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Educators Agree—
Monday, Feb. 2, 1959 University Daily Kansan
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Latin Students Get Government'Boost'
Public education gets a real boost in several South American countries. Tuition rates are kept rock bottom low, and governments provide nearly twice as much as the United States in their budgets for the school systems.
Fee Is $90
Franz von Hildebrand, secretary-general of the University of the Andes, said the fee for a year at his university is $90. Dr. von Hildebrand is the head of the only private non-sectarian school in Colombia, which has an enrollment of 900.
He said that in Argentina the budget for the school system cannot go below 10 per cent of the national budget. If the United States was to adopt such a system two and one half times the three billion dollars allotted now would go to the schools.
Among the visitors was Risieri Frondizi, president of the University of Buenos Aires and a brother of the president of Argentina.
The educators agreed that in South America the teacher has social prestige but a small salary. In this respect the schools are much like those in the United States, they said.
Don Juan Gomez Millas, president of the University of Chile, said 25 per cent of the students have to be turned away from the school. This is done by election after an entrance examination, he said.
Four prominent South American educators pointed this out on their tour of the KU campus which concluded this weekend.
Dr. Luis Escobar, dean of the faculty of economic sciences at the University of Chile, said the tuition rate is $5 a semester at his school, which has an enrollment of 14,000.
However, it is true you are growing to pay attention to the human values.
"This country is a changing country in terms of progress, but at the same time you have not figured out the permanent values and the basic ones." Dr. Frondizi said.
"I was impressed that this University is paying special attention to the fine arts as evidenced by the concentration on music and painting.
"I didn't find that true in some of the other universities I've visited," he said. "You are paying attention to the elements that make sense to your living."
Dr. von Hildebrand said that in Colombia, until five years ago, there were 200 students in the fine arts for every student studying engineering.
200 To One Ratio
"We are out of balance one way and some people think you are out of balance another," he said.
Dr. Escobar said there are a few Communists in Chile, which is indicated by the three Communist Chilean deputies in the Congress compared to 45 others from different parties.
"The Communists are not too numerous and they are not gaining in strength." Dr. Millas said.
Statements telling of Communist growth over the world are greatly exaggerated when South America is included, the South American educators agreed.
Force Communism Out
The societies are patriarchal, with the father of a family as the absolute head. This culture makes it easier for dictators to rise.
The educators agreed that communism does not appeal to South American youth, and the growing economic and democratic prowess of the people will force communism into the background.
The four South Americans concluded that there were two main reasons behind the dictatorships which have sprung up in many of the countries.
in Colombia the Communists number only two million out of a population of 12 million, Dr. von Hildebrand said.
Also, for many years there has been a large upper class and a large lower class, but a very small middle class, Dr. Escobar said.
By appealing to the lower class, or by using the large upper class, one could become a dictator, he said.
Dr. Millas said the former president of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, gained the dictatorship by appealing to the lower class of the country.
Executions Have Advantage
Executions Have Advantage The mass executions going on in Cuba can be frowned on, Dr. Millas said, but they also have the advantage of eliminating personal vendetta which could turn the country into chaos for years.
Dr. Frondizi said the people of South America sometimes feel that that U. S. State Department encourages dictatorships, either by failing to step in or by yielding to the dictates of the government.
However, one of the ways the U. S. does help the democratic movement, Dr. von Hildebrand concluded, is in the cultural exchange system.
LATIN VISITORS—From left are Luis Escobar D. Murphy, Risieri Frondizi, and Franz von Don Juan Gomez Millas, Chancellor Franklin Hildebrand.
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Job facts from Du Pont
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by A. F. Hartford, Jr.
Du Pont personnel representative
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