~ The COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XLV, NO. 12 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1949 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr College,1945 PRICE 15 CENTS / Choral Program To be Presented By Hav. and BMC On Friday evening, January 14th, .at 8:30, Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges will present a program of choral music with the Haverford College Glee Club, the Bryn Mawr College Chorus, and the Haverford- Bryn Mawr Orchestra all partici- pating. Mr. Goodale will conduct the first ‘part of the program which will con- sist of two groups of a cappella compositions. The first group com- prises two pieces written for double chorus by the 16th century | “Jesu | Dulcis Memoria” and “O Admirabile | composer, Jacob Hand: Commercium”, both effective ex- amples of composition for such a chorus. The second a_ cappella group, two madrigals by the Ital- ian master, Monteverde, will be sung by a small chorus. Under the direction of Mr. Reese, the main part of the program will. consist of Haydn’s Mass No. 3 in D-minor or the Imperial Mass. Betty Jean Connor, ’50, Jean Gun- derson, 52, and Pam Field, ’51, will be soloists from the Bryn Mawr Chorus. This program is one of the most ambitious ever attempted by these three organizations. The concert will be given in Roberts Hall at Haverford College. Admission is $.10 for students, and $.60 for the general public. Opportunities Offered For Graduate Studies The University of Maryland an- nounces the establishment of for- eign study centers in Paris, Basle, and Zurich. Major and minor work is provided in geography, his- tory, language and linguistics, lit- erature, political science, psychol- ogy, and sociology. Two awards are offered: the Cer- tificate, for the completion of thirty hours of graduate work without a thesis; and the degree, Master of Foreign Study, for thirty hours with a thesis. The winter season begins late in October or early November and ends in late March or early April, and the sum- mer semester lasts from March or early April until the middle of July. It is necessary to be accept- ed at the Graduate School of the University of Maryland before be- ing admitted to one of the study centers, and the applicant must Continued on page 3 Miss Ely Relates Experiences; Surveys DP Camps, Orphanages by Betty-Bright Page ’49 Yesterday between phone calls, painter problems, and a jaunt into Philadelphia, Miss Gertrude Ely made some extremely interesting observations on her trip to Europe and on the work that is now being done to aid the Displaced Persons. ‘Miss Ely,.friend of the college, has just returned from a tour of the continent ‘under the auspices of the International Refugees Organ- ization (IRO) and the Internation- al Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF). While in Europe she vis- ited Displaced Persons Camps and orphanages and attended a council meeting of the IRO in Geneva. At this meeting, Miss Ely was struck by “the determined effort of Mr. Hallam Tuck, chairman and the ability of the delegates of so, many countries to agree on so many pol- icies.” In the year intervening since her Guests Discuss Stage, Video, Radio At Voc. Comm. Tea Common Room, Jan. 6.—The Voca- tional Committee held tea Thursday with three speakers who discussed the prospects of jobs | in radio and television. Mr. John MacClay, program director of WCAU-TV, spoke first and gave a rather pessimistic outlook on the chances of obtaining a job in tele- vision directly after graduation be- cause of the highly technical part of producing a television show. Mrs. Fifi Garnet Starr, a Bryn Mawr graduate, who now writes the radio _show‘‘Claudia,”’dis- eussed the advantages and disad- vantages of going on to study more dramatics after graduation or try- ing to obtain a role immediately. As television is an Offspring of radio, a common error is to sup- pose one would lead into another; however, this is not the case ac- yording. to Mrs. Starr. Miss Ann Donaldson of the New York theatrical agency “On Stage” spoke on the difficulties of obtain- ing a part on Broadway and sug- gested that any girls determined to be actresses gain experience by playing in stock companies to learn the inner working of a pro- duction and perhaps make contacts with producers and directors who might help them later when they are looking for parts. Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore Meet Oxford’s Sir Maurice Powicke by Jean Ellis *49 At a tea given. by Swarthmore undergraduates, a few students from Bryn Mawr were allowed to meet Sir F. Maurice Powicke, regis professor of Modern History at Ox- ford from 1928 until 1947. Having approached our first meeting with the English nobility with some trepidation, we were immediately put at ease when Sir Maurice re- marked of the display of his books in the Swarthmore library, “I’ve never seen anything quite so im- pressive.” Sir Maurice has been the guest of Swarthmore College for the past week, having given a lecture there on “The Limits of Historical Study” under the Cooper Founda- tion. Having just finished a sem-|: ester of teaching at the University of Chicago which he describes as “a fascinating place”, Sir Maurice told us that he planned to remain in the United States with his wife until March. At the tea Sir Maurice answered questions of various types. He de- scribed the other historians who had héld regis professorships at Oxford, explaining that the posi- tion had been set up by George IT to train men for the diplomatic service. Interspersing his remarks with delightful anecdotes, Sir Mau- rice listed Froude, Firth, Davis, Tout, Powell, and Stubbs among his predecessors. Sir Maurice is an eminent auth- ority on English Medieval history, having published among other works The Christian Life in the Middle Ages, Medieval England and History, ee its second | ' a number of them. last visit, Miss Ely was impressed by several changes in the over-all situation of the DPs. She stated that the DiPs do not want any com- forts of a permanent nature in the camps since they hope to find homes as soon as possible. In England Miss Ely noted the excellent treatment the British were giving miners and their fam- ilies, who are housed in hostels and given special training in the lan- guage and customs of the country. In France, she saw the national ef- forts to deal with the challenging problem of refugees, sometimes two hundred a day, from the Mid- dle East and central Europe. There Miss Ely pointed out that the ICEF supplements the food given to the French in institutions and orphanages. Miss Ely was especially concern- ed with the provisions being made for the old and sick DPs and for the children. “What seems to me an unfortunate designation has | been made about a very important group in the DPs—the sick and handicapped and ‘older are called ‘Hard Corps.’ This is an especially appealing group. We must agree here to receive and care for some f them” she stated in citing the -ecent New Zealand move to accept Miss Ely seemed pleased with she work of the organizations car- ng for the children in the DP cate- NEWS ELECTIONS The College NEWS takes great pleasure in announcing the election of Emily Townsend 50, Editor-in-Chief; Anne Greet 50, Copy Editor; and Hanna Holborn 750; Joan McBride ’52; Elisabeth __Nelidow __’51;__ and Gwynne Williams ’50, as mem- bers of the Editorial Board. | gory, when She said, “I found the | personnel of IRO and ICEF doing excellent, unselfish and untiring work.” They are being prepared for emigration through several training programs, and there is special attention being given the age group 16 to 20. Continued on page 2 Mrs. Cromwell to Report On Intellectuals’ Conf. Mrs. Lita Clews Cromwell, an alumna of the college and now a worker for the American Friends Service Committee, will give a re- port on the Conference of Intel- lectuals. She attended the confer- ence in Poland last summer. Mrs. Cromwell will speak inform- ally to all those interested in the Conference at 8:00 p. m., February 1, at Miss McBride’s. Creech to Speak On Cancer Cure Dr. Hugh J. Creech will speak Thursday, Feb. 3, sponsored by the Science Club, on cancer research. The title of his speech is “Experi- mental Chemotherapy of Cancer,” announced Marion Harvey, presi- dent of the club. The Science Club has also plan- ned lectures on Feb. 21 and March 21. Dr. Kar] K. Darrow will speak at the former meeting on “25 Years of American Physics.” Dr. Wolf- gang Kohle, noted psychologist, will address the March mééting in a lecture on “New Facts in seins! tion.” = New Fellowship | Instituted at BMC; To be Given to Outstanding Senior Miss Helen Cam, Harvard, Will be Webster Eécturer Miss Helen Maud Cam, professor at Harvard University, will give the Webster Lecture in History in Goodhart on Monday, February 7th. Her subject will be “A Reconsider- ation on| Our View of the English Medieval Parliament.” Miss Cam is the first woman to be appointed professor at Harvard University. An authority on Eng- lish constitutional history, she is the first, occupant, of the chair established by Samuel Zemurray of New Orleans. Miss Cam was a Fellow at Bryn Mawr College in 1908, and received her M.A. from the Royal Holloway College of the University of London, and her M.A. and D. Litt. from Cambridge Uni- versity. Miss Cam was appointed by Harvard with the concurrence of Radcliffe. Poetry & Script: Competitions Set Yale University Press announces competition for the publication of a volume of verse by the Yale Series of Younger Poets. The con- test is open to American citizens under the age of thirty who have never before had a book of poetry published. Manuscripts should be submitted before March 1, and they, and re- quests for details of the contest, should be addressed to: The Editor, Yale Series of Younger Poets, Yale University 'Press, New Haven, Connecticut. The Eighth Annual Dr. Chris- tian Script Award Competition was announced this week by the Dr. Continued on page 3 Catherwood Foundation Gives Fellowship For $1000 The Board of Trustees of the Ca- therwood Foundation, which has been recently created in Philadel- phia, is granting a $1000 Fellow- ship to Bryn Mawr College for the next two years. After that, the College will reapply annually for the permit. “The Fellowship is to be award- ed to an outstanding student in the senior class who proposes to go on (professional schools”. Merit rather than finan- cial need will be the main factor in making the award. This is to in- dicate the prize character of the to graduate or grant. The terms are substantially the same as are now used for the se- lection of Rhodes Scholars—‘ quality of distinction in character or intellect or both.” This is the interpretation given by the Com- mittee on Rhodes Scholarships to the will of Cecil Rhodes. Similar grants are being made to Haverford and Swarthmore. some Travel Bureau Placed In Bryn Mawr Library A travel bureau has now been es- tablished at Bryn Mawr and infor- mation on travel opportunities, such as student tours, for next summer will be posted in the Lib- rary-on-the first-floor, near the French Department offices. The N. S. A. movie of last summer’s Tri-Nation Tour will be shown at Bryn Mawr soon. For further in- formation on student tours in gen- eral, see Anne Iglehart or Blaikie Forsyth. Letter From Seideman Reports On NSA Regional Convention Dear X, Am still a little weary this morn- ing—to be expected after an NSA convention—but will try to give you a picture of what happened. We, Ralph Dungan, from St. Joseph’s College, and I arrived at Reading about 5 p. m. on Friday, December 17, to find that people were just beginning to come in. Calendar Friday, January 14 Last day of lectures first se- mester. 8:30 p. m., Bryn Mawr-Hav- erford Chorus Concert. Roberts Hall, Haverford. Monday, January 17 Examinations begin. Friday, January 28 Examinations end. Tuesday, February 1 8:45 a.m. Opening Assem- bly of the second semester. Miss McBride. Goodhart. 9:00 a.m. Work of second semester begins. | 8:30 p. m. Mrs. Lita C. Crom- well. Report on the World Con- ference of Intellectuals. Miss McBride’s. Wednesday, February 2 7:15 p.m. First Marriage lecture, Common Room. Much hand shaking and “It’s so nice to see you again”... It really was wonderful to see all the fami- liar faces, and lots of new ones, too. The people at Albright were wonderfully hospitable. We had all our plenary sessions in the Student Union Building which is quite new and very com- fortable. Wé ate our meals in the college dining room — wonderful tables for eight. Very pleasant to have male voices in the dining room after the B. M. C. atmosphere. The plenary session Friday night was pretty routine. In all, there were about ~180--delegates..from about 36 schools. Some, just ob- servers from non-member schools. Hope by now, they will have de- cided to join NSA. Harry Brown, regional president, welcomed us. Bill Carson, Student President at Albright welcomed us on behalf of the students and administration. Harry turned over the chair to Ralph Smith, Swarthmore, who had gone on the Tri-nation Tour last summer as a group leader. He showed the technicolor movies he had taken over there—on board ship, of the city and country in Paris, Holland, Belgium, and Swit- zerland. Ralph told us that they had also taken black and white Continued on page 3 Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS 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 per- mission of the Editor-in-Chief. Editorial Board Betty-BricHt Pace, *49, Editor-in-Chief Jean Exuis, °49, Copy EMILY TOWNSEND, ’50, News CATHERINE MERRITT, ’51 Marian Epwarps, ’50, Makeup ANNE GREET, ’50 Bvaikie Forsytu, ’51, Makeup Editorial Staff JACQUELINE EsMERIAN, ’51 JANE ROLLER, ’51 JANE AUGUSTINE, ’52 Linpa BETTMAN, 52 Jute ANN JOHNSON, ’52 Betty LEE, ’52 — i BS MELANIE Hewitt, ’50 GWYNNE WILLIAMs, ’50 - ELISABETH Ne.ipow, ’51 RapHa WATUMULL, ’51 ANN ANTHONY, ’51 Betty BEIERFELD, ’51 JOANNA SEMEL, ’52 CLAIRE LIACHOWITZz, Hanna HOocsorn ’50 Joan McBripe, ’52 Staff Photographers — LynNn Lewis, ’50, Chief JosepHINE RaskIND, ’50 Laura WINSLoW,/50 ve Business Board Joan Rossins, ’49, Advertising Manager MADELEINE BLounrT, ’51, Business Mamager TAMA SCHENK, ’52 Mary Lov Price, ’51 GRACE FRIEDMAN, ’52 ELEANOR OTTO, ’51 Mary Kay LackriTz, ’51 Subscription Board Atty Lou Hackney, *49, Manager Epiz Mason Ham, ’50 Sue Keiwey, 49 BarBara LIGHTFOOT, °50 EDYTHE LAGRANDE, 49 Marjorie PETERSON, ’51PENNY GREENOUGH, ’50 Frances PuTNEY, 50 GRETCHEN GAEBELEIN,, 50 Mary Kay Lackritz, 751 Subscription, $2.75 Mailing price, $3.50 Subscriptions may begin at any time — Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Drama at Bryn Mawr “What has happened to drama at Bryn Mawr?” This week’s letter to the News, signed by nineteen people who have nothing to do with the Drama Guild, expresses an atti- tude easily understood by anyone who has seen this year’s plays. The Bryn Mawr show in particular was lacking in polished acting or attractive production. Most people cannot even remember what it was. There could be no better indica- tion of complete indifference. ) } Whose Fault? The fault is not entirely the Drama Guild’s. The letter cites the excellence of last year’s productions, but does not cite the corresponding attendance figures. Unfortunately, unless she is filling in the evening before some campus dance, the average student will not take the time or the trouble to -walk down to Goodhart and see the play for ten cents. The faculty is equally indifferent—but, after all, it costs them more: The quality of the preceding play cannot be blamed for the empty house. After King Lear—and what more could be asked for ?—who went to see The Sea Gull? Money Troubles Plays cost money and a great deal of it. When students bother to come to them, they see them virtually free. Every ten cents goes straight to Washington. Consequently, the Drama Guild is forced into the position of choosing its plays with an eye toward attracting an off-campus, non-college, but paying audience. Mr. Thon is holding to his artistic stand- ards when he refuses to direct Greek plays in home-made _cheese-cloth, but it means that until the Drama Guild has made enough money from its suburban sources, Greek plays or Shakespeare or Sheridan or any of those splendid but ex-}: pensive productions people would like to see, simply cannot be done. It is to every theatre-goer’s interest to help make the coming play, Philip Barry’s Foolish Notion, a successful compromise. More Support, Less Carelessness Two possible suggestions: to raise the admission price next year from ten cents to thirty or forty, at the same time reducing the amount the Drama Guild collects from Common Treasury dues; and to urge both the Drama Guild and the Cap and Bells Club to deny a vote in choosing the play to members who have not previously read it or seen it on the stage. Inexpensive plays may, for the moment, be a neces- sity, but inferior ones are inexcusable. For this half of the trouble the Drama Guild should be, and is, blamed. The other half, only those nineteen people can remedy. Information Please The letter from six Rock students (See Opinion this page) is not an isolated complaint. Food poisoning has been brought to our attention several times this year, as before Christmas when Pembroke was afflicted. In addition, there has been general grumbling not only about the quality of food but also about preparation and planning of meals. In the latter: cate- gory, comments on “one-color meals’, all-starch meals, and Sunday night supper are the most frequently heard. Of course, food is prepared, and, as far as we know, preserved differently in various halls, which may explain the centering ‘a magnificent King Lear. of complaints in certain halls. continual negates explanation academic pressures. based on rumor. standards is in order. The fact that complaints are that they stem from various It is very difficult to weigh objectively something we know few facts about; when judgment must necessarily be Therefore, we feel that a statement which we would be happy to publish concerning expenditures, meth- ods of preservation and distribution of food and kitchen Oninion In BMC Drama Productions To the Editor: What has happened to Bryn Mawr Drama? Last year Bryn Mawr and Haverford proved that they could produce excellent col- lege drama. The two clubs gave us four fine plays, highlighted by This year we have patiently accepted two mediocre productions, confident in the belief that the same spirit that made theatre the most ex- citing word on campus and prompted the establishment of the new Drama chair, was not thrown away with the stuffed seagull. Where is it? We are getting im- patient. Plans'are being made now for the Spring production. We hope this choice will prove that the spirit and ambition of last year sfill ex- ists. Please don’t disappoint us again. We’re losing faith. _ Sincerely, Nancy Martin, ’49 Edythe LaGrande, ’49 ‘Anne-Starr Holmes, ’51 Pat Donoho, ’51 Virginia H. Randolph, ’52 Helen L. Armsby, ’51 | Willa Whyburn, ’49 Jeanne Edgemon, ’50 Laura Winslow, ’50 Mary Jane Work, ’49 Leslie Weel, ’49 Marty Lu Blankarn, ’51 Ann Hinman, ’51 Kay Bonfils, ’50 Susan Savage, ’51 Mary Starkweather, ’51 Doris Chambers, ’50 .Mary M. Cluett, ’51 & “Diana Goss, ’51 Food Poisoning Results In Student Protest To The Editors: Since an overwhelmingly large majority of Rockefeller residents suffered from food poisoning after the dinner of croquettes on Mon- day, we feel that some investiga. tion of the conditions of the food and methods of handling and pre- paring it in the kitchen should he made. Joyce Medwed ’51 Peppy Sedillo ’51 Eleanor Rubsam 749 Joan Robbins ’49 Mary Austin ’49 Jill McAnney ’52 “Counterpoint” Review Found Harsh by Seniors To the Editor: - We think the first issue of Coun- terpoint in itself and in compari- son with previous Titles has ach- ieved considerable distinction. For the first time we have a college magazine with variety in mood, in style, and content. The NEWS preciation or! stop publishing the Observer. Harrington Offers Moral Standards Students D eplor e Decline The Reverend Donald Harrington | lof the Community Church of New | York City, speaking in Chapel, ‘suggested some tests for deciding what is right and what is wrong. He pointed out that in this time of |great crisis it is hard for the young | Person to know what he or she can ‘do to help build a better society, a job which, like building better suspension bridges, requires suffi- cient material wealth, better de- signs, and quality of material. Among the desirable qualities of |an individual, Reverend Harring- ‘ton mentioned intelligence to solve problems, courage to do the right thing whatever the difficulties en- tailed; faith to perservere even when the possibilities of success are slight, and the power of trans- lating thoughts into deeds. “Because the old standards have been swept away we need some simple tests to determine what is IN MEMORIAM The College NEWS offers its sympathy to the family and friends of Julia Maxwell, who ‘recently died at the age of eighty-five. She was employed at the college for thirty-five years, before she retired in 1934. right from what is wrong so that we may know how to act to build a better society and bring peace in our world.” Pain or pleasure is one generally valid test, however, this is not infallible, since good some- times necessitates pain. Inclusive- ness—whether an action is good for all men and not just for a parti- for all men and not just for a par- ticular group—is another criterion, as is publicity; would you care if everyone knew about an action? Universality is the principle on which absolute honesty is based. One must ask oneself if it would be all right for everyone in the world to do the same thing. An action should be in accord with the combined wisdom of the ages. The last and most important authority for judging the rightness of a thing is one’s conscience. In this period of history, a time of great danger but also of great opportunity, one can, by means of these tests, bring the pawer of God behind one’s life and accomplish something towards the realization of God’s kingdom on earth. Sincerely, Eve Israel ’49 Nancy Martin ’49 Andrea B. Bell ’49 Epiror’s Note — Thanks to: the writers of this letter for their crit- |icism of the NEWS review of COUNTERPOINT. (See issue, De- cember 16. We welcome any such criticism or any suggestions for new material, since the NEWS is your newspaper. We remind our readers, however, that any review reflects the personal opinion of the reviewer. As such, we print it. We ters, such as this one, expressing ¢ divergent point of view. Ann Seideman Reports Results of NSA Confab Continued from page 1 pictures of the various meetings. with students in France and Bel- gium and other shots taken in and around the foreign universities which will be organized and sent out to the schools by the National Office pretty soon. We’re planning to have them shown at Bryn Mawr. Well, it was pretty late by the time we finished the plenary session,. and then sub-regional meetings, private discussions, etc. Up early Saturday morning after a very few hours sleep and Work- shop Sessions started fairly early. Ralph and I. had divided the Stud- ent Government Workshop-into two parts. During the morning session we had the whole group discussing Student Government in general terms. We talked about the very big problem of student-administra- tion relations which are the big hindrance on many campuses which ' still don’t have real student gov- ernment. Student Finances Next we talked about student finances, and general theories of student’s rights and privileges. This morning session served a val- uable purpose in that we all got a good idea of the scope of Student. Government problems in the state. During the afternoon, the work- shop was divided into two groups— the large and the small colleges. Ralph and I had made up a ques- tionaire which each school filled out when they arrived. On the basis of this we split them into two groups with similar problems. Each group was to discuss five problems: (1) Election methods, (2) Training program—continuity, (3) Student- Administration relations, (4) Stud- ent finances, (5) Non-resident prob- lem. The smaller schools wanted an over-all Student Government representing the student body as a whole, rather than a student gov- ernment made up of the heads of the clubs, organizations, etc. Everyone seemed to realize the need for a student leadership train- ing program. The workshop de- cided that each school represented should return to their campus, pre- sent the idea of such a training program to their respective Stud- ent Councils, and make all at- tempts possible to see such a pro- gram instituted. This student train- ing program is a vitally important one, I think, and one which the Clinic (note: Student Government Continued on page 3 Ely Suggests Ways To Help DPs, Orphans ‘Continued from page 1 After visiting also the camps in Germay and Central Europe, Miss Ely pointed out, “One marvels at the continued hope and faith of the DPs, especially as one realizes how often their hopes are. being raised by hearing that various govern- ments have decided to take more of them. And now that the United States is able to accept them, they wonder why it is taking so long.” These displaced persons must be cared for before the IRC closes in June, 1950. Under the present con-. ditions set up in the act passed by _ the 80th Congress to provide for the entry of 205,000 DiPs, there is the possibility that we will not be able to allow their entry before the expiration of the two-year limit. Therefore Miss Ely, who is sup- porting the McGrath-Neely amend- ment to the present bill, suggested that students may assist in the fol- lowing ways: Work for DP spon- sorships in their home towns; send clothes, toys and soap (Miss Ely ean furnish the names of camps in Austria and Germany); and, most important, get behind congression- al action to simplify the present DP admission setup in this coun- try, which can risk more than oth- ugees who are “a comparatively small risk.” . } | } | 1 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three Ann Seideman Reports Results of NSA Confab Continued from page 2 Clinic is at Bryn Mawr College) can do a lot of work with in' the next few months—I hope we can, anyway. g Other Workshops Am afraid this is a fairly com- plete report of the Student Govern- ment Workshop and I won’t be able to give this much on the others. | The big thing that came out of the workshop on Educational Practices and Human Relations was that we go on record as being in favor of the passage of the Fair Educa- tional Practices Law in Pennsyl- vania, and that each NSA repre- sentative contact his state council man to that effect. Also, Temple University volunteered to take over the Inter-Racial Clinic which had formerly been handled by Swarth- more. Sue Savage attended the Cul- tural Activities Workshop. There was quite a to-do about the Cul-! turtde, planned for April 22 and | 23 at the Met Theater in Philadel- | phia. The chairman ‘reported the | money they planned to spend and hoped to make—somewhere in the vicinity of $7,000. The plenary ses- | sion became quite disturbed about what would happen in the event of failure to make the necessary expenses. Purchase Cards There was another row over the Purchase Card System concerning the legality of actions taken by the Area Committee and-the ad- visability~ ef giving the. Purchase Card System to more than one store of a certain type—clothing, books, etc. This was also turned Informal Dance in College Gym Crowded by Penn, Villanova “by Jacqueline Esmerian ’51 Last Friday night Bryn Mawr opened its arms to hordes from Penn University and Villanova, The event scheduled was an infor- mal record dance, held in the Gym. Jess Vorys and her five hostess- assistants really did an extensive advertising job, for the few Bryn Mawrtyyrs who got there not too fashionably late can testify that the Gym was promptly swamped with eager young candidates. And swamped it remained for the rest of the evening, though many boys and girls left after a disconsolate glance at the ‘“‘sad situation.” This was the great dearth of girls, for only some fifty showed up, to cope single-handed with about four hun- dred men. The hostesses did quite well un-| der the circumstances. Directing the “activities” over a microphone at one end of the room they organ- | ized ‘Paul Joneses” and othe: means of “cutting in’, so that ail would have a chance to dance. it was much too crowded for any couple to erupt suddenly into a lively lindy; “dancing” consisted mostly of shifting from one leg to the other over a few inches of floor space. The clutter of “unoccupied” boys did not add to the atmosphere of informal festivity that was de- sired. Notwitbstanding this crowd- ing, it seems too bad that so many girls missed the fun they could have had. Poetry & Radio Script Competition Announced Continued from page 1 Christian radio show. A grand prize of $2,000 is offered But | ba the best script written by an amateur or professional writer. In | addition, 50 scripts will be pur- | chased at current rates for the pro- grams, and several special $500 prizes will be& awarded. Competi- tion will close reh 2. | Details’of the contest’s rules may | be obtained by writing to: Dr. Christian Award, 17 State | Street, New York 4, New York. over to the Policy Committee and | was a large part of what we thrash- ed out until 5 a. m. Everything was turned over to the Area Com- mittee. Janey Stone will be our representative on the Area Com- mittee. I didn’t realize that this would turn out to be so very long, but I did want to give you as many de- tails as possible . . . for my own clarification. See you soon. Annie (Seideman) FOR RADIO REPAIRS COME TO Raymond Payne 830 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr or Phone B. M. 4584 THE VANITY SHOPPE Hair Styles to suit your personality Pauline O’Kane 831 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr And the last at For an afternoon break Guaranteed to take Your mind off that exam Tea COLLEGE INN minute cram, the Opportunities Offered For Graduate Studies Continued from page 1 hold a Bachelor’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing. Applications for admis- sion should be sent to the Foreign | Study Office, University of. Mary- land, College Park, Maryland. The American - Scandinavian Foundation, 116 E. 64th Street, New York City, offers fellowships for graduate work in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Ex- cept when specified, the subjects of study are unrestricted, and appli- cation must be made to the founda- tion before March 15. The same ‘organization provides courses for |graduate study at the Universities |of Copenhagen and Aarhus. Ap- | plication must be made by Mareh| 81, 1949. The A. S. F. also offers | | university courses in social and po- | Centinued on page 4 ENGAGEMENTS Martha Dorris Barber ,’49 to Dewitt Hall Montgomery, Jr. Sarah Beaman; ’49 to William James Walker, III. Jane Fraser Coleman, 750 to William Blair, Jr. Ann Wheeler Harnwell, ’50 to John Ashby. Patricia H. Keller, ’49 to Dan- iel Ramsey Wright. Elizabeth Holmes McLeod, ’50 to Victor I. Morrison. Dorothy Patricia Nichol, ’50 to Edward Bothfeld. Ellen Richardson Owens ’51 to Thomas Parker Selby, II. Jean Lowrie Pearson, ’49 to Willis M. Partridge, Jr. Ellen Graves Smith, James Raoul Simmons. Dorothy Joan Sunderland, ’49 to Charles C. Scribner, Jr. Susan Williams, 50 to Sam- uel Shaw Binnian. ’49 to Woe, poor ADAM, if EVE had had ’em! “py paw) ain Ws ae grORES EVERY, Re | | See them in Phila. at LIT BROS. - OPPENHEIM-COLLINS Free booklet: “WARDROBE TRICKS”. Write Judy Bond, Inc., Dept. G, 1375 Broadway, New York 18 Hou Ling CaM, ong hilar? Hear CONNIE HAINES’ new version of “Stormy Weather” .». you'll know! (A Signature Record) That great number that everybody was hum- ming back in 1933 comes to life again with Connie Haines’ sensational, new recording. Here’s little Connie Haines, smooth-singing, phono-fan favorite, talking over this all-time hit-tune with fellow musician, Jerry Jerome. Ae How MILD can a cigatlte be ? Make the CAMEL 30-DAY TEST .--and you'll know! Yes, make the 30-day Camel Mildness Test. See for yourself how mild Camels gre. In a recent test of hundreds of people who smoked only Camels for 30 days, noted throat specialists, after making weekly ex- aminations, reported ME,TOO, CONNIE. | MADE THAT 30-DAY CAMEL MILDNESS TEST! 30 DAYS? I'VE AND THEY TASTE so GooD! SMOKED CAMELS FOR 5 YEARS. THEY'RE MILD NOT ONE SINGLE CASE Smoke Camels and test them in your own “T-Zone.” T for taste, T for throat. If, at any time, you are not convinced that Camels are the mildest cigarette you ever smoked, return the package with the unused Camels and we will refund its hy purchase price, plus postage. (Signed) R! J. Reynolds To- _ Bacto Co., ‘Winston-Salem, N.C ie — Page Four ; ; THE COLLEGE NEWS NOTICES Freedom! Train Bryn Mawr College has_ been offered 70 passes to tour the Free- dom Train this Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 o’cloeck. Any students, staff or employees interested in seeing the documents displayed on the train may obtain tickets free of charge from the Office of Public Relations. Dress for Assembly Students are reminded that aca- demic gowns are to be worn to the opening assembly of the second semester. Only chorus members are required to wear caps. Marriage Lectures 3 The first in a series of six mar- riage lectures will be held on Feb- ruary 2 at 7:15 in the Common Room. Mrs. Stuart Mudg, Mrs. Cox, and Dr. Humeston are in charge of =e ‘Glad to be Here’ Saus Miss Havas By Kitty Merritt, ’51 “Say, I’m very glad to be here!”, said Marion Havas, Bryn Mawr’s newest foreign student. Marion came from Hungary two weeks ago | to enter Bryn Mawr for the second semester. She is looking forward to our years here and plans to major in Chemistry. She is also vely interested in music. This is the first time Marion has been to the United States. Besides just liking Bryn Mawr. in general, | she commented that over here stud- ! ents have much more liberty than | JANUARY : CLEARANCE ALL JEWELRY 1 PRICE Richard Stockton Bryn Mawr Compliments of the Haverford Pharmacy Haverford If a meal doesn’t suit your taste, . make haste to HAMBURG HEARTH & Bryn Mawr nmr WARREN LUMPANT Box 1387 — A-49 Wilmi TRAVEL AID The American Express has prepared a brochure “To Study Abroad” to aid faculty members and students traveling abroad. Compiled by “The Educational Division” of the American Ex- press Company, it gives advice on scholastic requirements and fees, academic calendars and dormitory space in foreign uni- versities as well as noting plac- es of historical significance. the series, which are open only to upperclassmen. Lost: Violin Annette Fischer, Rhoads, has lost a violin. She left it in Practice Room B between one and eight o’clock on Thursday, December 16. It had both a tan and a black cover- ing, and did not have her name. If anyone has found it or any inform- ation about it, please see Annette. Library During Exams Special attention should be paid to the carrying out of library rules during the next few weeks. There will be students in each of the two main Reserve Rooms during the exam period. abroad and are inclined to, be ¢ .“much more noisy.” She also added that, judging from Bryn Mawr, American teachers take a great in- terest in the individual student, something she has not been used to in Hungary. Incidentally | Now a novel soiree is’ possible for the hostesses of Rhoads and the Graduate Center. They can have “wet wash” parties with their new Bendixes, and for only a dime a guest! Although the demonstrator for the machines has not yet put in an appearance and though he will have to bring along a repairman to “unplug” one machine damaged by over-eager laundresses, the inno- vations will probably be in full op- eration next week. The wicker basket makers will be doing a booming business if Rhoads and the Graduate Center allow outsiders with the wrong current facilities to take advantage of their Bendixes. As a matter of fact, Pembroke East may expect a machine in the future, and there :3 even a glimmer of hope for Radnor if the present arrangement works satisfactorily. Miss Howe and co- horts are still searching for some type of converter or a D. C. ma- chine so that all halls may evental- ly have similar luck. Good food Refreshing Exceptional Exciting Keen Satisfying Opportunities Offeered For Graduates Studies Continued from page 3 litical sciences for American stud- ents in Sweden. They are intend- ed for graduate students and out- standing undergraduates who have completed their sophomore year by June, 1949. The tuition is $250 for each of the two semesters, and ap- plications close March 31. Radcliffe College is offering a ten months’ training program for young women seeking work in ad- ministrative occupations and per- sonnel departments. Seven months of class instruction given by mem- bers of the faculty of the Gradu- ate School of Business Administra- tion of Harvard University are followed by three months of ap- prenticeship in business or govern- ment jobs. A limited number of fellowships, covering the tuition fee, $550, are also offered. The ne Seorte The mid-year ski-weekend, to be sponsored by Miss Yeager and Miss Kilby, will begin for most of the . sportswomen Tuesday night, Jan- uary 25. Travelling by coach-train to Stowe, they will presumably be ready for a full day of skiing Wednesday. Until Sunday night the seventeen girls intend to make the most of the outdoor life, leaving the mountainside only for sleep and square-dancing. Inexpensive rooms have been ob- tained for the group, which is pre- dominantly freshman—and new to skiing. Any others who would like to join are urged to do so. training program will start late in August. For information, write (Mr.) T. North Whitehead, Man- agement Training Program, Rad- cliffe College, Cambridge 38, Mas- sachusetts. How Bout A pretty plant | for your room from JEANNETT’S Bryn Mawr Be Sure To > Take Advantage of TRaS CHICS Clearance Sale ! Bryn Mawr THIS GREAT NEW MODERN CIGARETTE FACTORY to meet the increasing demand for the Milder cigarette from smokers all over Most modern methods and best equipment — all laboratory controlled - ELECTRIC DETECTOR QVERY CHESTERFIED UST BE PERFECT America manufacture of Chesterfields is scientifically MOISTURE CONTENT MUST OE EXACTLY RIGHT tm GVERY CHESTERFIELD hee, BETTER 4auwuic- Every step in the laboratory controlled