Page Two SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. May II, [962 iotarlvt anti Triad: GRINNELL COLLEGE ' Grinncll, [own A “'zehly nL-‘lsurlper published mu irllllly at up. who.» i by the (:lmuuu Committee on Student rupl itiml Aullwu illuun. rt by I\' til) l-lh'uul,‘ um. ul . .le 54.30 her school t» N nuttbl l in lu-ulh l, L I», Suhsclillliml Jim lhlthvltl . . G ihuu timin- . Lcll Cumin .. ,, . ,. sh . Rinse” Luenh , llnlhaln llum '3 llm‘um‘nu n is Roberts RDOHL‘Y . hillku )Llllun Feature Editor . Chief Phaiul Ilvl Circulation ll Layout Manag Au Salesman , Business Asusl lus , ‘ Com ul Damn . ch». 3 l‘ulcst. , Lislic llrlislettL-n. Widening our perspective ' Tile Scarlet and Black is forming- an editorial board ill attempt to “iden its perspective, to ploducc from the ct? forts of several rathcr tllan one, more nlcanillg'ul com— mental-y on matters of student interest. , Tile board is not and will not he a closed body — it \‘ill remain open to any Grillnell student who will give it 1 time. The “editorial policy" ot' the S&D u ill be determin- ed, as before. by the editor. However, space will be provided for any board mem— ller to present his opinion on any significant matter re- lrdless of \ihether or not it coincides with that of the editor or a majority of the board. Persons currently meeting with the board include Bruce Porter, Susan Grohs, Ruth Gruenewald, Craig Hell- 6ei'soil, Larry Hoffman, Mike Hal-watt, Vickie Mittlel’ehldt, Curt Lamb, Barbara Schweuh‘, Sally Singer, Larry Smucke , and Pete Zwicl Anyone uishing~ further information concerning the Loard should contact Jim Hatfield, ext. 540. The cour’r problem After a full year of operation three areas of basic problems, three “sore spots" in the student court system. :re becoming increasingly apparent. Students must honest- ijl investigate the problems of procedure, personnel and , lriSdictional distinctions in legal apparatus of the court. The major problem is procedural. Tlle by-laws of the courts, both primary and high court, have been written and rewritten with negli the court’s handling of cases has (il'lVOllldeel‘lt‘ientS to anger and caused a confusion for er l'rone concerned that is llll‘ co ducive to an atmosphere 01‘ effective judicial decision. Procedural inconsistencies have placed the student ill I disadvantageous position when appearing before the court. Ignorance and inel iciency in this problem area is making conducive to all atmosphere of effective judicial decision, ' The personnel “sore spot" is characterized by a kind of “judicial informality" practiced by the justices outside the courtroom. Proceeding of the court arevsoinetimes discussed indiscretely with friends of or the defendants themselves paralleling the sloppiness within the court room This does great harm to the prestige of the court and may render all impartial decision extremely difficult. In‘flormality is not a luxury in which the court can in- dulge. l The problem of court personnel is a thorny one, but i 5 basis is not in the character of the court justices but in the peculiar burdens of their office. The outmoded na- ture 01 some of the rules which must be enforced present a c is' of conscience on the part of prospective justices which is hard to resolve holict‘ Who is ”without blame"? Who can ”cast the first stone“.7 Finally, a distinction must be delinitrely made be tween the province of college administration jurisdiction ld student coult jurisdiction. It is becoming clear that the court will never be completely free of administrative control, bill the roles of these two elements, the court and the administration, must be written down. The unsatisfactory lllodlls operandi now in e'lst'ellcc must be abandoned; the “rules of the game" have to be (refined. If the court is to act effectively it must have in- dependence within its own province. There will be admin, 'st/r tion limits on the court's treedom to act, but these liln- l s will be set»down and known. The game can then be play ed accordingly. ible results. Inconsistencies in by Pete Zwick and Larry Smucker Editorial board latin American instability results from self-do velopment struggle (The urti permission of c c below was Written by Zuni is reprint rio Salgado dc Almcida, ' with the a Bra up citizen whom I recently met lit the national conference of the Association of International Relations Gilli!” He is currently a M cr's L'Iul— didntc in the College of Education at the University lit New York t05wego). _’l‘he leuglur might compare his own idc Latin Ammmu democracy. dictatorships, national econom . ‘s on and with Cesar political objectives, foreign direct investment, and trlldc and dip- lomatic ties with the Communist bloc. “Status quo" is in heavy type for a purpose: it is Cesnriu‘s predominant lclli'. —Eric Ruth) by Ccsnrio Segaldo dc Almeida Latin America seems to most people in tho Unltcd States a bunch or unglalelui and politL Cally unsla‘blc nations, Ungruic. iui because so many ‘oi them lo Iuse to agree with the U. S. torch lgn policy as it recently happenz ed in Ptlllta dcl Estc, altcr all that this nation has done for tllcnr Politically unstable be. cause there are so many changes in their governments that it is really difficult to know who is in power today. But further investigation l‘e- veals that political instability and ingratiturle arc just a con- sequence of a bigger struggle that Latin Americans are dis posed to will: the battle for sclir development. With a population Ehuugl‘its out of Season Student spontaneity at last Thursday’s Bob Scoby concert revealed the kind of collegiate abandon seldom seen during the [rigid and grim winter months at Grinncll. prompting campus Savant Peter Zwick to speculate on a iaucllui transmigration of Grinnell to the state: of Florida and the unbelievable change in the college that this climate maneuver would bring. months after Gl‘inz nell has been hypothetically transplanted to the Sunshine state. the time-honored “social problem" is seen as amusuls memorabilia. The perennial light for openrdorlns fades, as the walls or dormitory buildings be- come Osnlaltc membranes be; tween room and beach, The social calendar engulfs an em ill-c issue .ui the 5&8, and Mr. Gleysteen has been hired filli- time to design an outdoor juk - box and coordinate the play- time activities of the BLIX‘C New World or Grinnell-lll—The—Sun, The Program in Practical Skilldivlllg‘ Education is pl- ccedlng full»blast under the di- Ollie” To the Editor: As a member hi the Spring Riot committee 1 would serious- ly like to compliment the Aws Board and lhe Women's Primal-y Court for the realistic and. what i feel. just mzlnnal‘ m which they handled the pinb— leln of late hours on the night (it the ring l‘lDt. Technicall', every \rl out past l2 pup. would have been subject to the “letter" of the law. and as such. might have recetved co siderablc penalty Admittedly rules such as \\'cnlen's hours hie nece y to lhe proper admin [ration of a college commuulh but it would ‘be possible fDl lhesc rules to become so infi ble as to negate much of than real pur- pose, I am \el'l' happy to find that student leaders on South chm. pus are aware that the purpose of this event was not to over- throw the governing system of Gi‘innell College but was mCI‘C- 13' to provide 3 Hunt lime f all. a, u evidenced by the iati Cr elubo ule pilus cabllshed top this event. 1 can u-ulhlullv say that lor [he first time in ulj experience as u ocial leader on campus, I aware ol' a genuine spon- ttlneoils atmosphere at a social C\‘cnt It h been made most explicit lllat ch studentinclled e teiiSlon cl hours may not ‘be primed,- and theiem-e. 1 mn sure there will be no more oi this type of activity. However. I do hope that the spirit created and the lull enjoyed by all will live on at Grinnell. Bill Herman Several By Larry Smucker much of a tanned and liippel» Dd C. Edwin Gilmour, who con’r mutes easily between snorkel and Statehouse, Tile Grinnell Students for Peace voted last week that iui'thel' jaunts to bleak Wash inglon were delmltely posse, A remnant of the group picket- ed the seashore yesterday, until salt Spray rendered their place al‘ds soggy, but the majority have renounced pacifism to en. gage m the most popular radical agitation, running guns to Cos- llo Conservative energies have been channeled into the bur com ing “Fair 'Play For Trujillo" committee. Grinnell still gets crazy gifts: the latest is the Barbcr Indoor swimming Pool. The Ford Foundation has kicked in a pm» polse pool and rattlesnake lawn. The 5&3 has retained its iowa role oi liberally distributing the venom. Student-administration lending still Continues, however. When male Scholars begin showing up tor class sh ticss, the powers above retaliated with the stipu» 1211an that ties must be worn on occasions academic, Some people always take these things seriously. Like the ncluexcomr lnunlcated literallst v 0 Just were a tie. Nothing else, Three nights ago students riot- ed lor their one day of class each month, and tomorrow Johnny Mathis will deliver lhe first of this year's Rosenfield lectures. Next year the Brothv el‘S Four get the tap for Qual» tet—ln-Residence. and the re cently appointed college chapr lain, Father Divine, is set to preach Sunday in chapel. We're all hav'lg lots of good times with this spring's Politiclallzln- Residence. Juan Peron Tile tallout shelter issue has long been shelved. After ex- tended deliberations, everyone decided that the pvovlmi'v cl Cupe Canaveral was evcn worse than Gllnuelrs old geographic relation to SAC in Omaha, and besides, u experts now recom- mend bur ing one’s head in the sand It is estimated that (Ilia tactic will save llillc‘lyzsel'en per- cent of all American heads, :lnd . the Devil take the hindmost it: still the same old Sim staff. vncillating in its employee policy between indentured serviz tilde and outright peonagc. The stall is lacing maintained at its traditional peak of strength and efficiency, Since damage repairs far oulw gh the loss or man hours at the healing plant. In countless ways Gl-luhelrs complexion has changed. Craig Henderson has a suntan, Dell Comics recently published Mr. Jones' classroom diagrams, It's quite a different place. By the way the "Iowa Semester" plan is gaining an undercuirent ol acceptance and should be insti~ tuted in several months. most-illiterate and pour, having their one-product economies sul» ject to world market fluctua— tions, Latin America has been (I paradise for dlctatol‘ships. First, last dictator i don't want to make an apolr ogy of dictatorship here, but it is necessary to Show that many dictators have done in some aspects a good 581 we to their countries. In 1930 Brazil had her first really bloody political revo- lutlon. olu- presidency used to be shared by aristocratic politi— cal leaders il‘om Sao Paulo. Minus 01' Rio. But. a rising work ing class was asking a soCial legislation, and the Garman ‘State under Hitler served as a source pi inspiration to the man that became our lust and lust dicA tator‘ Vargas From 1937 to 1945 this revo- lutionary leader ruled by de- tree, but one has to analyze some or his contradictions, which we might sup are Latin American contradictions: he enacted as a dictator a great deal of social legislation fnvA oring workers and initiating the field oi social security; he organized through State enter- prise coal, iron and steel in- dustries (private enterprise lacked capital to ncliieive in and he even sent troops to help defeat. Hitler and Mu l'mi in Europe, whose States he had copied. in 1945 this man was told by the Armed Forces that it was about time to again Call general democratic elections, and he had to retire to his film] without re» Sistance. No gun was lired. no blood shed. in 1950 the then 70 year old dictator was nominated as candidate to the presidency and Surpl‘ ingly won with a large majority of votes. I am just trying to Show that dicta- tors are not always hated, and also have limitations to their powers, In Latin America no- body can rule without Complete support of the Amy, Navy and All Force, e\en ll regularly elected. It is sometimes difficult for the people oi this Country to realize how and why the Armed Forces play Such an important role in LA politics. But the fact is that they can either oust or back whoever they want in pow— er. Goal; industrialization The big present goal of any LA nation is industrialization. But industrialization is also con- nected with a lot of problems. If LA gets suddenly fully indusr trialized, would not that cause a depresssion in the U. s. and Europe? One fact, though, seems to be true about all LA nations: if thel is one thing lo be avoidr ed, h is the status quo. If this change occurs fast or slowly it does not seem to mailer. What really matters is the way it is to be achieved, Another tact seems also to be tru - as m as A gels in- dustr lizeli there will be less chance oi communist dictator- ship. LA nations becoming sell— sullicienl, providing better standard of living for their in- habitniits, the danger of com. munist autocracy seems to be- come remote. When a Latin American looks at Red China 0)’ Russia, he finds some similarity between Soviet and Chinese leaders and the dice tutors that they have experience ed :u home. and the Igenel‘al goals that they are u- ing to achieve in China or Russia are baswally identical to ours. a bet- ter society The difference lies in the methods. ii they are how un- der dictatorship nothing can prove that thel v ill not be a lulure change within their own system, as tlle tendencies seem to indicate. . We don't want to solve our present problems creating future class differences. We believe that class distinction on the LATIN AMERICA (Chum, on p. 5, PM. 3)