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Elman Performance

Reveals Sensitivity
Continued from Page 1

nata was finished the applause was

subdued, but. unmistakably appre-

ciative.

Elman gives a sensitive, quiet,
unsentimental performance. He
works for harmonious tone, and
exactitude of phrasing, never
dramatizes either the difficult or

the vivid passages, and rarely re-
sorts to retards or tremolo effects,
even where they are. generally
used in the work he is playing.
Mr. Rose co-operated closely with
him in this respect. The Mendels-
sohn Concerto in E Minor, for in-
stance, they rendered in an accur-
ate, fluid, brilliant manner, utterly
different from the soft tone fre-
quently given to his music by a
violinist like Kreisler. This con-
certo is a vigorous workout for the
soloist, especially the first move-
ment cadenza and the molto vivace
in the home stretch. Elman seem-
ed to show here an understandable
lack of stamina, not always get-
ting just what he wanted from his
violin; but in spite of occasional
slips, his rendition was as satisfy-
ing for this music as it could pos-
sibly be. A lively tempo, a pre-
cise yet never unsympathetic ar-
ticulation, a marvelous grace and
melody in the very high notes, and
a perfect command of the Con-
certo as a whole evoked great en-
thusiasm from the audience.

After the intermission came a
medium-—length—Poeme,—of—Chaus-
son; one of Chopin’s Nocturnes
(played with a mute); Arthur
Benjamin’s From San Domingo,
which was rhythmic, amusing, and
full of tricks; and a Joseph Achron
composition based on a Hebrew
melody, very Simple and full of
feeling, which Elman _ interpreted
beautifully and in which the ac-
companiment was especially good.
_The program ended with Polonaise
Brillante by Wieniawski, quite
long, intricate, and played at
break-neck speed. The music was
not._of the highest interest, but
wonderfully played.

Mr. Elman gave two encores in
response to loud applause. The
first, Shubert’s Ave Maria, jarred
a little on the previous atmosphere
of the concert. Its frankly ro-

___mantic mood is not suited to El-

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F oreign Students
Describe Schools —

In Own Countries

The graduate students met on
Wednesday evening, February 19,
at-Radnor Hall-to hear talks by
the foreign students on the sys-
tems of ,education used in their
countries as compared with the
system used in the United States.

Grace Werring spoke on the
Norwegian system. High schools
graduate the students after six
years with the equivalent or a
junior college degree. Tuition to
colleges is free. There is no A.B.
degree as we think of it, because
each subject requires a different
time to complete, ranging from five
to twelve years in the case of med-
icine. Grace felt that the Nor-
wegian system of education was
less flexible than ours, but more
thorough.

Claveria Speaks
On Spanish Lit.

Senor Carlos Claveria; Professor
of Spanish at the University of
Pennsylvania, spoke on “The Gyp-
sy Element in Spanish Literature”
at a meeting of the Spanish Club

Claveria traced the westward mi-
gration of the gypsy bands
through Europe and America, and
told of the gypsy influence in the

those countries.

The Spanish gypsies, who ap-
peared first in Barcelona, have col-
onies in nearly all of the big cities,
usually in the depths of the lowest
society, Senor Claveria said. The
gypsy element is found in the
songs, folklore, dances and art of
Spain. The Spanish language has
adopted many of the roots of the
gypsy language, which has been
more influential in Spain than in
any other country.

Margit Frenk, in comparing Senor Claveria illustrated the
Mexican education with that given| gypsy influence as it is found in
at Bryn Mawr, described the|the literature and the vocabulary

broadness of the Mexican system
in contrast to the concentrated plan
here. The, Mexican student knows
what he will major in before en-
tering college, and takes specified
courses in that field, but there are
a great number of courses so that
the student can have a wide range
of study.

Chi Shang Ch’ih explained the
situation in Chinese colleges since
the war. The movement to unoc-
cupied territories and the frequent
air raids disrupted the colleges,
although they continued to func-
tion. The situation is even worse
now than it was during the war.
In addition to college work each
student must be responsible for
two other jobs as well. Chinese
students are especially interested
in studying political science.

Finnish college life was describ-
ed by Kila Harju. The student
body in the university is highly or-
ganized into various clubs. There
are clubs to discuss all sorts of in-
tellectual and social work, and the
various groups try to take respon-
sibility for some form of social
service such as caring for war or-
phans. In 1938 a student group
organized a defense force on the
Western frontier.

Jacqueline Gard was impressed



man’s particular gifts; he is not
so prone to interpret, as simply to
express, what he plays. The sec-
ond, one of the Hungarian Dances,
was a better finish to such an eve-
ning.

Arts Night Program
Displays Originality
Continued from Page 1

designs by Bryn Mawr students
will be on display in the foyer of
Goodhart. The exhibit has been
arranged by the Art Studio and
Joan Hitchcock, ’48.

The entire production has been
supervised by Mr. Thon with Nan-
cy Ann Knettle, ’47, assisting as
Publicity Manager, and Louise
Belknap, ’49, acting as Stage Man-
ager.





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by the large number of co-educa-
tional institutions in the United
States. In France there is strict
discipline and segregation of school
children under twenty-one. France
also has a very extensive high
schoo] education. . Jacqueline feels
that the wide variety of courses
provides a balanced education, giv-
ing the student knowledge of a
variety of fields.

Post-war problems in Greek ed-

ucation were discussed by Calliopi i

Stavraki.. Schools have been closed

since 1940, with the exception of

a few which began to reopen in aN



of Spain, pointing out that the
gypsy words added much to the
expression of sentiment and were
of great value to the language be-
cause of their emphatic nature.



1948. Buildings have, been wholly

and war has taken a heavy toll in

school in many instances. Calliopi

is to gear the educational system

curriculum,

up to the individual, who may or

The freedom at college is the re-
sult_of the very complete high
school course.

Aida Gindy concluded the talks
with a description of American in-
stitutions in Egypt. She empha-
sized their value as a link be-
tween the two countries and as a

the international understanding so
essential in the world today.







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on Thursday, February 27> Senor

music, dancing and language of

or partially destroyed in Greece,

illness and emotional disturbances.
The young people have matured to
a point beyond the influence of the

feels that the only way to catch up

to post-war needs, as it has already
been done in the very condensed

Machteld Mellink spoke ofthe
freedom of university life in Hol-
land. Attainment of the degree is

may not attend classes or fulfil} |)
the requirements of his courses.
There are no marks, but confer- |'
ences with the professor keep the
student checked on his progress. |‘

Technique Reveatel .

In Chorus Broadcast

tinued from Page 1

You mightn’t have known that it
was the same chorus which had
just sung Woe Is Me fairly shim-
mered in its effect; discords were
well brought out, and the well ren-
dered solos received substantial
backing from the larger group.
Blooming on the Hilltop featured
the double octet which seemed up
to its usua} standard of excellence.

Student a~rangements followed:
The Titanie arranged by Henny
Burch, and W'de Deep River ar-
ranged by Betty Smith. Incident-
ally Betty Smith’s solo in the first
of these songs was one of the high
spots on the program.

Son’ of Longing, by Villa-Lobos,

Radiation of Decay
Defined by Toynbee

Continued from Page 1

Professor Toynbee stated, in which
the breakdown of a civilization has
been caused by external forcés, but
rather the victory of an external
force is a sign that the civilization
has for some time been in-internal
decay. A civilization in decay is
often afraid of the influence of
outside forces and attempts to re-
ject them; Professor Toynbee cited
as a suggestive analogy the refus-
al of the United States after the
last war to continue its earlier
policy of unlimited immigration.
There are three factors, Profes-
.sor Toynbee said, which may cause
the separation of a civilization’s in-



displayed how well the group could
handle rhythmic technicalities, as:
well as revealing its proficiency in
Portugese!

The familiar Watercresses which |
was introduced so successfully last |
year concluded the program.

I have said before, and I will say
it here again, that the Bryn Mawr
Chorus is well on its way towards
becoming the finest women’s col-
legiate choir in the country. Its
recipe for success has been tested
and proved. It is time that more
people were given the opportunity
to hear this group.

CARE

The Committee for Relief wishes
to acknowledge and express their
thanks for the anonymous gift of
twenty dollars that was left with
the librarian to be sent to CARE.
The money- has been forwarded,
designated for the use of general
relief where it is particularly need-
ed for those individuals and insti-
tutions which have not been able
to make their need known to don-
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Directors Describe
|Hudson Labor School

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