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ELIZABETH WATKINS, ’44, Editor-in-Chief
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JESSIB STONE, ’44 Mary VIRGINIA More, ’45, News

Editorial Staff

HILDRETH DUNN, ’44
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War Alliance Assemblies

The War Alliance Assemblies have succeeded in attracting a
large audience, but the question remains, have they fulfilled their
purpose. Although they have attained their aim of reaching the
majority of students, have the lectures brought to the students the
message the Alliance intended them to bring? The speakers have
realized the general objective of the lectures, but have failed to
fulfill the need that the Alliance wishes.

This series of assemblies was designed to stir student thought
on current issues aroused by national and international affairs. The
first assemblies have not supplied any factual material about world
questions, but have only presented the background material of the
situation, Their material was a mere crystallization of general data
and theories which seemed fairly obvious to the majority of the
audience. Such summaries should not be the dominating theme
of these assemblies, for they provoke no thought about the future
and present complications of this war. Lectures on topics such as
the diplomatic relations of Russia and America, and the fate of
British imperialism are needed to take the students beyond their
customary acceptance of general abstractions on the nature of the
war. Causes of war and beliefs of the people should be included
among the factors of the issue presented, but the issue should be
the main theme of the lecture.

The first two speeches with their introductory material have
proved that the war assemblies have something valuable to offer.
They have had the difficult task of blazing the trail and indicating
the direction future speakers must take in addressing an audience
with such wide range tastes and knowledge.



United Nations Forum

The United Nations Forum held in Philadelphia last week had
many serious deficiencies which are worth discussing, not only
because of the wide publicity given the meeting, but also because
some of its faults have also been characteristic of other post-war
discussions.

The first matter deserving of comment is the list of speakers.
In the afternoon session both China and Great Britain were repre-
sented by government officials of those countries. Walter Duranty,
“Dean of Foreign Correspondents,” spoke for the Soviet Union.
In view of the importance of the Soviet Union in the war and post-
war periods, and especially because it is a country basically different
from all others, the failure of the Forum to have an official Soviet
spokesman seemed both unfair and weak.

The content of the speeches demands comment far more than
the persons who gave them. Nothing was said that was either new
or stimulating. All of the speeches had the superficial character
that has caused many sincere people to lose all interest in the pre-
vailing post-war discussion. The most serious fault of the con-
ference in general, as of most other post-war chatter, was the
marked avoidance of problems that face the United Nations now.
Avoiding these crucial questions serves no purpose but to demoral-
ize and disgust those who come to such meetings to learn.
~ To illustrate these points it will be useful to discuss certain
aspects of the Duranty and Bullitt speeches.

Mr. Duranty casually
a storm ina teacup.” In spite of the official refutation of the
Admiral’s remarks by Sumner Welles and the documented disproof

a Ce eras
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dismissed the Standley affair as “rather:

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and intra-mural contests next year,



More Informal Games
Suggests Jean Brunn,



WOT NOT





A. A.’s New President

Jean Brunn can usually be found
after dinner dancing in the Rock
smoking room. She maintains that
this is her chief form of exercise,
but rumor has it that she shoots a
mean basket as center forward and
has the situation at second ued d in the hall smoking rooms ‘re.
well under control. As manager | vealed that the vast majority of
of the basketball team she has been |the undergraduates, have éither
well trained for the presidency of|never heard of’ the 4ssue, are not
the Athletic Association. | interested in the problem, or think

Jean feels that: there should be!’ guely. that it : might: be =
: | Tight,” but know little or nothing
more tournaments, informal games, about it. The reactions we found

may thus be considered weighted
in the direction of a small minor-
ity, and were limited almost en-
tirely to faculty and majors in so-

After a day spent trying to un-
earth campus opinion on the sub-
ject of the new:-Social Security

Program we are prepared to make
but one positive statement: there
is no “campus opinion” as such.
A random cross section of the col-
lege obtained in the vicinity of
Taylor, in and about the Library,





with an~eye toward stirring up
more enthusiasm for athletic ac-

tivities among the upperclassmen. |“ ; oe
Although intercollegiate sports will | “logy, Sconeeiaes politics ss d
probably be somewhat curtailed, | history who apparently a
as many outside games will be held the ~ largest nuinder Wii any
as possible. The A. A.’s new pres- thoughts on the subject.

ident is especially interested in the Of these over half approved of

work..to be done by the Farm Unit ie ype cach Bang cei and
to be established at the College ey exhibited varying degrees of

this spring. She herself plans to | intensity on the subject. For the

work this summer with the Volun- | most part they consider it a good

teer Land Corps, farming in New idea; they are for it in general
York State. principle as they feel that some

é eo easur i i x
Jean Brunn’s first reaction to | ™°@SUre of this sort is necessary

the news of her election was to feel A ai mber do Poe sore for this pee
sorry for Mimi Boal, who had been ticular manifestation of it, how-

hunting for her for three hours. | °Y°™ Some compared it untavor-
When asked about ideas for next ably to the Beveridge plan, but a

year’s activities she mentioned the rte considered it Bk mpi ne .
possibility of replacing the station | ©™¢8© § Program. money BH AS
through. As one History major
é e 9 e e
The Mikado’ in Spring
is coming, but that it is as yet too
for May 7 and 8. The leads and ' the war.
The Mikado involved the belief that it smacks
Ko-Ko .... Katherine Tappen, that the plan would endanger the

wagon with a horse and buggy for were aware of the idea, even those
put it, “If they aim high they

The Glee Club will present The | radical to be accepted. These hold
choruses have been chosen, al-| Some of the most violent opin-
Margaret Hilgartner, "46 | of Communism and tends toward
Pooh-Bah .. Marion Neustadt, |stimulus to imagination now of-









the duration who favor it violently, predict
: mournfully that it will never go

Glee Club to Present
imight get something.” Several
| feel that a change in this direction
Mikado as its spring production. | that the speed of its acceptance de-
Performances have been scheduled | pends on the length and outcome of
though more altos are still needed. | ions against the Social Security
The cast is as follows: From-the-Cradle-to-the-Grave idea
Nanki-Poo Fascism and would never work in
Elizabeth Updergraph, ’45|a democracy. There was also fear

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Pish-Tush .... Lucretia King, ’46 fered. It was said that the result
*UM-TuUm ...., Mary Rambo, ’43| would be a decrease in individual
Pitti-Sing .... Sara Beckwith, ’46 | initiative if every one were. secure
Peep-Bo .:.... Helen Burch, ’45| without effort and this would en-
WAvlene «63. ce Nancy Sapp, ’45| tail sacrifice of one of the princi-



sidy, Duranty said further that “Admiral Standley may be perfectly
right.”

As many editorialists in our press these days, Duranty passed
off Stalin’s statement about bearing the brunt of the war as a great
exaggeration whose intention was simply to cheer on the Red Army.
Mr. Duranty’s comment on this statement, moreover, ignored the
other and most important half of Stalin’s sentence which noted the
continued absence of a second front.

Despite his long stay in the Soviet Union, Duranty allied him-
self with that enigmatic school of thought who consider Russia
simply “an enigma within a mystery within an enigma.” Stalin,
he said, “plays close to his chest.” Further, Duranty tried to de-
velop understanding and trust in the U. S. S. R. on the basis of an
inaccuracy. He fell for the current line that the Soviet Union is
not a socialist country, or at any rate, is moving farther and farther
away from Socialism. This, he thought, he proved by saying that
all wages are not equal in the Soviet Union. The only Socialism
which demands quality of wages is G. B. Shaw’s brand. ‘This sort
of misinterpretation gets one nowhere. Sooner or later the people
who believe this “bosh” will learn the truth and it won’t make for
better U. S.-Soviet relations. We might as well accept the fact
that the Soviets have Socialism and that they’ll probably keep it, in
view of the way it’s serving them.

It remains to consider Mr. Bullitt, whose remarks were so

shocking that even Governor Stassen departed from the Forum’s’

smooth procedure politely to note his disagreement with Bullitt’s
remarks which the latter gave forth as “realism,”. but “hard-boiled.”

Mr. Bullitt’s speech was supposed to be a lesson on how “we
shall . . . be able to win the fight for our proposals, . . . to obtain
the assent of the United Nations to our proposals.” And suppose
Britain wants us to assent to its proposals or China its or Russia its?
And, anyway; aren’t we always saying that the aspirations of all
peoples are essentially the same? If that is true, if our proposals
are merely an implementation of the Atlantic Charter, why must we
fight for them?

Jessie Stone, ’44.



of their accuracy by correspondents Ralph Parker and Henry ae

neem



ples upon which America is built.
One reply that the plan was ter-
rible was based on disapproval of

; social reforms at this particular

time. Another remarked that it
had a “very dangerous side” which
should be considered carefully:
the danger of too much security.

| The difficulty of paying for such a

gigantic undertaking was also
brought up but this did not bother
nearly as many people as we would
have expected. Apparently we are
becomifig conditioned to tremen-
dous spending.

The general opinion seemed to
be vague, and except for a few
cases, mainly uncrystallized, as
the details are for most technical
and poorly understood. With “a
step on the way to Socialism” at
one extreme, and “essentially
we’re by far the most backward of
the industrial nations in social
planning,” at the other, a large
range was covered. In spite of
this, the total opinion was, as said,
an appallingly meager body of ma-
terial. We offer it for what it is
worth.

OPINION

AttackB. M. Cloistered Life;
Cooperative Basis Offered
As Solution

To the Editor of the News:

I noticed in a recent copy of the
Vassar paper that the whole col-
lege is now on a cooperative basis.
Is there any reason why Bryn
Mawr can’t do the same? I admit
it is very pleasant to have one’s
room cleaned and to have formal
serving, but it is hardly necessary.
Having a cooperative system here
would not only save the college
and the students money, but would
give the girls work experience
which will help them in getting
jobs after graduation.

I have talked with many girls in
other colleges where such systems
are now in effect. They all say
that they enjoyed the work and
got to know the others in the hall
much better while working with
them. Why must the Bryn Mawr
girls lead such a cloistered and











pampered life?
A SOPHOMORE.

WHAT TO DO

Seniors who have not filled out
their applications for the Junior
Professional Assistant? Examina-
tions are urged to do so, as one ex-
amination has already taken place.
Students need not go to a Notary
Public in the village, but may take
their application to Doctor Watson
in the Geology Department who
will witness their signatures. He
will be in his office in Park Hall
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
days from 12-1 and at other times
by appointment.

. The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open-
ings in the following positions of
interest to alumnae, seniors, and
graduate students: Administra-
tive Analysts, Administrative Of-
ficers, Aerial Photograph Inter-
preters, Economic Analysts, For-
eign Country Analysts, Geograph-
ers, Photographers and Public
Opinion Analysts. Further de-
tails can be obtained from the Bu-
reau of Recommendations.







Varsity Interclass Meet

The Varsity Interclass
Swimming Meet will be held
on Monday at 4:00. People
are eligible for the specific
event in which they placed
‘first or second in Non-Var-
sity Interclass Meets. All
members of the Varsity
Squad are eligible also. Lists
are posted in Taylor.

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