SCARLET AND BLACK Uh» firorlrt & l'h’lhrk swam Newspaper of Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa An independent newspaper published weekly. except dining holidays Ilnd cxamillanan periods, by thc Gniinell Coulmlilce on student Publications. siloscripnbn Yale 5600 per school year. The President’s Proposal President Leggett has recom— mended to the Student Affairs Com— mittee an increase to 84 hours per week in hours for coeducational visi- tations in the residence halls. This is considerably less than the 24 hours a day the student government demand- ed. Nevertheless, Leggett’s proposal represents a victory for students, for several months ago it seemed almost inconceivable that the college would budge on this issue. There may be merit in the argu- ment that to have a policy in which there are some visiting hours is hypo- critical; that is, only a policy of no legal coeducational visitations or a policy of 24 hour visitations is com- pletely consistent and honest. Neither “honest" policy, however, would be workable at Grinnell College, and Mr. Leggett has wisely chosen the expedi- ent path. A college cannot run when a majority of its students is so dissatis- fied with a rule that it concerns itself more with discussions on the rule than with academic matters. A col- lege administration cannot govern when it does not have the support of the students. Nor can a college which has 24 hour opens survive financially in a world which frowns upon such use of rooms. Mr. Leggett has tried to lead the campus out of the confusion in which it finds itself. He has tried to win the support of the students, but he has al- so tried to put together a proposal which will be acceptable to parents and faculty. He probably has succeed‘ ed in achieving these aims, and the college will be the better for it. The letter of the President is, des- pite its virtues, somewhat deficient. The only question on which Mr. Leg- gett is really specific is the number of hours to be allowed for open dorms. On the accompanying problem of en- forcement he offers no suggestions. Enforcement of rules is a touchy ques- tion, for students are not receptive to the idea of having to enforce a rule on their neighbors. Students general- ly feel that what one does, if he does not disturb another, is his own busi- ness, and the prevalence of this feel- ing will inhibit any enforcement of college rules in the dormitories. It may be that there is no way to enforce rules outside of paid proctors, a meth- od of dubious effectiveness. For the past few weeks many dormitories have been declaring JAMES ALEXANDER ARIETK Eduardo-Chief KATHERINE NEWKIRK Managing Editor YVOR STOAKLEY Sports Editor .ioHN GARDNER Associate Editor Mimi ANDERSON Al'l Editor sauce STROM Elm-um Madrigal DOUGLAS EARL Citculatlait Manager Nancy beckon. Connie Ericson, chiroru riohch, John Gorilley, Reggie Graham, Stephen Grow, Pa|l| Lewis, kurch izbhnc, Mark Sublenian Reporters “home rule," and many dorms and floors have adopted 24 hour opens for themselves in the light of Mr. Leg- gett’s proposal it would be better for the college, and better for the resi- dence halls if they were to undo these do facto assertions of authority and to accept the President’s suggestions. To insist upon 24 hour opens when it ig~ nores the best interest of the whole community, would be simply an ex- pression of insolence. It is our opinion that Mr. Leggett has acted in the long—term interests of the college. He has updated our resi- dence rules so that they are similar to those of other colleges in our category. He has made a fair proposal and one that ought, on account of its liberali- ty, appeal to most students. Yale Goes Coed According to last Friday's New York Times, Yale University will ad- mit undergraduate women for the first time next September. This action of Yale’s may well be the beginning of that great university’s demise. Death is the natural lot of man, and of all human things, but Yale seems actual— ly to be courting death. Never before on the grand scale which impends has Yale had to en- gage itself with that serpent riddle, that fustian fuss, that immortal enig- ma known as the visitation problem. It is true that there are women in New Haven, but never has woman been in the classroom, where minds are liable, upon occasion, to be turned, and hearts won and lost. As romances de- velop as male and female students whisper to one another during lec- tures, and as boys carry their girls' books, and as girls become the fourths in bridge games, Yale will be nagged and nettled with demands for greater student freedoms. According to the Times, Kingman Brewster, President of Yale, said his decision to ieminate Yale had been ”somewhat precipitate.” if only Brewster had read The Scarlet and Black. He might then have waited, and time might have killed his baleful plan. A look at the S&B, if it did not weary his eyes, might have created in him second thoughts, and as he saw this great college, oldest by far west of the Mississippi, and long a coed institution, continue to grapple with the problems caused by the presence of the gentler sex, he might have seen the advantages in being “for men only." Friday. November 21. 196! tellers lo the Editor Schneirov Protests 5&8 ‘Disiorfion' To the Editor: I write this in reply to an article that appeared last week in the 5&3. The article was a deliberate distortion of my views and moreover was ob- tained under false pretenses. The article includes extensive misquoting and many outright lies. Early last week, freshman Paul Rolliman Called and asked to talk (0 me about the draft and SDS. At no time did he say he was reporting for the 5&3. He proceeded to ask me a lot of personal questions, most of which I tried to answer n-uthiully. The article in the 5&8 is similar in subject mat- [91' though not in content to the conversation i had with him. First of all, the article trav- esiies my views by taking statements Completely out of context, I never said that “as a humanitarian" i would give my life to “the cause — ‘the great revolution.” 1 said that 1 would fight in a revolution and ii necessary risk death, The article makes me seem as though I am some Sort of vis< ioiiaiy s e e kin g martyrdom. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Second, 1 never said that I had accomplished the work of gaining selirdetermination. This statement in the article is Whol- ly false. The work on hall self- deiermination was a collective effort on the part of a great many students. I think that it would be fair to say that my case sparked the current con< cern over self-determination. The reason why l elected to take the case before the Judi- clal Council was to spark such a concern. But this is a matter of public knowledge known to all who attended the open hear- ing; it is nothing new. The ar< ticle further states that I said I started all the excitement over opens. 1 never said this because it is not true. The opens issue is one with a long history dating back long be- fore I came to Gl‘inllell. Most students don‘t need me or any- body else to tell them how to feel about coeducational roam Visitation, Third, concerning Lee Mar- il, 1 never said that I had to “Convince” him about opens. Lee Mal‘il and I have differ- ences on certain matters and have had a few short discus< sions on opens and related sub- jects, but I do not claim to have convinced him about opens or any other matter. In fact, as far as I know, Lea Maril has always been for opens. Fourth, about leaving my room, 1 never said “I really like people and I like to be around people” even though there is a large element of truth in that statement. I didn’t accept Leggeit’s punish- ment about living on campus willingly because i ielt that it was mainly a political punish~ ment, The dual purpose oi the punishment was to paclly con- cerned alumni, trustees, and donors, and to set an example in the student body that no one can stand up openly to tho administration and get awa, with it. A political move such as this must be responded to politically, and the decision to move out of my dorm room was not mine alone, but a gen. eral one made by SDS. The fact that the SM! anlclo is literally a pack of lies is not isolated from larger issues. it is part or the sol; policy against student selideterminao tion and against myself. The effect of the article is to slan- der the serious political discus. sion which people within SDS including myself are trying to engage other students in. Richard Schneirov (Them was, in fact, (In er- ror in last week's story about Richard Schiicil'oo which we regret. We reported that Schnciroo said he halt to con- vince Lcc Mnril about the need for more opens. Schnei- i‘ov actually said that he hall to convince Mm'il that the time was amiropriuie for seeking more cumin—Editor) Schneirov Compliance Diuppoinis 52559 To the Editor: It appears that Richard Schneirov has let the student body down by compromising his principles. In the October 4, 1968 issue of the 58:3, he was quoted as saying “Anything less than ‘not guilty’ Will be unac- oeplable," Today i read in the Des MDilles Register, and had confirmed by Grant Crandall, that he is now living off-campus His compliance with the will u the administration contradicts that which he lead the Studenl body to believe he stood for, Are We to assume that he has reevaluated his position and now feels his visitation warranted the "sentence” that President Leggett handed down on October 30? We, who did not completely share his views, still greatly re- spected him for standing up [or something he sincerely believed in. His actions within the week' have possibly killed his move- ment. because they have said to the student body—accept con. duct pi’obations; accept evict tions from the residence halls; accept the decisions of the ad- ministration. Bruce Besso Critic Called Naive In ‘Hurrah’ Review To the Editor: I Wish to comment upon Eleonora Spiegel’s critique, “No Cheers for ‘Amerlca Hur‘ Iah’ t- Miss Spiegel says its acting was exaggerated: it was, and rightly so. The ac- tors needed to make a point about life. To do so would take several years, if Lhey were to proceed at life's normal pace. But they chose to make their point in two hours at an exag< gerated pace. The critic says that those in the audience who were offend~ ed, revolted, and shocked by the play, should have been warned beforehand so that LETTERS— (Cont’d. on Page 5, Col. 1)