Minutes of the Executive Board November 7, 1961

1. Letters have been written to Robert Osborne,
Alfred Kazin, inviting them to speak here. It
was also suggested that we write to Steinberg
and Marya Mannes, and to Jules Pfdiffer.

2. There will be an exchange with two students
going to, and coming from,Swarthmore, in February.
Details are to be arranged with Miss Howe, and
a list will be posted.

3. It is hoped that improvement can be made
on the College Inn Service. There is a student
committee for such work.

4. Sue Johnson and Barbara Paul will work on
plans for a co-ed social room, open til 2:00,
with food available, possibly to be situated in
the new dorm. The objections to such a room are
that this new room might be noisy and infringe
on the privacy of the dorm. The inadequacies of
Goodhart, ie: it is cold, drafty, unattractive,
and closes early, were pointed out.

5. Activities Board will draw up a petition to be
presented to the faculty, asking that there be a
faculty show.

6. Marion oen announced a conference at the
UN to which Bryn Mawr has been invited, which will
be addressed by Nehru. The date is Sat., Novem-
ber 11, 1961.

7. There was discussion of the meeting of the
previous Monday, Nov.6, with Miss McBride and
Miss Howe. The Activities Board had felt a
desire for expansion of student waitressing, and
urged that the issue not be dropped. The dis-
cussion mainly was concerned with possible action
by the Board. Some felt that we have done all
that we can with the information, and should now
drop the issue in order that we should avoid making it
a civil rights issue or a question of patronizing.
Most members felt that we should make evident our
continued interest in the subject, and make it
quite clear that the Administration should continue
its studies of operational costs, in preparation
for an enlarged program of student work. It must