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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.

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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

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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

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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



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mosphere of these competitions is
exciting, sometimes wild, exhilara-



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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

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hope, the presidents of the separ-
ate organizations will no longer be
occupied alone with their narrow

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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.

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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.