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By ERICK PAYNE When St. Andrews first opened there were some pretty strict rules governing the student body com pared to campus rules today. The original rules included the following: Drinking or being under the in fluence of alcohol was not permitted and subjected the offender to the possibility of expulsion from the col lege. All phone calls on or off campus had to be completed before 10:45 p.m. This rule applied to both male and female students. Men and women students were allowed to visit only in lounges of op posite gender dorms. And they weren't allowed to do that Monday nights when dorm meetings were held. Areas were designated for sun bathing to be determined by the Dean of Students. The dress code for classrooms were shirts and ties for the men, skirts and dresses for the women. The same code applied for all meals taken in the dining hall. Sunday dress was required at the cafeteria on Sun days or students would not be fed. The dress code restricted the wearing of Bermuda shorts to upstairs in the dorms, going to and from the gym, or picnics, beach par ties or by specific permission of the Dean of Students. Short shorts were frowned upon by the Dean of Students. In the dorms, students were not permitted to have air conditioners, sun lamps, ovens, radios, toasters, popcorn poppers, or hot plates. Chapel attendance was required of each student unless given special permission by the Dean of Students not to attend. Students were allowed two cuts per semester. During weekday social hours. woman students after signing out were allowed a 50-mile travel radius unless they had a parental permis sion form allowing special priviledges. No trips in automobiles, commercial planes, attending off- campus college related activities, receiving men callers, horseback riding, spending the day off-campus, or visiting a boyfriend's house were allowed without the parental permis sion form, a good grade point average and class standing. Students who married without parental knowledge and without in forming the college one week before the ceremony were dismissed. Mizoyuchi DiscussGS JapanesG IVIanagGiriGrit (continued from page 1) This gives the people initiative to re main with the company for a long period of time. What Mizoguchi called a "quality circle" is very popular in Japan. Peo ple make proposals for the company to expand their knowledge in specific areas. This gives everyone informa tion about any area, plus as much in formation as possible in their par ticular field of specialization. There are, however, sometimes difficulties in this type of 'family-like at mosphere." One major problem is that sometimes workers feel like they can do whatever they want to. Another problem is that certain peo ple may not feel comfortable. Labor unions are formed in Japan like they are in the U.S. to make working conditions better. Emphasis is often placed on the improvement of individuals ii the company and the company itself instead ot on nuney. Again, the workers are given the in itiative to excel. Lately, he discussed, automation machines can be obtained for a tiigher quality at a lower price, and this symbolizes the increased pro ductivity. There seems to be a lot of waiting around when it comes to production of the ideas presented, and, in Mizoguchi's opinion, this waiting results in a communication problem. The top of the line, or management, must sufficiently convey what type of production is expected before the laborors can actually produce and ef fectiveness is achieved. Mizoguchi also discussed the Japanese dollar, and said that yen has a surplus in 1986 (2.4 percent in crease). Among other changes necessary for the future (and the present) in Japanese business, more money needs to be spent on research and development. He feels that explora tion of new avenues will bring about greater growth in the business, and greater international interaction. Haraguchi Talks About Japanese- U.S. Sodo/Economic Exchange by Myla Garren The Honorable Koichi Haraguchi, Counselor for Public Affairs of the Empire of Japan and a member of th . Embassy staff made a speech on f.ionday, September 22nd, in Av- inger Auditorium. Receiving a warm .welcome, Mr. Haraguchi addressed St. Andrews students and faculty, as well as area business represen tatives, about the business and cultural exchange between Japan and the U.S. He began his speech by discuss ing the present economic prosperity experienced today, especially in the .-US^ which European countries have been the source of in the past. The philosophy behind the economic pro sperity, according to him, is that more time and resources are to spare when more than the daily bread is earned. Citing examples (such as spaghetti and fast-food establishments), Haraguchi em phasized the cultural exchange between countries, particularly Japan and the US. He also discussed the development of areas such as music, fashion, and art, which resulted from cultural exchange and economic prosperity. Japan, Haraguchi said, has a far greater productivity level than other countries. In support of that, Haraguchi declared that Japan has the second highest GNP among-free nations, and approximately the same land size as Montana. Then, to take Japan s population into considera tion, it is obvious that Japan has pro duced to an amazing degree. He also expressed his envy of Americans, even of St. Andrew's students who have the opportunity to live, learn and work in such a spacious and plush atmosphere. Although Haraguchi expresses en vy of the American environment, he expresses no envy whatsoever in comparing Japan with America in trade situations. Japanese-American trade, he began, has risen from $4 billion in 1975-80 to $50 billion in 1985, Japan has effectively address ed trade deficit factors, and currency is down by 40 percent, America, however, has acquired increasing trade deficits,y'and needs, Haraguchi do several things to change the trade imbalance, Japanese ex ports are more expensive compared with the U,S. dollar. The main way to change this is to stop spending more than the production level, which is apparently how Japan succeeds. Another topic of discussion Mon day was the benefit-in tangible ways -of .'‘.i'X'icans and Japanese from tneir ..rading partners. Haraguchi cited tangible examples, such as fine point pens that Americans have manufactured to ac comodate Japanese preferences, and a cold water washing liquid the Japanese prefer. In closing, Haraguchi discussed problems in Japanese-American ex change, The Japanese, he said, needed to be more open to foreigners in the open market, and also to relax their constant strive for economic excellence. The Japanese seem to think Americans lead such luxurious lives, and that the US ex pects Japan to fulfill bigger expecta tions than are possible. With all of these problems at hand, Haraguchi recognized that cultural exchange programs serve as a begin ning or an element to bridging the gaps and solving the problems.
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