lN ONE of the most massive of recent student court sessions, the couris heard CefHP Fresidenf Bab Foote and AWS President Karen Louterbach defend the warning". nineteen Siudenl leader; who pariieipaied in the Thanksgiving Eva deliberate viola. tion of the college visitation rule. The courts handed the students a “severe see rnotos oy l-lenry Wilhelm Grinne College Oldest College Newspaper west oi the Mississippi Vols LXXIV Grinnell, Iowa, Friday, December 2. mo Sludenl Leaders Commenl On Goals. Plans for Future By SUZANNE GELBER "Progress, thus far, has been more superficial than real," ree marked SGA President Steve Kent, expressing the opinions or the SGA Executive Cabinet on the administration reaction to rules protest during a noon meeting Wednesday with 5&3 reporters. Karen Lauterbach, AWS Board president, added that “most significant campus reform during the past four years — te, pass-tail, and the reinstitution Di interim — has come about only through Slii< dent initiative and agitation.” The student government of- ficials feel that the focus of activity is once again wom- en’s hours, which will most lutely not be instituted until next tall because some people feel counseling lacilities must be expanded, “We believe that the provision or more adequate counseling services is a legitimate concern or the administration in this case,” commented Karen. “Student protest." said Bob Foote. “did not accomplish its basic purpose re the illcgal vie itatioil case a to change Presi» dent Leggett’s decision about suspension. However, it did open the door {or administra- tion clarification of its rules policy and this is at least a limited victory." Tile student courts are now considering the significance of morality as a relevant factor in judicial hears lugs. SGA President Steve Kent offered the following state< merit: “I have a conception of Grinnell. or, more accurately, — oi what Grlnneil was and wants Io be, as a tnily liberal, radical, innovative and assert- ive place. It’s not on original idea but one I’ve acquired since coming to Grlnnell and one which i think a lot oi Grinnellians hold. “The decision to suspend the three students for the rest or the academic year and the trepidations involved hi the whole process that led up to that decision, I think raise some doubts as to the validity of my conception The cir- LEADERS— (Continued on Page 6) “War Without End” By DAVID DILLON “The historian's job is to re- Create history. Our best schol- ars are creative artists because they are creating something which is their interpretation of what happened. . . . The use of history and theater such as the documentary play is becoming more popular.” Thus Richard Meyer, Director 0! Theater. summarized his View of the in- terrelatlon oi the historic and dramatic arts in an interview on War Without End, by Ray- mond Eetts, a faculty member at Grinnell, now in Africa on WAR— (Contlnued on Page 6) Editor Morion Quits Cyclone The resignation of '67 Cyclone editor, Lilah Morton, was ap- proved last Wednesday by the Board of Publications. She cited lack of money to hire ad- ditional stall members (all staff salaries must be approved by the Board) and lack of time to devote to the book as the main reasons for the resigna- MORTON— (Contlnued on Page 7) Courts Hear Violators' “Concern for Community" By HAROLD FUSON In a tense atmosphere clouded by unfriendly silences and bitter glares, the Faculty Committee on Student Attairs and the deans sat along with the student primary courts in hearing the cases of 19 AWS Board and CoiHP members who de- liberately broke the College's visitation rule last week. Women's court chief magis irate, Linda Neal, opened the Sunday aiternoon session in Gardner Lounge with a brief discussion 01‘ the student courts' approach to violations. Miss Neal noted that evidence of a Violation indicales “a certain amount of Conflict within the system.” The courts, she continued, at- Leggeii Rejects Siudenis' Appeal By HENRY WlLHELM Last Sunday President Glenn Leggett rejected the final ap- peal of Robert Hanenberg, Michele Anderson and Frank Knowltori to reduce the suspena siorl penalties given them by the Faculty Committee on Stu- dent. Affairs. Leggett said: “I lelt physi- cal separation from the cam< pus was the proper choice considering all the available alternatives.” He said that the students would be per- mitted to take their final exams for this semester “in nbsentls." They will also be allowed to enroll as Gfinnell students in another college or university, or in any of Grin- nell’s off-campus programs for which they may be eli- gible, Credits earned will be lransferred to and accepted by Grinnell College." when the case was reviewed by the Committee on Student Affairs Leggett was out or town. He said, however, that he had been in touch with the deans by phone as the case progressed, When asked by 5&3 about the APPEALS— (Continued on Page h) tempt to “sit down and discuss the problem" and within the discussion to realize a “resulth tion of the Conflict." While this case constituted an “expanded court session,” the procedure would remain the same, “Still discussing the problem in- volved." AWS Board President Karen Lauterbach opened the delensu followed by Coil-KP President Robert Foote. Miss Lauterbech stressed that at no time was the vio- lation “the result of either isolated or impulsive acllon on onyone‘s part.” There were, she continued, I “large segment of agitated and frusa trated studean.” The vlola< (ion was conceived as a “rep- resentative action by a rep resentative group intended to express the concern of these students." The violation according to Miss Lauterbach was something the participants “understood the reasons for and seriously believed in." it was an action which was by no means taken lightly in View of the conse« quences for both the individual! See Student Court Statement on Page 4 involved and the college as - wholes Miss Lauterbach stressed that ihe violation was “not donI merely as a protest." It was an ”action in response to some of the questions that have been raised." The violation repre- sented ”mostly a question at policy and a concern for a pro- cess in arriving at a policy de- cision." This was a question “COMMUNITY”— (Continued on Page 4) Grinnel] Weekend on W.W.I. . . . sruoems GAZE iN AWE at the collec- {ion or World war l posters on display currently in seheaiier Gallery. The display is part of the "Grinnell Weekend" activi- ties which today and tomorrow will lea- sow hire a symposium on World War l. Other related events will be the premier at i. documentary play on the war by Raymond Boris, history, and two showings ol a French movie. "Grands Illusion