Fags Four SCARLET AND BLACK Dig Out Your Trusty Ray Gun: Flash Gordon Regains Strength By Sara Bey ‘Big news is the Flash Gordon I c vi v ai sweeping campuses across the country; it is accom- panied by a run on Flash Gor- don pictures and posters, and has college film—rental organi- sations fighting to schedule m0< pics from the Flash Gordon se- ries. Cinema '62 at the University of Rochester, New York, is Iponsoring a Flash Gordon film series, including Space Soldiers and its sequai Space soldiers’ Trip to Mars, in which Flash and Doctor Zar- kov battle to save the Earth from Ming the Merciless, rui- er oi the planet Mongo. The weekly midnight “Festival of Garbage” at Antioch College will premier wilt'h Rocket Ship, the classic which contains the immortal line, “Save the hand- Omer Will Direct Grinnell AFROTC The appointment of Major Albert Omer as head of the de partment of aerospace studies at Grinnell has been announced. The appointment will be ef- iective in August. As head of the department, he will he in charge of the cold iege's Air Force ROTC pro gram and hold the faculty rank of professor of aerospace stud- ies. Major Omer, who has been lssigned to Grinnell as assist- ant professor of aerospace stud- ies since June 1963, will suc» ceed Lt. Col. Thomas J. Maher as head of the department. Lt. Col. Maher has headed the department since June, 1962, and currently holds the faculty rank of professor of aerospace studies. Now com- pleting work toward his mas- ter's degree in history at Drake University, he will be assigned to another post by the Air Force. Major Omer was recently promoted from the rank of cap» rain. some earth man for me, {a- ther, for he is mine!" This famous science~fiction adventure series, starring Bus- ter Crabbe in peroxide—blond curls, originated in the early 1930’s. They were first pre- sented in serial form at neigh- borhood movie theaters on Sat~ urday afternoons. A new experimental course at Beloit College, the Under- class Common Course (UCC), is now required of all entering underclassmen. UCC consists basically of freshman English extended to three-term length and reoriented with the arts, science, and religion. The Be» luit Round Table writes, “That undelrclassmen should like the course—though not unanimous- ly~is perhaps the surest sign of success. A fellow under- classman can always be recog- nized by the peculiar combina- tion of books he carries: Pla- to, Coriolanus, Walden Two, and Sartre. It simplifies pickups at the Student Union." Robert M. Shelton, imperial Wizard of the United Klans of America (Ku Klux Klan), in 3 Cleveland television interview, called Antioch College a “mas- sive center of Communism in Ohio.” In an earlier statement issued in September, the American Legion had called {or Congressional investigation of the college because “re- peated opportunity” had been given “known leaders of the Communist party, U. s. A., to propagandize students on the Antioch College campus." The winter quarter formal social program at Antioch will include ringerpaintlng parties with paints, papers, and back- ground music furnished by An— tioch Community Government. Saturday nights will feature poety parties with candles and “bring-your-own" poetry. The ten schools in the Asso- ciated Colleges of the Midwest are engaged in a program to recruit faculty members and graduating seniors for Cutting- ton College, Liberia, West Af- rica. Dr. Christian E. W. Bak- er, President of Cuttington, is touring each of the ten schools in the association to meet with faculty members and interview candidates for the program. Three Antioch college seniors, studying in Mexico under the Antioch Education Abroad pro- gram, were arrested in Laredo, Texas, when border inspectors lound 43 ounces of marijuana in the spare tire of their car. The three, who have temporar- ily withdrawn from Antioch, face possible fiveryear prison terms on narcotics smuggling charges. Student Showe Says Classes Too large To the Editorl After the initial shock of re- suming classes subsided, I be— came sadly aware of the tre- mendous size of many of my and other classes. I have been substantially convinced of the merits of Grinnell-type instruc- tion (with an outstanding 11:1 student-faculty ratio) which could provide an intimate stu- dentefaculty relationship. I have yet to see it, With a rather nor- mal schedule 1 rind my classes averaging a hectic 43 students per meeting—larger than most high school sessions! in view of the facts that (1) this is sole- ly an undergraduate institution and (2) there exists an ample and partially untapped faculty, I feel that the situation dimin- ishes the value of the class- room meetings and that the students deserve and desire a closer exposure to our excep— tional faculty. This opinion ap- pears to prevail among the stu- dent body, and we would wel- come a faculty or administra» tion comment. Jon Showe POLL ERROR The 5&3 last week mistaken- ly reported that 552 people had Dalton the $513 interim poll. The number should have read 652. Also, the final tally on question one should have read 366-275. YOU'LL LOOK SHARP Friday, February ii, 195! Administration, Faculty and Students Have No Communication, Dillon Says To the Editor: Cultural and intellectual life has blossomed this year at Grinnell. Classes, guest lec- tures, dramatic productions, and concerts have all been stimulating. There is an active group social life; adult lead< ership still generally displays a moderate attitude toward our affairs. Yet there is a sour note in the symphony. Something is wrong. Students are dismissed or placed on probation with scant explanation. When a protest is made at the increasing strin- gency of discipline, those in authority reply, “Pretty soon we start shooting people down." The word gets out that if one is “heat.” he had better be- ware. Faculty, parents, and alumni are reported to be urg- ing more stringent control, The reader may say that this is merely a mood in the air, un— defined and poorly supported. Yet this is the key to the prob- lem. If some among us have specific proposals to make, can they not identify themselves and speak out publicly, so their ideas may be maturely and reasonably discussed? This open approach might be highly constructive and certainly less confusing. Admittedly, we as students must take responsibility for our many mistakes. I do not believe we are committed to a burdensome and pharisaic in- terpretation of all social rules, but I know we are obligated to serve the end of those codes— buiiding a happy association where tolerant people respect each other. , Where we have failed, our freedoms have been lost. The emergency in Langan Hall il an example. We all must recall, however, that student peroga- tives have not only been A longtime part of our way of life, but may be found in the earliest Western universities of the Mid- dle Ages. The arbitrary author- ity of administrations is n more recent innovation. in re- forming our government through the coming referen~ dum, we will be continuing a process which is no new lad. but is in various forms the heritage of centuries. The solution to our misun- derstanding lies in the very nature of the Grinnell experi- ment. We have grown by a free use of reason and a toler- ant social milieu. We will stag- nate by the nostalgic imposi- tion of sterile middle class mo- rality. Expulsions, suspensions, and probations will miss the mark. The youthful, spirited, and emancipated character of Grinnell student society would be quickly lost if its liberal essence were removed. Open dialogue on policy with certain respect for our rights is essen- tial for us to work harmonious- ly and creatively with the ad- ministration. David Dillon VAL AIR BALLROOM DES MOINES Iver! Saturday Starving 5a... Feb. 10th "ROCK-N-CAMPUS" NITE For the COLLEGE and YOUNG ADULT Crowd Ad. I? and Our Featuring the Bali in 'ROCK' Music Adm. “.00 — Dancing 9 to [1:30 Dre" Up Rulu Will Apply AHRVANO'S (KP/1’? - [kIlN/Y - [Idiot/II FRIED CHICKEN Special/y prepared in our fienny®Pcnzlyi PHT Fryer t g , ttt Country fresh and specially selected fryers, prepared and msoned in our special spice mix, are fried to perfection . ' in only 3 minutes in our revolutionary KENNY perms PHT Fryer. 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