SCARLET AND BLACK Friday, January 24, mg Scarlet and Black GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinnell. luwu r A weckiy ricwspupcr published each Fritlnv oi the col» legr year by the orimreli Commutee on Student Publica- lions, Laird H, Barber, chairman. Represented ior nuiouul advertising by National Advertising Service, Inc., College Publishers Representative. is East 50th Struct. New York 22. NY. Second class postage paid at Gnnnell, Iowa. subscription mte use per School yeur. Lynn Denzler comm mum om Brier: .voim Wuir Klren Adkluscu uh Calomiey Eric Jacobson Tim Hartmm .mr Kohlmnn Leslie Brunette", Mic Mursuuu ,. John Pulmall . hrry xinderknecm TkiAL sorrow . uusmess MANAGER MANAolNo EDITOR NEWS EDITOR . rut-tons EDITOR srosrs rorroit . . ASSISTANT srons ED 0 CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER . EXCHANGE eonolt . BUSINESS ASSISTANTS CIRCULATION MANAGER sunscmimon MANAGER In Our Opinion . . . l With the inauguration of any new administration some statement of policy is always in order. In the case of the campus newspaper it seems especially ap- propriate because of the prevalent conception that the Scarlet and Black has no policy or that its policy as such isn’t worth much. Shortly after the election of a new editor it be- came apparent that some students feared the editorial licy would be pro-administration ~— a policy which hey stated, would violate the concept of a “student press.” Their reasoning demanded that a student se— ected by students put out a newspaper representing the students . , Although such a policy seems logical on the sur— face, the flaw, on this campus, exists in the idea that such a ”student” paper must be violently opposed to anything the administration does or says, because this represents the “student” stand. While supposed supporters of the “student” stand make their position known by individual noises in their respective offices on campus, the majority of students, who are simply interested in having a good, informa- tive, and entertaining newspaper, stand by and shake their heads. Ever since it was announced that a new editor wouldassume the top position on the S and B masthead for 1964, one of the hotly discussed issues on campus concerned whether the paper would be pro»administra- tion or pro—students, or in other words, would the Week- 1y rag be a scandal sheet or a house organ? Does it seem impossible, in light of this debate, to introduce a policy whereby the S&B would be a news- paper with news in the reported columns, side~choosing In the opinion columns, and a general, overall practice of representing each group and individual related to the college? This, we feel, is the news function of a good college newspaper, This will be the foundation of edi~ torial policy for the 5&8 during 1964. We will attempt to do an objective job of covering “all" the news. The individual columns and the “letters to the editor" department will be the campus forum for opinion, discussion and debate. The editorial col- umn will present the editorial voice and opinions of the S&B on those issues we feel have particular signi- ficance for the Grinnell College community. Deadline for Law School Test ls Saturday Tomorrow is the final date for students to register for the Law School AdinISSIOn Test to be ad ministered at three College teslr ing centers in Iowa on February 8 ’ test measures the ability to use whether the law school of their choice requires the test and to take the test in February since many law schools select their lreshmen classes in the spring. The morning session of the The test, which is required of candidates ior‘ admission to most American law schools will be given at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City; Coe College, Cedar Rapids; Drake Univer- sity, Des Molnes; and Loras College, Dubuque. Charles R, Staller, director or Examination Service at SUI, advised sludenls in find out language and to think logically. The afternoon session includes measures or writing ability and general background. Information concerning the exam and registration forms may be obtained from Charles R. Statler, Room 114, Univer» sity Hall, SUI, Iowa City, or from the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. {slender for Interim INTERIM SESSION LECTURE AND DISCUSSION SCHEDULE Monday, January 27 10:00 A.M,, Roberts Theatre “Newton's Problem: ‘T he Law-givers Axiom Sys- tem,‘ ” Second Lecture in sophomore Series: Professor N. R. Hanson. 1130 P.M., Roberts Theatre “Drama," First lecture in freshman series: Mr, Ken- neui Burke. Tuesday, January 28 10:00 A.M., Roberts Theatre Discussion for sophomores with Professor H a n s 0 n. Topic: Professor Hanson’s first lecture. 1:30 P.M., Roberts Theatre Discussion for freshmen with Mr. Burke. T o p i 6: MI‘. Burke’s first lecture. Wednesday, January 25 10:00 A.M., Roberts Theatre “Actio in Distans: ‘Gravi- tation for Newtonians and Post -New10nians.’ ” T h i r d lecture in sophomorerserles: Professor N. R. Hanson. l:30 P.M., Roberts Theatre "Di‘amatisrn," Second lecture in freshman series: Mr, Kenr lieth Burke. Thursday, January so 10:00 A.M., Roberts Theatre Discussion for freshmen will) Mr. B u r k e. Topic: Mr. Burke’s Second lecture. 1:30 P.M., Roberts Theatre Discussion for sophomores with Mr. Hanson. Topic: Mr. Hanson’s second lecture. Friday, January 31 10:00 A.M., Roberts Theatre “Logology,” third lecture in freshman series: Mr. Kenneth Burke. 1:30 P.M., Roberts Theatre “Stability: ‘Newton, Laplace and Our System's Stability,’ ’ fourhh lecture in sophomore Series: Professor N. R. Hanc son. News Briefs Dupont Grunts $15,000 The Dupont Company has awarded Grinnell College a grant of $15,000 to be applied toward construction of an addi- tion to the Hall of Science, ac- cording to James H. Stauss, Dean of the College. The company is also making available to Grinnell a grant to a maximum of $2500 for Sum- mer scholarships tor prcspec tive high School teachers of science and mathématics in 1964. Grants totaling more man one and a half million dulllars have been awarded to selected c0]. leges and universities across the nation as part of the Duporit aid to education program, Mullins Visits Murengo Dr. Edgar R. Mullins .112, as sociate proiessor oi mathem ics, will be a “Visiting scien- tist,” next Monday at the Iowa Valley High School in Marengo. As a participant in the pro~ gram, Dr. Mullins will give demonstrations, hold informal discussions, speak to science and mathematics classes, and talk to interested Students indlr vidually at the high school. The program. now in its fourth year, is sponsored by the Iowa Academy oi Science. the State University of Iowa, and the National. Science founder tion. , Clinic Hears Mrs. Hiser 5&3 — News from Information Mrs. Velma B, Hiser, direc- tor Df the Grinnell College speech clinic, took part in a two» day professional session held last week in Des Moines. Mrs. Hiser Spoke to speech therapists and hearing clinici- ans on ”The Role of Screening and Diagnostic Activities in the Public School Program.” She was also a member or a panel on “The Criteria for the Selec- tion of Children for Enrollment in Speech Classes." The meeting {or special edu- cation personnel ot the South- westrCentral Iowa Region is sponsored annually by the Dl~ vision of Special Education of the ldwa State Department at Public Instruction. Tom Fullmer Miscellany and Digresslon By Tom Fullmer Man is helpless in this world But with a sense of humor He can triumph in his failure: And be humble in his successes. Early in the year, organiza» tions throughout the nation meet and select a list at people who have been outstanding in their respective fields over the past year. Some of these awards receive great publicity such as the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes. There are also awards which receive little publicity such as the award by the National P i c kl a Foundation which awards a year’s supply oi pickles to the indiVIdual who managed to get out or the big- gest pickle of the year. In this latter category of awards are those given by the Ab Surd Foundation. This founr dation founded by Abner Sul‘d of Truth or Consequences, New Mecho, each year chooses out» standing individuals for it: ans nual Ab Surd awards. Here are the 1963 Ab Silrd awards with the foundation's comments and any prizes that they have bestowed with the award. , Male Vocalist of the Year: Jospeh Ballachi. Rated by tele- vision sta'r John McClellan as the nation's top singer. Poet of the Year: Cassius Clay. Of his poetry don't make light/ Cause Chances an be sure can't fight. The Edsel Award to the auto- mobile manufacturer of the year goes to the Studebaker corporation (or its continued el- ficiency at its‘South Bend plant. Wife of the Year: Elizabeth Taylor. She has been more than a wife throughout 1963. Special Citation “For his fre- quent appearances at institu- tions of higher education in his state and his close association with his state's educational ta» cilities the Ab Sui'd foundation gives ohis special Citation to Governor George “I Will stand in the Schoolhouse door," Wal- lace. To help Mr. Wallace further his own mind the foun- dation further gives to him the following special prize: An all white chess set. Richard Nixon Press Relation Award: Wally Butts. He was al— ways considerate during post game questioning on Saturday evening. Quote of the Year: British Member of Parliament during early debate on the activities of Christine Keeler, “What do all these rumors amount to. They amount to die tact float a mim ister has an acquaintance With‘ a very pretty girl. I should have thought that was a matter for congratulation rather than in- quiry.” Meritorious Service to th‘ Broadcasting Industry: Mel Al- len for losing his voice during the final game of the World Series. Happiness Award: Nelson A. Rockefeller. It has just been in the past year that Governor Rockefeller has gotten Happy. FROM TIME MAGAZINE If the most popular of the lib. eral arts is the art of snowing the grader on exams, how should the grader respond? During December 'this question cropped up in the first exami- nation of examinations at Harl- vard in 15 years. The answer given by William G. Perry, Jr., director of Har- vard's-Bureau of Study Coun— sel, is that snowbound student bluebooks should be divided in- to two Classes. “Bull" is opinv lori without supporting (actl. “Cow” is fact: without under» standing. It the grader has to make a choice between these two categories, says Perry. ho should take bull every time. According to Perry, “bull in pure form is rare: there is usu. ally some “contamination by data." But even in its purest form, bulling “expresses an im- portant part of what a plural- ist university holds dear, sure- ly a more important part than the collecting of ‘facts that are facts,’ which schoolboys learn to do.” Unlike the cower, says Perry. the bullor is close to being “in a strong position to learn com lent rapidly and meaning hilly, and retain it. I have learned to be less concerned about the education of a Student who has come to understand the nature of man’s knowledge, even though he has not yet com. mitted himself to hard work, than I am about the education of the student who, after one or two terms at Harvard, is working desperately hard and still believes that collected "facts” constitute knowledge.“