Editor,
      :
     
     
      Thanks
      for
      the
      letter
      written
      by
      a
      “‘high
      func-
     
     
      tioning
      honor
      student,’’
      which
      takes
      professors
     
     
      to
      task
      for
      a
      list
      of
      reasons.
     
    

    
     
      ‘‘Honor
      student,’’
      I
      found
      your
      letter
      illumi-
     
     
      nating,
      yet
      a
      bit
      threatening.
      To
      begin
      with,
     
     
      because
      you
      are
      very
      bright,
      you
      could
      influ-
     
     
      ence
      our
      professors
      to
      change
      in
      areas
      you
     
     
      suggest,
      and
      that
      threatens
      me.
      Here’s
      why:
     
    

    
     
      First,
      judging
      by
      my
      own
      position,
      many
     
     
      students
      are
      ‘‘average’’
      strugglers
      (not
      the
      gen-
     
     
      iuses
      suffering
      in
      the
      back
      row)
      who
      sit
      near
      the
     
     
      front
      of
      the
      class
      to
      glean
      every
      comment
      or
     
     
      insight
      from
      the
      professor.
      (Our
      type
      would
     
     
      rather
      listen
      than
      expound).
     
    

    
     
      Second,
      as
      you
      said,
      most
      of
      us
      pay
      our
      way;
     
     
      we
      want
      to
      be
      taught
      by
      professional
      educators,
     
     
      not
      only
      by
      fellow
      students,
      however
      gifted.
     
    

    
     
      Third,
      as
      for
      professors
      reading
      to
      the
      class:
     
     
      I
      hope
      they
      continue.
      Very
      often
      it
      is
      only
     
     
      during
      those
      times
      that
      I
      arrive
      at
      understanding
     
     
      the
      content.
      When
      they
      read
      FOR
      the
      class,
     
     
      professors
      usually
      make
      little
      comments
      which
     
     
      offer
      pertinent
      information
      and
      broadening
     
     
      insights.
      I
      consider
      this
      type
      of
      professor
      to
      be
     
     
      generous,
      and
      one
      who
      cares
      about
      every
      cali-
     
     
      bre
      of
      student.
      I
      need
      and
      appreciate
      such
      a
     
     
      professor.
      My
      universal
      learning
      needs
      are
      such
     
     
      that
      I
      am
      pre-disposed
      with
      gratitude
      toward
      all
     
     
      my
      professors,
      regardless
      of
      whatever
      idiosyn-
     
     
      crasies
      or
      personality
      traits
      they
      might
      have,
     
     
      different
      from
      mine.
     
    

    
     
      Most
      important,
      every
      professor
      has
      some-
     
     
      thing
      of
      unique
      value
      to
      give
      society
      through
      us.
     
     
      Our
      responsibility
      is
      to
      take
      the
      best
      of
      what
     
     
      they
      offer
      and,
      like
      they
      do,
      be
      humble
      enough
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      pass
      it
      on
      the
      best
      way
      we
      can,
      according
      to
     
     
      our
      individual
      nature.
     
    

    
     
      It
      must
      be
      frustrating
      for
      honor
      students
      to
     
     
      proceed
      at
      an
      ‘‘average’’
      pace,
      and
      you
      deserve
     
     
      sympathy
      and
      consideration.
      There
      must
      be
      a
     
     
      middle-way.
      You
      are
      probably
      in
      the
      minority,
     
     
      and
      it
      is
      usually
      difficult
      for
      minorities
      to
      get
     
     
      special
      consideration;
      I
      do
      not
      know
      the
      solu-
     
     
      tion.
      Maybe
      the
      only
      remedy
      for
      truly
      advanced
     
     
      students
      would
      be
      for
      them
      to
      get
      advice
      about
     
     
      weeding
      out
      some
      of
      their
      classes.
      Most
      of
      us--
     
     
      and
      we
      all
      have
      a
      right
      to
      be
      here--cannot
      miss
     
     
      even
      one
      class
      without
      doubling
      our
      pressures
     
     
      and
      risking
      failure.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      my
      main
      point
      in
      response
      to
      your
     
     
      worthy
      and
      poignant
      letter
      is
      to
      bring
      out
      the
     
     
      idea
      that
      professors
      may
      be
      treading
      a
      middle-
     
     
      ground
      because
      that
      is
      where
      the
      majority
      of
     
     
      students
      function
      best.
      We
      sincere
      strugglers,
     
     
      as
      most
      educators
      know,
      need
      all
      the
      help
      we
     
     
      can
      get
      from
      professors.
      Our
      real
      (purchased)
     
     
      class-time
      needs
      cannot
      be
      met
      by
      discussions
     
     
      with
      brighter
      fellow-students,
      although
      we
      do
     
     
      appreciate
      their
      truly
      valuable
      insights
      at
      any
     
     
      other
      time.
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      limited
      time
      is
      a
      major
      factor
      in
      the
     
     
      classroom,
      and
      discussions
      cannot
      replace
      lec-
     
     
      tures.
      Our
      exams
      are
      based
      on
      class
      lectures
     
     
      which
      most
      professors
      plan
      to
      the
      minute,
      and
     
     
      which
      they
      deliver
      best
      without
      interruptions.
     
     
      Most
      students,
      as
      well,
      do
      better
      if
      they
      are
     
     
      allowed
      to
      concentrate
      on
      the
      lectures--indi-
     
     
      vidual
      difficulties
      brought
      to
      professors
      after
     
     
      class.
      That
      way
      seems
      fairer.
      (Thank
      You
      for
     
     
      hearing
      my
      views.)
     
    

    
     
      Weare
      in
      university
      for
      such
      a
      brief
      time,
      we
     
     
      might
      as
      well
      lighten
      up
      and
      make
      it
      enjoyable.
     
     
      The
      professors
      were
      in
      our
      position
      not
      too
      long
     
     
      ago,
      so
      they
      understand
      us
      better
      than
      we
      think.
     
     
      We
      have
      not
      yet
      been
      in
      their
      position;
      do
      we
      try
     
     
      to
      be
      considerate
      of
      them?
      (Do
      we
      know
      how
     
     
      privileged
      we
      are
      at
      UPEI?)
      After
      all,
      they
      are
     
     
      not
      only
      our--probably
      underpaid--servants;
      they
     
     
      are
      our
      neighbors.
     
    

    
     
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      Dear
      Editor:
     
     
      I
      appreciate
      the
      opportunity
      to
      inform
      your
     
     
      readership
      of
      the
      current
      UPEI
      regulations
      and
     
     
      procedures
      governing
      the
      use
      of
      live
      animals
      in
     
     
      teaching
      and
      research.
      My
      comments
      are
     
     
      prompted
      by
      a
      letter
      from
      Mr.
      John
      Enman
      that
     
     
      appeared
      in
      the
      March
      12,
      1993
      issue
      of
      the
      X-
     
     
      Press.
      Mr.
      Enman’s
      letter
      was
      in
      response
      to
      a
     
     
      February
      4,
      1993
      article
      on
      the
      use
      of
      animals
      in
     
     
      the
      testing
      of
      commercial
      products,
      including
     
     
      cosmetics.
      Letme
      state
      for
      the
      record
      that
      while
     
     
      both
      authors
      are
      certainly
      entitled
      to
      their
      opin-
     
     
      ions,
      both
      the
      article
      and
      the
      letter
      in
      question
     
     
      contain
      a
      number
      of
      serious
      inaccuracies.
      The
     
     
      one
      point
      raised
      by
      Mr.
      Enman
      on
      which
      I
      do
     
     
      agree,
      however,
      is
      that
      students
      need
      to
      be
      better
     
     
      informed
      about
      the
      use
      of
      animals
      both
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      and
      at
      other
      educational
      and
      industrial
      institu-
     
     
      tions
      in
      North
      America.
     
    

    
     
      At
      UPEI,
      as
      at
      all
      other
      Canadian
      Universi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      ties,
      any
      use
      of
      live
      animal
      (invertebrate
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vertebrate)
      is
      permissable
      only
      after
      obtaining
     
     
      full
      approval
      from
      the
      University
      Animal
      Care
     
     
      Committee
      (UPEI-ACC).
      The
      UPEI-ACC,
     
     
      which
      reports
      directly
      to
      President
      Eliot,
      scru-
     
     
      tinizes
      all
      animal
      use
      proposals
      to
      ensure
      that
     
     
      they
      are
      (1)
      ethically
      acceptable
      to
      the
      members
     
     
      of
      the
      committee,
      (2)
      in
      accordance
      with
      UPEI-
     
     
      ACC
      regulations,
      and
      (3)
      in
      compliance
      with
     
     
      federal
      guidelines
      established
      by
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      Council
      on
      Animal
      Care
      (CCAC).
      The
      CCAC
     
     
      guidelines
      are
      used
      to
      define
      the
      minimum
      level
     
     
      acceptability.
      In
      practice
      UPEI-ACC
      reviews
     
     
      and
      decisions
      are
      usually
      more
      stringent
      than
     
     
      the
      national
      guidelines.
      Proposals
      that
      are
      con-
     
     
      sidered
      unacceptable
      are
      either
      returned
      with
     
     
      requirements
      for
      revisions
      or
      are
      rejected
      out-
     
     
      right.
      All
      approved
      animal
      use
      is
      subject
      to
     
     
      continuous
      monitoring
      that
      is
      recorded
      in
      a
     
     
      special
      database
      software
      package.
      The
      func-
     
     
      tioning
      of
      the
      UPEI-ACC,
      the
      content
      of
      all
     
     
      proposals,
      and
      the
      standards
      of
      care
      provided
      in
     
     
      our
      animal
      facilities
      are
      regularly
      reviewed
      by
     
     
      a
      neutral
      national
      inspection
      panel
      under
      the
     
     
      auspices
      of
      the
      CCAC.
     
    

    
     
      Your
      readership
      may
      be
      pleased
      to
      learn
      that
     
     
      the
      regular
      membership
      of
      the
      UPEI-ACC
      in-
     
     
      cludes
      a
      representative
      from
      each
      faculty
      on
     
     
      campus
      (including
      those
      that
      do
      not
      use
      ani-
     
     
      mals),
      as
      well
      as
      a
      community
      representative
     
     
      and
      two
      UPEI
      students
      (one
      graduate
      and
      one
     
     
      undergraduate).
      Thus,
      non-animal
      users
      and
     
     
      students
      account
      for
      50%
      of
      the
      membership.
     
     
      At
      present,
      the
      use
      of
      animals
      at
      UPEI
      is
      divided
     
     
      almost
      equally
      between
      teaching
      and
      research,
     
     
      with
      fish
      species
      accounting
      for
      an
      overwhelm-
     
     
      ing
      majority
      of
      the
      use
      on
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      In
      closing
      may
      I
      urge
      all
      students
      (and
     
     
      faculty
      and
      staff)
      on
      campus
      that
      have
      an
      inter-
     
     
      est
      in
      the
      use
      of
      animals
      on
      campus
      to
      address
     
     
      their
      questions
      either
      to
      myself
      or
      to
      any
      other
     
     
      member
      of
      the
      UPEI-ACC,
      so
      that
      future
      sub-
     
     
      missions
      to
      your
      paper
      will
      reflect
      an
      informed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      opinion.
     
     
      Thank
      you
      for
      granting
      space
      for
      my
      remarks,
     
     
      R.A.R.
      Tasker,
     
     
      PhD
      Chairman,
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -UPEI
      Animal
      Care
      Committee