Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
Only 14 percent of American 12th-graders were able to answer this fundamental historical question, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Education Progress for U.S. history, released in May. A dismal 47 percent of 12th-grade students demonstrated at least “basic” understanding of American history in the assessment. Thirteen and one percent of high school seniors performed at “proficient” and “advanced” levels, respectively.
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To the Editor:
I feel the need to address Steve Horvath ‘66’s letter to the editor (“The alumni have spoken,” May 21). He states that “the bottom line is that the system worked.” The question I have is, who did it work for? It certainly did not work for the students. I think one of the problems our College faces is the fact that the people who are most affected by trustee elections do not have a say in the election process. Students (undergraduates and graduates) are ineligible to vote in trustee elections. Considering the sweeping powers that the Board of Trustees wields over the affairs of the College, I find this fact to be very disturbing.
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To the Editor:
Contrary to some letters to the editor that I’ve read in the last week, Stephen Smith ‘88’s election was not a referendum on the leadership of College President James Wright but a reflection of the bitter partisanship that has seeped its way into recent trustee races.
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