Visiting Experts To Debate Asian In conjunction with the Asia of dancers will perform next week in Roberts Theater. p. 3.) Faculty Tells Plans—————-— For Senior Comps A new policy regarding senior, comprehensive examinations was Passed by the faculty on Oct, 2 and will go into effect this se- mester, according to James H, Stauss, dean of the college. Each department shall havel the option of (a) giving two compiehensive examinations at mid— —year and one at the end of the yeai, or (b) giving onel comprehensive examination at‘ mldryear and two at the end ofi the year. Undei either optionl one comprehensive examination at mid year shall be a written fiist semestel Courses of 1961- GZl examination othei than the graduate record examination l The graduate record examina- tion shall be given institution- ally at mid year. If a depart-, ment elects to give two com— prehensive examinations at mid l year, one of these may be the gladuate recoid examination Under either option one com— prehcnsive examination at the end of the year may be an oral examination or may contain an oral component. Seniors failing to make a satisfactory achievement upon examination at mid-year shall be advised by the major de— partnient as to the nature or the deficiency and possible ways of remedying the ded— ciency and shall be given a written re-exaimination at the end or the year in addition to l semester n Conlcrence, the lndrani Troupe (sec Story (Etiuncll gravid ooh 731ml; by Craig iIciidcison Experts in Asian studies ironi throughout the central United States will bring their original research on india, Russia, Islam, the new nations and [erence on Asian allail‘s slated licrc October 19-21. The annual professional con- elave is to be highlighted this year by two principal addresses: Philip HittI'S “Islam and the Modern World", and a lecture on “Peasants and Politics in South. east Asia by Lauriston Sharp. Hitti, proiessol' emeritus at Princeton and an authority on Arab culture, will sicak Friday evening at a in “CI r chapel. Sharp is national president of the Association for Asian Studies, a regular member or the Cornell, University faculty and a visiting professor at the University of California this year, He will address the conference's luncheon in the private dining room Friday, Presentation and discussion or papers comprises the rest at the conference's format. Stu- - dents are invited to attend these events. as well as the hidmni dance show and the the Far, East to a three-day regional con! noon, Chinese Art exhibit Fine Arts contcr, connection once. The panel on lndia will con. sider papers by Joseph Elder University of Wisconsin, and Henry Schloss of the University of Southern California. Those discussing these papers include University of Chicago's Bert Hosclltz, who is known to Grins ncllians as lecturer at last year‘s Latin American Conference. Russian scholar John Kautsky of Washington University will read his research on "The Rus- sian Revolution and the Under- developed Countries", one of the. papers for the conference secr tion on Russia. Winston King (religion) is one of three men who \Vill talk from first—hand experience with the poli cal problems or the emerg ing Asian nations, King, who I‘cr [turned from a twtrycar stint in Burma, will have that nation as; his paper topic. Israel and Thairl land are the subjects or the otherl two papers in this area. “The Taisho Crisis oi Japan," on important event in the his- tory of early 20th century Ja-_ in the offered in with the canton Affairs pan, is the concern or another discussion group, and Y.P. Mei, State University of lawn, heads the Chinese Affairs sec— tion. Samuel H. Baron (history) has served as conference program chairman. He has worked close- ly with other faculty members, the IRC and the Committee on international Studies in setting up the meet. on Thursday evening the indrani dancers will perform at 7 in Roberts theater, Friday the panel discussion on India will take place at 9:30. On Friday morning, the panel on Russia at 11 am. and the panel on the now nations at 3 pm tall in Roberts theater). Sharp’s address will be Friday afternoon at 1245 in the private dining room, and the panel on Japan will be held at 3 in room 102 of the Fine Arts center. Hit- ti's address will be presented in Herrick chapel at 8. The panel on China will be Saturday morn- ing at 10 in Roberts theatre. ‘Parenls To See Oldest College Newspaper West of lite Mississippi River VOL. LXVlllGrinnell College, Grinnell. the examinations given under either option. Seniors will irom final examinations given in but may be excused fioin final examinations given in scconde couises (See Student, Handbook. p. 7). The departments shall make their plans tor this years sen- ior comprehensive examinationsl piomptiy and shall pr‘epale di-l rections for student use of the reading peiiod College Churclh .Allen Ott Miller, a mini ter of the Christ Evangelical‘ ‘ and Reformed church, will speak, in Heirick chapel Sunday morn. ling at 1i-3o. His topic Will bel l“ChIIstianIty Without Religion" Miller is author of several‘ articles and reviews and has pub» lishcd a book, ‘lnviiatlon to Theology." not: be excused , CoiHP Asks Floa‘l Reforms The ColHP, in a mecting_ Tuesday evening, agreed to make five major pioposals to the college administration con l cerning future regulation ofl Homecoming float construction. Number one on the list is that no limit be placed on the amount of money halls may spend on their floats. In makingl the proposal, Coil-1P membersl lrcasoned that halls who placel such importance on the sizel and extent of then floats shouldl be allowed to spend as much of their own money on them as they wish. It is also hoped that this pr posal, it enacted, will discou ,age hails from “bolmwing” ma-' terials in order to build a big. float and still keep within a ‘budgct innit. l Other proposals include. thatl all float debris must be iomovcd ColHP Cont. n. 8, col. l t i 5 Iowa, Friday, October l3, l96l "Heallh Officials llnltesligale Illness Attempts are being made to discover the nature of a germ which has affected between zoo and 300 students during the past week Officials from the city ind state health departments have been on campus to investi l gate the infection It has been deteimined that a flu—like virus is the Cause of the' illness, but the exact sort of virus has not been ascertained. According to Dean of Women Evelyn Gardner. the illness is not one of the flue covered by the shots given to all students. The Virus is not one which is: ,Varied Program A varied program of athletic contests, concerts, conee hours and a fall dance will highlight the 12th annual Parcnts' Week- end at Grinnell Oct. 223-30, Feature events of the ail—coi- lege open house for parents are the dedication of the Fine Arts Center which will lotlow Col- legium Musicum concerts Fri- day and Saturday evenings. High points of Saturday‘s activi- ties will be the varsity football game with Carleton and the lFall Dance that evening, Students who are seeking housing acconnnodntions ior their parents for the weekend ' are reminded to luring their requests to the Alumni office, terrace level of Burling li- brary, on the following days: October 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, from 1 until 4 pin. According to Mary C. Jones, Alumni secretary, rooms in pri< vate homes will be assigned on a firstrcome, first served basis. Students Will be expected to pay for the looms when they are assigned. The rentals Iange from $2.50 per persons a night ‘to $4.50. The weekend will officially confined to the Grinnell area, beg,“ pnday a, 4 pm when but has affected a much greater area. i As a result or the number 01‘ ‘ Illnesses on Campus, several e‘c l iGrinnell's freshman football team initiates its season against the Knox yearlings on Ward animations were postponed this field A complete weekend pro- week, and the Student Senate cancelled its weekly meeting. gram will appear in next week’s Scarlet and Black. Sun Shines, Team Wins To fulfil Homecoming Hopes The weatherman was kind to Griiinell last weekend and Homecoming came off without a hitch. The team or nibble, Spanish House and White House Won “There's A Fjord in your Future," North and Read were (lit: Ilont contest with second, and Rhwson and Lnose third. Pamela Draemel became the 1901 Home- coming queen and a good-sized crowd danced to the music of Ralph annow‘s band ill the Homecoming (lance. Beside all this, Grinliell bent Lawrence 1649.