SCARLET AND BLACK Scarlet and Black GBJINNELL COLIN!) Gmnell. Iowa A weekly new .per published such and” of the college you by use Grin | ocmmiuoc on Student mblicruons, Wu. linm A. Nevin. cbnirmnn. Represented for nlficmnl advertising by National Aave g service. mc., College Publisher, nep- hv National Adveru' ng Service. Inc., college Publishen Rep- mcmocivo, ill East sum since. New York 22. inr. Second class Dosmge paid at Gannon, lows. Subscription “to 54.50 per school your. ACTING lion-oil. . BUSINESS MANAGER NEWS EDITOR ASSISTANT NEW COPY EDITOR . ASSISTANT cor srok'rs anqui cnmr PHOTOGRAPHER .Iii-n norm . Gonna Dunn __ . Nancy Parkinson I‘n cum-v. Phil Kin! _ Peter Mlller Grinnell A. F. (after Fordl "By now, most of the anguished outcl'ies arising from President Bowen’s November pronouncement that there will be no rule changes this year have died down. Perhaps with the subsiding of passions we can better see what the lasting effect of that decision will be. In reality its real importance is not that we won’t have liberalization of the drinking rule or women’s hours this year, nor that the decision was made by administrative fiat even before the students could present specific pro~ posals; but that the decision was made on the basis of its effect on the public, not on the merits of the proposals themselves This concern for Grinnell‘s image seems to be a pro- duct 01) the Ford Foundation fund-raising drive. And it‘ seems to many of us that if this is the effect the Ford grant will have on Grinnell, the college can just as Well do without the money. ‘ Before the Ford drive began, it was thought that one of the aims of the college was to provide an atmosphere of intellectual freedom, where a student could pursue anyl idea to its logical conclusion, no matter how unpopularl that idea might be with the public. i But now the students are prevented from pursuing the‘ idea of li eralization of rules to the logical end of present- ing specific proposals, because the administration fears that it will discourage the public from contributing to the college’s fund drive. Before the possibility of a Ford grant was considered, Grinnell distinguished itself from most of the colleges in the country by its attitude toward intellectual freedom. It ditfifered from those colleges that frown upon religious un- orthodoxy; it differed from colleges like Beloit which re— cently refused to let Gus Hall speak on its campus be- cause of his political views. However, the present concern for Grinnell’s image, if continued, would eventually extend to control over the speakers we invite to this campus and means to be a good man or a bad man, and 1 hope to show that these states are slightly more subtle than the average businessman might ex~ peci. is one who takes pleasure in a virtuous life, a sinful man one who takes pleasure in a sinful life. That’s very terse, absolutely correct, and it has a lot of implications. sible to lead a virtuous life and still be a very sinful man (sinful means nasty and greedy, if you insist I define my terms.) I don’t think I need to elaborate much on this. because we all know nasty and greedy men who lead virtuous lives. The point is simply that their virtue isn’t worth a fig, because rather than taking pleasure in virtue itself, they take pleasure in the things it can bring them; their goodness is not a joy but a burden, undertaken for the sake of its profit- able results. sinful life and be a virtuous man (virtuous means nice, and generous) And this is possible because people don’t always do What they know they ought to do. Some people act nasty lo other peo- ple because they are afraid to be nice, what i can see, having only been here felt within the hall makes it a successful system, campus) ‘ l feel that an indi-l vidaul should feel free to move from one hall to another. or campus if though the present system pre- Tom Phillips Forum For Descent Today I would like to talk about What it they'd rather is cold. .Their Vll‘ . . . liking it ,in bei Saint Thomas Aquinas said that a vlrtuous man mg to escape. and two kinds m_an leads a vi For one thing. it tells us that It is quite pose kmd ””5 a 5‘“ rrhe point of t and actions do What we do i what we want near as import As long as Administration. about students here or pay ba avalanche of Conversely, it is quite possible to lead a very not because Student they're out to Inquiring Reporter The hall system? Question — What ‘arc your feelings on, the present hall system — especially in regard to the present iour-years-in- one-hall program? (Asked of male students.) Kris Nash (Cowlcs) To the Editor: If anything was clear in the editorial “Independent Study" of last week‘s sen, it was the ,feeiing that “study” and ”school” are difiicult things, that one llives through, and then, having survived, one relaxes and rath- er hesitatingly worries about the next semester. This attitude and its appearance in the “lack of enthusiasm" for the interim ses— sion reflect a deeper and more limportant attitude on the part of ““5 “who student body of Grinnell. This is the idea, and a rather vague one, that a degree from Grinnell will enable a student to enter some graduate school or lake up some business posi- tion so that he may find a — From one semester, the spirit Mike Young (now off l he so desires. Al-l Phillips 2 nasty. Some people act cold and sarcastic because they‘ve been warned that it's naive to be Warm not because they prefer to be tue lies in ‘doing wrong and not ng trapped in nastiness and want- So what we have is two kinds of good mail of bad men. One kind of good rtuous life and loves ‘ the other ful life and detest: It! in the same way, bad men lead both virtuous and sinful lives. his whole treatise is that it is a mistake to Judge People by their Actions. because real virtue and real sin are states of the mindl not always reflect them clearly; s nowhere near as important as to do; what we give is nowhere ant as What we want to give. I have some space left, I should- like to take this opportunity to harp at the Have they changed that rule yet on scholarships having to stay ck the money? if not, perhaps an irate letters would help to em- barrass some of those nickelplated wizards who make the Policy here. > One way or another, ruin some poor kid's life. . liélieves interim period? . shows lack of intellectual curiosity , velop both the tools and the' curiosity to inquire further?_ What, after all, are we “liberal- ly educated” scudcnisl Not only do some students fail to respond “enthusiastically" to an interim session for “inde- pendent study," but some fail to respond in that manner to any study. Witness the English stu- dents making only feeble at- tempts in science, and the sci- ence students doing likewise in literature. As if this were not lenough, consider the students in their own majors, who do not really care to find out much more than is necessary for their classes! This is indicative not only of a “lack of enthusiasm" sents the individual with the op- portunity to learn how to adjustl himself to certain social situa- tions, i feel that the pressures exerted by the hall upon the in— dividual are often detrimental to his development. but of no real concept of what a student is. This is certainly not a characteristic of the intel- lectually curious student. Why even come to school? This whole attitude toward study shows a false concept of education, for study becomes the means by which one acquires a grade, and the grade is lhe means into graduate school, and so forth up the ladder of “suc- cess." This, perhaps, is the rev- over the ideas we discuss here because they may alienate those who donate to the college. When that happens, Grin~ nell College will probably be rich, but certainly not dis- tinguished. Let’s abandon the policy that has arisen since then of tlying to stifle discussion of embarrassing ideas in or- der to protect the college’s reputation. Let’s return to the goal of intellectual freedom, return to the goal of becoming, one of the great intellectual institutions of the country, a goal which the Ford Foundation, in 1961 at least, thought‘ we had the potential to achieve. "place in life.” This idea is not characteristic of Grinnell in particular, but, unfortunately, it is a problem here. The question is, then, just What does the intellectually cur- ious student (which we suppcs edly are) do to relax? This, to be sure, might sound odd, but it is a serious question. is studying really a torture that one must live through in order to obtain his degree, or it is a means _ , _ , whereby a person may dlsewer elation of the interim session. what he does not know and de- Tolry Pfafl U. of Wis. offers lndia study For juniors in l963-4 l'er‘m IDelhi; and Banaras Hindu Uni— ‘versity, Manaras. again \ GRINNELL C 0 L L E G B will Kent Rogerson (Rawson Pres-‘ ident) ; I’m in favor of the hall system because i feel it builds‘ strong friendships and enables you to know a few people well.‘ i definitely think there should be no ostracism if a person moves out of the hall. Alan Gummerson Editorial Board The scholarship rule “Through the generosity of donors, Grinnell is able to award about $200,000 annually in scholarships and grants-in—aid.” (1960 Grinnell College Bulletin) And gene erous Glinnell t‘hen lists in the Bulletin the conditions which govern the giving of scholarships: “When a student accepts a scholarship or grant, the} college expects him to fulfill all the requirements for a= Dave Scott (East Norris) — In theory it appears to be a good compromise between the dorm system and the fraternity sys- tem, attempting to realize the advanages of boh. Personally, I think it has realized these goals by giving an opportunity for close association with friends in group activites while still givingl By J. Eric Jacobson 5&3 Staff Writer Grinnell juniors will Grinnell degree, and the student assumes an obligation to fulfill this expectation. If he transfers to another college prior to his graduation from Grinnell, all money he hasl received in scholarships or grants-maid shall be due to be repaid immediately. A transcript of the student’s record is not issued until all his financial obligations are discharged." Suppose a student may discover that he does not want to continue his education at Grinnell. Suppose his reason is not substantial. Say, he wants to take aquatic engineeling at the University of New Mexico, and he feels he is neither contributing to not getting anything out of Grinnell Col- lege. 1 This student has a partial scholarship and has been at Grillnell for two years before he decides to transfer. 5 f me pursue separate interests from the hall. think the hall system is fine 9. cept in which its up by Finks. # The hall system at Grinnell is quite beneficial to all students, who have an opportunity to study in India in the academic year of 1963-64 under programs set up by the University of Wisconsin. Under these programs students will take a lzaweek summer course in one of the two major Indian languages, Hindi or Telu- gu. In India the students will continue their language studies. Students will also take regular university courses taught in Eng. lish and each person will spend 10 to‘ 20 hours a week in field work requiring use of the native language. This field work in- the individual freedom tol Tom Phillips (Langan) _ I instances In is blown the rare importance Pele Frank (Dibble President) want to participate. This ystem provides an opportunity or students living under similar make one or two nominations for the 17 openings in this pro- !gram. Nominees will then travel lto Madison, Wis, where inter- views will be held and final se- lections will be made by the Universiy of Wisconsin. A program in Telugu at Osma- nia University in Hyderabad in central lndia is also being spon— sored. Applications for the 10 openings in this program should be made directly to the Univer— sity of Wisconsin. Interested students should con- conditions to discuss and inter- act with one another. Also, at Grinnell the hall system serves as a base for many social activ- This student now must literally buy his transcript — re-l tact Philip 'I‘homas (economics). paying every cent of scholarship money i before he canl transfer. ' eludes archaeological investiga- tions and social agency work. WHILE IN INDIA students are The chances are very good that this student Will notl be able to afford a copy of his own transcript and thus will be forced to remain at Grinnell. The repayable scholarship rule is not old and ready to die. It was instituted to apply to students admitted in 1959 or later. This rule is morally wrong. Grinnell College did not institute its scholarship program to force dissatisfied in- dividuals to stay merely because they can’t afford to leave. They probably instituted this rule because it considers, scholarship students as investments. This rule then violates l the purpose of a scholarshipito further an individual‘sl education by eliminating economic factors. Students are' not investments which will one day toss the results of their fame and fortune into the lap of the college. Jim Herzog Acting Editor itics, think the hall system but i think better locks shouldl be installed. 1 think the hall sys-! tem meeting neaty—cool guys. ker) # i think the Grinnell hall system is good because it allows me to have close associations with other male students while not making fraternity-like obli- igations. ldiet of the Indian students. (Dibble) e ll Program participants will pay is fine, .iuition to either Grinnell College or the University of Wisconsin. Tuition to bolh summer school and the Indian school, room and way Of‘board for the year, and round- trip transportation costs are paid through the program. Summer school credits nnd Indian credits will approxi- mately equal a full year. Educational programs in Hindi are available in northern India in three locauons: the University of Delhi, Delhi; the Rural Insti- tute, Jamie Millia Islamin, New John Sulldell is a neaty-cool Brucc Beckord (North Youn- expected to adopt the dress and‘ GR deadline is next Thursday Ken Schiff, editor o[ the Grin» nell Review, has announced that the deadline for all malcriai be- ing submitted to that publication is next Thursday. At the same time it was an nounced that the winners of the Conferencewide writing contest being sponsored by the Review will be announced on April 10 The Grinnell Review will be published before April 30, ac- cording to Schiff.