~—s —law-states-that-although two-may—be+ _ staff of six, in digging the first - and finally Hittite remains dating ° Z-615 THE COLLEG E aS ” VOL... XXV, -No..6 \ ‘BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA,, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1938 yt, » Copyright. TR BRYN MAWR sedan 1938 USTEES OF PRICE 10 CENTS ; College Council ’ Discusses Group Insurance Plan a Audit of Undergraduate Organizations’ Books Proposed METHODS OF RAISING MONEY SUGGESTED College Inn, November 9.—The sec- ond College Council meeting of the year was held last Wednesday at the College Inn. The main topics under discussion were: group insurance for students, auditing of the books of un- dergraduate , raising ‘and the college movie. An insurance company has offered a group policy to the. college at the cost of 5 dollars per person, which would cover accident or illness for a organizations, money year. whether the student is in college or not. The plan has been effectively used in the past by members of the Delaware Group. -It _was suggested that the insurance be optional and that it be referred to parents rather than to ‘the students themselves. There was general agreement that the idea of group insurance was gooa. ' The account books of campus or- ganizations were formerly | officially audited at the,end of each year.: If such a system/were resumed, treasur- ers could pasp on their books in an organized anf tderstandable form. Mr. Hurst cduld simplify it by in- structing the treasurers in methods of auditing. If organizations make their budgets public, as the Bryn Mawr League has done, it will be of general interest. to the college. Continued on Page Four Mr. Fenwick to Broadcast Mr. Fenwick will speak over the radio program Town Hall on the Air, on Thursday night, No- vember 17. On November 11, Mr. Fenwick was one of four speakers at. the Brearley School. Nine prepara- tory schools-were-assembled and the topic chosen was “Czechoslo- , vakia: Was there justificatio for demanding her sderifices and will they be a permanent con- tribution to a just peace in Europe?” Mr, Fenwick was asked to prepare this subject from the point. of view of a “convinced believer in collective securities.” _ The The fgur speakers on the Panel were followed by open discussion from the floor in which the 400 or more girls pres- ent in the audience were invited to take part. Saal played Salzburg Trapp Choir Will Seog 3 in Goodhart Program Will Include Classic, Folk Music; Block-Flutes To be Played =§=s yg, % ® On Monday, 28, the Trapp family, known as the “Salz- November burg Trapp Choir” Goodhart. This entertainment prom- ises to be unique, for not only does this talented family sing classic mu- sic and folk songs, but gives the only public performance of . music on “Block-Flutes.” These flutes provided the most popular house and church music from the . fifteenth through seventeenth centuries; they are constructed on the same principle as the organ, ‘and sound somewhat like it when played. The whole atmosphere created by| the casualness, yet’ general excellence of the choir’s music, resembles that of musical salons of Bach’s time. The Trapp Choir,’ composed solely -of the members of one family, have * earned the praises of the severest critics in Europe. They are renowned for the trueness of their pitch (it is given them just once at the beginning of each number), and their diction is good in several languages, including English. The third part of the program con- sists. of a selection of Austrian and Bavarian folk-songs from. the .collec- tion which the Trapps have been mak- ing since 1900, and which includes sev- eral types of yodeling. In addition to enthusiastic outside reviews the Trapp Choir is highly recommended by Mr. Alwyne. Mr. Fenwick Appointed To Attend Conference Cites Talk of Fellow-Delegate About Fascist Menace i Mr. Charles G. Fenwick, of the de- partment of political economy, has been asked again to be a delegate to a conference of American states. He will leave for Lima the~day after Thanksgiving, not to return until January. In 1936 he attended the In- ter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, an “extraordi- nary” meeting which took: place be- tween these International Conferences of American States, usually scheduled regularly every five years. The aim of these conferences is to promote political, economic and_cul- Continuea on Page Five Conferences Paul Green, who is lecturing on the American. Theatre to- night, will talk with under- graduate conference groups in the May Day Room in Goodhart on Thursday and Friday at 4 p. m. a a c3 aie: Bryn Mawr Archaeological “Dig” at Tarsus Finds Traces of Culture of Bronze Age To the. unarchaeological Bryn Mawrter, the Tarsus “dig” is remote and unconnected: with college life, but to Bryn Mawr it is one of the most important items on its list of mar- ginal undertakings. Started in 1935 by Miss Hétty Goldman, ’03, it has become ‘increasingly interesting as the digging has proceeded through six levels of culture to the Bronze Age of the Hittites. _ Miss--Goldman_ is “the only woman member of the Princeton Institute of »Advanced Study. She made a~-pre- liminary reconnaissance of the land around Tarsus in 1934, and chose two mounds for excavation. A Turkish reserved, only one may be excavated at a time. Miss Goldman and her| mound, found six levels: Turkish graves, Islamic houses, Roman re- mains, Greek remains, the Iron Age, from about 3000 B. C.. md Gold- ‘sandstone molds for bronze chisels man had also expected to find a Mycenean stronghold, but the Hittites were so strong that they had kept the Myceneans out. The object of the excavation was to find this prehistoric Hittite. mound, not. evidences. of Hellenistic culture, which may be seen all over the ‘town. The basins in the Turkish baths, for instance, are*Hellenistic column capi- tals, worm away by’ years of flowing water. The most interesting Hittite find was a crystal statuette’ ‘of a man, now in the museum at Istanbyl. Others are a pair of heavy, red-gold, pre- Hittite earrings, a gold pendant shaped in the form of twisted leaves, and axes, and the tools themselves. For the-mdst part, however, the dig- |. ging produces broken pottery which is carefully mended and put into the room which is. used for a museum. _ There are 100 workmen: Turks, Arabs and Kurds, rough mountain Continued on Page Six . will perform gy . +DD—through HH. For the college at THE SALZBURG TRAPP CHOIR Squash, Badminton Courts Are Planned Donations Have Been Received From Fathers; Large Gifts Badly Needed Anne J. 739, is now conferring with Chadwick-Collins on plans for A committee Headed by Clark, Mrs. building squash and badminton courts. They also hope to include a recrea- tion and tea which. will be planned, owned, and run by the stu- dents. A. J. Clark emphasized par- ticularly the fact that the whole pro- ject is intended to provide under- graduates with an amusement place of It is not to be connected room their own. with the department, of physical edu- cation. “Students would .then'-have a place to entertain guests on weekends, play squash and badminton, and have tea.” The hockey, basketball, swimming and tennis varsities also need a room -of this type-in which to entertain visit- ‘ng teams and serve them lunch or tea after the matches. : A. J. Clark reported that during the past few years. letters have been sent_to_fathers—of every—-undergradu- ate asking for’ small donations with the hope that all‘or part of the squash courts could be built in their name. Two thousand dollars have been re- ceived from them, to which the Ath- letic. Association Nias added another thousand. It is estimated that 17 thousand dollars more will be needed which the committee hopes to receive in several large gifts. They urge that all students suggest the names of pos- -+sible donors to a member of the com- mittee, which consists of: A. J. Clark, 89; Barbara Auchincloss, 40; Con- stance Ligon, ’89; Edith E. Lee, ’41; Margaret Macgrath, 42. They are ‘dixious” to receive any suggestions on plans or finances. Kreisler to ‘Present. Benefit Performance On Thursday, December first, Fritz Kreisler will give a violin recital in Goodhart Hall. The recital will be for the benefit of the Tarsus “dig,” which needs :25 thousand dollars to cover its expefises for the year. The maximum profit made if all seats in Goodhart are sold-out will: be 600 dollars. - Prices for. seats. have. -been purpastly~ kept low so ‘thaw students |} will be able to go. ' Prices start at three dollars and 8& cents for rows A through Z, three CC, and two dollars and 85 cents for ‘| litical problems. | ierserceme > dollars and 35 cents for AA through |. College Money .Drive Is Long Term Scheme Five-Year:Plan of 1929 Covers All Recent Developments At Bryn Mawr Money-raising at Bryn Mawr, far from being done in a haphazard fash- ion, is part of a long-term scheme which was definitely organized in 1929. At that time, a committee was formed to draw up a plan for the ftture de- velopment of the college under a five- year program. The cominittee was headed by Mrs. Alfred B. MacKay, and included Mrs. F. Lois Slade, Mrs. Thomas Streeter, Mrs. James Chad- wick-Collins, Mrs. Rustin McIntosh, Mrs. Everett N. Case, Mrs. Edmund 8. Wilson and Miss Florence Lexow. Before 1929, money was. raised by the’ alumnae according to the wants of the college. Having raised 2,000,- 000°dollars in 1920 to increase faculty salaries, they. realized that thei#*mext objective must combine three specific needs. The first was a_ students’ building; to finance this project they had started the tradition of Big May Day in 1912 and intended to use th« profits of all subsequent May Days to this end. The second) was an auditorium. The immediate need for such a build- ing was, brought home to the college in 1924,*when stringent fire laws were passed restricting the use of the old Continued on Page Six MISS WISKEMANN TO TALK ON NAZIS Miss Elizabeth Wiskemann, of Newnhan College, Cambridge -Univer- sity, will give a lecture on The Nazis in Central Europe in the Music Room of Goodhart on December first at four-thirty. The lecture will deal in particular with the Nazis in Czecho- slovakia. $ Besides being a lecturer, at Newn- han College, in Wiskemann is as- sociated, under the direction of Pro- fessor Arnold Toynbee, with The Royal Institute of International Af- fairs which produces the most schol- arly interpreters of modern po- She has spent much time gathering material in Czecho- slovakia, Poland and Hungary, and has supplied informatién to Runci- man during the recent crisis. In July, 1938, she published one of the best existing studies of present. problems ‘The Czechs and Germans. > = rt “No More’ Regular” “The Athletic Association re- grets to announce that: due to. higher prices and lack of outside -help it ig unable to sponsor the | foy,an unauthorized strike,.an Miss Perkins, Miss Bondfield Speak on Labor J “i of Ruslana ! And Workers Urged For Stability RECENT LEGISLATION IS BRIEFLY OUTLINED. Goodhart, auditorium crowded with outsiders as November 10.—In an well as students, the Honorable Fran- ces Perkins, Secretary of Labor in the United States, and the Right Honor- able Margaret Bondfield, former Min- ister of Labor in England, spoke. on the Relation of Government to Organ- ized Labor. Although each presented the point of view of her own country, principle expressed was the same: ‘stabjifty of jobs and incomes cannot™be expected unless there is mutual cooperdtion between the worker and employer. = Miss Bondfield kept this principle constantly before her in describing briefly the background of the English labor movement, in pointing out the present political importance of the La- bor Party (as an alternative to the Conservative policy and as an organ through which citizens can speak) and in explaining the recent legisla- tion in behalf of labor. Miss Perkins, besides stressing the importance of balance between the worker and the employer, explained the differences in*the development and the relationships of organized labor here and _ in- England. She pointed out the movement during the last 30 years toward minimum legislation for labor and the realization of the need of a central institution to make our state_laws uniform. Because of the recent increase of American social legislation, Miss Bond=" field believes the history of the Eng- lish Labor movement should be of par- ticular interest to us. In her brief summary of this history, Miss Bond- field) mentions, as the first positive legislation in favor of labor, the Trade Union Acts of 1876. About this-time ~ the Trade Union ‘Congress, consisting of both employers’ and_ workers’ unions, was founded. Not until 1889 did the unionization of the unskilled laborer begin, resulting in an organ ization .resembling the C. I. O., and arising because of the great exploita- tion of this class, which not only affected the wages of the laborers themselves, but also those of the skilled workers. The craft unions, through the Trade Union Congress, continued to work very closely with this C. I. O. organization. In 1906,.after one union had suf- fered_.a_suit_of 23. thousand A diate ae wen Continued on Page Three the fundament COLLEGE CALENDAR Friday, November 17.—A. S. U. meeting. .Common Room, 7.30. Monday, November: 21.—Sec- ’ ond. Anna Howard Shaw Lecture by. Judge Florence Allen. Goodhart, 8.20. Tuesday; November 22.—Cur- rent Events, Mr. Fenwick. Com- mon Room, 7.30. Wednesday, November 23.— _ Thanksgiving vacation begine, 12°45. ° : ti ¢ : “Monday, November 28-- Thanksgiving” vacation ends,’ 9. a. m. Salzburg Trapp Choir. Goodhart, 8.30. . Wednesday, November 30.— _ Dr. Salmony will speak. Dean-—| a only, the first two rows of the balcony will be two dollars_and the next three rows one dollar and 50 cents. To students only, 30 one dollar tickets for sold in advance; on condition that these students are really unable to afford to buy seats. a : r pune 3 a ; i ae ‘é = 4 Sierahermrrvnnsnnten hs Seon : ie ae se toa gies vat. ding room in the baltony will be|. weekly skating hour this year. The Philadelphia Skating Club - is, however, very glad .to have the Bryn Mawr students skate | during their open hours. Tick- ets for this are quite -reason- able. See A. J. Clark, German . House, for further information. ery, 8.30. Thursday, November 1.—Eliz- abeth Wiskemann will give the ‘Mallory Whiting Webster Lec-- ture on National Socialism in Central Europe. Music Room, 4.30. Fritz Kreisler to give vio- lin recital. Goodhart, 8.30. “ foreibly ‘by the extraordinary allegiance of the alumnae. a ag Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS — THE COLLEGE NEWS ‘(Founded in 1914) Christmas and Easter Holidzys, an; of Bryn Mawr College at the ~ Mawr College. Published weekly during the College Year (excepting eating Thanksgiving, .during examination weeks) jn the interest Magu re Building, Cd Wayne, Pa., and Bryn Editor- in-Chief. : The College News is fully protected by copyright. it maybe reprinted either wholly or in. part.without written permission of the Nothing that appears in - News Editor ANNE LOUISE AXON, ’40 Betty LEE BELT, ’41 Doris DANA, ’41 ELIZABETH Dopce, ’41 SUSIE INGALLS, 741. OLIviA KAHN, 741 < N e ' BARBARA Avoumotese 40 ~ Business Manager CAROLYN SHINE, ’39 Nancy: BusuH, ’40 RutTH Ler, ’41 Peccy Squiss, 41 . ; Editorial Board . Editor-in-Chief Mary R. MEIGs, 39 Ass’t News Editor EMILY CHENEY, 40 Editors” y SrioussaT, ’40 * Photographer Doris. TURNER, ’39 Sp orts Gorrespondents VIRGINIA PETERSON Business Board 4 Graduate Correspondent Assistants Subscription Board Manager ROZANNE PETERS, é Copy Editor ‘MARGARET MACG. OTIs, 73. ~ ELLEN. MATTESON, 40 RUTH McGovern, 41, JANE NICHOLS, ’40° ELIZABETH Pops, ’40 VIRGINIA SHERWOOD, ‘41 t \ _ Prccy Lou JAFFER, 41 Advertising Manager DOROTHY AUERBACH, ’40 ~ LILLIAN: SEIDLER, .’40 NANCY SIoussatT, ’40 "40 , ' BETTY WILSON, ’40 SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME MAILING PRICE, $3.00 Entered as second-class matter at the Wayne, Pa., Post Office Freedom for Thought In spite of our advice about taking examinations for pleasure and measuring the results against a personal criterion, we are still dissatis- fied with a system that allows for so little mental expansion. the value of examinations, but only in so far as they do not exceed their purpose, which4s to correlate a mass of information so as to be able to write intelligently when one is questioned on it. An examina- tion also helps us to know better both what we do and do not know, and unless we are completely vapid, we tend to think about the ques- tions afterwards and decide how we should have answered them. ° Too often, however, students read over their notes until they are well memorized, reel them out systematically with a few direct quota- tions and are rewarded by a commendabl In other words? evén our answers to “good” edge of subject matter. mark for thorough knowl- questions usually show that the professor has done most of the thinking. It seems to be assumed that in an academic college knowledge is more important than originality, but as far as permanent value is con- cerned, we think that factual knowledge ought to underlie the power of thought and discussion. We know how hard it is to prod_a class into discussion, but the result for the class is that the whole meaning of study changes and it becomes memory. a matter of thought.-rather than The only alternative to an oral discussion is a written paper, and we think that papers or open-book tests should be substituted for quizzes as often as possible. After all, the seniors, if they are lucky, have no midsemesters, no midyears or finals, and. rely on discussions, -papers_and honors reports, and comprehensives for their years’ marks. Essentially, it is an adult system which should have been started sooner. To remedy the situation, we ¢an only suggest what would have helped us: prepared class discussion in all courses, more papers and fewer quizzes, and perhaps indépendent work something like honors in the junior year. a He. ‘ Divided Noo We Fall Wher we review the past history of the college, we are ae Since 1920 they have raised no less than 3,750,000 dollars and have been respon- sible for financing nearly every phase of Bryn Mawr’s growth. Evi- dently this feeling of loyalty grows proportionately with the years; we-as undergraduates the alumnae must have k lo not. think of making a ace facritoes as foné'to provide for collegé ne : Perhaps our unwillingness is due to #ur calisita ses of | ‘college | ye °F Spirit,” that good old-fashioned quality that used. to unite undergradu- ates in the name of the college, regardless of whether as individuals .' rewarded by nothing but a con¥non pride in Bryn Mawr. eer eal Fairbanks, Jr. they would be benefited or not. Tt is this spirit, or something like it, which makes the alumnae give endlessly as a group when they are It would be better for us and for Bryn Mawr if we, like them, could occasionally forget the: individuality we are so fond of mere Bam remember our more important undergraduate unity. Be Poa a Aileen: The Young. Pasa to heart a com- edy with Janet Gayiior and Doug o ‘Arcadia: Marie Antoinette, histori- eal drama with Norma Shearer, Rob- gp ait “The cas ‘Waltz, rent ; Strauss musical with Fernand Gravet cand cle The Gladiators, comedy with Tn Philadelphia oan Keith’s: Suez, drama with Tyrone Power, Annabella and Loretta Young. News: Dark Angel, reviva> of this triangle romance with Merle Oberon, Herbert Marshall and Fredric March. Stanley: Men With Wings, air drama with Fred Pia Bar " Stanton: Girls’ School, with Ann Shirley, Nan Grey and Ralph Bel- lamy. Studio: Grand Tnston, with Eric vén Stroheim and Jean Gabin con- | tinues. We admit| ‘Dungeon, Don Juan, John Donne;. do re Pee ek: Siew Fak Fs llwares END| DON JUAN (Canto XVII continued) “Age cannot wither eb nor custom stale My infinite variety. Not so,” Said Juan sadly. “Wty, the humble snail Is Yar more infinite than I, though slow.” | (Dites-moi, mes vieux, do you feel wan and pale When J uan comes upon you, yes or no? [f yes, to every-reader in the college, I ender a humble and abject apology.) Juan was musing on his last rebuff And wondering if he really was a’ hero. Byron had brought him through all kinds of tough Adventures_with the nonchalance of Nero. “T“must reform,” he said. enough. I am a ‘Thinker, not a éaballen. Henceforth I’ll follow,-not my feeble whimsy, But in the sootateps of Lord Peter Wimsey.” _ “Enough’s “I -can’t- acquire a. parrot profile.” Ju(a)n _ Was rather proud of looking like Lord B. He’d just* been reading Busman’s Honeymun, His favorite romantic mystery. (You know it, where they’re always quoting Donne.) “Not faint Canaries,’ said Don Juan. He Stopped and a sudden thought oc- curred. - “My name And Donne’s reversed are practically the same.” “John Donne, Don Juan, sometimes John, indeed.” Juan surveyed his convalescent luncheon. < Food from the Inn — had. always atrophied His appetite; this was no time for, munchin’ . Too green green peas. Juan decided he’d Received an omen. “I must quit this dungeon. I quibble? I hear the voice of Sybil.” the Cumaean a He fled them down the labyrinthine ways, Out of the window, up the road to Pem. He lefthis suitcase and his safety raz- Or at the inf. “I’ll borrow one from Lem,” He panted, running through the morn- ‘ ing haze, Breathless even from such an apothegm. And with the vigor of Popeye the Sailor Dashed up the Senior Steps and into Taylor. (To be continued) MISS GRANT GIVES Ethel Grant, hockey, tennis and basketball coach and instructress at Bryn Mawr, has recently. given a lec- ture and demonstration on refereeing. She addressed a group of twelve stu- dents who are attempting to get local umpiring ratings at Wilson College, Chambersberg, Pa. In order to get their national rating, they must first qualify locally. Miss Grant refereed a hockey game for the students to demonstrate her lecture. These girls will further their study by umpiring. fér their own interclass games. ’ +. = Stone. Erlanger:, Brother Rat, comedy of life at a military institute. Forrest: Shadow and Substance, ir—~Gir--Cedric Hardwicke, deli Locust St.: Golden Boy, Clifford Odets’ drama with Frances. Farmer. Walnut: One Third of a Nation, Federal Theatre presentation. ! ___ Suburban Movies — Seville: Tonight, I Am the Law, with Edward G. Robinson. Thursday, age (ON REFRRF PINGS Haydon and Sara Allgood aoekioaia | Scholarships _ Open | To German Refugees (Specially contributed “by Jean Morrill, ’39.) At atime when attention is sharply fornyed| on the persecution of Liberal, Jewish and Catholic minorities in Ger- many, and when’ every liberal feels keenly the weight of his impotence, an opportunity to be of immediate and effective service has come to Bryn Mawr. New decrees have barred all Jewish students from German universities. Those already in this country or in England are unable to continue their work for a degree because of lack of funds. In this situation a college like Bryn Mawr has a unique function, one not shared by any other relief group. It alone can provide the training without which adjustments to a changed future cannot be made. Because of a coincidence of circum- stances, it is possible for Bryn Mawr to make a significant contribution at the time when it is most needed. There is room in the college this year for two additional students. The Board of Directors has offered to grant free tuition. Living expenses only are needed to bring two German refugee students to the college for one year from the date of entrance. The following have consented to serve on a joint committee of faculty and students to work toward this end: Continuea@ on rage Five PUBLIC OPINION To the Editor of The College News: Your article on Lantern Night in the current issue is instructive, de- lightful, and just, especially the criti- cism.at the end. There is one other change that mifht well be made, but of course re- version to older days is not popular. Not for the world would I go back to the giving of lanterns after the Sophomore play, but it seems to me that in between those antediluvian days and the present, the Sophomore music used to be heard coming ove1 the campus, perhaps from Pembroke or even only from Taylor, but the singing starting in the distance and coming steadily nearer added an in- describably lovely touch. If the tem- po were increased it would not be too hard on the singers nor would the pro- cession seem so long. Surely several directing lanterns could be used along the way to prevent too great aberra- tion in the beat. With classes increas- ing in size something must be done to keep from dragging out the effect, and making it too dirgelike. Is it wrong to wish we might see the impressive affair? Perhaps the date was set to Hénefit the Alumnae Weekend, however, which did not coin- cide with the full moon whose rays give the crowning touch of perfect illumination to a charming occasion. Signed, ; Fe : 1897,” To the Editor of the News: What you quoted as a complete re- | view of my book, Reality, by Professor Northrop, of Yale, was in fact a par- tial summary of it with which he had nothing to do and which the pub- lishers printed on the dust jacket. eat, Northrop did, was to comment on the book for the benefit of pros- pective readers. Those comments also appeared on the jacket, which per- haps accounts for ‘your confusing his remarks with those'of the publishers. : (Signed) PAuL WEIss. | To the Editor. In .the artiéle on the Industrial Group. meeting of November first, I would like to correct ‘two items. First, in connection with the beginning of the Bryn .Mawr Summer School—it was started by- Miss: Thomas; Dr. Kings- bury and Miss Hilda W. Smith who was at that time Dean of the college. Secondly, thé: ame. of, the summer school student from. ‘Denmark who spoke at the meeting is Miss Sophie Fricke. . + —_~(Signed) MartTHa VAN HOESEN. BOOK REVIEW ‘Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier, Doubleday Doran — $2.75 woes Daphne du Maurier’s new book is rather difficult to classify. Its central episode is the discovery of a murder, but it is in no sense a detective story. Its plot is’a succession of rages, mys- teries, sinister influences, suicide, blackmail, and finally fire, but it man- ages to avoid. melodrama.: It is domi- nated from beginning to end by a dead woman, yet it is not a ghost story. Indeed, the only book which it even remotely resembles in form is Daphne du Maurier’s own Jamaica Inn. Compared to Rebecca, however, Ja-. maica Inn fades, into a mere prelimi- nary sketch. Hts tricks of suspense seem’ obvious, its horror laid on a little too thickly.“ In Rebecca, on the _jother hand,. the individual incidents are quite normal, completely ordinary. It is the reader himself who feels, but is not told, their terrifying sig- nificance, their strange, hidden possi- bilities of ugliness and evil. There are no outrageously repulsive scenes, as in Jamaica Inn: no wreckers loot- ing bodies in the sea, no albino preachers riding like birds on grey horses. Its symbols of wickedness are a little formal garden with a satyr and a slim woman sitting on the edge of a table swinging her foot in a striped sandal. Yet: in spite of this doateaint or perhaps because of it, the horror of Rebecca is infinitely greater than that of Jamaica Inn, just as its characters are much more terrible because it is possible to realize that they are hu- man beings. Mrs. Danvers, the house- keeper, with her skeleton hands and skull-like head, her infatuation and malevolence, is one of the most ter- rifying creations of recent fiction. But Mrs. Danvers is no abstract monstrosity. Her motives are per- fectly understandable, her warped, half-mad jealousy and hatred of her « master’s second wife entirely human.. The same brilliant understanding and insight is’ found in the drawing of the more sympathetic characters. The heroine of a mystery story is no- toriously a stock figure, but the young Mrs. de Winter, who is also the nar- rator, is the most finely conceived person in the entire book. She is frankly not a clever girl, nor a self- confident one: she is awkward, ashamed of her clothes, afraid of her, servants, and hag-ridden by her in- feriority complex. Much of her suff- ering, she admits herself, was unneces- sary, the result of diffidence and hy- persensitivity; but certainly, if ever a woman had an excuse for both, it was she. She married Maxim de Winter _in Monte Carlo, and returned with him to his manor-house of .Manderley, only to find it still com- pletely dominated by the personality of her husband’s first wife, Rebecca. Rebecca was everything that she is not: beautiful, eager, poised, dashing. The servants and the neighborhood all worshipped her, and the second Mrs. de Winter was generally resented, as an intruder. Worst of all, she felt that her husband no longer cared for her, that he was brooding,*constantly and strangely, over the memory of Rebecca. It was not until Rebecca’s boat-was-recovered from the bay and Rebecca’s, body found : the cabin, she realized exactly what that thoes al ae ee be pre She relates all this simply and ob- jectively, writirig down her impres- sions of scenes and. people in series of tiny, vivid details. The sentences are annoyingly choppy and verbless, and except in the first chapter, there are none of the long, cadenced de- scriptions that marked Jamaica Inn. The jerkiness of the style is irritating, but probably calculated. It gives the narrative’ a kind of swiftness and . urgency, andthe very lack of ‘any beauty or distinction sets the mind free to realize the full horror. and dramatic power of the plot. | . E. M. P. ye for six days, Hold That Co-ed, with . Hoch with Bing Crosby, Fred Mac- Murray and Ellen Drew. Sunday, Monday ‘and Tuesday, Too Hot to Handle starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy. Suburban? Wednesday “and Thurs- day, Atmy Girl, with Madge Evans and Preston Foster. Starts ee ‘ , Dent 3 sig a Pee eam i “ORIN TLR REINER carneneN John Barrymore, Joan Davis and Marjorie Weaver, ‘ Wayne: Wednesday and Thursday, Algiers starring Hedy LaMarr and | Charles Boyer. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Hold That Co-ed, with John. Barrymore, Joan Davis, Marjorie _ You Sinners, with Bing Crosby, Fred si ee meen se Plime Pe ? Map ‘Weaver. Monday and Tuesday, Sing — conned mt MER _ Says Munitions Embargo Would wheat, but not munitions, to the Span- Se ee a THE COLLEGE NEWS Bos Page Three Rose Terlin Speaks On Peace -Measures -Stop Japanese Aggression In- China Goodhart Hall, November 11.— Speaking at the Armistice Day chapel, Miss’ Rose Terlin outlined. several courses of. action’ for peace which Americans can take now. She em- phasized the need to stop present aggressions. This can be done, she believes, by imposing a munitions em- bargo on Japan,> by resisting Nazi influence in South America and by sending food to Chinese students. The United States has a strategic position as the necessary supplier for the aggressor nations; moreover, its people, unlike those of many Europea.i countries, need not be silent but can bring pressure to bear on the. State Department to follow a constructive policy for peace. Miss Terlin urged that peace organizations send mes- sages of support when the State De- partment is considering a move of which they approve. An embargo on war supplies to Japan was first advocated by Miss Terlin, who stated that 54 per cent of Japan’s munitioris come from the United Stateg On the other hand, support should be provided for starv- ing Chinese students, “who will be badly needed in the great reconstruc- tion of China which must follow the war.” Miss Terlin also pressed for shipment of medicines and surplus ish Loyalists. “The complete lack of realism in the American view of Nazi ideology” was next criticized by Miss T€rlin. The German extremists really believe democracy is decadent and that Nazis must bring a new civilization to the world. They are now trying to spread this idea in South America, since raw materials from this continent are necessary to any German expansion. — Miss Perkins and _, Miss Bondfield S peak| Continued from Page One passed “which made it illegal to sue unions in.court. Another advance was | made in-1913 when the unions. estab- lished the right to extract levies frqm their members for political purposes. Out of the disorganization of the next. 12 years. came 4a_ greatly strengthened labor party. In 1926, however§ there occurred a_ general strike in sympathy with the miners which aroused legislation unfavorable to labor. In” this legislation Miss Bondfield pointed out two clauses par- ticularly unsatisfactory. One gives the government power to declare a sympathetic strike illegal if designed to coerce the government. The second and more important clause provides that the Civil Service employees may not join any union but that of Gov- ernment workers and cannot join the Trade Union Congress. Kh Miss Bondfield then explained the cooperation of the Trade Unions and the Employment Unions with the Government’s Department of Labor. The Labor Exchanges also form a much closer relatiori between employ- ers and workers. Miss Bondfield con- Miss Terlin- advised peace organiza- tions to urge firm support of South American democracy in this country. In the past few years, five Fascist governments in South America have fallen and been replaced by demo- cratic systems. But this favorable trend, warned Miss Terlin, will change unless the United States continues on its policy of active support. Finally, Miss Terlin urged a policy of firm resistance to Nazi demands for colonies and_ trade _ tkteaties. “Germany’s pledged word .is worth nothing, and the German people are becoming increasingly ashamed of this. Their opposition within cannot grow,” said Miss Terlin, “if we out- side keep yielding to the.demands of extremist Germany.” a Aid for German Refugees An Americanization group has been formed to work with Ger- » man refugees in the community. This group will meet for tea and discussion at four o’clock every Thursday in the German House. Anyone ~interested shaqgld_coni- municate with E. Aiken, ’88, non-resident, and Ethel Clift, 741, Pembroke West. cluded by pointing ow: that a large part of the ‘recent social service leg- islation is due to the Trade Unions and the Labor Party whose influence in polities is becoming of increasing importance. Miss Perkins in her speech showed that much similar legislation has been passed in the United States by both the Federal Government and the states. This legislation has been done from the point of view of setting a minimum mark below which:the stand- ard of living should not. be allowed to fall. Such is the purpose »f child labor restrictions, regulations for women, wage-hour. laws, the N. R. A., the Social Security Act, the Fair La- ber Act and the Wagner Act. In noting the differences between the organization of labor in America and in England, Miss Perkins believes of prime importance the fact that there has neyer crystalized here a struggle among workers and employ- ers where one side could not speak out, and therefore we have never felt the need of a Labor Party as the Eng- lish did. The sovereignty of the states with their separate laws has also made the organization of labor into one unit more difficult. The part Trade Unions should play in the world, however, is now being realized and this accounts for much of the recent legislation. Miss’ Perkins feels, however, that once the rights of labor are defined, “sueh discipline as necessary to maintain within labor means for se- curing these rights should be scelf-im- posed and not imposed from without.” 1S LOCAL TALENT WILL ENLIVEN SAKS SHOW (Especially :contributed by Louise Sharp, ’40.) At eight o’clock, November 17, the Common Room will be taken over-by Saks “Fifth Avenue in an effort to| afford entertainment for those, of us In addition there is to be the usual two- who are at all*clothes-conscious. day showing at the Inn on the sevén- teenth and eighteenth, an amateur fashion show with college models, re- freshments, music and even a sweep- stake element. Everyone who comes will be given tickets which are to be signed and put ina box. From all of them will be drawn three lucky num- bers whose owners will receive prizes. A.Bryn Mawr bride will: appear with, two.attendants at some point in the evening in an attempt to remove us from the unhealthy atmosphere of quizzes. Ginny Baker, Bryn Mawr ’38, will be there witha Saks friend whom we are told is the pérfect model. Mrs. Woodrow of the English De- partment has consented to be one. of the models, the others being: Nancy Angell, Blair Ballard, Babs Black, Charlotte Hutchins, Marian Kirk, Madge Lazo, Susie Lippincott, Marga- ret Huyler, Prudence Wellman. Patricia Robinson, quite appropri- ately the bride, is going to be attended by Martha Eaton and Adele Thibault. Exhibition of Photos The Bryn Mawr .Art Center -is now showing an exhibition of the photographs of Alice Bene- dict Jackson, of Bryn Mawr. Mrs. Jackson is a national figure in the photographic world and an opportunity to see her work should not be missed. The ex- hibition is open to the public from November 12 to December second, everyday but Sundays ‘and Rélidays. —- Musical Group ‘Stirs - Wide Campus Interest : a New Extra-Curricular Activity Under Miss Riceis Received Enthusidstically (Specially contributed by Louise Herron, ’39.) : With the appearance of Miss Rice as warden of Rhoads, ensemble mu- sic has blossomed into one ‘of the most enjoyable extra-curricular activities on the campus. No less than twenty- two students followed up the first in- vitation to “those interested” and are now supporting the new venture with unbounded enthusiasm, -Most of us had not even dreamed that such a thing was possible in a gollege which does not give'a music major, yet an amazing amount-of talent has cropped up. Violinists and pianists, violists, cellists, flutists have been organized into informal groups which meet once a week to get first-hand acquaintance with one of musical literature’s most important branches. >» Miss. Rice has shown herself a mas- ; ter at making something out of noth- ing. At first she had no cellists. As this instrument is a necessity in quar- tets, she immeédiately undertook the converting. of Miss Goth, a graduate student, from the double bass to the cello and announces complete success: Two more cellists, Naomi Coplin, °38, and Mr. Jamison, of Haverford, are as zealous as any of the undergradu- ates. Violists presented another prob- lem. The violist is usually considered the backbone of a quartet, but is rarer than a violinist because the instru- ment is not a solo, Miss Rice her- self plays violin and viola with equal finish and Helen Bacon is now work- ing towards the same. versatility. Madge’ Haas Donner, also a violist, is another alumna who more than pleased to join us once a week. is The groups all have such a good time that the upperclassmen can only Continuea on Page Four ———5 YOUR WILL-POWE ae .». LHE MODERN HAZARD TO YOUR NERVES , " | : BEAGLE HOUND LE ‘ . » @ HAPPY. 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