Gillie firarlrt & idlark GRINNELL COLLEGE Oldest College Newspaper West of rho Mississippi Fol. LXXVl Grinnell, lowa, Friday, October ll. Hod No. 4 .Two Arrested 0n Marijuana Charge BULLETIN— nt Thursday‘s hearing it was determined that there was Insufficient evidence for a trial, and the case was dismissed. Local police arrested two crinnell College students for possession of marijuana Friday night, Octobr 4th. The students Involved were William Fisher, o junior from Lenox, lowa, and fihn Otto, a sophomore irom apleton, Iowa. The boys were apprehended z: they allegedly retrieved it apsuck containing a supply of marijuana which had been placed under a tree on the golt course earlier. Bond was set at $2,500. The nalty involved in the oiiense $2,000 and/or two years in all. The jail sentence cannot waived; however, parole may be granted by the presid- ing judge. A closed hearing was held yesterday to determine wheth- r or not there was sulticient Ividence to sustain the charge and bring the case to court. The decision at the hearing is being withheld.‘ The arrest has raised several guestions concerning the rights or iederal agents to conduct in- yestigations on college property. Richard Sehneirov discusses his case with Mike Brandon as Deans Thompson and Low watch proceedings. l . Love's Labor Soon The theme oil Shake- speare's Love’s La ’5 Lost “is Cupid’s revenge. nd it is composed in movements al- most like an elaborate bal- let. It abounds in inexpli- cable lines, allusions, topi- calities, jokes and personali- ties that bewilder even the must erudite of commenta- tors. But taken in the right spirit, it is a most amusing entertainment,” says the critic G. E. Harrison. Tick- ets for the October 17-19 Grinnell performances of the comedy may be obtained Monday to Wednesday at the Forum desk. .— ; POWELL STRESSES BLACK POWER, ‘ YOUTH REBELLION BEFORE 2,000 'Adam Clayton Powell, In, Perhaps the most controversial ‘Politician - in - Residence" yet Iponsored by the Program in Practical Political Education, lmphaslzed the current themes Photo by Michele Canrlght Mr. Powell talks to S 8: B Microphone. It Black Power, politics, and the youth rebellion in his Wednesday evening lecture. In addition to his public leo- bure attended by an estimated coon people, Powell went through a typical student's day at Grinnell, including class on- pearances, coffee breaks, and individual contacts with stu- dents. as well as a formal news conference. V Powell was introduced at the lecture by Edwm Gilmour, PPPE director, and by Ernest Weston, '71, president or the Concerned Black Students or- ganization. In discussing the first of the three themes in the lecture Powell defined Black Power as “not antiswhite, but deiinitely problack." “And," he said. “we make no apology for it; it doesn’t mean violence, but it doesn't mean total nonAVilr lance." Powell elaborated by explaining that even Martin Luther King became convinced that non»violence was no longer Valid to the assertion of Black Power and that sell-deiense “is an ancient American tradition." He also stressed that Black dig- nity. self-respect, and equality are important characteristics of Black Power. The Presidency was carica- turcd by Powell as "tweedle durn and tweedledee.” None of POWELL— lCont‘d on Page 3, Col. 3), YD, YR Agree: Neither Supports Party- Chieftains Although neither organization is supporting its party’s candi- date. the Young Republicans and the Young Democrats are working. The Young Democrats hope to have Paul Franzenburg, Democratic candidate {or the governor oi lowa, here on cam- pus to speak sometime at the end of the month. At the present time they are trying to organize with cover- nor Hughes to help in his cani- paign lor U.S. Senator. How- ever, the campus representa- lives have had trouble organ< izing and coordinating cam- paigns with the Hughes people. it nothing develops train the Hughes camp, there is talk or campaigning for George Mc- Govern in South Dakota. other projects under way at this time include a possible series of telephonic lectures and the publication or a campus newsletter. The newsletter, it YD, YR— (Cont’d on Page 6, Col. 1) Judicial Court Holds Schneirov College Drops Plan to build New Dormitory By BENSON SMITH A proposal to build a new dormitory on South campus has been shelved, according to Dean Alice Low. Plans for the building were approved two years ago «by the Board of Trustees and a studanaculty committee, but the dormitory, which would have housed 150 students, Will not he built. Mrs. Low said that when she came to Grinnell plans tor a dormitory had already been completed but were not ac- ceptable to the Board pi Trus- tees. Under her direction, new plans were designed and sub- sequently approved. when. questioned about the need for the new building, Mrs. Low stressed overcrowding, which she maintains still exists this year. The dorm had been planned on the basis of a pro- jection of the college's future needs. The data for the projec- tion was collected in a room-by- room study conducted two years ago. Mrs. Low said that the projection was not based on any plan to increase enrollment and that use of all present dormitories would have con- tinued. She also claimed that with the new dormitory, more students would be able to take advantage of the oti»campus living option. Mrs. Low did not explain how more students would have been able to live oil-campus. Last year, Sophomores who applied DROPPED DORM— (Cont‘d on Page 7, Col. 2) 90 ATTEND GRINNELL SDS MEETING Last weekend, Grlnnell’s Stu- dents ior a Democratic Society (SDS) hosted the first regional conierence of lowa SDS chap- ters. The purpose of the three~ day meeting, attended by ap. proximately ninety SDS mem- bers, including resource people from Chicago, Des Moines, and Madison, Wisconsin, was both educational and organizational, according to Richard Schneirov. organizer of the conference. Discussions concerned both SDS organization and New Left ideology. Nine SDS chapters from Iowa were represented by the more than sixty iowa delegates. in addition, Black Panther Party, members from Des Moines, representatives of the Wiscon- sin Draft Resistance Union from Madison, and Progressive Labor Party organizers from Chicago participated as work- shop discussion leaders. Friday night, Mary Malcolm, '69, a Grinnell SDS member who was in Cuba this past summer, led a talk and discus- sion on Cuba. The twoand-one- halirhour discussion was based on her observations of Commu- nist rule and social and eco- nomic conditions there. Two general meetings Satur- SDS- _(Cont'd on Page 6, Cal. l)_ Hearing Tuesday Session Draws 2 Deans, 400 Undergrods Last Tuesday the Judicial Council met in the South Lounge oi the Forum to hear the Richard Schneirov case. Schneirov was charged with having a girl in his room at 8:00 pm. on September 26 in Violation of the college's rule on open dorms. That the girl had been in hls room at the time was estabe lished by Kenneth Etzkom, res. ident advisor of Loose Hall. Charges were brought by Dean: S. Eugene Thompson and Alice Low. . Schneirov admitted the pres‘ once of the girl, who is not I Grinnell student, saying, “The charges are true, but I plead ‘not guilty.’ The administrae tion’s authority regulating co< educan'onal use of residean halls is illegitimate." The defense, managed by Ml- chael Brandon and Bonnie Tin< ker, attempted to show the ac- tual situation in residence halls with respect to the enforcement of the present visitation rule. Five hall presidents discussed their reiusal to comply with the present rule and stated the in- lorn-lal policies in their halls. Most policies were based on “discretion” and “considera< lion of others.” All the house presidents who spoke at the HEARING— (Cont’d on Page 2, Col. 4) Smith Hall Tries Individual Floor Visitation Policy In recent weeks Smith Hall has been experimenting with it new policy of handling illegal vlsitations. Each floor formlb Iated its own policy, suited to its individual needs, and desig« nated its own hours. Merryl Penson, president of Smith, found that she and the student advisers of her hall could not enforce a college rule which they felt to be unjust. II! was decided that a policy should be formed in order til alleviate the problems brought: about by student disregard or the rules restricting visitationa, and that this policy should stress consideration [or others, Smith is currently reconsid- ering its policy in tho llght of current moves by the adminis: tration that might possibly loud to an extended opens polio].