4 Interrupts Junior Year Abroad Continued from Page One Crisis ‘of Edinburgh, also remained at -home. The directors of the Delaware Group were faced with the task of deporting forty-three students from France, in“competition with some 9800 other Americans. The four of us who were in the Dela- ware Group look. back upon our -month in France as one spent in a more or less ‘constant state jof evacuation. The first week, after a brief glimpse of Paris, was taken up at ‘Tours in tentatively unpacking our trunks, arranging our cqurses, and learning how to carry on ‘desultory conversations in French. As Tours was a mobilization center, we soon became accustomed to seeing troops anywhere and everywhere. It seemed surprisingly easy to believe ‘that the world was merely passing through another September “crise.” By Friday, with the news of Hit- ler’s attack on Poland, the “pre- cautionary measure” of evacuating the group from Tours suddenly seemed not only advisable, but necessary. . On Sunday we were taken, in the last unrequisitioned bus to be found, to the Breton sea- port town of St. Nazaire. War seemed ludicrously remote and im- possible’ as we drove through the peaceful and beautiful province. of Plantagenet Anjou and through tiny, inactive Breton villagdés. The actual declarations of war, when we learned of them, sounded ab- _surd and utterly incomprehensible. The next three days were spent in St. Nazaire, a small and sinister edition of Marseilles, with a rather d other brane th Sree an the average ti ads! By buss: Winston-Salem, N. O. £ the largest-s¢ = verage, ae . % slower, 0% the ” £5 extra ing 25 ake e equivalent ce) ra — tinea emeneey THE COLLEGE NEWS terrifying blackout as, the only near-approach to reality. \We were they moved to St. Brevin L’Ocean, a seaside village nearby, to await news of a boat home. After ten days of provisional classes, sun bathing, swimming and bicycling, we set off for Bordeaux, once more ensconced in practically priceless buses, to await the sailing of the Roosevelt and the Manhattan. Bordeaux contained, among other things, an almost infinite number of wild-eyed, penniless Americans, laying continual seige to the con- sulate and the harried officials of the United States Lines. Happily, we were excluded from that un- fortunate group. Our directors, ’with vast efficiency and patience, had obtained for us comparatively luxt.ious accommodations at the Cité Universitaire and our pas- sages, split up. between the Roose- velt and- the Manhattan, were finally and definitely assured. When the Manhattan sailed, dis- playing large and : comforting American flags on her sides, she carried, esides a portion of the Delaware Group, a fantastic assort- ment of“people. Toscanini, Stra- vinsky, Lord Beaverbrook, Helena Rubenstein,.a mélange of chorus girls and cowboys and some 1800 others were crammed into every available nook and cranny. The experience, as one looks back on it, seems a curiously de- tached and unreal one. It was at times shockingly easy to realize that the country was in a state of war; at other times it required an almost absurd stretch of the imagination. Whatever one’s reac- tions, it was impossible not to carry away a very clear impression of the formidable courage and deter- mination of the French people. R 104) Q S & = e New Course Covers Eighteenth Century Four Departments Combined To Givyg;General Surveys. Of the Period : Last spring four undergraduates arbitrarily descended upon four members of the faculty and asked for a course on the 18th century. Their plans were vague, other than that the cotirse was to cover the history, philosophy, economics, lit- erature, and science of the period, and that it would proceed through student reports in the various fields, and conclude without an examina: tion. Th’'s 18th century course has now materialized/under the supervision of Miss Caroline Robbins, associate Professor of History; Mrs. Grace DeLaguna, Professor of Philoso- phy; Miss Mildred Northrup, assis- tant Professor of Economics, “and Miss K. Laurence Stapleton, assis- tant Professor of English. The course will cover the period opening with the publication of Newton’s Principia, covering the spread of the doctrine of “enlight- eyment,” and closing with the out- break of the French Revolution. During the first semester, empha- sis will be placed upon the material background of the time and will in- clude such topics as the extent of geographical knowledge, the state of education, and the‘ organization Much has already been said on the subject; but such incredible forti- tude in the face of catastrophe cannot be forgotten in a hurry by anyone who has witnessed it. 60 Workers Attend New Summer School Continued from Page One - Non-compulsory courses, such as political philosophy, were also off- ered for ‘those interested. Many of the students had had little sci- entific training and were shocked to hear a professor state the opin- ion that God did not create Adam from the dust. Several refused to believe that man still has the vestiges of a tail. \The students were separated into three unit8 when attending classes. of economic life. For the first week’s assignment, half-hour re- ports are to be given ‘on: ‘Daniel Defoe’s A Tour Through Great Britain; William Dampier’s Voy- age to the New World; and ‘on the “orand tour’ as portrayed by sev- eral English and French writers. Those now taking the course, which meets from four to six on Tuesday. afternoons, are: B. Auch- ineloss, D. Caulkins, E. Cheney, E. Emery, M. Kirk, K. Putnam, L. Sharp, all’’40, and L. Rankin and V. Sherwood, ’41. Engagement Peggy Lou Jaffer, ’41, to Hal. Sykes. . The teachers, were also divided, the same teacher \diving instruction to one group of students all summer, Since there. are more women work- ers in the C. I. O. than there are in the A. F. of L., the larger pro- portion of the students were C. I= O. members. _ Extra-curricdlar activities were very popular, particularly theatri- cals, swimming, ‘and exploring the There was also a students taught the fundamentals of design- ing posters and making picture graphs. On Mondays and Thurs- days teas were given for outside peakers, among them Mrs. Frank- in D. Roosevelt. At these meet- ngs social problems were discussed. Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Con- necticut, and Bryn Mawr. colleges sent undergraduaté delegates to the school. Anne Louise Axon, ’40, and Elizabeth Aiken, ’39, repre- sented Bryn Mawr. countryside. workshop where were COLONY Inc. 778 LANCASTER AVENUE BRYN MAWR WELCOMES YOU an’ hopes to be of service to you during the year OUSE | “| know from years of experience that Camels give a longer smoke — — milder, cooler, mellower” \ SAYS JOE WILLIAMS ) ‘ FAMOUS SPORTS EXPERT LONG:BURNING SMOKES have a big appeal for Joe Williams, as well as for many another cigarette smoker. Joe, whose keen comments on sports are eagerly read by millions of fans, is equally “in the know” on cigarettes too. He says: “Every Camel gives me an extra’ period’ of cigarette énjoyment—a longer-smoke,.and a |... aw milder, cooler, mellower smoke! 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