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Letters To The Editor

Dangerous Drugs To Increase?

As a first year man, I would
like to comment upon the drug
problem at this University, for
I do think that there are several
drug problems here.

The greatest drug problem
at U. Va., as I see it, is the
over-indulgence of alcohol by
students. It has long been
established that alcohol is very
harmful to one's mind and
body. I think it would be
interesting if someone did a
survey on the percentage of U.
Va. graduates who are or are
likely to be alcoholics.

The second drug problem
here is marijuana. With the
increased crackdown on dope
by both Charlottesville and
University officials it's getting
to be a big problem to score
any good grass around here.

To those who smoke this
crackdown is likely to cause an
increase in the use of
dangerous drugs by U. Va.
students. Tabs of acid are a lot
easier to hide than lids of dope.
So the student health service
should be prepared for a few
bummers this year.

In my humble opinion,
"cracking down," on dope is a
completely asinine thing to do.
Grass is not addictive; grass is
NOT physically or mentally
harmful; grass in itself does
NOT lead to harder drugs.
Some of the statements made
by those in authority here are
reminiscent of the old
"MARIJUANA – the deadly
killer of defenseless babes"
propaganda. I am sure Mr.
Jefferson would not have
allowed such oppression in his
University.

When I chose to come to
the University, I did so because
I had been repeatedly told that
Virginia respected individuals
and their rights as individuals.
Now that I am here, however, I
can see that that is merely
some more propaganda. Mr.
Jefferson is probably doing
somersaults in his tomb.

Watch TV

Last Thursday I had the
(privilege???) of going to the
Paramount Theatre to see
"Beguiled." After paying
$2.00 admission, 37 cents for
small cup of ice with some
watered down coke, I
proceeded to find a seat that
wasn't filled with popcorn,
chewing gum, or ripped to
shreds.

The Theatre was so cold,
within 20 minutes my feet
were frozen and by the time
the show was over, I was
completely numb.

What really ticks me off is,
the following Monday night, (4
days later) I saw the same new
movie on TV for nothing,
drank an undiluted drink and
had hot popcorn, and to top it
all off, I didn't freeze to death
either.

Watch for your local TV
listings.

Assassination

The letter in your October
2nd issue by Mr. William L.
Moore constitutes blatant
character assassination of Mr.
Harris; and reveals Mr. Moore
as exactly what he accuses Mr.
Harris of being, an effete snob.
The position opposing that of
Mr. Harris may or may not be
substantial; however, Mr.
Moore attacks not Mr. Harris's
position but Mr. Harris.

Among other things, Mr.
Moore in his Brahmin status as
a member of the College of
Arts and Science Graduate
School accuses Mr. Harris of
the ultimate sin of being a
Toolie. Mr. Harris may be an
effete snob and a lot of other
things too, but to attack him
on the basis of being a Toolie is
a very obvious case of
prejudice.

There is no one section of
this University that has a
monopoly on social
consciousness. If a liberal arts
education would bring to me
the same "awareness that you
should be developing as a
student" that Mr. Moore has
acquired, then to hell with it.

Mr. Moore, one final piece
of advice if I may; smile when
you say Toolie.

Bemused

After two years of reading
The Daily Regress, The
Cavalier Daily, and listening to
comments in the West stands
during football season, I've
been somewhat bemused by
the balance missing from
comment on Harrison Davis.

It is not verbalized, if
recognized, that whatever goals
of his own he may be satisfying
in college, he is doing FOR the
University what Jack Robinson
did for the Brooklyn Dodgers
so many years ago. He is doing
it with far fewer years of
experience in coping with overt
and covert opposition.

I suspect that papers other
than The CD have policies
against printing words used in
letters written to David by
"fans." since he came here.
More recent examples of
primary process thinking by
"gentlemen" who believe a
degree from the U. or the
expenditure of $7 entitles
them to make the kind of
scurrilous comments about our
quarterback that one can hear
any home game in the West
stands is only infrequently
contradicted either verbally or
in writing.

I suspect that by now Mr.
Davis has correctly concluded
that, short of changing color,