VOL. XLII, NO. 17 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 1958 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1958 PRICE 20 CENTS Left Wing Intellectuals Discussed By Mr. Howe At Alliance Lecture “The party (Communist) want- ed them because they were intel= lectuals, but not _as_ intellectuals,” remarked Irving Howe, during his address, “The Left Wing Intellect- uals of the Thirties: A Retro- spect.” Mr. Howe, a Professor of English at Brandeis University, was presented by the Bryn Mawr College Alliance on Monday, March 24, in Goodhart Hall. Mr. Howe pointed out that al- though many writers joined the party from a.sense of social des- pair, by the end of the thirties and early forties most of them were no longer members. The writers, according to Mr. Howe, paid a “high price” for the experiences, for -he concluded, “It is a terrible thing to commit one’s hopes to a cause that turns out not to be a failure, but a falsehood.” Because they were “susceptible to criticism of the anti- Stalinists,” many left the party. Another rea- son, cited by Mr. Howe for the exodus from the party, was that Portuguese Art Topic Of Lecture Before the advent of Goncalvez the most famous of Portuguese painters, not too much is directly known about Portuguese painting, began Carlos DeAzvedo in_ his Class of 1901 lecture on Portugu- ese painting in the 15th and 16th centuries. This is partly owing to the fact that not many paint- ings of early periods have surviv- ed; because documentary evidence indicates considerable activity in the field, mainly Gothic or Roman- esque altar pieces and other cath- edral paintings. Climatic condi- tions, neglect and fire have de- stroyed these works. When we first see the works of _ painters they are strongly under the influence of a florentine master who came to Portugal in the mid- fiftenth century,and this Siennese tradition is even more marked in the early periods than the Flemish influence usualy studied in con-’ nection with Portuguese painting. One of the most famous surviv- ing works of Goncalvez himself is Continued on Page 2, Col. 5 in a monolithiey party no heresy can be permitted. The party lead- ers were unable to tell the differ- ence between individual deviations and an attack on the party. In addition, the party ‘was unable to keep the “intellectuals isolated enough, and gradually they drift- ed away. Although there was much dis- cussion during this time of “Pro- letarian Literature,” Mr. Howe -re- ferred to this term as “illusive and ambiguous.” The usual novel classified as ‘“Proletarian” fea- tured a strike which would be lost with: the leaders killed. Mr. Howe said the strike had to be lost because the party didn’t want the people to think they were gaining| anything with the union system as it existed then. Mr. Howe pointed out that the novels of that period Continued on Page 4, Col. 4 Reserve Shelves Being Considered Sally Twiggar, Chairman of the Library Council, has heard so many irate comments about books which mysteriously vanish from the reserve shelves that she has ‘proposed along with others, a new system which would be a modified version of the closed-shelf method. Such a system would involve having still another student. at the door of the reserve room, to check books when they are going out. This would avoid or at least reduce the brief shelf life of many reserve books. Students would then be compel- led to take only themselves into the room, leaving other books be- hind, to simpily checking for the book “warden.” In addition, at- tempts will be made to eliminate other people taking books one signed for, etc. Altough this has not yet been passed, Dodie Stimpson, outgoing president of Undergrad, has been busily taking informal polls in the various halls; so far, an over- whelming majority has been ex- pressed in favor of the idea. If this new policy is to be passed, it will go into effect after Spring Vacation. ice Cream’s In A Name, That’s What Not designed to compete with to. “Sava-Face,” but perhaps share the same founts of creative energy, is the new “Name the Student Center” contest. This long-awaited phenomenon is about to become a reality—but while it dfgtinguished—an_ official opening under these circumstances is hard- ly cricket. A-name is needed, re- quired,. sought. Surely some: -.amongst. the local inspired..popu- lace will submit just a word or | phrase—a “descriptive qualifying epithet or appellation.” _All products of diligent and even accidental cogitation should be sent to “Student Center” Den- bigh by campus mail not later than March 28. After vacation, superior, wit and imagination will be, rewarded. First. prize is ice .cream up to ‘the satiation point, or| beyond, if so desired. And the win- ning name will be used. obscure, un-| archaeology. Prof. H. J. Kantor To Diseuss Levant “Ancient Art of the Levant” will be the topic of an_ illustrated lecture given by Professor Helene J. Kantor in the Common Room at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27. Professor Kantor, now at the Oriental Institute of the Univer- |sity of Chicago, is a specialist on remains unnamed it is in the realm: of the illegitimate, ancient Near Eastern art and relations of the Aegean and the Orient, The Aegean and the Orient In the Second Millennium B.C. (1947) is studied at Bryn Mawr by members of ancient history and Aegean courses. Artist as well as author, she illustrates her own books with pen drawings. The “Journal of Near Eastern Stud- ies’ and the “Oriental Institute Museum Notes” frequently publish her work. The Bryn Mawr Classics Club will provide refreshments after the lecture, | auspices 0 ter of the Archaeological Institute lof America. Her book about the which is under the| Reviewer Praises Cohesion, Total Effect; ‘Dark’ Is Termed Really Good Production Pamela Wylie and Jinty Myles in “The Dark Is Light Enough” President Hugh Borton Analyzes Modernization Problems In Japan On Wednesday, April 9, Dr. Hugh Borton, the president of Haverford College, will be the speaker at the graduate assembly Combined Choral Groups Will Sing Anyone who plans to ‘be in Washington this weekend is cord- ialy invited to hear the Bryn Mawr Double Octet and the Hav- erford Glee Club perform there Saturday evening at 8:00. According to-Ellie Clymer, Pres- ident of the Chorus, the girls are planning a busy weekend. They will leave Saturday morning in cars from Bryn Mawn, and Haver- ford. There is a rehgarsal Satur- day afternoon in Washington, the concert is that night @ followed by a ‘party afterwards They will be staying at the homes of Bryn Mawr alumnae until Sunday. The concert is scheduled to be at the Archibold Estate on Reser- voir Road in Northwest Washing- ton. It’ is near the Georgetown Hospital. Included in the Bryr. Mawr selections are: “Dem Das Gesetz” from Bach’s “Jesu Meine Freude,” Hasslets ‘“‘Cantate Domino,’ Kod- lay’s “Ave Maria,” “Magnificat in the 8th Mode’ by Guilaume Duf- ray, and “As Torrents of Summer” by Edward Elgar. Colles Thursday, March 27: Helene J. Kantor will speak. on Ancient Art of the Levant, under the auspices of the Philadelphia chapter of the American Insti- tute of Archeology. Common Room, 8:30. Friday, March 28: Spring vacation begins after last class—April 8. Saturday, March 29: Doub Octet Assembly at 12:00 os Hu Borton will speak. in Goodhart. Dr. Borton, who was at one time Director of the East Asian “Institute and Professor of Japanese at Columbia University internationally on and who. is knowr affairs, will speak “Problems of Modernization as Exemplified by Japan.” The assembly, which will take place at noon, is one to which all undergraduates are invited and en- couraged to come. Another high- light of the assembly will be the of the “graduate scholarships and fellowships for thé coming year. Among them will be the Fanny Bullock Workman Fellowship awarded annually to a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for a year of study or research abroad. an authority Japanese on the topic announcement Notice The Arts Council is pleased ;; to announce the election. of Cathya Wing ’59, as its chair- man for next year. by Gretchen Jessup Doubtless it was (if not mere then) an_ ele- mental shock of recognition which gripped most people in the audi- Goodhart last Saturday night, as they read in their pro- gentle curiosity, ence in grams “The weather was stormy; the sky heavily clouded; the dark- ness... profound... ” Recogni- tions of other sharper sorts, feelings of high value, remarks of great pleasure and of critica] in- terest, — were as widely present after the end of The Dark Is Light Enough. It does not seem neces- sary to fill the air with the catch- praises of “splendids” ‘superbs,” and “wonderfuls” which sometimes riddle the breeze after local thea- trical. efforts, because one feels for Dark one can afford the more honest acclaim of naming it a really good production. No ad- jectival bombast-blankets or cover- sins are needed. The Bryn Mawr- Haverford drama groups and their director should feel rightful pride at having presented so finished and satisfying an evening of theatre as this one was. Despite several outstanding per- formances, it is as a whole pro- duction and not as a vehicle for a few actors that I find I remem- ber the play. The various elements of both acting and staging seemed unusual in their degree: of attent- ion to total effect and ability to augment each other, and this gave at once subtlety, depth and con- trolled coherence to the whole. These qualities are the more for- tunate, given one’s feeling that a relatively minor excess in em- phasis could damage Dark badly. Such factors as the excellent act- ing of the leads provided the vital spark any performance must have. The play itself is a curious and interesting one. It is a play which would like openly to be morally didactic, would be sentimental if it could, could easily become rack- ety (one would think) with so much ready wit wisdom and whim- s§cal word spinning waiting to talk endlessly from a sitting posi- tion at the mere drop of a hat pin or click of a drawing room door. Yet it does really avoid offending by these qualities, even though rather narrowly at times. That it does so is of course most Continued on Page 2, Col. 3 On TV Quiz Show Enthralling a coast to coast au- dience of millions (plus a couple of hundred faithful Bryn Mawr- ters), Gracie van Hulsteyn and Betsy Nelson starred as guests on the television quiz program “What's My Line?” Sunday night at 10:30. As the makers of Savaface (bill- ed modestly as nose warmers on the program) causally remarked, “There.was-very. little to.do,.actu- ally.” They arrived at the studio an hour before the show for in- doctrination, which included ‘in- structions for entering the room and playing the game. Despite warnings to deposit the chalk in the tray before shaking hands with John Daly, the moderator, . Betsy ttempted this feat in general con- aon. Ct panel didn’t take long to guess beng. Betsy’s and Gracie’s product. The |Makers Of Savaface Star As Guests “What's My Line?” actual appearance was quite pain- less—the studio audience wasn’t frightening, and the cameras weren’t obtrusive (the cameramen grinned at them). Backstage they met Anita Ek- ing her—she took up all the room there was!” Stirring Moss was whisked’ away before they had a chance to say hello, but they did chat. with an. English..lady.-major, another contestant, and after the show talked briefly with the panel members. A large crowd awaited Betsy and Gracie as they emerged from the studio; however, instead of jumping up with screams of joy, the crowd shouted, “Is she com- ing?” Savaface’s manufacturers waited anxiously’ all night for a response to their appearance so Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 “How. could you help -notie-—...—. % Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, March 26, 1958 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-Chiet. EDITORIAL BOARD RE er aera iom to Eleanor Winsor, ‘59 Copy Editor .........6seececeteeeeeeeeeeeeneneneaees Gretchen Jessup, ‘58 Managing Editor ........-..-seeeeerrreeeeereeebeeeeeeeenes Janet Wolf, ‘59 Make-up Editor ...........ssseeeeeeereeeseeneeeeeeees Miriam: Beames, ‘59 Member-at-Large Betsy Levering, ‘61 eer eeeereeceseeeereeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeree EDITORIAL STAFF Barbara Broome, ‘60; Sue Goodman, ‘60; Frederica Koller, ‘61; Gail Lasdon, ‘61; Lynne Levick, ‘60; oy Rennolds, ‘59; Susan Schapiro, ‘60; Judy Stulberg, ‘61; Alex van Wessem, ‘61; Gail Beckman, ‘59, (Alliance reporter). BUSINESS STAFF Elizabeth Cox, ‘60; Sybil Cohen, ‘61; Jane Lewis, ‘59. Staff Photographer Business Manager Associate Business Manager Subscription Manager Subscription Board: Alice Casciato, ‘60; Barbara Christy, ‘59; Susan Crossett, ‘60; Elise Cummings, ‘59; Toni Ellis, ‘60; Sandy Korff, ‘60; Gail Lasdon, ‘61; Danna Pearson, ‘59; Lois Potter, ‘61; Loretta Stern, “60; Diane Taylor, ‘59; Carol Waller, ‘61. Subscription, $3.50. Mailing price, $4.00. Subscription may begin at any time. Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office, under the Act of March 3, 1879. rs Just A Slip Two weeks ago an untriggered Atom bomb dimmad through the bomb bay of-a strategic Air Comand jet, and fell in a farmyard near Florence, South Carolina. The TNT encasing the bomb’s core of. plutonium exploded, excavating a sizeable crater, caving in the farmhouse, and injuring the owner and his family. As the bomb lacked the device or decisive operation that would cause the TNT to “implode” the nuclea reaction, the bomb as it fell was neither a super- explosive nor a potential source of radioactivity. The fission- able materials, not fissioned products, that were dispersed by the minor explosion, are harmful only in direct contact with the blood stream. The area was readily decontaminated altogether. On the face of things, this accident would seem no worse than a rather messy neighborhood car wreck. But serious and persuasive issues are involved here. A very basic one is government overclassification of the sort that keeps from the public the SAC’s. goal to have one-third of its total force armed with nuclear bombs or warheads, and in the air at all times. Alarming in terms of material damage is the demon- strated possibility that such a bomb might drop or be jetti- soned over a heavily populated area, in which case the toll of the detonating explosive could be in terms of tens of lives. Remote, but in the realm of the horrible in immediate effect and probable cataclysmic consequences, is the event of an accidental release of an armed A-bomb. The crew of the jet reports having noticed the shock waves radiating from the explosion below. This bomb seems to have had somewhat of a metaphorical shock wave as well. Britain, already teeming with complex pressures for the abolition of H-bomb tests, has-been increasingly aware of the numerous US planes that fly over the small country carrying atomic devices in varying stages of readiness This incident added new intensity to the demands that the British government either press for a ban or unilaterally get out of the nuclear race (the movement seems to be centered in the univrsities—irate Conservatives call its technique “govern- ment by undergraduate resolution”). West German news- paperse voiced concern also, as the pressure for an atom-free zone in central Europe (recently proposed by Russia) gains strength. Radio Moscow did not ignore the event. As an accident, the Florence explosion was minor;-as a dramatization of the dangers inherent in nuclear stockpiling adn the handling of nuclear weapons, in test explosions and fallout, and in a no-holds-barred war, its importance is ma- jor. This is particularly true in the light of the recent and concrete proposals for disarmament made by the Soviet Union. Even if our government is moved only by what it considers Russia’s very effective propaganda, we hope that before the Summit meeting some clear and intensive thought will be given the question of banning the testing of nuclear devices, not only until the debate over dangers to health has Holly Miller, 59 Jane Levy, ‘59 Ruth Levin, ‘59 Peer eseseseesertoesesseeeeeeeeesee eee ees ve meee e eer essere eeeeeeeHseeeHeseeeeeeeeeesees eee ee ere ceeeereeeeeesseeeeseetseseseeses “been cleared up, but as a-step away from a~bipolar—world--—- where destruction hovers in a bomb bay, or rests with the finger poised over a button. . IN MEMORIAM THE LANDSCAPE teold “hearted academician should In Elizabethan times (some of us are told) double negatives wre perfectly acceptable, and what is more they meant exactly what the term indicates, whatever was bing talked about was doubly not whatever it wasn’t. A certain senator says this “cannot be by no assay of reason,” and he means it, or rather he does not mean it. What can’t be, can’t be, nor what can, can because reason is not. If you.use a double negative now, people either distrust you or think you were badly raised.” I have not got no book. "If any- body. except a scolar said this, the meaning would be perfectly ob- vious. Poor girl, she, suffers from lack of book. But is some come along, he would prabably try to prove by some assay of rea- son that the lucky girl has indeed plenty of book. Scholars are biased though, and ‘Am What Am by Debby Ham the problem is not settled here. If what she does not have is no book, then the nature of no book must be considered, or maybe the essence of no bookness, and any- way she does not have it. In that case what does she have? Prob- ably an illiterate or°a scholar for for a teacher.” Double positives might prove more successful, but they present -a technical problem that would make scholars twitch they don’t quite exist. Enthusiasts might pre- tend they were using double posi- tives by saying things like “she will go, on yes she will,” but there’s something phony in this, and scholars might establish a sophistical argument that she won't budge, Perhaps double neutrals...could provide a semantic solution, but it’s hard to imagine what they would sound like. Maybe everyone would be reduced to grunting. Dark Is Light Enough Review Continued Continued from Page 1, Col. 5 obviously because Fry is a good writer, but more immediately be- cause of, against the first in- stances, the firmness of the play’s real attachment to the human sit- uation at the individual and most human level. Against the second instance works a pervasive irony, which is often in literature the voice of world-wise idealism, and the antidote to cloying goodness (as such, it is here of especial im- portance to the character of the Countess).~Against the third ex- cess stand both this humanity and this irony; the frequent quality of illuminative surprise found in Fry’s profuse wit, which rescue it from a glibness alone and just entertaining; and, structurally, the use of the character of the Countess as focus for this talka- tive play, and as explanation for its subdued dramatic movement. It is her method of progress we see reflected in the larger shape of the play: ... “lives make and unmake themselves in her neigh- borhood as- nowhere else,” but her personality,—the cause of it all— is one of intelligence, irony, lo- quacity—and “divine non-interfer- ence.” If one puts it in terms theoretical (and hence perhaps a little unrealistic so far as a speci- fic production of Dark is concern- ed), to see this ideally feminine infiuence exert itself successfully is the main point of the play. All this seems to me generally worth mentioning because the play itself is intriguing in conception, but even more because these as- pects of it are relevant in. several ways, I find, to my judgment of this particular production. In the first place, this rather delicate balance of style and mood needs good acting to come off at all. Many, of the lines seem more suited to reading than acting. Touches of the portentious in treatment of so much wit and idealism would make an indigesti- ble muffin of it indeed. But this is where special tribute to the actors in Dark che be called yatta d a play parte. to “We citcaetehie Those taking the leading roles are most noteworthy for the complete- [ness of their various interpreta- tions, and the supporting actors were in several instances proport- ionately as pleasing, or if not of so positive a virtue, then still of sufficient intelligence in their res- pective approaches, not to let the play down. In giving the leads the more de- tailed treatment they merit, it is impossible not first to mention sai Lt a aoe the. Countess aint timate brought to it so sustained and so thoughtful an interpretation, as indeed to do her great credit as an actress. My principle demur in it must refer to the paragraphs above, in wishing that it had been possible on occasion to insert something more, not of a less kind, but of the less lyrical sort implied in the ironic voice, into. her na- ture. The Countess does require at times a certain distance. The achievement of this may be partly a matter of age or lack of it. However, age is one of the many problems Miss Myles largely overcame in other respects; a number of her attitudes of hand, and her speech in general, were remarkably well suited to the years of the Countess. In addition, she possessed a clear authority in holding the stage, and achieved a variety in her speaking that was not only a matter of emphasis but of true emotional change. To move from the grace of‘Poor Richard, he is hunted,” to the fine emotion of “Richard Gettner is the life. you pray for,” to the physical weakness of the last act, is great. achievement in itself. It was, in sum, a performance which I felt emphasized the humanly concern-: ed side of the Countess (certainly: the basic fact of her personality, with its difficult corollary,—the need to seem emotionally capable of deeply affecting the lives of every other member of the cast), and which was accomplished with a sure ability quite unusual for a Bryn Mawr actress. As the principal disturbance of the play and of the Countess’ har- moniously agreed circle, as the running’ man who refuses human values as consistently as_ the Countess’ accepts them, Kenneth Geist (Richard Gettner) showed all the force, stage presence, and flair for the arresting line or gest- ure necessary to the part. Mr. Geist’s interpretation was proper- ly sardonic (rather than employing the more mild irony of the other characters) and richly dramatic throughout. One needs Gettner’s impolite wrath and unorthodoxy to make the play more than a drawing room scene of mutual ad- miration; this and the interesting complexity of Gettner’s character, . | Situation~and--dramatic relation to the Countess, to whom he is bound | by opposition (and attraction), as|- well as his own unhappiness, make the part of a fine one for any actor, I think. Mr. Geist fulfilled a great many of the possibilities of this part most strikingly. It. was very good and a treat to see | him on stage always. There does remain, however, a certain elusive feeling that at some points Mr. Geist rather-slipped into the emo- tional flat in his interpretation of Gettner. Continued on Page 5, Col. 3 Letter to the. Editor Student Desires Change In Election Procedures Dear Editor, I am-at a loss to understand why the, vice-presidents of League, Alliance, and A.A. are elected by the junior and sophomore classes and the secretary of League and Alliance by the sophomore class. Even if it is felt that these offices should be held by members of cer- tain classes, it is not necessary that they be elected by a class- wide ballot. League, Alliance and AA despite “ipso facto” membership, are ad- mittedly organizations of rather specialized interests. That their Presidents should be elected by a college-wide vote is generally ac- cepted, if for no other reason than their place on College Council and Undergrad Council, That all Undergrad and Self-Gov positions should be college or class elected is also sensible for these organiza- tions’ concern all students and do not have boards in the same sense that the other Big Four Organ- ization do. I do not doubt the importance of the vice-president and the sec- retary to their respective organ- izations, but I do think that their election should be in the hands of the boards. Under the present sys- tem, seniors and freshmen who are vitally interested in an organiza- tion have no voice in the selection of these officers, while many peo- ple who are not interested in the organization and who have inade- quate means of judging among the candidates are practicaly pressur- ed into voting. I am quite willing either to delegate my vote for the vice-presidents of these organiza- tions to my hall .rep, or to attend a board meeting if I am interested in having a direct voice in the election. When the organizations concern- ed reexamine their constitutions, I hope they will carefully consider the above suggestion. If the pre- sent method is continued, the or- ganizations should be required at least to present suggested candi- dates for these offices as they do for the presidency. Sincerely, Natalie Naylor ’59 1901 Lecture Continued from Page 1, Col. 1 an ‘altarpiece of debatable subject but fairly definite origin. The sub- ject has been believed to be St. | Vincent, the patron saint of Lis- bon; however, the collection of symbols about the main figure in painting are not the definite ones usually associated with the legend of the saint. Goncalvez however is the embodi- ment of Portuguese originality in painting; he presents strong fig- ures, sculptural faces, rich, bold colors, and a command of light and shade effects. His portraits, which are part of the background of religious paintings, present the entire national character from simple fishermen to high church- men, and display the energy of the people and the spirit which was in their navigation and ex- ploration, In later paintings stemming from Gonsalvez’ tradition _ there are the same strongly sculptured faces. An interest in the new world that was being laid open by exploration in which the Por- tuguese were leaders, even leads to the inclusion of actual ships in ‘the background:— In the aliens senha both the Italian and Flemish influence on Portuguese work became stronger, owing in the latter case to commercial relations between the two countries and Flanders was a market for Portuguese art. Often also several painters would collaborate anonymously on paintings of a religious nature. This anonimity with its empha- sis on the whole work rather than individual fame reveals a strong terized paintings. rand-sinesee.-desotion.that.chamite a Wednesday, March 26, 1958 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three by Gail Say Darling is the play to see if you are looking for light and relaxing entertainment. There is no ‘moral or deep inner meaning, the entire value of the play (writ, ten by Abe Burrows and Richard and Marian Bissell) lies in the en- joyment gained during the show. The play is a vehicle for David Wayne and shows him to best pos- sible advantage. Wayne extremely versatile, plays a man in the “sash and door business who got lucky with a book.” Act One starts out) weakly at an airport in the “corn country.” Constance Ford as the _ typical Iowan wife is unconvincing in her first appearance in the play. .This. is.,anfortunate, as her part is limited and does not allow any .of her talents to come to fore. An introduction to a producing team, who want to make a play out of the book is enlightening for - Jordan (Wayne): and enjoyable for the audience. Jerome Cowan, the experienced half of the team, gives a competent performance. Robert Morse, who plays the young just graduated-from-Princeton-and-I’ going - to - be-assuccess-overnight- type, gives an excellent perform- anc, His mannerisms, dress and dialogue compose one of the most entertaining characters in the show, Vivian Blaine works weil with what material she has, in a script which “has no part worthy of her talents. Her best moments come mainly during her songs. For what her voice lacks, her'acting and gusto more than compensate. The costuming for Miss Blaine is un- believable, One could hardly say it- is Subdued. It fits Irene Lovle (Miss Blaine) perfectly, as she portrays the modern actress, viz, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield. Johnny Desmond as Rudy Lor- raine, a song writer, does passably From The Balony Lasdon well. He is primarily known as a singer, but then Say Darling leaves that statement open to con- tention, The ‘music offers him no assistance at all, but that was made poor intentionally, or was it? Other worthies in the show were Horace MacMahon, who plays the public relations agent for the pro- posed show. In addition to his act- ing, which was well done, he does a spontaneous dance which has to be seen to be believed. Cheryl Mer- rill, who plays a bit part during the audition scene is excellent. Her facial expressions are the high point of her audition, which was the most entertaining one’ in the scene, The dancing is of a competence unusual in a show not technically a musical, as Say Darling is not. The unfortunate part is that it does not last longer. Matt Mattox, who is the choreographer and lead dancer, deserves special mention. The musical moments which are “|most enjoyable, although ephem- eral, are the ensemble piece and Vivian, Blaine’s songs. But if any number from this show will endure it is the title song which has the best chance of doing so. The dialogue is the most out- standing part of the show. It re- veals the talents of the author of Guys and Dolls, Abe Burrows. The banter is witty and fast mov- ing without sounding contrived and using local jokes (Does any- one live in New Rochelle?). Well, it does have its weak moments. The sets and staging are well designed and executed, The un- usual factor about the staging is the use of the “close in” effect instead of a curtain, and the use of two revolving stages for this three act, fifteen scene play. ecm. Sec ee oom ae ee oO Sa “ei **COKE** IS A WEQISTERED TRADE-MARK. COPYRIGHT 1968 THE COCA-COLA CauPANY, ~ Know the answer? What’s an eight-letter word aa reminds you of good taste, sparkle, lift? The answer’s easy—Coca-Cola of course. No puzzle about why it’s so popular ... no other sparkling drink gives you so much good taste, so. much satisfaction. Yes, when you're looking for'refreshinent, . the answer’s always Coke! SIGN OF GOOD TASTE Bottled a, authority of The Coca-Cola Company by od PHILADELPHIA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Food Committee Reviews Menus, Preferred Dishes by Lois Potter Thanks to the efforts of the newly formed Food Committee, students in some halls can butter their own toast at breakfast. This first step towards making Bryn Mawr a gourmet’s paradise was the result of heated discussions in the halls, with the Toast Re- formers calling the Conservatives lazy, and the Conservatives pro- testing that the toast was so cold by the time it got to the table that buttering it was a major effort. Some halls have already been getting butter with, not on, their toast, but in Pembroke it is an innovation, and students may now be seen smiling blissfully as they spread their toast with a layer of butter one inch thick. Rumor has]; it that tuition will have to be raised. again to cover the extra amount of butter used every morn- ing. The Committee, presided over by Miss Charlotte Howe, is composed of the hall vice-presidents. At the first meeting, members were ask- ed to draw up a set of menus for a two-weeks’ period, so that they would appreciate the difficulties faced by the college dietician, and so that any special preferences could be brought up at the next meeting. Menus, they learned, are the same for the whole campus, but the quantity of food ordered each week depends on the hall manager, and the quality depends on the hall cooking staff. Every- thing must be listed on the menu or it cannot be on the table: if pickles are not listed, the result is pickleless hamburger. The Committee’s chief difficulty in arriving at a knowledge of campus preferences is the amaz- ing difference in tastes. When something new, like apricot souffle, is tried, half the students love it and the other half turn green every time it is mentioned. So far, popular demand has been for more soups, more vegetables in the Irish Stew, and more chocolate on everything (even the much-mal- igned cottage pudding is welcomed ‘!when served with chocolate instead of lemon sauce). Hamburgers and hot dogs are liked because they are easily recognizable, but a chorus of agonized voices has de- manded the abolition of French- fried ravioli, Fish, which must be served once a week, is one of the least popular dishes: everyone agrees that it is necessary, but no agreement has been reached on the best way of preparing it. Two special factions have made suggestians to the Committee: the | Traditionalists, who want lenion with fish, applesauce with pork, and mint jelly with lamb, and an en- thusiastic minority who want dishes listed on the menu by the names the students give them. This presents a problem, as some names vary from hall to hall: stewed tomatoes are “train-wreck” in one hall, “plane-wreck” in an- other. Knowing that the college oper- ates on a tight budget, students have not been asking for Chateau- briant or Canard a |]’Orange. On the whole, the Committee reports, they agree that the meals are varied, and most requests have been for an old favorite served oftener, rather than for the addi- tion of a new one. Basketball Elections The Basketball team announc- es the election of Binney White as captain and Ann Eberle as | manager for the following year. Mrs. MacCaffreu: by Isabel MacCaffrey Storms, croughts, clouds of dust (though no blizzards): the oppres- sions of weather hang ‘over this issue of the Revue. Correlatives for the weather of the heart? At any rate, these writers, in their stories, find atmosphere what they can devise best. Atmospheres ling- er, when one has closed the maga- zine; individual characters, for the most part, do not, although there are plenty of vivid gestures. An exception is the haunted little colored girl in Elizabeth Nelson’s “The Mothers,” certainly one of the most satisfying stories in this collection. Miss Nelson has man- aged a really stunning final sent- ence—not a “surprise ending,” but a close well-timed and unsurpris- ing, with the story’s whole weight behind it: “And there were these two women once again together, and neither had a daughter.” As Yeats said of a good poem, “It comes right like the click of a box.” At their best, as in “The Moth- ers,” these authors are not afraid to make their characters confront each other dramatically; a sign of incompetence in fiction is to smother action in rhetorical nar- rative. On this score, Frank Con- roy’s “Spring for Alison” must be commended. The story treads on the edge of cliché but frequently evades it; and it makes points through action. A complex theme is compressed—perhaps over-com- pressed, for some opaqueness re- mains—into several well-imagined scenes. The ability to dramatize is a necessary lesson that has been learned by several other Revue writers, and it is good. to find among their stories some memor- able sharp scenes: for instance, the tobacco barn and chicken slaughter of Elizabeth Gott’s “The Catfish,” and ‘the swimming hole scene in “The Bone Tree” by Mar- garet Gordon. In “The Catfish,” too, comedy and atmosphere com- bine in happy proportions. Not all stories can be thus contrived, of course, and of those in a less dra- Art Films Feature ‘Modern’ Masters The two short films on Braque and Utrillo, shown Wednesday, March 19, under the sponsorship of the French Club, illustrated two different approaches to the interpretation of an artist’s work. The Braque film showed the art- ist himself in his studio, making pen-and-ink drawings, leafing through his sketch-book, picking up his sculptures and then walking along the beach looking for shells and pieces of chalk to use in his work. The camera tried to give an understanding of the creative mind, to make one see things through the artist’s eyes. There was sometimes a feeling of con- straint in Braque’s movements, as if he were obeying the directions of the photographer instead of acting on his own, but there was also the fascination of watching him at work. The many paintings and sculptures shown on _ the screen would have benefitted from color photography. Color would have been an un- necessary addition to the film bio- graphy of Utrillo, in which the black and white photography skill- fully recreated the bleak, tragic atmosphere of the artist’s life and work, Shut up in his room, in a hospital, or a rest home, Utrillo seemed to spend his life moving from one cel] into another, and every building he painted resemb- led a prison. In contrast to the first film, which showed how the artist worked but told nothing about him, Utrillo’s life story ‘made his — more under- standable. /* a a Revue “Good,” Would Profit From More Variety matic, more lyrical strain, Beta Carr’s “The Road to the Sea” (part of a longer piece?) seems to hold up best. The theme here is» better suited to Miss Carr’s special style than is that in “The Forming of the Rose’ — which, however, is well constructed and ends successfully, As for poetry, it comes out very well in this issue, One can find, easily enough, good lines or pass- ages among the poems in almost any undergraduate publication, but whole good poems are far rarer. Here pains have been taken, and well taken, especially in Ben- ita Bendon’s “Plain Song,” Gret- chen Jessup’s “Largo,” Cynthia Lovelace’s “Notes on Beginning a Poem,” and a successful exercise in light verse, of all things appar- ently the hardest to manage: “Fish Story” by E. B. White. It is particularly pleasing to find that some of these poets have a mature sense of “the music of poetry”; Paula Dunaway is one, her ear revealing itself best in the delicate “Voyage.” One cannot not mention Cynthia Lovelace’s “Tale,” which wins us with its in- triguing and original metrical scheme, Other poems, promising in “idea,” are marred by technical failures, particularly stumbling metrics: Miss Jessup’s “Flourish” and the poems of Timothy Sheldon provide examples, but not the only ones. The over-all impression made by this issue of the Revue is good; it is more continuously interesting than some instances in the past, though one has a feeling of great- er variety in the poetry than in the prose. To construct a well- balanced, variously appealing magazine, editors must have a wide variety of contributions to choose from and this, one suspects, is a radical problem. The present and incoming editors cannot be ac- cussed of lack of energy in this matter but talent is often over- modest. Campus writers are urged to take boldness for their friend and assure for future Revues a broadly representative range of the college’s best, BMC Chess Club— List Tourney The Chess Club has announced a five board match to be played with Penn. University on Wednesday the 26. Bryn Mawr team will consist of Barbara Mof- ~ fat, Mrs.. Robert Wallace, Corrie Starks, Val Petris and Jeffrey Larson, The match will be played at 7:30 at Bryn Mawr. (The exact place is to be decided.) The Admissions Office ‘ is eager to obtain colored slides of college activities such as sports, dances, and plays, and of informal groups in the halls. If you have any slides which you think we might like, would you bring them to the Admis- sions Office in Taylor so that we can have copies made, e Notice The newly elected members of the Executive Board of Self- Gov Association are: Vice-president— Ruth Deitelbaum ’59 Secretary—Marty Faust 1st Sophomore— — Elizabeth Lynes ’61 The new president of the League is Lynne Kaplan ’59. The new president of the Alliance is Judith Minkin ’60. The new president of the Interfaith Association is Eliza- beth Rennolds ’59. The new president of the Athletic Association * Weecha Buse 0. ’60 i cepted a bouquet of American Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, March 26, 1958 Hasty Pudding Club Nomes Katherine Hepburn Woman Of Year, Offers Roses and Scroll for Tailored Anecdotes The following article is reprint- ed from The Radcliffe News: “Katherine Hepburn, ariving five minutes early at the Hasty Pud- ding Club, Tuesday, stood unob- served for a moment, watching her host primp for her arrival. The tasseled Latin American danseurs dropped their , cigarettes and quenched smoke rings as she coughed. And she accepted the proferred hands of welcome from the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 to their Woman of the Year. “Miss Hepburn graciously ac- Beauty roses from John Damon 59, chairman of the event, Glanc- ing down at her light beige, man- tailored slack suit and holding up a dropping bouquet, she remarked, ‘I guess I can’t wear these on my coat.’ “Accepting the suggestion of a nervous Pudding man who asked if she would like to look at” the posters, she promptly handed him the bouquet. Holding the roses, ‘he followed her about, answering the rapid fire questions she fired at him about the club shows. Maintaining the spontaneity that TYPEWRITERS Sold — Rented — Repaired All Makes Suburban Typewriter Co. 39 E. Lancaster Ave. Ardmore MI 2-1378 Handkerchiefs Embroidered Linens | Trousseaux Bath Ensembles Monograms Irish Damasks WILSON BROS. 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I realize that the award is given to someone very young, or who has endured a, long, long time or to someone in town.’ “Miss Hepburn entertained a ring of a Harvard men with enec- dotes during luncheon. Her Har- vard hosts were able to edge in with a few questions and stories too. When asked about The Afri- can Queen with the late Humphrey Bogart, she said some of the se- quences were filmed in territory uninhabited and unexplayed; she had to keep her baggage down to a minimum and was not even al- lowed to brig her secretary. Also, they found a bird, obviously dead for weeks at the bottom of the wa- y For the Girl Who Loves a Curl THE VANITY SHOPPE Styles & Sets Bryn Mawr — LA 5-1208 “As she accepted the scroll paint- ter container, after the whole com- pany had contracted dysentery. ‘Many of those present felt that (Miss Hepburn was a refreshing contrast to former Women of the Year (Carol Baker. 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