Page Two GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinncll, lawn a weekly newspaper publishpd urn Fllday oi on m . um CilmK-‘l Commiucc on Student Public incur. r iii Remeseulcd (iii iiuiiomi ail - n» Senice e r'ubhsiu-i. u _ . w r. sniridi L the I‘m on. r :t oiiimui. lowl. uiu . 13:5. SUbSCHPLlOfl late Still per schopi [ Scarlet and Black '3 , Jim Hatficld ounce Bud: iiiiliwi. ubhmriri vi llullmin 1 . c wiiuuiu Siioiii 12d . . . Lrn Chlutlne> J Hrwnn’ Copy , .. . s n, Rolleils \s-si . . . . , Russell iiiriuiui . Cri-ihhnc Ronni, Run ' Jiiib iriih LEHVN .iir ruiiiri Ric-h Aslie music“ i. From the editorial board: 0n the ‘tyranny of numbers’ his Grinnell innaugural address. President Bowen in 1953, Howard R. said, “If present trends continue, we way be in danger of selecting (for little mon— sters who are clever in markingr truerfalse tests rather than gifted persons of al-l'ound capacities.” in college) He was speaking of one of the major weaknesses ‘ot American education 7 the fact that educators and stlh dents alike ha\e come to rlely ar too heavily on quanti e testing as an indication of who should he admitted ‘i 1» college and. s :uclents. once in, how they Shoal d be evaluated as Last week, Dr. Bowen :1 '|ill spolie to the problem, his time dealing in specifics. He noted that while tremelr (bus gains have been made in recent years in improving tiie' quality of the Grinnell education by increasing the size and competence of the faculty and bettering facilities, future improvements will be and must he made by redefin- ir ' the path which leads to a coherent liberal education. Griunell, he said and I concur. must take a lead in ex- erting 2| real pressure toward elilniliatiw false measure- ments of true Scholarship and academic all makes a number of excellent suggestions —— that the number of course examinations at Grinnell lze cut by two»tllirds, that the number of credits required 1‘01: graduation he cut from 124 to 96 to allow more free- dom for individual interest study, that admissions policies be widened (by admission each year of 50 students who rate low on college board scores but who Show talent in other areas) and that comprehensive exam grades be counted 50 per cent in computing final grade points. Bowen The President’s suggestions will not be received with open arms by all. There are students who rely on a weekly dosage of grades for security and there are faculty meme bers who will cling to simpler and much less time consum— iug‘ objective methods. These types will not be happy withwvliat Dri Bowen suggests. Others will feel that the suggested changes would still fail to insure a completely free atmosphere for learning 7 an atmosphere free from all false sub-goals which any system of evaluation is bound to foster to a certain extent. However. I find Dr. Bowen's sue stions an intelli- gent means of accomplishing one of the secondary but nevertheless essential roles at a college ~— lhat of sort- ing out good Students from poor ~ while assuring the opportunity of each student to gain a liberal education with as much freedom from the “tyranny of number " as possible: The only question I have to ask “when will the suggestions become policy "" They are Ilot yet guaranteed a place at Gl'innell hilt were put forth only [or discussion. They have been presented to the Trustees and faculty and will be distiiblited by Sigma Delta. Chi to the students within the text 01' the Convocation address ill which they were made. I ask you to talk about them. Write the Scarlet and Black \r’th your opinion. Tell Dr. Bowen what you think about his proposals. It is from such discussion that colic crete results will come. Jim Hatfield SCARLET AND BLACK “will ,M ouh'kferEii's‘ mail...,._; ’10 the Editor: Now that we Grinncll students are once again finding ourselves ph» iiuy “settled," we must qui :ly turn to the responsibili— tl ~ which have been shunted aside during these last several days. All of the organizations on campus will Soon be activated and once more serving the stu- dents of Grinnell. Foremost a7 mong these organizations is the Student Government Associa- tion. I term tl‘it‘ SGA foremost among siudcm organizations be- cause of its ability to supplcc merit or alter most facets oi campus liic To those oi you7 especially the lrcshmenrwho are not familiar wiih the operations of the son I would simply rec mark that the budget of this student government totals over $45,000. THIS FACT is especially rele- vant to the women of Grinnell in that they die ip elect their representatives to the Student Senate this Coming Monday ever ning. It is paramount that these representatives be extremely perceptive and patient, and pos 5055 a sense 01' responsibility which provides a basis for sci-la ice The Speaker or the Senate, Telry Parssinen, and the Execu- uve Cabinet all look lol‘\\'zu'(l to meeting lhe‘newly c’l ambled Senate this coming weck. The work oi the BSA in gen- oral and the Student Senate in particular will undoubtedly inc elude at first simple organiza- tional measures. Senate Commit- iccs must be re-established and resumed: SGA appointments must be made to certain faculty committees. and. pi course, class officers must be elected. Once these problems have been removed, the student go' el‘nment can turn its attention to more weighty matters The idea of a student represents tive to the family, bringing to them student opinion concerning curriculum, is one which many of us would like to see fulfilled. ’ I feel that it will only take a mature demonstration of Grin- nell students' concern m such matters and we will be given this opportunity ot' curriculum expression. As the upperclassmcn will re- member, last spring the Grinnell Siudcni Senate decided to have the Grinnell Student Goveln- ment Association remain in the National Student Association. 11 was iclt that this organization deser ed mor than one year to make its {no cs meaningful to Our campus. THE NATIONAL Allan's Coin- mittee. chaired by NSA repre- sentative incl» Chapman, p- enlly is meeting to determine how best to assimilate the NSA into our campus hie. I have hopes that a i-aihei- broad pro gram, integrating the programs or many private organizations, can be developed for the benefit oi a single interest group, A further project of prime importance will be the Execu- tive Cabinet's task of evaluat- ing' the present budget of the SGA. We must give time to organizations now to demon- strate their need for SGA aid, instead of wailing until the hectic spring period when one finds barely enough time to pass cvcn a budget which is almost identical to that. or the prcviuiis year. If major chang- es or re-emphdses are needed, this winter is the lime to dis cuss them. Some of you may have no- ticed (hat I have not included any national rie'nii- resolutions in ihe SGA plans Such mani- festations of student sentiment must lo Some extent be sponta» neon Therefore. such i- solu- tions \ ill appear on!) when the topic s of obvious interest to the Giinncll siudcii - or when such a resolution i neces y as an integral pari or our Kn; iional Affairs prcrecl. Al Boston Student Government Association President Friday, sepi. 2|, l962 lenox four to give first concert tonight By Linda Brayman 5&3 Staff \‘Vriter The Lcnox Quartet will present the Glinnell Concert series tonight Il‘st performance oi their at 3 in Robelts Theate No advance reservations will be necessary for admissxon. TONIGHT s piocimn featules thlce 0t Beethoven S string qualt,ets Opus 95 18 Ni). 3 and Opus 132. Opus 132 is of palticulai‘ interest. to) In it Beethoven (l0- parted linm the tiaditiona] iour- movement Stl‘UCltu’e titth section The third move- ment is also subtitled "Holy Song ot' Thanksgiving to the Diviiniy by a Convalescent, in the Lydian Mode" The quartet includes Peter Ma -b and Theodora Maillz. violin, Paul Hersh, viola, and Donald McCall, ccllo. THIS CONCERT together with the group’s iivc'succecding pro grams will iorm cycle of Beethoven‘s Quartets. These works, which were composed between 180C- and 1826, are ranked among the most important litel‘atures in all music history, Aside 1min their individual importance as great works, the complete cycle of Beethoven quartets is often thought 01' as the ultimate challenge to a String quartet due to the inter- pretive and technical diiiiculiies which they present to the per— iormcrs. This Griliileil concert series is identical with that which the Lenox Qiinriei will be prEv senting in New York Town "all this winter as “Friends 01' Live Music ' The remaining programs or ihe Beethoven Cycle are sched- uled ior September 27. October 3, November 5, December 6 and February 21. String Dates are se+ In government service exams Applications for the 1963 Fed eral Servme Entrance Exam- ination are now being accepted ii-om college juniors, senims, and graduate student students who apply belore Sept 27, 1962 may take the written test on Oct. 13, 1962. Applications for Managemeni Intcrnships must be Submitted by Jan .1. 1963. The closmg date for all other applications is April 25. This examination offers the opportunity to begin a career in the Federal Sex-vice in one or 60 different occupational fields. Interested students may receive additional infol-maiioh from the civil service announcer merit No, 287. These may br obtained li-om post offices. Col- lege placement offices, sex-rice regional offices and the United States Cl\'ll Service Cour miSSion. Bonhoeffer's text is-relrealsubgecl All students who have read Dietrich Bonhoefl'er's “Life To- gether" are invited to attend the United Christian Community reA treat which will be held tomoh row and Sunday at Pilgrim Heights Camp near LeGrand Dicu ion at the retreat will center around the Bonhoefl’er book and the ideas lov Ch ' ian community presented in i1. COST 1S $2 per person for the retreat and $2 for the book. Copies are available at St, Paul's Student Center Sludents interested in pnriici paling should cunlaci Bill Pc— 18L i. so that transportation and meal arrangements can he made. Each student must in nish his own bedding, The r u-ciii will begin at i pm lo- morrow and end niier lunch Sunda_. civil . k ‘k ‘k ‘k * * ‘R in. to add a, the Complete , Marsh Hersh Gilmour authors review of book by Shefferman c. Edwin Gilmour (Poi, Sci.) is the author of a book review in the Summer issue or the American Political Science Re- view, Gilmcur reviewed the vplumc The Man in the Middle — The Inside Story of the Hoi rind Cold wiirs Between Labor and Man- agement, by Nathan Shefier- man, published by Doubleday 3: Company in hue 1961. Shefferman may he remem- bered as the labor relatio . Con» Sultant exposed by the McCleL lan Senate “Laboi'rManagement Rackets" Committee in 1:157, for his unlon»busting acmi Ies and his questionable lelatious with Dave Beck, the President or ihc Teamsters Union. This summer. Gillnour served as Research Director of me Iowa Democratic State Central Can‘- miiice. doing research and \vr ing [or the Committee and tor the guberiiatoral candidate, Hare old Hughes. New S813 staffi Iobs are filled Larry Siniickcr has been up pointed to serve as managing editor of the Scarlet and Black for the remainder of the 1962 year. He steps into the newly created position from a ipi-mcrly held post as ne s co-editor, Also to seiie in a newly created editorial pOSltlon is Ken— dall Sanderson him will serve as exchange editor. Both posh (ions have been created this year in an attempt to improve SScB serVice and operating pro» cedure. SUE WATKINS will fill ilie temporarily vacant position or leatulc editor; Jana Bellman, former S&B news editor and now a member of the Associated “'omen Students Board. will continue to Serve the 5&3 as an udvismg editor Other additions to the 5&8 stall, several to invoke Iresl‘k men. will be announced later. All Si‘izB editorial Stafl appoint- ments are made by the editor, who IS selected each year by the facull Astudent board of publications.