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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1958)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (( onlinurd lunit fittyc two) organism. Cii Since the effect of radiation Ik cumulative, there is no minimum dosage which may he regarded an "safe.” These, I tiaslcn to emphasize, are I lie objective and generalized results of them: studies. However, nuclear tenting in merely a part of the total radiu tbm with which scientists have been concerned. The urn; of radioactive materials in medi cine and industry haa rapidly in creased aince Woi Id War II. The indiscriminate use of x-ray, and flurom.opy in medical examina tions and therapy, the radioac tive materials in industry, has ts-.n repeatedly cited in the Journals of genetics, physiology, and medicine as a dangerous source of radiation. Yet radia tion in medicine and industry is not a political issue at present, and herein lies the fnistrution for the scientist. In many respects a scientist is no different than any other man. He works to provide for his family, he wishes to secure the happiness and security of h:s children, and naturally he is concerned with the ehb and tide of political events. As a citizen he must decide what policies he should support and which ones to oppose. The citi zen-scientist might deride to support nuclear testing because he fell the world situation justi fy 1 the increased exposure to radiation. lJut it should not he interpreted ori an opinion poll thut he in ignoring his own work, or that by mipporting the testing he is acknowledging the general invalidity of hia find inga. Converaely, if on an opinion poll, a aclentiat opposes nuclear testing, an honest interpretation of the poll would aak thlk ques tion: "la thia man opposing the nuclear teata aolely on the baaia of biological atudiea, or la he opposing the teata after care fully considering both the bio logical and political implica tions In thia problem of nuclear testing, the scientiat dries not have a monopoly on the knowl edge. Any layman can become educated as to the effects of radiation, and then he will be as well qualified to express a po litical opinion as Dr. Pauling or a«iy of the signers of hia pe tition. Since this decision in volves human emotion and per sona! philosophy in addition to a basic understanding of the physical problem, it* is vitally important that each person, alter careful study and honest introspection, decide this matter for himself. I feel that it ia a danger signal to the individual us well as to science, if such opinion polls are to be used as "intellectual bandwagons" around which the opinion of the I'nited States is formed. Robert \V. Coffin Mentor in lliology YOU'LL FEND SOMETHING NICE RIGHT HERE AT YOUR PRICE! CLARK GENIAL JEWELERS V7 SPR.IN&-F/5LD h Stamps' DIRECT DIAMOND IMPORTERS 637 Main Springfield RI 7-9112 Emerald Kdltor: I have noticed, in the past few day*, that you have grossly neglected to print news of a situation which should be of vital interest to all students here at Oregon. This situation of which I speak is the life-or deatb struggle now taking place In Cuba against the dictator state of Fulgencia Batista. The universities of the world, and the students who attend them, have always been known for theif enthusiastic support and approval of liberal move ments. Indeed, how can any in telligent person not be moved by the courageous fight of Fidel Castro and his small band of fredeom fighters against the armed might of a firmly en trenched dictator? Their plight is not unlike that of our early Continental Army the struggle against tyranny is always the same. Please, Editors, let us have some news of what is really going on down there at least, as much as can be gotten through the strict censorship which has been clamped around the island. George Hemphill Senior in Pre-Med. Emerald Kdltor: After reading the editorial on “Sorority Problems," I feel there are a few points which should be clarified. The facts are, for : the most part, accurate; only j the conclusions are incorrect. First, the one and only reason for moving rush back to orienta tion week is that Panhellenic was given no choice. After we unanimously approved pre school rush, the administration decided that rush would take place during New Student Week. The added expense of maintain ing a sorority for an additional week, as stated in the editorial, had nothing to do with it. Secondly, the dormitory com mittee is now investigating the possibilities of letting upper class women who pledge fall term move directly into their sororities. There will not be dis crimination against transfer stu dents. Lastly, spring rush is not one of Panhellenic's solutions to the “problem" as was stated in the editorial. Spring rush has been held almost every year. It is taking place this year for the same reasons as every other year to pledge girls and to fill houses. Joan Long Panhcllcuic President . . . Serving the University Since 1948 . . . BRONSON TRAVEL Student and Teacher Tours to Europe — The Orient Latin America — South America Around the World Specie! Student Transportation to Europe Hawaiian Holiday for Coeds Tour Leader, Mrs. Sara Henderson, Susan Campbell Call Johnny Guillant — Our Campus Representative Ext. 494 — or Contact our Staff 941 Pearl St. Eugene DI 58431 Latest Anonymous (Continued on parje 2) tort.ion of values and apathy. Too, we must remember that student government is not com pletely hopeless. The reorganiza tion of Greater Oregon, the questioning of some of the many tentacles of AWS, and a student attempt to handle the “moral problems” are all recent, positive accomplishments. The generation of the Com mittee for Action wasn't. I com mend this group for their at tempt (though in questioning higher authority some would label them inadvertent tools of the communist conspiracy), but I blame them for lack of reason and intellectual responsibility. Duncan Ferguson (Continued from page one) ! as in the recent. WUS campaign,” Ferguson continued. He also felt that the current I petition-interview method of se lecting students for Senate to fill vacancies should be changed. “For example,” he said, "there is a five minute time limit for the Senate to interview a petitioner. I would like to see this expanded to ten minutes." “I feel that the basic idea of a student discipline committee is a ; good one, but the curren proposal presupposes a need when there is not a need for such a group,” Ferguson concluded. POu Camps with WaxShukan (By the Author of "Rally Round the Flag, Boys! "and, "Barefoot Boy with Ckeelt.") THE POSTMAN COMETH I have recently received several letters from reader? which have been so interesting, so piquant, so je ne gain quoi, that I feel I must share them with all of you. The letters and my replies follow: SIR: Maybe you can help me. I came up to college eight years ago. On my very first day I got into a bridge game in the student union. I am still in the same bridge game. I have never gone to class, cracked a book, or paid any tuition. All I do is play bridge. To explain my long absence and keep the money coming from home, I told a harmless little lie. I said I was in medical school. TliLs made Dad (my father) terribly proud. It also enabled me to keep playing bridge. We were both very happy. Hut all good things must come to an end. Mine ended when I came home for Christmas vacation. I arrived to find that Sister (my sister) was in the hospital with an ingrown spleen. Dr. N'ortiert Sigafoos, the eminent ingrown spleen surgeon, was scheduled to operate, but unfortunately he was run over by a hot-food cart on the way to the scrubbing room. “Oh, never mind,” chuckled Dad (my father). “Harlow (me) will fix Sister (my sister).” Well sir, what could I do? If I told the truth I would make a laughingstock out of Dad (my father) who had been bragging about me all over town. Also I would get yanked out of school which would be a dirty shame just when I am beginning to understand the weak club bid. There was nothing for it but to brazen it out. I got Sister (my sister) apart all right, but I must confess myself completely at a loss as to how to put her back together again. Can you suggest anything? They're getting pretty surly around here. Sincerely, Harlow Protein Dear Harlow: Indeed I do have the solution for you—the solution that has never failed me when things close in: Light up a Marlboro! Knots untie as you puff that fine rich tobacco. Shade becomes light as that grand flavor comes freely and friend lily through that splendid filter. Who can stay glum when Marlboro gives you such a lot to like? Not I. Not you. Not nobody. SIR: Just off the campus where I go to school there is a lake called Lake Widgiwagan. Thirty years ago when my father was an undergraduate here he went fishing one day in Lake Widgi wagan and dropped his Deke pin in the water. He dived for days but never found it. Just yesterday—thirty years later, mark you!—I went fish ing in Widgiwagan. I caught a four-pound bass. I took the fish home, cut it open, and what do you think I found inside? You guessed it! Two tickets to the Dempsey-Firpo fight. Sincerely, Willis Wavde © 1958 Max Shultuau This column is brought to you by the makers of Marlboro Cigarettes who suggest that if your mail has recently been blessed with some money from home, incest it in the ciga rette with the long white ash—Marlboro, of course!
