Show June 1 1973 Did3i by JD Young Guest Writer A Historically universities and colleges have not actively recruited the Indian student to their campuses — The present recruting efforts by institutions of higher learning is in sharp contrast to the effots made prior to 1967 The few Indians who succeeded in getting a college education in the past did so despite the educational system not because of it Previously the Indian student -- - 'I who attended ry post-seconda- institutions had emerged from a process that had eliminated most of the fellow students of his race The educational system did not adjust itself in any way to the special needs of the Indian students The system was fixed and if the Indian student did not adjust he dropped out of school We have on campus Indian students who fall into two extreme categories: (1) those students who are aggressive and would have survived the system anyway and (2) those students who have been recruited with little background for college and “FRANKLY SPEAKING” with little idea of what lies ahead This second group with uncertain goals and weak fundamental but in substantial numbers He is Indians must be evaluated for putting him self to a test and he is equivalent standards of perpresenting a test to the college formance The University will skills concerns the Special Where will he find the success only do a disservice by excusing Services program at Utah State factor in himself or in the Indians for poor because grades University college? Will motiviation y and of their ethnic background Being opportunity be enough? Answers Inidan is no excuse for failure An for this and many more questions effective counselor must help Indian enrollment Increase will be sought Indians seek responsible The University has been totally behavior and help them to avoid unaware of the need to act There on the failure has-seexcusing Utah State University grounds Indian enrollment increase from are “bridging” courses in that they are Indian It is not implied there that we a hand count to fourscore in less English and mathematics than three years’ time Certainly Tutoring is available for the would deny the emergence of the one must recognize a problem asking Counseling is available in Indian as himself not as someone all areas Indian orierdted courses else wants him to be He can still related to this development: shall are and provided to develop his own mainstream it lie with Indian students ease designed the shock ofy an overparallel to the general mainthemselves to “adjust” to the is stream He needs arena academic It whelming only to learn dominant society found on the ofthese whether how questionable to between them interact college scene or will this be a test will a erase dilemma unferings The must college faculty for the University to remedy a which the has faced traditionally of the derstand Indian diversity situation of inferior academic Indian student Their goals are values We must discontinue preparation by an educational not defined Many Indians categorizing Indians in a system at the lower levels stillclearly of are faced with the en by Phil Frank monolithic group There is no designed to produce failures how far they wish to goquestion Needs of among the Indians in the first economic survivial lead to total such thing as “the American Indian” “just as there is no such place? T FEEL THAT SCHEDULING PARENTS' weekend and gay lib weekend together might be tco TOR ALL INVOLVED1' education: either Indian as the only focus or its opposite — conversion of Indians into white men Whether this system continues will depend on the Indian and the Institution College tests Indian White culture In spite system the Innow is dian coming to college It is significant that he is coming not as a rare exception who survived the first twelve years The Indian student must first come to grips as to what his world will be If Indians wish to function effectively in the white culture they must learn means of getting along in the dominant culture This choice allows for no mental reservations Competition with other Indians only is not enough Indians must meet the white man on his own ground and establish that they are equal or better of the tm and aditad by ttedante STUDENT UR it ffklol stu4it pufelkatte ( Utah Stab Unlvrity and EDITORIAL POIKY b talaly Mm responsibility of Mm editorial staff THo editor can rocorvo the right to rotate any publication at hb discretion EDITORIAL OPINIONS are tolely those of the editorial beard and those writer with signed article LETTER POUCY The editor reserve the right to edit rotate or print any letter All letters mutt be typed on a 60-pline and signed with name and student number Names may be withheld by the Editor however at the student's request Published during the school year by the Associated Student ef USD Editorial offices University Center 315 business office University Center 3 IP Printed by the Box Elder Newt and Journal Brigham City Entered at second class postage at University Station Logan Utah 34321 Subscription rates $5 per year )2 per quarter Correspondence should be addressed to PO Bos 1249 is written Mm oc W5 MOVING & STORAGE Local & World Wide Overseas Packing 4-- 1 MirilMIJlIE FORD’S GOLF PUTT-PIT- 140 So 1st West Open 3 pm Monday - Thursday If 1 pm F 5 Sun Student Special 25c 4-- ad Logan’s House of Hospitality U Fine Food Good Service 25 W Center ROGUES I’JAROOGUSE Ins U5 North 4th West AOIMT MUH) VAN LftCS T g) 752-I- ff acceptance of higher education leaving identity through perpetuation of the cultural past to some other means The institutional response to this dilemma has usually been harmful to the Indian in that education for Indians has usually been ethnocentric and paternalistic Indinas have always been offered Four out of ten Indian children who began sschool complete their senior year of high school Recognition of this fact is startling but how that many survive is nothing short of miraculous An educational system designed to produce total failure succeeds in taking a toll of only 60 percent Being exposed to a system based on memory and rote is bad enough Worse is the fact that most of what these students were asked to memorize is irrelevant to their world what is relevant is taught poorly or not at all’ 4 sSfesssssHs There’s A BIG CLEARANCE extremes in a spectrum of a thing as “the Indian language” “the Indian dress” “the Indian art” or “the Indian relgion” We must accept Indian students as individuals Labels will only contribute to confusion and a deleterious effect If a student wishes to be identified as and Indian so be it To be “in-dia- n” To make assumptions about him as an Indian can only be a disservice He may have just as difficult a as time describing “Indian-ness- ” does his white professor His professors should be aware of his poor academic preparation for college that results from his is his choice Indian Indian background students must be allowed to succeed as equal members of the academic community which is comprised of a wide variety of people from different origins working towards dfffereat destinies JD Yoftng 503-40-31- 42 Fin Aid coordinator Spec Services |