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MAROON AND GOLD
Friday, October 29, I9«s
Maroon And Gold
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1965
CROWDED CAMPUSES
The recent ground-breaking for the now
men s dormitory on the Elon campus is
part of the answer of Elon to the crush
of students which has been crowding the
various colleges and universities of the
nation in recent years, and indications are
that other buildings will have to come
here and elsewhere. This necessity for
the future is reflected in an article which
appeared in the news recently. That ar
ticle, which gives interesting facts and
figures, follows:
On a schedule as inexorable as the sun’s
rising, the college crush hit the nation’s
campuses this fall.
With rare exception, the campuses wer
not ready.
The final figures aren’t yet in, but there
are approximately 5.4 million college stu
dents enrolled this fall.
This is almost two million more than
the 3.6 million students enrolled just five
short years ago. and an 8 per cent in-
crca.se over last fall.
The biggest burden has fallen on the
public colleges and universities, which en
roll about 65 per cent of all undergradu
ates.
For example, the University of Minne
sota enrolled a freshman class of 9,614
last month. This is more than the com
bined freshman enrollment of 9,240 in all
eight Ivy League schools — Yale, Harvard,
Dartmouth, Brown, the University of
Pennsylvania, Columbia, Cornell and
Princeton.
To cope with the hordes of students, the
public institutions have started classes in
early morning and run them late into
th® nlgbt. TTiey have taken over private
homes as dormitories, and rented space
in motels. They have squeezed three stu
dents into rooms desgined for two, in
creased the use of classroom television
and opened branch campuses.
And. tragically, they have shut the
f.To-, .J, ,f qjalifieJ applicants
for lack of space.
In New Jersey. 25,000 were turned away,
50-v o‘ thpm honor students and valedic-
I' ' '■; h C.i'n' ;a II * IS S.OOO.
riv' U" vfr ity of Illinois a'one ''•’H to
reject 7,000.
The college crush didn’t ju.!t sneak up
on the United States. Educators have seen
it coming for yeare.
They saw it coming when the number
of births jumped from 2.8 million in the 12
months ending June 30. 1946( to 3.9 million
in the next year.
They saw it coming as the percentage
of high school graduates going on to col
lege zoomed upward. In 1939-40, only 14
per cent went on to college, in 1954-55 it
was 29 per cent. In 1964-65 it was 43.2 per
cent
Although college enrollment will contin
ue to climb, from this year’s 5.4 million
to 10 or II million by 1975. the crush may
never aqain be as bad as it is now.
First, the birth rate leveled off after
that 1947 peak. Second, the publi* institu
tions are laboring almost frantically to
expand their facilities
If you don't want your children to hear
what you’re saying, pretend you're talking
to them
Perhaps the rea.^ the grass on the other
side of the fence looks greener is tl>at they
Uke better care of it
a
glorious
feast
By
RI( HARD IlfTCllCVK
• A' ';d .aggressio.n
Ml'-h 1,- .1 said, and much more
..-iid about the U. S. involve-
. im. Further analysis of
: Lft to the realm of history,
. .. . , h .ide jf the contemporary
! . t: 'hi.-, i.ssue has become satur-
i| ., ,'i ion and subjectivity. Speak-
■ ir , ;umenLs for and against
I,’, s ! : . ;tion have regressed to the
point of bving irrational.
Ft . V Jrake, '.he military editor
)f -..j Digest,” has written an ar-
'■ 'e wli' ii .nij.3ared in the October issue
•'rtitUd "V hy Are We Fighting In Asia?”
■ a n M;-. Drake state.s that‘‘Com-
r jr' :; *i: ■ of South Viet Nam would
r;. i ctrluin'y trigger the downfall of
' ;.-?i;!:t'jrinK Thailand and Malaysia and
1 y=v!d > oTirol of the Straits of Malacca to
■ ' Rv ‘ 'permitting them to seal off
iradfc rou r'.i ca:>t, west and south. It would
^•0 ut thr Communists within easy reach
.)f '.heir next targets of expansion: Indo
nesia. Australia and Japan.”
If Mr Drake is correct in his conclusion,
then oiir failure in Viet Nam is indeed an
ominoi: - pr > Does it not seem a bit
:: . .-ii'-'.;-,, hj ,..'.r, to assume that such
r. • r:'4 n, ,1. :an, Indonesia or Australia
wo ild ;j r.'.eekly while the Reds
prfireed'^d to take over their mo^t im-
o, *,iP* '.e roi.!t.' India, which would be
affe; ted by the loss of the Straits of Ma
lacca, h ■ shown her determined po-
sitior in th" Kashnir dispute whai her
reaction would be to such aggression.
Another important fact that is also over
looked by many prfsent-day military the
orists i,s that Viet ^'am is one nation di
vided. The history and traditions of either
the north or the south on that nation are
■ot conducive to strong nationalist feeling
or intense patriotism. This is not the case
with such countries as Japan or India.
Inhabitants of such countries are of one
nationality and have strong cultural bonds,
even amon'^ different levels of caste and
class. Tin- nationalist psychology” is
what makes a nation an entity, and not
arbitrarily drown boundaries. A true na
tion. then, wo'jld be a much more difficult
“target of expansion” than that "half-a-
loaf” called South Viet Kam.
Just as irrational as the ideas shown
above are those of many who are con
vinced that the U. S. should reverse its po)
icy in Southeast Asia. The arguments for
this point of view are not only fraught
with emotion but also contain a tragically
small amount of tangible suggestions as
alternate propositions.
It i.- not that the idea of withdrawal is
•vithoL't an element of truth, but the
sense of values evidenced by those who
demonstrate for this idea that should be
the object of concern. Taking an example
of a recent series of anti-Viet Nam demon
strations, let us review those that occur
red on the sixteenth and seventeenth days
of October.
One theme that recurred tim# and again
in those protests was that of atiwities
committed toward Vietnamese women and
children. In New York there was erected
on the top of a number of cars a like^
ness of Uncle Sam around whose feet were
several maimed Vietnamese children. No
one would be foolish enough to deny Amer
ican responsibility for the injury to and
killing of non-combatants, but, again, im
portant fs''tc"s .-re being overlooked or
ignored.
What of the atrocities committed toward
the American fighting men? Perhaps it is
assumed that since the American troops
arc composed mainly of paratroopers and
marines, the bullets don’t bother them as
they would a Vietnamese child. Still more
important are the atrocities committed by
the Viet Cong prior to any form of U. S.
intervention whatever. Where were the
placards then? Who told the Viet Cong
rather than the Yankees to go home?
Only the villagers of South Viet Nam who
had the courage told the guerillas to go
home, and they suffered dire consequenc
es for their protests against the tactics
of the enemies. Now, the villagers have
a.ssistance in their protests, yet herein
lies the supreme irony: The picket lines
that were practcially non-existent when
the South Vietnamese were alone in their
struggle are now all over the world: not
attacking the “National Liberaiton Front”
but those troops that have arrived to as
sist the beleaguered villagers.
Stewart Alsop, writer of the Saturday
Evening Post, has said that the anti-Viet
Nam demonstrations have caused the poli
ticians of North Viet Nam to labor under
an illusion that the demonstrations repre
sent a majority concensus. This illusion
has created in North Viet Nam the feeUng
(ContimiiHl on rage Four)
LEADINC; FK;1 KES I\ E
c;i;)lMmRE\KTNG
Playing leading roles In the ground breakin
corner ol Ei i;:' . ,
they are Dr. .A. Hook, dean of the Elon fac
the E!on A' ’~ri A. : Thad E’.’r.', y: Ha',
man of bi' d c ■ ‘ ■ .■
at ';';'jthcast
'■ ah'r e. I'’ft ‘3 right,
: rj'i'lird, •'*' Mc'jane, president of
C ' 'I —-'ary of -tate and chair-
M C'::lc e :Tt ident.
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Among those who wielded the shovel in breaking ground for the new Elon .'"‘vdent Center on
Wednesday, October 131h, were President J. E. Danitiey, iho.vn left above, a'd of ."rs of the Elon
Student Government. The SGA officers, left to ri gh‘ -.viih Dr. Danielev, are Jerry Ca.-neron, of
Sanford, i-GA president; Eileen Cobb, of Amherst, Va., SGA secretary;' Ben Bayol, of Alexandria.
iaent:_and Kennetli Faw, of Hockes sin, L;!., :r£ss.:rer. Other students from each state
Va., vice-presid
represented in the Elon student body also took pa rt in
but are not pictured.
.uu; . brf .,,King tor the Student Center
A Sleeveless Errand
By WILLIAM BRADHAM
Archibald Rutledge, fwet laurc
ate of South Carolina, onct ^ro.e
in his memorable little bn"';
“Life's Extras,” a statem.nt
which read, "The world is really
a melodious place, filled with soft
sounds and harmony. Man makes
it riotous and blatant.”
The poet has put it aptly. In a
few simple lines Mr. Rutledge
has managed to express the true
meaning of life. Life is here for
us; to be appreciated and not
neces.'-arily understood, but simp
ly to be li.'ed in .‘■uch a manner
as it was fiven to us.
Today and yesterday, and more
than likeh tomorrow, people do
not live: they simply exist. We
do not enjoy what has been ere-.
ated, whether bv divine guidance'
or natural evolution. However,
this is not the point. The point is;
that man should see that life and i
his world in its natural and har
monious state is waiting to give of
itself for our benefit and pleasure.
It has been waiting for centuries,
yet has been ignored: or, when
noticed, has been violated. Few
people in the history of man have
taken the time to feel life, and
those who took the time made a
joke of the gift of nature.
People in general do not really
care. Their apathetic attitude,
prevailing in regard to all that|
is decent and worth Uving, la i
sadly disturbing. Today, we live
in a “dog-eat-do?” society, jn
which only the immediate cp; -
and needs are concerned.
bother only with that which helps
our personal advancement: wheth
er it be getting good grades with
out learning, or in later life the
str-7gle to get ahead and crush
one’s competitor in order to m^’Ke
a fev. ’•:! ^o'hrs a d thi - " o
vide for a better life
Here is the rule, for in this life-
and-death straggle, are we cre
ating a better life? Hardly! It is
simply another step up the ladder
of true misery under the guise
of happiness.
This harsh competilive attitude
of life remains on an immedia'e
here-and-nrw level, whether it b?
man against man or nation again
'mains the same strug
gle between two forces towards
an unfulfilled goal. We see the
world as a struggle and life as a
fight, when it should be seen
simply as an experience to be
lived rather than to be enslaved.
i'e is ephemeral, too short to be
lived in such an inviolate manner
Men must care, or eventually
there will be nothing to care
about.
Here is the crux of the situa-
io": Man's apathetic attitude to
life, his fellow man and the good
there can be found. Furthermore,
when ooinions are voiced and peo
ple do take notice, it is generafly
in the form of criticism. People
•lave an inherent ability of not
being able to say much that is not
critical.
Lei us put the situation on a
'o al Jevel. Elon College in the
last few weeks has been the
scene of local elections for class
officers, dormitory officers,
Homecoming Queen, etc. Let me
ask how many bothered to vote?
Very few. I would wager! Stu
dents just didn’t care, or else they
were too b^jsy. They say “Who
care.'?”. “Not much will come
of it.!” or “Why bother?”
This is exactly what I mean by
the apathetic attitude. Fortunate
ly, there were those few who
bothered to vote. Their reasons?
Who can say? But they did both
er. The general student body,
however, couldn’t see it. If they
;an’t see it now, then how will
'hey be able to see life itself?
i hey can not. It's pure and sim
ple. and they will not know why.
In general, people worry solelv
about their own problems and
leave o'hers to cope with theirs.
There is no reason for many per
sons to bother with others.
I mentioned earlier that vh;n
people do take the time to voice
opinions, such opinions frequently
come in the form of criticism
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rather than praise. Granted that
in the riotous world of riotous
men, there is little to praise, but
men always seem to find the evil
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a few
blasts
and bravos
By
MIKE WYXGARDEX
THE PROFESSOR
In the last issue, as you may recall,
we were discussing matters concerning
the Professor, and how in the scheme of
things he is a very important person. And
whereas the last column viewed the pro
fessional situation from the standpoint of
a few important generalizations, this edi
tion will attempt to pinpoint matters.
That is, what specifically are the effects
on a professor when he is denied aca
demic freedom.
In the classroom the professor is noth
ing short of an enlightened despot. He has
within his grasp the minds ot a host
of students, being able to shape them
in the way he deems necessary and prop
er. The process of learning may well come
from experiencing theories built upon pre
vious theories.
Thus the thinking student may receive
from the Professor delicious bits of in
formation, which are the result of con
scious study and clear thinking. I am not
talking about the quotations from Shake
speare or Donne per se: rather about the
interpretation of and the comment on
those quotations, that little something extra
which may not have to be noted but will
always be remembered. In short, then,
the student is stimulated by the desire
of the Professor to teach and the Profes
sor is stimulated by the desire of the
student to think. It is a reciprocal rela
tionship that is dualistic in its results.
Indeed this learning situation is in this
case ideal.
Nevertheless, this situation is set within
the framework of a precarious equilibrium.
Two or three shuffles may knock it asund
er. The students could cut class, the Pro
fessor could lose desire, or, worse yet,
he could quit his post.
Since the article deals with the Profes
sor, we will neatly omit the first possi
bility. The Professor could lose desire be
cause ot encroachments upon his aca
demic freedom. He could quit for the
same reason.
Let us suppose that the Professor were
required to give a test every three weeks,
therefore causing him to follow a rigid
schedule if he were to finish the outline
of the course, a copy of which had to be
submitted to the powers that be. There
simply would be no time, then, to delve
into the multiple meanings of a Shake
speare quotation, the mysteries of mole
cules, or the bewitching smile of Mona
Lisa.
I do not mean to imply that all Pro
fessors are told what they must teach or
the manner in which they teach. Rather,
I am talking about the entire environinent
in which the Professor is situated: the en
vironment of faculty-administration meet-
ings, the relations between faculties and
administrations, the brick wall of animos
ity created by provincial ways of think
ing.
Should the Professor ever be challenged
as to his methods of testing, as to his
outline of procedure? Obviously not. After
all, who knows better a fieW of speciali
zation than the person teaching it? Surely
one cannot t;omprehend an anthropologist
telling an historian how manv tests he
must give.
Should there be committees constantl)
urking behind the back of the Professor,
headed by administrative officials who
k^p their “eyes on things?” And what
about responsibilities? It seems that to
the student the Professor must remain ob-
jective, well-prepared, and enthusiastic.
Towards his college or university the
rofessor s main responsibility is that of
keeping clear the air of intellecrual free-
om, both in classes and in other places,
e will n^ stand for having his ideas
s unned, his methods of teaching endan-
J Above all, he does not have to be
tiM down t() a mountain of trivia, the
ettwt of which requires him to sign a
mi lion^nd-one different forms and telling
Jm what he can or cannot wear to class,
n a similar manner, the Professor should
a ways be kept aware of what is happen-
ng with the poBcy makers. That is. the
opinion of the Professor must be regarded
e ore a policy is set in motion, and not
after its initiation.
As was stated before, the competent
j^ofessor m America is difficult to find,
e ore, why endanger the position of
ones we do have? Why pester them so
as to make them leave their posts? Why
not just let them go, speaking with the
sensr** ‘hey please? I think it makes
Architects cover their mistakes with ivy,
octors with sod, and brides with mayoo’
naise.