Two Student Government Speaks By T. THOMAS, H. FOOTE, L. MAR“. ' ‘Amld extremely long Senate meetings, petitions, Schneirov’s ease, student allairs committee meetings, Iall-(s with Ihe deans and numerous other meetings which oiten seem to have no real signilicance, one tact is not submerged in the bureaucratic "democracy” here at Grinnell. atudent power still remains the only logical means to bring about the needed changes at Grinnell. As frustration increases with the present rules, student gov- ernment continues to act as a saiety valve for students who are interested in changing the present rules. while demon— strations, sleepsins, and Sit~ins always alter the most satisly- ing means to rid oneselt of the present hypocrisy, it is now generally recognized that dem- onstrations, at best, serve only particular, immediate n e e d s and are oiten useless in the long run, That is to say, alter every demonstration one still has the Iask of seeing that de- mands are neither neglected nor deleted. Student government at Grin- nell continues to focus stu- dents’ attention on needed changes, yet the tailures of this Institution are obvious. The Senate, ior example, represents \he views of a particular part of the student body rather than lhe campus as a whole. One need only look at the member- ship or the Senate and the re- spective voting records of its “BET You DON’T KNOW who Was just elected President of the General Assembly of the United Nations For that matter, bet you don‘t re— member the name 01 the gen— tleman whom he replaces, or What he did, Hell, we’re willing to bet that he doesn't r e m e m b e r w h a t he 11 id.” envy 0' Wm. ridov’. NAYIO AL IE» VIEW, er om. w, iso r. :5 sum. NJ. iooio. For School or Typewriter Supplies Grinnell Office Supply Across 1min lhe Posl om" GRINNELL. IOWA Garage For Rent 1519 Main St. (3 blocks rroin Nerrlsi Phone 236-3691 members to verily this point. The same may he said of the executive cabinet The only elected body which would seem to reflect a representative spec- trum of student opinion is the Association of Woman Students (A.W.S.) and the Counctl of House Presidents (CotHP). Yet for various reasons these two groups have remained rather anonymous On the same end or the politi- cal scale one finds Students for a Democratic Society (S.D.S.). The SDS can be Criticized in the same manner as the Senate, for its particular interests are not diose oi the general student body. This iuzzy analy- sis reveals that SGA and SDS are recruiting trim the same sources in Order to amuse an interest in changing the sys- tem, the SGA representing the liberal view and SDS the more radical view. In regards to the Schneirov case, SDS has final- ly brought one particular issue, that of the opens rule, to direct confrontation This organization should be congratulated, for it, has aroused student interest and clearly detined the issues involved. The Schneimv case has made it quite evident that until students begin to take an active part in the affairs which Step Up To JD'S RESTAURANT my; Main Man. . Sui. s to lo p.m. Sundry—Neon to lo p.m. SCARLET AND BLACK influence their live. and the lives of the students around them. nothing. or very little, will get done A student, however, does not become involved in an issue by taking part in a demonstration or seeking an easy solution. A student becomes truly involved when he realizes that issues are not as simple as they seem, that what appears to be black and white is, in fact, grey, One should respond to the current situation by helping to create alternative solutions to the existing problem. Only in this way can any meaningful. lasting solutions be found. “Home rule” is not a meaning Iul, lasting solution, rather it is an easy solution which does not attack the basic pioblems, Student and faculty passivity, administrative double-talk, and alumni-trustee evasiveness all make (or an increasing dissatis- faction in the present situation. Student power should, and must be used to change the existing, ridiculous situation not only in the social rules but in other areas as well. But student pow- or, at the same time, carries with it responsibility not only GLASSES Made and Repaired in Our Laboratory Contact Lenses Cases and Solutions Eyes Examined Phone 235-2779 E. J. Jensen, 0.0. OPTOMETRIST Across from Post Office Closed Timur PM. and Sat. PM. Our Representatives on Campus EAST WEST .. DIIIBLE CLARK . Doug Fink Ralph Ghri tensen READ .. Murray Nelson LOOSE HAINES NORTH COWLES ..... SOUTH CAMPUS . NORTH CAMPUS __ AI cloud » Tom Lower __ Dru Mapel Mary Stewart CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE Tom Lower BATES FLOWERS 101 Z Broad St. 236-3197 } Hearing (Continued train Page 1) hearing said they disagreed with the present ruler Lawrence Frank, chairman of the Judicial Council, said early in the hearing that the court did not intend to judge Schneirov merely on a basis of the present rule The court, he continued, was going to review the mile, for if the rule was found to be unjust, then Schnelrov may not have vio- lated anything, Dean Thompson said that the present situation was diliicult, but that Lhe deans have not dis- covered a coherent answer to the problem. Dean Low recalla ed her conversation with Kath- erine Karlson, Langan presi- dent, who has declared a 24- hour opens policy. Mrs. Low said she had disagreed with the method used in Langan. to destroy the existing unsatis- factory conditions, but also to replace the hypocrisy with the best possible solution. TASTY PASTRY Bakery Goods 236-4386 723 Broad Friday. October II, I? I “We must work within the sys- tern." She ielt that the physi« cal arrangements of the dormi- tories caused problems with open dormitories. She also said that there were problems of mental health of hall members. in What was an answer to CoiHP President Lee. Maril's present acceptance of “home rule” in the dormitories, Dean Thompson expressed the opin- ion that majority rule is not a satisiactory method to deter- mine use oi dormitory rooms because it ignores the wishes of the minority, Bonnie Tinker concluded by asking, “How many (in the audience) are in agreement With the Senate statement (re- garding the sclineirov case)?" very many in the audience raised their hands. She Con- cluded that the rule Schneirov was tried under is obsolete and that students should have the responsibility or selfrgovern- merit. 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