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7/18/1947 - University of Washington; Administration; Student Views; Veterans Organizations by Albert Ravenholt

AR Washing July Mr Walter S Rogers Institute Curren World Affairs Pif Avenue New York N Y Dear Mr Rogers The University Washington along entire Pacific Rorthwest growing I exudes atmosphere confidence future educational center corner United States I tried during understand ideas underlying growth Before University enrollment ranged between I0 students Last Imost graduates undergraduates campus including II exceptions admissions undergraduate schools limited residents Washington state Territory Alaska maintained least C average The State Legislature winter apropriated biennial University which roughly allocated construction A portion amount accumulated during University build renovate Bu making allowance carry appropriation excess A budget Under direciion Dr Raymond B Allen inaugurated president early suner Universiiy revamping administration An executive committee conducting survey faculty personnel member staff which serve basis promo Salary increases provided revised scale ternod principally University ichigan A cently enacted requires retirement executives sixty hence installed department heads first I found administrators Middlewest disturbed shortage notch available faculty appointments They added however several professors planted other itutions giving invitations Washington favorable consideration The apparently money opportunity pioneer comparatively region In educa Washing bidding recognition primary study Orien Work Far Eas Departmen summer concentrated Jpanese Russlsn Chinese languages In addition Far Eas Ins disnct department developing several speoial proects A ornigh Sovie Press Translations published prined Selec articles prominen Sovie publications ransla Irey The ranslaions iniially provide source material sudens Sovie Far Eas outside subscribers already includng Newsweek Time Stae Deparmen several radio commentators The Far Eastern Institute embarked ambitious research program As George Taylor explained settled Taiping Rebellion first project because I wealth source material available subec period would leave develop called inter disciplinary mehod research wihou complications present political tensions The Insi largely financed grant Rockefeller Foundation Certain portions grant earmarke purchase books The remainder bring specialists contribute their particular knowledge problem outlined mintsin resesrchr Chin years expec ished comprehensive Taiping Rebellion rsined corps graduates research evolved techniques given problem Work Latin America emphasis interculural relations being energeically promoted Howard Lee Nosrand served years during American Culural A tache Peru While there Latin American Department major field recently provided Pequirements include courses geography romance languages literature anthropology oliicl science which A Nosrand number other professors working experimental Synthesis Seminar Agreeing synthesis contemporary culture acute faculty group composed political scientist professor modern literature biologist regularly construct outline foreanalysis their proposed synthesis As result courses offered students entitled I Sources Analysis Modern Cultural Crisis Weak students discouraged enrollment drasically limited being although students ccurees About twenty faculty members actively participate usually dozen atend session Problems posed papers submitted vance either faculy members sudents discussed seminar Leders community occasion Unisrie minister ewish businessmn participated This ttempt achieve called method evaluation points current student reaction Frofessors found increasing number students although these students represen percentage entire student seeking broader general education which emphasizes specialized courses obvious financial utility courses learn together sense criticism I heard students several universities level against curriculum There evidence increased tolerance among students university The comparatively large Nisei population Seattle vicinity warime influx negroes aroused racial antagonimns headlines Yet Sophomore elected American Chinese laundryman class president Two years Sate Legislature passed which provides fifty uition scholarships annually University foreign suden Several foreign women students admitted under scholarships unable American exchange board Two sorority houses spontaneously offered these Chinese Peruvian girls without charge action which could hardly expected before Fraternities cooperatives offered their facilities needy foreign students Student views represented those encountered however might desired Young F campus interested foreign affairs mmuniy ourely personal basis French Germans depending their personal experiences mistrust Russians wonder United States business urope outside former enemy countries One student expressed common approach The importan thing racket worry about A world government group active campus after In spite efforts cooperative faculty husias professor advisor whose class outside chiefly devoted international organization group disbanded student interest At conference student leders Northwest sponsored summer YCA delegates discussed length prevailing student apathy There common agreement solid factor majority young people preoccupied making living PreParing exclusion almost other interests Despite university housing governmenT assistance veterans still having difficult As student leader If grocery store veteran armful groceries shelves because doesn enough money added tally would under stand haven think Though veterans majority expressed themselves distinct student embership veterans organizations small The University Outpost nerican Legion claims little S00 members V about AVC between Activities three organizations slackened until estimated third members decisive interest their organizations Unlike chapters other schools I visited AVC dynamic group The chief reason given original leaders dropped because their studies replace On general level following ideas which deserve common Congressional consideration possible revision GI Bill Righ increased allowances icularly married veterans imulated discussion possible forerunner permanent system scholarships Such discussion common universities I I should included until I could together collec opinion Mos professors economically handi capped sudents oppor unity become valuable members society They opportunity should continued program selection sudens should exacting University facilities present overburdened The public aiude everything veteran difficul colleges universities discouree former member armed forces minimum requirements Consequently administrators I alked precious classrooms being number veterans would splendid artisans engineers They convinced system national scholarships should provide liberally sudens enable absorb whatever curricule culure vailable Several suggested program Justified public granting scholarships public service fields education where serious My Vancouver B C I looking forward interes learning about University British Columbia Sincerely Albert Ravenhol