NOUS — Coming Soon Nous is again seeking cons tributions from student body and faculty for publication in the March issuer Needed are poems, essays, book reviews, papers, and patrons. Submis- sion deadline 1! Feb. 15. Washington Vietnam Conferenc- Iiusk Hosts Student Leade Grinnell College Show w Vol. LXXIV Grinnoll, Iowa. Friday, February l0, i967 By Steve Kent Last December I was among 100 co-signers of an open letter to President Johnson. My fellow signers were all student body presi- dents at their respective colleges and universities with the excep- tion of several who were editors or their campus newspapers. Our purpose was to alert the President to the growing skepticism on many campuses concerning our present policy in Vietnam and to initiate a responsible dialogue between the administration and the American student population in the hope that most students’ doubt: might prove unwarranted. In response to our letter, each of the signers received a letter irom Secretary of State Dean Rusk in reply to our original question, inviting a select group from the one hundred of us to come to Washington to discuss the Vietnam situation. Tuesday, January 31, was set as the date for our conference with the Secretary, l arrived in Washington on January 30 and early the next day went on to Dunbarion College, where we were to gather prior to our meeting Sieve Kent with Mr. Rusk in the afternoon. The collection of student leaders represented institutions from all parts 0! the country: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Michigan Minnesota, Oregon, Stanford. Ohio State, Amherst, Sarah Lawrence, Duke, St. Olaf and others to taling iortytwo, —— Early Arrivals — A group of eighteen early arrivals had met the previous week- end to draft a second letter to Secretary Rusk and to establish ten- tatively the guidelines ior our Tuesday meeting Tuesday morning the inte arrivals, including myself, were brieled by the planners. Several delegates were designated as spokesmen in order to insure that certain questions would be raised in the time allowed us with the Secretary, It was also decided that we would agree to an inform- al discussion arrangement and promise not to publicly quote or represent the Secretary's views as expressed in our discussion Our meeting with the Secretary lasted almost two hours. The exchange was lively and touched on many aspects of the Vietnam See RUSK REAFFIRMS VIETNAM STAND on page 5 Judicial Study Group Proposes Complete Court Reorganization By Jan Hale A group organized late last semester to study the College judicial system is preparing proposals for a complete re< organization oi the judicial structure. The study group, initiated by Primary Court Magistrates Tim Daily and Lin- da Neal, has been meeting regularly since the beginning of the second semester. in addition to Daily and Miss Neal, the study group in- cludes Chairman of the Facul- ty Joseph F. Wall and Deans James Stauss, Alice Low, Eu- gene Thompson and Richard Winters. The group’s tentative propos als reflect a desire to eliminate overlapping jurisdictions such as now exist between the stu< dent courts and the Faculty Committee on Student Aliairs. Proposals would also eliminate such dual and conflicting roles as now exist in the case of the deans, who act both as counselors and disciplinarians, and in the case oi the faculty committee, which acts in both a judicial role and a policy. making rule. These changes, it is hoped, would reduce the kind of reverberating tension the community experiences as me es are moved from one level of judicial authority to another. The study group is planning to hold a joint meeting with the Faculty committee on Stu- dent Affairs, the Executive Cabinet and the other members of the student government. Fol- lowmg this meeting, the group hopes to present deiinite pm posals for judicial reform to the administration and the stu- dent body. Housemolher Leaves Mrs. Christine Wennips, James Hall Head Resident, leit Grin- nell last week for the Uni< Vei'slty at California at Berke- ley where she will be House Di~ rector tor Phi Kappa Delta sorority. As liousemother for the last three and one hall year-s, Mam Wennips made an effort to un< deistand her girls, and parti< cularly to counsel freshmen, She has also tutored students in several oi the many languages which she speaks fluently. By Suzanna Gelber 5&8 Assoclnto Editor G r i n n e l 1': comprehensive charge will rise by not to $2900 during the 1967-68 academic year, according to an announce- merit mailed to parents this week by President Glenn Leg- gett, The rise reflects a $300,000 hike in next year's college oper- ating expenses, according to Rule Breaker Withdraws By Susun Fogg College handling oi illegal opens may have been modilied, as evidenced by the recent case of a Smith l-lhii sophomore facing charges 01 illegal visi- tdtinn. The Faculty Committee on Student Affairs (FCSA) ruled that the student should be sus- pended unless he “voluntarily withdrew." The student with- drew, making no attempt to deny the charges against himi Since December, 1965, every case of illegal visitation handled by the FCSA has resulted in suspension or expulsion, Asso- ciate Dean Richard Winters and Dean 5. Eugene Thompson, however, do not feel ready to describe the action taken in this case as a precedent for procedure in future incidents. The student involved, when conircnted with the charges, made no attempt to deny them. The girl involved in the case did not attend Griitnell. She had been staying in Smith during her two-day visit to campus. iilliiiiliiiHillluluiiiiiiiiilliiiiliiililliiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii '67-'68 budget increase projec- tions approved in November by the Trustees. Leggett’s announcement in- cluded the lollowing composite of next year’s charges: Tuition ,. . . ...... $1,925 (3155 increase. presently $1,710) Board . . . . Room , . . Activities Fee . (35 increase) College Events Admission Fee 30 Health Fee .. i - 3|) 460 400 55 Total Comprehensive Fee .. ,. . ,, (presently 52,740) As a means of comparison, $2,000 ‘average tuition at 99 selected private institutions listed in the American Council on Educa- tion's Fact Book is presently somewhat over $1400 yearly. Grinnell's Trustees, who have made the autumn fee increase is distressing custom, felt “obliged to add to the compre- hensive charge" in light of in- flationary operating costs, only two»thirds of which will be ab- sorbed by the tee rise. However, President Leggett promised parents in his letter that “to the extent possible the College will increase its finan- cial assrstancc to students who otherwise would not be able to complete their education at Grinnell." According to the President, the College antici- pates increasing its scholarship itinds by $25,000 (present total estimated in the neighborhood of $400,000 by Dean Stauss). Major reasons for the in— crease were listed by Leggett After the Fall Ticket distribution for After the Fall begins Mon- day at the Forum desk. Peri formance dates are Feb. 22« 25. Activity tickets are required ior Friday and Sat- urday night tickets, but not ior Wednesday or Thursday tickets. :7) 67-68 Fees Set at $2900 as follows: 1) continuing intense competition and rising faculty, salaries for scholar-teachers; 2) need to increase investment in academic programs and student services; and 3) higher staff , wages and student labor wages. along with general cost inila. ticn. While Grinnell ranks highest among the ACM Colleges pres~ News Analysis ently in average faculty salary according to figures published by the American Association oi University Professors (AAUP), both Leggett and Stauss do- sCribe it as “below ideal rank" in salaries [or assistant and full professors, who comprise 66% of the present faculty. "The problem," noted President Leg- gett, “is Whether proposed sal- ary raises (5% increase) will actually move us ahead in tho competition ior teacher»scliol< ars." Academic programs in Rus< sian, English, French, Political Science, Theater, Teacher Edu- cation and Philosophy will be expanded next year, according to Leggezt, mainly by the addi- tion of iacuity members in these areas. The administration anticipates employing a iuii - time As sociate Dean of Women, in addition to new women’s head residents. Residence hall iurnishing improvements arc also slated for next year. Stair wages are expected [a rise by $15,523; Student labor, aiiected by the Minimum Wage Law, will Cause a $20,000 bud- getary increase. Story of a Grinnell Genius l 'I’HE c-cYLINDER radial engine on this motiop lane was a revolutionary innovation ’ when it was designed and built in im by William c. (Billy) Robinson oi Grinnoll. See page 4 tor the story at his achievement and their eiiectl on this town.