7 wih ae ’ VOL. L, NO. 1 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1953 Copyright, Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1953 PRICE 20 CENTS Anne Eristoff, ‘54 Speaks on Self-Gov (Following is the text of the speech given Thursday evening by Anne Eristoff, president of Self- Gov.) Well, first of all, a very hearty welcome to Bryn Mawr! I suppose you’ve been hearing that through out the day, but this is our first chance of saying it to you en masse —gso you’ll have to take it! When Bryn Mawr trustees, sixty- one years ago, granted to the stu- dents the original Self-Government charter, there must have been many parents and friends who felt this early experiment in student rule over their own social life was a hazardous, unwarranted and hopeless adventure. The majority, however, evidently felt that its value outweighed the drawbacks; and it has been so proven again and again—this theory that the capacity for self-government, in the individual or on a college cam- pus or as a nation, is as much a question of opportunity as of abil- ity; that, granting ability to be a necessary condition, then certainly a free field for its exercise, and the remorseless tests of responsibility, failure, and criticism are absolute- ly indispensable. _ We will never get it right until we’ve made, and corrected, a great many mistakes!—and the opportun- ity to make those constructive mis- takes is ours here. I don’t mean this to sound pessimistic, but I am sure you see the point: the very fact that this system seems to some inadequate or nonsensical or /whatever is an added incentive to the reasoning which calls such ex- periments absolutely necessary, particularly in a democracy. The ability for self-government will grow, given the chance! Continued on Page 3, Col. 3 To Head Troop by Joan Havens, ’56 “Hurry up, freshmen! Keep that line straight, now. And kind- ly stop the giggling back there un- der the arch. Oh, here’s the Fire- men’s Band! Don’t forget the words of our song! All right; ready—GET IN LINE!! We’re not interested in hearing all about the positively exciting charaeter who took you to Eighth Entry after the dance; it’s time foi Parade Night!” Thus, accompanied by the ex- tremely un-military march of out- of-step feet tramping from Pem- broke Arch through the campus, Parade Night officially gets under way. This festivity ends the first day of classes, on a note that is anything but studious. Earlier, usually that afternoon, the Freshmen in each hall have learned the words of their Parade Night song, which they will sing to some familiar tune. The job of the Sophomores is that of discov- ering this tune, and devious meth- ods are employed in attempting to do this. Sophomores posing as Freshmen are plentiful around the campus, slipping into closed Fresh- man meetings wearing looks of utter innocence. Beware that strangely sophisticated(?) “Fresh- man” lurking everywhere on this day! After Parade Night begins, the Freshmen learn whether or not the Sophomores have stolen their song. Accompanied, of course, by the faithfully perennial Firemen’s Band, the classes march down to Continued on Page 2, Col. 1 Firemen’s Band. As ’57 Parades' | abroad at an early hour than are paper is due. Upperclassmen Welcome Class of 1957 To Bryn Mawr’s Collegiate Traditions Especially contributed by Diana Forbes, 54 On Thursday, September 24 there were more people up and usually found the morning a year This was occasioned by the delightful necessity to meet freshmen at the station as early as six-thirty. There were 177 all told, but somehow Bryn Mawr had man- aged to stretch her seams and make room for them all. A good breakfast was waiting for those who arrived between eight and nine, and there was con- tinuous traffic in the wardens’ of- fices. Taking freshmen to their rooms proved to be a refrésher course in the geography of their Coming Events Sunday, Setember 27 4:00 p. m. Miss McBride’s recep- tion for Freshman in the Deanery. Tuesday, September 29 8:45 a. m. First Assembly of the year in Goodhart. 9:30 a. m. Classes begin. Late classes held at scheduled times. 7:45 p. m, Parade night. Wednesday, September 30 4:00 p. m. The Chapel Committee will hold informa] hall teas. 7:30 p. m, Hygiene tests for the Freshmen. Sunday, October 4 7:30 p. m. Dr. Glenn will speak in Chapel. Monday, October 5 4:00 p. m. General club tea in the Common Room. Wednesday, October 7 4:30 p. m. Spanish Club tea in the Common Room. 7:30 p. m. Marriage lecture in the Common Room. . halls for some upperclassmen. | The spate of appointments was relieved in the afternoon by hall teas attended by parents, freshmen and the committee. It was the first of many teas, formal and informal, and freshmen soon realized that afternoon tea is the secret weapon of the Bryn Mawrter who wants to put something across, be it a club, an organization, or her iriends! Thursday night Nano Eristoff cold the freshmen about Self-Gov, and hall meetings with the war- dens and presidents followed, with the purpose of enlightening fresh- men about the value of the forty- watt bulb and other more serious matters. Hall parties ended the evening officially, but in time-hon- ored custom most of the freshmen stayed up and got acquainted into the small hours. Friday afternoon ,at the Curric- ulum Committee tea in Wyndham, representatives for the different departments vied with each other in attempting to attract freshmen to their particular field. The rest of the day was spent most actively, with the traditional “Picnic and Scavenger Hunt” craft- ily arranged so that the picnic éame second and the scavenger hunt was really a treasure hunt, thereby ensuring the safety of all local mustaches and other valuable property. That evening all hands gravitated to Applebee Barn for refreshments and singing to the excellent accompaniment of Bess Foulke’s guitar. Saturday started promptly with the French Oral for Freshmen and ended with a dance in the gym for Bryn Mawr and Haverford fresh- Continued on Page 4, Col. 5 Tan Map of the College — Note Error: Yarrow and President's Home Reversed . 6 New Class Joins Ranks of College At Campus Halls = - Freshmen, 177 Strong, Following are the members of .the Class of ’57, listed by halls: Invade Community Of B.M.C. MERION HALL Andresen, K. Aronson, N. Barsky, H. Birchfield, T. Bradley, C. Brandwein, J. H. Cholerton, J. Colebob, C., Edricks, L. Hansen, C. Heimann, E. Huebscher, R. Innes, D. Kellogg, M. Machado, M. Morris, A. Muss, H. Musser, E. A. Rasch, R. Rudstrom, R. Russell, D. Siege, A. L. . Smith, J. E. Thomas, E. B. Thomas, R. Weiss, J. Zwart, B. Huston, E. DENBIGH HALL Anderson A. M. Brittain, A. A. Brody, S. Cashel, M. M. Hetzel, J. B. Hetzel, S. H. Kaplan, A. Kaplan, W. L. Mellow, J. Moran, P. Palmer, B. A. Rosenbaum, H. Scheinbaum, R. Schwarzberg, J. Sharlow, C. Sherrerd, L. Smith, N. R. Thomas, M. 8. Williamson, K. Wise, S Wolk, I. Youngdahl, R, PEMBROKE EAST Belt, J. Brown, D. Chase, N. 7. Cohen, B. Cooke, E. M. Cotton, 8. Coudert, P. deLorme, C. Enos, H. Ferguson, P. Fisher, B. B. Flinker, B. Gibbs, M. M. Gibson, D. K. Girton, G. Hammond, E. Hanback, M. Hewitt, 8. Liedke, M. Loeb, A. MacVeagh, A. McElroy, N. a! Meinke, P. Parker, J. W. Parker, M. C. ~ Scott, .D. Seward, I. Soltz, M. Sroka, A. Urner M. Waud, I. : White, J. D. PEMBROKE’ WEST Backett, M. Bul, FH. Garland, G, Hudson, A. Kemp, M. L. Landy, G. Levy, E. Lindner, L. Milbank, M. Beott, J. B. Seott, "T. A: Stare, N. L. Strohbeck, G. Thompson, J. RADNOR HALL Cragin, A. V. is Doerr, M. Erteschik, M. Feinstein, M. A. Friedman, M. Frischaver-Horvat, 8. Getty, M. K Heekin, E. Knowlton, 8. LaBelle, L. ' Levin, R. S. Schreiber, J. A. Scott, L. Simon, A. J. Starr, N. M. Sutter, P. Tank, M. V. ROCKEFELLER HALL Burrows, B. A. Case, M, RB. Cowen, H, / Coyne, N. E. Bom, Pe a. Gavian, V. Glass, &. Goldberg, D. 3. Goodfriend, R. Goodyear, M. Graves, C. Hagen, J. Haines, P. Continued on Page 2, Col. 8 Brya Mawe - 3 84 % £8e Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS Sunday, September 27, 1953 : No KO, Uf THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Publisned 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.7 and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD Barbara Drysdale, ‘55, Editor-in-Chief Maryellen Fullam, ‘56, Copy Marcia Joseph, ‘55, Makeup Joan Havens, ‘56, Managing Editor Eleanor Fry, ‘54 Suzan Habashy, ‘54 EDITORIAL STAFF i Jackie Braun, ‘54 Ann McGregor, ‘54 Science Reporter Anne Hobson, ‘56 Lynn Badler, ‘56 Charlotte A. Smith, ‘56 A.A. reporter Harriette Solow, ‘56 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Eleanor Small, ‘55 BUSINESS MANAGER Julia Heimowitz, ‘55 Marjorie Richardson, ‘55, Associate Business Manager BUSINESS STAFF Joyce Hoffman, ‘55 Ruth Smulowitz, ‘55 Phyllis Reimer, ‘55 Claire Weigand, ‘55 Ruth Sax, ‘55 Margi Abrams, ‘56 SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER Diana Fackenthal, ‘55 SUBSCRIPTION BOARD Saren Merritt, ‘55 Connie Alderson, ‘56 Diane Druding, ‘55 Margaret Schwab, ‘56 Suzanne Hiss, ‘55 Carlene Chittenden, ‘56 Sondra Rubin, ‘56 Polly Lothman, ‘56 Carol Stearns, ‘56 Joan Polk, ‘56 4 Subscription, $3.50 Mailing price, $4.00 Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under the Act of March 3, 1879 S3-BS Welcome The College News would like very much to join in the chorus of “Welcome, Freshman’. We want you to feel at home and enjoy Bryn Mawr as much as those who have al- ready found a home here. By now you must be acquainted with the halls of resi- dence, the Likrary, Taylor, and Goodhart. You have learned rules, tradition, and that you are ipso facto a member of this and that. The College News, along with the other organiza- tions on campus, welcomes your interest and support—for we are interested in you. We know that you have been harried and rushed with speeches and instructions, names and places, schedules and courses; but we know that when you are settled in a normal school life, you will derive a great deal of pleasure from the curriculum and activities of Bryn Mawr. There are three sides to college life. There is the aca- demic side, the extra-curricular side, and the social side; in order for the student to have a well-balanced career her time should be divided among all three sides. The academic side, dealing with the requirements of the college and study in the different fields of endeavor, should not be taken lightly, nor should it asume a crushing import- ance. fe Extra-curricular activities are an important phase of col- ‘lege life. They are instrumental in forming lasting friend- ships, and they help to develop interests in the community about you—your home for the next four years. Be active, and help your campus and fellow students. Finally, but not to be overlooked, is the social side of college life here at Bryn Mawr. Whether it consists of a trip to the Hearth, a movie with a friend, a gay dance, or simply a walk around the campus, some relaxation and fun are a necessary part of life any where, especially in college. A happy trio of these three aspects, sharing the stu- dent’s time, can and will lead to a deep fulfillment of life at Bryn Mawr. : First Day Draws To End In Parade Night Fun Continued from Page 1, Col. 2 the field in back of Rhoads, where a huge bonfire is waiting. The Sophomores form a huge circle around the bonfire, and if they have managed to find out the Nonnie Powers, Louise Breuer, and Nancy Potts are pleased to report that the Soda Fountain will open at four o’clock on Sunday afternoon. The man. agers have put what paint is not all over themselves to good use. The walls are grey, and the chairs and table-tops are Freshman song, sing a parody of red. The food is “bigger and it. If their antagonists have |! better” than ever, with several struggled iin vain, Freshmen|| gayors of ice cream and a vari- charge through the circle and form one of their own. The flames leap up, illuminating the campus. Par- ade Night, one more of our Bryn Mawr traditions, is over. ety of cakes from the Commun- ity Kitchen. Come one and all to the opening Sunday after- noon! 1 e e Track Down All of Your Hard-To-Find Friends; Discover Them Here As Listed By Their Halls Continued from Page 1, Col. 5 Jordat, A, Kopans, R. Harris, J. yoiieg oe Hulen, BS; A; Miller, B. Jones, M. E: 5 OEE . Patterson, A. Jones, S. Quandt, Kaplan, E. Schwartz, N. Keyes, M. Weigand, J. Nusbaum, M. Weingarten, R Ochs, F. J. Wei oe Parboosingh, R. C. oe, Fs Richards, M. A. RHOADS SOUTH Radin, E. Bayer, J. Silverman, E. Blomquist, C. K. Spiller, R. Clark, B. Stoeger, S. Cor; BH. HH, . bracy, Ft. Costin, J. Wallace, C. ‘Fahey, P. Weir, C. Forman, M. Zimmelman, M. Jacower, G, RHOADS NORTH Hostrnn; Hi Armstrong, V. Paley, H. Carroll, V. Pollak, E. Cushmore, J. Weber, J. Epstein, R. Weisfeld, A. Frady, M. Wiseman, M. Hamel, M. Wolfson, J. j : yard gods. ‘/ ware ranks with the five-and-dime ‘| Dinah Frost's. ‘lis a tempting collection of yarns, -| Peck, ‘The Ville’ Offers Foods, Knicknacks, Many Necessities Use™Map and Intuition To Locate Stores In Bryn Mawr by Barbara Drysdale, ’55 The only occupational hazard of shopping along the Main Line is the problem of finding the stores. A safe rule to follow is to let the Ville take care of ycur immediate needs and Ardmore s:pply luxur- ies, such as clothes and furniture. Finding the Ville is relatively simple—one block down from Rock arch (past Shipley school which is recognizable by the green suits the girls wear), then a right turn past Baldwin (with turrets and great rolling lawns) and on down to the railroad station. The Acme Supermarket is the first stop on the tour. It’s really a supermarket, where you can find almost everything, including lots of fattening food for teas. Next door is the Country Bookstore, and beside it is Parvin’s Drug Store. Below Parvin’s is Cook’s; the jew- eler. Further down Bryn Mawr Ave- nue, past the Post Office and the Bryn Mawr Trust Company, is Lancaster Pike, where you find most of the shops. On the right hand side of the street are Miss Noirot’s—expensive clothes and lovely windows for window shopping—and Jeannette’s Flowers. Several cleaners are on this side, as is the famous Ham- burg Hearth, a three-college hang- out where they serve good food. Joyce Lewis, next door to the Hearth, features attractive college clothes. Down toward the end of the block are Richard Stockton’s— fine gifts—and Rene Marcel, hair- dresser. The Mexican Shop, in the next block, has unique gifts and room accessories, although it seems strange to come to, Pennsylvania and buy Mexican articles. Crossing the street, the tour comes to the Wilson (Laundry. Back towards (Bryn Mawr Avenue are Atkins and Woolworth—two musts for the odds and ends every room needs. Describing the News Agency is a little difficult—it seems to have all the accoutrements of a drug- store—fountain, papers and maga- zines, and even school supplies— without the drugs. The News Agency is famous for its hoagies. Try them when yov’re feeling ad- venturous. Mary McCrystal has notions and The Suburban Hard- gym as a must for things like shelf-pa- per and paint. The Sun Ray Drug Store is a fascinating place even for wandering through. Past the court of the Bryn Mawr movies (where another jeweler is located) are the Greek’s—an' eating place similar to the Hearth—and At Dinah Frost’s as well as a selection of greeting cards. ? Behind the Photo Center is the Community Kitchen. This is real- ly the place to go for that extra -|special tea, Finally the tour comes to the Bryn Mawr National Bank right across from the Trust Com- pany on bankers’ corner. The Suburban Shopping Center in Ardmore has branches of Straw- bridge and Clothier, Peck and and Best and Company. There are numerous other shops around the Center as well, and down on Lancaster Pike are sever- al first- and second-hand furniture stores. All that remains to be said is “Good shopping” to all of you. F Z lY_o we Y toe: LA Sunday, September 27, 1953 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three Observer an upperclassman, have planned for this week a long time. You remember a certain step-sing- ing last spring when Mrs. Brough- You, ton walked past Taylor, cradling a in her arms—next year’s Freshman class, she said. “You laughed, thinking of the veritable army into which some alchemy would have turned those printed pages by Septem- ber. The band of unknowns. towering pile of papers Freshmen — a_ wonderful You met them at trains, you watched for at windows, you showed them their You talked to them and you weren’t talking too looked at them and you weren’t staring, in their and hoped you weren’t annoying them with oversolicitude. You wanted to welcome them. You tried to look at Bryn Mawr through their eyes, and hoped they found it good. You wanted them to know that, behind the necessar- ily confusing surface of new faces, many voices, and crowded appoint- ments, there existed a unity which each in her own way would become a part of. There were certain things you vould never tell them, things which they would discover as you had discovered them, grad- ually as the year went on and the them rooms. hoped much, you hoped you placed yourself service cept of Anne Eristoff, This Year’s Self-Gov President Delineates Role of Organization at Bryn Mawr Continued from Page 1, Col. 1 If a student government system is to work, one must also accept (in addition to the above funda- mental idea) three other basic ten- The first is the old, old con- integrity and ‘Self-government’ ets. individual aonor. implies this as its cornerstone, and with- out an absolute faith in the sense of honor and personal integrity of ra Freshmen developed a history of their own. You were here for Freshman Week as a guide and as a future friend. You wanted to show in what ways you could that Bryn Mawr was ready, as always, to receive her people. Time, you know, would tell the Freshmen what you couldn’t put into words and show them beyond doubt that they belonged. every student here, the organ:za- tion could not possibly function. The second principle is the as- sumption that the average student is able and willing to carry respon- sibility—responsibility not only .or her own conduct but for that of every other student as well. This is a more controversial point, for frequently people object to “being The role is often burdensome and occasion- ally down-right unpleasant. Yet if each one was to look out only fu herself and leave the others to sink or swim, it is fairly obvious that their brother’s keeper”. Capeskin Jackets Sacony Coordinates at Joyce Lewis PARVIN’S PHARMACY “The College Drug Store” 30 Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr, Pa. For Interesting Gifts Fine Stationery Amusing Greeting Cards Stop in at Richard Stockton’s Bryn Mawr Skirts, Blouses, Shoes Jewelry Gifts MEXICAN SHOP Lancaster Ave. .o good could be accomplished. | easily adjusted girls. rhose who have difficulty with the| The third tenet is cooperation