OCTOBER 1 6, l 970 Applirarions Now Available For ACM Overseas Programs Applications are now avail— able for The Arts of London and Florence, a program of feted by the Associated Cole leges of the Midwest for non- specialist students in the lib eral arts. Students interested in being considered for either the fall 1971 program (late Augustr December 15) or the Winter 1972 program (early Februr ary-late May) must submit their applimtions by Decem» be]: 1, 1970. Participants will spend ap- proximately seven weeks in each city, undermking two courses in each locale. One such course in each instance will provide credit in an art subject; the other will be in history, literature or other topics related to the ACM staff member’s discipline. All program offerings will rely heavily on the use of local arts resources, andalso much of the formal instruc— tion will be enriched through use of local Britishand Italian scholars and other specialr ists. More information about the program and applications are available onyourtcampus from Dean Joseph F.‘ Wall. Or write to ACM, 60 West Walton, Chi- cago, Illinois 60610. ‘ Australia, Ceylon, China (Republic of), Finland, Ger- many, India, Iran, Japan Tom and Bette Crarbison i_. Off-Campus THE SCARLET AND BLACK Due to a shormge of typewriters, student typists at Collegetown, USA, have resorted to using each others' backs topractice on. “A poor variety , of group interaction," one student commented, ”the only thing I've learned ‘ is who‘s wearing a bra." Advanced courses in typing will use much the same technique; however, they will hop to and fro in a style reminiscent of the bunnyr hop. Dr. Cloh‘elier Publishes Book Exploring The Nature Of Space GRINNELL, IA. ,_ Dr. Beryl E. Clotfelter, professor of physics at Grinnell College, is the author of anew book, "Ree ference Systems and Inertia " The Nature of Space," just published by the Iowa State University Press. The volume is a study of ex- perimental results bearing on the two questions: Does an What Are The Options For 6 meals per week at the Quad? Weekday lunches at Cowles? Breakfast at Tiffany's? A Pizza at Alirvano's or at the apartment. . . or at the dorm. . . Opt for Ahrvanu’s Pizza 236» 6222 absolute space exist7and What is the origin of inertia? Prof. Clotfelter discusses many experimental attempts to verify the existence of ab solute space. He points out that although these attempts have been uniformly unsuccessful, the concept itself is important for an understanding of the science of mechanics, which deals with the morion of ob jects. An unanswered question in the study of motion iswhether a football, for instance, is really moving when thrown or whether it only appears to be moving. In the observer's view, the football's motion is noted only in relation to the status or location of other ob- jects. If on the other hand, the foor ball could be proved to be moe ving in and of it itself and not merely in relation to other ob* jects, this would be "abso» lute" mutton which would mean that there is anabsolute space through which such mo tion takes place. The question continues to be significant because attempts to build logicaldcscriptions of mechanics without the use of the concept of absolute space have so far been unsatisfac~ tory. A related question which the book discusses has to do with inertia, the property which muses matter to resist a ch- ange in its motion. inertia makes an object hard to start moving, and makes it try to continue moving once it is started. The question is whe— ther inertia is a builtein pro- perty of matter or whether it is a result of interactions of one piece of matter with the other matter in the universe. if, for instance, the total mass in the universe were reduced by half, would a foot- ball be easier to kick than it is now? Many of the sensitive experiments carried out in attempts to resolve the ques- tion of inertia are described in the book. According to the preface, the book makes available to stun dents with a minimal backgr- ound in physics andmathemae tics an introduction to current work and modern thinking on these concepts which are im- portant to the ultimate ques- tion of the large-scale struc- ture of the universe. Thus,the book alsodiscusses Einstein's general theory of relativity and its relation to the con- cepts of absolute space and inertia. A member of the Grinnell College faculty since 1963, Prof. Clotfelter is currently Chairman of the Faculty. His graduate work was done atthe Ohio State University and the University of Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. degree at the latter institution in 1953. He is a member ofthe Amer- ican Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ‘ REAL llVE MUSIC FOR YOU All Watch ads for Wednesday night lollt singers TOM'S LONGHORN “FINE FOOD IN A FRIENDLY WESTERN ATMOSPHERE” 1" THE FINEST Page 11 Deadline For ACM Oil-Campus Plans To Be November l The application deadlinesare approaching for a number :of off-campus programs of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. November 1 is the deadline for application materials for the following programs: Cosm Rican Development Studies, whose program datesare Jan- uary 11 to June 11; Newberry Library Seminar, which runs from 'March 22 to June 25; Urban Studies, February 1 to May 13. Also, Urban Teaching, which has its regular program from January 4 to April 16, anda special “[ermrlength" pro- gram from January 4 to March 19. The November 1 deadlineal- so applies to the newly-estabr lished New York Arts proge ram. Students who enter this program may tailor the pro- gram dates to suit their own college calendar. _ The applimtion deadline for India Studies is December 1. Dates for this program are March 29 through mid-De- cember 1971. For further information on specific programs, see your campus program advisor, or write Associated Colleges of the Midwest, 60 West Walton, Grimgo, Illinois 60610. Alums Pleased (Continued from page 9) eed."->(forties). On drugs: ”When society as a whole, both young and old, takes a1- cohol and tobacco for granted, how can we expect Grinnell students to live by rules of fifty years ago7"~(pre-twen- ties). “However, since pot is in nearly every high school of any size, including junior highs, there is going to be some grass smoked at Grin- nell. (Any worse than bootleg alky?)""(twemies). In any event, the alumni see- med to groove on the whole weekend: “It was a very fine experier nc "--(pre-twenties). ” . . . a wonderful two-day experience on the Grinnell campus." M (twenties). "It was a full weekend."-- (forties). ”The social structure and student life which is Grinnell College today, 1am mosthap- py to report, is radically dif- ferent from that of six to ten years past . . ."-r(mid-six- lN PASTRIES 818 FOURTH AVENUE Runner's ALWAYS Inner cum SHOP PEllllEYS CATALOG DEPARTMENT FOR All YOUR SPECIAl NEEDS We’re “The Friendly Place"