Friday, October 5. H757 SCARLET AND BLACK Page Seven ) FLIGELTAUB (Continued from Page 6) in this decision-making process. Part oi the students‘ success here will be due to their ilex- lbility, ie., their ability to give and lake in discussions about certain subjects, To have stu- dent leaders and the student body immediately c o m m i t themselves on this principle quite probably would hamper them in the cmcial period ahead. If student leaders were to agree with me, they might lose student support It student leaders were to disagree with me, faculty and administrative aupport might diminish, i am unwilling to rislr these possibii~ lties. i also tool that student honesty and responsibility must be dis- cussed in the context oi the entire lite beret Were my p0< silion to challenge the students to respond to these important questions during the next iew days, the debates and discus- alone probably would include these questions relative to open dorms and not relative to all the factors that should be in« volved. i hope that, when the Committee on Student Attairs announces its proposals within the next couple of months, con- atructive discussions about hon- sexy and responsibility can oc- our and will not exclude any relevant topics Unfortunately, i fear that such discussions are nearly impossible at this point in the process of change, For these two reasons — —— my desires to grant as much flexibility as possible to student leaders and to have discussions which are positive and which consider topics not as isolated iactnrs but as parts of a whole — I am unwilling to press ior immediate student action on a principle which i believe Is so vital to the Grinnell community or to nearly any community. The third solution to the con- ilict betlween responsibilities and problems was to resign. I shall not attempt to rationalize this kind of a decision I iully realize that my resignation does not solve the problems I recog- nize that i only help to mini~ mize and to avoid temporarily the conflict by selecting this third alternative Yet, i can not compromise without compromis— ing part oi myselit Nor do I discern the probable results oi an immediate iight as beneficial to what may emerge before Ric, Leida, and Phil leave oi- iice. Resignation seems to be the only alternative leit. I, thereiore, — with reluctance — announce my resignation as C of HP President, effective as of [Olllgllir Beiore i leave, however, 1 should like to present htieily a iew personal comments and ob- servations about student gov~ ernment and the student body at Grinnell. As I told you, my resigna- tion merely postpones the dis» cussion and quite probably the fight about student responsibil» ity, Whatever be the suggested changes ior the residential sys tem, the question about respon- sibility and honesty in regard to community rules will have to be answered, We avoid It now but all oi as will con- iront it during the next few months. To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, not only do the problems of courage and conscience concern every oiiice— holder at Grinneli College, how- ever humble or mighty, and to whomever be may be responsi- ble —- voters, a council, is board, or a political machine. They concern as well every per- son in our community — and they concern those who do not vote, those who take no inter- est in government, those who have only disdain ior the stu- dent leaders and their jobs. For, at Grinnell, every person, regardless oi his interest in politics, “holds oiiice"; every one at us is in a position oi responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of college 99mmunity we get depends up- on how we iuliiii those respon- sibilities. By this i do not mean that more student politicians are needed. Since my election, 1 have argued that one major weakness in student govern» ment is the abundance oi stu- dent politicians. those people who are eager to assume power and to create pressure for per- sonal gains or ego satisfaction. Student government and tho student body desparately need more dedicated thlnket's such as nio, beida, and Phll — people who act only after cw iul objective consideration at all relevant iacts. My only direct suggestion to the Senate and members oi the C oi HP concerns the way in which many oi you interpret your roles primarily as retleo tors oi student opinion. 1 be- lieve you were elected because students hava confidence in your ability to exercise your judgment to determine what are their own best interests. (JFK) To do this you sometimes must lead, other times must inform, and occasionally must ignore student opinion. The student body, or course, is the ultimate judge. But you, through dedi- cation, honesty, tllougbtiulness, and responsibility, mtlst be wiil< ing to influence and direct that iinal judge. Finally, I want to assure you that my services and my philos- Dphies will be available Ito any oi you, especially to members of the Executive Cabinet, To tell you that l resign without disappointment would be a he. i regret that i have to leave student government this way. I, however, do not resign from student participation or student actions. 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