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Show 2 Survey indicates Vietnam An i as major student issue second, and Vietnam third, compared to almost two out of five today. A comparison of the results of both studies indicates that since 1965 three particular issues have triggered protests with increasing frequency. Organized discontent with dormitory rules was registered at 34 per cent of the colleges, as compared to 28 per cent in 1965. Student demands for a larger role in campus governance increased from 19 to 27 per cent. This past year racial matters, especially demands for studies of black culture, accounted for demonstrations in 18 per cent of the schools. Three years ago, five per cent of the deans reported student activism over racial issues. The ETS study also reports that: --issues relating to the curriculum, quality of instruction, class size or faculty involvement seldom sparked student protests, --there was substantial variation by size and type of school in the nature and extent of student protests. -Civil rights activism among white college students has declined significantly. Outlook Could Change This picture of student protests, only partly accurate in itself (since it was compiled by deans of students and did not include spontaneous protests), could change this year. A prediction in August by Brandeis University's Center for the Study of Violence already seems to be coming true: that there would be more protests than ever in both colleges and high schools, and that large numbers of them would be race-oriented in one way or another. igma ffiCETON, N.J. (CPS)-A jsent survey of more than 800 '5 as it the nation's colleges ia in ; that Vietnam was the major '"p a of organized protests by ,u slifi students during the lb? if8 academic year. Dormitory rules, civil rights and s''J rial participation in college . dIiih :anent were, in that order, kip :e next most frequently m ated issues on the nation's Ml q, according to the survey fri ! tie Educational Testing ate. Organized Protests JkETS report also notes that 'M poups demonstrating almost issues rarely made up :ore than 10 per cent of a college fidentbody. Protesters against m jovemment policy in for example, averaged to five per cent of their 45 Active studentbodies, j4" 8 to the deans' estimates. ts not organized in advance y eluded in the findings. Id ll questionnaire survey was m by deans of students in m ,. lKIeditd four-year colleges ew universities. Each dean was J to note the extent of , m student protest over 27 ; ;H social and political B Set8 17-68 OS per cent of the WPOrted Vietnam S "TKnthei' opuses 1 "ty-four per cent ffitdT don?ory , "J' ana 29 per cent over orf-campus civil rights LT 8rcater- dent y Z!V there were 5 outTf T'tMv recruiters. l?Ve C0Utes nted 2 governmental industrial recruiters on ' i1?? in 1965, a similar the WaS to Wnf6 information $ Z issues- At S (or tnf most frequent f0Jtudent activism. 00(1 service ranked |
