Mr. Harry L. Case Robin Road Fountain City, Tenn. d noe Trustees of VOL. LI, NO. 25 Bryn Mawr College, 1955 College Confers 124 A.B.’s; 37 Receive Higher = Rodgers, Preston and McMichael Awarded Major Prizes ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, TUESDAY, MAY 31, _19§5 PRICE 20 CENTS Thomas Essay Prize, Corner Prize Awarded Ann Harris McMichael has been awarded this year’s M. Carey Thomas Essay Prize. Ann, an English major, won the award for her honors paper on “The Quality of ‘Mercy in Ford’s Plays.” The M. Carey Thomas Essay Prize is given annually to the sen- ior writing the best essay. Corner Prize The Hester Ann Corner Prize . for distinction in Literature has been awarded this year to Cather ine Rodgers’and Patricia Preston. The prize is awarded every.second | , year to a junior or senior, on the recommendation of the chairmen of the departments of Classics, English, and modern foreign tan- guages. The prize is given in the memory of Hester Ann Corner of the class of 1942. Catherine, an English major, and Pat, a Spanish major, will both graduate this year with Honors. Catherine also holds a Fullbright Fellowship, The News regrets that it is unable to print the name of the winner of this year’s European Fellowship. This name was not disclosed before the News went to press. Graduates Receive Honor Degrees The following seniors will re- ceive their degrees with Honors in special subjects: Classical Archaeology: Ann Kon- rad Knudsen. Economics: Judith Kate Hay- wood, Constance Mary Hicks. English: Elizabeth Christine Fischer, Ann Ashton Fosnocht, Margot Sofia Liljencrants, Ann Harris McMichael, Catherine Rod- gers, French: Nancy Elizabeth Fuh- rer. Greek: Nancy Jane Degenhardt. History: Ann Lebo Dyke, Lyte Armistead Mitchell, Eleanor Steph- ens Small, Sara Ann Winstead, Ur- ‘sula Ann Wolff, ~~ History of Art: Nancy Acheson | ~~~ Houghton, Irene Marsha Peirez, Emily S. Rauh. Latin: Lidia Wachsler. Mathematics: Jessica Dragon- ette, Martha Becket Walton. Philosophy: Elizabeth Ida Klupt, Joyce Elizabeth Mitchell. ’ . Political Science: Elaine Sartori Ewer, Anne Rita -Mazick, Jane * Strickler Miller, Ann Hart Robin- - gon. Psychology: Elaine Bernice Al-* ter, Russian: Judith Russell Catlin. _ Sociology -'Anthropology: Joan raion Plotkin. Spanish: Lois Elva Beekey, Pat- ricia Ann Preston. Artist's sheiiteh of the n new aryn:d Mawr College | Science Conk which will occupy ta acres on the campus. When completed, it will be the first center in a women’s college for students in science at all levels from the first year to the Ph. D. The architects are the Philadelphia firm of Martin, Stewart and Noble. President McBride discussed plans for the new science center on campus at today’s commence- ment exercises. The project will cost about $1,600,000. © When completed, the center will be the first in any women’s col- lege for students in science at all levels from the first year to the Ph.D. It will occupy nearly four acres of the 70-acre campus and will bring together the college’s full program of teaching and re- search in biology, chemistry, geol- ogy, mathematics and physics. . Planning for the center is the result of Bryn Mawr’s 15 years of experience in developing a_pro- gram of coordinated teaching in the sciences and mathematics. In the new layout of buildings, de- partments that function together will. share expensive equipment necessary for interrelated work and duplication of libraries will be reduced to a minimum. The proposed building program provides for two new units to be added to the present unit, Park Hall, built in 1938, which now houses the chemistry and geology departments. A three-story struc- ture will be built for the biology department and another for the mathematics and physics depart- ments. 65 Students Receive Degrees With Distinction, Five Summa Cum Laudes The following Seniors will re- ceive their degrees with. distinc- tion: Summa eum lauda Judith Russell Catlin Nancy Jane Degenhardt Catherine Rodgers Lidia Wachsler Martha Becket Walton Magna cum Taude ~~ Elaine Bernice Alter Lois Elva Beekey Sidney de Shazo Callahan Jéssica Dragonette Elizal Southall Edwards Marjory Hofmann Fair Ann Ashton Fosnocht ee Diane Druding Fuhrer Sarah Bird Grant Anne Mowbray Haywood Constance Hicks - Ann Konrad Knudsen Ellen Drews Kristensen Laura Claar Maioglio Ann Harris McMichael Irene Marsha Peirez © Carolyn Blau Perot Ann Hart Robinson Eleanor Stephens Small Jane Morris Weiss Sara Ann Winstead Cum laude Alice Lea Baer Anneke Blohm Mary Berkley Bowie Charlotte Fredricka Busse Mildred Yuhua Chang “Mary Jane Parke Chubbuck Ann Lebo Dyke Elaine Sartori Ewer Diana Fackenthal Elizabeth Christine Fischer Jane Follett Silba Marianne Frischauer ~Naney Elizabeth-Fuhrer Abigail Elsey Gilbert S Annette ~-gElizabeth Palmer Gordon Margaret Rumsey Hall Judith Kate Haywood Julia Heimowitz Nancy Acheson Houghton Cynthia Standish Josselyn Beverly Jeffers Kennard Elizabeth Ida Klupt Deborah Katz Lieberman Margot Sofia Liljencrants Continued on Page 4, Col. 5 Miss McBride Discusses Plans For Science Building; |Will Contain Facilities For’ Science Teaching, Research’ The biology building, which will cost about $900,000, will contain besides laboratories and classrooms for regular work, special labora- tories for teaching microbiology, biochemistry and anatemy, -a lec- ture hall seating 125, a library, and an isotope room for storing and processing radioactive com- pounds. The physics and mathematics building will have laboratories lo- cated below ground level in which the precise control of temperature and humidity necessary for mod- ern physical research can be main- tained. The plans also call for lab- oratories and classrooms on the upper floors, an optics laboratory, a lecture hall and a library in this ‘unit, which will cost about $700,- 000. President McBride announced preliminary gifts of $200,000 to- ward the center. “The building program will be accelerated,” she said, “because of the crowding in all buildings in the College and be- cause of the effort to put the teaching of science on the best pos- sible basis in view of the demand for highly qualified personnel.” “Present shortages of scientists) prepared to undertake basic re- search or teaching are known to be serious,” President McBride went on to say, “and there is evidence that they will be come more criti- cal. Teachers of science are in such short supply that the educa- tion of future scientists is threat- ened.” Miss McBride also said that pro- portionately large numbers of Bryn Mawr students studied in sci- ence or mathematics. A _ recent survey showed that one quarter of all Ph.D.’s at Bryn Mawr. were tak- en in science. A study of occupa- tions showed that teaching was the most frequent choice of Bryn Mawr graduates holding A.B.’s, | M.A.’s,. or Ph.D.’s. Miss McBride Speaks At Graduation Exercises Bachelor of Arts degrees were conferred on 124 members of the Class of 1955 at Bryn Mawr’s 67th Commencement exercises this morning. Higher degrees were giv- en to 37 men and women in the graduate school. President. McBride was the Com- mencement speaker at the cere- mony, held at 11:00 in Goodhart Hall. Major Subject, Biology: Barbara Just Borneman Madeleine De Ropp June Rita Edelman ‘Marjory Hofmann Fair Lois Marshall Natalie Lorraine Rothenberg Eva Marianne Schur Major subject, Chemistry: ‘Mildred Yuhua Chang Anne Mowbray Haywood Carolyn Blau Perot Major subject, Classical Archaeology: Patricia Carol Feeny Ann Konrad Knudsen Dorothy Soo Mun Shaw Major Subject, Economics: Alice Lea Baer Judith Kate Haywood Constance Mary Hicks Major subject, English: ' Sarah Handy Edwards Baltzell Lisa Blau Charlotte Busse Mary Olive Byrnes Sidney deShazo Callahan Barbara Jo Drysdale Elizabeth Christine Fischer Ann Ashton Fosnocht Elizabeth Palmer Gordon Sarah Bird Grant Margaret Rumsey Hall Lydia Longstreth Hunt Cynthia Standish Josselyn Barbara Jeffers Kennard Isobel Young Killough Emelyn Story Ewer Kirkland Margot Sofia Liljencrants Janet Elizabeth ‘Lill Ann Harris McMichael Mary Jane Oatfield Catherine Rodgers Rosemary Ryan Rudstrom Martha Caroline Warram Janet Warren Joan Paula Wolfe Major subject, French: Mary Berkley Bowie Alexandra O’Neill Davies Diane Druding Fuhrer Nancy Elizabeth Fuhrer Suzanne Margaret Hiss Carol Eckley Hopkins Susannah Gaines Lucas Mary Dione Ritch Elizabeth Elliott Warren Major subject, Geology: Gracemary Elizabeth Denegar Major subject, German: Anneke Blohm Major subject, Greek: Nancy Jane Degenhardt Major subject, History: Ann Lebo Dyke Elizabeth South Hall Edwards Abigail Elsey Gilbert Agatha Ashton Gray Ellen Drews Kristensen Lyte Armistead Mitchell Continued on Page 6, Col. 1 Fredericka Annette m Page Two THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly d the College Year (except during Than and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and B Mawr Colegs, The Co News is fully protected by copyright. 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What we sincerely hope is that your degree does not mark the “beginning” of life, or the “end” of life, but a step to new and even more worthwhile experiences than you received at Bryn Mawr. Time For A Change After a period of experimentation and “agonizing re- appraisal,” and after listening to a great many criticisms and a number of compliments, the News has reached the decision to make a change in its policy and journalistic style. This change, although still in the planning stage, is the. result of a great deal of thoughtful consideration—the intent of which is to publish the best possible paper on the Bryn Mawr campus. We feel a newspaper’s ultimate value can only be judged in terms of its effect on and role in its present surroundings. Whatever value it may have as an historical record, or as a means of reporting events to “outsiders” can only be sec- ondary. With this in mind, we have surveyed the situation and come up with some not-too-astounding conclusions. The first of these is that any weekly newspaper on a small campus faces the.very real problem of a shortage of “news.” Unlike a large university, a smaller campus naturally has less news in the first place, and what there is travels more quickly and thoroughly. A weekly newspaper finds itself behind the times—rather than printing “scoops,” it often merely sums up what everyone already knows. The second conclusion is that at Bryn Mawr the problem is aggravated by the fact that most activities and campus interest in the activities are even more limited than else- where. We feel that this in truth is a “thinking rather than doing” campus. What Bryn:Mawrters think about is open to debate—but at least the potential for constructive and critical thinking is very much alive. It is by presenting the opinions of a number of students, hoping at the same time to arouse interest in those who have no opinions on certain subjects, that we feel the News can become an exciting and * valuable—if not perfect—publication. What we plan to do next year is to greatly increase crit- ical writing in the paper. umns such articles as theatre and book reviews, comments on the political scene, random opinions.on anything of inter- est to the college community. We hope, perhaps once a month, to devdte two pages of an issue to the discussion—by stu- dents and professors—of some problem pertinent to Bryn Mawr, for instance, its educational system, or social orente ization. ~~ ~What will these additions replace? Certainly the cover- age of a great number of spdeches on campus, although we| hope to increase the scope of so-called “advances” on-speak- ers. Certinly not the reviews of plays, musical events, news of interest to the campus that can be reported best and most completely through the newspaper. - These plans are of course tentative. They are aims, and may not be immediate achievements. But we did not want| _ to end the college year with a summation of any past achieve-| 3 -when we would rather point with enthusiasm and an-| ciation tothe ming fal. We hope to have as regular col- THE COLLEGE NEWS Tuesday, May 31, 1955 Letters to the Editor WBMC Manager Announces Next Year’s Plans; Includes Wiring Of Pems, Rock, And Denbigh To all those interested in listen- ing to the radio: How many students at Bryn Mawr have listened to WBMC this year? Unfortunately very few. But the staff of the radio station has continued with its admirable work; broadcasting a large variety of programs in the. traditional high standard of our station. It has been owing to a number of faults in our wiring system that much of the campus has not been able to listen in to us. Since we have been able to lo- cate these faults, next fall during Freshman week and the following week-ends, with the kind help of Haverford College, we are plan- ning to rectify these. By the time that College opens, Pembroke East and West, Rockefeller and Denbigh should be able to tune in to 580 with good results. Then if the weather is still like this, don’t be surprised to see us digging our way from Denbigh to Merion the next weekend! It seems likely that if our finances are good we shall be able to reach Radnor by the end of the year. With the promise of a good lis- tening audience I sincerely hope that hext year we shall be seeing all our old staff members, and a large number of new ones.. Every- one is welcome whether she has had experience or not. We should’ be very pleased, if you feel that you do not have time to join the staff, that you make some sugges- tions about what you would like to hear at 580 on your AM dial. With very best wishes from the Board of WBMC for a wonderful summer. Yours sincerely, - Elizabeth B. Thomas, Station Manager. ltalian Movie ‘Romeo And Juliet’ “Exquisitely’’ Done; Acting Superb Renato Castellani, with his di- rection of the Italian version of “Romeo and Juliet,” has created a show with unlimited appeal for the twentieth century audience. Awarded the grand prize at the Venice Film Festiva] this year, the movie is a masterpiece of exquis- ite detail and glowing splendor. Although lacking many of Shakespeare’s immortal lines, the film moved so briskly that the omissions were more than made up for. Most notable of the lines left out was Mercutio’s famous “Queen Mab” speech, a modification which the English writers particularly criticized. Made in Veroma and Venice the movie has hardly been equaled for sheer spectacle. The authentic set- tings in the ancient monastery on the island of San Francisca del De- serto near Venice and in the Col- onnade of Verona’s San Zeno Mag- giore Church help particularly to bring the three-hundred-and-fifty- year-old tragedy to life. The cos- tumes were near perfection, and in the ballroom scene Julia stood out beautifally in her white satin gown in contrast with the red dresses of the other women. All of the principals were little- known English actors. Susan Shen- tall played Juliet and Laurence Harvey, Romeo. Apart the» were good; together they were magnifi- cent. Susan looked just young enough for the part of Juliet. Her plati- num blond hair and sweet. face gave the desired effect of “sweet innocence,” while her acting re- vealed an amazing feeling for deep emotional expression. Laurence was a clever, amorous and tragic Romeo. He was clever in the ballroom scene, which was tastefully done, when he met Ju- liet. He could not have been more amorous on the balcony and the tragic suicide scene had the effect of completing his character. The supporting actors all did) their jobs well. Especially notable was the portrayal of Friar Lau- rence. Trueblood Speaks The Rev. Mr. Trueblood spoke on “Prudence Is Not a Christian Vir- tue” at Baccalaureate Service Sun- day night in Goodhart. Mr. True- blood is Chief of Religious Infor- mation of the United States Infor- mation Agency. The Rt. Revs Walter H. Gray, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecti- cut, delivered the prayer at Com- mencement. ? Life Of Alaskan Indians Pictured In Photo Exhibit An exhibit of the photographs taken on the ethnological and ar- cheological fields trips to Yakuta Alaska is now being shown on the second floor of the library. These pictures were taken in the summer of 1939 and 1952 and in the winter and spring of 1954. Among. the most. striking pic- tures “in the exhibit were those of the snow covered Alaskan land- scapes. Also interesting are the pictures of the natives and their children, some in native and some in European dress. This settlement on the Guld Coast of Alaska is the home of the Tlinglit Indians. 250 live there now, descendants of 600 ancestors who form the northernmost settle- ment of the tribe. Pictures of In- dian masks, art, and clothes show the life and culture of these In- dians. Society was changed by the in- troduction of a salmon cannery /in 1902. The operations of salmon fishing and the salmon cannery are shown in these pictures. A picture of a member of the expedition fish- ing for seaweed is included, with a caption which assures the viewer that it tastes quite good when eat- en mixed with salmon eggs. These Indians are now a back- water people, poor and unable eith- er to plan for the future or to re- turn to the happy days of the last century. MARRIAGES Sarane Barker Hickox to Walter Lind Ross II. ENGAGEMENTS Harriette R. Solow to Howard H. Haubenstock. Ann Ayers Brittain to Bennett Cushman Porteous. Gray Gustafson to Dr. Donald R. Reisfield. Betty-Ann Cerruti to Frederick J. Tritschler. Beatrice Freeman to Donald A. Fink. - Ann Shocket to Robert A. Bux- baum, Goodhart Hall — Scene of Today's Graduation M.A, Ph.D and $ Tuesday, May 31, 1955 : THE COLDEGE NEWS Page Three Brun Mawr Awards Thirty-Seven Doctor of Philosophy Claireve Grandjouan, of Glen Cove, New York. Subject: Classical Archaeology. Helen H. Bacon, of Peace Dale, Rhode Island. Subjects: Greek and Latin Lit- erature, Barbara Lenore Stiachon: of Ke- nosha, Wisconsin. Subjects: Greek and Latin Lit- erature. Doris Silk Goldstein, of Flush- ing, New York. Subjects: Modern European His- tory and Modern Political Theory. Helen Jeannette Dow, of Ottawa, Canada......... Subject: History of Art. Doris M. Taylor, of Noblesville, Indiana. Subjects: Latin and Ancient His- tory. Georgiana W. Scovil, hamton, New York. Subjects: Physics and Mathe- matics. ~ Demetrius S. Iatridis, of Athens, Greece. Subject: Social Economy. Master of Arts Jane Elizabeth Derbyshire, of Oreland, Pennsylvania. Subject: Biology. Marilyn R. Loeb, phia, Pennsylvania. Subject: Biology. Nan Shieh, of Taipei, Taiwan. Subject: Chemistry. Cheng-Hsia Wang, Taiwan. Subject: Chemistry. Mary Bernadette Sheehan, of Collingdale, Pennsylvania. Subject: Economics. of Bing- of Philadel- of Taipei, Ruth Muriel Tallman, of Spring- field, Pennsylvania, Subject: Economics. Lucy Victoria Tyl, of Hunting- don Valley, Pennsylvania. Subject: Education and Psychol- ogy. Rosalie Calhoun Elliott, of Rose- mont, Pennsylvania. Pca Education and Sociol- M.S.S. Degrees Elsie Wilhelmina Kemp, of Bal- t.more, Maryland. Subject: English. Urmilla Khanna, of Delhi, India. Subject: English, Johanna Gertrud Edith Mettke, of Berlin, Germany. Subject: English. Rose Abendstern, of New. York, New York. Subject: French. tM Walter Richard Wagner, of 7 Mawr, Pennsylvania. Subject: Geology. Araxie Betty Temoyan, of Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, Subject: German. Amy Jean Wocko, of Wilming- ton, Delaware. Subject: German. Mary Jupenlaz, of Elmira, New York. Subjects: German and English. Lydia Halle, of New York, New York. Subjects: Latin.and Greek. Martha Elaine Williams, of Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Subject: Philosophy. Kathleen Swat Hoon Chan, of Rangoon, Burma. Subject: Psychology. Dorothy Counselman Selby, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Subjects: Psychology and Social. Economy. Master of Social Service Janet Maclaren Chance, of Wayne, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Black Emlen, of Hav- erford, Pennsylvania. Jane Robinson Heller, of Lancas- ter, Pennsylvania. Dorothy Louise Kelley, of Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania. Margrit Meyer, of Konnarock, Virginia. Janice B. Schulman, Mawr, Pennsylvania. Carol Scholz Snow, of Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania. Mary Joan Tascher, of Missoula, Montana. Anne Regina Westerfield, of, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fullbrights Awarded To Five Seniors; Catlin And Fuhrer Also Receive Prizes Enjoy Reunions five Bryn Mawr seniors have won Fullbright Fellowships, and one has been awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. The five Full- bright winners are Martha Walton, Ann-d€énudsen, Nancy Degenhardt, Catherine Rodgers, and Lois Mar- shall. Judith Catlin is the holder of the Woodrow Wilson Fellow- ship. Martha plans to study mathe- matics at the University of Nancy in France. Ann and Nancy both plan to study archaeology at the American School of Classical Stud- ies in Athens, Greece. Catherine and Lois will both be in England, Catherine studying English at St. Hilda’s College, University of Ox- ford, and Lois studying biology at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. Judy will pursue her studies in Russian ‘at the Harvard Russian Institute. Nancy Fuhrer of Philadelphia, a’ member of the graduating class at: Bryn Mawr, has been declared winner of an Honorable Mention Award in Vogue magazine’s 20th' try competed in Vogue’s 20th Prix’ de Paris. The participating sen- iors completed two quizzes of four. questions each, using Vogue as a “textbook”. The quiz questions ‘and the material upon which they were: based appeared in Vogue. Stu-' dents who satisfactorily answered these two quizzes were eligible to. write a 1500-word thesis on one of! the topics which appeared in the! February 1, 1955 Americana Issue; of Vogue. Seniors Pick Their | PermanentOfficers The members of the Class of 55 have announced their permanent, class officers. Ann Fosnocht, pres-' ident of Self-Gov has been elected) Fpresident; Wendy Ewer, president of Undergrad, reunion manager; and Charlotte Busse, vice-presi-' dent of the senior class, recording, secretary. The two collectors are; Nancy Houghton and Gretchen! , Vanderploeg, vice - presidents of! Sait Cov and Passi Tespect-|| ely. A special position of p per- , manent class song mistress was Prix de Paris career contest for! created for Leslie Kaplan, ‘song’ ce seniors. Nancy received mistress of the senior class. — $25 and an Award of Merit. | In addition, she will receive top ‘day ‘of classes. of Bryn’ |Mora (a “negative thinker”), Mr. | Professor of Anthroj Jon “Ethnographic: Field Work in Seniors Celebrate Class Day ‘’Rites”’ The seniors went through their traditional Class Day ritual on Fri- day, May 13, to celebrate their last With musical as- |sistance from their classmates, several of the seniors presented skits in front of Taylor, Dalton, the gym, and the library, depicting various aspects of their Bryn Mawr, careers. VS, On Taylor steps, Elaine Alter, | wearing a bathrobe and carrying a towel and flashlight, described sev- eral notable events of the past year which were ably pantomimed by Sue. Hiss and Ellie Small. Among the highlights were the ad- vent of the inch worms on campus, the institution of an academic hon- or system, “emergency. doubles,” the closing of the. Penn House, campus marriages, and no straw- berries at May Day breakfast. Perched on a window at Dalton were Maddie de Ropp, Bobbie Borneman, and Eva Schur. Wear- ing raincoats and wielding mops, they described the results of a gi- gantic flood in Dalton. Their tale of woe~was set to the tune of “Noah’s Ark.” Fair Lady Saved In front of the gym, Catie Rodg- ers and Chris Fischer presented the melodrama, “Fair Lady Saved in One Scene.” Catie received a por- tant saying “help” from Chris, who was marooned on top of the gym, unable to pass her swimming test and gain a degree. Gallant Catie supplied her with a sheepskin, and then accepted her invitation to “Come up and see me sometime.” The problem of filling the two empty niches above the library door was next considered by Sue Lucas and Lyte Mitchell. While Sue read their qualifications, Lyte impersonated in turn Mr. Ferrater- MacGregor, Mrs. Manning (who has “droned on for many years”), Mr. Sprague (a green lampshade | over his head), Mr. Werner Skert- | off, and Mrs. Sprague on a bicycle. It was finally decided that only | Miss McBride would fill the bill. Twelve Clas Classes Twelve classes have been: hold- ing reunions at Bryn Mawr over the past weekend, The reunions of the classes of 1900, 1905,: 1909, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1958, and 1954 began on Sat- urday, May 28, and will continue through a luncheon on Dalton Green at 1:00 today. On Saturday, Frederica de La- guna, class of’ 1927’and Associate logy, spoke Alaska.” The occasion was the Bryn Mawr Club of Philadelphia Luncheon. in the. The Annual. Meeting of the Alumnae Association was also held Saturday afternoon in Goodhart. A luncheon for all reunion class- es was held on Sunday in the Deanery. _Alumnae_also attended numer-| ousclass breakfasts, Juncheons, dinners; and picnies, and had the opportunity: to attend Garden Par- ty, Baccalaureate Service, and Commencement exercises, Two special features of reunion | were an exhibition. of paintings and books by the Class of 1905, in the Common Room, and a sale for || the benefit of the Sota “Comsieration for'a job on one ot ff f the Conde Nast publications: mour, , Vogue, House &’ Garden,’ Vogue \ Pattern Book and Vogue Knitting Book. This" year more than 1,200 eon- testants the graduating.class- es of colleges throughout the coun- Feed lak Pa wits OF Ft eeebbabehibihebbaabiniel oe hk 4 ‘Counterpoint Contains “Extensive Selection” of Poetry and Stories especially contributed by Gail Ames, ’55 The Spring Counterpoint pre- sents a varied and extensive selec- tion of poetry and short stories in an. attractively-covered issue. It is especially interesting to be able to read the prize stories and poems, but the editorial board has not limited itself to the presentation of writing already recognized, but has chosen, to its advantage, sev- eral experimental. pieces. Stories. Excellent The two stories by Donnie Brown are excellently styled with good management of detail, and accurate, sensitive description of the natural beauty of the tropical landscape, with a minimum. of plot. “Car'line” comes across as a more successful story than “A Mussel for a Dry Stone” owing to the caréful and convincing description of the three children dawdling with a bottle of soda pop ‘for their grandmother. “Banana Bark,” by Nancy Fuh- rer, takes as theme the temptation of man and retribution of the gods against those who do not observe their religious commandments—in this case; the dietary restrictions of a Roman Catholic husband dur- ing Lent, and his Indian wife, whose priestly ancestors were for- bidden to eat the bark of the ba- nana tree, at the pain of becoming. changed into leopards. The myth-, ica] elements of the plot are not balanced by the rather haphazard characterization of husband and wife, though the devices. used at the beginning to signal the wife’s transformation are effective. The two poems done by Connie Horton, one untitled, the other “Meditation, While Looking at th City on a Blue Evening,” are well phrased, and are enriched by sharp’ images describing the evening. In: “Meditation,” the language is par ticularly memorable and_ phrases: like “long-armed mind” are strik-, ing. Japanese Marriages “A Farewell,” by Asako Tanaka, deals with the subject of arranged marriages in Japan. The first per- son narrative is generally well- handled with some good bits of mixed emotion well-expressed:: “One must compromise. at some’ point some time in one’s life, and expect an even better result, prob- ably.” Told simply, the story suf- fers from an occasional awkward- ness, but ‘is a fairly convincing portrayal: of a young girl with a “big question about marriage.” Using a pictorial device in line arrangement, Mary Lou Kemp has succeeded in “The Spire” to man- age the short, cliped line well, and her unusual choice of words cre- ates vivid imagery. “Gilda and the Three Execu- tives,” by “Littr die Miest,” is a clever parody on the story of the three little bears, here in an indus- trial setting. The children’s-story tone is maintained throughout, making this an extremely funny || story. “Josephine Elopse,” ‘by Anne Hobson, is a neat sketch of a young girl and her maid planning an elopement that never comes off. In spite of the realistic dialogue and careful attention to character- ization the subject matter seerfis a bit too hackneyed, so that even this original treatment does not stand up well. Hilda Enos in “Parmenides” has included some very amusing con- versation of the poet versus the the poet’s view, distorts the actu- ally changeable universe for his own purposes. Little Boy Subject In “The Terror,” Sue Cotton has taken a rich little boy with a pre- cocious imagination and not many friends as her subject. While the ending is both surprising and plausible, the mass of the story did not command the interest of this reader, perhaps because the child’s point of view has often an adult ring to it. Patty Ferguson’s very fine story, At «The Christ Room,” concerns a child’s betrayal of her friend. The | three little girls are described with such depth that all stand out as individuals. The story uses a “house” made of dogwood trees as a means of showing the various personalities of Lawson, sensitive and introspective; Bertha, bump- tious and callous; and Mary who is dominated by her friends and changes her loyalty from one to | the other. Charlotte Smith’s “About Miss Tilney” is an extremely well-han- dled and complicated description of the confused state of mind of Miss Tilney, who rebels from her ‘Eng- lish-walking-shoe world, especially from her bigoted friend Mabel, by going to the movies and relaxing her attitude about men; the story is reminiscent of Katharine Mans- field’s “Miss Brill,” except that the epiphany of Miss Tilney is one of joy rather than despair. In regard to careful plot construction and deep analysis of characters, this story rates especially high. Justine Polier Speaks On Juvenile j Delinquency And “Troubled World” The Honorable Justine Wise Polier, Justice of the Domestic Re- lations Court of New York City, spoke at Bryn Mawr on May 21. Judge Polier spoke on “Troubled Children in,a Troubled World,” the anniversary speech of the Social Economy Department’s fortieth an- niversary. Social Viewpoint Needed Judge Polier stated that harsh treatment would not solve the problem of juvenile delinquency. She added that public criticism of “coddling criminals” had forced many social liberals today into a compromising position on the ques- tion of how to treat delinquents. She noted that_the problem cannot be'svlved from a legal standpoint, but rather from the social view- point of “how has society forced tour youngsters to become delin- quent ?” ‘ On this point, Judge Polier ap- pealed to social workers to “get closer” to the, people for whom they were working. She noted that today the tendency is to become 30 involved in-fund-raising cam- paigns, etc., that the essential per- sonal contact with people is lost, Judge Polier traced the inter-re- lationship between the wanes times and» juvenile delinquen noting that the present. neu state ‘of the world has the’ offtet of creating youthful law-breakers. . Don’t forget to see the move starring Danny Kaye, to be . shown for the benefit of UNICEF at your local theatres this sum> mer. philosopher of stability, who, in. peter uc rence a 5 ARNG ATI ome Teme ee Rs ee ™ Page Four THE COLLEGE NEWS Tuesday, May 31, 1955 Curriculum Committee Elects Chairman For’55-56; All Departments Represented Jane Keator has been elected chairman of the 1955-56 Curricu- lum Committee. The members of the Committee, elected by the up- perclassmen majoring in their departments, are as follows: Anthropology and_ Sociology: Greek and Latin: Joan Carson. History: Kirsten Andresen. History of Art: Louise Todd. Italian: (to be chosen). Mathematics: Betsy Mendell. Music: Miggy Schwab. Philosophy: Molly Epstein. Physics: Ginger Armstrong. Political Science: Ros Siman.. Psychology: Ellen Spector. Russian: Liz Kaplan. Spanish: Mimi Machado. The first activity planned by the Committee is the traditional tea during Freshman Week, this year to be held at 3:30 on Friday, Sep- tember 30. Mary Comstock. Archaeology: (to be chosen). Biology: Carol Stern. Chemistry: Carlene Chittenden, “iar: | Voyhfe INyiTED 0 A English: Jane Keator. i. French: Elaine Rosebery. ‘ ARTY Geology: Amy Heinel (first sem- ry HoME P ester), Nancy Chase (second sem GO\ ester). ; German: Alice Kessler. Hand TIME* Right after fi ee P. Moran Elected wy tapas 2 *57 Show Director Pat-Moran-has- been elected di-’ your” GUESTS: "ses" ° rector of 1957’s Junior Show. local railroad hem Working with her will be Lucy 2 (See YEpout catty reser” Lindner, music director, and Nancy RsvP e 09 Chase, stage and set director. © These three have already. ap- pointed Linda Levitt as technical director; Betsy Miller, head of dance; and Paula Sutter, head of lights. Rabbit MacVeagh, director of ’57’s ‘Freshman Show, has been chosen to head this year’s Script Committee. The Committee and directors will meet in New York the weekend before school opens next fall to write the show. There is a good deal of theatre experience represented in the choice of directors. Pat was tech- nical director for the maids’ and porters’ presentation of Carousel, and has taken part in numerous College Theatre productions. stage on a number of College The- atre plays, Lucy, an officer of the Nancy was stage director for Carousel, and has worked back-|, EASTERN RAILROADS Chorus, had a leading role in Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit. Linda has had a great deal of experience with College Theatre presentations, including a leading role as one of the old maids in Arsenic and Old Lace. Paula has worked backstage 50 million times a day with Carousel, and wrote the words at home, and music to several of the “hit” h ae Life, Liberty, and the at work or Congratulations on the wey to “55 ; from ? JOYCE LEWIS There S —~—~—~—~—™| nothing Secretarial * Coaching ~ like a for College Women A short intensive program of shorthand training especially progress. Before you know it, ‘Write, call, or telephone PEnnypacker $5-2100 for special brochure. et . 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McBride, Commencement Speaker, Holds Three Degrees From Bryn Mawr Today’s Commencement speaker, : Katherine McBride became the fourth president of Bryn Mawr College in 1942, succeeding Marion Previous to her — Park. appointment as President of Bryn Mawr, she was Dean of Radcliffe Good Bye and Good Luck to the “Class of “55 Te RICHARD STOCKTON — | Finest Tennis Stringing in Philadelphia Area. 24 HR. SERVICE JAMES L. COX Sports Shop 931 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, Pa. icici icieiinieeeniaumemainiat Best Wishes to the Graduating Class from ~ as ew ”* TRE MEXICAN SHOP Wishing You the Best of Luck HAMBURG HEARTH | Congratulations and Good Luck to the Class of ‘55 from DINAH FROST piven For a Job in Your lee dots arma cate 5 rial training will be an aid in obtai ,and now serves on the Executive Board of the Trustees and also on cliffe College. Recently reelected a member of the Board of Trustees of the Edu- cational Testing Service;- Miss Mc- Bride is Chairman of the Commit- tee on Research of that. organiza- tion and of the Committe on Re- | College (1940-1942). Miss McBride holds an :A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degree from Bryn Mawr. She was a member of the Bryn Mawr faculty from 1945 to 1940, and now regularly teaches a Compliments course in the Department of. Edu- cation at the College. of In June, 1952, Miss McBride was elected the first woman trustee of the University of Pennsylvania Haverford Pharmacy the Board of Managers of the Uni- Haverford, Pa. versity Museum. In June, 1953, | search and Development of the College Entrance Examination Board. She is a member of the Di- vision of Scientific Personnel and Education of the National Science Foundation and a vice-chairman of the American Council on Educa-| tion, ne EL GRECO RESTAURANT Bryn Mawr Confectionery Co. 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All reservations are made through the Elizabeth Arden Salon, 691 Fifth Avenue, New York 22. A check for one week in advance must accompany Appr ¢ ! . T Tussin May 31, 1955 Page Six List of A.B. Degrees Continued from. Page 1 : Eleanor Stephen Small Sara Anne Winstead Ursula Ann Wolff Major subject, History of Art Constance Tang Fong Claire Gail Garrison Nancy Acheson Houghton Barbara Jeffetis Jones Barbara Rose Kalb Leslie Grace Kaplan ¢ Sally Hancock Kennedy Mary Earle Mackall Laura Clara Maioglio Saraellen Merritt Irene Marsha Peirez Emily S. Rauh Christina Rockefeller Leila Atwood Russell Glenna Collett Vare ~ Jane Ann Wilmerding Major subject, Latin: Mary R. Kellogg, in absentia Lidia Wachsler Major subject, Mathematics: - Jessica Dragonette Diana Fackenthal. Martha Becket Walton Major subject, Music: Edith Aurelia Schwab Major subject, Philosophy: Mary Jane Parke Chubbuck - Jane Follett Silba Marianne Frischauer Cynthia Anne Gard Ann Elizabeth Kirk Elizabeth Ida Klupt Jdyce Elizabeth Mitchell Marcia Louise Storch Mary Vorys Major subject, Political Science: Marcia Joseph Director Elaine Sartori Ewer Clarissa Dyer Flint Deirdre McClure Hanna Julia Heimowitz Jean Marie Lyons Anne Rita Mazick Congratulations to the Graduating Class from JEANNETT’S Jane Stricklér Miller Phyllis Rhoda Reimer Ann Hart Robinson Adrienne Helene Schreiber Wilma Rabinowitz Steuer Ilse Shapiro Grace Nancy Tepper Gretchen Ann Vanderploeg Julie Louise Williams Major subject, Psychology: Elaine Bernice Alter Ann Skidmore Donley Deborah Katz Lieberman Lynn Weinstein Shapiro Jane Morris Weiss Major subject, Russian: Judith Russell Catlin » Major subject, Sociology-Anthropology : Jane Batten Dorothy Anne Fox Gaile Judith Koatdor Joan Frances Plotkin Joy Campbell Robbins Carol Elaine Spector Major subject, Spanish: Lois Elva Beekey Joyce Marie Hoffman Patricia Ann Preston R. Simon Awarded A Research Grant Roslyn Siman, ’56, has been awarded a grant from the Social Science Research Council to enable her to do research over the sum- mer on juvenile delinquency and civil rights in the Philadelphia area. Ros, a political science major, will work under the direction of Mr. Bachrach of the political sci- ence department, and Mr. Brown, of the psychology department. Mr. Bachrach noted that grants from the Council are quite difficult to obtain, and that they are sel- dom given to undergraduates. ' Ros, a resident of Bryn Mawr, won this year’s Maria L. Eastman Brooke Hall Memorial Scholarship | for having the highest average in the junior class. | HE COLLEGE NEWS Orchestra Plans. Concerts, Recitals In ‘the last meeting of the year, the orchestra committee made sev- eral plans for the coming year. These included the long awaited plans for concerts in the Cloisters. There will be two in the fall and two in the spring, on Saturday nights at 8.30. Although the ac- tual program has not yet been de- cided, tentative pieces will be Schubert’s Fifth Symphony, and Douglas Moore’s “Music for Out- of-Doors.” It is also hoped that certain of the Classical composers, who wrote much chamber music for the open air, will be heard as well, Original Compositions There will be the two usual win- ter concerts, including this year, Dr. Reese hopes, some original compositions by . Haverford and Bryn Mawr students. A second innovation will be stu- dent recitals, fortnightly, on Sun- day afternoons from 5 to 6 p.m. There is little chance for the mu- sic student- who plays a non-or- chestral instrument, or who spe- cializes in voicéf'to get a chance to perform, and he is therefore apt to lose much of the vital drive neces- sary for progress. The purpose of these programs is to give experi- ence, but not with so much empha- sis on technical perfection, that is usually required for public per-| formances. The hour program may be divided up between several peo- ple, or center around a chamber group; the division, and choice of program will be entirely up to the performers. ——— Best Wishes to the Class of ‘55 WALTER COOK j ranged. A tea in the afternoon Class Of ‘59 To Arrive September 29 Greeted By Teas, Interviews, Physicals Teas and interviews, fittings for gowns and gymsuits, reading ex+} ams and orals, physicals and swim- ming tests, singing and meetings —all this will greet the class. of 1959 as they arrive at Bryn Mawr next fall to begin their college careers. This year’s entering class will be greeted, as they arrive on Thursday, September 29, by friend- ly upperclassmen, and appoint- ment sheets. Interviews with Miss McBride, and one of the deans— Mrs. Broughton, Mrs. Marshall, or Mrs. Sullivan have to: be ar- and meetings in the evening, first in Goodhart Hall (sponsored by Self-Gov) and then in each Resi- dent hall, will introduce the new class to the rules as well as the social customs of the long term inhabitants, Furniture sale begins on Friday, at first for Freshmen only. At 1:30 “Required Freshman class meeting,” where traditions will. be explained and the first temporary song mistress elected. ‘Bring freshman handbook, paper and pencil.” Saturday is the day of the dance with Haverford, followed by the | Radnor Open House—as well as the French oral in the morning. Fittings for gym suits, and aca- demic garb, and a talk by Dr. Humeston in°®the: gym will make time for a shopping tour of the Ville pretty hard to find. Sunday will be quieter. In the morning the upperclassmen will take the freshmen to church, and in the afternoon Miss McBride will hold a tea. Sunday, also, the up- perclassmen will start to arrive and the Freshmen’s_ exclusive reign-will be over. The time will come to learn some more names and find out about the girl across the hall with that nice furniture. Monday will feature more ap- pointments and interviews, and in the evening the first all college step singing will mark the end of Freshman Week, Louise Breuer is chairman of Freshman Week. Dean Schenck Dies . Dr. Eunice Morgan Schenck, first dean of the Bryn Mawr grad- uate school, died Saturday, May 10, after a long illness. Dr. Schenck, Professor Emeritus of French, joined the’ Bryn Mawr faculty in 1913, after having re- ceived both her A.B. degree and her doctorate here. She became dean of the graduate school when that post was created in 1929, and served until 1942. She retired in 1948. Breakfast . ..alaca Luncheon. .. Afternoon tea. . Dinner. . Platter Dinners . . Special Parties and a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE INN rte from $.50 la carte | . from $1.65 . from $1.05 . 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