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The Dally CoUegian -Here And There LETTERS By BOB WHITE Ob, we want so badly to be loved. Why doesn't everybody love us? We Americans are such generous, such kind, such good folks. We give to the United Cru- ssde. We give to the International Red Cross, to CARE.toUNICEF, everything. How come everybody doesn't like us? Every year we authorize our government to lend, and in some cases to Just outright give, bU- llons of doUars to underprlvUeg- ed nations. They should love us for lt, but do they? Chalng Kai- shek's Nationalist China, tor ex¬ ample, gets about $750 million from us each year, but do the Chinese Nationalists love us? All thla money doesn't keep them from believing If lt weren't for the United States, they would be back on their homeland now. The money didn't keep them from wrecking the American Embassy In Taipei. Benjamin FrankUn, or some other prominent fellow, once said, 'Never lend money to a friend.* Anyone who has borrow¬ ed money from a close acqualnt- it been able to pay It s tho fl 10 of ft vice. The resulting situation often leads to uneasiness, and some- a weakening of friend¬ ship. ( d this tx o with a-U.S. rela¬ tionship? Money can also lead to poor re¬ lationships In other ways. Take the case of Lo Chi. Lo worked into* with daiIy collegian MARCH 22 Special Spring & Sumi Fashion Issu aii-base in Viet Nam. He worked very hard—digging holes, repair¬ ing runways and filling boles back up. Even on his days off be some¬ times would come to the alrbase and dig holes and cover them back up Just to show his American bosses bow good a worker he was. Once each month the American man with all the money would come and give Lo hie pay—one, two, three ... 25 in all - 25 pennies. Lo was paid 25 cents a month. Of course, this was the average Income tor Vietnamese workers doing Lo's type of Job, and if the U.S. paid higher wages, run-away inflation might occur. But, Lo dldnt vlcemen paid $200 or $300 each month Just tor sitting around drinking coffee, he didn't under¬ stand this either. It was all very confusing to him. One day one of Lo's neighbors offered to explain the situation to him. *The Americans,* said the neighbor, 'actually are very greedy. They want to keep all their money for themselves. Also, they think they are much better than we are. The American bosses think one American sitting down drinking coffee is worth 500 of us slaving like oxen.* This explanation sounded very plausible to Lo. What did lt mat¬ ter If his neighbor was a Com¬ munist? What he said was true. •As a matter of fact,' contin¬ ued the neighbor,'there are many of us who are very angry about how the Americans are treating us. We have chosen you to lead the fight tor higher wages. It will be very simple. All you wUlhave to do Is talk to your feUow work¬ ers and tell them what tho Amer¬ icans are doing to us.* Although this story is not com¬ pletely factual, lt Is based on a true story told by aU.S. service¬ man who was in Viet Nam. It shows how easily American dol¬ lars can be defeated by a few Communist words. No matter how much we spend on foreign aid, lt appears our dollars are not going to buy friendship. We're Just going to have to find some other way to mako people love us. Scientist To Speak Dr. F.R. Morral, director of the Cobalt Information Center at Battelle Memorial Institute, Co¬ lumbus, Ohio, will speak on co¬ balt in St61 on Mar. 11, al4p.m. Dr. Morral's talk Is a part of the chemistry department's open Rooters Rapped Editor: I am usually not prompted to write such letters, but I feel in¬ dignant, disgusted and disap¬ pointed with your 'rooting' see- Unfortunately, I was forced to listen to Friday evening's Nevada-Fresno State game being broadcast from somewhere In the midst of your ■rooting* section. A game brilliantly played by your school's basketball team was, In my opinion, won by a team supported by a herd of rude, loud, uncoUeglate, obnoxious fans. As a student of the university whose basketball team was rank¬ ed 10th nationally and gained respect from many sportsmen, I can appreciate loyalty and en¬ thusiasm. But, cat-calls, hooting and booing (not Just from the game's onset, but from the Intro¬ duction of your guests on) are, to put lt mildly, uncalled for. I would hope, In the event your team goes to bigger and better things, that the guUty members of your 'rooting* section learn sportsmanship or retire back to the hole from which lt seems they were vomited. Sincere congratulations to your fine team and fie upon those of your students (a small number, I would hope) whose behavior or lack of lt made me doubt serious¬ ly that they were mature young adults attending an institution of higher learning. Dick Rardln Student, Class of '67 U. of Nevada, Reno Transcripts Delayed Editor: Those students who plan to send transcripts to schools or organ¬ izations In consideration for ad¬ mittance or Jobs should be aware that tho Transcript Office is at present over a week behind In making transcripts avaUable by the aUowed 10-day processing It Is advised that those students who have transcript requests currently being processed check Immediately lo determine wheth¬ er or not a long delay in process¬ ing wUl cause a conflict in their plans. Those students who are planning to have transcripts sent should act well In advance. The Transcript Office has ls- But, when si slstantahlps and scholarships, a YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU SHOPPED FOR NAME BRANDS AT GAROUTTE'S • Don Loper ties • Interwlven socks • Kennlngton shirts • Lancer Shirts • Levi Stay-Press Jeans • McGregor shirts & coats • Pebble Beach & Tow-no L King sweaters • Ratner sport coats & suits • Van Heusen Shirts & knit shirts 1966 SPRING & SUMMER FASHIONS tor the girl who wears JUNIOR PETITES On you they wUl look EXCmNGI Crisp, fresh, sassy dresses from... Amle, Junior Pontes, and Brandbox. Prices: $13 to $25 Sizes: 3 to 13 "IT'S MALE JEANS* for spring In... wheat, maroon, blue and scrubed denim. CLIP AND SAVE! GAROUTTE'S The store with The CoUege Look* Located 1 block from FSC In CoUege Square Shopping Center 4559 N.Cedar 229-6764 HlO%OFF| ANY ITEM AT GAROUTTE'S § . Good UntU March 16, 1966 15 dents know by pubUc ment about especially long delays would be helpful so that the proper adjustments In the students'plans Constitution Editor: Asking the Establishment to write a new ASB constitution Is pure folly. One soon becomes aware mat one has been made the victim of a gross prank. And, upon perusing the butchered and re-butchered results, one finds oneself stumbling down the pro¬ verbial beaten path, murmuring: Pigs are my roses. But, nevertheless, we, being honorable, people with good inten¬ tions, force ourselves to remain optimistic. And, of course, we expect our student government to return tho compliment. So, we shout, more to delude ourselves than to convince others: Sail on, O Ship of State, and flounder not upon the rocks of thine own In¬ herent corruption! But our per¬ verted optimism betrays us. Deep down In tho dark antecedent to the mind, we know that we have a castrated student government, soon to become a full -fl edged eunuch. Someone once predicted the in¬ evitable coUapse of our present system of student government, likening lt unto an Edsel being driven from the back seat down . glass-strewn aUey. There Is Just e 1 of a n of tl this speculation to plausible. But lt might more eas- Uy be viewed as a beginning than as an end, tor we can't have a new thing untU we have destroyed the old. And, like that Edsel, the old Is found wanting. It lacks. O' friend, lt lacks because lt Is feeble from age. In view of this, there Is some¬ thing darkly evU In the Establish¬ ment's attempt to perpetuate the old. It Is evU to attempt to re¬ juvenate something that Is clearly on Its deathbed. Rather, let us kUl lt quickly and put It out of Its misery, as we would a dumb animal. For U is like a dumb an¬ imal, in more ways than one. Over the years, our student government has gradually turned a deaf ear toward Its proper channel of communication. The ship of state is presently wander¬ ing aimlessly about in uncharter¬ ed waters. And, In its rage of frustration, lt Is in the process of turning upon itself in an effort toward finding consolation. For want ot a better term, we might say that the system is becoming a masochistic phenomenon of the perverted ego. It has suddenly found itself Isolated in a monas¬ tery and so it pulls out a whip to purify the spirit. It Is making an unconscious at¬ tempt at self-perpetuation by brushing against the angel of death. FlnaUy, lt Is reacting blindly against Its own awareness of Its incapacity to relate Itself to reality. It has suddenly dis¬ covered Its own Irrelevance to the order of things. So, lt tries to do the Impossible. Our system of student government, by propping a few more two-by-tours against the tormlte-rlddled water- tho significance of the proposed constitution. The system refuses to die. The ego In lt Insists on Immortality. We must save lt from Itself by kUUng lt and burying it deep. But, in a greater sense, we cannot, we should not, damn lt too roundly until we are prepared to replace It with something possessing tho manly semen of vlrtllty. Something that can em¬ brace Mother Academla, without Its being accused of lesbianism. But a transition can only come after a fundamental change In attitudo on our part. We must bring ourselves to beware of absolutes, for there are many gods. Indeed, 'thou shall have no other gods before me'lmpUes the existence of other gods. The gods exist at our pleasure: we kUl the old and replace thorn with the young. It Is high time that we replace our old Yahveh, with a come seldom and such a r is almost upon us. e SUentlo Draft Test is Possible At FSC As of today no word has been given Fresno State regarding the "draft tests* to be administered on a nationwide basis to coUege and high school students this AprU, according to Gordon Wil¬ son, associate dean of students. WUson, who administered sim¬ ilar tests to students at Fresno State during the Korean conflict, explained that the tests wUl not be mandatory. •These tests,* WUson said, •wUl not be the total criteria on which a student's draft standing wUl be determined. Nor wUl stu¬ dents be required to take mem If they choose not to.* According to a selective ser¬ vice spokesman, about a mUUon draft registrants are expected to The tests, which wUl be handled by a private Chicago Arm, will consist of 150 different items and a registrant wUl be permitted a maximum of three hours in which to complete the test. The test Is designed to explore four areas: reading comprehen¬ sion; verbal relations; arithmat- lcal reasoning, and data Inter¬ pretation. The tests wUl be given In about 1,200 locations throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Canal THE UNIVERSITY TRUST w 1 LYONS RALPH EYMANN \ GIRARH f%FE ' INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA Wednesday, March 9,1966 The Dally CoUegian Where Are They? Pastor Questions Lack Of Boo/cs Is 'Nobody's Fault1 Changing Values At least twice a year on most order the book L college campuses, grumblings flare up to the tune of 'Whore bookstore might make a mistake are those books?* in Its order; the publisher, tor Or, "Where are those various reasons, may not be able books?* to supply the book in time tor the Or, an infinite variety of other new semester, snouts. In the majority of cases, Mrs. Fresno State CoUege students Holmes said, books are late are not much different. The re are simply because publishers cant still some classes on campus keep up with the demand. They lacking books. get requests tor titles from all Why? over the country all at once and ■Basically, It's nobody's sometimes get as many aa eight fault,* according to Mrs. Vernlce days behind to filling their or- Holmes, manager of the FSC ders. Then, she said, lt often Bookstore. Rather, Mrs. Holmes takes from two to three weeks to explains, lt is a combination of send a shipment from tho east to problems which are just-akout FSC. AU this, coupled with slate as old aa coUege bookstores order from an instructor, can themselves. produce the 'no book' problem. There are three obvious pos- "We get the orders and the slbUltles tor placing the *blame.* books out the fastest way possl- The story begins with the In- ble,* Mrs. Holmes said. "Orders structor, who must order the go out the same day we receive books. The order goes through them, and shipments received go the bookstore and back to the on the shelves tho same day.* pubUsher. The publisher sends Mrs. Holmes said any books the books to the bookstore. Any- ordered on time are now in the one along the line can delay the bookstore unless the publishers process: the Instructor might couldnt supply them. Lab School Children Use Computers For Problems written in FORTRAN, which re¬ sembles simple algebra. The computer can figure about 500,000 figures a minute. Dr. Emerson said the comput¬ ers have been used extensively with high school students, but they have only been used twice in America with thla age group, and the results were Inconclusive. •Computers are going to affect every area of business and of our personal lives,' Dr. Emerson said. "Computers are used in sales and banking and in pro¬ cessing our records. The ques¬ tion is, By STAN DRURY School chUdren are no longer spending their time memorizing the three R's. In the Fresno State College Computer Center 8, 9 and 10' year old's are using computers to solve class prob- Dr. JohnEmerson,coordinator of the computer center, said that chUdren from FSC Laboratory School are working with the IBM machines two hours a week tor approximately seven weeks, in this experimental program. This Is equivalent to one and one half units of college work. Dr. Emerson said this is a pi¬ lot program to see at what age this type of subject can and should be taught. He predicted that the chUdren wUl learn much easier than many people believe. This Is because the chUdren have not yet learned that the computers are difficult to use; they have been exposed to the 'new math* system and the chUdren are uninhibited and are willing to ask questions. One-third of the fourth fifth and sixth grades were chosen by random selection to take part In the program. The remainder are used as a control group, to check their progress. -Curing the first sessions the chUdren are Introduced to the equipment and learn new terms. Later they wUl work small prob¬ lems, such as figuring the area of a circle and other basic arith¬ metic By the end of the program, Dr. Emerson hopes the chUdren wUl have learned to program the computers. The chUdren wUl be working with the IBM model 1622, which has a capacity of 20,000 digits of Internal high-speed storage. An attached disk storage unit gives an additional two million digits of slow-speed storage. The computer la fed programs Although the book depositories on the west < Mrs. Holmes < not geared to ruling large orders. ■They supply small orders (10 or 80 books), but direct all the large orders back to the pub- Usher.' But the orders from the FSC Bookstore still must be sent first to the depository. Mrs. Holmes said the book¬ store sometimes must Import books from foreign countries, which naturally takes time. The problem will continue to pop up, too, she explained, as long as there Is no sure way to fix the number of students enrolling In specific classes. Often classes wUl be larger than expected, causing a book shortage. On the other band, unexpected low en¬ rollment can cause expensive overstocking. Mrs. Holmes suggested that pre-reglstrstion would allovlato much of the book-ordering prob¬ lem. •We do our best,'Mrs. Holmes Protestant Ethics To Be Catholic's Topic Frank Nleman, director of the CathoUc Inquiry Forum in Fresno, will speak at the CoUege 'Y' Encounter series Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the CoUege Religious Center on A CathoUc View of Protestant Ethics. during values in modern society,* asserted Gene BouUUer, asso¬ ciate pastor of the First Congre¬ gational Church in Fresno. Boutlller was referring to which values must be kept and which discarded as society con- s congregation as to the advis¬ ability ot his actions. After presentation ot his re¬ marks the meeting was tamed over to questions from the aud¬ ience. One listener asked BoutUler If he agreed that most IBs topic was strong church members are WUl Fresno Churches Endure upper middle class conservative Socially Activist Ministers? at people who would approve only the Tuesday Cross-Current ser- conservative social activism. les. BoutUler did. •Fresno churches want the ten- This question brought to light slon ot social Issues and want an earlier statement by a member their clergies to maintain the of the audience that it's not whe- feeltog, In spite of the tact that mer or not a minister U socially It makes them extremely uncom- active, but rather what Issues he tortable,* he feels. t» ecttTe to. BoutUler maintains that some BoutUler posed the question members of congregations feel 'Is it worthwhUe tor a social there Is too much transformation activist minister to try to lead and not enough conservatism on his congregation in a particular these Issues. But, it's his opts- philosophy when certain percent- ion that they can't flee from con- ages of the group don't agree filet, with the Issues?* His answer was that the risk has to be taken if the church Is going I century with a A specific case which Boutlller cited was one in which he was - personally involved. It concerned the fact that be became active in the Delano Execs Will Study Pay Resolution Student President Ernie Kinney wlU Introduce a resolution sup¬ porting the 11.2 per cent faculty pay Increase recommended to the State Legislature by the stalecol- lege board of trustees at tonight's 7 o'clock meeting of the student councU executive committee In the Student President's Office. Kinney said the Increase is needed If state coUeges are to successfully compete with other coUeges tor new faculty Executive councU also will recommend FSC faculty mem¬ bers tor appointment to next year's Association boards. A proposed semester-end re¬ treat for incoming and outgoing student body officers will be discussed again. A motion to hold a retreat was tabled at last week's Ks^eiaaak© New. exciting designs . . . contemporary, classic. In every Keepsake Engagement Ring there is an eternal Ireasi~ a perfect center diamond. EDMONIDS 1025 FULTON MALL FRESNO, CALIF. The ■* ENGAGE-ABLES go for JC^j-^r> & ake' MASTER WATCHMAKER Carrying • KgtJBtjpS gtjjjsjJgt twee 899-5947 And, (or good reason* . . . like jmart styling to enhonco the center diamond . .. guaranteed perfect (or replacement as¬ sured) ... a brilliant gem of fine color and precise modern cut. The name, Keepsake, in your ring assures lifetime satis¬ faction. 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Title | 1966_03 The Daily Collegian March 1966 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1966 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | March 9, 1966 Pg. 4-5 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1966 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | The Dally CoUegian -Here And There LETTERS By BOB WHITE Ob, we want so badly to be loved. Why doesn't everybody love us? We Americans are such generous, such kind, such good folks. We give to the United Cru- ssde. We give to the International Red Cross, to CARE.toUNICEF, everything. How come everybody doesn't like us? Every year we authorize our government to lend, and in some cases to Just outright give, bU- llons of doUars to underprlvUeg- ed nations. They should love us for lt, but do they? Chalng Kai- shek's Nationalist China, tor ex¬ ample, gets about $750 million from us each year, but do the Chinese Nationalists love us? All thla money doesn't keep them from believing If lt weren't for the United States, they would be back on their homeland now. The money didn't keep them from wrecking the American Embassy In Taipei. Benjamin FrankUn, or some other prominent fellow, once said, 'Never lend money to a friend.* Anyone who has borrow¬ ed money from a close acqualnt- it been able to pay It s tho fl 10 of ft vice. The resulting situation often leads to uneasiness, and some- a weakening of friend¬ ship. ( d this tx o with a-U.S. rela¬ tionship? Money can also lead to poor re¬ lationships In other ways. Take the case of Lo Chi. Lo worked into* with daiIy collegian MARCH 22 Special Spring & Sumi Fashion Issu aii-base in Viet Nam. He worked very hard—digging holes, repair¬ ing runways and filling boles back up. Even on his days off be some¬ times would come to the alrbase and dig holes and cover them back up Just to show his American bosses bow good a worker he was. Once each month the American man with all the money would come and give Lo hie pay—one, two, three ... 25 in all - 25 pennies. Lo was paid 25 cents a month. Of course, this was the average Income tor Vietnamese workers doing Lo's type of Job, and if the U.S. paid higher wages, run-away inflation might occur. But, Lo dldnt vlcemen paid $200 or $300 each month Just tor sitting around drinking coffee, he didn't under¬ stand this either. It was all very confusing to him. One day one of Lo's neighbors offered to explain the situation to him. *The Americans,* said the neighbor, 'actually are very greedy. They want to keep all their money for themselves. Also, they think they are much better than we are. The American bosses think one American sitting down drinking coffee is worth 500 of us slaving like oxen.* This explanation sounded very plausible to Lo. What did lt mat¬ ter If his neighbor was a Com¬ munist? What he said was true. •As a matter of fact,' contin¬ ued the neighbor,'there are many of us who are very angry about how the Americans are treating us. We have chosen you to lead the fight tor higher wages. It will be very simple. All you wUlhave to do Is talk to your feUow work¬ ers and tell them what tho Amer¬ icans are doing to us.* Although this story is not com¬ pletely factual, lt Is based on a true story told by aU.S. service¬ man who was in Viet Nam. It shows how easily American dol¬ lars can be defeated by a few Communist words. No matter how much we spend on foreign aid, lt appears our dollars are not going to buy friendship. We're Just going to have to find some other way to mako people love us. Scientist To Speak Dr. F.R. Morral, director of the Cobalt Information Center at Battelle Memorial Institute, Co¬ lumbus, Ohio, will speak on co¬ balt in St61 on Mar. 11, al4p.m. Dr. Morral's talk Is a part of the chemistry department's open Rooters Rapped Editor: I am usually not prompted to write such letters, but I feel in¬ dignant, disgusted and disap¬ pointed with your 'rooting' see- Unfortunately, I was forced to listen to Friday evening's Nevada-Fresno State game being broadcast from somewhere In the midst of your ■rooting* section. A game brilliantly played by your school's basketball team was, In my opinion, won by a team supported by a herd of rude, loud, uncoUeglate, obnoxious fans. As a student of the university whose basketball team was rank¬ ed 10th nationally and gained respect from many sportsmen, I can appreciate loyalty and en¬ thusiasm. But, cat-calls, hooting and booing (not Just from the game's onset, but from the Intro¬ duction of your guests on) are, to put lt mildly, uncalled for. I would hope, In the event your team goes to bigger and better things, that the guUty members of your 'rooting* section learn sportsmanship or retire back to the hole from which lt seems they were vomited. Sincere congratulations to your fine team and fie upon those of your students (a small number, I would hope) whose behavior or lack of lt made me doubt serious¬ ly that they were mature young adults attending an institution of higher learning. Dick Rardln Student, Class of '67 U. of Nevada, Reno Transcripts Delayed Editor: Those students who plan to send transcripts to schools or organ¬ izations In consideration for ad¬ mittance or Jobs should be aware that tho Transcript Office is at present over a week behind In making transcripts avaUable by the aUowed 10-day processing It Is advised that those students who have transcript requests currently being processed check Immediately lo determine wheth¬ er or not a long delay in process¬ ing wUl cause a conflict in their plans. Those students who are planning to have transcripts sent should act well In advance. The Transcript Office has ls- But, when si slstantahlps and scholarships, a YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU SHOPPED FOR NAME BRANDS AT GAROUTTE'S • Don Loper ties • Interwlven socks • Kennlngton shirts • Lancer Shirts • Levi Stay-Press Jeans • McGregor shirts & coats • Pebble Beach & Tow-no L King sweaters • Ratner sport coats & suits • Van Heusen Shirts & knit shirts 1966 SPRING & SUMMER FASHIONS tor the girl who wears JUNIOR PETITES On you they wUl look EXCmNGI Crisp, fresh, sassy dresses from... Amle, Junior Pontes, and Brandbox. Prices: $13 to $25 Sizes: 3 to 13 "IT'S MALE JEANS* for spring In... wheat, maroon, blue and scrubed denim. CLIP AND SAVE! GAROUTTE'S The store with The CoUege Look* Located 1 block from FSC In CoUege Square Shopping Center 4559 N.Cedar 229-6764 HlO%OFF| ANY ITEM AT GAROUTTE'S § . Good UntU March 16, 1966 15 dents know by pubUc ment about especially long delays would be helpful so that the proper adjustments In the students'plans Constitution Editor: Asking the Establishment to write a new ASB constitution Is pure folly. One soon becomes aware mat one has been made the victim of a gross prank. And, upon perusing the butchered and re-butchered results, one finds oneself stumbling down the pro¬ verbial beaten path, murmuring: Pigs are my roses. But, nevertheless, we, being honorable, people with good inten¬ tions, force ourselves to remain optimistic. And, of course, we expect our student government to return tho compliment. So, we shout, more to delude ourselves than to convince others: Sail on, O Ship of State, and flounder not upon the rocks of thine own In¬ herent corruption! But our per¬ verted optimism betrays us. Deep down In tho dark antecedent to the mind, we know that we have a castrated student government, soon to become a full -fl edged eunuch. Someone once predicted the in¬ evitable coUapse of our present system of student government, likening lt unto an Edsel being driven from the back seat down . glass-strewn aUey. There Is Just e 1 of a n of tl this speculation to plausible. But lt might more eas- Uy be viewed as a beginning than as an end, tor we can't have a new thing untU we have destroyed the old. And, like that Edsel, the old Is found wanting. It lacks. O' friend, lt lacks because lt Is feeble from age. In view of this, there Is some¬ thing darkly evU In the Establish¬ ment's attempt to perpetuate the old. It Is evU to attempt to re¬ juvenate something that Is clearly on Its deathbed. Rather, let us kUl lt quickly and put It out of Its misery, as we would a dumb animal. For U is like a dumb an¬ imal, in more ways than one. Over the years, our student government has gradually turned a deaf ear toward Its proper channel of communication. The ship of state is presently wander¬ ing aimlessly about in uncharter¬ ed waters. And, In its rage of frustration, lt Is in the process of turning upon itself in an effort toward finding consolation. For want ot a better term, we might say that the system is becoming a masochistic phenomenon of the perverted ego. It has suddenly found itself Isolated in a monas¬ tery and so it pulls out a whip to purify the spirit. It Is making an unconscious at¬ tempt at self-perpetuation by brushing against the angel of death. FlnaUy, lt Is reacting blindly against Its own awareness of Its incapacity to relate Itself to reality. It has suddenly dis¬ covered Its own Irrelevance to the order of things. So, lt tries to do the Impossible. Our system of student government, by propping a few more two-by-tours against the tormlte-rlddled water- tho significance of the proposed constitution. The system refuses to die. The ego In lt Insists on Immortality. We must save lt from Itself by kUUng lt and burying it deep. But, in a greater sense, we cannot, we should not, damn lt too roundly until we are prepared to replace It with something possessing tho manly semen of vlrtllty. Something that can em¬ brace Mother Academla, without Its being accused of lesbianism. But a transition can only come after a fundamental change In attitudo on our part. We must bring ourselves to beware of absolutes, for there are many gods. Indeed, 'thou shall have no other gods before me'lmpUes the existence of other gods. The gods exist at our pleasure: we kUl the old and replace thorn with the young. It Is high time that we replace our old Yahveh, with a come seldom and such a r is almost upon us. e SUentlo Draft Test is Possible At FSC As of today no word has been given Fresno State regarding the "draft tests* to be administered on a nationwide basis to coUege and high school students this AprU, according to Gordon Wil¬ son, associate dean of students. WUson, who administered sim¬ ilar tests to students at Fresno State during the Korean conflict, explained that the tests wUl not be mandatory. •These tests,* WUson said, •wUl not be the total criteria on which a student's draft standing wUl be determined. Nor wUl stu¬ dents be required to take mem If they choose not to.* According to a selective ser¬ vice spokesman, about a mUUon draft registrants are expected to The tests, which wUl be handled by a private Chicago Arm, will consist of 150 different items and a registrant wUl be permitted a maximum of three hours in which to complete the test. The test Is designed to explore four areas: reading comprehen¬ sion; verbal relations; arithmat- lcal reasoning, and data Inter¬ pretation. The tests wUl be given In about 1,200 locations throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Canal THE UNIVERSITY TRUST w 1 LYONS RALPH EYMANN \ GIRARH f%FE ' INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA Wednesday, March 9,1966 The Dally CoUegian Where Are They? Pastor Questions Lack Of Boo/cs Is 'Nobody's Fault1 Changing Values At least twice a year on most order the book L college campuses, grumblings flare up to the tune of 'Whore bookstore might make a mistake are those books?* in Its order; the publisher, tor Or, "Where are those various reasons, may not be able books?* to supply the book in time tor the Or, an infinite variety of other new semester, snouts. In the majority of cases, Mrs. Fresno State CoUege students Holmes said, books are late are not much different. The re are simply because publishers cant still some classes on campus keep up with the demand. They lacking books. get requests tor titles from all Why? over the country all at once and ■Basically, It's nobody's sometimes get as many aa eight fault,* according to Mrs. Vernlce days behind to filling their or- Holmes, manager of the FSC ders. Then, she said, lt often Bookstore. Rather, Mrs. Holmes takes from two to three weeks to explains, lt is a combination of send a shipment from tho east to problems which are just-akout FSC. AU this, coupled with slate as old aa coUege bookstores order from an instructor, can themselves. produce the 'no book' problem. There are three obvious pos- "We get the orders and the slbUltles tor placing the *blame.* books out the fastest way possl- The story begins with the In- ble,* Mrs. Holmes said. "Orders structor, who must order the go out the same day we receive books. The order goes through them, and shipments received go the bookstore and back to the on the shelves tho same day.* pubUsher. The publisher sends Mrs. Holmes said any books the books to the bookstore. Any- ordered on time are now in the one along the line can delay the bookstore unless the publishers process: the Instructor might couldnt supply them. Lab School Children Use Computers For Problems written in FORTRAN, which re¬ sembles simple algebra. The computer can figure about 500,000 figures a minute. Dr. Emerson said the comput¬ ers have been used extensively with high school students, but they have only been used twice in America with thla age group, and the results were Inconclusive. •Computers are going to affect every area of business and of our personal lives,' Dr. Emerson said. "Computers are used in sales and banking and in pro¬ cessing our records. The ques¬ tion is, By STAN DRURY School chUdren are no longer spending their time memorizing the three R's. In the Fresno State College Computer Center 8, 9 and 10' year old's are using computers to solve class prob- Dr. JohnEmerson,coordinator of the computer center, said that chUdren from FSC Laboratory School are working with the IBM machines two hours a week tor approximately seven weeks, in this experimental program. This Is equivalent to one and one half units of college work. Dr. Emerson said this is a pi¬ lot program to see at what age this type of subject can and should be taught. He predicted that the chUdren wUl learn much easier than many people believe. This Is because the chUdren have not yet learned that the computers are difficult to use; they have been exposed to the 'new math* system and the chUdren are uninhibited and are willing to ask questions. One-third of the fourth fifth and sixth grades were chosen by random selection to take part In the program. The remainder are used as a control group, to check their progress. -Curing the first sessions the chUdren are Introduced to the equipment and learn new terms. Later they wUl work small prob¬ lems, such as figuring the area of a circle and other basic arith¬ metic By the end of the program, Dr. Emerson hopes the chUdren wUl have learned to program the computers. The chUdren wUl be working with the IBM model 1622, which has a capacity of 20,000 digits of Internal high-speed storage. An attached disk storage unit gives an additional two million digits of slow-speed storage. The computer la fed programs Although the book depositories on the west < Mrs. Holmes < not geared to ruling large orders. ■They supply small orders (10 or 80 books), but direct all the large orders back to the pub- Usher.' But the orders from the FSC Bookstore still must be sent first to the depository. Mrs. Holmes said the book¬ store sometimes must Import books from foreign countries, which naturally takes time. The problem will continue to pop up, too, she explained, as long as there Is no sure way to fix the number of students enrolling In specific classes. Often classes wUl be larger than expected, causing a book shortage. On the other band, unexpected low en¬ rollment can cause expensive overstocking. Mrs. Holmes suggested that pre-reglstrstion would allovlato much of the book-ordering prob¬ lem. •We do our best,'Mrs. Holmes Protestant Ethics To Be Catholic's Topic Frank Nleman, director of the CathoUc Inquiry Forum in Fresno, will speak at the CoUege 'Y' Encounter series Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the CoUege Religious Center on A CathoUc View of Protestant Ethics. during values in modern society,* asserted Gene BouUUer, asso¬ ciate pastor of the First Congre¬ gational Church in Fresno. Boutlller was referring to which values must be kept and which discarded as society con- s congregation as to the advis¬ ability ot his actions. After presentation ot his re¬ marks the meeting was tamed over to questions from the aud¬ ience. One listener asked BoutUler If he agreed that most IBs topic was strong church members are WUl Fresno Churches Endure upper middle class conservative Socially Activist Ministers? at people who would approve only the Tuesday Cross-Current ser- conservative social activism. les. BoutUler did. •Fresno churches want the ten- This question brought to light slon ot social Issues and want an earlier statement by a member their clergies to maintain the of the audience that it's not whe- feeltog, In spite of the tact that mer or not a minister U socially It makes them extremely uncom- active, but rather what Issues he tortable,* he feels. t» ecttTe to. BoutUler maintains that some BoutUler posed the question members of congregations feel 'Is it worthwhUe tor a social there Is too much transformation activist minister to try to lead and not enough conservatism on his congregation in a particular these Issues. But, it's his opts- philosophy when certain percent- ion that they can't flee from con- ages of the group don't agree filet, with the Issues?* His answer was that the risk has to be taken if the church Is going I century with a A specific case which Boutlller cited was one in which he was - personally involved. It concerned the fact that be became active in the Delano Execs Will Study Pay Resolution Student President Ernie Kinney wlU Introduce a resolution sup¬ porting the 11.2 per cent faculty pay Increase recommended to the State Legislature by the stalecol- lege board of trustees at tonight's 7 o'clock meeting of the student councU executive committee In the Student President's Office. Kinney said the Increase is needed If state coUeges are to successfully compete with other coUeges tor new faculty Executive councU also will recommend FSC faculty mem¬ bers tor appointment to next year's Association boards. A proposed semester-end re¬ treat for incoming and outgoing student body officers will be discussed again. A motion to hold a retreat was tabled at last week's Ks^eiaaak© New. exciting designs . . . contemporary, classic. In every Keepsake Engagement Ring there is an eternal Ireasi~ a perfect center diamond. EDMONIDS 1025 FULTON MALL FRESNO, CALIF. The ■* ENGAGE-ABLES go for JC^j-^r> & ake' MASTER WATCHMAKER Carrying • KgtJBtjpS gtjjjsjJgt twee 899-5947 And, (or good reason* . . . like jmart styling to enhonco the center diamond . .. guaranteed perfect (or replacement as¬ sured) ... a brilliant gem of fine color and precise modern cut. The name, Keepsake, in your ring assures lifetime satis¬ faction. 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