VOL. XLIil, NO. 5 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1957 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1957~ ‘PRICE 20 CENTS D. Bodde Talks On Confucianism “Confucianism is not a religion at all, but a way of life”, was Mr. Derke Bodde’s opening remark for the 1902 lecture given in the Com- mon Room Monday. Mr. Bodde’s lecture, “Confucian- ism and Modern China” dealt pri- marily with Confucianism in “old China” and some of its effects both good and bad in present day China. The Chinese attitude to religion is different from that of the West- ern world. Confucianism extends into every phase of existence, It is not confined to an organized church, priesthood, ete. It is ‘a sys- tem of philosophy, ethics and social nanan lations and political rélations, a proaacv of the dominant ruling class of China, the Mandarins. “Nature, according to Confucian- ism, is essentially a pattern of goodness. It is not the product of a divinity; it is good because it exists.”, The cause of nature is un- important. Goodness of Man Confucianism does not recognize positive evil, that is, evil forces or the devil. Such evil as may be impossible to overlook is explained as “A temporary deflection from nature by man’s failure to under- stand nature.” All men are poten- tially good, potentially capable of becoming sages. Man receives knowledge through nature, intelligence and education; never through divine revelation. The civilized world of man and nature interlock, although man-—is subordinate to nature. The individual is ethically bound to do what is right. There is no belief in Confucianism in immortal reward or punishment. Confucius, himself, after being an unsuccessful government official was a successful teacher. Mr. Bodde summarized briefly some of his principles that the superior man, the Confucian gentleman was. sup- posed to follow. He must be widely learned in. the humanities but not in practical skills. He must care- fully heed the “Li” the sum total of the proper modes of behahvior, while at the same time he must express his inner nature. What he is or “his basic stuff” and his “training” must be properly bal- anced to form the “golden mean.” Role of Family Confucianism considers the fam- ily to be the basis of social organ- ization. The state is an enlargement of the family, In society there is a place for everyone and though everyone is morally equal, Con- fucianism grants differences in in- telligence. class system, there- fore, taf inevitable although its boundaries are not rigid. As to some of the beneficial effects on Confucianism Mr. Bodde men- tioned the belief in an ethical uni- verse, the belief in the civilizing _ power of education, the stress on the “golden mean,” and the psy- _.chologtical assurance of a_ fixed position in society. « On the other hand Confucianism’s “ivory tower scholasticism” and its belief in man’s sukordination to nature and its extreme conserva- tism are largely responsible for China’s lack of progress in the fields of natural _science.. The stress on the. family institu- tion and personal relations have lead to neglect of institutions (es- Undergrad Polls BMC. Traditions The Undergraduate Association questionnaire on traditions will be. placed in the boxes of sophomores, juniors and seniors tonight. The questionnaire is a part of a survey Undergrad is taking to determine the strength of student support of traditions. Students are requested to fill out the questionnaire and to return it by Friday to the Undergrad Ad-|@ visory Board member in their hall. |§ Advisory Board members are: Denbigh—Susan Breese. East House—Catharine Lucas. (not participating in poll) Merion—Naomi Bograd. _ Non-Resident—Sally Powers. Pembroke East—Kate Collins, “Pembroke West—Pie Pinckney. Radnor—Debbie Zimskind. Rhoads—Betsy Gott, Julie O’Neil. Rockefeller—Carolyn. Kern. - Wyndham—tTia. Boal. Scientists Revive Dead Hallowe’en Attention all -members'§ and would-be members of the Science Club! There will be a post Hal- lowe’en party on Thursday, Novem- ber 7 at 8:30 in Applebee Barn. The party is intended as a get together for all students and facul- ty members who are interested in science or in joining the Science Club. In addition, the Science Club is sponsoring’a lecture which is sched-) uled for Tuesday, November 12 at 8:30 in the Chemistry Lecture Room in Park, The speaker will be Dr. Russell Wehr who is Professor of Physics at Drexel Institute. The title, Divining Rods, which Profes- sor Wehr has chosen should be an adequate stimulant to curiosity. Anti-Play’s Past Has Hoot, Hurrah This Friday and Saturday eve- ning, November 8th and 9th at 8:30 pm., THE BALD PRIMA- DONNA, an anti-play by Eugene Ionesco will be presented at the Skinner Workshop. The _ cast, directed by Harvey Phillips, will include Janet Myles and Jon Korper as Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mary-Lou Cohen and David Morgan as Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Helene Valabregue as the maid, and Charles Knight as the firechief. The following article by Jacques Lemarchand, drama critic for Le Figaro Litteraire first appeared as the preface to an edition of Iones- co’s collected plays: “T always remember with plea- sure the murmurs of discontent, spontaneous indignation, and scoff- ing which greeted the first stage appearance at the Theatre des Noctambules of THE BALD PRIM- ADONNA. I had spent there an extraordinarily pleasant evening which the groans and ironic laught- er of the celebrities in the audience only made still more delightful, That evening it- was not once, but ten, fifteen or twenty times that I heard this kind of comment: ‘But really, why. THE BALD PRIMADONNA? No primadonna appeared, or so it seemed to me, my good Friend—at least I did not notice her. And bald! Did you see anyone who was bald? And that fireman—what was a fireman doing there? Whom are they making fun pecially legal) and the state as a whole. of?’ It was evident that the celeb- ' Continued on Page 6, Col. 4 Cornerstone Laid For The Biology Building, First BM Campus Addition In Nearly Twenty Years Biology Building's cornerstone is put into place All-Bach Concert Strikes Critic As “Drovocative by Martha Bridge The all-Bach concert presented this weekend by the Philadelphia Orchestra was one of those which demand critical reaction far be- yond appraisal of the level of per- formance. It was an exciting pro- gram because it was controversial —quite an achievement, consider- ing that over two hours were de- voted to the works of a single com- poser. The concert struck this reviewer as a highly skilled exhibition of the several ways in which the mu- sic of Bach can be presented to a contemporary audience. The two outstanding artists in this per- formance, Eugene Ormandy and Agi Jambor, are equally concerned with the problem of playing Bach in the idiom of the modern instru- ment. Their solutions are quite different, It seems particularly fortunate that the choruses of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore were given the opportunity to partici- pate in so stimulating a program. The short but powerful piece in which the Three College Chorus. sang Bach’s Cantata No. 50, “Nun ist das Heil”, is a sort of mono- lithic fragment of music. It struck this reviewer as being rather dis- tant in quality from the conven- tional balance and urbanity which are commonly associated with Bach. This cantata is exultant and ag- gressive; it starts loud and gets louder. It must be a tremendous- ly..exciting piece to sing, and the three hundred voices on stage communicated this feeling to the audience. It is to be regretted, however, that after an electrifying opening theme sung by the bass section, a good deal of the chorus’ efforts was covered by the orches- tra, particularly by the trumpets. It also seemed to this reviewer that the chorus was placed rather too far back—although perhaps this could not have been avoided with so many people on the stage. The most satisfying interpreta- tion of Bach’s music was offered by Mme. Jambor, in her perform- ance of the Concerto in D major and the Concerto No. 1, in D minor. Hers was not a strictly orthodox € And Satisfying” interpretation, particularly ‘with respect to tempo and the use of the pedal, ‘but it brought out the es- sential character of Bach’s genius —clarity within complexity. Mme. Jambor plays Bach with a preci- sion too free to seem mechanical and a brilliance too rich to seem cold. Always she is playing the piano, and the instrument neces- sarily sets the limits of expression —one is often aware of the non- pianistic origins of the D Major Concerto, for example. Yet with Mme. Jambor playing, one has the feeling of reaching towards the composer’s intention, of a mini- mum of sacrifice of musical integ- rity.. This is twentieth century Bach, but it is Bach that rings true, ‘Mr, Ormandy’s Bach, on the other hand, seemed somewhat over- dressed for the occasion. Let us leave aside the opening Fugue from “The Musical Offering”, which was perfectly pleasant but cumbersome in the weaving of or- chestral voices, and the Suite from the “Goldberg Variations”, which accomplished upon this reviewer the sleep-inducing mission for which the program notes announce it to have been designed. But then there was the fimal selection, the Toccata and Fugue in. D minor, transcribed for full orchestra from the original organ composition. This reviewer is far from a pur- ist in matters of transcribing Bach’s music from archaic to con- temporary instruments. And it must be noted that this selection was extremely impressive and son- orous when’ submitted to the ex- pertly luscious playing. of a very great orchestra. But it was Bach transformed, not. transcribed, Bach made into an embryonic Brahms. This, of course, raises a basic aes- thetic question: can the effective- ness of the transformed piece be judged without reference to the concept of the composer’s original ? So this was a provocative and satisfying concert, about which members of the Bryn Mawr chorus will doubtless have more to tell us. It was a concert in which, as has béen suggested, the audience was called upon to participate in active | critical response to music-making, which is always new. President McBride officiated at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the new biology building at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 2. The ceremony was planned as the highlight of the Alumnae Weekend, “Cornerstones—1957.” Miss McBride told the audience of faculty members, alumnae, students and friends that “the Bio- logy building is the first addition to the Bryn Mawr campus in near- ly twenty years.” It is planned as an extension of Park Hall, and will house biology and additional chemistry facilities. Miss McBride remarked on the rapid growth of 6cience at Bryn Mawxgsince the com- ‘pletion of Dalton Hall sixty years ago. “Science starts with the re- search person. In laying. the corner- stone we want to acknowledge this research which distinguishes our Department of Biology . .- . We ‘|must also look to the new recruits; Bryn Mawr has long had one of the largest enrollments in the sci- ences,” As Miss McBride explained, this is only the first stage of the pro- posed expansion program: physics and mathematics buildings will rise on the other side of Park Hall. “The inadequate facilities with which we have been working. will finally be replaced by September 1958.” President McBride expressed her thanks to the members of the Bio- logy Department for all their work in planning the building. She then proceeded to name the persons who would “share the mortar” in the official sealing of the cornerstone. They were Miss J. Oppenheimer, Mr. R. Conner, Miss E. Bliss, Mr. L, J. Berry, Miss M. Gardiner, all members of the department. Also Miss Jackson, graduate student, Blair Dissette ’59, biology major, Mr. E. Rhoads, and Mr. H. Cad- bury, Trustees of the College; Mrs. E. Smith, president of the Alum- nae Association and Mr. Noble, rep- resentative of the architectural firm, Martin, Stewart and Noble, designing the building. Sealed in the cornerstone were several significant papers. Among these were reprints of some of the works by early members of the Department, the first communique from the National Institutes of Health regarding their program of grants (it was the $314,000 receiv- ed from them that enabled the construction to get underway this year), current catalogues and find- ing lists and the folder indicating the original plan .of the science center. Immortal Documents More specifically, the contents of the cornerstone were as follows: Bryn Mawr Colege Calendar of Undergraduate Courses, 1957-1958. Bryn Mawr College Calendar of Graduate Courses, 1957-1958. “Bulletin of the Carola Woerishof- er Department of Social Work and Social Research of Bryn Mawr Col- lege. * Finding List, 1956-1957, The College News dated Wed- nesday, October 23, 1957 and of October 30, 1957. Bryn Mawr Notes, October 1957 (this is the first edition of this new paper). Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin, Summer, 1957. Program entitled “Cornerstones” of the Alumnae Week-end, Novem- Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 ——— ‘pursur, THE COLLEGE NEWS , Wednesday, November 6, 1957 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examina- tion weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore < Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in- Chief. 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Still Knitting - - - Owing to hysterically vociferous requests, the Curricu- lum Commitee, after long deliberation upon Goodhart grass, has decided to — _— Mawr’s most popular classroom ener Sewer apemenee array —— — sre re oer rerrees mvevseareres —— As we understand, ‘the new major in n knitting will not necessitate a thorough analysis of knitting styles throughout the ages and afghans, but a thesis on “The Development of the Crochet Loop since the Hangman’s Noose” is de rigueur. A full year tennis sweater or two term argylls will be accept- abel in place of an oral report or needle-dropping. The com- prehensives will cover the cable stitch and the irritability of the faculty. Speaking of the latter, we hear that facing 20 Madame Defarges is a bit on the disconcerting side. Rather amusing, what? After all, what is more flattering than having 20 pairs of elbows vibrating in unison in ostensible oblivion of what is being said “up front”? Or what is more decorative than the duffel bags brought to class to house THE apparatus and equipment? And what more musical than the fierce alarum of tons of metal rods hitting the waxed and weary floor with a dramatic thud? We hope youse gets the point. Knit one, poil two. Give And Take On October 28, a representative of the United States and the Soviet Union’s ambassador met to discuss the possi- bilities of greater freedom of cultural exchange between the two nations. Two years ago, at the Geneva conference at which both countries were represented, Secretary of State Dulles had stated the American willingness to participate in such a program if Soviet barriers were removed. Yet it was not until this September that we ourselves removed a factor considered to be an obstacle to such ex- change. Until amended by Congress this year, our immigra- tion laws required that all foreigners applying for a visa to the United States submit to being fingerprinted. Although the U.S. government has thought it improbable that finger- printing ever prevented the inhabitants of non-communist na- tions from visiting this country, all communist states except Yugoslavia and Poland have refused to allow their citizens to be fingerprinted. The Soviet government has ostensibly looked upon this process as applicable only to criminals and consequently no one except “officials’’, exempt under the law, has come to this country. The new ruling now reads that all visitors will be free from fingerprinting unless they remain |is in this country for more than a year. ‘We applaud this action, especially in view of the possi- bility that student exchange procedure will be facilitated. Although Dr. Langer of Harvard has. termed exchange be-| tween American students and scholars “unfeasible” at pres- ent, we at least can hope for a better day. In the light of recent scientific events, we have had it proved to us, perhaps all too unfortunately, that certain cultural and scholarly exchanges with other nations will not only be beneficial but necessary to our well-being. _ In view of this fact and also the easing of the finger- print restrictions, the Soviet-U.S. negotiations on exchange of ideas, information, technical, scientific, and cultural dele- ms are timely and important. The U.S. has agreed to accept deleyations if only Russia will cooperate in radio and : _ Two steps pare hee taken. The rest ofthe clock _Conseauent. lateness- | es may be philosophically explain- There’s no time and free will at Bryn Mawr. Of all symbols Tay- lor Clock and bells are the hardest to ignore. Standing squarely in the middle of campus they are everywhere visible and audible. The clock declares nine, and the bell tolls for all. Without mercy it sounds from morn to night while far beneath the students scurry obediently to its chimes. Suppos- ing the clock should s pat say, twenty of ten on a ednesday morning; the students of Contemp., French 201., Russian 203., Spanish 1. and Spanish 3 (to name a few) would doubtless remain sitting un- til they became mummified for a future age of archeologists. Yet for. those who resent the stern order from above, there are discoverable flaws in the dictums of Taylor Clock. The mechanism is not at peace with itself. On all sides it registers a different time. Whether any of these times are in harmony with the spheres is a moot point. But for the sake of the student, the liberating effect of these differences is truly en- couraging. She who wishes two more minutes may have them merely by gazing at another face ed by the truth, “all is relative.” If the clock rung on a personal system through the. week, on the weekends it runs berserk or not at all. This pedantic child of Bryn Mawr scholastically- disdains the cosmos. Friday afternoons it fal- ‘Am What Am by. Debby Ham til the following Monday. Perhaps the interlude represents paradise, or perhaps the clock is just one more advocate of the famed Bryn Mawr “individualism”, Calendar Thursday, November 7 8:30 p.m.—Science Club party, Applebee barn. 8:30 p.m.—Professor S. Camman of University of Pennsylvania, will speak on Buddhism. Art Lecture Room, Library. Friday, November 8 8:30 p.m.—First performance of The Bald Primadonna. Skinner. Saturday, November 9 8:30 p.m.—Performance of The Bald Primadonna, Skinner. Monday, November 11 8:30 ~p.m.—The Horace White Memorial lecture, the last in the series on Myceneaen writings. given by Dr. Rhy Carpenter. Topic “Significance”: Goodhart Hall. CHEST X-RAYS ah ee .. KLaszzambhan Letter to the Editor 1 November To the Editor of The News, in reply to your last weeks’ letter: "And so, Miss Dixon, the Wynd- ham we knew and loved is gone. Gone—where, and to what end? There was a time and a very good time it was when Wyndham controlled the destinies of the only two organs of creative aesthetics at your institution, Revue and Col- lege Theatre, when Russian folk | dances and learned Spanish lectures were the order of the day and fiercely informal meetings, ming- lings, diatribes and dates the order of the night, when those of us banned from the campus could find encouragement and consolation even from churlish Charlie—this time, you proclaim, is past. And what now takes its place? |, Knowing only conformity, you think a rebel someone revolting; knowing nothing of art, you cannot tell arty from artistic; knowing nothing, you consider an individual somewhat lower than the animals. You have taken to electing your- selves to offices, you have taken on a grey flannel shroud, you have taken away our Wyndham. Let us have a few traditions left. Is nothing sacred ? Yes, there is one thing sacred, one sanctity you can violate but never destroy: the memory of those . a oe "EF SUSS 13, Hours: 10:00-12:00; 1:30-3:80. Moble Unit in front of Taylor. ‘Who: Staff, faculty, families. IMPORTANT: Because of re- cent medical developments, AN- NUAL chest X-rays are no owe wunwroviwy mee ye ee ters and stops, not to continue un- The cast boasts such top veteran jreal world and so involve theme! by Lynne Levick “Rumple”, a new musical com- edy, is now ending a successful pre-Broadway run in Philadelphia. performers as Eddie Foy, of ‘Pa- jama Game” fame, Gretchen Wyler, whose work in “Silk Stockings” and “Guys and Délls” won her the top female role, and Stephen Douglass, who has played lead roles in “Pa- jama | Game” and “Damn Yankees” The antics of Eddie Foy, as Rumple the cartoon character, keep the show at a brisk, refreshing pace. Having the freedom of the stage at his discretion, Foy charms the audience with his good-humor- ed cavorting, a quality of command oorn, no doubt, from his long years of experience, Gretchen Wyler, as che witty idea-girl for “Rumple” adds spice and color to the show. Her singing is pleasant but her dancing is unpolished and unre- fined. Stephen Douglass, who plays the cartoonist and creator of “Rumple”, at his best when he is singing. His tall, handsome figure decorates the stage well, but his portrayal of a romantic young man falls short of his fine singing. --The plot-itself is the-great weak- ness of “Rumple”, It is almost re- markable that such a delightful, play. has resulted from such a thin, frequently-treated theme. The basis of the play is reminiscent of “Top- per”, “Finian’s. Rainbow”, and “Brigadoon”, Rumple, the cartoon character, and girl friend, Anna, haunt the ‘author of the comic strip to prevent him from giving up the comic strip which would doom the characters to seternity in the land of Oblivia. Rumple and Anna travel to the From The Balcony Rumple -|should kill these things before they longer required for students. is the only person who can see Anna and Rumple, that they man- age to break up his marriage drive him mad with their .constant presence, and make his idea-girl think she is insane when she sees glasses floating and doors opening and closing by themselves. The wise cracks are often worn thin from use. (When invisible Anna lifts and touches Gretchen Wyler’s mink coat, Gretchen pops in, “They sell them!”) At times, too, the dialogue becomes downright corny. When the plot becomes dominant and is to be taken seriously, the play falls from its height of gay entertainment, Much of the time, however, none of the actors take themselves seriously and the end object seems to be to entertain. At these mom- ens “Rumple” reaches its great height. The dance numbers are not un- usual, The great musical strength comes from the cleverness of the lyrics and music. Such songs as “Red Letter Day” and “In Times Like These” are sure to be heard in the coming months. Of particu- lar note is a song and dance routine about Oblivia done by Anna and ‘Rumple~ and such~ extinet comic strip characters as Buster Brown, the Calendar Girls, and the Happy Hooligans. - It seems that Rumple is due for moderate success in New York. The music is good, the performers talented, and the plot, though thin. is a time-tested, successful one. The play raises the audience to a level of enjoyment, but it never elevates the viewer to a serious or thoughtful plane. If its object is to create enjoyment, the play is ex- tremely successful. It has its mom- ents, but the moments are never shot , nr ER. TO) ‘ BONO OI WC 5 eae a ee I curse you, Hear me, all :you rich and varied Spirits now homeless and betrayed —may the ghosts of your motor- cycles and the echots of your songs haunt these new heathen, spoil. their teas and sour their stomachs, eurdle their milk and gum their sugar, spoil their sleep and frighten off their new chinless, dates! Wyndhan, thou art most. foully slain—when comes. there such an- other ? E. B. White, ITI, Haverford 1. The News is not*responsible for material in this column. 2. The News will offer a sub- scription to the Haverford News to anyone who finds Ellen Dixon in the Finding List. To the Editor of the News: As one freshman who. was quite overcome by the traditions awaiting her at Bryn Mawr, I welcomed your excellent discussion of both sides of the question, and should like to let off some steam at this time. I had the luck—good or bad— of going to an American school in Paris, the students of which came from many different countries and backgrounds. Some had never undergone the process of a formal education before; others came straight from America; still others were continentalized Americans. In light of this smallness, and to a certain extent location of the school, traditions were difficult to maintain. Not that they were scorned; but with no football team, no cheerleaders, no effective chor- us, the thing known as school spirit was virtually unknown. Instead, a common affection for each other and a bond: which being on an American island in France created, were to be found. This may in part explain my slowness to comprehend the tradi- tions-fever. Traditions, per se, are fine. But all ‘too often they are notcarnfied out ‘with genuine love and’ respect but rather out of a sense of compul- sion. “Everyone is participating; I cannot be’ different and do what ‘I feel like doing—else I shall surely be ‘queer’.” Why? After all, Bryn Mawr is supposed to be encourag- ing individuality and to a certain extent, non-conformism. Emerson would be mildly surprised, to say the least, at some of the very con- formist trends in America—in Bryn ~~ Mawr, more specifically — today. This does not mean that we are to traipsé around in dirty black pants and. sweaters, be existential- - laelves in the life of the author, who Continued on Page 6, Col. 3 _ * 28 gc ees c ‘ sss sta Wednesday, November 6, 1957 oe THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three Record Library To Offer Members Benefit of Increase In 1938, a generous gift from the Carnegie Foundation gave the, col- lege enough records to start a lend- ing library. Under the auspices of Undergrad, ‘this record collection in the West Wing of the Library now numbers over 1,300 works, at least one-third~df—which are on long playing records. Membership in the Record Libr- ary is open to anyone connected with the college, and entails only registration with Mrs. van Hul- steyn at the West Wing desk, and the payment of a dollar. (Payday, if you like). Aside from a plea to treat the records as you would your own, the rules governing the Record Library are: 1. All records must be signed in and out at the Librarian’s desk, and only when the Librarian is at the desk, 2. Records may be kept seven days. Fines of two cents per record per day will be charged for over- “due records. Only two recordings at a time may be borrowed, with the exception of ‘single 178’s, five of which may be taken at once. Money accumulated from member- ship fees and overdue charges goes temenda thé _nurchase of new rec-| ords. (We are happy to announce that, due to the large membership last year (and a fabulous sale at Sam Goody’s this week), we are about to order some forty new LP rec- ords. Your suggestions and, of course, your dues and fines, are more than welcome! Anne Farlow Anne Sprague Co-Chairmen The News is pleased to an- nounce thifollowing elections to its editorial board: Copy Editor, Eleanor Winsor "59. Managing Editor, Barbara Broome ’60, ‘Make-up Editor, Rita Rubin- stein 59. ‘Alliance Outlines Future NSA Plans by Gail Beckman On Monday, November 4, several graduate, students met the under- graduates\in the Common Room at 7:15, They \discussed the role that students play in politics in their own countries, It was very inter- esting to the Alliance Board that the response of the graduate stud- ents to this invitation .to speak about their countries was so im- mediate and so positive. This year the graduate students are sending a representative to the Alliance Board, Some indication does there- fore exist that the graduate stud- ents do not L want to be entirely iso- lated from the undergraduate campus activities. Perhaps\ more organizations should extend invita- tions to participate in activities\and should send more publicity of their plans to the graduate students. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Maurice Rosenblatt spoke on the Political Implications of the Little Rock Crisis on Moderates at 8:30 in the Common Room. The subject was a very timely and a very import- ant one. More activitiy has now centered about this question of participat- ing with other colleges in extra- curricular as well as curricular ac- tivities. Plans are being laid for co-operation with Harcum and Rosemont on an NSA (National Se = Assanintian)» nroiect. in March, A request from Pennsyl- vania Military College for. contact with the Bryn Mawr Alliance has been received by the board and an invitation for a joint meeting is being sent immediately to the per- sons in charge of their organiza- tion, Finally, several students and professors have expressed inter- ests and doubts about the problem of intercollege co-operation. It is true that there may be a question of transportation problems for reaching colleges not very access- ibly located. This does not mean, however, that such a problem could not be solved if the interest in reaching another college weré ex- pressed soon enough to reach some- one (professor or student) who would be anxious to co-operate or would feel a similar interest in the activity in question. The fact that comment has been raised about this issue indicates that doubts and in- terest in it are not restricted to the | Alliance Board. Role of University to Stimulate Student To Self-Realization and Self-Knowledge The following article was submit- ted by a graduate student in the economics department. by Aranka E. Kovacs The present emphasis on the “university crisis” and the dis- cussions on the primary and essen- ial role of our universities is of vital concern not only to professors, administrators, and college presi- dents, but to the university student --as “well. What are the ultimate expectations of the student and for what purpose should that “degree” be obtained? Perhaps to many undergraduates these prob- lems are not clearly: visualized, but to the thoughtful student the anti- cipations of how he or she will benefit from those university years are real and important, To these students the university represents in essence the environment. most fav- orable for the development of in- dividual human resources. It. offers opportunity and inspiration for in- dependent ‘thought and for the ex- pression of ideas. It offers insight into and understanding of the knowledge of the past; wisdom for the present; and responsibility and experience for the future. The university years are not without intellectual and emotional conflicts; for the days are a mix- ture of an irrespressible surging spirit in search of Truth, and a sense of uncontrollable restlessness and despondency. Listening to the of economic theory, the student’s mind attempts to fit these teach- ings into a pattern of the whole of reality. As the professor continues to “the point of equilibrium at the intersection of the supply and de- mand curves under perfect com- petition,” it becomes essential for the student that a’ fundamental unity be visualized so that order and direction of the parts may trans- form experience into meaningful knowledge. A broad understanding of the basic ideas underlying pre- sent day problems enables the stud- ent to formulate opinions and criticisms based on sound prin- ciples, The essential feature of t the uni- versity is to stimulate the individu- al to originate and develop ideas in the struggle against intolerance, ignorance and prejudice. J. M. Keynes, the late British economist, pointed. out in the General Theory. “the Power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas. Not indeed, immediately, but after a certain interval; for in the field of economic and political philosophy}: there are not many who are in- fluenced ‘by mew theories after they are twenty-five or thirty years of age, so that the ideas which civil servants and politicians and even agitators apply to current events are not likely to be the newest. But, | soon or late, it is ideas, not vested lecturer expound the abstractions Continued on Page 4, Col. 2 Rev. Montgomery Sees Contrasts In Faiths, Psychiatry One has only to look at the comments made by people on both sides to see the contrast and divi- sion between religion and psychi- atry according to ‘the Reverend Robert P. Montgomery, chaplain to Presbyterian students and faculty at Princeton University, who spoke Thursday evening in the Common Room. His topic was “Religion and Psychiatry’. He further added, how- ever, that several people such as Eric Fromm (from whom he quot- ed) are trying to unite Freud and the great religions under a common “ethical core”. Just as the psychiatrist encour- ages an acting again of the original conflict under more favorable cir- cumstances (these circumstances, according to Montgomery, being ones of love and acceptance) so, too, ought religion to be able to re- solve the conflicts of man by ex- pression of love and acceptance. Too often, however, the patient feels that it is difficult to reach a clergyman and that he will receive moral condemnation from the church, Here is where the church must recapture the true meaning of,agape (what Reverend Montgom- ery defined as “love without any question of the worthiness of the loved object’), the love of God for man as revealed in the Cross. Agape was further defined here as meaning that “God accepts us just as we are and not as we feel we should be according to some moral or legal code.” “One might say that God loves us because of something in Him and not because of something in us.” Through such love, then, reli- gion removes the burden of- sin and guilt in a manner similar to that of the psychiatrist. There is still a serious question here, how- ever, ‘as to whether psychiatry “saves” the person from sin (de- fined by Montgomery as the center- ing of the self in the self or in a larger self e.g. one’s family, one’s country). A freeing of the self from the self does occur in psychiatric treatment, according to Reverend Montgomery, but unfortunately, “psychiatry cannot lift the self off itself.’ In other words, it is very possible that the result of psychiatry is only the self enlarg- ing itself and not a new creation or a “new being” in the religious sense. Haverford Speakers HAVERFORD COLLEGE announces THE WILLIAM PYLE PHILIPS LECTURE SERIES on ADVANCES IN MICROBIOLOGY 1957-1958 November 17 ROGER Y. STANIER, Profes- sor of Bacteriology, University of California—Comparative Ac- count of Photosynthic Mechan- isms. February 13 DAVID M. BONNER, Profes- sor of Microbiology, Yale Uni- versity—Genes and Their Ac- _ tion. March 12 JOSHUA LEDERBURG, Pro- fesor of Genetics, University of Wisconsin—Reproductive Versa- _tility in Bacteria. - April 11 ARTHUR KORNBERG, Pro- fessor of Microbiology, Wash- ing University—Enzymatic Ap- proaches to the Chemical Basis of Heredity. Lecture Room, The Common Room, Founders Hall, at 8:15 * pm, A panel discussion on the role of the foreign student in politics was held in the Common Room on November 4. Participating were graduate students from six differ- ent nations, with undergraduate students in the audience presenting their views on countries with wane they were familiar. The first part of the debate was devoted to the causes of apathy— or interest—of students concern- ing local activities. Anita Monner- Sans, a graduate-student from Ar- gentina, felt that although the role of the student varies from country to country, there were two factors to be considered: in a big city it is essential that students, especially off-campus ones, take an active interest in political activi- ties, and that in her country, the voting age was eighteen, a decisive element in student interest. Jean Elder, from Canada, was not in acord with this standpoint in that she maintained that, al- though the voting age ranges from eighteen to nineteen in Canada, and although most students live off campus, a decided apathy pre- vails. In addition, she pointed out that there is a tendency toward conservatism in Canada; although the government and the univers ties do not object to radical ideas, the Possibility of obtaining a good job is considerably reduced for the radical person. Furthermore, the- United States, which is very wary of “leftist” ideas, has invest- ments in Canada totaling almost eighty percent, a factor not to be forgotten. Lastly, “politics are so dull in Canada!” Anita then returned to tell in more detail about the student movement in Argentina. She be- gan by stating that the student status in Argentina does not nec- essarily hold true for other South American countries; one must be careful not to generalize. The Stu- dent Federation, which dates back to 1918, is much respected in Ar- gentina, It originated as a rebel- lious movement against conserva- tism, and has played a decisive role in the twelve-year period of the Peron dictatorship. As was the case in Hungary last year, stu- Graduate Students From Abroad Speak On Youth in Politics in Their Countries dents have not merely shown in- terest, but actual participation, at the risk of ending up in jail, being exiled from their homes or even, in some cases, death, However, the student organization is com- pletely non-partisan; it supports that in which it believes, not any particular party. This naturally became more difficult during the Peron regime. Today, the situa- tion has changed somewhat in that Argentina has . known relative peace since 1954. Now, the stu- dents direct their attention primar- ily towards social assistance, The main project at the moment is to establish a greater liasion between the people and the universities, through setting up vocational schools, working in overpopulated areas, slums, etc. Anita went on to explain that the role of the university in Ar- gentina is very different from the. one in America. Only those who wish to specialize in one profession attend the universities; the general cultural background ‘is obtained in the secondary schools. It is inter- esting to note at this point that all universities, eight in total, are state ones; private universities are discouraged because of the danger that one group or religion will dominate. The administration consists of two students, two jaluninas, and four facuity men bers chosen at large by the stu- dent body. These eight establish the policy of the school, and send two representatives to the National Federation, which decides upon general principles. A member of the audience then explained a similar student group in the United States the National Student ~Association. The main difference here is that its constitu- tion limits students considerably in their viewpoint on the American government; this curbs the effect- iveness of the organization. England’s representative, Susan Strabble, pointed out that in Great Britain, the situation is par- allel to the one in Canada, in that there is a trend towards conser vatism. Ursula Heibges, from Germany, mentioned that in Ger- Continued on Page 6, Col. 2 College newspapers often pro- vide a valuable service when they bring the individual student out of the triangle of his particular concerns and into the circle of gen- eral woe, The Conn Census (Conn. College), for instance, had an ab- sorbing problem for everyone last week. Classicists’ attention was directed to the proceedings of the Connecticut section of Classical Associations of New England which took place on their campus. The highlight of the meeting was a panel discussion in which members talked over “methods of prevent- ing the ‘mass exodus’ which con- fronts today’s Latin Classes.” Meanwhile the modern element at Conn. college was looking to the Brave New World for their latest pastime — “Bumble Puppy” — a team game with the object of throwing a ball called a ‘round’ into a nine foot centrifugal Bumble’ Puppy Machine”. Several of the ‘men’s colleges were~concerned with purely prac- tical matters. From one of the confidential columns of Temple University came this gripe—“The suit is on the verge of making a comeback. It was an ensemble con- sisting of a jacket and trousers both of which were made out of the same material.” The Daily Pennsylvanian in their solemn re- porting of an administration an- nouncement. (“Gate men are not to permit entry to the stadium to anyone carrying bottles or jugs of alcoholic beverages”) added this ex- Latin To Bumble Puppy, Flu Quarantine And B.M. Rope Test-In College Papers plan is to remove the causes of dis- orderly drinking—namely the bottle and the jug.” The less mundane souls of Wes- leyan, however, were troubled by deeper problems— “Smith College will remain in quarantine over weekend.” As a matter of fact, the crisis even allowed a little sym- pathy for their rival. “No epidemic at Ambherst—but the situation is still gloomy. One of the features of the Mardi Gras weekend—the Mt. Holyoke ballet—has been can- celled by the flu scare. Radcliffe made a gallant effort to rouse a universal spirit with a rocking rolling satellite song, first prize in the annual song contest. — “The song most singable after ten — beers,” on the other hand, was sadly provincial. “At Radcliffe they tell you the ratio is lovely—for each girl at Radcliffe, Harvard has ten. They’ll scramble to date you: just bear in mind always —. Radcliffe. girls who marry, marry Harvard men. But I found that it wasn’t so easy: Competition is rife for those gems . of the yard: you’ve got to run fast, and you've got to hit hard. The worst threat of all is those widows from Wellesley, to whose campus fair go not buses or trains; but somehow the Crimson Tide surges toward Wellesley.” : (Of course, since Bryn Mawr also has her problems, we were par- ticularly grateful to the Mt. Hol- yoke News for sympathetically re- printing the complete College News planatory note—“The aim of the article on the freshmen ‘rope test.) > Reaalafpllar Hall Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, November 6, 1957 OI7... Once again we take a-fond look into the “Dark Ages” of 1917 and 1918 through the eyes of The Col- lege News. From the February 21 and March 7 issues in 1917: “The condition of the grass on the campus is worse than it has ever been before, so bad that the Business Office has put the matter into the hands of the Undergrad- uate Association. The question of the regulations to enforce keeping off the grass will be taken up by the association . . . Twenty-five cents was voted as a self-imposed fine for walking on the grass, by the Undergraduate Association last Monday night. The money thus collected goes to the Endowment Fund,” The Endowment Fund must be rather large by now! From the May 9, 1917 issue: “The average height, weight, lung-capacity, and strength of Bryn Mawr students registers higher in every instance in comparison with the statistics of Oberlin College for Women. In strength the B.M. tgtal is 58.5% greater than Ober- lin’s.” Oh well, Life called it a tough training ground. Ah! How Pastoral *- From the June 6, 1917 issue: * “Part of the campus between fields has been plowed up and will be farmed by some of the profes- sors this summer.” Need more be said? From the issue of March 28, 1917: “The distance around the running track in the gymnasium is 225 feet, approximately 23% times around being one mile,” After running that distance, who could count? The prize item comes from the May 238 issue in 1917. “The persistant chirping of a young bird caught in the vines was the only flaw in Ossip Gavrilo- witsch’s popular concert, given in the cloister Friday afternoon. Who Killed Cock Robin? Stones were first tried as a means of hushing the birds disturb- ing the concert. Ushers mounted to the cloister roof and took aim from there, but to no avail. At last the chief culprit was discover- ed in a young bird tangled in the ivy. An adventurous spirit suc- ceeded in capturing him, but by that time Mr. Gavrilowitsch had come to the end of his. recital.” Finally a bit about the culture in the Dark Ages of March 28, 1917. The Sophomores new oral song, sung for the first time last Friday evening, is to the tune of a col- lege highball song.” What kind of a song? The Suburban Travel Agency SUBURBAN SQUARE, ARDMORE Agents for Airlines, Steamship, Tours, “ Resorts NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU! TELEPHONE MI 9-2366 Complete Line of Imported and Handicrafted Gifts Don’t skirt the issue Let the skirt be the issue. Choose yours from our lovely selection. JOYCE LEWIS Bryn Mawr University Crisis Continued from’ Page 3 interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.” The basic role of the university is not to teach the rudiments of a business career, but to awaken and encourage the _ intellectual and emotional nature of the individual towards self-realization and _self- knowledge. Intellectual curiosity and inquiry resulting in creative thought must flourish as an ex- pression of complete freedom and liberty. As John Stuart Mill main- tained: “It is not by wearing down into uniformity all that is individual in themselves, but by cultivating it, and calling it forth, within the limits imposed- by the rights and interests of others, that human be- ings become a noble and beautiful object of contemplation; and as the works partake the character of those who do them, by the same process human life also becomes rich, diversified, furnishing more abundant aliment to high thoughts and elevating feelings, and strengthening the tie which binds every individual to the race, by making the race in- finitely better worth belonging to.” Intelligent men and women have a special responsibility in not only seeking out great ideas and the best that has been created and achieved, but a responsibility in developing to their highest capacity andthe athleticias they assume leadership in the|& community and in the nation. The| social responsibility of university graduates in our industrial age embraces human ideals which, as a leading Canadian newspaper (The Globe and Mail) pointed out, must “enrich the community with a set of values which would endow even rapidly gained prosperity with ethical concepts to relieve material- ism of its inhuman starkness.” The socio-political consequences of an economic system geared to mater- ialism where the higher values of a democracy and freedom are in- and animating,|... creasingly in danger of being sub- merged, are becoming apparent to the sober-minded individual. In- deed, it may be claimed that a rapidly changing society places new demands on our universities and that our industrialized and highly dyn4mic economy demands adjustments and transitions which result in changing values. It must be recognized, however, that in the modern progressive society, in- dustrial expansion and economic growth must symbolize more than monetary investment, natural re- source development, technological progress and an increasing pro- duction of goods and _ services. Basically, it must.strive for human development, whereby in all social and cultural contacts the. motives of society are a reflection of the concern for human welfare. Many years ago, Einstein cautioned: “Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavour Never forget this in the midst of all your diagrams and equa- tions.” To the student, the university is the keeper of the gate which opens to Truth and to the search for timeless human values. It is. when humbleness is felt by the students who is confronted by the vastness of knowledge, and by the greatness of human beings; and it is when confidence, with wisdom and understanding, has been gain- ed though the student realizes the CUmMprexicy~ vr eae WW Os pe yo wee we can be assured that the basic purpose or role of the university has been grasped and imparted. FOR SALE A Raccoon Coat in good con- dition. Reasonably priced. For sale by an alumna. Mrs. A. D. Moir 204 W. Highland Ave. Chestnut Hill, Phila. 18, Pa. see i enero +ho+! | (CH 7-3415) Have a WORLD of FUN! Travel with SITA Unbelievable Low Cost ersEurope 60 Oeys from $585 em: Orient 3-65 Days ,.W.,, trom $998 Mony tours include college credit. Ale low-cost trips to Mexico Hewell , South America pa up a Tour $498 hae and World $139 vig — Travel Agent ITA 545 Sth Ave.,' New York 17 WORLD TRAVEL, INC. MU2-6544 inet steamer TYPEWRITERS Sold — Rented — Repaired All Makes Suburban Typewriter Co. 39 E. 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BRYN MAWR Breakfast Afternoon Tea Dinner, oss oe eee eevee SPECIAL PARTIES AND Telephone LAw 5-0386 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ES OS RE Le eaden ss 5:90-7:80 P.M, Sunday Dinner MSRM 7:30 P.M. -- «CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY COLLEGE INN 9:00-11:00 A.M. sesseees 1200+ 2:00 PM. 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. eee eee BANQUETS ARRANGED tens ~Lombaert St. and Morris Ave. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania - Bureau of Recommendations REMINDER: November 12 is the closing date for applications for the December New York State Civil Service ex- aminations. They will be given again later in the year, and may always be taken here on the campus, Odd Jobs Now Open: Please see Mrs. Dudley, On Campus Sales Agencies: Wanted: A birdge-playing stu- dent to sell a new form of dupli- cate boards. Good commission. The Wembley sweater agency is still open. Off Campus Shipley School-Bells: Saturday evenings, 7:30 to 10 :00. Will pay $.75 an hour. Jobs for Next Year: Please see Mrs. Crenshaw. The National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland: “Offers un- usual and challenging careers to graduates at all levels.” The Pro- fessional Qualification Test will be given at the college on December 7. Closing date for aplpications, November 30. Blanks, booklets, and further information at the Bureau of Recommendations. * ok * Career Conference at Woodward ‘|gnd Lothrop’s (department store), Washington, D.C., Friday, Decem- ber 27. See the notice posted on the Bureau bulletin board. The store would like to have, by November 15, a list of those interested in attend- ing. Please leave your name at the Bureau, Events in Philadelphia THEATRE: Locust: One Foot in the Door, opens Wednesday for ten days. Havoc in comedy. June Walnut: Look Homeward, Angel, opens Saturday for two weeks. An- thony Perkins, Jo Van Fleet, Hugh Griffith in Ketti Frings’ drama- tization of a portion of Thomas Wolfe’s autobiographical novel. Forrest: Nude With Violin, Noel Coward’s comedy starring the author, final week. MUSIC: Metropolitan Opera: Opens 78rd season at Academy with Eugene One- gin, Tuesday, November 5: American Opera Society: Gluck’s Paris and Helen, Academy, Thursday, November 7, Philadelphia Orchestra: Zino Francescatti as soloist, Ormandy con- ducting, Friday afternoon, Noveiiber 8, and Saturday evening; Nos vember 9. MOVIES: Arcadia: Les Girls, Tuesday; musical with Cole Porter score; Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg. Stanley: Pal Joey, Wednesday; musical with Rodgers and Hart score; Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, Kim Novak, Randolph: My Man Godfrey, Wednesday; remake of comedy about a butler and a rich girl; David Niven, June Allyson. Fox: Stopover: Tokyo, Wednesday; spy thriller, Robert Wagner, Joan Collins, Edmond O’Brien. World: It Happened in the Park, Wednesday; four short stories in the Italian manner, Vittoria De Sica. Bala: The Gentle Touch, Friday; British film, George Baker, Belinda Lee. The old raccoon coats are seen again under the famous clock— Meeting at The Biltmore is a less college custom. And no wonder — it’s still the most convenient, most exciting location in New York! Those special student rates help, too. Write to our College Department. Plan now for Thanksgiving or that Special Weekend. rarer Madison Avenue at 43rd St., N. ¥. 17, At Grand Central Station es enaie HOTELS —The & Park Lane Horry M. Ankoli, e- N.Y. “Wednesday, November 6, 1957 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Five Cornerstone Ceremony And Talks Continued from Page 1 ber 2-3, 1957. Large black notebook containing plans. and drawings and descrip- tions of the proposed new buildings for Biology and Physics and: Mathe- matics. ‘ Mimeographed “Notice to Pros- pective Applicants and Professional Journals” from the U. S. Depart- ment of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health on appropriation of funds to assist in the financing of the construction of facilities for research in the “sciences related to health.” Two sand dollars collected at Beaufort, North. Carolirfa in 1887 by Dr. E. B. Wilson, Professor of Biology at Bryn Mawr and head of the Department from 1885 to 1891, “Chromosomes and Heredity,” New York, 1910 by Professor T..H. Morgan. A_ reprint from the American Naturalist. “Some Aspects of Cytology in Relation to the Study of Genetics,” New York 1912, by Professor Edmund. B. Wilson, A reprint from the,American Naturalist. “Biographical Memoir of Edmund Beecher Wilson” by T. H, Morgan. Reprint from the National Acad- emy of Sciences of the United States of America Biographical Memoirs. “Edmund Beecher Wilson—Sci- entist, 1856-1939” by Franz Schrad- er, Reprint from the Columbia ~University Quarterly, September, 1939. ~ 2 . “The Kinetochore or Spindle Fibre Locus in Amphiuma Tridactylum” by Franz Schrader. Reprinted from Biological Bulletin, June, 1936. Talks on Biological Research at Bryn Mawr College by members of the Department followed the Cor- nerstone Ceremonies for the new Biology Building. The following are summaries of the talks given under the heading of “Specialized Research in Biology”: Food for Onions: Mary S. Gar- diner, Professor of Biology. In onion seedlings there are three clearly distinguishable re- gions—the primary root, the coty- ledonary plate and the cotyledon attached to the seed,the source of nutrients for the growing plant un- til it is rooted in the ground, it develops photosynthesizing leaves and becomes a self-supporting sys- tem. In these three areas there are differentiated cells but also embryonic ones capable of multi- plying rapidly and of developing new structures. Because a seed- ling like this represents a_ rela- tively simple tissue system with the potentialities of various pat- terns of growth, and because they are easy. to obtain and to handle, onions. were chosen for the stud- ies on factors influencing typical and atypical growth. The first objective was to deter- mine the degree of self-sufficiency of the different parts of the seed- ling when separated from the seed and thus deprived of natural source of nutriments, and to study ‘the growth patterns in relation to nat- ural growth. The results indicate that pieces in which the three primary areas of the seedling are represented are capable of syn- thesizing the complex materials of their own substance, are capable of division vand of conducting the energy-releasing reactions neces- sary to implement such, processes. It seems evident that the coty- ledonary plate is essential to the growth in culture of onion seed- lings detached from the seeds. This implies that the cells of the Coup waonarynlata_have_ synthetic, capacities that are lacking in the roots, and that the roots draw from them materials essential to the division of their cells, Microbial Mutineers: Eleanor A. Bliss, Professor of Biology. and Dean of the Graduate School. In an attempt to induce resist- ance in bacteria in the living host, under experimental conditions, ‘white mice have been infected with staphylococci; some of the mice are treated with streptomycin twice a day for two weeks while others are left untreated. It is much harder to produce resistance CORE™ 16 A REGISTERED TRADE MARK. COPLm@ONy 1967 THE COCA-COLA COMPAETY ~ Super Sub! - It’s been said that the atomic submarine “Nautilus” stays submerged so long that it only surfaces to let the crew. re-enlist. 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It seems probable, then, that the four other very re- sistant strains also started as spontaneous. mutants. only five strains whose resistance oped as a result of exposure to the drug. The question now under investi-' gation is whether such exposure has no effect whatever upon the great majority of strains, In pre- liminary experiments a small dif- ference has ‘been detected between the strains from treated and un- treated mice: in cultures from treated mice a larger proportion of the population can tolerate low concentration of streptomycins than is the case with cultures from untreated animals. Mice on Mountains: L. Joe Berry, Professor of Biology. ‘Mice kept at a simulated alti-. tude of about 20,000 feet for per- iods of three weeks to four months are -consistently more susceptible to certain bacterial infections than animals kept continuoysly at nor- mal atmospheric pressures. In- terestingly enough, however, the mice that had been at the simulat- ed altitude were more resistant to a virus causing influenza. The change responsible for the altered resistance to infectious diseases occurring in mice at al- titude is unknown. Very likely it is a nonspecific factor affecting resistance to disease. Certain ad- ditional findings offer some hope of understanding why mice that have been at altitude respond as This leaves’ Handkerchiefs Embroidered Linens Trousseaux Bath Ensembles Monograms Irish Damasks WILSON BROS. MAGASIN de LINGE 825 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pa. LAwrence 5-5802 they do to the bacterial and viral infections. A selected chemical substance, normally present in tis- sues of animals, decreases in con- centration to a ‘minimum value after, three weeks of altitude and remains unchanged after. four months, This implies an altered body chemistry. Designs in Development: Jane M. Oppenheimer, Professor of Bi- ology. Embryology has now moved into new channels. About 25 yeats ago deletion and grafting experiments on amphibian eggs showed that particular relationships ‘between i ft th and to streptomycin may have devel-: pernower parte © ri embryo were accountable for one manner in which these parts would later develop. The principle of pro- gressive differentiation thus had re- ceived verification through ingen- ious and critical experimentation. } Today biologists are attempting to describe development quantita- tively in chemical and biochemical terms. I have concentrated on at- tempting to demonstrate mechan- isms by which the whole embryo controls the development of its parts and vice versa. I have been especially interested in some of the factors which result in the dif- ferences between one part of the brain and another. The chief im- portance of the performance and results . of these experiments is that they add to our knowledge of nature and its functions. Protozoan Proselytes: Robert L. | Conner, A Assistant Professor of Biol- ogy. The influence of hormones on bodily processes has been observed for many years. A great deal of knowledge has been accumulated about glands involved, about the lack of over-abundance of hor- mones produced by these glands, about the chemical nature of the hormones, about the interactions of these compounds, and about ways to treat these disorders. However, nobody is cerbain as to how any of these compounds act in bodily pro- cesses. The effect of hormones may be on body chemistry or on the structure of the cells of living things or. perhaps on both. The main difficulty of studying the action of hormones has been the complexity which the investi- gator faces. In man there are doz- Sis NOW/o» \ —) WIDER JOB OPPORTUNITIES| FAST ACCURATE NOTETAKING Speedwriling SHORTHAND The skill of shorthand is always an advantage for career women, Special evening course at Bryn Mawr rate for Discount college students FREE LESSON—On Monday, November 18 Room D, Taylor . . . 7:00 to 9:00 P. M. See Joan Shigekawa at Rhoads. Hall MR. CHARLES. HAIR-STYLIST formerly of the Antoine Salon for the past ten years is now with us. [1 8 pl Bryn Mawr, Pa. * RENE MARCEL | FRENCH HAIRDRESSERS “848 Lancaster Ave. LA 5-8777 Self-Gov Procedure Explained in Detail by Bette Haney First Junior Member to Self-Gov What is the Self-Gov Board up to? Their minutes-read-like a well censored report of the Atomic Energy Commission. What happens specifically at their weekly meet- ings? What action do they take in order to “deal with serious cases” referred to in their Constitution? Why don’t they publish who vio- lates the honor system and the resulting consequences? Since all girls on campus are ipso-facto members, don’t they have a right to know specific details? There are open advisory board and executivé meetings. However, occasionally these meetings are closed. Perhaps this will explain why. When a girl violates the honor system and turns herself in, she comes ‘to talk with the members of the executive board. Here she has the opportunity to explain her side of the story, why she did it, how she interprets the rule, and how she feels the honor system relates to her as a member of the college community. What relevance does this information have for the entire student body? Might it be a specific warning not to let their “honor slip?” This might be true if the system were “big stick politics.” But it isn’t—it is a system where honor is a personal matter, a per- onal value, and a personal decision. The system is designed to value the integrity,.and respect the dignity of the individual. Therefore, it would be contrary to the basic on ideals..of.the..Bryn. Mawr. Self-Gov system as well as of no constructive value to expose a girl publicly to the judgment of the entire campus. When a mistake is made, it is difficult enough to account to one- self and to several elected repre- sentatives from one’s group. If ex- posed to the entire campus, as is the policy in some colleges, it must be almost impossible to re- gain group respect and more im- portant still self respect, both of which are necessary to make the Self-Gov honor system alive and personally meaningful. ens of related forms of some hor- mones and always the scientist is faced with a multitude of similar compounds, Microorganisms may ‘revide a clue as to how hormones alter or maintain the balance found in nor- mal individuals. These small or- ganisms contain hormone-like com- pounds which offer a much simpler system than’ found in higher or- . ganisms. Information gained from a simple system may possibly be applied to a-more complex situa tion such as found in man. Handmade Mexican Silver Jewelry at THE MEXICAN SHOP Bryn Mawr LA 5-0570 LA 5-0326 JEANNETT’S rBryn Mawr Flower Shop, Inc Member Florists’. Telegraph Delivery Association Wm. J. Bates, Jr. 823 Lancaster Ave. Manager Bryn Mawe,-Pa. Forget Someone at Halloween? Remember Him, Her or Them with Thanksgiving Cards _ from - DINAH FROST Bryn Mawr. a Page Six THE COLLEGE NEWS. Wednesday, November 6, 1957 Rosenblatt Speaks On Little Rock; Its Causes, Political Effects Are Estimated “The Political Impact of Little Rock” was the subject of Maurice Rosenblatt’s speech in the Com- mon Room last night. Mr. Rosen- blatt, a professional lobbyist, de- clared that we were in a period of which everyone should be consci- ous; he claimed that this was one of the most important periods in American history since 1492. Mr. Rosenblatt explained his statement in a full discussion of the Little Rock crisis, its implications on our foreign policy. and the approach- ing elections of 1958 and 1960. “Polarization” is one of the main dangers of Governor Orval Fau- bus’ action cited by Mr. . Rosen- blatt. Division of the South into two factions, the White Citizens Councils and the N.A.A.C.P., will cause a division between the “ex-| tremes”and the “moderates”: The “moderates” are in the majority in the South, but the “extremists” are the ones that are being heard. If the “moderates” would take a stand, in Mr. Rosenblatt’s opinion, it ultimately would be supported against the Faubus or “extreme” position. Governor Faubus’ attempt to dent “the doctrine of inevitability” was another important point dis- cussed by Mr. Rosenblatt. He be- lieves that the Southern politicians accepted the inevitability of inte- gration, but that they were trying to delay it. Governor Faubus and his “more extreme colleagues were trying to prove that “perhaps Civil Rights were not inevitable’. Faubus “didn’t brandish a gun,|« but tried to shoot it”, is Mr. Rosen- blatt’s conclusion on Governor Faubus’ position. The Negroes, who comprise a larger number of the voting South, will be eligible to vote in the forth- coming elections. These votes will be veered away from the Demo- crats and toward the Republican party. That is the main reason for the political seriousness of the problem. Governor Faubus in his “polarization” tried to unite the white South behind his extremist element and thus start a _ third party which possible could cause an election which would be brought to the House of Representatives, if neither party received a majority. The’unity almost worked because of the introduction of federal troops into Little Rock. It did not succeed because the majority...of thé South is not behind the ex- tremist movement. (Mr. Rosen- blatt especially made clear the point that the South is not respon- sible for the reactions of the peo- ple of Litle Rock involved in the opposition to the integration of schools. He cited examples of racial riots in the North to prove that the geographic location is more important than the people in- volved. | One of the real dangers brought about by Little Rock's situation was to our foreign policy. Mr. Rosenblatt contends that ‘the southerners’ strongest proponents of massive resistance take an iso- lationist position” when voting on American foreign policy. These “protectionists” are not necessar- ily from the South. There are some Northern congressmen who agree wtih this same position. : The solution to the problem will be borne by the intellectuals of the present younger generation, ac- eording to Mr, Rosenblatt, They will take American: policy out of the “smug complacency” stage and into” a definite sfand on important, domestic and foreign issues. Current Events Continued from Page 3 many there is a definite association of ideologies with the various par- ties, and that in order to change parties, everyone, including the students, must sacrifice his basic beliefs, Other participants were Sheila Dowling (Canada), Marianne Lor- enz (Italy), and Sayoko Kodera (Japan). Chapel Chapel service for this Seta’ will be in the form of a Quaker meeting. Several Friends from this area have been invited to join us. They are Miss McBride, Dr. and Mrs. Walter Michels, Mrs. Eliza- beth Gray’ Vining, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Joel Cadbury, and Mr. Allen Terrell. For those students who are not familiar with the Quaker meeting, a brief description follows, The meeting is to be entered in a spirit of: worship.. It officially begins when those on the facing bench take their places. The meeting is a period of silence and meditation. Ideally, there should occur a “cent- ering” or “gathering” of the meet- ing when everyone’s meditations become focused on the same gen- eral theme. It is not rare in’ meet- ings of experienced Quakers to find that when a person stands up to speak, he answers questions in the minds of others in the meeting. This is called “speaking to their condition”. This may not occur, however, at one’s first Quaker meeting, as it requires a certain sensitivity which is ordinarily de- veloped only after taking part in several meetings, In any case, there is value also in individual medita- tions. As a signal that the meeting is over, the Friends on the facing bench shake hands with the person sitting next to them, Letter Continued from Page 2 ists, and vegetate. Instead, we should feel free to follow our con- science, participate if we enjoy doing so, abstain if we would rather not do so. Traditions lose their meaning if those participat- ing do so out of a sense of duty, a need to “follow the herd,” rather than through genuine enthusiasm. But ye sophomores, -Hell Week does_ sound like fun! Alex VanWessem ’61 The Bald Primadonna Continued from Page 1 rities hadn’t “understood.” They were promised a bald primadonna; they weren’t shown a bald prima- donna. They felt cheated—that’s what they couldn’t forgive, There are some people who are in this way belabored by their intelligence. They feel it within themselves like a little Spartan fox. It is starved, cruel, unappeas- able; it must always be fed and they tremble at the idea that one day it might. expire. That will’ be the day when they find no answer to the maniacal question: ‘What is it about?’ They are good folks who have a horror of photographs without captions, of Japanese films without subtitles, and of eclipses of the moon that are not visible in Paris. In accepting to write this preface or anti-preface to the first volume of the plays of Eugene Ionesco, I realize very well that I have taken on the responsibility of explaining the pleasures, not suspicious at all, but frank ones, not of “intelli- gence”, but of sensation, not of “analysis”, but of imagination, that I experienced at the performance and then during the reading of each one of the works of Eugene Ionesco. I can say very exactly why his plays please me: It is because his characters keep looking like us— like the celebrities, as well as like me—in profile—beeause it isour own: profile which he launches. with such spirit! into these unfor- seen adventures; whose very ap- pearance is unforseen, and then because we recognize these advent- ures as more real than any that could actually have happened to us. It is not a psychological theatre, it is not a symbolical theatre, it is not a social theatre, nor poetic, nor surrealist. It does not have a ready made epithet—it is a theatre made to measure, but I see that I will lose face if I do not give it a name. For me it is a theatre: of adventure. IT is cloak-and-dagger theatre, as illogical as Fantomas, as improbable as Treasure Island, and as irrational as The Three Musketeers. But like them it is poetical and burlesque, exciting and entrancing. It is constantly vio- lating the rules of the game. | The plays of Eugene Ionesco are certainly the strangest and the most spontaneous which have ap- peared since the war. Seated in the audience at a performance, face to face with the author, I can never guess from which quarter the shots will come,-nor where they will hit me, but I realize with joy that I have opposing me a marksman as spectacular as Buffalo Bill. I do not know whether he has used a “system” to strike me so hard, so accurately, and. so rapidly. I don’t think about it and I care less. The moment of autopsy, so dear to the celebrities, will come for him, and it could be then that the little fox of analysis, at pres- ent so terribly vexed, will find the “explanation” and will lick its chops in its newfound theory. I am certain that the reading of this thesis will give as much joy to Tonesco as his own works now give to me.’” & Movies. BRYN MAWR ‘Nov. 6—The Colditz Story. Nov. 7, 8, 9—Jeanne Eagles. Nov. 10, 11—Night Passage an Chicago. Confidential... “8 Nov. 12—The Green Man. ARDMORE Nov. 6-9—The Day of Triumph. Nov. 10-12—The Land Unknown and Quantez. Nov. 138—Jet Pilot. SUBURBAN Nov. 6-9—The Happy Road. Nov. 10-12—Woman of the River and The Brothers Rico. Electromatic Typing and Mimeographing Service 58 Prospect Ave., Bryn Mawr Call evenings 6 to 9:30 P.M. Sat. 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. LA 5-4952 ~ Lovely to Look At? 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