| Show Graduate Letters to the Editor News Editor Colleges in 1975 produced more than 2V2 times the number of new teachers hired by the country’s schools according to the Nation- While many people are wailing and gnashing their teeth in unsuccessful protest of the politicization of the Olympic Games an equally harmful intrusion into the Olympic spirit may be passing unnoticed The 21st Olympiad seems to be marking significant advances in the commercialization and “Hollywoodization” of the Olympics This trend is not seen in the games themselves but in the coverage of the games which to most people is the only Olympics they will ever be able to experience While I do not know if other countries are experiencing the same coverage problems the situation in the US is disturbing Never can I remember Olympic coverage being interrupted so frequently and for such long periods of time by commercials Never can I remember so many former gold medal winners being dredged up to promote Gold Medal Days Sales hamburgers and some chemical that is making the world a closer place Granted covering the Olympics must be a costly enterprise but perhaps the coverage itself is partially at fault You see we’re witnessing the Olympics “Up Close and Personal” Apparently what this means is ABC is trying to force as much show business as possible into the games Each evening we hear Jim McKay complain that he has five hours worth of competition to fit into three and one-ha- lf hours of coverage we of see an the time amount incredible yet remaining between commercials taken up by McKay sitting in front of a picture of a sunset telling us about the amazing feats we will see in just a few minutes We hear McKay tell us we don’t have time to see the US mens team shattering the world record in the 4 x 200 meter free-styl- e relay yet we have plenty of time to watch some turkey painting a mural that seems to be progressing remarkably slowly We don’t get to see Greco-Roma- n wrestler Willie Lee pulling an four-tim- e world heavyweight champion over a amazing upset victory but there is plenty of time to watch Pierre Salinger singing and eating dinner at a Montreal nightspot We have seen very little of the weight lifting rowing cycling shooting or wrestling competitions but we have seen a great deal of a Montreal amusement park Perhaps if ABC wasn’t paying McKay to sit Salinger to Cat Nieman to paint and a host of others to go out and have fun it could cut down on the cost of the coverage and in turn on the disconcerting number of commercials interrupting the coverage ABC’s attempt to convey the flavor of the games is laudable but isn’t the real flavor of the games in the competition that we are not being allowed to see because of the ABC’s commercial show biz approach to the coverage Dave Kingham STUDENT LIFE is tho official studont publication of Utah State University end is written and edited by students solely the responsibility of the editorial staff The editor can reserve the right to refuse any publication on his discretion EDITORIAL OPINIONS are solely those of the editorial board ond those writers with signed articles LETTER POLICY The editor reserves the right to edit refuse or print any letter All letters must be typed on a line and signed with name and student number Names moy be withheld by the Editor however at the student's request Published during the school year except during finals week and school holidays including quarter breaks Veteran's Day Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday Washington's Birthday Holiday and Memorial Doy Holiday by the Associated Students of USU Editorial offices University Center 315 business office University Center 317 Printed by the Box Elder News ond Journal Brigham City Entered as second class postage paid at Logan Utoh 84321 Subscription rates $6 per year $2 quarter Correspondence should be addressed to PO Box EDITORIAL POLICY is 1249 Suipitjer Theatre i YEARrlf THRILLERS OF THE -- tm “THE SUSPENSE WILSOliPOST HALL SYNOICATt Will KEEP YDU GLUED TO THE EDGE OFYOUR SEAT I -- BfBT BACHAflACW XING FEATURES SHIRLEY iM!EMEL MacLfllWElfEfllWE ERMBir TECMNICGLCa It sets the pace for intrigue! HERBERT LOM ROGER ttac C CARMEL ARNOLD MOSS to MNM2 JMA IVrdri KNU M SmobhrJniMSnSiuKSiKtai Uni IB) I WW I IM fen Fan a !: way tljru Thursday 75e Hawaii and Wyoming appropriated more per capita for higher education than Utah did I did not check all states so there may be others Fiction such as this has been used by some to create the impression that Utah is already at its limit in the support of public Ford includes a statement to the effect that the Utah legislature appropriates more money per capita for higher education than that of any other state Because such statements have been made in SL several times in the past I higher education wish to point out their erroneousSincerely ness A check of the figures David 8 1976 J in March the Schhnpf published Chronicle of Higher Education 343-42-19- 88 by Phil Frank FRANKLY SPEAKING" Conference on education Friday opensconference A spon- two-da- y sored by the Consortium of Women in Higher Education will be held on the Utah State University campus July 1 The conference is entitled “Change Agents in Education: The Impact of Women” and will feature a series of workshop 30-3- programs These include Implications of Title IX to Education directed by Judy Gappa USU Affirmative Action program and Grace Burton Title IX consultant to public school systems to Women’s Approaches Studies in Secondary and in Higher Education Nancy Neale University of Utah doctoral student Becoming More Assertive Marilynne Glatfelter USU Coun- selor Teaching Assertiveness Training Groups Jan Tyler BYU Family Consultation program Evaluating Textbooks for Beth Jarman State Sexism Legislator And Effecting Change in Systems Bonner Ritchie BYU The program is open to all interested persons The work- Department or the workshop may just be audited The Consortium will hold its business meetings two days prior to the Conference Consortium members include representatives from almost all of the institutions of higher education in the state For additional information and for registration forms contact Anne Hatch at the USU Women’s Center on campus Higbee gets national post Dr Arthur L Higbee director of statewide radio-Tprograms for the USU Extension has been named vice president of American Association of Agricultural College Editors Higbee took the position at the recent national meeting of the V of agricultural communicators held in San Antonio Texas He has served as a Miifissioi Alaska -- -- figures from the Utah State graduates in education appear somewhat more promising Out of the 284 graduates in 1974 that were available for placement and that the Placement Center were able to contact 235 or 83 percent found teaching jobs That figure does not include 113 students from whom either no report was received or weren’t available for employment because of continued schooling family commitments or military or voluntary service organization Monday that at least TTie through the Secondary Education - The July 19 editorial by Cindy will shaw- - 317254 graduates in 1972 shops are designed to assist participants in developing plans of action appropriate for their particular position school district or geographic area One hour of credit is offered ( "ONE OF THE TOP SUSPEI1SE al Education Association The NEA reported that only 479 per cent of the 1974 college graduates in teaching actually found jobs In 1962 744 per cent had found jobs at the same point in time The report did indicate that colleges were continuing to cut back on their production of school teachers The 255899 persons who graduates last year were 83 percent below the all time high of - — western region chairman and director for AAACE and state representative on the board of directors of Western Educational Society for Telecommunications 'ACCORDING TO UPITER AMYBE IS m HOROSCOPE ENTERING SOUK SHOULD Post Office Box 1523 HIDE-Q- oR -J- HOUSEl 3 2tA5W!‘ East Lansing Michigan 48823 OF SECOND LOCATION IN CACHE VALLEY MALL WEDNESDAY JULY 23 FEATURING NEW STYLES FOR BACK TO SCHOOL FROM |
