Western Washington Collegian - 1958 January 31

              Pageant honors Dr. Woodring
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Western professor one of 'Ten Americans to Watch*
WESTERN WASHINGTON'S
EMINENT Dr. Paul Woodring, one
of the nation's leading educators
and authors, was singled out by
Pageant Magazine (February) as
one of the "Ten Americans to
Watch."
WOODRING'S SELECTION was
based largely on his book "A Fourth
of a Nation," which Pageant called
"a fresh, controversial look at edu­cation."
In an introduction to the hon­ored
ten, the magazine's fore­cast
said, "All of them have al­ready
struck sparks. All have a
solid basis of achievement be­hind
them. Some .are famous,
Western professor comments
National debt
increase viewed
BY LYLE PRICE
MAIN REASON FOR CONTRO­VERSY
over the proposed 5 billion
dollar increase in the national debt
limit, now under consideration by
the U. S. Senate* is "politics," Dr.
Erwin Mayer, Economics Depart­ment,
explained this week.
"If the ceiling on the national
debt is raised, the administra­tion
can spend more freely."
Thus the question is one of
Congress controlling the purse,
rather than an attempt to con­trol
debt, according to Dr.
Mayer.
THE WESTERN ECONOMICS
professor believes the national debt
probably never will be paid off.
"Who's going to tell us to pay?" he
asks, inferring that the debt is
largely owed to ourselves.
In September, 1957, the gov­ernment
owed 49.6 billion dol­lars
in savings bonds, 58 billion
to banks, and 13 to 14 billion to,
insurance companies.
THIS IS HOW DR. MAYER says
the credit from the national debt
affects inflation: "We pay 20c for
a bottle of milk instead of 10c. But
one's yearly income, for example,
is $5,000 instead of $2,500."
Pointing to figures from the
period 1950 to 1956, Dr. Mayer
showed that the average share
in the national debt decreased
from $1,697 t<> $1,623. In this
same period per capita aver-erage)
incomes went up from
$1,582 in 1950 to $2,087 in 1956,
about a 20 per cent rise.
ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL the
yearly total income rose from 240
to 342 billion dollars from 1950 to
Leading educators doubt to­day's
teachers are well enough
trained to instruct our children.
For additional information con­sult
the editorial page.
1956. In this time the national debt
was "held" to a 15 billion dollar in­crease.
"If it is agreed that credit IB
a good thing, then debt must be
good, too," Dr. Mayer asserts.
"These are the two sides of the
same transaction."
WITH A PROGRAM OF CEIL­ING
boosts and refinancing, the
national debt probably always will
be with uSpDr. Mayer concludes.
some known only to their col­leagues,
and others are skyrock­eting
to the attention of the
public. But they all have in
common a continuity of import­ant
work, a desire to improve
or interpret the world they in­habit;
and bring to other human
beings the benefit and knowl­edge
of the full life that every­one
is heir to from the moment
of birth."
* PAGEANT'S FINGERNADL sketch
pictured Woodring's book as fol­lows:
'
"In the battle between pro­gressive
and old-fashioned (con­servative)
education, Professor
Woodring's book is a reasonable
voice. It stresses the best fea­tures
of both systems, and, with
its own new ideas, formulates
ideals for a democratic educa­tion."
DR. WOODRING, who is on a
leave of absence while working for
the Ford Foundation, appeared in
the magazine along with such na­tionally
prominent people as Jonas
Salk, developer of the anti-polio
vaccine; James Jones, author of D R PAUL WOODRING, Western professor, was honored in Pageant
From Here to Eternity; Dr. James Magazine's February issue as one of the ten American personalities
R. Killian, Jr., Special Assistant to t o w a t e n during the year. Woodring was singled out for his "re-
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W6ST6RN WASHINGTON
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Teachers colleges disappearing
Wall Street Journal quotes
educators, Dr. Woodring
been startling.
Western's top administrator,
however, did not appear to be
taken aback. He believes that
the. Journal story calls for
analysis and does not apply to
WWCE.
f • • TONE OF THE JOURNAL article
JUniOrS was set by a statement attributed
to Dr. Paul Woodring, a Western
professor now on leave of absence
from the College. Dr. Woodring was
quoted as saying, "It's a safe guess
that perhaps within 10 years the
separate undergraduate teachers
THE THEME FOR the Junior colleges will have gone the way of
Prom will be built around the the dodo."
medieval days of knights and Questioned by a Collegian
castles. Ken Cloud's band from reporter, Dr. W. W. Haggard
Seattle has been chosen to pro- sa|d n e thought the Woodring
BY LYLE PRICE
TO THE CASUAL READER of
the Wall Street Journal last week,
Staff Reporter Peter B. Hart's front
page story "Profs-. . . Cheer Drop
in Teachers Colleges" might have
Juniors
Prom plans
are begun
vide the'music for dancing.
Nominations of Queen candi­dates
were held Monday even­ing.
Five finalists will be picked
by the Junior Class Monday in
the Student Center.
quote probably had been used
"out of context." He also noted
the word "separate" in the quote,
and pointed out that the Jour­nal
reporter may have twisted
Woodring's* words in an attempt
DON GANGNES and Barbara Ames, Junior Prom publicity co-chairmen,
take a short breather, between their busy schedules.
THE ANNUAL BALL, t r a d i t i o n ^ V aPP^ t h e m t o A L L t c a c h er
ally held in the gym, is set -§0*;.I**i>aring ^^totimiis.,..-'/,'
Saturday, March 8. Co-chairmen WESTERN, DR. HAGGARD
for the Prom, are Joan Hendrick- NOTED, has (in addition to its
son and Larry O'Donald. teacher education division) an Arts
and Sciences program with some
401 students enrolled, and a junior
college, program with 294 students
(both figures are fall, 1957).
After quoting Woodring, the
Journal goes on to report "there
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Pre-college
New idea
for testing
INSTEAD OF OUR PRESENT
entrance exam program, Western,
during the next three weeks, will
conduct pre-college examinations
for seniors in Bellingham and
Whatcom county high schools.
Dr. Merle Kuder, director of
Student personnel, said this
testing is one part of a state­wide
program in which all state
supported schools will give tests
to high school seniors in their
areas.
"THE TESTS ARE MAINLY FOR
guidance purposes," said Kuder,
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