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Letters..
The author of this article
aleo produced a number of
ways In which he feela the 10
called “vocal minority” ibould
inact If their demandi aren’t
met. The moat threatening
force they plan to um la an
Vanned rebellion," with all
realatance to government
poll dee, Including demons tra-
tiona. In other words, bring
about deatniction to America
and Its people. If this revolu
tion were to work, what could
take its place? There are three
things wrong with his plan, If
he feels what should be done.
First, I don’t think he is justi
fied In his saying the only
way out is an open warfare
rebellion. If he were to look
In to the past, back to 1781,
he would find out that the
American Revolution ended
its fighting in that year. But it
wasn’t until 1783 that the
peace treaty was signed. The
reason was that a decision
couldn’t be reached. The same
thing is happening right now
in Paris. Look who’s stalling!
N. Viet Nam argued about the
size and shape of the table
and the type of chain to be
used. It’s just a game to them.
Why should they care?
Second, If an armed re
bellion were to start, it would
be just like bringing the war
home in our own back yard.
If the editor wants peace and
advocates to “make love not
war,” why does he want to
use the force of an armed re
volution, like a civil war, to
gain peace. He contradicts
himself in -his own comments.
Third, his opinion does not
seem to agree with all the
people, only his small minori
ty, whoever they are. Those
quarter of a million people in
Washington only protested the
war. It doesn't mean they
approved with him to rebell
with guns. You can ask almost
anyone about the war and
they’ll tell you they hate it
I say that the only way to
end the war Is by the time
table withdrawal of troops
and set the terms by which
South Viet Nam could
become a free state.
Warren Mersereau -
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There are not enough stu
dents disgusted enough to care
about doing something toward
Improving the kind of educa
tion they are supposed to
receive In a liberal arts insti
tution. And I don’t mean
mere committee work on
issues of this complexity and
magnitude but seminars, open
debates, information groups,
petition, and insistence on
faculty awareness of the issues
and the views of the students
as people (which means a cer
tain risk on the part of the
students).
Also faculty members are
simply too secure in their
roles in the classroom
situation and as professional
men and too unconcerned
about genuine creative learn
ing. They have to be put in a
position where they cannot
avoid listening to students
until they realize that some
thing Is indeed inadequate
with what they are doing
They must also become
people for students. But there
are not enough concerned pro
fessors who are willing to risk
their security with the pur
pose of developing a liberal
arts education for both pro
fessor and student. This would
mean a shifting of values,
open discussion, debates, etc.
Obviously the Student
Steering Committee has met
with insurmountable dilem
mas. I have been unable to
help the committee as a chair
man should in my opinion
simply becauae of my ^ own
disappointment in the realities
on this campus. I hope that
the time is not too distant
when conditions will be such
that real improvement can be
accomplished. But I believe
that for such to happen all
parties involved must be
people who place ultimate
value in honesty with each
other and in creative learning
as a partnership between pro
fessor and student
The Student Steering Com
mittee is going to make an
effort to bring us closer to
this being a reality by trying
to reach the students first in
hopes of generating some kind
of interest in problems that
face us. We have no answers
to the issues but only seek to
show that there is a need for
concern as far as education is
of interest to students. Only
student support can give us an
audience with the faculty. We
may still be premature in this
purpose.
Lastly I welcome any
opportunity for discussion
with anyone. Ideas only
spread by communication.
There is an abundance of
written material on the edu
cational system, the biblio
graphy of which is available
through me.
Sincerely,
Deen D. P. Pape
Box 486
Around Campus
You Said It!
Question for the week:
How do you like the food in
Mercer Cafeteria? Do you
think It can be better? How?
#
Bryant Dur
ham, junior:
•YUCK! With
Irlght manage-
Iment It could
be better."
doubt It."
•
R e e
Gesparis. sopho
more: "Are you
kidding! Yes if
they get a new
dietician for
starters.”
Sam Halpert,
freshman: “I’m
surviving. Yes, of course. By
bringing a
French chef."
•
N a thaniel
Abrams, fresh
man: “Food
isn’t too good,
but you have to
remember that
they have to fix
a lot of food for a lot of
people and I
guess that’s the
best they can
do under the
circumstances.
Yes, they can
improve, but I
don’t know
how they can
do it without spending more
money."
Ramon V.
[Leon, sopho
more: “Cafe
] teria food as a
I rule is reason-
I a b I y good.
[However, I
| think there are
two ways of making it better.
(1) Using spices
to give taste to
the fish. Many
times the fried
fish tastes just
like wet hay.
(2) Reducing
waste - If
one of us pu
on his tray what he is going
to eat and no
more, the
cafeteria could
afford to serve
us better food.
Manos Pan-
telides, junior:
“Yes, by get
ting more meat
or better main courses.”
Clare Con
nell, freshman:
“Sometimes it’s |
OK. But most
of the time it
leaves a lot to j
be desired. Yes.
By having
better^hoice.”
Tillman Baker, freshman:
“It’s not the
best thing in
the world; it
could be better
Maybe one of
the things is
that they don’t
give wide varie
ty and we eat
the same things every week.”
Mrs®N. A.
F o y , Asst.
Manager to the I
Cafeteria in the I
afternoon: “11
like the food; ll
never eat at|
home. Not fori
the amount of I
food that has to be prepared,
in the length of time we have
to prepare it.”
Job Placement
Opportunities
An Open Letter
The Placement Office is
now located upstairs in the
Alumni House. You may pick
up a copy of the College
Placement Manual at no cost
from the Placement Office.
This Manual contains much
helpful information.
Representatives of the fol
lowing companies will be in
the Student Center on dates
indicated to interview those
interested in employment with
their company. Please sign up
for interviews in the Place
ment Office prior to the
scheduled visit if interested.
C. & S. Bank, Atlanta,
January 20, Room 336,
Lobby
Goodyear, January 22
(9*12 a.m.). Room 336,
Lobby
Chatham County Dept, of
Family and Children Services,
February 2, Room 336,
Lobby
Burke County Schools.
February 3, Room 336,
Lobby
Marines, February 3.4,
Lobby
Polk County Schools, Fla.,
February 4, Room 336,
Lobby
Federal Reserve Bank,
Atlanta, February 5, Room
336, Lobby
Brevard County Schools,
Fla., February 9 (8-11), Room
336, Lobby
Aetna Life, February 19,
Room 336, Lobby
Firestone, February 20,
Room 336, Lobby
Trust Company of Georgia,
February 26, Room 337,
Lobby
State Personnel Board. Fla.,
February 26, Room 336,
Lobby
Navy, March 2, 3, Lobby
VISTA, March 30, 31,
Lobby
High School Principals, Ga.,
April 8, Lobby
Burroughs Wellcome, Inc..
April 9, Room 336, Lobby
Sears, April 14, Room 336,
Lobby
Metropolitan Life, April
16, Room 336, Lobby
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