September 30»- 1972 THE VOICE Pafie 5 From The Chancellor (Continued from page 3) reaches of space; (4) The de mands of minority groups for a larger share of the products of our society and for a lar ger role in the process by which decisions affecting our lives are made; (5) The Viet nam War and all of its rami fications; (6) A massive and accelerated wave of inflation, tremendous growth of the cre dit card economy (7) The fin ancial plight of the cities, the mass exodus from the cities, decay andbankruptcy of the in ner city in all too many cases; and (8) The ecological encom- 2 / pass — the concern for the quality of our environment. The human responses to these major trends have also had great impact on the learn ing environment. Some of the major forms of human re sponses to the trends of the decade of the sixties are these: (1) Aggressive responses — assassinations, rise in crime, more bizarre crimes like those of Charles Manson and his followers, open season on policemen; (2) Withdrawal re actions — dropouts from schools, and increasing num ber of adult dropouts from so ciety, the hippies; (3) The sex ual revolution: the trend to ward a uni-sex culture; (4) Severe questioning of the institutional arrangements of our society; the emergence of a new kind of social critic; and (5) A cutback in support for education because of deep public disaffection regarding the productivity of the educa tion^ enterprise; and in creasing demand for account ability. It will be necessary in this new learning environ ment that we demonstrate clearly to the society that supports our educational ef forts that we are giving them back full measure for the as sistance that they have pro vided to us. We will have to prove that we have develop ed the skills, techniques and knowledge that are required to provide the services that are needed in our communi ties. We must show that our graduates are ready to as sume positions of leadership and play a significant role in aiding the continued develop ment and improvement of our institutions and our society. This now learning environ ment presents new challenges to all of us and we must meet those challenges If we are to survive. ... SGA (Continued from page 1) wholesome recreation for stu dents and friends of the uni versity and at the same time aid a worthy cause,” Sickle Cell Anemia is a deadly disease most preva lent to blacks. Citizens all over the United States are in volved in campaigns to se cure funds to examine persons and to educate them about the disease. The Swim Marathon will commence on Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. and will feature an appearance by "Miss Black Fayetteville”, Miss Eloise Melvin, a student at Fayette ville State, and also “Miss Black North Carolina” from Winston-Salem. There will also be compe titive swimming involving a- rea swim teams and some of the top swimming talent coached by Wilbur Shields, a member of the FSU Health and Physical Education Staff. Hudson said that every stu dent organization on the cam pus is actively supporting this effort. He also emphasized that this is a university fam ily etfort and all facets of the campus are working for its success. National Endowment (Continued from page 3) of recommendations made last year by the National Council on the Humanities, a group of 26 citlzen-humanists appoint ed by the President to advise the Endowment on its activi ties. The purpose of the program Is to promote active interest and creative involvement in the humanities among students and young persons out of school. Neither academic af filiation nor a college degree is needed In order to apply. Since the program was an nounced last January, the En dowment has received over 6,000 requests for additional information from all parts of the nation. The present grants result from 167 formal appli cations received before the first deadline in March. After being evaluated on a compe titive basis by a panel com posed primarily of young peo ple, the applications were sub mitted to the National Coun cil for final recommendations. Some examples of the first awards: Wayne Richard Larson, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Is lead ing a student-conducted study of the Amana Colonies oflowa which were founded in 1850’s by German refugees. Larson, 19, Is a student at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, which is sponsoring the project. Dennis J. Deloy, of Burling ton, Vt,, is developing a sum mer and school-year program for high school students in terested in Latin, and Greek and Roman history and litera ture. Deloy, 20, is a student at the University of Vermont. I .„W AS Cl ASSES AND FDN

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