SCARLET & BLACK Student Newspaper of Grinnell College Vol. LXXV Grinnell. lowa. Friday. September l5. I967 ENOAMPMENT TO BE AT NEWTON By MARTHA BERKEY The 1967 Grinnell Encamp- ment will be held Oct. 13-15 at the Christian Conference Cew ter near Newton, The event will signal the exodus of sixty-five students and twenty-five iacul— ty and administration mem< hers for a weekend of batting brains together over problems of the college community. Encampment C o m m i t t e a Chairman Tom Triplett ex- plained in an 5&5 interview this Week that the number of student delegates has been in- creased by 15 over last year’s total “in a real effort to get Wider representation of students and a cross-section of all stu< dent opinion." For the first time, freshmen will be able to apply. Applications will be available next week. “We want interested and in- formed students," said Triplett. “We are trying to de-empha- size the elitist concept which has grown up around encamp- menti We want to broaden the delegation from the standard crew of student 'leaders in elecled posulons." 0f the scope of discussion topics, Triplett voiced a hope for a more spe- cific focus on campus issues rather than the philosophic themes of last year's encamp- ment. Other committee members are Debbie Nelson, Peg Slice, Hubert Farbes, Jim Peacock, and Greg Wallace. STUDENT 0N LEMOYNE YEAR By ANNE JENKINS Perhaps the most frequent question which has been asked since my return from LeMoyne has concerned the attitudes of the students, their beliefs and goals. LeMoyne’s student body is no more a monolithic entity than is Grinnell's: it is, in fact, probably less so. LeMoyne is a non-resident Negro college, with almost all students coming irom Memphis. With no dormitories, students have little opportunity to learn beyond the time they are on Campus; there is little chance of integration and learning with other students. This places more importance on the professor, and as yet, the professor in most cases has not provided either enough demand on or stimulation for the student. Planning for dorms is pro- gresslng, but nothing will be done Tor a few years. (Presi- dent Price has served the col- lege for 25 years, and will leave the problem of converting Le- Moyne to a residential school to his successor.) Until thil LEMOYNE— Continued on Page 11 Photo by non Hooker, Jim Arieti christenr the first two campus bicycles ai’ unveiling ceremonies on central Campus. CAMPUS BICYCLES UNVEILED A small number of students, attracted by mysterious “Un- veiling” signs, attended the pre sentation of the first two David M. Gibson Memorial Bikes to the student body of Grinnell Col- lege last Saturday on Central Campus. Master of Ceremonies Jim Arieti began a count-down min utes before the presentation be- gnn. An onlooker entered into the momenous spirit by remarking that the maid staff would be unhappy it they could see that Grinnell sheets were being used as veils. Another member of the group, a recent victim of a bicycle theit, had to be reassured that the bikes had been legally pur- chased the night before. As the moment of unveiling neared, the onlookers became respectiul, aware of the importance of the occasion. With proper acknowledgement of form, Mrs Arieti broke a but- tle of spirits (’2) over the cov- ered (arms, and then unveiled the two bikes. The bikes, a boy‘s and a girl‘s, freshly painted orange and red, were presented to two representatives of the student body, who promptly put them to use by riding off. Further bikes will be financed through the sale of the David M. Gibson Memorial Magazine and dona- tiuns. JAZZMEN PHOTOS TO BE IN FORUM “That’s Jazz, Man,” a col~ lection of photographs oi tra- ditional Jazzmen by George Fletcher. a protessional photog— rapher from Des Moines, Will be exhibited in the bulletin area in the Forum Sept. 16—23. The collection, which has been exhibited at Youllkers in Des Moilles, includes photos oi Lou- is Armstrong. George Lewis, Zutfy Singleton, and other tra- ditional jazzmen, Most oi them are action shots taken at con- certs or Clubs. A 1940 graduate of Grinnell College, Fletcher has been a professional photographer since 1948. He is an avid jazz fan and hosts the “Jazz Man” show heard On K50 radio from 10 pm. to midnight every Sunday. Photo by Don Hecker Bubbling over with enthusiasm for their work, Cleveland sophomores Barbara Duhl (left) and Linda Cutler (right) have been blowing soap bubbles in ih. library (on and off) is three nemesis”. ”We don't think it victim any rules," ihsy explained, "And nobody to“ ever stopped us." Why do They blow bubblsif "Becaus- they‘re hm." HOUSE PRESIDENTS WANT LIBERAL ROLES LEGALLY The following statement was read at the open Senate meet- ing Wednesday by West Norris House President John Wiles. We, the members of the Council of House Presidents and of the Associated Women Students Board, both as individual leaders and as representative of student interest and opinion, believe that an expression of open dorms is integral to the realization of social and intellectual goals of‘the College, and wish to state our Syfl'h pathy with the dissatisiaction of those who would now declare their independence from present college social regulations. We must ob- ject, however, to any impettious. irresponsible, or potentially dam- aging method proposed as an initial effort to achieve social reform. We believe that [he opens question constitutes a valid issue in it< self. but that it is but one of several important areas of college life with which we and the general community should be concerned. Moreover, in the consideration oi any proposal ior significant al- teratlon in present social or academic conditions we respect and fully recognize the necessity for maintaining facultyrstudent and admlnlstration-student rapport as essential to the orderly pursuit or progressive changes in the college environment. We would like to state our conviction that the present open dorms rule is a restriction which not only is unecessary to the safety and wellrbelng of members of the college community, but also is seriously inhibilive to a desirable development of individual! who can accept. or be challenged to accept, the ultimate responsi- bllity for their actions and for the respect which is due to others. To us the structural ieatures of this college have already con- tributed much to sustaining a sheltered sort of environment in which parochialism, restricted horizons, and individual irrespons‘ bility can develop, survive. and flourish, We believe that we must and should make a concerted effort as student leaders and repres sentatives to oppose and remove unreasonable restriction on the individual. We therefore commit ourselves to a program ot fro< quent and iruitiul discussions with Student, faculty, and administra< tinn. of such issues as the institution of an alternating dorm structure. the possibility for academic revision, and a significant relaxation of existing social regulatons. The present rules on open dorms constitute, to us, a regret- able social restriction. We exhort the administration and faculty to respect the honesty of our criticisms, to listen with open minds to our expressions oi justification, and to be receptive to reasonable arguments and requests for any reform. in the meantime, we re- assert our dedication to pursue the changes initially through tlle ex- isting legal system FACULTY ON LEAVE BUSY AT ACASEMiC INTERESTS Iege, Liberia, Dr. Kurtz is studying the cultural changes ot Liberian tribesmen, A variety of research, teach- ing, and writing assignments in Africa, Europe, Central Amer- ica, and the United States are scheduled for five Grinnell COL lege faculty members who are on leave this academic year. The five are Sheldon P. Zit- ner, Carter-Adams professor of literature; Kenneth A. Chris- tiansen, professor of hiology; Ronald J. Kurtz, associate pro- fessor of anthropology; Robert F, Voertman, associate profes- sor of economics; and Eugene A. Herman, assistant professor of mathematics. Dr. Christiansen is conduct- ing research on collembola (small insect . like animals found in both soils and caves) at the Laboratoire Souterraine at Moulis, France, and Dr. Herman is preparing a book on singular integrals at the Uni- versity of Hamburg, Germany. Dr. thner, who is engaged lo I set of studies of Shake- upeare’s use or earlier Italian literature, expects to spend the second semester in lisly. He is currently working on the project in Grinnell. in addition to teaching an- thropology at Cuttlngton Cots Dr. Voertman is coordinating the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Program of Field Studies in Central America at San Jose, Costa Rica. Back on campus after being on leave last year are seven faculty members. Six of them were off campus the entire 1966-67 academia year —— Raymond F. Betts, pros fessor of history; Andrew P. Debicki. professor of Spanish:t Ned Donahoe, professor 0! speech and theatre; Roger J. Hanson, professor of physicsn John R. Kleinschmidt, profess sor of French; and Waldo S Walker, associate professor oi biologyi ' The seventh one, Wi Vanderpool, Jr., am 5 professor oi speech and theatre, was away, during the second semester. Drs. Hanson, Kleinschmidt, and Vanderpool spent their leaves in Europe. Hanson con- ducted research on nuclear spectroscopy at the University of Aarhus, Denmark; Klein- schmldt was in Paris research- FACULTY— (Contloued on Page 10)‘