College News, 1942-03-11, Vol. 28, No. 18

              The College News
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VOL. XXVIII, No.  18
BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY,.MARCH 11, 1942
Copyright,  Trustee* of        PRICF   10   CFNTS
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Dr. Murray Asks
Youth's Support
To  Defeat  Nazis
German Ideology of War
Must be Overthrown
For Success
Goodhart Hall, Monday, March
9.�In his talk on "The Psychologi-
cal Aspects of the Present Con-
flict," Dr. Henry A. Murray asked
the people of the younger genera-
tion to make an unequivocal ans-
wer to the challenge of the Nazi
fight for power . . . they must
"jump out of themselves to give
and be given." He gave a picture
of the motivation behind the oppos-
ing ideologies of the conflict and
drew some conclusions concerning
the morale on both sides.
Dividing the people of the world
into two factions, for the benefit of
the "analytical" Bryn Mawr mind,
Dr. Murray denoted the Nazis as
the "X faction", and the United
States, as the "Y faction". Ger-
many's motive, the power motive,
following the nation's former frus-
trations, has become a religion, he
said. The philosophy which em-
bodies this motive has been, enliv-
ened by passion and potencyL
The idea of an omnipotent ruler
is dominant in the Nazi ideology,
he said.   The whole State, or ges-
talt, is more than the sum of its
Continued  on  Page Two
Clement, Nicrosi, Chase, Wright Nominated
By Juniors for Chairman of The Alliance
BETTY NICROSI
LIND WRIGHT
Purpose of College Education Discussed
By Student and Faculty in Forum Panel
International Union x
Offered by Schumann
As Ultimate Solution
American Tradition Must be
Federal Union Basis, Says
Williams  Professor
Goodhart, Sunday, March 8.�
Speaking under the auspices of the
Philadelphia Committee for Fed-
eral Union, Carl Schuman, Wood-
row Wilson professor of Govern-
ment at Williams College and
author of numerous books on the
Nazi conflict, urged that we must
now lay the basis for winning the
peace or we will lose the war. A
federal union based on an expan-
sion of our American tradition is
the only solution to the threat of a
Nazi-dominated world.
The frustration of the twentieth
century, stated Mr. Schuman,
arises from two opposing trends:
the first is an attempt to deal with
world difficulties in terms of na-
tional sovereignly; the second, in
what appears to be international
anarchy. International govern-
ment is necessary to eliminate war
and poverty. The -crucial issue of
the present war is the question of
who shall establish that govern-
ment, who shall dictate the world
order of the future.
Expanded American federalism
and "melting pot" culture, Mr.
Schuman declared, can and must
be utilized by the United Nations
in creating a federation of nations.
Other countries must nofe. be co-
erced to join, but no nation that
will comply with the regulations
should be excluded.
The federation would be based
on the premise that all communi-
ties must be willing to yield their
sovereignity over trade, finance,
defense and foreign policy, and
that all must be willing to accept
the fundamental principles of de-
mocracy and some form of a fed-
eral bill of rights. Freedom for
India and a new conception of our
Continued on Fax* Four
Common Room � A forum on
"Education in Wartime", held
Monday evening, under the chair-
manship of Mrs. De Laguna com-
bined faculty with the Alliance
speakers. Reasons for going to
college, the values of liberal and
technical training, what professors
feel they are contributing in the
field of instruction, and the decis-
ions of individuals now in college,
were discussed by Miss Taylor,
Miss Robbins, Mary Gumbart and
Sheila Gamble.
Sheila Gamble
Sheila Gamble stated two main
reasons for going to college: either
to prepare for some special field
or spend the time profitably be-
fore getting married. The present
state of war would not, she said,
affect those preparing for voca-
tions unless they were doing grad-
uate work in the classics. The val-
ues and justifications for those at-
tending college with no special ca-
reer in mind are not so easy to see.
For four years, Sheila stated, a
student is a non-prjoductive factor j
and the feeling of uncertainty may
cause students without a specific
vocation either to leave college or
stfrt^^nmediatek jnHefea^work
after high school.
Mary Gumbart �
There is value in college train-
ing not only for those preparing
Rowley to Present
Illustrated Lecture
On Oriental Painting
George Rowley second speaker in
the Chinese Scholarship fund se-
ries, will discuss "The Pacific
Background Seen Through Paint-
ing" Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
in the Theatre Workshop. Mr.
Rowley is Curator of Art of the
Far East, Associate Professor of
Art and Archaeology at Princeton
University. His lecture will be il-
lustrated with slides. Mr. Rowley
was in the Bryn Mawr Art depart-
ment several years ago.
Square Dance
A' square dance for the
benefit of the Experiment in
International Living will be
given in the gym on Satur-
day, March 14, at 8.30 P. M.
Admission will be 35 cents.
Faculty are cordially invited.
for vocations, said Mary Gumbart,
but also for those without specific
careers in mind. We must think
of the peace which must be settled
as well as of the actual prosecution
of the war. In college we develop
the techniques of criticism and
evaluation which can best be
gained by a general study covering
four years. The post-war recon-
struction course fills in. a needed
gap and new courses of the same
type should be added. These, she
stated, need not be required.
Miss  Robbins
Miss Robbins discussed the aims
of teachers in the present crisis.
Teaching techniques creating men-
tal control, discipline and forti-
tude, can all be gained through
studies, she stated. The continua-
tion of scholarship is valuable and
must be perpetuated mainly
through women and children. The
need for doing things within defin-
ite time limits and for recognizing
facts as facts are some of the most
valuable assets gained from col-
lege.
Miss Taylor
To the question, shall we leave
college to do war work? Miss Tay-
lor answered yes, if we have tech-
Continued on Page Five
NANCY CHASE
College to Vote March 16
For Head of Defense
Activities
Choirs Will Combine;
Plan 'Elijah9 Concert
For Musical Service
Mr. Willoughby is Conducting
Mendelssohn Performance
In Goodhart
The Mid-Semester Chapel Serv-
ice in Goodhart Hall will be held
on Sunday, March 22, at 8 P. M.,
and, as in former years, will be a
musical service. It will consist of
excerpts from Mendelssohn's Ora-
torio "Elijah," constituting about
half the entire work.
"Elijah" was first projected by
Mendelssohn when he was living
in London in 1837, but on account
of other projects it was held in
abeyance until 1845, when he was
commissioned to write a work for
and to conduct the Birmingham
Festival to�.be held the following
year. The work was thus produced
there in 1846 amid scenes of tre-
mendous enthusiasm and has ever
since retained its popularity, owing
to its fine dramatic qualities and
its very singable and effective
straightforward chorus writing. Its
Continued on Page Five
Catherine Clement, Betty Nic-
rosi, Nancy Chase, and Rosalind
Wright have been nominated for
the chairman of the Alliance. The
College will vote on March 16.
The chairmanship of the Alli-
ance, since it is a new position, re-
quires an especial organizing abil-
ity, a fund of ideas, and the ability
to present and promote those
ideas. The chairman, who runs
the student end of the defense
courses, is the coordinator between
the undergraduate and faculty de-
fense activities. All problems
arising in connection with defense
courses are to be referred to her.
Catherine Clement
Catherine Clement, secretary of
the Alliance hasten active on the
Forum committee" and in all de-
fense work. She is a member of
the Spanish Club.
Betty  Nicrosi
Betty Nicrosi is chairman of the
defense courses this year. She is
a
League Board, and headed the
Rhoads Dance Committee. She is
also a member of the Sub-Fresh-
man Committee and is a former^
member of the Business Board of
the News.
Nancy  Chase
Nancy Chase, secretary of the
International Relations Club, is
deputy secretary of the Model
League and has taken part in the
Forum. She is a member of the
Dance Club, and had a part in
Stage Door this year. She has
worked in the Haverford Commu-
nity Center.
Continued on F�r� Six
Eichelberger Is
Voted President
For B.M.C. League
Revote for A. A. President
'Between Boal and Wells
On Thursday
Helen Eichelberger was elected
president of the' Bryn Mawr
League in the revote held on
March 10. The revote was be-
tween Helen Eichelberger and Bet-
ty Nicrosi.
On Thursday, March 12, there
will, be revoting between Mimi
Boal and Betty Wells for president
of the Athletic Association.
Elections for chairman of the
Alliance will be held on March 16
and 17, and those for the vice-
president of the Undergraduate
Association are scheduled for
March 19 and 20.
New League Chairman
Awaits Final Verdict;
Indulges  in  Solitaire
Helen Eichelberger, the first
non-resident in a long time to have
one of the big college offices, was
elected to head the Bryn Mawr
League on the first day she has
missed during her college career.
She sat at home all day, playing
solitaire while .awaiting the ver-
dict.
Noted for her ability to amuse
the children who flock to the Bryn
Mawr Camp each summer, Eichy
may be found almost any day un-
der Pern Arch in serious conversa-
tion with Judy Weiss. She is also
apt to dash up to someone, saying,
"Oh, wouldn't you like to model for
the Art Club?"
The girl accosted turns on her
most professional smile, smoothes
hack her hair, and gurgles, "Why,
I'd be delighted. What shall I
wear?"
"Nothing," Eichy replies.
Sally Matt Revamps
Personality for New
Undergrad Activities
Sally Matteson, the new Under-
graduate Association's president,
smoked her twelfth cigarette at the
announcement of her election. "I
have to fight against wholesome-
ness.'^he says, "and try to be
dark and devious."
To encourage these characteris-
tics, besides waving a foot-long
cigarette holder, she avidly reads
long, morbid Russian novels. Dos-
toyevsky is her favorite author,
but she denies the assumption that
she models her personality on the
lines of his characters.
Sally's ambition to be a railroad
engineer receives her planned at-
tention. She climbs trees, and eats
member of the Bryn Mawr Scrambled eggs daily to keep physi-
cally fit for her intended career.
She is confident that such an
efficient system of committees of
the Undergraduate Association has
^>een worked out that she can sit
back, and in true engineer fashion
"watch the wheels go 'round". Her
only demand on her new position is
that it will release her from duty
on Saturdays and Sundays so she
can  attend the baseball games
Her major, Biology, requires
much of her time, and she philo-
sophically told us that her peace
of mind is directly proportionate
to the yield she gets in organic
chemistry.