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Following TIME'S Dec. 16 review of Come To Me, a friend wrote: "I'm sure you've canceled your subscription to TIME." On the contrary, I find myself reinstating my TIME subscription which lapsed years ago. The reason: your current practice of reviewing TV's live dramatic programs. At a time when TV drama is suffering, TIME'S attention to individual plays is a fine practice.
BOB CREAN New Rochelle, N.Y.
The Whole Woman
Sir:
Many forget that Mills College offers many programs of study that may not be classified as "home arts" [Jan. 27]. Dr. Lynn T. White Jr. has been instrumental in instilling in Mills women a pride in their sex that extends not only into the kitchen but also into every realm of a woman's life.
ELIZABETH BRANDT JANE BRISTOW DEBORAH COLLINS ANN JULSON Mills College Oakland, Calif.
Sir:
President Lynn White Jr. of Mills College, who says he won't be satisfied until he hears a woman say with pride, "I'm a housewife," can rest at ease. Whenever I go to the store or take the baby to the doctor, etc., I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I'm Frank's wife and Trip's mother. What could be better? I've been wanting to tell the world how proud and happy I am to be a housewife, and here is my chance.
MRS. FRANK W. ZWYGART JR. Evansville, Ind.
Sir:
I was comforted to learn that the college girls at Mills are being educated so that they can make themselves useful.
DONALD RALBOVSKY Washington, B.C.
Sensitive Toes
Sir:
Your Jan. 27 article on chiropody-podiatry must have been authored by a 90-year-old hermit. No one would consider calling a chiropodist-podiatrist a "corn cutter" any more than they would consider calling Dr. Jonas Salk a "pill pusher."
JANE W. TYBURSKI Pittsburgh
Sir:
One reason for the change from "chiropodist" to "podiatrist" is today's scope of practice of America's foot specialists. Corns, calluses and ingrown nails are common foot conditions, but the podiatrist diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries and deformities of the human foot by chemical, physical and mechanical means.
IRVING L. MARKS, Pon.D. N.Y. State Podiatry Society New York City
To the Teeth
Sir:
As a teacher in the public school system, I am a little horrified that the Cincinnati Dental Society has imposed such a penalty on Dentist Peter Garvin for his column "Your Teeth" [Jan. 27]. As I observe the wholesale neglect of the teeth of children and adults PS well, it would appear that any attention called to the care of teeth would be a step in the proper direction—even at the risk of a little advertising.
CHLOE W. BLANCHARD Calhoun, Ky.
Sir:
Dr. James Shaw's report that urea is an effective anti-decay agent [Jan. 13] comes as no surprise to those acquainted with the Roman poet Catullus [84-54 B.C.], who, in poems 37 and 39, lashes out at a Spaniard who aspires to be the lover of Catullus' girl and accuses him of keeping his teeth white by rubbing them with urine.
RITA FLEISCHER Flushing, N.Y.
Hagerty & the Hornets
Sir: