Page Two SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. September 24. I95! Grinnell Women's Behavior on For With Freeman's National Findings By BOB HODIERNE As a iooruote to last week's story on the sex survey on Grinuell campus, the 5&8 offers the results of a nationwide survey mm the same topic. Marvin B. Freeman, assistant dealt of undergraduate education and research associate at the Institute for the Study oi Human Prob- lems at Stanford University, conducted a survey from which he COHv cluded that sexual permissiveness has not swept the American college campus. Among his findings was the discovery that threertourths of unmar. Tied College women are virgins. The survey taken on the Grinnelt cam-i pus last spring, a survey which was part of a sociology independent project, found that 77 per cent of thnnell women were virgins. Another finding in Freeman's survey which comcided with the Grin< nell survey was the fact that premarital intercourse among college women is usually restricted to their future husbands. Freeman said, “It is probable that the incidence of non—virginity unong college women has increased , . . little since the 1930‘s." Freeman went on to say that it may be that American college stu- dents have evolved patterns of sexual behavior that will remain stable for some time to come. The behavior consists of petting, intercourse among engaged Couples, and early marriage." Freeman concluded that virginity, as an abstract value, has little meaning to women students. Premarital intercourse is shunned by the great majority for personal or interpersonal reasons, according to Freeman. The reasons that Freeman said the coeds listed for not engaging in intercourse diiiered somewhat irom the reasons given by Grinnell women. Freeman said that fear oi pregnancy, feelings of guilt, emotional upset or loss of self~respect, and ”lack of certainty about the perma- nence of relationships" were the reasons given by most college women for not engaging in sexual intercourse. The Grinnell survey said that the reasons given by Grinnell women for not.having sexual intercourse were tear of pregnancy, lack of op» portunity, lack of an appropriate setting and uncertainty about attitudes. Encampmen’r. Coniinued Last weekend‘s encampment was designed to bring selected students and faculty into contact on a non-aca- demic level. In this respect, the encampment. was a big success. Each year, however, the planners of the encamp— ment are faced with “bringing the spirit of Encamp- ment back to Grinnell." This year’s encampment committee, headed by Karen Lauterbach, is planning to keep the encamp— ment going on the Grinnell campus. Coffeehours with discussion group participants hopefully will be held throughout the semester. Re~meetings of the original discussion groups may' allow them to come up with workable ideas instead of off-the-top-of»the-head suggestions. The final reports of the five groups should provide a solid base for general discussion. And it would seem that the non~encampers of the Grinnell community would have some interest in seeing that the $600 spent. to provide a pleasant atmosphere for 60 persons for two days was well used. Scarlet and Black GRINNELL Collifil Grimm". Into a weekly newspaper published rich Frulay or the col- hie year by {he Gi-iniicn committee on Student ruhilcr- tlom. permeated ror national advertising by National Ads musing semce lnc., coilcgo Publishers representative, is Easi_50th sirgst, New York 22, N.Y. Second class post. sgo fund 2! Grim-tell, row-i. subscription Tut: ratio per n-nooi vsar iroo nzid subscriptions. John Wall Humid Futon . nub llodlome Steve Casey nusmnss MANAGER ASSOCIA‘IE EDITOR sroitrs EDITOR (Pond-bye tor awhile. sPt. kmrultr; ammo . CIRCULATION MANAGER cfuzr OF CHICAGO EUREAU muiocithrimits xhitotutas , , , Cynthia artist \v. Chludler Mohmiuii siic lelor . . . Scott yntrlrh, Stew simmer Alan Axclmd. link! hum, Sue unmulsi, Murml Berkey, Pnn| lnrflzy, ruin Clly, Aime Fnrmr, .lcfi Hen. Run uiie, Jeane“: Mall, Mary hlalt-oiin sue point-muse, Kris Nash, Eleanor yuio, Dlnne Ponlnrallct. inn Rptruny, nay Rankin, Mnry Ruvuiiun. Connie Slmml, wsyiio stenacl, Barbara Wosriull uusmrss suit-iv . ,Itiny kossmun, Kart-i. Summers, susan will And Then The Letters Came... Eldridge . . . To the Editor: “Sexual Behavior of American College Women," published in the Merrillel’almer Quarterly, January 1965 by M. B. Freeman concludes that there has been little shift in the sexual behavior oi college ii men in the past so years: “the pi portion of non-virgins among Cole lege females has remained relative ly constant . . , College women change tho‘ attitudes towards sexuality during the college years generally in a more liberal direc- tion. The code of behavior they end with, however, is a relatively conservative one tor themselves. but a tolerant one for others.” Thus a real researcher shows that Gael Greene (Sex and the College Girl) doals more in impressionism than fact. He also provides us with some perspective on our own “23 per Cent.” Not all promiscuous people incur subsequent traumas. but i great majority do, less because they feel that they have violated a moral rule than because they realize that their promiscuity was an indica- tion or an egocentric condition of character. The bipolar egocentrici- ty of two people is no less debili» tating than that of one; mutuality of consent is not a saving gracel But ersons with a spotless past who arshly judge and disdain the 23 per cent display their own varie- ty of egocentricity, which is one reason why l think more tolerance in this area is a good thing. We need to remember the “throwing the first stone" parable, An egocen trio condition of Character seems to me to be the basic problem and it may or may not correlate with sex practices. This is why a lot of the discussion of Grinnell’s 23 per cent which I have heard the last few days seems superficial. Roger Eldridge College Chaplain Sahean . . . To the Editor: 1 have heard the sentiment ex pressed in the last few days on north campus that the publication of the “Grinnell Kinseyrlike sur- \‘ey” was unfortunate. It is feared that Grinnell women will be a. fraid of any sort of social inter» course, because they do not want to become members of a minority group. JoclSabean Port... To the Editor: My buddy and I have whomped up a you lirauntype rocket and space eapule as a project for our course in Aerospace Studies. We plan to talte off trom a Cape Ken» nedy-type launching pad on Ward Field next Friday and hope that in Line with your enlightened policy of reportage you will give page one Coverage to this important sci- entific event, We have trained our- selves as Cooper and Cont-adtype astronauts and are bound for some Mars-type planet in outer space. Next. week when we return we will provide you with a series of graphs representing the results of our expedition and proving that the longer people live the older they get, that people who don’t ape prove of doing something are less likely to engage in that activity than others who don't disapprove, and other equally astounding reve- lations. Ken C. R. )5. Port While i r e s h m a n women's hours are 10:30 pm, the forum {llm Series will be shown at 10:00 rather than at lUZZl). 'SDS-Type Program' Leader Interprets Group's Purpose To the Editor: As one of the lustigators of last Wednesday's socalled SDS meet ing, i would like to amend the view presented in the pages of this newspaper. First and foremost. the meeting was not an SDS meeting; it was rather the second meeting of an unaffiliated group interested in civil rights and SDSrtype programs, several of whose members have worked for SDS. The purpose of this meeting was neither to or- ganize an SDS chapter nor to make any kind of policy statement, but rather to talk to Billy King, a visit. ing SDS worker, and to throw a» round some ideas about possible projects. We were neither ex ect- ing nor prepared to say anyt iu delinite to the large number 0 students (much less the press) who suddenly appeared. All this is not to say that we are not most happy to have attracted the interest of a large number of students. or that we are not most happy to have been given trout page coverage in the 5&3, but rather to reassure those who might have been disap- pointed by Ihe meetings lock of organization and program. Natur- ally we hope that increasing hum. bets of students (and faculty) will sllow an interest in the type ol concern and commitment which originally brought our group to- gether, and, indeed, the arousing of such interest is one of the goals of the group. Perhaps if such meet» ings and issues as these continue to make the front page of the sail: soniethiii can be done to raise the level of iscussion on this campus from the amazing low point of re- cent years. Certainly any article on SDS, however misconstrued, is bet- ter than the insipid and asilline drivel of last year's “sad fresh» man” and “youthful upperclass- l'llal'l.H Bill barrios Gilmour, Iowa Anti-Poverty Director, Cites Conservative Appeal of Program The director of the Iowa “War on Poverty” has described that program as “tailormade tor the Conservatives of Iowa." Dr. C. Edwin Gilmour (political science), who has mken a year's leave of absence to become “Di- rector of the Otfice of Economic Opportunity" in Des Moines. re turned to Grinnell last Friday to speak before a meeting of the League of Woman Voters. Gllmolll‘ said that the new anti— poverty program was made [or conservatives “politically because it is decentralized and ecomlnica - ly because it insists on iull Value lor every dollar sperm" l-le blamed the communications media for creating the misunder» standing that the program was “just another Federal program with hordes of employees and ridden with politics." The Des Molnes Register in particular was guilty at "soclally irresponsible reporting and lack of perspective" in its coverage of the program in lowa, Gilmour added. He then reviewed the need for the program nationally and the progress already made in Powe- sheik county. Gilmour sulnmarizs ed the “War on Poverty” as “the most promising smial prsgram of our lifetime." Reichs . . . To the Editor: Though rm hardly in the habit of writing letters to friends. n-ln tives, or editors, I did feel i should express lny views on the “Kins like" survey published by the ad . The article, 1 felt, was unnecessary and demeaning to the college and its students, although I do not imagine it crime as any great. sur. prise to them. However, i am most concerned with the effect it must have had on the parents who sub» scribe to the paper. Surely it uas not. necessary to alarm and tits- tress them by publishing this mili- er worthless survey. To prove my point, I enclose a letter I receivf‘d from an aunt. after she read the article. is any notoriety gained by the article worth this poor lady‘s distress? l lust received my latest copy at your school Mwspnper. You can it me 5&5 for short, don't you? By rlgbts mos: ml- tials should stand for SMUTTY «rid BAWDY rather than scarlet Ind bluctr, at, though (has: colors have their own in. nuendos! of course. you oiusr bv now realize that ibis outburst of lnlllgnvlion and outrage concerns thnt lust-1mg: article about Grlnnsll College co-vtl her hlvlor. The paper didn't even have the decency to hide the article towards lh! end or the publication _ and [hat picture series in the sports section is inst pisin lewd and suggestive: A girl getting up. dressed on the football lleld — my WORDl i really don't see how you tolerate that type of behavior. As my most dear and piecious niece, and through a long and close relationship, l know that i mull brought you up well. 1 din rure that Amy young lady of your hearing and mien is certainly mung the upper echelon of your school, and l am very proud of you. I am so immensely proud that us others have slackcned their moms and their sklrts that you have maintained your chastity and spiritual excellence ll 1 had any say To rush right up there and grab you by the hook or my can: and drag you right out of that vnlley of sin but perhaps you serve mankind b rur by staying there as a wholcsolne. bunt example H the epitome or viii as l trusr you will always be My hurl is wlth VOIL~A|IHI Maude Renate Reid" Quartet Will Present Month’s Lasl concert Three members ol‘ the Lenox Quartet, artists-insreSldence, will present tlle last of a series of three September concerts this eve- ning at 8 pm in Roberts Theatre. Delmar Pettys, violin, Paul Hersh, viola and piano, and Don- ald McCall, Violoncello, will play four numbers: Beethoven’s trio, “Serenade," Op. 8, and duet for Viola and cello, “With Two Eye- glasses opligoto"; the Handele Halvorsen violinrcello duet “Passa- Caglia": and the Mendelssohn» Bartholdy Trio No. l in D Minor. 011.49. Violinist Peter Marsh, the fourth member of the Lenox group, is missing from the last two or the three concerts in the series because of an emergency appen- dectomy performed last week. Tuesday Lecture ’Slove of Motler’ Does man have to be a slave to matter? This question will be explored in depth at the annual Christian Science lecture entitled “The Mythology of Matter", to be given next Tuesday, September as. at 8:00 9.1!). in Herrick Chapel. The lecturer will be Mrs. Lenore D. Hanks of Portland, Oregon. She is. ii member of the Board of Leo- tureship of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scion-- list, in Boston, Massachusetts. The iree lecture will be sponsored by the Christian SClence Organization on Grinnell campus. Alter tlic leC~ ture there will be a period for questions and discussion pertain— ing to the lecture or to Chrisilun Science in general.