. 'ago 4 PROTESTS OPEN LIBRARY? UP TO LEGGETT By DON HECKER Two weeks ago, Larry Frallk made an appointment to meet with President Leggett about keeping the college library open until 1 a.n1. Thursday morning last Frank went in to see Leggett’s secrea tary about the appointment. The secretary said she had none listed and didn‘t know if one were planned. Said Frank: “I don’t quite know how to say this, but un- less there is some evidence of progress, the demonstrations will start again this evening." The meeting was held that al- temOOll. Attending were Frank, David Swee (of the committee that held last semester’s library demonstrations), Ric MacDowell (SGA President), Pmi. Arnold Adeiburg (Judicial Council Chairman), and Dean 5. Eugene Thompson. Leggett lirst reviewed the let- ter sent to him on the third day of demonstrations. The leta ter, which urged that the library be left open until l mm, (with the circulation desk Closing at 11:30 p.m,), indicated that AWS Board and C oi HP members had volunteered tn serve with— out pay after 11:30 until help could be found. It also referred to an earlier petition, signed by over two stu< dents. which also requested longer library hours. After expressing disappoint— ment that demonstrations had been held before the Faculty Li- brary Committee made an otil- cial recommendation, Leggett promised he would turn the is- sue over to the Student Aliairs Committee, and to have an an- swer on the question by Febr» uary 1. The 8&3 learned Thursday from Prof. John Burma (Stu- dent Affairs Committee Chair- man) that the committee would officially recommend to the President that the library he lett open until one o’clock. Frank became concerned late last semester when he learned iron-l an SGA oiiicial about a week before iinals that the li- brary committee had taken no official action, but had unoffi- cially decided not to leave the library open until 1 a.m. He talked to John Wiles and Rio MacDowell, MacDowell told him: “I didn‘t think it (demon- strations) would be entirely de- trimental.” An Ad Hoc committee of Frank, David Swee and John Wiles was termed. “We had no idea the (library) committee was doing nothing," Frank ex. SCARLET AND BLACK plained. “We wanted to express our disappointment through the demonstrations.” The demonstrations began the Sunday night beiore finals last semester. Along with the demon- strators were several sympathi- zers who had been studying and did not leave at the library’s regular closing hour. Frank esti- mated about 30 students welo involved the first night. Dean Thompson arrived and demanded that the demonstra- tors “get the Hell out of here.” Frank replied that they would not do this. Thompson then sat down and wrote out a statement that the demonstrators had been told to leave and had re- (used. He presented this to Frank to sign and then got the signatures of the other demonstrators—a procedure he repeated on the second night of the demonstra- tions. The demonstrators left at 12:30 am. “We had made our point," Frank said, "if nothing was done, we would stay until one o’clock the next night." No action was taken, and the demonstrations continued Mon» day night until one o'clock, On Tuesday, Dean Thompson asked Larry to sign a statement declari that he took full re- sponsib ity tor the condition of the library after its closing. Larry asked him to add David Swee and John Wile’s names, and then he signed. The demonstrations had no ef- NWWWWWWWWWWZ :) . GRINNELL’S FIRST DRAFT DODGER Grinnell Professor Jesse Macy, who created the first department of political science in the United States at then Iowa College in 1889, was also the college‘s first draft dodger. Drafted for the Union Army in 1864 while in the “junior preparatory class’" at Grin- neli, Macy claimed legal exemption from military service as a Quaker. “The military officers refused to honor this exemption," according to Grinnell historian John S. Nollen, “and insisted on his hearing arms, but he steadily declin Nollen, in his history of Grinnell College, said that Macy was also denied hospital serv- ice as a wuscieutim objector. Macy remained with his army unit and participated, apparently as the only noncom- bntnnt, in Sherman’s March to the Sea. The Grinnell student and later instructor despised the military. “His personal contact with Ihe pretentious rigidity and arrogance of the limited military mind," Nollen conclud- ed, “was calculated to confirm him in his loyalty to Quaker principles." Macy was finally given a hospital assignment shortly before the close of the War he- tween the States, and in 1866 he returned to Grinnell as n [reshmm nmmmmmmmmommman OFFICIAL SCHOOL SEAL NEW DESIGN MOTIF NEW SEAL UNOFFICIAL Although it appears on the Imnt cover of the very latest Grinnell catalogue and on the back cover of the most recent Student Handbook, the modem new College seal isn't an official leal at all. It is merely “A design mo- ntl." according to Mrs. Pres< cost, director of the College In- formation Service. "The round seal, the old one. urrying the ‘Christo Duoe’ mot- lo is still the official seal of tho Corporation.” she told the 53:3 lust week. The new design motif, she said, is being used on College publications “for a trial peri- ed." “The idea, of course. is that we may adopt the modern de- sign eventually," she explained, However, she noted, that would have to be voted on by the Trustees. The new design Is a square with the sides somewhat round— ed, rather than a circle. lt car- rles [b motto “Verltas et Hu- manltas” ir place of “Christa Dime." Both seals call the wt- Jack Wilsons syndicated co- lumn “Potomac Fever" Edi» toralized last week: “There are 16 U.S. deserters in Sweden now —and it’s only a matter oi time until somebody starts complain- ing about our military buildup there." Iiiiitlliiiiiliiiiilliiiilllliilllliiiillltiiiilliiilllliiilllliiiillliiiilliiiillliiill HELP WANTED — Make Application Now— Send iahr .i Summ-r c.” Caunrtlun _ write C I-y Color-do Camps, sol 5 Denver Color-do. roles, inform cone-"ling Ih r and pr vtnul csmping or ran... “ling experience. minimum o! it she rophcmm required. Di (tort of the emu will b an Sump)“ Ior pennnal int , h p-ncns completg otion prior to Flt:- msry to. lose Iiiillilliillllltitlllllllillllllllllltilllliltilllliil"Illtllllltliilllliiiiilllliillt lege “(Lollegium Iowense Grin- nelli." The design motif was created by John Quirk Associates ol Galesburg. lll., the college’s de- sign agency, Mrs. Prescott raid. feet on the library committee’s position. Before the demonstra- tions, the Committee had unai- Iicially decided, in Chairman Kintner's words, that “. . . it was the wrong move to open the library without pro- tessional personnel.” Kintner stressed that he was making no allegations that stu- dents were less responsible than professionals, Librarian Henry Alden felt there were some difficulties with student Workers. l-le ex- plained that student uorkers are hard to get during examination periods and that pi-oiessionals “have authority which a Student doesn't have.” The library, however, now up ‘Fridsy. January to. ma erales from 10 pm. until it closes with student workers on ly, says library officials. In its recommendation to President Leggett, the library committee maintained that oth~ er space ought to he made avail- able for study (Kinmer ex- plained that Buriing Library presented a problem because study tacilities and books were not separate). Ric MacDowell said that the Student Allah's Committee agreed that other space ought to be made available, but saidl: "Nothing is as good as the li- hrary,” “We have an immedi- ate problem, and that is what has to be met." tillllllHlllllMilliillllllllllllllllllllllllmllmililllllllllltllllmlllllllllllllilllllHimiilllliiilllilltlllHllllmllmlllllliilllmlllllllllmllllllllllllllllllllllllll Response lo Viet Petition OTHERS SPEAK FOR LBJ Presidential and Congressmns al response to the Grinnell Stu- dent Movement’s (GSM) antl- wal' petition circulated last semester “was pretty slim” ac- cording to the GSM Vietnam Committee's Ron Miller. Miller said that by the begin- ning of Interim (January 12) the Vietnam Committee had re- ceived only tour official reac- lions to the petition. He added that those reactions, for the most part, “weren’t exactly satisfying." Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D- N. Y.) wrote a short note to Vietnam Committee members on January 8. “Thank you for sending me a copy of your petition to end lhe war in Vietnam," Kennedy said, “i appreciate your thoughdul- ness in doing so.” Kennedy also enclosed a re- print of a recent Look magazine article he had lead into the Congressional ltecord on No- vember 28. in the article, entitled "What Can We Do To End the Agony of Vietnam," the New York sen- ator called for “negollatlons as the only possible way out of the agony of Vietnam.” Sen. Jacob Javitts (RsN. Y.) wrote to his “friends" on the Vietnam Committee on January 4. “Thank you lor your letter or November 16,” he said. “I ap- preclate having your views and will keep them in mind, you may be sure." That was all from Sen. Javlts. The most encouraging reply, Miller said, was from Sen. Charles H. Percy (R-lll.). The letter irom Percyirlle longest one yet received by lhe GSM committee—began by thanking members “for taking the time to write me of your concern over the War in Vietnam.” “Like you, I am deeply trou- bled by many aspects of this cruel conflict," rercy cumin- ned. “I Inl particularly dis— trested that innocent women and children should suffer and die in a wax which they did not Start and cannot understand." “I have repeatedly and force- fully criticized the Johnson Ad- ministration for its rigidity [0- Ward peace initiatives," the Senator said. “Let me assure you,” he con- cluded, "that I shall continue my ettorts to promote a just settlement of the war as soon as possible.” one copy or Ihe Vietnam Pe- tition was sent to President Johnson. The reply, however, came lrom the Departmenl at State. "Thank you Im‘ your recent letter about VietrNam to Free ident Johnson,” wrote Dixon Domlelley, an Assistant Secre iaiy tor Public Affairs, on De- cember 20, “which has been brought to our attention.” “We share the Fl‘eSldem'r genuine interest in knowing the opinions of the American peo» ple," the Department of State assistant avowed. “We wish it were possible to respond in tun to every letter; however, the volume of mail makes necessary this type or acknowledgement,” the short note elldeu. Signed prior to and during the Grinnell College Convocation in October, the Vietnam Petition Said that the Conflict in 50min East Asia was “immoral in its useless loss of lives." It further listed three points agreed to by all who signed n: that bombing of Vietnam— North and South—should cease; that the U. S. should declare a unilateral ceasefire; anti that the U. S. should recognize that the National Liberation Front has significant support in the South and should be allowed to negotiate. miller said that about twenty. live copies of the petition were mailed to President oohnson, Cabinet members, and Con- gressmen (notably Senators uni representatives on the Armed Services committees). The Vietnam Committee had earlier stated that students who Wished to have copies or the signed petition sent to their Con- gressmen at home could do so by paying a tee for mailing and reproduction. According to Miller, no one took the GSM up on their offer. “No one paid us thymll‘lg," Miller stated, “but we sent off some copies free anyway.” Over ilve»hundred members of (he Grinneli communityistu- dents and faculty members- signed the petition, which was not mailed until the midtlle 01' November. According to officials of the Vietnam Committee, 41 per~ cent of the student body signed the petition. it was also signed by several Convocation guests, including Princeton. N. J, an» thropologist Ashley Montagu and Yale dramatist Richard Gilman. The last signature on the GSM petition was Marlin Luther King, Jr.’s. y