Dr. Margolies (joel3639@aol.com) reply to a DC stating that Dr. Sid 
Williams is innocent of the accreditation issue. 

DC e-mail:

I do not think it is merely CCE's fault, I do believe that Sid stood up 
for chiropractic at all costs. I am not in favor of a lawsuit with Sid 
& Nell and Life, are you implying that alumni are planning to sue Sid 
& Nell? Nor am I in favor of a chiropractic accrediting agency that 
accredits medical education instead of chiropractic education. I am 
in favor of a chiropractic accrediting agency that accredits 
chiropractic education and that is what we got at Life. I don't 
believe the CCE promotes chiropractic education. You are right, 
philosophy should be weaved into every class throughout the
entire curriculum. And it is a damn shame it has come to this. It is 
an outrage that CCE didn't have the courtesy to allow Dr. Sid to bow 
out gracefully at 75 years old in the spring as he had planned. It is 
too severe a move to be simply a few issues that they didn't have the 
foresight to mention the year before, but now all of a sudden are 
bringing up with no warning and no time to correct. It wreaks of 
philosophical differences leading to political sabotage. I believe 
they set the Williams up. As for the financial issues, he & Nell built 
that school from the ground up, suffered great losses along the way 
to protect and promote and defend the chiropractic profession and 
deserve every penny they get. Students had choices to attend other 
schools if they felt Life was too expensive or whatever, but we 
chose Life U & Dr. Sid's leadership.

I really believe Sid & Nell, & Life U will come thru it, somehow, 
sooner or later, for the better. Of course, we're all hoping it's sooner 
and that CCE will grant a probation extension to meet their most 
recent demands. And, yes, ICA has been lazy, too little, too late.

I believe CCE did this on purpose for whatever they wished to gain. If 
all they wanted was to get rid of Sid & Nell & family, they have 
accomplished that and should allow the school to remain on 
probation to resolve the issues. If they wanted to close down the 
largest CHIROPRACTIC school, they will not renew the accreditation 
regardless of any administrative efforts. They have played their 
hand and their true colors and purpose will show shortly when they 
announce their decision.

Thanks for the good discussion. Let's pray for Life U, the students, 
the administration to build a better rapport with CCE and that CCE 
shows compassion.

Dr. Margolies reply:


I appreciate your position but as I see it I must respectfully 
disagree. I am writing this to you not for distribution if others wish 
my opinion they can ask .. my view has been written within my 
weekly e-mail as well as the guest editorial for the recent 
Chiropractic Products magazine ..if you don't have it visit 
www.chiropub.com and click on recent issue. 

CEO's and founders throughout history have a problem letting go and 
often over reaching their expertise. I wasn't recommending or 
foresee the alumni suing Dr. Sid .. he may have his hands full via 
students and parents .. but all this happened on his watch. Graceful 
retirement should have been years ago. The sports .. the 
overabundance of purchased buildings and land .. the outreach 
programs were all financial drains and the cost was lost focus on 
the main product .. chiropractic. 

The CCE is nothing new .. it has been ACA affiliated since the 
beginning and their educational parameters are nothing new as well 
since Life had consultants etc and have been attempting to follow 
their guidelines. The lines were drawn between what was easy and 
what would be difficult to implement .. Dr. Sid (he alone .. to be sure) 
decided on the route that was taken and therefore the outcome. 
Thousands of lives are in turmoil and students are anxious of what 
to do at no fault of their own. It is naive to say that they had a 
choice of which school to attend .. the attended the best and it let 
them down. How many DC's graduate from mixer or straight schools 
and practice opposite .. how many attend every DE and turn to the 
dark side .. the numbers are there. You can only offer the curriculum 
as stated by the accrediting board .. it is not time to disagree and 
force the hand (especially after a year of probation) to this end. Dr. 
Sid's legacy is what you see today not what was. We both agree he is 
a genius and a protector of the philosophy and principle but in 
reality he like Sherman before him decided to buck the system and 
the outcome will be a mass exodus of present students and new 
students wanting to attend .. therefore lowering the numbers by 
default.

Life can sustain the "medical" portion of the CCE requirements .. just 
like the sustain teaching everything but adjusting. When I was a 
student Life introduced venopuncture in the lab and we did it the 
same as urine samples .. lo and behold .. I haven't used a blood 
pressure cuff in 25 years .. it didn't pollute me.

Mixers aren't the enemy unless you wish to live on the dogmatic 
fringe .. they help people too .. I know many as you probably do as 
well. The straighest of th straights blend somewhat. Get the 
education .. offer the post graduate DE's and as BJ said .. let all else 
follow. 

The Board of Trustees are puppets for Dr. Sid (each one a great and 
decent person but loyal to the man for Dr. Sid) and there will be 
little changes as long as they remain. I trust Clum and Sigafoose .. 
the rest should respectfully leave and let the changes take place 
within a framework that is acceptable and hope for the best.

Dr. Sid doesn't deserve more or less that anyone else who started a 
business and took the risks. A lot has been written about his obvious 
salary and those of his family .. who knows of any hidden income. He 
was offered three years salary .. a car .. a home in Sarasota and 
pictures as his package to leave .. thes rest did well as well. Where 
did all the money come and go for everything you see on that 
beautiful campus. Forget about CCE .. Life was about to lose their 
accreditation from SAC's .. not due to philosophy or subjects but for 
financial questions. This is where the fireworks will strike once 
there is time to investigate it.

I leave you with this most recent of many e-mails I get from 
students and family. These are from two mothers concerned about 
their children. It should NEVER have come to this point. Again .. don't 
blame the messenger but the recipient. I hope you realize that I 
support LUCC .. possibly less for the administration

Have a Great Day

Dr. M

Dr Joel
       Thank you so much for all your info ... my son has sent 
transcripts out to two different schools ... he feels it is time to go 
after September. So many repercussions for everyone who believed 
Life was the way, this is going to cost some serious money to make 
these changes, however, what choice do we have. The apartment 
lease is one concern. Students are dropping out and waiting till Jan. 
to begin. David is in another situation altogether, he wants to keep 
moving and not take time out which I respect him for. 
    From a moms point of view, my sons voice says it all...very 
serious and worried. I just believe it will turn out for the best. He 
will just be three months behind at Sherman and will graduate in 
June 2003 instead of March. He wants OUT.... hope he is doing the 
right thing ... keep me informed of what you hear.. your voice means a 
great deal to us.. thanks again                

Dear Dr. Margolies....I write this note to you to thank you for trying 
to 
understand the frustration and pressure that everyone is under at 
this time. 
How joyful this time should be for our family.  Our son is about to 
enter 
the study of chiropractic, our daughter is about to enter the field of 
chiropractic.  Why is this not a joyful time...our daughter who God 
only 
knows what quarter she is in is desperatly trying to graduate. She is 
doubling up taking more classes than she emotionally should, but is 
scared 
not too.  How many phone calls have I received from her crying that 
she 
doesn't think she can do it. Then we talk and she calms down and 
pulls 
herself up and hangs in there. Praise God she is almost done.  The 
clinic is 
going well, she is getting down to the routine of school, the clinic, 
research, and going to board review.  Our daughter was not a good 
student to 
begin with....we told her to take her time now this.  Anyway, I know 
that 
she will make it but I think of the other students who are under 
pressure I 
just pray that they are getting the emotional support that they need. 
I 
remember how much fun it was that last semester when my husband 
was in 
chiropractic school..Our son will be leaving for Atlanta next week to 
work 
before he enters Life University as a student of Chiropractic....1st 
quarter.  Are we excited what a send off he will get.  He is enrolled 
in two 
other schools at the same time...who ever heard of such a thing.  Talk 
about 
a stressful summer. I know our story is probably very small 
compared to the 
others that their lives are changing dramatically.Oh our other 
daughter will 
be graduating from HS this comming year....she's thinking about going 
into 
teaching.  Thanks for listening....A mom...