= VOL. XLV—NO. 9 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1959 © Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1959 ‘ PRICE 20 CENTS Plan for Reorganization Completed: Will Go Before Legislature Dec. 9 After nearly two years under discussion and in committee, a plan for reorganizing the structure of undergraduate activities has reached the publishable stage. Co-ordinating Council, which constituted itself a committee on reorganization early in the fall, designed and passed the plan. (Text on page two). This plan, which wil come up ' . pefore Legislature on December 9, is meant to simplify and central- ize the myriad of loosely connect- ed activities; to reform the elec- tion procedures; to minimize re- quired and fined class meetings; and to abolish ipso facto member- ship in a number of campus organ- izations. Under this plan, only two au- tonomous organizations will exist on campus: Undergrad and Self- Gov.; the officers of these two or- ganizations only will be all-campus elected. All students are ipso facto members of these two organiza- tions, and of no others. The internal organization of Self+Gov, remains as it is, but Undergrad has undergone major revisions, All extracurricular un- dergraduate activities are now a part of the structure of this or- ganization. At the apex of the structure is the Executive Board, on which sit all the presidents of major activi- ties, the officers of Undergrad, the President of Self-Gov., Common Treasurer, Editor of the News, and rotating hall and class presi- dents. This Board will have budgetary powers-and the sole right to call a meeting of the Legislature. Act- ing as the highest student council in the College, the Board as a whole supercedes any member or- More Than Marks Constitutes ‘‘Ideal’’ There are many qualities beyond grades which are characteristic of an “Ideal” student, indicated Dr. Donald Brown, Associate Profes- sor of Psychology at Bryn Mawr, in his lecture, ‘“Non-Intellective Qualities and the Perception of the Ideal Student.” Dr, Brown discussed a study in which he participated at Vassar College which may ultimately help colleges maximize the development of the individual student..and. be an aid in predicting how well a student will perform in college. College marks are indicators of future achievement, and there is’ a high degree of correlation be- tween high school performance and the results of the College En- trance Examinations; but these are by no means the only factors determining achievement at col- lege. Dr. Brown, who has been at Bryn Mawr snice 1951, explained that motivation, college environ- ment, the family life of a student, and other such non-intellective qualities play a large role in de- termining such achivement. In order to determine which stu- dents will do well at college, it was necessary to define the specific cri- teria of the academic goals of a Liberal Arts College, to define what Continued on Page 4, Col. 3 ganization except Self-Gov; a de- Continued on Page 3, Col. 5 | Lectures in Prospect PILGRIMS BEFORE BUINYAN—Rosemond Tuve, professor of English at Connecticut College for Women, will give the first of the English Department’s. two Seventy-Fifth Anniversary lectures, Thurs- day, December 4, at 8:30 in Goodhart Hall. Miss Tuve, one-time scholar and fellow at Bryn Mawr and holder of the European Fellow- ship to Oxford, first became known for works on medieval literature, } then for studies of 16th and 27th century poetry; among her books are Elizabethan and Metaphysical Imagery, A Reading of George Her- bert, and Images and Themes in Five Poems by Milton, A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she has taught there, and at Goucher, Vassar, and Harvard. As part of the department’s anniversary theme, “Literature and Knowledge”, Miss Tuve has been asked to consider specific instaces of what the scholar-critic needs to know in under- standing the literature of the past. Her lecture wil lbe concerned with the continuity of major themes concerning pilgrims in literature. It will be illustrated. ARIOSTO—Professor Allen 'H. Gilbert, Professor of English at Duke University and Visiting Professor of Italian at the University of Penn- sylvania, will lecture on the chief poet of the Italian Renaissance whose major work, Orlando Furoiso, (Mad Roland), he has translated. The lecture, in English, will be given in the Music Room at 8:30, Decem- ber 7, Rare editions of the poem and its translations accompanied by famous illustration of it will be on display in the Library. LAW AND LAWYERS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES is the topic of a talk to be given Tuesday evening, December 8 at 8:30 pam. in Ely Room, Wyndham, by Richard N. Gardner. Mr. Gardner is an. Associate Professor of Law at Columbia University Law School and is also on the Graduate Faculty. Mr. Gardner received his LB. at Yale Law School and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Paoli College, Oxford. After the lecture there will be an informal discussion for al] those students who may be considering law as a possible career. EL SI DE LAS NINAS, The Consent of the Girls (i.e. to a pro- posal of marriage), one of the better known plays of Moratin will be the subject of a talk by Professor Casalduero of New York University. The lecture, in Spanish, rwill be held Dec. 8 in the ‘Common Room. Professor Casaldoro has taught in universities and colleges throughout the United States and Europe. The author of many ana- lytical works about Cervantes, Perez Galtos, Duque de Rivas, and Moratin, he has applied a new method to the interpretation of literary works. His process is the correlation of the works with the civiliza- tion and culture around the author. It has been very. effective, espec- ially in regard to the works of Cervantes. “I suspect,” said Mr. Ayala, by Mr. Christoph E. Schweitzer Associate Professor of German The production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Cir- cle by Bryn Mawr College Theatre and the Haverford College Drama Club was a delightful success. Main credit is due to the director, Rob- ert H. Butman, who is to be con- gratulated on the selection of the play, the casting, and on his inter- pretation. This reviewer has seen two other Brecht productions in this country, and his impression that Brecht in English could be successful only in combination with Ted Hauri, as Azdak, administers justice in ‘Chalk Circle’ “T am nota politician, but I have in four years learned something about politics in Kenya.” Thus| Mr. H. Allan Bradley began his | current events lecture in the Com- mon Room Monday afternoon, No- vember 23. Mr. Bradley is with ‘the Friends’ Secondary Schools in Kenya and is at present making a tour of their schools in this coun- try. In pointing out political events to look for, Mr. Bradley first gave a background of happenings up to now. Kenya is a crown colony, which-was-—undevelopéd until. the British took over. It is still prim- arily an agricultural country. In a population of six million, 60,000 are Europeans and 250,000 Asians. There are four main problems now. One concerns the land. When the Europeans came they appro- priated the unused highlands and the land became segregated. Now the natives say that. the land was ‘not unused, just temporarily un- occupied,” and they want it back. Africans measure wealth com- pletely in terms of land. Al- though looking at the map one would think that there was enough land for all, people are concen- trated as thickly as a thousand to the square mile. Shortly after the elections on October 8 proposals were made for a reciprocal ar- rangement, im which the Africans would first have to prove them- selves good farmers. The second problem is that of a new constitution. The colony is ruled by a royally appointed gov- ernor and a Legislative Council of 83 members, 40 of whom are elect- ed. There is no universal] suffrage, but it is possible for an African to have more than one vote by filling more tham one voting re- quirement. A _ newly - appointed constitutional expert is now pre- -paring -a—report- on this subject, / to be given at a convention in Lon- don, January 18. Another current question is that “that he will apply the same method to the interpretation of this play.” Kenya’s Political System Brightening, Although Issues Remain, Says Bradley which are nationally recognized, the New Kenyans and the Nation- als. Then there is another Na- tionalist group, headed by Tom Mboya, which is not nationally recognized. This party supports Continued on Page 4, Col. 1 Sociologists View Careers of Future The purpose of the conference to give a broad and penetrating view of the kinds of work that are being done in this field. The great range and variety of the activities involved in social work made a complete and detailed picture im- possible, and the conference devot- ed itself instead to presenting rep- resentative aspects and examples of the work and a general idea of its goals and guiding principles. To illustrate the ways in which social work is carried on, a film, “Summer of Decision”, was shown. It was concerned with the experi- ences of a college senior holding a summer training job with a social work agency, as part of a program now operating in ten cities in the United States, Opportunity for Students This program gives college stu- dents interested in social work the opportunity to take part in the work of an agency during the sum- mer months. In addition to the valuable training they receive, this experience helps them to decide whether or not they will want to devote their careers to this field. Mr. Philip Turner, Director of the Health and Welfare Council on Careers in Social Work, discussed the film and the summer program itself, — . —To- give an example of an insti- tution devoted to work in this field, Mrs. Sally Hollingsworth spoke on the Southern Home for Children in of political parties. There are two Coninued on Page 4, Col. 2 “Careers in Social Work” present-, -ed-by Léagiie on November 23 was Director, Harmonic Ensemble Lauded For Success of Brechtian Fantasy Play Kurt Weill’s music (The Three- penny Opera) was proved wrong by Butman’s production, A Brecht play depends very much on a harmonious ensemble. Tech- nical aspects, such as the chang- ing of scenes with raised curtain and the poster device (Om the Northern Highway, The Next Act will be Even Shorter, Applause), form an integral part of the play as a whole. In accordance with viewing a play, that the people on the stage are acting out certain roles, The feeling of distance be- tween the actors and the audience was strengthened by the narrator’s part in the play, done by Andreas Lehner whose clear voice was a pleasure to hear. Equally impor- tant for the effect of disengage- ment was the music composed and played by John H. Davison; one of the most effective passages was the sultry theme punctuating the pleas of the governor’s wife in the court scene. Whereas the music and voices of the chorus (Bonnie Kevles and Moyra Byrne) seemed too refined for Brecht’s purposes, the two songs sung by Azdak, the Judge, (Ted Hauri) lacked a cer- tain musica] flair characteristic of the best Brecht-Weill products. It was a wise decision to use a card- board baby and child to keep the audience from becoming overin- volved in real ones at the expense of the rest of the play. There were many other fine. touches of techni- cal excellency to the credit of the director and the production staff. Question in Play The plot of the play revolves around the question: Is the true mother of a baby the one who bears it but abandons it, or the one who sacrifices her own welfare to care for it? By pacing the child inside a chalk circle out of which the true mother should-be——~~ Lable—-to-pull the baby, . Brecht’s judge (like Solomon) decides in favor of the woman who cannot stand. to see the child pulled to pieces, in this case not the blood mother but: the one who cared for it- lovingly. In the original play there is a prologue with political overtones which was justifiably cut, along with other minor scenes, in the production at Roberts Hall. The translation was on the whole faithful to the original and idio- matic, but why wasn’t the trans- lator’s name mentioned in the pro- gram? . Main Roles “Well Cast” The two main roles were well cast. Grusha, the willing girl, who saves the baby, was played with restraint by Rob Colby. Miss Colby’s clean acting gave dignity to the entire performance, and her final speech (unaccompanied) by music) in the courtroom was very effective. She was ably supported by Don Adams as Simon, her shy and gentle lover. Azdak’s complex personality was dynamically por- trayed by Mr. Hauri...As-Grusha had been the linking character in the first part of the play, Azdak dominated the second half with self-assurance. These three char- acters were good in the Brechtian sense, and their acting was less detached than that of the corol- Tary, more negative figures. This balance was successful. Trudy Hoffmann im the role of the Gov- ernor’s wife and Barbara Northrop Continued on Page 3, Col, 4 Brecht’s own theory, these devices do not let us forget that we are Page Two 4 THE COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, December 3, 1959 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 Published weekly during the College Year (except during “Thanksgiving, Christmas and. Easter holidays, and during .examina- tion weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD co eee re ee Betsy Levering, ‘61 oe RIOT Or ear Reng ere cn iy a Lois Potter, ’61 Fe Ee eR Te rea ae nr E. Anne Eberle, ‘61 PT ois cece ss cinndepcececdeeseutheenness Frederica Koller, ‘61 WH ii ck ccc ce cen cstcdssecsubievsnccescs Marion Coen, ‘62 omiucactbicdicut JONES UP ran pee oe a ane ee Alison Baker, ‘62 EDITORIAL STAFF Susan Szekely, ‘61; Isa Brannon, ‘62; Susan Nelson, ‘62; Judy Stuart, ‘62; Mary Ann Amdur, ‘63; Janice Copen, ‘63; Kristine Gilmartin, ‘63; Bonnie Miller, ‘63; Suzy Spain, ‘63. BUSINESS BOARD : Tina Souretis, DOE FE abo oo eS ek hee iice deeceiiees ‘6l Associate Business Manager ............0cccccccsceccees Irene Kwitter, ‘61 BUTT PRPUOUIEDUOT Gicicccceset ck secesecbiccvevcccees Dabney Gardner, ‘62 sc huminating uit LEA Ce a RE Oe ie eer Margaret Williams, ‘61 Sdbscription Manager ios ooscccvscccscccccccseccccevece Susan Szekely, ‘61 BUSINESS STAFF Anne Davis, ‘61; Ann Levy, ‘61; Nancy Wolfe, ‘61; Judith Jacobs, ‘62; Nancy Culley, ‘63; Martha Learsaon, ‘63, Sharon Mossman, ‘63. SUBSCRIPTION BOARD Laurie Levine, ‘61; Karen Black, ‘61; Dale Benson, ‘62; Lois Potter, ‘61; Danna Pearson, ‘60; Yvonne Erickson, ‘62; Ann Levy, ‘61; Suzanne Klempay, ‘63; Kate Jordan, ‘60; Pat Hurt, ‘62; Jane Heffner, ‘63; Annette Kieffer. Subscription, $3.50. Mailing price, $4.00. Subscription may begin at any time. Entered as second class matter. at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office, under. the Act of March 3, 1879. Evidently We’re Reorganized! The Legislature will convene this Monday in a Common Room full of smoke and knitting and WHOOSH the College will be re-organized. Abracadabra a plan will be presented, _blinked at, somewhat discussed. But while those, who are now for the first time-considering it in toto, “slept”, since the spring of 1958 to be exact, the sum of careful wording and careful thinking and careful discussion with which they are now dealing has been formed. No one with horse-sense enough to remain here for a term or so will affirm that ideas or trends or even constitu- tions suddenly spring forth full grown. Disagreement and confusion and finally some kind of agreement again are be- hind the integrated “plans” we deal with in their complete form. It is our contention, if trite, that two heads are better than one and six hundred considerably better than the figur- _ atiev two, and that somewhere in the: shuffle of ipso-facto and the myth and/or-reality of real self-government there is _ room for the six hundred to know what is going on while plans are still far from complete, and to know in a specific enough way to be enabled to discuss the problems while they are still problems and not merely solutions between which to choose. We will be the first to admit (and even to applaud) the fact that many of our most capable people fill the very de- manding positions of leadership on campus; still, we cannot help but think that not a few good minds were left over after elections, and that only advantages could come from making the specific problems facing the Committees and Boards in a project such as reorganization available for informal dis- cussion while they are in process. Everyone has for some time been vaguely conscious of that fact that someone somewhere was re-organizing them. But to ask almost any non-office-holding student what the main issues of re-organization are, what are the current al- ternatives suggested, etc. would probably yield next to noth- ing. We recognize that Self-Gov.’s judicial work, for exam- ple, is by its nature not available for public speculation; but how does one get sudden inspiration on the jurisdiction of Undergrad, the allotment of community funds, the best way I... Purpose. of this Plan: To establish the relative pbositions and distinct functions of all college or- ganizations. a II. Membership A. All undergraduates are ipso facto members of the Self4government Association. B. All undergraduates are ipso facto members of the Undergraduate Association. NOTE ONE: Membership in the Self-government Association is distinct from membership in the Undergraduate Association and membership in the Undergraduate Association is distinct from membership in the Self-government Association. NOTE TWO: Undergraduates are no longer ipso facto members of any other organizations on campus (e.g. Alliance, A.A., League, Interfaith and the smaller clubs). NOTE THREE: Self-government’s jurisdiction shall not be infringed upon by the Executive Board. ILI. Ipso Facto Organizations A. Self -government 1. The purpose of the Bryn Mawr Stu- dents’ Association for Self-government is the government of the Undergradu- ate Student body. 2. There are no recommended changes for the structure of this Association. B. Undergraduate Association , 1. Definition: The Undergraduate Associ- ation provides for the representation and reception of undergraduate feeling and opinion; provides a liaison between the undergraduate body and the other areas of the college (e.g. administra- tion, faculty, alumnae association, grad- uate school); provides for the ‘adminis- tration of undergraduate activities on campus. a. The structure of the Undergraduate Association offers the opportunity: to each undergraduate to enter the activ- ity of her choice. b. The Undergraduate Association ad- ministers class activities, college tradi- tions (generally organized through the classes), and all social activities on cam- pus. NOTE: Because the Bryn Mawr student through the Undergraduate Association may participate in or enjoy the benefits of any club, organization, or social activity, and because’ as a member of a class, she may participate in any class activ- ity or tradition, she is an ipso facto member of the Undergraduate Association, which mem- bership she may not relinquish. IV. Structure of the Undergraduate Association A. Executive Board Text of Plan for Reorganization Association e. President of the Alliance ‘ f. President of the Athletic Associa- tion President of the Interfaith Associa- tion President of the League President of the Arts Council Common Treasurer Editor of the College News Rotating Class President . Rotating Hall President Chairman of the Curriculum Com- mittee NOTE: By a vote of the legislature, the membership of this body can be changed. 2. Voting Procedure a. All above named members including _ the chairman, may vote, except for the secretary, ib, Any vote requires a two-thirds plur- ality. 3. The President of the Undergraduate Association will chair all meetings of the Executive Board, Bo Wo 4. Powers and Purpose of the Executive Board a. Purpose: The Executive Board will coordinate and initiate undergradu- ate activities at the highest level. b. Powers 1) Budget a) The Executive Board has the pow- er to collect and specify Common Treasury dues in accordance with the ‘budgets submitted by the member organizations to deter- mine the Common Treasury bud- eet. The Executive Board has the pow- er to grant itself adequate funds Which will be used to bring an eminent person or persons to the campus for a substantial stay. 2) The Executive Board has the sole power to call a meeting of the legis- lature. ia 8) Conflicts between the members will be decided by a 2/8 vote of the Exec- ; utive Board. 5. The Presidents of the Self«government Associa- tion and the Undergraduate Association shall represent the college at extra-college functions. B. Activities Board ; b) 1. Membership a. President of the Undergraduate As- sociation b. Vice-president of the Undergraduate Association . c. Hall representatives to the Associa- tion d. Class presidents e. Class representatives to the Associa- tion 1. Membership a. President of the Undergraduate As- sociation b. Vice-president of the Undergraduate Association . ce. Secretary of the Undergraduate As- sociation d. President of the Self-government Continued on Page 4, Col. 1 Letter _-to-echannel-the-various organizations into Boards, if one does not even know the nature of the questions being considered? Granted, common knowledge results in some very common talk, but if this common knowledge were constantly and pur- posively sustained, the useless remarks would be used up ac ’ the smoker level and not at the Legislature level, (whose members are only aware of the “plan”.six days ahead of voting), which is generally the case in the sudden mass di- gestion of a long-integrated lump of ideas. : What we are suggesting is 1) a system similar to the Self-Gov. constitution now printed and universally circulat- ed, so that students not only understand individual organiza- tions, but also the somewhat dazzling network of Commit- tees, Councils, and Boards connecting them; and 2) a report in person to the halls, through hall meetings or any more efficient way by members of committees carrying on work such as re-organization in the name of 600 students who have “no” idea of what is being done and therefore “no” ideas of their own to contribute. ‘As You Like It’ At Hedgerow chewed his dirty. by Lois Potter JHedigerow’s As You Like It is brisk,unpoetic, but quite delight- ful, and it gets better and better as it goes on. Only Touchstone and Celia save the nervous open- ing, which sufferes from two un- convincing scenes of violence, but once they move to the Forest of _ Arden everyone relaxes and has , @ good time. Though the total effect is less polished than in The Lady’s Not ‘For Burning (an easier play, after laugh, a William whose vacuity of mind amounted almost to. genius; even Sir Oliver Martext, with all of two lines, drew laughs for his costume and high, squeaky. voice. Most of the less successful charac- terizations—Silvius, for instance— seemed the result of inexperience rather than incompetence. have strength enough to be the center of the play, as she should be: the main trouble was an excess of unmanly weakness. Ewen Or- lando looked unconvinced when he and many charming mellow old Corin who words with relish, a faced Audrey with a nit-wit first met her in the forest, and for | one awful moment I half expected ‘him to. recognize her through her Continued on Page 4, Col. 1 Rosalind, unfortunately, did not |. Open Letter to Enid Greenberg:: This evening I read your letter to the editor in the College News and was impressed by it. As this is a matter that I too feel very strongly about, I’ve taken the liberty or writing to you in return. I myself have never written a “letter to the editor” so I. admire you for having had the strength of conviction to do so. Similarly I have never tried to answer such a letter so please bear with me in my first attempt. Let me begin by saying that while you have presented well your opinion on the walking rule and the implications which its revision could have for Self-Gov in general, I feel that you have sadly underrated the sincerity and intelligence of those who hold opinions differing from yours, There are several points to whichI would like to make specific reference. re First of all, the straw ballot presented a range of aternlatives running from the status quo to ab- soute discretion, or anarchy as you choose to call it. Even granting that the latter may be somewhat extreme, I feel that there is little evidence to sup- port an opinion that three girls is necessarily more safe than two under the conditions outlined. True the number has been three for some time, but tra- dition in itself does not sanctify a rule, and there are many on this campus who feel that all rules, be they broken or maintained, must be reviewed and adjusted from time to time to meet changing condi- tions and attitudes. ses ae Proper lgihting is indeed an excellent solution, but short of flood-lighting the campus, it would be nearly impossible to guarantee the safety of the student body, and even then an element of chance would still remain, Improved lighting must defin- itey be considered, but that in itselfwill not solve | our problem. oe guy “Thus as you have pointed out, the task of deter- mining the nature of the walking rule rests firmly Senior Favors Review of Self-Gov. Regulation — system. This‘is, however, a student body which can be expected to exercise its intelligence in electing the rules unde which it is to live. Whatever rule is arrived at will represent what the majority of people feel is the safe and. sane alternative, for most of them realize full well that safety as well as personal convenience is at stake. I am convinced that Self-Gov represents a com- munity of individuals who have a duty to express their sincere feelings about the purpose of Self+Gov rules just as they have the duty of upholding these same rules for so long as they remain in the consti- tution. Thus to say that ‘we must assume respon- sibility for those of our classmates who do not care about their own safety” is at once to assert a lack of judgment on their part and worse to assume that our idea of what constitutes their safety is neces- sarily better than their own. Finally let me say that you have grossly mis- construed the meaning of the Advisory and Execu- tive Boards’ decision to present this matter to the campus. First, they need not “fear” their inability to enforce a rule for in truth it is the campus at large, and not they, who as individuals accept and enforce any rule. The “effectiveness” of Self4Gov can only be judged by the student body's ‘willing- ness to act according to it and not by the “implied” discipinary power of a representative board elected by that same student body. Hence, a rule which is broken by the student | body must be considered as one which potentially is meaningless to them and, therefore, which must either be given meaning through public campus discussion or changed to a form which will lave meaning. This then sums up what I have to say. As you worth while debate or merely one more student’s opinion on the subject. ; on the student body, as well it should in a Self-Gov aa ee : 7 | choose, consider it _te—be—the—second roundof -a-—— Wednesday, December 3, 1959 THE COLLEGE NEWS — Page Three Students View Republican Race, Comment on Contenders “Ween Granted All erful effect on the American peo- But Adversary Still by Frederica Koller For the past seven years Rich- ard M. Nixon has been playing a role—that of heir apparent; he has been closer than-any other man to the nation’s highest office. At the time of Eisenhower’s heart at- tack one correspondent wrote that Nixon was “but a breath away” from becoming president. Next year Mr. Nixon will try to do what only four other men have ever done —be elected president after serv- ing as vice-president, (The others were Truman, Adams, Jefferson and Van Buren.) The question to be answered in ’60 is, can Nixon make this quartet a quintet? Nixon, as.a Senator and Vice- President, has had invaluable ex- perience in government; as a re- sult he is uniquely qualified to be the next president. In addition, he knows and is known by most of the members of the Republican and Democratic parties alike. Few public officials have been the subject of such a barrage of criticism by” the opposition; yet Mr. Nixon has exhibited amazing recuperative powers, He has come a long way from his public “con- fession” in 1951. He has gained in stature since then; the Nixon of 1959 is a mature leader and per- haps a more valuable statesman. Perhaps most beneficial of all was his South American trip. The spectre of am American official be- ing subjected to indignities and facing a booing crowd had a pow- ple. Mr. Nixon was accorded a hero’s welcome upon his return. Then last summer there was a return performance of the travel- ing Nixons; this time the action took place in Russia. The now famous Nixon-Khrushchev debates received world wide attention. Americans saw in Nixon the emer- gence of a new leader firm in his |many minds); he has been doing convictions, yet anxious for peace. Advantages, in View Foreigners saw Mr. Nixon as a possible new leader for the West- ern Bloc. Eisenhower has been accused of being lethargic and failing to pro- vide adequate party legdership. Nixon, in contrast, is a man of ac- tion. One writer commented in a recent article that with Nixon the country would get action; whether they liked it or not would be an- other thing, but there would at least be action, As the situation stands at pres- ent, it seems as if he will be able to get his party’s nomination with a minimum of trouble. While Nel- son Rockefeller may provide some competition, it is doubtful that he could ever seriously challenge Nixon’s position, During his stay in. Washington, Nixon has_ been able to build up a following in the Republican party; Rockefeller is a newcomer and cannot hope to ac- complish what took Nixon some seven years to do. In short, Mr. Nixon has organizational strength which is necessary to win the’nom- ination; this his opponent lacks. Nixon is not standing still and watching Rockefeller run (the Willkie coup is still too fresh in some campaigning of his own re- cently. In American politics there is no such thing as a sure thing; however, Richard Milhous Nixon has a definite lead .and,-barring circumstaces, will probably head his party’s ticket next year. It is difficult to determine exact- ly where Mr. Nixon stands on the various issues since his position as vice-president prevents him from expressing too many views on the Eisenhower administration. (Recently he has voiced particular approval of Eisenhower’s nuclear test ban.) If he disagrees, he can at best remain silent. Nixon has served a seven years’ apprenticeship; during this time How To Walk On Eggs: Rockefeller Balances Conservative Platform, Independent Appeals by Alison Baker The odds in the Republican nom- ination campaign certainly appear at this point to be against Rocke- feller. ‘He has entered the- race late against a strongly established opponent whose experierice in dip- lomatic and administrative affairs is apparently far broader than his own, Nixon, in his capacities as senator and vice-president, has accumulated a predominantly fav- orable record of. dealings in the world’s trouble spots, and would therefore seem well fit for pres- idential negotiations at the sum- mit. Rockefeller’s record as gov- ernor of New York, while impress- ive in its own right, is compara- tively short, and concerns itself largely with local problems. Nixon. also carries behind him the considerable prestige of the Eisenhower administration, whose program he has pledged himself to perpetrate. Eisenhower himself, although careful to refrain from support of either “candidate, ap- pears generally to prefer his vice- president, which is only logical considering Nixon’s adherence to present Republican policies. _ Aside from these concrete ad- vantages to Nixon, (Rockefeller is forced to combat a mass of pre- dominantly hostile public opinion. This pro-Nixon group is composed largely of political pros..of.the-Re- publican party, and of Republican newspapers, most of which have formed their opinion without any very clear consideration of what Rockefeller has to offer. Due to all these combined forces, Rockefeller is faced with a very dif- ficult problem in planning his at- tack. He must create a line of he has gained invaluable experi-. ence and a-more mature insight into the problems of our times. He is indeed uniquely qualified to become president, Miss Skinner Talks About Acting and Writing by Frederica Koller “I hate writing—I love to have a thing finished,-but-I-think-every- one who writes writes with ang- wish,” commenited Cornelia Otis Skinner in an interview backstage at the Forrest Theatre where she is currently appearing in The Pleasure of His Company. Miss Skinner was in the process of mak- ing-uwp for the matinee when I en- tered her dressing room. “You get ideas,” she continued, “and then they do not come out the way you thought. There is a quicker re- ward in acting.” (Miss Skinner’s dressing room was very small. I was seated on a couch to her right; she faced her mirror and chatted with me while applying her make-up. Her small black dog was dozing under her chair and her maid puttered about arranging things and making cof- fee. “After a play has been going on as long as this one, Cyril and I are due for a much needed rest. You have to fight. not to become mechanical. ‘Comedy is the one saving grace. If you have a straight play you can really get stale. It is a matter of timing—almost like tight-rope walking—as if I could do that. You really have to keep alert,” she concluded. “My father’s ‘biggest success ‘was Kismet, but he would go blank in his lines always in the same scene. I suppose in the light of -modern psychiatry this could be explained. In The Pleasure of His Company my name is- Katharine, but Cyril has called me Grace, one iby Jane, and Myrtle. It is always when he is absolutely calm. I ask- ed him if he had ever known anY = said when he was a boy in Mel- bourne, Australia, that was the! jiame of his” "Aolin teacher!” When asked about her acting technique Miss Skinner replied, “My father used to say to me ‘the moment you cry real tears nobody cries with you.’ I do not think that anything can be spontaneous —it is a question of realism against art.” Miss Skinner said that when she, was at Bryn Mawr College she “was always ready to recite at the drop of a hat.” “The only trouble was,” she added, “that nobody ever dropped a hat! I had more courage then than I do now.” Being the daughter of a famous actor had its advantages, accord- ing to Miss Skinner. Her father helped her to get one of her first jobs.. Ghe played the part of a manicurist in a play which starred Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. She manicured Lynn Fontanne’s hands in one scene, and expected that the offers would pour in after this experience. “The only offer I got,” she explained, “was one from a man who owned a hair- dressing establishment across the street from the theatre—he offer- ed me a job as a manicurist!” Suddenly there was a knock on the dressing room door and Cyril Ritchard, her co-star, entered. He exchanged a few words with Miss Skinner; then a young man enter- ed. at the door to remind both of them that they had only a half hour to curtain time. L_“}_never—think of myself as really a writer,” she continued, “T write such special things—I never had any instructions in writing . Mine all began because I mar- VMYTrDe the name of to England and I purchased a side | saddle,—-I-went-to-the Riding Aica- demy in New York and attempted to learn to ride and jump side sad- dle. I started to write a letter to Emily Kimbrough describing my experiences; I read the letter through and sent it to the New Yorker instead.” The program credits Samiuel Taylor with the ‘authorship and below is the line “with Cornelia Otis Skinner”; I asked her if this was her first play. She replied, “We started out writing it together and then Sam finished it. The first scene is mine; I am always very pleased when one of the lines gets a laugh—I always feel that I have done something. I have never written a play—I do write all my monologues—but you almost have to be an architect to write a play. Construction makes a play and I’m not too good at that. “In the short things I write I usually try to aim for the common experience—the ones we all have had—the human dilemma. I am no good writing om an assignment. Unless it is something that I am good at I might just as well write about nuclear fission.” “I do not,” she warned, “have nice writing habits; I am a terrible example, It is only when I get a spurt that I write continuously. I am distracted more than any other human being. If I see a pencil on the desk that needs sharpening, I must go and sharpen it rather than his own, disassociated with Nixon, but at the same time avoid attack- ing the policies and actions of the Bisenhower administration. It is this—latter.stipulation. which most probably has led Rockefeller to be rather nebulous as to specific rec- ommendations. There are nevertheless several distinct points on which he seems to differ with Nixon, although the, differences are ones of implication and emphasis rather than of fact. In national affairs, Rockefeller has declared himself for an expanded Federal program of public welfare. This doesn’t contradict any of Nixon’s preposals, but the empha- sis is different, Nixon stresses the maintenance of a balanced budget, and Rockefeller the increased Fed- eral aid. Actually the ‘measures adopted by each might be the same, but it is only on such hints and shades of difference. that.we are able to get a clear picture of contrast between the two candi- dates. Rockefeller also proposes a lais- sez-faire attitude towards organ- ized labor. Perhaps his most di- vergent stand, and also his most recently formulated one, is that concerning arms and policy in re- lations with Russia. Rockefeller has shown great concern for an adequate defense, and stresses the necessity-.of.-.keeping--up~in--the arms race until sure of Soviet .com- pliance in a disarmament plan. For political dealings with the Soviet Union, Rockefeller has ad- vocated a much tougher policy than that followed by ‘the present administration. If the coming summit conferences prove useless in loosening the cold war dead- lock, this stand could greatly im- prove Rockefeller’s prospects for the candidacy. He might be all that could save the Republican par- ty from discredit. Rockefeller is probably wise in tempering his opposition to Nixon so as not to alienate himself en- tirely from the party organization. Conservative Republicans are eag- er for an excuse to label him a liberal and a New-Dealer. This cans is a strong force in Congress. The same semi-separation from the Republican administration Which works as a political disad- vantage, might become the means to Rockefeller’s nomination. Rock- efeller as a candidate could bring some independent voters over -te+ the Republican camp, a feat which with Nixon would be impossible. The Republicans, particularly the party leaders, prefer Nixon, but they wil. certainly nominate -Roc- kefeller if they consider him more faction ~of conservative Republi-| likely to win against the Demo- cratic candidate. The Democratic convention meets before the Re- publican, and its results will un- doubtedly have a great influence on the Republican choice, On the whole, the Democrats seem to fear Rockefeller as an opponent more than they do Nixon, Therefore, if the Democrats nominate someone who looks to be dangerously pop- ular, the Republicans will probably. pick Rockefeler because of his wid- er voter appeal. If, om the other hand, the Republicans feel confi- dent of victory, they will choose Nixon, their preferred candidate. A ‘continued prosperity will work towards the good of the Republi- can party as a whole, but it may do Rockefeller immediate harm in the nomination race. In his recent tour of the West Coast, Rockefeller has quite as- tutely ‘countered Nixon’s political advantages. He asserted that the governor of New York was in a position to cope with some of the country’s most challenging prob- lems, both domestic and interna- tional, and said that he would pre- fer to remain as governor rather than run for the vice-presidency. He also dealt with local prob- lems, and in his emphasis showed Eisenhower administration-policies: Generally then, I think Rocke- feller’s hopes by no means as‘ un- justified as they would at first ap- pear. International and domestic events will have a”great influence or not with Rockefeller’s stands. The Democratic choice of candi- date will also strongly affect Roc- kefeller’s. chances. The first really significant indications of the vot- ing trend will be apparent in pri- maries in the spring. If Rocke- feller has gained enough support these, he is well on his way to suc- cess. Although Rockefeller’s stands would seem rather weak and non- commital for an attacking posi- tion, this moderation will, I think, a large mass of conservative Re- publicans who hold prominent, po- sitions in the party. Rockefeller seems to have more personal appeal than does Nixon, and such attractiveness has often proved to be an important factor famong voters. Already his fresh idealism and pleasant looks have favorably impressed the public. The gap between him and the fav- orite is by no means too large to be narrowed and finally eliminat- ed. Continued from Page 1, Col. 5 as the Old Woman, both of whom wore heavy make-up, portrayed their roles in good Brechtian style. Most of the remaining roles were successfully portrayed as type characters, especially Aniko (Ali- son Baker); Fat Prince (Stephen Klineberg), Corporal (Bernard Le- derberg), Blockhead (Alan Petras- ke), Shauwa (Robert Sipe). There was a total of more than forty actors on the stage at one time or another during the evening, and for the impression of the play as a whole it was good that even the minor roles were well done. _ Brecht’s play leaves the specta- tor not quite at peace. One is quickly aware that the playwright’s solution works out only a a fairy- tale world, that the absolute /jus- “Writing,” she concluded, “is painful. I usually write longhand because I‘ scratch out so much— then I copy it in longhand a sec- tice of Azdak belongs to the same literary tradition of Sancho Panza as governor of the island not to reality. A world in whi¢h char- acters and events are arbitrarily or is dif- manipulated by their a Theatre Production Reviewed seems to want us to do. Or did the production’s emphasis of the comic aspects strengthen the im- pression of irrelevance? Brecht’s epic theatre is attracting much at- tention in the world, and Mr. But- man’s production has given the college theatre an example of what one can do with a Brecht script. | ‘Reorganization Continued from Page 1, Col. 1 cision of the Board by a 2/3 vote is binding on all members. Among other changes incorpor- ated in the plan are the strict lim- and fined class meetings, and the creaion of an Executive Board fund, which will be used to bring distinguished visitors to the cam- pus for a significant stay as guests. that he was independent of the on the outcome, as they correlate , by that time to capture a few of— pay-off inthe tong-run-by-wooing ~~ ond time and finally type it. Writ- tec at profess ficult to take seriously, /as Brecht of.. —- Page: Four THE- COLLEGE. NEWS Wednesday, Decomber 3, 1959 Continued from Page 2, Col. 2 — disguise, and end the comedy then and there. (Interestingly enough, the production implies that Oliver does catch on right away). In her scenes with phoebe, she is much better, but for the most part she lacked -the necessary gallantry; Celia, with a far less rewarding Bradley: On Kenya Continued from Page 1, Col, 4. the release of Mau-Mau leaders jailed during the uprising in 1962. Whether the party will be recog- nized, or whether the government will continue to let Mboya be a martyr to his cause, is the ques- tion now. The last question concerns Er- nest Vaisey, who has had a great deal of influence as finance minis- ter, and now is retired and free to join a political party. He will probably join the first group of Nationals, which would give them a good deal of prestige. The situation seemed dark, Mr. Bradley said, at the beginning of this year, but now with the politi- cal parties, a new governor, a new head of the Colonial Office, and a Constitutional Convention in the offing, the Aifricans can hardly still be called “stooges of the Europ- eans.” part, got much more fun out of it. Orlando was played, for a change, as a character part, not as a jeune premier; the result is at- tractive. Touchstone, one of the best things in the play, got laughs enough to prove that Shakespeare’s fools are still funny. Most thor- oughly Shakespearean of all was Jacques, whom you will remember as Thomas in the Fry play. He alone, perhaps, knew what to do with the poetry, and his ‘ages of man’ speech came out like an aria, demanding (and getting) applause. A further attraction was the music, played by Swarthmore’s Promusica Antiqua, which almost made up for the omission of two songs. Since As You Like It will be at the Hedgerow until December 12, enthusiasts will have a chance to get transportation to future per- formances through Arts Council. It is highly recommended for those who can take their Shakespeare straight, and do not demand a cast of Oliviers and Gielguds. NOTICE Arts Night—musi¢, dance and a Japanese Noh play—wil be in Skniner at 8:80 on Friday (dress rehearsal) and Saturday day, 75¢ Saturday nights. Admission is 50¢ Fri- | Conference On Social Work Continued from Page 1, Col. 4 “Philadelphia, where she is a case worker. This establishment is not a per- manent home but rather is concern- ed with short-term therapy for children between the ages of six and eighteen coming from disturb- ed families. There is a minimum of institutionalization, and the treatment given to the children is directed to returning them to their homes abler to cope with the prob- lems they will meet. In cases where this is impossibie, the chil- dren are sent on to a more perman- ent institution. : These children have had what Mr. Turner called “some.very basic damage to their ability. to trust people.” In Southern Home they are kept involved with the com- munity, attending a regular school, although they reside at the home. There is an “environmental ap- proach to therapy” which is given according to the principle that it should be. available when needed. A discussion of various prob- lems connected with social work followed, in which Mr, J. Emmons, Chairman of the Health and Wel- fare Council Committee on Careers in Social Work, and Mrs. Kather- ine Lower, Director of the Depart- ment of Social Work and Social Research, also took part. Brown Lecture Continued from Page 1, Col. 2 a Liberal Arts education strives for, This definition was obtained by asking Vassar College profes- sors to select those students from the Class of 1957 they considered superior. Dr. Brown. explained that the criteria of “superior” were not defined. These superior students, ostensibly, would pos- sess the qualities a Liberal Arts education is supposed to instill in students. Himself a graduate of Harvard and the University of California, Dr. Brown said that those nomin- ated by the professors were chos- en not only because of their “cog- nitive intelligence” and “directed intellectual curiosity”, but also be- cause of “general — likeability” (pleasantness, modesty, cleanli- ness, etc.) and “the growth they exhibited during college.” Commenting on these results, Dr. Brown said, “The faculty ad- mires high level ability, but pre- fers to have it housed in a pleas- ant student”. Tests taken by these “ideal” stu- _.|dents indicate that they are civic minded, respect the dignity of the individual, have a strong sense of morality, and deny the convention- al woman’s,role in society, Dr. Brown discussed the inade- quacy of intellectual indicators, by pointing out the different types of students who can achieve good grades (the plodder as opposed to the gifted and brilliant thinker) as well as the different factors motivating the striving for good grades. 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