rag. Two Editorial . . . T Grinnall REPORTER ________#_____—.—————————— ISII factionalism a warning to Grinnell The situation at Iowa State ex- emplifies the worst possible one in which a student government can find itself. Campus politics are pol- arized around the person of Donald Smith and the Iowa State Daily. Various factions strive for power in the wake of an unfortunate in- cident. The senate seems intent on proving its power to control the chief executive elected by the campus as a whole. In a day and age when there are so many issues of importance on which students could unite for constructive action, the Government of the Student Body at ISU seems intent on wast- ing precious energy in petty bick- ering, semantic exercises and blat- ant maneuvering for positions of political power or mere prestige. Similar dangers exist at Grinnell. All too often of late there has been talk of factionalism in Grin- rlell’s recently elected student gov- ernment. It is no secret that the Executive Cabinet and the Council of House Presidents display a wide range of political views. It has be» come fashionable to characterize student government leaders as “liberal" or “conservative,” labels which achieve significance only during electoral campaigns, lf at all. Elections are over. Our student government represents all the stu- dents. Let us get down to serious business of responsible reform which is at hand. C A llllllllllllilllllillllllllllllillllllilllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllllllllIIllllllllllllllillllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllillllIIilllIIIllllIIIlllllllllllllillllllillllIIillllllilllIIIIllllllmllllilllllllllilllllllm Openness characterizes sex series News Analysis By Susan narqulst This week‘s sex education program was a revealing exploration or the at- mosphere and attitudes on campus. Large attendance at lectures and active participation in question periods showed that students are interested in the Sub- ject and are neither ashamed nor un- easy in showing this interest. The objective viewpoint and profes« lional ability of the speakers were most clearly seen in the question and answer sessions. Both speakers fielded more than an hour's worth of questions marked by their openness. Students seemed to have questions more concerns ing physiology than sociology. The lectures attempted to cover as- pects or the physiology and sociology or sex assuming little knowledge on the part of the audience. As a result, the presentations were quite simple. The discussions. on the other hand, were detailed and varied; from anatomy to physiological iunctioning oi birth con- trol pills, the ethical and political ques- tions of abortion and the role of guilt in sexuality. More than two hundred students signed up to discuss the subject and the idea of a continued sex education program. The faculty panel today at 4 pm. promises to increase the session’s value by relating the topic more directly to Grinneil. lllllllllllltllllllllllliillillllltlltHilliiiiillitillllllUllltlUllillllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillilllllltllillllllilltllllllllltllilllilltlililllttlllitilllllliHilltiltlliillllllllllIIIHllllitllllllttllllltllilllllllllll Fast on April 21 will aid Sudanese refugees Last semester about sun students par- ticipated in a fast to raise money to benefit Sudanese refugee students. The effort netted $450 from SAGA. The Senate has again endorsed a proposal to have a fast on Friday, April 21, for the same cause. Signrup lists will be sent to each hall for stu< dents who wish to participate. Student sympathizers, led by John Garang dc Mabior, have been able so far to sponsor eight students in high schools in Africa, paying $750 annually for their education. in addition to this, de Mahior has been making efforts to ralse enough money to bring some stu- dents to us. colleges. He hopes two or three students will be able to come next tall, probably at least one to Grinneli. He will have raised enough ' money by then to cover room and board Costs for at least two students. Tuition will be waived by the colleges concerned. Money from the April 21 fast will mainly be used to defer part oi the solo transportation cost ior each stu- dent who comes, Additional donations can be sent (0 Dean winters (for Sudanese Refugees). Hill Contest winners The annual Hill Speaking Contest was held Wednesday afternoon, April 12, in the South Lounge oi' the Forum. This year's winners are: iirst, Karyn Zimmerman; second, Sandy Hessellnk: third, Linda Cutler. The winners in the men's division are: first, David SChreck; second, Maxwell Helfgott; third, Ross Langill. Salinger to discuss censorship Tuesday evening, April la, at 7 p.mi in the South Lounge of the Forum, the Young Democrats will sponsor a tele- phonic exchange with late President John F. Kennedy’s press secretary, Pierre Salinger. The topic or his lec ture will be “Censorship and the Pres ident." The Grinniell Reporter {formerly the Scarlet & Black) BPS Membsr of lh. nollogials Pm: 5min EDITOR . BUSINESS M EDITORIAL STAFF aroars aulron CHIEF rlloroclm TECHNICAL IUPERVISGI _ Grinnell Collego Grinneii. low. A weckiy newivflver published crch rrlo-y or the colleg: year by or: Grinneu Commute: on Slu- (lent Publications. Represented roi- naiional adver- tising by Notional Advenlslng Service. lnc.. Collag- piiblishsrs Representative, la :rst 50m Sueel, New York 22, my, second class posing: pnld It Grinnell Iowa. subscription m- 15.00 per school year. not paid aubscrip nr. Kmlyna Noni-ion Susan Wlll lluold ruson, rhvllls nurrny. rnul Nlchmnn, Rich-m Schnelrov .aarry Annou- sunn )(Iesu Henry Wllhelm April I4, 1967 Senate in retrospect By Bond Faulwell Former Speaker of the Senate This year has, in many ways, been a most successiul one for a newly re- established Senate which had to struggle against the burden or lack nl experience resulting irom last year's experiment without a senate. Under this senate we saw the passage oi such items vital lo student interest as the abolition of wom— en‘s hours and the adoption or a new court system. However, the real work of the senate takes place in its commil- tees and not on the floor of the senate iiseli. in order to make the student body more cognizant of this fact, i would like to deal with a iew of the highlights of the work of this year's committees. Admissions Committee I would first like to examine those committees which were created pri- marily to voice student opinion to the faculty and administration. One such committee was the Admissions Commit- too which worked very closely with DI‘ rector of Admissions Dale Terry. This committee has been instrumental in in- ltiating a “personal Contact” program in which Grinnell students contact prospec- tlve students over vacation periods and eat dinner with them when they are on campus. other achievements of the group in- clude the compilation of a Tour Guide Handbook, the revision or the Grinneil Education pamphlet, and the distribu- tion and tabulation or a freshman quell. humans to aid Mr, Terry. Curricular Affairs The Curricular Afiairs Committee to operated closely with the Faculty Com- mittee on Educational Policy and Cur- riullum. It related the Course evalua- lion forms and spawned the Interim Committee. Library The Library Committee also worked with a parallel faculty committee. They ,saw to it that the library staff removed books left overnight on the Carrels and also made known student interest in such things as the carpeting oi the“- brory (which is currently being investi- gated). Food and Wages Sometimes however, ii appears that a senate commlttee is pitted against other groups on campus. Such was the role or the Senate Committee on Food Service and Student Wage Scales which caused the raising at student wages irom 3.35 to the present 31.00-51.25 scale (which will soon reach the $1.50 minimum pre- scribed by the 1966 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938). Book Store Another group that opposed an exist- ing campus instiiulion was the Book Store Committee. Through its efforts a student is now on the book store staff, more specific departmental books have been ordered, and (at least for the sec- ond semester) ihe problem of crowded check-out lines was alleviated with the interim period being used tor the pur- chase of books. The committee has also pointed to the need for a larger book store and ialrer prices for the drug store items offered for sale. Student Services Some senate committees aimed at providing student services. The Student Used aoolr Store committee supplied books to the student body at prices iar lower than the book store and also paid iar more in buying them. The Counseling Committee also strove to improve the life oi the Grinnell stu- dent, This committee solicited student. faculty, and administration opinion on the adequacy of the present psychologi- cal counseling services available. It made known to the administration stu- dent feeling on the inadequacy of the ad- visory system on South Campus and the need for psychological facilities in Grin~ nell itself. The committee also brought a psychiatrist, Dr. Harold Balikov, to campus for consultation about counsel- ing needs. Finally, this committee enumerated what it thought were the speciiic responsibilities or each level of counseling open to the student body. The Radio Station Committee studied the role at a campus station, the type 01 programming it would offer, the space needed for it, and its cost. The study showed that a campus radio station can be a reality, it there exists an available source of funds. Transportation The Transportation Commlttee utilized a student questionnaire and a careful lnve igatlnn of existing transportation facil ies to make several recommenda- tions to the administration. Chief among these were the securing of a new bus tor the college community, more Col- lege station wagons and the employment of a private rental service for students. The National Student Association Committee continued to Carry out such vital responsibilities as the chartered flight to Europe, NSA insurance, repre- sentation at major student conferences and the providing of NBA information to campus organizations. Finance The only permanent senate committee, the Finance Committee, budgets SGA funds. In addition to this vital respon- sibility, this year the committee made recommendations to the senate to ap propriate money from General Budget and Reserve for activities and events of importance to the student body, This iri— cluded such things as appropriating money for the Sex Education Program, Interim, the Midwest Model United Na- tions, and the Indian Musiciansi Weekend Social Events Couples attending the gala Spring For- mal will sit down to the Dithyramb Formal Dinner in the Quadrangle Dining Room before attending ii concert or the New York Woodwind Quintet in R0- herts Theatre at B p.m. and the 9 o’clock dance in Darby. Trombonist Si Zentner, whose orchestra is providing music for the dance, has inrmerly played with the Les Brown, ilarry James and Jimmy Dorsey bands. Miss Mary Gould (senior) has com- posed all the cad e n z a s in Mozart's “Piano Concerto No. 2i in C Major" which she will play for the orchestra concert tonight at 8 pm. in Roberts Theatre, Cartoon ideas of Jules Feiier and adaptations of short stories will be pre« sented for the Coffee House drama at 10pm. tonight. Miss Libby Pannwitt, Miss Brenda Thomas, Rick Schmiechen, Bill Shipton and John Wiles are pro- ducing the program in connection with Richard Meyer's (speech and theatre) acting and directing class. The movie, “The World of Apu," will be shown at 10 pm. Friday and 9 pm. Sunday in ARI-i. Coming Up Bob Lucas, caller for the New Student Days square dances, will be caller ior I WRA Sadie Hawkins square dance next Friday, April 21. at 8 p.m.. ill Darby Gymnasium.