priory. May 22. lit-t .. [0119- Campus Shifts in Emphasis from Herrick to Burling libr ry By Susan Taylor “I think the way in which the _ .. college sees itself has changed," Dr. Winston L. King, Rand Pro« fessur of Applied Christianity and Roberts Honor Professor for 1963-64, said when asked _ about the’changes he has ob- served in Grinnell over his fif» ‘ teen-year teaching career here. “There was a stronger tenden- oy when 1 first came in 1949 to think of Grinnell as a church~ ‘ related college,” he said. "There was more of a religious context.” King, who will be leaving Gl’lnnell to assume teaching duties at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, in the fall, came to Grinnell in the 194950 school year to assume the position of Dean of the Chapelea position held until this year when he was relieved of his pastoral duties to devote more time to teach» ing and writing. Explaining the combination of the religious and the academ- it; in the very nature of the po- sitlon of Dean of the Chapel, King commented that he was intrigued by the mixing of these two areas. As the position itself has changed over the years, with increasing emphasis on the academic, King also has noticed a similar change in the nature of the college. Grinnell has evolved from a Christian Liberal Arts College to a Liberal Arts College; he said. "I really don’t know What Grinnell thinks it is now." King explained that the insti- tutional expressions of religion mean less to this student gen- eration than to Grinnell stu- Dutstamling cadets Honored at Dinner On May 13, the 255th Air Force ROTC Cadet Squadron of Grinnell held a Military Din- Ing-ln at the Ronneburg Inn, Amana Colonies. Guest speaker for the event was Major Bob Ray USAF (R). One purpose of the dining-in was to present yarious awards to the outstand< ing cadets of the past year. The Grinnell College Military Medal was presented to Cadets Nordahl L. Brue (Bronze med- al), John J. Pojman (Silver). and Lawrence R. Rinderknecht, for being the most outstanding cadets militarily in their re- spective classes. Cadets Richard S. Schoen- Ieldt, Robert C. Mack, and Stephen D. Rockwood received the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Reserve Officers' Association Medal, respectively, while the General Dynamics Air Force ROTC Cadet Award went to Cadet John E. Kelsey. The Cadet Commander's Commendation Ribbon was awarded to Cadet Lawrence R. Riliderknecht, and Cadet Jeri M. Langham received the Ex- emplary Perlorlllance Ribbon. Cadet Arthur H. \Veyrauch was presented his Category 1? Pl]- ots' Wings as the only cadet eligible for Pilot Training. which he _ A familiar sight in Steiner has been Dr. King, seared behind his typewriter. The Kings will be leaving Grinnell all the end of this semester. )\' it * dents in '49-’50. Most students do have nominal church connec- tions, he said, but he noted a “change in o’he religious cli- mate from institutional to something else.” “Students today are much more concerned about the areas of social justice,” King said. The early fifties were more placid, ”I notice increasing concern on the part of students in the areas of politics, integra- tion, and specific social con‘ cerns,” he commented. He saw the student body as ”much more alive now than it was then” in these areas. “This so- cial concern has become a mor- al equivalent for religion," he said. King saw “not a true irrell- giousity. but a shifting into oth< er channels.” He said there is a “good bit of unstructured, non—institutionalized religious interest and concern." Students are facing basic questions such as the meaning of life and mor- als, and of what personal re- lationships should be. ”This indicates a greater moral sensitivity on the part of students,” he said. Explaining, that this sensitivity is “spot- ty" in that students can become very concerned about the meaning of life and yet Still steal $7,000 worth of library books annually, King said this indicated a ”strange unconcern about other people." ‘ Other changes in the campus noted by King included an in- crease in‘ cultural programs. This, he said, gives the reli- gious programming more com- petition, because it cannot as< sume an open field. There has also been a shift in the signifi- cance and the status of the Board of Religion, according to Dr. King. “In the early years that I was here, it had a great SCARLET AND BLACK hell during the past years * * it deal of prestige, many went on from the presidency of the Board to the presidenCy of the Student Council.“ King also noted a “more highly professionalized attitude on the part of the Grinnell Fac- ulty" in the last fifteen years. There has become an emphasis on “proficiency in one's special- ty,” he said. This leads to a tension with the traditional Con- cept of liberal arts education. Grinnell, he said, has also be» come somewhat less of an Iowa college. There are more stu- dents from the Eastern sea- board communities. Also more students from Grinnell are go- ing on to graduate school. Grinnell has always had a great “esprit de corps" accord- ing to Dr. King. However, he commented that perhaps this sense of community has not been associated with the col- lege, yet a significant amount of it still remains, though faced By Tom Fullmer Why run when you can walk? Why walk when you can stand? Why stand when you can sit? Why sit when you can lie? Why get up in the first place? or o s r s a « Recently the 5&3 quoted pro- fessor Alan Jones as saying stu- dents should spend more time having fun and pay less atten- tion to work. I would agree wholeheartedly. One way pro- fessor Jones could make sure that students follow his sug» gestion would be to convince his colleagues on the faculty that finals and comprehensives and fun do not mix. a u a r s 1. Everyone knows that many American cities owe their names to the Indians and other ' foreigners who lived in Ameri- ca before the arrival of the Americans. One such city is Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. This city was named by an lndian at the finish of an endurance hike. This Indian had traversed over 200 miles when he stag- gered into a clearing in the forest. As he made his way painfully through the clearing and small village it was clear to the townspeople that the lu- Pugo Til". Tom Fullmer Miscellany and Digression They were right: the Indian collapsed and died. The city which grew around his grave was named after his last words which were: “Ah con no mo’e walk.” or n s it Maybe the college could solve the problem it apparently is having in attracting and main- taining the highest quality fac- ulty members, which it so ob- viously needs for its brilliant student body, by diverting some of the money spent for poorly attended lectures. A college can be only as good as its fac< ulty. Top priority should be given to the essentials rather than the extras of education. a u n a r: v The repeated use of concrete and. glass in each new building constructed on campus is be- coming monotonous. Besides looking somewhat like fish- bowls, these buildings raise an unpleasant question: What if the extensive use of glass is the result of pressures from the psychology department which is carrying out some sort of dastardly experiment on the Grinnell student body? e n e e x c When you steal from one source, that's plagiarism. 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