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orei Schools Pupils Say ours Are "Inferior" . By Scott Cain Feature Editor - Students in other lands take university life so seriously that attendance is not required, but classes are faithfully at tended because it is a privilege to enter a college. This was but one facet of life in other lands which a large group of students found out at a panel discussion held at Wesley House last Sunday night. The panel consisted of Janine Tachard of France, Emily Cheng of Formosa and Anthony Eman of Aruba with Joe Woodbury of Wesley Foundation as the moderator. Miss Tachard, a graduate English major, said thart in the French school systems, students who finish high schoo lare eligi ble to enter any of the national universities of France with no entrance exams required. The only catch is that only a selected percentage of French high school students finish their sec ondary education. After in struction equivalent to our tenth grade, all students are given an exam and the half who pass are allowed to con tinue their preparation for col lege. The courses are exceed ingly difficult, however, and it is often necessary to take sub jects several times. Once enrolled in a French college, attendance is entirely up to the student. Students who study in the colleges of the large cities of France fre quently work and are not able to attend classes regularly. In order to pass under these cir cumstances, it is necessary to study a great deal. Miss' Cheng, a graduate stu dent majoring in history, whose family now lives in Formosa but formerly lived on the Chi nese mainland, said that the great Universities of China are also national universities. To obtain admission to these uni versities, . students may take nation-wide entrance examina tions given at certain large cities throughout the country. The great difficulty involving being enrolled in a college in China is passing this entrance exam. Only one student out of ~50 or 60 passes the test. This fact is necessitated because of the huge population of China. Miss Cheng noted that there are a very large number of na tional universities in China, but AWRG, D.~A . l'LTKEOE HERE Amer Compa when the youth of a nation that has 600,000,000 people try to get into any number of colleges, some great degree of selectivity must be exercised. * Attendance in Chinese Uni versities is on a voluntary basis as in the European schools. Miss Cheng, however, hastened to add that college classrooms in China are always full and that college students, realizing that they are members of a privileged group by being allowed to attend col lege, take their studies seriously and endeavor to make their education as complete as pos sible. Miss Cheng noted that stu dents in Chinese Universities have to pay only a fraction of the cost of their education. Various governmental subsidies cover most of the expenses of their training. Mr. Eman, an electrical engi neering student from Aruba, a small island in the Dutch West Indies near Venezuela, said that the school systems in his native land were modelled after the American schools due to the presence of a Standard Oil Com pany Refinery on Aruba. Eman, who attended prep school in Holland, noted that the schools and colleges in Hol land were run according to the same pattern as the schools in France, which had been des cribed by Miss Tachard. In European Universities, stu dents feel that the professor is on a level which is miles above themselves and that the profes sor also is conscious of this fact. In a classroom students feel that they, are "drinking in" knowledge from their illus trious professors. Therefore, there are not informal discus sions between professor and students and a student never questions the authority of a professor. Foreign students studying in America think that American colleges are given to "partying and s6cializing." Students in other lands are not interested in social fraternities or sororities. The few organizations which exist on the campus are the professional groups. In Europe, as Miss Tachard and Mr. Eman pointedi out, stu dents frequently are working thieir way through college and in China students take their studies so seriously that they are not interested in extra-cur ricular activities. In France, Miss Tachard noted, the cost of living is ap proximately equal to the cost of living in America while wages are about half the scale of wages in the United States. Students then feel obligated to CL-AIM of t" NOW WAIT-A MINUTE SA, MR. McPHOO, LETS TA TAL.K THIS OVER. HERE,HAVEA* WINSTON! - / avff NIWO&-W tean red pay for at least part of the cost of their education unless they are from very wealthy families and take jobs in addi tion to their - studies. Students frequently live in small and un desirable rooms or garrets in France. College life i.n America, then, to a student from Europe seems quite luxurious and care free. In Europe as well as in China students may enter church schools or state schools if they desire. Students try to enter the national universities first, and if that fails, they enter the state or church schools. Studies are very difficult and pupils frequently must spend years in school. The average length of college study in France is five years, according to Miss Ta chard. School Comparisons American schools are inferior to European secondary school systems as well as the Chinese. The high school education in France is at least the equi valent of a sophomore-year college education in the United States, said Miss Tachard. Miss Cheng noted that in China students are especially prepared in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. A list of the studies offered in their schools greatly exceeds those of the American educational system. In France Miss Tachard had at least six years of French, Eng lish, sciences, history, and other subjects before she graduated from high school. Dating customs in other coun tries are vastly different from the American system. In Eu rope, where manners are thought by Americans to be much more informal than the American way of life, a young couple must be chaperoned on their first date! In France it is an ordinary sight to see a young couple being escorted by the girl's mother or older brother. In other parts of the world the women are not as worldly minded as the average American female. Miss Cheng expressed amazement at the American housewife who has a fulltime job in addition to her domestic duties. Housewives in China are supposed to take care of the house and that is that. In Europe, although this concept is coming into vogue more and more, it is still not the ordinary event. Remains of War The Americans are regarded by foreign students as being a very happy and unworried lot. They seem to be friendlier and more eager to accept strangers (Continued on page 4) -AY( WINSTON STES GOOD! 9E A CIGARi SHOUL.0/ Soom. M008d Spem ON CAMPUS Two male students enjoying the spring-like weather, one in short sleeves, his companion in an overcoat. * . * Cindermen beginning after noon training sessions on Davis Field. e e * Tenement resident "fighting city hall" with a pyramid of Pepsi bottles in his window. * e. e - Cute coed innocently asking, when the professor announced a compulsory-attendance mo. vie, "will there be a matinee?" A Greek remarking as he tried on his Stunt Night cos tume, "I measure 43-32-36." Male student describing his frienc's blind date by saying, "She's blonde, has a good fig ure and tells the cutest sacre ligious jokes." * * 0 Excerpt from the "revised" housing code: "There will be no milk, soft drinks or other non-alcoholic beverages kept in rooms, All other regulations may be violated at will." * o * Thornwell resident perched on the s-ill of a second story window. "Friends" urged him to lean just a.little further out. STUDENT UNION ' Dance, Art Student Uni6n Committee's Campus-Wide Spring Dance will be Friday, March 21, with music furnished by Woody Woodward and his 13-piece band. The dance will last from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. with late permission granted to campus co-eds attend ing the dance. It will be semi-formal and will be held in the Russell House cafeteria. Free refreshments will be served by the Student Union Committe in cooperation with the Slater System. Student Union Dance Chairman Jim Pendarvis said "The Admin istration has cooperated to the fullest extent." In connection with the dance, which is on the first day of Spring, the commit tee is attempting to work out plans for a Spring Day on March 21 with events scheduled all (lay long for the student body climaxed by the dance. Student Union is hoping that the Idea of a Spring Day will be come an annual event at the Uni versity. The sub-committee in charge of the dance is composed of Jim Pendarvis, Carol Watson, and Mac Davis. Art Exhibit Student Union Committee is triE / Placemer Lists Inte Placement interviews for the week of March 3 through March 7 have been scheduled as follows. Interested students may contact the c o m p a n y representatives through the schools where the in terviews are set up. Monday, March 3 Davison-Paxon Company rep resentative will be in the School of Business Administration to in terview majors in retailing, mar keting,. business administration, and liberal arts for positions as Junior Executive Trainees, both men and women. The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company will re cruit in the School of Engineering for civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation representative will be in the School of Engineering to inter view seniors in aeronautical, me chanical, civil, nuclear, and elec trical engineering, mathematics, and physics. Interviewer also in terested in faculty members for 1958 Faculty Summer Program. No student Employment during the summer of 1958. Tuesday, March 4 Arthur Andersen and Company will interview accountipg seniors in the School of Business Admin istration. The Florida Power and Light Company representatives will be Exhibit An planning an art exhibit of pro fessional works for the Russell House probably in the Russell House. The University Fine Arts De partment, under Dr. Edmund Yaghjian, is cooperating with the committee in securing the exhibit from Augusta. Dr. Yaghjian is tq make a trip to Augusta next week and set a definite time for the exhibit. The exhibit will be in the 'Rus sell House Assembly Room for about two weeks at the first of April and will consist of approx imately 30 paintings by well known artists. Later in April the Fine Arts Department in connection with the Student Union Committee will sponsor an exhibit in Russell House of the art works done by students in the Fine Arts Depart ment. This exhibit will probably be scheduled around April 22 in order that the high school students who will be on the campus that day may see the works. Daily Schedule Student Union is planning to start a daily schedule of events to be posted in a conspicuous place $ ~t, REA! / . EV ERYT hING W E HAVE W E OWE TO WINSTONI DE CIGARETrE WID DE FRESH DEEUGHTRD. 5. J. SSvuers rosaccO Co.. . . TSiAvanSnau S. it Bureau rviews in the School of Engineering te interview seniors in mechanical and electrical engineering. They are also Interestd in talking with undergraduates for summer em. ployment. Wednesday, March 5 The Florida Power and Light Company will continue interview. ing in the School of Engineering The U. S. Naval Air Develop. ment and Material Center wil have a representative on the campus. Details will be available after today in the Placement Of fice, second floor of the Admin istration Building. Thursday, March 6 The Martin Company will inter view electrical, mechanical, ani industrial engineers, physicists and mathematicians, in the Schoo of Engineering. Motorola, Inc. will have a rep resentative on the campus Thurs day. Details are available fron the Placement Bureau. Friday, March 7 The U. S. Navy Electronici Laboratory will have a represen tative in the School of Engineer ing to talk with electrical an< electronic engineers, physicists and mathematicians. S. D. Leidesdorf and Company will have representatives in the School of Business Administra tion to Interview accountants. iounced on the Russell House bulletir board. On the daily schedule will be listed all meetings of all campus organizations for the day. Student organizations are requested to submit a list of their meetings at the Russell House informatio% desk. In a few weeks the committee will publish a pamphlet listing in detail the plans for the sem ester. Copies of the bulletin will be given to all campus students in keeping with practices of Stu. dent Unions in large colleges. Movie Policies Student Union Committee is re questing that students who attend the Russell House movies on Thursday try to arrive on time. Students will not be permitted to enter the Assembly Room once the main feature has started. Any student who must leave the movie before 'the end is re quested to use the door shaded by the partition in order that no more light than necessary be brought into the Assembly Room. In keeping with the rules of the Russell House management, stu dents are not allowed to smoke during the showing of the film. I NOTIC The Student Union Committei movie for next Thursday is "The Student Prince." Showings havE been scheduled for 3, 7, and I p.m. in the Russell House As. sembly Room. The movie is ir color and Cinemascope and atarE Ann Blyth and Edmund Purdom featuring the voice of Marit L.anza. It is a filmed version o1 the world-famous Sigmund Rom. berg operetta. ATTENTIOD 2000 ADra4 0 o uu Presbyterian Conference Scheduled The annual convention of the South Carolina Westminster Fel lowship will be held Friday, Sat urday, and Sunday, March 21-23, at The Citadel, according to Mrs. Libby Ledeen, director of the University Westminster Fellow ship. Theme of the conference is "Nature and the Mission of the Church." The main series of ad dresses will be delivered by Col. Francis Pickens Miller, promi nent Charlottesville, Virginia, Presbyterian layman and former speaker at the University Reli gious Emphasis Week. Colonel Miller has been active in the political life of Virginia and in ecumenical church relations. He is the Presbyterian Church's rep resentative on the World Council of Churches' Central Committee and is on the National Conference of Churches as the Presbyterian delegate. I He has done considerable work with college students frequently speaking on the Christian stu I dent's responsibility in political and social life. During World War 11 he served with General Eisenhower's staff. Mrs. Ledeen also said that Charles Turner, professor of reli gion at Peace College in Raleigh, N. C., will lead the conference Bible studies. The banquet Saturday night will be at Charleston's Francis Marion Hotel and will feature the Rev. Robert Fulton of the Second Presbyterian Church of Charles ton as the speaker and a concert by the Columbia Seminary Choir. Hugh McLaurin is president of the S. C. Westminster Fellowship. University students interested in attending the conference should register through Westminster Fellowship. Jerry Elliott, treas urer of Westminster, is in charge of collecting registration dues. Cost for the three-day conference will be $5. Students will stay in private homes in Charleston and meetings will be at The Citadel, Mrs. Ledeen said. CCSC Meetings On Thursdays Set For Spring Meetings of the Carolina Chris tian Service Club have been changed from Wednesday after noons to Thursdays at 6 p.m., ac cording to Lorebta Plott, president of CCSC. From now on the meetings will be supper meetings as they were in the past, Miss Plott said. Students interested in attending the meetings should get their food in the Russell House Cafeteria and bring their tray to the "barber shop" room on the ground floor of Russell House where the club will meet. Carolina Christian Service Club is an organization which is an outgrowth of the "Y." One of the main projects of the club is the sponsorship of the World Univer sity Service Drive, Miss Plott said. Last Thursday's meeting fea Stured a talk by University Chap lain L. E. Brubaker. AE4 TNS? YOU'RE RROUNDED BY.. WCHINE