} Ny a VOL. XLVI, NO. 13 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1950 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1950 PRICE 15 CENTS ‘McBride Calls Harvard Report Of Basic Use Inert Ideas Useless; Must Become Active On Wednesday, February 8, the second morning of the spring semester, Miss McBride spoke to the 8:45 assembly in Goodhart. She outlined briefly the pro- gram for general education pre- sented in the Harvard Report and which the Harvard faculty voted compulsory last spring. General education is needed to do away with the “inert ideas” which ‘Whitehead describes in his essay Aims of Education. “Inert ideas,” he says, are ideas which are not “utilized, or tested or thrown into fresh combinations.” Education must be more than just an accu- mulation of “inert ideas”—useless scraps of information. This sort of useless idea is liable to occur in the mind of a person ‘who is not going into a profession and yet is subjected to a special- ized profession-preparatory educa- tion. That person needs to be ed- ucated in a different way—in the ‘way described by Harvard’s new program as “General Education,” General education is directed to- ward the student’s “life as a re- sponsible human being and a citizen.” It requires each student to take three elementary courses —one in the humanities, one in the ‘social sciences, one in the natural sciences — and three advanced courses, From the eighteen ad- vaneed courses one may choose such subjects as “Classics of the Christian Tradition,” “Art in Man’s Environment,” or “The Im- pact of Science on (Modern Life.” These courses in general educa- tion are continued all through the Continued on Page 2 Harvard Dunces Are B M’s ‘‘Last Resort’’ Entertainment “The Last Resort,” the annual Freshman Show, will be presented at 8:30, Saturday evening, Febru- ary 18, at Goodhart Hall, The tic- kets are on sale at the Public Re- lations Office. The complete cast is as follows: Sidekick, Myra Bec- ker; Rastus, Cinnie Comley; Hero, Ronnie Gottlieb; Intellectual, Kathy Lurker; Joe, Penny Rand; Proprietor, Cookie Sciotto; Sexy Gal, Sally Shoemaker; Margaret, San Tilghman; Bess, Cory Voor- his; Eskimo Girl, June Wasser. The Kick Chorus: \Castor, Ches- ton, [H. (Cooper, Kramer, Kunze Ludington, Maude, McCulloch, Ra- ven, Neuses, Simmons, Stehli. Prospectors: Brittain, Brown, Burelbach, |Cheston, ‘Cross, Greer, Kimball, Leeds, A. Martin. Old Prospectors: Drinkle, Rei- gal, Stephen. Continued on Page 2 Committee Meets To Plan Revisions Of Self-Gov Rules Newly elected members of the, committee which meets every four years to decide on revisions of the self-government constitution are: Marge Carlson—Denbigh. Sue Kramer—Merion. Frieda Wagoner—Non-Res. Marilie Wallace—Pem West. Elizabeth Nelidow—Pem East. Anne Bobis—Radnor. Ellie Gunderson—Rhoads. Betty Goldblatt—Rockefeller. Ellen Shure—Wyndham. Plans for the committee include, first, a trip back to the halls this week to conduct meetings in order to gather public opinion about re- visions. After these meetings the representatives will meet and com- pile all suggestions. The Revisions Committee func- tions independently of the Execu- Continued on Page 2 Three Playwrights’ Nite'‘Dramas Show Promise, Still Experimental by Paula Strawhecker, °52.- This year’s Playwrights’ Night, held January 18th in the Skinner Workshop, demonstrated more technical knowledge of the struc- ture of the one-act play, more thoughtful production, and a more interesting if conventional choice of plots than did the two evenings of last year. The three original, all-student productions had a pro- fessional quality, especially evi- dent in production, that has been lacking in many previous non- varsity plays. Leila Kirpalani’s One Track, a moody, impressionistic psycholog- ical study dealing with a frater- nity initiation, was easily the most ambitious and interesting of the three plays. The author is well acquainted with the limits as well as the advantages of the one-act play and obviously planned to in- tegrate plot and study into the most exciting kind of play. The story contains excellent possibil- ities for both: Tom, a college fra- ternity member must put a pledge under the same test he himself endured, that of being tied to a railroad track while a train ap- ‘proaches and then follows a paral- Jel track. In a desolate place near the tracks, three members wait for the boy’s ordeal to be over. Tom’s life, it seems, was completely changed by his experience and he believes the pledge would be bet- ter dead. He is also interested in the pledge’s girl. As the train passes, the brothers learn that Tom has intentionally tied him in the train’s path. The pledge is found alive, however, for the passing train was a special on the other track. The mood was excellently con- veyed inthe set and Brooks Coop- er’s direction was intelligent and gffective. The emotional tension was heightened expertly until the last few minutes when the plot be- gan to run away with the play and the character study of Tom seemed to have been abandoned. The author’s choice of plot shows that she has originality and perception; her dialogue for an all male cast was appropriate and masculine. The change of em- phasis and the loss of Tom as a personality were the only major faults in a fine and promising play. : Victor Jowers’ comedy, When John, was a rampant delight. Com- Continued on Page 5 Winged cupids and the music of ‘Lester Lanin’s orchestra will com- bine to bring you a mammoth be- lated Valentine after the Fresh- man (Show. On the night of Feb- ruary eighteenth, hearts ‘will drive basketballs out of the gym from eleven till two in the morning, and Bryn Mawrters will find one more resort even after The Last Resort of the class of 53. ‘At intermission when the fam- ous orchestra of Lester Lanin stops making beautiful music, the Dunces of Harvard, fifteen strong, will take over to sing. ‘Ann Hinman is in general charge of the dance. Publicity is being handled by Julie Freytag and ‘Mary Starkweather is re- sponsible for decorations. The dance committee is made up of Emmy (Cadwalader and Maddie Blount in Rhoads, Nancy Bolton in Rock, Nancy Blackwood and Claire Minton in the Pems, Mary (Cluett in Wyndham, Betsey Repenning in Denbigh, El Lyman in Merion, and Pat ‘Donoho in Radnor. The Undergrad dance is as usual formal, and permission givers can be prevailed upon to grant 3:30 permissions—which should please those struck by the arrows of Eros while he presides at the dance! BMC, HC Decide 66 99 You Can Take It On March 17 and 18 in Goodhart Hall, the Drama Guild and the Cap and Bells Club of Haverford College will present Kaufman and Hart’s always-popular comedy, You Can’t Take It With You. The show is being directed by Marjorie Low, who has starred with great success in many of the last three years’ local theatrical productions. She was upperclass- man director of this year’s Rhoads Freshman Hall Play, Waiting for Lefty, and is vice president of the Drama Guild. This is her first of- ficial directing job for the Bryn Mawr-Haverford drama clubs. The cast of You Can’t Take It With You is as follows: Penelope Sycamore Patricia Richardson HSS1O— siseees diseediuss Lola Mary Egan IRNG@DE ciseak aise Suzanne Kramer Paul Sycamore ........ Floyd F. Ford Continued on Page 5 CALENDAR Thursday, February 16 Russian Lecture, Dr. Herbert Marcuse; Swarthmore, 8:15 p.m. Saturday, February 19 Freshman Show, “The Last Resort”; Goodhart, 8:30 p.m. Monday, February 20 Current Events, Miss Hertha Kraus: “Germany: Major Social Problems”; Common Room, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 21 Art Series Lecture, Albert M. Friend, Jr., “The Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople— a Reconstruction of the Lost Mosaic Cycle”;: Goodhart, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 22 Morning Assembly, Mrs. Helen Taft Manning, “The Deanery”; 8:45 a.m. Modern Dance Workshop, Principles and Motivations of Choreography; Skinner Work- shop, 8:30 p.m. Freshmen Exhibit Frozen Assets Fieser Discusses Cortisone as Aid For Arthrities Dalton, Thursday, February 9, 8:30—Former Bryn Mawr profes- sor Dr. Louis F. Fieser, now Pro- iffegsor of Organic Chemistry at Harvard, delivered a Science Club lecture on the Status of the Corti- sone Problem. After diagramming the organic structure of cortisone, a hormone produced in the adrenal gland, Dr. Fieser reviewed the discovery of cortisone as an alleviative treat- ment for arthritis. (He surveyed the problem with emphasis on the role played by American Journalism, and stressed the harm that sensationalist news- paper articles caused by ground- lessly-.stirring public feelings that | cortisone is “a boon to sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis.” He told of the isolation of cor- tisone, and of another hormone, a protein, ACTH, from a group of _26adrenal_secretions. With slides, Dr. Fieser illustrated the similarities of construction of these two hormones that in some degree relieve arthritis, and re- marked that there is “considerable specificity of construction. in re- gard to action among the com- pounds isolated.” ‘Contrasted to the fact that hor- mones, as vitamins, are usually ef- Continued on Page 2 Study of Classics Supplies Relation To Moral Destiny Common Room, January 18. The Classics Club presented a round table discussion of “The Value of the Classics in Modern Education.” The speakers were Drs. Nahm, Gilbert, Lattimore, Berliner, and Chew. Dr. Nahm claimed that the edu- cational system at Bryn Mawr was based on classical training and compared it to the female nurseries in Lilliput. There was no difference in the education for male and female except in scope: “the women were taught simply and solely because they could not remain young.” He asserted that we must apply what we are taught to nature and to our fellow men: ‘In some degree the study of the classics is a technical study as well as science and philosophy.” It is a study of what happens in civil- ization. Dr. Nahm spoke of the “intrinsic value in classics,” which contain a beauty that we must recognize. By studying the classics we free ourselves from our natural values, we become an individual against the common heritage of culture. By learning to apply the means to the end, we learn to relive that heritage. Our education is founded on Continued on Page 4 Flock to the Wilds of Alaska; Drown Your Sorrows in Snow by Barbara Joelson, ’52 Have you found stones (reput- edly uranium): in your mailbox lately? Have you seen Eskimos rubbing noses in Taylor, and igloos in the library? Don’t be too con- fused ... it will all become clear on February 18th when the Fresh- men present their show “The Last Resort.” Set in the wilds of Alaska, it harks back to goldrush days, but this time the goal of the search is uranium, Those taking part in this prospecting project range from the Intellectual Girl who realizes that “Love doesn’t come to Geology Majors,” to the old-timer mourning that “Where there was golddust, there’s just mud today.” There are icebergs and snowy mountains looming in: the back- zround; a red-and-white-clad kick chorus with Rockette precision; ’coonskin caps, disillusioned “ex- fans of Bergman,” and a strong, silent Princetonian, There is a Bryn Mawrtyr who sings about the “tale old Taylor tower could tell,” a debutante telling how she was “Abroad” her junior year, a would-be lover entreating “Won't you be my little polar bear?”, an Eskimo with “Those lonely igloo blues” who longs for someone to rub noses with, and a chorus girl who thinks that polaroids are baby Polar bears. “The Last Resort” is a run-down hotel, definitely on its last legs, It is inhabited by the manager, his wife and daughter, and several prospectors left-over from the days of the gold rush. When uran- ium deposits are discovered, mod- ern society descends bringing ro- mance to the daughter, youth and femininity to the prospectors, money to the manager, and gen- eral excitement and chaos to everyone concerned. The “char- acters,” songs, puns, and mugging allow for never a dull moment. “The foremost component of true romance,” we are informed, “is the tremendous and gratifying impact of two intellects.” We are given the story of what happens when “damsels go a-wooing,” and are pointed out the difference existing between “old prospectors and eld- erly prospects.” All this plus seals, spies, and much spirit congregates at the “Last Resort,” where you can “drown all your sorrows in snow,” and escape from anything faintly resembling reality for at least the space of one evening, Page Two THE COLLEGE NE ws Wednesday, February 15, 1950 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 rinted either wholly or in part without per- mission of the Editor-in lef. Editorial Board Joan McBawe, 52, Editor-in-chief PAULA STRAWHECKER, 52, Copy JANE AUGUSTINE, ’52 BARBARA JOELSON, ’52, Make-up JOANNA SSMEL, 52 Editorial Staff EMMY CADWALADER, 752 Patricia Murray, ’52 JupirH _Konowirtz, ’51 FRANCES SHIRLEY, 53 HELEN Katz, ’53 Staff Photographers FraNcINE Du PLessix, ’52 SUE BRAMANN, 752 Business Staff BARBARA GOLDMAN, 53 Joan Ripps, ’52 Betty ANN SCHOEN, ’51 Lira Hann, ’52 JANET CALLENDER, 752 HELENE KRAMER, ’53 Business Managers Tama SCHENK, °52 & Mary Kay LacxnriTz, ’51 Subscription, $3.00 Mailing price, $3.50 Subscriptions may begin at any time Current Events ‘Common Room, Feb. 13.—Miss McBride limited her discussion, Federal: Aid To Education, to the “youngest trees’: the greatest problem is laid to schools. Old un- solved problems, the special im- portance of education today, and the large number of war babies have contributed to form a s0- called “educational depression.” Differences in educational oppor- tunity among states are striking. Furthermore, ten of the states with the largest percentage of school-age children are those which have the lowest income per child. State salaries vary greatly: six of the states with the lowest income per child have salaries un- der $2000 (contrasting with the national average, $2700). States with low educational income have a larger expenditure for schjol operation than states with high income. (Miss McBride emphasized that despite the lack of balance among state educational opportunities most plans provide aid to wealthy states. ' In Congress are two bills pro- posing to equalise educational op- portunities. The Bi-partisan Bill provides a budget of $3800,000,000. Each state would allocate its share according to its laws, except that exclusively negro schools would receive a minimum of five dollars Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912 - Election Revisions When new cfficers are elected each year, the major problems are to select candidates capable of fulfilling their offices and to acquaint the freshmen with both the functions of the offices and the candidates nominated. This year a step is being taken to help relieve these difficulties. The nominating committees will send members to in- terview possible candidates, their hall presidents, and the students with whom they have worked. This will enable the committees to receive a broader picture of the candidates and ascertain the quality of their achievements, upon which they will be judged. The final candidates will not only be introduced in Freshman class meetings, but will be discussed in hall meetings, where freer discussion by upperclassmen may acquaint the Freshmen more fully with the candidates, their achievements, and future responsibilities. These two innovations in the election procedure are purely experimental. Every candidate and voter is urged to realize that a campus office is not only a job but an oppor- tunity. It is more than an extra-curricular activity; it is an opening into future responsibility. The Dark Flower You and I live happily and safely in heated halls, well read, well fed, well adjusted. We have every advantage that the best of environments and the best of educators can give us. Are we therefore, all of us, young women of the highest integrity ? We are not. Some one among us has carefully jimmied the Soda Fountain lock at least weekly since before Thanksgiving. She has indulged her love of bacon, crackers, and ice cream to such an extent that four children born into the poverty of a Philadelphia slum will not be able to go to the Bryn Mawr summer camp. A few weeks ago a completed set of law briefs disappeared during dinner from a senior’s reserved desk in the library. Halls with open bookshops are again losing large sums of money. An advanced philosophy paper on which may depend a senior’s graduate scholarship van- ished mysteriously from Pembroke last week. One person is not responsible for all of these thefts. One attitude, however, which seems to be increasing on campus, is responsible. We grow selfish and complacent in our ivory tower. There are those who reject the necessity for ethical conduct and scorn old-fashioned morals. Honor is a word some laugh at. We don’t seem to care any more whether or not we are good citizens. \ This is not a glowing picture of Bryn Mawr College women. Yet as long as these crimes occur we are all under suspicion as criminals. We must get at the root of the problem, get rid of the attitude that “anything goes, as long ‘as I get what I want.” Our basic selfishness has contributed _ to the campus-wide growth of the dark flower of dishonesty. per child; the poor states would , get funds up to fifty dollars per jehild provided they made a suf- ficient “effort.” The Barden Bill (same budget) would deny aid to non-public schools. The controversies in federal aid to education are: whether federal aid involves federal control, and the question of church and state. Miss McBride added that the ques- ‘tion of the distribution of money to the states has not been general- ly discussed. A compromise bill Sees have to be developed in Con-| gress. (Miss McBride concluded by men- tioning that federal aid to uni- versities has already been begun in the form of research grants. College Clarifies Auto Regulations The College rule concerning driv- ing is that students may not have cars at college and that they may drive only under special circum- stances. Because of recent con- fusion and misunderstanding, the rules need to be clarified at this time, — The ru eans that students who drive cars while in residence must do so when\a parent, guard- ian, or close relative-who assumes family responsibility is in the car. It is not expected that students will sign out for an afternoon or an evening to the nearby address of a friend in order to drive. No college after an absence in a car to be driven by herself and left at a nearby residence or garage. In case of emergency, any stud- ent may consult the Dean about exceptions to the rule. Miss McBride Explains Needs in Education Continued from Page 1 upper years of college; that is an essential point in the program. An interdepartmental committee sees to it that the courses are conduct- ed with the aims of general educa- tion in mind. Miss McBride praised the pro- gram, saying it was undoubtedly serving to minimize the accumula- tion of inert ideas at Harvard, but she went on to point out the weak- ness of the plan. Would it not be possible for the program to do little more than supply new and different sorts of inert ideas? This would be no service to the student at all. Faced with this fact, we should not take an attitude of “What’s the use?” ‘but should recognize that the basic service of the pro- gram is not to present new cours- es, but to improve teaching. These courses cannot carry themselves; they need good teachers. MHar- vard’s most interested and able professors are now making this program work. Good teaching, however, is more than a good pro- fessor. forces”—the professor and the student. The student can make an idea either inert or active. “But iff,” concluded Miss Mc- Bride, speaking of the student, “she has studied with an able pro- fessor, and if she has made her own attack on his field, then what- ever the program, inert ideas will be eliminated and education in the very large sense of understanding the stream of events which pours through life realized in some for- tunate degree.” Revisions Committee Plans 1950 Agenda Continued from Page 1 student should plan to return to|. tive Board of Self-Gov in gather- ‘ing information and combines with | the Board only to make up the fin- |al ballot. ‘Once the program has been for- mulated, it will be taken by Presi- dent Nancy Corkran and Vice- President Betty Mutch back again to the individual halls for final dis- cussion and approval. Last, there will be balloting in the simplest ‘yes-no’ form. The ballots will be distributed five days before they must be returned, and a quorum, that is three-fifths of the student body, must vote on the measures. Prospectors, Eskimos Romp in Frozen North Continued from Page 1 Chorus Girls: Blair, Culver, Dole, ‘Fansler, Goldring, Gurevich, Halperin, J. Martin, Picard. Eskimos: Singer, Pennypacker; Dancers: B. Freeman, Jones, Tou- mey, Stehli, Van Meter, Wasser, Wright. Modern Dancers: Blaisdell, Ca- zale, Culver, Ehlers, deLangley Trippe. Seals: Callendar, J ackson, Sim- mons. ‘Spies: land, Push Cart’, Eskimo: Abreu; Spanish Dancer, Callendar; Blues } Harrison, : Wright, Hol- Singer, Maude. Self-government in Practice Self-government at Bryn Mawr is the interest of the students. Too often we tend to forget this, or take it for granted. But every four years a problem arises which most clearly affords an opportunity to show student government |? in action: revisions of the self-government constitution. 1950 revisions are to be handled by a committee of elect- It is the “resultant of two ed representatives from every hall on campus, in order to spread responsibility and authority further into student hands. Here, in revising our own previously made rules, we can put the theory of self-government into practice. The revisions committee is gathering suggestions now; this is the time to air complaints, and propose new measures. Constitutional revisions are not the concern of the adminis- tration, nor the realm of the self-gov executive board, bat must come from the student body. Hall meetings this week will bring self-gov to us. The value of the changes made will be directly proportional to our interest. Arnold Presents Emotion Theory Specially Contributed by Irina Nelidow, 50 “An Excitatory Theory of Emo- tion,” presented by Mrs. Magda Arnold, Associate Professor of Psychology, w: he subject of this year’s secormt \Sigma Xi lec- ture on January 11 in Park. Mrs. Arnold designed her theory to illustrate the steps jn the time sequence of an emotion, and to show that these steps imply causal relationships. Her theory, in oppo- sition to the James-Lange Theory (which empirical evidence has. proved wrong), and to the Cannon. Thalamic Theory, states that emo- tion is an excitatory phenomenon. which can be analyzed into at. least three divisions: fear, anger, and excitement, which are trans- mitted by different cortico-thal-. amic pathways. Cannon had as- sumed that the cortex acted as an inhibiting agent on the thalamus, and had the power to release a thalamic pattern from cortical inhibition. During the process of an emo- tion, explained Mrs. Arnold, a pri- mary judgment takes place in the brain cortex. The cortex then sends impulses through the thala- mus to the periphery, which in turn sends signals back through the thalamus to the cortex for a secondary judgment. This sec- ondary judgment results from the physical symptoms manifested by the emotion. Some emotions, such as feat and anger, stressed Mrs. Arnold, are both mentally and physically de- structive. The suppression of an emotion causes induced physical symptoms, and its repression superimposes the emotion of fear on the present emotion. However, a deliberate and reasoned re-evalu- ation of the primary judgment can cause the disappearance of the physical symptoms which were manifested in the beginning, and will lead to a healthier state of mind. Fieser Tells Effects Of Cortisone Hormone Continued from Page 1 y fective in minute doses, Dr, Fieser explained, the alleviative effects of cortisone, require 100 milligrams. of the substance per day per pa- tient, “for life as far as anyone knows.” “Compare with this,” said. Dr. Fieser, “the five micrograms per entire treatment of vitamin B-12, the anti-pernicious anemia. agent.” Because of the amazingly large dosage required, Dr. Fieser suspects that cortisone is possibly metabolized into something else in the body, and is itself not the ac- tive agent. “The greatest problem of all,” continued the speaker, “is the availability of cortisone.” If, as. newspapers and magazines imply, America’s seven million arthritis. sufferers will soon have all the cortisone they need, it is the chem- ists’ job to produce somehow 500 pounds of the hormone every day.. With present methods, produc- tion of this amount is impossible. For example, 1000 pounds of beef adrenal gland yield from 300-500' milligrams, enough for one patient. for 3-5 days. ‘\As another example, partial synthesis of desoxycholic acid, 2 minor constituent of the bile, leads to the formation of cortisone, but with only a 8% yield. “The trouble is,” said Dr. Fieser, “there just isn’t enough bile in the world!” Dr. Fieser then spoke of newly developed methods of synthesis and mentioned several untested hypotheses, among them one based’ on the possibility that arachidonic acid, found in the adrenal gland, is a possible precursor of the corti-. sone hormone, ee I” Pn 8 sl te aka, aS 4 pio ira Bea Mo es. ies oa te Met ae Wednesday, February 15, 1950 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three Between the Leaves Book on Great Drawings Proves Readable, Useful Specially Contributed by Joseph P. Sloane One Hundred Master Drawings, Edited by Agnes Mongan, Cam- bridge, (Harvard University Press), 1949, $7.50. The pleasure to be found in drawings is of a rather special va- riety. Persons familiar with the masters only by way of their major works are often unprepared for the more relaxed and informal quality which they display in pre- paratory sketches, or the studies which, though unpretentious, are eomplete and independent in them- selves. The delight seems to come from the quality of line itself, either alone or reinforced by simple areas of wash tint, as if the restrictions put upon the artist by the narrowness of his medium were actually advantages which concentrated his attention and ours upon the grace and facility of which line is capable. Within these confines there is such a wide va- riety of effect that after looking at nothing but drawings for a while, one is tempted to wonder why anyone should bother with any other form. No better introduction to this engaging type of expression could be found than Miss Mongan’s col- lection of plates, but her achieve- ment does not stop at the produc- tion of a book of value to begin- ners, since there is much in it for the advanced student and the ex- pert. A good number of the draw- ings appear here for the first time in print, and all of them are ac- companied by brief but authori- tative descriptions dealing with style, iconography, and proven- ance. Analyses of the particular medium used in each case, listings of the collections to which the pic- tures formerly belonged, and ample bibliographical references round out the account of each drawing. The great majority of the plates are excellent and give a very fair idea of the richness o tone possible in various media. Rare Prints Many of the descriptions are written by Miss Mongan herself, but she has also called to her as- sistance some of the leading Américan authorities in this field among whom might be mentioned her sister, Elizabeth Mongan, Jakob Rosenberg, John Newberry, Felice Stampfle, and John Rewald. A number of these short notices are models of their kind: brief, concise and informative. The book is an outgrowth of an exhibition held at the Fogg Mu- seum in honor of Dr. Paul J. Sachs, one of the greatest Amer- ican connoisseurs in this field, but the original group has been ampli- fied by items from the Winthrop Bequest which has made the Fogg collection outstanding. In a brief Both Badminton Teams Victorious by Emmy Cadwalader, ’52 The first basketball game was played on Friday, January 13, against Beaver College. Bryn Mawr played well, and fought fiercely, but the final results were in favor of Beaver. The Varsity lost by a score of 34-1, and the Junior Varsity lost 30-24. The starting line-up was as follows: VARSITY Forwards Guards Parker, ’51 Johns, ’52 Wadsworth, ’52 Perkins, ’52 Tilghman, 53 Gurewich, *53 De Langley, 53 Howell, ’53 JUNIOR VARSITY Wright, ’53 Atherton, ’52 Kimball, ’53 Lindau, ’53 Cadwalader, ’52 Vorhis, 53 Merritt, ’53 E. Maude, ’52 Parker and Kimball were the top-scorers in the two games, and Perkins and Howell did a beauti- ful job of guarding. The Badminton Varsity also played their first match last week. The Varsity doubles team played the Merion Cricket Club team on Wednesday, January 11. The Bryn Mawr Varsity first and fifth doubles won their matches, but lost the second, third, and fourth. Therefore Merion won in the end by the small margin of 3-2, The team was made up of the fol lowing five sets of doubles: 1. Leeds—MeCulloch 2. Crist—Dawes | 3. Iglehart—Shaw 4, Blackwood—Wallace 5. Rowan—B. Townsend The Bryn Mawr Fencing team had their first match of the sea- son on Saturday, Feb. 11. The team fenced with the Jersey City State Teachers College at Jersey City. The outcome of the match Continued on Page 6 Young Musicians Offer New York On Sunday, March 5, at 8:15 in the Wyndham Music Room, the ‘Young Musicians will present a series of compositions by new composers: Dante Fiorillo’s Mass for Cello and Piano, performed by Paul Clefsky, cellist, and Donald Meminger, pianist; Constant Vau- clain’s music setting of “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind” and “Come Away, Death,” sung by Grace Carlino, soprano, with Don- ald Meminger as accompanist; George Rochberg’s Piano Sonata No. 2, played by Mathilde McKin- ney; and Five Songs by Willson Osborne: “Strings in Earth and Air,” “O Cool Is the Valley,” “Gentle Lady,” “Rain Has Fallen Al lthe Day,” and “Sleep Now,” sung by Vinvent Donato, tenor, with Donald Meminger as accom- panist. The composers themselves will be present, to interpret their own works. Further concerts will be held on Continued on Page 6 March 12 and April 16. THE OBSERVER | Specially Contributed by Anne Greet, °50 First faint muds of spring call in the door. “Come out,” they say. “We can’t,” we say. We saw three bluejays in a bush, and we went out, The mud crawled slowly. up between last autumn’s roots and grasses, and sank again. Who on the road, who on the road, who beside the chestnut tree? Down the bend someone is waiting, thinking quietly of some- thing else. (The dog knows. He stops and sniffs and watches the invisible). This is our road. Silence, riddl- ing stranger, golden magician of an alien season, the beginning is not yet come. This is our road: Far from the horns, the bells and Beyond is the forest that has no ending. Delight of far mountains. Laurel and pine remember, but autumn’s leavings lie rusty in the meadows. The bottom of the garden is green with onion grass. Bright- ness spills over stone walls, down tree trunks, and. drips along branches. All the garden will dance when the revellers come out in springtime. And who on the road, in the field where we watched the elm-tree flowers, and Sindbad chased dead leaves across a swamp? He rouses ‘the wanderers with drum and flute and blazing wand. Lions watch from the trees. Eagles and fawns hinder the dance. Outlanders have invaded our fountained paths, the peacock’s hill, the forest, weaving a branch of may, hunting serpents towers, the closing doors. across a thundering sky. by Jane Augustine, ’52 From the first experimenters: “Are our eyes our own... ?” Much Ado About Nothing From any professor over 45: “A eye-sore to our solemn fes- ioe tap Barer The Tempest From the oculist: “Let me see thine eyes: wink now: now open them; In my opinion yet thou seest not well...” II Henry VI From girls in classes at Haverford: “Men’s eyes were made to look, and let them gaze!” Romeo and Juliet From a poetic Harvardian: “ |. . miserable, mad, mistaking eyes” Titus Andronicus From a disillusioned Yalie: “Foul imaginary eyes . King John From an insouciant Princetonian: Her eyes are fierce... ” King Lear From an intimidated Haverfordian: “Your eyes do menace me .. .” Richard III From wearing 1950 eyes for half a day: “Mine yes do itch; doth that ” . Horton Defends Liberal Education Common Room, Feb. 10, 8:30. In her informal discussion of the subject, “How to be Useful though Educated”, Mildred McAfee Hor- ton, past president of Wellesley College, pointed out the difficulties of post-graduate adjustment, and the ways in which to solve them. The Liberal Arts student, in her opinion, does take from college rest of the world needs ... an un- derstanding of the importance of respect for others which is not in terms of race, color or creed. In extending-these ideas to wid- er areas of society, the college graduate may be discouraged and swayed by the opposition which she will inevitably meet. On the other hand, she may do more harm than good by antagonizing those around her. The best way to fur- ther the ideas which she has, and which society needs, is “to take time, have imagination, and culti- vate the patience to do so through the established social institutions ... the human family, the church, the government, and the school.” Commenting on the “cynical note,” in the title of her talk, Mrs. Horton emphasized the fact that though “education can _ increase utility, it does not necessarily al- ways do so.” This is especially true if the Liberal Arts program leads the student to consider unim- portant those techniques in which she is not trained. This attitude is especially prevalent among housewives. Mrs. Horton suggest- Continued on Page 4 some ideas and attitudes that ect ed that household drudgery could Classical Authorities Agree With NEWS: The Eyes Have It bode weeping ... ?” Othello | From a precocious little brother: “Why of eyes’ falsehood hast thou forged hooks?” Sonnet 138 From a smoker conversation: “With two pitchballs stuck in her face for eyes...” Love’s Labours Lost From a crying bout: “And round her tear-distained eye Blue circles streamed, like rain- bows in the sky.” ¥ Rape of Lucrece From any tidy mathematician: “Bear thine eyes straight .. .” Sonnet 140 From any man aware of the 2 a.m. wash-up: “Her cloudy looks will calm ere night...” .. .. Passionate Pilgrim From the mascara ads: “So shall inferior eyes, That borrow their behaviors from the great, Grow great by your example...” King John “Tt tutors nature: artificial strife Lives in these touches; livelier than life...” Timon of Athens From Liz Arden: “black brows, they say Become some women best, so that there be not Too much hair there, but in a semi-circle Or a half-moon made with a pen.” Winter’s Tale From the blue eye-shadow ads: “Green eyes are doomed to hell, And black in purgatory dwell.” Old French Rhyme From the student of the ancient lore of Babyaonian dancing-girls: “ |. . quaint enamelled eyes” Milton ‘From a man with experience: “The cat with eyes of burning coal.” | nye ..' From a boy of inexperience: intellectual activity, and genuine y “ .. is thine eye evil .. .?” From the girl who’s wearing ’em: “Yes! I have a pair of eyes!” Dickens LAST NIGHTERS Hepburn and Co. Make “As You Like it’’ Enjoyable by Barbara Joelson, ’52 As You Like It is one of the most satisfying dramatic experi- ences of the season, from an artis- tic standpoint as well as for pure enjoyment. So often the ability of one or two actors, the excel- lence of the play, or the skilled production, sets a standard which is not maintained by the other fac- tors. But in As You Like It, the merits of one element do not point out the flaws of the others, but rather all parts are mutually ben- eficial. (Katharine Hepburn is a most delightful Rosalind. Although she is good in the courtroom scene in the beginning, there is a little too much “Hepburn” in her character- ization to make it entirely satisfy- ing to the audience. However, as the play progresses and she as- sumes the guise of the youth, Ganymede, shé completely loses herself in the part and proves how very competent she is. Her inter- pretation of the lines is spell-bind- ing and refreshing. She achieves a wonderful mixture of myster- iousness and emotion, with just the right amount of sense of hu- mor. Especially masterful are her scenes ‘with Phebe and with Or- lando, when the conflict between *Rosalind” and “Ganymede” is skillfully and delightfully appar- ent. Sitting on a knoll in the for- est of Arden and proclaiming her ability to “do strange things” and her love for “no woman”, her ef- fect on the audience is very close to hypnosis. William Prince’s Orlando is both vigorous and romantic: an excel- lent execution of the _ portrait Shakespeare drew. Bill Owen, as Touchstone the Jester, gives an outstanding performance, with many gesticulations and much ef- fective eye-rolling. Also note- worthy 4s Ernest Thesiger, as Jacques, attendant on the banished duke, He is alternately droll and serious; his reading of the speech on the seven ages of man is one of the high spots of the play. Cloris Leachman (Celia), Jay Robinson (Le -Beau), and Aubrey Mather (the Duke) all help to maintaim this high degree of acting. The production is beautifully ex-- ecuted. Instead of a curtain be- tween scenes, a scrim is used. This helps to preserve the misty, evan- escent quality that the scenery creates. This is especially true of the setting for the forest of Ar- den, which has an amazing depth and artistic subtlety: an excellent background for Katharine Hep- burn’s spirit and magic. One of the best things about As You Like It is that it seems to get progressively better, and each scene brings new competence in acting and production. The result Continued on Page 4 Bryn Maur Alliance Announces Schlesinger, Pollak Lectures witness three speeches in Phila- Jr., Professor of .History at Har- vard and author of The Vital Con- test. The speeches are sponsored by Americans for Democratic Ac- tion, and Bryn Mawr attendance is invited at all of them. The time and place of these meetings are as follows: luncheon meeting, Hotel Adelphia, 12:15-1:55 p. m. Mr. Schlesinger will debate with Frederick Chait, formerly General Counsel of OPA and UNRRA, and now General Counsel for the Phil- adelphia Inquirer, on the subject, “Two Liberal Views of U. S. For- eign Policy.” The afternoon meet- ing will be held at 4 p. m. in Hous- ton Hall, and the subject will be “Freedom and Security.” ‘Mr. delphia by Arthur M. Schlesinger, | This Friday, February 17, will Schlesinger will also speak at 8 p. m. at the meeting of the Amer- ican Federation of Teachers on “Liberals at Mid-Century.” The Alliance has_ tentatively scheduled for Wednesday evening, February 22, at 8 p. m. in the Common Room, a meeting spon- sored by the Alliance and the IRC. Thomas Clark Pollak, Dean of the Graduate School of Washington Square College of New York Uni- versity, will speak on “Israel and the U. N.” Mr. Pollak was form- erly Professor of University of Punjab in India and has just re- turned from a stay in Israel. He is sent to Bryn Mawr by the American Christian __ Palestine Committee. Everyone is invited to the speech and the informal dis- cussion which will follow. Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 1950 BM Votes to Aid Two DP Scholars Last year the Bryn Mawr Un- dergraduate Association voted to support a D.P. scholar, and this year Undergrad decided not only to continue aid to the first scholar, but also to bring over another student from some D.P. camp in Europe. To this end a goal of two thousand, nine hundred dollars has been set to make possible the pay- ment of room, board, and tuition for the-two girls. In addition to the four dollars asked of every student, money will be gotten from the freshman show and junior prom, and from faculty and alum- nae. If by chance the goal is ex- ceeded, the money will be placed in a fund for next year’s drive. The D.P.’s themselves, of which Tiga Brauere is the first, are brought over by the combined ef- forts of various relief organiza- tions which are coordinated under the IRO (International Refugee Organization). These groups check the applicant’s scholastic records, examine their backgrounds, and pay passage across the Atlantic. From there the college takes over, transporting the girls to Bryn Mawr, and giving them not only tuition and board, but also spend- ing money. To supplement their allowances, however, the D.P.’s are asked to take jobs’ on campus, and they must support themselves, dur- ing the summer, though the college makes arrangements for any holi- days during the school year. Theoretically, ‘the responsibility of Undergrad is over after the first year. However, the students have agreed to help st 8 the future, for with the dissolution of IRO this spring, there will be no fur- “ther opportunity to get new D.P. scholars. Activities Drive Falls Below Quota The Activities Drive this year collected a total of $3,117.35. This sum fell below the quota by $182.65, the quota being $3,300. The average contribution ‘was $5.70, and contributions by halls were as follows: Pem West ......... ene 390.50 Pem East «cuss 467.00 Denbigh ......000....0. 874.00 Merion ...cscceceee seoveee 189.75 Radnor ........... ious 381.50 BRIOIIG icisscosessssianes 596.60 Wyndham ............... . 120.00 (Non-Res .....scsccsoee . 69.00 A chart showing the percentage of their quota that each hall gave will be posted on the League bul- letin board in Taylor in a few days. The money collected will be used by the League for financing its various activities. Spirited Staging Aids Shakespearean Acting Continued from Page 3 is that the audience is gradually transported to another land, and never experiences a letdown or an- ticlimax. One leaves the theatre with the fullest impact of the magic of Hepburn, Shakespeare and As You Like It. BECOME AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Step into an attractive, well-paid po- es ante ieee iy nen home retarial skills at Berkeley School in a few months’ time. al Executive Course. Business Administration. Group instruction. Personalized lacement service. Write today for Catalog. Address Director. : 420 Lexington ., New York 17, N. Y. White Plains, N ° ° , ss Lae Ave Street, ete ee ‘NOTICES Morning Assembly The next speaker at the college assembly on Wednesday, February 22, will be Mrs. Helen Taft Man- ning, who will discuss the Dean- ery. Movies The next in the Educational Film Series will be sponsored by the History of Art Department, “Leger in America” and “Maillol.” It will be presented in the Music Room on Wednesday, February 22, at 4:15 p.m. On Saturday, February 19, “Laura” will be shown in the Com- mon Room at 2:30 p.m. Dance Workshop The Modern Dance Workshop will present the Themes and Motiv- ations of Choreography in the Skinner Workshop on Wednesday, February 22, at 8:30. It will be a program of original pieces, fol- lowed by an informal discussion. Deanery Party ' On February 22, the Committees of the Deanery’ will give a party to the Senior Class, to introduce to it the Deanery and its facili- ties. iAn added feature will be a humarous quiz ‘on college tradition —and cash prizes for the best an- swers. Bring pencils. Rare Book Room Dr. Herben has collected and ar- ranged an exhibit on Frederic W. Goudy, outstanding American type designer. It will be in the Rare Book Room until February 28. Writing Awards The Katherine Fullerton Gerould Memorial Prize, of forty to fifty dollars, awarded on May Day each year, is open to any student show- ing evidence of creative ability in the fields of informal essay, short story, longer narrative, verse, or playwriting. The deadline for en- tries is 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 5th. The M. Carey ‘Thomas Essay Prize is awarded annually to a member of the senior class for dis- tinction either in critical or crea- tive writing. Students competing for the prize must submit manu- scripts by May Ist. Open to all poets in the United States is the Albert Ralph Korn $100 Lyric Award. Manuscripts typed in triplicate should be sent anonymously (with author’s name in an accompanying sealed en- velope bearing only the title of the ee [it’s Freshman Show Waskoait Here’s a New Place for You and Your Date to “Meet and Eat” 28 E. Montgomery Ave. Ardmore, Pa. What a Treat! It’s Tea and Sweets! COMMUNITY KITCHEN Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr The Finest China and Glass Store in Suburban America GILMAN Suburban Square, Ardmore ) Summer Courses University of Madrid Study and Travel RARE opportunity to en- joy memorable experi- ences in learning and living! For students, teachers, others et to discover fascinating, istorical in. Courses in- —*, clude Span language, art ore tio “te Interesting recrea Per deta write now to Committee Plans Job Conference When,- on Monday after the Show, you receive a program an- nouncing the Week-end Job Con- ference, don’t toss it in the basket, tack it on the bulletin board; for this is going to be a big week-end too. On Friday evening, February 24, at 7:30, there is going to be an open meeting in the Deanery; a panel of eight: Mrs. Ruth Hough- ton— Director of Placement at Barnard—Moderator; Mrs. MaclIn- tosh—Dean of Barnard—Subject Teaching; Mrs. Helen Hill Miller —Social Science Research; Mrs. Woolcott Andrews — (Director of Independent School Placement Bu- reau—Social Work; Mrs. Dorothy Hood—Chemist at du Pont—Sci- ence; Miss Laura Lane—Curtis Publishing Company — Writing; Miss Alice Palache—Vice Pres- ident of a large New York bank— Business and Banking, will speak, for about ten minutes. Questions from students will then be infor- mally discussed. On Saturday morning there will be opportunity for students to have interviews with the panel memibers—singly or in groups, as the students de- sire: (Students will also have a chance to talk with the speakers on Friday at dinner. The whole occasion is expected to be informal and lively: our “silly questions” may bring valuable answers. This opportunity to discuss the prob- lem of “what next” so freely with such well-informed women is dis- tinctly unusual. The Job Weekend is being or- ganized by the Alumnae Commit- tee on Jobs—Alice King, Chair- man, and the Student Committee on Jobs — Margery Peterson, Chairman. poem) to Margaret Widdemer, 1 W. 67th Street, New York 23. Poems should not exceed fifty-six lines. Five Professors Discuss Classical Traditions, See Their Study Root of Present Culture Continued from Page 1 classical learning, but it is a blind, unenriched heritage unless we know the language and the litera- ture of ancient times, for, as Dr. Nahm concluded, “the past is the source of our heritage.” Dr. (Gilbert explained that he spoke as an historian defending classical study. “Although I com- plained about it quite a lot, even at the same time I enjoyed it and could not get along without it.” The classics help us to gain an “expressionistic, emotional con- ception of art.” Ag an historian, Dr. Gilbert admitted that he was a “humble servant of Clio” and emphasized the importance of ‘the ancient world for historical study. He asked, “What is history, if not the history of old?” The events of history are all dependent on past counterparts, and its aim is the realization of the process of civilization, The problems of the men who were “walking around in a toga” are still alive today, in a microcosmic form of the macro- cosm of present civilization. He admitted, however, that the world today is composed of cultures which have had nothing to do with Society Finds Room For Educated Women Continued from Page 3 be more constructively viewed as the necessary’ means to the end of maintaining a family, an excel- lent channel for values learned through education. In concluding, Mrs. Horton gave three hints for a happier post- graduate life ...1) Don’t be Frus- trated, for you have a contribution to make; 2) Don’t be Frivolous, for you would waste a valuable education; 3) Don’t be Frantic, for you cannot hope to do overnight what othe?S™have been attempting for years. If you are any of these, you will be Futile... “and we don’t want 4F women.” SOUTHER D ose ; YW 14, wy LEM AT OZ | CALIFOR DIA Vol XL In Los Angeles, there is always a friendly gathering of University of Southern California students at Ted Owen’s. And, as in colleges everywhere, ice-cold Coca-Cola helps make these get-to-gethers something to remember. As a refreshing pause from the study grind, or on a Saturday-night date—Coke belongs. Ask for it either way... both trade-marks mean the same thing. ¢ Plus 1¢ State Tax aa Sos ° Calif. Los Angeles, BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company © 1949, The Coca-Cola Company R |, ‘eded the supply. ‘9, if your favor e4 |) ounter does not classical civilizations: Russia, Ja- pan, and China. He emphasized the great danger of chaos and dis- integration and need of a unifying bond—the bond of reason develop- ed by study of the classics. “The value of the classics ex- ists for me for mercenary and other reasons,” claimed Dr. Latti- more, but their chief value lies in their intrinsic excellence. “The literature of the classics is good— worth studying and_ studying hard.” The classical tradition is with ug everywhere; if Greek and Latin are not read in the original, they can nevertheless be appre- ciated in translation; therefore, it is “necessary for people to ‘deal with them in a more thorough- going, technical manner:” not Plato as Jowett, but as “solid work to support the rest of the frame- work.” Irrespective of his profession, Dr. Berliner believed in the clas- sics as the root of present cul- ture as a whole, not of individual periods or arts. The classics ‘will not help to solve specific prob- lems; the relation between them. and science is beyond technical terms. It lies in the development. of the human mind. The ancients. explained natural phenomena in rational terms, for many thoughts and concepts were first formulated. |in ancient Greece. For example,. Democritus did not give us the atom itself, but the concept of the atom. (We cannot study a subject. out of its context, but must also. consider modern artists, philos- Continued on Page 6 Was he talking about You? » After spending most of my girlhood im vitz2rland, | came to your country to study edicine. 1 was amazed to see how many other- ise beautiful young girls had poor complexions. “Why?” I asked a leading skin doctor. For rarly all the young girls in Switzerland have rautiful complexions. Only a few ever had emishes and most of these unfortunate girls ere in ill-health. “Why do so many. yourig women in America ave such poor complexions?”, I repeated. “The real trouble”, the dermatologist replied, s largely due to foreign matter that is not re- oved by ordinary cleansing methods. 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Send packages No. 1 (for normal or oily skin) packages No. 2 (for dry skin) | Name. \ Street City. ee ' BM-2-8 NOTE: If you are not completely satisfied. return the unused portion to us within 10 days and your money will be cheerfully refunded Wednesday, February 15, 1950 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Five Playwrights’ Night Provides Entertainment, Diversity, and Food for Future Discussion Continued from Page 1 bining a hyper-literary cocktail party, a telephone marriage bu- reau and a collegiate Don Juan (well played by the author) this was the most enjoyable and com- fortable of the three plays. The plot was important only as it pro- vided situations for comedy. The dialogue was fast, witty and oc- casionally very funny. The acting was an abandoned as the plot, and in perfect harmony with the dia- logue. Unfortunately the author took a strangle hold on some of the fun- niest situations, and, repeating an incident or line, often spoiled a good moment. The party scene was the best of the play; after it, both dialogue and situation degen- erated from satire to comedy to weak farce. The marriage bureau episode seemed to belong to a sep- arate play—the telephone ritual was laboriously contrived and the ending came as a complete shock. Mr. Jowers apparently forgot his comddy and presented the saccharin ending of a B movie. ‘Although the play was a great success, it is doubtful it would have had the same reception from any but a college audience. Mr. Jowers has a tendency to let his knowledge of the comic situation wander to the slapstick and to let his ease with dialogue become fa- cility. By curbing these inclina- tions he could perfect an already obvious talent for satire and comedy. Jackie McMillan was attractive and at ease as the girl in the story and Ann Blaisdell and Robert Brown overlooked nothing in their direction. Thy Will Be Done, David Phil- lips’ story of a mercy killing, pre- sented a topical and dramatic problem in platitudes. Whether or not the choice of situation was in- fluenced by current headlines, the author was far more intrigued with the idea of the plot than with the plot itself. Character deline- ation was weak and development so obvious that the play became uncomfortable. For an unknown reason, the cast refused to use even the most natural contrac- tions, a stilted mannerism that contributed to the composite effect of stoic resignation to the lines. They must have been difficult to de- liver, but the actors gave the author no assistance and spoke each sentence as a platitude. The story is basically sound and moving; with more thoughtful dia- logue and less obvious plot clues, the play could be vastly improved. Mr. Phillips red a common dif- ficulty: achievemént of the proper combination of lucidity and subtle- ty. All three playwrights show promise; they have overcome the mechanics of playwriting. In vary- ing degrees they should study character delineation, story line, and familiarize themselves with dialogue. Audience reaction is the best and perhaps the only way to determine the success of their ef- fort. Fortunately Playwrights’ Night is becoming as rewarding for the audience as it has for the| authors. Let Our Spring Hats Brighten YOUR FUTURE joyce lewis Lancaster Avenue _ MEET AT THE GREEK’S Tasty Sandwiches Refreshments LUNCHES — DINNER education graduate program and for non-degree students. 43 % of ALL EXECUTIVES in RETAILING are WOMEN! Train for a rewarding career! Attractive, responsible positions in fashion, advertising, buying, personnel, management, or teaching await grad- uates of the foremost School of Retailing. One-year co- combines practical instruction, market contacts, and super- vised work experience—with pay—in leading New York stores. 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The next speaker to be present- ed by the Classics Club is Mr. Anthony Andrews of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Prince- ton. “Changes in the Greek con- ception of tyrant and king” will be the subject of the lecture which will be given in the Common Room at 4 o’clock, February 23. Low Completes Cast _— For Family Comedy Continued from Page 1 Mr. De Pinna ..........John Kittredge RUlds sesiatidabiagesiiswinccsissiice Ted Jamison Donald ...1...........Hugh Downing Martin Vanderhof ....Robin Nevitt OD Hadi tiniieictivwsinn sc: Nancy ‘Pearre Henderson .............Robert Reynolds OR BIE cisscasssscensessece John Acton Boris Kolenkhov F. Jackson Piotrow Gay Wellington ...........June Moyer Mr. Kirby ..........Brooks B. Cooper Mrs. Kirby ........Maxine Skwirsky IR scitisrssconsed Claireve Grandjouan Three MeN ...esce....cssseees G. Macbeth H. Shoemaker, P. Wallerstein The stage manager is Ellen Ba- con, and Margaret Turner is the Props are being done by (Mary Connelly, and lights by Elizabeth Nelidow. prompter. Marcuse to Talk In Russian Series The second in this year’s series of six Russian lectures will be given at the Meeting House, Swarthmore College, on Thursday evening, February 16, at eight- fifteen o’clock. The speaker of the evening will be Herbert Mar- cuse, Chief of the Central Eu- ropean Branch of the Division of Research for Europe, of the State Department. Mr. Marcuse has chosen as his topic “Peoples’ De- mocracies — Thejr Theory and Practice.” This lecture, a part of the series entitled “Soviet Russia Today,” is a part of the joint program of Russian studies made possible by a Carnegie Corporation grant to Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr. Transportation to Swarth- more will be provided for this lec- ture. Vith smokers who els for ildness Yes, Camels are SO MILD that in a coast- to-coast test of hundreds of men and women who smoked Camels—and only Camels—for 30 consecutive days, noted throat specialists, making weekly examinations, reported y NOT ONE SINGLE CASE OF THROAT IRRITATION due to smoking CAMELS! — THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 1950 “100 Master Drawings” Proves Valuable Study Continued from Page 3 review it is. not possible to men- tion even a fair number of the treasures contained in this small volume for only a cursory inspec- tion reveals one favorite after another: a finely impressionistic landscape by Van Dyck (who never painted anything of the kind in oil), an unpublished portrait of a baby by J. F. Millet, Wolf- gang Huber’s Annunciation to Joachim, the study for the Libyan Sibyl by Michelangelo which is un- doubtedly one of the great draw- ings of the world and many more. Each reader will have to make his own selection, All the drawings are from American coliections whose richness in this direction is amply evidenced, but from this fact derives the only defect which the book seems to contain: some of the drawings are not the best possible examples of the master’s work in the medium. This applies, for instance, to the Horse and Rider by Leonardo and the rather worn Portrait of a Child by Van Dyck. It is, however, but a minor flaw. No account of the book can omit mention of the concise and en- lightening essay on “Drawing and the Man of Letters” by Jean Seznec with which it opens. In a field often overburdened with rather pedantic scholarship, it is a pleasure to read something at once so deft and so solid. This short discussion exactly sets the tone for Miss Mongan’s book, and an excellent tone it is. Seniors: Don’t forget the (party at the Deanery, on Feb- ruary 22. See Notices Column, Tennis, Swim Teams Show Promising Skill Continued from Page 3 was 5-4 in favor of the J.C.T.C. Varsity and 5-4 in favor of the B.M. Junior Varsity. The three varsity players were B, Wood, N. Greenwalt, A. Chowning, and the J.V. players were Hendrick, Zim- melman, and Freedman. The next match will be held on Wednesday night, Feb. 15 at 8:00 in the Bryn Mawr Grad. Center Gym, so any- one who would like to se@ this match against Penn will be very welcome... The three Varsity Basketball teams played their second game this season against Penn on Sat- urday, Feb. 11. The first team lost to Penn by the score of 38-7, the second team lost to Penn 34- 24, while the Third team tied their score 20-20. The squad is look- ing much better this year: than those of previous years. The Badminton Varsity and J.V. both won smashing victories over Chestnut Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Each team wan by a score of 5-0, which predicts even greater victories in the future. The Varsity and J.V. Swimming teams also won by a large margin over Chestnut Hill on Feb. 10. The Bryn Mawr team showed exceed- ing the match. The freshman class is happy to announce that Kathy Lurker is their class member of the League. ingly excellent style and skill dur-| 7 College Glee Clubs To Join in Chorus a The Bryn Mawr Chorus will be joined by the Vassar ‘College Choir and the Smith College Glee (Club to present a varied choral program in Goodhart on Friday evening, March 4, The choruses will combine to sing “Psalm 150” by Franck, and Handl’s “Repleti Sunt.” The Bryn Mawr group’s program includes “Madrigaletto” by Bouchieri, “Madrigal aux Muses” by Rous- sel, part of the “Mass in Three Voices” by Byrd, and a selection from Stravinsky’s ‘‘Persephone” which they performed in Carnegie Five Professors Discuss Classical Traditions, See Their Study Root of Present Culture Continued from Page 4 phers, and scientists: “A person who has not heard of Hiroshima cannot understand the present time.” A given period may not be appreciated without knowledge of the aspects of that time. The creative mind will have to “syn- thesize” the present with the past. Dr. Chew admitted that in one respect he was like Shakespeare, ‘with small Latin and less 'Greek”; Hall earlier this season. The solo soprano in this work will be E. J. Conner. C. Cheremeteff will take the part of the recitante. he could “hear the bells tolling far off and wished they were nearer.”’ Translations, however skillful they may be, are never as appreciable as the original. He cited as an example the French translations of Shakespeare: “Ro- meo, Romeo, ou es tu, Romeo?” and “Etre ou ne pas etre; voila la question.” Dr: Chew’s concluding observa- tion summarized the dominant opinion of all the participants in the panel: by studying the classics, we have a “sense of companion- ship with the moral destination of the modern world.” 814 Lancaster Avenue BRYN MAWR JEWELERS WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELRY REPAIRING Elgin American Compacts Ronson and.ASR Lighters Bryn Mawr 4597 Walter J. 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