' discussion practical; or is it possi- - the Curriculum Committee will con- Four girls are employed and five 1 OLLEGE NEWS” VOL. XXVI, No. 9 BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1939 CURRICULUM TO LEAD THIRD ASSEMBLY|| COMMITTEE Panel Will Consider Discussion Classes And Lecture System Is the lecture system the best method of acquiring knowledge? Is ble to combine the two within cer- tain departments? These are the questions which the student curri- culum Committee have decided to present at the third college assem- bly in Goodhart Hall:on Tuesday, December 19. Two professors will be invited to present the advan- tages of lectures and. discussions respectively, student members of tribute to a panel discussion, and speeches from the floor will be en- couraged, | . Many wf the problems inherent .in a leeture system were raised in a meeting of the Curriculum Commit- tee with’ Mrs. Manning Tuesday, and are to be discussed further in the general assembly. It was agreed that lectures provide insuf- ficient stimulation to individual thought, and that they are also likely to waste time.in. repetition of the reading material. Difficulties in the system of dis- cussion to replace factual lectures include lack of time for adequate preparation in reading or for or- ganizing necessary material. The current demand for an extensive knowledge in many subjects creates afurther problem. Survey courses, Continued on Page Two PICASSO LECTURE SET FOR MONDAY Mr. Henry Clifford, Adijoclate Cuz rator of the University Museum in Philadelphia, will--speak on Picasso on Monday, December 18, in the Music Room. The lecture is of particular inter- est in relation to the current exhibi- tion of the work of Picasso at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This exhibit represents the largest collection of Picasso’s works ever shown. Although the capacity of the Mu- si¢ Room is limited, as many stu- dents as possible will be aceommo- ‘| slides of his: discoveries. tained only by further excavations. Wells’ Book Treats Local Governments American Local. Govern- ment, by Mr. Wells, has just been -réleased’ from the press and is now onsale in the bookshop. There has been a tendency in the political sci- ence field recently to break up the subject matter into small compact volumes _in- ' stead of covering every phase in a single book. This is the first’ work on American local government ‘as a whole since 1921 and presents a concise treatment of the subject viewed against its present-day economic and sce.ological background. Deal- ing with both: urban and 1ural local government, the book emphasizes the role of: the citizen, the growing re- lationships of the federal government with- local au- thorities, and analyses the emerging cooperative func- tion of local government in our federal system, J. BIRD “SPEAKS__ ON DIG IN CHILE Early Man Discoveries Illustrated by Slides Chemistry and Geology Building, December 8.—Evidence of the life of early man in South America was presented by Mr./Junius Bird in a lecture illustrated with lantern The first American, according to Mr. Bird’s calculations, probably arrived in Patagonia 5000 years ago. These calculations are derived from exca- vations showing ‘the land rise and the successive layers“of stone tools, but the question of dating is not absolutely solved and can be ascer- Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Bird explored both the mountainous coast of Chile, about 1000 miles north of Cape Horn, and the eas- tern pampas region of the southern tip of the continent. This narrow area is favorable to research, for the remains are necessarily concen- dated. Continued on Page Three Bryn n Mawr at the Greeks Distinguished For Honesty, Reserve, Grilled Cheese By Agnes Mason, ’42. Considering the monopoly which the Greeks’ holds on Bryn Mawr students, we decided that a little in- ‘vestigation, as well as being in ac- cord with the times, might prove interesting. The hour of 5.45 on Thursday, therefore, saw us sprawled over the synthesized mar- ble counter (very intriguing pat- tern) subjecting Mike to the third degree. Mike has worked at the _lg@t 20-years: and ’ strictly busi- ‘that Mr. and Mrs. James own the Greeks’. They live right’) and have four daughters who are occa- -—-sionally--seenbelow. Further “ini “formation concerning the Bertas ‘fami ily wag unavailable. The Greeks’ holds 160 people in the back of the room and ten at the counter. men. This includes the staff which works in the kitchen. The girls ‘are allowed to work only. eight anes 0 et en. wer longer: +each night. amount of the average receipts per day, Mike said he couldn’t tell that. Villa Nova, Haverford, Rosemont, Harcurh and Bryn Mawr make up the majority of the customers. De- pending on how good the movie is, 15 to 75 Bryn Mawr girls come in “Can you tell Bryn Mawr firls from others?” we asked. “Oh, yes!” “How?” : ichievous, apever cause, any. trouble. ‘They “don’t mix much.” ’- What seemed to impress Mike moSt about Bryn: Mawr girls was..that- they were pretty ‘honest,: “They called attention to items missing on st -pshecke- ~~yisshowed... in-various other ways. Bryn. “They’ re quiet, ” They’re 2 not, mis- | Gls are the ony comer Copyright, Trustees of Bryn, Mawr Soren 1939 PRICE 1 10 CENTS Bryn M Mawr Heralds Concert by Menuhin Artist, Offers First College | Recital, Only Philadelphia Concert This Year The coneert of Yehudi Menuhin in Goodhart Hall, December 20, will be the artist’s only appearance in the vicinity of Philadelphia this year, and also his first recital be- fore a college audience. He is now on his second world tour, which started in San Francisco, and will play throughout the United States until January 18 when he‘leaves for Continued on Page Three P. Chang to Discuss War and Far East Professor P. -C. Chang of the National Southwestern Associated . Universities of China, who arrived from. China nine months ago to attend the recent study meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations, will speak in the Common Room this Thursday at 8.30 on The \Eu- ropean War and the.Far Eastern Conflict. Professor Chang is an excellent speaker and ‘has an exhaustive xnowledge of his subject, since he is a member of People’s Political Council of China and an advisor to she Chinese Foreign Office. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Chicago and an exchange lecturer at Oxford, Cam- bridgé, and Edinburgh. COLLEGE CALENDAR Wednesday, December 18. —Industrial.-Group Supper, Common Room, 6.30. _ Thursday, December 14.— Mr: Barnes speaking on Group Leadership, Common Room, 5 p. m. Friday, December 15. French Club presenting La Mystére de la Nativité, Wyndham, 8.30. Saturday, December 16.—~ German Open House, 9 p. m. Sunday, December 17. Art Club tea and exhibit of modern: French © paintings, Marian Gill speaking, Com- mon Room, 4.30.- Christmas Carol chapel service, Dr. Lei- cester Lewis, and Redeemer, ': Haverford, and Bryn. Mawr . Choirs, Goodhart -Hall, 7.45. Monday, December 18:— » Mr. Henry Clifford speaking ‘on Picasso, Music Room, 5 — p. m. Tuesday, December 19. — Third college assembly, on Lecture vs. Discussion Sys- . tems, Goodhart Hall, 11 a.m. © > rues lowed charge accounts. Sy we wel bie ee $8 d Mike said: he sold Freshmen Sophomores, J: : ra | apart. Upper ¢ -seadents re ' -4}--Current Events, Mr. Fen- PRINCETON, B. M. CHOIRS EXCEL IN JOINT CONCERTS Ardor of Our Girls Burns High Despite Greyhound’s Death With careful instructions to con- sider itself “in training” for the weekend, the Bryn Mawr choir em- barked on Saturday for Princeton in a pair of well-seasoned Grey- hound buses, prepared to indulge itself in an orgy of gayety, and Bach.’ The fact that one of the buses. saw fit to die peacefully on the way caused considerable delay but could. not sueceed in dampenin the well-bred enthusiasm of O Girls. Upon arrival ay the Princeton Chapel the ‘choir was. met, by its male equivalent, led down -to. the crypt, (after being assured that it contained neither tombs nor mum- mies) and was rehearsed with them until supper. The choir was then roya entertained at. a dinner at the Present Day Club and forgot their Bach in-a varied assortment of Paul Jones and Cinderella dances. Sunday morning was taken ‘up with a Christmas service bythe Princeton Choir and lunch-in clubs of various escorts. Another re- hearsal occupied the afternoon until 4.30 when the two choirs sang their little hearts out for a substantial and appreciative audience in the im- pressive chapel. The faithful Grey- hounds, apparently nursing some sort of a grudge against Bryn Mawr, were an hour late in collect- ing the tired, hoarse little group, so that farewells were slightly more lingering than had been anti- cipated.- Monday saw a sudden renewal of activities when Princeton arrived upon the scene. Rehearsal lasted Continued on Page Two MAIDS, PORTERS TO SING CAROLS Wednesday evening, December 20, the maids and porters will pre- sent their annual carol singing. There,will also be three spirituals suggested by Celeste Travis and a special arrangement of. Deep River with a solo by -Elizabeth Jones. The popular quartet of porters will contribute several carols. Chung-Loh Shows Talent With Rare Instruments Ancient Melodies Demonstrated On Pi-ba and Erh-hu Deanery, December 10.— Spon- sored by the Chinese Scholarship Committee, Professor Wei Chung- musicians today, offered a program of ancient melodies on the difficult Pi-ba -instrument and’on the Erh- hu. Very few- musicians today can play the Pi-ba because of its com- dolin, though longer and narrower, and is held upright, not crossways. There are seven strings, which Pro- fessor Wei played with all five fin- gers, producing notes of different values. simultaneously, _ The effect. was varied, ranging from, harp and |piano-like tones, to a tinkling as clear as bells. The first compositions Srebsenes Wei played were very quiet, ancient mas singing, from 9 p.m. | Wednesday, December 20.— Yehudi “Menuhin, Goodhart . Hall, 8.30. $ wick, Common Room, 7.30. bid }Aithough the Pi-ba is the most dif- Loh, one of the foremost Chinese } plexity. It is shaped like a man-} Th Intensive . Trai And Able Direction Marks Performance Goodhd}t Hall, December 11.— Again Mr. Willoughby has shown what he can do with a choir in less than two months.’ The combined choirs of Princeton and Bryn Mawr gave an excellent concert of Bach and Parry Monday night which showed that their intensive train- ing had not been wasted. Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra were engaged for this concert, but at *very short notice they were required by the Or- chestra Association to make records on the day they were to play at Bryn Mawr, so unfortunately a substitute orchestra had to be en- gaged. It began the program with a choral prelude for strings fol- lowed by the Bach cantata, Nun Komm Heiden Heiland and the Sixty-First Cantata. The Sixty-First Cantata began with a short overture and a chorale sung in counterpoint by the entire chorus. This: was a little breath- less and, although well rehearsed, lacked a great deal-of- feeling. The® tenor recitative by Mr. Kruger was adequate but unfortunately a little below his register; he seemed more at ease in the arioso which followed, and which he repeated: before Mr. Treash’s bass solo came in. The latter’s voice was not only. too rich for the music, but had a tendency to leap onto” the first syllables with a vigor that gave the whole the effect of a Wag- nerian opera. Mrs. Whitcroft’s soprano solo was very lovely and her voice possessed a clear, young quality very fitting for such a work. In concluding the cantata with the Lutheran melody Wie Schone Leu- chtet die Morgenstern, the choir sang better than in the opening choral. Continued on Page Six Art Club to Exhibit French Paintings There will, be an exhibit of Mod- ern French Painting in the com- mon room on Sunday, December’ 17, at 4.30. Marian Gill, president of the Art Club, is to speak and tea will be served. This will be the first of a series of five exhibits of prints and originals to be spon- sored by the Art Club--4 The exhibit, obtained from Ray- mond and Raymond in New ‘York, will cover the--period of French painting from Courbet to Picasso, touching on the highlights of im- pressionist, post-impressionist and cubist schools. It includes such works as Picasso’s Blue Boy and Matisse’s Odelisk. Three Choirs to Join For Christmas Carols On Sunday, paca’ 17, - the Haverford Choir and the choir of the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr will combine with the college enor eeecathag a pro- gram of traditional Christ- mas carols as part/ of the - Christmas’ chapel service to be held in Goodhart Audi- torium at 8.15. melodies. Then, in contrast, he ‘played the very dramatic musical interpretation of the fall of a fa- mous prince on the battle field. ae * The speaker for the service is Dr. Leicester Lewis, of . the Church of St. Martin in the Fields at Chestnut Hill.