THE COLLEGE NEWS \ VOL. XL, NO. 11 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1943 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr Colles. 1943 PRICE 10 CENTS Weak Plot Redeemed by Good Acting In Players Club’s ‘Letters to Lucerne’ Schoolgirl Tale Reflecting International Strife Presented Specially contributed by Virginia Grace, °44 The translation of world conflicts into their directly human elements was the task of the Players Clubs of Bryn Mawr and Haverford in the staging of “Letters to Lucerne” on December 3 and 4 in. Goodhart Hall under the direction of N. Richard Nusbaum. The diverging character and converging destinies of five ma- jor nations at the outbreak of war form the raw material out of which Fritz Rotter and Allen Vincent have created their drama. The play,fis a curious combination of simple fact and momentous impli- cations. The immediate problem, that of a group of girls of various nationalities learning to readjust their relationships under the strain of war, acts as a mechanism for the depiction of greater issues pending in the Europe outside neu- tral Switzerland, and it is from this fund of threatening evil that the comparatively slight action of the play draws its strength. Flashes from the major warring cities of Europe are brought to the stage by the device of letters from home. In regard, however, to the actu- al effectiveness of the dramatic situation, one feels that its poten- tialities are not entirely realized. Much. of the action seems insuffici- ently motivated, probably because the requisite tension is not con- stantly sustained—a defect of the script more than the acting. There are a few truly gripping moments, ‘ more frequent in the latter half of the play, and carried in particular by Kate Rand, giving a splendidly convincing version of Erna, the Continued on Page 5 German Club to Give Annual Xmas Pageant The German Club will present its Christmas play on Friday, De- cember 10th, in the Common Room. Following the style of Na- tivity pageants in Germany dur- _ing the fifteenth century, it has been adapted from a folk play by Otto -Falckenberg’ who used various medieval sources. Actually a mix- ture of narrative verse and drama, it is marked by extreme simplicity and beauty of language. After a prologue by the evan- gelist, Barbara Bennett, the first ~scene-opens-with-Joseph,-Caroline Manning, and Maria, Mary Stuart Blakeley, coming to the Inn for the night. The inn-keeper is play- ed by Ruth Yudizky and his wife, by Charlote Binger. In the second scene the angel, Virginia Grace, appears to the three shepherds, Margaret Urban, Evaline Hitz, and Maryalice Wool- ever. In the latter scenes, por- traying the adoration, Barbara Clark, Elizabeth Corkran, and Janet.Hoopes take the parts of the three kings. Between the acts a chorus ‘of ‘ about ten people will sing old German Christmas carols. Miss Cohn and Hilde Richard are _ di- recting the play, and Margaret Spencer is in charge of the music. After the play there will be re- freshments and Christmas carol- ing in the German House for ev- eryone.. Calendar Friday, December 10 German Club Party, Common Room, 8:00 p. m. Saturday, December 11 French Club Play, Wyndham, 8:00 p. m. Denbigh Hall, Dance, 8:45 p. m. Sunday, December 12 Christmas Services, Good- hart, 8 p. m. Monday, December 13 Summer Camp Party, Com- mon Room, 4:00 p. m. Maids and Porters Caroling. Tuesday, December 14 Christmas Hall . Dinners. Students’ Caroling. Wednesday, December 15 Christmas Vacation begins, 12:45 p. m. Wednesday, January 5 Christmas Vacation ends, 2:00 p. m. Friday, January 7 Mrs. Whiting Williams, Nurs- ing Council for War Service, Nursing in War, Deanery, 7:30 p. m. Saturday, January 8 War Films, Music Room. Monday, January 10 Oskar Halecki, Federal Gov- ernment of Poland, Goodhart, Si1b. ps -M, Wednesday, January 12 Agnes Smedley, Recent Po- litical Developments in China, Goodhart, 12:30° p. m. Professor 0. Halecki _ Will Present ‘History Of Polish Government Professor Oskar Halecki, Direct- or of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America and for- mer Professor of Eastern Europ- ean History at the University of Warsaw, will speak on “The Polish Federal System 1885-1569” at 8:15, January 10, in Goodhart. Professor Halecki will be the Mallory Whit- ing Webster lecturer. Professor Halecki was one of Continued on Page 3 Rev. Earp to Conduct Christmas Services; Joint Choir to Sing The combined choirs of Bryn Mawr and Haverford colleges as- sisted by the string orchestra of the former will present the an- nual Christmas Service on Sunday, December 12, at 8 o’clock in Good- hart. The sermon will be deliver- ed by the Reverend Ernset C. Earp, rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn ‘Mawr. | The choir program, oe of two groups of old Christmas carols, will include “Lo, how a rose e’er blooming” and “Today is born Emmanuel” by Praetor- ius; a chorale, “O Savior, Sweet” by Bach; “How far is it to Beth- lehem” by Shaw; and “A Babe in Bethlehem’s Manger,” a tradi-| tional carol. The choir will also sing a Besancon carol, ‘“Shep- herds, Shake off your Drowsy Continued on Page 5 Newspaper Reading, Value of Periodicals Close Press Course Periodical Room, December 1 and 2: Lectures on obtaining news information from periodical liter- ature by Mrs. Cameron, and on reading the newspaper by Miss Robbins, concluded the four-day course in a Study of the Press. “The problem is finding, in a limited time, the events of the week anda. fair..approach. . to. them,” declared Mrs. Cameron. Only unbiased “journals of infor- mation” are to be trusted for this Littwin, Lee, Bloomfield and Mercer Nominated: for Common Treasurer purpose, she felt, and recom- mended several such journals.) “Foreign Policy Bulletin,” a week- ly publication, emphasizes’ the significant, though not always the most spectacular happenings of the: week. “Current History” contains a good chronological summury, and a document sec- tion. “Foreign Policy Report” gives a truthful and detailed ac- count of one topic at a time. For references to Far Eastern situa- tions, Mrs. Cameron . advocated Continued on Page 5 Blazing Trash Adds Dash to Rhoads Dance As Armed Forces Quench Incinerator Fire By Alison Merrill, ’45 Rhoads has always prided itself on its sophistication. Looking more like a country club than a dor- mitory at its dance on Saturday night, it had a chance to prove its sophistication--_when-—fire broke out in its lower regions. At approximately 12:00 o’clock, smoke, thick, swirling smoke, fill- ed the corridors of the north end of the. building. The dancers smelled this smoke; they couldn’t help it. They »were, however, completely unperturbed by the Whole thing. They went out in the hall, coughed violently, said “My, there must be a fire some- where,” and went back to the rhumba, with their eyes stinging madly. Meanwhile there was somewhere, with flames licking the ceiling, as the story has it, There is great dissention among loyal Rhoads scholars as to who first discovered the blaze, but one fatigued female started out. to powder her nose but found she couldn’t see her way to her room. Highly annoyed and slightly pale, a fire she approached the warden with her hands quivering and whisper- ed, “D-d-don’t get worried, but there’s a fire somewhere.” From there on, all was efficient and calm with the Navy, the Ma- rines, Mr. Broughton and a young man in tails with two fire © extin- guishers taking over. Tracing the smoke that appeared to come up through the vents from floor to floor, they arrived at a small room in the basement, variously called the Refuse room and the Irf¥ cinerator room. The room had contained a large canvas bag which held a large accumulation of papers, old Cosmopolitans and general trash that came from the floors’ above through a chute. All it contained now. was smoke and flame,» Armed to the teeth with fire extinguishers, the Marines (There is some contention as to whether they were Army, Navy, or Marines or all three . . .) wad- ed in and got the situation well, in hand, aided. by maids and porters who had been smoked ovt of their quarters by the blaze. It was, Continued on Page3 News The issue of December 8, 1943 is the last issue of the News which will be published before the Christmas vacation. The News will resume publica- tion on January 12, 1944. Smedley to Lecture On Chinese Politics In January Assembly Agnes Smedley will speak on recent Chinese political develop- ments at the fifth War Assembly on January 12 at 12:30 P.M. in Goodhart. The lecture will stress the relations between the Kuomin- tang and the Eighth Route Arm- ies. Miss Smedley has worked for the last twelve years as a_ war correspondent, author, lecturer and volunteer in the Chinese Red Cross Medical Corps in war zones of China. Her latest book, Battle Hymn of China, has just been pub- lished. “To me the problems, strength and weakness of China seemed to be those of the whole world.” In these words Miss Smedley sums up her feeling toward the Chinese masses, with whom she has iden- tified herself for most of the last seven years. Her writing has been described as a series of case studiés of the fissure in. Chin society. Work in China Miss Smedley first went to China in 1929 as a correspondent for a German newspaper. Hitler’s rise to power in Germany ended that career, and from 1938 to 1942, when her health failed, she was special correspondent for the Manchester Guardian. She has lived with the Chinese armies in the field as Field Representative of the Chinese Red Cross, work- ing actively for their help at the time when America wanted ap- peasement. She is one of the six Americans marked for assassina- tion by Japanese secret service as active belligerents in China’s war. Miss Smedley’s aim in Battle Hymn of China is to get a picture of China in all its force. It is the fourth of her series of works on China. The other volumes are Chinese Destinies, China’s Red Army Marches, and China Fights Back. Her autobiography, Daugh- ter of the Earth, has been pub- lished in thirteen languages. French Club to Give Annual Nativity Play The French Club will present its annual nativity play in the Music Room of Wyndham on Sat- urday, December 11th at 8 o’clock. The same medieval play is repro- duced each year in much the same way that it would have been giv- en during the Middles Ages. The medieval atmosphere is _ preserv- ed in the costumes, lines, and mu- sic, as ‘well as by the one-scene dramatic: technique in. which all the actors are. grouped on the stage throughout the play. Florence. Senger is the director of the play 4nd Frances Parrish is in-charge of costumes. The cast Continued on Page 5 ee Final Elections for College Treasurer to be Held Thursday Enid Littwin, Jeanne-Marie Lee, Margaret Bloomfield, . and Elizabeth Ann Mercer, members of: the Junior class, have been nominated by the Undergraduate Council and the Junior class for the office of common: treasurer. The primary election by the col- lege will be held Thursday noon, and the final election will be held Thursday night. The common treasurer will re- place the’ former Undergraduate, War Alliance, Self-Government, and League treasurers in an_ at- tempt to unify the work of the four. organizations. The position will entail work with very large sums of money. “It is important,” stated Kath- erine Tappen, president of the Undergraduate Council, “that we have an efficient, clear-headed or- ganizer in this position because on her depends the success of the plan and hers is the original res- ponsibility.” Enid Littwin Enid Littwin worked last year on the committee for the Sopho- more Carnival. She is a member of the Glee Club and was in “Pa- tience” two years ago. She is the Junior hall representative for Rockefeller Hall and is directing the Rockefeller Christmas pag- eant. Jeanne-Marie Lee Jeanne-Marie Lee was the as- sistant director of the Pembroke West Freshman hall play her Freshman year. She was _ hall representative her Freshman and Junior years, and taught Maids’ classes-her_ Sophomore year. While vice-president of her class last year she served on the Sophomore Carnival Committee. She was Jun- ior representative on the 1944 year book and business manager of the 1943 Freshman handbook. Having been a member of the business board of the News her Freshman and Sophomore years, she is at present advertising manager of the News. Margaret Bloomfield Margaret Bloomfield was Mer- ion hall representative her Fresh- man and Sophomore years’ and designed the costumes~-for~ her Freshman hall play. She was a member of the Art Club her Fresh- man year, and she has served on numerous dance committees. Elizabeth Ann Mercer Elizabeth Ann Mercer acted. in the Denbigh Freshman hall play her Freshman year and directed ~ it her Sophomore year. Last spring and this fall she was both managing editor of the Lantern and production manager for the Radio Club. She has been on the business board of the News since her Freshman year and is at pres- ent business manager of- the News. She is a,member of the Radio Club and the Stage Guild. Greek War Relief Christmas cards, Greek War Relief pins, calendars, photo- graphs of Greece and books of Greek recipes from the Greek War Relief have been put on sale at the College Bookshop. The cards are 2 for 25 cents, | and all articles are priced less than a dollar. I Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. ‘ Editorial Board EvizaBETH WatTkINs, ’44, Editor-in-Chief ALISON MERRILL, ’45, Copy BarBara Hu Lt, °44, News HiILpRETH DuNN, °44 Mary Vircinia More, ’45, News ApriL OURSLER, '46 VirGINIA BELLE REED, *44 Editorial Sta USAN OULAHAN, 746 ParRicia BEHRENS, °46 / RutH Auice Davis, 44 - Lanier Dunn, 47 Darst Hyatt, ’47 Joy RuTLanp, *46 MonniE BELLow, °47 Cartoons JEAN SMITH, 46 Patricia PLATT, *45 MarGarRET McEwan, 46 DorotHy BRUCHHOLZz, °46 Nancy MoreHouseE, *47 MarGARET Rupp, °47 THELMA BALDASSARRE, °47 Sports CarRoL BALLARD, 45 Business Board ELIzABETH ANN MERCER, 745, Business Manager » JEANNE-MariE LeEE, °45, Advertising Manager Nina MontTcomery, *45 ANN GILLILAN, 746 Miia AsHODIAN, °46 ELizABETH HorFMAN, 746 BARBARA WILLIAMS, °46 SARAH G. BECKWITH, *46 Subscription Board EpitH Dent, °45, Manager Lovina BRENDLINGER, 746 Harjr Matix, ’45 MarGareET Loup, 746 ELIZABETH MANNING, 746 CHARLOTTE BINGER, 45 Mary Louise KARCHER, 7°46 Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Fost Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Unlimited Cuts Students should be reminded at this time that unlimited cuts are a privilege which may be revoked if the experiment in both unlimited cuts and unlimited weekends proves unsat- isfactory. It is up to the undergraduates to make this sys- tem successful enough to warrant its permanent adoption. There is no need to point out the numerous advantages of unlimited cuts over the unwieldy monitoring system, nor to stress its value in greater individual independence. How- ever, we feel that an emphasis on the importance of this re- sponsibility is needed. If undergraduates can be proved cap- able of handling unlimited cuts without damage to standards of work or to the efficiency of the instruction, they can secure this advantage for themselves permanently. If not, it will have to be modified or abolished. The difficulty of advanced courses prohibits extensive cutting; thus it is the first year courses which suffer most from students’ -overcutting.These first year courses are pre- cisely those in which consistent attendance is most neces- sary. It is not possible to get a foundation in a beginning language without constant drill; regular attendance is req- uisite for receiving any value from the subject. In addition, first year courses are basic to further work in any subject in which one may later wish to major. Finally, the speed with which the entire class can advance is impeded when attend- ance is irregular, even on the part of a minority of the class. This is especially true in a small college in which spasmodic attendance by comparatively few individuals can seriously reduce the size of the classes. It is to be regretted that many individuals, in expressing derogatory opinions of the first year courses, affect the at- titude of those taking them, thus encouraging overcutting. This effect is very real, if indirect, and is damaging to the common aim of continuing the system. The Freshmen cannot know how undergraduates have campaigned over a period of years to obtain unlimited cuts. The other classes have known the rigors of the monitoring system and the long struggle to achieve a degree of personal freedom which is unequaled in almost any other women’s college and hence better can appreciate its worth. The adequacy of the unlimited cut system will be judged by our behavior in response to it this year. The privilege rests on the personal responsibility of each individual. It is a valuable privilege and one worth preserving. “Good Neighbor Policy” Senator Hugh A. Butler’s report to the Senate on No- vember 26 and his article in the December Reader’s Digest on his trip through South America have been passed over as ill-timed, political bombasts. Erroneous as Butler’s figures may have been and as ridiculous as his inferences were, his ‘statements are significant in that he has reminded Americans that their responsibilities in respect to inflation are not con- fined to the northern continent and that they have little knowledge of the action or effect of their “Good Neighbor Policy.” _ Even officials do not have correct information on South _ America. The “wasted $6,000,000,000” reported by Senator _ Butler has been corrected by Nelson Rockefeller, the Coor- henans In answer to the anxiety on the part of a number of students who feel that the new system of un- limited cuts is perhaps unsuccess- ful and.may be taken away be- fore the year is over, we have at- tempted to gage faculty opinion on the subject. The poll, premature as it may seem, does reveal several things. The fact that the majority of the faculty prefers to reserve its judgment until after. the first semester indicates that the suc- cess of the system is to be deter- mined primarily on the basis of marks. \ In theory, at least, unlimited cuts have the approval of a ma- jority of professors. Students, they feel, should be left on their own, realizing, as one put it, that it is a privilege to be taught. It is very fine, another commented, if students feel that they can af- ford approximately $1.70 for each class they cut. Beyond this, how- ever, the results of our delving after the professional opinion show little homogeneity. Replies ranged from the statement that “there is no more cutting and probably less,” to one that “I am afraid it is not working out as well as we expected.” A few, in- deed, found it fine both in theory and in practise. Several profess- ors when approached registered surprise: “Unlimited cuts! Why I hadn’t noticed”—which is what we like to hear. Those classes apparently hard- est hit by the unlimited cut sys- tem are the elementary language suffering; another, that it - “pre- sents some difficulty” to the dis- cussion. First year language courses, their professors declare, need limited cuts particularly, since in these attendance is im- perative. Another theory put forth is that unlimited cuts should be granted only to those who maintain a good average. In terms of what seems to be a favorite expression of the faculty, the unlimited cuts system serves to “further distinguish the sheep from the goats.” A certain per- centage, some say, will always use cuts unwisely; there will al- ways be a few disasters. War Alliance Three new campus drives will begin this week, under the direc- tion of the War Alliance—scrap, clothes, and paper. At the head of the drive managers is Lydia Gifford, ’45. The scrap drive is a collection of anything you don’t need—metal scrap, silk stockings, and anything else of use to the war effort. Paper includes magazines, newspapers, and wrapping paper, so don’t throw your old papers or maga- zines away—the Salvation Army can use them. The Alliance wants to get as many clothes as possible before the Christmas vacation, and suggests that when you are pack- ing is a good time to remember the destitute people of Europe and Asia. The deadline for the paper drive is Monday, December 13, but the scrap and clothes will be col- courses and the required philosophy course, since it is their teachers who find the success of the sys- tem “doubtful.” One feels that “some check will probably be nec- essary where the discussion is lected at intervals throughout the year. It is especially important, however, to give as much clothing as possible before vacation. The Alliance aims at one contribution from each student. dinator of Inter-American Affairs, as a total of $600,000,000 in the past three years and $603,000,000 in the next three years. These figures have been contradicted by James Car- son speaking for the National Foreign Trade Council in his statement that the United States Government loans and out- right payments for strategic goods amount to $2,000,000,000. Ignorance of the significance of the economic situation is re- flected in Butler’s anger over the way the money is spent. He demands that the United States should invest in Latin America no more than that expended by the Latin American nations. He does not realize that material vitally necessary to the United States could not be obtained if the United States only invested amounts equal to that which these much | poorer nations could invest. Senator Butler is more correct in regard to the senti- ment of Latin Americans. United States lend - lease to the armies does give power to the dictators and has caused many South Americans to agree with the belief expressed by Senor ‘Arciniegas at the International Education Assembly that Argentina will be the only South American country to emerge from the war without a dictator. The main cause of ill-will, however, is the labor prob- lem. The wage level of the American-backed concerns is higher than the national wage levels, and the flood of Amer- ican investments has contributed to the rise in the cost of living. It is difficult for the Latin American industries to adjust their wage level to that of American concerns and even harder for labor, which in Latin America is weakly or- ganized, to combat inequalities. \Aimerica’s attitude toward these labor problems is important. The State Department’s approval of the President of Bolivia’s rejection of a labor code last year, caused Bolivians to associate suppression of freedom of speech and collective bargaining with United States policy. If the United States does not assume its re- sponsibilities in helping South America adjust to the uphea- val in its economics which resulted from the investment of United States money, similar opinion will increase. The value of commitments by the Office of the Coordin- ator of Inter-American Affairs is a matter for consideration by the House finance committees. Senator Butler has succeed- ed in bringing to Congress’s attention America’s ignorance of the true facts in the situation and the importance of con- sidering South America as well as North America in solving the problem of inflation. | oe urcrent & vents Commdn: Room, December 7. In a summary of America’s two years of war, Mr. Howard Gray, Profes- sor Emeritus of History, divided the present conflict into four phases. Noting the important events of each phase, he analyzed in some detail the agreements of the Moscow and Teheran confer- ences. The first phase, Mr. Gray said, commenced in 1939 and ended in June 1940. During this time oc- curred the sudden and dramatic onslaught of Germany and the fall of France. In the course of the second period, England gained in vigor in spite of the blitz. Ger- many’s attack on England ended by the diversion of Hitler’s troops to other fields. From June to December 1941, the third phase of the _ conflict, Germany made its first attempt to conquer Russia. The Nazis pushed to the Volga and on to the Don, finally to be turned back. At Ger- many’s inducement, Japan took ac- tion against the United States and two new powers entered the war. The fourth phase extends to the present day. Its initial. year of 42, Mr. Gray said, was the dark- est and most critical of the fight. The Russians were pushed back to the Dnieper. Lately, however, the picture has brightened, since Rus- sia’s great offensive. Also, Allied troops have made slow but steady advance through Africa and Italy and the United States has invaded New Guinea and seized Guadal- 'canal and the Gilbert Islands. Noting the famous conferences held this year, Mr. Gray said that the last document produced at the Teheran Conference is primarily Continued on Page 5 Opinion Bureau of Recommendations Adds Corrections to NEWS Interview To the Editor of the College News: May I make a few corrections to the interview with me reported” in the “News” of December sec- ond? As far as I know, employers have not changed their policy of accepting inexperienced people, but the great period of mass hir- ing is over. There are still many jobs but new employees are re- placements rather than additions. The demand for women with training, in economics, mathemat- ics, (especially _statisties), and science seems as great as ever. Training courses for new work- ers are being cut down but many are still continuing. The Programs for Relief and Rehabilitation are still in the plan- ning stage. No one can yet say with certainty whether large num- bers of comparatively untrained women will be used; or how or where or, above all, when. By June, we may know more, Before this year, only WACs, nurses, and Red Cross’ workers were being recruited for overseas duty. Now other government agencies are sending women abroad, chiefly as _ secretaries— agencies like the Office of War In- formation, the Foreign Economics Administration and the Office of Strategic Services. As far as we can see now, there will be plenty of jobs for students leaving college in June—perhaps not the bewildering variety and numbers open to the classes of 1942 and 1948 but stilla wide range. Many apologies to your reporter for making myself so obscure. Sincerely yours, Louise F. H. Crenshaw . . THE COLLEGE NEWS \ | Page Three Maids and Porters Will Carol on WHAV This year the maids and porters, in addition to their traditional caroling on the campus, will sing their Christmas carols and spirit- uals over WHAV. The prospect of “going on the air” has given added incentive to rehearsals, which have been well attended this year in spite of the heavier duties taken on by the war-reduced ranks of maids and porters on campus. On Thursday night at 10 o’clock, they will give a half-hour program of the songs they have sung in the halls every Christmas, and new ones which have been added to their repertoire this year. Besides the traditional Christmas carols, the program will include: “Go Tell It on the Mountains,’ “When the Crimson Sun Had Set,” “Walk To- gether, Children,” “Roll Jordan Roll,” “Steal Away,” and “Deep River.” On Monday night they will make the rounds of the campus in ac- cgrdance with their usual custom. The coming of the carolers is al- ways awaited by large crowds in every hall, as one of the most en- joyable parts of the campus Christmas tradition. An unex- pected addition this year will be John Whittaker, the well-known ex-porter of Denbigh with the booming bass voice, who will be back for the caroling with a quar- tet. The carolers this year will include: Lenore Rhoades, Ellen and Maggie Widgeon, Mary Ann Gid- dens, Pocohontas McVeigh, Caro- line Cottman, and Grace Turner, of Radnor; Aurelia Young, Dorothy Tee, Roberta Jacobs, Louise Jones, Gertrude Gibson, Lucille Benja- min, Minnie Newton, Dorothy Bac- kus, and Roy MacMillan, of Pem- broke; Evelyn Johnson, Helen Clark, Eliza Cook, Lucy Gittings, Lilly May Carlos, Vivian Drew, and Al Mackey, of Merion; Hilda Bryan, Pearl Edmunds, and Lewis White, of Denbigh; Hilda Brown and Esther Nutter, of Rhoads; and Jeanette Holland, Ethel Willis, Maynard MacKay, and Nathan White. Cricket Club Beats Intercollegiates, 5-3 Chestnut Hill, December 5. Com- ing back after last year’s defeat, the Philadelphia Cricket Club downed the Intercollegiate hockey team by a decisive 5-3 score. Betty Snellenberg and Anne McConahie supplied the drive in the forward line, scoring three tallies for Phil- adelphia in the first half. Snellen- berg made the first goal on a beau- tiful pass, a few feet from the goal posts. Spurred on in an attempt to re- coup their losses, the college all- stars lost no time in scoring in the second period. In quick succession, Mathieu, the college captain, and McPhilimy, drove the ball into the goal. Harting also scored on a smashing drive from the alley, but the Philadelphia team had not been idle, and making two more goals, clinched the victory. The Cricket Club forwards out- played the Intercollegiate eleven throughout the game. Betty Snel- lenberg and Anne McConahie used the English style of hockey very effectively, employing com- plete plays, flicks, turns and cen- tering drives. The Intercollegiate second ‘team, too, bowed before the Cricket Club reserve by a 5-2 score. { BOWLING Ardmore Recreation Center Ardmore 3953 Ardmore, Pa. Rodent Tragedy Baffles Psych Department When Alleged Male Rat Gives Birth to Nine By Margaret Rudd, °47. If you see second year Psychol- ogy students running hysterically, three abreast, from Taylor to the Library and back, do not be distressed. Or if their faces as- sume calculating expressions when- ever cheese and pie appear at din- ner, and they demand everybody’s cheese, do not be alarmed as it is nothing more than a temporary dietetic crisis among the psychol- ogical rats in Taylor basement. The first great craving for cheese occurred when Miss Feh- rer noticed that one of a pair of rats, whose reactions were to be studied. when they entered a com- plicated maze, was much thinner than the other. She decreed that he (for all male rats had been or- dered for the experiments) should be fattened on a high calorie diet with quantities of cheese. So the experimenters, who work in groups of three, did as _ they were told. Meanwhile they watched with admiration other rats who learned the maze in rec- ord ‘time, and gently blew on the less precocious rodent who took half-hour siestas in the middle of the labyrinth. Since this hoarse breathing caused the rats to have nervous breakdowns, the undaunt- ed trios invented the more sooth- ing goad of a tickling pencil. All was peaceful again until one Sunday morning when Miss Ronken, Irene Spiegelberg, and Sue Colman made two = startling discoveries. They went to the basement to find that the rat they had been fattening was not a male but a female and had only —ap- peared undernourished in com- parison to its companion which Excitement Caused By Incinerator Fire Continued from Page 1 spectators report, “just like Guad- aleanal,” or depending on the way you look at it, “the most glamor- ous thing.” As the fire fighters staggered out, tears streaming down _ their cheeks, coughing violently, they were met by consoling girls, hold- ing out their handkerchiefs. One bright girl rushed up to her date, held out her cigarette and earnest- ly said, “Here, have a smoke.” Subsequently the men were dec- orated with streamers from the decorations for “conspicuous brav- ery under fire.” The damage and _ the danger, happily, were small. refuse-incinerator room is con- crete with a_ steel door, hence, even if undiscovered the burning trash hardly would have razed Rhoads to the ground, Damage is limited to one canvas bag and the fact that it will take three days to clean the smoke off the walls. The cause of it all, we have glean- ed, was a cigarette dropped down one of the chutes. Through it all, Rhoads remain- ed--calm,—practically -unaware—and the band played on! possible The ~ SUBURBAN | THEATRE ARDMORE Now thru Sat. Sonia Henie “WINTERTIME” Sunday for One Week “SO PROUDLY WE HAIL” Claudette Colbert Veronica Lake Paulette Goddard SEVILLE THEATRE BRYN MAWR < Wed. & Thurs. Leslie’ Howard, David Niven Fri. & Sat. Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan “THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS” Ce \ From this, they concluded that the latter, too, was a female, and rushed to the telephone to inform Miss Fehrer and ask what should be done in such a situation. As both Miss Fehrer and Mr. Mac- *Kinnoh, whom they called next, were out, they ran to the library and there found Mr. MacKinnon, at work. All the amused psychol- ogy professor could do was. to roar, conveying between his laugh- ter that he didn’t know a_ thing about having babies. The dis- traught three lept back to Taylor and called Miss Gardiner. Even Miss Gardiner’s composure was badly shaken at the announcement of the happy event, and she urged them to fake the male’ rat out of the cage immediately. Irene said that she couldn’t tell a male rat from a female anyway, but the others had already discovered that both rodents were females. It is still a moot question as to which relative was taken away from the babies, for the next day all nine little rats were gone, hav- ing substituted for the hungry adult’s dinner which had _ been omitted in the excitement. Miss Fehrer said that no mother would ever have eaten her children, but through bitter tears, the experi- menters insisted that they had isolated the rat which had not be- come'a mama. -Anyway, the can- nibalistic rat died,.and now the Psychology class is nervously so- liciting cheese for another under- nourished rat (could it be papa, or is it just starting all over again?) WHAT TO DO Students interested in being on call for baby-sitting in the Bryn Mawr or Philadelphia area during the Christmas vacation are requested to register in Room H, Taylor. The Y.W.C.A., which has a wide variety of locations in the country, needs graduates or Seniors interested in group work, such as Girl Reserves, Industrial Girls, or Business and Professional Women. Ex- perience is not required. (¢ \) A baker wrote to Mr. A., “Can you tell me the quickest way To make a pretty girl agree To be the queen of my bakery ?.” A’s answer ended all his frets: “Send her flowers from JEANNETT’S BRYN MAWR s New ander-arm < Cream Deodorant safely Stops Perspiration f Z) 1. Does not rot dresses or men’s shirts. Does not irritate skin. 2. Nowaitingto dry. C-> be used right after shaving. 3. Instantly stops perspiration for 1.to 3 days. Prevents odor. 4. A pure, white, greaseless, stainless vanishing cream. 5. Awarded Approval Seal of American Fie Sa Launder- had produced a family of nine.) WHAV Monday, December 13° 8:30 Music Festival 9:30 PM-BM Quiz 10:00 Popular Records Tuesday, December 14 8:30 Handel’s Messiah ing for being harmless to facie. Undergrad Sponsors New Movies on War _—_ Four war films will be presented in the Music Room after Christmas vacation, under the sponsorship of the Undergraduate Association. The films, which are on the order of “Desert Victory”, are actual news shots, edited and compiled by Frank Capra. The first of the series “Prelude to War”, will be shown on Satur- day, January 8. The film is a re- view of the rise of Hitler .and of Mussolini. On Friday, January 14, “The Nazis Strike”, the story of the conquest of Poland, will be exhibited. “Divide and Conquer” is the title of the third of the group, to be given on Friday eve- ning, January 21. It describes the fall of France and the Nether- lands. The final picture, which will be shown on Friday, February 4, is “Battle for Britain’, a camera view of action from the air. —s Halecki will Present Government History Continued from Page 1 the editors of the “Cambridge His- tory of Poland, 1697-1985” pub- lished in 1941. He supervised the English translation of his “History of Poland, an Essay of Historical Synthesis”, and wrote the chapter on Boleslaw Chrobry in “Great Men and Women of Poland” pub- lished in 1942. A member of the Secretariat of the League of Nations in Geneva from 1921 to 1924, he served as secretary of the committee on in- tellectual cooperation from 1922 to 1924. Professor Halecki also headed the university section of the International. Institute of In- tellectual Cooperation in Paris from 1925 to 1926. President of the Polish Univer- sity-in-Exile in Paris in 1989 and "40, he came to the United States as’ the Kosciuszko Foundation vis- iting professor in 1938 and became a visiting professor at Vassar College in 1940. ‘How. 3040 Ful. 9440 Victor Cafe Music Lovers Rendezvous 1303 DICKINSON STREET Philadelphia John Di Stefano, Prop +e CHRISTMAS - x Pie help keep crowded Long Distance circuits clear for necessary war_calls. x ‘There are no holidays for war or the telephone. a | Page Cee \ re 3 THE COLLEGE NEWS > ” ® PENCE 570 B, M. Summer Camp To Hold Xmas Party On Monday, December 138, the members of the Bryn Mawr League Camp for underprivileged children will hold a reunion in the Common Room of Goodhart, where Bryn Mawr girls who served as counsellors last summer will play host to their former charges. As the guests range from four’ to eight years of age, the party will have Santa Claus as guest of hon- or and main attraction for the afternoon, The children who attended the camp at Stone Harbor last sum- mer are to be brought to Bryn Mawr from their homes in Phila- delphia and will receive royal wel- come from Phoebe Stevens, Edith Rhoads, and the group who ran - the camp under their leadership. Two Bryn Mawr maids are also looking forward to seeing them again, Anna from. Merion, and Minnie from Pembroke West. These two have been on the staff of the summexz camp for 9 and 12 years respectively, and the chil- dren who return to camp in suc- cessive years always remember them. To entertain the young guests, songs and games remembered from camp are planned. Santa Claus and refreshments will make the afternoon complete. Another annual League activity, the maids’ and porters’ dance, will not be held as is customary be- fore Christmas. Although defin- ite plans have not been made, the danee has been scheduled for sometime in February. Great “International Celebrities” Welcome New American Citizen at German House By Susan Oulahan, 46 The ominous presence of the reasonable facsimiles of an Amer- ican Indian and the Statue of Lib- erty in German House last Thurs- day night made us uncomfortably aware that something was up. It seems that the venerable corner of Denbigh Hall had assumed no less a proportion than the White House dining room where Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt (with apolo- gies to Mary Sue Chadwick and Margaret Spencer) ®were lavishly entertaining Miss Hilde Cohn and Miss Caroline Damerau. The occasion was the celebration of Miss Cohn’s final step in be- coming an American citizen and we who have less vivid imagina-| tions can only wonder admiring-}- ly at the extensive scope of the German house party. Mr. Roose- velt took advantage of this golden opportunity to make one of his better speeches on the privileges of the American citizen. Chewing gum and the _elevateds, he be- lieves, are practically synonymous with these privileges. Mrs, R., bedecked appropriate- ly enough in an Eleanor Blue gown, showered many _ well-des- erved honors on Miss Damerau for her part in insuring a “whole- some home front,’ whatever that might be. The gesture, however, was nice. Miss Damerau, who perceived conditions at Bryn Mawr and thoughtfully came all the way from Minnesota to tackle them, was awarded the Neptune Trident and the Iron Cross for more or less obscure reasons. Par- ticularly exciting was the institu- tion of the Eleanora Award so that Miss Damerau might contin- ue her noble work on slums, viz. the German House bathroom, by living in them and learning first hand how best to clear them. Looking about us, we were par- ticularly impressed by the rotund proportions of a large (elephant in the window, which made us re- alize that both, political parties were being well represented. How- ever, the undeniable pinkness of the creature made us fear we were perhaps enjoying ourselves too much. : Present at this auspicious gath- ering were the German House versions of nearly everyone whose name we have frequently seen in the press. Queen Whilhemina, known here as Analise Thiemann, arrived in a most luxurious black and ermine court gown with a di- adem of oranges, stolen from that morning’s breakfast, shining above her blonde hair. Mary Stu- art Blakely as Anthony Eden, and Mickey Manning and Francois Continued on Page 5 SALE OF DRESSES 11.95 — 25.00 formerly 16.95 — 35.00 NANCY BROWN AT BRYN MAWR STATION Miss Lehr Explains Math in Map-making Dalton Hall, December 1. The application of elementary mathe- matics to map-making was the subject of Miss Marguerite Lehr’s talk to the Science Club as the first of six lectures on the position of the sciences in the,war. She dis- cussed the various types of maps” cluding the mercator, gnomic maps and maps based on aerial photo- graphs. Describing the way in which mapping is done, Miss Lehr said that as a general practice in map- making, a theory is first formulat- ed by putting together extremely elementary ideas of mathematics and then the theory is turned into a routine that can be used easily. The classical theory of mapping is used today in modern application. In large scale maps airplane pho- tographs are used, and most re- cently, radio bearings. “The sheer fact of geography will influence the kind of map that cartographers will make for their Continued on Page 5 which are used during wartime, in- | a. Nursing Mrs. Whiting Williams will speak here on “Nursing in War” on Friday, January: 7, at 7:30 in the Deanery. Her talk will be the second in a series of vocational. conferences. Mrs. Williams would like to meet in- terested individuals and groups personally, and. will stay over Saturday to see students who want to speak with her. She represents the Nfirsing Council for War Service, an organiza- tion under the Surgeon-Gener- al’s office. BERKELEY SCHOOL € Special Course for College ‘Women prepares you for pre- ferred secretarial positions. Dis- tinguished faculty. Individualized instruction. Effective-placement service. NEW TERMS BEGIN FEBRUARY, JULY AND SEPTEMBER 420 Lexington Ave., NewYork City 22 Prospect St., East Orange, N. J. & For Bulletin, address Director @ The INN’s the perfect place to go. (It needs no lure of mistletoe.) The food’s a prize to apple’s core- Enoy the Eve of Forty-four! coals spins a moment into a memory Ls 4 perfume that MPAA 1.75* 3.50* 6:75" *plus tax ; § $ $ ¢ % $ * >) 5 $ § J 5 Minis $ asl oie 5 ) ae om eS Oe REE. Poem: hae i Se Mabe el oe 7 e sd t PAO MAIL. OR PHONE YOUR ORDERS TO DEWEES, PHILADELPHIA 1122-24°Chestnut Street Se Pennypacker 6700 . THE COLLEGE NEWS ae Page Five Newspaper Reading Closes Press Course (Continued from Page 1) “Amerasia” and “Far Eastern Survey.” More scholarly are the “Far Eastern Quarterly” and “Pa- cific Affairs.” The best publica- tion on Russia is “Soviet Russia Today.” News of the small occupied na- tions of Europe is most easily found in “New Europe,” a month- ly edited by exiles. “Free World” also publishes as much as_poss- ible of the available ‘“under- ground” news. The quality. of the publications of the govern- ments in exile varies greatly, Mrs. Cameron stated. The Bel- gian journal she considers excel- lent, and the French contains val- uable information on conditions “inside” France. But the Norweg- ian paper is mainly sentiment and the Czech ranks low. Discussing the best approach to a newspaper, Miss Robbins de- clared that “headlines and front pages influence us» more than we like to admit.” She advised the reading of a table of contents or a news summary as a corrective to the warped perspective of front page emphasis. Careful reading of the complete texts of communiques, speeches, bills, statistics, Miss Robbins said, is more important than the welter of comment about them. After these initial steps, the read- er. may move through the paper as he pleases. The leading arti- cles, however, seem the logical thing to turn to, as they are least apt to be affected by policy. The columnists, despite their verbos- ity, often ‘give useful facts and thoughtful news analyses. Ideal- ly, Miss Robbins said, the reader will give much daily consideration to maps of all fronts, which often make positions clearer than a doz- ‘en: articles. Reading newspapers of opposite convictions for a broader view- point is also important, Miss Rob- bins noted. She illustrated points in her talk from a wide variety of newspapers—PM, the New York Times and Herald Tribune, the Philadelphia Bulletin and, Rec- ord. Rev. Earp to Conduct Christmas Services Continued from Page | Sleep”; and a carol of the folk song type, “On Christmas Night,” by Vaughan Williams. Two compositions by Serge Rachmaninoff, “Ave Maria” and “Glory be to God on High,” in memoriam of the composer will be sung by the combined choirs. Both are part of the Russian church services, and the latter, usually sung in the morning serv- ice, is based on one of the later Church chants, known as the Kiev canticles. The “Ave Maria” is usually sung as part of the Sat- urday evening Vesper Service, so arranged that it will be followed _ immediately by the Sunday morn- ing service, permitting the people to attend both services in one. The third composition of the Russian group is the “Prayer” from Moussorgsky’s five-act na- tional opera, Khovantchina. French Club to Give Annual Nativity Play (Continued from Page’1) includes M. V. More as Joseph, E. Tuck as Marie, F, Pleven as Herod. E. Boudreau, J. M, Lee, and M. H. Barrett are the shep- herds; L. Hall, I. Doll, D. Hurwitz, the Kings, and M. Krenz, S. Beck- with, and E. Shepherd the Angels. M. Wellemeyer plays the Clerk, H. Dunn and B. Schweppe, the Chevaliers, M. Alexander, the Peo- ple, and M. Cross, the Messenger. M. Ellis will recite the — and ite etal ; / OF. Cevase,’ Tradjtional Pageantry and Faculty Guests Will Distinguish Festive Christmas Dinners By Susan Oulahan, °46 (Pouring oneself into a pre-war dinner dress constitutes the least of the problems that precede that most festive of all festive occa- sions, Christmas dinner. Exhaust- ed by the elaborate preparations for the parties, hectic females push everything academic aside for the final. fling, with one last spurt of energy. The only thing Christmas din- ners in the halls seem to have in common is food. Traditions vary all the way from Denbigh’s atmos- phere of royalty to Merion’s “just plain atmosphere.” Just what that atmosphere is, we haven’t been able to discern, but to Merionites it is a tangible thing. Denbigh’s king and queen, rich- ly crowned in cardboard and sport- ing some variety of fur disguised as ermine, lead the festivities. A page, chosen for size, squeezes herself into the minute tights, and staggers forth with a mammoth punch bowl. Rock eagerly awaits Christmas dinner this year, not only because of the annual pageant but because Acting Distinguishes ‘*‘Letters to Lucerne” Continued from Page 1 German girl whose nationality provokes the unjust but logically induced hostility of her former friends. Jeannette Lepska deserves credit for her admirable interpre- tation of Felice, whose intense and excitable French temperament is reinforced by “an intellectual in- sistence on the necessity of gen- eral ‘awareness,’ Barbara Stix as Olga, the Polish girl who reflects the afflictions of her nation, ade- quately conveys the shocked stup- or of the latter scenes, but unfor- tunately exhibits the same apathy in the earlier. Eleanor Borden and Edith Rhoads do complete justice to the ready humor of their roles, creating several of the most en- joyable scenes of the play. The supporting cas is excellent, and one feels that any weakness in “Letters to Lucerne” is due not to the acting but to the play itself —to a certain failure of the lines to call up the desired overtones, to a lack of subtlety in dialogue, and the inability to keep constantly present the aura of deeper impli- cations which the situation itself should, with the proper manage- ment of action, have evolved. The sequence of events is too easily anticipated; _ter repetitive. The emphasis falls too heavily on the girls’ boarding school atmosphere, thereby de- tracting from what might have been the more profound aspects of the drama. As a drama of the complexity of human relations and their en- tanglement in the forces of nation- alism, “Letters to Lucerne” deals with a timely problem. The plea of ‘Madame’ (Mariam Kreiselman) that her girls should distinguish between an aggressive nation and its guiltless human components is the crux of the argument. Her insistence on the consideration of the German national as a human} being (in a fine moment marking the first defeat of the forces of persecution) not. only justifies it- self in.the speechless last moment before the curtain but should hover about wherever the problem of in- ternational enmity is felt and de- plored. the maids have kindly consented to serve dinner, Carols will be sung and they may even have a harpist. The toastmistress, we understand, is always a “logician of the first water,” a statement that will undoubtedly refer our readers" to Webster’s new collegi- ate dictionary. A boar’s head, un- earthed in the basement, may be utilized for that old English at- mosphere. Rhoads, we feel is hiding some- thing. They claim that they never know what’s going to happen till it’s happened. However, the fac- ulty should be delighted with their presents—usually in the form of toy trains. A spokesman for Pem West luctantly sighed, “I suppose / we ought to have something exciting but we don’t.” However, the Pems seem to be among the most active participants in the Christmas spirit. The Freshmen will give a skit, the Sophomores will decorate the dining room and the faculty guests and toastmistress should lines tend to become} _ provide a great deal in the way of humorous speeches, From behind a Christmas tree, the Merion Freshmen traditionally “take off their betters,”—all in the spirit of fun, we trust. The fac- ulty, Merion boasts, do not have to make speeches, a kindness any lecture- weary professor. should readily appreciate. Famous ‘‘Celebrities’’ Welcome New Citizen Continued from Page 4 Plevan as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, added a touch of the British to the atmosphere. Cath- erine Fowler as Falla enjoyed the gay crowd immensely but seemed to suffer from the inconvenience of having to crawl on hands and knees, a position with which we readily sympathized. Hilde Richard, representing the troop 52, Bryn Mawr, Penna. Girl Scouts presented Mrs. Roosevelt with a bundle of hoop sticks, “faggots of sisterhood and strength,” as a sign that thous- ands of Girl Scouts are behind the first lady on slum clearance. Caro Schugg as the Grand Regent of the D. A. R., gave us a feeling of the historical significance of the evening. She got along amazing- ly well with Miss America of 19438, Virginia Grace, whose cos- tume, though brief, was particu- larly appropriate for the occa- sion. ‘We feel that we cannot close without a word of praise for Mrs. Diez who provided Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt with their outfits. Par- ticularly admirable, we felt were her valiant efforts to provide An- thony Eden with a pair of grey spats. Midwinter. O f it: @ ts uae bright future you've dreamed about—College education plus Gibbs training insures it! SPECIAL MIDYEAR COURSES BEGIN FEBRUARY 14 cofeess smart girls from 147 senior 0. want more than a tem- per eee job = training to Fat pela gro becom permaneti w or pai positions are open to ibbs-trained college women 0 need never fear competition. For Sone. address College Course SS by NEW YORK 17. ...4.6..445- 230 Park Ave. BOSTON 16....46- jariborough St... CHICAGO f1..... 16.720 “a Michigan Ave. Miss Lehr Explains Math in Map-Making Continyed from Page 4 own uses,” said Miss Lehr. Differ- ent maps are utilized for different purposes, For instance, when cov- ering great distances in the world, mercator maps are used. On these maps, rhumb lines are employed to show the paths of a_ constant course as a straight line rather than a crooked one as it would be on a regular map. Gnomic maps are set up to show the _ shortest paths. In actual practice, chart, mercator and gnomic maps are all used. In large scale mapping, a small region is considered which is used as though it were a plane. Certain measurements are made and re- corded. The first problem to be faced is that of indirect measure- ment. Elementary geometry may be used to solve these problems, and trigonometry to get.a theory. In aerial photography, which is now being used extensively in mapping, the picture is taken in a vertical position. There are ma- chines which correct variations in the picture due to the tilt of the plane. There is also “the use of oblique photographs to make the first plot of land.” In this as in | other types of mapping, the math- ematical theory has disappeared, and only a formula of procedure remains. Miss Lehr also explained the method of making a small scale map, such as a world map, from a globe. “To record a round globe on to a plane or polar paper,” she said, “needs only a patient plot- ting of the old globe on to the pa- per.” It is not possible to map accurately the earth on to a plane surface because of the earth’s par- ticular curvature, Current Events Continued from Page 2 military, although it presents con- structive policies as well. It seems to imply an invitation to any coun- try into the organization of dem- ocratic nations, leaving the way open to Germany for future-partic- ipation. The Moscow Conference, Mr. Gray noted, brought forth the most constructive plan in its outline of an internal organization. Punitive provisions were embodied in the declaration for punishment of Fascist leaders while the Cairo document demands the stripping of the Japanese Empire. 1.R.C. Talks Present Problems of U.S.S.R. Rosemont College, Dec. 1: The Soviet Union wasothe subject of the International Relations Club meeting in which Rosemont, Hav- erford, and Bryn Mawr students participated. Short talks were given by Helen McClure and Yola Vankowicz of Rosemont, Corporal Levin of the Haverford German Unit, William Chartener and David Hsia of Haverford and by Ann Or- lov and Dorothy Bruchholz of Bryn Mawr. Their subjects covered po- litical, economic and social organ- izations, foreign relations, espec- ially eastern and western border problems, the evolution of com- munist ideology, and the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in Russia. The high point of thé evening came when a discussion ensued be- tween Corporal Levin and Yola Vankowicz, a native Pole, over whether the Germans or the Rus- sians killed the eight thousand Polish officers supposedly dug up by the Nazis last spring. The is- sue was left undecided, with so- called “facts” presented on one side conflicting with the results of ~ the “impartial investigation car- ried on by the Red Cross.” -Communist ideology as developed by Lenin from the teachings of Marx was discussed by Corporal Levin. Communism, as he defined it, means the achieving by the pro- letariat, in conjunction with other classes, of an organized system of government for the benefit of the proletariat. There were two schools. of thought as to how this should be brought about—one_ upheld gradual social change, and _ the other, the Bolshevik, advocated revolutionary overthrow, which, led by Lenin, became triumphant in 1917. Political organization in Russia, Continued on Page 6 = t Linger over your Tea before an Open Fire Community Kitchen LANCASTER AVENUE Open Every Week-day *, YOURE GOING TO BE What a career for a career girl-“ breaking hearts! Well, good luck, darling—and let Dura-Gloss make your fingernails irresistibly beautiful. The people who make it put a special “clinging agent,’ | Chrystallyne, in the polish to make it cling to the nails like ivy to a wall, and thus resist. = chipping longer. Try Dura- Gloss today. LORR LABORATORIES Paterson, New Jersey Founded by E. T. Reynolds A“ FEMME FATALE” AND HERE'S YOUR GOOD FORTUNE IN FINGERNAIL POLISH DURA-GLOSS DURA-GLOSS NAIL POLISH ° °. LET MME STELLA CLAIRVOYANT TELL YOUR FORTUNE Page Six THE CO : WV / Philadelphia Orchestra’s Popularity Caused By its Informal Character and Versatility By Thelma Baldassarre, °47 Perhaps the first thing the av- erage Bryn Mawr-~student learns about the Philadelphia Orchestra is that hearing it entails 12:15 per- mission. The Orchestra _ does, he r, have a good deal more than to commend it. Its high standard of musicianship is, of course, a byword. But aside from this, the Orchestra occupies a pe- culiarly warm position in the hearts of Philadelphians. Every native knows at least one member of it personally. His wife may be a harpist, or his grocer’s! son a second ’cellist. Probably his young daughter confesses a weak- ness for Kincaid, the flutist with a personality, or Alexander Hils- berg, the exalted first violinist. “~ (Perhaps this intimacy explains the readiness of scores of people to wait for hours for concert tic- kets in perfect equanimity. Then, | too, the lure of the Academy of Music, the Orchestra’s_ winter home, is not to be lightly passed over. The Academy is a typical Philadelphian structure—cold, in- convenient, and completely lovable. Weary plodders up the worn wood- en steps (an elevator would be a sacrilege) cheer themselves with the thought that the acoustics in the “peanut gallery” are better anyway. During the summer months the Orchestra valiantly holds its own against wind, weather, and bats at the Robin Hood Dell, an outdoor theatre. Here it competes for at- tention with passing trains, mos- quitoes, and the fireworks from a nearby amusement park. Ballet and opera at the Dell acquire a certain air of teasing mystery for the unfortunates seated behind two large trees. One of the many reasons for the Orchestra’s popularity is its ver- satility. Mr. Ormandy leads his capable musicians through Bach and Gershwin with the same aplomb. The Orchestra never hes- itates to re-interpret an old com- poser or to introduce a new one. This was most strikingly illus- trated in the many radical innova- tions successfully introduced by Leopold Stokowski. Under his eolorful direction Philadelphia has, learned to accept and appreciate such men as Stravinsky, to accept, if not to appreciate, an orchestra whose brass section was placed at the front of the stage, or the ap- pea?ance of penguins and lion cubs during a children’s concert. Yet the withdrawal of Stokow- ski after a long and fruitful asso- ciation with the Orchestra did not in any way impair its integral vig- or. For the Philadelphia Orches- tra is a genuinely united group. It is not a formal institution so much as a gathering of men who have in common.a love of music, a-com- plete mastery of its techniques— and a sense of humor. Elections The Glee Club announces that Mary Cox, 45, and Elizabeth Potter, ’46, have been elected president and business manag- er, respectively. » Merry | Christmas to all from Richard Stockton I. R. C. Talks Present Problems of U. S. S. R. Continued from Page 5 said William Chartener, has been developed into a. highly centralized administration, with, however, only generally defined powers, the more specific being left to the seven in- dividual republics. The overall aim is a classless society. In the hands of the Central Executive Commit- tee lies the administrative power, delegated from the All-Union Con- gress of Soviets. The various councils, in turn, derive their pow- er from the Central Executive Committee. Russian relations with the Far East, David Hsia pointed out, can be considered most simply in two divisions, those with China and those with Japan. Russia has con- tinually extended aid to China even though the two communisms are now quite distinct, and the aid has in fact gone to Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang Government. That Russia and Japan are not at war is simply an expediency for both, Mr. Hsia said. Mr. Stinnes concluded the meet- ing by questioning the effects ‘of revolutions on the progress of civ- RELAX AT THE GREEK’S Lunches—Dinners Tasty Sandwiches Refreshments — Music ilization. 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