ews VaL LVDI WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS, WELLESLEY, MASS., FEBRUARY 18, 1965 No.16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Symposium Opens Tomorrow IC. G. Presidential Hopefuls Tell With Lect::~K::.},e0 Strauss Views on Scope, Role of Senate 1lhe question of natural law will symposium speakers. by Alice Dayton '66 be raised this weekend at Wellesley Last Friday's remarl<s IC'nd crc- 'I'he .luniors nominatC'fi for C.G. by an all-college symposium finnncrd lll"Psidt'nl arc> Diana Chapman, Louise by the Wilson Fund. dencc lo one prC'Ctiction: the argu- Knight and Pam LC'at'h. An address hy Leo Strauss, ProfPs- ments about natural law \\111 be Dinna Chapman is an Engli!>h ma­ sor of Political Science> at the UnivC'r- neith<'r exhausted nor settled al the jor from PhiladC'lphia, Pennsylvania. sity of Chicago. on "History anrl N;it- Well<'sley Symposium and eontro­ She is Vil Junior in Bates, and in ural Law" will open th!' symr>c>siurn vcrsy should be livc>ly. addition. ohC' is active in sports; she ternorrow nigihl. It will continue> Sat- was hend of A.A. Hockey and is now In brief, ~he proponents of natural t:rday morning whc•n Anton C. Pc>gis. lhead of squash, and last summer law, who rlate back to the> Stoics and Professor of the> History of Philoso­ hrlrl a po!>ition teaching t<'nnis at the the early Christian (at•hc>rs. havr phy at th<• Pontifical Institut" of Ohase day camps. arguC'd that thc>re is a higher Jaw Medieval StudiC's in Tomnlo dirc>cts Diana feels that Senate's most vital than conventional justice and that it his attention to St. 'J1homas Aquinas. problem is kt>eping in touch with th<' is ~hr duty of thP individual to follow Dr. Pegis' atddress is enlitlf'd student body; thc>re is always the this law before the statut'Ory de­ "Aquinas and the Natural Law: danger that it can get "too caught up Il"ands of a specific society. Some Notes Toward a Reappraisal." in itsel[," and to avoid fois while ex- Following a coffee break (and a 19th C'c>ntury C'riticii;m p;inding its S<'OPC' is an obj0ct the quick jump over several centuries), While th<' lf'g:il positivism of th<' C'ollc>i!C' Crl'>vcrnment must constantly Paul Lehmann, Professor of Syste­ ninE'te1:>nt:h cf'nlury tenr!<'d to discre- kf'c>p in mind. matic Theology at Union Theologi­ dit this argumC'nt, Mr. Gc>rmino Diana wmilrl like to sc>e C.G.'s d­ cal Seminary will present a "Chris­ point<'d out that <'vents of the twPn- fC'Cth·cness increasC'd by admitting tian Alternative to Natural Law." tieth centw-y have re-awakened in- represC'ntath•C's of new o~ur~izat:on:; by Karin Rosenthal '67 Panel Dls~usslon ttresl in the arguments about natural and <'Xpanding committees. While C:.C :. J>rrsidrntial Candid<ltCs I. to Louise Knight, Diana Chapman, The symposium will conclude with law. Both the a<lvent of totalit11rinism som<' of Wc>llc>slPy's nc>cds be diffc>r­ r. and an afternoon panel discussion in and the continuing struggle to win mt. she tllinks Lhat the C.G. Pn•si• l'am I ,o·ach. whieh Professors Lehmann, Pegis, civil rights in this country have lf'd IdPnt would gain insight into .\\'PllP:•• and Strauss will participate. many to re-evaluate the claims of a k·y·s problems by me<'tin~ with President of the present Junior tlie classes' re~pective viewpoints to 1be varying specialties of the dogmatic historicism. hc>ads of other college governments. Class. Senate. speakers are indicative of the Furrhermore. as Mr. Gourcvitch Louise Knight, from St. LJuis, l\!o., Channel For Student Action Louise secs the presidency of C.G. breadth of t'he topic. Mr. Strauss has suggested, while natural laws (in Iis a Binlogy mnjor Offices she 'has Pam Leadh feels that tohe presi­ published extensively in the area of this sense) are dPmonstrably not in- held indude Vice PresidPnt of her as "a chnllenge to creativity." She dent's first duty is to provide a chan­ political philosophy. His latest vol­ violable in t"t1e same way as laws of I Freshman Class; SC'cretary of C.G.; believes that the President's job, nel for student action, ro organize ume is a History of Political Philo­ (Continued on page Three) Junior Vice President of C.G.; and besides bringing ooherence to tlle the procedure for acoomplishing what sophy, of which he is a co-editor. they want. Althougl'i leading C.>llcgc Govrrnmcnt, must involve C.G. Wide Thf>Ologlcal Intt-rf'.,t ent11ils many responsibilities, she be­ pc•rsonal initiative in discover­ Dr. Pegis has worked widely in the lieves that the primary responsibility Students Paticipate in New Exchange; ing issue's sihe consid<'rs important field of Thomist Philosoph.v, in both for making Senate active and effec­ editing and analYZing the texts. His and hringing lhf'm to the attention of Senate. which, she bf'lieves, has the tive rests with the students them­ most recent work, published in 196t, College To Host Three Swarthmore Girls sc>lves. duty and !'he ability to explore almost is St. Thomas and Phifo.rn/1hr. Mr. Since Senate is the place where the nil c'.'Oncerns of the students. She Lehmann's career reflects ~he theo­ Tiwee \\'C'llC'slc>y studc>nts as in­ L1•m'y 'G6. 0hairman of W01lesley's administration and the student body feels that f'l10 ;;raybook rPvisions ne­ logian's continuing interest in the vit00s of the Stucll'nt Coordinating AcquaintanC'c>ship commitlC'C'. whose meet on equal grounds, Pam believes C'f'ssitat<'d hy l'h<' curriculum change topic of natural law. l.'Ommitt<•c! at Swarthmore Colle>!!:<' r<'gular c~illpge position usually c>n­ it is here that problems can and Mr. Lehmann's extensive writings will visit the school's suburha n Phil­ tails luusing suhfrC'shmen visiting provi<l<' an 0xcel10nt opportunity for also reviewing peripheral matters. should be solved. It is up to the stu­ in the field of Christian ethics in­ adelphia campus and attend classes the college for interviews. dents and to the C.G. president to clude Ethics in a Christian Crmtrxt. all next week. Wrllt>sley RPpr<''ientativt-s Louise' fC'cls that the CG President present the matters effectviely. Last Friday afternoon at the Pcipc b· also resonsible for making Sen­ Pam, from St. Alban!'. N.Y., ;~ Room Mr. DantP Germino. Asso<'iate Swarthmore sponsors the same Girls rC'pl'C'senting WC'lleslc>y f,>r t'hC' ate's operation as C'fficient as pos­ majoring in Frenvh and is this ye:>r Professor of Political Science, Mr. program each year with six colleges wC'ek-long program at Swarthmore sible. for substituting committee re­ living on the French Corridor. She Victor GQurpvitr'h, Assistant Pr()ff'~- 01· univPrsitiPs anci will send two \"ill be Barbara Ruttc>rworth '6:i, ()rts Ior over-long discussions. In ad­ was president of her class Freshman sor of Philosophy, and Mr. Roger frc~~i1m0n ancl a sophomore to Wel­ senior court rC'prC'sf'ntaliv<', Cazen­ dition. she would like to see specific anrl Sophomore years, and Treasurer Johnson, Assistant Professor of Bib- lcsley on Su v ih .nrkrgrnrlu­ ov<'. Susa'l Fox '63, House. Prc·sidc•nt. revisions of Scn11te orgar :.;ation that of Chapel last year. She is consider­ lical History joined in introducing ate representatives for the WC'C'k. BePbe; and Marjory Kaminsky '66. make sure> all bu~iness is covered ing both forPign sPrvice and teaching \TcAf<'<'. 'JlhC'c;c> <'andid;1tc><: w<'rf' i:e­ the topic of natural law and suggest-, These three girls will be h<>u ~wd in \vhil<' no on<' omcer has too much to as a career, and last summer she l<'ctrl from a v.roup of nppmximatc>J~· ing some of the lines or argument the rooms of Wellesley's ambassa­ do. P0rhaps tohis would inC'ludC' a o.>rj?anized a tutorial project in St. 5(1 girls in the> junior anrl sc>nior that will probably be pursued by the dorial group, according to Lynda Class Prc>sidents' committe<' to bring /\.I bans. classes who appliC'd for the progrnm. Ac>.a1l<>mic Frc>rdom Both visiting ;;rcmps nre nuthoriz<'d to attC'nd any academic classes on Senate Charters Film Society hobh C'ampusc>s. providing the> ncces­ s.1ry nrrnn~<'mC'nts f\'>r :ittc>nclan<•<' arc <'arril'cl out ;1h<'ad of time>. Admits Unescorted Before 11 AC'cording to Gail Heillf'r. '63. Col­ lcgf' \,•wl'rnnwnt Presidrnt, and \VC'lksl<•y's Senate met Tuesday largo.' on next printing. Abu, the J.~·11<11 L1•ney. a list nf rf'commc>nded ni-!ht. ;incl tonk art ion lt> r..mfil·m tlw n<'xl I kads-of-Ilouse DJl'C'ting will dasscs to attend at WC'lksley and proposal that a girl lll'<'d not have discuss extending the final lime !rom "intc>resting" seminars ~as bPc>n sent <111 <'S<'<>rl on Calllpus until 11:00, t•iiat 12:15 until 12:45. to thP Swart hmorf' delegation. on S:i 111da.v nrghts nn escort and onC' Next the Welle:--:ley Judicial Sysl<>m :oiicw Proin-am C'ouplf' for up l<i thrc•e gir;ls) lllaY hC' was 'Cliseuss('(l.