Friday. March l2, I965 SCARLET AND BLACK Page Five Donulloe, Four Exchange Students Tell Coffee Hour of leMoyne Experiences By Pam Clay Ned Donahoe (speech and theater) began the coffee hour about LeMoyne last Tuesday afternoon in his customary di- rect fashion, The mood was set when he burst out asking where we Were during Christ- mas vacation while students from Oberlin and other col- leges went south to help re- build churches. “There are more things to be done than marching,” he said. “As edur cated people you have some- thing to offer. Education is im- portant, and if you want to do something to help, that is what you can do." When asked why he went to LeMoyne, Donahoe retorted, "Why does someone go to Le- Moyne? That’s none of your business!” He responded to another question with, "I learned things at first hand. i learned a lot of things to hate — povertyI grubbiness.“ The four students from Le- Moyne Lois McGowan, Dorothy Harris, Louis Harvey, and Frank Patterson—were al» so present to answer questions and comment on both LeMoyne and Grinnell. Answers to an inquiry as to why they came to Grinnell ranged from curi- osity, a Wanderlust, and a de- sire for a superior education, to Frank’s statement that he was here because “the boy who was supposed to come couldn’tl" Dorothy made a smiling complaint about the Saturday classes here and then elaborat- ed on the LeMoyne class sche- dule. They have several two- hour classes, and these are held throughout the day —- for instance one German class ends at 7:30 p.m. One big dif~ ference at Grinnell.that Lois noted was that “Here kids neck all over . . . on the stair- way, in the lounges. . . l" The girls both laughed but said that at LeMoyne no one is ever seen kissing. All of the students from Le- Moyne commented that they had many friends (some had most of their friends) outside the college. Since LeMoyne has no dorms, the unity of the col- lege and the amount of activity (e.g. student government) which takes place within it Is limited. Donahue spoke of LeMoyne students in general as the "chosen few" and said that many of them “did not know where they were going but knew they had to learn" They realized that they will have to be leaders and they are seri- ous about learning LeMoyne “w: coNsusznvss miner be can. mu win. .inrsns, with overrimpllsee. iions a! complerml‘lymith vie-lilo!!- mulurcupfuuvoi Arrmdelender n1 me tradition a! t . Weir, no: son- new-live movementmxuiunndlnnx- cellence.Thirmunrthutpoliricllw'o toriu-chievzd in shoddy way: u: not commune victories, our only illmb- humminppnsenrherurneenlevenis. Ir also means nun the eunmvniu movement Inns! ralermonuihe urea: 01 politics and Economics.” n. n lm :apy ml in. tun-Milw- of NA. "can urwrw, writ- “, Dept. cm, in a :5 51-; N. Y. it. N. 1. students have a ”double duty.” he explained. They have to catch up (from a generally in- ferior high school back- ground), and then they have to go ahead from there. Finally the discussion turned to me Grinnellian at LeMoyne and what his ourpose must be. "Do not go down there to be a torpedo and change Mem- phis!" was the Clear word of warning. Donahoe said that the primary motive must be edu- cation; "Then you will find concern and find something to do.” There is prejudice in Memphis, not always obvious but always there. The public library, where ”we know we are allowed but we know we are not wanted," was cited as an example of the need for a mood of relaxation to combat unfriendly staresr “I wish we exchanged not only students, but also teach- ers," Donahoe said as he end- ed the discussion. A llrrtlnna report on the Sel- ma situation, received by the son last night by telephone from four Grinnell students, is rested in the Forum lobby. Literacy Can't Go, Father ’Ong States “We can’t let the age of lit- eracy go after all,” concluded Father Walter Ong, noted scllol- ar and teacher from St. Louis University during the annual Nollen L e c t u r e Wednesday night. Speaking on the possibility of an end to the age of literacy brought on by the new electron- ic age, Father Ong said, “Printing and writing are no longer uniquely central but part of a larger complex that gives communication new or— ganization himerto unknown. “The human being can’t have thinking without language be- cause thinking implies the ex~ istence of other people," ex- plained Father Ong in an ex- tended discussion of communi- cation. “Our electronic age has brought on a new world of sound,” he said. “In scanning the space age, sight will not suffice." In thus admitting that the manuscript age has given way to the sound age, Father Ong emphasized that one media can succeed another without canceling it, saying ”When we started writing, we didn't stop speaking.‘ ’ Bugged by Bumfuzzied Bureaucracy? Pesticides Provide By Anne Farrer Although the speech by Dr, 0. Hale Fletchall, University of Missouri agronomist, to Grin- nell science bugs on March 4 may not have been considered a topic of universal import by most liberal arts tools, the topic—pesticides—actually was pertinent to the Grinnell situa- tion. For Instance, no one active and responsible in student gov- ernment would advocate fumi- gating the entire higher heir- archy of Grinnell; nonetheless there are a few points that SGA officials might find handy for future reference. For example,’ toxicity is a matter of dosage, and all chem- icals are toxic if taken in large enough amounts. This could be Possible Answer a real saving in any future SGA administration confronta- tion, for by shrewd analysis of the general character of an of- ficial, the minimum dosage could be determined readily. H o w e ve r, Dr. Fletchall did point out that “there is no such things as absolute safety" in the use of pesticides, of which fact SGA-ers should he cogni- zant. One other point mentioned by Dr. Fletchall is already quite familiar to most Grinnellians. In discussing the difference be tween biological co'ntrol of pests and the use of pesticides, Dr. Fleichall made one last rele- vant statement: "It just all depends whose drainboard the c o c k roaches are on." BROWN'S TRADE-IN DAYS 510° ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR om snors on the purchase of a new pair of SPRING SHOES FRIDAY -— SATURDAY — MONDAY BROWN'S SHOE FIT CO. Excerpt from Grinnell Primer By Don Knrasch It is snowing. It is a Grin- nell snowy day. Look, lookr See the snow. There is very much snow. Look, look. Look up. See the Grinnell boys on Younker roof. They are dropping snow on Grinnell students. They are big Grinnell boys. They are very smart. They want atten- tion. Everybody look up. Give the boys attention. Smart. smart boys. Very clever. Clever, clever. Oh, look. Look and see. There are some more big Grin- nell boys. They are piling snow in front of Langan door. They are giggling as they play. Lis- ten to them giggle. Giggle, giggle. They sound like little girls. They are very funny. Very clever. Laugh. Oh no! Look and see. There are some more Grinnell chil- dren playing. They are throw- ing snowballs. They are run- ning. They are screaming Some of the big. brave boys are over the Cowles archway. We should look up again. Run, run. Throw, throw. Throw and run. See John. John Is a big, brave Grinnell boy. He throws snowballs at Grinnell students. Then he runs home. Run, run. Run fast, John. John is very smart. Oh, oh. Look over there. Now there are broken windows. Dear, dear. Now the big Grin- nell boys must be scolded. Bad, bad boys. You will be punished. You are very bad boys. Say, Grinnell boys. Why do Grinnell student groups say mey don't have any money? Grinnell must be very rich. We can afford to break 18 windows in two days. Grinnell boys are very smart. They are successfulr They have attention. They have impressed everybody. Es- pecially Grinnell girls. Look, Grinnell girls. Give the boys attention. Be impressed. Grinnell is a very smart school. They have very smart boys. They drop snow from rooftops. They pile snow in front of doors. They have fights with the snow. They even break windows. They giggle. Giggle, giggle. Smart Grinnell boys. __.___._—._— For School or Typewriter Supplies Grinnell Office Supply Across from the Pasta GRINNELL. IOWA Restaurant A DIFFERENT KIND OF YEARBOOK Cyclone ’65