m. mlv. ASC Hears Speech 0n Testing Drugs By Judith Wallace Mr. Garland Reed of the Food and Drug Administration outlined the procedures and problems of testing new drugs in an address to the Grinnell Chapter of the American Chem- ical Society Wednesday night. ”The greatest surge" of new ’drugs has come in the past few years, according to Mrl Reed. ,This has contributed greatly to man’s benefit: — but has also opened new possibilities of harm. The increasing complex- ity of drugs has made their testing more difficult, he said. The Pure Food and Drug Acts have prohibited the adultera- tion or mislabeling of drugs. In 1962 the Kefauver-Harris Amendments added the require- ment that a drug be effective as claimed when used as pre- scribed, as well as safe. With the anew application forms, the FDA requires sub- mission of full reports on all in- vestigations, quantitative listing of the drug’s components, and full reports on methods and controls in the manufacture and storage of the drug. Samples and the proposed label are also called for. The responsibility rests with the drug’s makers to prove it safe and effective to the satis— iaction of the FDA, Inadequate testing, lack of evidence of ef< fectiveness and false or mis— leading labeling are grounds for refusing certification. After the drug has been marketed the FDA’s interest in it continues. Under previous legislation, the manufacturer had no responsibility to save or iorward reports of adverse ef- fects caused by their drug. Now, they are required to file complete reports of further testing and of reactions to the drug. The FDA judges decide whether the drug should con— tinue without change, requires a change in labeling, or should be withdrawn from the mar- ket Failure to report is suf- ficient for the drug’s withdraw- al, The Kefauver amendments also'set up an extended time limit by which the FDA must act on the drug Formerly, if no action had been taken at the end of so days. the drug was automatically considered ap- proved. Now the FDA must act, although the manufacturer is given the right to appeal their decision to a federal court. D e s p i t e the formidable amount of testing required even before a drug ls cleared for testing on humans, it is almost impossible to determine all of a drug’s potential effects. Re- actions vary widely with the SCARLET AND BLACK Norris \Wesident' Plays New Role, Pioneers New Advisory Concept ‘ By Wayne Stengel What‘s his proper title? Would you call him a “house father"? Certainly not. He doesn’t bake cookies and darn socks for the men of East and West, and he’s much too young. Would “hall adviser" be more like it? Well, not exactly, you say. That doesn‘t explain that he lives there Well, then how about faculty adviser? No, that's worsei Everyone has a faculty adviser, and only the 98 men of East and West have Mrl David MCBlaini David McBIain 24, of Atlan- tic, Iowa is holding a most ’ unique position under rather unusual circumstances, He is the first faculty member in Grinnell history known to re- side permanently on North Campus and is himself a 1962 graduate of Grinnell. Mr. MC- Blain's role in East and West is the beginning of a projected plan by the administration to have whet might best be called “faculty residents" in each of the halls on North Campus. Ideally. these residents would be younger men with several years experience in graduate school or industry so as to ef- fectively advise seniors in par- ticular, and underclassmen in general, concerning their plans following graduation. ' Not only teaching, but living News Lenox Plays Sunday Works by Schubert and Bee- thoven will be played by the Lenox Quartet this Sunday at 3:30 pm. in Roberts Theater as the second in a series of three fall concerts. The third will be at 8 [Lin' Friday, Oct. 30, also in Roberts Theater: Open to the public, with no tickets needed, the Sunday con- cert will feature the posthu- age of the patient, the packag~ ing of the drug, its age, and so forth. Even rigid controls sometimes do not prevent vari~ ations from batch to batch; two brands of the same drug may have different effects. However, as Mrr Reed em- phasized, the new regulations are not as inhibitive as some have feared, More potentially harmful drugs are ”caught" before they reach the market; more careful and thorough testing still opens up unexpected possibilities for drugs Get your hair out before you see your folks Stanford I 8: Terrell Barber Shop on campus, is a new experience for Mr. McBlain, who, though he was affiliated with Dibble Hall, lived on West Street for his four years at Grinnell. “I guess the biggest differ» _ mob was McBLAIN ence is the new relationship with the faculty"' said Mc- Blain. “Where two years ago it was Mr. and Mrs now we’re on a first-name basis. But there is still a certain degree of for mality between us, probably be- cause I was a student so re- cently.” McBlain admitted to knowing only a few familiar faces among seniors who were freshmen when he graduated. Briefs. mous Quartetsatz of Schubert and the Beethoven Quartet in F Major, 0p, 59, No. i. This program will be the closing event of the college’s annnual Homecoming and Parent's Weekend, Profs Write Book Three members of the Eng- lish faculty are co-authors of a book, “A Preface to Literary Analysis,” just: published by Scott, Foresman and Company Chicago, ‘ Sheldon P. Zitner, James D. Kissane, and Myron Mr Liber- man have, according to the foreword of their 140 -page book, “tried to present some of the distinctions and skills necessary in literary ahalysis.” After describing the uses of literature and its three major kinds — lyric, narrative, and drama — the book goes on to discuss “close reading." appli- cations to specific works, and the premises of literary criti- clsm. _Prof, Grad Publish James Kissane (English) concluded a two-year term as president of the Iowa Colleges Conference on English at the organization’s annual meeting held Oct. 2-3 at Morningside College, Sioux City. Henry-York Steiner (English) presented a paper, “Students and William Blake: A Problem in Perception." at the meeting. “I pretty well hibernated dur- ing my senior year. I had a double major in physics and math; two comprehensivee to study for, and l was gone sev- eral weekends looking over job offers." McBlain’s current job, for- mer education at Grinnell and youthful appearance have ai< forded him a few amusing inci- dents. A few weeks ago as the forming outside Cowles at dinner time, an irate senior, possibly remembering him vaguely but nontheless cone fusing him with some illustrious track star, demanded to know why he had not gone out for cross-country this year. Me Blaln’s reply that as a mathe- matics instructor at Grinnell he was thoroughly ineligible was enough to send the embar- rassed inquisitor into the swarming crowd. Asked if he had found Grin- nell adequate preparation for graduate school, McBlain said that the ”full content” of the courses at Grinnell made this true, He added he was glad to see that his own field of en- deavur, the math department had expanded from three in< structors to five in his two-year absence. McBlain, having experienced several “institution food serv- ices.” had high praise for SAGA and like everyone else on campus these days, had a comment to make on the ma- turity of the average Grinnel- ‘ lian, “They seem much less mature than when I was a sen- ior or even a freshman myselfr But then I guess it’s partly a matter of a twentyrfour-year- old looking on seventeen-year olds rather than seventeen year old looking on twenty—one year olds. Next year it’s back to S.U.I. for “house father" McBlain. Friday. October l6. lm Two Special Vespers Given This Weekend ‘ Music by 16th and 17th cen- tury composers will make up most of the order of service for a special Vespers program to be given tonight and tomorrow evening as part of the annual Homecoming and Parents' Weekend schedule The service, to be presented at 8 pm in Herrick Chapel, will be open to the public on both evenings, but townspeople are particularly invited on Fri- day because there will be an unusually large number of oth- er guests on campus Saturday nirht, . rile Grinnell College choir, conducted by Don Jones, and String Orchestra, conducted by Denis M. de Coteau, with Cola lege Organist Elbert Morse Smith, Will perform. among others, works by Couperin, Vi— valdi, Palestrina, Schutz, and J, S, Bach. Also taking part in the serv- ice will be College Chaplain Ro< ger L. Eldridge and two stu- dents, Miss Delabian Rice, jun- ior from Denver, Colo,_ and Richard Bailly, junior from Fargo, ND. Choral Society Begins The Grinnell Choral Society_ open to all interested persons in the Grinnell area, had its first rehearsal Monday, Oct. 12. at 8 pm, in Room 104 of the Arts Building. Conducted by Don Jones, (music), the Choral Society will perform the Mozart ”Req- uiem Mass," on Friday, April 30. Accompaniment will be by the college orchestra, of which Denis de Coteau, (music). in conductor. Rehearsals will be held every Monday at the same time and place except during Christmas and spring recesses at the col- lege. Members or the society will be expected to buy their own music. No new members will be admitted aftEr the first semester of the college year. AHRVANO'S t’k/S’P - lkllld/If- ”le!!! FRIED CHICKEN Specie/AI prepared in our gleanygcn PHT Fryer eadnrry fresh and specially selected frycrs, prepared and scasoned'in our special. spice mix, Ire fried to perfection iwunly 3 minutes in our revolutionary HENNY PENNY PHT Fryer. 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