Ellie Oldest College Newspaper West of in. Mississippl $mrlrt 8c ililttrk GRINN‘ELL COLLEGE Vii. Lxxv1 Grinnell. lowa. Friday, September 27. lm No. 2 é MILLION PE CONTRACT AWARDED WALLACE AD STIRS DEBATE The Scarlet and Black this week was faced with a major policy decision when The National Educational Advertising Service sent an ad for George Wallace’s presidential campaign. There was considerable turmoil among the editorial staff on whether to print the ad or send it back .7 The National Educational Ad- eavertising Service handles all of the national ads for the college open The paper receives ads rorn this service but maintains the right to refuse to print any hdvertisement. The staff of the paper was concerned with the reception of the advertisement by the cam- us if it were to be published. he no for Wallace was the only political ad received by a business manager's office. he business staff of the paper advocated its publication for fi< llancial reasons and because it bias the best policy to accept all advertisements The editorial staff argued that the problem was not clean out, that there were people on campus who would be seriously offended by the ad, and that their sensitivities ought to be respected. However, there were Questions of the responsibility of the newspaper to allow free- dom of the press, and whether the suppression oi the adver- tisement might be a form of political censorship. The editor decided it would be best to seek advice on the issue. Mr. Prescott, the Ed- visor to the paper, Mr. Bow- man. the Chairman of the Com- mittee on Publications, and the Concerned Black Students (CBS) were all consulted on the possible repercussions and advisability oi publishing the Wallace ad, CBS said that they would be satisfied if ads for all the ma- jor candidates would be puh< WALLACE AD — (Cont’d. on Page 2, Coll 1) THE WATTERS STORY: STUDENT VS. ROTC “ROTC is for people who Want to get through the mili- tary aspect of their lives in the easiest way possible with no re- gard tor the principles involved. thus limiting their freedom of action on their beliefs for mater- ial gain," Stated Duncan Wat< ters, a Grinneii student soon to start his junior year abroad in Scotland. “Many people in ROTC are against the war and have no desire to be military officers, WAITERS— . (Count on Page 4. Col. 2) Soph Arrested 0n False ID,- Police Describe Policy On September 16, a sopho- more, is years old, was caught obtaining beer and possessing an identification card, a driver's license with a false birth date. She appeared in court and Was fined 525. She was also charged the costs of the trial — which amounted to _S4.0D. In an interview. Chief of Po« llce. Bill Peters. said that the girl had come into the police station earlier and had asked for the police department to ap< prove her temporary license. Later, the police were checking the ID'S of the Longhotn’s younger clients. Recognizing her, they deterred any action until they could establish her age. She was telephoned and asked to come down to the sta- tion where she was “technical- ly arrested." The arrest was technical because no warrant was ever drawn up. Peters said that her age was POLICE POLICY— (Cont‘d. on Page 2, Col. 2) S53 Analysis Store CI Diff By BENSON SMITH The Grinnell college Book Store ls a frequent target for criticism. The lack of adequate space is the m o s t se~ rious problem. nsufficient or- ders of text- books is another legitimate complaint. Other gripes in« clude the high prices of books and cosmetics and the use of gummed price tags on text: which deiy removal. The bookstore is operated by the college. The manager, Sam- uel Wassom. is a salaried em< ployee oi the college and his income is not dependent on any profit the store realizes. Ac- cording to Donald Lambie, treasurer of the college, prof‘ its have always been relatively small. The total expense; of NEWS ANALYSIS 5&8 Makes Library Scene: On Racks For the first time in many years the Scarlet and Black has joined other newspapers on the rack in the library After a furious discussion, in which frank language was used. the library agreed to the suggestion of the editor. who pointed out many of the advantages of having the newspaper there. it was pointed out that the social calendar appearing in the Scarlet and Black would be available to students studying in the library, and this might help to relieve some of the overcrowding there. Pearl Kadota Named To Judicial Court With the final appointment of Pearl Kadota. '71, announced September 24, by SGA Presi‘ dent Tom Thomas, the Jud!- cial Council is now ready to hear cases. Other student council mem- bers are Lawrence Frank and James Lew, both ’70. Faculty members on the jury are Wayne is. Denny, Morris Pars low, and Bernard Mergcn. Student jurors are selected by a committee chaired by the SGA president and consisting of two members from the Coun~ Cll 01 House Presidents. Asso- ciated Women Students Board, and the Senate, The terms of JUDICIAL— (Cont’d. on Page 2, Col. 5) Finds College icult Facility the store do not include rent, heat, or electricity. if these cx< penses were included the store would be operating at a loss. Lambie said that the book- store is not a money-making venture. It exists only as a convenience to the students, If the intent of the store is not to make money, why then are prices so high? Wassom said that prices are set by the publishers. The wholesale pnCB is only 20% less than list. The expenses for transportation and handling consume over 13%. This means that almost no profit at all is realized through the sale of texts. Other books, depending on the quantity pur- chased, are bought trom 15% 10 40% less than list. Limited storage space prevents Wassom BOOK STORE— (Cont’d. on Page 2, Col. 3)_ Gilbert Inc. Gets Largest Proiecl in College History Grinnell College has announced the awarding of a $2,158,250 contract for the construction of a physical education complex. Gilbert Builders, Inc. of Iowa Falls, Iowa, was named to erect the 038 GH‘OOSES SLATE. PLANS 9 PROPOSALS The Concerned Black Students (CBS) met and elected its staff on Sept. 12. Elected as Presi- dent woa Emest T. Weston. Chairman of its four committees —Admisslon, Placement, Fi- nance. and Public Relations— were Debby Green, Merryll Pen- son, Frank Thomas, and Greg- ory Coggs, respectively. Mr. Raymond Fl Bets will serve as faculty advisor. Only 4.6 per cent of the us. College population is black, and the black students of Grinnell, estimated in number as approx~ imately 43. constitute no more than 4.6 per cent of the Grinnell College population. CBS offers the iollowmg o proposals in order to remedy this situation at Grinnell: The first of the nine points is the extension of the LeMoyns College Exchange Program from one semester to a full year. for both students and pro- fessors. Weston feels that the present one semester program is “just tokenism," since this does not give the student time to adjust to Grinnel] socially or academically. Since. by tradi- tion, only four LeMoyne stu- dents attend Grinncll. wllich has the capacity for eight. cos sug- gests that exchange programs with other black colleges be initiated. Weston complains that black prolessors from LeMoyne are not encouraged to come to Grinnell, and urges that Le- Moyne professors and professors from other black Colleges be CBS— (Cont‘d. on Page 3, Col. fl) building which will house the physical education facilities of both men and women. Construction of the complex is scheduled to begin next week. If the construction were not to have started before 0cto< her 23. the federal grant which is providing a large part oi the funds for the project would have been withdrawn. The building is scheduled to be completed in June, 1970. The PE Complex is being fl- nanced by an $340,000 loan, a $30,000 Higher Education Fa- cilities Commission grant, and a loan and grant of $380,000 which has been applied for. The college will raise another $14,000 on its own The 2.1 million dollar build- ing will be the most expensive one ever constructed by the college. It will contain a cruci- iorrn swimming pool (50 meters in one direction and so yards in another), much more class: room space than is provided in Darby Gymnasium, and a large Tartan-surlaced area for sports like basketball, tennis, and track. The present physical educa- tion facilities do not allow for the teaching or more than one sport at a time in the gym during the winter months, and this often causes conflicts in scheduling as well as inade- quate training for athletes in spring sports. The new PE Complex will downgrade the present empha- sis on team sports, which are now highly ranked on account of the difficulties of accommo- dation in the limited space available. According to John Pfitsch (Physical Education), the com- plex “can accommodate an em rollment of at least 2,000.” The P. E. COMPLEX— (Cont’d. on Page 4, Col. 3) The planned Physical Education Complex which will cost over I million dollars.