College News, 1939-11-15, Vol. 26, No. 06

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BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1939
PRICE 10 CENTS
Women's Civil
Service Jobs
Are Debated
Vocational     Opportunities
Are Increasing Yearly
In   Many   Fields
Mrs. Jaipes Crenshaw. who rep-
' resented Bryn Mawr at a "Con-
ference on Opportunities in Public
Service" in Washington, November
10 and 11, reported a group of
"lively and interesting meetings."
Under the auspices of the Institute
of Women's Professional Relations,
opportunities for women in public
service were discussed by experts
in many fields, economic, adminis-
trative, social and scientific. The
leaders of the conference were es-
pecially impressed by the number
of women employees in public ser-
vice. Mr. Donald C. Stone, Assis-
tant Director of the Budget, advo-
cated entering the service as a sec-
retary. Mr. William R. Stead, of
the Bureau of Employment Secur-
ity, opposed this idea, advising wo-
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Five Organizations
Seek Contributions
From Peace Council
Numerous pleas for money have
been made to the Peace Council.
The proposals now under considera-
tion are as follows: the plea of the
American Red Cross for the money
formerly raised by its t annual
campus drive; a contribution to the
Friends' Association for immediate
relief in Europe; the request of the
International Students Service for
funds to aid in the support of refu-
gee students here and abroad and
in the maintenance of schools and
universities in China.
An Allied Jewish Appeal for
funds to aid refugee Jewish stu-
dents both here and abroad has
been made, and also a plea by the
French House for contributionsJn
clothes and money for the French
summer camps, for children. The
amount to be assigned to these or-
ganizations is not yet decided. Any
independent contributions to these
organizations will be welcomed, and
anyone wishing to contribute should
see V. Nichols, Rockefeller Hall.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, November 15.
�Industrial Group Supper,
Common Room, 6.30, followed
by a government movie and
discussion on housing.
Thursday, November 16.�
Dance Recital, Wyndham, 4.-
15.
Friday, November 17.�A.
S. U. meeting, Rhoads Show-
case, 8.15, Rajui Petel will
speak on India and the war.
Sunday, November 19. �
Reverend Alexander Zabris-
kie, chapel, 7.30.
Monday, November 20. �
Concours Oratoire, Wynd-
ham, 4.30.
Tuesday, November 21. �
Current Events, Mr. Fen-
wick, Common Room, 7.30.
Humphrey - Weidman Dance
Recital, Goodhart Hall, 8.30.
Wednesday, November 22.
�Thanksgiving Vacation be-
gins, 12.45 p. m.
Monday, November 27. �
Thanksgiving Vacation ends,
9.00 a. m.
Tuesday, November 28. �
Current Events, Mr. Fen-
wick, Common Room, 7.30.
INTERNATIONAL CLUB DIAGNOSES
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY DANGERS
Lack of Machinery
To Express  Beliefs
Deplored by Cheney
Miss Cheney emphasized the lack
of means for democratic expres-
sion and adoption of the majority's
ideas on local issues and on eco-
nomic welfare. As one necessary
extension of democratic methods,
people should be* provided �with
more "machinery" for registering
their ideas and desires. Education
Should be spread more equally ac-
cording to ability and there should
be developed stronger community
and social organization. The latter
is particularly necessary to give
ipportunity for determination of
those"*minor and local issues in
vhich people are often most in-
terested.
The second* measure is the ex-
tension of economic democracy.
Planning of production toward effi-
�ency must include consideration
)f the social welfare of the whole
imputation, so should become a
public responsibility. Production
should not be decided upon by the
few, who necessarily place the
highest value on the method which
secures the greatest immediate
profit.
Humphrey-Weidman
Plan   Dance   Recital
Doris Humphrey and Charles
Weidman, considered the foremost
masters of the modern American
dance, will give a recital in Good-
hart Hall on Tuesday, November
21. They both studied under Ruth
St. Denis and her partner, Ted
Shawn, who revolted against the
stereotyped forms of ballet, and
launched a new dance expression
which had an exotic oriental qual-
ity.
Doris Humphrey and Charles
Weidman organized a new group
and introduced a fresh technique
to the growing medium of Modern
Dancing, in an effort to develop a
truly American style.
Modern Dance Club
To Show Technique
At Recital Thursday
At an informal recital to be given
this Thursday in Wyndham, the
Modern Dance group will demon-
strate the technique they have
learned during the past weeks. Miss
Ruth Shindler, who directs the
group, is now working in New York
with Martha Graham.
Modern Dancing, according to
Miss Shindler. emphasizes "aware-
ness of the body." The group has
been concentrating on the funda-
mentals of technique to develop
control, with streches and exercises
to limber the muscles. On the basis
of these essential movements, they
will be able, Miss Shindler said, "to
cope with any kind of dancing."
They also plan work on composition
and creative movement.
The following program will be
given:
Square Dances          Lionel Nowak
Traditions                 Lehman Engel
Passacaglia in C Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Opus 51                          Vivian Fine
Exhibition Piece               Slonimsky
Panfcl Opens Series
On U.S. Propaganda
Discussion   Following   Talks
Centers on Restriction
Of Free Speech
Common Room, November 13.�
"Menaces to American Democracy"
were probed by a student panel
and members of the International
Club at the first of the club's ser-
ies of meetings on propaganda an-
alysis. Presented by Louise Mor-
ley, '40, was the danger of over-
simplified analysis of issues, while
Bess Lomax, '41 cited curtailment
of minority expressions of opinion;
lack of full machinery for political,
and any machinery for economic,
democracy was'' emphasized by
Emily Cheney, '40.
Open discussion centered on the
extent to which democracy is jus-
tified in protecting itself from vio-
lent expressions of opinion. Swit-
zerland was mentioned as an ex-
ample of democracy which defi-
nitely limits freedom of speech.
Some of Miss Morley's arguments
were challenged, -on the grounds
that propaganda and use of slo-
gans were necessary and useful
means of reaching democratic de-
cisions. Mr. Wells suggested care-
ful analysis of the word "propa-
ganda" and of its relation to all
education, as the topic for the next
meeting.
Lomax and Morley
Lecture on Slogans
And Civil Liberties
N
Miss Morley, speaking on the
value and necessity of education in
a democracy, said that democracy
consists not only in giving people
the right to participate in govern-
ment, but also in offering them fa-
cilities for educating themselves
so that they are capable of analyz-
ing   problems.     Lack   of   critical
training leads people to over-sim-
plification of issues and the easy
acceptance of slogans.
Leaders utilize slogan propa-
ganda because they believe that it
is the only way to mobilize people
in support of proposals which they
could not understand in all their
complications. Education must be
directed toward providing the
ability to dissolve these slogans
and so deal directly with the real
and complicated issues. Despite
their broader knowledge, college
students often lack this ability
equally with less educated persons.
Bess Lomax
Miss Lomax selected as her sub-
ject restraint of civil liberties with
particular reference to the Dies
Committee. She stated that undue
restraint was an example of for-
getting the definition of democracy,
government by the people. Par-
ticularly dangerous arc the at-
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BRYN MAWR UNHAMPERS
Council Deals
With May Day
Discussions
Support   Given   to   News
Project of Alumnae
Student Meetings
November 9.�The second college
council meeting focussed attention
on the method of deciding the May
Day issue, the possibilities of alum-
nae-student conferences on teach-
ing and curriculum, and the pro-
blem of an excess of mid-week club
meetings and a dearth of activities
of general i ate rest over the week-
end.
Among other topics discussed
were: the necessity of determining,
before the policy can be accepted,
whether or not 50 per cent of the
students would subscribe to the
group insurance plan; the need for
additional mimeographing facili-
ties, to be run by students, since
the college department cannot keep
up with the quantity now brought
to it; plans to check the volume of
hall announcements and secure
their arrangement in a coherent
order.
Mrs. Manning stressed the need
for students to report to the college
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Selection of Next
College President
To Be Considered
Romance stalked the campus on
the night of November 11. In Mer-
ion, Rockefeller, and Goodhart the
sound of dance music blotted out
the'sound of typewriters, of cham-
ber music, and of serious conversa-
tion.
Merion hit a new social "high"
with one of its most successful
dances. The Dance Committee
coped with elusive pianos and deco-
rative problems and had enough
energy left over to arrange a sur-
prise entertainment in the form of
Whittaker and his quartette.
Rockefeller was superbly deco-
rated with a fall motif which in-
cluded such exotic touches as a
leopard skin rug and spot-lighted
balloons. Large numbers of girl
stags leaned against the dining
room wall and leered at their
friends who were dancing to the
dulcet strains of Frankie Day and
orchestra. Also present were two
young men who went through the
entire evening* on the supposition
that they were enjoying night life
at Harcum.
Most of the Rockefeller dancers
finished the evening at the non-
resident dance in Goodhart. Here,
the music, according to the danc-
ers, was quite good "from a dis-
tance." There were twice as many
revellers as the Common Room can
comfortably hold and one-third of
them were stags.
A "Committee to Receive and
Consider Suggestions for a Succes-
sor to President Park," who retires
in 1941, has been appointed by the
Board of Directors of the college.
In order that the best person for
the position may be selected, care-
fully and without prejudice, the
committee will avoid concentration
on any one person until all possible
candidates have been discussed. Al-
though the Board of Directors will
make the actual appointment of a
president, they will first consider
the opinions of a large group.
The Directors' committee of
seveji include an Alumnae Director,
who will report to the committee
the results of a questionnaire sent
to all alumnae. ^(The faculty has
also been asked to elect a committee
to gather suggestions from the
faculty or anyone connected with
the college.
The questionnaire sent to the
Alumnae has general questions on
qualifications to be considered, such
as whether scholarly attainment
mould be the primary considera-
tion, whether a man or woman is
preferred, and whether the choice
should be limited to alumnae. It
also asks for suggestions of names
and biographical data. These
questionnaires are to be returned
by December 1 so that the commit-
tee can have ample time to investi-
gate all information from alumnae
and others.
STRUGGLE TO SELL
SERIES CONTINUES
Since the reopening of the sale
of tickets for the Entertainment
Series 55 - more tickets have been
bought by undergraduates, bring-
ing the total to 176. These tickets,
however, were almost entirely for
the balcony with only a scattered
few in the main section. The cam-
paign is still approximately 84
short of its goal. . Tickets will be
sold between 1.30 and 2.00 Thurs-
day this week, as well as Monday
and Tuesday next week, in the
office of the Director in Residence.
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