Page Two Ellie firarlvl & Mark Sludenl Newspaper of Grinnell collsg. Grinnell, Iowa sew m fl ’l/M lOWENSE 0‘9 An Independent newspaper puhllshed weekly. cxccpl during holidays nnd cxaminnilon periods, by me Grinnell cornmmce on Student Publications Subscrlpllon rule 56.00 per school year. s O ,0. Fl 0 The Semester’s End The semester has been a tempes- tuous one. There was the Schneirov trial, the declarations of home rule, the President’s proposal on visitations, the addition of students to faculty committees, and the course evaluation form. For every extraordinary event that happened, countless routine ones occurred. But history is concerned with the ”great and wonderful deeds of men," and a newspaper is con< cerned with what is new, whether it be great and wonderful or ugly and base, It is generally through what is extraordinary and unusual that we come to an appreciation of an era. Students have shown the charac- teristics of students everywhere. They may have become famous for their more sensational and foolish deeds, but they have also done a few con- structive things. Events that are sen- sational, such as scandals having to do with visitations, may appear often in the national papers, but they are no more important than such enterprises as the Course Evaluation Committee, which, despite the numerous short- comings of its evaluation form, showed a genuine interest in improv- ing what ought to be the primary con- cern of the student—his curriculum. For every good thing that the stu- dents do, they probably do at least two bad things, for they are young, and Zeus’ second urn is twice as large as his first. But such is the destiny of students, and of all mankind, and we should not, perhaps, be too hard on them. A Correction Last week we printed a story on the meeting of the Humanities Divi- sion which contained numerous er- rors. We attributed certain remarks to Mr. Zitner Which were erroneous. We reported that professors were invited to the meeting. The meeting was for the chairman of the division, the chairman of the division's E.P.C., and junior and senior maiors only. For our errors, unintentional yet serious, we apologize. SCARLET AND BLACK Wodnol'day. December 11' 19" JAMES ALEXANDER ARIETI Editor-ill-Cilie/ KATHERINE NEWKlRK Managing Edilor YVOR STOAKLEY Sports Editor JOHN GARDNER Associate Editor MIMI ANDERSON Art Edith" BRUCE STROM Business Manager DOUGLAS EARL Circulation Manager Jeilrcy carzau, Cllliord rronllch, David M, Gibson, John oornlcy. Sllwhen Grow. Melissa Hiyr, Mark Sableman, Eleonora Spicgcl. Reporters Pearl xadola, Mnren Stewart Assistants The Last Editorial An editor’s first editoral has the characteristics of youth — it is more idealistic than it ought to be, it re- veals impossible expectations, and it often falsely assumes a knowledge of men’s motivations. An editor’s last editorial has the marks of old age—it is cynical, and the editor, having been frustrated in his expectations more of- ten than not, and having discovered the weakness of the word in influenc- ing the behavior of men, and having learned, as Aristotle said, that most human things turn out to be worth not much, usually complains of the lack of support given his newspaper. In this, my last editorial, I shall neither deny that I have been frus- trated in my expectations, nor shall I complain that working on the news- paper has been unrewarding and miserable. I shall simply whisper my gratitude to those who helped this newspaper to appear. The people of Buildings and Grounds, who generously allowed us a use of the college wagon and helped us to overcome bureaucratic obstacles in obtaining the car, are thanked. I thank the countless peo- ple who, because I myself do not know how to drive, drove me to Newton, where our paper is printed. Mr. Turek, and the other printers, must be thanked for putting up with our youthful and inexperienced in- competence. Our many writers, who had to endure moderately strict deadlines and my own grouchiness, are thanked for their dedication and tolerance. John Gardner and Mark Sableman, who showed great zeal and willing- ness to do news stories, are particular— ly acknowledged, Thanks go also to Don Hooker and Sue Miller, who, dur- ing my first week with the S&B, pro- vided advice and many hours of as- sistance to the new editor, who had no previous experience in journalism, except for the publication of the David M. Gibson Memorial Newsletter. To the others who helped with headlines, proof-reading, and general advice, I give my sincere thanks. No thanks can signify the extent of my gratitude to Katherine New- kirk, the managing editor, for her ex- cellent work, Well, to the new editor, Susan Kaeser, I wish good luck, and to all, a pleasant vacation. BRIDGE: POST MORTEMfi Hy .iOl-llv GORDLEY For those who still have last week's paper, try counting the errors made by the author as a test of your awareness of the absurd. Then add one for allow- ing the “boy wonder” to Write the column in the first place. To finish off the semester properly, here is a description of new conventions and plays invented by the bridge enthu- slasts of the Forum. 1) The Goftlieb 3 Spadesl played by Marcus Goulieb, holder of the Alpha Bridge Cen- ter Booby Prize. After a one spade bid by partner, lump (0 three spades with less than live points and three spades below the ten in hand. 2) The Shaw Club Coup: or- lginated by John Shaw, distin- guished Classical Languages major, this play involves lead- ing a low club from hoard miss- ing the Ace»King. When the op poneni in second position plays low, cover with the Queen in hand. When the other opponent, who hasn't been paying aiien~ flan, asks who played this Queen, immediately inform him that It was his panner and take the trick us he plays low from his King. a) The Mannheimer 2-sult fl- nesse; initiated by the lamoul Des Moines miracle, this spa. cializecl play requires the Ace. Queen oi Spades and low dia- menu: In hands and low spade! and the AcerQueen of diamond: on the board. [inadvertently leading a low spade instead of diamond, and seeing it covered by the Jack, play the Queen 01 diamonds in hopes that the 0px position won’t notice. 4) The Gottlieb Twoway FL hesse: after having successful- ly flnessed the King of Hearts from board to hand, lead a low heart to the jack in dummy. hoping to catch the opponent with the King off guard. These are only a few or the many variations brazenly at. tempted this semester in the Forum. But with the limitless imagination 01 our players, the possibilities for unortho- dox bridge are excellent for next year. r_._.__.___~___—_.—. tellers lo the Editor Approves Bangel‘l’s ‘Freedom of Speech' To die Editorl i would like to applaud Mr. Bangert for the line sentiment shown in his letter to the S“! of Nov. 29, I also believe that it is the duly oi every member or the community lo express his beliefs, however contrary these might be lo the opinions of the community at large. This is one of the reasons that I feel that students who are dissatisfied with the nature of the social and academic atmosphere of Grinnell College have a “right and a responsibility" to seek an elimination of the archaic values (morality, if you will) upon which this institution seems to rest. i do have a “sneakng suspi- cion that morality is important," but i also have a sneaking sus- picion that when one attempts to impose his morality on others one may find himself ”convert- ing the infidel" or “making the world safe for Democracy." While i don’t wish to go on re- cord as completely condemning all attempts at moral activism, I wlll cite the fact that the great» est sins perpetrated upon man< kind were misguided attempts of men who felt it was their duty to correct the wrongs of society. But please don't con- fuse the opinions of the outspok- en majority (if i may call them ihat) with such attempts io im- pose a morality on the entire student body, They are only seeking to eliminate artificiality of a system which divests them oi freedom and encourages ir- responsibility (for freedom en— tails responsibility), and this in- dlvniual freedom is not synon» immls with a lack oi morality. Certainly all significant human activlty involves moral deci- sions. Society seeks in place those incapable of making such decisions correctly in its eyes (which like human eyes aren't perfect) into prison or mental institutions. While Grinnell might bare a resemblance lo both aforementioned vehicles, it doesn't profess in be either. Theoretically it should (Within legal institutional iimits—nelil’h er oi which are as rigorous as our Student Handbook would lead one to believe) grant its reasonably intelligent and ma- lure student body at least that degree of freedom to which it is entitled by the society apart from Grinnell. Admittedly in some areas it grants us more, for which we should be thankful, but it should strive to change those aspects which are deficient. Every stu- dent, regardless oi his opinion, should have something to say while such changes are under~ taken and l lirmly agree wilh Mr. Bangert that everyonu should speak out. Bernard Cullen Judges Ethics, Social Sludies Courses To the Editor: I must express my personal opinion of the merit of tho seminar in ethical discussion course, especially the insiruo— wr's role as a resource person in the field of group dynamics. We were not limited to any one method of Class discussion. I looked forward to the evening meetings just to see what Haas and Worley had come up wirh this time. Then they did some- thing really revolutionary, i think H they asked us what we wanted to do. And we did it. We’ve been through the classical approach — you know. Aristotle, Plato, Hume, Mill. Kant, ad lnfinitum. We chucked that after a quarter; men the Students did ihcir thing. Yep, LETTERS— (Continued Page 3. Col 1)