The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-23
WHAT DOCTOR MEANS

WHAT DOCTOR MEANS
 How should the holder of a Ph.Ds degree be addressed outside of his professional environment? work ed many years for the degree, simply because I wanted to make myself a better teacher. But have not insisted on the title, and for that reason I missed getting a most lucrative position because the man in charge was unaware that had the degree required. Perhaps It would be confusing if we teachers were addressed in public as DOC. tor''-so many people assume that means physician. Dorothy Grays Fa1. Diet us call her).
 One of my playmates with the Doctor of Philosophy degree is 2 teacher. Another is a chemist. never address either by any other title than Doctor-or maybe rob- Der, hound or pest if he manages to insinuate his bowl between m1ne and the jack.
 If were a teacher and had ths degree Ph. D. everybody would ad~ dress me as Doctor or else.
 It may seem astonishing how many people in Yankeeland are ig- norant of the meaning of such ab- breviations as Ph.D., LL.D., DID,, ScD,, DM.D., DDS, MD., D.V.M.. signify or even what any one of them means But we must remenl- Der there are millions in America. Who can just grasp the idea that 8 Doctor takes care of sick people, does operations and ushers you into this world and eventually perhaps rushes you out. And that Is per- haps less unfortunate for the public welfare than the credulity of the moron population in respect to the title Doctor. They generally as- sume that any one who calls himself Doctor" or whose accomplices h1 business, civil, church and social life call Doctor" must be one = and that makes it pretty soft for thou- sands of humbugs, quacks and exploit these child-minded people
 am afraid you have been too modest, Doctor. You should have insisted on your proper title in all formal or official circumstances. Answering your telephone you should always say This is Doctor Dorothy Cray. Answering your doorbell you should say in reply to an inquiry whether Miss or Mrs. Gray lives here This is the resi- dence of Doctor Gray" If your lo- cal newspaper mentions your name it should be as Doctor Dorothy Gray, not Miss or Mrs. Gray. If you serve on any committee or in any public or semi-public capacity do not hesitate to correct the dumb clucks who would print your name as Miss or Mrs. Gray. You can and should be known to everybody as Doctor Dorothy Gray, and without being in the least uppity or unrea- sonable about it.
 You see, Doctor Gray, I am well educated - ever since tried to put over that (now withdrawn) identi- flying title for dentists they have been telling me that the original meaning Of doctor was teacher, and hence the medical profession has no claim on it as trade mark.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS The Poor Kid
 She is now two years old. I can sponge bathe her, but whenever try to sit her in the tub, no go. She screams and carries on how can I overcome this? CMrs. HIND
 Answer-Dont try to. Why be so unreasonable and obstinate about 1t? If the poor kid prefers a sponge bath to a plunge let her have it. I'd scream and carry on some, too, can tell you, if anybody attempted to make me get into a Sathtub. There are three or four of the damned things around here, but so far as I know they are of no use to anybody. Leave it to her broth CTS, sisters and playmates to teach her in due course that the water is fun.
 Soft and Hard Cheese What difference is there in food values, protein, minerals. fats, vita AAAAc CJC. UcGWttu SOU C1eeSeS SuCH as pot, cottage, farmer, cream, Neuf- chatel and hard cheeses such as American, Cheddar, Swiss, etc. (H. s. W)
 Answer-So-called pot, cottage and farmers cheese is the same thing, made from skim milk, con- taining 209o of protein and only q negligible amount G% or less) of fat. Dutch cheese, so-called, may be made of skim milk or of whole malk and if of whole milk 1t con- tains 18% protein and 10Rs fat. Swiss cheese more than 259o protein and 30% fat. Neufchatel 18% pro- tein. 27% fat. All kinds are among the richest food sources of calcium and phosphorus, supply biologically complete protein Gall essential amino-acids) and good amounts of vitamins.
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