1973_12 The Daily Collegian December 1973

              THE DAILY C01LE6IAN
EDITORIAL
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Trustees should be recalled
South of Fresno oo the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, lie the'
small communities of Cutler and Orosl. Like the other countless
small rural communities which dot the valley, there Is a peaceful
and tranquil quality to Cutler and Orosl. The two towns are surrounded by seemingly endless stretches of vineyards and agricultural crops.
But behind this superficial rural beauty Something ugly Is happening. The education of hundreds of Chlcano children has been jeopardized by the Cutler-Orosl School District Board of Trustees. It Is
nothing to take lightly -Jhe Uvea of children are at stake.
Three weeks ago, the board voted to end the bilingual 'Follow
Through" program next August. The half-million dollar federal
program Is specifically aimed at helping with the educational
problems faced by Spanish-speaking children. Since It was started,
"Follow Through* has been opposed by conservative elements In the
two communities who cling to that outdated philosophy that the school
system shouldn't change and become flexible. Two board members
campaigned for their posts last spring, vowing to end the bilingual
program.
say, the board's action sparked anger and disgust in
immunity which makes up more than 50 per cent of the
the two towns. Chlcano parents felt a serious blow had'
i the education of their children. They organized a
id voted to begin a student boycott when the board
refused to reverse Its decision.
When the boycott failed to move the board members, the parents
committee announced plans for a recall election. The recall Is the
right course. When elected officials are guilty of Irresponsible and
unjustified action it Is the right of the people to remove them from
office.
Board members who voted the program down claimed "Follow
Through" wasn't Improving Ihe reading progress of children when
studies by the Stanford Research Institute proved otherwise. Even
the district superintendent recommended that the program continue.
A Fresno television reporter noted that the citizens of the two towns
were "playing politics with their children's education.*
"Follow Through" Is conducted In kindergarten through third
grades, which Is a critical tlmewhenSpanlsh-speaklngchildren must
start to grasp the English language to achieve In school. "Follow
Through' helps the Spanish-speaking at this critical time.Educators
have noted that the Spanish-speaking student who Jills to grasp
English properly In the first years In school will fall behind bis
classmates, Is likely to become disenchanted with school and Is a
good bet to drop out.
the children in the Cutler-Orosl district
workers who are vital to the agricultural
area. Yet despite this contribution, it seems the children of these
worthy enough to
time when growers are supposedly concerned about
-lghts,* It is Indeed odd that not
Cutler-Orosl growers when the education of their workers' children
good example of outdated attitudes
notorious for. The board spied about adding more students to the dropout roles
or drug addiction figures.
Like Parller, it took brash action by elected
the Chlcano community In Cutler-Orosl Into political action.Now the
Chlcano community realizes that it must not allow Insensitive
individuals to sabotage the education of their children, the Cutler-
Orosl parents committee should pursue Its recall effort vigorously
until the board members are removed.
This is the last Issue of'LaVozde Aztlan" for the Fall 73 semes-
r. I'd like to thank my staff of Lorenzo Romero, Alicia Maldonado,
"   " ~ '       Martinez, Ron Orozco, Ed Zepeda and Gulller-
Lopez for all their work. Even though they weren't getting a dime
things to do, they still came through with good stories,
La Raza plans liberal arts degree
The eventual goal of La Raza
studies- la to offer a degree In
liberal arts which would include
graphic arts, social and community studies, and history and
culture, language. These areaa
are Interdisciplinary In nature,
and are parte of tha traditional
disciplines on campus.
These traditional disciplines,
the liberal arta, exist aa a result
ol meeting the needa of the total
population and the need for atu-
dents to acquire a general overview of humanistic needs', explained Adolpho Oftega, coordinator of La Raza Studies.
However, because of tbe large
9 eg ment of Spanish speaking peo-
the United States  who
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The ( philosophical reason for
I a Raza Studies' existence is the
need to develop an awareness In
the Mexican-American 'community of its cultural heritage, history, and social and economic
patterns which have contributed
to the molding of a new Identity
Ortega says one way to bring
about this awareness is for institutions like CSUF to create an
opportunity for atudenta to obtain
an education in liberal arta which
*ould help them acquire, exper-
lise In-the areaa of music, dance,
literature, graphic arts and history. 'These areas present In a
very concrete way a means by
■ hich to bring about an a ware-
is of Chlcano culture,*
same; source that other disciplines and departments ba.ve,
from the needa of the students.
The program meets these needa
by borrowing aspects from traditional subjects and molding and
creating new ways that will reinforce   them   In new Chlcano
Ethnic Studies programs have
been criticized on the grounds
that they tend to propupamlnor-
lty'a ego and have no real academic value that couldn't be taken
care of by a traditional discipline.
Minority egos are one thing and
dealing with social and educational problems are another. The
educational system has not been
flexible ejiough to permit and
accept the fact that there are two
viable cultures existing in the
Southwest, both Anglo and Mexican, said Ortega. A great number
of people Identify with both environments, not just one or the
other.   The educational system
3f this
The classic example usually
cited to Illustrate this fusion Is
the language pattern lntheSouth-
west which has evolved from the
fusion of the English culture and
language and the Mexican culture
and Spanish language. The term
"Chicano* la an example of a
language pattern. It Is now widely-
accepted aa part of tha language
In the Southwest 'Most people
don't realize that this interaction
is responsible for the development of the word,* said Ortega,
"but anyone who studies language
knowa new worda come out of
new needa that reflect a new lifestyle."
What then la so special about
Chlcanos and their needs, and why
must they be given special con-
alderatlon? "In the Fresno City
schools, 22 per cent of the atudenta are Spanish - speaking," aald
Ortega. Many small children do
not know English when they start
school and have a difficult time
with it. Their cultural background
la different and la apt to remain
so due to tbe proximity of Mexico
and the Immigration that results
from that proximity. "Thla Institution offers a program by
which students will be licensed
to teach In elementary and secondary schools. Teachers must
know something about the student's lifestyle In order to present other cultural values and.
offerings that will expand the
world of IhcMexIcan-
The Ryan Act lists no courses
that students are required to take
In order for them to at least
realize the Importance of acquiring general knowledge of the
Mexican-American community,
but instead' allows two ethnic
studies courses as elective. "Two
courses cannot begin to represent
the great need that exists,* said
In order for the department
to be more effective. It needs to
borrow the expertise of other
disciplines and at the same time
the La Raza Studies needs lo be
accepted by the other departments by offering a scientific
approach to meeting the needs of
Chlcanos In the liberal arts.
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Oregon college named after Cesar Chavez
A college has been named after
esar Chavez, the head of the
mted Farm Workers of Amerl-
i The renaming of the previous
•it Angel College In Mt. Angel,
iregon came Wednesday night
it a program which Included a
■ pedal mass offered by Rev.
<ot>ert Dwyer, archbishop of the
>r%nd Catholic Archdiocese.
rite  iew name Is COlleglo Cesar
The faculty, student body and
■card of directors of the college
• re almost totally Chlcano. Mt.
ingel had its accreditation taken
away by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher S Its curriculum and apply fo
Hon of Secondary and Higher accreditation.
Schools last spring. However,
college president Ernesto Lopez
said tbe Institution, founded In
the 1880s as a Catholic teachers
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CONFESSIONS: Saturdays, 4 p.m. to S p.m.
Sat. 5 p.m. Mass (For Sun. Op.)
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MORNING WORSHIP 9 A 11*00 A.M.
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CHANCEL CHOIR - THURSDAYS 7:30 twn.
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COLLEGE CHURCH OF CHRIST
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SUNDAY: Bible School, 0 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10 a.m.
. Young People, S p.m.; Evening Worship, 0 p.m.
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Children's Church: 11:00 a.m. Youth Meeting: MS p.m.
Evening Evangelistic: 7:00 p.m. .   .
Wednesday - Bible Study and Prayer: 7:30 p.m.
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CoUege Encounter - 9:45 A.M. Sunday
K. Foerbringer, Pastor
Phone 431-0858 /122-2320
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Corner of Cedar & Dakota
Sunday CoUeglate Interact - 9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship - 8:30, 9:45, 11:00 A.M.
Sunday Eva; Service - 7:00 P.M.
CoUege Bible Study - Wednesdays 9:15 P.M.
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