+ THE COLLEGE NEWS — ‘VOL. XLI, NO. 5 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1944 Prag + ny ‘Trustee: of Bryn Mawr College, 1944 PRICE 10 CENTS Dewey Defeats Roosevelt in Student Poll J. C. Bell Discusses Dewey’s Proposals For Lasting Peace eee Free Enterprise Will Rule Dewey Administration Says Bell —— Goodhart, October 24. Present- ing the second of two coordinated war assemblies, the Honorable John C. Bell, Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania, emphasized Dewey’s belief in the American system. Stating that winning the war, ob- taining a fair and durable peace, and an effective domestic policy are the problems that the next President must solve, he attempted to show how. Dewey could .be more efficient than Rooseveit. As for winning the war, Bell asserted that the President is of minor importance because that is a problem which is and will con- tinue to be left to the military and navy personnel. He said that the ‘war can be prosecuted more effec- tively, however, under a Dewey administration where bureaucratic hampering will be eliminated. Negotiation of the peace does not depend on one man, said Bell, but it is dependent on the Presi- dent and a two-thirds majority of the Senate. Bell fears that Roosevelt will “sell America’s shirt” and betray the small na- tions, whereas Dewey desires a just peace to preserve small —na- tions and an expression of the ideals of the American people. The domestic issue is primarily a conflict between a_ Roosevelt- centralized-planned-economy and a Dewey-free-enterprise-economy. A future Roosevelt administration was cited by Bell as a system un- der which millions of war workers and soldiers will be jobless. Dew- 2 Continued on Page 4 ©2@ Social Security Aid In Full Employment Discussed by Burns Goodhart, October 23. “For many years to come, modern so- ciety will need social security as a safeguard to insure full employ- ment,” said Dr. Eveline. Burns in the second of the Anna Howard Shaw lectures on Social Security in an Expanding Economy. In the first place, said Mrs. Burns, this program is needed as a continuing’ safeguard against times when full employment may not be completely realized. She warned against the optimism which prevails in many circles to- day concerning the possibilities of expanded production in the post- war world. This current spirit of optimism arises from the presence of a dammed-up consumer demand backed by a considerable amount of war saving, and the confidence of the optimists in a large foreign demand following the conclusion of hostilities. Optimism Dr. Burns attributes-her guard- ed and long range optimism to several considerations. The total amount of savings available is much less than people generally suppose, and a good deal of _ the existing savings are in the pos- session of large financial organ- izations which are often very ‘re- luctant to invest those savings. In addition, the volume of for- eign trade is likely to decrease 2 good deal when the foreign coun- tries which are- accepting our goods are in a position to repay their debts. Mrs. Burns also feels that “a social security ‘program is an in- dispensable’ mechanism to insure a certain amount of purchasing power in the event of temporary dislocations.” The “vicious cir- cle” of economic depression, re- Continued on Page 3 Student Volunteers Scatter to All Points To Fulfill Promises to New U.V.A:P. Program by Marcia Dembow °47 The U. V. A. P. has gotten off to a relatively roaring start on. the campus since its inauguration. Students are tearing off in all di- rections to perform their various duties. Some are striding to the Bryn Mawr Hospital moving noiseldss- ly in their white, rubber heeled shoes; their skirts swishing “mid- way between the calf and the an- kle.” The brawnier'crew is head- ed for the farm lands, clad ‘in blue jeans and shirts. Many other _ large groups_are headed for Phil- ‘adelphia to work with the F. E. P. C., while their friends run over to Goodhart to roll surgical dress- ings. Most of the activities under the _ new program have officially begun - and are being supported by all of those who previously signed up. Twenty-three Nurses Aides. go tramping off to the Hospital two evenings a week, while sixteef girls have already finished the course and are working in near- by hospitals. Also, a canteen class is being taught by Miss Gardiner for those who are interested in such work. Another group is do- ing cafeteria work at the Bryn Mawr Hospital. Newly organized, the Industrial Group is going into Philadelphia to work with the Ff. HB, P. CG; These students are beginning with clerical and statistical work and then are going to visit unions where they will study labor votes and, labor views. The farm group has_ already been out to Newtown Square corn husking and received remunera- tion for its work. After spend- ing three hours in the cornfield a few Fridays ago, stripping the corn from its stalk, it returned to the hallg to find corn-on-the-cob for“supper. As they hauled the golden ears up to their hungry mouths the farmerettes did not appreciate the dietitian’s sense of humor. < Many of these volunteers are serving dual roles in the U. V. A. FP; combining several activities. Many people are expected to give blood when the Blood Donor Unit comes to Ardmore, November the sixth through the tenth. Film of ‘Our Hearts’ Scheduled to Appear InCollegeAuditorium The movie production of the book, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, by Cornelia Otis Skin- ner and Emily Kimbrough, will be shown at a special in Goodhart Hall on Friday, No- vember 10 following its Philadel- phia premiere on Thursday, the ninth. Philadelphia Opening ‘Opening in Philadelphia at the "Aldine Theatre, 19th and Chestnut streets, the presentation of “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” will be accompanied by personal appearances of as yet. unnamed persons. The seats are all re- served, selling for $2.00 and $3.00, and tickets can be purchased at the Publicity Office here, at. Haly’s on Chestnut street, or at the Al- dine Box Office. The’ profits from this performance will go to the Special Scholarship Fund of the College. Tickets for the special perform- ance in Goodhart, to be sold in the Publicity Office, will sell for $:85 (first four rows), and $1.00. Paramount and Warner’ Bros. have restricted the sale of tickets to Bryn Mawr College, Harcum, Baldwin, and Shipley Schools. Students are, however, permitted to bring guests. Freshmen Compete For Hall Play Prize The Freshmen of Rhoads, Rock, Pem East and West, Denbigh, Radnor and Merion will again compete for the plaque annually awarded for the best one act play. The performance will be given on November third and fourth in Goodhart, and will be judged by a group of faculty. Both Denbigh and Pem_ East have chosen plays by _ Barrie; Denbigh, Half an Hour, and Pem East, The Lady Shows Her Metal. Denbigh’s play will be directed by Caroline Seamens ’47, helped by the Freshman director, Jane El- lis. Doreen Huritz ’47 is direct- ing Pem East’s play with Eliza- beth Cameron as Freshman direc- tor. Under the lead of Estelle Mor- rison, who produced the winning Freshman play last year, Merion is putting on The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde. The Freshman director is Jane Cod- dington, and the head of costumes is Vera Tozzer. Rhoads is giving Trifles with Pat Acheson ’46 directing, and Janine Landau and Louise Shel- don assisting. Shaw is the au- thor of Rock’s play, Man of Des- Continued on Page 4 Elections The Sophomore Class takes pleasure in announcing the election of the following offi- cers for the year 1944-45: Emily Evarts, President. Mary Lee Blakeley, V. Pres- ident. Ellen Sheperd, Secretary. Ann Matlack, Song Mistress. performance) [| turesque prose. : | tending.” ‘Calendar Thursday, Oct. 26 Main Line Forum: Robert J. Watt: Labor in.a Free Dem- ocracy, Roberts Hall, Haver- ford, 8:15. Friday, Oct. 27 Varsity Hockey, Beaver, Hoc- key Field, 4:00. ‘Undergrad Movie. Music Room, 7:30: Tri-County Concert Associa- tion: Julius Schulman, vio- linist, Radnor _ High School, Wayne, 8:30. Saturday, Oct. 28 Latin Play, Double. Trouble, Goodhart, 7:30. Latin Department Party, Common Room. . Sunday, Oct. 29 , Interhall Hockey, Pembroke vs. Rhoads, casa J Field, 3:30. Monday, Oct. 30 Current Events, Room, 7:15. Shaw Lecture: Dr. Eveline M. Burns, Assur- ance of Income: The First Step Towards Security, Good-' hart, 8:30. Comision ‘ ye German Club Ceases Activity Due to Lack Of Student Interest The German Club has, for the present, been disbanded by _ the joint decision of its members. It will continue to function to the extent that its bi-monthly teas will be held, but the Club will merge itself into the activities of the German house. Discouraged by the scant re- sponse to an opening tea and a lecture, the president and vice- president of the club, Dorothy Bruchholz ’46 and Margaret Ur- ban ’47, have decided to discontin- ue club activities until attend- ance by interested students justi- fies a renewal. It is hoped that the state of disinterestedness from which pos- sible German Club members are suffering can be remedied in’ time for the Christmas Play. ‘1110 Democrats, Faculty and Staff Favor Roosevelt With 48 Votes Against Dewey’s 18 Republicans Lose Heavily In Graduate Landslide For Roosevelt Of 392 undergraduates voting in the campus poll conducted on - Monday, 198 students ‘voted for Dewey, 177 for Roosevelt, and 18 for. other candidates. .Of these only 388 are registered voters. Among the faculty and_ staff, Roosevelt received 48 votes, Dewey 18, and another, one, while two re- mained. still undecided. In the Graduate School, Roosevelt won with 20 votes and Dewey trailed with five. Ttis interesting to note that in the 1940 election, 314 students sup- ported Willkie, and 146. Roosevelt, a much greater Republican major- ity ‘as well a%’a larger. response to the ballot. The. faculty in. 1940 voted almost as they do'-in 1944: 49 for Roosevelt, 18 for Willkie. Willkie was more popular with the graduates than is Dewey; they gave Roosevelt 30 votes in- 1940, - | Willkie 28. Party Affiliations Broken .down into party affilia- tions, the: poll indicates that 168 undergraduates are Republicans, 90 Independents, 't8 .Socialists, four »Communists, and one belonging to no party. Of the faculty and staff, 27 are. Re- publicans, 27 Democrats and 15 In- dependents. Of the graduate stu- dents, nine are Democrats, eight Republicans, seven Independents, and two belong to other parties. When analyzed according to classes, the poll reveals that as they go up, the classes prefer Roosevelt. The Class of 1945 cast 35 votes for Roosevelt, 25 for Dewey, and two. for others. The Class of 1946 gave Roosevelt 37 votes, Dewey 83, and others seven. To Dewey the Class of ’47 gave 62 votes, to Roosevelt 52, and to oth- ers three, while the Freshmen reg- istered 67 votes for Dewey, 45 for Roosevelt, and six for others. Could it be, we wonder, the influence’ of Continued on page 4 Roosevelt ‘Acts With His Ear to Ground’, ‘Makes Progress While Running’, Say Polls By Patricia Platt ’45 The News poll found the prodig- ious Mr. Roosevelt catching up on Paul Bunyon when “he acts with his ear to the ground,” mane, “daring, visionary moves,” and “carries weight internationally.” One student even wants to vote for him because of the Taree made in his years of running.” With such physical accomplishments, no wonder that he has “gradually be- come an ego-maniac.” How cynic- al in contrast is the wistful reason for voting for Dewey; “There is no fool like an old fool!” Dewey cannot evoke such pic- Instead, reasons for voting for Roosevelt on his ac- count were usually terse. A mem- ber of the faculty finds “Dewéy’s mustache” sufficient justification for being a Democrat. -A searcher after truth complains that after much trying she cannot find what Dewey stands for, and another just gives up and says “Dewey is prea Perhaps the most in- rn _? teresting reason for voting for him is that he has “the prettier wife.” In addition he is a “damn. sight more honest, even if he is ruth- less—ad nauseum.” The poll netted a fascinating col- lection of little gems of charming nonchalance. A Senior felt that “Dewey is not capable of taking over the reigns in this time of con- fusion.” Even nicer is the opinion “I’m agin’ age and self-perpetra- tion in office.” The perplexing case ‘af a retarded prodigy came to light when a student marked her; class as 1942, then proceeded to state that she was not old enough to vote. Mingling with more strident voices were some sad souls and a number of downright pessimists. Pathos appears in the reflection “Don’t like Roosevelt, Dewey, or Fala.” From the faculty came “Cannot stomach Ananias and Sapphira.” Our hearts go out to the unhappy dreamer with no par- Continued on Page 3 bia ° - Page Two hy > > THE. COLLEGE NEW'S = i ee THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Published weekly dur. 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. Editorial Board ALISON MERRILL, *45, Editor-in-Chief ‘ Mary Vircinia More, ’45, Copy Patricia Piatt, °45, News APRIL OuRSLER, °46 SUSAN OULAHAN, °46; News - Editorial Staff Naney MoreEnHouse, iy fs PATRICIA BEHRENS, °46 MarGareT Rupp, *47 ; LANIER DuNN, °47 THELMA BALpDASsaRR2, ’47 - Darst Hyatt, ’47 RosAMOND Brooks, *46 MonnNIE BELLow, °47 Marcia DEmMBow, *47 Rosina BATESON, °47 Cecitia ROSENBLUM, °47 Emity Evarts, ’47 E.izaABETH Day, "47 ZauRA DIMOND, °47 Sports Cartoons Caro. BALLarD, *45 JEAN SMITH, °46 Photographer HANNAH KauFMANN, ’46 Business Board \ Mica AsHopiANn, °46, Business Manager é BaRBARA WILLIAMS, '46, Advertising Manager SarRAH G. BECKWITH, '46 ANNE KincsBury, °47 ANN WERNER, °47 . Subscription Board MarcaretT~Loup, ’46, Manager CHARLOTTE BINGER, ’45 E.isE Krart, °46 Lovina BRENDLINGER, '46 . ELIZABETH MANNING, 746 . BARBARA COTINS, °47 NANcy STRICKLER, ’47 HELEN GILBERT, °46 BaRBARA YOUNG, 747 Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa.; Post Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Political Speakers A campus outcry against the tone and calibre of the two recent political speeches is too significant to be overlooked. As they were intended to present the two major viewpoints in the 1944 presidential election, students anticipated sound, logical analyses of what each party had to offer. They came to the assemblies in large numbers, discussed the issues, and asked questions. The fact that the speeches, especially the Hon. Mr. Bell’s, seemed superficial and opinionated consti- sutes a severe disappointment to those interested in a cam- pi. that is politically aware. Mr. Daniel’s speech-had points to commend. it, but mak- ing the PAC and the 1944 Election the only. subject for a lec- ture in a consideration of the Democratic platform was gross- ly unfair, There should have been a speaker to deal with Roosevelts’ foreign and domestic policies, which undoubtedly outweigh labor in the total picture. This was a serious error of emphasis, and in no way a fault of Mr. Daniel’s. He, at least, strove to present what he construed to be the facts im- partially, but the students found that he did not know most of the facts they wanted to know. The growing discontent found plenty of ammunition in the Hon. Mr. Bell’s address. Not only was there an absence of any constructive platform for tle Republican party, but criticisms of Roosevelt and the present administration rested solely on superficial cliches. Questions, like that of isolation- ism, were dodged or couched in completely ambiguous lan- guage. The real issues of the campaign, and we suppose BG be some, seemed confused and distorted. As one Republican puts it: “I’m through with politics!” The dismal failure of an idea as promising as that of presenting two sides of a question of national and international importance! gives us much to think about. Are we so divergent from the public at large that we cannot stomach politicians’ methods? If so, the majority of us would prefer to abandon the attempt here and now. But speeches of the variety that we have late- ly been subjected to call for more aetion than that. In the future we feel that we must have speakers on controversial subjects who understand why we are their audience if any- thing is to be gained by bringing politics onto campus. We hope that such people exist. College Dance There will be .a College Dance in the gymnasium fol- | lowing the Varsity Players production on December 2nd. Music will be furnished by “The Debonairs”, the Junior Prom orchestra of last. spring. Tickets and programs will be on sale in all the halls two weeks in advance. Prices are $2.50 per couple, and $1.50 for a single ticket. The dance will | last from 11; until 2 a. m. Snag a man and. come! War Stamp Drive Results of the first 1944-45 War Bonds and Stamps drive have been atinounced by Helen Reed ’46, Chairman of the Drive. 80 percent of the cam- pus bought bonds or stamps, contributing a total of $1030.55. It is hoped that the 20 percent will contribute missiig in co next month’s drive. \ Politically Speaking - DEWEY The Republican Party believes in labor, but the Republican Party believes primarily in America, These two concepts, the welfare of labor and the welfare of the American people, conflict in their aims only in so far as a small group of men, the so-called labor- leaders, are concerned. Organized ‘labor, if we may see in the PAC the handwriting on the wall, is be- coming regimented labor, Labor comprises the majority of the nation, but when the Amer- ican working-man is told how to think and vote, he ceases to ex- press a majority. opinion, and be- comes the instrument of a minor- ‘lity group smaller even than “Big Business.” On-the other hand, if America is prosperous, the working man must be prosperous. - If factories are operating, the working man is employed. If, however, business has cause to fear a repetition of the New Deal price-hoisting, crop- destroying technique, of insuring national prosperity, we cannot ex- pect to operate at a maximum. No manufacturer will staff his factory to capacity, invest in new equip- Continued on Page 4 WIT +S. END.. The curfew tolls the knell of parting hey-hey, the moaning horde winds grimly to the slaugh- ter, as what was cut is cut away from me. We love our classes so that there are times when we would walk among a_ thousand blossoms, and not touch one—with a ten foot pole. Into this ecstacy, out of the night, out damned spot, Othello’s day_is done because the faculty thinks we are excessive. Most gorgeous thought, O scintillating stratagem, .as over. the horizon looms class after class while we east our cuts as pearls before swine because making up our minds whether or not to go to class induces nausea which -is better kept at home to keep the home fires burning. Next will come the fact, too long delayed, that I am _ superfluous; then I can go and superflow all by myself in a dark corner of the Lib and everyone will think that I am cut out about the whole thing. In the Age of Enlightenment I used to patter eagerly to classes be- cause it was restful to sit in an empty room in any seat I liked and pretend that I didn’t have to go home and make my bed. But now I say to the powers that be “Make me thy liar even as my notebook is. What if its leaves go scatter- ing with the breeze”. : If I don’t go to class to learn history I will be fiddling while Rome burns which is what Nero did which made history and is much better than learning history anyway. Excessive—ha! I will gorge until my superego bursts and dash, and dash until like the warrior home from battle “they bear me out on an exam book to Dr. Stewart’s office. |] Denbigh A. Gillilan ‘| Merion G. Wiebenson '! Radnor N. Emery ‘| Wyndham . J. Mott | Non-Res R. Gilmartin Chairman C. Locke. =: »- Cut Committee Rhoads South E. Kaltenthaler Rhoads North M. Schaeffer Rockefeller D. Dame Pembroke West R. Lester Pembroke East J. Rutland CONTINUING an effort to present two diamétrically op- posed undergraduate views of various issues of the present campaign, the News offers this week the question of labor. ROOSEVELT There is a difference between real freedom -and legal liberty. There is a_ difference between “freedom” to work at starvation wages fourteen hours a day, and “restrictions” insuring decent working conditions. We doubt that anyone is anxious for the “right” to pound the sidewalks, job hunt- ing. Yet this, in effect ,is the prospect the Republicans offer labor when they ask, in the name of “free en- terprise,” such removal of restric- tions on big business as would give it virtual control of the nation. They declare that this inequality in power would guarantee full pro-~ duction and employment. Then why. didn’t it work in 1929? Could the answer be that the rule of a single class, particularly a short- sighted socio-economic class, is not compatible with the interests of the majority? The Republicans fall into an even more serious fallacy when they attack labor unionism. If in- dustry really has the welfare of labor at heart, why does it oppose any organized representation of the working man so vehemently ? Why does it oppose social legisla- tion which alleviates his economic vulnerability? Why do the Na- tional Association of Manufactur- ers, the Union League, et al, bris- Schweppe Condems Bell For Dearth of Facts In Speech To the Editor: Mr. Bell’s disappointing speech to the College, Tuesday, may have lost some votes for the Republi- can Party. »» There probably was a_ reason why Mr. Bell hadn’t read any comment on Senator Ball’s swing to Mr. Roosevelt:—But why should anyone campaigning for Mr. Dewey not have acquainted himself with Mr. Dewey’s excel- lent New York record, in order to give the facts to his hecklers. “straight from the shoulder’? The Republicans are accused of being vague—and they have no excuse to tolerate such an accusa- tion, because there are facts to support every statement they can make against Mr. Roosevelt—par- ticularly against his foreign pol- icy bungling—and the Republi- cans should use these facts. Has not Mr. Bell read Mrs. Luce’s speech made in Chicago, a week ago Sunday? Doesn’t he re- alize that most Democrats agree that Mr. R. is a poor domestic administrator, and that they merely need to have pointed out to them how the stupidity at home is repeated abroad? The re- cent reports of New Deal “cross- ed-purposes” abroad that have }tle with horror at the thought of labor participation in politics? Labor unions are extremely dem- ocratic organizaions. Their lead-| ers are chosen only by formal ma-| jority vote. They can take no steps not approved by their mem- bership, and if they try to they are promptly checked (e.g.—John L. Lewis’s unsuccessful attempt to force Dewey down the mine work- ers’ throats). Union books are open at all times for inspection, nor are union fyumds used for any purpose not decided on by mem- bers. Mr. Dewé¢y, who in his cam- paign for District Attorney receiv- ed finaycial assistance from the Amalgamated Clothing Works of America, headed by Sidney Hill- man, has every reason to know that. managed to seep through Admin- Te ; : istration censorship, comments of our Allies, and the pre-war knowl- edge of Mr. R.’s_ lack of states- manship, are facts which compile the substantiated evidence on which: Republicans have to draw and aré. the facts which they must drive home to those people duped by the honeyed words of Browder, Roosevelt, and Hillman. Mr. Bell should have informed himself of the ability of Bryn Mawr Republicans to handle do- mestic problems in campus _poli- tical discussions, and_ realized that the unfounded argument of Mr. R.’s “superb” foreign policy (what is it, incidentally?), par- ticularly among some members of our faculty: and of course the Continued from Page 2 INCIDENTALLY ... Alas, Pallas! Inclement weather | played general havoc with Lantern Night, but it appears that it was not sufficiently inclement to deter two Sophomores. They wanted to have Lantern Night as scheduled on Friday, and, determined ‘souls, they did. They had it all alone. As rain drizzled in the Cloisters, two capped and gowned figures, each bearing a. lantern, emerged, brave- ly but weakly singing ‘Pallas Athene.” They marched the length of the Cloisters, reaching a fourth rendition of the Greek Hymn as they took their places in the line- that-wasn’t-there, handed their lanterns to Freshmen who weren’t there either, ran madly to the cor- ner to sing the last chorus, then went home to get dry. Where There’s Smoke. . . Fire Captains, as a rule, are a sadistic lot. Nothing pleases them more than rousing some 50 or 60 deep- sleeping females at 4:00 a.m., while they themselves, fully dress- ed and repulsively wide-awake, sit hard on the fire bell. The tables were turned in Rhoads, however, when two days after 4 fire drill, the Fire Captain was roused from her-bed at 6 or thereafter by two happy souls who said they smelled smoke. Having announced this, they réturned to their beds, as the half-awake and thoroughly-annoy- te ed Fire Captain donned coat, shoes and towel and stumbled from the third floor to the basement, snif- fing the smoke. The fire was duly put out and the Fire Captain re- turned to her bed, too disconcerted to take. advantage of the hour or the realistic smoke-filled corridors. We May Not Live Through It... Anytime now, the News can fill up space with a casualty list, at least if the hotkey games continued at their present no-holds-barred rate. To a Junior occurred the most ironic of the fast-mounting casu- alties. Playing in a Shipley ver- sus Shipley alumnae game on the - Bryn Mawr hockey field, and, as a Westover alumna, merely filling up the team out of the goodness of her heart, she met with a flying ball and now struggles up Taylor steps on crutches. Water on the knee, the Infirmary declares. In the second inter-hall hockey game, ‘Rock, it would seem, fared worst, as one Junior carries her arm in a sling and a Sophomore sustained temporary internal injuries. Add to this the years first war casual- ty, a Rock waitress who burned her arm trying to pour tea too early in the morning. And incidentally, the alumnae visiting the halls during the Alum- nae Council meeting were im- pressed at how good the food is! “OP titan ef ~ “a a xe te ae <7 Sd ee eee Str dee pee Nn Se ag tee Sa Page Three . — THE COLLEGE NEWS T | Footnotes Manpower shortages affected Bryn Mawr dances not in the least before the momentous year 1920. -In fact, men never attended Bryn Mawr dances before that year. In the “Good Old Days”’—may they rest in peace—undergraduates got dressed in their newest finery, sent each other corsages, and went off to dance with one another. New Regime The Senior class in 1920, how- ever, decided that this was a far from perfect state of affairs. They determined to inaugurate a new regime and to introduce a few men to the dance following their Gar- den Party. According to Ann San- ford ’20, other and braver souls than she decided upon the follow- ing dubiously legal plan of action. Allowing no time for a reply pre- vious to the gala event, they ca- bled to President Thomas, who was on a trip around the world, asking for her permission to have a mixed dance. Then they proceed- ed to hold a dance—with men—on Merion Green. ‘Such revolutionary action by the class of ’20 as Seniors was heavily foreshadowed by their behavior as Freshmen. While still “adolescent and new”, they were voted a fresh Freshman class by the Seniors. Be- ing voted a fresh class was consid- ered the worst kind of disgrace possible and 1920 was marked for its college life. Fist-Fight This disgrace was incurred part- ly by a fist-fight in which the Freshmen battled the Sophomores on Montgomery Avenue and in which one Freshman lost her white starched petticoat. It was also caused by their encroachment up- on the bathing rights of the “Mighty Hel” Harris, then presi- dent of the Senior class. It seems that Helen Harris be- gan to suspect that the offenders who were leaving sand in her fav- orite bathtub were all Freshmen. For their benefit she posted above the tub a notice reading, “Ladies will and others must scrub the tub.” In retaliation, Freshmen from all over campus streamed to Rock to take their baths in the famous Harris tub. They left behind them poetry as well-as sand. They cov- ered the walls of the roomy with insubordinate jingles, and one en- terprising bather even designed the “Harris coat of arms,” includ- ing scrubbing brush and cleanser. More legal but no less enterpris- ing Freshman retaliation against Senior tyranny, and it was tyran- ny in those days when Freshmen were required to: drop their books and hold doors for all upperclass- men, was manifested on Freshman Night. On that night all bars of reserve were let down. Morning found the Seniors’ -toothbrushes planted in careful rows along the walks leading to Taylor. Roosevelt’s Running Preferred in Ballot Continued from page 1 " ty affiliations who would vote for Dewey, Norman Thomas, or Will- kie’s ghost, and favors the “Pla- tonic theory that pure intellects should rule.” But saddest of. all was the ballot across the bottom of which “take typhoid shots” stands out in scrawled capitals. Bicycle The Lower Merion Police have held for a year an un- claimed red bicycle with a Schwim frame. They hope the owner will identify it soon. Merion Ghouls Beat Rock’s Weary Team; {de and Horn Score The Merion Ghouls triumphed 2-0 over Rockefeller in the second Sunday afternoon inter-hall hock- ey match. The Rock defense put up a valiant fight until the fourth quarter when’ sheer exhaustion prevented them from fending off the Merion line. Planning to conduct Rock’s fun- eral, the Ghouls dressed in gowns with white shirts and red bloom- ers beneath and marched down to the hockey field via Rock Arch carrying a bier draped in black on which was placed a large and dirty rock. The first half of the game was characterized by. furious and fruitless struggles in the Rock goal circle. Whenever the ball approached the other end of the field, Merion’s warden and star fullback, Miss Elly, skillfully shot it back again. Rock’s goalie, Bet- sy Graf ’48, remained impreg- nable until the second half when the weary Rock defense called in the Army and Navy. The game won, the Ghouls were still eager for more, so they join- ed forces with the referee, Betsy Kaltenthaler ’47, and took on the premeds of Penn for another match. Under the direction of Marce Gross ’47, the boys quickly discovered that field: hockey was nothing but a cross between foot- ball and golf, and even the daunt- less Ghoul team was forced to yield them a 3-1 victory. Schweppe Criticizes Bell’s Lack of Facts Continued from Page 2 campus New Dealers, is the one twig to which the fourth-termites have to cling. Of course, Mr. Bell can’t manu- facture Mr. Dewey’s opinions out of the aether—no one should have to! Mr. Dewey has given in his speeches, and press conferences, tremendous material for every- one, especially his active; cam- paigners, to quote as his views— for example—‘tno secret diplo- macy”, What is our duty to Stalin as secretly avowed by Mr. R.? In frequent meetings a lot has been said: But we don’t know to what Mr. R. has agreed, aside from undoubtedly promising that the Americans will “back down” at the “right” time, as far as the rights of Poland, Czechoslovakia, be | ro bg crenl C- vents Speaking on The Netherlands Today in Monday’s Current Events, Mr. David Friedman of the Uni- versity of Leyden and at present with the Netherlands Information Bureau, in New York, pointed out that the principles of democracy, for are ag~- dominant in the Netherlands the last four centuries and treasured today despite Nazi gression. Planning for ‘the future, the Netherlands government has de- clared that it -will participate in a world organization, with’ policies guided by the principles of the Atlantic Charter. It is ready. to cooperate in a regional organiza- tion with Belgium and: France or any other country, and will return to a planned economy in domestic affairs. Autonomy will be granted to the Netherlands Indies, and ter- ritory will be demanded of Ger- many at the peace table in compen- sation for the damage _ inflicted upon Dutch territory. The Neth- erlands’ democratic principles will be preserved under the Queen, and together with the United States and Britain she will continue the war as she is now doing. The spirit which inspired eighty years of Dutch resistance against the Spanish during the 16th and 17th centuries still prevails, Mr. Friedman said, although the Neth- Continued on Page 4 Colleges Will Discuss National Scholarships The Seven College Conference, with Bryn Mawr as hostess col- lege, will meet at the Cosmopoli- tan Club in New York on Satur- day, October 28. Representing Bryn Mawr are Miss McBride, Mrs. Grant and Miss Schenck. The seven colfeges which com- ‘| pose the Conference are Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Radcliffe, Bar- nard}; Mt. “Holyoke and’ Bryn Mawr. Chief subject of the meet- ing will be the Seven Collegé Na- tional Scholarships, and a review of the first year of the plan. Two of these national scholars are in Bryn Mawr’s Freshman class. Various other topics will come before the one-day Conference of representatives from the _ seven colleges, including a discussion of women’s colleges in the post - war period, with plans for curriculum and the teaching of language in relation to the Army language programs. Also under discussion will be the problems of admission of returning service women and faculty returning from leave, and finally college and government tolerance, and freedom have been }- WHAV-WBMC SCHEDULE (750 on your dial) Wednesday, Oct. 25 8:30 Gilbert & Sullivan. 10:00 Popular Music. Thursday, Oct. 26 8:15 Main Line Forum, 9:15 Classical Hour. 10:00 Play Parade. Monday, Oct. 30 8:30 Classical Hour. 9:30 German Club Program. 9:45 Bryn Mawr Activities. 10:00° Popular Music. Tuesday, Oct. 31 8:30 Classical Hour. 9:30 Political Discussion. 10:00 Popular Music. Wednesday, Nov. 1 . 8:30 Gilbert & Sullivan. 10:00 News Analysis. Novel “Embezzled Heaven” Lacks Vital Spark On Stage By Celia Rosenblum ’47 Ethel Barrymore stars in the dramatization of Franz Werfel’s novel, Embezzled Heaven. Unfor- tunately; the performance falls ! short of what oné is under the cir- cumstances led to expect. The plot of the play is admit- tedly not “rich”. It concerns the devoutly religious old cook, Teta, who tries to buy her way into hea- ven by giving her nephew all her money so that he can become an} ordained priest. The nephew be- comes a mountebank, and in her bit- ter disappointment, Teta travels to Rome, to confess her great sins in an audience with the Pope. She is forgiven and dies happily in the arms of a young priest who is everything that her nephew is not. Miss Barrymore appears both unconvinced and unconvincing, al- though this is not entirely her fault. In the novel Teta is a scheming old woman who is not entirely honest with her accounts. On the stage she appears as a mis- guided, relatively harmless _indi- vidual for whom one is supposed to feel sympathy in her great sor- row. The last act,.in which we see her before the Pope, should be deep and moving, but the vital spark is missing, and as the cur- tain goes down the audience is left unmoved. Embezzled Heaven_reverses the procedure followed by plays which “Jare most often successful. The lat- ter may start out slowly, and build up to a climax. Conversely, in this play, the prologue and first act promise much, but the action and the interpretation die a hard, slow, death in the last two acts. It is difficult to say who is to blame for the disappointment. The subject is difficult but the play- wrights would have done better to remain true to the novel. They weakened the character of Teta to such an extent that Miss Barry- more seems to feel that she is too old and too tiked to revive her. and other vital minority nations velati@nanips, are concerned. . Assuredly the | == vem President has promised much _ to . Soviet Russia, otherwise .why+] Don’t shop-early— | does he come away from these , secret conferences with the loud|] Shop now! | acclamation of the usually very|#! ° reticent Dictator Stalin? i ~ Especially Mr. Bell touched on the fund of || For Christmas Cards | material at hand, most superfic-|}' ially. I hope that his speeches |}i- at | elsewhere have been more _ suc- | Richard Stockton’s cessful. Elizabeth Lawrence Schweppe | BETH MAWe Republican |}. fr Invisible | q Mending Shop , Reweaving and Hose Repairing 41 W. Lancaster Ave. ARDMORE, PA. Formerly of Suburban Seneres . Social Security Act Discussed by Burns ‘Continued from Page 1 sulting from temporary unemploy- nent and consequent reductions in demand, can be checked by the provision of unemployment _ in- surance which will provide those who are temporarily unemployed with the purchasing power to maintain their demands, This will be particularly important in the reconversion —period;~.when the number of temporarily unemploy- ed is variously estimated at 12 to 18 million. ; Unemployables In addition to supporting full employment and maintaining purchasing’ power, social security is needed to supplement full em- ployment in the case of the unem- ployables. There will be an _ in- creasing percentage of the popu- lation over 65 in the next gener- ation, and these coupled with oth- er frictionally unemployed, will need a certain amount of public aid . which be through full employment. Burns estimates that about 2% million permanently unemployed in the United States. supplied Mrs. are cannot there Expanded Economy Finally, social security planning expanded of Nonprofit services, may serve to guide an economy into the production useful goods. such as education, a more exten- health and are system, particularly sive public town planning important in this ‘respeet, since under an unrestricted profit sys- tem they would be very much ne- glected. Charm the Stag Line Charm the stag line with fra- grance. . . Drop a dash of dry perfume in the hem of your prom dress. That’s a quick flip way to make your favorite per- fume go farther. Select your favorite scent from the six created by Roger & Gallet and fill the air with fragrance as you dance; It’s captured stardust... it's Roger & Gallet dry perfume. Six exciting scents ..» Night of Delight ..-Fleurs d’Amour.. Blue Carnation.. Jade..Sandalwood and Violette, priced at $1.25. 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The occasion, we are told, is mad prep- aration for the annual Latin play, to be given Saturday night in Goodhart. It may be that Plautus is turn- ing’ over rapidly in his grave at the thought of what ten amateurs and a strictly slang translation will make of the Menaechmi, but it is certain that a prolonged case of mistaken identity, a misled. wife and a misled mistress will make, e John Bell Discusses Dewey as Candidate Continued from page 1 ey’s system of free _ enterprise, however, would offer jobs to all those who are willing to work. Although Dewey has not re- nounced isolationist support, Bell asserted that the Governor is a truly progressive Republican. His discreet silence is for purely poli- tical reasons and his desire to win the election. On the other hand, Roosevelt was condemned for supposed Communist support, because Bill said, the people don’t want Browd- er at the back door of the White House and Hillman browsing around the front. Dewey Continued from Page. 2 ment, undertake the risks of buy- ing raw materials, when a govern- ment decree might tomorrow or next week fix prices or wages that will mean economic ruin for him. Security is the prime factor in in- suring full production and the Democratic. program, once war- time conditions are _ eliminated, cannot offer security to anyone. Labor’s needs and wants are no different from the needs and wants of any group in society. The American working man wants a job that will enable him to live comfortably. The American enterprise wants an opportunity to conduct its busi- ness according to natural economic laws. The: interests of the busi- ness man and the interests of the working man here are in complete harmony, and. together they will be able to work out their problems to the satisfaction of both. In the field of industry, government can only blunder and confuse. The Re- publican Party guarantees to both American business and American labor a maximum of freedom to make this adjustment. thesés i not a dramatic achievement, at ‘least a good long laugh out of Double Trouble. The doubles’ troubles begin when Menaechmus II (Alison Merrill ’45) arrives in Epidammus, where, unbeknownst to him, his long lost twin (Mary Lou Miles ’45) lives. His slave (Elizabeth Dow- ling ’47) fast warns him of the dangers that may turn up and im- mediately a female (Betty Myers ’47) turns up, asking him, whom she supposes to be Menaechmus I, to come and see her etchings. This is only the beginning; Menaechmus II goes wild before it is all over, while his twin is thrown into jail and utter confusion. ~ Owls Defeat Ursinus | In Season’s Ist.Game Hockey Field, October 24. The Bryn Mawr hockey team, playing their first game of the season, stormed to a 3-2: victory over Ur- sinus. Though undefeated in the past two years, Ursinus was clearly outclassed by Bryn Mawr’s per- fect teamwork. Once ahead, noth- ing could stop the Owls. Only for a few minutes in the second half was there any chance of Ursinus taking the lead. The Owls wasted no time in proving superiority. Within the first two minutes of play Lydia Gifford ’45, scored the first goal on a pass from Ty Walker ’45. Ursinus went scoreless until the second half when the red team got control of the ball and Anderson, the left inner, tallied. With eight minutes left to play, Ty Walker scored the tie-breaking goal and Marge Richardson 746, put the third tally across for the Owls. Trying to recoup their losses Ur- sinus made a futile attempt to make two goals. Although An- derson made a second goal for Ursinus, the Owls’ defense thwart- ed every attempt to score again. Trailing at the half, the Bryn Mawr Reserves scored two goals in the second period to tie Ursinus’ second team 2-2, Bryn Mawr Ursinus Horn LW Perry Carey LI Anderson Gifford CF Secor Walker RI Moyer Richardson RW Harmer Hedge LH Daniels Niles CH Hobensack Bagley RH Dulin Rebmann LB Shoemaker Kalthenthaler RB Bradway Hyatt G Nesbitt _METHS Fine Pastry Afternoon Tea BRYN MAWR ( = | f ro | “Double Trouble” is the play Michels adds the gloss. Flowers for the cast and all Who put the play across! from JEANNETT’S | | Tsiacciesinieisiiathaiiaiia ial ron eeewnen ewww aren sann wanna el Black and white 3 $5.95 All Wool Black Jacket Piped in White $14.95 THE TRES CHIC SHOPPE SEVILLE THEATRE ARCADE — Checked Slacks BRYN MAWR * VR catntnnne GOP Tops Democrats By Narrew Majority — Contfhued from page 1 the Democratic faculty. The 1940 poll showed a somewhat similar trend, although not so marked. Of the halls, five support Dewey, four support Roosevelt, and one is split equally betwen the two, while the Non-Residents favor Roosevelt. In 1940, only Merion and the Ger- man House supported Roosevelt. Denbigh casts 28 votes for Dewey, 15 for Roosevelt, and four for oth- ers, while Merion prefers Roose- velt by a 25-21 vote, with one vote for another candidate. In the Pems, West supports Dewey 21-18, and East supports Roosevelt.. 25- 21, with five votes for other can- didates. In Rhoads, South pre- fers Dewey by a 28-22 vote, with one vote for. another choice, and North votes 33 for Dewey, 10 for Roosevelt, and one for another. By one vote, Roosevelt wins in Rock, with 31 votes cast for him, and 30 for Dewey. Radnor is Republican only by a slight edge: Dewey sev- en.and Roosevelt five. In the lan- guage houses, Wyndham prefers Roosevelt 9-6, while the German House inhabitants are at a dead- lock. Of the Non-Reses, 18 vote for Roosevelt, six for Dewey and two for other choices. An overwhelming majority of Bryn Mawr undergraduate vote as their parents do. 263 students agree with the political views of their parents and 83 do not, while 37 may vote as do either their mother or father, and four do not record the political beliefs of their parents. Reasons listed by undergradu- ates for supporting their candi- dates are too numerous to list, but they center largely on the familiar arguments. Chief pro-Dewey ar- gument is that we need a change, that the present administration has too much power. Many object to a fourth term, while others be- moan Roosevelt’s dictatorial ten- dencies and his old age, blame him solely for Pearl Harbor, and ex- pect Dewey to save private enter- prise and to put the country on a more stable economic basis. The pro-Roosevelt faction looks chiefly to his foreign policy as the chief issue, and next to his experience in this time of. crisis. The faculty, too, will vote for Roosevelt chiefly because of his foreign policy, his experience, his support of labor, and his record of social legislation. Roosevelt means interest in the common man and in constructive social legislation as opposed to big finance interests. Chief arguments against Roosevelt are objections to a fourth term and to his domestic policy, where he is said to favor “dole economics.” Lost Lost—in Taylor Hall or the Deanery: a pair of amber-col- ored spectacles.. Please _ re- turn to Mrs. Manning, who needs them desperately. Current Events Continued from page 3 erlands are now facing problems far greater than those that arose during the four years-of German occupation. The Nazi occupation- al policy was one of subduing and plundering a country to the ut- most limit without reducing it to the »point where it could ,no long- er provide slave labor for the Reich; now that the country is be- ing liberated, even this small mea- sure of protection is removed. The Germans’ avowed intent is com- plete and ruthless destruction of the Netherlands through the con- duet of ‘biological warfare’, so that when Germany wages her third great war she will have only weak neighbors. To accomplish this end, she is flooding the country with sea water, thereby irreparably harm- ing the nation’s agricultural life and sweeping away millions of homes. The major cities are threatened with the fact that un- less the Germans are expelled, food, gas, electricity, and sewerage facilities will be cut off within a few weeks. Despite these hardships, and the knowledge that the Allies will have to’ supply their troops before aiding the Nethelands, the Dutch spirit is unbroken. Political Clubs Plan Debate on Election The ‘Democrats and the Repub- licans on campus will tangle in a challenging debate on Wednesday evening, November list. The res- olution: That a Democratic ad- ministration would be better able than a Republican administration to guide the nation through the postwar period. The teams will be composed of four student speakers for each faction, and members of the fac- ulty will participate as judges and as moderator., The event will be preceded by a flashlight pro- cession down to the gymnasium, where the debate will take place. Torchlights are desired to. provide the rally spirit, but are impossible to obtain. As yet, the _ political clubs have not finally chosen the speakers who. will defend and con- test the resolutions. Freshmen Compete For Hall Play Prize Continued from page 1 tiny, directed by Eleanor Borden ’46, The Non-Res. and fadnor are giving The Four of Us Meet Again by Lindsay Barbee, under the direction of Nan Emery ’47. Pem West plans to give the first act of The Romancers by Rostand. 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