SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. December |‘ |9b| 'firarlet trail that t Grinnell, Iowa GRINNELL COLLEGE li u-eeL-lv - the G blown. rescind: c. i0 b4 second cluss the News Editor- Sporls Editor Plooi E '10 rhoto mum , to lure Edlmu Adveii Eng Mun gov Lnyoin .‘\l ei-tisuiu l‘iusinlss iii newspaper published each Flidtn' or tllL- when». incll Cummings on Student I'llhliratlons, clinumnii, ni Aavc isinr Seiilec, dison l the Post Office pt ennui-iii Iowa, under .iet or March o, ism. lieniesrnieil ror uulioiiol nllvciusl rim. Publishers KL New x n. r. rimmed hi e,. k, siliwcriunnn inc $4.30 per school Nincv e ~cl .run 1 lfieltl il in irony . .. Tom I'll’lntz ilnlniis, nuil sumuci . John Hunk r Henderson we Collneiiv :iu: noun, Jon LJl‘son George Bu o ruin-i ' Open-Open Dorms ._ Tile Social Coordinating committee is to be commend, ed for its recent recommendations to extend open-open dorms to Friday nights ill addition to Sundays (see story 13, 1). The present system has set a successful precedent. Openeopen dorms have given students a chance to talk priv- ately with one another or stlldy, undisturbed by the blare at TV sets or the pounding of self-made pianists. Yet men and \vomen lnay enjoy a coinfort which tlle several dentist’s waiting rooms without doors on the union’s second floor could not pl'ossibly provide. It seems obvious to most people that those who intend to play Doll Juan and tre")ass the delicately drau'n lilies or" conventional morality, will undoubtedly find a place to satisfy their inclinations regardless of openropen dorms. doors or deans. The recommendation. “hich was conceived iii an adult mauller, alid which will take adult attitudes to ure success, appears to be a far better solution to the innell social situation than lnost that have been Sileeesb The Shelter Problem In light of the new plans for a Grinnell fallout shelter and the nation-Wide colltrovel‘s ' over the issues involved, the suggestion of a Grinnell student government official may be a thoughful one. It would seem advantageous for G innell, a respected educational institution, to show a cone scientious public interest in various sides of the problem before declaring itsell’ a leader in a highly questionable enterprise. A conference and series of diszllssions by outside ex- parts on both sides of the shelter fence might lead to a greater clarification of, or Various alteniatives to. the pre- sent solution. If nothing else, such a series of discussions involving administration, faculty, students alid various respectable authorities would show that Grinnell is carefull lnves lg" t- ing the problems involved rather than making a hasty “digging in” for which it could later be severely critic ted. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Writers To the Editor: It is very difficult to bring any solid principles to bear on the matter or a college [allrout shelter program that lead to any clear conclusions, Onc reads that the Pra'dent of the United States consider it most reprehensible, almost clini- inally so, for citizens and com- munities to fail to provide themselves such shelters, And one can appreciate the sense or community responsibility winch the college administration lecls for the students enrolled here. Yet questions about what program to pursue and the lensibility or the presently pro- posed one Suggest themselves: (1) In the light or conflicting scientific opinions about fallvout meet: and the uncertainties ol the geography of possible missilc attack, how can any defense pro» gram [)0 intelligently planned? Docs onc protect ior two hours. two days, two wccks or two months and against what blast force or radiation inlcnsily7 (2) What is the goal of such pr sumed protection? Avoidance of a tempor’drv ham-d. or plcir oration for civilizations renewal in a completely desolatcd land7 The two would require quite dire rel-ent measures. (3) What is to be the extent or such protection? At the moment it is assumed lo bc the resident student body, and the Atom take the professor and townspeoplc if they haven‘t resources enough to build their own privolo shel~ ters Perhaps the college would do bctlcr without proicssois. (4) Are the present facilities really adequate to the job pro— posed for them" Ii they are not, then should bigger and better ones be built—though ruinous financially for ,the college? But it not the whole \vav. complete- lv adequate preparation {or ul- timate perils for everyone con- cerned, why anything at all; a situation in which the undone contradicts the purpose or what is douc‘? (5) But lvhal will be the effect or a concentration upon shelter building? Will it lead lo a resigr nation to the prospects of an atomic war. strengthening the hands of those in the military that prefer to strike first in pres venlive holocaust; or to the re- jection of all other efforls to tire vent such \i'ar? Will it subtly orient all thought and endeavor to an underground psychology? And who is interested in that kincl of life? ‘Villstoll L King THE FORUM for DISSENT by Bill Johnson This article is on the peace movements in the Unilea States and elsewhere, 1 do not pretend that it is all-inclu- . ve, nor do I pretend that the basic tenets or these move— ments are dogma. The ideas behind the peace movement are open to debate, But what the peace movement is, nnd what it is trying to do, are ideas that are not fully under stood. This article is a vc , general attempt to understand lhein. A man can often understand .be problems of the world; he can often undersland how they might be solved, but he Lon do little more than understand. loi- ivhen hc attempts to apply his ivisdoin, his small voice is nearly mule as it tries to pence tra‘te the “115 S, In the age of ihcrmonncle- w a r l a r c, the peace movements in the United Flutes and elsowlicl’eisomcllmcs anatical. sometimes admittedly [Dubllcilyrscckingiare another in the series of man's attempts a control his own rate. , is this movement necessa Everyone wants peace, we all my. How could anyone start a war if everyone wants peace? The truth is that wars haie often been started dcspilc c eryone's desire for peace. ii undci-slunding between men, be- tween nations these have ca ~cd the great “31:: of lho past that nobody wanted. The members of peace move lnenls tin-ouchoul this counlry also bclicvc that almost nobody iiarlts war. But they also believe that despilc this. war will come unless the arms race slope. whi- iiill come it we continue to spend 274 iimcs the amount ol money on armaments that we spend on lhc United Nations War will come i: we do not have more than a mere Senate suhrcommitlee working on dis- armament, War uill come if we convince our citizens that fallout shelte - \iill sm'e most of our popul ‘llon in an allack and that we will time nothing to lose in a war. Everyone wants pcocc, bul evel oiio dot»: not understand fhoi peace is impossible unless cvisling conditions change, Even if peace is more lhnn a dead issue, why must men and women and youths march up and down America’s side- walks and behave in despera- tion? If they think they are right, why not operate through conventional channels? way not send letters to their con. gressulen? Why not run for public office? Why not speak to one‘s friends and neighbors and convince them or the need for change? Those who believe that condo tions must change are doing this. But docs this change can- ditionsv Does it woi . The pcacc movement is loo young to know what works, It knows this: the American people are largely unaware of the probm bility of a nuclear war, and lhey cannot imagine the cousce oucuccs il one came about Secondly, the adlninlsl ilion does not feel enough pressure lrom its electorate to take the initiative in attempting to end the arms rarc, to adopt a more ll r'lbie foreign polio. to pm more faith in the United Nae tmlls. it tho ridinlnis‘lmlion rim cdtle cote lhc populace, if it can change governmental approach to certain policies. lhcu we are at least heading in the direction or a firm and lasting peace. [1' T Arthur Hadley is correct. FORUM FOR DISSENT Cont. p, 5, col, 1 iscuss Shelters, To the Editor: The case against Civil Defense rests on two related points which tend to demonstrate that the disadvantages of such a pro gram far outweigh its advant- aces ll A nuclear war would be a worldwide disaster. Even the military experts who hold the position [hat we can win a nu- clear war concede that we can do it only with an unprecedented loss cl life and probable pollu— tlon of the atmosphere. Moi-c pessimistic experts project the end or civilization. 2) The Civil Defense pr gram is dangerous in that it builds a two~sldcd stole of mind that moves us closer to the war. lne tornatlonally, it increases the tension and suspicion which act as blocks to effective negotiation. Domestically, it provides us with an acceptance cl the eventuality or war. and a creeping complac- ency as to its nature. This is hnrdly n clear-cut issue. and the decision collrcrnr ing our fallout shelter must necessarily involve a ccrtnin nmoiinl of faith. If we deride to co-opernte with Civil De» icuse. we will place our inith in the doctrine that we r.- n survive and win a nuclear war, and that the time has come lor prepmntion. Il we reluse to build a slicltcr (and thereby sci an csnniplo for oilicr institutions) wc must rc- lusoon the faith that men are cnnnlilc of acting rationally bolorc it is too late. 1 don‘t really lhink I need to emphasize \ihlch of these positions is more in line with the principles of a liberal arts college. Tom Phillips To the Editor: Paul Courtright‘s cartoon in the last issue oi the Scarlet mid Black can not justifiably he cons demncd a misrepresentation or the VVaslilnglon group. It had nothing to do with the group as such. but rather, was an air fcclive piece of personal slander. If we are to condemn Court right for his viciousncss, we still cannot avoid admiring his grasp of lhe larger issues involved, Ken Schill To the Editor: As I understand 1he substance of Jim Glenn‘s rcccnl letter. after d tilling it from its new iuvect c, it seems that the message concerned a group of pselldoantellcctuals who were able lo pi-oicct their ideas on an apathetic campus by unscru- pulmls means. Menlion was also made of [hair putative position as “God's chosen people." Having come to the conclusion that ll'lIS was not an anlleelnitr ic attack, since the lcodcrs of the executiverlegislallve complex are members in good standing or the Aryan race, I am writing to agree with Mi Glenn: the word ing of the r. lulion was me fortunate A poini that Mr, Glenn. cer- tainly out of ignorance mid not out or mahciousncss. neglected to mention is the admmi ra- lion’s realization of its crior and subsequent nllllification of the referendum. The administration's honest admission or :In error and its attempt to correct that error. 1 think, is admirable. Certainly, the ability of pseu- do-mlcllecluols lo proiccl their ideas on an “apathetic" campus is not the fault of the ioriner but the doloult of the latter. i would likc to Suggest to “Vocif. erously Yours," Glenn that vo- cifei-ousncss is most elicclive at the birth or an issue not after ‘the campus has becn "brain- To the Editor: 1 was singularly impressed rc— ccutly with John Ward's last piece in the Scarlet and Black. Not only was it narrowmiinded, but it was completely useless and unnecessary. Every week I open up the 53:3 to page two only to be greeted with the countenance of John Ward and his column at lnanc nothings completely unbecoming a par per of the stature of the Seas, From Mr. Ward‘s column,I gather that he is for every mi- nority and splinter group on campus and that the majority is uninformed and disinterested. I respectfully submit that some of Mr Ward‘s stones are rattling around in his head. The space der voted to his Ihoughts could be better utilized by being left blank so that each student could write his own column in his own paper. Somehow, Mr. Ward’s pseudo- intellectual wit leaves me cold, Undoubtedly Mr. Ward could lainbast me as uninlormed and disinterested. but i believe 1 am in the majority in this case. if Mr. Ward wniits the school to go on a hunger strike Sup- porting the Grinnell Students in Peace I suggest that he skip 1,125 consecutive meals oi his own and sit on a flag pole to register his support while I, with lull stoninvh, go mv disin- (crested and uniiilormed way. I think that this campus is holding a slnall minority in too much reverence This group is the much touted and much shout ed Grinnell Students for Peace. Never let it be forgotten that they are in the minority and they are heard only because this paper denotes lar too much space to this dissident minority fac- tion and not a proportionate amount of space, to the majority opinion. _ Undoubtedly this letter will be the object of much ridicule and scorn on this campus and will be picketed by the Grinnell Students lor Peace, but those are the facts, But I must content myself with this liille outburst and swallow my pride and my passion as in each succeeding week I rind Mr. Ward's face wasting space in the paper lo which i subscribe and read for the news of the campus, Indignantly yours, Douglas Alan McLean To the Editor: We have followed with inter- est the ~ecenf White House dem- Dnstra‘lion undertaken by the Grinncll group, The students who participated in this pro- Ect rendered Cl two—fold conll - bution. First, as is indicated by such articles as that appearing on the front page of the Nov. 2; New York Times, "White House Vigil Reflects Peace Drive on Campuses," they have succeeded in rciiying vital concerns with. in the Amer-icon student coin— munily, and moreover, in bring: ing these concerns to the atten- tion of the public. Second. their demonstration has added considerably to the stature of Grinncll as a center or academic lrccdoin, intellectu— al i-itnliiy and i-csponsible social commitment, We applaud their clrorls on both counls Benjamin R. Barber llni-vnrii Graduate School of Arts and Sciences David Carter Yale Graduate Sclloal Finally, classifying a group 0[ people pseudovintcllcctual for taki g an acti\ , moral stand which is different from our stand is a judgment which, in the final anal ' neilher side is equipped to make, Sally Singer