Grinnell College mallet; Oldest College Newspaper West at the Mississippi Vol. LXXIII erinneli. Iowa. Friday, November 5, “765 No. 8 Five Seniors Named as Phi Betes; Five Sophomores Get Book Award Five Griiinell seniors were an- nounced last night as newly elected members of the Grinnell chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, na- tional honorary scholastic society. Also announced were five sopho— mores who will receive book awards from the chapter for general scholastic excellence in their freshman year. The five new Phi Beta Kappas, first to be named from a senior class numbering 235, are: Karen Adkinson, majoring English. Richard Edwards, majoring in economics. James Holbrook, majoring philosophy. John Kelsey, majoring in psy- chology. Christine Peterson, majoring in American studies. Sophomores receiving Abook awards are: Ronald C o g s w e l1, Raymond l-lorn, Nancy Linder, Roger May, and Susan Towner. The membership certificates and book awards were presented at a special chapel program con- ducted by the Phi Beta Kappa in in chapter president, Andrew Debic— in (Spanish), assisted by the chap- ter secretary, James Kissane (English). Speaker for the chapel was a Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar, W. T. H. Jackson, Columbia Uni- versi y German professor and me- dievalist. His Subject was “Shin- ing Knights and Filthy Beasts." Special Supplement In the longest issue of the paper in over four years, the Sud; staff has prepared an eightspage supplement in which we focus on the slum conditions of three Cities — Chicago, Des Moines, and Grinnell. The sup- plement comprises pages 5 through 12 of this week’s 5&3. Two teams of photographers and reporters spent the mid- semester break in researching the stories for the supplement. Special thanks go to Sue Tay- lor and Krys Neiiman for as- sisting in gathering information in Chicago. Thanks also go to our printers, who were kind enough not to yell at us. Finally . . . AFTER FAILING to get a picture at this century's brightest comet at Council Bluffs recently, John Phillips struggled out of bed at 5 am. last Sunday ta get this photograph of lkeya-Seki iust outside erronell- Pianist Schedules Opening Concert Jeanne-Marie Dal-re, dis- tinguished French pianist, will open the 196565 Grinnell Concert Series with a recital in Roberts Theatre at 8 pm, next Wednes- day. Admission will be by advance reservation with activity ticket only, reservations to be obtained at the Fine Arts Center office be- tween the hours of 10 and 12 or 2 and 4 o'clock today, Monday, or Tuesday. Miss Darre, who made her Paris debut by periorming all five Saint< Saens concerti in a single evening and has since pertnrmed widely in Europe, Africa, and the United States, is prolessor of piano at the National Conservatory in Paris. She has been called “France’s first lady of the key- board, and very possibly the world’s," her program will be all-Chopin —the Andante Spianato and Polo- naise, 0p. 22; Twelve Etudes; Ballade ND. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; and Sonata in B-flat Minor, 0p. 35. Later events in this year’s con- cert. series will be: Hermann Prey, baritone, Jan. 23; the Riverside Chamber Singers, March 11; and the Minneapolis Symphony 0r- chestra, April 30. Need New Editor Any student interested in the position at editor of the l966 Scarlet and Black sltould sub- mit a letter of application to La- Verne Durkee (biologY), chair. man of the Board of Publica< tions, by Monday, Nov. 15. Any student who will be at Grinnell at least through June 1957 )5 eligible The letter of applica< tion should include the Candi- date’s qualifications and his or her idea or what sort of paper the 5&3 should be. The new editor will be elected Nov. 17 and will edit the Dec. 3 edition of the 5&8 as a trial issue. ever the past several weeks, about fifteen Grinnell students have begun to organize a Viet Nam Study Group, in a statement of aims, committee organizers said, “we. . .ieel significant im- plications can be draWn for the social role of serious intellectuals everywhere, including here at issue, Viet Nam. “while the faculty panel discus- sion and the teachin last spring were significant and valuable con tributions, we feel that a more disciplined and r i g or ou s ap- proach to the issues from varying frames of reference might lead to greater understanding of the problem, as well as raise the tenor of political commentary to a new level of responsibilityK legitimacy and vane.” Specifically, the group will split up into three smaller study groups, called international Sys tems, Social Change and Econom- ic Development, and Revolution» ary Warfare. Faculty members serving on the International Sys- tems study group are: Charles Cleaver (English), Richard Win- ters (assistant dean), Alan Jones (history), Raymond Beth (his. tory), and Joseph Wail (history). Bill Barnes is the student chair- man of this committee. Serving as faculty sponsors on the Social Change and Economic Development committee are: Ro- ger Eldridge (college chaplain), Robert Voertman, (economics), Dirk Eaay (German), and Ken- neth Christiaosen (biology). Ric Clausen is student chairman. On the Revolutionary Warfare committee, faculty sponsors are: James Magea (political science), Ronald Kurtz (sociology and an« thropolOgy), Ned Donohoe (speech and theater), Harold Fletcher (p0< litical science), and Edward Wright (philosophy and religion). The student chairman is Bill Gren— zebach. Viet Nam Study Group Established On (a pus Each of these steering commit- tees has set up its oWn program and arranged meetings. A publicity campaign aimed at developing student interest and participation in the program will be conducted in the next several days, The next meeting or each of the three committees will be open to all interested students and will mark the beginning or the study process, The Social Change and Economic Develop ment committee will meet Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.rrL in the Religious Activities Room. The international Systems will meet Tuesday, Nov. 9 in the semi. nar room in Burling basement at 8 pm. and the committee study- ing revolutionary warfare will meet Wednesday, Nov. lo at 8 pm. in the Religious Activities Room. Each study will delve into its respective area for s e v e r a1 months, meeting bi-weekly, then organize its tindings and present an oral panel report on the first day of a conference to be held as the culmination of the program in February or March. State De- partment representatiiies as well as other interested lntellectuall will be invited to participate in the conference. The conference is intended to integrate the conclu- sions of the study groups into an evaluation of United States foreign policy in Viet Nam. Summarizing the importance of the study group in terms of the current intellectual atmosphere of the college, the organizers of.tho group said, “This kind of plat- form obviously grows out of A restivenessv and dissatisfaction with the kind of discussion (or lack of it) that goes on at. Grim nell. We feel that an attempt should be made to raise the Grin- nell community from relative in- tellectual apathy to relative intel- ectual vigor and responsibility. Bernard Easterson, father of a Grinnell graduate and a current student, presented a slide and lecr ture program of tile Soviet Union Monday in the Bui'ling Library Viewing Room. Easterson spent a month in the USSR last summer Gates lecturer, John Smith, from Yale Proposes to Raise ’The Problem of God’ John Edwin Smith, prutessor of philosophy and chairman of the department of philosophy at Yale University, will deliver the 1965 Gates Memorial Lectures at Grille nell Nov. 1416. He will give three public lec- tures, all in Herrick chapel, on the theme “The Problem of God.” The schedule: Nov. 14, 8 pm. — “The Biblical Approach" Nov. 15, 8 pm. — “The Existen- tial Approach.” Nov 16, ll a.m, — physical Approach.” A specialist iit American philos- ophy and the philosophy of religion, “The Meta- Smith received his BA. and PhD. degrees from Columbia University and 8 ED. degree from Union Theological Seminary. Dr. Smith has been a member of the Yale [acuity since 1952, and before that was on the faculties of Vassar College, Barnard College, and Columbia University. He was Dudleian Lecturer for 1960 at Harvard University, was Suarez Lecturer for 1963 at Ford- ham University, and has also taught at Union Theological Semi~ nary and at the University or Michigan, He is the author of several lead- ing books and articles. including “The Spirit of American Philos» ophy” and “Reason and God." Easterson Presents Slides of Russia, Finds People There Friendly, Gracious at the invitation of the soviet goV< ernment, as a member of the American Photographic Society. During this time he took some 2,ooo slides, some of which were shown to the college audience. Easterson’s Slides focused ups the Soviet people, and showe them going about their everyday lives. He lound the “people in Russia Very iriendly and gra- cious." However, under Soviet law, one must obtain permission from a person in order to photograph him. Easterson found that ball- point pens and chewing gum made this law an easy one With which ADDRESS HERE: