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Tuesday, April 19,1983
’wenty-year sponsor
gives up blood drive
By ANGELA PAYNE
Staff Writer
Dr. David Fitch of the business faculty has stepped
down as faculty sponsor of the NT blood drive, af-
ter 20 years as sponsor.
Fitch became involved with blood drives when he
taught at Texas A&M, 27 years ago. He was presi-
dent of the College Station Lion's Club and they
were looking for a service project. Fitch, who gave
blood in the army, devised the idea of a blood drive
with A&M students. The drive has now become the
largest source of blood donations in Texas.
When Fitch moved to Denton, 23 years ago, he
brought the idea of a blood drive with him. But it
was not until the captain of the soccer team was
injured in a car accident—several years after Fitch
began teaching at NT—that he was able to gamer
the necessary student support for a drive.
about the only newsworthy events happening on col-
lege campuses were riots and sit-ins. This was an
alternative—good news," Fitch said.
"The drive asks students to give of something more
important than their money. It asks them to give of
themselves, and it always amazes me how many stu-
dents are willing to do so," he said.
“THE FIRST BLOOD drive at NT was an im-
promptu event motivated by concern for a popular
member of the student body. With very little advance
notification, we were able to collect 300 units to
offset his hospital costs,” Fitch said.
After the first drive, Fitch met with leaders of
several student organizations and formed the Gift of
Life Committee. The committee has sponsored a blood
drive every semester since. The committee contracted
with Wadley Blood Center to supply and receive
blood. NT donations are collected and used by em-
ployees of Wadley, and in turn Wadley supplies blood
to NT faculty, staff and students and their immedi-
ate families.
"The drive was one of the positive aspects of NT
during the late '60s and early '70s. At that time.
FITCH HAS USUALLY been the first person in
line when the drive begins, but low blood iron kept
him from giving the past three semesters. He said
he’d like to increase his blood iron so he can give
again. “1 miss the sense of personal accomplishment
I feel whwii 1 give blood."
Fitch is involved in numerous activities besides
the blood drive. Until last August he was a full-time
faculty member and he is faculty sponsor for Delta
Sigma Pi, the business fraternity. He devoted so much
time to the blood drive because he felt it was so
important.
“Every hour 1 spend here is rewarded 10 times
over. In an indirect way I’m helping to save lives,
and there aren’t many occassions to do that in to-
day’s world,” he said.
NOW THAT HE IS partially retired, he’s giving
the sponsorship of the committee to Dr. J.B. Spalding
of the business faculty. "Working with the blood
drive has been one of my greatest pleasures at NT,”
Fitch said. "I've had a chance to work with student
leaders from all sectors of campus activity, and many
of them have kept in touch over the years. Now, I’ll
let Spalding have the fun.” Fitch said.
Spalding said he is looking forward to sponsoring
the drive, but "Fitch is going to be a hard act to
follow.”
Jell-0 yields prize key
Teen takes gooey dive, wins cold cash
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP)— Phaedra Kelly was
thrilled at winning a $1,000 prize at the State Fair
Grounds.
But the 14-year-old contestant was less pleased
by what she had to do to get it—-leap into a giant vat
filled with strawberry Jell-O. "1 didn't expect it to
be that liquidy,” she said. "But it was worth it.”
She was one of the 83 “Holiday in Dixie" revelers
who braved the cold, gooey stuff in search of the
key that fit a box holding the cash. The Jell-O jump
was one of serveral special events staged at the fair
grounds during Saturday’s festivities here.
trieve it from among the dozens at the bottom of the
Jell-0 vat Jumping styles varied from the cautious
approach—feeling around with one’s toes—to can-
nonball and headfirst dives guaranteed to cover the
participant head-to-toe with Jell-O.
One jumper. Shawn Worley of Shreveport, needed
help from relatives to wash the wiggly desert off his
skin, but it still left a red tinge. "I'll just tell every-
body it’s a tan.” he said.
Other events included a greased-pig contest, a belly-
dancing demonstration, car-hash and dunking booth
ACCORDING TO THE RULES, participants
were given a chance to pick one key for each $2.50
they plunked down. The catch was they had to re-
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Clients discuss problems
Group members share conflicts
The psychiatric couch is being laid to rest—
at least for group psychotherapy.
Psychiatric patients arc no longer just the
psychotic or neurotic, but anyone with prob-
lems, Gilbert McFarlane, Denton graduate stu-
dent, said.
McFarlane and Ana Trevino. Denton gradu-
ate student, are conducting a psychotherapy
group for the NT psychology clinic. su|x:rviscd
by Dr. Ed Bleker of the psychology faculty.
Psychotherapy has been called "the talking
cure." he said. Many patients use the psycho-
therapist or other members of the group as
confidants, filling a need for intimate conver-
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“Group psychotherapy is not for people who
have a lot of conflicts or need a lot of atten-
tion. These people know what their problems
are. They’re there for a reason.
"Some people need to get out four or five
hours of life story; group psychotherapy is not
for them," he said
Often people believe they are alone in their
problems, but by listening to other members
of the group, they realize they arc not the
only ones suffering, he said.
McFarlane said some members join the group
to compare problems with those of others.
"In class, the person who worries the most
may he the one who is doing the best. Well,
it’s the same way for life to some people."
Trevino said the group is not structured,
and many clients undergo individual therapy
at the same time.
"Once the group gets going, other clients
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