ET:HUMAN ?-% n _ g '3» e ’0!“ [OWENSE 0“ GRINNELL COHEGE SCARLET & BLACK "The misuse of language is not only distasteful in itself. it is even iniurious to the soul." — Pluto Text 01‘ Siudeni‘Power Curricular Proposal Alf Special Faculty Meeting c of HP Presidentia| Offices Be it moved that the faculty recon.mend to the President and the Board of Trustees that cur- rent faculty legislation be amended to allow for the estab- lishment of a Committee on Cur— riculum and Academic Affairs, which will be a standing coma mittee of the faculty; the pur- poses and functions of this com— mittee Will be as follows: Committee on Curriculum and Academic Affairs A. Voting Membership: the three EPC Chairmen, the Dean of the College and the Chairman of the Faculty. and five students elected by the student body. The chairman shall be one of the elected faculty members and shall be elected by the voting membership at an organization meeting to be called by the Chairman oi the Faculty inMay, ’E. Duties 1. To review and make recommendations on all general curricular affairs affecting the college community. These will include policy decisions on all graduation requirements (upper and lower division requirements, independent study, compre hensive examinations, number of credits tor graduation, and the like).andthegradingsystem. 2. to make recommenda tions on the inauguration of inter departmental programs and sub- jects, It will also review and ap prove of variations in standard curriculum as interim sessions, colloquia and symposia which would affect the institution’s academic schedule, 3. to perform the iunction of a curricular and academic longrrange planning committee. Consideration will be given to future projections of academic programs and staffing needs, both on and off the campus. To assure serious review by the college of future academic planning, the Committee will provide a written report evaluating its deliberations to iaculty and students during the first semester of alternate aca- demic years. The first report will be during the second year oi the committee's operation. 4. to review any academic or curricular matter affecting the' general, as distinct from the de- partmental, curricular and educational policy oi the college. The Committee's jurisdiction will not, however, include particular faculty appointments, promo- tions or tenure. and its juris- diction wni not include the review or approval of particular depart- mental course offerings. C. Responsibility 1. The committee will re- ceive and consider all proposals on curricular and academic matters, within its range of es- tablished competence, from all Students and faculty members. 2, The Committee will report its recommendations directly to the faculty and to the Student Government. (The Com- mittee will determine the method oi student voting for each proposal offered. The Voting op tions Will be: vote by the Council of Thirteen only; vote in an open student government meeting, with a minimum quorum set at 20 per cent, where all attending students will have a vote; vote by a campus-wide student referr endum.) Approval of a mom mandatmi must be obtained by vote from both the faculty and student body. Rejection of a recommendation by either body will nullif thatrecommendation, but mod Cation andror amend- ment oi any recommendation by either body will cause the recom- mendation to be returned to the Committee for reconsideration and then resubmission to iaculty and students. A recommendation approved by both the faculty and student government will be sub- mitted directly to the president. 3. The Committee will be given priority in theuseofcollege educational research sources and in consultation of educational re- search personnel. The Com mittee will also avail itself of the Services of he DiviSional Educa- tional Foli es Committees by consulting with them and by charging them with educational investigations wherever ap propriate. Proposal for the Selection of the Student Members of the Academic affairs Committee I. The five student members wil' be chosen as follows: A. Three students will be elect- ed from the three divisions, i.e. one for each division. 1. each term will be one year. 2. each department with less than 40 majors will nominate one student to the divisional ballot. 3. each department with more than 40 majors will nom- inate two students to the divisional ballot. 4. all students who have declared a major will vote in the election of their respective division. 5. students who have not declared a major may vote in any one of the divisional elec- tions. B. The remaining two positions will be filled by an at-large election. 1. nomination for these two positions will be made by ap plication. 2, the students elected to the at-large positions will serve two- year terms. FNQGI EAY TON ' Broomer, Thomas Cop AWS, By GREG BUTCHER The Grinnell political scene has returned to normal. After an astoundingly largeivoter turnout in last week’s presidential elec- tion (prompted apparently by the sore editorial urging a boycott of the election), this week only 526 students bothered to vote for :he Council of House Presidents and the Associated Women Stu- dents Board presidents. Bill Thomas was elected presir dent of the Council of House Presidents by getting 173 votes to 93 for Jon Stein and 35 for Richard Pope. Mary Brooner de- feated Laurie Levatin, 154 to 71 to become president of the Associated Women Students. Suzanne Grisct and Nina Seidenman respond to sixth century Japanese poems in i-iaru, a dance choreographed by Mrs. Voertman. See review of performance oi Theater Dance Group on page three. (Photo by Ronnie Fulton) Grinnell Republican ’Aciion Now’ Models Notional Drive By PHIL SASlCll 9, On Saturday, March 7, Elly Peterson, the originator of the Republican Party’s “Action ‘Now” program, led a task force a of Republican leaders to Iowa, Their purpose: to implement a pilot “Action Now" program among lowa College Repubr licans. Collcgc Republican leaders irom across the state particir pated in a series oi panel diSr cussions about general problems that “Action Now” hopes to confront. Special guests included Senator Jack Miller-iRep) of lowa who spoke on “The Environmental Crisis.” Miller cautioned citizens to “guard against blind haste in buying solutions to the many and very complex aspects oi the environment." This ratllcr inc iiocuous toiic characterized the whole oi his speech Vigorous exchange developed iii the panci on the black man's perspective. when those con. scrvative Iowa College Ro- piiblicans challenged Jack Crow. iord, Special assistant to the chairman oi the Republican Na- lional Committee, Wille Newbit of Clarinda College, and Russ Macgregor oi Grinnell on the racial issue. The Republican National Com. mittcc is watching this pilot pro- gram with great interest. be cause. ii if is successful. similar programs will be established in other slates. Gold Bond Just a reminder that the Gold Bond Stamp Drive sponsored by the Student Recreation Com» mission will get into iull swing iollowing Spring Break. The aim is a bus which will serve the transportation needs of the entire campus community. So, every- one, please remember while you are athome to tap your families’, friends', and relatives supplies of Gold Bond stamps and coupons from Raleigh and BelAire cigarettes. Interviewed after the election, Bill Thomas listed some of the projects he has been working on and which he will continue to work on as C. of HP. president. They include: (1) establishment of a student»run Crisis clinic for both drug and emotional prob. lems; (2) change in the coun- seling service; (3) dorms that are fully coed; (4) better organiza- tion ior payment at hall debts; and (5) better managementof the TV fund. In addition, Thomas said, “I’d like to see hall presidents take a more creative role in the changes on social affairs. C. of l-I.P. is the one group with cone tacts all over campus. it is in touch with people of all lifestyles; therefore, it can come up with programs which have the most widespread support. It hasn’t taken advantage of this at all this year." As for counseling, Thomas had the following to say: “I mink the student adviser system should be retained, although the training program for S.A.’S could be improved. I think much more consideration should be given to student opinion in the hiring of R.A.’s and their superiors. An academic adviser should be assigned to the same group of students as a student adviser because some academic coun: selling must be done by students A good thing might be to have a professor affiliated with each dorm 0n dorm life; “I’m going to work for home rule for the dormir tories. Each hall should consist of a group of students who rent that hall from the college.” 0n Grinnell in general: “In 1964, Grinnell was a leader not only in the Midwest but across the country in social policy. Today. supposedly more conservative colleges are moving ahead or us. The studcnts here are generally complacent about their living situation.” _ Mary Brooncr was more reserved in her interview, but she advocated that the A.W.S. and 'c of HP. be given more power in the arca oi social regulations. “The Senate has too many comr mittees, and many of the mem- ’iers of this year’s A,W,S. Board iell frustrated because they have no power." In her campaign statement, she said: “Resources for both proiessional and personal ad- vismg arc. at most, minimal and do not meet the needs of Women students. The A.W.S. Board should make it its business to investigate this area of advising and to ‘make strong recom- mendations to the College where necessary. Further demands also need to be made concerning the health needs of Grinnell women.”