Evening star., 1950-12-28

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ToMake Pound Supply
Dogs for Viviisection
Congressional action to force
the District poundmaster to make
dogs available for vivisection was
called for in resolution adopted
by the Association of Internes
and Medical Students today.
| William F. Hewitt. assistant
professor of physiology at Howard
University. presented the resolu-
tion to the group which is meet
| ing this week at the university
The group has been called left
wing by the American Medica,
Association.
! Much of today's session was de-
voted to discussion about Wash
ington medical student who was
accused Of attempting to destroy
the organization while attending
its meetings during the last three
years.
Student Attends Session.
The student. William Reed. was
present at the session. Mr.. Reed
is in his third year at Columbia
Universitys College of Physicians
! and Surgeons.
Mr.. Reed was accused OF in.
spring newspaper stories appear.
ing here this week which it wa!
said were slanted against the
association.
William A. Abruzzi. association
vice president and another Colum
bia medical student, said, For
almost three years now it has
been his (Reed's) job to spend
multiple hours attempting tc
destroy the AIMS"
Mr.. Abruzzi, however, made ne
attempt to have Mr.. Reed expelled
from the meeting, declaring. III
is our basic. sincere attitude to.
ward academic freedom which ha!
dictated our tolerance"
Doctor Draft Criticized.
Mr.. Reed, who refused to dis.
close his address. told a reporter
he had made intensive study
of the association and had Offered
information designed to help it il
a cleanup"
| DR.. James Foulks, association
president. yesterday told the group
the present doctor-draft sys-
tenn poses threat to the health
and welfare of the American peo-
Pile" the head Of the Association
Of Interns and Medical Students
says.
DR.. James Foulks. association
president, made the charge in ar
address yesterday opening a four.
day convention of the group al
Howard University.
DR.. Foulks. a graduate student
at Columbia University, asserted
present draft policies will deplete
house and intern staffs." He de-
clared the draft "jeopardizes the
care of the hospital patient anc
also will threaten the quality OF
education received by medical stu
dents and interns."
Criticizes ANA Stand.
The speaker also sharply crit
icized the American Medical AS.
sociation, which, he said, "has at
tempted to discredit our program
with subtle and devious in
nuendoes against our loyalty anc
sincerity"
Last July the ANA House o.
Delegates adopted a report grow.
ing out of two-year investigation
which said the ANA cannot leno
its support to the activities of the
Association of Internes and Med.
ical Students as presently consti-
tuted." The report labeled AIMS
"left-wing"
Williams to Speak.
The student group until last
December was affiliated with the
International Union of Students
a Soviet-supported organization
with headquarters in Prague
Several AIMS leaders attended a
congress" of the union in Prague
last August at which American
intervention in Korea was con-
demned.
Aubrey Williams, former director
OF the National Youth Administra-
tion, will lead a panel on dis
elimination at a session at 7:30
o'clock tonight. About so persons
registered for the convention
yesterday.