Friday. June 5, I954 SCARLET AND ILACK Retrospective/y Speaking" 'Iiose, Were The Days]! By Susan Taylor When we returned to the campus in the fall there was a great hole in the ground where the new union was supposed to be under con- llruction. But small worries had to be re- pressed in order to take care of the needs of the ever»present fresh- men, and after they got through with registration, we began to set- lle down to a fairly normal aca- demic year. Dr. Bowen introduced us to the place of women in the world in his convocation address; we were made well aware of the new liquor- by-the-room ordinance; and the first weekend concert was a per- formance by Lambert, Hendricks, and Banan. Well received. The new thing for the year seemed to be the Seminar on Or- der. It went on in a somewhat orderly manner throughout the year. See your own notes for its content. The first big social event was Homecoming. We lost the football game by one point, All of the traditional festivities went on, i guess. I don’t remember — i went home for the four day week- and. An ex-President graced the campus and put us in the national magazines when he fell down the steps at Grinnell House and was initiated to West Norris I-lall. Ken Richards never knew he would be- come world famous when he won that election last spring. Truman made a little speech and gave a big press conference. He made an unmistakable but unde< finable impression on the camp- us. And soon the always - non - partisan PPPE was announcing that lke and Mamie would besour guests in the Spring of ’65. The new college chaplain, brought a fresh personality to the campus religious life and also brought well: remembered sermons: “J a s u s Loses,” "The Opiate of the Peo- ple,” “Will Success Spoil Joe Col- iege?" / The C of HP and the Dean of Men had their traditional run—ins and agreed to limit the number of ice boxes in the balls. The fall semester was graced by the WUS Carnival, Dance 1M5< which were notable for their birth day celebrations, the election of senior class officers, the Sympo- slum. On the rainy Friday afternoon of November 22, we stood by tele- vision and radio in disbelief of the news from Dallas. No matter what our political bent, we grieved for the assassinated President and We lived with history. The flag at half mast until Christmas vacation re- minded us of our feeling of empti~ ness and our bewilderment at wha we should do. ' \ But as the Government went on -—if changed—so did the education- lil process at Grinnell. We went about the tests and papers and daily classroom assignments dif- ferent, fuller people. Before Christmas Vacation, we burned the midnight oil, dined at ‘fformal” dinners and danced and listened to Satchmo and his trum- pet. IWhen we got back from vaca- tion the new Union was more like a giant concrete cave than the hole in the ground which had greeted us in September. 0n into finals and then the In- terim. JLA —- a movie a day — Stanley Hoffman, Rosenfield Lec- turer — sleeping — Norwood Rus— sell Hanson, Kenneth Burke — comps — beer —- etc. -« etc. — etc. And with registration and the campus motor cycle club we roared into the second semester. ' Women's Week, grades, concerts, civil rights, performances, papers, letters to the editor tests, coffee hours, speeches, etc., this was the second semester. This is any se- mester. What stands out? Comps? They’re over. Politics? The worst is yet to come. The class of ’64? They are so much a part of the campus that we must see it as a whole. » Seniors and other interested stu- dents began early to frequent the placement office. Just how many have jobs for next year is any- one’s guess, but we will all re- member the conferences with Zeke. The Beatles had no less effect on this campus than they did across the nation, but there were still some of us who could proudly say that we did not watch them on TV. There was the interdisciplinary Seminar on Mr. Magoo, the visit of the Governors, Fetzer Sing— but I guess We already had my say on that. “Tidings Brought to Mary," “Major Barbara," “The World of Shalom Aleichem." And to end it all the music department finally did something light and enjoyable —“Anything Goes." Will we ever forget Reno Sweeny? There was the Orchesis Show. But the tradition was not followed — Langan, for the most part. showed up sober. The Basketball team came through with a 1240 record, even if the last home games were dis- couraging. Mifflin and S un d ell were voted to the all conference team. The SGA Convention was dom— lnated by 1”: and J’s. Elected were Johnson, Edquist, Read, Hartl—opps? Johnson, Read, Ed- quist and Hartl. The new regime took over from the old, and with the change of personality went a change in style. The Mock Political Conventions were PPPE’s biggest show in four years. Characterized by all the fan- fare and some of the worst copy the S d: B has ever printed—Abe campaigns were carried on for months. Hatfield and McGee key- noted. The GOP nominated Lodge- Hatfield and the Demo ballot was formed by JohnsonrHumphrey. The Republicans triumphed in the all campus vote. President Bowen announced his resignation -— or rather the news leaked out—and we learned that he will be in Iowa City next year. There were a few damp eyes at the convention the next morning. We will miss the Bowens; the col- lege is lucky to have had them for 3 years. - 'Spring Riot and Spring Day managed to occur in different weeks. The weather for the riot was wonderful—as were the legal 2:00 hours; but we can’t say so much for Spring Day —with all due apologies to the Social Co- ordinator. Then there were finals and comps . . . and now its mostly over. But the memories and the friendships will last. I guess it’s best to close a story that really has no end with a salute to the Class of ’64. You will be remembered. And the concrete and steel framework which may someday be the Grinnell Forum is assuming a glass coverin . ~ ) Alumni Continued from Page 1 with alumni marching by classes from Herrick Chapel to D a rby Gym will precede the Alumni Luncheon. Alumni from the classes of 1899, 1904, 1909, 197/], 1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, and 1959 will reunite at a traditional smorgasbord dinner in the Quadrange Dining room to- morrow night. Class members of 1914, 19l9, 1929, and 1934 have scheduled off-campus reunion din- ners. Beginning Saturday morning, alumni will be invited to attend special classes on campus. Profes- sor C. Edwin Gllmour will discuss “Better Minds for Better Politics" in Carnegie during a morning ses- sion, and Dr. Loren D. Reid, pro— fessor of speech at the University of Missouri will discuss “Speech in Modern Life” during an after- noon session in connection with the dedication of the Ryan Speech Cen- ter in ARH. The newly renovated room is in memory of John Patrick Ryan, who served on the faculty for 44 years and was widely recognized for establishing high standards in the art of public speaking. At 3:30 tomorrow afternoon the Lenox Quartet will conduct a lec» ture recital in Roberts Theatre. The final class session will be held Sunday morning at 9:30 when Ro- bert W. McMillan (arm, conducts a gallery tour with lecture in the Fine Arts Center. C ongratcilations To THE GRADS From All of Us or AHRVANO’S Sir Brogan Page Tops List Oi New Appointments Sill DENIS BROGAN Sir Denis William Brogan, pro— fessor of history at Cambridge, has been announced as the first re- cipient of the Joseph F. Rosenfield professorship according to Howard R. Bowen, president. Born in Glasgow, August ll, 1900, Sir Brogan received his education at Glasgow, Oxford, and Harvard. Before going to Cambridge he taught at the University of Lon- don and at Oxford. He is a mem- ber of the British Academy, the Institute de France, and the Mas» sachusetts Historical Society. The new professorship was en- dowed by a gift from Mr. Rosen- field, chairman of the board of Younkers and a 1925 graduate of the college. Rosenfield has been a members of the Board of Trustees since 1941. Sir Brogan will be on campus the first semester next year as a professor of American Studies. His wife, Lady Olwen Kendall Brogan will accompany him as a visiting professor of classics. The Brogan: head a list of four- teen new oppointees to the college faculty. As announced earlier, 5. Eugene Thompson, a 1958 gradu< ate of the college has been ap pointed Dean of Men. Thompson is presently a high school teacher in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Other new professors at Grinnell will be: David A. McElain, who gradu- S. EUGENE THOMPSON ated from Grinnell in 1962 and will graduate from Iowa University in the Department of Mathematics in August, will be an Instructor in Mathematics. Philip L. Kitner will be on As. sociata Professor of History, and is coming from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Mario Edgardo Ruiz, coming from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, will assume the position of instructor in Spanis Also coming fmm Stanford ll Denis Montague do Coteau, who will be an Assistant Professor of Music at Grinneil. Henry-York Steiner, from Yank- ton College irl Yankton, South Dakota, will be an Assistant Pro- fessor of English. Also joining the English Depart- ment second semester next year as an Assistant Professor will be Donald A. Davie. Oliver P. Luther, In, from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, will become an Instruc- for in Spanish. The Women's Physical Education Department will receive two new instructors next fall, both coming from the Wyandotte School sys- tem in Wyandotte, Michigan. They are Joyce C. Buck and Jean R. King. Edward E. Foster will be an in- structor in English, Lynn n. Par- sons, instructor in History, and Glenn Zirkle will become a full- time professor of Art. _.__.__———-—————-'. To the graduates: It’s‘ been mighty nice to know you. Our sincere best wishes for your fu— iure. GRINNELL OFFICE SUPPLY PS. To the undergrads: Have a grand summer. and we’ll see you next fall.