a THE COLLEGE NEWS ~ THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 4 = Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, 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 permission of the Editor-in-Chief. ae EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief Harriette Solow, ‘56 ; Evelyn DeBaryshe, ‘56, Copy Marcia Case, ‘57, Make-up Charlotte Smith, ‘56, Managing Editor ‘ Molly Epstein, ‘56 EDITORIAL STAFF... Donnie Brown, ‘57 Joyce Mitchell, ‘55 Mimi Collins, ‘57 Sally Moore, ‘56 Epsey Cooke, ‘57 Barbara Palmer, ‘57 Lois Glantz, ‘56 Ruth Rasch, ‘57 Marcia Goldstone, ‘56 _. Helen Rhinelander, ‘56 Ann Lebo, ‘55 - Leagué Representative Sports. 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There has been a great deal. of discussion lately about “big name” speakers in Goodhart Auditorium; their disin- clination or inability due to the nature of their office to give us worthwhile information...Worthwhile information seems ~ to be negatively termed as: not speaking abstractly on good neighbor policies, brotherly love and such, when a pertinent and specific topic has been announced. The Alliance Board - has received a great deal of criticism ‘on this matter. One often leaves after an hour, having heard the same things that many others have said before. Yet some of these speakers such as Mme. Pandit are considered by many to be inspiring, although she spoke on the same subjects currently black-balled by many of us. What: was important in her lec- ture and which impressed her audience, was her deep convic- tion. This would be desirable in other speakers. Another feature of this controversy is that it is only’ the famous names which attract an audience which will more than fill the first few rows of the auditorium. It is obvious that the situation is not satisfactory. Per- haps well-chosen, lesser known speakers, if given publicity, would draw a respectable audience and might give more satis- ~factory_lectures.Perhaps, instead of complaining, we should make an effort to attend the type of-léctures we seem to. be asking for.. Or perhaps there is more to be received from some big-name speakers than we are willing to make the ef- fort to look for. oe: Taxi, Lady? eee »y g one Want a taxi?” The numbers to call are BR 5-0512 at (Pennsylvania Sta- tion) and BR 5-0118 (at the Philadelphia and Western). But first, a warning: the will to succeed, the telephone number and the necessary cash have not been sufficient of late. There must be some mysterious element, some super-quality, some “x”, needed to charm the taxis to Rock and Pem Arches and other points of stress on the Bryn Mawr campus, that is, to lure them in time to catch the train. | Complaints have thus far availed us naught. The taxi companies explain the poor service by utilizing (or perhaps _“mis-utilizing”) the old economic principle-of supply and ‘de- mand. Complying with this explanation, we have begun to _ realize that should that exclusive commodity, the taxi, be de- sired, we must make our demands early, for like give-away products, “the supply is limited”. We try, then, to “order” our cabs well in advanee; we phone at 10:00 for the cab we'd All Classes Await May Day Events May 3, 1954 7:45 a. m., *Procession to May- poles on Merion Green led by Fire- man’s Band from town of Bryn Mawr. “ ‘8:00 a. m:, *Maypole Dances, Presentation of Gift to May Queen. 8:45 a, m., *Pageant and Morris Dances on Library Green. 9:00 a. m., College Assembly in Goodhart Hall. Scholarships and Awards announced by President Katharine =. McBride. 9:30 a. m., Elizabethan play, “Geonge-a-Greene.” Goodhart Hol- low. 10:15 a. m., *Hoop Race on Sen- ior Row. ‘ 10:30, a. m., Class Singing in Quadrangle on Sénior Row. 12 Noon, Scheduled Classes re- sume, *Note: In case of rain, all Out- door Events starred* will be post- poned until May 4. Other events will ‘move indoors and take place Hall Presidents will be notified by 1:00 a.m. Monday morning whether the rain schedule will ‘be followed. D. Innes Awarded For Record Bid Dorothy Innes and a pair of tic- | kets to ‘Twelfth Night” were the packaged evening offered as prize! in a contest sponsored by the Hav-| erford ‘News’. / name Dorothy can’t remember was! the lucky winner. He achieved this distinction by paying $10.00, the highest bid for havimg a record played on the recent radio Mara- thon on the Haverford station. Farce, Song, Dance Highlights Of Show At The “Arts Night” Continued from Page 1 Walton was played by Gail Ames. Elizabeth Klupt did a dance of rather dark and sombre mood to “Excavation of Troy” by Archi- bald MacLeish. Helene Rosenbaum read the poem. One of the most enjoyable mo- ments of the evening was Chris Flint’s singing of Appalachian Bal- lads. She accompanied herself on the atte-harp. The hauntingly sweet quality of the instrument provided an excellent background for the folk melodies. The audience demanded an encore from this per- former. : There were two other musical ‘numbers on the program. The Re- corder Ensemble composed of Ali- cia Gardner, Ann Knudsen, Leigh | Scott and Martha Walton, played [three pieces: Their~performance ; could havebeen improved: by a Continued on Page 4, Col. 2 There will be no charging in Taylor Bookshop after Friday, April 30. After this date only cash sales will be made. A Haverford Freshman, whose'| first name is Link and whose last * ExhibitionOnIndia Complements Talk| The green, orange, and white na- tional tiag of India flanked by pic- tures of Nehru and Gandhi for- mally -welcomed the visitor on Monday and Tuesday to the ex- hibition in: the Quita Woodward oom of the library. The display ot indian handicraft was sponsor- ed by the’ Alliance as a supplement to Chester Bowles’s last two lec- wures at Bryn Mawr College. Perhaps the most interesting ar- ticie in the exhibition was the ring material— soft, flimsy material, similar in texture to nylon, which ould be drawn through a ring with- out leaving a wrinkle. Multicolored saris, draperies, shawls, carefully embroidered bags and _ slippers added to the charm of the exhibit. ‘three portraits done by Indian artists of their own people were ‘nung around the room, as well as a reproduction of one of the Hindu prophets. Carved figures from the ivory tusks of elephants, orna- mented trays and goblets, jewelry, and fur gloves also delighted the observers. Another and interesting part of the display was the vases trom Kashmir. The Alliance was pleased that so many people showed interest and attended the exhibit. All the arti- cles were lent to. the Alliance by graduate students or by sources in Philadelphia, The Alumnae Auction brought in $2500 in net profits, It will be used for local scholarships. Alum. Choose New Slate of Officers Announcement was made April ‘24 by Mrs. Francis Henry Taylor of New York of the nomination. on a single slate of Mrs. J. Ebert But- terworth of Philadelphia for presi- dent of the Bryn Mawr College Alumnae. Association” for a three- year term. Shewill succeed Mrs. Ernest C. Savage also of Philadel- phia whose term will expire in June, a Mrs, Taylor, who is chairman of the Nominating Committee of the Association, presented the bgllot! for new officers at the annual meet- ing of the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Council held in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Butterworth, a member of the class of 1924 at Bryn Mawr, is vice-president of the Board of Trustees of. the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, and chairman of the Resources Committee of Bryn Mawr College. Other alumnae nominated are: Mrs, Karel van Zonneveld of Wil- mington, Delaware, for chairman of the Alumnae Fund (unopposed) ; Miss Mary S. Goggin of El Paso, Aexas, and Mrs. Clarence Harden=} bergh of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Alummae Director; Mrs. Peter J. Guthorn of Allenhurst, N. J.,| and: Mrs. John 0. von Hemert of Manhasset, N. Y. for Correspond- ing Secretary; and Mrs. Sidney Shurcliff of Ipswich, Massachusetts and Mrs. Theodore Smith-Miller of Mt. Kisco, N., Y. for chairman of the Nominating Committee. mula se it-doesn’t work. like at 1:00. In addition, the cab we'd like at 1:00 is for the train we ideally desire to board at 1:30. Unfortunately, we cannot offer this prize-winning for- The taxi is still late and we still run the risk of missing the train. If the demand is real- ly this much greater than the supply, we must compliment the companies on what appear to be astronomical profits. But we feel that in all fairness the consumers might be allowed to share this fortunate circumstance, by being permitted to en- joy either increased service or decreased fares, or perha even both. . ; But we are not the taxi companies. Our solution is also simple: if the day’s sunny, the legs strong, the suitcase not Wednesday, April 28, 1954 iscusses U. S. at Geneva nference Common Room, April 26: “It would be absolute folly for us to engage in large scale intervention in Indo-China”, said H. Field Hav- iland, Professor at Haverford Col- lege, in his Current Events talk on the Geneva Conference. Mr. Haviland said that it was his belief that the United States would probably seek to settle the Indo- China conflict in the Geneva Con- ference on the same basis as the Korean affair, This country wants to: limit the conference to the discussion of Korea and Indo-China. The Soviet interests obviously will want the range of discussion widened to in- clude acceptance and recognition of Red China and will try to ob- tain a seat for her in the U.N. The U. S. objectives in the Ko- rean question are two-fold: first, to obtain a real peace and, second, to get unificatiom with the condi- tion of free elections.. Mr. Havi- land stated,.that, many people be- lieve it impossible to hold free elections, in the Western ‘sense, in Asia. However, he cited the re- cent elections in*India, the Gold ‘Coast, the Philippines and the sec- ond Korean election as successful examples. Differing Policies Our Indo-China policy is very unsettled and depends to a great degree on negotiations with our allies. The political situation, rath- er than the economic one, seems to be the most important. There- fore our general objective on this issue appears to be the prevention of any disastrous retreat which would be to our political disadvan- tage. The interests of our allies, in the conference, differs from ours on some points. The (French express an eagerness to escape from the situation entirely. They are sick of the fighting and have lost an ir- replaceable number of trained of- ficers. The Leftist forces, as well ias other factions in France, are upset about the whole-French col- onial policy. - The English are unwilling to get involved in any. more conflicts. , They are generally wary of. U. S. policy and- refuse to back it too strongly. Mr. Haviland felt that Eden and Churchill might advo- cate firmer support for the U. S. but that Labor is’ unified enough to oppose this stand. The British solution to the Indo- China problem was the one which Mr. Haviland saw as the most feasible. They propose a partition of Indo-China, since the fommun- after the War it was ruled separ- ately. Also, there has been no co- ralition government which has ever benefited democracy. However, Mr. Haviland did admit that\Rus- sia’s price. for any acceptable peace settlement might be recog- China, Vietnamese Opinion As far as the Vietnamese them- selves are concerned, they have no love for the French. Mr: Haviland said that if the U. S. government could persuade the French to give Indo-China real independence it would be the greatest service our country could do for itself and the rest of Asia, : _ If the’ Vietnamese then. wanted to choose Dominion status it might -|-be..to. their advantage. However, Mr. Haviland said that relations between the two countries had so too heavy, better walk. It’s more reliable. - deteriorated that this choice was unlikely, = a ee 4 ists are stronger-in-the north and _ nition and_a.U.N. seat. for Red 7)