nm VOL. L, NO. 18 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1954 “Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 4954 PRICE 20 CENTS Read Concludes -His Ehzabethan Period Lectures Speaker Gives Account Of Research Sources Wyndham, March 16— The last lecture of his serfes was given by Mr. Conyers Read. Its title was “Adventures in Elizabethan Re- search.” Mr. Read gave an account. of the research he did for his biog- raphies of the life of Walsingham and of Cecil, the last to be pub- lished soon. Mr. Read started out by relating some amusing incidents occurring in the search for reference works belonging to private collections. Some of these collections are al- most impossible to get into. ‘One incident, in particular, in- volved a colleague of Read’s, a woman student in England. She was doing a paper that required reference to rare manuscripts be- longing to a private person. Mr. Read told her that people had been trying to get in to see the collec- tion for years, but it was jealously guarded by the owner, and he ad- vised against: evén trying. About two months later, he met her again and she told him that _she had succeeded in seeing the collection. She had joined the hunt club to. which the owner of the manuscripts belonged, had‘ ridden to hounds with him for a while, and when he heard about her work, he had. suggested that he might like to look over his collection. She Continued on Page 6, Col. 3 Miss Cam To Talk On Historic Novels Miss Helen Maud Cam will pre- sent the Class of 1902 Lecture for the month of April when she speaks on “The Historical Novel,” at Goodhart, April 6, 1954, at 8:30. Miss Cam, the first woman pro- fessor to be appointed as a per- manent member of Harvard’s fac- ulty, is the Samuel Zemurrap,, Jr., and Doris Zemurray-Stone. Rad- cliffe Professor at Harvard. Born in England, Miss Cam re-|_ ceived her B. A. in History from the University of London, and won a fellowship to Bryn Mawr’s Grad- uate School, where she took her Master’s Degree. Upon her return to England, she began teaching and research at Holloway College, ‘near London. Out of this research came a large number of writings, and eventually an appointment to a Cambridge University Lecture- ship, from which she rose to the position of Senior University Lec- turer and Director of Studies of History before she joined the fac- ulty of Harvard. A ranking medieval historian, Miss Cam is a member of both the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Society of America. Latest On Elections ist Jr, to Self-Gov. ....Anne Hobson: Sr. to,Self-Gov. .........0.. Emmy Rauh Vice Pres. A.A........... Mimi Mackall Chorus Pres. ............ Diane Druding V. Pres. Chorus ........ Edith Schwab V. Pres. Chapel Marcia Lockwood Chairmen of Sophomore Carnival Louise Breuer and Louise Todd Philosophy Club Hears Mr. Monahan Outline The Contributions of Aquinas Wyndham, March 17—Mr. Ed- ward Monahan, Instructor of Phi- losophy at Villanova College, de- fended the role of the philosopher in the medieval ages when he ad- dressed the Bryn Mawr Philosophy Club, Wednesday evening, on the topic of “Reason and Authority in Medieval Philosophy.” “The role of philosophy in the advance of man often goes unheed- ed,” Mr. Monahan stated. “If this is true of the modern day, it cer- tainly was true of the medieval ages.” — Many people contend that philos- ophy in the middle ages became a tool in the hands of medieval churchmen, who ruthlessly stifled any real rational inquiry: until the; end of the 11th century. _. Mr. Monahan cited. Bertrand Russell, who said that “there is lit- ‘tle of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas.” According to Mr. Russell, Aquinas did not set out to follow wherever reason led. He new the Truth before he investi- gated, so he thought. . However, Mr. Monahan chose Aquinas as the model philosopher of the medieval ages. As he out- lined Thomist thought he attempt- ed to prove that the criticisms of the spirit of medieval philosophy are unjustified. Aquinas defined philosophy as “the knowledge of truth.” “Medie- val philosophy,” according to Mr. _Monahan, “was the pursuit of such knowledge.” Christianity, however, gave mediéval philosophy its most significant term. Christianity is a religion, and is not philosophy, Mr. Monahan con- tinued. It is religious faith offering salvation to those who believe its faith. It is not a system of knowl- edge. Its authority lies in the di- vine revelation of God. Christianity Rational But does Christianity tend to ex- clude philosophic inquiry? History proves the opposite. “To accept all things by faith,” Mr. Monahan sug- gested, “may suffice for salvation, but does not satisfy intellectual curiosity.” What Christianity did ‘was to give man a whole new area | for rational inquiry. There were many- positive incen- tives to philosophize in the medie- val ages. Man’s innate desire to know of causes gives rise to his philosophy. If a man is a religious believer, he is bound to be affected by his religion, for religion pro- vides a view of reality. So long as the role cf faith remains extrinsic, however, such inquiry is philo- sophic. There have always been, on the one hand, those men (Tertullian, Erasmus and Luther) who look to| the supremacy.of faith; there have also always been, on the other hand, those men who seek under- - Contnued on Page 5, Col. 1 Linda Levitt, Adele MacVeagh, Marilyn Muir, Sandra Gordon Last Friday night d Denbigh disguised as the “Big Flop”—a miniature Barnum and Bailey cir- cus on Bryn Mawr’s campus! Ani- mals representing the colleges throughout the east were caged in a circus caravan which lined Den- bigh’s walls, while the circus freaks looked down from their van- tage points on the walls upon the gay festivities. Streamers, balloons, and pin wheels, which hung from the ¢eiling, later became souvenir? on college bulletin boards. was provided by Mike Dunn’s band to. entertain the crowded dining hall and smokers. A kick chorus of clowns strutted to the circus theme, as Myra Becker acted as Mistress CALENDAR Tuesday, April 6 12:00 p. m. Dr. David L. Thom- son, Professor of Biochemistry and Dean of the Faculty of Grad- uate Studies and Research at Mc- Gill University will speak on “The Business of a Scholar” at the Graduate Assembly in Goodhart. Twelve o’clock classes will be can- celed to enable students to attend the lecture. Wednesday, ‘April iT Hygiene exam. 7:15 p. m. Awards Night at Ap- plebee barn. Friday, April 9 I.C.G. Conference at Harris- burg. 9:30 p. m. A.A. Square Dance. Saturday, April 10 Alumnae will have a white ele- phant sale in the gym. 8:30 p.-m.*The Schutz Festival with the Bryn Mawr Chorus and the Haverford Glée Club will be presented at Roberts Hall, Hav- erford. Monday, April 12 : 8:30 p. m. “Personality through the Study of Perception” will be the subject of the Sigma XI lec- ture by Mr. Brown in the Biology Lecture Room of Dalton. Tuesday; April 13 8:30 p. m. Miss Lehr will speak “Of Dice, and Men and Gambling Games,” in the Biology Lecture Room. Wednesday, April 14 12:30 p. m. Ralph Bunche, Di- rector of the United Nations’ Trusteeship Council, will speak on “The United Nations and Colonial | Problems.” . -Musie—for—daneing—or—listening | jof the same conipositions. W.B.M.C. Gives Dance; Denbigh Holds Open House, During Recent Weekend of Ceremonies. Vocal entertain- ment was furnished by Lynne Sherrerd singing “€an’t Help Lov- ing that Man of Mine” and Bryn Mawr’s Octangle. Thanks for the trip to the circus go to Anita Kaplan, Chairman of the dance,.and to all of Denbigh Hall who helped to make the eve- ning a success. A “primrose path” led to danc- ing and refreshments at “Inferno,” sponsored ‘by WBMC after The Madwoman of Chaillot, Saturday, roses, entangled with signs pro- claimed, “Follow: the primrose path, up the stairs,.and there you'll find, a bowl of red gin (ger-ale).” Those who followed helped them- selves to punch and pretzels in the Rumpus Room, while those who} stayed below danced to the music of Mike Dunn and Ho Hunter in the Common Room. Orange curtains, flame-like hang- ings, and a dangling skeleton pro- vided an atmosphere sufficiently hellish. All ran smoothly, due to the good work done by Caroline War- ram, Elizabeth Thomas and Ann Morris. Chorus To Offer Songs By Schuetz A Heinrich Schuetz music festi- val will be the occasion for two concerts by the Bryn Mawr Col- lege Chorus, the Haverford Col- ege Glee Club and the New Choral Society of Philadelphia. The first of the two concerts will be on Friday evening, April 9, at” the Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany, 13th..St, below Spruce, in Philadelphia. The second per- formance will be the following eve- ning, Saturday, April 10, at Rob- erts Hall. The two programs wil] differ slightly, though containing some They will feature several cantatas and a Magnificat among other works, Schuetz, a seventeenth century German, is not too well known to- day, but he is one of the most im- portant composers of vocal music of his period. The choruses will be joined by soloists‘ and an instru- mental group and will be under the direction of Mr. Robert L. Goodale and Mr. William H. Reese. March 20. Chains of yellow prim-| Giradoux’ ‘Madwoman Of Chaillot’ Outstanding; Successful Performances by Muir and Renken Reyiewer Also Praises . ~ Anne Nicholson’s Two Sets ‘py Sally Moore, ’56 Enthusiasm and praise greeted the Bryn Mawr-Haverford Drama Club. production of Giraudoux’ The Madwoman of Chaillot, direct- ed by Norman Garfield. : On the whole, the production de- — serves warm praise, and most of the cast did full justice to this play, whose theme is that only madness can restore sanity to a world of inhuman values, ruled by unhuman men. The opening scene with the Baron (Fritz Renken) and the President (John Kittredge) was slow to.get started but by the time the Count- ess, played by Marilyn Muir, ar- rived, it had hit a fast place which was kept up almost until the end, when it suffered a slight relapse. Marilyn Muir, as the Countess Aurelia, was excellent. from the start. She was tremendously con- vincing and charming in the diffi- cult changes of pace demanded by the role, She was particularly good in her delivery:-of the line in the second act, as she cried “Too late, too late!” at the proposal of the dead Adolphe Bertaut. Fitz Renken, as the Baron, stole the scene with his expressions and- Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 AlumnaeCommittee To Hold An Auction For the benefit of the Bryn Mawr College Regional Scholarship Fund, the Bryn Mawr Club of Phil- adelphia is planning an Antique Auction and Rummage Sale, to be given on Saturday, April 10, in the Gymnasium. The committee hopes that their collection will include valuable an- tiques, and they are featuring a professional auctioneer. Refresh- ments, pony rides for children, and a door prize are also included in the program. ' Among articles being collected for the gale, besides antiques, are second hand clothes, homemade delicacies, phonograph records, books, paintings, unused applia- |nees, furniture, china, household linens; jewelry, etc. Mrs. E. H. York, ‘Benefit Chair- man, will welcome any donations in this order. Contributions should be left at the service entrance of the Deanery. ELECTIONS League. Secretary President of IRC 1st Soph, to Self Gov. ps Gwen Garland Vice Pres. League Head of Library Council Charlotte Busse fiecrotary of Alliance Helen- Louise Simpson Second Secretary of Alliance Liz Warren 1st Jr. to Under Grad Jean Young 1st Soph. to Undergrad Stefanie Hetzel - 2nd Jr. to Undergrad....Sara Stifler 2nd Soph. to Self Gov. Marilyn Siva a ickehe Nancy Potts - we Chi “PageTwo THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, March 24, 1954 Be Lhe _THE COLLEGE NEWS. FOUNDED IN 1914 = Bryn Mawr College. Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore. Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and ‘in it may be reprinted either wholly Editor-in-Chief. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears or in part without porraeaen, of ‘the Evelyn DeBaryshe, ‘56, Copy Carol Bradley, ‘57 Donnie Brown, ‘57 ~_Epsey Cooke, ‘57 _ Lois Glantz, ‘56 Carol Hansen, ‘57 June Edelman, ‘55 Virginia Gavian, ‘57 ‘Saren Merritt, ‘55 Diane Druding, ‘55 Suzanne Hiss, ‘55 Sondra Rubin, ‘56 Carol Stern,466 EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief — Habriette Solow, ‘56 Charlotte “Smith, ‘56, Managing Editor es Molly. 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Essays, fiction, drama and poetry are all in order, for, although such variety makes the task of the judves rather more difficult, it is the earnest desire of the Committee in charge of the award to make it open to anyone. No freshman need hesitate, nor anyone of a higher class, for abil- ity can lie anywhere and show it- self on just such an occasion as this. Katharine Fullerton, as a young ~instructor,-set~-on~-foot’-the~ first class in the writing of fiction, be- ginning Bryn Mawr’s attention to what, for want of a better word, is called creative writing. The course was very probably of her own sug- gestion, for it was an unheard of . departure in its own day. She her- self had so far published nothing, but she was on the brink of a really notable career in the writing of fiction and of critical essays. Certainly her ability and her tal- ent for constructive criticism were very evident to all who worked un- der her and received her wise en- couragement and her unforgettable advice. Her marriage took — her away from Bryn Mawr, but what she had ‘instituted was to continue. Appropriate Memorial . After her death, those who. ad- mired her so much and felt such gratitude to her, wished to set up what would be the most appropri- _ate memorial. She was not only in- terested in writing, but in Bryn Mawr writers, so that a prize of this kind, open to all of those in whom she Would have felt such in- terest, seemed the most suitable offering to make to the College. ~~Tt has “Many times been said, with true pee es ard excellent writing does not come by means of teaching. The | feeling for writing is innate and | dwells, sometimes unsuspected, in many. And in many it is lost, from sheer pressure of crowded life, since the very qualities which make a person in great demand for other purposes. It may be lost also from lack of self-confidence, often purely from lack of time. And perhaps most often it fails of true accomplishment from lack of self-discipline or the writer’s lack of judgment concerning her own work, Unusual ‘Opportunity Guidance among these pitfalls a college course can and does give, encouragement, advice, the in- structor’s capacity: for finding out the weak points and showing, in a measure how they can be remedied, the class discussion which shows a writer how her effort appears in others’ eyes. And a prize like this gives one more thing, something of the experience of sending off a manuscript to a publisher’s editor, the incentive to think of it from the point of view of that -editor who will read it, a final knowledge of where;-on a scale of the commit- {tee’s judgment, such @ manuscript will stand. All this in addition to giving rightfully earned recogni- tion to real merit. Those who are on the committee are all alumnae or members of the faculty of Bryn Mawr, they have the most earnest interest in what the students do, they welcome with open and. un- derstanding mind whatever the. ‘stu- dents may send them and urge on. ‘the Bryn Mawr writers an oppor- ‘tunity that does not come often or easily in life hig co college. * Letter To The Editor The Chorus Emphasizes Mr. Goodale’s Fine: Work To the Editors_of.the NEWS: ~ Your write-up of the, spring chorus concert was all that. the chorus could have asked in nearly every respect: it was perceptive and appreciative of both our prob- lems and our triumphs. For all this we thank you; it’s rarely that the review of a musical performance is so honest and so kindly! You. have, jhowever, overlooked 2 Observér ‘especially contributed by Anne Phipps, ’54 One of the reasons that spring in Paris is famous is that winter in Paris is infamous. When the seasons change, you almost start believing in the supernatural. Somehow, the earth tilts towards the sun, and the movement tears away clouds of rain and soot, leav- ing the city brilliantly clean and shining. Greyness is replaced by contrasts of light and shadow. The big public buildings and the bridges, which have been as fuzzy looking as pieces of felt, come into sharp focus. White pillars, golden. domes and spires, gleam and spar- kle. The horse chestnuts flower: each tree looks as if it were thick- ly decorated with wax candles. Winding streets wa only the croaking of. car horns, hear voices. Some of the shops move. outdoors. Fruits and vegetables lie in wooden counters on the sidewalk, protected only by awnings. “At .the entrance to the Jardins du Luxembourg a gay, gos- sipy flowerlady, her hair dyed plat- inum blond, establishes her‘cart of tulips, carnations and lillies. tavevenene And in a once cold and murky house, we no longer have to put a log on the fire every twenty minutes. Windows which leaked draughts all winter have become tall glass doors opening out to warmth. The grand salon, with sprays of sunlight streaming through lace curtains, and a mir- ror reflecting the leaves and lilac blossoms in the garden, is an en- chanted room. Madame’s daughter ‘| plays the harp there every morn- ing, anda tame~sparrow, who. lost his tail to the cat, hops in under the curtains to listen. Miss Lehr To Speak At Goucher College Miss Marguerite Lehr and Jackie Braun, ’54, will attend the confer- ence on “Perspectives in Science” at Goucher College, April 2 and 3, as Bryn Mawr’s faculty and stu- dent delegates. The conference is being held in honor of the dedica- tion of the Hoffberger Science Building which has been completed on the new Goucher Campus at Towson. Activities will include the dedi- cation ceremonies, lectures, two symposia and citations to alumnae. Miss Lehr will speak at the Sym- posium. in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics on Saturday: morning. Her topic, “Designs for Decision” will cover applications of probability theory to judge experi- mental evidence and to design ex- periments. Miss Lehr will ia to the Sci- ence Club on April 13. Her talk, entitled “Of Dice and Men and Gambling Games,” concerns certain sides of the theory of probability. <‘*tiently. and’ accurately; to make which have}| blast class, or deliberately cut her other, and leads to ‘the correlation, one person who ‘contributed great- ly to the success of the concert cand whose work is so often under- estimated or ignored. To choose the music; to train the chorus pa- them capable of singing, with a minimum of rehearsals, under an unfamiliar director; to create in the singers an interest in and an affection for music whose pattern and medium are unusual and diffi- cult; to help in the execution of ‘eountless details, from_stamp-lick- ing to ticket-selling; these are not easy tasks, and it takes a rather superior director to accomplish them all with-so little time at—his disposal. Mr. Goodale has done all of this; he does it for every one of our concerts, and few people out- side the chorus are aware of his huge job and his success in doing it, This is partly to inform the col- lege of Mr. ‘Goodale’s fine work and partly to offer him the thanks of thé chorus for everything that he did in. preparing for this con- cert. } The Chorus Super-Vacationists Disrupt Schedules “The slip,” the slip, a dazed stu- dent gasps after her last class and immediately envisions life-long cut pro or a deferred exam. Fellow students. sympathize and mutter about the inscrutable ways of the Dean’s Office. And the Dean ex- plains the situation as follows: Bryn Mawr has one of the short- est college years. We begin later and end earlier, have no. eight o’clock or Saturday classes. This means that every class must count. The calendar is planned so that the number of Monday, Wednes- day, Friday classes skipped during holidays equals the number of Tuesday, Thursday classes missed. If students extended their vaca- tions by cutting classes which in- terfered the whole carefully plan- ned system would be spoiled. A professor who’d continug.,bo cover the usual amount—of-njaterial -in- his lectures would meet many puz- zled faces.and unnecessary ques- tions when the “super-vacationers” returned. The sign-out and -in slips are designed to prevent this situation. Cut-pro and deferred exams are answers to enforcement. which must be both logical and effective. Punishment for accidentally tgnor- ing the rule is an integral part of the system. ’ However, penalties are assigned onan individual ‘basis. Someone who went to her last class but for- got to sign, accidentally cut her last class would probably get. 'two- weeks of cut pro, four. weeks of it, or a deferred exam, respectively. Warden Receives Acad, Fellowship Miss Katherine Geffcken, .War- den ‘of Radnor, has recently been announced to be the recipient of a Rome prize Fellowship in Classical Studies granted by the American Academy at Rome. The fellowship is awarded annually for complete, independent study on a special project in the Student’s field of in- terest. Miss‘ Geffcken cient her BA| from Agnes Scott College, her MA from Bryn Mawr and is at present completing . her residency for her PhD. In Miss Geffcken’s opinion, the challenge offered by classical study has more’ meaning than any as well as the- understanding, of criticism, culture and knowledge. Current Events heel ‘ Current French Politics Topic Of Talk By Girard on f Room, March 22—“One thing A would not do,” said Mr. Gi- rard, Current Events speaker, “is to talk about France from an American point of view.” Mr. Gi- rard, in accordance with the Alli- ance’s new policy of talks about broader-subjects, spoke on Modern Thought in France. Beginning his talk by dissuaYing his audience from thinking of France. as the “sick man of Eu- rope,” he stressed that one should not think of a country as mediocre because of its lack of national power. Comm Self-Critical France, Mr. Girard went on to say, is inclined to the art of self-"- which leads others to think of the errors which the peo- ple themselves discuss, as being typically French. As-an example of this we have the recent presidential elections which took ten days, causing the country to laugh, and the rest of the world to believe that France was falling apart. Mr. Girard stat- ed that we must not’ “confuse awareness of crisis with crisis. it- self. ” ‘ The speaker went on to show that France was not as demoral- ized as we believe it to be. Quot- ing from a report by an American in the March 5th issue of “Busi- ness Week,” Girard demonstrated that France was far ahead of other European nations in recovery from the devastation of the war. In the money spent on food and clothing, France is not far behind America, and far ahead of Ger- many, and although in the money she spends on education, France is far behind America, she still gives much more to it than Germany does._It_is hard for Americans to see the great progress made in Eu- rope because of our own increase in wealth since the end of the Sec- ond World War. U. S. Attitude We ourselves arouse antagonism by our attitude of “enlightened self-interest” towards our Euro- pean aid, and the crudeness of our psychological warfare. Our empha- sis upon our abundance of material goods over.those of Russia has led to a feeling of resentment, al- though the “Go Home America” sentiment is not as.strong in. France as we suppose it to be. We in America seem td believe that the French. could have cleared up their industrial problems by this time, not realizing that their gov- ernment has not been able, because of its even balance, to formulate a definite program. Mr. Girard continued on to the next problem of France today, that ef EDC. Many of the French today favor the establishment of this or- ganization. The only ‘ones -who seem to block the plan are'the in- tellectuals. : Ctrrent Problems Their complaints against the plan stem from a fear of a mili- ‘taristic revival in Germany, and the antagonism to Russia which could .possibly start off another world War, which would destroy civilization. \ Today, concluded Mr:-Girard, the Catholic left is combining: with the Protestant left to form a new pop- tlar front, which may aid in the union of France. x { MANAGERS FOR — THE SODA FOUNTAIN NEXT YEAR ARE: Norma Aronson—Merion . Bobbie Burrows—Rock Charlotte Graves—Rock - Judy Mellow—Den. Joan-Parker—P. EF. Alexa Quandt—Rhoads The rete nowledge 008 ‘VOL. 1/2,,NO. 1/64 HITHER AND. WHITHER? SCHMOOSDAY, APRIL 1, 1954 Whence Cometh Tonys The Menys?? e One Retrogresses Ithaca-Ward Sa Donnie Brown, ’57 It may not seem apparent to the average lecture-goer but Homer’s Odyssey had several ghost writers who did not agree with the great Greek poet. There are also 1 few inconsistencies. in the~ incoherent rigamarole typical of the spurious passages , in the epic poem... Mr Denys: Sage, Order of the Menys Cambridge, discussed these and in- numerable other points in his fif- teenth lecture on the Odyssey. - Mr. Sage was not quite clear just who did write the Odyssey. but-—he —admirably —proved—that Homer did not by quoting several] hundred lines in Greek every time a controversial point arose. Avoid- ing the basic tenets of the Homeric conception altogether, it was pointed out that the time lapse did not follow the usual bungled time elements in ancient poetry. The great discrepancy and lack . of cogency in thought in the Odys- Dr. Narr Bores & Blabs On Blubber 7 by Barbara Palmer, ’5 Yesterday afternoon during tea in the Common Room, Dr. Harvey Narr, of East Podunk University, discussed the “Principle Influence on the Crisis Facing the. Universe Today” before an enthusiastic au- dience of the twenty Economics majors of Bryn Mawr College. At approximately 4:39, after the last guest had paid her initial re- spects to the refreshment table, Dr. Narr- arose from-behind_a_pot- ted plant to greet this industrious and untimorous group. He imme- diately reduced the area of his sub- ject matter by listing the subhead: “The Adverse Bearing of the Use of Blubber by the Eskimos on World Trade”, The use of blubber has had deep historical ramifications dating from the time of the first Scan- dinavian exploitation. Blubber has had multifold application to the life of the average Eskimo as well as to civilization at large. An alert questioner at this time brought up the point of the value of ‘establishing blubber as” the na- __tional food for the starving. Ar- menians. During the course and as a direct result of the debate Dr.| Narr stated that since he was not familiar with the military or dis- ciplinarian policies in this country he could not sufficiently answer. Dr. Narr went on to say that the Eskimo trade was lagging behind the standards of the International Consolidation of NSRPOT —.a forewarning of universal catastro- phe. Following a discussion of the purposes and ultimate successes of the NSRPOT the group agreed that such.an organization would do much to affect civilization if civili- , zation was ready to be affected by such an organization. ~~ In summation Dr. Narr said that he felt: he satisfactorily explained the principle influence on World Crisis—BLUBBER. In addition the lecture resulted in three pages of notes; loss of four pots of tea, five trays of cookies, six packs of cigarettes, and knitting, totally to the stitching, three pairs of socks. In all the lecture proved heartily enjoyable! i us see more of Dr. Narr! mee a “of poets deviously rushed the epic poem to a lame conclusion. Bryn sey, was attributed by the. British speaker to the poet, poets or Hom- er’s concern with “what might have been, not what is” or “that which happens and not that which does not happen.” “Another interesting discrepancy in the epic is the constant inclusion of spurious . character. o have no relation to the potentialities of the Odyssey. Some of'the more glaring of these figures are Pene- lope, Circe, Tiresias, Telemachus, a doddering nurse who constantly threatens the suspense of the lust few books, and a hoard of €xtras|_ collectively#ealled the suitors. A Greek called Ulysses is lost for most of the Odyssey and his wan- derings and calling on the gods for road maps -have an annoyinz tendency to break the main train of thought in the epic, as Mr. Sage ably and frequently pointed out, The Odyssey no longer can be called great literature, for Mr. Sage has now proved that it was probably the work of.a great many Gréeks who had nothing better to do than jot down wordy poetry on bits of potsherds No one quite knows how, under the circum- stances, Homer became connected with this ancient beginning of the soap opera. For the next fifteen weeks Pro- fessor Sage, of the Menys, will speak on how the conglomeration Mawr looks forward to next year when he. will return to treat tne Papers Per petually Crump Our College by Carol Hansen, "57 The name of this article is “The All Night Siege”. It could jus aptly be in a medical journal un- der the heading “No No—Doze, No Mono”. The setting—a night on the Bryn Mawr campus (the Fresh- men will recognize it. as Sunday night; the Seniors—the last night of the semester; and ‘the Anthro- pology, or History of Art students — every night). 10:00—“I’m bored!” 11:00—“Four no trump.” 12:00—“I’d acter start writin my-paper.” 1:00—“‘Let’s order none "food. 2:00—“1,798 wor 8:00—“Who wants i make cof- fee?” 4:00—“Click, click, click.” 5:00—(several girls are lying on their ‘backs, arms _ out- /’ *stretched) “I-n-h-a-l-e. E-x- meen Halse g-l+0-w-l-y,. Y-o-u-r r-i-g-h-t a-r-mi-s... 6:00—“‘Anyone got a cigarette?” 7:00—“I - pride - myself - on - always ~ handing - papers - . - in - on - time. 8:00—“Breakfast!” 8:15—“Click, click, click.” 8:30—“Click, click, click, click.” 8:45—“Does anyone know -how to write footnotes?” 9:00—“Click, click, click.” o 9:09—“At last!” 9:094%—“May I borrow your coat?” 9:0934—“Oh, Professor, I en- joyed writing this paper so much. Such a fascinating subject!” iliad in a similar fashion, Moral: Major in math. Outerview Reveals Solutions To Many Generic Problems Of A Solar System by Molly Epstein, ’56 “Well, you know or don’t you kennet or haven’t I hold you every telling has a taling and thatis the he and the she of it.” I tell I tailed her through rat’s alley to. the first year Laboratory in Dal- ton. ‘It was there I found her, translating the textbook into iam- bic pentameter: ... : “is-very closely associated with that of dérivatives: of the pos- terior: branchial pouches, the fifth branchial pouch developing into the ultimobranchial bodies that are incorporated... active in the neh thesis of iodothyrogobulin . transformed to the ‘accompaniment ; of the music of the spheres to: “Sownynge in moral vertu was _ his speche, And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.” — I drew out my trusty automatic - ho cartridges . . . damn those Paper-Mates . . . they smear too. “Got any ink?” “She’s - terribly - responsive - to - campus - opinion - works - well - with - others - organizes - her - time - well - although - one - per son - interviewed - felt - her - hatred - of - people - might - tend - to - disqualify - her - all - agreed - Stinky - would - be - an - excel- lent - representative - of - the - col- lege,” she answered. “As the attache of this country’s ambassador to PukaPuka, what is your opinion of relations between our two states?” “The ‘seasonal rhythms of ‘the natives put them in no position to have relations with anyone; you know, of course; that .endogamy is strictly enforced.” “Yes, of course.” After all, she had received her Q.E.D., P.D.Q., and WBMC from the Missolonghi In. stitute of Dianetics, and who was I to question such-a popular decision. “What do you think of the honor system ?” “Oh,” she rhapsodized, “what a Provided, of course, ios idea! that this is supplemented by three proctors in every room and com- pulsory responsibility of all to re- port any infractions to the Mc- Carthy subcommittee.” “And what do you predict will be the event of the century?” “The Giants will win the pen- ,| nant and the Series in ’54.”_—_ “How about the food and service at the Soda Fountain?” : “Age cannot wither (them), nor custom stale (their) infinite vari- ety; other (places) cloy the appe- tites they: feed, but she makes hungry where most she satisfies.” “If you were to be stranded on a desert island for the next sixty- nine years, what possession would you consider most essential to your well-being ?” “My Harvard scarf, the new Vogue knitting book, a fourth for bridge and Burt Lancaster.” Her succinctness overwhelmed me. At last I came to the realiza- tion that here, in our ivy-covered Ivory*Tower, was. the termination of.a universal craving, - Here, far from,the bustle of the cities, we may observe nature at work in her dominion. The laws are her laws; sudden violence is part of her pat- tern. And, as we watch our ship slowly sinking in the harbor, we know that we have discovered pure act devoid of potency: it is the Prime Mover, it is... LULU- BELLE! era eer een crtonn naDaenn ate tant ma aaa EXT RA! Crusading Reporter Cracks Torrid Dope Ring, Exposes Inward Rot At Elite Main Line College By Evvie DeBaryshe, °56 Special to the Main Line Times— I crashéd the gates of..snobbish Bryn Mawr College this morning at three A. M. Acting on a hot tip received in the middle of the wee hours, that threatened to blast wide open the chaste reputation of this Nirvana-on-the-Schuylkill, I concealed myself ina rhododendron bush’ until the morning light would give me a better picture of the picture. All night long, not three ‘ition from my ear, I heard the thud of the watchmen’s. footsteps, “Brutally strong men, they kept watch over the sleeping, or supposedly sleep- ing campus. That this quiescence was but the outward covering for the inward rot was made evident by eight- thirty the next morning, as the girls came staggering out of their “sleeping” quarters. The stumbling walk, the eyes, whose tiny pupils tremored at the light, these were signs of something besides sleep. Something that raised the little hairs on the back of my neck. What was there hiding behind those aloof walls that the parents of these “innocents” would never have dreamed of? Crawling through a suspiciously dusty hot-air vent, I found it. I sensed at once it wasn’t a real hot- air vent, there was no hot air. The little hairs on the back of my neck told me so, and on my hands and knees, I found it. There it was, boxes and boxes of _|the stuff, neatly stacked, blocking the passage completely. I ripped one open, watched the fine white powder spill out into the dirt. There, in those innocent-looking white boxes labeled saltpetre, was the key to all the rumors, all the hushed- -up scandal that had been Professor Morebull Shoots The Works! by Mimi Collins, ’57 Professor I. M. Shootin Morebull of the Sociology Department has revealed many startling discoveries in the first chapter of his new book The Advantages of the Culture of the Wasumangoabi Tribe in Cen- tral Africa. Partitularly—interesting - is: his statement that the culture of the Wasumangoabi tribe is so ad- vanced that it should be the ulti- mate goal of all other societies. They have accomplished the amaz- ing feat of harnessing child labor to provide the food supply. This younger group is to fill their quota either by hunting animals and foraging ‘for fruits and vege- tables, or by offering themselves for the family feast. There is -no additional reward for the zealous worker, therefore he soon works only to the level of his associates. Thus, the Wasu- mangoabians.have obtained a truly democratic - society. Hate and greed have as re- placed by apathy due to the cruel punishment meted out by. neighbor- retribution. Mr. Morebull further elucidated on the natives’ methods of punish- ment and showed how much more efficient their techniques are than those of prevailing cultures. There are no shades of guilt, and punish- ment is levied directly. ua ,. Continued? Unfortunately Prec SES Nae running around about the Bryn Mawr girl for years. Quietly I restacked the boxes that had fallen, smoothed out -the dirt where I’d made tracks, and made tracks for the exit. I re- turned to my bushes, and waited for the still of night to cover my retreat. Suddenly, beside me, I heard rustling, a girl’s high-pitch- ed laughter; turning I saw . READ THE. REST OF. MR. PEEPER’S SENSATIONAL STORY IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE KNOWLEDGE C608. Collegiates ( Crump, Tilden Totters On by Charlotte Smith, °56 On Friday, before a couple of cheering spectators, the Heavy- Throw International Finals was battled out to the last lump of lead in a shot put classic. The Owls, defending champions, out-heaved their opponents—Lar- cum College for Women—but only by a few. arm lengths, in their | closely fought tilt. The joust wore on from the be- ginning, with Torrid Tilden’s touch- down toss from Merion Green to | the Grad Center. The 1-lb. lead flew with’ breath-taking speed and was speedily followed by the Lar- cum Horrid’s second place hurl which looped around surprisingly and unfortunately crashed through the windows on contestants’ side of the library. “Coming out through the other side, it was seen to be bearing some carefully treas- ured ivy on its erratic course (the administration has been notified). After a few hours’ delay, the vagrant wanderer turned up in a pit two feet deep it had dug in the new tennis court. If it had not been . for this slight change in direction who knows but whether . . . but ‘No, it could not be. International heavyweight cham- pion, Jersey Joe (Golden Pebble) Young (not “The Mighty”) placed a lei around the neck of Bryn -Mawr’s captain (see gossip col- umn) who then led a_ hearty, though breathy, cheer for the great Putter. When interviewed later by the press, Torrid Tilden stated, “It was easy,” while both coaches profess- ed themselves amazed at: the out- come. Tea was served afterwards on a nearby bench,. Bestial Eyes Drive A Student Beserk by Sally Moore, ’56 It is evident from the number of overfed, over-presumptuous squir- rels on campus that we are suffer- ing from the effects of S.P.C.A. advertisements and “be-kind-to- animals” weeks. The squirrels around here have learned how to intimidate students into giving them a free meal, and they have taken advantage of our kind hearts: and timordms natures. At six A.M. a squirrel will in- vade a room and its sleepy occu- pant can shout at it and shake her. fist, and it will only leap into the room and enter into the spirit of a game of tag. The only way to get Continued on Page 4, Col. 2 oa gt others, Page Try THE COLLEGE NEWS ’ Wednesday, March 24, 1954 Editorial There comes a time in the course of the debate of a con- troversial subject when it becomes necessary to take a stand. You cannot straddle a fence for ever. This is no world for moral cowards! Therefore, we feel, regardless of whether or not you agree with us and despite the threat of personal injury to members of the board, that we must express our- selves on the current controversy that is tearing the campus into two warring factions. This is of course the question of keeping pets at college. Our position is crystal clear. We are for it. Our reasons are several. First, we believe. they would prove an academic asset. They offer excellent subjects for . biological and sociological study. And of course, they are use- ful in that they uncomplainingly listen to badly pronounced foreign languages. | We also do not agree with those who say that the ani- mals would damage the rooms. On the contrary, by their con- stant prowling, they would wipe the dust off the furniture and thus spare the trouble and expense of cleaning the rooms. In addition, they would-serve a great purpose in receiv- : ing the affections of the emotionally frustrated members of this women’s college. Would not the Administration prefer that we love our four-legged animal friends, and not our two- legged animal friends in our rooms? In short, our position is: “Pets, not petting.” ‘We also heartily disagree with those who maintain that |. if pets were allowed in the rooms and in the classes, the whole policy of the school would be arranged to meet their needs: that the classes and subjects would be geared to their level, that the meals: would be planned solely to give them their necessary food requirements. After all, are we men or mice? If we don’t trust our- selves to run against the competition of the lower verte- brates, what chance have we in a world of equals? But enough of words! The time has come for-action! S. P. C. A’ers, unite! The victory will be worth the fight! Letter to the Editor Enraged Glutz Attacks _ Inefficacy of Our Publication By Marcia Case, ’57 To the Editor: Before I begin I think I ought to explain’ that I am a faithful fol- lower of your newspaper. I read ‘my roommate’s copy every third week, and therefore feel that I am not only qualified but justified in ’ writing you this letter. First of all, I don’t believe that your paper fully covers the cam- pus. In your account of the recent dance, for instance, you failed to mention the brawl after the inter- mission that occurred’ near the punch-bowl. A brawl of which, may I modestly add, I was the cause. Need I continue? The point is that this is merely one example of your publication’s inadequate reporting of the happenings at Bryn Mawr. I also believe that you leave something to be desired inthe im- partiality of your coverage of the various campus organizations. In a récent issue, for instance, you de- voted 10% inches to the League for the Preservation of Ivy_on the Library, yet only 5 9/16 inches to the Young Bryn Mawrters for Ac- tion at Haverford. I believe that if you yourself will count up the total number of inches alloted these two. organi- zations during the past month you will find that the last—of which, may I again modestly add, I am also President — has _ received shamefully less space ‘than’ the I shall spare the reader the statistics, but I am ready and eager to provide you with them, if you so desire. . : I also find that the quality of an writing is quite poor. I no- ‘tied in your.last.issue that you ‘y oad eran three words whose San- | Gy “Walter Cook _ Watch Repair skritic origin makes their lexicog- raphy crystal clear. . Further, in one of your articles you failed to properly identify Miss McBride, leaving. some. doubt—in this read- er’s mind, at least—whether you mean the President of Bryn Mawr College or some other distinguish- ed but entirely different personage. These are the main complaints have at this time, and I am confi- dent that with a little effort you will be able to correct them, thus bringing the paper up to the level of the masthead, of which I thor- oughly approve. I feel I.must warn you, however, that until you make these corrections I shall fee] that I cannot, in conscience, subscribe to your weekly publication. Sincerely, Effie Glutz, ’58. Bestial Eyes Drive A Student Beserk Continued from Page 3 rid of the beast is to bribe it with crackers, popcorn, peanut butter— anything—out onto the window sill and then slam the window shut. ‘One girl who has the misfortune to have a balcony has- been so in-| timidated by one squirrel that she has had‘to buy a window screen to keep out the invader. It was in the habit of climbing down onto her bed, and to wake up staring into a pair of bestial eyes was too much. To sleep with the window closed is unbearable in this climate; a window opened from the top only makes the shades flap noisily. The only solution is to buy a window screen and a shot-gun, and to take firm, united steps toward reintimi- dation of the squirrels. madam replys too skeptikel oreblian by Carol Hansen, °57 Dear Madam, I have been’ dating a ney from Haverford very steadily for two months. He’s*very, nice and I en- joy being with him; however, when I was in Princeton with the. chorus last weekend I met the dregmiest person. He asked me back’ next weekend and I want to go. But I have a date with my Haverford boy friend. What should I do? Divided Dear Divided, You have a problem? * * * Dear Madam, My parents and friends want me to come home during spring vaca- tion, I know it would be loads of fun. Yet, I have a paper to write and if I stayed here I could get so much work done . Don’t you think I. should remain at school? Confused | Dear. Confused, No. ee, Bi oe Dear Madam, I want to be a lawyer. This has been my burning desire for years, my true destiny, Something hap- pened, though. I met a wonderful boy who is trying to make me for- get my ambition: I have decided nothing must interfere with my career and have given him up. Am I not right? Determined Dear Determined, Whoever told you that men aren’t everything was lying. * * * Epilogue: 6 Whoever follows my advice, Real cool, Will find that it is only, April fool. :| Stinky Pinkies---Or 13 daffy definitions « Collected by Espey Cooke, °57 A special type of railroad—a par- ticular funicular. A beer pantry — knickerbocker li- quor locker. A pure part of the body—a chaste waist. A very young bug—a foetal beetle. A dark fowl—a murky turkey. A lewd yell—a foul howl. A glamorous president — a sexy prexy. An insect’s apparel — an ant’s pants. A Gallic gamine—a Frefich wench. A, damp puppy—a soggy doggy. A fowl’s shoes—a duck’s bucks. A deer’s trousers—a buck’s ducks Hell’s belles—Hades’ ladies. q fest Tube “Always loved to Mysteries probe the un- known, so my job as secretary to the head chemist is made for me.;.. Katie Gibbs has the happy knack of matching the girl and the job.” women use Gibbs secretarial training to secure the right job and assure rapid promotion. Special Course for College Women. Write College Dean for “Gress Girts aT Work.” KATHARINE GIBBS SECRETARIAL CHICAGO 11, 51 E. Superior St. PROVIDENCE 6, 155 Angell St « MONTCLAIR, WN. J., 33 Plymouth St. There must be reasons why. ‘ Areyow : oe Minded”? ” EAST peycorssg ° "akahen naan e — 4 pin a A Every year hun- | dreds of college ‘- BOSTON 16, 90 Martborough St. NEW YORK 17, 230 Park Ave: Morebull Displays Dazzling Discoveries In Raunchy Report On Refined Natives Continued from Page 3 In contrast to public opinion, this doesn’t result in a state of anarchy, but rather in a contented group of people who are able to express their primitive tendencies in ‘this manner. Immediately fol- lowing this -section, Dr. Morebull handles the Wasumangoabian’s so- lution to education and the family. These aspects of their society will be interpreted in the ninth. and tenth reviews of this series. Students who have had the priv- ilege of devouring advance copies of this breathtaking book. have been overwhelmed at the zealous- ness of Dr. Morebull in advocating this society. He is completely con- -vineed that it is “Utopia on earth” and has dedicated his life to fight- ing for its replacement of every other culture. At present, Dr. ganizing the “We go Wasuman- goabo” league which is to be the tool that forges the acceptance of |’ The movement has|: this society. attracted much interest on campus, particularly among students ofDr. Morebull’s classes. The New York Dimes and Strife have published glowing criticisms ofthe book. “It’s glossal!’” -said the Dimes in the March 18, 1954 -issue. Morebull is or-|) Strife- devoted’an entire page to. the life and works of Dr. Morebull on March 15, 1954, end- ing with the comment “a book you shouldn’t miss. Once you’ve start- ed the first 1000 pages, you can’t leave it until you’ve read the next 4,000. The philosophy of the book is shockingly logical; it opens an entirely new trend of thought. This volume is destined to have world-shaking effects.” | A limited number of copies are available at the bookshop, and will be sold both for texts and pleasure reading. _ In Loving Memory Of Effie Glutz, 58 Who * Lived Wrong And Died Right MCMLIV R.1.P. Just the ticket for spring vacation! GO HOME BY TRAIN! WHY INCH THROUGH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC or wait until skyway weather clears? Take a train home and keep that very first date for sure! IT’S MORE FUN GOING with the crowd all together on the train. There’s room for bridge or bull session/ And, in the dining car, you can enjoy the next best to home GO FOR 25% LESS than the coach fare by traveling home and back with two or more friends on Group Economy Plan Tickets. They’re good on trips of *100 miles or more. Gather a group of 26 or more and you each save 28% riding long-distance on the same train, then returning as a group or individually. *except for tripe between stations Lancaster, eee er York City; Pa.; and Washington, D. C. ee ae ~~ Consult Your Local Railroad Ticket Agent Well in Advance of Departure Date for Detailed Information b Wednesday, March 24, 1954. THE COLLEGE NEWS Saeernnne Page Five ‘Madwoman’ On The Whole Successful; Renken, Kittridge and Mabry Excellent | Continued from Page 1 gestures, as when signing the /~\check, and spoke with a fine, aris- tocratic accent. The President, played by John Kittredge, also - convincing and amusing.- Gerald Goodman, the Prospector, was inclined“ to overact his. part, but he never dropped out. of character. Nick Mabry, who played. the Ragpicker, made the most of his part. Like Marilyn, he played bot was the fantastic and the straight sides of his role sincerely and natural- ly. In the, second scene, when he was acting as defense in the trial, he drove-home-his- points especial- ly well, character. ~The’ non-character parts - were *_lesssuccessful.___ Patricia Moran (Irma) was adequate, and at times she seemed Yiatural, but on the whole she was stiff and. inclined to be too sweet. _ William Hitzrot, the beautiful Pierre, looked his part, but he failed ‘to act it. When he was at- tempting to play the partof’ the Countess’ departed lover, his lim- itations were especially evident. Mlle. Constance (Linda Levitt), ‘ and Mlle. Gabrielle (Sondra Gor- .don) were both well done, making x their roles purely character, and yet in’ keeping with the serious 9 one which runs through the play. Hil Josephine (Adele Mac- Veagh) was excellent also, spark- ling. in the role of the Judge in the trial, William. ‘Moss, as the doorman, amazed the audience by whizzing around the stage jon a bicycle, without shaking a flat..The Sewer Man; the Policeman, (Robert See- ley), The Sergeant, (Robert Glatz- er), and the Street Singer, (Eliza- = 2 without falling out of APRIL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE PRESENTS WELLESLEY By SANTHA RAMA RAU Once these girls were all supposed to marry ministers” if they married at all. Now they spend four years pursuing Plato, Math and Harvard, in that order. ~~ , Santha Rama Rau, a distinguished alumna, vividly depicts the amazing change and the unchanging charm of Harvard’s girl friend, Wellesley. What ‘happened: when for. the first time married students were permitted to attend classes? When Mme. Chiang _ Kai-shek shocked. the college by ap- ‘pearing on the campus in slacks? When the “Navy” arrived at Welles-' - ley during World War II? You'll enjoy this: revealing word-and- picture report on the Wellesley ‘girl. Is she prettier, better dressed, richer, snobbier, more intellectual, more col- legiate than other college girls you know? Get your copy of the April Holiday Magazine, today! ‘ HOLIDAY .. -the magazine of People, Places and Pleasure! A Cirtis Magazine | | - ‘|ford), beth Brackett), also deserve espe- cial praise, The rest of the cast included: Children (Simonetta Caselli and Willilam Steele), Mother (Adele MacVeagh), Street Walkers (Con- stance Horton and Caryl Sharlow), +Pickpocket. (Tam ‘ Birchfield), and Pickpocket Victim (Robert Dens- Waiter (Philip Howorth), Flower Girl (Anne Wyckoff), Deaf- mute (Tony Cowen), and the Shge- e Peddlar (Barbara Floyd). .* Also: Dr. Jadin (John Pfaltz), Second President .(Fritz Renken), Third President (Robert Seeley), Second Prospector (Robert -Dens- ford), Third Prospector (Stanley Wordon), Press Agent (Stephen Sieverts), First Lady (Mary Kel- logg), Second Lady (June Costin), Third Lady (Tam Birchfield), First | Adolphe Bertaut (William Moss), and Second Adolphe (James MacMasters). The two magnificent sets were designed by Anne Nicholson, Par- ticularly good was the cafe scene, with its narrow alleys leading off Bertaut stage. The production staff was headed by the following: Assistant to Mr. Garfield, Jane Miller; Production Manager, Anne Nicholson; Stage manager, Jessie Sloane; Lighting Directors: Coryce Ozanne, Terry Osma; Costumes, Leslie Kaplan. AMUSEMENTS Anthony Wayne: Mar. 24-27 — Miss Sadie Thompson : Apr. 4-5 — From Here To ~ Eternity Apr. 5-10—Captain’s Paradise Ardmore: Mar, 24-26—Mogambo Apr. 5-6 — War Arrow and Top Banana Apr. 7-183—Schedule open Apr. 14-17—The Living Des- ert Bryn Mawr: Mar. 24— The Bad' and the Beautiful and With a Song in My Heart . Mar. 25—Wicked Woman Mar. 26—Paratroopers Apr. 4-5—Men In the Attic and White Fuel Apr, 6-7—The Bigamist Apr. 8-10—Mogambo _Apr. 11-12—San::Antone and Stranger Wore a Gun Apr. 18-14— Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima ’ Suburban: Mar. 24-26 — Miss Sadie Thompson lander, Director of General Edu- students) and the election. of a afternoon plenery session. Professors Spea k To Alumnae Club “Could Yesterday Kaw To- day?” Three: Bryn Mawr profes- sors,; Marguerite -Lehr, Arthur P, Dudden, and Joseph C. Sloane, dis-. cussed this question before the Bryn /Mawr Club of Boston on Sat- urday, March 20. Philip H. Rhine- cation, and Lecturer on Philosop and General Education, Harvard University, presided. Each scholar related the general’ theme, thought transition from the nineteenth to the. twer\tieth cen- tury, to his or her particular field. Mr. Dudden, Assistant Professor of History,-titled his-speech “The Years of the Modern”, while Miss Lehr, Associate Professor of Math- ematics, spoke of “Sufficient Con- clusions from Insufficient Pre- mises” and Mr. Sloane, Professor of History of Art, outlined “Artis- tic Gommunication in Two Cen- turies”. The last lecture wasyjil- lustrated by color slides. _ For Prospective Students The alumnae group has initiated this program to better acquaint prospective students with the aca- demic side of the college and to help the members themselves to a continuing understanding of Bryn Mawr. The idea of presenting iec- tures Of this type in Boston orig- inated with alumnae members who had enjoyed alumnae week at the college so very much.. Begun last year under the title “Bryn Mawr Comes to Boston’, the program is now called “Bryn Mawr. Returns to Boston”. 1.C.G. To Convene For 25th Meeting The Intercollegiate Conference on Government will hold its twen- ty-fifth state convention in Harris- burg, on April 11 to April 13, when collegés from all over Pennsyl- vania participate in a model na- tional congress. Meeting in the buildings of the state capitol, I. C. G. will try to duplicate Congress in every detail, including ‘the presentation of bills (drawn up and decided upon by the Speaker of the House. The Confer- ence will begin on Thursday night with a dinner-dance; on Friday there will be committee meetings, and on Saturday, the election of the Speaker who will conduct: the Anyone who is interested in at- tending the I. C. G. conferenéé at Harrisburg should contact Liz Warren in Denbigh for further de- tails, Be Medite ‘ranes 88. Saturnia _ Conte Biancamano). Lebo ae Sota || Write for Brochure W. Cc. LEWIS WESTPORT, CONN. a og Bring Spring” Into Your Room With a’ Visit to Washes iene To Philosophy Club. On F aith, Reason In M edieval Thought filo Continued from Page 1 standing. Mr. Monahan again pro- posed St. Thomas Aquinas (who wrote between 1253-1272) as being representative of the latter group. A few statements taken from Aquinas’s writings were presented by the speaker to illustrate the philosophic attitude) of Aquinas: “Knowledge is the activity proper to man,” “Man has a natural in- clination toward the truth,” “The good of man consists in the per- fect knowledge of the highest truth”, and “It is .the truth of things which acts as the criterion of judgment.” * Thomas held that faith and rea- son were complementary rather than contradictory. Whereas “Faith demands the ascent of the |! intellect -to what is believed, rea- |! New Decipherment Rivals The Rosetta The decipherment of the writing used in Greece between 1450 and 120 B.C. ranks with the reading of the Rosetta stone, which gave the key to heiroglyphics, by Champol- lion, Mary Swindler, Professor Emer- itus of Classical Archaeology and former editor in chief of the Amer- ican Journal of Archaeology, de- scribed the steps which led to this great discovery at a luncheon of the, Philadelphia Alumnae, on Tuesday, March 23, at the. Dean- ery. ~Reading Linear B was especially difficult because there was no bi- lingual to provide a comparison be- tween this and some already de- ciphered form. The discoverer, Michael Ventris, had been a cryptographer. “First he listed the signs used” The fact that there were 70 indicated that they represented syllables - rather than letters. Study of words which began with the same signs but had dif- ferent endings showed that the language had cases, genders, and passive and active verbs. At first Ventris tried correlating the signs with Etruscan. This led to blind alleys. He later tried a combination of the Greek language with Cretan symbols, which seéms to be the key. Linear B was found on clay tab- lets discovered in the archives of a palace which was used during the time of the Trojan war. When de- ciphered the first tablets proved to be lists of equipment stored in the palace. Though it mentions names like Hera, Hector, and Achilles. It was also found at the capital of Crete and scattered on the Greek mainland. Later regdings may give more of a view of Greek JEANNETT’S history before Agememnon. Job Opportunities for the International Economics, E © Secretarial.— e Clerical. — Editorial, PERSONNE 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, Mass. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ® Technical — Math, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Draft- ing, and Biology _ Administrative... Purchasing, and Research’ For further information - or write _ Or your Ftaceenett Office Colieds Graduate 1954 Studies, Business Admin., ngineering, and Science Personnel, L OFFICE UN 4-6900, Ext. 3256 aa son demands the ascent of the in- tellect to What is known”. The bases of the ascents are different. The intellect ascends because it knows the truth; faith ascends by impetus of the will. These beliefs of Aquinas may be pursued further to the conclusions that it is not possible for the same - thing to be believed and under- stood by the same. person at the same time. Believing and under-- standing remain mutually exclu- sive as do blindness and sight. Thus, according to Mr. Monahan, ito argue that the religious believer cannot be a philosopher is to. fail to understand the relationship be- tween faith and understanding. It jis.to imply. a duality of truth, for jreason-and faith are two ways of looking at one truth. Some tenets of faith cannot be understood by. reason although ae they should be ‘investigated by rea- son . “Rational arguments should be sought in favor of religious faith,” Mr. Monahan said. “They will be probable arguments not demonstrable ones,” he added. conclusion, Mr. Monahan summarized his purpose in ad- dressing the club: “1) to show that philosophy existed and was culti- vated in the medieval ages; 2) to outline important contributions by one philosopher in®an important area and 3) to encourage those seekers who are after truth to find out the truth of things’. In Girls Help Produce Plays In Coatesville The Coatesville Recreation Group and the Little Theatre Players of the Veterans Administration Hos- pital in Coatesville combined their talents this year to produce three musical comedies: “The Nautical Minstrel,” an original musical writ- ten by one of the patients, “I Found My Love,” another original script, and the most recent and greatest endeavor thus far, the Broadway musical, “Oklahoma.” Sponsored by the Veterans Ad- ministration with transportation provided by the Red Cross Motor Corps, the Bryn Mawr girls spend four hours a day, twice a week re- hearsing for the shows during the months in which they are perform- ‘ed. During this time they get acquainted with the patients, have delicious food, including homemade bread (one. of the most enticing' bribes), aiid do a little serious re-. hearsing for the show which seems’ incidental compared with the fun ‘had by~all ‘during rehearsals and the achievement of that incompar- able feeling of doing something worthwhile for others, They use~ scripts for the final performance, get out of step in thé inevitable “can-can,” and fall all over éach other doing cheers and “milling” in erowd scenes. The effect is al- ‘ways highly praised by the audi- ence of patients and staff, however, | although there is good reason to suspect that-the actors enjoy it more than the audience. _ THE MARIAN YEAR All Occasion Box ~ 76 Beautiful Reproductions of Our Lady $1.00 Page Six ‘Wednesday, March 24, 1954 THE COLLEGE NEWS Bryn Mawr Fencers Defeat Barnard; End Of Season Finds Team Unheateri Gymnasium, March 20.—Bryn Mawr met Barnard College in the _ final fencing match of the year and made a clean sweep of both the Varsity and Junior Varsity events, 6-3, 5-4, respectively. . On the Varsity team, Caroline Morgan won her bouts -three to nothing, Alicia Gardner lost one and took two, and Lynn Fain took one and lost two. Junior Varsity accomplished the following: Ginger Mee, won one, lost two; Mary El- len Klock, won two, lost one; Alice Baer, won two, lost one. For the Barnard team, this was the only fencing match of. the year, as they do not ordinarily . fence in competition. As-a result, their first and second teams were of very much the same calibre. Because of this, bryn Mawr’s Junior Varsity faced a much harder fight than did tne. Varsity.. They came through, nowever, very well. Barnard displayed a variety of styles, using predominantly the French, with one fencer using the italian style employed by.-the -Uni- versity of Pennsylvania team in their bouts with Bryn Mawr. A lunging, vigorous style was noted in one of the Barnard second team tencers; Pluskse, which tended té tie up her opponent, and made her a dangerous fencer... With Saturday’s match, Bryn Mawr made a fine ending to the} year’s fencing season. Caroline Morgan Wins Amateur Match In Fencing By Carol. Bradley, ’57 As she was gasping for breath after a fencing match with Bar- nard College, I approached Caro- line Morgan, otherwise known as “Morgy,” for an interview on her victory in the Amateur Fencers’ League of America competitions. The occasion was her winning of the Opens matches in the Philadel- phia - Division, Morgy stared, said, “why inter- view me?” and proceeded to. an- swer questions. Turns out that the reason she entered the Opens this year is that she had taken first place in the Novice and Junior Jansen Lingerie and White Cotton Anklets at~ JOYCE LEWIS New York’s most fashionable hotel overlooking Central Park and upper Fifth Avenue now offers SPECIAL STUDENT RATES $4.50 per person per day our in a room $5.00 per person per day Three in a room $6.00 rd person per day 'wo in a room $7.00 per person per day ~ einaroom~- All rooms with shower and bath.’ Heme of the famous Persian. Room and the ‘smart Rendez-Vous for competitions two years ago and could not be eligible for anything else except the Opens. The opposi- tion is stiff in such a match, fea- turing the best amateur fencers of the Philadelphia area. Morgy started fencing several years ago, at the Farmington School, under the direction of Mau- rice Grasson, the brother of Bryn Mawr’s fencing instructor, Mrs. Gordon. She fenced here in her Sophomore year only, but last year took three months’ instruction in Paris. Morgy is a Senior now, and will mot be fencing here any more, but she intends to do club. fencing in New York after graduation, Her interests have not been con- fined to fencing at Bryn Mawr. She was stage manager for both her Freshman Show and Maids and Porters Show, and has done work on. various other shows in College Theatre since. This fall, she was stage manager with Terry Osma for the Bryn Mawr production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Little Foxes.” work in New York City after she graduates this spring, with an eye to going abroad again eventually. ENGAGEMENTS Cornelia &. Claxton to John Smyley ‘Loewe. Susan D. Rule ’54, to Thomas T. ‘Milber. Sarah Johnes to Basset S. Win- mill. _ MARRIAGES Mary V. Johnson to J. B. Jeffer Jr. Bernice Robinson to Dr. Loewenstiert : Beverly Maynard to Alexander Jeffers Jr. Fritz Morgy plans to go into museum [* Zita P. Levine to Leonard PS: Mr. Conyers Read Ends History-Lécture Series Continued from Page 1 did, and then dropped out of the hunt club. Mr. Read then: gave an account of some of the sources for his own research into Elizabethan times. Some of the best places to refer to are the Round Room of the Public records office, and the collections of Lansdowne, Sloan and their con- temporaries in the British Museum. In the University Library, the Bodleian Essays, containing a let- ter in.code from Walsingham cdn- cerning the Spanish Armada, sup- plied an aid to Mr. Read in his re- search for material on Walsing- ham, Mr. Read stressed town and local libraries, and private collec- tions as invaluable. Portraiture, to -give vivid characterizations of personages is a great help. Mr. Read also stated that the re- searcher should find and stick to one good professor in history. That way the will not be:in danger of becoming ‘helplessly. confused, and will find “a friend for life.” fee Do you like sports? Do you enjoy writing?. -% Leave a schedule of your free hours in the NEWS Room. Freshmen Win Interclass Swim Meet With 37.5 Points; Senior’ Score Close By Mimi Collins, ’57 The Class of 1957 put aside all deverance for age and swam their hardest to capture the annual In- terclass Swimming Meet with a to- tal of 37.5 points. Seniors forged ahead of the Juniors, who racked up 27 points, to take second place honors witha grand total of 30.5, while Sophomores brought up the ‘rear with 19 points. < The Meet was actually closer than the score indicates, since both Freshman and Senior teams took two firsts and one second place. Freshmen swam to victory in the Freestyle Relay and Seniors cop- ped the medley relay, which tallied ten points for each class. By tak- ing first in the backcrawl, ’57 ran neck and neck with the Seniors who were blue ribbon winners in the breaststroke, each thus adding six points to their respective scores. A ‘second in the ‘breast- stroke for the freshmen and a sec- ond in the freestyle for Seniors, tied the score at 20-20 going into the-diving events. Joan Kuchai won the diving for the ‘Sophomores with. ease, while Senior Phoebe Bell, too stubborn to cede the fight, tied ’57’s Mo Gibbs with 3.5 points. Strangely enough, the. deciding factor of the meet can be consid-| § | ered as the Freshmen’s third place a, Breakfast Lunch Dinner Platters At The College Inn in the medley relay, whigh gleaned them six points. The placing in all other events cancels out with -the, exception of a”oné point freshman lead. Capturing first place honors for. the freshmen in the freestyle relay were Mimi Machado, Natalie Starr, Judy Scott, and Roxanne Spiller. Unfortunately the time wasn’t -re- corded. First place in-the back- crawl went to Jan Thompson, ’57, whose time was 17.7, Senior Victorious Swimming for the victorious Seniors in the medley relay were Debbie Jordan, Phoebe Bell, and Terry Osma, with a time of 51.5. Phoebe Bell also took first place in the breaststroke, time 18.0. Second place winners were: free= ‘style, Terry Osma, ’54, time 14.2; breaststroke, Sandy Stoeger, ’57, time 20.5; backcrawl, Nancy Tep- per, 55, time 18.0; and medley and freestyle relays, Nancy - Tepper, Chris Rockefeller, and Mary Kel- logg, time 56.2 and 1:08.7, respec- tively. : ADVENTURE m= EUROPE, 60 Days, $490 (all expense incl. steamer) Bicycle, Faltboot, Ski, Motor, Rail. Also Latin America, West, Great. “Around the World, $995 all expense. Low cost trips to every corner of the globe. Congenial groups for those who wish to get off the beaten track even trips for explorers. - és, T, DANCE, MUSIC. ’ College Credit. Some ees ee You'll see why the first time clubs. 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