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THE COLLEGE NEWS ~

(Founded in 1914)



Bryn Mawr College.

Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving,
Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest
of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Fa., and



Editor-in-Chief.

The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nething that appears
in it may be reprinted either wholly or in™“part without permission of the



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_Aprit OursLer, '46

DoroTHy BRUCHHOLZz, 46

Naney MoreHouse, '47

ManrGareET Rupp, *47

THELMA BALDASSARRE, '47
Sports

Caro. BALLARD, *45

Nina MontTcoMeEry, °45
BARBARA WILLIAMS, *46

Harji Matix, °45
ELIZABETH MANNING, '46

Editorial Board
ALISON MERRILL, °45, Editor-in-Chief
Mary Vircinia More, ’45, Copy Patricia Piatt, *45, News

Editorial Staff

Photographer
HANNAH KAUFMANN, 746

Business Board
ELIzABETH ANN MERcER, °45, Business Manager
JEANNE-MartE Leg, ’45, Advertising Manager

Subscription Board

MarGaRET Loup, *46, Manager

Mary Louise KarcHer, °46

SUSAN OULAHAN, 746, News

Patricia BEHRENS, *46
LANIER DuNN, *47
Darst Hyatt, ’47

Monnle BELLow, '47
Cartoons

JEAN SMITH, °46

Mira AsSHODIAN, *46
SARAH G. BECKWITH, 46

Lovina BRENDLINGER, °46
CHARLOTTE BINGER, ’45





Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Oéfice
Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912





Political Discussion

A group for political discussion has been formed on the
campus, independently and surprisingly quietly, in the past

week.

Arising originally in response to an opinion letter in the
News of February 16 condemning “the total lack of interest
which the Bryn Mawr students . .. show toward anything re-

motely connected with the war,” the group proposes to meet:
weekly to discuss current political issues.

Such discussion,

the group’s initiators hope, may lead, if the occasion de-
mands it, to action in the form of letters to Congressmen.

In its present embryonic form, the discussion group aims
ideally at flexibility and informality, with no attempt at for-

mal debate or prepared speeches.

and formed no committees.

It has chosen no officers

The success of its discussions,

then, will-depend upon the information which those who at-

tend the meetings possess.

It can become simply a free-for-

all airing of opinion, biased and unfounded; it can, on the
other hand, become an exchange and a clarification of ideas.

In view of the fact that the impetus for the formation of
such a discussion group was an endeavor to remedy the much
maligned campus apathy and to create an awareness and an
interest in world affairs, it is to be hoped that the group wili
attract and include more than those interested and already

aware persons who founded it.

It will not be an extension

of a Current Events talk; it will not, it is hoped, be a limited
organization of interested individuals. The spirit in which it

has been formed is admirable;

may it be successful.





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New Constitution’s Principle
Too Basic to be Defeated,
Butler Says .

To the Editors:

The fact that the plan for the

new constitution was voted down
“does not mean the defeat of that
plan. The principle of liberty and
respect, of individuals cannot be
overthrown in any college meet-
ing. It is too basic an idea. Nev-
ertheless, it is striking that in a
college which upholds democracy,
its fundamental principle should
be disowned. But that rejection
can be only temporary in a’ demo-
cratic society.

The vote of the mass meeting
cannot be considered as conclusive.
Not only was the presentation ir-
regular but also the discussion
was inadequate, as has been prov-
ed by the smoking room argu-
ments and the fact that many
people have changed their minds.
We firmly believe that this idea
will continue and ultimately be
accepted by all colleges.

_ Deifdre Butler, '46



3 Students Deplore Neglect
Of Chapel Services
By News

Dear Editor:

It has occurred to us that the
splendid opportunity offered the
College by the Sunday night Chap-
el Services has been overlooked by
the News. Space in the paper is
given to the words of every other
eminent speaker. Surely these
men have messages of equal im-
portance and interest to the sub-
scribers of the News. Most school
and college papers allot space to
their Chapel Services, and all the
large newspapers have accounts
of the services in their cities. We
think-this would be particularly
wise here at Bryn Mawr, where
we ‘are fortunate enough to have
such noted ministers to conduct
the services. An article in the
News might also serve to direct
more attention to this part of Col-
lege life, which is, unfortunately,
overlooked by many.

E. H. D., E. W. S., A. S. W.





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Armstrong Feels Issues
Before Mass Meeting
Not Clear

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| To the Editor:

It is to be hoped that this will
not be considered a “poor loser’s
letter—usually I don’t believe in
further argument once a view has
been considered and discarded by
a majority, but in this case I feel
there are quite a few who, like
myself, only belatedly realize that
the issues before our recent mass
meeting were not completely clear.
Moreover, I feel we still can and
should do something about facing
the ‘‘radical” views open-mindedly
and realizing they do have their
good points. :

Radicals Justified

What seems to me most open to
criticism is ¢he attitude taken by
mény of those who have lately
been discussing these questions.
There is definitely the feeling
that all those speaking for a new
constitution are utter anarchists,
dest¥uctive and are not construc-
tive elements, rule breakers seek-
ing justification for their acts. I
fail to see why the “new” is the
“bad” or why all those associated
with it are by reason of their as-
sociation devoid of sincere feeling
and incapable of a wish to work
for the intersts of the college. I
fail to see why the “radical” must
automatically be considered as
working only for her own _inter-
ests. It seems strange to me that
many of those whom one _ would
think most concerned withthe ad-
ministration of Self-Gov’t have
kept their minds closed to any
suggestions which might simplify
or improve that administration at
the expense of a _ constitution
which many sincerely feel capable
of improvement.

New. Constitution

Rewriting a constitution does
not mean abolishing a_ constitu-
tion. First of all, I think it was
not. made clear that there would
be no overthrow of Self-Govern-
ment and surrender to the Admin-
istration in the event of a new
constitution. The system of a
Self-Gov’t board would certainly
have been retained and the pres-
ent constitution would have _ re-
mained in effect until the approv-
al and acceptance of a new one.

Secondly, there would have been
rules under a new constitution.
The goal was a simplification of
the existing system, attainable by
keeping only those rules neces-
sary for safety and to protect
such individual rights as are not
taken care of by state or nationai
laws, but there was no desire to
abolish all — law.

Proposed Revision

The new constitution has, of
course, been voted down, and I sup-
pose there is also felt to be : no
need for an amendment stating
the principle behind its laws—
certainly this would be unneces-
sary as long as the majority is
able to read a principle into the
words of the Blue Section. But I
feel that the object of all this
“anarchism”—simplification « for
the governed and the governing
board—has not been sufficiently
emphasized and now should be
made the object of our revision of
the constitution. This simplifica-
tion could be accomplished by do-
ing away-with a large-part of the
Blue Section and rewriting / our
legislative constitution passing
only those laws the majority
agrees are necessary for the pres-
ent time and situation. “

Vv. Armstrong, 44.



History of Proposed Changes
In Self-Gov’t Constitution
Examined

To the Editor of the College News:

From the point of view of self-
government the past three weeks
have been vital and important.
They have been full of murmurings
and mutterings, discussions and ar-
guments. Last week produced de-
cisive action. I think we have now
reached a point when we can look
back upon the three weeks just
past and evaluate.them. We are
a bit beyond their turmoil, and we
can achieve a more objective view.
Further steps are still to be tak-
en. If we can assimilate our past
experience, it will help us in deal-
ing completely with the future.



Controversy Reviewed
The most important events of the
past weeks were the following:
first, the publication in the Lantern

on February 7 of the extreme ed-

itorial advocating greater free-
dom, especially along the lines of
smoking and drinking. Secondly,
the Assembly presented by the
executive board of the Self-Gov-
ernment Association, a clarification
of the workings and principles
(oh! overworked word) of our
present self-government system.
Thirdly, the News published three
letters. The first of these came
out the same day as the Assembly
and was written by the editor of
the Lantern. It was more specific
in tone than her editorial had been,
and dealt further with smoking
and permission-giving.

The following week the News
printed two letters, a second from
the editor of the Lantern and the
other from “An Individual.” The
former suggested the adoption of
a new constitution. The latter de-
fended our present constitution.
We owe thanks to “An Individual”
for setting forth so clearly the
merits of our system and the ad-
vantages of maintaining it. The
editor of the Lantern expressed
her desire to present her plan in a
more detailed way at a Mass Meet-
ing. This meeting was held last
Thursday evening. The business
was presented systematically and
the debatable points were fully
discussed. The voting held in the
halls that night showed that an
overwhelming majority of the un-
dergraduates were in favor of
keeping the present constitution.

These are the events which
strike one, as one glances back
over the period between the begin-
ning of the semester and the pres-
ent. However, other elements lurk
underneath. We have seen some
amazing things at Bryn Mawr re-
cently. We have seen the college
menaced by subversive and pernic-
ious methods of persuasion. We
have seen girls swept off their feet
by the pleasing phrase, “individ-
ual freedom.”’ We have seen girls
take the course of least resistance.
On the other hand, we have had
the pleasant experience of seeing
girls make a decision and uphold
that decision staunchly.

Amendments

It is undeniable that the under-
graduates want some changes in
their constitution, changes in
smoking and changes in permis-
sion-giving. These will involve
petitions, mass - meetings and
amendments. Last week showed
that we know what we don’t want.
We must now decide what we do
want. Any amendment must be
thought over carefully and delib-
erately. I would appeal to the
student body as a whole to formu-
late constructive ideas, .to offer
measures which will help to per-
fect our present system of self-
government. I would appeal also

to those who voted in favor of a

new constitution to redirect their
energies,. insofar as this is poss-



tent a vents

Common Room, - February 29.
“Labor, more than any other
group, has been Anti-Fascist al-
most #rom the time of Ethiopa
and the Spanish Civil War’, de-
clared Mr. Donald Henderson’ in
his discussion of Labor and the
1944 Elections at Current Events.
Since it is the labor movement
which is first involved whenever





there is progress, its interests
are now most at stake.
- Mr. Henderson set forth. La-

bor’s aim to support the Teheran
agreements, unconditional sur-
render, the complete smashing of
Fascism, and cooperation among
the United States, Britain, and
the U. S. S. R. The upholding of
the Roosevelt (or the go-called
‘administration’) policy of sup-
porting the Teheran program is
iLabor’s first stake in the coming
elections. Expressing - his doubt
that a Republican administration
would, on the whole, carry out
such a policy, the speaker recog-
nized the great need for support-
ing the Teherin agreements,
without which revolutions, civil
war, and upheavals will inevitably

occur throughout the world, ex-
cept in the U. S. and Russia.
Total employment, a_ second

aim of Labor, demands a national
income of 150 to 200 billion dol-
lars, Mr. Henderson stated. Ex-
panded activity on a world scale
is required, Since without interna-
tional trade and a peaceful, coop-
erating world during reconstruc-
tion, the manufacture and sale of
products will be greatly impeded.
Since, he felt, labor sees what
the issues are, it will support the
party which upholds them. Thus,
the C. I. O. Political Action Com-
mittee, although it has endorsed
no candidate, will work with any
who support win-the-war and
postwar cooperation policies. The
bulk of Labor is behind Roosevelt,
Henderson stated, and will sup-
port him for a fourth term. »

| WHAT TO DO |

Students interested in teaching
next year. Miss Watson, from the
Cooperative Bureau for Teachers,
will be at the college next Monday,
March 6, for interviews with you.
Please sign on the schedule out-
side Room H for appointments.

Students with Scientific Train-
ing. The Carborundum Company,
Niagara Falls, New York. Appli-
cation blanks may be secured in
the Bureau of Recommendations.

Scholarships offered by the Soc-
ial Service Bureau of Newark, New
Jersey, to graduates interested in
studying at the New York School
of Social Work or Smith College
School of Social Work.

Camp Fire Girls, Inc. Openings
for personnel ‘positions on the staff.
Interviews may be _ arranged
through the Bureau of Recom-
mendations.

International Business Machines.
A representative will visit the col-
lege next Thursday, March 9 at
4.30 p. m. in the Deanery. Anyone
interested is invited to the meet-
ing.

Stuyvesant Neighborhood House.
A representative will be at the
college Wednesday, March 8. Please
notify the Bureau of Recommend-
ations if you would like an inter-
view.

Langley Field, Hampton, Vir-
ginia. Wéimen needed for aeronau-
tical research. Scientific Aides,
artist illustrators, mathematicians,
and computers. Salary ranges
from $1750-$2433.

ible, along lines of greater cooper-
ation. Above all, I would express





thanks on the part of a great many

to those who worked very hard to

preserve our present system of

self-government, most especially

to the President and Vice-Presi-

dent of the Association. boo Niger
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