Friday December I, |96| Campus Action To the Editor: The idea of the dignity and power or man, which gave man the strength and courage tor the tremendous aecom~ plisliments oi the last ieiv centuries, is challenged by the suggestion that we have to rc- vcrt to the acceptance or man’s ultimate powerlessness and insignificancc. This idea- threatens to destroy the very roots from which our culture grew. Erich Fromm, “Mal-l tor Him- seli." The challenge that Fromm refers to in the above passage is no longer a mere suggestion, Man, today, is being threatened and bullied into accepting his “u ate powerlessness and in- significance." He is being com~ pcllcd to sacrifice his values. his judgment and his reason to the realistic fact that with a push of a button he can be obliterat— ed. The question being ‘forcsd into mans thinking today is not of the survival ot truth or vir- tue, but of survival. The Grinnell campus continu— ally feels the crlccts of this world pressure. Currently this has been displayed in the issues of disarmament, nuclear testing and, most recently, the proposed fallsout shelter. It is not my in. tention to discuss the pros and cons of these issues, but rather to examine the campus reaction to this challenge to mall’s dig. nity. It is true that many have voiced their stand on these issues, both locally and natiolie ally. Resolutions and i-cteren- dums have sounded out opilh ions. Support has been lent both through iasting and fi- nancial aid, Then, does not this speak for itself? Is not this enough? Have we not re- acted in such a way as to credit man's dignity? To a great extent, yes; how- cver, perhaps ‘to a greater ex- To the Editor: On Monday evening, Nov. 6, West Norris hall had a serious discussion concerning the Stu. dent Senate resolution on nu- clear testing. After an hour this discussion was cut short because our senators had to go to the Student Senate meeting and be» cause a large number of our members were scheduled to play volleyball at 3:15. Arriving 16 minutes late, one minute past the 15smintlte pe— riod of grace, our teams were ,told that they had lost 6 games with East Norris by default, A protest was lodged with the 1M Beard and was deleated The loss of the 5 games is relatively of little importance, What concerns us is the seems ing lack ot perspective of some of the members ot the 1M board. tent, no. Too olten l have ioundl the opinions bring Cxpl' cd by the same productive lcw,l For every one student who is genuinely concerned, it seems, so described, But, you say, how‘ can 1 say this in view or the great numbers participating in the last and thc r-etercnduin,l thfl seemed quite unaware of what‘ they were actually doing. Many who xprcssed a stand on dincrcnt i-ues quainted with the facts of those issues, or even of the implicas tions or their stand. This was particularly true of many who, voted in the referendum. Again, many who participatcd‘ following their own dictates, but rather those of friends who on couragcd them to join. But per haps most noticeable of all are those who are simply content to sit back and criticize, joke, make sarcastic remarks, or simply be indiderent. These especially rep— resent what Fromm was con— ccriicd about. 1 i All those cases in the above 3 paragraph are to some extent , beginning to how to the threat oi our age: that man is power- less and purposclcss. Their 1 stands are more verbal than personal. Their inlormation is more guess-work than iact- , work. Their interests depend , too much on the voices dietat- , illg those interests. l And this is what the voices ot nuclear destruction would want‘ man to bC—one who slowly‘ loses taith in stands and cone victions. One who iealizcs the realistic probability of Cataclysm‘ and problems of s ival. One‘ who can, smiling, sit back ill‘ oblivious serenity, and stare at' the “Home, Sweet Home” plaque on his iall~out shelter Wall. l Dick Anderson l This is not to say that we do not favor the 1M program or, the generally fine administration of the pl‘ugram. However, we- purport that practical experience in democratic procedure, serious discussion on matters oi national and international importance, and a real sense or participation in the a airs or our country are of more importance in a liberal education than a recreation prev gram. We feel that all OI those [2017 loge experiences can and should Exist, but i[ the former should occasionally encroach on lhe lat- ter, the latter should yield. This, of course, is El matter of uplns ion. We hope it is the opinion at the overwhelming majority or students at Grinncll. ‘ aitcr SCARLET AND BLACK CALENDAR OF SOCIAL EVENTS Friday, Dec. 1 Lawrence. 730 pm, Darby. North campus lounge poi-tics alter the game. Basketball grime: Gl’innell v' Saturday, Dc ed Basketball game: Grlnnell vs. Ripon, and the work being accomplish Mel/lei“Blcs*c|e Thief", 7:30 pm. ARI-l. Folk Dance, 8 p,m., Women's Gym, “Pirates OI Penzlmcc,” KENT, Des Molnes, Sunday, Dec. 3 there are tell who could not. be Movie—“Bicycle Thief” 7:30 p.m., ARH. Tuesday, Dec. 5 Uncle Sam’s Club Christmas Dinner, 5:30 p.m., Cowlcs. > Wednesday, Dec. 6 i say this because many Movie—“All'ican Lioiii’, 7-30 pm, Science lecture room. Thursday, Dec. 7 VMthc~“Africun Lion”, 7:30 p.m., Science lecture room. Friday, Dec. 8 \JCJ‘E unac- Drama—“The Caucasian Chalk Circle”, 8 p,m., Roberts Theater. Christmas decorating parties. Saturday, Dec. 9 Dl'zlmai‘Tlic Caucasian Chalk Circle", 8 p.ill., Roberts Theater. Union Carullng and dance party, 7:30 p.rn, Christmas decorating parties. Sunday, Dec. 10 in the last seemed not to bc,1=eiiox String Quartet, 2‘30 le‘l, Roberts Theater. Magazine Fealuresl ReporlOn Burling , “Grinncll College's Bur-ling Li— hrary," is thc title under which an article by Librarian Henry Alden appears in the November uc ct College and Research Li rarics. a bimonthly inagazmc published by an American Ll— brury Association division. The article describes the main features of the building and res lates how the library was plum ned. The article also suggests that the hullding’s efl'CctiVeness has been proven during its two years or use. Men's Halls Plan Informal Parties The men's residence halls will hold lounge parties tonight. The partles are scheduled to begin the basketball game and' last until hours. North Campus Social Chair- man Roger Sternbcrg said each hall planned its own party. Varingand llic Pennsylvanian {calling of Clll‘lsllllas christmastime & Ditvid Patterson Jack Spence Learn why the W National College Queen DAMON!) RINGS“. . . ,. the {min ls easy! 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