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从2006年6月14日13时10分到2006年6月14日13时44分
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The 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.'
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The president and administrative staff recommend the Grove College's governing committee to preserve the century-old tradition of all-female education rather than admit men into programs, though a majority of faculty members prefer coeducation. Several reasons involving students and alumni are illustrated to support this recommendation, but unfortunately none of them can powerfully back up this point of view.

First of all, the results of the survey conducted by the student government are not convincing enough to be accepted by the college's governing committee. Although eighty percent of the responders wanted the schools to remain all female, no evidence indicates that these responders can represent the vast majority of the students. On one hand, the number of the responders has to reach a certain level. On the other hand, the responders should cover students of all grades, majors, and interests. Without satisfying the above two requirements, the credibility and popularity of the survey all remain questions. Since the details of the survey have not been considered, it is unreasonable to claim that remaining all female will be supported by the majority of students.

Besides, the results of the survey answered by alumni are not convincing enough either. Similar to the survey conducted by the student government, the one answered by alumni, in which over half of the responders oppose coeducation, does not provide people with necessary information, for example the details of responders. Can the responders represent the thoughts of the vast majority of alumni? Probably the answer is no. As a result, it is unjustifiable to conclude from the survey that the majority of alumni oppose coeducation.

Furthermore, even if the majority of alumni oppose coeducation, no information demonstrates that the college's financial supporters are coeducation's opposers rather than its supporters. Since the survey has not considered alumni's financial contributions, it is possible that while the opposers of coeducation contribution little to the college's budget, those who are willing to support the college's finance are mostly supporters of coeducation. Without considering the actual resources of financial support, it is unwise to believe that the financial supporters prefer preserving the school all female.

In conclusion, since the survey conducted by the student government is questionable, it is unverified to claim that remaining all female will improve morale among students, and similarly, the survey answered by alumni cannot back up the deduction that preventing coeducation will convince alumni to keep supporting the college financially. As coeducation is supported by the majority of faculty and will probably encourage more students to apply to Grove, it is unreasonable for the college's governing committee to ignore the intentions of faculty and adopt the argument of the president and administrative staff.