RT LES. LAT aR AT Qt = eR a tities... sesamiae aaaaaasaal tt sasmne wiomote ‘mutual understanding. ee oa ent. forms. - results. 2 THE COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XLIII, NO. ® \G ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1947 Copyright .Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1945 PRICE 10 CENTS Prof. Toynbee’s Lecture Shows Dramaof Impact. Nature of Encounters Proved to be Dramatic Specially contributed by Nancy Morehouse 47 Goodhart, February 24: The form of encounters between civili- zations, declared Professor Arnold Toynbee, in the third of: his lec- tures on “Encounters between Civ- ilizations,” may take the form of a single episode or of a series of events comparable to the various acts of a drama. The variations distinguishing different encounters of single civ- ilizations may take the form of different conditions influencing the two main actors, or they may ap- pear in different results. The re- versal of roles is frequently typi- eal of different encounters between the same civilizations. As an ex- ample of this Mr. Toynbee brought out the fact that prior to the 17th century the Turks held the intel- Jectual and material’ advantage over the West; during the 17th century Christianity not only ac- quired but improved the Turkish techniques, and succeeded in de- féating the Turks as a result. ‘The reaction of the attacked cul- ture may take a number of differ- € The most creative re- action is that of a people which replies by developing a new, pros- elytizing religion to capture the souls of the aggressors. Least ef- fective, said Mr. Toynbee, is the violent reaction, as it achieves lit- tle that is permanent. Indirect reply, such as the West used in the era of discoveries to circumvent the Moslem hold on the Near East, has had more lasting Isolationism is another teechnique—the classic example is Japan; however, Mr. Toynbee feels that physical isolation is far less effective than psychological, a technique employed by the Orien- tals against the Greeks at the time of Alexander. The economic reaction has often been used by minorities or by de- feated civilizations to create for; themselves a necessary role in the world of the conquerors. This tech- nique was used by the Jews, nota- bly, and by the non-Conformists in Continued on Page 3 Tea to be Held On Labor Sehool Miss Margaret ‘Wood, director of the Hudson Shore Labor School, and Miss Rhetta Arter, education- al director, will speak at a tea in the Common Room at four o’clock on Thursday, February 27. Miss Wood and Miss Arter will ‘discuss the school and the Spring Week-end set for April 18-20. This week-end was planned at a meet- ing of delegates representing. var- ious labor groups and colleges at a meeting in New York on Febru- ary 15 and 16. The purpose of the week-end is to give industrial workers and students an opportun- ‘ity to discuss mutual problems, and attended a ‘similar gathering, ‘antl ; it is hoped that other students wilt take earenoee of the opportun- For All Students The allotment of these dues is as ity this ‘Revolutionary Dance’, Basketball Highlight Snowy Show Weekend By Helen Martin, “49, and Gwynne Williams, 50 © Freshman Show Week-end prep- arations at Bryn Mawr consisted mainly of trips into the storm to measure the snowfall, and nervous studying of train schedules from New: Haven, or road cofiditions near Columbus, Ohio. The weath- er, at least, precluded the tradi- tional tour of the campus; “And this is Dalton Hall, Chuck!” . Ad- mirable poise aided Bryn Mawr- tyrs to carry. off the effect of a combination of a' strapless and stadium boots. Scotch tape was the downfall of the dance chairman. Friday mid- night found red and white striped Common 'l'reas. Sets $5.00 Dues Specially contributed by Page Hart, ’48 On the March 5 Pay Day every undergraduate will be charged $5.00 for Common Treasury dues. follows: $3.00—Undergrad. $1.00—Alliance. $ .50—Token donation to the Red Cross. - $ .50—Token donation to the Community Chest. The Common Treasury is the amalgamation of the treasuries of Self-Gov, Undergrad, the Alliance and League. The League has its own drive in the fall which is its sole source of income. Undergrad obtains its support from the Com- mon Treasury dues only, while Self-Gov is financed by both Com- mon Treasury dues and fines and the Alliance by the dues and a donation of $200 from the College. Since the Self-Gov account is ade- quate for the expenses of the com- ing year, the usual $,50 assessment for Self-Gov has been withdrawn from this year’s Common Treasury jues. In order to clarify the present apportionment of money among the organizations an outline of their expenses is given below: Undergrad: $410—Pay Day Mistress salaries. $100—Hall Announcer salaries. $550—Undergraduate Scholar- ship. $ 85—Firemen’s Band, for Pa- rade Night and May Day. Approx. $ 70—Pay Day service charges. Approx. $250—Freshman Hand- books. Approx. $200—Miscellaneous ex- yenses. \lliance: Approx. $300—Speaker fees. Approx. $200—Expenses in con- nection with the speaker. Approx. $ 70—Expenses for del- egates to conferences. Approx. $ 50—Miscellaneous ex- penses. “ Self-Gov: Approx. $170—Signing out. and constitution books. Approx. $ $5--Mispeliansous ex- 2 © penses. League: $500—Donation to Varsity Play- ers and Stage Guild. $180 Sadecn Shore. Labor F gone tis °$1,500—Summex, SHS _Approx, $.30—-Expenses. for cfepe paper covering the walls, and great black caricatures of Revolutionary soldiers marching across them. Sometime during the night there was an invasion of the fifth column variety, for the morn- ing of the dance found a defeated and crumpled army. A reorgani- zation of the forces by chief strate- gician Margo Vorys, ’49, chairman of decorations, presented the col- lege with one of the most ambi- tious and _ successful decorating jobs which the gym has received in many years, certainly since be- fore the war. It is delightful to find that holiday decorations can be carried out with subtlety and humor, i. e., without cherry trees and hatchets gon Washington’s birthday. The fact that much of the decor left Bryn Mawr on the Paoli local only proves the success of the dance, one of the largest Under- grad dances om record; equally Continued on Page 2 Self-Gov. to Hold Meeting To Vote On Rule Changes A mass meeting ‘tto vote on changes to be made in the Consti- tution of Self-Government will be held on Thursday evening, March 6th, Goodhart, at 8:30. Mary Lee akely, President of Self- ert, states that when this Constitution was revised four springs ago, a clause was inserted that all the rules of the college should be reviewed at least once in every four years by a committee of students. The clause actually says that a mass meeting should -be held to elect the committee members, but this year Self-Gov- ernment has decided to form the committee first, and hold a mass meeting to vote on its findings. Representatives elected by each hall will discuss the present consti- tution with the Self-Government Board on Thursday, February 27th. Afterwards the committee -may continued to work with the Board or independently, whichever meth- od seems more practical. Any suggestions that come up in the halls about the rules should be tak- en tothe hall member. As well as voting on additions to the constitution, the students must also approve before any old rules may be removed. Wartime emergency regulations will be dropped, together with any other regulations that are out-of-date. CALENDAR Thursday, February 27 4:00, Common Room. Tea on Hudson Shore Labor School. Friday, February 28 8:30, Goodhart. Concert by Mischa Elman, violinist, for benefit of the Bryn Mawr Col- lege Fund, 1946—. 9:00-1:00, Gymnasium. Maids’ and Porters’ Dance. Sunday, March 2 7:30, Music Room, Chapel, the Rey. Silas Bittner, D.D., for- mer Rector of St. Peter’ s Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kansas City. Monday, March 3 7:15, Common Room. Current 7 abit mold J. Toynbee