N Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, December 6, 1950 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (except during Phanieas fn the Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) 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 per- mission of the Editor-in-Chief, EDITORIAL BOARD Joan McBride, ‘52, Editor-in-chief Jane Augustine, ‘52, Copy Barbara Joelson, ‘52, Make-up Julie Ann Johnson, ‘52 Frances Shirley, ‘53, Make-up Margie Cohn, ‘52 EDITORIAL STAFF Judy Waldrop, ‘53 Betty-Jeanne Yorshis, ‘52 Diana Gammie, ‘53 Beth Davis, ‘54 Ann McGregor, ‘54 Helen Katz, ‘53 Winifred Sexton, ‘51 Sheila Atkinson, ‘53 Lucy Batten, ‘54 Phoebe Harvey, ‘54 Anna Natoli, ‘54 Claire Robinson, ‘54 Christine Schavier, ‘54 Mary Stiles, ‘54 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Sue Bramann, ‘52 Phoebe Harvey, ‘54 Judy Leopold, ‘53 Ann McGregor, ‘54 Lucy Batten, ‘54 Christine Schavier, ‘54 BUSINESS MANAGERS Mary Kay Lackritz, ‘51 — Tama Schenk, ‘52 BUSINESS BOARD Barbara Goldman, ‘53 Evelyn Fuller, ‘53 Margi Partridge, ‘52 Susie Press, ‘53 Vicki Kraver, ‘54 SUBSCRIPTION BOARD Lita Hahn, ‘52, Chairman Ellie Lew Atherton, ‘52 Carolyn Limbaugh, ‘53 Alice Cary, ‘52 Trish Mulligan, ‘52 Susan Crowdus, True Warren, ‘52 Lois Kalins, ‘52 Gretchen Wemmer, ‘53 Nena McBee, ‘53 ‘52 Subscription, $3.00 Mailing price, $3.50 Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Middle-Sized May Day The college will vote on the proposed program for Mid- dle-Sized May Day, which is printed on the first page of this issue, on Thursday, December 14. Since the principal criti- ‘eisms are presented in the “Opinion” column, we would like to offer a few of the arguments in support of it. Ever since 1936, Bryn Mawr has had nothing except Little May Day, beginning at five o’clock of a Monday morn- ing and ending at ten, whereupon classes are resumed for the remainder of the day. It consists of waking the seniors, the parade, dancing around the Maypole, the speeches, the aca- demic assembly, and hoop-rolling; the rest of the day is ex- tremely anti-climactic. The suggested program proposes that May Day be held on a Saturday, and that its activities occupy most of the day. The seniors would be awakened at the more civilized hour of eight, and there would still be sufficient time for the other activities. _An Elizabethan theme could be perpetuated through the more elaborate Maypole dancing, and through the Sopho- more Carnival, which is an appropriate subject for a Renais- sance setting. In answer to the objection that May Day should not be a “date weekend”: very often there are many male spectat- ors who come not to mock but to appreciate. The inclusion of Sophomore Carnival, Arts Night, and a dance afterward would provide ample opportunity for students to entertain their dates. - By the enlargement of the May Day program, more members of the student body could be included in its activi- ties, and the college would thereby be united through the cooperative event which, above all, should unify it. Case of the Vanished Volumes One announcement in particular has resounded through the dining rooms so many times lately that it is now a cam- pus cliche, generally ignored: “The following books are miss- ing illegally from the Reserve Room...” Last Monday the names of no less than eight books were read aloud. Eight people, then, or fewer, have assumed that they are so extra- ordinary in one way or another that they have the right to be exeused from the rules which the ordinary students must follow. ~~ , There is no one in this college who has not been informed Current Events December 4. 1950; Common Room: Dr. Roger Wells, speak- ing on War or Peace in Asia, stressed two points: a) “The So- viet enemy was; the Soviet enemy still is.” b) “We have more to lose in Europe than in Asia.” Dr. Wells stressed the gravity of the world situation and warn- ed that we must not let our emo- tions override our reason in deal- ing with the Far East. We must not forget that our main enemy is the Soviet Union. If we become engaged in a full scale war in Asia, the USSR will move militar. ily in Europe. There are many weak spots in western Europe. The manpower situation is criti- cal there, and if the Soviet Union attacked, Western Europe would be defeated. What could the United States do with a war on two fronts? The USSR could bar- gain with the U. S. with European hostages in the case of the atomic bomb. Maybe the Soviet Union plans to split the West by threat- ening western Europe and, there- fore, forcing its countries to come over to their side. ‘Whichever way we turn, the situation is very dark.” Dr. Wells continued by stating that he thought that the United Nations could not have overlooked the North Korean aggression. The act involved a country connected with the UIN, and the resistance was “collective security for peace.” He stated that the U. S. was warn- ed not to cross the thirty-eighth parallel, but he personally thinks the decision to continue north was the right one. After condemning the senes- cence in the high command for military imefficiency, Dr. Wells evaluated different possible solu- tions. A treaty at the thirty- eighth parallel or lower would not be pleasant, but perhaps a neces- sity. Or again, “suppose that Ko- rea said, ‘You’ve got to get out of here lock, stock, and barrel!’ ” Could the General Assembly over- look this aggression which would be much greater than that or North Korea?” It would be not only a terrific military defeat, but a big defeat in the principles for which the United Nations stands.” “Strategic bombing has had a bad effect all over Asia.” We come out at a point where we must use extreme caution in taking immed- iate steps in the East.” This statement particularly applies to diplomatic steps which are the ba- sis for militaristic steps. We have no reserves. Must we turn to Chiang Kai troops failed once, or must we turn to industrially strong Japan where we said we would not allow rearmament?” It is unfortunate that the United States is in the position where we have refused a five-power conference. Such a conference would probably do no good, but, on the other hand, it would probably. do no harm eith- er. ‘Shek again, whose| Oninion Emendations Proposed For Middle-Size May Day To the Editor: ‘We would like to present our case against “Middle Size May Day’, and to propose an alternate solution to the problem. [We un- derstand that the purpose of such a weekend would be a bigger May Day which would bring the stud- ent body closer together and put new life into an old tradition. The plan suggested was to celebrate May Day on a Saturday and to lengthen the ceremonies until the middle of the afternoon, when the Sophomore ‘Carnival| would be held. This would be followed in the evening by Arts Night and a hall dance. ‘We feel this plan is defeating its own purpose. Sopho- more Carnival was originated to fill in the Saturday afternoon gap in Junior Prom Weekend. We don’t think that anyone goes to Sopho- more Carnival unless they have dates, and very few people will ask men down to May Day. There- fore, in depriving Junior Prom weekend of the Sophomore Carni- val, we are creating two small weekends instead of one big one. Middle Size May Day would not be a traditional college function, and much less a means of uniting the student body. Instead of this we would like to suggest that Sophomore Carnival remain on Junior Prom Weekend, that May Day be lengthened as). planned, and the two or three hours left vacant by Sophomore Carnival be given over to inter- class sports and hall open house teas. (Also, that Arts Night and a hall dance be held in the eve- ning. In this way the spirit of May Day as a traditional college function will be preserved, more people will be on campus to take | part in it, Arts Night will benefit from a larger audience and a hall dance, which Pem East would be! delighted to sponsor. Yours sincerely, Elisabeth Nelidow, Ellen Bacon, ’51 Adele Lawrence, ’53 Jane Norris, ’53 NOTICES Double -Octet .On Thursday, December 7, at 6:30, the Double Octet will appear on televison on Station WFIL-TV. They will sing on the program, “Features: for Women”, during which Mr. Goodale will be inter- viewed. 1 Finding Lists The new Finding Lists for the year 1950-1951 are available. at the Public Relations Office for the price of one dollar. of the library rules regarding reserved books. They are stat- ed succinctly in the freshman handbook and reiterated on the library tours which every entrant must attend. Whoever has taken these books has done it cautiously, deliberately and with minimal qualms of conscience . . . if any at all. By removing a book which a student is required to read, the pil- ferers deter that student from completing assigned work. The variety of subjects covered by the titles of the van- ished volumes makes it seem very unlikely that one person only is responsible. Also, the titles indicate difficult and ad- vanced material not usually perused by freshmen and ist omores. It is a cold day on campus when! Beyn Mawr girls who are selected on the basis of their intelligence and integrity are so blatantly inconsiderate that they must stoop to the shoplifting level for the achievement of their own selfish . ends. Trio Pleads for Rest Saturday; Hoops Monday The Editor The College News Bryn Mawr College Dear Gracious: We like to sleep late... urday. We want breakfast at the Inn... on Saturday. We do Crossword Puzzles .. on Sat- . on Saturday. We want rhubarb for Lunch , .. on Saturday. We want to relax .. . on Saturday. We want to wake up early .. - on _ \Monday. We want to wake up Miss McBride . on Monday. We only sing our Hymn to the Son - on Monday. We want strawberries for break- fast ...on Monday. . |We want a Maypole ... on Mon- day. Firemen always blow better .. . on Monday. Academic Assemblies belong ... on Monday. We like to roll our hoops ... on (Monday. PLEASE LEAVE US OUR MON- DAY MAY DAY! Annie-Lawrie Fabens, 1951 Eleanor Gunderson, 1951 Alice Hendrick, 1951 Writers Feel May Day Does Not Mix With Dates December 4, 1950 The Editor College News Bryn Mawr College Dear Editor: It may be that approaching old age inclines us to be reactionary, but it seems to us that adequate reasons have not been presented for breaking with what we consid- er a very nice, if somewhat damp, tradition. As Seniors we have looked foyward to being wakened ‘by the Sophomores early on May _Day morning and would gladly, if grumblingly, emerge at dawn to Sing to the Son in the rain. We )agree that 5:30 a. m. is an early hour and not one acceptable for daily rising, but it really is not such a hardship if you consider it as a once-a-year proposition. - To break up the order of events of May Day and to insert activi- ties which have always had a place of their own on the College Calendar, such as Arts Night and Sophomore Carnival, seems to de- tract from the spirit of May Day. May Day is an end in itself—it lends an atmosphere of general good feeling. (Middle-sized May Day is to be an attempt to unify the undergraduate body, but mak- ing it a social affair is defeating this purpose. How many of us are going to be able to relax and en- joy a leisurely breakfast with our class if we are worrying about our dates missing trains and what dress to wear? How many Sen- iors are going to want to distrib- ute May Day sticks and hoops on Saturday if they have a date to entertain, and how many under- classmen will show real pleasure at receiving them if they are sim- ilarly occupied? It sems to us that this compro- mise will take away one of the nicest traditions at Bryn Mawr. The advantages of Middle-sized May Day are few compared to its disadvantages, especially that of the loss of a definite spirit which belongs to May Day as we know it. Sincerely yours, Marianne Klein, ’51 Doris Zimmerman, ’51