W b any If, H". ICARLET AND OK P V. Know Your Neighbor or "Gidgel Goes Io Monmouth" by Would-you-believe, Franz Kafka? GARY GIDDENS 0n the evening at February 14, three members of the Grinneli student body embarked on a perilous search for truth, justice and the American way at Mon mouth College. The students were mild- mannerod SGA president Thomas Thom- as. (it’s a rough task but one that all honest men should aspire to"), that loves ly and austere newspaper editor Susan Kaeser (“Those presses are my life, by golly, and I‘ll go anywhere for a good scoopr"). and me, your jolly social coordinator (“Ba yabada oolla, Ba yabada oolia coo”). The trip was motivated by an ACM oonierence sponsored by Monmouth and u desire to get the hell out of Grinnell, sponsored by the Attorney General of Iowa. Should the meetings be successiul. we intended to return to Grinnell with new ideas and broader vistas in the areas of editing, good writing and dictating. Should the meetings be a failure. . .weu, there‘s a great little hamburger stand on the outskirts of Monmouth. We arrived at the college (after stop- ping at the hamburger stand) at about 9:00. Representatives of Monmouth were to be awaiting us at the student union. Alter decoding the rather enigmatic di- Tections given to us by a fat little Mon- mouthian carrying a bowling ball, we tound the appointed place. There we were greeted by reps from Cornell as well as Monmouth. They eagerly shook our hands and asked if “they" really took their clothes off. The three of us debated briefly as to whether we should dismbe, light a joint, and copulate — menage a‘ trois — on the floor. thereby living up to our reputations, but de- cided against it on the grounds that it might alienate them at the meetings. (Have you readers felt that Grlnnell — the “Gem of the Cornfield” -—— breeds in- tolerance?) They decided to postpone the meeting long enough for us to be housed. Susan was taken oif to room with the iemale SGA candidate and Thomas and l were taken to that old zippo-bang frat house, TKE. TKE-house is a marvelous example of where it‘s at in contemporary America. A brief questioning of the in habitants brought out the (act that they could have rA—hour opens it they desired but that they voted against having girls allowed past first floor because their rooms are usually dirty and. well, you know. Each room — all of them quads which may be another season why girls can't get up there -— has a zippy title like The Bowery, The Pub, The Ghetto and others not so imaginative. Each floor has a mutual lounge where a set or bar- bell: is at everyone's disposal. The frat guys look disarmlngly alike. They have short blond hair, pepsodent teeth, wear gray V-neck sweaters with T-shirts and tennis sneakers and speak a highly eso- teric jargon: "Gosh," “Golly,” “Gee," “Darn," “Heck," and “Hi0." l was to iind out what the latter term meant at a party latter that night. Back at the union we discovered that students from Ripon had joined us and that Knox would be represented Satur- day. We were invited to sit around a much too large table on which pads and water pitchers were distributed. l have- n’t had enough time to sort out my im- pressions of that meeting, but the water was very good. After the meeting we were invited to the off campus residence of a student, There, we were scheduled to “party." Each of the colleges segre- gated themselves into a comer oi the room and began to drink. The room was conspicuously decorated with an elab< orate stereo system with (our records and a two loot hooka placed on the col- fee table lor show and use as an ashtray. Unlike Susan and Thomas, this reporter can proudly say that he made a sincere and dutiful attempt to get in to the ieel or things for a deeper understanding at his hostsx l bravely consumed a bottle of Wine. The next morning we ate breakfast at 10:00 (not all SAGA systems are run like Grinnell’s), and went to a meeting at the union. I don't know What the presidents or the editors discussed. but the coordinators found little to agree on in terms of block booking. Monmouth’s major concerts were The Brothers Four, Ferranti and Teicher, and Peaches and Herb. ’l‘he “Ides at March” made the front page of the Ripon newspaper when they appeared there and one line from that article read. "Anyone who misbehaves. will be asked to leave the dance, and lined ten dollars.” Among the other interesting bits of information revealed were the facts that Monmouth- ians have a tendency to be chubby, girls A Provocative, Stimulating, Scintillaling Announcement Ahrvano's ls Open Every Day For YOU! Monday lhru Salurday 5 p.m. Till I am. Sunday 5 p.m. Till Midnighl' AHRVANO’S PIZZA TOM 8r BETTE GARBISON 236-6221 at Monmouth have hours. and when they have opens on weekends they‘re really open (the door hall-way and the lights on; this is enforced). and Men- mouth does not: have a drug "problem." Everybody’s too busy drinking. We then paused for lunch and the food was good, SAGA Chuck would be awed at how good the loud was. We all got together for the next and last meeting in the Alumni room, and discussed tor two hours when the next meeting would be held. They insisted on avoiding specifics, although they finally agreed that we should send a notice to all ACM schools as to whether they would like to block book Bully St. Marie, thereby lowering her price. The results of that are yet to be seen. Driving hack to Grinneli we had much to think about. Frat liie for example was a revelation. You wake up, lift weights, eat, lift weights, eat, get drunk, throw up, go to sleep, wake up, lift weights, etc., etc. We also mourned over the fact, goshdarnit, that Grinnell doesn’t have things like winter weekend, spring Olympics and tall pick-up-sticks. And how come Only the Scarleteers get to wear bright red blazers around here? There was much indeed to ponder as we drove through the tenebrous portals of this great institution. blillFT NOTES Counselors are often questioned by registrants as to when a registrant with a particular classification can expect to be reclassified or have his classification reviewed by his local board, Convenient ly, the Director of lawn Selective Service has sent out a memo to all lowa Local Enards setting up a kind of time schedule for review of classifications. The iollow- ing are relevant sections of that memo. Registrants under 26 years of age who have been classified I-A, I—A-O, l-O, 1-D, Ill-A (fatherhood), lV-D, or IV-B are to be reviewed annually. if you are classi- fied l-Y, iv-c, lV-F, or lv-A, and under 26 years of age, your case should be reviewed every two years. Registrants of all ages in Classes 175, li-A, ll-C, ll-S, ill-A (hardship), have expiration dates of classification established. That date should be on your classification card. Upon expiration of these defer- ments, the classification shall be reap ened, considered anew, and the regis- trant reclassified on the basis or cur rent lniurmation. Remember, you are responsible for notifying your local board about any For School or Typewriter Supplies Grinnell Office Supply Aer-m iron. the Fest om“ GRINNELL. IOWA News Briefs Frank Founders Larry Frank, who has been in Cuba photographing for Liberation News Service since the beginning of the se- mester, is due to return to Grinnel! in the next day or two. Larry’s father re- cently reported to Dean S. Eugen! Thompson that Larry had been sched- uled to return to Grinnell sooner. but the boat on which he was to return de« veloped a serious leak and had to return to Cuba. The United States government does not permit ships trom Cuba to doclt in this country, so Larry took a steamer to St. John’s, Newioundland, in Canada, At last word his ship was in the harbod O“ St, Johns, but for some unexplained reason was not able to dock. Larry was selected by Liberation News Service to go to Cuba as a part of a group of writers and photographers. They planned to do a series of article: on the Cuban social revolution. o o New Curriculum At its meeting on February 15th, the Department of English resolved unani- mously to accept History (American Studies) 306 “The Negro as Literary Artist in America” as counting toward the iulflllment oi the requirements of the English major. it further stated that it “strongly supports the continued offen- ing of a course in Afro—American litera- ture, and will Cooperate with the Amen ican Studies and History Departmen‘ staffs to this end." a c u KRNT Special Russell Van Dyke, news director of KRNT TV and radio in Des Moines, will on campus Tuesday to film scenes and interviews for his weekly special pro: gram. He expects they will be shown on Sunday, February 23, from 10:20 to 10:30 on Channel eight. :fi new Condition that could affect you! present classification. If your local board is about to review your case, you should receive a form entitled “Current lnlor. mation Questionnaire.” Until you turn 26, keep in mind that no deferment it really permanent. RESISTERS: If you choose to emi- grate from the United States to avoid conscription, there is how information available relating to immigration to la- maica. Jamaica's policy, guaranteed to make General Hershey turn over in hil grave—if he were dead, regarding dratt resisters is as follows: “Jamaica does have an extradition treaty with the United States oi America, but dralt ever slon is not amongst the ‘crlmes’ tor which extradition is to be granted." Futurl imigrants who prefer warm climate- might look into the possibilities. For any information regarding the draft—contact GDIC, ext. 355, It’s THE VARSITY NEWSSTAND FOR SMOKES, SNACKS, BOOKS.