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Page Three “Pioneer” Interviews Political Columnist George Sokolsky, prominent political columnist, was in Rochester as a speak er in the Thomas More lecture series. As a result of an interview, The Pioneer received many of his strong convictions regarding subjects pertinent to college problems. He cited the fact that there is now a great shortage of engineers, scientists, and doctors. One of the reasons for this continuous short age is the draft. “This situation is dangerous, and in fact it can be deadly to a nation like ours,” he stated. “One of the reasons idvanced for UMT is the notion that all men are created equal. This is not true and can not be true,” he continued. “Those qualified should get college training, because trained men are needed everywhere—especially in the govern ment.” Regarding the college educational level in America, Mr. Sokolsky asserted that with the low marking system and the low entrance requirements, almost any one can enter college today. “Such a system,” he said, “is becom ing more faulty and as such our col leges have been reduced from institu tions of learning to mere gathering places for anyone and everyone that goes just to be there.” He substantiated his claim by point ing out that students in this country entering European colleges and uni versities generally fall one and two years behind. “If students today regard four years of college sufficient to cope with world problems, they are losing sight of the fact that college is only an introduction to education, that it does not necessarily bring out all sense of value and truth.” Mr. Sokolsky is against the accelerated college system as advocated by some colleges today. “Such a system,” he asserted, “leads only to an excessive amount of cram ming and the students taking only the barest subjects. Such students as sume too much, yet have done nothing; they will have a degree, but lack humility.” According to Mr. Sokolsky, education is a process of absorption, not a mass of unrelated and incoherent knowledge. Schools professing such a system arc committing a crime against their pupils for they are merely turning out so called “educated” men, who in the long run are worthless to society. Desire Begets Results It was common desire that brought together at the end of November, 1951, about a score of interested students with the purpose of founding a school paper. It was believed that a mimeographed paper would have best suited the fading treasury of the student body. Many felt that the paper of a growing college should have been printed, pointing out the advertising income, the better legi bility and the attraction of the paper. Dan Morgan, business manager of the paper arranged a favorable deal with the Riley Printer. Now, editors were selected and articles were given out. The articles were due in four days, to meet the deadline set up by the printer. The frantic effort of the reporters and editors, the staying late in school, the fervor of all brought about the Pioneer. We were gratified by the way it was received. It was this the reward that we, who had worked on it, desired. The jokes were a hit; the rest well organ ized; a few misprints; a few errors, and higher aims made up our first issue. Yet, more gratifying than the paper itself was the cooperative effort of the student body, the help and encourage ment of the Student Council, the advises from the faculty and the untiring work of those who worked on it, who in a spirit of companionship and unselfish ness have brought about the Pioneer. Heard in the Halls With the announcement of the dance on the eve of Washington’s birthday (Feb. 21), razors are once again in demand among John Fisher students . . The intramural basketball program is only a little over a week old, yet al ready there are reports of an impend ing Congressional investigation . . . . Pittsford Sewer District No. 4 will hold its annual election of officers on Feb. 18 at the usual place . . . the panicky, draft-eligible members of the student body were greatly distracted from their last minute cramming for the recent exams by the appearance of a few lovely young Mercy girls . . . The staff extends its wishes for a quick recovery to Jose Eschaniz, Sr., a great pianist and a fine man . . . DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTH: discovery of the new route to Mercy via Landing Road, replacing the old East-Winton-BIossom route and cut ting travelling time between the two schools in half. Letters Dear Editor: In recent weeks I have read in the papers about how the lawmakers in Washington are trying to make a law to force me to color my little dog Oleo yellow. My dog Oleo and I have been close friends ever since my cat, Butter, moved away from us and into the rich section of town. Why anyone would want to change the color of my “white mongrel” is be yond my reasoning. Oleo has been in the family for three generations. My grandfather loved Oleo, my father loves Oleo and I love him most of all. In the family there is a poem about him. “Oleo is my dog And of him I want to boast He isn’t much use in a fog But he’s awful good on toast.” I also see that the State Government in Albany is interested in my dog. They tell me that parts of him are very in teresting. The whole dog is useless but only certain parts are a help. My dog is about the smartest animal in the world. He paces back and forth in the living room wearing a sign “Snatch your dog from Hatch.” I have trained him to sing, “I like Ike” while playing the “Missouri Waltz” on the piano. In conclusion I would like to tell the men in our government who try to run from dogs: lay off the problem of Pearch and Steak. In the words of Finbar T. O’Brien in “Noah’s A rf” “There’s no dog like an old dog.\ (thank God!) Yours for better cut butter, W. W. Whire. RELIGION Shall we to blind Chance ascribe a scene so wonderful, so fair, so good? Shall we no further search than sense will lead, to find the glorious Cause which so delights the eye and ear, and scatters everywhere ambrosial per fumes? Is there not a hand which operates unseen, and regulates the vast machine we tread on? What if we see Him not? No more can we behold the busy soul which animates ourselves. Man to himself is all a miracle. I cannot see the latent cause, yet such I know there is, which gives the body motion, nor can I tell by what strange impulse the ready limb performs the purposes of will. How then shalt thou and I, who cannot span ourselves in this our narrow vessel comprehend the being of a God.—Hurdis.
