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And, if you‘re human, you have an inclination right now to scratch a part of your body which is itchâ€" Of course, there‘s that other meaning for the word itch â€" "To have a teasing inclination to do a thing." _ But as much as we‘d freâ€" quently like to bash in someone‘s brains during reconversion rheuâ€" matism, I‘m not concerned here with the itch that makes you want to attack your neighbor. f Rather, I‘m concerned with the itch that suddenly and annoyingly comes between your little toes when you have your lh?el on; back of or in your ear; under your nose; en the nape; on top of your head. Rather weary of reading about the unpredictable moves of our *former allies," I thought I‘d write a piece this week about something which affects all of us â€" but in a different way. The dictionary says an itch is "to feel an irritation of the skin with an inclination to scratch the part." (Already my hands have left thisâ€" typewriterâ€" five times . to scratch itches.) * ALL KINDS OF ITCHES :. . & There are all kinds of itches. Itchdd down to two, however, there is the type which requires one flick of a wellâ€"aimed finger; and then there are those which necessitate . vigorous . scratching with all 10 fingers. _ Now every person â€" be he Stalin, Truman, Hirohito, Churchill Van Johnson, or MacArthur â€" has an itch at sometime or other. And then there are those teasâ€" ing itches that you‘d like to itch â€"but you can‘t because: (1) You can‘t reach the spot. (2) Somebody is looking. .(Pause for a scratch, Dear Reader.) . B.C. In his learnéd manner, he discovered the secret of the itch mite. â€" But, apparently, Aristotle‘s itches didn‘t bother him too much; nor did they disturb teacher Plaâ€" to. â€" Therefore the scholars negâ€" lected to record their itch findings for posterity. So people just went on itching. And, unhappily, they didn‘t know why. ‘ It‘s safe to say â€" although Galâ€" lup hasn‘t taken an Itch Poll yetâ€" that everyone itches himself a least 10 times daily. Now this is seriâ€" Alonzo C. Tenny Chosen for Alpha He was initiated Friday evening, March 22, following a banquet and program in the Illini Union building on the Chicago campus of the university. He was presented a membership key by Dr. Warren H. Cole, head of the university‘s department of surgery. Five juniors â€"andâ€" 12 seniors in the college of medicine are chosen for membership in the honorary medical fraternity each year. The selections are made on the basis of scholastic standing. Briefly, â€" then, I‘m interested here in all the little, irritating itches you wishk didn‘t occur in your ~daily living. â€" Understand? Okey.. Time out for an itch. HISTORY OF ITCHES .. Aristotle, the great Greek philâ€" osopher and Plato‘s pupil, was itching itches away back in 350 Came the 12th century. Up popped a scholar named Avenzoor. He rediscovered the itching paraâ€" site, propagated his findings, and soon people began to partially unâ€" derstand that there was a lot to this itching business â€" far more than the fingers could often hanâ€" ‘dle. f And so the years passed. â€" And more people had itches. And docâ€" wors devoted extra time to the everyday itch. â€" _ (Got an itch? _ Itch it.) wHAT 1sS AN ITCH? & Chicago, March 27. â€" Alonzo C. Tenney, Highland Park, is one of 12 in a senior class of 180 at the University of IMlinois College of Medicine to be chosen for memâ€" bership in Alpha Omega Alpha, a fraternity honoring high scholastic achievement. 048. Alpha Omega Alpha was foundâ€" ed in 1902 at the College of Physâ€" icians and ° Surgeons in Chicago which later became the University of Mincis College of Medicine and the largest medica} school in the naticn. . ‘There are now 47 active chapters in _ medical . schools throughout the country with a toâ€" tal membership of 15,000. WHITT N. $CHULT Z Let‘s (Special to The Everyone Has Itches By _ Doctors discovered local causes for itching resulted from disease, animal parasites, local ‘secretions, chemical and vegetable irritants, the rubbing of clothing,.the effect of wind, and a lot of other things. Remedies? There are all kinds: ointments, cooling the skin, scores of soothing _ applications. But nowadays one usually doesn‘t have time to drop his work, ‘rush to the nearby drug store, buy some borie acid_and cotton, and then dab his itch. l%::g is a subpain sensation, say men in white; a milder im« pulse traveling over. the nerve pathway that transmits pain. Docâ€" tors, while itching themselves, alâ€" so discovered that, ordinarily, the more you itch and itch, the more the itch itches. £ So he just seratches away. And seconds of manpower are lost. Imagine d::onhount of man (and woman) hours lost when you figure 139,000,000 persons . are taking time out to itch themselves at least 10 times a day! .You can see there‘s a lot of time wasted itching daily, including Sundaysâ€"â€" presumably a day of rest. ‘STANDAID MODEL $ ITCH . ;‘ es * To date no solution, or cure, has been _ found for the miserable, common, everyday, standard model itch. + Of course, the deluxe itches â€" the kind that tease you most of the day â€"well, if you‘ve got one of these, about all anyone can do is feel sorry for you. People use their tongue, feet, throat muscles, and practically evâ€" ery other moveable part of their body to itch their itches.. The hands, however, usually do the best job. â€"Notice the people. around you. Sooner or later they‘ll itchâ€" themâ€" selves. Don‘t be discouraged; it‘s human to itch. A disciplinarian, who was aware of the horrible bugs the hands carâ€" ry, once warned all itchers not to itch, pick, or squeeze. ed. When you have an itch, you‘ve got to itch it. And when you see distinguished persons such as the President, the Queen of England, and Hollywood‘s latest discovery unconsciously flick at an itch â€" well you can‘t blame us average folk for now and then having a goodâ€"itch, can you? ITCH YOUR ITCHES ... By the way, how many itches have you had while reading this piece? Ten, I‘ll wager. Now you‘ll have to pardon me. One of those deluxe itches has just sneaked up my leg and my fingers are urgently needed. f Scratch. , * Secratch ... Dr. John W. Lasier was among cight veterans joining the Ameriâ€" can Veterans committee North Shore chapter last week. The new members were among those discussing atomic energy control and racial W? in veterans hospitals. As a result the chapter sent two telegrams: one to Congressmen urging civilian rather than. military control of atomic energy; the other to Vetâ€"â€" erans Administration . authorities urging elimination of racial segreâ€" gation at Hincs general hospital and a warning that it should not be started at Vaughn, soon to be takâ€" list inglndov'l'ln-n N. Tennant, Ivan P. Florsheim, and John H Baldauf. ; Wives of four members spoke their thoughts on these issues at the meeting. AVC wives are urged to attend all meetings, but may not vote unless they are veterans and members. AVC men and women also heard a report from the housing comâ€" mittee of which Jim Moses of Highland Park is chairman. Next mesting will be held in en over by the V.A Keep the hands down, he advisâ€" But that‘s not so easy, Bub! Other Highland Parkers in the Harold‘ B. Peterson, who is at present a patient at the Wakegan hospital at Camp Atterbury, Ind., is expecting to be moved soon to Vaughan General bospital in Chicaâ€" go. He is the son ‘of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Peterson of 319 N. Green Bay, formerly of Deerfield. His brotherâ€"inâ€"law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moran, also reside at the Green Bay road address. Two Deerfield men terminated their navy service this week. Disâ€" charged at Great Lakes was Carl J. Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Olson, 1121 Greenwood avente. He was a former seaman, 1/c. He A private first class,ghe served for about 5 months in Germany with the 28th division before he was wounded. Two Deerfield Men Are Released from Service The ribbon, awarded for meriâ€" ious and outstanding service, was presented Col. Cushman particuâ€" larly for his superior handling of his duties as post commander, which position he held from Aug. 27, 1944 to June 22, 1945. Col. Cushman is at present assistant post commander of Fort Sheridan. EXPECTS TRANSFER TO VAUGHAN HOSPITAL ) Colonel George H. Cushman, of Chattancoga, Tenn., was decoâ€" rated with the army commendation ribbon by Brig.. Gen. John T. Pierce, commanding officer of Ft. Sheridan, in a special ceremony at Fort Sheridan recently. conjunction with the League Women Vooters at the Winnetka Community House. Candidates for the coming election will be questâ€" ioned in the "political préview" Assistant Post Cmdr. Decorated at Ft Sheridan RBUBLIC SERVICE COMRANY OF NORTHIRN ILLINOTS TH°E PR ESS Among recent ‘enlistees in the peace time navy are two local boys, Thomas Clifton Pickett Jr., of 614% Vine, and Leo Marico Carâ€" ain of 238 S. Central avenue, Highwood. ® Recent Navy Enlistees and his wife and two children live on Greenwood avenue also. Sgt. Armin von der Linden was discharged at @hkmpâ€"Grant. While stationed in England, he and his brother, Sgt. Erich von der Linâ€" den, met on several occasions. Another brother, Sgt. Gerhard von der Linden, is stationed at Fort Sheridan. They are the sons of the Rev. and Mrs. John von der Linden of Forest avenue. Mary Kathryn Tentinger, Deerâ€" field, Mundelein college freshman, assisted with plans for Mundelein‘s annual benefit card party and fashâ€" ion revue, scheduled for Friday evening, April 26, in the grand. baliroom of the Stevens hotel. ‘Evo Mini of 321 Grove avenue, Highwood, recently completed the work in the Veterans‘ school at IIâ€" linois State Normal university to become eligible for his high school diploma. Has Part in KENNEDY "THE MAN FOR THE JOB" Expcrhnod « Qualitied â€" Deserving YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT PRIMARY APRIL 9, 1946 Republican Candidate for SHERIFF THOMAS E. Thursday, March 28, 1946 ‘Top social event of the school year, the card party is sponsored under the general chairmanship of Sheils Finney, S.A.C. president, and with the cooperation of the student body. §