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Pandora’sBox
Resultof
worthlessstruggle
By KimEun-hye
memberofthecouncil.Studentsprotestedonthebillbecausethedeal
Editorof TheArgus
reducedstudentseatsinthecouncil.
Did they really need to reduce students’ seats for donor’s seats
S
ince the law on private school was revised, many schools
becausethealumniopposedtotheprimarybill?Itmightbeprejudice
faced problems. The main problem is the construction of a
but outside members are likely to take side on with the foundation.
council. Until now, many schools have been running into
Therefore,thiskindofactionreducesthechanceofstudentsongetting
trouble on this matter. The council should be organized to make a
theirvoiceout.Notonlydoesitdiscussvariousmattersontheschool,
betterschool.Whyisthecouncilbecomingaseriousproblem?
the council has a significant meaning of existence that it gives all
Whatisacouncil?Accordingtothelawonprivateschool,acouncil
members, professors, students and staff, the same right to make
is a group that should be established in each school. The council
opinion.Throughthecouncil,studentswhoalwaysstoodontheweak
discussesimportantthingsoneducation:establishmentandrevisionof
sidegetaminimumwayofexpressingtheiropinions.
school regulations, recommendations of trustee and audit, advice on
The next problem, who should be the representative of students?
schoolbudgetandaccounts.Itiscomposedofprofessors,studentsand
Theselectedbilllimitedthenumberofstudentrepresentativestotwo.
staffmembers.Also,externalmemberssuchasalumniordonorsfor
Inthemeantime,thesideofstudentsstucktoclaimthatthenumberof
theschoolareconsistedinthecouncil.
student representatives should be three: both campuses and graduate
On last May, trustee committee of HUFS selected a bill on
school representative. Now there is controversy between students on
composing of the council and now they are waiting for approval of
whoshouldbethetworepresentatives.Theschoolopinionthatisone
Education ministry. Until the bill to be selected, HUFS negotiations
student from each campus will be enough to represent the side of
forconstructionofthecouncilhavehadahardtimelastyear,because
students, and the graduate school’s opinions would be reflected
school members had not reached agreements. Finally the bill, which
throughthetwo.However,thegraduateschoolhasadifferentidea.It
some not all members agreed on, was selected (five professors, two
argued that student representatives should consiste of four students
students, two staff members, one alumnus and one donor of school
chosen from both under graduate and graduate school of both
developing).Agroupthatshouldbestrugglingtosqueezeoutwaysto
campuses.
developtheschoolisalreadyhavingtroubleinitsstartingline.Itgives
Asthestudentsthemselveshavedifferentopinionsaboutthewayof
usanadvancenoticethatthecouncilwon’tbemanagedsmoothly.
student representative selection, it is possible it will cause trouble,
Ittookayeartopassthroughthepresentbilloncomposingofthe
ratherthanharmony,withinstudentscompetingtoberepresentatives.
council, but even this was not based on agreement of all members.
Itishardtomakeinvalid,analreadyselectedproposaliswaiting
UltimatelyHUFSadoptedthecurrentbillsameasotherschool’sbill
fortheapprovaloftheEducationMinistry.Lastyear’scaseshowsthat
on the reason that this composure was approved by the ministry.
difficulty well. Though the council has a meaning as a democratic
However,everyschoolhasvarioussituations.Allmembershavethe
organization for school development, however, it is great pity that
righttospeaktheiropinionandgetareasonablerightfromwell-suited
agreements were not made
billforHUFS.Ofcourseconstructionofthecouncilisveryimportant
inproperprocess.
andurgentlyneeded.However,thecouncil,whichdiscussesimportant
The council should not
matterofeducationandtheschool,startswithoutanyharmony,there
be used as a tool for
aregoingtobeproblemsconsistently.
gaining power over each
How is the new bill? There needs consideration on members that
other.
There
needs
are selected outside of the school. Many schools have had difficulty
consistent look out over
on construction of the council on this matter, because increasing
how the council breaks
outsideparticipationreducestherateofnecessarymembersfromthe
through from this squeaky
inside. In the construction of council, there are no restrictions on
startingpoint.
choosing members such as alumni and donor of school’s
development.
Beforethenewbillwasselected,therewerefourbills,Andoneof
those was once chosen by all necessary members. However
association of alumni disagreed because of the less ratio of their
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participation. Eventually donors for school development became a
SEPTEMBER 2007

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