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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, February 25, 1953





THE COLLEGE. NEWS

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Opportunities

The College offers many opportunities for students to
leave their i ivory tower and come into contact with the outer
world. Potentially, the lectures and discussion groups of-
fered here are among Bryn Mawr’s most desirable assets.
Why then do so many students ignore these advantages?
Why do we not find time for the informative and enlighten-
ing speeches which are provided?

The administration, along with associations such as the
Alliance for Political Affairs and the Chapel Committee,
spends a great deal of time, effort, and money each year to
engage nationally-known and world-famous speakers for our
intellectual, political, international, and religious advance-
ment.

There are the weekly Current Events meetings at which
the average attendance is very poor in spite of the up-to-date
importance of the discussions. There are religious speakers
of various denominations, whose ideas are valuable whether
or not we, as individuals, agree with them. There are inter-
national figures such as Mohammed Ali who come to speak
before shamefully small audiences although what they say
is of worldwide interest. There are renowned authorities
such as Harold Laswell, whose knowledge should be but is
not to a great enough extent, heard by the students.

It is discouraging to notice, among undergraduates who
are supposedly interested in world affairs and in the advance-
ment of their own intellectual achievement, that there is so
little interest in what is offered:

‘So many of us claim that we have no time, and that be-

cause our work is so pressing we do not have the opportunity

to go to lectures. If we stop to consider, however, ‘we shall
probably realize that we are spending time advantageously
by incorporating a lecture on some pertinent topic with our
If the college is concerned enough to take the initiative
and provide speakers for our benefit, it is up to us to show
our need and, at the same time, our appreciation. We must
turn this valuable potential service into an active asset.

Observer

Lunch wasn’t very good, and
dinner doesn’t look much better.
No, I can’t af-
ford'it. You mean you like veal
patties? Oh, dear, if that’s what
we’re having, I suppose... It’s
impossibly crowded, we’ll never get
served. Can I bum a cigarette?
Oh—
a pot of tea and an English muffin.
The same, please. I shouldn’t be
doing this—look at this great jow!
I’m acquiring. Well, you were the
one who wanted to come. Yes—
will power is a great attribute
which I fear I lack. The whole
hall seems to be here this after-
noon. You mean the whole col-
lege—its awfully hot in here. I
agree. I can’t face that class to-
morrow. I never can figure out
whether it’s best to come prepared,
unprepared, or not at all. Which-
ever it is, I haven’t fathomed it
yet. I’m sure I was deliberately
put in that division to make me
feel like an idiot. Don’t be dis-
couraged. There are too many
minor geniuses in this place to try
to compete. Here comes one now.
I always seem to sit next to her
in an exam and end up with a case
of nervous tension, having watched
the bluebooks fly. Now how did
they get served before us? We
must have come in at least ten
minutes before they did. Ah, at
last—thank you... Hurry, I’ve
got to get back. O, I wish I hadn’t
eaten so much—thank heaven my
diet starts tomorrow. Thanks for
coming—see you at dinner.

. In reply to a question asked
a few days later: One of the rea-
sons I like it here is that the con-
versation is so much better than
it ever was in school. I can’t re-
member a long talk I’ve had that
wasn’t about something really
stimulating!

French Club Casts
Supervielle’s Farce
by Jackie Braun, ’54

Skinner stage will be trans-
formed into a modern French ver-
sion of the Garden of Eden on Sat-
urday night, February 28, when
the Bryn Mawr French Club, as-
sisted by two Haverford students,
presents Jules Supervielle’s
“farce”, “La Premiere Famille”.

Throughout this tale of Adam’s
troubles runs an amusing dialogue
among some philosophising ani-
mals who must “faire la bete” in
front of humans. Adam himself
(Jean-Louis Wolff), has a malady
which consists of being unable to
control his fascination when an at-
tractive woman appears; the doc-
tor (M. Hugues Leblanc) finds the
cause of illness to be the monotony
of life with one woman and recom-
mends that Adam find someone in
addition to Eve (Edith Robichon).
Adam plans to capture a young
maiden (Susan Halperin), but is
outwitted by his cunning spouse;
meanwhile Adam’s son (George
Segal) elopes with the maiden. It
takes nothing short of that all-
powerful French weapon of stra-
tegy, the wine bottle, to bring
about “peace in “la premiere
famille”.

‘The first performance “of “La
Premiere Famille” will be given
on February 26 at the University
of Pennsylvania in a collegiate
competition in the Foreign Lan-

guage Plays division of the Cul-

tural Olympics Contest. The play
is directéd by M. Gonnaud, man-

aged by B. Freeman, with scenery.

by Mr. Janschka, lights and props
by J. Leeds and C. Kaufman.
Ce asco are M. Skwirsky,

N. Valabregue, B. Freeman, B.



Maude and B. Weissman. —



Eminent Experts |,
Will Discuss = Ab

If you are in any way interested

in the political and economic sit-|.
uation threatening the! world™to--

day, you are_strongly urged to at-
tend the World Affairs Council
Conference on UNITED STATES
ECONOMIC FOREIGN POLICY:

‘TRADE OR AID? on Friday, Feb=

ruary 27 at the A ahaa ad of
Pennsylvania.

The panel for the morning ses-
sion (9:45 a. m.) will consist of

Dr. Hebert Feis, economist and’

author from the Institute of Ad-
vanced Study, Princeton Univer-
sity; Mr. Edwin M. Martin, special
assistant to the Secretary for Mu-
tual Security Affairs at the United
States Department of State; and
Mr. Duncan Mowat, the head of
the British Trade Promotion Cen-
ter in New York. The chairman
will be Dr. Robert Strauss-Hupe,
chairman of the International Re-
lations Department at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.

In the afternoon (2:00 p. m.)
there will be opportunity for group
discussion with the authorities
from this panel. Senator Mike
Monroney is included among the
speakers, at the evening session
(8:15 p. m.). Don’t miss this op-
portunity.

Sports
by Lynn Badler, ’56

On Thursday, February 19, Rose-
mont defeated Bryn Mawr in bas-
ketball here. The game was fast-
moving, and the Bryn Mawr team
played well all through both
halves, but not quite well enough,
as the varsity lost 28-30. Bea Mer-
rick was the high-scorer for Bryn
Mawr. In another exciting game
the junior varsity showed the
same- good form they have been
showing all season when they won

. Current Events

Euiope Plans To Unite
ae GOP Becomes

' Democratic

“The ‘present ‘administration has
ben in office one month, three days,
seven hours-and fifteen-minutes”—
thus Mr, Theodore Von Laue com-
fmenced the Current Evverits Lec-
ture -on Monday evening, February
28,-in'the Common’ Room. His topic
was “Republican Foreign Policy in
‘Europe’’,

In his .State of the Union Mes-

sage on February 2, President Eis-
enhower disclosed . the Republican
Administration’s intentions for a
“new and positive foreign policy”.
In breaking down those intentions,
Mr. Von’ Laue emphasized three
points. (First, there must be an
integration of European nations—
those involved in the Schumann
Plan with those Benelux nations.

Secret Agreements

Second, all secret agreements,
namely Yalta, must be repudiated.
If this is not accomplished, Mr. Von
Laue interpreted, it will be an act
of aggression on the part of the
United States against Russia. Pre-
viously the tendency of the Ad-
ministration was to promise some
support to countries resisting the
Soviet Union; if this policy is re-
versed, our Western European al-
lies will be more than alarmed.

Third, the blockade of China
must be removed. ‘News of this in-
tention “leaked out” prior to Eis-
enhower’s speech, and the result-
ing speculation has aroused hos-
tility in a diplomatically unpre-
pared Europe.

What has Europe itself done in
regard ‘to international integra-
tion? The North Atlantic Treaty
provides for cooperative individual
work of European. nations. The
Schumann Plan provides for the







44-38, “internationalization” in Europe

The lineups were: of the coal and steel industries.
Varsity Forwards:
Bea Merrick Three Protocols
Gay Ramsdell To protect herself from German
Louise Breuer domination, France offers ‘three
Adele Fox protocols: that the Saar controver-
Ann Fosnocht sy be settled in favor of France;
Guards: that France be allowed to transfer

Anne Gurewich troops at any time from the Con-
Mimi Mackall tinent to Africa and still retain
Ann Eristoff

Betty Ann Cerruti
Junior Varsity Forwards:
Sally Kennedy
Gail Gilbert
Maddie DeRopp
Pauline Smith
Carol Hopkins |
Guards:
M. G. Warren
Virginia Dulaney
Roberta Olsen

Swimming Meet

On the same day Bryn Mawr
was victorious in a swimming meet
held here against Drexel. Both
the first and second teams won,
the first team winning by 32-235,
the second 34-14. For the varsity
Sarane Hickox won the free style
race, Ann Lebo won the back
crawl, and both the medley relay
and free style relay teams won.
For the junior varsity Joyce Mudd
took the honors for the free style
and Pat McElroy for the back
crawl. They also came in first in
both relays. In between the meets
Bryn Mawr’s synchronized swim-
ming club gave an exhibition to
the tune of “The Tennessee Waliz.”

' The Outing Club is going on a
low-expéense, fun-packed weekend
with Princeton on February 28.
The weekend is free except for
food, which will be inexpensive.
Skiing is planned, and possibly a
square darice. It will be very en-
joyable and both beginners and ad-
vanced skiiers are welcome. See

Jan Wilmerding if you would like
to go.

her full voting power; that Amer-
ican troops safe-guarding French
interests remain for fifty years. In
blueprint form is talk concerning
the type of supra-national govern-
ment that will be employed to ef-
fect this.

The difficulty facing integration
on projects is the ratification of
these plans by Western European
governments. |movement pervades Europe, as ev-
idenced by the Danish revolt
against increased militarization.
Strong nationalist movements, as
in France, will present determined
opposition.

Greatest Danger

The greatest danger will be an
over-exertion of U. S. presure for
integration. Dulles, since his re-
turn from Europe, has made less
forceful statements than previous-
ly. He now argues that it was not
the administration ‘but Congress
that insisted on proof of the Euro-
‘pean desire to unite. In address-
ing American audiences he now
says, “It is important for us to
step carefully” in exerting such
pressure on Europe. The adminis-
tration now seems aware that
forceful measures do not necessar-
ily create unity.

Mr. Von Laue condluded: “‘The
present administration has been in
office for one month, three days,
seven hours and forty-five minutes.
During that time it has made one
great achievement; it has become
very much like a Democratic ad-
ministration.”