Dean ofCuliingion College to visitiqrinnell College Scarlet @Black Dean and Mrs. Melvin J. Ma- son of Cuttington College in Li- beria, West Africa, will arrive will discuss job, slud possibililie tomorrow for a founday campus ; visit. During their stay at Grinnell, the Masons will discuss opportu— nities tor teaching and graduate study at the Liberian school. The visit has been arranged by the Associated Colleges of the Mid- ~ west. Dean Mason was born the son of a Liberian farmer and re— ceived his early education in mission schools. He was graduat— ed from the first class ot Cut— tington College and received ad vanced training in the Yale Un versity Graduate School of Edu—l cation in 1955. Most of his teaching has been in the education depart. ‘ ment and he is Presently 2 member of the National Ex- amining Board of Education l lot the Republic of Liberia, Dean Mason has toured West, central. and east Africa telling the "Cuttington Story" and re- cruiting foreign students for the United States State Department’s l . .3. lCollége. . The school, lounded in X888, ‘was closed in 1929. it was re-l opened in 1949 and is the onlyl ."American pattern" liberal arts[ icollege on the African continent. Oldest Col lege Newspaper Wesl’ of the Mississippi Vol. LXX folk music world listens. Fri. Feb, 15, Ode-“a will he in concert at Grinnell. A musical descendant and Leadbelly, she emulates neither, nor any» one else, Odetta is an individual. a vibrant personality, and one oi the most exciting sing- Grinnell. lowa. Friday. February 8. I963 iFolk-blue appear in By Lynn Denzler 5&3 News Editnr Her name is synonymous with the blues. She stands solitary on the stage with only her guitar as a companion, And when she starts to sing. the No. l7 s singer Odetta to Darby next Friday “It was a revelation that came to me with a whaliop," she says now of this early encounter with the blues and lolk music. “The beauty and richness of these songs lay in their expression of truth, of our own heritage. And i was fascinats ed by the freedom they allowed the singer." Odetta could not torget her interest in tollc music. She taught herselt to play the guitar and opened at the Tin Angel club in San Francisco. News of her talent spread rapidly and she moved across the continent to perform at the Blue Angel in New York. Here she caught the eye of Bessie Smith ers to emerge in the past decade. of Pete Seeger and Harry Belefonte, among regional education Contract It is a private, interrchurch-l Training Program at Cuttington Snow Queen +0 rule over Weekend Winler Carnival A Snow Queen, to be chosen irom ll candidates, will rule over this weekend's Winter Carr nival at Grinnell College. To be named at Saturday’s winter sports show, at 1:30 p.rn. in the central campus area. which will include skating, ski jumping and tobogganing, the queen will also be the honored guest at the weekend's climax» ing event, a “lodge dance." The candidates, all of whom sponsored institution. Susan Beuschel‘, sophomore. Also Sue Faunce. senior; Susan Jurcheck. junior; Eleanorei Smith, sophomor Kathy Snow,. sophomore; and K 'Sti Wllllams,‘ sophomore. Other events on the program include an ice skating party and snow scultpul'e, skating, skiingl and tobogganing contes at the campus’ artiticial ice rink. Bar- ber Plaza, and at nearby Sugar Creek slope. ‘ are either skaters or skiers, will This is the second year tor first be presented during the this carnival, sponsored by the halftime or Friday's Grinnell-.student social coordinating com-z Knox basketball game. :mittee and the college’s recrea» Candidates include Sarah Has-Ition program, Prizes tor the. kins. senior: Ellen Ultang, lresh-, competition have been donated, man; Sue Andresen, junior; by Grinnell merchants, and the Barbara Bcale, junior; Leslie public is invited to the winter Brusletten, sophomore; and sports show and contests. Today 1:30 — 3:30 pm, Ski hill activities 7:30 pm. Basketball 7 Knox 7 halftime presentation of Snow Queen , Special ski tilrn 7 ”High Skis” ., Ice skating party 9-12 am, Snow sculpturing 1 pm. Results of judging on sculpture announced . l pm, Ice skating show. i 1. Amateur skating numbers 2. Human cir ing contest 3. speed skating around obstacles Mid—campus activities 1, CrossAcountl'v race 7 ski club members 2. ski shute demonstration 7 iumping contest 3. toboggan race 2:15 » 2:30 D.m., Hot chocolate to warm up dance in the Union. :30 r 4 p.m., Ski hill activities 7 shuttle service from Union—i special ski events with prizes, 7:30 p.m., Basketball 7 Monmouth. 9:30 p.m., “Ski lnn" — Main Lounge. 9:30 pm., Movie 7 "An American in Paris” _. ARI-l. l Barn in Bermingham. Alabama, she moved with her family to Los Angeles when she was six. She developed an early inter wanted to study voice. but she r instructor sought to make her Anderson. Odetta wanted to be one else. HER FIRST REAL encounter came after high school Finding Francisco her first time away from home. she met the Bay City Folk singers and heard for the first time. “Take This Hammer.” a song that stands today as one of her hallmarks. others. est in music and ebelled when an another Marion Odetta and no “Sanctuary." with folk music herself in San becomes hers; premacy. But it is the single individual} voice. and the guitar that “speaks’ remember when they attend an Odetta concert: When a song enters into Odetta's repertoire. it odetta is now known throughout the coun— try as one or the most outstanding lolk singers and is recording tor Vanguard Records. She recently had a co-shrring role in the movie, her poignant which people few other folk singers ever attempt it again, refusing to challenge her su- lColiHP discussion - - - . What is wrong with Grinnell?’ By Richard Ohlemeyer 5&3 Staff Writer When Stephen Wood, clean or men, asked the men’s Council of House Presidents why things are dull at Grinnell, he touched off a discussion that might have been called “What is ' Wrong with Grinnell?" One suggestion was that in-1 i i |creased competition for grades may have culled easy going persons li-om among Grinnell students. In short Grinnell has lost its “lags." An opposite idea was the thought that living has become too easy and that since the only struggle we race is the unpleasant task oi periodically attending classes, there is not enough challenge to the stu- dent. General student apathy was though to be due in part to ads ministratve suppression oi is- MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR ass at Grinnell are second part of the three-part junior liberal arts examination. are to encourage study, to integrate the knowledge gained from all courses, and to test how far the student has progrwed. Members of the class of 1965 must pass the test. to graduate. pictured above taking the A three hour test, its aims isué‘s stemming from contro- ‘versy over the social regulations such as women’s hours and the drinking rule. When Dean Wood |mentioned that there were other issues besides the college rules, he was reminded that college rules are usually closer to stu- ldents than most occurrences in the outside world. » Another suggestion was that a lack of strict enforcement of the rules has deprived the students of something to gripe about. Just prior to the discussion about what is wrong with Grin- nell, Dean Wood had asked the CoiHP how many men had been iconduct, having women in men’s residences, intoxication, being in women's residences or tamper— ing with the fire alarms. He learned that only a few persons had been fined for these reasons, and then stated that he could not understand agitation for changing the rules during the first semester. . When talk turned to the in. .terim break, opinions varied. some members felt that it is a member expressed ‘that Grinnell is trying to build why there had been so much, time of iruitless dabbling, Oriel the beliei' “beachcomhers with libraries.” Another house president told how he had invited seven! faculty members to come over in his hill, All of them [Mr litely presented an excuse tor not coming. . The general opinion seemed to be that the interim break was mildly beneficial because stdents could relax after finals and catch up on some outside reading. A general increase in television watching and game playing was noted, The following election calen— dar was drawn up for March: , March 2, student Govern- .apprehended and fined for rule ment Association president infractions such as disorderly elected. 4, Applications for president accepted. la, Colree hour to introduce CoiHP presidential candidates. 11, Primary election or Comp president. 14, Final election of Com? president. ls, Election or house presi- dents, 19, Presentation of new house presidents to students at dinner. 25, All house council mem— bers to be elected on or by this date. COSHP what. when “it” where Winter carnival Swimming Saturday Winter Carnival lSuirday No college church Winter Carnival Monday Style Clinic — South Campus Tuesday Wednesday l Thursday Queens are Wild.l Wrestling 7 4 pm. 7 Lawrence Freshmen Basketball 7 5:45 p.m. 7 Knox Trip to KRNT 7 Jose Greco 7 6:30 pm, 7 7 pm. 7 Beloit Basketball 7 7:30 pm. 7 Knox Swimming 7 ll) am. — Lawrence Basketball 7 7:30 p,m. — Monmouth IRC Lecture — Seurs 7 8 p.m, — Herrick chapel Style Clinic — South Campus Ice skating to music 7 8 — 11 p.m. 7 Barber Plaza Vespers 7 9:45 — Herrick Chapel