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October 29, 1971
THE SALEMITE
Page Three
l^hy Not Learn Something
About French Civilization?
By Dee Wilson
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Unless you’ve Deen an
Heaver and trotted over to
" all this week to confiscate a list
i the courses scheduled for spring
lerm, you aren’t aware of the new
Ldi’es being offered in our spring
lurriculum. Furthermore, most of
las are too concerned with the out-
lome of this semester or too en-
■ossed in what we’ll be doing dur
ing the January term, to engage our
■attention upon that far-off time of
lecond semester. ' However, there
Lsome excitingly different courses
Ling offered for the first time,
Ivhich the students should be ac
quainted with.
One of the most interesting of
these newly initiated courses is be
ing presented by the French depart-
liiLt and is entitled French Civili-
Ization. It is designed for non-
Iprench majors and provides an
Ipportunity for the student to be
come immersed in French culture
Lid French thought. The textbook
L be employed is written in French
Lid the discussions will be conduc
ted in French on a simplified level;
therefore, a n.y one possessing an
Luivalent of French 30 should not
^counter any difficulties.
In discussing the objectives of the
Icourse, Mr. Bourquin stated that it
Is hoped by acquainting the student
Ivith every aspect of French cul
ture such as the arts and music,
Ithe student will become aware of
French ideas as reflected through
■these mediums of representation.
■Mr. Bourquin went on to say that
Jthis course is attempting to relate
■the French culture to the major
[thoughts of each century, The
L'fect of these ideas molded the
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French culture and are presented
in all its arts, an apt expression of
reality for each era. Thus, the
course is a study of the French
civilization in its entirety, encom
passing the areas of history, art,
music, religion, philosophy, and
mere everyday living of the people.
The course will not be comprised
solely of intellectual discussions, but
will be augmented by the use of
films, and records—an accurate and
necessary manner of introducing
the student to French culture. This
course is an excellent means of get
ting to know and understand the
French culture—its basic ideas and
the influence it has had on the
world. Through a clearer knowl
edge of the French culture, one has
become intimately aware of French
civilization. So if you wish to be
come familiar with one of the
world's greatest civilizations, take
full advantage of this course. It
can be an enlightening experience
if you make- it that way.
Faculty, Students Meet
To Discuss Relationships
By Chris Minter
What is an adviser? This is the
key to the student-faculty relation
ship which as yet, has not been
found. The Curriculum Committee,
using ^the results of a student-
faculty poll has found that there
are almost as many definitions of an
advisor as there are faculty and
students on Salem’s campus. The
faculty’s view of its role seldom
coincided with the students expec
tations. Opinions varied from t'^at
of purely academic guidance, paren
tal advice, somr''' e to rap witn, to
a social companion.
Another important problem dis
covered concerned who was re
sponsible for the initiative in the
adviser-advisee relationship. Faculty
members generally were interested
in their advisees but often had
trouble keeping up with their vari
ous students. Students, on the other
hand, claimed that the professors
were difficult to find, even during
200th Committee Plans
Higher Education A^eeting
As part of the bi-centennial cele
bration Salem is sponsoring a con
ference on education to be held on
campus March 2, 3, and 4. Seven
speakers will participate in the
three-day conference that will cover .
many phases and problems of edu
cation on the liberal arts campus
today.
Dr. Rosemary Park has been in
vited to moderate the opening ses
sion of the conference and the panel
discussion to follow. She and two
other speakers will share with us
their thinking about the participa
tion of the various constituencies of
colleges in the setting of goals;
about some of the new structural
possibilities (process-oriented cur
ricula, etc.) ; and special character
istics (if any) that pertain to wo
men’s education.
Dr. Park earned both her A.B.
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posted office hours. Freshmen may
have no classes with their assigned
advisers, consequently adopting one
of their professors for the job and
possibly overloading him with work.
Professors generally admitted be
ing uncomfortable advising in aca
demic areas other than their own.
This was sometimes made more dif
ficult by ambiguities in the cata
logue.
A few concrete suggestions re
sulted from the poll and group dis
cussion held Thursday, October 21.
Scheduling a weekly student-faculty
lunch was proposed to encourage
rrlore communication. The possi
bility of having* more than one
faculty adviser was suggested to
enable students varied opinions in
making decisions. Increased com
munication between faculty and ad
ministration to follow up studei^ts’
complaints is obviously needed. It
was also suggested that an evalu
ation of the professor’s advising
ability as well as teaching perform
ance would be helpful.
The tone throughout the discus
sion was one of hesitancy. Many
faculty members felt inhibited be
cause of the presence of the ad
ministration while the students felt
inhibited due to the presence of the,
faculty. Resulting from this un
easiness, an open discussion with
constructive criticism was never
generated. This restrained atmos
phere most clearly exhibits the
breakdown in the administration-
faculty-student relationship.
Neither the discussion nor the poll
solved the problem of the adviser-
student relationship, but with ques
tions asked and the few suggestions
offered, some progress must result.
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lege and her Ph.D. at the University
of Cologne, Germany. She is a
former president of Barnard Col
lege and former vice-chancellor at
UCLA and has been conferred with
nineteen honorary degrees. She has
been a member of the Citizen’s Ad
visory Council to the President’s
Committee on the Status of Wo
men, the American Council of Edu
cation, and is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa.
Dr. Park will sum up the con
ference on the final day and will
bring forward suggestions for future
action in the light of the findings
As one of the most distinguished
educators in the country over the
past twenty-five years, she should
be excellent both in substance of
her comments and as a symbol for
Salem students and faculty.
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