Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 20

A-20 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Tuesday, April 23, 1974 LETTERS to the Editor Olomana and former prostitutes at Habilitat, and that one patient does occasionally offer supervisory advice at Olomana School, where instructors say thank you, but proceed teaching in their own way. She agrees with Woods' and Methered's remarks and points out that it is society, not the writer, which applies the "misfit" label. SPEC0MS fMt Get on board the bandwagon for this rt'VtflV I iVf giant selection of savings! We've purchased these designs at a very special f'uV -1 1 price and there's something for every r. taste. You'll find long and short flc? -Or sleeve styles in a huge assortment of df4'" Fl'-- i patterns and colors.

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Engle's article, "A College Where the Misfits Fit," contains a number of incongruous collections of persons generally described as "misfits." In the third paragraph, she states that "drug addicts, prostitutes, homosexuals, alcoholics," and others can be found on the campus. She may not see so many of some of those groups every day but, since perhaps one in every ten persons she sees in her newspaper office or on the street is homosexual, one would guess that she would also see numbers of them every day without finding their presence a matter of which to take note. In a latter paragraph, related to Habilitat, Murry makes comments about behavioral patterns to be overcome of course such as prostitution and homosexuality. If she had been as observant as she should have been she would probably also have noted quite a number of such odd characters as heterosexuals, too, and, without doubt, heterosexuals who sorely needed to overcome College Where Misfits Fit SIR: It was with some astonishment, to say nothing of distress, that I read Murry Engle's article concerning Windward Community College. (April 11) As an employe of the college, I would like to set the record straight as it appears that Ms.

Engle may not have done her research correctly. Fact Number One: I am unaware of "parolees, prostitutes" and the like constituting a significant part of our student body. Some of our students seriously desiring rehabilitation, have been referred by community agencies to us for education. Whatever their background, these agencies and we have observed a strict rule of confidentiality with respect to our students backgrounds and lifestyles. Where does Ms.

Engle get documentation for her "facts?" Fact Number Two: In no instance that I know of, does a patient at Hawaii State Hospital serve our classrooms as "giving supervisory advice." Our classes are run by qualified teachers, which is usual in an educational institutuion of higher learning. It is true that our college is deeply committed to social concern. It is also true that we are happy to interact with helping agencies near our campus. From our provost on down to the student-helpers who man the mimeograph machines, we are all dedicated to helping individuals develop to their God-given potential, in the fullest sense. We are alive with this feeling.

To see this goal, in print, cheapened to satisfy "sensationalistic" journalism is sickening. Did Ms. Murry Engle or the editors consider, even once, the adverse effect such a loosely-researched, luridly-written article can have on the community's trust in us, on the parents of prospective students, on the morale of students grave, serious behavioral patterns. Murry talked to the wrong people. She needs to do, some homework among less prejudiced persons than those she found at Habilitat.

FRED R. METHERED SIR: The article entitled "A College Where the Misfits by Murry Engle was a blatant example of the public ignorance of human sexual behavior. Distinguishing homosexuality with comparisons to drug addicts, prostitutes, alcoholics, parolees, yoga devotees, and school dropouts is the type of statement that not only shows the author's prejudices and ignorances, but points out the need for education and objective reporting practices. This type of statement is the type I could understand coming from the staff of Habilitat, which was referred to in the article, as they have published several such anti-gay statements in the past. Homosexuality in itself is not inherently an abnormal behavior as indicated by the offical stand of the American Psychiatric Association; thus on what basis other than perpetuating a negative prejudice of this author can the author imply all homosexuals to be sick? The third paragraph-may have been written thusly if sexuality is an issue in writing.

"The politician might never have noticed." On this unusual college campus, there are not only students, but heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, and transexual students. WILLIAM E. WOODS Director Sexual Identity Center. Editor's Note: The article, the tone of which is complimentary, was thoroughly researched Ms. Engle spoke with administrators of the various agencies and spent a whole day on campus confirming what they told her.

In response to Ms. Burns, the writer notes that parolees were defined as students at In Defense of Hawaii Five-0 SIR: This is in response to "Hawaii Five-0 Attacked" dated April 18. "County Councilman 'William Kawahara refused to vote for a congratulatory resolution to thank Hawaii Five-0 for filming the first two episodes of their upcoming season on the Big Island." He has based his opposition on the idea that Hawaii Five-0 has been a culprit of violence on television and therefore has a bad effect on the people of this state. Councilman Kawahara also states that he had always questioned the value of the movie. The congratulatory resolution was passed 8-0.

Councilman Kawahara abstaining. Even if Councilman Kawahara did not abstain and did vote no it would not have been to his benefit. However, if Councilman Kawahara feels that strongly about the standards Hawaii Five-0 portrays he should have showed his feelings by at least casting a vote. There is no aouot tnat Hawaii Five-0 has the element of violence, but unlike life, Hawaii Five-0 always gets their man. The episodes, in the long run, show that crime just does not pay.

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