European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 a the stars and stripes monday february 17, 1992 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers you asked College students to respond to the letter by Magdalena and Thomas Naylor. They cited a recent study by the . Surgeon general. The study reported that the nations 23 million College students drink nearly 4 billion cans of Beer and enough wine and liquor to bring their annual consumption of alcoholic beverages up to 34 Gallons apiece. In a a senior at Penn state. While in a sure there Are Many boozers on this Campus the majority of the students arc too Busy with their workload and part time jobs to get bombed and fool around with drugs. This school is expensive and hard to get into and the standards Are High. You either produce or you arc out of Here. . Dear , the mail resulting from that column has been heavy and fascinating. Although i received a variety of responses the next letter reflects the viewpoint of the majority who wrote from Ann Arbor Mich the Taylors arc right on. Please dear Ann done to add to the problem by playing it Down or denying its existence. I have had to change dorms twice in order to get away from the nightly partying and incessant noise. Los Angeles the University of Southern California the Taylors know what they arc talking about. But in All fairness Ann the freshmen Are the worst. For today s crossword dear Abby dear Abby a Reader wrote Quot our daughter Naomi age 8, has been taking piano lessons for three years. She a lost interest and wants to quit. Should we let her quit or Force her to stick with it Quot you said you a never had a letter from anyone who regretted getting a musical education a even though they sometimes practice with tears in their eyes. Well Abby May i be the first i took piano lessons for six years. I had seven teachers. I quit four three quit me. I was tone deaf a just like my father. I am 56 years old and All i can play is chopsticks. Tone deaf in Omaha dear tone deaf it May Comfort you to know you Are not alone. Read on dear Abby count me As a determined Mother who made her son take piano lessons because i was Quot sure Quot he would thank me later on. When he was 12, he developed an ulcer and his doctor advised me to Lay off. I did and the boy recovered. Years later it was his idea to resume the lessons so i Felt somewhat vindicated. Mount Vernon ill. Many its the first time they have been away from Home Able to do As they please. They can to handle the Freedom and they go a Little nuts. I know this is True because i was one of them. Dallas please done to name my school but it is religion based and supposed to be pretty strict. The rules Are no alcohol on the premises and no sex in the dorms. If my parents knew what went on Here they would yank me Back Home in no time Flat. San Diego state the Taylors Are right but i done to think its different outside of school. College is for learning about life As Well As what a in the books. It is also a last crack at hell raising. Boise Idaho this comes right out of the Seattle Post intelligencer and it did no to Shock me in the least a in Moscow Idaho More than 80 percent of the students treated at Gritman medical centers emergency room at night Are alcohol related cases. On weekends there Are at least 10 a night. Alcohol has been involved in five student deaths this fall four of which involved Drunken  new Haven i realize any letter with a new Haven postmark is immediately suspect but this one is for real. At Yale like anyplace else you find your own crowd. There a something for everybody. There May be heavy drugs Here but i Haven to seen any. What i do see is a lot of wine and Vodka but not among serious students and Campus leaders. Dear readers if you want a real picture of what a happening ask the people in the Middle of the action. I did and they told me. C creators Syndicate dear Abby when i was 8, 1 started taking piano lessons. After my third lesson my teacher returned the fourth payment and told me to Tell my Mother to save her Money. 1 am now a practising attorney in Washington d.c., who appreciates Good music but i am no musician. A g. Mccarthy i dear Abby i absolutely disagree with your advice that a child should be forced through tears if necessary to continue taking piano lessons. Try a new teacher. If Naomi still hates to practice she should be allowed to quit for the time being. When adults Tell me that they now regret having quit taking music lessons As children i Tell them to Start now learning to play the piano is not an Art limited to childhood. I taught piano and Organ for Many years and the Quot late bloomers who Learned to play As adults were a pleasure to teach. The Rev. William k. 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