Page Four } Grey Continued from Page 1 relationship rather than its regulation. For most faculty members, the college level is the most important level of dis- cussion. The important questions at this level tend to he: does the ROTC program conform to the standards applicable to all other courses at the college, and if not, can it be made to contorm to these standards. The argument has been made that both the contract the school has signed with the Air Force, and the laws establishing the ROTC, provide that the contents of ROTC courses are to be determined by the Air Force, and the books used in these courses are to be prepared by the Air Force. it is further argued that the staff members who teach these TASTY PASTRY Bakery Goods 263-4385 923 Broad Friday, April 4, I95! m Poveriy Conference Program Announced courses are proposed by the Air Force. although the college may reject them. Thus, some Grinllell professors mama tam the ROTC program is independent of the College. Unlike other courses, the ROTC courses do not receive divisional, executive council, and faculty approvals. Since faculty can control neither the Contents nor the Standards of these courses, they should not be regarded as acceptable academic courses deserving academic credit. There are two basic objections to their argument: (1) that Air Force control, although provided for by the contract and the law, is not really exercised, and (2) that the faculty doesn’t really control any courses. However, the Air Force does set goals and establishes limits on the contents of these Courses, and if at any time Washington officials Should chose to pay attention to Grinnell, they have the legal authority to exert control beyond what the faculty normally has over courses. Thus ROTC independence of faculty control is a qualitative step greater man that of any other course or department. It is the independence of faculty con- trol that is the main basis of the move- ment to deny credit to ROTC courses. There are other less central arguments motivating this movement. Some de— scribe ROTC courses as advocating the specific political and military viewpoints of the Air Force, and thus proselytizing rather than promoting a dispassionate search for the truth. For those who argue at the college lev- a], there is no question of termination of our Contract with ROTC. The question at this level is how independent ROTC For Your Shop Poynier's FOR YOUR SPRING FORMAL Smarlly Styled By Lorrie Deb and Lanz Poynters 4th Ave. Fashions, lnc. GRINNELL'S COMPLETE STYLE SHOP FOR WOMEN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY Store Hours: Noon 'Til 9 Mondays; 9 “m 5 Tuesday thru Saturday The committee planning the Student Symposium on Poverty has announced the names or the conference speakers and the topics of the panel discussions. On April 22, Robert Coles, research psychiatrist at Harvard University will give the opening address providing an overview of poverty in America and a general definition of the problems in- volved in reducing poverty. Also on Tuesday, Grant Crandall, senior politi- cal science major, will moderate a panel on Urban poverty with panelists Craig Beverly, administrator of the Milwaukee inner City Development Project, Robert coles. and Philip Hauser, proiessor of sociology and director at the Population Research and Training Center at the Uni- versity of Chicago. We panels and two lectures will take place on Wednesday, April 23. Dick Hartz, junior anthropology major. will moderate a panel on Rural Poverty made up of Harry M. Caudill, attorney at law and author, Robert Coles, Hurry Huge, attorney at law and participant in the southern Center for Studies in Public Action, and Tom Sasaki, associate prolessor of sociology and anthropology at Johns Hopkins University. Roy lnnis, Executive Director of the Congress on Racial Equality, will speak on the (actor of black subcultures in American pover- R is, and whether this independence is so comparatively great that we should deny them credit. Some faculty are concerned that the denial of academic credit would have the same effect as termination of our contract even if it would take longer. However, there are now six institutions which give no credit for Army ROTC and 3 which give no credit for AFRoTC, and in none of these cases has the ROTC program been withdrawn by the military, Finally, there is a group which can siders all the above questions irrelevant, and quibbling about trivial principles. To these individuals, the most relevant faCA tor is that no students are being harmed, and that some are being helped. They favor the retention or the ROTC contract on the grounds that some could not at~ tend Grinnell without ROTC funds. This appears to be a horribly narrow perspective to take on this issue, Surely Grinnell is not so poverty stricken that it must depend on the Air Force to ii~ nance the education of deserving stu< dents. ty. Wednesday’s schedule,is completed by a lecture on the role of community organization in reducing poverty by saul Alinsky, Executive Director of the InduSn trial Areas Foundation, followed by a panel on the same topic led by Diane Ruvflelaere including Saul Alinsky, Edv win Beriy, Executive Director or the Chicago Urban League, Stoney Cooks administrator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, James Lowry, New York social worker, and the Rev erend Calvin 5. Morris, associate Direc< tor ot the National Operation Bread— basket. On Thursday, April 24, the final panel will deal with governments role in re ducing poverty. Howard Ward, a senior political science major, will moderate the discussion among Anthony Downs evaluating present attempts to eliminate poverty and attempting a prognosis o! poverty in America. During the Symposium several com» munity action and social welfare groups will be represented on campus. The stu- dent body is encouraged to look into these constructive organizations for summer work. Throughout the days of the conference there will be many small discussion groups for students to dis- cuss iurther with the speakers the prob lems and conflicts brought out by the panels and lectures. } Purdom Continued from Page 1 tionship with a wide range of college: and universities. A student in the Air Force pro- gram on this campus is consistent- ly challenged in his ideas, his beliefs and his conclusions. He should 1 think, be more perceptive and sensitive citizen and officer as a result. By the same token, so long as AFROTC main< tains a position as an integral academic department, the Faculty, Administra- tion, and students have a better oppor- tunity to exercise strong influence over the kind of education given to future officers. For example, the AFROTC pro gram has met, and will continue to meet, all requirements established by Grinnell College for review and approval of curriculum and instructional staff. Ac- tions which loosen the bonds between the academic community and the Air Force ROTC program are therelore, i believe, regressive. Your Spring Formal Representatives On And Off Campus Roger Roe Ralph Chri Murry Nelson Cowles Don Peterson North .. Loose Nomi Campus Mary Stuart . Dave Hodgman Rick Vraner South Campus Nan Lower on Campus .. . Tom Lower CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE Tom Lower — Ph. 236-3232 BATES FLOWERS 1012 Broad 236-3197