Grinnell College control; B LAC. Kl Oldest College Newspaper wen of iha Mississippi Vol. LXXII Grinnnll, Iowa, Friday, April 9, 1965 No. 23 lagging Economy. Unemployment Fosters Discrimination: Haveman By Don Winney “A buoyant economy de- creases discrimination. Con- versely, a lagging economy en~ courages discrimination,” This is the economic hypothesis Robert Haveman (economics) presented Tuesday night at the third in a series of dimers deal» ing with the race situation, “Economic discrimination,“ he sald, “does not deal With the maltreatment of one individual by another, but with the mal- treatment of a society to a group in that society. In the United States We do have eco- nomic discrimination, and the degree is substantiali" Haveman defined economic discrimination as being in in- come, job opportunities, and education, He pointed Out that the income of Negro workers is fit) per cent that of white workers. In occupation, 14 per cent of white employees are in professional managerial po sitions; only 2 per cent of Ne- gro employees are. Lack of ed- ucational opportunity is a basic cause. Supporting his hypothesis, Haveman cited recent ecomonic history. “At: the onset of World War II," he said. ”all labor was pushed into production. Ne- groes were hired for jobs they, had never held before; Negroes: acquired skills they had never had before. There was a move- ment of Negroes from the red- cap and service areas of the economy to the production line." Economic necessity thus decreased discrimination. “But the last decade," he: continued, “has not been good‘ for the Negro. The economy has lagged. The Negro work force has been laid off first, and Negro unemployment is twice as high as Whites. Much of the sluggishness in the past is due to a labor force ill- equipped to handle the jobs open. Racial discrimination is a large reason for this." In our market economy, he explained, labor must be able to react quickly to changes in price and demand. But discrim- ination blocks this reaction and prevents a mobile labor force from being utilized to ex— panel the economy Because the quality of labor is dependent on education, discrimination in education limits an economy’s productive potential. Haveman Called this mutual negative at- traction between a slow econ- omy and discrimination “the HAVEMAN— (Continued on Page 6) flrinnell House Open; Board Assigned Halls The members of the new AWS Board were assigned to the halls in which they will serve as presla dents. The presidents and their halls are as follows: Mears, Jenny Har- lordi Main, Laurie I-loudek; Cleve- land, Ellen Pearce; James, Joan Lovejoy; Halnes, Delabian Rice; Read, Ruthie Koehler; Loose, Jane Betts; Park Street houses, Dottie Dosse: Grinnell House, Janet Francis. It was also announced that Grinnell House will be used as a women‘s dormitory next year. This necessitated an additional member of the AWS Board. Jenny Harford was named to fill that position this week. Men's Housing Decision Later The decision on whether there will be offrcampus housing for men students next year will not be made until the end of April, Dean of Men 5. Eugene Thomp~ son said this week. “We know the off-campus houses are a good deal, but they are designed for an overflow. In addition, the college has a con- tinuing commitment tor the rest dence hall system," Thompson continued “Every male will draw for a room on north campus in mid- April and then may get a chance to apply for off»campus housing at the end of the month,” he said. When questioned about the off- campus situation for women, Thompson said there will be wom- en off campus next year in antici- pation of a new women's dormi- tory. Acting President James Stauss said that no commitment to build a new women’s dorm has been made, He added, however, that he expects Grinnell's enrollment to increase to about 1300 in the next several years In another area, Thompson re vealed that a new policy allows work orders for damage on north campus to be reviewed by the CofHP and the dean of men so that responsibility for the dam- age can be reassigned when necessary. Two-Way Locks Locks to be installed on south campus doors will be able to be locked from both the inside and the outside and will be of the deadbolt variety, Vice President Merritt Ludwig stated Wednesday. Grinnell Room Fulfills Need for College Archives By Sue Johnson The need for college archives became evrdent when James Nor— man Hall, coauthor of Mutiny on the Bounty. left to the college all his papers. letters and manu- scripts. Opened in 1959 as part of Burllng Library, Grinnell Room now fulfills this purpose. The col- lactinn includes all the college pub- licatlons: catalogs, President’s re- ports, student publications and mm grams. Careful searching and cat- aloging also reveals books of col- lege and town history, publlca tions by and about faculty and alumni, papers on independent study projects and dozens of other fascinaiing items. Rare and unusual photographs further tempt the interested re- searcher. Pictures of former dra- matic productions show amazing ingenuity in the creation of sets designed for the limitations of ARH theater. From 1904 are pic- tures of the science laboratory and the Women‘s gym class, both caus- ing amusement to the modern viewer. Newspaper clippings and various student accounts supple- ment photographs of the 1882 cy- clone and tell a story which words alone never could. Grinnell Room also houses two fifteenthcentury publications, one by Thomas Aquinas; a portrait collection from Civil War times; an 1812 land grant: a l7l5 ship’s invoice; an original copy of the Articles of Confederation; clippings about Gary Cooper; Prominent Among the Mourners, a mystery story about Grinnell; and infor- mation about the Grinnell family. A fireproof vault guards some of Grinliell Room's treasures: the Hall manuscripts. records of liter- ary and debate societies, faculty reports, and correspondence from the 1800's. The publications from the fifteenth through the seven- teenth centuries also have a place in this Section, The furnishings add further in- terest to the room. A huge solid mahogany table is the principal item of furniture; the Bauhaus chairs were designed by Marcel Breuer. Any program being pre sented in the Viewing Room can be picked up by a remote control speaker located in the dropped ceiling of Grinnell Room. Located in the floor under a plaque is a box containing memorabilia and information about Burling Library. This was dedicated during Com- mencement Week in 1958, and is intended to be opened in 2058. Students are urged to contribute. photographs and other current items to increase the collection. Aa’m histrutars Walker, McFarland Quit Posts John McFarland, Jr., vicepresl- dent for development, will join the firm of Ketchum, Inc., the largest fund-raising counselling firm in the United States, on April 26. McFarland will serve as a senior campaign director for the Pitts JOHN R. McFARLAND. JR. burgh-based firm, but will con- tinue to make his home in Grinnell. McFarland joined the Grinnell staff in 1963 to head up an ex< panded program or development, and directed completion of the col- lege's successful campaign to ob- tain 34.0%,000 in order to secure another $2,000,000 from the Ford Foundation He had previously served in a similar capacity at Kalamazoo Cola lege in Michigan, where he man- aged the launching of a $15 million development program. McFarland's duties with Ket— chum, Inc. will involve counselling college officials on financial mat- ters and directing capital fund- raising programs. Recital by Violinist Replaces Fleisher Charles Treger. University of lowa faculty violinist, will present a recital at Grinnell tomorrow as the final event of this year’s Con- cert Series. Advance reservations are required for the program, which will be at 8 p.m. in Rob- erts Theatre. Treger's recital will replace one originally scheduled for pianist Leon Fleisher. who was forced to cancel his appearance here be- cause of illness. Winner of the Wieniawski Prize in Poznan, Poland, two and a half years ago, Treger is on leave from the U. of I. faculty while on tour as a recitalist. Among his current engagements was an April 2 program at KRNT Theatre for the Des Moines Civic Music As- sociationi Accompanying Treger will be pianist Paul Lyddon, artist-inmost deuce at Monmouth College, who is himself a touring solo recitalist. Tile program will include Tar- tini‘s “G Minor Sonata,” Mozart's "Sonata in A (K.526)," Milstcin's “Pagamniana,” Beethoven’s “SD- naia in F (‘Spring,’),” Dvorak’s “Four Romantic Pieces,” and Bariok‘s “Six Romanian Dances." The resignation of Waldo Walker as associate dean of the college was announced this week by Acting President James Stauss in the following statement: “I regret very much that WALDO S. WALKER Waldo Walker, associate pro fessor of biology at Grinnell, has resigned his position as as- sociate dean of the college for reasons of health. He will ro< turn to full-time teaching in September.” Wri ing Contests Deadline ls May 1 Announcement was made this week of the 1964765 Seldon P. Whitcomb and Steiner Memorial poetry and fiction contests. In each contest an award of $5!) will be presented to the winner, and each contest will have two $25 merit awards. Any original work of fiction or drama by a Grinnell student is eligible for the Steiner contest, and original poeta ry totaling at least 50 lines will qualify a student for the Wliits comb competition. The deadline for both contests is noon May L The awards will be presented during the writers' con- ference May 7-8. Both contests are annual events lor Grinnell students, and the awards are made from income of invested funds which established the programs during the 1920’s and SD’Si The judges for the poetry con- test will he Donald Davie, Edward Foster, and Henry-York Steiner. all membérs of the English fac- ulty. Tho fiction contest judges will also be members of the English department. Myron Liberman and Charles Cleaver. ADDRESS HERE: