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THE COLLEGE NEWS





THE COLLEGE NEWS

FouNDED IN 1914



Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks-

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Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office
Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912

Current Events

Common Room: Monday, March
7, 7:15—“The Problem of Indone-:
sia” was the topic discussed at
Current Events by Miss Frances
DeGraff, Professor of Russian at
Bryn Mawr.

Miss DeGraff talked about the
relatidns between the Netherlands
and the Republic of Indonesia, and
reviewed briefly the history of
these relations and the current.

Kenyon Blaze Makes
Bryn Mawrtyrs
Worry
To the Editor:

The recent disastrous fire at
Kenyon College shocked all of us,
but it was not surprising when one
considers the hazardous historical

; firetrap in which most students are
situation.

Everything in the long history
of Indonesia as a Dutch colony
(since the Dutch East Indies Com-

housed. The Kenyon dorm housed
122 students, some of whom man-
aged to escape despite blocked ex-
; its and unreachable fire escapes.
pany was established there at the ;

Water pressure was low; fire
ond Of the Amn ‘equipment scarce; the fire spread
pointed to the peaceful qualities of | rapidly through the old building,
the natives, and to their eagerness leaving nothing but a charred
to cooperate with the Dutch. On Stone skeleton after a a hal
the other hand, the attitude of the; ours. Sounds frighteningly like a

Bryn Mawr setting!
Dutch government never : .

The majority of the dorms here,
changed in-practice, and they have|jike Kenyon, are old traditional
continually . exploited the native

, buildings primarily with wood in-
population, and side—a dangerous trap were a fire
ever started. We all realize this,
yet we seem to have the infantile
belief that nothing could possibly
happen to us—despite having no-
toriously inadequate fire-preven-
tive and fire-fighting equipment.

Two and a half years ago work-
men came in and removed the rot-
ting and cracked fire hoses (vin-
tage of 1880) from our dorms.
Since then nothing new has been
added. Forlorn, turned-off water
faucets line the hallways—a mute
testimony to our simple-minded
unconecern. For a_ three-storied
dorm of 80 students existing fire
equipment ‘consists of two (one
new and one archaic) small fire ex-



century), has

has

trampled
them in their lust for profit.
Although some things have been

done on the islands, such as the im-
provement of railroads, harbor fa-
cilities, and roads, the progress
has been only that which would di-
rectly or ultimately benefit Hol-
land, and the problems of health
and education of the natives’ have
been completely neglected.
Repeated attempts by Republi-
can intellectuals and various other
factions to secure an autonomy
not completely independent of Hol-
land, have met the same refusal
from the mother country. Gradually
increasing in intensity, these at-

upon :







Morning

Assembly

It is amazing how seldom the college meets together as
a whole. In the days of Miss Thomas, morning assembly was
an accepted institution and a delight. Many colleges have as-

semblies at least once a week.

Is there any reason why we

should not have them twice a month instead of twice a year?

We would like to hear Miss McBride and the Deans more
often. As respected figures in the educational world, they
would have interesting and valuable contributions to make
to our general knowledge, questions of new trends in educa-
tion, the activities of the Seven Colleges, the place of women
in the professions, and related topics which are interesting

to all of us. Members of the

faculty, speaking at these as-

semblies, could keep students informed on the latest develop-
ments in particular fields. Too much of our relationship with
the officials of the college is on a purely formal basis, from
which we learn little of the outside activities and policies of
Bryn Mawr. The college does not function as a unit.

There will probably be objections to the mere idea of re-
viving the morning assembly. Forestalling the chief one
quickly, assemblies would not involve any lack of sleep. When

breakfast doors close at 8:20,

it is no hardship to put on a

gown and get down to Goodhart by quarter to nine. And the
benefits would far outweigh the discomforts: a more fre-
quent submission to the traditional assembly pattern of
hymns, a prayer, a short address, and general announcements
might have a marked and positive effect on the feeling so
many of us have, of dissociation and isolation in our college

life.



Savage, Blackwood, Iglehart, —
Farnsworth Nom. for S. G. Sec.

The nominees for the office of
Secretary of Self-Government,
chosen by the Sophomore class, are
as follows, in preferential order:
Sue Savage, Nancy Blackwood,
Anne Iglehart, and Alys Farns-
worth,

Sue Savage has been a member
of chorus during her freshman and
sophomore years, and last year she
was~president of her class. She is
currently the First Sophomore
“Member of Self-Gov., the Basket-
ball Manager, and the Lacrosse
Manager. She also plays varsity
hockey and is a member of the
Stage Guild and of the NSA Com-
mittee.

Nancy Blackwood is a transfer
student from Wheaton (College in
Massachusetts. This year she is
teams and is the A. A. representa-
tive from Pembroke East, ' She

was president of her freshman
class at Wheaton.

During her freshman year, Anne
Iglehart was the vice-president
and treasurer of her class, the prop
manager for the Freshman Show,
and a member of the Campus Com-
mittee for the United World Fed-
eralists. This year she is the Sec-
ond Sophomore Member of Self-|
Gov., the Pembroke West repre-
sentative to the Alliance, and the
captain of the badminton team.
She is also a member of the NSA
Committee and the Pem West rep-
resentative to the United Service
Fund.

Last year Alys Farnsworth was
the hall representative for Rhoads
South and the costume manager
for the Freshman Show. She is
Lnow.—president of the Sophomore.
class and has been a’ member of



chorus for two years.

tempts finally ended in the Dutch
attack upon the tiny republic.

“It is a terrible mess at the mo-
ment, the Hollanders have acted
very shortsightedly; whether it is
possible to repair the harm that

tinguishers,

Adequate protection against fire
is a must to avert a possible trag-
edy. Students should know how to
use the equipment. Half-hearted

said Miss DeGraff in conclusion.

Bryn Mawr, Princeton
Hold Concert March 11

Continued from page 1

Fancy Bred, O Mistress Mine, What
Shall We Have That Killed the
Deer, and When Daisies Pied; and
a tenor-bass duet from Bach’s
Cantata 125, Mit Fried’ und Freud
ich fahr’ dahin. The final presenta-
tion, by both choruses, will be The
Lamentations of Jeremiah, by _Al-
berto Ginastera.

Nominees Picked

For Chapel Head

Frances Putney has been on
Chapel Committee since her Fresh-
man year and is Assistant Head
this year. She is present Chairman
of the Employment Bureau. Her
other activities include the Stage
Guild her Freshman and Sopho-
more years, Business Manager of
the Freshman Handbook last year,
and she is now active in chorus.

Marion Edwards has been on
Chaple Committee since her Fresh-
man year. She organized the Re-
ligious Discussions this fall. In
addition she is Junior Class Hall
Representative from Rhoads, and
has been on the Alliance Board for
two years. She was on the NEWS
for two and a half years and was
Make-up Editor this last year.

Rea Blodgett, in her Freshman
year, chose the speakers for a
series of religious discussions held
here last spring. This year she
was absorbed into the Chapel Com-
mittee and has actively partici-

before she came to Bryn Mawr

the World Stedent Relief
Geneva.

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has been done I doubt very much”,

pated in its functions. The summer

| she-worked-at-the-Headquarters-of-

fire drills are no solution.

We suggest that we have a sur-
vey of existing equipment on cam-
pus, the dorms surveyed for dan-
ger spots, adequate equipment
purchased, and more complete _in-
formation and training as to what
to do in an emergency. So far we
have been lucky; however adequate
preparation is both sound and
preferable.

Editor’s note: The names of the
hundred and ninety-one people who
signed this letter are listed on the
NEWS bulletin board. May we
remind you again that letters to
the NEWS are not petitions, and
that one signature is as effective
as one hundred. Our space in this
column is limited.

Opinion

Fire Equipment Meets
State Regulations
For Protection

To the Editor of the NEWS:

It has come to the attention of
the College that there is a misun-
derstanding about the College fire
Old and_ outdated
equipment, which included hoses,.
has been removed at the request of
the local fire company due to the:
fact that the fire company makes
all of its connections from hy-
drants outside the buildings.

equipment.

The only equipment recommend-

ed by the fire company and the
College Insurance Company is @
supply of fire extingushers, These
are furnished in the numbers rec-
ommended and placed at the loca-
tions designated by the Fire Insur-
ance Inspector. ‘The present Col-
lege equipment meets the require-
ments of the State and of the local
authorities and of the College In-
surance Company as well. The
College buildings and equipment
are inspected by the State and lo-
cal authorities and by the Insur-
ance Company.

The fire fighting equipment is
deigned to meet the small waste
paper basket blaze. In the event
of a real fire it is the earnest de-
sire of the College that the stud-
ents concentrate their efforts in
getting out of the building and
leave the fire fighting to the fire
company.

Sincerely yours,
Horace T. Smedley, Supt..

USF Fund Receipts,
Expenditures Listed

The receipts of the United Serv-
ice Fund through the January Pay-
day have been $1722.40. The ex-.
penditures have been as follows:
to Care for Children, $321.78; to
the Community Chest, $800; to the
United Negro College Fund, $212.-
24; to the World Student Service
Fund, $250. This leaves a balance
forward of $138.38. The remaining
amount of money due to come is.
about $1050. $640 has been pledg-
ed to the. Red Cross, and of the
money yet to come in, $290 is re-
serve money which has not yet
been pledged. Part of it will prob-
ably go to the Bryn Mawr Hospi-
tal, while the rest of the $1050 will
go to the W.S. S. F,, part for
Care packages for students, and
part for direct aid.





the following candidates for the
office of Secretary of the Under-
graduate Association:
Ann Hinman

Suzie Kramer

Sue Savage

Frieda Wagoner

Ann Hinman—Heem has been an
active member of the class. Last
year she was one of the Freshman
representatives on Undergrad, and
read at the Blind School. She has
been tthe Sophomore Hall Repre-
sentative from Pembroke West,
and did a good organizing job dur-
ing Hell Week. She has also been
co-runner of the Pem West Book
Shop.

Suzie Kramer—Last year was a
dramatic one for Suzie: she acted
in the Freshman Hall Plays and
had one of the leads in 51’s Fresh-
man Show, besides doing some
work for the Drama Guild. This
year, she is going on with her
work for the Alliance, for which
she did Red Cross soliciting last
She is also Merion’s Sophomore
Hall Representative, and the Mer-



A. Hinman, S. Kramey, S. Savage,
F. Wagoner Run for U-grad Sec.

The Sophomore Class presents, ion member of the Library Com-

mittee,

Sue Savage — Sue has contrib-
uted to almost every side of cam-
pus life. She was the Freshman
Class President last year, and this:
year, the first Sophomore member
to Self- Gov. Athletically speak-
ing, she has been Athletic Repre-
sentative from her hall, is a mem-
ber of the hockey team, and man-
ager of both the basketball and
lacrosse varsities. She is also a
chorus member, and active on the
NSA ‘Committee.

Frieda Wagoner — Frieda has
done a lot for the League, to which
she is the Sophomore representa-
tive: she was a counsellor at the
Bryn Mawr Summer Camp this
summer and this year has been co-
organizer of morning coffee in.
Taylor. She is a member of the
Science Club and of the Stage
Guild, and Radnor’s representative
to the Vocational Committee.

First alternate: Ally Farns-
worth (‘See nominations for Self



|Gov. Seeretary).
Second alternate: Nancy Black-.



wood (ibid.)

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