& ( \ | SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE ¢ + COLLEGE NEWS Vol. LI, No. 15. BRYN MAWR, PA. March 4, 1966 Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1966 25 Cents Liz Schneider, Felicia Folk and Pete Scott sing along as Di- rector Butman asks each actor to put his whole being into the play. Reni * al ‘Milk Wood’ Rehearsals Now In Second Week Rehearsals for College’ The- atre’s spring production of Dylan Thomas’ ‘*Under Milk Wood)’ set “for March 18-19, are now in their second week. ‘he principal effort seems to be directed toward the development of a profound feeling for Thomas and of a sense of the symphonic wholeness of this piece of many solos. *‘When you’re not doing an elaborate performance with 63 people,’? says College Theatre president Vicki May, ‘‘everybody has to have an understanding of Thomas.’’ The fact that. approxi- mately 20 performers are to rep- resent more than 60 characters also demands a considerable de- gree of versatility from each mem - ber of the cast. This in turn requires the development of a facility in the use of. the body, the voice, etc., the exploitation of the whole tonal range of the personality. ReadingSpecialist To Attend Class Of Miss McBride Mrs. David Gould, of the Class of 1942, will speak about training teachers to teach reading, in Miss McBride’s regular Education class Monday, March 7, from 3 to 5) in Room C. Mrs. Gould, the former Toni Stern, came to the U. S, as a réfugee from Germany and be- came the first Bryn Mawr Under- graduate Scholar. She graduated Magna cum laude as a Psych- ology major, and immediately afterwards began to work in el- ementary school teaching, later receiving an M.A, at Columbia Teachers’ College in 1947. Most recently she has done pri- vate work in remedial reading, and volunteer teaching of new reading . methods in “Harlem. schools. Miss McBride has especially invited students participating in the tutor- ial project to hear Mrs. Gould. Another condition imposed by the form of the play, and one strongly emphasized by Director Butman during a rehearsal attended by this reporter, is that every actor be a whole person the instant he walks on stage. For this is a play without major roles, where characters enter onto the scene, brush or jar one another, and pass off again, It is a play in which the spatial and temporal wholes embraced -- asmall Welsh coast town, a day -- and the psychological whole are allvim- portant, but one in which the whole is undeniably composite, in which a single weak player could be -- to use Mr. Butman’s analogy -- as disastrous as a shy soloist in a musical performance. Bratman Asks More Cooperation Between Colleges and Community Mike Bratman, newly elected president of the Haverford Stu- dents’ Council, is making plans to expand the interests onhis cam- pus to include to a greater extent both Bryn Mawr andthe two college communities, | In conjunction with Mr. Dana Farnsworth’s stay on campus Mon- day and Tuesday of next week, Council will be looking at the var- ious interpretations of their honor system with the benefit of Mr. Farnsworth’s experience with the psychological problems and sexual mores of college students. He would. then like to continue this discussion with Self-Gov. This would be the first time the Haver- ford Students’ Council has com- municated with Self-Gov as well as with Undergrad. May Day weekend, if Bratman’s plans materialize, will be.a prime example of the new era of coopera- tion in social matters, Alliance and Social Action Committee on each campus have now achieved, he says, the degree of coordina- tion for which the two social com- mittees should strive, Bratman’s main point is that the great major- ity of the social affairs on both campuses are directed toa limited group. They qll generally involve a rock-and-roll band, and judging by the attendance, it is quite obvious that this does not appeal to agreat number of the students. Therefore, Bratman would like to see both social committees much more im- aginative and creative. His idea for the May Day week- end illustrates this. Emphasizing the bi-college part of the two days, Saturday night would feature a dance with three different kinds of $600 Political Science Grants Available for Honors Projects Six-hundred dollar grants for summer research in the general field of public affairs will again be available for selected prospective seniors. Students who have been or will be invited to do honors and who are planning projects in any area related to ‘‘public affairs, gov- ernmental and political processes and public policies’? may submit their applications or grants to- gether with descriptions of their research projects to:the faculty committee in charge of the pro- gram before April 1. The chief purpose of the pro- gram is to encourage greater in- terest and competence in public affairs by giving selected seniors additional intensive research experience and supplementary training under close faculty super- vision. During the senior year, following a summer’s research, grantees meet at least twice with the faculty committee for, critical review and guidance in their honors projects over and above their work with departmental advisors. Re- search awards allow students to extend both the scope and depth of their projects considerably be- yond what is feasible within an academic year. The $600 stipends may be used entirely at a grantee’s discretion so long as they serve the purpose of the approved project. Each project must have the sup- port of a faculty member in the major department who will serve as ,advisor during the summer. Terms of the program are liberally defined to include any problem related to governmental and political processes and public policies. Prospective honors stu- dents in all departments are there- fore invited to consider the pos- sible eligibility of their projects. All applicants, however, will be expected to have some training in the social sciences. All interested students should consult their department chairmen and, Mr. Kennedy in the Political Science Department, chairman of the faculty committee, regarding application details. — bands on the Fieldhouse Parking Lot witha steak dinner served from dug-out barbeque pits on the edge of the lot. This obviously involves much planning anda certain amount of money contributed from both colleges. The second area, that of increas- ing communication and cooperation with the colleges and the commun- ity also has much potential. The? overall goal Bratman is pursu- ing is to encourage interest in, education in culturally deprived kids in this area. He would like to do this by showing them that we, as college students, are in- terested in them. Two proposals he has made are increasing the tutoring program and having open science demonstrations inour labs for them. These plans could be immensely expanded by being followed up by both colleges work- ing together. : Tihany And DuBoff Disagree On U.S. Position In Vietnam by Nora Clearman, ‘67 Mr. Leslie Tihany, a Public Affairs Official for the State De- partment, spoke Monday night. on United States policy in Vietnam. Since Dean Rusk gave a lengthy presentation of United States Pol- icies at the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee hearings, Mr. Tihany opened by briefly summar - izing Rusk’s statement and dis- cussion of it. He then proceeded to speak on the history_of United States involvement in South East Asia, on the political importance of Vietnam, and on the aims of United States policy. Mr. Duboff briefly commented on Mr, Tihany’s remarks, was briefly answered by Mr. Tihany, and the floor was opened for discussion. Mr. Tihany said that Southeast Asia has become a ‘‘power vac- uum?’ into which there was a rush of hostile powers, which con- stituted a great danger to the security of the free world, The United States is attempting to con- fine these hostile powers at the 17th parallel, an obligation under the SEATO pact, under which the United States agreed to help stop aggression to Southeast Asia, in accordance with constitutional powers. On United States aims, Mr. Tihany said that we do not propose to fight communism as an ideology, but only to fight com- munist imperialism. For example, we give economic aid to Yugoslavia, a non-imperialist communist nation, Mr. Tihany also explained the objections which the United States had originally had } to the Geneva Accords. These’were that the United Nations was not called in (the International Con- trol Commission of Poland, India, and Canada was used instead), and that the French included a statement that elections held in 1956 would be in a reunified Vietnam. The objection to the last part is based on a philosophy that an issue is to be decided by elections, not prior to them. As Mr. DuBoff said, the rest of Mr. Tihany’s speech was largelya somewhat sophisticated statement of the ‘‘Domino Theory.’’ A little sophistication can be seen in Mr, Tihany’s distinction between im- perialist and non-imperialist na- tions. I think that the classifi- cation is far too simple, however, to be used as a major criterion upon which to base a policy to- ward communist nations. Mr. Du- Boff also brought up the point that many of the nations which are considered ‘‘dominoes’’ do not themselves feel the theory to be valid, a point which was also ex- plained by Mr. Rickett of the - University of Pennsylvania in a talk at Haverford on February 10th. A major flaw in Mr. Tihany’s presentation ,was the point that elections shduld decide an issue, instead of having that issue decided as a precondition, It is my under- standing that elections are held to choose an official, not to decide a question of partition, and further- more, the reunification of Vietnam (continued on page 7) Leslie Tihany of the State Department and Mr. DuBoff, Page 2 COLLEGE N EWS 7 March 4, 1966 : Make-Up Fditor eeseneer Member-at-Large..... - "THEs COLLEGE NEWS Subscription $3,75 — Mailing price $5.00 — Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Bryn Mawr,.Pa. Post Office, under the Act of March 3, 1879, Office filed October Ist, 1963. FOUNDED IN 1914 Second Class Postage paid at Bryn Mawr, Pa. Company, Inc., Bryn Mawr, Pas, and Bryn Mawr College. : The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted wholly or in part without permission of the Bditorin-Chief. Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL BOARD Coco eeecccereeceoeccccopecdcccn eNanette Holb Associate Editor Heeeececerec cores veces eeeee ce « Laura Krugm ’ Menaging-Editor Saree ee Copy Editor oe Kit Bakke; core reer eee er seeeer eee viceve so Hleanor vonAuw, eeceeeeeanserseeseseosen Darlene Preissler, perce recceseceeceecese se « RObin Johnson, Contributing Editor... 0c cccccee 000s 0:6 000 0’ e 6 Lynne Lackenbach, ach oes bch eens) ie oe cay ee SubscriptionWanagers ......»Madeleine Sloane, ’68, Mary Ann Spriegel, Ads eee erererccesccceeceeoe cee se Jane Taylor, 68, Diane Ostheim, Application for re-entry at the Bryn Mawr, Pa. Post Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks- giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, weeks in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Regional Printing and during examination 68 67 "65 "68 68 68 °66 "69 68 "69 Double Your Fund One noteworthy item on the platforms of many of the Undergrad and Big Six candidates this. year is the suggestion that Bryn Mawr increase its student activities fee. At present, the fee is $11.00 (as compared to Haverford’s $135') and is charged to Pay Day, along with the $3.00 contribution to the Undergrad Scholarship. : The proposal to increase the fee is not unfeasible, and in the light of ‘this year’s minimal budget in the various organizations, neither is it impractical -- that is, if we expect the people we elect to be able to institute their plans. To improve the span and spirit of student activites, let the current fee be doubled to $22.00, Then, to avoid the undesirable and depressing effect it would have as a Pay Day charge, let students be billed for that amount (plus the $3.00 scholarship fee perhaps) in August, prior to the beginning of the first Semester. Such 4 system would have two benefits, First, each organization would have more money to work with the first week of classes rather than after the first Pay Day returns. Second, students could more easily afford the sum if it weren’t combineq,, with other bills, and parents might even be sympathetic to the cause, From smoker conversations and dinner system discussions, we are aware that there are indeed students who would like to see the fruits of an increased fee. We have heard suggestions that an art series, com- parable to Haverford’s (though on a smaller scale) be set up; that department clubs be put under Curriculum Committee, which. would then have a budget and more status; or that Alliance have a large-scale conference. The list goes on and on, The question is, would students consider this new, still comparatively small fee too much of an increase, evenconsidering its value in regards to campus activities? We certainly hope Bryn Mawrters will’ consider this proposal with its inevitable improvement of campus activities in Three In One There is one peculiar feature about this election issue of | the -OL- LEGE NEWS: for three of the candidates there appear no platforms. The candidates for Curriculum Comiittee chose to present the NEWS with a—collective appraisal of the Coramittee’s potentialities. Their mind. choice is very much to be regretted, For what is the purpose of having an election issue at all? It is to represent the candidates tothe student body in such a way as to facilitate informed and intelligent voting. It is to display the individual views of the candidates and their manners of expression insuch a form that they can be readily studied and compared, The three Curriculum Committee candidates stated their intention of revealing their individual viewpoints, ideas, and.attributes through the dinner system. This is to relegate their differences to so subordinate a place that we must wonder at these three girls’ continuing to run against each other rather than uniting to secure the election of one of. their number or of another of the same stamp. For surely these girls are aware of the limitations of the dinner system, It is thus virtually a necessity, especially for freshmen to whom not only many of the people but the whole procedure are un- familiar, to have a means of reviewing and juxtaposing the candidates and their particular and essential attributes, The collection of individual platforms in the COLLEGE NEWS provides such a means, and it is much to be desired that all the candidates avail themselves of this opportunity to fulfill their’ responsibility of making known both what they would stand for and how, in what tone and spirit, they would stand Liberal Spirit The trattitional controversy between liberal arts and specialized education reappeared in the news this week when Daniel Bell, a pro- fessor of sociology at Columbia College, championed the cause of the liberal arts. Appointed by the dean as a one-man committee, Mr. Bell prepared a report disagreeing with Jacques Barzun, dean of Columbia University’s graduate facilities. Mr. Barzun maintains that the. liberal arts approach in education is expiring; Mr. Bell advocates strengthen- ing of the liberal arts in college curricula, The most significant feature of Mr. Bell's program is his call for a ‘‘third tier’’ system. A student first gains a broad, cultural basis, then concentrates on a single discipline, and finally relates his liberal arts training to such issues of contemporary society as urban renewal for it. ® and world economy. Mr. Bell's position strikes a responsive chord at Bryn Mawr, where the educational philosophy of the college guides each student toward a foundation in the liberal arts with attention in depth to her chosen field of study. By the final years of college, however, when Mawrters begin serious investigation of career possibilities, the familiar lament of *‘unprepared for the world’’ rings out. A liberal arts education is not, by nature, a course of vocational training. It is a preparation of the student rather than a career-directed curficulum. For some, professional training will follow. For all, personal enrichment’ and interest in the world should be the lasting benefits for the. individual. What Mr. Bell suggests in his ‘‘third’tier’’ _....»plan_is no more than what every liberally educated student should per- form for herself, throughout her life. Curriculum and professors may shape her mind, but only she can exercise it to give value and purpose to her college years. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] En [Vlasse To the Editor; A few months ago Rose Pesotta, a Bryn Mawr alumna, died at the age of 69. In the obituaries it was noted that she hadimmigrated to the United “States from the Uk- raine, joined the labor movement here, and became active in the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the League for Mutual Aid, the Workmen’s Cir- cle, the Worker’s Defeérise League, the Jewish Labor Committee, and Spanish Refugee Aid, She played a major role in the CIO rubber worker’s strike in Akron in 1936, and in the UAW strikes against General Motors. She had per- sonally visited Sacco and Vanzetti in prison, and worked on their be- half. I happened, a few days ago, to meet an alumna who had taught Rose Pesotta, during a summer in- stitute for women. factory workers on this campus (!), and I thought the following ancedote about Rose might be of some interest. It seems that one day Rose came to my informant with acom- plaint about the psychology course. **But Rose, what’s wrong with the course?’? ‘Oh, I like Prof. X all right,’’ replied Rosé, ‘And I enjoy learn- ing about my nervous system and my feelings, too. But look. I have only one month here, and I have a great deal to learn, In that one month I’m. not so interested in learning about my nervous sys- tem and my feelings, What I want to learn isHOW DO WE MOVE THE MASSES??? That’s my Mawrter. idea of a Bryn Martin Oppenheimer Lecturer in Sociology Objection “To thé Editor: ‘ Your editorial of February 25th on the breakdown of communica- tions within Self-Gov was perfectly justifiable. However a more thoughtful editorial could have de- voted more space to a criticism of the system itself and less to an attack upon personnel. Katharine Lawrence, ’67 Reply To the Editor: In reply to a recent letter to the COLLEGE NEWS concerning the absence of a Jewish group oncam- pus comparable to the Catholic Discussion Group and to the Stu- dent Christian Movement, I would like to clarify the college policy on this subject. In order to pre- serve the college’s non-denomina- tional policy toward religion, the Interfaith Association was organ- POST 2 roy = NORTH (D) S KJ85 WEST A. 2s EAST D K5 S 9764 C AJ6 S --- H 1083 H AK965 D J96 D A842 C 872 SOUTH C KQ103 S AQ10 32 H J D_Q10 73 C 954 Neither side vulnerable. The bidding: NORTH EAST SOUTH. WEST EC LH 158 Pass 3S 4D 45 Pass Pass Dbl. Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: 10 of hearts. ‘ Most of the hands in this column have dealt with bidding problems, but not necessarily because it is the most interesting or most dif- ficult aspect of contract bridge. It is just that bidding more often puts the novice in the ‘‘what-do-I-do- now’’ position than does the, play itself. On the play itself, he either sees a way to make it or he does not, and barring errors, that is that. In this hand, the play seems fairly obvious, and therein lies the trap. The contract can be made, but declarer must be far more careful than he may be led to ~« expect. ¢d The opening lead was taken by East’s_.king, and the ace was re- turned, South trumped in his hand and settled back to think. Withnine’ trump, the obvious move was pull trumps quickly and then establish a cross-ruff in diamonds and hearts, But East had shown by his ad persistent bidding that he had a very strong hand. He had at least five hearts and perhaps six, four diamonds to the ace, and a very short suit in clubs or spades. The double made it likely that hehelda spade void or at most a singleton. Assuming the worst, i.e. four spades to the nine in West’s hand, South counted his own tricks. If he pulled trump, he had only the club ace, one diamond, and the heart queen for seven tricks. He did not dare pull trump, since he could only hope to make his contract by cross-ruffing extensively. South instead led a small diamond to his king, and when East took his ace and returned the club king, he felt better. Had East held six hearts. he would have known his partner was void, and would have led a heart. counting on East having a trump that would set up if South trumped high, otherwise expecting his partner to trump the heart. Reasoning this way, South assumed East did not lead a heart because he knew his partner still held one, and therefore South was Safe in taking his heart queen through and sloughing a losing club. This he did, and then returned to his hand with the queen of diamonds. A diamond ruff put him back on the board, where it was now safe to pull trump, ending up in his hand and taking his good ten of diamonds. His last club lost to the queén, but he had made his contract. And as the hands lay, had he pulled even one round of: trump at the beginning, he would not have had enough to ruff; the contract could not have been made no matter how he played the rest of the tricks. ized to provide the students with a broader knowledge of religions other than their own through its lecture series, as well as to pro- mote stimulating questions leading to discussion. We hope that our lectures, discussion groups and trips to churches such as the Greek Orthodox Church will lead students to think about their own religion more seriously, and we have tried to provide interested students with the information they desire con- cerning the churches. or syna- gogues of-their choice. Interfaith, therefore, is not meant ‘to take the initiative in organizing discussion groups for specific religious denominations, Once an interested group of stu- dents decides to organize a group from their particular faith, they elect a representative to attend the Interfaith meetings as a liaison , between our group and theirs, In this way, the school can maintain its non-denominational policy and at the same time encourage the students ta take a more active interest in their individual faiths. _I-am delighted to know of the interest in organizing a Jewish Discussion. Group, and I sincerely hope that next year’s Interfaith can cooperate more effectively with these groups. If I can help anyone interested in this subject, please let me know. Dorothy Knox Howe, ’66 President, Interfaith Association Past Proof To the Editor: One of the biggest problems in running our Big Six organizations, or at least Arts Council, is find- ing responsible people to work in subordinate positions, Often the organization head is enthusiastic (continued on page 8) | applebee if i am elected, i promise to bring where progress has never been seen, plate for erd- progress a full dinner man hall, a fair, square deal for each and all.. yeah, fifty four. «forty — or eight and a half, keep cool with calvin and daft with taft. if i am elected, i promise to bring progress where progress has never been seen, change for its own sake, i like ilk, who brought you good times and wawa milk? banish apathy and bring in the spring, happiness, prosperity, anything you want or wish, and very soon bryn mawr will. be first on the moon. i’ll do it all, whatever pleases as soon as find out what my office is, ill politicly, . applebee It’s election time again. Page 2 COLLEGE N EWS 7 March 4, 1966 : Make-Up Fditor eseeees - "THEs COLLEGE NEWS Subscription $3,75 — Mailing price $5.00 — Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Bryn Mawr,.Pa. Post Office, under the Act of March 3, 1879, Office filed October Ist, 1963. Second Class Postage paid at Bryn Mawr, Pa. FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks- giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, weeks in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Regional Printing Company, Inc., Bryn Mawr, Pas, and Bryn Mawr College. : The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted wholly or in part without permission of the Bditorin-Chief. Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL BOARD Coco eeecccereeceoeccccopecdcccn eNanette Holb Associate Editor Heeeececerec cores veces eeeee ce « Laura Krugm ’ Menaging-Editor Saree ee Copy Editor Member-at-Large..... oe Kit Bakke; core reer eee er seeeer eee viceve so Hleanor vonAuw, eeceeeeeanserseeseseosen Darlene Preissler, perce recceseceeceecese se « RObin Johnson, Contributing Editor... 0c cccccee 000s 0:6 000 0’ e 6 Lynne Lackenbach, ach oes bch eens) ie oe cay ee SubscriptionWanagers ......»Madeleine Sloane, ’68, Mary Ann Spriegel, Ads eee erererccesccceeceeoe cee se Jane Taylor, 68, Diane Ostheim, Application for re-entry at the Bryn Mawr, Pa. Post and during examination 68 67 "65 "68 68 68 °66 "69 68 "69 Double Your Fund One noteworthy item on the platforms of many of the Undergrad and Big Six candidates this. year is the suggestion that Bryn Mawr increase its student activities fee. At present, the fee is $11.00 (as compared to Haverford’s $135') and is charged to Pay Day, along with the $3.00 contribution to the Undergrad Scholarship. : The proposal to increase the fee is not unfeasible, and in the light of ‘this year’s minimal budget in the various organizations, neither is it impractical -- that is, if we expect the people we elect to be able to institute their plans. To improve the span and spirit of student activites, let the current fee be doubled to $22.00, Then, to avoid the undesirable and depressing effect it would have as a Pay Day charge, let students be billed for that amount (plus the $3.00 scholarship fee perhaps) in August, prior to the beginning of the first Semester. Such 4 system would have two benefits, First, each organization would have more money to work with the first week of classes rather than after the first Pay Day returns. Second, students could more easily afford the sum if it weren’t combineq,, with other bills, and parents might even be sympathetic to the cause, From smoker conversations and dinner system discussions, we are aware that there are indeed students who would like to see the fruits of an increased fee. We have heard suggestions that an art series, com- parable to Haverford’s (though on a smaller scale) be set up; that department clubs be put under Curriculum Committee, which. would then have a budget and more status; or that Alliance have a large-scale conference. The list goes on and on, The question is, would students consider this new, still comparatively small fee too much of an increase, evenconsidering its value in regards to campus activities? We certainly hope Bryn Mawrters will’ consider this proposal with its inevitable improvement of campus activities in Three In One There is one peculiar feature about this election issue of | the -OL- LEGE NEWS: for three of the candidates there appear no platforms. The candidates for Curriculum Comiittee chose to present the NEWS with a—collective appraisal of the Coramittee’s potentialities. Their mind. choice is very much to be regretted, For what is the purpose of having an election issue at all? It is to represent the candidates tothe student body in such a way as to facilitate informed and intelligent voting. It is to display the individual views of the candidates and their manners of expression insuch a form that they can be readily studied and compared, The three Curriculum Committee candidates stated their intention of revealing their individual viewpoints, ideas, and.attributes through the dinner system. This is to relegate their differences to so subordinate a place that we must wonder at these three girls’ continuing to run against each other rather than uniting to secure the election of one of their number or of another of the same stamp. For surely these girls are aware of the limitations of the dinner system, It is thus virtually a necessity, especially for freshmen to whom not only many of the people but the whole procedure are un- familiar, to have a means of reviewing and juxtaposing the candidates and their particular and essential attributes, The collection of individual platforms in the COLLEGE NEWS provides such a means, and it is much to be desired that all the candidates avail themselves of this opportunity to fulfill their’ responsibility of making known both what they would stand for and how, in what tone and spirit, they would stand Liberal Spirit The trattitional controversy between liberal arts and specialized education reappeared in the news this week when Daniel Bell, a pro- fessor of sociology at Columbia College, championed the cause of the liberal arts. Appointed by the dean as a one-man committee, Mr. Bell prepared a report disagreeing with Jacques Barzun, dean of Columbia University’s graduate facilities. Mr. Barzun maintains that the. liberal arts approach in education is expiring; Mr. Bell advocates strengthen- ing of the liberal arts in college curricula, The most significant feature of Mr. Bell's program is his call for a ‘‘third tier’’ system. A student first gains a broad, cultural basis, then concentrates on a single discipline, and finally relates his liberal arts training to such issues of contemporary society as urban renewal for it. ® and world economy. Mr. Bell's position strikes a responsive chord at Bryn Mawr, where the educational philosophy of the college guides each student toward a foundation in the liberal arts with attention in depth to her chosen field of study. By the final years of college, however, when Mawrters begin serious investigation of career possibilities, the familiar lament of *‘unprepared for the world’’ rings out. A liberal arts education is not, by nature, a course of vocational training. It is a preparation of the student rather than a career-directed curficulum. For some, professional training will follow. For all, personal enrichment’ and interest in the world should be the lasting benefits for the. individual. What Mr. Bell suggests in his ‘‘third'tier’’ ‘plan is no more than what every liberally educated student should per- Se form for herself, throughout her life. Curriculum and professors may shape her mind, but only she can exercise it to give value and purpose to her college years. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] En [Vlasse To the Editor; A few months ago Rose Pesotta, a Bryn Mawr alumna, died at the age of 69. In the obituaries it was noted that she hadimmigrated to the United “States from the Uk- raine, joined the labor movement here, and became active in the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the League for Mutual Aid, the Workmen’s Cir- cle, the Worker’s Defeérise League, the Jewish Labor Committee, and Spanish Refugee Aid, She played a major role in the CIO rubber worker’s strike in Akron in 1936, and in the UAW strikes against General Motors. She had per- sonally visited Sacco and Vanzetti in prison, and worked on their be- half. I happened, a few days ago, to meet an alumna who had taught Rose Pesotta, during a summer in- stitute for women. factory workers on this campus (!), and I thought the following ancedote about Rose might be of some interest. It seems that one day Rose came to my informant with acom- plaint about the psychology course. **But Rose, what’s wrong with the course?’? ‘Oh, I like Prof. X all right,’’ replied Rosé, ‘And I enjoy learn- ing about my nervous system and my feelings, too. But look. I have only one month here, and I have a great deal to learn, In that one month I’m. not so interested in learning about my nervous sys- tem and my feelings, What I want to learn isHOW DO WE MOVE THE MASSES??? That’s my Mawrter. idea of a Bryn Martin Oppenheimer Lecturer in Sociology Objection “To thé Editor: ‘ Your editorial of February 25th on the breakdown of communica- tions within Self-Gov was perfectly justifiable. However a more thoughtful editorial could have de- voted more space to a criticism of the system itself and less to an attack upon personnel. Katharine Lawrence, ’67 Reply To the Editor: In reply to a recent letter to the COLLEGE NEWS concerning the absence of a Jewish group oncam- pus comparable to the Catholic Discussion Group and to the Stu- dent Christian Movement, I would like to clarify the college policy on this subject. In order to pre- serve the college’s non-denomina- tional policy toward religion, the Interfaith Association was organ- POST 2 roy = NORTH (D) S KJ85 WEST A. 2s EAST D K5 S 9764 C AJ6 S --- H 1083 H AK965 D J96 D A842 C 872 SOUTH C KQ103 S AQ10 32 H J D_Q10 73 C 954 Neither side vulnerable. The bidding: NORTH EAST SOUTH. WEST EC LH 158 Pass 3S 4D 45 Pass Pass Dbl. Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: 10 of hearts. ‘ Most of the hands in this column have dealt with bidding problems, but not necessarily because it is the most interesting or most dif- ficult aspect of contract bridge. It is just that bidding more often puts the novice in the ‘‘what-do-I-do- now’’ position than does the, play itself. On the play itself, he either sees a way to make it or he does not, and barring errors, that is that. In this hand, the play seems fairly obvious, and therein lies the trap. The contract can be made, but declarer must be far more careful than he may be led to ~« expect. ¢d The opening lead was taken by East’s_.king, and the ace was re- turned, South trumped in his hand and settled back to think. Withnine’ trump, the obvious move was pull trumps quickly and then establish a cross-ruff in diamonds and hearts, But East had shown by his ad persistent bidding that he had a very strong hand. He had at least five hearts and perhaps six, four diamonds to the ace, and a very short suit in clubs or spades. The double made it likely that hehelda spade void or at most a singleton. Assuming the worst, i.e. four spades to the nine in West’s hand, South counted his own tricks. If he pulled trump, he had only the club ace, one diamond, and the heart queen for seven tricks. He did not dare pull trump, since he could only hope to make his contract by cross-ruffing extensively. South instead led a small diamond to his king, and when East took his ace and returned the club king, he felt better. Had East held six hearts. he would have known his partner was void, and would have led a heart. counting on East having a trump that would set up if South trumped high, otherwise expecting his partner to trump the heart. Reasoning this way, South assumed East did not lead a heart because he knew his partner still held one, and therefore South was Safe in taking his heart queen through and sloughing a losing club. This he did, and then returned to his hand with the queen of diamonds. A diamond ruff put him back on the board, where it was now safe to pull trump, ending up in his hand and taking his good ten of diamonds. His last club lost to the queén, but he had made his contract. And as the hands lay, had he pulled even one round of: trump at the beginning, he would not have had enough to ruff; the contract could not have been made no matter how he played the rest of the tricks. ized to provide the students with a broader knowledge of religions other than their own through its lecture series, as well as to pro- mote stimulating questions leading to discussion. We hope that our lectures, discussion groups and trips to churches such as the Greek Orthodox Church will lead students to think about their own religion more seriously, and we have tried to provide interested students with the information they desire con- cerning the churches. or syna- gogues of-their choice. Interfaith, therefore, is not meant ‘to take the initiative in organizing discussion groups for specific religious denominations, Once an interested group of stu- dents decides to organize a group from their particular faith, they elect a representative to attend the Interfaith meetings as a liaison , between our group and theirs, In this way, the school can maintain its non-denominational policy and at the same time encourage the students ta take a more active interest in their individual faiths. _I-am delighted to know of the interest in organizing a Jewish Discussion. Group, and I sincerely hope that next year’s Interfaith can cooperate more effectively with these groups. If I can help anyone interested in this subject, please let me know. Dorothy Knox Howe, ’66 President, Interfaith Association Past Proof To the Editor: One of the biggest problems in running our Big Six organizations, or at least Arts Council, is find- ing responsible people to work in subordinate positions, Often the organization head is enthusiastic (continued on page 8) | applebee if i am elected, i promise to bring where progress has never been seen, plate for erd- progress a full dinner man hall, a fair, square deal for each and all.. yeah, fifty four. «forty — or eight and a half, keep cool with calvin and daft with taft. if i am elected, i promise to bring progress where progress has never been seen, change for its own sake, i like ilk, who brought you good times and wawa milk? banish apathy and bring in the spring, happiness, prosperity, anything you want or wish, and very soon bryn mawr will. be first on the moon. i’ll do it all, whatever pleases as soon as find out what my office is, ill politicly, . applebee It’s election time again. COLLEGE NEWS Lynne Moody, Lynne Meadow, and Ronnie Scharfman. Marian Brown My premise is that Knowledge is Power! The feeling of helpless- ness expressed by individuals in respect to the possibilities for pol- itical action can be greatly reduc- - ed by increased familiarity with the issues. I am.concerned with our tendency to forget that politics is the means by which fundamental human problems may be solved and not an end in itself. I see Meadow, Moody, Scharfman Conduct Contest for Arts Council Presidency Lynne Meadow ‘the Arts Council! as a cultural organization on campushasa myr- iad of potential opportunities: I ’ certainly’ am_ not going to propose an--artistic upheaval for the Bryn Mawr campus but I do feel that there are programs within the realm of. possibility.. My greatest concern is that Arts Council should be a larger group of interested people working together on proj- ects, rather than a few inspired people undertaking all creative en- deavors. What I would like to see accomplished is a coordinated set of committees that would. be part of the larger organization of Arts Council. Instituting these divisions would allow people to spend time on activities in which they were particularly interested. : Now to be more concrete about these committees--Skinner Work- shop goes virtually uhused, Cer- tainly there are people, not having the time to devote to College Theatre, who are interested in pre- senting student-directed one-act plays. This could be combined with Haverford. This year the film series has been quite successful. Realizing that there is interest in films during the week Arts Coun- cil could have a representative film committee to select the movies. A coordinating art exhibit group could also be arranged; the Roost provides space for works of local artists or student art. If we de- cided to goreally ‘‘camp’’ we could have children’s displays from near-by grammar schools, We should also have a speaker next year. The Theater of the Liv- ing Arts or the Philadelphia School of Art could provide an interest- ing artist. A dark room in Dalton can also be used at' designated hours for a Photography Club. Another intriguing ideais a Bryn ‘Mawr Rock n’ Roll band. I’m not sure u ic‘ tite the cultural thing to do but Sunday afternoon im- provisations might ~eally be fun! In short, next year we’ve got to get org nized! Lynne Moody In proposing a suitable program for Arts Council, the preliminary consideration must be a negative one - the limitations, largely finan- cial, imposed on the organization, As a subsidiary of Undergrad, Arts Council receives its al- lowance therefrom. ..a budget un- fortunately halved this last year. Thus any lecture series or other The COLLEGE NEWS | Urges ‘All Students re To VOTE presentations of cultural or artistic interest are restricted to a minimum for lack of funds, The most successful source of revenue, as well as of entertain- ment has been the film series, which “wiil be continued in the coming year. Beyond that, hope- fully with funds from an expand= ing film series and an increased budget, Arts Council could help provide better, facilities for work in the college art studio, such as professional models for life drawing classes, arid pottery and ceramics materials, While I would like to recommend as well the complete freedom for students to realize their creative impulses-- by painting their walls or the side- walks or the trees--the Council can realistically only encourage Undergrad and the Administration to provide more materials for the studio, Working in conjunction with Undergrad, Arts Council -rep- resentatives: could conduct a sur- vey among the students for re- quests for such facilities; and eventually provide opportunities which do not as yet lie within the scope of the curriculum, Arts Council should as well urge greater cooperation from the administra- tion on such matters as college provided transportation to the rather inaccessible Barnes Foun- dation Collection. Traditionally, too, the Council will continue sea- son ticket sales to the Academy of Music, Arts Night, and student art shows, I would suggest as well a re- vision -- if unofficial -- of the sys- tem for electing representatives: that is, encourage volunteer rep- resentatives, rather than elected ones, who are interested in acting as efficient liaisons between the programs which Arts Council offers and the prospective participants. Ronnie Scharfman The Arts Council, like all other campus organizations, is in. dire need of manifestation of that all- encompassing panacea--coopera- tion. The first coneern of Arts Council, it. seems to me, should be the promotion and provocation of such cooperation, Everybody I have spoken with has ideas about what they don’t like and what they want. The obvious conclusion is that the Arts Council Reps in every dorm must be more than namesakes. I would like to see them have more of a Say in hall-meetings than announcing free tickets available for concerts. They should also meet more fre- quently withthe Arts Council Pres- ident. The second step should be to- wards our equally artistic minded friends at Haverford. Combined . brain-power, creativity, labor and findnces can help us tremendously. ~ Lastly, we need economic co- operation from the Administration which, I have been told, ‘flows in correspondence with one’s defined, outlined program. The following, then, is an outline of what I hope will be Arts Council’s successes for the year 1966-1967. If I be- come President, they will certain- ly be Arts Council’s objectives. 1. The Film..Series has been a great success, It would be contin- ued; and expanded, if possible, to once a week showings of various camps of camp. 2. Arts Council should provide transportation on Saturday mor- nings to the Barnes Foundation. The school station wagons need not be our only resource. After all, we have a ‘‘bus’’ now, and- what about all those cars at Bryn Mawr and Haverford? 3. In the past years, student art exhibits in the Roost have been well-liked and well-attended. Arts Council would sponsor one again. 4. We could certainly gather enough material for a poetry com- petition and, in conjuction with Haverford, even go to press, 5. The bus which went to ‘the theater in New York a few weeks ago was very successful. Accord- ing to the figures which I have received from Haverford, such a bus could plausibly transport Bryn Mawr and Haverford fiends to the Metropolitan Opera at a very rea- sonable price. 6. Besides a subscription to the Opera, the Philadelphia Orchestra Concert subscriptions would be continued - and expanded. Arts Council would also try to get thea- ter subscriptions at a discount, to the Theater of the Living Arts, for example. 7. To help ease the pain of ‘‘no place to go,’’ Arts Council would sponsor a monthly Friday-night Hootenanny in the College Inn, starring anyone and everyone from here and Haverford who feels like playing, singing or being enter- tained. 8. Finally, many people are in- terested in having various artists speak about their respective medi- ums. This would also serve to inspire interest*in often wrongly- neglected branches of Arts Coun- cil, such as Dance Club. Well, here’s to Us! Marian Brown, Marcia Young, Liz Schneider, Drewdie Gilpin. Alliance as an effective instrument for the promotion of knowledge of social and political issues incom- batting fear bred by ignorance. The value of Alliance, as it represents the ‘Alliance for Pol- itical Affairs,’’ is that it functions as a non-partisan organization within whieh partisan elubs can.ax- ist both independently and in asso- ciation with groups holding other views. : . Alliance, then, should help its constituent clubs to spread ideas and information by acting as a forum in which the various organi- zations can find a common ground. Ajliance representatives should be used more efficiently by delegating them to attend club meetings, bring ideas back to the Alliance board, and publicize all Alliance activ- ities. Finally, Alliance itself should sponsor lecture series on topics of general interest as away of arous- ing more intensive thought and dis- cussion than single lectures oniso- lated topics can. I am very much in favor of next year’s projected conference on Automation, as well as SAC’s proposed study groups on ‘Social Change in America’’ and ‘‘The Origins and History of the Cold War’? for this spring. -Drewdie Gilpin The role of Alliance on the Bryn Mawr campus is a dual one in that its function is to provide opportunities both for political ed- ucation, through speakers and seminars sponsored by Alliance itself or clubs within it, and for political action, through the active partisan programs of the Conser- vative Club, SNCC, the Social Action Committee, or other clubs which are parts of Alliance, : It is the responsibility and duty of the Alliance President to co- ordinate club activities and to plan the general program of speakers to relate at least in part to the presentations and interests of the clubs. Alliance should try to keep both sides of a question repre- sented in campus discussion the Alliance President should also en- courage the clubs to search for outlets for long-term political action..for their adherents, in- volving them in more than asingle demonstration. Politics is in great part inter- est and involvement in the govern- ment. and general nature of the community in which one finds one- self. Therefore, I believe that Al- liance, besides encouraging club activity, should next year sponsor a conference on the topic of higher education in the United States to- day. : : The function of Alliancé;there- fore, is to encourage discussion of political issues by representing both sides of a question, Not a partisan group, Alliance should, however, provide through the clubs, opportunities for action for in- dividuals with definite partisan political interests. March 4, 1966 a. Four Candidates Offer Programs To Revitalize and Direct Alliance Liz Schneider Alliance has a multiple function on the Bryn Mawr @campus--not only should it serve as coordinator and vehicle of those student groups which are politically committed, such as SAC, the Young Conserva- ‘tive Ciub; and SNCC, but it stiowid present those who are uncommitted .with. a wide range of programs, from speakers to small discussion groups, on topical issues, It should express equally a wide range of political outlooks through present- ing. speakers and organizing semi- nars on issues; yet there should be some continuity in the choice of speakers and seminars so that many points of view on the same issues may be expressed. Al- liance’s goal should be to keep the campus well-informed and inter- ested, to create and maintain a sense of political awareness, As President of Alliance I would encourage other seminars such as those held on Vietnam, on such issues _as the role of. the U.S, as world powe® today, the develop- ment of a New Right and New Left in American party politics, andthe Peking-Moscow split. The Monday night series of speakers would be continued, and I would hope to plan a series of speakers whose topics aré ‘related, followed by smaller group discussions. Hopefully, more prominent speakers would be invited under joint sponsorship with ‘Haverford and Swarthmore, and further coordination with Hav- erford and Swarthmore on semi- nars and discussions Will also be encouraged. Conferences will be publicized and the possibility of a conference at Bryn Mawr next year will be investigated. Alliance’s program should be di- rected towards providing the stu- dent with a wider range of op- portunities to both inform and ex- press herself politically. Through Alliance,’ a community of politi- cally aware and interested people canbe developed at Bryn Mawr. Marcia Young As established, Alliance was a sort of formal superstructure meant to coordinate political activities’ on campus. As I see it now, it coordinates only the Social Action Committee, I would like to see through Alliance the redevelopment of several political groups expressing diverse opin- ions and _ mobilizing student opinion on current affairs, I think that it is the responsibility of anyone who is going to call him- self intellectual or even intelligent to not only be informed, but‘ to have an opinion he is willing tog act on in light of current happen- ings. It is not the’province: of Alliance to dictate views but to act as a vehicle for their ex- pression. / To. make it. easier for people “to commit themselves, I think the reactivation of the Young Democrats and the Young Con- servatives in addition to the con- tinued activity of SAC is in order. Through several such organiza- tions the interests of all levels of opinion could be reached as well as providing a broader base of general information and con- sequently, I would hope more gen- eral INTEREST and awareness on campus, The response to the fast was a good indication of what could be, though it ought not take such drama to evoke a response. An academic ivory tower is a bit unrealistic and is not gen- erally a permanent habitation, I won’t now .condemn the apathy, Pll even give you the excuse that there is not a choice in forms of activity, The question is, if Alliance supplies the choice, will you meet the challenge and make our campus alive. -- -- March 4, 1966 : & MAGASIN DE LINGE : LAwrence 55802 825 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawt, Pa DAVID BLUE Plus 1.Act CHERMOY Comedy Open 7:30 ; COFFEE CABARET 2 SHOWS 8 & 10 THU. thru SUN. The second mixer is scheduled with. Jonathan Edwards College, March 12. This mixer includes a dinner and rock-and-roll dance, The bus will leave Bryn Mawr at 1:45 p.m. and leaves New Haven at midnight. Cost is $6.00 per girl. The buses must be filled to make the trip economically feasible. Therefore, if there are any extra places on the bus, girls nof going’ to the mixer may sign up for the ride. Round-trip train fare is about $18.00. : Akoue The 1966 yearbook Akoué will cost $5.50 if ordered before May~—1; thereafter the price will be $6.00. The book should appear around May 11. *=8 Munson Hicks Is ‘Over the Hill’; Jrs. To Win H’ford Class Night Haverford’s class night is, ac- cording to Chuck Hardy, co-writer of the juniors’ play, and Rich Gartner, assistant director. in charge of production, medical aid and food for the juniors, going to be won by the Class of 1967, The seniors have won each year since 1958, but the juniors are determined to capture the prize this year. For one thing, the .sneaky juniors report that from their view, the seniors’ play can be summed by saying ‘*Munson Hicks is over the hill,’’? Their own play, however, they sum up by prophesying that the 45 min- utes the audience spends seeing their play will bring ‘‘concentrated moments of passion (such as) man spends his entire eternity seeking.’’ There are no longer 162 girls Tickets for NYC Ballet Now at Discount Rates Student discount tickets are available for performances March 8, 9 and 10 by.,the New York City Ballet at the Academy of Music. They are worth a 50-cent reduction in price, redeemable at the Academy box office. The discount slips may be ob- tained at the office of the Dean of Students or by contacting Judy Goodwin -at Batten House. These performances mark the New York City Ballet’s return to Philadelphia after a seven-year absence. George Balanchine’s dan- cers have toured Western Europe seven times, as well as the Sov- iet Union, Middle East, South America and the Orient. At the Academy the New York City Ballet will perform the two- act farcical ‘‘Harlequinade’’ (star- ring Patricia McBride and Edward Villella) and **Agon’’ on March 8; ‘*Apoilo,’’ ‘‘Agon’’ and the roll- icking ‘‘Stars and Stripes’? March 9, and ‘‘Swan Lake’’ (Act 2, with Allegra Kent) and ‘‘Harlequinade’’ | Campus Events Monday, March 7 Mrs. David Gould, a Bryn Mawr alumna and the first Undergrad Scholar, will speak about training teachers to teach reading during Miss McBride’s education class from 3 to 5 in Room C, Taylor. Tuesday, March 8 Lincoln Dryden, professor of geology, will speak on ‘‘The Stimu- lus of New Ideas in Historical Geol- ogy’’ under the auspices of the Bryn Mawr College chapter of the Society of the Sigma Xi. The talk will take place at 8:30 p.m. in the physics lecture room. ~~~ _ Wednesday, March 9 Frances A. Yatesof the Warburg Institute, University of London, will give a Class of 1902 lecture on «The Art of Memory in the Vene- tian Renaissance.’’ The lecture, at 8:30 p.m. in the Common Room, will be illustrated. | LA 5-0443 LA 5-6664 PARVIN’S PHARMACY James P. Kerchner Pharmacist 30 Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr. Pa. Pee Pe, een ae | March 10. Principal dancers ap- pearing also include Melissa Hay- den, Jacques d’Amboise, Andre Prokovsky, Suzanne Farrell; Mimi Paul, Anthony Blum; Arthur Mit- chell, Franciso Moncion and Nich- olas Magallanes. Vietnam Returnee Represents I. V. S. For Job Hunters Mr. Thomas Wickham, a repre- sentative of International Volun- tary Services, Inc., will visit Bryn Mawr. March 10 and 11 to interest students in LV.S, programs in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian and African countries. A veteran of two years with LV.S, in Vietnam, Mr. Wickham worked with the Vietnamese Pro- vincial Agricultural Services to aid local farmers. His program in- volved organization of self-help projects, improvement of rice seed distribution, and encouragement of the fertilizers, The organization sponsors efforts in health, food production, and education, Students may arrange appoint- ments with Mr. Wickham through the Bureau of Recommendations. Mr. Zitrides from the Central Intelligence Agency will see seniors and graduate students in- terested in positions with the agency March 4. Miss Young will be on campus to discuss jobs with the American Red Cross, nation-wide and over- seas, especially in Korea, March 8.. Openings include recreation workers in hospitals and military installations and social workers. International Business Machines representative Mrs. Hagerty will see students of any major March 9. Applicants should have a mathe- matical aptitude and enjoy working with figures if they are interested in positions as Systems Service Representatives. Technical jobs are also open for mathematicians and physicists. BRYN. MAWR'S NEW SMART EATING PLACE KENNY’S 24 N. Bryn Mawr Avenue LA 5-6623-4 Night Deliveries = MADS DISCQUNT RECORDS 9W. Lancaster Ave. i Ardmore MI 2-0764 Largest Selection Folk Music “Pop - Classics - Jazz $ GANE & SNYDER 834 Lancaster Avenue Vegetables Galore actually on stage. Because of the size of the Roberts’ stage, there are now only 74, They have sing- ing, dancing and speaking parts and are characterized by perpet- ual.movement, Gartner, whose job requires that he serve caviar and cocktails (to those non-minors in the cast) beore é@ach rehearsal, er Nignt, reads a = spicy Cile Yow, an added attraction to the juniors’ entry in Class section of her diary. ¥ states that 41 of the girls favor black caviar and the rest red, except for one girl who won’t eat anything but lox and cream cheese, This last girl is so good that they couldn’t refuse her, be- sides she is | Barbra Streisand’s neice from Liberia. a el Tihany Draws Domino Analogy For Countries In South Asia (continued from page 1) was not an issue at all when the Geneva Accords were signed. Mr. Thompson, of the Haverford philo- sophy department, brought up these points, but’ Mr. Tihany utterly failed to answer them. One of the most serious and dangerous aspects of the war was brought out by Mr. Tihany’s re- peated assertions that the United States is obligated by the SEATO pact to stop aggression, IN AC- CORDANCE WITH CONSTITU- TIONAL PROCESSES, When ask- ed_ what these constitutional pro- cesses were, he replied that they were the right of the president of the United States as commander- in-chief of the armed forces to use these armed forces, and that the president was backed by Con- gress. Mr. Thompson’ asked whether “such a large number of troops had ever before been used without a declaration of war, which must be passed by a formal vote in’ Congress, and Mr, Tihany said no. We are therefore now engaged in the largest war we have ever been engaged in without a de- claration of war. The trendtoward disposing of the powers of Con-: gress to declare war seems ex- tremely dangerous, There were many. other state- ments made by Mr. Tihany which I find questionable, but these were of such a nature that they were neither provable nor disprovable, so the listener can only judge on the basis of his previous pre- judices. For this reason, the dis- cussion, although lively, probably affected in no way the prior opin- ions of the audience. The speaker, I_was pleased to see, drew many more members of the Bryn Mawr staff and faculty, and more stu- dents who support United States policy in. Vietnam, than have most of the other discussions and speakers on Vietnam in the past few weeks. oo SHE: | can picture my mother right now—all alone, by the telephone . . . wondering where | am... cnd how | am... and if | am going to call her. HE: Why don't you? SHE: And ruin the picture? y ’ r Yes—and ruin the picture. Parents—especially mothers—worry. Often for no reason. They like to be reassured. A telephone call is the best way to do — The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania A Page 8 COLL EGE NEWS March 4, 1966 |LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] 2 Mawrters Relate Impressions (continued from page 2) about several projects but finds others apathetic about working on ‘them, Usually the president ends up doing everything herself or aban- doning the project altogether. How can we correct this sit- uation? I suggest that we make the work candidates have done for the organization in the past an important criterion for electing them. The amount of work they have done for a particular organ- ization should demonstrate to Some — extent how interested they really are in the organization, In addition, knowing the work they do will be considered in spring elections should give as- piring organizations presidents an incentive to work under the pres- lent president. We see that this is true with regard to the COL- LEGE NEWS. Furthermore, more and better people will be willing to run for an office if they know that they will not have to do everything themselves, Hilary Hosmer, ’67 Rock Food Dear Miss McBride, Inevitably, in any institution, one hears numerous complaints about the quality of the food. With or without foundation as these com- plaints may be, they are generally looked upon as a characteristic of college students, and as such, are ignored. Most of us will accept the fact that it is impossible to prepare and serve haute cuisine for large numbers of people, re- gardless of the quality of food which the college buys. Although we know that much of our fried foods are cooked (and served) in lard, instead of the cooking oil provided, that ‘‘fresh’’ greens ac- tually sit in crates in hot kitchens for, often, a day or two, and are seldom washed, and that great quantities of onions are frequently added to tuna and chicken salads to. *fextend’’ them, where celery (if not tuna) would actomplish the same result; we have resigned our= selves to eating what is put before us. These shortcomings are neither the fault ‘of the dietician nor of the food budget; they are the fault of the kitchens. Ignoring (if it is possible to do so). the unsanitary conditions of many of the kitchens (that, for example, ‘‘clean’’ cook- ing utensils will sometimes yield a grey layer of grease and dirt, to a paper towel wiped across them; that the floors and counters aro often unwashed; that the grills usually have in evidence tokens of food that has been cooked on them two and three days before..!) I would like to comment gn what actually arrives at the table. During the year and a*half that I have been here, I have found the following items in my food: hair (not just occasional strands, but entire snarled hunks); cigarette butts; insects (both flies and weevils); broken glass (for which cuts I had to be treated by a dentist); and, as of today (Sunday), a well-worn bandaid. I willbe gen- erous and dismiss the dirty stir- ring spoon in’ the water pitcher, and frequently unwashed silver- ware and dishes as unavoidable accidents in a large kitchen. If these things, and more, are DISCOVERED - how much more do we eat, unawares? New Spring Colors in Stationery Richard Stockton . 851 Lancaster Avenue “Bryn Mawr - Gifts-Secial Stationery - Cards I think that I may safely speak for the entire student body -- cer- tainly for those of us in Rocke- feller, indemanding that something be done by the college to correct the carelessness of the cooks and the help in this area, If immediate action is not evidenced by the state of. our food, we shall be forced to call the matter -to the attention of The Board of Public Health. A duplicate copy of this letter is being sent to the COLLEGE NEWS, for publication in the next issue, **A majority of the people in Rockefeller’? Write-In I am running as a write-in can- didate for chairman of Curriculum Committee. My decision to do so was prompted by the striking pas- sivity and similarity of the views expressed by the other candidates, and my strong disagreement with their point of view. As I see it, the driving purpose of. Curriculum Committee sk6uld” be to create an effective channel of communication between student opinion on the academic curricu- lum and the faculty, The student opinion on these matters has been ineffectively expressed, and when expressed, has not been given sufficient consideration by the fac- ulty as a body. Granted, we are **transients’’ here for only four years, but this is not sufficient reason for denying the student as such a recognized status and voice when the academic affairs of the college are under consideration, The unique advantage of having Curriculum Committee assume this role is that it represents the entire and continuing body of stu- dent opinion, Departmeftt majors alone cannot help but deal with the problems on a more personal and specific level. In their approach the proper weight of the problems is felt by neither the body of the faculty nor the students, and the proper perspective is lacking. I believe :that the responsibility of establishing meaningful com-< munication with the faculty as a whole rests with the students, We cannot expect to be recognized by them until. we show that we are not only concerned, but even more important) determined to be heard. I would work for this communi- cation on a face to face basis: for example, set up regular stu- dent-faculty committee meetings to discuss both problems and sug- gestions. I do not think that past committees have put forth the greatest possible efforts in this direction, and I find it difficult to believe that the faculty would not respond favorably to such ef- forts. The responsibility and initiative lie with us, the students. It’s time we accepted it. Dorothy Dow,. ’67 ) IMPORTED POTTERY MUGS THE PEASANT SHOP 845 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr and 1602 Spruce St. Philadelphia MODEST PRICES "AESTHETIC VALUE| Of Sarah Lawrence Conference by Hilary Hosmer, '67 What -is the probability of a Third World War occuring under the present anarchic system of world order? Is a rational world order possible? Is some sort of world government inevitable? How can the ‘‘right’’ sort of world system be:,achieved? Toby Williams, Dorothy Hudig, and myself discussed these issues at a world law conference atSarah Lawrence College from February 11-13 with students from Amherst, Brandeis, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton and the University of Rhode Island. Professor Lusky, Dean of the Columbia Law School, chaired the conference with Richard Barnet. Friday night they considered the basic differences between inter- national law and a world law sys- tem, then turned the floor over to Norman Cousins, editor of the SATURDAY REVIEW. Mr. Cou- sins, convinced that some sort of world government is inevitable, argued for the ‘‘right’’ kind of world law, one that would protect imdividuality and diversity. Saturday morning, His Excell- ency Rossides, Ambassador from Cyprus to the Uhited States and to the United Nations,. started to speak on small-nation support of a stronger United Nations and was drawn off onto a philosophical dis- cussion of the nature of justice. Later that day Mrs. Arthur Lall, a member of the U.S, Arms Con- trol Committee, talked on part- icular articles of the United Nat- ions Charter that needed revision, She called for the admittance of Red China to the United Nations, the repeal of the Connally Reservation, and other items. Professor Lusky concluded fhe lectures by enumerating the en- ormous problems involved in inst- ituting-world-law.He-pointed- put that the fear of legislative in- justice would probably deter a good many nations from _ submitting themselves to an organization with anything more than human survival as its object. Yet, if survival is the only object, people might not take up world law until destruction ‘is upon them, He noted, too, that it is generally agreed that the law must provide justice but that it is difficult to get anyone to agree on a definition of justice. Democracies would demand a Bill of Rights to protect individuals and private ownership of property before join- ing any global system, Totalitarian régimes might balk at giving their peoples such rights. Student discussion ensued. The ideas were so interesting and the conclusions so: vague, the confer- ence ended with the establishment of a committee to hold a second conference in April at Columbia University in New York. The gen- eral sentiment seémed tobe that order on a global scale may be impossible without a major war to tear down the existing power structures. Nevertheless, world law is the best way of preventing nuclear holocaust, and the des- truction of the human race, Sur- vival is worth fighting for. by Dorothy Hudig, '68 For me the most interesting part of the world law conference was the discussion between the _ guest speaker, Zenon Rossides, UN am- bassador for Cyprus, and the stu- dent delegation, The discussion brought into focus three major contrasts: fterpretations of the foundation of world law; the con- trasts between East and West; and the contrast between generations. The discussion arose during questioning of Mr. Rossides’ pro- posal for a small, permanent UN Peace Force. The Force would be used at the invitation of small countries to establish cease-fire ‘conditions; and, by being truly international in context, avoid sit- uations like the placement of Greek, Turkish, and English troops in Cyprus. Mr. Rossides hoped that as the Force gained the con- fidence of the: world, the major powers would employ the body to enforce disarmament and a world law system. The student question was: From where would world law originate? Mr. Rossidés responded that the concept of world law comes through ee Study in ‘enlightened patriotism’’ as part of the ‘‘thirst for survival.’’ World law would be ‘‘natural law,’’ in keeping with the ‘‘moral flow of the universe,’’ and be part of the evolution of the hierarchy of objects of unselfishness. ‘‘Natural justice’? can be seen by the dis- intefested’’...denying its existence is ‘‘like saying there is no con- cept of balance.’’ The student delegation totally rejected the concept of ‘‘natural justice.’’ To them it was incom- prehensible and _ unacceptable. Their contrasting interpretation of law and justice was one of constant balance between purely arbitrary, conflicting views: ‘no absolute standard existed. A contrast between the East and West appeared during the dis- eussion of ‘enlightened pat- riotism.’’ A Greek student had to check the ambassador by saying the American citizen could not be expected to demonstrate ‘‘world citizenship’’: the ambassador was erroneously operating on the as- sumption that Americans like Easterners and Europeans placed a loyalty to their country above per- sonal interests and family. The contrast of generations was awkward: neither Side could under -' stand the other’s interpretation, and both were bewildered by the rift in understanding that persisted after explanation, Neither could see that the inter - pretations of the development of law were interpretations of the foundation of innovation as either man’s arbitrariness, or the ev- olution of a natural organism. Both are ‘‘operative ideals,’’ one hasto question whether using a pure ideal might yield a better result. 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