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[FRESHMAN WEEK EDITION

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VOL. XLIX No. 1



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“Hedietdival Ae Sinead. & The Class of 1967 "Arrives:

In Self Gov. Participation

The Bryn Mawr Students’ Asso-

, ciation for Self Government is an

institution. that covers nearly every

corner of the college campus. and
every phase of college lifé, —

‘The Association itself was
established in 1892 to “place the
responsibility for “the~conduct of
the students entirely in their own
~-hands,** It- was feit then that giris
of college age were mature enough
to live in a community without
outside supervision,

Demands Utmost

Self government, thus based on
an honor system, demands the
utmost. where individual respect

_ \yafid responsibility are concerned.

. Self-Gov.

Each student is expected togovern
her affairs according to the mores
of the college community. More-
over, under such a system, each
student hds the opportunity and
privilege to decide upon the com-<
position of these community guide
posts.

The present rule held by the
Self Government Association have
been developed over the years to
best care for the needs of all
individuals. These rules, however,
are subjected to constant trial and

scrutiny, and, if they prove out-

“dated or ineffective, it is the

student body that revises or
changes them. _
oy» Alveady- Familiar
You have already become some-
what familiar with the rules of
by reading the con-
stitution of the organization, sent

to-you--earlier-this-summer, You ©

will find that Self-Gov. in practice
is much the same as it reads on
paper. It is a system founded on

system which’ requires in practice,

“the same personal responsibility

and integrity of each student. The
academic honor system makes
each student responsible for the
: integrity of her own work and that

of her fellow students, All work is
expected to be done onan individual
and honorable basis, The social

Hundred Eighty- Two Strong ©

What is green and has one beats

honor. system similarly expects - dred and eighty-two parts? What

“4ndividual ‘honor and integrity, for...
an act of dishonesty in the social
honor system is just as harmful
as it is in the’ academic: honor
system,

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There — are
structural constituents of. Self
‘Government. Each is important.

One centers in the halls, The hall -

president sits on the Advisory
-Board of Self Government, This
board meets to discuss campus
problems and. to consider in-
fractions against the honor system.
Permission givers, chosen by the
Hall President for their knowledge
of Self-Gov. rules and respect
for the institution, will help you

sign out’ until you have’ passed

your Self Government Exam.

Second Unit
There is a second Wit, the
Executive Board, which: is
comprised of college-elected.Selt

Government officers -and ‘seven _

class officers. This board re-
solves problems, ~~
policies and decides-the-nature of

penalties, .

three separate

formulates |

has -members from thirty-three

states and eleven foreign coun-

tries? What represents more than

one hundred and fifty-four educa-

tional institutions, more than half
—publie-schooi?

It is you, the Class of 1967.

Your arrival at Bryn Mawr
marks an important occasion for
-us-of--the- Freshman Week Com-
mittee,
Class of 1967 for a long time.
We have planned for your arri-
val, We have sent you letters
and postcards, written your names
‘countless times. We are now
anxious. to associate faces with

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We have known about the «

your names, which have become so
familiar to us.

Bryn Mawr College is unique
in many ways and to help you
adjust to our idiosyncrasies, we
have designed a condensed ver-
sion of college life -- four years
in approximately “four days,

Confusion
Confusion and exhaustion. may

be what you feel during,this first

week. We hope not! A few
specific hints and details may
be helpful so that you'll know
what to expect..

To start out your days well
nourished, remember: breakfast is
served only during the scheduled
times=-one minute late and you'll

“Chair, lamp: or rug.

, The third unit of theSelf Govern-
ment Association is the Academic -
‘fiorior Board. *This board meets
only when infractions have been
committed to’ examine the case



Freshman week chairmen Ladner and Aronson discuss approach-

and recommend action,

ing problems.

Undergrad Offers Variety of Activities

‘‘We are organizers, we are so-
cializers, we are perpetuators of
tradition,’’ Such is the legacy of
the Undergraduate —e in-
accurate it is not.

Dirk Rezelman Lecture Will Probe
“The Challenge in South Africa”

A topical subject, apartheid, and
two provocative films should make
Bryn Mawr’s first lecture of the
school year unusually interesting.

Dirk Rezelman, Director of Pub-
lications for the ‘South African
Information Service, will speak on
‘*The Challenge in South Africa,”

~-Monday—-at--8- p,m.—in ~Goodhart=

Also scheduled for the Alliance-
‘sponsored. program. is a1 and

1/2 hour film, “Come Back Afri-.
a
This documentary shows how the

‘featuring Miriam Makeba.

Negro lives in South Africa and
includes a discussion by South
African intellectuals about the pro-
blems inherent in apartheid so-
ciety: .

There are three distinct classes
in South Africa: the white ruling
class, which includes the Dutch
Afrikaaners and English settlers;

-the Africans,;-who-are the tribés-~

men; and the Negroes, tribesmen
who have adopted. western ideas,

as _the. Negroes,-who-object ‘to
a the apartheid policy. and aretrying -

to abolish it in South Africa,
.-Mr, Rezelman told Alliance
President Kathy Boudin that he
thought ‘Come Back Africa’?







both biased and misleading.. He

is therefore bringing his own film
with which he hopes to refute the
ideas expressed in Ome Back
Africa,’”

Thus the lines are drawn for
an. apartheid - anti-apartheid. de-



ae Dirk Rezelman -

bate, After the lecture, everyone
~ts invited to adjourn to the Common —
Room, for discussion, Haverford
students,: who-will be in the halls ©
for coffee after dinner, will ae

sea —

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Organizers? .We are, Student
exchanges, evening hours at the
College Inn, campus jobs, Tri-
College, speakers and conferences
all testify to this. Socializers? Yes.
The Social Chairman of the College

on whose board sit the hall social

chairmen, is responsible for all
the. mixers,. coffee. hours, and
dances that occupy Bryn Mawrters’
Friday nights and Sunday after-
noons. \
, Perpetuators of tradition?. To
this call we also, answer, Lantern
Night and May Day would not be the
same if Undergrad could not worry
about retrieving lanterns and may-
poles from countless Haverford-
ians jealous of Bryn Mawr’s tradi-
And Yet, More

Yet, to view the Undergraduate
Association= simply. as a-body -of
organizers, socializers and per-
petuators of tradition is to ignore
the overall importance of the or- .
gahization, This importance liés in

* the fact that the Undergraduate

Association with the Self-Govern-.
ment Association forms the student
government of Bryn Mawr. Being
the: student government, it is ob-

- «ligated to address itself to under-
graduate interests on campus"

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“(outside the realm of the honor

system and certain rules of con-

duct which are within the juris-_ _Traditi /Chairman.and the Pub-
“diction or Self-Gov.). ... ——-eity*Chairman, The First Junior
a eatnates is now the Social Chairman of the

The worth of the Undergraduate
“Association is to be found in its ,
ability, oe wnee: and answer camel

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‘Fo Entice BMC’s Organization Women

changing needs and opinions of the
student body. In turn, like any
level of government within this
country, the effectiveness of the
Association depends upon the

awareness of the undergraduates

and their desire to hold the Asso-
ciation responsible to their inter-
ests. *

‘ Last year, the Constitution of the
Undergraduate Associatioff was
revised, Many changes were made
to define more clearly the Asso-
ciation and to organize it in such
a-way as to better reflect student
opinion.

A dual board system was re-
placed by a.single Executive Coun-
cil, On this Council each student is

-representedin different capacities.

She is represented in her hall by
the hall reps; in her class by the
four class presidents; and in her
interests by the presidents of all

the major organizations. KBingle .

board, it is hoped / “will provide
a Feat forum of Sébssion where
students. may initiate debate and
develop ideas,
Names Changed

In addition to altering the struc-—
ture of Undergrad, the names of
some of the officers elected to the
_Association-- were =changed,~For=
instance, the First and Second

Sophomorés) are now called the

-College. The names were changed

to eliminate much of the confusion
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4 phe Currictlum Committee

miss it! - As a rule it is-best to
get to all; functions ~ early, es-"
pecially the furniture sale -- in
order to pick out that ‘perfect
The picnic
with Haverford is not required,
but_a ~ of fun.

Princeton (in the form of one
hundred and eighty-five freshmen
and upperclassmen) will be visit-__
ing Saturday evening to dine.and
dance with you, The Curriculum
Committee tea will give informa-

tion about your potential majors.

‘‘Vigah’’

During andafter Freshman Week
we hope for knowledgeable, satis-
fied, vigorous exhilaration from
each one of you. Every person
who is.a member of the committee
is..interested in seeing that your
introduction to: Bryn Mawr is as
pleasant as possible,

You, the Class.of 1967,.are now
apart of the Bryn Mawr College
community. and we-would like to

| .be the first to say that we’ re ¥ iad
’ you’ve arrived! —

Margie heen
Genie Ladner |

BMC Dramatists -
Ask Participation

by Terri Rodgers _—
College Theater won’t guarantee
that. -you’ll_--be-another- Katherine
Hepburn, but we’ll give you every
opportunity to try.

‘« It presents three major produc-

tions a year. It also serves asa
co-ordinating body for all dramatic
activity on campus. Working close-
ly with Haverford and our director
Bob Butman, College Theater last

year presented the Misanthrope in |

November, All’s Well, That Ends
Well in March, and four one-act
plays by Albee, Chekhov, Shaw and

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-Sutro—in” May.” Major productions
include Chapel Play and May Day
Play.

In its advisory capacity, College
Theater provides. assistance and
facilities for all class shows,
freshman hall plays, and any in-
dependent, productions, such as
last year’s: Antigone.

~Everyone is encouraged to par-
ticipate in productions, whether
her talents lie in stage work,
lights, costumes, props. or. busi-.
ness. Membership in College The-

“ater is by invitation, after comple-*

tion pf work on a certain number
of productions,

Your first contact with Caleas
Theater will. be Hall Plays in ‘Oc-.
tober. The freshmen of each hall -
choose and produce a short one-
act play, which is judged’ by a

‘panel. of faculty members, A Col-

lege Theater advisor will be chosen.
by each hall to help with any and

all problems,

We-hope you’ll enjoy your intro-
duction to College Theater and that
~—we'lt-see- Some of you often in the
next four years,

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tea will be at 4:00 p.m. not
4:30 p,m. on, Wyndham Ter-
racé}’ Sunday» September 22.