Po RN ore Fe RA

 

 

ARDMORE and, BRYN MAWR, PA.,

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1951

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1950

PRICE 15 CENTS

 

VOL. XLVII, NO. 14

College Skills
Train Alumnae
For New Jobs

Opportunities Outlined
By Job Weekend

Panelists

The Alumnae Committee on Jobs,
the Undergraduate Vocational
Committee, and the Bureau of

Recommendations joined to  pre-|.

sent, as the opening event of this
year’s Job Weekend, a panel dis-
cussion in the Deanery last Friday
evening. Miss Alice Palache, ’28,
moderated, and the panel included
Mrs. Amie Bushman Knox and
Miss Elizabeth Stewart, from In-
ternational Business Machines;
Mrs. Jean (Whitehill, managing ed-
itor of Consumers Union of the
United States; Mrs. Marguerite W.
Zapoleon of the Department of La-
bor,and Mr. ‘Walter M. Raiguel,
Senior Staff Aide in the Bell Tele-
phone Public Relations. Depart-
ment.

Miss Alice King, Chairman of
the Alumnae Committee,. opened
the program, and introduced Miss
Palache, who noted briefly the fact
that. job opportunities for women
are increasing, and suggested that
one find the kind of work one
wants, and then “go after it in
spite of all obstacles.”

Mrs. Knox spoke of opportuni-
ties in general for science majors.
As the result of the war, there are
more openings for women in the
many new research fields of medi-
cine and industry, and foundations
have jobs for scientists and tech-
nicians, who, incidentally, are
rarely self-employed. In addition
to pure and applied laboratory
work, there are positions on maga-
zines, in libraries, and in teaching.
In high school, the trend is toward
general science, and a_ college
teachers is usually expected to spec-
ialize and have a broad background

‘which usually calls for more than
an A. B. degree. Most of the gov-
ernment jobs come under Civil

Continued on Page 4, Col. 2

 

“Show a leg! Show a leg!”

 

Supp

For more than fifty years the
college has dreamed about acquir-
ing the Scull property to round
out the college block or square the
college circle. And now we hear
that the purchase papers have been
signed, sealed and delivered. We
can puff out our chests with a
sense of achievement and let our
heads swell while we expand in a
generally west-north-westerly di
rection. But wait! The credit is
ours, but the cash is yet to be col
lected.

It is for this that the Faculty
Show is being given this spring.
Although we cannot, by taking
thought, add a cubit to our stature,
we can, by paying cash, increase
our perimeter. And so it is that
there will be a few of the very
best seats in Goodhart- available at
$5 (tax included) for those who
want actively to participate in thé
purchase and call a little bit of
land their own, in a corporate sort
of fashion. Most of the first sec-
tion seats will be reserved at $3
(tax included) for those who wish
to give their support in a substan-
tial, unostentatious way. The sec-
ond section and balcony, which will
be unreserved (doors open at 8
p. m.), will be $1.80 (tax included).
Tickets will be on sale at the Box
Office in Goodhart Hall or by tele-
phone (B.M. 9185), March 5th

 

through 9th from 4 to 6 o’clock.

 

Hall Presidents Resurrect Old Cases,
Mediate on Elections at Open Meeting

By Ann McGregor, °54

iLast Monday afternoon at 5:15,
under the neurotic moosehead in
the Mayday room, the hall presi-
dents held an open meeting for the
campus at large to attend. Com-
paratively few students are aware
of what goes on in such a meeting
To clear up questions in their
minds, and to demonstrate the
function of this branch of the
Self4Government, the open meet-
ing was held.

The hall presidents first discuss
ed methods of presenting to the
student body candidates in the
coming campus elections. Should
they be introduced at class meet

ings or at hall meetings? Should|

candidates’ pictures with critical
comments and offices held be post-
ed in Taylor? The. Nominating
Committee’s comments, both good
and bad, could be posted and read
at large, or otherwise presented to

the class meetings while candi-
dates are out of the room.

(Next, each president reported
infractions of rules in her hall.
Most complaints concerned late-
nesses and sign-out mistakes. One
case was that of a BMC graduate
who, on two cocasions, called a hall
after 10:30 and asked for a room.
While staying in the hall she sign-
ed out and after 2:00 a. m. called
and said she could not return un-
til morning, refusing explanation.
She was warned that a second of-
fense would bar her from the hall
permanently. <A decision pends re-
ceipt of a letter explaining her ac-
tivities.

‘Another case concerned a girl
who signed out only “Late return
from New York” and went to the
City. Missing the 10:00 p. m. train
because of heavy traffic, she. barely
made the 11:00 train and the Paoli

 

Cantinued on Page 2, Col. 4

ort “Kind Hearts and Martinets”
For Enchanted Evening, Erudite Fun

 

Sa ic Da ha iil IS La Loney es

The price of tickets may be put on
Pay Day.

It is to be hoped that Bryn
Mawr students will be as quick as
usual to clutch at the bird in the
bush while keeping a firm grip on
the one in the hand, in order to dis

 

pose of both birds with one stone. |
Bring your Haverford date to the
Faculty Show before the Haver- |
ford Prom. Hospitality is a two-
way street. Watch our campus
grow!

CALENDAR

Vhursday, March 1, 1951

 

8:30 p. m. ‘Bayard Rustin will |
speak on “Religious Pacificism in
Action” sponsored by the Alli-
ance, Common Room.

Friday, March 2, 1951
8:30 p. m. Square Dance, the
gymnasium. Rick Conant, caller.

Saturday, March 3, 1951.
The Chorus sings at Vassar.
4:00 p. m. Physical Education
Teachers Tea, Rhoads.
9:00 p. m. Graduate
Dance.

Sunday, March 4, 1951.

7:15 p. m. Chapel, the Music
Room, Goodhart. Sidney W. Gold-
smith will speak.

8:15 p. m. Zechariah Chafee
will speak at the Friends’ Meet-
ing House, Swarthmore, on “In-
vestigations of Radicalism and
(Laws against Subversion”.

Monday, March 5, 1951.

The College elects President of
Self-gov.

7:15 p. m. Current Events, Com-
mon Room.

8:30 p. m. Dr. Amry Vanden-
bosch will speak in Goodhart on

Continued on Page 2, Col. 5

Centre

 

Voting after lunch Thursday
will be held regarding the pro-
posed amendment to the Alli-
ance Constitution. Two-thirds
of the college must approve in
order to carry the amendment
making Alliance Secretary a
college-elected position. League
and Self-Gov secretaries are
‘voted on by the college; if the
Alliance Secretary were sim-
ilarly selected, it would be fair-
er, more representative, and
more in accord with the proced-
ure of the other four organiza-
tions on campus.

 

 

 

 

 

Gellhorn Deplores
Loyalty Program

Effect in Science

“Security, Secrecy, and the Ad-
vancement of Science” was the
topic of Dr. Walter Gellhorn’s
speech given last Sunday evening,
as the third in a series of National

| Defense and Civil Liberties, spon-

sored by the Cooper Foundation of
Swarthmore College.

“We cannot survive on nega-
tives” was the key opening state-
ment. Merely being non-Commun-
ist does not make one adequate to
consider the security problems fac-
ing the country today. Although
Communist imperialism constitutes
a real threat, Dr. Gellhorn does not,
think that “war is around the cor-
ner’, He bases his “working hy-
pothesis” on this belief; he cau-
tions us to consider the future, not
merely to focus on a present of in-
evitable war.

Why would a non-scientist pre-
sume to speak on the effects of
security measures on the advance-
ment of science? Dr. Gellhorn,
vice-chairman of the Civil Liberties
Board, answered simply that he
has seen the effects of these -e-
straints upon scientists; and that

| scientific endeavor is of central

importance today. He explained
that the controls upon those doing
secret work have been modified
since their inception, because, for
example,-when British and Amer-
ican scientists met after controls
were lifted, they compared notes
and found that their accomplish-
ments were almost identical.
Working together would have
haved time an deffort. “Past en-
forcements of security measures
were crude and unintelligent; to-
Continued on Page 5, Col. 2

BMC-Haverford
Concert Lauded

The concert of sacred music giv-
en last Saturday night by Bryn
Mawr and Haverford reached its
high point with Gerald Keenan’s
Mass for Male Voices A Capella,
directed by Mr. William Reese of
Haverford College. Mr. Keenan
himself attended and heard the
Haverford College Singers deliver
this, his first large-scale attempt
at choral composition, for the sec-
ond time this year. In January
they gave the Mass its primary
performance at the Art Alliance in
Philadelphia. Keenan had the dis-

Continued on Page 4, Col. 1

Fairbank Forms
U.S.-China Plan
Vs. Communists

Facts of Life in Asia
Give Background
To Speech

On Monday evening, February
26, Dr. John King Fairbank, Pro-
fessor of History at Harvard, de-
livered the third in the series of
Anna Howard Shaw Memorial Lec-
tures. Mr. Fairbank discussed
“China”, appraising the nature of
Chinese society and the application
of liberal social traditions of the
West to this society.

The Chinese social structure
remained the same from 2000 B.C.
until the present; then it broke
down and fell prey to the physical
and ideological invasion of Com-
munism. It.is now in its third
Communist phase. The old Chinese
society was based economically on
a self-sufficient agricultural sys-
tem, under which four-fifths of the
population was engaged in produc-
ing food. The Chinese have always
been able to produce a large
amount of food on little land, and
therefore a large populace has
been able to subsist in a small
area.

In this social a@system, the in-
dividual was not considered an im-
portant factor; this is the first
basic contrast with the West. The
family was a self-contained unit;
young people were definitely sub-
ordinate’ and marriage was ar-
ranged between families. There
was a marked stratification be-
tween the upper and lower classes.
The great mass of the people—
about eighty-five percent—were
peasants, an illiterate and inert
group which was a political non-
entity. This is an alitist society.

Mr. Fairbank stated that Con-
fucianism has been the dominant
force on the ideological level, an
ideology of long and distinguished
lineage. Confucius’ doctrine em-
phasized status and was a domin-
ant cultural factor. The second
phase of Chinese society was char-
acterized by a process of break-
down out of which Chinese Com-
munism has risen. The Orient be-
came incapable of dealing with the
Western world; it could not stand
up in competition with the West.
Modern industrialism in other
countries led to a depression with-

Continued on Page 4, Col. 4

 

 

‘Victim’ Hinman, Self-Gov Board Enact
Trial Example Treating Rule Violation

By Betty Jeanne Yorshis, ’52

The Iron Curtain parted Tues-
day night at 8:30 in the Common
Room when the Executive Board
of SelfsGov held an open meeting
to show the college what goes on
behind the closed doors of its week-
ly meetiangs. “What would your
decision be?” asked Sue Savage,
president of Self-Gov, as she start-
ed the proceedings. The Board’s
function, she explained, was to ed-
ucate, not only to judge, and hoped
that this meeting would stimulate
people to think about Self-Gov,
and the problems of individual and
community responsibility. Then

 

Sue explained briefly the mechan-
ical workings of the Board - - - ev-
ery member has an equal voice and
‘ote; the president has no opinion
r vote; each case is judged on an
individual basis although prece-
dent often serves as a guide; the
student’s word is taken as final;
and all decisions are unanimous.
Then telling the onlookers that
they would be ignored while the
Board heard the case, she gave the
background facts of the offense
about to be treated.

Ripples of amusement spread
through the audience as it was an
Continued on Page 2, Col. 5

 
 

 

 

 

Page Two

 

THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, February 28, 1951

 

 

THE COLLEGE NEWS

FOUNDED IN 1914

 

Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks-
giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks)
in_the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company,
Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College.

 

The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that
appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission
of the Editor-in-Chief.

 

EDITORIAL BOARD

Jane Augustine, ‘52, Editor-in-chief
Julie Ann Johnson, ‘52, Copy _‘ Frances Shirley, ‘53, Make-up
Helen Katz, ‘53 Margie Cohn, ‘52, Make-up
Sheila Atkinson, ‘53 Claire Robinson, ‘54

EDITORIAL STAFF

Betty-Jeanne Yorshis, ‘52
Lucy Batten, ‘54

Anna Natoli, ‘54

Mary Stiles, ‘54

Diana Gammie, ‘53
Beth Davis, ‘54

Ann McGregor, ‘54
Christine Schavier, ‘54

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS ~
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BUSINESS BOARD

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Nena McBee, ‘53

 

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Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office
Under the Act of March 3, 1879

 

 

 

 

Notes On Voting

An unbelievably short period of time elapses between
the election of Nominating Committee members and the first
day that you leave the dining réom after lunch to find your-
self confronted with a small slip of paper, bearing three or
four names and the instructions: Please vote in preferential
order. It is dangerously easy to waive consideration of the
nominees and their respective qualifications and capabilities
until you are holding that slip of paper, when you can sacri-
fice only a fleeting moment of thought before the post-lunch
bridge game or a class meeting.

If there is a general tendency to vote hastily, without
careful forethought, it is equally easy and equally possible to
elect someone who does not have the best qualifications for
holding'a major college office. First thoughts at election time
too often tend to concern only the girls who are prominent
in their class. Capability cannot be judged by how many peo-
ple a girl is able to speak to by name as she crosses campus,
or how easily she can express the popular opinion of the mo-
ment, and by implication make it her own. A college officer
must also stand on'her own feet; dependence upon someone
else sacrifices integrity of thought and action.

Conversely, danger also exists in the choice of someone
who is unobtrusive, and who seems to exercise serious,
though silent, consideration in dealing with any problems or
decisions which may confront her. Silence sometimes means
the absence of anything to say. Lack of imagination, strict
conservatism, and inability to interpret the rule in terms of
the individual are not obvious characteristics. They are,
however, undesirable qualities for those holding college of-
fices. These qualities represent one extreme, superficial
‘Merits represent the other; extremes must be avoided, and a
ibalance between them must be achieved.

i Intrinsie worth is the sole, inescapable criteri
candidate, each potential candidate, on oi Sik
placed in the office for which she is being
‘must be evaluated in this perspective.

The Nominating Committees perform a Herculean task
of consideration, but the task of evaluation must not be left
entirely to them. The students must share the burden. Some
may not be sufficiently interested to do more than complete
the task of voting, but they should be. The individual, mag-
nified almost five hundred times, becomes the College; the
College is interested, because the officers of a college make
the difference between success and failure of one year’s stu-

Each
be hypothetically
considered, and she

Reader Urges Reforms
In College News
Policies

To the Editor:

(Re: The last issue of THE COL-
LEGE NEWS, February 21, 1951.

“the dread of war—forgotten
for some ten years” (Page 2, col.
1) is a generalization which does
not hold true. The attack on Pearl
Harbor took place December 7,
1941. ‘Since then, dread of war has
at no time been absent from any-
one’s mind. Even if qualified with
the adjective ‘impending’, the state-
ment would not be justified.

The headline, “Schulberg’s: New
Novel Gives Fitzgerald True
Depth”, (Page 3, col. 5) is com-
pletely untrue, inasmuch as the en-
tire review points to the fact that
the book is superficial.

One cannot speak, “loudly: sotto
voice” (‘Page 8, col. 4)—and it is
‘voce’ in any case. “Donuts” (Page
8, col. 4) is “doughnuts”. “Males-
On-Campus” (Page 3, col. 4), un-
like sons-in-law, is not hyphenat-
ed. (No such adjective exists as
“prepondering” (Page 1, col. 3).
On Page 5, col. 5, is “Passionate
but Pleasant” a parallel?

‘With the exception of “Bard’s
Eye View”, Pages six, seven, and
eight contain no articles which are
not continuations from previous
pages. I wonder if the makeup ar-
rangement might not be varied to
sustain reader interest.

 

‘The Observer’, originally intro-
,duced to provide variety in an oth-
erwise strictly journalistic venture
has degenerated into obvious week-
ly “filler” material. And when
THE NEWS finds it necessary to
| print two such rambling, pseudo-
impressionistic pieces in one issue,
perhaps the staff might take a
step in the opposite direction and
compress, limiting THE NEWS to
fewer pages and less persiflage.
These criticisms have been
prompted by an honest wish to see
a better COLLEGE NEWS.
Sincerely,
Joanna Semel, ’52

 

Assembly's Movie._|

Once Aided Frosh

The Bryn Mawr movie was made
five years ago to inspire sub-
freshmen; now you giggle at the
short skirts and _ self-conscious
posing. But many more under-
graduates than usual came to this
morning’s assembly — possibly to
jeer, maybe to take pride.

You recognized.people in the film
with a gasp of happy surprise; you
felt that all this enthusiasm for
the library was overdone. But
Taylor Tower photographed
through flowering trees, and the
serene Cloisters struck you with
timeless beauty. Mr. Herben teach-
ing Survey, Mr. Naum discussing
philosophy, Mr. Sloane with slides
—none of these were ludicrous. It
was only the student life which
seemed dated and awkward.

As you left the assembly, you
might have wished, “Why don’t
they take the best of the old and
make a new Bryn Mawr movie?”

Typical Cases Explained
At Presidents’ Meeting

Continued from Page 1

Local, having no time anywhere to
call her hall. She was 50 minutes
late, but her past record was good.
The decision was to fine her only a
dollar since the violation was not
‘ntentional despite an inadequate
sign-out. The presidents also de-
cided to ask that sign-outs be made
as specific as possible, because
they exist solely to help the girls
themselves, and not to check on
them. ‘With the disposal of this
case the meeting adjourned and

the spectators were invited to ob-

serve SelfGov in action the fol-
lowing evening.

 

Don’t forget !
On Wednesday, March 7, the

first of two talks on “Can a

Religious Faith Be Intellectual-
ly Honest?” will be given by
Dr. Noble of Williams College,
in Wyndham at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

(With apologies to H*n*y J***s)

No ominous inferences were
drawn on that sunny spring morn-
ing when pre-nine o’clock knowl-
edge-seekers noted in the ivied
niche above the library doors a
pendant effigy. It was thoroughly
in the lighter vein of tradition at
the college to upholster a set of
flamboyant flannel pyjamas with
soft pillows, ornament its physiog-
nomy with a look of intense
strangulation and lynch it. The
fact that, on this particular day,
the figure’s intermittent obesity
was garbed in the olive-green
blazer and crushed beret charac-
teristic of one of the Big Six stu-
dent body officers, was not remem-
bered until some time after the
fatal event.

Sensational Mystery

Read The New “Spurn Of The Crew”

 

in Serial Shape!

One commonly observed that
blazer on the straight young
shoulders of Miss Constantia Cald-
well as she strode across campus,
cheerily greeting passersby, or as
she stood, gesturing gracefully and
exuding that irresistible charm
which kept her continually sur-
rounded by friends. She was
almost never alone; it was there-
fore all the more astounding that,
one afternoon as she and several
of her intimates were quietly en-
joying tea and slabs of chocolate
cake at a nearby inn, she should
have been taken ill without any
cause of which we were aware. I
was seated at her left on this oc-
casion when an unseen scuffle of
some sort arose in the street, ac-

Continued on Page 5, Col. 3

 

dent administration. One bad year is apt to mean several
succeeding years of difficulty and unhappiness in the College.

As it does every year, the largest responsibility falls
upon the members of the junior class. They select the list of
nominees from which the College must choose its major of-
ficers. But their responsibility does not end here. They know
the nominees and their abilities better than do the members
of any of the other there classes; if they are interested in
having the best possible student administration during the
next year, they must be willing to present an honest analysis
of the candidates when they are asked for it. They must
think without prejudice, and vote intelligently with all facets
of the personalities and the offices in mind.

_ The period of College elections is the most important oc-
casion upon which the College as a whole must undertake re-
sponsibility. The importance of this responsibility cannot be
overemphasized.

 

e

CALENDAR
Continued from Page 1
“Southeast Asia”,

Tuesday, March 6, 1951.

The College elects President of
Undergrad.

8:00 ip. m. Science Club lecture
in Dalton. Helen MacDonald will
speak on “Dr. Wilhelm Reich’s
Experiments on Biogenesis”.

Wednesday, March 7, 1951.

The College elects the Presi-
dent of the League.

8:45 a. m. ‘Miss McBride will
announce cum laude undergradu-
ates at the morning assembly.

7:30 p. m. ‘Dr. Noble will offer
the first of two talks on the gen-
eral subject “Can a_ Religious
Faith be Intellectually Honest?”
in Wyndham.

Self-gov Open Meeting
Holds Mock Trial Case

Continued from Page 1

nounced that the “victim” of the
board was Ann Hinman, president
of Pem West. Acting as an ordin-
ary member of the senior class
she was brought before the board
by Di Goss, her pseudo-hall presi-
dent, for smoking in her room dur-
ing the weekend. It was her first
offense, and she had reported her-
self to Sue directly afterwards.
; Through questioning by the Board
members, it was brought out that
although she realized the gravity
of the offense, she had been under
serious strain caused by illness in
her family, and had smoked re
gardless. ‘When Ann left, Di point-
ed out aspects of the problem fav-
orable to Ann.

The possibilities of action open
to the Board were then mentioned.
Ann could be let off without fur-
ther ado, or if punished could be
fined, reprimanded by letter, night-
campused,-day-campused, or both,
or recommended for expulsion. In
considering the case, the first
point, that it was Ann’s first of-
fense was discussed. Two oppo-
site views were taken; one, that
Ann had been at Bryn Mawr for
four years, and hence should know
the seriousness of the rules; the
other, that she had adhered to the
rules for four years, and this—her
first offense—had weighed so
heavily on her conscience that she
reported herself directly to the
Board. The second aspect of the
case was her self-reporting. The
question was posed as how import-
ant was reporting one’s self in tha
light of deciding suitable action. It
was brought out that every mem-
ber of Self-Gov is on her honor to
act in the way that Ann did. Al-
though it was to her credit that
she had come to the Board, the
fact remained that she had broken
a rule. Her case was “forgivable
but not excusable”, it was aptly
observed.

The Board reluctantly but firm-
ly decided that in Ann’s case, one
veek of night campusing, and a
“stiff” letter was suitable action.
This demonstration of the Board’s
painstaking consideration of every
angle of the case, and its reluc-
tance to impose any ineffective 01
unjust punishment, all impressed
ebservers. Many viewpoints con-
verged in unanimous decision; self-
reporting was beneficial in this
case because of the nature of the
individual problem. In this meet-
ing the Self-Gov Board showed its
extreme impartiality and open-
mindedness in carrying out the
trust given to it by the student
body.

 

 

 

 
 

Wednesday, February 28, 1951

THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Three

 

_ Nominees for Self-Gov Secretary

Penny Merritt: °49-’50—class
president, basketball and tennis
varsities, Summer Camp, Hall
Play. °50-51: 1st soph. member to
SelfiGov, Freshman Week Com-
mittee. Both years: hockey vars-
ity, PG, member of the Science
Club. :

Tuck Howell: ’49-’50—song mis-
tress, Freshman Show lights, BMC
Theatre, Chorus, 2nd basketball,
2nd hockey and ist lacrosse
teams. °50-’51: PG, co-chairman
Rock dance, varsity hockey, ond |
soph. representative to AJA, |

Mary Merchant: tied with Tuck

 

Howell. °49-50: Soda Fountain,
Freshman Show stage crew, rotat-
ing member to Self-Gov, French
Club, ’50-’51: 2nd soph. member to
Self-Gov., co-chairman USF, PG,
Pem East Bookshop.

Marilyn Reigle: °49-’50: rotating
member to AA, Freshman Show
publicity, Freshman. Show, 3rd
hockey and 3rd basketball teams
1st lacrosse. ’50-’51: AA member,
Traffic Committee member, class
vice-president, hall dance chair-
man, Maids and Porters publicity,
2nd hockey team, lacrosse manag-
er, ass’t. hockey manager.

 

Liachowitz, Wells, Mulligan and Dawes
Nominated For President Of Self-Gov

The four candidates for president
of Bryn .Mawr’s SelfGovernment |
Association, listed in preferential
order, are as follows:

Claire Liachowitz in her fresh-
man year represented Rockefeller
Hall on the boards of the Alliance
and the Athletic Association. She
was on the staff of the NEWS
from 1949 to 1950. She was Con-
struction Chairman for Sophomore
’ Carnival and a member of the
Sophomore Nominating Committee
last year. Claire managed the
varsity basketball team from 1949
to 1950, and this year is Second
Junior Member to the Self-Govern-
nent Board. She is a permission
giver, Campus Guide, and a mem-
yer of the Science Club. To round
out her activities, she sang in the
Junior Show chorus last fall.

Bard’s Eye View

By Helen Katz, ’53
Dear Mother: Monday was more
than blue,
{ discovered I’ve come down with
HE gis
But I’ll go on. I have a paper due!

 

Dear Mother: Tuesday I felt worse,
So I went down to see the nurse,
I feel just ready for the hearse!

Ma: I’m dying, I am sure,
Friday 1’ll have such allure—
There just has to be a cure!

Horrors! You should see my cuts!
[’ve even quit smoking butts.
I cough. The nurse tut-tutts!

Dear Mom: The weekend starts to-
nite,

I must confess I look a sight—

Fruit juices made my dresses
tight!

Mommy: Saturday and all is lost!

I’m stuck in bed, there’s flu and
frost,

O! For the time that this thing’s
cost!

Dear Mother: My hand is weak,
My brain’s afire, my joints creak,
But don’t think I’m the only freak,
Teachers, too, can barely speak!

 

In her freshman year, Ellen
Wells was a hall representative.
Last year she was the Second
Sophomore Member to the Under-
grad Association and served as
president of her class. This year,
Ellen as a junior holds a position
usually awarded to a senior—she
is president of Merion Hall. She
participated in the Junior Show,
and is a permission giver.

Patricia Mulligan in her fresh.
man year was class president and
was a member of the cast of
Freshman Show. She was an as-
sistant manager of the - hockey
team from 1949 to 1950, and has
worked ‘as:.a. manager this year.
She is First Junior Member of
Self-Government. She took a large
part in the Junior Show, has been
on Chapel Committee as long as
she has been-at college, and is also
a permission giver.

As a freshman, Bertie Dawes
was a freshman hall representa-
tive from Denbigh. From 1949 to
1950 she was head of N.S. A. She
also held the office of First Sopho-
more Member of Self-Government.
She is the head of Chapel Com-
mittee for the year 1950-51, and
at the same time holds the office of
vice-president of the Junior Class.

On Thursday, the Varsity swim-
ming team met Ursinus in a home
meet. The result of good swim-
ming by every member of the Bryn
Mawr team was a 88 to 19 victory
for the home team. In the 40-
yard freestyle race, Ellen Bacon
took first for Bryn Mawr, with a
time of 23.8 seconds, only .3 sec-
onds slower than the college record
(set by Ellen). The breast-stroke
was won by Compton, Intercol-
legiate breast-stroke champion, for
Ursinus, with a time of 30.4 sec-
onds. Sally Howells of Bryn Mawr
was even with the winner until the
turn of the 40-yard race, and fin
ished close behind her. The back
crawl was won by Anne Laidlaw for

 

 

 

 

‘Bryn Mawr, with Esther Smith

Continued on Page 6, Col. 3

 

Brains Observed, Beauty Unnoticed
As Male Student Considers Campus

by Sheila Atkinson, ’53
and Dee Dee Gammie, ’53

We heard he had a lab in Dal-
ton at two o’clock. We sat on the
steps waiting for a tall, gawky,
spectacled Physics genius... A
healthy male specimen dashed up
the steps past us. We thought he
was the instructor about whom we
had heard such enthusiastic re-
ports and reluctantly ignored him.
A few minutes later he returned.
Hastily we decided to use the name
of the man we sought as an intro-
duction and slyly asked:

“Are you Bill Grogoza?”

To ‘our surprise he replied:

“Yes, I am.”

At our request for an interview,
he asked somewhat disconcerting-

 

   

ly: “Why four o’clock? Why Fri-
day? Why during the day? Why
in Dalton?” Abashed, we proposed
a compromise: six o’clock Wednes-
day in the Rock showcase. We
had forgotten that the Freshmen
would be giving Hell Week skits.

Shouting, he told us that he is
majoring in Mathematics at P.M.C.
and is attending Bryn Mawr’s
classes in advanced physics be-
cause physics is not offered at
P.M.C. He is planning to enter
the field of engineering after he
graduates in June.

We asked him why he chose
Bryn Mawr’s physics department,
especially since attending classes
here necessitates a three-way
marathon between Bryn Mawr,

Continued on Page 5, Col. 4

 

 

 

Last Nighters

‘Cav. and Pag.’ Superb
Opera Despite
Criticism
by Betty-Jeanne Yorshis, ’52

Cav. & Pag.—Jless familiarly
known as Cavalleria Rusticana and
Pagliacci—the “Double Bill of the
Met.,” which has been recently re-
juvenated by Rudolf Bing, came to
Philadelphia Tuesday night, Feb-
ruary 20th. These one-act operas
have been the source of heated
controversy ever since their first
performance this winter, and their
arrival in Philadelphia was hailed
not. only because of the fine enter-
tainment they should afford, but
also because of the great curiosity
aroused in advance of their com.
ing. Criticism led by Olin Downes
in the New York Times, concern
ing the question of tradition versus
convention, has been a source of
high interest to all opera-goers.
The chance to see these operas and
the opportunity to find, out wheth-
er Downes’ harsh although sincere
accusation was justified had come.
Is the modern realistic setting a
poor substitute for the old color-
ful production?

Cavalleria Rusticana, in spite
of the critical darts hurled at
it, proved to be superb from the

opening bars. Conducted by Al-
berto Erede, (who also conducted
Pag.), and sung by Milanov, ,Lip-
ton, Tucker, and Maderia in the
roles of Santuzza, Lola, Turrido
and Sucia respectively, it was vi-
brant with excitement and was
graced ‘by excellent musicianship
throughtout. The curtains parted on
a stage empty of people, a situa-

Candidates for Common Treasurer

The candidates for Common
Treasurer have been nominated by
the sophomore class in the follow-
ing preferentital order:

Nancy Lewis: bus. mgr. Fresh-
man Show, Soda Fountain manag-
er, Chorus, AIA Hall Representa-
tive, treasurer WBMC, bus. mgr.
Maids and Porters, sophomore
nominating committee.

Anne Foley: Freshman Show
stage crew, varsity volleyball (2
yrs.), soph. hall representative,
PG, Payday Mistress, program en-

gineer WBIMC, Science Club.

Kathy Ehlers: Freshman Hall
Play, freshman rep. to Alliance,
Dance Club, Arts Night, Freshman
Show, soph. hall representative,
co-chairman USF, Pem East Book-
shop.

Jane Martin: Chorus, Freshman
Show cast and publicity, Nominat-
ing Committee,
and Curriculum Committees, soph,
hall representative, Freshman
‘Week Committee, Chapel and ush-
er committees, hall announcer.

 

 

Mitchell, Wells, Silman and F reytag
Comprise Undergrad President Slate

President of the Undergraduate
Association will be elected by the
College on March 6—next Tuesday
—from among the following candi-
dates, who are listed in. preferen-
tial order:

Alice Mitchell in her freshman
year was a member of the Debate
Club and the International Rela-
tions Club. She worked on Fresh
man Show. Last year she held the
position of hall representative
from Denbigh. She was also Pres-
ident of IRC, and helped with the
Maids ’and Porters’ Show. This
year Alice has been in the cast of
Junior Show, and president of the
junior class. In the latter office, it
has been her duty to serve as sec-
retary to the College Council .

Ellen Wells was hall representa-
tive from Merion as a freshman.

 

Maids & Porters
Dance with Gaiety

By Claire Robinson, ’54
Festive and blithe are two adjec-
tives one may readily apply to the
Maids and Porters’ Dance held in
the Gym last Saturday evening.

 

tion Downes deplored, but. the
Sicilian love song of Turrido, sung
off-stage, along with the backdrop
of a poor Sicilian village (enliv- |
ened by such props as a clothes
line filled with homely garments) |
‘was more than enough to hold the
interest of the audience.
Highlights of the opera were the
“Te Deum” sung by the chorus led
by Santuzza, the latter’s main aria
richly rendered by Milanov, and
the “Intermezzo” played by the
orchestra. Turrido’s final aria,
“Addia alle Madre,” sung to per-
fection by Richard Tucker, made a
most passionate ending to the
opera; it was enhanced, rather
than spoiled by the new touches,
and the curtain dropped before an
audience thundering its approval.
Even more satisfying, if possi-
ble, than Cavelleria Rusticana, wa;
the presentation of Pagliacci which
followed. (Noteworthy in this second
opera was the brilliant staging.
From the first, when Tonia (Leon-
ard Warren) steps before the cur-
tain to sing the prologue directly
to the audience, the mood is set
for the intense drama which fol-
lows. The curtain opens on a live-
ly scene, climaxed by the appear-
ance of Pagliacci (Ramon Vinay)
on stilts, wearing a bright yellow
costume and beating a tremendous
bass drum. The excitement height-
ens with the arrival of Nedda, who
is dressed in a striking chartreuse
gown, decorated with~a sash the
same color as Pagliacci’s costume,
thus giving unity to the scene.
The outstanding performance
was given by Delia Rigal in the
role of Nedda. Attractive and per-
sonable in her own right, Miss
Rigal moved sinuously about the
stage, and sang lyrically and ef-
fortlessly, giving a most delightful
portrayal of the deceitful wife of
Canio. The pantomime scene was
done delicately, with the undertone
of incipient terror and tragedy
brought out by the frightened
Continued on Page 6, Col. 2

 

 

Green and white crepe paper

| Streamers formed a twirled ceiling

design, rosy nosegays festooned to
the walls added to the general gay
atmosphere, and John Whittaker’s
orchestra poured forth a pleasing
medley of swing and sweet melo-
dies. The dancing couples whirled
effortlessly, pastel silks and satins
formed  varicolored cartwheels
swirling about lively feet.

Punch and cookies were on hand
for refreshment, but at this affair
the dance floor was more crowded
than the punch table. The enjoy-
ment which pervaded the air lent
more glamor and fun than even
crepe paper and cookies to the
terpsichorian event. Here’s hoping
Maids and Porters have many
more such gala evenings of merri-
ment!

In her sophomore year she per-
formed the duties of class presi-
dent and Second Sophomore Mem-
ber to Undergrad. This year she
has been president of Merion, an
office usually held by a senior. El-
len is also a candidate for presi
dent of the Self-Gov Association.

Judy Silman is a member of cho-
rus and the Chapel Committee. She
is chairamn of this year’s Junior
Prom, a permission giver, and sec-
retary of the Spanish Club. The
Spanish Department is represent-
ed by her on the Curriculum Com-
mittee. In her sophomore year
also, she worked part-time on the
Chapel Committee.

Julie Freytag’s specialty has
been publicity, which she has han-
dled in connection with the League,
the Orchestra, and the Freshman
and Junior Shows. Julie has also
publicized the dances sponsored by
Undergrad, and the Vocational
Committee ‘Weekend. ‘At preesnt
the is League secretary, hall rep-
resentative, and chairman of the
Art Library Committee.

Nancy Alexander, an alternate
candidate, in her Freshman year
was manager of Rockefeller’s
freshman hall play and worked as
business manager of Freshman
Show. For two years she has been
hall fire captain. Last spring, she
was business manager of the
Maids’ and Porters’ Show, and for
the year 1949-50, she served as
class secretary. Last fall found
her in the Junior Show; all this
year she has been Common Treas-
urer for the College.

ENGAGEMENT

Elmira Avery, ’51 to Alvin J.
Hinkle.

MARRIAGE

Molly (Winsor, ’54 to Goidon By-
er.

 

 

Freytag, Ritter, Loening And Wells,

Silman, Romaine Form League Slate

The nominations for League
President are listed in the follow-
ing preferential order:

Julie Freytag has done publicity
for League, Orchestra, Freshman
and Junior Shows, Vocational
Committee and Undergrad dances.
She is hall representative, chair-
man of the Art Library Committee,
and Secretary to the League.

Anne Ritter as a freshman was
in the Hall Play, Freshman Show,
rnd managed class’ basketball.
During her sophomore year, she
was toastmistress at Christmas
Dinner, co-director of the Coates-
ville group, and permission giver.
Junior year, she was again toast-
mistress, chairman of Coatesville,
a member of the League Board, co-
chairman of Merion Open House,
chairman of Hospitality Commit-
tee. Both years, Anne has been
Payday Mistress,

Helen Loening was freshman
secretary of Maids and Porters,
worked as business manager of

Sophomore Carnival, as hall fire
lieutenant,and as permission giver.
|This year she adds membership of
Chapel Committee and social sec-
retary of the German Club.

Ellen Wells was hall representa-
tive from Merion as a freshman.
In her sophomore year she was
‘class president and Second Sopho-
more Member to Undergrad. This
year she has been president of
'Merion Hall.

Judy Silman is a member of
chorus and the Chapel Committee,
is chairman of Junior Prom, a per-
mission giver, Spanish Club sec-
retary, and on the Curriculum
' Committee.

Eva Jane Romaine did lights for
Freshman Show, and is secretary
of the Alliance. Last year she was
president of UWF; this year she is
vice-president. For the past two
years she has done Alliance pub-
licity; last spring she worked as
assistant director of Maids and
Porters Show.

 

PG, Vocatioan! *’
 

  

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Composer Hears Concert
Highlighted By His Mass

Continued from Page 1

tinction of being the only modern

composer on the program. The
Mass, written in 1950, was disson-
ant yet melodious, not repelling
the audience with unpleasing
sound. Each of its five sections
differed in treatment and in mood;
the Credo was reminiscent of Bach.
The inspired sacred tone of the
Agnus Dei brought to a splendid

ably recdived by the listeners in
Roberts Hall.

With the first of the Two Sym-
phoniae Sacrae—“Fili mi Absalon”
—the Haverford chorus attempted
a difficult thing in singing against
a bassoon, three trombones, a
French horn, and an organ, par-
ticularly when the instruments
were not in tune. The chorus pre-
sumably sang well; it was hard
to tell because the instrumental
ensemble drowned out the voices,
It is far less easy to train musi-
cians to the precise art absolutely
necessary for this sort of accom-
paniment than it is to train sing-
ers. The second of the Symphoniae
Sacrae, called “Jubilate Deo” had
a background of some stringed in-
struments, and was a more spritely
selection; for these reasons it ap-
pealed more gtrongly. These
Sacred Symphonies were composed
in the seventeenth century by the
underestimated composer Heinrich
Schutz, said to be the greatest
German master before Bach

Next the choruses of Bryn Mawr
and Haverford combined to sing
Bach’s Motet No. 3 Jesu Meine
Freude. The two choruses together
seemed more successful than either
one alone, possibly because tha
songs they sang were more in-
trinsically appealing than the
Symphoniae Sacrae or Bryn
Mawr’s opening Magnificat. Jesu
Meine Freude, with its eleven
parts, was very beautifully done;
its excellence can be attributed to
Mr. Goodale’s skilled direction.

Pam (Field sang exquisitely in
the Magnificat in the Fourth Mode
by Palestrina, which started the
concert. This number had less gen-
eral attraction for the members of
the audience. Unless one knew a
great deal about sacred music, all
the parts were.apt to sound alike.
The last number on the program,
Gabrieli’s Jubilate Deo, was sug-
mented by a ‘brass choir, each horn
of which followed one of the eight
vocal parts. Keenan’s Mass pre-
ceded it, but the’ Jubilate, with its
effective combination of voices and
brass instruments, did not suffer
too badly by comparison, and serv-
ed as a fitting conclusion to the

iy redved number most favor:

‘program.
After the concert, the choruses

assumed a much more informal
attitude at the dance held especial-
ly for them in the Commons Room
at Haverford. The Bryn Mawr
Octangle and the Haverford Octet
entertained. Food and music last-
ed until well past midnight as a
relaxing aftermath to a success-
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In Government, Teaching, News' Work, Business

Continued from Page 1

Service, except for such as. the At-
omic Energy Commission, but stu-
dents can work over the summer
without taking examinations. The
openings for scientific specialists
are many and varied here, as they
are in all industry.

(Miss ‘Stewart pointed out that at
[BM, where work is being done
with computers, there is need for
young people whom the company
can train. Though machines do
the mathematical drudgery for sci-
entists, people must code the prob-
lems for the machines, and women
head many of the departments.
Math is used everywhere, but
since work is done in all fields, for
industry, individuals, and the gov-
ernment, a knowledge of different
parts of science and an ability to
integrate them is most important.
Miss Stewart insisted that all as-
pects of one’s education are used.

The Consumers Union, Mrs.
Whitehill stated, has no prejudices
in giving jobs, except that they
would like men to move the heavy
objects being tested. There are
many clerical jobs, hence a need
for women, and in the editorial de-
partment one must have an A. B.
The Union will pay half the cost
of training that better fits the em-
ployee for her job, and there are
openings for some scientists in the
testing laboratories. There is also
a need for trained market re.
searchers te get the consumer
point of view. The government,
many stores and manufacturers,
and commercial laboratories test
products in an effort to protect the
consumer. One can get summer
work while in school, and the gov-
ernment will take those who have
just graduated. Many companies
will train workers, though some
demand previous professional ex-
perience. The best training for
any work of this type, Mrs. White-
hill said, included a good general
science background, (English, math-
ematics, psychology, statistics, and
economics. In addition, one must
have ambition, imagination, accur-
acy, some skepticism, and a knowl-
edge of the consumer point of
view. There are many opportuni-
ties, and all the work contributes
to a better standard of living. —

Mr. ‘Raiguel spoke of writing
jobs in industry—newspapers, ad-
vertising, and radio and television.
In the Bell Company, one starts at
the bottom, and a college girl has
a better chance for advancement.
Most large companies have maga-
zines, or advertisements must be
written, policies explained, and
speeches turned out. “Newspaper
women never die,” he said, hence
there are few openings on papers,
though the war may make more

vacancies. .Usually. one must start
at the bottom, as a clerk or mes-
sengéer, and work into the women’s
or society pages, but the pay is
poor. Here any education is of va-
lue, but an:A. B. is best, and spec-
jal journalistic training is not nec-
essary.

In advertising, too, one must
start at the bottom, learn about
‘the company, and then plug and
take advantage of every opportun-
ity. “Take a clerical job and dem-
onstrate your ability on your own

though women write mostly on

ings in all kinds of advertising.
The most important things here
are interest, love of writing, pa-

In the still growing radio and TV
fields, about hhalf the writers are
women, and here art, literature,
and “anything to do with the thea-
tre” are useful. “The Bryn Mawr
girl has just the background they
tell other people to get’, concluded
Mr. Raiguel.

Mrs. Zapoleon turned the discus-
sion to opportunities in the gov-
ernment for English, psychology,
and social science majors. There
are few openings, and those re-
quiring an English background
also ask experience or graduate
study. The social science majors
can do well to work in local gov-
ernment first, and one should keep
in mind the demands of the Civil
Service Examinations. (Some
parts of the State department are
not under Civil Service, but ‘they
usually require a knowledge of
foreign countries). The exams are
stiff, and designed to take the
cream of college graduates, though
science requirements may be re-
duced and the training given by
the government, and in case of an
emergency, the tests might bbe
waived till a later date. “A new
exam will probably be offered in
the fall”, Mrs .Zapoleon said, add-
ing that English majors should
also major in a science or have
such a‘minor. The sure way to get
a job, she concluded, was to learn
typing and dictation well, get a
clerical job, and then transfer, or
rise through the clerical ranks.

Before starting the discussion
period, Miss Palache suggested
the Women’s Placement Bureau, a.
free service supported by the col-
leges, as an aid to job-getting.
One’s record, and one’s appearance
when applying for an interview
are of course important, she said.

One shouldn’t hesitate to go to
the top person when hunting a job,’
and a letter of thanks for the in-
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in the Chinese farm economy. Mr.
Fairbank emphasized the innova-
tion of “absentee landlordism”,
which sprang up in the villages
suffering from depression.

An upheaval occurred within the
social and ideological systems, and
China’s very existence was threat-
ened when she made an unsuccess-
ful attempt to base her new poli-
tical system on the Western pat-

JOHN K. FAIRBANK

tern, without providing for neces-
sary institutions and legal system.
The new ‘Communist movement
tries to solve modern problems.
The Chinese Communist Party to-
day is part individual, part fam-

 

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ily, and a third part is embodied
in the party progress. The party
is holding the power in China, and
is building upon the work of pre-
vious generations,

The Communist teaching tells
the Chinese that they are now in
front and that the West is be-
hind. This is “a great salve to the
pride of the people who for cen-
turies were inferior to the West.”
The devotion, faith, and reliance,
which in the West would be given
to home, church, or state, are in

Fairbank Sees No Real Answer To Asia Pratlom;
US Must Take Lead, Perhaps Reshoulder ‘Burden’

China given to the Communist
Party. The Communists § and
Chinese Nationalists are not in co-
alition; the Communists are the
more powerful power party. They
are following the pattern of the
Russians whom they respect and
esteem. Marxist and _ Leninist
theories hold sway over their idel
o-ogy. There has been subversive
expansion of Communism in China,
yet Chinese Communism has had
a distinctive development.

Thought control is being used
against us in China. Mr. Fairbank
termed our situation “very tough”
in this respect. We cannot count

| on “Titoism”; it may develop with-

in China but can’t be forced from
without. We must understand the
appeal of Communism to China.

_| Western expansion during the last.
|few centuries has produced this

tendency toward Communism in
China. There have been three
elements in this expansion: Cap-
italism, Christianity and National-
ism. The most imperialistic na-
tions have been the western democ-
racies, and the forces which pro-
duced the liberal tradition, pro-
duced imperialism.

Under the liberal system, the in-
dividual is protected by legal
rights which enable expansion of
the economy. We have the supe-
riority to guide the liberal tradi-
tion; as the leading Western na-
tion, we must be responsible for
power over backward areas. Ex-
pansionism was part of the im-
perialism of the British Empire..
We went into China when the Brit-
ish did, and now we must be the
leader. Outside intervention on
the Chinese scene gave the Chinese
their concept of nationalism.

Mr Fairbank feels that there is

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LAST NIGHTERS

Bad Acting In Barry
Discredits Him
And Cast

Specially contributed by
Linda Bettman, ’52

Don’t go to see Philip Barry’s
play, Second Threshold! It couldn’t
be duller. The lines are cold, the
situation unmoving, and the acting
terrible. Unfortunately, the night
I saw it, Clive Brooks was sick—
influenza not caught in a wind set
up by clapping. His understudy
was as good as anyone on the
stage.

The plot concerns a lawyer and
political figure who is trying to kill
Jhimself because his daughter is
going away to marry an English-
man exactly like Papa, including
age. Unbeknownst to all but the
portion of the audience awake, the
girl is unconsciously in love with
a psychiatrist her own age. All
ends happily after all, when she
decides to marry him and Father
gets back his hope. No doubt he
had taken my hope away.

Margaret Phillips portrays the
daughter. She starred in the
Cocktail Party of T. S. Eliot and
apparently did a splendid job. I
didn’t see it. Would someone
please tell me if she used the same
style of acting—a dash in the
script demonstrated by a sharp in-
take of breath or snort, and a dra-
matic exit accomplished purely by
a lengthened stride?

Brother Jock comes in from
‘summer stock on Long Island; one
feels he must be paying quite a
price to be allowed to belong to the
company. The psychiatrist is good
only in the clinches, which seldom
make tough acting for any man.

The ingenue,'a quite unneces-
sary part, is delightfully taken by
Betsy von Furstenberg. She is a
young, charming pretty playing a
young charming pretty. Can she
act? (Perhaps some day she will
be seen in a role, and then we shall
know. But she is to be praised;
sshe’s so beautiful that she gives
us something nice to watch while
the curtains are open.

Second Threshold is _ Barry’s
last play. He died during its com-
position, and Robert Sherwood
worked it over. Either Barry
chad a great deal more work to do,
or Mr. Sherwood still has. Besides
dealing with a_ situation that in
this case should be obvious and un-
interesting, the play moves slowly
and the dialogue is boring. Most
of Barry’s stuff is so bright, so
witty, so fresh; don’t let it fool
you. The critics do not pan this
show ‘too severely. They do not
wish to speak ill of the dead, I
think. It will surely do Barry’s
reputation harm to allow this sub-
stitute for drama to continue. Mr
Sherwood should have done better
with it or not tried at all.

The best thing about Second
Threshold is that it has only two
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W. Gellhorn Criticizes
Restriction On Science
Continued from Page 1

day they are moderate, and the
censors are scientists, not military
zealots,”’ he noted.

Although the government fin-
ances most of our atomic: projects,
at the cost of a billion dollars
yearly, military members of secur-
ity commissions must remember
that they are dealing with people,
not machines. It has always been
a scientific tradition to communi-
cate discoveries, thus repaying a
debt to the past. A serious result
of these restraints, is loss of time,
retarding of progress, and per-
haps a succeeding generation of
poorly trained scientists.

Old restrictions were changed so
frequently that one never knew
exactly what was secret, and the
caution resulting from staying well
within the restriction framework
made for more lost time and a
feeling of mental intimidation. In
answer to “the dogmatic American
idea that the more that is kept
under wraps, the better it is”, Dr.
Gellhorn insisted that we must
weigh the means against the end.
Security against foreign competi-
tors is opposed to teaching our
younger scientists; a concerted at-
tack against ignorance is opposed
to aiding an enemy that has infor-
mation to contribute. “Should we
keep secret the cure for the com-
mon cold in order to make the

rifles to blow their noses?” queried
Dr. Gellhorn,

| Returning to the hypothesis of

_“a concentrated attack,” he felt
that secrecy is needed in the care
of weapon designs or production
figures, but that officials must be
sophisticated enough to discern the

| information that can be safely re-
leased. He also suggested that a
more compressed area of experi-
mentation, and fewer people with
access to secret files, would lessen
“leak” danger. As an example of
lost time, he offered the 200,000
clearances of the Atomic Energy
Commission—not one scientist en-
gaged in vital work had any Com-
munist involvements, but time was

| spent on checking personnel, and
experiments sacrificed.

' Another detrimental effect of the
Loyalty’ Program is that scientists
are wary of recommending even

l|eapable men; if “X doesn’t pass the
saliva test”, it is a reflection, and

‘another investigation is in order.

| Also, since the Hatch Act of 1989,

dismissal of government employed

Communists has been mandatory;

the only work of the Loyalty

Board is to deduce a disloyal state

of mind; and the terror of disloyal-
ty cases can be avoided if only
specific charges are made.

In conclusion, Dr. Gellhorn said
that we must abandon a program
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Dr. Fairbank Delinedtes
Causes of Chinese Crisis
Continued from Page 4

io real answer to the answer of
the problem of Asia. We must
stand fast in Korea not only for
expediency but for policy. We can-
not go off and leave Formosa;
about all we can do is keep her
neutralized. We must try to di-
rect the forces of nationalism and
land reform which are awakening
in East Asia toward Western
ideas. Our domestic situation,
“with men like Senator McCarthy
still at large,” is our greatest ob-
stacle at present, said Mr. Fair-
bank.

The Communists are improving
the conditions of the people in or
der to make their own problem of
control easier. We can attack the
problem on another level, reviving
the concept of “the white man’s
burden”. Gradual improvement in
this manner is expensive, and must
be set up on a self-sustaining
basis, so that Asia can help to re.
generate herself. Mr. Fairbank
noted that we can apply our lib-
eral tradition here: “The Far East
and Asia need to be studied”.

‘The Spurn of the Crew’
Reaches Climactic Peaks

Continued from Page 2

companied by shrill cries. I,
naturally curious, puled aside the
' ruffled curtain and peered out; they
| were unbelievably grimy creatures,
and to my utter astonishment, one
of them seemed vaguely but un-
identifiably familiar to me. I
shivered and began to wonder; fF
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ment, Constantia gave a low moan
and slumped over, upsetting her
teacup. The thin brown liquid
trickled over the cuff of her green
blazer. and: seeped into the table-
cloth.

(To be continued next week)

 

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P.M.C. and his home in Philadel-
phia. He replied that he didn’t
think anyone could answer that,
but later, when questioned about
the desirability of dating Bryn
Mawr girls, stated that he came
primarily because the courses are
good and he wants to get an edu-
cation.

Most of Mr. Grogoza’s impres-
sions of Bryn Mawr girls have
been gathered from the opinions
held by other colleges. “Beaver
usually straightens me out on
Bryn Mawr.” He admits, then,
that he did not come to Bryn
Mawr with an open mind and has
since confirmed the idea that Bryn
Mawr students live in an “ivory
tower.”

Although he attends an all-boys’
college himself and endorses many
ideas coming from an all-girls’ col-
lege (Beaver) he is definitely in
favor of co-education. Mr. Gro-
goza feels that co-education offers
something more than academic
knowledge. He declined to tell us
just what all this important some-
thing was, but comfortingly stated
that in ten years’ time we might
understand. He believes there is
a basic personality difference be-
tween students attending co-edu-
catéonal schools and those attend-
ing segregated schools. He thinks
that the difference is most obvi-
ously expressed by the uncomfort-
able jattitude of the segregated
school student in the presence of
the gpposite sex. At this point

uncomfortable himself and we
relax somewhat and expand his
ideas.

He thinks that it would be in-

four years in order to take the

 

Mr. Grogoza was looking a little.

were glad that the freshmen skits |
were ending now, for he began to! this as a compliment) I feel my

Grogoza Approves of Required Courses at BMC,
But Considers Students Living In “Ivory Tower’’

required subjects, which: he’ thinks
give the student a broad outlook
on his particular field as well as
an intensive understanding of it.
He said he knew one would get a
lot out of it. and learn how to
think. He approves of the approach
to education here. Bryn Mawr
develops the student for a more
general, analytical application of
knowledge, while P.M.C. training
is more practical. P.M.C. teaches
you, instead of teaching you to
teach yourself, as Mr. Grogoza
thinks Bryn Mawr does. “If you
ever have a debate with your date
about the difficulty of Bryn Mawr,
just tell him to come and try it
for himself.’”’ He supplemented this
implying respect for Bryn Mawr
girls intellectually, by saying
“The girls are quite adult, even
though they are girls.” He is
not hindered by six hundred wom-
en on campus because “there are
only two girls ‘in my classes.” We
told him that he was missing Bryn
Mawr’s real attraction, which he
parried with the query, “Am I?”

At this point Pay Day transac-
tions, which were in operation near
by, aroused his curiosity. When
we explained its function, he deem-
ed this time and confusion-saving
device as nothing short of “in-
spired. That is what I like about
this place, it has so many tradi-
tions.” As our peppering ques-
tions became less seasoned, Mr.
Grogoza returned to his “why”
theme, wondering, a bit tardily,
why Wednesday at six o’clock?
In fact “Why the interview at all?
Since you girls do have contact
with the fellows outside, (we took

ideas will be superfluous, if not
resented.” Before his retracting
tendency could materialize, we

teresting to attend Bryn Mawr for| quickly ushered him past pay day,

past bridge games, to the door.

 

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Downfall in Booze
Seen by the News

(annotated excerpts from the
Temperance Clipsheet)

50: ‘Fine, jail for Tipsy Driver,’”
How'd that. comma get in here?

“Television particularly is off on
the wrong foot. It is entirely too
trivial, too vulgar, and too sugges-
tive of the saloon.”

Back to good clean radio mys-
teries!

“Washington Post, 12-26-50:
‘Over-zealous celebrators were put
in cabs and sent home by the Dis-
trict police rather than arrested.
Drunks who did get to court were
meted out comparatively heavy
sentences.’ ”

Like being made to walk home!)

“Detroit Free Press, i2Z7-50: ‘A
four-room apartment, complete
with lush furnishings, rendezvous
of after hour drunks and dope ad-
dicts, was raided by the police
after a month’s surveillance.’ ”

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Easter is Coming
Easter Bonnets

JOYCE LEWIS

Operatic Double Bill
Adopts Modern Setting

‘Continued from Page 3

looks of the heroine, augmented by |

excited orchestration. From this
point on, the drama built up with
almost unbearable tension, the
peak coming in Tonio’s last swift
sarcastic line to the audience: “The
comedy is over!’’

Miss Rigal was well supported
by the cast; Ramon Vinay gave a
new fiery and poignant rendition
of Vesti la Giubba, as he sang be-
fore’ the curtain, twisting his
clown’s costume painfully in his
hands, and adding to the intensity
of the moment.

Cav. & Pag., in their new garb,
provide a most interesting, enjoy-
able, and stimulating evening, and
regarding the query as to whether
Rudolf Bing’s innovations in the

 

Varsity Swimming Team Outdistances Ursinus, Retains Undefeated Record
And Badminton Teams Bring Back Resounding Victory From Chestnut Hill

Continued from Page 3

coming in second to give Bryn
Mawr both places. Howells, Laid-
law, and Bacon took the medley
relay for Bryn Mawr, and were
followed by Herrmann, Smith, Mc-
Culloch and Bacon, who placed first
in the freestyle relay. Judy Mc-
Culloch, also a Varsity diver, as-
sured Bryn Mawr of first with
100.3 points. Cynthia Herrmann
took second place in the diving
with 97.8 points. This was the third
meet of the season, and the Var.
sity’s third win (Bryn Mawr has
also defeated Penn and Drexel).
The fourth meet is scheduled for

 

Metropolitan are good, one can
only give an overwhelming vote of
yes.

tomorrow, Thursday, against
Swarthmore, undefeated for quite
a time. Both the Varsity and
Junior Varsity ;will swim in the
Swarthmore home game.

The Bryn Mawr Badminton
teams played Chestnut Hill College
February 21, at Chestnut Hill, and
brought back a resounding victory,
the scores being 4-1 for the Var-
sity, and 5-1 for the Junior Var-
sity. Edith McCormick as first
singles played a superb game
against E. Talley of Chestnut Hill.
Both were precise, quick, and pos-
sessed amazing amounts of energy
and persistence; Edith finally con-
ceding with a score of 11-9, 7-11,
and 11-9. In the second and third
singles,

 

Barbara Townsend and and chalked up another victory to.

Anne Iglehart of Bryn Mawr beat

the Chestnut Hill opposition, with
Anne winning a hard fight after
three games. Janet Leeds and
Judy McCulloch, the first doubles
overcame their competition fairly
eisily, as did Marilie Wallace and
Marilyn Muir of the second doubles
team.

_ The Junior Varsity came home
undefeated with only Emily Sedg-
wick of the third singles playing
three games. The other members
of the Junior Varsity included
Emily Meginnity and Pauline Aus-.
tin, first and second singles; Jo~
sephine Bogley and Beth Davis.
first doubles; and Harriet Cooper
and Suzanne Kuser second doubles..
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