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Mr. Chairman, may I ask the committee at this time to hear and may 
I present the next witness ? 
The next witness I would like to present, it is an honor to present 
Dr. Miller, who is chairman of the Biology Department of Stephen F. 
Austin College in Texas. 
Dr. Miller was in Washington in 1961 and 1962 as a special con - 
sultant to the United States Office of Education on the teaching of 
biology. 
He has traveled a long way to appear before the committee this 
morning. 
And also Dr. James T. Mehorter. Dr. Mehorter is dean of students 
of Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Mass., and he is a clini- 
cal psychologist and formerly a professor of the school of education at 
the University of Vermont and also a lecturer at the school of medicine 
at the University of Vermont. 
He, too, has traveled a long distance, and it is my honor to present 
both of these distinguished men to the committee. 
Mr. Roberts. Will they make a joint appearance, may I inquire? 
Mr. Moulder. I think they want to appear separately, Mr. Chair- 
man. 
Mr. Roberts. Then I guess Texas is a little bit farther away, so we 
will take Dr. Miller first. 
Dr. Miller, it is a pleasure to welcome you back to Washington. W e 
will be glad to have your statement at this time. 
STATEMENT OF DR. E. L. MILLER, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPART- 
MENT OF BIOLOGY, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COLLEGE 
Dr. Miller. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 
I have read the bill, read it at some length a year ago and looked it 
over again this morning. 
At the time I read it, I realized that our country very badly needs 
something of this sort. I believe that sadism is something that can 
grow through sadistic influences to which young people are exposed, 
and I think that all of us agree that we need something to combat 
some of the influences in our country that are making sadists out of 
a good many of our young people as witnessed by our gangs and such. 
It seems to me that it is time for our Government to set some kind 
of a standard that will serve as a guide to those interested in humane 
care of animals, and also those who work with animals in experi- 
mental work. 
I think a bill of this type would do this. 
There are certain provisions about it that I think might be modi- 
fied to make it more functional for scientific laboratories, but that 
does not change the fact that I believe a good many scientists like 
myself feel that it is time for any civilized country such as ours to 
adopt something that the Government can set up as standards for 
laboratory use of animals. 
Decent care, painless death, experimental work with higher animals 
by responsible people, it seems to me, are the three fine things about 
the bill which it would guarantee. I am a little confused by the use 
of the word “animal” and the specifications for care, because I think 
they pertain a little too much to mammals, and, after all, if we are 
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