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The Reflection Pool In fron dergraduate Library got a bat Reflecting ] to unclog fo By GARY MYERS Staff Writer The University's Reflecting Pool, built in 1966 as part of the Russell House extension, is having it's problems again. Lately the entire Reflecting Pool was beginning to resemble a miniature MADRAS PRINT BEDSP READS $4.99 To $799@ -lam Clean-up time t of the Un- remove the h Monday to over the surr Pool draine untains, rei Lake Erie, clogged to death by the green algae slime. Normally this algae growth was prevented by the natural aerating effects of the water fountains. When the fountains were turned off during the summer, the algae began to rapidly multiply. This PIER 642 Across from % BRASS WIND CHIME! $1.49 JA PANE $1.99 Also Your P4 S Headquai - courtney Dcely ;cum that had accumulated mer. d,scrubbed nove algae clogged the fountains and made a general mess. Last Monday, University Maintenance began draining the pool. After it was completely drained, the algae was removed and the fountains unclogged. After the 48 hour refilling period, the fountains will be turned on and hopefully operate correctly. 1 IMP4 0 GARNERS FERRi eterans Hospital In Ce - OPEN FROM 1 $1 SE LANTERNS To $4.99 aster rters Priced fi Venereal serious State Health Officer Dr. E. Kenneth Aycock has called venereal diseases a serious problem in South Carolina and urges all students to learn more about VD during October--VD Awareness Month. During the last fiscal year 921 cases of syphilis and 14,315 cases of gonorrhea were reported in the state. "Hundreds of other people have a venereal disease but don't know they have it," Dr. Aycock says. "More than half of these are under 25 years old. "No doubt, some people still falsely believe that venereal diseases are spread by water, food, or air. Others think that gonorrhea or syphilis can be contracted by dirty toilet seats, door handles, water fountains, or eating utensils. "However, except in very rare cases, the only way a person can become infected is through sexual contact." What can people do if they think they have VD? According to Dr. Aycock, they should call their doctor or county health depart ment. The first sign of syphilis, often unnoticeable, may be a sore which usually appears where the germs first entered the body, but it may appear on fingers, lips, or breasts. The sore, called a chancre (pronounced shanker), is painless and usually shows up 10 to 90 days after exposure to an infected person. However, the chancre often occurs inside the body, or 3RTS f ROAD dar Terrace Shopping 0 A.M. to 9 P.Mz - M IRASS 100KAS From 1.99 TO 9.99 SH EEI $14 om $1 to .$2 disease is >roblem' may be so small that it goes un noticed. In most cases, it will disappear without any treatment, but the victim will still have syphilis. "If left untreated, the disease can result in paralysis, insanity, blindness, deafness, heart disease, and even death," Dr. Aycock warns. A blood test allows physicians to rapidly diagnose syphilis and enhances the possibility for early treatment with antibiotics. "Gonorrhea is more difficult to control. One major problem is that there is no positive blood test for gonorrhea, and while it can also be cured with antibiotics, some strains of the disease have developed an immunity to regular drug dosages." To compound these problems, the incubation period for gonorrhea is short--only three to five days. A person may contract the disease one day and infect someone else before he realizes he has it. A female may have mild symptoms or none at all, but a man usually knows when he has gonorrhea because of sudden, frequent and painful urinations with discharges of mucus and pus. The results of untreated gonorrhea can be sterility, ar thritis (crippling), and blindness. Dr. Aycock stresses that both diseases can be cured and that your family doctor or the people at the county health department can answer your questions about VD. Center on. thru Sat. STICK INCENSE 29* 'SKIN RUGS .88 To $16.88