VOL. XLII, NO. 5 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1956 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1956 Faculty And Students Discuss Views On Issues In ‘56 Political Campaign “Issues in the current political campaign” was the subject of de- bate between Republicans and Democrats Monday evening in an Alliance-conducted discussion in the Common Room. Cornelius Ver- meulée, Dorothy Innes,-and Charles Mack presented the Republican point of view. ‘Robert Rupen, Pat Sugrue and John Bernstein spoke for the Democrats. Andrew Scott, Haverford professor of political science was the moderator. The professors on each side dis- cussed the Foreign Policy issues. Mr..Rupen_ feels the Dulles who “preaches morality in pious plati- tudes but is neither adroit or ef- fective” still seems to be fighting. Stalin. As compared to Dulles, Stevenson offers a man like George Kennan who would inform the ‘American people of the situation instead of claiming everything is all right, “Ike knows everything.” ‘We must do more than build higher and higher walls of secur- ity, according to Mr. Rupen. Dulles has no understanding of the new nationalism and has gone as far as calling neutralism ‘immoral. Mr. Vermeule presented the Re- publican point of view on foreign policy speaking as “an average citizen who “thinks in’ his part time.” To him it appears that we have had “sound and ‘sane hand- ling of the international situation.” Korea was treated with sound good sense, the Suez crises with hard words, words of realism. ‘We needed a policy which did not hand “everything to everybody.” Our foreign policy has been “construe- tive but not obviously so.” It has been “a sound world-wide policy.” In terms of Point Four, the Re- publicans have realized that “one can’t just pour technology .down the throats of underdeveloped countries.” The Haverford and Bryn Mawr students discussed domestic issués. Pat Sugrue talked on civil rights, Dorothy Innes on farm policies, John Bernstein discussed facts and figures~-of-..the.....campaign, and Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 “Phoenix Too Frequent” Reviewed; Lacked Smooth Sensitive Delivery J. Miles, D. Morgan and B. _Too Frequent.” by Paula Sutter As their first offering of the 56-57 season, the Haverford Dra- ma Club and the Bryn Mawr Col- lege Theatre presented (Christopher Fry’s A Phoenix Too Frequent in Roberts Hall, Friday and Saturday nights. At best, the entire production was uneven. Mr. Fry’s metrical spoof of the needless line buman- ity draws between Life and Death requires a smooth and sensative delivery which none of the three members of the cast was able to sustain throughout the play. On the whole, it' seemed that if the three actors had had a little more time to work on their roles, a more satisfying result could have been obtained. One was faced with the rather disturbing situation of all three looking their parts to perfec- tion, yet, losing a great deal of their force the minute they open- ed their mouths. Jinty Miles was a fetchingly| grief-stricken widow, yet vocally, seemed to have a sketchy idea of what her lines demanded. At times, she appeared to be shouting almost pointlessly. David Morgan, as Tegeus-Chromis, was poorly de- ’ fined. Playing the role as a coun- try bumpkin, he seemed to have Taze in a scene from “Phoenix made a superficial study of-all the country bumpkins he had ever seen on the stage ang glued the motley together for this particular part. The result was a wooden interpre- tation. Except for their love scenes, which were genuinely touching, and certain_ individual lines, both Miss Myles and Mr. Morgan seemed to read, rather than feel their parts. As the serving maid, Doto, Bar- bara Taze, too, relied upon stock gestures for her action, but was redeemed somewhat by her won- derfully vital face which coheréd perfectly to her lines. One wishes, however, that she had made up her mind during rehearsals as to the particular accent she should use in her delivery. She started out in an approximate Cockney, slithered into something that sounded more distinctly southern U. S., and set- tled on a not-too’ delicate balance |of the two for the duration of the evening. . One of the outstanding features of the play was Erik Mezger’s set design which was both tasteful and functional. .The sparse stairway, bare grey walls with the simple starlit entrance at one side fur- nished an effective underline to the emotional whirlpool which spun continually around the stage. Eisenhower Wins 52%% of Mock Student Poll Faculty, Grad Students, Staff Favor Stevenson GOP Majority Drops In Nationwide Survey The latest nationwide Gallup Poll results show Eisenhower and Nixon leading with 51% of the vote, Stevenson and Kefauver fol- lowing with 41% and 8% remain- ing undecided. In the 1952 election Eisenhower pgqlled 55.4% of the national vote to Stevenson’s 44.6%. These. figuresindicate-that—for the first time since the campaign began there has been a slight drop off in support for the Eisenhower- Nixon ticket nationwide.. On the other hand, there has been a .two point gain for the Republican pres- idential ticket in the South since Gallup’s last report in late Sap: tember. The Republican candidates are still running behind the vote they received in the Sduth four years ago. Here is the running score of the vote today by geographical regions among: those voters who have made up their minds: Eastern States Eisenhower-Nixon ............ 60% Stevenson-Kefauver ........ 40 East Central States Eisenhower-Nixon ............ 58% Stevenson-Kefauver ........ 42 West Central States Eisenhower-Nixon ............ 538% Stevenson-Kefauver ......... 47 Far Western States Eisenhower-Nixon .......:.... 53% Stevenson-Kefauver a 47 Southern States Stevenson-Kefauver ........ 55% _ Eisenhower-Nixon ............ 45 The 1956 election is the eleventh national election covered by the Institute. In the previous ten elec- tions, it has been right nine times, wrong once—in 1948. The average error on the divi- sion of the popular votes in all ten elections has been 3.3 percentage points. { League Sponsors Musical Evening ' The Maids’ and Porters’ Spirit- ual Concert, an annual event, spon- sored by the League, will take place in Goodhart Auditorium, this Friday evening, at 8:30. Tickets are to be purchased at the door. Admission will be $.50 for the gen- eral public and $.35 for students. The Madis’ and Porters’ program (rehearsed in all available spare time during the last three weeks) promises to have! both verve and variety. Songs presented will in- clude “Ride’ the Chariot,” “Walk Together, Children,” “Listen to the Lambs,” and “There’s a Balm in Gilead.” Most of the songs will be ensem- ble, but there will be solo songs by Irving Lewis and Al Mackey, as well as solo parts by Dorothy Backus, Mabel Chapman, Edythe Simmons, and Louis White. Whit- ney Drury is student musical direc- tor for the.group, and Angie Wish- nack, accompanist. ital Ey ams “in the Alliance election. Undergraduate Students 529 undergraduates cast their ballots for Eisenhower or Stevenson The results were: Eisenhower 521%4% (278 votes); Stevenson 47!4% (251 votes). Totals by classes Eisenhower 1957 61 1958- | 69 1959 69 1960 79 Graduate Students (31 votes cast) Eisenhower 10 Stevenson 55 59 63 74 ; af Stevenson 21 Faculty & Staff (library, business office, bookshop & infirmary 86 votes cast) Eisenhower 37 Maids & Porters (33 votes cast) Eisenhower 13 Groundsmen (11 votes cast) Eisenhower 8 : Stevenson 49 Stevenson 20 Stevenson 3 Administration (all who work in Taylor,-14 votes cast) Eisenhower 10 Stevenson 4 PRICE 20 CENTS In their poll the Alliance also asked students to list their party _ affiliations ‘before they’ came to college as compared to the present. The results were as follows: Before Bryn Mawr College Republicans: ............ 42 % (219) Demvcrats see 28.7-%...{149) Independents: .......... 27 % (140) OGRRPE) Gi .acmiuvik 2.3% ( 12) Present Affiliation Republicans: ............ 40 % (210) Democrats: cccesec: 82 % (171) Independents: .......... 26.2% (138) CUNUN bes hk cit 1.4% ( 8) Legislature Plans For Summer Camp To Continue Activities Another Year At a meeting on October 25, the; legislature voted to continue the Bryn Mawr summer camp for one more year with three qualifying provisos. The first of these calls for a publicity campaign to be carried out, informing the student body about the camp; the second re- quires that the head of the camp be appointed early in the year, with past counselors and directors of the camp acting as an advisory board. Information collected by directors through experience could then be used to improve the oper- ation of the camp in future sea- sons. These two would help the camp become a year round functioning activity as the third proviso states. The legislature also authorized a separate drive for funds for the camp, which was previously sup- ported through funds obtained from the League drive. Anita Kap- lan, the League president, suggest- ed that at the end of the next sum- mer, the camp be re-evaluated to see whether ‘it was really “a con- structive thing for everyone in- volved.” The interracial and interdenom- inational camp, which is operated on American Legion-owned prop- erty at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, runs for two three-week sessions, from the end of June to the énd of July. The campers are not the “most desperate” children but are people from low income brackets who are in touch with social agencies. The Friends Neighborhood Guild and Fellowship .House are the two or- ganizations which supply campers for the Bryn Mawr enterprise. In the past the problem of the camp, from the point of view of the Bryn Mawr campus has been a lack of knowledge about its pur- pose and operations. The present administration of the League, and the legislature vote, has adopted measures meant to correct this situation. According .to the League Pres- ident,the advantage of the camp, aside from the service to the camp- ers, is the unique opportunity it affords the Bryn Mawr student. Only in this organization can she actually see how her money is be- ing used. The money required is-approxi- mately $2,500. If this sum is not obtafned through the drive the camp will not operate this summer, as the lack of contributions will be partially interpreted as a lack of campus support for the organ- ization, In the voté at the legislature meeting, which was conducted by Anita Kaplan, only two members opposed the finally adopted reso- lution. Alliance Planning Election Eve Vigil “Alliance” plans for the coming year are not solidified but they, in- clude numerous probabilities which President Charlotte Graves made known last week. There will be a Speakers Committee meeting call- ed this week after which the agen- da will become more definite. As of now, the most immediate and important plan is that, cour- tesy of William G. Cuff Co. and Mrs. Cuff, a Bryn Mawr alumna, a television set will be placed in the gym election night in order that students may watch voting returns. It is likely that coffee and doughnuts will be served, by arrangement. with the. Clearing House. It is suggested that students come to the gym about 10 o’clock. They will be granted a 3:30 a.m. Sign-out. = Two eminent men will speak in the near future under “Alliance” auspices. November 15, Faoud Ar- san, Consulate General of Egypt, will deliver an address on the Egyptian case in the Suez canal dispute. On December 5, Walter Gelhorn will lecture on a subject pertaining to his book, Individual Continued on Page 6, Col. 3 Ss Citizens’ \ First, it is the duty of- the opposition to ‘oppose, dom against the Russians and ment of Page Two - + ) THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, October 31, 1956 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914, Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. 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For a New America The 1956 Presidential campaign is drawing to a close, and on the surface it has been rather unexciting, partly be- cause the same two candidates who ran against each other in 1952 are running. in 1956, and partly because everyone seems to agree that there are “no real issues.” Mr. Stevenson’s campaign has been criticized as being mainly negative, and regarding this we would say two ol ” and we think Stevenson should be praised for daring to criticize in- telligently an administration that likes to think of itself as above criticism. Mr. Stevenson has concentrated on the two greatest. weaknesses. of the Eisenhower administration—| its lack of leadership in all phases of our government. and its shortcomings in foreign affairs—despite the fact that these are not. the issues thought of as having the greatest vote-getting appeal. Secondly, in his proposals on the H- bomb, the draft, housing, and education, Stevenson has offered the only constructive ideas to come out of the cam- paign. ees -~# The tone of Stevenson’s 1956 campaign has surely been as eloquent as in 1952, for it is based on the following belief: These are troubled times in the world, and our lives de- pend upon a realistic examination of what does exist, not what we would like to think exists. We cannot read the headlines about Egypt, Israel, Hungary and Poland and say |" that there is peace in the world, and we cannot visit a slum || in Harlem or a farm in Minnesota and say that “a smile} There is little] is stretched across the face of America.” doubt that there is complacency and satisfaction among the majority of Americans, including the President—but there is serious reason to question the grounds for this complac- ency. Governvr Stevenson has done the nation a great ser- vice, not by “creating” issues, but by bringing to light very real problems that do exist and that the Eisenhower Ad- ministration is either incapable of seeing, or chooses to ignore. We hope that the Ameican people in 1956 will not ignore the issues of nuclear explosions, military defense, educational shortages, farm depression. We cannot indefin- itely postpone facing these problems. In the Cause of Freedom Within the last two weeks there have been vast changes wrought in the international scene through the agency of the roles and the Hungurians. Although the final outcome of the revolts against Russian authority is as yet unclear, it is evident that the Iron Curtain is corroding and that the Russians are in a very embarrassing position. Sparked by the example of Poland’s successful defiance of Moscow, Hungarian students and intellectuals started agitating for the return of Imre Nagy (a Moscow-trained ‘Communist but a nationalist). as Premier and the removal from Hungary of Soviet troops. What. started as a peace- ful demonstration has turned into a blody revolution, with the use of government-hired Soviet troops and tanks to subdue the people. ve Amid the confusion of the scene one important fact stands out clearly—the revolt against Soviet oppression is beitg waged by the youth of the Eastern European coun- tries. The agitations of the Hungarian students, although begun peaceful, led to the revolution in the name of free- comme ee -_ The movement was joined by the young soldiers, who deserted the Hungarian army to fight with the students against the Russian troops, and by the young factory workers. And this is the group which has been subjected to the heaviest dose of Soviet propaganda—this is the “glorious Communist youth of tomorrow!” They have shown the world that there are still individuals realy-to die in the name of freedom. 1 Bada the New York Times’ editorial state- y October 30: “It is now clear that Hun- gary’s students acted in the highest and bravest traditions, and that from their ranks fell many who were martyred by Soviet bullets. It should be a privilege for every lover of _ freedom to honor their heroism and to mourn their dead.” perhaps against Communism | From The Balc ony By Rita Rubinstein Dogpatch U.S.A. replete with Daisy Mae, Abner, Pappy and Mammy Yokum, et al,. descended on the Erlanger Theatre in the new musical, “L’il Abner.” Based on the well-known comic strip, one of the show’s strong points in its very name which informs prospective patrons as to its general tone and content. And although the music- al score, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Gene de Paul, edy of the “My Fair Lady” calibre cannot be overly enthusiastic about this new Panama-Frank enterprise. It should be credited, however, with good handling of material; gener- ally it is swift-moving, colorful and creates an atmosphere one would imagine tobe inherent to Dogpatch. ; In this. ragged, indolent commun- ity of 77, whacky characters and customs come alive. L’il Abner is as big, robust arid muscular as ever and is well complemented by his curvaceous ever-lovin’ ever-chasin’ friend Daisy. Mae. Mammy and Pappy Yokum and all their neigh- bors are in evidence: that very. spastic Evil Eye Fleegle, Senator S. Fogbound, Mayor Dawgmeat, Earthquake McGoon, Appasionata Von Climax (a la mode Dagmar) and a.swarm of dogs, geese and pigs. _ tne As regards the plot, Sadie Haw- kins Day, when all the gals in town cart legally claim their men, is imminent. The government, however, has designated Dogpatch as a nuclear testing ground be-~ cause “it is" considered absolutely |is'spirited and tuneful many of us currently exposed to musical com- L’il Abner worthless territory. (This is a precautionary measure to save the business and prosperity of Las Vegas which has been adversely affected by test detonations.) To further complicate matters there is big corporation man General Bullmoose’s discovery of Mammy’s miracle Yokumberry tonic; he schemes to gain ownership of the panacea, . Dogpatch ‘“hoomans” take it from there, inimitably re- ‘solving their\problems resulting in. a frolicsome raucous show. The music is_ outstandingly rhythmic and catchy; the songs are generally on a high plane of lit- eracy. The numbers afford a plea- sant respite from the enervating pace of dramatic action in Dog- patch. There are: some fine bal- lads, “Namely You,” and ‘Love in A Home”; rousing—-novelties,—“If I Had My Druthers,” and “Jubilation T. Cornpone”, “Progress is the Root of All Evil’, “The Country’s in the Very Best of Hands” and “Oh Happy Day” are topical sa- tires, the last of which is sung by a triuniverate of scientists “who have no I.Q.’s but are loyal.” The leads are Edith Adams and Peter Palmer who are healthy specimens endowed with pleasant, voices. There is little room in their parts for ‘personal creativeness, but they do play with spirited en- ergy. The Yokums. are. very. well brought to life—the jittery, very evil Evil Eye Fleegle is memorable. (Charles Wilson might resent “What’s Good for General Bull Moose” but everyone else will think Letter to The Editor Republicans Opposed To The “New” As Fad To thal Editor: Since the News board has chos- en to devote its editorial space for some three weeks now to the sup- port of the Democratic party, plat- form, and candidate, we feel com- pelled to speak out for the large segment of the college community which does not agree with the stand the News has taken. -Too often the “liberal” approach is consid- ered sacrosanct by the supposedly intelligent college student, but we feel that programs should not be unquestionably accepted merely be- cause they are “bold” or “new”. Rather we feel that the tradition- ally Repubilcan approach of cau- tion and conservatism is to be com- mended. The government has already be- come so important a factor in every citizen’s life that we must indeed hesitate before we plunge blindly into programs which, while supposedly solving immediate problems, actually increase govern- eration of whether there is a point of no return on the road to social- ism. : |. On the domestic scene we refer to the Democratic farm policy, the results of which have now assumed such tremendous proportions that removal of farm supports is im- possible, Every consumer finds himself paying both high prices for farm products and added tax- es to keep farm prices high. The Republican program has been one of reduced supports, while the Democrats offer only continued rigid supports which are a drain on the economy, an obviously ‘un- Continued on Page 5, Col. 5 “Lil Abner” is swift-moving fun. | — Words of a.senior ’58 to a fresh- man ’61: “The ones with the mil- dewed robes and warped mortar- boards are the classes of ’59: and 60 who took part in the historical occasion when ‘it did rain on Lan- tern Night.’ Fortunately. the hu- man memory is adjusted to the remembrance of the pleasanter parts of any situation. The thing to recall is how well a grey drizzle suits the atmosphere of the cam- pus and_ cloisters—Oxford, old girl—and how the lanterns shone in the rain...” It seems that finally Bryn Mawr- tyrs are to have that opportunity “to gee ourselves as others see us.” In addition to photographing Lan- tern Night and preserving for pos- terity the lanterns in the rain, Life magazine is searching for a typical Bryn Mawr girl. As the most proclaimed virtue here is in- dividuality, this search poses some interesting problems. Definitely no student would be capable of picking objectively such a specimen as she would immedi- ately run into such questions as whether she, should be collegiate as the fashion magazines think we should be or non-ivy as most. of us are; whether she should major in Media Res: the willingness of the typical girl to admit, once she is discovered, that she is typical. The Pennsylvania Railroad with the return to Standard Time has come up with a new headache for Self-Gov. The board would ‘wel- come joyfully any plan to sponsor a Paoli local between the hours of 10:58 and 12:05 P.M. A better sug- gestion which came recently from an impartial observer is that the 12:30 sign out from Philly be abol- ished altogether and Self-Gov pro- vide eligible and handsome escorts plus 2:00 signouts for all students who wish to attend movies or the theatre in the city. CHAPEL SPEAKER The Reverend Samuel M. Shoe- maker will be the speaker at chap- el this Sunday. Dr. Shoemaker is the Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania. i Before holding that post Dr. Shoemaker was Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in New York City. A letter discussing the H- 016... Amid lists of oral failures, Hughes-Wilson campaign slogans, and announcement of lectures (“Greek Vases at Bryn Mawr”, -|for example), the November 1, 1916 edition of Thé College News had an extensive article about Lantern Night as it was then and about its origin. “The custom of giving lanterns to the entering class and the lan- tern symbolism ... can be traced back to a song by Dr. E. Wash- burn Hopkins, former Professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr .., The fate- ful song was written to the tune of the ‘Lone Fish Ball’.” “One line, ‘the only lantern in Bryn Mawr’, suggested to a mem- ber of the first class, ’89 the idea of the lantern as a suitable emblem for the entering class. In the fall of 1886. the Class of 1890 received the first class lanterns ...” “Lantern giving was originally only an incident in the impromptu entertainment which the sopho- mores gave the freshmen. The first sophomores put their fresh- men through a rather unkind oral quiz and afterwards presented them with lanterns to light them along the strange paths of learn- ing. Later the lantern became the College emblem and the quiz dwin- dled to words of advice and finally to the ‘Good Luck’ of, today.” For it seems that in 1916 and there- abouts the sophomore said a simple “Good Luck” to the freshman when Greek a8 people think most of us show. There seems to be a differ- ence between the theoretically typ- ical Bryn Mawrtyr and the actual fact. Has anyone ever seen a girl who answers to the descriptions in the freshman handbook? By contrast note a scurrilous article publish- ed by the University of Pennsylva- nia last, year; everyone will agree that there are no “female orangu- tangs’? on campus! The greatest problem, however, may prove to be do, or in Poli-Sci as the statistics | -bomb~question and written’ by Bryn Mawr professors of Chem- istry, Biology and Physics, ap- peared in the New York Times, October 28, 1956. Written as “a non-partisan” comment on a very important issue,” it was signed by John R, Pruett, Rosalie C. Hoyt, Robert L. Conner, Walter C. Michels, BE. Joe Berry, Mary S. Gardiner, George L. Zimmerman, Ernst Berliner, Jane M. Oppenheimer, Frances Berliner, and Edith |} Lanman. rat iS solemnity of the occasion outlaw- ed the “Good Luck” in 1917. The sophomores (class of 1919) sang “Pallas” and the ceremony was) held in the cloisters. How- ever, not until several years later freshman song Shrine” . . . sung in English! It-is surprising how little of the ‘tradition has changed in forty a nee years ... or, maybe it isn’t . .. mental power and exclude consid- © was “Sophias” introduced. The _ was ohne “Over the Way _ e Sacred presenting __(No doubt... tea, etc. was proved a much better tradition later on.) The growing _-}riela,” Wednesday, October 31, 1956 - THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three Bryn Mawr Professors Teach Liberal Arts To Bell Telephone’s Executives Over the past few years several Bryn Mawr professors have been teaching and lecturing at the In- stitute of Humanistic Studies for Executives at the University of Pennsylvania. Based on the as- sumption that today’s corporation executive is at the helm of a social institution and that its problems are those for which no engineer or business administrator is train- ed, the Institute is~ designed for young Bell Telephone executives who are given a “sabbatical leave” from the business world. The ten months’ program, whose curriculum equals the amount cov- ered in two years of college, in- cludes courses in history, philo- sophy, literature, art, music and the social sciences. Intensive reading (over 200 books), lectures, seminars and discussions combined with cultural field trips are designed to increase an awareness of changing econom- ic conditions and of psychological and social problems relating to the management of people. The pro- gram enables the executives to study the relation of the corpora- tion to society and to explore hitherto’ uninvestigated avenues of intellectual thought. Mr. Arthur P. Dudden, Associ- ate Professor of History, is at present giving a course in Western economic history dealing with the cornerstones of modern economic thought. as expressed by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and J. M. Keynes, After approximately six weeks of lecture, the men are split up into three panels and discus- sions take the place of lectures. Beginning in March, Mr. Dudden and two other professors will give a course in American civilization. When asked how this compared with teaching at Bryn Mawr, Mr. Dudden spoke of the difference in atmosphere. The 25 men, whose average age is 38, have engineer- ing degrees and thus have had little in the way of liberal arts. They are basically antagonistic to the academic world at first, but after the initial shock of the “cold bath” wears off they recognize its value. In return they bring to the classroom a wealth of practical ex- perience so that there is a mutual exchange between the academic and business worlds. Mr. Dudden characterized this experiment—as—“the.most_exciting and ambitious program of adult education” today. The intensive program sends the men home with a new awareness of their place in American society.and an increased understanding of the’ academic world. Mr. Joseph C. Sloane, Professor of History of Art, is giving .part of a course on art. Other Bryn Mawr professors who have lectur- ed at the Institute are Felix Gil- bert, Alexander, Soper, Rhys Car- penter, Paul Schrecker, Cornelius Vermeule, and Jane Oppenheimer: Student Records Of Rebuilding Of Stoa Of Attalos By Ann Vanderpool ~ For those who heard Miss Lang speak at Current Events about the Stoa of Attalos, or for those who went to Greece as I did to work with my father at the excavations, there need be no introduction to what the building is, when it was built, or why it has been recon- structed. However, I will say briefly, that the Stoa, built in the second cen- tury B.C. by Attalos/II, King of Pergamon, was one of the civic centers of the Athenian Agora, and housed many shops. Its pres- ent function is to serve as a mu- seum for the many antiquities dug up in the vicinity since 1931. When I saw the Stoa of Attalos again this summer, a bright mid- day sun was shining down on the row of white columns, and only the bits of scaffolding which were}. “left and the many hurried work- men marred the brilliance of the marble. It was a magnificent sight: all. massiveness and grace as it stood out at the far end of the an- cient marketplace. All around, the ruins of the other buildings lay quiet, while the enthusiastic clat- ter of the marble-cutters rang out into the air, promising the-rebirth of former splendor. What I was seeing amazed me. Not so much that the Stoa fitted admirably into the setting, but that it had grown so much in the past ear. I had been watching it since 1953, when the actual reconstruc- tion began, and now, in the sum- mer of 1956 it was almost ready for its second dedication in 2106 “years. Work was going on in full)daring to think” “of ~our-next~job:) swing. People were bustling back Her Impressions and forth, busy and very much pre- occupied with the preparations. An air of excitement and anticipation hung over us. As the summer wore on, the heat became unbearable, and the vast dark storerooms under the Stoa became a place of refuge during the siesta hour. But time was run- ning out, and every, day brought us closer to the third of Septem- ber, the day of the Dedication. ‘While the workmen outside were frantically trying to get ahead, the archaeologists (and helpers) were making the museum ready. The cases were set in place, and the long hall was shining with reflect- ed light. The first pot went in, and then one after another, until several days before the . opening, the museum silently told the story of ancient Athens. On the eve of the Celebration, the workmen gave one final great effort. They stayed up most of the night polishing and scrubbing, so that sunrise saw the Stoa glisten- ing and proud, ready for dedica- tion. People, throngs_of people, flocked into the colonnade and took their seats, awaiting the arrival of their majesties, the King and Queen of Greece, and the Benediction of the Archbishop of Athens. Many ‘distinguished personalities attend- ed, among whori the names of Dr. and Mrs. Thompson, Miss Lang, Miss Mellink and Pamela Thomp- son, 60, will be familiar to Bryn Mawr. students. Speeches, followed by a reception in the upper colon- nade ended the celebration, and we all went home, exhausted, hardly cleaning up. The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia will hold an inter- collegiate conference on “Ca- reers in the International Wednesday, November 7,-3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the third floor gallery of the John Wana- maker Store (13th and Market). Those students interested in attending, should contact Sylvia Kowitt, Denbigh, or Charlotte Graves, Rock. As ‘the sun went down that eve- ning, the long shadows of the col- umns striped the confuSed debris from the morning’s festivities. The red glow on the Stoa marked its completion and the hush that sur- rounded it seemed almost unnat- ural. I closed my eyes ahd tried to imagine that several thousand years ago, the same sun had set on the sarhe building bringing to a close a busy day like this had Bryn Mawr Seal The use of the Great Seal of Bryn Mawr College is’ restricted to” official college business and no permission for its reproduction can be given. Two emblems have been design- |ed_for-use.onCollege publications, stationery and like articles, and may be reproduced with permis- sion. Permission fer commercial reproduction may be secured from the Manager of the College Book Shop. ‘Application should be made directly to the College for. other uses, The words Bryn Mawr College are not to be incorporated into-the design, though they may ‘be used in conjunction with it. The Class Of ‘55 Surveys Members ~ A survey of the activities of the 124 members of the class of 1955 of Bryn Mawr College shows that 61 are in jobs and 33 are doing graduate study. Thirty-one per cent of the class is married; of this group 16 per cent are working wives or are con- tinuing their studies in graduate pschools. jPeaching and _ scientific work were the two professions that attracted—most—of-the--graduates.. Of the group entering teaching, all were in secondary schools, with the exception of one who was teach- ing in an eastern university. Positions held by the A.B.’s who majored in science included one in a toxicity laboratory, two in gov- ernment research laboratories and three as research assistants in sci- ence departments of large universi- ties. Others were employed in in- dustrial laboratories and medical schools. Among the other occupa- tions attracting the 1955 graduate were magaziné publishing and ad- vertising, social welfare, depart- ment store training programs, life insurance and college administra- tion. Two were employed by large city museums, one by a major po- litical party and another by an air- line as hostess. Of the graduates, 16 were in secretarial positions and four were taking further training in secretarial work. Those in graduate school includ- ed five Fulbright Scholars studying abroad in England, France and Greece, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a John Hay Whitney Founda- tion Scholar. WBMC WBMC is very happy to wel- come to its staff the following members of the Freshman Class: As Announcers: Arleen Brenner Susan Harris Myra Rosenthal Pamela Stafford Elisa Torrey Ann Wood Pamela Wylie Clare Marx * Helen Peemoeller Ellen Thorndike The permanent schedule went into effect last Sunday erenme at 7:30 p.m, your AM dial and friends between 7:30 and mi every evening except Friday and Saturday. At all other times WBMC, at 580, relays to you WFILN-FM, Phil- been. adelphia’s fine music station. Chapel Committee's Poll Results Given Along With Its Objectives by Sandy Grant, Eve Pollak, and Barbara Burrows Last spring the Chapel Commit- tee distributed to all students a questionnaire in which they were asked to state their opinion of the Committee’s present efficacy and to suggest any changes that they thought. were necessary. or. desir-. able. The .reply of the campus brought. to mind a few changes that would enable the Committee to serve the campus more _effec- tively. One of the more important ques- tions asked the students to state what they considered the present Chapel service to be and what they thought it should be in the future. The answers to the first half of this question are hard to categor- ize, since personal reactions. were so varied. The second half of the question poses less of a problem despite the fact that the answers are about evenly divided. 40% of those answering said they pre- ferred a worship service, while 33% wanted a lecture-discussion. The remaining 27% gave answers varying from “Friends’ Meeting” to “straight ‘lecture.” At present, the Committee feels that it is ful- filling to the best of its ability the wishes of all these various groups. The Chapel service is mainly a worship-lecture service, while the coffee hour sfterwards nrovides the | discussion that so many students feel is necessary. As to the form the worship serv- ice should take, the largest group Movie— Lust For Life. by Eleanor Winsor and Debby Ham As a reproduction of the life of Van Gogh, Lust for Life is capable of fulfilling the expectations of a diversified audience. Although it has no pretensions to being an art film, it is a well constructed biog- raphy whose major interest is the work of the artist. The transfer of paintings to the sereen has obvious limitations; the unnatural illumination produced by the movie camera dilutes Van Gogh’s texture to transparency, and the sense of space around the painting is lacking as the viewer is plunged into the midst of a col- orful and cinemascopic exaggera- tion. Yet these pictures, and no- tably “Starry Night,” preserve in the showing the rich and writhing vitality which is the spirit of Van Gogh. The recreation of the ac- ‘tual subjects at Arles, while point- ing up the contrast between pho- tography and art, offer an explana- tion and an insight into the art- ist’s inspiration. Perhaps the excellent sense of Van Gogh’s life comes from the realistic detail of his environment, the finely subordinated roles of his contemporary fellow-artists and the balance between him and the influential people of his life. Out- standing is Anthony Quinn in the role of Paul Gaugin. The much proclaimed physical resemblance of Kirk Douglas to Van Gogh is far more striking than the actor’s interpretation of the | artist’s creative philosophy. _And}_ Kirk Douglas’ discussion of God at the dinner table is less effective than his Van Goghian appearance at his easel. The bloodthirsty have their reward in the picture’s concession to the general knowl- edge that Van Gogh cut off his ear. As a fair and not overwrought view of the life of a well-known figure, as a movie on its own mer- its and also as a gallery of Van Gogh paintings, Lust for Life is well worth attention and acclaim. | (59. 5%) felt that it should be more | vii generally conforming to the faith of the minister. Because of the large number expressing this opinion, the Committee ~is planning to include a few services of this type in its program for ‘the year. However, most of the students agree that the Chapel Committee’s purpose is. not to satisfy the re- ligious ‘needs of the student, but to aid and encourage her so that she--may~find-the -way.-to-— satisfy these needs herself. The Commit- tee, basically, has three main pur- poses. First, it keeps in close con- tact with the ministers of- the lo- cal churches. The students are in- troduced to the ministers at the Chapel Committee tea in the fall, but the contact does not end with the last cup of tea. If a student wishes~to~join-a~particular-church; to sing in its choir, or merely. to find some means of transportation in order to attend the services, the Chapel Committee will provide any aid ‘that she might need. Soon there will be posted in each hall lists of students who have volun- teered to help carry out this aim. These girls go regularly to the contacted for information on the service and directions to get to the church and so forth. Second..Function The second function of the Com- mittee is to provide the students with a knowledge and understand- ing of religions other than their own. Sunday evening Chapel services, the Tuesday lectures, and trips to various churches in the Philadel- phia area. The third function of the Chapel Committee — possibly most impor- tant though least tangible—is to present the Bryn Mawrter with op- portunities to personally expand into new and deeper dimensions of religious thinking to keep pace with her intellectual growth in oth- er areas. The Committee attempts to fulfill this function through the Chapel services themselves and the discussion periods afterwards. These discussion periods are espe- cially valuable for students inter- ested in clarifying or deepening their religious thought. In connec- tion with this, all the suggestions for speakers have been considered, and the committee has engaged as many of them as possible. It is through the effective com- bination of these three activities that the Chapel Committee serves the student_by helping her to broaden her basic undé@rstanding of her own religious feelings and those of other faiths. Haverford Speakers The following is a list of Hav- erford College Collection speakers for November and December. Col- lection is held in Roberts Hall at 11:10 a.m. Seating for visitors is provided on the side séction on the south side 6f the main floor. November 6: Dr. John Baillie, Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, Edinburgh. November 13: Wright Morris, Novelist. November 20: Victor Riesel, La- bor Columnist for the New York Mirror. November 27: Branch Rickey, former General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates; before his as- sociation with the -Pirates, Mr. Rickey was connected with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Saint Louis Cardinals. December 4: Dr. Robert Gardin- er, Permanent Secretary for Hous- ing in the Gold Coast Government. December 13: A Christmas pro- gram at 8 p.m. various local churches, and may be . This is done through the ~ Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, October 31, 1956 Debate On “Vitalism Vs. Mechanism’ Features Mr. Berry The Philosophy Club opened its program for the year by present- ing Mr. Berry and Mr. Conner, both of the Biology Department, in a debate on ‘‘Vitalism vs. Mech- anism,” The discussion drew a large group of philosophy and sci- ence students to the Common Room last Thursday evening. Mr. Conner presented the case for vitalism. Admitting that it was a difficult term to define with precision, he explained vitalism by emphasizing those properties which are—peculiar_to—living things, such as irritability, motility, metabo- lism, growth, reproduction,’ and modifiability. The vitalist, said Mr. Conner, insists upon viewing the organism as a whole, as unified by some principle inherent in_ its structure. 2 Historically, the vitalist has usu- ally been an anatomist or a nat- uralist;~ the concentration;—in~re- cent years, upon function rather than form, has been the result of the mechanist approach to living systems. Mr. Conner mentioned only three modern vitalists — Driesch, Haldane, and Russell — who continue to emphasize that an organism, unlike a machine, can- not be analyzed in terms of phys- ical and .chemical processes with- out destroying its vital integrity. Mr. Berry proceeded to také the floor on. behalf of mechanism, which he defined as “the basic as- “sumption that all processes can be traced functionally to chemical and physical organization.” The mech- anist approach is that of analysis of the organism, recognizing that No observation of the intact sys- Versus Mr. Conner tem in toto is either possible or fruitful. Mr. Berry conceded that the mechanist conception leaves as yet unexplained such phenomena as consciousness or mind, free will, and other non-determined behav- iour. He made clear, however, that the mechanist does not accept the assumption that, just because we cannot at present explain these liv- ing processes in physical or chem- ical terms, that we shall never be able to do so. Rather he is confi- dent, on the basis of what. has al- ready been traced to “mechanical” causes, that in the future most vital functions will be so clarified. Mr. Berry pointed out that the use of drugs in treating mental dis- eases points the way to the discov- ery of the chemical basis to the most “mysterious” of organic dis- orders. A-diseussion period following the talks re-opened some of the cen- tral issues. Professor Ferrater Mora raised the question of wheth- er the terms “mechanist” and “vi- talist” refer strictly to methodol- ogy or to conceptions of reality. Mr. Nahm pointed out the lack of fixity in response to environment which is characteristic of living creatures, thereby touching upon the problem of freedom. Several students thought it possible to maintain both a moderate vitalist concept of life and a mechanist-ap- proach to the study of life. The discussion ended on this note when Mr. Conner. remarked that “the main value of the vitalist in biol- ogy is to remind the mechanist con- stantly that he is dealing with an entire organism.” Trusteeship Given To Amos Peaslee The election of Amos Jenkins Peaslee, Deputy Special Assistant to the President of the United States, to the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College was announced by Miss Katharine E. McBride. Mr. ‘Peaslee will also become a mem- ber of the Board of Directors of the College. Mr. Peaslee, an international j lawyer, served as U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 1953 to 1956. In 1919 he represented the United States at the Liabach Conference and was attached to the Commis- sion. to Negotiate Peace in Paris during the same year. In World War II, he held the rank of Com- mander in the U.S. Coast Guard and in 1947 was elected National Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard League. ” A member of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, Mr. Peaslee is honorary president of the trustees of the Friends Central School of Philadel- phia and a former president of the Alumni Association of Swarthmore College. He is a resident of Clarks- boro, New Jersey. = Hockey By Lucy Wales The cheers at the beginning of the Beaver hockey game Thursday came from the encouragement of Bryn Mawr’s captain, Steffie Het- zel: “Remember, we’re undefeat- ed!” Yet the Beaver team demon- strated a considerable amount of agility and ability, which included numerous shots at the goal. Joyce Cushmore, Bryn Mawr goalie, play- ed well in stopping many very dif- ficult shots. But Beaver did score. Both Joan Parker and Nancy Hoffman were able to carry the ball as far as the Beaver striking circle. Each scored a well fought goal. They deserve particular com- mendation, as does the whole team for finding the loops in the Beaver line. The final score was 10-2, in Beayer’s favor. Practice Teaching Open To Students The Principles of Teaching in the Secondary Schools, the new education course announced by Miss McBride at opening assembly, offers to Bryn Mawr students for the first time an opportunity to fulfill in toto the requirements for teacher certification before gradu- ation. An answer to demands, from state boards of education and to advice from alumnae who are now teachers, this course includes as its laboratory two full days per week of practice teaching on the secondary level. Mr. John Free, a Visiting lec- turer from the University of Penn- sylvania, is teaching the course, and the first two student teachers are Betty Brackett and Nancy Schwartz who have elected educa- tion courses to supplement majors in English. Both girls are work- ing in the’ ‘Lower Mérion public schools; Betty in the senior high under the guidance of Miss Mary Finnerty, and Nancy in the junior high under the supervision of Miss Agnes Raycroft. So that they may fully understand the working of a school they are acting as full staff members and attending faculty meetings in addition to having frequent conferences with their master teachers, who are regular- ly on*hand for advice and sugges- tions as to the development.of-ef- fective teaching methods. The completion of this course, which covers one semester, will ful- fill the Pennsylvania state require- ment of 180 hours in the schools. Other reqirements in child devel- opment and the study of the school asa social institution can be met by courses which Bryn Mawr has normally offered. A prerequisite for this course is Psychology 101, but Mrs. Cox would prefer that teaching candidates take several education courses before their sen- ior year, MOVIES Arcadia: The Opposite Sex. play, “The Women.” toon musical. Stanley: War and Peace. Ferrer, and Henry Fonda. Studio: Lust for Life. minute silent sequence. THEATER Winters and Pat Hingle. Monaco. Forrest: The Pajama Game. Larry Douglas and Betty O'Neill. urday evening; recital, Mastbaum: The Solid Gold Cadillac. Douglas in the film version of a Broadway hit. Tolstoy’s epic with Audrey Hepburn, Mel Events in Philadelphia June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, ‘ Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller in a musical based on Clare Boothe’s Goldman: Fantasia. Revival of the Disney-Stokowski-Taylor 1940 car- With Judy Holliday and Paul Based on Irving Stone’s life story of Van, Gogh. Kirk Douglas plays the artist. Trans-Lux: Rififi. A robbery thriller that includes the famous. thirty Walnut: Girls of Summer. A new play by N. Richard Nash, with Shelley Erlanger: Li’l Abner (reviewed this issue). Shubert: Happy Hunting. Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse musical, with Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas that spoofs the wedding in Richard Adler-Jerry Ross musical, with Academy of Music: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conduct- ing, Philippe Entremont, piano soloist, Friday afternoon and Sat- Imgard Seefried, soprano and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, Thursday night. Hot mann Chooses Dr. Hans Hofmann, Assistant Professor of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, introduced his subject at Chapel as: “That dubious phenomenon we call relig- ion.” Dr. Hofmann asked his audience “Wihat kind of a faith do... you have? Is it that small ‘baby-faith’ given you by your childhood, a faith that shrinks and becomes in- sufficient each day? Do you have the Sunday-evening-chapel-service religion ? (The kind that disap- pears on Monday?) Do you lust for rules, lean on the Ten Com- mandments? ~Just what sort of faith have you?” He continued, “There is today Please bring lost articles which you find to the Lost and Found and place them in the basket outside the door. Guiomar Novaes Will Give Recital Guiomar Novaes, internationally acclaimed Brazilian pianist, will give a recital in the Radnor High School auditorium, Radnor, onthe | evening of Friday, November 2, at’ 8:30 p.m. Madame Novaes, who studied under Isador Phillipps at the Paris Conservatory, made her New York debut in 1915 at the age of twenty. The program planned for Friday is unpublished. Admission is free although there will be a collection during one of the intermissions. The freshmen are cordially in- vited to a mixer to be held at Haverford on the Lloyd parking Saturday evening, Nov. 3. Sign up on the list posted in Taylor. lot (weather permitting) this f JOYCE LEWIS “Mix and Match” Separates Hopeless Hair becomes Lovely Locks at the Are you late to class because your watch is broken? Have it fixed at ~VANITY- SHOPPE WALTER-COOK — He 836 Lancaster Ave. Headquarters for Supplies SUBURBAN HARDWARE CO. SOO i bb bi bib bt bat % K Looking | for a Smart , Xmas Gift? : Imprinted Stationery : at DINAH FROST RR ste a cece eta lp: inden adele inde added badad abd *« Breakfast ebb bbb bbb bbb bbb hbbbbhnhbnnbnbnnnnnsnnennenene % BRYN MAWR COLLEGE INN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 9:00-11:00 A.M. Luncheon Afternoon Tea 12:00- 2:00 P.M. 3:30- 5:00 P.M. Dinner 5:30- 7:30 P.M. Sunday Dinner SPECIAL PARTIES AND Telephone LAwrence. 5-0386 ee + CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY — IYI AAIIAAIAIIAIIIIIIAIIAIIAIAIIIIIIIIIAIAII III 12:00- 3:00 P.M. BANQUETS ARRANGED . Lombaert St. and. Morris Ave. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania FAIAAAAA AAA AAAS SES PE Feit “Religion” As His Subject For Chapel Sunday Night much too much talk about religion. God needs people who live from day to day, not just discussion, not how many people get a ‘kick’ out. of Billy Graham. People who prac- tice their religious faith are what we need.” Mr.-Ferrater’Mora; Professor of Philosophy, directed the discussion held afterwards in the Common Room. Approximately half the group from the service attended. Several questions were directed to Dr. Hofmann. “You speak of prosperity and Christianity,” said Mr. Ferrater Mora. “Do you mean to imply that prosperity, as such, is bad?” Margaret Gordon asked Dr. Hofmann to define what he meant when he said such things as “vitality,” “giving” and “life,” to which he replied that the things he spoke of are not static definable things. They, like life itself, are ever-moving experiences. Special Student Offer! 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COLLEGE REDUCED admission 6:00 P.M. plus TAX HY SAVE 55c © 50c AT ALL TIMES! ee 2 aang ek \ ; \ ' | \ l am Lantana ra a Wednesday, October 31, 1956 (eareapw ie YP) ygaesn ab THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Five Foreign Policy And Domestic Issues Discussed In Recent Alliance Debate Continued from Page 1 Charles Mack social and economic issues. ‘According to Pat, the Republican and Democratic civil rights planks are- very similar this year. The Republican platform, however, was much stronger in 1952, coming out unequivocably for ending lynching, the poll tax, and for the adoption of REPC. Since then Eisenhower has expressed his personal opposi- tion to FEPC and also said in re- lation*to the Supreme Court de- segregation decision “I think it makes no difference whether I en- dorse it or not, it is the law of the land.” In reference to the “part time president” the Democrats. claim Eisenhower is, Pat said that Eis- enhower was out of Washington in many times of crises such as the shipping of tanks to Saudi Arabia. ‘Misenhower’s promise to delgate even more responsibility in the fu- ture does not reassure Pat as to Eisenhower’s performance in the presidency. Dorothy Innes feels that in farm policy the Republicans approached “cc the solution to the problems of. overproduciton, surplus and low farm income. Working in the best interests of the country the Republicans have introduced a soil bank plan which will keep acreage out of produc- tion and aid conservation, The Presidential veto of the ‘Democratic Farm bill was inter- preted by Dorothy as opposition to the proposal which increased government surplus and govern- ment control. The Republicans aim to raise prices in the market, but not by artificial means which imply higher taxes. John Bernstein, in answer to Dorothy, gave figures to show the bad state of agriculture under the Republicans. Farm prices have dropped 25%. since 1952 while the farmers’ costs have risen:3%. At the same time Eisenhower talks of giving the farmer a fair share of national income. Q KisenhoWer’s water commission, which includes people like Charles E. Wilson and Ezra Taft Benson, reported that the farmers were badly off but that the commission don’t know enough to make any recommendations. According to the Republican Haverford. student Charlie Mack, “the. American people are better off today than ever before in his- tory.” Labor and business are tak- ing home more than ever before; the Gross National Product is over 400 billion and the economy is ob- viously stable. Democrats claim to be the MOVIES ARDMORE Oct. 31-Nov. 3—The Bad Seed. Nov. 4-6—Back from Eternity and Laurie. BRYN MAWR Oct. 31—Mr. Hulot’s Holiday. Nov. 1-3—Pardners. Nov. 4-5—Carousel and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Nov. 6—Meet Me In Las Vegas. Nov. 7-10—The King and I. SUBURBAN Oct. 31-Nov. 7—Proud and the Profane. Nov. 8—Vagabond King. . GREENHILL Oct. 31-Nov. ,8—Private’s Prog- ress. ANTHONY WAYNE Oct. 31-Nov. 3—The Bad Seed. Nov. 4-5—Bigger Than Life and Back from Eternity. Nov. 6-10—The Lady Killers. The Faculty Committe for the 1957 United Community Fund Campaign are D. Wykcoff (chairman) R. Connor and D. Green. The College Committee members are Carole Biba and Dorothy Gray. Contributions will be ‘collected on © campus through November 16. “friends of labor’ yet under the Eisenhower administration labor is “better off than before.” The debate was followed by a discussion with, questions on the Bricker Amendment, the Eisen- hower cabinet and the H-Bomb tests being answered by both sides. Letter to the Editor Continued from Page 2 desirable situation. All too often the Democrats pro- pose widespread social welfare programs or aid to particular ec- onomic minority groups without considering that while these pro- A. Dudden Seconds Dryden Compiaint fo the Editor The College News The undersigned read the letter from L. Dryden ‘in last’ week’s College News with great relish. The only fate worse than being inisquoted by a reporter is to be quoted accurately and within con- text. An erroneous quotation gen- erally backfires against reporter and publication. An accurate re- counting of one’s words lays bare the awful truth behind intellectual and emotional limitations hitherto mercifully obscured; especially at election time. So my hat is off to L: Dryden— if that was really her name. A. Dudden JEANNETT'S BRYN MAWR FLOWER SHOP, INC. Wm. J. Bates, Jr. Manager 823 Lancaster Ave Bryn Mawr LAwrence 5-0570 e e ives you more to enjoy ey ¢ Real Filiraticn neq! ull King Size enn el ifelliagt te) eleraae, FILTER TIP AREYTON ) CIGARETTES the taste is great! FI r Fhe € Grrerica LTER TIP] AR EYTON grams have individual appeal, the tremendous expense of them can- not be borne by the economy. When we turn to the foreign sit- uation, we see’a world in violent change, largely’due to the unleash- ing of the explosive forces of rev- olutionary nationalism. Today sure- ly, it is not unwise to pursue pre- viously adopted policies rather than to add the further complica- tions of “new outlooks and new ideas” merely in the ‘interest of novelty. We do not see that Dem- ocratic candidates have demon- strated their peculiar perspicacity in the realm’ of foreign affairs, either as administrators in. power or advisors out of power. No Democrat seems willing to advance specific policies; we feel that crit- icism of the conduct of foreign policy is meaningless when no fea- sible alternatice is proposed. Eisenhower’s worldwide fpopu- larity is an asset which should not be tinderestimated at this time of grave tension. For the United States itself to reject this respect- ed representative of America would seem to add further uncertainty to a situation which calls for contin- uity of such trusted leadership, : Dorothy Innes, ’57 Carole Colebob, ’57 USF Contributions |To Be Determined Last: year Bryn Mawr students gave over $3,000 to the United Service Fund. This sum was di- vided among the following agen- cies: American. Friends Service Committee; World University Service; National Scholarship and Service Fund for Negro Students; Save the Children Federation; Unitéd Negro College Fund; Inter- national House of Philadelphia; and the United Philadelphia Fund. In November, the USF drive for the 1956-57 year willfbe conducted. By having one big drive on cam- pus, Bryn Mawr is protected from numerous individual drives’ by charitable institutions. With the USF drive students have the op- portunity to contribute to worth- while institutions and organiza- tions. At an open legislature meeting, November 19, representatives from the various institutions will speak to the college and tell of the.work of their own charities. Then a leg- islature vote will decide the list of organizations to which Bryn Mawr will contribute this year. In the past, the legislature has also decided the percentage of the total collected amount to be given to each group, but this year, it is possible for each student to desig- nate exactly how much she would like to give to each institution. SAVE on EVERYTHING FOR RIDING Velvet Hunt Caps....from $11.75 Hunting Buff Corduroy Breeches . . from $17.95 All-Wool Black Melton Coats from $29. 50 “English Model. Black Riding Boot$ . . .from $17.95 “SADDLEBILT” KENTUCKY JODS Famous for Superior Fit & Workmanship $9.95 to $35 Saddles, New & Used, All Kinds Write for FREE Catalog and Details of Special College | Students’ Discount. KAUFFMAN 2 \ST 24 ST. N.Y. .Christ from the Cross” his figures Page: Six + THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, October 31, 1956 Buschbeck Views 15th'Century Style Ernest Buschbeck, Director of the Vienna Collection, spoke in the music room Monday night on Mon- umental Style of the late 15th Cen- tury. Italian masters such as Leonar- do, Verrocio and Massacio are more commonly mentioned in connection with 15th century art than North- ern masters. This is explained by a more complete flow of informa- tion through Italian Historiogra- phy ‘and archives than through those of the north. Also, the ideas of the Italian artist are closer to 19th and 20th century concepts. The significance and greatness of art from other parts of Europe must not be discounted because of its less widespread emphasis, said Mr. Buschbeck. 15th century Europe between Flanders and Paris witnessed a blossoming of painting caused chiefly: by Van Eyck and Roger Van der Weygen. Van Eyck’s great and revolutionary contribution to]. his field was his astute observa- tion and imitation of visible detail. ‘The relation of individual parts among each other within a pciture was to him of paramount impor- tance. In short, Van Eyck repre- sents “a return to former Gothic monumentality and clarity.” Van der Weyden is a key figure here too. In the “Deposition of have an expressive value afd an) emotional quality caused by the curved undulating outlines. Lack of strength in Christ’s body is shown by long, swinging lines. There is in most of his works clearness of composition and of spatial relations, careful delinea- aion and simplicity of representa- tion. ‘ After discussing other painters of the Flanders school such as Pouts, Mr. Buschbeck continued his lecture by showing its influence on the whole of Europe. The range of influence ran in a geographical triangle, from Portugal to Italy and from Italy up through Poland and Russia. Pogo, American Marsupial Candidate Will Spring A ‘No MOOSEJAIW, Australia — (By Special Pouch) — The Wallaby Word in a semi-copyrighted story today claimed that Pogo, the American Marsupial candidate for President, will spring an upset surprise decision hitherto kept dark from even those sources close to the headwaters when he reviews the Echidna Troops at a Gala Event held in honor of Harry Gala, unknown Kangaroo soldier, just behind the Patagonian Swim Team’s locker rooms immediately after the opening of the Olympic Previews, i AUSTRALIAN LISTENING POST ORGANIZED . aeapencn Just what this decision is has been kept.a secret from normally well-informed observers and not a few experts.. Press representatives for the Possum Hopeful have said tersely, “We do not know.” Terse- ly, a reporter for the Wallaby Word, has copyrighted a Story to- day which says in effect that “No comment” is the byword. It is be- lieved that the affair may blow over, or may possibly blow up into a major campaign issue. In any event, by sheer reiteration, poli- ticians here have made*of “No comment” a key, or major, phrase. Some disturbance among the Bandicoot Band members was no- ticed today as the group (Basil Comment’ Decision Baxter’s Bugle Bunch) performed at a ceremony intended to welcome the Welcoming Committee select- ed to welcome Pogo to Australia when he gets here in search of votes already conceded by the two majority parties. It is believed that the Tuba section inferred that the Welcoming’ Committee was welcome to leave any time it so de- sired, A strong movement in the Trombones combined to pour wa- ter into six tubas and wpon seven tuba players. A more harmonious note (“A” flat) was struck by the bass dium player, and it is hoped by party hopefuls that this will be the last dissention in party ranks. A piccolo-man, who was accused of blowing spitballs at the chair- man through his instrument, re- signed and left in a 1988 Huff. (Copyright 1956 Walt ° Kelly) ALLIANCE Continued from Page 1 Freedom and Government straints. Before Christmas it is likely that Saville Davis will speak on the Point Four Program and Mrs. John Lee, national president of the League of Women Voters, will talk on political action. Invitations are being extended to James Restow, David Reisman and Hodding Carter, editor of the Delta Democratic Times of Green- ville, Mississippi. Should he speak, Mr. Carter will point out the south- ern viewpoint in the segregation problem. Other phases of the Alliance are in motion, too. The International Relations Club had its first meet- ing Sunday night and the Debate Club has begun its season with a debate planned for this week against Haverford College. At the end of February there will be a two-day conference spon- sored by the Alliance on “Nation- alism in the Middle East.” Re- Hopeful Signs Of New Musical Life At B.M.C. Heard In Concert Sunday By Eleanor Winsor The first of the Sunday after- noon Chamber Music Concerts in the Ely Room of Wyndham intro- duced several freshmen whose tal- ents promise well for the coming year. The theme of the concert, Early American Music offered an opportunity for an interesting va- riety of selections Miss Juanita Barrett who opened the program with two piano pieces from the eighteenth century and later played the overture to “The Mountaineers in Switzerland” dis- played fine techncial skill and play- ed with a light grace well suited to the mature of her selections. Unfortunately the vocal selec- tions of the next soloist, Miss Di- ana Dismuke, a sophomore, were not so happily assigned. Miss Dis- muke’s soprano voice is an excep- tional one; neither of her two re- ligious songs gave her the oppor- tunity she deserved and the string quintet which accompanied her waged a successful contest for vol- ume predominance. A welcome surprise were the Mozart horn duos performed by Monica MacGaffrey and Jane Hig- genbottom; with a little-more time and ,practice together the two should develop’ what is ‘already aj fine potential. Less successful was the string quintet. With the exception of Wendy Palm’s viola and Bob Ben- amin’s first violin the work of the group left much to be desired in the way of harmony and individual tone, but on the whole the concert was pleasant and well worth the attention of a larger audience than that which appeared. HAMLET Hamlet will appear on Goodhart stage the night of November 6th. Giveri by a. subsidiary of the Strat- ford (Ontario )Shakesperean Com- pany; the performers have taken small roles_in productions of the parent outfit. 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