Page Two SCARLET AND BLACK Friday, February 22. I963 Scariei and Black GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinnell, Iowa co truth iriiiiiv at lite coiiscc on Sliitluir. rribiicaiions, v dieiinin In¢,. Coiieoc Puhl her-s her. New Yutlt NY. 5 oiui lawn. siitisc At least once a vear, according to the tradh trons behind this column, M1 ,cbooly decides to ‘mention student irrespon. biliiy. This. oi course. imfers to such things as the amount at waste paper maliciously scattered on the post oliitc flour, and thievei-y in the college bookstore. But because there's bound to be a case . alnst isomebody cls s irresponsibility for allowing all u ”in,“ i that waste paper into the mail boxes in,the t . l‘liil it; c ‘plzice, it is only the second char-.ee that deserves “a“; ‘flflf’ lconcentrated attention ‘ From what I can tell, buokstnre hurglcrs rii-c cither dirty crooks or. ior one reason or another. they're just mad at the place, in the first category go all campus kleptor maniacs. those whose personal legends depend ion this peculiar bravado, and those who simply idon‘t want to pay toi- anything , all enough to put under their coat. In the second group 3 all agents determined to light the high pric and text discriminations in the only near-by source oi necessary items 7 a sort ot extracur- ricular educational monopoly controlled by the ,coilt-ac Thcir protest is potentially quite effec- tive because it amounts to an economic boycott with a double whammy Now, the question or which (action is hcttci represented in the store every afternoon is a Source. 1st poiii Street. d at diioneii, minim: ,iusmz s Jim iicv Conrad m i Lynn Dznz or John \Voit CHIEF pitoToGiiAPucii iV‘NA' slain..." ha llnlxltuc All letters to the Editor written ior publication in the Scarlet and Black must he typed and double spaced. No unsigned letters will be printed. i-iowrver, \vritcis’ names will be withheld upon request. The 5&3 reserves the right to shorten any letter. Uiopia or lousi’ I’ve been told some alumni of Grinnell think it’s too r __ David Lighi‘bourne Forum For flescefii moot one. And certainly no argument [or the latter position implies moral clciiicncy ioi- the iormer. Then too. there are those who believe that civil disobedience is also morally Lintcns able; there are those who maintain that it simply cannot have any integrity. But whenever iiic bookstore begins to ieci a serious lag in proiits because oi this menace something is bound to happen: and there are the clear alternatives that i can think oi, EITHER soc. will i stall mirrors over the shelves and the physic dcpartmcnt will ad- minister Xsl‘ays and a he detcctor test at the door, or the student body will become direct protit sharers in a co-Upei'ative. This second suggestion would not only end complaints and discourage an indiiierent or romantic attitude toward thieves, out it would closely coincide with Griniieirs determined effort to remain the "Harvard oi the Midwest." There is a school ncar Bostcn with this some kind oi coop arrangement. and i understand they’re very happy with it, in the meantime. however, the charge of stu— dent immaturity writ ’ing on. a permanent rally. ing cry for both reaction and moral indignation Meanwhile, too. the bookstore may cheer-tuiiy laugh at our immaturity all the way to the bank, ‘1 id the student newspaper at such ii fine school as this is such a lel'tewing' tiffai They can’t understand why the students Eli'e zilu'iiys Cl sing- the existing order. Curi‘ Lamb - — — A lady, whose son attends Carleton, called up the Scarlet and Black to find out if our pzipcr did less complain- ing and more practical news reporting than did the Carle— tunian. We don’t. Gi'iniiell is a fine school, iliid the majority of the stu— dents here like it and hope to eventually g fidtiate from if But Griniiell is not 2| utopia. We hope that one (lay it \iill 1become one. and until then we will continue to find Sometimes a fellow loses iaith in democracy. The essence oi democracy is a grant oi ultimatc sovereignty to the people and a guarantee to ”mm of El real par» it seems that the chiet obstacle to such legislation is problems oi gcncral moral coir ccrn are vital enough to individual Congressman to war— T/ie two sides of democracy ECONOMIC THEORY, how— ever, holds that people must spend for the economy io move. The government doesn't want so much oi ihc taxpayer-5’ money that few any ZlLllli. with the existing conditions. Jim Hoi'zog‘ Editor Scholarship rule aci'ion Wednesday night the student senate passed a resolue tio‘ii calling for the abolition of the present scholarship rev payment rule. Saturday the Grinncll students will be risked to Vote in a referendum on that issue. ticipaiion in the doctsionmiaking ,process it thus seems tair ior it to demand oi them at least a minimal moral consciousness, Whenever i find this sine qua non of democracy lacking, i tend to despair oi the wiiolc concept. During our stay in Washing ton, tor example. we were told by Bobby Kennedy that mean— ingful legislation restricting wire tapping was a virtual impossr bility merely because its moral wasn‘t marketable. rant his spending time promot- ing it. The public is iust not concerned enough about ethical issues to make moral virtue a sull‘rcient attribute. But then I read happily that on another issue a constituent surrey conducted by Congress woman Griiiiths (D, Michigan) indicated that 70% of her voters ‘would altruisticaily {ergo a tax cut to keep their country thi'ifly,‘ prosperous and from the moral depravity of an increasing nae tional debt. but would rather that they keep and spend it, precisely so that the economy can prosper. I guess that I must admire the ethic that would prompt such a widespread sacrifice, but I must consider it overshadowed by the irony that works through the apparently unfathomable subtleties oi economic theory to transiorm the best of ethical thought into the worst oi policy recommendations, Sometimes a fellow loses faith in democracy.- . . ‘ r c ' We congratulate the senate for their prompt action ”summon which followed a Scarlet and Black editorial. Now two steps rem-din before this clause can be elime‘ irated: 1) for the students to vote yes to Saturday’s i'efei'e, endum and 2) for the administration to recognize the, Validity of the arguments of the students and to finite acA tion on this rule. Herzog‘ Lst week llle Social Planninfi Board r Siucleiii apaihy ‘ l instiliiled the open liOUSC program ‘ the spring The lizill system, the junior liberal arts EVEN“, .the‘smmsief‘ a Park), consisting or open rooms on dress of Grinnell women, the subject 01' student responsiblls Friday evenings and Sundav afternoons The ity, administrative cooperation with the Scarlet and Black, SClicdulc \i'ill laegiln “'0th weekend and Will rtin ztntl the cor ect use 01' national power all were discussed. ““‘mgh ”‘0 "“dd {01 ay’ . ~ . , on the editorial pages of l week’s 8&3. in the past thele has also been a plespaiu ipi‘ogi‘um in uhich hails have made special re. _ . _ . , _ . . . _ quests to it ir respective deans ior an open hou Eveiy one of these statements uzis contioveisinl. Each Shem), mm. m a planned mu m. aurcampus one provoked people to the extent that they liielllilolleilipm-t); The Flgnning Board hopes to mspccr tli them to me. Not one of the statements induced ii render paét iii the open 1:0le policy in H10 near illttui‘ , - , . ion is recomnicn otion mov ive cause rcs NC» to viiite n lettei to the editai. ‘mm or the WWW“, ”cm hours. Vl>aSlS of Student t in the past four weeks the 5&1; has received three letel ters to the editor. I'd ‘be pleased ii‘ the lack ol’ rcspoiiseiseparated as to t'irnction and relativeiv tiiiiclcd as “ere caused by agreement: with the printed word. But ‘it isn’t; general apathy to campus issues is the iiiisiver. l Students are apathetic to their student newspaper. tor their government, and thus which govern their behuvioi‘. l rules 1 to the condi "ons and The two phases at the program arc distinctly to problems and violations The pro arty pi gram is at present in a greater ieopai y at limi- tation or even cancellation because it s deiiniie. ly a so al hour. This in iiscii is tine (with mv concern in social um i should never soc-air against it). but because it is social it provi es mi excellent atmosphere tor drinking. lunch oi the drinking lS quite scam] and society—oriented hol- but with our present college drinking rule, a direct violtilion ol It. THE REGULARLY 'heduled program which It's unfortunate that ti few student leaders must do.’ the brunt of the work and decision making in student af— . ~ . , i . - .. ' .u ' , _ was the phase that W I'elliSiliuled opei'ales ial' frills, influenced by the mild giuniblings at A house meet mare as a 9 ”Me “My peiiod. WM” me open jug: , rooms iicrc oiialnully planned. the maior argue , _ . mcnt tor them dealt with the luck oi privacy on ,H students object to the rules which govern them :it,tlie campus, especially tor couples who wished _, .. > i , .. _ _ - to study together This atmosphere has remained Gitnnell, il they Wish to praise ()1 castigiite. let theui‘to a summem extent w warm,“ the policy; can. speak out. tinuaiion H“ or“ ii is only because ot strident violations to the esiabi lied rules that open rooms . not a hichiv rapproved or even iuithci expanded policy, Fci limp; this is due to luck or enioicemont or per» ,hops and i think the latter the cas . it is due to the strident inability to accept individual m, Planning group being formed been considering the new policy and design at the temporary . _ ,, . sponsib‘ ty. ”3 0‘ “KB ‘9‘“90'3, ‘ ““‘2‘1 Ii this truly the case. and ii the utog’i‘am The Plesent “mo“ Chummniis really de_ ed. their the problem ought to he will be a member. and any olhei" easily eliminated "u'baen ,lh'» - . -- - . Um"n m t at" 5 ‘ 9‘“ ‘ mierested indwiduals are mVil-i in the Planning Board meeting we discussed ‘ -~ H lka ' . . fig‘fiefcfixmnegncg dealdlfi‘mied to contact Homoiha regarding Elie rusebilit)’ ofoaduvtciintt a closcdddoar policy . . , . . -. . . . . » ; or gues rooms, pen cots are a isa vantage the sidmimslraliom m few” ”‘9” ”“9”“ ”‘ 9“”‘C‘l’mm3 (mine! only for one's privacy, but also because quiet mending and planning the out- the commitiee. ihours are in operation — ones tendciicy to talk John Gleysieen Open dorms to continue is inhibited and (he ollen‘limes echoing chambei of the hallway carries much interference into rooms Yet the connotation of closed dot) 3 under the present level ol rule abuses discards the pos- sibility of altering the regulation Moreover. I'm airard that if the present lcvct or standard disregard continues, the whole polici; stands a good chance ot repeal. The Board hoped to launch the pi-ocram on a permanent ba this semester but wa tor-cod to continue the e. nerie inentation further ~ not hour the standpoint oi lack oi popularity of open rooms but train the nscressions, YOU MAY ASK what the Violations are. Fla- grant Violation of open doors is bill a minor one Abuse of the (11' king rule does not occur to a great extent dlll‘ 1g the Friday-Sunday program, and it Is an issue we've almost grown tired oi discussing. but it is Still a consideration. My mention of sex misconduct in last Week's Scarlet and Black suddenly appeared to be a most ill defined (elm — it is metal. that coil- diict which is in conflict \ it]; soc iy's Dre- mnritnl moral Codes, And it is something which has int-reused the last year and a hall". illegal open rooms have also increased dur— ing the some period, Perhaps i am mistaken when I relate this to the expansion and ion- tinuation oi the open main program, but 'n doing so i am concurring with currcnt ndmiis tration attitude, The Planning Board will continue to evaluate lhe policy during this semester it passed a resm iution s ling its intention oi investigating lo the point oi recommending cancellation oi the program even in the midst i the semester it ncces r i am not :in cntor emeni oiiiciai, noi are more than halt oi the Board. it merely our hopc 'llial as a committee we might initiate a more raver-able attitude im no a good thine betore it is lost The admin. 'alion can ed ’iy take a negative attitude and bottle a dotiant student body on the issue. instead the Flai 'nn, Board as a student—h ully commrticc choo. to assume its policy role in ciicctinc a desired pro» gram which calls upon the maturity and respon— shilit)‘ oi the general student body, John Gleysteen Social COoi-dinatm'