a ~. VOL. L, NO. 15 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1954 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1954 PRICE 20 CENTS Page Suggests Contradictions Of Greek Epic Introduction of a New Character Seems Spurious " The middle of the Odyssey, which’ deals with the overthrow of Pene- lope’s suitors, falls below the qual- ity of the rest of the poem, said Mr. Denys Page in Monday night’s _ lecture. Unusually careful prepa- »Yation was made bythe poet for this_part_of the_story..He arouses many expectations, which, however, are not fulfilled. Certain problems and contradic- tions in the context of the poem lead one to believe that the Odys- sey is the work of several differ- —»-.ent men and was composed at dif- ferent time. The first problem is the introduction of the totally new character Theoclemenus, who is given a 32 line introduction, indi- cating that he is to play an import- ant part in the remainder of the poem, This expectation is not ful- filled, however, &s he plays.a minor role and soon disappears complete- =e Theoclemenus first appears as Tel- ;, emachus is sailing for Ithaca from « the coast of Pilos. He does nothing » worthy of note, but in the first - meeting between Penelope and “ ‘Telemachus, Telemachus tells his ~ : mother that he has no time to stop :‘and talk to her, but must be off ‘.to the market place to find Theo- clemenus. He tells Penelope to bathe, dress, and sacrifice to Zeus, indicating that what Theoclemenus has to say.is of vital importance to her, ‘ Though Theoclemenus’ actually Continued on Page 5, Col. 3 Alliance Candidates: Houghton, Yourig, Mazick, Potts. Selections Of Novel And Traditional Spirituals Highlight Recent Concert especially contributed by Lois E. Glantz, ’56 Goodhart, Feb. 26—One of the most enjoyable events of the~year was the Concert of American Negro Spirituals, presented by the maids and porters. It is hard to decide who deserves the greatest praise; the always inspired_and rich-sounding chorus, the lovely solo. voices, or the hard-working and constantly alert directors. The program was one of really good folk music and wonderful fun. Among the most successful num- bers-of_the-evening were the _spir- ituals sung by the whole chorus with incidental solos, such as “In That Great Getting-Up Morning” with Dorothy Backus as soloist, “Get On Board Little « Children” with Mary Parsons, soloist, “Joshua Fit the Battle, of Jericho”, Louis’ White, soloist,, and an extremely |/ spirited rendition of “Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveller”, with Dor-/ othy Backus and Evalin Johnson; soloists. Soloists Excel The haunting quality of the Negro. spirituals was heard in “I Couldn’t’ Hear Nobody Pray”; Esther Lesley was the very effec- tive soloist. ‘Were You There When They Crucified My Lord”, as sung by Dorothy Backus and Louise Lones, was in the same, mere serious mood. sur solo songs gave the audience a nce to hear some amazingly full “and big voices. Miwa: Cee Masoeila. Simpaon, (lasing) oeaweee F Wendy Ewer & Ann Fosnocht, Non-Res. * Elected to Lead Undergrad & Self-Gov. . by Carole Colebob 57 In: interviewing Ann Fosnocht, ‘our newly elected Self-Gov presi- dent, we discovered that she came to Bryn Mawr as a Sophomore | transfer from the University of Rochester. Ann lived in Denbigh --for~her..sophomeore-year-and--firet;.. semester of this, her junior year. Between semesters she became a non-res, commuting from her home in Malvern, 15 miles-from here. When asked if she would return to residence next year, Ann said, “I’m tempted and I’m considering it, but I’m not sure yet.” Ann has never served on the Self-Gov Board but has hada good deal of experience in allied fields. She said, “I am very eager to learn more about- the workings of the Board in the next few weeks.” She will take office after spring va- . cation. Regarding future plans she * told us, “I’m getting married when I graduate, ” and we noticed the didamond she was, wearing. An English major, Ann had been reading Gertrude Stein in the Reading Room Monday afternoon when Anne Eristoff, -this year’s Self-Gov president, told her the re- sults of the election and presented her with a corsage of yellow. roses. honor to run against such fine candidates and said that, she would do her best to be Lirdaed of her position. Ewer’s Hobbies Include Sports, Poster Painting. By Marcia Goldstone °56 “My main aim as president of Undergrad is.to try to increase‘ the efficiency of the organization in order better to fill the needs of |: the campus, nothing radical,” said Wendy Ewer - an interview last night. Wendy, a Philadelphian, is the i non-res ‘to be elected to a Continued on Page 5, Col. sp Frederick Gaymon, Jr., sang ‘“‘Poor Me”, arranged by Nathaniel Dett; and Doris Richardson sang an ar- rangement by Edward Boatner of “Oh, What. a Beautiful City”. Aloysius Mackey, with a tremen- dous bass voice, sang “Water Boy”, One of the most exciting moments was Margaret Greer’s :singing of “Sometimes I Feel Like a Mother- less Child”, for Miss Greer has. a beautiful quality to her. voice and sings: with excellent taste. Some novel inclusions in’ this musical program were the recita- tions of two of Paul Lawrence ° Dun. - bar’s—poems_in_the_Negro nel Continued. on Page 6, Col Student, ‘57, Talks On Research Work especially contributed by Carol Hansen, ’57 Many people have nicknames, but there are few who have been called “Miss Drosophila’’. For’ Jogn Smith, ’57, who discussed “Cytol- ogy. in the Fruit Fly and Renal Disease in A Strain Mice”, Wed- nesday, February 24 this is‘ definitely not a misnomer. In, the lecture sponsored by the Science Club Joan described her in- dependent research with fruit flies for which/ she won the Eastern Zone Science Congress two years in succession and a gold medal at the National Science Fair in St. Louis. The work, however, which she ‘| considers most important is her ex- periment concerning renal disease in A Strain mice conducted at Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar om Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 - Thursday, March 4 4.00 p. m. Tea-and talk about “Jobs Abroad After Graduation” in the Common Room. 5.00 p. m. Conyers Read will lecture on “The Angelican Estab- lishment” in the Ely Room. 8.30 p. m, A joint League-Alli- ance meeting will discuss “Bryn Mawr’s Responsibility in Race Relations” in the Common Room. Sunday, March 7 seph Bishop of the Swarthmore Presyblterian Church will give the. first of a series of talks in chapel. Monday, March 8 7.30-p..m. “Depression? ? ?” will be the topic at Current Events with Miss Woolcott as speaker. 8.30 p. m. Denys Page will lac ture on “The End of the Odyssey.” Tuesday, March 9. ‘6.00 p.m. “Puritanism” -will be’ the theme of the third lecture’ in Mr. Read’s series on English His- ‘tory, - Wednesday, March 1 7.15 p..m. Miss Lonsdorf will. give the hygiene lecture. in Dalton, |. Tigers, Owls Give Theme For Mixer by Mimi Collins ’57 Bryn Mawr and Princeton fresh- men whirled about the gym dance floor beneath streamers of orange and black at the mixer on, Feb- ruary 27, 1954, Mike Dunn and his band provided music from 8:30 p. m., to 12:00 with Lucille Lindner and Ann Sroka taking over the ba community sing. Cavorting tigers and owls lent a festive touch to the gym walls and a network of streamers created the illusion of a canopied ceiling. Winded dancers formed a continu- ous line to the fencing room throughout the evening to refresh themsélves with .punch afid cookies. Four nondescript sophomores added to the success of the dance when they paraded about the gym floor-With enormous books borrow- ed from the library for the occa- sion. Looking as unattractive as possible, the girls wound in and out among the dancers pointing Continued on Page 6, Col. 5 Candidates for,.Vice-President -of Self-Gov., in alphabetical order, are: + Mary Jane Chubbuck Nancy Houghton (Emmy Rauh Jan Warren The following, in alphabetical order, are candidates ‘for Secre- tary of Undergrad: Betsy Dugdale Jane Keator Nonnie Powers Jean Young The Secretary of. Self-Gov. will be chosen from these candi- dates (listed in alphabetical order): Mary Darling Jane Keator Marcia Lockwood spotlight at intermission to lead |. C. Read Notes English Schism With Catholics Separation From Rome Political and Not Theological There are few subjects on which itis harder to make difinitive judgment than the Reformation, for the problems which perplexed men then are live issues. today. Some people still think that the separation from Rome condemned England to the eternal bonfire, said Dr. Conyers Read, Professor Emeritus of History at the Uni- © versity of Pennsylvania. Dr. Read discussed the Break from Rome during the Mallory Whiting Web- ster Memorial Lecture in History on Tuesday. 3 The Reformation of the 16th century was political rather than _ theological and. was concerned with government of the church and not with its dogma. It was a pro- test against the old church and the Pope rather than against a creed. Anti-Roman and not anti- Catholic, Henry VIII, the man.who was most responsible for the break, had been the “Defender of the Faith” and protector of the church against Luther. In the 16th century the members of the clergy were omnipresent in secular as well as religious life. They advised the King, were im- portant in Parliament and on low- er levels the parish, the lowest unit of church jurisdiction, with its church officials, became the work- ing basis of the national govern- ment, The church controlled the minds of the people through. the sacra- Jean Young 1:20pm. -The-—-Reverend —Jo-. Continued on Page 6, Col. 1 Chapel: Winstead, Preston, by Epsey Cooke, °57 An unusual spring concert is to be presented by the Bryn Mawr chorus and Princeton Glee Club in conjunction with’ the Young People’s Dance Theatre of South Orange, ‘New Jersey. The feature Noces”, which he dedicated to Diaghliev. The concert. will be. ‘aeloumel three times: in Gooddhart on March 12, at Princeton on March 13, and at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Mil- burn, New Jersey. Reserve tickets may be purchased for $2.00; stu- dent tickets are $1.00; They are being sold by chorus members in all halls or may be purchased from Diane Druding in Pembroke West. “Les Noces” was written for a. mixed chorus, ballet, twelve per- cussion instruments, and four pianos. In its complete form, “Les Noces” has been presented only three times previously, in Paris, .of.the concert.is Stravinsky’s “Les |. London, and New York. —, Hall, (misaide) Leckwood. Princeton, Bryn Mawr Hold Concert, To Present Stravinsky's “Les Noces” “Les Noces” will be sung ~ in English. Solo parts include the bride and groom, while the chorus groups will represent wedding guests. The ballet dances the theme that is being sung. The leads are to be sung by_four/ professional soloists, including William Hess, who sang the lead in Stravinsky’s “Persephone” when: it was presented by Bryn Mawr and Princeton at Carnegie Hall in 1949. The director will be Carl Heinrich, director of the Prince- Continued on Page 5, Col. 2 HUNGRY?.? ? ? The Management of the Soda Fountain would like to know if the students are interested in having the S. F. opened for lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. . _ Please address all commeiits to the NEWS, Goodhart.