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Page 2 THE BATTALION Thursday, April 30, 1953 FOR BETTER EDUCATION—4 Evaluators Find CHS Needs Space (Fourth in a series of articles dealing with the building of a new high school for College Station.) By HARRI BAKER Battalion City Editor A&M Consolidated School was called “above average” in all respects but one by a 20- man evaluating committee in its report yesterday. The one point lacking was ade quate space. And the recommenda tions of the committee coincided almost exactly with the school board’s $385,000 bond plan, includ ing a high school, an auditorium, a general purpose room for Lincoln School for Negroes and 13 acres of land. The bond issue will be voted on Saturday. Speaking for the sub-committee that studied the school plant, O. J. Baker, superintendent of the Dickinson public schools, said, “A state of emergency exists here be cause of overcrowding—and it will get worse.” The present facilities don’t meet the minimum requirements estab lished by the National School Housing Association, Baker said. “This site is inadequate for your program,” he said. “Additional facilities would allow the faculty to do the fine work they’re doing, even better.” He suggested building a new high school, since the lower grades would fit well into the present buildings. Baker also said an audi torium was practically a necessity. “A school is incomplete without one,” he said. Baker said he understood a bond plan fox’ such a program was to bei put befoi’e the votexs. He ui-gedj that it be passed. The report was made by sub-1 committees in eight catagories:! pupil population, educational needs] of youth, program study, pupil] activity, library, guidance pro-] gram, staff and administration,^ school plant and junior school. Junior School What's Cool Griffoxd suggested more space If or homemaking, industrial arts and general classes, a teachex-s lounge, more audio-visual aids and a physical education supervisor. Their entire report will be written and distributed for study by the school and community. ‘Better School’ School Program Reporting on the junior school,' R. B. Cutlit of the University of Houston said the classes were well- behaved and interested in their work, there was good oi’dei’ in the halls, faculty preparation was out standing, the building was un usually clean and thei’e was sound teachex - preparation. He commended especially the re lationship between teachers and students. FRANKLY SPEAKING The school program is far super ior to any other school district of this size that has been -visited by Baker. He mentioned this in giving the program study committee’s re port in the absence of the commit tee’s chairman. I This committee suggested that drama and speech classes be add ed to the curriculum when re sources are available. Lack of a well-round student as sembly program was the main fault found by the committee on pupil activity, headed by Dan Car ter, superintendent of Navasota public school. He also recommend ed separating the senior and junior high schools into separate build ings. “I was impressed by the faculty- Academic Freedom Fight student closeness,” he said. Library Report Manitzas Began With Justinian (Second in the series of three articles on Acade mic Freedom—its meaning and concern to every American.) remain as the only result and solution to the prob lem by these parents. Personalities, More Than System By FRANK N. MANITZAS Battalion Co-Editor A TTACKS on Academic Freedom did not start with the last generation. These attacks can be as far back as 529 A. D. when Justinian traced closed the philosophical school founded by Plato in 298 B. C. The “common learning” system in public schools was attacked in Texas, New York, California, Wash ington, Virginia, Colorado, Maryland and many other states. The program was attacked many times because of personalities involved, and more so be cause of ignorance on the part of the aggressors. Both Plato arid Cicero had taught in the school, and Cicero had said about the institution and its instructors: In these places, attacks were not always labeled that the people rvere Communists, but only vaguely subversive. “Their writings and methods contain all liberal learning, all history, all polite discourse; and besides they embrace such a variety of arts that no one can undertake any noble career without their aid . . . in a Avord the academy is, as it were, the Avorkshop of every artist.” During this period, colleges and universities Avere deciding about loyalty oaths. Many states were re quiring them of all state employes and a few edu cational institutions were originating loyalty oaths of their own. The library has adequate space and is doing a good job, said W. E. Wright of A&M, industrial education department, head of the library committee. * He recommended more storage space, more professional books for instructors, hiring the librarian for ten months instead on nine and possibly hiring a library clerk. “The students have told me they feel they are learning more than students at other schools because of the guidance program here,” said J. M. Moorman, superinten dent of Hempstead public schools and head of the guidance commit tee. His committee felt the guidance program Avas good but he suggest ed an in-service training program to make it better. Staff and Administration Attacks on institutions Avhich attempt now, as al ways to be the Avorkshops of every artist, range from direct accusations as to one’s political affilia tions to the teaching methods in the public schools. Concerning these oaths, primarily designed to smoke out Communists from the schools. Supreme Court Justice Douglas said: “The krw inevitably turns the school system into a spying project. ... It produces standardized thought, not the pursuit of truth.” All these attacks threaten Academic Freedom. TfTbse attacks have been sti mulatedr by tin* Imrk of- adult and parent education, concerning the develop ment of teaching methods and added programs to the schools. The instructors are handicapped. Thqy cannot go al.one.into battle for Academic Freedom. They can not alone, these few who face the public spotlights, insist that other instructors recognize their responsi bilities. Stupid Parents Hurt Schools Needless to say, no parent believes his child to be beloAv average intelligence, nor would they readi ly accept this fact. This, in many cases, provides a catalyst to strengthen the storm against Academic Freedom and that schools should be dictated by boards. Perhaps, all instructors will speak out someday, as Mrs. Roosevelt did Avhen she said: “I am tired of being afraid.” Foe Public’s Ignorance Some parents attack the schools asserting they contain subversive elements. They believe the in stitutions use neAV methods of instruction, new ideas and neAV machines to better educate the students, the institutions must be Communistic and Fascist in nature. The assertors, traditionalists to the end, probably did not receive their education by similar methods. Then the schools can crush the foe: the public’s ignorance of educational problems, the institutions and the personnel. Only through the complete education of this public as to why and how an institution is operating can be free inquiry and free discussion and free research continue. The public must understand education—its methods, purposes, results. They Avill maintain the schools are restricting the teaching of the fundamental three R’s and have al lowed infiltration of the Communist and Fascist’s beliefs into textbooks. Consequently, book burning and banning, the firing of principles, superinten dents, individual scholars and sometimes en masse To inspect the University of California, the Uni- A’eristy of Chicago, or the University of Washington, or the schools in New York City, or even here, one surely Avould find a Communist teacher. But the large number of innocent teachers Avho are attacked and forced to resign from the profession does not justify the inaccuracies perpetrated.. (Next Article: How Academic Freedom concerns A&M and similar state colleges and universities.) The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Neighbors Elected Journalism Prexy The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods. The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second - class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Fran cisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209 Goodwin Hall. Charles C. (Chuck) Neighbors of Kane, Pa, Avas elected Tuesday president of the Journalism Club. Neighbors, a junior journalism major, has been a member of The Battalion staff and of the club since 1950. He is news editor on The Battalion. Wayne R. Dean of Brown wood, was elected vice president. Other officers chosen were Jerry Estes of Wichita Falls, secretary; Ro bert (Bob) Boriskie of Bryan, treasurer; Jerry Bennett of Fort Worth, parliamentarian; Jon Kin- slow of Dallas, reporter. Neighbors has been a member of the MSC Directorate since last year and is serving as chairman in charge of newspaper publicity. FRANK N. MANITZAS, JOED AUSTIN..*. .. Co-Editors Ed Holder, Jerry Bennett Managing Editors Harri Baker. : ...City Editor Peggy Maddox Women’s News Editor Today’s Issue Ed Holder Managing Editor Harri Baker News Editor Gerald Estes Sports News Editor Survey Shows Two Advanced TB Cases Bob Hendry, Joe Hipp, Chuck Neighbors /..News Editors Qua Becker, Bob Boriskie, Jerry Estes Sports News Editors Vernon Anderson, Frank Hines, Bob Alderdice.Al Leroy Bruton, Guy Dawson, W. P. Franklin, R. D. Gossett, Carl Hale, Donald Kemp, Alfred McAfee, Bill Rogers, Ray Smith, Jerry Sonnier, Edward Stern, Roy Sullivan, Jon Kinslow, Dick Moore, Lionel Garcia, John Moody, Bob Palmer, Bill Shepard Staff News Writers Jerry Wizig, Jerry Neighbors, Hugh Philippus, Bill Thomas Sports News Writers Jerry Bennett, Bob Hendry Amusements John Kinslow, Dick Porter, Calvin Pigg City News Writers Conrad Strelau . . . Circulation Manager Lawrence Casbeer, Jewell Raymond, J. R. Shepard, Fred Her- nadez Circulation Staff Bob qodfrey, Vic Howell. Bill Young, Melvin Longhofer, Herman Meiners. Photo Engravers Gene Rydell, Perry Shepard . . Advertising Representatives Dean Kennedy File Clerk Two advanced and seven mode rately advanced cases of tuber culosis were disclosed in the re cent X-ray examinations made in Brazos County, according to Mrs. R. H. Bush, executive secretary to the Brazos County Tuberculosis Association. Neither the Brazos County Tuberculosis Association nor the Brazos County Health Unit dis closed Avhether there were any ac tive TB cases in College Station. Of the 11,837 indiA’iduals ex amined, 116 had some type of TB, 56 AA'er’e suspect cases, and 51 had a slight degree of the disease. The democratic spirit of the staff and administration was praised by C. T. Gifford, superin tendent of Raymondville public schools and head of that commit tee. He also pointed to the coopera tion betAveen the school and the community and the efficiency of finance and maintenance. His committee suggested in- service training for teachers, a sick leave policy, an independent transportation system and hiring of a part time business manager to take the load off the administra tion. This is not a complete report of the findings of the committee. “I think we’re a better school because of this evaluation,” said Superintendent L. S. Richardson. The people here didn’t need this evaluation committee to tell them that College Station has an excel lent school; they already knew that. But this committee of non- partial educators did point out Avhat was lacking: the space and facilities to give the kids a better education. The means to get this better edu cation Avill be put before the people Saturday. If the A’oters will take care of this part of the evalua tion, the teachers and staff of A& M Consolidated will take care of the rest of it. (The last article in <his series, tomorrow, will summarize the is sue to be voted on Saturday.) Thursday 5 to 6 p. m.—Phi Eta Sigma Birch Room, MSC. 6 to 7 p. m.—Phi Eta Sigma Ini tiation, Assembly Room, MSC. 7 p. m.—Phi Eta Sigma Banquet, Ballroom, MSC. FFA, Rooms 3D & 3C, MSC. 7:15 p. m.—Confederate States Club, Room 226, Academic Bldg., Picture* for Aggieland. 7:30 p. m.—ASH&VE, Room 107, Biology Bldg., A round table dis cussion on the air - conditioning business Avill be held. 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