Friday. April is, was SCARLET AND BLACK Page Save» Exchange Column Berkeley Faculty Committee Advis s Institution of Freshman Seminars Three weeks ago a Berkeley facility committee released a two hundred page report suggesting possible changes to improve the quality of education at that uni- versity. Tile “Muscatine” report represents a positive response to 3 need tor change which was so well demonstrated in the riots of last year. A few or the forty»two recommendations of the report in- cluded: The institution of ireshman sem- inars to consist of no more than twelve students and one faculty member who would work without restriction as to subject matter “as long as the orientation is one of dialogue and in the spirit of tree inquiry.” The institution oi Id hoe courses: courses which might arise “to sup- ply the relevant scholarly and in- tellectunl background to subjects of active student concern." (e.g., “Viet Nam." and “Literary Cen- sorship"). The proposals that recommenda» tions for tenure be accompanied by a formal dossier on the candi- date’s teaching performance. The elimination of grades from a student’s cumulative average for courses miten in his first term of residence, Nixon Rejected “We, the undersigned members ) Inauguration (Continued from huge l) symposium on “Literature and the Academy,” a formal student din- ner honoring the Leggelts, a Lenox Quartet concert. and the Inaugur- 81 Ball, on Saturday; and on Sun- day, college church and a lunch- eon and reception for delegates and special guests. Leggett was educated at Mid» dlebury College and Ohio State University, and has taught at Massachusetts institute of Tech nology, Ohio State University, and the University of Washingto though he served in the admr trntive capacity as provost at Washington, his main interest is that of a teacher-scholar. He is concerned with the “student cul» ture,” which he has defined as the intellectual development, per sonal growth, and attainment at maturity of the young adult. Thornton To Assess Peace Corps Group Givens L, Thorlon (psychology) will serve as field assessment of- ficer at a Peace Corps training center at Hilo. Hawaii. this sum- mer, He will be responsible tor the psychological assessment and evaluation of Peace Corps volun- teers who will be undergoing train~ ing prior [0 assignment in South- east Asia. The Hilo center, which is oper- ated by the University of Hawaii. is one of the Peace Corps' largest with a summer enrollment of more than 300. Thornton will be accompanied by his wile, Barbara, who is an as sistant in biology at Grinnell Col- lege, Ind Iheir three children. of the graduating class of 1966, pro- test the extending of an invita- lion to Richard M. Nixon to speak at our Commencement Exercises June 5, 1966, and the awarding to him of an honorary degree." Thus the seniors at the Univer- sity of Rochester have circulated a protest petition within their class objecting to the placing of a “seal of approval” on his ideas conceniing academic freedom, (in October 25, 1965, Nixon, in a speech in New Jersey demand- ed that Rutgers University of New Jersey dismiss Professor Gencvese for giving his personal viewpoints on the Viet Nam war at to teach- in. Genovese is reported to have said that he would welcome a Viet Cong victory in Viet Nam. When Drew University did not renew the contract at one of their professors who participated in the teach-in, because of “academic reasons," Nixon stated that he ad- mired the subtlety of the Drew officials, thus giving support to the idea of using academic pressure to suppress political opinion. "If I were governor I would not sit on the sidelines, but i would remind the Board of Governors of their responsibility to put the secur- ity of the nation above the right of the individual." Nixon said the same day in supporting the Re— publican candidate for the New Jersey govemorship. The Rochester seniors are not opposed to the appearance of Nix~ on campus in some other capacity. And the coauthors of the petition deny any political motive in their actions. STOP NSA Students to oppose Participation in NSA STOP NSA) buttons, fliers, and battle attire will be out in force nmrt week to initiate a na- tinnewide attack on the National Student Association. The Conservative Club and the Young Americans for Freedom are launching a three-pronged ass sault on many university cam- puses including St, John's Univer- sity. Faniasiick Fairy Tale Produced for Arena Thursday night at a pm. the musical The Fantasticks goes on stage in arena theater. Directed as an independent project by Deb- orah Hui-listine, the show com- bines free verse dialogue and songs in an adaptation of the French stoxy The Romantics The Fantasllcks begins with a fairy tale act in which boy (Mun ray Nelson) meets girl (Stephanie Lewis), and subsequently they fall in love and marry. Their fathers (Milt Tootle and Tom Pope) have successfully rigged the romance, including a feud to further the love atlair. To bring about a reconcil- iation between the “feuding” fa- thers. a staged abduction is planned. El Gallo, narrator ot the musical (Ric MacDowell) is hired to effect a phony rape. At the beginning of the second act the characters are restless and quarrelsome. As El Gallo presents the bill for the rape, the mas- querade is exposed. the lovers part and the fathers lapse into a real lend, Significantly enough, the wall is torn down before it is erected again. Enter the hero, as the boy retums from his world- ly adventures to find the girl has been deceived by El Gallo. Enter the theme, as the boy and girl fail in love again, this time know» ing what it is to be hurt, and thus lrncwing better what love means. Meanwhile, back at the wall, the fathers have found a common bond in their mutual affection for vegetables — because they’re so predictable, so dependable, unlike children. They suggest tear- ing down the wall. but El Gallo intervenes and insists lhat the wall must stay and can never be torn down. Characters and others instru» menial to the production include Keith King, musical director; Anne Hoganson and Janet Hamil- ton, pianists; Max l-leligott, sec- ond actor; Ruthie Sternberg, who portrays various props. Must cal numbers in the Show include “Try to Remember." “Much More,” and “Soon It‘s Gorilla Rain,” Previous workshops have been financed by drama department funds; however, Miss Burnstine is breaking precedent by receiv- ing financial support from SGA. Miss Bunlstine also broke prece— dent last year when her produc~ tion of The American Dream went on the road and was the first Grinnell play to do so in five years. The American Dream helped pave the way for the performance of The Bourgeoisie at Cornell this year. ) Kaiz (Continued from Page 1) According to Katz there have been no abrupt changes in the academic attitude of the student body during the eight years he has taught here. He described the students as proving “fairly homo- geneolls.” Kafz loolrs forward to two spe- clal challenges in his new posi- tinn. He will he working with a diiieient type or student body, since it is an urban community and most students will be com- muters. “1 will be working with the stu- dent that couldn't go away to school," stated Kati, “And of course, part of the excitement and challenge is going lo those Bos~ wnian libraries!" PHOTO CREDlTS Wcllnou Cyclone mi Larsen 7 p. R, oiiice nodiern Page i Page nl' page 5: mute s College ‘Spiril' Would Shock J. 3.; Evolves lo Unforeseen Extremes By ANNE FARRER There are several approaches that may be taken when consid- ering Grinnell. There is the per- spective's “aren't’the squir- rels neat, what do you do during open dorms anyway?“ approach. There's the hang a lantern in Goodnow tower, the trustees are coming approach. And there's the historical approach, for whatever Grinnell is, it is the oldest one of it west of the Mississippi. Although one now receives the impression that Giinnell s p r a n 3 fully armed and con-ivfed from the brow of I. B. Grinnell, it was by process that Grinnell arrived at its present state. An example and in- tegral part oi this process is the evolution of the present status of liquor at Grinnell. In the beginning I. B. Grinnell created the college and liquor was immediately placed at a disad- vantage; lor the original plan was as iollows: a board was chos~ all and it was provided that the net proceeds from the lots in the northwest quarter oi Section is be given to Grinnell University, “with the express provision that the lots should revert to Mr. Grinnell ii ardent spirits for a beverage should ever be sold thereon with- out his consent or that of his legal representatives.” Later this stipulation was elr iecilvely removed by court action, p Turnover (Continued [mm Page l) or the decisions made by depart— ing faculty, though higherrsalaried positions were usually accepted, it was generally felt that at Grinneli, tenure, a traditional prob. blcrn in some colleges and uni- versities, was not an issue at all. Most proiessors produce enough material at G inoell to gain na» ticnal recognition and this was cited as one of the big factors in the drawing away of faculty members; several department heads said that the places where the prolessors were going or had gone should be used as an index of the desirability of the faculty and that the departure should not be counted as a total loss ifll' the college but as a gain in the pres- tige oi the iaclllly. The major lactor m llle depatv z - oi any proiesscr. was clas- 5 ed as one of market. Most oi the people interviewed empha- sized tlie lacl that opportunities in education were increasing at such a rate that the availability of a position, especially tor a pro- lessor coming irom Grinnell, was almost limitless. The mat et. in other words, is a seller’s market. James Kissane (English) noted that the departments that were in the best shape were the ones to lose the best men. He cited Pro- iessors Fox, Springer, Cole, and Westiail in previous years. He went on to say that not many people leave without an offer. Joseph Wall (history) said that stair members usually leave be- cause of oppoi-runiiies for special- ization and more time for research and publication, He said that this was particularly true at the his- tol'y department. One of the largest reasons cited ior the fact that more proiessors did not leave was that the college but the intent was carried on in November. 1904, with the estab~ lishment of a local chapter of the American Prohibition C ollegfl League. In true Grinnell fashion, the chapter was to attack the so- cial menace or alcohol by “but. lining courses of study on variouii lines dealing with the liquoi problem and to produce as a re- sult of study theses and oralions which shall help the cause of pro hibition." The machinery of Grinnell ran smoothly, though with somewhat oi a lack of lubrication, until Decem- ber, 1931, when the council oi house chairmen began an investi- gation of the use of liquor on cam- pus. This el ited a traditional S lo 3 editorial: The. scarlet and Black. des- pite opposition, is today pub- lishing a story on the liquor in< vestigaiion now in progress here. Thls is curried because the his vesiigation ls news, and action taken either by studem governing organizations or by the admin- lstrative committee is of vital inlerest to the student body. Whispered rumors Is to meet- ings and summons may IS well be made public it they are true. Grinnell does not countenanco drinking by students here, and letting both the students and public know that such is the case can do no harm. As a result of the investigation eight Clark men were placed on social probation, which in 1931 was no dating, day or night, until the end of the year. Tome of these Clark men were subject to dismissal at the end of the year (it they reacted in true, red»blooded Grinnell spirit, they probably left right then). The Climax in Grinnell's his cholic history came in 1964 when at the instigation of SGA. liquor was legalized on campus tor stu- dents over 21. At present, the college is strug- gling with the rather nebuloul “North Campus Problem" and in regard to this, one can best ad- monish: God grant me the serenity lo accept the things l can’t change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to liniJW the difference (the Alcholics Anon- ymctls prayer). tiles, in large measure, to meet the competition in salary and pi)- sitlon offered by other instliulious. According to Kissane, the college, in several Crucial instances, has done a great deal to keep people here." As lat as the specific depart- ments are concerned, all of llia professors interviewed ielt that their departments are stable; with some expansion most of their aca- demic stall problems would be solved; and that they are com- pletely satisfied with the rlcpui mental policy and the caliber oi the faculty and students. Dean James Slauss issued a Writ- ten statement to the ski! which said that lurllover was at “the normal level" from 1964-65 to 1955- 66. srnuss cited .. Tlpl'oved protes- sional opportunity.” “desire to teach ill a larger department in to live iii an urban area," and “more promising personal or pro- iessional satisfactions our other grounds” as three reasons why facility leave Grinnell.