Pagq Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, May 17, '1972 Pagg Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, May 17, 1 97~ SPRING TERM SPECIAL TODAY Billiards $1/hour Last Day Bowling 35c/game Let's go! Ping Pong 50c hour MICHIGAN UNION FREE POCKET BILLIARD INSTRUCTION THURSDAY 7-9 P.M. a) r 1 3 ir Group discusses problems for Chicano admissions MAY 19, 20 DavdCopprfield W.C. FIELDS, FREDDIE BARTHOLEMEW in this grand adaptation of Dickens' novel MAY 26, 27 On the Waterfront MARLON BRANDO, ROD STEIGER, LEE J. COBB. Dockland violence nd union corruption provide the backdrop for Elio Kazan's drama. JUNE 2, 3 Mr. Hulot's Holiday Director Jacques Tati's CHARLIE CHAPLIN JUNE 9, 10 Night of the Hunter Scripted by James Agree, directed by Charles Laughton, with SHELLY WINTERS, ROBERT MITCHUM and LILLIAN GISH. JUNE 16, 17 Woen's F IlmBenfit Benefit for Ann Arbor Feminist House--titles to be announced JUNE 23, 24 MALTESE FALCOIN Classic! HUMPHREY BOGART, PETTER LORRE, SINDEY GREENSTREET JUNE 30, JULY 1 CAMILLE GRETA GARBO, ROBERT TAYLOR. Dir. by George Cukor. Bring Kleenex for this romantic tearjerker. By PAUL RUSKIN Launching a scathing attack on the White, Anglo dominated education system's failure to e d u c a t e Chicano children, speakers at the annual conven- tion of the Association of Chi- canos for College Admissions, Inc. (ACCA), - discussed ways to help Chicanos get college educations. ACCA President Carlos Fal- con opened the conference, held last Saturday at Michigan State University. Falcon charged that "our schools are not preparing quali- fied Chicanos for college." Fal- -CLIP AND SAVE"--" r r r , * Phone Numbers r , Circulation r , 764-0558 r , r , r , C lassifey Adv. r | * I * .I I I 764-055 r , S WI r r 764-0552 r , C , -CI ADSAE can says Chicanos, who he de- fines as all Spanish speaking Americans, face discrimination in school because their lack of proficiency in English prevents them from scoring well on standardized tests. Furthermore, Falcon said, "guidance counselors are the biggest racists of them all," adding that Chicanos are often channeled into vocational cur- riculums without ever receiving a fair chance to display their ability in "academic" subjects. Falcon discussed the efforts which ACCA has made to im- prove the quality of Chicano education. One goal of ACCA is to force the state government to provide bi-lingual and bi-cultural pro- grams in all school districts which have significant Chicano populations. Such programs en- tail both Spanish and English instruction and the teaching of Mexican-American history and culture. Claiming that ''what's good for Johnny isn't good for Juan- ito and what's good for Juanito is better for Johnny," Falcon believes that bi-cultural pro- grams benefit Anglos, as well as Chicanos, by exposing white children to a second culture. A major accomplishment of the ACCA has been the appoint- ment of Chicano admissions of- ficers by several state univer- sities, including this Univer- sity. These officers visit Michi- gan high schools to recruit qualified Chicano students. Chi- cano undergraduate enrollment here rose from five to 42 after a Chicano admissions officer was hired. Admissions officer Ramiro Gonzalez expects Chi- cano enrololment to reach 90 by fall. Besides recruiting new stu- dents, Chicano admissions of- ficers have also been instru- mental in establishing suppor- tive services for Chicanos who do decide to enroll. Here, for example, Chicanos have formed PAPERBACK BOOKS on FOL LETT'S Mezzanine Now Arranged By Subject three different organizations. Gonzalez is negotiating with the administration for a Chicano cultural center, which he hopes will alleviate some of the in- tense social pressures many Chi- canos feel. Dr. Uvaldo Palomares, Presi- dent of the Institute for Per- sonal Effectiveness in Children, in San Diego, California, was the keynote speaker at the con- ference. Palomares began by saying that whit-run colleges often have a negative influence on people, admitting that "Volo as Palomares calls himself) was a better person when he was 15 loading boxcars than when he was 27 getting his PhD." However, he acknowledg- ed that it is important for the survival of Chicano culture that its youth obtain qualify educa- tion. He therefore spoke on how to encourage Chicanos to go to school and stay there. According to Palomares, fear and. money are the two major problems preventing Chicanos from going to college. He says that' since most Chicanos have experienced nothing but failure during their school careers, the first step in convincing a Chi- cano that he should continue school is to prove that he or she "is not dumb" and does have the ability to succeed in college. At the same time, Palomares warns that prospective students must be informed about the problems which they will face if they do decide to go to college. He cited some of these, includ- ing social pressures and com- petition with students who have better academic backgrounds. Once the admission problem is solved,.a financial barrier re- mains. Palomares advises re- cruiters to realize that the Chi- cano culture recognizes the ex- tended family concept. Thus, a student who receives a scholar- ship may still be unable to en- roll in college because the stu- dent's family depends on the money he or she could earn if not in school. Palomares also discussed re- lations between Chicanos and blacks. 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