Wednesday, January 16, 1952.

THE COLLEGE

NEWS

Page Five

 

Counterpoint Review
Stirs Writer’s Comment

Continued from Page 2

point) would not suffer from the
indication of deletions which 1
have suggested, while the poem—~
that of the authors’ intention, at
least,—suffers seriously without
it.

I have chosen to examine Mr.|}

Berthoff’s criticism of “Beethov-
en” because, to me, it is a flagrant
example of the type of criticism
which can be most harmtul to a
college magazine, and because I
am better qualified to discuss my
own work than to discuss that of
Uuuers sn Wae Winter Counterpoint.

aliuerehy IM Criticism are Clarity,
anu oObjecvlvity. ‘100
a.eyueluly this review tails to
luiccy vue requirements. 1 exempli-
4y my point im the criticism of
~peevunoven.” Mr, Berthott men-
ions “aeadwood” but is never spe-
ciuc enough to explain why he
cuusiders 1t $0; he Goes not tell us
What 10 18 that he 1s attacking (clar-
luy). anstead, raising the hatchet
uarkly, he suddenly becomes cre-
avtlve and carves out a little poem
oc his own. ‘This might be in-
structive were he to enlighten us
on its merits and draw a valid
comparison to the original effort.
As 1t 18, he takes the reader on an
excursion which, in its present
context, is vague and pointless
(coherence and objectivity).

Cumereuce,

Supercilious Tone

Another fault of this sort ot
criticism lies in its tone, which is
too often pompous, condescending,
supercilious or silly; in any case,
renecting lack of respect for the
only creative magazine on campus,
the magazine which, whatever its
faults (some of which are indubi-
ably retiections of conditions be-
yond our control or even our ap-
prehension), is the vehicle of ex-
pression here for everyone who
nas the desire to transmit some-
thing of himself onto paper. It
is the business of the reviewer of
sucn a magazine, which can im-
prove only through wider reader
and contributor interest, to be
nonest, but to be constructive as
well, It is easy to damn (“... its
vwuoughts are fatally satisfied . ..
ana its readers ... are liable
unemseives not to give a hoot.”),
put it is the harder and better
part, even while exposing the de-
iects, to point out, equally spe-
cifically, the existent and poten-
tial good. If one compares this is-
sue of Counterpoint with the two
immediately preceding, one may
conclude that the authors of the
most recent issue are (with certain
exceptions) striving for a less ab-
struse, less cluttered, and simpler
quality of expression. Perhaps
new faults have developed in the
attempt to get rid of the old. But
this very attempt is a proof of
that interest, the lack of which
Mr. Berthoff decries: an “interest
in the work of writing.”

At the moment, this interest in
the work of writing may be mere-
ly latent, It is certain that it
needs encouragement and motiva-
tion, neither of which is likely to
be found in a review which ranges
from the general to the picayune
but never truly finds the heart of
the matter or seizes on the in-
dividual composition as a whole.
It takes no extra space to do a
proper job, if space is an object;
it simply requires organization,
which is another name for per-
spective. I do not imply that
Counterpoint stands or falls on
the nature of the review. But I
hold that the review, at its best,
no matter what it has to say, can
be one source of support and in-
spiration to the magazine. Coun-
terpoint needs more constructive
reviews. _
Sincerely,

Diana Forbes, ’54

   

ENGAGEMENTS

Miss Deborah S. Austin, to Mr.
Richard G. Bozorth.

Lynne Antoinette Leach, ’53, to
Edward Windell.

Constance Logan, ’52, to David
Eaton, Jr.

All Balloting Requires
Attention, Consideration
Continued from Page 1

alone. If the class committee’s
functions were limited, the reports
would be read to a joint meeting
of the three class nominating com-
mittees who would vote together
on the slates to be presented to the
classes. This suggestion was
brought up at severai hall meet-
ings anc is an attempt to mini-
mize the strong influence of the
class on the nominations.

 

Questions four and five are self- |
expianatory. The voter is asked
whether she thinks the first Jun-'
.or and Sophomore members to
Undergrad should be college-elect-|
ed as at present or should be
class-elected. There was strong
-eeling in some of the hall meet: |
.ngs that the number of college
zlections should be cut, but these
-wo elections were the only ones
which any substantial group of
yeople thought could be eliminated. |

Tne hall meetings produced a
great number of suggestions for
smproving the elections which do
aot appear on the ballot becaust
-hey do not require any constitu
uonal change. No matter how th
voting turns out on Thursday the
.ollowing improvements, among
sthers, will be undertaken: an ei
.ort wili be made to make the re
yorts mvre objective, more than.
.our people will be interviewed 1.
aecessary, blank ballots will prob:
wbly be used,*ra tea will be held tc
ntroduce the candidates and pub.
ucity will be improved. Other sug
gestions are still welcome.

No constitutional changes can bi
nadé without the consent of two
hirds of the entire college, so ev
ry vote on Thursday is impor.
int. Think about the issues, every
ody, try to vote intelligently, bu.
whatever you do, please vote.

 

BALLOT ON ELECTION
PROCEDURE

Read this ballot carefully!
once under every question.

PREFERENTIAL ORDER
1. [] I am in favor of class pref-
erential listing of candidates
in some form.

{ ] I am opposed to class pref-
erential listing of candidates
in any form.

2. If preferential order is retained:

{ ] I am in favor of class pref-
erential listing of candidates
on the ballots.

{[] I am in favor of stating
class preferential listing of
candidates the reports,

but using blank ballots.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

3. [J] I am in favor of the pres-
ent functions of the class
nominating committee; i.e.,
drawing up reports and nar-
rowing the slate to be pre-
sented to the class.
I am in favor of limiting
the function of the class
nominating committee to the
drawing up of reports and
having the three-class nom-
inating committees together
narrow the slate to be pre-
sented to the class.
POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS IN THE
NUMBER OF ALL-COLLEGE
ELECTIONS

4. [] I am in favor of the pres-
ent system whereby the
First Junior Member to Un-
grad (who runs the Under-
grad dances) is_ college-
elected.
I am in favor of having the
First Junior Member to
Undergrad elected by her
class.
5. [] I am in favg@ of the pres-
ent system whereby the
First Sophomore member to
Undergrad is college-elected.
I am in favor of having the
first Sophomore member to
Undergrad elected by her

Vote

[]

CJ

LJ

 

 

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Open Meeting Produces
Suggestions for Saving
Continued from Page 1

about $2.000 per year. If the hall
manager could know by Thursday
all the students who are leaving
college for a weekend, $3,000 would

be saved. With a shitt in our
private electricity system to a gen-
eral system, rates would be lower-
ed, but the cost of the change
would counterbalance the immedi-
ate saving.

Miss McBride closed the meeting
stating that the problem of ‘Costs
and Fees” is both a long-term and
a short-term one. There is no cri-
sis of bankruptcy at present, but
acticn must be taken immediately
to decrease the deficit and increase
professorial salaries, to make

Continued on Page 6, Col. 5

SPORTS

by Emmy Cadwalader ’53.

The Fencing Varsity sent fow
entries to the Amateur Fencer’s
League of America last Wednes-
day, January 9. The Bryn Maw.
grovp consisted of Maggie Glenn
Lillian Smith, Caroline Morgan
and Joyce Greer (captain). The
other cojleges also competing werc
the University of Pennsylvania
Tyler Art School, and the York
W.M.C.A.

Bryn Mawr should be very prow
of her fencers, because they did a
beautiful job at their first meet of
the season. Maggie Glenn and
Caroline Morgan both qualified for
the fina!s, and the grand triumph
of the evening was when Caroline
Morgan placed first for the whole
meet. With this good start it looks
very much as if the coming season
will be a promising one.

 

 

Woodward Book Given
At Library Friends Tea

Continued from Page 1

teen months, the entire Severn
lection of her father had been
returned, with the climactic acqui-
.uon ot the last by her own ef-
orts.

At tea after the “Indiscretions”,
he audience examined the Dictien-
ary and pictures, and in the midst
of it all ,the gift of a translation
of The Divine Comedy was an-
anounced. This hook, given by
Mrs. Woodward, had belonged to
Quita, and was the Nonesuch Press
editiun with illustrations from
Botticelli. It. will be in the Quita
Woodward Memorial Room, and
the rest of the gifts of the Friends
of the Library will be on display
in the Rare Book Room.

 

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