European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse In the ,.� 14 or 5 continued from Page the men charged with making profession Al officers from the raw material which reports each july 1 to West Point an Napolis and Colorado Springs Are dedicated to the principle of general rather than specialized . Jannarone who graduated first in his 1938 West Point class of 301 att who now directly oversees the military Academy s academic program says we have insisted that we Are trying to turn out the generalist father than the narrow specialist. The curriculum should be the foundation Foi the mis Sion of the military Academy to educate and train cadets for continuous progressive development throughout their Mili tary careers. Be re not just training second lieutenants. We look on the Academy As the first segment in a educational continuum which begins when a plebe takes the oath Here an carries through until he retires from the old academic training programs at the academies Jannarone recalls were almost totally now he says the curriculum at Westpoint for example has been opened up and some 120 elective courses Are offered to cadets. Some highly qualified air forc Academy cadets take part in an enrichment program under which the Yare permitted to take advanced courses in their chosen Fields at major civilian universities during part of their final naval Academy has a Trident scholar plan under which a limited number of exceptionally capable students engage in Independent study and re search during the senior year. Competition for Rhodes scholarship for advanced study at Oxford is brisk at the three record shows in fact that Only three american universities have gained More Rhodes scholarships than West the classrooms All of them Small with places for from 12 to 15 students the atmosphere at the academies is Businesslike but not rigid As an outsider might expect. Cadets and midshipmen Are encouraged to ask questions to discuss or even to dispute a Point if necessary an they do. I would like to think says Annapolis to Rufis like to in Tut / f i % prof. John Yarbro that future and admirals will have a full knowledge of the whole Husan Cross Section of cadets and mid Shipmen unanimously agreed that the academies teach you what to do wit time. West Point Cadet capt. Bill Taylor,21, of Alexandria va., says the schedule is what does Are classes from 8 . To 3 p.m., athletic programs parades Mili tary duties and training exercises meet Ings and classes to be prepared for the next Day Taylor says. You learn How to think under pressure. I think this Sticks with you always after you have left the Academy Taylor along with to. 1-ranking Ca det Jack Vonkaenel 21. Of Lawton okla.,has applied for a Rhodes scholarship this year. Both Are sons of army officers but they say they came to West Point free of parental coercion. The service academies currently arc seeking to give extra assistance to members of minority groups who want to try for admission and for the first time there is a space for race on the West Point admissions application. We know a number of minority group applicants May need special Assis Tance says col. Manley Rogers director of admissions at West Point. This is a great National Endeavor of our Tim and we Are very sincere about this. We say to any boy who wants to come Here Don t screen yourself out Don t give up the three academies run special pre Paratory schools which make it possible for candidates requiring extra help an preparation to have a better Chance to qualify. He attrition rate for All causes runabout one third at All three academies Over the four year period. Yet this appears to be no different from the rate at civilian colleges and nationwide Survey on College at Tendance and attribution explains an Napolis Dean of admissions Shields showed that after nine semesters two thirds of those admitted to College were either still in College or had same rate applies to the service Over All rate of attrition at the naval Academy to cite one typical example has not basically changed Over the years but the breakdown of pauses has. In Broad terms two thirds of the mid Shipmen who washed out 10 years ago did so for academic reasons and Only one third for Lack of motivation toward a military , the naval Academy loses two thirds in resignations for Lack of inter est in pursuing a military career and one third for academic reasons the increase in the number of these resignations says shield is a reflection of the fact that society in general has become More permissive aft it Hattie service academies in their Devotion to military discipline May hav apart from society a 13 informal discussion of problems has replaced the old system of distance Between instructors and cadets. Tho Clai room atmosphere at the Academe i Here the afr Force ii All Buslon i but not of a Law Ai outsider might expend it to be. Page 12 the stars and stripes a midshipman performs an Experiment As part of Hij probing extensively into one subject. Monday Xinu Ury 13, 1969 the stars and stripes Page
