The Ursinus Weekly, March 18, 1971
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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus Weekly Newspaper Newspapers 3-18-1971 The rsinU us Weekly, March 18, 1971 Alan Gold Ursinus College Judith Earle Ursinus College Peter Tenewitz Ursinus College John T. Fidler Ursinus College Roger McClelland Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Gold, Alan; Earle, Judith; Tenewitz, Peter; Fidler, John T.; McClelland, Roger; Neustadter, Larry; Hauser, Marc; Greenberg, Glen; Barenblitt, Carol; Videon, Frank C.; and von Sothen, Peter, "The rU sinus Weekly, March 18, 1971" (1971). Ursinus Weekly Newspaper. 141. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/141 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus Weekly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Alan Gold, Judith Earle, Peter Tenewitz, John T. Fidler, Roger McClelland, Larry Neustadter, Marc Hauser, Glen Greenberg, Carol Barenblitt, Frank C. Videon, and Peter von Sothen This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/141 Mhr Brsinus .rrkly Voi ume LXX THURSDA Y, MARCH 18, 1971 Flott on Indo-China, Siudenis Cl'ilicize CUl'l'icululD" Richette on Justice Al'l Expansion Mosl Favol'ed ' By PETER TENEWITZ Proposals naire. Opinions ranged from those Featured in Forums expressing the need for more .free Three hundred twenty-four Ur 1. Art Department should be By JUDy EARLE Juvenile Justice dom in academics to an attack on sinus students, taking the oppor expanded. I,B 84%, N 15,%, D the very idea of trying to change Mrs. Lisa Richette, a Philadel At the College Forum on Friday, tunity of an academic questionnaire 1.3%. curriculum. More specifically ex phia lawyer, and Mr. F rederick March 12, Mrs. Lisa Richette ad to eXlpress their opinions on Ursin- pansion of the sociology and arts Flott, a spokesman for the State 2. A tutorial independent study dressed the group on Juvenile Jus us curriculum, indicated that re- departments was mentioned fre Department, appeared at College tice. Mrs. Richette is an exped in program should be instituted. All form is wanted. Students were quently and to a slightly lesser ex F orums last Week. the field of juvenile justice and students in good standing (cum. avo tent the expansion of the anthro delinquency, and served as Assis asked to fill out a questionnaire Mr. Frederick Flott of the De over 70) should be eligible. I,B pology department was mentioned. tant District Attorney in Philadel consisting of ten proposals by writ- partment of State spoke on United Calendar change by an institution phia for ten yeal"S. She is the au 83.5%, N 10.9%, D, 2.2'%. States Policy in Indo-China on ing in the spaces provided an I if of a 4-1-4 system or by other means thor of The Throwaway Children, Wednesday evening, March 10 . He they considered that the proposal 3. Students should have the op was a very popular issue. The pro on the subject of Juvenile Courts has held an Embassy post in Sai posal for the dropping of language and is presently practicing would greatly improve curriculum, tion of seeing their recommenda gon, and served as linguist and in la~ requirements drew many comments. privately in addition to her lec a B if it was beneficial, an N if tion to graduate school (provided terpreter. Most recently he served Those in favor of the requirement it is not very important or a D the graduate school itself does not as President Kye's interpreter, and tures at Villanova Law School. indicate it is necessary for liberal has spent the last seven years in if they thoug>ht the proposal was require recommendations to be arts education while those opposed Southeast Asia. Until 1899 juvenile offenders detrimental. On the back students withheld from student inspection). to the requirement strongly argue were treated as adults. It was were able to explain their answers J,B 81.5%, N 13.9%, D 3.7'%. that students having no desire to He opened by saying that the through the efforts of Jane Adams take a language, but are forced to, State Department is telling its that the present juvenile system and express any of their ideas on 4. Students should have the op get little out of the course. Other story around the countl·y in an at evolved, because she pelsuaded fo!" curriculum reform not covered by tion of taking a specifically or a issues mentioned often were a gen tempt to clear up misunder stand a juvenile co urt in Cock County, the ten proposals. Listed below, broadly defined major. (eg. Chem. eral agreement for an independent ing. In his brief formal remarks Illinois. This court had no I(~r!al or (undes.) Nat. ScL; English or in order of favorable response, study program and various opin he stated that "The Nixon Doctrine procedure as such, and no coun;el, (undes.) Humanities). I,B 79%, N ions of pass-fail systems. One pa is to cut back, to withdraw as because it was not an adversary are the results. The responses I 14.6%, D 6.3'%. per goes so far as to recommend quickly as possible." Statistically, procedure, but the extension of a and B have been combined; the 5. End of semester reading day the reading of Freedom to Learn he observed that we actually arE' protective hand. From 1899 until rationale being that this combined should be lengthened to three days. by Carl Rogers as support for a withdrawing, the numbel' of sol 1967, the juvenile court was a pow percent wants to see a specific pro- I,B 78.5%, N 9.5,%, D 10.5%. pass-fail system. The freshman's diers presently being 50 r;,. of the el' system, a dumping gl'ound fo) posal reflected in Ursinus curricu- favorite course, CMP, came under 1968 figure. He noted that "The othel s ~ cial institutions for young 6. Students should have the op attack from a number of papers. Nixon Doctrine reflects a different people. Mrs. Richette stated that lum. tion of being marked on a pass-fail Many other opinions on many is state of mind, a new quality of this provided a "Human sewage, a system for any courses not related sues were expressed, but not in the diplomacy, which can more accu r <; anitation system, not justice, in a to their major. I,B 74.3%, N 7.5%, numbers of those previously men ately be called the three M's: juvenile court." D 15 %. tioned. mutuality, modesty, and moderac tion." 7. Freshman Gym should be more For interested students and fac Changing Language KNOW ulty a meeting will be held on Fri specialized. (student could take Thwart Aggression She pointed to the extralegal choice of offered activities-foot day, March 26 from three to five A question period followed Mr. power structures and said that their ball, soccer, gymnastics, etc.) I,B o'clock in the afternoon. This meet Flott's speech. He felt that we are existence cannot be justified on the YOUR 70%, N 21.6%, D 5.4'%. ing will provide further opportun not out to win the war in Vietnam, basis of social good. In 1967 the ity for students to express their rather, we are out to "Thwart an juvenile courts were to provide 8. Language requirements should opinion in conjunction with the fac aggression." lawyers for unrepresented juve be kept but put on pass-fail for ulty. The assembly will divide up nilEs. She observed that the charge RIGHTS non-language majors. I,B 66.4%, on the basis of interest into a num He stated that the enemy sanctu of conspiracy is brought against N 9%, D 14.9-%. ber of workshops dealing with spe aries in Cambodia, 23 miles from children when all eJse fails, and The USGA Constitution vests cific curriculum changes such as 9. Requirements for the College Saigon, coupled with their port the burden of proof clause is not advisory power in the officers of independent study, calendar change, facilities, lowered the prospects for Scholars Program should be dropped being given due attention in the the Council. Any student with pass-fail system and others. We, withdrawal, thus necessitating Nix juvenile courts. Specifically, lan from 85 to 80. I,B 60.8%, N 19-%, of the student academic committee, any question concerning the run on's decision to send United States guage of juvenile action is chang D 16.5%. hope that these workshops will pro troops into Cambodia from April ing: what used to be ~ jail is a ning of the College (Le. proce vide a forum for exchange of ideas 30 to June 30, 1970. 10. Language r e qui l' ements controlled environment, and what dural matters, rules and regula should be dropped (possibly in meaningful discussion and estab In conclusion, Mr. Flott stated one would call a straight-jacket is tions, judicial matters, expendi phased out). I,B 42.8%, N 15%, lish a n active student-faculty com that "If the attacks were renewed now called a camisole, for example. ture of finances, academic D 38.8'%. mittee to investigate proposals and after withdrawal of U.