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Wednesday, January 18, 1961

THE COLLEGE NEWS

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Page Three



Vacation Instructor Describes
‘Korean Conference On Peace

_.. This-is-the-3rd~of a> series
of articles on Korea by the
Bryn Mawr daughter of an
American Foreign Service Of-
ficer in Seoul)

. Pat Ranard ’63

One of the most fascinating and
sobering experiences of my Kor-

militarized Zone approximately
forty miles from Seoul.
This zone was established by the

the Korean War in 1953; it is 4000
meters wide and extends across
the Korean peninsula The DMZ
is divided by the Military Demar-
cation Line, the dividing line be-
tween North and South Korea. No
military activity is permitted in
the DMZ, except for military po-
lice patrols and Joint Observer
Team meetings. The Joint Secur-
ity Area, commonly spoken of as
Panmunjom, was created from both
halves of the DMZ; the Military
Armistice Commission meets here.

This commission is composed of
five senior officers, three of whom
must be of the rank of general,
from the United Nations Com-
mand, and another corresponding
five from the Korean People’s
Army—the Communists. The UNC
delegation is composed of a repre-
sentative from each of the U.S.
military services. plus a delegate
from the Republic of Korea and
England; each delegation is head-
ed by a Senior Member who is its
spokesman. The purpose of MAC
meetings is ultimately to unify
Korea, and more immediately to
settle border disputes and infringe-
ments of the Armistice; the meet-
ings may be called by either side.
The Commission has met at Pan-
munjom for seven years; during
that time not a single issue has
been settled,

Open Meetings

We attended the 123rd MAC
meeting, on July 27, the Seventh
Anniversary of the Signing of the
Armistice. The meetings are open
to both Koreans and foreigners,
all of whom must obtain a pass to
enter the DMZ, and a United-Na-



tions-blue badge to enter the JSA.
The Communist visitors are sim-
ilarly tagged with dark green arm-

one is warned not to communicate
im any way with the Communists;
I later found myself glancing sur-
reptitiously at people’s tags (before
smiling.

Communist Harassment

The meetings are held jin strict
formality in a Quonset Conference
One
of the innovations of an American
Senior Member who hoped to har-
ass the (Communists was the open-
ing of the meetings to the public;
Windows are therefore kept open,
and all proceedings are broadcast
over loudspeaker im Korean, Chin-
ese, and English. No one is per-
mitted inside the conference hut
unless he is an Official, and wears
a yellow armband, all visitors
standing at the windows to listen.

Strict Demarcation

‘The ten members of the delega-
tion sit on opposite sides of a long
rectangular table, down the middle
of which the Demarcation~ Line
runs, so that the Communists ac-
tually sit in North Korea and the
UN delegation in South Korea.
Aides, secretaries, stenographers
and translators sit on their respec-
tive sides, and during the meeting
there is a constant flurry of activ-
ity ds notes are passed back and
forth translating the Communists’
speech, counselling the Senior
Member. Meetings generally fol-
low the same pattern; each side

_begins bby calling. the..other.pre-,

varicators and ends by denouncing

with, therefore suggesting a recess
for lunch.
Meetings Are Farce

) guages.



Unfortunately almost everything

that ‘the Communists say has been
said many times before, so that
the more experienced members of
the United Nations delegation can
predict at almost any point what

|the Communists will say. This

naturally leads to an atmosphere
of cynicism and boredom especial-
ly evident among the lesser mem-
bers of the delegation; the meet-
ings are a farce. At the meeting
that we attended, the chief topic of

discussion was the sinking of: an|_
unarmed and neutral supply boat

off Inchon. The Communists had

called the meeting; as soon as they |’

began attacking the UINC delega-
tion (denouncing the UN for sink-
ing the ship) there was a stir of

‘Bullet Won’t Stop Charging Jaguar, ’

Says Student-Father a Hunter in Brazil

him, “becati8e figuars are a’ men-

by Eleanor Biedler

Entering Sasha Siemel’s room
in Pembroke East, I gasped in-
stinetively at a magnificent jaguar
skin which hangs on the wall above
her bed.

“He was ealled ‘Matacachoro,’
or ‘dog-killer,’” Sasha explained.
“He used to ambush dogs, and he
outwitted a great many hunters.”

“I was born in Brazil,” she con-
tinued, “and until I was six we
lived on a houseboat in the inter-

activity among the officers and|

staff of the UNC delegation.
officer with us explained that “we”
had been unsure of who had fired

on.the boat, but now that the Com- | {

munists had brought up the sub-
ject, “we” knew that “they” had
done the sinking.

Also established by the Armis-
tice was the Neutral Nations Su-
pervisory Commission to insure
that both sides kept. their military
strength at pre-armistice level.

The NINSC consists of four senior

officers, each from a nation which
did not take part in the Korean
War.
and Sweden, and the KPA Czecho-
slovakia and Poland, Originally

Continued on Page 4, Col. 4

The |?

The UNC chose Switzerland







ior of the country, near. the.Brazil-
ian-Bolivian border. We moved to
Pennsylvania, but went down ta
Brazil for a year when I was ten,
and again after my freshman year
at Bryn Mawr. Father. films’ wild
life, captures animals for various
zoos, and takes sportsmen to hunt
in the interior,

Jaguar. Jager

“Father usually hunts jaguars on
ranches, The ranchers welcome

Alexander Siemel captures a rather reluctant jaguar cub
destined for the Central Park Zoo in New York City.



Language Lab to Supplement Classes
Will Include Aids for Comprehension

Professor Christoph E. Schweit-

‘zer, chairman of the German De-

pantment, has announced that the
new language laboratory will open
to the college community on Feb-
ruary-6, the first day of the second
semester. The lab, located in the
annex behind East House, will cre-
ate the opoprtunity for both hear-
ing and speaking foreign languag-
es,

History of Lab

Although construction of such
a lab has been under consideration
for. several. years, it was not. until
last year that a committee repre-
senting all the modern foreign lan-
guage departments decided to go
ahead with the project. An ap-
propriation was granted by the
Board of Directors, and the equip-
ment, costing $3450, was installed
during November. and December
under Mr. Schweitzer’s direction.

The shiny metal eanphones and
humming tape recorders, put in by
a Philadelphia distributor for Mon-
itor Language Laboratories, are
connected by a single wire which
runs around the room. The set-up
includes four sound-proofed booths

where the listener can hear his
own voice as well as the master
tape, and twenty chairs, whose oc-
cupants can tune in on any one of

four channels being broadcast by

master recorders:
Reference Library

Use of the lab is intended in
no sense to duplicate class work.
Regular instruction is not sched-
uled there, and it will not affect
the ear-training which is at pres-
ent offered in some beginning lan-
The faculty feels that the
lab will be useful rather as a ref-
erence library of tapes which can
be used to supplement class work.

achieve fluency. And they will be
especially useful in acquainting fu-
ture teachers with methods and
equipment which they will some
day fbe using,

The lab will be supervised by a
librarian who will demonstrate its
proper use. (Sign-up sheets will
be posted so that time maybe re-

served. The present schedule icalls
for the building to be open from
4:00 to 6:00, Monday through Fri-
day, and between 7:30 and 9:30 on
Wednesday evenings. :



Dr. Earl H. Pritchard, Visit-
ing Associate Professor of Chin-
ese Civilization at Bryn Mawr,

Haverford, and Swarthmore Col-
leges, will speak at a meeting
of the Bryn Mawr Club of Phil-
adelphia on January 24th in the
Common Room, at 8:30 p.m. His
topic will be “The United States
and China.”











Perspicacious Analy

st Has Last Word;

Contends Nation Needed Polysyllables

After careful consideration of the following, interrupted by fre-

quent trips out to the open air,

re-perusals of Das Kapital, The Com-

munist Manifesto, Plato’s Republic, the Erromangoan code of ethics
and various unselfish ideals of contributing eyes, ears and conscience

to science, I still remain disturbed.

Nauseous, more or less. Skeptical

maybe even. At least safe from popular song writers while I. grovel

away life and parental fortunes here at a sororal institute.

Perhaps

Pat is lucky, but then again, on reconsideration of the power of public
opinion, mono-Syllabic Mrs. Nixon never would have done. Nor Emily,
it sort of rolls under the tongue too much. Anyway, decide for yourself.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11— The
Advisory Committee for the Inau-
gural Ball released the words to-
day for songs writen for the Jan.
20 ball.

JACQUELINE

Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline,
She is charming, she is sweet.
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline,
‘Loves to read and study books.
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline,
She has a mind as well as looks.

She rides tothe hounds, she sails
the sounds

Takes pictures and she paints

She speaks a dozen languages

With no complaints,

Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline,

She’s’ as lovely. as a rose.

Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline,

She’s First Lady the whole world
knows.





(Lyries by Ginia Davis, music by
Mrs. Meyer Davis)
LADY BIRD no
I keep my eyes on the skies
‘With my dreams about Lady Bird
Her radiant glow is there I know;
It always gleams, about Lady Bird.
This Lady Fair with gracious air
Never leaves my mind.
Who could guess such loveliness
Would be my fortune to find?
‘My, heart takes flight at the ‘sight
Of my bright Lady Bird
To catch the ray of her gay ether-
eal charms.
It’s oh so hard to describe her—
Maybe “Angel” is the word,
For heaven conferred all its won-
- ders
On Lady Bird,
(Music and lyrics by Hank Fort
Copyright Hank Fort, A.S.C.P.,
Gemini Music Company, 1960) °



| brother carried the:

ace to their cattle. During our
most recent stay in Brazil,--'my
younger brother hunted with Fath-
er. They killed three jaguars; my
spear,
helped father ‘pin them down at
the end.”

Sasha described a jaguar hunt.
“The natives tell us “if jaguars are
known to be tn tthe area. We leave
for the hunt at about five A.M., on
horseback, with our dogs coupled
or on lead. When the dogs pick
up the trail, we follow on the
horses, until the undergrowth ‘be-

dismount and walk, The jaguar
usually climbs a tree, and we shoot
him as quickly as possible, It is
always best to have a spear along,
in addition to guns, because a bul-
let will not stop a charging jag-
uar.

Pisce Piranha

“People always want to hear
about the piranha fish. They are
relatively small, from about seven
to nine inches long, and have sharp
teeth which interlock, The water
boils when they gather in a mob

-| to destroy something. After com-

pletely devouring their prey, they
turn upon one another in their
frenzy. When taking cattle across
a. river, cowboys usually kill one

‘cow for the piranhas. to eat, so

that the rest of the herd can cross
in safety.”

Sasha described Brazil’s climate
briefly. “The rainy season is ter-
rible. The whole area is flooded,
except for little patches of dry
ground where the ranchers have
built their houses, We paddle in
canoets over former foot trails.
The mosquitoes are especially bad.
Winter, the dry season, is much
nicer.”

Adoration

“Summarizing her feelings about
life in Brazil, Sasha exclaimed, “I
adore it! It really isn’t as danger-

|}ous as people think. The animals

usualy won’t bother you if you

‘|don’t bother them.”

Two biographies have been writ-
ten of Sasha’s father: Tiger Man
and Tigreio. Another book, Jungle
Wife, concerns Mrs, Siemel’s life.
Mr. Siemel will speak at Bryn
Mawr on (Miaarch 15,

Foundation Grants
Fellowship Award
For Political Work

Any Bryn Mawr student who is
interested in making a career of
work in politics or government is
eligible to apply for a James A.
Finnegan Fellowship Foundation
Award. The Award includes six
weeks’ internship to be served
during the period from June to
December 1961 (the exact dates to
be set as mutually agreeable to
the awardee and to the Director of
the Foundation), in a suitable gov-
ernmental. or political office in

of $100.00,

The Directors of the Foundation
will evaluate all applications, make
all necessary investigations re-
garding applicants, and determine
the. Award winner.or..winners.on
the basis of academic background,
constructive participation im extra-
curricular activities, and demon-
strated aptitude for a career in
government or politics. The deci-
sion of the judges is final.

Application forms can be obtain-







|__The tapes,--which—will—inelude
both drills and recordings of liter-
ary works, are expected to be used
in three ways. They will afford
extra drill for those who are pre-
paring for oral examinations, They
will help the language major



Dean Rus
ed, “Yeah





CAPITAL CONFUSION
Reprinted from Roll Call
So pervasive is the academic coloration of the Ken-
nedy administration-to-be that one fellow, on being told
had been appointed er of State, aak-
But what’s his first name?” —





ed by writing to James A. Finne-_
gan Fellowship Foundation, 510
North Third Street, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. The closing date

for applications is March 1, 1961






and .~

comes so thick that we have tor

Pennsylvania, at a weekly stipend=~

_Jjand the date the award will be ;
J'made is March 27, 1961. a eee

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