TS Rae Ug PE FO ERE In a RE RIE Fe TESTS RET OS I a as SET FO LEE PERRIS OT VOL, XLVII-NO.-13 “ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1962. ©. Trustees oF Bryn- Mawr College, 1962 PRICE 20 CENTS “ enee with eight basis He believes that nuclear war is “> ~Monday;-Meareh AQ eer carer nye Experts Confer at Swarthmore, Discuss Disarmament Dilemma by Janice Copen More than three hundred stu- dents from about fifty-seven colleges ' all over the United States met last weekend with-some-of the-greatest experts -in disarmament’ and arms control at a conference at Swarth- more College. The major speakers included Senator Joseph A. Clark of-Pennsylvania, Thomas C. Schel- ling of the Harvard Center for In- ternational Affairs and Harold Taylor, former president of Sarah Lawrence College. _No definite conclusions and_no new proposals came out of the conference. In -fact,—most—of—the student participants left with the discouraging realization thatthe problem is much more complex than they had thought. The import- ance of the weekend lay rather in in the fact that the-idea-for such~a- conference could catch fire. The conference was conceived _by three Swarthmore seniors, Dav- id_- Wegman, David Edwards and ~ Cynthia Heynen. They spread the idea ami er students and got the administration sor the conference. They found peop stencil the four hundred pages. of working ‘papers which. went out to each “delegate before the weekend: Swarthmore citizens provided hos- pitality while much of the finan- cial support for the conference --eame- from foundation grants. Perhaps the greatest. achievement of the conference was the fact that such:men-as Professors Louis Sohn, Emile Benoit, Bernard Feld, Charles’ Price, Kenneth Boulding and Seymour Melman were persu- aded, that conducting student sem- inars on disarmament was worth their time. Senator Clark Senator Clark, in his keynote ad- dress,:set the tone for the confer- premises. obsolete and that more arms do not provide security, but that un- ilateral_ disarmament is unaccept- able and, therefore, the arms race will continue- until an..East-West agreement is reached. The two big. _ powers now have the same ulti- mate objective—“‘general and com- plete. disarmament,” but- the inter- mediary points are by no means “settled. Senator Clark noted the “alarming political lag...in the country as well as in Congress.” He. believes the wariness ,of these people to ‘be unfounded because there can be -sound advance. plan- ning to cushion the economic ef- fects of disarmament and because we can eventually reach. the true goal of “total and permanent dis- armament under enforceable world law.” oe Mr. Schelling disagreed with Senator Clark’s: premises. He be- lieves that tot‘al disarmament doesn’t make war impossible be- ecausepeoplecan_still’ fight even if_disarmed_and hecause a country|” can be rearmed rather quickly. He foresees massive -indiyidual- or~ party conflicts even if national-wars are abolished. Disarmament is to him only .another--form. of deterrence that of arms control. On, Saturday the students were divided into seminars lead by spe- cialists in the fields of inspection, Continued on E onreee! 6, Col. 2 oSatty. Hariis der the auspices of the Interfaith Association, presented a chapel play, ‘““Noah’s Flood”, in the Music Room of Goodhart. ~The cast, under the direction of Alice--Davison, was headed by Chris Shillock as Noah, ~Gimger McShane, Ellen Gross and Sue-Tra- vis as his sons, ayd Andreas Leh- ner as God. was thoughtfully and imaginative- ly -presented. The Est handled the limitations of stage space to great advantage. The u eof the window balcony in the M exit point was t ingenious. In view of stage -limitations, a greater emphasig/-upon_relation- ship between the ‘actors: would have been welcome. Noah handled lish the same contact with his fam- ily. As a result the play lacked a unifying atmosphere at times.-On the whole, however, Noah both as a holy man and as a husband was well portrayed. In addition, the spirit of a morality play was sim- ply.and faithfully evoked. Thursday, Feb. 22— * Self-Gov. ~~ SCHEDULE OF ELECTIONS — 1962 =~ Boxes for nominations for President, Vice- President, and Secretary ef Undergrad and and first sophomore to Self-Gov. Clos- ed at 2:00. Sunday, Feb. 25— Informal Monday, Feb. 26— Tuesday, Feb. 27 through Monday, March.12— Tuesday, March 18*— Dinners Tea-Party to allow campus to meet “primary presidential slates By 1:30—Presidential geet ‘ By 1':30—Election’ of Presidents of Undergrad and. Self-Gov. Wednesday, March 14— By 1:30—Primaries for Vice-Pres., Sec. of UG and SG; First Soph—te-SG— Thursday, March 16— a slates. of Tuesday, March 20— Wednesday, March 21— Thursday, March 22—* Tuesday, April 3— 4 By 1:30—UClass meetings in Taylor to meet final the above five By 6:30—Election of these five aera ~Blection.of.Hall. Presidents (a ieee Election of Hall Vice-Presidents , Election of Presidents of A.A., Alliance, Arts Council, Interfaith and Leagte By 1:30—Sophomore Class Election of Common Treasurer, Junior election of First Senior to’SG Sophomore meeting to elect first and second reps to UG and SG ‘Freshman meeting to elect’ first and second reps to UG, and ‘second rep to SG On ra College ‘Theatre, un- ic Room as an his dialogues with the unseen voiee. of God well, but failed to estab- and the only realistic approach is| i God, Noah P Parley a | In Mysto Play = The play; a medieval mystery, \ ‘yearn for the “good old days” of RE ESSE TP VEL O RM ONL TT RIE SEAS Tha pry Witch Weigh Weighs Well; Burlin Finds Depth, Purpose by R. B. Burlin; inden Professor of English The astounding exhibition-of energy and ingenuity which erupted upon the stage of Goodhart Hall last Saturday evening ‘hardly deserves to .pe Witch Weigh is.elearly a work of} high imagination and profound purpose, written.in the great tradition of dismissed as“the-Freshman-Show.” mythic allegory which depends in English ffterature from such Renaissance masterpieces as Sir Richard Egerton’s The Progresse of Postrell Patiente (postrell being the Elizabethan term for an initiate sorceress). Character- istic of the genre are the dense, somewhat mysterous” plotting, the vivid allusiveness of the language, the absorption of Classical. myth into the familiar medieval setting, and above all the intense moral conviction reflect- ed in the rich ambiguities of the title. Witch Weigh searchingly dramatizes the dilemma of modein man. Echoing the’ ‘Tecurrent™ ee FF ‘extisentialist pRaey it , DRSHOnSy the = | $ : 4 Deane emennnnngg M4 Artemis (alias Jane Robbins) sings a caitetl “Responsible Right”. Reaffirms Belief. In Stressing Integrity-of- Individual by Lora McMeekin ’63 This last weekend, while great numbers of students were swarm- ing down upon Washington, a small group of students met within the ivied walls of. (Princeton. The oc- ecasion was a conference sponsored by the’ Intercollegiate Society : of Individualists, Inc., a national or- ganization whose purpose —is--the “advance ment-of-Gonservative ought on American college cam- puses”. Mawr, Swarthmore, Penn;~Prince- ton, Villanova,: Johns Hopkins, and other colleges heard speakers, par- ticipated in. seminar discussions, and enjoyed the rare privilege: of being surrounded by other Conser- vatives. The first speaker,, ‘was Senator John G..Tower of Texas. As a pol- itically successful Conservative; “he; with Senator . Barry Goldwater, supplies . proof that Conservatism | 1 is not an impossible political -phil- osophy and that those who espouse it are not-committing - political sui- cide. Definitions Senator Tower’s speech, entitled ‘‘American Conservatism Defined”’’, dealt with what he, and’ I, would consider to be the basic tenets of the Conservative philosophy. He told us that one Texas news repor- va had described him as a man vho thad been dragged, kicking and screatning, into the twentieth century.” He. admitted there was some truth. in such oft-repeated criticism (ice. that Conservatives the nineteenth century). . However} he explained a Conservative does not “object merely to change. but to the fact that -much change. has been accomplished only, through modifications of” our basic institu- | Representatives of ._Bryn I “submitted to the undersigned,. SPO nly oe) tions. He feels that progress and change are best accomodated with- in our existing institutions. The rapid expansion: of the role of the federal government and the con- sequent decrease in the power of state and local governments, the increased reliance upon a “pater- nal government” and>the decreased reliance-upon- individual bility. — these are the changes Conservatives lament: The purpose Continued on Page §,-Col2 Anthology Desires Collegiate Poems The American. Gollege- Poetry So- ciety is pleased.to announce that its fifth semesterly anthology of out- standing college..poetry—is-now—being compiled for publication in May, 1962. Contributions must be the original work of the student (who shall re- tain literary rights to.the material), care of the Society,. with the entrant’s name, address, and school on each page. Poems, which may reflect any subject, should. not- exceed .-48. lines, nor may any individual submit more than five.poems. Entries that are not ‘accepted for publication will be returned if accompanied by a self- addressed, stamped envelope. The Society, this year, will offer Recog- nition Awards of Five Dollars each, The poems cannot be otherwise -ac- knowledged, nor can .the Society compensate students for” the work that is published. ~All entries ‘must be postmarked not later than Thurs- day, April 12, 1962, to be considered; decisions of the Society judges are, of necessity, final. Richard A. Briand ~responsi=" ee to_the five outstanding college poets. | ' Saghy. apparatus. | image of man confronting a destiny..~ of perpetual. choice, of a world which continually’ poses the question: “Which way?” There is, of course, the way of natural-man, the way of —--- uninhibited vitalism which, however, . carries. within it the seeds of, vici- ousness and destruction;. this is the “witch way.” Against’ this “weigh-. ed” -the way of deadly constriction, the way of the witch hunters, which notwithstanding offers the order and direction lacking: in the seemingly -at- tractive way of the witches. Mediat~ ing between the two ifArtemis, a ‘Tfigure of radiant purity, embodying the - Classical idea of moderation. Though historically the, moon-goddess L Was metamorphosed, aby... the.medi@sheeesoenenasion | ethgs o"etish creature, our poets have shown her- seeking to transform herself in order to trans- form her transformers.. The process is an apparently clumsy one. of be- wildering: indirection. But. the mas-, terful. climax finds the “sprite” on trial in a courtroom which brings to -;a, head the clish between: the witches and their hunters: In a dazzling stroke (so“well prepared in the open- ing number) she resolves the conflict by holding up:to the opposing forces the mirror. of her perfect luminosity: In the “weigh” of the witches and the be-witched she balances the scale by the power of self-knowledge, ef- ifecting. a breath-taking’ reconéiliation in terms of deep-felt Christian hu- manism. Further analysis of this ambitious’ verbal construct must, — however, await the full publication of the text, hopefully w ith a complete scho- “But the ephemeral glories*of the” THA iporfarmance are forever lost, alas, to those *inttfeR ay. Sela not in attendance. Their number and variety: make a full catalog. im- possible, but let it be said at the’ start that all who participated, seen and unseen, contributed tellingly’ to the general excellence of a splendid pageant whose alchemic touch trans- figured even the tired buffooneries_ Of... 7 class rivalry. Physical Production The physical production was of uniform elegance: The settings, sty]- ishly executed by Margaret. Clowes and her crew, fixed the. delicate tone of, the script. with imagination, fiu- idity..@nd-at-times comic point. The costumes of Eileen James and com, / pany were discreet, finished, and re- sponsive to variation in mood. The deft make-up (Margery Aronson and crew), fine collection of properties (Madeleine Berry and crew), and sensitive lighting (Sally Harris) were notably well co-ordinated, Penny Proddow, assisted by Kath- ryn. Terzian, staged the complex pro- duction with a wondrous appearance of ease that contribtued--immensely to :its style and its success. They weré fortunate in the services of Elena: Mestre, whose choresgraphy showed. an. extraordinary ability. in devising a -varied__and. effective vo- cabulary for technically limited ma- terial. The traditional “kick-line” (with fetching pink bows) was most clever, and the witches’. dance Jas © both tactful’ and inventive. was led by Jane Robbins, whose, sure, professional touch gave stability to the entire production. Here -is a gifted. per- former indeed, with a handsome ap- pearance, a well. Controlled body, splendid dictiof, a pleasant voice, Continued Page 4, Col. 4 sical competencé é A- ‘east—of- high “dramatic “and: aul Te > a aha LS Se ON a 2 ates aes ra ce ‘ ERAN AERC URS RRS ANSS “Pad BE iC PARES SoA AI EAE NRE HN Ri He AER : PERRIER i NS ainsi aba sn OY es A NN Iai Rly Re Fa ETT NE IT IELTS ERR Fa RR EG Bat ETRE ES AT ga RANG ISS INGE EB i ES SS ROR ST a OE Sige Lie EAB ETT EE Ma ETS BE PRE AS EE TS TEES IE OE BDA AI BSE Bes CW ae “THE COLLEGE NEWS: . ™, * ; A petition for a campus-wide referendum on Bryw Mawr's membership in the National Student Association was present- _ed to the Legislature meeting yesterday. During ‘the next week or so a panel of four debaters (two pro,:two con) will make the rounds of the dorms arguing the merits (or lack of them) of N.S.A. The basic question, to my mind, is whether or not Bryn Mawr can afford (philosophically. and financially) to support ~The NEWS Opposes _ - any organization which professes to speak in the name of the students of America? When N.S.A. sends out a resolution: it does not indicate which colleges it represents nor how close ~ the vote was. These resolutions are thus taken to be the opinion of the college students of America, _ ~~In the past year, N.S.A-has taken stands on many poli- tical issues: in favor of abolishing the HU.AC,, against the U. S. intervention in Cuba, against the resumption of nuclear testing unless the security of the nation is jeopardized, and many others. These resolutions were passed during a sum- mer conference which the heads of Undergrad. and Self-Gov. and the N.S.A. rep. attended. These girls voted in the name _ of Bryn Mawr on political issues such as the above with only their own judgment of the desires of Bryn Mawrters to help them decide how to vote. as We do not (nor should we) elect our Presidents: of Un- dergrad. and Self-Gov. on the basis of their ‘political view- points. Nor could any N.S.A. rep., even is she were to be elected by the entire campus, ever convey the mandate of the undergraduates at Bryn Mawr on politica] issues which may not even have been raised here. No one person can possibly represent the views of 700 students, and no organization can represent the heterogeneous opinions of the students of America. : {sn’t it better, stronger; more valid to have student opin=| ion expressed through those organizations which, though i i cam- ~wabionel~resmesent.individue or group opinion on each pus, organzations suc as SPU, tite owng Cossee-asives..OF st the Civil Rights Group? The Washington Peace March an the conferences at Princeton and Swarthmore last weekend, indeed, prove that these organizations can have a powerful voice-clearly mandated by interested students. The individualistic students of Bryn Mawr can not only not support N.S.A. philosophically, they cannot afford it financially. It costs the student body $400 to send. these three students to the summer conference.. While-the partici- ‘pants all feel very strongly that the experience and informa- tion gotten there have been the cause-of the great changes in this year’s administrations, I fail to see the constructive contributions of this conference. Whatever individual spirit- ual values may have been gained this summer, the students at Bryn Mawr have seen little action. which. would justify the expense. $400 could be put to better use in scholarship or Jectiire’ funds. If it were possible for N.S.A. to serve as a clearing house || for information or an apolitical center for exchange of exper- iences common to college campuses, I would perhaps favor Bryn Mawr’s membership in it. As the organization is pres- ently constituted, however, we must not only withdraw, our support but actively oppose its existence. And the Driving Rule The New Driving Rule passed by Legislature yesterday is an improvement over the Old, Anything’ is an improve- -ment--which--recognizes- that Self-Gov.—has_no—jurisdiction over what you do in your own home with your own car. The new rule has eliminated the most Obvious inconsistencies, but it is not enough. 7 sh Although we sincerely sympathize with the Administra- tion’s concern for accidents and the fear that only the wealth- ier _students.would. ) tion of the driving rule, except for certain parking regula- tions. »Then, College organizations could drive to debates, games and other functions; attending classes at Swarthmore would be feasible. ai The nearby train and bus systems are unquestionably convenient. Yet often public transportation takes the round- about route; certain places are inacessible by train. We do not have a great compulsion to drive,but we want to be able to drive when we have to. An analogy can be made with the sign-out rule. «The curfew means that if we have to be out until\two- a.m. we can be—not that we all will be out until two every night. These are both questions of principle. Kacthor disturbing aspect of the driving rule involves the telationship between Self-Gov. and the Board of Trus- tees.) It appears that Self-Gov. is moving cautiously on this issue because it feared a Board veto of a more liberal rule. What is the harm of outlining the rule the students really want and then ascertaining the opinion of the Board? It has been jimplied that the Board would reject a more liberal driv- ing rule and might thereby vitiate the power of Self-Gov.; that if we°try to push a liveral driving’ rule, our next lib- eral request will be met withSantagonism. We contend that the Board of ‘Trustees is more sophisticated and au courant than:Self-Gov. might imagine. There is also the fear that the Board of Trustees might take ithe driving rule out of student hands and place it in the laps ; J.C. f the Administration. We feel that the passage of a rule conducive to circumvention is contrary to an honor code _that'is valid only insofar as. it.can reasonably be followed. “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 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. No that appears in it may be reprinted wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD ~ peprERE TEER rer Swi yee r rey Try hie terrane Janice Copen, ‘63 Pe a Cee TE Eee Josie Donovan, 62 - seseaceeeececsstseecreerertestres Elen Rothenberg, 164 |been. placed in every hall, it. will ve cars, we nonetheless advocate. aboli-|. eal Letters. to \ et.4 “ e fj C8 ~ Wednesday, February 21, 1962 Fund Drive Leader Urges Contribution To ‘Special’ Cause To the Editor: PRS, a : Next Wednesday, February 28, every’ student will be asked to se- lect from a list of thirty otgariiza- tions the ten which, in her opinion, are most worthy of this campus’ financial support. Even if one studies the literature Wescribing the work of these organizations which has. ” not bexeasy to decile how to vote.| When you vote, you do so as a member of the Bryn Mawr College community, not_as an individual. Yiou should try to put aside per- sonal considerations and prejudices and select those organizations which, in your opinion, are seek- ing to’ actualize some of the ideas which‘ your Bryn Mawr educational experience has taught you to es- teem. With this goal in mind, is it not more fitting for you as a Bryn Mawr student to vote for those or- ganizations which cannot rely on financial backing froma _ broad cross-section of the population ei- ther because they are little known or. because. the nature of their] work is such that it tends to arouse prejudice and fear? Pamela Smith Fund Drive Bryn Mawr Greets - 4 Student Guests The Exchange students: Char- lotte Thorp, Polly Glennan, Swarthmore, and Lois Shank- -man, Judy -Dwan, Sarah Law- rence. The stranger you may observe seated across the aisle or cruising around the campus ie neither a refu- gee graduate student nor your room- mate with her hair cut, but in all probability is one. of the four ex- change visitors attending Bryn Mawr classes this week. From Swarthmore have come Polly Glennan, a Junior Political Science major, and Charlotte Thorp, a Sen- ior-majoring in French “to see what an all girls’ school was like.” Judy Dwan and Lois Shankman, also” visiting the college, are both Sophomores at~ Sarah Lawrence. Judy’s major interest is Internation- al Relations, while Lois’s is Political Science, They came to compare the “traditional. background” of Bryn Mawr with the “new and experimen- tal outlook of Sarah Lawrence.” ~All reported that they found Bryn Mawr girls “warm and friendly”— a compliment which could aptly be turned to the visitors ace ali Mabel ‘L. Lang will discuss vee “Democracy in Ancient Greece” Tyesday, February 27, 7 p.m., ‘Fund Drive bet mearshdent,egchange progtrams—na- | Congress, we exchanged ideas with _|those from other schools, and what throughout the Undergrad and Self- | | gov programming this-year. (What |zation, Although lacking in exper- Debate Continues To the Editor:: ~~ an ee The National Student Assoc tion, composed of over 400 student governments. of institutions of higher education, is the only organ fin “this” country through “which students. can- express their .ideas about those issues which affect thera..in their role as students. _ This function «is -made possible by the National Student Congress, held each-summer, where political, |social, and educational issues are discussed, debated, and often re- solved. The NSA administration .is hoften instructed to present such resolutions to those concerned.. (They sent to the Senators and Represen- tatives. of the 87th Congress a reso- lution condemning the House Un- American Activities Committee, for example). NSA claims only to represent its members in theSe resolutions, and a minority or dissenting opinion can ibe included: However, as NSA is the only American. student or- ganization, its decisions are often taken as representative of, all?U.S. Students—especially overseas. NSA programming is continuous throughout the year and includes tional ‘and™inveraationa’, “x-onera- tion in civil rights programs, a) extensive mailings on issues and occurrences of: interest. to.us as stu- dents. It is up to each school to make as much use of these pro- grams as it wishes. —. Bryn Mawr’s affiliation with the organization has been rather skimpy until this year. At the we gained from them can be seen’ they gained from us is,a bit harder to identify). Specifically, NSA has gathered and lent us material for the pro- grams on the cut system, course evaluation, civil rights, and for the AKOUE. We have participated in the formation of an area (Phil- adelphia) collegiate council, in several conferences; and in ex- change programs. Susan- Gumpert ia-|, @ tog at “@* NSA’s Merit res: As An Expression of National Opinion nip CON 53 Dear Editor, —_. It seems that the NSA debate, as expressed in the last issue of the College News, has circled the ques- tion, scored several debating points ‘for each side, and left puzzled stu- dents puzzled. Si Question #1 must be: Do we. need “= this I would answer “Yes.” ( Those who agree and those who don’t, please read on—we have not reached the core. of the problem yet.) Question #2 is then: Why? Some general and basic answers may in- clude—incitement to political activ- ty, pooling of mutual problems and helping initiate campus organiza- tions. z All of these reasons are valid. What invalidates all of them is the fact that NSA gittempts to go be- yond these vital concerns. It, in fact, tries to, represent national student opinion... It has attempted to influ- ence the government by stating what ‘t considers to be student opinion on~-various issues. Here NSA fails the American student. body reflect the pluralistic society in which it ex- ists, There can be no valid repre- sentation of such a diverse body. The NSA convention, well-publicized, well attended, purports to reach con- ‘clusive**standgen.That Bryn Mawr; every point of view, should have but one spokesman for such a myriad of ideas, is ludicrous. NSA is not beyond hope and could some day "be an organization to which we would give our $400 will- ingly. Before it can be, it must abandon its pretentions to represent- impossible task. It is sad--indeed that NSA.‘is presumptuous enough to think it can. The evidence sup- ports the reverse. Our problem is easily formulated. Given the unrepresentative nature of NSA we must either stay in and attempt to reform it, or leave. cannot continue to support and belong to an organization which contradicts basic priciples of pluralism and di- versity—the foundation of ‘our. so- ciety. NSA Representative Linda Davis. ’62 UG President Notes by Barbara Paul ’62 President of the na “Undergraduate Association This year the “Gadengraduate Kgtociation-has been operatingun- der a different self-image: The change in philosophy, which has been underlying its activities, should be made explicit. With the impending campus electon, the stu- dent body-will have a chance to de- cide-clearly what kind of student government it wants. The individ- ual candidate: which it chooses will then be responsible for defining the role of Undergrad. Traditionally student ~ govern- ment at Bryn Mawr has been a conservative force, acting as a me- diator between the different sec- tors of the campus, smoothing the relationship between administra- tion, faculty and students. This year the Undergraduate Assicia- tion has seen its role quite differ- ently. It has ‘chosen to enter the fray as an active student organi- ience and tradition in this role, it has..attempted..to be .self-evalua- tive’ and critical, examining and questioning, probing and present- ing issues of concern to students on this campus. Should your student government be a creative and active force \on this campus or should it retire to WRCV-TV, Channel 3. saciiaitlaiaiiidiaiaeciacaass eet. | fulfilling its yearly round of sche- Liberal Policies _” Of Group; Speculates on Future Role ive and quiescent organization? The difference in approach can clearly be seen-in the current dis- cussion of location for this year’s commencement exercises. Under- grad could justify a commence- ment in Goodhart simply because it has “always been done” that way. Or it/can choose to truly _re- present the students’ concern and examine ‘and search for new ways of' doing things. Discussion of any specific ques- tion, must always involve contro- versy and unanimity is an unlikely possibility, However you, as an in- dividual, felt about any specific question this year, you ought to consider the underlying problem of what kind- of student govern- ment you wish—whether or -not © you would: retain a student gov- ernment. that continues to initiate and present the student body with questions concerning them as‘ stu- dents. Student Awareness Student governments across the country are facing ‘a heightened. -sense~of-student-awareness:~ Most student councils face criticism from their campus constituents for being too passive, for being “lackeys of the administration” or for being patrons of sockhops and socials. This is not the way your student government has defined it- self. It is now up to you to choose duled functions, remaining a pass- mnt Continued on Page. 3, Col. 5 3 a. national student organization? To which has elements Yeprestiting:.. ing American student opinion as an _ We. 4.miserably._.It_is-most-esesntial that... > 2 o~< SR PSS RASA a AE Nig a Mi Ss AE ke iy Ag ee A Bin ey eA oe. feCtea™ ‘by “his” years” in + ae) ‘and he was reading his poetry at . poetry by two words: = phrase Wes Roti contain a good ..Auden is a conscientious artist and _ has a sense of the very real func- ~ presented with the example of a ‘ ——s. « ee “THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three, “Wednesday, February 21,1962 - Amus W. H. AUDEN by Pauline Dubkin | The man with the strong, lined face could have been a taxi driver or a newsstand: vendor. But it hap- pened that. he was W. H. Auden, one of the greatest literary figures, the YMHA in Philadelphia to an audience composed in equal parts of chicly-dressed~ Philadelphians and black-tighted students. In the students’ gallery,. at least, there was the heightened atmosphere if expectation. We thought that “a few thousand would think of this day as one thinks of a day when one did. sométhing slightly _ un- usual.’* — Richmond Lattimore introduced Mr. Auden and characterized his “wisdom” and_ “technique. *..When the poet be- gan to read, in a British accent sania: we saw the truth of this. statement. The reading achieved a balance between what Auden calls his “flippant” poetry, which, be- cause of its often highly colloquial, almost ‘matter-of-fact diction, lends itself particularly well to the spoken word, and his more coh- ninusly. serious, more elegantly measure of wisdom anaw<