SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. Seplember 29. l9b| finalist duh Elihu Grinnell. Iowa GRINNELL COLLEGE a weekly nnwallmmr published each l'itlr by the Gtuiucll Committee on ‘llltlellr. Publl Allillell' Brown, mml nut atsutc ' D usou l\ Entctml as the r owa, under , low. Subscription rate 31.50 per school . l5 Prim! Etlilms l‘eutate Editors rant uncut is Head son or us Connolly g Cfianer bellman .vou Lusau (telltale But-l. non 'ruruot Milt-ll Icituo .ludv suruu F. nobcrls, Gruencu-ald. c . she 1"o\. . li'uth [loll Bl.lll.l,_/el Anibal“ 'tg l\ ' dduae' teal . Judy Hand Some Answers . . . . I have been asked to comment on the college’s admission policy, especially with regard to two questions: Why was there a signiiicant dect e in the proportion oi new students irom the Atlantic states e.. from-24 per cent oi the new men and 18 per cent oi the new women in the tall oi 1960, to 11 per cent and ti per cent respectively, in the iall oi 1961? Il admissions po icy looks to a wide geographical distribution oi students. why is the proportion oi new students trom Iowa about 25 per cent, and the proportion irom the Iowarlllinois area about so per cent? The basic iact regarding applications irom the Atlantic states is this: the proportion ot' Atlantic states applicants representing the “cream oi the crop" oi that section, in scholastic ability and in talent, has been low relative to the proportions oi similar appli— i-ants irom Iowa, Illinois and contiguous states. This'is not to say that we tail to get numerous applicants r, hin the high range oi ability and talent irom the Atlantic states; but the proportion oi such applicants, measured against the total oi all applicants irom that eastern area, has been relatively low. Ii we are to remedy this disparity, we must llavel a substan- tially higher share oi the “cream oi the crop" oi Eastern secon- dary schools. We can become more widely known as worthy ci a substantially higher share, provided that our admissions policy indicates what we seek. Temporarily, until our standards and requirements are widely understood, the proportion oi new students irom the Atlantic states will likely be lower than we Lope/for in the long run. why are the proportions oi new students irom Iowa and irom the Iowa-Illinois area so high" The explanation largely is that the college has long lived in t l area and his continually attract- ed applicants at high scholastic ability.and talent irom this area. The high proportions oi Iowa and Iowa—Illinois students grow cut ol the relatively high volume oi applications inhcrent in the college's history, location and reputation. In addition, the college must maintain and cultivate its ties with the communities irom which it derives its principal material support and its historic good will. For that reason, among others, we strive to encourage this high volume oi superior applications. Over the years, moreover, the students irom Iowa, Illinois cud contiguous states have proved themselves as capable as .those irom elsewhere in contributing signiiicantly to the stature ot the college and its nonprovincial character, I should like to put my answers to the two questions in the tontext of additional facts. First, whether we consider. geogrnplliml‘ distribution oi new students or other characteristics, proportions (percentages) are otten subject to much accidental variation irom year to year. For example. the proportion oi new men irom Iowa was Is per cent, and the proportion oi new women irom Iowa was lb per cent. in the tail of 1961). Second, a desirable wide variety oi characteristics in the student body depends on numerous iactors, at which geographical distribution is one. These include distribu. tions oi iamily income positions, nds ct community (urban, suburban, rurall, parental occupations, academic interests and achievement, extracurricular interests and participation, occllpih tional interests and social interests, Third, in terms oi these numerous jnctors; we have achieved wide variety oi characteristics in the strident body, and we 1‘ ve accomplished this concurrently with a substantial impl‘n\'er.\ ment of scholastic ability and talent in the student body. James H. Sinuss James H. Stimss Dean of the College .1 . . . And Some Olher Answers Dean Stiltlss' statement collcerllll :ltllni sions policy marks an important step in the hives gallon of the admis- sions question. It appears to tls that certain realities, un- fortunate though they may seem, have to be accepted in the policy, at least until someone comes up with a very specific, and feasibly better plan. The question which seems lundamental to the problem, i ”Are .the eastern schools in general-sending us tl lower caliber student than Grinnell expects?" will be investigated‘ along with auxiliary questions by the admissions committee of the SGA. What does come out of this initial statement by the administration are some symptoms of confusion be- Eetween those wllo make the policies and those wllo execute lem. We must be aware of the very difficult job the ads, missions office has; however, we should not have to expect ithat percentages will differ as much its five per cent be-: tween the proposed geographical breakdown and its final results. If an attempt was made to return the Iowa per- centage to its expected high anti compensate for the former low by turning down second-rate applicants from the East, this may at least at this juncture appear reasonable. What should not be overlooked. lion-eve . is the overs compensation in the execution of the policl all efforts should be made, and, we believe, now are being made, to compensate, as it were, lor the over-compensation. Unsigned Editorials reflect the opinions of the Editor and are not necessarily those of Glinnell College. Ofelferd Ell Note: We'd like to get 0” , the merry-go-roulld, but this i one we couldn't resist . To the Editor Each year when autumn comes‘gaingl the growing Colnnllmisl,‘ to Grinnell, the untrpl-eppmg‘ bore raises hts head and snails; Huvuig done so for scvcral‘ sear suns, I become ll'l‘ltable and dis rout-aged, take to writing letters to editors and almost lose sight of the solid reason [or arguing against such ioollshncss. We lcnow these almost by heart: the analogy which prev» ping suggests between the halls and Greek—letter tratcrnites is misguided and misleading; the ,psychology upon which it is lbused ~ that young lncu can lsomehow be made more agree- luble by subjecting thcln ,progrnm oi humiliationris false; ‘even prepping governed by pietics about “orientation" allows a more or less iree hand to up- pel'class bullies and other trou- bled souls. And so on. 1 Everybody has heard the l arguments. The only new is- , sue, perhaps, is “voluntary 'pnrticipatlon," but I doubt that anybody with any sense of ; group pressures in a society is fooled by that. , , But I find lnyscli reacting lagflinst prepping less and less for‘ such high-minded reasons, andl more and more ior selfish rea-l sons I worry not only becausel the skunk tall or the beanie de-‘ l grades the freshman, but also be» cause it cmbarrasses me. Word gets out; PEDple in the outside weapons in a way if war comesu would hear about these things, and prepping is, among other things, simply corny, like the squirrel tail on the radiator cap and “Oh you kid" painted by .the rumble seat ot the roadster. Such jiggerypogery has come to seem as oddly archaic as Rudy Vallee singing “Collegiate, col— legiate, yes we are collegiate. rah, rah." obsolencencc began to ‘oceur, I. would guess, at some time aiter the disappearance ot the Stutz Bear Cat and the Clara Bow pout and beiore the advent oi goldfish—eating contests and the Big Apple. Twenty-three skidoo, you Big Brother types:l ‘you’re embarrassments. ‘ l l Charles Cleaver Fiflll Year Abroad—Perl |--- To the Editor I am appalled by the shocking lack oi courage and clear think— ing by thc majority oi the Grln- nell student body on the quay tion oi United states policy as empire. , Russia has detonated many nuclear bombs which have tem» porarrly polluted the atmosphere. Our testing has been under- ground. Underground nuclear blasts do not contaminate the air with radioactive iallout. Apr parcntly we test we must :lpolOr gize tor anything that resembles good sense in our national be. havior. The Communists have much power in the rot-mutation oi to a United Nations policy now midi think they will be able to dom» finale it rather soon. Let us not put all our eggs in one baskc 0dr nation's negotiations are ‘ too condescending, and they seem to have no ioroe behind ; them, The Communists are out i ior total victory, We are 1054 ing ground, literally, at an 1 extremely rapid rate. This is . not the way to preserve our nation. We must become more aggressive in world trade. world politics and the world military. We must not shy away irom the thought oi using nuclear This is the only way we can win: Even in this type at mils itary strength tlle‘balance oi power is slipping away irom us. I would rather die iightiag tor a cause in which I believed it I knew my country would tight l ‘ 195’ mi Stunts unit“ by John Ward As there are wars and rumors of wars, so are there bomb ‘shelters and rumors thereoi. lFor wc stand on the threshold ‘oi a new atomic era, promising ‘ -, light ior all the nations ot the . world, pronus l , . mg, equality to i all men, and the » rust ‘ peace It might be , added that the ; ' light will be a ‘ . 1, sott, blue glow ‘ coming from . Ward the rocks_and frivers and trees, all men will be cremated equal, and the first lasting peace will be eternal. So brothers, let us dig, We ,must stock a iood supply, we unust stock ammunition tor the machine guns to keep those ,neighbers out. Don’t. target to linclude in your supplies a bats ltcry powered radio so that you ‘can listen to Conelrad. They lell feature Happy Dan the lD'lsc Jockey (the Dad—ls oi the ;Rad»‘ro) trying to explain why ‘all oi Chicago must be evacll» otcd in the next seven minutes. And in order to be really sale include a copy oi the ‘ King James Bible, the Latin l Vulgate version, the Glorious ‘ Koran and the/Boy Scout , Handbook. Perhaps, in the interim, it ,would be wise ii you could ‘talte a correspondence course in iarmiag and survival technique, tbecause the gateway stores would have to Close: 'HOWEVER . l . We must greet world tensions lasting to the finish than ii there were! ,m _1 R n H l d _ wr asmie. eay,leoay the” poss‘bihms DE ”he“ andlhas an element oi the ludicrous. surrender involved. It would al-‘For instance the SGA has a , so displease me it I were killed pointed a committee to inves — or put into slavery by a Configate the possibility oi cit-ll de- munist occupation lorce. There‘fense °“ “a“‘Pus- 1 EXP?“ a ,, . ,, lI'epol‘t on whether the Grianell can be no nice war. LSludent body will fit in the Wherc are our guts? 35AM“ 0F STONES Ralph rray loont. p. 4, Col. 2 College Similar To Glillllfiii ls Founfllnjndla l by Cora Lee Everett ‘l Ahmednagar College has a» lvery similar atmosphere to that, oi Grmnelll The town is small. located 75 miles irom the city loi Poona Students represent alll leastes, classes and religions ‘ Christianity is considered a lcastc, and has high status in the llndlan society. The Brahman is ranked iirst, iollowed by the Chrlsllan People irom various, llow castes are attending classes with those irom higher castes. t ‘Onc Mohammedan latherl lbl‘ought his daughter veiled in; the traditional Moslcm “burl: Many of these people still prac. lice lIIls Custom lhal has bacon“ outdated only in the lost ieiu: years. His iamily insisted that the girl wear the veil to her col-l liege classes The Dean oi Women said it l would be impossible tor her to do chemistry and physics lab experiments through the visor 1 pt her black head piece. It was ‘ decided that the girl would take her veil oil on her arri. . vat every day at college. The iamily was also concerned with her mixing too ireely with members oi the opposite sex. The majority oi students canl not nl[ol*d to pay for I'Eglslla" lion. some Cannot buy Clothes lO‘ lwear to classes and many attend, ‘classes without the proper text book. I saw the home oi one such student, a straw but on the out- skirts ot town. The girl's iathcr l is a tuberculosis case :the mother- lworks about lazily at odd jobs Missionaries have paid tor the girl's high school and college .sohooling. her clothes' and her ‘iood The college was iounded lwlth the policy ol upliitmg the l - night and poor. Repeatedly it has been empha sized that Ahmednagar is a men's school to which ladies are ads nuttcd. Girls participate m The activities oi the men students when they have the courage to do so. Recently. however, the co. educational dornntcry tourna- ments were ruled out, The girls are no longer allow ' ed to attend the populo “bhalans” or musicals that the boys put on, and the one—time weekly meetings at the Iiiwalc residence have not taken plt J for over a year. At present we are struggling to organize activities ior the girls that will give them some recognition in the college as well as develop some oi their talents A head girl, or pretect. oi the hoslol checks girls in at 7 each turns out lights at 1030. Each month two girls are re. sponsrble tor going to the bazaar to buy a month“: supply oi wheat ior "chapatles." a tried bread, and millct ior “bakharl.” Thc same gn-ls buy the iresh vege tables and lrtut at the market The malnlng meal consists o tea and “chupalles.” At noon there is a lentil sauce, rice vegetable, iruit ant “chupulle.” Tea is served in the alter» noon, and a vegetable and another ilat bread. "balih- ri " 0r Sunday and on birthdays (llel’C is a meat curry pact a dessert called "sllll'a" made irom wheat and sugar. These are extras add~ ed to the regular meal. For a month's iood. the girls put 2 rupees or appro mately $4.7 into a common purse. Most oi the hostel girls are Christian. Activities centered around the cltapel and the Stu. dent Christian Movement provide the mall] source oi social lute. The college just taced a sorr rowiul event, It is with much regret that I send the news oi l the death oi Abmednagar Col- , lege's iouuder in my iirst re— port to Grinnell. Those oi you’ head Dr. Hiwale last year in_ Herrick chapel or who know , him personally will appreciate . the loss. , I can never express the atnaz. ing regret with plush the news {was taken by the students. For ‘tlll'ee days regular classes and 'activities ceased; all oi AhnleA ldnagar's high schools called oit classes and town shops closed. Hindus, Moslems and Christians alike attended the funeral to pay- tribute to Dr. I-Iiwale. The iamily was overwhelmed cat the response oi the commun» ‘lty. It was estimated by a Hindu lawyer that 5,000 people were in the iuneral procession. The Hindu onlookers bowed their heads, hands together, under their chin in the traditional gess ture oi respect, ‘ : Smcc the tunerel the words ,and deeds oi Dr. Hiwale rec nlembered by the students have been echoing through the air. “He was like a father to us all; be spared no pains for the web lelr oi the students." Ahmednagar College was an inspiration of Dr. Hiwele that was considered to be an impoSSr ible venture in 1947. Now it is growing with great rapidity to meet the needs at an area void ot higher education in previous Limes.