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Dick ruxoa Thoughts About New Dorm Ed: Note: This is the first of two articles being written for the 5&3 by Ann Lousin. Appearing this week as a "guest editorial," the article ”does not necessarily repre- sent the opinion of the 58:3 or its staff. At a recent quarterly meet- ing, the Board of Trustees yoted to approve the plans for It new men’s dorm, to be erect- ' ed in the near future, presum- ably just north of the Norrises. .This announcement met with little opposition, for on first glance it would appear that there is a definite need of a new hall, in view of our ex- panding enrollment of men and the considerable number of men who now live off-campus. Cause for Doubt A closer inspection, how- ever, reveals some reasons for doubting the validity of such of- ficial reasoning. There is cer- tainly an increase in the num- ber of men students, either be- cause more qualified men apply or because of a rather naive be- lief that an increase in the male-female ratio Will improve that hackneyed old bugaboo, the “Grinnell social problem." ,But are there that many more qualified malc applicants? Un- til we discontinued Computing hall averages, the women usu- ally had distinctly higher grade- points than the men and they have long carried off a good portion oi the Phi Beta Kappa keys and graduate awards, Furthermore, the president has expressed concern that in» telligent women do not obtain a higher education and utilize their abilities more for the good of mankind. If Grinnell is serious about this problem, I should think that there would be more attempts to alleviate this, both by admitting more qualiiied women and by encour aging our women graduates to put their most outstanding tal— I‘mts to use. instead, the col- lege admits more men. More Do Graduate Work While doing so, we are steadr lly raising the standards of ad- mission. so that now more grad» uates—both men and women— go on to graduate or profes- sional school than ever before. These people tend to postpone marriage until their education is completed, for school is difs ricult enough and expensive enough without the responsibil» ity of a wife and family. Of course, one may say that the Grinnell cored gradu- ate can work and put her hub» i. f' i r by through graduate school, but , all too often the girls educa- tion is then abruptly terminat- ed, when she had the ability to continue it. This violates every- thing Dr. Bowen said in his last convocation. An even more telling criticism of the attempt to solve the social problem by admitting more men is the simple fault that it has not worked—lets face it, men are not going to date more simply because there are more men than women. Who subscribes to that kind of logic? The second reason that has been advanced for building a new mens dorm is that mere are thirty men living off-camp- us. Somehow or other this is regarded as intrinsically an evil. To be sure, Grinnell is a residential college and it is a positive good that most of the students live in the dorms (barracks, as one prof. put it). but is it necessary to the co- hesion of the student body that everyone live on~campus? l maintain that for some people and some situations, off-camp» us living is a positive good, for themselves and for the college. Language House Praised Having lived for two years on and two years off campus, I can unhesitatingly say that for language houses off-camp- us living is a positive good and that.off»campus housmg gener- ally tends to be quieter, more spacious, and betterrequipped. Our tiny group of six, the Ger- man House. has a complete kitchenette b e tte r equipped than any in the Quad. a bigger lounge, our own library and periodicals, and twice as big a bathroom for our six then we would have had in the Quad, Admittedly, much of this comes from our being a language- house, but I have noticed that even the off-campus men main- tain that they have better fa- cilities than on North Campus. ‘Growing Gulf’ Dr. Bowen has said that there is a growing gull be- tween the off-campus and on- campus housing, which may be true. But is this due to their physical separation alone, or is it also due to their different desires? The generalization that all North Campus consists of crew-cut lettermen and that all off-campus consists of shag- gy beats is simply not true. As part of the “Park Street Line” I‘ve gotten to know several of the off-campus men, and I‘ve found them as diversified as any group, united perhaps by LOUSlN COLUMN— “,Continuod ,on' Page 7 Friday, March A. but . Letters to the Editor Rosenfield Questions Friedlander’s Attack on Ford Fund To the Editor: As a graduate and long time trustee of the college, my in terest is aroused by Dan Fried- lander's letter to the editor criticizing the Ford matching fund drive. While, frankly, I do not fathom some of Mr, Fried- lander’s arguments, I gather that he feels that some kind of a fraud has been committed on the student body, that the money is not being well spent, and that in order to raise this money, student government and student action has been cur- tailed. None of these contentions is valid. The six million dollars which is being raised will be spent for a variety of purposes. all well publicized and all for the direct benefit of the college and. its student body. These in- clude additional faculty salar~ ies, buildings and increased endowment. if this six million dollars had not been raised, student tuition would ultimately have to be increased to absorb this sum or the college’s stan- dards would suffer accordingly. The fact that tuition has been raised annually is regrettable. but these sums have not been buried underground, but have been used for college expenses, 'Aware' Men Make Suggestion For 'More Siimulaling' Break To the Editor We heartily agree with Miss Muffie Meyer’s proposal com cerning interim. Intellectual pursuits definitely wane during this period. The inexperienced freshmen and sophomores need guidance to realize their poten- tial for independent study. Jun- iors and seniors need second ary interests to supplement their required studies—the JLA and comps. An experienced, aware student has recognized tlle flaw and suggested meas» ures to remedy it. (Critics take note; the student body does contain responsible, concerned students.) Since a student has made the first suggestion, we feel that the subsequent ones should also be proposed by equally aware students. As Miss Muffie Meyer has pointed out, students need guidance. in the spirit of her original proposition, we pro- pose specific projects” . . . as absolutely free and independent as the student Wishes.” 1, For the literati e, e. Cums rnins’ entire works might be gramatically revised, employ« ing the canons of the MLA Style Sheet. 2. To broaden one’s scope, independent study could be car- ried out in different environs. For e x a m p l e, probability theory could be studied in Las Vegas; dermatology in Flori- da; or Alpine athletics in As- pen, Colorado. ' i. iearn the Dewey Decimal System. (For the more inspired the Library of Congress System might also be included.) 4. For an interdisciplinary project, the group dynamics of. and the individual’s non-verbal experience in, a “bender~end- er,” to use the colloquial term, might warrant consideration. This project would entail fre- quent seminars of extended duration. If considerable stu- dent interest were shown, school funds might be used to finance serious research. The above suggestions are in- tesesting but intellectually stim« ulating. We hope Griunell stu- dents do not muff their oppor- tunity. John Johnson Bruce Kaufmann Bruce Kohler Grinnell Sludenl Thoreaus Tanlrums, Flies Off Handle at B and G's Walden To the Editor: Dear Mr. Walden: With the return of the warm weather, all 48 hours of it, there has come the return of the flies. Due to a loose screen in my window. I now have 11 flies, 26 dead ones, and 8 in their death throes. Actually this is a minor problem at the mo- ment, but if this weather should continue, it is probable that this problem will increase to the proportions that it reached last fall. From the beginning of school until the bitter Cold of last No» vember. there existed a coiled tion of hundreds of live, dead, and dying flies between my screen and window. Most of these creatures confined them- selves to this area which measures 51" by “/2", but a few, 1042, in a final attempt to avoid death, tried tolfly and, found themselves buzzing helpr lessly on the furniture, floor, and bells. And as unbelievable as it may sound, all fall there existed a layer of dead and dy- ing flies, 3 and 4 bodies deep in the area. between window and screen. Because of the size of our room it has been necessary to place my bed next to the win- dow, parallel to the outside wall. Therefore, on a warm night I have me pleasure of knowing that every breath l breathe has been filtered over a 1 inch layer of dead and dy- ing fly bodies. Not only is that distasteful to think of, it is also unhealthy to exist with. Although this letter may seem to contain gross exagger- ations, I can assure you that WALDEN LETTER— Continued on Page s 115“} .l'lvi. i, t largely faculty salary in- creases. It is not by accident that Grinnell has collected and retained an outstanding faculty. The assertion that student government and liberties have been circumscribed because of this drive is also untrue. The trustees have accepted a ma- jor part of the responsibility of this drive and their activities have never been influenced by student rules or student gov< ernment, As a matter of fact, several of the official acts of the trustees and the adminis- tration have knowingly resulted in the loss of revenue to the college. As an illustration, 1h: college, through official action by the faculty and the trustees, consistently refused to accept from the federal government hundreds of thousands of loan funds as long as the taking of the loyalty oath was required from the student. This not only resulted in the loss of govern. ment funds but also resulted in the loss of a number of sub- stantlal gifts including the probable loss of a million dol- lars for a new building. But what bothers me most is the cynical and disdainful attitude expressed by Mr. Friedlander toward alumni giv- ing. This giving is the life blood of the college’s existence and must be maintained in an uni< terrupted manner if the excel- lencc of the college is to con- tinue. in the past, when com nomlc depressions or tempor- ary lack of faith in the college has developed, the stature of the school has diminished in alarming proportions. Over the long stretch, the college has been fortunate in having thousands of alumni and friends whose millions of dollars of gifts lifted Grinnell college to its pre-eminent po- sition among the Small liberal arts colleges of the country. And equally fortunate are these alumni because, through their generosity, they have given added meaning to their own lives by supporting a college which has become very person- al and dear to them. Joseph F. Rosenfield, ’25 Des Moines, lowa Couririghi Gives Thanks to Gilmour To the Editor: On behalf of the Election Board and the Student Govern- ment Association, I wish to ex- tend our sincere gratitude to Mr. C. Edwin Gilmour, Direct- or of the Program in Practical Political Education, for procur- ing the voting machines for the recent SGA President election. This effort saved us a good deal of time and work and gave the students the opportunity to learn more about how elections are conducted in their own cities. Again, our thanks to Mr. Gil- mour for his support. Paul Courfrighl. Chairman Electionfioari! .i '.:.. -.:i: