April If, H" The .flflfl ll REPORTER - President approves proposal to eliminate Leggen on education Ed. Noleil This space, alongside the essay by George Eastman (eds ucation), hits been reserved lot President Glenn Leggett since before Spring Vacation. After hearing President Leggett at ten advocate I “master-laps prentlce” philosophy oi educa— tion, we Asked him to define this concept to students in an essay ior The Reporter. At the same time, in the interest of debate, we Asked Mr. Eastman it he would prepare an essay on s iundamentally ditterent educational philosophy — that philosophy which says that “we are all learners together." Though President Leggett worked on the essay (or several weeks and promised to submit it beiore leaving on vacation, he embarked on his trip thin week leaving word through Presidendsl Assistant Henry- York Steiner that he could not meet his commitment, Accord- ing to Mr. stelner, President Leggelt had decided that his Letters . . . . "Fun' 1 ”It rim To the Editor: Sotlte weeks ago, one oi us charged in these pages that “North campus is a spurious community.” The events which we witnessed during “Spring Rial" only coniirm this observation. Going to David's room in Cowles otter dinner, we were contnuatly harrassed, (bombarded with water balloons) and virtually driven irom the hall, (In the process, the room was invaded by iorce, while Adrienne was later grazed by an egg thrown at her inside the ladies' restroom). Three students share prime responsibility tor the whole series oi incidents: Jim Stewart ("E-Brow"), .lini Drasdo (“Flush), and Ken Adeiman. The trouble began as soon as we entered the room. bciore David could secure the door, “Flush" had pushed himseli partway through, water balloon in hand. By a combination oi shoving and caioicry, Drasdo was urged back into the hallway, so the door could be locked. He then walked through the ciuiiroom door to the outside root. and tried lo re-erlter the room through line window, At this point David asked him not to spoil other people’s fun — to let them have a good time. Instead, a crowd gathered, repeating taunts trom the outside, it quickly became apparent that we needed paper cups, and David also wished to buy some cigarettes. Staning out tor the Forum to pick mom up, he received near misses irom water balloons, aimed on the root. Upon rc- turning irom the errand, he had Ad- rienne let him in, siter which site went to sit down. immediately iive or six guys, led by Adclman and supported by “Brow,” iorced their way into the room. despite the eitorts oi both Ad menus and David to resist them at the door. Shouts went up. “Party in bat's room," “Free booze!" This re4 mark reierrcd to a pint oi bourbon which has been given to Adrienne ior tier twcntyiirst birthday. Meanwhile, tour mcn stood outside the window with balloons, as a stream oi people rushed through the door. Ken gaily asked, "Do you mind it We use your room as a passageway?" Following his sugges» tion, thc crowd slowly milled their way to the window and crossed over to the 1 As “Flush" was among the last rc, David iinaily shouted to him in era pcration, “Get the luck out oi beret" Esplaining to Adrienne, he discussion or educational phil- osophy would be too “rhetori- cally definitive," would “close debate." Earlier this year, during The Chelrs censorship controversy, the student newspaper Asked Mr. Leggett to express his views on censorship in an srtl~ (:19 N be published in the pa- per. After making several Its tempts to write the article and alter having several discussions with newspaper stall mem- bers and others on the subject, Mr, Leggett requested that he would rather discuss unsure ship directly with the senate than write In article. The newspaper not: agreed to this plan; the senate discussion was supposed to take place in the near future, it has yet to take place. President Leggett has an ob- ligation to discuss the issues that are iundamsntal to opera— tion or an educational institu- tion. president Leggett, when will you respond? noted that “this it the only way to communicate with those people.” And then s parting shot: Adienne was nearly hit with a water balloon thrown through the window. when the iiood began to subside, we locked the door and windows, expecting to have a drink and enjoy a smoke. Before we could begin, a mixture oi water snd beer slowed into the room from a waste baskct which had been iilled and then overturned outside the door. Upon discovering that the cigarettes purchased earlier had been stolen, David decided to go get another pack. Starting out ior the Forum a second time. he was again struck with a hat- loon. Adrienne, remaining behind, heard such calls as “There goes Dave Dillon down the stairs," “Is Dave in thercz", ”Is But in there?" “Hey, Dave, i want to ask you some ques- lions." Aiter coming back, we were able to keep everyone out, but not to avoid the noise and disturbance. About 7: 5, we decided that it we were to enjoy the rest of the evening. we would have to leave, We made rare- iul plans, Adrienne, with the bourbon concealed in her purse, was to hurry to the restroom on iirst floor and wait tor David there, She did this, with Da- vid following perhaps two minutes later. l-lit with two more balloons on the way downstairs, he was conirontcd with yet another barrage irom Stewart and Adeiman after reaching the groundrfloor lounge. In iact, two of tire balloons shot by Ken rebounded irons his body and fell to the iioor without breaking. Commenting that “the water balloons sure hurt" David tried to draw the two men away irom the hall door, so that Adrienne could leave the rest- room, “Brow" remarked that it the balloons did not hurt. he would go get an egg, and added that Adrienne had already been hit with one. When the coast seemed to be c ar, David called. “Let's go, Adrienn We both rushed for the door, being just missed by yet another balloon as we walked into the loggia. Aiter getting outside the door, Adrienne described how one of the as- sailants in the lounge had entered the restroom and tossed an egg at her. linking our way to South Campus, we were finally able to enjoy the evening. We are not chiefly concerned here with the conduct of Slewal‘t, Dl‘asdo, and Adolmnii. They are first Victims, than contributor to a declrsct pathol- ogy. But the burden which they have imposed all other: for Hire years i’er fleets a flaw in the residential syslelll Women's hours regulations by next fall Statement from duns‘ Office The Faculty Committee on Student Affairs, working with the student deans, proposed to the President that warm en's hours no longer be regulated, on a coilegewide basis, at Grinnell. Thu President, after necessary consultation with the Trustees. has approved the proposal which will become eiiactivs u oi the fall term 1961. This approval rests on the beliei that my regulation or college women’s hours. either by the College or by the individual, is a matter of security rath< er than morality and that reasonable se- curity can be assured within the wom- en's residences without the necessity of the College maintaining an arbitrary “hours" system, The College is Aware significant changes have occurred over the years in Ittitudeu And pracliou which affect — a rooted indiiisrenoe to personal relationships. Until Grinnell is ready to set its house in order, its intellec» ttul aspirations remain e manic delu— tion. Adrienne Lomonl David mm. M, not . Dillon hu pressed chnlel unit!“ the three Cowlel man. The use will be trlod nude! in the Interim Conn. Mme blasts [WITH 1e the Editor: Typical ot us stodgy, over-30 types, 1 was sorry to see the name oi our great college paper changed Reverenca ior tradition was part oi this regret but 1 also telt the title was s rather sc- curate description oi the content. Cer- tainly the picture painted week aier week is “black" enough, and certain connotations of “scarlet" seem appm- prinatc (although the idea oi The Yet. low and Black does spring to mind). But i was unprepared im- the ilicreds ible gradeschoolish banality oi the title chosen. Still, 1 did hope that, as promised, we would now get reporting on criniiell. Imagine my surprise, then, on iinding most oi the important space in the April 14 issue given over to Donald s ith, Henry Wilhelm, and .lohn Fill lps’ impression ot Friends World institute. 0t course the Smith caper is inter. esting copy and I certainly — vicar} ousiy 7 enjoy participating in ilr. Willllm's deserved recognition as the fine photographer he is. Since the FWI is one oi the charities my wiie and i have contributed to in the past two years, stories on it have a certain inerest. But none ot this is really “Grinnell reporting.” 0h, 1 know Mr. Allin had a try at relating Donald Smith to Grinnell in a rather naive edito~'al but this was not very con. vincing, (In tact, it his is what Mr. Allin has gotten irom his political science major, tine is tempted to sug« gest that he ought to ask ior his money back) Aha, you will say, “Mr, Out” has missed the whole pointi These articles are directly related to Grinnell. The Wilhelm piece reminds us that the col- lege does not produce people oi real talent and throws out those who have it anyway. The Smith piece demon- strates that the lack oi such a phenome- tion at Grinnell shows how hopeless we are and, at the same time, that the ioi-ces now alter Smith are the same kind which control students—in league Win the administration — at Grinnell. The Full story is really to he read as a denunciation oi all that Griliriell does and stands ior. Okay, but the demands on one's atolls ity ior dialectical exegesis which is necdcd to relate these stories directly to Crrlilllcll is severe. Couldn't thc edi- tors have done the job more simply? \vcre thcre no iacuity members to be inicrviowedi No statements liy deans to be torn out ot context and miscon- strued? N0 articulate Slldcllts to call]- mcut iorcctiilly on tho ivittcmicss of it the social regulation of college women. These changes have been reflected in I gradual relaxation of time limits im- posed on women students. It has there. tore become increasingly diiiicult to justiiy regulation oi women's hoursti neither contemporary parental practic- es nor educational philosophy tends to support such regulation. For instance, how a student uses hi! or her time clearly has an eiteet on the individuals academic success and st» cial life, but this effect varies with the person, the time, and the place, From en academic point oi view it seems likely that sell-regulation, necessitating the development or sell-discipline and sensitivity to priorities and proportion, has a iirmer educational justification than an arbitrary system or hours. Seltrregtilation or women's hours will lpply without regard to parental per- mission. The responsibility must rest with the individual student and with her parents in their normal izmily tel» lionship. To enable the College to assist the student in case or emergency all stu- denu will be strongly advised to use sigiwut forms (or outotrtown trips or overnight Absence from the campus. Though the College atiinns that basic responsibility ior himseit rests with the individual student, it will provide ed- vising end orientation oi freshmen which will emphasize the practical oo- cessity oi an intelligent use or time and freedom. Beginning with New Student Days and continuing through the iirst semester, this program will be csna ducted by the Student Deans, the real. dent hail advisers, and upperclassnien. Ten elected Friars Ten junior men have been elected to Friars, the men’s senior honor society. 01d members selected the new Friar: on the merit or their intellectual achievement (a 3,25 cumulative grade average) and their interest and contribu- tions in school affairs. Richard Heilbmn. president 1966-1967. described this last qualification as subjective; it in- voives both an active and curious intels lect, and the evaluation the current members make of each candidate’l value [a the college community. The Friars are primarily an honor group, but because of the nature of their else. tion they are interested in pericrming some services tor the college’s intellec< tual life. Those elected for 196771968 are; Ray Horn (president), Ron Cngswell, Dale Dreyiuss, William Fligeltaub, Russell iieuckendori, Roger May, Guillermo Mendoza, Richard Segimi, and John Wiles. 111? No uneniorced saiety regulations to be revealed? No administrative pro- posals that reveal newer and darker thread to community liiei Well, one can’t have it all his own way, but ior the wider community who, because oi infirmities ot vision, pei~ceptioii and age, have tiouble “tuning in," a slight concession to our obtuseness would be welcomed. James Magee (political science) ED, NOTE: We would like to thank the Pro. iessor itlagec ior his thoughtful suggestions on way to improve The neporter and ior his astute aiisly. sis oi the last issue. We are heart- ened that ilnally a iaculty member took the time to not merely Com- plelely condemn the paper but to do it iiisuch a lucid writing style. Our only regret is that such a neu- coustructive outburst cuiue irons Professor Magoo — we sort oi like him you know; he isn't all bad.