F’day, November 3. Y?” > Letters (Cont’d. from Page 4) but it one takes the trouble to read rather than merely look at the articles, one should real- ize that the underlying raison d‘etre of that publication is to make Whites think about the condition of the Blacks in our society, and to come to some understanding of their living contradiction. "i fear that the failure to use reason . l . will either doom or damn them in the future." Again we have the “right-think tug man” syndrome. First at all, reason implies, or rather, the use or reason implies, that one’s opponent is vulnerable to it. The past hundred years oi American history, not to men< tion the entire period oi slavery, has not given any in- dication of an American public susceptible to reasoning. The {act that there still exists a "race question," whether or not it is marked by platitudes or by riots, is the very proof of such a dismal lack of recep- tiveness on the part of the White community As long as Blacks are forced to Sit at the back of the bus, physically, mentally or emotionally, I do not think that the Whites in the trout seats have any right to expect anything short of violent words and actions. Mr. Stump mentions the pD< larization of issues and the re- jection of the wisdom oi inte- gration, “the goal of the entire Civil Rights Movement.” I ask, who has polarized the is- sues —— the Black worker try< ing to get a job ior which there ts some respect, the Black stu- dent who is denied any identity with the society in which he lives since he is not told at the contributions his ethnic group has made to it, or is it the Wop who votes against open housing, the Kike who insists that he knows how and what to teach these “deprived chil< dren“? I suppose that when Mr. Stump uses an absolute such as "entire," he really means it And is not merely succumbing to irrational emotional. ism. However, his statement about the civil right: mow ment betrays an almost total disregard for current events. Few issues have been made so plain recently as the divided nature of that cause, And what is the "wisdom oi integration”? Presumably that by integration the Black individual becomes familiar with and accepts the values of the society into which he is integrated. These great values that we have, are they the ones that presently allow George Wallace to attract such a large following? Or perhaps they are those that allow people to ignore the murder of a woman in the street just out- side their windows? 0r those that produce a sheriff who blows a kid’s head off {or steal- ing a car? or perhaps merely those that create a Donald Stump who is so willing to ig- nore the urgency and intensity of the plight of fellow human beings simply because they do not use “reason.” Finally (at last!), there is Mr. Stumps lack of compre- hension oi the use Di the term “colonial” to refer to the Black America within White Amer- ica. Granted, the ghettoes are not in some far off land across the sea; but that is hardly any excuse ior their not being colonies. who governs them? Until recently, the vast major- ity oi p 'tical and administra- tive oificials at any advanced level were Whites. Who em- ployes them? Whites. Who pays them? Whitest Are they ens ploited? It exploited is to be taken to mean that they are not paid as much for the same quality work as are Whites. yes. ii exploited is to mean that they are denied access to the belterrpaying, more pres- tigious jobs, yes. It it means that they are not given serv- ices ior which they pay an as much as do Whites, yes it it means that what money they do earn is not allowed to ac< cumulaie, but is removed from their community by people who do not live in the community, yes. Do any more comparisons have to be made? I hope that Mr. Stump will not be so attended by this let- ter that he will not reread The Brotherhood, this time in an alien to comprehend tho SCARLET AND BLACK emotions and their roots rather than to make debaters points about the logic. if The Brother hood is to be criticized at all, it is because it does not start at the beginning. Knowing the ioundations for their argu- ments, the writers have not thought it necessary to de- velop them. Uniortunately, Mr. Stump‘s views are probably held by a number of other people on campus and it might be prudent for future contribu- tors to that publication to de- scribe in greater detail even those views that they deem most basic, in order that people habitually callous to them might begin to understand. I think that it the first issue was an attempt to attract at- tention to the issue, an atten- tion that has been woefully lacking at Grinnell, they have succeeded and can now proceed to take advantage of this turn of events. Andrew Rothstein Social Experiment Yields Bud Results To the Editor While the campus is preoc- cupied With a multitude of sub- jects, i have decided to add my two cents worth, On Sunday, November 3, 1968, my roommate and i undertook an experiment that entailed our going to lunch nearly 45 minutes before the doors of the South Campus dining hall opened. We sat in the small reception area right outside the doors By 11:55 am. that small room was crammed with possibly do or more individuals who had, in the most obtrusive manner, ignored the termed line and butted. in. For the most part,, these mature individuals were intense- ly preoccupied with discussing the scab workers and their lack of principles. Need I say morez Sincerely, Jeii Wolison '70 Guroff Idea Amuse! Slump and Spiegel To the Editor: It was a delight to read Pro- fessor Gumit's comments about the Social studies program in tho “I the week before last. W! Campus Events: Page Five Bressier Concert, America Hurrah By FREDA TEPFER We must pay for the excesses of the past by making sacrifices. in other words. friends, this is going to he a Slow week. It’s all right though, because there’s always a smiling face at the Strand ready to take your money. On Friday, November 8, the Concert Series presents Charles Bressler, tenor, at 3:00 in Roberts Theatre. Mr. Bressler will pre. sent a varied program —- everything irom Purcell to Debussy. At 9:15 in ARI-l “Fury” will be Shown. Since neither of the film people were available for comment, I’ll just have to assume it’s the same horse story i used to watch on Saturday mornings in my childhood — after “Heckel and Jeckel” and beiore “Sky King." I will gladly be proven wrong From 10:00 until midnight it will be Freebie time in the North Lounge — the juke box will go on a 2-hour diet of tender loving care — no money. it you’ve got nothing else to do at 11:15 you can listen to Part 1 of “John Brown’s Body" in the cniiee house and music room. Saturday at 1:30 the Grinnell Follies presents the fighting Pioneers in battle against the men of (Zoo. At 7:00 and 10:00 in Roberts Theatre the Broadway play “America Hurrah” will be presented under the auspices oi the Student Concert Committee and the Music and Drama Department. Once again at 7:30 "Fury" will be shown in ARI-l (no comment). At 9:30 the rocks will dancfi in the North Lounge, on Sunday at 2:30 in the Burling Viewing Room all you Bergman buffs can attend the film Seminar. The rest of us can go to ARH at 8:30 to see “The Silence" in blissful ignorance, A Slow week begins on Monday. it you really crave communal eXCltement, you can observe the ticket distribution for “The Typ- lsts” and “The Tiger" at the Forum desk. This drama pertormed by the Charles Kimbroughs, actors-in-residence, will be presented Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 in Roberts Theatre. On Wednesday at 10:30, the mid-week blues will be played at the Jam Session in the Forum. Thursday at 8:00 the Grinneli Draft Infor. mation Center will present a film and discussion in the South Lounge. At 10:15 the Thursday Evening South Lounge Film Series begins with “Ephesus." It looks like general boredom will be leading his troops into battle this week, but we can always light him off with a little studyingl WWW were especially struck, no, struck dumb by the statement that "because the staii is unfamiliar with the material, the opportu- nity for initiative on the part of the students is greater." The luster of our old Historical Studles course iaded as we read mis exciting statement and realized its implicit concept of education. All the training oi our teachers was like shackles upon our feet; it limited our initiative and prevented mean- ingtul, mutual learning expe- riences with the faculty. Just think of the freedom we would have had if our professors had been completely ignorant: no a nn o yin g preconceptions, no categories closing in on our minds, no cosmology to blind our innate vision of the heavens. In order to make the Social Studies students as free as pos- sible and eliminate the “ten- dency to steer (students) in a specific direction," we suggest that proiessors with the great— est possible ignorance of the course be sought out imme- diately. Biology proiessors, Greek pruiessors, and English pmiessors would liberate us captives of knowledge even more than the present stait. Even better, let us accept the demands {or student power on this campus in the most impor- tant tield of play, the class- room. Since students are the most ignorant members oi the community, let them teach the course. From nothing to get better- ment Were a most noble experi- ment. Donald stump Eleonora Spiegel Editorials: Worst Part of S&B To the Editor: The Scarlet and Black this SE‘ master would be a fine newspap- er were it not for the constancy of its dull, reactionary, and po- tentiaily subversive editorials. What are you trying to do? Sabotage the student movement? it would appear to the normal reader that your interest in the past does not confine itself to ridiculous printing of irrelevant stories. No indeed; it is much Worse. You would have Grinnell operate under the rules 0i 1911. Your last week's editorial was iar the worst thought~out piece to appear in what would other- wise huve been a fair issue. Richard Schneirov was brave to light a rule in the only» way in which it can be fought. The administration and you may talk till hell ireezes over about pro~ cedure, but where has proce- dure gotten any of us? Schneirov should not be expelled, he should have been honored, You accused Richard Schnei- rov of acting with “haughti- ness," a charge you neither de- iine nor substantiate. But is it not a worse example of haughti- ness to presume to know the truth, and to pretend an ins nocence making you eligible to cast the that stone? You would do this community and your readers a service by allowing the entire editorial staff Write the editorials. it is inconceivable that there could be more than one such sick mind at Grinnell College. (Name Withheld) ' (All letters must be signed. Names withheld by request.)