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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1970
THE PLAINSMAN PRESS
Faculty Forum
Everything And Anything
Revolution In Higher Education??
Editorial Page
An Explanation Of A Conflict
—Theodore Roethke
A Sincere
The Plainsman Press Staff
A Reminder
AU students working toward a
Press, Karen Verett is a sopho-
SEE STAFF PAGE 3
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which would equal a PhD but
would emphasize the broader ar-
eas of basic knowledge rather
than specific research as re-
quired for a PhD. •
These changes are but a* few
of those suggested in the re-
port, and they all merit consid-
eration. Certainly there will be
s ome who will wince at the thought
of changing any of the existing
standards for any and all de-
grees; however, this nation’s col-
leges are facing an economic
crisis, arid the commission es-
BY DON COMBS
Semblance, Semblance, I’m cursed by the half-preceived.
Something has thickened my sight.
by BRANTLEY ANDERSON
Don Combs is a 1970 graduate
of Levelland High School. His
achievements there were: editor
of the annual, played basketball
and golf, was an honor student,
studied government in Washing-
ton for a week, and was named
to the National Who’s Who in
high schools. Don is a fresh-
man majoring in Government and
P re-law. He is editor of the
Plainsman Press, and member of
the YoungDemocrats, Press Club
a Freshman Senator.'
tinguished chairman of the com-___
mission, Dr. Clark Keer, ex- r |11
pressed the belief that “this last I E d II 4 §
year of high school is now large-
ly wasted.” Separate studies
made under the auspices of the
United States Office of Educa-
tion, the American Association
of Junior Colleges, and the Nat-
ional Education Association have
also made this observation.
In a separate interview con-
ducted by Dr. Kerr after the re-
lease ofthe commission’s report,
he stated that he could foresee
a major role for the junior col-
lege in the three year degree
program. There was the belief
that the junior college (and the
first year of senior colleges)
would be relieved of the fresh-
from Springlake-Earth and is a —-------------------------
Speech major at SPC. Her high man Press.
more English major from Far- S chool participations were: FT A, Rusty Shannon is a photo-
well. Through her high, school; FHA, arid. Speech club. Gloria grapher for the Plainsman Press,
years she was President of the is a resident of Gillispie Hall, He is a 1970 graduate of Level-
from Tulia majoring in Account- time when we forgive others
ing. High School activities in- for their wrongs against us while
eluded: OEA, FHA, FTA, annual we ask for their forgiveness
staff and played tennis. Annette for our wrongs against them,
is a Tex-ann, paper staff re- Have a Merry Christmas, but
porter and a member of Young have a REAL Christmas. You
Democrats, press club, Kadettes, will find that your efforts will
rodeo and Newman club at SPC. he returned double and your
Gloria Stephes is a graduate life will be blessed.
was an honor student, in choir She is a reporter fr the Plains-
BY TOM SELMAN timated that these innovations
Higher education in the United could spare the colleges some
States has been facing revolution $3.5 to $5 billion dollars a year
Co-editor of the Plainsman
and band. He is a freshman
student majoring in Music.
Campus activities for Dawain
are: Band, Press Club, 11
Pizzcato, choir, and BSU.
Annette Simon is a freshman
We, the citizens of this noble experiment in democracy,
are struggling for survival under the burden of the lethargic
limitations imposed upon us by the half-perceived. The un-
paralleled affluence of our society is allowing the younger
members to repudiate and reject the deification of material-
ism that was deemed essential for the existence of our pred-
ecessors and to substitute the different ideals of inner
and universal peace. This repudiation of the previous gene-
rations’s sacred cow has so thickened that generation’s out-
look on life as to mar most of the merit of any attempt at
dialogue between the generations. For example, those who
dissent with the policies of a very materialistic adminis-
tration are labelled “impudent snobs” and “mattering nabobs
of negatism.” When the existence of a society such as ours
becomes so routine and predictable-get up at seven, read
the morning newspaper and eat breakfast by eight, go to work
at nine, eat luch at twelve, be back to work by one, get off
work at five, go home and fix a before dinner drink, listen
to the evening news commentary, eat dinner, fix a nightcap
and listen to the late night talk shows, go to bed, and sub-
stitute church for work on Sundays—as to cause some of the
members of that society to doubt seriously their system’s
capacity for reevaluation and change, then a direct confron-
tation between those who want to conform to society, and those
who want to change society is inevitable. A confrontation
such as this can be healthy and have excellent results. How-
ever in our society the healthy signs and excellent results
are not readily visible.
The conflict in our society is becoming, if it is not already,
a tragedy. In recent years the advocates of conformity have
made so much noise concerning the irrationality and danger
of change and disregarding its desireability that they have
forced the advocates of change who used to voice opinions
and attempt dialogue into a cancerious silence broken only by
the sound of protest marches, of burning buildings, and of
terrorist bombings. For the established generation to blame
the uncertainty and unrest in our society on the new gene-
ration implies that they, our predecessors, have lost their
freedom to choose and act and can only react to the new
generation’s choices and actions. I do not believe that this
loss has occurred but I do believe if the conflict of personal
priorities is to be healthy and have excellent results the es-
tablished generation must strive to maintain its ability to res-
pond rather than simply react to change.
BY DWAIN DAVIS
A young boy, age 12, was asked
what Christmas is. His reply
was, “A day, December 25, when
you get lots of presents from
everybody.”
An elderly man, age 71, was
asked what Christmas is. His
reply was, “The day when all
my children and grandchildren
come to celebrate and eat good
food at my house.”
These are typical answers
about Christmas. Our conception
of Christmas has become slanted
from generation to generation,
and from year to year. Our
belief in the “jolly fat man”
has overshadowed the true con-
cept of Christmas.
Let me explain myself before
I am misinterpreted. The giving
of gifts to friends and relatives,
and the reunion with the family
should not be overlooked. I
feel they are one of the ways
in which we, as people, show
our love towards one another.
Showing our love to one another
brings us closer together. These
things are fine, but we still tend
to overlook the real meaning of
Christmas because we give these
things top priority.
Christmas is the celebrating
of the birth of Jesus Christ who
was bom into this world sinless,
and who departed from this world
sinless. He, who was born in
Bethlehem, became the teacher
of men. This Divine Son of God
was sent to earth to show the
people the way of salvation and
life eternal. He was tempted by
the devil, but did not yield. He
and his disciples traveled mile
after mile telling of God.
It was one of those disciples
who sold Jesus for a few pieces
of silver. He suffered unbear-
able pain, persecution, and af-
fliction because of us. It was
on a cross that he died. His
hands and feet were nailed to
that cross and a crown of thorns
was placed upon his head. He
suffered and bled and died so
that we may be free.
Greater love has no man ever
seen than the giving of a life so
that others may be free.
This is the real concept of
Christmas; a man (God in a
man’s body) was born and died
because he loved us. Christ-
mas is the giving of such love
everyday of the year. Christ-
mas is loving our fellow man
when we find it hardest, and
when we would rather not love
him. Christmas should be the
of one type or another since the
early 1960’s - racial revolution,
academic strife, power strug-
gles, student involvement and
many more - but perhaps the real
revolution in higher education is
just around the corner; and per-
haps will be solved too. Es-
sentially this new revolution is
nothing more than the planned
streamlining of American edu-
cational practices.
A few weeks ago the Carne-
gie Foundation Commission of
Higher Education issued a 55-
page report that in essence stat-
ed that American college stu-
dents go to school TOO LONG.
This conclusion, reached after
three years of study by the com-
mission, advocates making bach-
elor’s degree programs three
rather than four years long and
makes suggestions for the first
real innovative changes in the
nation’s institution of higher ed-
ucation in more than 88 years.
These changes should be wel-
comed by everyone in academia-
faculty, administration and stu-
dents.
According to the commission,
shaving off of the fourth year of
the initial college program would
not cramp the quality of the col-
lege degree because, states the
commission, high schools need
to be accredited to provide the
first year’s college work during
their senior years. The dis-
man year program that we cur- Bachelor of Arts degree and
rently have; in its place would even some who are working tow-
be more advances programs, ard a Bachelor of Science De-
more concentration on major sub- gree have a foreign language re-
ject areas and less emphasis quirement.
on general studies. It is advisable to take the
The Carnegie Commission foreign language during the first
went beyond recommending cal- two years of college.
endar changes and also suggested Available at South Plains Col-
new degree programs to meet lege are: Spanish and French,
peculiar needs of American soc- There will be a beginning course
iety. The two additional de- in French and Spanish starting
gree programs suggested were with the Spring semester.
th Masters of Philosophy de-
gree and the Doctor of Arts,
pep club, president of the nurses and a reporter for the Plainsman land High School where he was
club, worked in the office, was Press. a Junior Rotarian, member ofthe
a member of the Spanish club Brantley Anderson is a 1970 football team and named Mr. LHS.
and selected “Wittiest.” At SPC graduate from Whitharral major- Danny Ellington is a 1970
Karen is President of Los. ing in Elementary Education. At Snyder graduate, and is majoring
Creados, Secretary of SEA and a Whitharral she was managing in Journalism. At Snyder he was
member of the Math and Science editor of the paper, an honor an honor student and held posi-
club. student, won district in Informa- tions as Student Council Vice-
Dwain Davis is a 1970Ropes tive. Speaking, selected Junior president, Vice-president of the
High School graduate where he princess and worked in the office. National Honor Society, Student
We take this means to express
our appreciation for the many
acts of kindness extended to us
by the faculty and students of
South Plains College at the time
of our bereavement. We
appreciated all of the floral tri-
butes, foodstuffs, and con-
dolences and the prayer offered
in our behalf.
The family of Larry Hromas
in operating costs and more than
an additional $5 billion dollars
in construction costs over the
next ten years alone.
True, we cannot sacrifice aca-
demic and educational excellence
for the sake of convenience or
economy, but perhaps what would
result would be excellence, eco-
nomy, and convenience.
Students, faculty, and adminis-
tration have long suspected that
the last year of high school and
some aspects of the first year
of college were not entirely rel-
evant and appropriate. Perhaps
such changes would solve many
related problems — dropouts,
dissatisfaction, and disenchant-
ment. Perhaps this projected
educational revolution is one that
will be welcomed by most
everyone and could well work
out to everyone’s advantage and
satisfaction. At the very least,
the commission’s recommenda-
tions merit extensive study and
consideration. If some chang-
es are not made, our society
can expect the other types of
revolution to continue, and these
types of revolution are neither
economical nor convenient and
do not serve as a means of
making our educational system
more excellent or responsive.
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