From Iowa cornfield to lliel Jungle Success Story of F armor 8&8 Editor BOB HODlERNE, tonne. 5&3 editor. interviews a resident oi Chicago's west side. Hodieine is now a war photographer in Viei Nam. Ed. notet The following report was written by Henry Wilhelm '68, a close friend of tanner 5&3 editor Bob Hodierne. Hi)- diei-ne is now a war photograph- er in Viet Nam. By Henry Wilhelm "We were walking across this big open area (much like a valley between mountains or jungle) and from quite a ways up ahead two machine guns (30 cal.) opened up on us. The land we were on was sloping up to a plateau where the machine guns were and they were quite distant from us. So the bul- lets couldn’t get low enough The above was taken from a letter by Bob Hodierne, former 5&3 editor, who has temporarily quit school to work as a war photographer in Viet Nam. Short- ly alter the conclusion of last sea mester. Hudieme sold some stock to buy a one way plane ticket, told his parents that he was “go mg to travel around," bought two Nikon F cameras, and left for Sai- gon by way or Hong Kong. When he arrived in Hung Kong he found that he could not be in Viet Nam for longer than seven days since at the time he was not accredited by any “responsible news organization." But he went on anyway in the hope that he would find someone to accredit him otter he got there. Hodierne wrote: “1' got to Sai- gon late Monday night and went to the UPI oflice first thing Tues~ day morning. They were pleased as hell to see me. They got me ac< credited at once, are taking care or my visa and have provided me a place to stay. They also provide me with all the lilm I can 1159. Wednesday was my first day on the job and UPi sent out three pictures via rcdiophoto — two or them were mine. One was a pio- ture of the reporter i was wiflr' getting beat up by the riot police yhere in Saigon (nine stitches tn Kthe back of his head, three Over his eye). AMERICAN SHELL— (Continued on Page 2) This thst son at the school year will be distributed on campus only. Regular Friday distribution will begin next week. Grinnell College Oldest College Newspaper West of tho Mississippi Vol. LXXIV New Dean Discusses Grinnell By Ann Kirschner Mrs. Alice Low, Grinnell's new dean Ol’ women, is more interest- ed in establishing a philosophy oil living for the residence halls than in putting emphasis on rules. Mrs. Low teels that college stile dents should continue to assume a great deal of responsibility with- in the hall system. however, she also said in all interview last week with an 5&3 Writer, “You cannot put 500 girls in the Quad and not have rules. There are some people who might olherwise iniringe on the freedom of others." Mrs. Low said that a rule should be put into ettect it a situation logically re- quires it and if it also makes sense in a longer-snge view. Greater studenlrfaculty commu- nication outside the classroom is one of Mrs. LnW's main concerns. Many or the taculty expressed in terest last spring in having more informal discussions with students. Mrs. Low said, “This is a two-Way street, but students must take the initiatiVE.” She would like to see groups of students interested in having a particular discussion in- Vlte professors to the hall lounges. Mrs. Low feels that it is not the number of Students involved that would determine the success of such a meeting, but how meaning- iul it was to those who participat- ed. She hopes that the discussions will become more informal. Mrs. Low has taken a special int terest in the availability at more academic and personal counseling. Aside from the professional ser- vices oiiered to students, Mrs. Low will be meeting with the Bat- tleboards to better prepare them to deal with the problems they might encounter in their capacity of advisors. in response to feelings expressed last year by students about how ing at greater say in determining the curriculum, Mrs. Low feels that the administration should be ‘willing to listen to suggestions and iparticipate in profitable diSCIlS< ‘Sions. She Said that the students must realize that Wllile they will not be able to make the final de- cisions, the administration should be very interested in working closely with them to determine the feasibility of instituting courses where interest has been shown and also for explaining why certain courses may not be given, Mrs. Low was dean of women tor the past six years at Central Washington State College, Elicns- berg, Washington. where she re- ceived her master's degree. She was an undergraduate at Eastern Washington State College. MRS. LOW The “great parking lot contron Versy" which stirred campus con- cern last spring appears to be solved. in an interview with an 5&3 writer earlier this week President Leggett said, “We're committed to the idea that it we have park. ing lots they will be on the cam- pus ner. “l'v.” : ' would not disturb campus greenery. Leggett said he plans to ride a bicycle this year and expressed the hope that [acuity and stair members would follow his exam- ple in an eliort to mlieve the shorts age at parking space. The controversy arose last spring when 3&6 employees be- gan construction or a parking lot in the grassy area across the railr road tracks 1mm Burling Librarv. A group or students protested the action and staged a sitdown strike on the construction site. The con- troversy we : unsettled when school ended, N o More Parking Lots; Leggei‘i to Hide Bicycle T usiees Elect tioyce Chairman Robert N. Noyce, general man- ager or Faircllild Semiconductor in Mountain View, Calil., and Vice president of Fairchild Camera and instrument ot Syosset, N.Y., has been named chairman of the Grins nell College Board or Trustees. A Grinnell graduate of the class of 1949, Noyce succeeds Edwin S. Hewitt, '29, of Liberiyville, lll., who has held the post since 1962. Mrs. Fred Maytag i! or Newton and David Kruidenier, Jr., of Des Moilles were named vice Chair- men, and Russell w, Frldley, ’50, vice president at planning and de. velopment, was elected secretary. The next meeting of the board has been set ior Nov. 56 in Grin- nell. Grihnell. Iowa. Saturday, September 3, I961: Credit-Fail Comesl'o Grinnell: New Faculty Joins Old Guard Accompanying the new laces on campus this fall is an academic innovation [or Grinnell, the credit- iail grading system, Any Sopho- more. junior or senior may elect one course each semester under the system, provided tha§>the course is not a general graduation requirement nor in the student’s mayor iield. The hoped for result is that cliemistrv nioiors will now throng into medieval lit courses and likewise that English majors will avail themselves of the rigor of the scientific method. The new system of evaluation will replace the conventional numerical grades in the elected courses. It the grade is “credit" it will not be in- cluded in figuring the student's gradepoint average. it it is “fail" lthen it will be computed in the gradepoiiit average as an F, Other academic innovations in- clude the tolloiving new protessors: Associate proicssnr — Mai-ion G. Vantossen, sociology. Assistant protessors — Robert H. Canary, English; T h o m o s H. Charlton, anihropoIOgy; Kari De- Long, biology; Ezra Mendelsolin. history; Raymond J. Obermiller, physical education for men; John H. Wot'ley; philosophy. Instructor's a W. Paul A n- der. in, political science; Dennis w. Haas, philosophy and religion, and also college chaplai , hemar‘d M. Mergen, history; Terry M. Parssinerl, history; Thomas Sum~ crvillc, speech and theatre; George M. Young, In, Russian. Assistants Margaret c. Can- ary, human es Cami M. Pars- sincn, hiimani Sallie c. Ver- rette, French; Laura M. Wicman, art. Technicians — Victor Franklin, physics; T. Henry James, natural sciences; Michael L. Nawack, psyr chology. New members of the administra» live staff are Alice 0. Low, dealt The son will hold a gen- eral start meeting to all in- terested xiudenis tomorrow evening at 8:30 in the 58:3 officer in the roioni. of women; James O. Avison. direee tor or development; Paul S. Toma. admissions co unselo r; S/Sgt. Ralph E. Luce, Jr. Air Force ROTC sergeant major; and Leots Anderson. executive housekeeper. Promotions among the old tacui. ty include; . Howard R. Burkle, from asst): ciate professor to proiessor oi philosophy and religion. Charles G. Cleaver, irom assoo ciate professor to proiessor oi English. Andrew P. chicki. from area, clate professor to proiessor of Spanish. Harold A. Fletcher, Jr., frond associate professor to protessor or political science. Major Albert Omer. from arso‘ ciate professor to professor or aerospace studies, Denis M. deCoteau, from assist- ant proiessor to associate professor of music. Robert H. Haveman, from as- sistant professor to associate pl'o~ lessor of economics. Jack S. Swenson, from assistant proiessor to associate professor of chemistry. Joyce C. Buck, from instructor to assistant protessor ot physical education for women. Coming up new on the Grinnell campus are a central heating plant and a service building. it will replace the unsightly 3&0 building, Cyclone late The two cyclone editors have announced that, due to a dolly in production, their yen-book will not In dtstribulod hr sev- eral months.