& THE COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XLI, NO. 3 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1944 | Copyright, Trustees of Brya Mawr College, 1944 PRICE 10 CENTS European Peace Depends on Food, ‘Explains Mr. Rich Rich Warns Against Rumors And Statistics of Ample Food Abroad Goodhart, October 5: “There can be no peace in Europe while na- tions starve,” stressed Mr. John Rich, Associate Secretary of ‘the American Friends Service Com- mittee, in the first War Allignce Assembly of this year. Food or win the war and will win ‘the peace, and the future is largely dependent on the feeding of Eur- ope now, and in the next four or five years. It is difficult to conceive the vastness of this problem of feed- ing, said Mr. Rich, and to envisage at the same time its peculiarity and poignancy. He cited an exam- ple of a village in Spain that had lived for a year without bread, and maintained a meager exist- ence on oranges alone—this when bread is a basic commodity in Europe, and comprises two-thirds of the food supply. Practical Question The great practical question to be faced is that of engineering, how we are to get the food supplies to Europe and how we are to get them there in time. It is not gen- cally pai that the average individual food requirement per year is one half-ton. No foreign relief could ever meet that figure, and a great deal of our supplies will get there too late. (But we have come to a period in the war when we can _ seriously consider this problem, added Mr. Rich. We must be extremely care- ful not to be carried away by “glittering statistics’ and reports such as that of ample food in Nor- mandy or in Paris. “as One of the main interests of Mr. Daniel Will Speak At Alliance Assembly OnPAC in’44 Election Mr. Franz Daniel, Chairman of the Philadelphia Political Action Committee, will speak at the first of two co-ordinated War Alliance Assemblies on Tuesday, October 17 at 12:30. He will discuss the PAC and the 1944 Election. After graduation from the Un- iversity of Wisconsin in 1927, Mr. Daniel did three years of graduate work at the Union The- ological Seminary. He then be- came an active participant in the labor movement, organizing the be Cab Workers. As general organizer for the Textile Workers Union and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, he toured the country, especially concentrating his efforts in the South. In Philadelphia, Mr. Daniel. be- came co-director of the short-lived United Labor Committee. This year, he took up his present posi- tion with the PAC, still maintain- ing his status as organizer for the ACWA. Lieutenant-Governor John C. Bell, Jr., will speak at the second assembly the following week, Oc- tober 24, for Dewey. At both of the meetings, questions from the floor will be welcomed. Miss Speer Will Talk On Students in China Miss Margaret Bailey Speer, principal of the Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, will speak on: “Inter- nees and Students in Wartime China,” in the Deanery on Mon- day, October 16 at 5:00 P. M. Her speech is sponsored by the Bryn Mawr ‘Chinese Scholarship Com- mittee. Internment Camp A resident of China for eighteen years, as Dean of Women’s Col- lege, Yenching University, Miss Continued on page 3 Continued on page 4 Typhus, Social Ostracism Threaten Rhoads As “Something in the Main” Clogs Plumbing By Patricia Platt, °45 On Sunday, tober 8, the plumbing in Rhoads rebelled. It remained incommunicado, refusing to divulge its grievance. It even re-erupted that night. But plushy Rhoadsités, used fo swaggering around campus, took it quite per- sonally. It is humiliating to run to Rock to brush your teeth. The first symptoms of discon- tent in subterranean regions oc- curred at one A. M. Sunday morn- ing. Miss Lord made the unhappy discovery, and for the rest of the day Rhoads, to a woman, dashed to turn on the taps every half hour, only to be greeted by a reasonable facsimile of the death rattle. When we said “How long, O Lord!” to ourselves a little too loudly, we found that it might be days before we could take a bath. Wild rumors began to make the circuit, hinting that Rhoads would not be fed until the plumbing was fixed. This proved idle, as grounds- men rallied to the situation by run- ning a hose from the Deanery gar- den into the kitchen window. An- interesting aquatic spectacle re- sulted when the hose burst in three different places, turning the Dean- ery garden into a second Versailles. “something in the main,” and pro- ceeded to excavate the Rhoads en- virons. The ingenuity of the grounds- men was tried and was not found wanting. Mr. Matthews, dashing up on Sunday morning, ascertained that the trouble was outside the building, as the meter was regis- tering almost nothing. Ergo— somewhere between Rhoads and the main road there is something blocking a main, but it may take days to find it. Rhoads, faced with typhus and social ostracism had to be saved. Inspiration struck, and a pipe was connected to Goodhart, so that by evening the taps no longer gurgled. The plumbing was not appeased. On Sunday night train - weary week-enders prepared ‘to ablute. They found to their dismay that while there was water, it was not hot. Rhoads, philosophically, went to bed, unaware of the great flood that deluged: the basement. A hot water pipe had burst and Mr. Mat- ‘not feeling inclined to swim in boiling water. By morning the tides receded enough to allow re- Meanwhile the plumber reported pair, and Rhoads splashes happily again. / / thews could only shake his head, | Burns Plans Series Of Lectures Dealing - With Security Issues The Anna Howard Shaw lecture series is to be given this year by Dr. Eveline M. Burns, who has chosen for her subject Social Se- curity in an Expanding Economy. Alternating with the Flexner lec- ture. series, the Shaw Memorial Lectureship takes the form of a course of lectures given every three years by persons eminent in politics, social science or other fields, Born in London, and trained in Economics at London University, where she took her doctorate ‘in 1926, Dr. Burns came to this coun- try in 1926 as holder of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Travelling Fellowship. At the expiration of the féllowship, she was appointed as-Lecturer in Economics in’ the Graduate Department of Econom- ics, Columbia University, where she served until 1942 when she be- came Chief of the Economic Se- Continued on Page 3 Political Clubs Plan Meetings, Speakers, Community Activity One week closer to November 7th, rabid Republicans and Demo- crats have turned on the heat in an effort to rally greater numbers behind their respective forces. More concretely, both groups have had initial meetings, with attendance well above the 50 mark, have elected officers and have arranged specific activities. Coming into being officially last Tuesday, the Bryn Mawr Young Republicans’ Club is headed by Miriam Pottle ’46, chairman. The club looks beyond mere campus rabble-rousing; its members will work in booths, sell Dewey-Brick- er dollar certificates, distribute buttons and act as messengers among the various headquarters in Philadelphia. Further, the Dewey-backers will provide information and as- sistance for tle voters in the vil- lage and on “the campus, _ both —> Continued on Page 4 Calendar Thursday, October 12 Talks to Freshmen, third in a series of five. Miss Mc- Bride, Common Room, 7:30. Friday, “October 13 War Movie, Desert Victory, Music Room, 7:30. Saturday, October 14 Spanish and Italian Examin- ations, Taylor, 9:00. Sunday, October 15 Interhall Hockey, Denbigh and Radnor vs. Rhoads, 3:30. Chapel: The Rev. Michael R. Barton, Music Room, 7:30. Monday, October 16 Miss Margaret B. Speer, Internees and Students in Wartime China, Deanery, 5. Current Events, Common Room, 7:15. Shaw Lecture. Dr. Eveline M. Burns: Full Employment Policies and Problems, Good- hart, 8:30. ih Tuesday, October 17 Alliance Assembly. Franz Daniel, Philadelphia Director of Political Action Commit- tee of the CIO, Goodhart, 12:30. 4 Vocational Conference. Mary Moon Hemingway: Vogue Prix de Paris, Common Room, 7:30. \ 300 Bryn Mawrtyr Elections The Senior Class takes pleas- ure in announcing the election of the following officers for the year 1944-45; Jerry Beal, President. Barbara Kistler, V. President Britta Ericson, Secretary. Sue Coleman, Song Mistress. The Junior Class takes pleas- ure in announcing the election of the following officers for the year 1944-45: Lovina Brenlinger, President Joy Rutland, Vice President Louise. Brown, Secretary Doris Braman, Song Mistress Alumna Will Explain Vogue Prix de Paris Contest for Seniors Mary Moon Hemingway, Bryn Mawr 1940, will explain the tenth annual Vogue Prix de Paris con- in the Common Room on Tuesday, October 17-at 7:30. Winning first prize in the contest her test to Seniors Senior year, Mrs. Hemingway was awarded a posi- tion on Vogue Magazine, and has since written run the Vogue contest, and filled the posi- tion of copy editor of House and Garden. articles, Opportunities The talk, sponsored by the Bur- eau of Remomendations, will out- line the opportunities for any Sen- ior who wins a prize or one of the ten awards of merit. Open to Seniors interested in copywriting, photography, merchandising, ad- vertising, designing, or interior decorating, the contest consists of four short quizzes of two questions each and a 1500 word article. Prizes First prize is a year’s job on the editorial staff of Vogue, and second prize is a half year’s job on the staff. The ten other contest- ants who win awards of merit will be given an opportunity for jobs on House and Garden, Glamour, and Vogue Pattern Book, or with stores, advertising agencies, and s Pledge Service In Volunteer Drive for War Effort Undergraduate Council Plans Attempt at 100 Per Cent Cooperation . The response to the two-day registration for the Undergradu- ate Volunteer’ Activities Program, as far as it can be ascertained at this date, is an approximate 350 students out of a possible 548. In relation to other years, this response is an excellent one, al- though it is not the 100 percent turn-out for which the Under- graduate Council had hoped. Many students, however, are already do- ing unregistered war work, and a number of Freshmen have _ not yet felt ready to pledge three hours of their time. In a final effort. to offer an op- portunity to any undergraduates who were unable to sign up _ last week, the U. V. A. P. will have an evening registration from 8-10 on Thursday, October 12. Any interested graduate students, maids and porters, or faculty are urged to register at this time. The registration for the vari- ous volunteer activities is as fol- lows: & Bandage Rolling - sicesissiccsee.s.. 153 Waitine On Fane wci.cniec, Se PALNINE Ni cioncciis 58 Continued on Page 4 Undergraduate Clubs Formulate Programs With the third week of the ac- ademic year in progress, the under- graduate clubs have formulated their programs for this semester. Changes may occur as the year progresses, but the skeleton plans for the various activities are as follows: Glee Club Dawiating from the usual pro- cedure, the Glee Club and Choir combined will give a Vesper serv- ice with Haverford on November 12, instead of the _ traditional Christmas service. The Princeton Glee Club will take over Haver- ford’s place in the December 10th Christmas program, and last year’s success with the Harvard Glee Club has prompted an encore for February 3. In the Spring a publishing houses. Continued on Page 3 Current Political Camp aigns Recall Years Of Torchlight Processions, Pear Throwing As another election year rolls around, familiar signs begin to reappear—Democratic clubs, Re- publican clubs, buttons, et al— but we wonder, looking back on the annals of 60 years, if in 1944 we will or can ever reach the fev- er pitch, the near-rioting of our campaigning predecessors. They who dispensed a_ prodigious amount of effort on behalf of the Socialists or even the Farmer- Labor party, have us, who can’t even obtain the torchlight or a ‘ye0q ‘opered &@ oz o[IwWIsoey Way back in 1916, when fash- yonable women wore high ., lace+ boots and suffragism was still ~a rampant and. disaffected force, the students deserted their in- tellectual pursuits for some _ six weeks and were electrified with unceasing rallies, debates and even many aspects of the political problem, urging those who could make no choice between:the two regular parties to register their protest by voting Farmer-Labor. light procession where Democrat- ic hecklers-succeeded in destroy- ing a large picture of Hughes provided for the occasion. By 1920, the faculty had begun active participation in the campus political organizations, Mr. Cren- shaw offered his public support to Eugene V. Debs (impersonated by a manacled student in an iron -eage) at the election rally, and ’Mr. Fenwick campaigned actively for Cox and the League: of Na- tions. One student became carried away by Harding enthusiasm when the speech of Mr. Cox “was end- ed by a rotten pear hurled by an riots. The News editorialized on Continued on Page 4 Election night saw a large torch-