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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, March 22, 1950





THE COLLEGE NEWS

FouNDED IN 1914



Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks-
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New Nominating System

This year a new system of nominating college officers
has been put into effect. Though purely experimental, it has
been considered more successful than the previous system;
and the criticisms that have been made can be answered by
suggested improvements. Among the amendments recom-
mended by the student body, including members of the nom-
inating committees, are: to organize the committees by the
first week of exams; reports should be compiled by the whole
committee with a view toward uniformity in presentation;
and all the reports should be read to the class by one mem-
ber of the committee. A designated number of people should
be interviewed about each candidate; specific questions
should be asked, with reference to the activities in which
they have participated.

The aims of the new nominating system have been to
acquaint the freshmen more thoroughly with the candidates
and to stimulate interest in the elections among the whole
student body. It has been observed that the freshman and
sophomore candidates could also be introduced to the juniors
and seniors, and distinct, recognizable photographs be posted
regularly on the bulletin board in Taylor.

This year, the student body has exhibited a wider con-
cern for the elections than ever before; and if the sugges-
tions for improvement could be re a calmer level of
interest may be maintained.

LeBlanc Discusses “Rigorous Ethics’? As Code

Of Moral Conduct, Shaper of Man’s Destiny

Continued from Page 1 This naturally becomes an eth-
rights if you respect theirs. ical problem. Dr. Leblanc qualifies
The second rule is that of indi-|his system saying that only some-
vidual justice. According to this}one who agrees to enter the game
theory, if two children find ene|°f moral consistency can be ex-
orange, and one takes it, he denies| pected to obey its rules.
the other’s right to it, thereby dis- —_
claiming it for himself.

This second rule can be replaced
hoy: the tole ef inostal ahaxtiy, Heel Address Graduates
you promote the rights of human- Continued from Page 1
ity at the expense of your own/reer, he was made the Randolph
rights. The distinction between|W. Townsend Professor of History
these last two rules is the distinc-|in 1946, and now holds this posi-
tion between being just and feigies tion,
charitable. To be just is as-| At present Dr. Holborn is a



sume your moral respo Sen o.oo gine a Histor-

humanity; to be charitable is tojical Association, the American So-

relieve humanity of its moral re-|ciety of Church History, and Aca-|'

pponsibility to yourself. No one|demy of Arts and Sciences.

can deny or take away a right of} A contributor to both American

enforceable: the rule of charity| books: Germany and Turkey 1878-
ot be validated or enforced as| 1890, Hutten and the German Fef-
ls on man tm violate logic. Continued





Current Events

Common Room, March 20. Dr.
Felix Gilbert delivered this week’s
Current ‘Events Lecture on Leo-
pold and Belgium. Since the war,
the small state of Belgium has
been faced with a considerable
problem of its government. There
is friction between the pro-Cath-
olic, .reactionary Waldroons and
the liberal Flemings. The condi-
tion of the government has been
deteriorating rapidly. The Flem-
ings have asked for Leopold’s re-
turn from \Switzerland to take the
place of the present ruler, Prince
Leopold. Dr. Gilbert said that
there were two possible solutions
to this problem: abdication of the
present king, or a general plebe-
scite. He predicts that Leopold will
probably come into power because
the Liberal Fleming party backing
him has more authority. He thinks
that if Leopold does assume con-
trol, he will probably not remain
long, because no government will
possibly be able to cope with the
problems in Belgium today.

The history of Leopold’s rule
has been extremely long and com-
plicated. Before the war, his wife
Astrid enjoyed great popularity
with the people. When she died,
he assured the country that he

his spare time to his children.
When the war came, however, he

was a collaborator. This act alien-
ated the Waldroon faction. More-
over, in the point of view of many,
the wedding was neither legal nor
traditional, and it was not ap-
proved by the government. Finally
he left the country under pressure
for Switzerland with \his family
and has been waiting there for a
popular recall.

A suitable answer to this ques-

tion must be found within the
next few months.



| This week, the NEWS re-
ceived a letter, signed “Two Ad-
mirers.” It is our policy to
print all signed letters, and if
the writers will identify them-
selves, we will be happy to pub-
lish their letter in the next
issue.

Talent Sought
For Arts Night

As plans stand now, Arts Night
will be presented Friday evening,
April 28th, thus making it a part
of the big weekend of the Haver-
ford Senior Prom. It is hoped that
it will be presented in Goodhart
Hall, which would give the oppor-
tunity for a production on a larger
scale than last year’s.

So far the program includes
two original one act plays writ-
ten by Carter Bledsoe and Bob
Brown, members of the playwrit-
ing class, a number of original
musical compositions by John Dav-
ison for small ensembles composed
of members of the Bryn Mawr-
Haverford orchestra, original
dances by the ‘Bryn Mawr dance
club, as well as songs by the B.M.
“Octangle.” There will also be
an art and photography exhibit in
the foyer of Goodhart.

Although the program is neces-
sarily limited by time, the com-
mittee is still eager to discover
any latent talent around campus
or receive any new ideas. If you
know anyone with talents or have
any ideas, please contact any







member of the Arts Committee
listed below:

Director—Anneliese Sitarz
Business Manager—Jill McAnney

Publicity Manager—Chris Mac-
Veagh







would rule peacefully and dedicate ,
‘ himself.”

married a Fleming, whose father,

Maritain Says Natural
Law Basis for Rights

Continued from Page 1

tural law is moral law and man
obeys it freely rather than by
force; he arrives at it by “intel-
lectual perception.” For example,
the prohibition of murder is re-
quired by the very nature of man,
because, insofar as he is man, he
has the right to live.

Natural law is as eternal as
man; “the movement of mankind
and the history of human action is
the becoming aware of the in-
clination of natural law.” In fact,
“Antigone is the eternal heroine
of natural law.” The great achieve-
ment of the 18th Century was the
emergence of the idea that natural
rights are derived from natural
law. In this way, the rights of the
human person were set free, but at
the same time the emphasis shift-
ed from man’s obligations to man’s
rights. The 18th Century “made
man a God and all the rights of
man those of a God; God was only
a guaranteer of these rights, for
natural law was thought to exist
without God, in man and in nature.
The rights of man were considered
subject to no law but those of his
own will and his own freedom.
Typical is the statement of Rous-
seau that “man must obey only
Such a philosophy, con-
tended Dr. Maritain, leaves no
foundations for the rights
of the human person
“yights in themselves divine, the
absolute rights of the independ-
ence of the human subject.” For
every being has its own natural
law as well as its own essence,
“the normality of its own func-

Continued on Page 6

Youth’s Role Important
In USSR Lit Says Slonim

Continued from Page 1
hardships, to reconstruct from the
devastation caused by the war, to
overcome obstacles, to build indus-
try. Stress is laid on community
effort. There is faith and a belief
that life must fit into the pattern
of the collective good, the common
goal. It is only through realiza-
tion of this common goal that the
individual can expand.

“In our own lack of understand-
ing of the USSR we often under-
estimate the tremendous idealistic
drive which does exist, no matter
how clumsily.”

A new type of literary hero has
been evolved, endowed with the
same frontier spirit as that of the
American pioneer. He is rational,
righteous, hard-working, honest—
a noble individual, the product of
a new society. He is the pioneer
in Siberia, the colonizer, the pro-
gressive introducing new methods
of farming into small rural com-
munities in the vast country.

Mr. Slonim maintained that to
read Soviet novels is to be aware
that Russia is still dominantly an
agricultural country. Today the
collective farm is the true hub of
Russian life.

War novels, with their over-
emotional appeal (soldiers’ heroic
deeds, civilian suffering) are now
on the decline in popularity. More
and more the main theme is re-
construction.

In this rebuilding, women play
an important role in political and
technical activity. They are plac-
ed on an equal footing with men,
and are held equally accountable.

Moreover, the field and future of
Soviet literature lies with the
youth. The older generation is
tired. Doctrinary pressure is evi-
dent in the rigidity with which
party members are represented as
magnificent, in the anti-western
propaganda (chiefly limited to the
stage,) in the tendencies toward
nationalism, even chauvinism. But
the dominant mood in Soviet writ-
ing today is pride and strength.
The nationalism is “the feeling of
a@ great nation which has the
awareness of its physiological





Opinion
Senior Considers NEWS.

Review of ‘Lear’
Unethical

March 16, 1950:
To the Editor
The College News

I wish to join the swelling ranks.
of those who protest against the-
policy of The College News with.
regard to reviews of.dramatic pro-
ductions. It has been explained
that the review represents nothing-
more nor less than the individual
opinion of the interviewer, but I
fee] that this explanation disre-
gards the effect that the News has
as Bryn Mawr’s efforts at self-ex-
pression in the eyes of other col-
leges.

I think that the review in last
week’s edition of the production of
King Lear by Princeton’s Theatre-
Intime represents a new low in
criticism. To the best of my un-
derstanding, the play was well re-
ceived at Princeton, but aside from
the question of the merits of the
play, I feel that Bryn Mawr has.
definitely overstepped itself in
panning the production of another
college. We are not, and have.
never been, in any way affiliated.
with any Princeton dramatic or-
ganization and I do not feel that
we have the right to criticize their
efforts. In any such performance,
it would, be well to bear in mind
some of the courtesies which have
been extended to Bryn Mawr by
the various Princeton publications.
in the past few years. In view of
their special edition put out last.
just before our Freshman Show
giving it a good advance billing
and generally speaking well of
Bryn Mawr, it seems more than
underhanded to reciprocate in this.
manner.

I personally feel that until the.
College News learns to handle the
reporting of affairs on the Bryn
Mawr campus in a slightly more
adult and less pseudo-New Yorker
manner, it should refrain from:
panning the efforts of another col-
lege in such a purposeless manner.

Sincerely yours,
Cynthia Lovejoy

Editor’s Note: As indicated in
last week’s issue, the above-criti-
cized review was specially contrib-.
uted as an unsolicited favor to the
News. We feel that it was intelli-
gent, constructive, and that it in-
dicated an interest in comparative
college productions.

Gerould Contest
Closes April 5th

The 1950 Katharine Fullerton
Gerould Prize Contest, which:
has already been announced in
the NEWS, is open until April
5th. On that date all entries
must be in the Alumnae Office
in the Deanery. The members
of the Committee this year are:
Elinor M. Parker, 1927, Assist—
ant Manager of Scribner’s Book
Store in New York and author
of “Cooking for One”; Laurence
Stapleton, Professor of English
and Political Theory at Brym
Mawr and author of “The De-
sign for Democracy”; and Jos-
ephine Young Case, 1928, auth-
or of “Midnight on the 31st of
March”, Chairman.

Dr. Seibert Discusses
TB-detecting Protein
Continued from Page 1

detect almost all clinically signifi-
cant cases of tuberculosis.