) 1 “Y¥? Ww. THE COLLEGE Z-615 NE Wo VOL. XXIX, No. 9 BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1942 —_, Copyright, yn Mawr Trustees of Trustees of PRICE 10 CENTS First, Group of Freshmen Plays Are Spontaneous Merion Play is Outstanding for Careful Direction, Good. Timing By Anne Denny, ’43 Theatre Workshop, Friday, No- vembey 27.—The. first. group of Freshmen plays given by Rocke- feller, Rhoads and Merion Halls, pleasantly surprised many of the audience by their spontaneity and by a display of good, though lim- ited, talent. As Sally Matteson pointed out in introducing the plays, their purpose is to expose the freshman talent, not to put on a finished performance, and _ this purpose was accomplished. . Rock’s play, W. W. Jacobs’, The Monkey’s Paw was an unfortunate choice for an experimental play which must depend more on quick interpretation than on polish. The element of superstition and the emotional tension was too much for the actors to handle with so little rehearsal. They had moments of good interpretation of the lines, but they failed to build up their cli- maxes sufficiently, so that many. of their crises got laughs from the audiences. Mary Helen Engel, as the Sergeant Major, did the best job of controlling her lines, and at times Marilyn Wellemeyer as Mr. White conveyed some of the emo- tion, but the play lacked the timing and direction necessary to make it The cast was as fol- a success. lows: Mr. White .. Marilyn’ Wellemeyer Mrs, WHIM ......5% Diane Dame Herbert White .. Gloria Waldman Sergeant Major .. Mary H. Engel Mr. Samson ... Dory Ann Braman Shall We Join the Ladies, by J. Continued on Page Three Denbigh Triumphs in Wild Hockey Battle Two great teams met in violent combat Sunday and prepared to Do or Die for the sacred honor of their respective halls, Merion and Denbigh. Each was armed with eleven hockey sticks and the as- surance that they were superior and could prove it. In addition, most of the players on each team had indulged in the sport once or twice back in the all-but-forgotten past, so that. the game resembled field hockey in some ways. Up and down they rushed in mad frenzy, and back and forth across the goals went the ball in a spirited fashion, even occasionally going in. The first goal, in fact, is attributed to a Merion fullback who helpfully scored for Denbigh in misguided enthusiasm. In addition to the mingled, man- gled abilities involved in the fierce struggle, sport blood churned hot and fast on the side lines. A de- * cided and noisy cheering section distracted both teams with amaz- ingly original cheers. This inspired Continued on Page Three Industrial Group _ Everyone interested in. at- tending the Industrial Group Meeting at the Germantown . A. on December 2 is asked to tell one of the following people in order that transportation may be provided: Grace Weigle, Mer- ion; Jane Lefiar, Non-Resi- dent, or Jessie Stone, Non- Resident. This should be done as soon as possible. B.M. Industrial Group Members to Meet at YW CA in Phila. The next meeting of the Indus- trial Group will be held on Wed- nesday, December 2 at the German- town Y. W. C. A., in Philadelphia. The discussion, on the advisability of lengthening the work week, will be led by Miss Irma Spritz. ‘Miss Spritz is the Secretary of the Organization Committee of her local. She works in General Elec- trie which is organized by the United Eleetrical,-Radio and Ma- chine Workers of America, CIO. The industrial workers from the Y. M. C. A. will.tell about their own experience with the lengthen- ed work week. By holding alternate meetings in Philadelphia the Industrial Group is reverting to a practice*of former years in order to share the wear on tires. It is also hoped that this ar- rangement will enable the Bryn Mawr members to become better acquainted with the _ industrial workers from the Y. W.C. A. The problem of transportation from the college is not entirely settled. Miss Fairchild has offered to°take down as many people as possible in her car. If the Athletic Association Station Wagon is not made avail- able to the rest of the group, the Paoli Local and the Philadelphia Transportation Company _ provide good connections. Dinner will be served at the Y. M. C. A., at 6.30. Workshop Closes Due To Shortage of Fuel The Theatre Worshop has _suc- cumbed to the war regulations on fuel oil. Just before the Friday night performance a frantic tele- phone call informed Miss McBride that 1) No extra ration will be available for the workshop, 2) There must be a reserve of oil to keep the tanks from corroding through the winter, 3) The supply is now down to that reserve. In accordance with these drastic facts, the water has been turned off, the electricity stopped and the doors firmly locked. As the damp- ness is moving in as a permanent guest, the fate of the second group of Freshmen plays is hanging in the balance for want of a stage on next Friday night. - Possible loa cales for these plays, the Deanery Calendar Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Holiday. Pem East Vic. Dance, Com- mon Room, 9.00-12.00. Friday, November 27 Freshman Plays, 8.30. Sunday, November 29 The Reverend Rex Stowers Clement, Music Room, 7.30. Tuesday, December 1 Current Events, Common Room, 7.30. Wednesday, December 2 , Spanish Club Movie, Music Room, 8.00. Initial Program from WHAV Confirms Hopes for Future Address by Louise Horwood, Reading of Saki, Records, Are Included Common Room, November 23.— The first program from the Bryn Mawr-Haverford radio station was heard at 7.30 tonight. Louise Hor- ‘wood, ’44, addressing Bryn Mawr over station WHAV commended the “pioneer” spirit and the “pipe dreams” which would soon be ma- terialized. Bryn Mawr will be the first. girl’s college to operate its own radio station. Plans for this development are in progress. ~ The station” will be on the air from 7.30 to 9.30 Mondays through Thursdays. A wire has been run, through the courtesy of the Bell Telephone Company, from the Hav- erford station to the Common Room. . Louise Horwood expressed her satisfaction at the support of the movement. There were 75 Bryn Mawr girls at the first meeting. “The Mask,” by Saki, read by Patricia Berman, was the-opening event. It was followed at 7.45 by recordings of Benny Goodman, Di- nah Shore and Tommy Dorsey. Despite the rain there was an en- thusiastic audience at the opening. The programs for the rest of the week are as follows: Tuesday: : 7.30 Spirituals 7.45 Calypso records 8,00 B. B. C: Current Events 8.15 Mystery story 8.30-9.30 Classical Hour Wednesday: 7.30 Sports Rally 7.45 French records 8.00 Wodehouse 8.30 B. B.C. 8.45 Hawaiian records 9.00 Stiles views the news being most prominent, are being considered. | - 9.15 Interview with. Chinese Stu- * dents. Fire Captain, Plasma Squ ad Show Efficiency While the Bombs Fall and the Legs Break This is our inside account of how the wheels go round when a house is bombed. The alert that dis- lodged us all last Monday morning set off the fireworks for the ever- ready Casualty Squad at Bryn Mawr headquarters. Notice was received that a house had been hit by a_ hypothetical bomb. The Casualty Squad ar- rived at Morton Road, scene of the tragedy, to find the Fire and Po- lice Departments already there. From there on action was swift, in fact too swift to do more than outline. Enough to say that Mr. Parsons, the fire-chief, was found upstairs with a _ hypothetically broken leg. Little enough cause to worry. With unfailing resource- fulness characteristic of all defense workers, a traction splint was ap- eC SS . ues Some oversensitive workers might find a touch of brutality in the use of a screw driver to apply a traction splint, but people who have survived First Aid tell us it can be done. In any event, Mr. Parsons, acquiescing with com- mendable meekness, was _ hoisted down the stairs. Since it is essential to have every branch of our service in top form, however, it is obvious that one broken leg would never suffice. Never must we forget the Plasma Squad. Precisely what their func- tions are is unknown to us, but if the reader is interested, the person to get in’ touch with is the unfor- tunate female who had to lie at the foot of the stairs. She was, and for all we know, may still be bleed- ‘ing. profusely. : Demi-Tasse May Go, More Rationing Near As Supplies Decrease i Attempting curtailment of ex- pense and waste, the college is planning further food restrictions and rationing. Bryn Mawr’s quo- ta for sugar, the first rationed In the fall, the} ration board allotted 75 per cent of the amount used last year at the same time. Dropping to 60 per cent, where it now stands, the quo- ta is expected to change in both di- rections throughout. the year. Since October, when coffee sup- plies were drastically reduced af- ter-dinner coffee has been served in the halls only four times each | week. Owing to an even stricter coffee ration program, the demi- tasse will probably be abolished on campus for the duration. For the next 70 days the college is allowed the amount of coffee consumed in the past 60 days. Having instituted a meatless day | each week by ‘voluntary action, | Bryn Mawr is ready to have more | restrictions when necessary. Pros- pects of tea and butter rationing are imminent. Most companies make deliveries only once a day, and ice cream is delivered to resi- dence halls no oftener than three times a week. It is interesting to note that 1,000 | more meals have been served in the | halls this October, as compared | with last October. } Students who have not yet turned in their. ration books are urged to give them to the hall man- agers as soon as possible. For greater economy and less waste, each student planning to be away for the weekend is requested to sign by Thursday on the list posted in her hall. Class of °46 to Give Three One-Act Plays Next Friday Evening staple, fluctuates. The Freshmen of Denbigh, Pem East, and em West will follow the first. group: of Freshmen _ plays, given on November 22; by a second group on November 27th. Outside This Room, by Dorothy Echerman, will be given by Den- bigh under the direction of Eliza- beth Mercer, ’45. The story takes place in Switzerland, centering around a_ shell-shocked husband whose wife teaches to help support him. The actresses are: Betty Hoffman in the lead, Mary Alice Woolever, Mary Lou Karcher, Bet- ty Sheldon, Marguerite Frost, and Pat Franck. Mary Louise Field, ’45, is the stage manager, Susan Oulahan the assistant stagemana- ger, and Gertrude. MacIntosh the assistant director. After abandoning one play when four out of a cast of five dropped out because of sickness, Pem West is planning The Constant Lover, by St. John Hankin. Lynn Haden, 48, is directing. Pat Francke, Claire Stevens and Sarah Beckwith are the players, and Julia Murray is the assistant director. . Working on lights is Janet Kennedy, on scenery, costumes and makeup, are Dorothy Green and Rosalie Scott. ‘On the same evening, Pem East is giving Booth Tarkington’s Trysting Place, a farce of involved love affairs in typical Tarkington style. Kitty Rand, ’45 is the direc- tor, Ruth Leyendecker the stage manager, and Janet Fitch is the assistant director The parts are played by Ruth Lester, Katherine Colvin, Barbara Taylor, Helen Reed, Ruth Leyendecker, Love Jungster. and Margaret Loud. England’s Effort In Social Service Discussed by Fry War Gives New Resolution To Improve Existent Liberties Wyndham, Wednesday, Novem- ber 18.—“England’s democratic ideals are higher than ever before,” maintained Miss Marjorie Fry, Principal of Somerville College at Oxford, in her talk on English So- cial Services in Wartime. With the loss, or as they say, the “lend- ing” of their liberties to the gov- ernment, the English people have resolved to improve those that re- main to them. Public Opinion has concentrated increasingly on edu- cation, on social work done in shel- ters and Emergency Centers, and on the “artistic relief” which has played an important part in main- taining morale, asserted Miss Fry. Public Opinion goes further than the Law,-and. although there is lit- tle complaint of hardship, there is violent objection to inequality, Black Markets, and profit. The protection of individual lives Continued on fage Four Graduate Club Holds. Discussion on Africa Specially Contributed by M. M. Daly, °42 The second meeting of the Grad- uate Club symposium on _ world affairs was held on Wednesday evening in Radnor. The Graduate Club symposium was. organized this year by a committee of’ the Graduate Club. Margaret Rush, of the Political Science Depart- ment,_is chairman of the commit- tee. This. week’s discussion was held on the colonial administration of North Africa, the different pop- ulation groups, and the probable effect of the Anglo-American. in- vasion. Mr. Vehmann characterized the French colonial system as extreme- ly efficient, and as popular among the native population because~ of~ its laissez-faire policy towards re- gional administration and cultural problems. Ninety-five per cent of the popu- lation is native. Among the French settlers the administrative officers are admired by the natives, but the French merchants and farmers are on the whole less popular. The Jews, by far the cleverest and most homogeneous race, control most of the wealth and are poltically the most powerful group. Feeling is not favorable towards them, pro- viding an opening wedge for the racial discrimination practiced by the Vichy regime. Both Mrs. Cameron and Mr. Veltmann regarded the effect of the Allied invasion as likely to be favorable. The army of the col- onies is loyal to its officers, who so far have decided to act with the - United Nations under the com- mand of Admiral Darlan. ; No strong impetus can be expected for Arab nationalism, as it is a force existing mainly among municipal student groups, and as the integ- rity of the French imperium has been guaranteed by the Americans. Engaged F Edna Wickham, ’44, Lieutenant Charles Schock. Married Lucy Holljes, ’46, to Pri- _vate Melvin Winterhalter, of the Army Air Corps. to 2 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Twe THE COLLEGE NEWS (Founded in 1914) Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. Published weekly during the College Year (excepting during Thanks- giving, Christmas and Easter Holidays, and during examination weeks) n the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Maguire Building, Wayne, The College News is full appears in it may be reprinte permission of the Editor-in-Chief. protected by copyright. either wholly or in part without written Nothing that ALICE ISEMAN, ’43, Copy BARBARA HULL, ’44, News ELIZABETH WATKINS, ’44 Ann-A Yer, "45 MARY VIRGINIA More, ’45 VIRGINIA BELLE REED, ’44 Music Posy KENT, ’45 Business ANN FITZGIBBONS, ’45 JEANNE-MARIE LEE, 745 NANCY SCRIBNER, '44, Manager CONSTANCE BRISTOL, 743 EDITH DENT, 745 Editorial Board NANCY Evarts, '43, Editor-in-Chief Editorial Staff HILDRETH DUNN, ’44 Sports JACQUIE BALLARD, ’43 KEO ENGLAND, ’45 Louise Horwoop, ’'44—Manager DIANA Lucas, ’44—Advertising : Subscription Board CHARLOTTE ZIMMERMAN, ’45 ANNE DENNY, ’43 LENORE O’BOYLE, ’43 JESSIE STONE, ’44 PATRICIA PLATT, 45 ALISON MERRILL, ’45 BARBARA GUMBEL, ’44 Cartoons KATHRYN ANN EDWARDS, ’45 Board ELIZABETH ANN MERCER, ’45 NINA MONTGOMERY, ’45 AUDREY SIMs, 44 Lois Post, ’45 Ronny RavitcH, ’44 SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME MAILING PRICE, $3.00 Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office War The constitution of the War ago, has apparently become a dead letter. Alliance? Alliance, drawn up a few weeks It stated that the War Alliance was “set up to organize and direct the activities of the student body toward winning the war.” : Part of this organization and direction has been established in the various war courses. a Chairman of War Inforniation, But the constitution also provided for and for the drafting of. “state- ments of policy on political issues connected with the war effort.” It was also understood that speakers, debates, and _ letters” to the Alliance was to arrange for Congressmen on current issues. This constitution ‘was approved by an enlarged executive board. The News also approved and has supported the War Alliance in an effort to make the entire campus feel included in its organization. We now feel that such an effort is useless if the War Alliance will take no action. organization. there have been no letters sent to Congressmen. cerning itself with consideration The college cannot participate in an inert There have been no discussion groups or debates; Far from con- of and action on specific issues, Alliance activity has been concerned only with drives and with war courses. While these are an integral part of its purpose, they are not the only part. \There has been ample opportunity, for example in the issue of the Anti-Poll Tax Bill, for debates and, more concretely, for letters to Congressmen. The question of this Bill was apparently entirely ignored by the Alliance, and an opportunity for expression of policy on a vital national issue was missed. Such ignorance of and inac- tivity-on-cutrent-problems- do not distinguish the War Alliance, which should be stimulating discussion and’opinion 6n'campus. At present we cannot say that it is organizing and directing “the ac- tivities of the student body toward winning the war.” 8 ‘ It was the ringing of Taylor bell exactly on the hour that awakened me. Suddenly the full terror of the occasion gripped my soul—we were invaded! Grabbing my mat- tress and tossing the contents of my bureau drawers into my col- lapsible waste basket, I manned the battlements. Thank God for those battlements! Streaming from the Paoli Local came hordes of grey-green uniforms, goose-step- ping with a deadening monotony, bayonets poised, closer, closer. The enemy were upon us—we had no weapons. We could only jump into the air and cry, “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!” A crash ‘below told me the green wagon was successfully barricad- ing the Rock arch as it had for years. In the distance, I could hear Pem girls hurling their byci- WIT*S EN score, All around the campus, first year Chem students crawled on their hands and knees, sniffing cautious- ly—the Gas Squad. Occasionally one would perform Experiment 32 and hold her breath. Over their inert bodies stumbled the Photo- grammetrists. Untangling their long sticks they obtained the true altitude and another enemy posi- tion was located on a reliable map. Taylor Hall as the center of ac- tivities was in an uproar. In. the control room was Mrs. Cameron demanding the strategy of Napo- leon while,“Miss Marti claimed only Aeneas had the true technique. Wounded were being rushed in and out of doors by white coated Biolo- gists. They had been pressed into service as a volunteer ambulance corps, for they were the only ones cles into a pseudo-barbed wire}*who knew how many we are sup- fence. Between Rock and Taylor. the Psychology. department were erecting endless mazes which would serve not only as tank traps, but were guaranteed to turn the Nazis into 99% introverts with a low self-sufficiency and high submissive posed to have of each. Faculty Row was already ablaze, protecting Rhoads with 4 smoke screen. The USO sign had been out for an hour on the home of Bryn Mawr morale. Faint sounds of the ripping sheets were the only INuts and Bolts | By Jessie Stone, ’44 College néwspapers evidence in- creasing campus interest and par- ticipation in the war effort. Al- though the development of the edi- torial function of most college pa- ipers from commenting on local news to the orientation .of the campus to affairs of more general importance has been a gradual one, it. has progressed far since last spring. Not only has the change in attitude influenced interest in and knowledge of current events, but it has also stimulated specula- tion as to immediate social and political problems. Most interesting story of the week is that in the University of Toronto Varsity. The Board of Governors of the University last week ‘banned the admission of eighteen “friendly aliens recently released from internment camps in Canada.” “Students : affected. are German nationals, most of them Jewish,” said the Varsity story, “who were interned in England early in the war and were sent out to Canadian internment camps, from which they were released on condition that they pursue their-studies un- der the sponsorship of Canadian citizens. All were originally ex- iles from the Nazi regime and cases were investigated individual- ly by British and Canadian govern- ment agencies before they were recommended for release.” The decision was not unanimous, as the vote for the admission of the students was a tie, but according to the by-laws of the Board a tie results in a négative decision. Among the heads of colleges of the. University, reaction was unfa- vorable. The decision of the Board, it was argued, was a violation of the federation agreement between the colleges and the Corporation of the University. Reasons influ- encing the decision were the injus- tice of admitting foreign-born stu- dents to a university from which | Canadian students had been with- drawn to fight, and the possibility of placing the aliens in an embar- rassing position The Varsity, which itself op- posed the action of the Board, had received by last Wednesday many letters from students attacking the decision, but none defending it. In an editorial on November 16th the paper stated: “It is difficult to find a logical reason for the unfavor- able decision . After being held in Canada for some time, these students were released under the sponsorship of Canadian citizens on condition that they continue their studies. Those released were thoroughly examinéd by agents of the British Home Office and of the Canadian Government, who satis- fied themselves as to the absolute integrity of their anti-Nazi beliefs. The students were expressly for- bidden to accept jobs; they are constitutionally unable to enter the army; nothing but study is open to them... Considerable harm has already been done the University and the cause of free universities generally . A prompt rever- sal of the decision would do much to dissipate the wave of discour- agement that is felt over the campus.” The reversal, however, has not yet come. On November 18th the Varsity published another editorial systematically refuting the argu- ments against admitting the stu- dents because of their German birth. Its advocacy of their ad- mission seems worthy of support as more consistent with the prin- ciples for which we believe our selves to be fighting than is the ac- tion of the Board of Governors. indication of the Denbigh - Merion activity—bandage folling. I looked up—a “bomb was com- ing! I could see its fins—I was killed—no, I was alive! Remem- bering my training as an air-raid| warden, I hastily prepared to clear a space of 50 feet in the area where AND JUST WAIT MID-YEARS ~/ T OPINION Senior Considers Traditions As Unnecessary Expenses In War Time To the Editor of the NEWS: At the present the following items are included in the budget for the Senior class for 1942-’43: $20.00 May Day 5.00 Flowers 25.00 Tree This is an infinitesimal fraction of the national income and even more infinitesimal is the sum of a few cents which each senior must pay for these items. However, it does not matter how little each in- dividual pays for an object. What matters is the fact that all the small sums add up to an amount which should be spent for some- thing that is worthwhile now. I do not object to paying Senior dues but I feel that my money should buy something which will really do some good. The Government is very anxious that people spend money only for necessities and that they sacrifice all that they can to buy war bonds. Spending money for luxuries is un- necessarily putting money into cir- culation. The more money that is in circulation, the harder it is to stop inflation. The following is said—in favor of buying our trees and flowers: “Many people go to tea too much. That is the place to cut down and not on our traditions.” I feel that we should cut down on everything that we can possibly control at the present. We cannot control people who spend money on tea, but the class as- a whole can save on con- sumption. If people go to tea and also spend money on trees and flowers there is more consumption than if they went only to tea. People seem to think that if they spend money on tea that means that they should spend money on trees, too. If a man were drown- ing and the lifeguard did not feel like rescuing him, would you stand around and say, “If the lifeguard isn’t going to rescue this man, I am not either.’’? The Senior class has decided that a bonfire ¢an be dispensed with. This is one,step forward. I should think that people could see that other traditions are needed no more at this time than a bonfire is. We talk about War Bond drives and then go on spending money for COLLEGE the bomb struck, only to find the bomb had already done so. Then I saw we had started our second front. Across Merion Green advanced our Commandos; — the maids and porters, who are adept at entering any occupied territory early in the morning. But what was this motley crew issuing from the library and cutting off the ac- tion of the Commandos? It was the Philosophy Department holding up a white shirt, we don’t know whose. They had worked out a _ peace treaty to end all peace treaties, By evading every issue with pure di- alectic, Socratic method they non- plussed the enemy. Which all goes to prove: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” hae things which we say are preserving the traditions of Bryn Mawr Col- lege. We should be thinking of the greater traditions of our country which our fighting men are trying to preserve. They are also tradi- tions of Bryn Mawr and every other college in a democracy, and should be more dear to us than trees or maypole streamers. Traditions of this sort now are luxuries not necessities. The Bryn Mawr campus is not in a flood area. We are not planting trees for soil conservation. Trees are not necessities. Common sense and not a senti- mental love of unnecessary tradi- tion must rule our actions now. I think that we should take the money that would be spent for trees and flowers and buy a $50 War Bond with it. HARRIET HousTON, ’43. Bond Drive Committee Lauded For Handling Difficult Task Well To the Editor of the COLLEGE NEWS: It was with great interest that we read your article on the Campus Bond Drive. The statistics were quite salient. But we feel that the story behind the success of the drive deserves some consideration. To Beatrice Biberman, whose con- stant work is highly commendable, and her numerous assistants in the individual halls, we feel that a great deal of credit is due. The enormous responsibility of balancing the hall accounts, ar- ranging for the pledging and_ pro- curing ‘of the stamps and bonds, and seeing to it that their distri- bution was prompt and accurate fell mainly on Miss Biberman’s shoulders and she has handled the job in an extremely efficient and praiseworthy manner. We hope that the campus appre- ciates the fact that there was a lot of careful management involved in the Bond Drive and we feel that a vote of thanks should be offered Miss Biberman. Sincerely, APR A BeaPvsy, tn © ct ° Spanish Club The Spanish Club will pre- sent Carmen la de Triana in the Music Room, Wednesday, December 2, at 8.00 P. M. A full length movie starring Imperio Argentina, it is a modern version of the story which inspired Bizet’s opera. Actually photographed in Se- ville, this film has a com- pletely new and modern mu- sical score. Complete Eng- lish sub-titles translating the Spanish dialogue are pro- vided. Admission is free to Spanish Club members; twen- ty cents to all others. THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Threc msi OPINION Alison Raymond Describes Her Day as New, Healthy Member of Waves This letter was received from Alison Raymond, ’38, former ward- en of Pembroke West, now in the WAVES, and stationed at Mt. Holyoke. Dear Friends: This is the first weekend, there- fore the first breathing space, and I feel I have much to tell many of you, of the life here. Since the WAVES are, as we are constantly reminded, the taxpayers property, every detail seems to interest peo- ple. Those in uniform say that they are followed, questioned un- mercifully, and stared at constant- ly; because of course, the country is interested in this new thing that has been started. Perhaps the best way to give an idea of the life is to describe a day to you, for the days are all alike pretty much. The Bell rings while it‘is coal black outdoors still. (I may. also say_that.the winter coldsets—in early at Holyoke. And did I tell you that the ensigns are at Holy- oke and the V9’s and lieutenant junior grades are at Smith). A ringing voice, (I haven’t yet dis- covered whose) bellows down the corridor, “All hands on deck.” Be- fore you know it everyone is up and bustling. Before breakfast, rooms must be “policed.” Picture for yourselves, a tiny room, bare floor, one table, no chairs or bur- eaus, two cast iron double beds. In this congested space are four peo- ple dressing, clambering up _ to make beds, sweeping (twice daily) and all are chattering with the cold. At a bell we go to “forma- . tion” on “the double,” that is form platoons and go down to breakfast. Meals are served cafeteria style. Instead of plates, the trays have sections. It is very neat. We also que up to dispose of our trays, af- terwards “back on the double’’ to collect our books, then we “form” again outdoors. By this time it is beginning to be light—quite light by now. We get drilled a little, get orders of the day and at 8:00 march off to our first class. Classes are given partly by WAVES and partly by men. We have two hours a day of Naval Administration which is deadly so far: Bureaus in Washington, who appoints what office, etc., etc., but I think it im- proves later; Navy personnel, which teaches customs, ranks, whom to salute, etc.; Naval History (from B.C. to 1942) and a course on ships and Aircraft which is fas-, cinating. The system is that they can at any time give tests on the lecture they are about to give, the idea being that you read ahead. Between classes we “form” al- ways into platoons. The last two hours before lunch are drill on a field a mile away, or “athletics” which are designed to make us beautiful for our uniforms. Very strenuous but good fun. Some of the more buxom 40 to 50 year olds are a bit appalled by it but every- one looks rosy and wonderful. We get through classes at 5:30 and have an hour of liberty. The whole place falls into the drug- store for a coke!.The evening is just study and early bed. As for how you feel—at first it seems awfully affected to call beds “bunks,” floors “decks,’’ ete., but you get to think nothing of it—|: same with marching. It’s a very _ easy adjustment, I think, and quite the quickest way to make you re- alize you are’a part of a large and rigid and venerable organization. Funny feeling, at first, to line up WOOLWORTH’S 5 and 10 ARDMORE Denbigh Triumphs in Wild Hockey Battle Continued from Page One body was at the outset of hostili- ties quite prejudiced, as it was composed solely of Denbigh’s in- mates, but gradually a rival con- tingent was built up which piped “Merion, Merion, Merion” at ten- second intervals. Frightened, no doubt, by the un- expected shock of finding a fierce- looking male guarding the Denbigh goal, Merion was unable to score in spite of several opportunities. Denbigh retired with a victory of 3-0, and. with several of its non- athletic participants painfully wish- ing .for a hospital in which to quietly lick their wounds and re- eover their health and dignity. Merion Line-Up Denbigh Line-Up RW Teitz RW Stevens RI Sawyer RI Tappen C Heyl C Fulton LI Horn LI Hemphill LW Rutland LW Hall; Reed RH Carmen RH St. Lawrence CH Franck CH Franck LH Caesar LH Licht RF Oursler RF Nelson LF Towles__. LF Hoopes G Hoisington G Harrison __Weymouth* “* Johns Hopkins’ contribution! Substitute for Denbigh, Reed. ‘Swarthmore Beats Owls in Close Defeat Swarthmore, November 13. — A {howling wind and blinding sun were contributing causes of the close de- feat, 3-2, of the Owls by Swarth- more’s Varsity. It was a _ hard- hitting game, the ball flying fre- | quently from one end of the field to the other. B. M. Varsity Swarthmore WAEO 3 eee, Rew. Ge Coles Hardenbergh «R. I....... Walker Giffotd ....... C.F. Spangler Murnaghan ..t, 1.:.... Landon |Seribmer ..... L. W.... Lightwood | Perkins ..... R; H.. Broomell Matrnal <.... Ot... Keay OMUtG 6... Oo ie Pyle Smith, d.H.-. Re Bac. ccs Meeker LG) cl ae Ra aee JS eee Pike, J. Hall. G:. MacDonald ;and be silent all the time, not sit until given permission, be inspect- ed, not speak to an officer or pass him on the path without saying, “By your leave sir,’ but you soon get accustomed to it. The girls in this" group seem to be primarily from the south and west. I-have found only two oth- ers from Philadelphia, none from Connecticut, though I dare say there are more. We don’t get a chance to mix around much, be- cause of the platoon and roommate combinations and no free time. Mt. Holyoke girls are very thrilled to have us and are very sweet to us. They serenaded us last night. Jt was lovely, ¢°. * We don’t get uniforms for three weeks so we're awfully hodge- ‘podge. We’re getting shots in the arm till we are reeling, but, oh, how healthy we will be. Like all service people we long for mail but rarely will have a chance to an- swer it, I think. ALISON RAYMOND. ANNA’S BEAUTY SHOP Seville Arcade Bryn Mawr 1107 In Print Treveryan, Story of Veryan, Lerryn, Oswald and Bethel Needs: Nazi Bomb By Lenore O’Boyle, ’43 On page 232 of Angela du Mau- rier’s Treveryan, our heroine goes “to the little mirror that hung over the mantlepiece and peered at her- self. She started to giggle.. Mad, mad, mad, at last!” This revelation comes as theecli- max to a long series of trials. The action of the story takes place in Cornwall, centering around Bethel, Veryan, and Lerryn Treveryan. Three more delightful characters it would be hard to find. Neglected by their parents, Veryan decides at an early age that they’re like kennel dogs, an observation that causes Bethel some alarm, but gives the reader something to brood over. A beautiful girl, Bethel soon} falls in love with Oswald. As long as Oswald is kissing her with what the author fondly terms “reverent passion,” the future looks rosy, but next_it_is_discovered-that-the-fam- ily is tainted with hereditary in- sanity. After that, the “conversa- tion was embarrassingly and hor- ribly strained,” as well it might be. Needless to say, Bethel decides to cut the love out of her heart like a cancerous growth. Lerryn follows. Ted Truscott, the farm hand, exposes “a very | hirsute chest.”’ Says Bethel: “Ler- | ryn, tell me if I’m wrong, did I, hear you call Ted Truscott dar-! ling?” Here Lerryn, is admitted | into the secret, and life naturally | becomes a hideous nightmare for her as well. Veryan marries. - Bethel tells his | wife in no uncertain terms that she has made a grim mistake. | Veryan says to Bethel: “I tried to take her in my arms, to kiss her ”? “Well?” “She started to scream.” Again the day passed in an ex- tremely unpleasant atmosphere. Bethel, ordered out of the house, goes to a little hut in the woods. | There she decides that her time has come, so she shoots Veryan. At the., trial, Lerryn confesses all: “My father was a homicidal ma- niac, you see.” A woman at the back of the court screamed and had to be carried out. At this point comes the disclos- ure that Bethel is not a Treveryan after all, and therefore not insane. However, as her mother and father were first cousins, the author feels that it is perhaps just as well that she never married. Lerryn, on the | | | | Ardmore Rene -- Marcel French Hairdresser 853 Lancaster Avenue. Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr 2060 Bryn Mawr » ; GIFTS , Inexpensive and Practical END TABLES RAG RUGS LAMPS Hobson and Owens Lancaster Avenue stop at the cottage tea house for thanksgiving dinner — $1.50 please make reservations ‘ Freshman Plays Are Spontaneous Continued from Page One M. Barrie, gave Rhoads an excel- lent vehicle for talented character interpretation. On the whole, the play did not show evenness and the conversation sometimes dragged, but Nancy .Crawford as the Host held the play together by her’sensi- tive interpretation of the part and her finish of delivery. Dory Bruck- holz played the pompous Mr. Preen with real ability at caricature, while Dolphin, the butler, played by Caroline Manning, was consis- tently in character and miraculous- ly straight-faced throughout the performance. Lucia King as Mrs. Isit was very effective in hinting at the guilt of that character in the murder of the Host’s brother. The suspense of the story was well sus- tained, and the unsolved ending left the audience with the proper curiosity. The Cast was as fol- lows: ; MAORU Cie Nancy. Crawford PREC 246, 0: Dorothy Bruckholz MYR, PYG) . 2.4655 Mary Barton Lady Wrath:6....6.:., Roxa Lee Mis, BING 63. «s Eleanor Stein DOIN. 6 cers, Caroline Manning Vaile eerie Evelin Hitz Gourlay. Barbara Johnstone NPB, VOUG 5 is ce Leila Jackson LaGv JOne cos ces Edith -Fincke Miee Be ee os Lucia King Meld 66 vias: Margaret McEwen Captain Jennings .. Elizabeth Hor Captain Jennings Elizabeth Horrax Nancy Mitchell eeeeee Sir Joseph Merion’s of The Princess Marries the Page, by Ed- na St. Vincent Millay was more performance than,.a display of promising talent and it was definitely successful with the audience. - Georgie Wieb- enson carried the comedy with fin- nesse, although her impulsiveness became at times monotonous. The dashing page was enthusiastically played by Barbara Williams. Pat Turner’s caricature as the King was well done. While the play was edy was cleverly done and an effec- tive directing job by Betty Dallam, ’45, was evident. She managed to introduce details of expression and business to liven the play and add to its caricature. The cast was as follows: Princess ... Georgiana Wiebenson Pate es Barbara Williams | gh) gaieenrepey Arne Pat Turner | Chancellor’.... Hannah Kaufman Ellen Harriman Goole, @aererenr ete April Oursler Dorothy Craig Susie Student went to town - : Riding on a bike, She stuck a flower in her | hat | That she bought on the Pike at JEANNETT’S - > other hand, ends her days as a! “poor old nun, bereft of her senses.” The old estate is sold to an American with “a low, common voice,” and Miss du Maurier can only hope that a kindly Nazi bomb will bury all in oblivion. FOR A DELICIOUS TEA Try the COMMUNITY KITCHEN Lancaster Avenue LAST CALL! FOR PERSONALIZED CHRISTMAS CARDS Richard Stockton’s Lancaster Pike Bryn Mawr Mrs. Castro . Barbara Zimmerman” frothy and unsubstantial, the com- - “How about * a Coke date” ‘ ~~ “We've been ‘goin’ steady’ a long time, you and I. You see, I’m a symbol of the life and sparkle of Coca-Cola. There- fore, | speak for Coke. | like your company. I offer some- thing more than a thirst- Drink quenching drink. It’s re- freshing. Yes siree...it’s got that extra something you can’t get this side of ~ Coca-Cola itself. Let’s get fogether. Make it a Coke date."’ a, BOTTLED. UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY la , _-— Mss Barbara Colbron,; Warden , next Spring, we'll all be drafted (_ anyway. THE COLLEGE NEWS Fry Discssett English | Social Services in War | Continued from Page One | and welfare, particularly those of | the children, is stressed in wartime England, Miss Fry said. of wide-spread organizations which | In spite do provide many with better food | than they have ever had, most of | the children are seriously under- | With the care devoted | to child feeding, there is increased | The teach- | ing profession is now frozen. The | nourished. emphasis on education. enormous effort to keep up primary education has come with the reali- zation of its importance, and with the rising resolution that privilege | shall count for less in the post-war | social structure. | Miss Fry said that. social work | is widely extended since everyone has come to realize that, with less to share, it must be shared ae evenly. The under-privileged are often served before newly manv- | factured goods are put on sale. There are relief centers for the | poor and homeless after bombings, and planning agencies for the eventual reestablishment of their small businesses. The “artistic relief” is an ex- tremely important factor which is concerned with sending orchestras, ballets, and quartets to badly bombed communities. After raids there is a tremendous demand for W omen in the Factory Last week Miss King at- tended a panel discussion on Women in the Factory at a conference of the American Management Association in New York. Some of the points discussed were the tre- mendous need for skilled and the diffi- culty of reaching wives and mothers and convincing them that they, are urgently want- ed, the necessity of providing good day nurseries and not mere dumping grounds for the children of mothers who could be working. They also talked about the question of the best use of women, what jobs they can do well and which ones should be left to men, what abilities women have that should be consid- ered in assigning jobs, ways of discovering these abilities, the real usefulness of the physically handicapped, train- ing of uffskilled women, and hours~ of -work-and-—rates—of pay as compared with those of men. A complete report of this conference is posted on the bulletin board of the Bureau of Recommendations on the second floor of. Taylor. unskilled women, classical music and art, and there is a service to send out these trav- elling concerts. Miss Fry said that the work of these Social Service branches is indicative of the grow- |. ing sentiment that “the Good Things shall continue to be more evenly distributed.” Miss Colbron Leaves Saturday for WAACS | * Radios * Radio Repairs * Music * Records Made E. FOSTER VICTOR RECORDS HAMMONDS @& CO. 829 LANCASTER AVENUE Open Until 10 P. M. Bryn Mawr 1892 of Rhoads South, plans to leave next Saturday to join the WAACS. || She will go to Des Moines, Iowa, for her basic training course. That will last for four weeks, after which time Miss Colbron hopes to |! get__into__Officers’ Training, at- tached to the Signal Corps. oe Miss Colbron denies that she was in any way influenced in her choice by the difference:in WAAC and WAVE uniforms. When the op- portunity to join the WAACs with two friends came along, Miss Col- bron decided to take it. “Comes But if anyone had told me three weeks ago that I’d be joining the WAACs, I would have said she was crazy.” Haverford, Pa. Ardmore 2117 E.S. McCAWLEY & CO., Inc. BOOKS Current Books Rental Library Christmas Cards eee —— scenes a : New under-arm pity Cream Deodorant safely Stops Perspiration 1. Does not rot dresses or men’s shirts. Does not irritate skin. 2. Nowaiting todry. Can be used right after shaving. — 3. Instantly sto; $ pammiation for 1 to 3 days. Prevents odor. 4. A pure, white, greaseless, stainless vanishing cream. 5. Awarded Approval Seal of American Institute of Launder- ‘or being harmless to Bryn Mawr Student Delegates Requested | Bryn Mawr Colinne is one of 60 colleges and. universities in the East invited to send delegates to the Middle Atlantic Section, Model Assembly of the League of Na- tions, when it meets March 18-20, at Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y. Last to survive of three similar sections which once drew delegates from colleges throughout the coun- try, the Middle Atlantic Section meets this year for the first time not as a League of Nations but sy] a conference of the United Na- tions. In charge is Dr. Michael A. Heil-| perin, associate professor of eco- nomics on the Hamilton faculty. Each college or university par- ticipating will be asked to repre- sent one of the United Nations and to assign a student delegate to each of five commissions. The commis- sions will concern themselves with wartime collaboration ofthe United Nations in non-military fields, structure and power of a new world order, international pro- tection of human rights, economic integration of the worid, and main- | tenance of world order after the = | ) » y » » ' } A GROUP OF ’ FALL DRESSES > GREATLY REDUCED ‘ » > > » » > 7 NANCY BROWN 28 Bryn Mawr Ave. Give us some men to win us the war, Put them in khaki or the Air Corps And we’ll take ’em to tea at the INN_ Lieutenant No darling! you'll find high-up Naval Officers don’t like being under-rated (neither will you if you join | the WAVES). Just check the list above and see what he really is. Then, dear heart, look below to see how to make him over-rate you! DURA- GLOSS Lieutenant Jr. Grade Here's what you use to make everybody ad- mire your fingernails. NAIL POLISH WHAT T0 DO | Positions open for next year: Chemists with the York Ice Ma- | chinery Corporation, York,: Penn- | sylvania, and with the Basic Mag- | nesium, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada. | Industrial Research with the | Armstrong Cork Company, Lan- | caster, Pennsylvania (the company | will send a representative to the! campus for interviews if anyone is’ interested). ‘ | Those wanting further details | of these positions, please see the | Bureau of Recommendations, The’ U. S. Civil Service Commis- | sion has asked help from the col-| lege in recruiting women for 11! different positions. All Civil Serv-' ice notices are posted on the bulle- | tin board on the first floor of Tay-| lor, just inside the North door. Other positions which we were | asked to fill immediately included | those for two secretaries with sci- | entific background; one engineer- ing assistant, paid training sup- plied; a hospital technician; two | chemists. | The Signal-.Corps- Laboratory wants students of any major as candidates for basic training in radio. General Motors has openings for Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics majors as well as for sec- Haverford. Community Center The Athletic Association has suggested: that any stu- dents interested in coaching experience in basketball, baseball or any other sport, may gain valuable training at the Haverford Community Center. Groups of boys or of girls need direction in various sports at the Com- munity Center, as many lead- ers have been unable to con- tinue» this year. The time asked from each _ student would be one hour a week any afternoon or evening. Both the Department of Physical Education and the Athletic Association strongly urge any students interested in physical education, pos- sibly for the war health pro- gram, to use this opportunity to gain experience. They wish to emphasize that di- rection ‘of such groups as those at the Center is the groundwork for future coach- ing jobs. Lists will be posted in the halls for students in- terested in doing this type of recreational work. Hats.Made to Order & Remodeled ELSIE SAMPLE HAT SHOP SMART INDIVIDUAL STYLES Sample Hats retaries, interviewers, and assist-|| 36 we. Lancaster Ave. Ardmore ants in personnel work. Ardmore 3919 + * WAR hits the WIRES! AR hits telephone service two ways at once. It piles on a heavy load of calls. And it cuts down the supply of tele- phone materials and equipment. Most Long Distance lines are overloaded on weekdays from 9 A. M. to 12, from 2 P. M. to 5 and from 7 to 9 at night. You can usually avoid telephone “traffic jams” if you make your calls during other hours. Best time to call home is on Sunday, when lines are less busy and the reduced night rates are in effect all day. Please keep all calls brief and avoid unnecessary calls. This is especially impor- tant around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New .Year’s. - War CALLS COME FIRST! “THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA BUY U. 5. STAMPS AND WAR BONDS