ata ae ete a tetera Sash VOL. XLV—NO. 1 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1959 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1959 PRICE 20 CENTS Class of 1963 Undergoes Freshman Weekend Flurry; Convocation to Mark College’s 75th Anniversary Year Convocation, Preceded by Academic Procession, Opens A Series Of Commemorative Events A convocation, the second ‘to be held at the beginning of the first semester since the college opened in 1885, will usher in Bryn Mawr’s seventy-fifth academic year on Monday, September 28, at 4:30 p.m. President Katharine E. McBride will officiate, and Dr. John W. Gardner, President of the Carnegie Corporation, will be the principal speaker. The convocation in Goodhart Hall will be preceded by an academic procession involving all the mem- bers of the faculty, Deans and staff, all students enrolled in the college, the President, speaker, and distinguished guests. As is customary at commencement, the procession will form on the Library green at 4:00 p.m., and, marshal- led by students, will advance into Goodhart auditorium. Guests Included The President’s party will in- clude presidents of neighboring colleges and heads of schools. A number of eminent alumnae are also included among the guests. The Convocation marks the op- ening not only of the seventy-fifth anniversary year, but also of the long series of events in commem- oration of this anniversary. The theme uniting activities here at the College and staged by Alum- nae in 31 cities is “New Horizons of Thought and the Stubborn Facts of Today.” The only other convocation held at the opening of the academic year was that which formally. an- nounced the birth of the college in 1885. These ceremonies of inaug- uration took place on September , ‘63's Dictionary Of BMC Terms Noah Webster and Samuel John- son once attempted to classify the English language. In the same spirit, a partial dictionary of Bryn Mawr terms may be composed. COLLEGE COUNCIL— This is a group which meets once a month for dinner and discussion. It is composed of Miss McBride, the deans, Miss Howe, a faculty and alumnae representative, the presi- | dents of the Big 6, class presidents, News editor, a hall president, a non-res representative, and a war- den. UNDERGRAD COUNCIL—This group meets once a week, without dinner. It is composed of the ed- itor of the NEWS, the presidents of the Big 6 and of the classes. Chaired by the president of Under- grad, it devotes itself to plans, projects, and policy. BIG 6—This institution is unique: to Bryn Mawr. It refers to the six autonomous ‘organizations which are college-wide in nature and with college-elected presidents. Between them, they deal with nearly all “extra-curricular activities,” and include Self-Gov, Undergrad, Lea- gue, Alliance, Athletic and Inter- faith Associations. SELF-GOV ADVISORY BOARD | —This “is made-up ofthe presidents and the president, vice- president, and secretary of Self- Gov. Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 They discuss problems of | 23 of that year, two days after the beginning of classes and eight . days after the College was open- ed for the reception of students for the first time. President D. C. Gilman of Johns Hopkins University, President Chase of Haverford and James Russell Lowell spoke at that first convocation. The first President of the College, Dr. James E. Rhoads, said of the even in his President’s Report for the year 1885: “The occasion was altogeth- er auspicious, and the College has entered upon its career with uni- versal good wishes for its ‘success, so that it has but to fulfill kind expectations by worthy perform- ance,” T AR} ° R en LOR ly DS Feneeon sere | : ine RHO Ak os — = os yp g ] RAD «cite roe / on | seat ww Rails MERION HALL 1963 AMDUR, M. A. ARNSTEIN, N. BENNER, L. B. BEGRAD, H. BURDICK, E. CARDWELL, M. R. ERSKINE, S. GOLDSAM, T. R. GOLONDZOWSKI, V. GREENBERG, E. HEILMAN, J. M. HIBBARD, M. C. HUSSEY, B. KANTER, R. B. KENNISON, J. KOVAG, A. F: LEVY,.G. -.. MELLINGER, K. MILLER, B. REED, A. M. SULLIVAN, D. J. Freshman Directory RADNOR HALL 1963 BARKER, M. BLU, K. EVANS, E. R. FRANKLE, J. E. GIBSON, A. S. GOLDENBERG, S. K. KASIUS, J. M. MARBURY, S. S. OSMOND, P. J. - SHAH, G. G. SHULL, C. J. SMITH, J. SPRING, C. TYSON, L. VON RAITS, H. WITMAN, A. L. DENBIGH HALL 1963 ALPERS, L. A. CLEMSON, G. L. DAVIS, M. 8. DE LAGUNA, A. GOLDSTONE, J. GREENBERG, N. J. HARTLEY, L. J. KAMMERMAN, J. LANDSMAN, B. L. LEWIS, C. MAGAZINER, E. L. MILDWAN, D. MUMFORD, K. T. NORTHROP, P. ORR, M. H. UTGOFF, A. WORTHEN, C. PEMBROKE EAST 1963 ANGELO, H. M. BOARDMAN, E. B. BROWN, J. H. CHIANG, J. DAVIS, W. H. C. FAIRFAX, M. GUMPERT, S. KISTLER, K. A. KNEELAND, A; KURZBERG, E. Continued on Page 6, Col. 1 Parade Night Welcomes The Freshmen Officially After A Hectic “Week”’ Parade Night, that solemn occa- sion which follows the first day of classes, is the time of official wel- coming of the ‘freshmen. But since the first post-dawn hours of Thurs- day morning that welcome has in fact been extended to the 206 members of the class of 1963. From voice tests to physicals, from interviews with Miss McBride to an ice cream party, the “week” has been a full one. Entering stu- dents have been housed where freshmen have not been housed in the recent past: 10 in the Gradu- ate Center, eight in the Deanery, and the Infirmary temporarily holds five. More familiar accom- modations are at slightly more than capacity. Tonight and Sunday, upper- classmen return to dorms already in full swing. But although class- es begin Monday morning, the College will not settle into its rou- tine until the Convocation opening the seventy-fifth anniversary is over and Parade Night has vent- ed its furies. Notice All. students, and especially freshmen, the slightest bit: inter- ested in trying out for the News are urged to attend a meeting on Tuesday, September 26, at 5:00 in the News room, Goodhart. Tryouts and the rigors and requirements of being a News staff member will be the principal topics of this con- versation between News editors and the young and eager. Batten Property Purchased Complete With Indoor Swimming Exactly a week before this year’s large freshman class arrived, Bryn Mawr concluded the purchase for $150,000 of the home of Harry A. Batten. This two-and-a-half storey eres ee NNT whitewashed field stone house at 830 Roberts Road will be a dormi- tory for 14 students. The Batten estate includes the 14-room, six-bath Colonial style “Once the home of Harry Batten, this residence will soon be a Bryn Mawr Dormitory. residence and six-and-a-half acres of grounds bordering the Graduate Center on the east. One wing of the house contains a 30-by-50 foot indoor swimming pool, with ad- jacent terraces. The College learned that the Batten property was for sale only in the latter part of August. Until that time, Bryn Mawr owned a number of beds purchased at the beginning of the summer, with no place to put them and little hope of finding space. Even with this addition, freshmen are being hous- ed in the Deanery, the new wing of the Infirmary, and the Graduate Center, in addition to the seven dormitories, the College Inn and East House. Present plans are that Batten House will not be an all-freshman dormitory like East House, but that upperclassmen will be invited to apply to live there. Because of the pool it is hoped that at least two Red Cross Lifesavers will be among those who apply. Denizens of the Batten house will take their meals at the Graduate Center. Unlike the gym pool, the Batten house pool is equipped with a reg- julation diving board, which will ‘make possible the inclusion of div- _ ing classes.in the sports curricu- lum. The pool will almost certain- ly be made generally available to Graduate Students as well.