L VOL. Li, NO.-10: ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1954 Copyright,. Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1x64 PRICE 20 CENTS MacNeice-Anderson Humor And Gravity, By. Paula Dunaway, ’58 On December 2, in Goodhart, Mr. Louis MacNeice and his wife, Miss Hea.ji Anderson, added another dis- tinguished program to the series of 1902 lectures. Mr. MacNeice read poetry ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, alter- nating with Miss Anderson, who sang ballads of corresponding pe- riods. The program is perhaps best de- scribed by Mr, MacNeice’s own phrase, “a patchwork with a pat- tern.” The first selection was a simple sixteenth century love lyric; this was followed by one of’ Mr. Mac- Neice’s own poems, a somber, very modern piece entitled Prayer Be- fore Birth. The contrast between the two''was so great as to be_al- most shocking. “Mood and Period” Miss Anderson then sang Dia- logue of King Solomon and Two Harlots, a seventeenth century song by John Hilton. In this, as in the rest of the songs, she conveyed perfectly both the mood and the period of the piece. The next two poems, on the oth- er hand, were both in a light mood. Christina, by MacNeice, short, light, and ironic, was followed by Robert. Herrick’s well-known Co- rinna’s Gone a-Maying. These two were understandably among (\the most popular, although Mr, MacNeice’s voice and rendition seemed to me to be best.suited to the more serious pieces, such as the two Irish poems, one anony- mous (Devil, Maggot and Son, translated from the Irish ‘by Frank U’Connor), and one of Yeats’ early poems, Song of Wandering Angus, Program Combines Poetry And Singing = One of Miss~Anderson’s songs, Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye, tied in with the first of these Irish poems. Another poem I found very ef- fective was Bagpipe Music, which, the author explained, was ‘‘the only ._poem. I have ever read in America to whicn people have ever vaised objections.” (He accounted sor this by the fact that it was in a¥oY, before a group consisting cmieuy of “old ladies.’’) “Fun and Games” in effect, the poem imitates the! 2ound of bagpipes. ‘lhe author warned that although it might ound ,jike nonsense, and was in a way a piece of “tun and games,” .t related to the ghlands of Ire- .and and Scotland in the period ot uecline during the 1930’s when the sast, sophisticated city life was pushing out into the quiet country. ‘the second part of the program began with works of the early nineteenth century, but none of the selections were the obvious ones; the very unexpectedness of the pieces made the program an interesting one. The opening poems in the second section were certainly not great poetry, but they were amusing and completely charming. Mr. Mac- Neice introduced them as “poems, or at any rate, pieces of verse.” One of these “pieces of verse, A Letter of Advice, which involved Medora and Araminta, two highly romantic young ladies of the By- ron School, was one of the most amusing—on the--program, as was wuwara Lear’s By Way of. Preface. The two late- Victorian ballads wnich Miss Anderson sang, My whocher Was a Lady and Driving an ‘ine Park, were just as amusing, and fitted in with the first poem. The program ended with two ” ending with the often-quoted lines - “The silver apples of the moon, ' The golden apples of the sun.” light songs, with words by W. 4H. Auden and music by Senjamin Britten. ‘Winter Whirl’, “Monte Carlo’, Provide Entertainment for Undergrad Weekend “Step right up and place your bets, ladies and gentlemen!” This cry was heard from Monte Carlo, more often called Rhoads.- Hall, Friday night, December 3. Rhoads was the scene of an open house following the first performance of Oedipus at Colonus. The front hall of Rhoads and the adjoining smokers were hung with heavy drapes and decorated with potted palms. Two appropriate flags were suspended over the front door. * At the beginning of the evening, each couple was given a stack of false $1000 bills to. use in gam- bling. The- games included Big Six, Beat the Dealer, Birdcage, and~Le Bow. a ‘before the -hall ites _ 1:00 a.m., a chocolate cake was auctioned off. It was to go to the one who had won the most “mon- ey” gambling; however, it was dis- covered that several groups had pooled their winnings, so the cake was given to John Whitaker and - his four-piece band which had pro- vided dance music all night. ; The refreshment committee serv-| ed punch, cookies, and coffee dur- ing the evening. - Aa “Winter Whirl” was ,an appro- priate name for Saturday night’s ‘Undergrad dance. Silver stars twinkled from a sky of blue crepe paper, and a jolly snow man in the center of the floor beamed at all who entered the door. In one cor- ner of the gym was a replica of a ‘typical New England church and in another corner was a sleigh and reindeer in which couples could have their pictures taken. Octangles-Zoombyes Howard Cook and his orchestra provided excellent dance music, and. during intermission the Bryn Mawr. Octangle. and Amherst Zoombyes performed. The Octan- gle repertoire included many new numbers, among which are Small Hotel, Birth of the Blues, Let’s Do It, Anything Goes, and Harry Rap- er’s arrangement of I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart. The Zoombyes brought the house down with such numbers as Jos- hua, How Come You Do Me Like You Do-Do-Do, Sweet Lorraine and Merry Christmas to You. _Credit goes to Jean Young and| mon Room, her committee for arranging this delightful evening. College Theatre, Haverford Drama Club Present W. B. Yeats’ Translation of ‘Oedipus at Colonus’ Liz Klupt, John Hawkins, William Packard (insert) Pre-Xmas Plans Include Graduate Play Club Parties, Carols Christmas festivities began this year with a spontaneous party in the Math. seminar room ‘arranged by juniors Liz Hall, Betsy Men- del, and Joan Pokk om Tuesday, De- cember 7. The season will open more offic- CALENDAR Wednesday, December 8 8:30 p.m. James Farmer will predict the “future of American Labor”, Common Room. 10:00 p.m. “How should money collected for the United Service Fund be distributed”? Legislature members. Common Room. Thursday, December 9 5:00 p. m. India will be the theme of the Alliance Meeting. Common Room. 8:30 p.m. Hear students discuss research they’ve dene, Dalton. Friday, December 10° 8:30 p.m.\I.C.G. square dance. Gym. 8:30 p.m. Freshman-Penn Mixer. Common Room. Sunday, December 12 8:00 p.m, Christmas Carol Serv- ice. Goodhart.” ‘ Monday, December 13 5:00 p.m. “Will increasing def- icits mean higher fees for Bryn Mawr Students?” Hear Miss Mc- Bride and express your views on costs. Common Room, 7:15 p.m. Mr. Berthoff will dis- cuss the Watkins Committee at Current’ Events. Common: Room. 8:15 p.m, “Current French Po- litical Thought, Problems, and Strategy” will be the topic of Dr. Paul Ricoeur. Ely Room. 8:30 p.m. Join Eleanor Dulles of the State Department’s Berlin Desk for coffee in the Deanery. Tuesday, December 14 5:00 p.m. Learn about the tem- per of the times when Christ was born when Mrs, Agnes Michels speaks to Chapel Committee. Com- and Chapel Service ially with the annual’ Christmas Carol Service this Sunday at 8:00 p.m. in Goodhart. The Reverend Andrew Mutch will read the Christmas story and carols will be presented by chorus, and the Hav- erford Glee Club. “Current Events” at the time of Christ’s birth will be discussed by Mrs. Michels on Tuesday. A séries of Christmas parties that evening will begin with IRC at 7:30 at Radnor, “Fragment of a Greek Tragedy”, will be Classic Club’s skit in Rhoads at 8:00. The first perform- ance of the graduate mummers’ productions is expected to be giv- en there, Goodies from the broken pinata will initiate East House as Span- ish House between 8:00 and 8:30, Wyndham’s Cercle Francais is next on the agenda followed by Russiaa Club at 9:30, Wednesday evening the Maids and Porters will carol from hall to hall. Tragedy Merits Qualified Praise, Decides Reviewer By Helen Sagmaster, 58 ‘Lne Saturday nignt performance vI Vedipus at Colunus by the Bryn mawr College Tiheatre and Haver- 1urad Urama Club was, in general, very weli done. ‘Lhe few instances in wnicn Sophocles’ tragedy did not wnoiuly succeed can be blamed on une many ditnculties in acting and proauucing such a play. because ot novelty of style and wide-spread unfamiliarity with the many details of Oedipus’ story, it 1S almost impossible tor an audi-— ence to “lose itselt” in what 1s hap- pening on stage. Some individual speecnes did have this almost hyp- nowizing ettect, but a large part of une time, the most that the cast could do was to interest and stim- ulate its audience, The role of Oedipus presented a challenge to William Packard; it is not easy to portray a blind man convincingly witnout stumbling about the stage. lor the tirst few minutes Packard was a little stiff, and seemed to-forget that he was bind, but he’‘improved quickly, and for the rest or the play, did an ex- celient job of acting. His move- | ments were those of an old and broken man, and: his voice that of a nobleman who has seen better days. His prayer to the Furies and the curse he put upon his sons were particularily weil spoken. John Pialtz was weil cast in the role ot Creon, the usurping king of ‘Lnepes. His voice, his gestures, nis whole manner, bespoke kingly arrogance, ‘l’nrougnout his time on stage he exemplined VUedipus’ words, ‘audacity, professing the highest motives that you may de- ceive!” bfaltz’s portrayal was al- together one of tne pest of the eve- ning. John Hawkins as_ Polyneices gave another effective pertorm- ance. His rather high-pitched, com- plaining voice anda scoopeu posture prougnt out the “character ot a scneming, treacherous son. When. he was taking leave of his sister Anuvigone, he became suddenly ten- uer, and succeeded in creaung a very moving scene. Continued on Page 3, Col.”1 -Dr. William Fagg, Assistant Keepér of the British Museum and Honorary Secretary of the Royal Anthropological Institute, spoke in Goodhart on December 6 on “The Tribal Artist in Africa”. Dr. Fagg briefly disposed of a few popular misconceptions of which he strongly disapproves. The first of these was the theory that it was Picasso and a few of his friends. who first discovered African Art about 1905. He point- ed out the fact that this tribal art had been brought to Europe by explorers and travellers, from the seventeenth century on, and that Dr. Win. Fagg Chaat Misconceptions, Pronounces Future Of African Tribal Art ed was a “method of misunder- standing”’. Another popular theory is that tribal art is merely the product of people in a state of arrested de- velopment. Dr. Fagg refuted this concept, saying that “primitive” art often attained sophositication equal to that in amy of our mod- . ern art. As illustration he show- ed two slides of alniost completely abstract masks representing hum- an heads. Dr. Fagg believes that although . tribal art has a definite meaning and use, even today, it is doomed. There may be a solution, however, in the adaptation of the uses of 7:30 XMAS PARTIES begin. the superficial forms to their own See above. - modern. artists had merely adapted |, purposes; all they really discover- — the modern, Christian way of life which seems to be ov- ertaking Africa. ’ Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS - WaNes December 8, 1954 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (éxcept during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the ga 0 of Bryn Mawr College at the Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. j The Col in it may be reprinted either wholly Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD Edltorin-Chict Copy . 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Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, or in part without permission of the ‘56 ‘57 "57 ‘57 sevcccescceees Harriette Solow, chris * asses Epsey Cooke, Ruth’ Rasch, Marcia Case, ee ee ee ‘55 (League Representative); Anna .. Ann Harris, ‘56 — Amy Heinel, ‘56 PEPIN So CV eas es Margi Abrams, ‘56 Gloria Strohbeck, ‘57— Carlene Chittenden, ‘56 ‘56; Ann Anderson, ‘57; Leone Edricks, * Parents’ Day -Bryn Mawr’s first parents day was held two years ago. Its success has stimulated a scheduled for April 16. The problem of introducing Bryn Mawr to parents in one short day boils down to the question: how much variety is possible and what should be stressed? Of course there will be a speech with Miss McBride and a faculty tea. The third major.event in 1953 was a series of Here professors spoke of their aims in teaching a particular field ,or its high spots, or students department meetings. described their honors work. ents closer to the academic side of Bryn Mawr—the one they rarely meet. Departmental meetings, or a substitute for them, are the center of question in present plans. parents who were here in 1953 and yet answer the questions of others? How can the curriculum be presented without merely repeating the catalogue? Open classes present the problems of lack of continuity for parents or students, lack of space, and conflict in sched- ule. Speeches.thrust the burden of planning for variety and > ‘coverage on the faculty. In our imagination we see a debate on some current is- sue, a lecture on one phase of art or one historical figure. A simple description of some current research in science, ‘poetry reading or perhaps another look at honors work by students in the department are other possibilities. It’s very nebulous now—and rosier then it will seem lat- er on when work on parents day will be uppermost. There is a need for considering’ the time and enjoyment of three groups; parents, students and faculty. We wish Weézie Simp- son and her committee the best of luck. repeat performance which is These meetings brought par- bd What will interest Prance And Dance Courtesy Of I. C. G. especially contributed by Ann Harris, ’56 With a native Texan caller and a group of professional dancers to|°~ demonstrate, the forthcoming ICG square dance promises to be a great success. Herb “Tex” Prince, perhaps the most renowned caller io this region, will call. A former | * Paul Whitman Band member, Mr. Prince has currently made a re- cording of a Christmas square -dance for RCA Victor. Because of his reputation as a square dance expert he was head caller at the Eastern Square Dance Converition this year. ; _ As an added attraction ICG will have a group of expert dancers to help out novices, and to entertain in’ general “with” faney~ Western|—~ ~~ style maneuvers. The square dance will be attend- ed by students and faculty from twelve schools in this area. By the way, Haverford, Swarthmore, and Villanova have guaranteed a sup- ply of unattached males. . Friday evening, December 10th, ~ 8:30 p.m411:30° p.m. ° he time. So, tor the time of your - life (plus 75c), show up at the hoe- ENTERTAINMENT ‘Hedgerow Caine Mutiny Court Martial: Dec. 9, 10, 2:30 p.m.; Dec. 11, 2:30 p.m. - Academy of Music Bach Cycle No. 3: Fri., Dec. 10, 2:00 p.m., Sat., Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m. Pastorale “Christmas Oratorio” 3randenburg Concerto No. 5 Suite from Bach’s “French Suite” 2iano Concerto in A major Toccata, Intermezzo and Fugue Arena :; Ice Follies of 1955: Dec. 25-Jan, ? \ Bryn Mawr Theatre | Gone With The Wind: Wed. Thurs., Dec. 8-9. . Betrayed: Fri.-Sat., Dee. 10-11. sss Ardmore ’ Seven Brid Seven Brothers: Wed.-Sat. . 8-11, Suburban — - The Malta Story: Wed.-Sat., Dec. 6-11, - The Human Jungle and The thanghial Story: San-T D 12-14. “Greenhill | meeting. Letters to the Editor Professor Submits Some Pertinent Information Concerning Religious Beliefs Of U. S. Scientists To the Editor of the College News: As there seems to-have been con- siderable interest, at Bryn Mawr and elsewhere, in the religion of an atomic scientist, perhaps the stu- aents would be interested in some information about the religious be- uets of U.S. scientists in general, wnich was gathered in 1914 and in 14933 by James H. Leuba, Profes- sor of Psychology at Bryn Mawr for many years. Each ot a large number os physicists, biologists; sociologists, and psychologists was asked whether he believed in a per- sonal God and/or in personal im- mortality, the samples being tak- en trom names listed in American men of Science and from member- ship lists of the American Socio- logical Society and the American Psychological Association. In_1933 the percentages of Believers in God were: physicists, 38%; biologists, 27%; sociologists, 24%; psycholo- gists, 10%. Percentages. of -disbe- ulevers (atheists) were 47%, 60%, 67%, and 79%, respectively. The remainder were doubters (agnos- tics). Figures for Belief in per- sonal immortality were'41%, 29%, 25%, and 9%, respectively. It was also possible to compare the great- er scientists with the lesser scien- cists “(e.g., by comparing starred names in Amer. Men of Sci. with unstarred); in each science a smaller proportion of greater sci- entists Believed. For example, only 17% of the greater physicists Be- lieved in God, whereas 43% of less- er physicists Believed. Many other statistics, for college students and additional groups, are presented in Leuba’s The Reformation of the Churches, Beacon Press, 1950 (posthumous). Different Knowledge The percentages of Believers in 1933 were lower than in 1914; it is possible that this trend has been reversed since 1933; I doubt that it-has. With regard to the order of the sciences, Professor Leuba _ states, . . the different kinds of knowl- edge possessed by these several classes of people is to be taken into account. A _ physicist may think it useless to pray for divine action in physical nature, for he knows that-the laws of nature rule in this sphere; but, because of his comparative ignorance of biology and psychology, he is, in those spheres, more ready to believe in uod’s action in response to human supplication. The moral life in particular may seem outside or be- yenad the determinism apparent to him in the physical world. The bi- o.ogist, however, is aware that nat- ural causes rule not only jn the physical world but also in’ living matter; the sociologist has found that lawfulness extends even to the social world; and the psychologist has learned that human action also has definite natural causes.” “Incredible. Myths” Although very probably the ma- jority of scholars, in the humani- ules as well as in the sciences, be- lieve the prevalent religions. to be tull of incredible myths, they usu- ally prefer to keep silent on this ‘subject; many believe that “most ‘people (including college students) need myths and should not be ‘‘de- prived” of them; many. just aren’t imcerested; many believe that re- ligious beliefs are epiphenomena wnich don’t realiy matter; some believe that what they would have 1o say would have no effect any- way; and many simply lack the in- vegrity and courage to express themselves (and this should not be blamed on McCarthy). As a result, We are a nation of ignoramuses about religion and philosophy, our’ teet and heads planted firmly in the sands of religious myths. Even simple histori¢al facts unfavorable to religion have been widely sup- pressed and are unknown except to historians and a relatively few oth- ers; for example, whereas the av- erage American is led to believe that the “Founding Fathers” (Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Paine, Adams, Madison, Hamilton, Morris, Monroe, etc.) were pious Believers, actually they were _al- most. without. exception _Deists, Unitarians, and Freethinkers. Un- like some of our. more recent Statesmen, hardly any Believed in Calvin’s God, Sincerely yours, JOE K. ADAMS, Asst. Prof. of Psychology Silverman Protests Against ‘Speech Curtailment’ In Controversial Debate At Sophomores’ Meeting .| To. the. Editor: . The issue of class meetings has long remained dormant—just as the meetings have remained pass- ively and/or badly attended. But this is not the real problem; rather it is one of the amount of discus- sion encouraged or permitted on is- sues of concern to the class and the school. The issue was sharply or to light on Monday, December 6 at the sophomore class meeting. The importance of the “curtailment. of speech” transcends the importance of the particular meeting. A new idea was brought up and was un- der discussion. Obviously, it was not in accord with the beliefs of the class body. Before the debate _|eould be brought to its rightful conclusion, it was halted. Bring on the vote-silence the opposition! —and this is an institution for “intellectual awakening”. One might discount my conten- tion of this “curtailment” and claim it was due only to expedi- ency, to the lack of time for class This can easily be dis- proved by the fact that the class| found time for, and even encour- aged, the continuation of the meet- ing so that officers might be select- present” danger or threat to tradi- tion. The tradition of Bryn Mawr lies far deeper than the mere con- tinuation of certain “rites”. It is to me, instead, the tradition of in- quiry, of exchange of ideas—of op- enness to progress through these new ideas. a I question not the majority voice and will, but rather the use of this will to silence the dissenting mi- nority and its plea for an adequate hearing. Ellie Silverman, °57. WBMC ‘PROGRAM Wed., Dec. 8 7:30-8:00 p.m. WBM(C’s For- um of the Air? Your Right to Say It, discusses “Purposes and Aims of Women’s Education.” Mozart: Concerto No. 10; Mo- zart: Concerto No. 20. ..Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue played by Iturbi. . ~°- Thurs,, Dec. 9: Chopin: Polonaises. Beethoven: 4th Movement of the Ninth Symphony. : Sun., Dec. 12: Tschaikovsky: Aurora’s Wed- ding; Bizet: .L’Arlesiene Suites, Mon.,_ Dec,.13: a Of course there was a-deeper is- sue at stake here than at the usual Runaway Bus, class meetings: the “clear and Moderator: Ellie Silverman. [4 ) Jesus: was born? Current Events Lang, Mellink Discuss Near Eastern Countries Mabel L. Lang, Associate Pro+ fessor of Greek, and Machteld J. Mellink, Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology, presented a combined lecture at Current Events on the situation in the Near East. Speaking on Greece, Miss Lang pointed out that, after the war, Greece concentrated -on the cen- tralization of the government, try- ing to make it more efficient. Papa- gos, leader of the right wing, di- rected the cutting down of Parlia- ment and the decreasing of elec- toral districts. Manufacturing Risen The devaluation of currency did much to put Greece on its feet eco- nomically. As a result prices are creeping up gradually; however, both exports, which are extremely important,’ and manufacturing have risen even more quickly. ~ Miss Lang showed the group a government bond that she had bought in Greece. These bonds are sold as part of a lottery system whereby the purchaser receives not only the annual interest but a chance to win $50,000 and many other prizes.. They are based on the dollar instead of the Greek money, which fluctuates more. Much, of course, is being done to bring tourists to Greece, and this business last year went far beyond expectations. “This is good,” said Miss Lang, “because when a coun- try is as barren as Greece it needs another type of support.” Turkey-Experimental It was not until thirty years ago that the people of Turkey started thinking in political terms, stated Miss Mellink, A person, entering the country now has the feeling that everything is on rather an ex- perimental level and wonders if it can stand the test of time. Though ‘Ataturk, who was the leader until the late thirties, en- forced this policies in a way that was not really deniocratic, he took great steps-toward the moderniza- tion of the country. “I have great admiration for what he did,” said Miss Mellink. After the war, the younger Turks started looking toward America for inspiration. They or- ganized the Democratic Party in opposition to the Republican one, which had previously been the only party in existence. This new party became extreme- ly popular with the peasants and those people who had not been in- fluential under the Republican rule. In the 1950 election they were swept into power and their leader, Celal Bayer, became president. The illiteracy, of the people is one of the great problems in this country, where everyone over twen- ty-one can vote. There is a lot of “Bronze Age” thinking, where the party in power takes credit or blame for everything that happens. And although the Democrats have been doing well so far, Miss Mel- link believes “There would be a sweep the other way if there is a major calamity.” CHAPEL.SPEAKER Was the time historically ripe for the coming of a Savior when The .“‘current events” of the time will be the sub- ject. of an informal talk by Mrs. Agnes K. Michels on Tuesday, De- cember 14, at 5:00, in the va as ‘Room. Her theme will be “In the full- ness of time Christ was born.” Mrs. Michels, Associate Professor of Cesar Franck: Symphony in D Minor; Mendelsohn: Concer- to in E Minor. Latin, is currently teaching Liter- ary History of the Bible. In the past she has taught Rise of Juda- ism and Early Christianity. e é Wednesday, December 8, 1954 ~ ge” “THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three “Oedipus”? Performance Generally Satisfactory; Novelty of Greek Chorus Presents Difficulties Continued from Page 1 The roles of Antigone and Is- mene, played by Elizabeth Klupt and Eleanor Small, were -no more than adequate. The deficiencies in these female parts did not detract from the play as.a whole, however. Especially at the first, both of them seemed painfully conscious that they were on a stage before an audience, though as the play proceeded, they improved. The management of the chorus was one of the most interesting . of the production. The idea iving some of the choral lines to one individual was a good one, and Catherine Rodgers, the leader, was very convincing as a knowing old busybody. , But here, more than anywhere else, the production ran afoul of the novelty of a Greek-style chor- us. A present-day audience is not accustomed to a group of women commenting and questioning in unison. The long poetry passages, beau- tifully translated by William But- ler Yeats, were somewhat marred by the gesturing of the old women. This difficulty was quite noticeable at first, but became less and less obvious as the play continued, and the movements seemed almost nat- ural when they spoke to the accom- paniment of thunder. William Moss did about as much as could be done with Theseus, king of Athens. As the part is written, there is very little oppor- tunity for interpretation; he is a good and noble king, and this char- acter Moss portrayed very satis- factorily. Eric Koskoff, the messenger, had Saami EL GRECO RESTAURANT Bryn Mawr Confectionery Co. Lancaster Avenue Breakfasts Lunches Soda Fountain Hamburgers the utilitarian task of describing che death of Oedipus, which ‘he did with just. the proper amount of awe.:* The stranger, Chris Fischer, spoké very smoothly, though she seemed in a hurry to get her words out. Techniques Excellent The set, designed by Elizabeth Gordon, was consistent with Greek tradition, and the applause which tollowed the rise of the curtain is ample proof of: the audience’s re- action. ; Lighting and ‘iii i effects were likewise handled in a praiseworthy manner. Costumes seemed ap- propriate and the make-up staff did an excellent job in most in- stances.. Oedipus, Creon, and the chorus leader were extremely well made up. The moment of silence which preceded the applause after the curtain fell is a tribute to the qual- ity of the performance and shows the audience’s appreciation, The advice of the director, Mrs. Dolya Goutman, went far toward making Oedipus at Colonus the success it was. Christmas gifts wrapped free of charge at Joyce Lewis Former Bryn Mawr Professor Speaks on n New Lab Methods; Improving Chemical Equipment Heightens Student Interest Dr. Louis F. Fieser, Sheldon Emery Professor of Organic Chem- istry at Harvard University, spoke ‘on “New Methods in the Organic Laboratory” Wednesday, Decem- ber 1, in Park Hall. Formerly Professor of Chemis- try at Bryn Mawr, Dr. Fieser is the author of Experiments in Or- ganic Chemistry and, in conjunc- tion with his wife Mary, of Text- book of Organic Chemistry, two volumes of which are currently be- ing used in this school. Dr. Fieser has been engaged in developmental research, a type of research -which tries to find better methods of running experiments. He has overcome many difficulties which before made it impossible} for beginning students to use a! great number of interesting exper- iments. “They’ve been standard for thirty Man Tailored Walking Shorts — By Gordon of Philadelphia _at James Cox Sport Shop 931 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, Pa. iano i Breakfast . . Luncheon ... from Dinner. . Platter Dinners . Special Parties and BRYN MAWR COLLEGE INN . a la carte Afternoon tea ... a la carte . from $1.65 .. from $1.05 $.50 Meetings Arranged = years too long!” said Dr. Fieser of the reactions found in a typical first year organic chemistry lab- oratory manual, They are exer- cises, teaching the principles only. “No expert would ever do it that way!” , Quality and Prices The quality of equipment with which he can work is what distin- “guishes the expert from the be- ginner. And of course the price is what makes much apparatud, un- obtainable. Dr. Fieser has done much to en- WHAT ~tould be better than a hamburger at THE HEARTH ABBBAFABAVABVAWWAaay 5 STUDY ABROAD eseeeeoaserae will again provide a magnificent program of orientation and entertainment for the summer 1955 special student sailings of “The Happy Campus Afloat” THRIFT FARES TO AND FROM EUROPE Fee information write Oostedaitd [mre inc. 250 West 57th Street, N.Y.19, N.Y. YY SAAASSASSS SSS SSASSSSSSSSS AY AAARa able the student to work as the professional does on a_ smaller scale. One stand which he devised serves as a suction tube support, test. tube holder and--microburner base. One valuable improvement is that affecting the fractionating column. When ,, “Gottschalk’s” bronze kitchen sponges are stuffed into the column in place of glass béads, the fractional distillation curve obtained is much better. 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Mr. Kane stressed the implicit separation between sense knowledge and intellectual knowl-' edge and traced its beginnings to the philosophies of Heraclitus and Parmenides, Mr. Monahan posed the belief that the existence of knowledge is a fact, Since in order to know we must have knowledge of an object, the problem in epistemology is to discover the nature of. the object, and not whether or not there is one, A great deal of the discussion was devoted to a clarification of the definitions of the terms used in the preliminary comments. Three members of the Bryn Mawr philosophy department, Messrs. Nahm, Leblanc and Ferrater Mora, also participated. © #2 The student panel, consisted of: Judianne Densen-Gerber, president of the Philosophy Club; Molly Ep- stein, Joyce Mitchell, Leah Shanks |, and Marcia Storch, | MARRIAGES Anne Martin to Ernest Johnson, Jr. THE SPORTS CENTER JOSEPH deV. KEEFE Misses Shorts Slacks Skirts Sweaters — Blouses — Belts — Long Hose 346 W. 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