\ 4 4 « THE COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XL, NO. 17 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1944 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1944 PRICE 10 CENTS Green and Malraux, ‘Younger Generation’ Treated by M. Peyre » Goodhart, February 28: Entering what he described as “a notorious- ly dangerous field,’ M. Henri Peyre discussed the modern novel and especially those modern nov- elists whom he classes as “the younger generation,” represented by Julian Green and Malraux. M. Peyre attributes. three im- portant,characteristics to the mod- ern novel—decadence, confusion, and a bewildering incomprehensi- bility. Literature has been so oc- cupied with a search for novelty that it has lost many of the char- aeteristics which qualified the nov- el as a form of art, and it is now deeadent. Furthermore, there has been a large output of works of the novel genre, without any “pre- dominant current” uniting them. The bewildering incomprehensibil- ity of these works is commonly at- tributed to the fact that we are watching the “emergency of a new period,” we are “living in a revolu- tion.” However, M. Peyre saw no rea- son why the “revolution” should prevent the contemporary age from becoming a great period in the development of the novel. The ehief deterrents to greatness in the contemporary novel are two: the great variety and inflexibility of the novel as a literary genre, and the impossibility of achieving perfection in the novel. M. Peyre believes that it is the Continued on Page 4 IRC Meeting Surveys Near East Problems Haverford, February 23: “The Near East” was the subject under discussion at the fifth joint meet- ing of the Haverford, Rosemont, and Bryn Mawr International Re- lations Clubs. A question period followed the short speeches pre- sented by Walter Selagsohn of Haverford, James Merriman of the German ASPT, and Joy Fowle of the Haverford Relief and Recon- struction Unit. Palestine is a crucial area, Wal- ter Seligsohn said, not only be- cause it lies close to Suez, but be- cause settlement of its racial prob- lems may well indicate how the United Nations will deal with min- ority questions the world over. Tracing Palestine’s history under Syrian, Greek, and Roman domin- ation, Walter Seligsohn dwelt par- ticularly on the period since 1918, during which the question of a home in Palestine for the Jewish people has become increasingly important. Rivalry between the Latin and Greek Catholic Churches, as well as power of the Arab sword, fos- tered a spread: of the Mohammedan religion, Mohammedan ethics, ac- cording to James Merriman, are in- ferior to those of other peoples. The Arab order was “despotic at home, and aggressive abroad; what’s good is imported, and what’s typical is imperfect.” _ Modern Turkey was the subject of a few extemporaneous remarks by Joy Fowle of the Relief and Re- construction Unit. After the war with Greece in the early twenties, Turkish diplomats were extreme- ly clever and won from the League great concessions. Though minor- ities were at first ruthlessly sup- pressed, the Turkish Parliament ‘hag recently become more active, and the democratic, liberal ele- ments have come to the fore. Juniors Offer Wasserman, Gifford, Fitzgibbons, Malik for Alliance Head LYDIA GIFFORD ~~ HARJI MALIK Political Awareness Declared Important Duty of Office Of President The Junior Class has nominated Marie Wasserman, Lydia Gifford, Harji Malik, and Ann Fitzgibbons as candidates for president of the War Alliance. The president of the Alliance must coordinate « sub-committees, preside at the Alliance Executive Board meetings, and is automati- cally a member of the Undergrad- uate Council and the College Council. As the purpose of the Alliance is to initiate and coordin- ate War Activity on the campus, its president should be alive to current political problems. MARIE WASSERMAN Marie is the Alliance represen- tative for Pembroke and_ in charge of Current Events for the Alliance. She is on the National Executive Committee of the U. S. Student Assembly. A former member of the International Re- lations Club, Marie served as a delegate to the Princeton Confer- ence in 1942 and to the Johns- Hopkins Conference in 1943. Last spring she was also a delegate to the International Student Serv- ice. She is a member of the Spanish Club, and during her Freshman year she was on the Editorial Staff of the News. LYDIA GIFFORD Lydia is Chairman of War Al- liance Volunteer Drives, and last year she was Secretary-Treasurer of the Alliance. She is Secretary- General of the Intercollegiate Model League Assembly. In her Freshman year she was President of her class, and the ~ following year she was Chairman of the Sophomore Carnival, Sophomore representative to the Athletic As- sociation, and on the Activities Drive for the Bryn Mawr League. A member of the Choir and Continued on Page 4 ANN FITZGIBBONS MARIE WASSERMAN Valeur Cites Evidence To Exonerate French From Military Failure Goodhart, Feb. 23: “Frenchmen realize that the most sacred gift of a human being is freedom. They are now fighting for their freedom and for the great principles of democracy ... Tomorrow .. . they will lead the way in translating those principles into actual condi- tions”, declared M. Robert Valeur, chairman of the United Nations’ Information Office in New York, in a War Assembly talk on French Resistance and the Democratic Idea. Continued on Page 3 \Ginny Thomas Named New Self-Gov’t: Head “Hope for the best, expect the worst, and take what comes”, is the “philosophy of life” of Ginny] Thomas, new president of Self- Government. Questioned on her policy for the coming year, Ginny declared her firm belief in the present fundamental concepts and princi- ples of Self-Government. Her main ambition, she said, is “that of every member of Self-Govern- ment: work for changes that will be satisfactory to all.” Ginny’s opinion about life in general is expressed in the words “everybody should keep a sense of proportion.” Her personal ambi- tion is to marry and have ten children—nine boys and a_ girl. Kittens, exclamation points, waltz- es, and Laurence Olivier figure among her “secret passions”. In three years Ginny has lived in Rhoads, Pembroke West and Radnor. Now a Spanish major, she spends much of her time in the carrells, lost in the Golden Age.» — Self-Gov’t Proposes Practical Revising For Present System Specially Contributed by the Executive and Advisory Boards Revision of the rules and reso- lutions of the Self-Government Association and of some parts of the Constitution have been. dis- cussed during the past year by the Executive and Advisory Boards. The following proposals are pre- sented to the whole Association as the result of these discussions. The Continued on Page 3 Dr. Alexander H. Frey To Explain Functions Of War Labor Board Dr. Alexander H. Frey, Vice- Chairman of the Regional War Labor Board of Philadelphia, will speak about the National War La- por Board, its general philosophy, and how it works at the War Al- liance assembly on Wednesday, March 8, at 12:30. Dr. Frey was to have spoken at an earlier War Alliance assembly in December. In recent years Dr. Frey. has served on several Minimum Wage Boards. He was chairman of the board for hotel industry, and of the committee on jewelry, as well as a member of the committees for the rubber industry and for the .passenger and property motor carrier industries. He has fre- quently acted as arbitrator of la- bor disputes. Campus Upholds Old Constitution At Mass Meeting Kreiselinan, Here. Franklin Lay Stress on Principle In New Plan Goodhart, February 23: At a mass meeting of the Self-Govern- ment Association on Thursday night, opinion showed itself in fa- vor of keeping the present consti- tution rather than adopting a new one. Voting, which took place in the halls after the meeting, retain- ed the old constitution by a mar- gin of 346 to 98. The meeting was called to con- sider three proposals: a suggestion for a new constitution, a petition for a vote on extending the smok- ing privileges, and a petition for a mass meeting concerning smoking privileges. The vote on smoking privileges was postponed to a later date, although there was some dis- cussion of the subject. New Constitution Mariam Kreiselman, speaking for the new constitution, pointed out that the present one has no causal relation to the student as an individual, “no underlying prin- ciple.” It upholds government by the students, but does not say how this should be done. Furthermore, it deals with the moral issue of compulsion and restricts freedom of choice. What is needed is a Continued on Page 3 League Board Nominates Hayes, Lee, Wood And Binger as Candidates for Presidency REBECCA WOOD League President Responsible For Problems of Various Committees — The League Board has nomin- ated Mary Jean Hayes, Rebecca Wood, Charlotte Binger, and Jeanne-Marie Lee for the presi- dency of the League. The President of the League is ws JEANNE-MARIE LEE responsible for integrating the committees of which the League is composed. She must see that the problems which arise in the various committees are discussed at the Board meetings over which she presides, and that they are solved as far as possible. She must see that the Activities Drive which supports the League - is started in the fall. Mary Jean Hayes Mary Jean Hayes was Fresh- man representative to the Self- Continued on Page 3.