Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, October 15, 1952 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks. giving, 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 purmission of the Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD Sheila Atkinson, ‘53, Editor-in-Chief Claire Robinson, ‘54, Copy Frances Shirley, ‘53, Makeup Margaret McCabe, ‘54, Managing Editor Barbara Drysdale, ‘55 Elizabeth Davis, ‘54 Judy Thompson, ‘54 Mary Alice Drinkile, ‘5 EDITORIAL STAFFS Mary Jane Chubbuck, ‘55 Barbara Fischer, ‘55 A.A. reporter Marcia Joseph, ‘55 Joyce Annan, ‘53 Anne Mazick, ‘55 Eller Bell, ‘53 Pat Preston, ‘55 Ann McGregor, ‘54 Carciine Warram. 55 Kay Sherman, ‘54 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Judy Leopold, ‘53 BUSINESS MANAGER M. G. Warren, ‘54 Julia Heimowitz, ‘55, Associate Business Manager BUSINESS STAFF Vicky Kraver, ‘54 Claire Weigand, ‘55 SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER Elizabeth Simpson, ‘54 SUBSCRIPTION BOARD Barbara Olsen, ‘54 Adrienne Treene, ‘54 Saren Merrit, ‘55 Mary Jones, ‘54 Diane Druding, ‘55 Diana Fackenthal, ‘55 Mimi Sapir, ‘54 Dorothy Fox, ‘55 — Sally Milner, ‘54 Gail Gilbert, ‘55 Cathy Rodgers, ‘55 Subscription, $3.50 Mailing price, $4.00 Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under the Act of March 3, 1879 Elections The Editorial Board of the College News has decided that it can not endorse any candidate for the presidency of the United States. It is the policy of the board to agree un- animously on every editorial which is published. In the case of the election, the opinions of board members differ greatly. Furthermore, the board feels that it is not the purpose of the News to impose its ideas about national issues upon its readers. The function of the News is, however, to present campus opinion on such an important national event. Therefore, in the October 29th issue two full pages will be devoted to the national election. The chairmen of the Eisenhower and Stevenson groups will write the “keynote” articles—the campaign speeches they would compose if they were “ghost writers” for their candidates. The remaining space in these pages will be for letters or short articles (not over 350 words) which you, our readers, wish to publish in support of your candidate. The News must reserve the right to choose which articles to print in case of duplication. All articles are due no later than October 22. Send them by campus mail to the News room in Goodhart or leave them there in person. This is your opportunity to express con- eretely the reasons for your choice of party and President. Pakistan How well do we know our student friends in Pakistan and their countrymen now? Last weekend we had the op- portunity of meeting their ambassador, hearing about their religion and their way of life, seeing their handicrafts, lis- tening to their poetry, and watching their dancing. Perhaps we became interested in the story of how a nation begins its independente and sets up a new government where only a part of empire has been for many years. We have discovered how fundamentally similar yet tra- ditionally dissimilar we are. Although we come from differ- ent ways of life we are all seeking answers to the same ques- tions, solutions to the same problems. Most of us are seek- ing friendship in a world where even cautious cooperation has proved costly. Let us nevertheless extend our friend- ship toward and become acquainted with all peoples search- ing for peace. Some of the finest opportunities Bryn Mawr offers are those of hearing excellent speakers, meeting interesting guests of the college, and becoming aware of today’s import- Conclave Discusses International Policy John Foster Dulles’ five points on foreign policy, which ‘were quoted by an Eisenhower support- er, began the student discussion on the current presidential campaign which was held in the Common Room after Current Events on Monday night, October 13. Miss Leighton acted as mediator for the meeting. A general discussion on foreign policy followed, including the mer- its of government aid to Europe and the Far East versus private investments and aid, the Korean problem, and the advantages of re- ciprocal trade between other na- tions and the United States. Points concerning the value of the Kor- ean truce talks, the international- ist feelings in selections of both parties, the need for more empha- sis on the human angle of foreign aid plans and many others were criticized by the many participants in the discussion. No decision as to who or to what policies should preside over Amer- ica was arrived at unanimously, but much enlightening informa- tion on the many issues involved came from the supporters of both sides. Another discussion of the campaign will follow Miss Clarke’s talk on party realignment at cur- rent events next Monday night, October 20. What To Do All students who would like odd jobs this year or who already have jobs should see Mrs. Sullivan, Room H. Taylor, if they have not already done so. ODD JOBS NOW OPEN—Please see Mrs. Sullivan, Room H. On Campus: Typist and office worker needed for Social Economy Department several Friday mornings from 9 to 11. 75¢ an hour. Check with Mrs. Sullivan about dates. Off Campus: Young Men’s Hebrew Associa- tion, Broad and Pine Streets, Phil- adelphia, wants students to help organize and conduct a teen-age club one evening a week. Interest in young people is most important qualification. $1.00 an hour and transportation. Steady baby sitter for weekends. Children aged 7, 4, and 2%. Lt. Marie Diamond, USMC, will be at the college Tuesday, Ootober 28 to answer questions about the summer Training Program of the Marine Corps. Pay is $149.05 for six weeks. Any student taking this training course does not commit herself to future service with the Marine Corps. Current Egyptian- Activity Concerns Deanery Lecturer Madam Amed Hussein of Cairo spoke informally at the Deanery, Tuesday, October 14, on “Current Affairs in Egypt”. Madam Hus- sein has come recently from Egypt to America under the aus- pices of the Friends of the Near Kast. Optimism is high in Egypt to- day as a result of the recnt coup d’etat administered to King Far- ouk’s administration by the army under the direction of Nagib. This was the turning point of a nation headed for disaster. Nagib was and is a natural leader—an honest man representing honest Egypt- tians. Egypt, said Madam Hussein, can ever hope to have more honest and eager people in government as those guiding the new regime. One of the policies of the new government is the splitting up of the large estates. This five-year measure, called the land reform, limits the amount of land that may be held up by one person to two hundred acres. These are in turn split up into small holdings of five acres each. The tenant farmer in- habiting these small acres pays for them over a period of years. This is one of the measures that gives new privileges to the peas- ant class. Over the years there have been labor laws enacted for industrial workers but none for the peasants because their over- lords, the land owners, were the local representatives in govern- ment. One of the problems of this pro- posed plan is the fact that there are six million acres of land and twenty million inhabitants of Egypt. Which peasants are to get these holdings of land when there are three peasants per acre of land? One man and his children may alone help work the five acres. Other laborers may assist the small farmer. Problems such as this one, which come up in trying to formulate a nationwide program of helping the people, the Egyptians feel to be best solved by making use of all expert national and international advice. In the new constitution each vil- lage elects leaders to speak for it. There will be a national election soon. Nagib has already warned the city fathers to clean up their governments. This represents a social movement that has been fomenting for a long time. The Egyptians are eager to learn how to make their own mistakes and profit from them. Under the Brit- ish such freedom of action was limited. The position of women is con- Continued on Page 5, Col. 3 Continued from Page 1 Church and St. Michaels, Ger- mantown, will speak at the eve- ning chapel service in the Music Room, Goodhart. Monday, October 20 4:00 p. m. U.N, tea in the Com- mon Room under the auspices of S.D.A. 4:15 p. m. “Malraux’s Novels” is the subject which Professor W. M. Frohock, Columbia University, will speak on in the Ely Room, Wyndham. The lecture, sponsored CALENDAR (Cont'd) by the French Department, will be in English. 7:15 p. m. The weekly Current Events lecture will be given by Miss Clarke in the Common Room. Her topic will be “Party Realignment.” 8:30 p. m. Meeting in the Com- mon Room to debate various con- troversial issues in the presiden- tial election. Wednesday, October 22 7:15 p. m. Marriage lecture in the Common Room. we will. ant issues. It is our privilege to grasp these opportunities if We have been accused, rightly or wrongly, of living in an ivory tower. An accusation such as this must be answer- ed both collectively and individually. Last weekend’s confer- ence on the Pakistan nation proved that there is hard-work- ing international interest here at Bryn Mawr. But only we ourselves can know whether through pressure of work or play we live in an ivory tower of our own building. Current Events Miss Leighton Explains Parties’ Foreign Policy Foreign policy alternatives was the first topic to be discussed by Miss Gertrude Leighton in her talk at the Current Events meeting on Monday evening, October 13, in the Common Room of Goodhart Hall. The Truman Policy tries to keep the doors open to negotiations and strengthening the non-Communist world. It is a policy of contain- ment. This policy, however, among other things, is too weak to seek broad negotiations with Russia and China and too weak to promote development in the non-Commun- ist world. Some of the alternatives for the present system are to establish a policy where no negotiations are possible; to fight the war and get it over with; to withdraw and adopt a policy of isolationism; to strengthen the present policy; or have a “fresh new Eisenhower policy.” There is also the Dulles Doc- trine, which is a movement for a more anti-Communist policy in the political and economic fields. It is a policy of liberation, not contain- ment. Candidates’ Views After suggesting the alterna- tives, Miss Leighton went on to give a picture of the stands which Mr. Eisenhower and Mr. Stevenson take. Both began as Internationalists. Miss Leighton stated that in the beginning of the summer, EFisen- hower was pro-Nato, pro-Marshall plan, pro-Mutual Security Pro- gram, and, in general, for a policy of Internationalism. She claims, however, that since that time, he has deviated from along those lines into several directions for political reasons and seems to fa- vor the Dulles policy of liberation. As of October 12, Miss Leighton pointed out, he has made sweeping attacks on the Administration for- eign policy and promises to cut de- fense and foreign aid. Stevenson was subject to a dif- ferent split in the party than was Eisenhower, and thus he did not have to deviate from the princi- ples with which he started. Miss Leighton stated sthat Mr. Steven- son has not made compromises in the foreign policy and has stayed with his original convictions. Need for Clarity “It is not that the General lacks courage,” said Miss Leighton, “but rather that he has not completely mastered the art of politics.” She stated that in his speeches, he of- ten says: “I am told that .. .” or “they tell me that .. .”, whereas Stevenson would say: “that re- minds me...” Miss Leighton believes that Ei- senhower’s compromise of foreign policy—going out along several different lines—shows a certain lack of clarity and predictability. In conclusion, she stated that Ste- venson’s stand is clearer. She end- ed: In foreign policy, this is a time for as much predictability and clarity as possible.” Students for Democratic Ac- tion is giving a U. N. tea Mon- day afternoon, October 20, in connection with U. N. Day. All students are invited to attend the gathering at four o’clock in the Common Room, and the group hopes that many foreign students will be present so that it may truly be a United Na- tions affair. An Alliance table for political literature was organized this week to make election informa- tion easily available. This proj- ect, sponsored by SDA, is locat- ed in the former reserve room in the library.