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VOL. XLII, NO. 11

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1957

©: Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1956

PRICE 20 CENTS

 

Students Responsible For Honor System
All Must Understand Exam Procedures

‘by Patty Ferguson

The Academic honor system was

ago. We have perhaps given too
little attention to its practical op-
eration. Unlike the social honor
system where the rules have been
made by the “whole Association”
we work as part of a faculty-stu-
dent unit, examining. and main-
taining traditional standards form-
ed by the faculty for academic pro-
cedure, The rules are accepted by
us as necessary unless members of
the student body or faculty consid-
er them invalid. In such a case
they would be considered for re-
vision by the Academic Board.

Although tacitly there has. al-
ways been an academic honor sys-.
tem at Bryn Mawr, the responsi-
bility of the machinery as well as
the theory has been explicitly -chos-
en by the students. But since the
responsibility has been taken from
the faculty and the dean’s office
it has not seemed to shift specifi-
catly to anyone. This is where we
have kad trouble.

Classification of Technical End

“The basic “no cheating”. orig-
inal work code of the honor sys-
tem is taken for granted by most
people at Bryn Mawr and because
of this we have neglected proper
clarification of the technical end.
The system in many instances has
become sloppy, causing unneces-
sary embarrassment and misun-
derstanding. Blue books are lost.
Students don’t consider stopping
on time part of the honor system
and the end of exams or quizzes
trail far beyond the allotted time.
[here is sometimes mass misun-
derstanding as to the procedure of
an exam which in one case has in-
validated the whole exam academ-
ically. The professors are gener-
ally loath to interfere. It is in our
hands and may they be capable.
It: should not be too difficult to
insure that they will be. The most
important thing is that everyone,
students and faculty, start off on
the same level of understanding
about the procedure of exams.

Besides making the student body
aware of the problem, we have
tried to focus the situation by clar-
ifying the duties of the proctors.
The proctors are supposed to as-
sume the technical end of the ex-
am. They are appointed so that
a student taking an exam will have
to cope with as few distractions as
possible. Unless the students want
to assume the task the Executive
Board feels that .& student should
not. have to be under the added
stress of running the exam when
she is taking it. The clarification
in no way constricts the student’s
part in the honor system. Proctors
are efficiency clauses and should

The duties of proctors, defined by

the Executive Board, are as fol-

lows:
Duties of Proctor

1. Before the hour scheduled for
the exams to begin, the proctor is
to put blue books and the exam
basket on the desk in the exam
room. Additional blue books are
in. the. Dean’s Office.

2. The Proctor should be out-
Side the exam. room, so that she is
easily accessible to. the students
during the exam. The students
must be informed of her where-

sign that says “Student Proctor.”

8. As a service to the students,
the Proctor should remind the’ stu-
jents of rules concerning exams
when necessary. The rules are:
1. (People are to remain quiet in
she Halls during the exam; 2.
books and papers are not to be
taken into the exam room; 3. blue
books are not to be taken out of
the exam room. (Exdm sheets may
be taken out.)

4. Students should report any

emergency to the Proctor. If ill-
ness occurs, the Proctor will ren-
der the necessary assistance.
5. The Proctor is to remind the
students of the time, ten minutes
before the exam is to end, by writ-
ing the time on the blackboard.

6. On completion of the three-
nour period, the Proctor will re-
mind the students, verbally, that
the exwm~is-completed.

There will be a meeting in th
halls with members of the Exec-
utive Board. The faculty will also
receive memos of the last Aca-

demic Board meeting in which this}

issue was discussed. If every-
one will take the time and _ the
thought to clarify in her. own
mind the procedure and_ division
of responsibility in the Academie
Honor System, this exam period
should run much more smoothly.

Meiss Topic Is

Renaissance Art

Tonight at 8:30 in Goodhart Hall,
Mr. Millard Meiss will lecture on
the topic: “An Episode in Renais-
3ance Art, Humanism, and Diplom-
acy.” Mr. Meiss is giving the Class
of 1901 Art Lecture.

“Mr. Meiss is one of the most
distinguished members of the Fine
Arts Department of Harvard Uni-
versity, and it is a real honor to
have him speak here,” says Mr.
Joseph C, Sloane, Chairman of the
Bryn Mawr History of Art Depart-
ment. “He has written several
books, articles (he specializes in
the field of Italian Art), and should
deliver a very interesting lecture.”
Before going to Harvard, Mr.
Meiss was, at. Columbia University.

It may interest students to know
that this lecture was scheduled
(and almost given) in 1956, but
Mr. Meiss got as far as New York
on his way to Bryn Mawr and
could get no farther due to the
weather, (as Mr.: Sloane puts it:
“THE BIG snow storm”). It is
hoped. that not only for the sake
of the awaiting Bryn Mawrters
but also for Mr. Meiss, no such
“iron curtain” will prevent his
coming tonight.

The lecture will be illustrated
with slides. ;

Nahm And Sloane |
Discuss Man, Art

On Thursday, January. 17th at
8:30, Professors Nahm and Sloane
will speak on “Modern Art and the
Dignity of Man” taking the title
for the discussion from an article
written by Francis Henry Taylor,
former director of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in -New York.
Major issues concerning philosophy
of.art. will be discussed.

A short talk by each. professor
will be followed by a discussion
between them and.a. period for
questions. The meeting will be held

Sénator Kennedy (right) talking

   

with History Professor Dudden.

 

by Sylvia Hewitt

“We will come back when the
halls have portable bars; the orals
are out, and the Senior's have cars!”
The halls may never have portable
bats, but there is a possibility that
the orals may be replaced or
changed in the future.

The Faculty and Student Curric-
ulum Committees have been con-
sidering the orals as a language
requirement this fall. Mrs. Mar-
shall spoke to the Student Cur-
riculum Committee on January 12
about various proposals made by
the faculty. She asked that these
proposals be considered by the stu-
dents, as there will be a joint meet-

ing of the Student and Faculty
Committees on February 9 to dis-
cuss the possibility of changing the
present oral system. These ideas
are not complete systems, and the
Committee will be happy to accept
other plans for consideration.

Two Orals or One

1. One idea is that there be a
choice given to the student as to
whether she would prefer to pass
two orals as they now exist, or to
pass an examination in one lan-
guage at an advanced. level. The
advanced examination would test
the student’s understanding in
three fields: in reading; in speak-
ing and understanding the lan-
guage spoken; and in writing to a
certain degree—possibly the abil-
ity to write a letter. Although the
mechanics of such an examination
have not yet been wholly worked
out, it might be that the speaking
ability would be tested by partici-
pation in one of the advanced
“9090” level language classes. Al-
though the system would give the

othe advanced lan-
guage examination the knowledge]
of only one language, it would give
her a much more complete lan-
guage experience than the present
‘system affords, and would equip
her with one language which she
could use during college in reading
and for paper research. It may
be that if such a system were es-
tablished, the classics, Greek and
Latin, would not be acceptable for
the advanced language examina-
tion.

2: A second suggestion is that
a girl should pass one oral, and
fulfill the rest of the language re-

 

 

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in.the Common Room. .......-..

quirement ‘by attaining a certain

Curriculum Committees Consider Oral
System; Three New Pians’ Suggesied -

grade, seventy or above, in a lan-
guage course at the “100” level.
This would give more actual lan-
guage experience to a student, and
serve aS a more extended test of
her ability, than the present three-'
hour examination.

8. <A third proposal consists in
allowing a girl exemption from
an oral if she attains a certain
score on the college board achieve-
ment test. Ags she would be in-
formed whether she had gained her
exemption, she could then plan her
courses. _for the freshman year,
without awaiting the results of
the freshman week oral. She would
be able to proceed immediately to
taking her second language, and
pass her one oral before she be-
came a Junior!

All the above plans are in a pre-
liminary stage, and do not repre-
sent absolute alternative systems.
The Student Curriculum Commit-
tee will conduct further study on
student opinion early next semes-
ter, when the proposals become

more concrete. In addition to the
“orals’ the Committee has been
considering the problem of exam
scheduling, the departmental pol-
icy concerning honors candidates,
and inter-departmental majors.
Naturally, suggestions on these or
Continued on Page 2, Column 5

Additional Courses

Expand Curriculum

The Dean’s Office has announced
the following new course for Sem-
ester II of this year: History 207b:
The British Empire in the Nine-
teenth and Twentieth Centuries,
with emphasis on British policy in
the Far East, Near East;-and-Af=
rica. The course will be given by
Mrs. Helen Taft Manning; and the
prerequisite ig History 101, anoth-
er histéry course, or special per-
mission of the department.

In addition, students are re-
minded that there are several sec-
ond. semester courses being offered
for the first time this year. These
are in the College Calendar. Most
of the new courses are in the de-
partments of Classical Archaeology,
French, Political Science (no-
tably the 208b course: Commun-
ism and Nationaligm in Asia under
Mr. Rupen), and Spanish.

 

| sachusetts

Senator Kennedy Discusses “A Politician’s Lament” -
Citing Conflicting Local, National, Political Interests

Senator John Kennedy of Mas-
lectured in Goodhart
Hall on Monday night. His sub-
ject was “A Politician’s Lament”.

.Mr. Kennedy began his discus-
sion, frequently enlivened with
amusing stories from history, by
giving reasons for the lack of col-
or in American politics as com-
pared with vivid. European politic-
al history. In the first place, the
setting of our government in
Washington is: dull. Jt has been
described as having ‘Southern ef-
ficiency and Northern charm”,
quipped the Senator. It is an ar-
tificial city built expressly for po-
litical purposes and ‘has none of

| |the cultural richness of European

capitals. Secondly, women with
the exception of social crusaders
like Jane Addams and Susan B. An-
thony have played an insignificant
role in American history, com-
pared with their prominence in
Europe. However, American his-
a ge politics are ‘worth prob-
ing into. Most people are con-
temptuous of politicians and ignor-
ant of the pressures exerted upon
them. Kennedy cited a Gallup poll
result that showed that although
most mothers want their. sons to
be president, few want them to
enter politics,

The basic dilemma of the poli-
tician is. that he is asked to sacri-
fice himself to the public good in
a country where private interest
is encouraged to the maximum.
Mr. Kennedy then’ presented the
chief pressures placed upon the
politician, First, there is strong
pressure in the House and Senate
to “go along” with the party de-
spite disagreements. Perhaps this
is the only way a two-party sys-
tem can operate in this ¢ountry,
said Kennedy. Compromise ig the
essence of senatorial philosophy.
The question arises as to whether
compromise is for the good of the
Party or the good of legislation.
A second pressure is that of re-

election. Obligation to family
conflicts with our demand ‘on:
Senators that they be willing:

to give up the attractive assets,
financial and otherwise, of Senate
life: Conflicting needs of district
and country are another pressure
on politicians. Kennedy cited one
of his own problems as an illustra-
tion. As a representative of
Massachusetts, he must protect
the interests of the people there.
Recently, Iceland delivered the ul-
timatum that unless she could im-
port fish into the United States
we could not retain our air base
there. Either the fish industry of
Massachusetts, essential to the
livelihood of many citizens there,
or a national defense must, in
this case suffer. Party pressure
was the last pressure mentioned.
The rest of. Senator Kénnedy’s
lecture was devoted to Senate his-
tory. He referred to a period just

Senate was at its height with
Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and
Daniel Webster. He then spoke of
two great Senators, John Quincy
Adams and Stephan Ross, and
the tremendous conflict be-
tween private interests and public
good they bravely faced. He end-
ed with a) reference to John C.
Calhoun who said’ that he never
knew what South Carolina theught
of a measure he took; that the
most he could do was act in best of:
conscience and either receive her
approval or, in the ease of disap-
proval, vacate his place willingly.

 

-before~the~CivilWar when the
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“THE COLLEGE NEWS.

Wednesday; January 16, 1957”

 

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Exam Rules: For Students Only

No Bryn Mawr girl possesses such feeble intellect that
she Bs ieord bon fe of some way to foil Bryn Mawr faculty
on the subject of exams. Methods vary. Victory will be
yours if_you enlist: in an examless course. The trick, of
course, is to, enlist in four such courses. But such simple
' strategy is sometimes inconvenient, and not half as sporting
as more subtle warfare. reel w e

Ingenuity is the solution to eve ing. e scorn the+
girl ‘ha vant she had nothing to-say, handed in five blank
books and signed her name... The professor retaliated. easily
with the comment, “clear, but lacking in detail.” More wily
was the girl who because she was wordless, wrote in invisible
ink, and advised her professor to place the exam over a coal
stove. The professor, following instructions, fell into the
flame and perished.

If _you are aesthetically minded, you may avoid articu-
lation in an art exam by writing simply. “this is ineffable.”
At least your instructor will admire your artistic integrity.

eee eee ere eee eer eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

IHegible writing is next. best to no writing at all, espec- |:
ially: i in a language exam where you may decorate with huge | |

curcicues to conceal a deficiency in spelling. “Remember, pro-
fessors, too, are human; you may. get the benefit of the doubt.
At any rate, always conclude your exam on a question you
know least well, and after scrawling several improbable syl-
lables, write in ‘monstrous outraged letters, TIME. Just be
sure you don’t run into your professor on an 11:15 train to
New York.

Extensive footnoting of another course or professor
always has amusing results. “On the other hand,” you doc-
ument,. “‘the philosophical view differs radically,” and you
launch. into a lengthy dissertation of. the philosophical view.
By doing this you hope to get two departments into such a
furor that you will escape in the ensuing scuffle.

If you make an effort you will emerge from your exam
week. Then think of the professor’s fun.

A Right To Honors

The question of. who should be allowed to do Honors
work in her senior year is one that comes up for discussion
from time to time and is most hotly disputed in May when
kee candidates are. chosen—when it is too late to thoroughly

raise the situation. This year, however, the Curricu-
ie mmittee has already begun to reevaluate the system
and is in the process of making new recommendations.

As stated in the catalogue, “Each major department of-
fers Honors work to a number of its senior students who
have demonstrated unusual ability”, grades of at least 80
in every subject are used as a theoretical basis for judging
the eligibility of a candidate. Although this requirement is
by no means a hard and fast rule, the fact remains that the
opportunity to do independent research has been restricted
to the select few who were invited to do so. This has occa-
sioned difficulties in the past since many students who were
asked to do Honors declined while others, who wished to do
them, were not asked.

Recognizing this difficulty, the Curriculum Committee |'

to do it by the department.: A student with a specific topic
in mind who would like to do Honors and feels. she is capable
of the work may ask her department which will then consid-

er her request. Although the final decision as to whether
_ can do Honors or not rests with the department, Dean

  

Fae mmittee, the opportunity to ex-
peas her interest marks some im system: 5
____We feel, however, that the opportunity to do
dent research which Honors provides is one that should be
made available to as many students as are genuinely inter-
ested in it. After three years of lecture courses with specific
and required assignments, students should. be allowed to
branch out on ‘their’own and make fuller use of what they

have learned.

_ Perhaps erhaps some Oo of project courses such as that at
Haverford could be initiated to provide opportunities for in-
nn ak eearice tale: oe Seemins. In
any event, we believe that the opportunity to do Honors
work should be given to those who would benefit most from

it—those who express a genuine'interest by requesting the|

Pye

 

 

_|home to enjoy my vacation.

has recommended that the opportunity to do Honors work |:
no longer be limited to those students who. have been asked |

lslowly revealed to the audience,
turns out’ to be*a™ yogue—smong tf

In

 

During Christmas vacation, I
must admit, I was just a bit wor-
ried about exams, papers, flunking
out—all those trifles. In fact one
day I thought so hard that in the
late afternoon I trotted off to the
library for an hour or two of
study in the stacks. It was all
rather exciting, because only stu-
dents of Brown, University are
allowed into the stacks and I was
pretending to be an Ivy League
man (I was caught, too) but it
was worth it because they have an
excellent collection of Latin trots
(which you can’t get at Bryn
Mawr).

After about ten minutes I felt
much better—much less like work-
ing, so, surreptitiously pocketing a
couple of Latin trots in case of
emergency, I snuck out and went

Everything is fine now; I won't
even have to use the trots, because
I’m prepared—my ticket to Europe
came yesterday. We’re sailing Feb.
5 (first day of second semester,
isn’t it?).

When everyone is at Stowe, ski-
ing over the mid-year holidays,
after exams, I suppose I’ll be busy
packing, but after one has flunked
out there’s all the time in the
world. First of all, I think I shall
spend a week or two skiing in the

 

even it up, I’ll have to drop down

Media Res

By Ellie Winsor

Austrian Alps. I can get a bit of
a sun tan from skiing, but just to

to the Riviera (picking up a Mardi
Gras en route), where I’ll be able to
keep the top of my*red M.G. down
and when I’m tired of touring, I
can rest on the beach for a few
hours.

Probably it’s a little cliché to
spend April in Paris, but just to
polish, up my French (I seem to
have some difficulty in me faire
etre comprendre, or comprendu,
or compris—eh bien). After Vienna
and Venice and even Rome (I
always did want try speaking
Latin, just for kicks). I couldn’t
forget the News either; if they
had a little first hand information
from the Middle East they wouldn’t
have to pay $14.50 a year for the
Times.

By the end of May, all-the peo-
ple whom I left studying should
be arriving to look at museums and
such; I'll be glad to have company.
If I’m bored in the meantime,
though, or I want. money for a
Jaguar, or a record player, I might
just dash off a little novel, I’ve

been considering. As yet I haven’t| '

any plot, for I’ve been ‘too’ busy

with my travel folders, but I think] :
the title. might...be.something. like |.

Bonsoir Tristran .. .

 

Movies:

By Sue Harris

' Rex Harrison, known~ in: better.
New York eafé society circles as
Sexy Rexy, plays a role in “The
Constant Husband,” which is well-
suited to his ’slightly dangerous
man-about-town’ personality. Bill-
ed as “The Man One Better Than
Henry VIII Went,” Sexy Rexy slips
and slides through the somewhat
hackneyed but always interesting
role of a man who marries seven
women. Not only doés he neglect
to divorce his first wife, or any
of his subsequent spouses, he also
fails to break off the marital rela-
tionship with the seven and winds
up being chased in what politely
could be called an upper-class
Sadie Hawkins. Day. :

The catch to the story lies in
Harrison’s loss of memory (“func-
tional amnesia”, they call it) which
he experiences just before the
beginning of the movie. He is, |!
therefore, not the man he was, and,
besides, he has no idea of who he
is supposed to be. Happily enough,
he is treated by a psychiatrist’ of
sorts, Professor Llewellyn (Cecil
Parker), who, garbed in the pro-
verbial muffler and racing cap, re-
unites Harrison with his latest
wife. From there Harrison moves
on to discover his many marriages,
each wife proving to be more
beautiful than her predecessor.

N on-Existent Plot

Although the plot -is virtually
non-existent, the scenes are con-
nected in a coincidental way with
events that are least expected by
the audience. The movie is a: game
of continuous anticipation, and
surprises run rampant as. Harrison,

rogues. His last wife; Monica (Kay
Kendall), is the svelte independent
type, and not long after Harrison
returns to her ‘(still under. the
effects of amnesia) he is seen dis-
appearing around the corner of her
bedroom door. However, Lola

The Constant Husband

to escape the gorgeous clutches | |
of his wives, and reverses his plea
of “not guilty” in the astonishing
trial for bigamy. This courtroom
scene is stolen by the Judge

logic that Harrison’s counsel, Miss
Chesterman (Margaret taighton),
exhibits.

Irristable Rexy, faced with all
but one of his spouses (the first

remained in Darjeeling, India),
panics at the thought of what he
obviously has done and gladly
accepts the respite of “solitude
and silence” in a prison cell. How-
ever, as the saying goes, “You
can’t keep a good man down”, and
Harrison appears at the end of his
sentence as debonair and irresis-
table as ever. He enters a taxi,
symbolically accepting the invi-
tation of one of the women in his
life, and the two drive off toward
the hazy bliss of probable mar-
riage.

. “The Constant Husband”, filmed
in ‘glorious technicolor,’ captures
the spirit of British cosmopolites
and their lush country-side of
racing cars and traditional stone
dwellings. Among the various set-
tings of the film moves ‘a man
whose ‘notoriety ‘reaches across
international boundaries, and whose
facility at changing aliases equals
that of changing wives, and who
(in a word) spoofs social conven-
tion. The film is farccial and highly
amusing, and proves to be 2 ‘de-|°
light for the many idiots who jam
the theatres to see it.

cartooning? Do you like The
News or want to ‘improve it?

If: the answer yes to any or
all: of the above. The News
‘wants you. Tryouts for the
paper will be held at the begin-
ning of second semester. Details

 

 

(Nicole Maurey), a -vivacious,

bosomy Italian, discovers Harrison |

and, with short lived resistance
from her one-time husband, returns:
him to her ample fold. -: t

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will be given at a meeting in
the Néws Room, Goodhart on
Thursday, February 7 at 5:30
bo ate rege are © invited to |
attend.

 

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(Michael Hordern) who becomes
hopelessly lost in the maze of|'
jurisprudence and typical feminine |'

Fr

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Bae
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Curriculum
Committee
Contined from Page 1

any other subjects are welcome.

The following are the members
of the tudent Curriculum Commit-
tee:

Anthropology and Sociology

Mimi Diamond, Non-Res
Archaeology

Gloria Jacower, Rhoads North
Biology

Nancy Coyne, RotKefeller j
Chemistry”

Mary Belle Frady, Rhoads North
Economics

Trudy Putney, Merion
English

Ruth Corn, Rhoads North
French

Connie Horton, Non-Res
Geology

Kitty Milmine, Radnor
German

Sally Twiggar, ‘Denbigh
Greek and Latin

Sally Wise, Denbigh
History

Sylvia Hewitt, Pembroke East
History of Art

. Mary Lou Kemp, Pembroke weeat :

Italian
Diana

Mathematic
-Sue Levine,
Music -
Mitzi .Wiseman, Rhoads South
Philosophy
| Helene Rosenbaum, Wyndham
Physics
' Mimi Hanback, Pembroke East
Political Science

Dorothy Innes, Merion
Psychology

Betty Brackett, Pembroke West
Russian
| Ellie Amram, Pembroke West

Spanish
' Mimi Machado, Merion

Secretary
Ellie Winsor, Pembroke East
Fresh. Members
Jane” Stoneman, Rock.
Sandy Colt, Pembroke West

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: Take heed, ladies. Things haven't
changed too much .. . yet. But.
some have—

The College News, January 10,
1917—“Personality is the keynote.
of success. Miss Jackson (a not-
ed authority brought to Bryn
Mawr from somewhere because of
her vast store of knowledge on the
subject, no doubt) announced that
one organization couldn’t employ
women who wore tortoise shell
shell glasses. It made them too
conspicuous .. . tact, initiative, re-
source ,and judgment are the qual-
ities required rather than experi-
ence in the special line of work.
The pay is usually $15 a week in
New York, $12 in Boston; and one
company cited takes college wom-
en for training and pays $6 a week
and your lunch. ‘No stenography
is required.”

In other words, without tortoise
shell: glasses, without experience,
without stenography, one can get
$6 a week and lunch. That is, if
she comes armed with a college de-
gree and, most of all, personality.
So, in 1917 as in.1957, personality
is the keynote of success.

 
  
  
 

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ENGAGEMENTS -

Elizabeth Barker to Victor Mary
Frank Jr..

Margaret Shannon Broughton to
Thomas Tenney.

Smith.

Lynne Sherrerd 57 to Ensign
Philip Whitman ‘White.

Barbara: Taze "81. to Tomas

muke, Pembroke East .

Rosalie ‘Paul to Seth MeLcuen

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“THE COLLEGE NEWS--

’P age Three.

 

. Wednesday, January: 16, 1957

College’s Expansion Will Be Gradual
Entrance Requirements To Be Unaltered

Size Increase Requires
New Buildings
by Liz Rennolds

Since the college will increase in
size in the near ‘future, what ef-
fect will this have on the students
and faculty of today? What is
being done and how soon will the
change take place?

Mrs ,Dorothy N. Marshall, Dean
of the College makes the follow-

ing remarks:

First, she says that the size will
increase over ‘a period of several
years. The question is which
years? Two very important things
must precede any thoughts about
admitting larger classes. (The in-
crease, about ten per cent, will
take about four years, supposedly).
These are: the new science center
and a new dormitory. The recent
grant from the National Institute
of Health has made it possible for
the College to consider the con-
struction of the new Biology build-
ing. At present, the architect is
drawing up specifications; the pro-
cess of contracts, building, and the
actual move will follow. A tenta-
tive date of Fall, 1958 has been set.

As for the new dormitory, there
- was much talk about a wing being

added to Radnor Hall. Now, how-

ever, the idea of connecting. Den-
bigh and Merion halls has been
suggested... The..main...problem..is
when to start the construction on
something as_ much-needed even
now as a dormitory. (Mrs. Mar-
shall suggests a “Junior Year

Away for everybody .. .”).

It can be seen, that the problem
of an increase in the size of the
college is a many-sided one with
many tentative solutions, and will
have to be considered and studied
from all aspects before any actual
‘steps are taken. It seems, how-
ever, that the picture.of a 750-

--large Bryn Mawr gets closer every
day.

On Admissions
by Miriam Beames

In a_ recent

does not have room for all the de-

the projected ten-per-cent increase

in student body will in no way
lower the college’s high entrance
standards.

The number of excellently qual-
ified applicants is steadily increas-
ing’ every year, and is expected to
reach a peak in 1960, with the ar-
rival of the “war babies” in col-
lege. Mrs. Broughton feels that
we cannot narrow the opportuni-
ties to these students, and that the
college must expand to meet their
needs.

Mrs. Broughton expects the num-
ber of scholarships to increase in
proportion to the greater enroll-
ment. It is hoped that private in-
dustries and other sources will en-
dow more national scholarship pro-
grams to help keep up with the
growing need.

Since the college cannot accom-
modate the extra students until
classroom space, office and library
facilities are expanded; and of
course, until a new dormitory or
wing is built, the ‘planned. in-
crease will probably not take place

the number enrolling in the fresh-
man class will be gradually en-
larged over a period of at least
two years.

 

 

 

 

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interview Mrs.
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\Phrygian Gordion

May Be Wrong

As Miss Mellink noted in her
lecture Thursday night, the topic
“Phrygian Gordion” may pos-
sibly be an “error, for it is not

yet certain that the group of}.

mounds now being excavated in
Central Turkey are the famous
Gordion, capital of ancient Phrygia
and site of the, legendary King
Midas’ palace. But, since no other
site in the region has filled the
qualifications of size, number of
levels, and location on a river,
archaeologists feel fairly sure that
they have located Gordion.

Now. only the mounds give’ in-
dication of. the city which must
once have flourished there. There
is _a-small native village and much
grazing land, populated with cows
and geese. .

Yet the site has proved a trea-
sure trove to archaeologists, with
finds dating back as far as perhaps
the tenth century B.C.

So far, the most interesting dis-
covery has been the~tomb of a
small child, probably a prince of
Midas’ period, who was buried with
everything necessary for an after-
life: exquisitely carved and inlaid
throne, small wooden toys in the
shape of geometric animals, duck-
shaped bowls, rugs, a couch, tables,
and even what may be safety-pins.

Another amusing, and as yet
inexplicable, find is a pile of rope,
apparently placed on top of. a

chariot... This... hasbeen. jokingly.

called “the Gordion Knot,” but un-
fortunately it is dated too early
for Alexander.

Although Midas’ palace itself
has not been excavated so far, Miss
Mellink dug a shaft into what, she
feels certain, was his kitchen—an
enormous room containing many
benches and grinding stones.

Among ‘the other interesting
discoveries are a mosaic floor,
decorated with mapy geometric
designs; painted terra cotta’ tiles
(one shows a comic Phrygian ver-
sion of Theseus’ battle with the
Minotaur), a gold bracelet with
lions’ heads,* a tiny carnelian
cylinder seal, metal bowls, and
even a glass vessel.

 

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Experiment Offers
Summer In Spain.
by Ann Barthelmes

For those considering participa-
tion in the Experiment in Interna-
tional Living, Betsey Johnson’s ex-
perience in Spain last summer is
of special interest. ‘With eleven

other students, representing a
cross-section of the United States,
Betsey left for Spain in June-on a
student ship, arriving in Zaragoza
ten days later, Zaragoza, located
between Barcelona and Madrid was
her home for the ensuing month.
Here she lived with a family adopt-
éd as her own: Her “father” was
a business man and her -“sisters”
were aged 10 and 17.

In Zaragoza, much of her time
was spent going to bullfights, mu-
seums, castles, parties and learn-
ing regional dances and songs. She
was particularly interested in see-
ing the many original’ works of
Goya. :

As part of the family group she
went to Barcelona where she visit-
ed museums and also a convent
where her “aunt” was a nun.

Betsey’s second month was spent
away from her family traveling in
southern Spain with twenty-five
students, half of whom were Span-
ish and half of whom were Amer-
ican. As a by-path on this trip,
Betsey and three others hitch-hik-
ed to Gibraltar, where they found
room and board in a pension for
twenty-five cents a night.

After returning briefly to Zara-
goza to say goodbye to her family,
Betsey went by train to Paris where
she spent four days with the stu-
dent group, mostly going to opera,
night clubs and jazz _ concerts.
From Paris a student ship brought
her back to New York.

Betsey considers the Experiment
the best way to see a foreign coun-
try for the first time since it en-
tails becoming an integrated part
of the country’s culture and cus-
toms rather than merely a tourist.
It also makes it possible to learn
forei opinion of the United
States \directly from the natives.
Betsey attributes the Spaniards’
kindly disposition toward Ameri-
cans to the fact that we have not
kept an occupying armed force in
Spain. \

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Allport Discusses
National Character

Gordon Allport, Professor of
Psychology at Harvard University,
discussed the problem of national
character at a lecture sponsored
by the Psychology Club at Haver-
ford. ;

The tenacity with which various
people hold on to their conception
of other nationalities was the
problem discussed. The remedy
suggested was the discovery of the |
truth behind each. of these .con-
ceptions so that the facts about

-national--differences~-couldbe...dis-.....

covered and used.
The conceptions: are held on to
with vigor, making them unshak-

able in the face of any sort of

proof. If fear or self interest is
added as an inducement to main,
tain a certain picture of a group
or nation then the feeling is even
harder to destroy.

These feelings of people are
psychologically justifiable, Mr. All-
port stated, as it is impossible
for people to deal with national
groupings as individuals, and so by
dismissing large groups the neces-
sity of any handling of the problem
is eliminated.

National Character

National character does. not
appear at all when the maintenance
of life is a clear and compelling
necessity. Only when conditions
allow variations, do national
characteristics begin to play a
part in culture.

National character could be
changed in 15 or 16 years, Mr.
Allport claimed, if the children of
the ages of three to 17 were taken
away from their parents. He men-
tioned Mr. Riesman’s theory that
American character was changing
from inner directed to outer direct-
ed.

Mr. Allport discussed various
ways of measuring national and
group cultural differences. The
main criteria of all the tests he
discussed was to make sure that
all the people being tested were
taking the test on equal terms.

Mr. Allport also disclosed the
results of an experiment conducted
in ten countries where college stu-
dents were asked to write their
biographies from the present to
the year 2000. The results indi-
cated that American students, as
opposed to other groups tested,
were immersed in their private
affairs, writing in the particular
and paying little attention to the
state of their nation or the world.

 

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THE COLLEGE NEWS

_ Wednesday, January 16; 1967

 

Agent To Advise
Students’ Travels

This year it has been decided to
supplement the usual program of
the Travel Bureau by bringing to
the college an authorized travel
agent who will handle plane and
train reservations for students
travelling home over vacations.

In addition, all the up-to-date in-
formation on special tours and stu-
dent travel abroad will be posted
on the Travel Bulletin Board in
Taylor.

The Travel Bureau intends to ar-
range students tours abroad during
the summer and also special trips
such as the one during Spring Va-
cation to Bermuda. Miss M.--Mc-
Cabe,.the.Warden-of-Rock,-is.in
charge of the Clara Laughlin Trav-

 

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Jan. 20-22—Teenage Rebel and
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Jan. 23-26—Julie.

Jan. 27-29--Shark Fighters.

Jan. 30-Feb. 1—To Catch A
Thief.
- Feb. 2—Rear Window.

Feb. 3—Man Who Knew Too
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Jan. 16-19-—-The Opposite Sex,

Jan. 20-22—Big Sky and The
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el Service, which caters for special
tours. Margaret Bickley is Travel
Bureau. Chairman.

The Travel Bureau hopes that it
will be able to take care of all stu-
dent travel problems. Please watch
the bulletin board in Taylor for
announcements about this new res-
ervation service

Lodge To Address

Student Conclave

The Eleventh Annual Intercol-
legiate Conference sponsored by
Barnard College will take place on
Saturday, March 9. Student dele-
gates will journey from twelve
states to study and discuss the
topic “American Foreign Policy:
New Trends and New Problems.”

After the keynote address by
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., chief U.S.
delegate to the U.N., the issue
of “American Foreign Policy in
Relation to the Great Powers” will
be discussed in three simultaneous
meetings, each moderated by a for-
eign affairs expert. These morning
panels are: (1) Western. Europe
and NATO, (2) The Soviet Union
and the Eastern European Satel-
lites, (3) Communist China and the
Far Hast.

Three afternoon panels on the
Middle East, Southeast Asia, Af-
rica and South Ameriea will take
place as part of consideration of
“American Foreign Policy in Re-
lation to the New Nations of the
World,” : :

Registration for the conference

must take place within the next
|week. Students interested in at-

tending should contact Charlotte
Graves in Rockefeller Hall imme-
diately.

 

WBMC

by Elizabeth Thomas

Our new announcers and engi-
neers are now getting into the full
swing of WBMC. Thanks to these
freshmen, we have a number of
very in®eresting shows. During
the next few weeks, I shall be giv-
ing you more details about these
in this column. Then you will be
able to tune in to your favorites.

If you are a lover of Gilbert and}
Sullivan, why don’t you listen to
Pamela ‘Stafford on Sunday eve-
ning between 10:30 and 11:30. This
is always a lively program, and is
very \well presented.

On the other ‘hand, if you prefer.
jazz, Betsy Levy’s show on Tues-
day night at 11:00 brings you just
what you want. For the benefit of
amateurs, Betsy usually adds.com-
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