Friday“ Odoliar 4}. W6! SCARLET RND BEACK, ‘Black, Siudies' Inlegral-ing- With US. College Curricula (CPS); — W.E.B: DuBols. LeRui- Jones, and Malcolm X are being. read along with Wil- liam Faulkner,. Erich Fromm, and Paul' Samuelson in class- rooms across. the country this. fall, as collegesanti universities. integrate their- curriculum as' well as their campusesr Ever since last spring and the uproars in many schools tollowing the assassination at Dr. Martin Luther King, pro- fessors and: administrators at countless institutions have or ganizcd courses and even de- partrnents in Afro-American Studies, Much of their activity is di- rectly traceable to pressure last Spriugfrom student groups who felt that in presenting only white American history and so ciology and literature, colleges were ignoring or downplayrng an important tacet oi the na- tlon's culture; Professors, who decided- that America's racial crimsnecessitated a deeper and- more diverse knowledge or American minorities than pres- ent scholarship made possible, joined the tight. Previous study or black cl zation. had been limited. almost entirely to- the history or geogT raphy. on Ar Now, students: want to. 1:3‘3‘1‘11 about the Negro in- America- — his his— tory and his. cuntribuu'on to their society, his. political» and: intellectuali evolution from slave- intoimilimnit Must oi the courses in black studies-i deal with Negro. litera- ture (wLiters like LeRoi Jones, James Baldwin), Negro. Ameri- can history (on which DuBois and historian. Staughton Lynd have written), and music and folklore: Also common» are courses on- poverty. race rela- tions, and other sociology courses. Even schools who enroll sube stantial numbers oi black stu- dents are expanding their black curricula. Many at them are» adding Swahili to their lan- guage courses; universities in. New York City and Chicago have done the same. Northr western University otters courses in tour Atrrcan lan- gilages. Some of the courses are more Sophisticated. Illinois Univer- sity’s Focus program otters “Political Economy of Discrim- ination”; Cornell University is introducing ”Economic Devel< opment of the Urban Ghetto"; Nortlleastem lllinais State Cole lege oifers a “Seminar in In- ner City School Problems." Under pressure irom sociol- ogy students, many universi- ties which used to send students incur nearby cities to work in housing, pmjects or voter regis tration as part of other courses. one now giving credit fur “field. work" in ghettov neigh- borhoads. Why the sudden furor over black studies? Many educators. as well as students, have been accused oi neglecting black students and' black culture ini their curriculum plans; stu- dents- have felt guilty about the common exclusion of blacks from intellectual credibility. Most academicians now have expressed the need tor learning more about the cultures that function Within the larger one- of WASP and‘ lrish-Catholic America. Pin-9311"“ ~ COLLE€E MAKES ROOM FOR NEW ROOMS REP. POWELL T0 Pursuing: the trend tor a more personal atmosphere tor students-oi Grinnell, several de~ partments. havv ev established rooms, other than. iaculty oi- iices, devoted. exclusively to their respective departments. The rooms are used: as study centers and meeting. places. for majors. The caucus. room oi. the Pru- gtam in Practical Political Education is the oldest and'per— helps the must successtul or all the departmental rooms. it was established in 1959 in [he Bium House, and moved to Carnegie iii the iall oi 1963. It serves as a library [or books and periodi— cals on politics. and a deposi- tory ior recorded speeches at various organizations. The classical languages room was established this tall. includ— ed in the room is an extensive library pooled irom the persnal libraries at William Muthben and John Crossett, and contain- ing both basic texts and selected secunduny works. But. according ta. Crossett, there is no pur- pose- to the room unless the stu- dents utilize rt. He sees hope tor expansion, or the program to all departments,. providing majors with a place to meet. study, and. converse with stu- dents ot similar majors,. it the students prove that these rooms am. worthwhile. Beth Noble; chairman of the Spanish dephmnent,. empha< sized' that the' functions. of the Spanish room will be leit en- tirely up: to the students. Miss Noble met with all' the Spanish majors and learned they could use~a place lor individual» quiet study,. bull sessions, discussions before or after Spanish table dinners, find-inim’flml‘ talks with (acuity members. Most impor- tant. classes. do not necessarily have; [in end abruptly with the bell, Students» now have them» portunity to remain in the semi- nar room- andicontinuerdlscussion and. debate; Besides the fairly complete library of pertinent books. and periodicals,. Miss. Noble hopes. to- make available a coiiee pot and. comlortablo Iumiiut‘e. The Education department's seminar mum has long been available to students Working toward their certification. RE< cently moved to ARI-l. the room contains a library at high school text books as well as pruiession— al books dealing with the psy- chology oi education. Both types of books are replenished at. the rate of approximately one hun- dred and iiity new books a year. Included in the sociology room are a. collection of census vol< time s, sociological research data. and also books and peri- odicals. Another room is de- Votedi specifically to research. All material and data from the school's. annual field trip are analyzed here. The anthropology room is now being used. as a laboratory tor Students. The department,, how. ever, is anticipating. a- museum in the room where Iield‘ speci- mens, artilacts,, and. maps at field: cites will be displayed: it successful, the room will tea- ture exhibitions open to. all inA terested- students. it the departmental room sys tem is successiully expanded to all departments, will the re sult be» subsequent decentrali- zation ot Burling- Library? a case for the PLAIN PIQKLE Why let a fancy, upstart pickle compete with the flavor of our World’s- Best Hamburgers? We'll take a nice, plain pickle every .time...And yes. we said World’s BEST Hamburgers, with a full 1,4; pound of US. choice beef in every one. (For only the BEST will do for KlNG'S...and YOU.) ‘\ 'lr'rlu ' g . GifKING‘S Food Host U.S.A. hodi‘lfl Zim's {drastic-Coast Corner 4th & Broad VI'SII COLLEGE AS PPPE GUEST Representative Adam Clay. to Powell, In, isischeduiedm visited' Grinnell College- on Wed-r nesday, Oct. 9; as. a- political lecturer and politician-intest- deuce. The New York congressman, Who will be at Grinnell undeii the sponsorship at the col- lege's Program in Practical Political Education (PPPE), will give a public lecture on “Race; Poverty. and Politics 1968'! at B.p.m. in Darby Gym- nasium. The event has been moved irom Herrick Chapel on account at the large audi~ eucev expected. During his day-long stay at the college, Rep. Powell Will be- questioned at a press con» ference; attend a sociology class on “Minorities in Amen! can Society" and a political science Class on “Amerlcau Political Parties;” meet with students at breakiast, lunch, and two coifee hours; have dinner with the campus Politi- cal Discussron Group; altar meet With the executive- lmurcls of the campus Young; Democrats and Young Repub. licans. “The themeiaf Rep. Powell‘s visit,. ‘Race,, Poverty; and‘ Pol. itics, 19 is. most appropri. ate in this. election year,f‘ noted. C. Edwin Gilmeur, asso- ciate protessor of political science and director uf: the PPPE: “'nrey: are sure- to: be among the leading ‘ssues.in tho November election. ’ One of tha senior members: of the House. the 59 year—old legislator has represented New York's. 18th District (HEP lem) since 1945. Herserved as chairman oi the puweriui and influential House Committee on Education and Labor from 1961 to 1966; a period during which Congress, passed moro than do major pieces or legis- lation dealing with social con- cct-ris. Rep. Powell was elected to his 12th term in 1966. but when the 90th Congress con- vened early the next year. the House relused to Seat him be- cause ot alleged. misconduct. He won a special election tor the seat by an overwhelming 771 margin later in the year, but has made no attempt to occupy the seat. The issue is now before the Courts. SHOP iiiil'iE mud LOW DiSOUNT PRECES