Show Letters to the Editor Conservation not conserving smut Anti-smut group wins victory To the Editor Recently R we the apprentice class read an article about how tiT is conserving ener ener- gy The reason given was because the maintenance personnel removed 2 light tubes from a light 4 tube fluorescent lamp So we the 3rd year apprentice apprentice apprentice tice class made some tests The results are shown below 1 Removing the light 2 tubes only saved 2 amps per ballast still using 55 watts 2 Leaving the light tubes in uses only 4 amps per ballast using only watts 3 Replacing the old fluorescent fluorescent fluorescent cent light tubes with new light tubes raised the brightness candlepower about 10 percent percent per per- cent plus In regard to your article removing the light tubes alone does not save ALL the energy because the ballast is still working About 50 percent A total disconnecting of the ballast is the best results for a better savings Dave McEwen year Third-year Apprentice Cla Class s F Freedom re ed om 1 lost ost 0 To The Editor tra tra With the eviction of the Studio Theatre a little bit bit- more of our freedom has been taken away In case you haven't the ob anti noticed lately group is still alive and kicking or should I say kicking out in the streets of Salt Lake City I refer of course to the upstanding righteous portion portion portion por por- tion of our community who take it upon themselves to save our souls whether we like it or not The local religion would like us to believe that tha t they are protecting our rights under the First Amendment but in fact the opposite is true Our First Amendment guarantees l life e liberty and the pursuit of happiness which I as well as many other Americans interpret interpret interpret in in- to include freedom of choice as well This radical groups group's actions may have influenced the decisions of others so drastically drastically drastically drastic drastic- ally that they feel at the least embarrassed when in fact they may be missing a valuable valuable valuable val val- val val- cultural experience The concept of legislated morality as in the case of state liquor laws helmet laws and obscenity laws should be hung in effigy smut Anti-smut societies should consider other four letter words like maybe born free Kevin To the Editor Im I'm sorry to say that your article on conservation was a little misguided You stated that half the tubes had been removed from the fixtures however the ballast is still connected I know because we checked A ballast draws power even when the tubes are out THUS POWER is is' is still sUll being con- con and the ballast gradually gradually gradually ally wears out Ever Eyer price a ballast Th They're e expensive p i wheres where's the of Th Thus 5 e. e savings z cost and energy were we're so so concerned about Nice try but only half half- hearted A better fixture distribution will help also Thanks Jerry Van 3rd Year Electrical Apprentice n tice To the Editor and d Student Body I want to personally thank everyone who contributed and helped with the schools school's Sub-for-Santa Sub program I l was deeply touched with the generosity generosity gen gen- ty and eagerness to share You all helped my family and myself have one of the loveliest Christmases Ive I've ever had And I especially want to thank Shanna Despain whose cheerful smile and hard work brightened a lot of Christmases Christmas Christmas- es this past year Sincerely Chris J Johnsoni i. i |