Friday. September 20, I963 Tom Phillips F mm For As Grinnell’s only married beatnik entering his fifth year at this institution, l have been requested to write a short article, directed to» wards the incoming freshmen. So here it is. You freshmen have received a great deal of ,talk from various dignitaries during the past two weeks, concerned with what your Liie at Grinnell will be like, what percentage of you can be expected to have a Positive Experience here and so forth. 1 would like here to simply add a small list of practical hints to the welter of statistics and reassurances; I hope they will he of some value to some of you. Practical Hints 1) Don’t worry about your clothes. 2) Don't call up girls you don’t like and ask them out, 3) If you are sitting in a room full of peo— ‘ple who are boring you, do not stay there smoking innumerable cigarettes and trying to think of anecdotes from your high school days. Leave. 4) Don’t be afraid to eat breakfast alone. 5) Don‘t fall prey to the suspicion that all SCARLET AND BLACK Descent upperclassmen know something you don’t. 6) Don’t turn anybody in. 7) Paint your own pictures, and hang them on the wall. 8) Don’t wear a beanie, unless you ordinar— ily wear a beanie. Nobody can do anything to 'yol}. 9) no not at any time assume the adminis— tration of this school to be either unduly wise or unduly benevolent, Be very careful when committing serious crimes. 10) if you happen to be walking down the sidewalk singing and someone approaches you going the other way, don't stop singing. Some of these things, notably numbers three, eight, and ten, may prove to be very difficult. If you think they prove too difficult, the remedy for this is to screw your courage to the sticking' point. Finally. in case anyone thinks I’m acting» holier than thou l s’nould like it known that U have been guilty of every error and negligence outlined above; and the only reward l have for all of it is the ability to compile a list like this,l which I hereby bequeath to you, the class of 1967. i Encampment Starts Tonight This evening fifty Grinnell RULES students and twenty members of the faculty and administration will begin an Encampment to discuss campus issues at Pil- grim Heights Camp in Montour. The 1953 Encampment, the third such gathering\ln four years, will be sponsored by the college and the Student Association. Planning the Encampment has been a student committee of Jerry Goddard, Sue Taylor, Judy Tagger, Anne Young and Steve Grooms. chairman. The fifty students were chosen from over one hundred sixty ap< plicants. Selection was based on background, interest, and the Ed Robbins Sandy Kent Amie Young Candy Roeeis Jerry Goddard l>nt Runim loo stimer Miss lieaie Mr, F. ilh .\Ii-. Pui ell Government [ Peter Cohan Paul Courtricht cite * Joiner Marilyn Alt Pete Wallace Judy Edouist Steve lems l Dottie Dosse Mr. Sn-eason Mr. Havernnn Miss Dentel Mr, Kurtn CURRICULUM nnuc nvnns. chair-man |MORALIT VIKESYONSHJILITY Molly Mmindnle, chairman Jack Spence, Chairman * l i i 3 Cmolyn Young Ill‘llke Yuunl: i _ Brut Ylitnei' ‘ 'Mnriu Mnn‘ln Anne llmt lamb nenie Nancy Conke Susan Gllmare i cine Lamb i until THE GRINNELL mum: Judy Tapper, lChilil'me Carl Cray Jae chap Robyn thldyze Karen Atkinson Al Gummcison -, Ludwm general ability to think creative— ly and to communicate ideas in a group situation. Square dancing, group sing- ing, and a midnight wiener roast are planned to offer re- laxation during the conference, , which is scheduled from Fri- l day afternoon until Sunday noon. A special guest will be the new Dean of Women, Miss Jean Slocum. Participants will discuss six topics, selected for interest shown in them as well as the potential for campus benefit. The discussion groups are asl He also acts lpoint of received his i TroH'er continued from page 1 technical policy and advisory groups of, among others, the Department of Deiense. Contact over—all General System and en- gineer-ing colleges and universi— ties. as well as private research ano development institutes. , A native of Woodstock, Va.,l Dr. Trotter was graduated from' Hampden-Sydney College portant weapon development during the war.” During his lecture, Dr. Trotter will demonstrate the laser‘short for “light amplification by stimu- lated emission of radiation”7 iwhich has been proven to have many possible applications inl communications, science, and en- gineering. As a communications source, 2i single laser using an extremEr 1y high frequency signal may some day carry as much infor- mation as all communications channels now in existence. as the principal between the and PhD. degree in iulty members In Wednesd I. R. C. Plesident and Jack ay’s coffee hour Curt Lamb (middle), tli Chapman (right) debate the merits of extra-curricular activities. Panel Agrees Nu By Phil Bernstein A coffee hour on the subzcct of “Extra Curricular Activities: Boon or Boondoggle?” was held in Younker lounge on Wednes day. Directed primarilyvat fresh- men, the program was a panel discussion in which SGA Pres- ident Jack Chapman, IRC Pres» ident Curt Lamb, Speaker. of the Senate Ed Robbins and the Grin- nell Student Peace Group lead- er Nick Dicken debated the var ious merits and drawbacks of the extracurricular program at Grinnell. Chapman argued that there are, on campus, too many clubs and, as a result, most have mediocre programs. ”Too few Clubs." he said, “do anything but bring in speakers for cof- mber of Clubs I Affects Good Program Planning fee hours and lectures." He added that many students at- i tend these coffee hours only ‘ to escape from work. This last point was echoed by the other three panelists nl. though they all pointed out that the coffee hour could be a source of intellectual stimulation on campus if given better prepara— tion. Chapman’s remedy to the sit— uation would be cut down on the number of coffee hours and to concentrate on a few well< planned events each year. Touching on the issue or SGA, Chapman cited the mushroom- ing bureaucracy that now plagues our student government in which nearly one out of four Grinnellians serve in some ca— ,pacity. Plan to Charter European Flights Two charter flights to Europ have been proposed to give Mid west Conference students, ad ministration personnel, and fac. relatively inex— pensive transportation to Europe. A night originating in Chicago and Frankfort, and there will be a return flight in late August. Another flight will leave Chi- cago in late July and will re- turn in late August. This flight will land in London and Paris. The estimated cost for the in late June will fly to London: flights is between $320 and $35M follows: masmwcs HALL LIFE Robin Converse, Chan-man Dave Golden John Miller Rnlnh Craft. Keith Kine Manly Stnlzy Jim RamsCy Mr. Mullins Mr. Kissane Mr. Wood STUDENTel-‘ACULTY Palmer l-inrtI, chairman Marilyn Nelson John Black Pete Read Lynn neatlei- Carrie Smilzy Dan-a Fiedcricks Mr. sir-none Mr. more Mr. Kim: ‘physics from the University of‘ Virginia, Before joining Sylvania Elec- tric and GT&E Laboratories. h‘e was on the physics faculty at Washington and Lee University land a development physicist at iJohns Hopkins University’s Ap-i plied Physics Laboratory. While with Sylvania during World War II, he was manager of engineering and develop— ment of the company’s Vs'l‘, or “proximity," fuze program, a discovery described by the Navy as “the second most im- l l In the sciences, it will be 'nossiblc to use it with micro— scopcs and other pieces of equipment in research, and in i engineering and construction it i can be used in precision drilla ing anti welding. in addition to his special lec— ture, Di: Trotter will also ap— pear at a college science cellos .quim, where he will explain the use of the laser in scientific ex- lperiments. His campus visit is being co- ordinated by the Division of Natural Sciences. Complete Line Of Phonogrclplls ZENITH Automatics from $49.95 up COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS Faculty and administration Cl’lll’ dren betwaen the ages of two] Dr. R. Moss Optometrist Phone 236-4002 719 5H1 Avenue By United Food Store CONTACT LENSES COMPVLETE OPTICAL LABORATORY and twelve may go for half fare. 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