: Schneider -Monday,. a VOL. XLIV—NO. 6 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1958 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1958 PRICE 20 CENTS Critic Acclaims Recent Concert Of Agi Jambor by Alison Baker Bryn Mawr alumnae and stu- dents filled Goodhart auditorium almost-to-capacity Saturday night, many of them to hear Mme, Agi Jambor’s piano playing for the first time. With the first a few notes of Bach’s “Goldberg” Varia- tions, the audience was brought to rapt attention, and Mme. Jambor managed to sustain this breath- less silence throughout the work. She vigorously defends herself from the accusation of being a Bach “purist”, that is, one who likes his Bach in its own simplicity, feeling that any subjective inter- pretation is tampering with what is sacred, ‘Going to the opposite extreme, she treats him as a com- poser just as full of feeling as any romanticism. Every passage of the Variations played by Mme. Jambor was obviously the result of much thought and experimen- tation;-and never did her playing become purely mechanical. In spite of their name, what the Variations most often lack is vari- ety. Mme. Jambor avoided this , danger by emphasizing their na- tional contrast, and underlining in each variation the qualities which give it a characater all its own. tentially cold and mechanical com- The piano isn’t exactly a warm melodic instrument, and Bach lacks the dramatic subjectivism. of later “tone poets”, but out. of .this po- teneially cold and mechanical com- bination, Mme Jambor manages to coax a music absolutely bursting with emotion .and, pathos. This was at its most effective in the slower passages and in dealing with ornamentation. Each turn or trill she handled with loving care. dwelling on the beauty of every note. In the faster. scale passag- es, her attempt to emphasize what she feels to be the most important figure occasionally resulted in dis- tortion of the natural flow and pat- tern in. Bach’s musi¢. On the whole, I think Bach would have found it very refreshing to be treated as an expressive rather than a mechanical genius; and Mme. Jambor played with such conviction and intensity, that sure- ly not even Count Kaiserling could have fallenasleep in Goodhart last Saturday. Schumann’s surging melodies in the Fantasia were the perfect complement to Mme. Jambor’s style. Never have his surprise modulations been more of a breath- taking surprise, or the changing moods more clearly defined and brought out. Mme, Jambor show- ed the importance of beginnings and ends, and not once in either this, or the Bach, was one ap- proached without. precision and full consciousness of its effect both as a close to the preceding passage, and an entrance to the next. She also seconded Schumann in using silence as a dramatic effect. This technique of “playing the. rests” was a great factor in the intensity of the entire performance. \ NOTICE Current Events will present a discussion of capital punish- ment with Dr. Eugene. V.! “lyear, to -be. presented this Satur- Arts Night To Present Short Pieces _ In Simple Setting On Saturday Eve Gaiety: and simplicity are the watchwords for Arts Night this day evening at 8:30 in Skinner Workshop. Art and photographs on the wall (perhaps even balloons on the stage!) will provide a color- ful setting. The program consists entirely of short pieces. Marion- ettes and cowboys will figure in the dances, with elsewhere a.touch of the medieval for which: Dave Rosenbaum of Haverford has pro- vided original music. Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart, and Anonymous wrote the rest of thé music on the program. aa alte Drama will be represented by a comic scene from Congreve’s Way of the World. The one-act play originally planned proved too long and of good enough quality to be presented at another time by itself, Following the performance will be folksinging for all interested. The leaders will be Dee Wheel- wright and a group from Haver- ford. Ferrater-Mora Begins Series Skirts Definitions, List-isms Tuesday evening, November 4, Jose M. Ferrater Mora gave the first of a series of four lectures on “What Happens in Philosophy” which he will present on successive Tuesdays in November, under the auspices™>f the Philosophy Club. -- After explaining that, contrary to commonly held belief, these are not the same lectures as his Princeton series of last year, Mr. Ferrater Mora previewed the gen- eral topics for all four: a com- parison of philosophy and con- temporary philosophy; a look at philosophy from the political and social viewpoint; an attempt to place--philosophy..in contemporary science; and a comparison of phil- osophy with religion, art, and sci- ence today. According to Mr. Ferrator Mora, the difficulty of defining philosophy has greatly increased in the twen- tieth century. Although contem- porary science too is in a highly fluid state, and ‘consequently just as hard to define, scientists at least believe that they know what they are talking about. The very subject matter of philosophy, how- Continued from Page 6, Col. 1 Democrats Gain Although early trends in yester- day’s election returns gave the Democratic party an even greater apparent lead than that which they actually accumulated, the re- Calendar Thursday, November 6: 4:30—Common Room, two Alliance Films, Friday, November 7: _|7:00—Pem East Mixer. Saturday, November 8: 8:30— Skinner Workshop, Arts program of music, dance and drama. Sunday, November 9: 7:30—Musie Room, Chapel Service, Address by Douglas Steere, Pro- fessor of Philosophy, Haverford College; Chorus. Monday, November 10: Current Events, a discussion of Capital Punishment. Dr. Schnei- der will speak briefly and dis- cussion will follow. Monday, November 10: Arts Forum, Musicians from Cur- tis Institute. p Tuesday, November 11: 8:30—Common Room, Mr. Ferrater- Mora will give the second lecture in the series, “What Happens In Philosophy.” Wilson Memorial Marker Unveiled Behind Denbigh, Denotes Impecunious Tenure Of American Statesman by E. Anne Eberle In case there exists a breed of unobservant Bryn Mawrters, these should be informed that behind Denbigh, between its delivery entrance and Old Gulph “Road, there is now a shiny new flue and yellow (officially “‘gold”?) histori- cal marker. Its inscription bears a dedication to Woodrow Wilson,, and the marker itse!f was unveiled last Saturday morning as part of the Alumnae. Weekend festivities. Promptly at 12:30 the impatient, roaring, milling mob of nineteen, including the photographer, left its gathering spot, the little island of grass in the Merion parking lot, and converged on the enshrouded marker. Miss Biba efficiently herd- ed them into a rather compact group for the benefit of the pho- tographer, and the huddling group listened as Miss McBride, who had unvelied the monument, read brief- ly from the minutes of the Bryn Mawr College Executive Board meetings of 1884-94. She read that in December of. 1885, the Board announced that it had voted to make Woodrow Wil- son an associate professor, at the rate of $2000 a year, starting the next term. The crowd “ah”-ed and repeated the sum gleefully. ' Unorthodox Opinion A. woman. who. .was. wearing: a small yellow tag that said “Class of 1906” said in the most skilled .|3tage whisper ever heard at the corner of Old Gulph and the De- livery Driveway, “He didn’t think much of Bryn Mawr women.” A fellow alumna raised her eyebrows looking quite shocked, and 1906 felt prompted to add, “He didn’t jlike to teach women.” Miss Mc- 10. ‘ eA 82 Bride, having delivered the perti-| spect it now that respect for cere- son’s. eminent position at Bryn Mawr, indicated that she had no more to say, and the “crowd” be- gan chattering about Wilson—his life, his political accomplishments. Dr. Dudden was explaining ‘ that the wrong pole had been sent, but no one seemed to be able to guess quite what was wrong with the one that was there. , Centennial Concvluded Dr. Dudden also mentioned, while drawing an apparent sigh of relief that this was the last event in the Wilson Centennial celebration, which was really 2% years ago, but since the State of Pennsylvania was footing the bil] for Mr. Wilson’s bit of decoration for the Denbigh service entrance, wrong pole and all, it took time and the usual red tape to ooze our way onto the State’s budget. While d&scussing, everyone moved closer to. the marker to in- nent information ‘concerning Wil- the pictures did not require keep- ing a respectful distance away. They read: WOODROW WILSON Educator, Statesman, President. Here, at Bryn Mawr College, i Miss McBride unveils the Wilson marker. mony and the “crowd effect” for Wilson held gis first teaching K hig. ° es & position. From 1885 when the college opened, until 1888, he taught history and politics in nearby Taylor Hall.” Aftér inspecting and seemingly approving the landmark they had come to see, the “crowd” dispersed, much to Miss Biba’s dismay, who was. busy getting people to be in the pictures, and the alumnae were busy getting each other to be. “Well, I guess we lost them all,’ | she said sadly, thinking of her pictures, Wilson, too, had just lost what.-was.. probably one. of.-the smallest audiences that had ever attended him, but his shiny blue and gold marker. stood bravely waiting to inform “future genera- A Senate Seats; 15 House In Nationwide Sweep sults- of the 1958 mid-term elec- tion gave the Democratic party a stronger control of Congress than they have had since the time of the second world war. This morn- ing’s figures indicated that 278 House seats are now under Demo- cratic control, and 62 seats in the Senate, In the gubernatorial con- tests thirty-three Democrats were elected, leaving only 15 Republi- can states. Unusual victories Democratic Night, a Bryn Mawr-Haverford were recorded in California where Attorney General Brown defeated former senator William Knowland, long-time Republican leader, in New Jersey, in Ohio where another strong Republican, John Bricker lost to Democrat Robert Young; and a Democratic governor was elected in Connecticut where the ‘Democratic ticket swept the state, and in Vermont where William Meyer will be the first Democratic Congressman since the Civil War. In contrast, Nelson Rockefeller runseated Governor. Averill Harri- man in New York’s gubernatorial race by a large plurality. The con- test, called a “popularity race” by all commentators, gives the Repub- lican party a potentially strong leader. .With Rockefeller, New York elected a Republican senator, Keating; in contests for the House of Representatives the city’s rep- resentation figures remained un- changed. In Pennsylvania, Republican Scott retained his place in the sen- ate, but Democrat Lawrence took the governorship. BMC, H’ford List “King John” Cast College. . Theatre... has .. chosen Shakespeare’s King John as its fall production, to go on Good- hart’s boards Friday and Saturday, November ? and ?. Tony Killip was chosen assistant to director (Robert Butman. The main characters are: Constance, Jane Parry, ’61. Elinor, Mimi Gisolfi, ’59. Prince Arthur, Cisca Duran-Rey- nals, 61. Blanch, Nahma Sandrow, ’61. Haverford students will take the following parts: King John, Charlie Knight. Philip Falconbridge, Donald Knight, Pembroke, Ned Wolf. Salisbury, Keith Bradley. Philip, King of France, Howie Heslenger. . ae Randolph, Pete -Garrett. There are many other smaller but very important men’s parts. Jinty Miles, president of Col- lege Theatre, said that King John was chosen because the Bryn Mawr-Haverford coalition had never done a Shakespeare his- tory._and because it is a “good play”. The setting and costumes will be abstract and will not con- form to any particular period. In this way. Collegé Theatre hopes Lady Falconbridge, Harriet Hig- | | gens, g.s. tions of his glorious work at~Bryn}|to~emphasize-the-moral-andmeati-————-— Mawr ... for $2000 a year. Sa Mie Pet res taone Do cabialideiend Ra TRE ot eeateeareoroeetemete ee ing of the play. aaa ssi yest Vt THE “COLLEGE NEWS be Wednesday, November 5, 1958 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Publisned weexiy during the College Year (except during Tnanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examina- tion weeks) in tne interest of Bryn Mawr Coliege at the Ardmore Printing Company, Aramore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in tt may be reprinted wholly or in part witnout permission of the Editor-in-Chiet. EDITORIAL BOARD cea a's ceuvevancbesceesees ete ts os Eleanor Winsor, ‘59 Copy Editor .......cceeceessisecssecesseveseccvevens Betsy Levering, ‘61 Managing Editor .........ccccsccccrceccsescesersemes Frederica Koller, ‘61 Make-up Editor ......... 0c cece ccc eereeseeeeesinns Miriam Beames, ‘59 PAOMBOroBPLRTBO cise cs vescesnccceecsceoccnss Barbara Broome, ‘60 EDITORIAL STAFF Gail. 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Subscription may begin at any time. Entered as second ciass ma/ter et tne Aramore, Pa., Post Office, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Arma Virosque As the returns from the 1958 elections came in yester- day, few commentators omitted to speculate that the candi- dates for the presidential election of 1960 had received their preliminary endorsement at the polls. Certainly, in any case, the interest roused by this mid-term election was primarily oriented towards an election of the future. This election was no series of local contests, decided by local issues, but state returns were dwarfed by national tendencies and the preval- ent trend was nationwide. In two senses this was a national election; not only will several of the successful candidates loom important on the political scene in the next two years; but the issues on which the voting turned were national issués whose development has been slow and obvious in the ~ past two years. No one has been able to ignore this factor. Vice-president Nixon has campaigned all summer.on a de- fense of the administration’s record; and the president him- self joined the campaign two weeks ago on vaguely national terms, charging his opposition with ‘ ‘radicalism’ ’and by-pass- ing the strong support he had been receiving from a Demo- cratic Congress in order to emphasize the danger of an exec- utive-legislation split at a critical moment. The results of the election have run very close to prev- ious predictions. They had been developing hand in hand with its issues, as the economic situation of the country loom- ed critical and crisis followed crisis in Near and Far East diplomacy. The administation fell under criticism far more specific than any answered by Mr. Nixon’s statements that the party could stand on its record, that it had maintained “confidence, steadiness and strength” . On the contrary, the lack of these qualities seems to have impressed the voters. But the situation is not that simple, for the Democratic | party has also shown itself lacking; while criticizing its riv- als, it has not developed any strong leadership or any strong policy to counter that i in operation. Adlai Steveson, in a television spot last night, said the appropriate thing: that the Democrats of the 86th Congress had received a “mandate”. Perhaps he might better have said that the Democratic Congress had the nod and therefore had the power and even the responsibility to assert itself as such. Characteristic of the Eisenhower regime has been executive-legislative rapport, particularly since 1954. This is: ominous: Congress and the President have almost always been at it tooth and claw; what is more, partisan bickering used to enjoy service other than as hollow, ugly, silly recrim- inatives of a campaign. Now the Democrats have undeniable control of Congress, and a vastly strengthened position vis-a-vis the White House. They are able to play the roles of majority party on Capitol Hill and of the loyal opposition at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave- nue, holding these two powers with surety and without over- emphasis on coalition, compromise and cooperation. Let’s have some partisan scraps, not on the vapidities of a cam- paign, but on issues that will come to a vote. We call on Hera- clitus who assures us that strife is the father of all things; perhaps a little healthy hassling might be the-father of a for- - eign policy worthy of the name! ‘lection of term papers, rae Council cman Arts Council is peased to announce the election of the follow- ing hall representatives: Denbigh _—Becky Tingle. Merion —Barbara Kaye Non-Res —Bonnie Bendon Pem. E, —Alice Turner Pem. W. —Garril Goss Radnor- —Gen Vaughan _ Rhoads —Sarah Bosworth ~ —Susan Chaffee Rock. —Joelle de Pontet Please give these girls any suggestions for an por J by Lois Potter t isn’t being publicized, but a time capsule containing 150 term papers has been buried under the new Biology building, A special mechanical device will enable it to explode in the year 3000, reveal- ing its contents to the surprised, delighted, and—one hopes—human eyes of the future inhabitants of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. No information has been releas- ed-so. far as to the types of papers represented in this collection. The selection has probably been made as varied as possible, so that the man of the future, reclining beneath a dogwood tree (by then, the height of a California redwood), will have a choice ranging from “Existentialism in the works of Pascal” to “The Downfall of Mer- cantilism” and “The History. of the Bootleg Trade in Oklahoma”. Learning of this plan, however, leads us to propose a second col- which woud be of great benefit to every student. The papers would be filed according to type and given a room to themselves in the library. Thus, instead of being catalogued in the ordinary way, from “Aaron Burr” to “Zygotic Miosis”, they would start with “Abstract ideas which the author does not quite understand herself” and ends with “Zesty con- clusion, in a last feeble effort to get preteasor excited about dull| paper.” ~ Suppose that you wanted to ex- press- a personal opinion in-words’ that made it sound like someone else’s. You would look in the file under “indirect—oh, so indirect” and find papers with such sentenc- es as, “It must indeed be evident that this last was true, although one cannot help wondering, in spite of one’s own convictions, whether one is not a little preju- diced in favor of one’s opinion.” Or perhaps you have reached the point where you must discuss a book you haven’t read. Open the drawer marked “Bluff” and you will find a thick pile of manu- scripts, bursting with such sen- tences as “The Fairie Queen, that lovely poem, is rather like the epic we are now considering, altbongs “Tale Told By Chesterton, on the contrary, main- tains... "OF (for there are many subdivisions of this category) the dogmatic style: “Surely no one would claim that the works of Francis Bacon have any bearing on a discussion of. Shakespeare’s authorship.”’ 'Who would guess that this noble phrase, translated, means, “I didn’t have time to read any Bacon’? You want to brighten up your paper with a bit of poetic lan- guage? Turn to “Purple Passag- es” and you will.find passages that are literally purple, having been blue-pencilled until they are black and blue, “When summer came back to| America in a flood of gold, when the corn rose bright and tall under a sapphire sky, then Cyrus McCor- mick began to talk about his new- ly-invented reaping machine.” How to begin a paper? You have many examples. The modest par- agraph: “Although I do not now much about this subject, and be- cause of time limitations was able to read only four books on it, nev-| ertheless, I am going to try to/|' tell the history of the French Rev- olution.” The sweeping generali- zation: “No art can be great art Junless it excludes great ideas.’ The guess-what-my-paper’s-about Opening: “Life, as many authors have observed, is rather like a game of chess: But one must play it blindfolded and without calcu- lation. Chaucer is but one of the many great men who remarked that one can never win a game with Dame Fortune. These melan- choly facts are well illustrated in the story of the Pennsylvania Rail- road.” The blunt beginning: “I am writing my paper on the Works of Frederick the Great, who, in my opinion, was a very mediocre author.” The advantages of this system must by now be apparent to ev- eryone. Perhaps in time some clever Mathematics major will be able to work out a formula for the perfect. paper, combining all these elements in the proper proportion. by Carolyn Kern Differences between the first and last halves of the decade of the twenties were due to the difference between the administration of Miss Thomas and that of Miss Park. As Miss Woodworth and Mrs. Manning pointed out, Miss Park definitely lowered the pitch of the college atmosphere. This is_ per- haps best illustrated by the chang- ing attitudes towards feminism. Miss Thomas opened the year 1920-1921 with the following words: “The very most vital thing in all the world, because without it the democracies of our mod- ern world cannot go forward Brun Mawr in the 20’s but must go backward, is Woman’s Suffrage. ... By women’s interest in, and respon- sibility for, state and civic mat- ters the commonwealth will immeasurably gain.” Miss Woodworth graduated with a feeling that she had a special obligation as a woman. But there were signs of reaction even: then, for when one of the lecturers stressed the “call for college women, the News editor re- marked, “This is becoming to the Undergraduate what the red flag is to the bull.” (College News, 1921.) The following editorial also Coniinued on Page 4 Col. 1 NOTICE Professor Hywel Lawis; “visit- ing Bryn Mawr’s department of philosophy this year ,will speak to the Student Christian Move- ment, Sunday, November 9 at 4:00 p.m. in the Converse House of the Bryn Mawr Pres- byterian Church. His _ topic mill be “The Justification of Religious Belief.” ‘Professor Lewis is at pres- ent Web d the Philosophy she Cotmnell. mer. will be awed student iow ete, this Interfaith by Helen. Ullrich. The chapel speaker for Novem- ber 9 is Professor Douglas V. Steere of Haverford. Professor Steere is the T. Wis- tar Brown Professor of philosophy. His specialty is the great medieval mystics. A Rhodes Scholar, Professor Steere received a B.S. from Michi- gan State. He has graduate de- grees from Oxford, Harvard, Law- rence and Oberlin Colleges. .| southerners”. _A prominent. Quaker, Mr, Steere|f travels to all parts of the world. Letter to the Editor Woodrow Wilson Group Discontinues. Operating ||-To-the--Bditor:- The placing by the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania of a his- torical marker to commemorate Woodrow Wilson’s tenure on the faculty was the last act of the cen- tennial observances with which the undersigned were entrusted. We can deliver our assurances that no further echoes will be forthcoming —at least béfore the bicentennial. To the scores of colleagues, stu- dents, and friends who reiterated over and over again to us the classic mythology which now en- shrouds the, facts. of _ Wilson’s three years at Bryn Mawr College, we wish to offer our thanks. We hope we listened patiently, and refrained from overly boring you with the fragments of data surviv- ing, We now take this public oppor- tunity to go out of business, with gratitude for your cooperation and forbearance, Sincerely yours, Arthur P. Dudden Roger H. Wells Gertrude Leighton The Woodrow Wilson Centennial Committee 1961’s Dee Wheelwright Takes Issue With News Last week I had the privilege to be among a group of students (be- tween nine and fourteen thous- and students) which matched a mile and a half through Washing- ton to the Lincoln Memorial in token of their belief that the schools of America should be integrated, . in hope that the presidept/ would take a stronger stand on this cru- cial issue than that which he has heretofore taken, and in expression of their conviction that no indi- vidual should be discriminated , against because of\his race or re- ligion, I would like to take issue with the editorial which appeared in the College News of October 22nd. I remain in some doubt as to the stand the News takes, but-I get the impression that you are for integration, but against demonstra- tions—in other words, you believe the river should be crossed,. but you are afraid to get your feet wet. I am surprised by your wide-eyed assertion that the demonstration would be “repugnant to nine out of ten students here on campus” and other brief glimpses you give into the mind of the average Bryn Mawr girl which leave one with a rather damp picture of a spaghetti- like, feminist cheerleader-turned- sophisticate,; whose sensitive soul “shinks instinctively” from the | thought of, any digression from a vague code, called a “fetish for decorum”, I cannot believe that you would or could make these assumptions and assertions if you fully under- stood the demonstrations that took place in ‘Washington, D.C, on Oc- tober 25. Therefore, I am going to try to clear up some misconcep- tions that you seem to have. In the first place, the march was most emphatically NOT (as you term it) a “purposeful creation of disturbance”, nor was it (as you insinuate), an emulation or a con- donement of mass protests in the south’ on the part of “incensed It was a quiet, dig- nified, and solemn procession of students from colleges (among them Harvard, Yale and Swarth- more), church groups, and some children accompanied by adults. It was carefully planned and smoothly executed; the tone was. one of hope, not bitterness; the motive was positive (appeal), not negative (protest). It took as its model, not the incensed southern rei ont Rinhorts marchers for _ ate Ghandi ‘wt Martin Luther King. eke ola ameane rae ee Wednesday, November 5, 1958 THE COLLEGE NE WSS Page Three ~ Juniors Abroad for Year Report Varied Experiences: ~ Reaction Favorable to Years in Geneva, Paris, Madrid Junior Describes Sp anish ‘Merienda’: Fried Octupus And Squid, ‘Rubbery’ Lantern men, it seems, are not something unique to the Bryh Mawr campus. They are found even in Spain according to Cam Lank who spent last year there on the Junior Year Abroad plan. ' The doors to private homes. in Madrid are locked at 10 p.m. after which time little men dressed in uniforms and carrying large bun- dles of keys admit one to the house. These men are called “ser- enos” and according to Cam they remind her of “little lantern men only they don’t carry lanterns.” Lived With Countess ‘With the exception-of the “lan- tern men,” most of Cam’s experi- ences during her stay in Spain were different from any she might have had here at Bryn Mawr. She and a girl from Smith lived with a widowed countess and her four- teen-year-old daughter. Their home was on the fifth floor of a large building in what had once been a very plush section of Madrid and is still a fashionable one. They had hot water three mornings a week; the heating system in. gen- eral was rather poor. According to Cam, “the most outstanding thing about our house was the creaking floors!” Unfortunately, life in the house- hold left much to’be desired. The countess had a bad temper. and Cam comments, “We had a crazy maid. In fact, we had three maids during the year; they kept giving up or something!” Language Problem Overcome When asked about language and academic studies, Cam told of the two weeks of special language study which the group had in the coastal town of Santander before traveling to Madrid. Following that, adjustment to the language was not very difficult and “almost everyone was speaking fluently by Christmas time.” “At the International Sahiiterhs where the group studied, Cam took courses in the history of Spanish art, Spanish literature, Spanish history, pronunciation, composi- tion and the geography of Spain. ‘For her history of art course, taught by the daughter of a fam- ous art historian, the class made a trip to the Prado once a week. One of. Cam’s literature courses was taught by a poet, critic and professor from the University of Madrid whom she describes as “very young and very dynamic.” Her comment upon Spanish stu- dents is that they are very. indus- trious but many of them don’t con- sider cheating dishonorable if: one can get away with it. Dates Wear Out Shoes When asked about the dating situation in Spain, Cam mentioned that Spanish boys are very inter- ested in dating American’ girls. What one does on the date is de- termined by how much money the boy has, If he doesn’t have very much money, a date usually con- sists of walking downtown, having a snack or “merienda” and then walking back home. Cam’s_com- ment: “You wear out so many pairs of shoes in Spain!” A merienda might consist of wine and potato chips. One of the favorite snacks of the Spanish. peo- ple is squid or fried octopus. They come out like onion rings and taste “somewhat rubbery.” If one’s date has money, there are ony naar of _— one can io on _ + - ountry IO-OF ; an $5 8A ~ PRAT Wy go swimming in a river, or go out set os esi ta Set to dinner or to the theatre. While Cam was in Madrid, she had the opportunity to see a dramatization of The Nun’s Story given in Span- ish. Enjoyed Guitar Lessons Among Cam’s most interesting experiences while she was in Spain were her guitar lessons. She laugh- ingly admits that even if she did not learn very much, she found them most enjoyable. Her first teacher was small and dark and wore shoes with pointed toes look- ing very much “like something from Spanish folklore.” “T never got a chance to play for him,” she comments, “because he played all the time.” Later Cam changed guitar teachers and studied under a man who was blind. He had a great many pupils be- cause his rates were so reason- able, During vacations, Cam had an opportunity to see something of other countries in Europe. She spent Christmas vacation in Swit- zerland where she met Brigitte Noetzlin, a former Bryn Mawr student.” She and Brigitte. then went to Austria to ski and later Cam and her roommate from Smith went to Paris. Spring vacation was spent in Majorca, an island off the coast of Spain and the summer in Spain and Italy. B. B, Dean Discusses Jr. Year Abroad Deciding on a Junior Year Abroad is a problem for the indi- vidual and no rigid desiderata ex- ist, Dorothy N. Marshall Dean of the College, remarked in an inter- view on the advantages and disad- vantages of the plan. There are; however, some factors which should be consideerd before the choice is made. The chief source of hesitations is academic in nature. The junior year at Bryn Mawr is the “back- bone year” of the fiiajor subject, providing a broad basis for the senior year.. Abroad, Mrs. Mar- shall said, it is unlikely that a student can maintain a developing, contiguous course of study in her field. In fact if she is deeply inter- ested in her. major subject she may find the courses in Europe too superficial for her wants. Advantages Also Listed Balancing academic drawbacks, the plan has elements of unques- tionable value. Among these are, of couse, the experience of living in a foreign country for a signifi- cant period of time, and intimate and necessary association with a language other than Americanese. For some people, the Dean noted, living in a foreign country, ‘far from home, is beneficial to person- al development and maturity. If a student is planning to-study abroad, added Mrs. Marshall, per- haps as a caveat, she must sacri- fice her American ideas of educa- tion, for the approach in a Europ- ean university differs markedly from these. Students there are not required to attend clases as long as they take their final ex- aminations, for example. Once some measure of understanding and adjustment is. obtained the student can have a good time abroad and an interesting year ac- ademically, if one rather different ,|£rom.that ofa year at Bryn. Mawr.;vi With this year’s marked in- crease in language popularity, the college might well expect a subsequent increase in the popu- larity of the Junior Year Abroad program. The News presents a a series of interviews with ten members of the class of 1959 who spent 1957-58 far from this’ madding crowd, with an eye to those underclassmen who feel their destiny. has-designated them as the answers to the problems of the Department of Halls. Bryn Mawrtyrs Describe Paris As “Invaluable” “Extraordinary” and “invalu- able” were two of the adjectives used most often to describe Paris and Junior Year Abroad by these interviewees: Faith Mary. Pleasan- ton, Sylvia Kowitt, and Victoria Benedict. Faith Mary, a History of Art Major, was the only Bryn Mawr student in Paris under the aus- pices of the Smith College group, and, as she said, “by virtue of the Smith group, I met nobody.” The exception to this statement was a “marvelous family” ‘with whom she was placed by the Smith group, This family, which included “nine children and grandmother,” lived in Paris, boarded three other stu- dents. The household, says Faith Mary, had a wonderful “esprit de corps” to the extent of everyone’s helping with the dishes. It was an extremely “social house,” “with never less than fifteen at the table.” There were no domestiques. Dearest Friends Profs Faith Mary attended classes at the Science Po, Ecole de Louvre and at L’Institute D’Art et Archaeolo- gie at the Sorbonne. Although she found it difficult to meet French| , students, Faith Mary did get to know her professors. “Tie pro- fessors were my dearest and clos- est friends.” She is sponding with one of them, a young woman of twenty-four, whom Faith met socially as well as. academically. “Life was not stratified. We met a lot of people, from penniless stu- dents, who thought a movie a great extravagance, to families who owned three and four houses. All had one thing in common, the same interests, the same recip- rocity of tastes.” “Each region has its own char- acter, as there are not typical French, but Paris is “the melting pot of a complex people. Living in Paris provided us~ with insight and allowed us to learn to live with the French people.” Previous Contacts Helped Socially, Faith Mary had al- ready made contacts before her arrival in Paris. She felt this made a big difference as far as meeting other - students andthe French people were concerned. With the agreement of “her family” Faith Mary -was able to have dinner guests and reciprocate with par- ties. Sylvia Kowitt lived in an apart- ment. belonging to. a.lower. middle class woman. The apartment had]. an elevator and hot water, and “these are luxuries!” Sylvia was quick to add. Not having much in common with “madame” Sylvia became friendly with a young couple in the same building. “The neighbors were _ intélligent and young and that was important. 2 A Political Science ee: i 8. G. ia aint a i Pa tah eh oe faaiiae ‘ es prapess 4 Pa ER ER a ee rR NEDSS VORP ST ENED BMS ER nN Ee Rem ie aetna a CR aMLeatiage een Lee SL eee Te EMT See eT nem Ee ME ee eae ae ‘i . still corre-| ’ Foreign Students, Varied Courses Make Jr. Year In Geneva ‘Fabulous’ A life surrounded by a variety of foreign students, an interest- ing set-up of courses at the: Uni- versity of Geneva, luxurious liv- ing in a hotel, and good food were constituants of the “fabulous” year Madelaine Adler spent as her Junior Year Abroad. Madelaine, with one other Bryn Mawr girl, went with a group of 388 Smith College girls under an administrative leader, Professor Koffka, and her two assistants. Madelaine attended the University of Geneva, and the Institute of Graduate Studies, its graduate school, where she took nine Food Disillusions’ Student In Paris Bonnie Bendon (non-resident), a lucky student who spent her junior year abroad, says she is happy she went to France but she is even happier to be home. Bonnie spent her first six weeks taking a pre- paratory course in Tours before she started classes in Paris. The house in which she stayed was three hundred years old and was almost falling apart. There was no plumbing except for a trickle of water on the third floor. Bonnie became sick her third day there for the simple reason that she was not being fed anything but beans. PARIS 1 THE SPRING UkASd Near Bbroca When asked why she didn’t go out to eat, she said that by the time she realized she had malnutrition she had to spend all of her money on doctors, So it was a vicious cycle! Fascinating, but Overcrowded : Courses Bonnie then went to Paris where she studied at the Sorbonne and at the Political Science Institute. She had courses in the history of political ideas, art criticism of the nineteenth century, recent meta- physics, and phonetics. The cours- es were fascinating but terribly overcrowded. The Sorbonne was originally built for about four hun- dred students. But when Bonnie was there, six tho students were enrolled. Very often she stayed at home and _ listened. to her classes which were broadcast over the radio, Appreciates Baths, Basic Seven Bonnie says that now she really appreciates America where she can take a bath whenever she pleases and can eat some of the “basic seven” each day. It was a won- derful experience but she wishes she had been healthy enough to enjoy it. Her advice: anyone who is aspiring to study in Europe should not speak to her about it. courses: including philosophy, re- ligion, history of the Church, psy- cnology, international law, labor iaw, French literature, and. labor economics. These were all under the subjects of history, econo- mics, political science, and theolo- gy. The attendance of big lec- tures ran to about 300 students, and the more specialized courses nad from 2 to 6 students in a class, Many Wealthy Students Madelaine said that the Univer- sity consisted of at least 70% toreign students, mostly Arabians, although there were also many German, British, Americans, and Persians. She attributed the influx of near-Eastern students to the Algerian crisis amd the conse- quence that they could not study in France. Switzerland is the only other French-speaking state in Europe. Most of the students are very wealthy, many of those from Persia and Arabia of royal blood. Geneva is not like any other Swiss city, Madelaine said, though is resembles New York City in its cosmopolitan population. Although it is .an international city, it is not very large. However, it seems: to have almost everything. Most of the people of Geneva are fairty wealthy; even the farmers own their own land and everyone lives comfortably. “Switzerland is a welfare state with no great class distinctions,” said Madelaine. An index is the fact that there are no private universities in Geneva, and it is easy for anyone to enter a uni- versity. Lived In a Hotel All of the girls lived in the Hotel de Russe for half a year, then many of them lived for the remainder of their stay with Swiss families. Madelaine and another girl, however, chose to live in a ;|suite at the hotel. They enjoyed excellent food, and freedom from housework. From their room, they had a_ beautiful view of Mont Blanc. The university was a. half hour’s walk from the hotel—some of the girls rode bicycles, others went on trains, and the rest walk- ed. Madelaine was one of the lat- ver; she loved to walk, especially across the bridge of the River Du Rhone. Autumn and winter were bleak with the ubiquitous Bise, a cold wind that often de- creased the temperature to 0°. The summer was perfect, since it only went up to the high 80's. it is most beautiful then, accord- ing to Madelaine, because the gey- ser can be seen in the lake. Year Featured Travel Madelaine traveled with other girls during the holidays. She came home for Christmas during her four-week vacation; and during her six-week spring vacation, she traveled with friends to Spain, Portugal, and North Africa. They also went to London, Paris, Mun- ich, and Zurich several times, and attended the Brussels World Fair. In the inter, they went skiing often, and in the summer, played tennis or went water-skiing on the lake. Madelaine said they even had some time to taste Swiss social life. This ranged from night- clubbing to drinking. coffe in the “Bagdadish” side-walk cafes. Madelaine recommends the Jun- ior Year Abroad as a truly “re- warding experience”; she wishes Page Four HE COLLEGE NEWS" » Wednesday, November 5, 1958 Kern: Bryn Mawr In The ’20s Continued from Page 2, Col. 4 presents evidence that the old feminist attitude towards men was slowly crumbling: “Every man that comes to Bryn Mawr is a lover, for no one but a lover would come. Something is undoubtedly wrong at a col- lege where a man is regarded as nothing but a frea; for with- out adopting the Lady’s Home Journal or Youth Companion’s attitude toward the opposite sex, no one can deny that they are heaithy, normal, and stimutating companions. ... Bryn Mawr has always been a leader. ‘lo quote the New York Tumes, ‘feminine defiance and--inaependence are antique, and the vine is again reauy to cling to the oak,’ and we must not be in the rear!” By 1926 Dean Manning observed that the great age, ot feminism was over, and “We are now in a reactionary stage where it is con- sidered ciever to dismiss the temi- nine movement as a great mis- take.” Mrs, van nulsteyn was not paruculariy interested in women’s new freeaom, because she had never known anything else; and Mrs. Nahm and her triends were not conscious of “representing” anything. Once the feminist battle was tought and won, Bryn Mawr women seemed to accept their freedom’ as their “just due” and forget about it; but perhaps it was easier for the Bryn Mawr women to adjust because of the guidance of an institution which had prepared so long and well for their. “emancipation.” The rules under which the Bryn Mawr girl lived were steadily re- ‘laxed throughout the period. She never found it necessary to stage any dramatic rebellions in order to win greater freedom, which is what I consider unique to the Bryn Mawr culture. This is due, in my opinion, to the fact that while. Miss Thomas, who would probably have obstructed any very serious liberalizing changes, was president, Bryn Mawr girls en- joyed so much greater freedom than girls in comparable colleges that they felt no need to seriously change things. Bryn Mawr was the first woman’s college to establish self-government, and it was unique in permitting the girls to leave college on the week-ends. Then when the stage was reached where a serious redefinition of the rules was necessary, the students were unusually fortunate in having a president who believed in a great deal of freedom for the Self-Gov- ernment Board and in the neces- sity of basing rules upon intelli- gent public opinion. The thing which I consider Bryn Mawr students to have had in com- mon with other young people ot the period is their disregard~ for the rules that they did not formu- ‘late and institute, and their con- stant search for rules that were realistic and workable. The College News of October 7, 1919, stated: “There are .. . three classes of people in college: those who conscientiously obey Self-Gov., those who are entirely oblivious to it, and those who start out with the definite purpose of breaking it. To. the second class belongs the great majority .. .’ At the beginning of the year 1920-1921, an upperclassman was told that the Freshmen considered reading the Freshman Rules “amusing” and “rather unneces- ssary.” (College News, 1929.) Clearly something had to be done. __ Until 1922, smoking was forbid- den within -a twenty-five mile radius of the college, but in No- vember of 1922, Self-Government passed a rule allowing smoking while visiting private homes in the vicinity. “Smoking is no longer a Foo ofan ane ll — * Statement Hew 1822) According to ‘the College News, this constiuted a de- parture from the traditional atti- tude of Self-Government in regard to conduct rules. For the first time they looked “rather to plausibility and reason than to what outsiders will say.” They expressed the “self-confidence of a sane adult community which has become res- tive under boarding school prohi- bitions,” and they considered a girl of college age “intelligent enough to be. free.” But these minor changes. were only tempo- rary stopgaps. “By the middle 1920’s it wag un- deniable that the spirit had largely gone out of Self-Gov. with a strong tendency toward the As- sociation’s rules being little imple- mented or observed.” (Cornelia Meigs, What Makes a College?). The President of Self-Gov. wrote in the College News that radical revisions were all that could save it. “A clean sweep ig necessary. The’ present resolutions are not upheld nor are infractions of them reported, because they are obso- lete, and the College no longer feels bound by them.” The rules that the girls objected to included the smoking rule, the overly strict ‘chaperonage, close requirement as to the hours of return from social occasions, and overconservative regulations of dress on the campus. The final indication that the board had lost control came when they obtained permission for the halls to be open until twelve, and people still came in the windows until three. guna observed: 'The present sit- uation is a reflex of a crime wave, of a spirit throughout the country of breaking small rules like pro- hibition and speed laws,” and urg- ed that the board think twice be- fore yielding to such a_ spirit. “Frances Gay, the President of Self-Gov. ... called a mass meet- ing and put the question boldly, ‘Should Self-Government be abol- ished?’ The body of the students, come to their senses at last, re- jected the possibility with empha- sis and a single dissentient vote.” (Cornelia Meigs, op. cit.) A new set of much more liberal social regulations was compiled, e.g., three or more girls were per- mitted to go to the’theatre in Phil- adelphia unchaperoned, provided they had a definite destination and returned directly to the College. Miss Park issued a statement say- ing that. there had been a change in attitude toward women smoking, and that “no democracy can keep on its books a regulation . . . that no longer rests solidly on intelli- gent public opinion.” (College News, 1925)The girls would now be allowed to smoke on the lower campus and in specially provided smokers in the halls. Bryn Mawr lde the other women’s colleges in this matter, but the others follow- ed quickly in establishing similar regulations. Parleys between students from the seven eastern women’s colleges indicated that the problem of “the honor system in general” and the problem of inordinate noise in the halls and libraries were common headaches. It was at this time that Bryn Mawr was faced with | ‘ball-throwing, gum-popping, so- cial gatherings, and poker games” in the reading room of the library. The role of proctor seemed to be an extremely difficult and thank- less job. Mrs. Manning remembers that one of the distinguishing charac- teristics of the Self-Gov. boards} during this period was their care- ful taking into consideration of the motives behind an infraction of the rules, One particular board came to Mrs. Manning to request that no serious action be taken against a student who had been discovered spending the night with At this point Frederica de La- Paris Junior Year Continued from Page 3, Col. 3 found that her fellow students were mostly foreign or French students from socially climbing families. Faith' Mary concurred with this opinion. “I was able to meet French students in outside activities and on trips. The French don’t make friends at school, they have them from childhood and keep them the rest of theirelives. “We did meet French girls, who wanted to meet foreign students, however; it was much easier to meet the international group otf otudents.” One of the French girls whom Sylvia became friendly with in Paris is presently studying here at Bryn Mawr. Politics Cause Anti-Americanism In response to a question about anti-American feeling, Sylvia mitigated her response by laying che blame on American political policy. “The French expect great chings from us and they are very otten disappointed. They are tired of our boasting. If there is anti- American feeling, it is because of che emphasis we place on materi- alism in our dealings with other countries, France in particular. Most of this feeling is directed against the erican soldier and the tourists, who have no respect for the French traditions.” Both Faith and Vicky felt there was a considerable anti-American feeling. Paris Is Magnificent! “One of the great values of studying in Paris is the opportun- ity it offers for cultural expan- sion.” Sylvia found that in Paris she had adequate time to study and attend concerts every other night. Prices on student tickets were very low. . Sylvia summed up her year with one statement. “Paris is the most magnificent city in the world!” Concentrated Study At Sorbonne Vicky Benedict, a French major, studied at the Sorbonne. She found her courses radically different from those she had taken here. “The French approach is that of concentrated _ Study,” Vicky spent a whole year in one of her courses studying one of Racine’s plays. Of all the classes she attended only. one was given by the Sweet Briar group, with whom she went. One class, Sociological Theory of Democracies, was taught by Raymond Aron. As the only stu- dent in this course, Vicky was given an oral final examination. Other than in’ this instance she did not come in close contact with her professors. She maintains, however, “anybody who wants to meet people can.” French Are Happier Vicky differed from most other Junior Year Abroad students, and both Sylvia and Faith Mary, in that she had attended school in France previous to this past year. Thus she had friends before she arrived and had contact only with Freneh people. “The French peo- ple are happier with simpler things. They have an intrinsic ar- tistic and cultural interest. It is a common occurrence for the French people to go visit a chateau on Sundays. When one goes out in Paris, it is usually with a group of six or twelve friends. They or- ganize activities more than is common in this country.” “The French people are a broad- minded, liberal people and it was an invaluable experience to -live over nine months in their country.” G.L. gc Seite hin S.._.. Engagements — Jean Berkeley 61 to Kenneth Baum. independent schools. Copies are Sno Dr. Rachel Cox, professor of Education and Psychology at Bryn Mawr, presented her findings in a survey of the “Teen-age Clique”, as one part of the series of lec- tures to the Alumnae on the devel- opment of the individual, which has run through the whole week- end. She described ‘the prevalent views of teen-age mentality and behavior as paradoxical. The com- mon conception of the teen-ager as sociable and running in packs seems to be diametrically opposed to clinical.evidence proving him to be essentially introverted, pulling away from group conformity, In her investigation of teen-age “cliques” she found the key to res- olution of the paradox. Most teen-agers don’t know what they are or what they want. They WheelwrightLetter Continued from Page 2, Col. 5 Let us not assume that “bore- dom with the segregation issue is widespread”! That attitude would appear to me to be as shocking as would have been boredom with the’ plague in the fourteenth century! No! Let us not be bored, prissy or blase. Let us not be afraid to trade a cheap kind of unreal soph- istication for enthusiasm af@ sin- cerity, I hope that the tenor of your ar- ticle does not reflect the tenor of the student body. If it does, I feel that it is a great pity that a college which vaunts itself the “wisest” college in the country cannot also be the most sensitive. Sincerely, Delia Wheelwright, ’61 Bureau of Recommendations JOB NOTICES If you had 1) a particularly good sumer job, 2) a particularly bad summer job, Miss Farjeon would be delighted to hear about it. Drop in any afternoon to see her. * * * Odd Jobs Now Open: Please see Miss Farjeon. Steady Baby-sits: Bryn Mawr: Wednesdays from 12 to 5:30, Twin girls, 7 months old; Rosemont: Two afternoons a week, 1 to 5. Boy, 21 months. Shipley School—Main Building: Bells, Sundays, 5 to 10. $.75 an hour, Lantern Slides Substitutes: Art class; Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12. Campus Interviewer for market research firm. To begin about No- vember 15th. $20 for 100 inter- views, Jobs for Next Year: Please see Mrs. Crenshaw. Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York: Technicians, Biology or Chemistry majors, At least $300 a month. Alexander’s Department Stores, metropolitan New York: Executive Trainees. Salaries not stated. Booklets available at the Bureau of Recommendations. Further Training: The University of Pittsburgh Graduate. School of Retailing: Scholarships available. Notice post- ed on the Bureau bulletin board. * * ok The Secondary Education Board has sent booklets on teaching in tives ‘were “pure”, * nowy V OF X-Boy’ Delineates Rigid Clique Structure s Undershirt are prevented from gaining poise by the loss of a “solid core of I-ness.” Thus the™@lique forms a bulwark against society behind which the individual trys to find himself, From childhood to mid- adolescence the clique bonds be- come more and more prorfounced, until later, when the individual is less threatened by confusion, and able to assert himself as an en- tity, they begin to disintegrate. The Studies on which Dr. Cox’s observations are based “were con- ducted in two high schools, both situated. in attractive, highly cul- tured suburban communities. About six hundred boys and _ girls in grades seven through twelve were tested by interview and question- naire. In every grade in both schools there was a definite con- sciousness of the clique system, although it varied from the least clarity in the seventh grade, to the fully blossomed ninth grade clique, through a process” of dis- integration in the eleventh grade, until finally in the twelfth grade the clique assumed a position of very minor import- ance, A _ definite hierarchy of cliques was always in evidence. For reference purposes they were labeled as: X, the highest and most desirable clique; Y, the mid- dle strata of society; and H, the rebel outcasts. Dr. Cox then proceded to. iden- tify representative members of the various groups, from the snowy white V of undershirt showing at an X boy’s collar, to the rebellious sideburns of an H boy. At the end stage of clique structure, when they start falling apart, the bond- age of X becomes too hampering to members, and gossip flourishes. Meanwhile Y are coming to value their group more highly, as it doesn’t exercise much domination. . over the individual. They view the social situation with a critical eye. Members of the Y group have in- tellectual success and usually en- ter the top colleges, whereas their X counterparts only get into sec- ond-rate ones, H._ continues to be a bitter and scornful group, look- ing up to the others with envy, and making a pronounced effort not to conform to -X standards. They are, as a group, much more isolated than either X or Y. Dr. Cox pointed out that by getting to the base of, and understanding the clique, we may be able to work towards the raising of the “Iron Curtain” isolating the H clique. After the lecture she answered a few questions, e Movies Ardmore: Wednesday through Saturday, At War with the Army with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and Let’s Go Navy with the Bowery Boys. Sunday through Tuesday, Gun Runners with Audie Murphy, and Voice in the Mirror with Julie London. Suburban: Wednesday through Saturday, Me and the Colonel with Danny Kaye, held over. Anthony Wayne: From Wednes- day for indefinite duration, Mike Todd’s Around the World in Eighty Days. Only one evening show, at 8:30. Greenhill: From Wednesday through Wednesday, Exile with Louis Jourdan and Bel- inda Lee. Bryn Mawr: Wednesday, Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Gene Kelly and D. A, Thursday through Saturday, The Matchmaker with Shirley Booth and. Tony Perkin. _and Kings Go atalie ing Ay | Wood, via Tony ( Curtis. TT Wednesday, November 5, 1958 THE COLLEGE e NEWS Page Five ALLIANCE Alliance is sponsoring two films on Radio Free Europe, the organi- zation which broadcasts to five iron curtain countries, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary, on Thursday after- noon at 5:30. They wilk be shown in the Common Room. These films are of particular in- terest in so far as they show life behind the iron curtain. (There are some excellent shots of the Hun- “garian Revolt.) The films deal with the mechanics of Radio Free Europe as well as with the effects of the Radio’ Free Europe broad- casts. The showing of these films on ‘the. Bryn Mawr campus is timely, since last week marked the second anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. The relationship be- tween the Radio Free Europe pro- gram and the signs of distress in satellite nations, and the value of the Radio Free Europe program has ‘been the subject of much heat- | ed debate. Come and see what your views are on the subject. THE COMMON ROOM, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 5:30; TWO PRO- VOCATIVE FILMS. NOTICE All athletes and even semi- athletes are urged to try out for varsity sports they are in- terested in, barring the per- petual “But I’d never make it’ remark, Tryouts for the swim- ming team are at 5:00 today (guess where), and basketball tryouts will be tomorrow, Thursday, at 7:15 and next ‘Wednesday at the same time. Monday evening, November 3. civil rights program. Mr. a third party. cratic party. As_ still as the “idea men,’ the tower” or “ivy league” men, the Democrats. Four possible effects of a Demo- cratic party victory on November 4 were given by Mr. Peter Bach- rach of the Political Science de- partment in the Common Room, The first of these is a stronger |P0licy. Bach- rach’s comment on this was that the Northern Democrats wil] take a firm stand on civil rights and that the South may be forced into A second possible effect offered by Mr. Bachrach was a shift to the “new deal” left of the Demo- another effect, he noted factors for con- servatism stemming from a strug- gle within the party itself which is taking place between the “pro- fessionals” and the “eggheads.” He further defined the latter term “ivory . Lastly, Mr. Bachrach noted that an overwhelming victory might mean the control of some state legislatures resulting in a redistri- bution of state districts to favor According to Mr. Bachrach, how- ever, the real problem is not on the November 4th ballot, and it VOLLEYBALL Having gone to Temple Univer- sity for a playday on Monday night, Bryn Mawr volleyball play- ers will entertain the U. of Penn girls here this Monday in the gym at 7:15. There will be two games, so two teams of eight will be needed, and Alice Todd, manager Democratic Victory, Foreign Policy Discussed By Bachrach On Monday is one to which the voters have given little thought. This probleni is that of foreign policy. The Dem- ocratic party, Mr. Bachrach feels, has failed to offer an alternative of any kind to the Dulles-Brinkman He described the present Republican policy ag consisting of four major tenets: (1) The Soviet Union is run by power-mad men who seek to rule the world. (2) This will happen if they are not stopped. _(3)--We have enough strength to stop them or frighten them into stopping. (4) Therefore, we will threaten war or some- thing near war. Unfortunately, according to Mr. Bachrach, the Democrats have this same idea of “keeping ahead of the Russians.” Everything seems to be based on our military su- premacy over Russia, or, as Mr. Bachrach expresses it, “Everyone in the United States is hopelessly united—on the wrong point.” As one of the only alternate policies that has been offered, he described that of George Kennan who was driven from the’ Demo- cratic party. Kennan agrees that the United States is dealing with a power-hungry group of men in Russia but he feels that their methods are political rather than military. Kennan believes that we need something with which to deter the. Soviet Union but this doesn’t mean that our military strength must be greater than theirs. Sufficient power to retali- ate, if necessary, should be. all that is needed, Other aspects of Kennan’s plan include a militarily disengaged Europe and a neutral Germany. He further suggests New wardens are at. the helms of five Bryn Mawr halls this year. Although springing from vastly different backgrounds and exhibi- ting a wide range of interests each of the young graduate stu- dents has at least one thing in common with the others—a sur- prising and delightful enthusiasm for her work, her studies, and her life at Bryn Mawr. Social science is the main in- terest of Emily Dutrow, Warden of East House and a graduate of-The University of Pennsylvania. Studying for her Masters degree, Miss Dutrow works’ two days a week at the Albert Einstein Med- ical Center in Philadelphia, help- ing patients with social and emo- tional difficulties and doing “just everything”. Strangely enough, her now consuming interest in medical social work had its roots not in the interest’in people, but in her love of travel! Seeing a iRed Cross advertisement for mobile social workers she applied for a position in a hospital and then eagerly traveled to Washing- ton from her Pennsylvania home to learn her assignment. To her chagrin and her family’s mirth she was dispatched — not to Alaska or Australia—but to Val- ley Forge, Pennsylvania! Her wanderlust thus thwarted, Miss Dutrow nevertheless found work in the hospital so interesting and exciting that she has returned to school to prepare for continued work in the field. New Wardens Interviewed; Surprising Reaction Noted mode of dress of the student; “.. bermuda shorts and —— just wouldn’t do in Torofto”, she laughed. Daphne Knights Also from Toronto is Radnor Hall’s Daphne Knights. Majoring in English Literature, Miss . Knights hopes--to- study in Eng-. land and travel through Europe after achieving her Masters De- gree at Bryn Mawr. Although the connotations of the word “war- den” disturbed her at first and she’s sure her friends still visua-, lize her jangling a huge ring of keys, she loves her job and finds the atmosphere “wonderfully stimulating.” Miss Knights, whose girlish face and slight build seem to beiie the advanced office of warden, found herelf taken for a treshman continualiy during the tirst weeks, and, much: to the amusement of her charges in Rad- nor, she was “rushed” at the Haverford mixer! Milnor Alexander Rockefeller Hall’s Milnor Alex- ander, a candidate for a PhD de- gree, aims to teach Political Science on the college level. Graduated from the University of Pennsyl- vania in 1946, she has since work- ed in an administrative capacity for her alma mater, the Univer- sity of California, and Bard Col- lege. She enjoys this field and would like to continue in admin- of volleyball es anyone inter- ee that We Use dur economic power tie ested in playing on Monday night Margaret Hooey Lovely, Lacey, Luxurious Lingerie LINGERIE JOYCE LEWIS Bryn Mawr SUBURBAN TYPEWRITER 39 E. Lancaster Ave. Ardmore, Pa. MI 2-1375 TYPEWRITERS RENTED - SOLD - REPAIRED to come to the practice tonight and aid as-a part of our demo- ‘Jeanett’s Bryn Mawr Flower Shop 823 Lancaster Avenue We. Wire Flowers LAwrence 5-0570 at 7:15. BEAU & BELLE Breakfast Lunch Dinner Late Snacks Open Seven Days Next door to Bryn Mawr P.O. Anything Fine In The Musical Line Expert Repairing LOCKERS Fine Musical Instruments At prices you can afford 21 S. 18th St., Phila 3, Pa. LOcust 7-2972 Treasury of Folk Sore Instruments WHAT A OIF; WITH COLORFUL INKS FOR. TO GUARD THE FLAVOR. US.NEWSPAP. "PEA OF INK: FROMX @ ke . your CHEMICAL Dif THOUGH BEER BUBBLED IN BABYLOW c:>.. AROUND 6000 BC. IT WAS CRUDE COMPARED To HOW ITS BREWED TODAY. 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Furthermore, he fears that the American public is simply not concerned enough with the problem until it finds itself faced with another war. Mr. Bach- rach’s answer to this was that “democracy with spirit in it can be a very powerful force.” Handkerchiefs Embroidered Linens Trousseaux Bath Ensembles Monograms > Irish _Damasks WILSON BROS. MAGASIN de LINGE 825 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pa. LAwrence 5-5802 Sweaters (socks, scarves and mittens) aren’t knit in a day. Start your Xmas knitting now! _{and, in general, A job with the Canadian gov- ernment is the goal of Pembroke West’s Margaret Hooey. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, Miss Hooey was graduated from the Univer- sity College, University of Toron- to, where she majored in Modern History. Working towards her Masters degree in Political Science, she finds being a warden “fun” enjoys the life of a small college. Although the large, heavily enrolled university she last attended differs greatly from Bryn Mawr in many res- pects, Miss Hooey recalls with a chuckle that the thing she found most. strange about Bryn Mawr during the first weeks was’ the Have a WORLD of FUN! Travel with SITA Unbelievable Low Cost eEurope Orient 4 o5 Days it. from $978 Many tours include college credit. Also low-cost trips to Mexico $169 up, South America $699 up, Hawaii Study Tour $549 u = Around the World $1 istration after she has begun to teach. Her most interesting work thus far has been for the Amer- ican Friends Service Committee in California. Here, as a Peace Education Secretary, she led in- stitutes and work camps on topics of civil interest. Throughout her college experience, Miss Alexan- der has come into contact with a great many students and is rath- er disturbed at their apathy to- wards - civil issues. She herself is vitally interested in public af- fairs and is eager to have an op- portunity to foment a similar interest in others. Monique Boldrinni Monique Boldrinni, warden of Wyndam, came to Bryn Mawr from Marseilles last year as a Fullbright scholar and _ enjoyed her work so much she decided to remain. Miss Boldrinni lived in Egypt until she was _ seventeen years old at which age she return- ed to France to study at Aix-en- Provence, a small university near Marseilles. Majoring in English Literature, Miss Boldrinni has no definite plans, but loves to teach, and contemplates remaining in the United States and teaching French—this although she is greatly attached both to Europe and to Egypt. She explains with a smile why she’d be able to give Yarns, needles and _instruc- Ask Your Travel Agent tions: 2bth 545 Sth Ave.. up the charms of her home-lands. Dinah Frost Bryn Mawr |] Year eT: New York 17 |““Women have a wonderful life OAS TORVEL, Ine. MU2-6544 |here. 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Y. 36, N.Y. \ Gentlemen: of U.S.N.S.A. tours. - Please send full descri / Loonass ferry SCOLLEG 1, teas ares Rif ee ana ea Seagate ae ee ee, atta reese inte poor a eee Rats ie ne ei a eater a ear 3 c 701 Seventh Avenue - ~WUdson 6-2247 ee ee ee oe ee we oe we oe oe Page Six THE COLLEGE NEWS e Wednesday, November 5, 1958 Ferrater-Mora Lecture Continued from Page 1, Col. 3 ever, is just as difficult ‘to pin down as philosophic methods and conclusions. Since the .issues are always so fundamental that con- clusions involve unprovable as- sumptions, each philosopher sees every other philosopher ‘as his mis- vuided enemy. Such a situation, said Mr. Fer- rator Mora, is inherent in philoso- phy, as testified by the large num- ber of definitions of philosophy in western philosophical . history. In the past, however, a_ sort of gentlemen’s agreement existed, between conflicting schools, not to argue over goals and materials. Thus philosophy was able to play the role of queen of the sciences. But then began the division which has continued to the present, ex- cept for the temporary reunifica- tion effected by Kant. Nineteenth century philosophy was in a situa- tion similar to today’s, with the exception that we no longer hope for reunion, having reached, in Mr. Ferrater Mora’s opinion, the furthest limit of anarchy in the movement. of philosophical sys- ’ tems. Idealism, Personalism, Realism, Supplies Headquarters for SUBURBAN HARDWARE Bryn Mawr’ Don‘t look like the middle of the semester. Pretty up with a new hair style or a shampoo and set for the old one. Vanity Shoppe LA 5-1208 Neutralism, Evolutionism, Prag- matism, Intuitionism, Existential- ism, Logical Positivism, Intellectu- alism, Operationalism, Rational- ism, Irrationalism, Formalism, His- toricism, Atomism, Individualim, Materialism, Solipecism — the schools in contemporary philosophy are overwhelmingly numerous, di- vided ‘among themselves and against each other, leading to the conclusion only that “in -contem- thing can happen.” Mr. Ferrater Mora cited two groups which have resisted internal division more than others—the Marxists and the Neo-Scholastics. The greater de- gree of internal unification and self-preservation of these two, however, he attributes to their pre- occupation with extra-philosophi- cal—for example, political and so- cial — considerations. Philosophy has thus turned from the study of great problems to a “fastidious” survey of minutiae. Contemporary philosophic literature abounds in cases, in a “return to the con- The Bryn Mawr hockey teams made a considerably better show- ing yesterday afternoon on their own field than they had the pre- vious week at Swarthmore, as the j.v.’s romped to a 4-0 win and the varsity struggled to a 1-1-tie. The improvement might have been due to the extra cheer afforded by Bryn Mawr’s wearing red tunics, since Chestnut Hill’s pale yellow ones would not afford much contrast with our usual dingy gold ones. But a more scientific: reason for the j.v.s’ success lay in the fact that they played an excellent and very fast game. A more vital rea- son was that we made four goals, two of which. were contributed. by Polly Merrill, one by Louise Mun- son, and another by Abbie Trafford in the second half. The varsity game was much less wide-open, a back-and-forth, hard- fought contest which showed spurts of really fine playing and occasionally degenerated into what looked to be athletic-style bickering. Edie Murphy scored the trete2” only: goal Pi ir either team in the first half ‘giving Bryn Mawr an Events In Philadelphia THEATRE: Walnut: Look Back in Anger. opened Monday, November 3. Angry Young Men. 1958 New York Critics’ Prize Play, John Osborne’s manifesto of the New Locust: The Cold Wind and the Warm, a new play by N.S. Behr- .man, based on the playwright’s early life in Worcester, Mass., opened Tuesday for five days, with Eli Wallach, Maureen Stapleton, (Morris Carnovski, Erlanger: Enrico, pre-Broadway opening of play by Piandello with Burgess Mereidth, Alida Valli, Charles Korvin. The Barber of Saville, Friday night*presentation of the Philadelphia (Grand Opera Company, with Guillette Siminnato. Friday afternoon Eugene Ormandy conducts the orchestra with Leon- ard Pennario soloist. MOVIES: Midtown: South Pacific. Stanton: The Defiant Ones. Arcadia: Houseboat. Viking: opens Saturday, new movie In Love and War. Hockey Report ° impressive half-time outlook, but that lasted only until the Chestnut Hill right inner made a scoring dash in the second half. With the score tide both teams made concentrated efforts to make the extra tally that would certainly mean a win with time running out, but despite frenzied attempts near the end, with Bryn Mawr doing most of the threatening, neither team could overcome the tie, which isa-very sporty result when it comes to discussing things over postgame punch and cookies, but isn’t half so nice as a win on the record. Bryn Mawr’s last chance for glory on the hockey field for this season will be next Tuesday when they play Rosemont’ here at 4:00. Several members of the team in- dicated that an enthusiastic (well, at least smiling crowd of cheerers would be a great help in trying to get that last win. Breakfast Luncheon Afternoon Tea Dinner Telephone LAwrence 5-0386 BRYN MAWR COLLEGE INN _ OPEN TO THE PUBLIC oe eeee eee OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK SPECIAL PARTIES AND BANQUETS ARRANGED Lombaert St. and Morris Ave. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 9:00-11:00 A.M. rer res 12:00- 2:00 P.M. 3:30- 5:00 P.M. 5:30- 7:30 P.M. persed 12:00- 7:30 P.M. ee ee eee one race! - They said it couldn’t be done! Only a few years ago, the four-minute mile seemed unattainable. But on May 6, 1954, the barrier was shattered, and since then, the feat has been repeated againand again. Last summer five men bettered four minutes in _THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE-BUT TODAY'S ['M GIVES YOU- DON’T SETTLE FOR ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER! Change to L'M. and get ’em both. Such an improved filter and more taste! Better taste than in any other cigarette. 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