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ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 ,1954

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Stechow Discusses

Four Sons Of Bach

To the 18th century world, the
great composer Bach was Carl
Phillip Emmanuel, and perhaps his
three brothers, Wilhelm Fried-
mann, Johann Friedrich and
Johann Christian, The fame and
greatness of their father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, was known only to
Mozart, Haydn, and a few other
enlightened intellectuals.

The'music of these four sons of
Bach was the subject for a lecture-
recital by Wolfgang Stechow, Pro-
fessor of Fine Arts at Oberlin Col-

lege. The lecture was the second-+--

in the Max Diez series, sponsored
by the German. Department.

The musi¢ of the two older sons,
Friedmann and Philip Emannuel,
is close to that of their father. It
is more on the sentimental side,
whereas the works of the younger
sons, Friedrich and Johann Chris-
tian_are more romantic. Johann
Christian is really a pupil of Philip
Emmanuel’s.

The highlight of the evening. was
Mr. Sechow’s playing of works by
Bach’s sons to illustrate their styl-
istic and emotional differences. Mr.
Stechow played the works exactly
as they had been written and with

cellence, One had the feeling that
this was the spirit in which they
were meant to be heard, devoid of
over-dramatic interpretations or
dry intellectual readings.

The eldest son, Friedmann, was
Bach’s favorite. He was sensitive,
maladjusted and embittered, al-
though quite successful as a musi-
cian. His works are among the
first to have written dynamics. He
uses some of his father’s formuli

‘Odd Job’ Situation
Subject Of Meeting

College work conditions were dis-|
cussed last Tuesday, November 9,
in Taylor Hall at a meeting of all
students holding odd jobs.

Pay rates weré the subject of
most discussion. The odd-jobbers
recommended that waitress wages
in the Deanery be raised to $1.60
a meal; to $.60-.75 dn hour in the
library, and that baby-sitting rates
be determined on a basis of num-
ber of children and their ages.
More. serious were
raised on the matter of job supply.
Noting that the number of jobs
was adequate, the odd-jobbers com-
mented that several jobs lacked

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teresting.

Students wondered if hall resi-
dents should not take over the re-
sponsibility of cleaning, bells and
serving now. handled by the maids.
Vassar, Radcliffe, Smith and Mt.
Holyoke have such student-work
programs. Maids now employed, it
was suggested, would not be dis-
missed, but students would grad-
— fill vacancies.

* The meeting was ecsidncted by

Charlotte Smith and Mrs. Cren-
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The Freshman Class is pleas-
ed to announce the election of
Betsy Nelson as Temporary
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Philadelphia Museum m Obtains Group
Of Early Modern Paintings, Sculpture

especially contributed
by Ann Morris, ’57

An important and comprehensive
exhibition of modern painting and
sculpture found its permanent
home at the Philadelphia Museum
of Art just last month. The Arens-
berg Collection, nearly 190 early
(principally 1907-1914) works, is
extremely interesting not only ar-
tistically, but historj lly.

The group is approached through
a series by Brancusi, “the founder
of abstract sculpture.” Rounded,.
sweeping, usually graceful works
of poilshed bronze and marble,
they. are not only striking but
startling, and not entirely pleasing
at first glance.

Nudes 1, 2, and 3

On the other hand, Duchamp’s
familiar “Nude descending a stair-
case” (No. 2) is fascinating: me-
chanically precise, colored in pale

but strong “browns “and” greens.

“Nude” No. 1 is infinitely less com-
plicated, less abstract, less con-
cerned with line, and certainly less
satisfying. No. 3 is here also:
in precise, in black-grays and
greens, it contrasts with “Sonata,”
painted in soft subtle pastels.

A startling painting, as Dali’s
always seem to be, called “Soft
Construction’ with Boiled Beans—
Premonitions of Civil War” dis-
plays beautifully clear blues and
greens and an amazing linear ex-
actness that is spoiled by his loath-

ly gray distended limbs twisted

and resting on more of the same
against an earthy red-browp fore-
ground.

Flanking the Dali are two can-
vases by Tanguy. One, “The
Storm,” shows delicately etched
undersea creatures and foliage
against a black background.

There are many other familiar
names among the impressive num-
ber of modern masters. A small
gallery devoted to Miro includes
“Man and Woman,” two linear fig-
ures, amusing and subtle, against
a burnt undergroung, with pasty
white mask faces. This one differs
rather clearly from his other pairtt-
ings of squiggly animal-like forms
in intriguing patterns.

In the same manner, Kandinsky’s
“Landscape” and “Isolated Qb-
jects” in gay bright colors are geo-
metric abstractions that remind
one of caricatures.

Precision and Form _

“Mlle, Yvonne Landsberg” is the
outstanding Matisse of the exhibi-
tion. It is a large canvas with the
figure in graceful spherical lines,
in shades of gray pointed up with
a streak of green. It lacks, to its
advantage, his usual boldness of
color, and has greater precision of
form.

An entirely different type of
painting is Rousseau’s “The Merry
Jesters,” an exotic portrayal of
several monkeys in the foreground
overturning the artist’s brushes.
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To clarify the purposes of the
Self-Government Association to
Bryn Mawrters, especially fresh-
men, the Executive Board present-
ed a mock trial Tuesday, Nov. 2, in
the Common Room. The trial,
which was held to consider two im-
aginary offenses, was opened by
Ann Fosnocht,. president of the
Board.

The first case to be taken up was
that of Lyte Mitchell, a senior in
Denbigh, who thad come in at 2:20
a.m. when signed out for 2:00.
Lyte and her frequent offenses
were first discussed by the Board
with her hall president, Mary Jane
Chubbuck, after which she was giv-
en a chance to tell her version :of
the story. The impression of the on-
lookers was that the defendant was
thoughtless rather than vicious.
Lyte was dismissed from the meet-
ing, and after further discussion,
the Board decided to dock her half
an hour for seven two o’clock per-
missions. In addition, it was decid-
ed to send her a letter explaining
the tecessity for abiding by the
college rules.

The next case considered by the
Executive Board was a more ser-
ious offense, supposedly committed

CALENDAR

Wednesday, November 10

7:30 p.m. Marriage Lecture.

8:30 p.m. Adam Ulam will
speak. on “Yugoslavia’s Position
in Today’s World.” Goodhart.
Thursday, November 11

12:30 p.m. “Main Features of
the Soviet Social System” will be
the topic of Alex Inkeles. Good-
hart. .

8:30 p.m. George Cressey will
discuss “Changing China.” Good-
hart.

Friday, November. 12

8:00.p.m. Joint meeting of Bryn
Mawr and Haverford IRC. Com-
mon Room. ~

Saturday, November 13.

8:30 p.m. Robert Frost speaks
in Goodhart.

Sunday, November 14

7:30 p.m. Rabbi Jacob Agus
speaks at chapel. Music Room,
Goodhart. —

Monday, November 15

8:15 p.m. Paul Schrecker will
speak on “Kant’s Viewpoint on
the French Revolution.” Ely
Room, ,

Tuesday, November 16 ‘
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Two Defendants Tried in Sample Cases
At Mock Trial Presented By Self-Gov.

| by Jan Warren, a senior in Pem-
broke East. Jan was reported to
have signed out till 2:00 a.m. Sat-
urday, stating several bars as her
destination. Although bars close
at 12:00 on Saturday, no further
destination was indicated.

She had returned to her hall at
2:00. and signed in properly. Then,
it was found, she had gone out
again by a window and had sat in
her date’s car until 3:45. Mean-
while her roommate, the warden,
and Miss Howe were very much
worried by her disappearance.

Coming before the Board, Jan
said that she understood the rules
and. realized she had broken them,
but stated that she didn’t: think she
would be caught. When question-
ed, Jan said that she thad been
“fuzzy,” but not “drunk,” and that
she had been sure she would be
safe, as she was just outside the
doar of Pembroke.

In the discussion among the
Board members, Ilse Shapiro, pres-
ident of Pembroke, brought -out
that the offender had never given
much consideration to the honor
system, apparently thinking that
rulés didn’t apply to her. Night
campusing from Wednesday, Nov.
3, through Sunday morning, Nov.
14, was the penalty decided upon
by the Board.

Levitt, Rodgers Excel’ as Old Maids, Wieland’s
‘Set Receives Plaudits, In “Arsenic & Old Lace”

|Play Provides ‘“‘Pleasant
_ Entertainment”’
In General

&
by Helen Sagmaster, “58

In the first Bryn Mawr-Haver-
ford drama presentation of the
year, both cast and production
staff had opportunities for inter-
esting, and sometimes spectacular,
effects. Almost™ everyone cénnect-
ed with the performance of Arsenic
and Old Lace used these oppor-
tunities to good advantage: the
staging and most. of the major
parts were carried off very well.

The spontaneous burst of ap-
plause at the opening of the per-
formance was a well-deserved trib-
ute to the set, designed by Haver-
ford’s Alexander Wieland. But it
is also to the designer’s credit that
the background was properly un-
obtrusive throughout the play.
The costumes were in keeping with
the various characters, and ‘the
make-up, especially for Jonathan
Brewster, was excellent.

Old Maids Good

With the exception of some of
the smaller roles, the characters
in Arsenic were satisfactorily por-
trayed, and the two old ladies were
more than satisfactory. Both Lin-
da Levitt and Katy Rodgers, as
Martha and Abby Brewster, were
the “little darlings” the author in-
tended them to be. Abby, espécial-
ly, was superb, bringing down the
house with her innocent bewilder-
ment at the appearance of an un-
known corpse. Katy didn’t act the
part of Abby; she was Abby.

Berkeley WHarris, as Mortimer
Brewster, was not quite so suc-
cessful. He was amusing at times,
but he seldom appeared the hard-
boiled drama critic, and often over-
acted to the point of being uncon-
vincing. In the scenes with his
fiancee, Elaine, he was much more
plausible and intelligent when he
attempted to appear horrified at
his aunts’ murders. Chris Fischer
portrayed Elaine Harper quite
well. The part doesn’t have many

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Eight issues concerning the Bryn
Mawr curriculum have been sub-
mitted to.the Curriculum Commit-
tee for consideration, Three issues
involving the literature require-
ment, the orals and the noticeable
lack of class discussion will be pre-
sented to the Faculty Curriculum
Committee at a joint meeting No-
vember 17.

Since there is’ no set rule as to
what literature courses are accept-
able for the requirement, a stand-
ardization of the requirement has
been recommended. The recogni-
tion of Russian literature in trans-
lation has been ‘suggested as a
means of decreasing the size of the
English survey and Greek litera-
ture classes.

‘Concerning the orals, the com-
mittee felt that each department
should inform students before the
examination as to what they
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Curriculum Committee Considers 8 Issues
Will Present Three Problems To Faculty

in preparing for the oral. A solu-
tion to the repeated problems of
freedom in translation, and amount
completed versus racy was em-
phasized,

The two-sided problem of class
discussion will also be presented to
the faculty. The committee felt
that on the students’ side there is
a lack of preparation; on the fac-
ulty’s; a lack #fencouragement and
inducement for discussion.

Fine Eliminated

The committee has succeeded in
gaining a change in the system of
fining for scheduling courses after
September 10. Students will not be
fined unless it is clear that the stu-
dent has been careless and negli-
gent in scheduling her courses.

Concerning the Chaucer require- .
ment, some studerits felt that al-
though Shakespeare is not requir-
ed, it is equally important. The |
department claims that some med-
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