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College news, May 12, 1954
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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» when drafted, works at some civil-
‘ however, invalid in that it is es-
“her first as a bewildering, slightly
_ malice and metaphor and he has
~
Wednesday, ‘May 12, 1954
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Page Three
_ Haverford, Penn
~ Dacifists’ Dositior
“The one thing that pacifists
have in common is that they are
rugged individualists,” said Paul
Seaver, of Haverford College, at
the Alliance Discussion Group’s
Talk on Pacificism. He was the
first of three pacifists, all college
students, who were guest panelists
at this discussion, and ‘represented
the non-registered pacifist position.
This is the pacifist who refuses to
register for the draft.
The other two, guests were Pauly
Lacey, of University of Pennsy]l-
vania, who represented the 1-0 po-
sition, or that of the pacifist who
registers for Army service, and
ian job in order to free someone to
fight, and Dave Potter, of Haver-
ford, who defended the 1-A-0 posi-
tion (one who registers, and when
draited, works alongside those who
are fighting, but does not carry a
gun oneself).
From the short talks that the
three gave, it was evident that pac-
ifists are rugged individualists, for
while all three agreed that pacifi-
cism is necessary, since war is not.
basically inherent in human soe1-
ety, they differed very radically on
the methods by which one cafi at-
tain a pacifistic society.
Paul Seaver advocated the non-
registrant position, for in this man-
Progressive College
Satirized By Jarrell
Continued from Page 2
It has however a serious fault,
which does not lie in its departure
from the traditional forms of
novel-length imaginative work.
The product of Mr. Jarrell’s work
hangs together remarkably _ well,
considering its form, and makes
intensely amusing reading. It is,
sentially unsatisfying. It tells us
just too much about its characters
for them to remain the sitting
ducks of satire, and too little for
. them~to assume the qualities of
humanity.
The portrait of Gertrude “John-
son is a case in point. We meet
repulsive woman whose comic val-
ue lies in the words Mr. Jarrell puts
into her mouth. jWhen she leaves
the book she falls just short of
having become a deeply moving,
truly painful and impressive fig-
ure, at war with the world for
not liking her enough, at war with
herself for the same reason. Her
relationship with her husband and
with society has been too fully de-
veloped for her to‘remain a figure
in a comedy, and she is a eee
shadow.
Clever Satire
Had Mr. Jarrell dared, he might
have written a book that had a
consistent-depth, glimpses of which
he sometimes gives us. But he did
not.. He seems to perceive the in-
ner personality with too clear a
vision to be able to watch for very
long, and hurries on to someone
else, only to find himself at the
same impasse.
Nevertheless, it is possible to
read Pictures From An Institution
with relish. Its satire on the life
of a certain type of college is sane-
ly pointed, and never misses its
mark. He has ‘a well-developed
sense of the ridiculous, a refresh-
ing, easy, prose style, and an ex-
cellent ear for characteristic
speech. His descriptive passages,
in oA deals with personal/
appearance,\are inspired by wicked
an ingratiating habit of making
side comments on life, culture, and
the progressive ideal. If it is a
disappointing- work of creative | im-|
_ Saeastion, it is still a fine co
—and- it_is this, after * that Mr.
Students Defend
in World Today
ner, he believes, we have the one
veal opportunity to avoid compro-
mise, with war and what it stands
for.
Paul Lacey, who aaecasad the
“middle ground” of _ pacificism
chose the 1-A position because it
allows one to remove the causes for
war while protesting against it.
By saying “yes” to the country
once (in registering for the draft)
one can say “ng” to fighting, and,
retaining his fréedom, can work to
erase the poverty, prejudice, etc.,
which, he believes, are the cause
of war.
Speaking last on the pli, Dave
Potter raised-the-question of how
far is one to draw the line in reg-
‘stering a protest against the pre-
vailing society. The pacifist, he
said, can begin his protest with
being a 1-A-0, then 1-0, nonregis-
trant, then cease to pay his taxes,
since they go for war, and finally
withdraw from the universe.
Becaues he believes that the paci-
fist who is more “withdrawn” than
the 1-A-0 tends to shirk responsi-
bility when the country is in dan-
ger, he .advocated obedience to
one’s conscience first, by becoming
a pacifist, and then. obedience to
the country; as far as your con-
science will permit.
After the panelists spoke, there
was a discussion period, at
which arguments pro and con th
| pacifist positions were raised. It
was almost universally agreed that
war was’ not the answer to all
problems, and perhaps pacificism
deserves a try—or at least a hear-
ing, with sympathy.
Health in College
Discussed In N.Y.
A panel of six chief executives
of American colleges keynoted the
Fourth National-_Conference —on
Health in Colleges held May 5-8, in
New York. Galled to consider the
ways of improving the health of
college students, the conference
was sponsored by 46 national
health and educational organiza-
tions.
‘Of special interest to Bryn Maw:
is, that after having an all-physi
cian Council for 383 years, the
American College Health Associa-
tion elected Muriel Farr to the of-
fice of Vice-President.
“The President. Looks at the Col-
lege Health Program” ’was dis-
cussed by President Nathan Pusey,
Harvard University; President
Sarah G. Blanding, Vassar Col-
lege; Chancellor Henry J. Heald,
New York University; President
William E. Stevenson, Oberlin Gol-
lege; and President Frederick : L.
Horde, Purdue University.. J. L.
Morrill acted as moderator of the
conference.
At the opening session Wednes-
day afternoon, Dr. Dana L. Farns-
worth, ‘medical director of Massa-
chusetts. Institute of Technology
and president of the American Col-
lege Health Association, spoke’ on
“College Health Comes of Age”. to
more than 500 delegates represent-
ing colleges and universities in:all
parts of the United States, Can-
ada, Central and South America.
GEROULD AWARD
Elaine Alter ’65, won the Ger-
rould Award in ereative writing,
announced Miss McBride at the
May Day festivities. The prize-
winning short story is entitléed
“A Second Time”. Honorable
mention was awarded to Paula
Sutter for her short story, “A
Day” with The Lions”, and to
- ‘Chung Nan Lee for “The
Jarrell wished to write: Baie ila,
‘Dryden & Watson
‘Cop Mother’s Day
As regilarly as May Day, ‘the
second .weekend in May once again
announced the arrival of the long
trek into the nether regions of|
Stroudsburg and Tamaqua, other-
wise known as the ‘Geology 101
field trip. »
Newly-equipped. with open top-
ped sightseeing buses and accom-
panied by the ever faithful Drs.
Dryden and Watson and the lab
instructors, we were the object of
much.speculation on the part of the
sightseers of Pennsylvania. Any-
thing from girl scouts to gold
hunters: might have been their
guess as our hammer-armed band
groveled through piles of rock and
spewed forth great exclamations in
the language of trilobite and
brachiopod.
There were no major disturb-
afices to thwart’us except one: flat
tire and a day of rain. On we pro-
ceeded across the usual route from
‘exposure to exposure, anticline to
anticline, concluding in a state of
near exhaustion after having spent
the most unusual Mother’s Day
weekend of our careers.
Blood-KoolingPills
Kill Campus Panic
. by Sally Moore ’56
Here I sit, surrounded by Byron,
Shelley, Locke, the plays of Noel
Coward, and Boswell’s Life of, Sam-
uel: Johnson, just a few of the
books I have yet to read, and some-
body just told me that we only
have one week of classes left be-
tween us and exams. And I thought
of going away for the weekend!
Spring finals are especially tense
because of Comprehensives, and a
general air of hysteria spreads like
the Bubonic Plague. Best friends
snap at each other, and friendships
are permanently broken off until
next year.
There must be somewhere on
this earth, where so, many Utopias
have been created, a place where
students either have no exams or
else take them calmly. I should
like to see the day. when I do not
enter the fateful room “clutching
my pinafore,” and struggling to
breathe.
It is a known fact (I forgot the
statistics) that Hysteria Hurts
Grades. The more tense you are,
the worse you will do (are you
calmer now?). To Ensure Longer
Life and Better Grades, take -one
Karters Blood-Kooling pill before
each exam. Meanwhile, we: will
have to combat hysteria by our
selves, or go clutching through an-
other: two weeks. Keep cool, keep
calm, keep Cum Laude?
AMUSEMENTS
Bryn Mawr: ;
May 12-13, Wed.-Thurs. —
Hondo, —
May 14-15, Fri.-Sat.—Money
From Home.
May 16-17;¥Sun-Mon.—Saadia
and Geraldine.. _
- May (18-20, Tues.-Thurs. —
The Moor is Blue.
Ardmore: —
May. 12-15, ‘Wed-Sat .—Act of
Love...
May 16-18, Sun.-Tues.—For-
bidden and Riding Shotgun.
Starting May 19, Wed -—The |
Glenn Miller Story.
Suburban: :
- May 12-13, Wed.-Thurs. —
New Faces. - .
May 14-46, Fri. ae
Mudlark. —
ae ree TEE, a ‘
Freshman Week
“We don’t want Freshman Week
to end on Monday, but hope all re-
turning upperclassmen will feel as
though they are part of the Com-
mittee,” said Leslie Kaplan, chair-
man of Freshman Week next year.
Leslie said that the committee is
trying to cut down on the number
of required events, and will let the
Freshmen choose what they wish
.o attend.
There will be a few changes in
the new program in an attempt to
ereate -more fun and chances to
meet more people. On Friday there
will be a Treasure Hunt first, and
then an A.A. picnic in Applebee
Barn; Saturday afternoon the Soda
Fountain will give a party with
R. Rupen Reveals
Pedagogic Status
What was the cause of student
ecstasy in the ten o’clock class of
comparative government on Mon-
day?. Mr. Robert Rupen’s reaction
to his newly acquired degree, of
course.
When class convened, students
who were interested in the fate of
his hurried trip to the University
of Washington last week, timidly
asked him if his exams were tough
and when he would know the out-
come. Their queries brought forth
a dramatic response, for he march-
ed to the blackboard and treated
the class to the first public show-
ing of his name and letters.
After filling one blackboard with
R. A. Rupen, Ph.D., he turned
around and,. beaming from ear to
ear, took a bow amid enthusiastic
applause..
Saturday, May 15, is the dead-
line for the M. Carey Thomas
Essay Award. Only seniors are
eligible to enter..the contest for
which the -twenty-five dollar
prize will be announced at Com-
mencement. ‘Any type of writ-
ing may be entered for the
award which was originally do-
nated by Miss Thomas. After
her death, her niece, Mrs. Milli-
cent McIntosh, President of
Barnard College and a Bryn
Mawr alumna, contributed the
fund for the prize.
Committee Plans
‘Welcoming For the Class of 1058
free ice cream and the tennis tour-
nament is being changed to a soft-
ball game.
There will be the usual tours and
rounds of appointments, but the
‘Deans will not schedule any meet-
ings ‘during the Hall-Teas, so that ©
everyone will have that chance to
be together. Also, on the first
Thursday the Freshmen and their
parents will be guided around the
campus. The French orals just for
incoming Freshmen will be repeat-
ed, due to their great success.
The Dance on Saturday night
will be a regular one with some
changing partners dances, instead
of the square dance that was tried
this year. Leslie emphasized the
point that only Haverford students
and guests of the Freshmen will
be invited.
Meetings. of the present Fresh-
men-have.resulted in new plans for
next year. All the Hall Presidents
will write to the Freshmen in their
halls in addition to the usual letter
received over the summer. . The
S.A. op will be given more
stress, @lso as the outcome of these
meetings.
Freshman Week will be from
September 23 to.27. Members from
all three classes will be on the
Committee, and will arrive on Wed-
nesday night, September 22.
Within the next few days,
you will have a chance to voice
your gripes and offer construct-
ive suggestions too!
The Chapel Committee wants:
your opinion on Sunday evening
services and speakers, and on
proposed mid-week programs
on subjects dealing with partic-
ular aspects of religion, or the
‘relation of religion to other
areas of life,
The members of the Commit-
tee believe that it should be a
non-denominational, inter-faith
organization serving the -inter-
ests and needs of eligious
groups on campus,“in so far as
this is possible. The purpose
of the questionnaire which you
will be asked to fill out is to as-
certain in what lines this inter-
est runs, so that we may better
serve you in planning next
year’s program. Your sugges-
tions, your criticisms—your co-
operation—will help us to work
for you.
Thank you!
Win Winstead
Dr. T. Benfy
Common Room, May 4—The “‘in-
ner light,” the most hotly disputed
term of Quakerism, was the sub-
ject of an address by Dr. Theodore
Benfy. Dr. Benfy, Professor of
Chemistry at Haverford, spoke at
a Chapel Committee meeting.
‘The term “inner light” began with
the spiritual conversion of George
Fox, an Englishman who, in the
period -around 1650, was searching
for a convincing religious faith and
was unable to find one, even with
the counsel of Oxford and Cam-
bridge theologians. As Fox gave
up this search in despair, one day
an inner voice said to him, “There
was one, even Christ Jesus, who
can speak to thy condition.” From
this experience grew the belief in
inner guidance which is the basis
of Quakerism.
In England today the term “in-
ward light”, is used to signify that
the guidance comes from within.
This is the same light which Jesus
had when he was alive, and which
His disciples realized was still
present within them after His
death. Jesus is God fully revealed
Z| for the first time, and the only one
Discusses “Inner Light”
Ih Meeting of the Chapel Committee
through whom the light has ever
shone completely.
During the life of Christ, said
Professor Benfy, the Pharisees
spent all their time trying to obey
the highest ethical standards pos-
sible. Many people still do that to-
day. Man is always worried about
his soul, but in a completely self-
centered way. Jesus felt that man
could not live on this high ethical
plane through his own efforts
alone. Only with God’s aid could
the heights be reached.
When Peter told Christ that he
would follow Him to His cruci-
fixion, Christ said that instead Pet-
er would deny Him. In this way
Jesus destroyed Peter’s self-confi-
dence, as He did not want Peter to
die in self-glory. Instead Peter was
to live humbly and discover the
true meaning of Christ.
A person who feels himself en-
gulfed by an evil world and who
struggles against it accomplishes
nothing, said Mr. Benfy. When he
realizes that the world is suffused
with love and works through the
world, then he will receive a rev-
elation, or inner light.
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