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THE COLLEGE NEWS

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VOL. XXVIII, No. 4

BRYN MAWR and

WAYNE; PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1942

acopyright, Trustees of
rvn_ Mawr. College,

of, PRICE 10 CENTS





B. M., Haverford

Plan Cooperation
For Art Courses

Haverford, B. M. Appo‘nt
Bernheimer Associate
Professor



The announcement that all work
in History of Art for both Haver-
ford and Bryn Mawr will now be
done at Bryn Mawr has just been
made to the Board of Directors by
Miss Park. This plan is the most
definitive step which has yet been
taken in the direction toward three-
college cooperation. As the first
joint faculty .appointment, Mr.
Bernheimer has been named Asso-
ciate Professor of Art by both
Haverford and Bryn Mawr.

Since up to now Mr. Bernheimer
has been doing part-time work at
both Haverford and Bryn Mawr,
the new cooperative arrangement,
besides avoiding duplication of his
effort, will enable him to teach an-
other course at Bryn Mawr. This
new course, replacing Italian Art
as the first year course of the de-
partment, will be a general intro-
duction to the study of the history
of art. It will not, as Mr. Sloane
emphasized, be a survey or an out-
line, but will try to provide the
“fundamentals of any art-histori-
cal knowledge” and a “frame-work
for western artistic movements—
the qualities of the major epochs
and the transitions which connect
them.” Mr. Sloane will assist in
the course, and guest lecturers will
be called in from outside.

By this plan Haverford adds an-
other department to its fields of
study, for a major in fine arts has
not been available there before.

Swarthmore also enters into the

new arrangement. The replanning
Continued on Page-Three



Changes Considered
As Miss Park Gives

Supper for Seniors



A supper for the seniors in hon-
or of Miss McBride was given by
Miss...Park on Wednesday, March
18. Although a supper in the late
spring has been customary, this
will take the place of the com-
mencement ‘party for ‘the seniors
this year.

The meal,was served informally
at small tables in the Deanery. Af-
ter dinner Miss Park spoke briefly
to the seniors. She pointed-out
that they would be Miss McBride’s
first alumnae and emphasized her
hope that they would continue to
take an interest in the college.
Following the speech, Miss Mc-
Bride...and_ the seniors discussed
questions concerning the college.

Miss McBride led an articulate
discussion concerning changes the
seniors would like to see in the
college when they returned as
alumnae. Many subjects were in-
troduced and debated. Greater em-
phasis on the social sciences and
less on the classics was demanded.
Suggestions were made for avoid-
ance- of monotony in the lecturing
system. An ‘argument was brought
forward for group requirements
rather than a blanket college one.

The field of advanced work and!

whether the opportunity for such
individualstudy should be made

~-qyailable to a larger proportion of

the college was also debated, as
well as changes in the cut system,
the possibility of a cooperative
house and the problem of the non-
resident students.



-year Bryn’ Mawa and Haverford,

Esséntial Functions
of Languages and Art
Told by Dr, Casstrer

Music Room, March 23.—‘‘The
essential function of language and
art cannot be interpreted as long
as we think of them as mere rep-
reseritations of concepts,” said Dr.
Ernst Cassirer, professor of phil-;
osophy at Yale University. In his
lecture, Language and Art, spon-
sored by the Philosophy Club, he
emphasized the distinction which
must be made between language
and art as modes of expression|
They are similar, he said, in that |
they both reveal realities. They
are both essential guides to man
in the world of concepts, but their
primary functions must be differ-
entiated.

Language, Dr. Cassirer said, has
two uses: one, emotional and
‘ejaculatory, expressing man’s first
reaction to the objective world;
the other, propositional, practical
in helping to solidify man’s ac-
quaintance with and concept of ob-
jects and in making definite the
physical world.

It is the second of :these func-
tions which we can never assume,
and based on this fact is Dr.
Uassirer’s objection to the group-
ing together of art and language
as similar modes of expression. ;

Art-—necessarily—involves~-emo-=
tion. It does not serve to give
definition to the concept of an ob-
ject as language does, but it is
suitable gr the expression of an
object about which the artist feels
emotionally.

Poetry is an unique art, in that
it uses language and retains con-
ceptual meaning, but at the same
times gives words primarily emo-
tional connotations.







Combined Production
Of ‘Elijah’ is Success:

Specially Contributed by
Harriet Case, ’43
The presentation by the com-
bined choruses of Haverford and
Bryn Mawr of excerpts from Men-
delssohn’s Oratorio, Elijah, was
noteworthy because of its demands
not only on the chorus but also
upon soloists and orchestra. This



undey—Mr. Willoughby’s direction,
proved themselves capable of meet-
ing all three requirements with
little outside assistance. The solo-
ists, all students except for Mr.
Trump of the Haverford School,
showed an amazing eommand of
the music whilé the orchestra, com-
posed mainly of musicians from the
two colleges and Lower Merion
plus only a few professional play-
ers; demonstrated its ability to
handle an exacting accompaniment.

Opening the program with a

recitative,. Richard. Bauer revealed ||

power and control. Both Mr.
Trump’s and Mr. Bauer’s interpre-
tations were expressive and showed
understanding of the music. The
air, “O Rest in the Lord,’ sung
by Nancy Sapp, was rich and melo-
dious; :the: warmth of her tones
seemed peculiarly adapted to the
tranquil mood of the piece. The
-accompaniment> here,” as through-
out; provided a restrained but sub-
stantial background. Mary Ram-
bo’s nervousness prevented preci-
sion in her solo but in the duet, sus-
tained by Margot Dethier’s assured
tones, her notes were clear and
true.”
these two voices made the duet one
of the most charming of the selec-
tions. The trio in the second half
of the program was disappointing,

however. The girls’ voices seemed
Continued on Page Six





Christina Grant Named as Dean of College;

Taylor is Appointed Graduate School Dean



Self-Government

Elections

The Self-Government As:
sociation takes pleasure in
announcing the election of
Pat St. Lawrence as: Secre-
tary, Sita Sparre as Vice-
President, and Jerry Beal as
Treasurer of the Association.







Alliance Maps Action

To Reveal Existence

Of Politics-as-Usual

Common Room, March —
Alliance discussion Monday evening
concluded that Congress since De-!
cember seventh has not measured,
up to its responsibilities and |





Mrs.

Grant



sloughed off old habits, but, on the} | Movie Projector May;

contrary, has continued its pre- war|
“politics-as-usual.” It was recom-| Solve Friday Dilemma
mended that this serious situation
be remedied, in part, by protest in
letters, but more effectively by thor-
ough investigation and participa-|
tion in coming Congressional pri-| The Lady Vanishes, the first pre-
maries and election ¢ampaigns. sentation of the new movie pro-
Rebecca Robbins advocated im-. jector.
mediate liaison between various de- la new screen, and a plot with
partments of the government. Such! enough suspense to cover, the un-
close co-ordination would stimulate’ _avoidable_break between reels, dis-
mutual constructive criticism in- | pelled any idea of amateur effort.
stead of the quibbling now preva-| It was also successful financially, | 4
lent in Congress.
Congress should consider seriously’ 28 cents, a profit of about $10 was

the importance of such “frills and cjgayed. The Entertainment Com-
furbelows” as community relations| mittee hopes that it can give a

and the organization of recreation | movie every Friday night. Al-

and training; it should provide for | though this will solve the usual
further NYA and’ CCC activities Continued on Page Five

instead of cutting appropriations
cd gi beienegaees Concert to be Held
By Schola Cantorum



students
enthusiastically

audience of

faculty received

Excellent sound equipment;



The present debate on the Smith
Bill was depicted as a continuation
of pre-war —anti-labor legislative
attempts. It was shown that num-|:
erous vital war industries are work-
ing longer than forty hours a week



The Schola Cantorum of New
York, conducted by Hugh Ross,
5 : : will give a concert on Tuesday,
and that the issue raised in the ; : :
Magic aa ae Ma April 7, at-8.20 P. M., in Goodhart
Hall. The program will include
the “Jesu meine Freude” of Bach,

Calendar

sung by the chorus and soloists; a
Thursday, March 26 group of Spanish devotional songs



College assembly. An- by Miljet, Vittoria and Alfonso El
nouncement of Graduate Sabio-Pujol; and excerpts from
Fellowships. Miss Park. Mozart’s C minor Mass, also with
Goodhart, 11 A. M. soloists. :

Friday, March 27 The Schola Cantorum .is_pat-
Spring vacation _ begins. terned after the one in Paris,
12:45 P. M. which was. founded by. Cesar

Franck; however, the Schola Can-
Continued on Page Five

Tuesday, April 7

and |

She said that for even with-the low admission of |-



| Ward is Chosen Freshman
Dean and Director of
Admissions



munity, Miss Park announced the
completion of the
iappointments for next year.
fore an expectant audience,
\lection of Mrs. Christina Phelps
| Grant, as Dean. of the. College,
| Miss Lily Ross Taylor as Dean of
ithe Graduate School, and Miss
|Julia Ward as Dean of Freshmen
‘and Director of Admissions was re-
vealed.

administrative
Be-

|
|
|
| At a meeting of the college com-
|
|
| the se-

“The excellent Bryn Mawr tra-
dition. that all deans should teach,”
stated Miss Park, “has one disad-



{and Dean Schenck have retired
'from their respective administra-
tive positions. It is partially the
| Opportunity to teach and do fur-
ther research in ‘her field, Near
Eastern History, that ‘will bring
Mrs. Grant to Bryn Mawr
year.

Mr. MacKinnon
colorful career, emphasized her
high intelligence, graciousness,
popularity, and ease in conversa-
tion. “She is essentially a schol-

ar,” he stated, “‘with wide and cos-
Continued on Page Three

reviewing her



New Deans’ Histories

Show Varied Activity



Mrs. Grant is at present Associ-
ate in History and Assistant to
the Dean at Barnard College. Mrs.
Grant was born in New York in
1902 and attended school there. In
1918 she studied at the Sorbonne.
In 1925 she received her A.B. from
Barnard. Her major was Latin,
but her primary interest was_his-
tory. Mrs. Grant obtained the only
fellowship that Barnard had at the
time; she was considered the ,out-
standing member of her class. She
received her M.A. and her Ph.D.,
1930, in history from Columbia.

She married Alan Fraser Grant,
an aviator
Canadian government, in 1930.



They lived in the Near East, Syria,
Egypt, and Palestine for several
years, where Mrs. Grant collected

much of her material for her book,
Continued on Page Four



Spring vacation ends. 9:00



A. M.

Current Events. Common
Room, 7:30 P. M.
Schola Cantorum. Good-

New Dean Says She is No Semi-Fascist;
Barnard Describes Her as Firm But Gentle



hart, 8:20 P. M...
Wednesday, April 8

Mass Meeting for inaugu-

“ration” of “officials: -Good-

By Alice Iseman, ’43
“Won’t you come in, take off your.
}L.coat,..sit.down,. my. mother. is dress- |

Mawr, Mrs. Grant said, she will be

more concerned with the contempo-—

rary eastern situation. She plans

vantage.” “They all like it so
much they just want to teach.” ’
For this reason Dean Manning

next

in the service of the .

c

The harnionious blending of ||

hart, 7:30 P. M.
Thursday, April 9
Dr. Tolman, Deanery, 7:30
P, MM.
Friday, April 10
Graduate Fellowship din-
ner.
Saturday, April 11...
_... Frenech- €lub-Dance..
Sunday, April 12
Francis Madiera Piano re-
cital. Deanery, 5:00 P. M.
Chapel. Dr. Robert Nich-
olson.” 7:30 P.M. .~
Monday, April 13 ~
College Assembly. Father
Coleman. 10:00 A.M. |
Tuesday, April 14
Current Events. Common |
Room, 7:30 P. M.







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/



in one breath as I stood at the door key, starting in the 19th century
ment. Then he promptly disap-| Empire into its component parts.
peared and I was left in a living “I think a full year course is neces-
room, which, despite the view it sary to really understand the prob-
commanded of the Hudson, was lems in the East. . In European



of Mrs. Grant’s New York esart-| with the break-up of the Ottoman -

idistinctly eastern in flavor. A large,
‘earved- desk dominated the room
covered. with.. oriental rugs, paint-|
ings and brocade. “

Then Mrs.‘ Grant entered. She,
is, as Mr. MacKinnon stated, beau-|
tiful, and immediately began to.

“{} direct the’ conversation skillfully. |

-We-talked-of the Near East, where
she spent four years. Much of this
time she lived in Syria and Egypt,
and while in these places developed
an interest in classical archaeology,
which led her to visit “digs” in
Sumeria and Palmyra. At Bryn



Pan Aey Pas Pe

history you may gather that two
plus two equals four, but it may
not be the right four.”

Turning to the administrative as- =

‘pect of her new position, - Mrs.
‘Grant said that she had beén at
' Barnard three years in the capacity
‘of Dean of Student Organizations.
Not only did she serve as a kind
of clearing house for speakers of

student organizations, but also as

ultimate advisor in disciplinary

cases. “I try to put as much re-

sponsibility on student organs as
Continted or Page Three

eg acs

ing,” said the small red-headed boy to teach a history of modern Tur- >