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College news, March 18, 1936
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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College Archaeology |
Field Work Reviewed
Gozly Kule is Favorable Site
Near Tarsus Being Worked
Second Year
ENTHUSIASM IS HIGH
” (Especially contributed by Doreen
Canaday, ’36.)
It is for the most part true that only
those undergraduates who for some
special reason are connected with
archaeology in this college know what
is going on in the field. The interest
and enthusiasm of those few has some
difficulty in making itself felt, but it
is apparent from the increasing num-
ber of students who are intending to
make Classical Archaeology their ma-
jor, that the subject is no longer con-
sidered “dull” or ‘“‘useless.” These
new recruits will adopt the hopes and
help make possible the ambitious plans
of the department not only for work
here, but for field work abroad, which
cannot help but hold a fascination
even for the uninitiated.
The Bryn Mawr excavation has
been going on since: the spring of 1934
when an expedition was sent to Cilicia.
The staff consisted - of Miss Hetty
Goldman, of Bryn Mawr, field direc-
tor; Dr. Emil Forrer, adviser on
sites; Ann M. Hoskin, of Bryn Mawr,
and Robert W. Ehrich, assistants.
Sufficient, though slender, finances had
been raised by the untiring efforts of
Miss Swindler and others from the
more or less willing pockets of inter-
ested persons who had a little knowl-
edge and a lot of faith. In the cam-
paign of 1985 Bryn Mawr was sup-
ported by the Archaeological Institute
of America and by Harvard Univer-
sity in the form of a contribution from
the Milton Fund.
The first objective of the expedition
was the location of favorable sites,
and a preliminary study of them.
During three months the staff visited
forty-one sites and took soundings of
some of the more interesting mounds.
The most promising was that of Gézlii
Kule, near the modern city of Tarsus,
which is very modern indeed and
boasts a moving-pictyre theatre for
the relaxation of the tired archaeol-
ogist. The complete excavation of this
site was begun in the 1935 campaign,
and is to date not more than half
finished. A cross section of the mound
contains strata clearly recognized by
the character of their ingredients as
dating from modern times, through a
Roman period, te the later phases of
the Bronze Age, The customary pro-
cedure in work of this sort is first to
dig a trial trench, then if the indi¢a-
tions of the contents of the mound are
promising, the trench is widened. The
first trench, at the top of the mound,
brought to light the remains of a fac-
tory containing unused, and therefore
probably unsold, terracotta lamps,
and plaster molds, many in excellent
preservation though of rather poor
quality. Most of them represented
theatrical masks or charioteers and
horsemen, suggesting that the factory
catered to the needs of the theatre and
the hippodrome, which were two prin-
ciple features of the Roman city on
that site. Below the level of this fac-
tory the remains of a stoa, or colon-
nade, were found, among the walls of
which was another deposit of lamps
and molds. The objects from this find
must be seen in order that their fine-
ness and variety and composition may
be appreciated. The “genfe” subjects,
numerous in Tarsus, are delightfully
amusing as well as illustrative of the
type of work that was done in the
Hellenistic period. Coins found in the
fill suffice to date the material in the
first centuries B. GC. and A. D.
‘The first painted pottery, a jug of
the type affiliated with Syrian work,
was found in the remains of a house
beneath the west of the stoa. The pot-
tery down to this depth (about 6
meters) has been plain and drab, with
only occasionally crude designs, and
Miss Goldman places it around 1000
B. C. One of the most interesting ob-
jects from this level, and indeed from
the whole dig, is a bulla with the im-
pression of a seal of a type known
only from the city of Boghaz Keui,
the capital of the Hittite empire, and
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THE COLLEGE NEWS
interpreted to be the seal of a Hittite
Great King. It may have been sent
from the capital to the governor of;
the Cilician city after the conquest
of Cilicia by the Hittites, and is suf-
ficient basis for some important as: |
sumptions regarding the nature of this!
site and its former inhabitants.
Rooms of houses, with terraces, paved
courts, staircases, hearths and drains
were found some six meters beneath}
the surface, and with them fragments
of pottery, seals and terracotta fig-
urines. The pottery is important for
the dating of strata, Islamie, Roman
and Hellenist¥e being represented; but
there are many objects which are of
value because of their intrinsic inter-
est.
The next level of stratigraphic im-
portance is at about 14.50 meters, and
is accompanied by pottery of the
Cypriote Iron Age. It was here that
the most significant object, from the |
point of view of art, was found: a
statuette of translucent crystal repre-'
senting a beardless elderly man in a|
simple robe and a conical headdress. |
The type is Hittite, the face has char-|
‘acter and individuality, and the work-|
manship is far from erude. The fig- |
urine is strikingly beautiful in its sim-'
plicity. The exact date is difficult to|
ascertain and may depend on com- |
parative material from future finds|
in these excavations.
Miss Virginia Grace, of Bryn Mawr,
had charge of Section Five of the dig
in 1985. At a depth of about 11
meters she struck an Islamic street,
and as the trench was widened re-
mains of a large Islamie building
with drains and built-in tanks sug-!
gesting that it had been a dyer’s
establishment. A Roman level was
distinguished nearby, with a large;
building and pottery in the fill which
is most interesting because of its
parallel to vases from Samos, Rhodes
and Phrygia. It dates from late sev-
enth to sixth centuries B. ©, The
discovery of a ticket made of clay in
the remains of what was doubtless an|
amphitheatre, gives to the excayator}
a sense of almost personal relation
with the people who formerly inhabit-
ed this city. On one side it bears the
number 4 in both Greek and Latin,
for the convenience of the mixed popu-
lation; on the other, a profile mask:
The lowest level of civilization has
not yet been reached by any means,
and in view of the importance of the
finds already brought to light, further
fruitful results. It is difficult to give
on paper the enthusiasm that Miss
Goldman has for this project; but it is
to be hoped that that enthusiasm will
be shared by those who can contribute
in any way toward the success of the
Bryn Mawr excayation.
Council Finds Cutting
Rehearsals Serious
Continued from Page Ore
is the first time that the students,
aided by an experienced person, have
undertaken to build all their own
properties. The Settings for the two
wagon plays are quite elaborate and
include the making of a wooden ark
and the painting of fifty kinds of ani-
mals, At first it was estimated that
over five hundred costumes would
have to be made, but Miss Grayson
and Mrs. von Erffa have found that
they can use more of the costumes
than they had at first believed pos-
sible.
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Miss Park Discusses
-- Summer School Work
Continued from Page One
proper term to use in speaking of the
Summer School, for it was founded
in such a guise and so it has con-
tinued throughout its development.
Always there has been a definite aim
te accomplish, but the means of ac-
cémplishing it have not been equally
certain.
Another school for workers, Brook-
wood, was founded in the same year
as the Bryn Mawr organization, yet
since it chose another method for ful-
filling its purpose, it. has developed
on a quite different line. Brookwood
was established entirely under labor
auspices, but the Bryn Mawr Summer
School was modeled after European
and especially English examples.
Such experiments have been going on
in Europe for a long time, until their
ideas and methods have advanced to
a point at least a century ahead of
those ‘in America. Hoping that the
project might be made of as general
interest as the schools in Europe are,
the Summer School Board in 1927 de-
cided to change its former tactics and
to enlist the support of other colleges,
not only in teaching, but also in di-
recting. Bryn Mawr therefore gave
up its particular connection; the office
of the School was moved from Taylor
Hall to New York; representatives
were appointed to the board from
other “women’s “colleges; and under-
graduates from-other—institutions_be-
sides Bryn Mawr gave their assistance
at the summer sessions,
This plan unfortunately never
worked. In the first place, it seemed
an expensive enterprise to other col-
leges. Since the workers who attend
the school can pay only a small fee,
the greatest part of the expense must
be shouldered by the institutions that
support the school. For so much
money to be paid to an establishment
that they considered outside of their
territory seemed to the colleges en-
listed with Bryn Mawr an expense
they could not afford. In the second
place, these schools were not anxious
to meddle with what appéared, and
what is, a dangerous problem. They
furnished their buildings in the sum-
mer to activities that were useful but
safe. A school £6 workers such as
| Mawr undergraduates to show an in-
possibility of complications in which
they did not wish to become involved.
Because this experiment in workers’
education is so important and because
it will be increasingly important in
the future, it is the duty of Bryn
terest in the Summer Sgehool, This
interest is not merely a college feel-
ing, it is an assertion of maturity,
of the) realization of the duties of a
citiz When.we give, as we should
give if we can, we are making pos-
sible for girls of our own agé to have
an opportunity like ours, except that
while- we have it for four. years, they
have it for but eight weeks. We give
them a chance to gain the ability to
estimate truth, to regard their life and
work in their true relations, and to
become infelligent, courageous leaders,
not only of labor organizations but of
the whole citizen body.
Margaret Chrystie Has
Exhibition of Paintings
Common Room, March 12.—Mrs.
Chadwick-Collins gave a tea at the
opening of an exhibition of paintings
by the well-known Philadelphia artist,
Margaret Chrystie, of Bryn Mawr,
which is being sponsored by the Art
Club of .the college. Twenty-three
oil paintings are hung on the walls of
the Common Room, where they will
remain on exhibition until March 26.
Miss Chrystie, who lives across the
street from the Bryn Mawr station,
has made painting a serious hobby for
many years. She has studied with the
Philadelphia Academy of the Fine
Arts and with its summer school at
Chester Springs. She spent one
winter working with Henry McCarter,
of the Philadelphia group of artists,
but has painted primarily on her own.
She has had many exhibitions in
Philadelphia and on the Main Line,
including one at the Friends’ Central
School last autumn.
The exhibition includes many famil-
lar scenes from contemporary life—
The Bryn Mawr Station in Winter,
The Bridge Game, Central Park, The |
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and European landscapes. Thunder
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picture in the exhibition, is a land-
scape painted near Thirteenth Lake,
not far from North Greek in the
Adirondacks,
French Public Speaking:
Medal is Offered Again
The Comité France-Amérique, which
for the first time last year sent to
Bryn Mawr a medal for French pub-
lic speaking, won by Miss Mary Pau-
line Jones, has announced that the
medal will again be offered this year.
Once more the competition will be
thrown open to the college as a whole,
‘no requirement of courses being made.
The French Department, recognizing
that there is little outside time at the
disposal of the students in a May
Day year, has decided to make the
competition this year a competition in
the reading of French.
Trials will be held during April,
consisting in the reading aloud at
sight of a passage of French prose
and a passage of French verse. When
the candidates for the final competi-
tion have been chosen, assigned pas-
Sages to be read at the Coneours will
be distributed and in addition to these
prepared passages, there will also be
sight passages. The jury, which last
year consisted of Professor Louis
Cons, of Columbia University, Profes-
sor Albert Schinz, of the University
of Pennsylvania and Monsieur Marcel
de Verneuil, French Consul in Phila-
delphia, will be announced later.
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