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Political Prejudice Vs. Ability
Democracy’s hope in the world is that “it is an affirma-
tive belief, rather than meres! simply a belief against some-
thing else and nothing more.”
This is, in part, the definition of democracy offered by
David Lilienthal, whose appointment as chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission is now being contested by Con-
gressional name-callers on the grounds of Mr. Lilienthal’s
Communistic tendencies and other vague disqualifications.
There seems to be nothing definite or valid in the state-
ments that the “sticks-and-stones” element of Congress is|
hurling at the former TVA head. Mr. Lilienthal’s own recent
statement in regard to Communism proves the fallacy of
- guch accusations which are founded mainly on the fact that
TVA was state-controlled. ” Mr. Lilienthal’s very association
with TVA in an administrative position is the strongest poss-
ible argument for his appointment as head of the A. E.C. As

Mr. Lippmann has pointed out, Lilienthal possesses a unique
_ experience in having directed the project which most nearly
corresponds to the Commission of Atomic Energy in its scope,
and in its problem of coordinating civil, military, and private
authority.
The need for a far-sighted and efficient head of the
A. E. C. transcends, or should transcend, mere politics. Mr.
Lilienthal’s record on TVA has proved his capability; his in-
ternational policy toward the issue of atomic control proves
him the man for the job. The appointee’s defeat in the pres-
ent contention would be a.definitely undesirable indication of
J United States policy on atomic energy, and a proof that the
4 name-calling technique of Senator McKellar can be effective-
a ly and destructively used as a political block.

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Common Room, February 17,

Speaking on Republicanism or

|“Taft and Company” versus Lilien-

thalism, Mr. Bachrach took as his
thesis the traditional negativist
policy which the Republicans are
following. Mr. Bachrach .explain-

ed that because no definite kind of
positive program was formed, the
Republicans resorted to name-
calling and a more or less negative
policy.. This policy is in inevit-
able conflict with Lilienthal’s idea
of democracy which asserts that
“democracy is an affirmative be-
lief” and that “his convictions are
concerned with what he is for.”
Mr. Bachrach stated that per-
sonally he is not against conserv-
atism for which the Republican
party stands, but rather the nega-
tivist policy employed by the par-
ty. To support this premise Mr.

| Bachrach cited the stand taken by

Republicans on several current is-
sues. Included in these was the
Republican action in regard to full
employment. The Full Employ-
ment Act of 1946 provided for
presidential reports to Congress
on the state of the national econ-
omy and for a congressional com-
mittee report containing recom-
mendations for full employment in
the future. Mr. Taft has com-
pletely blocked further procedure
on the bill by having it referred
to committee, “because the ques-
tion is. too controversial to be
raised at this time.

“The Republicans have also
evaded ‘the issue in attacking re-
‘ciprocal trade agreements,” Mr.
Bachrach continued. If the agree-
ments were placed under the Tar-
iff commission as Taft suggested
in his Lincoln Day speech, the
agreements would be killed with-
out raising a public issue. This
would also be a blow to economic
internationalism which would in
turn have dire effects on American
economy.

Mr. Bachrach also said that “the
Taft-Wallace-Smith legislation on
labor has touched only the fringes
of the problem. Not only has this
bill sidetracked the question from
the relation between the cost of
living and costs and profits, but it

taken concerning other phases of
the labor problem. For example,
Taft has asserted that high profits
mean low prices and that there-
fore there is no need to raise sal-
aries. He has also said, however,
that he is in favor of raising refits
which would result in lowered sal-
aries.

In the same way the current Lil-
ienthal crisis shows the Republic-
an tendency ‘to do a piecemeal job,
because the main issues of the
case have been overlooked. Instead
of concentrating on questions such
as “Should there be military or
civilian control of atomic energy,”
the Republicans have again turned
to name-calling as a way out. If
this policy is successful in keeping
Lilienthal out of office, not only
will-name-calling continue, but also
it will constitute a denial of our
desire to internationalize siaenan
energy.

In conclusion, Mr. Bachrach said,
“This negativist policy of the Re-
publicans could prove ruinous, be-
cause it avoids the fundamental
problems which the government
will have to face face eventually, 4

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Current Events

is—inconsistent—with—the position |,

The evolution of the Freshman
Show from “What D’Ye Mean, the
Mongoose Dyed?” of the class of
18 to ’49’s “Past Perfect” shows
little change in the type of theat-
rical productiow given but a great
variation in tlass animal. For
years the show was given in the
gym. Men were barred, but the
beasts of the Lost Generation
ranged from such fantastic crea-
tures as the hippocampus (or sea-
horse), the polyp (7), the Dodo
bird, the green griffen, and the
Cheshire cat to something describ-
ed as having cubistic tendencies,
a castor projecting from each hoof
and three hairs.

In .1918, Emil} Kimbrough was
manager of “What’s At?” a mu-
sical comedy with: a’ Cinderella
theme, in which Cindy meets her
prince in khaki at the garden
party. Cornelia Otis Skinner dis-
tinguished herself:the following
year in an interpretation of “The
T-Shirt Air.” “Styx and Fiddle-
sticks” included Cicero and Walter
Raleigh waiting for the ferry to
Hades and a shimmying deb chorus,
and “The Triumph of the Bean”
about Red Russia had the heroine
at one time caged with a “plush
parrot” munching beans.

The class of ’30 gave their show
in the newly erected Goodhart
and during the following years
the animals included a blue grass-
hopper, a phoenix, a' homo sapiens,
bat and an amoeba. It became the
rage for the Sophomores to dis-
cover the animal and to parody the

rules had to be drawn up regard-
ing the animal, claiming that it



Toynbee Discusses

Hist. of Civilization
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Continued from Page 1.

We are currently concerned with
the threat of Russian communism,
said Professor Toynbee, owing to
its power of making converts. How-
ever, Russia is a segment of the
orthodox Christian civilization, and
her impact will, he feels, be far
less in the last analysis than that
of the cultures of India and China,
which are not part of this tradi-
tion.

Drawing an analogy to Greco-
Roman civilization, Professor Toyn-
bee stressed the spiritual, rather
than the material, outcome of con-
flicting civilizations. The signifi-
cance of the Greco-Roman era, he
declared, was that in response to
its aggressive tendencies four uni-
versal religions were produced,
two based on violence—Islamism





and Hinduism, and two based on
non - violence — Christianity and
Buddhism.

Professor Toynbee pointed out
that one of the most significant
contributions of modern times was
the development of a new time

scale, enabling us to detach events}

from our personal lives and see

‘them in the perspective of human

and world history: Study of the
past gives us the means of calcu-
lating the average life span of a
civilization; by comparison with
the Greco-Roman, western civili-
zation is still relatively youthful.
The impact of a civilization, Pro-
fessor Toynbee said, does not end
ager its political dominance ceas-
but its intellectual influence
pedis to be felt among succeed-
ing cultures.
Professor Toynbee’s lectures will
be published in forthcoming vol-
umes of. his Study of History.





animal song. By 1933 a list of |,

Historical Sketches

By Katrina Thomas, °49

must be kept on campus for 24
hours, that the Sophomores might
search for it anywhere except in
top bureau drawers and requested
that both classes be moderate and
refrain from any physical violence.

In 1985 “The New National Re-
covery Act” portrayed the search
of the inmates of. an old -:ladies
home for Ponce de Leon’s fountain
of youth, but they found Ponce
himself, after which discovery the
usual complications ensued. “Forty
Bust” is described as “humourous
bunkum” and returns to the old
college theme as the busts in Tay-

lor leave their pedestals to visit

|classes. “Asleep and Better to be
That Way” concerned four dead
kings and the Third Crusade, “The
Devil Did Grin” was a review of
campus characters in parody :and
five male members of. the faculty
were legally allowed to attend, and
one other, the animal: a Western
Union peneengar’ hired at 50c an
hour:

“Third Termite in Taylor” con-
cerned the Roosevelts on a college
tour and the class of ’43 produced
as its animal, an ant in a test tube.
“Fantasia 44” was the nightmare
of a glamour-less Freshman when
she falls asleep aver the anatomy
of a lobster to dream of scotch,
college notables and men.. The
fight. for the animal that year was
extremely bitter, involving’ even
the Juniors who threw paint, tur-

‘pentine,.and hot. water to protect

their sister class from the heckling
Sophomores.

“Love, Fret and Cheers” featur-
ed Hitler as the villain and a dove
as. the animal; “For~-Whom -the
Sirens Scream” had a spy-plot, Dr.
Herben was the animal; “Alas Poor
Yorick” was a satire on human
preoccupation with such petty. mat-
ters as which of two sky-scrapers

jis tallest and its effect on man and

monkey, the monkey being the. an-
imal; the class of ’48 produced their
carefully hidden donkey after
“Tart Art” and ’49, a dachshund
after “Past Perfect.”

’50’s “A Rose Among Thorns”
concerns a new angle of campus
life, i. e., the G. I. at college. Lucky,
lucky men can now net only attend

the Freshmen show, they can work © —
on it; And so now we breathless-

ly await the day when the weaker
sex will allow them to be in it.

Alumnae Set Rules
For Memorial Prize

: Continued from Page I

Previous appearance in any stud-
ent publication is not to be a bar-
rier to entry.

4) Any student may submit more
than one entry if she so desires.
In case of an entry of verses, the
Reading Committee advises stud-
ents to submit a small group of
poems,—from four to six, depend-
ing on their length.

5) For this year’s competition
only, entries need not be confined
to material composed during the
academic year 1946-47. Material
composed earlier may be accepted,
provided that \it has been written

subsequent to the student’s matric-

ulation at Bryn Mawr College.

6) All MSS are to\be deposited ~
in the Alumnae Office in the Dean- -

ery, not later than 4:00 P. M.,
April 2. No MSS. will be accepted
after this deadline. —

7) No MSS. are to be signed. At
the Alumnae Office each entrant
will be given a number, to be
written on her MSS, for identifica-
tion. The Alumnae Office will keep

es. together with their identi-
fying numbers. This list is not =.





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way . er ; —— ames iat —TRPRIaN
and poeta submitted ina contest

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