1967_04 The Daily Collegian April 1967

              —THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
High College Costs Keep
Qualified Students Away
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BURLINGAMt—The high cost
of going to coUege—combined
with a relative lack of student
financial aid resources — U
thwarting the higher education
ambitions of thousands of quali¬
fied students from low-income
- families in California.
"And the Imposition of tuition
at the University of CaUfornla
and the State CoUege System
will make this already bad situ-
aUon even worse unless accom¬
panied by a significant student
assistance program,'' Arthur S.
Marmaduke, execuUve director
of the California State Scholar¬
ship and Loan Commission, told
the California Teachers Associa¬
tion (CTA).
Marmaduke said research stud¬
ies indicate that CaUfomla U
"considerably less successful
than the remainder of the na-
Uon in bringing students from
low income groups intc college
and In encouraging them to stay
once they get there."
Latest statistics show that 92
per cent of California's 19-19
year olds are enrolled in higher
education, many of whom are in
Junior college terminal pro¬
grams, while only 3 per cent of
the 20-24 year-old group receives
bachelor degrees. The national
average is higher—3.5 per cent
Marmaduke pointed out that
there is "no comparison" be¬
tween the California and New
York state scholarship programs.
"New York," he said, "wiU spend
$73 million on its scholarship
program next year while Cali¬
fornia wiU spend only $8.9 mll-
Uon.
"If CaUfomla should take the
unfortunate step in future years
of Imposing 'tuition' on top of
the incidental fees already
charged," he conUnued, "It will
be shameful if it is not Ued to a
substantial boost in finandal aid
i needy students, who
chances of going to a California
public four-year college or uni¬
versity is supported by statis
Ucs:
• Only 8.6 per cent of students
enrolled in the State College
System and 9.1 per cent of stu¬
dents at the University of Cali¬
fornia are from families with
Incomes of $4,000 annually or
less.
• Only 21 per cent of State
College System enrollment and
19 per cent of UC enroUment
come from families with in¬
comes of $6,000 or less.
• In contrast, 32.9." per cent
of UC students and 17.2 per
cent of State CoUege students
come from famiUes with In¬
comes of $14,000 or more.
"One of the prindpal reasons
for California's poor record in
attracting qualified students
from low-Income famiUes to
higher educaUon," Marmaduke .
said, "is its Inadequate state
scholarship program.
"While New York is providing
financial assistance for two-
thirds of its undergraduate stu¬
dents, California offers state
scholarships to only 4 per cent
of its undergraduate students.
At the same time, it should be
pointed out that New York State
University charges higher an¬
nual fees—$500 compared to
$250 at UC.
■CALIFORNIA'S public higher
educaUon program is suffering
serious problems of dropouts
and stretchouts," he said, "and
lack  of  finandal  assistance to
most people realize.
"Too many Californians think
the 'tuiUonfrce' policy here
means that there is Uttle ex¬
pense Involved in attending the
state's four-year pubUc insUtu-
tlons of higher educaUon," he
continued. "Actually a high per¬
centage of students and their
families    are    hard-pressed    to
which total $1,850 for nine
months at UC and $1,500-$1,600
for nine months at the State
Colleges."
MARMADUKE said research
studies have indicated that a UC
student who is an only child
from a family with an income of
less than $8,000 is rated "in
need" of scholarship help. Fifty-
eight per cent of California fam¬
iUes with one child made less
than $8,000 in 1963. If the stu¬
dent comes from a farrdly with
three children, it would require
an Income of $10,250 to be "out
of need." In CaUfornla In 1963,
77 per cent of famiUes with
three children had less than this
Income and could not send any
offspring to UC without assist-
L4!est staUsUcs available at
UC show that 25 per cent of its
students are totally dependent
on their own work and 50 per
cent more are required to earn a
percentage of the total cost At
UC Berkeley, only 1,500 out of
16,000 undergraduate students
have scholarships, which average
about $500 per year.
"All of this adds up to a
serious economic problem for a
large percentage of students and
their famiUes," Marmaduke said.
"Californians must remember
that it is in the general pubUc
interest, economically, socially,
and politically, to encourage the
expansion of college a:
'Flower Drum Song' Will Be Shown
•Flower Drum Song,'
adaptation of Rodgers ant
mersteln's . Broadway    r
KOI
lUe   I
San   I
', Kirk Douglas and Fredrlc
,    and    'Behold   a   Pale
' featuring Gregory Peck,
thony Qulnn and Omar Sharif
■WAHTAD0)
Chinatown, wUl be shown Friday
in Industrial Arts 101  at 6 and
8:20 p.m.
Nancy Kwan, James Shlgata and
Mlyoshl Umoki star to toe story
depleting   toe   conflict  between
age-old Chinese customs and toe
modern lUe of toe younger gen¬
eration of toe area.
The movie Is being sponsored
by   toe Associated Students as    —~———————
part of toe Popular Arts movie    '60 VW - Good Condition - $575.
series and Is free to Associated    222-7290.
Student Body Card holders. .
Later   this   semester 'Seven   « 1* aaay to place a CoUeglan
Days to May" sUrrfnf BurtLan-    classified ad. CaU 222-7194.
rFSC.
Job Exceeds Podium
By DOTTIE PETFJCK
Some think of toe student body
president as a phantom officer
who pops up tor occasional public
ceremonies and then vanishes
Into toe masses for toe reminder
of toe year.
Though many other Impres¬
sions of toe student body pres¬
ident are less startling, they are
stUl often confused and lnco r r oct.
A talk with FSC Associated
Studsnt President-elect MUe
Case makes U clear that toe Job
of chief executive extends beyond
toe podium.
For the next year, Case wUl act
to toe Student Senate as a non¬
voting member. He wUl also be a
member of the Board of Directors
and toe Alumni Association
Board. On toe state level, Case
win attend meetings of toe Cal¬
ifornia State CoUege Student
Presidents' Association, held
every three months.
But meetings alone don't con¬
stitute a president's Job. Dealing
with particular campus concerns
Is another presidential task
sometimes met by establishing
committees.
The president-elect has al¬
ready established an ad hoc book¬
store committee. "We're worried
about toe next two registration
times," explained Case. "After
that  weTl  have the new book-
take a survey among toe dormi¬
tory residents to get their opin¬
ions on toe residence baU rules.
The aurvey outcome and recom¬
mendations from toe ad hoc com¬
mittee wUl be presented to the
faculty-student housing com¬
mittee and to toe Academic Sen-
wtto    specific    corn-
being n
fleers. A student government
newsletter Is being planned and
may be published before the end
•Go
to promote and recruit for student
government activities.
For toe year as official repre¬
sentative of toe coUege and co¬
ordinator of these and other
plans, Case wUl receive a$1,200
granL BUl Enns, first vice pres¬
ident-elect, wlU receive $300,
and plans are being made to
provide toe same amount tor Rod
Other poUcy and procedure
changes are being considered
by Case and toe vie presidents-
elect. These Include *a new look
Ident-elect.
Grants are provided by the
Association to pay for dinner ex¬
penses, some travel needs and the
hours which could otherwise be
spent at a paying Job, explained
Another   ad   hoc   committee
being formed win deal with com¬
munication     channels    between
student  government and the stu-
effecUve, Case hopes to convert
It to a standing student body corn-
Residence halls aro the object
of another ad hoc committee being
formed. The committee will first
Tweaday, AarU 11, 1967
E DAILY COLLEGIAN—7
Campus Marriage Trend Rising
pacts of a collage marriage ai
tions to their coUege marriage.
Fifteen war. returned, of which
11 were from men and tour from
women. Basically,thayar.i
them   to be of »
Eighty per cnt said they would
do the same thing over again (this
is compared to 79 per cent found
in a study ai Purdue University).
Broken down by sexes, 91 par
cnt of to. men said they would
not wait until after graduation to
marry and 50 par cent of the wo-
*s
PRESIDENTIAL   PRACTICE—Mike Case,  president-elect,
with Bill F.nns. first vice president-elect, at toe Mock Studen
held at Leadership Camp last weekend. Next year Enns will .
over toe Student Senate and Case will participate as a non-
preside
This is one of the few general-      Ufa,    therefore
the trend that has developed on
American coUege and university
campuses  sine. World War U.
In 1939 a mar. 7.8 par cant of
to. men and 3.5 per cent of toe
women students were married.
Now over 30 per cent of students
to many coUeges and universities
across toe nation are married.
Fresno State has slightly over 30
percent.
Marriage Studies
Soma studies have been do no on
coUege marriages and some ar¬
ticles have been written, but as
a whole, it Is a new field with much
yet to be done. Texts on marriage
and family living point to th. pit¬
falls of such a union. They say
that there are serious problems
caused by "role reversal,* or,
more simply, toe wlfo working to
support her husband whUe he
finishes   his  coUege education.
The texts point to other prob¬
lems such as sex adjustments,
lack of adequate time together,
worries about chUdren being born
during this time, finances and
housing. Some of toe positive as-
College Cuts
After-life Belief
NEW YORK (UPD-Education
decreases beUef to ImmortaUty,
according to a Religion In Ameri¬
ca survey sponsored by the Cath¬
olic DigesL
The poll showed 75 per cent
of high-school graduates believe
In an afterlife, bdt only 68 per
cent of coUege graduates do.
BeUef, however, Increases with
age, according to toe survey,
which showed 79 per cent of those
65 and over answering "yes* to
the question: 'Do you think your
soul wUl Uve on after death?*,
compared with 73 per cent to toe
18-24-year
preclato more prosperous times
later."
One husband Indicated that In¬
stead of causing him to quit col¬
lege, marriage kept him from it:
"I probably would not have fin¬
ished at all if I hadn't married.
Now that I'm married I can clear¬
ly see toe Importance of a coUege
longest marriage reported was
five and one-halt years and toe
shortest was one month,Th. ma¬
jority had bean married i
year and a baU.
Childre.
Four participants to to. study
have children, two have two a-
plece and two have one. Non. of
th. women surveyed have chil¬
dren. Th. fathers Indicated Usen¬
et go to school, one
work,  and th. other three are
suggest married students take
longer to finish their educaUon to
help reUeve soma of toe pres-
Only three of toe FSC re-
Nearly aU married students
find it necessary to work full or
part-Urn. to help finance their
education. Three men Indicated
that Ih.lr wives do not go to
school or work, but th. rest of
Soma of to. explanations given
"Working part time, taking 16
units, and being a housewife are
mora than I can take and do
successfuUy-somethtog   has  to
"Getting married In college
gave my wife and I a stogie di¬
rection-getting an education and
preparing ourselves to raise a
family- and didn't allow much
Ume tor arguing over trivia, wor¬
rying about Joining toe right
clubs, church, wearing toe proper
clothe., or driving to. bast ear
or buying the 'right' house to toe
'right' neighborhood. I'm even
taking graduate work now-wlth
my wife's approval!"
Bight Person.
'I feel that marriage, to toe
right person, makes one a more
complete person. I would like to
be married without toe worry of
school work, which leaves UtUe
time for moments spent together
and UtUe money to spend when
finishing college? Margaret
Mead, famed anthropologist, lists
the following r
Hon, earlier maturation, fear of
different reasons. Love
first, foUowed by fear of th. man
being drafted, marriage being
mora economical and lass lonely,
too long to wait, could afford
marriage, and one man respond¬
ing   college   whe
FU Average
FSC students, who fit the na¬
tional averages In many areas of
campus marriages, do not list
many of th. sameproblemsfound
In other surveys. Th. woman
unanimously agreed their biggest
problem Is finding time (or or¬
ganizing   that   time)   to do toe
ousted
"not enough time' as their main
worry. This was followed by fi¬
nances, being away from home
too much, grades and no problems
at all. National surveys list fi¬
nances as to. main problem and
follow It with sex, ln-laws, hous¬
ing and tear of pregnancy. Fi¬
nance la the only one ot these
mentioned by FSC students.
National studies indicate few
studants aro married before they
enter coUege, and the study at
FSC conformed to this, with none
of toe respondents being married
prior to their freshman year. The
figures to anotherarea.Text.ta-
dlcate many women must quit
' upon marriage and this
problems. Th. survey
showed that 12 spouses of to. 15
did not have to quit (mo. had al¬
ready graduated). Of th. three
spouses were given:
"Soma conflicts, but not ser-
"Th.r.  are no conflicts, be¬
cause when toe chUdran are older
Conflicts?
•She didn't 'have' to quit, but
she did because she thought she
should be with to. children. Con¬
flicts? Yes. She feels Inferior be¬
cause I have more education, and
aha wonders if she's smart
enough tor me (she's smarter),he
■aid. She plans to go back to
school later, when to. chUdren
are to school.*
worked, three fun time and 12
part Ume.
Nine ot toe students (or their
husbands) stUl have their mUl-
tary obligation to fulfUl, tour have
already been to the service and
two   have   medical  deferments.
One   of   toe   latest  national
reported to toe Feb. 1988 Issue of
the Journal of Marriage and Fam¬
ily. Th. following conclusion was
Stu"
• Within to. limitations ol
study, it U concluded thaius
graduated marriage Is not aaso-
clated, as frequently claimed,
with low academic motivation and
Interest, higher rates ot student
drop-ont, or high levels of marl-
■ special Anan¬
as of this
performances of married stu¬
dents. Some indicate grades Im¬
prove and others report to. op¬
posite. In the FSC survey four
said their grades were not bat¬
ter, eight said they were batter,
one reported they were the same
and two said It was too early to
ML Those listing better grades
gave mora motivation tor to. rea¬
son. One of toe women, whose
husband Is also a student, indi¬
cated whUe h.r grades war. no
better, h.r husbands' had  lm-
Expa rtstoth.fleldof m ar r lag e
elal,
difficulties.'
Th. FSC study, limited as U
was,  upheld  this conclusion. If
study predicted that to toe future,
Instead of a college freshman
writing bom. tor money tor a fra¬
ternity party or a car payment
h. would be asking tor money for
a wooding ring and toe first
month's rent.
For batter or for worse, cam¬
pus marriages are here to stay.
FSC students indicate that they
are 'for better.'