds is becoming
critical.
Inflation has hit organizations
that are currently receiving student
funds. New projects, such as an
expanded day care center and
student legal council, and new
organizations are being pushed for
funding. To top it off, there's not
supposed to be as much student
money around to spend as there
was this year.
The Student Senate
unfortunately has to tackle the
problem immediately - next
Wednesday niqht. They must decide
which of the existing projects can
afford a cut, and which of the new
protects deserves funding, if any
money is left over.
Through the turmoil next week,
though, we think the Senate and
the rest of the student body would
do well to consider establishing a
bipartisan committee to study an
increase in the fee.
This committee would
re evaluate the priorities of student
funding, would investigate the need
for such activities as The Pandora
and certain Union events, and it
would report its conclusions (based
on referenda and other studies) to
the Board of Regents in plenty of
time for that group to act on any
recommended increase or decrease.
Membership on the commission
should include all student
government interests,
representation for those who are
against any fee, and administration
representation.
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PHIL KENT
A reply to the critics
“To fluoridate, or not to fluoridate?”
That seems to have become a burning
question around here these days s
spurred on in part by the recent letter to
The Red and Black by a handful of
University of
Gerogia professors
and their friends.
Those letter
writers questioned
the qualifications of
one Dr. G. M.
Anderson, who has
served at one time as
Associate Professor
of Preventive
Medicine and Hygiene at University
Medical College in Augusta. Source
material for Dr Anderson’s qualifications
were taken from a letter he sent in to the
“South DeKalb News” for Thursday,
Apr. 17, 1958. I’m sure this information
is available for those who care to look.
The fact that there may not be a
Department of Preventive Medicine and
Hygiene now, or that it is a
sub-department of another department, is
not relevant to the main issue of
fluroidation.
For example, one of the group letter
writers (or just a signer) was “W. O.
Caster, Professor of Nutrition, University
of Georgia.” Records at the University of
Georgia say only that Caster is with the
School of Home Economics. See what
happens in situations like this? Tricky,
huh?
Turning to the facts of the matter
(something which eluded the letter
writers), does flurodiation really reduce
cavities? Can fluoridation cause tooth
blemishes and other harm to the body? Is
fluoridation like chlorination and is it
medication?
Fluroidation does reduce cavities - at
the expense of causing periodontal (gum)
disease Dr. C. C. Bass, Dean Emeritus,
Tulane Medical School, after fifteen years
of clinical study, arrived at the conclusion
that it causes an increase in the incidence
of peridontoclasia, which destroys the
teeth of adults. This is a “much more
important disease affecting the teeth than
caries,” Dr. Bass says. (Louisiana State
Medical Journal, pp. 201-216, Vol. 6
June, 1957.)
Flouridation, in some cases, has been
proven to cause tooth blemishes and even
disfigurement. It must be emphasized
that more studies are needed in this field
- not that thalidomide and cyclamates
were “safe” not too long ago. One study,
however, the Newburgh, New York
study, found that at least twelve per cent
of the children would have permanently
disfigured teeth in the fluoridated area. 1
(Nc wburgh-Kingston Report, ADA
Journal, Vol. 52, p. 323, March, 1956.)*
Some question has been raised in
recent years over whether fluoridation is
like chlorination. Absolutely not!
Chlorination is a drug used to kill harmful
bacteria in the water and can be removed
by boiling. Fluroidation is a drug
introduced to produce a physiological
change (hardening the enamel of teeth) in
the body. It cannot be removed by
boiling, but is concentrated by
evaporation. It is also, in the words of
former Congressman and former Public
Health official Dr. A. L. Miller, “mass
medication without parallel in history.”
Amen!
“Fluoridation is one of the biggest
international scandals that has ever been
promoted in the name of a health
scheme.” This statement is the opinion of
Dr. Robert J. H. Mick of Laurel Springs,
New Jersey, who was once an active
promoter of fluoridation and who now
strongly opposes it.
In 1949, Dr. Mick was appointed an
international representative of the
American Academy of Nutrition. He
conducted experiments in Africa among
natives on the relationship of fluoridated
water and foods to dental decay. He has
also conducted similar experiments in the
United States with children. As a result of
experiments with animals, he learned that
bones, teeth, kidneys, livers, and spleens
had accumulated up to 500 per cent more
fluoride than controlled animals - and
cripples were born to the third
generation.
Dr. Mick has had from 1954 to 1968 a
$20,000 reward “to the first individual
who can provide one copy of any
controlled experiments with any of the
U.S. Public Health Service-recommended
fluorides and water, at the U.S.P.H.S.
recommended parts per million, that
shows that poisonous fluorides are safe,
beneficial, and will cause no future body
harms.” That reward was increased by Dr.
Mick in March, 1968, to $45,000. (There
have been no takers that I know of yet.)
Let me publically challenge Assoc. Prof.
Walter Brown, Prof. W. O. Caster, William
Fiatt, Prof. Henry Fuller, Prof. Glen
Garrison, Stephen King, Assoc. Prof. R.
S. Lowrey, Prof. W. J. Miller, Assoc. Prof.
James Peifer, Adj. Prof. Burch Schneider,
and Assoc. Prof. R. W. Seerley to prove
their statement that “it is wise to add
fluoride to the drinking water.”
Gentlemen, a $45,000 reward is waiting.
Why not take Dr. Robert J. II. Mick of
915 Stone Road, Laurel Springs, New
Jersey, up on it?
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10 THE EDITOR
A truly free, liberated woman is free
not only from the demands of
convention, but those of ideology.
Miss Lackey's letter concerning your
article on cohabitation makes two things
clear she is one of those who feels
compelled to prescribe values for others,
and she did not read the article.
DOUGLAS PASS
Steve Patrick
real leader
TO THE EDITOR
The anon>mously signed letter of May
10. 1972, concerning Steve Patrick, was
the grossly biased raving of a grossly
deluded individual I first met Steve
Patrick in my sophomore year, when I
held the office of Russell Hall President
1 ver since that time 1 have known Patrick
as a responsible and concerned student
leader who always had the guts to tell the
administration it was wrong when it did
happen to be wrong. In his work with
Russell Hall, the Residence Hall
Assocation. and the student senate.
Patrick has more than distinguished
himself as a person of integrity, honesty,
and intellignecc the kind of person that
seems very rare in student government
these days.
lhe anonymous wnter was wrong
when he wrote that Patrick became upset
with the Housing situation after he was
accosted with his date past the Open
House ilosing hour in Russell Patrick is
neither that petty nor that self-interested
As an active member in the University
housing student leadership, it should be
very clear to him that a crackdown is
occurring it one really is. Patrick served as
a member of a special housing
investigation committee established last
quarter by the student senate. I was
chairman, and in all around 30 people
participated in the proceedinp of the
committee. Deans Sims and Dr.
Armstrong included It became clear to
.Ul of us on the committee that the fact
of a housing crackdowm was a reality, and
not the result of someone’s paranoia.
Someone has to take a stand against
the housing crackdown It u obvious that
S.G.A. leadership is not doing much
k about it, but the R.II.A. and residence
^kiU presidents are in the right place to do
^^^ething Fortunately. Patrick along
with student senators, R.II.A. members,
and other concerned students had the
guts to try to do something. These people
should be praised and lauded for their
concern with the welfare of students
residing in residence halls, not threatened
with impeachment.
Whether Mr. Anonymous likes it or
not, Steve Patrick was representing the
interests of all Russell Hall residents when
he sat down in President Davison’s office.
Patrick is not a radical, a raving maniac, an
ego-tnppcr. or a flagrant violator of rules,
lie is a rational and responsible student
leader. By taking a position of student
leadership in this area where there was
none before. Patrick and the other
students arrested were working for the
nghts of every student in housing,
including Mr. Anonymous. I can only
hope that one day this unknown letter
wnter will realize his own inanity in
attacking a student who was out working
sincerely and vigorously for his
anonymous welfare.
HUGH M Rl'PPFRSBl'RG
Faculty group
for lobbying
TO THE EDITOR
Faculty in the University System of
Georgia are aware of the inadequacies of
.heir retirement system and other faculty
benefits Faculty also recognize that they
are wholly dependent, at present, on
others to propose and implement changes
in benefits, with the result that very little
progress has been made in recent years
In the 1972 General Assembly, two
bills which would have reduced the
vesting period for teacher retirement
nghts from 20 to 10 years and vesting of
survivor rights from 15 to 10 years failed
to become law. These two modest
proposals had the support of the Board of
Regents, the Georgia Conference of
AAUP. and the Georgia Association for
Higher Education, hot their perfunctory
and uncoordinated efforts on behalf of
the bills were not sufficient to secure
passage
We believe that improvement in
faculty retirement and other benefits will
not occur without a concerted
informational campaign conducted by
University System faculty themsleves.
Therefore, we propose the formation of
an organization (Faculty Legislative
Service) for the purpose of proposing
legislation and mounting the information
campaign, in coordination with other
interested organizations, necessary to
ensure action by the 1973 General
Assembly The officers of Faculty
Legislative Service, when elected, will
have responsibility for (I) drafting
faculty benefits legislation, (2) following
benefit bills through the legislative maze,
and (3) notifying faculty when and to
whom to write or phone in support of the
bills. Our crucial assumption is that
faculty will contact legislators about
benefits bills if they are kept advised
concerning timing and the names of key
legislators.
We invite University System faculty to
join Faculty Legislative Service. The
requirements for membership are (1)
willingness to write three letters or make
three phone calls on behalf of bills to
legislators at critical times during the
1973 General Assembly and (2) sending a
contribution of not less than $2.00 but
not more than $5.00 to Faculty
Legislative Service. 145 Pendleton Dnve.
Athens. Georgia 30601. In addition, we
welcome any proposals for legislation
affecting faculty and suggestions
concerning action.
To be effective, we shall need to enlist
a membership of at least 200 faculty
from the University S>stem. Their
contributions, for which strict accounting
will be made, will pa> for travel, phone
calls, secretarial services, and other items
necessary to determine the status of
legislation and to advise members
concerning when and to whom to write
about legislation (If a membership of
200 is not achieved. Faculty Legislative
Service will be disbanded and all
contributions returned.)
An organizational meeting will he
called in the fall, at which time
permanent officers will be elected and
legislative priorities and strategies
established.
Please let us hear from you by June
15.
HOMER C. COOPER
Temporary Chairman
Willis stand
not reasoned
TO THE EDITOR
Ken Willis' article “Alonso in
Davison's Chair" displays neither rhyme
nor reason. The students protesting the
housing crackdown are not trying to take
over the University; they are merely
trying to change one way in which it is
run. To predict what would transpire
were David Alonso University President
(although I certainly do not dislike the
idea) stretches a poor point a bit too far
You contend that the protesting
students are trying to “force their views
onto others". Quite the contrary. The
Students, in a democratic society, are
precisely the ones who have views forced
upon them. Views not unlike yours. Mr.
Willis.
In short, your arguments are not
clear-sighted. Perhaps it’s high time you
had your prescription changed.
PHIL CR AIG
Steve Patrick
has courage
TO THE EDITOR
I am writing in response to “Name
Withheld” who felt that Steven Patrick,
President of Russell Hall, should be
impeached. When Mr. Patrick took part in
the sit-in last week, he wasn’t doing it for
political reasons, nor to boost his own
ego. He was doing it to represent
everyone who is opposed to the
crackdown. 1 don’t know how you feel,
but 1, personally, don’t want to have to
go to judiciary for having my trash cans
out in the hall before 7 a.m. I also enjoy
the privilege of open house and I don’t
feel like 1 am interfering with anyone’s
privacy if I bring my date down at 2:04
a.m. instead of 2 a.m.
As far as Mr. Patrick’s responsibility
goes, he has proven himself time and time
again. Not only is he president of Russell,
and a member of RHA, he has been a
student senator from Arts and Sciences
for two years, and was a freshman
Orientation leader last summer. “His
girl,” Nancy Cline, has been a senator,
also, for two years from Education. Ms.
Cline is also president of Brumby Hall,
and is a member of RHA. Both of them
have excelled scholastically and have the
respect from faculty and their peers alike.
1 think that “Name Withheld” should
reconsider his judgement on the 34 that
were arrested. What they did wasn’t for
political reasons, nor to boost their own
egos. They arc people who actually care
what happens to this school. Anything
bke the crackdown that will set our
school 15 years behind the times, is
everyone’s concern, not just the hall
residents. My respect and support go to
these 34. What they did was the only
thing that could have been done to bnng
this issue into the eyes of the citizens of
Georgia. I think they should be
congratulated for having the courage to
stand up for what they believe in. Unlike
“Name Withheld,” they aren’t afraid to
let their names and ideas be known to the
public.
ELLEN GOTTLIEB
P.S. Contradictory to whal “Name
Withheld” \aid. Steven Patrick was not
the onlv Russell resident to be arrested.
Red Cross
gives thanks
TO THE EDITOR
Congratulations to the students, faculty
and staff of the University on the success
of the annual University of Georgia Blood
Drive! During the 2-day visit, 991 of you
presented yourselves to give blood, we
were able to collect 874 units far
surpassing our anticipaed goal of 500.
This wonderful response is a credit to the
hard work of many individuals and
groups, especially the University Union,
Army and Air Force ROTC, Angel Flight
and Belle Corps.
Each day, your donations supported
the blood needs of the patients in 70
hospitals supplied by the Atlanta Red
Cross Blood Center. By giving blood, you
truly have passed on thy gift of life for
many patients.
We appreciate your continued support
of the Atlanta Red Cross Regional Blood
Program.
DAN CALLAHAN, M D.
Chairman
Atlanta Regional Red Cross
Blood Program
Law review'
is flattering
TO THE EDITOR
Not that I’m arrogant enough to think
that I can "defend” an entire law school,
but just a brief word to those two gals
who "put the law school on the map” by
putting down the law review and making
reference to the alleged “deprivation” of
those near-perfectly harmless guys; if I
were those girls I would be flattered if I
even got a second look, especially since
particularly during the spring you can
usually find some of the smarter ones
playing f ns bee on the lawn and usually
ignoring most of the girls that walk by.
ELLEN B. SCHLOSSER