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Wednesday, December 10, 1952

THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Three



Guests Call Citizen Participation
The Aim Of Workers’ Education

“What is meant by workers’ edu-'
cation?” This was the first query |
answered at the December 3
League tea by Mrs. Ernst Freund
and Mr. Haines Turner, former

tutors at the Rutgers University
Workshop in Workers’ Education
Methods and Techniques. Orig-
inally the Workshop was the Hud-
son Shore Labor School, the result
of an experiment at Bryn Mawr
on women workers’ conditions.

Workers’ education is slanted to
bring the worker to full participa-
tion in his union and his commun-
ity —to evaluate problems in his
life as a worker. Mass production
workers take no part in company
decisions; working twenty to thir-
ty’years at a limited job fosters
quite naturally an attitude that
includes no feeling of responsibil-






orkers’ education is a
e job, the position in
society, and how to take part in
society.

What are the limitations of the
job that foster this attitude? Mr.
Turner described his work on the
production line of an automobile
plant in Muncey, Indiana. When
he arrived at the plant, he was in-
troduced to the foreman (almost
the only time he saw him). Other-
wise there was no contact with
plant authority unless pieces start-
ed piling up. None of the men
knew what the operation they
were performing accomplished, nor
where it fitted into the whole.

Today, the Workshop tries to
broaden this resulting attitude
through its curriculum. The group,
averaging around twenty-five with
a scattering of college students,
is prepared in the two-week ses-
sion to carry on the education.
Interested workers are found by
. local committees and usually given
scholarships to attend,

The curriculum includes econom-
ics, studied from the point of view
of where the worker fits in, Eng-
lish, parliamentary law, and pub-
lie speaking. Students carry out
projects of their own choice; one
man last summer learned how to
print a trade newspaper from or-



Norris And Weiser

Lead G.O.P. Group

Bryn Mawr and Haverford stu-
dents interested in the Republican
Party met on December 4 to dis-
cuss organizing an Independent
Republican Club. Bud Weiser of
Haverford and Jane Norris, of
Bryn Mawr, acted as chairmen,
and explained the type of group
it will be. The club will not have
a direct affiliation with the Re-
publican Party, as the Young Re-
publicans do. Rather than just a
party implement, it will be an or-
ganization interested in promot-
ing good government through fair
politics, concentrating especially
on the Republican party.

The prime purpose of the mem-
bers of the Independent Republi-
can Club will be to form a set of
principles which they believe the
Republican Party ought to follow
and arouse enough interest in
these principles to integrate them
with the main party’s resolutions.
The members hope, with these prin-
ciples, to eliminate the corrupt
factors in the Republican Party,
and thereby strengthen it. They
plan to begin with local politics
and continue on to state politics,
and, if the idea is successful, na-

ganizing the Workshop project,
another learned how to conduct a
meeting, not as parliamentarian,
but as leader. Outside speakers
on civil rights complete the pro-
giam.

Closely coordinated with the
Workshop is the Labor Education
Association of America whose
Philadelphia conference was held
on December 6. Three or four such
conferences are held a year, at
which college students are most
welcome and may attend free. The
Association also takes workers to
the United Nations, attempting, on
a small budget, to strengthen the
union and the sense of citizen re-
sponsibility.

In closing, Mr. Turner called the
union a necessary step toward
democratic participation an d
stressed the importance of the
labor movement’s role in world
peace.

Any students interested in either
the summer Workshop or the As-
sociation should contact Phyllis
Tilson, chairman, League Commit-
tee on Workers’ Education Pro-
gram. &

Technique Effects
Enliven Production

by Caroline Warram, ’55

From the moment the lights
dimmed in the Hedgerow Theatre,
and the beating of a drum off-
stage and the voice of the sooth-
sayer opened the production of
Julius Caesar, the importance of
the stage effect was evident.

The ingenious use of simple fa-
cilities made the staging of the
play outstanding. The stage of
the Hedgerow Theatre lent itself
very well to the production of the
play. The two side entrances
with two levels were employed to
give more flexibility to the stage.
The action, however, was not con-
fined to the stage, for during the
mob scenes players ‘were scattered
in the audience. This gave the au-
dience the feeling of being a part
of the mob in ancient Rome.

The lighting achieved eerie ef-
fects in the scenes dominated by
the supernatural. In the scene in
which Caesar’s ghost appears to
Brutus, only a red light was
shown from above to signify the
presence of the ghost on the stage.
If a member of the audience chanc-
ed to look about him, however,
there was a grotesque shadow cast
by Brutus’ own figure upon the
walls and ceiling.

‘When, im the opening scene, the
soothsayer singled out the con-
spirators in his warning to Caesar,
the lights went on one by one to
reveal each person as his name
was mentioned.

The acting, in general, was good.
Although at times one might not
agree with the interpretation of a
specific character, the actors were
competent in rendering their own
interpretations of the parts. Un-
fortunately the company was
small, forcing some players to
take several minor parts. At times
this was so obvious that it was
difficult for the audience to -make
the transition from one of the char-
acters to another, later portrayed
sby the same person.

The main characters, Caesar,
Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony
were well done. Joseph Gistirak,
who played Brutus, showed under-
standing for the conflict in the
mind of Brutus. He spoke his lines
beautifully, and delivered long



tional politics.

Once the members have the club
organized, they will proceed to
further their project by means of |

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rallies (including noted speakers) |

to-educate the public with regard
to political management.

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speeches in a manner befitting a
man of Brutus’ reputation as an
orator. ad

Morgan Smedley, as Cassius,
was a dominating personality. Cas-
sius became the dynamic person

Nine Items Mark
e e 9 e e
Christians’ Spirit

Canon Bryan Green concluded
nis visit to Bryn Mawr Wednes-
aay evening, December 3, with a
necessarily brief discussion of the
cnrisuan Life. He spoke in the
uatusic Room of Goodhart as “a
Unristian trying to get something
said about the Christian Life.”

Although it is possible to have
a tormal! religion amassed through
upbringing and education, any re-
ligious experience must begin with
an encounter with God—an en-
counter by which the individual
knows that he “has come in con-
tact with God, and that God has
become living for him.” This en-
counter can assume three differ-
ent forms: first, a crisis or revela-
tion; secondly, an effort of trial
and error on the individual’s part;
thirdly, a long-range knowledge,
through background or education,
which finally “slips over the line”
from friendship into love. And
finally, the encounter is effective
in three ways: it is definite; it is
conscious; it is life-changing.

There is always an element of
mystery about an encounter with
God, for something from outside
the world penetrates our atmo-
sphere. The man who has found
God has his life set towards God;
his life has direction and is com-
parable to the wind. Oneg God
is at the center of a man’s life as
the hub within the wheel, an en-
tirely new element of spiritual
power takes possession of that
man,

Canon Green drew to a close by
enumerating “nine marks of the
Christian Life”.

1. It is a life of Certainty, be-
cause the encounter with God
makes you certain of Him.

2. It is a life of Communion, an
ever-deepening relation with God
praying and reading the Bible.

8. It is a life of Fellowship in
the Church.

4. It is a life of Freedom, for no
absolute rules of conduct have
been laid down by Christ, but
rather a set of ideals laid down by

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whom Caesar might reasonably
fear. (When Cassius was on the
stage, his presence was always
felt, sometimes with the result
that the audience’s attention was
distracted from the other charac-
ters.

Mark Antony, on the other
hand, was portrayed by Michael

straint. He was always the agent
of Caesar’s revenge rather than
Mark Antony the hero. Although
his delivery of the oration at Cae-
sar’s funeral was not the poetic
one to which“one is accustomed
artistically the effect was good for
Antony does not claim to be a
great speaker.

Certain scenes were very well
done. Notably the murder of Cin-
na, the poet, )was quite impressive.
In a very short scene, the ruthless-
ness of the mob was terrifyingly
represented. The whispered words
“I am Cinna the poet,” closed the
scene with one, final touch of dra-
matic skill.

Another scene which revealed a
sense of the dramatic, was that in
which the conspirators washed
their hands in the blood of Caesar.
When Mark Antony entered, the
men sree to conceal their hands in
their

‘While this production had its
faults, it does prove that Shakes-
peare’s plays can be well produc-



ed by a small company.

Pre!

Kahn with a great deal of re-|

Mr. Kuhn Explain
Between Leisure

A new member of the Bryn
Mawr Mathematics Department,
Mr. Harold Kuhn, lectured on the
“Theory ot Games: Science ot
Poker, Dueling and the Family
sudget” at tne tirst meeting of
sigma Xi on Friday evening, De-
cember 5th in the Chemistry lec-
vure room,

‘fo the unenlightened, the title
may appear to include unrelated
subjects under an unusual heading.
1o the contrary, as was demon-
strated, the theory of games is ap-
plicable not only to parlor games
but also to war and economy. Mr.
Kuhn gave a brief summary ot)
the origin of the theory, its appli-
cation and a glimpse into its fu-
ture. :

There are several similarities be-
tween games like poker and the
stock market. In terminology one
speaks of playing poker and of
playing the stock market. There
are the common elements of
chance and money, and in both
situations alike the participants
have only partial control.

Recent Development

John Von Neumann, a mathema-
tician, and Oskar Morgensterner,
an economist, were instrumental
in the recent development of the
theory of games. Von Neumann be-
came interested in probing the
elements basic to games of stra-
tegy. Economy theory and game
theory are analagous in certain
respects, and since the former pre-
sents certain complications, Von
Neumann found it preferable to
work on a theory of games. Work
had been done previously in the
field of probability related to
games of chance like dice or rou-
lette, i.e. games in which the par-
ticipants have no control over re-
sults, but Von Neumann’s work
concerned games of strategy in
which participants exercise some
control.

Mr. Kuhn first considered the
game of matching coins between
two players, where all the money
lost by one player is won by the
other. Each player has several
coins and may show either side of
any one coin in each matching.
Each person wants, of course, to
find the best scheme for maximiz-
ing his winnings or at least min-
imizing his losings. The unknown
element is what the opponent will
do. These problems of maximizing
and minimizing are different from
those familiar in the calculus, and
Mr. Kuhn outlined the method of
setting up the problem, and he
then solved it by means of a
graph, for a given situation.

The theory of games was then
applied to a noisy duel between
two men, each of whom has a gun
containing only one ‘bullet; the



Observer

“Do Your Shopping Early,” say
the signs. “This is the Season.”

The Christmas slogans pin-point
giving for us. In block letters
red and green, are we reminded
that this is the time of the gener-
ous heart.

This is the Season, indeed. But
in the process of college living,
there are many ‘ pin-points in
which the giving heart is manifest.

There is the joy of a friend who,
after a vacation, comes first to
your room - - - therm to her own.
There is the special feeling that
comes when the piano player in the
smoker changes, suddenly, to a fa-
vorite song, without apparently
having noticed you’ve come in.
There are the words, “and my
Mother sends you her love.”

“Do Your Christmas Giving





Early,” they say. Some do, God

, game

§ Relationships
and Economies

duel is noisy in that each man will
hear the report if his opponent
shoots. The men approach each
other and as the distance between
them decreases, their probability
of success (i.e. of killing the op-
ponent) increases. If one man
shoots very early and misses, he
is as good as dead, for his oppon-
ent will walk right up and kill
him; if he waits until they are
quite near, his opponent may draw
first and kill him. Each man, then,
wants to know at what distance
from his opponent he should fire in
order to maximize his own prob-
ability of survival. This then re-
duces to a maximation problem as
in the previous example, and its
importance may readily be seen if
one substitutes tanks or airplanes
for the duelists and considers stra-
tegy in warfare.

Because he believes that the
theory ‘of games will become an
important tool in solving economic
problems, Mr. Kuhn offered as his
last example an economic one.
This was an account of the house-
wife’s attempt to feed her family
the daily requirements of certain
minerals in the form of two
cereals; with prices what they are,
she naturally wanted to minimize
the cost. Given the daily require-
ments of the minerals in question,
the amounts contained in each
cereal and the price of the cereals,
Mr. Kuhn then explained how to
solve the problem of finding the
best combination of the two
cereals so as to minimize cost and
to satisfy the body requirements.
The housewife is thus playing the
of minimizing her cost
against thes producer trying to
maximize his profits. This prob-
lem also, when considered in a
broader and more serious vein, ‘s
an important economic one.

The above situations, however,
all involve only two people. At
present a Newton of the theory of
games is awaited who will develop
the theory in general and in par-
ticular find a method of solving
problems involving numerous par-
ticipants.

Sports
by Mary Jane Chubbuck, ’55

The winter sports are under
way, and the varsities and junior
varsities are practicing up for
their respective matches. If you
are interested in a sport, go ahead
and try out for the team; you’re al-
ways welcome. The schedule for
winter sports is:

‘Badminton:
February
11 Rosemont, here
17 Ursinus here
26 Drexel, here
March
4 Chestnut Hill, there
10 Swarthmore, there
18 Penn, there

‘Basketball:
February
5 Penn, here
12 Drexel, there
19 Rosemont, here

25 Immaculata, there

March

4 Beaver, there

11 Swarthmore, here

38rd team, Feb. 18, Ursinus, here

Swimming:
February
12 Penn, there
19 Drexel, here
25 Ursinus, here
March
5 Swarthmore, here
11 Chestnut Hill, there
18 Temple, there —

And even though you may not
go out for the team, you can still]
go cheer!