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ews Vol. LIX WELLESLEY COLLEGE NE:WS, WELLESLEY, MASS., JANUARY 27, 1966 No. 14 Religious Forum to Investigate Miss Crawford Accepts Post ("("Conscience And Commitnient" Can an absolute moral standard be I think, th'erefore, that the topic is As Wellesley Dean of Students found or established in a secular, very pertinent for Wellesley students technological community? Does a today." lack of commitment, whether the To open the series of talks, de Miss Jean V. Crawford, Professor the Eastman Kodak Company. commitment is in the form of a goal, bates and discussions is Herbert W. of Chemistry, will be Dean of Stu The new dean has served Welles a person, or ethical code, result in Richardson will speak on "Chosen or dents beginning next year, Miss Clapp ley in many capacities which provide al;enation from society? Choosing: The Way We Get Commit e.nnounced Monday morning in Chap- excellent background and experience for the position, Miss Clapp said. Be Chapel Organization's Religious tt-d" at 4: 15, tomorrow afternoon in :;ides having been Dean of the Class Fcrum, entitled "Conscience and .J~wett Auditorium. Mr. Richardson, the author of many articles and re- rf 1957 for its last three years in col le:ge, she has served on the Board Vif!ws, is an assistant professor of of Admission, the Student Records theology at Harvard Divinity School. Commitee and Senate. A graduate of Balwin Wallace, Mr. In addition, Mis Crawford has been Richardson received his M.A. in Am- Chairman of the Pre-medical Ad erican Culture at Western Reserve, visory Committee and the Lecture and his M.A. and Ph D. in Philosophy Folley Committee, as well as the fac of Religion at Harvard. He has stu- ulty representative to the Students' died in Paris, Hamburg, and Stras- Aid Society. bour~. and has taught at Pine Manor, In accordance with Wellesley's tra Bucknell and Harvard College. dition of "teaching deans," Miss L. Aryeh Cosman will present his Cniwford will combine some teaching Colllinued on page eleven \/ith her duties as dean. Miss Jean Crawford Search For President Continues 'Cello Case Case': by Susan Sprau '68 Committee are Mr. Ferry and Mr. of the Alumnae Magazine, as well as One Showing Only This year Wellesley must name a Owen Stralton, protlessor of political through a few letters from persons new president, and who might be science. President Clapp is an ex rEcommending themselves. The Com by Robin Reisig '66 chosen is a popular topic of dormi officio member of the Board of Trus mittee has held bi-weekly meetings Commitment," to be held this week tcry conversation. tees but is not a member of the Although "the Case of the Blonde end beginning tomorrow afternoon throughout the fall and winter to con Last week News asked Mr. David Searching Committee. with a Cello Case" may sound like will explore these and other problems. sirler the suggested names. It has Ferry, Chairman of the Department Faculty Suggestions ar. imaginary title for a bad Perry Searcbblg for Beliefs also invited some of the candidates of English and member of the Trus At the same time the Trustees to visit the campus. Mason novel, at least one real cello Edna Hubbard '66, chairman of the tee Searching Committee, to allay fcrmed the Searching Committee, the case carrying blonde has been inter Forum, picked the topic because she With respect to the progress being viewed by college authorities. student curiosity by several questions faculty elected a Faculty Committee made by the Committee. Mr. Ferry feels that "the college-age student, ccncerning the selection of the new t'l channel faculty suggestions to the On Thursday, Dec. 6, the Depart faced with a world in which all tradi concluded, "We're still searching. ment of Buildings and Grounds spoke president. Searching Committee. Members are When the choice will be made· is any tional values are being questioned, is Open-Minded Attitude Mrs. William Guernsey, Professor of t'J a girl whose appearance matched searching for something to believe in. body's guess." He said that announce that of the 5'6"-5'8'" polo-coated Mr. Ferry explained that the Com Physics; Miss Virginia Onderdonk, mt:nt of the new 'President will follow mittee is maintaining an open-mind professor of philosophy ; and Mrs. blonde whose appearance at McAfee immediately upon the selection, al and Stone bell desks this fall pre Senate Considers ec.I attitude with respect to the criteria Kathryn Turner, associate professor thou~h the new president will not for a president. Consequently, he <'f history. Mr. Ferry and Mr. Strat ceded the disappearanceof students' tc::ke office until July. possessions. Money, Campaigns could not supply a list of character l<,n act as liaisons between the Trus Mr. Ferry emphasized that the istics which the Committee used to t e~ Searching Committee and Fac No Charges hy Barbara Elden '66 Searching Committee is still inter They stress, however, that no jadge candidates. Instead, he offered ulty Cornmittee. ested in receiving names of qualified Allotments by the Student Organi tr describe the composition of the Mr. Ferry recalled that the Search charges were made; that since her zation Fund Committee past and fu rcrsons "up to the last day before the cello case was empty <of stolen goods, &!arching Committee and its activity ing Committee began last fall by decision is made." Students should ture, occupied most of the attention to date. sending questionnaires to the faculty as well as of cello> there was of Senate in its meeting last night. send their recommendations to Mr. nuthing on which to base or He explained that the Trustee to find out their preferences as to Ferry. · Lora Benjamin '01. SOFC bursar, as.sume guilt; and that any arrest Searching Committee in charge of presidential qualities, as well as to Editor's Note: This article is the reported that SOFC has, in addition selecting President Clapp's successor have them suggest names of possible would have violated her civil rights. to its funds regularly budgeted to first of a series concerned with the They repeated her comment that it includes trustees Mrs. Frank G. Al candidates. Mr. Ferry commented coming changeover in the oflice of student organizations, an emergency. len, Mr. Nelson J. Darling, Jr., Mr. that although the results of the ques is not unusual for musicians to be reserve which may be tapped only college president. Next week, News slopped and questioned about their Eyron K. Elliott, Mr. John R. tionnaire were diverse, they were ex will interview President Clapp con fo1 major catastropes and a second Quarles, Chairman of the Board of tremelY helpful. cases. reserve from which money may be <'erning her conception of the job of However no attempt was made to Trustees; Mrs. Lewis Rumford II, Bi-Weekly Meetings president. drawn to meet emerging expenses of Mr. Robert G. Stone, Vice-Chairman The Searching Committee received call in girls from McAfee and Stone the organization. of the Board of Trustees; Mrs. Rob additional names of qualified persons to identify this girl despite the fact In the past, according to Lora, this ert N. West. Faculty members on the through the notice in the Nov. issue that one theft victim had said she second reserve fund has been unused. Student volunteers are urgently wculd take the responsibility of pro This year, she, acting with an advis needed to help in Massachusetts secution. ory committee consisting of several Attorney-General Edward Brooke's Alert Bell Girl College Government officers, has cru.'npaign for the United States Julie Kaufman '68, bell girl at freed some of these funds. She re Senate. Brooke is expected to be McAfee on Dec. 16th, had phoned the ported that so far $50 has been grant the Republican candidate in the sfcurity police shortly after 5 p.m. ed to Forum to pay registration fees race for the seat vacated by Re Noticing the girl entering the dorm t:- a model UN conference, $110.50 to publican Senator Leverett Salton and walking "calmly" past the bell Chapel for continuence of Wednesday stall. The name of Brooke's oppon clesk, Julie had asked her whom she night V.I.P. vespers and $75 for the ent will not be definitely known would like to see. When she replied campus activity calendar. until the Democratic Party Con "Molly Spitzer," who lives next door Rosemary Metrailer '66, president vention in June. Volunteers would to Candy Somerall '66, from whom 4 of Forum, presented a proposal which be involved in office work, gather pairs of shoes totaling $130 in value would i!liminate the difficulty which ing public support for Brooke, and were stolen this fall <while more Forum incurred when it tried to re appearing at Brooke's public func v&luable jewelry and money in the GUest the above money. The proposal tions. Anyone interested should room were overlooked >, Julie said requested that SOFC policy which for contact Donna Daley '67, 235~25. that she would call Molly on the in bids organizations to pay registration or sign the list posted at the El tercom system. "She replied 'I'll expenses of delegates to conferences Table. come back later,' " Julie reported. be changed and that Forum be grant Julie nevertheless called Molly, ed $300 in addition to its regular bud who did not know the girl; the girl, get to cover such expenses. in turn, asked Molly for a ride "home Much discussion ensued. Lora Ben tc Toledo," then left. jamin clarified SOFC policy stating "Splendid" Work that organizations were not prohibited SCIENCE After her interview at the Depart from requestj.ng such money, only ment of Buildings and Grounds, the that the requests could not be made girl was followed to Harvard Square within the context of the spring bud SUPPLEMENT on the 5:55 p.m.