Elli» %mtlri & ililtttk GRlNNELL COLLEGE Oldest College Newspaper West of ihe Mississippi .Val. LXXVl Grinnell, lowa, Friday, November 22, “768 No.7, LEGGETT PROPOSES VISITATION EXPANSION WITH A MAXIMUM OF 84 HOURS PER WEEK, APPROVES 24 HOUR COED USE OF LOUNGES Halls Reply in Referendum. Establish Dorm Procedures Most Halls Set 24 Hour Opens Since the campus-wide rei~ Irendum was held two weeks ago, all the halls on campus have set their individual hall lice: with respect to vlsita- dons pending action by the Stu- dent Affairs Committee. Many halls decided upon hours by floor or section, but each hall in its entirety decid- ed what the maximum hours could be. To enforce the new ball rules, as well as existing rules such as quiet hours, ev- Dry hall has established a ju- dicial body of some kind sub- ect to the approval of tho ouncil of House Presidents and Associated Women Stu- ‘deilts Board. Many halls made the dis. tinctlnn between "open hall- ways" and “open rooms." “Open hallways" imply that members of the opposite sex ay frequent the halls; closed allways in many hails bar members of the opposite sex from halls whether they are HALL POLICIES— (Continued Page 1, Col. 3) Faculty Approves 1 Course Evaluation On Monday, Nov. 18, Theo- dore Glick, ’71, appeared be- fore a faculty meeting to exp 'n, and ask for faculty co- operation with a plan for stu- dent evaluations oi courses. The plan, which was heard by the Executive Committee a week earlier, involved a question< naire to be sent to each stu- dent, in it would be questions relating to criticism of courses and of professors instructional methods. The vote of the faculty ex- pressed support for the idea of course evaluation, but was not, Mr. Leggett said, to be taken as approval of the particular group of questions proposed. in- stead, a vote will be taken on specifics of the questionnaire at a later meeting. The inclusion of students on faculty committees (Library. Public Events, e.g.) was also discussed at the meeting, Dean Stauss reread the reg- ulations on absences before and after holidays to the meeting in order to remind the faculty before Thanksgiving that the rules still exist The Monroe Hotel: The Later Years (Continued from last week) By MARK SABLEMAN And PAUL ROTHMAN The Monroe Hotel, after ownerships and managements by several different people, and Grinnell College, in the 1930's and 19405, came under the wnership of Mr. George Hiser, usband of Associate Professor Mrs. Velma Hiser. During Mr. l-liser’s manage- ment and ownership, the ho- tel's dlnlng room gained a na- tional reputation Ior fine toads, especially for its steaks; during the 40's and early 50's, people would come from miles around to eat there, Just after the end of World War 1!, Mr. Riser redid the floor at the hotel lobby, and lmbedded u-lirty - two oilver dollars in it. These sil- ver dollars are now quite val- «able and were removed by the present management just this fall. Tunnels Under Hotel Through the years, many legends, some with elements of truth, some completely false, have grown up concern- ing the Monroe l-lotei, Proba» bly, the best known legendvis that: there are tunnels under the hotel, Mr. George Hiser, manager of the hotel for twenty - five years, contends that there are no tunnels, but others, including Police Chief Bill Peters, say that they have actually been in the tunnels. As the best legend has it, the tunnels originate in the north- ern half of the hotel basement, which would be under the old site of J. B. Grinnell’s house, and run as far as 435 East Street, or, according to some, MONROE HOTEL-— (Continued Page 6, Col. 3) New Grace Period For Overdue Books Burling Library has insti< tuted an unoiiicial grace pe< riod for overdue books. Stil- dents will now be given 24 days to return a book with- out being fined. After a no- lice is sent, however, fines must be paid. Records will continue to be fined beginning the day they are due. This is because “The demand is higher [or records," said Mrs. Mary Wyly, Reierence Librarian in charge oi circulation. Last year the library col- lected $1,118.03 in fines for overdue books and records. The money pays ior the re- pair and purchase of books. Nichols, Jackson Speak on Negro In Literature As part of the series on Afro- American culture being pre- sented, two visiting specialists spoke Tuesday night on Afro- American literature and Cul- ture, Drs, Charles H. Nichols and Blyden Jackson addressed students in Roberts Theatre on ”How does Blackness affect the works of the Negro American writer?” Dr. Jackson entitled his lec< ture “A Bit of Comedy, Amer- ican Style," and discussed the changes in the American Negro family. He feels that over the years, the Negro family has become a source of strength and “a biolo‘ gical success," for they hava iound ways and means to use their money, and they are send< ing more and more children to college, and they are being fed better. In discussing the probable ei- fecis of color on Negro fiction, Jackson cited several observa- tions. He noted that there is a very small world for the Negro movement and this world is monolithic. “The Runaway Slave and the Golden Bough," Dr. Nichols' lecture, placed its emphasis on the deeply entangled problems or the Negro who tries to redis- cover the image at his own cul- furor Becomes Effective When Affairs Committee Ok’s Hall Proposals Yesterday President Glenn Leggett presented the Student Affairs Committee with a proposal which would allow each residence hall a maximum of 84 hours for coeducational visitation. The Presi- Grinnell to Host African Dancers Les Danseurs Africains, the national ensemble of Mali, will give 7 p.m. and 10 pm. per- formances at Grinnell College's Roberts Theatre tomorrow. The Company or dancers, at:- mbats, singers, and musicians, which has been acclaimed as Africa's greatest, is making its first tour of North America and will perform in Chicago's Audi» torium Theatre a week after its Grinnell appearance. Composed of members of more than a dozen tribes that form the major segment of Mali's population, the group performs religious, sacrificial, witchcraft, and funeral rites that until recent years were closed to all except a highly re- stricted group of adult males in each tribe. Block Spokesman To Visit College Ernest Chambers, a leader of Omaha's Black community who has gained national recognition as a spokesman ior young Blacks, will spend Friday and Saturday at Grinnell college, Chambers will keynote a Sat- urday alternootl conference with representatives of Black stu- dents' organizations in laws and from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. While on campus, he will give a lecture; be inteerewed at a student press conference; and meet informally with students and faculty members at a series of classroom sessions, “experi- mental classes," meals, and coffee breaks, Chambers’ Gl‘lnnell College appearance is being sponsored by the Concerned Black Stu- dents, Associated White Stu- dents for Racial Equality. Stu< dent Government Association, and Program in Practical Poll~ tical Educationl dent also agreed to the San- ate's proposal for 24-hour open lounges which had been ap< proved by the Student Affairs Committee. Leggett indicated that visita- tinns would not be permitted between 12 midnight and 8 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday and between 2 a.m. and B a.m. The text of Mr, Leggztt’s letter begins on page 2. 2 on Friday and Saturday. “The opening of the commonause lounges weakens any argument for the need to have coeduca< tional visiting in individual rooms during the normal hours for sleeping," said Leggett. The proposal will go into ef- fect in each dormitory when that hall has submitted a state. ntent of ball policy to the sui- dent Affairs Committee, and that policy has been approved. President Leggett said there was a need to insure all stu- dents comfort and privacy in the dormitories and dining rooms, a need for expansion of the off-campus housing option, and a procedure for eviction from the residence halls for students who misbehave. The recommendations of the president are to cover what he called the “interim period,” when a definite policy can ho worked out by the Student Af- fairs Committee and approved by the college's administration. The college‘s rule has been that the dormitories were open to members of the opposite sex on Sundays from 2 pm. to 5 p.m. and on one or two eve. nings per semester, during hours decided in conjunction with the deans. The President said that the college, can no longer support the old notion “that Residence hail management ought chiefly to reflect a kind of remedial parenthood (in low purentls) ens vironment.” The Student Affairs Commit- tee on October 15 approved the students’ petition which would give each hall authority on whether or not to open up the lounges for 24—hour coeducnn tional use.