Student fights Cheyney, W.C. integration

Student fights Cheyney, W.C. integration

Desegregation, Cheyney University, HEW

An opinion piece responds negatively to news that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare wants to establish a racial integration program between West Chester and Cheyney University.

Craig S. Evans

Quad Angles Vol. 42 No. 12

West Chester University Quad

December 4 1973

Angela Grabosky

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Student fights Cheyney, WC integration I read a Daily Local News article, dated Oct. 31, 1973, entitled, "U.S. wants more integration at Cheyney, W.C. State." I would like to inform and enlighten the general student body to the possible repercussions of the directive from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (H.E.W.). First, I question the right of a vast nonelected bureaucracy, responsible to no one, issuing arbitrary commands to educational institutions. These directives coerce and compel colleges throughout the land to conform to a bureaucrat's ideals of what a fairly "mixed" or "balanced" educational system constitutes. The failure of a college to meet these "goals" results in the loss of federal money. These social-planners from the department override the students' freedom of association by forcing the student to attend classes at an institution not of his choice. In order to achieve their great plans for society, the bureaucrats trample over the wishes of individual students whose wants and goals may not be the same as those of the planners. I fear that the academic standards of West Chester State, such as board scores and grades, will have to be greatly "watered down" to insure the passage of Cheyney students into our halls. Grading would have to be softened to make sure that the proper ratio of students would not flunk out. One Cheyney teacher was quoted as saying "We have a mission that no other state college has: to admit those with low qualifications and raise their level . . ." The paper later cites the case of Bill Truman. Bill was turned down by East Stroudsbiirg, but was admitted to Cheyney, "where he went on to become a star student, editor of the yearbook, club leader, and president of the student government." I am rather skeptical of Cheyney's academic standards and the quality of the yearbook staff, clubs, and government if a student with minimal academic capabilities is transformed into a "superstudent."No doubt I shall be denounced as a "racist," "John Bircher," or perhaps a "facist war monger." You will all cry about censure, but you will probably not raise your voices and pens in this matter. Well, at least when the walls come tumbling down, I shall know that at least I tried.
Craig S. Evans

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