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Mr.*‘Dhan Gopal Mukerji,
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dian lecturer, whose interesting talk of

noted In-

last year is still remembered by those
who heard Jit, spoke again Monday after-
noon to a small, but eager,.audience in
the music room of Goodhart Hall.

The subject-of Mr,Mukerji’stalk was
Ghandi vs. Bolshevism. “It is a difficult
said Mr. Mukerji, “for it deals
purely. with facts,

subject,”
not principles.”
“During the last seven years since the

break of the Ghandi movement,” the
speaker..went...on, “situations in India

fighting between groups. Mohammedans
fought Hindoos; Hindoos _ killed. the
Mohanimedans. It tooked for a while
as if everything were going to pieces. But
suddenly something happened. An Ameri-
can wrote a book about India. ‘This
book. caused a sensation in India.
Throughout the country there was a
common belief that the author of* the
book was sent by London to India to
write the-book. Of course theré was
no proof to this effect. But the In-
dian people believed this. This incident
united the people.”

In.explaining the spread at bolshevistn
in India, Mr. Mukerji said: “Among the
industrial groups in the big cities like
Bombay and Calcutta; there has beén.a
tendency toward Russian bolshevism.
There have been’ and are. still constant
conflicts -between the police and the
laborers. In April, June and-July of last
year there occurred several general strikes
during-which,-many— were killed anda
big number of people were wounded.
This. was a sudden repudiation of the
doctrine. of ‘passive resistance.’ This
‘direct action’ was’ imported from the
Russian’ bolshevism.”

This” Botshevik tendency,’ however, is
seen among the minority of the
With the 70 per cent. of the
Indian population’ who live on land,’ theg
peasants, Ghandi’s doctrine, “the passive
resistance” still holds. To illustrate this,
Mr. Mukerji-told the following incident:

“FKighty thuosand peasants in a cer-
tain district. went. on strike last June
as a protest against levying of high
taxes. The Government auctioned off
their property.»-Hooligans, then soldiers,
were. brought down. from Bombay to
intimidate the people. The pgople * stayed
at home so as to avoid coming into con-
with the —soldiers.-.-T wo - months
passed and August came when the
peasants wanted to go out to- cut the
harvest. The Government refused to let
the peasants work on the field on the
‘ground that the Govertiment owned the
fields. .So the peasants consuilfed Ghandi.
‘Ghandi came and said that the men
must stand_in front of the, women to
meet the assaults of the soldiers while
the women tilled the ground. If the
soldiers wanted to fire they could fire-on

only

‘the women would face the guns and would
not run away. ‘This .was accordingly
carried out; and: there was not a single
shooting.”

Continued on “Page ‘Four

N. S.-F. A. Honors
M. Gelhorn

, At the Fourth Annual Congress
of the N. S. F. ‘A.. Martha Gel-_
horn, ’30, was elected regional rep-
resentative for the Middle Atlantic °
States. This gives her a ‘perma-
nent -position on the ‘Executive ©
Board of the Federation. ‘She was -
also elected -Chaitrman of the
Standing Committee on Curricu-
| lum. Virginia Hobart, £31, has -
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The Flu Flourishes

The. quarantine. wills probably~be
maintained in-some form till after
examinations, according to- pres-
ent prospects. The otftlook for
- the-rapid-deelige
neighborhood does not. seem.to be:
very bright. Only wardens have
authority to grant. dispensations
from ‘the rule, and these are not
given except for very special rea-
sons, Meanwhile, beware of symp-
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oF AS Meets

Promot Ss Spirit of. of Ce-operation
‘Among Students.

 

Martha Gelhorn, ’30, who attended, the
Fourth Annual Congress of the N.- S.
F... A. -before.. Christmas~-spoke to ‘the
undergraduates in chapel last Friday
about the organization. Her report was
as folfows:

The National Students’ Federation ot
America; originated in 1925 when dele-
gates from 245 colleges and universities
met at Princeton in an effort to arrive
at some consensus of student opinion on
the World Court. It seemed too good a
chance.to miss, and-this convention turned
itself_into_a_permanent.student_organiza-
tion whose aims are found in the first
paragraph of its constitution:

“We would achieve a spirit of co-
operation among~«the students of the
United States of America ‘to give con-
sideration to questions affecting students’
interests; we would develop an_ intelli-
gent student opinion on question of ‘na-
tional and international importance; we
would foster understanding among the
students of the. world in the furtherance
of an enduring peace.”

And. so this organization has: -con-
tinued with a membership- totaling. 197
colleges and universities” throughout the
country. The people itt the N, S: F. A,
are not a band of mystics and _vision-
aries; they are a group of students who
are attempting sanely to improve college
life, making it more valuable and _ use-
ful to ,the national and international
community?

The best way of giving you a clear
picture of the N. S.-F. A. is by describ-
ing the fourth annual convention held
at Columbia in December.

Continued: on Page Two

 

Mr. Hughes Oversteps

Monroe in New Treaties

President. Park ‘spoke in chapel on
Monday morning of the interest that she
feels in the Multilateral Treaties between
the Americas that_ were signed a week
ago Saturday. She feels that they are
more important than the Kellogg Pact
renouncing war, in that they are more:
tangible.

‘The Pan-American congress which met
last year at Havana, -Miss Park went on
to explain, included all of the Republics
except Argentine: This, as well as the
fact that she is not a member of tne
League of Nations, seems a bit. sinister.
Argentine is growing very rapidly in
economic and industrial prosperity, and
her sense of nationalism is growing
apace, but her unwillingness. to ca-opegate
with any other power is indeed p fzlin
The affairs got into a jam at ne last
conference. at ‘Havana, and a proposal
to-have a conference in Washington this
year to deal with arbitration and to con-
sider Multi-lateral, treaties, was accepted.
The Monroe Doctrine is uni-lateral, and
therefore insufficient in that it is not joint
and binding, Miss Park pointed out.

Two events which took ‘place simul-
taneously with the recent conference were
Mr. Charles Evans Hughes’ election to
a judgeship on.the World Court, and
the, quafrél between Bolivia and Para-
guay. The first came as a stimulus and
the second as confirmation of the need
for such treaties: Secretary Kellogg pre-
sided arid Mr. Hughes represented the
United States. Last Saturday the
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Sophomores Entertain All ‘at
Hilarious Crowded Fair.

“Fs 3 ram. a Roman Orgy to a County Fair

which the class of ’31 gave the freshmen
Saturday night, January 12, proved as
enjoyable as the orgy last year. ,
Great difficulties were encountered in
‘finding a place to stage the fete. "Satur-
day aftérnoon the .Sophmores found to
their amazement that the gym floor had
just received a new coat of varnish, which

| was no doubt very much needed but was.

very inopportunely given. Finally the

=} committeesucceeded.-in- securing Wynd:=

ham and “hastily pitched hay and threw
colored paper .until the sedate music
roony looked like a barn and smelled
like a hay loft.

Promptly at 8.30 farmers and more
farmers began pduring in until it be:
came almost dangerous to move, much

less dance. Every~one- dashed madly
around, grabbing programs (this time
the upper classmen were not forgotten),
admiring “costumes, eating ice cream and
wondering why the music didn’t come.
AJl this fime the poor musicians were

waiting patiently in the station, because

they--didn’t _know-—whereto-go.-_Some

time after 9 o’clgck they arrived and
the fun began. Such jostling and tread-
ing on toes could*not have been exceeded
rat a real fair. Of’ course very few
people- found their right partners, al-
though Miss: Lord,’ the floor manager. and
official bouncer, gave. careful . instruc-
tions about just where to find them. But
everybody danced, or.amused themselves
in some less strenuous way. There were
no lonely dairy: maids or bashful bump-
kins, ’

The ingenious, ~The
Cross sisters should— open in— vaudeville
immediately. Their shirts: would be
enough to make them famous. Our
countryfriends.- would probably have
been a little astonished if they had looked
in and seen the various Russiafis, Bava-
rians, beggars, sailors and’ .old- fashioned
ladies. But they added to,the atmosphere
if not to the country atmosphere.

The food was more countrified. Ices
cream, lollipops; hot-dogs. There really
was enough of it. Some~people had
more than others but’ that. is only be-
cause the«latter hadn’t enough push to
get there first.

The- hit of .the evening which com-
pletely overshadowed the costumes anid
the food, was the “Punch and Judy”
show. _‘‘Esmera-el,_ the very swell,” was
a dramatic masterpiece and Miss Dyer’s
nasal twang superb.

Although Wyndham -was——easier._to
decorate than the' gym, it was too small
for a fair. The dancing amounted really
te a game of dodging. But then if you
got too. crowded you could retire and
smoke cigarettes or have your fortune
told.

costumes were

Mrs. Manning Leaves to
Finish Thesis at Home

Déan Manning, it was learned . this
week, will have leave of absence during
the second semester and Miss Millicent
Carey, the present Assistant to the Dean,
will be Acting Dean, while Miss Gardi-

r will be Assistant to the Dean.

‘Mrs. Manning informed a representa-
tive of the News that she planned. to
remain for a large part of the time in
her —houseon_the_hill,. working’ at— the
task of preparing. her doctor’s thesis for
publication by the Yale Press. The thesis
is on the subject of British Cee
Government from 1783 to 1820.
Manning is now making additions to ‘the’
original text. In the late spring or sum-
mer she will probably go abroad for a
few months, returning to the ‘college in
the fall.

Mrs. Manning told our representative
that she did not expect to be seen around
the campus after the ‘beginning of the
next semester, but added that she will
beglad to receive any friends who come
to call. ° «
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Alumnae Successful

in Many Fields

We have been asked to publish some
account of what the most recent Alumnae
of the college are doing with their new-
found freedom. Ordinarily this task
hasbeen left to the Alumnae Bulletin,
but--a-glance ‘at the most recent issue
will show that even there the informa-
tion is very meager. Necessarily — so,
since one person cannet discover without
inordinate effort what*-sixty scattered
classmates are doing. For the benefit of
people who are interested in knowing
what happens to people in thefirst year
so after they leave the college, we
publish the following scattered notes:

The: class of
business and commerce.

Cornelia Rose has a. position in the
statistical department of the American
Exchange Bank. Betty Stewart is (or
was) secretary to one of the Art Direc-
tors of the Blackman Company Adver-
tising Agency, Helen McKelvey. has
the Week
End Book Service, in New York, and
claims to’be making money by-exploiting
the college field. Virginia Atmore works
in, Atmore and Company as her father’s
right-hand woman. The’ company makes
mince meat and-other-good-things,- Vir-
ginia, however, is also intérested in the
International Federation and may desert
business for wotk in connection ‘with
that organization. Elizabeth Moore
O’Connor, a member of 728, though she
graduated from the University of Chi-
enlivens married life by working

or

1928 seems to run to

cago,

Continued on Page Three

 

Colleges Send Delegates

to Model League Assembly

A Model Assembly of the League of
Nations will be held in the Students’

Building, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., February 22 and 23, 1929.

Each college shall represent a country,

‘member of the League, and shall-send

three delegates to the Model Assembly.
Whether additional advisers may be sent
will depend on the number of colleges
who decide to participate.

Each college may express its prefer-

‘lence as to the country it will represent.

If you will send in a list of five in order
of choice we will try to make the’assign-
ment in accardance with it.

If you decide to. send a delegation, a
copy of the agenda will be forwarded to
you as well as. information regarding
the-procedure-and work of the League
and material concerning the em. -
jects for discussion.

 

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_ Pianist Coming

Gabrilowitsch to Play—Delight-
ful Program Offered.

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, one of the world’s
foremost pianists, will play in Goodhart
Hall on Wednesday. evening,.January- 16,
at 8.15. This will be the fourth “artistic
event” in the Goodhart Hall series, which
has hitherto proved so successful.

Mr. Gabrilowitsch, in addition to his
fame as a pianist, has lately become
known. to Philadelphia audiences as a
conductor, Hewhas been Guest Conduc-
tor with the Philadelphia Orchestra dur-
ing December*and January. He. has
been the permanent conductor of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 1918,
A pupil of Rubinstein, he made his debut ~
since then he has made
numerous tours throughout Europe. and’
America. \In 1912 he gave a series of six
concerts with orchestra in Berlin, per-
forming the almost:-unprecedented feat
of playing nineteen concertos from
memory, ‘and in 1915 he gave:a~series of
six historical recitals in New York, Bos-
ton. and Chicago covering practically the
entire range of piano literature.

.The Wednesday evening program will
be_as_follows :
I. Beethoven .

¥

.Sonata in C minor op. 10

z Allegro
Adagio
Presto
If. Scliubert ....Impromptu in C minor
Impromptu in A flat major
Impromptu in F minor
Impromptu in E flat major
Ifl. Brahms ....Intermezzo in A major
Intermezzo in E minor
Rhapsody in FE flat major
IV. Chopin .Nocturne in B major

Valse in A flat major

 

Smoking in Tea Houses
in Village at Last
At a meeting of the Self-Government
Association / held during Chapel. hour on
Tuesday, afr amendment to Resolution X
was passed to allow studéfits to smoke in
tea houses in. the village. In regard to
this, the question was raised as to whether
such a rule applied to the College Inn and
it was emphasized that all tea houses in
Bryn Mawr were ineluded by the resolu-
tion, but that very naturally, no smoking

was permitted on the village streets.
Two more names, the Venture Gardens
and the Rendez-Vous, were added to the
list of. places where students are allowed
to- dine unchaperoned..- A motion was.
passed empowering the Board to rewrite
the rules of the aa and —
them in better “ondary: = se

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