~ others of the very Page Two * ¢ _ THE. COLLEGE NEWS “THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in. 1914) Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. _ Published weekly during the College Year (excepting during Thanks- fiving, Christmas and Easter Holidays, and during examination. weeks)... n the: interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne, 2 The College News is full appears in it may be reprinte permission of the Editor-in-Chief. rotected by bag either wholly or part without “written yright. Nothing that News Editor Susiz INGALLS, °41 Betty Lee Bett, ‘41 M. BocatKo, °41 B. Cootry, '42 EvizABeTH Crozier, ‘41 A. Crowper, °*42. EvizaBeTH Dopce, °41 “Joan Gross, *42 - Ouvia Kaun, *41 MARGARET MAGRATH, "42 Photographer .. Littt SCHWENK, °*42 Business Manager \ Betty Wizson, *40 IsABELLA HANNAN, ‘41 _RutH Lenr, ‘41 - a Peccy Squiss, “41 Editorial Board ane Editor-in-Chief Emity CHeEney, ‘40. Editors Sports Correspondent . “Curistine WAPLES, ‘42 \ Assistants Mary Moon, *40 . S ubscription Board Manager Roza NE Peters, °40: + Copy Editor ELIZABETH Pope, °*40 IsABEL MarTIN, *42 AGNES MASON, ‘42 RutH McGovern, ‘41 J. Meyer, °42 Hexen Resor, °*42 R. Ropains, ’42 Vircinia SHERWOOD, °41 Dora. THOMPSON, ‘41 ' Music Correspondent Terry Ferrer, ‘40 Advertising Manager RutH McGovern, ‘41 Betty Marie Jones; °42 MARGUERITE Howarb, “41 Vircinia NicHots, °41 SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME MAILING PRICE, $3.00 Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office Letters in the ‘Lantern’ The department of “Letters to the Campus” means be continued ‘in coming issues of the Lantern. should by all They can throw light, as no other easily obtainable source can, across the background from which, the other more formal writing in the magazine comes. As we see it, their function—and that of most collections of letters—is to show the characteristic problems, emotions, and relationships. of a homogeneous group of people. Whetheror not they possess distinctive literary value is, particularly in this case, relatively unimportant. The. present collection fails wholly to fulfill this function because of its diffuseness: each letter has a quite different focus, but in contrast to a well written story or essay, no one is really qualified to stand alone. For instance, the two entitled “Boy to Girl” might be considered mainly interesting for their ideas on the peculiarities of the female mind: but the ideas are neither sufficiently original nor well enough expressed to support the pieces by and of themselves. In selecting letters of quite different types the Lantern has unnecessarily brought upon itself. criticism of the whole idea. The lack of homogeneity in the collection hinders the reader from: fastening attention on the undercurrents in each letter, since naturally one undercurrent presents very little upon which to fasten. Instead, attack is turned to such things as the lack of literary value in the letters, although this is actually largely irrele- vant. The criticism of “sensationalism” and “lack of taste,” while it is always apt to be brought forward against a group of contem- porary letters, is also more easily alone. aroused when each letter stands Despite these faults, the-present collection indicates the kind of illumination which can be found in letters. It would be far moré tellingly presented if the letters were selected so that all impinged on one specific interest, for instance, ideas on women’s minds, rela- tive naiveté or cynicism, types of sense of humor, and so on. It is the job of the collector—and one requiring considerable imagi- nation—to find some such thread of continuity in a group of let- ters, a thread which is important and interesting to the reader, and ‘also one which is dealt with by fair proportion of all the let- ters. A cross-section is only valued when it, presents many ex- amples along one line. | In Philadelphia Three hundred Persian minia- tures from all phases of the art of Iran, the gift of the late Mrs. John Frederick Lewis, are to be seen .. dn. the. Free Library of, Philadel- ““phia” ‘on Logan. ‘Square, “open. until! 10 p. m. including Sundays. Life and Still Life is the name of the new exhibit at the Art Alliance, | 251 S. 18th Street. Leon Kroll, | George Biddle, James Chapin and modern ethan do are showing their latest work. Chapin’s Farmer, violently condemned by agriculturalists, is - of picture in the showing. But}, Ll A ll ote leneel “first rank in} Soda Fountain, Fourteenth Street Midinettes. The Y. M. H. A., Broad and Pine Streets, has a group of Jos- erph Grossman’s paintings on view which showshis development from etic landscapes. ; Breughel, Daumier, and: other sa- tirists of the lawyer’s profession are shown at Carlen Galleries in prints and drawingsr——~~—~-— ? THEATRE | _ ERLANGER: Roark Bradford's play John Henry, —— Paul Robeson. | early large group pictures to po-} a small but amusing group of ‘Locust st: -Tonteht We | Opinion To the Editor of the News: On reading over your last week’s front page review of Time and The Conways I was moved by its de- jected tone to scribble a few notes in the margin of the article: First’ Paragraph—The play was not very good, and even if it had been good, I would not Mave liked it. Second Paragraph—Three people in it were all right and ‘I liked} them very much.. I liked especially the youngest Conway. > \ She was cheerful; but they ieft her out of the second act (an oversight). Third Paragraph—The part of Kay was very well done, most ef- fective. She was O. K., and set off the cast. Fourth Paragraph—The rest of ‘he cast provided at least “sub- stantial” support. It did its best, no doubt. “As in last year’s play, the male parts were taken by members of the Haverford Cap and Bells.” They weren’t bad, either. Fifth Paragraph—But, the pro- duction as a whole, “directed by Carl Rapp,” was rather an un- fortunate mess, I must say! O, uhhappy reviewer! O, so unhappy, harrassed spec- tators! O, wretched (no, a few untorn) members of the cast and produc- tion crew (mentioned or unmen- tioned; whole or hysterically going to pieces by this time) ! O, poor old weary stage! Oh, for a breath of fresh air! M. C. G., ’40. Goodhart MUSIC On December 15 the Mendelssohn Club, Saint Peter’s Choir and 40 members of the Philadelphia Or- chestra will present a Christmas concert in the Academy’ of ‘Music. The first part of the program will consist of unaccompanied singing of traditional carols and the second, Bach’s famous Christmas Oratorio, a work with very effective contralto and soprano solos which will be sung by Veronica Sweigert and Ed- mund A. Helveston. The soprano soloists will be the boys of Saint Peter’s Choir School and the tenor, Frederick R. Day. MOVIES ALDINE: We Are Not Alone, James Hilton’s story with Paul Muni and Jane Bryan. BOYD: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas and Ina Claire in Ni- notchka. FOX: That’s Right’ — You're Wrong, a musical ¢omedy with Kay Kyser and his band. KARLTON: The Housekeeper’s Daughter, with Joan Bennett and Adolphe Menjou. KEITH’S: -The Secret of Dr. Kildare, with Lew Aytes and Lio- nel Barrymore. NEWS: Fredric Ne and Tal- lulah Bankhead in My Sin. .PALACE: Deanna Durbin in First Love. + — STANLEY: Another Thin Man, with William Powell, Myrna Loy and Asta, the deg. - STANTON: James Stewart and Jean Arthur in Mr. To Washington. MAIN LINE MOVIES ARDMORE: Wednesday: Zorina jin On Your Toes, Thutsday; Fri- day and Saturday: Marx Brothers in At the Circus. SEVILLE: Thursday: -Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in The ‘Plainsman. Friday and Saturday: Fast and Furious, with Ann Soth- ern and Frarichot Tone. SUBURBAN: Thursday, Friday and Saturday: “Baby” Sandy vs. WAYNE: Thursday: Wells Sos | go, with Joel McCrea and*Frances | Dee. "Ssameed and Saturday: Little Smith Goes|- School for Social Research to Found Dramatic Workshop An ambitious project for instruc- tion in the dramatic arts is dis- closed in the New School for Social Research announcement of plans for a Dramatic Workshop. project will be under the direction of Erwin Piscator, eminent pro- ducer and director from Central Europe. The first term will begin on Jan- uary 15, and Piscator will have the active personal collaboration of many of the most outstanding figures in the qautemmporery theatri- cal’ and music worlds,” including Stella Adler, Brooks Atkinson, Bertram Bloch, _Barrett H. Clarke, Hanns Eisler, John Gassner, The- resa Helburn, (Bryn Mawr ’08), Erich Leinsdorf and Louis Weit- zenkorn who will conduct courses.’ Students will have contact with current Broadway productions in rehearsal, and guest speakers are to include persons active in the thea- tre throughout the country. It is designed as a two-year pro- fessional training course and exper- imental laboratory leading from academic to professional work. Classes, lectures, seminars, musical and dramatic productions will be held in the quarters of the New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York City, where a fully equipped stage.and auditorium are available. Eight major divisions make up the course of study: directing, act- ing, dramaturgy, the musical stage, design, production, general prepar- atory training and community dra- ma. In addition, students will have access to a wide range of related courses in the general schedule of the New School, embracing psy- chology, literature and the fine arts. The Dramatic Workshop, in spite of its numerous Broadway connec- tions, will by no means be restricted to Broadway. Barrett H. Clarke, director of Dramatists Play Ser- vice, is chairman of a course in the American Drama of Our Times which includes among -its guest spéakers Maxwell Anderson, Carl Carmer, Eddie Dowling, George S. Kaufman, Sidney. Kingsley and Brock Pemberton. In charge of directing—technique and rehearsal—will be the director of the Dramatic Workshop himself, Edwin Piscator, former director of the People’s Theatre and of the State Theatre of Berlin, and from 1986 to 1938 lecturer on dramatic art at the German University in Paris. Theresa Helburn, adminis- trative director of the Theatre Guild and director of the Bureau of New Plays, will conduct a play- wright’s seminar, with Philip Bar- ry, Robert Shewood and others. In the musical division which stresses the interconnection of mu- sic and drama, both in the operatic and in the theatrical field, Erich Leinsdorf, the young conductor at the Metropolitan, and Felix Bren- tano will undertake training for operatic and other musical produc- tions. Several innovations for the- atrical schools have been estab- lished; they include courses in com- munity drama, theatrical publicity and the theatre from the business stand point. Choirs. Spend Spare Time Out of Training Continued from Page One from four until. six thirty when the visisors were dazzled. by. the glories of supper at Rhoads. Ping-pong and: dancing followed in the smok- ing:.room, which had been cleared of its usual inhabitants, and a gen- eral atmosphere of gaiety and glamour prevailed. At the concert itself, the choirs once more outdid themselves, “this « time before a packed and enthusiastic Goodhart. closed Sreatre ‘The Ghost Train’ Amuses; Sound Effects Excel, ‘ Cast Praised (Especially contributed by Fifi The| Garbat, ’41.) As a whole, The Ghost Train by, Arnold Ridley, presented by Hav- erford and Bryn Mawr _ Colleges on December 8 and 9, provided. a good evening’s entertainment. The sympathetic audience on Friday evening seemed to enjoy it thor- oughly. There’ were the. usual , shudders ‘and applause so gratify- ing to the cast of a mystery melo- ‘rama. Much of the credit for this should go to the sound-effects de- partment who created storms and trains with amazing reality. The Ghost Train, as/a play, is trivial and unimpressive. It has only a few big moments dispersed among long scenes of mere expo- sition and waiting. Unfortunately, the direction did not succeed in breaking these long lulls; the ac- tors were seated too methodically, the big scenes were too obviously placed in stage center and there was not enough stress on variety and changes in tempo. Richard J. Potter, who played the part of Saul Hodgkin, the sta- tion master, was particularly good. He created a completely convincing characterization of an old, super- stitious New Englander. He held the stage throughout most of the first act because of his accurate sense of timing contrast. Lowell. King, as Teddie bic. the detective, who hides his iden- tity in the disguise of a foppish Englishman gave a perfectly de- lightful performance. His sense of humor and of variety kept the part from becoming unreal or monotonous. Rosemary Sprague was outstand- ing among the women. She was in large part responsible for the quicker pace and tenser atmos- phere of the second act. It is un- fortunate that her tendency to over- act caused her to become slightly melodramatic and at moments even tiresome. _ Eleanor Fribley did some good acting as an old maid who drinks a flask of whiskey. Her drunk cecene was gradually and suhfly de- veloped. The rest of the cast gave uniformly adequate interpretations and helped to sustain the mood, though unfortunately there were moments when they could not be heard.: In one short ‘scene at the very end, John Marsh did a stimu- lating bit as Jackson, a red-blooded American detective. Technically all was well, for the stage set and lighting were both excellent. The faults in tempo and lapses in action were due mostly to the script and direction. But taken not too seriously, the result was an evening of fun.. © Assembly Plans Panel On Teaching Methods Continued from Page One in meeting this demand, can cover more material in a lecture system than by careful discussion on sepa- rate topics. The general topics of the assem-° ‘bly will be taken up more specific- ally in hall meetings, and recom- mendations may be made to the faculty Curriculum Committee sentatives. ‘The Curriculum Cominittee- plans | later on to study teaching methods of other colleges, as well as discus- sion classes which have proved suc- cessful at Bryn Mawr. The possi- bility of a music major will be taken up, “period” majors and the plan of taking allied courses de- the festivities and Princeton de- parted, leaving many loud, insistent veg adliod® deat gall onetis . {in its’ wake. at ors paper for one comprehensive examination has been suggested for certain major fields, and may be ef- LoS if ‘the cio eotuaead . thrgugh the. ‘undergraduate repre- bated. The substitution of an hon- =|"