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WORLD NEWSGRAMS by James O. H en ry Chairman , History Department, Biola College College System Scored in Japan A Government survey on Japan’s passion for higher education has se verely criticized the postwar educa tional system. It held that the sys tem had turned out a generation of mop-haired young men and women able to discuss abstruse philosophies in dimly-lit coffee shops, but poorly qualified to contribute to the coun try’s industrial base. Reporting on the state of Japan’s 591 colleges and universities recent ly, the Ministry o f Education said that the standards generally had dropped “ far below” the level before World War II. The study found too much uniformity in the u pp e r schools and neglect of the “ charac ter-building” aspect of education. It contended that students in general were incapable of philosophical and systematic thinking. The present system was inaugu rated 15 years ago, under the direc tion of American occupation authori ties. The occupation enforced open discussion in place of the former complete subservience to professors’ views, and it encouraged an in crease in the number of universities. Religious freedom is making prog ress in Southern Europe, according to delegates to the general council of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. But a report by the Alli ance’s secretary general, Marcel Pra- dervand, said the problem was “ far from solution.” Progress accounts came from pas tors in Italy, Greece and Spain. The Rev. Umberto Cato of Spain told a news conference that increased Eu ropean political integration and the “ renewal of Catholic faith” were among the principal factors for achieving better inter-church rela tions in his country. The Rev. Mr. Cato said that for the first time the tiny Protestant community in Spain had “ almost official relations with the Government” and “ something good is being said of Spanish Protes tants.” But he said that “ in a sense Spain is still the country of Inquisi tion and Counter-Reformation,” al leging that the Spanish bishops at Vatican II were trying to “ brake the development of religious freedom.” Ministers Discuss Religious Freedom
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