Grinnell College 9mm B Oldest College Newspaper Wesi of the Mississippi Vol. LXXIII Grinneli, Iowa, Friday, February 4, I966 SENATOR RICK HEILBRON spoke against the proposed abolition oi the Senate at Wednesday evening's meeting. Heilbrcn, who originally supported the proposal. said he felt that the ultimate goals had been forgotten. The measure went down I7-5, Senate Revamp Defeated By ALAN AXELROD The Senate lives on. The proposal made by SGA President Jerry Goddard which sought to abolish the senate was defeated Wednesday night 17-5. Senator Dan Bucks opened dis oussion of the proposal With an explanation or his stand on the proposal, “My opposition is not based on romantic wishiulness for the past. I feel that the goals of the proposal such as improved rule enforcement and increased efficiency can he achieved in other ways. Bucks went on to express the feeling that the proposed form oi government would narrow the range of participation in student government by delegating all leg- islative responsibility to the hall presidents. He said that some of the projects oi the Senate, such as the committee investigating admisslon‘s practices and the distribution of course evaluation forms. had been worthwhile and that the senate has the ability to function as an efiective legisla- tive body. At this point Bucks distributed mimeographed copies of suggest- ed changes in the organization of SGA His suggestions entailed three proposals: the return to a senate composed of two represen- tatives from each hall, the selec- tion of the speaker of the senate by the SGA president with approv- al by the senate, and the power to initiate proposals for changes in conduct regulations and res- ‘SYNTHESIS'— (Continued on Page 5) Student Group Forms 7' Seek Bole (dodges About thirty students — most or them freshmen —- met last night in the South Lounge in the most recent of a series of “organizational" meet- ings. The group is organizing what they call the “Grinnell Committee for Student Involvement” and are interested primarily in rule changes at Grinnell. A steering committee met shortly before the main meeting and ape pointed officers. The officers are: David Levine, chairman; Carl Bef- liner, vice chairman; Kit Leder, secretary; and Richard Kaiser, treas- urer, Chairman Levine explained that “we couldn’t decide who should be voting members” and said that in a month or so there would be an election by the entire group for officers, Levine read the group's guidelines, calling the group “an organiza- tion seeking to promote the active involvement of Grinnell students in the important issues and decisions which aitect them." The guidelines went on to say that “Grinnell students have the right to maximum intellectual and social freedom and that this is nece ary for the iull development of independence, maturity, and respons y.” In order to reach these ends, Levine indicated that the organization would work through committees, The committees named were “public affairs, student government, social lules and action, faculty and admin- istration, academic and coordinating," Levtne said that sometime early next week —- he wasn’t sure when‘ or where — the group would have a general meeting open to everyone. When asked if the group was to have a limited membership he replied that it would be limited “to whoever wants to join." em no 4 DAVID LEVINE (left) and Carl Berliner [right], chairman and vice-chairman respectively at the Grinnell committee tar Student involvement, looked on weanerday night at the senate meeting. ' Visitation Causes Suspension A Smith Hall sophomore has been suspended for the rest of the academic year by the Facul- ty Committee on Student Affairs. The student was suspended for Eastern Newsmen Talk with Students Seventeen Far Eastern journa- lists, visiting in the United states for a mouth, were'on campns‘last Friday and participated in it slow- mnVing coilee hour ill South Lounge. A journalist formerly from Ha- noi helpfully attempted to answer two questions at such length, and with such an accent, that interest wanted. He answered a question con- cerning the common interest at Russia and the United States in the containment of Red China, by saying that the Viet Nam war was one of conquest and that China would never be satisfied with half of the country. Speaking on other topics the journalists could not understand the U.S.'s lack of a full effort in Viet Nam and they did not look for a “strong man" to take over there. , s , somewhere THE CHEMISTRY LAB attracted a visit From this science writer, shown with Grinnell student Stephen Wielgoz. The writer was one of l7 iournalists from the Far East. having a woman in his room il- legallyr He was apprehended Friday morning when a building. and Grounds electrician entered his room. The student refused to reveal the name of the woman involved. The committee tank final ao- tion on the student’s case mesa day. The committee had acted on the case earlier and on Tuesday passed final judgment on an ap- peal by the student. ;, 5, Eugene Thompson, dean ot men, reports that the student will probably he able to enter school else this semester and thus maintain his draft de< ferment status. Thompson also said that the student will be al- lowed to return to Griunell next fall. 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