Evening star., 1960-12-18
SPOTLIGHT
on EDUCATION
Do College curewsM Notch the Times?

college CurfeN
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Re-
Gently . well-known Eastern
university suspended. without
fanfare or publicity. three
women students. Their offense?
They stayed overnight ct q
motel after o college dance,
thus violating the / am.
campus curfew.
With the college social sea-
son In fun swing, the usual
amount Of gripping is taking
place on the college campuses.
Many students complain that
the rules and regulations are
unreasonable or too rigid. Col.
leges receive complaints from
worried parents, on the other
hand, that the rules govern
ing ,hoy-girl relationships on
the campus are not strict
enough.
Are campas ulerals worse
now than they were q genera
ton ago9t
A survey Of IS typical col
leges, reached By this writer
in Q. North American News
paper Alliance survey, indi-
eEtes that the Students today
Just as wholesome and hon.
: : Is they have always been.
However. most college deans
agreed that the students at
dtude toward sex Is more open
and flexible.
Values have changed. College
alumni Of another decade
Iaight raise their eyebrows at
the 'carrying.on" at today's
colleges. Long weekend dates,
fraternity parties, homecoming
dances and other social activi-
ties are part Of college life.
Parents Concerned
Many pasents use concerned
at this seemingly lax attitude
on the part Of their children.
Some complain that the col.
leges do not maintain enough
discipline. The question OF long
weekend dates Is bound to be
discussed In many homes In
the next several weeks, during
Christmas holidays which start
thin week for some S.S million
students attending the Ma.
toms colleges and universities.
Have parents cause for con-
eern2 Are morals freer or laxer
today than Q generation ago?
Yes, says Dean Catherine p.
Robinson Of Mount HOlyOke
College. It Is true that the
m0rals Of many students are
somewhat. freer than in past
years. But Dean Robinson
places the blame on parents
and American social mores
IN general. She says:
'sThe failure Of parents, and
communities. to set reasonable
standards Of behavior to which
young people are expected TO
co1form is. I believe, largely
TO blame for the confused
thinking on the part Of many
young people today. Many Of
them are given almost un-
1imited freedom while they are
f0t yet mature enough to make
wise decisions In difncult situ-
atipns."
No. says Dean william j.
Condor OF AdeIplai College,
mOral1 are not any worse to-
day than In former years. The
topic Of sex Is discussed more
openly, that's all.
II doubt whether students
have freer morals" said Dean
Condor. ':1n . total point Of
view. ! do not think there Is
much change. Merely q greater
frankness In discussing the
matter.
- Yale Men Complain
Tie Yale daily news. under
graduate student newspaper,
reports that young men are
VAhappy and discontented
about recent regulations. They
have started to complain about
the rule concerning women
visitors to their campus and
their dormitories.
Last spring. as q result Of
Q fraternity scandal involving
Q young girl, Q number Of
Yale students were suspended
or expelled. The Yale ofiicials
thereupon employed 80 cam
pus policemen. headed by o.
former FBI man.
Now Yale students complain
that the college police Is over
efncient and overzealOus. One
Of the students belnoaned the
fact that the police DO not look
the other way when the curfew
law Is broken. One Of the
campus policemen, he said,
stopped him when he hap
pened TO leave his room at
. late hour with his date.
The question 0f dafAS an.