College news, December 8, 1943

THE COLLEGE NEWS

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VOL. XL, NO. 11

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1943





Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr Colles. 1943



PRICE 10 CENTS



Weak Plot Redeemed by Good Acting
In Players Club’s ‘Letters to Lucerne’



Schoolgirl Tale Reflecting
International Strife
Presented

Specially contributed by
Virginia Grace, °44



The translation of world conflicts
into their directly human elements
was the task of the Players Clubs
of Bryn Mawr and Haverford in
the staging of “Letters to Lucerne”
on December 3 and 4 in. Goodhart
Hall under the direction of N.
Richard Nusbaum.

The diverging character and
converging destinies of five ma-
jor nations at the outbreak of war
form the raw material out of which
Fritz Rotter and Allen Vincent
have created their drama. The
play,fis a curious combination of
simple fact and momentous impli-
cations. The immediate problem,
that of a group of girls of various
nationalities learning to readjust
their relationships under the strain
of war, acts as a mechanism for
the depiction of greater issues
pending in the Europe outside neu-
tral Switzerland, and it is from
this fund of threatening evil that
the comparatively slight action of
the play draws its strength.
Flashes from the major warring
cities of Europe are brought to
the stage by the device of letters
from home.

In regard, however, to the actu-
al effectiveness of the dramatic
situation, one feels that its poten-
tialities are not entirely realized.
Much. of the action seems insuffici-
ently motivated, probably because
the requisite tension is not con-
stantly sustained—a defect of the
script more than the acting. There
are a few truly gripping moments,
‘ more frequent in the latter half of
the play, and carried in particular
by Kate Rand, giving a splendidly
convincing version of Erna, the

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German Club to Give
Annual Xmas Pageant

The German Club will present
its Christmas play on Friday, De-
cember 10th, in the Common
Room. Following the style of Na-
tivity pageants in Germany dur-
_ing the fifteenth century, it has
been adapted from a folk play by
Otto -Falckenberg’ who used various
medieval sources. Actually a mix-
ture of narrative verse and drama,
it is marked by extreme simplicity
and beauty of language.

After a prologue by the evan-
gelist, Barbara Bennett, the first
~scene-opens-with-Joseph,-Caroline
Manning, and Maria, Mary Stuart
Blakeley, coming to the Inn for
the night. The inn-keeper is play-
ed by Ruth Yudizky and his wife,
by Charlote Binger.

In the second scene the angel,
Virginia Grace, appears to the
three shepherds, Margaret Urban,
Evaline Hitz, and Maryalice Wool-
ever. In the latter scenes, por-
traying the adoration, Barbara
Clark, Elizabeth Corkran, and
Janet.Hoopes take the parts of
the three kings.

Between the acts a chorus ‘of
‘ about ten people will sing old
German Christmas carols. Miss
Cohn and Hilde Richard are _ di-
recting the play, and Margaret
Spencer is in charge of the music.
After the play there will be re-
freshments and Christmas carol-
ing in the German House for ev-
eryone..







Calendar

Friday, December 10
German Club Party, Common
Room, 8:00 p. m.

Saturday, December 11
French Club Play, Wyndham,

8:00 p. m.
Denbigh Hall, Dance, 8:45
p. m.

Sunday, December 12
Christmas Services, Good-
hart, 8 p. m.

Monday, December 13
Summer Camp Party, Com-
mon Room, 4:00 p. m.
Maids and Porters Caroling.
Tuesday, December 14
Christmas Hall . Dinners.
Students’ Caroling.
Wednesday, December 15

Christmas Vacation begins,
12:45 p. m.

Wednesday, January 5
Christmas Vacation ends,
2:00 p. m.

Friday, January 7
Mrs. Whiting Williams, Nurs-
ing Council for War Service,
Nursing in War, Deanery,
7:30 p. m.

Saturday, January 8
War Films, Music Room.

Monday, January 10
Oskar Halecki, Federal Gov-
ernment of Poland, Goodhart,
Si1b. ps -M,

Wednesday, January 12
Agnes Smedley, Recent Po-
litical Developments in China,
Goodhart, 12:30° p. m.







Professor 0. Halecki
_ Will Present ‘History
Of Polish Government



Professor Oskar Halecki, Direct-
or of the Polish Institute of Arts
and Sciences in America and for-
mer Professor of Eastern Europ-
ean History at the University of
Warsaw, will speak on “The Polish
Federal System 1885-1569” at 8:15,
January 10, in Goodhart. Professor
Halecki will be the Mallory Whit-
ing Webster lecturer.

Professor Halecki was one of

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Rev. Earp to Conduct
Christmas Services;
Joint Choir to Sing





The combined choirs of Bryn
Mawr and Haverford colleges as-
sisted by the string orchestra of
the former will present the an-
nual Christmas Service on Sunday,
December 12, at 8 o’clock in Good-
hart. The sermon will be deliver-

ed by the Reverend Ernset C.
Earp, rector of the Church of
the Redeemer in Bryn ‘Mawr. |

The choir program, oe

of two groups of old Christmas

carols, will include “Lo, how a
rose e’er blooming” and “Today
is born Emmanuel” by Praetor-

ius; a chorale, “O Savior, Sweet”
by Bach; “How far is it to Beth-
lehem” by Shaw; and “A Babe in
Bethlehem’s Manger,” a tradi-|
tional carol. The choir will also
sing a Besancon carol, ‘“Shep-
herds, Shake off your Drowsy
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Newspaper Reading,
Value of Periodicals
Close Press Course

Periodical Room, December 1
and 2: Lectures on obtaining news
information from periodical liter-
ature by Mrs. Cameron, and on
reading the newspaper by Miss
Robbins, concluded the four-day
course in a Study of the Press.

“The problem is finding, in a
limited time, the events of the
week anda. fair..approach. . to.
them,” declared Mrs. Cameron.
Only unbiased “journals of infor-
mation” are to be trusted for this

Littwin, Lee, Bloomfield and Mercer
Nominated: for Common Treasurer







purpose, she felt, and recom-
mended several such journals.)
“Foreign Policy Bulletin,” a week-
ly publication, emphasizes’ the
significant, though not always
the most spectacular happenings
of the: week. “Current History”
contains a good chronological
summury, and a document sec-
tion. “Foreign Policy Report”
gives a truthful and detailed ac-
count of one topic at a time. For
references to Far Eastern situa-
tions, Mrs. Cameron . advocated
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Blazing Trash Adds Dash to Rhoads Dance

As Armed Forces Quench Incinerator Fire



By Alison Merrill, ’45

Rhoads has always prided itself
on its sophistication. Looking more
like a country club than a dor-
mitory at its dance on Saturday
night, it had a chance to prove its
sophistication--_when-—fire broke
out in its lower regions.

At approximately 12:00 o’clock,
smoke, thick, swirling smoke, fill-
ed the corridors of the north end
of the. building. The dancers
smelled this smoke; they couldn’t
help it. They »were, however,
completely unperturbed by the
Whole thing. They went out in
the hall, coughed violently, said
“My, there must be a fire some-
where,” and went back to the
rhumba, with their eyes stinging
madly.

Meanwhile there was
somewhere, with flames licking
the ceiling, as the story has it,
There is great dissention among
loyal Rhoads scholars as to who
first discovered the blaze, but one
fatigued female started out. to
powder her nose but found she
couldn’t see her way to her room.
Highly annoyed and slightly pale,

a fire



she approached the warden with
her hands quivering and whisper-
ed, “D-d-don’t get worried, but
there’s a fire somewhere.”

From there on, all was efficient
and calm with the Navy, the Ma-
rines, Mr. Broughton and a young
man in tails with two fire © extin-
guishers taking over. Tracing
the smoke that appeared to come
up through the vents from floor
to floor, they arrived at a small
room in the basement, variously
called the Refuse room and the Irf¥
cinerator room. The room had
contained a large canvas bag
which held a large accumulation
of papers, old Cosmopolitans and
general trash that came from the
floors’ above through a chute. All
it contained now. was smoke and
flame,» Armed to the teeth with
fire extinguishers, the Marines
(There is some contention as to
whether they were Army, Navy,
or Marines or all three . . .) wad-
ed in and got the situation well, in
hand, aided. by maids and porters
who had been smoked ovt of their
quarters by the blaze. It was,



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News

The issue of December 8,
1943 is the last issue of the
News which will be published
before the Christmas vacation.
The News will resume publica-
tion on January 12, 1944.







Smedley to Lecture
On Chinese Politics
In January Assembly



Agnes Smedley will speak on
recent Chinese political develop-
ments at the fifth War Assembly
on January 12 at 12:30 P.M. in
Goodhart. The lecture will stress
the relations between the Kuomin-
tang and the Eighth Route Arm-
ies.

Miss Smedley has worked for
the last twelve years as a_ war
correspondent, author, lecturer

and volunteer in the Chinese Red
Cross Medical Corps in war zones
of China. Her latest book, Battle
Hymn of China, has just been pub-
lished.

“To me the problems, strength
and weakness of China seemed to
be those of the whole world.” In
these words Miss Smedley sums
up her feeling toward the Chinese
masses, with whom she has iden-
tified herself for most of the last
seven years. Her writing has
been described as a series of case
studiés of the fissure in. Chin
society.

Work in China

Miss Smedley first went to
China in 1929 as a correspondent
for a German newspaper. Hitler’s
rise to power in Germany ended
that career, and from 1938 to
1942, when her health failed, she
was special correspondent for the
Manchester Guardian. She has
lived with the Chinese armies in
the field as Field Representative
of the Chinese Red Cross, work-
ing actively for their help at the
time when America wanted ap-
peasement. She is one of the six
Americans marked for assassina-
tion by Japanese secret service as
active belligerents in China’s war.

Miss Smedley’s aim in Battle
Hymn of China is to get a picture
of China in all its force. It is the

fourth of her series of works on
China. The other volumes are
Chinese Destinies, China’s Red

Army Marches, and China Fights
Back. Her autobiography, Daugh-
ter of the Earth, has been pub-
lished in thirteen languages.

French Club to Give
Annual Nativity Play



The French Club will present
its annual nativity play in the
Music Room of Wyndham on Sat-
urday, December 11th at 8 o’clock.
The same medieval play is repro-
duced each year in much the same
way that it would have been giv-
en during the Middles Ages. The
medieval atmosphere is _ preserv-
ed in the costumes, lines, and mu-
sic, as ‘well as by the one-scene
dramatic: technique in. which all
the actors are. grouped on the
stage throughout the play.

Florence. Senger is the director

of the play 4nd Frances Parrish

is in-charge of costumes. The cast
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Final Elections for College
Treasurer to be Held
Thursday



Enid Littwin, Jeanne-Marie
Lee, Margaret Bloomfield, . and
Elizabeth Ann Mercer, members
of: the Junior class, have been
nominated by the Undergraduate
Council and the Junior class for
the office of common: treasurer.
The primary election by the col-
lege will be held Thursday noon,
and the final election will be held
Thursday night.

The common treasurer will re-
place the’ former Undergraduate,
War Alliance, Self-Government,
and League treasurers in an_ at-
tempt to unify the work of the
four. organizations. The position
will entail work with very large
sums of money.

“It is important,” stated Kath-
erine Tappen, president of the
Undergraduate Council, “that we
have an efficient, clear-headed or-
ganizer in this position because
on her depends the success of the
plan and hers is the original res-
ponsibility.”

Enid Littwin

Enid Littwin worked last year
on the committee for the Sopho-
more Carnival. She is a member
of the Glee Club and was in “Pa-
tience” two years ago. She is the
Junior hall representative for
Rockefeller Hall and is directing

the Rockefeller Christmas pag-
eant.
Jeanne-Marie Lee
Jeanne-Marie Lee was the as-

sistant director of the Pembroke
West Freshman hall play her
Freshman year. She was _ hall
representative her Freshman and
Junior years, and taught Maids’
classes-her_ Sophomore year. While
vice-president of her class last
year she served on the Sophomore
Carnival Committee. She was Jun-
ior representative on the 1944 year
book and business manager of the
1943 Freshman handbook. Having
been a member of the business
board of the News her Freshman
and Sophomore years, she is at
present advertising manager of
the News.
Margaret Bloomfield

Margaret Bloomfield was Mer-
ion hall representative her Fresh-
man and Sophomore years’ and
designed the costumes~-for~ her
Freshman hall play. She was a
member of the Art Club her Fresh-
man year, and she has served on
numerous dance committees.

Elizabeth Ann Mercer

Elizabeth Ann Mercer acted. in
the Denbigh Freshman hall play

her Freshman year and directed ~

it her Sophomore year. Last
spring and this fall she was both
managing editor of the Lantern
and production manager for the
Radio Club. She has been on the
business board of the News since
her Freshman year and is at pres-
ent business manager of- the
News. She is a,member of the
Radio Club and the Stage Guild.





Greek War Relief

Christmas cards, Greek War
Relief pins, calendars, photo-
graphs of Greece and books of
Greek recipes from the Greek
War Relief have been put on
sale at the College Bookshop.
The cards are 2 for 25 cents, |
and all articles are priced less
than a dollar. I













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Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Fost Office



Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912

Unlimited Cuts

Students should be reminded at this time that unlimited
cuts are a privilege which may be revoked if the experiment
in both unlimited cuts and unlimited weekends proves unsat-
isfactory. It is up to the undergraduates to make this sys-
tem successful enough to warrant its permanent adoption.

There is no need to point out the numerous advantages
of unlimited cuts over the unwieldy monitoring system, nor
to stress its value in greater individual independence. How-
ever, we feel that an emphasis on the importance of this re-
sponsibility is needed. If undergraduates can be proved cap-
able of handling unlimited cuts without damage to standards

of work or to the efficiency of the instruction, they can secure
this advantage for themselves permanently. If not, it will
have to be modified or abolished.

The difficulty of advanced courses prohibits extensive
cutting; thus it is the first year courses which suffer most
from students’ -overcutting.These first year courses are pre-
cisely those in which consistent attendance is most neces-
sary. It is not possible to get a foundation in a beginning
language without constant drill; regular attendance is req-
uisite for receiving any value from the subject. In addition,
first year courses are basic to further work in any subject in
which one may later wish to major. Finally, the speed with
which the entire class can advance is impeded when attend-
ance is irregular, even on the part of a minority of the class.
This is especially true in a small college in which spasmodic
attendance by comparatively few individuals can seriously
reduce the size of the classes.

It is to be regretted that many individuals, in expressing
derogatory opinions of the first year courses, affect the at-
titude of those taking them, thus encouraging overcutting.
This effect is very real, if indirect, and is damaging to the
common aim of continuing the system.

The Freshmen cannot know how undergraduates have
campaigned over a period of years to obtain unlimited cuts.
The other classes have known the rigors of the monitoring
system and the long struggle to achieve a degree of personal
freedom which is unequaled in almost any other women’s
college and hence better can appreciate its worth.

The adequacy of the unlimited cut system will be judged
by our behavior in response to it this year. The privilege
rests on the personal responsibility of each individual. It is
a valuable privilege and one worth preserving.

“Good Neighbor Policy”

Senator Hugh A. Butler’s report to the Senate on No-
vember 26 and his article in the December Reader’s Digest
on his trip through South America have been passed over
as ill-timed, political bombasts. Erroneous as Butler’s figures
may have been and as ridiculous as his inferences were, his
‘statements are significant in that he has reminded Americans
that their responsibilities in respect to inflation are not con-
fined to the northern continent and that they have little
knowledge of the action or effect of their “Good Neighbor
Policy.”

_ Even officials do not have correct information on South
_ America. The “wasted $6,000,000,000” reported by Senator
_ Butler has been corrected by Nelson Rockefeller, the Coor-







henans













In answer to the anxiety on the
part of a number of students who
feel that the new system of un-
limited cuts is perhaps unsuccess-

ful and.may be taken away be-
fore the year is over, we have at-
tempted to gage faculty opinion
on the subject.

The poll, premature as it may
seem, does reveal several things.
The fact that the majority of the
faculty prefers to reserve its
judgment until after. the first
semester indicates that the suc-
cess of the system is to be deter-
mined primarily on the basis of
marks. \

In theory, at least, unlimited
cuts have the approval of a ma-
jority of professors. Students,
they feel, should be left on their
own, realizing, as one put it, that
it is a privilege to be taught. It
is very fine, another commented,
if students feel that they can af-
ford approximately $1.70 for each
class they cut. Beyond this, how-
ever, the results of our delving
after the professional opinion
show little homogeneity. Replies
ranged from the statement that
“there is no more cutting and
probably less,” to one that “I am
afraid it is not working out as
well as we expected.” A few, in-
deed, found it fine both in theory
and in practise. Several profess-
ors when approached registered
surprise: “Unlimited cuts! Why
I hadn’t noticed”—which is what
we like to hear.

Those classes apparently hard-
est hit by the unlimited cut sys-
tem are the elementary language

suffering; another, that it - “pre-
sents some difficulty” to the dis-
cussion. First year language
courses, their professors declare,
need limited cuts particularly,
since in these attendance is im-
perative. Another theory put
forth is that unlimited cuts should
be granted only to those who
maintain a good average.

In terms of what seems to be a
favorite expression of the faculty,
the unlimited cuts system serves
to “further distinguish the sheep
from the goats.” A certain per-
centage, some say, will always
use cuts unwisely; there will al-
ways be a few disasters.



War Alliance

Three new campus drives will
begin this week, under the direc-
tion of the War Alliance—scrap,
clothes, and paper. At the head
of the drive managers is Lydia
Gifford, ’45.

The scrap drive is a collection
of anything you don’t need—metal
scrap, silk stockings, and anything
else of use to the war effort. Paper
includes magazines, newspapers,
and wrapping paper, so don’t
throw your old papers or maga-
zines away—the Salvation Army
can use them. The Alliance wants
to get as many clothes as possible
before the Christmas vacation, and
suggests that when you are pack-
ing is a good time to remember the
destitute people of Europe and
Asia. The deadline for the paper
drive is Monday, December 13, but
the scrap and clothes will be col-



courses and the required philosophy
course, since it is their teachers
who find the success of the sys-
tem “doubtful.” One feels that
“some check will probably be nec-
essary where the discussion is

lected at intervals throughout the
year. It is especially important,
however, to give as much clothing
as possible before vacation. The
Alliance aims at one contribution
from each student.





dinator of Inter-American Affairs, as a total of $600,000,000
in the past three years and $603,000,000 in the next three
years. These figures have been contradicted by James Car-
son speaking for the National Foreign Trade Council in his
statement that the United States Government loans and out-
right payments for strategic goods amount to $2,000,000,000.
Ignorance of the significance of the economic situation is re-
flected in Butler’s anger over the way the money is spent. He
demands that the United States should invest in Latin
America no more than that expended by the Latin American
nations. He does not realize that material vitally necessary
to the United States could not be obtained if the United
States only invested amounts equal to that which these much

| poorer nations could invest.

Senator Butler is more correct in regard to the senti-
ment of Latin Americans. United States lend - lease to the
armies does give power to the dictators and has caused many
South Americans to agree with the belief expressed by Senor

‘Arciniegas at the International Education Assembly that

Argentina will be the only South American country to emerge
from the war without a dictator.

The main cause of ill-will, however, is the labor prob-
lem. The wage level of the American-backed concerns is
higher than the national wage levels, and the flood of Amer-
ican investments has contributed to the rise in the cost of
living. It is difficult for the Latin American industries to
adjust their wage level to that of American concerns and
even harder for labor, which in Latin America is weakly or-
ganized, to combat inequalities. \Aimerica’s attitude toward
these labor problems is important. The State Department’s
approval of the President of Bolivia’s rejection of a labor
code last year, caused Bolivians to associate suppression
of freedom of speech and collective bargaining with United
States policy. If the United States does not assume its re-
sponsibilities in helping South America adjust to the uphea-
val in its economics which resulted from the investment of
United States money, similar opinion will increase.

The value of commitments by the Office of the Coordin-
ator of Inter-American Affairs is a matter for consideration
by the House finance committees. Senator Butler has succeed-
ed in bringing to Congress’s attention America’s ignorance
of the true facts in the situation and the importance of con-
sidering South America as well as North America in solving
the problem of inflation.



|



oe urcrent & vents

Commdn: Room, December 7. In
a summary of America’s two years
of war, Mr. Howard Gray, Profes-
sor Emeritus of History, divided
the present conflict into four
phases. Noting the important
events of each phase, he analyzed
in some detail the agreements of
the Moscow and Teheran confer-
ences.

The first phase, Mr. Gray said,
commenced in 1939 and ended in
June 1940. During this time oc-
curred the sudden and dramatic
onslaught of Germany and the fall
of France. In the course of the
second period, England gained in
vigor in spite of the blitz. Ger-
many’s attack on England ended
by the diversion of Hitler’s troops
to other fields.

From June to December 1941,
the third phase of the _ conflict,
Germany made its first attempt to
conquer Russia. The Nazis pushed
to the Volga and on to the Don,
finally to be turned back. At Ger-
many’s inducement, Japan took ac-
tion against the United States and
two new powers entered the war.

The fourth phase extends to the
present day. Its initial. year of
42, Mr. Gray said, was the dark-
est and most critical of the fight.
The Russians were pushed back to
the Dnieper. Lately, however, the
picture has brightened, since Rus-
sia’s great offensive. Also, Allied
troops have made slow but steady
advance through Africa and Italy
and the United States has invaded
New Guinea and seized Guadal-





'canal and the Gilbert Islands.

Noting the famous conferences
held this year, Mr. Gray said that
the last document produced at the
Teheran Conference is primarily

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Opinion







Bureau of Recommendations
Adds Corrections to NEWS
Interview

To the Editor of the College News:

May I make a few corrections
to the interview with me reported”
in the “News” of December sec-
ond?

As far as I know, employers
have not changed their policy of
accepting inexperienced people,
but the great period of mass hir-
ing is over. There are still many
jobs but new employees are re-
placements rather than additions.

The demand for women with
training, in economics, mathemat-
ics, (especially _statisties), and
science seems as great as ever.

Training courses for new work-
ers are being cut down but many
are still continuing.

The Programs for Relief and
Rehabilitation are still in the plan-
ning stage. No one can yet say
with certainty whether large num-
bers of comparatively untrained
women will be used; or how or
where or, above all, when. By
June, we may know more,

Before this year, only WACs,
nurses, and Red Cross’ workers
were being recruited for overseas
duty. Now other government
agencies are sending women
abroad, chiefly as _ secretaries—
agencies like the Office of War In-
formation, the Foreign Economics
Administration and the Office of
Strategic Services.

As far as we can see now, there
will be plenty of jobs for students
leaving college in June—perhaps
not the bewildering variety and
numbers open to the classes of
1942 and 1948 but stilla wide
range.

Many apologies to your reporter
for making myself so obscure.

Sincerely yours,



Louise F. H. Crenshaw


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Maids and Porters
Will Carol on WHAV



This year the maids and porters,
in addition to their traditional
caroling on the campus, will sing
their Christmas carols and spirit-
uals over WHAV. The prospect
of “going on the air” has given
added incentive to rehearsals,
which have been well attended this
year in spite of the heavier duties
taken on by the war-reduced ranks
of maids and porters on campus.

On Thursday night at 10 o’clock,
they will give a half-hour program
of the songs they have sung in the
halls every Christmas, and new
ones which have been added to
their repertoire this year. Besides
the traditional Christmas carols,
the program will include: “Go Tell
It on the Mountains,’ “When the
Crimson Sun Had Set,” “Walk To-
gether, Children,” “Roll Jordan
Roll,” “Steal Away,” and “Deep
River.”

On Monday night they will make
the rounds of the campus in ac-
cgrdance with their usual custom.
The coming of the carolers is al-
ways awaited by large crowds in
every hall, as one of the most en-
joyable parts of the campus
Christmas tradition. An unex-
pected addition this year will be
John Whittaker, the well-known
ex-porter of Denbigh with the
booming bass voice, who will be
back for the caroling with a quar-
tet. The carolers this year will
include: Lenore Rhoades, Ellen and
Maggie Widgeon, Mary Ann Gid-
dens, Pocohontas McVeigh, Caro-
line Cottman, and Grace Turner, of
Radnor; Aurelia Young, Dorothy
Tee, Roberta Jacobs, Louise Jones,
Gertrude Gibson, Lucille Benja-
min, Minnie Newton, Dorothy Bac-
kus, and Roy MacMillan, of Pem-
broke; Evelyn Johnson, Helen
Clark, Eliza Cook, Lucy Gittings,
Lilly May Carlos, Vivian Drew,
and Al Mackey, of Merion; Hilda
Bryan, Pearl Edmunds, and Lewis
White, of Denbigh; Hilda Brown
and Esther Nutter, of Rhoads; and
Jeanette Holland, Ethel Willis,
Maynard MacKay, and Nathan
White.

Cricket Club Beats
Intercollegiates, 5-3



Chestnut Hill, December 5. Com-
ing back after last year’s defeat,
the Philadelphia Cricket Club
downed the Intercollegiate hockey
team by a decisive 5-3 score. Betty
Snellenberg and Anne McConahie
supplied the drive in the forward
line, scoring three tallies for Phil-
adelphia in the first half. Snellen-
berg made the first goal on a beau-
tiful pass, a few feet from the
goal posts.

Spurred on in an attempt to re-
coup their losses, the college all-
stars lost no time in scoring in the
second period. In quick succession,
Mathieu, the college captain, and
McPhilimy, drove the ball into the
goal. Harting also scored on a
smashing drive from the alley, but
the Philadelphia team had not
been idle, and making two more
goals, clinched the victory.

The Cricket Club forwards out-
played the Intercollegiate eleven
throughout the game. Betty Snel-
lenberg and Anne McConahie
used the English style of hockey
very effectively, employing com-
plete plays, flicks, turns and cen-
tering drives.

The Intercollegiate second ‘team,
too, bowed before the Cricket Club
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By Margaret Rudd, °47.

If you see second year Psychol-
ogy students running hysterically,
three abreast, from Taylor to the
Library and back, do not be
distressed. Or if their faces as-
sume calculating expressions when-
ever cheese and pie appear at din-
ner, and they demand everybody’s
cheese, do not be alarmed as it is
nothing more than a temporary
dietetic crisis among the psychol-
ogical rats in Taylor basement.

The first great craving for
cheese occurred when Miss Feh-
rer noticed that one of a pair of
rats, whose reactions were to be
studied. when they entered a com-
plicated maze, was much thinner
than the other. She decreed that
he (for all male rats had been or-
dered for the experiments) should
be fattened on a high calorie diet
with quantities of cheese.

So the experimenters, who work

in groups of three, did as _ they
were told. Meanwhile they
watched with admiration other

rats who learned the maze in rec-
ord ‘time, and gently blew on the
less precocious rodent who took
half-hour siestas in the middle of
the labyrinth. Since this hoarse
breathing caused the rats to have
nervous breakdowns, the undaunt-
ed trios invented the more sooth-
ing goad of a tickling pencil.

All was peaceful again until
one Sunday morning when Miss
Ronken, Irene Spiegelberg, and
Sue Colman made two = startling
discoveries. They went to the
basement to find that the rat they
had been fattening was not a male
but a female and had only —ap-
peared undernourished in com-
parison to its companion which

Excitement Caused

By Incinerator Fire
Continued from Page 1
spectators report, “just like Guad-
aleanal,” or depending on the way
you look at it, “the most glamor-

ous thing.”

As the fire fighters staggered
out, tears streaming down _ their
cheeks, coughing violently, they
were met by consoling girls, hold-
ing out their handkerchiefs. One
bright girl rushed up to her date,
held out her cigarette and earnest-
ly said, “Here, have a smoke.”
Subsequently the men were dec-
orated with streamers from the
decorations for “conspicuous brav-
ery under fire.”

The damage and _ the
danger, happily, were small.
refuse-incinerator room is con-
crete with a_ steel door, hence,
even if undiscovered the burning
trash hardly would have razed
Rhoads to the ground, Damage is
limited to one canvas bag and the
fact that it will take three days
to clean the smoke off the walls.
The cause of it all, we have glean-
ed, was a cigarette dropped down
one of the chutes.

Through it all, Rhoads remain-
ed--calm,—practically -unaware—and
the band played on!

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From this, they concluded that the
latter, too, was a female, and
rushed to the telephone to inform
Miss Fehrer and ask what should
be done in such a situation. As
both Miss Fehrer and Mr. Mac-
*Kinnoh, whom they called next,
were out, they ran to the library
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about having babies. The dis-
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of the happy event, and she urged
them to fake the male’ rat out of
the cage immediately. Irene said
that she couldn’t tell a male rat
from a female anyway, but the
others had already discovered that
both rodents were females.

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which relative was taken away
from the babies, for the next day
all nine little rats were gone, hav-
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adult’s dinner which had _ been
omitted in the excitement. Miss
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ever have eaten her children, but
through bitter tears, the experi-
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isolated the rat which had not be-
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The films, which are on the order
of “Desert Victory”, are actual
news shots, edited and compiled by
Frank Capra.

The first of the series “Prelude
to War”, will be shown on Satur-
day, January 8. The film is a re-
view of the rise of Hitler .and of
Mussolini. On Friday, January
14, “The Nazis Strike”, the story
of the conquest of Poland, will be
exhibited. “Divide and Conquer”
is the title of the third of the
group, to be given on Friday eve-
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fall of France and the Nether-
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B, M. Summer Camp
To Hold Xmas Party

On Monday, December 138, the
members of the Bryn Mawr
League Camp for underprivileged
children will hold a reunion in the
Common Room of Goodhart, where
Bryn Mawr girls who served as
counsellors last summer will play
host to their former charges. As
the guests range from four’ to
eight years of age, the party will
have Santa Claus as guest of hon-
or and main attraction for the
afternoon,

The children who attended the
camp at Stone Harbor last sum-
mer are to be brought to Bryn
Mawr from their homes in Phila-
delphia and will receive royal wel-
come from Phoebe Stevens, Edith
Rhoads, and the group who ran
- the camp under their leadership.
Two Bryn Mawr maids are also
looking forward to seeing them
again, Anna from. Merion, and
Minnie from Pembroke West.
These two have been on the staff
of the summexz camp for 9 and 12
years respectively, and the chil-
dren who return to camp in suc-
cessive years always remember
them.

To entertain the young guests,
songs and games remembered
from camp are planned. Santa
Claus and refreshments will make
the afternoon complete.

Another annual League activity,
the maids’ and porters’ dance, will
not be held as is customary be-
fore Christmas. Although defin-
ite plans have not been made, the
danee has been scheduled for
sometime in February.



Great “International Celebrities” Welcome
New American Citizen at German House



By Susan Oulahan, 46

The ominous presence of the
reasonable facsimiles of an Amer-
ican Indian and the Statue of Lib-
erty in German House last Thurs-
day night made us uncomfortably
aware that something was up. It
seems that the venerable corner
of Denbigh Hall had assumed no
less a proportion than the White
House dining room where Mr.
and Mrs. Roosevelt (with apolo-
gies to Mary Sue Chadwick and
Margaret Spencer) ®were lavishly
entertaining Miss Hilde Cohn and
Miss Caroline Damerau.

The occasion was the celebration
of Miss Cohn’s final step in be-
coming an American citizen and
we who have less vivid imagina-|

tions can only wonder admiring-}-

ly at the extensive scope of the
German house party. Mr. Roose-
velt took advantage of this golden
opportunity to make one of his
better speeches on the privileges
of the American citizen. Chewing
gum and the _elevateds, he be-
lieves, are practically synonymous
with these privileges.

Mrs, R., bedecked appropriate-
ly enough in an Eleanor Blue
gown, showered many _ well-des-
erved honors on Miss Damerau
for her part in insuring a “whole-
some home front,’ whatever that

might be. The gesture, however,
was nice. Miss Damerau, who
perceived conditions at Bryn

Mawr and thoughtfully came all



the way from Minnesota to tackle

them, was awarded the Neptune
Trident and the Iron Cross for
more or less obscure reasons. Par-
ticularly exciting was the institu-
tion of the Eleanora Award so
that Miss Damerau might contin-
ue her noble work on slums, viz.
the German House bathroom, by
living in them and learning first
hand how best to clear them.

Looking about us, we were par-
ticularly impressed by the rotund
proportions of a large (elephant
in the window, which made us re-
alize that both, political parties
were being well represented. How-
ever, the undeniable pinkness of
the creature made us fear we
were perhaps enjoying ourselves
too much. :

Present at this auspicious gath-
ering were the German House
versions of nearly everyone whose
name we have frequently seen in
the press. Queen Whilhemina,
known here as Analise Thiemann,
arrived in a most luxurious black
and ermine court gown with a di-
adem of oranges, stolen from that
morning’s breakfast, shining
above her blonde hair. Mary Stu-
art Blakely as Anthony Eden,

and Mickey Manning and Francois
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Dalton Hall, December 1. The
application of elementary mathe-
matics to map-making was the
subject of Miss Marguerite Lehr’s
talk to the Science Club as the first
of six lectures on the position of
the sciences in the,war. She dis-
cussed the various types of maps”



cluding the mercator, gnomic maps
and maps based on aerial photo-
graphs.

Describing the way in which
mapping is done, Miss Lehr said
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making, a theory is first formulat-
ed by putting together extremely
elementary ideas of mathematics
and then the theory is turned into
a routine that can be used easily.
The classical theory of mapping is
used today in modern application.
In large scale maps airplane pho-
tographs are used, and most re-
cently, radio bearings.

“The sheer fact of geography
will influence the kind of map that
cartographers will make for their

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Newspaper Reading
Closes Press Course
(Continued from Page 1)

“Amerasia” and “Far Eastern
Survey.” More scholarly are the
“Far Eastern Quarterly” and “Pa-
cific Affairs.” The best publica-
tion on Russia is “Soviet Russia
Today.”

News of the small occupied na-
tions of Europe is most easily
found in “New Europe,” a month-
ly edited by exiles. “Free World”
also publishes as much as_poss-
ible of the available ‘“under-
ground” news. The quality. of
the publications of the govern-
ments in exile varies greatly,
Mrs. Cameron stated. The Bel-
gian journal she considers excel-
lent, and the French contains val-
uable information on conditions
“inside” France. But the Norweg-
ian paper is mainly sentiment and
the Czech ranks low.

Discussing the best approach
to a newspaper, Miss Robbins de-
clared that “headlines and front
pages influence us» more than we
like to admit.” She advised the
reading of a table of contents or
a news summary as a corrective
to the warped perspective of
front page emphasis.

Careful reading of the complete
texts of communiques, speeches,
bills, statistics, Miss Robbins
said, is more important than the
welter of comment about them.
After these initial steps, the read-
er. may move through the paper
as he pleases. The leading arti-
cles, however, seem the logical
thing to turn to, as they are least
apt to be affected by policy. The
columnists, despite their verbos-
ity, often ‘give useful facts and
thoughtful news analyses. Ideal-
ly, Miss Robbins said, the reader
will give much daily consideration
to maps of all fronts, which often
make positions clearer than a doz-
‘en: articles.

Reading newspapers of opposite
convictions for a broader view-
point is also important, Miss Rob-
bins noted. She illustrated points
in her talk from a wide variety
of newspapers—PM, the New
York Times and Herald Tribune,
the Philadelphia Bulletin and, Rec-
ord.

Rev. Earp to Conduct

Christmas Services

Continued from Page |
Sleep”; and a carol of the folk
song type, “On Christmas Night,”
by Vaughan Williams.

Two compositions by Serge
Rachmaninoff, “Ave Maria” and
“Glory be to God on High,” in

memoriam of the composer will
be sung by the combined choirs.
Both are part of the Russian
church services, and the latter,
usually sung in the morning serv-
ice, is based on one of the later
Church chants, known as the Kiev
canticles. The “Ave Maria” is
usually sung as part of the Sat-
urday evening Vesper Service, so
arranged that it will be followed
_ immediately by the Sunday morn-
ing service, permitting the people
to attend both services in one.
The third composition of the
Russian group is the “Prayer”
from Moussorgsky’s five-act na-
tional opera, Khovantchina.

French Club to Give
Annual Nativity Play

(Continued from Page’1)
includes M. V. More as Joseph,
E. Tuck as Marie, F, Pleven as
Herod. E. Boudreau, J. M, Lee,
and M. H. Barrett are the shep-
herds; L. Hall, I. Doll, D. Hurwitz,
the Kings, and M. Krenz, S. Beck-
with, and E. Shepherd the Angels.
M. Wellemeyer plays the Clerk,
H. Dunn and B. Schweppe, the
Chevaliers, M. Alexander, the Peo-
ple, and M. Cross, the Messenger.

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Tradjtional Pageantry and Faculty Guests
Will Distinguish Festive Christmas Dinners



By Susan Oulahan, °46

(Pouring oneself into a pre-war
dinner dress constitutes the least
of the problems that precede that
most festive of all festive occa-
sions, Christmas dinner. Exhaust-
ed by the elaborate preparations
for the parties, hectic females push
everything academic aside for the
final. fling, with one last spurt of
energy.

The only thing Christmas din-
ners in the halls seem to have in
common is food. Traditions vary
all the way from Denbigh’s atmos-
phere of royalty to Merion’s “just
plain atmosphere.” Just what that
atmosphere is, we haven’t been
able to discern, but to Merionites
it is a tangible thing.

Denbigh’s king and queen, rich-
ly crowned in cardboard and sport-
ing some variety of fur disguised
as ermine, lead the festivities. A
page, chosen for size, squeezes
herself into the minute tights, and
staggers forth with a mammoth
punch bowl.

Rock eagerly awaits Christmas
dinner this year, not only because
of the annual pageant but because

Acting Distinguishes
‘*‘Letters to Lucerne”
Continued from Page 1
German girl whose nationality
provokes the unjust but logically
induced hostility of her former
friends. Jeannette Lepska deserves
credit for her admirable interpre-
tation of Felice, whose intense and
excitable French temperament is
reinforced by “an intellectual in-
sistence on the necessity of gen-
eral ‘awareness,’ Barbara Stix as
Olga, the Polish girl who reflects
the afflictions of her nation, ade-
quately conveys the shocked stup-
or of the latter scenes, but unfor-
tunately exhibits the same apathy
in the earlier. Eleanor Borden and
Edith Rhoads do complete justice
to the ready humor of their roles,
creating several of the most en-
joyable scenes of the play.

The supporting cas is excellent,
and one feels that any weakness
in “Letters to Lucerne” is due not
to the acting but to the play itself
—to a certain failure of the lines
to call up the desired overtones, to
a lack of subtlety in dialogue, and
the inability to keep constantly
present the aura of deeper impli-
cations which the situation itself
should, with the proper manage-
ment of action, have evolved. The
sequence of events is too easily
anticipated; _ter
repetitive. The emphasis falls too
heavily on the girls’ boarding
school atmosphere, thereby de-
tracting from what might have
been the more profound aspects of
the drama.

As a drama of the complexity
of human relations and their en-
tanglement in the forces of nation-
alism, “Letters to Lucerne” deals
with a timely problem. The plea
of ‘Madame’ (Mariam Kreiselman)
that her girls should distinguish
between an aggressive nation and
its guiltless human components is
the crux of the argument. Her
insistence on the consideration of
the German national as a human}
being (in a fine moment marking
the first defeat of the forces of
persecution) not. only justifies it-
self in.the speechless last moment
before the curtain but should hover
about wherever the problem of in-
ternational enmity is felt and de-
plored.

the maids have kindly consented
to serve dinner, Carols will be
sung and they may even have a
harpist. The toastmistress, we
understand, is always a “logician
of the first water,” a statement
that will undoubtedly refer our
readers" to Webster’s new collegi-
ate dictionary. A boar’s head, un-
earthed in the basement, may be
utilized for that old English at-
mosphere.

Rhoads, we feel is hiding some-
thing. They claim that they never
know what’s going to happen till
it’s happened. However, the fac-
ulty should be delighted with their
presents—usually in the form of
toy trains.

A spokesman for Pem West
luctantly sighed, “I suppose / we
ought to have something exciting
but we don’t.” However, the Pems
seem to be among the most active
participants in the Christmas
spirit. The Freshmen will give a
skit, the Sophomores will decorate
the dining room and the faculty
guests and toastmistress should



lines tend to become} _

provide a great deal in the way of
humorous speeches,

From behind a Christmas tree,
the Merion Freshmen traditionally
“take off their betters,”—all in the
spirit of fun, we trust. The fac-
ulty, Merion boasts, do not have
to make speeches, a kindness any
lecture- weary professor. should
readily appreciate.

Famous ‘‘Celebrities’’

Welcome New Citizen

Continued from Page 4
Plevan as the Duke and Duchess

of Windsor, added a touch of the
British to the atmosphere. Cath-
erine Fowler as Falla enjoyed the
gay crowd immensely but seemed
to suffer from the inconvenience
of having to crawl on hands and
knees, a position with which we
readily sympathized.

Hilde Richard, representing the
troop 52, Bryn Mawr, Penna. Girl

Scouts presented Mrs. Roosevelt
with a bundle of hoop sticks,
“faggots of sisterhood and

strength,” as a sign that thous-
ands of Girl Scouts are behind the
first lady on slum clearance. Caro
Schugg as the Grand Regent of
the D. A. R., gave us a feeling of
the historical significance of the
evening. She got along amazing-
ly well with Miss America of
19438, Virginia Grace, whose cos-
tume, though brief, was particu-
larly appropriate for the occa-
sion.

‘We feel that we cannot close
without a word of praise for Mrs.
Diez who provided Mr. and Mrs.
Roosevelt with their outfits. Par-
ticularly admirable, we felt were
her valiant efforts to provide An-
thony Eden with a pair of grey
spats.

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Math in Map-Making

Continyed from Page 4

own uses,” said Miss Lehr. Differ-
ent maps are utilized for different
purposes, For instance, when cov-
ering great distances in the world,
mercator maps are used. On these
maps, rhumb lines are employed to
show the paths of a_ constant
course as a straight line rather
than a crooked one as it would be
on a regular map. Gnomic maps
are set up to show the _ shortest
paths. In actual practice, chart,
mercator and gnomic maps are all
used.

In large scale mapping, a small
region is considered which is used
as though it were a plane. Certain
measurements are made and re-
corded. The first problem to be
faced is that of indirect measure-
ment. Elementary geometry may
be used to solve these problems,
and trigonometry to get.a theory.

In aerial photography, which is
now being used extensively in
mapping, the picture is taken in a
vertical position. There are ma-
chines which correct variations in
the picture due to the tilt of the
plane. There is also “the use of
oblique photographs to make the
first plot of land.” In this as in

| other types of mapping, the math-

ematical theory has disappeared,
and only a formula of procedure
remains.

Miss Lehr also explained the
method of making a small scale
map, such as a world map, from
a globe. “To record a round globe
on to a plane or polar paper,” she
said, “needs only a patient plot-
ting of the old globe on to the pa-
per.” It is not possible to map
accurately the earth on to a plane
surface because of the earth’s par-
ticular curvature,

Current Events
Continued from Page 2

military, although it presents con-
structive policies as well. It seems
to imply an invitation to any coun-
try into the organization of dem-
ocratic nations, leaving the way
open to Germany for future-partic-
ipation.

The Moscow Conference, Mr.
Gray noted, brought forth the most
constructive plan in its outline of
an internal organization. Punitive
provisions were embodied in the
declaration for punishment of
Fascist leaders while the Cairo
document demands the stripping
of the Japanese Empire.



1.R.C. Talks Present
Problems of U.S.S.R.

Rosemont College, Dec. 1: The
Soviet Union wasothe subject of
the International Relations Club
meeting in which Rosemont, Hav-
erford, and Bryn Mawr students
participated. Short talks were
given by Helen McClure and Yola
Vankowicz of Rosemont, Corporal
Levin of the Haverford German
Unit, William Chartener and David
Hsia of Haverford and by Ann Or-
lov and Dorothy Bruchholz of Bryn
Mawr. Their subjects covered po-
litical, economic and social organ-
izations, foreign relations, espec-
ially eastern and western border
problems, the evolution of com-
munist ideology, and the history of
the Greek Orthodox Church in
Russia.

The high point of thé evening
came when a discussion ensued be-
tween Corporal Levin and Yola
Vankowicz, a native Pole, over
whether the Germans or the Rus-
sians killed the eight thousand
Polish officers supposedly dug up
by the Nazis last spring. The is-
sue was left undecided, with so-
called “facts” presented on one



side conflicting with the results of ~

the “impartial investigation car-
ried on by the Red Cross.”
-Communist ideology as developed
by Lenin from the teachings of
Marx was discussed by Corporal
Levin. Communism, as he defined
it, means the achieving by the pro-
letariat, in conjunction with other
classes, of an organized system of
government for the benefit of the
proletariat. There were two schools.
of thought as to how this should
be brought about—one_ upheld
gradual social change, and _ the
other, the Bolshevik, advocated
revolutionary overthrow, which,
led by Lenin, became triumphant
in 1917.

Political organization in Russia,

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Philadelphia Orchestra’s Popularity Caused
By its Informal Character and Versatility



By Thelma Baldassarre, °47

Perhaps the first thing the av-
erage Bryn Mawr-~student learns
about the Philadelphia Orchestra
is that hearing it entails 12:15 per-
mission. The Orchestra _ does,
he r, have a good deal more
than to commend it. Its high
standard of musicianship is, of
course, a byword. But aside from
this, the Orchestra occupies a pe-
culiarly warm position in the
hearts of Philadelphians.

Every native knows at least one
member of it personally. His wife
may be a harpist, or his grocer’s!
son a second ’cellist. Probably his
young daughter confesses a weak-
ness for Kincaid, the flutist with a
personality, or Alexander Hils-
berg, the exalted first violinist. “~

(Perhaps this intimacy explains
the readiness of scores of people
to wait for hours for concert tic-

kets in perfect equanimity. Then, |

too, the lure of the Academy of
Music, the Orchestra’s_ winter
home, is not to be lightly passed
over. The Academy is a typical
Philadelphian structure—cold, in-
convenient, and completely lovable.
Weary plodders up the worn wood-
en steps (an elevator would be a
sacrilege) cheer themselves with
the thought that the acoustics in
the “peanut gallery” are better
anyway.

During the summer months the
Orchestra valiantly holds its own
against wind, weather, and bats at
the Robin Hood Dell, an outdoor
theatre. Here it competes for at-
tention with passing trains, mos-
quitoes, and the fireworks from a
nearby amusement park. Ballet
and opera at the Dell acquire a
certain air of teasing mystery for
the unfortunates seated behind
two large trees.

One of the many reasons for the
Orchestra’s popularity is its ver-



satility. Mr. Ormandy leads his

capable musicians through Bach
and Gershwin with the same
aplomb. The Orchestra never hes-
itates to re-interpret an old com-
poser or to introduce a new one.

This was most strikingly illus-
trated in the many radical innova-
tions successfully introduced by
Leopold Stokowski. Under his

eolorful direction Philadelphia has,

learned to accept and appreciate
such men as Stravinsky, to accept,
if not to appreciate, an orchestra
whose brass section was placed at
the front of the stage, or the ap-
pea?ance of penguins and lion cubs
during a children’s concert.

Yet the withdrawal of Stokow-
ski after a long and fruitful asso-
ciation with the Orchestra did not
in any way impair its integral vig-
or. For the Philadelphia Orches-
tra is a genuinely united group. It
is not a formal institution so much
as a gathering of men who have
in common.a love of music, a-com-
plete mastery of its techniques—
and a sense of humor.



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I. R. C. Talks Present
Problems of U. S. S. R.

Continued from Page 5
said William Chartener, has been
developed into a. highly centralized
administration, with, however, only
generally defined powers, the more
specific being left to the seven in-
dividual republics. The overall aim
is a classless society. In the hands
of the Central Executive Commit-
tee lies the administrative power,
delegated from the All-Union Con-
gress of Soviets. The various
councils, in turn, derive their pow-
er from the Central Executive
Committee.

Russian relations with the Far
East, David Hsia pointed out, can
be considered most simply in two

divisions, those with China and
those with Japan. Russia has con-
tinually extended aid to China even
though the two communisms are
now quite distinct, and the aid has
in fact gone to Chiang Kai-shek’s
Kuomintang Government. That
Russia and Japan are not at war
is simply an expediency for both,
Mr. Hsia said.

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