: Rockefeller led in the tributed a total of $677.85, @ COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XLII, NO. 3 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1945 Pa + fini Wecalaes of Bryn Mawr College, 1945 PRICE 10 CENTS UVAP Drive Seeks 100% Registration Mlle. Bree Urges Food Contribution From Americans Stressing’ the difficulty France has had recovering from war de- vastation, in the UVAP assembly Mademoiselle Bree urged food con- tributions from Americans to help _tide France over-the-period—of—re- construction. Mlle Brée described from her own observations the stagnation of France’s economic life, the com- binéd product of German looting, ruin following ‘the passage: of armies, and wartime malnutrition. Even were any degree of produc- tion possible, the. transportation breakdown, would prohibit distri- bution. The ‘severity of the food shart: age is revealed by figures on the health situation. Mlle. Bree report- ed that there has been a 45% in- crease in tuberculosis, while the children suffer from malnutrition and underdevelopment. “A large part of the population is just above starvation level,” she said. Aid to France at this time, Mlle Bree declared, may well be the basis of a longstanding friendship between the two nations, and will tell France of our concern, “To tide over the ordinary man in the street,” she said, “is to give a strong helping hand to the forces of order against those of disorder.” 95% Contribute To League Drive The annual drive of the Bryn Mawr League has so far collected $3465.75, 90% of the goal for which it aimed. More important than this figure, however, is thej fact that 95% of the resident un- dergraduate body contributed to the drive thereby proving that they not only recognized but actively upheld through their donations the community welfare work of the League. Significant statistics reveal that donations, with Merion coming in third, both these halls having a high percent- age of freshmen and each ¢on- tributing 100%. Betsy Kalten- thaler, chairman of the drive, de- clared that much credit for the high percentage goes to bey hall solicitors. Merion, Rhoads South, Pembroke East,, Wyndham and Radnor and the Spanish House all contributed 100%, the amounts collected from these halls ranging from Merion’s $422 from 63 students to the $118.50 collected from the 16 stu- dents. of Radnor and the Spanish House. Among the other halls, 89% of the Rockefeller students con- and Pembroke West followed with the second highest total of $465, 97% contributing. 97% of the Rhoads North students donated $375, 92% of Denbigh $362.50, 90% of the German House $57.50, 70% of Low Buildings. $62.50, and.17 of the non- Reses contributed $102. Page Calls Gov’ On World Scale Answer to Bomb “There is one way and only. one way to control destructive atomic energy and that is international government. The potency of the weapon must dictate the potency of the control,” said Mr. Ralph W. Page~in-a discussion of the politi- cal aspects of the atomic bomb, in the first Alliance Assembly on Cur- cent Affairs. The atomic bomb has been in- strumental in arousing people to a realization that the world lacks adequate means of guaranteeing peace. “The problem is not how to be rid of the bomb but how to be rid of war,” he said. The pop- ular clamor for an iron-clad guar- antee -was not satisfied at San Francisco, and people are increas- ingly coming to recognize the need for international goverment. The root of the problem, ex- plained by’) Mr. Page, lies in the conflicting interests of states whose sovereignty is unlimted by overall controls. “We have always’ been able to solve the problem of peace within sovereign groups of people. We have never been able to solve the problem of peace between sov- ereign groups of people.” Mr. Page emphasized that Con- gress is hampered by its conviction that the publie will not brook any abridgement of our sovereignty. For this reason all the plans put forward in Congress wéuld prove ineffective in practice. Action Promised On Orals’ Status Campus discussion of the futuré status of orals has resulted in much interesting comment from in- terviewed faculty and administra- tion, plus a promise of definite ac- tion from the Curriculum Commit- tee. The Curriculum Committee stat- ed that it plans to conduct a poll of student opinion within the week, but “Junior” Leyendecker, Chair- man, emphasized that this poll is designed to ascertain points of view and elicit suggestions for re- form or constructive criticisms. The principal questions raised, the Committee feels, are three— first, the value and place of lan- guage study in the curriculum, the method of teaching languages so as best to contribute to the gen- eral ‘knowledge and specific needs, and the establishfhent of standards to measure the student’s grasp of foreign languages. Opinion within the language de- partments ‘varied widely from es- sential agreement with the asser- tions of the News editorial to a completely contradictory view. Mr. Diez pointed out that the- super- ficiality of a student’s knowledge was in great part her own fault. “All we can hope to attain,” he/|" said, “is to bring the student to the point where she can use the Ger- man in her advanced work if she]. Continued on Page 4 - € 49ers Welcomed With Ceremonies Of Lantern Night Lantern Night at Bryn Mawr is a ceremony af dignity and tradi- tion. It is then-that the Sopho- mores formally welcome the in- coming class in what is perhaps the oldest and most characteristic of the College’s festivals. The Freshmen, silent and invisi- ble in their black caps and gowns file into the blackness of the clois- ter. They form a circle facing the west wing of the library with their backs to the reading room. The Sophomores enter bearing lighted lanterns. As they walk they sing a Greek hymn, invoking Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom, to make holy the lanterns and. to change darkness. into light. They form a second semi-circle, woven into the lines of the first. The song is done and each Sophomere hands her lantern to the closest Fresh- man and runs. The Freshmen an- swer: “We come 0 Goddess; we are lovers of beauty in just mea- sure and lovers of wisdom also.” They file out singing their song. The solemn ceremony is finished but following, a:gayer gathering assembles under Pembroke Arch. The four classes forif* a square and each sings its athletic song, class song and lyric song in the traditional manner; the _ Seniors calling on oon? class to perform. the classes break up and parties are held for the Freshmen by their sister class in the different halls. Tradition offers many supersti- tions about the lanterns, Inside each lantern is an invitation to tea from Sophomore to Freshman. The girl whose candle burns the longest and who stays awake to prove her claim, is fated to be- come hall president in one theory while others have it she will be the first member of her class to marry. Another’ tradition which has grown around Lantern Night is that the girl who finds wax dripping on her gown will earn her Ph.D., or according to Bryn Mawr custom, will graduate Magna Cum Laude. | “Pallas Athena” was the class of 1893’s song and was adapted for Lantern Night in 1901. “So- -phias Philai” was transposed in 1921 and the music was selected from a part of the Russian service by A, F. Lyoff. Calendar . Thursday, October 18 8:15. Freshman Talk, Common Room. S Friday, October 19 Lantern Night, unless it rAins. Saturday, October 20 __ Advanced Standing Bxamina- tions end. 9:00. Spanish and Italian Or- als. Lantern Night, in case of rain Friday. Sundae, October 21 . 7:30. Chapel, Rev. i. E. Ham- mond. Music Room. Monday, October 22 7:15. Current Events, Dorothy Nepper speaking on “Spain and the Argentinian Situation.” Common Room. Wednesday, October 24 ,8:00. Memorial’ lecture for Howard Gray, given oy G. H. MclIlvain. merece sania = “+ UVAP To Send Food To French Relief Agency Packing food and clothing for direct mailing to a relief organi- zation in Europe constitutes the major project of the 1945-1945 U. V. A. P. program. There is sateen need for vol- unteers from among the under- graduates, graduate students, fac- ulty and staff, to assemble the par- cels, which will be sent for distri- bution to the “Maison Fraternelle” a foundation for the poor in Paris. Since both this agency and Bryn Mawr are small organizations, con- rnections can be directed and the plan carried out with maximum efficiency. $3.00—-will- pay forthe food and mailing expenses of one relief par- cel. A campus-wide drive for money to support this college project starts tonight. Collections of sec- ond-hand clothing to be sent in the parcels will also be made. Fac- ulty are asked to place clothing donations in the boxes in Taylor and Goodhart. Registration for volunteers to pack the relief, par- cels takes place tomorrow and Fri- day in Goodhart. Madame Combemale of the American Relief for France rec- ommends this project, the “Maison Fraternelle’ choose the recipients from the most needy families. Soeur Dora of the foundation will receive the Bryn Mawr parcels, reply promptly as to the condition of their arrival, and personally su- pervise their distribution. Soybeans, fortified cocoa pow- der,. lentils and powdered eggs are among the items to be included in the relief-boxes. All food will be Continued on Page 2 Community, Relief Work Included In Volunteer Activities Program Each Student Requested To Give 3 Hours — ° Per Week ——-_ Goodhart, October 17. 100% registration for three hours of vol- unteer work is the aim of the UVAP drivé as explained in the mass meeting. The registration will take place on Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m. The following are a list of the activities offered by UVAP: Community Activities The Overbrook Blind School, which is under the League, involves reading to the blind at Overbrook. The usual hours are from 8 to 9:30 p.m., allowing the students time to return to college before 10:30 p.m. Another League activity is the Haverford Community ‘Center which is now primarily a nursery school. ‘Children from three to six are there five days a week from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed from 9:30 to 12 a.m. to help supervise play and lunch. The job presents an excellent op- portunity to work with qualified teachers and would be of particu- lar benefit to those interested in Sociology and Psychology. Addi- tional volunteers are needed to teach basketball to the older child- ren, play popular music for the weekly dances and to. plan the meals. The newest UVAP activity isthe Joint Committee for Community Activity which is under beth the League and the Alliance. Its pur- pose is to provide volunteer work for students along social and poli- tical lines. Various organizations © offering opportunities for students are: the United’ Nations Council, Continued on Page 4 Wells Describes Ruin of Berlin, Urging U. S. to Feed Germans. By Laura Dimond °47 In a fascinating role as.a spec- ial consultant for the State Depart- ment, Mr. Roger Wells is now in Berlin. Officially; he is known as the Chief of Local Government in the Civil Administration Divi- sion of the United States Group Control Council. ‘As the name implies, his princi- pal work is concerned with setting up local government codes hy which the German people are ex- pected to govern themselves even- tually, Also a part of his work is to draw up rules for elections to be held in German towns and vil- lages, a mechanism which will probably become effective in 1946. Involved in his job is the selection of proper German’ personnel to carry out the: plans of the Allied Governments. In a recent letter to Mrs. Wells, Mr. Wells described his plans for a field trip in-which he intended to study the political situation “in Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Karlsruhe. The majority of his work to date, however; has center- ed in Berlin itself. : An excerpt from a letter to Miss McBride from Mr. Wells tells that “the Berlin Germans are hungry, badly elothed, without adequate shelter, and with little or no fuel.” ‘He goes on to say that “as for em- ployment, it is as if the whole city of Philadelphia were on WPA.” Although it might seem an un-- worthy cause to many Americans, Mr. Wells feels that it is our duty to feed this starving people; for if it is worthwhile saving the coun- try as a whole, it is vital that the people be fed. Cigarettes, too, are exffemely scarce and, accordingly, have be- come a medium of. oe In return for four cartons of cigar- etes the finest German cameras can be: had. Mr. Wells has written that he uses cigarettes as tips for waiters and cleaning. women as well as for calling cards. Mr. Wells has had a great deal of background for the type of work he is doing. He has done a great deal of research in the field of German politics, publishing Ger- man Cities in 1934, a study of mu- - nicipal administration and Sstruc- ture after the first World War. This book has been in great de- mand for its informative value to American military government of- ficers.° Mr. Wells also ‘studied in Germany in 1927-28 and lived there ‘in 1934, affording an opportunity to study Hitlerite Germany.