1975_04 The Daily Collegian April 1975

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DR.  ROBERT S.   BILLINGS
Baxter defends value of
liberal arts education
resident Norman Bai-
1 efended the vatoeof a liberal
■ rts education tn his Friday
press conference aad aald the in-
reasing demand tor vocational
was only temporarily
m the upswing.
•The vocational need haa transcended the demand tor liberal
arts education temporarily." setd
•Bart I think you will find
the cmgha ill wtu return to
.rts "
said  the  rote of tho
should be the same to-
was under the original
•nrept of the anlveratty - to
I  balanced person able
,to communlcstn and reason well
•We   need  the communicative
skills  that liberal arts offers.*
he sstd
Baxter respondnd to s ones
tton from a reporter conce-
the rrnmher of CSUF graduatea
who were unable to find work In
their field of study by saying he
waa la agreement with the rsa-
aoaatag of former University of
California Preetdent Charles
Hitch
•Do we really reptacs the
aearch tor truth with (sa effort
to fill) Jobs?- he ssked. •Wedon't
want htea par so to be our res-
aoa tar e rd stance *
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
'•i > BAN  - Utatad States Attorney General Edward H  Levi haa
.lied for the beotaag of haadgaaa ta high crime areas of the nation
<>sal would also make It Illegal ta Ball or traaator ksadguas
mitton within high-crime areas or to take them Into each
areas.   Handguns would stiU be allowed Inside homes or pieces of
vi \rims in VIET   -  Informed  soarcaa  aald atetaay that VS.
.re prepared to toad la S
«ome Vietnamese if major flgbi
" the coast of Vtotaam now tat lades at toast oas aircraft carrier.
three dsetroyers, sis other amphibious destroyers sad three other
.rcraft carrtere are within the t
•nchiding the Fnterprlse
m NNtDl  wOBjgiEB - Angry anttbaalag demonrtrteors niiibbad
«rd Kennedy (D.-ktaaa.) aa he triad to make Us way to his
•   after making a speech Tiwdeft>ooetr a tors didn't let htm get to Us
and ha had to walk sevecta blocks to s stab say station. The crowd
ated to be about 100 people
Prof plans to recreate
Revolutionary battle
¥Nl3
winter  tor  what  Dr    H
latrman of the Tf*nB|«***
Dnpartment   hope
scale reeuactmerit of
one of the moot Important battloo
or the American Revolution
Btlltngs, who has always been
Interested In American history
and has "a fascination with same
aspects of military hiatory,* la
the mator creative force behind
an effort by CSUF ta contribute
to the American Btcentonnisl
celebration The project, which
will involve several departments
as well ss the Frpert mental College, will involve filming ofthe
Battle of Cowpaaa. According to
Btlltngs. thst was a turning point
ln the American Revolution.
Five one-unit courses will be
offered next fall tn fields related
to taa project according to
Btlltngs The courses include
Cowpens, a general course tot
students Interested tn part lei
lasting to the actual nettle scene,
a con roe In contuncttoa with home
scawaaalcs vrhich wtu prtadace
replicas   of  Revolutionary   unt-
■ course tn eonJuna**own
with industrial arts which will
prottoce repltcaa ol the wwapona
he buttle, a course la
conjunction with animal science
which will provide the cavalry
horses nested tor the scene and
a course ta conjunction with tte
Tetevielon   Department
ing
Btlltrvge Itepee atBBWnta later-
satad ta tee pro •
tn three of the i
course   plus  unltorm   and
•y enrolling in
..;    Pjuagg     •n„lanis   -an  actually
reaesrchsrs to prwpacajaawrws-
tlon on unlforme. weapons. buttle
pinna and other details neceaaary
the varioua eoursee ottered. The
project limits will depend on the
■tadsins involved, he aald.
The film, tentatively titled
"Cowpens Many Deeds of War.*
may be anything from a etmple
the buttle to a
Baafdaa   BaTUBWg   involving
denta cm enrol] ta only one or
two if tbay wish.
•rtedants tn the theatre arts.
music snd history will be Involved also. Theatre arts students, under the direction of
Edward Emanuel aaatatent pro-*
lessor of thestrs arte, will per
form dramatic roles If the project
includes any The Music Depart
ment haa agr
for the film t
The History Depart*
independent   study,   will :
Millings himsel' plana
ths screen play   He ts
In tUs particular stalls
•It tui
cruets 1
up to
ft5Bi
MCaNDAY, APRIL 7, 1975
LXXIX/108
LEGIAN
CAIIFOINIA      STATI      UNIVIISITI
f I E $ N O
Fire services chief yet to comment
on directive ordering no response
A dispute now sever al months      loss directed to do oo by a Bra
old   between  the  university ad-      officer on doty waa ■
ministration and Student  firemen
has taken  a new twist recently
with the launching of a $130,000      offteora orders taw officers to
CSUF Chtaf of Police Douglas
Bsntertdge baa yet ta comment
publicly on Us memo or
CSUF  firemen not to roof
campus fires uattl after tk
have bean checked out by s fire      suit by the stadsnts. lm ■ I Hi Illy check all I
Tho  salt waa Initiated March      determine tan i
Bambrldge is heed of fire ser-      ag by saverel -arwsnm rate former      of the reported Bros, errtlrejwlsh
vices  as  well  ss  police  cUef.      msrnbara of the CSUF  .wanted      any minor Bras aad c
CSUF Praatdawt Nor        fire  brigade,   and  charges   tent      assistance   af   ltall ill   only  If
torence  Friday    the memo was over $130,000 la back pay   Tte
called -very strange* by Barter studnnta   sal
Bambrldge la temporarily away $1 0*»  an hour, kotow the mlta-      pcaaa
from  the  campus, according to mum wage
the Public Affairs Office of the Nsmed aa ths
university. sad was not reached suit   ara tha State af Ci
tor comment and the T rweteea taf the Calttornla      of taa
Questions  shout  CSUF's   Bra State   University   snd   Colleges
services bbbjIbbIiI the flrat tow (CSUC) system,
mtuates of Pasters press con Baateridga'a  raotao tar fire-      CSUF Bra
I la a fire un- (Continwsd aa Pwgw 4, Ca*. f)
ofthe
New computer PLATO sorts specialized knowledge
By Alan Arakellan
oileglun Staff Writer
■go in all subjects ia
- specialised tor even
abla t eschar a to he
.txrv srudents' Inter -
ation rteeda, says Jscfc Rhine
. computer ex-part from
- State University, San
said   that  Compotar
BaBg I   st^c  lo    rCAl).   with
•     System aa Its focal
potat, would ha s worthwhile en-
Jeavor to tncraaae education of
--use of ttto Influs of
specisii*njd
>» a computer systam
accessible   at   CSUF
SBWotaltntd ptoea af
»Hod a plasma ter
minal The terminal, which ta
here on s trial basis ts connected by telephone Unas to oas
of tao world's largaat computer a.
located near Minneapolis, Minn
Any  100800 programmed into
the computer at Minneapolis can
:   o the more than
2 OOO terminate which are spread
taroraaOaowt tha Utatad States
Rhine* said PLATO Uvea atu-
laoteidaal Interests which .
teacher may not have had time to
satisfy   Hs said rpoat sreas ara
Igaj r.-v>a<l for teachers ■ re ahie
to gat  down to
-   time they have,
t aatd PLATO could gtv»
He also said stadsnts would be
alloswad to progress at their own
rate of apeed.
Dr George Dtestel, a professor of stmackeoBiwraniuatlaaa
at CSUF. alao a.
innovative process which should
be pursued. Dtestel feels book
i becoming ofaootote snd
learning
ia twhtnd our technology '
TBaine said the only dlaadvtn-V
tags df the avsterr ts getting the
needed egata|iiiioiii aad programs
Dr    Harold Boat, director of "
lnstltuttsahal research   disagrees
with Rhine snd Dtessel. Ha said
hs la sgwlnst CAi becsuse It ts
not   a good lessor teacher    The
than the toachsr who programs it.
Paul Lasdreose, s user eon- -Taa   turhirs   who   sre
suttsnt of ths PI ATO terminal at tor wed   about   the   system
CSUF, said he ts very optimistic generally ta  favor   of tt.- aatd
about tea systam Lsndresse.    -TJmntormed tench
He said tasssnl on Has tnrmtnal era seould probably be concerned
provides   in tor ma tlon, about tt taking away thwtr  jobs
oo asks ths user ones All   educators who have soeo it
ttoaa   to   make  sure  what   was have been Impressed *
taught   has been graaped. If the I andrease  ssld the cosupatoi
user gives the wrong answer, the ir.   Mtaneegeatta   see pa   a
computer will give an immediate aa to bow tor titter/tans 1 i
response   ss ta whether he wss have pr ogre awed. When i
right or wrong. Only a right answer to a rsjeetloe will give the
computer tha stows! to procsad am pant toft off last time
with the tesaoa, aald Had  Lsndreaa aatd   PLATO would
l andrsese ssld PLATO wxaetd take the place of a tutor and allow
> teTTawtaawoas to bote a tads at ■
and teachers   He dt ape I tod the be