In Prison-Like Schools, Holt Tells Crowd Dale Voids Off-Campus Elections

Dale voids off-campus elections By JAMES COWDEN letter sent to Independents living stitutional and would take the off campus was not included, and matter to College Court, ASG President Steve Dale those voting were asked to sign a "The ASG Elections Committee voided the elections for off- sheet of paper listing their has typically bungled again," campus representatives Wednes- choices. Godshaw said, "In an asinine day night because, he said, "there Carrick said that originally, a and undemocratic manner ASG'S was no way you could call it a ballot would have been included, off-campus representatives will secret ballot." Elections Com- but, after it had already been now be serving the longest lame mittee chairman Richard Carrick sent to the printer, more candi- duck period in student government has resigned , but reportedly dates were added. The resulting history," Dale extended the because of academic pressure, method was "expedient", Carrick terms of first term off-campus not Dale's action, said, representatives until new elect- The balloting method, set up by Dale voided the election after ions can be held. the Elections Committee, was to off- campus representatives The new procedure, Dale said, have been secret. But the ballot Robert Godshaw, Paul Greenwald, will probably have off-campus which was to have been attached and Alan Kurzweil told him they students vote some evening at to the bottom of an accompaning considered the procedure uncon- Brooks Hall from 5 until 6:45 pm, CAMPUS Vol. 94 No._34 Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. ,Friday, January 15,1971 GEOFFREY MAVIS TRADITONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has three purposes, John Holt says: "The first is education, true, but the second is custodial, meaning that the school is a jail, a place to put the kids. The third function is that of grading and labeling separating the Fraternity pledging down; cream." (Mr. Holt is an educator, not a singer, as this picture might imply.) Increase forseen 3rd term By DAVID GALLOP men adapt to us. I think the downward trend in Learning 'locked up' The traditional run-out of fraternity pledges fraternities will complete itself and that they will took on a somewhat different aspect this year. eventually die out," The usual brawls and mock gang fights between Delta Tau Delta President George Foss expects pledges and fraternity members that formerly his fraternities 15 pledges to increase thirdterm. in prison-like schools, marked this event were curtailed somewhat be- "Third term pledges have risen the last few cause of lack of snow to cushion falls and a years," Foss said, "so we could easily pass last "suggestion" from the adminis::ration. More sig- years's total," Foss also said that all fraternities nificantly, there were fewer pledges than there should join forces to overcome the downward trend Holt tells crowd used to be. they are experiencing, This term there were 85 pledges, as compared John Moore, president of Phi Delta Theta, which sumption of schooling," ne sale, to at least 93 last year, in spite of the signifi- pledged 14, likes tne idea of getting away from By BRIAN BAXTER "and we measure the amount of cant increase in the size of the freshman class. rougher run-outs. "In the four years I have been schooling that a student is able The fraternities do forsee, however, a possibi- here, fraternities have been losing popularity," John Holt, child psychologist to consume," lity of 37 more pledges third term, Moore said, He feels it may be due to more stu- and critic of the American educa- "At the turn of the century David Lewis, president of Alpha Chi Ro, said dents' concern with social issues. Moore feels tional system, told a capacity only a quarter of a per cent of his fraternity's pledges were down seven from that fraternities still have a purpose, but that the audience at Ford Chapel that Americans went to college," he last year, "However," he said, "this should even downward trend may continue for five to ten more learning has been "locked up" said, "and so the whole coun- out by the end of the year and a status quo should years and even then not change. Although this in schools where children are of- try was run by what we would be reached after third term," term's pledge class is down from last year, he ten treated as prisoners. call dropouts. Yet there were "As for the national fraternity scene," Lewis said that by third term Phi Delta Theta may reach Holt is best known for his best other mechanisms by which peo- said, "the fraternities of the more reputable last year's number, known for his best-seller book, ple could find their career, and eastern schools are the ones in the most trouble. Phi Gamma Delta got 13 pledges, and expects "How Children Fail," which in- there are today," I still feel fraternities will be around for a long seven more third term, an increase over last year, dicted traditional education as the Holt said that we need to "de- time and there are better times to come," Lewis Phi Gam President Charles Scholer feels that fra- cause of most children's failure school education by dissolving does not feel that the Interfraternity Council here ternities are changing, but will stay in the minor- in school, the schools back into society.'' can help the fraternities attain higher popularity, ity due to "increased student freedom, ' which takes Purposes of education Holt also believes that children Sigma Alpha Epsilon President Bruce Gerlach, away the need for fraternity social life. Scholer Tuesday night, Holt said should have the right to plan which pledged nine freshmen this week, approved said he thinks it would help if national fraternity that the traditional elementary their own education and should of the change in run-out, "The old run-outs didn't officers informed high school students about fra- sctiool has three purposes: "The be offered 8 or 10 different types give fraternities the right image," he said. Gerlach ternities since many come to college with negative first is education, true, but the of educational plans to choose said he would like to see a stronger IFC that would attitudes, second is custodial, meaning that among. In addition, Holt advocated "help to inform freshmen about fraternities," Phi Kappa Psi, which pledges 16 freshmen this ,_the school is a jail, a place to that the legal rights of adults since, he said, "many seem to come with precon- week, increased its pledges over last year, William put the kids. The third function and a guaranteed annual income ceived notions about them," "Fraternities are go- Baer, the rush chairman, expects eight more is that of grading and labelling, should be given to children some- ing to run into trouble," Gerlach said, "unless pledges third term. Also in favor of a less violent separating the cream. The result where between the ages 10 and they get more in touch with freshmen," run-out, Baer said he does not feel that "radical of the labelling function of schools 14 so that they may be "liber- The Theta CM Pledge class is up from last year, views" affect fraternities mach, and that "They is that the school becomes a ated" from parents "who more with 11 pledges and an expected four more later will still be here in 50 years." rat-race designed to sort people often than not exploit rather than in the year, "The fraternities should start inform- One reap a that all frater_iities cited as af- out and decide who goes where. protect them." ing freshmen during orientation week," Dale fecting the number of pledges they were able to Losers are inevitable in such a Pysher, the president said, "Fraternities should take this term is grades. A first term average Diplomas, diplomas competitive atmosphere and soon adapt to the freshmen rather than have the fresh.. of 1,67 is necessary to be able to pledge, you have 8-year-old kids being Holt pointed out that the college told they're losers." diploma is rapidly assuming the same degree of importance as Holt said that most of Ameri- the high school diploma former- ca's educational problems stem ly did. "As nearly everyone gains from the erroneous equation of a high school diploma, its value learning with schooling, "It is in terms of jobs becomes worth- only recently," he said, "that less. Similarly, for each increase learning has been locked up in in the number of college diplomas the schools. Learning is an old granted, their worth in terms of and omnipresent human activity, jobs decreases. The result is that the sharing of ideas, and it is people need to get more and more interconnected with all the rest of degrees to reach the top of the human life. The present defini- competitive job market. Now, tion of education as schooling some people are talking about the has been a most Idisastrous . so- need for a post-. Ph. D. degree, cial and educational mistake, bad This whole system is ridiculous." for everybody, even bad for the Holt suggested "opening up" ad- schools. missions to college as a way tc halt spiralling education pursuec Social implications only for status and employmeni Because modern man equates ad-Vantage. "We have to devalue ' ,education" with "schooling," the college diploma," he said. Holt said, progress in formal "and concentrate on creative education has acquired an ille- educational structures that en- JOHN TIMMERMAN gitimate social implication. "We able people to grow and to reach FRATERNITY RUN-OUT this year was somewhat tamer than usual.

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