Page Eight _, Hamilton: ‘ SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. February II [963 a women are extremely subdued" Etl. note: TllL is the second article by iit‘tli.,eai~ abroad strident Ann llamilton. '52. how that l have been in Thai land loi- several months and hate gained more than transient or tourist status, 1 iind myselt constantly peppered with ques tions lrom my dark—eyed little girls who would like me to of» fer a tow candid judgments on the comparison or the two hem— ispheres l INVARIABLY my eleventh and twcltth grade students come iorth with the simple oucs tion, “Teacher, please tell us the . dittcrcncc between girls in Thai-ll land and those in the United; State‘s," ,i; If I were to give a straight.‘, forward statement ot my ap- praisal oi the situation, l'd probably lose my job, so I try‘ to be a little coy in answering these inquiries. 3 Even though I try to protect lhc C1355mm 01. their young tender minds and sclml‘ protect my own moral repute-l ng CAN be accounted for‘ lion, 1 can’t hell) but being exi by the tact that children are tremely aware of the wide gulf raised being taught to have ulti- between the role assumed by male and ullqucslioning respect the temale sex on our opposite for any cldcr. particularly a sides of the world. ‘tcacher. At iii-st Ialinost thought Although Thailand is not there must be some phenomenal, noted lor putting outrageous genetic dill'erencc bctwecnthese, limitation on her women 7 by girls and their western counter: Asian standards _ i still tind parts, but rather it is just an that the lite and actions of Thal‘extensive course in social pro—l women are extremely subdued tocal begun shortly alter birth by Western modes of nieastire—,— comparable to nothing that: incnt. lEmily Post can ever come neat" A woman in this country lto offering. knows her place and makesl As a result, from ‘a very no attempt to go beyond it. i, early age the girls are st - 'Legillly she has most oi the t ed on their subtle indoctrlm the boarding education or girls. Although it Therc are obvious signs llldl» is now becoming socially res eating that women are gradually octable tor girls to cnyoy the being permitted to make more glits or higher education, there inroads into the rield of educa— is still not. 1‘ great deal 0! ins centlve [or them. tion Huwevel', I think thzll. the social conhnes on girls and wom— en Will continue to be strictly I am made acutely aware of enforced. this when I compare lacility ill the use of English between the Thai women teachers whom I work with and the men macho en's whom I know from othcr‘ Although almost every girl in my classes can sing all oi the latest Elvis Presley songs. they know almost nothing irom practical experience oi the dating habits which he and ‘ schools. ‘ , his icllow-songstcrs elucidate, THERE ARE very {ell/lead? Every once in a while one at _ers here who will visit with me the mom forward students will in English smce It I Considel‘ed venture torth With such a brave quite brazen tor a girl to tlaunt quesmn 35, “Teacher, what is ~ her education _ it could well a diving golvov 50 I allcmpl ml 1056 her a mar age opportun‘llyv givc my meager explanations to Also getting them to think girls who have never had so about or talk about any intcl-,much as a pmale chat wm‘ a lectufll or political subject is most. diil‘icult SIHCC they simply ’ ‘havcn’t lmthel'cd 10 think about A; such things. There are delinite changes ; Coming in this pattern at think- ing since more students are be- , ing altered the opportunity for i education, But it is only in the last gcnci ton that students especially girls, have been otter ed the opportunity for foreign study. As a result. when they re» . turn to Thailand witli new and progressive ideas, many oi {hem still iccl the burdens oi having to break through the . ranks oi ago and seniority in 1 order to share any oi the ideas i which they have acquired. I" There is an overwhelming tcii— l deiiey to be contented with : life just {IS it is and not. exert - rights and privileges oi herl, male counterpart, but in her ation process which teaches them lirst and ioremost to 1'27 an excessive amount of ener- BAT'I‘LING FOR THE FUCK behind the Des Maine boy. I was salllewhtll taken aback to casually inquire about a let- ter that one of the teachers was reading and thereupon to learn that it was not her personal let— ter, ‘but one which she was cens soring bctore giving it to the ,students. The explanation for this was that, it might be a letter from t a boy which would he emo- tionally upsetting to the stu— dent’s sellout work. Essentially, these are some of the observations as well as some of the complications I've met in making a smooth transreral from thcefemzlle role in the su- clal and academic world of (311 poll to Dara Academy Chicngmai, Thailand. in Ann Hamilton, ’62 5 social lite she is not allowed i such latitude, , Teaching in an all girls'l school makes this point immed- iately apparent. in this school‘resulis oi this rearing system of 1000 students. I’ve yet to see can be noted in the attitudes a discipline problem either in which are nourished concerning member their position or stil- tus and never attempt to stretch its bounds 3 Some of the most prominent \% ha FIND OUT WHY WHY WE SHARPEN MOST gy where it is unnecessary. Pfilsch says weighll facilities available John Ptitseh tphys ed.) hast announced that Darby gymnas-l ‘11“)! will be open and weight ,iacilittes available troin 1'30 to? 5:30 pm. Sunday, beginning Feb. 3 Piitseh also announced ' studded Des {:0le is Gl'l'llnell‘s Dave Illtes and two of the Des Maines All—Stzlr players. The All-stars successfully averted the scor- ing- threat and cruised to a 13-1 victory over the Pioneers. Hockey club to play Carlelon and St. Olaic after l3-l defeat Grinnell's young hockey club‘ A migration tor the weekend took a 13.1 drubbing Sunday at is planned. lniormation concern— thc hands of an apparently pro-ling travel and fees will be dis- Moines All~Start tributed next week, according to 'team. Five of the Allrstal's \vel‘e‘Langham. IN GRI \ OF THE ICE SKATES NNELL HARRY'S SPORT SHOP ESCORTED TOURS COST TOO MUCH. LOOK AT THIS! Air-Sen Cruise to thc Amazon River at Caribbean 30 Days irom New York — 3795 Air»Seil Cruise to the Orient tic Hawaii 52 Days iron, Long Beach _ $1695 Western Europe and israel by air or ship 57 to 76 Days from New York —. $1499 Fiesta and Festival Tour oi Western Europe 59 to is Days irom New York — $1325 'Club Mcditermnee‘ Hol' _ v ltaly. Greece, or lsrael Two Weeks iroin Pa s all inclusive woo—92704399 plus transportation to Paris The Spartan Tour oi Europe by bicycle, rail, tic steamer 45 days lrom London 3453 (add . r or shipl Summer Session at Univei oi l ' SIX weeks by air, IS weeks by Around the World & Europe by ship 68 Days train San Francisco e 31795 “In the taco ot ll‘llS great potential value that a trip can assume. it seems almost tr pic that with so many studen it remains merely a series at plcanant. super-tieial impressions, on uncharted so ch tor ‘ddvetllure, a trustiatine attempt to 'I'alholll the ht or individual, and nations. rapid transit through couiitric. lid cities. an unccasing tussle with railroad schedules and hotel r . ations." Classrooms Aliinad. 'GRINNELL Av CENTER 930 Main Street Telephone 236-4384 7 Irom $635 t last year's now cletunct Des ,that all freshman and soplio- Moines Bruins. fnioics who have not completCtl -,tlieir physical cducation loticnee are to meet Tuesday, erb 5, in Darby at 10 pm, ;Regtstratiou tor second semester“ loti'erings will be held and con-l ‘iercnces pertaining to the com—‘ lpletion ot ailablc. Griunell player-coach Jeri Langham scored the lone Pio- neer goal l the first. period. 59, l i 1 Pioneer goalie Earl Dunning went the tull three periods, al— lowing the 13 AILSt'dr scores while making 37 saves. The Pioneer club is now onel and two with th Des Momes‘ club after an e- .season 4—3 loss and an 8-5 victory Jan. 20, objectlvas will be: The Grinncll ieemen travel to 'Northrield, Minn, next. weekend tor a match with Carleton Sat— urday and St, Oloi Sunday. The ,Pioneers will play both schools" lreshman units, Both the north el'rl colleges play lntercollcgiatcl hockey. Mnellu Swtln Simpson iiectnmi ill't sous, en a U ('.Sm It a lemma ‘Ildlltllue \‘(ille (-llllllcll eported to be former members‘ l conomics granl given to college A grant of $2,500 to Grinnell College from the General Elccs trie Foundation t‘or use by the lcollege‘s department of economs ics has been announced, This grant, foundation otl‘icials said, was made to supplement the funds available for use lll' undergraduate instruction in the t‘lclds of industrial accounting- and tinance during the 1963434 academic year. The second such grant to the college. the initial one was an unportaiit factor in the 65ml» lishment of the college‘s statiss tics laboratory. LEEPER'S HAS THE BEST SELECTION FOR SWEETHEARTS AND LOVED ‘A' CLASSECAL at FOLK LEEPER'S MUSIC "We Wrap" and Ma * MODERN STOP IN AND LET US HELP YOU PICK THE "RIGHT" GIFT OF GIFTS ONES CO.