Scarlet and Black GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinnell. Iowa A weekly newspaper published each Frlday oi the col- iege your by the Glinnell Committee on student Publica- tions, Lmid n. Barber, chairman. Represented ioi national advertising by National Advertislng service, inc, College Publishers Representitive, is bunt 50th street, New York 22. my. second class postage paid at crinneii. Iowa. Suhscnpuun rate $4.50 per school year. Lyim Denzler .iini Mcintyrc Jami Wnll Koren Adkliisnn . Mlnha pus: . . . .ihii rim Emmy Hu , showniter, Nancy Groink Muriicia snwycr, rum clay, Susan Taylor, Susie Gainer, Jenn vandervoori Tom Hartman John Moe - iirusieiteu John Palm-n . Dick l-‘nxon suiron .. . . BUSINESS MANAGER MANAGING EDHOR muons EDITOR COPY :Dl'rox SPORTS EDITO . NEWS AND can srArr mi) PHOTOGRAPHER Ab MANAGER. , . BUSINESS ASSISTAN CIRCULATION MANAGER SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER ‘ Generally, on this campus, speakers come and go. Too many make too little impact on the student body. They don’t spend enough time here or the students 'don’t take time to see them or their appearance isn’t publicized because of lack of funds and initiative or people just don’t care. In the case of Sunday chapel speakers in particular, the time is short and often in- effective. The guest spends one hour before‘students, and hurries to catch the next flight out of Des Moines. The students have a name on the calendar and a ser- mon title on the announcement board in front of Her— rick. Regular attenders go to chapel as usual, others attend downtown churches, and too many others stay in bed. Thus, another Sunday sermon is by the boards. i This week, however, someone cares, Van Spurgeon, young dynamic campus minister from Oklahoma State is coming—not only for Sunday chapel services, but for a two-day campus visit, Students care. Those who have met Van are excited about their friends, meeting and hearing him. They know that there will be con- troversy about what he says, and they look forward to the discussion that interested students can bring about. They have kept in contact with Van during the past weeks. Telling him that their main interest in the trip lies in interpersonal relations, they have scheduled a picnic, a luncheon, a panel, and several informal dis- cussions where students and guest can meet and feel at ease. They are eager for everyone to hear the Sun- day sermon so that they might be prepared to meet Van on a more personal basis later. Van, too, cares. He wants to meet the students and to know them. For several weeks he has been receiving copies of the S & B so that he can familiarize himself somewhat with Grinnell and her people. To fashion his service as one completely for the students that he is seeking to reach, he has made changes in the regular run of the chapel program. (Three hymns will be sung by the congregation instead of two, and more respon- sive reading.) He will be living in a residence hall in order to make himself available to students at all times during his visit. This is hardly a plea to get everyone to attend chapel this Sunday or any other. Let it serve more as a notice that people do care about this speaker and that the speaker cares about Grinnell. Rather than a one- stand performance, the visit of Van Spurgeon should he a worthwhile experience for all students. It seems remarkable for students to say that they can’t afford the time to hear speakers on Sunday morn- ing, and then to spend that time sleeping or haphazard- ly gazing at a book. Perhaps students should learn how to make time rather than waste it. This weekend you can afford the time to care. L. D. SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. May I. [9124 Letters to the Editor Roellinger Questions Apportionmnl 0f Concerl Funds ‘ To the Editor: As a student observing the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Grinnell College I would like to inquire about the reasoning behind the social and cultural planning on this campus. Why is it that Louis Armstrong and Count Basie play for our formal dances, While for our (sadly) one jazz Concert we were treated to Lambert-Hendricks- Bavan, and have not seen one recognized symphony arches» tra? It may be some sort of trae dition to have large namer bands play for our dances, but would not the music provided by a local band more than suf« (ice, and cost only a fraction of the amount spent for name- bands? What I am suggesting is that it seems out of proportion to fl» nance the very best for our dances, while generally speak- ing we have m settle'for second best in the concert field, which should hold priority over dances in a school such as Grinnell is supposed to be. The difference in cost be- tween the two mentioned types Tom Fullmer Miscellany and Digression By Tom Fullmer The step taken by the college last Week to join the city in switching to “fast” or “day- light savings” time must be viewed with mixed emotions. It is heartwarming to have proof that some college offir Cials are aware that there is a world outside of, the college. Nevertheless, it is readily ap- parent that this recent decis~ ion by the college was made in a highly hasty manner without proper consideration of the implications inherent in the switching of time. First of all, there is the pure- ly practical consideration oi the changing of the clocks. Theo- retically, before the switch Grinnell was (in Central stand ard time. About the! only thing standard about time at Grill- hell was that at any given in- stunt no two Grinnell College clocks showed the same time. One library clock was on day- light saving time three weeks ago. When one told somebody the time he had to be sure to spec» ify which Clock he was using as a basis. The United States has {our time zones. Grinnell has Well over 30. But the problem of synchror nizing the clocks pales to in- significance when compared to other problems created by the switch which may well have profound effects on the sociol- ogical lives of the Grmnell stu- dents. . For example, those couples who have been dating regularly are upset because there will be an hour less of darkness be- fore women’s hours. They would have preferred a swuch to “daylight wasting" or ‘slow” time. But perhaps the most signifi- cant influence the change Will have will be in the area of study habits. And here the ei— fect could be disastrous. For I venture to say that the normal student Will tend to use the ex— tra hour of sunlight lor pur- poses of recreation rather than study. As a result, the quality of Work will decrease and the reputation of the college Will- suffer. i It is still not too late for the college to reverse its decision. Some clocks are probably still operating on standard time. Some students are. Taverns and railroad stations operate on standard time. So should Grinnell College. Leave us not be deceived by the specious something for nothing reason ing that contends that by using “last" time we can save day— light. Humbug! Bafflehoard Members Selected and Announcedl Newly selected bafflebaard members, governing officers in the women's dorms, were an- nounced early this week. The girls, and their halls. are: Main Hall — Dianne Dunn. president; Penny Bevis, Peg Pennington, Julie Newman, Barb Plager, and Barb Shiv- icy. Mears Hall — Joen Cross» man, president; Susan Stuart. Jeanne Beck, Nan Rudolph, Mebble Benesch, Carrie Smiley. and Marilyn Drake. Cleveland H a l l Becky Reetz, president; Ann Hogan- son, Joan Lovejoy, Janie Guild. Fran Weber, Betsy Burr. Carol Yenawlne, Jerri Johnson, and Sally Wagner, James Hall — Karen Horne, president; Mary Sue Wilson, Candy Rogers, Phyllis Lichten- berg, Karen Strasser, Janet Francis, Ann Metheany, and Jane Ewart. Haines Hall — Anne Young. president: Judy Roberts, Dale Levine, Cathy Cralley, Holly Hcebel, Rena Hieb, Marion Huff, Sherry Wood, Becky l—lcd dens. iRead Hall —— Ann Klein, presh dent; Caroline Schaeffer. Delar blan Rice, Mary Beth Bridg- ham, Deanna Downs, Le Anne Hoepner, Joan Fenner, Susan Taylor, and Barb Davis. Loose Hall — Kristi Williams, president; Barb Krive. Sylvia Johnson, Nina Berger, Gretchen Frane, Martha Montgomery, Evie Oorsini, Barb Cooper, Mary Beth Barnett. rind Chris 01 bands could easily finance an interesting and rewarding program by say, John Coltrane. Miles Davis, Sonny Rollin, or Lee Konitz, to name a few pos- sible artists, and would be a significant step in raising the level of culture on the Grimiell Campus. Frank Roellinget SAC Bond Scheduled For Outdoor Show The SAC Band, from smile. gic Air Command Headquarters at. Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska, will present a public, outdoor concert on May 2 at 7:30 pm. The Concert will he held on Barber Plaza at Grinnell College and no ad— mission fee will he charged, In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be held in Dar- by Gymnasium. Under the direction of Cap- tain Herman G. Vincent, the “Flying Band of SAC” is cer- tainly one of the most traveled organizations of its kind, Last year the band covered more than 30,000 miles While playing at SAC bases all over the North American continent. in addition to being a com- plete concert band, the group also includes a fortyrplece marching band. a 24-voice glee club, and can be broken down into a ls-piece dance orchestra. They are hailed as one of the most outstanding m u s i c at groups in uniform. 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