\ 7 VOL. L, NO. 4 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1953 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1953 PRICE 20 CENTS Russian ‘Crisis’, U. S. Prompting Pressure Unity Ursula Branston Cites English View On Europe Miss Ursula Branston, a British visitor to America under the Smith- Mundt plan and a British Conser- vative Party specialist, spoke in the Gertrude Ely Room, Tuesday, October 20, on British and Amer- ican Policy in Western Europe, with special emphasis on plans for European federation. Miss Branston posed the ques- tion, what is European unity in actuality at the present? It is as limited in character as it is wide in possible scope. Six nations— Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands— have drafted a constitution for po- litical unity which embraces other economic and defensive alliances. It also relinquishes individual sov- ereignty. This is a remarkable combination of countries: two aggressors and four. of their victims in the Second World War. Actually this is a very small fragment of Europe and could not be said to represent in any way a general federation. This proposed amalgamation is prompt- ed both by a fear of communism and.by great pressure from the United States. While this unification seems the natural solution of European and world-wide problems to the United States, Britain sees it in a totally different light. She feels that in May Sarton Talks, Holds A Discussion On Novels, Writing Every student interested in crea- tive writing is invited to confer with May Sarton next week, when she will visit the college. On Mon- day, October 26, at 8:30 she will give a lecture in the Deanery on “The Fallacy of Experience”, stat- ing what the novel should be and do. On Tuesday she will meet the members of the creative writing class. On either Tuesday or Wednes- day she will have supper in Rhoads, followed by an open dis- cussion in KRhoads_ showcase. Everyone is invited to both the lecture and discussion. The purpose of her visit is to give all students the opportunity to meet her per- sonally and to ask her pertinent questions on writing, or hear her poetry. First Volume of Poems Miss Sarton had her first vol- ume of poems published in 1936, and has been a professional poet, novelist, short-story writer, and lecturer ever since. For the last three years she has been an Eng- lish instructor at Harvard. Before the war she made an eight months’ lecture tour of the United States, covering most of the ‘country except the Northwest. During the war she wrote scripts for the Oversea Film Unit ef the OWI. She has many writing honors, among them the Golden Rose of New England Poetry Society, Rey- nolds Lyric Award for 1952, and an award from the Poetry Society of America. Her latest book of poetry is entitled “Land of Silence”. sacrificing her status as a com- monwealth nation and her position | of possible arbitrator between the federated powers, particularly Ger- many and France, more would be lost. to the free world than could be gained. The balance of power in Western Europe would be upset even more than it is, and a com- pletely German-dominated _ state The NEWS takes great pleas- ure in announcing the following additions to. the staff: Evelyn deBaryshe, 56 Donnie MacNab Brown, ’57 Marcia Case, °57 Carole Colebob, °57 Epsey Cooke, °57 Molly Epstein, ’56 Barbara Palmer, °57 might ensue. Student Trainees To Assist Injured: Bryn Mawr Aids Local Civil Defense Especially Contributed by ‘ “Miss Charlotte Howe, Director of Halls The College is an important part of the Civil Defense plans for the community. It is planned, in the event of an attack, to use the Col- lege as a 1500 bed hospital. It is planned that students with special skills or. training, particularly nurses’ aide training, remain at the College and help take care of the. patients. Other students are to be .sent. to Baldwin, Shipley, and Rosemont. , . Directions as to procedure dur- ing an attack are included in the following - Civil . Defense state- WMenes. 6: 4-4 yj ‘ Understanding of some of the dangers of atomic explosions and knowledge of some precautions will help to avoid confusion, to decrease ‘casualties and minimize damage. ' “The College Civil Defense Com- mittee, representing faculty, staff ‘and ‘students, is working in con- junction with local, Township and County organizations. The Com- mittee will post the shelter area designated in each building. The safest places inside build- ings are generally on the ground floors along interior partitions away from glass. When outside, try for the near- est shelter or ditch. Alert signal (red)—3 minute fluc- tuating blast. All clear (white)—three steady 1-minute blasts. Further activities will be plan- ned ard additional notices posted as needed. If you have questions, ask a member of the College De- fense Committee. Defense Committee Katharine E. McBride, Annie Leigh Broughton, Elizabeth Hume- ston, M. D., L. Joe Berry, T. Rob- ert S. Broughton, Edward H. Wat- son, Charlotte Brandon Howe, Hor- ace T. Smedley, Margaret T. Paul, (Graduate and Undergraduate representatives to be appointed). Rifles Hi, Hillbilly Juniors Resist the Press, by Barbara Drysdale, ’55 There is one strict rule in re- viewing a class show at Bryn Mawr—criticize the production for what it is as the result of class efforts and teamwork, not for how it might rate compared with pro- fessional productions including brilliant stars. A second unwritten rule is that no one should review her own class show; unfortunately, due to the Herald Tribune Forum in New York, this rule has been broken. It is safe to say that the Junior Class succeeded in their “Aim to Please” the audience (and‘to enjoy producing the show themselves, This was due to the combination of good music and dance with ex- cellent taste. Among the songs, “Lilting Tunes, “] om: Yours”, “Do You Know”, Wandering Breeze”, and “Travellers Blues’ were particu- larly memorable. “Old Fashioned Courtship”, “We Dis Still It”, “Judd’s Song”, and “Rifles Hi” provided the comic elements. “Old Fashioned Courtship” should be mentioned also for the difficult and effective counterpoint as sung by Marcia Storch and Charlotte Busse. Short Length The shows short length and the absence of too many encores aided its good pace. The technical effects | provided by black lights in the dance sequence were an inspira- Photo Center, Bryn Mawr). Newspaperwomen invade the community of Still Hollow, to the amazement of its hillbilly inhabitants, in the Class of ’55’s Junior Show. Distill Spirits Amid Metropolitan Influences (Photo, courtesy of scenes were certainly more excit- ing than the country ones; it is not difficult to understand Debra’s final decision to return to her own way of life in New York. It was a Junior Show with a moral; beyond pointing out the moral, however, there seemed to be little else to say. Fortunately, the songs composed a much great- er portion of the show than the dialogue did, and carried the mes- sage across very melodiously. - Maddie deRopp as Debra and Judy Haywood as Julie, her back- country counterpart, complement- tion on someone’s part. The cafe CALENDAR | Wednesday, October’ 21 7:30 p. m. Marriage lecture in Taylor. Friday, October 23 8:00 p. m. Lantern Night in the Cloisters. Step-singing afterward on Taylor steps. ’ Saturday, October 24 9:00 a. m. French orals in Tay- lor. Sunday, October 25 7:30 p. m. Chapel Service in the Ausic Rdom. Monday, October 26 7:15 p. m. Mr. Robert A. Rupen, lecturer in Political Science, will | speak at Current Events in the Common Room. 8:30 p. m. May Sarton, recipient of- the Lucy Martin Donnelly Fel- lowship, will speak on “The Fal- lacy of Experience”, giving her opinion of what the novel should be and do. In the Dorothy Vernon Room, Deanery. 8:30 p. m. Russian movie in the Music Room. Tuesday, October 27 4:00 p. m. Italian Club meeting and movie. Common Room. 5:15 p. m. First Nurses’ Aide lecture. 8:30 p. m. United Service Fund meeting in the Common Room. Wednesday, October 28 9:30 a. m. Ministers speak on religious life. Common Room. 7:30 p. m. Marriage lecture in Taylor. ed each other nicely. Their songs were pretty and delivered by voices sweet, if not too powerful. Leslie Kaplan, as the mysteri- ous Lulubelle, gave a _ pleasant rendition of “Wandering Breeze”, augmented imaginatively by Chris Flint on the autoharp. Grandpa (Marcia Storch), Grandma (Char- lotte Busse), and Judd Fudd (Liz Dr. Wagner Begins Nurses Aid Course The Nurses’ Aide training pro- gram, beginning on October 27, is being given again this year in close conjunction with the Civil Défense program. There will be a series of ten lectures, delivered by local specialists in the medical field, from 5:15 to 6:15 every Tues- day and Thursday. Dr. Wagner will deliver the In- troduction. Dr. William Parker will speak on “Shock”, Dr. Alan Parker on “Burns,” Dr. Reider on “Hemorrhage”, Dr. William Parker on “Cuts ‘and Crushing Injuries,” Dr. Palmer on “Head Injuries,” Dr: McGraw on “Intravenous Med-. ication,” and Dr. Harvey on “Rad- iation Sickness”. The lectures will be followed by Klupt), provided the hillbilly comic relief. “Judd’s Song” in par- ticular, with its wordless last line, was most amusing. Cameron Collins (C.C.), played by Jan Warren, and uproariously funny in her role of attempting to take a poll of hillbilly conditions. Claire Weigand played Maggie, the cynical woman without whom no newspaper seems to be com- plete. The Kick Chorus displayed their talents in some excellent new rou- tines. By far the most outstanding feature of the show, however, was the synchronization of dance into the plot, and Mary Vorys deserves praise along with the dancing chorus for her hard work and hours of rehearsal. Stage Set The stage set of Still Hollow woods (“there are more things in these woods than you might think”) was unconfused and at- tractive. Liz Gordon also did an excellent job on the sets for the black-lighted dream sequence. The costuming (by chairmen Dottie Fox and Emmie Rauh) was very gay and lovely; hillbilly music and lots. of folk dances made the most of the bright colors. The show boasted five accom- panists on four different instru- ments; included Marcia Storch (violin) and Edie Schwab (har- monica). Piano accompanists were Lois Beekey and Claire Weigand. It is particularly true of a class show that it is always as good as the people in it, and this cate- gory definitely includes the direc- tor, Janie Miller, and her assist- ants. It is safe to bet that this year’s Junior Show will be well- remembered for its music, as it is sung again and again at song fests and around the dining room tables. two demonstrations in the infirm- ary. Miss Clayton and Dr. Humes- ton will demonstrate taking blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and giving respiration. Miss Farr will illustrate how to give a hypoder- mic and the care of the patient The first Pay Day will be large this year. Bookstore bills form a great part of most Pay Days. If you would like to pay your Bookshop bill now, in whole or in part, come down anytime during regular Bookshop hours, except on Saturday. in bed.