Milford chronicle., 1956-06-01

ally has been a state response
bility," DR.. John A. Perkins, presi-
dent of the University of Delaware,
told members of the Georgetown
Rotary Club recently.
within the past year there has
been a notable White House Con-
ference on Education" DR.. Per
kins said. president Eisenhower
recently set up another Commits
sion charged with studying edu-
cation beyond the high school.
Still another was created in April
the National Committee for the
Development of Scientists and En-
gineers."
The National Government hes
come into the matter of education
out of reluctant necessity because
government officials realize that
our national survival is being jeo
pardized because of weaknesses in
our educational system, the Della
ware president continued.
''It is all very well to study the
problems" DR.. Perkins asserted.
What is desperately needed, how
ever, is action. Action should be at
the State and local levels of gov
ernment where the primary re-
sponsibility for public education is
vested"
Contrasting the tremendous ad-
vances In education in Russia with
problems in Delaware, DR.. Perkins
explained, "Your University is re-
ceiving the same operating appro-
priation from the State that it
was given in the spring of 1853.
Meanwhile, the University's under
graduate enrolment has gone up
seventeen per cent and prices have
gone up, tool"
"Is our system of Federal repre-
sentative self-government incapable
OF acting so forthrightly and in
telligently relative to education as
is Russian communism? DR.. Per-
kins asked.
"I have faith in the American
system of government" DR.. Per-
kins added eff men like yourselves
are aware of the problems of edu-
cation, it's weaknesses, it's needs.
and its Importance to the future
well-being of themselves, their
families, and their country, / am
confident they will do something
about it. In turn, men in public
office under our representative
system will do what the citizens
earnestly want done.
cit is not enough simply to stand
up and be polled for greater fa-
cilities and higher quality in our
education. More. than counting
heads is necessary. Dollars must be
counted, too Dollars for education
may not mean foregoing few lux
uries. Education must be put high
on a priority list of necessities
'Today's patriots will request
opportunity to give more and to be
taxed more for education" DR..
Perkins declared. American citi-
zenship requires more character.
intelligence, and usefulness in the
common man than is required of
either leaders or citizens liz Russia.
We must decide for ourselves to
make ourselves pay. Before you is
a basic test of self-government, of
our system of government as "a
gainst the Communist system"
A student counseling group of
men at the University of Della
ware has been organized to pro-
vide assistance for incoming fresh
man next fall, announced Miss
Margaret II. Black, counselor in
the office of the Dean of Students,
today.
The newly-formed group, which
includes 45 undergraduates who
will be members of the sophomore,
junior and senior classes after this
term, will serve in a capacity
similar to the Junior Counselors,
an organization of junior women
who advise freshmen girls in the
different schools of the university.
The male counselors were Ci'-
ganized late this spring and have
met once for a briefing on their
duties and responsibilities. The