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Show The DtOy Utak CbrwicSe, HmmSsj, Intern says Congress becoming more obsolete J Special to the Chronicle Q body of government. His opinion is that they work much too slowly and are Congress is becoming more and more obsolete, says a University of Utah student who just completed an intern- influenced too much by outside interests, such as lobbyists and political action committees. Although he has seen a different and more realistic perspective of government, Dickson said he has also seen how ship in Washington. D.C., under the direction of the Hinckley Institute of Politics. Gordon Dickson, a recent graduate of the U., says a major contributor to the inefficiency of Congress is the overuse of efficient the American system of government is in safeguarding the balance of power in government. He has developed a greater appreciation for the two-par- ty system and is with the impressed ability of the two parties to compromise and enact proper legislation that would be most beneficial to our country, he said. While in Washington, Dickson served as an intern for Sen. Jake Gam, where he worked as an aide to Jackie Clegg, modern technology. For example, congressmen spend far too much time working with the modern media and computerized mail services than with current issues. "I O HQ believe most senators and of their representatives spend four-fifttime working on their and one-fifpublic image and only of their time working on legislative matters," Dickson said. "Media publicity plays far too great a role in present-da- y politics." Dickson says Congress must also undergo several changes in the legislative process if it is to remain an effective hs re-elect-ion th legislative assistant covering foreign policies and armed services issues. He worked on legislation dealing with the Salvadorean Refugee Bill, support for the Contras in Nicaragua, and the abuses of waste and fraud in the miliary. Gordon Dickson, a recent U. graduate and Intern for Sen. Jake Garn in Washington D.C, says congressmen spend more time working on and their public image than on legislative matters; re-electi- on effective and perform to his full capacity, he must have an informed and competent staff. Senator Gtro has this. I was impressed with how much he actually does in the Senate. After spending the winter in Utah, Dickson said he was fascinated by the interworkings of the senator's personal staff and the role they played in each of his proposals and legislative actions. "After being a part of a senator's personal staff, I have realized just how important each staff member is, he said. "In order for a legislator to be Dickson plans to pursue graduate studies in either law or English. Noted U. surgeon posthumously honored The late Ralph C. Richards, former those of us who trained under his guidance, professor of surgery at the University of Dr. Richards represented the standard we Utah Health Sciences Center, recently was all wanted to achieve and maintain honored by his former colleagues and throughout our lives. students who commissioned a local artist to "Although four years have passed since life-sia of the noted his death, his skill and compassion have paint portrait been transmitted to his students, and thus surgeon. Glenn Warden, associate professor of will be passed on from generation to general surgery at the university and a generation of physicians and surgeons." former student of Richards' said, "To Salt Lake City portrait artist Randall ze patient's bedside. Richards was a "compassionate and understanding person," Warden said. He was known as a surgeon who cared deeply about his patients. Following premedical education at Utah State University and the U. of U., Richards earned his M.D. degree at the U. in 1945. He did an internship at Salt Lake County General Hospital, was an assistant resident in surgery at the Veterans ADD-A-CLA- SS Administration Hospital in McKinney, and returned to Utah for a WITH ARMY ROTC MS 391R-- 3 MS 391R-- 1 MS 102 MS 202 Lake portrayed Richards sitting at a Texas (1946-4- History of Military Intelligence (3) Winter Survival Skills (1) Introduction to Military Science Military Qualification Skills (2) Information on these classes call 581-67- 8) 17 Tiemens, professor and University of Utah, has been elected president of the Association for Commun- ication Administration, a national organization of deans, directors and chairpersons of university communication programs. Tiemens will serve as president-ele- ct of the 1985 organization during and assume the presidency in January of 600-mem- ARMY ROTC BE ALL YOU CAN BE. General in 1948. Richards joined the University of Utah School of Medicine faculty in 1952 as an instructor in surgery and held many major administrative posts in the department of surgery and the school. He twice served as acting chairman of the department, was head of the division of general surgery and associate dean for clinical affairs in the school. From 1963-6- 5, he served as a visiting professor and head of the department of surgery at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Isdted GomrtriuroicaftEom pyotf Robert K. Founded in chairman of communication at the (2) surgery residency at Salt Lake County ber 1986. 1972, ACA has played an in role the growth of communiimportant cation as an academic discipline on the nation's campuses. It publishes a quarterly bulletin, issues periodic special reports on issues related to administration of communication schools and departments, and has assisted in studies to evaluate and rank communication programs. 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