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Editorial: The Dilemma Of Late Study So much has been said about late study— both pro and con—during the past few weeks, that the issue has become clouded. Emotion-alism has tainted the Corps' attitude, and the administration no doubt feels somewhat re-luctant to make a change that could have effects in every aspect of cadet life. The fact that they have been confronted repeatedly with appeals for extra study time, and simul-taneously witnessed a number of cadets wasting the time they already have, has cast a shadow of dcubt over their opinion. We do not pretend to "have a perfect solu-tion to the problems that late study may en-tail, nor do we even have the foresight to know how it might change the Corps. We do know, however, that there will always be "Students" who do not study—the same students can be seen every night in the PX, TV room, or asleep in barracks. We also, un-fortunately, realize that there will always be cadets who are so inconsiderate that they will leave lights burning in a room they leave, fail to pick up their own trash, or misuse the equipment and facilities for study. Late study would be ridiculous, and certainly undeserv-ed, if these people were the sole recipients. And then there is the matter of sleep. With few rare exceptions, everyone must get enough sleep, to remain healthy and function efficiently. Late study presents the obvious possibility that some men might benefit more from the sleep than the extra study time. This, of course, is a valid source of concern, and late study would be totally undesirable if it were the sole criterion. If this were the extent of the late study question, it would not be a dilemma at all; BUT, there is more. Aside from the wails—"We're big boys, and we need late study!"—there are valid, basic considerations that prove (just as those above disprove) the merit and necessity of late study. The most basic, yet intangible, point in defense of late study is that a student— particularly a very good one or a very poor one—should not be denied any means by which he can improve his education or exer-cise his initiative and potential. A man con-scientious enough to devote his "free" time to studies should not be penalized for the actions of less mature or less serious men. As for those who would abuse the late study privilege by leaving lights on and litter-ing study areas, there are fairly simple meas-ures that could alleviate the problem. One, for instance, is to provide one room for each curriculum BY CLASS, where those particu-lar students could study after Taps. Hence, if the third-class economics majors repeatedly left their study room in disorder, they—and they alone—would have their late study privi-leges revoked. This, of course, is not an in-fallible plan, but is an example of how sen-sible planning and responsible action by cadets could help eliminate the problem. Cadets do, we realize, waste a portion of the time presently allotted for study. Is it sole-ly due to indifference towards academics or frivolity in general? Of course not. There are some who are simply incapable of giving their full attention to studies for a prolonged per-iod. Furthermore, the vast majority are not ready, physically or psychologically, to begin studying after supper, following a demanding daily schedule: rising early in the morning, attending classes most of the day, going to military duty, and doing the hundred other things that occupy a cadet's time. Is it, therefore, so surprising that the PX is full at night? Cadets need time to relax before they attempt to study. At present, it comes out of "study"^ time and goes unreplaced. It will always come out of some kind of time. The matter of sleep has no real solution. Time spent studying after Taps is obviously lost. The problem, therefore, is reduced to one of personal sensibility. Each man is his own best judge of how much time he can sacrifice from his regular sleep, to study. Applied responsibly, and, with discretion, the privilege of late study would be another step toward that individual maturity which the administration has stressed in recent months. Weighing both the possible assets and lia-bilities of late study, one is bound to conclude that it does have two distinct, concrete sides. Both are valid, but they are not irreconcil-able. Mature action by the Corps and a sin-cere effort to prove that late study can work, coupled with a trial period from the adminis-tration, might help to determine future study policies. The Corps will or will not use late study conscientiously. It will or will not ac-cept late study's inherent responsibilities. We think the answer to both questions is they will. We'd like to prove it. VOLUME LVI Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, Friday, November 14, 1969. Number 10' Dr. Ralph Eisenberg Speaks To SYD The Society of Young Demo-ciats sponsored a lecture by Dr. Ralph Eisenberg on the 1969 state gubernatorial election last Wednes-day night. Dr. Eisenberg is a Phi Beta Kap-pa graduate of the University of lillinois and received his PhD. at Princeton University. He is pre-sently serving as Director of tlu? Institute of Government and Pro-fessor of Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. Urbanization Dr. Eisenberg attributed Holton s victory over Democratic hopeful William C. Battle to jiiany dif-ferent factors. He stated that Vir-ginia has changed in recent years to an urban state. People livin,i? within urban areas take on a more progressive attitude and this is what the Public offered. This shift of votes from the Democratic Party to the GOP predominantl:- occured in the suburbs of the ma- DR. R.VLPH EISENBERG jor cities in the state. Pull Tax EUmiuated (Continued On Page 3) Calendar of Events NOVE.MBER 15 8-11 A. M.—Civil Service ex-aminations, Lejeune Hall. 15—Varsity football. VMI at Bos ton. 17 8 PM—English Consort of Viols, presented by the Washing-ton and Lee Concert Guild. Lee Chapel. 17—Observatory .-.howing. 20 8 P.M—Philo-sophy - Psycholo gy Department seminar. "C. G. Tung oil Meaning and Symbols in Religion." conducted by Col. Al-lan Carlsson, with .Mr. T. Y. Greet as commentator. 34B Scott Shipp Hall. 21 8 PM—Planetarium demonstra-tion. 21 8 PM-.English Society film, "Day 01 Wrath," a drama of con science and guilt, using 17th cen-tury witchcraft as its vehicle. Le-jeune Hall. Lectures Here The Middle East Crisis and its causes, effects, and possible solu-tions, was the subject of two lec-tures presented by Lt. Gen. Sir John Glubb, or Glubb Pasha as ho is commonly known. Gen. Glubb, a graduate of Wool-ridge, was commissioned in the British Army in 1915 and served on the Western Front. In 1920 he was assigned to the British Army in Jraq, and in 1925 became part of the small cadre of British of-ficers in Arab armies. In 1939 he was appointed Chief of Staff (in effect, commander) of the Arab Legion, the Army of Transjordan, a post which he continued to hold until 1956, when a wave of nation-alism forced his retirement. Since then he has devoted his time tu writing and speaking on the Mid-dle East and is regarded as one of the formost e.\perts on the area. Paletithiiansi Unjustly Treated In his first lecture Wednesday night Sir John dealt e.xtensively with the historical background to the present crisis. He pointed out the fact that the Jews, who were a raciully and geographically di-verse people, do not have a ' his-toric" claim to th<.' Holy Land, for most of thern lived outside of it even before the Diaspora. He goes on to say that the Palestinians were unjustly dispossessed of their lands by the British, in violation of the 1916 treaty and the second paragraph ut tiie Balfour Declara-tion. Though the Jews occupied (Continued On r'age 3) IMR. THOMAS MOORE, vice president of operations of the South-ern Railway, was the featured speaker on Founders Day, November 11. .Mr. Moore outlined the principal ingredient for success in his speech. W. H. Moore Addresses Corps On Founder's Day One hundred and thirty years ago. a group of Le.\ington citizens, led by John Thomas Lewis Preston, established the Virginia xMilitary Institute. There the cadets would guard the state arsenal and also pursue an academic course of study. Through the years, the ca dets' function of guarding the ar senal has ceased, and VMI has be-come the nation's foremost institu-tion for the development of "citi-zen soldiers." Tuesday. November 11. VMI celebrated its Founders Day with a convocation in Jackson •Memorial Hall. .\tter the invocation by Chaplain I Wilson, .Major General George R E. Shell, gave the welcoming re marks. He noted that it was appro priate that VMI celebrates its an niversary on November 11. as it was Veteran's Day. Gen. Shell re minded the Corps "of the tribute we owe to millions of men and women who have served this na-tion in our armed forces and the countless others who serve at this nioment throughout the world." In reference to Vietnam, he stated that thirty-one VMI men have given their lives there, not includ ing three men captured and ing. (Continued On Page 2)
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Collection | VMI Cadet Newspaper |
Title | VMI Cadet. November 14, 1969 |
Issue Date | 1969-11-14 |
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Frequency | Weekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacations |
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Full Text Search | Editorial: The Dilemma Of Late Study So much has been said about late study— both pro and con—during the past few weeks, that the issue has become clouded. Emotion-alism has tainted the Corps' attitude, and the administration no doubt feels somewhat re-luctant to make a change that could have effects in every aspect of cadet life. The fact that they have been confronted repeatedly with appeals for extra study time, and simul-taneously witnessed a number of cadets wasting the time they already have, has cast a shadow of dcubt over their opinion. We do not pretend to "have a perfect solu-tion to the problems that late study may en-tail, nor do we even have the foresight to know how it might change the Corps. We do know, however, that there will always be "Students" who do not study—the same students can be seen every night in the PX, TV room, or asleep in barracks. We also, un-fortunately, realize that there will always be cadets who are so inconsiderate that they will leave lights burning in a room they leave, fail to pick up their own trash, or misuse the equipment and facilities for study. Late study would be ridiculous, and certainly undeserv-ed, if these people were the sole recipients. And then there is the matter of sleep. With few rare exceptions, everyone must get enough sleep, to remain healthy and function efficiently. Late study presents the obvious possibility that some men might benefit more from the sleep than the extra study time. This, of course, is a valid source of concern, and late study would be totally undesirable if it were the sole criterion. If this were the extent of the late study question, it would not be a dilemma at all; BUT, there is more. Aside from the wails—"We're big boys, and we need late study!"—there are valid, basic considerations that prove (just as those above disprove) the merit and necessity of late study. The most basic, yet intangible, point in defense of late study is that a student— particularly a very good one or a very poor one—should not be denied any means by which he can improve his education or exer-cise his initiative and potential. A man con-scientious enough to devote his "free" time to studies should not be penalized for the actions of less mature or less serious men. As for those who would abuse the late study privilege by leaving lights on and litter-ing study areas, there are fairly simple meas-ures that could alleviate the problem. One, for instance, is to provide one room for each curriculum BY CLASS, where those particu-lar students could study after Taps. Hence, if the third-class economics majors repeatedly left their study room in disorder, they—and they alone—would have their late study privi-leges revoked. This, of course, is not an in-fallible plan, but is an example of how sen-sible planning and responsible action by cadets could help eliminate the problem. Cadets do, we realize, waste a portion of the time presently allotted for study. Is it sole-ly due to indifference towards academics or frivolity in general? Of course not. There are some who are simply incapable of giving their full attention to studies for a prolonged per-iod. Furthermore, the vast majority are not ready, physically or psychologically, to begin studying after supper, following a demanding daily schedule: rising early in the morning, attending classes most of the day, going to military duty, and doing the hundred other things that occupy a cadet's time. Is it, therefore, so surprising that the PX is full at night? Cadets need time to relax before they attempt to study. At present, it comes out of "study"^ time and goes unreplaced. It will always come out of some kind of time. The matter of sleep has no real solution. Time spent studying after Taps is obviously lost. The problem, therefore, is reduced to one of personal sensibility. Each man is his own best judge of how much time he can sacrifice from his regular sleep, to study. Applied responsibly, and, with discretion, the privilege of late study would be another step toward that individual maturity which the administration has stressed in recent months. Weighing both the possible assets and lia-bilities of late study, one is bound to conclude that it does have two distinct, concrete sides. Both are valid, but they are not irreconcil-able. Mature action by the Corps and a sin-cere effort to prove that late study can work, coupled with a trial period from the adminis-tration, might help to determine future study policies. The Corps will or will not use late study conscientiously. It will or will not ac-cept late study's inherent responsibilities. We think the answer to both questions is they will. We'd like to prove it. VOLUME LVI Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, Friday, November 14, 1969. Number 10' Dr. Ralph Eisenberg Speaks To SYD The Society of Young Demo-ciats sponsored a lecture by Dr. Ralph Eisenberg on the 1969 state gubernatorial election last Wednes-day night. Dr. Eisenberg is a Phi Beta Kap-pa graduate of the University of lillinois and received his PhD. at Princeton University. He is pre-sently serving as Director of tlu? Institute of Government and Pro-fessor of Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. Urbanization Dr. Eisenberg attributed Holton s victory over Democratic hopeful William C. Battle to jiiany dif-ferent factors. He stated that Vir-ginia has changed in recent years to an urban state. People livin,i? within urban areas take on a more progressive attitude and this is what the Public offered. This shift of votes from the Democratic Party to the GOP predominantl:- occured in the suburbs of the ma- DR. R.VLPH EISENBERG jor cities in the state. Pull Tax EUmiuated (Continued On Page 3) Calendar of Events NOVE.MBER 15 8-11 A. M.—Civil Service ex-aminations, Lejeune Hall. 15—Varsity football. VMI at Bos ton. 17 8 PM—English Consort of Viols, presented by the Washing-ton and Lee Concert Guild. Lee Chapel. 17—Observatory .-.howing. 20 8 P.M—Philo-sophy - Psycholo gy Department seminar. "C. G. Tung oil Meaning and Symbols in Religion." conducted by Col. Al-lan Carlsson, with .Mr. T. Y. Greet as commentator. 34B Scott Shipp Hall. 21 8 PM—Planetarium demonstra-tion. 21 8 PM-.English Society film, "Day 01 Wrath," a drama of con science and guilt, using 17th cen-tury witchcraft as its vehicle. Le-jeune Hall. Lectures Here The Middle East Crisis and its causes, effects, and possible solu-tions, was the subject of two lec-tures presented by Lt. Gen. Sir John Glubb, or Glubb Pasha as ho is commonly known. Gen. Glubb, a graduate of Wool-ridge, was commissioned in the British Army in 1915 and served on the Western Front. In 1920 he was assigned to the British Army in Jraq, and in 1925 became part of the small cadre of British of-ficers in Arab armies. In 1939 he was appointed Chief of Staff (in effect, commander) of the Arab Legion, the Army of Transjordan, a post which he continued to hold until 1956, when a wave of nation-alism forced his retirement. Since then he has devoted his time tu writing and speaking on the Mid-dle East and is regarded as one of the formost e.\perts on the area. Paletithiiansi Unjustly Treated In his first lecture Wednesday night Sir John dealt e.xtensively with the historical background to the present crisis. He pointed out the fact that the Jews, who were a raciully and geographically di-verse people, do not have a ' his-toric" claim to th<.' Holy Land, for most of thern lived outside of it even before the Diaspora. He goes on to say that the Palestinians were unjustly dispossessed of their lands by the British, in violation of the 1916 treaty and the second paragraph ut tiie Balfour Declara-tion. Though the Jews occupied (Continued On r'age 3) IMR. THOMAS MOORE, vice president of operations of the South-ern Railway, was the featured speaker on Founders Day, November 11. .Mr. Moore outlined the principal ingredient for success in his speech. W. H. Moore Addresses Corps On Founder's Day One hundred and thirty years ago. a group of Le.\ington citizens, led by John Thomas Lewis Preston, established the Virginia xMilitary Institute. There the cadets would guard the state arsenal and also pursue an academic course of study. Through the years, the ca dets' function of guarding the ar senal has ceased, and VMI has be-come the nation's foremost institu-tion for the development of "citi-zen soldiers." Tuesday. November 11. VMI celebrated its Founders Day with a convocation in Jackson •Memorial Hall. .\tter the invocation by Chaplain I Wilson, .Major General George R E. Shell, gave the welcoming re marks. He noted that it was appro priate that VMI celebrates its an niversary on November 11. as it was Veteran's Day. Gen. Shell re minded the Corps "of the tribute we owe to millions of men and women who have served this na-tion in our armed forces and the countless others who serve at this nioment throughout the world." In reference to Vietnam, he stated that thirty-one VMI men have given their lives there, not includ ing three men captured and ing. (Continued On Page 2) |