VOL. XLVI—NO. 1 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1960 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1960 PRICE 20 CENTS ? Registration, Appointments Keep 185 Freshmen in Dither; Campus to Split Seams at Record Return of Upperclassmen A Haverford student walks through the M. Carey Thomas Memorial Library. Tour’s Spin About Library Circuits Square Doughnut If the kitchen is the heart of the home and the tea pantry is the heart of the dorm, the library must certainly be called the heart of a college campus. At Bryn Mawr this truism is less a figure of speech than a geographical fact. The massive, Gothic, grey-stoned building (covered with ivy, of course) stands directly, opposite Taylor Hall. Almost every build- ing on the campus can be located either to the right, to the left, in front of, or behind the library. De- spite its venerability, it is described most often, with a decided lack of both reverence and architectural accuracy, aS a Square doughnut— the Cloisters being the hole. Choice Imperative As you enter the main door you are forced—as you all too often are at college it seems—to make a choice. You can either mount the flight of stairs directly in front of you or go down one of the twin flights of stairs on either side. Since what goes up must come down and the converse is not nec- essarily true, go up first. The main reading room is the impressive sight which meets your eyes. Two stories high with tall Gothic windows and filled with rows of desks, this room is the second home of many Bryn Mawr students. Reserve Room Turning left down the aisle be- tween the desks, you arrive at the Reserve Room. Here, if you are lucky, you will find a copy of the book your history professor put on your reading list. Student watch- dogs preside-over—thisroom to enforce the rules of fair play (“But I was here first and the exam is tomorrow!”). Directly opposite is the Reference Room where ency- clopedias and dictionaries await perusal. If you retrace your steps and go down where you previously went _ up to the main reading room, you reach the stacks, or where the books are. Try not be too dis- concerted as you walk on the glass floor; with positive thinking, the black runners will lessen the effect of the 10 foot drop beneath your feet. The-shelves-of-books-are-on} three levels, with the check-out desk on the middle floor. As you follow the hall to the _ left of this desk and entrance to the stacks, you pass the periodical -|Collins, Patricia room where you may see professors and students, engrossed in nothing Klein, Deena more abstruse than the daily news- paper. Turning right as the hall does you pass several professors’ offices and department seminar rooms before you reach the Quita Woodward Room at the end of the corridor. You may wonder why so aha ing a corner is so thinly populated. The reason is simple: no studying is allowed there! Comfortable chairs and an assortment of light fiction invite you to an interval of frivolling. Next door is the West Wing where the beoks on art, architec- ture, and fine arts are kept along with the record collection. To fol- Continued on Page 6 Col. 1 New Class Hails . From All Points The class of 1964 is smaller than any in the previous three years, but the opening of the 76th Aca- demic year sees Bryn ‘Mawr still as crowded as ever. ‘fhe reason for this apparent numerical discrepan- cy is far less disheartening than the fact. Upper classmen have re- turned this year in record number; of the total expected, 94.6% have come back, as opposed to 89.8%, 92.8%, 88.0% and 87.38% in the previous four years. The 185 freshmen, who bring this year’s undergraduate popula- tion to 717, represent thirty two states and twelve foreign coun- tries.. Though 46.6% of the group comes from the middle Atlantic coast, students come from areas as remote as India, Egypt and Kenya. In at least one respect, the Class of ’64 differs from all its Bryn Mawr predecessors. It has been singled out by the Educational Testing Service for participation in a study to evaluate the College Board Entrance Examinations. The project was launched this morn- ing With the supplemental Aptitude tést taken in Taylor by all fresh- men. Official orientation and welcome for the class is now approximately Continued on Page 4, Col. 5 Dear—Class—of 1964, This is a time of launching— and _launchings are always excit- ing. They are also a litle fright- ening sometimes, fraught with the uncertainty of that which awaits. We, the Freshmen Week Commit- tee, hope that we can help maxi- mize the former feeling, and min- imize the.latter in this launching of your college careers. First impressions are so impor- tant, and just.as you hope to give people you meet a good impres- sion of what and who you are, we who know and love Bryn Mawr want so much for you to feel as we do about this unique place. ft is exciting to be in a totally new situation, to be open and eager to receive what it has to offer; it is equally exciting to share some- thing you value with another per- son. In a very real sense, this is what we want to do in these next few days, all too short for every- thing there is to give and to re- ceive but long enough to allow a ARE YOU INTERESTED in writing for the News? ‘Come to the News room in Goodhart, Tuesday at 5:30. Find out all about it. Freshman Directory MERION HALL Best, Molly Bunker, Sheila Canode, Patricia Carbaugh, Jean Cross, Anne DeHoff, Susan DeReitzes, Irene Dubler, Nina Feldman, Roberta Gibbs, Elizabeth Greenbaum, Dale Hurwitz, Barbara Malamut, Judith Rothenberg, Ellen Schulman, Ruth s Sprengnether, Madelon Mwangi, Helen (’63, transfer) RADNOR HALL Anderson, Susan Friedman, Janet Goretsky, Caren Ide, Heather Levering, Helen Link, Martha Loomis, Mary Judith Perl, Mary Preston, Terry Robinson, Sandra Rodgers, Terri, St. Clair, Nancy Schachter, Judith Williamson, Anita Pohlschroder, Christa 160. tranafer)—_—_____...__.| Deupree, Susan DENBIGH HALL . Beidler, Elinor Dolgoff, Carolyn - Green, Joslyn Henneke, Hilary ‘Hornblower, Marjorie Owens, Sydney Ranard, Patricia Rubin, Linda Silberblatt, Ellen Wolf, Frederica PEMBROKE EAST Adams, Harriet Booth, Elizabeth Brown, Cynthia Burdick, Cynthia Dranow, Patricia Fernsler, Carol Ferry, Patricia Gomez, Carmen Haskell, Joanna Hover, Nancy o Kauer, Ardis Lloyd, Margaret Nicholson, Sarah Paul, Frances Priemer, Gretchen Tarshis, Susan Watson, Wendy Woodrow, Joanna PEMBROKE WEST Ames, Elizabeth Bush, Edith Cox, Catharine Dimos,. Helen Fleck, Isabelle | Herman, Gail ” Kindall, Nan Langmuir, Ellen Max, Lois _| Meadow, Dorothy Meskin, Joan ae Pace, Paula Sarofim, Norna L. Sherman, Phoebe Westbrook, Wendy ROCKEFELLER Barrus, Sylvia Books, Roberta ‘ Brice, Bonnie Buckner, Bates Campbell, Anne Geiger, Nancy Gula, Kathleen Hale, Judith Keith, Beverley Kobrak, Mary \Martin,,Harriet Moran, Barbara Page, Lynda . Porter, Margaret Shearer, Harriet Unger, Rosa Lee Bouchard, Brenda (’62, transfer) Continued on Page 6, Col, 1 Par eepaeene EEL ER EE ER (a start; Chairman Welcomes Freshmen feeling-to-penetrate, a feeling of what Bryn Mawr is. This is only but some day you may feel that in these first days at Bryn Mawr you grasped the es- sence of this place most complete- ly. It is safe to say that these days of Freshman Week will re- main among your most memorable at Bryn Mawr, for so many things begin. now. We hope that our spirit of giv- ing will reach you with the same sincere friendliness’ and interest that we felt during our time as freshmen. We are looking forward to getting to know all of you, as these days go by. It is a great honor to be chosen as a member of the Freshman Week Committee. Much thought and planning has gone into these days to make them enjoyable, to get things that must be accomplished done, to keep everyone busy without being run ragged, to allow opportunity for getting acquainted with both your own classmates and upperclass- men. Remain Open Perhaps the best advice anyone can offer to you at this wonder- fully hectic time is this: remain open. Don’t miss a single thing Bryn Mawr has to offer you, if you can help it. Never miss a chance ‘ talk to someone, for that chance ay not come under the same con- itions again. Remember that the way to learn is really through the exchange of thought and opinion, so don’t close yourself off too soon; too quickly you may miss some- thing immeasurably valuable. We, the upperclassmen, want to help you get settled and become acquainted with your new school and its people. One of the nicest things: about Bryn Mawr is the lack of distinction between fresh- men and upperclasmen. From the +very start, this is your school— and this is a wonderful feeling, indeed. We all know what it’s like to be a stranger in a new place; perhaps tHat’s the most im- portant reason for ‘our being here at this time—to help disperse the feeling of strangeness. Bryn Mawr is_not—a—frightening place; all it asks is your eagerness to learn, your sincerity and friendliness—and it will give you the infinite treasures it holds. Welcome Again It is a great joy to welcome you all here. We want this to be a happy, exciting time for you; we want to be your friends. I know I speak for all of us when I say that I hope each one of you enjoys Freshman Week as much as we have enjoyed preparing for and giving it to you, Rhoda Leven, Chairman Freshman Week Committee DO YOU DRAW? The News is looking for a’ cartoonist, For information about tryouts come to the News room in Goodhart, Tuesday at. 5:30. by judging a person or situation Recotelieiaarenineie erent: