Scarlet and Black GRINNELI. COLLEGE Grinnell. Iuwu A weekly newspaper published each Friday of ihe col- lege year by me Grinnell commutes on student Publici- riims. xepresenreu [or national advcllislng by Naomi Ad- vertlslng Service. inc. College Publisher; Representative, is East slim sireei, New your 22. NY. Second class pbsr. age paid m crinnell. Iowa, Subscription ram 55.00 per school yenr, 1.932 paid lubicrlpuons. Lynn Denzlu .viin minim John wolx Mulha rim Susan Taylor . cynuiin rims: Bunny King. Ruth uiiniii Tom Hurlmnn nn Showalizr, Nancy Gl’flmkll prim cuiy. siiseri Gelhcr sieve crisuy. Kciuou ciymer nick Luvuii. Nick Nonas, rnul Tngg EDITOR ,. nusiNrss MANAGER MANAGING‘ canon con comm NEWS EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR spouts EDTTORS HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER NEWS REPOKI‘EKS swirls REPORTERS Open House Sometime this weekend the Dean of the College ,Will issue a letter to students defining the particulars of the college Open House program as it has been worked out by administration and student leaders and approved by the Board of Trustees. We would like to take this early opportunity to commend the Dean and all who worked on the program. The Open House pro- ‘gram not onlycseeks to satisfy all the various college in~ terests, but it also seeks to establish a criterion by .which students can measure their freedom. We feel it 'does this, and that much of the success in this program will stem from the fact that it has been the result of go-operative effort on the part of both students and ad- ministration who have responsibly merged divergent needs in seeking the solution to a particular dilemma. LD ‘A' ‘k ‘k Double Welcome * Only once this year, but it will be a weekend to rev member. This time we welcome not only moms and dads but also the grads — recent and not so recent. It‘s a weekend to look forward to even if it does mean that you have to stand in line fifteen minutes longer for Sat— urday night Saga steaks — but they may be better than usual. The campus is festive; all week they've been mowing the grass arid smoothing out the mounds of dirt which have so far somewhat hidden from view the not- quite-finished Forum. Amid the color of homecoming mums and festivities of the game and the dance will be, the meeting of parents and greeting old friends who have journeyed back to their Alma Mater, The little tang of louesomeness in those of us whose parents could not make the trip will not last long, for we will share the happiness of seeing our friends with their families and knowing that the college life is at least a little more meaningful for the entire family. And We can be reassured that this life is something of value when we see again those who have “escaped” to the real world, yet find it worth their while to come back to Grinnell to see old friends and familiar places. Combining Homecoming and Parents Weekend, then, seems not only to give us a weekend contact with i the real world while we are on campus, but also to say to us that the real world thinks we’re doing something good here — at least something worth a journey and a crowded, hectic, yet very enjoyable weekend, to visit. We hope that not only the guests but the college community enjoy themselves, and that it will be a 'weekcnd to remember, pleasantly , ; . , ' ' ST SCARLET AND BLACK Dear Editor: My penetrating observations on campus immaturity were definitely confirmed by two lete ters in last week's SELB. In this present letter I shall answer charges made by Paul R. Jones, ‘68, while incorporating the letter of Mr. A. Youthful Upperclassman into my proof. Jones assaults my letter for three reasons, Though Jones disagrees, the enlightened ircslimen do view the campus as being immature. Jones tags my letter as im- mature and thus fails to per- ceive the scope of my inten- tions, Its purpose is far greater than Jones realizes. Mr. Jones, reread my letter. My convictions are strong, but “the innocent humor” of the prepping program necessi tates anonymity. Fear. the force that moved Jonathan Swift, Anonymous, and Alexan- der Pope to cloak their true identities, also intimidates me. in the concluding portion of this letter, I wish to offer other examples of immaturity. Mr. A. Youthful Upperclassman’s letter is the epitome of imma- turity. upperclassmen immatur» ily. AYU‘s defense of the prep- ping program is illogical arid absurd — adjectives that chain actcrlze the program itself. AYU speaks of “lifelong cam- airaclerie," but who wants to be friends with irrational sadisls who release their lrustrauons on innocent freshmen. Also are the $40,000 Worth of books stolen from the library ”merely innocent exuberances?” Every line of this classic exhibits a similar irresponsible attitude. One can easily dismiss thi “youthful” letter. . The unenlightened should be To the Editor: Several students at Grinnell this year have displayed their savage irresponsibility and have flaunted before the whole col- lege community by their total disregard for college property. These students, not being happy With the color and condition of the paint on the walls of their rooms, have repainted their walls! It’s true. They actually went downtown and bought paint and brushes, went back to their rooms, and (probably in the dead of night) spent five or six hours painting their walls. The colors of these new- ly painted rooms are, admit- tedly, almost in keeping with our fine college standards: light blue. white. and beige are the colors in the rooms with which I am familiar. But this, of course, is irrelevant. Neither is it important that the walls have been improved, nor that the students have used their own money and taken their own time to make their rooms a little more desirable. We also must not consider the fact that the college probably saves from thirty-five to fifty dollars on each room that is repainted by [Students Repuinl' Own Rooms Show [Savage lrresponsibilily' a student. None or these things are important. The important thing is that students are, in general, a very destructive and irresponsible g r o u p. They should be punished as often as possible when they step out. of line. A lot of times this pun- ishment, for one reason or an- other, cannot be carried out properly, but in at. least two of the "room painting episodes" our wonderfully efficient and just Buildings and Grounds De- partment has hit upon a beauti- in] and appropriate punish ment: they are going to re paint Lhe repainted rooms and, naturally, send the bills, to the guilty students. (And, in at least one case, they are going to repaint the walls the same color the student has painted them). Can't you just imagine the smiles over the physical plant when they mail out the bills? “Boy, wait’ll they see these bills. That’ll fix ’em." It’s easy to imagine their satisfac- tion. And so, if in your hall there is a leaking water pipe or a pluggedrup sink, you’ll have to wait a while before it's fixed: 5&6 is in the punish- merit business these days. Richard Trumbull From the CARLETONIAN By JOHN KAUFMAN SEPTEMBER IS HERE. Up- perclassmen are back and freshmen have just arrived. Why? The immedlale and time worn responses are of course: “I want [0 get an education," "I want a liberal education,” “I Want to be successful in my career," and “Frankly, I want to be able [0 make money.“ These are valid reasons; they are the ones that we all assor clate With college from the iirsi Trust and Respect moment we hear the word. Un- fortunately, however, for many of us these are our only rea sons when we apply to college and the only ones we bring with us. Perhaps the things We will remember most about college are experiences only indirectly connected with these ideas. i suggest that the greatest value that can be fostered at college rnusr AND RESPECT — Continued on Page 9 Friday. October 16. m4 Letters to the Editor A Sad Freshman Spotlights Upperclassmen’s lmmalurilji applied by this weekend‘s ac- tivities. From advanced indica- tions lawlessness will be the or der. Rumor reports that there Will be drinking. This excess definitely demonstrates the add- lescent behavior of ihe upper~ classmen and those freshmen who have fallen. Floats. some of questionable taste, will liner North Campus. These mule monuments to [he frivolous and irresponSlble waste of students‘ time and money symbolizes air inner campus callowness. Consider the recent bullelzi‘i advertising iur a number of men to pall‘ol the new Forum. -Why is this Forum Legion nec- essary? Perhaps to prevent our Youthful Upperclassman’s “po- tent seeds for the future” from sprouling in the present. Lei. us hope the Forum Legion is suc~ cessful. These are but a few examples of student irresponsibility. I realize that the upperclassmen are the heriditary leaders. but their authority rests on shifty foundations. i call for letters confirming my observations and conclusion. (Those who dis- agree may also write.) I doubt not that they will he forthcom- ing. For, in your heart, you know I’m right. A Sad Freshman lllllfll‘fl , fll'li llllll up; Men go where their thoughts lakt them. The Journey to Truth is I revelation of Spirit — the king- dom,“wilh‘ln you.” Hear this lec- ture tilled "Where Are You Go- ing?" by ELBERT R. SLAUGHTER, a member of the Board of Lecture- ship of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. lilll'lillilll Sflllilllill lllllllll‘li Friday. October 23. 3 pm. in Herrick Chapel Sponsored by the Christian Science crqunimien fl