Page Eight The Grinnoll RIPORTEK Photo by Krys Neunihn ram MILLER. a Midwestern compo: organizer for th. Spring Mobilixa. fion to End the Vietnam War, help: ,an Iowa Slat. Iiudent plan protest activities for his campus. } Vietnam (Continued from Page I) to join other iowans and students in the Peace March and Rally scheduled for 1 pm. in Des Moines. Anyone (faculty and administration members as well as students) interested in assisting in the planning of the “speak-out" or In “enlisting" for the bus should con- laot Laurie Woods. “Gentle Thursdays" are being plan- ned by students in Chicago and at Iowa State University at Ames. Miss Miller laid that “Gentle Thursdays" actually defy definition, but she did describe some activities that could be planned for them. “In Chicago~we have students from 25 schools involved—we are going to hand out flowers at subway stops during the rush hours. At some schools lorority girls will be asking beatniks out on dates and, possibly, vice versa” Students for a Democratic Society at Iowa State are planning to set up swings and will have poetry reading along with their "SWillgrinf’ The Rev. James Bevel, a director of King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is national director of tho “Mobilization." Individuals sponsoring the project indeed represent a wide variety of views and concerns. Besides Georgia Legislator Julian Bond (also at the Des Moines conscription conference), other sponsors are Dr. Benjamin Spock, Playwright Arthur Miller, SNCC leader Carmichael, SDS leader Paul Booth, Yale Professor Staughton Lynd, writer Paul Goodman, and poet Allen Ginsberg. Dr. Martin Luther King and Mr. Bond are scheduled speakers for the Saturday mobilizationsi Miss Miller stressed that the demon- strations will be directed particularly at the U. 5. government but that she felt they would also renew the hope of those who participate that something can still be done to stop the war. “People are discouraged now, but when they see those thousands assembled in similar expression it will reinforce their commitment." She added, though, that a continuance of the war in months to come will result in more militant forms of pros test. “There is some talk of civil dis- obedience — boycotts and mass burnings of draft cards." Student cafe opens ' Tonight Ex Loco Parentis, Grinnell’s new coffee house, will open. Its role, as Alan Hanawalt, one of the founders, has stated, is to exist as an off-campus "place to go.” Flexibility in atmosphere and entertainment will be maintained so that it will be whatever students want it to be. Poetry readings, art and photographic exhibits, short plays and recorded mu- sic are scheduled, as well as live music trom various Grinnell bands. Expresso coffee, cheese, pastries, teas and fruit will be available, as well as a Paglia] Order arrangement for delivery of pizza There will be a suggested contribution for food but no admission price. The coffee house will be open on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday nights from 8:30 to hours. Various types of Intettainment have been planned for the beginning week: on Tuesday there will be it relatively quiet atmosphere with poetry readings and similar hap. penings to which members of the com- munity might want to contribute. STUDENTS spam many long hours painting and decorating an old store to create the "Ex Loco Parentis," which will open officially tor the first time to- night. Photo by Susan Keener Friday, April 7, my Bond claims protest demonstrations still means of influencing officials By Krystyna Neumao A combination of refined, cool man- hers and militanoy, of leading partici- pation within the us. governmental system and protest tactics outside it make Julian Bond a unique leader in American peace and civil rights struggles. A few years back the handsome Mr. Bond became one of the few Negroes ever elected to public office in Georgia;l also one of the youngest (ho is but a few years out of college) Yet upon election to the Georgia State Legisla- ture he was characteristic y a sub« ject of controversy when i tially de- nied a seat by fellow legislators — apparently due to his condemnation of the U.S. position in Vietnam, Affect Senators, Congressmen Mr. Bond has since been seated and today continues to be heard on basic issues of freedom: the freedom of the people of South Vietnam for selfrdeter- minafion, that of Negro in America and the freedom of Choice in military ser- vice to one‘s country. ' Bond’s voice now resounds far out- side the narrow confines of Georgia politics. Last Saturday, after a confer- ence at Bimini, The Bahamas, on a new black political organization, Bond spoke in Des Moines, at a conference studying the question of compulsory military conscription. At the Des Moines meeting (held at American Friends Service Committee headquarters) this reporter asked Mr. Bond about the upcoming “Mass Spring Mobilization" at which he will mak- a keynote address. Asked about tho efficacy of another demonstration, Bond said, “Some people downgrade the effect of demonstrations, but, although I don’t think we can reach President Johnson, senators and cons gressmen can be influenced." Damage otiiciuls' Credibility (Paul Booth, Students for a Democratic Society leader, recently told war time testers another indication of the of- fectlveness of the antiwar movementlI “We had damaged the credibility of the official explanation to the point that 40 percent of the white middle class and working class folk of Dear- born, Michr, when asked, said they wanted out of the wart") Bond also said that, regardless of official U.S. actions, a large number of Americans still feel the need to ex- press their unwillingness to tolerate the war. Although basically a pacifist to whom military means are repugnant, Bond's position on ‘military conscription, Sat- urday's conference topic, is that if this nation must accept militarism then he will discuss the military — but only as a voluntary organization. Bond objects to the present draft system because it does not give young men freedom in running their own lives. For this reason he also objects to a universal system of conscription even though it might allow for alternative forms of national service, including social service. ‘Not a Military Nation’ Bond’s adversary in the debate at the conference, iowa State Director of Sea Iective Service Colonel Glenn R. Bowles, took the position that compulsory con- scription is necessary because volun- tary enlistments never fill military re- quirements. Bond thought that if sni- aries were raised in the armed forces enough men would chose the military as tlicy would any career. Unlike Bond, there was no doubt in Bowles‘ mind, of course, as to the necessity of this nation using military means. Bowles said such means are necessary in order for the US. to protect democracy and other, smaller nations from aggression and communism. Buwles added, however, that the U.S. is definitely not a military nation - even though it was pointed out during discussion that the US. economy is geared to military spending. Not Powell‘s organization Questioned about a conference in Bimini, The Bahamas oi Negro leaders, including ousted Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell, which resulted in the announcement of the birth of a “black political power third force," Bond expressed regret that the press had called it Powell’s organizationl‘ “It’s not his, it’s not anyone’s, It’s an organization of elected Negro officials." “The announcement didn’t come out the way we planned — it’s also a mis- take to assume its a third party. We just started and no one has a clear idea of what it will be. Geared to State, National Levels “it was formed for people who have much in common, including similar problems. We will have more influence in the state legislatures if we are all working together; some think — Cal- ifornians, for instance — we can hav- more effect on the party. "The organization will function on both a state and national level. In Georgia, my state, the L3 Negroes holding public office have already ioimd it more effective to be working as a unit. Then too, the 20 Negro official! from Georgia, Texas and Tennessee have started to meet together and found it very beneficial." } Fire (Contained from Page I) did order the installation of emergency exit hardware on certain outside Quad doors. Section 1.2 of the Iowa code requires exits to be arranged to permit unob- structed egress from all occupied builds ings and prohibits the installation of locks which prevent free escape. Fred C, Hess, director of public to- lations, noted that Soderquist had not been alarmed by the condition of the college buildings, but that several fea- tures must be installed to comply with the law. "We have not kept pace with the times," Hess admittedl He claimed, however, that Grinnell's fire safety problem is not critical, noting that the fire marshal has given the college un— til September 1 to comply with regula- tions. Besides the Gates-Rawson Tower door and panic bars in the Quad, the fol- lowing safety featurcs are plannedil fireproofing of certain doors, walls and ceilings, extended and additional fire escapes, installation of one-hour fire« separation doors (doors that take an hour to burn through). and improvement of alarm systems. 6 students die in Cornell fire A Cornell University residence hall, believed to be fireproof, was the scene of tragedy last Wednesday. Eights stu. dents and one pmlessor died there in a blaze termed “unbelievable” by the build. or of the structure. Timothy McKibben, son of William McKibben (classical languages), was among the survivors. ADDRESS HERE!