Page Two SCARLET AND BLACK hlduy. February 1! Scarlet and Black GRINNILL COLLEGE Gilli-ion. lama A weekly newspaper published eaen Friday of the ca]. loge year by the Grlni-lzll Committee on smdem Publica- tlons. Laird n. barber, chairman. Represented m nauunai advcrllsiug by Neiienai Advenisiug Service, inc. college Publishers Representative, is East with slicer, New York :2, N.Y. second class postage paid at Grinnell. low Subscription me one per school year, Lynn Denzler .um Mclniyre John \Vcii en Adkinsim .uin Fish EDITDR . , .. . BUSINESS MANAGER c MANAGING cmron FEATURE nun-on srours EDITOR copy EDITOR . , ‘Mnnha Post NEWS AND cow sure Bunny l-ium, Aim subwehei, nmy Gromko, susan Taylor, Yum Clay, cymiuu Brust, Dehnna Downs, Sus|e Gelher sronrs STAFF , refer Knllmun, Jack Karma, Eric Jucobson, Ken clymci uEAn rHoroGnAPHEn , . . . . , Tam harem-n uusmess AssisrAms Mae M hail Leslie Bnllleuen CIRCULATION MANAGER . min Palm-ll SUBSCRIPTION MANAGE nieu ruon Concerning Senate ‘Change . . . One of the basic policies endorsed by the newly-elected SGA president is.that of structural change within the Senate. The idea of electing part of the Senate body from student elections at large is directed at getting more interested and competent people in Senate seats. There has been increased dissatisfaction among student leaders this year concerning the apathy of many senators. The present speaker has laid most of the blame at the door of south campus. In the 5&3 last fall he stated that the women senators were uninformed, inactive, and too severely restrict- ed by their halls. ‘ If the focus of senate problems is on south campus, we would suggest that reform he done iii this area rather than on a campus wide basis. The problem should be attacked di- rectly rather than by an indirect route which would only a-create more problems. Dividing the senate into two factions consisting of hall representation, as it is now, and of a group elected at large would only tend to decentralize the method and purpose of the senate action. Likewise, electing senators at large on a campus wide basis would create a group of junio ' presidents of SGA if campaign methods remain as they have in the past. Tile maiii concern is with the women senators. This is the problem that should be solved. The lnaiii weakness in the south campus senate system is the conditions under which the senators are chosen. House council elections are held at the beginning of each‘year. The women change their residences every year, so that the -indiVidual communities electing their representative have a constant population flux. At the beginning of the year, many of the people don’t know each other’s names, let alone their interests and abilities Senate elections often result in popularity contests or simple elimination events. A girl really Interested in senate work might be defeated because she has no backing, while a less competent member is elected because the group is generally aware that she has served as senator before. ' We would propose that women senators should be elected in the spring, when hallmates are aware of their in- terests and abilities. While campaigns and voting should be limited to individual halls, the representation would be shift~ ed around after room drawings. In a sense, the south campus senate representation would be elected at home, but would be lervmg at large. Freshmen senators remain a problem because they must represent their halls, but the circumstances surrounding their election are completely inadequate. If the dorms are inte- grated, however, there would be no longer a need for fresh- en women to serve as senators, for each hall would still have the chance for representation. It would seem that representing each individual hall on south campus is not nearly as important, under the shifting living conditions, as adequate and competent representation of the women students as a whole. Therefore, we see an im- mediate need for revising the manner in which women sena- tors are chosen. F Mrs. Boatman Appointed Women Dean’s Assistant Mrs. Doris Boatman has been appointed permanent as- sistant to Jean M, Slocum, dean of women, a position which she has occupied on a temporary basis since early last August. A former secretary in the president’s office, Mrs. Boatr man was assistant to Dean of Women Evelyn Gardner [or three years. Sears & 759 RoeBucks An unrestricted grant of $750 from the Sears-Roebuck Founi dation has been given to the college to help cover the costs for Sears Foundation Merit Scholars for the current aca- demic year. \ Donald D. Potter, sophomore from Grand island, Nebraska, is the Sears Merit Scholar cur- rently enrolled at Grinnell. In addition to grants given to var- The Lenox Quartet will pres pent a concert Thursday eve- ning at 8 in Roberts Theatre. ious educational institutions, the Sears Foundation gives ud- ditional stipends to the scholar- ship holders themselves. Letters to the Editor Students Want To Know What The Grinnell Image Is To the Editor: Question: Is the Grinnell education considered excep- tional by graduate and other undergraduate institutions? This ”question was assaulted in a discussion we had with an interested and informed facul- ty»administration member, to whom we are grateful for his sincerity and help. We feel, however, that some questions remain that must be answered if Grinnell College is to be hon- est with itself and with the for- times of its student members. These questions relate to the student’s image of Grinnell as perpetuated by the administra- tion and perpetuated by him- self. ”As a private college of high standing Grinnell. . .3’ “As a high-quality college it (Grinnell) has distinctive characteristics which are especially conducive to the education of gifted young people.” . “Selection makes possible high academic standards and keen academic competition," (From College Bulletin l963~ 1964) This is the college we think we are attending. Is this the college the graduate schools think we are attending? How high is Grinnell ranked and by whom? What is the significance and eifect of this rank? Are the demands of Grinnell more rigorous than, for exam» ple,’those of Coe, Riporl, Cor- nell, Beloit, I. S. ll, S. U. 1.? Would Grinnell students get better grades at other schools? How do Grinnell graduates fare in competition for gradu- ate admission with students from the above schools: Does a 2.8 from Grinnell allow you actively to compete with 3 M] from “lower ranked" schools? Are the grades given at Grin- nell commensurate with an ed- ucational program "designed especially for students of sur perior ability and talent?" How do Grinnell graduates perform in graduate school compared with graduates from other schools? How does Grinnell measure these various ratings, quantita- tively? Finally, how can Grinnell stu- dents, faculty, and administrar tion work together to raise the rank and reputation of their col- lege? We would suggest that a place to begin would be with quantitative answers to the above questions. We believe Tom Fullmer Miscellany and Digression Those people who showed an interest in the column which dealt with the interim session may also be interested to learn that others Who are in no way connected with the College have shown an interest in that col- umn. In a sense, one might say that. the preceding sentence was an interesting sentence. To get back to the subject, which by the way is non-exist< ent this week, Hollywood is bidding for the’rights to that column. The word is that they want to turn it into a musical- comedy western medical spec- tacular. Their latest telegram deals Wim their efforts to line up "a cast of thousands for the big- gest extravaganza since The Great Train Robbery.” They are communicating with Sena- tor Barry Goldwater to play the part of Josiah Bushnell Grina nell. There is no final decision yet since Goldwater's latest message has not arrived due to adverse weather conditions which have delayed his pony express rider. Tuesday Weld, in what would be by far her most challenging role to date, is scheduled to play the New English Diction- ary of Historical Principles. Pat Boone and Bert Parks will play the tyrannical administra- tion, While Lon Chaney Jr. and Slim Pickens will play the ID- phisticated and intellectual student body. The invisible man will make a brief appearance as the head of the administra- tion. The script writers buys found that they will have to take some liberties with the events in order to make a good mo- tion plclut‘gvTa make the story more believable they have al- ready had to invent some in telligent dialogue for the stu- dent body. The movie will feature two of Hollywood's hottest stars, Hor- ace Heidt and his brother Faren. Presently, the pictuFe ls expected to he of normal length for a spectacular. The produo ers have promised along inter- mission on Wednesdays. To simulate Grinnell’s atmos» phenc conditions, the movie Will be shot at a United States Government wind tunnel. Set designer, Gene Yus, has said he has been unable to find any trees with brass nameplate: in them. The movie may not be able to receive approval (mm the motion picture code authority. Censors‘ are particularly Con. cerned with the realistic por- trayal of the brutal scenes of the post office when grades are being distributed. All in all, the movie should be one of the surprising rea leases of the future. College of- liciuls have promised the stu- dios all the help which the stu- dios might need. Right now the college has their IBM machines Working full time to select the average personality traits of the average Grinnell man and woman. This information will prove extremely valuable in the scene where it is shown that Grinnell students are treated in indiyiduals rather than num- berlc that this college is one of the finest institutions of highel’ learning in the country. How- ever, we want to be reassured with data, data which once re- corded can be actively used by the College to enhance its repu< tatan; and specifically, to bet- ter the bargaining position or Grinnell st u d e n t s pursuing graduate school admission. Robin Converse, John Mc- Carfliy, Dennis Murphy, Elliot Barber, James Haeltzen, Pete Wallace, David Gauger, Jean Peterson, Bill Shaw. ‘l'llicit' Press Item To the Editor: The recent rhetorical oul- pourings of that celebrated Federalist, Publius, reminded me somewhat of a sample of illicit press sent lo me by a friend at Colorado College. I am submitting it to the see, not so much to show Publlus that nonrsanctioned publica- tions can be well typed, as to provide a model for future Pub- lii to use. It should make their unsigned treatises more inter- esting, if less crude. Jay Williams Dear Al, Since you have inquired as to how 1 am achieving CC’s final so- lulion to the student problem. First, the student body must be subjected to a lot of silly regula- tions. At cc, of course, we have rcaliled the difference between boys and girls, and have therefore established different regulations for each. Once each week we make every male student, in his broun shirt and green BVD’s, strut around with a useless stick which he is laid is the ultimate weapon in modern \varlare. We do better with the girls; we give them 24 hour protection. By day we check their dress, and by night we check their address. This unthinking submission makes it easier lo apply control on more important matters. We look the girls up as much as possible. After 211, boys will be boys, and if we don't do something about ii, girls will be mothers. We can exert this control only because no force all the girls in live on camp- us. Over the years i have found that student reaction is best overcome by giving the students useless tasks which they feel are impor. tant. Among those front ol'ganua- tions, a puppet student government is a must. “Student leaders” must be elected democratically as role ing is the American Way. or course, students must be encour- aged to establish committees on administrative matters. Never fear, this policy is foolproof, for if these committee ever do anything, you can easily dissolve them. it is good to cultivate the solid, conventional members of the cam- pus community to serve as your stooges. Just provide them with plenty of status — that’s all it takes. They believe in “freedom with responsibility” (use that phrase, it’s catchy!) and as they have no responsibility, they ask for no freedom. The students will want publications. Unfortunately, freedom of the press is the Amer' can Way. However. subtle pres- sure on the editors can achieve your ends. At all costs, never cen- 501' any publication. it one offend: you, abolish it. Any illicit publica- tion must be mihlessly squashed before the seeds of dissension an sown. , sincerely. J. Jose Bleed tCC‘ii Dean is .1. Juan neiil)