Monday, May 31, 2010

he following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College, a private institution, to the college's governing com

he following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College, a private institution, to the college's governing committee.

"We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education rather than admit men into its programs. It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. But eighty percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female, and over half of the alumni who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation. Keeping the college all-female, therefore, will improve morale among students and convince alumni to keep supporting the college financially."

Notion that all female education will improve morale among students is true however biased towards all female education only because to convince alumni to keep supporting college financially is not acceptable. First of all argument is weaken by the fact that "even though majority of faculty members voted for co education considering increase in total admissions" college wanted to remain as all female education. Argument says "50 percent of alumni support all female education so it is implicit that other half should support co education. So further lime lights on above said factors required to analyze the argument.

Grove college's majority faculty foster the notion of co education. More the number of admissions more the financial support to university.So facing towards co- education increase university's financial strength. Hence improvement of financial abilities should reflect and precede rich education and laboratory facilities. If faculty insisting on co-education one can understand university needs to consider faculty view seriously and review it's stand towards all female education.

Garnering above discussion, university wants to advocate themselves as all female education institute only because of two reasons. First one to keep morale standards among students and second one to convince alumni to support financially. If can be exegesis from argument only 50% alumni argue for female education rest all nod for co-education.As stated in argument if university considered financial support one of the major criterion. Then rest 50 % of alumni foster co-education idea and tender financial facilities. As discussed co-education increase application and from more admissions more stable is the institution financially.

More over university management decision to retain 'all- female' education based on student poll is not advisable. It is always management should take decision not only considering students poll and alumni poll results.There is no need that all alumni who voted for female education shouldn't support university financially. by retaining all female education system university retains it's moral values but who is going to fund studies?. Is it Alumni can bear all expenses?. Is is that female students admit high fees only because university is all female education?. Answer is "no" for all above. So It can be advocated that" by broadening their teaching area and admits men can increase chances of financial stability.

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