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Military ruining their credibil
"The armed forces are produ
cing hundreds of thousands of
cynical and bitter veterans each
year" says Dr. Robert I.
Rhodes, Director of the Com
mittee on Militarism in Educa
tion.
In a statement hailing the
Beard Report he explained that
young people go into the armed
forces for education and useful
training but receive neither. As
a result, he charged, the armed
forces are "destroying their
credibility with America's
youth."
The Beard Report, a staff
research study on the all-volun
teer army carried out for Con
gressman Robin L. Beard (Rep -
Tenn.) found that "90 percent
of those personnel who had
applied for college coursework
were repeatedly turned down by
their Unit Commanders." Ac
cording to the study a majority
of enlistees, whether they were
interested in high school or
college work, "stated that they
would not have enlisted had
they known that their educatio
nal opportunities would be de
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nied."
Dr. Rhodes suggested that
the ability of the military to
recruit effectively was seriously
threatened by its fraudulent
strategy. "How long," he asked
"can our armed forces continue
to make promises that can't be
kept?" According to Dr.
Rhodes, even if the military did
offer the educational opportuni
ties claimed in its recruiting
campaigns, most enlistees
would still be disappointed with
military service.
He pointed out that because
many military jobs are un
skilled, "military service often
leaves young veterans with no
useful career training." At the
same time, he suggested,
"where real skill is required,
the young veteran usually finds
that there are few civilian jobs
available that require similar
skills."
Dr. Rhodes went on to cite a
number of studies in which at
least 85 percent of the veterans
questioned reported that their
military training was of "little
or no use" after they left the
Guilfordian
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Preamble
A community is more than
the sum of its parts. The
relationships between students,
faculty, administration and
trustees are those of care, one
for another. While the ultimate
authority is vested in the Board
of Trustees, they in turn dele
gate various powers to the
administration, the faculty, and
the student body in recognition
of the importance of direct
participation in decision making
by the persons directly in
volved.
service.
The Committee on Militarism
in Education is afraid that the
military will use our public high
schools in order to solve its
recruiting problems. Dr.
Rhodes pointed to Cincinnati's
proposed military academy, the
first public military high school
in U.S. history, as an example
of the Defense Department's
new strategy. "The military's
fraudulent recruiting campaign,
he argued, "has had such
discouraging results, that it
"now hopes to entice young
sters into military institutions
before they learn too much from
older friends and relatives."
Education, said Dr. Rhodes,
requires that mutual trust and
respect exist between educators
and students. But how, he
asked, can this relationship be
maintained if educators put the
convenience of the military
recruiters above their responsi
bility to their students?
Persons wishing to learn
more about the military's plans
for American education may
subscribe to Militarism Memo,
which is published three times a
year by the Committee on
Militarism in Education, Box
271, Nyack, N Y., 10960.
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Common areas of concern for
community life demand a com
mon forum. Students, faculty,
and administration live and
work in the same community
and share concern for the
quality of life in the college.
The purpose of the constitu
tion shall be to bring these three
groups together to take action
upon matters of common con
cern and to share those powers
delegated to the student go
vernment in order to further the
highest interests of the commu
nity.
Careful consideration of all
points of view, in both idea and
action, are in keeping with this
purpose. It is hoped that the
spirit will be considered as
important as this constitution
which we do recognize.
I. Name
The name of this body shall
be the "Community Senate."
11. Purpose
The Community Senate shall
represent student, faculty, and
administrative opinions in a
decision and policy-making pro
cess dedicated to the welfare of
the community.
111. Constitution and Derivation
of Authority.
The Community Senate shall
derive its authority from the
Board of Trustees with the
support of the administration,
faculty, and students.
IV Officers
The following offices are es
tablished to enhance the effec
tiveness of and provide exper
ience, leadership and guidance
for the Community Senate as an
Executive Council:
1. President
2. Vice-President/Treasurer
3. Secretary
V. Basis of Representation
The Community Senate shall
represent all aspects, residen
tial, academic, faculty and ad
ministrative, by the following
guidelines:
1. There shall be a minimum
of one representative per 50
students.
2. There shall be no less than
20 student senators and no
ity
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more than 26 student senators
counting Ex-Council members.
3. The Faculty of Guilford
College will elect two full-time
members of the faculty as
Senate representatives with full
voting privileges.
4. One full-time Cuilford
College administrator shall be
appointed by the Cuilford Col
lege President as a Senate
representative with full voting
privileges.
5. The Dean of Students shall
appoint one representative from
Student Services as a non-vo
ting member of the Senate
6 The Executive Council of
the Senate shall appoint one
Faculty Advisor as a non-voting
member of the Senate.
VI. Duties of the Senate
A. The Community Senate
shall act as a forum of campus
concerns. Items may be placed
before the Senate by the Presi
dent, Senators, or any student,
faculty member or administra
tor.
1. Thirty copies of major
legislation must be submitted
one week prior to the meeting at
whidi it is to be discussed.
2. Any legislation that will
affect a campus organization
will be discussed at the meeting
at which it is presented. Voting
will be delayed until the follow
ing meeting to time for
the preparation by the organiza
tion and for senators to consult
their constituents.
B. The Senate shall deter
mine the amount and distribu
tion of Student Activities fees.
C. The Senate shall be autho
rized to review any organiza
tion, elected or appointed orga
nization officials, and take any
regulatory action deemed ap
priate.
D The Senate shall concern
itself with policy matters and
speak as the voice of the student
body on concerns affecting the
college community.
E. The Community Senate
shall use every constructive
means available to strive for a
better community in which to
live and work.