Friday, October «1, m4 SCARLET AND BLACK Page Three Poll Students an ideal President Students in the newswriting journalism course recently took a poll among various students concerning their attitudes to- ward “the ideal college presi- dent." Below are some of the answers received: Ted Lemaire, freshman, Lan- gan: “Based on What I have heard as a freshman, I think the new president should be an- other President Eowen. This is. he should continue the policy of improving Grinnell in itself, the faculty and the program. rath- er than adding many new buildings." N a n c y Morse, freshman, Meats, ”The new president should be a firm upholder of the rules and policies of the college. He should be friendly and able to get out and meet the students in order to dis- cuss campus problems with them.” Tom Hartman, sophomore, Langan, “i feel that his back- ground should be in school and business administration. He should be strong enough to keep old policies that have served well in the past, but he should also be willing to bring in good new ideas. He should make compromises between student demands and needs, and the reputation and ideals of the college. Most important. he should have the ability to work with people. Judy Mandelbaum, sopho- more, Loose: “He should have a policy of non-intervention in student affairs, and should stick to the basic task as mediator between alumni and trustees. He should in no way try to pro- ject an image of Grinnell col- lege or I typical Grinnell stu- dent, He should be an educator from an eastern school. Most important, he should be aware of the importance of individual- ism in education. and treat siu< dents as adults:" Candy Rogers. junior. James: "The new president should be a threeainone man. He should be an educator, a businessman, and a public rela- tions man. He should continue to press former President Bow- en’s plan for increased em- phasis on learning and de- creased emphasis on grades in order to take competitive pres- sure off the students.” Wade Stevenson. senior. Lant gen: “This is a very difficult question to answer without sounding nonrcomlnittal, but I think the new president should be fair, and yet firm. He must be a man who draws on past experiences, and also looks to the future. He should hold the interests of everyone in the Grinnell College Community." Ruth Unruh, senior. James: “He should be a Midrwesterner who has been educated in the east. In this way he will have both eastern flare, and Mid- western hometown goodness. He should be scholarly, but not pedantic. He should be inter- ested in the students, but should interfere with them as little as possible, and of course he should continue the tradition of academic excellence at Grin— nell." A of ta Free, sophomore, Read: “The president’s main obligation is insuring that Grinnell fulfills its obligation as a liberal arts college. That means he'd have to be a man devoted to the principles of a liberal education, He should also stay home more than Dr. Bowen.” ’ Henry Wilhelm, freshman, North Younkier: “The next president should be a man who is in tone wim reality as it ex- ists today and who does not fear new trends and new ideas and who does not fear to imple- ment these new trends and ideas." C h u c k Wall, sophomore. North Younker: The next pres- ident should be well-educated and well-known in educational circlss. He should also be con- servative to more accurately reflect the feelings of the board of Trustees as well as to coun- ternct the effect of a liberal dean of men." Randy Morgan, senior, West Norris: “The next president should have a magnetic person- ality and should be a man who could properly represent Grin< nell off