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Page 4 The world cultures, from all ap- parent observations, appear to be con- coctions of special interest groups that could safely be called tribes. Tribalism is so prevalent today that ignoring its presence would be com- parable to an ostrich sticking its head in the sand. The magnitude of cultural tribalism in the world can best be illustrated by simply naming some of the tribes that we in America are most familiar ,with. A few of the more publized · groups are the John Birch Society, the National Guard, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Panther par- ties, the SOS, and today's youth cul- ture. All of the above groups qualify as tribes in that they are social groups containing persons who possess sim- ilar interests, views and character. Most tribes, including those previously mentioned, pride themselves on their individual pecularities and strive to identify themselves as being different from every other tribe. Identity with ones group is usually achieved by various forms of visible, external sym- bols displayed by tribal members. The Masons, for instance, have special rings; the National Guard has its uni- forms; the Panther parties have their sunglasses and arm patche5, and the youth culture has its buckskin, beads, boots and blue denim. Though appearance is of some sig- nificance, the important question is why tribes exist. What causes them? What compels individuals to affiliate themselves with tribal groups? Th-ese questions cannot be answered com- pletely. However, some insight as to why men join tribes can be reached by studying his past and speculating on how man's history may be effect- ing him today. Throughout the ages man appears to have been a tribal creature. In fact, striking similarities exist between the tribes of Paleolithic man and todays tribal cultures. Both were de- signed to provide protection for tribal members: The ancient tribes grouped THE POLEMIC by Pete Mou Ids photos by John Murphy "Tribal members exhibit external peculiarities that identify them with their group". together for protection from wild an- imals and todays tribes desire protec- tion from the social evils of our mod- dern world . Both ancrent-and,nodern man gathered together to resist threat- ening foes. And both tribal eras de- . signed basically the same goals: Ac- ceptance, security, and protection from oppressing forces . Since he was a wandering hunter man has been an insecure creature. He has been compelled to shun in- dividuality in favor of group security and acceptance. This attribute may also have its origin in mans earliest tribes. According to Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape, early man needed the tribal organization to in- sure his very survival in a hostile world. 1v'loaern man's clesire to identify with tribes and his seeming inability to cope with his world on an in- dividual basis may very well be due to the fact that his early ancestors gathered together for survival against nature. We may simply be the victims of _an instinct that has been bred into us from past ages when tribalism was a necessity. ENJOY EFFICIEN_T DRIVE ~IN BANKING AT THE ·cAMPUS BRANCH OPEN IIIDA Y NIGHTS UNTIL 7PM SATURDAYS UNTIL NOON of LlS 23 North ,ALPENA SAVINGS BANK November 20, 1970 Ohio College Trys Democracy Westerville , Ohio - (IP .) - A new governance plan for Otterbein College provides for student representation on all campus governing bodies and com- mittees and reorganizes the entire campus governance system. Students will now have a voice, along with faculty and administration, in every phase of college policy making, from social regulations to the selection of new faculty and curricu- lum. The governance plan calls for a College Senate, with the college presi- dent as presiding officer and student representation equal to that of the faculty. Students will be elected from each major department as well as on an at-large basis. All full-time upper- class students are eligible for the Senate and its comm~ttees. All but first year full-time faculty members, the vice-presidents, and ad- ministrators will sit in the Senate. The Senate will determine all final policy which then must be sent to the Board of Trustees for approval before it becomes College policy. Students will also serve on all committees and councils, including the Administrative Council, which will operate in a general leadership func- tion. This committee will have sub- committees on student aid and admis- - sions and budget control. One student and one faculty mem- ber of the ~udget Control Committee will sit with a similar committee on the Board of Trustees while a student and a faculty member of the Councrr- will sit wit the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. Four students will serve on the Judicial Council which will have origi- nal jurisdiction to deal with infractions of College regulations for which the penalty may be suspension or dis- missal from the College: In addition, three different students will sit on the Appeals Council which will hear ap- peals of Judicial Council decisions. Other committees are the Academic Council, the Curriculum Committee, the Personnel Committee, Teacher Ed- . ucation Committee, Campus Affairs Committee, Campus Services Com- mittee and the Campus Regulations Committee. Dr. William Amy, chairman of the Department of Religion and P hilso- phy and chairman of the Student- Faculty Governance Committee pre- sented the general feeling of the faculty, that of enthusiasm. "The most -important point is that this is not an issue of student power, but an attempt to open communi- cations with all the campus commun- ity. This is not a representative thing. The student does not represent a constituency of other students, but represents himself in a manner that is best for the whole college commun- ity." Student Opinion: " ... the fact that the president is head' a'f:-cthe Senate should provide a better opportunity for serious dialogue between the ad- ministration and students. The whole face of the college will have to change. Students will have to show more responsibility than they have · in the past or the whole plan will collapse."