European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 Dodds Roundup Senate program inspires students by Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau Washington the United slates May have one More politician on a future Campaign Trail As a result of the Senate Romh program which wrapped up its 25th anniversary session Friday. I never saw the merits of a political career be fore said Carlo Roberts daughter of chief master set. Stark Roberts. She is a senior from Wiesbaden Germany High school. Always thought t could be More useful doing something else said Roberts one of two students chosen 10 represent the department of defense de Pendents schools in this year s program. But the week Wai so inspirational thai i could see myself As a senator  Heidi fish a senior at Zaragoza Spain High school is the daughter of air Force Mai. John fish. She also used the term inspirational to describe the week she spent in the corridors of amt rican political Power but said she does t think Shell make a career out of it. It was definitely a Good experience o be a Small part of the political process for a while but i think i d still rather be a historian fish said. Each year the we Klong program sponsored by i he William Randolph meant foundation provides 12,000 scholarships and the Chance to observe the working of american democracy la two lop High school students from each of he 50 slates the District of Columbia and Dodds. Roberts fish and 102 other students spent the week studying the Workings of the Federal govern ment particularly the Senate. They spent one Day working Al interns for the senators from in fir Home states and met with vice president George Bush leading members of Congress Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger and other officials Roberts and fish said the highlights of their week were their meeting with congressional Leaden Spe Cial Senate minority Leader Robert dote a Kan. I was very impressed with him Roberts said. He s very personable very Friendly. I could definitely see him at a candidate far  both students also gave High Marks to their own senator. I just could t believe the workload he has fish said of sen. Daniel Evans. A Wash. "1 had the impression that they sort of Sal around up there on Capitol Hill. It s not like that at  Roberts said she appreciated the Way sen. John Warner r-va., talked to students. He came Down to our level and looked us Rigil in the Eye when he spoke she said he s a Good example of How erroneous the image of dirty polities can be. He showed me hat there Are political with  the week on Capitol Hill gave both students a renewed sense of Pride in their country it s the basis for our whole Way of life Fth said. I definitely Felt a sense of history thinking of the great leaders who have passed through  the seniors had nothing but Praise for the pro Gram. We were always on the go always doing things always learning fish said. It must take a lot of work to put together and i really appreciated it. It s a very Well run  students from All Dodds regions compete for the Honor to represent the school system in the pro Gram each year. Any Dodds High school Junior or senior is eligible to apply provided he or the has t taken part in the program before and is currency serving in an elected office in the school s student government. More information can be obtained from the Prin Cipal s office at any Dodds High school. She May re a graduation bid to Reagan by Joe Mapother staff writer Berlin suggestions on what to say to presi Dent Reagan arc rolling in Roberlin High school Sophomore Calli Fuller an essay contest finalist who will travel to Washington to meet the president this month. The senior class asked Fuller to use her precious few moments with Reagan to invite him to their graduation. Reagan is expected to visit Berlin june 12 for the City s 75qlh anniversary Celebration. Some people have said i should plug in a line for my father s promotion Fuller said. Her father is air Force maj Ricky Fuller. Fuller and 52 other finalists in the voice of free Dom essay contest sponsored by the veterans of for eign wars expect to meet with the president As part of a week Long Agenda. Although More than six decades separate Reagan 76, and Fuller 15, they share the responsibility of elected office. Fuller is president of the Sophomore class. While she May not match Reagan s reputation As the great communicator her communication skills were a big reason for the Washington trip. Contest judges viewed videotapes of entrants Reading their essays and they based their choices on the presentation As Well Ai substance Fuller was ready. I be messed up so Many limes in front of peo 6 s Pnola by l. Amnun Lvii or Calli Fuller pie Fuller said. I m Good at playing it  her essay keyed on apathy among americans and the Challenge for citizens in a democracy to keep abreast of world events. Knowledge leads to responsible choices in elected officials. Fuller credited the i to years she has spent in Ber Lin As a major influence on her essay. Living Over Here makes you More politically aware Fuller said. Her father works in the Berlin air safety Center which is one of the last vestiges of four Power cooperation in a City notorious for its division of East and West. She has had opportunities to meet the russian officers at the Center in addition to representatives of the three Western Powers. Even if we Don t talk politics it still rubs off on me that maybe i should be thinking about it Fuller said of her experiences with the City s complexities. Fuller also gives credit to her teacher Charles bluer for introducing her to the vagaries of the political world. Problems in current events Are Par celeb out among Bluem s students and they argue them out based on the concept of a student United nations. According to Fuller the value of the course is that you have to learn both sides of an Issue so that you can protect yourself from people who Don t agree with you College spokesmen defend big tuition hikes Washington a brushing aside criticism from the . Education Secretary private University officials Are defending tuition increases hat Are Sev eral times higher than the nation s inflation rate several prestigious universities Al ready have announced Lui Jon and fees increases of roughly 6 percent next fall and some presidents attending a private College convention said Limey anticipate increases of 7 or 8 percent or More. In ration in 1986 was less than 2 percent. New knowledge is inherently More expensive said Stanford spokesman Robert w. Beyers in a Telephone inter View. Secretary of education William j. Bennett stirred the pot Wiki a controversial speech Ai Catholic University in no vember in which lie charged that the ready availability of Federal student Aid has spurred campuses to Jack up their tuition. It s absolutely absurd for anybody to be talking about Bow we raise tuition on the basis of Federal financial Aid said William Harris president of Paine col lege. Our tuition has gone up More when financial Aid to students has dropped because we have to sock More Money to those who can pay to help to generate additional fund to help those who Don t have the Money they would have had said Harris. The Rev. Timothy Healy president of Georgetown University said the his tory of tuition increases is exactly the opposite of the  several College presidents grappled with the Issue Al a briefing for reporters thursday at the National association of Independent colleges and universities meeting. The presidents of Stanford and Princeton universities have invited re porters to their campuses for seminars on the economics of higher education. Princeton recently announced that the total annual Cost per student will Rise 3.9 percent this fall to $16,9is, including $ 12,550 in tuition. Stanford which costs around $17,000, is embarking on a $1.1 billion Centennial fund raising drive the largest in collegiate history. School spokesman Beyers citing one justification for increased charges said the California school has hired several Down new faculty members in computer sciences in recent years Yale has announced a  percent in crease to j 17,020. The College Board says it is costing students $5,604 to attend the average four year Public College this year including $1,337 in tuition and it costs $10,199 at the typical four year private Campus including $5,793 in tuition. The Cost of College went up 6.9 percent in this past year at a time when consumer prices Rose Ess than 2 percent. But the colleges say they Are still striving to make up for the ground that faculty salaries lost in he 1970s when Tui tons Rose slower than the general inflation rate. Heat who anticipates a 7 percent in crease in Georgetown s tuition this ill said ten years ago you hired a Low prof at about $30,000. $3j,000." but now Young lawyers still wet behind the ears can command starting salaries of $48,000 to $67,000 Al top Law firms be said. Georgetown decided to double its Law professors average salaries Over live or six years to nearly $80,000, and we re almost  Healy added it in t so much a ques Tion of competing with private Industry it s a question of the sort of dignity of the profession. I can t have a Superb schol arly Guy who does a major article every two years making less in his twentieth year of employment than some wet be Hind the ears late  College costs jumped 57 percent be tween 1980-81 and 1935-86, while con Sumer prices Rose 26 percent he said