Page Two Editorials . . . TiiE PAPER AND THE Follllhf The staff of The Paper, the unofficial student newspaper of Grinnell College, has been denied permission to distribute Copies of the October 26 issue in the College Forum. There are several arguments for barring The Paper from the registration area in the Forum ~ We find them all absurd. The primary objection is lack of space, voiced by Mrs. Hawk and Miss Mary Jones (the Alumni Secretary, who is responsible for the registration operations). The Soil editor offered to share his table with The Paper. Permission to do this was denied by Miss Jones. The content of The Paper was the next objection. It is obvious— ly not lit for human consumption, according to the administration people involved. Mrsi Hawk was reported to the 5&8 as having said: “I haven’t read it, but I’ve heard about it.” Mr. Hess (pulp llcity director) said that he’d seen the first issue. The big thing on Mr. Hess’ mind was the cartoon on the last page. And, explained Mn Hess and Mr. Avison (development direc- tor), when Miss Jones referred the 5&3 editor to them for a final decision, the college has no control over the editor of The Paper. Let us consider parallel situations ll the editor of the 5&3 displeases the college sufficiently, he can be lired by the Commit- tee on Student Publications and lose his salary. The present editor could take the monetary loss easily If, however, the editor of The Paper displeases the college sufficiently, the only recourse is to throw him out of school This means a one-way ticket to one of ficneral Hershey’s “summer schools.” It seems, then, that the 5&3 editor actually has less at stake than the editor of The Paper, and thus the college has less control over him. There is also the absurdity of this decision regarding freedom of expression being made by the Alumni Secretary, and ultimately, the directors of publicity and development. That such a decision was not effected by the Deans of the college, or by the faculty, is my amazing. But the decision has been made. The 5&1! urges all visitors to the campus who consider them- Ielves friends of Grinnell to find a copy of The Paper and read it. You may not like it. You may not even be impressed But a group of students have taken the time to organize and publish their ideas, and as people interested in the college, you should lead it as soon as you would read the 5&3. If you don’t find a representative of The Paper walking on campus, drop down to the Sim office in the north end of the For- um Basementi We‘ll have some copies for you, TOWN AND COLLEGE The administration, spurred by complaints from students, is at last beginning to take steps to curb anti-college and anti-Negro oc- llvities in town. President Leggett and Dean Winters are planning to meet with the local church council and with “Frosty” Mitchell (KGRN) Ind Al Finder (Herald-Register) to discuss the problem The S“? wishes to thank the administration for its efforts, but feels they are in vain, Racial and social prejudice have shown themselves time and again to be too deeply intrenched to be reached by the pulpit or by mass media. Such efforts often serve to further antagonize the antagonizes. The only way to meet the problem of college student —townie lelations is head on — with a direct confrontation between the two groups. The confrontation may take two fonnsl It may be violent, with ouch side retaliating for alleged insults received Or it may be peaceful, with people from both sides meeting to try to understand oach other and work out a solution Peace through understanding is difficult, if not impossible, when dealing with large groups of people. But with a small college and a small town, it may work. And it must. The 5&3 would like to see a commission composed of college ltudents and young townspeople, with college administrators and parents as observers (not supervisors), established to examine the problem and propose solutions. The young people on each side are the one: who stand to gain or lose, and their direct involvement is the only way to resolution. NOTES FROM THE GIRGULAR FILE The sun would like to apologize for an error in last week's paper. Quoting the anti-war petition, we referred to the war as "immoral and a useless destruction of human lives.“ It should have been “immoral in its useless destruction of human lives.” \ The distinction is subtle, but important. If the story had re- mained on Campus, we might have overlooked it. But the information Service, without consulting the editor of the 58:3, Neil Fischer (the author of the story), 01‘ Ron Miller :(GSM member who was interviewed), turned the story into a news release and sent it to the four corners of the earth. if we’re writing for siicll a large audience, we’d like to get paid tor it Or at least get a credit. And we’ll get; very careful on our quotes. SCARLET AND BLACK Friday, October 27. I92! iillltiitlliiHillliiililliiiitllliiiiillitiillliiHillliHilliliiilliliiillilu.‘ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR niiiiilliiiiiiliiiiillitiiilllltiiiilliiiililiiiiiIIiiiiilliiiiiliiiiiilliiiiilliil I’m not a person who suilics after the melliiluous praises of professors. For most of my years at Grinnell my scholar“ ship has reaped no soft or hou- eyed phrases; and I don‘t care, I don't care, The petty rewards vouch- safed by the pedant class ~ those insipid certificates, those maritricious laurels, holds out no real glory for my desires for recognition Miss Wormkee, my third grade teacher, never puts a silver star next to my name — and i don’t care, I don’t care. Arthur, my six year old broth- er, laughs at me and kicks me when i come home from Suhool because I never receive even the slightest acknowledgment. But understand, I don’t care, I don't care. What are all these things next to that quintescenco of awards -— that necklace of precious metal and solid wis- dom. I am privately aware that in my own scholarship, l have stood at the head of my guild during these past few years at Grinnell. So it has been an an- nual pain to me to see Grinnell confer on aggregate of awards and scholarships upon persons of small and temporary conse- quence — persons of local and evanescent notoriety, persons who drift into obscurity and are forgotten inside of ten years — and never a medallion offered to me! What is mere to work for — nay, to live for if not the Pres‘ ldent’s medallion? And yet, I would have as unflinchingly taken the matching earrings and bracelet as I emancipated the medallion. So as not to be dealt that last blow of ineffable disappointment when it would be given away to some charlitnn, some bogus student, 1 procurred it myself] Arthur won’t laugh at me anymore. Miss Wormkce will really be sorry. And after I show it to the representative from Dow Chemical he will really be impressedl The possession of this neck< lace consummates the Grinnell upenenw. Sincerely, (nuns withheld) WASHINGTON OUT; WIFE TO COME Walter E. Washington, Com- missioner of the District of Co- lumbia will not appear on the panel, Urban Culture and the Negro, as scheduled. official responsibilities require him to remain in Washington this week- end, His wife, Bennettn, direc- tor of the Women's lob Corps, will take his place on the panel, which will be held at 3:30 p.m., Friday in Herrick Chapel. Sweet little old mother, loving little old father, lone- some sister Wish to corres. pond with a senior iemale Grinnell student, 5’5", eyes or blue, answering tn the initials SKD. Kim and Tammy hilllllhl. Ellhllldllll By Neil Fischel Attention kiddies! (also parents, administrators, trustees, and faculty members) i have finally resolved Grinnell’s greatest paradox, omnipres. ent wherever people talk about or attempt to analyze this school — viz., Why the hell do people who have never lived in conserva. tive Gril'iliell think that this is a liberal school? Or, more specifically, why or how are liberal, radical (and therefore interesting) students deluded into coming here . . . even alter many have visited as prospectives? 1 Because, to the visitor, Grlnnell College must look like a l perpetual “sit-in.” Every time you turn around at Grinnell — especially around Convocation when visitors abound -— you see students sitting around. What are they protesting? Nothing. They are waiting in line for meals. They am! waiting in line for tickets. They are Waiting in line for regis. tration. some are just waiting in line to be waiting in line. Students and faculty members began waiting in lino for Verdi Requiem tickets at the Forum desk at 1 pm. Tuesday. The tickets weren’t distributed until 7 pm. The Requiem line impeded student traffic and Saga and For. urn administrators' errands (May bands of angels sing them on their flights!) everywhere from the North Lounge doors to tho South Lounge music room. The South Lounge was filled with ticket—seekers from 4- 3 pan. Tuesday, piecluding study or TV or anything else. The wholo thing had the same effect as a “shin"; all normal activity we. prevented. By 5:30 pm people In line were ordering pizzas. ' Drawing on Convocan’on, I’d like to make a point about linesti Sometimes lines have their place . . . like in geometry . . a maybe . . . and I’m hardly suggesting that we abolish them an, resort to total anarchy, and all make for the Cowles door at lino. for late dinner, But at Grinnell hues are like Chicken Man — “They’re everyu where; they're everywherel” , And they're getting longer. And they’re getting ridiculous. Students who got up at 5:30 am. Registration morning to get a place in the front of the line were surprised to find ADO people already ahead of them. Some pitched tents in front of Darby, Gym. 1 hope to heaven that these campers didn’t get any of the courses they wanted. 1 got to Roberts Theatre at 7:30 pm. for the Mime Troupe lhow scheduled for a pm. Already three-quarters of the seats were taken — not by, bodies, but with words. About every fifth seat in Roberts had an uvaut—ganle automa- ton sitting in it. About every twenty seconds the automaton me. chanlcally mouthed: , “I‘m sorry, but I'm raving (hm twelve seats for in] t friends." ‘ The friends, I assume, were home relaxing. showering, enf- lng, and would eventually arrive in their own sweet time to claim “their" seats. Well i have a little announcement to make to those people — from now on, as far as I'm oonoemed, any seat that doesn’t have a warm body in it is my seat . . . no matter who’s saving it. And this week, you even have oonstructive suggestions from my roommate (they’re not from me, again, because i don’t mk- nuggestions — I just point out lines): computerize registration no- oording to student preference, abolish specified hours for meals, and rule out the saving of seats at events. That's 81L If you do that, I suppose, we might stop looking like profu- Iional peace demonstrators and we will stop putting in a per- petual masquerade. Gflnmmutheklddlfiknw,lm’tmallywhtklooh flkeduflngmmmvmflmltlm’twhathmflho to visitors and prospccflveo. ~ It isn’t what it seem: It all. It’s just A place when nutrient. lit around. SCARLET 8 BLACK Student Newspaper of Grim-oil coins. Hill PIIII Show Grin.“ Coll... Grlnudl. lowI “"1 A weekly newspaper punnsntd ouch Friday of the collzge yur by the Grlnllell Committee on sm- dent implications, murmured to: national Adam‘- using by Nltional Educational Advertising Sci-vim, 360 Lexington Ave., New York. New York loan. 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