z 9 Two SCARLET AND aLACK . Friday. October 1 954 Letters to the Editor Sad Freshman Arouses Comment on Student Government from ‘Veteran’ Scarlet and Black GRINNELL COLLEGI Grinnoll. low. A weekly news aver published each Pride of the col» lege year Dy the {lunch Committee on Sill ent PubliCaA tions. Represented for national ndumnlng pg National aa- ‘Ial’zislnz Service. Inc. College Publisher: eurosentnnvu. 18 East 50m street, Néw York 22. NY, Second class post- age paid If Grinnell, Iowa. Subscription ma $5.00 per lchool year. 1,932 Paid lubscnplio . Lynn oenzler .len Muiniyn EiNAGiNa EDITOR :onn Wnlr COPY EDITOR ms EDITOR roar. EDITOR lPORTs EDITORS l HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER Nsws Rnl’onflns Slum 'Knylor cyninl- mun Bunny King, Ruth Unruh ...-. Tom i-iumnnn Ann Showalter, Nancy Gromko, Pam cl-y, Slum Gclbar .._... ....... . so» an... um... an... 'PORT‘ REPORTER, Dink We“, Nick Nouns, Yuul T1181 Resident Advisers ‘- A program for residential advisers in halls on North Campus is in the discussion stages with college officials. . \ In a statement made this Wednesday, Dean of the College James H. Stauss admitted, “I have an interest in the wide consideration of the possibility of ball ad- Yisers.” Dean of Men S. Eugene Thompson also professed an interest in such a program He stressed, however, that the presence of David McBlain, an instructor in mathmetics, in East and West Norris halls this year Is not in any way meant to signal an imminent imple- mentation of a resident adviser program. “McBIain is an instructor in mathematics and noth- ing else. His residence in the Norrises is due to the availability of the suite left vacant when Mrs, June Main became a housemother on South Campus,” said Thompson Although the program is only in the discussion stages and although McBlain’s only official duty is to teach mathematics, the vacant suite on Norris seems to have provided college officials with an opportunity to study student reactions to faculty advisers Explaining the extent of administration considera- tion of a resident program, Thompson said that he has been talking with officials from colleges which have such programs. “We know resident advisers work well at other schools, The program is worth studying. There is, however, nothing in the college’s budget for this program, and there is no hiring going on. It has been discussed with the CofHP and a couple halls.” Thompson assured the campus that no resident ad- viser program will be instituted without consulting stu« dents. As Thompson sees the advisers, “They would be people with a standing in the academic community,” They would include faculty, graduate students, and oth- ers with academic positions. According to Thompson‘s argument, r e s i Cl e n ts would provide an adult source of information and would not be used for policing. Grinnell now is one of the few colleges in the coun- try with no resident adviser program in conjunction with a hall system, A resident program was given'up at Grinncll in 1953, partly because residents were not easy to find. Thompson noted that while there was apparent- ly no student agitation for doing away with that pro gram, there also was no great sense of loss. Should Grinnell have to exhume a program dead eleven years — a program that Thompson admits is hard to staff? Is this program mainly an adult source of information or an adult source of continued uncer- tainty? JW Ask Spods Goiumns To Boot Out [Hark To the Editor: We suggest that the columns now known as “Scarlet Fever“ and “Animal Life” either be renamed “Clark Hall Fever" and “Isn't Clark Wonderful?" respectively, or return to their former policies of considering athletic events of concern to the entire campus. Jon Shows Tim bailey FORUM NEWS “The possibility that the Forum will be open for use be- fore Christmas vacation is not very great," reported Merritt Ludwig, vice president, this week. In other news concerning the Forum, Ludwig said that me ad hoc administrative commit- tee for the Forum is in the process of formulating a gen- eral policy for operating the newest campus addition, This committee -— which now in cludes Dean Thompson, Dean Slocum, Mrs. Jewell Hawk, Miss Georgia Dentel, Fred Huggins, and Ludwig — will soon be joined by four students. GLASSES Made and Repaired in Our Laboratory Contact Lenses Cases and Solutions Eyes Exo mined E. J. Jensen, O.D. OPTOMETRIST Across from Post Offic- For School or Typewriter Supplies Grinneii Office Supply Across from the Pork: GRINNELL. IOWA Dear Editor: in this letter I wish toadeal with Master A, Sad Freshman’s latest failure. His “penetrating observations on campus imma- turity were definitely confirmed by two letters in last week’s S813” — especially his own. He wished to offer examples of immaturity — he certainly did. One can easily dismiss his "sad" letter. However, I will condescend to enter an epistola- mry debate with this pole- micist. I feel a change in direc~ tion is needed from condemna- tion of imaginary faults to pro- posals for the common good. In reCEnt weeks the role of the Student Senate and SGA has been questioned. They have been criticized for serving no purpose. Despite the usurpation of its power by The Administra— tion, student government can remain as a functioning body — a domestic peace corps, so to speak; Why should the school drait troops for the “Forum Legion," and consequently incur addi- tional expense? Responsible student leaders could volunteer to fill the ranks. Student Senate politicos could also serve in other ways. The Students When you Call Home Know YourAreaCode Number . . . can. Go “”th taste: Whvn Vnn llgc Aron cones (Call alter 500 PM iorlowlllglu lime rates) Eff/[FM I 75197 ”5 Homecoming floats have lit- tered the campus. Trees are dropping their leaves. A com- mittee of civic-minded student leaders could clean up the cam— pus by picking up napkins, preps victimized by upperclass~ men‘s “innocent humor,“ and dead leaves, This “White Knight” committee could also patrol the halls Sunday mom- ings to dispose of Saturday night's refuse, thus saving the hall exorbitant BELG assess— ments. In time the White Knight committee could extend its op- erations into other aspects of maintenance I feel the student leaders are responsible enough to perform these tasks. At first glance these pr0< posals may sound a bit unrelan ed to SGA'S normal duties. Yet the future of student govern~ ment is in doubt, its legislative power has been removed. but its service power remains. By their actions student leaders can set an example of “cone sciousness of social responsibil- ity" and “service to their fels lowmen (College Bulletin)" .- thus perpetuating their offices. These are but a few proposals for student service. Student government is an hereditary in- stitution, but its future rests on shifty foundations. I call for let» ters supporting my proposals. (Those with other proposals and arguments may a l s 0 write.) “I doubt not that they will be forth coming." SGA—all the way. A Youthful Upperclassman Nationaleview afien... 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