The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1975 Page: 1 of 16
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ideas discussed
Socialized
medicine
by Fred L. Holland
"^Tonight, in the Union, Ideas and Issues
will present its program on American health
care (sensationalisticly titled "A Forum on
the Socialization of American Medicine.")
Several students will speak on a variety of
issues, but the real thrust of the program lies
in its three major speakers.
On is' the chairman of the coordinating
board of Texas medical schools, who raised so
much flak last week by announcing a doctor
"surplus" in Texas by 1980. The other doctor
is from a Houston Clinic and represents the
AMA on the issues of national health in-
surance and "other socialictic trends."
Last, but not least, a woman representive
from the Austin Branch of the AFL-CIO will
be the forum's sole opponent of the status quo.
New format
Thad Harkins has altered the program's
form from that of debate to that of a forum,
because I & I was unable to find participants.
The new form is structured for audience
participation, and I & I hopes that many will
take advantage of this opportunity to discuss
the present system of American health care,
the current issues before congress concerning
national health insurance, and the
proffessional practice review board con-
troversy in which the A.M.A. just recently
took H.E.W. into federal court.
I will be held responsible for reviewing the
theme of socialization in the program tonight.
However, I want to jot down a few bits of infor-
mation that were dug up in my readings.
To begin with, the word "socialization" is a
scare word which is not specific and does not
describe any system of medicine by itself. It
means what ever the author/speaker defines
it to be.
In many aspects (i.e. government construc-
tion of hospitals, Medacaid/Mpdicine, 80%
government funding cf medical technology
and education, state licensing of doctors,
F.D.A., E.P.A., H.E.W. . . .etc) our system is
see'medicine', page 12
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Janice Truitt
paints colors,
people,
by Susan Feller
‘|
It's stifling and in-
hibiting to make too many
statements about one's own
work. Then you are limiting
yourself to. what you said at
that time, leaving no room for
change," spoke Senior Janice
Mitchell Truitt, the artist of the
show now c exhibit in the
Alma Thomas Gallery.
It's a show of bright colors,
people, parties. Many times a
persons use of such bright
colors has a specific underly-
ing meaning. To Janice, the
colors are a joy. "I enjoy
bright colors and have a
definite tendency toward
them." Yet ,when she begins
with "something to say" in
particular, there is a conscious
movement away from the con-
trasts. When working with a
preconceived idea in a pain-
ting, Janice shows more sub-
dued colors — a conscious ef-
fort is made to relay the mean-
ing through a medium other
than the free expression of the
boisterous hues.
parties
But why so many parties?
Note the people in the party
pictures. When viewed with
joy, joy is received. Yet when
looked upon in a satirical vein,
the irony and satire are bla-
tant. "I always noticed people
at parties," Janice said, "and
saw both joy and sadness."
The two emotions are more
readily shown at parties, un-
derneath the often fake cover,
she related. A party is often a
celebration of something. In
Janice's drawing of the adult
party, there is the happiness of
one such celebration. The men
are pilots and the celebration
— the first successful practice
dropping of the H-bomb. Look-
ed at this way, one can feel
definite satire and irony, while
they are showing sincere joy.
In trying to relate to
everyone in some way, Janice
has three main areas of work
— the non-objective, free ex-
pression; the human figure,
people; and nature. The pic-
tures in the gallery relate more
to the first two.
see 'Truitt', page 12
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