1

Z-616







peers? pal t





VOL. XXIX,_No. 10 _

oy accel 8 | uf

a aipaiditiee

BRYN VMAWR aiid WAYNE, PA. WEDNESDAY, DECES






a ee





\ SER. A a ATCTO'

Per Host, RN. AR,

Ledianta: Shows
Norwegian Films



Continuation of Norway’s
War Effort Described

In Movies
“a

Goodhart Hall, Tuesday, Decem-
ber 1.—Per Host, famed Norwe-
gian zoologist who is now in the
Royal Norwegian Air Force, spoke
tonight on the gallant war effort
of his country, both on the home
front and in the Armed Forces.
Mr. Host also showed two reels of
films, one dealing with the inva-
sion of Norway, the other with the
activities of the R. N. A. F. in
Canada.

The surprise invasion of Nor-
way of April 9, 1940, was as treach-
erous_an Attack as Pearl Harbor,

Continued on Page Three

Haverford and B. M.
Will Give Barry Play

Hotel Universe, a play in three
acts, by Philip Barry, will be given
on Friday and Saturday, December
4 and 5, at 8.30 in Goodhart Hall,
by the Bryn Mawr Varsity Play-
ers, and Haverford Cap and Bells
Clubs. The play takes place on the
terrace of a house in the-south of
France near Toulon. This fantasy
is Philip Barry’s favorite play. The
cast is as follows:







Av Bight. 6... 5 Doris Benn, 743
Pat Farley ...... John Marsh, ’43
Lily Malone

Mariam Kreiselman, 744
i. 3... ae Ted Irving, ’44
Hope Ames

Mary Lynn Haden,
Norman ‘Rose

"43

*

Walter Hollander, *44
Alice Kendall .... Kate Rand, 45
Pols: 3 ii.5 James Sutterland, ’43
Mr. Field .... David Mallory, ’45



Rehedrsals FordidsClimaxes, Subtle Music,
Petras. Out of a’ Suididen Lull, But:No. Horizon|



By ioe Virginia’ More, ’45

“Tonight we work on climaxes,
Mr. Nusbaum has said, putting the
cast of Hotel Universe through its
paces. So we noticé the sequence
and motives. Everyone is on the
terrace. Black is the stage when
the curtain goés up (and Parsival
swells through the air).

I’m off for ~Africa, he said,
standing up on a rock in the blaz-
ing sun. He laughed up at her
from the water. (the way his teeth
gleamed from the water). Did he
have unusually white teeth? He
brushed them twice a day —oh

damn you! (the way his teeth
gleamed from the water).

Hopeless ...... Hopeless eee
Hopeless... .

And then her half-mad father
. (holding of suspense . .

the height which precedes the
plunge) . . a voice out of the sud-
den lull. I saw him, you know.

Lord, you can be a louse. You

bet I can! (Boom, says Mr. Nus-
baum).
More coffee, anyone? (there

be any horizon . .
the sky without a

doesn’t seem
the sea mee

¥

line to\mark it). But then: ever

» |! since she came her sense of time

has been confined to music... |

Felix is telling the time every
half hour.

But stop . . music . ee
Valse! (who-oops, whoo-ops, who-
oops). The letter he is holding
brings a thought. What was it?
“T’l] tell you that the day before I
die. It sounds ominous (volunteers
one of the characters). While she
—she is willing to exchange her
public for another’s heart.

When the Polka begins, it is time
for an act within the act (and a
clever one, too). Good morning,

Mr. Rose, good morning, good
morning. (What is ear-marked
gold). He’s hung up, the sly bluf-
fer.

Silly—they are so silly. (coming
back to the act proper). It could-
n’t be any worse than it is.

Hopeless hopetess
(What? ?). Hopeless!

But then it’s not possible to ex-
pect too much from life. (Is it?).

Why are people disappointed in
it?

Nothing matters a damn any-
way! (chemistry is chemistry).





Mrs. Manning to Talk
On Various War Aims



The Alliance will hold a meeting
Tuesday, December 8, in the Com-
mon Room. Mrs. Manning and
Mrs. Cameron will both speak on
the general topic of a “Year at
War,” dividing the subject between
them. It isto be a survey of our

various war aims and ideals, and
the changes which they may have
undergone during the past year.
Mrs. Cameron’s talk will also con-
cern parties in the conquered coun-
tries. The speeches will be fol-
lowed by an open discussion.



Rare Book Room Displays Valuable Folios,

Collection of Books

From Old Aldine Press



(Extract from Miss Terrien’s ar- |
- ticle in the December “Alumnae
Bulletin.” )

Valuable examples of the Aldine
Press are now on display in the
Rare Book Room. Five rare Greek
folios have been presented to Bryn
Mawr by Mrs. John Dozier Gordan
(Phyllis Goodhart, 1935), and Mr.
Howard L. Goodhart. The gifts,
important in the history of 16th
century typography, are examples
of the editiones principes of Greek
authors, which according to San-
dys, make up almost one quarter of
the output of the Aldine Press be-
tween 1502 and 1516. They should
provide a splendid nucleus for a
16th century collection.

Our exhibition begins with the
Julius Pollux which was printed
and edited by the master printer
and scholar in Venice in 1502. The
clear black type set. between gen-
erous margins makes a beautifully
balanced page .and the _ spotless
condition of the whole tome is at-

; tonishing when one considers that
“Tis over-400+-years—old.--The ab-
sence of the original covers is to be
deplored but at the same time the
gold-tooled levant binding, the
work of C. Kalthoeber, is a delight.
The Thucydides, also edited and



Erratum

The Nuts and Bolts in last
»week’s NEWS was not written
by Jessie Stone, but by Nan-
‘e cy Evarts.









printed by Aldus in 1502, is bound
in old calf and differs from the
other gifts in having illuminated

initials. The Rhetores Graeci of
1508 is an Aldine which has now
become exceedingly rare. It be-
longed at one time to the British
Museum which has retained a du-
plicate. The Hesychius, printed in
1514 and edited by Aldus and Mar-
cus Musurus, was once the proper-
ty of the Academy Library in Lei-
den. It is bound in blind stamped
vellum and has rough leaves
throughout. Finally, there is the
Deipnosophistae or Banquet of the
Learned, of Athenaeus. Printed in
1514 and edited by Aldus and Mu-
surus and bound in sprinkled calf,
it has the most ingenious title page
of all the volumes. It bears the

author’s name in Latin and below:

this is a short description of the
work in Greek which is typograph-
ically arranged in: the form of a
goblet.

In addition to the folios men-
tioned above there are two owned
by this library. The Theophrastus
is the fourth volume of the famous
five volume set of Aristoteles,
which was printed by Aldus in
1495-98. It was given to Bryn
Mawr by Mr. Wayne MacVeagh in
November 1886. We do not own
the other volumes of this set. An-
other folio, the De Deo of Marcus

'| Antonius Natta, has been given to

us by Mr. Howard L. Gray. It was
eed in 1559 and was a product

_Continuea on Page Two





B. M. Defense Group
Formulates Aims for
Victory and Peace



Geology Lecture Room, Novem-
ber 24.— The American Defense,
Bryn Mawr College Group, ap-
proved a new set of principles and
elected officers in its last meeting.
The exact function of the group
was also discussed.

The principles adopted were as
follows:

1. The war is an international
war against international fascism.

2. The immediate task of the
United States is the total organi-
zation of its resources in order to
achieve victory.

3. Successful prosecution of the
war and the establishment of peace
requires the full cooperation of all
the United Nations.

4, It is important to create a
better \understanding of our allies,
particularly of Great Britain, Rus~-
sia and China. We must resist all
attempts to cause misunderstand-
ing among us,

5. Protection of the political
freedom and economic security of
all our citizens is an essential part
of the democracy we are defending.

6. We accept the aim of the At-
lantic Charter to respect the right
of all peoples to self-government,
and. to give them access on equal

terms to the trade and raw mate-
Continued on Page Three



Calendar
Friday, December 4
Varsity Players’ Club and
Haverford Cap and Bells.
Hotel Universe, Goodhart,
8.30.
Refreshments after per-
formance, Common Room.
Saturday, December 5
Tea dance, Rhoads, 4.00.
Varsity Players’ Club and
Haverford Cap and Bells.
Hotel Universe, Goodhart,
8.30.
College dance, Gymnasium,
11.00-2.00.
Sunday, December 6 -
The Reverend David |
Braun, Music Room, 7.30.
Tuesday, December 8
Revue of first year of war,
Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Cam-
eron. Common Room, 7.30.







*

Sl

*

LAAN RN, CT APRN OI oe NaN







tela se

At TS mae all

» 1

PRICE- 16- €ENTS

: Play 8





sags

Good;

But Merion ecko Wins Award 3



Presentation by Pem West
Reveals Clever
Directing



By Anne Denny, ’43

Shipley Gymnasium, Friday, No-
vember .27.—The second group of
Freshman plays was presented by
the two Pembrokes and Denbigh.
The high standards of talent and
energy of last week’s performances
were sustained, -

The Constant * Lover, cleverly
presented by Pem West, proved to
be an interesting but difficult play
to produce in such an experimental

manner.; Pat Franck, as Eveline
Rivers, showed a good deal of
promise as an actress, and Pat

Stevens, as Cecil Harburton, clev-
erly |carried off the comedy... Lynn

Haden’s direction was excellent and :

with an-. unfortunately ‘limited
number of rehearsals achieved a
masterpiece of timing.

The success of the Pem East
play, The Trysting Place, by Booth
Tarkington, lay more in the comic
situation which the author created,
than in the players’ ability. Al-
though the technique was not fin-
ished, their spontaneity produced
an amusing piece. Ruth Lester as
Lancelot Briggs had the. largest
-_part and did the most toward set-

Continued on Page Three



Novel Spirit Prevails
At Pem East Dance



Pem East brought its Thanks-
giving to a dynamic end with the
Hall Dance that had started as a
Date Bureau. Penn, Haverford,
and Swarthmore were well repre-
sented, while three of the Prince-
tonians arrived wholly by mis-
chance to ask the way back to
Princeton. Invitations were issued
on the unique theory of introduc-
ing everyone to some man and as
many of his friends as_ possible.
The presiding chaperone contingent
included Mr. Patterson, Mr. Wat-
son and Mr. Oxtoby.



Difficult Job of Fantasy
Smoothly, Coherently
Handled

By Alison Merrill, ’45
Merion Hall this year was

awarded the Freshmen Play Com-
petition Plaque for its production
of The Princess Marries the Page,
directed by Betty Dallam, ’45. Hon-
orable mention went to Pembroke
West’s The Constant Lover. faculty group of judges, made up
lof Mrs. Chadwick-Collins, Miss
Ward, Miss ‘Henderson, and Mr.
Sprague, announced their decision
following the presentation of the
second group of plays on Novem-
ber.27.

Continued or Page Three

Gay..Weekend Planned
With Play and Dance

The College Dance, which will
follow the presentation of Hotel
Universe, promises some diversion
for quizz-weary undergraduates.
|It will contribute to a festive week-
end for all and morale will no
doubt shoot sky high. The dance
itself, Bryn Mawr’s largest fall
function, will take place in the
;fymnasium amidst Christmas dec-
lorations and a blithe atmosphere
of Noel.

A local college orchestra, led by
Tom O’Conner, of Penn’s Sigma
Chi Fraternity, will provide the
music. Admission is two dollars
for couples and one dollar for
stags. :

Miss McBride, Miss Ward, Miss
Grant, Mrs. Chadwick-Collins, Sal-
ly Matteson, and Graham Hobson









will be patronesses. Mr. and Mrs.
Broughton, Mr. and Mrs. Latti-
more, and Mr. and Mrs. Miller

will be chaperones.

From eleven o’clock until two
o’clock, music, laughter and the
swish of formal attire will float
from the Gym, and woe unto poor
unfortunates grinding out papers
in blue-jeaned solitude!





British Navy Takes Umpi

ire’s Breath Away,

Thinks Fouls Are “Funny,” Prefers Lacrosse



By Jacqueline Ballard, °43

Bryn Mawr Hockey Field, Sat-
urday, November 28.—Bedecked in
checkered shirts, blousy shorts, and
high socks, officers of the Royal
Navy, Royal Naval Reserve, and a
lone Royal Marines captain en-
gaged in the most regal hockey
game we have seen. These British
fighting forces were also equipped
with the most gigantically danger-
ous-looking cleats on. their football
shoes,

Two teams, the Greens and the
Yellows, generously divided up the
sea-farers and sprinkled a few Var-
sity players and athletic novices at
Bryn Mawr hockey in the line-up.
Before the Greens could catch their
breaths, the Yellow forward line
had sent two goals to their mark.

The British officers had all play-
ed hockey before, but it had been
English hockey, a brand which, if
indulged in here, would send eleven
players of a team per game to the
hospital. Even the most perverted
Nazi cannot say that the British
don’t fight, and we cannot say that
they don’t prefer to mix their hock-
ey with a strong flavor of lacrosse.

The ball whizzed knee and ear-
high from one end of the field to
the other, while’ the less hardy fe-
male members of each team were
occupied in frantic ducking ‘games.

wi TS Y
mae AS

The British daringly stopped the
ball with their hands and feet—a
custom apparently well established
in English hockey law.

The officers’ unfamiliarity with
and total disregard of American
rules caused the umpires to stop
| wasting breath on whistle-blowing.
The British had no conception of
dangerous hitting. One officer
making a supremely dangerous hit
was grounded by the force of his
effort. When the shriek of the
whistle interrupted play, he won-
deringly exclaimed, “These Ameri-
cans are funny. This is the first
time I’ve had a foul called on me
for sitting down!”



Engagements
‘Celia Moskovitz, °43,
Julius Hastings.

Marie Ann Smith,. "43, «to
Raul A. Vasquez.

Nathalie Bell, 43, to Sam-
uel Brown. :

Marriages
Anita McCarter, “43, to Lt.
Carl Wilbur, UF

“> Clase Baby

. A daughter was born to
Jean Wilkinson Wright, "42,
on November 30.

to









igs eet ee eat