ee Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, March 22, 1950 THE COLLEGE NEWS FouNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks- giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without per- mission of the Editor-in-Chief. Editorial Board Joan McBruiwg, ’52, Editor-in-chief JANE AUGUSTINE, 52 JOANNA SEMEL, 752 PauLA STRAWHECKER, '52, Copy BARBARA JOELSON, ’52, Make-up Editorial Staff EmMMyY CADWALADER, ’52 HELEN Katz, ’53 Patricia Murray, 752 Marcie Conn, 752 JupirH Konowitz, ’51 SALLY Harrison, ’53 FRANCES SHIRLEY, ’53 MaryY-BERENICE Moris, "S23 JupirH Wavprop, ’53 Staff Photographers FRANCINE Du PLEssix, ’52 SUE BRAMANN, 752 Business Managers TaMa SCHENK, ’52 & Mary Kay LackritTz, ’51 Business Staff BARBARA GOLDMAN, ’53 Joan Ripps, *52 Betty ANN SCHOEN, ’51 Subscription Board E.ui Lew ATHERTON, ’52, Manager Nancy ALEXANDER, ’52 . Mary-BERENICE Morris, *52 GRETCHEN GABELEIN, ’50 Patricia MULLIGAN, ’52 PENELOPE GREENOUGH, ’°50 MARJORIE PETERSON, ’51 Mary Kay LacxriTz, ’51 TRUE WARREN, ’52 Lita Hann, ’52 JANET CALLENDER, 52 HELENE KRAMER, ’53 - tems $3.00 Mailing price, $3.50 a may begin at any time Entered as pene class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Poss Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 New Nominating System This year a new system of nominating college officers has been put into effect. Though purely experimental, it has been considered more successful than the previous system; and the criticisms that have been made can be answered by suggested improvements. Among the amendments recom- mended by the student body, including members of the nom- inating committees, are: to organize the committees by the first week of exams; reports should be compiled by the whole committee with a view toward uniformity in presentation; and all the reports should be read to the class by one mem- ber of the committee. A designated number of people should be interviewed about each candidate; specific questions should be asked, with reference to the activities in which they have participated. The aims of the new nominating system have been to acquaint the freshmen more thoroughly with the candidates and to stimulate interest in the elections among the whole student body. It has been observed that the freshman and sophomore candidates could also be introduced to the juniors and seniors, and distinct, recognizable photographs be posted regularly on the bulletin board in Taylor. This year, the student body has exhibited a wider con- cern for the elections than ever before; and if the sugges- tions for improvement could be re a calmer level of interest may be maintained. LeBlanc Discusses “Rigorous Ethics’? As Code Of Moral Conduct, Shaper of Man’s Destiny Continued from Page 1 This naturally becomes an eth- rights if you respect theirs. ical problem. Dr. Leblanc qualifies The second rule is that of indi-|his system saying that only some- vidual justice. According to this}one who agrees to enter the game theory, if two children find ene|°f moral consistency can be ex- orange, and one takes it, he denies| pected to obey its rules. the other’s right to it, thereby dis- —_ claiming it for himself. This second rule can be replaced hoy: the tole ef inostal ahaxtiy, Heel Address Graduates you promote the rights of human- Continued from Page 1 ity at the expense of your own/reer, he was made the Randolph rights. The distinction between|W. Townsend Professor of History these last two rules is the distinc-|in 1946, and now holds this posi- tion between being just and feigies tion, charitable. To be just is as-| At present Dr. Holborn is a sume your moral respo Sen o.oo gine a Histor- humanity; to be charitable is tojical Association, the American So- relieve humanity of its moral re-|ciety of Church History, and Aca-|' pponsibility to yourself. No one|demy of Arts and Sciences. can deny or take away a right of} A contributor to both American enforceable: the rule of charity| books: Germany and Turkey 1878- ot be validated or enforced as| 1890, Hutten and the German Fef- ls on man tm violate logic. Continued Current Events Common Room, March 20. Dr. Felix Gilbert delivered this week’s Current ‘Events Lecture on Leo- pold and Belgium. Since the war, the small state of Belgium has been faced with a considerable problem of its government. There is friction between the pro-Cath- olic, .reactionary Waldroons and the liberal Flemings. The condi- tion of the government has been deteriorating rapidly. The Flem- ings have asked for Leopold’s re- turn from \Switzerland to take the place of the present ruler, Prince Leopold. Dr. Gilbert said that there were two possible solutions to this problem: abdication of the present king, or a general plebe- scite. He predicts that Leopold will probably come into power because the Liberal Fleming party backing him has more authority. He thinks that if Leopold does assume con- trol, he will probably not remain long, because no government will possibly be able to cope with the problems in Belgium today. The history of Leopold’s rule has been extremely long and com- plicated. Before the war, his wife Astrid enjoyed great popularity with the people. When she died, he assured the country that he his spare time to his children. When the war came, however, he was a collaborator. This act alien- ated the Waldroon faction. More- over, in the point of view of many, the wedding was neither legal nor traditional, and it was not ap- proved by the government. Finally he left the country under pressure for Switzerland with \his family and has been waiting there for a popular recall. A suitable answer to this ques- tion must be found within the next few months. | This week, the NEWS re- ceived a letter, signed “Two Ad- mirers.” It is our policy to print all signed letters, and if the writers will identify them- selves, we will be happy to pub- lish their letter in the next issue. Talent Sought For Arts Night As plans stand now, Arts Night will be presented Friday evening, April 28th, thus making it a part of the big weekend of the Haver- ford Senior Prom. It is hoped that it will be presented in Goodhart Hall, which would give the oppor- tunity for a production on a larger scale than last year’s. So far the program includes two original one act plays writ- ten by Carter Bledsoe and Bob Brown, members of the playwrit- ing class, a number of original musical compositions by John Dav- ison for small ensembles composed of members of the Bryn Mawr- Haverford orchestra, original dances by the ‘Bryn Mawr dance club, as well as songs by the B.M. “Octangle.” There will also be an art and photography exhibit in the foyer of Goodhart. Although the program is neces- sarily limited by time, the com- mittee is still eager to discover any latent talent around campus or receive any new ideas. If you know anyone with talents or have any ideas, please contact any member of the Arts Committee listed below: Director—Anneliese Sitarz Business Manager—Jill McAnney Publicity Manager—Chris Mac- Veagh would rule peacefully and dedicate , ‘ himself.” married a Fleming, whose father, Maritain Says Natural Law Basis for Rights Continued from Page 1 tural law is moral law and man obeys it freely rather than by force; he arrives at it by “intel- lectual perception.” For example, the prohibition of murder is re- quired by the very nature of man, because, insofar as he is man, he has the right to live. Natural law is as eternal as man; “the movement of mankind and the history of human action is the becoming aware of the in- clination of natural law.” In fact, “Antigone is the eternal heroine of natural law.” The great achieve- ment of the 18th Century was the emergence of the idea that natural rights are derived from natural law. In this way, the rights of the human person were set free, but at the same time the emphasis shift- ed from man’s obligations to man’s rights. The 18th Century “made man a God and all the rights of man those of a God; God was only a guaranteer of these rights, for natural law was thought to exist without God, in man and in nature. The rights of man were considered subject to no law but those of his own will and his own freedom. Typical is the statement of Rous- seau that “man must obey only Such a philosophy, con- tended Dr. Maritain, leaves no foundations for the rights of the human person “yights in themselves divine, the absolute rights of the independ- ence of the human subject.” For every being has its own natural law as well as its own essence, “the normality of its own func- Continued on Page 6 Youth’s Role Important In USSR Lit Says Slonim Continued from Page 1 hardships, to reconstruct from the devastation caused by the war, to overcome obstacles, to build indus- try. Stress is laid on community effort. There is faith and a belief that life must fit into the pattern of the collective good, the common goal. It is only through realiza- tion of this common goal that the individual can expand. “In our own lack of understand- ing of the USSR we often under- estimate the tremendous idealistic drive which does exist, no matter how clumsily.” A new type of literary hero has been evolved, endowed with the same frontier spirit as that of the American pioneer. He is rational, righteous, hard-working, honest— a noble individual, the product of a new society. He is the pioneer in Siberia, the colonizer, the pro- gressive introducing new methods of farming into small rural com- munities in the vast country. Mr. Slonim maintained that to read Soviet novels is to be aware that Russia is still dominantly an agricultural country. Today the collective farm is the true hub of Russian life. War novels, with their over- emotional appeal (soldiers’ heroic deeds, civilian suffering) are now on the decline in popularity. More and more the main theme is re- construction. In this rebuilding, women play an important role in political and technical activity. They are plac- ed on an equal footing with men, and are held equally accountable. Moreover, the field and future of Soviet literature lies with the youth. The older generation is tired. Doctrinary pressure is evi- dent in the rigidity with which party members are represented as magnificent, in the anti-western propaganda (chiefly limited to the stage,) in the tendencies toward nationalism, even chauvinism. But the dominant mood in Soviet writ- ing today is pride and strength. The nationalism is “the feeling of a@ great nation which has the awareness of its physiological Opinion Senior Considers NEWS. Review of ‘Lear’ Unethical March 16, 1950: To the Editor The College News I wish to join the swelling ranks. of those who protest against the- policy of The College News with. regard to reviews of.dramatic pro- ductions. It has been explained that the review represents nothing- more nor less than the individual opinion of the interviewer, but I fee] that this explanation disre- gards the effect that the News has as Bryn Mawr’s efforts at self-ex- pression in the eyes of other col- leges. I think that the review in last week’s edition of the production of King Lear by Princeton’s Theatre- Intime represents a new low in criticism. To the best of my un- derstanding, the play was well re- ceived at Princeton, but aside from the question of the merits of the play, I feel that Bryn Mawr has. definitely overstepped itself in panning the production of another college. We are not, and have. never been, in any way affiliated. with any Princeton dramatic or- ganization and I do not feel that we have the right to criticize their efforts. In any such performance, it would, be well to bear in mind some of the courtesies which have been extended to Bryn Mawr by the various Princeton publications. in the past few years. In view of their special edition put out last. just before our Freshman Show giving it a good advance billing and generally speaking well of Bryn Mawr, it seems more than underhanded to reciprocate in this. manner. I personally feel that until the. College News learns to handle the reporting of affairs on the Bryn Mawr campus in a slightly more adult and less pseudo-New Yorker manner, it should refrain from: panning the efforts of another col- lege in such a purposeless manner. Sincerely yours, Cynthia Lovejoy Editor’s Note: As indicated in last week’s issue, the above-criti- cized review was specially contrib-. uted as an unsolicited favor to the News. We feel that it was intelli- gent, constructive, and that it in- dicated an interest in comparative college productions. Gerould Contest Closes April 5th The 1950 Katharine Fullerton Gerould Prize Contest, which: has already been announced in the NEWS, is open until April 5th. On that date all entries must be in the Alumnae Office in the Deanery. The members of the Committee this year are: Elinor M. Parker, 1927, Assist— ant Manager of Scribner’s Book Store in New York and author of “Cooking for One”; Laurence Stapleton, Professor of English and Political Theory at Brym Mawr and author of “The De- sign for Democracy”; and Jos- ephine Young Case, 1928, auth- or of “Midnight on the 31st of March”, Chairman. Dr. Seibert Discusses TB-detecting Protein Continued from Page 1 detect almost all clinically signifi- cant cases of tuberculosis.