College news, February 24, 1960

VOL XLV—NO. 14.

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1960 "© ‘Trustees of Bryn Mawr i eeieda 1960



Princeton “Joins BNC

“BMC Chorus —





To Produce Dynamic Concert

by Kristine Gilmartin

The grand climax of Haydn’s
Te Deum Laudamus with chorus
and orchestra praising triumphant-
ly together concluded, a most sat-
isfactory and pleasurable concert
by the Bryn Mawr College Chorus
and the Princeton University Glee
Club. The Princeton University
Orchestra, with additions from
Bryn Mawr and Haverford, was an
excellent complement.

The concert was given Saturday
evening, February 20, in Goodhart
Auditorium. Robert L. Goodale,
Bryn Mawr’s familiar giant, and
Walter Nollner and Nicholas Har-
sanyi, both of Princeton, conducted.

Bach’s Cantata No. 182 for
Palm Sunday was performed by a
selected group of Princeton and
Bryn Mawr singers. The chorus
selections were generally well done,
but the group only seemed to warm
up to its potential in the conclusion.
The fugue-like nature of the work
was not always as clear at it
might have been,: but the. diction
was remarkably fine.

The bass recitative - and aria,
sung by Thomas R. Donnelly, were



pleasant if somewhat weak. Mar-
ian Willner, Chorus president, sang
the contralto aria, with fine sup-
port from Katherine Hoover on
the flute..Miss Willner showed the
beauty of her voice in quality and
expression and phrasing especially
when she relaxed for the repeat
of the aria. Hers was certainly the
outstanding performance of the
evening. Howell S. Zulick sang the
tenor aria with strong spirit and
fervor.

The entire orchestra gave a very
expressive performance of Nanie
by Johannes Brahms. In the ro-
mantic vein, this selection ranged
from the tender to the triumphant,
and Mr. Nollner succeeded, by
particular attention to dynamics,
in evoking from his singers a
beautifully varied and moving
performance.

As for the Haydn Te Deum
Laudamus, it was glorious. The
musicians were such in every sense
of the word and revealed their true
quality in this dramatic and ex-
citing work. The choruses left the

audience feeling as exalted as their.

praising had been.



Students Consider Sorbonne Studies,
Seniors Detail Pleasures And Profits

-|Foith and State

Probed by Panel

How can religion, organized re-
ligion, have an effect ona free so-
ciety such as that in the United
States? Or, conversely, what chal-
lenge does a free society present
to religion?

These questions will form the
foci of a series of Tuesday eve-
ning programs sponsored by the
Interfaith Association during the
month of March. After much think-
ing and research, the planning
group decided on the particular
speakers and types of programs
that would best present the issues
and conflicts involved in the. topic
“Religion—A Challenge -to~ the
Free Society.”

The first of. the 8:30 Common
Room programs, “The Tension Be-
tween Religion and a Free Society,”
will be a lecture by William Clan-
zy, the Editor of World View and
the Educational. Director of the
World Peace Union. He will speak
on the evolution of the major
problems arising from the several
religious groups, convictions, and
interests within the U. S. politi-
cal community. Following the ed-
dress there will be three discussien
groups led by Mr. Brown and Mr.
Bachrach of Bryn Mawr and Mr.
MacCaffrey of Haverford.

Religion and Society

‘The topic “Is Religion Opposed
to a Free Society?” will be. dis-
cussed by a panel.

Mr, Paul Henry Lang, in the sec-
ond of his Flexner lecture series
on music, spoke on “The Concept
of Religious Music in the Middle
Ages.” He plunged into the topic
without any preliminaries, relying
on the background supplied by his
first talk of the series.

Mr. Lang pointed out that
whereas the people of Western
Europe were able to accept and
assimilate Christianity, they found
its asceticism hard to take. The
conflict materialized in the strug-
gle of papacy against empire with
the Carolingians, leading to social
and political upheaval. Out of this
tremendous moral and intellectual
tension sprang Western music.

Western music is compounded
from widely divergent cultures, In
it are mixed Graeco-Roman mem-
ories, national] leanings, and Christ-
ian asceticism. The asceticism
supplies the symbolism, and the
Graeco-Roman tradition the sure-
ness of formal conception.

(Music had been the most active
accompaniment to the debaucher-
ies of the declining Roman world.
To the first leaders of the Christ-
ian church, the moral degeneration
which they were trying to combat
became synonymous with this mu-
sic, They showed great sagacity
in soon realizing the innate need







Three Bryn Mawr seniors
ont parlé about the Sweet Briar
program for Junior Year in
France in the Ely Room at Wynd-
ham on Wednesday, February 17

at 8:45 p.m.

Punctuating their talks with
comments on the minor problems
that they faced—the Metro sys-
tem, making new friends, adopt-
ing a taste for wine and strange
French delicacies—Sue Lasersohn,
Loline Casanelles and Eva Martin
outlined their year.

Six weeks of orientation at
Tours introduced to the foreign
students'the European methods of
study which they would have to
adopt during their stay.

Arrivées & Paris they were
placed in family homes. In most
cases there were at least two
girls with each family and the

hosts had had American students |'

Victorious Contestant Tells “College Bowl” Story,
Reveals Backstage Details Of Cornell Demolition

previously,

Several courses were given es-
pecially for these foreign stu-
dents; among them were courses
in art, drama, music, and trans-
lation and phonetics, All tests
were given orally.

At the Sorbonne courses were
offered in the sciences and in both
French and American literature.

In addition to these weekly
classes he Americans had another
one. im which they were given
preparation for their courses.
This system of “repetitions” (re-
hearsals) seemed to be some-
what a spoon-feeding to the Bryn
Mawr representatives.

This year in France provided
an excellent opportunity for com-
paring the attitudes of the Amer-
icans and the French. The panel-
ists attempted to summarize the
distinctions they found.

The French tend to admire the
intellect greatly; they are critical
in their own country, but adapt
easily to new customs when visit-

ving other countries, They live in
the past and glorify tradition. The

a.» girls_noted_..théir individualism,

Highly erudite conversation heging.

their idealism, and their’ perfec-
tionism.

The Brym Mawrters thought that
Americans differ from this in
that they are afraid of nothing,
and nothing is sacred to them.

| They are generally naive and tend

to see all things subjectively. They
are a strange mixture of credu-
lence and mistrust.

One of the pleasures of study-
ing in France is the high regard
in which students are held there.
A student card permits entry in-
to theatres, purchase of ‘books
and even meals, all at half price.



NOTICE

The News is pleased to an-
nounce the election of the fol-
lowing to its staff:

Helen Angelo, ’63
Helen Davis ’63
Berna Landsman ’63





‘Mr. Kenneth W. Thompson of
the Rockefeller Foundation will
speak on “Ethics and the Problems
of Foreign Policy.” He will con-
sider this issue from both the re-
ligious and secular points -of view.
Before the discussion, Mr, Stuart
Meacham of the American Friends
Service Committee and Mr. Gerald
Freund of Hawverford’s Political
Science Department will respond
to the ideas presented.

Explode Misconceptions

This -series is not .designed to
answer questions such as these or
to find solutions to the problems
that will be discussed, but rather
to explode misconceptions and
|| misunderstandings. Organized re-
ligion, the State, and the individ-
ual—all are partly together, part-
ly opposed. In the resulting per-
petual state of tension can they
exist together, or must they be





mutually destructive?

‘\less flow of this church music im-

in man for music, and in deciding.
to use music for religious purpos-
es. St. Augustine feared that his
emotional reaction to music was
pure sensualism. 5

Western church music origin-
ates in the Near East. Thus it
is totally removed from the West-
ern mind, and immediately on its
introduction to the West was sub-
jected to corrosive forces.

From the shapeless and rhythm-

ported from the East, the Western
people attempted to move towards
more articulation to suit their
taste. Just as the Church and na-
tional state merged in the feudal
empire of the Carolingians, so
there was a similar merge in mu-
sic. The period of transition was
long and included a time of inde-
cision, where both elements were
coexistent.

The two main sources of West-





by Lois Potter

Act I of our melodrama The Col-
lege Bowl begins in a parlor car
on its way back to New York. All
the occupants are bald except a
small group of girls who, shoes
off, are spinning round in the swiv-
el chairs. The conductor enters.

—You girls want the coach, don’t
you? It’s back that way.

‘We say no, we have parlor car
tickets. Exit conductor. An elder-
ly lady whispers to her friend.

—Do: you think they’re from
school or college?

—0Oh, school, of course. Re-enter
conductor.

—Could you take your shoes out
of the aislé, miss? The coaches are
back - -

No, we have parlor car tickets.
Exit conductor, still incredulous.



their gallantry and savoir vivre,



| nell is impressed by us.





«You know, I don’t think ye fit)

in here.
—Hey, look at that mam across

she aisle. Doesn’t he look like
Bernard Baruch?
—Shhh.

—wWell, I think he does.

—Psst—anybody know who the
Secretary of Commerce is? |

Pause.

—How about Weeks?

—Well, how about Weeks?

—il think he’s dead. Or some-
thing.

—i bet someone in this car would
know who he is.

-—I bet he’s in this car.

Act IT takes place the following
day. We rehearse first in a base-
ment which looks like the set for
Streetcar Named Desire. This is
to get us familiar with the rules.
We are impressed by Cornell. Cor-
Lunch.







how it’s produced. Are the ques-
tions written with the particular
colleges in mind? Nb, that’s been
done only once—when West Point
played Annapolis. We offer to
write some questions for the show.
Offer is politely but firmly declined.
We try to think of clever ways)
of sneaking in payola for General
Electric—i.e., ‘““My father’s name
is George: spelled G-E-o-r-G-E.”
No one give us a chance.

Back in the studio we rehearse

Elements Of Mediaeval Music |;
Elucidated, Analyzed By oy

ern music are Gregorian chant and
folk song. Gregorian chant is in
fact a particular variety of folk
song adjusted for use in the
church,

Mr. Lang went on to describe
the origins and characteristics of
true folksong. When this music
was transformed into church mel-
ody, it became articulated, acquir-
ing a beginning, a middle and an
end.

In pinning down the differences
between secular and religious mu-
sic, Mr. Lang again stressed that

although the European people
submitted to Christianity, they
clung to their naturalism. The

popular, naturalistic elements of
folk music intruded on church mu-
sic and finally, in amalgamation,
conquered it.

Church music is collective and
universal, whereas folk music is
very subjective, an expression of
the. individual. ‘Although church
music has always’ had secular ele-
ments in it, its general orientation
is against nature. Patterned on
Christian theology, with its time-
less, shapeless God, church music
similarly rejects time, seeking to
deemphasize it. Vocal music in
the church is» closely determined
by its text, which is usually in

is conveyed by the sense of the
words, and the relation between .
sections of the melody is textual,
logical. Religious music, then, in
its origin at least, is denatural,
spiritual, and, strictly speaking,
amusical. Folk and religious ex-
pression occasionally meet, as in
the best Gregorian chant, where
musical articulation coincides with
rhetorical articulation.

““Big’’ Production
Promised By C. T.

Bryn Mawr College Theatre and
Haverford Drama Club have be-
gun work on The Merchant of Ven-
ice to be given in Goodhart on
March 11 and 12.

Costumes and set are to be in
the Italian Renaissance style, as
indicated by the setting in Venice.
Merchant will use Goodhart to its
best advantage, with a set differ-
ent from any that College Theatre
has used in the past, composed of
arches, columns, and richly draped
curtains hanging from the battens.
The tones of the set will be gold,
silver, and lead, echoing the theme

of the three caskets,

Especially because this is a
“big” and well-known Shakespear-
ean play it’s felt that a great many
people could learn much and enjoy
themselves by working on produc-

tion. If interested in a particular
aspect of production one. should
see the head of the committee or
just come to the committee metings
as announcd and as posted on the
C. T. bulletin board.



some more, now on the stage of
what seems to be an old theatre
converted into a T.V. studio. Buzz-
ers are tested while nervous Bryn
‘Mawrters jump. We learn not to
scream the answers before called
on (we forfeit points that way),
not to say, “Would that be Madame
Curie, by any chance?” (an ans-
wer has to sound like an answer),

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Notice
The Bryn Mawr Swimming
Team will swim Chestnut Hill
at 4:00 on Thursday, February
25 in the gym. This promises
to be one of the most exciting
and closest meets of the season.
Spectators are invited and urged
to attend.

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A Matter Of Time

A few months ago—Those quiz shows are ridiculous;
certainly hope Bryn Mawr doesn’t get mixed up in anything
like that. Everyone (but the speaker and a few other super-
ior souls) thinks that just because you’ve memorized a few
facts your college is better than another.

A few weeks ago—All I can say (and it turns out to be
a substantial amount) is that we’d better make a good show-
ing, if we’re going in for this foolishness in the first place.
Just how is it going to lok if Bryn Mawr gets beaten by some
cheesey university that no-one’s ever heard of?

A few days ago—(Sunday, to be exact)—Wouldn’t it
be funny if we won?

Ever since—I’m glad to know we have some bright peo-
ple her (looking at the non-bright people around her), we
certinly had it all over Cornell. —I knew the heads of those

committees. At least Fulbright; at a guess, that is. In,
Experimental Writing we find something like this (from a
young realist): “So he reached out with a lefter! Pow!
Straight to the sziglomatic arch!”

Now—tThe tide is turning again; to a forward look.
—Dartmouth has a lot to choose from, but I think we have a
good chance. Our Van Dorens (no ominous implications)
aren’t exactly sluggards.

- Behind the water cooler, wedged tightly against a bulle-
tin hoard is-a-girl-with a small voice. “It doesn’t really test





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ly from a decided national trend to the more economical

anything, you know, just all those facts.” One small squeak
of protest, and she is mashed to the wall.
We won, you see!

Provisions For Privacy

Delightful it is in this era of cold and formidable effic-
iency to note that, even with regard to so pragmatic a con-
sideration as the construction of a dormitory, judgments
can still be based on other than purely pragmatic values. In
planning a dormitory with a preponderance of single rooms
Bryn Mawr is adhering to an old tradition but veering sharp-

double; it is at the same time demonstrating its scarcely-
questioned, but by no means universally accepted, assumption
that there are things more important than pure economy,
and that one of these things is the right to privacy.

Thoreau was not the first poet or philosopher to sigh
over civilization’s preclusion of solitude, and McCall’s Maga-
zine has not yet managed to placate sociologists about its
replacement with often unavoidable togetherness. Nonethe-
less, despite recurrent voices of protest, society seems to be
conspiring to eliminate privacy simply by making it more
and more inexpedient. The consequences of this tendency
we shall not touch on, for it is not our purpose here to com-
ment on the relative merits of aloneness; we'd like simply to
note how nice it is that, despite the apparent incompatibility
of dollars and square inches, Bryn Mawr girls who want
them will be able to have rooms of their own.

Penny Pincher Notes
Penny Poems Please

by Alison Baker )

There’s not much left in the world to be had for
a penny, now that even the pemny postcard has re-
ceded into the proverbial. (What a joy, then, to dis-
cover that the last remaining cent bargain is a
}Penny—poems issue forth in the constant stream
of one a day. It is almost impossible to comment
on any series so various, In general, all that can
be said is a word of appreciation of its existence, a
boon to readers and writers alike.

The quality of the poems published under Penny

-;Poems seems to me to vary greatly, as does their

style and interest. As might be expected, the least
ambitious, and usually the least pretentious, are
certainly the most polished, and often the most
effective,

it is partly this variety, even when in quality,
which makes‘ the series interesting. Particularly

.|for a reader who is himself involved in writing

poetry, failure may be as useful and interesting to
recognize as is success,

The poets are identified only as to name and
place of origin. They range from New Haven’s
“The Boy Poet” to Mr. Wallace of the Bryn Mawr
English Department, whose poem, “Bleck Head,
Ireland,” appeared earlier this year.

Altogether, this last refuge of the left-over pen-
ny seems to me well worth taking note of, whether *
as a contributor, a subscriber, or an occasional buyer.

Mr. Green Challenges

Professor’s Dichotomy

The researcher “clad in the robes of financial er-
mine... is the Prince Charming of the faculty, the
darling (and at times the spoiled brat) of the ad-
ministration, and the pride of his department.” This
situation must inevitably have a negative effect on
the caliber of courses offered at our - universities.

This comment expresses the position adopted by
“a college professor of many years’ standing” in
an. article entitled “Too Many College Teachers
Don’t Teach” appearing in the New York Times
Magazine Section, February 21, 1960.

The basic premise of this professor; pen-named
John Q. Academis,that “the men in the lab is
overshadowing the man in the classroom” and that

niiseasiinaicttaiuial

‘Ode to a Lively Art

by Elizabeth Wayland

(‘Betchen’ Wayland is known to neophyte folk
dancers at Bryn Mawr as the originator of last ©
year’s Folk Dance Club and an assistant instructor
in the gym department class.)

“Folk dancing is such a sweaty sport!” a friend
used to declare, as she hurled herself exhausted into



| a chair at the endof-g—strenuous evening. “Polk
dancing can also, in its present form, be a highly
intellectual recreation, for to remember the intricate
footwork and floor-patterns (not to mention proper
movement of hands, arms, head, and even eyes) for
dozens of dances requires a fair amount of mental
training. And precisely because I enjoy. the chal-
lenge of a great variety of dances, I use the term
“folk dancing” to include square dancing on a par
with any and every other type of folk dance. —

The field is big enough to provide interestingly
new material for many years of work (I started
eleven years ago); however, a few hours of intel-
ligent instruction can provide a newcomer with the
basis for almost every dance of Western tradition.
I say “Western” because I am unqualified to speak
of any areas farther south than Palestine or farther
east than Armenia and the Ukraine,

Many Arts Allied

Beyond the scope of mere dancing lie many allied
arts. For example, I spend much of my free time
in the summer embroidering folk costumes,-in order
to provide'a more authentic air to our parties and
exhibitions. My Yugoslavian (Dalmatian) costume
took two months to make, yet next to the pictures
it looks positively plain!-An even larger headache
than embroidery is the problem of shoes; just
‘try to buy or manufacture tall red boots that fit like
gloves, or “Opanki”—soft Yugoslavian slippers with
turned-up toes!

Lyrics, Chants, Footwork

‘Collecting words to sword songs, learning calls
and chants in Hebrew or Serbo-Croatian, discovering -
variants. in music or dance-steps—all these are a
part of folk-dancing. (Some of the stories behind
the dances are fascinating too. One popular Greek
dance is reputed to be that which women used to
dance” off the edge of a cliff, preferring destruction
to capture, when their men had been killed in war.

Peculiar Instruments

Startlingly peculiar instruments with equally un-
usual sounds also appear: bagpipes from Scotland



“only those interested in research can hope for a
future in the university of today” was, however
challenged by Mr. David Green, English Professor
at Bryn Mawr, commenting on the article and the
problems it raises, Mn the Humanities at Bryn
(Mawr, he noted, such a problem does not exist.
“Teaching is considered more important than re-
search and in selecting future faculty members of
Bryn Mawr their teaching ability is of primary
importance.”

“Research implies a knowledge of the alive part
of the field of study,” continued Mr, Green. “It
cannot truly be divorced from knowledge in a spec-
ific field ... A professor interested in research in
his field will diffuse this interest among his students,
taking them up in the research too.” In. this sense
students resemble “apprentices” working under
their professors, y

Research, he said, enables a professor to keep
constantly aware of developments in his field and
prevents the onset of mental stagnation. This,
‘rather than lowering the quality of a course, lends
vitality to the professor’s lectures.

Though agreeing with the author of the article
that the word “research” has become drained of its
real content, and that much of what is called re-
search is merely a “fad and a pose,” Mr, Green noted
that at Bryn Mawr there is no dichotomy between
research and teaching in the (Humanities.

horns, Austrian hackbretts (something like the
zither, with a hundred: strings). The modern re-
cording industy has done much to spread the avail-
ability of authentic reproductions of the music of
these instruments thereby obviating the necessity
of a live band or orchestra for dancing.

Clues to Temperament

One can even learn a great deal about the temper
of a people from its folk-art. ‘Hungarians, for in-
stance, love bright costume and fast music, as do
many Poles. The French are much more sombre
in their taste. Uikrainian dances are noted for the
physical prowess which they require. I remember
watching one group of Yugoslavians perform a slow

| acrobatic dance (from a mountain district where

sure-footedness was a “must”), in which they mov-
ed to the various thumping of an enormous drum.
After the man had balanced for several minutes on
one leg (while twisting the free foot all about) and
then on the other, the drummer set his instrument
down—still beating it on either end—and allowed
the head dancer to climb up onto it. The leader
then proceeded to repeat the entire sequence on top
of the reverberating drum, Finally, crooking his
free foot behind his knee, he very slowly sat down
onto his foot, arose again, and with an extra twirl



of his handkerchief leapt to the floor!



and Brittany, double flutes from Yugoslavia, Alpine ~~~



Potter Reaches Denouement of Drama

Continued from Page 1, Col, 4
not to fiddle with our microphones
during the commercials it produc-
es static), and not to’ keep watch-
ing ourselves in the little tele-
vision set onstage, because if we
do the screen shows our profile
gaping at something on the far
right which is, of course, the little

- television set onstage. :

Questions are fired. We feel

that we've covered all possible

why they lost.

‘trying to pump two circulatory



there—could you slow down?—
The. lighting director thinks you
look great, but he’s blind, so - - -

They test our voices. Bryn
Mawr says things like ‘Death is
better than life” and “To be or
not to be’; Cornell says with ring-
ing sincerity, “You can be ‘sure if
it’s Westinghouse.” Now you know

Ten minutes before we go on
the air. Our hearts seem to be

systems at once—ours and Hoover
Dam’s. We can’t breathe. We
want to climb the walls and es-
cape! The nice thing about stage
lighting is that you can barely see
the studio audience. :

Act III, Midnight. Confetti-






wr|is more appropriate to its back-
| ground, and therefore of less in-

Critic Enjoys ’Willow’s Ingenuousness

by Isa Brannon

We are too sophisticated for
Greenwillow. It is a story of the
simple people who live in Green.
willow and of the reasons for their
heartaches. Greenwillow is a small
American town around the turn of
the century. This makes the play
sound similar, at least in setting,
to Take Me Along or The Music
Man, but here the similarity ends.
Although the settings of these two
musicals are old, the plots have a
modern touch. The former is con-
cerned with an alcoholic and a
young man struggling to grow u

The conflicts in it are very sim-
ple, and can be said to be repre-
sented by the two preachers: Rev-
erend Lapp speaks of hell-fire and
damnation, while Reverend Bird-
song (preaches happiness on earth.
One of the highlights of the show
is the song between these two, as
they are planning sermons on the
coming of winter. In the refrain,
the fonmer sings “repent” and the
latter “rejoice.”

The conflict is further brought
out by Gideon Briggs (Anthony
Perkins) who is afraid to woo the
girl he loves because of the curse
among the confusions of. h-|of the wanderlust which the devil
ical ideas, and the latter concerns|has placed on the eldest sons of
@ con-man who, has invaded a small | the family, and in Thomas Clegg,
town. The story of Greenwillow | who







stage.

The music of Frank Loesser is
what one would expect, fitting, or-
iginal and good. “The Music of
Home” is a lovely melody, and I
can easily see why this music
made Gideon Briggs resist the
temptation to wander.

The lines of the play are funny
in some parts, and full of pathos
in others. Some people: would say
they were corny, but to anyone
caught up im the spirit of Green-
willow, nothing cleverer would
have been fitting.

One mark of the modern world
is that many people still long for
a simple life, at least for the dura-
tion of an evening at the theatre.
For this reason, despite or, per-
haps because of, its lack of soph-

;






.___ofthe—Associationand_their_gov-.

Wednesday, February 24, 1960





THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Three



SPECIAL ELECTION SUPPLEMENT —



Candidates for Self-Gov.

e

Elizabeth R. Lynes
Activities:
__ Freshman Year: _ ce
Rotating Member Self-Gov.

Hall Rep. to Interfaith

Varsity Basketball

V-Pres. Freshman Class

Director, Freshman Hall Play
Sophomore Year:

-tst-Soph.to Self-Gov-

Inter-Faith Librarian

Varsity Basketball

Poster Comm.—Maids & Porters
Junior Year:

Secretary Self-Gov.

Inter-Faith Librarian

Varsity Basketball



It is not my intention to create
an “issue” for the purposes of this
article. I would like, instead of ex-
pressing dissatisfaction with the
present administration of the
Self4Government Association ~to
deal briefly with what I believe are
two possible sources of weakness
in the system.

Our Self-Gov. Assoc. is only as
strong as the responsibility taken
by every single individual com-
prising it, both for her own ac-
tions and for the community. Re-
sponsible action on the part of
the members of the Association
requires a thorough knowledge of
the Association’s theories and
practices so «that the individual
may relate herself to the honor
system through intelligent assent
to its rules, affirmed by honor-
able action. Intelligent assent im-
plies as well, intelligent dissent,
through the democratic process,
which is essertial for change. For
both intelligent assent and change,
therefore, it is imperative that
there be swift and facile com-
munication between the members

erning bodies. The recent expan-
sion of the college into small and
scattered living areas and the ten-
dency on the campus toward being
“dorm centered” tends to break
down this communication. I would



Notice

Ht Gandidates for the Presidéen- |]

ey of Self-Gov were asked to
answer the following question:
“In your opimion, what weak-
nesses, if any, are present in
the theory and/or practice / of
our SelfGov system and what |
would-you- do about them?’

Debby Smith

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Freshman Hall Rep.
JV Basketball
V Lacrosse
(Campus Guide (3 yrs.)
‘Permission Giver (3 yrs.)
Sophomore Year:
Sophomore Class President
Dorm Rep. to A.A.
Maids’ and ‘Porters’ Dance Com-
mittee
JV Basketball
V._ Lacrosse
Freshman Week
Junior Year:
2nd Junior Rep. to Self-Gov.
Freshman Week









Theoretically you, the individual,
are the greatest weakness of the
Bryn Mawr Self-Gov system, but
you are also its greatest strength.
Girls very similar to you created
our system of Self-Gov, adapting
rules to fit the demands of college
ideals and tradition and the re-
quirements of the individuals who
make up the college As Self-Gov
has become established as a re-
spected and strong organization,
the individual who created it and
who is the basis of its system has
not been neglected, Her student
government has remained flexible,
and by her attitudes and strengths,
she controls the strength of her
self-government association.

There arise within each college
generation some practical prob-
lems to which answers should be
given or definite solutions propos-



Continued on Page 6, Col. 1

Continued on Page 6, Col. 2

Jan Douglass
Activities:
Freshman Year:
Permission Giver
League
Director of Hall Play
Class President
Sophomore Year:
Permission Giver
(Campus Guide
Monitor
Junior Year
‘(Campus Guide
Permission Giver
1st Jr. Rep. to Self-Govt
Freshman Week Committee
Dorm Social Chairman
Hall Bookshop
College Cut Recorder



Self-government is a means by
which each person at Bryn Mawr
can participate in a dynamic com-
munity. Its purpose reflects the
spirit and ideals of the college. Be-
lief in individual. worth and con-
venience provides a practical base.
The realization of this has both
impressed’ and inspired me.

The lifeblood of such an organi-



Candidates for Self-Gov.: Front, Debby Smith and Liz
Lynes; back, Jan Douglass, Carolyn Goldmark.

zation lies not only in the execu-
tive administration, but with the
campus. Hall presidents and per-
mission givers are connections to
the general community; yet work-
able programs can exist and be
maintained only when awareness
and open discussion of policy is
encouraged and provided for.
Leadership must keep attuned to
campus. feelings as well as tradi-
tion and practicalities. Ideals and
imagination are necessary. This
year numerous rules have been
considered and brought up to date.
This must continue for antiquated
rules do not function for the bene-
fit of the whole comunity, The vig-
or and interest of the executive
and advisory boards can in itself
encourage awareness, a fuller un-
derstanding and consequent com-
plete operation of policy,
__The_ individual respect. and_re-.
sponsibility for oneself “which ‘is
rightfully accorded to all members
of this campus befits our stand-
ards. Such a government cannot
help but evoke vital interest and
dedication in those who are con-
cerned with its workings.

Carolyn Goldmark
Activities:
Freshman year:

~ Permission Giver
Basketball Team
Tennis Team
Sophomore year:
Permission Giver
Freshman Week
“Tennis Team
_Pool Committee _

Junior year:

Vice-President of the Hall
-Secretary of the Junior Class
Permission Giver

Freshman Week

Bookshop

Swimming Team

Pool Committee



Representation is the
democracy ! ! !

Any self-government association
depends largely upon the active
interest of each and every member.
This. is common. knowledge. It is
similarly no revelation that this
very interest in self government
is lacking at Bryn Mawr. It is a
paramount weakness in our sys-
tem. I believe that the problem
this presents can be alleviated by
increasing active participation in
the assocation. I propose that the
Self Government Assocation be
composed, not only of the execu-
tive and advisory board members,
but of new Representative mem-
bers as well. The addition of the
new members would in no way

key _to

elections of the two existing bodies.
It would simply increase the pres-
ent representation on campus
(which I feel is now too small),
and thus increase activity and in-
terest. Annually girls would be
elected from each hall to partici-
pate in Self-Government (the num-
bers of representatives depending
on the size of dormitony—never ex-
ceeding two). Sitting-with the Ex-
écutive Board (not the advisory)
at opem meetings, more students
would learn to appreciate and take
part in the Association’s activities.

At the discretion of the president,
Continued on Page 6, Col. 2



Undergrad Slate




Undergrad Nominees: Edythe Murphy, Betsy ) Frantz,

Diana Burgess and Cary Webb
Diana Burgess

Activities:

Freshman Year:
Freshman Show
Campus Guide (3 yrs.)

Sophomore Year:
Sophomore Hall Rep.
Chorus (2 yrs)
Permission Giver
Payday Mistress
Outing Club President

Junior Year:

Junior Show
Head Payday Mistress
Common Treasurer



The first issue likely to arise
in the forthcoming campaign is

Hank.

that of our still-cumbersome elec-
tion system. With the inauguration
of Re-organization this year, the
complex structure of campus or-
ganizations has been clarified; the
next step should be toward an ef-
ficient replacement of officers un-
der a system which provides the
fairest democratic representation
possible. This year’s new system
of having only the “informed and
interested” vote for officers of the
autonomous organizations (Lea-
gue, Alliance, etc.) should be an
improvement. However, we still
have straw balloting and other
such procedures, the whole nature
of which should be studied, and a

Continued on Page 6, Col.°4



Betsy Frantz

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Rotating class. representative to
Undergrad
Class Hall Rep.
Campus Guide (3 years)
Chorus (2 years)
J. V. Tennis
Sophomore Year:
Permission ‘Giver
V. Tennis :
V. Badminton squad
Junior Year:
Hall Rep. to Undergrad Activ-
ities Board
Class Vice President
Junior Show
Octangle



It seems to me that the most im-
portant task which lies before the
new president of the Undergradu-
ate Association is the implemen-
tation ‘of the reonganization which
was recently accepted by the Leg-
islature. Undergrad has been func-
tioning under the modified sys-
tem for about a month already,
but the incoming president will
have a unique opportunity to car-
ry through a full year’s program
a the structure of the new
plan.\At is essential that she be
perceptive to weaknesses. in the
reorganization which may become
evident throughout the year, so
that they may be corrected to in-
sure effective coordination.

A particular problem which
comes to mind is that of the vot-
ing procedure. This was greatly
altered: through the recently ad-
opted plan, but I would further
like to consider means of nomina-
tion alternative to straw ballot-



2

Cary Webb Hank

Activities:

Freshman. Year:
Freshman hall plays
College Theater
Chapel play
Freshman show
Permission giver

Sophomore Year:

College Theater
Junior Varsity fencing
Interfaith Rep.
Sophomore hall rep.

Junior Year:

Undergrad rep.
Co-president of Russian club
Campus guide



One of the primary functions of
the Undergraduate Association is
to sérve as a liaison both among
the student body and also between
the student body and the adminis-
tration and the faculty. It is only
by being a link between these dif-
ferent groups that the organiza-
tion can effectively coordinate the
traditions, clubs, job appointments
and other extracurricular interests
of the student body.

Without a certain amount of stu-
dent interest and responsibility,
Undergrad cannot usefully carry
out its varied duties which effect
almost all phases of campus life.
The decisions of Undergrad need
to be responsible to and represen-
tative of student opinion. Unfortu-
nately this is often difficult to as-
certain and then to define.

To remedy this situation, there
should be more communication on
campus among students and be-
tween the student body and Under-
grad. I propose that one of the
best ways to make more effective

Edythe Murphy

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Hockey Varsity
Tennis Varsity
Swimming Varsity
Acted in Freshman Show
Sophomore Year:
Class Social Chairman
Campus Guide
Maids’and Porters’ Show
WBMC Announcer
Head of Hell Week in Hall
Hockey Varsity
Tennis Varsity
Lacrésse Varsity
Junior Year:
Hockey Varsity
Second Junior to Undergrad
Maids’ and Porters’ Committee
Head Maids and Porters’ Dance
Campus Guide
Acted in Junior Show



With the recent adoption of the
“Reorganization” program our
hopes for bringing together vari-
ous campus activities and organi-
zations have finally been fulfilled.
The term Undergraduate organi-
zation,” we can nqw believe will
stand for a true association; for
it will contribute to a centralized
direction of all organized campus
activities. ih

The Executive Board of Under-
grad includes in its membership
the four class presidents as well
as the presidents of all the major
organizations. Problems or issues
facing any one group can now be
brought before the Board for its
broad consideration and can be
dealt with from the point of view
of the whole community. In other





Continued on Page 6, Col. 5

Continued on Page 6, Col. 5



Continued on Page 6, Col. 4



















Rotating member—te—Self-Gov't. ~

change the duties, privileges or

words, if the plan works out as we ©



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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, February 24; 1960



e e a ®
Pixie Schieffelin
Activities:
Freshman Year:
Varsity hockey, varsity basket-
ball, j.v. tennis 1958-59
Freshman Hall rep. to A.A.
Sophomore Year:
First Sophomore ib p-ihed——“
Hall rep. to League
Chorus 1959-60 -
Weekend work: camps
Valley Forge Hospital—psychi-
atric ward dances
Sleighton Farms





The Bryn Mawr League serves
to make the student aware of var-
ious problems which are imminent.
in society today and thereby fos-
ters social understanding In the



marrower sense, League is concern-
ed with social welfare, and in’
the broader sense it encompasses
the vast field of social awareness
and perception.

League’s activities fall into two
categories: those directly limited
to the college community (Maids
and Porters, United Service Fund)
and those which extend beyond the
boundaries of the campus (Em-
breyville, Sleighton Farms, week-
end work-camps). One of the main
jobs of the board is organization
and coordination of these activi-
ties,

The center of the organization
is the board, which in my opinion
should act as a cohesive and in-
formed receptor and disseminator
of ideas and activities. It is im-
perative that the hall reps relay
the substance of the meetings back
to the halls. .Perhaps-this could be

Candidates for League



League Slate: Tina Souretis, Anita Dopico, Lovise Wein-

garten, and Pixie Schieffelin.

& e
Louise Weingarten
Activities:
Freshman Year:

considered in an urban, national
and international scope. To ap-
proach this vast subject League
must have a-wide’program includ-

Hall Rep. to League ing lectures, open discussions,
Children’s Reception Center films, and opportunity for “field
Freshman Show work.”

Sophomore Year:
Publicity Chairman of League
Director of Maids and Porters

In the past League’s activities

have emphasised actual participa-



Continued on Page 7, Col. 1

Concert
Chairman of Hell Week in
Rhoads



The primary function of League
as I see it is to stimulate interest
and understanding in problematical]
social conditions. This should be

tion in various facets of social
work. However worthwhile an en-
terprise this may be, and no one
can doubt its value, it only ac-
complishes a minor part of Lea-
gue’s functions. Many interested
in social problems are not able, or
willing to devote the time to such
Continued on Page 7, Col. 4



A. A. Contenders



Athletic Association Candidates: Jane Bullard and M
McHenry. Bea Preyer is not pictured.

Beatrix Preyer

Activities:
Fresman Year:
Hall rep. to AA
Temporary rep. to Undergrad
Hockey Varsity
Sophomore Year:
Rep. to AA
Hockey Varsity
Basketball JV



It’s a great shame, I think, that
‘80 few people at Bryn Mawr really
take advantage of the stimulating
relaxation and fun that are -offer-
ed by athletics. Many tend to
laugh and shrug their shoulders at
the idea of A. A.) and never give
it a second thought after their
sophomore year. Granted:that per-
sonal tastes are a governing fac-
tor, I think that much of the apa-
thy towards sports is due to the
fact that people often close their
minds to them from the start of
their college career. (Of course,
freshman Rhythms and Body Me-
chanics classes aren’t particularly
conducive toward arousing athletic.
interest, but they needn’t kill it.



e|inthe past which can be enjoyed

Jane Bullard

Activities:

Freshman Year:
Freshman Show
Freshman Hall Rep. to A. A.
Hall Rep. to A. A.

Junior Year:

Junior Show
1_yr._Basketball

8 yrs. Tennis

2 yrs. Badminton

1 yr. Assistant Manager



The main purpose of the Ath-
letic Association is to provide rec-
reation and fun for the student
‘body. |[Most of the activities spon-
sored by this organization are set
up to fulfill this purpose. Anyone
who is a member of a vafsity team
or a club sponsored by A. A. will
probably agree that they get en-
joyment and relaxation from their
activity.

intramural sports for people who
aren’t quite good enough for var-
sity but are interested in sports.
I also thought that if there was

‘yenough interest that a ping-pong

tournament might be enjoyable
for many people. I think that there

might be people on the campus

interested in going on a picnic eith-
er later this spring or early next
fall to Rhoads Farm, We could
perhaps have a baseball game or

_|Some other game for a group, =|
a | think that the sports that are

already organized should get more
publicity. The games should be an-
nounced beforehand and the re-
sults afterward. This way anyone
interested in a sport can learn
about it, and maybe more people
would be attracted to athletics.

I would like to have. more peo-
ple become interested in the sports
that are now offered, and I would
like to broaden the scope of A. A.
to include any new sports that
have enough people interested in
them.

Margie McHenry

Activities :
Freshman Year:

Varsity Hockey, Badminton, La-
crosse and Tennis

Freshman Show — tickets

Campus Guide

Sophomore year: \

Varsity Hockey, Badminton, La-
crosse and Tennis

Campus Guide

WBMC engineer

Soda Fountain Manager

Junior Year:

Freshman Week Committee
Hockey Varsity
Badminton Captain

Second Junior to A. A.
Junior Show Acting
AIESEC Work :



As in the case with other or-

ganizations on campus, under the

_ However, tien’ people have aj|new reorganization system the Ath-
‘special interest in sports, unlike|!etic Association can look forward

the majority of the people on the
Bryn Mawr campus.

to many potential changes affec-
I hope to|ting not only the Association itself

make A. A. an organization for |but also all members of the college.
everyone here. One of the events| Rather than being a completely in-

that has been sponsered A. A.|dependent organization,
~ come under the Undergraduate As-

¢|Sociation, and as a result will be
more closely connected with all af-
.|fairs on campus.









it will

Hine ellh ils change the activi-

ties of A. A.?-I feel that while the




Anita Dopico

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Freshman Hall Play
Acted in Freshman Show
(Member of College Theatre
Sopnonere 1 ear
Ass’t. Director of the Maids and
Porters Show ,
Hal] Rep. to Interfaith
Member of College Theatre
Junior Year: :
League—Chairman of the Maids
and Porters. Comittee
Director of Junior Show
Permission Giver
Member of College Theatre



presidency feel that they must
state the purpose of League. I
think of the role of League, con-
ventionally defined as the volun-
teer social service organization on
campus, as flexible. The ideas of
Bryn (Mawr students and the
needs of contemporary society
should be taken into considera-
tion in formulating a program for
League. Through work projects
League provides an ~ opportunity
for students to see and learn about
institutions of society in opera-
tion as well as give aid, physical-
ly, financially, and spiritually, to
needy elements in the community.
Equally important is the recent
policy of providing information
through lectures and movies con-
cerning the problems of society
which we are not able to directly
aid, such as urbanization and ju-
venile delinquency.

The major elements for a suc-
Continued on Page 8, Col. 2

ee ie

Each year the candidates for

Tina Souretis

Activities;
Freshman Year:
Freshman Hall Plays
WBIMC+Announcer and Engin-
eer

Sophomore Year:
Business Staff of the News
League-Bryn Mawr Hospital
Campus Guide
Associate Business Manager of
the News
Junior Year:
League Board
Co Chairman of Children’s Re-
ception Center
Campus Guide 2 :
Business Manager of the News



As has been customary from
year to year, once again the can-
didates for the presidency of
League have been asked to define
its purpose. As coordinator of the
various volunteer social services
offered to the community by Bryn
Mawr students (ranging from
clothing and fund drives to work
in various kinds of hospitals and
weekend’ work camps in slum
areas), League is the organization
through which students May «ac-
tively channel their interests in
social work, thus becoming further
aware of the problems it deals with
and of both the difficulties and re-
wards it entails.

Because of the great number of
complex problems that. can be
handled by such an organization,
it has been and should continue be-
ing League’s policy to. be open to
and indeed to welcome suggestions



Continued on Page 6, Col. 3



Arts Council Slate



Candidates for Arts Council Post: Arlene Beberman and

Betsy Levering.

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Varsity Hockey Team
News staff member and Member-
At-Large
Sophomore Year:
Co-Chairman, Weekend Work-
camp Committee
News Copy Editor and Editor-
in-Chief (second semester)
Junior Year:
News Editor-in-Chief (first sem-
ester)
Jr. Rep. ‘to Curriculum Commit-
tee

\



In outside activities as well as
in the classroom, the Bryn Mawr
student absorbs rather than pro-
duces, receives rather than gives.
The characteristic program pre-
sented by any student. onganiza-
tion is a lecture; the visitor or fac-
ulty member delivers his talk while
a ring of attentive students quiet-
ly take it all in. Nothing is re-
quired of the student: she listens,
smokes and/or ‘knits, asks a rare
question, and goes home.

Several organizations, however,
do require the individual to pro-
duce publicly. Strangely enough,
these activities almost all have to
do with the arts (though not nec-
essarily with Arts Council): Col-



“ee Theatre, Arts Night, student













Betsy Levering | Arleen Beberman

Activities:
Freshman Year:
May Day Play
College Theatre
Arts Night Play s
Sophomore Year:
Arts Council ;
College Theatre
Junior Year: ORO
Director of Arts Night
Vice-President of Arts Council
Permission Giver
Advisor for Freshman Hall Play



by Arleen Beberman

Since Arts Council has been
elected to a major organization
(albeit with the reluctance of its
members) it now requires a for-
mulation of artistic policy. No
longer does it need to expand ac-
tivities such as concerts, poetry
readings, tickeb-agency, ete. but it
needs to pursue these activities
with a definite consideration of
artistic merit. Whether Arts
Council wants to be a catch-all or
humble subscriber to any presen-
tation vaguely artistic or revealing
and, in an omniverous atmosphere,
to present anything to the rest of
the college remains a matter for
discussion among its,members. As’
a member of Arts Council, I prefer
to consider it as a conscientious
| sponsor of worthy presentations.

~~ Continued’ on Page 7, Col.4 a







“Wednesday; February 24, 1960

"THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Five



Aspirants To Alliance Post

Melinda Aikins

Activities:
Freshman. Year:

Linda Davis

Achievements:
Freshman Year:

Laurie Levine

‘| Activities:

Freshman.-Year:



--Adiance ‘Hall Rep.
Treasurer of the Undergrad
. (Council Conference

» Freshman. Show

- Pérmission. Giver (‘College Inn)
Freshman Hall Play

Sophomore Year:

‘Alliance Publicity Chairman
Co-Chairman Young Democrats
College News Business Stafif
Maids “and Porters” Show

—Junior—Year:——
Alliance ist. Secretary
NSA Coordinator (on Executive
Board)

‘Permission Giver

Junior .Show



“In recognition of the responsi-
bilities of the student body to be
informed of and to participate in
national and international affairs,
the Alliance has been organized to
facilitate the presentation of cur-
rent issués to the college and to
initiate and co-ordinate appropri-
ate activities...” (Bryn Mawr
Constitution, Article II, Purpose).
I believe that Alliance is not mere-
ly an organization; it is potential-
ly a dynamic force to inform the
student body and to generate its
interest. In the presentation of
current issues to the college, Alli-
ance is in effect directing the at-
tention of the student. It is my
contention that through the years
Alliance has failed to exercise its
full potential.

If elected President, I would ini-
tiate more regular and better pro-
gramming, in particular, frequent
Current Events and more timely
speakers. While our topics in the
past have been “good,” they have
often not interested a substantial
part of the student body. We must
be aware of the shanp distinction
between what people “ought” to be
interested in and what they are ac-.
tualy interested in. Admittedly, the
Alliance has been at a disadvan-



~ Freshman Show Crew. -

Debate Club Member

‘Hall Rep. to Alliance -

College News. Reporter

Parent’s Day Committee
Sophomore Year:

Permission: Giver

Campus Guide

Debate Club Chairman

Publicity Chairman for Alliance

Member of Young Democrats _|_

‘Chairman of Publicity for Joint
Conference.



It.is my belief that Alliance was
established to maintain an aware-
ness on campus of current politica}
events and their implications. To a
limited degree this aim has been
fulfilled, but I think that there
should be greater concentration on
bringing before the student body
the important happenings in the
world of politics today. More emph-
asis should be on the informative
aspect of Alliance than is now man-
ifest: This is not an impracticable
aim for Alliance and I believe it to
be a pertinent and necessary one.
There are many areas within the
scope of Alliance where it could be
achieved.

There are two main areas where
careful planning could remedy the
failure of Alliance in recent years
to provide a sound awarerfess and
comprehensive knowledge of cur-
rent affairs. The first area where
this could be remedied is the inter-
nal improvement of the clubs un-
der Alliance. One of the chief or-
gans Alliance has for disseminating
information, precisely in this field,
are the Current Events lectures. If
issues were explained briefly and
clearly before an interpretative dis-
cussion ofa situation was begun,
students““would be able to know
causal-factors as well as an evalu-
ation of the problem and examina-
tion of its possible effects.

The Discussion Club, now almost

-entirely unknown on campus, could



other schools and organizations for |
Continued on Page 6, Col. 5

perhaps bring out important hap-
Continued on Page 7, Col. 3

Freshman Hall Plays
Freshman Show
Sophomore Year: eed
Soda Fountain—Co-Manager
Maids and Porters Show
‘Hall Rep. to Alliance
Sophomore Carnival Committee
Freshman Week Committee
Junior Year:
Hall Rep. to Alliance _
Chairman of Discussion Club —
Junior Show—Props Chairman
College News—Subscription
Board



What does Alliance do today?
What ought it to do? Is there a
gap between the two and if there
is how may we fill it?

Alliance is supposed to be the
focus and locus of political thought
and action. It does not succeed in
focusing campus attention on pol-
itical problems, although it tries
to do so through Current Events
speakers. and work within indivi-
dual clubs. The Alliance board
could be a great source of politi-
cal discussion, but now acts in an
uncreative capacity merely as an
administrator.

Why does this situation exist?
In the first place, nobody thinks
she can contribute to political dis-
cussion but comes to meetings be-
cause she feels that it is her duty
to do so. She is wrong in her first
assumption; she can at least voice
an opinion which is based purely
on a bias. From this she may be-
come aware of this bias and ques-
tion its validity. At the same time
nobody thinks anything will result
from discyssion. However, some-
thing would result if conditions
were conducive to it, for example,
if meetings were held at earlier
tims in more pleasant and less
businesslike surroundings.

The appeal made.to freshmen
during orientation week from the

hart is inadequate. The freshmen
Continued on Page 7, Col. 5



“Big 6” organizations in Good-|

Hanna Woods

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Freshman Hall Play
Hall Rep. to Alliance
Alliance Publicity Assistant
Nominating Committee for Hall
President
Sophomore Year:
Alliance Treasurer
Chairman of Young Republicans
Red Cross Coordinator for
Valley Forge Hospital
Junior Year:
Alliance Vice President
Permission Giver
Fire Captain -



Reorganization provides a splen-
did opportunity for introspection
by Alliance and other members
of the Executive Board of Under-
grad. Each organizaion should re-
examine its philosophy and under
the newly adoped plan should at-
tempt to fulfill its purpose of ex-
istence to the extent most- bene-
ficial to the college community.

The aims of Alliance have been
to stimulate political thought and
controversy on campus and to
provide active outlets for related
activiy through relatively autono-
mous clubs. But Alliance must be
Lquestioned:How—well-have we at=1
tained our--objectives? Are our
goals representative of the needs



Alliance Contenders: Hanna Woods,
Linda Davis, and Laurie Levine.

Melinda Aikens,

of those whom we serve? How
may we be more effective in fu-
ture?» The choice to modify, the
chance to progress are inherent in
Alliance, however the first full
year under reonganizaion will be
an unusual and exciting challenge
to both the membership and its
leaders.

There is a distinct opportunity
for integration within the social
sciences as discussed by Messrs.
Bachrach, Brown and Schneider
in the News. Alliance can rise to
this need by providing speakers
and activities which cut across
disciplinary lines; such flexibility
of. program should appeal to a
wider group of interests on cam-
pus, One means would be greater
coordination with League and In-
tenfaith. In addition, cooperation
would conserve limited funds and
diminish undue inter-organization
competition. This attempt at
broader range of topics is not new
to Alliance, nor—is-the concept of
joint action, but there is room for
development in both areas.

For those who prefer to con-
centrate on a more narrow field,
the activities of the clubs are de-
termined entirely by their mem-
bers. In the past the various

8 feature, but. it ean lead to
Continued on Page 6, Col. 2





Perry Cotler

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Lead in Freshman Show
Campus Guide |
Freshman Representative to
(Curriculum Comm.
. Chorus ‘
Sophomore Year:
Parents’ Day Committee
Campus Guide
Permission Giver
Carnival Planning Committee—
(Chairman of Poster Committee
Dance Committee
Inter-Faith Rep. from Merion
Junior Year:
Campus Guide
Permission Giver
Freshman Week Committee
Hall Interfiaith Rep.
Dance Committee
Junior Show



In the past, when an attempt was

made to evaluate Inter-Faith, we.
have been inclined to propose that
it has failed in some way to achieve
its goal. We have taken as indices
of its failure such things as the
poor attendance at chapel. Much of
the first part of this year was spent
in reorganizing, in the hope that
by a new plan of action we might
be ‘better able to put ourselves
across.

I think perhaps the reason that
Inter-Faith has failed to arouse
the interest of a larger segment of
the campus, not only in the speak-
ers but in the organization itself,
is because the organization sees it-
self in a role it can never play: that

is, a spiritual one. This is imposs-
ible because of the v nature of

_the attitude of the campus as a

Nominees for Interfaith Office



Interfaith Nominess: Kathleen Livezy, Sephanie Condon,
—. Cotler and. Margaret Dickie.

“Ma rgaret Dickey

Activities:
Freshman Year:
League
Orchestra
Student Christian Movement
Sophomore Year: . 5
League (Coatesville committee
chairman)
Student Christian Movement
Taught Sunday School
Junior Year:
Interfaith (hall rep and chapel
committee)
Student Christian Movement
(“hostess”)
League (Girl Scout committee
‘Chairman)~ ,
_ Orchestra

The coming of “the 1960's. marks!









~~" Continued on Page 7, Col. 2



the beginning of a great step for-

ward toward increased commu-
nication and conversation among in-
dividuals of the various faiths rep-
resented in our country today.
The prospect of progress seems
very good, if conversation rather
than forced unification be the
goal. Similarly, the goal of Inter-
faith as I see it, should be a real
conversation among the faiths rep-
resented at Bryn Mawr. To this
end, there are several things I
hope to see next year within the
framework of the Interfaith As-
sociation:

1) Discussions in i sa Tuesday
meetings in which members of all
faiths or of no particular faith,
will participate — bringing into
fruitful conversation the most

complete understanding of the sev-





| Bryn Mawr campus is determined

| Stephanie Condon

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Chorus
Rotating Freshman Rep. to Self-
Gov.
Permission Giver
Sophomore Year:
Chorus
Hall Rep. to Interfaith
Hall Librarian



Interfaith’s influence on the
by what the student body wants it
to be. Its role, therefore, is to be
a service to the campus, following
expressed interests in planning its
programs. As a representative or-
ganization, it should be able to
gather student opinion and to pro-
vide for everyone who wishes it,
an opportunity to express her re-
ligious views.

Perhaps one of the most impor-
tant and least recognized functions
of Interfaith is to introduce stud-
ents to churches and synagogues
in the area, To effect such a pro-
gram, Interfaith must work close-
ly with local clergymen. For this
purpose we might consider a new
system of representation on cam-
pus wherein a girl of each denom-
ination would represent the church
or synagogue which she consistent-
ly attends: For the campus direct-
ed activities of Sunday night
Chapel and mid-week lectures,
there would be one representative
in each hall to contact students
for opinions and announcements.

These two “branches” of Inter-
faith must work together to bring
to you a balanced program of serv-



Kathleen Livezey

Activities:
Freshman Year:
Freshman Hall Rep. to Alliance
Panel Committee for All-College
(Conference
Temporary Hall President (East
House)
Student Christian ‘Movement
Freshman Show
Permission Giver
(Campus Guide
Sophomore Year:
‘Student Christian Movement
Campus Guide
Junior Year:
Curriculum Committee—Jr. Class
Rep.
Junior Show
Interfaith Vice-President
Interfaith President (since De-
cember) —
Student Christian Movement
Permission Giver



The quest for personal identity
is one of our basic aims as college
students. It is one of the affirma-
tions of religion that the answer
to “who am I?” “does my life
hold any meaning?” is not to be
found in a purely. human frame of
reference. In fact, the asking of
such questions may be seen as a
response to our relationship with
One outside ourselves. The Inter-
faith Association has a valid place
on campus to the extent to which
it encourages us in this personal

search and provides a meeting .

ground for individuals for mutual
exchange and understanding of
ideas. IF cannot pretend to satisfy
the “religious needs” of students













Continued on: Page 6, Col 4





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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, February 24, 1960



Elizabeth R. Lynes

Continued from Page 3, Col. 1

like to try to insure the cohesi-
_ veness of the members of the As-
s uch things as



Self-Gov. Statements Continued

Carolyn Goldmark

Continued from Page 3, Col. 5

eglosed meetings (comprised solely
of the Executive Board and the
President) would take place (i. e.

e ‘ e
Tina Souretis
Continued from Page 4, Col. 5
for new projectsand activities, and
for changes in/ ¥ ones by which
it may further extend its services.

The other chief function’ of

League is what I shall call for
lack of a better term “educational,”

_ Undergrad

e
Diana Burgess
Continued from Page 3, Col. 1
set of alternative plans submitted
to the students.
Secondly, perhaps the most. dif-



mass meetings of the college to
dicuss important issues before
they are presented to legislature
and invitations to concerned groups
to speak directly with the Self-
Gov. president and/or other elec-
ted Self-Gov. officers. I would like
a similar but i

ganized Self-Gov exam which can-
not, therefore, be answered by rote
and which stresses the theory be-
hind the rules as well as the rules
themselyes.: __

The second source of weakness
for the Self-Gov. Assoc. lies in
those areas of campus activity
which are, at the moment, in a
twilight zone in regard to the
honor system, ‘namely: the driving
rule and the library. I do not be-
lieve there are quick solutions for
either of these problems but I
think the time has come to clear
up: 1.) the extent of the problems
that would be involved in the as-
sumption of full responsibility for
these areas under the honor sys-
tem, 2.) the attitude of the col-
lege administration toward both
problems and the reasons for the
driving rule as it now exists, 3.)
the attitude of the college student
e. g. Should the driving rule and
library regulations be clearly ad-
opted under the honor system?
Are we as a student body willing
and/or able to accept full respon-
sibility for their application and
enforcement?

Arleen Beberman
Continued from Page 4, Col. 5

Exactly what is a “worthy pres-
entation” will be difficult to define
since many members will disagree
whether a folk-singer or dancer
has more artistic merit or wheth-
er the college prefers the former
to the latter. Nevertheless, it is

performer or. theatrical presenta-
tion for the sake of giving the
masses something to see regard-
less of expected enjoyment For
example, many .people have been
disappointed with certain events to
which the ticket agency offered
tickets and transportation Arts
Council is thus indirectly blamed
for sponsoring inferior presenta-
tions. Yet it does not have to ac-
cept blame or criticism since its
intention ‘was merely to sponsor
and not to appraise the events.
But the ticket agency does appear
sensitive to events. which prove
to be unsatisfying and wasteful of
their precious time and more prec-
ious money.

‘Certainly Arts Council is not
responsible for the artistic merit
of outside professional perform-
ances but it is responsible for
events on campus such as concerts,
poetry readings and Arts Night.
The musicians from Curtis Insti-
tute have been very successful
here and deserve great praise. For-
tunately, these people were rec-
ommended by students of Bryn
Mawr and Haverford who judged
them to be intelligent, creative art-
ists worthy of our sponsorship.
In this way Arts’ Council has been
conscientious in its choice of con-
cert performers. The choice how-
ever involved a few members who
were themselves musicians and
more competent. to judge. Not
every member is a critic or con-
noisseur, but every member can
contribute something to a general
‘statement of the purpose of Arts
Council mot as a mere nourisher

of the campus appetite for various
_ forms of art, but as selector of

nourishment to be enjoyed. .

There are various ways to make
Council aware of its goals
to remove its former all-en-
compassing purposeless nature.

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for court action etc.). Hall repre-
sentatives would then relate the
activities of the board to the dorm-
itories at hall meetings. In this
way topics of interest to the en-
tire student body would be open
to general forum and all students
-eould feet a part of “Self-Governi-
ment. Non-residents should also
have equal opportunity and be
allowed representation. This pro-
posed system would be analo-
gous to the PRINCIPLES of this
country’s present government: the
Congress, the Senate and House
of Representatives sitting in joint
session. Results: greater interest,
more through understanding of the
affairs and regulations of Self-
Government, and unification of all
factions of the college into one

carried out by the programming of
speakers, conferences, films, etc.
In the past this has not proved to
be a particularly successful aspect
of League due mostly, I think, to
the fact that the topics involved
lack general campus. interest, _Al-|
though I am not too sure of its
feasibility, perhaps something
could be done in the way of an in-
tercollege conference.. Certainly
it is something worth looking into.

In view of the great diversity of
activities and problems available to
be handled by an _ organization
such as League, I find it very dif-
ficult to present a final program
or specific set of plans for the
coming year. It should be, I feel,
the first objective of any presi-
dent, working in close, continual

SS ‘a dangerous policy to grasp at any |



discussions will illu- |}.

coordination with the. board, to be
constantly aware of and recep-
tive to new ideas arid possibilities,
to Organize, and above all to
PUBLICIZE what social service
work is available to those inter-
ested, and to facilitate and en-
courage (iby personal contact as
well as by general publicity) the
carrying out of all projects, whe-
ther of individual, small group,
or large group interest.

The possibilities of securing fi-
nancial aid for some of the pro-
j jects should be looked into and
above all provision made via the
Red Cross for transportation to
and from the project centers. I
think the lack of such transpor-
tation facilities has in the past
been one of the chief causes of
the dampening of interest and
enthusiasm shown for League pro-
jects in the fall.

Thus, the aims and purposes of
‘League can ibe fulfilled only
through the continual encourage-
ment and development of projects,
old and new, greater facilitation

common bond.

Debby Smith
Continued from Page 3, Col. 2

ed. Two such questions facing us
at present are the driving rule and
library reserve books both of
which, I feel, should be under the
jurisdiction of Self-Gov, rather
than of the administration sup-
ported by Self-Gov. If. we are
to rule ourselves socially and aca-
demically, we must be willing to
accept the responsibility of gov-
erning ourselves in these fields.
With discussion and proper com-
munication, the present. students
and, if necessary, next year’s in-
coming freshmen, should resolve
the questions of driving and re-
serve books and éstablish a defin-

ite policy.

Margaret Dickey
Continued from Page 5, Col. 3

power.
2) Midweek lectures by repre- |
sentatives of the clergy of the
various faiths, and by distinguish-
ed laymen and scholars.

8) I am now actively working to
get a balanced variety of chapel
speakers for next year; with a
basic plan of about six Protestant
speakers, six Jewish speakers,
four Quaker meetings, several
music services, and several non-
sectarian speakers.

In addition, I hope to see added
to the board a representative from
every denomination represented at
Bryn Mawr, to form a committee
headed by the church co-ordinator,
with a hope of seeing more fruit-
ful relations between individual
students and the churches or syn-
agogues which should be serving
them. Aibove all, I hope for clearer
understanding between Interfaith
and the off-campus discussion
groups. ‘Their ‘purpose should be
better understanding of each
faith and its relation to our lives;
Interfaith’s should be communica-
tion and relation among the sever-
al faiths, It is my firm: conviction
that God transcends religions and
1s not possessed or contained by
them, On this basis alone, a true
Interfaith Association can be
built.

creased stimulation for wider par- |
ticipation.

Beatrix Preyer
Continued from Page 4, Col, 1

at least one common area of inter-
est.

The main causes of apathy toward
or playful ridicule of A. A. seem
to lie in the compulsory aspect of
sports that meets all freshman and
in common feeling in regard to var-
sities that “I’m not. good enough.”
For the first problem there is per-
haps no remedy but to accept one’s
lot and take the attitude that gym
classes aren’t work but relaxation.
The second obstacle is also difficult
to combat, for the girl in ques-
tion is usually one who hasn’t quite
enough interest to make herself
good enough. There are still inter-
class and intermural games, which,
I think, turn out almost invariably
to be more fun than expected by
anyone who participates. It might
also be a nice idea to have in the
spring a tennis tournamet open to
anyone except members of the ten-
nis team.

A’ third very common deterrent
to potential sports enthusiasts is
the feeling that these activities re-
quire too much time—an attitude
which I can’t help but condemn and
lament. The facts are that anyone
who ventures to find out for her-
self ceases to wonder if she can
afford the three or four hours a
week that varsities, for instance,
involve.

A. A. has and should continue to
try to promote all the interest
possible in interclass and inter-
mural sports. (We could even have
beagling or a campus-wide cross-
country race in the spring, why
not?), because no matter how

Hanna Woods
Continued from Page 5, Col. 5

unduly loose organization. More
responsibility to the central board
might — the whole and
its parts.



Notice

The basketball team met the
University of Pennsylvania at
Penn lJast Thursday, February
12. The scores for the iaigae



| hard_it.is to-raise-#
mosphere of these competitions is
exciting, sometimes wild, exhilara-



in carrying them—out;—and—in=|



ficult problem_of the Undergrad
boards is that of relating directly
to the students—being able to ex-
press the general student views
when they must act for the whole
college, and on the other hand
making each individual feel a part
rof the functions of Undergrad. I
fee] these objectives can be real-
ized by a) definite responsibilities
for hall as well as class reps, b)
a sign-up system for the various
committees, rather than appoint-
ments based on hearsay of who
might be interested, c) monthly
reports of the committees and
clubs, to be included in posted
minutes, and d) having copies of
the recently revised Undergrad
Constitution and a chart of the
structure of campus organizations
available for general information.

Everyone realizes that the scope
of the many campus organizations
is.very wide. As Common Treasur-
er I have-gained insight into these
varied activites through discussing
the finances necessary, and thus
have been provided with a broad!
background for constructive lead-
ership of the Undergraduate As-
sociation and for representing its
many aspects to the interrelated
administration-faculty-student or-
ganizations.

Betsy Frantz
Continued from Page: 3, Col. 3

ing, I think this latter method
has many faults as it is now ex-
ercised at Bryn Mawr (not the
least of which is that it sometimes
fails to represent campus senti-
ment accurately);-Among__ the
substitutive possibilities which I
would like to examine is that of a
nominating committee, with elec-
ted representatives from the
classes and each hall, This of
course-would-not—preclude-sugges="
tions from outside the committee,
but I believe that in this way nom-
inations would be made with more
serious deliberation.

The problem concerning commu-
nications throughout the college
community has been raised many
times. My own feeling is that the
fault lies more with lack of in-
terest than with the physical ina-
bility to communicate through ex-
isting channels. I do, however,
think it would be feasible for Un-
dergrad to have copies of minutes
printed and distributed to the
halls. In this way each sudent
would have easy access to current
news of the activities of the As-
sociation, in addition to that which
is reported through the College
News.

I am looking forward to the dis-
cussions in the halls, through
which I hope we can exchange
opinions on these and any other
problems which may arise.

a

Kathleen Livezey

Continued from Page 5, Col. 5
emotional depth of this religious
dimension of life.

In addition to allowing time for
open student discussion in the IF
board meetings, IF serves as a
channel] for various religious activ-
ities on campus, including mid-
week lectures and: discussion (the
two fall panels and the coming
March series on “Religion in a
Free Society”) and the opportun-
ity to invite leading religious
thinkers in the U.S. to speak in
the Sunday evening chapel. The
church coordinator on the IF board
can provide contacts between the
students and the local churches
and synagogues, as this type of
worship is often most fulfilling to
students raised in a particular
faith, The vario ith.
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Edythe Murp hy

Continued from Page P oa 5
hope, the presidents of the separ-
ate organizations will no longer be
occupied alone with their narrow

?
ed affairs of the entire undergrad-
uate body. This should lead to a
deeper sharing of responsibility.
Some hold that the disinterest in
the social and political activities of
the college and the indifference-to———.
its traditions is the result of a fail-
ure to publicize them more force-
fully, This is true only in part.
{t stems, in my judgment, from a
condition of separateness and de-
tachment that characterized our
different onganizations—a condi-
tion which the new plan is intend-
ed to cure, There is risk, natural-
ly, in moving from a custom where
all students were ipso facto mem-
bers of all the larger onganizations
to an arrangement where they will
have this qualification in only two
—Self-Gov and Undergrad. The
new situation will plainly call for
not only more active leadership
on the part of members of Under-
grad, but also a sharper sense of
responsibility toward the support
of the non-ipso facto organiza-
tions by focusing interest on what-
ever is important and firing cam-
ppus~wide enthusiasm in those en-
terprises and activities that must

The amount of energy we direct
toward our “reorganized” Under-
grad will determine its effective-
ness. Should I have the honor to
win your confidence and support I
would work hard. to get the plan
off to a good start, because I be-
lieve it is a good one. Anything
that pulls us more closely togeth-
er and makes us more acutely
aware of the central meaning of
our college life will enrich us all
and the-college too.

Cary Webb Hank

Continued from Page 3, Col. 4

“of communication
would be to publish summaries of
the minutes of the meetings. The
College News could print these bi-
monthly, emphasizing the issues be-
ing discussed such as the new dor- -
mitory. In this manner, the infor-
mation would be easily available to
interested students. Their opinions
on all topics concerning the campus
would reach the board.

One of the main issues of next
year’s president will be to interpret
and execute the new constitution.
I think the new president should
use this constitution to continue
the process of simplifyig’and mak-
ing more efficient the workings of
the various groups over which she
presides. A good start has been
made towards an efficient, less bu-
reaucratic organization, and it
should be continued. I believe the
new president, then, should prim- .
arily devote her year to establish-
ing effective communication and to
making Undergrad run efficiently
under the new constitution.

® @ @
Melinda Aikins

Continued from Page 5, Col. 1
good speakers. Our speakers’ fees
obviously must be increased. I feel
that this could be done without in-
creasing the present budget. The
funds appropriated for the clubs
under Alliance are often not fully
utilized by the clubs and could be
directed toward the speakers’ fund.
The Alliance needs a weekly col-
umn in the College News to inform
the student body of the happenings
of the past week from a student’s
point of view with special emphasis
on ‘the effects on students and
their role in current national and
international] affairs.

Now that Alliance no longer has
ipso facto members, it should be
able to function more efficiently and —

Lwith an-aetive, vital-board and pos-
itive leadership it will be able to
provide better and more interesting
programming throughout the com-
ing year.






Wednesday, February. 24; 1960

THE: COLLEGE: NEWS’

Page: Seven



Pixie Schieffelin

Continued from Page 4, Col. 1

done by short reports in the hall

meetings. In this way, students
‘would have an opportunity to learn
what -League is planning and in
turn League could glean student

opinion on such projects as the

Kathe Livezey
Continued from Page 6, Col. 4

Betsy Levering
Continued from Page 4, Col. 4

Friends), this year represented
on the IF board, offer opportuni-
ties which IF cannot fail to dis-
cover the substance and relevance
of these traditions.

It is from such a grounding in
the diff,

musical groups and Chorus, Re-
view and so forth. These activi-’
ties are vital in themseves because
they are activities and not merely
programs. ‘They are vital to the
community precisely because they



d think League could take advantage

a

‘United Service Fund. Therefore
the reps would in fact REPRE-

‘SENT the hall, by informing them

of League’s activities and bringing
back their ideas to the board.
__In_regard..to—the—speakers,—I

of faculty members and students
particlularly well-informed about
certain pertinent subjects, Pro-
fessors and students who have trav-
eled ‘extensively or done research
on specific projects could give in-
formal talks followed by a general
discussion, 2

There are vast possibilities for
more coordination of League and
Alliance: joint sponsorship of
speakers, presentation of movies,
and organization of panel discus-
sions,

In short, I think League a
a greater emphasis on the hall
reps, a varied speaker program
and more joint ventures with the
other organizations.





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members. For the main objective
is to set some artistic taste which

can separate superior, unique’ tal-

ent- from inferior, novel attractions dents: speak = personally to the

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‘lby IF. Functions such as the

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standing of one another as persons,
holding various religious beliefs,
is a unique opportunity presented

it.

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student an actor in, rather than
an observer of its projects. But it
can do much more, An essay was
made in this direction last spring
when Arts Council, conjointly with
two other organizations, sponsored
a student-faculty panel, Why
shouldn’t English majors debate
Milton with Mrs. MacCaffrey, if
the occasion were well-prepared
and well-handled? Or Dr. Nahm
be tackled on “The Art of Criti-
cism” by his entire Aesthetics
class (were the parties willing, I
would go so far as to make this
latter a campaign promise, such
fun would it be!)? A senior his-
tory of art major is currently do-
ing an extremely original and cre-
ative honons_ project; I personally
would forego three regular lec-
tures to hear her talk about it.
The student resources are simply
untapped, A play reading requires
a lot less work than a full-scale
production, and can be as reward-
ing; moreover, the talent is avail-
able.

Arts Council can do this sort of
thing; I hope that it will, quite re-
gardless of the outcome of this
election.

demonstration Seder Supper, the
explanation of the Mass last year,
the coming April lecture on “Jew-
ish Mysticism” and a _ projected
If study group on “worship” can
further such exchange.

I am convinced that it is only
after we experience more “com-
munication” on those levels that
we can possibly hope to join in
meaningful community worship in
the chapel service. We are reach-
ing the point where imagination
and understanding are needed to
proceed in plans either for a stan-
dard chapel service form or for
more use (monthly?) of drama,
choral readings, dialogue sermons,
etc. Perhaps in the last analysis
“successful worship” is not some-
thing which we “achieve” but
something which is granted to us.

Thus Interfaith needs to be an
open group, constantly awake to
the ultimate questions confronting
us today. It can then be a vital
center of religious thought on
campus, in which the meeting with
one another can stimulate and
provide a means of expression for
the individual experience which
underlies all talk about “religion”
—that confrontation with the
Source of our Being, God.

Perry Coftler
Continued from Page 5, Col. 1
whole towards religion. As a col-
lege, we choose to be non-sectar-
ian and, I think, rightly so. But a
religious service-which tries to of- :
‘fend no one—because the people
who might attend it are of so many
and divergent faiths, or have no
belief at all—can serve the spiri-
tual needs of no one. The most
that Inter-Faith can expect to do
in the way of satisfying anyone’s
spiritual needs is to bring them in

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Linda Davis
Continued from Page 5, Col. 2
penings in bi-weekly open discus-
sions of recent news. If it worked
in conjunction with the Debate Club
important. issues such as the steel

sufficient information for pback-
ground as well as both sides of the
controversial issues.

The International Relations Club,
gaining strength this year, would
be able to bring to the campus im-
portant foreign affairs and issues,
such as the Algerian crisis, with
more cogency and the added back-
ground material necessary for a
basic understaning of these’ prob-
lems. The I. R. C. could do much to
broaden the scope of Alliance and
|thereby broaden the awareness of
the students.

The second area in which Al-
liance could be strengthened toward
fulfilling its goal is in the inter-
relation of the clubs. I propose per-
iodical meetings between the
chairmen of the clubs and the Pre-
sident of Alliance, cooperating to-
wards a practicable and variegated
policy of keeping the student body
informed. The institution of several
evenings at which each of the clubs
could present their own aspect of a
political event, such as the impend-
ing national elections, would pre-
sent both background and interest-



other service they might want to
attend. Also, to see the “form” of
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ing discussion. Faculty members
would present interpretation and
evaluation to a more aware and
understanding audience.

In these two ways, internally and
interrelatedly, Alliance would be
able to fulfill its goal completely in
all aspects rather than only to the
present limited extent. Alliance
would always try to keep the stu-
dent body aware of the current
political atmosphere in all impor-
tant matters in this effective and
practicable way.



lar attraction.. Anyone who knonws
music or the dance should offer
her opinion to aid the others in a
careful selection of activities. More
important is the necessity to talk
with the other students—not mem-

bers of Arts Council—to hear their

preferences and criticisms of past
events, Thus, Arts Council will
not only define its artistic goal but
it will consider suggestions for a
discriminate selections of activities
as the means to really carry out
this goal. And I thus envisage the
prospect of a mature, purposeful
medium for artistic expression and

presentation. ae
Louise Weingarten

Continued from Page 4, Col. 3

work. These people, nevertheless,
may be—and probably are—con-
cerned with social problems.

To cultivate a deeper under-
standing of the world in which we
live I suggest that better use can
be made of the experiences of those
students who have worked in the
various fields. I believe that there
shouldbe an active plan whereby
after working on some of these
problems, students hold a panel dis-
cussion in which the pros and
cons of their experience be re-
viewed. This should accomplish two
things. One: through such discus-
sions, the organization would be

ce yer e- ‘
Laurie Levine
Continued from Page 5, Col. 3
may hot be altogether ‘interested,
the speeches may be dull or im-

personal.,
would be to have the various presi-

yA better arrangement .



freshmen in each dorm, possibly » at’
mealtimes.

The freshmen face the addition-
al problem of early elections for
hall representatives to the various
organizations on campus, They
are not sure of their own inter-
ests or of the responsibilities in-
volved. It would be better if elec-
tions were postponed until fresh-
men had the opportunity to attend
three or four meetings.

Alliance is dull. It has no crea-
tive projects. One that might be
enjoyable this coming fall would
be the division of the members
into Democratic and Republican
Parties, which would then study
their respective platforms. Each
member would cover a_ specific
policy such as foreign, farm, etc.
We could begin by discussing
points of divergence and converg-
ence and their significance. It has
been suggested that there is bet-:
ter participation in activities at
co-ed schools. Informal discussions.
with groups from neighboring
schools might be enjoyable as well.
as informative.

There has been controversy over
the representatives communica-
tion with their dorms. I do not
think that this isa problem. An
organization. such as Alliance ex-
ists for the benefit of its mem-
bers. Membership under the Re-
onganization. Plan is limited to
those who are active within an
organization. Alliance can. only be-
come a meaningful center of poli-



able-to keep closer account of_ the|tieal thought and a action if Alliance

strike could be brought out—with|Value-in-working as \ we do, where

we do. Perhaps our time could be
better used in new areas; perhaps | -
greater concentration “on One is
needed. But individuals having per-
sonal, experiences without the op-
portunity to fully discuss them,

‘weakens both the unity and func-

tion of League. Two: more girls
would be exposed to precisely
what “the conditions” are. As
we grow older we will most like-
ly be approached by many. of these
and similar organizations for con-
tributions of time and money. We
would be able to approach these
appeals with a greater sense of
what each group does and why
and thus direct our efforts with
more wisdom.

We have heard reiterated dozens
of times the truism, “The world
is getting smaller every day.” We,
however, remain a part of it. There
is an obvious necessity to appre-
ciate the gamut of social varian-
ces within it. This I feel could be
accomplished through films, lec-
tures, and studies on both the na-
tional and internationa{ levels. I
would like to see League meetings
spiced by learning regional cus-
toms, songs, and dances of this and
other countries. An understanding
of ‘the social world should include
more than working to improve
the conditions of less fortunates.
This is’ important and cannot be
neglected. But, on the other hand,

with growing contact between all

parts of the country and world,
as well informed citizens we must
have a deeper understanding both

of those whom we are trying to
help and those whom we are just

trying to get along with.
This, as I see it, is the respon-

Board meetings take the form of
forceful Giapegeion.

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“Margie McHenry
Continued from Page 4, Col. 3

Association will essentially carry
out its own activities much as it
has done before, the new coordina-
tion will provide the possibility for
the combination of ideas and
events which will include all as-
pects of life on the campus. A. A.
has often been criticized for pre-
senting opportunities only to those
athletically inclined, who undoubt-
edly constitute a minority group!
With the help of Undergrad; I
hope that A. “A. will be able to
place more emphasis on non-athle-
tic activities. I would love to see
the growth uch groups as the
Outing Club‘ vand the Dance Club;
perhaps under A. A;" ‘interests
could be promoted in such areas as
folk singing, bridge tournaments
and square dances with other col-
leges. This all involves stirring up
latent interest which certainly
seems to exist.

Naturally, A. A. efforts should
not be confined to this alone. I
feel that there is a definite neces-

and athletic events. To. this end,

}I would advocate much more pub-

licity of games both with other
colleges and among halls. Support
from spéctators at the former can
provide a terrific stimulus to the
team; inter-class and inter-hall
games can really be great fun, and
as points accumulate, an award at
the end of the year can become a
real possibility! Awards Night in
May could be a campus-wide rec-

sity. for increased interest in sports

ognition of indivigyals’ and classes’
efforts, rather than an event in
which people for a large part seem
to have lost interest.

I hope, then, that the Athletic
Association will be able to func-

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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, Febiuary 24, 1960



Perry Cotler

Continued from Page 7, Col. 2

any one service here. on campus is
not enough. One should see the con-
gregational response, and not that
of an “observing” congregation but |
of a participating one.

I have been saying what: Inter-

not offered anything positive for it.
What Inter-Faith can do depends
very much on the attraction of a
different kind of active member-
ship: one with more varied points
of view. By this I don’t mean rep-
resentatives from more religious
faiths but rather people who repre-

sent different views on the ques-
tion of religion itself. This includ-
es the doubters, the liberals, and the
undecided. I don’t mean to exclude
those whose faith is certain but
rather to bring them into discus-
sion with these other people, that
they may undergo a constant re-
evaluation of their own ideas and
attempt an understanding of oth-
ers. You may emerge from such
a discussion with your own faith
stronger or weaker, or even more
important you may receive new
ideas on which to ponder.

I feel that Inter-Faith meetings
can provide something for a larger
group if conducted differently. I
also feel that we can get more and

better speakers. If we haven’t the

funds to do this on our own, per-
haps we could cooperate with Hav-
erford and Swarthmore in this en-
deavor.

What I suggest ‘is that. Inter-!
‘and 6) greater co-ordination with

Faith should not provide a religious
or spiritual experience but..an in-
‘| tellectual one. It can only be whol-
[ly successful in providing a search-
| ing for and exchange of ideas on
| the topic of religion and this should
be its main role.

Anita Dopico _

Continued from Page 4, Col. 4
cessful “program for 1960-61 are
sustained interest and a greater
understanding within. the’ Bryn
Mawr community of the import-
ance of League’s activities. I feel
that this can be achieved through:
1) definite weekly meetings with
the aim of coordination; 2) great-
er responsibility and prestige for
the hall representatives by having
them elected by an “interested”
group within the dorm and each
rep having an active role in a
specific work project; 3) continu-
ed emphasis on formal publicity
via the College News and the
League bulletin board in Taylor;
4) a careful selection of activi-

need for. League’s aid and, at the
same time, -not ~overburdening
League, so that it can devote
enough ‘time to justify participa-
tion and support; 5) a “branching
out” policy, especially in the
choice of speakers and movies,
with the aim of creating an aware-
ness om campus of the nature of
society and the problems it is
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