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NEWS

Wednesday, October 22, 1958

 

THE COLLEGE NEWS.

, FOUNDED IN 1914
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On Disdain and A Demonstration

This Saturday, if present plans are successful, a “Youth
March for Integrated Schools” will proceed down Pennsyl-
vania Avenue to the White House.

Such ah occurrence deserves our attention not only be-
cause it involves our contemporaries, not merely because it
touches on one of the two or three epoch-making issues of
our time; but because the method which these students will
employ has been a primary one in democratic procedure, and
is, we believe, repugnant to nine out of ten students here on
campus, and perhaps proportionately elsewhere.

Let us assume that boredom with the segregation-inte-
gration issue is: widespread, that we the majority would be
‘delighted never to see-another Southern governor on another
magazine cover. We also suggest that the word “youth” is
largely without meaning for us, and the term “college-age”
is abhorrent. These hypotheses, if true, are interesting, but
beside the present point. |

It is essentially not the issue, nor association with an
age-group that would stop us from participating in a demon-
stration like this one. We are mentally, and would be phys-
ically, stopped by the fact that it is a demonstration, a pur-
poseful creation of a disturbance. Here is an institution sac-

- yosanct in every country where mobs have triumphantly
carried scrolls of signatures blocks long to the doorstep: of
authority. Here is an instituiton utilized by our sex, whose
members at one time smudged the sidewalks around 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue with their kerosene lamps and not in-
frequently spent a night or a week in jail. Amd here is an in-
stitution from which we shrink instinctively.

We are unable to explain easily the fetish for decorum,
the unwillingness to become actively involved in such mat-
ters that we think prevalent in our generation (if we may be
pardoned the use of this term) and to which members of the
News Board implicitly signing this editorial themselves ad-
mit. If sophistication has replaced zealousness, we are not

sure that this is bad, but we mistrust it.
op It might be argued that in this case resorting to march-
es is to emulate and thus condone the mass protests, both
orderly and disorderly, in the South. Incensed southerners,
it may be said, have found these demonstrations necessary
because reasonable and dignified methods are closed to them
or will not. suit their unreasonable and undignified purposes.
May not the “Forces of Integration” (including collegiate
theorists) sponsor proceedings through the proper channels
—i.e. the Courts, as both the Executive an Legislature have
declined to aid or interfere except in extremity? Here a
most important point must be raised—the very proceedings ‘in
the “proper channels” may constitute a cold and mechanical
tyranny of the majority. Our disdain or reticence must not
fool us: demonstrations may be the only way a minority can

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protect itself, and similarly, the majority must use methods

other than those by which it can control.

To date the case for integration has only been stated
legalistically, by random individuals and by organizations in
policy statements. For the reasons above, we think the legal
mechanisms are dangerous; the smattering of opinion we
think is inadequate. If a demonstration achieves a strong
and non-enforcable statement of a position we hope is right,
it deserves at very — a non-participant support.

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by Lois Potter

In spite of extensive research
and many worthy contributions to
the field of human learning, schol-
ars continue to differ as to the ac-
tual origin of Lantern Night, Pro-
fessor Kapno Lampas claims to
have found the source in Greece
and maintains in his illuminating
essay “Lanterns in the Works of
Euripides” that the singing of a
hymn to Athena and of part of
Pericles’ funeral oration was_cus-
tomary in. Athens, before proceed-
ing to the human sacrifices. Other
commentators assign, a date some-
where in the 18th century, and
trace it to Wales, where. young
maidens used to.race after the
Will o’ the Wisp singing words
which, translated into Greek, mean
“Elpis megale, nai megale.”

Now, however, the mystery seems
to be solved. Profesor Edgerton
B. Farthingale of Oxford has just
published volume one of a three-
volume History of Lantern Night,
with an Analysis of Lanterns, Their
Colors, and How to Swing Them.
According to him, the date of the
primitive celebration is more re-
cent than was previously believed;
in fact, it did not precede the
founding of Bryn Mawr College.
We now quote Professor Farthin-
gale:

“In the years before the col-
lege’s electrical system had reach-
ed its present exalted state, noc-
turnal conditions, especially in the
vicinity of the library, were very
nocturnal indeed, that is to say,
black, or, in other words, dark. For
freshmen as yet unfamiliar with
the campus, the situation was dan-
gerous, Almost every morning,
the body of a-freshman had to be
removed from the pool in the Cloi-
“ters, and not infrequéntly a young
lady would be ‘found wandering

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through the basement stacks~ in
a dazed condition, looking for the
exit.

“At last, the sophomore class, im
memory of those students who had
already perished, gathered the
freshmen together in the Cloisters
and presented them with lanterns
by which they might find their way
out again. The freshmen, to thank
them, burst into song, and, since
in those days everyone majored in
Greek, the first words which came
into their heads were “Sophias,
philai, paromen.”

“The presentation of these lan-
terng soon became an annual affair,
and was further enlivened when a
student, after a vision, composed
‘Pallas Athena Thea’. It happen-
ed that a few years after the be-
ginning of the tradition a number
of juniors and seniors who had
been watching the proceedings
with unbecoming hilarity were
eaught by the indignant underclass-
men and, for punishment, made to
perform calisthenics while holding
lanterns. As a result of this en-
forced exercise, they developed un-
usually powerful arm muscles, and
it is from them that the present-
day breed of Lantern-Swingers is
descended. Now, it is true, the
species is more highly developed,
possessing not merely strength,

but a precision enabling each one

to keep exactly two beats behind
the next.”

Professor Farthingale is to be
congratulated for his brilliant so-
lution of a hitherto baffling prob-
lem. To: his words, we can only
add that, considering the fame of
this tradition and the symbolic
value which lanterns have come
to have in Bryn Mawr life, it is
fortunate that those sophomores
‘back in the Dark Ages had never
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Play, Art, Photos,
Star In Arts Night
by Betsy Levering

Arts Night is early this year,
Saturday the eighth of November;
and though, says Anne Farlow, its
director, “people haven’t had the
whole year to ferment artistically,
otherwise it is a good time to
have it.”

cil, Arts Night is, in fact, a lively,
wide open and somewhat organized
unveiling of those activities which
the Council fosters: music, the
dance, dramatics, the plastic arts,
this year photography, and occa-
sionally rhetoric.

A prominent place in the coming
program goes to a compacted
three-act (now one-act) play, “The
Uninvited,” whose author is Tim
Sheldon, a Haverford senior. It was
written last year for Mr. Butman’s
playwriting class; Sue Gold wil!
direct the production.

The numerous other attractions
of the evening are still in the try-
out stage; specifically, there will
-be further tryouts on Thursday
night from 8:30-10:00 for those
who couldn’t come last Friday af-
ternoon,

Certain it is; however, that there
will be an art exhibit; certain, that
is, should Gabrielle: Yablonsky in
Pem East receive drawings, paint-
ings, and sculpture. “Art” is this
year liberally defined to include
photographs. These, if of a. size
suitable for exhibition, should go
to Holly Miller in Pem West; for
those who have only snapshots and
small negatives Holly will make
enlargements, for a nominal price.

As Haverford has recently form-
ed its own Arts Council, and as it
has in the past made valuable con-
tributions to the musical and dra-

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Sloane Discusses

Visualized Deities

Divinity in art is “a critical
problem for the human race” said
Dr. Joseph Sloane in his lecture
Tuesday evening. And by visually
representing divinity man is essen-
tially’ trying to answer the ques-
tion, ‘“‘What does God look like,”
is he visible at all.

Dr. Sloane pointed out that ques-
tion occurs in the sermon on the
mount, “Blessed are the pure in
heart for they shall see God.”, but
one may question the meaning of
the word see. Thomas Aquinas in
reducing all knowledge to a syllo-
gistic system which purported to
contain all possible questions,
asked whether any created intelli-
gence could see God and answered
that the intellect can see the es-
sence of God. St. Thomas was sur-
rounded with the physical evidence
in the paintings of his time of
visions of God, and apparently
supposed that from the likeness in
an image one could form a likeness

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Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

twas very interested in your
presentation of the integration is-
sue in the South, as discussed by
five students in the issue of two

weeks ago. You are to be com-
mended for bringing students’
views on such an important sub-
ject to the attention of the com-
munity.

I would like to recommend a
book to anyone who is interested
in reading a very magnificent ac-
count of one of the recent cases in
connection with the integration
issue: Anne Burden’s book, “The
Wall Between”. Also, Anne Bur- -
den now is. a field secretary for
the Southern Conference . Educa-
tional Fund and sometimes comes
up North. If there is: interest in
having her speak here, I would be
glad to help arrange it;

Sincerely,
Milnor Alexander
(warden of’ Rock, and- a graduate
student in political science.)

Interfaith

by Helen Ullrich

A former Rhodes Scholar, the
Rev. Philip Zabriskie, will speak
at chapel on Sunday, October 26.

‘His topic will be “Why the
Church?”
Rev. JZabriskie’s educational

background includes a summa cum
laude in history and a magna cum
laude in the humanities from
Princeton. In addition he was
elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his
junior year. As a Rhodes Scholar,
Rev. Zabriskie studied philosophy
and economics. He earned his
Bachelor, of Divinity degree from
the Virg Sriian Theological Semin-
ary. ‘Rev, Zabriskie has been or-
dained an Episcopal priest.

Studying was not Rev. Zabris-
kie’s only forte. He received his
letter in baseball while at Prince-
ton and was a member of the Ox-
ford football and tennis teams.

At present Rev. Zabriskie is the
Executive Secretary of the Divi-
sion of College Work of the Na-
tional Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. His former po-
sition was the assistant chaplain-
ship at Amherst.

The Rev. Zabriskie, Mrs. Paul’s
nephew, will be here:.for supper
Sunday evening. Those interested
in eating with him can sign up on
the Interfaith Bulletin Board.

NOTICE

“Asian strains of influenza are
expected to reappear come Decem-
ber,” says Dr. C. C. Dauer of the
Public Health Service.

Though it will not be as wide-
spread as last year’s pandemic,
vaccination is advised by the Sur-
geon General. Research has shown
that the greatest protection is -
given by two doses—two weeks
apart. Therefore, vaccine will be
offered to resident and non-resi-
dent students, faculty and spouses,
staff and spouses at a cost of $1.00
for the complete immunization.
Students may charge on pay day;
others please come with the exact
amount at the time of the first
dose. —

TIMES: First dose: Thursday,
October 23: 2-4 p.m. Friday,
October 24: 8:30-10 a.m.

Second dose: Thursday, Novem-
ber 6: 2-4 p.m. Friday, No-—
vember 7: 8:30-10 a.m.

Vaccines. will be given only at
the above stated times. There will
be no regular dispensary care dur-
ing the above hours. Persons aller-
gic to égg and chicken should not
receive the vaccine.

 

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