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Albright College GingrichSI» Library AlbrinhtianAlbright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library Serving Albright College Since 1879 V O L . L X READING, PENNSYLVANIA, DECEMBER 8, 1967 Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College No.Gingrich 11 Library KISTLER URGES PROMPT APPLICATIONS TO GRAD SCHOOLS Shirk Defends Albright’s Admissions Policies P r* Samuel B. Shirk, Director of Admissions, discussed admissions policy with the members The Graduate School Committee, chaired by Dr. Charles of Student Council at Tuesday’s meeting. Kistler, exists for the purpose of advising seniors who plan to Responding to the question of why Albright does not have a more heterogeneous student further their eduaction after graduation from Albright. Fac body, Dr. Shirk replied, ‘'There is no policy or any kind that would prevent or encourage any ulty members serving on the committee are Dr. Kistler (chair greater or any less diversity.” man) Miss Anna Benninger, Already Albright participates in College Night programs at high schools in the Middle At- Miss Janet Gehres, Dr. William Albright College Gingrich Library lanfacAlbright Region Collegeto attract studentsGingrich from Libraryrural as well as urban areas an<Albright College Gingrich Library Hummel, Mr. Gene Schott, and from public as well as private Dr. Robert Smith. They assist schools. In addition we take part the students in choosing schools, DRAFT BOARDS RESPONSIBLE in NSSFNS (National Scholar in writing letters for application, ship Service for Negro Students) and in helping to fill out the FOR LACK OF GRAD STUDENTS and try to recruit students from required forms which can often high schools with a dense Negro be confusing. by Ian E. McNett population. Statistics compiled over the W a sh in g t o n More Negroes do not matricu past fifteen years prove the A serious shortage of male graduate students could develop late at Albnght, explained Shirk, Albrighteffectiveness College of the committee'sGingrich Library nextAlbright year. College Gingrich Library becauseAlbright either theyCollege are interested Gingrich Library efforts. A n n u a lly , approxi in a program of study that we Under present draft laws, according to a close observer, “virtu mately 40% of Albright’s grad do not oner or they do not qual uating seniors immediately go ally all” physically fit graduating seniors would be inducted into ify academically on the basis of on to graduate and professional the armed services when the present academic year ends. So would schools, many receiving schol students who are finishing their first graduate year. college board scores and high arships or assistantships. The school grades. total cash value of grants ac John F. Morse, director of fed ~ Disagreeing with the statement cepted averages $100,000 per eral relations for the American that since college board scores re year. In addition 10-18% of Council on Education, alerted ROTC APPLICATION each class begins graduate flect cultural background more than the council’s members to the studies within two years of REJECTED raw ability and are, therefore, un their graduation, also receiving situation last week. He said: Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrich Library fairAlbright standards for College admission, GingrichShirk Library various forms of financial as Council Releases “At the end of the current President Arthur L. Schultz sistance. academic year, all [student] de received the following letter from Dr. Kistler, noting that seniors 2nd Questionnaire ferments will end for those re the Honorable Stanley R. Resor, have been slow in applying to Secretary of the Army last week, graduate schools this year, stated, Student Council announced ceiving their baccalaureate de “This is the time for all interested grees, those completing their first relative to the rejection of Al that the second Student Opin bright’s R.O.T.C. Application: Students to see their advisors.” He ion’s Questionnaire will be re year of graduate study, and those added that students should not be receiving their advanced degrees. deterred because of problems con leased today after six months of “I regret to inform you that your cerning draft status or because they extensive preparation by the At the moment the only excep institution was not selected to host do not think that their grade aver Recommendations Committee of tion to this general rule is for Senior Division ROTC unit be Albrightage is sufficiently College high. Gingrich Council.Library thoseAlbright [studying] College medicine, Gingrich den ginning Library in 1968-69. Your applica Albright College Gingrich Library tistry, veterinary medicine, osteo tion was given most careful and In view of the favorable response pathy, and optometry." impartial consideration in the light the first Questionnaire received NO ACTION YET ON Mr. Morse presumed that next of estimated future enrollment, stu from the Board of Trustees and JUDICIARY BOARD year’s draft calls would be roughly dent selectivity, production poten Administration, the Committee is the same as this year—between tial, faculty and facilities. Of the Last September the faculty hopeful that the students of Al 200,000 and 800,000. eighty-eight institutions competing bright will complete the document members took action to initiate He noted that under present pro on this basis, only fifteen could be conscientiously and return them at a Judiciary Board consisting of cedure the oldest eligibles must be approved at this time. Your insti their earliest opportunity. an equal number students and inducted first. tution was not chosen, because its Albrightfaculty members.College GingrichThe basic LibraryThe Questionnaire derives its "ThusAlbright it must Collegebe assumed th Gingrich a t.. overall Librarycapability to produce com Albright College Gingrich Library purpose of the Board was to de significance relative to the stu virtually all” graduating seniors, as missioned officers was not consid cide upon action to be taken on dent body in that it offers the well as graduate students completing ered to be as great as the capability non-academic disciplinary mat of the institutions selected.” students a direct channel their first year or receiving their explained that a student must be ters. However, no visible action through which every individual degrees, “will be inducted unless has been taken to form the Dr. Schultz said that Kutztown capable of handling college work at Albright can influence the they are over-age or physically dis State College also received the same before being allowed- to enter any Board to this time. policy and direction of his gov qualified, or have previously served letter. In answer to the question college. To perform well in college, Dean Weislogal told the Al- ernment. in the armed forces,” Mr. Morse’s “Are there any plans to make an a student must first have a certain brightian that the reason for the report said. delay was the fact that the Student A copy of the Questionnaire will other application in the future?”, amount of cultural background. AlbrightCouncil Executive College Committee Gingrich had be Library distributed to every student AlbrightUnless the law College or regulations Gingrich Dr. Schultz Library said that the current AlbrightSome colleges, College he conceded, Gingrich Library not yet finished interviewing the through the campus center mail are changed, the report said, appliction was made at the request have a summer program to ac twenty students who applied for the "enrollment in the first, two of the Army and he does not foresee position. After the candidates have room, and will be collected in the climate students with deficient been interviewed five must be se lobby from Friday, December 8 to years of graduate and profes any future application.” cultural backgrounds to college. lected and approved by a majority Friday, December 18. Results of sional schools next fall will be Albright has no such program. of the Student Council. limited to women, veterans, men the survey will be tabulated by the MAIL SERVICE It was noted, however, that, con The names of these five students Recommendations Committee and p h y sically disqualified, and The mailroom has informed sidering the proximity of Philadel along with the names of the five submitted to Dr. Schults before the those over age 25.” faculty members will be announced The Albrightian that the United phia and Reading, surprisingly few Board of Trustees meeting on Jan "Obviously this will have impact Tuesday, December 12 after the States Post Office has complained Negroes from Philadelphia high uary 4, 1968. on the supply of teaching and re Student Council meets.____________ about the insufficient addresses schools come to Albright. Dr. search assistants, faculty assign Albright College Gingrich Library Albright College Gingrichon students’ Library incoming mail. It ShirkAlbright answered thatCollege Albright Gingrich as Library ments, and bugetary allocations,” STUDENT-FACULTY OPEN is requested that all students in sumed that their guidance counse Mr. Morse observed. form their correspondents to use lors did a better job of familiariz DISCUSSION MONDAY AT 4 P.M. The council estimated that in the Albright College when address ing their students with Albright and year starting next July, between a ing their mail as well as the box promised to put more effort into Students and faculty can participate in an open discussion half and two-thirds

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