Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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M w Bundy Hall nas turned into a Silver Dollar Saloon for its Opt-n House, As people returned after the long Cliristinas vacation. they noticed that the opinion hoard had het-n moved. This promptly brought a howl from students. The far-ulty is trampling on our rightsfi The administration is giving more consideration to the development office and the fund- raising aspects of Eftlilllillll than it is to studentsfl k'The opinion hoard is not where it can he used as easily. Out of this rather iinrnature set of arguments grew the more nieaningful reflections which lfarlhani made ahout itself. In the most significant Senate meeting of the year. Senators concluded that the relocation of the opinion hoard was part of a larger issue involving student-adlninistration relations and Earlhanfs future. During the discussion. Frif- Curtis said that it would he easy' for lfarlhani to he great. lvut that the meaningful thing is for Earlhain lu he significant. The Earlham Post under the editorship ul l,anr-e Dodson put on a strong editorial campaign lreginning with YVither Thou Coest. Earlham: a tragedy in three parts. The cani- paign attacked the forward look. the lioolxinark. and other liberal college propaganda pieces. and it supported those who objected to relocating the opinion hoard. Then came the Phi Beta Kappa discussion. As in the 'lwhither goest Earlhainu dispute. nothing was resolxed. But the pros and cons of Phi Beta Kappa were discussed hecause. although the final decision rests with faculty and administration. student opinion is important. Ohjectors to PBK felt it would 1wer-einpliasize grades. and increase academic pressure too much. College prestige and increas- ing academic standards were the arguments for PBK. Con- sideration of PBK continued into the Spring Term when other schools were polled to see if the presence of PBK attracts better students. Th s D! e opinion hoard often lit't'.tll14' ai writer of vainpu iontr xr warring watt asjglltthkfni M9155 Xi lla Eg XXX Of ., i at Wltriai , I ., V hw . i f. x' ii' , ' - . 7 ' ,ff - ,ig .At was lsr' .i: 1,1

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rih Q, :ff 1 B.. . . . P I6 .af .. January for the twelfth year. They gave a series of concerts during whit-h they hotli played and Commented on the pieces antl their interpretation of them. Famous Spanish guitarist 1 L tmqfft Rey' fle la Torre gave a concert in February. A few clays later. Dare lirulneek playerl to a paekeal Truelulood Fielcl- - My-, - house. Revause of. or in spite of. the 3,3 Plan there was a miclterm lireak in the Winter Term Called the first annual ' - A X Winter Festival, The traclitional WRA girl-inyite Valentine's N ,' g I V .ny ,. ' .2 , A I .-, flanve on 'l'hursclay night startecl the avtiyities. A Campus f.arniy'al. sponsoretl liy the sophomore elass. was held on fy... ,,,t,,,l,nI,us d,,,,,m,,m, ,,ff,,m1 --All ilu- K-ivI11ful'Is ,,fl1.1m.-, lfritlay afternoon. 'lihere the main attraction was the senior rlass Roar-lr Race. The grand climax of the Festival was Nlask and Nlantleis lyig play' of the year. Caesar and Cleopatraf' The whole weekenfl was hurt lyy the fact that lluiing si-voinl te-rm. the salarie- of people in the Vnlll- nmnivations metlia were vliallengesl. Sinwe suvli people as 5 lllmll' l'f 'l lf' left l'5lml '-15 ilelfdfl of ll31'liCilJ3ll'lt3' in the the 5:-nate pr:-siilent are not paitl. some felt that the people PWIIIS IWW- in ..tiniiiriiinmions shoulyl not lie Ivanl either. .-X vommittee Xflxl mlm' lllt' 5611319 f'lf'f'Uf'US- -lim PC1109 WHS the IUUIT' nunle an inyf--tiuation :intl lounfl that. while salaries are not f l50lil'3lllf' Vamllflflle- H9 35kt'fl fm' llellel' lllfitflllaliflll im MMI Wlutiuny 1110. im. m,l.l,5,m.y ul the l,,.,,,em time. alvout what the aflministration is cloing. and a re-evaluation . - - - ., - , ' .' ',. , 'fy . . . , . liook tokens, swliolzrrships. lvainpiets. anal an artiyltles con- of Ulmlms 3'-llllllli Dem vltdlel lllebemell the mme yovatioii were 1'e1'oinim-mlml as sulvstitutes for salaries in lllllfal amlllllfllt that the Smlfllfl SIN -llfl be mflfs' of fi SIU' lyu, fullmn tlent-run hotly. that faculty shoulel not participate officially. with tht- ri-turn uf many stutlents from off-vampus stutly. 'IFN'-'f' WHS t'lU'5911 lt' head lllf' IWW 501139 Wlllfll held H5 Imp lyk. 5,.ml,. ami th, pmt ,.,1iy,,,-ml 1,,,a,-.1 I-,,yimt,i,l the first meeting jointly with the l'lOl'l-Ol Senate on the last proerain :intl marie- ree-1vmmenrlations alvout it. 'lwheyisaial Nloiiflal' l'1'f l'9 Cxillllg- out gl-l.Lm.I. mm, elwupl pi. lm.,-,-i,pfl in f-hoosing people for A eonyoc-ation whit-h is always looketl forward to with f,,,.,.i..H .Mule d ,l,,n,,.,-,iim 1,,,it.,m,ti.,,1 wurec Should 1,9 great antivipation lay unclerelassmen is the one in which r,.,Iuil.,.41 J, W-,V.I,l,,fdlj.,,1 for the trip- lllllfllllif' I'f0fiCi6'ric'y' four outstantling seniors speak on A Faith to Live By. I-,.,Iuir,.m,,m, ,WMI M, lui ,await This year none of the speakers presenteml anything approach- Xkiiiter 'livrin lyioupht an illPUlltllllII,'9 of musival events. ing a Christian faith: the speakers hail yiews yarying from llie Aluilliartl Ftiine Quartet returnf-tl to vampus in late materialislif' to philosophic: lfour senior- piwswiitfwl 'DX Faith to Liu' llyf' Dave Bruin-ek played to a eapaeity vrowcl. ,t Ilya, .-355 :L F 1 v 'E 'Q df QU' s -.41 ' 'H