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LETTERS, Page 6THE COLLEGE TRAP
It is morally repugnant for universities to take in thousands,
if not millions, of dollars for exhibiting the athletic prowess of
some of their students while failing to ensure that those athletes
graduate with meaningful degrees (EDUCATION, April 3). If a
university enrolls an athlete as a student, it must give him an
ironclad guarantee of an education, no matter how long it takes or
at what reading level he starts.
Josh R. Chambers
San Mateo, Calif.
Many college athletic programs have degenerated into massive
tryout camps for the N.B.A. and the N.F.L. TIME's recommendations
for improving the situation are commendable. However, clever
individuals will still find a way to circumvent the system as long
as there are enormous financial benefits.
Bob Constantine
Placentia, Calif.
Charge TIME with a technical foul for use of an illegal uniform
number on the basketball player on your cover. Was this a
"coaching" blunder, or was it done on purpose, and if so, for what
reason?
Lee J. Suttner
Bloomington, Ind.
The number 89 was chosen intentionally to avoid identification
with any particular basketball player. Until the U.S.
re-establishes education of our youth as the No. 1 priority, there
is no basis for criticizing a program that gets young people twelve
years too late. Isn't it time we realize that unless we give these
students the facilities and instructors they need early in life,
and parents instill in them a desire to learn, there are few
prospects for improvement?
Wayne N. Cooke
Branford, Conn.