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Show Colleges Urged To Be Wary of Research Funds The goal of a university should be the genuine education educa-tion of young people, not the acquisition of more and more research contracts from government gov-ernment and private industry, Dr. Stephen J. Tonsor of the University of Michigan told the National Association of Manufacturers Education Committee at a meeting in Washington recently. New Sources "The only sound test is whether or not research enhances en-hances or diminishes the primary prim-ary teaching function of the university," he said. "Government, "Govern-ment, business and industry should increasingly look to sources other than the university univer-sity for their pure and applied research." The speaker also advised against the use of the facilities of the university for the solution solu-tion of social problems. "Social "So-cial tasks are better performed by institutions outside the university," uni-versity," he said. "Foundation grants for centers cen-ters and programs are often inconsistent in-consistent with the needs and basic educational directions of i the institution, where there. is no clear-cut teaching mandate." Selectivity Needed Declaring that universities cannot be "all things to all men," Dr. Tonsor said that the institutions of higher learning must regain a sense of modesty and selectivity in the formulation formula-tion of their objectives. "American education will become diverse and relevant to the needs of both the student and the nation when, and only when, the student is forced to pay a very substantial portion of the total costs of his education. edu-cation. "If we genuinely desire diversity di-versity we will do all in our power to encourage students to pay for their education through a tax on future earnings," earn-ings," he said. |