Luge Six Character of Grinnell Seen Through History , By Susan Taylor ‘ "Something of the uncom~ . romising idealism of the ounders_ of this college is a lpirit worth maintaining in our me,” according to Prof. Alan ones, history. Mr. Jones deliv- ered the annual History of firinnell College lecture to the new students and other inter- sted persons in Roberts Thea- or Wednesday night. ’ Jones interpreted the story at the college by studying the thoracter it possessed under file leadership of its various wtstanding presidents, rather Ihan reciting happenings which were significant in its physical growth. From the beginning, as the hunders and first trustees flesired, Grinnell was a center of liberal ideas in learning, but Elsa a Christian enterprise, the 'story teacher explained. He pointed out, however, that the foals or free inquiry and iso- lated study which were held by the first trustees have not enjoyed a consistent place here, but rather were present under~the leadership of some presidents more than of others Throughout the history of the Mllege redefinitions of these goals have taken place. But om the beginning Jones ex- plained, the college “was in- volved with the spirit of the West, a dream of quest and of opportunity.” "A tradition of free inquiry .was present from the begin- ning,” Jones said. “The origins D! the college as a religious land moral as well as an intellec< coal endeavor” were also ex- plained Looking back, Jones said, one can observe the vision of the trustees when they set up their plan for an isolated place [or study, away from the cares of the world. However, he also pointed out that as Grinnell came more into the conscious- ness of the nations, its involve< lnent in the affairs of men in- nreased. The college, though it gained I national reputation in the early part of the 20th century still remained a small school struggling for its ideals, he said. Mr. Jones cited many ex- amples of the writing of mem- bers of the college commun- ity throughout its history to il— lustrate the ideals which have been continually held. He pointed out that the con sciousness of community in- creased with the building of the residence halls, ”Compared to its past," Jones commented, “the college is stronger than ever both in- tellectually and morally." Alan Jones graduated from Grinnell College in 1950 and re- turned as a member of the his tory faculty in 1954. He has been here since. Dean Thompson: 7 Observations ' By John Won “The students now are mov- ing faster; they are more con- cerned about more things, The students of the late 50’s, when I was attending Grinnell, were pan of the ‘apathetic genera- tion’; they didn’t take up social causes," These were among the first observations of 5. Eu- gene Thompson, Grinnell’s new dean of men. _ 0n the matter of college reg- ulations, Thompson explained, “This is a horrible value judg~ merit and perhaps it is too early to be making it, but from What I have heard I think the students in my time lived with the social restrictions better than they do now." Concerning his policy, Thompson said that he consid- ered himself an administrator of the rules of the college. Thompson has been meeting formally and informally with administration representatives and SGA members. “I especially enjoy getting to- gether with the faculty mem- bers; nearly half of them were here when l was a student at Grinnell. It's good to be bac ." ICARLET AND BLACK Friday, Sepiemher in. [954 Freshmen Greater in Number. lisi Social Studies And Medicine High in Professional Goals - Sauers The facts and figures of Grinnell’s class of 1968 have been released by Robert Sauers, director of admissions. Of the 356 freshmen, 53 per cent of the men and 63 per cent of the women were in the upper lo per cent of their high school graduating class. Ranking in the upper quarter of their class were 83 per cent of the men and 88 per cent of the women; 94 per cent of the men and 99 per cent of the women were in the top half. In other categories, 20 per cent of the men and 15 per cent of the women were high school class officers. Student council posts were held by 36 per cent of the men and 28 per cent of ilhe women. Nearly 70 per cent of the men partici- pated in some form of athletics. D r a m a and debate were among the activities of 69 per cent of the men and 65 per cent of the women. Nearly half the men and almost two-thirds of the women were involved in high school publications. Inter- est in music and art was pro— fessed by 63 per cent of the men and 78 per cent of the women. This year Sauers compiled a list of professional goals among the freshmen. The breakdown is as follows: biological sci- ences, 8 per cent; fine arts, 2 per cent; languages, 9 per cent; mathematics, 8 per cent; physical sciences, 3 per cent; literature, 9 per cent; pre-engi— neering, 4 per cent; pre-law, 5 per cent; premedical, 12 per cent; social -studies, 31 per cent: undecided, 11 per cent. Sauers noted that the “uncle aided" category has decreased from nearly 50 per cent several years ago to 11 per cent this yearr Sauers attributes this de crease to the fact that liberal arts colleges are tending to- word a preprotessional smtus. Sauers said that about 100 more applications were re- oeived this year than last year. The number of applications varies between about 850 and 1200 from year to year and fol- lows tha population curve very closely. This Is the average man. ‘ the men SlullVIIlll lllm aren't. Wholesome: thousands oi measurements, Air Fovce scientists designed this “typical" need. its purpose? 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