Page Two SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. ‘March 2, |962 @drfri anti filled: GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinncll, Iowa A wcarly nrwsnnncr unbiului nu benlce, Inc My V om... - . Subsrripzia Calif: e ul‘u. iv o. in lnu nnr si'so p school Jim linllielu Gem , Burl: Boll“ n lm Glnxsmim .virn Hm .ln h. New. lul-uns mun. ltlxor chub .u mini Julm lldllau or in in'ui'u. we . (:dnér l’olesl , Leslie» lllllsletle A request A recent memorandum to Grinnell students and facul- ty from tlle art acquisitions committee closes witll this 1 ragraph: “With additional purchases and e tended loans of works of art, the placement of new acquisitions in campus Buildings \ Il become routille. Because, like ollr temporarv loan exhibitions, they will be openly displayed, we ask eV- el‘y member of the campus community to share a feeling of deep responsibility for their Safety. They are objects of both material and aesthetic value, and in some cases, (if g at historic value. All original work of art cannot be ieplaced." We can do little more than underline those words and press deep Concelll and shock at the incident which prompted the nlelno, alld at a sinll incident which oc- curred Tuesday. ,Prior to Cllri tmas Vacation. an o .lal John Shirle- ton Copley Valued at $15,000 was taken from Burling lb» lal'v where it was being: displayed and hung- in a pl'ecal'io: position on a campus building. ar Tuesday. fine arts staff members rel tell tha‘. ill an apparent perverted attempt at humor. 21 paper rain- bow had been taped to the unprotected face of "The Temptation of St. Anthony," a painting by Max Ernst which is now on loan to (‘ illnell from tlle New York Museum of Modern Al'tl We can find absolutely no justification for such acts. Anyone who would consider the: “hulllorous” could har ,ly be said to represent the type of student (‘rrinnell c l claim, in the overwhelmin; majority, as a member of its com- rlunity. / Again we refer to the fine alts acquisitions. commit; tee's memo in asking; “every member of tile can JllS coin- rlunity to share a deep feeling of responsibility for the safety of art works which are and which will be on display zit Grinnell. in support of A! Boston We support Al Boston as a candidate for the Student Government Association presidency. It would be untrue to say that he had planned to enter campaign week with our vote committed. We were waiting to see ”What the other candidates" would have to say. But, despite tlle fact that Al is the y alternative wedon’t feel compelled to support lllmrfllltl‘HS, don't feel lldlculous ill doing so because he's “our only choice.” In this case, we feel that the quality of the candidate adequately substitutes for the usual quantity of applicants. And, if it’ ally consolation to Al, we might point ollt that his quali cations for office might have been part of the reason why no one contested him. No one likes to lose. Al is all extremely capable fellow —— an excellent speaker and a man with. we think, a practical philosophy of student government. He has good idea and the qualities of leadership necessary to see them curlled to the students of Glinnell. Again, we support Al Boston, Our post office We r ally oil 'lt to consider ourselves fortunate. We do have a post of ce on campus. Of course it’s ill a base, ment and has only two public entrances, both at the bottom of narrow open stairways. And if several persons have fallen on those often ice- covered steps this winter .lt lei t no one ll} ' been iiliul'ed. Anyway the ice and snow will soon melt and in two or three weeks it‘ll even be possible to get our mail without dashing down through small waterfalls Y s, we certainly are fortunate to have our own post office. Now, if we can put a\ ay the acid and write with ink once more, what we suggest is this: that the college lnake the best of the post office’s bad location by enclosing the stairways. This would keep ice from forming (and, if the enclosures were locked at night, it nlig it even stop those annual jokesters who fill up the Sir: wells with snow). in warm weather, the outer door could be removed to permit e . er access to the stail'niys. fission: denial emphasize inquiry by gene to candidature committee by Al Boston It is rather evident that there is some lack of respect and un. dersiandlng toward student govA ernmcnt among the Grinnell College student body. Certainly the increased pace and workload of the Student Senate and Exe» cutive Cabinet has made those two groups seem somewhat aloof and unapproachable i feel that an insuiiicienl amount of communicatlon be tween the student body and its government is causing this lack of understanding as to what student government is attemptr mg to accomplish, As president of the Student Government Association i would try to inform the entire student body of the activities and pur- poses of student government through periodical reports in the Scarlet and Blue . Further, a mid-yea col'l'ec hour with the SGA president and perhaps others of the Executive Cabinet would offer he students another op- paitunlly to approach the pres ident with ihcn- ideas and crib lClSl’tlS, To determine the role of student government in national affairs. i suppose that the Son. ate's national nlinirs connniuec evaluate its position wilhin the complex of other sludeni organizations concerned with nntloml cnccucns. Cert inly stllde‘t cove ment h - h i-cr sponsibilit this m-cc, but its responsi y is basically to siiuulcmcnl and encourage independent interest. The president. as an initiator always has the dnlv to bring before the student bodv issues of great concern and educational Value Such an issue this ycal BY KEN SCHIFF Will most lll\Cl be the National Defense Education Act as it was amended by Congress this past year. Student inter .t in national affairs will have another oppor. tunity for expression this spring when delegates to the National Student Congress are chosen by the student body 1 would like to see prospective delegates dc. bate and discuss various topics before the student body preced. ing the selection of the Crimea delegation, This should not be a pcpularlly Contest, but rather a serious test of an individual” ideas, I also would like to sc Grinnell student government assume an active role in the reg- ional NSA and make it a Valli- able functioning organization. Certainly the most lagicnl area in which student govern- ment may function is in can» pus problems. i would like to make the rccenlly formed cur- riculum committee a most active part of student govern. ment. The recent calendar changes and the proposals emanating from the Ford Foundation grant otfer many opportunities for student ex. pression. Also, I would like to see student opinion given more consideration in the curricur him itself, Naturally, throughout the yeal student government will be face C(l \tith numerous other titles tlons, some of little import. others of major conccrn, such as the library problem and the drinking rule. I hope to see these and other problems haw dled through close cooperation of an underslanding student body and a responsive slndcnl government, convolvulus Apropos of Eucli personalities as Achilles, Moses, Dante and Abraham Lincoln. i have bccn wondering who would be the cor. lcspondlng hero of the twentieth century. In fact i have spent the last inc wccks compiling a list of heroes from interview with Various students, 1 have heard th called an age of despair, because this era lacks any abso- lute spiritual standards by which we can Judge our own lives and those of othelu. But i think lhai the very fccundny of reigning heroes from our own centu v contradicts fills sentiment Th. is 3 Sam- ple from the list i Compiled. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Frank Lloyd wi'ghi, Winsion Chur l- hill, Franklin Delano noosc. vell. Ayn Rand, \inhnndns K. Gandhi, Henry Ford, Charlie Parker, Wult Disney, Scymnnr Glass, John Donne, Ernest Hemingway, Billy Graham, James Dean, Charles Lind— hergh. Woody Guthrie, Lenin, Clarence Darrow. Mile West. Joe McCarthy. Grace Kelly, Ken Sclliff, Jar. quelille Kennedy (or Robert Frost), Supernrcn. Caryl Chess- mhn, Ray Charles, Sir Edmund Hill. -y, Ayn Rand, James Dean, Albert Camus, lrving Berlin, Ayn Rand, Norman hIniler, Albert Einstein. Baron von Tl'ipps, Louella Phi-sons, Bing Crosby and Huey Long. Locking back over the list now, 1 think that the person who mentioned my name was prob- ably Just ioking and doesn't really think that 1 quality. Alsc John Donne doesn't belong on the list. because he died a long time ago. At flIIV rate. we have our heroes just like any other per- led in history; one might even say that we have too many. ll could be argued that we have heroes but what we need is a Hcrc. And I lhink that here too would be an opportunity for our great advances in science and inchgalhering to tacilltate a choice which would be more repr resentatibe of the ideal of this age tllan even Dante or Shakes- spcnrc were of their times, The Hero of the Twentieth Cell- ini-y could be found rm sure by a kind of Trendex rating Or perhaps It could be earned oul in the manner of a political elec- tlon. The candidates could be chosen by a referendum and these Candidates could be placed in various parties: the literary pally, the pol-rural party, the entertainment party. etc. Ideas for campaign posters and buiions immediately come ti: mind. The Hemingway buttons, for example. could read, "What we need is more gu in our myths;” Grace Kelly's slogan could be taken from the title 01 Horantlo Alger’s book, “Strive and Sueceed;” Eisenhower “Prosperity and good will anc good will;” Walt Disney # “ch— ereignty rests in the people." sir Edmund Hillary 7 “This is the greatest moment of my life. Tens'ng;” Frank Lloyd VVrlght — Ban the Bomb" Ray Charles _ “rin not ang, I'm just sad:" Henry Ford — “E Pluribus Unum,” Seymour Glass 7 “Knowledge begins with nnlr-arning the un- ference between things." (On second thought. that's too long for a slogan. It would have to be abbreviated ol' shortened in order to fit onto a campaign button.) Calnus‘ slogan could also be. l-rln not angry: rrn just sud' Overall, what I would bc seeking as SGA president is to determine an efficient. and nat- ural relationship between the students and their government. slide” To the Editor: We wculd like to make comv men: on the recent display of discourtesy and disrepeet shown by certain inlelduals toward works of art which Grinnell has been pl'iV eged to exhibit dur- ill{; the past few months. This attitude toward exhibi- tioils that we are eviremely for- tunate to have on our campus does not speak well for the maturity of Certain pa sons. Re- gardless of personal ltc or dis- like, each individual owes a de. gree of respect to any art work up for public display. Judith L, Darrll Nancy A. Burgeson To the Editor: The Southern Negro is in the difficult position of neither hav- ing equal rights nor the oppor- tunlty for securing equal rights. Under the iron hand of white supremacy, he is forced to maintain his position. He is re; slrlcled in many areas, including the right to vote, attendance at an integrated school with equal educational opportunities, and the freedom of residence, in trying to gain equal rights lie may be beaten. imprisoned. economically boycotted, or per- seeuted in some other manner. Yet, most Northern students stand by, permitting the Negro to suffer punishment as a mat- ter of course, Through our complacent ate tittlde, we are rendering those rights guaranteed us by the Constitution less meaningful to ourselves and to those who have a critical eye towards our democracy. If we tolerate dis. lminatlon against one minor— ity group. we will endanger the rights of all minorities. We lnust guarantee equal freedoms for ourselves and for generations to Come. There are groups. however, which stand at the forefront in helping us to acquire and maintain democratic ideals. Among these groups are the freedom riders. The results of their struggle, as well as sit-ins, kneel-ins, Wilde-ins, etc.. are well worth noilng. The significance of their at tempts portrays the highest ideals of American democracy — the struggle for the equal- ity of man, These people are sacrificing themselves for their ideals. Yet, the freedom rifl- Ea. for example. face fines. imprlsmuncni, and permanent criminal records which may mar their futures. The "Committee of 100," in support of the NAACP (The Na tional Association for the Ad. Vancement of Colored People) Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc, is defending the 303 freedom riders currently on trial in Jackson. Mississippi. Legal expenses for this venture alone will amount to $75,000. We dc not have to sacrifice ourselves to help the freedom riders and their struggle, but we do have an obligation to help defend these people. Contributions to their cause will be much apprer cialed. Checks may be made out to the ”Committee of 100" and sent to Room 1790, 10 Columbus Circle, New Yer 19, New York or. if you desire ,they may be placed in Box 413, Here is an opportunity for students — both conservatives and liberals 7 who delight in reciting slogans of human digr my and justice to gun talking and do something. , John Hnrlan Mike Homel Nick Peters