gw 4 J J neg “ tyative work on the high school or - first junior to Self-Gov and Pres- * VOL. XLII, NO. 2 ARDMORE AND BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1957 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1957 PRICE 20 CENTS Rhys Carpenter Will Speak On Ancient Greeks Dr. Rhys Carpenter, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, will give the Horace White Memor- ial Lectures for 1957-1958 on “My- cenaean Greek: A New Glimpse into the Past.” The first of three lectures is to be presented on Monday, October 21 at 8:30 p.m. and will be on “Decip- herment.” The second will cover “Content” and the last “Signifi- cance.” Dr. Carpenter joined the Bryn Mawr faculty in 1918, after he had been called to the College by Miss Thomas to lay the foundations of a department which has become the stronghold of Classical Arch- aeology in this country. A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Carpenter obtained his B.A.-from. Balliol College in 1911, and returned to the U. S. to take his Ph. D. at Columbia in 1916. He served as Director of the| Amerisan School of Classical Stud- ies jn Athens from 1927-1932—an assignment which jhe resumed in 1946, : An eminent and well-known arch- aeologist in the U, S,, Dr. Car- penter has brought great distinc- tion to the College through his many books and lectureg given at universities and institutes through- out the ¢ountry. In 1954, after serving-Bryn Mawr for forty-two years, Dr. Carpenter retired from the faculty. He has joined the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, always as Professor Carpenter himself says, “quite a Bryn Mawr outpost.” 2 Alumnae Serve As New Wardens by Miriam Beames Among the hordes of people swelling Bryn Mawr’s enrollment are five new wardens, two of whom graduated from this college, Miss Patricia Onderdonk, in Den- bigh, graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1962. Although she majored in French, her main interest was the theatre—she directed her class’ freshman and junior shows, and was president of College Theatre. Since graduation, she has held var- ious jobs in New York, among them one with the Institute of International Education, where she helped with the preliminary screen- ing for Fulbright scholarships. Mrs. Margaret Smith, taking over for Miss Nancy Tatum in Rhoads, has made a double addition to the hall: with her is Miss Marcia Smith, aged eight. After gradu- ating from Barnard, where she ma- jored in (Political Science, Mrs. Smith received a degree in social work from Bryn Mawr, and is a professional social worker. At present she is taking courses in education and is interested in guidance, counseling, and adminis- college level. Marcia (who seems to have formed a strong friendship with the hall) and her duties as a warden keep Mrs. Smith busy; she reports an interest in’ music, but no time for any hobbies. oo Miss Naney Blackwood, Bryn Mawr ’51, is Pembroke East’s new warden, succeeding Miss Pilar Gon- zalez. (While in college, she was ident of League. She also held places on the hockey, badminton, French Club Hails Gallic’s Literature The French Club will present a program of reading and discussion in commemoration of the one-hyn- dreth anniversary of the publica- tion of Gustave Flaubert’s ““Ma- dame Bovary” and Charles Baudel- aire’s “Les Fleurs de..Mal,” on Tuesday, October 22nd at 8 p.m. in the Common Room, _~ Professor Benjamiy F, Bart of Syracuse University will deliver a short paper on “Madame Bovary” and Miss Margaret Gilman, chair- man of our own French™Depart- ment will present a critique on Baudelaire. Both of these papers were recejved enthysiastically at a recent language conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Mario Maurin will read a few selections’ from the poetry of Baudelaire, after which faculty members, students am! guests will be invited to participate in the-dis. cussion, ‘Prehibition Prom’ Heads Events Of. Big Jr. Weekend ~\by Liz Rennolds Preparations aré well under way for what may go down in history as Bryn Mawr’s “Lost Weekend.” For the records, however, it’s actu- ally the new, improved Junior Weekend. (New and improved in that Junior Prom now follows Jun- ior Show . .. makes this one of the big weekends of the year.) To get you “In The Mood” Friday night following the dress rehearsal of Junior Show, East House will hold an Open Mixer (that’s a cross between an Open House and a Mix- er, girls). Just tell ’em Joe sent you! Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in Skinner, the Dance Club will per- ‘| form and there will be a jazz con- cert immediately afterwards (tick- ets are free with show tickets), Playing for the jazz concert and the dance later Saturday night is “The Purple Knights Quintet” from Williams College. Speak Easily opens at 8:30 in Goodhart, and all seats to this per- formance are reserved. Following this musical by the class of ‘69, the formal Undergrad Dance yin honor of the Juniors wil eld in the gym. Its name. , . “Prohibi- tion Prom,” naturally. Everyone’s welcome and expected, Rock will (ahem) rock after- wards ... when Open House takes place there ’ti] 8 (or go). Tell ’em Marti sent you! And to close a beautiful Lost Weekend, it seems only logical to have Wyndham's “New Deal” fol- low Speak Easily, “Prohihition| Prom,” ete. So, everyone ia expect- ed there (stag, sag, or drag) Sun- day afternoon. Time 8:00, music by Frank Oonroy. Do (hic) join ush .«.. ... Speakers Miss Ann Huntin Philadelphia Traveler's Aid Society, will speak under the aysplités of the ue on Thursday, Ovtober 17 in Common: Room at 8:80 p.m. The class of 1908 Lecture will be given Thursday, Oct i the bef ‘versity’ 5 of ‘the Uni- hh of w u books on Marvell, Donne and Dry- den, will speak on “Andrew Mar- Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 vell.” The lecture begins at 8:30 pag ee gton of the| 24 in| Stage Haverford Collection Haverford collection programs for the rest of October will fea- ture the following two speakers: October 22 - William Henry Chamberlin, Correspondent, Wall Street Journal; political scientist, author, Haverford ’17, October 29—Jerome S. Bruner, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University. Haverford Collections are held every Tuesday morning in Roberts Hall at 11:10 a.m. Seating for visitors is provided in the side sec- tion on the south side of the main floor. Wilson Assesses The Extent Of Bard’s Comic Achievement Mr. F. P. Wilson, Professor of English Literature,.Oxford Univer- sity, gave the Ann _ Elizabeth Sheble lecture in Goodhart Mon- day evening. His topic, “Shakespeare and the Comedy of His Time” was concern- ed primarily with showing Shakes- peare’s accomplishment and break with the dramatic tradition of the early seventeenth century. During Shakespeare’s life there was no one simple mode of comedy. was two years ago.” “| know she played Ophelia in our production but that Secrecy Enshrouds '59’s ‘Speak Easily’ by Sue Goodman . The Juniors have chosen to take advantage of female curiosity by refusing to divulge anything but a few cold facts about their forth- coming production, “Speak Easily,” on October 18 and 19, in the hpoes that they wil attract ticket-buyers more numerous and inquisitive than ever before, Or, is their lack of verbosity merely an adamant asser- tion on their part that they cannot be made to “speak easily” about matters confidential ? In order to get their audience in the proper temperament for the show, i.e, not highly temperate, the Juniors have publicized the fact that the action takes place during prohibition in the 1920's on board a British ocean liner, on route to the United States. Fur- thermore, to conserve-our deductive and imaginary powers, they “were kind enough to add that the cast includes Russian aristocrats, American society couple, bootleg- gers and just “plain br ical Cast BRE: ssstdigvesnveadsivenssi Blair Dissette BS i srscsescscastssn tne sss0saea Susan Gold ‘Tony Fitzgerald .......... Alice Todd Clara Fitzgerald Eleanor Winsor (wife) Nicolas Tamenov....Helen Birnbaum Sonig Tamenov Peaches ..........:...... Janine Gilbert eee Margery Tinkham Directors - . Director ccccs.csccsdees Sally Powers Asst, Director ........... Lynne Kaplan Tech, Director ............ Sandy Scott Music Diregtor .. Angie Wishnack Manager .. Elizabeth Foshay Bus. Manager ....Moira MacVeagh Asst. Stage Mgr.......Nancy Rotch Lights Chimp. ....... -Laura Pearson Costume Chmz. ...... Cathya Wing Properties Chmn..... Miriam Beames Migee-UD ooo .. Jackie Winter Continued on Page 6, Col. 2 an|- Faith Kessel (daughter) | ‘Beg gar’s Opera’ Is Drama Club’s Next Qn November 15 and 16 Bryn Mawr College Theater and Haver- ford Drama Club will present Beggar’s Opera at Roberts Hall. The 18th century musical satire is by John Gay and Frederick Austin. The following is a list of the cast: Mrs. Peachum, Anne Schaefer; Polly Peachum, Diana Dismuke; Lucy Lockit, Peggy Cowles; Diana Trapes, Mimi Gisolfi. Also: Peachum, Richard Kelly; Lockit, Don Knight; Macheath, Jim Katowitz; Filch, Bob Christ. Robert Butman and William Reese are Dramatic and Musical Directors respectively. The Pro- duction Manager is Leigh Gelser with William Bertolet as Set De- signer. Adrian Tinsley, President of Col- lege Theatre, advises that “they will need lots of help and hope that many interested people will respond,” As yet the chorus is not completely cast. Calendar Thursday, October 17—8:30 p.m.— The league presents Miss Ann Huntington, Assistant Case Sup- ervisor, Philadelphia Traveler’s Aid Society, in a talk in the Com- mon Room, Goodhart. Friday & Saturday, October 18, 19 —Jr. Weekend—For schedule of ‘ activities, see article on this page Frday, 8:30—dress’ rehearsal of jr. show. " Saturday, October 19—8:30 p.m.— “Speak Easily,” junior show. Goodhart Hall. Monday, October 21— 7:15 p.m.—Current Events, Com- Room. 8:30 p.m.—Rhys Carpenter will give the first of his three lectures on “Mycenaen Greek.” Tuesday, Octoher 22—8:30 p.m.— Freneh Club. Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publi- cation of Madame Bovary and Les Fleurs du Mal. “Comedies were varied in form, tone and achievement, They were romantic, domestic, sophisticated, naive, etc.” .. . “Out of chaos Shakespeare made order and ex- celled among his contemporaries,” Mr. Wilson gave two examples of Elizabethan comedy: Thomas Heywood’s Fair Maid of the West and Ben Jonson’s Alchemist. ‘Heywood Play The former introduced ‘romance, excitement ‘and spectacle.” at. is .. the story of a young virtuous maiden, Bess. whose lover must leave her for Spain, and leave her to the mercy of all .and sundry. Bess in--disguise sails after her , lover to Morocco Wwhere,.. after ke~- ~ lis thought dead, they are happily reunited and thus constancy is re- warded, The’ play’s’ moral Sentiment is of the conventional kind.” It, is “broadly humorous and contains simple, homely path- os.” Usually such a play is pop- ° ular in any age, but seldom out- lives the age.” Comedy and Customs Ben Jonson followed Sidney’s dictum for comedy as a “moral agent for the correction of man- ners (in which) pleasure is mixed with instruction,” Unlike Heywood, Jonson’s sets are strictly in Eng- land, usually London, and the char- acters are always of the middle class contemporary England. “To insist that comedy must always imitate the customs and character of contemporary Society is to con- fuse realism with reality,” Mr, Wil- son said. Jonson generally adhered to the ancient rules of unity in time and place. In the Alchemist these ex- ternally imposed unities work to- gether easily. Mr. Wilson pointed out that Jonson followed rules only “if they agreed with him,” Unity of Winter’s Tale “Shakespeare never aimed at a pre-conceived idea of structure. He knew comedy and broke every rule known to Renaissance theatre. In Winter's Tale he broke both the unities of time and Place, “Order” in Shakespearean comedy is self- imposed. The unity of The Winter’s * Tale is “more sensitive and compli- cated” than any external restric- tion could make it. Through the play run Opposite themes of art’ and nature, guilt and innocence and most of all, youth and art. The play is retroactive in that every scene in the early part af the play proves Significant as the play. develops: ~ The News is pleased to an- nounce the election of: Miriam Beames ’59 to its editorial board as member-at-large and as tem- porary subscription manager; Jane Levy ’59 as Business man- ager and Ruth Levin ’59. as Associate Business Manager.