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VOL. XLI, NO. 25
ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1945
Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1945
PRICE 10 CENTS
Dean Acheson
Will Interpret
Bretton Woods
The Hon. Dean G. Acheson,
Assistant Secretary of State, will
speak on “Bretton Woods” at the
ninth CoHege Assembly on Cur-
rent-Affairs on May 11 in: Good-
hart.
Dean Acheson was Chairman
‘of the Bretton Woods Conference
held in the summer of 1944, at
which postwar plans were out-
lined for-an international finan-
cial. organization consisting ‘of a
- stabilization fund and a bank for
reconstruction. Additional ex-
perience as Chairman of The
General Policy Committee to co-
ordinate all United States relief
activities abroad, as Chairman of
the Food Conference at Hot
Springs and as head of the Amer-
ican delegation at the Atlantic
prity Conference held in 1944, has
made Mr. Acheson an _ authority
on international affairs of an ec-,
onomic nature.
A career as statesman began
for Dean Acheson in 1933 when
he interrupted the practice of law
to become Under-Secretary of the
Treasury. Resigning after five
months, he returned to law, but
reentered the Department of
State in 1941 as Assistant Secre-
‘ tary of State, in which capacity
he has continued up to the pres-
ent time.
Miss Mildred B. Northrop, As-
sociate Professor of Economics,
said that Dean Acheson was
of the few men who could make
Bretton Woods comprehensible to
the public.”
WBMC Will Jom
13 College System
The Intercollegiate Broadcasting
System will present a program on
the theme .“students united for
peace’, Thursday night, May 10.
The I. B.S. represents an associa-
tion of thirteen college radio sta-
tions, including W.B.M.C., which
will be linked u the. first time
over a coastal network in this
broadcast.
Bryn Mawr will be represented
on ‘the program by statements
from Miss Robbins, Miss Taylor,
and Helin Reed on’ the subject of
the San Francisco Conference.
They will stress campus interest
in peace problems, evinced in such
meetings as Current .Events and
War Alliance Assemblies. The pro-
gram will also include a message
from President Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia, and from for-
“one
eign students, as well as selections
of international music.
Originaging from Columbia Uni-
‘versity in New York, this broad-
cast marks a nilestons i in the de-
velopment of these collegiate radio
’ systems. Members of the Bryn
Mawr radio club, which has been
_ offering regular _ programs Mon-
days through Thursdays, hope that
it will also bring their work more
to the notice of the campus. Plans |:
are now being made for a series of
such ‘broadcasts next year over na-
tional and international networks.
The program will be heard from
8:00 to 9:00 - . at .580«on the
dial, All those oftside the campus
are invited to listen in the base-
‘ment of Pembroke East.
‘learning by the student.
‘As You Like It’
Given With Spirit
Of True Comedy
Goodhart, May 4 and 5. “Ayoid-
ing the two most dangerous pit-
falls of modern productions of
Shakespearean comedies by neithy
er taking the plays too academical-
ly, nor too lightly, the Varsity
Players, under the direction of
Mrs. Seyril Ruben, succeeded in
presenting As You Like It, with a
spirit in perfect keeping with the
comedy as it was written.
The production, originally sched-
uled to be given outdoors in.
summer Night’s Dream ow,
made the rain-caused transition
into Goodhart with ease. Adopt-
ing the Shakespearean customs of
a stage devoid of scenery, and of
scenes melting, as it were, into
each other, the Players’ succumbed
to modernity only in the reversal
of the Elizabethan procedure of
casting, having to use women for
all the roles.
Although the opening scenes
were unfortunately slow in pace,
the play quickly assumed its prop-
er timing, proceeding in running
continuity. The lack of any inter-
Continued. on Page 3
Collins Describes
1945 College Girl
At Women’s Club
The new maturity and purpose-
fulness-evident in the colleges “was
the keynote. of a panel discussion
of “The American College Girl: of
1945,” sponsored by’ the Women’s
College Club ‘of Prinéeton. The
meeting was held. Monday eve-
ning, May 7, in the elementary
school in Princeton. Speakers in-
cluded Mrs. James Chadwick-
Collins, Mrs. Marquand Forsyth,
Mrs. George Elderkin, Miss Shir-
ley Davis, Mrs. John Fine, Mrs.
Walton Butterworth
Wright presiding.
Mrs. Chadwick Collins empha-
sized the néw determination of
today’s college girl in her academic
work. There is a definite in-
sistence, she feels, on -academic
training and discipline that will
be useful after graduation. This
has shown itself in increasing in-
terest in the social sciences, na-
tural sciences and history within
the ‘ curriculum. and in current
events, war assemblies and other
war wor extra-curricularly.
This new spirit has had its ef-
fect, too, on the methods of teach-
ing,’ Mrs. Collins pointed out.
There is a change in emphasis
from teaching by the professor to
This has
resulted in a reduction of lecture
hours in the curriculum and in
compensating increase in the
amount of individual research
work. The student has welcomed
this as effective discipline for the
mind and good preparation for
work after graduation.
Miss Shirley Davis spoke on the
work of the secondary school ad-
ministrator. The secondary schools,
she pointed out, have improved
their collége preparatory work
greatly in recent years, both in
academic matters and in character |
building through increasing stu- |.
dent responsibility.
and Mrs.
‘Norman Dahl, with Miss Jeanne,
M. Childs Discusses
Serious’ Shortages
Of Europe’s Food
Goodhart, May 3. “Unless the
European people get food before
next winter, there will be serious
internal revolts,” said Mr. Marquis
‘Childs, columnist recently return-
ed from Europe, in his lecture on
Hungry Europe. Childs contrast-
ed our “safe, secure island” to the
conditions in England, and Europe,
emphasizing _the . terrific differ-
ences.
England, Childs sointed out, has
been earnest in feeding-its people.
Through a good rationing system,
and the complete dissolution ‘of pri-
vate interests, the English pepole
have had enough to eat, although
the food -is monotonous.
France, however, is almost starv-
ing. Its system of transportation
has completely broken down—loco-
motives have been left where they
were hit—and although there is
still food in some parts of the
country, they have not been able
to transport it to the large indus-
trial cities. There has been a rapid:
increase in tubercular diseases, and
also a rapid deterioration of. cur-
rency..__The only people who have
heat or food are those connegted
with the U, S., and this situation
makes for hard feelings between
the French and the Americans in
France.
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In describing Yugoslavia, Siaso,
Continued on Page 3
Dean Advocates
Summer. School
by Christina Grant
Over the past few years students
have taken an increasing interest
in summer school work and have
felt! that it was unusally import-
ant to take courses in summer
school in connection. with their
work at Bryn Mawr. The faculty
is strongly in favor of their doing
some work for at least part of each
summer, and would accordingly
like to clarify its policy with re-
‘spect: to work done in summer
school,
| We feel that it is both useful
| and, in some cases, extremelf ad-
vantageous for students to supple-
ment their work at Bryn Mawr by :
taking summer courses. We would |
therefore give them every ¢ffcour-
agement to do so. On the other
hand, we feel that the value of this |
kind of work ought:not to be mea: |
sured in terms of academic credit
Continued on Rage 3
Calendar
Thursday, May 10
4:30 Badminton Tea, Common
Room.
9:00 Sleeping Beauty, dance-
play; in front of the Gym.
Friday, May 11
12:30 Dean Acheson, Bretton
Woods, Assembly, Goodhart.
4:30-6.00 Non-Resident ‘Tea.
Common Room.
9:00 Sleeping Beauty, in front
of the Gym.
Saturday, May 12 +
Seience Club picnic.
Fullerton Club Meeting, Dean-
ery, morning and afternoon.
1:30 Movie, Common Room.
Sunday,.May 13
7:30 Rev.. Philip Jensen, Cha-
pel, Music Room.
Monday, May 14
7:30 Current Events.
_ 8:00 Mass Meeting, Goodhart.
Wednesday, May 16
8:00 Science Club lecture, Dr.
Harris.
In
War ialieins
Will Sponsor
Mass Meeting
On Monday night, May 14th, at
8 o’clock in. the Common Room the
Alliance will hold a mass meeting
which will be the culmination of
its concentrated program of the
past three weeks to familiarize
the campus with the Dumbarton
Oaks proposals, the Bretton
Woods plan, and the food situa-
tion in Europe. The program
consisted of letters gnd ~ articles
in the News, a talk by: Dr. Wells
on Dumbarton Oaks, and an’ ‘as-
sembly in which Mr. M. W. Childs
spoke~on the need for ‘food in
Europe. The final phase will be
another assembly this Friday at
which the Hon. Dean Acheson;
Continued on Page 4
Liglomenaids Vote
To Donate |'$500
To Aid Europe
Only two dissenting votes ..ere
cast in the hall meeting's” held all
over the campus' last Thursday
night to ask the undergraduates’.
approval to give five hundred
dollars out. of the common treas-
ury funds to send food to Eu-
rope.
The five hundred dollars is to
be sent to the Emergengj\Aid of
Pennsylvania to purchase and
send packages of dehydrated food
to. Europe according to a , plan
whereby sixteen dollars will ade-
quately feed one person for six
months. The Graduate Club voted
to add one hifndred to the money
Continued on Page 4
V-E Day Announced
llege Assembly
~ |College Assembly Has
Quiet, Solemn Aspect
Of Victory
V-E Day,. formally announced to
the campus in a college assembly
Tuesday morning, was a sober and
quiet day at Bryn Mawr.
The assembly, opening with the
singing of a hymn, was held in
Goodhart at 8:45 a. m. to enable
the student body to hear the broad-
casts of the speeches of the heads
of the Allied nations. After the
“Cherubic Hymn”, sung by the
Choir, Miss McBride, in a_ brief
speech, expressed the feeling of the
majority of people on campus.
“We cannot help but feel joyful
at the completion of this paft of
the war,” -she said, “but we must
remember that this is. not the end..
Not only is there still much suffer-
ing left in Europe, but we still
havé a war ahead of us to be
fought.” ‘\ es
A radio on Goodhart stage
brought Mr. Truman’s speech -to
the assembled college. Immediate-
ly afterwards thé power-house sir-
en joined those of the village in
proclaiming V-E Day, and Taylor
bell was rung by Patricia Behrens
and Dorothy Bruchholz.
Those who did not attend the as-
_|sembly. were gathered in groups
around radios in the.various smok-
ing-rooms. Except for outbursts
in the halls during the siren-blow-
ing, the undergraduates remained
in a fairly subdued state through-
out the day.
Various representative groups
when questioned attributed this ta
several causes, Many felt-that the
Pacific war involved so much fu-
ture hardship that this was‘no time
for.celebration. Others expressed
the feeling that,armistice rumors,
rife during last. week’s Glee Club
concert, as well as on Monday, had
dulled the edge of the news and
removed much of the spontaneity
of reaction.
Still others felt that there was
Continued on Page 3
Rare Book Room Offers Array
Of Familiar Children’s Classics
. by Rosina Bateson 747
All work-worn, academically -
dazed undergraduates should be re-
quired to take time off to see the
student-contributed exhibit of chil-
,dren’s books now in the Rare Book
Room. No massive tomes, diction-
aries, encyclopedias, or theories
written by some scholars about
some other scholars gréet the
bleared eyes. Instead, an array of
old favorites, opened at inviting
places, jogs the memory back to
the peaceful days of Alice in Won-
derland or Through the Looking
Glass sans Mr. Auden’s “Interpreta-
tion.
There are, roughly, about one
hundred and twenty-five books on
display, yet even with so many dif-
‘ferent authors represented, almost
every book looks familiar. The il-
lustrations in the collection include
the delightful Tenniel etchings of
a first edition of Through the
Looking Glass, loaned by Susan
Oulahan ’46, and such. favorites: as
Kate Greenaway, Boutet de Movel,
and Gustav Dore. There is a del-
icacy about ‘their work which is a
far cry from the bold, vivid illus-
trations found in children’s books
today, which seems to take away a
little of, the imaginative mystery
that surrounded the almost ether-
eal characters of Kate Greenaway’s
day. There are also examples of
some of the hand-painted _illustra-
tions dating from before the inven-
tion of the color process in printing
and coming from the collections of
Margaret Spencer ’44, and Joseph-
ine Burroughs, of the ndib sead
school. *
Several editions of Thackeray’s
books ‘for children, published under
the pseudonym of M. A. Titmarse,
lent by Amoret Bissell .’48, and
early’.-American children’s story
dated from 1827-1860 are also on
exhibit. Patricia Cowles ’47 has
contributed a book, Chinese Child-
ren, specially illustrated for her by
a famous Persian miniature paint-
er.
a cover of black and gold brocade.
There could be pages written
about the exhibition, which must
be seen to be really appreciated. It
is the kind of collection through
which one could browse happily for
hours, thumbing pages having
a familiarity which produce an ef-
fect like Alice’s diminishing care,
‘making you feel very small, and
very, very carefree.
One of the most beautifully .
bound books in the collection, it has _
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7 : _ : THE COLLEGE NEWS
THE COLLEGE NEWS
(Founded in 1914)
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, Pa., and’
Bryn Mawr College:
The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nething ‘bat asneale.
in it may be reprinted cither wholly or in part without permission of the
Editor-in-Chief.
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Editorial Board
Aprit OursLer, *46, Editor-in-Chief
Nancy Morenouse, ’47, Copy Darst Hyatt, ’47, News
Rosina ‘BATESON, °47 . Emiry- Evarts, ’47, News
6 THELMA ,BALDASARRE, °47
Editorial Staff
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DorotHy JoNEs, °47 Joan Brack, *4?
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Species es Photographer
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Under Act of Congress:-August 24, 1912
Bretton Woods
The War Assembly program this week is centered on
Bretton Woods, most contreversial of the three post-war
problems yet discussed. Attempts to form international or-
ganizations for coordinated political action are within the ex-
perience or the knowledge of many of us, and their value,
their needs, and their operation can act as a basis for critical
evaluation of Dumbarton Oaks. But the Bretton Woods pro-
posals are entirely new recommendations, with the ordinary
observer at a loss to judge these from his own knowledge and
experience.
The large bankers of the United States reject the Mone-
tary Fund and favor the Bank, because, they say, the Fund is
automatic and would'tie the hands of the United States, while
the Bank permits a large degree of discretién for the partic-
ipating nations. The Fund was made automatic because tht
discretionary pursuit of self-interest on the part of these
same bankers has been inadequate to maintain any degree of
stabilit? in the exchange market. The bankers declare that if
stability in the exchange market is desired let us return to the
international gold standard. With a large proportion ofthe
world’s “monetary gold stocks stored at Fort Knox, such an
action would be out of the question for any nation but the.
United States. The bankers also seek to lodge the functions
of the Fund in a special department of the Bank; this pro-
posal would invalidate the purpose of the Fund and hand the
_control of exchange operations to the banking interests.
The last decade has seen an increaging public demand for
. regulation and control of America’s giant industries, and cor
respondinyly, of their dictators, the banking interests. There
has been a trend toward the elimination of holding compan-
ies, interlocking directorates, and other devices which assist
a small up of banking houses in maintaining a strangle-
hold upon American business.
these groups to insure as far as possible their operation in
the public interest has progressed with increasing awareness
of the need for it. But there has been no international at-
tempt to regulate the exchange activities of these same bank-
ers until the appearance of Bretton. Woods. Surgly the time
has come for such action,
‘ It has been the misfortune of the United States to be one
step behind the rest of the world in its acceptance of inter-
national cooperation. In the last war the plea was for’mem-
bership in an organization fostering political cooperation and
we rejected it with disastrous consequences. There are few
who do not accept the need of our participation now. But
times have changed since 1918. Circumstancesniow demand
cooperation in economic affairs as well as in political if we do
not wish to see in another twenty years, the specter of a third
and more disastrous_war hovering over the world. Will the
United States again dase to take up the challenge of. Ao
future?
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Current Events
In a discussion devoted largely
to the problems of Argentina and
Poland, Miss Nepper discussed the
Argentinian attitude towards her
part in an international organiza-
{| while the United States wants an
urbanized state as a market for
her manufactured ) products. The
fear of Oommntnteh | in such a pre-
dominantly Catholic ,country’ will
also make Russia’s position a dif-
ficult one.
Reviewing the events of the past
week, Miss Robbins cited the Pol-
ish situation as one raising great
discussion. Fifteen to sixteen Poles,
ghey
Government regulation of
‘the issues.
supposedly representatives from
the London Government in Exile,
and from the Underground Gov-
ernment, have been incarcerated
in Russia for acts of sabotage. Al-
though Miss Robbins warned that
we do not have all the facts in the
case, and that we still do not know
What Stalin wants in Poland, still
Polish sentiment will be antagon
istic towards this last move.
Miss Robbins called attention to
the recent speech of Mayor La-
Guardia, and praised him for the
benefits he has bestowed on New
York politics. Miss Robbins also
discussed the Belgian situation,
and the recent report on the re-
employment of troops which lists
the order in which men will be
brought back from the front. This
report, she hopes, will mean Aare
duction in the militaristic attitude
of this country.
tion. Pointing out that our attitude
toward Affgentina has changed
completely sinceythe Act of Cha-
pultepec, Miss Nepper proceeded to
analyze the historyyof American-
Argentinian relations in the last
year.
Although ‘Argentina officially in-
formed the United States that she
had complied in ridding her gov-
ernment of its strong fascist ele-
ments, Miss Nepper called atten-
tion to the purge of liberals three
days ago which seems to suggest
that Argentina is still definitely
pro-fascist. Miss Nepper considers
our reversal of attitude toward
Argentina to be caused by the fail-
ure of the former policy of exer-
‘cising economic sanctions.
England and the United States,
said Miss Nepper, have conflict-
ing interests in Argentina for the
post-war years. -—England wants to
keep it predominantly agricultural,
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V-E Day
The news of V-E Day came slowly, and there was time
enough for serious thought about the implications of this
momentous day in current history. We are all aware of the:
fact that there is still a war to be won and we are all con-
scious that we too must bear some part in that other battle
—the winning of the péace.
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The program proposed by various members of the fac-
ulty and undergraduate bodies of education on the problems
involved in the San Francisco Conference has been well car- |
ried out: Articles in the News by various faculty experts
have outlined the questions of Dumbarton Oaks, Bretton
Woods, and feeding Europe, followed up by assemblies spon-
sored by the War Alliance. Such a program, which offers
definite evidence of student interest. in current affairs and of
the ability of a faculty-student group to work together in the
planning of a campus project, should presage a continuance
of this interest which bodes well for the future alertness of
the college community.
A Mass Meeting will be held next Monday-night to pro-
vide an outlet for the expression of campus feeling on these
topics. -It is the duty of every undergraduate to be prepared
to express an opinion backed up by a sound understanding of
ow in this way can we do our part in winning
the peace. Onkyin this way can-we prevent the San Francisco
Conference from being known in history as the San Fiasco
Conference. V-E Day has brought us news which makes the
real V-Day seem even nearer to our reach. But.the peace
still-HeS ahead, and we must win it.
In “Print
Dean Grant Describes. :
Post-War Problems
Facing Iran
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by Nancy Morehouse °47
Dean Grant’s recent article in
Foreign Policy Reports on “Iran:
Test of Relations between Great’
and Small Nations” is a study in
miniature of the post-war prob-~.
lems facing the Middle East, and
in fact of the difficulties facing
all nations of the world which
are underdeveloped economically.
Mrs. Grant sums up the work
of modernization which has~ been
done in Iran up to the present,
particularly that of the Reza
Shah Pahlavi reign and the de-
velopments which have taken
place during the war. Iran’s rich
oil deposits place her squarely in
the middle of the industrial oper-
ations of the modern world econ-
omy, a position which “is en-’
hanced by her geographic posi-
tion on the route to India and the
Far East. The political complex-
ities of the region only make
Iran’s position more precarious.
Economically, Iran’s problem is
the rapid .industrialization of
what until recently has been a
feudal economy. There are still
wide differences in standards of
living between the poor and- the
still powerful rich. The modern-
ization introduced by Reza Shah
Pahlavi create political prob-
lems, for he neglected to assure
the support of the small group of
middle class and intellectuals by
granting them some democratic
privileges. Mrs. Grant reports.
that many Iranians have . been
disappointed in the constitutional
government which succeeded Reza
Shah’s dictatorship since it did
not automatically bring with it
the full development of an indus-
trial economy.
The great powers of the world
can no longer afford to ignore the
demands of the nations of the
Middle and Far East for aid ‘in
the development of a modern in-
dustrial economy. Any attempt
to do this without outside capital-
ist aid virtually compels the use
of an authoritarian regime, . as |
the Russian experience with the
NEP and the Five Year Plans in-
dicates. The best chance the
nations have of. de-
veloping similar types of govern-
ment in these countries is through
loans and other assistance to the
democratic
industrialization programs, there-
by encouraging the growth of a
middle class.
Mrs. Grant advocates the for-
mation of regional organizations
to eliminate as far as possible an
imperial _point of view on the
part of the lending nation. It is
to be hoped that the San Fran- :
it dis-
cusses the problem of colonies,
will forget nationalistic consider-
cisco Conference, when
ations and produce a solution de-
veloping to_the full the demo-
cratic potentialities of these coun-
tries.
ee rench Orals
The Eevapeoent of French’
will offer next year one hour a
week of Extra-Curriculum
French Reading in prepara-:
tion for the Oral. This course;
which will be taught in sec-
tions by regular members of
the French Department,. will
carry no academic credit. Its
purpose is twofold: to help
students read French more
easily and release college time
for more advanced work.
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COLLEGE NEW
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Hubbard Explains|
‘Need for Support’
- OF Bretton Woods;
‘by Dr, J. C. Hubbard
The proposals which the dele-
gates of the United Nations made
at Bretton ‘Woods are important
for the future course of the United
States and of the World. The sig-
nificance of these proposals lies in
the two new world-wide economic
institutions which are to substitute
international collaboration for uni-
lateral and bilateral action in in-
ternational finace. The Stabiliza-
tion Fund and the Bank for Recon-
struction and Development,: which
were outlined at Bretton Woods,
embody the new rules of interna-
tional finance to which all the!’
United Nations agreed. The fact
NOTICES
Exams
Any changes in the schedule of
| final examinations will be indicated
only on the schedule posted in Tay-
lor Hall.
Twins
Mr. ‘and Mrs. David C. McClel-
land ‘announce the birth of twin
sons, Duncan Paul McClelland, and
Nicholas Werner McClelland, on
Sunday, April 29.
A. A. Elections
The Athletic Association takes
announcements of officers elected
by the Sophomofe and Freshman
classes: Vice-President of A. A.,
Darst Hyatt ’47; Secretary, Eliza-
beth Bagley ’48; Treasurer, Eliza-
beth Willard ’47; and Sophomore
Representative to A. A., Elizabeth
McClure 748.
Year Book
The Junior Class takes pleasure
of agreement in itself is important
because it demonstrates collabora-
tion. At. present international fin-
ance is under rigid wartime re-
strictions which are undesirable
for an interdependent world at
peace. There.were no generally
accepted rules of international fin-.
ance during the 1980’s®and ° each
country went its own way with its
friends, into an isolation which led
to world war. The new set of rules
agreed to at Bretton Woods by 44
nations is a compromise in the
sense that a variety of many rules
is possible. The important fact is
not the nature of particular rules
but the willingness to agree to
rules which all members will fol-
low. ’
The importance of Bretton Woods |
is to be seen also in the recognition
that the world cannot return to the
rules of the old gold standard. The
conditions which made those rules
work no longer obtain. The price
system is too inflexible; foreign in-
vestors lack confidence and their
investments are flighty; and each
nation is unwilling to permit its
income, production, employment,
and consumption to fall in order
to maintain the old gold standard.
Therefore a new set of rules is im-
perative.
The Stabilization Fund is com-
posed of gold and national curren-
cies of the member countries. The
Fund supplements the existing for-
eign exchange market and each
member government may_buy the
foreign currency which it cannot
obtain in the normal market under
certain rules. This buying or bor-
rowing, must be for a short time
and cannot be used for reconstruc-
tion and development. The borrow-
er must repay the short term loan
as rapidly as possible. The Fund
provides an emergency reserve of
forgign exchange which a country
can use to balance its international
account. The Fund also permits
each country to depreciate its cur-
rency up to ten percent of the or-
iginal par after notifying the di-
rectors of the reasons for this ac-
tion. Beyond this marking the con-
sent of the Fund is necessary. Each
member, furthermore, agrees to re-
move the wartime restrictions upon
the conversion of its money into
other curréncies. All the rules of
the Fund are subject to change un-
der democratic procedure.
The Bank for Reconstruction and
Development is important because
it provides long term capital which
otherwise would not be available to
rebuild the devastation. All the
-Continued on Putte 4
in announcing the election of Ann
Gillilan as Editor of the ’46 Year,
book, and Elizabeth Manning 4s
Business Manager.
Music Room
Except for Music Students; no
undergraduates are allowed to play
the radio-victrola in the
Room under any circumstances.
Bryn Mawr Glee Club
The Bryn Mawr Glee Club an-
nounces the election of the follow-
ing officers: President, Hilgartner;
Vice-President, Beckwith; Secre-
tary, Urban; Librarian, Shepherd;
1Ist Assistant, Landreth; 2nd
Dean Asks Students
To Study_in Summer
Continued
unless such gredit is essential to
their work Were. Students will not,
therefore, bbtain academic credit
at Bryn Mawr for work done in
summer school except for the fol-
lowing reaso
1. If the credit i is needed for the
Bryn Mawr A.B. degree (e. g., to
make up a»credit lost through ill-
ness or absence from college);
2. If the course taken is one
which is recommended by the ma-
jor department as a part of the
plan of major work. A_ student
who needs to secure credit for work
to be done in summer school should
first consult the Dean and secure
from her preliminary written ap-
proval of the plan, after which the
plan must’ be approved in detail by
the department or the departments
concerned. Credit given for such
work will be calculated.on an hour-
for-hour basis.
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Broughton
will be very glad to confer with
any student concerning summer
school and go over individual pro-
grams to fit in with this general
scheme,
V-E Day Announced
In College Assembly
Continued trom Page 1
|no opportunity given them to cele-
brate. Plans for a victory parade,
a bonfire with effigies and the build-
ing of a triumphal arch, were dis-
carded by the small groups origin-
ating them when general campus
opinion seemed unlikely to lend
them any support.
Two classes were adjourned to
the Common Room to listen to rec-
ords of the songs of the Allied na-
tions, but in general classes and
laboratories proceeded with full
tendance. i
A
pleasure in making the following
Music!
| Comedy Presented
By Varsity Players |
Continued from Pug |
ruption from the first scene to the ,
last gave the performance real |
Shakespearean atmosphere, — en-
hanced by the evident adaptability
of Goodhart to productions of an
Elizabethan style. Entrances from
the side doors of the main, hall, as
well as from the curtain” back-
ground of the stage were extreme-
ly effective, contributing even more
to the aura of simplicity.
Kate Rand’s_ interpretation of
Rosalind provided what was un-
doubtedly” the most consistently
outstanding individual perform-
ance of the afternoon. Although
her opening scene was hampered
by the general slowness of pace,
she slid easily into the capricious
tempo of the part, with a practical
understanding of every nuance.
Her handling of the mock-marriage |
with Orlando, and of the epilogue,
brought out -every measure of
Rosalind’s. charm,
Playing opposite her in the role
of Orlando, Jean Switendick, 748,
while understandably lacking in
much of the masculinity natural to
the part, carried it convincingly.
Again, it was in the forest scenes,
that her best performance was giv-
en, but she had a general acting
versatility which lent itself to the
hero’s role with sincerity and abil-
ity.
Touchstone, always a_ difficult
role in any production, amateur or
professional, was taken by Jeanne
Redrow ’48, to be a fool in the mod-
ern conception. Although the part
was often overdone, with too much
emphasis on the roly-poly gestures,
and too little on the cruel wisdom
of the Shakespearean fool, there
was, however, a charm and delight-
fulness about her performance that
contributed: much to the general
atmosphere of the play.
Barbara Stix ’47, playing Celia,
tinfortunately had not the voice,
nor the softness in her gaiety,
which would have made her inter-
pretation of the role more in keep-
ing with the rest.
Among the lesser-roles, that—of
Phebe, played by Katherine Colvin
’46, was outstanding for its true
Shakespearean flavor. Elizabeth
Dowling ’47, in the part of Oliver,
suggested real masculinity in her
every word and gesture, as_ did
Toby Locke ’47, playing Charles.
Elaine Hoisington ’46, managed to
convey an amazing feeling of ab-
solute simple-mindedness in her
remarkable performance as_ Wil-
liam.
Unusually effective make-up con-
tributed greatly to Jessica Levy’s
interpretation of the impressive
Duke Frederick, and to Emily
Evarts’ Adam. Both. roles were
ably carried out, but it was unfor-
tunate that Adam’s toothlessne3s
should have been so emphasized as
to bring an #lement of humor into
a part otherwise sympathetically
done.
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for sleepy princesses
or sleepy lasses,
the cottage has food,
come after classes
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Explains , French
Resistance Work
Captain Louise de MontReynaud,
of the French Army, spoke on the
organization and evolution of the
French Underground. Speaking
under the combined auspices of the
French Club and the Department
of French, she described the three
stages in the development ofthe
resistance movement: first, the
spontaneous formation of small
nuclei of opposition to the invad-
ers; second,. the development of
resistance groups outside of the
country and) the establishment of
liaison with the outside; third, the
parallel evolution of military and
civil movements in France.
The importance of the civil
|branch of the underground, so
often ‘underestimated in _ this
country, was brought out by Cap-
tain de MontReynaud, whose work
was in liaison ‘and informatiom, A
complete civil. government was
ready to take over at the moment
of the downfall of the Vichy
French. .
In Captain de MontReynaud’s
work she had occasion to go back
and forth between France and Eng-
land. The first time that she was
dropped by parachute, in company
with British, French and American
officers, one of the gentlemen of
the party turned to her and said,
ladies first.”
just before the liberation of -Paris,
the-headquarters of the resistance
“As usual,
were installed in her house; trucks
of the. Vichy police delivered
machine guns and hand grenades
in flour sacks to her front door.
During the question period fol-
lowing her speech, Captain de
MontReynaud brought out the im-
portance of the youth movement
in France: there has been a com-
plete rejuvenation of the govern-
ment, as indicated by the fact that
Captain de MontReynaud herself
is only twenty-four years old, and
began working in the resistance
movement when she was twenty.
The question of collaborators who
have not yet been deprived of their
citizenship was brought up. Cap-
tain de MontReynaud said that as
soon as they could be replaced by
resistance men who could do the
job equally well they would be re-
placed.
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Sleeping Beauty
To Be Presented
The Sleeping Beauty, a dance-
play by Hans Schumann, is sched-
uled for production in front of the
gymnasium, at nine o’clock on the
evenings of May 10 and 11.
This play, one of a cycle of four,
was written by Mr. Schumann es-
pecially for the Bryn Mawr Dance
Club. A lecturer and musical di-
rector of the dancing classes here;
he conceived the idea of a fairy-
story dance cycle, designed for
production in the particular back-
ground of Wyndham Garden and
the exterior of the towered gym-~°
nasium. Cinderella, the Goldspin-
ners, and Rodrigo comprising the
rest of the cycle have all been writ-
ten and produced at Bryn Mawr
during the last four years.
The main roles in this production
will be taken by the following
members of the club: The Sleep-
ing Beauty, Louise Kendall 46;
Princes (alternating in the two
performances), Patricia Hendren
’48, and Nancy Kunhardt ’48; The
Wicked Fairy, Esterlee Hutzler ’45;
King, Eleanor Borden ’46; Queen,
Katherine Colvin ’46; Three Good
Fairies, Marilyn .Wellemeyer ’46,
Kathryn Weiss ’47, Liselotte Mez-
ger °46; Chief ‘Servant, Nina
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Montgomery ’45. wh
Europe’s Food Crisis
Reported by Childs
Cont. from Page 1 ;
Italy’ and Holland, Mr. Childs
brought out that the conditions
there are very “similar to those in
France. Because of the scarcity of
food, inflation and practically no
transportation, these countries are
facing not hunger, but starvation.
Mr. Childs cited Holland as an ex-
ample, where the ration of food for
one day per person is two tulip
bulbs and one potato.
The European’ people expect
America to help them—for libera-
tion means to them food. This
help, Childs believes,;-should be en-
tirely voluntary, and should come
from the desire of the American
people to do the humanitarian: .
thing.
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Incidentally. ee
Ws E Day, both anticipatory and |
actual brought with it the usual
round of amusing incidetits, fore-
most amonz which was the quiet
battle
omy
between the, Social Econ-
and. History Departments,
who live side by side in the lib-
rary. It seems the Sociologists
spent’ Monday. dashing wildly out
of their offices yelling “It’s over!
It’s over!’’into the politely inter-
ested but obviously — skeptical
faces of the historians. We're
sure it’s a moral victory for some-
one, but we’re not sure for whom.
The saddest cigarette story we
have heard yet is told by one of
' those thrifty people who careful-
ly save their half-smoked, de-
smouldered butts by replacing
them in the pack. it seems. she
didn’t quite get hers do-smoulder-
ed one day, and had to make a
hasty exit from one of her class-
es as a slow-burning flame was
definitely beginning to make _it-
self felt in her pocket. When she.
“finally reached the safety of the
2
water-cooler, every cigarette was
charred beyond inhalation.
Baseball is a fine and healthy
sport, but rumor hath it that the
infirmary is now treating four
black eyes ‘and three cracked shins
belonging to some of*our campus
enthusiasts. It seems that there
| was a slight controversy over the
problem of using a hard ball or a
soft ball. One hard-ball support-
er, when interviewed, declared that
“we always used hard-balls at
home until two of our players were
killed” while the soft-ball protag-
onist, confident of her batting
ability, declared that she was not
going to pay for all the broken
windows in Taylor that a hard ball
would produce. It wasn’t till after
Chandler was nearly telegraph-
ed for arbitration that it was dis-
covered that hard balls are hard
balls to get during the war.
And incidentally, a cynical soul
we know is continually . ordering
a brand of coffee- known to her
and her friends as: the Bryn Mawr
type—Eight O’Clock, drip grind.
Philosophy Group
To Hold Meeting
On May 12 the Bryn Mawr Phil-
osophy department will be host to
the Fullerton Philosophy Club, a
philosophy organization of the vi-
cinity, meeting once a month in the.
Deanery. This meeting, the first
of the year, is open to all students
and faculty who desire to attend.
The morning session of this con-
ference, beginning at 10 a. m., will
“be devoted to the philosophical as-
pects of experimental methodology.
- Its purpose is to bring about a
Closer cooperation between those
involved in philosophical research,
and those interested’ most in the
_ application of experimental meth-
ods. To this end, papers will be
delivered on both aspects of philo-
sophical inquiry: the theoretical
and the applicational....Special em-
phasis will be laid upon thé ‘foun--):
# dations of experimental inference.
The papers for the morning ses-
sion are: The Operational Meaning
of Random, Walter A. Shewhart,
Bell Telephone Laboratories; Sta-
tistical Inference and Action, ,W.
Edwards Deming, U. S. Bureau of
the Budget; The Meaning of Ex- |.
periment in Psychology, Malcolm
Preston, Psychology Dept. Univer-
sity of Penna.; Truth-in Physics,
A. Ushenko, Dept. of Philosophy,
Princeton University; Theory of
Experimental _, Inference, C.—W.
Churchman, Dept. of Philosophy,
University of Pennsylvania.
The afternoon session, beginning
at 3 p. m., will be devoted to the
following papers: Current Stric-
ture on Reason, Prof. Brand Blan-
shard of Swarthmore College; Con-
tent and Context in the Theory of
Art, Prof. Abraham Edel, and Rea-.
son and Pragmatism, Prof.~T. T.
Lafferty of Lehigh University.
Those members of the faculty
who wish to attend luncheon and
dinner must inform Mr. Paul Weiss
by noon on May 10.
Wishing Pond,
Southern - Patio
Featured at Prom
Dim lights, a blackish-suspend-
ed sky, and garlands of trailing
wistaria, greeted the prom - goers
in the Gym last Saturday night.
Closer Observations disclosed. a
flower-bedecked pond fed by wa-
ter spurting out of the mouth of
an engaging sea horse. However,
the pond was not just for show
for by the end of the evening two
dollars ‘and thirty-three cents
were flipped into it—not to men-
tion, of course, two bus - tokens.
(Perhaps these coins were thrown
in by oral hopefuls!)
-The *summerish atmosphere,
despite murky skies and a cold
wind outside, was. provided by
cleverly perched ‘“insects. onthe
green ‘blinds—to cover up, it’s
rumored, blotches in the _ black
paint outline. Palm tree& wére
sported in the corners and white-
covered tables and chairs
arranged around the floor
foot-sore dancers.
were
for
Jitterbuggers were much in ev-
idence, inspired -by the rhythmic
music of the Debonairs, but many
swayed with equal pleasure’ to
the lilting strains of a -Strauss
waltz. Refreshments in the form
of fruit punch and mountains of
varied sandwiches were served at
intermission.
The. receiving line consisted of
Joy Rutland ’46, Gloria Waldman
46, Junior Leyendecker °46, Miss
McBride, Dean Grant, Miss Gar-
diner, and Dr. Berliner.
Mexican Shop
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Undergrads Donate |
$500 to Food Relief.
Continued from Page |
‘being donated and other contribu-
tions are expected before the to-
tal is sent in on Thursday.
The plan for a campus contri-
bution was first proposed -to the
Undergraduate Council by Dor-
othy Bruchholz, °46, president of
the Alliance. The Countil recog-
nized the urgency of the _ situa-
tion and decided that the money
should be given. to the Emer-
gency Aid on the advice of Miss
Caroline: Robbins Who had made
an extensive investigation of the
means by which money could be
people of Europe.
Believing that it had no au-
thority to thake the donation
without the direct: consent of the
undergraduate body, the Council
asked the’ ‘hall presidents to hold
meetings’ and put the decision to
a vote.
that-the money be taken from its
funds because it-can best afford
it and because its money tradi-
tionally goes to charity.
Monetary Problems
Analyzed by Hubbard
Continued from Page 3
members guarantee the loans of
the Bank which in turn guarantees
‘loans of private bankers. Hence. the
risk is less and the interest charge
is—lower—for:- the post-war recon-
struction. The Bank can make such
loans only if the borrower is sound
and if he cannot obtain the credit
a reasonable cost.
aids and supplements private lend-
ing.
The-importance of Bretton Woods
is not only that the new rules have
been reached by collaboration but
also that the members agree to ¢ol-
laborate in the future. Of course
how we ca¥ty out this principle
will determine in the future the
importance of Bretton Woods to
the world. ‘
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Connecticut General Life Insur-
ance Company, Hartford, Connec-
ticut.
“(Positions as Supervisors includ-'
employees, |
ing training of new
maintenance of employer-employee
relations, etc. See Mrs. Crenshaw
for details, 3rd floor, Taylor Hall.
Adams Radio Shop, Ardmore.
Position in the store. Should be
someone who lives nearby. $25 a
week and commissions. Weekdays
9:30-6, Saturdays 9-1. Call Mr.
Adams, Ardmore 1200.
For the Summer
UNRAA (United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administration)
summer positions in the Washing-
ton Office. .Cataloguing, typing
and secretarial work.
Smith, Kline and French Labora-
tories, Philadelphia. Science ma-
jors who have completed at least
the Sophomore year to work in the
Biochemistry, Bacteriology or
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Labora-
tories.
“Volunteer Bureau of the Council
of Social Agencies, Chicago. Work-
ers for Recreational Centers or in
series. Short training cou?se
for the work will begin Juneg15.
Mrs. Bowie of Bryn Mawr is
driving to @Blorado the middle of;
June. She wants a student to go
along and help drive. There will
be three children and a dog. Stud-
ent must, pay for her own expenses
but-not-for the gas.
See Miss Bowman in Room H,
Taylor Hall.
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FOR SALE
1 pr. Riding Boots; Size 7
Practically New — $8.00
See Eliz. Zychlinski, Non-Res.
Germantown Wins
Match with B. M.
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Bryn Mawr, May 7. With mark-
mantown Ladits sailed through
the Bryn:’Mawr_ varsity tennis
team without losing one set.
In the singles matches, Mrs. H.
T. Chew, Miss V. Redford, Mrs.
C. D. Connell, and Miss Anne
Reilly defeated Ty Walker, Pat
Acheson, Julie Turner, ' and Ag-
nese Nelms respectively.
Two doubles teams, Mrs.
Chew and Mrs. Connell, Miss
Redford and Mrs. W. W. Brown
triumphed over’ both Owl com-
binations, Walker and Acheson,
Turner and Bierwirth.
B..M. War Alliance
Plans Mass Meeting
Continued from. fage 1
Assistant Under - Secretary of
State,—will-.speak..on - Bretton
Woods. :
The purpose of ‘the mass meet-
ing fs to urge those students who
really feel strongly about any
of these three issues to write to
their congressmen. The Alliance
will present a petition at the
students as possible and sent to
Congress.
May 13—Mother’s Day
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