College news, November 16, 1955

VOL. Lil, NO. 7

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1955

© Trustees of Bryn Mawr

College, 1955 PRICE 20 CENTS



Alliance Presents Political Conference On African Affairs,
Speakers Rivlin, Sloan, And Bond View ‘’Dark Continent’’

Dr. Horace M. Bond
Lauds New States

“We shall not have to live much] -

longer before we see in the great
ferment of nations the new states
of West Africa.” Thus, Dr. Horace!
Mann Bond, president of Lincoln
University, concluded his lecture,
the final one of the recent Alliance
Conference. Dr. Bond’s talk was
concerned with “The Emerging

States of West Africa.”
Dr. Bond asserted: “These states
have much to contribute to the

world and it is significant that two]

of those that are coming into be-
ing simultaneously are headed by
American-educated men, Nnamdi
Azikiwe, Prime Minister of East-
ern Nigeria and Kwame Nkrumah,
Prime Minister, Gold Coast. These
new states will be born into the
true tradition of the United States,
for they are to be ‘conceived in
liberty and dedicated to the propo-
sition that all men are created
equal’.”

Dr. Bond, who was in native at-
tire, explained that wearing native
dress gave him a feeling of identi-
fication with the-~ nationalistic
cause, for the West Africans have
fostered a rebirth of interest in the
old culture, and indigenous prod-
ucts and handicraft are symbols of
nationalism. This represents a
shift in attitude; colonial Africa;
highly impressed by the West,
aopted Occidental names and dress,
forsaking their own.

The fact that the aforemention-
ed heads of government in Gold
Coast and Eastern Nigeria are
Lincoln graduates accounts for Dr.
Bond’s keen interest in the area.
He visited it in 1949, at which
time he endeavored to show the
English colonial circles that Amer-
ican educators are not illiterate, a
former point of criticism against
Azikiwe and Nkrumah.

“ ‘Zeke,’ as friends and country-
men affectionately call Azikiwe, is
the father of the contemporary na-
tionalist movement in West Africa.
He is a man of genius who has an
amazingly comprehensive view of
affairs, which is unusual] for a poli-
tician,” believes Dr. Bond. He has
used American political methods
acquired through years of living in
the United States. Mass,stadium
rallies and publication of a news-
paper that speaks the voice of the
people have aided in the wide-
spread acceptance of his party.
Nnamdi Azikiwe has dropped the
Western ‘Benjamin’ he used while
in American residency, during
which time he handled an Afro-
American newspaper and learned
to identify himself with the com-
mon people,

The Gold Coast is an even more
advanced example of emerging
statehood. Kwame Nkrumah, who
has always wanted nationalism to
progress rapidly in his state, has
overpowered the more conservative
factions. ae

Dr. Bond is optimistic over the
awakening of American interest in
the area, long-awaited though it
has been. He is also confident that
whatever factions and disagree-
ments arise among the many lead-
ers, they can only have positive
results.. In this instance, Dr. Bond
recalls the healthy Hamiltonian-

' Jeffersonian conflict during the
American formative period.



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Alliance President Sheppie Glass with Conference speak-



ers Benjamin Rivlin, Ruth Sloan, and Horace Mann Bond.



Rivlin Talks On African
Political Ferment

Before we can see what could
and should be accomplished in Af-
rica, we must examine the “Is,”
those basic problems which must
first be overcome. These problems,
and more specifically the problems
faced in the different areas of the
continent, formed the subject for
Mr. Benjamin Rivlin, who spoke’ on
“Political Ferment in Africa” ;in
the Alliance assembly on Novem-
ber 10.

The. problem of resolving two
important questions lies at the
heart of the “Is,” said Mr. Rivlin.

The first of these concerns
the awakening of the people, in
their effort to catch up with a
modern world which is technolog-
ically centuries ahead of them. The
second lies in the fact that as this
awakening, and the general shrink-
ing of our world, progresses, the
problem of Africa’s relations with
more advanced peoples, and with
different races, cultures, and relig-
ions, becomes increasingly prom-
inent.

In South Africa the prime objec-
tive is the development of the peo-
ples of the Union in terms of their
own cultures. South Africa is fast
growihg economically stronger, but
its success is very dependent on
black labor. History slipws that
backward people in contact with
an industrial society become polit-
ically alert and dissatisfied with
their environment. Thus although
the white population, which num-
bers less than 10 per cent of the
total, has gone to great lengths to
separate the whites and the blacks,
‘he unrealistic . situation -cannot
ong continue.

In British .Central Africa, prob-
lems are somewhat ‘similar to
those in the South, but the policy
of segregation is not as strong.
The population of the area (which
contains Northern and Southern
Rhodesia) is 96% African, and has
yeen ruled and exploited primarily
by Europeans. Here, too, the stat-
us quo cannot long continue.

Actually, since the characteris-
tics of different areas rub off on
each other, one cannot look toward
long stability in any of them. This

Continued on Page 5, Col. 4





Slean Says Africa Is
Vitally Important

The emergence of Africa as a:
vital world area instead of merely
being “an obstacle on the route to
India” was covered by Mrs. Ruth
Sloan in her talk, “Africa in Tran-
sition,” at the Alliance conference
Nov. 9.

Africa, the Dark Continent, first
attracted the major Western pow-
ers by her supply of precious
stones, metals and slaves. In the
19th century, these European pow-
ers divided the continent into colo-
nies and spheres of influence. But
today the states of Africa are
shedding their skins of colonialism
with increasing rapidity. “The
time table has been stepped up,”
noted Mrs. Sloan.

A pertinent factor is Africa’s
population, which consists of 145
million blacks, 55 million other col-
ored peoples, and 5 million whites.
This native predominance is trans-
forming itself into a growing po-
litical predominance. The spark of
nationalism has been set off
throughout Africa. Liberia was
one of the first native states form-
ed. Its constitution is similar to
ours. Yet its problems must. be

‘handled in an entirely different

way. Mrs. Sloan warned against
the great powers’ tendency to im-
pose their own patterns on the
Africans, economically, socially
and politically. “Self-government
doesn’t always bring American de-
mocracy,” said Mrs. Sloan and no-
ted: “Liberia, a discreet dictator-
ship; Ethiopia, an absolute mon-
archy; Egypt, a military dictator
ship; Union of South Africa, an
apartheid—dictatorship;.__ Libya, a
constitutional monarchy supervised
by three Western powers.”

Mrs. Sloan finds the black na-
tionalism in West Africa, the Arab
nationalism in North Africa, and
the multi-racial nationalism in
Central Africa, “exciting” and a
hopeful sign. Africa is surging
forward to a place in the world as
an equal partner with the great
nations. This is of prime impor-
tance to the Africans, who remem-
ber years of condescension and pa-
tronage.

The methods of the different .co-

Continued on Page 5, Col. 5

At last night’s Legislature meet-
ing it was voted to accept the pro-
posed straw baliot method of nom-
inating as it stood for the League,
Alliance, Chapel Committee and
A.A. offices. Two major altera-
vions were made, however, one in-
voiving Undergrad nominations
and the other abolishing the nom-
inating committee for Self-Gov.

The Legislature voted to nom-
inate Undergrad Board members

Friends Of Music
Sponsors Quintet

The New York Woodwind Quin-
tet and the pianist Vera Brodsky
wiil present the following program
at a concert in Goodhart Hall on
thursday evening:



Legislature Unanimously Votes
Straw Ballot’ Election System

strictly by the straw ballot system.
In other words, all nominations
would be made by the class; there
would be no list of suggested can-
didates prepared by Undergrad
‘Board. It was voted to change the
Undergrad constitution to make
this system possible.

The proposed nominating com-
mittee for electing members of the
Self-Gov Board was voted -down..
instead the straight straw ballot
method of nominating, with all
nominations subject to the approv-
al of the Self+Gov Board, was in-
stituted. :

The election committee, consist-
ing of class officers and two elect-
ed members from each class, was
accepted.
meeting will be held after Thanks-
giving to discuss methods of pre-
senting the candidates.



‘Mozart: Quintet for bane, Oboe,
Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn.
Hindemith: Quintet (Kleine

ments.

Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor,
for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon.

Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and
Winds.

Thursday afternoon the quintet
will present a demonstration of
the mechanics and capabilities of
the flute, oboe, bassoon and clari-
net; rehearsal demonstrations and
discussion of the literature for
woodwind instruments. -A_ work-
shop on the mechanics and capa-
bilities of the horn was presented
this afternoon.

These events are sponsored by
the newly-formed Friends of..Mu-
sic, which plans in the future to
bring a number of workshop-con-
cert combinations to the campus.

Announce Cast
For “Much Ado”

The Bryn Mawr-Haverford dra-
matic group has announced the fi-
nal cast list for Much Ado About
Nothing, which will be given in
Goodhart Dec. 2 and 3. The female
parts are played by Jean Young,
Ricky Lann, Bobby Goldberg and
Nancy Moore, who are respective-
ly: Beatrice, Ursula, Margaret and
Hero. oe

Conrad is played by Finn Horn-

man; Borachio by Paul Hodge;
Don John by Mike Smith; Antonio
by Peter Pankin; Verges by Gerald
Goodman; Friar Francis by Andy
Miller.
\AJohn _ Pfaltz, Bill. Moss, -Ken
Geist, Harvey Phillips and John
Hawkins take the parts respective-
ly of Dogberry, Claudio, Benedick,
Don Pedro and Leonato,

The Watch includes Andy Miller,

Phil Miller, E. B. White and A.
Feit. -
In addition to the actresses and
actors, there will be four girls who
will play records and ten girls who
will sing. The play ends with
dancing and music, all of which is
typical of 15th century Italy. Jane
Rouillion is choreographer



Tickets for Much Ado About
Nothing may be purchased at
Goodhart box office Nov. 21
through Dec. 2 from 2 to 5:30.
Student tickets are $.75, other



$1.25.







Kammermusk) for Wind Instru-|

Weekend Dee. 2-3
Run By Undergrad

Only one more week till Thanks-
giving, and only 15 more days till
Undergrad weekend, Dec. 2; 3 and
A,

The festivities will open Friday.
evening with Rhoads Hall’s open
house and informal dance from
10:00 to 2:30, with music until
1:00. The open house, the Bourbon
Street Bounce, will feature songs
by the Princeton Boomerangs, and
special entertainment will include
all the halls on campus.

Each hall will elect a candidate
to the Queen of New Orleans con-
test; each candidate must also be
able to entertain at the open house.

Next on the agenda for the
weekend is the jazz concert Satur-
day afternoon in Goodhart (admis-
sion 30¢). The soda fountain will
serve refreshments.

Following the College Theater-
Drama Club presentation of Much
Ado About Nothing, the formal
dance, “Pink Elephant Parade,”
will be held in the gym from 10
till 2, President McBride, Dean
Marshall, Sarah Stifler, president
of Undergrad, and Judy Harris,
first junior member, will receive
guests at the dance. For the first
time, all faculty members have
been invited to attend.

The Bryn Mawr Octanglé and
the Columbia University King’s
Men will entertain, and Howard
Cook’s Orchestra will provide mu-
sic. A photographer from the Ar-
thur. David studio in New York
will be at the dance to take pic-
tures of those couples who- want
them. Tickets for the dance will
go on sale, at $3.00, after Thanks-
giving vacation.

Members of the dance commit-
tee under Judy Harris, are Betsy
Miller and Lynne Sherrerd, deco-
rations; Bitsy McElroy, tickets;\
Alice Simon and Linda Hynds,
publicity; Jane. Rouillion; Tulsa
Kaiser; Grace van Hulsteyn; Ot-
tilie Pattison; Lois Callahan and
Judy Sniscak.

Denbigh will be the scene of an



|open house from 1:30 to 3:30 Sat-.

urday night. The weekend will
close with the Synchronized Swim-
ming Club’s presentation of The
Red Shoes, in the form of a water
ballet, at 3 Sunday afternoon in
the gym.



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fh Wednesday, November 16, 1955



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A Look At Extracurriculars

The News feels that an evaluation of our extracurricular

fo the Editor:

Noticing an article in the cur-
rent issue of the Newson the Sub-
unban Travel Agency of Ardmore,
the writer feels that he would be
doing a disservice to his associates
at the-college by not telling them
of an experience he had with this
very firm. ;

On January 15, ’55, I gave them
$150 down payment on a trip via
Air France to Paris and Rome .and
to return’ by the SS. America to
New York. Five days later I paid
another down payment for my sis-
ter, who lives in El Paso, Texas.
Then on April 15, I paid them the
rest of the money, a combined to-
tal of $1190.

On the evening of May 19, I per-
sonally picked up the tickets and
was assured I had not a thing to
worry about, everything was tak-
en care of; the only thing they
advised was to check with the U.S.

ure in case the departure time had

activities is a matter of such importance that we have con-|ee4 changed.

ducted a forum on the subject in this issue.We feel that ex-
tracurricular activities are a vital and necessary part of*col-
lege life on any campus. They offer students an opportunity
to develop new interests or to further interests which they
already have. We do not feel, however, that any student
should ever be pressured into joining a club or any other or-
ganization. She should be fully informed about the organi-
zations on campus; however, the decision to join them should
be her own.

Some students who have come from schools where they
participated in many extracurricular activities prefer not to
become involved in them in college. Others feel that they
would rather devote their extra time to their studies or social
life. A student who joins an organization simply because
she feels that she should join something because it is expect-
ed of her will never contribute much to the organization.
She will simply be a name on the roll. :

It is a mistake to judge the success of an organization
by the number of members it has. Some campus activities
will obviously appeal to a limited number of students. If the
organization fulfills the needs of these students, it is doing a
good job. \

Perhaps one way for the campus organizations which

have hall reps to retain the interest of students would be to
do away with the hall rep system as it is now, as was sug-
gested in the forum. Instead, any interested student should
be eligible for the boards of these organizations. Since they
are really interested, they will see that the work is done and
that people hear about the organizations’ activities. Under
the present system interested people who have not been elect-
ed as hall reps feel that they are unwelcome at meetings and,
therefore, do not attend.

In the forum, one student said she felt it would be a good
idea to have faculty advisors for clubs. We strongly feel that
one of the advantages of the present system is that there are
no faculty advisors. Freedom and full responsibility are of-
fered to every student in her extracurricular activities now.



J. Seznec Concludes Flexner Lecture Series;

Oxford University Press

On Monday night Jean Seznec
concluded the -Mary Flexner Lec-
ture Series for 1955 on “Diderot
and Antiquity.” M. Seznec is Mar-
. shal Foch Professor of French Lit-
erature and Fellow of All Souls
College, Oxford University. —

The lecture series will be pub-
lished shortly in book form by the
Oxford University Press. The book
will be illustrated.

iM. Seznec’s topics were “The
Imaginary Socrates,” “Hercules
and Antinous,” “The Ghost of Ti-



Finding lists are now avail-
able at the public relations office’
next to the water cooler. Price
is one dollar, which may be
charged to payday. —









To Publish Lectures

resias,” “A French Laocoon,” “The
Antiquarian Ape” and “The Genius
of Paganism.”

CHAPEL SPEAKER
Dr. Bertram W. Korn, Senior
Rabbi, Reform Congregation Kene-
seth Israel, Philadelphia, will be
the speaker at Chapel Sun., Nov.
20. His topic: “Where Shall We
Find Inspiration?”

As a noted author, historian and
editor, his numerous books, pam-
phlets and addresses alone have
earned him wide recognition. A
graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania, Cornell and the Uni-
versity of Cincinnati, he has been
a professor of American Jewish
History at Hebrew Union College.
During the war he served as chap-
lain with the Marines in North
China and has continued as a Nav-
al Reserve Chaplain.

What happened? Lo and behold,
on arriving at the airport in New
York and presenting my tickets, I
was blithely informed by the Air
France personnel that our names
were not on the passenger list. _

Needless to say, I really blew
my top, but it was not until I de-
manded the money back forthwith,
plus our fare from and back to
Philadelphia, that I got any action.
We were finally given seats on a
Pan Am flight, which dumped us
in London, At the airport there
another five-hour argument ensued
ere we got seats on a flight to
Paris, where we arrived 12 hours
behind schedule. At the Paris air-
port there was a two-hour argu-
ment before we were assured seats
on a plane to Rome three days lat-
er.

Just where the blame lies, I, of
course, do not know. Air France

lines-a-week or~so beforé depart-



Letter To The Editor :

Betzler, College Plumber, Cites Unfortunate
Incident With Travel Agency; Warns Students

is covering up for the agency and
vice versa, but somehow or other
my: instinct points to the male
member of the agency, who on my
first meeting with him, impressed
me as a ‘would-be comedian. After
checking on one more item and get-
ting the right reaction, I’m going
to sue them for a considerable sum
as damages for the 12 hours of my
vacation I lost-and the mental tur-
moil I suffered.

Air France is, I think, a bit wor-
ried inasmuch as they sent their
Philadelphia agent out to see’ me.
He is one of those back-slappers,
promised me the red carpet treat-
ment, etc., as if I’d fall for that
stuff.

Please don’t think that I am
looking for publicity. I assure you
I most certainly am not. I’ve

worked here at the college so long:

I sort of feel I’m a part of it, and
I certainly would not have any
member of the college family go
through the above’ experience,
which I assure you on my word of
honor is absolutely true.

Sincerely yours,

A. O. Betzler

The College Plumber

Knitting In Classes
Provokes Objections

In classes I see the girls all sit
And count their stitches as they
knit.
I personally find this distracting
As all I hear are needles clacking.
(Yet it’s up to the prof. and not
to me
To object to this show of rudity.)
You girls always seem to display
Your worst manners while away.
Please, oh please, heed my sugges-
tion
And do NOT knit at Haverford
Collection!!
(Name withheld because of
theory of self-preservation)









Off The Bookshelf

By Helen Sagmaster











In the 18 terse chapters of A
Charmed Life (Harcourt, Brace
and Company), Mary McCarthy
presents, with powerful insight,
her vision of 20th century society.
A few characters, drawn in a
straightforward manner, and a
few rather ordinary incidents, set
forth her theory of the futility of
life.

The inhabitants of New Leeds,
as John Sinnott remarks, seem to
lead charmed lives. In this deca-
dent version of Greenwich Village,

‘| which attracts would-be artists and

turns them into alcoholics, nothing
spectacular ever happens. The
citizens hardly ever die: they just
break their arms, or trip over door-
steps, or smash the fenders of
their automobiles.

To this stifling, arty atmosphere,
the scene of her first marriage,
Martha and John Sinnott return
after 7 years of rather mild: hap-
piness together. Their reasons for
coming back to New Leeds are
two: to get away from the city so
Martha can write, and to prove to
themselves that she is no longer
haunted by her past.

The latter goal is not achieved,
however. As soon as Martha meets
her ex-husband, Miles Murphy,
who is also remarried, she realizes
that he still exerts the old, strange
psychological power over her.

She didn’t really want to marry
him in the first place: she knew



But she did marry him. And when,

that he was brutal and repulsive.|



ite

A Charmed Life By Mary McCarthy

during John’s absence, Miles stops
in for a drink, she doesn’t want to
have sexual relations with him.
But she does;/and it is now that
the character Who has been mere-
ly ineffectual hecomes a figure of
tragedy.

A similar impotency infects the
lives of all the other characters.
At every moment the latent moral-
ity, the noble instincts, the poten-
tial talents are squelched by the
perversity and ineptness which
seem to emanate from the town it-
self,

The characters, though clear, are
drawn with a delicacy and under-
statement typical of Mary McCar-
thy._She has an eye for detail, for
the almost unnoticeable gestures
and inflections which go so far to-
wards revealing character. Dolly
‘Lamb’s consideration of her ques-
tionable virginity, which takes up
only one paragraph, is an example

of the author’s ability to typify a |

whole personality, in an instant.
Mary McCarthy’s coggept of the
futility of life, embodied in the
town of New Leeds and its inhab-
itants, is too harsh to be accepted
by every reader, although it is un-
derstood fairly easily. But the suc-
cess of A Charmed Life lies in the
fact that the author’s vision, bitter
as it is, makes a powerful and
memorable impression.

MARRIED
(Miriam Forman
mond.



67 to Bud Dia-|

Current Events

P. Bachrach Examines
Modern Intellectual
As Critic
“Today the intellectual is no
longer alienated from society; he
is no longer on the outside looking
in,” stated Mr. Peter Bachrach, As-
sistant Professor of Political Sci-
ence, at Current Events, Monday

night.

In his talk on the role of the
intellectual in ‘a conservative po-
litical structure, Mr. Bachrach first
sdid that contemporary modern
American thought is at the mo-
ment conservative. To clarify this
he defined conservatives as “those
who in their political heirarchy
place stability, order and tradition
uppermost.” As for the intellec-
tual, he called the term “subjec-
tive — existing in the mind of a
man-who- thinks himself interested
in serious topics and in ideas. Here
in Amelica today it has no real
relationship with any social or eco-
nomic class.”

lntellectual’s Task

There are four different groups
of conservatives: 1) the business
men, typified by ex-president
Hoover, who feel that freedom is
the opportunity to make as much
money as they can; 2) the con-
servatives who embody the princi-
ples of Burke, and hold fast to the
ideas of tradition, discipline, order
and class; 3) the anti-politics who
believe that politics are for the
masses, not for higher minds; 4)
the yester-year liberals, typified by
the backers of Stevenson in the
last election, who maintain, “Let’s
conserve what we have.”

But in this society there is a
definite role for the intellectual; it
is as always his traditional task of
declaring and speaking for his so-
ciety. Today he says that America
is as good a place to live as any
other and we no longer need run
to Europe for culture; however in
becoming so much an integral part
of our social structure he seems to
have lost his detachment and thus
his ability to criticize.

Hemingway, Steinbeck, Dreiser
—the men who wrote of society in
a critical vein, no longer criticize
in the same way, but literature
now focuses on smaller ‘aspects of
our life, such as army life in the
novel From Here to Eternity.

Intellectual’s Disillusioned

Many reasons exist for this, one
of which is that the intellectual
has become disillusioned with the
“common man,” for he has seen in
such instances as the rise of Hit-
ler that the common man can re-
volt to the right and be even more
reactionary than the business man.
And since the idea man has be-
come absorbed by industry, he has
become almost a sponsor of the
un-intellectual.

The situation is unique and its
uniqueness does not minimize its
danger. Recent emphasis on Com-
munism has made any political
criticism a dangerous experiment,
yet our two-party system, which is
really a friendly arrangement
needs force to keep us aware.

To prove his point, after the dis-
cussion, Mr. Bachrach closed with
an expression of relief that no one ~
had asked him for his own solu- --
tion to the problem, for he, as the
rest of his fellow American intel-
lectuals, while aware of the dan-
ger confronting us, had formed no
plan to counteract it. :



The sophomore class is happy
to announce the election of Sue
Opstad and Kitty Milmine as
director and technical director,
respectively, of the Maids’ and |
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Wednesday, November 16, 1955

THE COLLEGE NEWS

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Page Three



‘Extracurricular Activities At BMC: Representative Views

Faculty Has Parallel To Students’
Pursuits, Says Professor M. Lang

by Mabel Lang
Associate Professor of Greek

Any faculty member who wishes
to define his attitude toward extra-
curricular activities may look for
their parallel in his own life. If
curricular activities include cours-
es and private research, then some
of the faculty’s extracurricular ac-
tivities are comparable to those
of the students (at least in so far
as both groups govern themselves
and elect or appoint various small-
er groups to regulate and consider
particular aspects of the commun-
ity life). Perhaps students will
object that faculty members go to
faculty meeting and ‘sit on com-
mittees because it is part of the
job.--Thatis--true.~ I wonder if
students have similar obligations
merely by virtue of being members
of a community.

Students’ extracurricular activi-
ties include many which have no
exact parallel among the faculty,
who live in a variety of communi-
ties besides that of the college and
pursue particular interests apart
from the college group. Where
there are such particular interests
they may serve as supplements to
the faculty’s teaching and research



or as change and, relaxation. In

either case they enhance the chief
activity. So with students’ extra-
curricular activities, it seems to
me that they broaden horizons for
those who feel cramped in a cur-
riculum which often seems to em-
phasize depth at the cost of
breadth. But both faculty mem-
bers and students exist, and do so
with profit to themselves and oth-
ers, who want no outside interests.
These are the ones who say, “For
the people who like that sort of
thing, that’s the sort of thing they
like.”

The faculty’s outsidg’ interests,
because they are not so much lim-
ited to the college group as those
of the students, are not material-
ly affected by a factor like the size
of the college. Students. must often
feel that it is a strain to keep up
many of the activities found on
larger campuses with seanty and
often duplicate personnel, And yet
no one can say that merely be-
cause a student attends a small col-
lege she must confine her interests
to a few activities. There are al-

ways two, if not more, sides to
these questions, and all that we
can expect is that people exercise
their ‘individual preferences only
after giving thought.



Marcia Case: System Lacks Drive,
Importance And Senior Participation

-by Marcia Case
Editor of the College News

Extracurricular * activities at
Bryn Mawr are definitely second-
ary to academic work, in practice
as well as in theory.

The students themselves place
relatively little emphasis on extra-
curricular work. There are no
true “big wheels” on campus, no
honorary societies for campus lead-
ers, no mention in the yearbook of
various activities in which stu-
dents participated.

Bryn Mawr is probably compos-
ed of a great number of former
“high school wheels” who in many
cases didn’t even try out for activ-
ities at Bryn Mawr. Part of this
is no doubt because these students
participated in extracurriculars in
high school largely because they
found the scholastic work unsatis-
fying. They are willing to sacrifice
extracurricular activities here and
devote more time to interesting
academic work which they missed
in high school. Then too, they
meet with the general indifference
of the student body, and don’t try
out. '

At Bryn Mawr. students are sel-
dom “driven” to participation in
extracurricular activities by an in-
difference to study. Their academ-
ic work is at best challenging; at
least, time-consuming. In-a large
university on the other hand, lib-
eral arts. students often become
dissatisfied with the “classroom

' education” which they are receiv-

ing, and turn their energies to
outside activities.

But at Bryn Mawr the student|

seldom does her best work in the
extracurricular field. She feels
her first loyalty to her academic
work, a loyalty which is fostered
by the college itself and by the
student body. This is not intend-
ed as criticism, but rather to point

_ out that students who are dismay-

ed by the quality of extracurricu-
lars here as compared to those at
other schools, should realize that
at many schools the student devotes
the greater part of his time and
energy to activities.

One interesting aspect of extra-

curricular life at Bryn Mawr is
that few seniors participate with
the noteworthy exception of most
of the presidents of the Big Five.
Many seniors participate in extra-
curricular activities in their earl-
ier years, and then with a sigh of
relief and a feeling of duty done
return to the academic fold.

This absence of seniors may ac-
count in part for the poor quality
of some of the activities. In other
schools, students work up slowly
through organizations, and by the
time they are seniors they “run”
the school, with the benefit of three
years of experience. At Bryn
Mawr, the student rises quickly,
largely because of a lack of com-
petition, and assumes positions of
responsibility by her junior or
sophomore year. The previous ex-
perience of the seniors is largely
lost.

But the extracurricular system
at Bryn Mawr — has good
points.

Almost every ‘student with an
interest in an activity has an op-
portunity to take advantage of it,
and to rise quickly to a position of
responsibility. And the student
may exercise a good amount of
freedom and initiative in her work.

For the student.participating in
extracurricular work, it seems to
me to be a good idea to remember
that what.she notes as “student
apathy” is due in part to the size
of the college; out of 600 students
there is a limited number inter-
ested in any particular activity.
And at Bryn Mawr, although the
results may not be so professional
as at other schools, the opportun-

ity to profit from them and to have |

fun are perhaps greater.

I also fee] that the student body,
which is critical of extracurricular
work in general (as being poor in
quality and time consuming: with
no good results), might do better
to criticize specific wrongs that
might be improved. At the same
time, they might realize that the
most valuable part of extracurric-
ulars is learned by the girl who
does the dirty work, and who prof-



its a great deal more than the one
who merely complains..



Editor’s Note: Extracurric-
ular activities at Bryn Mawr
have been severely criticized,
both by those who participate in
them and by those who do not.
To find out the reasons for this
general criticism, and to explore
possible solutions or improve-
ments that might be made in
the system, the News has con-
ducted a forum. Those partici-
pating are the Dean of the Col-
sege, two faculty members and
students holding various —_posi-
tions in campus organizations..









Mrs. Marshall: Independence, Scope
Are Chief Characteristics Of Program -

Dean Marshall, in an interview
with the College News, discussed
what -she believed were the specific
characteristics, and the weakness-
es and difficulties, of extracurricu-
lars at Bryn Mawr.

The two outstanding character-
ics of Bryn Mawr activities are
theirwide scope and -their com-
plete independence, Mrs. Marshall



by Phillis Hall
Head of Chapel Committee
To restate-the-problems-of high
pressure living in American col-
leges and more specifically, on the
Bryn Mawr campus, is to run the
risk of being trite. One has only
to look at our over-crowded bulle-
tin boards or listen to the quantity

Nancy Potts Feels



‘Activities Valuable

by Nancy Potts _
President of League

I am not alone in asserting that
the value of extracurricular activi-
ties ‘on campus is easily discern-
ible; consequently, my point of
view will be strikingly obvious to
most students. However, as part
of one of the Big Five organiza-
tions I should like to discuss a few
of the benefits, which I feel can
be derived from these activities.

In my opinion, there are three
assets in particular, which extra-
curricular activities offer at Bryn
Mawr. In the first place, one has
the chance to gain practical experi-
ence in a special field of interest;
for example, in the League, not
only sociologists, but also psychol-
ogists, work at the mental hospi-
tals, the summer camp, and week-
end workcamps. Not even the most
obdurate opponent of organiza-
tions at Bryn Mawr can argue the
value of such experience when ap-
plying for a job. Thus, this aspect
of becoming an active member of
a committee or team is not to be
overlooked.

On the other hand, there is the
problem of the girl without defi-
nite ideas or plans for her future.
From my standpoint, Bryn Mawr
extends the opportunity, to a far
greater extent than a larger col-
lege, to explore many fields.
Whether many of us like to accept
the fact or not, this chance for
experimentation comes readily
through college activities and not
through changing jobs periodically
after college.

My third point in favor of par
ticipating in campus activities far
outweighs those previously men-
tioned. Because Bryn Mawr is a
small college, we have the peculiar
advantage of ‘working with people
from different departments, halls,
and environments in our organiza-

tions. Frankly, I challenge the
person who denies the value of
this fact.

Furthermore, organizations |
make it possible to be in close con-
tact with not only the students,
but also the professors and admin-
istration. | Personally, I find the
situation unique and vital to our
campus.

To those who complain about-the
extracurricular activities, I would
like to suggest their reflecting
upon these three obvious advan-
tages: the preparation for a future
specialty, the rtunity to inves-
tigate diverse fields of interest,
and lastly, the exceptional chance



Continued on Page 5, Col. 2

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High Pressure Living, Ipso Facto
Membership, Problems Of System

of hall announcements each day to
catch ‘the flavor of the breathless

round_of- activities-offered-the-stu-

dent at every turn. And as anyone
who has ever attempted to enlist
help for an extra-curricular “cause”
well knows, there is a universal
cry against the complexities of
schedules already filled beyond im-
agination. Where then is the prob-
lem? Is it that our campus pro-
vides altogether too much to do in
its non-academic fields? Are the
sirens of diverse interests luring
us mentally, even if not always
physically, from our favorite lib-
rary carrell?

And what of those on the side
of Tantalus ... the organizations
that are struggling to generate the
interest. of an apathetic student
body? There is a cry of another

Continued on Page 5, Col. 1

feels.

Almost any student can partici-
‘pate along lines of her own special
‘interest, whether it be music, arts,
religious - life, community service,
sports, publications, or politics.
Bryn Mawr offers practically the
same variety of. activities as a
large university, but the numbers
supporting the activities are much
smaller. This creates special prob-
lems: the burden on some students
becomes heavy, and special dis-
crimination is needed so that the
student may not take on too much.

There is no faculty or adminis-
trative authority over any of the
activities. In general, Mrs. Mar-
shall feels that “advice is readily
available and often sought, though
not necessarily follow

Mrs. Marshall said that one of
the weaknesses of the present sys-
tem is that “We are slow to catch
up with the changing times, if the
change means a ‘fading’ interest.
We don’t let gor ag or die
quietly, but go to all lengths to
preserve a spark of life, to whip
up new interest and recruits, when
possibly the quiet death would
have been better. Artificially main-
tained enthusiasm is not worth the
trouble, A college generation is
quickly replaced, and new gener-
ations will revive old interests if
the need is real.

“We are not slow to pick up
Continued on Page 5, Col. 3





H. Muss Bemoans Lack Of Interest
Caused By Ipso Facto Membership

by Helene Muss

Co-Chairman of Coatesville Group

There is no doubt that extracur-
ricular activities play a definite
part in one’s college “career.”
However, the ratio of students who
actively participate in these activ-
ities is amazingly low when com-
pared to the enrollment of the col-
lege. Why?

There are: organized on campus
various clubs, committees and
associations which try to respond

to both the more established and}

changing interests of the students.
(This is evident by the new com-
mittees appearing on campus each
year and. the disappearance of
previous ones). Some say there are
too many organizations on tampus
and others say that too many over-
lap. I say that since these organ-
izations reflect the interest of the
students, that interest is . reason
enough for their existence. How-
ever, all too often the beginning
of the semester finds many stu-
dents interested in joining, form-
ing and participating in these or-
ganizations, while as the semester
progresses and students lose inter-
est and feel no responsibility to-
wards that organization which has
been led to hope for their active
support.

I think that the actual set-up of
organizations on campus hinders
active participation by the major-
ity of the students. Every student
is told that she is an “ipso facto”
member of League, Alliance, Cha-
pel Committee, etc. When a student
makes no conscious effort to belong
to a group, when this is done for
her automatically, I feel that she
loses all sense of responsibility to
that group or organization. - For
example, we are all quite aware of
the current controversy concerning
required and fined class meetings.
If at the beginning of the fresh-
man year each member of the class | s
were asked to sign a statement
saying that she was either inter-
ested or not interested in being a
part of that class, then I think this

problem would not arise.

This idea of ipso facto does not
give the individual student the op-
portunity to join that. group in
which she is mainly interested. The
voluntary act of joining is that
which gives the impetus to a feel-
ing of responsibility towards that
organization. I therefore propose
that one be asked to join all or any
of these organizations in which she
is interested, as an active partici-
pant. Every member e col-

Continued on Page 5, Col: 3

Poor Organization
Ruins Enthusiasm

By Liz Radin

Why does a lethargic attitude
toward extracurricular activities
exist on Bryn Mawr’s campus? To
deny its existence seems impossi-
ble when the enthusiasm of an in-
coming freshman and the soporific
state of an upperclassman are jux-
taposed. The problem is that fresh-
man enthusiasm is stifled when
faced with the following organiza-
tional set-up?

The institutionalized activity re-
mains simply because it is, and
only to frustrate and plague the
poor soul elected as its chairman.
These activities clutter the campus
and impair the development of the
few good organizations. An activ-
ity can serve its purpose in the



}course-of -one—year.-If the -need

for it is felt the following year it
can be revived; if not, drop it or -
substitute something which. an-
swers the immediate interest. The
inability of the activities on eam-
pus which suit current college in-
terest to present an appealing pro-
gram can be solved. ns
A faculty advisor could con-
structively direct groups which get
so entangled that they spend years
in a rut or running rapidly in cir-
cles, Money, which remains a pe- |
rennial problem, can be spent in



Continued on Page 6, Col. 3


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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, November 16, 1955



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have seen fit to establish on cam-
pus and the introduction to them
given. everyone during Freshman
Week.

It seems to tie up with what I
call the myth of Bryn Mawr Col-
lege: the idea that there is more
work than can possibly be done,
that the exams are impossible, and
that the only way to enjoy oneself
is to escape from the campus every
weekeend. This myth is perpetuat-
ed although Bryn Mawr is not
what it was in 1899, and the stu-
dent who does lots of outside ac-
tivities; is usually the one with the
good grades.

Actually, for any student who is
interested in doing more than book
studies, there is no secret to suc-
cess. It is simply organization! It

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brakes on what seemed even then
to be a runaway situation in extra-
curricular S€tivities. Has the time
now come, I wonder, for the stu-
dents to take the matter in hand
themselves and to enforce a reduc-
tion since outside lectures, meet-
ings, committees and activities in
have multiplied in the
meantime in addition to an _ in-
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apparent to me that interest and
time for the multifarious campus
activities suffered by at-
tempting an increase of both.)
The lectures or conferences
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years were carefully planned and
well advertised, |but never were
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Kequires Balance

by Mary Darling
President of College Theatre

Writing this in the fifth week of
senior year, I find myself taking a
hasty glance back over three years,
in order to try to evaluate the place
of extracurricular activities at
Bryn Mawr. This entails a defin-
ition of “college education”, which
I would describe as that process
which develops to the greatest ex-
tent a person’s mental capacities
for the pursuit of learning. It is
a process which includes at the
same time the awakening and
stimulating of those _ interests
which lead a person out of her-
self, just as the former pursuits
emphasize the Self as center. I
feel that extracurricular activities _
as we know them here are a nec-
essary and integral part of educa-
tion in order that it-may be as full
as possible,

On the first level, such all-cam-
pus activities as Chorus, Science
Club, the Synchronized Swimming
Club and WBMC provide an easy

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interests to meet people they oth-
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other halls or different classes. -
From writing for Counterpoint to
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Coatesville—we have some group
to jibe with almost every talent or
point of view, and always the op-
portunity to start something new.

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ways self-sufficient if not down-
right isolated from the cross-cur-
rents and complexities of the big
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haps necessarily, but nevertheless
inevitably, a self-centered exist-
ence designed largely to fit our de-
mands. The effect of participa-
tion in any of the college activi-
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iach COLLEGE NEWS

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Surplus Activities.

Pressure Students

Continued from Page 3
sort: a “big name speaker”, hours
of planning, only to see a_half-
empty, or if you are more chari-
table, a half-filled auditorium.

Having participated in both po-
sitions, and guilty also of uttering
both cries, I feel there are things
to be considered from both points
of view. Those in the position of
organizing should not count the
worth of their efforts solely in nu-
merical terms. They need to keep
always before their minds that
theirs is not the only activity on
the campus, and that they are ful-
filling a particular area of interest
whcih they cannot.expect to be uni-
versal, however dedicated they are
to it themselves. Keeping this on
one end of the balance, on the oth-
er side should be weighed a sensi-
tivity to student interests which
whets their appetite but does not
over-stuff them. This implies a re-
alization that there is an academic
side to college life in addition to
heavy non-academic schedules, and
“that one can offer too much.

Leaders may find some small
comfort in the awareness that
apathy is not a problem isolated
to Bryn Mawr. It is their challeng-
ing task, however, to ferret out its
causes, to proceed from there with
imagination and courage, and, I
might add, to hold fast to an un-
warranted faith in human nature!
One finds that lending to such in-
ertia as may be discovered in those
upon whom much of the extracur-
ricular machinations depend is the
fact that tasks -are not seriously
outlined at the time of election.
It is such-vagueness that can be
a factor in crippling a genuine
sense of responsibility.

On the side of the “ipso facto”
members, I think it must be as-
sumed that students mature enough
to have our present social and aca-
demic honor system, are mature
enough also to make their decision
among all the extracurricular ac-
tivities, arranged in their varied
wrappings like a window display
before them. How long, to echo
Thomas R. Kelly, are we to bewail
“the poverty of life induced by
the over-abundance of our oppor-
tunities?” This assumption of
maturity may be too great, and it
is possible for the student to con-
‘fuse the true origin of the complex-
ities of her life, But then the as-
sumption of the maturity of the in-
dividual, whether 16 or 60, is al-
ways large and heavy with risks!

But let: us beware that our “ipso
facto” membership does not lull us
into that happy contentment to be-
come perennial “window shoppers”.
The academic side of our life has
an importance that cannot be

stressed too much in view of the}

onslaught of so many diversions,
for after all, that is our essential
purpose for being here. But let not
our maturing be lop-sided. The ad-
vantages to be gained from the!
point of view of learning responsi-
bility, of expanding our interests
into untried regions of activity, of
contributing something of value in
terms of our time and ideas have
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{Quite Necessary

Continued from Page 4
concrete ‘rather than an abstract
or theoretical experience effects
the stimulation of hitherto un-
touched sides of her.

The opportunities which we have
for taking part in college as well
as larger community events are
endless, and these provide outlets
for that energy which one might
feel goes to waste during the long
hours in the library. By this I do
not mean to lessen the importance
of our academic obligations and
pursuits, but rather to try to effect
a balance somewhere between our
scholastic and_non-scholasticedu-
cation.

The concentration of our aca-
demic life, which accounts for the
widespread name of Bryn Mawr as
a scholarly institution, is almost
equalled in its pressure by our
extracurricular program. Indeed,
the extent to which participation is
urged in class activities and cam-
pus bureaucracy during the first
two years means that the demands
of these two features of college are
continually._fighting for suprem-
acy; the outcome of this situation
is too often reactionary apathy. At
times it seems that the traditions
of the college are carried on solely
through the efforts of the sopho-
more class, ‘which never stops run-.
ning things-from Pallas Athena to
presidential elections. Therefore,
one may induce that there can be
and often is too much ofa good
thing in the matter of the pres-
sure a Bryn Mawr education en-
tails. However, I am certain that
in a mean between the extremes
of the worthy aims and the over-
done actuality of our extracurric-
ular programs the needs of the
students would be more satisfac-
torily met, and the result would be
a college in which the students’
education consists of liberal arts
in the broadest sense we under-
stand.

Opportunity Offered
By Outside Activities

Continued from Page 3

to cooperate closely with students,
faculty and administration, all
with varying viewpoints. It is
evident, in my opinion, that Bryn
Mawr succeeds in giving its stu-
dents a “special offer,” which
should not be overlooked, much less
deprecated.



Disinterest Causes
Many “Headaches”

Continued from Page 3

lege is a member of the League.
How many actively participate?
Then why should they be consid-
ered members? They are non-par-
ticipating members of an active
group and thus serve no function
as members,

1 also think that the policy of
limiting the number of hall repre-
sentatives is a hindrance to the ac-
tive participation of many in these

grouips>. Many who are interested

In expressing their views in cer-
tain organizations feel that if they
have not been elected as their hall
rep and, therefore, have no vote in
the meeting, that they really should
not attend the organization’s week-
ly meetings. Too many students
wrongly feel that by attending
meetings, though they are an-
nounced as “open to the public’,
they are usurping the power of the
hall rep and, therefore, do not go.
This is detrimental to both the girl
and the organization. If, instead,
all. volunteers for these positions
were accepted as a group repre-
sentation of their hall, I think the
gain on both sides would be im-
measurable.

Just one more comment. I think
it is a disgrace the limited knowl-
edge the faculty and administra-
tion have of these campus activi-
ties. These activities are a great
part of one’s college life and edu-
cation. The number of students
actively participating in these ‘or-
ganizations is not helped by the
lack of support and encourage-
ment given them by the faculty
and administration. eal

Dean Discusses

Program’s Scope

Continued from Page 3

new interests, only slow to drop
old‘ones. The result is a constant
increase in the number of activi-
ties. Do we stick to traditions
for traditions only?”

In conclusion, Mrs. Marshall
feels that the collective achieve-
ments of undergraduate activities
are “impressive.” They are “cer-
tainly worthwhile, certainly mark-
ed by determination and indepen-

dence, certainly a fine way of test-|

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Mr. Rivlin’s Topic

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is particularly true in North Afri-|!

ca, which has been in contact with
Europe much longer than the oth-
er areas.

Bringing up the question of the
U.N. and its influence in Africa,
Mr. Rivlin cited the story of So-
maliland. Since 1950 it has been a
trust territory of Italy, which con-
trolled it entirely before World
War II. In 1960 it will become in-
dependent; this will result in ten-
sion in, the area as this’ independ-
ence rubs off on surrounding coun-
tries. Most important, little is be-
ing done to prepare Somaliland for
its independence.

Orchestra Plans
Informal Concert

A group of Swarthmore stu-
dents will be guest artists at the
second of the informal concerts
being sponsored by the (Bryn
Mawr-Haverford Orchestra this
year. The program will be pre-
sented in the Ely Room, Wynd-
ham, at 5, Sun., Nov. 20, with tea
at 4:30. It will feature mostly
woodwind and piano music, prob-
ably including works by Mozart
and Persichetti.

Possibly the audience may also
have a chance to hear some of the
music of Peter Schickele, a Swarth-
more senior, whose violin concerto
is to be performed at’ Swarthmore
Jan. 13 by the Swarthmore orch-
estra. He is a “very amazing”
composer, according to Mr. Reese,
conductor of the Swarthmore and
the Bryn ely elicnsetencn orches-
tras.

A cordial invitation to the con-
cert is extended to all members of
the college community by Eleanor
Dickerman, Orchestra president.



an ivory tower of experience, does
so because of her own choice—and
that is as it should be—the ——
should be there.”

ENGAGED
Sophia Sonne ’51 to Alexander
E, Campbell.

R. Sloan Talks On-
Africa In Transition
Continued from Page 1

lonial systems have left their dis-
tinct mark. The British believed
in developing the people towards
self-government within the Com-

monwealth by sending the elite to
study in British universities. They
started from the top down. In the
Belgian Congo, the Belgian gov-
ernment wanted a broad edication-
al base (primary and _ secondary
schools) in the colonies before
higher education was established.
Not wanting “ersatz Europeans,”
they did not send Africans to Eu-
ropean universities as had the
British and the French. Now that
this broad base has been laid, the
Congo is developing its» two uni-
versities.

Harrison Advises

Strict Scheduling

Continued from Page 4

means channeling your interests
into activities on campus, arrang-
ing your work hours, using that
hour. between classes and doing
studying during hours of maxi-
mum effectiveness (rather than
during the wee hours of the morn-
ing), and then just taking your
education in stride.

The student who doesn’t. care to
participate in activities won’t be in
the least interested in this argu-
ment. But, any girl who realizes
‘that she will get more enjoyment
out of her four years of college by
being part of her class can take
heart in the fact that even the
married students, living off cam-
pus, can find time to participate in
a few activities. There is no doubt
that Bryn Mawrters are taking the
life out of their college by being
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Wednesday, November 16, 1955



CALENDAR

Wednesday, November 16
8:30 p.m.—Miss Bliss will ad-
dress the Science Club. Dalton.

Thursday, November 17

4:00 p.m.—Workshop by the
New York Woodwind Quintet.
Discussion and demonstration of
woodwind instruments. Music
Room.

8:30 p.m. — Concert by the
Quintet and Miss Vera Brodsky.
Goodhart Hall.

Sunday, November 20

7:30 p.m. — Chapel Service.
Address by Rabbi Bertram Korn,
Reform Congregation Keneseth
Israel, Philadelphia. Music
Room.

5 p.m.—Informal concert by
the Bryn Mawr-Haverford Or-
chestra. Tea will be served at
4:30. Ely Room, Wyndham.
Monday, November 21

7:15 p.m. — Current Events.

“Has Socialism Succeeded in
England and Scandinavia?” A
discussion by Mafy Cahn and

Kirsten Andresen.
Tuesday, November 22

5:00 pm. — Edward Wright,
American Friends Service Com-
mittee Director of the Overseas
Work Camp Program, will speak
in the Common Room, sponsored
by the Bryn Mawr League.
Slides.

8:30 p.m. — Dr. MacKinnon, |

former Bryn Mawr faculty mem-
ber, will speak at a meeting of
the Psychology Club. Common
Room.
Wednesday, November .-23
Thanksgiving vacation begins
after last class.
Monday, November 28
Thanksgiving vacation ends at
9 a.m.
Tuesday, November 29
8:30 p.m. — Patrick Gardiner,
Fellow of St. Anthony’s College



The News would like to ex-
tend sympathy to Grace, Anna
and Roger Cole on the death of
their aunt, Susan Dandridge,
who was a cook in Denbigh Hall
from 1919 until 1047.

—g-
Mrs. Lord Of UN
Will Speak Here

Within the next several weeks
the League, with the cooperation
of the Alliance, will sponsor two
of its most prominent speakers of
the year, Mrs. Mary P. Lord and
Mr. L. De Geer.

Mrs. Lord, who is the United
States representative on the Com-

mission on Human Rights, a posi-
tion formerly held by Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, is also a member of the
United States Mission to the Unit-
ed Nations. Her -talk, “They Know
What Freedom Means,” will con-
cern her recent trip around the
world and her meetings with vari-
ous women political leaders. She
will talk in the Deanery November
80 at 8 p. m. ;

Mr. De Geer, consul in the office
of the Royal Consulate General of
Sweden in New York, will speak
on the development of social wel-
fare legislation in Sweden. He
will discuss such topics as co-oper-
atives, social security benefits and
the housing development for the
aged in his country. His talk De-
cember 5 at 4:30 in the Common
Room, will be the first in the
League’s symposium on social wel-
fare legislation and its growth in
the Scandinavian countries.



Because of Thanksgiving va-
cation, the next issue of The
College News will not be pub-
lished until Wednesday, Decem-

ber 7.







and Visiting Professor of Philos-
ophy at Columbia University,
will speak on “Philosophy and
History.” Common Room.
Wednesday, November 30

8 p.m.—Mrs. Oswald B. Lord,
United States Representative on
the Commission on Human
Rights and a member of the
United States Mission to the
United Nations, will speak on
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THE COLLEGE NEWS

AT THE MOVIES
BRYN MAWR

Nov. 16-17: Story of Three Loves
and Innocents of Paris. :

Nov, 18-19: Wichjta and The
Living Swamp.

Nov. 20-21: Seven Cities of Gold
and The Phoenix City Story.

Nov. 22-23: The Little Kidnap-
pers and The Wizard of Oz.

ARDMORE

‘Nov. 16-19: Gentlemen Marry
Brunettes.

Nov. 20-23: The Private War of
Major Benson and Stranger on
Horseback.

ANTHONY WAYNE

Nov. 16: Ulysses.

Nov. 17-19: Man ‘Alone.

Nov. 20-21: The Private War of
Major Benson.

Nov. 22-23: Country Girl and
Lady and the Tramp:

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Nov. 16-23: Chance Meeting.
SUBURBAN

Nov. 16-19: Ulysses.

Nov. 20-21: Man Alone.

Nov. 22-23: The Left Hand of
God,

Lethargic Attitudes
Rampant: E. Radin

Continued from Page 3

one sum on one specific good proj-
ect a semester, rather than many
poor ones. Student leadership and
participation in panels and debates
is more interesting for a college
student than is a bad speaker.

I also feel college nominees. for
chairmanships should realize that
these positions are not given out
for their prestige, but should be
approached with a consideraiton of
the qualities required for the po-
sition. Their inadequacy becomes
apparent when good ideas are in-
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a faculty advisor could help here
with weeding out the extraneous
proposals which take up time and
detract from those which should be
developed.



These are some of the difficulties
involved. I am not presenting any
one of them as an absolute, but
feel that most exist in varying de-
grees in all extracurricular activi-
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