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College news, February 14, 1945
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Bryn Mawr College (creator)
1945-02-14
serial
Weekly
4 pages
digitized microfilm
North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Bryn Mawr
Vol. 31, No. 15
College news (Bryn Mawr College : 1914)--
https://tripod.brynmawr.edu/permalink/01TRI_INST/26mktb/alma991001620579...
Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation.
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THE COLLEGE -NEWS
Alison Merrill, Ex Editor-in- Chief of News ”
With Time on Her Hands, Drives for AWVS
By April Oursler 746
Alison Merrill, when asked how
it felt to be ‘the retired editor-in-
chief of the News, answered ,path-
etically, “There’s one main €rouble.
People never speak to me any
more. The only reason they ever
spoke to me before was to com-
plain about something. But now
they never speak.”
Yet such pathos is contradicted
by the broad grin, clean hair, and
light and springing step, which
Alison has acquired since
Wednesday.’ While she claims to
have taken a flying leap from the
Newsroom into the stacks as of
last Wednesday, the fact that her |
leap ended in an undignified “and
happy sprawl {between the bridge
table, her bed and the Philadelphia
Navy Yard leaves her unabashed,
She boasts happily of having
cancelled both her subscription to
the New York Times and _ her
charge account at the Inn the mo-
ment she was a free woman.
A. W. V. 8S.
Yet even while she claims that
ahe Sntende to. pene. a1). ber time | ments require evidence, whereas
in the more remote depths of the
stacks, Alison seems to feel that
there is a gaping void left in her
life with the end of her activities
on the News. Three years.of work,
first as a reporter, then as Copy
Editor, and finally as “boss-lady”
has left. her with an appetite for
punishment, for no sooner had her
retirement and pension.age finally
come than she signed up as‘a driv-
er for the ‘A.W.V.S. at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard. She said she
felt “utterly lost with all the time
on her hands”.
Troubles
This ‘little activity involves act-
ing as chauffeur from eight to
five every Thursday, and getting
wp at 6.30 a. m. in order to reach
the Yard in time, a condition which
Alison finds “highly inferior’ to
staying up till 6:30 twice a week.
But the real difficulty with her new
job, she says, is “that we are not
allowed to initiate conversation
with our passengers or even accept
invitations to lunch.”
‘Inconsistent
Reminded of her vow to please
the English department by begin-
ning to. say something in her
courses now~ that her newspaper
career was temporarily ended, she
smiled the inane grin characteristic
of all rétired editors, and said: “In-
consistency is a virtue of great
minds. Besides, when you next
see me, I shall be dancing around
the maypole balancing a typewrit-
er with one hand and proof-reading
my honors papers with the other.
Editing the News,” she concluded,
“fits anyone for anything.”
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last| &
‘Literature Discloses
Only. Potential Truth
Continued from Page 1
and science as more suitable ve-
hicles of truth than literature. In
both philosophy and science, state-
literature issues statements not
based on argument or demonstra-
tions. The first two disciples seek
objective truth, while literature is
highly individualistic. Finally,
emotion sways ‘literature more
»|than science and philosophy.
The primary punpose of litera-
ture, Miss Walsh felt, was the
achievement of a linguistic ex-
pression of some phase of human
experience. Any “truth” in the
sense of psychological portrayal of
the author or social documenting
of a period is incidental to this
main purpose. Literary creation
is a complete fusion of conceptual,
emotional, intellectual, and lin-
guistic elements—each of which
exercises a selective and restrain-
ing influence on the others. The
artist has no single-minded intel-
lectual intention. He seeks, rath-
er, an enlanged comprehension, an
understanding through emotional
ties.
If this be the case, Miss Walsh
pointed out, individual elements in
truth and literature, such as artis-
tic coherence and probability, are
unimportant since each work must]
be considered as a whole.
There are, however, two import-
ant senses in which literature is
true, she felt. One lies in the re-
alistic concreteness which strikes
a balance with structural consist-
ency in great jiterature. Literary
excellence is more than arrange-
ment of the familiar in attractive
compositions; it is the creation of
a complete “world.” In virtue of
its invoked concreteness to a poss-
ible mold of being, literature is
analogous to concreteness itself.
“Cook it in a
w
Casserole’’ .
|
‘An ideal shower or wedding gift
| A new shipment has just’ |
come in
| ‘Richard. Stockton
BRYN MAWR
@ Many a smart girl tells another,
“I’m heading for Berkeley after
college.’’ Special Executive Secre-
tarial Course for college women
prepares for preferred secretarial
oreseegs Bulletin: Director.
BERKELEY SCHOOL .
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Wear flowers on your shoulder, ‘
Wear flowers in your hair ~
Wear flowers tied upon your wrist |
In fact, ’ ‘most ‘anywhere.
MD JEANNETT’S an
y
Donald Watt Speaks
On Living in Mexico
Spanish House, February 8. Don-
ald Watt and four young Mexican
men spoke on living with one’s
neighbors, at a tea given by the
Spanish Club on February 8. Mr.
Watt is associated with the Exper-
iment in International Living and
‘is’ trying to find students interest-
ed in spending part of the summer
in the homes of Mexican families.
The four young men discussed
different aspects of Mexico and ex-
plained that in actually living
among the Mexican people, a real
knowledge ‘of their culture can be
gained in an inexpensive manner.
The Experiment tries to pick a
family with a daughter of approx-
imately college age, so that the
visitor will have a chance to go
thoroughly native.
the regular activities, this year
there will be a chance to spend a
week in a Mexican Indian home.
Varigus opportunities for a close
study of, Mexico and her. people are
offered through livjfhg experience
and the Mexican urfiversities. Ob-
taining parental pekmission is not
too difficult, explained. one young
man, speaking proudly in English, |
as tyaveling is done in groups un-
der a leader.
The Mexicans are visiting the
United States with Mr.
has conducted somewhat
trips in many part of Europe. At
present, however, the war has cur-
tailed the Experiment to more
proximal countries.
NO
peukward
AGE
FOR YOUNG STUDENTS OF
John Robert Powers °
Young Philadelphians are fortunate
that their city has been selected for
one of the fine Branch Schools or-
ganized by the famous Director of
“Powers Girls.’ Mr. Powers -is in-
terested ‘in developing charm and
personality in all American women
from fifteen to sixty. Learn about
the Ten Weeks’ Course!
. . fifty delightful, personal
half- hour..instructions with Powers
authorities in Flattering Dress,
Natural Make-Down, Graceful Sit-
ting and Standing, Figure-Control,
Poised Personality, Voice Appeal,
Successful Social, School and Bud
nes Deportment!
EVENING HOURS ARRANGED
“wk
Powers School
BELLEVUE-STRATFORD
interviews by Appointment Only
MRS. E. J. MacMULLAN .
DIRECTOR PHILA. SCHOOL -+.PEN. 3700
In addition to}
Watt, who
similar
INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION ,
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Page .Three
Student Poll Shows
Rescheduling Needed
Continued from page )
papers is unsatisfactory; 38% are
content with the existing system.
Most of the students believe that
-the present difficulty is caused by
lack of time due to daily work.
A large number of undgrgradu-
ates are eager for a Christmas
unhampered by papers and_ the
threat of exams. 45% wish to
conclude -th¢ first semester before
Christmas; but 389% do not like
the idea of starting a month early
in the fall, enduring thirteen un-
crowding in a ‘whole semestgy be-
.ore’ Christmas.
Question two reveals that 79%
of the undergraduates studied over
Christmas vacation, 48% on pa-
pers and 52% on other work. The
foimer averaged twenty-eight
hours while the latter devoted an
average of fifteen hours to aca-
demic subjects:
As for the last question, “Would
you favor replacing mid-semester
examinations with more frequent
quizes?” 46% \answered yes, and
28% no. . It is indicative that the
majority of Freshmen are satis-
fied with mid-semesters, although
the Seniors appear most in favor
‘broken weeks of classes, and|of frequent quizzes.
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Closed Wednesday
Orders taken for
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PIES and CAKES
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