f'NflOl EAYTON SCARLET & BLACK ’l/M IOWENSE G“Z "The misuse of language is not only distasieiui in itself, it is even iniurious to the soul.' — Plato Vol. LXXVIll Grinnell. Iowa, Friday, February 1:. 1970 No. 3 Grinnell Freshmen Are Rated in National Survey The freshmen who entered Grinnell College last fall were more talented, more affluent, and more “liberal” than the average college freshman, Those are the results of a survey of college freshmen conducted last fall by the American Council on Education. 343 Grinnell students completed questionnaires There were 390 students in the entering class Here are some 01 the find ings of the survey 74 per cent ot Grinnell s fresh men had 13- -plus or better grade averages in high school. Just over 36 per cent of all entering college freshmen in the sample had such records. 61 per cent of Grinnell’s freshmen were in the upper in per cent of their high school classes. Just under 31 per cent of the national sample fit into this category. 24 per cent of the nation’s freshmen were in the second quarter of their high school classes; only 9 per Cent at Grinnell. One quarter of those surveyed at Grinnell had edited their high school newspaper. 12 per cent of the national sample had done so. Almost 36 per cent had ”had some original writing published," This is twice the national average. 3 times as many Grinnell freshmen had competed in a state or regional speech contest. Only 24 per cent had received a varsity letter in Attorney General Reigns Supreme byPhilSnsich Will Rodgers once insisted that, he nevcr met a man he didn't like. i was on the verge of plagiarizing that phrase myself until, along with about thirtyrfivc other college Republicans touring cabinet utilccs, I pcr- soiially confronted Richard C. Turncr, Attorney General oi Iowa and widely reputed bastion of fair play and personification of Justice. End result: scratch one universal lover of every man. While I lost faith in the natural likerability of mankind, a new dimension was added to my comprehension of man’s forth- rightness and honesty. Turner was a case in point when asked by thc students why he opposed extending the franchise to 19 year olds (he is the officer in Ilie statc administration who docs) he blurted (a la Al Capp): ”You 19‘ year old children should stick to things you know about, like puberty and hubcaps." He probably would oppose suiiragc ior middle aged women on grounds oi their involvement with the menopause and cook- books. And let me assure you that cont. on page ti sports, while 32 pcr cent oi the national sample had done so. A third of the national Sample intended to major in either business, education, or engineering. Only 2 per cent oi Gi‘innell’s freshmen had such plans. On the other hand, 35 per cent of the Grinnell freshmen planned to get either 3 Ph D. or a Ed. D. degree. 12.5 per cent of the national sample had such plans One quarter of the class had not decided upon a probable Career. Nationally the figure was only 11 per cent. 36 per cent ex- pected to change their major field at least once; twice the national average. 17 per cent of Grinnell’s freshmen expected to transfer to another college, and cont. on page 5 Dean Alice Low Resigns to Marry Mrs, Alice 0, Low has resigned as Dean of Students at Grinnell College, President Glenn Leggett announcedlastrriday. . ThereSIgnation is effective this summer, at which time Conncy M, Kiniba will become Dean of Students. Mrs. Low, who joined the Grin- Iiell staff In 1966 as Dean of Women and became Dean of Stu- dents in 1968, will be married this summcr to Dr. Robert Yee, chairman of the Political Science Dcpartmcnt at Central Washing. ton State College. She will live in Ellcnsburg, Wash Kimbrn was named Associate Dean of Students last summer ailcr a year as an assistant pro- fessor of physical education for mun and a member of the coach- ingstaii. “Grlnncll is losing a dedicated tidiiiiiiisirator whose firm. flexs iblc, and sympathetic approach to sludcni problems has earned the rcspcct of all scglnclits oi the college commtm‘t . " Dr. chgett said “Mrs Lou’s positive atti~ tudc and faith in young adults have played a leading role in numerous new ventures begun at Griimcli during the last lour years " Tlic pI‘CSlCleIlL continucd' “We have a highly qualified successor in Mr Kiiiiho. He is vicll aware oi our unique prob lems and opportunities. and we arc conlidcnt that the quality oi siuileiil life at Grliincll \vill toniiniic to inipi-ovc under his leadership " Mrs. Loiv’s term as a student adiiiinlsii‘zitor at Grinncll was marked by the initiation of a new i-csidcncohali system that places men and womcn on both North Campus and Soillli Campus, an extension of Co-educational Irwin and Pahnke Speak Campus Holds Drug Symposium Featuring lectures, films, discussions, and class par- ticipation by three experts, Grinnell's drug symposium was held Wednesday and Thursday, Februaryiandsat the college, Dr. Samuel Irwin, phar- macologist, began the program early with a KDIC interview Tuesday afternoon. He continued his introduction to the Grinnell scene that night by participating in an informal session with students in the Loose RA Suite andlater by speaking to a special meeting oftheRAs. Dr, Irwin attended classes Wednesday morning in Chemistry and Psychology, and he opened the formal programming in the afternoon with a speech entitled, “Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Psychoactive Drugs.” Dr. Irwin is a research Scientist who has explored porblems in analgesia, anesthesia, drug addiction, memory, and social behavior, but his interests are farranging, as his meetings with students proved. Dr. Irwin’s speech began with a double-barrel attack on drug users and the establishment. He charged the former with un- derstating the dangers of drug use and the latter with bias in stamping out drug use. He states that nothing we do is without risk; therefore, it is establishing relative risks which is important. On this baSis. according to Dr. Irwin, alcohol is the most dangerous drug we possess. Alcohol is involved in 60 per Cent of all Violent crimes, 60 per cent of all traffic fatalities, and 50 per centof all law enforcement work. On his chart which rates drugs according to their intrinsic hazard potential to society he lists alcohol as a 100 per cent ratio; speed, 90 per cent; heroin, 40 per cent; pot, 20 per cent, and LSD-25.15 per cent. Dr. lrwin makes a strong distinction between drug use and drug abuse, Having made this distinction, he says, “Drug use is no problem.” In reference to pot use, he asserts, “It‘s a shame to deprive people oi these ex- periences.” l-le continues,“1n the times we live in we need drugs, or else we’d have a lot mure suicides.” A drug has no meaning apart from the dose taken," according to the scientist. Pot is extremely safe in low‘dosages, but at six times the normal dosage it his duces more bad trips than LSD. This is the basic problem with the blackemarket drugs. says Dr. Irwin, that one can never be sure of the dosage. He refers to black- markel drug use as “playing “Russian roulette.” in reference to drug laws, Dr. lrwin asserts, “They cause problems, they don’t solve any.” He believes enough research has been done on grass to justify its legalization. Dr._ lrwin discussed problems of drug use and abuse, as well as legislative and political problems involving drugs, after his ar- rival on campus last Wednesday. visiting hours in residence halls, thc addition of a residencerliall adviser system, and an im- provemcnt of other advising and counseling services. interviewing of candidates for Mr, Kinibo's successor as Associ- ate Dean of Sludcnls will begin soon, Dr, Leggctt said: students. faculty members, and administrators will all partici- pate ‘5. Low who has a B.A ilcgi cc Ironi Eustci n Washington State College and an M A. from Central Washington State College, was Dean of Women at the latter institution for six years before coming to Grinnell. Before that, she was Dean of Students at Wenalchcc Valley College in Washington ior four years Kinibo Came to Gi‘lnliell after scrvtng as a tczicher alld coach iii the Gary, Ind., public school system for ll) years ile has BS, and M S. degrees from Indiana Univcrsity, and has done doctoral work at the University of Minner solo. However, he opposes chronic drug use among students and tries to suggest alternative ways of broadening experience, Highly concerned politically, he sums up his drug philosophy this way: “Don’t get hung up on drugs, be activists." Dr. Walter N. Pahnke, whose field ranges from the psychology oi religion to LSD psychotherapy, made his debut on campus Wednesday afternoon when he introduced and answered questions on the film, “The Spring Grove Experiment,” which explores a project with which Dr. Pahnke is very much involved at the present time. in the evening, Dr. Pahnke delivered his formal address, entitled “Religion, Mysticism, and Psychoactive Drugs,” in which he compared spontaneous mystical experiences to drug- aided psychedelic experiences, finding in many instances a very great similarity between the two phenomena. Dr. Pahnke established nine categories for describing a mystical experience: unity, transcendence, emntiunal mood, the “knowetic't quality, a sense of sacredness, alleged inef- ability, paradoxical images, transiency, and long—lasting changes in attitude and behavior. Dr. Pahnke did research with two different groups of people using psychedelic drugs to determine how often they had a mystical experience which closely resembled the spon- taneous experience. He found in the first group that 70 per cent had a mystic experience. and in 'the second group the incidence was 35 per cent, Thus the results were very positive. Dr, Pahrike believes that an acid trip is not for everyone; “LSD is a powerful tool and can be dangerous,” a “freak-out” is a very real possibility, he warns. As for pot, he believes that more research is needed: but in the meantime, “All penalties should be removed, I’m upset about what the laws do, I‘m opposed tocriminalization.” Dr, Pahnke ended his Speech by asserting, “We’ve got to steer a middle course between the anti- drug hysteria, which inhinits even research and the pro-drug abandon, which will result in psychological damage," When asked about the possibility or dealing with bad trips, Dr. Pahnke said that it would be very easy and very desirable 7 “even the college health center could do it.” He emphasized that this service must be conducted in an at mospliere devoid of fear 7 especially fear of being turned over to police.