The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-01-27
An Educational Dilemma

Reverend Theodore NJ Hesburgh, President of the
Dame recently stated that the anti
integraton demonstrations of some university students
represented horrible example of deficiency in
educational experience
Addressing the Freedom Forum of the Anti-Defama-
ton League of Bnai Birth Father Hesburgh said that
university students who chanted 1.-TWO, FOUR six eight
we don't want to inegrate," had simply failed to
achieve an understanding of basic human truths and
human values" The chant was heard during recent
disturbances of the University of Georgia.
By saying, in effect eve do not want colored Amer
leans to have the same educational opportunity that
we have these future teachers lawyers DOCTORS eng
neers, scientists, husbands and wives were speaking
in voices of emotion not of faith in our re-
ligious and political heritage" Father Hesburgh sald
The President of Notre Dame shared platform with
Dean Erwin N. Grswold, Dean of the Harvard Law
School, and Abram L. Sachar, President Of Brandes
University the subject of The Challenge to Amerl-
can Education" The Freedom Forum was held at
Assembly Hail. Temple EMANUEL in New York City
verstes have to be regarded as little more than
meal tickets and status symbols by some OF their con-
Stituency.
'The general atmosphere of society is not always
conducive to the development of initiative and imagi
naton," Dean Griswold said Americans have long
worshipped success and have usually given it none
tary index recently the goal has, perhaps shifted
in the direction of security But neither OF these is
a sound measure by which to measure true worth"
Dean Griswold noted that "the involvement of gov
ernmen in academic life is bound to increase with ad-
vantage apparent that few educators want TO reverse
the trend. But, he warned, they must at all costs
maintain the academic freedom which will protect real
creativty" from nroads bound to occur unless there
is constant care" s73u
Many universities have declined the benefits of the
Federal student loan program with regret not because
they spun the money but because they value academic
freedom more Dean Griswold said
He asserted that the universities would not accept the
programmed because the required student loyalty
oaths "were matter of major importance"-but be-
cause the time to preserve freedom is at the point
where it is first impaired" He said many universities
rightly think of the required affidavts entering
wedge.
President Sachar of Brandeis declared that unless
retain the fullest perspective for the humane values
of the western world while keeping with Russas
concentration SCIENCE the United States faces the
peril of taking the character of the enemy seek
to resist"
DIR. Sachar offered three proposals with of
urgency" for meeting problems in American higher
education:
Greater incentives are needed through generous
publicly supported scholarships, and felowships to
bring ''the very best students to college,.
Greater tax deductions for tuition and basic college
expenses should be allowed families trying to the
responsibility for college costs.
Additional grants should be made to supplement
salaries of faculty members in all the dscplines not
only science.
Arizona is to be lauded for its policy of integrated
schools Other states should follow this fine example,