THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Three

 

 

 

 

EXCERPTS From EXILE

 

 

 

‘\ (Note—This article is composed of
excerpts from a personal letter written
before Christmas to Miss Lograsso,
who very kindly lent it to the News.—
Ed.) |

This year in Italy is proving to be
better than I had imagined even in my
wildest dreams. Perugia was wonder-
ful and Florence is unbelievably beau-
tiful and pleasant. Everyone here is
so anxious that we have a good time
and ‘get the fullest benefit out of our

stay that we are sometimes over-
whelmed by their kindriess. But’ we
are getting used to that: What I shall
never get used, to, no matter how long
I remain here, is seeing, actually see-
ing, all the artreasures I have heard
of all my life. At first I ran about
like a chicken without its head, first
looking at one thing, then catching a
glimpse of another, then another, and
not being able to decide which to look
at first, trying to look at them all and
getting nowhere as a result. The first
few -weeks here, we walked ourselves
to death, morning and, afternoon, going
through churche# and museums at a
mad pace. However, we have now be-
come more ‘composed and go about our
, visiting in an organized, collected
manner. Our only difficulty is choos-
ing which place to see next. This
morning we went to the Biblioteca
Laurenziana, and though fhany of the
rooms are closed to visitors, we never-
theless did examine the manuscripts
in the Museo della Miniatura. Those
books are the most beautiful ones I
have ever seen. We visited again the
chureh of San Lorenzo, one of my
favorite ones, architecturally if not
pictorially. But you probably know all
these places so well, that there is no
point in my describing them to you,
and as for expressing my sentiments
about them—I become so excited every
time I begin to think of me in Florence
that I become even less coherent than
usual.

Our regular courses at the Univer-
sity began about three weeks ago, and
we certainly were glad to dive into
some thinking matter again. wo
months of grammar ‘and composition
had told on us and our minds had be-

come stagnant; but now that we have}

a few inspiring professors to urge us
on, we are waking up a bit. We have
six professors, four of them wonder-
ful, particularly Professor Casella, the
literature teacher. He began his course
in such an interesting way, working
on one general idea and making us
provide the details. Besides numerous
estimable qualities, he has an excellent
sense of humor; so that even though
we don’t always understand what he
is driving at, we can always tangh
at it. .

The philosophy saibaiii Lamanna,
is a funny littf€ man with beautiful
hands and a great mop of kinky black
hair. He ties himself up in knots be-
‘fore speaking, his face contorts, his
hands clutch the air, his eyes take on
an agonized look and we all sit per-
fectly still, holding+ our breaths, ex-
pecting some deep, complicated phil-
osophic thought to burst out in con-
fused and obscure phrases. But no, he
merely states some clear, logical fact,
such as there is no liberty, that man-
kind is enslaved by its own stupidity.
Then he relaxes, his face smooths out,
his eyes smile, and he begins all over
again’ as we lean back, exhausted. He
is an excellent teacher though, clear
and logical as one could be.‘

The family we are living~with is
' delightful. The head of it, a retired
general, is a gentle little man with a
white imperiale, a -baby face, and
ed twinkling kind eyes. He is very much
amused by Martie and me, and when-
ever his friends, other retired gen-
erals, also bewhiskered, come “to visit

him, we are exhibit A, a position to’

which we are now accustomed._Wher-
ever we go, we are stared at and com-
mentéd upon. I shall feel very much

neglected-when I-return to college and}

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Miss Fairchild Talks
On New Labor Laws

 

Continued from Fage One

C. I. O. wants all the legislation it
can get, William Green has suggested
that flat rates be set up and enforced
by the Department of Justice. Miss
Fairchild said, “The Department’ of
Justice knows nothing, as compared
with the Department of Labor.”

“The situation in Pennsylvania’ is
optimistic” as far as unemployment
compensation is concerned. At pres-
ent, eligibility for compensation is
concerned. After a year during which
the subject is employed 13 weeks,
compensation consists of a minimum
of seven and a half per cent and a
maximum of fifteen per cent of the
average wage in the industry. Hand
in hand with this is a two and seven-
tenths per cent payroll tax. If more
benefits are wanted, the pay roll tax
will have to be raised. .The next 30
years will be years of: political foot-
ball between the Republicans and the
Democrats as to the basis on which
compensation bénefits will be obtained.

Miss Fairchild spoke also of the
terms of workman’s compensaton, of
the law forbidding home work, and of
the unemployment compensation paid
for unemployment due to strikes. She
said: “The difficulties in Pennsylvania
are concerned with the problems of
who is to enforce the laws, and of
the recognition of the necessity of
skill in enforcing them.”

 

people have even forgotten who I am.
CATHERINE J. RICHARDS. *

 

Individual, unaccountable, aristo-
crat among autobuses and.one of the
last salons of the century, the Diz-
neuf weaves daily back and forth
across the Seine, tracing its devious
route from the’ Bois de Boulougne to
the Porte de Vincennes. It waits for
no man; instead we are generally
obliged to wait for it much longer
than we would like. Frequently, title-
number tilted, it lumbers over the
horizon like‘a. huge drunken monster,
as often as not, in a rush hour, and
rolls deliberately past the bus-stop,
flicking its rear-card complet in our
faces. <

But, as with a well-known and ven-
erable citizen, in view of its distinc-
tion, one can forgive its eccentricities;
and the Dix-neuf presents a most va-
ried and highly selective: section of
Paris, Its route is laid out as follows:
after rounding the Place du Trocadéro,
it stretches out along the Avenue
Président Wilson, characterized by
rows of trees, private houses, and _pri-
vate schools; it follows the Seine past
the Tuileries, past the Orangerie,
where large art collections are pre-
sented, crosses the Seine at Solférino
and goes up the Boulevard St. Ger-
main, slicing directly, through the old,
aristocratic Faubourg St. Germain,
the artistic quarter centered around
the Ecole deS Beaux-Arts, and the stu-
dent quarter which surrounds the Sor-
bonne; and it passes close by the Lux-
embourg, reserved for senators, chil-
dren and donkeys.

So, if you catch the bus in the early
morning, you will hear students tell
each other stories in student dialect,
incomprehensible to foreigners. School-
children will sometimes recite the
day’s lesson to their now nous, any-
thing from Napoleon to the Saintes
Ecritures. A little later in the day, a
senator or two may settle in a quiet
spot to whisper importantly or exam-
and on
Wednesday afternoons, plump, bird-
like widows of the Faubourg St. Ger-
main, bound for the Société de Géog-
raphie, Rue des Saints-Péres, to hear
M. André Maurois discuss some inter-

 

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Louise Morley Speaks
: At Peace Conference

 

Continued from Page One
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this is through a Peace Council which
represents all student organizations
on campus, including publications.
With limited funds the Council at-
tempts to bring to the college speakers
on the.problems perplexing the world.
The day this year that is set aside
for student ‘peace demonstrations all
over the country is April 27.

“The Peace Council, which we con-
sider a really representative body on
campus, is in general convinced, how-
ever, of one thing about student opin-
ion on peace, and student comprehen-
sion of peace problems. _It is never
fully or really: expressed either in
organizations or in publie discussion
meetings. The fullest and most com-

plete discussions-of current problems |:

take place at the so-called ‘bull ses-

 

esting problem, will perch in cushioned
luxury on first class seats. Meanwhile
the bus-eonductor paces up and down
the center aisle, witty, officious, affable
and authoritative, like a “grande
dame” of the past century, who, while
proud: to occasion the union of such a
diversity of intellects, remains dis-
creetly outside of the conversation.
‘And yet there are those who regret
the old, pre-Exposition era, when the
Dix-neuf was still a trolley, and in
contrast to all other Paris traffic, kept
reselutely to the left side of the street;
when M, André Chéron complained of
draughts all the way to the Palais du
Sénat; when the conducting-rod fell at
every turning. One wonders, after all,
is progress so desirable?
M. O.
(Note: The conducting-rod never
fell, it jumped off. There is nothing
eccentric about the T. C. R: P. (Trans-
ports en commun de la région paris-
ienne) — Quels ‘réveurs, ces Améri-

FA ace
cains!)—An ex-Parisian.
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sions’ in recreation or ‘smoking rooms
within the dormitories or in students’
rooms themselves. At Bryn’ Mawr,
where the Peace Council is only a year
old and therefore feels it necessary to
get the support of the whole campus
back of its activities, our major at-
tempt:has béen to arouse everyone’s
latent interest in peace by stimulating
these discussions. Our first. attempt
took place last spring. when we dis-
tributed the World Youth Congress
Committee’s peace ballots to everyone
on campus. The fact that. there were
many qualified replies to the questions
on disarmament, collective security or
isolation, and national policy in case
of war or threat of war abroad,
proved without doubt that students
had, given these problems a lot of
thought and had profited from. the
discussions. ~

“Even more conclusive results were
had this December, when a forum
meeting which presented four phases
and attitudes on the Japanese boycott
was followed by a ballot which at-
tempted to poll student and faculty
opinion on this issue. The first year
economics class had a special class on
it. A discussion of the issues in-
volved by two professors of opposing
points of view replaced the current
events lecture just preceding the ex-
amination period. I believe it can be
said with certainty that the majority
of students now recognize, as inherent
in a boycott of Japanese goods, prob-
lems which affect all industry, par-
ticularly the hosiery—industry, as well
as international problems.. That a
great many people recognized these
problems came out in the ‘Further
views or’ comments’ requested on the
boycott ballot form. —

“There are, I believe, really encour-
aging factors in the attitudes of stu-
dents on peace. The fact that a large
majority of students are not organ-
ized into groups of common opinion,
and that their attitudes have not been

 

 

mobilized dnd unified, is primarily
the result. of the belief that we have

come to college to learn and study, to
haye an opportunity to think and dis-
cuss, not merely in classes or organ-
ized groups. On.a campus where the
pressure of academic work is large
and social activities frequent, organ-
izations must exist primarily to create
a stimulus for discussion and to pro-
vide a means for those who have an
interest in the field of peace activity
to work.

“After attending the World Youth:

Congress in Geneva duging the sum-
mer of 1936, where representatives of
the youth of 36 countries discussed
the political, social, phif6sophic and
economic bases of peace, I feel that
students with an active: desire to pre-
vent war ought not to permit the aca-
demic attitude of thought and discus-
sion to be their only peace activity.
There is am essential need for peace
education. In facing the extremely
vital and current fear of war and de-
sire for peace, it is essential that the
students already actively. interested
participate and help where they can
in peace education in the country. be-
fore it is too late. Students all over
the country are doing this, primarily
on college campuses, where most of
their time and energy must be spent.
The Student Peace Service sends units
of four students eack, out to help
organize peace councils and commit-
tees in outlying districts. It is dur-
ing the summer months that the ac-
tual student. has most free time for
peace activities that are both an edu-

cation to himself and to others. The

fundamental and well-organized desire
for peace is growing rapidly and en-
couragingly in the nation. Virtually
every student revolts at the thought
of war and, if given the time and op-

portunity, is, in my opinion, ready and .

willing to cooperate in helping to
eradicate the causes of war and ‘solve

the problems of peace.”
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1000 Tobacco Farmers
Bank on His Judgment

John L. Pinnix— Independent Ware-

houseman—is one

experts who prefer Luckies...

N THE warehouses Mr. Pinnix has managed in
Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina,
46,000,000 pounds of tobacco have been sold. Farmers
travel many miles to bring their crops to Mr. Pinnix’s
warehouse for sale. Reason is that they respect his
tobacco experience and business integrity. So surely
Mr. Pinnix’s views are worth your respect, too.
“At every | market I’ve ever attended,” says Mr.
-Pinhix, “Lucky Strike has bought the
ripest, mellowést tobacco offered.
That’s why I’ve smoked Luckies ever
since, I first became a warehouseman

20 years ago:”

Mr. Pinnix’s statement is borne out
by sworn records which show that,
among independent tobacco experts
—auctioneers, buyers, and ware-
housemen—Luckies have over
twice as many exclusive smok-

ers as have all the other
cigarettes combined.

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HAVE YOU HEARD “THE CHANT OF THE
TOBACCO AUCTIONEER” ON THE RADIO?
‘When you do, remember that Luckies use the
finest tobacco, And also that the ‘Toasting

“process removes certain harsh irritants found in
: gill tobacco; So Luckies are kind to your throat.

of many tobacco.

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