Student Now-pa or of Grinnoil Collage In: uni sum “IINNKKI. IOWA '9". An lndep-naenr newsman- published weekly, except during hol|dly1 Arid exami- nation periods, by in. Gunmen commluee Wluilhl’mkm on Sin-den: publicationr. Represented for mucnu advertising by National Educa- iiorul Advcniung Services, coo Lexington Avc.,'Ncw York, N.v. lool-I. Sccond clan posugc paid it Grinncil In. subscription mo woo our. school ycnr. lioo paid subscription: Editor-in-Chlfl Spam Editor Business Manigzr Circulation Manlger Associate Editor Cartoonist Repairman .. a, James A. Arlen .leiirey Shecror . Bruce Strain Douglas Earl Connie Ericson Mimi Anderson . , Lynn Adams, James Archer, Carol Bradford, Michael Daley, John Gardner, Reggie Graham, [man l-iari, Leslie Horton, Pam Hum, Bonnie Nelson, Mary Rayburn, Karen Ruhne. Lynne sicmcu, Maren Stewart, Yvor smakley. Editorial . . . ,The Schnoirov Case When the Schneirov case comes to court, the jurors will have a difficult chore. If they were to judge simply on the basis of whether or not a rule was broken, there would be no question of the ver- dict. Schneirov himself readily admits to having had a girl in his room. The only problem would be that of sentencing. The court, however, may be tempted to ques- tion the rule, to determine whether the rule is in ac- cordance with the law that one should not harm himself or another unjustly. Law is the conscience of society. Rules are the applications of that conscience to particular situa- tions. The court will thus have to decide whether the rule is a violation of our collective conscience. If the court decides to do this, it must define ‘harm’ and ‘justice.’ The term ‘harm‘ may be more pertinent to the issue. It may be that neither oneself nor any other person is harmed by a violation of the open dorms rule. It may be that once the rule was related to the universal law, and at that time one would have done harm by violating the rule. It may be that times have changed, and, since people no longer think in the same Victorian fashion, the rule is outdated. it may be that the rule exists unfounded by any law, that questions of “harm" and “justice” are irrele- vant. All this may be. If the court is unable, or does not have the right, to disentangle such complexities and implications, it must act in accordance with the rules that are al- ready established. To act in any other way would. lead to anarchy, a situation repugnant to any rea- soning man. Ex Post Facto Philosophy In this week’s edition of the Scarlet and Black there is a story about the recent change of rules at Cornell College. An editorial on the victory by Cornell’s Student Council says: "As many know, the major issue at stake in last week’s controversy was not open dorms. The extension of that privilege was merely the vehicle used to present a much fur- ther reaching principle — that of student self-de- termination.” This is an argument similar to the one about the American Civil War, that the war had nothing to do with the question of slavery, but was con- cerned, rather, with “states’ rights.” The students take a past action of theirs and then try to apply some sort of philosophical system to it, much like Hobbs, who seemed to develop his ethical theories and then looked for a system of physics to accompany it, Presumably, it is expedient to add the philoso- phical system after the action is complete, for to have the philosophy in the beginning might restrict one’s activities, Let us hope, however, that in seeking a change of rules, the student government of Grinnell tries to establish the “much further reaching principle” before it takes any action, for such a procedure would be more honest. SCARLET AND ILAGK Letter To The Editor Wallace Ad Criticized To the Editor: The s L 3 seems to have missed the point in printing both the advertisement for George Wallace and the advertises ments for the other two "ma- jor" candidates. There is a difference between publishing a statement, speech, or posi- tion paper, which seeks to in- form the public on an issue, with the theoretical purpose of aiding it in making an elecion al decision, and priming an ad< vertisement, Do politicians ac- tually seek to make their views known, or do they try to sell themselves to the people through pleasing slogans? The full-scale advertising cam- paigns of all the “major" cam didates seems to make the an- swer self—evident. The whole point in advertis- ing is to make an initial investment in an ad, which is then so effective that returns are more than the initial invest- ment. Wallace pays some- one to write resounding state- ments on why he is just what the “American people" need to cure what ails them. Wallace is packaged and sold to various organs of public me- dia, who dish him out to those who read and buy. Wallace pays money and gets votes. The same is true for Humphrey and the new, improved Nixon. Wallace and Humphrey and Nixon don‘t write their own ad- vertisements; they employ ud- vertising agencies to help them, the same as GM, United States Steel, or the Peace Corps. But the latter are con porate groups; the former, men —- we aren't electing a Corvair to the presidency. it would be nice to know what any of the “major" candidate: really believes. in printing the advertise. meats, the SH! was not actual- ly promoting ticedom of speech, but indulging in complicity or becoming a partner to wrong doing, an accomplice to the crime of pretending advertising lmplics a responsible political statement, which in fact it does not. Last week's editorial states, If we were [0 run the ad, Wallace might well include Grimell in a list of “liberal" coile g e l where his ad appeared, and this might help his campaign. Or it might hurt it. Yet if we were to refuse to run his ad, he might include Grinnell in a list. of colleges who re- fused to run his ad, and this also might either aid or hurt his campaign. It is also uncertain whether the ad itself will be of any help to him. Anything which results in such ambiguity naturally gives rise to the question, is it wonh it? The advertisement actually has an ideological mmiiica. lions, has nothing to do with ircedom or speech; it is an ap- peai to p consuming public which finds iiuch slop palatable. Kit lode! Friday Octet-r I in. Where the Truth Lies . . . By DONALD "UMP Last week in Gardner lounge, Mr. Crossett of the Classics de- partment gave a remn of his lecture on virginity. Appro- priately. the talk proceeded somewhat like a heroic, or maybe. a mock—heroic battle, Mr. Crossett took a great deal of ground using honorable weapons and great intellectual deftnesr; but when questions Were honored from the audl< ence, his opponents attempted to retake th: lost turf in what was at times rather like a slap-stick pie fight. in classic form, the defender of virginity began his confron- tatinn of arguments in the lec- ture by reciting a list of illus- trious ancestors. On his side of the issue were the GrecoRo. man heroes like Achilles, Odys. seus, and Aeneas, and the founders of the human race, Adam and Eve. Even though the fact that Achilles slept with Briseis was not discussed to my satisfaction, Mr. Cmssett had good credentials. In fact, all of Western civilization seemed to be in his background, and it was a generous gesture that he did not demand the genealogy of his opponents, The two major weapons of the opposition faced by Mr. Crosseit were the arguments that sexual intercourse is natu- ral and that “the Pill" pres vents all the unpleasant conse- quences of fornication. The po- nitlon attacked in the lecture can be stated as follows: People of mature age should be allow- ed to fornicate freely as long as 1) both are willing, 2) they are sincere, and 3) no harm results to either person. After committing their act, they should feel no guilt. Now it seems to me that Ml“, Crossett’: attack lacked the flare he showcd two years ago when the lecture was first giv- en. But the logic was well aimed and rharp. Particularly penetrating were two points: first, the question, Would you like the happiness of your life and the possible creation of new human life to rest upon prob- ability? Even if the chancel lhdt “the Pill" will fall or. very slight, can you afford to take any chance at all? Second. the fact that man only become: man when he has some rule it! obey, some choice between good and bad, like that pm sented by God's commandment in Genesis. it is a shame that the ques« tions from the audience after the lecture never rose to the level of these lovely strokes, so that someone could at least have gone down heroically. In. stead, most of the attacks of the students were foolish, and revealed the fact that few men know how to listen. There were five misinterpretations of Mr. Crossett’s analogy between vir- gins and cars during the first hour alone, and none of them as charming as the indignation of the girl who two years ago jumped up and cried, “I do not feel like a used carl” This year students merely charged like bulls, and were slaughter- ed like cattle, it is interesting that those who spoke were not strong and confident; and it is a tribune to the power of Mr. Crossett’s an guments that people seemed to laugh a bit too loudly when wmeone mocked the analogy of the used car. Whether or not anyone was convinced is doubt- ful, but almost everyone who spoke up seemed to feel ihrcao- cncd by the logic. In ia‘c: one of the most popular position: was that logic does not lead to truth, even if tnie statements are made at each point in the argument. I can imagine the words of two typical members of the audience as they walked homoi “Man. you have to answer all the little questions his way; but then he puts it together all wrong." "Right, Herbie. tho points he made wen ork» but he was being tricky with the logic." In other words, comet where in between the mith lies. If|iilil|IIililIIilllllliliillilillliillllliiililliiillliiillllliiillliiiillliiillliilillliliilliilillillillliiillliill|||iiilllllillliiliiliiiiilllliillllliiillliiilllllllllliiiiill The hole caused by the de- molition of the old power plant is going to be filled in and the area landscaped. The architec- tural firm of Skidmore, Ow- lngs, and Merril is studying the area which will become an "outdoor living area." The plans shoiud be ready in about a week. Dirt from the excavations for the Physical Education Com- plex will fill up the hole. Th8 planting of shrubbery and tree: takes a long time so the land- The Hole leaping will not be complete until the spring. In this area there will be a central marker noting the plan where the old stack used to be. The stock was a longitudinal and latitudinal marker. The archiiedts and the Grinnell A11 Department are working to- gether on the marker. According to Mr. Evan Wal- den, Director of New Construc- tion, a fountain for the area is out of the question. Fountains. he said, do not run smoothly on campuses, for they are subject to many trickster: and pranks.