A. . THE COLLEGE NEWS. =a VOL. XL, NO. 16 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1944 Copyright, Trustees is Bryn Mawr College, 1944 PRICE 10 CENTS Henri Peyre Traces Recent Experiments Of French Novelists Goodhart, February 21. The in- fluence of “tradition” and “exper- iment” in the modern French nov- el was discussed by M. Henri Peyre in the third of a series of lectures on the contemporary novel in France. Commenting particu- larly upon the novelists Romains, Celine and Martin du Gard, M. Peyre noted also the influence of English and Russian literature, The (French novel has borrowed a great deal from the novél tradi- tions of both England and Russia, said M. Peyre. French novels had tended to become allegorical and semi-philosophical, “short stories,” expanded and stretched to novel length.. French writers recognized their failure to produce true nov- els, and turned to the tradition, first of England, then of Russia. The study of Russian literature especially enriched the French nov- el by introducing a complexity of plot and of psychology which had previously been lacking, and by adding what M.\Peyre called. a “third. dimension,” | necessitating an: analysis not only of the rela- tions between human beings, but the relations betwen man and him- self and between, man and God. ‘The foreign influences did not extinguish in any way, M. Peyre felt, the exclusively French form of the novel, called -by Gide “the pure: novel” «The efforts: of the modern French novelists have been turned toward the integration of the English and Russian influences with the good elements of French novel tradition to produce a new and distinct novel form. Jules Romains. is important chiefly for his development of the long novel, “le roman fleuve,” and for his philosophy of unanimism. The influence of this long, contin- ued novel was not altogether bene- ficial, for it laid too much stress on length alone, M. Peyre said. Mass Meeting A mass meeting of the Self- Government Association will be held in Goodhart auditorium, Thursday, February 24 at 7:30 to consider the _ following points; I. A shiegestion that the pres- ent constitution should be renounced and that a com- pletely new one should be framed. A petition “to hold a vote of the membership of the Association in order to de- termine whether they agree to the following extensions of the smoking privilege either in whole or in pari” by amending resolution IX: . Bryn Mawr students to be permitted to smoke any- where on campus outside of buildings. . Bryn Mawr students to be permitted to smoke on the Paoli Local at any point on the line. . Bryn Mawr students to be permitted to smoke in the Bryn Mawr or other Main Line railroad stations. II. III. A petition to hold a mass meeting of the Association to consider “the existing and possible resolutions concerning smoking.” Continuea on Page 4 Model League Plans To Assemble at BMC (Delegations from approximately twenty-five eastern ‘colleges will be present at the Eighteenth Mod- el Assembly, Middle Atlantic Divi- sion, which will meet at Bryn Mawr from March 30 to April 1. The Assembly will take the form of a conference of the United Na- tions, with Bryn Mawr represent- ing Iraq. Dorothy Bruchholz, ’46, will be the Bryn Mawr delegate to the Political Commission, Virginia Continued on Page 4 Junior Class Chooses Malik, Thomas, Cox, And Clarke as Undergraduate Candidates MARY COX | Duty of Officer Includes Coordinating Student Activities The Junior class has nominated Harji Malik, Virginia Thomas, Mary Cox, and Ann R. Clarke as eandidates for the presidency of the: Undergrduate Association. The president of the Undergrad- uate Association is the co-ordinat- or of all undergraduate extra-cur- ricular activities. This includes the foliowing-up of the activities of the clubs, responsibility for the work of the Sub-Freshmen, \ the Entertainment, the Vocational, the Employment, the Record Library, New Book Room, and Curricular! HARJI MALIK Committees, and the planning of social affairs. The president is the representa- tive of the undergraduates in their relations with the faculty, the ad- ministration, halls, visitors and speakers on campus. . She is head of the College Council on which are also representatives of Self- Government, the League, the Ath- letic Association, the College News, all classes, graduates, alum- nae and faculty. Continued on Page 4 Junior Class Nominates Candidates For President of Self-Government VIRGINIA THOMAS MARY JEAN HAYES Four Candidates Include Thomas, Hayes, Clarke And Kistler The Junior class has nominated Virginia Thomas, Mary Jean Hayes, Barbara Kistler and Ann Clarke as candidates for the pres- idency of the Self-Government As- sociation. ss The president. of the Self-Gov- ernment Association is responsible for the discipline and conduct of the student body. In serious ‘in- fractions of the rules she is expect- ed to.deal personally with the-mis- creants, while in the lesser cases the problem can be settled through the Executive Board and the hall presidents in the weekly meetings at which she presides, Virginia Thomas Ginny Thomas was treasurer of her class Freshman year. As a Sophomore she was class president and Sophomore representative to the Undergraduate Association. This year she is secretary of the Self-Government Association. She is a member of the Dance Club, and president of the Spanish Club this year. Mary Jean Hayes Mary Jean Hayes was Freshman representative to the Self-Govern- ment Association, and a member of the committee directing the Sophomore carnival given last year. She was a councilor at the League Camp last summer, and has been chosen director of the camp for this summer. She is a Junior representative to the Self- Government Association and vice- president of her class. She is a member of the Dance Club and the French Club. Barbara Kistler . Barbara Kistler is Junior class representative and a permission giver. She is also air-raid warden for Merion. She was on the swim- ming team her Freshman and Sophomore years. Ann Clarke Ann Clarke was in the aquacade her first year and on the lighting committee for Freshman Show. Her Sophomore year, she was the League representative from Rock- efeller Hall, This year, she is a permission giver, an assistant fire warden, co-owner of the soda foun- tain, and head of the last Rocke- BARBARA KISTLER ANN CLARKE Yale Press Volumes Donated to Library - The Library has received as a gift in memory of Professor Charles McLean Andrews three hundred and forty-six volumes published by the Yale University Press. The gift, which comes from an anonymous donor, is val- ued at over one thousand dollars, and has been presented in honor of Professor Agdrews as a former member of the Bryn Mawr Col- lege Faculty and a loyal supporter of the Yale University Press. Charles McLean Andrews was Farnam Professor of American History in Yale University from ‘Alas, Poor Yorick’ Combines Variety, (Originality, Satire Thin Continuity Overcome By Expert Direction And Talent By April Oursler, °46 Alas, Poor Yorick combined ad- mirable ingenuity in theme with brilliant individual performance to present a thoroughly original Freshman Show. Getting away from the usual campus take-offs, this year’s show was a satire on human preoccupation with such petty matters as which of two sky- scrapers is the tallest and its ef- fect on monkey and man. On the whole, the show was char- acterized by expert direction and attention to detail both in the writing and performance. The theme allowed for a large number of vaudeville skits which were carefully tied in with the’ sky- scraper problem. However, the con- tinuity was weakened by the nec- essary pauses as the stage was cleared of one scene in preparation for another, and through the indi- viduality of each different act. Among the most outstanding of the skits was the Sailor and his Love singing the “Maudlin Min- uet.” Mary Helen Barrett ‘com- bined a natural imitative talent with a bass voice and gestures characteristic of a. sailor on leave. Also exceptional was ~Marion Moise as the Congressman with stage whisper delivery. Her dou- ble-talk speech about the “height of the buildings was rivalled only by her animated but still throaty bidding from the balcony during the auction. Marietta Taylor’s delivery of “One of Two, or Who?” was a striking example of poise and ef- fective gesturing, while Elizabeth Dowling’s “Blues of the Biuve Books,” also characterized by stage presence, showed an innate sense of the satiric, and a mastery of caricature and movement, In general, however, it was the music that carried the show. Bas- ically catchy tunes combined with unstrained lyrics, as in the case of “The Group That’s Got a. Mania’ Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 Sophomore Sleuths Search les Buildings For Hubbard Poodle While Yorick Escapes By Patricia Behrens, °46 A larking professor and _ his wife, luck, and_ the . obliviousness of train passengers turned Satur- day night into a victory for the Freshmen and a chattering little monkey named Yorick. Yorick’s charmed life as a Freshman ani- mal began on his trip down from New York. The entire’ trip was made on the same train with a Sophomore, who saw _ “Yorick’s box, but did not realize the signi- ficance of the travelling animal. When Yorick and his keeper quietly left the train in Haverford, the Sophomore paid no attention. Yorick then boarded a taxi and made the trip to Bryn Mawr, com- pletely unnoticed. Once here, he took up residence with Mrs. Wheel- er in Low Buildings. By a quar- ter of seven Saturday night, three quarters of an hour before their seven-thirty deadline for finding it, the Sophomores were convinced He had no need to fear, however, for the Sophomores believed that the animal was _Mr.--Hubbard’s French poodle named Nicole, also a resident of Low Buildings. The fact that the dog’s name was the same as that of the Freshman di- rector, Nicole Pleven, plus_ the evasiveness and gay trickery of the Hubbards convinced the Soph- omores that they were right. Like the Gestapo, four Sopho- mores moved in on the Hubbards, next door to Yorick. Also like the Gestapo, they met with mad- dening passive resistance. The Hubbards led them on, watched the clock, and admitted nothing. Even- tually they even locked the Ges- tapo out on Mrs. Wheeler’s side porch. In panic, the Sophomores dashed to the supposed scene of action, the front door of Low Buildings. Yorick and Mrs. Wheeler walked peacefully out the back-door.. ce Led even farther astray by the the Freshman animal was quarter- feller dance committee. ed in Low Buildings. Continued om Page 4 Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS oe THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Bryn Mawr College. Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Editor-in-Chief. 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BECKWITH, °46 Lovina BRENDLINGER, °46' CHARLOTTE BINGER, °45 Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Post Office Beyond The Controversy The problem of various changes. in Self-Government, ranging from its complete abolition to minor constitutional amendments, has been forcibly brought before the student body in the last few weeks. ‘This controversy has accom- plished one thing of supreme, importance. It has made the student body, the ipso facto members of Self-Government, stop to consider ‘the organization as a whole, and the validity of the rules as they stand. . The fundamental principles of our self-government are based on the development of a sense of responsibility within individual toward both the community and herself.. The present system ideally lays stress on the. individual’s relation the rest of society, in so far as she is obliged to abide by rules formulated for the good of the majority. It lays stress on her relations to. herself. in: 80 far as she is obligéd to take an active part in the formulation of such rules, as’ well as taking the responsibility of maintaining them. It is chiefly in the last respect that our system of Self- Government has fallen down. Students have found it easier either to accept the rules disinterestedly or ignore them flag- rantly rather than to present amendments to the Constitu- tion. ‘Our student: government is similar in construction to that. of any democratic community, with all the incipient evils of such a democracy. The laws must be obeyed regard- less of individual desires, until amended by the vote of the majority. The campus has been forced to consider Self-Govern- ment; it has. been awakened from inertia fatal to any democ- racy. If students will consider the issues as presented cool- ly, objectively, and impartially, if they will realize the im- portance of maintaining a student government, our Consti- tution can be amended to fit the needs of a changing society which still maintains a belief in democracy. .. . The current controversy, regardless of the particular aims and issues involved, should accomplish this: that the undergraduate body should take their present responsibility toward their government seriously, actively considering the existing rules and regulations, making Self-Government again that type of vital organization for which in name it stands. In order to get a perspective of common sense on the current is- sue of whether or not Self-Gov’t. should be changed, and, if so, how, opinions were asked of the war- dens on the specific problems and underlying principles of the con- troversy. One warden felt that the ques- tion grew out ‘of ignorance of our own constitution. The initial im- pression given by the protestors, that of wanting “complete anar- ministration. chy”, must, she pointed out, be the result of confusion; such a pro- posal would be equivalent to re- turning the authority to the ad- They seemed to “start on the premise that Self- Gov’t judged on moral grounds.” Their method implies a desire to change opinion before finding out what opinion already existed. The students “have the perfect right to make changes”, within the lim- Continued on Page 4 | Advocating New Constitution, Hersey Says Present ' One .Outmoded To the Editors: We wrote the Lantern Editorial as a criticism of the existing sys- tem of Self-Government as defined by the way it functions on the campus; now we feel that every- one thinks that it is time to ap- proach the problem from the oth- er point of view and decide what can be done to remedy the situa- tion. It seems to us that there are two possible solutions; a num- ber of minor changes in the exist- ing constitution or a new consti- tution. The former possibility looks, at first consideration, to be the more practicable and the wis- er of the two, but we believe that further consideration of the prin- ciples and details involved lead to the choice of the second method. New Principles The old constitution was con- ceived on the democratic principle of Self-Government but framed on the principle that the moral responsibility, which we _ feel should be assumed by the individ- ual, be controlled by the whole. In other constitutions regulations are formed only to promote the general welfare and_ individual liberty is not restricted arbitrar- ily for moralistic reasons. The original constitution, though ad- vanced for its time, was dictated’ by the social conventions of forty years ago. Whereas it is obvious- ly true that other constitutions have existed for a longer — period: invalid, these. constitutions were more careful-' without becoming ly framed and were subjected to a constant re-examination of the principles involved. As far as we know, the only consideration . of the Self-Government constitution’ has been from a strictly specific stand-point and the . only — recent changes have been minor and un- important concessions to conven- ience. If we had not’ been so concerned with the details of ‘en- forcement of the rules.and return- ed more often to the question of their objective, worth, such a thor- ough revaluation would not be needed at this time. Secondly, although we believe that the existing set of rules will be made more liberal, regardless of the method chosen, we feel that we have reached the time when a college needs no restrictions be- yond those of the larger commun- ity in which the college is situated, the social conventions which sur- round us all, and minor . college regulations to insure _ individual rights. If we merely break down the old constitution to make it conform to the new principles, we will effect a number of changes designed only to grant more free- dom. If we grant this freedom without defining the principles on which this freedom is being grant- ed, the results’ of this greater freedom may be harmful. ‘New Constitution .Theoretically, it might seem that we could have a series of pe- titions on minor points and still manage to keep the underlying ideas in view. Actually we do not see how this could possibly hap- pen. Each petition would have to be subjected to a separate mass meeting and a student vote; a pe- tition could cover only one clear- cut point and it would often take more than two petitions to deal with one rule. There is little rea- son to hope that the mass meet- ings would be more effectual than those of the past. Discussion has reached a point where everyone Continued on Page 3 Proposed Self-Gov’t. Changes Accused of Radicalism By Student To the Editor: There has been, in recent weeks, much campus controversy on the general subject of our self-gov- ernment. This -controversy has been expressed in print by sources whose views are often far to the right or left of the average stud- ent’s. As one of these average students, who make up the major- ity of the undergraduate body, and about whom this controversy has presumably been centering, 1 would like to submit some views on the situation. Two specific proposals have been recently formulated by two differ- ent sources, for presentation to the undergraduate administration and the student body. Both attack the present machinery of the Self- Government Association as out- moded and inadequate. Both were composed of small groups on cam- pus. The question now is, or short- ly may be, in the hands of the undergraduate body—in the hands of the majority of average stud- ents, we who have probably in- dulged only in smoking room dis- cussion-of the problem. Any final decision will be in our hands, and perhaps most of us fail to realize the gravity of the situation and its eventual outcome. Two Proposals One of these proposals holds, briefly, that the Constitution of the Self-Government Association should be completely discarded and a new one drafted by a com- mittee large enough to ‘represent all campus opinion. The other proposal also includes the idea that changes: are imperative in the present machinery of Self-Gov’t. ‘But: its thesis is that these changes should be made through amend- ment to the: present ‘constitution so as'to allow the formation of a large committee, similar to that jsuggested by the first ‘group, which would ‘represent campus opinion and have as its duty the consider- ation and presentation of altera- tions in the present Constitution, in order to bring our self-govern- ment policies up to date. New Constitution The group which desires a new constitution is the same group which has sponsored the now well- perused Lantern editorial and sev- eral letters to the News. The ques- tion has been considered, I think, by practically all the students, but in entirely too many cases it has been laughed off. It is no longer a humorous proposition. They now propose that we discard a consti- tution. Why is this group mak- ing such a proposal? What is to be its final purpose and what would it mean to all of us who or- dinarily wield only the power of one vote in college elections? This group maintains that the machin- ery of amending the constitution would be lengthy and tedious com- pared to the simple expedient of abolishing the entire Constitution and formulating a new one. But these words are deceptive and need careful scrutiny. Amendments require a petition signed by one- tenth of the student body, a rati- fication by two-thirds of the stud- ent body, and approval by the Trustees through the Board of Directors. A new Constitution would need approval article by ar- ticle and clause by clause from the student: body, and final approval from the Trustees. It seems ob- vious that the latter is far more involved and lengthy a procedure. And what else would this proposi- tion entail? Before we succumb to the enchanting idea of a “clean Continued on Page 3 oe New Art Professors The appointments of new members of the History of Art department.~_have been made. David Robb, ‘who received his degree from Princeton and is now assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, will teach the course in Post- Ren-, aissance Architecture for the remainder of this semester.’ Julius Held, who obtained his Ph.'D. from the University of Berlin and is lecturing at Bar- nard, will take over the first year course in place of Dr, Bernheimer. Oninion College Liquor Restrictions “Accord With State Laws Says’ Senior EE Dear Editor: We wish, of course, to live with- As in- dividuals, and citizens, we expect to abide by those rules. The laws of the state of Pennsylvania. for- in the rules of our state. bid the sale of liquor to minors. An overwhelming majority of the Bryn Mawr student body are un- der twenty-one. Should we. alter the provisions of the present Cone stitution, or make way for: a:new Constitution, inorder that: drink- ing be allowed the thirty or forty undergraduates .who::would ‘légal- ly. benefit onereby't r Some may argue that. the liquor laws are universally ignored,: but that does not. nullify the law. Though there is no legal restric- tion on domestic consumption of liquor, the main:fact that the Leg- islature of this state condemns drinking for minors remains: ‘We feel that it would not look very well.to have the Bryn Mawr Col- lege Constitution authorize an ‘act outlawed by the state. If we-want a change, we had best start on the state. A Senior Nuts and Bolts The Vassar Miscellany News features an editorial, “That Lib- eral Label” that many Bryn Mawr students should find equally appli- cable. It is a protest against the branding as “red” of any students who are sufficiently interested in more than one side of an import- ant question to try to find out the views of others or set forth their own by joining discussion groups on campus such as The Student Liberal Association or The Marx- ist Study Group. The article an- alyzed the ‘liberalism’ of students who childishly ‘smear’ professors and students on the most super- ficial evidence as the passe indi- vidualism of the last century. “The idea of ‘left? naturally changes with the times,” it declared. This subject should be very in- teresting to those of us who have this same fault. It is also inter- esting to those who wonder about the type of political discussion group of colleges in the same brac- ket with an eye to possible found- ing of such organizations here... Another arresting topic, the ad- visability of exchange scholarships for South American countries after the war was discussed in the Uni- versity of Toronto’s Varsity. Apropos of a suggestion of such scholarships by the Uruguayan consul to Canada, Varsity pointed out that cultural exchanges of this nature are “a recognized part of the pattern of a lasting peace.” THE COLLEGE NEWS ——+—— Page Three eee, Cant) Common Room, February 22— “Future French policy myst be an expression of her internal con- ditions”, declared M. Henri Peyre at Current. Events discussing “France and the _ International Situation”. Since there has been agreement in that country on foreign policy for the past fifteen years, up until Munich in 1938, it may thus be inferred that the future will not be one of disagreement. Also, her key position in Europe and her possession of strategic colonies strengthen her place in future world affairs. She sfill retains her intellectual prestige in many countries, especially since. Hitler’s failure to win over French thought. It is probable, said M. Peyre, that Germany will present the primary post-war problem. She will be the object of extreme dis- trust. France will oppose strong- ly. the integration into Germany of Austria, and the Sudetenland, and will demand the -Saar Basin for herself, perhaps transplanting the Germans occupying that terri- tory. Russia, Peyre inferred, will prefer an alliance with a postwar imperial Germany to one _ with France, with whom she has little common interest. Great Britain and ‘her fleet, however, are neces- sary to French colonial mainten- ance, while ~ “England without France, can do nothing on conti- nental Europe”. Dismissing as impractical the possibilities of a postwar world government or confederation of states; M. Peyre advised a return to the League of Nations. He suggested that an _ educational program be inaugurated, and that fiational’ borders be ‘blurred’ through inter-state unions: of fi- nance, trade, communications and cultures; in addition that a~ser- ies of local and possibly concen- tric international confederations be created, perhaps divided into the regions of the Balkans, South Central. Europe, and the North Slavie states. One country might belong to several federations. Liberal Constitution Proposed by Hersey Continued from Page 2 has her private opinions on what specific changes should be made; the number of petitions would be overwhelming and the discussion unorganized. Even if the college could remain interested until the final mass meeting, we could not possibly retain a clear view of the whole through the complexity of its many specific points. The forming of a new constitution would be less difficult than this, and would lead to a more con- structive consideration of the problem. We suggest that a representa- tive council be formed to draw up the new constitution on this dif- ferent -principle and present it to student vote. ‘The council could be elected by halls, on the basis of one representative for every thirty people in the hall; this would give the smallest halls some representation and the larger halls a proportional one. Each student should vote for one nominee in her hall whom she believes to rep- resent her opinion in an active, in- telligent way, so that this final group of approximately sixteen students would be at the same time representative of campus opinion, open to campus sugges- tion, and small enough to discuss the problem in an organized way. In this letter, we have tried to outline an argument which we} polis would like ‘to present in detail in a mass meeting next week. Helena Hersey Gan” a Changes in Self-Gov’t | Attacked as Radical - Continued from Page 2 slate,’ we had better consider the risks involved. Were we to /abol- ish the constitution we would be throwing out the cornerstone of our established rights, as a group, to govern ourselves. We would be not only implying distrust in our own abilities for self-government, but a disbelief in the efficacy of self-government. And above all else, the way would be legally open for the complete abolition of all self-government and the assump- tion of governmental control by the administration. Radicalism This is not so improbable — as students, and as youth, we consid- er changes easily. But would our parents, or the administration, or the trustees, be as light-hearted and as ready as we to abolish a well-established instrument of gov- ernment? For us to approve such a proposal would be to admit not a liberal attitude but a radical, un- stable, and immature attitude. Whatever our opinions, the empir- ical fact, to borrow a phrase, is that ours is not the final word. In the proposed abolition of the old constitution there is no men- tion of any specific alterations to be effected in the new one, It would seem, from the tone of the opinions published by this group in the Lantern and the News that they want, in general, drastic al- terations of certain of the resolu- tions of the Constitfition, which are not actually part of the Constitu- tion proper which they wish to dis- card. They are proposing uproot- ing the entire plant to get rid of a few diseased leaves. Individual Rights Their keynote has been, in jus- tifying previous proposals of these changes, the stirring words “indi- vidual rights.” I say that our in- dividual rights are not what they have implied. We have our indi- vidual rights now, written in the Constitution of the Self Govern- ment Association. We can amend as-we- please this Constitution, we have the means to create a com- mittee like the one suggested, through which any changes which any minority might suggest could be effected if we, as a majority, so desired. We can take, now, an ac- tivé’ interest in our Self Govern- ment Association and make of it the liberal and effective instrument it should be. The proposal to abolish the pres- ent Constitution is the wresting away of the individual rights which are ours if we would but use them. It could produce but one of two things: loss of all self-govern- ment, or transfer of control to a minority group who seem to be looking for license for their per- sonal desires. Our individual rights are cer- tainly at stake, but due considera- tion of who and what is placing them in jeopardy might be not only wise, but imperative. An Individual Satire, Talent Shown In ‘Alas, Poor Yorick’ Continued from Page 1 and “Poor Plato’s Dead,” made up in large for the continuity defici- ency. Although the show was perhaps a little too ambitious to be coped with adequately, the change of em- phasis from campus life to a more sophisticated theme was refresh- ing and striking. There were evi- dent high and low points both in writing and performance, resulting from the difficulty of giving a final h to the whole of such a di- versified show, but the high spots featured definite talent obviously enhanced by able direction. Beaver Defeats Owls | In Hard-Fought Game Gymnasium, February 19. Stag- ing a last minute rally, Beaver hammered out a 26-24 victory over Bryn Mawr’s basketball team. The climax came in the closing minutes of play. The Owls tied the score twice only to have the Beaver for- wards come*back.and drop in an- other basket. Bryn Mawr was still trying desperately to tie the score when the final whistle blew. With the score tied at half time, the Owls stepped out in the’ third quarter to take the lead and might have won but for a very aggress- ive Beaver six. Looking for their, first win of the season, the Owls had their hopes dashed when the red team, scoring nine points in the fourth period, surged ‘ahead and took the game. This was a fast, rough game with plenty of exciting plays, with Nancy Niles setting up a good many of them for Bryn Mawr. The Reserves slipped behind Beaver’s second team after hold- ing a lead up to the last minutes ef play. In the last quarter, the Beaver forwards poured in one good shot after another to score ten points and snatch away a 24-23 victory. Seniors Win Honors For ;Swimming Meet Gymnasium, February 21.—The Seniors took top honors in the first interclass swimming meet. of the year to become champions in the pool. The light blue team, showing both speed and form was able to amass a_ score of 20 1-3 points. Although they won only three of the seven events, they scored in all but one. The Sopho- mores were not far behind with a total of 18 1-3 points. The Fresh- men scored 17 5-6, the Juniors 11 1-2. 40 yard Freestyle—Hedge, ’44; Gregory, ’47; Dudley, ’47, and Post "45. Sidestroke Form—Hoopes, Jan et, ’°44; Auerbach, ’47, and Gross- man, ’47, Breaststroke, Form — Murray, 46; Speigelberg, ’45; Franck, P., ’46, and Grossman, ’47 and Hoopes, Janet, ’44, Back Crawl-—Kistler, ’45; Wood- ward, ’46; £ oldon, ’46. Crawl Form— Hoopes, Janet, ’44; Kistler, ’45; Dudley, ’47. Diving—Franck, P., ’46; Franck, K., ’44; Arrowsmith, ’47. Relay—’47, Dudley, Hyatt, Gerg- ory. 46, Horn, Woodward, Sheldon. "44, Hoopes, Janet, and Franck, Hedge. You. may give candy up for Lent, You may scrap cigarettes But flowers are a thing too dear Especially from JEAN NETT’S Lancaster Avenue BRYN MAWR, PA. = Broken by. Grueling Sti of Editorship, : ‘Watkins Wrestles with Mouse in Wee Hours By Alison Merrill, ’45 Elizabeth Watkins, late editor of the News, is going back to the Library to renew the books that|* she has had out all semester and hasn’t read. Said Lisbie, “I am going to try to find out what the English.department has been talk-| ing about for the past, three years.” Not unlike Lady Macbeth, Lisbie has, we fear, broken under the strain of the editorship, for she reports ‘that nights. no longer spent over editorials are taken up with chasing a mouse around her Yale Press Volumes Donated to Library Continued from Page 1 1910 to 1918. From 1912 to 1933 he worked as editor of the Yale Historical Publications. A special book plate has been designed to be inserted in each of the volumes which combines the Bryn Mawr College Seal and that of Yale University. In subject matter the volumes range from (Professor Andrews’ book on the Beginnings of Com necticut in 1662 to Dr. Yerkes’ book on Chimpanzees. _ Biogra- phy, history, sociology, science, literary criticism, poetry, and art are represented. Each work is outstanding in its special field and is a valuable acquisition. All of Professor Andrews’ works which the Library did not already have on its shelves are included as well as a copy of the third edi- tion of the Lady of Quality which was edited by Mrs. Andrews. Es- pecially interesting is an auto- graphed edition of Thornton Wild- er’s The Long Christmas Dinner. The volumes will be on display as a special collection in the Quita Woodward Memorial Room. Washington had his Cherry tree— And that he could, for All of me; I’d rather appear with Modern things Like STOCKTON’S collection Of new ear rings! SUBURBAN THEATRE ARDMORE Starting today for one week Carmen Miranda—Alice Faye . “THE GANG’S ALL HERE” SEVILLE THEATRE BRYN MAWK Wed.—Jean Arthur THE LADY TAKES A CHAN “THE LADY TAKES A CHANCE” Thurs.—Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken “THE FLEET’S IN” Fri. & Sat. John Garfield, Maureen O’Hara “THE -FALLEN SPARROW” Sun.—Laurel & Hardy “DANCING MASTERS” and ‘THE SON OF DRACULA’ Mon.—Crosby ‘HOLIDAY INN Tues. & Wed.—Durbin “HIS BUTLER’S SISTER” _ Want to die Poor Plato’s dead, So rest your weary head. When studying makes you ~ The COLLEGE: INN’s The place to try pare Cie aieg~ ELIZABETH WATKINS room. A cracked wrist supported by a sling resulted, she says, from the fact that the mouse, refusing to follow what she considered her clear reasoning at 4:30 a. m., leaped at her instead of away from her and caused her to fall back- wards. The episode humiliates ex-editor Watkins, whose aim is now to dis- pel Miss Woodworth’s illusions as to her vagueness, and to. impress the English department, which, she said, “Never knew who I was.” A Wit’s End writer to end all Wit’s End writers, she found that same column a cause of friction with her staff, for, she said, “No- body ever had any faith in my ed- itorials because they thought it was just another Wit’s End.” Not- able in the line of News editors because she did not smoke or wear blue jeans, Lisbie proudly an- nounces that at the end of her ca- reer she learned to curse without blushing. “The best articles in the News,” Lisbie said, “are the ones that are never written. Reminiscing on the past year, she mourned, “No long- er will I be considered the oracle of the campus; no longer will I have my finger on the pulse of the campus.” (i = The Last Straw is sure Bad Company Winter weather brings harsh treatment to sensitive lips. But with a tube of Roger & Gallet original Lip Pomade in your pocket, you can laugh at ‘ ‘Sloppy Sleet’’. Just smooth on Lip Pomade’s invisible, soothing film and’ defy the climate. There’s no safer, surer protection against painful chapping and cracking. Stop at any drug store and ask for the handy pocket tube. ROGER & GALLET 500 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK 18, N.Y. ee \ \ \ . Page Four Bil Carter to Play At Dance for Maids Th formal dance given annually for the maids and porters of the College will be held in the gym on Friday, March 3.. This is one of the occasions during the year when the maids and porters have an. entertainment planned for them instead of their entertain- ing the students as in the Christ- mas singing or the Spring pro- gram. The dance will take place from 9 until 12 with intermission for refreshments. Bill Carter and his orchestra will provide the music. As in former years, the Bryn Mawr League is sponsoring the dance, and this year Ronnie Ra- vitch, ’44, has taken charge of the arrangements for refreshments, publicity, and tickets, and has contracted the well-known negro orchestra which has played often at the University of Pennsylvania. Open only to the present maids and porters of the college, their guests, and any former employees, the dance has become a college tradition. Everyone is welcome to watch from the balcony. Dance Club Will Give Production in Spring The Dance Club has begun re- hearsals for its spring production, Rederigo, which will be given May 11 and 12 in Wyndham Garden. The music for the play, which is based on a Chinese fairy tale, has been written by Mr. Schumann. The cast is made up of 82 charac- ters, with Esterlee Hutzler and Ann Murkland in the leading roles of Roderigo and- Louise. Other im- portant characters are: Ann Gillilan, Idiot. Mary Dumm, Wizard. Marilyn Wellemeyer, Famulus. Nina Montgomery, Devil. Estelle Morrison, Virginia Haws, Two Pals. Ellen Harriman, Aunt Sourpuss. Elisabeth Hoffman, Mayor. Lydia Lyman, Master. Jane Leflar, Queen. , Eleanor Borden, Edith Schmid, Louise Kendall, Friends of Louise. Model League Plans To Assemble at BMC Continued from Page 1 Dorr, ’44, the delegate to the Com- mission on World Economic Col- laboration, Louise Horwood, ’44, the delegate. to the Commission on Relief and Rehabilitation, and Mar- ion Neustadt, the delegate to the Commission on Education and Re- construction. »Established eighteen years ago in order to give college students an opportunity to express their opinions and enter into discussions on current world problems, the or- ganization was modeled on the League of Nations. Adapting it- self to. present conditions, the League now represents a confer- ence of the United Nations. The colleges,, each representing an al- lied nation, will send four dele- gates who will be responsible for detailed information about several aspects of their country. ‘An attempt will be made in dis- cussions and debates at the con- ference to resolve some of the fun- damental problems faced by the United Nations in establishing an international organization, rather than to set up actual means to achieve that end. Miss Helen Dwight Reid, pro- fessor of Political Science, is chair- man of the Continuation Commit- tee. (Lydia Gifford, '45, and Ann Heyniger, ’44, will fill the posts of Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General. Barry Zim- melman, ’46, is Treasurer of the Conference and Ann Werner, °47, is Secretary. THE “COLLEGE NEWS —— / ———S THE NEWS BOARD—19438-1944 Wot Not Continued from Page 2 its of the possible and the rea- sonable, but they “should have done it cleanly”. A different view stressed the fact that there is always an op- position to every measure, which expresses itself rather than the issue. From her experience, this warden said that “rules are brok- en for convenience, rather than as a protest”, The stigma at- tached to Self-Gov’t is the unfor- tunate outcome of the fact that only a minority assume responsi- bility, and are. thereby victimized. She referred to the fact that the administration stands in locus par- enti. Any radical change would reduce enrollment, as well as. af- fect the reputation of the college, which has an importance for the present students they cannot fully appreciate. She felt that the col- lege community is one of great homogeneity in which small _ dif- ferences tend to be magnified. The responsibility resting on the individual is. different from that in the community at large. Most of us have not as yet learned to “take the consequences for our own personal acts”. . Another warden saw the prob- lem as one in which the. students ‘must. decide what they want and “face the facts”. They have rais- ed an issue and, must: confront their responsibilities. The more frankly and openly this is done the more “the dignity for every- body involved”. The situation appeared to an- other as an instance of a “dissat- isfied minority seizing on an ob- vious weakness”. She said . that the remedy is for the present Self-Gov’t to eliminate those weak spots. She felt. that the “hyster- ical” tone of the Lantern editorial was not warranted as reasonable change is already provided for in the Self-Gov’t constitution. Tryouts Tryouts for the Business Board of the News will be held Monday, February 28, at 4 o’clock“ii the News room. All those interested, including for- mer tryouts, are urged to come. Calendar Thursday, February 24 Faculty Vocational Deanery, 4:30. Mass Meeting of the Self- Government Association ~in Goodhart, 7:30. Friday, February 25 Swimming Meet with Baldwin at Baldwin. .4:380. Maid’s Dance. Gym, 9:00. Sunday, February 27 ‘The Reverend William Lan- der, Music Room, 7:30. Monday, February 28 Non-Resident Tea. Room, 4 to 6. “Henri Peyre The Younger Generation: Julian Green and Malraux, Goodhart, 8:30. Tuesday, February 29 (Faculty Vocational ‘Deanery, 4:30. Current ‘Events, Room, 7:15. Wednesday, March 1: Interclass Swimming Meet, 4:00. College Council. House, 6:30. Talks. Common Talks. Common President’s Modern French Novel Topic of Peyre’s Talk Continued from Page 1 Romains’ other contribution to French literature, the philosophy of the group, comes as a contrast to the then prevalent novel of “iso- lation.” Instead of the individual existing in and of himself, discon- nected from other personalities, in the philosophy of Romains the person is chiefly part of a group, and his individual personality is of secondary importance. The chief fault of Romains, a failure to make his characters live. was overcome to a certain degree by Celine. . Celine was, according to Mr. Peyre, a “typical French- man,” a genius, the last of the “*Waste Land’ age.” Celine’s nov- els, he said, suffered from a pro- fusion of material. In discussing Roger Martin du Gard, M. Peyre declared that tht “chief sources of his inspiration are the duel between science and religion,” a great passion for jus- tice and a hatred of war. In his greatest novel, Jean Barois, Mar- tin du Gard depicts the disintegra- tion of a man and a conflict of generations. In this novel he has combined successfully novel and achievement. Martin du Gard has avoided the pitfall into which Cel- ine stumbles, for he has carefully scrutinized his materia] and has selected only that which contrib- utes to his purpose. drama forms, a distinctly original | | Victorious Pem Aided by Male C Contingent In Riotous Basketball Championship Game By Darst Hyatt, ’47 ..The Denbigh and Pembroke Hall basketball teams, happily rein- forced, by their men, competed point for point in the hardest, fast- est, closest match of the season on Sunday afternoon, with Pem vic- torious by two baskets. The game began with a series of goals for the Denbigh team, but in the second quarter Pem came forth with an invincible combina- tion: a pair of dead-eye forwards named Sam and Foxy, and guards, Yvie Townsend and Nancy Bier- with, who grimly held their own against the boys. Steadily the Pembroke score climbed until it rested one point ahead of Denbigh’s at half-time. At this stage Denbigh en masse hopped around the balcony chant- Candidates Selected For Self-Government Continued from Page 1 Harji Malik Harji is now secretary of the Undergraduate Association. Last year she was secretary-treasurer of her class and manager of the varsity tennis team. She was also Business Manager of Freshman Show. For three years a member of the Science Club, she is now. its vice-president. She is the Junior business representative to the Year Book and is on the Subscrip- tion board of the News. Virginia Thomas Ginny Thomas’s | activities are listed in the article on Self-Gov- ernment, Mary Cox Mary Cox is the first Junivur member of the Undergraduate As- sociation. She is also president of the Glee Club and treasurer of the Sub-Freshman Committee. She is on the Entertainment Committee in charge of the French U.S.O. In her Freshman year she was on the second hockey squad and on the squad her Sophomore year. She is a member of the French Club and has been in the Choir for three years. Ann Clarke Ann Clarke’s activities are list- ed in the article on Self-Govern- ment, MEET AT THE GREEK’S Tasty Sandwiches Refreshments ick.. He looks so much like ing “To the La icsis let us on” and breaking ranks if not legs over the basket supports. Denbigh’s loyal sons and daugh- ters put forth all their skill and stamina in the form of Pat St, Lawrence’s little brother, Billy, versatile Nancy Scribner playing both forward and guard, Caroline’ Seamans who scored again and again from the middle court, an amazing Dutchman named Brou- wer who had never played the game before, Kay Tappen and her brother “David, and a host of oth- ers in constantly shifting forma- tion. While hysterical supporters all but fell off, the balcony, the teams surged from one basket to the other, the scores rising simultane- ously. The final whistle blew with Pembroke 47 and Denbigh 48, at which spectators and teams alike poured out of the gym and up to Denbigh to do their famished best about an imposing array of pain- fully-procured cokes and an unlim- ited supply of doughnuts, pretzels and cookies. Sophomore Sleuths Confused by Poodle Continued from Page 1 mention of a black poodle in. the Freshmen show, the Sophomores, quelling their last doubts about the animal, interrupted the show. Just as they started to sing their song of triumph about finding the poodle, however, the monkey ap- peared on the stage, bowing and chattering smugly. Deflated, the Sophomores found comfort in the statement made by one of their members, “Well, after all, how could we be expected to find Yor- the Freshmen we couldn’t tell them apart.” Grass You may not think it’s} Spring, but the college does. Keep off the grass! Puerta De Mexico Margaret Paul 69 St. James Place, Ardmore Hoo Rah! Hoo-rah-Cheeze $3.00—unrationed WHAV-WBMC- Schedule for week of February 28 (640 kilocycles) Monday: : 8:30 Classical Music. 9:30 ASTP-BM Quiz. 10:00 Popular Music. Tuesday: 8:30 Classical Musie. 9:30 News Discussion. 9:45 Haverford Sports. 10:00 FM. Wednesday: 8:30 Classical Hour. 9:30 Le Jazz Hot. ‘9:50 “The White Cliffs of Dover.” Thursday: 8:30 Classical Music. 9:00 International Hour. 10:00. Popular Music. Delicious Teas Community Kitchen LANCASTER AVENUE Open Every Week-day SPRING SUITS Have Arrived! Pastels and Plaids TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOP ARDMORE PA. = -, says, Have a “Coke”, ose ip 2 Caracas to Clevelend To strike up friendship, your Yank oil-driller in South America and he’s said, I’m your pal. World-wide, Coca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes,—has become the genial gesture of friendliness everywhere... just as it is at home ’ with Coca-Cola in your refrigerator. ; BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY PHILADELPHIA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Have a Coca-Cola = Muchas felicidades (MANY CONGRSTRATIONS) -the global high sign ‘ Pes for popular names to acquire friendly. abbrevia- tions. That’s why you hear Coca-Cola called “Coke”. ‘ pommemsmmeoanemmnanaes G) 1944 The C-C Co. &