’19. Two Scarlet and Black GllNNELl COLLEGE Grinnell, law: A weekly newspaper published cach Friday cl llic col- lege year by ilic Grinuell Committee on sruderii Publica- tions, Represented lor hruanal ndverusihg by uriidnal Ad- vertlsing Service, lric, College Publisher: kepresuhrauve, ls Easr soih Street, New York 22, NY. second class posh age paid at Grinnell, lowu. Suns plmn rule $5.00 per school year. has: paid supscripiioris. . John Woll Humid FISDII TalAl. EDXTOR , TRIAL EUSXNESS NEWS EDITOR . . . . siiinri Taylor FEATURE beToR m. cymhl- urns: SPORTS EDITORS . sunny «his, much uni-uh HEAD YHOTOGRAPHER .. Tom Hartman NEWS REPORTERS All" show-lien Nancy Gromko, Pam clay, sushi. oclrcr, Aime rum. w-yne Slengel . Sieve Casey, Kevlmn clyiuer sroa'rs krroneks, ,, . Dick vacll. Nlck Nouns, Paul Trig: The Reorganizalion With little notice from the campus, the Student Senate voted to suggest to the students, who would sug- gest to the faculty, who would suggest to the President, that the Senate be replaced by an advisory council which would hopefully reduce the red tape encountered under the present student government setup. According to Speaker of the Senate Jim Parkison, the proposal for the new advisory council system grew out of discussions held by the committee on student government reorganization at last September’s encamp- ment. Acting President James H. Stauss was a member of that committee and originally suggested a “committee of eleven" to act as a coordinating body for student government and to serve as a consultative body for the administration. The committee would have been com- posed of the AWS president, CofHP president, SGA president, and four at—large representatives from both north and south campus. The plan was modified to in- clude a 21-member council. This latter plan was carried through by a special committee that was set up after the encampment by SGA President Phil Johnson; this committee made the proposals that were passed last Wednesday by the Senate. The new plan would leave most legislation and such other concerns as budget allotments and nomina- tion approval to the advisory council but would have legislation concerning conduct regulations handled dur- ing joint CofHP, AWS, and advisory council sessions. To a large degree, the legislative and executive branches of student government would be brought to- gether. Courts, however, would remain a separate body ‘ of student government. The backers of the constitutional amendments have cited the advantages. There is the hoped—for re- duction of red tape and a possible elimination of bicker- ing among student officials. By voting overwhelmingly for the proposals, the senators have indicated that they share this optimism. It should be noted, though, that there are still many people on campus who are wary of these amend— ments. Among them are those who feel that the propo— sal offers a substitute that is not sufficiently different than the present system. There are those who feel that the judicial branch should be included in the advisory council. There are those who simply don‘t like the way the amendments were slipped by during a period when student concern over such matters was at an ebb. All in all, the proposals seem quite sound. Still, the present system is far from being a horrible failure. A system of changing the method of student government every few years to meet the whims of the reigning stu- dent administration is hardly conducive to establishing- an effective means of making student opinions and needs known to other segments of the college Communi— ty. Perhaps a permanent student government organiza- tion could be evolved if more of the people involved in student government cared enough to want to make the= present systcm work. JW ,Archilecls plans loi- an Alumni Reciiulion. SCARLET AND ILAGK‘ David Lighthourne letters to Mother (The following is an excerpt of a letter David Lighthoume wrote to his motherh Rumor has it that lhe people at 1019 Park Street are filling lhe house iull oi gorillas when they move out. It’s a kind cl parting gesture to assure everybcdy that they are leaving without mom. i don’t know why they chose gorillas, instead or something a little more friendly a unless lhey really do feel disobliging about the whole aiiair. in that case, l have no sympalhy for them. They’ve' been enjoying special privileges all along, and there's no reason why they shouldn't be “back in the told” (an interesting metaphor). i know there are already enough beatniks on North campus. but who, Mother dear, would expect the hurling boys to tolerate more potential headaches than their sal- aries stipulate? Make no mistake, l concur with [he decislon. And yer i do consider il with mixed leci- ings. The decision to close down Park Street was simply a matter of sac- riflcing the best interests cl iiiiie individuals lor the general cuhveii- lence or a dogmatic. totalitarian philosophy. You naturally lose sight of the individual’s welfare in ‘the blind exercise pi cynical au- lhurity. in the words oi an adminisr tratlorl piiicial. “That's the wayi ,lhc world works." The curious thing about higher education these days IS rhal it is disposed to think in patterns an- alagous m the World Oulslde. ii we have come a long way lrdm Aris- tolle‘s peripatellc kind of teach- ing, we have also come a long way from the European university tra- dition which we hoped to inherit. A key facet of that lraditlon was the notion that Colleges Should stand apart from the general so ciety and even risk notoriety or disrepule while pursuing new truths. The chief factor that dislim ngShBS the present situation from that tradition is the presence bi large, mock-heroic administrations, dedicaled to their own selfrpreser- vation, even at the expense of sill- dents, leachers. and whatever else you need in order to learn and progress. In closing Park Street the admin» islration noted that it was “lhe best course icr the College comr muhity at the present time." There's a significant error here, for they have failed to make the necessary distinction between their own interests and the interests of such things as the English depart ment, the Drama department, and The Grimell Review. This, or course. is to be expected. From lhe Pasl By Cynthia Brust Winter at Grinnell. Decem~ her and January are filled With new buildings, money prob- lems, Christmas vacation, and finals. Except for the thirteen campus buildings instead oi the present thirty, the First World War instead of the Cold War, daily chapel lectures and a lche»weekly Scarler and Black that characterized the Grinnell campus fifty years ago, it was distinctly and un~ mislakably the same Grinnell we know, Construction that year in- volved the Women’s Quadran— gle. Ari 5&8 in early Decem- ber described the central build- ing in glowing terms. It was to contain a reception area, a Commons Room With an open- air "promenade” above il. a dining room which would seat the entire female population of the school, a theatre and rec—' reaLlon areas in the basement, offices and suite for the Dean of Wolnen and a hospital for twenty “cases bi sickness.” Two covered “logios” were to join what is how Main Hall with already-bmlt Mcars and two resident collages also uh-_ der construction. Editorial comment hailed the nearing completion of the Quad- rangle predicting “a develop ment of the home life in the College" and an increase in the school's social life tending to “give the cultural and social finish needed in the vast social relationships of after life.” The common dining rom and the equal rule enforcement brought about by proctor: were hailed as a means to a “broader de- lnocracy" on lhe campus. An- other advantage pointed out was “the greater physical pro- LCCllOn and Care which it will be possible lo give (the glrls).” A fund drive was being slarlerl that year, President J. H, T. M‘rllll’s third in Ills eight years in the posnlon, were drawing up Hall, featuring classrooms, of- fices, a large auditorium, a “sociological laboratory room," and “adequate cloak rooms." Plans were also underway for a new boy’s gym, “inside Ward field, south of the grandstand ‘and near Sth avenue,” addi- tions to the chapel, renovation work on Mears Collage, and a new residence for the president on Park Street. Alter Christmas vacation, Presldent Main announced a iiuition raise for the next year-— lirom $70 to 310m Basketball games, finals schedules andl gossip filled the 5&3 during the "nomewS" period before the beginning of second semes- ler. Five new courses were add- ed to the curriculum that so- mester that began in February, lsli, They were Appreciation of Music, Iowa History, History of Medieval Art. Chemistry of Foods and Sanitation, and So» cial Adjustment, By the endl of January, plans for two addi- thnal cottages, lo accommodate all the women students and thus ccmplele the Quadrangle, had been confirmed. lDeKalb Seed Gompanyl 'lees Grinnell ‘flrallll’ Grinnell has received a $l,000‘ grant from The DeKalb Foun- dation, according to Dr. Jamaal l-l. smiiss. The unrestricted grant was made through the general of~ {ices oi the DeKalb Agricul» tural Association, lric., DeKalb, Ill. The association operates one of Grinnell's large indus—, mes, a hybrid seed corn plant. managed by lack Templeton. - Denny on Stereo “Miltrlxing Amplillcr for Two-Channel sicreu Signals,” an article by Wayne B. Denny (physms) is featured in the Current (January, 1965) issue 01 “Audio? Magazme. Denny is a sleredhigh fldclr ily enthusiast. ,“l‘llspama” Peace Corps Test The Peace Corps Placement Test will be glven at 8:30 am. tomora row in Des Muines in room 407, Federal Oilice Budding, Fifth and Court Avenue. To take the test, applicants should bring a completed Peace Corps questionnaire to the test lo cation. One and a half hours should be allowed ior the test, unless the applicant has a proiiciehcy iii Span- ish or French and also Wanm to llakc a test in these languages. Ark other hour is required tar these language tests. No passmg or lailirig marks are given out. nor will the applicants ever learn then‘ scores. The re- sults are used, Wlth character refr erences and questionnaire, to esti- mate the applicant’s potential {or completing the training program and their ability to he ell'ecllve Volunteers overseas. Peace Corps applicants musi be American cirizens at least 18 years old. Married couples are eligible if they have no dependents under 18. A college degree is not neces- sary, but it is advantageous to complele college unless one has acquired a speClal skill. Questionnaire forms may be oh talned from most post oilices, lrom the Peace Corps Liaison on campus or the college placement olficc. Debicki Contributes To Spanish Reviews Articles written by Andrew P. Deblcki (Spanish) have recent» 1y been published in two re- views. ”Symbols in Poetry of Da- maso Alonso" was printed in the December, 1964, issues of and “Nota sobre ,la ll-oi-iiaen algunos poemas do Borges." was published in lhe fall, 1964, issue of “Duquesne Hispanic Review." Debickl served as secretary of the Spanish VII (20th Cen- lury Latin American Liter lue) section of the Modern Law gllage Association meeting in New York City Dec. 27729 and will be president of the section al the 1965 meeting.