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Student Poll Shows
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Peoples’ thatiecioes Desired
To Maintain Peace Policy ~
During European War



BY STUDENT OPINION
SURVEYS OF AMERICA
Austin,
With Europe’s war now entering
its fourth month of existence,
American college students, in a na-
tional poll conducted by the Stu-
dent Opinion Surveys of America,
have registered a highly optimistic
view that the United States can
stay out of the conflict.

Also, hand-in-hand with the na-

tion’s apparent determination not
to be involved, a slight majority
of ‘the collegians have voted in
favor of requiring a referendum of
the people before Congress could
draft men to fight abroad.
To the question, “Do you believe
the United States can stay out of
the-present European war?” stu-
dents answered:

G11) aE arr tet a 68 per cent

ING 6 Sh aici os 32 per cent

Although this issue is pure specu-
lation, it is important to know this
opinion in order to get an insight
into the war patterns of the aver-
age ¢ollege youth’s mind. The
rank and file of voters is not so
sure that the U. S. can steer clear,
for in other polls only 54 per cent
have held this view. It will be of
interest to note in subsequent sur-
veys the effect here of the Russian
attack on Finland, since these polls
were made before the Red Army
began its activities, —

“Should the Constitution be
cHanged to require a national vote
of the people before Congress
could draft men to fight overseas?”
interviewers for the Surveys asked
hundreds of students. They di-
vided almost evenly, only 53 per
cent approving.

Interesting differences were noted
among students of different ages;
upperclassmen reversing them-

selves entirely:
A Draft Referendum?

Texas, December 11,—



Yes No
Ireshmen .....-. 60% 40%
Sophomores ...... 52 48
PUDIONS 43.5 cs cous 46 54
Seniors, Graduates 49 51
Elementary Aesthetics

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[First Year Sociology Romps

In International Institute



hal ae By Rebecca Robbins, ’42,

Long before Saturday, December
9; Mr. Miller, was telling his first
year sociology class about the pub-
lic cafeteria supper to be given on
that date by the International In-

stitute. He spoke of the pictur-

esque delights of having your en-
trée with Russia, your soup with
Ukrainia, your main course with
Italy, your dessert with Albania.
We all pictured a series of festive
booths, where gaily costumed girls
served with glittering smiles and
little peasant chants.

But as we, mignt nave guessed
from reading the papers, interna-
tionalism is no longer in its hey-
day—and neither-is its House. We
were received at a side door into

Philadelphia crumbling)—and up
into the midst of the International
Institute’s Open Hofise. We passed
along a row of tables which were
covered with great: white cloths,
and -featured aluminum pots,
There were, small placards, let-
tered in red water-color, saying
“Sweden,” or ‘Latvia’ or. “Po-
land.”

Unfortunately, most of the tables
had already been invaded: only
Swedish smdrgasbord and Italian
spaghetti were left. Tables were
sot up everywhere in the audito-
rium, in every room in the house,
on stair landings. We found places,
and ate our smérgasbord and spa-
ghetti, bemoaning Borsch Pi-
roushki, and Kartofelsalat, and
Paklaya and Kielbasa and Tebli.
Once in a while someone in a cos-
tume would appear, but for the
most part we saw only dark mid-
dle-aged business. suits.

The rooms were tan. They were
simply tan; and there was nothing
to be done. It was Christmastide:
red candles on the tables, pine
branches fastened in bunches along
the walls, but the rooms were tan,
and the light fixtures were yellow
glass.

Somebody must have realized
that we wouldn’t get much inter-

a gray basement courtyard (old.

national flavor from. sm5rgasbord
and spaghetti, and therefore. there
was a program. There were songs

in gay Spanish voices and we

thought of movies under starry
tropic skies. There were songs by
Russian: girls, who sang~ beauti-
fully, but told us afterwards that
they weren’t. nearly as good as
they’d have been if they’d “had

their men.” There were gay little
Dutch dances, and gay little Swe-
dish dances, just like them,
without the clop, clop. We heard
in back of us, as Sweden filed out,
“Aren’t the costumes nice.”

" “My, yes they’re cute, but. it
costs such a lot to tent them.”

As the international atmosphere
faded from the auditorium, Mr.
Hatch, a director of the institute,
led “community singing.” We sang
Swannee River. We drew it out.
We sang Annie Laurie. We sang
it again, with “sustained notes”
(and when you come to “Lay me
down and die,” sing it as if you
would). We went on -to’ Silent
Night, in the Christmas spirit that
knows no national borders. » Silent
Night, too, we repeated, on‘ the
principle that you haven’t really
dirged a dirge until you’ve dirged
it twice.. We ended standing at
attention and singing My Country
‘Tis of Thee.



The German Club
Sees the World

On Friday, December 15,
the Bryn Mawr German Club
leaves for a binge with the
Princetonian Germans, to be
held at Princeton. Dinner
there will be followed by
much singing” and dancing
done in the true German
style.

Saturday night, the Bryn
Mawr German Club, or what
is left of it, is holding open
house at Denbigh with a
similar singing and pestle.
program.



















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The class of 1937 has pre-

sented an English clock to
the Merion smoking room as
. memorial to Anne Legate
Roberts, ’37, a- Merionite,
who was killed in an automo-
bile accident just after her
graduation.

The clock was the last of
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England before the war and
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