The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-05-11

The organic institution that is the
educational system of Montana j:
suffering grievously from wide
| spread and acute planned mediocrity
Excellence costs money. Mediocrity
is cheap. Emergency conditions exist
Any effective cure requires that the
cause of this educational disease be
specified, the source be located, and
the incubation process be traced
from the source to the sick patient.
What is the source of this infection?
The Source: One opinion expressed
in an article in THE PEOPLES
VOICE, March 2. 1862, stated:
"An editorial in THE PEOPLES
VOICE of January 10, 1862, stated /:
What is ahead for higher education
in Montana is potentially complete
purge that will start with Renne and
could include as many as 5000 pro-
fessors in all the units. Lou Brock
mann of Northern Montana College
at Havre may also be swept out in its
wake
"Who is behind the purge of these
two college presidents and the dozens
of professors throughout the units
of the University of Montana? This
same editorial goes ON: There seems
to be little question that Governor
Nutter is hell bent on getting rid of
DIR. Renne, either because of personal
or because of pressure
from the radical right and especially
one powerful corporate interest or
all three, and together these forces
spell dynamite
| have discussed this editorial
(Which reappeared in the MSU Kali
min) with several people, and they
all agreed that the zone powerful
corporate interest or all three" re-
ferred to the Montana Troika, at
whose apex stands the Anaconda
Copper Company supported at the
base by the Montana Power Company
1T one corner and the Oil Interests
At the other. 1t takes power to purge.
And these companies are powerful
hey "spell dynamite.
The Carrier: Many Montanans feel
hat the infection was carried into |
tate and educational affairs by the |
ate Governor Donald Nutter. Many |
'thers feel that he attempted to |
pread planned medocrity through
tut the Board of Regents by his care
ully selected appointees. Still others
eel that he may not have succeeded
S we'll as he wished.
THE PATIENT: The patient is
EDUCATION at all levels within
the State of Montana. The part of
this patient most seriously affected
is the University of Montana sys-
tenn of higher education. Is the real
but concealed focal infection in
Montana State University at Mis-
soula? Could it be that the one i'm
portant reason for the hullabaloo
at Bozeman and Havre is to dis
tract attention from Missoula while
the infection of planned mediocrity t
spreads there to such an extent
that resistance is killed off?
The Doctors: But where are the !
octors who should be administering ,
, the ills of the patient? Both DR.. 4
enne and DIR. Brockmann seem to !
3 doing all they can to alleviate the
ymptoms of planned mediocrity at :
ozeman and Havre respectively. But ;
hat is DR.. Harry K. Newburn doing :
bout the symptoms of planned medi- \
,rity at Missoula? Who should be .
ought to account for administra- :
We malpractice?
Immunization Problems: Disease =
rikes down an organism only when l.
ternal conditions permit; not every p
lie exposed to an infection succumbs !
it.
What seems to be the most signifi-
mt condition which permits planned :,
to infect the university =
stem? In our opinion, it is the fact =
at Educator is pitted against Edu- =
tor. For example, group of school a
recently recommended y
e sales tax; but, the greater num- u
r of lesser paid teachers will have
pay it. a
DIR. Renne took all available means e.
alleviate the symptoms of planned b
ediocrity in his patient (MSC) by b
ealSing up for education and call I'll
p attention to the disasterouS eff o.