College news, February 11, 1948

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VOL. XH, NO.13 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1948



Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College,1945

PRICE 10 CENTS



Report on Educ.
AccentsKquality
Of Opportunity

Miss McBride Quotes
President’s Report
In Assembly

“February 1. “It will be the teach-
ers, not the curriculum that will
swing this program towards envis-
- fonation” declared President Mc-
Bride at the first college assembly
of the second semester. Speaking
on the Report of the President’s
Commission on Higher Education,
the President commended the study
but stated that “its only salvation
is sharp criticism.”

President McBride said that this
report has crystallized much of the
thinkin@ on education now preval-
ent in the United States. She
agrees with the report in that if
there is to be the increase in col-
lege education that the commission
advocates, the curriculum must be
changed to fit social progress.
Nevertheless, Miss McBride stated,
“we cannot rely on a course to
change mankind.” Rather, the plan
must be effected by devoted adher-
ents who believe that it is import-
ant to educate one quarter of the
youth ef the country.”

The President declared that the
committee intends “to make equal
opportunity so far as it can be
equalized.” The commission seeks
to do away with inequality on econ-
omic and racial grounds. How-
ever, she objected to the fact that
the committee does not recognize
that equality of opportunity must
be in proportion. ‘Diversity —in
ability means selection” and this
fact is not mentioned in the report.

The basic premise of the com-
mittee is that “education will
strengthen democracy at home and
.develop international relations.”
The Commission believes that this
objective has been furthered by

Continued on Page 3



[NEWS Staff Consults Astrology;

Elects Bettman Editor-in-Chief

by Harriet Ward, 48

Perhaps it was predestined for
Bo Bettman to be elected Editor-
in-Chief of the College News. “I
was accosted as such when I walk-
ed into Merion Hall freshman
year,” she reveals, “and I spent
the rest of the time trying to track
down my double, who incidentally
had graduated that previous June.”

‘But if the stars were favorable to
this week’s election, Bo’s versatile

A. A. To Present
New Constitution

To Halls Tonight

A/ revised Athletic Association
constitution will be presented to-
light for discussion in hall meet-
ngs. There will be no vote on the
‘onstitution by the whole college
yecause amendments and revisions
ire voted through by the Council.
Jowéver, if twenty or more mem-
vers of the A. A. disagree with any
yart of the «revised constitution,
hey may send a petition to the
A. A. Board, and the changes sug-
zested by the petition will be pre-
sented to the entire Association
for a vote.



Although most of the changes in
the constitution are merely ques-
tions of reorganization, rephras-
ing, and clarification of all aspects
of the A. A., there are nevertheless
several major changes which the
Council wants to bring to the at-
tention of the college. They con-
eern the class managers of class
games; the election of A. A. rep-
resentatives from each hall; the
institution of an Award Night to
be held every spring; and a shift
in the emphasis laid on the awards
themselves.

The object of all these changes
is to increase non-varsity athletic
activity and to permit those stud-
ents who are interested in sports,

even though not top athletes, to
Continued on Page 2



6755 Sign Federalist Petition
Backing Taylor-Judd Resolution

The United World Federalist
Petition Drive, which took place
between January 18-25 in Bryn
Mawr, Haverford, Ardmore, Rose-
mont and Gladwyne, was the most
successful held so far in the United
States. 6,755 eligible voters, 91%
of those asked, signed the petition
advocating ‘the passage of the
Taylor-Judd concurrent Resolution,
which urges the President to take
the lead in calling a Revisional
Convention to" strengthen’ the
United Nations into a limited
world government. The Main Line



the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. On
Wednesday, February 18 the Unit-
ed World Federalists of Philadel-
phia will hold a rally in Town Hall,
at which Norman Cousins and Carl

Van Doren will speak, and on Sat-
urday, February 28, a Student In-
stitute on World Government will
take place in Philadelphia. Mem-
bers of the Bryn Mawr Chapter
will be active in organizing and
running these two meetings.

At present there are 57 mem-
bers of the Bryn Mawr Chapter,

Petition Drive was the fifth of a|which is divided into 4 active com-

nation-wide series held in order to | mittees.
| and the

impress Congressmen, -on the eve
of the election, with the strength
of the World Federalist movement.

Bryn Mawr undergraduate, grad-
uate students, and faculty played
a large part in the success of the
Drive. Over 50 people worked on
publicity and 62, some of them not
Federalists, did door to door peti-
tioning during the first week of
exams. Members of the faculty who

were active in inclide
Mr. Bernheimer, Mr. Slo and

Miss Tolles.

On Saturday, February 7,, 12
members of the Bryn Mawr chap-
ter of the United World Federalists
participated in a forum on “Can
There Be Peace In Our Time?” at



The Speakers Committee

Organizing Committee
make speeches and organize chap-
ters in schools and colleges in the
5-country area around [Ffhiladel-
phia. The Publicity Committee has
been editing a Federalist newspa-
per for the Philadelphia Area
Council and writing radio scripts
on World Government for the
Philadelphia stations. The Bryn
Mawr Chapter has-been the United
World Federalist Student Head-
quarters for Pennsylvania and has
been working to start student and
adult chapters through the state.
On campus,’ the chapter hopes to
continue its series of hall meetings
on World Government and to in-
crease its membership.

|since the first world war.



experience was no detriment. Join-
ing the News freshman year, she
soon became a make-up editor—and
a master of the Art of the Argyle.
Next step was Copy Editor—Bo’s
only idiosyncrasy in this post: being
a phobia against thirteen heads
on the headline sheet. She has
also been on the Title, which augurs
high standards of journalistic en-
deavor, and is a member of the
Chorus—an accomplishment defin-
itely NOT in the line of editorial
tradition. Finally Bo has the dis-
tinction of being perhaps the first

engaged Editor-in-Chief. A new
tradition, maybe?
An English major, Bo’s year

promises to be nicely confused “by
first year Chem labs: ‘““Watson-and
geology are a closed subject in my
career.” The irony of it all is that
Bo really found geology “very in-
teresting.” We can only commend
this generous attitude and trust
that the combination of Troilus and
normality problems fares better.
In any case, the News should ben-
efit from an interdepartmental out-
look.

In the coming year, the new ed-
itor hopes “to keep critical stand-
ards high and to achieve a balance
for humor in the News.” Her ul-
timate aim is a “readable newspa-
per in all respects.”

Punch Selections

lilustrate Century
Of British Humor

by Emily Townsend 750
The twenty-ninth exhibition in
the. Rare Book Room is entitled
Pages from Punch. Represen-
tative cartoons and poems from
issues of Punch for the last hun-
dred years—June 1848 to January
1948—have been selected for dis-
play by Dr. Sprague, who chose
the earlier pages, and Carol Baker
’48, who has handled the period
Sev-
eral political cartoons have been
included, but the emphasis is on
the humorous, understanding, and
frankly partial treatment of Brit-
ish manners and customs that is

the essence of Punch genius.

A self-portrait by Thackeray be-
gins the collection: as the crusty
‘Man with the Times’, he is reprov-
ing a young lady for reading Punch
in a railway carriage; “And are
you not aware,” he thunders, “who
are the conductors of that paper,
and that they are Chartists, Deists,

Continued on Page 4

Calendar

Wednesday,.. February 11.
7:15—Marriage lecture, Com-
mon Room.
Thursday, February. 12
5:30—Chapel Meeting, Rhoads
Showcase.
8:30—Monnie Bellow Report
on the Prague Student Confer-
ence, Common Room.
Saturday, February 14
- 8:00—Playwriting Class Plays,
Goodhart.
Sunday, February 15
4:00—Basketball Game, Grad-
uate Students vs. Faculty.
7:30—Chapel, The Rev. Paul
Austin Wolfe, Minister of the
Brick Presbyterian Church,
New York City, Music Room.
Monday, February 16
7:15—Current Events, Miss
Northrop, “Havana Confer-
ence,” Common Room.
8:30—Dr. Victor L. Butter-
field, “Religion in College Ed-
ucation,” Common Room.









Miss McBride Announces Rise

In Tuition and



Comm. on Religion
Offers Butterfield

In First Lecture

The Committee on Religion for
1948 has announced a series of four
lectures on religion to be presented
on consecutive Monday evenings,
beginning on February 16th.

The first speaker will be Dr. Vic-
tor L. Butterfield, who will discuss
the subject of “Religion in College
Education.” Dr. Butterfield is well-
known as the president of Wesley-
an University, a position which he
has held since 1948. Following him
on February 23rd, Dr. H. Richard
Niebuhr, Professor of Christian
Ethics at Yale University, will talk

Residence Fees

Operational Expenses
Require Fee Raises

In 1948-1949

Goodhart, February 9:

Fifteen to twenty per cent in-
creases in the cost of a Bryn Mawr
education will go into effect for
1948-49, announced President Mc-
Bride this morning at a college as-
sembly. Undergraduate tuition
fees will be raised from $550 to
$650, residence fees (which include
infirmary) from $675-$875 to $800-
$1,000; graduate tuition will be
raised from $300 to $400 and resi-
dence to $750.

Full tuition scholarships will be
raised to meet these demands, but
although some money will be added
to the scholarship fund, it will be
impossible to raise every scholar-



on “Our Responsibilities in the|
Light of Christian Faith.” Author, |
pastor_and teacher, he-has been_as-
sociated with the Yale Divinity
School since 1931 an@is known also
as the brother of Reinhold Niebuhr.

On March Ist, Dr. Erich Frank,
Visiting Professor of Philosophy at
Bryn Mawr, will speak on the top-
ic of “Time and Eternity.” The
final lecture is to be given by Dr.
Amos N. Wilder. A member of the
faculties of the University of Chi-
cago and the Chicago Theological
Seminary, Dr. Wilder is at present
the acting editor of the Journal of
Religion. His subject is as yet un-
announced. ‘

The lectures will begin at 8:30
and—will be held in the Common
Room.

Numbers Theory
Inflyences Euclid

Speaking on the Pythagorean
theory of numbers last Thursday
night, Dr. B. L. van der Waerden
traced the significance of Pytha-
goras as a mathematician in the
works of Archytas, Euclid, and the |
Neo-Pythogoreans.

It is not clear how mathematics
developed between 550 and 390
B. C.—between the time of Pytha-
goras and that of Archytas and
the Pythagoreans, Dr. van der
Waerden explained. Archytas was
a general, who never lost a battle,
an inventor of mechanical instru-
ments, a great statesman and bril-
liant. mathematician, friend of
Plato, but logic was his weak point.

Euclid, ninety years later, used
Pythagorean theories in Books
Seven, Eight and Nine, the speaker
continued. In Book Nine appear
Pythagorean ideas on even and odd
and on perfect numbers. Book
Eight is- related to theories of Pyth-
agoras and Archytas. The style in
Book Eight lacks precison, concise-
ness, and logic in a fashion that
may resemble unconcise fragments
of Archytas. On.the other hand,
Book Seven is logical and brief, and
contains several theorems of Pyth-
agoras, and as all the theorems are
interdependent others in this book
must be due to him also. The
theorems deal with the proportion
of numbers.

The Neo-Pythagoreans are the
sources used by the scholiasts, Dr.
van der Waerden pointed out. They
wrote popular treatises that do not
bring difficult mathematical proofs,
a collection of facts without con-

ship proportionately.

Sources of Income

Bryn Mawy; which is privately
endowed, operates on two sources
of income, Miss McBride explained:
that of fees, nearly $800,000, and
that of the interest on endowment,
nearly $300,000. Operating ex-
penses, currently $1,150,000 leave
a $50,000 deficit this year; next
year’s may be $150,000. Increases
were put off last year because of a
$52,000 surplus accumulation from
past years, plus a hope that prices
would fall. However, prices rose
and actual expenditures may be
even higher. Extensive student co-
operation, especially in meal plan-
ning, is helping hold costs; but
more economies, including helping
out with our own service, will be
necessary.
* Without the two million being
raised for faculty salaries by alum-
nae and friends for the Drive, in-
creases might have been larger; as
it is, the entire cost of the higher
scale of faculty salaries is being
met by the Drive. The increases
are still low in relation to the costs
of operation and it should be point-
ed out that the $1,450-$1,650 year
expenditures’ are lower than those
of the other Eastern women’s col-
leges.

With the new Drive money, it is
hoped that these fees will remain
stable.

Playwriters Offer
‘Try-Out Evening’

Mr. Thon’s Bryn Mawr-Haver-
ford Playwriting class will present
plays by three of its students next
Saturday evening. The plays will
be. given in Goodhart Hall, at 8
o’clock, and admission will be free.
These three plays will be strictly
try-out plays: no scenery, no cos-
tumes, no make-up. The main pur-
pose of these presentations is to
let the authors see their plays in
an actual performance.

The class is also interested in au-
dience reaction and there may be
informal discussion between the
acts. Plays by two students from
Haverford and one from Bryn
Mawr have been chosen for produc-
tions; the students are directing
their own plays.

“Less Than An Animal,” a nat-
uralistic study of backwoods life,

was written by Marjorie Low, 750.
John Hauser has written a comedy >
about musicians which he calls
“The Time is High.” The final play
is “Scream to the Winds,” by Al-





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The Pulse of

the Campus

In February Bryn Mawr takes a new lease on life: ex-
ams are a thing of the past; Freshman Show is in the offing;
there is a whiff of spring in the air. (theoretically at least) ;
—and—there is a turnover in the College News.

Any attempt to define the function of the News is nec-|

essarily difficult, since it is shaped by both tradition and ed-
itorial policy. As we have visualized it, our function has been
to report news of interest to the campus as a whole, to reflect
undergraduate opinion as far as we are able, and to serve as
a medium of expression for any signed opinion. But because
we are an independent organ, and more than a “mouthpiece”,
we have tried to do this with variety and a measure of humor

as well.

Now as we leave this frenzied life of dummies and mis-
prints and Wednesdays at the plant, various highlights come
to mind: the earnest attempts of the News to arrive at fair
standards of aesthetic criticism that demand more than an
“A” for effort; our support of the Drive and of the clean-up
and conservation programs; our efforts to encourage people to
air their views in print; our analysis of the Inn dilemma. And
we shall not soon forget that hectic May Day extra with its
flood of controversial letters, nor the time last spring when
we had the pleasure of announcing engagements for seven

weeks in a row!

4

We shall miss the News. But the spectator role has its

points.

editor and her board.

And as we look forwa
“—_issu€s, we wish a good year and

to reading the forthcoming
e best of luck to the new



Com
For

for creative writing, has submitted
directions for this year’s entries:

1) The Competition is open to all
undergraduate students of Bryn
Mawr College.

2) Entries may be in any of the
following categories: narrative, in-
formal essay (excluding critical
papers and formal essays), verse,
drama. The Committee is interest-

ed in originality of treatment and
mastery of language. Class assign-
ments are not excluded, and previ-
ous appearance in a student publi-
cation is not. a barrier to entry.
_ Hower, entries should be fresh

‘Sonipleted shace





ee Sets Contest Rules
atherine F. Gerould Prize

The committee on the Katherine |
-Fullerton Gerould Prize, awarded

Commencement, 1947..

38) more than one entry if she so de-
sires. In the case of verse, the
Committee advises the submission
of a group of poems.

4) All MSS are to be typed on
regular size typewriter paper, one
side only, double spaced.

°5) MSS are to be deposited in

the Alumnae Office in the Deanery
not later than 4 P. M., Wednesday,
April 7.

6) MSS are not to be signed. At
the Alumnae Office, each entrant
will be given a number which will
be written on her, MS. The Alum-

nae Office will keep secfet the list
Continued on Page 4



ELECTIONS

The NEWS takes great pleas-
ure in announcing the following
elections:

‘Barbara Bettman, ’49, Editor-
in-Chief.

Betty-Bright Page, ’49, Copy
Editor.

Irina Nelidow,
Editor.

Marian Edwards, ’50, Editor-
ial Board.

50, Makeup







Current Events

Common Room, February 9th:
Speaking on the subject of “India
After Gandhi,” Miss Caroline Rob-
bins expressed her disbelief that
the much hoped for unification of
India will come about.’ Her talk
was complemented by Indra Kirpa-
lani, ’48, who showed an amazing
knowledge of the Indian situation.

Political Aspect

. Miss Robbins emphasized mainly
_ political aspects of the prob-
le Gandhi, respected by all the
world, was, of course, the great In-
dian leader; all his life he had
preached peace, unification and in-
dependence from British rule. His
last fast was to ask for Indian uni-
fication by peaceful, rather than by
forceful means. But he saw that he
was not achieving his aim. Even
earlier, political and religious dis-
tinctions between the Hindu and
Moslem parties had become all too
apparent. They were accentuated
by Wavell’s somewhat mistaken
policy as Viceroy, said Miss Rob-
bins, and after 1940, perceiving the
general British weakness, each par-
ty began to push forward its own
individual aims and to become more
extremist. Miss Robbins termed
the Indian situation since August
14th, the official date of the end of
British dominion over India, as
“definitely precarious.”

India’s Future

What will happen in India now?
Will Gandhi’s assassination cause
‘greater trouble or will the tradition
of martyrdom bring opposing fac-
tions closer together? Miss Rob-
bins expressed doubt that the sit-
uation will improve, but spoke of
the outlawing of Hindu and Mos-
lem extremist parties by the gov-
ernment as “hopeful.” On the oth-
er hand, Miss Kirpalani pointed out
that the government would have
considerable difficulty in outlawing
the radical Hindu party of which
Gandhi’s assassin, Godse, is a mem-
ber, since the party is a military
one and would probably only go
underground.



BMT in Fiction

by Katrina Thomas ’49

The newest of Bryn Mawr alum-
nae is B. F.’s daughter, Polly Ful-
ton, although her education is hard-
ly Marquand’s concern and he dis-
misses # lightly. She comes out of
college with a mania for calling
everyone “darling.” After Polly
graduated from Heatherbloom Hall,
she went to Bryn Mawr, where she
majored in political science and
minored in English, but most of her
time was spent at New York par-
ties, where “some very rich, neu-
rotic boys gave Polly quite a rush.”
Her senior year she began to take
a very real interest in Bob Tasmin,

the steady type of man who had
watched her grow up, but “the fi-
nal examinations had of necessity
put everything on a_ sublimated
plane” and “besides there was such
a small sense of pressure about Bob
that she had been able to handle it
all with him on ice as it were.”
Once she is out of college, she be-
gins wishing for something defi-
nite. Bob is not making enough to
get married yet and she is bored,
so after a brief plan to take some
courses at Columbia she erases her
boredom by marrying Tom Brett,
whose tie is always askew and
shirt wrinkled, who has cigarette
ashes constantly én his waistcoat,



but has terrific charm.:

Colleges Discuss
Religious Activity

Delegates from 13 colleges in the
East met at Vassar last week-end
to discuss Religious Life on Cam-
pus. Betts McClure and Karen
Knaplund represented Bryn Mawr
at this meeting, bringing back
much interesting information.

Almost every college has a Chris-
tian Association comparable to the
League here at Bryn Mawr. The
fact that Bryn Mawr does not in-
clude its religious organization un-
der any such undergraduate group
results in far fewer problems than
other colleges have to contend with.
An important question was, if such
an organization did exist, would the
fact that it was called the Chris-
tian Association, as most of these

are, exclude students of other
faiths, whether intentionally or
not? ‘Under our system, there is

no problem as to whether or not
such an organization can take a
stand on political issues, and at the
same time students of all denom-
inations can work together on ex-
tra-curricular activities without
any question as to whether or not
they “really belong.”

The discussions seemed to re-
volve particularly around the ques-
tion of the purpose of the religious
organizations on campus. Should
they emphasize Christianity as
such and teach a particular creed,
or should they supply “material for
evaluation,” as an Amherst dele-

to figure out his own problems?
The Bryn Mawr representatives
felt very strongly that our college
belonged to the latter group. The
size and tradition of Bryn Mawr
have encouraged the presentation
of religious education as material
to be used by individual students in
forming their own philosophies of
life. There is, however, the danger
that we may become negative about
faith and organized religion, a fail-
ing of which we have been accused.
Our organization is good for our
purpose, Betts McClure says, al-
though much work is still needed.
As a step towards this end, there
will be a Chapel meeting on Thurs-
day in the Rhoads showcase’ at
5:30, for everyone who is interest-
ed in the question and for all who
would like to come.

News’

gate put it, helping the individual

‘Biased Policy”
, “Misplaced Stress”
ia rei

To the Editor:

We have 1 to some time that
the News is not as representative of
student opinion or interest as it
might be and hope in the future a
less biased policy will be followed.

Aside from a general dissatisfac-
tion which we have felt about this
matter, our attention was focused
on it by your coverage of the World
Government Week. We think the
basis for selection of news should
be student interest: and importance
of the event. In your last issue
one-sixtieth of your space was de-
voted to a movement in which at
least 15 per cent of the student
body was actively involved. When
informed, the majority of the stu-
dents were very interested, wheth-
er they supported the ideology be-
hind the drive or not, but many had
had no idea of the real. significance
from the News article. Although
the drive had its own publicity on
campus, the News would have
greatly aided in reaching interested
people.

Too Much Wit?

We feel that to focus attention
on such articles as the original and
amusing piece entitled “Bev-Chuq,
Moh-Philad, etc.,” places undue em-
phasis on the witty, to the detri-
ment of an enterprise in which not
only Bryn Mawr students, but the
whole community were engaged.
The News can harm or help a
movement by its policy, and we feel
that such an important activity
should not have been so lightly dis-
missed. The students are interest-
ed in news of lasting importance
just as much as in being amused.
In being selective, we hope that the
News board will reconsider what
their obligations as mouthpiece for
student interests are, and try to be
more representative.

Sue Kelley, ’49; Ning Hitchcock,

’48; Sylvia Stallings? ’48; Joan

Brest, ’48; Anne Newbold, ’50;

Barbara Nugent, ’48; Katherine

lary;er, ’°60; Susan Savage, 751;



Jane Macatee, ’49.
sae



by Betty-Bright Page, °49

Into the depths of pre-exam de-
pression came -the Bryn Mawr
movie, wafting the spirit of na-
ture-laden maidenhood. The mem-
ories of yesteryear momentarily
transported the cast into the Bryn
Mawr spring: lolling pensively on
the green, exercising languidly on
the tennis courts and ambling
through the stacks with possessive
frenzy.

Shouts of recogni‘ion constantly
drowned out the dialogue as Bryn

the first time. The New Look in
Goodhart on Wednesday, January
16 scorned the Old Look of last
spring, both in the field of fashion
and in the “vistas” of the reading
room. Dr. Herben was at last op-
enly christened the “unknown
quantity.” And’ theresswas discov-
ered that night an accessible “place
to straighten out muddled
thoughts”—just opposite Taylor. It
was a momentous occasion!

Freshman Week, the before and
the after of freshman rooms, the
10 o’clock get-togethers in the
smoker, Lantern Night, © Clubs,
Classes—they were all there on the
sereen. Those who had labored for
hours to produce the twenty min-
ute film enjoyed and criticized.

Worldly-wise ones knew how and
by whom their “choice” of books
was made simple, that at times it
might take more than a lost liver



to bring the ‘head of the biology

Mawr saw itself in the movies for|

_|tain responsibility.



Beautiful Cast, Fine Photography
Make B.M. Movie Box Office Hit

department, and that Bryn Mawr
frequently stepped out when the
week-ends rolled around. But they
also realized that the film was
alive, and well coordinated. The
photography was outstanding, es-
pecially the shots of the stacks,
the swimming pool, and Taylor. It
gave an energetic over-all picture
of the college.

And student approval has al-
ready been confirmed by the groups
of alumnae and the preparatory
schools which have seen the movie.

A. A. Seeks Approval
On New Constitution
Continued from Page 1
receive recognition for their inter-
est. Awards obtainable only by
the best athletes will still be giv-
en, but in general more people will
receive points and more participa-
tion in A. A. activities will be en-

couraged. People should not feel ~~

that they are not good enough to
take part in whatever athletic ac-
tivities interest them.

All the above points will be dis-
cussed and explained in the hall
meetings, and the A. A. Board will
welcome any suggestion or criti-
cisms. Every student is a member
of the A. A. and as such has a cer-
The Council is
striving to make the A. A. an or-
ganization to which everyone will
really want: to belong, so it’s up to
ze to let them know your ee oe
on.


*

THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Three



mage
Last Nightérs
“Mr. Roberts” Hailed

For Dramatic Impact,
Excellent Cast

by Barbara Bettman 749

Mister Roberts, which opens
next week in New York after two
weeks in Philadelphia, will doubt-
less be a smash hit.

Philadelphia reviewers hailed
it as the “What Price Glory?” of
this wdr, and named it for the Pu-
litzer Prize. While I would nom-
inate A Streetcar Named Desire
for such a prize, there is no ques-
tion that Mister Roberts is an ex-
cellent, compact, brilliantly exe-
cuted play.

Based on the novel written by
Thomas Heggen, the play con-
cerns life on a Navy cargo ship,
the crew of which ‘has had no lib-
erty for fourteen months. On this
hulk has been erected mast and
sails of considerable artistic com-
petence and worth. The differences
between the “regular” Navy and
the young officers of the USNR
during the war is sharply pointed
up but never overdone. Particu-
larly in the conversation between
Mr. Roberts and the Captain in the
latter’s room are the basic differ-
ences most clearly delineated.

Fonda Has Lead

Henry Fonda in the title role is|
perfectly cast*and equally convinc-
ing as: the young lieutenant whois
torn betwen love and concern for
his men and a desire to get into
action. The final scene between him
and the crew is one of the most
touching I have ever seen, without
a trace.of the maudlin.

_ William Harrigan as the Cap-
tain is possibly the worst—or the
best—villain-.since vaudeville; he
almost has the audience hissing.
His extremely difficult part is well-
sustained and the completely grip-
ping quality of the play is due in
large part to him. David Wayne
switches from leprechaun to the
role of Ensign Pulver with no dif-
ficulty and has the funniest scene
in the play. Robert Keith as Doc
is sympathetic and humorous, es-

A. A. Sends Gift
To Bridget West

Over two hundred dollars was
collected from the student body by
A. A! representatives to send to
Bridget West, Bryn Mawr’s adopt-
ed player on the British Hockey
team. Cooperating with other
Philadelphia schools and colleges
in this project of sending food and
needed articles to British Hockey
team players, Bryn Mawr has al-
ready shipped to Bridget a box of
staples containing lard, butter, tea,
rice, and sugar, plus an eleven-
pound tinned ham!

Libby Bagley, president of the
A. A. explained that CARE pack-
ages were thought inappropriate,
since the A. A. wanted contribu-
tions to be as personal and flexible
as possible.

The A. A. thanks both the rep-
resentatives for their excellent job
and the student body for contrib-
uting so generously. Any money
that is left over will be kept for
hext year, or given to a school or
college whose funds were not so
ample.



ous recipe for synthetic Scotch.

Mister Roberts is a very funny
play, but not a laugh was audible
during its serious passages. There
are no pulled punches; all its pow-
er and impact are made evident by
the superb direction, as well as the
grouping on the stage and the ac-
tion. Mister’ Roberts is the most
professional performance (in all the
praiseworthy meaning of that
word) that I have seen in a long
time—in short, a satisfying and
gripping evening at the theatre.



Army, Dartmouth Fashion Cues,
Teetotalers Write the BM NEWS

By Jean Ellis and ©

Bettty-Bright Page ’49
The College News never worries
about empty mail tables! Each
week brings many fascinating re-
quests and communiques. Why just
the other day we were invited to
attend the Dartmouth Winter Car-
nival! _The erstwhile young gentle-
man, who “sincerely hoped” -we
would come, also added some fash-

‘ion hints, advising us — “By all

means bring a two-piece ski-suit”
(two-piece, mind you) “or a skirt
and sweater.” He also suggested
that woolen ankle socks are cer-
tainly in good taste.

The same mail brought us an in-
vitation from the Intercollegiate
Association for Study of the Al-
cohol Problem... They wanted an
essay on “Applying Preventive
Medicine to Alcoholism.” Would
the Carnival give us a lead on this
or should we refer them to The
Clipsheet of the Board of Temper-
ance?

A further perusal of our mail re-
veals that “Spike and Dorothy, aid-
ed and abetted by assorted City
Slickers . .. have whipped up a
typical ‘Spotlight Revue’ specialty.”
(We can’t wait to hear them.) And
that the-Faith Orchestra and Chor-
us are ready to entertain us in
“The Pause that Refreshes.”

From this we turn to a billet-
doux from the War Department im-
pressively- cached—in—an-envelope
bearing the message—Official Busi-
ness. Could it be our weekly bul-
letin from the Amalgamated Cloth-
ing Workers of America or the
Roumanian nationalist paper Da-







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cia? Was it the Bakers’ and Con-
fectioners’ Journal? Which re-
minds us that “All trade unionists’
wives should buy union-made goods
and use union services.” But get-
ting back to the War Department,
we finally open the envelope to find
that a state military district com-
mand with headquarters in Phila-
delphia has been established.

“It’s Loaded With Ideas!” Crim-
son letters shriek at us: “Do you
know what the stars eat when they
rest.” All the news of Hollywood
comes to us in four large sheets of
newsprint which promise features
“in matrice form... all ready for
your Stereotyper.”

Then we turn to the .nore affec-
tionate bits of mail carefully ad-
dressed to “Good Heart Hall’ only
to discover that we are rivalled by
the Soda Fountain. Disconsolately
we open the official publication of
the Eleventh Air Force and take
off into the clouds, leaving some-
one else to toss the scattered en-

velopes and epistles into the near-
est wastebasket.

Educ. Report Asks
Broader Facilities

Continued from Page 1

two recent developments in educa-
tion, namely, the G.I. Bill of
Rights and the Two Year college
system. The report advocates, free
adult education in California. They
base their recommendation on an
army test taken by ten million men
which recorded that 49% of the
population was capable of two
years of college training.

The commission asks for an in-
crease of universities: and colleges
of all kinds. They want more col-
leges rather than larger colleges
to meet the possibility of. four mil-
lion students in 1960, as opposed
to.two and a half million this year.
The report asks for these new in-
stitutions of higher education with
the belief that “education is essen-

tial for democratic society.”





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THE COLLEGE NEWS



Punch Exhibit Marks
Century of Humor

Continued from Page 1
Atheists, Anarchists, and Social-
ists to a man?” Next to a picture
which warns one that it is on “a
very vulgar subject,” is an inter-
esting poem written after the death
of Abraham Lincoln, whose unpop-
ularity in England during the Civil
War kept attention fixed on
» “His gaunt gnarled hands, his un-

kempt bristling hair, |
His garb uncouth, his being ill at
ease,
His lack of all we prize as debon-
tee
rather than on the characteristics
that made it possible for him to
surmount this difficulties.

An early expression of what has
now become a humorous cliche
is the cartoon “Natural Religion:”
the bishop is reproving the delin-
quent page: “Wretched boy, who is
it that sees and hears all we do,
before whom even I am but as a
crushed worm?” To which the boy
replies, of course: “The Missus, my
Lord.” The delineation of a social
brick by Du Maurier (“Note the
typically elongated footman,” whis-
pered Dr. Sprague as he piloted
me around the room) finishes up
the early part of the collection.

The central case of the Rare
Book Room is filled with selections
from the issues of both wars;
among them are several political
cartoons and_ they well-known
“Study of a Prussian Family hav-
ing its Morning Hate:” even the
dachshund beneath the table is
sneering with aristocratic ferocity,
A good example of Punch’s flair for
giving the indulgent rib to nation-
al frailty is the 1989 drawing, in
which one old lady is saying to an-
other: “My dear, could you sleep
a wink without Mr. Chamberlain?”

The collection finishes up with
some wonderful colored cartoons,
such as “Welcome for the Warrior
Returning from the Wars,” an am-
using Emmet (“One of his earlier
works, of course,” said Dr.
Sprague “but that elephant pleases
me vastly”), and a drawing of the
Royal Wedding of this November
past, with famous figures of Eng-
lish history pulling the state car-

e, and a small pleased cupid
sitting up behind.
: Pag Punch is an amusing

exhibition, but the jokes are not
the important aspect of it, or so
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What To Do

For the Summer:

Information about a good many
summer positions is now available
and the application blanks are
ready. Your chances are better if
you register now. See Miss Bates
in Room H, Taylor. .

The Hudson Shore Labor School
is taking applications from under-
graduates for assistantships.
Should be interested in workers’
education. Dates: July 3rd to Au-
gust 14th. Tuition, room and board.
See Miss Bates.

For Next Year:

Teaching positions are coming in
almost daily. Those open for be-
ginners include:

Interneships at a small lower
school in New York. Small salary.

Interneships in Friends’ Schools
nearby. Living expenses only if in
boarding schools; lunches only if in
day schools.

Fifth grade,.girls’ day school in/

Kentucky. :

Meeting:

‘Conference on work of the Y. M.
C. A. and its professional opportu-
nities—Saturday, February 28th, 10
A. M. to 4 P. M., Downtown Y. M.
C. A., Philadelphia. If interested
in going, ask Miss Bates to send
for registration blanks.



given here. What counts, and
what has been well brought out, is
the flavor of Punch, a magazine
whose humor is unique because
you are much less likely to laugh
at the captions than to smile at
the people in the pictures.
_Next Exhibit

The next Rare Book exhibit will

be Bibles.

Incidentally

Here’s a subtle commentary on
the New Look—straight from Par-
is: “Pleines de confiance en elles-
memes, ces jeunes personnes ont
declare a l’Universite de Brynmawr
(Pennsylvania): ‘C’est nous, les
jeunes, qui lancons la mode. Nous
n’avons jamais copie personne et
nous n’allons pas maintenant com-
mencer. *Nous sommes des filles
bien baties. Nous n’avons pas
Vintention de nous mettre de faux
rembourrages devant et derriere,
et nous n’avons pas peur de mon-
trer nos jambes.’”

And incidentally, exactly what
is the proper method of tackling
baked oranges? Are they really a
breakfast or dinter dish?

Committee Announces
Writing Contest Rules

Continued from Page 2

of names and corresponding num-
bers until after the decision of the
committee. 3

7) In this or any subsequent
year the Prize will be given only
if in the opinion of the Committee
the material submitted justifies the
award.

Judges

The Committee which awards the
Katherine Fullerton Gerould Prize
consists of Eleanor F. Rambo,
Chairman; Frederick Thon and Jo-
sephine Young Case. The Execu-
tive Board of the Alumnae Asso-
ciation has appointed Mrs. Case to
serve for three years on the Com-
mittee which awards the Katherine
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NOTICES

Toynbee to Return

Professor Arnold J. Toynbee,
author of A Study of History and
last year’s Flexner lecturer, will re-
turn to Bryn Mawr the weekend
He will speak in
chapel that Sunday.

Do You Want to Fly to London?

“How Can International Broad-
casting Promote International
Friendship?” is the subject of an
essay contest open to college stud-
ents, and sponsored by the British
Broadcasting Company and WPEN.
The prize is an airplane trip to
London during Easter vacation.
March 7 is the deadline for entries.
Further details are posted on the
Undergrad Board in Taylor.

Study Abroad
All literature pertaining to study
abroad is posted on the second floor
of the library on the Deanery side.

New Appointment
Mr. Robert R. Palmer has been
appointed Visiting Professor in
History for the second semester.
He is giving the course on French
Revolution.

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the Skinner Workshop has_ been
closed. The playwriting class and
the art studio have been moved to
the Wright School Gymnasium.
Counsellor Positions

The Bryn Mawr Summer Day
Canip under the direction of Miss

Janet Yeager, will open its third

summer on June 21 with about 150

girls between the ages of eight
and twelve. There are 5 counsellor
jobs open, in the fields of nature
study, arts and crafts, swimming,
and follk\dancing and singing. The

pay is $135 for the season, and the

hours are 9:30 to 4:80 five days a -

week. If you are interested, see

Miss Yeager in the Gym.
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