_attempted to answer these ques-
. tions.

. .- ¥ :
-a briefer and simpler narrative.”

. later addition by stating that “the

. normal Homeric belief about af-

- eeptional in denying to their de-

influential mem of the period: oh
- dorsed “scientific primitivism.”

' ering attacks_on_the-French-chem-_

 

 

 

 

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1954

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1954:

 

Hades Episode
Topic for Talk
By Denys Page

Primitive Mind Thinks
Psyche Departs
After Death

Is the episode of Odysseus in the|;

nderworld the work of a single
mind? Is it an integral. part’ of
the. poem or a later addition? In
his lecture called “Odysseus in the
Underworld,” given on Feb.-15- in
Goodhart Auditorium, Denys Page

‘With regard to the first ques-
tion, Mr. Page remarked that
modern scholarship agrees almost
unanimously that Book XI of the
Odyssey “represents the expansion
by at least two or three hands of

There is less general agreement
on the second problem. Mr, Page
began his argument favoring the
Underworld episode as being a

notion that ghosts might hear,
speak and think, is foreign to the’

ter-life.”

The psyche, or ghost, is com-
monly felt by the primitive mind
to be born ‘with the man, to go
through life with him, and, at his
death, to leave his body and sur-
vive apart from him in the Under-
world.. The Homeric poems are ex-

parted spirits all power of inter-

vention into the lives of the liv-

ing; they are without intelligence,
Continued on Page 5, Col. 4

 

The following are the candi-
dates for Self-Goy. president,
listed in preferential order:

(1) Ann Fosnocht -
(2) Emmy Rauh—
Sara Winstead (tied)

College Orchestra

Presents Concert

Bryn Mawr and Haverford Col-
lege Community Orchestra, under
the direction of Dr,-William-Reese
of Haverford will entertain the
public in, Roberts Hall, February
20, 1954 at 8:30 p. m. Ann Knud-
sen, co-president of the orchestra,
says that admission will probably
be free to students; however, out-
siders will be required to pay a
small fee.

The group will put on the same
program . they. presented at the
George School on February 6, 1954.
The program includes selections
from Lully, Virgil-Thomson, Delius;

| Vaughan Williams and Harrison

Raper (Haverford ’54).

° a : “ :
Speaker Discusses
di . @ i
Freudian Principles

“The Conflicting ‘Roles of Women
in Western Culture” was the topic

of Mrs. Josephine Schrier before
the Psychology Journal Club Mon-

day afternoon in the Common
‘Room. :
Mrs. Schrier based her’ lecture

on her interpretation of Freudian
principles regarding the relation-
ship between ‘sons and their
mothers. According to her belief,
Freud and his adherents advocate
a father and son relationship based
on a corporate interest—one which.
the ‘son gives up all rights on his
mother’s love to. his father.

The relationships between daugh-
ters and their parents was avoid-
ed-by Freud since the character-
istics of the Oedipus complex
‘would mean the daughter giving
up rights to her father’s love ‘to
her mother contradict Freud’s bas-
is premise. ¥

Today, according to Mrs. Schrier,
one reason we retain a patri-.
archy is that men fear matriarchy
the like of which existed in an-
cient civilization (the men and

i'women lived separately and wo-

men. were the dominating sex).
' Our society still labels work as

 

(3) Nancy Houghton

 

 

 

Continued on Page 6, Col. 5

 

Dr. Henry Guerlac

Tells of Lavoisier,

The Victim of “Scientific Primitivists”

Dr. Henry Guerlac, Professor of
Science at «Cornell University,
stated Thursday ‘night, Feb. 11,
that he feels that the violent accu-
sations against scientists of the
Revolutionary period in France as
well as the execution of the scien-
tist; “Lavoisier, directly resulted
from ‘the’fact that the thinkers and

__ In his talk, Dr--Guerlac stressed
the relation of the scientists to the
social upheaval of the last half of
the eighteenth century. According
to Dr. Guerlac, the imprisonment
of scientific advance during this
period is epitomized by the sland-

ist Lovoisier.

Strangely enough, the group of
scientists who were centered
around the Academy of Sciences
were enthusiastic about the revolu-
tion, at its beginning. Even though
Lavoisier had the incriminating
baékground of being a meniber of
the General Farm, a private organ-
ization which collected taxes, he
played an important role in the
first part: of the revolution.

ed his wealth from his dowry and
as director of the gun powder com-
mission. Sincere interest therefore,
not economic reasons, moved him
to work for the-liberation of the
French people.

In 1788 Lavoisier took an author-
itative stand on the questioned as-
sembling of the Estates General,
He declared that it should be pop-

vened, and in.March, 1789, took
part in the Assembly to-elect_rep-
resentatives to the vepesag Gen-
eral.

He later. incorporated his views
in an extraordinarily liberal docu-
ment, the “Writ of Grievances.”

Everio ee the belief
that there shou a single-in-
come tax. from which no one should
be exempted, and that a constitu-
tion should be drafted to act as the
supreme law of the land.

_ Lavoisier’s drive and organizing
talent were rewarded by his elec-
tion as a substitute deputy to the
new permanent Estates General;

ish activities of the revolution.
Such a background hardly indi-

 

He was a rich man, having glean-

~

_ Continued on Page 5, Col. 1

‘ularly elected and regularly con-)

thus he was swept into the fever-

 

“Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit” Outstanding
For Singing Talent, Direction and Enthusiasm

 

Top: Lindner, Ferguson, Scott, Sroka. Lower: Bradley, MacVeagh.

 

‘Shipwreck’ Open House On Friday

Precedes Saturday’ s Fanfare Dance

by Barbara Ann Palmer, "57

As the gangplank.of the U.S.S.
Radnor was lowered. last Friday
night and a gong announced the
arrival of “passengers”, Freshman
Weekend began officially. “On
board” from 9:00-1:00 a. m. at

Radnor’s Open House, the music

of the Dragonaires filled the ship’s
saloon and floated through the
open portholes.

Decorations and entertainment
centered’ around the theme of a
shipwreck. Fish nets, rope ladcers,
life preservers; mermaids and
three-dimensional star-fish gave an
effective atmosphere to the theme.

Maryellen Fullam acted as the
Mistress of Ceremonies of Rad-
nor’s Open House, and provided en-

tertainment as well with her sing-,

ing and guitar. playing. Maddie
de Ropp sang “Through a Cloud’ of
Cotton” from the Junior. Show,
while Anng qffotoli and Barbara
Leddy danced to “Return to Para-
dise.” A Radnor visitor, Suzy Mil,

 

+ €ALENDAR—

Thursday, February. 18
8.30 p. m. Spanish Lecture by | 0

Francisco Garcia-Lorca on “Gan-
ivet y la Naturaliza.”

8.80 p.m. ‘Bryn wWawr-taver-
ford Orchestra Concert at Roberts
Hall, Haverford. The concert will
include- Hadyn Symphony No. 93.

Sunday, February 21
7.30 p. m, Reverend Andrew
Mutch will speak at chapel.
‘Monday, Feburary 22
4.30 p.-m. Louise Kimball will
describe the Harvard program for
teacher training at tea in ‘the |
Common Room.
7.30 p. m. Mr. Rupen will speak
about “The Indo China Tangle”
‘in the Common Room.
Wednesday, February 24
715 p. m. Hygiene lecture.
8.00 p. m. Joan Smith will dis-
. cuss “Gytology in the Fruit Fly”
and “Renal Diseases in A’ Strain-

Mice” at a Science Club Meeting

in Dalton.

ner, did her bit by dancing to
“Harlem Nocturne.”

+ Sure enough, at the end of the
program a kick chorus entered in
can-can costumes and did novelty
dance steps. The chorus line was
composed of Barbara Leddy, Joan
McElroy, Alisgn Cragin, Anna Na-
toli, Wilma Rabinowitz, Maddie de
Ropp and Liz Hall. The voyage
and shipwreck of the U.S.S. Rad-
nor was “skippered” by Joy Rob-
bins assisted by her “mates”, Joan
McElroy, Ann Lebo, Barbara Block
and Maddie de Ropp.

The idea of an enchanted fan
was carried through from the
Freshman Show to the formal Un-
dergrad Dance held afterwards in
‘the gym. The dance’s theme was
“Fanfare,” with decorations of
shiny blue masks and golden fans
lending. the proper atmosphere.

The Bryn Mawr Octangle and
the visiting Princeton Nassoons
provided intermission entertain-
ment. The Octangle’s first selec-
tion was “We Love the Guys,”
-their-new_opening song arranged
by Mike Dunn of Haverford. Two
other new Mike Dunn arrange-

and “Sntall Hotel,” were also in-
Gidea -in-their—program.—<Meggy-
McCabe was featured as soloist in
the Octangle’ s rendition of “Mood
“Indigo.” i

The Princeton Nassoons, a group
of thirteen Princeton students who
sing at college and other. social
«| functions, and also have recorded
some of their arrangements, were
| well received at Bryn Mawr. Led

of songs, including “St. James In-

firmary,”. “Four Winds and the
Seven Seas,” and erm
Blues.”

Wendy Ewer, First sites ees.
ber of the Undergraduate Associ :-
tion, was in charge of planning the
dance, which lasted from 10:00 to
2:00, Saturday night, Feb. 13, with
music provided by Howard Lanin

 

‘and his orchestra.
-~

_| Mawr,

| Jacower)

‘by John West, they sang-a-number| kidney.

Fergusnn as Baba Yaga
And Judy Scott
Superlative

Enthusiasm and ingenuity were
the elemerits which made “Life,
Liberty, and the» Pursuit” a truly
fine Freshman Show. Perhaps be-

cause the setting was ‘th U.S.S.R.,

or perhaps because of mature in-
sight itito what a class show
should’ be, everything from char-
acters to stage and costumes was
kept to bare essentials.

As a result, the show was Bryn
not: Broadway—but the
Freshmen’s relaxed attitude was
worth the-lack of professionalism.
Director Adele MacVeagh achieved
unusually high and even level of

performance for a cast with prac- |

tically “everybody in the act.”

Headmistress Baba Yaga (Patty
Ferguson) was the outstanding
personality.. Her agile, relaxed
shifts:from one pecular posture .to
another were close to dance and
her lines, especially during the
character switch—from_ disciplinar-
ian without the fan to seductress
with it, were delivered with equal
skill. In short, Patty got a max-
imum of laughs every minute she
was on stage—including -curtain-
calls when she stayed in character
to attract the audience and a
judge (Joyce Cushmore), who
barely reached her elbow.

The gremlin group as a whole
was excellent. Elizabeth Kaplan
contributed vigor and enthusiasm
as the most verbal gremlin while
the conflict between Vodka ‘(Gloria
and Samovar. : (Anita
Kaplan) as exponents of alcohol
and tea, respectively, was one of
the most appealing parts of the
show.

Someone must have
early that the-class of ’57 is three
deep in singing talent and then
planned accordingly. The “roman-
tic lead,” -.Scarlet. O’Haravitch
{Judy Scott) had two solos: the
“Torch Song,” which ensnares the

Continued on Page 6, Cel. 1

Student To Describe
Summers’ Research

“Cytology in the era Fly and

Renal Disease in 7 Mice,
will: be the topic for G@eustiinns

ments, “Dancing on the Ceiling’ |Wednesday, February 24 \at 8.00

p. m., when Joan Smith, Bryn

Mewn.freshman will sneak on har...

research.

Sponsored by the Science Club,
this talk will concern Joan’s work
under an American Cancer Society
grant of $1,200 at Bar Harbor,
Maine, where she investigated the
onset of renal disease in A strain
mice by standard clinical analysis
of urine and gross examination of

PRICE 20 CENTS

realized

 

Joan Smith, graduated from
Cathedral Academy, Albany, has
spent two summers at the Jackson
Memorial Laboratory and plans to
spend next summer at the Insti-
tute for Cancer Research. She has
won numerous prizes for her work,
including first award for two years
at New York Science Congress and
a gold medal at the National Sci-

 

ence Fair in 1951.

ar
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Current Events

Conference, At Berlin,
Doesn’t Accomplish —
Its Aims |

The conference in Berlin of the
“Big Four” foreign ministers is
due to end this Thursday. It has
not accomplished itse aims, neither
those of the Western Powers nor
of the Soviet ‘Union, The meeting,
however, has put into clearer focus
the problems which confront the
West in dealing with the Soviet
Union.

These questions were discussed
Monday night at Current Events
by Dr. Wells. His talk, was en-
titled “The German Question in
the Berlin Conference.”

This conference was not a new
beginning in relations between the

three series of notes exchanged be-
tween the governments of the four
great powers and it was the third
which led to this conference.
“Hopes had been aroused by many

| developments during ‘the. year for

such a meeting. Stalin died in

 

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Hunger Fighter

-One of us went without lunch one day last week. This
was no voluntary attempt at slenderization, but an. unwel-
‘come and externally enforced ascetisism. Our unfortunate
faster decided that, for a change of fare, she would dine else-
where than in the Halls. Having surveyed the possibilities,
it was decided that, in view of cold weather and limited time,
the Inn would be “the place.”

The sad story is ‘all: too simple. An hour is not inns
enough to walk a block and one-half, order and eat a sand-
wich. The management of the Inn does its utmost to impress
-us with this fact. It is shorthanded; it is crowded; we must
“be patient.”

*¥:

Phe faet remains that is icecaaliabntenliaeie dd: -we-do-not-}-

speak up, we are ignored, often blantly so. When we make
our appeals, we are frequently met with rebuffs, frequently
made to feel that we.are unreasonable. Whatever we do, “the
customer is always wrong.” a

A.real problem exists. The Inn, realizing that we often |
have nowhere else to go, is not forced to go out of its way to
solicit our business. If the waitresses are discourteous, there
is little we can say; if there is not enough help, well then, we
might as well wait.

What are we to do about it? We can “grin and bear it,”
_ but often the stomach rumbles too loud for us to hear the
Stoic doctrine ringing in our ears. We can tell the manage-

 

 

March of that year, and Malen-
kov’s speech a short time later
iemphasized the desire of the Soviet
Union for. agreement while ex-
pressing the confidence that all the
problems could be solved.
Churchill, in the House of Com-
mons follows this up with a
speech on May 11 in which he sug-
gested that the western powers
“try it.” Inthe Bermuda, confer-
ence the three powers agreed on
a set of aims and agreement be-
tween themselves on the program
that they would present.
Concessions, more than ever be-
fore, were made on the part: of the
West to the Russians. We did not

conference nor about the proposed
agenda,

“To prevent one European power
from dominating Europe was the
aim of the Western powers.

At the same time Russia was
equally vehement about its fear of
Germany falling into the hands of
the West. The Russians, at the
crux of their agruments, suggest

East and: West. There had been

argue about the location of the

- Letters To

Metnories Of Parakeet
Accompany Judy
Across Sea

By the deep sea shining water

Built up by Britannia’s daughter

By the jungle near Johore

Stands the city Singapore.

Where the tlu meets the road way

Houses stand of érang ptteh

Orang puteh, tuan bésar ,

Sipping stinger, smoking cigar;

Sipping, smoking, smoking, sip-
ping,

Perspiration slowly dripping,

Kétchil makan blues they call it

Dissipated life they call it.

Here came Judy straight from col-
lege.

Where. the emphasis is Knowledge,

Came to trip the light fantastic

Put aside all thoughts scholastic.

But the memory lingers ever

Of the bird she left behind her,

Of the bird so green and yellow

Of poor George, the silly fellow.

I remember sitting daily:

Let him peck my finger gaily;

But my roommate she. no like it,

When the time came, would not
take _it.

So I left it with professor

Good man, kind man, that pro-
fessor

I think he no likee either

Maybe think he catch parrot fever,

For he gave it to another

Gave it to another mother.

When I came here ’cross the water

’Cross the deep sea shining water,

Felt the bird call deep inside me

Bought a bird to keep beside me;

Till one day a wicked feline

Caught poor birdie by the clothes-
line. :

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,

Birdie took the road to heaven,

George is kept now by another
Turns .to someone else for mother
No longer have I parakeet -
To peck my ear or chew my feet
Oh hell, I can’t think of any more
rhymes, but when I come back
I’d like to come and see George;
if I may.

Judy McCulloch, "53

€

FRESHMAN BLECHIONS

 

 

The Editor

Students Must Initiate
Faculty Rapport, |
Says Alumna
To the Editor: ~~

This’ letter is’ my reaction to
“Stones from a Glass House” in the
News of February 10th. I should
like to begin by saying that I am
in no way “defending” the faculty;
part of the excellence of Miss
De Baryshe’s column lay in its com-
plete lack of censure, so’ that any
“defense” would be out of keeping.

There are, I think, certain spe-
cific things that the student can do
to achieve the relationship Miss De
Baryshe describes as lacking. 1
believe that the ifftiative must
come from the students, because
the faculty is in rather a difficult
position. An invitation from a
professor is one that no student
cares to decline, knowing this, a
professor may hesitate to put a
student on the spot. If a profes-
sor expresses a wish to join a
group of students at tea, the stu-
dents may feel it is a “command
performance” — again, a professor
has no wish to put a student on the
spot.

It used to be customary to in-
vite professors to dinner in the
halls. There are all sorts of ad-
vantages to this, the most obvious
one being that if you invite one or
two professors, you can surround
them with at least six. students,
thus dividing the clamminess of
the palms by six. Furthermore, if
it is a senior who has issued the
invitation, she can includé juniors
and underclassmen in the party
and take it out of the realm of
“just another senior privilege’.
There is a superstition that you
must surround a faculty member.
with students who are in his de-
partment; this is absurd. Pre-
sumably those students already
know their professor — the object

is to bring in those who don’t.

In conclusion, may I say that I
consider “Stones from a Glass
House” the most constructive step
the News has taken recently.

 

 

a delusion which the West at all |
events should avoid.”

Their final suggestion was the
European Security Plan which pro-
vided for an organization which at
\first, seems much like NATO or
tthe EDC, but in reality, a Monroe
Doctrine of European powers
which would eliminate the United
States, the EDC and NATO cém-
pletely.

Naturally this was not accepted.
We must now consider alternative
plans and the strengthening of
certain definite bodies such as

 

 

ment of the Inn that since we are giving the restaurant the
increased patronage which makes it shorthanded, we are not
unreasonable in expecting that it employ extra _— so that
. we may have-guicker and. pleasanter service, :

“And finally, if all else fails, perhaps we may ‘take? the
Inn a little less busy. It might well: be worthwhile to increase
_ the income of the Bryn Mawr Summer Camp by operas the
Soda Fountain during lunch hour.

Lost Weekend

Have you been wondering about what to do with your

 

for the weekend to be spent visiting the glowing

date on:a weekend here if he has not come properly prepared
with a car; when you find that every place on campus is
closed, a blizzard is raging outside and the only answer seems
to be to give up and go home?
-Somehow it seems rather forced after your date has
traveled sometimes throug hell and high water to get there,
col-
lection or — old ene until fifteen minutes be-

 

NATO and .EDC. Dr. Wells also
suggested that we heed the advice
of some of the British critics who
advise more flexibility in our for-
MN i

Self-Gov. Renemsiinhire-
1 || "Mickey “Nusbaum. : deere

i} ° Under-Grad Representative—
Judy Harris

A.A. Board Representatives—
' Margie Milbank

Janet Hetzel 4

 

 

 

Spanish Club Speaker

Sr. Francisco Garcia-Lorca, pro-
fessor of Spanish at New York
University, will speak on “Ganivet
y la naturaleza”, 8:30 in the Com-
mon Room, Thursday, February 18,
He is the author of “Ganivet, el
hombre y la obra.” The lecture is

bers; anyone with a knowledge of |
Spanish is weleome....

 

 

fore the fatal evening deadline.
There- must be more intimate places than the Blue

ae

not limited to Spanish club mem-_

Comet or quieter atmospheres than: the Greek’s—but there
don’t seem to be. And after the privacy of losing yourselves
in the crowd all day and most of the evening there is a wild
seclusion to be found for a quarter of an hour on Merion
Green. If it’s raining, well that adds to the entertainment. .
But why should it be? For the daytime we have Apple-
‘bee Barn, for informal parties; marshmallow roasts or even-
some of the perennial bridge, without the hectic atmosphere
of the hall. But there are several obstacles to the use of the
Barn. The hours are early, you must “sign up” beforehand,
and at present there is neither furniture nor central heating.
If the gym were left open on Friday evenings for a record
dance and pink-pong, or if the: smokers and shov were
open for conversation, some of the axobleme: ‘be solved.

 

, by the seniors for solos.

—Sincerely, — — -
Elizabeth George Poulke, 52

Solos From Shows
‘Enhance Afternoon

by Marcia Case, °57

“Songs of the Classes” were the
order of the day as girls and their
dates gathered informally in Rock
Smoker on Sunday afternoon for
a song fest. Seated on chairs and
the floor, they went through the
songs from their Freshman and
Junior Shows for as long as their
voices and memories held out.

One of the most enthusiastically

seniors’ rendition of “Wambi, the
Jungle Boy.” The freshman al«o
proved their versatility by singing
the entire song “Ambition”—cho-
rus ard solo parts. ite

There were numerous requests
Marilyn
Muir with “Little Kate,” Claire
Weigand with “Who the Hell is
Lallabelle?” Clare Harwood with
“Big Bertha” and Lucy Lindner

Prone

| with “Blue Mist and Moonlight” ~

were among those soloists who
represented their classes in songs iL
from past triumphs. _

The song fest closed with the.
singing of “We Will Come Back,”
atid those present looked as though _
they might — for a are Mawr

 

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THE COLLEGE NEWS ©

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Graduate School Releases. information

First results of a survey of all
graduate degrees awarded in the
69 years since—the—founding of.
Bryn Mawr, shows that 85% of
the women who hold PhD. degrees
from the college are employed, al-

“most all of them in professional

positions for which thein graduate
education prepared them

This. survey was undertaken he-
cause of the concern in this coun-
try about a possible shortage of
highly qualified professional per-
sonnel: Of the 316 PhD. holders
the college has recent information

on all but 27.
Teaching Leads

The largest single profession
that the degree holders have chos-
en is college and university teach-

ing, which takes in 62% _ of those].

employed. There are, in this group,
two College presidents and twelve
college or, pniversity deans. Scien-
tific research takes 9% of the total.
More than one third of the grad-
uates have _ reported » published

. works, but not written necessarily

as a part -of* their ~professional
career.

All major academic fields are
represented, with the heaviest eon

 

Phipps, °4 Notes -
Students’ Apathy

Especially Contributed by |
Anne Phipps, °54 =

Around Bryn Mawr these days,
there is a lot of halfhearted com-

‘plaining and a lot of escapism. On

the basis of talk, this kind of a

report could be made about the}-

students.

They. complain continually, pas-
sively and negatively. They are
annoyed, even grumpy. They think
that there is too much work, and
that most of it is absolutely point-
less. The emphasis on papers is
insane. The only way. to get-thirty
pages of standard size typewriter
paper covered with print is to
write a narrow prose-poem down
the center. of each page, leaving
more thah™enough room for cor-
rections in both margins. Also,
there are too many extracurricular
activities, for too few people. Any-
one-with a-grain-of public spirit
has to be ‘overtired, if not tuber-
cular, as‘ long as she is here. As
one student remarked, college is
a four year endurance test, pre-
paring you for secretarial achool.
in college ?
Apart from a décdicated few, they
just want a degree and a quick
getaway. They'll be glad to have
been here, after they’ve left.
Whatever may be wrong. with
Bryn Mawr, they are ‘much too
busy’ and much too tired to try
working for changes.

' They just try to escape. Failing
Princeton and New York, there is

 
 

always D. H. Lawrence, And some-

day, there will be no more reading,
no more lab, just the creation of

_bahies and _.delicions..casseroles.._..
The Senior class, especially, has |

a feeling of urgency. An uncertain
future looms ahead. One way out

‘of indecision is to get engaged

before leaving college. Another
way is. to get married immediate-
ly: Pembroke West awaits its
annual elopement..Those who are
neither eéfigaged nor married
worry about graduate schools and
jobs—and worry without being
really interested. Something to do.
is more important than what to
do.

Why is there this Fredisied rush
towards an unknown goal, or to-
wards a- goal which is simply a
pile of d in which to bury the
head? Nobody yet overheard seems

‘dropped

 

Concerning Ph.D. Holders’ Employment

entration in English, French, His-| .

tory, Social Economy, and the
Classics. Since the war, Chemistry
and Philosophy have been widely
represented. e

Over one fifth of the total group
of PhD.s are listed in “Who’s Who
in America’ and “American Men of
Science.” The largest. single list-
ing was in Biology, where 17 Bryn
Mawr PhD.’s are listed.

The typical pattern in the‘ first
four decades shows the young
PhD. appointed to the faculty of
one of the women’s colleges. She
belonged to the learned societies
and was a frequent contributér to
the scholarship in her field with
articles, books, and reviews. Very
often, the early graduate spent 85
years on the job.

By the ’40’s the pattern had
changed. The percentage employ-
ed remained high, but more’ col-
lege professors were found on the
faculties’of the universities than
were found in. women’s colleges.
The proportion of Bryn Mawr
PhD.’s going into college teaching
slightly, “however, | and
more of them are going inte-scien-
tific research and other types of
professional appointment. Incom-

plete . information—indicated_mean
salaries of $5,500 to $6,500 for the
different professional groups.

Dean Eleanor Bliss of the grad-
uate school expressed the opinion
that this high percentage of women
employed contradicts the ‘prevailing
opinion that..women do not con-
tinue’ long” in employment, even
professional employment: This
opinion has led many employers to
restrict opportunities for women
and it has led potential donors to
hesitate to support generously of
education for women.

Books Needed Now|

Drive Starts Wed.

A book drive.is being sponsored
by the Pennsylvania: Region of the
International Commission of the
United States -National Students
Association, “of which Bryn Mawr
is a member. This drive will be
sponsored at Bryn Mawr by the
League, and the books will be sent
to India.

In India, books are virtually un-
available, and frequently each text-
book must be shared by four or
five students. World University
Service centers, in Delhi, Calcutta,

and Assam, have organized ,jending”

libraries of student textbooks, in
the hope of ameliorating this situ-
ation. However, these libraries,
which .operate.on a free loan sys-
tem, are themselves in need of
books.

By means of the book drive, all
of us at Bryn Mawr will have the
opportunity to help. A box will
be in Taylor on Wednesday, Thurs-
day, and Friday, into which all
books can be put. All kinds of
books will *be gratefully accepted;
those which are unsuitable for
sending abroad will be sold to
raise the postage money for the
more appropriate ones.

The Leagué hopes that everyone

will -esoperate,~ remembering that;}-

this drive, if successful, will not

only help to relieve a critical, short-¥,

age, but also will “emphasize in-
‘ernational awareness and _ the
building of solidarity among. siu-
lents”.

For other W. U. 8S. activities
see article this page column 4.

ENGAGEMENTS

Donna Morrison ’55 to Donald
Swan. :

Penelope Merritt ’52 to. —
Ashmead III.

Josephine . Rives Raskina 50. to]

Peter H. ‘Von Hippel.
Pauline K. Austin ’52 to Joe K.
Adams.

class.

 

Freshman Reviews

Hell Of Hell Week

by Donnie Brown, 57

Hell Week is anticipated with
hope and dread by the Freshman
It signifies the opening’ of
their Weekend, the final production
of the Show after many harried
weeks of rehearsal, and systematic
torture from the Sophomores.

When Hell Week started on
Wednesday, anxious Freshmen
banded | together, speculating on
just what they were going to get
as punishment for being uncultured
Freshmen... They hung around the}.
smoker doors or were stationed

there by Sophomores, waiting for
the day’s agenda to be posted.

Quiet And Costumes

Ululations and lamentations were
heard in the corridors when the
long list of trials-and tribulations
were read. * These were quickly
silenced however, at léast in \one
hall, when the Freshmen were
minded that from now_.on_ they
spoke in whispers, except when
they sang. S

The costumes and various other
impedimenta with which the Fresh-
men were expected to supply them-
selves took time and much frantic
consultation with
whispering distance. But whether
one wore a gym tunic and high
heels, intriguing signs or mourn-
fully repentent black, the discom-

fort was worth it.

The professors’ faces (especially
if this Were their first year at the
College) when they. saw their erst-/
while pupils sitting in class, were
reward enough for tottering to
Park in high heels or for —
to Mecca on the hour.

Freshmen Rewarded

At meals, hapless Freshman /re-
cited works of literature, spoke on
their meditations and were gener-
ally diverted from their sole /aim
of eating by autocratic sopho-
mores. There were innumerable
“fined and required” meetings
where they demonstrated | their
hastily acquired skills and, pros-
trated themselves before posters of
last year’s freshman show.

Great consultation resulted in
giving Sophomores low clues about
where the animal was hidden and
pretending wisely that you knew
where it was all along. Actually
all but a few of the freshmen were
just as surprised as the sopho-
mores when the rooster flew out
over the audience Saturday eve-
ning.

Hell Week was harried, hilarious
and fun. Early Saturday the Fresh-
men were amply rewarded for all
they had gone through. And the
obvious closing cliche is that it will
be great sport when iit’s ’57’s
chance to be Sophomores during
Hell Week.

 

AMUSEMENTS

Ardmore:

+ Wed.-Sat.: Easy to ane
Sun.-Tues.: Little Caesar, Pub-
lic Enemy j

~Wed.: Wicked Women

_Bryn Mawr:
Wed.: Call Me Madam, David
and Bathsheba
Thurs.: Adventures of Cap-
tain Fabian, Women of

P aris {

Fri. & Sat.: Walking rad Baby
Back Home

Sun. & Mon.: Sabre Jet, Gun
Belt

Tues. & Wed.: Sea Around Us

City Line Center: |
Wed.-Wed.: How to Matry 2

everyone in|.

Two weeks ago a young woman |
whose name did not announce lit-
self but whose face seemed friend-
ly ‘and [whose manners were a
credit to any, asked me to write
tor a journal known as the College
News, something which would
pass tor a review of an enterprise.
undrstood to be Counterpoint.
‘there were good reasons for re-
tusing, and 1 tried out several of
them. But the young woman's
mind was evidently made up, and
presently” a wave of unreflec-
tive and indiscriminate helpfulness
relied: over me, and I foolishly said

“yes.” combed
The question is, what might a
college literary magazine jbe? Once
before, within living memory, the
writer aired his conception. Ser-
ious, friendly, monitory, incurably
pedagogic, he immagined a work-
shop, where genius w&s not expect-
ed but where (assuming talent and
motives to self-expression) the la-
bors and/ possibilities of ‘writing

| were instructively in view, the pri-

vate emotion was not hugged to
death, the, uncommissioned - scout-
ing party was encouraged, all
known talent was invited or
dragged in, the proprietors were
never satisfied, “and everything
was/rewritten eight times.

Does the current issue corres-
pond to this ingenuous. conception?
It/ has the good. fortune |to be
blessed with two of Miss Marianne
Moore’s translations: from La Fon-
taine. They fit exactly the work-
shop idea: the problem of composi-
tion is clear—and it is difficult.
The strength of the rest of the

ready perfectly wrought

 

Berthoff Reviews Counterpoint; Finds
Poetry Good, But Some Talent Hiding

issue is in the. poetry. My own
preference runs to “The Survivor
of the Flood Laments Lost Inno-
cence.” It needs some working on,
the more so because’ parts’ are al-
(e.g.
“And sometimes it was hard to tell
what floated and what flew”). I

wonder whether the change of: -

voice after the seventh stanza is
a wise move, And is the title,
though gaudy, perhaps somewhat
oppressive ?

For titles are important, When
they have too much to say, we
may suspect that they have said
it all; the poem, or story, has
trouble getting out from under.
To call’ “Patterns Observed at a
Weekend Party” simply “Week-
end” or “Party” might be |to
transfer more of the writer’s am-
bition from the subject to the per-
formance. Still, and this is true
also of “Suffering” (which man-
ages to survive its title) and
“Trusta, Tower,” the problem of
batenial

couraged to do better.” .

As for the prose: the Coronation
piece, including photographs, be-
longs (why not?) in the College
News. “The Blessed Children” is
what ought to be called an “enter-
tainment”; either you are. enter-
tained or you aren’t. That leaves
“A Day with the Lions,” which
accosts its subject intelligently,
though to my judgment under
handicaps; the protagonist is about.
eight but something tells me that
she is given (to make her. more

Continued on Page 4, Col. 4

 

Miss McClellan, Bryn Mawr Alumna,

Returns as Lecturer In fuihecmlaay

by Molly Epstein, ’56

It really wasn’t the conventional
newspaper interview. First of all,
Miss Catherine McClellan, visiting
Lecturer -in Anthropology, doesn’t
have any hobbies. In addition to
this somewhat drastic disclosure,
she says that she has not been
formulating “first impressions”
about Bryn Mawr.

This is because she doesn’t have
to. Miss McClellan spent her un-
dergraduate years here (class of
42), and, as a matter of fact,
studied under many of the profes-
sors for whom. we are now writing

papers.
Although she now specializes in

UNESCO Fights
TB In-Far East

Last summer American visitors
to India and Pakistan were able
to see the‘ results of long-term
World University
grams. In Assam, the far eastern
corner of India; a ward for tuber-
cular students and a student center
have almost been completed. Other
tuberculosis sanatoria are being
built all over India.

The World University Service,
a specialized branch of UNESCO,

 

has .recently published. its. accom-

plishments for the year 1953. Last
year W.U.S. carried on an exten-
sive fund-raising campaign to aid
students of foreign lands.  Stu-
dents and professors in colleges all
over the country have supported
the “program of material assist-
ance and education for interna-
tional understanding.”

W.U.S. hopes to reach its goal

of $690,000 by the end of 1954.)

Canada, Great Britain, Australia,
and Japan have also contributed to

the program. . : sas |

In Greece, Germany, Darker:

France, and other countries long- |:

range projects are also under way.
Through its valuable work W.U.S.
is doing much to create interna-

 

tional good will. ones .

 

 

 

Millionaire
Suburban: \
Wed.-Wed.: How to Marry a
Millionaire fe |

 

 

 

Service pro-]:
of painting from aboriginal Aus--

 

anthropological and enthnological
work, Miss McClellan’s major at
Bryn Mawr was Classical Arche-
ology. However, her association
with Miss deLaguna of our Anthro-
pology Department began. at. this
time. They are now collaborating
on_ research among the Alaskan In-
dians and will do field work to-
gether this summer.

Religous Research

Discussing Miss Ann Chowning’s
forthcoming trip to New Britain,
Miss McClellan agreed that re-
search on the religion of the na-
tives seemed most exciting, albeit
rather dangerous. However, she
added, a poll once established that
the mortality rate is not alarming-
ly high among anthropologists.

Much of our conversation was di-
rected toward the reading material
in the Anthropology 101 course,
the- changes in academic require-
ments since 1942 and the general
policy of the College NEWS,

We also examined a small folder

tralia. The originator of the trend
pictured was Albert Namatijira, a
native whotook Buropean paints
and began to ape the style of Wes-
tern landscape painting. Various
members of his family have con-
tinued the practice, presenting a

fascinatiig, and often extremely...

pleasant, blended style.

Miss McClellan spent four years,
from 1942 to 1946, in the Navy.
She then attended the University

of | California, Berkeley,.. ee she

received her Ph.D.

 

Did you know that e ; .
“Nominations for the best Male
Actor of 1953 are as follows:

‘Marlon Brando for “Julius
Caesar” .

William Holden for “Stalag 17”
Montgomery Clift:-for “From
Here To Eternity” = -_-
Burt Lancaster for “From }

To Eternity”

 

 

 

t ‘is genuinely interest-_.
ing;. dissatisfied readers are en-_

‘Richard Barton for “The Rabi

 

 
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‘Tam wee

February 17, 1954

 

Clubs Outline Past Activities And Plan
Future Parties, Lectures, Discussions

The Classics Club, headed by
Lidia-Wachsler and Lyke Ooiman,
recently held a Christmas party in
Rhoads. © Their plans include hav-
ing speakers and presenting a play
by Aristophanes or Plautus.

Haverford’s Philosophy Club and
Bryn Mawr’s under Marcia Storch
have collaborated and present Ed-
mund Sinnott, dean of Yale’s Grad-
uate School, at Haverford on Wed-
nesday, February 10, discussing
“Celland Psyehe.” The groups plan
an address by Dr. Ferrater Mora
this’ month and are having presen-
tations of student papers for dis-
cussion and criticism.

Usually two coffee hours a month
with informal ‘discussions are held
by the Spanish Club under Lois.
Beekey. The club had a Christmas
Pinata and presented a Técture on
December 15 by Senor. Guillen of
Princeton on “La Novel y Su Lec-
tor.” Plans for future speakers
include having Francisco Garcia-
Lorca, New York University pro-
‘fessor of Spanish, on February 18.

The
sponsored by Miss Janet
Yeager and headed by Lee Berlin,
meets for an hour every Wednes-
day to work on original routines,
which they will present as en-
tertainment during swimming com-

petitions at Penn.

Bryn Mawr and Haverford stu-
collaborate in WEDGE
(Wednesday Evening Discussion
Group) which meets at St.. Mary’s
‘Episcopal Church in Ardmore. The
group discusses subjects suggested
by the students. Reently a psy-
chologist joined in their discussion
of .the importance of religion.

' After each meeting there are re-

freshments served. Meredith Treene

“and Harv. Freeman are the co-

chairmen.
An interest in French entitles

* you to membership in The French

Club whose president is Lois Bon-
sal. The club holds teas in Wynd-
ham, where they speak French, and
invites lecturers who speak in
French also. Weekly after-dinner
coffee hours are being planned.
Bryn Mawyr’s_ radio’ ‘station,
WBMC, has just invested $45 in a
new console built by Jaek Beatty,
technical director of WHRC. Caro-
line Warram, station manager, ex-
plained that the console will give

.» better quality and more facility. | -

The station hopes to wire Radnor
and Rhoads this year.

Barbara Kalb has recorded her
program, Cafe International, f
broadcast over WIP, a Philadel-

 

   
 

  
     
   
      
     
    
       
    
       

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senting a series of such programs
from local colleges and schools en-
titled “Ears to the Future.” The
date of the program will be an-
nounced.

The Coatesville Recreation Group
consists of seven people who go to
Coatesville Hospital every Tues-
day and Thursday afternoon. Their
current project is-a performance
of “Oklahoma!” given with the pa-
tients’ collaboration.

The .Maids’ and Porters’ Com-
mittee has 19 active members, who
are conducting classes in public
speaking, Spanish, the Bible, typ-
ing, handicrafts, sewing, bridge,
and spiritual singing. The com-
mittee has also organized the
Maids’ and Porters’ caroling, dance
and show, to be given on April 24.
Group leaders for ~six school
children’s clubs in the Philadelphia
area are being provided by the Y-
Teen Groups.

About 12 students work at Nor-
ristown Hospital. Groups of four
go on Friday afternoons and take
the patients who are on the way to
rehabilitation for walks. At Christ-
mas the group caroled in the
wards.

During the first semester 14
people went to Weekend Work
Camp. « The work consisted of pa-
pering and plastering in the poorer
areas of Philadelphia. -
Haverford Community Center:
Two girls went to the Center every
Monday through Thursday after-
noon in the first semester, eleven
in all. participating. _ They have
guided._a different activity for the
children each afternoon.

 

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Knitting and Profs
Are Oil and Water

by Donnie Brown, ’57

Knitting and professors often
This is obvious when
a lecturer pauses so

may recover her knitt\
that has dropped with a ‘tinny clat-.
ter. A tendency toward a stultify-
ing standstill: is only one of the
reasons the two are not compat-
ible.

It is somewhat difficult to follow
the intricate mathematics of a
ski-sweater and; the Mendelian
theory at the same time. Under-
standably, if one were knitting a
collegiate scarf, one would be
thinking about Yale or Princeton,
not dips and strikes, not Doyne or
Toynbee. uy
, An admirable way to rise above
ithe clack @f knitting needles in.
alia is to become oblivious to the
audience, as. Miss Chowning says
she can, This way the professor
can concentrate on the notes and
ignore the petty things like gigg-
ling, note passing and knitting. On
| the other hand there are professors
whopare troubled, as Dr. Dryden is.
They have to overcome their aver-
sion to manifestations of mater-
no-domicilieal functions. and condi-
tion themselves to the fact that
people will knit in class.

There are some classes you
don’t dare knit in, even if your
little man’s birthday is next week
and you’ve only: begun the Ar-
gyles. But on the whole’the pro-
fessors seem not to shudder pro-

don’t mix.

  
   

 

 

 

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Continued from Page 3

interesting?) the sensibility of
about eighteen, and there is a con-
sequent discrepancy. between action
and response.

Six poems and two stories: is
that all? Once again I will-swear
there is more good work hiding
out in Bryn Mawr? Where is that
sestina I saw last April? Where
are the sonnets that suffused Oc-
tober? Where are the keys. to-all
those locked cupboards? Where is
the mimeographed, underground,
savagely derisive opposition line,
the Anti-Counterpoint? Where are
the--signals- of - arrogance, the
soaped window, the carnival tent,
the strings of firecrackers?

The question remains, what
could a college literary’ magazine
be?. That question really might’’be
put to any number of enterprises.
To a college theater, perhaps... Or
to a “college news”: in a large
community, a university, where it
had to fight for even passing at-
tention, it could be almost what-
ever if cho8é tobe, free of the bur-
dens. of conspjicuousness, In a
smaller community (to judge from
performance) it probably has to
accept the perfunctory role —of
court circular. But. not in all re-

 

hibitively at knitting, and it is a
good excuse not to take lecture
notes.

Lack Of Variety And Material In ‘Counterpoint’
Make Readers Wish To See More Campus Talent

spects: when Counterpoints are
published and opinions are called
for, this soi-disant “College “News”
might assume a real responsibility,
assert itself, register student crit-
icism. It might offer its own opin-
ion; it doesn’t (I might in the cir-
cumstances ungraciously add) have
to turn to outside authority to do
what could be one of its own useful
jobs. The -Counterpoints of this

world would profit by, the judg-
ment of’a~peer.

 

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Page Five

 

Rousseauists’ Use Of Many Fraudulent Charges
Cause Lavoisier To Be Tried, Sent To Guillotine

Continued from Page 1
cates a man: sympathetic to the
landed aristocracy, or a man whose
activities centered on plans detri-

mental .to the democratic state.

Yet these were the charges trump-
ed up against Lavoisier by avid
“Rousseauists” such as Brisseau,
Morah and De St. Pierre in their
“character assassinating” crusade.

Their fraudulent charges led to
the trial and guillotining of one of

the greatest physical experiment-
ers of all time. Unfortunately,
this rigorous anti-intellectual cam-
paign is not fully explicable in
terms of the fear, distrust and vio-
lence that emanated from the revo-
lutionary period.

In early August, 1893, the Gen-
eral Assembly outlawed all scien-
tific societies and denied them the
right to use their old meeting
rooms in the Louvre. Yet the
Royal Botanical Gardens, a _ re-
search institute in physics, chem-
istry. and botany, came through un-
~“geathed while the Academy was
completely destroyed.

Possible’ Conflict

What is the reason? As has
already beén indicated, Dr. Guerlac
is now engaged in research to find
facts confirming his belief that it
was a conflict between the Newton-
ian ‘scientists and scientific prim-
itivists, who advocated studying
life-as it is found in nature, who
rebelled against “dry as dust _an-
atomizing,” .and were . discontent
with the stress on ‘physical science.

The conflict extended beyond the
scientists; even the
lined up on the side of the Rous-
seauists, who advocated scientific
primitivism.. In order to further
their views, it was necessary to
suppress the opposition, the Rou-
seauists started an _ individual
slander campaign. Lavoisier,
among others, appeared at the top
of their list of enemies.

Tp -The Bryn “Mawr - “Haverford

politicians |
‘| Students and faculty free.

In addition, Monsieur Morah, a
self-esteemed physicist, said “he
rearranges the ideas of others and
has changed the name of acid to
oxygen—these being his only con-
tributions to immortality.”

When arrested, Lavoisier’s
wealth and position as Governor of
the Discount Bank and Secretary
to the King operated against him.

Further, even though he, had sev-

ered-all connection with the Gen-
eval Farm one year earlier, the
Assembly used this connection with
the “people’s oppressors” as a
trump card.

Purges Frequent

He was arrested, tried, and guil-
lotined-in.one day for a conspiracy
against the Assembly, without a
single voice of importance raised
in his behalf. Little did he realize
that his memo on the control of
body heat in 1789 was to be his last
contribution to the profession he
served so faithfully.

The “justice” meted to Lavoisier
is merely répresentative of the
scientific purges of the 1780’s. and
1790’s. It was natural that with
scientists so involved in_ political
issues of the day, scientific purposes
became paradoxical and confused.
However, the brutal attacks of men
like Brisseau and Morah brought
science to a standstill and purged
some of the best thinking of the
age. '

Dr. Guerlac spoke to his audi-
ence in Dalton, at 8:30. p. m.

;

Good Work Noted
In Basketball Game

Bryn Mawr’s basketball varsity
lost to Penn’ by twelve points in a
game there on Thursday, February
11.. Joan Parker was Bryn Mawr’s
high’ scorer with -thirteen points,
followed by Sally Kennedy with 12.
According to .Miss Price, “Diana
Scott-played a very nice game.”

Seniors Bobby Olsen and Ginny
Dulaney were commended for play-
infi “very nice games” on the de-
fensive side of the court.

The Junior Varsity won with 20
points to.Penn’s 12, The scores
are low because quarters were only
six minutes long so that’ the teams
could return to Bryn Mawr in time
for supper. Louise Breuer’s eight
points put her ahead as high scor-
er. Patty Ferguson was “a good
guard,” said Miss Price. She added
‘that Patty had had no practice re-
cently since she was rehearsing for
| Freshman Show.

Bryn _Mawr’s badminton team
lost four out of. five doubles
'matches to the Merion Cricket

Club Ladies. June Costin and Mar-

‘ion Gralton won with scores 15-1,
15-18,-and_15-6.-_Clese_to winning
were Charlotte Smith and Ann
| Peterkin with ‘scores 15-10, 15-8,
Results of the other matches were:
Marilyn Muir and Phil Tilson 15-7,
15-9; Lois Bonsal and Pru Oliver
15-4, 15-9, and Borneman and Al-
bert 15-7, 15-6.

 

 

 

 

’ Continued from Page 1

emotion or. strength.
Written within this convention
visit by Odysseus to the Underworld

should be an unpromising topic;
However, if the phantoms might

somehow. be given the power tq
speak, such a visit could be inter+
esting. Although generally thé
ghost lacks the power of speech,
it is not offensivé to the reader
to grant it to him at certain times,

Tiresias only, then, has been
given a reasonable. mind by the
‘gods. The other phantoms may be
‘temporarily’ summoned — through
‘blood fence

 

| The foncept of Hades as a re
gion’.of ineffectual ghosts is vio}
lated in the Hades of King Minos

world} it is a noisy, busy placd,
in which the dead retain the use
of their faculties.
This passage is evidently spur+
ious; one person could not have
put-forth-two such Contrary opin=
ions on such an important matter.
The argument that the Hades of
King Minos is a. later addition is
borne. out in the. lines which in-
troduce- the passage. ‘
The Homeric conception of the
Underworld in general precludes’
the idea of a mortal going to visit.
Explanation for Odysseus’ trip lies
in the fact that he is sent there by
Circe to discover from Tiresias the
path he is to follow on his return

This ‘drea’ is more like the actual |

 

|Link of Hades Passage With Odyssey
Spurious, Poorly Written, Says Page

to Ithaca.

Latent in this explanation are
the assumptions that Circe cannot
supply the information and that
Tiresias will.do so. Neither is true,
for it is Circe who finally gives
him directions. It may only be con-
cluded that this is an attempt by

someone else to link the Odyssey
with the Underworld episode.

There are other proofs of the
hypothesis that the visit is a sub-
sequent addition. The main argu-
ment rests on a discrepancy; in the
time element, which ruins the
structure of the story and is, in
addition, of extremely poor qual-
ity.

Book XI can be more or less re-
duced to its original components,
Excluded are the “Hades of King
Minos,” the links which attempt
to relate Book XI to the regt of
the Odyssey; and the. “Catalogue
of Heroines.” What is original is
the visit to Hades and Odysseus’
meeting with Tiresias, his mother
and the heroes of the Trojan War.

The purpose of the visit, says
Mr. Page lies in “that which hap-
pens and not that which does not
happen.” The purpose is contain-
ed in what occurs: Odysseus
meets and converses with Tiresias,
with his mother and with the ghosts
of his friends.’ In doing this the
poet relates, as he intended, the
fate of the Greek heroes after the
Trojan War.

 

 

 

 

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Excellent Voices Liven
Freshman Performance

Continued from Page 1
and a “Trial
Song,” which explains in the Gil-

‘bert and “Sullivan tradition, her
“crime” and her social and political

opinions.

The conformist point of view,
“was expounded with* equal talent

by Pravda (Anne Sroka) in
“Party-Part¥® and ‘in a duet with

‘Pushova. (Jan Thomson), “It Isn’t

in the Book.”

The “Ambition Song” displayed,

several good voices, with Sardinia
(Honey Cowen), Magnesia (Judy
Weber), Latrina (Gloria Girton)
and Volga (Mickey ‘Nusbaum) de-
scribing their respective desires to
study fish, invent a better bath-
tub, sanitize the U.S.S.R., and dig
ditches. They reappeared to ex-

very good chorus proved that the
class was far from exhausting its

resources.

The script’ was not completely
adjusted for this kind of distribu-
tion. It was puzzling that Purina

‘(Lucille Lindner) wandered in at

the beginning of scene two, sang a
really beautiful song, and then be-
came part of the background in-
stead of developing as a character.
Similarly, Popova (Julie Bayer)
stepped unexpectedly up to sing

‘“Don’t Let Magic Fool You” at the
“very end.

Another script problem was the
use of old jokes, i.e.. the value of
prunes, and cliches, i.e. the char-
acter of Melsa’ Axewell (Patricia
Moran). Against a background of
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were not as well planned.

There were many clever ideas
like the working in of the class
song, the characters’ names, and
comments on life at Bryn Mawr.

The story line itself and the lyrics

for the songs were very good,
especially the trial song by Judy
Scott. Paula Sutter and Harriet
Barsky .wrote fine, less serious
songs in great volume.

Costumes were ingenious both in
the use of available material and
the ideas themselves.

It might have been better to
splurge on the kick chorus cos-
tumes, just for variety, but this
might have conflicted with the
plot. oe
The stage set was rose
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a large cast and- the particular

setting of the play made absolute-

ly necessary. It was well planned,
from the placement of big  sis-
ter’s portrait to the flowers which
garlanded the. portrait for the
party.

Just for the record, many people
called “Life, Liberty, and the Pur-
suit” the ybest show in years.

Lecture Deals Chiefly
With Oedipus Complex

‘ Continued from Page 1
“women’s” and the professions are
nearly exclusively “men’s” terri-
tory. As a final remark Mrs. Sch-
rier stated that she advocates
equality (neither of the two ex-
tremes), and that to gain this
equality men should psychoanalyze
themselves and not women.

 

Merion Party Has
A Valentine Theme

by Epsey Cooke, '57

An open house was held in Mer-
ion after the Fanfare in the gym
Saturday night. The hall was dec-
orated with large valentines, and
the valentine motif was. carried
out by the ice cream and heart-
shaped cookies which were served
along with coffee and sandwiches.

Entertainment was provided by
a kick chorus from Eighth Entry
at Haverford and a kick’ chorus
from Merion. Mary Jane Chub-
buck, Clare Harwood, Judy Scott,
and Lucille Lindner sang.

At the door each person was giv-
en a small red paper heart with a
number on it. Door prizes were
awarded ‘later in the evening.

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