, i. Page Two \ 297mb: will filled: Grinnell, Iowa GRI‘NNELL COLLEGE A \tccklv News 1ch \ml -|\ an bun immune. . xyluiul mailer lhc iu‘l‘ hi ritual inn. , suiunnuinu uue ii a per school Leilmr mi-I . withhold an s {illiniiiiell im- lull ' » -nni ellilori .ui' - rriiccl the rucci- smut in rm Fell: in up» Judiciary-Responsibility llf the -Cc’1HP l L .vcn to be respected as a judiciary bodv. tlle m’em er of this organ"ation must remember then r )onsibi ty and act accordingly at all times. Out of this week's Col'HP meeting. has come a stat mcnt by one of the house pi sidelits that shows a neglect of this responsibility; a neglect which contributed directly or indirectly to the Hair-Cut party in Dccembelz ‘IAccording to air reports, which have been verified bylprcsident Gary knamiller, the man who was later de—lmcsrdenp 11m 50pm Comvdmamr:government; Terry‘s hair and tel-mined to be the leader oi the gang approached one of and the Coll-1P and AWS Boardeoar‘S the presidents as to what would be the reaction of ie Coi'HP to such an incident. According to reports, the pre ident either gave his approval or failed to give 3 opinion wl ch would discourage the action. Later the president justified the situation with his statement whichwras given 'at llueiiday's meeting “I didn’t sanction it for the CofHP ‘ netioned it for myself.” There is no “sanctioning for myself" for a person . i a position of governmental responsibility. He cannot shii't ml ”myself" to “leader" for the sake 01' personal con- venience. If he is going to be a member of the Coil-1P he must be a member full time. A The. is, of course, no easy job and to point ,out'the necessity til/such responsible tliinkillg,is,+;rtlie? than a criticism of this specific goJ‘I'TKVa'lelnilirlel-_to all people \ihor'hold sugLJJQ ' ' as of responsibility. l quoted in today’s l arlet and Black should have been rcA leased for publicatlon by the Coil-1P. Since the‘Coi‘HP is a i/iidiciary body, wielding a great deal of power and authority, it is .our opinion that all busi- VllBSS procedure, discussion and methods of determiilin a thin and fact are subject to discussion in the 8&1; aftel tlie‘ editor has consulted h the reporter and with the president 01' the Couilcil., , , NeitheiSlale Norfamily' Governmental problems in the Grinnell college com- munity relate to our determination to J ard that Com m‘iinity as a state or as a fawily, and not as an amalgc- motion of the two. ,Our “l'ainily” rationale of government includes our imag- ined obligation to defend a hall mate or a ‘fhiidlly”~-no mat- ter how wiong he may be It includes our judging an idea on the basis of our opinion of the person express— ing' it. . Our tendency to regard Grinnell college events as they would be regarded in a regular state .or local situation ha liken its toll—“r10 and a student placed on conduct pro— batioiL Th ' penalty given to the 14 men who admitted cuttl ,_ Tcriy l'iisson’s locks on December 10 could be ,iusti ed in terms of the “state.” Breaking into a person’s pr vate home and attaching‘ him with malice and vioiousness is certainly an invasion of liberty, such as the “underground” notes. Cutting a stil- dcnt hair is not quite the same. ‘ The llai cutting was (lone as a prank (no matter how uhuise) instead of as all assault. The location was a nearby, unlocked room on common-r “:0 home or private pi'o—‘ mined property instead 'of a pri ]‘IQI’L\’. ,_ . - The a t w s not intended to result in great personal harm (or improvement?) as “mild be the case iii an in ' lllznt ol' br lking and entering As one of the house presidents pointed out, there is little-difference between forcing someone to take a haircut and- For 'ng him to do the dozens of thin; ' l'reshmcn had to do W] on prepping was in existence. Many North Campus Witt ll‘ its and such things a result in aw suits did they occur in a normal “state—type" situation, This is not to say such thin}. is prepping alld dolls iiigs must or should ho accepted practices at Grinnell. The point is that the colleheenvironment is'siich that many nits (if this type are regarded inontal action or student opinion change ’l‘he Col'l—Il’ has the pow r and pei laps the duty to rrcate 2L climate in which such things as haircutting and ii'icndl' swatting are recognized evils. Such a reeling did not Q. st bcl‘orc Dec. [0, however. The severity of the ('ol‘Hl" action did not take this into account. Pat Huber Ehel’e‘was some question as to whether the statement‘ pranl’s until gOVCl‘Ilvl SCARLET AND BLACK ‘Celiiicil Adopts , ‘Fi'ankis Report ‘ iiy I’aul Samuel In its regular Wednesday light mccung, Student Council heard and adopted a report by the 1Committee on Mechanics for a Constitutional Convention The :report. made by cumnuilcc i-iuun ‘maii Gary Thumun, contained inrorihulion on the darn place, lime, si‘o and structur 01 the UH“ emion i The convcmiun will be held ‘during lhc s mestcr rcce Jun 25 [It iugh Jun. inespite complaints by students ‘lhal they llzul made previous lplum which could not now bc :chhngcu, Thurslon emphasized llhnl this recess provided the only ‘com'enicnt time lhut such a cam i'mlllon could bc held. The loca- ition ol' the coinclitioii will be can incite:- um Each campus will hmc so cicir writes This lBurc wru arrived u: by setting ’1 pioportion of 15 [hall members lUl' each hull dele- ,giitc There will else be u num- ibei l' "delegates at 11' " ‘cluding the Student Cotii il prcsiricnls. The first session of the coil- ‘ ucnlion will he held “'edllesr . ,(lay evening, ii. 25, with a temporary ch irnian chosen by the committee. The delegates uiil choose their permanent chairman infer. and they will follow the rules as on s "hill .Council can liion. Onc mnenrimunl; that ”appli- cations trcm [rcsllman icr dole, ulc. o the convention be cm. couragcd rather than discouraged by the halls." w adopted by.the ‘cnlincll Methods of choosing delegates. however. will be lea .lo lhc individual halls. SC also adopted a repurtmude bv \Vultcr Flank, student audr ‘lu cliniall‘ill'ig proposals for tho dornizatlon" ol' the auditor's lob The proposals. which were published in the Doc 2 Scullcll and Black, were adopted with 'ciil)’ one changcian animelid- .‘m c ni altering Section iv, Paragraph (21) to r c a all All organizations which have ‘(aculty advisers and , which ,hcndlc student funds shall bc rcquireci to handle thcir financc' llirou» the student auditor's a 1lice: Judy Talbot, chairman oi the 'upurCmnpus Relations commit- ice, made a report on the (casi- billy cl sulrlcni Council Joining dhe National Student association. :Thi: bra-m lion attempts to (-0-: ‘(lrdiuutc ihc opinions bl colleges throughout the United Slates on national and international issues. Miss Talbot reported that her icommittcc does not l'CL‘amlnetid 'lnncll's Joining because ll 1 It would cost 100 much money 1 lo send delegate; lb NSA nullmr: a and regional congresses, and second, the NSA wouidstandlo gain more from Grlnncll menu bership ihun Grinncll would. , r chernl sttldi'llts disagreed iwlth this last point. however. . iniming lhut orinueli shouldr :huve :i voice iby such un oi ‘ One luriher rcpurt, made by . Lowell Lllttcr. \\'IIS heard by l the council. Lultcr stated that became of a icciing that slu- . ilenl lenders often take over - their jobs with no previous ‘ ‘ training, n conference on lemi— ic ip tuning will be ‘ rein in and Fe‘ ll. ; The router to will almost ol or Series nl i \A‘lS on [he duties l l l l hell] i shower (lunllings would laud rcspo abilities oi the Sill-' deli < uu Coun 1, ill: Coin? and the; laws Board. in, tliscl . uns on; ithc bzicllgl'ound and inc cl pZi ihzu-ucn , pruceciure. It wiii be lupen to l soulenls. i l A mnilon “llial :(‘Linccrt primes be when llhc lLlll‘» {in mission and rvtitu ho‘uru the Student Coil lvotes on such .- mutlcr," w iudoritcil (lospitc ille vehement ob" Hot-(ions ol Jor shlplcy. ('lJl ‘courrllnator. '1 is million \ e o ‘ hunched by lhn intensc disall, Hectlon expression by some sill-i i‘ilrlhl-r to (i any Friday, January l3, l9bl I Notes From The Underg euii ‘ by Naitla Tushnei l P a s s i n g through, ““55”“ i The CSDiClle ui Loose bascmcut, through: Grlnncll at the cm . . . lulu ms yen haunt", 333;; 13:32"; ‘S‘dut‘i‘i‘ 3:351 ‘ma, for me, icr Grinucll, Thcim‘m, to Und Mudflme one”; l my; Ithgfigwdggfm fifgjnfmm returned and those who der i>ee