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THE COLLEGE NEWS







THE COLLEGE NEWS

(Founded in 1914)



Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving,
Christriias and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest
of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and
Bryn Mawr College.



The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nething that appears
in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the
Editor-in- -Ch ief.



Editorial Board .
EvizaABETH WarTKINs, °44, Editor-in-Chief
ALISON MERRILL, 45, Copy BarBara HUuL1L, '44, News
HitpretH Dunn, *44 Mary Vircinia More, ’45, News
AprRiL OURSLER, °46 Vircinia BELLE REED, 744

Editorial Staff

SUSAN OULAHAN, 746
PatrRIcIA BEHRENS, 7°46
RutH Atice Davis, ’44
LANIER DuNN, ’47
Darst Hyatt, *47

Joy RuTLAND, *46
MonnliE BELLOW, *47

Cartoons
JEAN SMITH, °46

Patricia PLatT, 45
MarGarRET McEwan, °46
DorotHy BRUCHHOLZz,
Nancy MoreHouseE, ’47
MaRGARET Rupp, 47
THELMA BALDASSARRE, °47

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Sports
Caro. BALLARD, ’45

Business Board
ELIZABETH ANN MERCER, 45, Business Manager
JEANNE-MartE LEE, ’45, Advertising Manager
NinaaMontcomeRry, "45 ANN GILLILAN, 746
Mita AsHODIAN, *46 ELIZABETH HoFFMAN,
BARBARA WILLIAMS, '46 SARAH G. BECKWITH,

Subscription Board

EpirH Dent, ’45, Manager Lovina BRENDLINGER, °46

Harji MA.ik, *45 MarGareET Loup, *46

ELIZABETH MANNING, 746 CHARLOTTE BINGER, *45
Mary Louise KarRcHER, 746

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Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Fost Office
Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912







New Schedule

The present semester schedule leaves much to be desired
in efficiency and distribution of examinations throughout the
year. Although this condition has always existed, it has be-
come especially apparent since the war. has necessitated
shortened exam periods and longer Christmas vacations, to
assist the railroads in distributing the rush of transportation
overthe Christmas holidays. A larger burden of work is
now forced in to the brief two weeks after the vacation, fol-
lowed by a shorter and heavier exam period. The result of
this concentration of work at the semester’s end is an in-
crease in exam hysteria. We think the defects of this system
outweigh its advantages and that a change in the arrange-
ment of the semester is necessary.

Bryn Mawr opens several weeks later than nearly every
other college in the fall, and asa result makes an awkward
distribution of the two-term plan, with Christmas vacation
coming near the end of the first term. If college began sev-
eral weeks earlier in the fall it would be possible to have the
mid-year examinations before Christmas vacation. This sys-
tem works well in a number of other colleges, and would be
advantageous at Bryn Mawr for numerous reasons.

The second semester could thus begin after Christmas
vacation, which would eliminate the pressure of a large
amount of work in a short time after the holiday. The sem-
ester’s work therefore would be unbroken by jthe interrup-
tion and retardation caused by a long vacation. The result
would be better work in both semesters.

Under the present plan exam hysteria in the mid-year
examination period is far greater than at final exams in the
spring.. If the mid-year examinations were followed immed-
iately by a vacation at Christmas, as final exams are followed
by the summer vacation, there would be much less unreason-
able panic than that occasioned by examination periods in the
middle of the school year, as this constitutes a minor break
which is closely followed by more work.

Under such a plan, spring vacation would also be earlier,

and thus divide the period from Christmas until the end of

the year more evenly than does the usual spring vacation.
The standard of work would probably benefit from this re-
vision, as the equalized periods would create a better attitude
toward work as well as generally better health.

In view of the disadvantages of the present system, we
feel that our suggested revisions merit further considera-
tion.



International Cartels

The doctrine of free enterprise is said to be the basis of
American economy, and, although social policy is assumed
to maintain competition, it has in many ways veered from
this objective. Corporation and patent laws, and failure to
‘clearly define and enforce te regulations have, to a
large extent, contributed to the decline of competition.

Last week the Department of Justice charged Imperial
Chemical Industries, Ltd., of London, Imperial Chemical In-
dustries (New York), Ltd., E. I. du Pont de: ‘Nemours and
Co., Ines; and Reesington: f Arms Company, Inc., with seeking







THEATRE

‘Wallflower’, Juvenile Comedy
Praised for Fresh Spirit
In Acting



By April Oursler, ’46

With an originality and fresh
ness unusual in this period of ju-
venile comedies, Wallflower, a new
play by Mary Orr and Reginald
Denham, opened at. the Locust
Theatre Monday night.

The story of Joy, a high-spirited
young blonde with an overflowing
personality, and Jackie, her step-
sister, attractive in her own right,
but definitely overshadowed by
Joy’s line, the play combines hn-
mor and pathos
depth than the pre-adolescence of
Junior Miss.

It is this handling of humor and
pathos that provides the most
striking part of the evening. .The
quick shift of emotions combined
with the contrast in pace between
the deceptively slow opening
scenes and the whirlwind tempo of
the growing climax, heightens the
effect of the farce. Throughout
the whole play there are touches
of high comedy, unusual in the
work of Denham, noted for blood-
chiller melodramas. More than
this, however, it is the acting which
gives this play distinction over the
rest of its kind.

The audience is conscious from
the beginning of Jackie’s lesser
popularity, from the opening scene
where the family waits for the two
girls’ return after four years of
college. Paradoxically, however, it
is while Joy vamps Walter, Jack-
ie’s only beau, that the audience
becomes more and more conscious
of Jackie’s superior, if reticent
charm.

The climax arrives when the
rest of the family returns home at
two in the morning after various
engagemnts, to find Jackie not at
home. Walter’s parents are just
leaving, when the phone call comes
from the District Attorney, inform-
ing Judge Linnet, that the police
just raided a roadhouse known as
the Wolves’ Den and found Jackie
and Walter upstairs in one of the
beds. This one outbreak, accom-
panied by large newspaper notor-
iety, floods Jackie with dates as

to attain more}:



WHAT TO DO

Attention Seniors and Graduate
Students—Please sign now on the
bulletin board of: Room ,H for ap-
pointments with Mrs. Crenshaw
regarding jobs for next year.

Radiation Laboratory, Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, Mass.— Openings for
computers, physicists,- drafting
trainees, radio technician trainees,
clerk for tool room crib, business
office, personnel office and stock
room. A representative will come
to the college if students want to
see her.

Goodyear Aircraft Corporation,
Akron, Ohio—Miss Bartington will
come to the ¢ollege for interviews
toward the end of the month. See
your bulletin board for details of
the jobs available.

Tripp Lake Camp, Poland, Maine
—Openings for counselors. This
camp is highly recommended by
past counselors from Bryn Mawr.
Excellent salaries.



soon as she-is bailed out. Walter
recovers from his hangover
offers to marry her. She refuses
the offer, justifying it first by the
assertion that she will not have a
shotgun marriage without love.
Walter proves his true love for her,
and their marriage the previous
night is finally revealed. The fact
that no one but the bride knew
about the marriage (Walter was
drowning Joy’s refusal and had no
memory of the ceremony) is dis-
counted.

The story as such, is too light
and incredible to be the sole re-
deeming feature of the play. For-
tunately, the acting is extremely
convincing and_ understanding.
Mary Rolfe, as Jackie, plays with
excellent understatement, making
the transition from wallflower to
poppy with ease and realism.
Sunny O’Dea as Joy is utterly
charming, and carries the slightly
exaggerated part well. Mr. and
Mrs. Linnett (Kathryn Givney and
Walter N. Greaza) were outstand-
ing in their humanness and per-
plexity, and Brigette, the Austrian
maid (Vilma Kurer), is the most
convincing example of a humorous
refugee, and an_ inexperienced
worker produced by the domestic
help shortage.



world domination of markets

through monopolistic and re-

strictive practices, in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust
Act. Since 1933, the action alleges, these corporations have
been united on a division of world markets in the chemical

industries.

Chief of Attorney-General Biddle’s Anti-Trust division,
Wendell Barge, said: “The cartel system, which has plagued
us with shortages of critical materials, lack of know-how and
industrial skills during war and unemployment and idle plants
during peace, must not be tolerated’ in this country.”

The defendants state that their agreements, which in-
clude patents and joint stock-holding, exemplify a “policy of

cooperation .

. of public benefit,” and cite numerous bene-

ficial products resulting from their agreements.

Public benefits in the form of new products have result
ed from large concerns with their extensive research depart-
ments, but these benefits should not be coupled with the
maintenance of rigid price policies resulting in. excessive

profits and “restraint of trade.”

Arrangements between

these large corporations are nothing but private treaties

which. assume governmental powers.

They are far removed

from the original American concept of free enterprise.
Division of markets and the establishment of production
quotas to maintain rigid prices are not in keeping with so-

called democratic principles.

Unless these corporations are

brought to trial and indicted, international cartels may con-

tinue to thrive.

To avoid future world wars, it,is essential for each coun-
try to raise its living standards through internal enterprise

unhampered by restrictive trade practice.

Powerful corpor-

ations in the form of international cartels have done much

to discourage smaller business.
sumed by sugh corporations as Imperial Chemical Industries,

The sovereign powers as-

Ltd., must not be allowed to continue.

Unless the trade restrictions of such powerful groups as
the international cartels are stopped, they will play a large
part in causing another World War.

Se niatenteeee eis

and.



Freshman Show
Elections
The Freshman Class _ takes.
pleasure in announcing the
election of the following direc-
tors for the Freshman Show,
to be given on February 19th.
Nicole Pleven: ...........:.:.. Director
Mary Helen Barrett
Stage Manager
Alice Bronfenbrenner
Music Director

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—— Stephens

i . Poster Director
Lois Reichhard
Costume Director
(Gertrude Lanman
Elizabeth Willard
Dance Director
_Christobel Locke
Business Manager









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WIT*S END

I am an enigma with anemia. I
also have large vitamin deficien-
ey. I started out with three little —
pills—two red and one tan—one
little two little three little vita-
mins standing on the shelf. Ev-
eryday I wended my way to the
haunts of watercoolers imbibing
deeply from the cool fountains of
chlorine adulterated with water
that lives in the haunts of water-
coolers. All. alone in redundant
solitude standing by ° myself, I
swallowed the three little vita-
mins standing on the shelf.

But that was many and many
a night ago in a world of dreams
and scurvy. (This is poetic an-
tithesis leading to the realiza-
tion of contradiction) (Which
means, them nights is gone for-
ever.) I had a long talk with my
warden (which means I _ looked
sick) and I toddled down to the
infirmary (which means I _ was
worse than sick and fit for exper-
imental psych). To no avail did
I recall my plight last pay day
when my Haverford Pharmacy
bill was $19.00 (which means last
pay day was pre-3-pill-a-day days)
(which means I was taking one
little two little three little vita-
mins, four little five little six lit-
tle calcium pills as well as rub-
bing salve on my scurvy and buy-
ing tricky braces for my rickets)
(which means I hadn’t yet made
the one-a-day really three a day
discovery of my charming little
pills—$8.00 a dozen and redder
than cherries, or roses and _ ber-
ries).

A sadder and wiser anemic I
wove my way out of the labyrinth
of hemoglobins homeogenized and
gulping down thy ammonium
chloride and sank _ corpusceless
and corpselike into a wan coma,
as I forged my way through the
thickening crowds rolling my last
cigarette. With all my sang
froid deliberately destroyed by



the connivings of anemia and leu-_

kemia I turned my eyes heaven-
ward breathing a pious curse on
the dear watchful warden who
was responsible for my resurrec-
tion from the predestined dead
(which means I had _ another
patkage from the Haverford
Pharmacy in my.-hands.) Hope
springs eternal in the most blood-
less of circulatory streams. I
have a new song to sing now:
One little two little three little
vitamins, four little five little
six little calciums standing on the
shelf. I went to the infirmary
and paid attention to what my
warden said and behaved myself
and now there are twelf.



Election

The Undergraduate Council
takes great pleasure in an-
nouncing the election of Jeanne-
Marie Lee, ’45, as Common
Treasurer. C







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