4 VOL. XLII, NO, 8 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1957 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1957 PRICE 20 CENTS BM Receives Bequest From Gerard Swope Will Increase Salaries And Loan Fund Bryn Mawr College has received a bequest of $100,000 from Gerard Swope, formerly president of the General Electric Company, who died on November. 20 at the age of 84, Mr. Swope’s will, which was filed for probate last week, made pro- visions for several bequests to. various educational institutions. Mr. Swope made substantial gifts during his lifetime to American educational, philanthropic and re- ligious institutions. The present bequest to Bryn Mawr adds $100,000 to the Mary Hill Swope Student Loan Fund which Mr. Swope and his wife had established previously. The pres- ent sum is also to be used.to in- crease the salaries of the faculty. Charles Siepmann Lectures Tomorrow Tomorrow night in the Common Room, Professor Charles A. Siep- mann, of the Department of Edu- cation and Chairman’ of the De- partment of Communications, New York University, will speak on the topic “The Future of Educational Television.” © Mr. Siepmann, “A noted author- ity in this field” according to Lynne Kaplan, vice president of the Bryn Mawr League, has had a good deal of experience with radio and TV education,-and has served as consultant at various times to the Federal Communications Com- mission, and Radio Free Europe. He is currently an advisor in the field of T'V education with the Ford Foundation, as well as chairman of the Board of Directors on the New York Civil Liberties Union. “Bryn Mawr is quite fortunate to have Mr. Siepmann and ‘we cer- tainly hope a> number of people will come,” states Lynne. — In addition to his other accom- plishments, Mr, Seipmann is the author of Radio, Television and Society, Educational. TV in the United, States, and TV and Our School Crisis (to be published in February). German Club Presents Buchner Play, “Leonce Und Lena,” A Royal Romance by Miriam Beames “It’s a riot!” exclaimed the pres- ident of German Club, happily munching her tenth triscuit of the evening, as she discussed the pro- duction of “Leonce und Lena” by Georg Buchner (to be given this Friday, December 13, at 8:30 in Greek and Roman Coins Being Sold A collection of 120 Greek and Roman coins, guaranteed to be originals by the Swiss firm of Mun- zen and Medaillen in Basle, is being exhibited and sold by the Depart- ment of Classical Archaeology on the third floor of the Library. The sale began on Monday, December 9, and will continue as long as the supply lasts from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Also included in the sale are some Etruscan scaraboids, a few terra cottas, one Roman key, and a Babylonian cylinder seal. On the first day receipts totalled approxi- mately $80.00, with prices ranging upwards from two dollars. Bryn Mawr’s own fine collection of ancient coin sis displayed on the Library’s third floor by the sale. Miss M. Mellink Museum Speaker Tomorrow evening, December 12, Miss Machteld J. Mellink, Assoc- ciate’ Professor of Classical Arch- aeology, will address a joint meet- ing of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Archaeological Institute and the Oriental Club of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania in the Uni- ' versity Museum. Her subject will be “Observations of Hittite Rock Reliefs.” Transportation to the lecture will leave Pembroke Arch at 7:00 p.m. ‘Skinner—student admission 25¢). “Leonce und Lena” jis the com- pletely typical fairy tale of a prince and princess - who, fleeing from parental insistence that they marry, accidentally meet, fall in love, and live happily ever after. Featured in the cast are Michael Dohan gs Konig Peter (Prince Leonce’s father—although he real- izes the great responsibilities of his kingship, he fails to observe his own stupidity), Dieter Kuhn as the attractive, indolent Prince Leonce; and Carola Teegan as Princess Lena, Leonce’s lovely fiancee. Steve Klineberg is Valerio, the comical companion of Prince Le- once. Elka Scott is Die Gouver- nante (Lena’s, of course); John Hershey is Der Hofmeister, Ted Mechling is Der Zeremonienmeis- ter, Jack Rhoads is Der Prasident, Cynthia \Stone is Rosetta (‘Leonce’s mistress), and Betsy Emerson and Nancy Farwell are Diener (men- servants). The production is directed by Herr Joachim ppel. German Christmas carols will be sung be- forehand. Student's Poem In NationalAnthology The National Poetry Association, Los Angeles, California, announces that a poem “To Smart” by Paula Dunaway ’’S has ben accepted for ralliiieattote in the Annual Anthology of College Po- etry. According to the Association, the LAnthelogy is “a compilation of the finest poetry written by the College men and women of America, repre- senting every section of the coun- try. Selections were made from thousands of poems submit Paula won the Katherine Fuller- ton Gerould Memorial Prize for writing during her sophomore year, and last year received the Academy of American Poets award granted then at Bryn Mawr for the first time. She is a co-editor of the The lecture begins at 7:45. Bryn Mawr-Haverford Revue. xoaesetinpenmreeiammatameummtasttenieh cea Christopher Traditionalists Win Victories in Undergrad Poll Favor Consideration For Freshmen, (Organization The Undergraduate Association has announced the results of its poll on college traditions conducted last month among members of the three upper classes, Students were asked to indicate whether they wished to retain, abolish or change Lantern Night, Parade Night, Hell Week and May Day. Comments were also requested. The tabulated results show a majority in favor of retaining all traditions, Hell Week received least support, with only 55% of 1958 voting “yes,” 60% of 1959 and 61% of 1960. Lantern Night is most popular, being favored by 92.8% of 1959. The seniors voted 838% for Parade Night, and the sophomores 63%, and Maw Day received a gen- eral three-fourths affismation, Large TRADITIONS POLL Total Handed In—225 No Class—9 Handed In Yes No WOPANG oicicciicnuiiac ce 100% ientern 100% OE a ee 89% 11% ee ee 100% 1958—65 Handed In Yes No Change Don’t Care POPAOG .ccic 83.1% 1.7% 6.2% 1.5% LONUEEN |)... 86.2% 4.6% 6.2% 1.5% re 55.4% 15.4% 21.6% 1.5% MON nia 78.9% 3.4% 20.0% 1.5% Note: If these fail to add to 100% across the row, it is because some people did not answer all of the questions. 1959—65 Handed In Yes No Change POPNER 6G. idiciiciaiada 73.8% 16.9% 7.7% WOBHUOTO oi 92.8% 1.5% 6.2% ME = cialis 60.0% 18.5% 23.3% MEG icine 76.9% : 10.8% 13.8% 1960—86 Handed In Yes - No Change POPB0G kl aheene ee 63.9% 19.8% 13.9% PODIORR valine one 43.2% 4.7% 20.9% WF Biioucuiusunamnqnane 61.6% 15.1% 22.3% ee or 75.6% 10.4% 11.6% portions of the student body are in favor of changing both Hell Week and May Day as shown both by statistics and by comments. Better organization and less time was the general concensus of the suggestions. Fines and social press- ure to induce participation are de- finitely unpopular measures. Other comments scattered throughout the poll sheets include two complaints that the Parade Night fire is too hot, three pleas that Lantern Night not be held in the rain, four that Hell Week become “help week” and one that sister classes co-operate in hazing. There are those on the other hand who feel that Hell Week is too watered down, and that May Day should inclyde the oxen and goats of its glorious past. Change Music to Highlight Xmas Calébeions Again Bryn Mawr is preparing for the traditional all-campus cel- ebrations of the Christmas season. The. schedule begins Sunday eve- ning in Goodhart when Rev. Mutch of si Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church will conduct the annual Christmas chapel service. The com- bined choruses of Bryn Mawr and Haverford will render selections from “The Messiah.” At 9:30 the entire college is in- vited to a carol sing in Applebee Barn. This. will ‘probably last until about 11:30. Refreshments will be served and the Haverford Glee Club is invited. —Monday~ the Spanish Club will hold its annual Christmas party. Tuesday the graduate students will render their mummers’ play at each hall. Wednesday night the Maids and Porters will go from hall to hall Christmas aroling. Thursday night the halls will have their traditional. Christmas| : dinners. Complete with faculty guests, toastmistresses, and skits, (as well as smoking in the dining room) this promises to be a fitting finale with only Senior caroling to top one of the most festive weeks of the se Geist Gives Warm Defense of ‘Godot’ by Kenneth Geist, Haverford °58 (A note from the director of the production of “Godot” to be given Saturday, December 14 at Roberts Hall, Haverford College.) The adjective “controversial” has by now become overly familiar in the American theatre. It is used in reference to Tennessee Williams’ plays, or ones dealing with sex, miscegenation, narcotics, and Com- munism, The nice thing about these topics is that with slight variation there is an accepted approach, a eet of dogma that Eric Bentley terms the ‘Broadway mythology.” Anyone caught straying from the party line is chastize,d, and chast- isement does not make for good box-office. known as playwrights, are hewing close to the mark. © Samuel Beckett, the author of ‘Waiting for Godot”~ committed the unforgiveable crime. Not only did he choose an unacceptable theme, namely, the human condi- tion, but he employed a novel method of presentation, some ultra- modern form called allegory. Allegory is not de rigeur this season, nor last, for that matter. It’s confusing, it makes one think a bit, and to top it off, the charac- ers don’t talk the way. “we” do. These offenses were reason enough for condemnation by the Broadway critics. One may, how- ever, question their judicious ques- _Party _.workers,—-once}— Polled Students Ask Changes, Add Comments Changes Requested and Comments General: Undergrad should form a committee to study all traditions, making them more efficient and less time consuming for partici- pants. Parade Night 138 More explanation, ganization. more or- 3 Less rehearsal, no fined meet- . ings. Fire too hot and dangerous. Step singing only. Sing around bonfire, More activities afterwards, more fun. Better band. Too great a physical struggle. >» Under more organization, it was requested that ALL fresh- men should know songs, fresh- men should be warned about nasty tricks of sophs, and it should be harder for sophs to learn songs. Lantern Night Less rehearsal, more efficient (suggested rehearsals in hall). 38 Earlier in year (one person suggested switching Lantern Night and Junior Show). 6. No fined meetings. No social pressure. No admission — 4 split costs among upperclassmen. Less_cost. Class vote on songs. No Lantern Night in rain. More explanation - of - signifi- cance, Lantern swingers tested for rhythm, 1 No publicity—just the school. 1 It’s so Bryn Mawr! bt bh bb be — 25 “1 we — CO at — Hell Week 10 Shorter. 6 More co-ordination over campus, 2 More constructive; changed to “help week.” 4. Not during Freshman Show. 9 Exclude those in Freshman Show. 15 Less serious, less pressure on freshmen. No personal antagonism. Less social pressure. Don’t stay up Friday night. Less work for sophs. Hazing by all classes. More “sister class” emphasis. No exercising before breakfast. East House and Inn included. More explanation to Freshmen. Saturday morning only. Too watered down. No costumes to class. — —_ — et OD — ht he et et DD 6 More emphasis on fun, less on perfection of singing. Later in morning. ’ All day if necessary on near- est Saturday. (1—Requested more rehearsal.) More dancing. Oxen and goats. Less social pressure. Songs chosen by class. Only afternoon classes so less rushed. 1 More explanation of signifi- wo mt mp OU OD cance, 1- No papers due. 1 Better skits. (Comments in bold are people Continued on Page 6, Col. 4 ——— 2 silat who said “yes” or “no.”) _May—Day i ; 18 Fewer rehearsals, no _ fined meetings. ih T ve recreate Non ‘ ce Aa AR a ee Sina Nevaeh ne Sate ee ee ee My Roe - bo : ESSERE: EOS ee Ahk i Rs tae Dr PSN WS MANE I SIR Sie ft ait Pe ha STON MRR ERR LES Re Sa >on Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, December 11, 1957 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED “IN 4914-2 -f Fo Publisned weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examina- tion weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by. copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD Anna Kisselgoff, ‘58 BdlierdeeGhilet co. . ccc c ccc ccc c cece eee veccveencs Saw tine en Eleanor Winsor, ‘59 Managing Editor .........---seserecreerseeeeeeeeeces Gretchen Jessup, ‘58 Make-up Editor ..........:sseeceeesereeeeenemererecen Miriam Beames, ‘59 AN EDITORIAL STAFF Barbara Broome, ‘60; Sue Goodman, ‘60; Tulsa-Kaiser, ‘58; Frederica Koller, ‘61; Gail Lasdon, ‘61; Betsy Levering, ‘61; Lynne Levick, ‘60; Elizabeth Renndlds, ‘59; Susan Schapiro, ‘60; Judy Stulberg, ‘61; Alex van Wessem, ‘61; Janet Wolf, ‘59; Gail Beckman, ‘59, (Alliance reporter). BUSINESS STAFF Elizabeth Cox, ‘60; Sybil Cohen, ‘61; Jane Lewis, ‘59. 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Parade Night, Lantern Night, Hell Week and the Maypole have scored their victory, and yet we hope that this triumph will not mean inertia and a rhodadendron wreath. If any of our much publicized rituals had failed to stand the test of time involved in a reevaluation, surely this would have been an indication that it had lost its value to the col- lege. By the same token, one may confidently assume that, since in each case the majority for retaining the traditions exceeded fifty percent, the majority of students do partici- pate as much from a sense of enjoyment as from one of social duty. . : "To maintain this significance as their chief value, it is necessary that college traditions must evoke an active, rather than a passive interest from the students; they must seem fully as much activities of the present as relics of the past. Any survival of ancient times gathers, rather than loses meaning when it is altered to suit the needs and temper of the present. Undergrad’s poll was a direct result of campus opinian that something should be done to reform the rites, and this opinion was reflected in the number of answers which, while affirming the general tradition, made suggestion of change. . : Chief of complaints was the amount of time spent in rehearsals, fined meetings, and hell week activities. The in- terests of most students are perhaps not as closely centered in campus life as they were even a decade ago, and time spent in social life, must be cut either from academics or activities. May Day, Lantern Night and Parade Night should have few- er song meetings, but better organization of the meetings which are necessary, and more emphasis on fun with less on the perfection of class singing. E Lack of organization seems to obscure the meaning of tradition for many people, especially in the case of Hell Week. Many feel that it should be shorter, and less serious with less: pressure on the freshman class, but with better explanation of the fun spirit of the occasion. Freshmen devoting their time to freshman show might participate in hall activities more or less on a voluntary basis. Perhaps more campus wide co-ordination of the Hell Week activities might clarify these issues and remove any shade of antagonism which sometimes exists in the hall. In the case of May Day it is felt that fewer rehearsals and later hours would be encouraging. No one worried about the publicity and admission of outsiders to May Day, but several felt that the admission charge and posters for Lan- tern Night were somewhat out of keeping with the spirit of the ceremony.If-more freshmen knew the Parade Night Song, and there were a more careful watch over song-stealing sophomores, this occasion might be more fun for both classes. The suggested changes are no more drastic than the overall results of the poll, and perhaps they have even been necessary for a good number of years. They are all easily practicable, and having come before us in a manner more organized than vague rumor and complaint, they suggest that some organized action be taken. Events in Philadelphia THEATRE: | Academy of Music: The Rivalry, Norman Corwin’s play, with Raymond Massey, Martin Gabel, and Agnes Moorehead; Thursday and Friday evening. ) 4 CDr. PEMBROKE ST. GORGE PLAY (To be performed in the season of Yule. DRAMATIS PERSONAE Mistress Toast Dr. Philosophy Dr. Witty Dr. Silent Dr. Archaelogy Dr. Papers-Due Dr. Shakespere Dragon St. Gorge = o-.—4--—6 Enter Mistress Toast covered with branches like a Christmas Tree) Sing we all right merrily Holidays are coming—whee Here is all the faculty For cur curiousity. Faculty chorus: ‘Round the table go Head to heel and. hand to toe We are full of Christmas cheer First good meal we’ve seen all year, Mistress Toast: _ Doctor Philosophy thinks ‘Like the great sphinx Ignoring instincts He eats not nor drinks. (Doctor Philosophy with tail, claws and beard in academic gown) Ideas empirical, finding hysterical And ¢osomological, not onotological So paradoxical, heterodoxial I think the Platonic, rather moronic, Chorus: Brilliant, scintillating see Is Doctor Philosophy Mistress Toast: Doctor Physics would be here to- night Had he not exploded with the sat- ellite, (moment of embarrassed silence) (Doctor Witty comes in dancing dressed as an owl) Doctor Witty, hard and gritty Does invoke your mirth and pity. In my classes I am solemn As a head stuck on a column; Yet tonight tI’ll be not all glum. Mistress Toast: Silence remains In his domains. Silence comes forward and retreats) ; (Dr. Actheology dressed like Greek Statue) . Digging I come, digging I go Through the rain and sleet and snow, When I find an ancient mound, Down it goeth to the ground. (Suddenly with much noise enter Doctor Papers-due, in black, as the angel of death) I am Doctor Papers-due Feel my piercing eyes on you! Sleepless eyes and heavy head, Far be you from thought of bed, But my paper type instead. ~~ he: s z In Medias Res by Ellie Winsor Fifteen pages, wise and sages No plagerazes. (Student Paper-due enters, pale, dragging feet, glasses, blue jeans) ‘ Mercy, Doctor Papers-due Christmas blessings rest on you {Soften now your cruel heart And in peace let me depart. Doctor Papers-due: |-What = - haurumph Would you flunk -.- umph (Meanwhile Doctor Shakspere has entered, looking at his watch): “The quality of mercy is not strained ' It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven... ”. (Enter Dragon in green with red eyes shooting fire): By Siegfried and the Red Cross Knight Quickly, quickly take you flight. Yor the first man will I bite Who does cross before my sight! (St. Gorge rises with table knife in hand, munching celery): Peace, peace and there is no peace Not even at dinner any release, I have come for conversation; Not-to give an explanation Of dragon fighting, and Knighting, but crunching, And munching... (Dragon seizes Gorge by collar snatches celery and devours it snarling then prepares to do same with Gorge; Mistress Toast intervenes) : We cannot the dragon fight For ’tis Christmas dinner night! And lest he may think us rude We must find him now some food. What will you eat? Dragon: Red meat! (Doctors attempt to escape and fall over each other in efforts Dragon approaches): Doctor Philosophy is dry; Doetor Witty is too wry; Doctor Silent is too lean; Doctor Physics might have been— Tasty. But not to be hasty, Dr. Papers-due: garummmm .. . Fat and juicy—fie, fee fum (Amid cheers he drags Papers-due off-stage to be devoured; Student dances with joy .. .) Chorus: Round about the table go Head to head and heel to toe First come fast and then come slow And the moral then you show Gloria in excelsis Deo! Next Monday’s evening spot at 7:15 will be taken by “Cur- rent Events” again. “Arts Forum” has sponsored the talks given the past two weeks. “Mark but this flea!” Michael ex- ulted, leaping up and down on the shift key, causing the works to rattle so violently that we stopped our ears for fear of being deaf- ened, “For Godsake hold thy peace,’ we bellowed in unison. “Have you no brains, beastie?” the editor said, ~ Shubert: The Music Man, Meredith Wilson’s musical, with Robert Pres- ton, Barbara Cook, and David Burns, begins final week. MUSIC: Academy of Music: Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conduct- ing; Lorne Munroe, cello soloist, Friday afternoon and Saturday evening. e seppe Campora and Robert Merrill, December 17. MOVIES: ‘ Bala: Cyrano de Bergerac, revival of Rostand’s classic, with Jose Ferrer. Boyd: Search for Paradise, cinema adventure. Not classic. Fox: The Deerslayer, fresh view of the Cooper classic, with Lex Barker, La Traviata, Metropolitan production of Verdi opera, with Giu- “Just my point,” he shouted. bounding from the shift key to f to k and from there to the margin release, The carriage jolted sideways with an horendous clang, knocking a bottle of ink onto the a man of action.” He brandished his cane like a sword. “No whining, puling, thin-lipped, chinless weak- ling poet am I, No spineless, bandy- legfed, high-falutin’ cockroach can get the best of me.” He did a jig “you'll shatter this poor antique.”’| ‘unfortunate editor’s foot. “I am. djbe a bluestocking,” Michael said it| glibly, “but as for me, I shall con- Captitalist Flea - Michael ta Plans Shift, From News Room To Satellite ‘Fleanik’ less. No red blood and a weak head. ‘Sicklied o’er with the pale cast ot thought,’ and you know the end of that story. He doesn’t deserve capitals/“and if he got them, what then? No longer eould he hide ‘in his sneaking literary affectation: of blank verse. Ha! The upstart innovator would perish in a good I “But it takes all types,” said one of the lesser editors feebly. “Bah! Action’s what the world needs, action, and none of your driveling, meandering meditative poets. I shall go up with the next dog to circle the earth while archy, lowly animal, will spend the day crawling on his belly from a to r.” “I just wish we didn’t have to use permanent ink,” complained the editor, rubbing her blue bruised ankle. “My dear lady, you always will quer the cosmos.” Tillich_ Explains Relation to Holy, Reality of A God “The Absurdity of the Question: ‘Does God Exist’?” was the topic of a speech given by Professor Paul Tillich of Harvard University at Swarthmore College November 24. Professor Tillich, who is con- sidered one: of the foremost Pro- testant theologians in the world to- day, offered as one of his first points the fact that mankind has always lived in communion with 'God or gods. The question has never been one of God’s existence but rather one of how to encount- er, how to deal with that which is holy. According to Doctor Tillich, the question of existence does not fit God. It may fit flying saucers but it does not fit God. The reality of a God or gods is beyond the terms of existence. At some time, however, the Western’ mind began to deal with the world of things and to analyze them. The history of atheism start- ed, then, when gods were put before this alternative of existence or non-existence. Gods who didn’t follow the ordin- ary conceptions were “explained away as creations of the human mind.” Atheism then was a reduct- ion of these gods to beings whose existence or non-existence could be discussed. Then, the period came when peo- ple tried to reconstruct the idea of God with arguments. This was right as long as they described the human situation and derived from this description an idea of the ultimate. This was wrong, how- ever, when they tried to make con- clusions from the human situation. A better way of approaching the question of the existence of God than argument is the encounter of reality, the encounter with the holy. This Professor Tillich further deseribed as (1) a “feeling of otherness” which “cannot be grasp- ed in terms of our ordinary real- ity,” something which cannot. be categorized, (2) a fascination, an attraction which fulfills something in us which needs to be fulfilled and (3) it repels, inspires in one a feeling of awe. God’s appearance, according to Professor Tillich, is, then, as a manifestation of the holy. For this reason, God. can bé distorted de- pending on the way in which He is encountered, However, the holy, which should be identified with the whole majesty, fascination and un- approachable depths of reality, can conquer such perversions, NOTICE Those wishing to send Christ- mas cards by™=eampus mail please do so before Thursday, Dec. 19, to assure delivery. The last campus mail will be Friday, Dec. 20, for the holidays. es cern Oe aaa sar ptt rn to mrmre College Post Office, Rock ~ pe ete co TOE . D. H. ~ ¢ & we Crime Never Pays Department < Odetta;) Ballads and Blues. = : “Hamlet.” “ ‘inet Quintet, Piano Concerti #12, " Wednesday, December 11, 1957 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Three 1917 Proffers A Valuable Fragment Concerning The Evolution Of Law The Great Parade Night Fracas, (in three parts). I. From The College News, 1917, October 10, page 2: “Parade Song Fracas Staged On Pike; Clash Be- tween sophomores and juniors. A sharp scramble occurred be- tween members of 1919 and 1920 last Thursday afternoon in the vill- age, as a result of an attempt by a junior to abduct a sophomore sus- pected of having overheard the tune of the Freshman Parade Song. M. Peacock '19, gently humming the tune of the Parade Song, “Yan- kee Doodle,” was driving a Marmon car along Bryn Mawr Avenue, when she suddenly became aware of the untoward presence of D. Rogers ’20, lying on the running board. Miss Peacock drew up be- fore the Bryn Mawr Trust, Co. and hoisted Miss Rogers into the ton- neau. Almost immediately thirteen sophomores and six juniors appear- ed on the scene and a tussle for the possession of the underclass- man ensued. After a moment more of vigorous action Miss Rogers was carried off by her classmates, and the jun- iors, realizing that from her posi- tion on the running board she could have heard nothing above the purr of the engine, returned peaceably to the comparative quiet of the campus.” aa; From The College News, October 10, page 5: “Class Apologies Accepted Severe reprimands for the fracas in the village the afternoon of Par- ade Night were sent to the junior and sophomore classes by the executive board of Self-Govern- ment, C. Dodge, president of the Association, announced in a meet- ing Monday evening. Apologies from the two classes were. read and accepted. Letters of apology for the affair in the village last Acquisition ‘of New Records Announced "(he Record Library would like to announce the acquisition of the following L.P. recordings: Bach: Cantatas #4 and 140, Mass in B minor, Violin Concerto #2. Barber: Adagio for Strings. Bartok; Piano Concerto #3. Beethoven: Piano Concerti #1, 8, 4, 5. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Dou- ble Concerto for Cello and Violin, Symphony #2, Tragic Overture, Violin Concerto. Chopin: Sonatas in B minor, and B flat minor. Debussy: Gigues, Iberia, Rondes de Printemps. Donizetti: “Don Pasquale.” Elgar: Introduction and Allegro. Handel: Royal Fireworks Music, Two Concerti for Oboe and String Orchestra. Honegger: phony #2, Liszt: Piano Concerti #1, 2. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerti in E minor, D minor. Menotti: Violin Concerto.. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Clar- “King David,” Sym- 18. Paderewski plays Paderewski, Beethoven, Chopin, etc. Prokofief:: Piano Concerto #3. Violin Concerto #2. Purcell: “Come, Ye Sons of Art.” Rimsky off: Capriccio Es- Pp. Coq @’Or.” Sehubert: Quartet, “Death and the Maiden.” Strauss: Burlesque in D minor. Tschaikowsky: yarrnes¢ for Strings. — Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Trum- . pets, The ta Thursday have been sent to Presi- dent Thomas, as well as to the Self-Government Association . . .” III. From The College News, October 17: “Parade Night Not Abolished; Association Accepts Junior Rules. The reorganization of Parade Night after the fracas in the vill- age two weeks ago, came up be- fore the Undergraduate Associa- tion last week. Although the Ad- visory Board recommended that the parody be given up, the Associa- tion adopted the less drastic mea- sures drawn up by 1919. The new rules are: 1. All activities shall be con- fined to the campus. 2. The juniors shall take no part except to give the Freshmen the tune of their song. 8. Sophomores shall not ve up conversations, open sealed let- teres, or enter treshmen’s rooms uninvited, and shall leave rooms when requested. (This does not pre- vent sophomores from hiding in freshmen’s rooms to obtain in- formation.) 4, Freshmen shall be able to sing their song without written words before leaving Pembroke Arch. 5. No force shall be used.” 2 Students Attend W. Point Meeting Martha Bridge ’58 and Donna Cochrane ’58 represented . Bryn Mawr College at the Ninth Stu- dent Conference on United States Affairs held December 4 through December 7 at the United States Military Academy, West Point New York. A total of 160 students from 65 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada were chosen to participate. | The subject of this year’s con- ference was “The National Secur- ity Policy of the United States,” with emphasis on ways of peaceful change and the policies required to implement them. ‘Sub-topics dis- cussed by the students were: The Atlantic Community, Middle East and Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the U.S.S.R. and Satellites. The students were assigned to round-tables of nineteen or twenty participants. Each group was to analyze a sub-topic, proceed to some agreement on the scope and nature of the problem, and then develop a course of action for deal- ing with the problem, Each discus- sion group was led by a faculty level chairman and counseled by an advisor who is an authority in the area. The conference was opened with a keynote address by Mr. William C. Foster, Former Deputy Secre- tary of Defense, Former U. S&S. Representative on the NATO iCoun- cil, now member of the Science Advisory Group of the Office of De- fense Mobilization. Near the closa of the conference, Mr, ‘Chester Bowles, former Governor of Con- necticut and United States Ambas- sador, addressed the participants at an informal banquet. West Point are planned and admin- istered by a cadet staff drawn from the membership of the Cadet De- bate Council and Forum. Next week’s News will carry an account by ‘the participants. Haverford Collection HAVERFORD COLLEGE COLLECTION PROGRAMS _ January 1, Victor Riesel, col-— The... Miident aitaiarens at] K. F. Gerould Prize CompetitionlsOpen To B.M.C.'s Writers Why not make your Christmas holidays pay off? The Katherine Fullerton Gerould Memorial Prize of $50 is not awarded until late in April, the contest closing immediately after Spring Vacation, but entries may be submitted at any time during the College year. The categories are long and/or short narrative, informal essay and poetry (several poems, please). The material may have been pub- lished or may have been a class assignment, but it must have been written since Commencement 1957, a clean, typed, double-spaced manu- script, unsigned. The contest is open to undergraduates and entries may be brought to the Alumnae Office, the Deanery, between nine and. four o’clock any day except Saturday. R. Wallace Talks At First Arts Forum The Arts Council initiated a new : program Monday, December 2, with a reading by Mr. Robert Wallace in the Common Room. The poems read by Mr. Wallace, an instructor of English at Bryn Mawr, are his own and were recently published in Scribner’s “Poets of Today IV.” The Arts Forum will replace Current Events intermittently dur- ing the school -year. Sophomore Researcher Examines L. Doe’s Effect Upon © Addams by Alex Van Wessem The Bryn Mawr Charles Ad- dams Fan Club is pleased to an- nounce that its president, Miss Ann Hill ’60, will soon publish her long- awaited dissertation, tentatively entitled, Morbid Morgues in Ad-: dams and Poe, with Specific Refer- ences to the Text. ‘Miss Hill p ved to be a-most pleasant person to interview, Smil- ing in her sinister fashion, she ex- plained how the idea for this par- ticular oeuvre was born. “It real- ly started in a most un-literary way,” quoth she. Apparently, Miss Hill became involved in a discus- sion on Edgar Allen Poe with her English professor, who pressed her for a decided definition dealing with the depth of Poe’s diligent di- versity. Miss Hill, never at a loss for a flippant remark, stated that she felt: Poe’s major contribution to literature was his influence on Charles Addams. The professor, who was impressed with this subtle and entirely new revelation, plead- ed with his student to write her thesis on this very matter, She immediately went to the horse’s mouth, by writing a charm- ing letter to Mr. Addams, inform- ing him of herproject and request- ing pertinent information. A week later, Miss Hill found the following note in her mailbox: “Dear Miss Hill, You really stuck your neck in it this time, didn’t you? There really isn’t much available material on me, but there was one ~ very literate piece in the Reporter On Thursday, December 5, Mr. Francisco Ayala, novelist, profes- sor of sociology at th University of Puerto Rico and visiting Pro- fessor _at_Princeton University, spoke on “E] Novelista en el Mun- do Actual” at a meeting of the Spanish Club. Professor Ayala ‘published his first book, Tragi Comedia de un Hombre sin espiritu when he was 19, in 1925. He wrote quite reg- ularly for a few years, stopped in 1930, took up writing again in 1947-1948 when he published four short novels, three being about the Spanish civil war in which he fought, after finishing his studies in Madrid and traveling in central Europe. Professor Ayala began his talk by pointing out that the novelist is one who writes for the masses and at the same time writes about the masses. When studying in Ma- drid, Professor Ayala was in con- tact with the Spanish “avanguar- ing and in the midst of which nov-. els were starting to be popular. Novels are an answer to the dis: turbed period that preceded dnd followed the wars in Europe. They are a way of trying to find a solu- tion to serious problems; they treat often of tense situations, try to set examples of conduct, analyze or even of the world. One of the main fdeas in Profes- sor Ayala’s discussion was that the novel is not a literary form. It is a sort of vulgar reading material for the common people. At the novel’s first appearance, the read- ing of one was ‘looked upon unfav- orably. There are several classes of novels; it could almost be said a different sort of novel in each one that appears. This is one of the reasons for which the novel may dia’”’ where new ideas were flourish- tragic moments in everyday life as]: -well-as-in-the-history of a.country,. not be considered a piece of lit-|; |The Novel, Written For Masses, Not Literature, Maintains Francisco Ayala how is it that the novel has become so popular? First, it responds to a social necessary: it is the reading of a disturbed period, it is easy reading for the people, and to some extent, it is an historical document. The novel is a sort of story and an answer to the desire that: men have of knowing one another. The same situations often repeat themselves over and over again in novels without tiring the readers. This is probably because man nev- er tires about trying to learn things about himself. Man is try- ing to find universal law, and know if there is not some universal property belong to all men. In man’s. own life there is the senti- ment of the universe. Professor Ayala recognizes Cervantes as the first true novelist, because he feels that Cervantes was really the first to realize this. universality of all men, Another characteristic of the novelist is that of offering to his reader some distraction. As an artist he tries to define and to inter- pret his time, and attempts to get a general view of the ‘world, “hoping to attain a total view of the world. A novel is not meant to tell of the past but about the present. Every novel is historical but it is the present that imposes itself upon the novelist. The points brought out in Profes- novel is far from being an estab- lished literary form, most probably will never become one, and that it is even almost certain that this new reading will soon disappear to leave place for some new form. The novel is not a piece of art; it may be well written ‘but it shall: hardly be considered as literature. The novel, it seems, is but a transi- tory form following a very un- stable period in history. For we may well see, novels first began pepiney at the be- to gain great ——— ‘von Webe: So en cen ak Niles, ummist. January 14, Joseph E. “John.” son, President, Carnegie Endow- ment for International Peace. erature; it has no rules, or more precisely, it does not follow any rules and has no definite outline. The question is then often asked, of July 21, 19538, by Dwight Mac- Donald. Perhaps they’ll send you a tear sheet. (220 E. 42, NYC 17). If not, why not make it all up; based on the theory that I’m an all American boy, which I am, and a former freckle champ besides. Sincerely and good luck, Charles Addams” Since the historic receipt of this letter, Miss Hill has become a vir- tual stranger to her friends and professors. Formerly friendly and sociable, she now barely comes down for meals; all her time is spent in the library doing resaerch on her project, in running around campus collecting funds for another idea: the building of a or Poe and the very much alive Ad- dams. In this room she plans to have collectéd all kinds of ghouls and other Addams apparitions, as well as a piece of wood which re- portedly comes from the House of ‘Usher. Miss Hill is without duobt adding to the versatility of Bryn contribution to the Humanities. As a matter of fact, she has been requested to celebrate the publica- tion of the most revolutionary doc- ument of the fifties in the class of 1960 Lecture on “Edgar “and Charles: A Study.” We, awed to ibe in the presece of one of the “happy few,” can predict only that it will not be long before the Col- lege will create a special interde- partmental.. —— dealing with ‘Sadism in Literature and Art, with Professor Hill teaching. A Cask of Amontillado, anyone? Brinton Compares Religions Of East As the last speaker in a series on Eastern religions sponsored by the Interfaith Association, Dr. Howard Brinton discussed “Eastern and Western Mysticism and Theo- logy” on December 3, in the Com- mon Room. Dr. Brinton taught a course in comparative religions rently at Pendle Hill, a Friends’ graduate study center. Remarking that “comporisons are odious,” Dr. Brinton began his com- parison of Eastern and Western religious thought by grouping the main religions of the world into two categories: those that origin- ated in Palestine and looked to Jehovah as God, and those origin- ating in India and worshipping Brahma. The main difference be- tween the former, Judaism, Chris- tianity, and Islam, and the latter, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism, is the fact that Jehovah is a personal god, while the Brahma of the East- ern religions is an ab8olute, beyond personality and form. « To illustrate this; point, Dr. }sor-Ayala’s discussion were that the! Brinton went—-on—to—describe the _—__ practices and to try to explain (although, he said, this was prac- tically impossible) the theology underlying Zen Buddhism, as a highly developed expression of the essence of oriental thought and practice. Dr. Brinton told of his visit to Japan in the summer of 1936 to study Zen Buddhism, one of the dozen or so sects of Buddhism in a8|Japan. He visited Zen “monastar- ies” (although not so technically, because the worshippers do not |take a. vow for life). Worship itself special room dedicated to the dead’ Mawr College through her major’ here in 1934 and 1936, and is cur- © N olution not only. saclalig but in all the domains of human power, cul- urate aden =lconsists of meditation in a bare hall with a platform along the walls, and interviews with.a teach- Continued on Page 4, Col. 3 et regret re Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, December 111, 1957 Erich Leinsdorf In Friends of Music Lecture, Tells Of The Conductor’s Role On Wednesday evening, Novem- ber 20, the Friends of Music of Bryn Mawr College presented a lecture by the well-known sym- phonic and operatic conductor “Erich Leinsdorf. Mr. Leinsdorf /has been well prepared, by years of conducting experience both here and abroad, to speak on his sub- ject: “The Techniques of Conduct- ing Operatic and Symphonic Mu- sic.” Mr. Leinsaorf reminded his audi- ence that only 60 years ago an opera conductor’s name was not even listed on the program in Vienna. The transformation be- tween then and now in the recog- nition of the conductor’s import- ance has been so great that today the conductor’s name has first place, although the opera public still is more aware of and inter- ested in the singers. Today, too, the conductor’s personality has come to be of prime importance. As one explanation of the change in position of the conductor, Mr. Leinsdorf mentioned that the earlier composers, for example Bach and Mozart, paid very little attention to posterity. One evi- dence of this is the fact that their music is less fully notated and con- tains fewer performing directions than do later compositions. Their music was written to be played in the near future by musicians close to it. Nineteenth century roman- ticism, in contrast, not only was extremely conscious of posterity, but also established the separation of composer and performer. The tasks of the serious conductor are manifold. Included in what Mr. Leinsdorf termed “preparatory la- bors” is the time spent with the score before rehearsals,. marking phrasing, checking length of notes, determining interpretation. He characterized a concerto as “a duet of two fully equal partners,” and said it should be played in a “spirit of unanimity.” He pointed out that a concerto is written to be performed in such a cooperative manner, but that its successful performance requires give and take, and should be pre- ceded by more rehearsal time than the few hours, on the morning of the concert, which today are often the only time during which the soloist and the conductor work to- gether, The “artistic incompati- “SAY IT WITH FLOWERS” BRILL FLOWERS 10 East Lancaster Ave. Ardmore, Pa. Myrtle Thompson MI 2-4650 - 4651 TYPEWRITERS Sold — Rented — Repaired All Makes Suburban Typewriter Co. 39 E. Lancaster Ave. Ardmore MI 2-1378 bility” which is the basic cause of many explosions between perform- ers may frequently be attributed to the fact that artist and conduct- or have to work together after and only after each has fully developed his own approach to the particular compositidh. Some performers, ac- cording to Mr. Leinsdorf, lose their flexibility and can not adapt them- selves to others’ ideas. It is for this reason, for example, that nu- merous conductors, among them Toscanini, prefer to work with an opera cast composed of non-top- flight singers. The essential function of the conductor, in Mr. Leinsdorf’s opin- ion, is that of leader. Often a con- ductor finds himself at the head of a group of extremely skilled musicians; in such a _ situation, again, success is largely dependent on give and take, on the conduct- or’s attaining a balance between the necessary imposition of his own authority and experience and the equally essential respect due the players. The past half-century has seen a great change in the career of the conductor. Fifty years ago, he traveled much less, and his moves were chiefly from one~permanent position to another. One result was that the conductor and his orchestra developed together, hom- ogenous in repertory and. style. Today’s conductor, however, is “either a world traveler or a hack,” and he loses stature and prestige if he gives up his widespread com- mitments. ) Mr, Leinsdorf feels ‘that the conductor should be versed in lit- erature and in pictorial art as well as in music. He need not play all the instruments, but he must have ‘a knowledge of the abilities and possibilities of each. Thus the conductor plays a large and diverse part in the rehearsal and performance of a musical com- position. However, in the last analysis, his instrument is neither his baton nor his hands but the human ensemble which he leads; therefore, no amount of coaching can alter the basic quality of the orchestra or ensure the success of the final product. Have a WORLD of FUN! Travel with SITA Unbelievable Low Cost SSE urove WORLD TRAVEL, INC. MU2-6544 New York’s a winternational playground, and The Biltmore’s J at the heart of the holiday fun. a Brinton Continued from-Page 3 er. The interviews may consist of anything from a story told by the for the worshipper to knock him down. The exact theology behind this meditation no-one, not even the Zens, is sure of. However, the sect has developed the idea that deep in the inner being of man, below human contacts, below the con- scious reason, and the subcon- scious instinct, is a formless self, the true self. Without form this self has the possibility of all form of all creation. The object of Zen is to discover, experience, and live in this formless self. The very nature of the thought pattern itself differentiates East from West. The occidentals think in a rectilinear way: “a” leads to “‘b”’ which leads to “c” and so forth. The oriental, however, tends to tackle a problem with all his facul- ties: feelings, intutions, sensations, as well as reason, and therefore his approach seems to us compli- cated and circular. Western thought is most often dualistic:. it thrives on antitheses, Oriental thought does not depend on any such system, but tends to rely more on flashes of intuition, and has not had any great system builder such as Plato or Hegel. Oriental thought does not draw as sharp distinctions as Western thinkers are likely to. For instance, the line between nature and man is indefinite; temples are made to fit into the landscape, not to ex- clude it as do our cathedrals, and there is a strong sense of unity of man with nature. Nor is oriental religion as prac- tical and materialistic as Western. Zen sees no real necessity for social reform, or for the kind of help- thy-neighbor physically as well as spiritually idea that has grown into Western religious practice. Instead the oriental finds a release from material things in life as the form- less self, a release. even from suffering, and expects his neigh- for to do the same. teacher to a request by the teacher the ego, the personal history, the’ Hockey by Sandy Colt The last games of the hockey séason against Chestnut Hill on Nov. 21st should be interesting to all those who were beginning to feel greatly discouraged by the results of previous games. For the first time all year the team achieved its ideal of working together. The JV won its game 1-0, with Jean Hebb making the goal. Bryn Mawr Varsity scored two of its 3 goals in the first half, one a shot by the center half, Weecha Buse, the other a run down the field alone and a quick flick past the goalie by Sandy Colt. The third goal, made near the beginning of the second qarter, was a pass from Edie Murphy pushed in by Sandy Colt. Chestnut Hill’s ‘roused temper brought forth one goal in this lat- ter half. But all the time it was Bryn Mawr in there fighting fierce- ly with better results. Let’s make these games a precedent for next year! Final Varsity and Junior Varsity Hockéy members for 1957 Season: Varsity Pell, A., DuBois, MacVeagh, Hoffman, N., McCord, Murphy, Colt, Buse, Yaukey, Farlow, Berk- ely, Trubek. Junior Varsit Hankin, Merrill, Hebb, Wolffe, Janney, Parlin, Ober, Rowlett, Balsey, Tench, Dobbin, Presbrey, McHenry, Cohen, H., Davis, S., Pinckney. West Wing Faction. Accepts ‘Tribute’ Mrs. von Hulsteyn of the li- ibrary’s west wing and her side- kick, Marthe F. Smith 758 ‘would like to express their ap- preciation to the kindly soul who donated a pair of beige knitted gloves with leather palms. The gratitude would be superlative if the donor would exchange the gloves for a small- er size. Further contributions will be welcomed. ‘COKE 08 6 REGISTERED TRADE-UAR, COPYRIGNT 1967 THE COCA-COLA COMPAION a mene gy Mile. 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Y, 4 , F, 4g = Rieter ot ed ree eget Reo etry ‘ ¥ *] Jaw he fi ‘ Be: ; nit P Jon ‘ ee ot “Wednesday, December 111, 1957 THE COLLEGE NEWS Page Five Bureau of Recommendations Christmas Baby-sitting: Please leave your name with Mrs, Dudley if you expect to be in the neighbor- hood for any part of the vacation and are willing to baby-sit. There will be many calls. ~ Odd Jobs Now Open: The Library: Two shelvers need- ed. Beginning salary, $.60 an hour. Please see Mrs. Whetstone in the Library. : Buck Hill Falls Inn, the Poconos: Waitresses during the Christmas vacation, Experience not neces- sary. Please see Mrs. Dudley in the Bureau. Jobs for Next Year: Please see Mrs. (Crenshaw. Teaching Positions: University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut: Instructors in the English Department, Opportunity to do graduate work leading to the MA degree in two years. $1560 for the first year. See the notice posted on the Bureau bulletin board. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota: Teaching assistantships in most departments. Research assistantships, also in most departments. Resident assistantships, ‘Notice posted. River Styx School, Hopatcong, New Jersey: Teachers in the ele- mentary grades. Further infor- mation at the Bureau, Further Training: Six weeks summer program at New York State Teachers College leading to positions in the elemen- tary grades. Further information at the Bureau. The Perkins School for the Blind, Boston, Massachusetts: Scholarships for teachers of the blind and the deaf-blind. Courses given at Boston University and the Institute. Details at the Bureau. The Berkeley School of Secretar- ial Training announces a full-tui- tion scholarship in the Executive Secretarial Course for College Women, Information at the Bu- reau. Vogue Contestants: The issue of Vogue with the latest quiz may be consulted in the Bureau. 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Indeed, a play Lis like a musical score in that it must be realized in spite of the possible criticism that such a pro- duction might engender. Secondly, time and place are important in the production; each version throughout the ages helps to add to the accumulated meaning of the play. For instance, Mr. Merchant gave the example of the eighteenth century: interpretation of Falstaff, which has remained with us still. His third premise is that the thea- |. ter is a visual art; a mere radio performance will not suffice. An artist, be-he an illuStrator, a painter, or someone occupied wit hthe decor of a stage produc- tion, possesses a particular percep- ton in regard to the images which we, the reading audience, tend to miss. As an example of the art- ist’s perception, Mr. ' Merchant suggested Blake’s illustration “Pity Like A Naked, New Born Babe!”| Here the impression of pity is created partially by a mother,|. partially by a child. The total image is atomized, only to be re- synthesized, in order to leave a general impression of the emotion. In applying this to Shakespeare, Mr, Merchant chose Runsin’s Lear on the Heath. Here, we have Lear on a promontary above the sea, his arm around the fool, contemplating some drowned bodies. In the play itself, there is no storm at sea; rather, a tempest of the soul is suggested in the language of the scene and the episode is one of ex- treme pity: The artist did the ly new light on the imagery of this scene in the play. Upon request, Mr. went on to relate his experiences with a production—with the em- phasis on the visual effect—of Mea- sure for Measure. Calendar Wednesday, December 11 8:30 p.m.—Legislature meeting. Common Room,. Goodhart. Thursday, December 12 5:00 p.m.—Anthropology Film. Common Room, 8:30 p.m.—Charles A. Siepmann, Professor of Education and Chairman of the Department of Communications, N.Y.U., will speak on “The Future of Edu- cational TV,” under the auspices of the League. Goodhart, Com- mon Room, Friday, December 13 8:30 p.m.—German Club play, “Leonce und Lena” by G. Buch- ner, Tickets at 50 and 25 cents (students). Skinner Workshop. Sunday, December 15 8:00 p.m.—Christmas service, a reading of the Christmas Story by Reverend A. Mutch, Minister Emeritus of the Bryn Mawr Presbysterian Church. Choruses from “The Messiah” will be sung by the Bryn Mawr College chorus and the Haverford Col- lege Glee Club. Goodhart. 9:30 p.m.—Carol Sing in Apple- bee Barn. Monday, December 16 Spanish Club Party, Room. Evening — Graduate mummers _tour the halls. Wednesday, December 18 Se” Rumpus Maids and Porters caro] in the] » evening. 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In the work of Beckett the ready-made sentences, which are unlike previous artistic uses of the language, emphasize and underline the oppressive sil- ence which is basic to the meaning the work. / “Beckett implies rather than states. He relies on the under- standing of the audience for the success of “Waiting for Godot.” Godot remains the unknown fac- tor of the play. Even M. Maurin hesitated to apply any one mean- ing to the “thing” for which all the characters in the play are waiting in vain. He did suggest that the waiting gives a meaning, super- ficial as it may be, to the lives of the characters. The play, M. Mau- rin suggested, might be a ‘waiting for God. It might be a parable of the destitute condition of man without God. M. Maurin, however, doubts the validity of this theme since a Chrisitan framework seems to be lacking from any other work of Beckett. In the place of this explanation M, Maurin offered one that in- volves the solitary condition of man. 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Katharine IBBS SECRETARIAL BOSTON 16, 21 Marlborough St. PROVIDENCE 6, 155 Angell St. SS Page Six THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, December 11, 1957 Stendhal Admired Artists of Bologne On Monday evening, Jean Seznec, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at Oxford delivered a lecture entitled “La Peinture dans les Romans de Standhal.” Professor Seznec opened with an apology for his title which he admitted was “both too ambiguous and too am- bitious” a lecture topic. He there- fore limited himself to a discussion of the interrelvations of Le Rouge et Le Noir and La Chartreuse de Parme, and certain Italian paint- ings. Stendahl had a prediliction for certain Bolognese painters who have gained little recognition to this day. Stendahl commented that they gave of themselves so much in their painting and. nevertheless died poor and comparatively unin- fluential in the art world, These Bolognese painters revolted against the Classic and Neo-Classic Move- ments, denouncing the timidity of their expression. For their un- swerving attempt to vitalize artis- tié expression by portraying heightened emotion, Stendah] ad- mired them. Even before he was fully en- trenched in his literary career, Stendahl contemplated the disap- proval which his style would incur. However, he was ambitious, and prowd of his originality. Gleaning courage from the -contemporary Bologenese..painters, he attempted to quench his thirst for “energetic emotion” n ihis literature. Having postulated this parallel purpose in both painting and Sten- dahl’s writing, Professor Seznec proceeded to support his contention with concrete examples, A painting was shown which Stendahl admit- ted guided him in his description of Mathilde with the head of Julien near the. end of Le Rouge et Le Noir. In the painting a young girl is portrayed as the incarnation of feminine heroism. This quality is not only conveyed by the heartless act which she is committing (de- capitating a man) but also by her poignant facial expression, frozen by the artist at such a critical moment. Although Stendahl paints by Perry Cotler ’61 Mother Goose in To the Lighthouse A Literary Criticism Mrs. Ramsay’s function as the mother image in: Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse is based on that famous classic, Tales of Moth- er Goose. Mother Goose is repre- sented by Mrs. Ramsay, who is the mother of eight children. Mother Goose kept her brood Mathilde with words, the emotional affect which she has on the reader closely parallels‘ that of which the young girl has-on-the-viewer. Professor Seznec cited also the scene in Le Rouge et Le Noir in which Julien Sorel discards the uni- form of king’s guard and dons a priestly robe, i.e. he renounces the red for the black, Stendahl was quoted as having said that a paint- ing supplied him with a model for Julien, who tried to emulate an expression of piety and perfect devotion in the seminary. La Chartreuse de Pgrnie owes many of its descriptigé ‘passages to pastoral scenes in paintings with which Stendahl was very familiar. The “weeping distances” and dis- tribution’ of light, the method of using shadows to put objects in relief and also to lend mystery to the scene, all contributed to a painting’s dramatic effect. To cap- ture this vivacity and charm. in literature, Stendahl sought a sacred language dictated by his soul. The ability to portray authentic emotions in a convincing manner is a sign of greatness. Stendahl was obsessed: with Caravaggio as well a the little-known Bolognese painters since they painted with their souls and thus were able to portray “energetic emotion.” Sten- dah] found his own sentiments and ideas in these paintings so poig- nantly conveyed that he relied on them as models. In other cases, he derived his inspiration from paint- ings and endeavored to echo the effect of the painting on him in his writing. “Virginia Woolf Obviously Studied Mother Goose,” Claims Freshman happy by telling them stories;\so does Mrs. Ramsay, i.e., James 1 told the story of the fisherman’s wife, Lily is borrowed from the char- acter who appears in one of the tales, Miss Muffet. Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet; in Lily’s case, her camp stool, eating her curds and whey; Lily was painting her picture, Along came a spider (Mr. Ramsay) and sat down beside her (he walked up-to her) and frightened Miss Muffet away. Mr. Ramsey jarred her thoughts and nerves so that she could not paint. Minta and Paul are obviously the fictional Jack and Jill. Minta and Paul went up to the beach to have a romantic interlude. Minta fell down and lost her brooch, and Paul went back to find it. Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Bankes’ disagreement over the soup stems from the age-old argument. over the peasporridge. ‘Cam was a little girl, who had a little complex, right in the mid- dle of her ego. ‘When she loved her father, she thought he was good. When she didn’t, she thought he was horrid. The trip to the lighthouse in- volves three characters: Mr. Ram- say, James, and Cam, They are at first the three men in a tub, but as they cross the waters of anni- hilation, they ‘become Hickory, Dickory, and. Dock. The trip to the lighthouse is parallel to the trip up the clock, the lighthouse serving as the clock image. It is during this trip that they experience the subjective, ie. the three men in a tub, ard the objective states, i.e., Hickory, Dickory, etc. I feel that the use of Tales of Mother Goose ky Mrs. Woolf is dueto her exposure to it in early childhood. Mrs. Woolf, as were many children of her period, was read these tales at bedtime and they have been lying in her sub- conscious ever since. Whether she ‘used it consciously or not, is not the point this author wishes to put across, but merely the fact that this symbolism is. Continued from Page 1 tioning of Mr. Beckett’s integrity as an artist. The conclusion pf Walter Kerr that Godot ‘“‘is a pat- iently painted, painstakingly form- ed- plastic job for the intellectual fruitbowl,” or another reporter’s assertion that the play is “aimless in plotting, devoid of excitement, an impossible guessing game” seem slightly biased. A note of prejudice is further suggested by the use of such damning epithets as “foreign im- port,” “cerebral,” and “existential- 1st," The main thing that seems to have disturbed the critics is that that play was difficult. It did not lend itself well to the hasty con- templation of a frantic last-minute review. This was extremely aggra- vating, for the critic feels it is his task to synopsize, analyse, and criticize a play’s ideas and import in the’lead paragraph, an arduous assignment with Godot. Waiting for Godot was, and still is “controversial,” but not in the accepted commercial sense, and the adjective became the eulogy of the show’s press agent in a futile at- tempt to spark public interest. For the play had been already rejected, labelled as pretentious and meaningless simply because in an evening’s viewing it could not be completely assimilated and intér- preted. One might raise the question, “What great play can?” Surely, 'Godot cannot. Its texture is too rich; its symmetry, imagery, and allusions too far reaching and intri- Help your hair get in the holiday mood. Get it trimmed & thinned— Shaped & set at the VANITY SHOPPE LA 5-1208 The Suburban Travel Agency SUBURBAN. SQUARE, ARDMORE Agents for Airlines, Steamship, Tours, Resorts NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU! TELEPHONE MI 9-2366 Complete Line of Imported and Handicrafted Gifts Haverford’s Godot cate. This does not mean that Godot is exclusively literary, or designed only for the intellectual; for it makes its basic statements in pure- ly theatrical terms, and brilliantly at that. Despite its bleak setting, and morose preoccupation with boree dom, despair, and death it is, as one critic put it, “gorgeously comic.” In its earthiness and des- peration it is yet uproarious. It cannot be classified, for Beck- ett’s technique is novel, and his style is unique and personal. His ideas, however, are not new, only their expression is. If their major reference is to the plight of mod- ern man, it is to be suggested that man’s dilemma has changed very little, his struggle for hope, faith, and enlightenment being universal and timeless. This struggle for enlightenment, a perplexed search for meaning, is, perhaps, the major conflict of Waiting for Godot. If the play- wright has succeeded in extending this bafflement to his audience it is no doubt spiritually justifiable and, I trust, artistically. 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