Friday, March 5. I?“ SCARLET AND BLACK College Presidents— The Great Search The search goes on and Grin- nell, obviously, remains with- out a president. But then, selecting a presi- dent is a tricky business and, according to the Alumni 5&3, - mysterious one “enveloped in n shroud of secrecy and intrigue worthy of a James Bond thrill- or.” And while it is difficult to imagine what could possibly be intriguing about selecting a college president that would make the search worthy of a James Bond thriller, the Alumni 5&3 clarified by say- ing that the search was usual- ly "on a rather higher intellec- tual plane" than the Bond books—which is easy to imag~ ins. An article by Maurine Hoff- man in a recent edition of the Washington Post makes one hope that the intellectual plane spoken of by the Alumni sea is maintained. The article said, among other things, that if the presidential appointee of a college “works out," it is often a “matter of luck." The biggest failing of college trustees in looking for a presi— dent, said the Post, was that they “waste time seeking a ‘paragon of human virtues} " One university was report- edly looking for a man who was a “distinguished scholar" of “demonstrated executive ability,” “prepared to head a multi»millionrdollar business” and “able to get along with the alumni, faculty, students and the board of trustees." The Grinnell Board of True» tees may have to settle for something less. And meanwhile the search goes on. NSA to Sponsor European Flight Grinnell students as Well as their parents will be able to fly round trip to Europe this summer for $325.00, George Wittgraf, National Student As isociation coordinator for Grin- nell announced. This is a sav— ings of $159.50 over the normal _'economy-class tourist fare. The flight, made via. Air In- .dla, trans » Atlantic jet, will leave from New York and ar- rive in London in mid—June. The flight will return from London to New York about August 16. A $50 00 deposit with the Grin— nell travel agency is required Reservations will be made on a first come, first served basis. Wittgraf Said that additional information on travel in Eu» rope—tours, hostels. car rental, and student ID cards (for re (luced rates on a number of activities)4is also available through NSA even if the stu- dent does not plan to fly on the NSA flight. Students wishing more infor— mation 'should contact George .Wittgraf at extension 167 or Page Nln'v .u. Grinnell’s Great Gadget—Makes Doughnuts By Don Winney Great inventions have dra- matically changed the course of history. The steam engine, the cotton gin, the diaper—ail have supported society in times of need. And now, amidst edu- cation’s never-ending battle for tmth, justice, and prestige, Grinnell has a new symbol of automated successi the dough- nut machine. Looking like a modern sculp- ture of unmitigated junk, the Sage. Cyclops splotches out about three doughnuts per stuA dent every morning at Cowles. That's forty-five dozen an hour —enough to cause any dough- nut craftsman to change his whole outlook on life In fact, with its prefabricated infinity, the machine, if used widely, could lay off hundreds of dough- nutvhoie makers. Instead of laying off any Saga workers, the doughnut robot has actually created a new and vital Saga position— assistant headwaiter of dough nuts, For someone must mix the special ingredients and push the magic button; some one must supervise this highly classiiied task. Such a man, be- cause of the important nature of his work, will remain anony- mous here. According to informed and reliable sources, throughout the Saga hierarchy he is knOWn esoterically as “The Doughnut King.” The King commences his work each morning at six»thir- ty. Furtively he rereads the secret Saga doughnut formula. one of Grinnell's most closely guarded secrets. Then, slowly and carelessly, he mixes the batter and pours it into the ma- chine. A red light blinks, and the moment of truth arrives as doughnuts drip from the eye of the machine into a long frying pan. The King smiles paternal» ly, steps back, and watches an act of creation. Right now he is working faithfully for the Golden Doughnut Award, beA stowed to the maker of five hundred dozen doughnuts or more in a single week. This feat may prove diffi» cult to accomplish if the $650 monster blows another circuit, as it did when it was in— stalled. Now it’s grinding away in grand fashion. But: to subjective observers, there’s something sinister in that grinding, for a careful ex- amination of the doughnuts roll- ing lorti'l reveals a startling and highly significant fact. They are all made of tickytacky and all come out the same. Perhaps this conformity is in some way symbolic Perhaps there is g deeper profundity to be graspe here by intense intellectual dia~ logucs between students and faculty. In a very real sense, is the doughnut machine a sym’a bol for the reality of our times? Is the doughnut machine ltsefi reality? Furthermore, is reality reality? No doubt these momen- tous questions will someday be answered by Grinnell scholar» ship. Meanwhile the Golden Doughnut Award is just around the next hole. The senior class committee con. sists at Ed Johnson, Nancy was and Daria Frederickl. Minor m price! ,Olds Jetetar 88 really cute it. come exam- time. Test it out on actionfiret. , This baby can put down 315 horses, eager to go anywhere. Now score it on ride: whip-cream smooth, thanks to four coil springs and other goodies. Now room: stretch yourself in interiors that say Ohio is out to win the space race. Mplicj: Jeistar 88 prices start below 30 models with “low—price" names. Actually, these tests are hardly fair to the other thirty . . . ' OIds' u m a class by itself! *- M-m- mhlu o cam! Mm" {aw-lint New 'BE DLDSMD Jetstar 88 ILE [g The Rocket Action Car!