Pd 73849 ve 6 -¥7 4Yh2 Page Two Caryn Mawr Tire THE COLLEGE NEWS ese ec THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examina- tion weeks) in. tne 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 repemaes, Weony or in part witnout permission of the Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD eb cdc eyibebesesceceteceseusacde Marion Coen, ‘62 ON WINE hci rii eee c eraser eevee eseeerssecs Kristine Gilmartin, ‘63 ASSOERIO EGIPOE 2 ccc cece cere rscvececcccverccersercene isa Brannon, ‘62 WE BONO ics cece cc ccccccnccccccrccvoesonseeres Susan Szekley, ‘61 PUN IO cccireccc ees c ce bocscenivccevccanencecvecs Judy Stuart, ‘62 Momberat-Large ........cecceccecsecseceeseeneneeeeees Alison Baker, ‘62 EDITORIAL STAFF . 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The Issue that Can’t Bite Back Sometime during the next year, you will, indubitably, _ come tace to face with what is politely Known as an “issue”. ‘rhough actually not tar ditferent trom the familiar sort of question invoiving points of view and requiring a solution, tne campus issue involves a degree of urgency peculiar to it- seit. Aside trom its inevitable relevancy to student life, the nature of the campus issue would be hard to categorize. lt may be almost gamesome, like Barnard’s controversy of last spring regarding the administration’s stand on the Insuita- puity of bermuda Shorts tor classes; or it may, on tne other hand, be of more serious nature, as in the current Douglass College discussion on the culpability of the five student edi- . tors who tendered a lecture invitation to Premier Khrushchev. it may be purely local in scope, like Self-Gov and Undergrad’s query ot last semester on the legality of changing voting pro- ceedures mid-election, or it may, like the decision concerning participation in the movement supporting Southern sit-ins, be relevant to a national controversy. Unpredictable as is its nature and scope, the campus is- sue, so called, has at least two distinct characteristics which set it apart from both high school controversies and politi- cal and social questions encountered in pre-college days. Cer- tainly the most important of these is the fact that it must be faced. Unlike broader social issues which require opinion only when genuine response or commitment have been evoked, the campus issue, arising in a limited community and usually per- taining to policy decisions, virtually demands that everyone take some sort of stand. Whereas it is possible to avoid form- ing a point of view on a national or community matter des- tined to be resolved by a remote policy-making body, it is difficult to remain uninvolved when the policy under consider- ation directly affects or reflects your interests. The second distinguishing feature of the campus issue is its apparent remoteness from the familiar standards upon which earlier judgments have been based. Entering college, and particularly campus life, involves an abrupt derailment from previously unquestioned premises and prejudices. Ques- tions are examined from points of view heretofore undream- ed of; and the examination and discussion given to an issue by student body and faculty frequently leave it bereft of any apparent right and wrong. Even the right and left of an issue tend to lose whatever absolute quality they may have possess- _.._.ed-on_removal to a new setting, with the result that the poli- tical values of family and home may also lose their relevence in judging the campus issue. To further complicate matters, the campus issue, like most others, is seldom simple. Barnard’s dilemma of last spring involved more than fashion; it was, in the main, a question of whether or not the administration had the right to dictate student dress, and, by implication, interfere in stu- dent life. Douglass’ dispute involves more than a resolution of censure; it embraces thé whole conflict between a loosely- labeled academic freedom and the self-imposed obligation of Americans to avoid abetting Soviet propaganda efforts. Tak- _ing a stand on such-an-issue-means-more-than-deciding upon - action to meet a particular contingency; it means declaring adherence to a set of principles. This, considering the twin conditions of the campus issue—its tendency to demand as- sertion of a non-ambiguous point of view and the simultaneous removal of familiar values and prejudices—is far from an easy task and often entails a lot more concentration than you|* have heretofore devoted to impersonal and non-academic sub- jects. On the other hand, the campus issue is capable of com- plete simplicity, an attribute itself not without its difficulties. A m concerned only with a proceedure in a particular campus election is as difficult to attack with objectivity as the broader issue is with comprehension. It is, however, capable of eliciting a heated campus reaction and it may demand the same kind if not the same degree of concentration. Lest all this sound too gloomy for a welcome editorial, a Pe remembered that there is a particular beauty unique __ the campus issue is, in the final analysis, unimportant. What- - ccitemen ri ATEN OTaCcy = many eng wader, AS on pred less than earth shaking. ' BF ‘é CVCICUS For this r prov | Nat tT | issue. That is, despite its apparent urgency,|. or... —° Inn” Induces e e * Lively Spirits _ e 7 Culinary Skill (The following is an open mes- sage from a College Inn fresh- man emeritus. It is addressed to all those who will be abiding this year at the Inn, East House, the Graduate Center, the Deanery, or the Infirmary. Others may read it too, but only if they agree to _ accept their own lot and not be-. gin decrying the director of halls for discriminatory . practices) by Suzy Spain The Inn was fun in the long run. For some reason I remember the good things about it, the bad are all blended into one long attempt bo get to sleep. I think everyone should have the opportunity to live in Inn-like places. In the dorms there are only other students.who are all really pretty much alike when compared to a choice like we p {Inn-people had: delightful faculty members like Cambitiglou, Agnew, Markley, Mitchell, the Ayalas, Miss Lieb and Miss Lancaster. Where in the dorms can you get all that and the ten of us who lived there? Also, we had, if we so desired, the run of every dorm for meals, social activities and plain visiting. The Inn, between breaks for study and the attempts to sleep, was a big, happy shortie-pajamaed madhouse in a continuous search for food and more madness. The food part seemed to be indigenous to the whole Inn, for, when we all let go of our inhibitions, shed our clothes to study in\comfort and left doors ajar for ventilation, Mr. Mit- chell always seemed to have an unge to bake a cake and came trot- ting down the hall for “a wee cup of sugar” which is a cup all the same when we only had cubes... (from the Inn and the Beau and Belle, naturally). Walls Scaled Once we heard “things” on the fire escapes. It was only the slight- ly bubbly-headed guests of one of our academic Inn-mates, the rock- ing-chair-rocking, harp-music-lis- tening resident archaeologist, who were scaling the outside walls to avoid our notoriously curious eyes in the halls. The great thing about the Inn and such places.is that they are small, unguarded and uncared for. The Inn kitchen is a fascinating, forbidden and foreboding place (visiting of which necessitates missing a few of its elegant Main Line meals.) There’s great mud to squash between one’s toes halfway between the Inn and East House. Comfy Haven ' Miss Markley is great. Every- body should get to know her. She runs a. comfy little haven free of all reminders of academic commit- ments. But we had many evenings of study with her all the same: that of analyzing American cultur- al development, via TV; and its culinary development, via Sara Lee cakes, pies, cookies. She did all our rationalizing for us and convinced us better than we could ourselves that we needn’t study all the time. Last year ‘Mr. Wachinger lived with us; he was a young German professor who is now at Harvard . » where he is more likely not going to collide with frauleins in shorties or in soggy towels as they emerge from a bathroom opposite his room as he did every time he opened his door last year. Without being overly sentimen- Continued on Page 4, Col. 5 other, when you do come face to face wile fl} Fr will, don’t hesitate to face| a Procedure and President Outlines Self-Gov’s Role by Carolyn Goldmark President Self-Government On behalf of the Self-Govern- ment Association I would like to express the warmest welcome to you all. We are glad to have you with us and are sure that before long the strangeness that you now feel will bé\a thing of the past. Self Government at Bryn Mawr covers all corners of the college campus and all phases of campus life:--The Association was estab- lished in 1892 to place the responsi- bility for the conduct of the stu- dents entirely in their own hands. It was felt that girls of college age were mature enough to live in a community without outside super- vision. Over the years a sense'of honor and integrity have made this possible. . Individual Responsibility Self Government, thus based on an honor system, demands the ut- most where individual respect and responsibility are concerned. Each student is expected to govern her affairs, both academic and social, according to the mores of the col- lege community. Moreover, under such a system each student has the opportunity and the privilege to decide upon the composition of these same community guide posts. The rules and regulations laid down iby Self Government have stood the test of time in caring for the needs of all individuals. Should these at any time become obsolete, it is the student body that changes them. The guide posts of the commun- ity have been written down in the Self Government Constitution which you received this summer. Regulations concerning social and academic life are listed in this lit- tle blue book. These rules are to help you become asccustomed to the college way of life, and to in- sure that the college will function as a academic and social unit. Now that you are one of us you owe it to yourself and to the entire stu- dent body to learn these rules thor- oughly. Honor Expected The Academic Honor System makes each student responsible for her own honor as well as for the integrity of others. All work is to be done on an individual and hon- orable basis. One is expected to complete one’s work without re- sorting to any form of cheating which would thus weaken the stan- dard and. degrade the value of the Bryn Mawr College degree. The Social Honor System similarly ex- pects individual honor and integ- rity. For an act of cheating in the social honor system is just as harm- ful as it is in the Academic Honor System. This is your college and it is a college of which to be proud. Your duty is to keep this reputa- tion, at its best. There are three separate struc- tural constituents of Self Govern- ment. Each is equally important. One centers in the halls. Each hall has a Hail President who sits on the Advisory Board of Self Govern- ment. This Board meets weekly to consider infractions against the Honor system, and to discuss cam- pus problems. In each hall there is also a Vice-President who is not only a deputy of Self Government but also the Hall President’s right hand man. Permissioi Givers, chosen by the Hall President, are students who have demonstrated a sound knowledge of Self Govern- _}ment rules, a feeling for the eam- ‘pus, integrity, and who are capable are indispensable. They will sign ‘ 1 and t Saturday, October 1, 1960. Organization Leaders Explain Plans of Year Undergrad Head Revegqls Plans by Betsy Frantz, ’61, President Undergraduate Association I am happy ‘to have this oppor- tunity to expound on some of the projects planned by the Undergrad- uate Association for the coming academic » year. We anticipate another busy and fruitful year for the Association and hope to have the support of each of you, as an _ ipso facto member. Throughout our work we shall be concerned with the implementa- tion of the reorganization of-under- graduate activities and associa- tions which was enacted last year. We shall be the first group to carry through a full year’s program within the framework of the new structure, so we shall be watchful for omissions or necessary revi- sions. A major project for Undergrad this fall will be an evaluation of the election system on the Bryn Mawr campus. In particular we shall be considering methods of nomination other than the straw balloting which we currently em- ploy. Should an alternate means be deemed advisable we shail ask the Legislature tto consider such a change. The Activities Board of the As- sociation is planning to increase the social activities of the campus. We hope to initiate informa] open houses in Goodhart on Friday evenings. Last year the reorganization plan authorized the Executive Board to use Common Treasury funds to bring an eminent guest to the campus for several days. In the spring the oard _ invited Robert Frost who spent two days at Bryn Mawr, during which time he read some of his poetry and met informally with groups of students. We shall be continuing this program this year, and hope to be able to sponsor several such speakers. In all of our work this year, we shall welcome freshman _partici- pation. You will be electing tem- porary class representatives to Undergrad, who will help to keep — you informed of the activities of the Association. We hope that you wil] always feel free to offer suggestions to them or to your hall reps to Undergrad. We furth- er encourage you to attend the open meetings of the Boards, that you may become well acquainted with the work of the Association. adept at understanding and apply- ing the Self Government rules. Use the Permission Givers, ask them questions—they can be of great aid. Finally in each hall, and of no less importance, are the students—you! ‘You too must learn the rules and regulations, understand them, use them and believe in them, for they are Bryn Mawr. ~* There is a second unit—the Ex- ecutive Board (which also meets weekly). This is comprised of col- lege elected officers, the President (myself), the ‘Vice-President (B. J. Baker, ’61), the Secretary (Sue Johnson, ’62), and seven class of- ficers—your class will be electing two rotating members later this fall... This Board resolves problems, formulates policies and decides on the nature of penalties. The Exec- utive Board reserves the right to recommend expulsion should the in- fraction make it necessary. ernment Association is the Aca- demic Honor Board. This Board meets only when infractions have been. - It is comprised of