SKIDMORE NEWS Volume Forty SKIDMORE COLLEGE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., MARCH 4, 1965 Number Thirteen Professor E. Stonequist Talks on "Great Society" Dr. Everett Verner Stonequist, Professor of Sociology and Chairman of the Department, has been chosen by Skidmore’s Research Grant Committee to give the annual Faculty Research Lecture. His talk, which is entitled “Race Relations and the Great Society,” will be given on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.in College Hall. Professor Stonequist was selected for this honor by the Skidmore Research Grant Committee on the ‘basis of work that he has done in this field. His lecture will summarize his findings. Speaking of the “Great Society,” Dr. Stonequist is referring to a book of this title which was written by the English Fabian Socialist, Graham Wallis, in 1914. This book provides the point of departure for his lecture. Professor Stonequist’s purpose is to show how the “Great Society” has changed since 1914, especially in regard to the racial problem. According to Dr. Stonequist, the revolution which race relations have undergone since World War II is part of an overall change in our society. A world traveler, Dr. Stonequist recently returned from a trip to Sweden, East Africa and the Middle East where he studied and did research on cultural conflicts, race relations and community organizations. In 1937, Professor Stonequist wrote a book about personality and culture conflicts entitled Marginal Man. This work has since been translated into Portuguese and was republished in 1961. He is also the author of chapters of various textbooks and many articles for professional journals. Restating the whole problem of the races is the topic of a book which he is now preparing. His forthcoming lecture will be a sketch of this work. Originally from Massachusetts, Professor Stonequist received his A.B. from Clark University, studied at several American universities, the University of Paris and the University of Chicago where he received his doctorate in Sociology. Before he came to Skidmore in 1930, he was Secretary of the Geneva School of International Studies and also held teaching posts at Tusculum College and the University of Chicago. His professional affiliations include the American Sociological Society and the Association of American University Professors of which he is a National Council member. In 1947, he was named Research Chairman of the Eastern Sociological Society. Dr. Everett V. Stonequist CGA Presents New Big Four On Monday evening, March 8, in College Hall, four juniors, two sophomores and one freshman will be informed of their new titles as leaders of the College Government Association. The present Big Four: Pam Ghents, Susan Gibbs, Eve Lothringer and Bev Cocroft will preside at the mass meeting, the objective of which is to disclose the names of the newly elected president, vice-presidents, corresponding secretary, treasurer and secretary of CGA. The names of the new leaders will, by degree, be announced during the course of the customary skit performed by the Big Four. This year, an old tradition will be revived. Freshmen bearing the newly elected officers, will parade throughout the campus eventually unshouldering their burdens at Skidmore Hall. In the weeks to follow, the new CGA leaders will be indoctrinated into their new positions under the guidance of the present officers. All sophomores are reminded that it is time to apply for acceptance as an elementary education major. Applications may be obtained is the Registrar’s office for anyone who has not received one. Conference on Africa Highlights Transitional Aspects of Continent The third annual National Student Association Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 5-6. The topic of this year’s conference will be “Africa, the Changing Continent.” The theme of the conference will be discussed in various lectures and panels. The conference will open at 8 p.m. on Friday night with the Honorable G. Mennon Williams, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, speaking in College Hall. Mr. Williams, who served six consecutive terms as Governor of Michigan, was appointed to his present post by President Kennedy and took office in February, 1961. At the time, President Kennedy described the job as “a position of responsibility second to none in the new administration.” Since his appointment to the Department of State, Mr. Williams has traveled some 300,-000 miles on official trips to Africa to obtain firsthand knowledge of African conditions and to explain U. S. policies to the people of Africa. As Assistant Secretary of State, he also serves as Employment Policy Officer in the Department of State and is responsible for implementing the 1961 Executive Order on Equal Employment Opportunity. Mr. Williams was elected a Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, serving from 1955 to 1961, and was a founding member of the body’s Advisory. Council, on which he served from 1957 to 1961. He was appointed Chairman of the Democratic National Committee’s Nationalities Division in 1954, and held that position until he received his present appointment four years ago. Activities scheduled for Saturday should prove most interesting and enlightening to all participants. Coffee and doughnuts will be served on Saturday morning from 9 to 10 in the Rec Center. The first panel discussion, entitled “The Congo: Political Awakening,” will begin at 10 a. m. The discussion will be moderated by Eduard Ziegenhagen, Instructor in the Government Department at Skidmore; and the panelists are Dorothy Helly, Professor of History at Hunter College; and Wallace Sokolsky, Professor of History at New York University and representative from the Congo Mission. Professor Helly will give an historical approach to the conflict in the Congo, while Professor Sokolsky will speak on Nationalism in the Congo. The afternoon panel discussion, “Union of South Africa: Race and Nationalism,” will begin at 2 p.m., with Allen F. Kifer, Assistant Professor of History at Skidmore, as the moderator. Panelists scheduled for the afternoon are Marion Dor, Assistant Professor of Government at Connecticut College; Frederick Greene, Professor of Political Science at Williams College; and Mr. G. L. Hartman, Film, Radio and Television Officer of the Information Service of South Africa. The Banquet will be held on Saturday night at 6 p. m. The speaker for the banquet will be Dr. Zelma George, noted sociologist and past member of the United States delegation to the Fifteenth General Assembly of the United Nations. Dr. George’s topic will be “Africa: Myths and Reality.” The banquet is free of charge for all Skidmore students. Over twenty member schools of the four hundred U.S.N.S.A. branches have been invited to the conference as well as four Canadian colleges. School Closes 16 Residences It is expected that 16 buildings on the present campus can be discontinued as residence halls when 528 students occupy the four New Campus residence halls. The decision to continue use of certain houses and discontinue others was based on factors of ease of organization for student living, management of services and maintenance and college ownership, according to Wendel H. Baker, College Business Manager. The College now rents some of the residence houses which it uses. Some of the buildings which have served as residences on the present campus may be used for other college purposes next year to relieve crowded facilities, and certain houses may be re-opened as residences in the future if enrollment increases occur before additional New Campus units are completed. Houses on the present campus which will continue as student residences next year are Court Street, Circular, West, North, Keyes, Peabody, Skidmore, Salisbury, Wilmarth, Thompson, Ross, Van Deusen, Moore and Furness. Those residences not to be used for student housing in September include Baker, Spring Street, Garden View, Scott, Penfield, Kimball, Smith, Thomas, Park View, Hammond, Grove, Holiday Inn, Nelson, Hathorn, Foley and South. Mr. Baker stated, “There may be some re-assignment of college staff as we open New Campus facilities and make adjustments on the present campus. Some buildings on the present campus may be closed, but these changes will be balanced by the supervisory, housekeeping and maintenance personnel we will assign for New Campus buildings.” Next year the senior class will be given first preference to live on the New Campus. Juniors and sophomores also will live in the four new residence halls as space permits. On the present campus juniors, sophomores and freshmen will live in mixed-class residences except for two or three allfreshmen houses. Dr. Lea Williams Visits Campus, Speaks on Impact of Communism by JOYCE FREEDMAN Dr. Lea E. Williams, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brown University, will speak on Tuesday, March 9, at 7:30 p. m. in the Rec Center. The lecture, sponsored by the Government Department, is entitled “The Impact of Communism in Southeast Asia.” The lecture will include a discussion of the role of the Red Chinese in Southeast Asia and of the relationship of nonwhite cultures of Southeast Asia to Chinese expansion. Dr. Williams received his A.B. degree from Cornell University and his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Chinese History from Harvard University. During and after World War II, he served in the foreign service office in Chungking arid Shanghai. Dr. Williams, fluent in Chinese, Japanese, Malayan, French, German and Dutch, has received academic grants from the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Studies. Besides having written numerous articles on China, Japan and Southeast Asia for several scholarly journals, he is the author of Overseas Chinese Nationalism published by The Free Press. Another study of China will soon be published by the Public Affairs Council. From 1961 until 1963, Dr. Williams was Visiting Professor of History at the University of Singapore. He has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia. At present, Dr. Williams is Visiting Professor at the Fletcher School of Diplomacy of Tufts University and a Consultant for the State Department on Far Eastern Affairs. He is married to a descendant of the famous nineteenth century diplomat Li Hung-Chang. They have two children. In view of the recent crisis in this area, Dr. Williams’ appearance will provide an excellent occasion for students to gain first-hand knowledge about this area. The power struggles in Southeast Asia are a key to understanding the present world situation. Dr. Lea E. William. Trustees Raise College Rates At a recent meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to increase the non-tuition fees for the year 1905-66 by $200. This increase brings the overall comprehensive fee to $2950. Food prices, which have risen by 13 per cent since 1956, and the minimum wage laws, which have caused higher salary expenditures, were the primary reasons for this raise. Prior to the present time, these fees had not been changed in ten years. In announcing their decision, the Trustees emphasized that the additional fees were in no way connected with the New Campus and that such a raise would have had to been made regardless.