Evening star., 1932-03-06

v dered grinds with thick -lensed
spectacles; or jazzhounds-
bad-tempered dumbbells in extremely styled
clothes
little over 10 years ago authorities at
Antioch College, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, de-
cided that something should be done to get
rid of all the collegiate nonsense which had
put typical college students in such bad repute.
They decided that Joe College and Betty
Co-Ed needed to be treated though they
were grown-up. They wanted to show the
world that college students, treated the right
way, would develop into human beings, not
insects.
already used by the engineering school in Gin
cinnati. applying it to all courses OF study.
They made their students attend classes IN
two shifts-studying for five weeks, then going
out into the cold world and actually working
for five weeks.
They were to keep this up for six years
When students got through they were supposed
to have more or less sense
Joe College and Betty Coed had grown up
Today Antioch doesn't even have foot ball
team.
No more hoarse bleacherites cheering II men
on to victory for dear old alma mater. Now
all the people who used to be on the sidelines
are busy playing on their own teams.
Twelve foot ball teams, uncheered, meet each
for the love Of the game.
THERE is no haang. Fraternities are out.
The dormitories aren't hooked up tightly at
10 or II O'Clock every night. Nobody-except
freshmen and sophomores-has to come In at q
certain hour. There aren't any police deans.
That doesn't mean, one of the students ex-
plains, that nobody cares what you do. Stu
dent committees and advisers stand ready 70
give edvice to any offenders, and, If necessary,
something more than advice
But Antioch thinks it better to have stand
ards instead of rules. I'VE want to substitute
dos for 'don'ts,'" the community government
officers say.
The same thing applies to smoking. AS
matter of fact, good many Of the college
authorities, personally speaking, are definitely
opposed to smoking for either women or men.
But they haven't said don't" They make 1t
a matter of personal standards for the indivi-
dual, with regulations involved.
The students themselves decided that it
doesn't look well for girl to light Tag on
the campus. There is smoking parlor in
the girls dormtory where they may blow
rings to their hearts content Smoking in the
bed rooms or parlors Of the girls dornitory,
or on the campus, Is forbidden.
But from all this don't get any idea that
Antioch has gone modern" in the worst sense
of the expression. Far from it,
People try to read into what we are doing
the typical spirit of modernism" says Dean
Henderson, but actually program seems
to me to be an expression of ultra conservatism
in that we are trying to stick to fundamentals,
eliminating as far as possible the dogma, rules
and other superhcialties Of modern life.
Absence of rules regarding night prowling
for instance, is not desire to have initiated
the New York night life, but rather it is an
expression of trust in the character and pur-
pose of the students"
After the first two years, students at An
tioch don't need to attend lectures. There isn't
a set number of times when they must report
to their instructors either. However, they can't
escape certain courses
THERE isn't much gold digging at Antioch.
u Lots Of the girls pay their own way. Most
OF them are willing to do this.
Since the girls work and earn money exactly
as the boys do, it doesn't seem fair to Betty
Coed to increase her savings account while
Joe College pays for her movie tickets and
chocolate fudge sundaes
Lots Of freshmen boys come to Antioch with
the firm belief that they belong to bill-paying
sex They don't get the point when an An
tioch girl asks for her half Of the check, just
at first.
But the second or third or fourth time Betty
makes the request Joe will probably listen,
and may even be convinced that she Is right
The example of the upper classmen gets to
work in due time, and the chances are that
Joe will swing into the $3.50 group.
DR.. Arthur E. Morgan, president Of the COL
lege, is a strong believer IN what he calls
reciprocal equality
There isn't any rule for it," he says. Its
Just an attitude Of mind I think it Is much
better for boys and girls to pay their way as