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THE COLLEGE NEWS

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Pa.. and Bryn Mawr College.

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Editorial

ALICE ISEMAN, ’48, Copy

BARBARA, HULL, ’44, News

ALICE WEIL, '43
ANNE HEYNIGER, ’44
ELIZABETH WATKINS, 744
_ JESSIE STONE, ’44

MARY VIRGINIA Morg, 745

Music
Posy KENT, ’°45

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Business

ANN FITZGIBBONS, 745
JEANNE-MARIE LEE, ’45

GRACE WEIGLE, ’43, Manager
CONSTANCE BRISTOL, ’43

Nancy Evarts, ’48, Editor-in-Chief
MARY BARBARA KAUFFMAN, '43, News LENORE .O’BOYLE, ya

Editorial Staff

Sports

JACQUIE BALLARD, ’43
KEO ENGLAND, 745

Louise Horwoop, *44—Manager
DIANA Lucas, ’44—Advertising

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Perspective
This year we don’t need to say to you, “Don’t forget .that there

is a world beyond college.”
there is an outside world, and that

You won’t have a chance to forget that

college is a part of it.

We know that you, 1946, realize the value of college in war-
time, as in any time, or you wouldn’t be here. We know that your
attitude, your purposes in coming to college, are more realistic, more
mature than those of the college student of three years ago.

Comprehension of the enduring value of the training you

receive here is commendable, but
have the advantage of this compre
welter of Freshman English and
will be subjected.

it is hard to keep. Most of you
hension now. Don’t lose it in the
First Year courses to which you

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In a liberal arts college the training in method is perhaps the

most useful tool,that is mastered.
You come to college with consideration of the

lasting utility.

Research téchnique will be of

future, with an attempt to relate your education to the rest of your

life. Most of you have confiden
demically, prepare you for a wor
in its preparation is well founded

ce that college will, at least aca-
ld confused by war. Your faith

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Non-Resident Freshmen

Instructed on Whys

And Wherefores of Campus Life by Veteran

 

By Jessie Stone, ’44

This is primarily for the con-
sumption, information, elation or
consolation of the temporary resi-
dents of Pembroke. To be more
precise, it is directed to. those
Freshmen invariably subjected to
the following treatment:

Interrogator: “What hall do you
live in?”

Our heroine: “I’m a Non-Res.”

Interrogator: (gently) “Oh.”

Note to our heroine: This will
go on for four years.
* Non-Residency is the only dis-
 tinguishing feature of the whole
group, and even the validity of this
is open to question. The gang falls
roughly ‘into two groups: Those
who do it by choice. The others.
Most will agree, in gentler frames
of mind, that “it isn’t so bad.”
And some will shout defiantly that
they wouldn’t Res it for love or
money. Which brings us to the
problem of where you can find
these creatures.

The location of the Non-Resident
cloak room in the Library defies all
attempts at exposition. The New
Wing basement is about the best
we can do. Then just follow the
smoke. The functions of the room
vary with the hour. Dressing room,
study hall, lunch room, play, fvonr,
study room, dressing xoom*is -abbut
the order, although, a-distinct sect
presses it ‘into sefyite*’as a salon.
When the Non’Rés’s finally,, at-

tained a miniaum. of go on
ve the f

last year, they tried to
room the homey touch. Of course;
it all depends on from what sort
of a home you come. |

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seldom fail to return the visit with
interest. The mail boxes in the
room have a wild magnetic effect
on some people, who fly in and out
with amazing regularity and grace.
The bulletin board gradually as-
sumes the character of a jig-saw
puzzle, and the floor of an ash
tray. : ;

Indeed, the room may well be the
subject for a best-seller, running
as they are these days. In fact,
the two. novelists in the Non-Res
ranks have been very fond of com-

paring it to a Greenwich Village!

flat in their mind’s eye.

Which reminds us that we have
one final word. When they ask
you, as elaborated on above, what
hall you’re from, just tell them
you live in the Lib. You do.

 

Medical Insurance

A medical, surgical « and
hospital expense reimburse-
ment plan for students of
Bryn Mawr College has’ been
in operation at the™ College
since the second semester of
1939-40 and hag proved to be
of great benefit to a number
of students.

The purpose of the plan is
» to help meet the expenses of
“along iiyess or an operation,

in so Zax’as the expenses are

not coverefiNby the college

infirmary fee* of. 25 dollars
 nequired of all students in
}- sn@Sidente, as described in the
College Calendar. The plan
is underwritten by the Con-
necticut General Life Insur-
ance Company.

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Residents drop in on occasion;

Parade Night Lighted
By Torches and

Continued from Page One
work for Burn’s Detective Agency,
discovered a dictaphone concealed
in the Freshman chairman’s room.
All in the spirit of the thing, he
jlater~helped search the gym for
'any,more machines. But force fol- |
llowed craft when Sophomores and
Seniors beseiged the Freshman
meeting in the gym. Peacock, 719,
| w flushed from a hot. air flue

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‘by an indignant janitress.. That

“Sniff, Sniff, Sniff.”

confusion as a moans of obtain'ng |
their parody.. They turned off a‘l|
| the lights in the gym during the |
|Freshman song meeting and
sniteched the words. from the re-
sulting bedlam:
the next year outdid themselves
by getting the words three times. |

|

“Since the beginning of Parade |
Night the Sophomores have the |
better record of “wins.” Nineteen |
twenty-four was the first even class |
to keep the Parade Song, the third
time it had been kept in history.
Last year again the Sophomores
were outwitted, and composed a
spur-of-the-moment-answer, admit-
ting their defeat. This Freshman
victory puts the odds ahead in the
traditional scrap.

Seventh Rare Book

Exhibition Promises

Noteworthy Display

 

Specially Contributed by
Miss Terrien

Many letters, autographs, first
editions and other works of the
nineteenth century poets comprise
the seventh rare book exhibition.
All items have come from the
private libraries of Professor Sam-
uel C. Chew and Dr. Mary K.
Woodworth, who have generously
cooperated toward making this a
ncteworthy display.

In the correspondence, the most
valuable is a letter written by Lord
Byron to William Baldwin, dated
November 14, 1813, refusing Bald-
win’s request that Byron should
present a petition to Parliament
for the relief of debtors. On view,
also, are letters written by Samuel
Rogers, Lord Tennyson, William
| Morris and Algernon Charles Swin-
'burne. In addition, there are com-
munications to Professor Chew
from Sir William Watson,: Arthur
Symons, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt,
William Michael Rossetti and Mrs. ;
Thomas Hardy, as well as presen-
tation copies of various volumes
given to Professor and Mrs. Chew.

The most valuable volume in this
exhibition is “Lyrical Ballads,”
printed in 1798. In this famous
work the “Rime of the Ancyent
Mariner” and “Lines written a
few miles above Tintern Abbey”
; were first published. Other rare
books included are Lord Byron’s
“English Bards and Scotch Re- |

' viewers,” of 1809, lacking the
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Modern Dance Class

To Begin in February

 

Classes in modern dancing will
not begin until the second semester |
this year since Mrs. Hirsh (Miss |
! Schindler), who teaches the course,
will be unable to conduct the
classes until February.

An exhibition of photographs of
modern dance belonging to the
Museum of Modern Art in New
York will be held however, during
the fall.

The classes, starting the second
semester, will take place as usual
in the Wyndham Music Room and
will be climaxed by a Spring Fes-
tival in conjunction with Swarth-
more University, the University of
Pennsylvania and the Cheney
State Teachers College. Sports

Group Her
| Value Value Score
105—COMPANION
Considerate Be, aia cue |
Fun BO cee rs
Generous 10— sri
Loyal DO ears
Agreeable OILS REPT at
Forgiving BS Aiea
Tolerant Si
Just MA eae 5
Compromise eee ra er
Cheerful Dope
Initiative Ay es
Total 100
90—INTELLIGENCE
Tact MO. oe ak
Talent VO Ga
Books Oi a
Criticism WO eee ces
Taste Siege We ar MO OE
Logic CRT PeeFaE
Education { rrr ree
Perception [Coe
Music O° bers eeis
Art | eee
Games Boerne
Total D0 ua,
80—DISPOSITION |
Kindness 20 ii
Affection 11 Eee
Domesticity LO os baie
Equability Si
Sympathy Bis ve
Friendliness So Veer aes
Humility { eee
Demonstrativeness 4 ........
Total eT

 

 

credit for the course will be given.

‘Esquire’ Contributes® |
Companionship Advice

For Undecided Males

Editor’s Note: The following
comprehensive and scientific scor-
ing table is reprinted from the Oc-
tober Esquire. The man-in a di-
lemma is advised by Esquire, which |
seems to take the test very seri- |

 

 

‘ously, to “forget gals under 350, |

linger longer from 350 to 400, |
anything over 400 rates a trip to |

pipe dream.”

For the benefit of those (we hope |
they are many) who have not yet
read this month’s Esquire, we are
reprinting this. Many people be-|

unmarriageable.
have time, we should like to show
you how to improve yourselves.
SCORING TABLE FOR A
PROSPECTIVE BRIDE

‘While. you still |

50—BREEDING

Charm—manners 20 ........
Experience WO es
Family 1 are ey Oe Sa
Religion ee
Total , wea er
45—BEAUTY
Taste 10a
Figure Sci ees
Make-up Os
'. Legs Reo a
Face | Relay Gree
Height Oo Pies cies
Hair eee
Striking-looking S si. :
Total BO ever is
40—HEALTH
Maternal aptitude 15 ........
General 1D Sis. F
Heredity Maa ya
Total Oat
40—J UKING
Dancing VU Race ee
Sex BO wives .
Manners ~ Oise st
Drink O Asieee
Risque ie rerrg ie
Total 7 U ERE a
30—CONVERSATION
Subtlety 90 ise
Reticence Heiner erarer er
Silence es
Wit Beeerers
Total OP veee cut
20—AMUSEMENTS
Quiet Fs wiisbers
Bridge SE: Vance

 

WIT?S END.

Bryn Mawr at War or Body
Mechanics in a-Blackout

By way of advice, there are cer-
tain things that you should not do
in war,time that you might not do
in peace time. And vice versa.
There are also some things that
you should never do. Which brings
us directly to the significance of
‘the swimming test for the second

     

 

night the Freshmen sang with “dis-|the church and if she’s over 475 | front. When you get that sinking
tinct swing and spirit”; even after |tush her there by wire, plane Or | sensation, Remember the Maine.
the Sophomores’ ‘derisive parody: | long-distance phone. But naturally | y¢ you have a bad memory, at least
| if she tops 495, forget her: she’s | remove your rubber ear plugs, nose
Ninetzen tw -nty-five used mass | ®ither married, Myrna Loy, or a) clamp and cap; toss them to Miss

Yeager who will immediately bring
them to the nearest gasoline sta-
tion. War has its casualties.

If there is an air raid Parade
Night, it will be rather risky to ’

The Sophomores | lieve that-Bryn Mawr girls are! allow the Sophomores another day

for their sabotage, so throw ,the
song in the fire and dash to any
shelter. Which brings up the ques-
tion of behavior in the shelter. The
regulations vary in indirect pro-
portion to the number of people
taking Baby German. Continually
bear in mind the fact that enemy
walls are listening. If this slips

| you, just keep ’em covered.

As far as the faculty is con-
cerned, theré™ will be no problem
of inviting them to tea, as they’re
all in Washington. If you’re in
favor of sending them the College
Inn, send this to your favorite dic-
tion instructor. If not, send it to
the College Inn. If you’re im-
partial send it to Horn and Hard-
arts.

If you suspect your roommate of
being a spy, watch her carefully.

| If she is a Senior, disregard every-

thing she says. Don’t share her
cookies. And if she asks you what
you think the weather will be like
tomorrow, yell for the nearest air
raid warden.

In the interest of National
Unity, agree with everyone. This
rule, when followed in peace time,
will influence many people, but few
Bryn Mawrters.

If you still feel that you could
have contributed more by joining
the WAACS, take the responsibil-
ity of putting out the bonfire on
Parade Nights in case of an air
raid.

46 Handbook Found
Gay and Interesting

 

 

By Alice-Iseman, °43

The Freshman Handbook, at-
tuned to the tirhes, has come forth
completely renovated and rewrit-
ten.

Gone are the stereotyped and
forbidding rules which no bewild-
ered Freshman could possibly

plough through with any idea as
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Active BOT is

Cards Dias

Chess Pe
Total BO es

DEDUCTIONS

Nagging. 50

Ailing 50

Selfish 50

Adviser 40

Bossy 35

Lazy 30

Vain 25

Untidy 15

Too neat 10

Jealous 10

Catty 10

Smoke 5

Gum 5

And your own pet aversions pro-
* portionately: .

Perfect 500 net
Tne in a Million 475-495 net
Passing 400 net
Possibility of Improving _
350-400 net
Forget under 350 net .

Note: In omitting any item either
reapportion tne rest to maintain
the Balance and keep 500 as per-
fect, or alter the passing mark to
conform. canes ‘