Page Ten

} Weimar

Continued from page 2

dividuai humanity. In Germany
there was the danger of an intel»
lectual re-awakening, the reali»
zation at home that people are
killed, tortured, and destroyed
even by the most glorious of
wars.

Two themes were common in
successful German films. One
involves a rebellion and then a
submission to authority. A good
example of this type of film is
“The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”.
The German press thought that
it was a great film at the time
or its release; they did not con-
sider it opposed to freedom. The
other predominant theme is anti-
intellectualism. The film “Blue
Angel” is a good example.

Professor Klein went on to
outline Kracauer’s philosophy of
film, which appears as if it could
be partly a result of distrust of
the German films. He opposes
formal editing. Rather, the film
should try to capture the “un-
staged reality”, the unplanned.
This principle, says Klein, writes
out many kinds of film making,
and he termed it “rather one-
sided”. Scenes should not be
staged with actors, and there
should be a sense of endlessness
to the plot of the film. Kracauer
is apparently opposed to struc—
tured themes that run their
course within the film. The film
should stress that life is indeters
mimate, that the film~maker
cannot control everything. In
short, Kracauer prefers a motific
treatment of subjects involving
life itself.

Carl Kracauer’s method of
examining film be applied to the
American cinema to give us cues
to the psychology of America?
Klein said yes, with reservations.
In America there are many other
mass media, and many different
kinds of financially successful
films. These factors made Klein
hesitant to draw conclusions, but
he did point out certain themes
that dominate television and
movies. Family life, for one, is
a common theme. The concept
of authority which sees that both
the criminal and the policeman

use Similar tactics is another.
Finally, there is a group of
escapist films (like “The
Graduate”) which use many
visual effects and contain little
social content. Klein then broke
off his formal remarks and
opened up the floor for questions.
The last event of Wednesday
evening explains the bi-line at the
top of this article. I can’t
guarantee - that the
tollowing sketch is very ob
jective, and I don’t wish to ruin
the element of surprise First of
all there were flying marsh-
mallows, an electric violin, and
a faculty member, Mr. Harris,
dressed like the tin man from
the ”Wizard of OZ" and reading
nonsensical German poetry 7 in
German, The amusing thing was
that for a moment those present
listened with the sober respect
one might pay to a serious
reading of a passage from the
Iliad as the tin man waved his
stiff arms meaningfully and
uttered nonsense in a foreign
language. I refer, of course, to
the “Recreation of the Original
Happening: The Dadaists in
Zurich, 1916.” If you like marsh»
mallows, it is a must see.

All students who had some
contact with Miss Angeline
Polites, candidate for associate
dean who was recently on
campus, are requested to submit
their written impressions to a
member of the counseling
committee or to the Dean’s office
assoon as ussible.

SCARLET AND BLACK

) Meeting

Continued from page 1

that Grinnell has the highest
faculty compensation Der student
$1,355) in the ACM. The
maximum faculty salaries,
however, particularly for the
rank of professor and associate
professor. were considerably
below the average of that of ten
other small colleges in the
mldwest.

The cost of operating Grinnell
College for the year 195960 was
$2,357,000; for 1562-63, $4,451,000,
for 1968459, $5,721,000. The cost
per student for the year 195960
was $3,116 while the student
himself paid $1,650 of that. For
the year [962763 the figures were
$8,925 and $2,2l0; for 1968769 the
figures were $5,155 and $3,100.

} Dean’s List

Continued from page 7

Francis G. Sieber

Michael L.Siegel

Mrs. Valerie Budig Siekert
Barbara L. Smith

Miriam E. Smith

Becky Hiatt Spencer
Barbara J. Steinson

Roger C. Swartz
Michele K. Sweeney

Winifred M. Y. Tamura
Thomas J. Thomas
William H. Thomas
Douglas Toliefson

Jane C. Tomlinson
Timi J. Townsend
Lindalu A, Vognar

AQUARIUMS & SUPPLIES
FISH or THE mourn

Sphenop Molly’s . . . . . . . . . 3 for ‘IM
Opaline Iiourami . . . . . . . . . . 69‘ each

HAMSTERS —- MICE — GUINEA PIGS

Ben Franklin Store

708-10 Main
Grinnell. Iowa

WHY SETTLE FOR LESS?

THIS '

Graduation - Portrai

PREFER?

or

THIS

- Commercial

Passport - Aerial

SUMNER PHOTOGRAPHY

923 Ind Sr.

IOWA‘S SECOND LEADING STUDIO

SOMEDAY NUMBER ONE?

Gregory L. Vranicar
Anne Walter

J. Jane West

Moine 1. West
Martin B. Wice
Terry R. Wolf
Jeffrey A. Wolfson
Martha L. Woody
Beverly Youtz
Adrain W, Zackheim
Barry l-l, Zigas

) Films

Cuntii-iued from page 9

1947 after the facts, Had his
vision been as clear in the 1920's,
he may just have been a
Cassandra, fated to prophecy
Without being believed, but one
cannot help but speculate that
had Germany understood its own
psychology better, a catastrophe
might have been averted. with
Kracauer‘s methodology in mind,
what is perhaps more relevant,
is speculation on the mass needs
that contemporary film and other
mass media satisfy in America,
Do we too suffer from an authorir
tarian psychosis? ‘Are we, like
Weimar Germany, a haunted
republic?

Friday. February 27. I970
College Receives
”6,000 in Grants

GRINNELL,IA 7 El. dufont
de Nemours dz Co. has awarded
Grillnell College two grants
totalingscooo

A $5,000 College Science Grant
will be allocated to Grinncll’s
chemistry department, President
Glenn Leggelt reported The
second grant, for shoot), is to be
used at the president’s discretion
for special institutional needs.

Du Pont, which has regularly
supported Grinnell with financial
assistance for more than 15
years, has allocated more than
$2.5 million for aid to education
thisyear.

Candidates for SGA President:
Mark “Jim Panzee” Kass
Andy Loewi

Phil Mears

FrankThomas .
Dlscussion meeting With the

candidates: Sunday, March 1 at
7:00 PM. in Younker Lounge.
Electio Monday, March 2 in
lunch lines. (Run-off, if
necessary, will be held Wed-
nesday, March 4 in the lunch
lines.)

ARE COUNTRY SET GIRLS sPoILED? ABSOLUTELV!

get revives the jazz age
with Garbo-inspired knit pants, body-hugging
blouse, in slinky navy, orange or white. The
sleeveless cotton print tunic splashed with all

, three colors.

Poynter's
4th Ave. Fashions

Grinnell, Iowa