3 ‘ Dean so that ‘she may check the if tem is on a purely individual. ba- Sis. - 1 received the packages in good “bene THE COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XLII, NO. 33_ KS ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER & 1946 Copyright Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1945 PRICE 10 CENTS Dean Clarifies System of Cuts At Bryn Mawr Miss Nepper addressed a ‘col- lege assembly in Goodhart, Octo- ber 14, in order to clear up the confusion surrounding the cut sys- tem. Every student is expected to at- tend all classes, cutting only when necessary for medical or other ur- gent reasons, and each is held re- sponsible for her own attendance. These are the fundamental points of the system, said Miss Nepper, of which everyone should be aware. The attendance is taken by stud- ent monitors who report to the relation between attendance and the academic record. If a student is not making her merits, this en- ables the Dean to see whether over- | cutting is the cause of the trouble. There is no mathematical point, however, where one automatically receives a warning, since the sys- Relief Committee Reports Shipping Of 1262 Packages Relief for Europe reports a to- tal of 1262 packages sent to Eur- ope during the past college year. 730 went to the Maison Fraternelle in Paris, 336 to Italy, 150 to Hol- land, and 46 to Greece. In addi- tion to food, the packages con- tained about $840 worth of vita- mins and medicines, and about 2500 pounds of clothing. Many letters of thanks have been received during the summer. From Holland, the chairman of the Children’s Aid Society in Rotter- dam writes: “Our society sends your committee the heartiest thanks for your splendid gift of the bottles with vitamin capsules. order and already the children have begun to take a capsule daily, and I don’t doubt it will do them a lot of good.” A snapshot of some of the children to whom food League, Alliance Find UVAP Drive - General Success Results garnered from the U. V, A. P. drive promise an active year for the volunteer organizations of the League and the Alliance. The fact that, although there was pub- licity, official pressure was not ap- plied to the students to’sign for U. V. A. P., indicates that the stu- dents who have signed have a real interest in the work. More than three hundred names were turned in, although some of these were duplicated, since several students signed for more than one activity. Five graduates signed, although there was no appeal made to the eraduate school for workers. The Alliance stresses ‘the fact that these organizations, except in the Industrial Group, are not com- mitted to weekly work. This flex- ibility entails a°new responsibility for the members of these volun- teer groups to follow through with the resolutions and plans of the beginning of the year slacking. Added impetus will be given to the work this year: in- stead of the jobs being done sepa- rately without integration there will be this year an effort through | , informal meetings of all workers to show the relationship between the different jobs, and to expose the political and social implications as well as to explain the direct | results.of the work. There will be lists posted later for the benefit of students who wished to do work for the Alliance groups but were unable to sign last ‘Thursday because of uncer- tain schedules. The League found between 120 and 150 names on its lists. Stu- dents still desiring to join one of the various groups are invited to attend the announced meetings of that group and join then. Al- though the general turn-out was encouraging, volunteers —are—still needed for the Home for Incur- ables. The. work consists largely of feeding patients; no specific training is required and there is a great need for workers. It is felt that transportation can be pro- vided if the list of volunteers is filled out. was distributed is enclosed. Deidre Butler ’46, describes the enthusiastic reception of packages by the Maison Fraternelle. “I went there in June and Soeur Dora (the head) was as kind as anyone would be, very happy to show the Maison Fraternelle to scmeone from Bryn Mawr College.” Dee found the Maison Fraternelle most interested in the people who had helped them, and anxious to find out all about Bryn Mawr. The few medical supplies sent were a great. help to Soeur Dora in the performance of minor operations. | The expenditure by Relief for Europe totaled slightly over $3,500. | A little over $2000 was collected from students, faculty, and staff during the initial drive last Octo- ber. Almost $200 was received from alumnae contributions, an ‘Undergrad drive for the W.8.S.F. added another $458.80, and the srt by Sylvia Za¥érmba ‘ raised about $300. Canned goods and other non-perishable foods ‘were also contributed by people attending this concert. Anonymous gifts, donations from members of the community, and repeated con- tributions from students, as well _-as from the various faculty com- Record Concerts To Be Renewed . This year Under-Grad will again sponsor a series of record concerts to be held in the Common Room. It is hoped that. all music lovers will attend these concerts and help to make them an important part of the campus activities. The records are obtained from the large record collection in the Library, which includes every kind of music, symphonic and operatic, from Beethoven and Wagner to Gershwin. The programs will be based on popular demand; all re- quests should be sent to Edie Le- Grand, chairman of the concerts. Students may also belong to the ‘Record Library, for a fee of one dollar for the year. Records can be kept out for four days at a time, but are not oie _ The fir ary isu nas musical supplement the mecnonelietg which may be renewed when necessary for academic’ assignments. ” ‘Engagement Mary Barton, ’47, to Richard Continued on’ Page 2 Rhys Williams. without |: Miss Carol Brice To Give Concert In Drive Series Carol Brice, noted Negro con- tralto, will present the first in a series of three concerts to be given for the benefit of the Alumnae Drive. This series, beginning with Miss Brice on October 31, will also offer the Paganini Quartet.on No- vember 19 and Mischa Elman on February 28. Miss Brice, the first Negro to win the Naumberg Award, has in the past year performed as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and the New York Philharmonic Sym- phony, in addition to recitals in New York. She has been described as “a contralto of wide range,” with a voice “of sumptuous color.” The Paganini Quartet, owners of the four Stradivari once owned by Paganini. himself, was formed early in 1946. It. is composed of former soloists, teachers, and a member of the Pro Arte Quartet. ‘The “glorious Elman tone” of Mischa Elman was recognized at the time of his debut in 1908. More recently he has been described as “an inspired and magnificently[at hall meetings on October 9 equipped virtuoso.” Begun last year in response to requests of students for programs by recognized musicians, concerts will continue as long as the cam- pus will support such undertak- ings. . Sylvia. Zaremba, young pi- anist, and the Curtis String Quar- tet were presented last year. Meeting Explains League, Alliance At a rally held in the Common room, the Bryn Mawr League and the Bryn Mawr Alliance announced their plans for the coming year. In addition to continuing old proj- ects, such as the activities drive for the Bryn Mawr Summer Camp and the Hudson Shore Labor school, the League offers knitting and staff work for the American Red Cross. This year the Alliance will in- clude in its activities work for the League of Women Voters and the United Nations Student Council. There are opportunities to.work in the Industrial Group too. The I. R. C. and the Debating Club are also sponsored by the Alliance. After the purposes of the vari- ous League ahd Alliance activities had been explained, refreshments were served. Mile to Present New Job Forum An opportunity is being offered to college. girls by. Mademoiselle to participate in its first forum on Jobs and Futures which will en- able you to meet leaders in vari- ous vocational fields and to discuss your vocational aims and ambitions. With the help of aptitude and m- terest tests, personal appraisal by Mile. editors, and interviews you 2: ea thanee to get valuable, information for stepping into -a suitable career after college., | Winners will’ also have an op- portunity to work during the month of June-jn Mlle.’s New York offices to put the August College Is- sue. Railroad fares’ to and from New York will be paid by Mlle. and you earn while you learn. Dean E. Harrison To Diseuss Nazi ‘Trial Implications Dean Earl Harrison, of the Penn- sylvania Law School, will speak on the “Implications of the Nurem- berg Trials’ in the first Alliance Assembly on current affairs, Good- hart, October 24. Dean Harrison was in Europe this summer survey- ing Displaced Persons Camps. Dean and Professor of Law since 1945, Mr. Harrison joined the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania faculty as an instructor in 1982. He has long been active in the study of Euro- pean problems, and served as di- rector of Alien Registration for the Department of Justice in 1940 and: ’41, and is a member ‘of the national comynittee on Post-war Immigration Policy. Students Amend League By-Laws In Hall Meetings Four amendments to the consti- tution of the Bryn Mawr League were approved by the student body which were attended by a total of 354 undergraduates. The amendment which provided that the Soda Fountain come un- der the jurisdiction of the League was passed by a vote of 321 to 10. A, majovity of 259 to 73 approved the amendment stating that eight nominations for the office of League President be chosen by a Junior Nominating Committee, in- stead of by the League Board, and that the Junior Class eliminate four of those nominees. East House residents refrained. from voting on this amendment, but sug- gested instead that several mem- Continued on Page 4 Qf Flapper Era Presented by 48 Simple Plot and Gaiety . Of Musical By Katrina Thomas °49” Goodhart, October 12. The Jun- ior Class has presented a show for the benefit of the Faculty Salary Drive that more nearly resembles a professional Broadway musical comedy than any similar under- taking on Goodhart Stage. The particular success of this produc- tion, raising it above the level of the usual variety show, lay in Hope |Kaufmann’s simple but well-knit story, which unravelled during the evening without a knot or a tan- gle. The acting, the choruses, and the dances were excellent, although { cannot go so far as to claim that they have never~before—been—sur- passed; but what the. Juniors achieved so remarkably was the 1920 atmosphere and a spirit thap made the production look | like ohn’. Much credit is due Page Hart for the effective and colorful stage set. Particular imagination was shown in the gay revolving ferris wheel. The dances need special recog- nition, particularly the calisthen- ics number, which ¢oriibined pictur- esque but exhausted bathing. beau- ties with some amusing steps and genuine ragtime. The choruses were spirited, especially the finale “Crest of the Wave”. The only really outstanding original compo- sition, however, was “We Hate Women”. Continued on Page 2 This year, three veterans have returned to Bryn Mawy after ab- sences of two to three years. They are Leila Jackson, ’46, from the WAVES; Henny Burch, 45, from the WRENS, and Ellen Harriman, 44, from the WACS. Leila began her career in the Navy with six weeks of Boot Camp at Hunter College, in New York; and from there went to Storekeep- er’s School in Millagevill, Georgia, one of the deadest of Southern towns. Her final destimation was Corpus Christi, Texas, where she was assigned to the department of procurement of supplies for three kinds of planes. Everything went smoothly until her last three months when, completely unpre- pared, she became involved with electrons and physics, alien corn to a history major. Life was appar- ently very unrestricted on the off hours, “just like any job,” as they could go anywhere they pleased, which included two trips to Mon- terey in Mexico. Incidentally, she revealed the amazing fact that PARR LEE only. four people who had heard of Bryn Mawr! Henny Burch returned to Eng- land.in June of 1943, but was not called up until the following Janu- ary. In the interval she drove a truck to the docks, feeding work- ers there whq suffered badly from the food shortage. After her |WREN training im London, she during her first six months in the | Three Bryn Mawr Vets Reveal Exciting-Experiences in Service By Louise Gorham °47 was sent to Northern Ireland, where she and a crew of three oth- er girls operated a boat taking mail and passengers out to the larger vessels. From there she went to Scotland, where she tested and repaired landing craft and equipment which had been used in France. She was also attached to an Admiral’s barge at Grennock, where the “Queen Mary” and the “Queen Elisabeth” docked. They were paid only $3.25 a day, wore bell-bottomed trousers, and lived in hiessen huts, “quonset huts, only worse.” Ellen, the only Bryn Mawr WAC, spent a year and a half with the Signal Corps in the Pentagon, after training at Oglethorpe, Geor- gia, and Camp Crowder, Missouri. She worked for one of the Corps’ most important departments, which was run almost entirely by WACS, doing highly confidential but very dull and routine. work. In fact she became a confirmed Pentagon hater, but the lack of in- terest in the material was made up for by the numerous citations ha ae out to those who managed aintiel and “Purple Hearts” for bravery 1 chairs and filing cabinets. They led a typical Army life, as por- trayed by the eomics and Private Hargrove, including barracks, K. P., and driving two and.a half ton = trucks as relief from desk work. 4 pannmentorabererseesedape cost LS te Delightful Show Mark Production “fast six iuonths~without goune =" in action with swivel- Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS. 2 THE COLLEGE N EWS (Founded in 1944) Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during exarmination weeks) in the interest of Bryn M:.wr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copysight. in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part Editor-in-Chief. Nothing that appears without permission of the _ - - Editorial Board : Emiry Evarts, 47, Editor-in-Chief Nancy MoreHouse, ’47, CopyHarrieT Warp, 48, Makeup HELEN ANDERTON, °49 BarBara BETTMAN, '49, Makeup ; Louise GorHaM, °47 HELEN Martin, 749, Sports Editorial Staff HELEN HALE, *49 '" KaTRINA THOMAS, '49 GLoriA WHITE °48 Jean Ets, °49 LoutsE Ervin 749 Photographer ROSAMOND Kane, ’48 Business Board CeNnsuELO KUHN °48, Business Manager Carou Baker *48, Advertising Manager Nancy Buscu °49 Jean Rossins °49 Mary BEETLESTONE, *49 ‘Subserfption Board ANNA-STINA ERIcson, *48 Manager Nancy KuNHARDT °48 SALLY BEAMAN, 49 EpyTHE La GRANDE’ ’49 SuE KELLEy, 749 Avice Louise Hackney, 49 Pace Hart, °48 BARBARA YOUNG, °47 Epre Ham, ’50 , Betty Lypine, grad. DorotHy Jones, °47 HELEN GOLDBERG, 749 JupirH Da Siva, *49 Aice WapsworTtH °*49 BARBARA ZIEGLER °48 in Subscription, $2.75 Mailing Price, $3.00 Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Past Odfice Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 The Oral vs. The A. B. With the results of this fall’s German oral, the appar- ently eternal problem of the Bryn Mawr College oral require- ment for the A. B. degree is with us again. This fall, as ai- ways, some seniors, who have been doing good work in their departments, have failed their orals, which failure prevents them from receiving their degrees with their own class. This | seems unjust at best. We do not feel that a student should fail to be graduated because of the tyranny of an outworn system. We feel that there are two basic purposes of ve oral. The Bryn Mawr student should have a reading knowledge of two modern languages ‘in order to (1) facilitate research work in her-own-field-and-(2) possess a general cultural and literary advantage. These purposes are good ones. But they have miscarried fearfully in too many instances. For example, a student entering Bryn Mawr with Span- ish who goes into a department which will not accept that language is compelled to use at least two of her fifteen cour- ses in learning French and German. We feel that this system should be changed. A Bryn Mawr graduate should have a liberal education. Language is an essential part of this education, but we feel that the nor- mal Bryn Mawr girl does not have time in her college career to acquire an adequate knowledge of two languages. Conse- quently, if she wishes to take any courses offered here other than those in her major field, she will know two languages only fairly well and certainly never well enough to use either. On the other hand, we believe that the emphasis should be on knowing one language well: one oral should be required, perhaps a three-hour examination, in any modern language. The second language should be optional, either chosen as an elective by the student or suggested or even required by her department. Thus a student in the science department offering French for her oral might study German, in addition to continuing her work in French, if she were. interested in so doing; an English major could choose any language; his- tory or politics majors a language allied with the country of their choice. Thus each student would know thoroughly, from both a research and a literary point of view, one lan- guage, and be at liberty either to pursue it, take another lan- guage, or study other courses, without ts dread bugbear of _ passing two orals. .-..... There is, of course, the alternative of continuing the ed GON oy stem and éXpitiaing the collegé sy#@er =. allow for five courses yearly. Thus the English major would have room for history, philosophy, psychology, politics, or whatever other courses she might wish to take to complete her liberal _ education. For a liberal education should not. be a series of ‘ ereennents ‘to aN but an earnest a fulfill ne Tok A and a is daa tie eS A ela iii a a idk Tb 235 te Kits we Ree eno pa ali or Current Events Explaining her work this sum- mer for the Allied Nations to Ob- serve the vision of the Greek electorate, Miss McCown stated, “We discovered that. the issue had been greatly confused by the ques- tion put to the public — ‘Do you want the return of King George Il.’ This resulted in a vote versus Communism more than anything else, because the people felt that the government in exile and the Communist party were the only organized groups in Greece.” “The other main task of the com- mission, said Miss McCown, “was to observe the conduct of the pleb- acy.” In doing this the represen- tatives of the United States and Great Britain acted as ‘a psycho- logical influence’ to assure fair elections. “That is,” she continued, “their function was to gather in- formation for the use of their re- spective governments rather than to interfere in Greek politicai machinery.” In order to clarify the problem which faces the Greek people, Miss McCown also spoke on past Greek | political events citing the War of Independence in 1821 as the origin of the present conflict. The effect of the discussion about ,a better ;form of government at that time has led to the attitude still main- tained by the Greek people—that the conflict is fundamentally con- stitutional with a possible chvice between the constitutions of 1936 and 1911 representing a republic constitutional monarchy respectively. In closing Miss McCown ques- tioned whether the return of King George II to power, as a result of the recent Greek plebiscite, wowld lead to greater civil disturbance or to peace and security. B. M. Plans Drive For More Books A total of more than 400 vol- umes, collected in the book drive for European libraries,. held last year, were sorted and packed dur- ing the summer, and sent to vari- ous organizations according to the demand. A similar drive is being planned this year. Textbooks of science, history, and literature, amounting to five cartons of from 25 to 380 books each, were sent to the students of the Polish University of Poznan. They were especially welcome —in Poland, for English is being taught in the Polish schools and universi- ties, and English textbooks are scarce. Three cartons of language text- books were sent to the American Friends’ Service Committee for distribution in Central Europe. These books are being collected for people preparing to work in Euro- pean countries, as well as for more general use im the American zone of Germany. Four cartons of books, valuable for permanent interest rather than for student use, were sent to the American Book Center for War Devastated Libraries. This organi- zation, sponsored by the Library of Congress, is working to restore the libraries of Europe, and to it were sent books on a wide range of sub- jects, including history, biography, and economics. Requests from the Netherlands Book Collection Center and from the Institute of Chinese Culture re- mind us of the continuing need for books of varying types.. Most ap- preciative letters have been re- ceigad>.**-~ks for the contribu- tions already sent. Stage Guild Election The Stage Guild takes pleasure Ie the election of oi e Lewis, ’48, as Vice-President. | producing. . ISS Conference Discusses Issue Of German Relief By Nancy Morehouse °47 The Cambridge Conference of the ISS, the first full-scale con- ference held by this ~organization since the war, brought out many of the important issues agitating European students today. First and_foremost, it must be emphasized that the European stu- dent, in general, feels strongly the importance of politics and political decisions to him personally. One receives the impression that cur- rent affairs are rather a sacred field which can be discussed only in a serious vein. “average” student is very apt to feel that through his ‘stake in the outcome of political decisions his opinion should be respected. The worst sin of all, to the politically minded, is to have no decided opinion on a subject of general import. This attitude is undoubtedly an outcome of the war-time psychol- Continued on Page 3 °4.8’s Show Captures Atmosphere of ’20’s Continued from Page 1 Hope Kaufmann showed an am- azing versatility and a real gen- ius for comedy in her performance of Mac Sennett, the manager of the contest. Jane Ettelson fitted naturally into the role of Ernest, the eager beaver who proved that a college education was worthwhile after ‘all, (if only to win a swimming race). Her part was played with genuine enthusiasm. Carol McGovern as the concern- ed, doting mother fell easily into the 1920 atmosphere in her use of gesture, but could not refrain from using her British stage accent in this peculiarly American part. Although Frances Binger could not lose herself sufficiently in the part of the unattractive, pedantic schoolgirl, her song, “They Don’t Realize That .I Care” was well sung, with the naivete and wist- fulness befitting the character of Ernestine. Two of the thugs, Jess Levy as Herman and Jane Ellis as Maxie, mastered their nasal Brooklyn ac- cents but found it difficult to throw their voices out to the audience at the same time. Jane Ellis handled her comedy part extremely well, uttering the prize remark of the show: “Don’t mistake asthma .. . a-uh-uh ... for passion!” Jean Switendick convincingly portray- ed the lethargic, dullard, Torso heaving “brainless brawn” about the st The bathing‘Weauties were a sexy, giddy crowd, who proved that one does not need a college education to become Miss America ’28. Joan Zimmerman as Maude, later Miss America, played her part with an appalling amount of ease. Bar- bara Thomson was particularly goed as the lisping beauty, and Mary Anne Brumbaugh could throw herself into more flapper poses (or contortions) than all the rest put together. Amateur productions have a com- mon fault in their inability to well-time and sufficiently point up the jokes, so that many of them are lost to the audience. But this is a technique achieved only after many years of comedy writing and ‘The success of the Junior Show was more than veri- fied by the enthusiastic participa- tion of the audience, especially the gentleman who howled “Oh Nelly,” when Keffer®gpp— -.. w- stage as Bubbles Breakwater. ’48, under the able direction of Ann Chase, is to be congratulated for the incred- ible amount of time and energy it put’ into a worthwhile cause and for the excellent show it produc- “ re ae ise Tae a Oainan aeg a a eeaast Alternatively, “this | Historical Sketches By Katrina Thomas, ’49 Lantern Night, the oldest and most characteristic of all Bryn Mawr traditions; is a ceremony of great beauty and dignity. . It was inaugurated, in 1886 when the sec- ond class in college received its lanterns from the class of ’89. The purpose of these four-inch high lanterns of filigreed tin, lined with red isinglass, was to light the quiv- ering Freshman through the maze of college life. Originally the cere- mony consisted of impromptu en- tertainnient on campus in broad daylight following an outdoor play. The Sophomores for many years accompanied the lantern giving with an oral quiz to the Freshmen. “Pallas Athena” was the class of 1893’s song and was adapted for Lantern Night in 1901. “Sophias Philai’”’ was transposed in 1921 and the music selected from a part. of the Russian service by A. F. Lyoff. Today the ceremony has been- re- ‘duced to its simplest form. The Freshmen, silent and invisible in their black caps and gowns, file into. the blackness of the cloister. They form a semi-circle around the pool, facing the west wing of the library with their backs to the reading room. ~The Sophomores enter bearing _ lighted lanterns and singing a Greek hymn, invoking Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom, to make:-holy the lanterns and change darkness into light. They form a second semi-circle, woven.into the lines of the first. When the song is done, each Sophomore hands her lantern to the closest Freshman and runs. The Freshmen. answer: “We come, O Goddess; we are lov- ers of beauty in just measure and lovers of wisdom too,” and file out singing this hymn. Tratiition offers many supersti- tions about the lanterns. Inside each is an invitation for the Fresh- man for tea. The girl whose can- dle burns the longest, and who stays awake to prove her claim, is fated to become hall president ac- cording to one theory. The other, perhaps more preferable, is that she will be the first member of her class to marry. Another tradition is that the girl who finds wax drip- ping on her gown will earn her Ph. D., or, according to Bryn Mawr custom, will ‘graduate Magna Cuy Laude. When the solemn ceremony is finished, the gathering assembles under Pem Arch where each of the four classes sings its athletic song, class song, and lyric song in the traditional manner, the Seniors calling on each class to perform. Later, parties are held for the Freshmen by their sister class in each hall. European Shipments For Relief Reported . Continued from Page 1 mittees made up the rest of the sum, The college effort toward con- servation of fats and oils started with a 39-point program presented by the Alliance and approved by a student vote. On March 26, in a college assembly, the Honorable Owen J. Roberts described Eur- ope’s need for food and offered a five-point plan for effective aid. Miss Margaret Speer spoke on China’s food problem and Miss Hertha Krays emphasized the need for aid in rehabilitation in Europe. Following these addresses, a sys- tem of signing out for meals was set up, making possible greater conservation of food on campus. Finally, in the middle of May, Re- lief for Europe, qgppec—_- vy other colleges, sent its petition urging the adoption of food ratiéning to. President Truman, Mr. Bowles, and Mr. Anderson. Ruth Heinsheimer, ’47, will head: the Committee for Relief for Eur- THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three The Spectator Specially Contributed Course-cards are handed,in, the monitors begin to know their charts and charges, and we are firmly wedded to our courses. The honeymoon is over and we must recognize that the inarriage has a weighty finality we did not sus- pect it of. Already, inevitably, we know which course is to be the spoiled darling and which one we must force ourselves to love. In the one you will take quantities of notes, stealthily turn your watch to the front of your wrist, then force yourself not to look at it un- til at least a quarter of, and yet|: discover, when you do look, that it is, mysteriously enough, only half-past. ‘But in that other class you will always be too busy to take notes, too occupied with shooting up your hand and pulling it down again as hastily, upon’ the reali- zation that your remark would be inspired but hardly relevant, and your whole being too filled with sounds and visions to concern itself with time, until of a sudden the bell snaps off the hour. How inextricably this bell of ours and all the sounds of our days are knotted into memory! Sit, for instance, in the library and read economics amid the echoing crac- kle of turning pages, the snipping on and off of lights, the whispers magnified as in a cathedral, the endless padding back and forth, the sighing of the big door, and all these become hopelessly entangled with “The fluctuating price level,” and “The analysis of joint demand, derived demand, and joint supply.” And as for me, who am of a visionary turn of mind, the sounds and the specters merge. For I have heard the scraping of pens and the sniffing of noses in philosophy elass and seen, in the same mom- ent, clouds of Pythagoreans strid- ing about as if upon the shores of Asia Minor, venerable old men in robes, with staffs in their hands, placing their pebbles in squares and oblongs upon the envisioned sands. Or again, late on a Friday evening, when the _ professorial corridors. are oddly quiet, I should not be much startled were I to en-. counter Shelley, loping furtively down the hall, or to come upon TEA TIME BY CANDLE-LIGHT AT Community Kitchen BRYN MAWR Athletic Association Carnival ‘Whether you go in for food or fortune-telling, be sure to come to the Athletic Associa- tion Carnival, on Friday, Oc- tober 18, from three to five o’clock, in the gym and on the hockey field. Games, penny- pitching, and balloons are on the program, too, and all the-pro- ceeds will be turned over to the Faculty Salary Drive. Hockey Schedule includes 6 Games The Bryn Mawr hockey team will begin its scheduled games on Thursday with a home game with the University of Pennsylvania. The rest of the schedule, terminat- ing in a tournament here on No- | vember 9, is as follows: Oct. 17—Pennsylvania 4:00 P.M. Oct. 22—Ursinus (3rd team) 4:00 P.M. Oct. 23—Ursinus 4:00 P. M. Nov. 2—Swarthmore (away) 10:30 A. M. Nov. 6—Beaver 4:00 P.M. Nov. 9—Tournament (here) 9:00 A.M. Nov. 14—Drexe] 4:00 P. M. Rabelais, thinly disguised as Dr. Terben. And why ere te this kind of time we are so careful of, meas- uring it out with schedules. and course-cards, clocks and bells, is really neither so accurate nor so very important, is it? It is meas- urable, but the other kind, Time Itself, is too big and slippery to be hobbled with time-pieces and too generous to be hoarded. If a star falls at this instant, we will not see it go out for ten years; so let us relax and speak liberally of stars or kingfishes, ignoring any schedule foolish enough to indicate that so-and-so much knowledge must be or can be ours by ten o’clock tomorrow morning. SAVE on al Dit apy Tt) rUruUuLAR CIGARETTES @ CHESTERFIELD @ PHILIP MORRIS @ LUCKY STRIKE @ CAMEL @® OLD GOLD Other r B ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY MinimunfOrder 3 Cartons SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER SMOKERS SUPPLY CO. P.O, BOX 366 JERSEY CITY, WN. UD Keep up the Bryn Mawr Tradition Take Your Lantern Girl to Tea at COLLEGE INN o%. Je Sd ie eer Catch That Quarterback’s Eye With A New Fall Outht.. From =~ ie — TRES CHIC SHOPPE e LANCASTER AVEN UE. BRYN MAWR , Mexican Academic, Social Life Thrills Two Bryn Mawr Students By Helen Hale ’49 Rosalie Scott, ’47, and Nanette Emery, ’47, were spending a quiet day in Puebla during their Christ- mas vacation, when Akim Tamiroff sauntered up and said, “What. are you ‘chicas’ doing down here?” Rosalie and Nanette met so many movie stars, bull fighters’ and po- litical executives of importance that we wonder how they had time to attend their lectures. However, they. both stressed the point that academic work was difficult and re- quiyed a great deal of serious at- tention.’ The politics course alone, a pri- vate seminar consisting of the girls from Smith, Sarah Lawrence, Wheaton and our two redoubtable emissaries, is an excellent example of the fascinating work they did. This seminar was visited by such men as Ramon Beteta, Aleman’s campaign manager, the Sub-Secre- tary of the Treasury, Silva Her- zog, and Senora Josefe, the Direc- tor of the Mexico City Juvenile Court. Another point ‘they stressed was that in their. social life (volumin- ous) they found it best to follow the rules which control the other Mexican girls. These rules are much” stricter than those which govern colleges in the United States, but are practical and sensi- ble in Mexico City. The list of their friends sounds STAND OUT IN THE Stands WITH Flowers FROM JEANNETT’S like a gay night at the Stork Club. There was the Duke of Regla, Mar- quis de* Guadalupe and Alfonso Reyes, the Archibald MacLeish of Mexico, with his fabulous private library, for whom Nanette and Ro- salie gave a surprise birthday par- ty. Enrique Gonzalez Martinez, the poet, read to them over after dinner coffee; New Year’s Eve was spent with the movie set of Mex- ico; they attended Fiestas de Char- ros (rodéos), brilliant processions, the “shooting” of “The Pearl’ and “Fiesta,” the tea parties given for the American students by Mrs. Dwight Morrow and Mrs. Stafford, the wife of the Consul-General. In the Benjamin Franklin Li- brary in Mexico City, they gave a radio broadeast of a Pan-American Round Table Discussion, later de- livering lectures at the University Club: After the month in Morelia liv- ing with Mexican Families (the first step in the experiment), and the rest of the year living togeth- er with the 16 other college girls in the old French Embassy. house, Nanette and Rosalie expressed themselves enthusiastically. They also feel strongly that by living in Mexico City as other Mexican girls do, they could return as much as they received from their friends and professors. “TIC TAC TOE” LIPSTICKS In a LEATHER KIT. By LUCIEN LELONG See Richard Stockton’s LANCASTER AVE. WANT TO. BE LAZY SUNDAY MORNING Have a Late Breakfast at the BLU COMET Compliments. of the Haverford Pharmacy Haverford yee ya AT pert en me Free baoklet: “WARDROBE Ticks”. Write Judy Bond, inc.; Dest. D, 1375 B’ donned... mer EVERY, &o. / WY. 18 ISS Conf.- Delegate Reports on Relief Continued from Page 2 ogy, when the weight of German occupation fell on all elements of the population. The connecticn be- tween political and international affairs on the one hand, and the personal life of the individual on the other, became too _ vivid throughout six long years to be easily forgotten. This was notably true in the case of students, a great many of whom were in the resistance movements. This ability to see the political import of almost any national and international action revealed itself at the Conference, notably in discussion of ISS’ sending matérial relief to German students. This question was lifted out of the sphere of inter-student charity through the division of opinion be- tween students of the occupied countries and those in unoccupied lands as to German psychology and the appropriate occupation ‘policy in Germany. Those students who had lived through German occupation felt very strongly that occupation pol- Continued on Page 4 4 Bees Treat? Eat Meat! HAMBURG HEARTH IN THE VIL. the>~ for Lip Appeal Steal the show with The Season's RIGHT Red as your color focus! Just Rechis so right it's the only shade offered in the lustrous Roger & Gallet lipstick. On the lips, its beauty lasts Scand lasts et psticK. ROGER & GALLET Prey Frome Llp Ade Tot Sop dm. Page Four THE COLVMEGE NEWS ISS Conf. Delegate Reports on Relief Continued from Page 3 icy should be directed toward con- vincing: all Germans of the respon- sibility of both Germany and the Any blanket policy of sending food and other items of material relief to Germany would inevitably benefit the non-democratic opportunists looking for the next good chance for a repeat performance. At the same time, students of the occupied countries were still in need, and any pro-democratic organization had a basie obligation to satisfy those needs before embarking on any scheme of German relief. Opposed to these views were the arguments of the unoccupied coun- tries, principally the United States and Great Britain. It was pointed out that the need for democratic reconstruction in Germany is the focal point of any long-term oc- cupation policy, and all encourage- ment should be given to any ele- ments, particularly students, who are heading in this direction. Stress was laid on the fact that future, problematical democracy is far more difficult to build on “empty stomachs” than a dictatorship of despair. The economic situation in Europe will continue to create German people for the war. MEET AT THE GREEKS Tasty Sandwiches Refreshments Lunches — Dinners Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr CALENDAR Thursday, October 17 Tryouts, Players Club. Friday, October 18 Lantern Night. Saturday, October 19 Lantern Night (in case of rain). Sunday, October 20 Rev. C, Leslie Glenn, Music Room, 7:30. Monday, October 21 Current Events, Room, 7:15. Wednesday, October 23 German Club Tea, Common Room, 4:15. Common unsatisfactory living conditions for students in occupied countries until much long-term reconstruction has yeen completed, and therefore aid :0 Germany should be undertaken aow on the basis of relative need. A vote on the subject resulted n an equal division: but the pat- ern of voting revealed fundamen- al differences of opinion on the oasis of war experience, a gap which must be closed in the future, The problem itself leads up to one of the crucial issues in Europe now, the future of Germany. MAYO and PAYNE Cards Gifts RADIO Parts 821 LANCASTER AVE. BRYN MAWR — Repairs Cards Matches PERSON _ Coasters DINAH FROST’S ALIZED Napkins THE FAMOUS SPALDING LAST-BILY BASKET BALL . « PIRST WITH'COACHES AND PLAYERS ALIKE 36 ¥ . «AND THE. RECORD CROWD TO SEE A GAME IS 23,000... AT PEIPING, CHINA IN 1935 SPORTS corn. 196 ALTHOUGH BASKETBALL IS THE ONLY AMERICAN-BORN MAJOR SPORS IT WAS PLAYED IN 78 COUNTRIES BEFORE THE WAR, Fm. / A4.SOALDING BROS. Wee.F6.03.40RR 4 League Amendments Passed by Students Continued from Page 1 bers of the League Board be placed on such a Junior Nominating Com- mittee. By a vote of 316 to 9, the stu- dents agreed that amendments to the constitution of the League be voted on by the entire student body rather than by the League Board. The final amendment, stating that amendments may be proposed by a petition from 20 students, and must be voted on by the’ student body, was approved by a majority of 280 to 47. ’ > a < Senior Elections The senior class takes pleasure in announcing the election of Alice Hart as president; Elizabeth Day as vice-president; Kay Tanner as secretary; and Elizabeth Steinert as song mistress. East House Elections East House announces the elec- tion of Helen Abell, ’50, as pres- ident, and Priscilla Hunt, ’50 as vice-president. Relief Pictures The Food Committee that the Maison. reports Fraternelle in NOTICES Paris, an agency receiving ship- ments of food and clothing from the Committee, has sent six pic- ture books as evidence of its. grati- tude. These will be on display in the Library. THE ARDMORE BOOKSHOP, INC. Ardmore, Pa. 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