On bribery in education

On bribery in education

I refer to the letter Bribery in education must be eliminated
from Dr. Ruwihadi in the April 30, 2001 edition of The Jakarta
Post.

As a respected and highly popular institution, the Graduate
School of the University of Jakarta is not free from rumors.

However, rumors are rumors, and cannot be construed as fact,
let alone the real truth. Far from it, the teaching staff of the
Graduate School are honest people, dedicated to their profession
to pursue a high quality of education.

Dr. Ruwihadi cannot verify the rumors he was talking about (I
confronted him personally) and, indeed, nobody can, simply
because the proof does not exist.

Many accusations have been addressed to the institution and no
one can prove it. For us, if we're kicked on the butt it means
that we're slightly ahead; in receiving the blows, we'll just be
humble and forgiving.

JUJUN S. SURIASUMANTRI

Jakarta

;JP;WYS;
ANPAk..r..
Letter-bribery
Just a false alarm
JP/4/let2

Just a false alarm

In my letter of April 30. 2001 Bribery in education must be
eliminated I made a potential misrepresentation, especially for
the readers who have no direct experience of the Graduate School
of the University of Jakarta.

Through this letter I should like to stress that the above-
mentioned letter was meant as an alarm for the whole system of
formal education with no special reference to the Graduate School
of the University of Jakarta.

I also would like to apologize to the entire staff of the
Graduate School if they felt insulted by my letter.

DR. RUWIHADI

Surakarta, Central Java

;RAKYAT MERDEKA;FAL;
ANPAk..r..
Letter-generation
On the future of our descendants
JP/4/let

On the future of our descendants

From Rakyat Merdeka

The political situation in this country is akin to an inferno:
there are no more rays of peace beaming in this state and no
feelings of friendship and brotherhood harbored among own
relatives.

Will the future of our descendants be tranquil and peaceful,
if the present unfavorable condition prevails for, God only
knows, how long? Will we just stand still doing nothing and let
it drag? Will we let our future offspring weep and languish all
their lives while we, now grown up and old, have enjoyed all the
pleasant things and amenities of life?
Dear popular leaders, let us ponder awhile and look to the
future. Let us think about the happiness of our generation,
before we depart and leave this ephemeral world. Our presence
won't mean anything if our children only suffer in the future.

Let us together realize the gravity of the situation and cool
our heads then quench the inferno, let us make the situation more
worthwhile, let us again weave the unraveling threads of unity so
that tomorrow will be a bright and happy day for Indonesian
children of the future.

SUPENO S

Bekasi, West Java