A Great Imperative
One of the chief values in our society is success. It matters not so much what your endeavor may be so long as you succeed at it. Fail- ure is unacceptable.. _Another chief value is sec- urity. A man to be admired is he who is self—sufficient -not dependent on others. The criteria for determin- ing success and security is itself a value. All en— deavours within our capital- istic-social structure are in terms of it. ‘ To succeed therefore is to
possess money which, in turn,”
will provide security: all of which constitutes the egg' for human existenCe.Life has no other purpose except to acquire money, success, sec- urity and related to these, sOcial status. The aim of living is to stay alive. Happiness, love, brother- ‘hood, marriage, etc. are de- fined and pursued in terms of the higher values-money "success, etc. That is to say, happiness, love, brother- hood, etc are but means to the higher values. As a result you have people being »treated as means rather than
‘ A Prospective Employer Speaks
Are you seeking summer emp- loyment? As a person involved with the hiring of students in Charlottetown and P.E.I., may I suggest a few important points:
1. COME in and see me. I do not want to deal with a "voice over the telephone”.
.2. Do NOT mail me xeroxed letters inquiring about any possible positions. If you are not_going to take the time to write, then, why should I?
3. If‘I do not commit myself to offering you a job on your first visit, it does not mean that I said "No" to you. You
“are not the only applicant and I need time to make decisions also. Call me back in a couple
' of days and show me that you are interested in working for me.
4. You may be hired so my full-time employees can have their holidays. Therefore, do not expect to have all the conditions of the job tailored to YOUR specifications and de- mands. Remember: you are being hired as a "summer replacement"
‘and I do have certain expect—
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5. If I do say "No" to you, do not feel that you are being descriminated against. I know that you are a University Stu— dent; therefore, I know that you are not stupid. I have Ionly so many openings and I can
. not hire everyone. But, keep trying and trying until you get a "Yes"..
We are anxious to obtain
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,as ends which in turn, eh- hances alienation, and the inhumanic treatment of man by man for the sake of the higher values. People be- come objects to each other— a man sees another in fin— ancial terms or as a means to success or security. This is a sad state of affairs. The world is up— side down. WHAT ARE NOW CHIEF VALUES MUST BECOME MEANS?AND WHAT ARE NOW MEANS MUST BECOME THE CHIEF VALUES (OR ENDS).
It is not difficult to understand the "necessity" of a society to posit money, security, success, and - status as its chief values ‘ because of lack of security due to ignorance, war and depression. They saw these vlaues as necessary for sur- vival.
However, these values have enabled our society to get on its feet and attain sec—
urity. we have done this and well. Since we are no long-
er insecure due to our tech— nological and scientific progress, these values are no longer necessary as
chief values. What were
reliable , conscientious help and that is often difficult because too often many students have overrlooked a simple point: -in return for hiring you, we do expect certain things in return such as consideration and a bit of work. . 6. Come and see me now. Don't wait until thexlast minute because you are certain to be disappointed. I have the time to see you if you have the time to see me. Good luck!
lewis was here
On April 6th, NDP Leader David Lewis visited briefly the, UPEI Campus. It is nice to see that we have not been forgotten by our political parties. Last Fall we were wooed by the poli— ticians and were made (so they thought) to believe that we were rather important voters. I had been wondering why we were being ignored since the Election.
We have several devoted NDP enthusiasts on Campus and it may be worth the effort to check this out. I am certain that Profs D, Milne, G. Webster, J. Kelly, R. 6091 or, that ener— getic Student Sterling Ramsay would be more than willing to provide you with any informat- ion you want on the NDP activ- ities in P.E.I. and Canada.
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ANSWERS ,
THE CADRE, APRILll, 1973, PAGE 9
Future Hope
means before can now become ends. Indeed they’must, for if we insist on maintainin values which have served their purpose they threaten to tuen upon and destroy us. New problems require new solutions. To insist on the maintenance of old solutions for new problems is to thwart true human advancement. In other words, old solutions become fetters in a new sit— uation.
Our chief values can now become love for one's nei- ghbour, respect, integrity, treating a man as an end rather than as a means. The old chief values can now be seen as means to that end. That is, we may appreciate the value of money, security etc. infofar as they help to make possible the actual— ization of these new chief values. In other words (and probably in words you will better understand), we can now afford to love, respect, honor, etc.
We have no other alternative but to revaluate our values, if we are to take the future
seriousl . Y Stan Dalton
Bells Have Been Ringing
A THOUGHT IN PASSING...
The ding-a—lings in Memorial Memorial Hall should try to recall the story about the WLittle Boy Who Cried Wolf" before they find themselves having the Cops reading it ‘to them every night for quite a whilel‘gA word to the wise oughtlto be suffi— cient.) L
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