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SCARLET AND BLACK

Friday, March I, I963

 

Iowa Governor

in Stale Legislature Seminar

E.‘

lowa Governor Harold
Hughes and six leaders of that
1963 Iowa General Assemblv‘
will take part in the State ngA‘
islativc Seminar to be held at?
Grinnell College on Wednesday,‘,
March ls. l

The seminar, sponsored by the‘
college’s Program in Practical
Political Education, which is di
rected by c. Edwin Gilmour;
<poli. soil, has “Major Issues of‘
the 1963 General Assembly” as‘
its general theme i

As in past Legislative Sein-
inars, the program will be i
split into three scssions4he i
legislature's view, the gover- i

not-'5 view, and cxecutiveleg- ‘

islature relations in the Gen-

eral Assembly. i
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Taking part in the opening
panel, "The Legislators VieW,"'
at 4:15 p.m. in Youtlkcr Lounge
will be Lt Gov. and Senate,
President W. L, NIooty: Robertl
W. Naden, speaker of the Housei
of Representatives; Robert R.
Rigler, Republican tloor leader‘
in the Senate; Andrew G. From—t
molt, Democratic floor leader lnl
the Ssnato, John L, Mowry, Re~

publican lloor lcader in the

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House.

Governor Hughes will speak‘
on “The Governor’s View" lol-
loiving a dinner tor all the pair
elists, Grinnell students, and
guests from the community and
other colleges.

At 8 p.n he will join the
legislatiie aders tor another
panel discussion, “Executives
Legislative Relations." Questions
will be entertained ti-om thc
lloor during both the attcrnoon

and evening panel sessions .

Atheism Topic
of Coffee Hour 1

Kenneth A, Christianscn thi-
ology), will speak on the sub-,
jcct, “Atheism" at a coflce hour
on Sunday at 7:30 pm,

Younker Lounger

int

Christiansen is long familidl‘
to Grinncllians as a chict prev!
ponent of this philosophical
viewpoint.

His talk \leI be sponsored by

Toynbee Discusses Religions

A Grinlicll audience this moms

social ciigin," he said “Philoso-

ual prcscncc Outsidc the individ-

lng was told by Arnold J Toyn- phies have been aristocratic, dcs ual, and conforming onc'i own
bcc that “breaks in the continu» mandillg a high degree of intel- nature and Conduct to this high-

the ciiiizations
created spiritual vacuums by
sweeping away local states,
which have been the commonest
obiects or worship n

in a lecture prepared tor dc-
livery as the third in a series
on “World History,” as John R.
Heath visiting Fl'olessor at His
tory at oi-mnell. the noted Brit
ish historian added:

“They have thus broken down‘
the barrier of collective human
power that had previously inter,
vencd between the individual
human soul and ultimate spirit
ual reality. ,

“The dlfierent higher religions
and philosophies have done alike
in bringing individuals into the
rect relation with ultimate spir—
itual reality though they have
ditl'cred, first in their picture of
what ultimate reality is like,
and secondly in their precepts‘
tor a human being: attitude
and action towards ultimate‘
reality.”

Using “The Breakdovills oi
c ’ilizatlons and Rises at RC-
ligions” as is topic, Toynbce den
clared that it is ditiicult to
draw a firm line or distinction
between religions and philoso—

lty of

[are high education They have
thcrctore been lot a privileged

,minority, But they have arisen doxicai
jin the same social and spiritual “gig“;
‘cu‘cumstances in response to the have

same challenge, Higher religions
have addressed themselves to
the majority in a [orm that the
niaiority could take, Thus they
had much greater carrying pow-
er and staying power than
philosophies.“

D. Toynbce pointed out that
it is necessary to take philoso-
phies as well as higher religions
into account because some, such
as Buddhism, Neoplatonism, and
Taoism, have turned into i'eiig»
ions by appealing to the masses.

"In gcneral," he said, “the
philosophies have told pcoplc to
till the spiritual void left. by

the crumbling ct worship of cola,

lective human powers, by stand-
ing alone and working out their
own salvation, aided by the di—
rections ol the Ioundcr or the
school, but now with communion
with a higher spiritual picsence,
transcendent to the philosopher
himsclt.

"The religionsiincluding the
philosophies that have turned

 

House; and Raymond Eveland, the Grinnell College Unitarian plug;

Democratic floor leader in the

Group. l

“They diner initially in their

into religions _ have preached
communion with a higher spirit-

hleE lcctual sophistication, and that - or spiritual presence's nature or

will,“

Dr. Toynbec said it is para—
that, while‘ higher i —
and philosophies alike
liberated the individual
soul from its original servitude
to the collective power of its
human community, most of the
higher religions have been di—
verted from this proper spirit.
ual function to the mundane
task oi serving as midwives for
the births ol civilizations.

“All of the main living civilir
‘zations," he said, “started lite
under the sponsorship ot some
higher religion. Some higher ~e.
ligions, such as the Episcopalian
Protestant Church ot England,
have even become the establis
ed tribal religions oi particular
nations or natioirstatcs.

“Thus the higher religions
have partially relapsed into be.
ing tribal religions of the tradi»
tional typeiwarship of collcc<
tive human power masquerading
‘as the worship of God.

. "This has led to a loss or their
‘hold on their adherents because
they have ceased to fulfill their
true mission This loss oi hold
is happening to the higher re-
ligions all over the world today.”

 

Sojoum {0 Di; 1Announce New Admission Plan‘cgrvene Plans

During Summer
Being Planned 1

Grinnell students this week
were olfered the opportunity to
spend a week in Washington,
D.C., as house guests ot Iowa‘
Congressmen. ‘

*The Iowa Center for Educael
tion in Politics has just an—“
nounced a project, (to-sponsored-
with the Republican and Demo-i

cratic parties of Iowa, that will the deadline and mail notices Oflrlents in

finance travel and other
penses for as many as 20 stu~
dents from Iowa colleges and.
universities. The visit will be
before Congress adiourns iii Au-E
gust or September. The students
will be shown the workings of
Congress, introduced to party
onicials, and given an experience
granting insights into the politic
cal and legislative processes oi
the national government

The Week-in-Washington Prov
gram, the ICE? reports, is de-
signed to encourage college stu-
dents “to participate actively in‘
the political party or their choice
after graduation.” ‘

exA .

To be eligible, students must1
be residents oi town, with above
average scholastic standing Pre-
icrcnce will be given to students
of
demonstrated

- politics.

junior standing who have

their interest in

Applications may be obtained
from c. Edwin Gilmour (pol,
sci.) in Room 207. Carnegie Hall ‘
The deadline tor submission of

applications is March 8.

The Institute of Enlopcall‘
Studies has announced new ad
missions procedures and app

and rreibui-g, West Germany. i
Application all:
three programs will open otti—i

cially on Monday, March 4. l

periods tor

Deadlines for applicationsl
have been moved irom June lot
to June 5 for the programs, be-
ginning next August and Sep
tember. The Institute's adm ,
sioiis committee will review all,
applications simultaneously after;

acceptance or rejection June 15 ‘

Institute oiticials said thc}
changes were made because ap.‘
Dlicatlons from
dents have climbed beyond the
capacities or the programs ,To
continue accepting qual 'ed stu—
dents as applications are receiv—
ed would cntail rciccting some
better qualified students what
applied closer to the deadline
date, they said,

However, students with good
reasons for seeking advance no-
tice may petition the admissions
committee tor a decision before.
June 15.

Thc institutes program at the,
University of Vienna combines
Ellglishstaught liberal ai- and

for European Siudy Program TWO-dd

general studies courses, inten-l
sive German language instruc
tion, regular German—taught uni l

‘catlon deadlincs tor its academic versity courses tor those com.
:year programs in Vienna, Parls,‘petent in German. and supple

mentary lectures and seminars
It is open to iuniors and sopho—
mores Thcrc is no language ic
quiremcnt,

The “Das Deutsche Jah” »t
gram-is conducted tor junio s:
only at the University of Fl'ei~‘

iburg. 1t stresses political sciencc. ‘Saturday ailemqoni March _
history,vla the Des Moines Art Center legc students this summer Spcs

philosophy, literature,
and German. All courses arc,
taught In German. Tutorials
have been added to aid us, stir
preparing Ior classes
and examinations

The Paris Honors program ad—
mits outstanding iuniors and a

contemporary European studies
sfind offers qualified students
Opportunities lor study at the

University of Paris and other
Paris schools. All classes are1
taught in French.

Each program includes two
lleldsstudy trips in Wcstern,
Europe with Institute lecturers

A router describing
grams and listing
is available trom the Institute,
of European Studies, 35 E
Wackcr Drive, Chicago 1, lit.

the Dr
requirements i

 

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i963 CYCWNE

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y Trip
to Ari Gallery

'Richard Ccrvenc tart) is cons
ducting a student field trip to
see the Vincent Van Gogh e

,biti'on now on display at the Nelr

son Gallery in Kansas city, Mo,
on Friday. March la. The group
will spend the night in Kansas
City and return to the campus
ls,

where they \\'ill View the sculp»
ture of Ernst Barlach.

Those students
joining this field
Contact Cclvene
March 2.
round

interested in
trip should
by Saturday,
Approximate cost.
trip by chartered bus

oualiiied stu. few sophmnores‘ u emphasizes and including hotel accommoda—

tions imd meals, is 320.

About 140 paintings, drawings
and watercolors by Van Gogh
camp ‘
tant exhibitions ever held in the
MldrAmerca region. The Ernst
Bailach show at the Des Moines
Art Center is the first retrospec~
tive exhibition in the United
States ot the work of Germany's
important 20th century sculptot.

one or the most impor-'

Directory Hos
Summer Jobs

Students interested in finding
summer work iii resorts, nation—
al parks, ranches, pools and
beaches, and various departments
of the government might be in»
tcrestcd in ordering the new
‘Sllmmer Employment Directory’
lrom the National Directory
Service '

The Directory contains a com—
prehensive list of 1,485 organiza-
tions throughout the United
States which want to hire cola

cific jobs with salary, name or
employing oflzicial, and suggests
ed procedure for making appli-
cation are given.

The cost of the book is $3, To
obtain a copy, mail the money
to National Directory SCI‘VICG.

Dept. C, Box 32085, Cincinnati
“’7 Ohio.

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