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RILEEH, ca. 1966

""Equal Educational Opportunities"" by Corinne Janssens Page 13

students are required to spend a minimum of four hours weekly in the Rust library of 50,000 volumes, many of which are outdated and inappropriate to the needs of college students. Understaffed, and undrstocked, the library was being updated last summer by a volunteer graduate student from the University of Michigan.
temporaries in other parts of the society-Rust is faced with the fact that their typical freshman enters college with the equivalent of an eighth grade education-a minimum of three to four years behind his white counterpart.
In addition, Rust must also face the fact that many of his faclty members have received their education from the Rust graduates whose educational level was not adequate to prepare present faculty members to meet the demands  being made upon them today.
The situation at LeMoyne is little different, even though LeMoyne has, by comparison, "prospered" in a more progressive, urban environment which, while not actively hostile, has shown little interest in supporting the institution. 
As at Rust, LeMoyne students are supported mainly by loans, scholarships and work-aid-study programs. Its faculty, although made up of a greater percentage of those holding higher degrees than the faculty at Rust, also is hindered by inadequate training and by inadequate instructional facilities and programs.
The basic needs of both institutions are somewhat similar. Three critical areas of need outlined by the ad hoc committee are: (1) academic affairs, (2) administration and finance, and (3) student life and co-curricular campus activities.
Members of the ad hoc group and of the RILEEH declaration found during their visits antiquated buildings... outdated and too well-used textbooks. . . scanty menus in the resistant college dining hall . . . repetitive and limited curriculums, too often of little relevance to contemporary needs and interests . . . complete lack of cultural opportunities-no Charles Triggers, or Minneapolis Symphony's; no

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students are required to spend a minimum of four hours weekly in the Rust library of 50,000 volumes, many of which are outdated and inappropriate to the needs of college students. Understaffed, and undrstocked, the library was being updated last summer by a volunteer graduate student from the University of Michigan. temporaries in other parts of the society-Rust is faced with the fact that their typical freshman enters college with the equivalent of an eighth grade education-a minimum of three to four years behind his white counterpart. In addition, Rust must also face the fact that many of his faclty members have received their education from the Rust graduates whose educational level was not adequate to prepare present faculty members to meet the demands being made upon them today. The situation at LeMoyne is little different, even though LeMoyne has, by comparison, "prospered" in a more progressive, urban environment which, while not actively hostile, has shown little interest in supporting the institution. As at Rust, LeMoyne students are supported mainly by loans, scholarships and work-aid-study programs. Its faculty, although made up of a greater percentage of those holding higher degrees than the faculty at Rust, also is hindered by inadequate training and by inadequate instructional facilities and programs. The basic needs of both institutions are somewhat similar. Three critical areas of need outlined by the ad hoc committee are: (1) academic affairs, (2) administration and finance, and (3) student life and co-curricular campus activities. Members of the ad hoc group and of the RILEEH declaration found during their visits antiquated buildings... outdated and too well-used textbooks. . . scanty menus in the resistant college dining hall . . . repetitive and limited curriculums, too often of little relevance to contemporary needs and interests . . . complete lack of cultural opportunities-no Charles Triggers, or Minneapolis Symphony's; no