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Show s Russia's satellite countries cannot be envied i ;;, 'v. S, BY LINDA WASOWICZ Staff Writer Dr. George A. Fuller, professor profes-sor of Economics, toured Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and northern Ireland this summer, viewing the attitudes and the way of life of the Europeans. Dr. Fuller observed that t h e satellite countries are in a non-fit non-fit enviable political position. "The East Europeans realize they are being used first, for the benefit M of the Soviet Union and second D for their own profit. Their inter-(l inter-(l est is often sacrificed for that of the Soviet Union, and there is no way of improving the situation," ), he said. No Hope In West Dr. Fuller explained that the satellite countries have given up 1 hope of any assistance f r o m the West because they have been sold Will out in terms of depending on western west-ern power so many times in the mil, past. "The people living in Russia's Rus-sia's satellites feel abandoned by Kjjj the great powers of the West in terms of real, tangible support," m , Dr. Fuller stated. He added that despite this seemingly dismal situation, sit-uation, the people hopefully look to the future for security, a rise I in the standards of living, improved im-proved medical services. Dr. Fuller stated that Russia's most powerful instrument for pro- I ur. Ueorge A. Fuller, professor of Economics, toured Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and north ern Ireland this summer, viewing the attitudes and way of life of the European people. ing. Students may show curiosity for other economic and political systems, but they must be prudent pru-dent in such demonstrations of interest in forms of government other than communism. If a student stu-dent wants good treatment in regard re-gard to opportunities for higher education, lie must conform to a certain degree. If lie doesn't, lie is denied the privilege of participating partici-pating in an institution of higher learnng, Dr. Fuller explained. Kroner t for Education "This rigorous discipline is probably a major reason w h y students in Europe show so much more respect for the educational institutions and instructors than students in the United States demonstrate," dem-onstrate," reflected Dr. Fuller. Trivial mannerisms such as standing up when a professor enters en-ters a room or greeting a teacher upon encountering him on the street indicate the widespread respect re-spect for education. Respect by Young The position of an educated man in European society is fairly well cristalized. He comprises the elite structure of society and is shown great respect by the young, by other members of the intelli-gensia, intelli-gensia, and even by the peasants. The future of Ireland is 1 e s s promising than that of many of the East European countries. It's not a very attractive future be- ' cause there is no promise of eco- ; nomic growth. Many ixople have j realized this and are leaving in great numbers. The impatient, the young, the disillusioned are seek- ; ing a more promised land," slated ) Dr. Fuller. Brain Drain 'ij The economics professor explained ex-plained that there is great brain drain taking place in Ireland be- cause (ho most promising sector of society is abandoning the :", country. "Only the less resource- ; ful and less knowledgeable Indi-viduals Indi-viduals are staying. This skimming skim-ming process in Ireland is offering offer-ing little hope for a boiler future," fu-ture," concluded Dr. Fuller. aucing well-trained, co-operative citizens is the control of the educational edu-cational institutions. The Russians Rus-sians realize that it would be virtually vir-tually impossible to convert all of the older generation to communism. com-munism. Instead, they are striving striv-ing to instill a new cultural outlook out-look in the young people, which will make them strong believers in communism, Dr. Fuller observed. ob-served. Planned with Economic Needs The university output in the Soviet countries is planned in ac cordance with the economic needs of the socialistic countries. For example, if there is a need for engineers in the nation, the acceptance ac-ceptance number of candidates for the Engineering College increases, in-creases, while those who wish to major in fields less vital to the economy of the country are not as readily accepted, remarked Dr. Fuller. "With a few exceptions in placing plac-ing importance on some of the performing arts such as ballet, music, and drama, schools in East Europe give little emphasis to the humanities and the arts. Instead, In-stead, engineering and physical sciences demonstrated in terms of productive potential are held in high esteem," explained Dr. Fuller. Tliree Factors Determine "On the whole, the position of the university student in the communist nations is determined by three factors: (1) academic performance in pre-college training, train-ing, (2) economic plan of the country, (3) conformity to political politi-cal doctrine," Dr. Fuller remarked. re-marked. Only one out three applicants enters college. Perhaps this is why European students are so serious about education. The government gov-ernment makes it quite clear that in order to be accepted into a university, uni-versity, students must continually demonstrate academic superiority. superior-ity. There is no such thing as a "second chance". Productive Members of Society The student is expected by the government to acquire training that will make him a productive member of society. Tills responsibility respon-sibility tends to make the student more self-motivated in terms of his performance in college. "In the Soviet schools there is no place for the playboy or t h e lackadaisical student. The compe-tition compe-tition is too rigorous," expressed Dr. Fuller. The social life of an East European Euro-pean student is less extensive and less group oriented than that of the Americans simply because the wealth is not available. The freedom free-dom to dissent is noticeably lack- |