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THE COLLEGE NEWS

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‘School of Athens’ |
Newly ‘Interpreted |
By Dr. Edgar A. Wind

Haverford Union, December 5.—|
Dr. Edgar Wind, editor of the jour- |
nal of the Warburg Institute in



London, now teaching in the. grad-
uate school of New York Univer-
sity, explained his interpretation of
The School of

Athens; This picture is one of four
painted for Julius II in the Stanza
della Segnatura of the Vatican.
Dr. Wind would have called his
lecture The Renaissance Encyclo-
paedia of Raphael, if he had
thought that his audience would
understand the title in its proper
sense, for, literally translated from
the Greek, encyclopaedia means
“education in a circle.”

Raphael’s four frescoes form a
striking example of this merging
of thought. The subjects are:
The School of Athens (philoso-
phy); Parnassus (poetry); Dis-
puté (theology); and Jurispru-
dence. Between these are mytho-
logical scenes which make allegori-
cal connections between the adja-
cent paintings. The judgment of
Solomon is the link between Juris-
prudence and The School of Ath-

Raphael’s fresco,



Maids’, Porters’ Dance
The annual dance of the
Maids and Porters will be
held. December 13, from 9 to
12 in the gym. For fifteen
cents, students may come to
watch and hear the local
band in which John Whit-
taker plays the bass fiddle.







Marsh, Emery, Classen
Excel in ‘Our Town’



Continued from Page One

ence was-genuinely moved, which
is rather impressive considering
the stony-eyed stoicism of the av-
erage collegiaté™theatre-goer.-—
Together Pi, seh and Mr.
Marsh gave a charming rendition
of the drugstore interlude, their
only big scene together. It was
unfortunate that the stage crew
did not have time to clear the stage
before the scene took place, but
other than that it was done with
true professional grace and an in-
telligent emphasis on the youth-
fulness of ‘hero and heroine.
Edgar Emery, ’42, deserves very
special recommendation because he
was able to give an interpretation
of the Stage Manager quite differ-
ent from that of Frank Craven (on
stage and screen). From the first
minute the spotlight played on him



ens, since Solomon represents jus-
tice and wisdom.

’ The fresco of The School of Ath-
ens itself is divided into halves
which carry out the same relation
with the pictures next ta it. On
the left, next to Parnassus, are the
natural philosophers of the “in-
ward view” and of “aesthetic en-
thusiasm,” while on the right, next
to Jurisprudence, are the moral
thinkers of “rational prudence’
and of “outward view.”

In the lower right corner of the
picture are Euclid, Ptolemy, Thales
and other men concerned with the
study of the spheres, with the “out-
ward view.” Raphael has put him-
self here, for a painter, he felt,
should be attuned to the movements
of the heavenly bodies. Opposed
to this group on the left are Pyth-

agoras, Varo and others discussing |

harmony, the inward, poetic view
of the universe. In both of these
lower groups the subject is nature,
but in the upper groups, it is man.
Here on the left is an enthusiastic
vy Socrates with followers. On ‘the
right there is a sceptic, a stoic, and
a symbol of epicureanism. Plato
and Aristotle stand at the top of
the picture in a temple. On the.
steps leading up to the temple in
the center lies a man who repre-
natural with the moral.

There is an almost infinite num-
ber of similar cross-references and
allegorical details. Each group of
men, for instance, is made up of
nine men, seven to two being the
proportion of the heavens, and nine
signifying perfection. A statue of
Apollo is set in a niche on the left,
while. on the right, is a statue of
Minerva, goddess of wisdom.

This’ elaborate’ conception was
not originally Raphael’s. Under
the school of Pico della Mirandola
a book had been compiled called
The Concordat of Plato and Aris-
totle, Raphael has merely embodied}
this work in his painting.

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he was absolutely at ease and
formed a real bond between actors
‘and audience. He managed to make
‘almost all of his lines sound pleas-
ant and, appeared to feel -really at
home in his part. Occasionally the
transition from interpreter to par-
ticipant in the drama was awk-
; ward, but the fault lay more with
‘Mr. Wilder than with Mr. Emery.
Although she had a minor role
and didn’t appear onstage after the
|first act, Edith Vorhaus, ’42, showed
‘signs of monopolizing the attention
of the audience early in the play.
As Rebecca, George’s young sister,
Miss Vorhaus contributed amazing
vitality to the play. The few words
she chanted at the breakfast table
and her -triumphant outburst at
George’s imaginary window ¢om-
pletely won the audience; the fresh-
ness and sparkle of her characteri-
, zation were irresistible. '
Unity is not always. a strong
point in college productions, but it



Town as performed in Goodhart
last Saturday night. The Lighting
Committee is_to be especially con-
gratulated on its excellent job in
| bringing successive dawns and
;dusks ‘to Grovers Corners. The
Sound Committee apparently has
solved some highly complicated
problems in the reproduction _ of
wave lengths, and as a whole the
Bryn Mawr and Haverford stage
crews have proved they can func-
tion admirably as a unit. It is to
be hoped that the two colleges will
be able to work together equally
well in their spring production.
This reviewer urges that they
choose a vehicle more uniquely
worthy for their talents than Our
Town.





See Her Danger



French are too full of criticism and

reality has not begun; in this re-
spect they are avoiding the opin-
jons and immediate dangers from
/ aggressor nations. To America re-

‘used to disperse enemy military

‘was a marked characteristic of Our ‘force, and her ideas are of value to
’

French Spirit

Not Dead, Says



Pierre de Lanux
|

America is Leading Force
In World Today; Must





Deanery, December 5.—M. Pierre |
de Lanux in his lecture, Les Fran- |
gais, stated that France although,
defeated economically and militari-
ly, was not dead. As it has risen
from other disasters of its history,
French cultural and spiritual life
will rise from itS present predica-
ment.

France’s current fate was re-:
peated in the Franco - Prussian
War of 1870° France was mate-
rially beaten, her commerce unset-
tled, her prosperity weakened.
Foreign armies were in Paris.

In spite of disaster France did
not lose her French spirit and
character, but recovered to be
France once more. This was not
due to the leadership of any. one
man, nor to a concerted movement
toward recovery. It was the
French qualité cultivated. in each
Frenchman, which provoked a de-
sire to live the French way.

The Third Republic was then
formed, although it lacked a true
republican structure. A decadence
resulted and there was a loss of
discipline and of organization. The

too argumentative ever to accept
an undemocratic régime.

M. de Lanux fears, not the_dis-
appearance of France as a nation,
but differences with her neighbors.
The French will have an important
role to play when Europe is de-
ciding if she should accept the new
rule. France will have an influ-
ence when the current of European
thought crystallizes. Too many
Americans believe that the war in

mains the role of leadership of the
world today. Her capital can be

the entire world.

If Americans still sympathize
with the French, the latter are ig-
norant of the fact. In despair they
are accepting the Germans’ rule
because they believe themselves
alone, without allies. They would
be eager for American aid. Yet
neither nation is in touch with the
other’s sympathy. America has a
free choice of war, whereas the



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Monsieur Guiton and Family



M. Guiton

M. Jean Guiton, who has been
absent for more than a year on
military service, returned to this
country last Tuesday with his wife
and five-month-old daughter, Mar-
tine. Going from Pau in unoccu-
pied France through Spain to Lis-
bon, they crossed on the Siboney,
American Export Line.

M. Guiton will do no teaching
first semester. During the second
semester he will give an advanced
course in 16th century literature,
and hold some graduate seminars.

‘Look’ Offers Prizes

For Picture Series





The editors of Look Magazine
have announced a competition open
to all students, undergraduate and
graduate, for the best picture
story on a college subject. By a
picture-story they mean a series of
photographs telling a definite, co-
herent story, and these photo-



Europeans had it forced upon them.

M..de..Lanux.. mentioned...the +
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Dance, Bridge Party
Given by-Graduates



Saturday, December 7th was a



night of infinite festivity at Bryn
‘Mawr. While the undergraduates
were celebrating in the gym, thé
graduates were entertaining théir
friends fron{ Princeton and Penn
at Radnor. The entertainment was
an informal record dance with a
little bridge thrown in.

The party monopolized the din-
ing room and downstairs showcase
as well as the upstairs sitting
|rooms, where refreshments were
Miss Taylor, the Patter-
sons, the Berrys and the Millers
represented the faculty and a few
outside friends were present. When
the dance ended at about 12.30 sev-
eral couples moved on to the Hof
Brau in Camden and the Conestoga
Inn. Before they left, however, the
men were forced to mové all the
tables back into the dining room
from which they had been removed
for the dance (slave labor at Bryn
Mawr?).

The grads hope to have some
sort of festivity on this order every
month or six weeks, After the mid-
year- exams there will be a big
dance in the Common Room or
‘gym, with an orchestra and “a re-
ceiving line.”



| graphs will be judged on original-

ity, and competence of treatment.

There are six prizes, ranging
from 500 dollars to 50 dollars. All
entries must be mailed on or before
April 15, 1941. Details of the con-

test are in the December 17th Look.
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CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING?

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friends at home before leay-
ing college?

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