r rildiy. May 7. ms Murphy Feels Enrollment Jump Would Spread Grinnell Too Thin To the: Editor: This letter is in response to the administration's recent announce ment that enrollment at Grinnell will be expanded by approximately 150 students as soon as new dor- mitory space can be provided. The proposed enrollment increase seems to me unjustified and un- wisc tor the tollowing reasons: First, and most obviously, the ex- pansion could lead to an unfortu- nate overcrowding of union. - brury, and auditorium faCili as. Second, due to a relatively un~ do ized iullsiime teaching staii, many classes at Grinnell are un- desirably large. An increase in enrollment without substantial ad- ditions to the faculty can only re» suit in the deterioration oi an al- ready unsatisiactory situation. Third. the proposed enrollment increase is completely unjustiiied iroin a standpoint oi easing ad~ missions pressures. At present the college accepts tor admission he- tueen one hali and two thirds oi those students who apply; the pro. per course for Grinnell would seem to lie in the direction or attracting more outstanding ap- plicants, not in accepting a higher proportion of the inadequate num- ber oi students who are now ap- plying, Fourth, enrollment increases are lilV their nature irrevocable. while i is Liberal Arts exams, revise curricu- la and alter calendars, a new dor- mitory, once completed, has to he filled, To commit Grinneil to a- possible to abolish Junior- nccessarily permanent enrollment increase at a time when we are without a president may restrict unduly our new president's tree doin to pursue policies he ieels in the best interests or the college. in sum, I am suggesting that a policy oi expanding enrollment could prevent Grinnell irom achieving what has thus tar prov. en to be the highly elusive goal ot academic excellence. In view oi this tact, I otter the tollowing proposal tor consideration by the administration: i. Present plans to increase en» rolinient to be abandoned. ii. Funds that are now intend- ed ior the construction oi a new women’s dormitory be die rected instead to the pro~ curement of additional iacul. ty members. The preceding arguments and! proposal are based on the conten- tion that providing an excellent ed— ucation ior 1,150 students is more important than providing a good, education for 1,300 students. 1 sincerely hope the administration will reply publicly to this letter, stating explicitly why a policy of increasing enrollment is more pru~ dent than the proposal outlined above. Dennis Murphy Student Sermon Joel Sabean will deliver the ser- mon this Sunday at 11:00 in Her- rick Chapel. i-iis topic will he “Two Gods, one God?” SCARLET AND BLACK Senior Gift Funds Now Being Solicited The beginning or the annual drive for contributions from members or the senior. class toward their class gilt to the college was announced this week by Roger Ferris, senior‘ giit committee chairman. Ferris said that the gilt itself has not yet been chosen. but that the selectinn will be announced Monday. The two most likely possibilities, Ferris said, are books for the li- brary with an equal number to be chosen by each department chairman, and art or sculpture to advance the present plans for the development of the Fur-um. The (allowing hall representa» tives are now soliciting gifts in a drive that will close May 24: Mears, Nancy Fawcett; Main, Karen Hardy; Cleveland. Martha Post; James, Nancy Cox. i-iaines. Anne Young; Read, Carol Benton; Luose, Kristi Wil- liams; cit-campus wornen, Donna Dagenals. South Yuunker, Dave Willis; North Younker, Jim Ramsey: Smith. Dave Sellergren; Langain, Jim Parkisnn. Rawson, Dick Melzler,‘ Gates. Mike Homel; Clark, Skip Wey— ranch; Dibble, Mike Miller. Cowles, Larry Rinderknecht; West Norris. Ed Jolinsonl East Norris, Dave Gauger. ”lulllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllIIIllllulllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllilllllllllillllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllIIIIllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllg M is the Best Time to Save Have you ever questioned whether there was . BEST time is start savingY it you have. you probably run haven't answered ill. question to your satisfaction. But then ll an Answer -— it": RIGHT NOW. Thorn is no better time to stdrl‘ saving your money than this vary ma- menl‘. And once you start ills saving: habit. you will be plound at how fast Money saved by June 10 earns from the ‘lst Grinnell Federal *3 Savings l025 Main Streei I Grinnell. (own 0 Phone 5l5 236-3lzl allllllllllllllllllullllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllllllullllllllllulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllulllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllnlllllll your savings grow at Grinnell Federal Savings and Loan Association — at the current rate of 4 PER CENT. Whatever your reason, for saving. you won't find a better place than Grinnell Fedaral. Your moneyii rare. insured by an agency oi the iederal govarnmeni; it'l readily available when you Merl iii and it turn: big dividendI. and loan Association unlulllnmmnmnohmmmmnlnuwmuln it Page Till-u Iowa City Managers Association Meet Scheduled in Burling for May 14-15 The spring meeting or the lows} City Managers Association will be held on campus May 1445. The sessions of the meeting will be held in the library viewing room, and are open to students and iacuity. During the twosday meeting, the iollowing speakers will discuss topics relating to city manage- menu Tom Chenowith, Des Moines city manager; shirley Meeker, re search assistant at the University or lowa; Russell Russ, prniessor of political science at the Univer- sity or iowa; Dean Swartzel, rir~ giunal director of urban mnewai oi the U.S. housing and Home Fi- nancing Agency; Kyle Jones, Grim-tell superintendent oi schools; Willard Lane, Dean of the Univere sity of Iowa College of Education; Gilbert Chavanelle. 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