: Rockefeller led in the tributed a total of $677.85, @ COLLEGE NEWS VOL. XLII, NO. 3 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1945 Pa + fini Wecalaes of Bryn Mawr College, 1945 PRICE 10 CENTS UVAP Drive Seeks 100% Registration Mlle. Bree Urges Food Contribution From Americans Stressing’ the difficulty France has had recovering from war de- vastation, in the UVAP assembly Mademoiselle Bree urged food con- tributions from Americans to help _tide France over-the-period—of—re- construction. Mlle Brée described from her own observations the stagnation of France’s economic life, the com- binéd product of German looting, ruin following ‘the passage: of armies, and wartime malnutrition. Even were any degree of produc- tion possible, the. transportation breakdown, would prohibit distri- bution. The ‘severity of the food shart: age is revealed by figures on the health situation. Mlle. Bree report- ed that there has been a 45% in- crease in tuberculosis, while the children suffer from malnutrition and underdevelopment. “A large part of the population is just above starvation level,” she said. Aid to France at this time, Mlle Bree declared, may well be the basis of a longstanding friendship between the two nations, and will tell France of our concern, “To tide over the ordinary man in the street,” she said, “is to give a strong helping hand to the forces of order against those of disorder.” 95% Contribute To League Drive The annual drive of the Bryn Mawr League has so far collected $3465.75, 90% of the goal for which it aimed. More important than this figure, however, is thej fact that 95% of the resident un- dergraduate body contributed to the drive thereby proving that they not only recognized but actively upheld through their donations the community welfare work of the League. Significant statistics reveal that donations, with Merion coming in third, both these halls having a high percent- age of freshmen and each ¢on- tributing 100%. Betsy Kalten- thaler, chairman of the drive, de- clared that much credit for the high percentage goes to bey hall solicitors. Merion, Rhoads South, Pembroke East,, Wyndham and Radnor and the Spanish House all contributed 100%, the amounts collected from these halls ranging from Merion’s $422 from 63 students to the $118.50 collected from the 16 stu- dents. of Radnor and the Spanish House. Among the other halls, 89% of the Rockefeller students con- and Pembroke West followed with the second highest total of $465, 97% contributing. 97% of the Rhoads North students donated $375, 92% of Denbigh $362.50, 90% of the German House $57.50, 70% of Low Buildings. $62.50, and.17 of the non- Reses contributed $102. Page Calls Gov’ On World Scale Answer to Bomb “There is one way and only. one way to control destructive atomic energy and that is international government. The potency of the weapon must dictate the potency of the control,” said Mr. Ralph W. Page~in-a discussion of the politi- cal aspects of the atomic bomb, in the first Alliance Assembly on Cur- cent Affairs. The atomic bomb has been in- strumental in arousing people to a realization that the world lacks adequate means of guaranteeing peace. “The problem is not how to be rid of the bomb but how to be rid of war,” he said. The pop- ular clamor for an iron-clad guar- antee -was not satisfied at San Francisco, and people are increas- ingly coming to recognize the need for international goverment. The root of the problem, ex- plained by’) Mr. Page, lies in the conflicting interests of states whose sovereignty is unlimted by overall controls. “We have always’ been able to solve the problem of peace within sovereign groups of people. We have never been able to solve the problem of peace between sov- ereign groups of people.” Mr. Page emphasized that Con- gress is hampered by its conviction that the publie will not brook any abridgement of our sovereignty. For this reason all the plans put forward in Congress wéuld prove ineffective in practice. Action Promised On Orals’ Status Campus discussion of the futuré status of orals has resulted in much interesting comment from in- terviewed faculty and administra- tion, plus a promise of definite ac- tion from the Curriculum Commit- tee. The Curriculum Committee stat- ed that it plans to conduct a poll of student opinion within the week, but “Junior” Leyendecker, Chair- man, emphasized that this poll is designed to ascertain points of view and elicit suggestions for re- form or constructive criticisms. The principal questions raised, the Committee feels, are three— first, the value and place of lan- guage study in the curriculum, the method of teaching languages so as best to contribute to the gen- eral ‘knowledge and specific needs, and the establishfhent of standards to measure the student’s grasp of foreign languages. Opinion within the language de- partments ‘varied widely from es- sential agreement with the asser- tions of the News editorial to a completely contradictory view. Mr. Diez pointed out that the- super- ficiality of a student’s knowledge was in great part her own fault. “All we can hope to attain,” he/|" said, “is to bring the student to the point where she can use the Ger- man in her advanced work if she]. Continued on Page 4 - € 49ers Welcomed With Ceremonies Of Lantern Night Lantern Night at Bryn Mawr is a ceremony af dignity and tradi- tion. It is then-that the Sopho- mores formally welcome the in- coming class in what is perhaps the oldest and most characteristic of the College’s festivals. The Freshmen, silent and invisi- ble in their black caps and gowns file into the blackness of the clois- ter. They form a circle facing the west wing of the library with their backs to the reading room. The Sophomores enter bearing lighted lanterns. As they walk they sing a Greek hymn, invoking Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom, to make holy the lanterns and. to change darkness. into light. They form a second semi-circle, woven into the lines of the first. The song is done and each Sophomere hands her lantern to the closest Fresh- man and runs. The Freshmen an- swer: “We come 0 Goddess; we are lovers of beauty in just mea- sure and lovers of wisdom also.” They file out singing their song. The solemn ceremony is finished but following, a:gayer gathering assembles under Pembroke Arch. The four classes forif* a square and each sings its athletic song, class song and lyric song in the traditional manner; the _ Seniors calling on oon? class to perform. the classes break up and parties are held for the Freshmen by their sister class in the different halls. Tradition offers many supersti- tions about the lanterns, Inside each lantern is an invitation to tea from Sophomore to Freshman. The girl whose candle burns the longest and who stays awake to prove her claim, is fated to be- come hall president in one theory while others have it she will be the first member of her class to marry. Another’ tradition which has grown around Lantern Night is that the girl who finds wax dripping on her gown will earn her Ph.D., or according to Bryn Mawr custom, will graduate Magna Cum Laude. | “Pallas Athena” was the class of 1893’s song and was adapted for Lantern Night in 1901. “So- -phias Philai” was transposed in 1921 and the music was selected from a part of the Russian service by A, F. Lyoff. Calendar . Thursday, October 18 8:15. Freshman Talk, Common Room. S Friday, October 19 Lantern Night, unless it rAins. Saturday, October 20 __ Advanced Standing Bxamina- tions end. 9:00. Spanish and Italian Or- als. Lantern Night, in case of rain Friday. Sundae, October 21 . 7:30. Chapel, Rev. i. E. Ham- mond. Music Room. Monday, October 22 7:15. Current Events, Dorothy Nepper speaking on “Spain and the Argentinian Situation.” Common Room. Wednesday, October 24 ,8:00. Memorial’ lecture for Howard Gray, given oy G. H. MclIlvain. merece sania = “+ UVAP To Send Food To French Relief Agency Packing food and clothing for direct mailing to a relief organi- zation in Europe constitutes the major project of the 1945-1945 U. V. A. P. program. There is sateen need for vol- unteers from among the under- graduates, graduate students, fac- ulty and staff, to assemble the par- cels, which will be sent for distri- bution to the “Maison Fraternelle” a foundation for the poor in Paris. Since both this agency and Bryn Mawr are small organizations, con- rnections can be directed and the plan carried out with maximum efficiency. $3.00—-will- pay forthe food and mailing expenses of one relief par- cel. A campus-wide drive for money to support this college project starts tonight. Collections of sec- ond-hand clothing to be sent in the parcels will also be made. Fac- ulty are asked to place clothing donations in the boxes in Taylor and Goodhart. Registration for volunteers to pack the relief, par- cels takes place tomorrow and Fri- day in Goodhart. Madame Combemale of the American Relief for France rec- ommends this project, the “Maison Fraternelle’ choose the recipients from the most needy families. Soeur Dora of the foundation will receive the Bryn Mawr parcels, reply promptly as to the condition of their arrival, and personally su- pervise their distribution. Soybeans, fortified cocoa pow- der,. lentils and powdered eggs are among the items to be included in the relief-boxes. All food will be Continued on Page 2 Community, Relief Work Included In Volunteer Activities Program Each Student Requested To Give 3 Hours — ° Per Week ——-_ Goodhart, October 17. 100% registration for three hours of vol- unteer work is the aim of the UVAP drivé as explained in the mass meeting. The registration will take place on Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m. The following are a list of the activities offered by UVAP: Community Activities The Overbrook Blind School, which is under the League, involves reading to the blind at Overbrook. The usual hours are from 8 to 9:30 p.m., allowing the students time to return to college before 10:30 p.m. Another League activity is the Haverford Community ‘Center which is now primarily a nursery school. ‘Children from three to six are there five days a week from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed from 9:30 to 12 a.m. to help supervise play and lunch. The job presents an excellent op- portunity to work with qualified teachers and would be of particu- lar benefit to those interested in Sociology and Psychology. Addi- tional volunteers are needed to teach basketball to the older child- ren, play popular music for the weekly dances and to. plan the meals. The newest UVAP activity isthe Joint Committee for Community Activity which is under beth the League and the Alliance. Its pur- pose is to provide volunteer work for students along social and poli- tical lines. Various organizations © offering opportunities for students are: the United’ Nations Council, Continued on Page 4 Wells Describes Ruin of Berlin, Urging U. S. to Feed Germans. By Laura Dimond °47 In a fascinating role as.a spec- ial consultant for the State Depart- ment, Mr. Roger Wells is now in Berlin. Officially; he is known as the Chief of Local Government in the Civil Administration Divi- sion of the United States Group Control Council. ‘As the name implies, his princi- pal work is concerned with setting up local government codes hy which the German people are ex- pected to govern themselves even- tually, Also a part of his work is to draw up rules for elections to be held in German towns and vil- lages, a mechanism which will probably become effective in 1946. Involved in his job is the selection of proper German’ personnel to carry out the: plans of the Allied Governments. In a recent letter to Mrs. Wells, Mr. Wells described his plans for a field trip in-which he intended to study the political situation “in Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Karlsruhe. The majority of his work to date, however; has center- ed in Berlin itself. : An excerpt from a letter to Miss McBride from Mr. Wells tells that “the Berlin Germans are hungry, badly elothed, without adequate shelter, and with little or no fuel.” ‘He goes on to say that “as for em- ployment, it is as if the whole city of Philadelphia were on WPA.” Although it might seem an un-- worthy cause to many Americans, Mr. Wells feels that it is our duty to feed this starving people; for if it is worthwhile saving the coun- try as a whole, it is vital that the people be fed. Cigarettes, too, are exffemely scarce and, accordingly, have be- come a medium of. oe In return for four cartons of cigar- etes the finest German cameras can be: had. Mr. Wells has written that he uses cigarettes as tips for waiters and cleaning. women as well as for calling cards. Mr. Wells has had a great deal of background for the type of work he is doing. He has done a great deal of research in the field of German politics, publishing Ger- man Cities in 1934, a study of mu- - nicipal administration and Sstruc- ture after the first World War. This book has been in great de- mand for its informative value to American military government of- ficers.° Mr. Wells also ‘studied in Germany in 1927-28 and lived there ‘in 1934, affording an opportunity to study Hitlerite Germany. ~% Page Two s s THE COLLEGE NEWS or) <@ ee _ THE COLLEGE N EWS | (Founded in 1914) ¢ <— Published ry during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas ‘and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest “of Bryn M:wr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, FPa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nething ae appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in Patt | without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. Editorial Board Apri OursLer, ’46, Editor-in- Chief Nancy Morenouse, ’47, Copy Darst Hyatt, ’47, News Rosina BATESON, *47 Emity Evarts, ’47, News THELMA BALDASARRE, °47 Editorial Staff LANIER DUNN, 47. MonniE BELLOw, °47 Laura Dimonp, °47 ‘Marcia DemBow, °47 LoutsE GorHaM, 747 Harrziet Warp, ’48 _Betrmna Kiuepret, 48 Joan Brack, °47 Deorotuy Jones, °47 MariETTA TAYLOR, ’47 Mary Lee BLAKELY, 47 Cartoon Editor Marietta TAYLor, °47 _ Photographer RosaAMOND Kane, °48 Business Board ANN WERNER, °47,-— Business Manager ANN Kincspury, °47, Advertising Manager - ConsuELo KunHn, °48 " Caro BAKER, '48 ‘Subscription Board Ri ; NANCY STRICKLER, ’47 Manager had Lovina BRENDLINGER, *46 EuisE Krart, °46 HELEN GILBERT, °46 ELIZABETH MANNING, °46 BarBaRA CoTINs °47 -©."+ BARBARA YOUNG, °47 ANN FIep, ’48 Sports ExizaABETH Day, °47 eer Subscription, $2.50 Mailing Price, $3. 00 Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 Volunteer Work in Peace Last fall the Undergraduate council sponsored a pro- gram of volunteer activity which enabled every student to participate in constructive work, not only for the community, but, on an even larger scale, for the country at war. The ter- mination. of the war has in no way lessened the opportunity for undergraduates to play an important role in the commun- ity. It has, moreover, increased the necessity and opportun- ity for work which will facilitate world reconstruction. The Undergraduate Volunteer Activities Program this year offers an organized means through which every student may take part in work/of this kind. It is to be hoped that the under- graduates will not fail to take full advantage of this oppor- tunity. Community Activities We feel that there is no one activity which is of greater importance than any other. Such organizations as the Blind -School and the Haverford Community Center rely on Bryn Mawr students for their indispensable help. The continued acute shortage of nurses hardly warrants a nurse’s aide not devoting as much time as possible to working in Philadelphia hospitals, The new Joint Committee for Community Actiy- ity offers an exceptional chance to obtain experience in social and political work which will at the same time be of benefit to the community. Moreover, it gives access to the United Na- tions Council enabling students to do something constructive in international peace work. Food for Europe The pressing need for food i in Europe is of great import- ance. Its urgency demands and should give rise to an im- mediate activity under the campus program for sending food to France. This program, sponsored by the UVAP is partic- ularly valuable because it enables everyone in the undergrad- uate body to contribute not only money but also, and as vi-. tally necessary, our time and effort for a cause whose appeal is felt strongly by every American. Moreover, as Mlle. Bree pointed out this evening, food bought, packed and sent by students themselves will create a feeling of good-will which even arising from such a small effort is invaluable to interna- tional relations. All Activities Important os The sending of food must be done immediately. For it to be done on a large enough scale to do any appreciable good 2 concentrated effort is required of all students. Yet the other volunteer activities should i in no way be eclipsed by the food program. We can and will send the needed food'to Eur- cpe, but at the same time we must participate in the continu- ing regular volunteer work so necessary in our community. In Print — ‘Plot Against The Peace’ Reveals Pro-Fascist Revival Scheme | SY gil rte te bed ohn dander tobe t By Monnie Bellow ’°47 —« Michael Sayers Albert Kaen “The Plot against the Peace” A kaleidoscopic presentation of the backgrounds and methods of fascism serves today as a remind- er and warning to the world. In this book, the authors have paral- led past German activities with present brewings, without attrib- uting racial militarism to that na- tion. They observe that through three political regimes in Germany, militarism was maintained be- cause the same’ powerful units were operating behind the scenes: the industrialists, Junkers, and German general staff. Policies The policies which haye emerged from these controlling forces have been nationalistic, anti-bolshevist, racialist. With copious documen- tation, which at times becomes un- wieldy, the writers describe these elements as they have reappeared in America. The Bund, nurturing its pan-Germanic fanaticism, the pre-war isolationist organizations, and the Peace Now ‘Committee which sought a negotiated peace in July 1943 are here exhibited. Sayers and Kahn review Nazi war history, and list atrocity stor- ies. These may seem superfluous in-the light of publicity already given them, but they are intrinsic to the historical approach of the book. The Kharkov trials serve as models for war criminal punish- ment. Aim of Book The aim of the book, as suggest- ed by its-title, is the revelation of an organized plot for the revival of fascism. The book describes German industrial foundations lo- cated in Sweden, industrial alliances between American and Nazi indus- trialists, huge funds banked in foreign countries by Nazi officials (e. g., in Switzerland alone, 60 mil- lion dollars have been deposited). Sayers and Kahn, although men- tioning the faulty London War Crimes Committee, do not empha- size sufficiently the apathy which can lead to a renaissance of Nazi- fascism. They have attempted to present a reference work, carefully indexed, and have, in the process, lost some force. Their courage in attacking a broad field of action is, however, far from fruitless. ay WN acne! Rye WI a, END Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Penna., Oct. 18, 1945. “The most illuminating event of the week—the lights went out.” * Light of my life, light that fail- ed, where were you this week-end, out sparking with a plug? Son of my Knight (or ani I getting my descendents confused) sun of my night, I really don’t mind if you “go out”, but the warden was fran- tic because you hadn’t signed out. ment is a wonderful thing for a bulbous creature like you because |I do burn you, at both ends, allow {you to share honors with my vic, turn you off at my fancy and leave you.to turn yourself out. However, your sudden departure did de-light you, so in the re, you’d better watch your ys and (volts and watts). ae To the de-lighted sufferers, may ing else is available) and more power tg you! I realize that a little enlighten- | happiness light your‘shall (if noth-| - mee 13 Students Recoinniend Refresher. Course In German To the Editors: In view of the fact that so many Seniors and Juniors have not pass- ed the German Oral, and that there is a dearth of tutors; we think it should be possible to have a Ger- man refresher course. This would consist of an hour class a week and suitable instruction to help meet =e standards of passing the Oral. It is obvious that, in most cases, one year of German is not suff1- cient training, nor is it possible for us to proceed with further train- ing in light of our other require- ments. Under our proposed plan, there would be less strain im- posed on both faculty and student. Caryl Ross ’47_ Jean McAllister ’48 Jean Mcllvried ’47 ¥ Jeff Fernstrom ’47 Dorothy Jones ’47 Elizabeth Willard ’47 Barbara Rubin ’47 Joan Hitchcock ’48 Ann Buffington ’46 Louise Ringwalt, ’47 Jean Boyer. ’47 Betty Rouck ’47 Helen Dyson ’47, Hippocrene A new quarterly of verse entitled Hippocrene with headquarters at 125 East 72nd Street, N. Y:, 21, N. Y., will appear.shortly. For the two best poems published in the maga- zine there will be awards of $100 and $25 respectively. Subscribers are urged to contribute, and a special prize of $20 will be award- ed an author whose work has not been previously published. The Editors wish to make clear the fact that prizes and publication are strictly limited to subscribers. The subscription rate is $1.50 per year. Freshman Dance The traditional Freshman Dance’ with Haverford will be held the evening of October 27 in the gym. Because of the increased size of Haverford’s enrollment, - all 167 men will be invited to entertain our 147 Freshmen. Admission is twenty-five cents, New Warden Miss Louise Winston has taken Miss Elly’s place as Warden of Pem. West and will do graduate work here in history. A graduate of Radcliffe, she has spent some- time overseas working with a ra- diation unit from M. I. T. College Inn The privilege of charging at the Tea Rooly is extended to all regis- tered students. Due to the fact that Tea Room accounts are not in- cluded in the student Pay Day, at the end of each month a schedule of names and total of amounts due from each student will be posted on the hall bulletin boards of each hall of residence and in the non- residents’ room. These accounts are due when posted. Junior Elections The class of 1947 takes pleasure in announcing the election of Marge Stevens, President; Dotty Jones, vice President; Rosemary Gilmar- tin, Secretary-Treasurer; Meg Urban, Song-mistress. ‘Engaged Emily Webster 46, to Edwin Sprankle. on e Students Request End Of Superficiality In Orals To the Editors: There is a case against orals, as. we now know them. That case rests on their nuyaber and their method. Two orals, which might seem to increase one’s knowledge, actu- ally handicap its development, for they force a student to acquire su- perficial learning—and to surren- der time that might be spent more profitably. There are numerous seniors who have no real recollec- tion of their hastily learned second language. And there are numer- ous freshmen who will be unable to gain a true mastery of one ton- gue, because their hours will be divided between two. In those two courses, they may often discover that the general aim is a reading knowledge that will earn a pass- ing card, and they will surely dis- cover that the passing card is a signal to drop the subject from next year’s crowded curriculum. In addition, translations alone are a test of the student’s ability to equate idoms and to write fluent English, not a test for her com- prehension. ‘Why should girls who can read the most difficult foreign literature with ease and who have spoken the language for years fail their orals? Because they under- stand the material completely, they think in terms of the foreign idom, and this deficiency in grace- ful English condemns them. We therefore suggest that there should be one test, and recommend that it.should consist of passages followed ‘by questions. Then, the nature of orals would not be that of English examinations, and their existence would not bar the. way- to thorough mastery of a language Sincerely, Joan Eisenberg 748 Gisha Linchis ’48 Joan Gould ’47 UV AP Plans To Send French F ood Parcels Continued from Page 1 purchased with careful regard to. nutritional value and the present. needs in Europe. Small personal items will also be sent. A group of students headed by Dierdre Butler ’46, organized a. Committee for Relief of Europe at the beginning of this semester.. Supported by the faculty and Un- dergraduate Council, the Commit- tee drew up plans for raising- money, collecting clothing, pur- chasing food and necessary sup- plies, and packing.and mailing the parcels. Volunteers will assemble — the- the packages in the Red Cross. room in Goodhart. Experienced workers will bein charge, and rec- ords will be kept of all work done.. The parcels will be transported in bulk to the Bryn Mawr Post Of- fice, where they will receive special attention as ‘to mailing. The food and other supplies will be purchas--- ed from wholesale houses and will be stored in Goodhart. A combination of League and Alliance personnel head the sub- committees: — Money raising—Margaret Mc- -Phedran (students) ’46,. , “Mickey” Manning (faculty) 46. Food—Helin Reed ’46, Clothing—Rosalind Oates, 48. Registration for wrapping— Margeé Richardson 46. Equipment—Thelma_ Baldasarre,. 47, Monnie ne vat. : enema, ie — THE COLLEGE NEWS. 2 Py Page Three Thomas States Religious Needs. ~. | The place of religion in the mod- ern world was the topic of a dis- cussion October 18th presented by Mr. George F. omas, Professor of religious thought at Princeton University. Mr. Thomas traced the _ role which religion has played in the past and in modern times and cited . the increasing need for it in the future. Until the time of the Re- formation religion was the princi- pal centralization force of the world, an integral part of every phase of life. Gradually, however, every field has declared its inde- pendence, so that today religion is essentially peripheral in char- acter. It is impossible to foretell | what form religion will take in the future, but if it is to continue to exist at all, it must lose some of this peripheral nature. The results of a religious revival Mr. Thomas pointed out, would be threefold. The intellectual stagna- tion which is enveloping the world would be brought to a halt’ by the stimulating influences of a new religious inspiration. Coinciding with this would come a moral re- generation of mankind. The mod- ern world falsely believes that it ean live by intellectual standards alone, but the experiences of this century have proved-that-these are not sufficient. Finally this new force would counteract the mass and individual egotism which has caused man to lose sight of fra- ternity in his search for liberty and equality. Exhibit Illustrates History Of Books By Louise Gorham °47 The History of the Book is the subject of the current Rare Book Room exhibit. ‘Here the develop- eaeeeeees 0 PAT EDWARDS 2nd. Frosh Chairman Current Events The principal causes of the fail- ure of the London Council of For- eign. Ministers were traced by Miss McKown jn'her discussion at Cur- _ | rent Events to the Potsdam Dec- laration, by which the Council was instituted. The first Potsdam factor influen- cing the ‘London failure was the pressure of wartime conditions which molded the first conference and not the second. Potsdam was hurriedly and-badly drafted, and the resultant confusion in London contributed to the (virtual break- down of negotiations. Haste Similar haste, as shown by the Jobs, Marriage Occupy Alumnae Graduate study, teaching, mar- riage, and wage-earning the majority of the class of after graduation last June. Returning to Bryn Mawr this fall as graduate students are Betty and Marguerite Hutchins. In Cambridge Gina More, Ann Fitzgibbons, Han- nah Kaufman and Jean Alice Pot- ter are doing: graduate work at Harvard. Edith Brunt and Helen while Katherine Pike is studying at the Blommers, Coleen Grimm, Einhorn are at Columbia, University of Minnesota. Julie Turner is studying art in ? is continuing her work in dancing by studying in New York. Yvonne Townsend and Betty Updegraff are medical students, and Mary Sax is studying Hemotology at Wash- Chicago, and Esterlee Hutzler ington and Jefferson Medica School in St. Louis. Alison Merrill is continuing her journalistic career as a copy girl claimed "45 brief time the Council was given to start meeting, led to the lack of adequate preparation by the deputies in London, notably in the case of the non-existent agenda. Further, Miss McKown pointed out, ‘the Potsdam agreement included ‘for the principals a certain area of verbal arrangement, while the subsequent conference was com- pelled to restrict itself to the let- ter of the written agreement. Groundwork The chief point of disagreement arose over the American draft of the Roumanian peace treaty in of a democratic regime signing the peace was explicitly demanded. The American contention that the present government of Roumania is undemocratic brought up the whole question of the Russian, as against the Anglo-American, con- ception of democratic government. This was the chief “substantive” conflict, which, Miss McKown em- phasized, should not be confused with procedural points more readily settled in preparatory negotiations. Miss McKown pointed out, how- ever, that a considerable amount of groundwork was laid for future discussions, ] which the Potsdam requirement | Ingenuity and Poetic Grandeur Revealed by Self-Gov. Exams ‘by Rosina Bateson, 747 ’49 seems to be serious in its conception of the responsibility’ of members of the Self-Government Association. With Tennysonian grandeur one Freshman wrote “I am a part of Self-Government with an amount of responsibility equal to that of all other members, If I fail, Self Government fails. (meta- phor).” On the other hand, there is the cynic who stated that a council will scold you if you don’t watch out, Some people look at life the hard way. According to a budding pessimist, “no beverages are al- lowed at college’. Could that. ex- plain the recent lack of milk at lunch? She was rather confused too about smoking: “allowed * on the college grounds until the beau- ty or usage of it was destroyed.” Several Freshmen aren’t quite sure whether Washington and New York are in the vicinity of Phila- delphia. Those who did_know, how- ever, were firm about signing out to a-eertain Miss Forbes’ house in Washington to return by car, per- mission 2:00. Horror bristling from her pen, and obviously an- noyed at such a foolish question, one Freshman wrote “tsk tsk! Re- turning by car after 10:30 from a distance greater—than—Prineceton? “Never! She should go by train. (or helicopter).” Last, but not least deluge of opinion and - concern about halters. “Neyer wear them, so don’t haye~to bothéx.about the rule,” meanghea one independent soul. Then there were the upper class- men who to show off asked what the exam was like. When they were told in no uncertain terms they found that they too got con- fused. With a good deal of cha- grin one senior who couldn’t figure out the funny business of why she wasn’t able to pop into the Greeks on the way. home from a concert in Philadelphia at 12:30, was heard to remark, “It all depends on the route you take back from. the train!” came the fc f Hamburgers that. deny description, Food that inspires poetry THE LAST STRAW Haverford ment of books is traced from their earliest type to the modern form. It is the first time that such a resume has been attempted, and _ the Library is proud of possessing all the exhibits, with the exception of the Babylonian tablets and pa- pyrus examples ‘for which it is ' greatly indebted to the University of Pennsylvana, and _ without which the display would have been impossible. The oldest type of books known today are: the cuneiform tablets - from before 4000 B. C., two frag- ments of which can be seen. The samples of hierogliphics traced on papyrus rolls with a pen or brush represent a later development, or- iginally along the Nile Valley. In the western world, parchment was used until the advent of paper from China. There are several vol- umes of these artistically done manuscripts in book form, one dating from the twelfth century. The exhibit includes representa- tive books from all these periods, closing with a modern copy of T. S. Eliot. MEET AT THE GREEKS Tasty Sandwiches Refreshments Lunches — Dinners Bryn Mawr on the New York Herald Tribune. Margaret Browder, former presi- dent of the radio club, has a posi- tion in the advertising and promo- tion division of NBC. The ability to speak Spanish gave Bobby Eg- gert an opportunity for promotion at Young and Rubicam advertising agency when an emergency arose. She is now being trained to repre- sent the company in Mexico. In New York, Betty Gunderson is working for the Norwegian ship- ping and trade mission, and Lucy Hall is at the French Colonial Trade Mission. Lydia Gifford ‘ is working on McCall’s. At the American Machine and Foundry h- Assistant Director of Public Re- lations. Nina Montgomery is work- ‘ing in a Brooklyfh Museum. © Continued next Week In conclusion Mrs. Manning drew. attention to the extreme import- ance of the Anglo-American loan not only in settling the patterf for Anglo-American relations with the world but as absolutely fundamen- tal to the revival of world trade. if-you haven’t tried Co, in Brooklyn, Diana Marks is |: four college devil, you haven’t lived, so come to the cottage tea house. montgomery ave. bryn ‘mawr xs Now at the LANCASTER AVE. 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That's more Long Distance circuits than there were in both Great Bri tain and-France before the war. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA ~ OiLat Page Four AP Erratic ii Nett, Dull Plot Mark Hedgerow Production Specially Contributed by Elizabeth Dowling ’47 “Girls in Uniform”, Hedgerow’s latest_offering at the altar ~ of drama is more of an insult than a compliment to the presiding Muse. Christa Winslow’s play of school life in the Prussia of the 30’s, anachromatically translated by Barbara Burnham into colloquial English of the 40’s advertises it- self as “an authentic account of the one-sided development of uni- versal human interests which has led so much of the world into what “we now call fascism.” This is pos- sibly what the author originally had in mind but is most certainly not what she has put into the script. ; The net result of her work is complete confusion of idea and nebulosity of theme. It is to be as- sumed that Miss Winslow intended to set forth evils of the Junker might in its training of the chil- dren in the principles of supre- macy, self control and discipline. In her - attempt - to do this she ‘has focused the plot. on Manuela, a fourteen year old or- phan, and Fraulein Von Bernburg, a teacher. Manuela being starved for affection looks for love-from the teacher and mentally imagines her as being a foster mother. The reaction of the sensitive girl to the code of strictness and the in- ability of the teacher to show fa- voritism toward the student arc the ‘two strands of continuity in the play. Given such a plot, one which was apparently as boring to the cast as the audience, it is unfair to judge an actor’s worth by his per> formance in it. However if the di- rection and characterization had been better defined the play would have been clearer. Fraulein Von Bernburg, Fraulein von Kester and Mlle. Aralet carried the honors in that they were the only persons who created and maintained a character throughout the perform- ance, Fraulein Von -Bernburg' used expression and gesture with re- straint and is showing a capacity to sustain a role. Manuela _ dis- played a keen. sense of timing and an ability to make much of a sim- ple line, but her acting rose and fell with the curtain, reaching a peak just before a scene ended and then-recommencing stiltedly. The general performance of the rest of the cast leant toward over-char- ‘acterization and showed the hand of a di r given to staginess. The general confusion and poor workmanship of “Girls in Uni- form” sadly betrays the reputation that the Hedgerow theatre has maintained in the past. _ NANCY BROWN Day Dresses Sport Clothes $16.95 — $45.00 Bryn Mawr Avenue EAST 3 |NICHTERS: _nd has _one distinction: it is the ‘tion takes us to Nantucket where THE COLLEGE NEWS 4 y =" er Light Musical Comedy “Girl From Nantucket” Opens Season —— By Dembow and Dimond If you are pleasure bent This show is heaven sent. If your mood’s not funny... Stay home and save money. Girl from Nantucket opened at he Forrest Theatre on October 10 rst musical of the Philadelphia heatre season. The book, written by the team f Fred Thomson and Berne Giler, 1as a good deal of meat in which vecast could put its teeth, but for he most part this chorus and cast}, ‘show evidence of being minus. an ipper plate. Beginning on the sidewalks of New York, the first act gets off to a snappy start which involves the adoration of a spying house painter for a pretty and young artist, the girl from Nantucket. A clever scene transi- we and the authors become en- tangled with the local politicos. In hope’ of. commissioning an artist, Enrico ‘Nicoletti, they send the notorious. sea-dog, James Bar- ton, to New York in quest of him. Barton, more than slightly inebri- ated, mistakes Nickerson (Bob Kennedy) for the famous artist and Nantucket accepts him at his face value. From then on the audience s on its own to ply its way on a cough sea of complications which ‘alms down before ‘the curtain ‘alls. Redeeming Features Although the first act will prob- bly undergo a rewrite job before treeting New York audiences, the ‘econd act is very redeeming. Not |’ mnly-do the actors feel more at iome on the stage, but the musical 1umbers show unanticipated im- drovement. The choreography is well exe- suted by Val Raset, and particular eredit is due the two ballets, with- dut which it would seem that no modern musical is complete.. The most outstanding scene in the sec- ond act, in fact, is the ballet inter- preting the excellent narrative soem of the sea as embodied in a woman. Clever Sets Unusually glittering costumes of post war vintage and fast and fur- ious changes of cleverly done sets idd to the glamour of the produc- .| many offices sion, And now, we close in the tradi- ional theatrical manner. (Did you snow that the last line of a show s never rehearsed until the open- ‘ng night?). Fasa,~fasa, fasa. 4 7} Send Some Flowers’ On Lantern Night From JEANNETT’S They'll be Just Right LANCASTER AVE. BRYN MAWR =e J i The Chatterbox Diane Room : 839 LANCASTER AVE. BRYN MAWR The finest of foods for the finest of. people _ Sunday Dinner — 1 to 7:00 P. M. | Dinner — 5 to 8:15 P. M. AM Tha NE PNR wT DO ge ne Changes Desired For Point System There has been much discussion in the past year about the present point system for regulating the number of offices a person can “hold-on campus. The complaint has been that one person can _ hold in pees activities, with the result that* a very small minority of the college fills all the positions. The Under- graduate Board hopes to arrange a better system this year so that the various offices include a wider range of people. The present point system-is posted on Taylor Bulle- tin Board and anyone who has sug- gestions concerning a new point system should see Betty Coleman, second Sophomore member of the Undergraduate Association and Chairman of the Point Committee. Editorial About Orals Criticized By Faculty Continued from Page | continues to progress by habitual reading.” Mr. Diez declared that the rec- ommended plan. of two years study as a substitute for passing the oral has. been proved unsatisfactory through the experience of other colleges. It places the entire. bur- den on the language department which cannot fail 30 to 40% of its students and is therefore compell- ed to lower its standards. Miss Gilman condemned the false distinction between compre- hension and translation, pointing out that the ability to write clear and comprehensible English is re- quired of every student in ‘all her college work. She did emphasize, however, that the memorizational character of elementary language work belongs properly to the sphere of the preparatory school. Characterizing many of the ed- itorial’s assertions..as_ ‘fwrong’”, Miss Nepper pointed out that the method of correction of the orals is_such as to eliminate those pos- sessing superficial. knowledge. She drew attention to the plan in sev- eral colleges of major and minor languages, a greater degree of knowledge being required in the major than in the minor. Agreeing with the general con- tentions of the editorial, Miss Lo- grasso pointed’ out the artificiality inherent in permitting students to wait until the fall of their senior year to pass the oral while knowl- edge of the language is supposed to be a tool a ———___ : Registration Begins For Volunteer Work Continued from Page 1 the League of Women Voters, the International Institute, the Citi- zens Council for City Planning, the American Friends Service Com- mittee, the Foreign Policy Associ- tices Committee, and the CIO and A. F. of L. unions. Red Cross The need for Nurses’ Aides is even greater this year for work in hospitals in Philadelphia and vicin- ity. > The Home for Incurables is a nursing home for bed-ridden child- ren and adults. The work is sim- ilar to that of Nurses’ Aiding, and involves entertaining children as well as giving them evening care. Valley Forge Work at Valley Forge, a hospi- tal for wounded veterans, includes the teaching of Arts and Crafts. Those skilled in leathercraft ‘or other handicraft may after approv- al serve as part of the recreation- al program, provided they are will- ing to devote at least five hours a week, For unskilled volunteers, lessons from the Red Cross are compulsory before work in the hospital. Dancing classes will be held at the V. F. Hospital every Tuesday afternoon. Transportation will be provided. For those who can stay up on skates, there will be roller- skating. parties on Thursday after- noons. Red Cross Canteen There are plenty of opportuni- ties for anyone trained in Red Cross canteen work. Also, for those who are interested, the cafeteria at the Bryn Mawr Hospital needs volunteers, Relief The most immediate need for volunteer effort is the Feeding of Surope program. Students will be reeded this fall for the wrapping of the collections of food and ‘lothes in the Red Cross work- ‘ooms. ation, the Fair Employment Prac-= Workshop Opens For B. M. Plays The Theatre Workshop, located on the Baldwin School campus re- opens this year, having been closed during the war. Freshmen Hall Plays. and minor. productions will be held there, as they were before the war, instead of in Goodhart. The Theatre Workshop was open- ed in 1989-as a memorial to Mrs. Otis Skinner and to the, dramatic work she did at Bryn Mawr and Baldwin. Mrs. Skinner’s close as- sociation with the two institutions throughout her daughter’s stu- dent days and her invaluable as- - sistance in organizing dramatic ac- tivities in both schools made such a memorial peculiarly appropriate Mrs. Skinner coached the Dramatic Club plays at Baldwin for fivé of the years her daughter was there and in 1920 and 1924 she di- rected Big May Day at Bryn Mawr, from which all succeeding May Days have been patterned. the building was converted into the Theatre Workshop by the architect Thomas Pym Cope, as a Originally a stone barn, joint workshop for Bryn Mawr and Baldwin. The workshop is divided in half by a curtain, that part to the north being reserved for the College and to the South for Bald- win. Each half seats 175 and the entire room can be used by the re- moval of the curtain. MAYO and PAYNE Cards Gifts RADIO Parts Repairs . 821 LANCASTER AVE. 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