AND BLACK News From Other Campuses Kent in Vief Protest (ACP) — Realizing that pub- lic ridicule and a cold shoulder from the Johnson administra- lion have stifled the anti—Viet- nam war movement, several student leaders decided, last summer, to adopt a soft-sell approach. The students decided to dis- courage demonstration tactics but rejuvenate the movement by 1) mobilizing “moderate" students who oppose the United States policies in Vietnam but who shy away from radical tactics; 2) stimulating discus- sion about the war; 3) dis- pelling the notion that people opposing the war are merely unkempt heatnick radicals and 4) gaining the ear of the ad- ministration by thoughtful pre- sentation of the issues. The first step in the new approach was an open letter to President Johnson. Student leaders across the nation, in- chlding Grinnell Student Gov- ernment Association President, Steve Kent, wrote President Johnson that increasing num- bers of students are deeply troubled about the war and urged him to clarify American objectives in order to ease doubts abouu U. s, policy. Vietnamese Protest Foreign Sshoois (ACF) — South Vietnamese students are protesting the ex~ istence of foreign schools in South Vietnam. Saigon students have formed the Committee for the Use of Vietnamese at University Level and Against Foreign Schools in Vietnam to close schools teaching in for- eign la n g u a g e 5, especially French. At a seminar held re- cently in Saigon, a spokesman said, “it is absurd that the government does not control the presence of foreign cultures." Credit For Work Proposed of U. C. L A. The U.C.L.A. “Dally Bruin” has proposed a program pro viding academic credit for field work. The basis for granting credit would be a realistic plan for community service sponsorr ed by a faculty member and taken on a passrfail basis. Ex- amination would be by oral dis- cussion with the sponsoring pro- fessor, supported by a short pa- per. Credit would depend on the amount of time and involvement in the program ranging from one-half course to one and one- half courses for any given quar- ler. Projects it considerable dis- tance from the campus could be pursued during vacation periods. The student would petition his faculty sponsor for credit during the quarter following his vaca- tion project. ) Letter to Leggetf (Continued from Page 3) interpretation of the effectiveness of student rule enforcement. 3. Question: Why was SGA granted less than half its request for an activities fee increase? (in what basis was this decision made, and what financial priorities does it reflect? Comment: The small increase in the activities fee will seriously hamper such SEA-sponsored our tivities as Nous, the radio station, and the number of formal dances. It also prevents the creation of a proposed student-financed speaker’s bureau. The paucity of the increase ignores l) a tremendous increase in entertainment costs 2) the fact that our isolated environment necessitates an exclus- ively college-based program of activities which is dependent on adequate allotment for purchased entertainment. 4. Question: How does the college justify aca- demic punishment for social offenses? Comment: The college’s continued dependence upon separation as a punitive measure against the individual cannot substitute for sanctions applied within the college environment. Extreme punish- ments intended to function as examples do not serve a constructive purpose. The college system of rules and punishment must realistically reflect the community interest. 5. Questio Why does the college not consider offrcampus living for men and women a legiti- mate part of the resident system? Comments: “Residential living” should not re— strict the individual to four years of dormitory life, The dormitory system can have values in teaching the individual to live in a communal sit- uation, However an institution like Grinncll must accommodate individual differences and needs in the determination of a living situation. 5. Question: To What extent and in what situa- tions will the new resident advisors be responsi- ble to the administration? Precisely what func- tions will they assume from the hall presidents? Comment: A statement is required of the ad- minlstration‘s policy concerning the responsibil— ities of the resrdent advisors. Student confidence in the advisors can only be maintained by a guarantee that discussions between a student and an advisor remain striCtJy confidential, and fur- ther, that consultation with the dean's office only be taken with the consent of the student in- volved. Any duties assumed by the resident advisor from the hall president must not jeopardize the sovereignty of student rule enforcement. 7. Question: Finally, why is a letter such as this necessary? Doesn’t the maintenance of a Grin- nell College community necessitate communica- tion between the administration and students on vital issues? Roger Koenker Dan Cheiietz Sue Dostal Ron Gatton Sue Levine Russ Hueckendorf Celeste Durant Wally Knpsa Frederick Ciausen Nancy Young Jane Stracke Bill Gremebach Scottie Ray Flora Kotzian Dave Williamson Lynne Sussman George wittgrut Janet Nichol Rick Heilbron THE VARSITY For paperbacks, mag- azines. greeting cards, smoking supplies, to- llaoco, candy. pop, rec- ords, beer, newspapers and assorted other goodies. For School or Typewriter Supplies Grinnell Office Supply GRINNELL. IOWA Au.“ irom th. Post citin- Medallion Convocation Saturday Formal presentation of the Grinnell President’s Medallion and the selection of the col- lege’s first President’s Medal- ist will highlight a special con- vocation to be held at 2 pm. tomorrow in Herrick chapel. Robert N. Noyce, chairman of the Board of Trustees, will Fulbright": Book is PPPE Choice Tile PPPE Political Book-Of- the Month selection for Felr wary-March, The Arrogance of Power by Senator J. William Fulbright, illustrates what one reviewer has called “the alien- ation of a great many thought- ful citizens from their govem- merit." Fulbright, chairman of the powerful Foreign Relatiom committee of the U, S. Senate, has long been a serious critic of the Johnson administratioh and its foreign policy. But in this book, he goes beyond mere criticism of U. S. policy in Vietnam, the Dominican Re- public or Cuba. He indicts the American people for a collecta ive arrogance, infecting both our attitudes and our actions with “an exaggerated sense of power and an imaginary sense of mission” that distorts not only our national policies but our national character as well. The “arrogance of ower," says Fulbright, ls rel .ted in the smug manners of the Arn- erican tourist or the U.S. com sultant to lnreign governments, in the all too typical American attitude of superiority to the “underdeveloped” areas of the world, and in an unwillingness to understand and accept on the part of young, emerging nations the same revolution. exuberance and even extrem- ism that accompanied the birth and growth of our own country. Fulbright calls for the US. to get out of Vietnam, trans— (.3, present the medallion to Presi- dent Glenn Leggett. Tile Presi- dent‘s Medallion, which wal crafted by Louis 6. Zirklo (art), will be Worn only by crinnell presidents while they are officially representing the college and only with full aca- demic regslia. The President’s Medalist, to be selected from the senior class by a faculty committee headed by Joseph F. Wall, (history), will receive an orb inal medal which Zirkle has Else crafted, The award, It made annually, is based on scholarship, leadership, person- al achievement, and contribu- tions to the college community. Special music for the cork vocation will be provided by the choir, a group from tho Collegium Musicum and col- lege organist Elbert M. Smith. Smith will play a pro-convoca- tion carillon recital which will begin at 1:45 pm. “—— form its strings-attached for- eign ald program into a multi- lateral ond longaterm redistris bution of the wealth of all nations, and by making demo- cracy work to meet its own challenging domestic problems. inspire by its example rather than dictate with its power. Based on his Herter Lectures ship at Johns Hopkins Univer- sity last spring, The Amgnnsn of Power reflects the judgments and recommendations of a fun mer Rhodes Scholar, law pro- fe s s o r , university president, and member nt Congress, with almost a quarter century of legislative experience and leads crship. Copies of this Politi- cal Bookrof-tl'lerMonth, with two- week circulation privileges, are available at Hurling Li~ brary and in the Caucus Room of Carnegie Hall. Cybernolion Weekend February 24 made by ACME. a pair of Acme Boots. it you are like most men, boots place high on your list at most wanted apparel. And if you want handsomely styled, excellent in, boots that give long, comfortable wear, let us fit you in 1 pair expertly CHARGE ACCOUNTS WELCOME