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College news, February 18, 1942
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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Vol. 28, No. 15
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BMC-News-vol28-no15
THE COLLEGE NEWS
considered decision as to where the money can do the most good.
\ thought that this year was one in which to turn from the monoto-
“ers, singérs, lighters, and writers’ to work out something new. ° It
__presents-an-occasion-for the-cooperation of faculty and’ students.
research and imagination. Surely the material is at hand.
- years should not be thought of in connection with the college alone,
"in prices and fall in endowment income.
“students and the income from endowment. At present the college
lege. The net turnover of the college each year is almost
= _- very precarious surplus, considering the amount of turnover, a
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THE COLLEGE NEWS |
(Founded in 1914)
Published weekly during the College Year (excepting during Thanks-
giving, Christmas and Easter Holidays, and during examination weeks)
n the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne,
Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. .
The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that
appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without written
permission of the Editor-in-Chief.
Editorial Board
JOAN Gross, ’42, Editor-in-Chief
ALICE CROWDER, 742, Copy saLty JACOB, °43, News
ANN ELLICOTT, ’42 BARBARA COOLEY, ’42
NANCY EVARTs, ’43 SALLY MATTESON, ’43
Editorial Staff
BARBARA BECHTOLD, ’42
ANNE DENNY,.’43
BARBARA HULL, ’44
MARY BARBARA KAUFFMAN, 743
ALICE WEIL, ’43° °°”
MILDRED MCLESKEY, ’43
JESSIE STONE, 44
ALICE ISEMAN, ’43
RuTH ALICE DAvis, ’44
PaT JONES, ’43
Sports
CHRISTINE WAPLES, 742
JACQUIE BALLARD, ’43
Business Board
ELIZABETH GREGG, ’42, Manager
CELIA MoskovITz, ’43, Advertising MARTHA GANS, 742
BETTY MARIE JONES, ’42, Promotion ELIZABETH NICROSI, ’43
LOUISE Horwoop, 44 DIANA Lucas, 744
Subscription Board
AUDREY SIMS, 744
GRACE WEIGLE, °48, Manager
JAROLINE STRAUSS, 743
CONSTANCE BRISTOL, ’48
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st Office
Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, P:
W hat-ho?
A word about defense dinners—we like them; we think they
are a good thing; we contributed to the unanimous vote that initi-
ated them. But what-ho, where does all the money go?
How to allot the money saved ought to be a campus problem.
Before the next defense dinner is announced, the destiny of its
proceeds should be designated so that all those who abstain from
Inn ice cream cones can bear in mind the purpose of their sacrifice.
Investigation and group discussion should lead up to some
What’s in a Name?
There has been much antagonism and rumor occasioned by the
“Thing.” The word “Thing” has certainly had much to do with
the mystery and wonder which has surrounded it. The Glee Club
calls it the “Idea” and with justification asks, “What’s the idea
behind the ‘Idea?’” To the Players’ Club it is the “Project.” All
of which is confusing. But it must be called something, and
what’s in a name?
The Thing was originally conceived as a dramatic project
which would mark the last year of Miss Park’s administration. a
was conceived, not as a substitute for May Day, but rather as
something which would coordinate the heavy schedule of scattered
and overlapping productions which last spring crushed beneath it
the exhausted dancers who danced through two productions of
tremendous proportions, the.stage crew which wearily washed
houses into castles into walls, actors, and sated audiences. It was|
nous reworking of old ideas; that it was a year in which to cater
to the increased need for creative relaxing work which would
offset the discipline of academic and defense courses.
The most appropriate subject for these purposes seemed to
be a history of the college. In it would be opportunity for danc-
It is a challenge, but not an insurmountable one. It calls for
THE BUDGET SET-UP
The problems presented by the college budget for the coming
said Miss Park when interviewed concerning possible reductions in
undergraduate expenditures to compensate for a contemplated rise
They are’ found in con-
sideration of any community budget. While they are more strikingly
presented today, they are present whenever community expenses
are budgeted and divided among taxpayers; they are present when
a family budget is made.
The technique involved is one which every student, who will even-
tually have to plan budgets of this variety, should learn by ob-
servation. co
The college income has. two sources, the payments made by
is comparatively full and the first item is correspondingly . fairly
high. There is, however, according to Mr. Hurst, a contemplated
loss. in endowment income of .07 per cent, which means approxi-
mately $5,000. It is feared that the interest on endowment: will
fall below four per cent, which will mean serious loss to the col-
$1,000,000. Of this, $3,000 to $8,000 is budgeted as ‘surplus, a
French Art Glimpsed
By Barnes Stormers
Continued fronf Page One
clusive school into a cultural insti-
tution for negroes.
This brought forth a storm of
rage from conservative Merion but
the building permits’ were not re-|
voked. Dr. Barnes then announced
his devision to give the collection
to the Metropolitan and move to
New York. “I shall be a humble
and unworthy follower of great
people like Stokowski, Mary Cas-
satt, Abbey, Sloan, Glackens and
many others who. leave’ Philadel-
phia to get a breath of fresh air
and never come back.” The small
houses were built; Barnes remain-
ed.
The affair of the ‘‘Ballyhoo at
the Philadelphia Museum” did not
help to soften hard feelings on
both sides. In November, 1936 the
Museum bought Cezanne’s Bathers
for 100,000 dollars claiming in the
papers that the Bathers owned by
Mr. Barnes was a copy of theirs.
Barnes retaliated by pointing out
that any textbook could tell them
theirs was painted eight years af-
ter his, was unfinished and was
only a fifth rate copy, besides he
added that it had been offered to
him at 50,000 dollars.
Headlines dwelt on Mr. Barnes
once more last year when he hired !
Bertram Russell, in the height of
the NYC controversy as a member
of the faculty of the Foundation.
Red Cross, Exhibit
A Red Cross Exhibit will
be held at 19 West Lancaster
Avenue, Ardmore, from Tues-
day, February 17, through
Saturday, February 21, from
12 noon to 10 P. M. daily. -
The Exhibit will show what
the Red Cross is doing
through all its services and
departments.
In Print
Cheradame Discusses Menace
Of* Pan-German Ideology
In New Book -
By Mildred McLeskey, °43
| Defense of the Americas by An-
| dré Chéradame is a scholarly and,
‘at the same time, sensational ex:
The faculty also includes John |‘ posé of the German plan for world
Dewey, and Violette de Mazia both conquest. The title is itself mis-
of whom ¢ ollaborated on books leading, as the major portion of the
with Barnes: Art in Painting, Art >0k is really devoted to a very
and Education, and The Art of clear, simple explanation of the
Hinvt Matiase. : _Pan-German plan for world domi-
Purposeful high heels clattered nation, in which lies the real Ger-
down the marble floored gallery, ™@" ™Menace.
closer and closer. We tried to take) M. Chéradame states that the
in 180 Renoirs, over 90 Cezannes, Plan, begun and developed by the
not to mention Picasso, Chirico, German General Staff, has been
Matisse, Rousseau and all the pursued, sometimes secretly, some-
other 19th and 20th century French times openly since 1894, Hitler and
in the second remaining. Then we | his influence over the masses is
were firmly escorted down the Simply, used by the General Staff
stairs followed by Miss de Mazia to advance their cause, As the
(we think) and a gentleman with |domination of central Europe is
bulging muscles concealed under 'the key to this world power, aid to
his tweeds. At the door a card|the enslaved nations there is one
‘was pressed upon us. Ah, an ap- of the cornerstones of American
plication form for the class, we defense. However, aggravatingly
guessed complacently. We must enough, M. Chéradame refuses to
have been pretty convincing in our divulge just in what manner or
apologies for intruding, “but we
just had to see the pictures.” Out-
side the once more padlocked gates
we looked at the small white print-
ed cards. Their simple austere
message begins this article.
surplus which may be destroyed by a small percentage decrease in
income from securities, by the inability of two or three students to
pay their bills, by the withdrawal of several students, or by an!
unanticipated breakdown in equipment, such as that of the power
house cable replaced this fall. A rise in prices is another cause
for the elimination of part or all of the surplus. :
Prices, according to Miss Howe, have not yet risen high
enough to be a serious,danger. It is, of course, harder going at
present to provide food, particularly, at the higher price. Sugar,
even the percentage of last year’s supply allotted to the college, is
sometimes impossible to get.
In consideration of these factors, said Miss Park, it is pos-
sible that the college will end the year with a deficit, probably a
small one. It is, of course, impossible to make any accurate esti-
mate this early. In the meantime, the budget for the coming year
must be made. Based on the budgets of the preceding five years
with estimates of contemplated changes in income and expenditure, |
it is provisionally presented to the board of directors in March.
The various items are gone over by specific committees of the
board, and the final budget is passed in May.
Of course, said Miss Howe, we never have enough books, we
never have enough slides, we never have enough professors.
Economy in living expenditure should always be practiced in order
to increase the amounts devoted to these items.
today, however, is a peculiar one. It is generally conceded that
education shall not be cut down, although in specific instances, such,
as those of blue books, blotters, and lab supplies, it has become
The situation |
'when this aid must be given.
While the author’s analysis of
European aspects of the war is
both shrewd .and brilliant, M.
Chéradame’s outline of German am-
bitions in the Americas, how close
they are to being realized, is more
particularly interesting to us. The
chapters devoted to German pene-
tration give an amazing picture of
Nazi efficiency which is, to say the
least, ominous. Chéradame’s charts
show the alarming proportions of
German influence in South Amer-
ica, and, in the United States, the
great danger from saboteurs and
propagandists, both seeking to
further the “invisible war.”
M. Chéradame looks to America
alone for the eventual defeat of the
Pan-German plan. The latter third
of his book offers his ideas as to
the quickest and least costly means
for insuring the permanent safety
of the New World. Even though
| some of these suggestions may be
;open to dispute, they are certainly
‘thought-compelling. The building
lof the long-range bomber, in pref-
| erence to the battleship, and the
|formation of great guerrilla armies
lare certainly idéas to be considered
jearefully in the light of our pres-
‘ent military and naval policy.
| The actual facts in Defense of
the Americas are well documented,
‘but the author has not attempted
‘to go beyond the surface of Pan-
|Germanism. He has shown only
,the “what” and “how” of the plan,
more expensive. In the same way the amount and quality of food' not the “why.” The reasons behind
shall not be cut down, although it now entails more expense. These ‘Pan-Germanism were obviously not
increases may be compensated for by economies in the use of paper included in the scheme of this
towels,-paper-cups, blue books; heat, electricity, gas. se vente fe- tes Cnetadanie: te ner Ue
~ The News has invgstigated the approximate amounts-regularly rep ic on gare ce a
: '? is questionable, however, whether
during-a-normal-year,-spent-upon~-such incidental items, and here ‘it is quite fair to write an entire
presents'the results: $320.00 a year is spent on paper cups, $500.00 book on such a diabolical plot with-
on paper towels, $1200.00 to $1500.00 on electric light bulbs, }°Ut taking into consideration any
$160.00 on exam books, $25.00 on grey blotters, $150.00 on green poi Te oo ees eget
blotters for the library desks. Wood for the library fireplaces | tieye Frm rateets aalaason® com-
costs annually $150.00. The coal used by the Power House in’ plex is rooted in the German peo-
making heat and light involves an expenditure of $29,000.00; the ple for all time. Prussianism, to
In every case a choice must be made. |
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gas. used for cooking aS well as in the tea pantries, $3,000.00.
Cleaning the rugs in the library and the halls costs $400.00 a year.
The launderiig and replacing of sheets and pillow cases is an
annual expenditure of $1600.00.
The most obvious cuts in these expenditures would be those in
coal for grates, wood for the library, paper cups and towels. These
might be eliminated without serious hardship to students. There
is bound to be inconvenience in any case. “Why, you'll be incon-
venienced everywhere anyway,” said Mr. Hurst. “You'll go down.,
tothe station to get a train and it won’t-be there.” “But whether
the inconveniences of a cut in college living expenses would still
be palatable by February, he added, is a question. Other cuts such
as that in sheets and pillow cases could be eliminated, but would,
only involve a transfer of expense from college to student. As to
cafeteria lunches, these are impracticable at present on three counts.
(1) Only in the larger halls is there room for both serving tables
and eating tables both. (2) In order to-provide hot food, special
and expensive equipment would have to be bought. (3) This
equipment can no longer be acquired for non-defense industries.
the author, is essentially an abnor-
‘mal state of the mind, to be cured
_by a slow and long course of edu-
‘cation in democratic government.
Among the many volumes which
have already been written about
‘the plot for world domination, this
| book occupies a position of special
value for the breadth of its analy-
‘sis and for the amazing amount of
fact. compressed: within its ‘covers. ”
Defense of the “Americas encom-
passes every angle of the present
situation, from the viewpoint of
the foreign and domestic, the mili-
| tary and the economic. Although it
,was Written before our entry into
the war, its theory has not been
weakened by subsequent events,
and several of the author’s predic-
tions as to big Japanese moves in
the Pacific have recently been up-
held. . |
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