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College news, December 2, 1942
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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1942-12-02
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Weekly
4 pages
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North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Bryn Mawr
Vol. 29, No. 10
College news (Bryn Mawr College : 1914)--
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THE COLLEGE NEWS
Page Three
Short Pauses Seen Few and Far Between
When Amateur Broadcasters Are Let Loose
By Patricia Platt, ’45
Think well before you broadcast!
Amateurs can’t make the grade.
The Haverford station sounds calm
enough when gushing into the
Common Room, but who knows
what goes on at the other end?
For example, one .volunteer to
announce a program makes the
perilous trip laden with records,
more records, and schedules, and
meets with a three flight pant to
a box-like room'in darkened Union
Hall. “Are you running the pro-
gram tonight?” “No, there isn’t
any announcer.” The calmness of
the technicians is a miracle. The
boy with the ear-phones consumes
stack after stack of records. The
place is solitude incarnate. At
7.80 four youths in plaid shirts
dash in, fling themselves around
the mike, and after a lulling inter-
lude about flowers, furiously pass
the buck by insulting Swarthmore.
7.45 records: What goes on at
eight? It’s changed. Sh!! Re-
sult: the innocent volunteer finds
herself arranging .one program
while announcing another,—and on
top of it all we can’t get B. B. C.
The record consumer is ravenous.
We’ve run out of violin solos?
We'll say that Paderewski is by
popular request. That’s the red
light—record is over in ten sec-
onds. ;
By now solitude is no longer
possible. Someone official has ar-
rived! This is not all. There are
two Chinese and one Japanese stu-
dent who are going to interview}
each other, and vice versa and vice
versa. One is helpful’ (a “fresh-
man), one impressive (a Chinese),
and one impassive (the Japanese).
They surround the volunteer, still
grimly planted in front of the
mike. None of them says anything.
By now many others from heaven
knows where have drifted in and
are reclining spine-wise. The room
is very,\yery smoky.
Release Stealthily the volun-
teer departs,, while the technician
holds finger\'to lips. Well, he had
some fun, anyway.
(if
Faculty Award Prize _
To Merion Freshmen
Continued from- Page One
Laurels go to The Princess Mar-
ries the Page, the judges say, be-
cause of the coherence of all parts,
the smooth quality, and the results
of excellent direction. The Merion
Freshmen handled the difficult job
of fantasy well, keeping the illu-
sion throughout.’ To the runner-up,
Pembroke West, the judges ex-
pressed their admiration of the ef-
fect achieved despite considerable
troubles and a play which is more
readable than actable.
The other plays, as Miss Hen-
derson said, were “dramatically in-
teresting,” needing, perhaps, more
time for rehearsal. In some cases,
the Freshmen in choosing their
plays, may have been “stretching
their necks,” going slightly beyond
their scope. The judges, taking in-
to account the severity of the task
as well as the finished product, ad-
mired and encouraged their
choices. Calling the plays a fine
chance for the Freshmen to win
their spurs, Mr. Sprague voiced
the opinion of the judges that they
“hoped the Freshmen plays would
settle down into becoming a tradi-
tion.”
Barbara Williams’ : performance
as the page in Merion’s: play was
~ commended by Miss Ward in the
judges comments on characters.
Miss Henderson admired the panto-
mining ability of the Butler in
Rhoads’ Shall We Join the Ladies,
and the Host in the same play who
masterfully implied a sinister yet
reflective quality to her perform-
ance. Also commented on by Miss
Henderson and Dr. Sprague was
' the work of Miss Franck in The
Constant Lover, in doing an arti-
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B. M. Defense Group
Formulates its Plans
Continued from Page One
rials of the world, maintaining that
these aims extend to the people of
every continent.
7. Without attempting to pre-
dict the specific form of organiza-
tion to be worked out, we declare
our acceptance of American share
in responsibility for enforcement
of the peace and for the develop-
ment of an international order
based on justice for all men. (The
rewording of this principle is un-
der consideration).
8. Racial equality should be a
stated principle of the peace.
Miss Stapleton was elected chair-
man of the group, Mr. Diez, treas-
urer, and Mrs. Nahm, secretary.
Mrs. Manning, Mr. Wells and Mrs.
de--Laguna were made additional
members of the executive commit-
tee.
At the beginning of the meeting
there was a discussion on the ques-
tion of whether the group had ful-
filled its original purpose and
should dissolve.
It was suggested that the group
disband and leave only a small
staff to continue in case a need for
such a group should arise. After
discussion, it was decided that the
organization would continue in its
present form. It would not at pres-
ent plan any definite activities, but
would volunteer to take over any
project which would benefit by its
assistance.
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Continuing Norwegian
War Effort Described
Continued from Page One ny
stated Mr, Host, and it took place
under cover of darkness, while
thousands of “German Tourists”
had been pouring into the country
for weeks before. In spite of the
small population of pen three
million people, Norway reSisted the
aggressor for 62 days, causing the
loss of 80,000 Nazis and the de-
struction of one-third of the Ger-
man Navy. This resistance delayed
action on:the Western Front for
some time.
surprising shots were shown on
the Battle of Narvik, which was
the first Nazi defeat. Scenes of
guerrilla warfare in combat dem-
onstrated the indomitable fighting
spirit of the Norwegians. Exam-
ples of the horror of Nazi invasion
were found in the wholesale de-
struction of villages and towns.
The importance of the constant
resistance of the Norwegians on
the home front was stressed by Mr.
Host, because of the drain of Ger-
man man power, for policing the
conquered country. About one per
gant of the population is pro-Ger-
'man.
| Norway’s. Merchant. Navy, the
fourth largest in the world, is play-
ling an indispensable part in the
Allied war effort. After the inva-
sion, the Merchant Navy proceeded
immediately to Allied ports, with
the exception of twenty per cent
captured by the enemy, of which a
good proportion later escaped. At
present, the Norwegian Merchant
Navy is transporting about 40 per
cent of Great Britain’s oil and gas-
oline, and, with the money earned,
is taking care of the upkeep of the
Free Norwegian Government in
London and the training of pilots
in Canada. The Merchant Navy is
also helping to build up a Free
Norwegian Navy larger than the
former Norwegian Navy. A Nor-
wegian army in Britain plays an
important part in commando raids
on Norway and France.
The second reel, dealt with “Lit-
tle Norway,” the camp of the Royal
Norwegian Air Force in Toronto.
In the reel on the invasion, some.
Man
Victory
The new rates for baby-
sitters are 40 cents an hour
for day or night sitting with
duties. In the'evening, with-
out duties, the rates are 25
cents an hour till 11.00 P. M.;
85 cents an hour from 11.00
till 12.00 P. M., and 40 cents
an hour after 12.00 P. M.
After the defeat of Norway thous-
ands of Norwegians escaped across
the North Sea to England or Can-
ada.- At Little Norway they re-
ceive extensive training in flying,
military skiing and other kinds of
warfare. The planes used are
American, purchased with money
‘from the Merchant Navy and with
contributions from South American
countries and several of the United
States.
Scenes of life from the camp
showed the men under training and
participating in classes of physical
culture. After intensive training,
they are sent to England where
they have proved invaluable in 116
raids over Europe. During the
Dieppe Commando raid, fifteen per
cent of the German aircraft de-
stroyed was demolished by the ef-
forts of the R.N.A.F. Norway
will not give up fighting, asserted
Mr.-Host.
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a
Continued from Page One ‘
ting the play’s pace. Ruth Leyen}
decker portrayed the comical char-
acter of Rupert Smith well.
Denbigh presented Outside This
Room, by Dorothy Echerman. This
performance seemed to prove that
comedy is more easily handled by
freshman talent than melodrama.
Although this more serious under-
the three plays, it was obvious that
a great deal of available talent was
unused. Pat Franck as Anna was
the most consistently finished per-
former in a comparatively small
part. Mary Lou Karcher and Bet-
ty Sheldon,’ as Ruth and Helene,
sustained the climax of the argu-
ment between the two girls with
energy. The characters of Stanis-
laus and Madame _ Blackman,
played by Betty Hoffman and
Mary Ellis Woolever, were not
given the sensitive interpretation
the parts demanded.
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