VOL. XLII, NO. 7 ARDMORE, and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1957 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1957 PRICE 20 CENTS Annual United Service Fund Will. Aid Student and Community Organizations by Grace _Labouchere The United’ Service Fund is the Bryn Mawr campus chest drive conducted annually in order that the college can help support sev- eral worthwhile orgnaizations. The drive is under the auspices of both League and Alliance, ‘Since it is an all-college drive, it has been the policy in the past to support primarily several stu- dent organizations. Such student organizations under consideration again this year are World Univer- ’ sity Service, International House of Philadelphia, National Scholar- ship and Service Fund for Negro Students, United Negro College Fund, Trustees of Athens College, Greece and The Japan Internation- ‘al “Christian” ‘University, “Along” with these, USF also supports oth- er organizations that rely on col- leges: American Friends Service Committee, American-Korean Fed- eration and Save the Children Federation. The United Philadel- phia Fund is the only exception, but we have helped this organiza- » tion in the past because of our community responsibility, The USF drive will begin with a Legislature meeting on Thursday, November 21 at 8:30 p.m. in the Common Room of Goodhart. At this time, representatives from each of the above-mentioned or- ganizations that we are consider- ing this year will give a descrip- tion of the work of their organi- zations. Legislature will then vote on the organizations the college will support and will suggest the percentages into which the con- tributions should be divided among these organizations. The drive itself will be held De- cember 3, 4 and 5 with solicitation done by the League and Alliance hall representatives. Each donor Movement Expert Assists at B.M.C. An outstanding figure in the world of dance education and movement, Miss Betty Meredith Jones comes to Bryn Mawr once a week this semester to teach freshmen classes and experiment with the Dance Club in possibilities of motion and artistic onganiza- tion. She takes time out from a busy schedule of lectures and classes in New York where another of her audiences is Barnard Col- lege. Two of her themes are “Basic Movement—Study of human ac- tion and its relation to all activity,” and “Movement Dance and Sports,” » She-has studied at the Laban school under Rudolph Laban, a pioneer in the study of human movement. . Since coming to this country from-the British Isles in 1952, Miss Meredith-Jones has:taught on the| west coast. She takes an interest in groups of all physical capacities and ages, and especially in rehabil- - jtation research in which she is now working at Columbia. Univer- sity. NOTICE Work on Bryn Mawr’s Con- ference April 12, “Can Democ- racy Survive in America?”, sponsored by the. Big Six -onganizations is, already. under- way. Students interested in working on the committees for the Conference should contact any of the. Big Six -presidents. may contribute according to the percentages proposed by Legisla- ture, or she.may “earmark” her donation to particular organiza- tions of her preference, Students are reminded that this is the only opportunity they will have to contribute to worthwhile organizations. It is hoped that USF will receive the support it has in the past. Arts, ‘Great Books’ Subjects of Talks In presenting the first of the Arts Forum lectures on Monday, December 2, the Arts Council will initiate a series of talks and dis- cussions on subjects of current interest in the areas of the arts,| humanities, and ‘Great Books.’ Forum discussions, organized along the lines of the Current Events lectures, will be scheduled for Mon- day evenings at 7:15 in the Com- mon Room. They will alternate on a flexible basis with Current Events, as the result of an agreement be- tween Alliance and Arts Council. Beth Carr is in charge of arrang- ing for the series. Lectures on art, music, liter- ature and the theatre will be given primarily by members of the Bryn Mawr and Haverford faculties. Two lectures wil Ibe scheduled for De- cember, the topic of the first to be anounced next week, and the second one to deal with Beckett's ‘Waiting for Godot’ and to be given on December 16, prior to Haver- ford’s independent production of the play. Gretchen Jessup, Chair- man of Arts Council, stressed the broad range of possible topics of current interest and import for these discussions, among which plans are being made for talks on ‘New Criticism,’ and the ‘Angry Young Men.’ Through its somewhat omivorous inclusion of topics, the Forum hopes’ to attract a participating audience from a wide range of Bryn Mawrtyrs. Suggestions of topics you would like to have dis- cussed will be warmly welcomed. ee Legislature There will be an important Legis- lature meeting on Wednesday, De- cember 11, at 8:30. The Legisla- ture will be asked to appropriate part of the Undergrad surplus for the improvement of the top floor of Goodhart as a student center. Hall Announcers é To Enjoy Meals Rules for Hall Announcements The Undergrad Executive and Advisory Boards have set forth the following rules regarding Hall Announcenents: 1. Announcements must be clearly written on 3 x 5 cards or typed on paper of that size or larger. 2. The publicity for any one event is limited to 3 announce- ments. 8. Commercial advertising, i.e., from sweater company agents on campus is limited to one announce- ment. 4. Announcement “writers are urged to heed a 25-word- -limit; announcements are most effective when terse, clever and to the point. | Hall Announcers have the right to omit those announcements which Haverford-Bryn Mawr “The Beggar's Opera” This year’s second Class of 1902 Lecture will be given by W. Moel- wyn Merchant, Monday, December 2, at 8:30 p.m. in. the Common Room. Mr. Merchant’s topic will be “Visual Criticism of Shakes- peare.” Mr. Merchant is the Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire at Cardiff, Wales. At this time he is Fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D, C. and is lecturing there and at Yale. This is his first lecture at Bryn Mawr, although not his first visit. Although teaching English Lit- erature, Mr. Merchant has special- ized in the relation between art and literature, and is an expert on the pictorial illustration of Shakes- peare, both in the sense of straight illustration, as for texts, and of stage decor. The Oxford Press will Haverford to Offer ‘Waiting for Godot’ The Haverford College English department has announced the pro- duction of Waiting for Godat by Saitiuel. Beckett to be given at Roberts Hall on Saturday evening, December 14. The production and accompany- ing thesis is a project for honors in English by Kenneth Geist, Haver- ford senior and the play’s director. The. cast, of faculty and students includes Robert Butman, College Theatre director and assistant pro- fessor of English, Kenneth Wood- roofe, professor. of English, and Haverford students Gerry Good- man ’56, Harvey Phillips ’58, and Al Paskow ’61. The controversial play, which has appeared twice on Broadway in as many seasons, has been alter- -|nately praised and damned by the critics, but its success on the con- tinent, among other things, attests to its merit. +—The—somewhat__ unusual- cast, stage, setting and original score} promise an ‘interesting evening in are at variance with these rulings. the theatre. Admission is $,50. in the United States as a Research], W. Merchant To Present 1902 Lecture On “Visual Criticisms of Shakespeare” bring out within the next few months a sizeable — 200 illustra- tions — book by Mr. Merchant on this subject: After the lecture, Mr. Merchant will stay on and take a history of art seminar of Dr. Bernheimer’s Tuesday afternoon at 2:00. This seminar will be open to all students particularly interested in the rela- tion between literature and paint- ing. Hindu And Quaker Interfaith Speakers The Interfaith Association’s lec- ture series on Far Eastern Relig- ions will be continued on Monday, November 25,..when Swami Pavi- trananda of the Vedanta Society of New York City will give a talk on Hinduism at 8:30 in the Common Room. Swami Pavitranada is him- self a Hindu, but he has lived many years in the West and has an ex- cellent understanding of Western as well as of Eastern philosophy and culture. Dr. Howard Brinton, head of the Quaker center at Pendle Hill for many years and a former Professor tof “History of Religions” at Bryn Mawr, will close the series on Tues- day, December 3 at 8:30 in the Common Room with a lecture on “Eastern and Western Mysticism and Theology.” Dr. Brinton has lectured on this subject several times in Japan and has had the advantage of criticism from J. sisted ese pnomnta. Library y Displays Works By Poet In token of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of William Blake (November 28, 1957) the Rare Book Room in the Library is sponsoring an exhibition of his works. — The display includes recent gifts to the college of Blake’s illum- inated books and notably an orig- inal water color drawing of Blake’s | the gift of Joanna Semel Rose ’53. ~The exhibit- will last-for_approxi- mately two weeks; one week before Thanksgiving and one after. Music, Acting, Directing, Set---Beggar’s Opera Receives Enthusiastic Plaudits On All Counts by Sue Opstad White . It was not a first night on Broad- way, but the air around Roberts Hall last Saturday night was filled with all the tension and excite- ment of those fabled events. For ever since the Fall of 1956 rumors had rumbled around Haverford and Bryn Mawr campuses, growing louder toward Spring, and then fading away—until the announce- ment finally came: yes, we are go- ing to do The Beggar’s Opera. Saturday night was the long-await- ed moment, toward which so much time and effort had been directed. And, when the house lights finally dimmed and the curtain rose, the magic that can only be found in Q000 theawe toun-comumanas Lon all those connected with the Bryn Mawr College Theatre and the ‘| Haverford Drama Club it was a triumphant climax-—for the audi- ence it was an evening of pure de- light. It was a pleasure, as always, to see Ken Geist on the Bryn-Mawr- Haverford stage, as he skillfully set the satirical tone of the production as the Player in the Prologue. He ‘was joined by Mr. Butman’s as- sistant director Philip Miller in a well-played performance of John Gay’s satirical Beggar. His char- acterization not only proved Phil’s talent for period low-comedy, but also illustrated again Mr. Butman’s extraordinary flair for directing such roles. ‘Playing together, both Phil and Ken displayed a fine sense of timing in the satiric comedy of their scenes. Phi)’s subsequent ap- pearances were consisterit and ef- fective. ’ Dick Kelly played a hearty Mr. Peachum, making the most of his opportunities for bald comedy. His scene with Mr. Lockit were par- ticularly good, as the little Peach- um and big Lockit effect was car- ried off to good advantage. Dick’s stage movemént throughout the performance was impressive, and showed an experienced hand at period comedy. Bob Crist as Filch was delight- ful. Although his role was minor, Bob made it a hit by playing ef- fectively between the audience and the cast, and most particularly by his fine singing. In the best tra- dition of operative convention, he managed to embellish his songs both with his voice and with his characterization. Anne Schaefer, with her keen sense of timing, her versatility in a comic role, and her ability to project a full characterization at all times, was wonderful as Mrs. Peachum, She delighted the audi- ence with marvelous facial expres- sions, scene-stealing antics, and an over-all robust characterization. It was Anne who paced the early scenes, sparking the audience into an enthusiastic recéption -of~the- remainder of the performance. All in all, Anne’s was a very profes- sional job. Diana Dismuke played a charm- ing and spirited Polly, Her “sing- ing was exceptionally good, but her acting proved that it was not for her voice alone that she was cast for the part. She played to her audience beautifully, was a picture of grace on the stage, and manag- ed to convey just the ‘right touch-. es of innocence, -warmth, and ‘spirit in-her characterization. Her _ Continued on Page 3, Col. THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, November 20, 1957 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN. 1914 _. Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examina- tion weeks) in the inierest 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 Editor-in-Chief .........ccsccsccceceseecrsceeseeevses Anna Kisselgoff, ‘58 Copy Editor .........ccese cece ccecercceseeeneeeeeees Eleanor Winsor, ‘59 Managing Editor .......-..-sseseceeeeerecetereeeees Gretchen Jessup, ‘58 OTe e eS Eye ee EOE STAN CMTE ERE AE EE, Miriam Beames, ‘59 Make-up Editor . EDITORIAL STAFF Barbara Broome, ‘60; Sue Goodman, ‘60; Tulsa-Kaiser, ‘58; Frederica Koller, ‘61; Gail Lasdon, ‘61; Betsy Levering, ‘61; Lynne Levick, ‘60; Elizabeth Rennolds, 59; Susan Schapiro, ‘60; Judy Stulberg, ‘61; Alex van Wessem, ‘61; Janet Wolf, ‘59; Gail Beckman, ‘59, (Alliance reporter). : Let There Be... ~ Off stage voices: (sepulchral, mysterious, laryngitical) O light! In the beginning was the dark... O light? A movement, as of many softly shuffling sneakers, is heard, and presently On Stage voices: No ink No light No think To-night Too hot To sleep . Two-watt We weep Chorus, full voice: And Besides The Books Are All Stolen Anyway! (The voice of the poets is heard through the land) 1st Poet: a “Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, rage...” 2nd Poet: “AO dark dark dark. They all go into the dark, The vacant interstellar spaces, the vacant into the vacant.” (a murmur of “how unkind,” “oh, now wait” i§ heard, Sneak- ers shuffle as in protest) . “The captains, merchant bankers, eminent men of letters, The generous patrons of art, the statesmen and the rulers, Distinguished civil servants, chairmen of many committees, Industrial lords and petty contractors, all go into the dark, and dark the Sun and Moon, and the Almanach’ de Gotha And the Stock Exchange Gazette, the Directory of Directors, And cold the sense and lost the motive of action, And we all go with...” 1st pair of Sneakers: (a younger pair) Yes that’s very nice Mr. Eliot, and of course we had always intended to write our long paper on you, but please can’t you tell us why they don’t put the lights on in the library, These nights we can only read you by day. And if it’s raining sometimes not even then, Mr. Eliot... we Chorus: (full sneaker shuffle) Vd We peer \ We squint We near The print The rain The dim The strain No glim! 2nd Poet: (again) “You must go by a way which is the way of ignorance In order to possess what you do not possess” Zu Pair of tennis shoes: o Mr. Eliot... Castle Guide: Please to regard the main reading room, madam It’s modelled on Oxford, old Wadham College’s great hall for dining; quite Ideal for study, especially at night Don’t you think Tourist tripper (female) Think? Oh yes. Indeed I have always inclined To think books the food of the mind Don’t you guess? An aga student minstral: (a monotone who will not be deni The Ballad of Reading Gaol (condensed by Addlemer Mor- timer) This scene we saw, this saw was seen While strolling through the grey Of reading room in la(f)ternoon ' Around 5:30, say; For I never saw a girl “‘who looked So wistfully at the day” _As one bright scholar, who did wear Long shorts and hours grey Away in light unsure, at best, Ie © For the honors gained in May; | ~ “© carpe diem” quoth she sadly ‘ Which means enjoy the day. 2nd Poet (for the last time, softly) : “What is the late November doing...” Sneakers, Tennis shoes: Mr. Eliot, oh Mr. Eliot, do you think you could explain the symbolism, we’re in the dark you know .. . Full Chorus of On Stage Voices: ~ - No ink _No light No think ‘ at hc einem atirieiceeniiaaehl ALERTED? a PEE gory an ee (And Besides The Books Are All Stolen Anyway) o > Tis said brevity is the soul of wit. Alas the professorial contingent did not always subscribe to this view. “Ah,” but you say, “it is not the quantity .. .” “Indeed, no, Miss Jeosophat, but we can not judge you on 25 words or less.” “But sir, these aren’t just any old 25 words. Each is carefully chosen. i: Mv e, Wells" “One day sir, all language will be limited to a meagre hundred words or so. “Indeed?” Then why not write a paper on that topic. You could deal with it quite copiously, I’m sure.” ‘Am What Am by Debby Ham So she went home and wrote a paper, but it didn’t look very long so she rewrote it on her room- mate’s typewriter which had larger type. It. still didn’t look very long so she re-typed it with two spaces between each word and four spaces between each sentence. That took her a long time, and even when she was finished it was still short. She reset her margins and made a thin column down the center of the page, using long words and cross- ing them out. When she got to the end she wrote “end,” and there was much matter and few words. And from that day on, profes- sors never asked for long papers. Last Thursday evening Don Americo Castro spoke in the Com- mon Room to a large group of stu- dents, professors and their families and local residents. Don Americo is considered one of the leading figures of Spanish thought of the 20th century and one of the great professors of literature of our time. His topic was “El Caballero de O1- medo”—a play by Lope de Vega, famous Spanish playwright of the transitional years between the 16th and 17th centuries, Don Americo commented early in his lecture that the play was constructed upon a “cantar popu- lar” of that period, the inspiration of the song, however, having noth- ing to do with the happenings of the play. Lope simply appropriated the song already known and sung among the people and wove the play around it, substituting the death of the play hero, Don Alonso, for the death of one of the local residents for whom the song was originally written. This factor brought out some thoughts of Don Americo on the subject of literary criticism. He felt it was easy to become over-involved in a relation of the work to reality at the time it was written and overlook the value of the work as an artis- tic entity. He definitely felt that \the reader should forget for a mo- ment why this song was originally written and whether or not the heroines of the play were meant to represent various lovers of the author. Instead the reader must enter into and participate emotion- ally in the play itself in order to understand and appreciate it fully. The element of fate was men- tioned by Don Americo as funda- mental to the play. Dona Ines and Don Alonso were fated by the stars to love, and he to die. As in all epochs, the drama makes use of the clash between the life of the and his adverse destiny as directed from above. Lope does not com- ment on the good or bad of this adverse destiny, he merely presents it—“que de noche le mataron!” Lope presents the two towns of Medina and Olmedo as symbols re- spectively of life and death. The constant goings and comings of Don Alonso between Olmedo and Medina—between life and th— show that he is both a living per- time. He continually speaks to us from a world of fantasy and dreams. How is it possible that he ‘ean be alive and dead at the same time? “Only in art,” said Don Americo, One must perceive this paradox emotionally, not rationally. In contrast to the world of death from which Don Alonso speaks to us ig the crude realistic world of Fabia—iLope’s presentation of the 15th century’s Celestina. This huge brought into a synthesis and har- monized in the person of Dona s from con- character as directed by himself] | son and a dead person at the same | Tale of Two Cities! scope presented by the author is|' Reading of “El Caballero de Olmedo” Follows Don Americo Castro’s Lecture love ‘with Don Alonso in his very world of fantasy and dreams. Don Americo mentioned also that never before had such originality ap- peared in Spanish drama and at- tributed it to the genius of Lope de Vega. The lecture was followed -by a reading of fragments of the play and the “romance” sung and play- ed by students from the Graduate Center. : : Badminton Last chance! Try out for the bad- minton varsity Thursday night, 7:30-10:00 p.m. Everyone welcome: you need not be a champion. A wonderful game, congenial com- pany, and a long time period to suit your taste. Come anywhere between those hours. Self-Gov Initiates . Meetings in Halls by Nancy Dyer On the night of November 4, the Self-Government Advisory Board held an open board meeting in the Rockefeller Hall showcase. This is the first time that Self-Gov. has. held an open meeting in any hall; it represents one of the chief aims of the Board this year, which is to involve as many people as possible in the mechanics of its administra- tion, The Board feels that the experi- ence of sitting in and contributing to a discussion of objective Self- Gov. problems can be exceptionally valuable to the individual member.. One reason for this is that she: will be dealing with situations in which she herself is not directly concerned. In Advisory Board meetings the Hall president pre- sents an anonymous case:and it is up to the Board and any visitors to examine the given situation and, to arrive at a decision on the basis of the rules and policy of the As- sociation. Unfortunately too many people have never thought beyond defin- ing their own position to a book of rules and have consequently missed - a conception of the system as a ‘whole; fo miss this is to miss a ‘very important aspect of life at. (Bryn Mawr. : Omen hall meetings are ar effort. on the part of the Board to bring _ | Self-Government as directly as ‘possible to the college. It is up to the college to decide whether our system of Self-Government is ef- fective, and if not, what changes ‘should be made. We feel this year ‘individual evaluation larly scheduled opportunity for revising is particu- important because of the the constitution next semester, TYPEWRITERS Sold — Rented — Repaired All Makes Suburban Typewriter Co. 39 E. Lancaster Ave. Ardmore MI 2-1378 Handkerchiefs Embroidered Linens Trousseaux . Bath Ensembles Monograms Irish Damasks WILSON BROS. MAGASIN de LINGE 825 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pa. LAwrence 5-5802 Among Western Hemisphere cities a cheerful mouthful. the temperature and drink up! Ines who proceeds from actual.con- | [versations with the lowly Fabia to "with the largest per capita enjoyment of Coca-Cola are, interestingly enough, sunny New Orleans and chilly Montreal. When we say, “Thirst Knows No Season,” we've said So don’t take any lame excuses about its Ne not being hot enough for Coca-Cola. Forget ° __. THE PHILADELPHIA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY. i earned arr Ts 6 4 SIGN OF GOOD TASTE “Bottled under authority of The Coca-Cola Company by | "Coke is a registered trade mark. \ | Wednesday, November 20, 1957 THE COLLEGE NEWS. Page Three Review of Beggar's Opera Continued from Page 1 love scenes with Macheath were, despite operatic convention, more convincing than any I have seen on the Bryn Mawr - Haverford stage. Jim Katowitz was no less successful as the dashing Captain Macheath. Jim’s voice was also exceptional, as was his ability to put across his role as the romantic hero. As his role demanded, Jim dominated the stage during his scenes. His graceful stage move- ment, despite over-size boots, com- bined with his voice and character- ization to effect a most convincing performance. Jim and Diana to- gether were superb. ‘Mimi Gisolfi’s Mrs. Trapes was wonderful. She certainly looked the part of the more (than Mrs. Peach- um) sophisticated Madame, and her voice and manner, and particu- larly her stage movement, were juist as convincing. Mimi’s per- formance had a really profession- al polish, which, needless to say, added greatly to the production as a whole. (Don Knight was superb as Mr. Lockit. His performance left noth- ing to be desired as, behind a won- derful white mask with expressive black eyebrows, he delighted the audience with. marvelous facial contortions. His stage movement was particularly good—notably in his dance with Peachum and in his second act backwards exit from the prison scene, Don’s was an- other very professional perform- ance, (Peggy Cowles’ Lucy Lockit was the only weakish element in an otherwise consistent production. Peggy’s characterization lacked much of Lucy’s coldness, and was often too immature to portray Lucy as the villainess she was meant to be. Perhaps the fault lay in the fact that Gay’s Lucy wanted Macheath to marry her because she ‘was pregenant, not- because she loved him—in contrast to Polly, Lucy would marry only out of ne- cessity. Peggy’s lucky Lockit lack- ed this very essential feature, and as a result. her characterization was confused and _ confusing. Peggy’s performance, however, was very good; the fact that the audi- ence liked her—and they definitely did—proved -that shéwas‘able to overcome to a great extent the defects of her interpretation. The choruses were particularly good—they looked wonderful, sang exceptionally well, and. on the whole provided a marvelous back- ground for the production. The short dances were all effectively by the colorful costumes—and aj|spite flu, strep throat, etc., it was| Lise Blau ’55 to Sheward. ‘ most convincing background -for|a real success. Hagerty. Famous USNSA Student Tours [iP of Europe — Summer 1958 [ae | Excitement...Fun...Adventure : 54-81 for college men and women from 18-30 2 i me J Z , ig o hat ef i Mbit | lieniediedt dee 17 ——e _— values , ; 3 4 | BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR .%. 2 ul $785 ISRAEL & WESTERN EUROPE —3 % Zz Drive-it-yourself VOLKSWAGEN tours or Ny hay D oer hitiuet : = He fai UY % Vetad % Informal HOBO tours by bus — Festivals of ART & MUS! - 1 w= g a ay, Ue 1045 All tours include att amomneriootte i R = 2 '. mim a o ats, ft: le > 3 LoUiste Sarin _ aaa tio For full descriptive literature and itineraries write or call ] P s § Zz y £52 GOS U. S. NATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION ,; zi ei u # | 2 EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL, INC.* —p é$ HEee ts wall - Yeu B mo 4 1d si dial cae uidc saees 701 Seventh Avenue + New York 36, N. Y. Psdesz<00 wige U.S. students from coast to-coast JUdson 6-2247 ' timed and well-performed. In fact, liantly illustrated all the stage movement was first rate. The opera’s music, charming in itself, was an outstanding fea- ture of this production—a welcome surprise indeed to those who doubted the wisdom of attempting musical theatre. Several of the individual voices were excellent, and those members of the cast whose voices were not naturally of solo calibre were yet well able to ‘put their songs across. The only unfortunate note was that the dic- tion of the soloists was quite spot- ty. The orchestra, although not always perfect, played creditably throughout. It was well balanced in itself—and effectively set-off by the harpsichord—but it sometimes offset the singers. This problem, while a—difficult_ one, could have been eliminated had the orchestra rehearsed with the cast more often. The make-up was exceptional, particularly in the cases of Mrs. Trapes, Mr. Lockit, and the chor- uses. The costuming was always effective and sometimes ingenious. The play-within-a-play was bril- by simulated theatre boxes complete with styl- ized manikins, black and white, placed at either end of the pros- cenium arch, and by a stylized in- ner proscenium arch, black and hung with white curtains, It was a simple but very striking set—its black and white effects well set off Arthur Dudden Poses Challenges For Practical “Humane” Education Mr. Dudden, a member of the history department, presented the current events topic for this week, “What Higher Education Owes to the Students.” His remarks were based on the recent technological strides made by Russia which dynamically reveal the shortcom- ings of our own educational sys- tem, : the production. Although nothing spectacular was needed in the way of properties, that element was well provided for. The lighting too was very adequate. Finally, Mr. Butman deserves high praise for his brilliant job of directing The Beggar’s Opera. He staged the production beautifully, leaving nothing to be desired in the’ way of movement and business. Every effect was like an added coat of polish, none of which was lost on the delighted audience. It was professionally done from start to finish and—well—it just simply sparkled! A period satire is never the easi- est type of production to attempt, and in the case of The Beggar’s Opera there was the added diffi- culty of music. Many congratula- tions to everyone connected with Saturday’s performance—for, de- Mr. Dudden believes that the — purposes of higher education are to seek a “humane life” that is refined and cultivated in the liberal arts and, at the same time, to ac- quire skills which are practical in nature for attaining, a livelihood. The product of this kind of edu- cation would be an integrated per- son educated for himself and for society. He also proposed several chal- lenges and criticisms against higher education in the U. S., among which are the ideas that we must ‘reject the belief that shortcomings will be compensated for by future developments, and that education must serve the ‘immediate purposes of human life” as well as the preparation for tomorrow in a natural and social environment, In conclusion, Mr. Dudden out- lined an academic program for col- lege and pre-college levels of a broad, unspecific nature that would make American education “sub- lime” with “feet of clay.” Engagements Josephine FE, Case ’54 to Joseph Schnurman. ~ Lynne Levick ’60 to Mark Gelber. A new idea in smoking... Salem refreshes your taste e menthol fresh _e rich tobacco taste _ e most modern. filter a od - Created by R. J. Reynolds Tebuese Company Refreshing! Yes, the smoke of a Salem is as refreshing to your taste as a dew- sparkled Spring morning is to you! Now get the rich tobacco taste you love, with a new surprise softness and easy comfort. Through Salem’s pure-white modern filter flows the freshest taste in cigarettes. You take a puff ......it’s Springtime! . “Smoke refreshed... . Smoke Salem a — A LA 59570 Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, November 20, 1957 ‘Hazing Day,’ Bear d Growing Contest Inspire Activities at Holyoke, Temple The November 1 issue of The Mount Holyoke News reports that there is considerable discussion of eliminating the Hazing Day. The editorial cites Bryn Mawr’s Hell Week, and concludes with the thought: “Hazing Day is the sen- iors’ day and in no way should the juniors spur the freshmen to dis- obey or to be impudent to the sen- iors. They can encourage their lit- tle sisters to enter into the func- tions with enthusiasm and good sportsmanship.” Temple University News boasts of a hair-cutting linguist in the classified advertising in the No- vember 1 issue, “To learn a lan- guage You have to practice speak- ing it. I will converse with you Bored’ with the way you wear your hair? Let the VANITY SHOPPE style and set it for you. BRYN. MAWR LA 5-1208 “He” will write a sonnet about your new fall bonnet . the one you bought at JOYCE LEWIS Bryn Mawr in Spanish, Italian, or French while cutting your hair.” On the lighter side, the Temple men are at present taking part in a beard-growing contest. The con- test, sponsored by the Alpha Phi Omega, is “the beginning of a drive to revolutionize the shaving cream industry temporarily and to permit students to let their hair (chin hair, that is) down. Divi- sions of the contest will be length and style and unusualness.” At Lehigh an upperclassman in a Letter to the Editor complains about the eating manners of the freshman football team: “ ‘Feeding Time at the Zoo’ would be an ap- propriate caption, were you to pub- lish a photo of the Lehigh fresh- man football team in action at the dinner table. It seems their repu- tation is not made on the football field—as is that of our outstanding varsity—but in local restaurants, where their screams and scratching tend to give other patrons the feel- ing they are in a monkey house.” The Quill, from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, reports results of an interesting poll. “Quill regrets the fact that the results of a recent student poll will not be published. 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