LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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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
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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
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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
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! 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.
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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:
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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
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