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 ae Emity TownsEND, ’50, Editor-in-chief ANNE GREET, ’50,_Copy a Marian Epwarps, 50, Makeup Hanna Ho .sorn, ’50 BiarkiE ForsyTH, ’51, Makeup GWYNNE WILLIAMS, ’50 ELISABETH NELIDoOW, ’51 Joan McBripg, ’52 Editorial Staff JANE ROLLER, ’51 JANE AUGUSTINE, ’52 Linpa BETTMAN, 752 Jute ANN JOHNSON, 752 Betty LEE, ’52 ANN ANTHONY, ’51 Betty BEIERFELD, ’51 JoaNNaA SEMEL, ’52 JACQUELINE EsMERIAN, ’51 CiLamre LIAcHowi!ITz, ’52 Staff Photographers Lynn Lewis, ’49, Chief JOSEPHINE RASKIND, *50 LAuRA WINsLow, ’50 Business Board ELEANOR OrTo, ’51, Advertising Manager MADELEINE BLounrT, 751, Business Mamager TAMA SCHENK, ’52 Mary Lou Price, ’51 GRACE FRIEDMAN, 752 Mary Kay Lacxritz, ’51 Subscription Beard Atty Lou Hackney, °49, Manager Epiz Mason Ham, ’50 Sue KE ey, *49 BarBara LIGHTFOOT, ’50 EpyYTHE LAGRANDE, '49 Marjoriz£ PETERSON, ’51PENNY GREENOUGH, ’50 FRANCES PUTNEY, 50 GRETCHEN GAEBELEIN, 50 Mary Kay LackritTz, ’51 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 More Plays, More Actresses In 1925, the college adopted a new dramatic regime: varsity drama was substituted for the old system of class plays. “We are used to charming settings in our class plays,” the NEWS critic wrote, “ ... and to several good actors in each class.” Minor roles were often badly played, however, and the total effect was unsatisfactory. Varsity drama was intended “to produce plays more interesting to act, direct, and stage, and to produce them with higher standards .. .”. After the first production, the new policy was judged im- mensely successful, and class plays were abandoned forever. At that time, it may have been a good thing. But now, when, analogously, in the field of sports the trend is to devei- op class and hall as well as varsity competition, it might also prove worthwhile to supplement Drama Guild productions with less “professional” plays. That there are many poten- tially fine actresses at Bryn Mawr was made clear during the presentation of original scripts this last weekend. With ex- perience and some competent coaching, they should be able to do very good work indeed. But there are never enough women’s parts in the Drama Guild plays to give everyone who is a potentially good actress the chance to develop her talent. More and better plays, with less expensive productions and more emphasis on real acting training, might very well be the answer to the increasing complaints about Bryn Mawr dramatics. The NEWS feels that it is particularly important for those classes who do nothing together to have a chance to get loose in Goodhart and do all the amateur acting and singing and dancing they have a mind to. Perhaps a sophomore play might have some effect on that class’ notorious slump. We feel that at the very least the whole purpose and function of organized dramatics at Bryn Mawr should be re-examined, and the desirability of extending acting opportunity to every- one who is capable of profiting by it be kept in mind. . Official Warning No pink nudes in the niches this year, no melting snow- man ‘in front of the Library, no stuffed corpses hanged from trees. By unanimous vote Veritatem Dilexi has been effaced from every fireplace, and our new motto: “I can’t—I haven’t got time’’—has been carved on instead. After spring vaca- __ tion there will be a five dollar fine for smiling, and, starting. Shae for Bia wathors to try Wat tonight, anyone who talks about anything but work will be given a loyalty test by the Senate. a Current Events Dr. Marion Levy discussed the problem of Modernization in China on the basis of the traditional con- ditions that are still pervading in that country, and which prove to be a hindrance to a rapid modern- ization. For the social pattern of China is the same as that which existed some 2000 years ago, name- ly, that of a family-oriented so0- ciety. There is strong solidarity between the members of the Chinese family, which makes for a tie that is stronger than any other social obligation. Chinese families, especially the peasant and middle class families, are highly self- sufficient, so that they can afford to live within themselves. The ideal family for the Chinese, as Dr. Levy pointed out, is then a large family, and the Chinese put great stress on their high birth tive health conditions, the death rate among children is high, rough- ly..about four times.as high as in the U, Bs Family Relations Relationships between_ the Chinese are not specifically defined, as they are in the Western coun- tries, but are, as Dr. Levy termed it, “functionally diffused.” That is to say, they are based on the in- dividual’s relations with his fam- ily rather than on the individual himself. Family relations play the same important role in the selec- tion of officials for the bureaucracy and workers for the modern in- dustries that are being installed in China. For in those cases, too, it is on the basis of who the peo- ple are, rather than on their skill, that they are hired. In the bureauc- racy, any nepotism that might be caused by this method of selection is prevented, not by disturbing the principles of family privacy, but by keeping officials far from their families. However, the modern in- dustries need skilled workers, and the Chinese method of selection is a serious hindrance there. Altogether, Dr. Levy was pessi- mistic about a rapid moderniza- tion of China.Although there is absolute need for it, both from the point of view of hygiene and of China’s survival as a power in an ultra modern world, China’s prin- ciples are entirely different from those that have made the present- day industrial powers. Kukde Explains Place Of Christian Missions Mrs. Zarina Kukde will speak on “The Place of Christian Missions in the World Today” at the reli- gious discussion to be held at 7:15 in the Common Room, February 3rd. Mrs. Kukde is traveling sec- retary of the Student Volunteer Movement for Christian Missions, Inc. She went to school and col- lege in India, and attended Michi- gan State College in East Lansing for two years where she majored in Home Economics and received her M.S. degree in 1948. Plays Offered Friday By Haverford Authors Continued from page 1 the Johnsons. The directing as well as the plot and acting was very well done ,and the play was an interesting contrast with the first. | Afterwards the “authors met the critics”—the whole audience. The discussion brought out both tech- nical and critical points and prov- ed very worthwhile. The audience was rather small but enthusiastic and interested. Playwright’s Night was an ex- perience in experimental writing that both the authors and the audi- ence enjoyed and’ provided a their plays on a stage before an audience. Joint Letter From ’°52 Upholds Hell Week Tradition To the Editor, Many Freshmen wouid like to express opinions on “Hell Week” other than those stated in last week’s NEWS. Although there are some cases in which it may have been carried a little too far, we feel that as long as it doesn’t in- terfere with work, the show, sleep, or health we are all willing to go along cheerfully with whatever the Sophomores ask. Since it is all rate. However, because of primi- ! actually done in a spirit of fun, it is really better all around if the |feeling is reciprocal. | “Hell Week” and its customs are a part of the college traditions j whieh help to make up a great deal of the college spirit, and to make college more fun. It also serves to make the Freshman Show week much more important, and ‘to further highlight Saturday morning’s wonderful custom. The main thing is that if it is ta- ken and done with a sense of humor, in such a way that everyone has a good time, then it certainly achieves its purpose. Those of us who enjoyed it'in that spirit know what fun it can be, both at the time and in retrospect. For these reasons we feel that “Hell Week” definitely should not be condemn- ed, as its merits far outweigh its faults. Sincerely, Barbara Joelson Emmy Cadwalader Pat Onderdonk Nonnie Cohen Polly Dickinson Alice Cary Patricia Fahnestock Anne Ritter Marcia Polak Jane Kristensen Judy Rivkin Connie Schulz Adelaide Wahlert Tama Schenk Gladys Beck Lita Hahn Renee Veron Margi Partridge Elly Rosenblum Ann Lawrason Perkins Betsy Taliaferro Catherine Cheremeteff Lucy Turnbull Joan Jakhilln Marianne Mitchell Maryan Rising Caroline Price Christine Zimmelman Chris MacVeagh Trish Richardson Caroline Smith Jill McAnney Marty Heckman Nancy Newlands Bar Townsend Jean Gunderson Lydia Biddle Harriet Manice Marylou Dillon Carol Gregory Mary Anne Hennessey Molly Masland Lois Bishop Ellen Wadsworth Helen Loenig L&nny Olsen Ginny Hollyday Mary Stair Dempwolf Trish Mulligan Tru Warren Kathy Craig Nikki du Plessix €onnie Logan Joanna Pennypacker, Nancy Schaberg Reba Benedict Barbara Lese Ellen Wells Gurdon Howells Sue Bramann Anne Albersheim Mary Berenice Morris Julie Freytag ‘Joan McBride TNS All of the above are members of the class of 1952. Tribute to Mr. Adams Greeted Joyfully By NEWS February 24, 1949 To the Editor of the News: Hats off to Mr. Adams! We like the way he handles Public Rela- tions for the benefit of students, administration, and public, alike. Ann Eberstadt Nancy Martin Edythe LaGrande Ann. Seideman Sue Henderson Marisa Smith Geraldine A. Warburg Kathryn Geib Eve Israel Rusty Lund Melanie Hewitt Andrea B. Bell Barbara Bentley Louise Belknap Betty -Mutch Ally Lou Hackney. Anne Newbold Clarissa Platt Eliminate Hell Week From Bryn Mawr Say Sophs _ We feel that although the opin- ions recently expressed in The News about Hell Week were per- tinent, they did not represent the point of view which it seems a good many people hold. As soph- omores, we have been through both stages of Hell Week, and we don’t think that we have profited from either one, ‘We understand and appreciate the work which the freshmen are putting in on their show and feel. that the additional annoyances of Hell Week could easily become the last straw. As for the effect which Saturday morning has, the sur- prise would be even more wonder- ful if it gave the impression that the whole college was and had al- ways been completely behind the freshmen. The way it stands now, there is an undertone of “Con- gratulations — now that you’ve proved you can take it.” We do not understand why this surprise must be preceeded by a period gen- erally annoying to all four classes, to say nothing of the faculty dur- ing the day, and the maids at din- ner. The ingenuity of the fresh- man class is apparent without their having to prove themselves by wearing tank suits and calling us Miss.” If we were mad as freshmen it was righteous indignation, but as sophomores, we have nothing but shaky tradition to fall back on. Since this tradition has been ram- pant at Bryn Mawr for only about ten years, why can’t we let it go? Freshmen next year will be no less happy and pleased on Saturday morning if we dispense with the artificial animosity which is now considered a requirement. Marisa Smith ’51 Ellen Bacon ’51 Trudy Donath ’51 **Hell Week’’ Fosters Spirit, Talent Of °52 To the Editor: I was in Freshman Show; I also live in Rhoads, which had one of the stiffest Hell Weeks of any hall. In spite of this, Hell Week was something I delighted in whilé" it was in progress, and now miss. Furthermore, almost all the Fresh- men in Rhoads share this feeling. Our Hell Week was not easy. Each day we had to add some lu- dicrous piece of costume to that of the day before. By Friday, the overall. accumulation was rather frightening. We wore skirts above our knees, a garter, a large blue | bow, a green sweater, a fancy hat, lipstick on the right side of our- Continued on page 5