March 15, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5399 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS FOSTER FURCOLO'S EDUCATION [Seal of the University of Massachusetts Education is not just the best hope of men RECORD WHILE GOVERNOR 0863)] and women today; it is their only hope. Pov THE HoNoRABLE FosTER FuRcoLo erty has many roots, but it's tap root is ig CITED BY FORMER HEW SEC norance. Education opens the way to RETARY JOSEPH CALIFANO Distinguished son of the Connecticut progress in the struggle against want and in DURING DEDICATION OF Valley; lawyer and teacher; Congressman justice. Education is the path to a society FOSTER FURCOLO HALL, 0949-1952); State Treasurer and Receiver that is not only free but civilized; and most General 0952-1955); Governor of the Com SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNI monwealth 0957-1961). importantly, it is the path to peace. For it is VERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, The Horace Mann of the twentieth centu education that elevates reason above force. AMHERST Foster Furcolo understands this. He has a ry: prime sponsor of expanded public and special faith in the importance of education private loan and scholarship program for as an investment in the future of our nation HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND needy students; father of an expanded Uni and in the future of our people as individ versity of Massachusetts; creator of the uals. OF MASSACHUSETTS Community College System, Southeastern Massachusetts University, Lowell Universi I speak this morning of university educa IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion not in a narrow sense. It is the responsi ty, and the improved state college system. bility of a university to provide its students Tuesday, March 15, 1983 with the capacity to look beyond the narrow THE DEDICATION OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCA horizons of their major and minor subjects, e Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, former TION BUILDING IN HONOR OF THE HONORA to develop in students the creative imagina Gov. Foster Furcolo of Massachusetts BLE FOSTER FuRCOLO tion that spawns new ideas, to stir in stu was honored recently by the Universi e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 5400 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 15, 1983 colo, "but are uneducated to spend it wisely. belt-tightening for Americans, a time when vember 10, 1982, Andropov was consecrated For science alone is not enough, it is charac we must navigate the treacherous straits as the new General Secretary. Since then, ter even more than intellect that moves the from affluence to austerity. There is simply he has been able to move some of his own world. Science unchecked by moral and spir less money available to us, and we have to men into key positions, aided considerably itual values is a positive menace to mankind. choose among pressing and deserving public by the advanced years and ailing health of Knowledge and power in the hands of evil needs. There have to be some cuts in the many of the men in the Politburo and the and unprincipled men threatens our surviv Federal budget, at least until the economy Central Committee. al today. The corruption of the best is the is well again. We all have our disagreements In fact, there are indications that a bitter worst of all." And in that same address in about the wisdom, the fairness, even the struggle for the succession was being waged 1958, "The need is for more than intellectu harshness of some of those cuts. But none, behind the scenes for about a year before al competence, it is for conscience too, con none is so short-sighted, so certain to lose Brezhnev succumbed to his terminal stroke, science guided by morality and principle." the war by winning the wrong battle, so sub and that Andropov made full use of his And the following year in 1959, Foster versive of our National interests, and so of KGB dossiers in elbowing his competition Furcolo told those graduates, "A creative fensive to fundamental precepts of social aside. The corruption scandal involving mind must be free to search for truth, and justice as the hatcheting of higher educa Brezhnev's own daughter Galina 5404 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 15, 1983 j ( SOVIET JEWRY SOLIDARITY END NUCLEAR ARMS BUILDUP probably threatens America's national secu DAY rity." As Americans whose way of life depends HON. MARCY KAPTUR upon a secure defense, and as business lead HON. ROBERT A. BORSKI OF OHIO ers whose quality of life depends upon a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sound economy, we must emphasize our OF PENNSYLVANIA considered judgment that the present mas IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, March 15, 1983 sive build-up of nuclear armaments by the superpowers is eroding the military and eco Tuesday, March 15, 1983 eMs. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, before the House of Representatives votes to nomic stability of both the United States • Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, today is morrow on House Joint Resolution 13, and the Soviet Union. Enough is enough. the opening of the third World Con Rather than waiting for the Soviet Union to the bilateral nuclear freeze resolution, define the terms of the debate, America ference on Soviet Jewry in Jerusalem I would like to commend to the atten should lead the way in breaking the nuclear and communities all over the United tion of my colleagues, both a letter stand-off. We must now take comprehen States are observing a day of solidarity which all of us received from the Busi sive, workable steps to halt the destabilizing with Soviet Jews. To commemorate ness Executives for National Security, technological escalation of Soviet and Amer this occasion and demonstrate support Inc. ) I 5406 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 15, 1983 only 81 were granted exit visas, initiat dent record transfer system Ji j ) f I f \ March 15, 1983 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5409 THE NEED FOR PRODUCTIVITY research, development, and capital in lege; Mr. Riachard P. Traina, dean of NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY IM vestment and better training of work the college at Franklin & Marshall PROVEMENT WEEK ers to give some examples-but there College; Mr. Richard L. Van Horn, is one thing that we can do to get the Provost at Carnegie-Mellon Universi HON. ELUOTI H. LEVITAS ball rolling and that is to stress the re ty; and Mr. Harrison M. Wright, pro OF GEORGIA lationship of productivity to inflation vost at Swarthmore College. I com IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by bringing it to the attention of the mend their statement to my colleagues American people. attention. Tuesday, March 15, 1983 The American Institute of Industrial WHAT WE EXPECT-A STATEMENT ON PREPAR • Mr. LEVITAS. Mr. Speaker, we are Engineers is again sponsoring the Na ING FOR COLLEGE BY THE DEANS OF 12 PENN beginning to emerge from the worst tional Productivity Improvement SYLVANIA COLLEGES recession since the 1930's. But the Week, to focus more attention on this Most freshmen entering highly competi problems of the American economy vital subject. AilE chapters all over tive colleges arrive on campus with top will not come to an end unless some the Nation are participating in this ranked secondary school averages and im basic fundamental changes are made. event. The theme is "Pride and Pro pressive SAT scores. Some, from their first At the top of the list, there is a ductivity-A Rewarding Team," and day in class, do well, fulfilling our high ex weapon in our economic arsenal that posters extolling this fact will be on pectations for them. Others falter educa has been too long overlooked, and it is bulletin boards throughout hundreds tionally, not sure why they are in college, or a weapon that most of us can agree on. of communities. They will also be con how to study, or what to study, or why. What is more, it is a weapon which in tacting the media-newspapers, radio, Some college students take several semes dividual citizens, business enterprises, television, and others-to help explain ters to begin gaining full advantage of the opportunities for learning that surround and governments-local, State, and the importance of productivity im them; some never gain that advantage. Federal-can pick up and use. This un provement and help turn this around Secondary school teachers and adminis heralded weapon is productivity im for America. trators see the same problem from their provement. Today I am joined by SILVIO CONTE perspective, and some have shared their Productivity is a comparison-com in introducing a House joint resolution concerns with us. We think a major reason paring the values of what is produced to proclaim October 3 through 9 as some students succeed and others are not as with what is neended to produce it. In National Productivity Improvement successful lies in the kind and character of other words, productivity is input com Week and we invite each of you to join their secondary school preparation, not in pared with output. Productivity en us in this effort. their test scores and grades. We are sharing our observations for two compasses the contributions of all re The Joint Economic Committee in a purposes. First, we want to offer high sources of production: Technology, report on productivity and inflation school students guidance in their selection capital, energy, and the human effort said: of courses. Second, we want to assist par and skills needed to manage them. A A rising rate of productivity growth can ents, faculty, administrators, and school nation or an industry advances by reduced inflation over time and will gener boards as they seek to offer high school stu using less of these resources to turn ate greater incentives to capital formation dents an education that will serve them well out more products and services. and productivity growth. in a challenging world. We believe that the This has been true throughout • • • • • pluralism of American higher education, American history, our ability to The time has come to end the long neglect beneficial though it is, confuses some col of lagging productivity growth in the analy lege-bound students. Even among the insti produce more in less time and with tutions we serve, the requirements for ad fewer resources has helped raise our sis of economic events-not only in the anal ysis of real growth over the longer run, but mission and for graduation vary widely, as standard of living. the dynamic process of accelerating infla do the available majors and areas of special This natural yielding of more bene tion. ization. Despite these differences, we, as fits from improved use of resources academic deans, share a belief in a basic set works well when allowed to function. We urge each of you to join in this of priorities for collegebound students. The problem comes when increases in effort.e Our concern here is with preparation for college-level work, and not with the require productive output or quality fail to ments for admission to a college. Our con cover increases in the cost of labor or WHAT WE EXPECT cern is with the special skills, attitudes, and other resources used. This creates in motivation which students bring to college flationary prices because when pro HON. ROBERT S. WALKER that let them participate effectively in the ductivity falters while a producer's learning experiences open to them. Securing OF PENNSYLVANIA admission to college is important; more im costs go up, there is often no other IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES choice-the producer must charge portant is whether the student is prepared Tuesday, March 15, 1983 to make the best use of that opportunity. more for its goods or services in order We hope students-especially those who to stay in business. • Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, the fol plan to attend selective colleges-will accept Thus at least one major remedy for lowing college officials recently sent our advice. We hope, too, that our views will inflationary ills is to increase Ameri me some valuable information dealing form the basis of a new cooperative effort can productivity, which for the past with the necessary preparation for col between colleges and secondary schools entire decade has lagged sadly behind lege. They are: Mr. George Allan, dean leading to the improvement of education at increases of other industrial nations. of the college at Dickinson College; both levels. Toward that end, we began the Since World War II, America has Ms. Mary Maples Dunn, dean of the preparation of this statement by talking watched other countries close the gap undergraduate college at Bryn Mawr with many secondary school educators. We applaud other such efforts. . on its productivity leadership. In 1950, College; Ms. Frances D. Fergusson, We find that students who benefit most for instance, one U.S. worker produced vice president for academic affairs at from our educational programs are those as much as seven workers in Japan Bucknell University; Mr. Andrew T. who enter with certain identifiable attitudes and as much as three in Germany. By Ford, dean of the college at Allegheny and skills-such as persistent curiosity, 1977, it took fewer than 3 Japanese or College; Mr. Robert M. Gavin, provost broad intellectual interests, skill at analyti 1.3 Germans to match 1 American. at Haverford College; Mr. Thomas J. cal and critical thinking, a concern for ex And by early in 1979 the productivity Hershberger, dean of the faculty at ploring and applying values, an ability to path of America not only sputtered, Chatham College; Mr. John W. Hunt, manage time responsibly, and a willingness to work hard. but showed a downward turn. dean of the College of Arts and Sci The development of such attributes is, of } There are several things we can do ence at Lehigh University; Mr. Wil course, only partially within the influence l to improve productivity over the long liam A. Jeffers, dean of the college at I of secondary schools. We believe, however, run-tax incentive and fewer govern Lafayette College; Mr. David B. Potts, that the content and expectations of sec mental restrictions to encourage more dean of the college at Gettysburg Col- ondary school courses can be shaped to en- 5410 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 15, 1983 hance those characteristics that students FOREIGN LANGUAGE knowledge of the basic issues, nomencla will later need. Critical thinking skills can Competency in a foreign language, ture, and methods of science-not the least be improved, for example, by the regular modern or classical through the third or because the survival of humanity is at stake. practice of writing papers that require anal fourth year of a demanding secondary Circumstances may make it difficult for ysis and interpretation of material. They school program develops a student's lan some students to take the maximum can be improved, too, by examinations that guage resourcefulness in a world community number of academic courses available in require students to assess and integrate in that increasingly expects that capacity. each of the seven subject areas. Some stu formation and ideas, rather than repeating Such competency improves the comprehen dents may have to exercise choices-depend only what they have memorized. Students sion of a student's native language and cul ing upon the strengths of the particular sec who must master demanding course materi ture, and enhances the student's under ondary school program, the aspirations of al within a series of deadlines can learn to standing of humankind. Such competency, the individual student, and even the pecu manage time responsibly and appreciate the which is most efficiently gained at an early liarities of scheduling. Yet, despite these rewards of hard work. age, also provides a good basis for further considerations, we stress that students Participation in well-managed extracurric language study in college and adds to stu should remain determined to complete a ular and cocurricular activities can, as well, dents' scholarly capability by freeing them strong academic program and not substitute help students develop constructive attitudes from dependency upon translations. other courses for those that are fundamen and sharpen useful skills. Writing for the tal and exacting. school newspaper, participating in forensic HISTORY The excitement of higher learning is more and theatrical activities, playing in musical The study of American history and cul easily gained by those students who arrive organizations or on athletic teams can, if ture and of Western traditions, from the an on campus properly equipped for the chal purposefully performed, contribute forceful cient world to the present, is important to lenge. Successful college students regularly ly to the development of characteristics val an understanding of the contemporary cite with admiration secondary school uable to college students. We believe that world. Familiarity with a non-Western cul teachers who helped prepare them well. most college-bound students have the capac ture
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