|970 Page a... SCARLET AND BLACK Friday, April 24. m ) Liberal Ed. Continued from page (i corrciatlons ol'ten exist tas in hearing and the number or vibrations or a tuning lorkl; but correlations are not identities. Nevertheless, the dignity oi a discipline lies in accuracy as well as in the importance oi the subject matter; and what ethics lacks in accuracy, it makes up in importance. Moreover, we do honor or praise certain men in high positions, not tor what they have done by accident or in a matter of minutes or hours, but for deeds which arise out of certain qualities, qualities which are habits acquired through repeated acts ot detinite types and stabilized in a predictable manner. We expect just acts from a man who has been called “just", and courageous acts irom a man who is known to be courageous. And it such men are praised or honored tor many qualities oi this sort, they are generally considered as leading a happier life than the rest of mankind, for, if it is not for a happier liie, tor what other reason would they choose to act as they do or be praised and honored? ls it because they benefit mankind? But that is part of the function of such qualities, tor, not only do they benefit the possessor oi them, but also those to whom the qualitative acts may be directed, A generous man gives with pleasure and not with pain, and the receiver beneiits by the act of generosity, and iuriher, the giver is praised or honored. as if getting a bonus in addition to his pleasure oi giving; and such is generally the nature of an act which proceeds irom certain habits called “virtues" Now since happiness is relatively assured by the posses- sion oi a number oi virtues, and since there is a way oi acquiring virtues, there must be a science as well as an art leading to the possession of virtues. The science of virtues is a matter at knowledge and of fact, namely, knowledge or the tact that such atid such a virtue is acquired in such and such a manner, and the art has to do with the specific acts issuing [l'om such knowledge and ending in possession oi the virtues. This art is analogous to any other art. A student of medicine first learns the facts of m8dlClI’lB_ and then he becomes an intern to get the skill oi acting effectively in accordance with that knowledge, and an architect or engineer- does likewise. Accordingly, we may sketchily define ethics as the science of virtues which lead to happiness, tollou-ed hy the art oi acquiring these virtucs Titc science is a matter of knowledge acquired through discussion in class. the art is a matter of acting on the part oi the student in accordance with such hnou-ledcc “A Emtsn film producer is inAustralia, in search of two hundred aborigines willing to appear in the nude with Vanessa Redgrave. Ari obvi< on: attempt at mongreliza- tion. 0! the aborigines.” tor a t... (npy .t NAYIONAL RE- vtrw, wr'tll: r. too I. as sin-t, N. r, tom. Historically, the administrate tions at colleges in this country were more particular about the conduct oi students in earlier years than in recent years, The pattern oi conduct was more or less set, and deviations were r’eali with in such a manner as not to disturb the pattern. The penalty for students, especially those of academic or some other excellence, was minor, as long as the deviation was not too serious Alter all, there was not much danger about the pattern of conduct, and a certain amount oi wayward initiative on the port or the student was excused, sometimes even welcomed. A successful businessman preterred a son with zest and initiative, and pranks were ex- cused since his son would finally settle down, and administrations of colleges understood this Besides, such a son would not try to justity his act, he took the light punishment with slight rcgrct. The situation now has changed. We no longer have isolated acts ot devtation, but ratiier organized acts; and further, students who deviate are determined to do so and to justify their acts in the name of “social justice” oi “the new society,” or “a tree morality" or other such slogans. In other words, what is at stake now is the pattern or conduct itself or the “establishment"; and it appears that this point is not quite understood by many ad- ministrators or trustees, who are not aware that the problem now is no longer one of degree, but one of kind; or else, ads ministrators or trustees are not quite equipped, in one way or another, to deal With the problem etiectiyely This is to be ex pected. One who introduces a great idea or system usually has reasons for it and can justify it with arguments. Such were the fathers at our constitution, whose justification may be read in the It‘cdcralisl Papers. 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Mlmuul‘s credentials rtml llumw Wt: also ran. Dow)! at new.” otprr, Wu in sun comm )Mlvput monitor. .i trrngwoto m to so an... mid moo nation minim FREE LlFE condone oox ioas HOLLYWOOD, rtootoa mu weaknesses of their own system tii they have one at alli, once such system is introduced But then, such students see things as being relatively simple, and this is because their thinking is relatively simple. As for the argument that students are more honest and that older men are, more hypo- critical, even II we admit this is a tact, and perhaps it is, would this change human nature by changing the establishment? For one thing, older men are more aware of their weaknesses or vices than younger men are; and younger men are more irresponr sible than older men, It young men are more honest and more idealistic, they can afford to be so, tor. necessity has not yet knocked at the door. They are assured of a livelihood and an education, while older men have had to provide the means. But in providing the means one is faced with competition, and when there is competition, there we find the temptation to be less idealistic and less honest and more practical. Now these very idealistic and honest young men. as experience has shown, do not hesitate to forget their idealism and honesty it it is they, and not their parents, who have to earn a livelihood and assure their children a good living and an education. More honesty and idealism in younger men, then, even if admitted as a fact, does not prevent the change when the same young men begin to assume the burden of earning a livelir hood, whatever the system or establishment. Evidence of this is to be seen in a system built by young and idealistic men the Sonet Union. Once the system was built a struggle for power .and retention oi power ttor someone must have the power to do things which have to be done) resulted in the Stalin era, and the rest is history. Further evidence is to be found iii the very institutions which are supposed to be idealistic and which are supposed to promote LIBERAL EDUCATION— continued on page a Bo-Ka Florists 823 Broad 236-5775 Have a wide variety of flowers for Mother’s Day. Don’t wait till the last minute — Stop in now! FREE DELIVERY ) Senate Continued from page 8 for exploiting the Initiative Fund. Tim claimed that the Senate and student body has been violating the committee's guidelines be- cause the Initiative fund is the only SGA branch oi anything that has a dime to its name (save only Julia Szabo). Tim protested, “Everyone thinks that the Initiative Fund is just a pile of money” tiorgetting the many who believe that the initiative iund is just a pilex). Greg Vranicar and Kit Gage announced that they had been sampling faculty opinion on the proposal of establishing a Faculty Ombudsmen. Kit and Greg’s list covered a wide range oi political viewpoints; ranging from Mr. Milner on one hand, and swinging all the way over to Mr. Gurofi and Mr. Parssinen on the other, At Tom Thomas’ sug» Eestion. Kit: and Greg will hustle up some more iolks. And speaking of Mr, Parssinen, the Senate won another round in their grapple with the Publica- tions Committee. Andy Brill asked the Student Coordinator to run oir an opinion poll to deter- mine whether the school should have a yearbook or a literary magazine. The Senate believed that they have too much to do and that opinion polls might be better handled through omer channels — hall meetings, questionnaires, etc. Al Cohen said that. Mr. Pars~ sinen and his committee might retaliate before Mr. P. goes to Philadelphia. And speaking oi Philadelphia. Andy Loewi’s little brother has been accepted at Harvard. And Penn. The younger Loewi plans a visit to Grinnell later in the se- mester. The presence or Andy's brother on campus should clear up the widely held misconception that Andy’s little brother is really Barry Zigas. Commencement Committee Reveals Plans For Graduation Program weeks away and with the set- tlement of the B&G strike, now seems to be inevitable, The Commencement Committee has been exchanging questionnaires and polls with the Senior class in an attempt to assess student opinion and encourage student participation. on behalf of the Com~ mencement Committee, Chairman Tom Greenfield released the following an- nouncements: For the class gift, seniors elected to raise money tor the planting or new trees on campus. In a “mural ” the trees won out over a Martin Luther King Scholarship donation (last year’s senior gilt), 61-45. Collections will be made through selected hall and offrcampus represenr tatives. M EUROPE ’70 THE BEAUTIFUL NON-TOUR LEISURELY VISIT 5 EUROPEAN CENTERS. l2 DAV SIGHTSEEING WNW YOU ARRIVE. 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