President’s Report Reviewed In commenting upon the state of the college in “The President's Report,” Mr. Leggett described the institutional and physical dianges which have taken place at Grinnell during the past year and a half, As this report was intended for an audience of alumni and parents, it was natural that he depict this in- stitution in a generally favorable manner. Accordingly, what were considered ‘positive’ changes were'emphasized while other developments were glossed over. Although I agree with his analysis of Grinnell as an in- stitution generally moving in a positive manner to confront its difficulties, severai areas of this report deserve additional comment. President Leggett described Folk Festival and Workshop To Be Held There is no need to go to Newport or Woodstock to hear authentic foTk music. One week from today, the Social Coordir nating Committee will sponsor a two-day folk music festival here in Grinnell. Ron Stanford, coordir nator of the festival, has secured over a dozen folk musicians and four folklorists,'reaturing such singers as Mother Maybelle Carter of the famous Carter family, Bukka white, Art Rosen» baum, Glenn 0hrlin and Joe Pazour; also John and Grace Papakee, Keith Dempster and Fred Martin. Although only students of old-time traditional folk music will recognize and appreciate these names, anyone can enjoy their music, The program features a wide variety of styles, including moun- tain music, gospel singing, coun- try and western music and ethnic folk songs. The first formal concert, in Robert's theatre, is on Friday night, from 10:00 PM,- 12100 P.M.; the second on Saturr day night, from 8:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M. However, the formal concerts are only one part of the festival. Informality will pervade the folk music workshops in South Lounge, to which all guitar and banjo enthusiasts are in- vited. Students will also be free to meet and socialize with the performers, who will live in the dormitories and eat in the dining halls, By Michael Siegel the emotional climate of the campus as one which, in general, has been steadily improving Justiiiably, he pointed to renovations in buildings, im» proved landscaping, and the expansion of the bookstore as exampies oi the ac- complishments in this area, The quality or the college's en vironment, however, is deter» mined by far more than land» scape beautification and building renovation. it is also dependent upon adequate academic facilities which enable the community to proceed with the process oi education. The im- provement oi the bookstore partially answers this need. It is, however, difficult to justify the expenditure of college Iunds on a physical education complex while students must rely on private sources for books in order to pursue research. Thus it would seem that the coll'ege environment might have benefited more by establishing the priority of increasing library expenditures instead of im- proving in landséaping and physical education complexes. Similarly, in a quotation from Howard R. Bowen which was cited in this report, Grinnell was described as an “active, lively, stimulating, and questioning place.” Aithough this might present a pleasing analysis tor alumni and parents, it does not bear up to close scrutiny. For example, Michael Finley (Resident Advisor in Haines Hall Rennie!” ALWAYI Finer nuALii Women's Slacks Wild 9 5.99 SPECIAL BUY! Duc- ron® polyester double knit slacks are perieci for your casual life, so easy care, tool Step-in SIyling with stitched “ease. Sixes B-IB. Fall Semester — Israel BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY—JACOB HIATT INSTITUTE Study In Jerusalem, Israel JULY-DECEMBER. 1970 (40 students from lb universities enrolled in ivovl JUNIORS AND SENIORS ELIGIBLE Four Courses Hebrew not required Earn 16 credits COSTS $2.000 — TUITION, ROOM. BOARD. ROUND-TRIP TRAVEL. FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE write today tor information. Application deadline March lsi. HiaII Institute, Brandeis University Wultham, Mass. 02154 last year) arrived at Grinnell expecting to iind an environment as described above. One can find in a 1965 (all issue of the 5513 a letter from Mr. Finley which attests to his disenchantment with this environment, Finally, President Leggett’s position on the role of the student position in the governing of the college remains unclear. In an address to the faculty, he stated that it was necessary to decide “what is clear and what isn’t, what makes sense and What 'doesn‘t, what is workable and what isn‘t, and what is negotiable and what isn’t" in relation to the student position paper. Thus it would appear that the so. ministration plans to enter into negotiations with a predeter- mined concept ot what is workable and what is negotiable, The issue is coniused further by untimely dissemination by the President of an article by Kingman Brewster, President of Yale University. This article attacks the entire concept or student representation in governing a college. GLASSES Made and Repaired in Our Laboratory Contact Lenses Cases and Solutions Eyes Examined Phone 236-3979 . I. Iensen. 0.0. OPTOMETIIIST Across from Post Office Closed Thurs. PM. and Sat PM Your Favorite Beverage and Snack Items Chekov’s ”The Three Sisters” To Be Performed Later This Semester Director Robert Ingham has selected iiiteen students from lhe thirty-five who auditioned for the spring production or Chekov’s “The Three Sisters.” Leading the cast are Ricki Ravitts, Audrey Vandercook and Patty L‘oeb, who play thethree sisters, and Philip Vaughan, Greg Wallance and Ray Kantor who play the prinr cipal male roles. Maunena Carter is production stage manager. Duringthe first four weeks, the entire cast will attend seminars given twice weekly by the Russian and History Departs ments, in order to acquire a cultural and historical background of eighteenth cenr tury Russia. Following that, the production will go into full rehearsal with performances on April 23, 24, and 25 and again on May 29, 30. “The Three Sisters,” con- sidered by many to be Chekov's greatest work, is chiefly a psychological study of stultiiied bourgeois characters and their futile quest for happiness it should be interesting to see how Chekov‘s explanation of their empty ambitions and apathy stands in relation to the current protest movement and alleged apathy of today's college students, lngham chose this modern classic primarily for the same reason that Grinncll's guest director John Ulmer chose “The Playroom, is. the characters are close to the actual ages of the student actors who play them. The elimination of the age barrier allows the student to concentrate on other problems of _ acting, and, with very successful results, as evidenced by last semester‘s performances. 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