HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-07-10, Page 11THE . BLUE -THUMB
BY 3. MacLEOD ROSS
Last week's effort was
_▪ concerned with something of the
hawkish view on student mobs.
This week we turn to an
examination of two legitimate
criticisms , of the organisation
and administration of certain
universities.
In some degree many
university administrations
appear in the guise of , the
"Naked Emperor"; the only man
in his realm who did not know
he was. -naked. Such
administrations have been
coerced into making concessions
dictated by the student body
and have thus lost both face and
the initiative. However, taking a
broad view of all the manifold
"demands," it does seem that
two at least are justifiable.
The first is student
representation on senate and
governing board. This demand
has appeared to ' " some
administrations as surrender. In
point of fact it should have been
initiated, in which case the
administration would not have
had to go half way and pretend
that it welcomed the suggestion.
What could be more valuable
from -the point of view of a
sincere Board and faculty than
to have available to them
representatives of the lower
chelons, able to communicate
the feelings of: those they
represented? How better to take
the pulse? Fortunately many
administrations have recognised
this as an advantag8, rather than
a loss of dignity.
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The next „"dernalid" which
appears reasonable, covers an
age-old source of dissatisfaction
amongst students, It is that some
faculty menibers are incapable
of teaching. It occurred 50 years
ago at Liverpool University,
where two professors, W, and
Billy M.,. both spokeln parables;
Annoyance was such that a
deputation ',laid their complaint
before the, Dean,. ,after which
"alterations" were •made? Still
more recently, at what was then
known as Illinois Institute .of
Technology, students would
seek but those courses taught by
professors with established
reputations as good teachers.
For more especially when you
are payingfor your ed0c,ation.
you resent spending time
listening to the waffling of a
man who appears incapable of
highlighting the facts which
matter ' most in his subject.
Perhaps this is more exaggerated
in the precise sciences. •
As a corollary to this latter
situation, there arises the matter
of research. It has been argued,
with truth, that some professors
become so involved in
researching their pet problems,
that they do not have either the
time or the inclination to teach
effectively. Students become a
bore and the barrier is never
breached.
This is a trap into which far
too . many universities have
become ensnared. Again another
example of good administrative
commonsense is to be:found in
County turns down.
Huronview development
BY SHIRLEY J.
A $20,000 park development
plan for land at Huronview was
put forth by Huron County
Council's development
committee last Friday; but failed
to get the full endorsernent of
council.
• The committee, whose
chairman this year is Roy V.
Pattison of West Wawanosh
Township, suggested that
University of Guelph students
interview ..Huronview residents,
and staff and prepare a park plan
according to the needs of the
home for the aged.
But Wingham's reeve, Jack
. Alexander, was opposed to such
a large expenditure and
reminded Council that "we're
trying to save money now."
Reeve Borden Cook of Blyth.
concurred, saying he was in
favor of a park area with a few
picnic tables, some swings and
maybe a drinking fountain —
something that could be built by -
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the, county without great
expense or trouble.
• Warden James Hayter said a
plan is definitely needed "so we
know where we're going." .
Chairman .Pattison said the
county already has a large
investment Ot Huronview,and he
thought `,`another few thousand
dollars would be money well
spent."
Alex McGregor, Tuckersmith,
also a member of the committee,
stressed the fact that the project
would ,be accomplished over 10
years. He said, he understood it
was „the duty. of the county
development committee to see
that some development was
made for the future. •
Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle
said such a plan was "beyond
our means" but he did suggest
that'a few trees be planted each
year. on the site.
The matter was referred back
to committee fOrinore'study. .
Administrator appointed
for Huronview
Chester A. Archibald, a native
bf Seaforth and currently
treasurer of 'the "City of
Brantford, has been appointed
4 to succeed Harvey C. Johnston,
who retired October 31, as
administrator of Huronview, the
.county's home for the aged;
situated near Clinton. Salary for
the post was reported at
$10,000 a year. The
• appointment is effective Sept. 1.
Announcement of the
appointment, was made at last
Friday's county council meeting
during which Mr. Johnston was
.given his 15 -year pin. Mr.
Johnston, will be retained in an
advisory capacity from Sept. 1
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to October 31. His salary will be
continued until Dec. 31, but he
will have to vacate his apartment
at the home by October 15.
ecause the government no
'longer allows an administrator to
live in a county home, another
use will be found for the
apartment.
Mr. Johnston has been at
Huronview since August 1954.
He said that when he came there
were 66 residents and a staff of
18 who,earned about $2,000
among them each month.
Today there are 279
residents, a staff of 150 and the
monthly payroll is about_
$32,00Q.
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such arrangements as existed at
Illinois Institute. Here there was
a separate Research Foundation,
on the same campus but with its
own *staff and budget; the latter.
for the most Part being paid by
contracts with, industry and
government.' This arrangement
immediately cut the ground
from under those protesters who
trumped up their dislike for
their school undertaking military
research. Among the senior
researchers were several who
realised that teaching a class was
an invaluable experience•and so,
by' arrangement, they were
permitted tb teaeh 'one course.
The other half of the
Institute the school proper,
wasgiven over *holly, to
teaching. The, professors were
permitted toundertake
consulting work out of school
,hours, but any initiation ..of
"research was tab.. This was easy
to control, since no funds were
allotted to their budgets, such as
might be required for equipment
Or even as a loan. Any faculty
member who desired to spend
his time on research had .to join
the Research' Foundation, or
seek employment elsewhere.
This strict division between
research and teaching proved.
most satisfactory,/ and while
information is not good, no
instances of mob rule have been.
communicated from the
Institute. This division did not
preclude the...research staff from
consulting such of the teaching
staff. as were acknowledged
experts in their particular field,
though the line of
communication seldom ran in
the opposite direction.
In mentioning these two
schools of Liverpool and Illinois
Tech. it must be admitted that
they were private ventures . to
which students had to pay fees.
By such means they
automatically escaped the
annual lemminglike crisis which
engulfs the . average university
with an embarrassment of
students applying for.enrolment.
Several authorities have arisen
to justify those, financed by a
benign government in the
attempt to achieve a• one
hundred per cent standard of
education, and who join the
mob to agitate, by saying they
are the most intelligent ones.
They may be intelligent but this
does not mean they are
intellectual. The intellectual
defends his • opinions with
reasoned argument; he gives
opponents a hearing, believing
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the truth is arrived at by
discussion. He submits to
constituted authbrity, even
when he dislikes its
representatives and thinks many
of their decisions are mistaken.
He does this knowing that law
-and order are not a threat to
civilised values but rather their
foundation. He accepts •the
consequences for himself,in loss
as well as in gain:If he feels he is
wasting time he earl quit and go
elsewhere..
The student who accepts
endowments from his univeRity;
takes. a grant from his local
• government and then proceeds
'ta reject society, is at war with
.it. He -prefers the bogus
discipline of sociology, or •sorne
such . subject "as makes the
maaimal demands on learning,
scholarship and industry —
especially industry.' 'Such as
these -ddvelop an awareness of
their sheer numbers; to shared.
tastes in dress, music and speech
and to the media which accords
them the attention given to'
'newsmakers.' Like many
'newsmakers' they have learned
the arts of self -promotion.
Thus, whilst it is accepted
that those who were "Naked
Emperors" have been shaken by
recent rebellions, nevertheless, if
they can identify their
shortcomings which deserve to
be corrected — not instantly, for
that would be unreasonable; but
as soon as feasible, it could be an
ill wind which blew some of
them some good.
Dr. D. T. Wright, • the
chairman- of the Ontario
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Committee on , universities
recently gave some figures which
serve to put student rebellion in
its proper perSpective. A few are
repeated here:
* Canadian inves• tment in
education has increased 3;000
per cent since 1940.
*. Six million out of 21
' million Canadians are involved in,
the educational procestp.„ — a
'mere', 28.6 • per cent of " our
Arople. •
' Full time students in
1969/70 will number 162,000.
* Operating grants have now
reached $345 million.
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*, Capital grants are at $171
million.
* Individual grants and loans
to students amount to $17
million.
These are enjoyed by 40
per cent of the students.
* In 1968 Ontario had 3,704
tudents registered for Ph.D.'s.
* The whole of Canada has
perhaps 8,000 Ph.D.'s.
* 6,000 Canadians are as
bright as the average Ph.D. ,
* It costs Ontario- at least
$50,000 to produce one Ph.D.
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