TOUCHING on THE tSSUES of women's hours and 0 en dorms and briefly describ- ing the colege's "ten year plan." Presi- dent Glenn Leggeit addressed a joint Senate-student body meeting in ARH auditorium Wednesday night. Grinnell College 9mm Oldest College Newspaper West of the Mississippi Vol. LXXiV Grinnell. Iowa, Friday. February 3. m7 No. l7 New Town Branch to Open Mental Health Clinic Coming; Will Serve Grinnell Students By Paul Nachman Establishment of a mental health clinic in Griiinell awaits only the hiring of personnel to staif it, The new facility will be available to students. The Poweshiek County Men- tal Health Clinic, to be located in the Grinnell Community HDS~ pital, will be more accessible [0 students than the Jasper County Mental Health Center in Newton, which currently serves the college. County otticiais are present- ly seeking a fullntlnie psycholo- gist and a halt-time social worker for the new clinic, to be a branch at the Jasper County center, Di: Leroy K. Bel‘i‘yhill, director and staff psychiatrist in Newton, will head the joint operation. Associate Dean R i c h a r d H. W i n t e r s explained that Poweshiek County will not get a fully-staffed mental health center because the county's 19.000 population base is too small to iinancially support the necessary psychiatrist. in- stead, the Gl'innell iacility will be a inst-step clinic for stu- dents and for county resrdetits. Each patient will make at least one trip to the Newton center for consultation with Dr. Berryhill, although protracted treatment may be administered by the Grinnell stuti after the evaluative examination in New- um. Winters noted that the col- lege has encouraged the estab- lishment of a clinic in Grinnell since 1963, when it helped pro- vide financial backing tor in- itiation of the Newton center, “There is increased incidence of need among students for psychological and psychiatric care,” he continued, Winters attributed this in- creased incidence to the great» er pressures on today’s stu« dents, chieily grades, parental expectations and worries about graduate school, as well as heightened popular awareness or psychological problems Winters commented that stu< dents desiring psychological consultation have the option or going directly to the clinic it they don't want the college administration to know about their problems, Most students, though, are referred to the clinic through the deans’ oi- fice. "We don’t tell any stu- dent he must go unless it is a critical case," the dean em» phasized. The college pays the fees for a student's initial 3-6 Visits to the clinic. Citing iigures tor the last three and a halt school years, Winters noted that approxi- mately 40 students use the Newton facilities each year, each student averaging three interviews. However, the num< ber of staifrhours the Newton center devoted to Grinnell stu- dents jumped from about 140 in both 1963-64 and $64-65 to 190 in 196566 Twenty-nine students used the Newton center during the fall semester for a total of 98 staii-hours, indicating another substantial increase for this year, With the opening of the new Grinnell clinic, Winters anticipates increased student use of mental health counsel- ing “it (or no other reason than greater convenience.” At a Monday night meeting in the Gi'innell Veteran Mem« orial Center, Dr. Berryliill laud- ed the Poweshiek County Men- tal Health Association and the county's Board oi Supervisors tor the steps taken to initiate the Poweshiek clinic. The su< pervisors, at the urging of the Mental Health Association, See CLINIC on Page 4 Probable Hours Change Affirmed Leggett Tells Committee Position; Final Decision Comes in Spring By Don Winney In a formal statement to the senate Wednesday President Legs gett announced the recommendation of the FCSA to abolish wom- en's hours, The President said he and the trustees would consider the proposal and that a decision on the matter would be made public in the spring. “1 have concerns about some aspects oi the proposal,” the Prestdent said. “but at the minimum, I expect to take an aiiil'mative attitude on the mat- ter of some liberalization in women's hours." Any new pol- icy, he said, would take effect next tall, The President spoke inform- ally of the college’s plans ior the future, both academic and physical. Mentioning the plans for a recreational and service complex. he said, “Darby Gym- nasium would be redesigned as a group recreational space tor bowling, ping pong, and other activities.” A women's residence hall, Leggett said, is being planned for 150 students, 75 of whom are now on campus. The hall will be an extension of Loose Hall, and the additional space will provide tor new lounge areas on South Campus. The renovation of existing residence halls is also under considera. tion as is the construction of a new men's hall sometime in the future The President announced a proposed iive year program to raise Ill-12 million dollars {or the college. Half of the money will be used for physical con- struction, the other half for faculty salaries, new depart- ments such as an East Asian one, and liberalized loan and scholarship programs for stu- dents ”As college costs rise," said Mr. Leggett, “we must realize the danger of attracting stu- dents only irom the upper mid. dle class. Grinnell has always welcomed students from all social backgrounds," The President said the fac- ulty's educational policy com» mittee will “hopefully” make recommendations to him by June on how to relate Grin- nell's commitment to liberal education to the need tor pre- professional education. Associate Dean Winters then DEAN s. EUGENE rnomson was among the crowd or college and townspeo is attending the Grinnsll Town Meeting this week who eerd Dr. Leroy l(. Berryhill an- nounce the new clinic. Photo! by im- Neutrino spoke “to clarify the issue be tween students and adminis- trators on the counseling sits nation." He announced that I new psychiatric and counseling service will be established in Grinnell. Winters also spoke frankly about the tiring ot the house mothers. “We have been ace cused of inhumanity," he said. “but our concern has been to make available (to the stu- dents) people not so far re moved trom your generation 1 know these housemothers, i do not demean what. they have stood tor, but we must lacs inevitable change, We‘ve got to keep moving, i have sisters myseii their ages. We re- Leggett Speech on Page 3 tired them not with any maly ice. but with a concern witli the ongoing process at a new. generation." CoiHP President Bob F00“ proposed to the senate that I centralized lost and found sta- tion be established. The sem ate approved a $10tHZD appro- iation to finance the 10-12 Grin- nell representatives to the Model UN. The senate also appropriated $50 to help tinance SGA Fresh dent Steve Kent’s trip to Wasti- ington to see Secretary of stats Dean Rusk, The appropriation was approved on the condition that Kent give a public state- ment on his trip when he re. turns. The trip is the result of a letter signed last tall by stu- dent government presidents expressing reservations on the Vietnam War. Raid at ”Rex”; Two Arrested Two Grinnell students were arrested Wednesday morning at about 1:15 on a charge at illegal possession of beer. during at police raid on the “Rex’ (Wayne’s Steakhouse). The stit- dents, one a freshman and the other a sophomore, both South Younker hall men, appeared i Justice of the Peace court and were each fined $100 and court costS, This fine, which is considers only higher than the one term. erly imposed for this ottens reflects a change in pom; stemming irorn a iatal accident which occurred south of Grinnell last (all and which involved twfl minors in possession of beer. Oiiiciol college action in t!- sponse to Lite arrest has WI been determined