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Two Politics Majors

Are Examined ‘Orally|

|Chauncey ‘Binker Speaks; Messages



During Two-Hour Session, Five
Colleagues Aid Dr. Fenwick
In Questioning

IS EXPERIMENTAL



PLAN



(Especially conteibuted by. Barbara
Cary, ’36.)

It has long been customary for can-
didates for the Ph. D. degree to be
required to submit to an oral’ examina-
tion in their special fields of study as
part of the work for the doctorate.
This spring, Dr. Fenwick of the De-
partment of Politics and Economics
conceived the idea of giving a similar
examination to honors students. Vir-
ginia Sale and I were. the first stu-
dents to whom the plan was applied.

The original plan proposed was to
have the examination restricted en-
tirely to the honors work which we
had been‘ doing in the field of Ameri-
can Neutrality policy. Dr. Fenwick
suggested that..several members of
the History and Economics Depart-
ments should participate, especially
those who were authorities” on the
period in which we had worked. In
addition, two outside guests were

found in the case of Ph. D. orals.

Fortunately the whole affair proved
much more*menacing in anticipation
than in execution. On Saturday, May
23, at 9 a. m., outwardly bold but in-
wardly consumed with a bad case of
jitters, we met the examiners in the
History Seminary. Dr. Fenwick pre-
sided, assisted by Dr. Wells, Dr. Gray
and Dr. W. R. Smith. Dr. Herndon
of Haverford and Dr. Savage of
the University of Pennsylvania also
attended and took a prominent part
in the proceedings.

The examination occupied the bet-
ter part:..of two hours and took the
form of a discussion, with each of us
being given about an equal number of
leading questions. In order to ac-
quaint the other- examiners with the
scope*of our preparation, copies of
the bibliographies of reports and topi-
cal indexs of the reports themselves
were supplied. Both of us found
that there were questions which we
were unable to answer and others
which strained our powers of deduc-
tion to the utmost.__Nevertheless, we
were able to satisfy the examiners
that we were well prepared in our
subject.

The idea of an oral examination
either for seniors on the completion of
their major work or for honors stu-
dents only, is an extremely interesting
one which will bear further investiga-
tion. The oral examination is not,
however, so well adapted to every
kind of study. I think it would work
best in subjects such as_ history,
politics or economics. More general
topics such as English or languages
would be less appropriate subjects for



Large Reception Given
To Honor Miss Donnelly



From Friends Are Read



Deanery, May 19.—Professor Lucy
Martin Donnelly, who is retiring this
year from her position as head of the
English Department, was honored to-
night by a dinner and reception. ‘A
large group of guests at the recep-
tion supplemented the number of. those.
present at the dinner, which included
President Park, Dean Manning, Dr.
Chew, Dr. Carpenter, Dr. Tennent,
Dr. Crénshaw, President Nielson of
Smith College, Professor Chauncey
Tinker, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Flexner,
Judge and Mrs. ‘Learned Hand, Mr.
and Mrs. Place, Mrs. Borie, Dr. and
Mrs. Justin MacIntosh, Dr. V. Knee-
land Frank and Miss Edith Finch.

At the dinner Mrs, MacIntosh read
letters and telegrams of tribute from
the first Chinese scholar here,.a colo-
nel in the British Army, the head of.
the Byzantine Institute, the head and
several dons of Newnham College, Ox-
ford, President Woolley of Mount
Holyoke, President Pinkerton of
Wellesley, Alfred North Whitehead,
Logan Pearsall Smith, Lord Bertrand
Russell and I. A. Richards, as well as

friends all over the world.
Chauncey Tinker spoke at the re-
ception following the dinner, setting
forth his conception of what a “‘guar-
dian of English literature” should be.
When Professor Tinker was teaching
at Bryn Mawr, he and all the other
young professors were devotees of the
“Learned Societies.” He began to
doubt the value of the monographs
and footnotes of these societies and
to fear, as.he still fears, that men may
have to put their classics into the cel-
lar in order to make room on their
shelves for the commentators.

Besides the disadvantage of having
to read the commentators instead of
the books themselves, men suffer an-
other disadvantage at the hands of
the Book-of-the-Month Clubs and
Pulitzer Prizes, which select literature
which is rarely of enduring value. It
is teachers and professors who, when
they have gone over and over their
material, see what parts of it are
worth remembering and _ introduce
their students to those parts with a
friendly rather than an imperious
hand. Most of the authors that men
like best they learn about from so-
called “dusty pedagogues,” for all
great books drift inevitably into the
hands of the professor.



this kind of examination, which na-
turally lends itself to the development
of only a,few specific points in a
whole large field. On the whole, how-
ever, the plan of an oral examination
as part at least of the final compre-
hensive examination is one which
might well be considered in planning
for the future.





Melodrama Featured in Late Silent Era
Is Shown in von Sternberg Productions



In the fourth of a series of memor-
able American films, Tatters: A Tale
of the Slums, produced by a London
concern, exhibited a now vanished
tradition of formal acting and melo-
dramatic poses, stiff and unnatural.
It was the story of the kidnapping of
a little rich boy, played by a girl,
another tradition of the early films.
Ornate furnishings and heavily paint-
ed scenery typified the colossal home
of the little rich boy, as contrasted
with the crude surroundings of the
kidnappers’ den.

In 1927 Underworld was produced,
the first professional job of Josef
von Sternberg. A typical gangster
picture of that period, it contained
such characters as Rolls Royce and
Bull Weed, parts played by Clive
Brook ~and George Bancroft respec-

_ tively. The film abounded in individ-

uals leering from behind furniture,
realistic barroom fights and deadly
flappers such as Feathers, Bull Weed’s
girl, played by Evelyn Brent, who
remarked upon meeting Rolls Royce
for the first time: “How long since
you had the body washed and polished,
Rolls Royce?”

The ballroom scene was a mass of

people peeping in and out of long

“streamers. All gangs were well rep-

“Tesented, and as each man went in he
was asked to “check the gats.” There

the part of the principals. In the
silent movies it was necessary for
them to display most of their emo-
tion and feeling in a closeup of the

face. ‘The captions inserted now and
then did little to explain th@factions.
The fifth and last series of typical

American films brought an early edi-
tion of Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse,
first produced in 1928. Despite the
contrary announcement on the pro-
gram, from that day to this Mickey
has remained unchanged in appear-
ance and personality. It is an estab-
lished: fact, however, that Mickey was
far from popular or successful in this
his first appearance on the screen.
A stirring feature, also produced
in 1928, was The Last Command, di-
rected by Josef von Sternberg and
played by such well-known actors as
Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent and
‘William Powell bringing to light in
an effective way the life of an““extra”
in Hollywood. The picture demanded
the utmost ability. that Emil Jannings
possessed: his characterization of a
difficult part was excellent and con-
vincing. It was without question the

this country. His supporting cast
was a recognizable asset; the mob
scenes taking place in. Russia ad-
vanced the plot admirably and gave
him a chance to prove his mene: as
a great actor.



from former professors here and|-

best picture that Jannings made in

{SUMMER SCHOOL GETS

UNDERGRADUATE GIFT

(Especially. contributed by Margaret
Honour, ’36)

‘The undergraduate committee for
the Bryn Mawr Summer School is
much pleased to be able to quote the
tribute paid to the undergraduates by
Mys. Bancroft, Chairman of the Fi-
nance Committee of the Summer
School. Her letter runs as follows:

“The Board of Directors of the



learned with great pleasure that’ the
undergraduates of the college have
contributed over one thousand dollars
to the support of the 1986 session of
the school. This is such a generous
gift that I am writing to ask you to
convey possibly
through a paragraph in the NEws, to

the “td a the deep apprecia-

in some manner,

tion and thanks of the Board. The
Summer .Sthool students will realize,
too, that in this gift there exists a
real bond of sympathy and trust be-
tween them and the ‘Winter School.’”
Very sincerely yours,
ELIZABETH N. BANCROFT.
The Drive owes much of its suc-
cess to the undergraduates who took
charge in each hall. Credit is due
particularly to Eleanor Fabyan in
Pembroke West, to Betsy Wyckoff and
Barbara Merchant in East, to Bar-
bara Colbron and Letitia Brown in
Merion, to Mary Flanders and Mar-
tha Van Hoesen in Denbigh, and to
Esther Hardenbergh in Rockefeller.



1936 Dance Pronounced
A Successful Attempt



Program System Works Well De-
spite Double Stag Lines



(Especially contributed by Barbara
Cary, 36.)

Deanery, May 30.—The. senior class
had a party that really was a party
on a weekend in the midst of examina-
tions! To the tuneful strains of Rice
Longacre’s Haverfordians, approxi-
mately thirty-five couples danced *in
the Deanery from 9 until 2. The
whole affair was exceedingly well
planned and carried out, and our only
regret was that the whole class did
not attend in a body. Everyone pres-
ent was united in agreeing that the
affair was a complete success.

A large group of revellers gathered
in the Deanery for supper at 7.30.
Although it was too cold to go into
the gardens, the guests enjoyed a de-
licious buffet supper served indoors.
The rest of the company arrived in
time to start the program dances at
ten. Fourteen of these were held with
a long intermission between the sev-
enth and eighth numbers. Skeptics
were pleased to see that the plan for
program dances did not completely
collapse under the strain of a double
stag line. In fact a delightful kind
of confusion reigned which permitted
everybody to get a chance to dance
with everyone else with the least pos-
sible loss of life.

Not only was the faculty well rep-
resented by Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith
and Captain and Mrs. James Chad-
wick-Collins in the capacity of official
patron saints, but also during the
course of the evening we saw Dr. Fen-
wick and Mr. Wyncie King among the
milling throng of dancers. Many of
the guests came from such distant
points as Chicago and Cambridge,
Massachusetts, to attend the dance.
Local colleges ‘were also well repre-
sented with Haverford enjoying a
majority, although it is rumored that
several lads from the University of
Pennsylvania were mistaken for sons
of Haverford, which may account for
our impressions of the plethora of our
neighbors. -

‘The cards on which the programs

were written were very cleverly exe-
cuted. The.bottom half of examina-
tion blue bookS were used, and on the
outside was the printed “Extract from
the Rules of the Faculty” and a “ ’36”
in red letters. Inside were two pages
labeled ‘“‘Questions” and “Answers” on
which the program was written. On
the back page were the names of the
patrons and patronesses under the
formidable title of “Examiner.”
The dance was an“$tsvanding suc-
cess from start to finish and the Class.
of 1986 heartily recommend the plan
of a Senior Dance to all posterity.



Bryn Mawr Summer School have}.

Dr. Kingsbury Praised
At Farewell Dinner



Research Institute Wilf be Named
For Retiring Professor

.



Deanery Gardens, May 30.—At a
farewell dinner given for Di. Susan
Kingsbury by. her colleagues the sin-
cere note of regret. occasioned by her
retirement after twenty-one years of
service as director of the Carola Woe-
rishoffer Depaxtment of Social Econ-
omy was mingled ‘by the speakers
with enthusiasm concerning the ex-
pansion planned for the department.

President Park announced that in

order to affiliate Dr. Kingsbury’s name
even more closely with the depart-
ment, a sum of money is to be raised
to make possible for her college “a
further development of the work in
which she is most interested.” The
Susan M. Kingsbury Institute of Re-
search will include a new fellow, an
additional scholar, funds for publica-
tion and a research assistant. The
latter was made possible by the gen-
erous donation of $25,000 by Miss
Fanny Cochran, 1902.

Miss Park expressed the hope that
the organization would connect with
those of the government. Practical
aspects of the work will be extended.

Dr. Mildred Fairchild expressed the
official welcome of the college to out-
side guests among whom were Miss
Fanny Cochran, Mr. and Mrs. Her-
bert Lincoln Clark, Dr. Alice Hamil-
ton and Secretary of Labor Perkins.

The original treatment which the
study of social sciences received at
Bryn Mawr was emphasised by Dr.
Kingsbury. A letter from Miss Jean
Carter of the Russel Sage Founda-
tion prophesied that “there will be no
laying of her head on the fence” when
“Dr. Kingsbury is turned out to pas-
ture,” but that, on the contrary she
will “give the colts a jolt.”

Dr. Herbert Miller remarked on
Dr. Kingsbury’s insistence on stand-
ards. Even though she is engrossed
in women’s struggle for equality,
“she never lets an emotion interfere:
with her judgment,” and if a man
has gifts, “she gives him opportunity
to exercise them.”

The contributions of Dr. Kingsbury
to her time, Miss Perkins stated,
reach beyond Bryn Mawr. Dr. Kings-
bury is one of the first to become “an
extra-mural person.” She had to go
among a great variety of people to
exchange theoretical ideas with ones
of practical reality. This aspect of
Dr. Kingsbury’s work was also dis-
cussed by Dr. Alice Hamilton.



NAIL BRUSH SOLE LOSS
OF ANNUAL FIELD TRIP



Coming as it did between May Day
and exam time, the annual Geology
Field Trip exhibited a surprising lack
of fatalities when it steamed back in-
to port after its weekend with nature,
ie, scaling mountains, digging fos-
sils, seeing coal mines. No one had
fallen off anything; the bus had not
broken down (not é¥en a flat tire);
and only one unassertive case of poi-
son ivy had made its appearance. The
fact that only one person contracted
this disease was a pure mniracle, since
all concerned had made a good four
hundred yard trek through low lying
foliage that was mainly poison ivy
plant.

The list of articles lost, strayed or
forgotten en route, however, assumed
quite interesting proportions before
the trip was over. Mrs. Dryden was
temporarily mislaid in the coal mine;
one pink enamel nail brush found a
final resting place in the Lehighton
Hotel, and on the first day out some-
one forgot the food. Thirty odd box
lunches were reposing in the porter’s\
entry of Pembroke instead of in the
bus, an error which was rectified by
an abrupt right-about-face and six or
eight miles in the direction the trip
was not headed.

Without exception people returned
with things they had not started out
with. Everyone had a sample of
Pennsylvania’s finest anthracite, pre-
sented with the compliments of the
company in a neat little box with
“this is Sample No. 2369” written on
the side. Almost everyone had an un-
wieldy paper bag full.of fossils to call
her own, and tout le monde. had dirt
all over her and an ache in her back.
It could not have been all agony, how-
ever, for some en



clamoring to go again next |

Weekend Committeé,




Future May Days Are

Discussed in Council

Outing
Club for Winter Sports Are
Considered |





EXPLAIN GRADE SYSTEM .



Miss Park’s House, May 13.—
the final meeting of the year of the
College Council both the new and
the retiring members attended. Sug-
gestions for the production of future

May Days were discussed. The week-

end committee was again considered

and an outing club which would rent
rooms or dormitories somewhere in
the mountains for winter sports was
reported under weigh and _ consider-
ing Buck Hill Falls as a location.
Pros and cons about the recent deci-
sion to mail rather than to post grades
were voiced, and the general opinion
was expressed that the emphasis
should gradually be removed from
the numerical grade and be placed
upon detailed individual criticism
from the professor.

Criticism of May Day centered
chiefly around the pageant. The sug-
gestion was made that next time Maid
Marian, Robin Hood and the Maypole
be placed at the end in order to bring
the procession to an exciting climax
and to prevent the Court and the
Maypole from reducing each other’s
effect by their nearness. That one of
the wagon plays should be given on
the road in front of the grandstand
to begin the performance on the
Greene, that two refreshment booths
be erected to relieve congestion, and
that in the future planting of trees
and bushes be done with an eye to
natural settings for the fixed plays,
were among the most constructive
suggestions. More heralds to keep
the people behind the audiences quiet
were requested by several students.
The difficulties and dangers involved
in raising the heavy Maypole can be
reduced, it was_pointed out, if a sys-—-
tem of pulleys are used in the future. “
These and other suggestions will be

and direetions which is being com-
pile and stored away for future ref-
erence.

Since thé two Pembrokes have been
made one hall and moving from one
to another permitted without the
quota, there has been a “mass migra-
tion” to Pembroke West from Pem-
broke East so that next year there
will under present plans be only five .
freshmen in West. The Council sug-
gested that the old arrangement of
separate halls be reinstated over a
period of years; and several individu-
als proposed that the unusual situa-
tion for next year be made known
to the incoming group and that they
be asked to return to East if they can
do so.

The outdoor club which had been
proposed earlier in the year by the
Athletic Association hopes to provide
arrangements for winter sports next
year. Buck Hill Falls has been pro-
posed as a location where rooms or
dormitories might be rented for one
weekend or regularly if the interest
on campus were sufficient. If Buck
Hill proves too expensive, students.
urged that a place be chosen where
there will be frequent and rapid trans-
portation facilities. For weekends in
general, a revival of the musicales in
Wyndham and frequent one-act plays
and amateur nights were suggested.
The new arrangement about grades,
while it does reduce the ease with
which one can discover one’s stand-
ing in a class, was received favorably
by the Council. Competition has be-
come very great recently and this
change, it was urged, is but one step
he ong way toward more mature and

ore individual work. Miss Park
pointed out that it is part of a gen-
eral trend which has been growing
since ‘the institution of honors work
several years ago, that conferences
and discussion of work with profes-
sors are increasing every year and
that the comprehensives are them-
selves a major and promising step
in this direction.

Fhdeseph wd Club Elections
osophy Club an-
nounces the election of L. D..
Steinhardt, ’37, as president;
A. Arnold, ’38, as vice-president, -









and M. S. Flanders, 87, as sec |.








incorporated in the book of pictures .,