h € ‘ity groups as THE COLLEGE NEWS. re VOL. XL, NO.'13 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., -WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1944 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr ‘Colleze. 1944 PRICE 10 CENT lal Lawrence Urges Closer Relations With Gt. Britain Talk Accompanied by Films Showing War Efforts Of Allies Goodhart, January 17—In the interest of better Anglo-Ameri- can relations, Miss Gertrude Lawrence presented three British Information Service films to ex- plain the spirit of our allies— Great Britain and Russia. In a short introductory speech, Miss Lawrence stressed the importance of having more confidence in our allies and of ridding ourselves of prejudices that could cause an- other war. Emphazing the horror of this war, Miss Lawrence said that ef- ficiency in working together is not enough to insure a lasting peace. We must maintain the freedom for which men are fighting. To do this, we must think with our hearts and our heads in order to realize the sacrifices that other nations have made and to deter- mine that such a war will never happen again. Continued on Page 3 L. Granger Discusses Inter-racial Problems Philadelphia, January 13—“The increased racial tension in_ this country indicates the absolute ne- eessity for social planning for better adjustment in the future,” stated Lester B. Granger, Execu-|* tive Secretary of the National Urban League, in a discussion of the “Techniques of Inter-racial Adjustment” at the Philadelphia local chapter of the American Association of Social Workers. Emphasizing the part which so- cial workers should play in al- leviating the conditions and ten- sions of minority groups, Mr. Granger stressed the great res- pnsibility of such an undertak- ing. The acute per tension arises, Mr. Granger pointed out, from the tradition of exploiting minor- labor, one of the natural resources. Increased discussion of democratic he said, have developed during the war and have resulted in new demands of minority groups. Migration —.__-_-_— Migration of Negroes from ru- ral to urban districts and from Southern to Northern cities has been taking place since World War I, Mr. Granger pointed out, and indications show that it will be a continuous process. The rea- son for this, he explained, is the regular drive to better oneself, to migrate to areas offering em- ployment and less discrimination, ‘The Zoot-Suiters, continued Mr. Granger ,are an example of the extremes to whieh minority Calendar Saturday, January 22 Examination Period Begins. French Examination for Sen- iors. War Films, Music Room, 8:00. Tuesday, February 1 Examination Period Er.ds. Wednesday, February 2 Holiday. Thursday, February 3 Work of Second Semester Begins. Vocational Conference, Dean- ery, 7:30. Saturday, February 5 War Films, Music Room, 8:00. Monday, February 7 Henry Peyre, The Legacy of Proust in the Contemporary Novel, Goodhart, 8:30. Tuesday, February 8 Gaetano Salvemini, Good- hart, 11:00. ideals, a Mr. Willoughby Ends Long Career at B.M. For Post in Victoria Ernest Willoughby, Assistant Professor of Music, has been ask- ed to take the position of organist and choirmaster of the Christ Church Cathedral at Victoria, Brit- ish Columbia. His departure next month will mark the end of twen- ty years in the music department of the college. In addition to his regular classes, he has been asso- ciated with all musical events in- cluding the operettas, Lantern Night, and May Day. In his position as choir director, Continued on Page 3 War Film Describes Nazis’ Rise to Power —_—-- Gocdhart, January 14. “The Nazis Strike,” the second of the series of seven films produced by the War Department Research Council for the army, tells the his- tory of Hitler’s rise to power through successive bold moves, emphasizing the conquest of Pol- and, in September, 1939. The military history of Germany was reviewed, with the statements of the ideas of Bismarck in 1863, of Kaiser Wilhelm in 1914, and of Hitler in 1933, all indicating their plans for world domination. Hit- ler’s aim is to conquer the entire world, for which purpose his geo- a iilelane have divided the earth into sections which he plans to take one by one: first the “heart land,” (central Europe) then the | rest_of Europe, Asia, Africa—“the world island,” and finally the world. The Nazis’ bid for world su- premacy began in Germany. They softened their enemies in advance by means of propaganda to divide, confuse and terrorize. France, Bel- ~|gium and. England became ac- quainted with National Socialism, as they watched its working and were besieged with its propaganda. At home Germany was preparing for war by rationing of food, and absolute control of all German life by the Nazi party, enforced by groups have gone. It-is a Tevoltineans of secret police and concen- on the part of Italian, Negro, Polish and Mexican youths against all adult standards since they, in America, are denied democracy. ~An American towns and cities, the Urban League Executive Sec- retary stated, the Negro popula- tion is a good barometer of the conditions existing in the gener- 2l- community. tration camps. They built a tre- mendous army of highly trained officers in defiance of the Versailles Treaty. The first step in Germany’s con- quest was the fortification of the Rhineland in which they built the famous Seigfried Line. The next move came on March 12, 1938, Continued on Page 4 Cornelia Otis Skinner Displays in Monologues Poise and Versatility By Alison Merrill, °45 Cornelia Otis Skinner presented five of the monologues which she has made famous on the American stage at Haverford last Wednes- day night. Playing to an audience which filled the aisles and the or- chestra. pit of Roberts Hall, Miss Skinner admirably mastered the difficulty of remaining-in charac- ter and in complete control during the prolonged bursts of uproarious latighter which followed her every third sentence. It bespeaks her years of exper- ience and her magnificent stage presence that, without the support of scenery and other actors or any actual stage business, she could earry through her characteriza- tions, never giving evidence of any discomfort nor communicating any to her audience. By virtue of her own charm and personal appeal and by virtue of the careful struc- ture of her monologues, as well as her ability as an actress, she over- came the dangers that are inher- ent in the monologue as a drama- tic form. “Times Square” Most interesting from the point of view of displaying the range of Miss Skinner’s talent was the monologue titled “Times Square,” presumably a section of Broadway at the theatre hour. Using a long, red chiffon scarf as the only stage property, she presented a series of lightning-quick changes and contrasts in character study. She progressed from an old Italian woman peddling chewing gum to a Brooklyn “babe”, a bored social- ite whose chauffeur had not yet appeared, an appealing ingenue, a southern doll who thinks New York is “cute”, a woman whose husband is near death, a sailor’s pickup, a drug addict, returning finally to the peddler softly mut- tering Italian. Making the changes externally by a turn at one end of the stage and a twist of her scart, | . Continued on Page 3 ‘Henri Peyre as Flexner Lecturer Will Analyze Modern French Novel Commissioned A recent cable received from Rabat, Morocco, states that Mademoiselle Germaine Bree has been commissioned a cap- tain in the Free French Forces, having been transferred from the Rochambean Ambulance Unit to the job as Head of the Bureau des interpretes—liaison, armee de |’air, with tlfe rank of captain. Salvemini to Outline Problems of Italians In February Lecture Gaetano Salvemini, a distin- guished Italian liberal, will pre- sent the fifth in the series of War Alliances assemblies on cur- rent affairs on February 8. His lecture will concern Italy from the Italian point of view. A noted historian Mr. Salvemini was for many years professor of modern history in various Ital- ian universities; at the Univers- ity of Messina from 1901 to 1908, the University of Pisa 1910-16, the University of Florence 1916- 25. He was also a member of the Italian cabinet from 1919 to 1921. He left Italy in 1925 for political reasons, and in September 1929 he was deprived of his Italian cit- izenship, and his property was confiscated. Mr. Salvemini has never been allied with any of the Italian re- actionary groups, Fascist or Mon- archist, here or abroad but is an unwavering advocate of true de- mocracy, a_ liberal idealist. In 1932 he settled in the United States and recently became an American citizen. A visiting pro- fessor at Harvard in 1930 and at Yale in 1982, he has been the Lauro de Boss lecturer of the His- Continued on Page 4 Blue Paint, Black Eyes of Freshman Hazing Ended by College Council a By April Oursler, ’46 No longer will there be suicide leaps from the beams of Goodhart stage, no longer will doors be un- hinged and no more black eyes will brighten the horizon. Freshman hazing has undergone a _ radical change as a result of the new ad- ministration ruling. It is fitting then that we write the obituary of the past days of hazing, the days of the battle of paint and fists in Goodhart, and the history of haz- ing in recent years. It was February, 1941. Blue paint swirled down from Goodhart rafters, Sophomore after Sopho- more: was-allegedly swung off the stage to land in a frenzy of upper- classmen, and the battle royal, otherwise known as the rehearsal of ’44’s Freshman Show, was un- derway. — Since the law then auia that Sophomores were not allowed on the stage, myriad squatting figures. nonplussed the Freshmen as they gazed into the beams directly over, but definitely not on the stage. The stairs to the rafters were barri- caded, Sophomores were forced to jump to the stage, and there was the little question of the buckets of water that turned out to be blue pain, giving one hastens, one coat and the: half-finished scenery a slightly aquamarine hue. Having achieved this new height of violence, Freshman grew steadily in atrocity, reaching its culmination with the introduc- tion of dogfish livers lifted from the Biology Lab., and casually in- serted in Freshman slippers and mittens. One misguided soul de- cided they were nothing but slight- ly old bananas, and disposed of them in her own way. Two Freshmen, feeling their idi- osyncrasies of careful dress in this unfashionable campus about to be laid bare by the cruel Sophomores, packed their best clothes up in suiteases, one carefully stored in the attic, the other chained to the washstand with a bicycle lock, Their fears were evidently justi- fied, for one less provident, and equally well-dréssed Freshman re- turned from rehearsal one day to find all her clothes neatly stored in her closet, the door locked and the key gone. A wily lass, she stealthily unhinged the door, trans- ferred the clothes to a “fellow- Freshmans”’ closet, _ “arid said nothing, merely appearing hourly in a new costume before the amaz- ed Sophomores. Yale Professor to Review Works of Proust, Gide In Talks Henri Peyre, the Mary Flexner lecturer for 1944, will present a series of six lectures on the con- temporary French novel beginning February 7. M. Peyre, docteur des lettres, is at present Sterling professor of French in Yale Uni- versity. His lectures will be giv- en in Goodhart every Monday night at 8:30 for six weeks start- ing February 7. and continuing through March 13. The lectures will be in English. In addition to the lecture ser- ies, M. Peyre will conduct a sem- inar on Fhursdays from 4 until 6 for graduate students and ad- vanced undergraduates in the French department. He will take part in the advanced French nov- el course and will hold office hours for students. Proust in the Contemporary Novel. February 14—From Andre Gide ‘9 Francois Mauriac. February 21—Tradition and Ex- periment: Romains, Martin du Gard, Celine. February 28—The Younger Generation: Julian Green and Malraux. March 6—The Epic Novel: Jean Giono. March 13—Saint Exupery. M. Peyre was born in Paris in 1901, and he studied for his de- grees there. His American ca- reer started at Bryn Mawr as a member of the French Depart- ment from 1925 to 1928. He then went to Yale, where he has_ re- mained except for an interval at the University of Cairo in Egypt. In 1938 he became Sterling Pro- fessor at Yale and received his degree of A. M. from that uni- versity in 1939. M. Peyre has written many books on French -classicism. His most recent works are L’influence des Literature antique ,sur la lit- erature Francaise moderne, pub- lished in 1941, and Le classicisme Francaise, published in 1942. His book, Shelley et La France, was printed in Cairo in 19385. A num- ber of volumes of classical plays shave been edited by M. Peyre. hazing | ° Novels on Reserve For Peyre Lectures In preparation for the Flexner Lecture series to be given this year by Henri Peyre on the mod- ern French novel, a selection of novels. has been put.on reserve in the Quita Weodward Room in the Library. ‘The novels are those that M. Peyre intends to discuss in his lectures, and he has recom- mended that they be read in ad- vance. The reserve, which in- cludes translations of ¢he novels, is to be used in the Library. The selection is as follows: DuGard ... The Thibaults, La Consultation Giono ... Un de Baumugnes Gide ... La Porte Etroite Malraux . La Condition -Hu- maine, Man’s Fate, Man’s Hope Mauriac ... Le Noeudde Viperes, Continued from Page 3 espa brnmuaree snsdensormtis cig ti arent The subjects for the Flexner lectures are as follows: February 7—The Legacy of Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS: > = = THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nething that appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. Editorial Board ELizABETH WaTKINs, '44, Editor-in-Chief ALISON MERRILL, 45, Copy BarBara Hutt, *44, News HiwpretH Dunn, ’44 Mary Vircinia More, *45,°News * APRIL OURSLER, °46 VIRGINIA BELLE REED, 7°44 Editorial Staff SUSAN OULAHAN, 746 PATRICIA BEHRENS, *46 RutH Atice Davis, *44 LANIER DUNN, 747. Darst Hyatt, ’47 Joy RuTLAnp, 746 MoNnNIE BELLow, *47 Cartoons JEAN SMITH, °46 Patricia PLATT, *45 MarGareEt McEwan, ’46 DorotTHy BRUCHHOLZz, °46 Nancy MorenHouse, 47 MarGareEt Rupp, *47 THELMA BALDASSARRE, °47 Sports Caro. BALLARD, ’45 Business Board E.izABETH ANN MERcER, °45, Business Manager : JEANNE-MariE LEE, °45, Advertising Manager Nina MontTcoMeErRY, °45 ANN GILLILAN, *46 Mira ASHODIAN, °46 ELIZABETH HOFFMAN, 746 BARBARA WILLIAMS, °46 SaRAH G. BECKWITH, 746 Subscription Board EpitH Dent, °45, Manager Lovina BRENDLINGER, 746 Harji Maik, *45 MarGAaRET Loup, 746 ELIZABETH MANNING, 746 CHARLOTTE BINGER, *45 Mary Louise KaRCHER, *46 Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Re-schedule Re-asserted The strain incident to having both examinations and pa- pers due at the end of a long, unbroken fall term was the chief objection voiced to last week’s editorial proposing al- terations in the college calendar. Another criticism pointed out that, in order to make the new arrangement possible, the first semester would have to commence earlier in September than we had calculated. ° ae Considering these criticisms, we would like to propose modifications. The semester should begin two weeks earlier than it now does, around September 15. Classes should end December 15 for vacation. After vacation there should be a ten day reading period without classes, in which all students could write their papers and prepare for examinations. The Seniors’ traditional ‘reading period’ would take place as us- ual. ,Since papers are not usually due as close to exams in the spring, and since the examination period is longer, no corresponding reading period would be necessary then. The second semester.would therefore end a week earlier. This revision of the college calendar brings no extreme] change of the opening and closing dates of the academic year, but the change is sufficient to alleviate the burden of the si- multaneous preparation for papers, exams and continued daify work which occurs under the existing system. It also answers the objection to our former suggestion which did not lessen the strain of exams and papers at the close of the first semester. To those who maintain that a fall semester of three straight months of work is too long an interval, we would like to state that the break now provided at Christmas vacation comes too late to be thoroughly effective. If the three month period is so long that-the-college feels-a—break. is needed, the four day vacation over Thanksgiving could be reinstated. : An alternate plan has been proposed—college would be- gin two weeks earlier, classes proceeding into January and followed by exams, but students would be given a two week period after exams in which to write reports. The plan, if it could be modified concerning the necessity of extra lec- tures, would solve the paper-exams problem. Students have frequently raised objections to the pres- ent program, but these have been more or less regarded as the result of poorly planned work on the student’s part. How- ever, no amount,ef planning would decrease the total number of hours demanded for daily work, papers and examination preparation during those two weeks. Mid-semester quizzes have been spaced over such an extensive period that there is little time to account for this work before Christmas va- cation. We believe that by inserting two extra weeks into the college calendar we shall obtain a better distribution of work and relieve the pressure, of the present system. F Opinion | News Reader Presents Faults In System of Re-scheduling Mid-year Exams To the Editor of the College News: Every kitchen has a_ calendar with recipes in it; every executive has a calendar with blanks for business in it; Bryn Mawr college even calls its catalogue a calendar so that every student may have a calendar with dates in it; but the News apparently has no cal- endar ,and they alone wish to re- form it. Having read with some horror the editorial advocating a _ full semester and exams before Christ- mas, I took my calendar and, making rapid calculations on my fingers, discovered that the in- coming freshmen would hardly have time to go home from school graduation before coming to Bryn Mawr on August 27, and _ that upperclassmen could not finish summer school before starting classes here on September 1. Then there would be sixteen weeks before Christmas vacation, relieved only by one day at Thanksgiving. The present so- called hysteria would have noth- ing on the neuroses and psychos- es even moderately normal stud- ents would be able to work up for Christmas _ dinner. And, speaking of Christmas dinner, what would happen to our pre- Christmas festivities, lost in the shuffle of papers, exams, and half the college leaving after last exams ? “Under the present system,” reads the editorial, “exam hys- teria in the mid-year examina- tion period is far greater than at final exams in the spring.” But I say that under the new’ system even the exam hysteria before Christmas vacation would be mild compared to the frenzy in- volved in having May Day in the middle of exams, as the new sys- tem requires.. Or should we move May Day to April 1? A Friend Senior Says Lawrence’s Talk Full of Foolish Propaganda, Platitudes To the Editor: It was indeed unfortunate that Miss Lawrence’s debut at Bryn Mawr took place last night under such unfavorable circumstances. Dish-watery propaganda, a twen- ty-minute stream of platitudes in which the students were alternate- ly referred to as children and mothers of new generations, sound equipment which made the Brit- ishers’ dialogue sound like a for- eign language and even made the stirring British Grenadiers’ march sound a little sick and forlorn— none of them contributed to a bet- ter understanding of our ally nor to an appreciation of Miss Lawr- ence’s very real talents. The long movie on England left one convinced that football must be better than cricket, and that English coffee is terrible. The British Information Serv- ice underestimates us! One good chorus of Jenny would go a lot further toward better understand- ing than last night’s halting per- formance. A Senior Yearbook Subscriptions to the Yearbook taken after February 2. If you haven’t subscribed yet, please ary Ellis, Pembroke West. e is $2.75. of the class of 1944 will not be.} New Plan for Mid-year Exams Found Unfair to Freshmen » By Turner — Editor of The College News: Your editorial of January 12 raised the question of examination schedules, and suggested that the mid-year examinations be held be- fore the Christmas holidays. While it is obvious that the present sys- ter leaves much to be desired, mid- year examinations held — before Christmas would be unsatisfactory for two reasons. First of all, such a change would mean that all sem- ester papers would be due before papers and examinations would be overwhelming. Secondly, most of us are considerably exhausted by the time Christmas arrives. The freshmen in particular should have time to catch their breath before their first major examinations in college. We have all, at the be- ginning of December, just recov- ered from mid-semester quizzes. If we are tired by the strain of constant study, we cannot do our best work. The Christmas vaca- tion gives us both rest and change, making us more alert for the ex- aminations. Part of the difficulty might be solved if, as is suggested by your editorial, college were to open a week earlier, -The extra time could be distributed so as to allow three days of free preparation be- fore mid-years begin, and ~four extra days for the examination period. This would help avoid the present situation where several students have examinations on each of the first four days. R. Patricia Turner (46) Reader Suggests Compromise For Examination Schedule Next Year To the Editor of the College Newss We read your editorial entitled New Schedule in the January 12 issue of The News. We do not agree with your suggestion that the present semester schedule should be altered. We looked at ‘| the college catalogue to see how the school year, 1944-1945, was ar- ranged. There will be quite a few changes from this year; the most important one allows classes. to end on January 19 and examina- tions do not begin until January 23. This allows more time to pre- pare for the important examina- tions of the first semester. The difficulty in pushing up_ these tests before Christmas vacation is, that for a month after November 15 there would be an intense per- iod of mid-semesters, papers and mid-years. This would be an un- necessary complication. ae Instead we offer a compromise between the scheduled period of mid-years and your suggestion that college begin one week earl- ier. If college began one week earlier, then it follows that mid- semesters should bé put forward to November 13. Then Christmas vacation should be from December 15 until January 3. This would al- low the students who have, to trav- el cross-country to reach home be- fore Christmas Day. With classes beginning a week ahead of the present planning it would be poss- ible to begin a period of prepara- \tion for examinations on January 417 until the 22nd. Examinations would take place from January 22 to February 4 and it would be less likely for students to have four exams in-four days (as is happen- ing this year). The second sem- ester would begin on February 6 as scheduled. Estelle Morrison, °45 * vacation, and the combination of |\ IN PRINT Mann, Kesten Edit Anthology Of Representative Writing Of Europe | Specially Contributed by Mme. Francoise Dony From Klaus Mann and Hermann Kesten comes a bulky anthology of creative writing in Europe be- tween the two worl wars. Considering the title chosen by the editors, the absence of English material comes to us as a shock: the part of a main instrument is lacking in this European symph- ony. We are, however, given sev- eral reasons for this omission, the most convincing being that it ap- peared inadvisable “to include one book of original texts in a book consisting of translations.” Heart of Europe thus presents in a thousand pages “a fairly repre- sentative selection” from 141 writ- ers belonging to 21 continental countries. To define adequate cri- teria for such a selection is an ar- duous task. First as to what to leave out. Klaus Mann (at the present time in the U. S. Army) has for a long time made himself known as one for whom political and literary in- tegrity go hand in hand. The preface reads. characteristically: “We made it our policy to exclude from this book all those writers in whose style and ideology fascist elements predominate.” Although some of his conclusions might well be taken up for discussion, Klaus Mann by omitting such names as Andre Maurois’ and Emil Lud- wig’s, healthily debunks literary nonentities. : Secondly as to the material it- self. Just how far a text is or is not “representative” of its author, just how far the author in his turn is or is not “representative” of his country is of course hard to tell. We like a great deal of the Ger- man material but strongly suspect that we like it in as much as it is not representative of the majority of the German people. Again it is difficult to maintain that Paul Valery’s Homo Europaeus, fitting- ly presented as the opening essay, is “representative” of one who is primarily a poet. All this matters little. What matters is that we are for the first time shown the landscape of literary Europe as a whole, a landscape planted with familiar landmarks, yet fascinat- ing by its novelty. Klaus Mann and Hermann Kesten, with the help of an international staff of collaborators, bring to us certain translations never produced before and draw our attention to works hitherto little known by the best versed of readers. This is no small praise: Heart of Europe, in doing away with the mediocre and the vulgar, is pioneer-work of a rare kind. Nuts and Bolts Editorial comment in the col- leges shows The Scarlet of Clark University advocating post-war planning in education in line with the ideas expounded by President Hutchins of Chicago University. This is indicative of the increas- ing ‘interest in the theories of the Chicago president, caused by the war demand for a more concen- trated, rapidly completed educa- tion. One of the most important as- pects of the new system, said the editorial, is the encouragement of original thinking, felt to be a ne- necssity in a truly “liberal” ed- ucation. The aproach of the armistice will make post-war planning in the colleges more ur- gent than ever in order that they may not be “caught flat-footed later.” » THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three Council Deliberates On Freshman Hazing Peny Groes, January 11. Fresh- man hazing was the main topic un- der discussion at the meeting of the-Gollege Council _at—Miss. Mc- Bride’s» house last Wednesday night. The administration feels that hazing of the violent type which has been prevalent during the past five years must be stop- ped. In the past few years fight- ing during Freshman Show re- hearsals has been extreme enough to result in serious danger to the students involved. Miss McBride said that she will be forced to close Goodhart and discontinue the show if such fighting reoccurs this year. In order to prevent fighting, the Sophomore class is to be excluded from the auditorium and stage throughout the time the show is in production. It was decided that the Junior class could attend rehear- sals because they will have no reason to take part in fighting if the Sophomores are not present. To prevent damage to property in the halls, the Council advised that Sophomores refrain from dis- arranging furniture in Freshman rooms. “khé-Sophomores are to avoid any hazing which will result in violence or property damage, confining their hazing to dining room performances and “clever but harmless” humor. The Council felt that the Fresh- men could have an animal in their show, provided the Sophomores were not to go to Goodhart to look for it. Also, the Sophomores’ search for-the animal is to end promptly at 7:30 the night of the. show. It was hoped that this ar- rangement would prevent any fighting over the animal. The calendar for next year was also discussed. In.this connection, the question of a different semester system was brought up. It was suggested that college open sev- eral weeks earlier next fall. This would mean that the mid-year ex- aminations would be before Christ- mas vacation instead of—coming two weeks after vacation. The main objections to this suggestion were that Philadelphia is too hot for serious study in early Septem- ber and that for the sake of their health most students need a vaca- tion during the first semester. War Alliance The fourth War Loan Drive is on, and although no special cam- paign is being held, the Alliance would like everyone to give a larger amount than usual to the February collection. The January total was .$1,152.10—Pembrok West had the highest donation, $217.50, Pembroke East followed with $164.80, and Rhoads South was third with $153.70. However, the—donation.totaled little more than the usual monthly contribu- tion, and the directors of the drive feel that a special effort should be made in February. In order to make this possible, the collection in February will be made early in the month, so that it~ will be possible to include the donations in the Drive. The blood doning campaign sponsored by the War Alliance was so successful that Bryn Mawr students are again being asked to give blood during the week of February 8th, Monday to Saturday inclusive. Prospective donors are reminded. that they ust be over 18 years of age, and must be over 18 years of age, and sion from their parents. Donors must also secure permission from) the Infirmary. The War Alliance wishes to re- mind students that paper is still being collected in the halls, and contributions are urgently needed. Willoughby Leaves B M For Post in Victoria Continued from Page 1 Mr. Willoughby has been present at every baccalaureate service and commencement since 1928. The regular Sunday night chapel serv- ices have been under his direction, as_well as the college choir per- ormances at Christmas and com- mencement. He directed the choir in collaboration with Haverford and Princeton choral groups on several occasions, notably a per- formance of the entire “Messiah,” given by the college choir and the Princeton chapel choir in 1935. Thirty-six members of the Phila- delphia Orchestra participated in the presentation which Mr. Wil- loughby considers one of the big- gest musical events at Bryn Mawr in recent years. In past years, Mr. Willoughby has been responsible for the train- ing of the-casts.ffor the spring productions of Gilbert and Sulli- van, He has directed fifteen per- formances in all, of which “Pa- tience” and “The Pirates of Pen- zance” were selected repeatedly. It has been the custom of the Glee Club, under his supervision, to produce an operetta every year ex- cept the years in which big May Days are given. Mr. Willoughby has served in various capacities during four big May Days, and in 1936 he was Director of Music for the entire affair. In campus singing, he has been called upon to train various chor- uses, from Lantern Night to less impressive class songs. Many of the members of the college choir have also sung with Mr. Willough- by’s choir at the Church of the Re- deemer, Bryn Mawr, where he is organist and choir director. In his new position, Mr. Wil- loughby will not only be organist and choirmaster of the Cathedral, but will serve in other capacities: as Director of the Victoria Choral Society, and Supervisor of Music in the Public Schools. Cornelia Otis Skinner Presents Monologues Continued from Page 1 Miss Skinner displayed a mastery of accent and movement. | That Miss Skinner realized the value of contrast was evidenced also in the juxtaposition of her five monologues. Following _ the-ex- tremely amusing portrayal of a flighty young American woman on the night of her departure from ;| Paris came the characterization of an old woman,on the porch of a New England summer hotel. This latter was at once the most diffi- cult and the least successful of Miss Skinner’s sketch. To portray an opinionated and _ self-centered old woman, she had obviously stud- ied fitting facial expressions close- ly and had mastered several very good ones, much in the manner of Edna May Oliver. She tended, however, to overdo the use of fa- cial expressions, and she had less control of her voice, letting it slip into the ironical and hafd tones that seemed natural to it, chang- ing several times from a _ weak, wavering voice to the louder and stronger intonations of a domin- ating woman. She had more suc- cess with her movements, although one gesture of a grasping, bony hand reaching far out was too ob- vious. There was, further, a tragic and unjust note underlying the monologue, tending to leave the audience dissatisfied. Miss Skinner was most at home in her comic, lighter sketches, do- ing the familiar “homework” mon- ologue of a mother helping her son with an arithmetic problem about “morebles” meanwhile calling him “doorling.” a Blue Comet Diner LANCASTER AVENUE BRYN MAWR lIt Has Never Been Eclipsed y Corwith and Kimball To Outline Vocations Of Advertising, Radio Radio and advertising are the subjects of the vocational confer- ence to be held in the Deanery on Thursday, February 3rd—at—7:30 o'clock. Mrs. William H. Cor- with will speak about radio, and Mr. Abbott Kimball will discuss the opportunities open in the field of advertising. Mrs. Corwith, assistant to Dr. James Rowland, Public Counselor for the National Broadcasting Company, will present the prob- lems involved in the preparation of radio programs and its plans for the future. One time presi- dent of the National Radio Com- mittee of the New York State Auxiliary, she is well able to des- cribe the objectives of radio pro- grams, the efforts made-to~-im- prove them, and influences which affect the listener. She is now the official representative of N. B. C, and in this capacity has _ pre- sented the story of the American radio to schools, colleges, clubs, and civic organizations all over the country. Mr. Abbott Kimball, who has his own advertising agency in New York City, will describe the value of commercial advertising in magazines, newspapers, and on the radio, as well as the work that is now open in this field for writers and artists of all kinds. WHAT TO DO Students now registered in Room H for part-time employment should notify Miss Bennett of any. changes in schedule for the second semester. Students desiring to work dur- ing the second semester in the Paper Bag Factory in Bryn Mawr may make arrangements for this in Room H. The American University, Wash- ington, D. C. Announcement of fellowships and scholarships in the Graduate Division of the School of Social Sciences and Public Affairs. Also a limited number of assist- antships. Opportunity for combin- ation of work in a government de- partment and graduate study. If interested, please notify the Dean’s Office. West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co:, Covington, West Virginia. Chemists for quantitative analysis in the research and development laboratories. Application blanks may be secured in the Bureau of Recommendations. Ansco, Division of General Ana- line and Film Corporation, Bing- hampton, New York. Organic chemist for research staff. Work with photographic materials and equipment. A permanent, not a duration, job. National Travelers Aid Society. 150 units throughout the country. Opening for case work assistants. $1800 - $2100. Services given to persons new to military and war production areas, and to travelers. Seniors and graduates with good health and an interest in - social service may apply. No News The News is not published during the examination period. The next issue will be that of February 9. Novels on Reserve For Peyre Lectures Continued from Page 1 Le Desert de L’Amour Romains . .. Les Hommes de Bonne Volonte, Mort de Quelqu’un, The Proud andthe Meek Green .,. The Dreamer St. Exupery ... Terre des Hom mes Proust ...The Past Recaptured, Le Temps*Retrouve, Du Cote de Chez Swann Films on War Effort Shown by Lawrence Continued from Page 1 It is difficult, Miss Lawrence pointed out, to see what this war is doing to children in other al- lied countries. Their growth is stunted and their nerves shatter- ed, and unless we overcome our prejudices these children may lat- er have to fight. In England, Miss Lawrence stated, there are ten women to every man in service. Clothes are ‘heavily rationed and “glamour has gone to war.” Although the British people have maintained their sense of humor, it is obvious that they are not leading normal lives since they are working un- der such pressure. Must Work Together The first film entitled “Know Your Ally Britain”, pointed out that America and Great Britain are a team that must work to- gether. While the people of these countries have different ac- cents, amusements, traditions and drive their own cars on different sides of the road, they are funda- mentally alike. Both countries have free representative govern- ments and freedom of speech, press and religion. Enemy prop- agandist have emphasized the superficial differences between the two peoples and have tried to create discord. By pointing out the likenesses of Americans and the English, the film showed that all prejudices are without basis and a hindrance to cooperation. “A Hundred Million Women,” the second film, was made from actual shots of Russian women in the war effort. There were pic- tures of parachute nurses and women doing the work of men in industry, on farms and in the cit- ies. “The Last Hazard’ explained the role of British minesweepers and barrage balloons in protecting convoys coming into port. OVERSEAS VALENTINES Must be Mailed NOW! Buy Them Richard Stockton BRYN MAWR SUBURBAN THEATRE ARDMORE Thursday : iF “SO PROUDLY WE HAIL” |} Friday & Saturday — z “IS EVERYBODY HAPPY” Sunday Thru Wednesday “TRUE TO LIFE” ae Mending Shop Zippers Repaired and Replaced — Pearl Restringing SEVILLE THEATRE BRYN MAWR || Thursday “FLESH AND FANTASY” Friday & Saturday “I DOOD IT” Sunday f “DANGEROUS BLONDES” -“PARIS AFTER DARK” Monday & Tuesday ersue Craighill and Hartley Tell of Qualifications For a Medical Career Common Room, January 12—Ma- jor Margaret Craighill of the of- fice of the Surgeon General, speaking on the field of medicine in general, and Dr. Harriet L. Hartley discussing specifically the branch of Public Health, em- phasized that the primary requis- ite for medical students is a real love of medicine. This lecture was one of the series of vocation- al conferences arranged by the vocational committee. To succeed in medicine and to stand up under the preparatory training and hard work that the profession entails, Major Craig- hill said that a woman must have excellent ratings in the interde- pendent qualities of—health, men- tal ability and personality. Any student must have better than average mentality to be accepted by a medical school, but a woman should have exceptional ability to overcome the prejudices Pagainst her sex. There is no reason why a wo- man cannot get a good internship, she said, but a residency is very difficult to obtain since the hos- pitals mistakenly feel that a man is more apt to carry on his career of medicine than a woman. 80% of the graduated women students go into general practice, while the remainder choose to be spec- ialists in any field from psychol- ogy to gynocology, or go. into school work, public health jobs or research. Salaries are usually in the middle bracket, although some are very high. How. 3040 Ful. 9440 Victor Cafe. Music Lovers Rendezvous ° 1303 DICKINSON STREET Philadelphia John Di Stefano, Prop Beware of | | Ngopy Hie” --he’s on the prowl! : . Watch ‘ont for ‘‘Nippy Air’’ whio. walks abroad these chilly days, reddéning noses and chapping ten- der lips. ey ; A tube of Roger & Gallet original Lip Pomade is your protection. Smooth its invisible film over your lips and you can defy the harshest weather. Chapped ‘lips are not only painful—they’re unsightly! 2 So drop in at any drugstore ‘and ~ say ‘‘Roger & Gallet original Lip - Pomade inthe handy pocket tube.” LLET YORK 18, N.Y. 5 “GUADALCANAL DIARY” SUBURBAN SQUARE ~ “ARDMORE, PA. HiT - » ee Page Four. no THE COLLEGE NEWS Dr; Humeston Named Temporary Physician At College Infirmary Dr. Elizabeth Humeston, ap- *pointed Assistant College Physic- ian last fall, is taking Dr. Leary’s place until April 4, when college reopens after spring vacation. Dr. Humeston has acted as col- lege physician before, in 1989 when Dr. Leary had her first child, and for six weeks last year when Dr. Leary developed pneumonia im- mediately after ithe Faculty Show. Dr. Humeston has a private prac- tice in pediatrics and works in two clinics at St. Christopher Child- ren’s Hospital. Asked if the work at college was dull compared to private practice, Dr. Humeston replied that “The interesting part is diagnosis and treatment, which is what one gets here.” She explained that the work of the college physician is more like hospital work than pri- vate practice in this respect. In private life Dr. Humeston is Mrs. James M. Brittain, and has three sons aged 8, 6, and 2, and keeps house aside from her medi- cal career. When she was asked what she-did with her spare time she laughed, “I don’t know. I have so little!” After graduating from Elmira College in 1926, Dr. Humeston re- ceived her degree from Cornell Medical College in New York City, in 1931. She interned at the Phil- adelphia General Hospital from 1981 to 1933, at which time Dr. Leary was also interning there. Dr. Leary was one year ahead of Dr. Humeston, but remained at the Philadelphia General as As- sistant Chief. Resident in 1932-38. Dr. Humeston worked on Dr. Tyson’s pediatric staff at Temple, and was later Physician for Ellis College, a school for girls, from 1938 to 1941.--She started her own pediatrics work a year ago. Career in Medicine Outlined by Doctors Continued from Page 3 Dr. Hartley feels that in many cases the field of Public Health is more appropriate for a woman than general practice as it allows her to select the hours and_ the particular, kind of work most suit- ed to her. Secure salaried posi- tions are to be had in government, community and private organiza- tions. Public Health measures have recently improved, and are continuing to do so. Women, she said, are filling both administra- tive and research jobs in the lab- —eratories-to-check-the--waterand milk supplies and the disposal of waste. Many | deficiency and com- municable diseases have been enormously curtailed through this purification, as well as by routine examinations for disease ,prenatal and after birth care for mothers and babies—a field in which wo- en are particularly capable. So- cial hygiene has become increas- ingly: interesting and provides an absorbing profession for women who have studied medicine. Salvemini to Outline Problems of Italians Continued from Page 1 tory of Italian Civilization at Harvard since 1934. As an author Mr. Salvemini is famed-for--books..in—_both_Italian and English. Aside from writing articles for “The Nation’ and “The New Republic,’ he has just published a. book, What to Do With Italy, written in collabora- tion with Professor La Piana. Among his - other works are: “Historian and Scientist,” an es- say on the nature of history and social science, “The Fascist: Dicta- torship in Italy”, “Mussolini Dip- lomat,” “Under the Axe of Fas- cism,” and “Italian Fascism.” War Film Describes Nazis Rise to Power Continued from Page 1 when the Germans marched into Austria. Austria submitted with- out a fight, having been sufficient- ly terrorized by Germany. Hitler promised he would not take any- thing else. Czechoslovakia was the key to the “heart land” as the Kaiser had stated; it had the Skoda munitions works that Hitler needed to con- tinue his conquest. Unlike Aus- tria, however, Czechoslovakia had an army, an air force, and an al- liance with France, who in turn had an alliance with England. To circumvent this, Hitler first march- ed into the Sudetanland to “liber- ate” the German people there. He assured Chamberlain that he would make no further advances and Chamberlin prevailed upon Czecho- slovakia to yield the Sudetanland, for “Peace in Our Time.” Then Hitler took Czechoslovakia by force on March 14, 1938, as it was helpless without the defense af- forded by the Sudetanland. Czech- oslovakia’s allies did not come to her aid, Polish border on September 1, 1939, having first made a Russo- German pact in August to insure no trouble from that area. By means of a skillful pincer move- ment and air force support, the Polish resistance was destroyed and the German army marched into Warsaw on September 27. Meanwhile France felt safe be- hind her Maginot Line and Brit- ain prepared for home defense with a Home Guard. Rayon Gabardine Dresses $16.95 Melon, Aqua, Sizes 10-20 NANCY BROWN BRYN MAWR Pink Yellow, Ayr Hapsun Ayr Sock Wool Ayr Real Shetland and | Domestic Yarns Valentines DINAH FROST Finally Hitler advanced to the| WIT *S END While we are talking of re- scheduling, let us re-schedule the By this we méan a redis- tribution of the icy air coming through the ‘stripless "~~ windows and the cabbage-laden tropical breeze issuing from the registers. Obviously the simultaneous bur- den of icicles on the chest and sunburn on the back is too great for any student. Another fault in the heating system, is that the first semester of cold Is not equal to the second semester of heat. The short morning periods spent cracking ice in the ink bottles is much more distraught than the afternoon spent drowsing in the torrid. atmosphere. Some of this heat could be al- located to that building which boasts running water in , every room. Nothing is so frustrating as to have started the first swish heat. ‘| of the Ipana method and find the water has just been turned off (pipe protection). Drought strikes other halls—going so far as to cause a concentration of bathers at eleven in order to beat the gun and resulting in an overflow. to Rhoads’ showers. Out of the wilderness comes a cry—heat and water when college is in session, no heat or water when the buildings are closed. Feed the power house ferrous lex- trus and obtain a gentle, regular flow of warmth and Comfort. Buy the thermostats new uppers so they can click as well as whis- tle. If such a plan is adopted college temperature will be more equalized, baths will be taken more regularly, teeth will be properly brushed and exam hys- teria will be ended. BOWLING Ardmore Recreation Center ARDMORE 3953 ARDMORE, PA. Memo. | ‘Stand by Your Guns’ || Sat., Feb. 5, 1944 Remember to ,send my favorite P. M. flowers from JEANNETT’S BRYN MAWR, PA. Yale University SCHOOL OF NURSING A Profession for the College Woman An intensive and basic exper- ience in the various branches of nursing is offered during the twenty-eight months’ course which leads to the degree of MASTER OF NURSING A Bachelor’s degree in arts, ‘sciences or philosophy from a college of approved ,standing is required for admission. For catalogue and information address THE DEAN YALE SCHOOL OF NURSING _ New Haven, Connecticut ~ PARISIAN Dry Cleaners Charge Accounts to College Girls We call and deliver ' BRYN MAWR 1018 869 LANCASTER ‘AVENUE Hot Breakfasts . «. . Sunday Tea . . . Sunday Dinner... NEW SUNDAY HOURS AT INN Week-day hours remain the same Closed All Day MONDAY a Pe Pe 3:30 to 5:30 12:30 to 3 ceeatoometrannn Haverford’s “Stand by Tale Guns” to Paroily” Main Line Army Life and Bryn Mawr Girls By Alison Merrill, °45 Bryn Mawr has recently made the movies and rumor hath it that it is to make the stage cdme Feb- ruary. Haverford, now harboring an Army Air Force ‘Technical Training Detachment, is present- ing an all original, principally mu- sical production, Stand by Your Guns, which reportedly mentions Bryn Mawr favorably! In a line of twenty-one air char- ines rivalling the Rokettes in pre- cision if not in forms, three pseudo-Bryn Mawr girls take their places. They are a part of a par- ody of life in the army and on the Main Line, the parting shot of 42 aviation cadets before their grad- uation. Also a target of the army’s take-off are the Main Line girls who habitually lend their charms to U.S.0O. dances. Stand by Your Guns will attire them in matching sweaters and skirts and G. I. shoes and socks. Now in its sixth week of re- hearsal, the air cadets’ production has fought its way through a mass pewwwwrwrwwrrwwwwwewee Delicious Teas Community Kitchen LANCASTER AVENUE “Open Every Week-day of army red tape in order to set rehearsal times in the already- crowded schedule... They are put- ting to good use stage material borrowed from Bryn*Mawr’s- Var- sity Players Club. The music for the show has been written by Pvt. Morton Lippman, while Pvt. My- ron Lannin and Pvt. Richard Wate ren did the script. Stand by Your Guns nae not been without its trials. The Hav- erford faculty, fearing that they would be parodied beyond recog- nition, wanted to protest en masse and to recommend clemency tor wards themselves Mr. Allendoer- fer, the director of the Training ‘Detachment, is reported as com- ing to the fore and quieting . his colleaues by saying, “If I can take it, you can!” The faculty prompt- ly began buying tickets; sales went up and the publicity for the show was practicaly taken care of. YOUR PLACE in the ent emergency aad in the future depends upon vase | Sratoleg! INTENSIVE decrrraniat cous poe nly MIDICAL LEAL, TECHNICAL SHO > MODERN Orrick MACHINGS - ¢ your Language Training Executive Business age had Day and Eve. Sessions, Co-ed Successful Placement Service ape iran FORO’ 132 WEST 42ad ST.. NEW YORK, N. Y. A Selective School for Discriminating Students P. of her job is to let you know when the Long Distance circuit you want is busy. So, when you are mak- ing a call over a line that she knows is crowded, the operator will say— **Please limit your call to 5 minutes.” War traffic will get through better with your help. a athe fing \ Sf ee ican na its bane