Phillips Academy - Pot Pourri Yearbook (Andover, MA)

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281 Miller. In the morning session of the con- ference Dr. Jones opened the discussion of governmental control of economic activi- ties, the question of socialism in the United States, with an ensuing consider- ation of the decline of the theory of indi- vidual rights. International diplomacy was also discussed at length. In the afternoon session, the conference members considered Negro rights in America, and solutions to the problem of maintaining world peace. The Society of Inquiry hoped by this conference at least to acquaint students with qualified opinions on matters of such grave import. As a further stimulus to thought and discussion among Academy students and the people of the community, the society this year sponsored a lecture series. During the Winter term a mixed audience of stu- dents and townspeople heard such speakers as: Mrs. Paul Robeson, who spoke on the topic, MAS I See America , 'ML Paul Lin, on Wllhe Impact of the War on Chinawg Dr. Marc Slonirn, on HRussia and the United Statesw, and lVIr. lVIbonu Ojike, on uFrom African Village to American Uni- versity. The final talk of the series was A I r . . . a serious business . . . T z e 1 45 tgs ings? J Nttfiul, -, Lf-11 - Q . . U M igj 1 gtgfisit , T' 1 x ,iii nf! A if if? 5 5113- 127 K .K 'K if '1' ., A '..s Tig -f S, . cuicy. u , S bc, , cct, u given by William Stevenson of the board of trustees, in the absence of Dean Wicks of Princeton. Mr. Stevenson spoke on the activities of the Red Cross overseas. The talks, entitled 4'East and West Lecturesf' had as their purpose the development of a better understanding of other peoples and other countries. Outside of the program outlined above, the Society of Inquiry welcomed in its traditional way all new boys coming to Phillips Academy at the beginning of the year. On the first Sunday afternoon of the fall term, a reception was held at which uprepsn were invited to meet the Head- master in the Social Room of the Com- mons. On that same evening an informal meeting was held at George Washington Hall at which leaders of student extra- curricular activities and members of the Student Council spoke concerning many aspects of undergraduate life. The year's program of the Society of Inquiry has left this organization stronger in its influence upon student affairs than it has been for many years. The outlook for future success is bright. A. G. BALDWIN

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l 1 - Ll Society of Inquiry FRONT ROW: Coolidge. J. Bishop, M. Lazo, Dailey, President, Ryan, lhde, Bassick. BACK Row: D, Anderson, Kerrigan, West, B. Bishop, Blake. fl 4 Circle A FRONT BOW: Stenberg, Cohen, Bassick, Kerrigan, Coolidge and Reid, Presidentsg Sussler, E. Wil- liams, Kingery. NLIDDLE Row: Rosenthal, Quaintance, Baldwin, Schulte, Connick, Ross, Dale, Cherry, Maslin. BMX ROW: F. Thomas, Van Cleve. Dulin, Pollard, Sharpe, Levitan, Berkstresser. K27l

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Circle II Presirlents H. R. Reid, Jr. A. C. Coolidge, Jr. Secretary A. C. Kerrigan Every other Monday evening, around the supper table of the Rose Room of the Commons, Circle A members have met to explore some of the problems of the com- munity in which the school is situated. Talks by leaders from Andover, Lawrence, and Boston have aroused interest in such topics as the growth of juvenile de- linquency, the dilemma of the Negro, and the impact of the war on the family. But the primary aim of Circle A is to be of practical service. On Wednesday afternoons throughout the year members have helped supervise games at the An- dover Guild, the town community center. In February they organized a Valentine's party which featured a magician, movies, and ice cream and cookies for some of the town's younger children. On three Wednes- day afternoons in the fall, members armed with Kemtone invaded the International Institute in the foreign-born section of Lawrence and painted two recreation rooms. At the end of each term, Circle A has always conducted an Old Clothes Drive to help the less fortunate in this country, and did so late ing the Fall and Winter terms this year. The Spring term drive took on a greater significance, however, being a cooperative effort with the U. N. R. R. Afs National Clothing Collection in gathering clothes for the destitute of war-devastated countries. At Christmas time, Circle A again helped the Grenfell Association and the United China Relief by selling cards and gifts in the lobby of the Commonsg they sent gifts, in addition, to Japanese-Ameri- REID . . . u0nly one lollypop, now . . can children in War Relocation Camps. President Arch Coolidge, who succeed- ed Harry Reid after the latter's graduation in February, has capably led Circle A, and has laid plans for greater participation in Guild activities next year. R. H. CoRY, JR. f29