STEPHEN, right, and two other members of’his‘dfamily" sit comfortably inside tnEir ,bus while the religious guru is interviewed by the SSiB. ReligiousGuru Raps to GrinneH by Mark Subleman When a caravan of more than thirty brightly and variously decorated busses and cars and of more than two hundred brightly and variously dressed people came to Grinnell last Tuesday, many Grinnellians wondered what it was allabout. If they stayed to inquire or went that night to Derby gym, they learned that it was all about a religious guru from San Francisco namedStephen, who had a philosophy that was all about unified fields, and telepathy, and being together, and energy of attention, and the third eye, and drugs, and tripping, and non violence. Stephen, a tall, slender man of 35, who entered what he mlled ”the guru business" almost five years ago, is lea» ding two hundred of his most devoted followers on a trip H with all puns intended -- ace ross the country and back, a trip which he hopes will bring him and his flock new exper— iences and insights, and bring his message to new people as well. First stop on the trip, after the caravan left San Francisco “with untold tons of dope," was Sublimity, Oregon. After the caravan crossed the bor- der, and Oregon state police “relieved" the members of their drugs, Stephen went on to Sublimity and his speaking engagement there. Neither he nor anyone else in the group was arrested at that encounter, however; and Stephen attributed this, and the “excellent" relations they have had all along with local officials to the group‘s Striv- ing for good relationships with others. Stephen teaches his followers (0 be friendly and strive for “good vibrations" with everyone, for he believes that in any endeavor, “you get out of it exactly what you put intn it -- as you sow, so shall you reap." Much of Stephen's teaching is, like this, strangely tradi* tional, or from traditionalor- igins. There is, he told the audience in Darby, "no ex- cuse for being violent -- Thou shalt n0t kill. lfa lot ofpeople just act peaceful, they can make peace come.” Stephen’s own theology is, in fact, a curious blend oftra- ditional ideas, Western and Eastern, secular and religir ous, as well as a few newer ideas of Stephen's own. He considers his Zen master, Suzuki Roshi, and the writings of Aldous Huxley to be two of the biggest influences on him. Christian influences arealso apparent in Stephen: he told his audience of almost five hundred people in Grinnell that ”Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been tried and found difficult." He attributed the decline of Christianity and other religions in the past to “materialism, the profit mo- tive, and formal education." But apparently materialism and formal education have not been entirely successful. Ste- phen said Tuesday afternoon that there are now signs ofthe beginning of a large spiritual revival. San Francisco, he said, is the “guru capital of the world," and in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of gurus, and in the diversity of their international origins. This religious revival and increase, Stephen believes, is the result of a return to the ”vibratory disciplines”, or those which deal with opening up people’s minds, especially telepathically. They are con- cerned with opening up the in- dividual's "third eye" by whs ich he perceives other minds and understands new insights about the world. Stephen believes that drugs are very helpful in the process "SENATOR CHARLES 'Three's-arcrowd' Percy says he will sponsor a bill in the 92nd Congress to limit the number of income tax exemptions for children to two, because what with the population explosion and the Pablum shortage two children per family should become a 'way of life in America.‘ Senator Dooley Moss back (1., Confusion), will provide legislation requiring the government own goddam to mind its husine ." For a free copy of NATIONAL REVIEerite: dept. u, lso E. 35 Street, N.Y. 10016 (photo by Mark Sableman) of “opening up telepathy" and giving a person "Third eye vision”, but, as in all other learning experiences "you must learn how to read it"' (continued to page 7) Greek Music Expresses Did you know that Euripides was considered a great popur lar song composer in ancient Greece? Or that it is perfects ly possible to play a double horn pipe upside down? No? Then you missed a good lec- ture last Monday night. Dr. Douglas Feaver of Lehigh Un- iversity gave a well-attended talk sponsored by the Depart ment of Classical Languages on the nature and instruments of ancient Greek music. After makinga few comments Slop up to JD’S RESTAURANT 922*1/2 Main Mom-Sat. S to lo p.m. Sundays Noon to 10 pm. GLASSES Made and Repaired in Our Laboratory Contact lenses Cases and Solutions Eyes Examined Phone 236—3979 EJ. Jensen, 0.0. OPTOMETRIST Across from Post Office Closed Thursday p.m. and Sat. p.m. ‘ovem er Senate Comes To life Finishes Old Business by Don Dagenais Because of the late appear“ ance of the 5&B this year, there has been a decided lack of coverage ofStudent Govern? ment Association activities this fall. Yes, Virginia, there is an SGA (despite widespread student belief to the contrary), and furthermore it is alive and kicking. The mainprob- lem, however, has been that its activities are not easily visible to the student bodyand therefore are vastly under appreciated. Many students have been justifiably driven from the Senate meetings because of the Senate's preoccupation with mundane bureaucratic matters. Students are begin- ning to feel that the major point of interest in the Senate meetings so far has been that Greg Vranicar has hada ch- ance to show off his floppy old black felt hat. But take our word for it, Fall Senate actir vity is usually not so drab. Last year's early closing nes cessitated the postponement until now of such business as the interviewing and appoint ing of committee members, approving the budget, etc. Fortunately, these tasks are now in their final stages of completion, and SGA Presis about the “relevancy" of his topic (he thinks it is), Feaver proceeded to paint a picture of the Greek society which thought of music not as an element of entertainment, but as a basic component of the life of the intellectual. Music, in the opinion of the Greeks, is net only a means ofexpress sing the emotions, but is a method of molding emotions, therefore shaping the charac dent Loewi guarantees that future meetings will deal with topics of more universal ins terest. Discussions of such subjects as the financial sit— uation of the college, possible calendar changes (the poten‘ riality of a 4—1-4 scheduling, etc.), the Group Independent ideas of Henry Scheff (pre- sented in an earlier 5&8), changes in the grading sys- tem, townrgown relations, and, of course, the Great Faculty Requirements Debate, are in the works. Increased student particlpar tion will, of course, be a key factor in the success or fail- ure of such discussions. It is tactfully suggested that stud- ents reread thatlast sentence. The Student Coordinator’s office has been far from inac- tive. Greg Vranimr, Student Coordinator, has the duties of being a campus ombudsman, a "troubleshooter" of sorts who acts as a link between faculty and administration and students in solving problems of all sorts. He has done a tremendous amount ofworkso far this year in the develop- ment of the Committee Apro- posals calling for increased student participation in the (continued to page 7) ' Emoiion tar as well. Everystudentwas required to have extensive training in it. Aristotle, for example, argued for at least three years of lessons on the lute. Documenting his points with slides and tape recordings, 'Feaver concluded‘his presen~ ‘ >tation by giving some demon- strations of the music on his own replims of ancient in- _struments. CUMBERLAND Forest green wilderness. 6 inch casualcampandhik- ing boot. leather. cushioned quarter. Reverse grain Leather lin e d Soft padded top collar. Steel sh- ank sure. support. Welt Alpine clo- constructed. Security Vibram sole and heel with deep tred. 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