r' l ' Deans Act On. 'A student who was dealing In mescaline voluntarily withn drew from the college Wednes< day afternoon following a con- rerence with Deans Alice Low and Conney Kimbo earlier in the day, the 5828 has learned. Two other students were placed on conduct probation by the Deans earlier this week in unrelated incidents involving the use of illegal drugs. Although the Dean’s Office refused to provide any infor- mation regarding the cases, the S“! has learned that the ale ieged dealer was given the choice of withdrawing from the college or racing immediate Judicial Council action, Once the student elected to withdraw, the deans instructed him to vacate his room immed- iately. The student left Grinnell early Wednesday evening. According to fairly reliable 5&3 sources. the deans learned that the student was dealing in mescalina from an informant who had purchased a capsule of the .hallucinogen irom him. As the result of another inci- dent Sept. 2. a Cleveland sophomore was placed on con- duct probation after being hos- pitalized for an overdose of several types of drugs. While under the influence of a large amount oi hashisll that he had smoked earlier in the day, the student took a double- dose of mescaiine late that afternoon, Feeling no immeda late ellects irom the drug, he took another doublerdose of mescaline about fifteen minutes later. Fellow students found hlln in a very disturbed state and attempted to calm him by ad- ministering Thorazine, a tran- quilizer, and some sleeping pills. The Student seemed to re- spond and went to bed, but shortly alterward he suffered Violent convulsions. After stu~ dents notified the Health Cen- ter, an ambulance was suiti— moned. The patient was taken to City Hospital in critical con- dition by Grinnell pplice. (Grin- nell has no ambulance service.) The overdose almost resulted in the youth’s death, doctors reported, but he recovered and was released from the hospital the iollowing day. He was questioned by the police. but was not charged. The student was called to the dean’s office Sept. 3. Rather than face the prospect of Judicial Council action, he allowed the deans to put him on conduct 1|“ng probation for a year. The deans also warned the Student to aVOld future involvement with illegal drugs. in a third incident last Satur- day, a Conference House sophomore went to the Health Center alter taking mescaline and experiencing painiul side effects. There have been some indications that the mescaliile may have contained strychnine. a poisonous substance ii taken in large doses. The student was also placed on conduct pro- bation aiter conferring with the deans. Administration actions appear to conform with the revised col< . lege policy on drugs which states that ‘ “students are Warned that they will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal him the college, for distribution of dan~ SE5 gerous and unlawful drugs, and that they may be subject to disciplinary action for possess ion or use." The Student Handbook also states that parents of students placed on conduct probation will be notified at the dean: discretion. The President's Office will issue a clarification of the existing drug statement in the handbook next week, according to Dean Low. Although she ,could not ‘discuss the contents of the forthcoming statement, she indicated that the president would, in part, comment on the necessity of maintaining a late ltude or options ior handling cases of drug use. Administration concern about DRUGS— (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) GRINNELL COLLEGE -3CARLET BLACK THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER Vol. LXXVIi Grinnell. Iowa. Saturday. Sepiember i3. [969 Natl Convocation Opens New Year; Leggett Calls for ‘New Limits’ By TOM THOMAS A sparse crowd of several hundred students and facility members heard President Glenn Leggett discuss the “Site nation in which the small pri- vate college finds itself" as he addressed the opening convoca- tion of the 1969-70 academic year. Also speaking at the Sept. 3 event in Herrick Chapel were Dean Joseph Wail, Pro- fessor John R. Kleinschmidt, Chairman oi the Faculty, and James Lew, President of the Student Government Associa- tion. Referring to the small pri- vate college as “perhaps the one unique contribution at America to higher education," Leggett traced the history of such institutions and raised nu- merous questions ior the iuture. Leggett obliquely reierred to the tumultuous experience of higher education during the past year, calling the environ- ment of the collegiate system “almost terrifyingly reflective of national agonies," “Every institution . . . now. faces daily not only the prob- lem of raising money, educat- ing students, and recruiting and retaining faculty. but also the anxiety brought on by the FLAG AT HALF-MAST The Grinnell College flag is flown at. half mast as an act of mourning for the dead of the Vietnam War. Following a resolution passed by the student senate, President Glenn Leggett authorized the gesture last spring. tragedy of Vietnam, by the extra-legal aspects oi General Hershey’s Selective s e r v i c e System. by the long delayed re- volt or the American Black, by the confusion of pornography and public obscenity with jour. nalistic integrity and literary merit, and by the nalvete of our laws on alcohol and drugs." The President told the midi- ence that “the inevitability or living with this complex or problems is the prize that edu- cational institutions have Won by putting themselves success- fully near the center of national life.” couvocnrlon— (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) Wilhelm Sues College for libel A $35,000 libel suit has been filed against the college by Henry Wilhelm, a former Grin- ncll student who now operates a local photography gallery. in the lawsuit filed Aug. 28 in Poweshiek County D i s tr i ci: Court at Montezuma, Wilhelm alleges that because of actions by Mrs. Ruth Prescott, DireCa tor of the Information Services, he was “exposed to public hatred, contempt, and ridicule" and suffered “irreparable dain- age to his reputation as a photographer.” Wililelm charges that he was “depiivcd of public confidence and sufferer] osti-ization (sic) from the community" because the lniormation Service dis- tributed to area news media ‘ “a false and derogatory state- men.” that had been delivered , that Mrs. Feb. 11 as a radio editorial on KDICVFM, the college-owned radio station, The editorial, coauthored by Neil Fischer and Gregory Schmidt and delivered by Fis- cher, accused Wilhelm of or- ganizing the Feb. 5 nude protest against Playboy magazine so that he could sell photographs of the incident to news media. Wilhelm charges in the suit editorial ”was in part false and defamatory” and that she “did maliciously publish the mate- rial with intent to defame and injure the plaintiff in the eyes or the public.” in a cover letter sent out to area news media with a copy of Fischer’s statement, Mrs. Pres- cott said. in part: “Our pro- viding this copy of the editorial PPPE Sponsors Julian Bond Julian Bond, a Georgia state legislator who is rapidly gaining national prominence, visited the campus this weekend as politician in residence under the sponsorship of the college’s Program in Practical Political Education (PPPE). Bond, now 29, gained national exposure last year tlilringtthe Democratic Convention. As cochairman of an insub- gent Georgia delegation. he played a leading role in the unseating of the regular ceorgia delegation. Later in the Convention. he was nominated for the vicerpresident spot on the Democratic ticket. He with- drew his name because he failed to meet the minimum age requirement for the office. Bond’s entry into politics was surrounded by controversy. He was elected to a reapportion- ment created seat in the Georgia House oi Representatives in 1965. However, legislators ob< jetting to Bond’s statements on the Vietnam War managed to JULIAN BOND Appearance prevent him irom taking his seat. After winning a second elect< lonito fill his vacant seat ~a special House committee again barred Bond irom membership in the legislature. He won a third election in November, 1966, and in Dec- ember of that year the u, 3. Supreme Court ruled that he was’ entitled to membership in the Georgia House. He took the oath of office and became a member of the House on Jan. 9, 1967. A native of Nashville, Telln., Bond has been a leader in nu< merous civil rights and social movements. One of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Co< ordinating Committee (SNCC). he also helped establish the BOND— (Contlnued on Page 10, Col. 5} Prescott knew the‘ should in no way be understood as representing an endorsement of its content by the college. We oiier it simply for your in~ formation. . . r" Named as defendants in the HENRY WILHELM suit besides Mrs, Prescott are President Glenn Leggett, Chair- man oi the Board oi Trustees Robert N. Noyce, vice Chair- man Ellen Pray Maytag, Sec< retary and Dean of the College Joseph F. wall, and Treasurer and Vice President Donald W. Lamhie. Asked Whether she had proof of the allegations in the broad- cast statement, Mrs. Prescott had no comment. Neither Leg- gett nor Mrs. Prescott would comment on the suit. Fischer, who was graduated last May. has maintained that his editorial was carefully writs ten so that it did not constitute libel or directly accuse indi- viduals. on campus last week, Fischer made this statementil “it’s the college’s problem now. They ran the cover letter. Whether the cover letter is 1i< belong or makes my newscast libelous or identifies any indi- vidual in the town or Grinnell is not my problem either. We’ll SUIT— ;Contlnued on Page 12, Col. IE