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Epre Mason Ham, ’50 BARBARA YOUNG, 47 Betty LypiNo, grad. — Subscription, $2.75 Mailing Price, $3.00 Subscriptions may begin at any time Enterted as second class matter at the Ardeanie, Pa., Post Office L Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Political Prejudice Vs. Ability Democracy’s hope in the world is that “it is an affirma- tive belief, rather than meres! simply a belief against some- thing else and nothing more.” This is, in part, the definition of democracy offered by David Lilienthal, whose appointment as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission is now being contested by Con- gressional name-callers on the grounds of Mr. Lilienthal’s Communistic tendencies and other vague disqualifications. There seems to be nothing definite or valid in the state- ments that the “sticks-and-stones” element of Congress is| hurling at the former TVA head. Mr. Lilienthal’s own recent statement in regard to Communism proves the fallacy of - guch accusations which are founded mainly on the fact that TVA was state-controlled. ” Mr. Lilienthal’s very association with TVA in an administrative position is the strongest poss- ible argument for his appointment as head of the A. E.C. As Mr. Lippmann has pointed out, Lilienthal possesses a unique _ experience in having directed the project which most nearly corresponds to the Commission of Atomic Energy in its scope, and in its problem of coordinating civil, military, and private authority. The need for a far-sighted and efficient head of the A. E. C. transcends, or should transcend, mere politics. Mr. Lilienthal’s record on TVA has proved his capability; his in- ternational policy toward the issue of atomic control proves him the man for the job. The appointee’s defeat in the pres- ent contention would be a.definitely undesirable indication of J United States policy on atomic energy, and a proof that the 4 name-calling technique of Senator McKellar can be effective- a ly and destructively used as a political block. + Common Room, February 17, Speaking on Republicanism or |“Taft and Company” versus Lilien- thalism, Mr. Bachrach took as his thesis the traditional negativist policy which the Republicans are following. Mr. Bachrach .explain- ed that because no definite kind of positive program was formed, the Republicans resorted to name- calling and a more or less negative policy.. This policy is in inevit- able conflict with Lilienthal’s idea of democracy which asserts that “democracy is an affirmative be- lief” and that “his convictions are concerned with what he is for.” Mr. Bachrach stated that per- sonally he is not against conserv- atism for which the Republican party stands, but rather the nega- tivist policy employed by the par- ty. To support this premise Mr. | Bachrach cited the stand taken by Republicans on several current is- sues. Included in these was the Republican action in regard to full employment. The Full Employ- ment Act of 1946 provided for presidential reports to Congress on the state of the national econ- omy and for a congressional com- mittee report containing recom- mendations for full employment in the future. Mr. Taft has com- pletely blocked further procedure on the bill by having it referred to committee, “because the ques- tion is. too controversial to be raised at this time. “The Republicans have also evaded ‘the issue in attacking re- ‘ciprocal trade agreements,” Mr. Bachrach continued. If the agree- ments were placed under the Tar- iff commission as Taft suggested in his Lincoln Day speech, the agreements would be killed with- out raising a public issue. This would also be a blow to economic internationalism which would in turn have dire effects on American economy. Mr. Bachrach also said that “the Taft-Wallace-Smith legislation on labor has touched only the fringes of the problem. Not only has this bill sidetracked the question from the relation between the cost of living and costs and profits, but it taken concerning other phases of the labor problem. For example, Taft has asserted that high profits mean low prices and that there- fore there is no need to raise sal- aries. He has also said, however, that he is in favor of raising refits which would result in lowered sal- aries. In the same way the current Lil- ienthal crisis shows the Republic- an tendency ‘to do a piecemeal job, because the main issues of the case have been overlooked. Instead of concentrating on questions such as “Should there be military or civilian control of atomic energy,” the Republicans have again turned to name-calling as a way out. If this policy is successful in keeping Lilienthal out of office, not only will-name-calling continue, but also it will constitute a denial of our desire to internationalize siaenan energy. In conclusion, Mr. Bachrach said, “This negativist policy of the Re- publicans could prove ruinous, be- cause it avoids the fundamental problems which the government will have to face face eventually, 4 NOTICES League Elections : The League takes pleasure in an- ips tage aug” electtOtts: Current Events is—inconsistent—with—the position |, The evolution of the Freshman Show from “What D’Ye Mean, the Mongoose Dyed?” of the class of 18 to ’49’s “Past Perfect” shows little change in the type of theat- rical productiow given but a great variation in tlass animal. For years the show was given in the gym. Men were barred, but the beasts of the Lost Generation ranged from such fantastic crea- tures as the hippocampus (or sea- horse), the polyp (7), the Dodo bird, the green griffen, and the Cheshire cat to something describ- ed as having cubistic tendencies, a castor projecting from each hoof and three hairs. In .1918, Emil} Kimbrough was manager of “What’s At?” a mu- sical comedy with: a’ Cinderella theme, in which Cindy meets her prince in khaki at the garden party. Cornelia Otis Skinner dis- tinguished herself:the following year in an interpretation of “The T-Shirt Air.” “Styx and Fiddle- sticks” included Cicero and Walter Raleigh waiting for the ferry to Hades and a shimmying deb chorus, and “The Triumph of the Bean” about Red Russia had the heroine at one time caged with a “plush parrot” munching beans. The class of ’30 gave their show in the newly erected Goodhart and during the following years the animals included a blue grass- hopper, a phoenix, a' homo sapiens, bat and an amoeba. It became the rage for the Sophomores to dis- cover the animal and to parody the rules had to be drawn up regard- ing the animal, claiming that it Toynbee Discusses Hist. of Civilization ( Continued from Page 1. We are currently concerned with the threat of Russian communism, said Professor Toynbee, owing to its power of making converts. How- ever, Russia is a segment of the orthodox Christian civilization, and her impact will, he feels, be far less in the last analysis than that of the cultures of India and China, which are not part of this tradi- tion. Drawing an analogy to Greco- Roman civilization, Professor Toyn- bee stressed the spiritual, rather than the material, outcome of con- flicting civilizations. The signifi- cance of the Greco-Roman era, he declared, was that in response to its aggressive tendencies four uni- versal religions were produced, two based on violence—Islamism and Hinduism, and two based on non - violence — Christianity and Buddhism. Professor Toynbee pointed out that one of the most significant contributions of modern times was the development of a new time scale, enabling us to detach events} from our personal lives and see ‘them in the perspective of human and world history: Study of the past gives us the means of calcu- lating the average life span of a civilization; by comparison with the Greco-Roman, western civili- zation is still relatively youthful. The impact of a civilization, Pro- fessor Toynbee said, does not end ager its political dominance ceas- but its intellectual influence pedis to be felt among succeed- ing cultures. Professor Toynbee’s lectures will be published in forthcoming vol- umes of. his Study of History. animal song. By 1933 a list of |, Historical Sketches By Katrina Thomas, °49 must be kept on campus for 24 hours, that the Sophomores might search for it anywhere except in top bureau drawers and requested that both classes be moderate and refrain from any physical violence. In 1985 “The New National Re- covery Act” portrayed the search of the inmates of. an old -:ladies home for Ponce de Leon’s fountain of youth, but they found Ponce himself, after which discovery the usual complications ensued. “Forty Bust” is described as “humourous bunkum” and returns to the old college theme as the busts in Tay- lor leave their pedestals to visit |classes. “Asleep and Better to be That Way” concerned four dead kings and the Third Crusade, “The Devil Did Grin” was a review of campus characters in parody :and five male members of. the faculty were legally allowed to attend, and one other, the animal: a Western Union peneengar’ hired at 50c an hour: “Third Termite in Taylor” con- cerned the Roosevelts on a college tour and the class of ’43 produced as its animal, an ant in a test tube. “Fantasia 44” was the nightmare of a glamour-less Freshman when she falls asleep aver the anatomy of a lobster to dream of scotch, college notables and men.. The fight. for the animal that year was extremely bitter, involving’ even the Juniors who threw paint, tur- ‘pentine,.and hot. water to protect their sister class from the heckling Sophomores. “Love, Fret and Cheers” featur- ed Hitler as the villain and a dove as. the animal; “For~-Whom -the Sirens Scream” had a spy-plot, Dr. Herben was the animal; “Alas Poor Yorick” was a satire on human preoccupation with such petty. mat- ters as which of two sky-scrapers jis tallest and its effect on man and monkey, the monkey being the. an- imal; the class of ’48 produced their carefully hidden donkey after “Tart Art” and ’49, a dachshund after “Past Perfect.” ’50’s “A Rose Among Thorns” concerns a new angle of campus life, i. e., the G. I. at college. Lucky, lucky men can now net only attend the Freshmen show, they can work © — on it; And so now we breathless- ly await the day when the weaker sex will allow them to be in it. Alumnae Set Rules For Memorial Prize : Continued from Page I Previous appearance in any stud- ent publication is not to be a bar- rier to entry. 4) Any student may submit more than one entry if she so desires. In case of an entry of verses, the Reading Committee advises stud- ents to submit a small group of poems,—from four to six, depend- ing on their length. 5) For this year’s competition only, entries need not be confined to material composed during the academic year 1946-47. Material composed earlier may be accepted, provided that \it has been written subsequent to the student’s matric- ulation at Bryn Mawr College. 6) All MSS are to\be deposited ~ in the Alumnae Office in the Dean- - ery, not later than 4:00 P. M., April 2. No MSS. will be accepted after this deadline. — 7) No MSS. are to be signed. At the Alumnae Office each entrant will be given a number, to be written on her MSS, for identifica- tion. The Alumnae Office will keep es. together with their identi- fying numbers. This list is not =. | under seal the list of the en ee way . er ; —— ames iat —TRPRIaN and poeta submitted ina contest Pee S