| ' Yieane. TH 3), COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XL, NO. 26 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1944 Cor yright, Trust: ca of Bryn Mawr College, 1944 PRICE 10 CENTS War Bond Drive Launched to Pay Debt on Wyndham Home Built by Quakeress : Purchased by College During 1925 In 1796, Patience Morgan, “a thrifty Quakeress,” built Wynd- ham. Years later, Dr. Joseph Taylor, looking for suitable sur- roundings and an advantageous site for the new Bryn Mawr Col- lege, chose the hilltops and slopes to the west. There Bryn Mawr has grown up for fifty-nine years with two generations of students taking the gracious old place across the way for granted. Suddenly, in the summer of 1925, Wyndham was offered for sale. The Directors were faced with the prospect of having the place fall into the hands of a real estate developer who had rather wild ideas for the property, including something which sounds rather like a housing development to lure people away from the streets of Philadelphia. Rows and rows of little houses would have faced Pembroke and Rockefeller, with cars, screaming children, garbage trucks, and broken toys adding to the melee. Gone would have been the dance club produc- tions, the Senior garden party, the picnics and the numerous teas in the pleasant setting of Wynd- ham Garden; gone, too, would have been the ideal home for the French House. This was not all. Enterprising real estate developers had other ideas. They proposed to build a restaurant. where the _ college greenhouse _ now stands, and, worse, an open-air movie house near it, and what might have ac- Continued on page 3 New Literary Effort Proves Creative Art Not Dead on Campus Specially Contributed by as Virginia Grace, 44 This coming week will record the launching of a new’ Bryn Mawr magazine. It has been in- cubating in the minds of five -un- daunted Freshmen, who will tell you vehemently, and now we must believe them, that creative art on campus is not dead. A. sceptical student body has. been reading a sober but somewhat perfunctory funeral service over the flickering Lantern, but it may now be in- formed that the challenge it threw out for a new and representative periodical has found its mark. If every healthy display of discon- tent could produce such prompt and unequivocal results, any Signs of ferment. would be heartily wel- comed. The new magazine bears on its cover the words The Title, sig- nifying that the space is reserved for a permanent name_ to be chosen by its circulating public. Mr. W. H. Auden has sent his own ammunition in the form of a poem entitled In War Time, com- posed especially for The Title’s maiden issue. Mr. Lattimore’s superb translation of two Aeschy- lean speeches brings the beauty of ancient literature into the range of modern study. Hester Corner contributes a provocative piece entitled Monu- ments and Memorials of Balti- more, a poem showing an amazing facility of expression. Mr. Huf- fington, by Jocelyn Kingsbury, is a masterful sketch of the quiet sort of crisis that lingers longest in one’s memory. It is written with an easy assurance and with acute sensitivity to dramatic tim- ing as well as to mood and sound. “Passage to India” carries out Continued on Page 7 Mademoiselle, Vogue Pass by Bryn Moron’s Originality in the Designing of College Fashions Life has its features on high school fashions. Mademoiselle and Vogue talk lovingly of the newest things in college clothes—but they’ve all passed us by. And now is the time for us to assert our- selves: What the well-dressed Bryn Moron is wearing, or, how to get dressed so they’ll let you into the dining room without your being uncomfortable. To begin with, originality may be the keynote of some campuses, but we manage to remain individ- ual by being monotonous. ‘The popularity of the Maids’ Bureau pinafores has reached such propor- tions that no longer do two owners of the same creation slink behind the nearest cherry tree rather than meet each other jumper to jumper. Whole bevies of identi- cally dressed classmates trail up to Taylor arm in arm—but, in the words of Mr. Patterson, the mass of material varies as the densities of the owners. The latest costume for labside wear consists of blue jeans, cut off at the knees, the after-effects of such an operation being truly sig- nificant in relation to character study.. All types of half-hitch britches. result, from those volum- inous pleated affairs that billow in the breeze, to the rather snug ones that couldn’t ripple in a hur- With them, in all cases, are featured thigh-length men’s shirts—a-pre-war fashion which, rather than being lessened by the war-time material conservation act, has been increased as we rob our soldier’s civilian werdrobe. Moccasins, which have long since ‘taken the place of dirty saddle shoes, are worn with ingenious patriotic patches of white adhesive tape or with open toes and bow- tied bandages to diminish the flap- itty disembodied soles. The infl of the Good. Neighbor policy is evident with the appear- ance of non-rationed espadrilles and huaraches, worn with Mexican. skirts and blouses. Even Tahitian and Hawaiian touches appear, blazing forth in irregular bursts of color, with blouses tied in a midriff knot above the waist for greater sun exposure. L85 skirts, on the other hand, may be designed for pencil-slim hips, but we manage a charming bulging effect by wearing them over shorts or rolled slacks. And if you’ve noticed a strip-tease ses- sion in the halls in the evening, it merely means ghat dinner’s over, and: we can uncover the uniforms of a strictly utilitarian and com- fortable life. We are neater now, though. Sweaters are not quite the man- sized editions of a few years ago, even if none of us| are the Lana Turner type. Or maybe it’s just that we’d rather-wear the shirts— thigh-length. oF Eleanor Borden, ’46 as Louise, and Esterlee Hutzler, ’45 as Rodrigo, dancing in one of the opening scenes of the play. Expressive Character Interpretations Mark Dance Portrayal of ‘Rodrigo’ Close Brazilian Ties Seen by Paul Jones el Common Room, May 14. Paul Jones, chief advisor to Nelson Rockefeller, Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs, spoke on the present situation in Latin Amer- ica, dwelling chiefly on Bolivia and the Argentine. Argentina, the most advanced of the Latin American countries in economic, political, and social development, presents a “compli- cated situation.” United States’ public opinion usually dismisses Argentina as a fascist nation in- tent on extending ‘the rule of Hit- ler, but Mr. Jones attributed this to a misapprehension built on a difference of political objectives in the two countries. The present isolationist policy of Argentina does not necessarily indicate sym- pathy with the Axis. Aside from Great Britain and the United States, popular sympathy is with Argentina, based on the concept that Argentina is the defender of Latin American sovereignty. On the surface, our Good Neighbor Policy has been valid. On the other hand, we have intervened by furthering the sort of government we want in certain countries by the recognition of certain ones and the refusal to recognize oth- ers. “The case in Bolivia is even more complicated,” according to Mr. Jones. It is a very poor nation and its economic sufficiency is al- most entirely dependent on the export of tin to the United States. Because of this situation, Bolivia is almost completely at the mercy of America. The situation is far different from what it was two years ago. At that time we were dependent on those Latin American coun- tries for their products. ‘When Wwe «were comparatively weak, Latin \ Ameria was sympathetic toward uS,;"but now “we are losing sympathy because we have gained strength,” said Mr. Jones, Alumnae Issue This. special issue has been prepared by the College News | Board in conjunction with the Alumnae Asgociation. It goes to 5,500 alumnae in an attempt to compensate for alumnae re- unions which will not be held this year. Hutzler, Harriman, Borden Show Individual Talent In Dances By April Oursler, ’46 Wyndham Garden, May 11.— Careful character interpretation in combination with spontaneously graceful dancing gave the Dance Club’s performance of the dance- play, Rodrigo,an effectiveness and charm distinguishing it from last year’s prodiction. The music and _ the story, a Chinese fairy-tale, both written by Hans Schumann, the club’s accom- panist, lent themselves extremely well to the pantomimic tenor of the dancing. Rodrigo, a gentleman bandit, who has been tempted to robbery by the devil, is in love with Louise, who knows nothing of his evil ways. Her discovery of this, and the curse of a tooth- ache laid on Rodrigo by the angry gods, form the climax of the story. The long tragic ending, almost operatic in pattern, is concerned with the Village Idiot’s jealous at- tack on Rodrigo, Louise’s death Continued on Page 8 Jobs Using Spanish Discussed by James Common Room, May 12. Concha Romero James, chief of the divi- sion of intellectual cooperation of the Pan-American Union, spoke concerning Vocations Using Span- ish on Friday. She discussed po- sitions from two points of view, those in-which the language is the main. requisite, and those in which it is an accessory tool. With Spanish as a main requis- ite, many positions, particularly teaching, necessitate graduate work. Inthe fields of interpreting and translating, opportunities are scarce, although college graduates can do work in the abstracting of reports and other material. With the language as a tool, par- ticularly as a strong minor to a more useful major, prospects are more encouraging. Economics ma- jors can find work dealing with documents and reports in the de- partments of Commerce, Agricul- ture, and State. There are many opportunities in the Department of Public. Health, Sra. James said, for those knowing any science, and there is work in the social service line with the racial minorities here. Red Cross Gives Authority to BM For Campus Unit First College Unit Offers Variety of Activities To Students Specially contributed by Mary Kay Snyder, °46 Chairman of the Bryn Mawr Red Cross Unit Bryn Mawr College has receiv- ed a charter from the National Red Cross which authorizes the establishment of a. Red Cross Unit on campus, directly subor- dinate to the Ardmore Branch. A War Alliance Committee headed by Mary Kay Snyder, ’46, with Helen Gilbert, °46, as Secretary and Doris Emerson, ’46, as Pub- licity Manager, is now plannng the Unit’s organization. The existence of the Unit will be a challenge to the entire stud- ent body. For it will be success- ful only if next year every stu- dent conscientiously pledges a definite number of hours per week to one of the war-essential activi- ties offered, and faithfully con- tinues in the training or service she has selected. The program of activities train- ing to be instituted next October is still tentative, but will certain- ly be varied and vital enough to claim a share of everyone’s time. Anne Borum, ’46, will arrange classes for those who wish to be- come Nurses’ Aides. There will be theoretical study on campus under a qualified instructor fol- lowed by the practical training and service in Philadelphia hos- pitals (and Bryn Mawr Hospital possibly). It is probable that many who will not feel suited to Nurses’ Aide work will wish to help in bringing entertainment and comfort to convalescents —reading, writing letters, and receiving visitors,— in the role of “Junior Grey Lad- ies”. The short period of requir- ed training for this Hospital and Receration service can be com- pleted in part of the first semes- ter, and thereafter the trained girls will be assigned to positions of service in Philadelphia and on the Main Line. Plans for’ the Canteen Course, the prerequisite for assistants in hospital or can- teen kitchens will be supervised by Gwendolyn Leege,”’46. It. is important to realize that positions of service in hospitals are not open to us—under ordinary con- Continued on page 6 Harvard, Bryn Mawr To Join for Concert The Bryn Mawr College Choir, in its first concert since 1940, with any college other than Haverford, will present a’ joint recital with Harvard in Goodhart, the evening of June third. The recently enlarged choir, un- der the direction of Miss Lorna Cooke, and the Harvard Glee Club, under Mr. G. Wallace Wood- worth, will include both religious and secular music in what is hoped to be the first in an annual series of joint programs. Devoting the first half of the evening to religious music, the combined groups will sing two Baroque duets, ‘three motets and Continued on Page 8 Y es ~» * Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Bryn Mawr College. 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, Fa., and Editor-in-Chief. The College News is fully protected by copyright. in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the Nothing that appears Mary Vircinia More, ’45, Copy APRIL OURSLER, "46 — Naney Morenouse, °47 MarGarET Rupp, °47 THELMA BALDASSARRE, ’47 RosaAMOND Brooks, *46 Mapccta DembBow,.’47 Cecit1a ROSENBLUM,. ’47 E.IzABETH Day, *47 Sports Carox BALiarp, 45 SaRAH G. BECKWITH, °46 Harji Maik, *45 ELIzABETH MANNING, 746 NaNcy STRICKLER, °47 Editorial Board ALISON MERRILL, 45, ° Editor-in-Chief Editorial Staff— Photographer HANNAH KAUFMANN, 746 Business Board Mita AsHODIAN, °46, Business Manager BarBara WiiiiaMs, °46, Advertising Manager ANN WERNER, 747 Subscription Board MarGareET Loup, 46, Manager Patricia PLATT, ’45, News SUSAN OULAHAN, °46, News Patricia BEHRENS, °46 LANIER DuNN, °47 _ Darst Hyatt, *47 MonnieE BELLow, *47 Rosina BATESON, °47 EmyLy Eyarts, ’47 ZaurRA DImMonp, *47 Cartoons JEAN SMITH, °46 ANNE KINGsBuRY, "47 CHARLOTTE BINGER, *45 Lovina. BRENDLINGER, °46 HELEN GILBERT, "46 Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office , Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 The New Magazine Within the coming week, a new literary magazine will make its appearance on campus, in answer to the challenge thrown out by the abandonment of the Lantern. It is an ac- tualization of the general campus feeling that there should and must be an organ of expression for creative talent. We had been told by the editors of the Lantern that there was neither the material nor the demand for a maga- zine. The answer ,to the latter of these charges was evi- denced first in News editorials calling either for the revival of the Lantern, or for a completely new magazine, and finally in the effort of these five Freshmen who initiated the pub- lication of The Title. Material is obviously® present It is in a way a sad comment that the only members of the undergraduate body to take constructive action in oppo- sition to the statement of the Lantern editors were Fresh- men. It may be that the upperclassmen have become so stagnated, and are immersed so deeply in a traditional in- ertia, that they have not the interest or the drive to put over such a plan. The detail work involved in carrying out the conception of a new magazine is staggering. It is more than commendable that such a small group, and-such a—young group could see it through. But if the upperclassmen, and the campus as a whole, are guilty of inertia and lack of interest, they can be vindi- cated only by wholehearted, sympathetic and constructive support of The Title. The material contained in it is varied, original, and high in quality. ‘There can be no question of its being unrepresentative, no charge of over-stereotyped stor- ies. uted to the maiden issue. poetry are included. Our students, our faculty, and one alumna have contrib- Humor, philosophy, fiction and Its founders and initiators have done a tremendous job. They have not only made a contribution to campus life, but have given actual proof that the creative spirit is not dead at Bryn Mawr. We are not limited to griping and theoriz- ing. Constructive action has been taken. It is the duty of the undergraduate body to support it. Only with our sup- port can it succeed. WIT*S END “There’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip”—and even more in the copy! Review the news of the year for us, say the alumnae, but we, leafing through the files, see only the nightmares of num- erous nights on the News. “Where’s Chan’s head?” “Who's sitting on the Vocational. Confer- ence?” and “Let’s cut. two inches off Manning.” : On and on we go, on past.the closing of our Soda Fountain of, knowledge, on past the evening visit of Joe the Watchman, on past smoking room. Professor O. Hal- eski becomes O’Haska. The lec- turer speaks in “Armor.” Eyery Trapp has a great big Trapp and the littlest Trapp is Johannes Trapp and it all came from a New York press agent. Bertrénd Russell reviews prin- ciples of interference in logic. Smedley raises the red bar in China. Students are requested to stop cutting professors’ glasses. Geology class takes field slip. “Oh, send out our best reporters to in- terview the squirrels.” “Has anybody seen Merrill, the dummy? I mean has anybody seen the dummy, Merrill? I mean, who has-the copy,-and why wouldn’t they serve model-to the Liquor the last cigarette, on to the Rhoads League? Donnelly Recalls History Of Literary Attempts On Campus (Editor’s note: The News asked Miss Lucy Martin Donnelly, ’93, var- iously reader, lecturer, associate pro- fessor and professor of English from 1896 to 1936, to. contribute to special issue for the alumnae some- thing of the history of the Lantern. Miss Donnelly felt that she could not write an adequate history of the Lantern without more research into the past than she was able to under- take at that time, but she very“grac- iously wrote in its stead a letter to the News). In brief, I remember hardly more than the thrilling occasion in the old sitting-room in Merion when the plan for a college mag- azine was launched by Elizabeth Winsor Pearson; the design for the cover by Maxwell Parrish promised by a cousin of his; the first years when ’92, ’93, ’94 were editors and the stories and_ es- says contributed—at that period we wrote ‘“essays’—all seemed brilliant and delightful. Even then 95, more sophisticated than the earlier classes, thinking the Lan- tern stodgy and precious, set wp’ in rivalry probably the cleverest paper that Bryn Mawr has ever had, The Fortnightly Philistine. After a few years, The Philistine, pure and simple, succeeded it. Then the Typti-o-bob and the Col- lege News came to fill the de- mand for current information. Meanwhile the Lantern has had a checkered history between per- iods of spirited revival and of non-existence altogether, such as they tell me now threatens. A journal which is not merely a newspaper presents serious prob- lems in a small college as hard- working as Bryn Mawr and is apt to be successful only at times when a group of students _ spec- ially interested, take it in hand with zest and talent. Such times inevitably recur; from the prom- ise among student writers at present the College--may well be on the eve of one. “The old Bryn Mawr”, about which you ask, other alumnae can create for you better than I who have been so long closely connected with the College that the earlier _years_are almost lost for me in the gradual unfolding of the later. The intellectual in- terest has been from first to last the very heart of all, but with time “the trees on the campus have grown”, as an alumnae once pointed out with surprise. The life had been enriched and the ac- tivities more varied. The Cloisters nowadays, I confess, are strange to me, the hair worn to Victorian eyes a la dishabille. Yet the oth- er evening when I saw the Mika- do with President McBride at my side as I used to see undergradu- ate performances with President Thomas I recognized Bryn Mawr unmistakably—and happily—des- pite the Japanese setting. Not that the music of old equalled that of the ’40’s by a long shot. In the ’80’s and ’90’s we had only a tinkling piano in the little new brick gym to accompany our In- dian Clubs and Chest-weights. The 40’s looked, and may I sav “acted” Bryn-Mawr—might ‘2. been 97, 1908, 08, °1f, Zi, ’22 or any of the other 20’s or 30’s. The admirable choruses, the sweet- singing Yum Yum, the Ko Ko skillfully, gracefully _ executing capers, the Mikado taller and of a more awful humor than perhaps any yet on the Dryn Mawr stage. The College has not only im- mensely bettered its music, but its traditions of good acting and of wit have mellowed with its fifty-nine years. Sincerely yours, Lucy Martin Donneliy the | net be approached directly with- English Composition Staff Asserts Liberal Aims Of Course — __ To the Editor: Now that the results of-the_ poll on Required English Composition have been analyzed, it seems ap- propriate for the staff to say some- thing further about the course. We do not think that most students, if they understood the issues, would wish to see the course re- duced to the mere imposition of technique or the mere imparting of information. (We believe that the course must be continued as a liberal one in which the focus is on the individual] student and the independence of her thinking. We have perhaps been mistaken in as- suming that the relation of these aims to the teaching of writing has been clear; but, it is now ap- parent that the connection has not been understood. The majority of students, once they the with which we have to deal, will understand problems probably want to seé only such changes made in the course as will make it better adapted to the needs of the individual. We feel it is necessary, therefore, to give a brief description of those problems and to outline our prin- ciples in dealing with them. The most obvious problem in writing is the observance of a set of con- ventions: grammar, spelling punc- tuation, sentence structure, usage. On most of these there is general agreement, and the teacher’s task is to see that they are observed. Usage changes with time, how- ever; the prose of the twentieth century is not that of the nine- teenth. We endeavor to take as our standard the usage of the best contemporary writers. We do not hold ourselves responsible for enforcing outworn conven- tions; that we should regard as pedantry. A second problem, one which goes beyond the question of convention, is logic: the ar- rangement of thought within the sentence, the paragraph, and the essay as a whole, This—-is——no superficial question, and a large part of the teacher’s time is oc- cupied with it. For the student, indeed for all of us, logic in writ- ing is connected with the clarity, independence, and integrity of ‘thinking. Clear thinking, in turn, depends upon honest observation of facts, and upon ability to set aside self-interest and emotional bias. Therefore it is necessary that students should write often from first-hand observation and sometimes on controversial sub- jects. Correctness and logic are very important qualities in writing, but a student often hopes_ to achieve something further. She wants to form ,her own manner of writing, her own style.- This third problem is difficult and can- jut more harm than benefit. An | assumed style is a collection of mannerisms. A true style is the direct reflection of an individual’s manner of thinking;: it is the re- sult of the convictions and the re- lationships that make us what we are, and it is attained only by a process of maturing. Goethe said: “the style of b writer is \ a faithful representative of his mind; therefore, if any man wish to write a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul”, The reading assigned in the re- quired ‘composition course is in- | ES. c vents ‘ Common Room, May 16. “The poll tax is the greatest single bar- rier to democratic voting,” declar- ed Susan B. Anthony II in a talk on The Poll Tax and the Election. “Once it is defeated the way will be open for a surge of liberalism in the South.” At present, she explained, ten million American citizens are virtually disfranchised, _ a fact which accounts for the re- ' actionary nature of the. present ‘Congress. Only twenty -two..-percent...of. Southerners of voting age may vote; three percent actually elect the congressmen, as contrasted with twenty-five percent in the North. Thus it happens that more votes are cast for two representa- tives in Rhode Island than for fifty poll tax representatives—that is, that it takes seven times as many votes to elect a Northern as a Southern congressman. The South- erners also stay in office much longer; in the last election, sixty of seventy-nine poll tax congress- men had no opposition. From being a local problem, the poll tax has become a national is- sue, Miss Anthony declared. Lib- erals and labor leaders in the South had hoped that the latest poll tax bill might be passed, but it was indirectly defeated yester- day by a vote of “no closure.” The poll tax is not a race ques- tion; as a matter of fact more whites than negroes are disen- franchised by it. Nor does it in- volve the issue of states’ rights, for “only federal action can get rid of this blight.”” The poll tax is purely political, a measure or- iginated in 1890 to block the Pop- ulist Party, composed of farmers. and workers, and it has been act- ive ever since in keeping low in- come groups from the polls. Miss Anthony emphasized the importance of supporting the next anti-poll tax movement, for it is an issue “which not only deter- mines the kind of legislation we get, but also the kind of world we live in.” She illustrated this point with the consistent sabotage of progressive legislation by poll tax congressmen, and said that ten out of twenty-four committees in the Senate, and fourteen out of twenty-four in the House are-dom- inated by poll taxers. tended to assist the student to think with more maturity. At the end of the year the student will have come into contact with a number of the most important ideas operative in the contempor- ary world. Unless she is wholly inaccessible to ideas, some of these will have had an effect on her mind. She will have been stimulated to do her own thinking on some of the problems that are of most importance to all of us; ad to the extent that her thinking has crystallized, she will have de- veloped her own manner of ex- pression. Acquiring a body of informa- tion and conventional habits of expression is only a part of edu- cation. But if we make of this acquisition an end in itself, edu- cation becomes an extremely friv- olous and egotistical affair. For some years now the women’s col- leges have pioneered in giving to the study of English a more ser- ious aim. We are confident that Bryn Mawr does not wish to lead a retrograde movement , toward the older modes of teaching. “We shall continue to regard the teach- ing of writing not as a narrowly utilitarian instrument, but as a serious intellectual pursuit. The Required English Composition Staff. a THE COLLEG \ 9 Page ree Changes in Constitution Voted in Three Mass Meetings The revolutionary stir over Self- Government, chief subject of con- versation on the campus for some weeks this winter, died down to a / murmur before spring vacation, after three mass meetings and two assemblies, three contested edi- torials, innumerable opinion letters in the News, and heated discus- sions in. the Inn, on. Taylor. steps, and in. every smoking room. Whether the question of Self-Gov- ‘ernment has been finally settled re- mains a moot point, but the: ma- jority of this year’s undergradu- ates have by their vote supported | j¥ the present system of student gov- ernment, making several changes where they felt they were needed. Begun by an editorial in the| @ winter issue of the Lantern pro- posing the abolishment of Self- Government and _ suggesting in- dividual keys and individual re- sponsibility, the controversy raged. The News responded with a defense of Self-Government. The Lantern editors spoke again, saying they had “compiled and destroyed a list of one hundred and eighty-eight students whom we know to have’ broken, con- sciously and repeatedly one or more ef the major rules of the College.” Meanwhile the Executive Board of the Self-Government Associa- tion presented a previously sched- uled assembly designed to dem- onstrate the workings and the theories of the system. Then came the change. The Lantern editors made the unex- pected statement that they had written their editorial merely as a criticism of the existing system of Self-Government as defined by its actual function on the campus. They now proposed to remedy the situation by means of a new con- stitution. The adoption of a new constitution, as opposed to the amending of the present one, they said, would be less difficult and would lead to a more constructive consideration of the problem. In answer to this proposal and to two petitions concerning smok- ing, a mass meeting of the Asso- ciation -was—held__on __ February 23rd. Begun by three speeches clarifying the argument in favor of a new constitution, the mass meeting evolved into two hours of hot and-~heavy- discussion on the Varsity Tennis Team Defeated by Cynwyd | Cynwyd, May 15. Bryn Mawr’s tennis team, although beaten in the match with Cynwyd 6-0, did not prove. a push-over for its op- ponent. The Cynwyd tennis club holds second place in the. Philadelphia Interclub League and has always been a close contestor With Ger- mantown Cricket Club for top po- sition. Ty Walker, Bryn Mawr’s num- ber one player, bowed before Cecile Bowes playing, 7-5, 6-0. Miss Bowes is not only ceded first among the Cynwyd players, but is national squash champion and number one Middle States tennis player. Sue Patterson won two love sets from Pat Acheson, Julié Turner lost to Mrs. E. J. Beatty, Jr., 8-6, 6-8, and Agnese Nelms was de- feated 7-5, 6-4, by Mrs. William Hawkes. In the doubles matches, the Owls found it just as difficult to score|’ against Cynwyd. Revolutionary Editorial nm Lantern Starts Heated Controversies Over Self-Gov Rules Greatest joy in the revised where on campus. j 4 7 Fh oe ieee Self-Gov’t rules—smoking any- pros and cons of Self-Govern- ment. The vote taken later in the halls indicated a 346-98 vic- ‘tory for the present constitution. With this question, at least, definitely settled, Miss McBride took the opportunity to clarify a question that had been much bandied about in the various dis- cussions—the relationship of the Self-Government Association to the Board of Trustees and _ to other groups, outside, as well as inside, the College. : This was not the end. An ap- peal was made to the student body to offer measures which would help to perfect our present sys- tem of Self-Government. The con- structive suggestions were forth- coming in the form of a revision of the rules and resolutions of the Association and of some parts of the constitution. In the second mass meeting on March ‘th, notably calmer and more efficient than the first, permission-giving was abolished except for the three o’clock permissions and for Fresh- men and transfers during their first semester; the one hour al- lowed after College entertain- ments was extended to an hour and a half and was simplified; the two. o’clock permissionif -escort- ed was extended to apply to any place of entertainment, and smok- ing was extended to all campus grounds and anywhere off campus. With the passage of further amendments concerning dress, bi- cycling, and other minor points in hall meetings, it appeared that the once-violent controversy was to die a natural death, but not so. A petition was presented asking that smoking be allowed in the rooms and as a result a third mass meet- Newly Established Undergrad Council Directs Activities College Establishes Office Of Common Treasurer Permanently 7 In 1942-43 the Alliance ceased to be a committee of the Under- graduate Association and became an independent organ. Several in- stances..arose during the year where there seemed to be an over- lapping in the activities of the Alliance, Undergrad, and the League, particularly in various drives and in the _ selettion of speakers. Out of the wht to clarify these boundaries grew\ the idea of increasing coordination\of all the student organizations by the establishment of an Under- graduate Council. The council consists of the presi- dent of Undergrad, acting as chairman; the president of Self- Government, the president of the League, the president of the Al- liance, the president of the Ath- letic Association, and the editor of the News. The secretary of Undergrad acts as secretary to the Council, keeping the minutes -of the weekly meetings. The business which comes bé- fore the Council varies from week to week and is largely miscel- laneous in nature, but as a body it has several regular functions. It must make out a budget for four of its organizations (the A.A. ing was held on March 18th, short- er, but none the less marked by distinct clashes in opinion than the first. The petition was de- feated by a 146-67 vote. Now with the amendments ap- proved by the Board of Trustees, the question seems to have ‘come to a close. Violent and_ -con- troversial though it has been, the whole matter has had distinct ad- vantages. .It has brought, if nothing else, a realization to the undergraduates that they are ipse facto members of—the—Self-Gov- ernment Association/and as such they can with sufficient support change its rules rather than sit in the smoking rooms and grumble about them. There is a definite consciousness of constructive par- ticipation in something that was before accepted with a shrug.and with a complaint. budget remains separate) for the year to come. It must appoint special. committees to direct the United War Chest Drive in the second semester, and it must deal with scheduling problems. In the fall of 1948, the College voted the Undergraduate Council the right to initiate legislation, and at the same time, at the recommendation of the Council, voted to combine the treasuries of Self-Government, Undergrad, and the Alliance into-_a Common Treasury for a_ trial period. Jeanne Marie Lee ’45 was elected as the first Common Treasurer, the treasurers of the organizations becoming first Sophomore mem- bers. This..spring the Common Treasurer was voted a permanent office, with the aceounts of the League to be_ included, Wyndham Activities Interest Maids and Porters ° The important part played by the Maids’ and Porters’ organiza- tion in campus activity this year was evident along many lines. Their enthusiasm and cooperation ‘showed not only in choral and dramatic productions, but in a 100% contribution to all War Loans and to the Red Cross Drive. In, addition to the traditional Christmas caroling, highlighted this year by exceptionally good soloists, the Maids and _ Porters musical comedy, Gems, Gowns and Gals, was a smashing and original success. Basically a detective Story, it combined songs, dances and..romance..with..a.,.magnificently costumed mannequin parade in a lively and effective show. The Maids’ Bureau, in Taylor basement, now an institution ‘of long standing, is perhaps the best known of all the Maids and Por- ters’ roles on campus. In addi- tion to mending and refurbishing anything from chair springs to prom dresses, it produces the pina- fores and skirts of spring, and the bedspreads and curtains “of fall, made to your order. Even more significant of the cooperative spirit between the organization and the students are the Maids and Porters’ classes, taught by undergraduates at the request of~ various groups. The most popular of the courses are Negro History and _ Current Events, with an enrollment of nine each. Chemistry, English, Public Speaking, French and _ Spahish, typing and piano lessons are also~ being given this year. Bond Drive Launched To Secure Wyndham Continued from Page 1 companied that little commercial venture, we hate to think. A lit- tle more and Bryn Mawr might well have been called the campus on the carline. The Directors had an alterna- tive. They could purchase Wynd- ham with college funds which would involve the sacrifice of much-needed income to cover the interest in the debt thereby in- curred. Actually, there was no choice. The first alternative was inconceivable, so the Directors ad- vanced the purchase money and Wyndham became an integral part of the college. Yet it became an integral part of the colleg@ at the price of a still existent $285,000 debt. Since 1925, Wyndham has been used as an undergraduate hall and as -the.#rench House, with few students or alumnae stopping to realize the price that must be paid for it each year, perhaps in fewer books for the Library, less _laboratory equipment, or antiquat- ed plumbing. Now, to the alum- nae and students of Bryn Mawr, their friends and families, is offer- ed a plan for helping to pay the $285,000 debt on Wyndham, and at the same time aiding the war effort by the purchase of War Bonds. If bonds to the value of $210,900 are purchased and made payable to the Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, the amount in 1956 will be the necessary $285,000. A “Bonds for Wyndham” drive is to be opened in conjunction with the Fifth War Loan drive from June 12 to July 8. Special committees of alumnae, faculty and: students are being selected, the student committee consisting of Lydia Gifford, ’45, Mary Kay | Snyder, ’46, Helen Reed, "46, and Mary Camilla Williams, ’46. Either F or G war bonds, the-only type which an institution can hold, may be bought from your, local committee, or, if you prefer to turn over a bond which you have already purchased, and it is neither an F or a G, it may be exchanged ~yT for one of these bonds. Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS 4 \ ree ‘ia g ai Radio Club Expands, : « Dancers Participate |College News Rates i * . \ e,¢ Now Operates Own In Several Recitals| — First Class Position. endent Station Indep A renewed interest in dancing,| The ——— News 5 pe — ai ; +: |paper, according to the irtiet: Growing in leaps and bounds so nee oe _—ee eee All-American Critical Service of great that even those working tion in four fornfal rene, has!the Associated Collegiate Press. hardest in its behalf were amazed appeared on campus this year.|The News is improving; last year’s and delighted, the Radio Club has Both the Duncan and the Modern | rating was only second class. changed from a minor _—— Dance have been represented, not| The National Scholastic Press activity to one of major im- only in required, sports, but also| Association analyzed 248 college portance. : : : papers, rated them as All-Amer- In a little over a year the Bryn 1 ait a icin diag ican or first, second, or third class,. Mawr Club—has passed from the In addition to sending represen-|and evaluated separate factors stage of cooperation in the run- tative dancers to a performance at | such as news writing, editing, cov- ning of Haverford’s WHAV to the YMHIA, the Dance Club won| erage, typography, make-up, fea- the operation of their own sta- the award of merit at the Cultural | tures, and department pages. The tion, WBMC, located in Miss Hen- Olympies-in~ Philadelphia. The | judging was ‘based on a whole derson’s office in Pembroke East. membership of the club under the| semester of Newses; hdnce the The station, constructed by en- supervision....of....Josephine---Petts,|-credit’ goes to’ Elizabeth» Watkins gineers from the Haverford Radio head of Physical Education, has|and her board and staff. Club, is the first independent sta- - The Radio Club, shown here rebearsing for their bi-weekly jumped drastically within the last The News rates highest on its On On Shy. ‘Women's Campus. play, has become an important feature on campus. Aside from = trom OFIgENAt = eareartele Which ate deemed soper- Membership in the club, gained the actors and script writers necessary for a radio play, the club in- thirty-one. This increase in in-|ior by the NSPA. News coverage, ° ° : > : i‘ , A : . a on the basis of merit and interest} cludes its own engineers, production managers, and control-room verews ond sntaninaee, ton. to tas — nies a? oe okay ‘yeas shown after apprenticeship, offers man, Dhow in ible picture are Mary Hemphill ’44, Dorothy Bruch- production of Rodrigo, a dance-| ity, orgentsation, and printing are experience in acting, announcing, holz *46, and Wen dy Fr anke ’46, with two uniden tified men . from play, with the cooperation of those the News’ strong points. Leads engineering, production, advertis- Haverford’s WHAV. - |taking dancing as a required and make-up, however, are only ing, and script: writing. A variety |. sport, gl | fair. of programs are offered alternate- ‘ i ly from WBMC and WHAV from| Nameless Publication - es ‘e 8:30 until 10:30 Monday through| Will Succeed *“‘Lantern’”’ , 8 Thursday nights. These programs Continued from Page 1 consist of a nightly Classical] the editors’ promise of comic re- Hour, followed by Le Jazz Hot.) lief. It is one of those brisk, Faculty interviews, quizzes, lan-| robust accounts of troop ship guage programs, news, and a bi-| troubles compiled with a dash of : weekly play, take up the remain-| flippancy, an eye for humor, a ‘ ing time. ' knack for exaggeration, and a Besides providing invaluable| quantity of just plain old Good : training in a field of growing im-| Spirits. Lucy Hall’s Jane-Irina portance, WBMC offers a direct] dilemma in The Strange Enigma organ of expression and com-| of Geneveive is a clever intensi- munication on campus, and aids in| fication of a common personality lf n ] promoting a closer association be-| ailment. The “finishing” touches tween the faculty and under-| willstartle you whether or not you graduates. are convinced. The Radio Club is managéd this! Miss Stapleton’s Voyage is a yeay under the direction of Mar-| forthright presentation of an garet Browder '45, as president,| eminently human theme. It might Probably no other group of young American with a staff consisting of Georgi-| be considered the theme song of women has so much to offer the accomplishment ana Wiebenson 46, production} the new booklet, for it objectifies of the final victory as college—trained seniors manager; Nanette Emery ’47, di-| the intentions of the editors of such as you rector of acting and announcing;| The Title to offer only that which : Charlotte Binger ’45, director of] is artistically sincere rather than music; Jane Ward ’46, feature di-| intentionally artistic. In accord- You Bave the education and Lita for ease rector; Martha McDonald ’47, chief] ance with suggestions for the ship, the schooled discipline of mind and body, ‘ engineer; and Betty Lilly ’47, ad-| closer correlation between academ- . and a background of appreciation of the re—- : vertising director. ie endeavor and the student sponsibilities of your generation in the world periodical, excerpts from Jean ft th ld of 7; Potter’s Mysticism in Modern ‘a 9 steed neeasicad! ih acct da Literature have been printed. It ¥ WHAT TO DO is a truly lucid piece of thinking The Army urgently needs you and the contri- = and will bear serious scrutiny. bution you can make toward peace and final Western Electric Company—172/ Harji Malik closes the first issue victory. I am confident that you will seriously Fulton St., New York City. 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Lancaster Ave., Ardmore Taylor Hall Basement Ardmore 2480 | WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS * “ reas ) Be ee re eR RRR SR PERM EROReSTOsehareaamNy, a : L 1 INVISIBLE MENDING SHOP | “f : U. 5, ARMY RECRUITING STATION ; : 607 CUSTOM HOUSE H Reweaving Hose Repairing PHILADELPHIA, PA. ' ; ‘ . 5 I should like complete information aboutthe WAC. 4 Pearl Restringing Zippers Fixed . Sates ' o | Gloves Cleaned and Mended \ shit et ' : _ Address a ' 41 W. LANCASTER AVE. ARDMORE|| ful | nie <7 limeek ie i a ' bs. } Formerly of Suburban Square : : ~ ~—* H papel aeelboeyet : * ; ; | mk ee eee eee es eee ee S ———— : nn vee me J \ \ i \s goin ‘ . interests, f THE COLLEGE NEWS: Peyre Resumes Part In Campus Activities As Flexner Lecturer For a period of two months this winter, French activities and social as well as aca- demic, centered around M. Henri lettres and of French at Mary Peyre, docteur' es Sterling Professor Yale, who presented the Flexner lecture series on _ the Modern French Novel. _An active member of the Bryn Mawr faculty from 1925 to 1928, M. Peyre_be- of the campus on his return visit, con- came an integral part ducting several meetings of the Modern French Novel course, lead- ing the graduate seminary, and attending undergraduate teas and conferences. In_ his Peyre outlined the trends of the Flexner lectures, M. Modern French Novel, naming the most representative authors, and indicating their French literary tradition. first noted the revival of interest in the novel once symbolism no Having longer acted as a deterrent on modern writers, M. Peyre pointed out the effect of the recent de- velopment of the scientific ele- ments of psychology on the evolu- tion of the French novel. Diseussing the change in intent and tone of the novels, M. Peyre described the attempts of many of the recent novelists to deal with the moral and aesthetic problems of our age, and the more recent efforts of the writers to solve the human problems created by modern political and social condi- tions. Devoting each lecture to par- ticular novelists and the trends of which they are most illustrative, M. Peyre opened his ‘series with an analysis of Proust as repre- sentative of the revival after the Stagnation of the Ssymbolist school, and of the beginning of the psychological novel. Proust, M. Peyre pointed out, introduced what is often termed the “fourth dimension,” the element of recol- lection and accumulated percep- tion which plays~—-such an im- portant part in his psychological novels. Gide,, working along the line of the psychological novel in- troduced by Proust, M. Peyre con- sidered as the first great French novelist to feel profoundly the Russian influence. Following the trend of interest toward moral and religious prob- lems, M. Peyre contrasted Mauriac, the tragic novelist, who brought a combination of Catholicism and natural pessimism to his treatment of ethical problems, with’ the novelists of the “younger genera- tion,” Malraux and Green. Al- though both writers were con- cerned with problems arising from modern political conditions, M. Peyre distinguished between Mal- raux’s interest in the effect of the epidemic of national revolu- tions on the peoples involved and Green’s preoccupation with the escapist reaction to the violent social upheavals during and fol- lowing World War I, M. Peyre, after discussing briefly the works of du Gard, Ro- mains, Celine and Giono, closed the series with an analysis of the man he considered the most modern of all the novelists, Saint- Exupery, the prophet of aviation. M. Peyre’s social activities while on campus. included a reception following his first lecture, weekly Continued on Page 8 influences on}! In the New Book Room (Quita Woodward Room) in the equally new West Wing of the Library, where reading is strictly for pleasure, is Ginny Thomas, 1944-45 president of Self-Gov’t. Begun in the The Soda Fountain is now a campus institution. year 1941-42, it has taken over one large room next to the May Day room in Goodhart. If is run financially for the benfit of the League, but from the epicurean point of view it is the students’ own. An owner, Ann Fitzgibbons ’45, and Mary Lou Mills 45, assistant, are shown here; (Ann Clarke ’45, co-owner, was away at the time), during the slower part of their serving hours— 9.30-11 P. M. Reschedule Problem Ends in Compromise Resulting from the editorial of the January 12 News, a_ heated discussion arose on campus this year over the necessity for a re- arrangement of the present semes- ter schedule. The News maintain- ed that the shortened exam period and lengthened Christmas vaca- tion, necessitated by the war, have resulted in extreme over-crowd- ing of the two weeks following Christmas vacation. Shorter Exam Period Shortening of the exam period and the consequent abolition of a reading period meant that students were forced to write semester pa- pers and study for mid-years in the same short period of time. Exam hysteria resulted. According to the plan suggested by the News, the fall semester would begin about September 15. Classes would end December 15 for vacation. After vacation there would be a ten day reading period without classes, in which all stud- ents could write their papers and prepare for examinations. Reading: Period The Seniors’ traditional ‘reading period’ would take place as usual. Since papers are not usually due as close to exams in the spring, and since the examination period is longer, no corresponding read- ing period would be necessary then. The second semester would therefore begin a week earlier. A poll of undergraduate opinion of this plan was taken in the halls, but proved rather unsuccessful be- cause, during hall discussions, the propos plan was changed in various \halls. General opinion, however, was obviously in favor of improvements of some sort. Change The schedule for next year has been changed somewhat, though not as radically as suggested. Classes are to begin on September 26. The wartime one-day Thanks- giving vacation is to be added in- stead to the Christmas vacation, which is to last three weeks. Hockey Camp If you are interested in go- ing to Miss Lynch’s Hockey Camp at Tegawitha, Mt. Po- cono, Pa., for the week before college starts, see Miss Grant or Betsy Kaltenthaler, Rhoads South. Gimbel Brothers « Personnel Division Philadelphia 5, Pennsylvania Dear Coed:° When school is out, we invite you to become a regular Gimbel co- worker for the summer, or for longer if you are available. There jare many 7 attractive job opportunities. If you prefer selling you may work: 4 Full-time hours daily 9:30 to 5:00 P. M. daily—Wednesdays 12:00 to 9:00 or b. Part-time hours daily 11:00 to 4:00 P. M. daily—Wednesdays 12:00 to 5:80, or c. Three days weekly—Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays or d. You may ae on our “on call” list to come on busy days, if you care to work those days. If you prefer clerical work (full-time only) you may apply for: Junior Clerk — Clerk-Typist — Cashier — Stock Clerk — Checker — Unit Control. Clerk— . Many Others. ~ ‘ If you are graduating you may care to apply for our Merchandise Training Program. Come to the Personnel Division, Seventh Fleor, Market and Eighth Streets, for interview and advance registration. Yours for Victory, Gimbel Brothers ~ Page Six “THE COLLEGE, NEWS mY Freshmen, Varsity Players, Language Clubs Present Full Dramatic Schedule in °43-°44 Dramatics for 1948-44 gave evi- dence that lack of time -is the mother of improvisation. With war courses and increased activity ‘on campus, it was feared last spring that the Thespian arts were out for the duration. Despite thee handicaps, however, ~ the Freshmen, the «Varsity Players’ Club, and the language clubs turned out a fairly full dramatic schedule in four languages. The Merion Freshmen won the coveted plaque for the best hall play with Lady Gregory’s Hyacinth Halvey, despite spirited competi- tion from Pem West’s The Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil. The six one-act plays presented by the Freshmen of each hall in the early fall, a tradition instituted in 1941, serves as a “proving- ground” for new talent. A com- mittee of .upperclassmen acts as directors, and the final products are judged by the faculty com- mittee. This year witnessed Mer- ion’s second consecutive victory. The Players’ Club showed less spontaneity than the Freshmen, For several years they have given joint productions with Haverford’s “Cap and Bells,” under the di- rection of Mr. Nusbaum, but this year found them stranded. What was left of Haverford gallantly offered to assist, but Mr. Nus- baum played coy. Pressed for time, he refused to direct any- thing but Letters to Lucerne. The Reading Committee tore its hair, but yielded after a week of stale- mate. The result was an over- intellectual performance of a rather mediocre play, but in any case, tradition was preserved. Christmas plays in French, Ger- man, and Spanish, offered by their respective departments, proved a study in variety. The French play, La Mystere de la Nativite, has remained a _ landmark for years, and was as grave and charming as ever. The German Club, which ever since its forma- tion in ’86 has been giving a con- glomeration of various scenes from—seventeenth—century— plays under the title of Das Weinacht- spiel, offered its ’43 version. This combined singing, religious pagen- try and a little vulgar humor and gave another group of German aspirers a chance to don the musty costumes. The Spanish play was the sea- son’s surprise. It was thought to be a Christmas play, but it really treated the ancient theme of the deceived husband, enlivened by pantomime and singing. The results were hilarious. La Cueva de Salimanca, by Cervantes, was a Spanish House production, giv- en in Radnor, and a highly his- toric occasion. The curious flocked to see it (also enticed by free food), and present indications point towards the establishment of yet another tradition. February saw the Freshmen at it again, with a high-class show entitled Alas, Poor Yorick. With, hazing tied down by the College Council’s recommendation, the (cm “~) HAVE A NICE VACATION! And get your Summer Outfit at the Tres Chic Shoppe SEVILLE THEATRE ARCADE at ye BRYN MAWR ~ ———e x a - Calendar Thursday, May 18 Choir party in the Common Room, 8:30. Friday, May 19 Last day of lectures of the college year. Saturday, May , 20 President’s tea for the fac- ulty, 4:00. ° Monday, May 22 Tennis match with .Merion, Varsity Courts, 2:30. Tuesday, May 23 Examinations begin. Monday, May 29 Tennis match with Philadel- phia Oricket Club, Varsity Courts, 2:30. Saturday, June’ 3 Examinations end. ‘Concert, Harvard Glee Club and Bryn Mawr Choir, Good- hart, 8:30. Sunday, June 4 Baccalaureate Service. The Rey. James Cleland, of the Choate School. Monday, June 5 Garden Party, Wyndham Garden. Tuesday, June 6 Conferring of degrees. Close of 59th academic year. ‘| runs in the -show rehearsed unhampered. The ‘plot, concerned with two million- aires trying to stop each other’s skyscrapers, provided opportunity for a variety of songs and dances, the most outstanding of which was a vigorously realistic duet sung by a sailor and his date in a park. To the courtly airs of Beethoven’s Minuet in G, came such words as “Come on babe, let’s pitch woo.” Spontaneity .reached its height with the production of Plautus’ The Rudens (Shipwreck at Cy- rene), translated into slang. Mrs. Michels, of the Latin department, directed the burlesqued tale of two lost prostitutes looking for each other on a foreign isle. Cos- tumes and scenery were symbolic, the latter being supplied by and other necessary props. Latin plays were first given in 1935, and The Rudens was the department’s fifth production. Spring was the lean _ season. Students directed the Maids and Porter’s show, Gems, Gowns and Gals, a one-act musical comedy, well adapted to display the talents of its actors. The Players’ Club moved to Haverford in April to cooperate in a_ production of Charley’s Aunt. Bryn Mawr girls took the few female parts in what was the season’s liveliest large- ‘scale’ dramatic production. In spite’ of man-shortage and war- time, the plays must, and do, go on. Delicious Teas Community Kitchen LANCASTER AVENUE Open Every Week-day placards describing “Huge Rock,” l (eee Compliments a The Deanery ’ a Sa Swarthmore Nine Defeats Bryn Mawr Owls, 11-5 In Ball Game Swarthmore, May 11 Collect ing eight runs in the last two in- nings, Swarthmore trounced Bryn Mawr’s baseball team 11-5. Those last two innings proved dis- astrous for the Owls. They could not get their batting sights on the ball and batted in only one run. The first half of the game was as real pitcher’s duel and a ray of |-hope flickered in the hearts of the Owls at the end of the fourth in- ning with the score four to three in their favour. Posy Kent, the Owls’ fast ball twirler, held Swarthmore to two hits and three first four innings. Striking owt the first batter may be a bad omen in the major leagues, but Posy made it count for Bryn Mawr, going on to fan seven more players. Swarthmore also used a fast ball pitcher who though credited with five strike- outs, was backed up by perfect fielding. The Owls got only four hits al- together, one of them a_ double by Marilyn Behner, but they made good use of two walks, a missed third strike and a balk to net three of their tallies. PORT S... Swarthmore’s Gloria Evans Defeats Chloe Walker Bryn Mawr Tennis Team Conquers Swarthmore By 3-0 Score In Finals Bryn Mawr, May 12. Winning Varsity Courts, May ee The three out of five matches against semi-finals of the Women's Mid- dle-Atlantic States Intercollegiate Swarthmore, the varsity tennis team came out on top for the first State tournament were played here time this season in their first con- pa soempgiglenniatnd bg hag test against another college. senha argare ee ° . Swarthmore 6-4, 6-4, and Gloria Placing every ball with amaz- ing accuracy. and terrific force, Swarthmore’s number ope play- er, Gloria Evans, who ranks sev- enteenth in the women’s national and sixth in the women’s junior nationals, play a magnificent game against Ty Walker and won 6-2, 6-2. Julie Turner also lost 6-4, 6-0 Evans, after dropping the first set 8-6 to Catherine Harmer of Ur- sinus, recovered herself to win the match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. The final match, between Ty Walker and Gloria Evans, played Sunday afternoon at 2:30, was won by Gloria Evans, nationally rated player from Swarthmore. The\ latter’s game, characterized to Peggy Meeker, Swarthmore’s number two player. Evans and Meeker were ceded one and two respectively in the Middle Atlan- tic States Tournament. Agnese Nelms, however, defeated her op- by swift cross-court shots from both backhand and _ forehamd, served to keep her opponent on the defensive throughout the match. She displayed a sureness and decisiveness of action contin- ually, and was never caught off her guard, despite the brief lead held by Ty at the opening. of the second set. ponent, Ann Solis-Cohen, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0. In the doubles, Lydge Gifford and Pat Acheson finally took a: 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 match from Amy Roose- | jeeseeeee= velt and Phyllis Kinkead, while, | Nancy Bierwirth and _ Phyllis|| Opportunities! Haynes triumphed over Pat Frank | l* We have several openings in4 and Ginny Cobb 6-3, 6-4, Increased Interest In Campus Athletics Noted by Association It has been said that the Bryn Mawr girl is not the athletic type, yet the fact remains that activi- ties apensored by the Athletke As- sociation during the past year have been not only numerous but varied. Jean Brunn, president of the Association, pointed out in her report that, despite gas rationing and searcity of tennis balls, there has been no curtailment—of sports at Bryn Mawr. Last fall the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Hockey Conference was held here. In November, hoc- key players from nine other col- leges invaded the campus. Teams from the University of Pennsyl- vania, Drexel, Beaver, Ursinus, Temple, Swarthmore, Rosemont, Wilson, Chestnut Hill, and Bryn Mawr played each other during the morning, and in the afternoon intercollegiate teams were chosen to play the Hockey All-Stars the next week. One player from Bryn Mawr, Betsy Kaltenthaler, ’47, Continued on Page 7 our Store Personnel Red Cross Continued from Page 1 for those interested Inquire - Miss Brownlee i DEWEES and | jj i 1122-24 CHESTNUT STREE ditions—unless we have trained in one of these courses. © Now, when painful death deprivation are heing widely suf- fered, an individual sacrifice of a few hours’ time seems a slight] ° inconvenience. Yet campus-wide determination to make that small sacrifice would mean an _ impres- sive production of surgical dress- ings and knitted goods demanded by the armed services. Isabelle Koehler, ’47, and Dorothy Bre- man, 746, will be responsible for the production of surgical dress- ings by the large group which should be enlisted. When yarn is available for filling government orders, Gloria Waldman, 746, will be in charge of knitting. Bryn Mawr 2218 The Country Bookshop BRYN MAWR AVENUE BRYN MAWR, PA. Arrangement for groups to en- tertain convalescent soldiers at Valley Forge Hospital will be made by Martha Gross, ’47, and Nancy Niles, ’47. With the invasion, increased supplies” of--blood-plasma—will —be desperately needed. Therefore, the College Unit will aim to send many more students than have gone in the past year to Ardmore and Philadelphia to donate blood. Charm the Stag Line Charm the stag line with fra- grance. . . Drop a dash of dry | Welcome Back Alumnae! Remember Us? | Richard Stockton BRYN MAWR Summer of study and fun at Academie Moderne Beverly Farms on the North Shore Water Front Stimulating course to develop women’s most precious possession, “Natural Femininity.” Fashion, ward-robing, make-up, posture, in- tensive drama, television, etc. Social activities. Swimming. School Camp at “Beverly Farms” on North Shore waterfront. Send for eatalogue to 35 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, Mass. a » perfume in the hem of your prom dress. That’s a quick flip way to make your favorite per- fume go farther. Select your favorite scent from the six created by Roger & Gallet and fill the air with fragrance as you dance. It’s captured stardust...it’s Roger & Gallet dry perfume. . Six exciting scents ..- Night of Delight .-Fleurs d’Amour.. BlueCarnation.. Jade..Sandalwood and Violette, priced ~ at $1.25. ~ COMPLIMENTS . Of A: FRIEND ~ \ ‘THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Seven Tea at the Inn is a perennial event—every, day all day except Monday—and it’s outdoors in the spring. Now that spring has come, the Reading Room inhabitants have moved to the Cloisters to take in some vitamin D with their knowledge. Here Trudie MacIntosh °46 wears omnipresent uni- form—blue jeans, man’s shirt and moccasins. Increased Interest In Campus Athletics Continued from Page 6 won a place on the _ substitute team. With the end of the fall term, athletic interest was centered on basketball and swimming, The Owls, though suffering several de- feats, had two thrilling victories; Swarthmore, undefeated this year in basketball up to the time they met Bryn Mawr, bowed to the Owls, 30-24. Three weeks later, the University of Pennsylvania, undefeated in two years, fell be- fore Bryn Mawyr’s superior nata- tory skill. ve “In May there was great excite- ment on campus with the advent of the Middle Atlantic States Women’s Intercollegiate Singles Tennis Tournament played here on the varsity courts. Seven of the fifty-two entrants were Bryn Mawr students. Ty Walker, Bryn Mawr’s number one tennis star, was a semi-finalist, beaten only by Glo- ria Evans of Swarthmore, ceded number seventeen in the Women’s Junior Nationals. Besides the regular eontests played with surrounding colleges by the hockey, baseball and swim- ming teams, the Philadelphia Interclub League played by the tennis team, two modern dance club recitals and the dance play Rodrigo, the Athletic Association has sponsored interhall hockey and basketball games in an effort to provide some sort of amuse- ment during what might otherwise be weekends with very little to do except walk up and down in the Library. Nameless Publication Will Succeed “‘Lantern”’ Continued from page 4 the progress of an inquiring mind from cynicism to confidence in the good. Thus the recent denunciation of Bryn Mawr’s — sacrifices to the Muses (or of the Muses, as the sentiment seemed to indicate) has instigated fresh activity in a circle determined to prove that the need for artistic expression can- not be so-easily discounted. The editors of the magazine deserve mention. They are Patricia von Kienbusch, Nicole Pleven, Rosina Bateson, Eva Krafft, and Toni Boel. + Ardmore 5833 JOSEPH’S HAIR DRESSING 25 COULTER AVE. ARDMORE PARISIAN Dry Cleaners Charge Accounts to College Girls We call and deliver BRYN MAWR 1018 869 LANCASTER AVENUE Established in 1922 OLD MEDIA and -FOUR HORSEMEN STABLES MARPLE, DELAWARE COUNTY Straw Rides Saddle Horses for Hire With Station Wagon Transportation Furnished To Groups of Six or More AT $2.00 PER HOUR Phone Media 9384 SPROUL ROADS 6:45 May Day morning —a group on Merion front steps warming up for “To the Maypole.” A typical scene in one of Rhoads’ two quiet smoking rooms, built for utility and comfort, but extremely lush withal. Left to right, Jerry Beal ’45, Mary Stuart ’47, and Patricia Acheson ’46. (— Elizabeth K. Brownback 11 STATION ROAD <7 Subscriptions to the College News $3.00 per year. Address Subscription Manager, Good- hart Hall. 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She will be sent either to Des Moines, Iowa, or Fort Oglethorpe, Geor- gia, where she will learn control tower technique in the air force. “T’ll be interested in the drill sergeant’s diction,” chuckled Miss Henderson, “but I’ll be on the spot because I can’t tell her that her final consonants don’t come out.” Co; SAVE RATION STAMPS AND BUY’ Espadrilles and Huaraches oe _ Puerta De Mexico Margaret Paul 69 St. James Place, Ardmore | ~ YOU'VE * , Longed TO BE THIS WOMAN —the American Woman in General, whom John Robert Powers (creator of the famous “Powers Girls”) has planned to glorify! \t is exciting news that a branch of the amazing new Powers Schoo! |s now in Philadelphia Its purpose is to de- velop the best natura! selves of all ap- plicants—through a ten-weeks course of half-hour individua! instruction. Home-women, career women, bust ness and college girls, society women, graduate with new self-confidence. in- creased charm—knowing figure con- trot, posture, make-up art, correct dress, voice cuiture, self confidence, even comportment, so necessary for nodern business and socia! life! Evening hours arranged No ‘‘clusses.” Powers School BELLEVUE-STRATFORD Interviews by Appointment Only MRS. E. J MacMULLAN PHILA. DIRECTOR PENNYPACKER 3700 aati tess oe perfume that spins am oment into a Meme TY 1.75* 3.50% 6.75* ‘*plus tax MAIL OR PHONE YOUR ORDERS LDBLQLAYI_ eee TO DEWEES, PHILADELPHIA 1122-24 Chestnut Street, Pennypacker 6700 eee é g ’ pressively done. Page Eight —o Engagements April Oursler, °46, to Pfc.” Robert Stevenson, USMC. Exp: essive Dancing Displayed in Rodrigo Continued from page 1 in .prcetection of her love, and the Idio. s suicide. Esterlee Hutzler, °45, dancing the part of Rodrigo, showed a gréat ieeling for the rhythm and meaning of the music. The strength and variety in her in- terpretation was extraordinary, ranging from the ready insolence of her arrogant dance with the gnomes, and the agony of her “toothache dance” after the curse of the gods, to the quiet emotion of the love scenes. The role of Louise, danced by Eleanor Borden ’46, was very ex- Her adoration of Rodrigo, and her despair over the discovery of her lover returning from a robbing raid, were well in- terpreted, although the »majority of her dancing relied a little too much on poses and long graceful walks to be completely effective. The part of - Aunt Sourpuss, done by Ellen Harriman ’46, was highlighted by expert caricature. Her simpering coyness as she con- sented to dance with a tall hand- some stranger (the Devil) in the first scene, contrasted sharply with her real grief in the tragedy of the last scene, showing her to be an excellent actress as well as a master of dance technique. Nina Montgomery ’45, playing the Devil, danced with a strikingly dashing lightness. Although she necessarily remained in the back- ground throughout most of the play, she was continually conscious of the part, her motions and facial expressions indicating impersonation. Further subtlety of_interpreta- tion was shown by Ann Gillilan 746, as the Village Idiot. _In spite of the lengthiness of the solo dance in the first scene, the pathos of the Idiot’s love for Louise as he offers her a branch in token complete of his adoration was moving The’ awkward, rhythmic unevenness of -the movements in the “mad” dance: was also extremely: telling. .. Although..cast—in-.minor- Mary Dumm, instructor in Biology, as the Greedy Wizard who at- tempts to cure Rodrigo’s tooth- ache, and Estelle Morrison ’45, as a companion thief, gave their parts an originality and _ individuality which showed real ability and feeling for the dance. The choruses of Gnomes, Wood Sprites, Villagers and Harvesters, danced by the rest of the Club, in spite of a tendency toward over- stereotyped movement, provided @ roles, THE COLLEGE NEWS Student waitresses are a war-time innovation in Rockefeller Hal!. With the maid shortage, they serve all the meals in a sys- tem which may later be extended to all the balls for the duration. ' Prevuricated Prognostications Hit Campus As the Oracular Ouija Board Speaks Forth Because of heartening results students have recently been at- taining with the ouija beard, rep- resentatives of the departments of Philosophy and Psychology have decided to quiz the supernat- ural systematically. .The faculty, when consulted, stated that the ouija board was functionally sound. Mr. Weiss, in fact, assures us that it is an admirablé instru- ment for answering any questions that philosophy can’t. Ouija boards are rampant. They are rather contrary, but with ex- ams where they are, many feel that any answer is better than none, -~Fhe ouija~ board tends to aim above the target on marks, an admission which must be made in interpreting this scientific investi- gation. However, our questions, ‘like exam marks, are too pressing to be ignored, and cannot be ans- wered by anything at all. We humbly inquired of our ouija ‘board how it felt, whether it-would tell us anything, and whether or not it was there. It felt fine, had lots to say, and was on the beam. With thoughts wavering between ideo-motor action and the stupen-; dousness of our.task,.wé posed the fateful question, “When will drink- ing be allowed on campus?” Un- equivocally the answer came— 49870.” (So far so good. “Will we ever become co-educational?” This -drew....forth..a--vehement “NiO!” Feeling a little depressed, we ask- ed it if there would still be a Bryn Mawr in 9870 and it said “yes.” We asked, “What will it be like?” Then came the answer, “DULL.” tions, we asked if it knew what it was saying and it assured us it did. We abandoned ‘this mournful subject, and raised the question, “What.was the best class in the rhythmic and pleasing background Flowers are the | for the main action, blending well with the setting of Wyndham Gar- Thing to send den at night. To your gradu- — Rating friend! Haverford, Pa. Ardmore’ 2117 ; E. S. McCawley & Co., Ine. JEANNETT’S BOOKS > Lancaster Avenue Current Books Rental Library BRYN MAWR . _—..... — A > Tasty Sandwiches—Lunches—Dinners ‘ \ Meet your friends at THE GREEK’S . ‘ The Rendezvous of College Girls , Refreshments—Music Superior Soda Service = \ ——e ‘ ait Not believing our psychic vibra-|- history of the college?” The ouija board felt strongly that 1899 was the best class. We demanded to be told why, but all the ouija board would say was“SSHH!” Hurt to to quick, we humbly inquired what ailed us. To this vital question all that came forth was “WPG’— (interpretations?). _We shouted “Come, come!” whereupon it spelled out “NO MEN.” This was not all. We asked the ouija board for a message, hoping for consolation, and only got, “GO 4 WHY STAY?” “Is: that all?” It said “no.” Its final word was “Good-bye.” Despair was settling down. The experiment, expected to over- estimate our wildest ambitions, fizzled. Only one thing remained to be done. “Ouija board, are you telling the truth?” Salvation came with the answer, “NO!” Stage Guild The Stage Guild takes pleas- ure in announcing the election of the following new officers: President, Estelle Morrison, "45, Vice-President: Barbara Reb- mann, 46, Secretary-Treasurer: Gross, 47. Marce “France and Born On May 15, a baby gil, weight 8 pounds, to Mr. and Mrs. Alister Cameron. _ aa Peyre Resumes Part in Campus Activities Continued from page 5 jinners at Wyndham on Wednes- day nights, followed by music -ecitals related to his lecture and a.farewell party in the Common Room. In addition to his work with the advanced French courses, he lectured for the English and History departments, and present- ed a Current Events lecture on the International Situation.” —_—_____— Happy Sauhoe to ' You AI Dinah Frost LANCASTER AVENUE it, = Harvard, Bryn Mawr ‘To Join for Concert Continued from page 1 three choruses Requiem. Harvard’s presentation of two catches by Purcell, a tarantella, and Casey Jones, will be followed by Bryn Mawr’s singing of three songs by contemporary composers. The two groups will join to con- clude the program with choruses from Alice in Wonderland; com- posed by Irving S. Fine, Harvard 38. The soprano solo in one of these, The Lullaby of the Duchess, will be taken by Susan Horn ’46. A Common-room dance, given for Harvard by the choir, will fol- low the concert. Opportunities e A college girl -with Gibbs training is pre- pared for a top secreta- rial position. Booklet, “Gibbs Girls at Work,” gives pertinent informa- tion about Katharine . Gibbs opportunities. For a copy, address College Course Dean. Katharine Gibbs ——— : a Ardmore 4112-4113 ae, Hranrys 17 East Lancaster Abenue Ardmore, Pa. Special Collection of | Cotton Dresses er —~Ywwn fa >» Bonwit Teller do YOU want Summer Work? Openings in Selling and Non-Selling Jobs, Including Stock, Wrapping, Marking, . and Office! 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