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The College News
“VOL. XLVI, NO. 16
ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1950
Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1950
PRICE 15 CENTS
Carpenter Says
Thad, Odyssey
By Two Homers
Keos, Smyrna Claimed
Activity Centers
Of Two Poets
Goodhart, March 1.—Dr. Rhys
Carpenter, chairman of the Arch-
aeology Department at Bryn
(Mawr, presented the seventh in
the series of Horace White Me-
morial Lectures. .Taking as his
subject “The Two Homers,” he
analysed the theory that the Iliad
and Odyssey were written by two
poets at different periods.
The phrasing of the Homeric
question presents problems funda-
mentally unanswerable: How could
the Greeks “produce two of man-
kind’s greatest poems without the
aid of writing?”; who was the
author or who were the authors?
In that period of history, oral
poetry had no conception of copy-
right; a poet could employ a well-
‘worn idea until a_ succeeding
author found better expression.
Homeric dialect was not as spe-
cialized as is believed, but was
merely an idiom for poets. “When
you talked epic poetry, you talked
as Homer does.” It could not be
‘broken up into -prose or used in
any other way. For example, the
enormous prose vocabulary that
was employed by Plato and Thu-
cydides could never appear in
poetry. Dr. Carpenter stated, “To
employ such a language idiomat-
ically, metrically, and coherently is
to be a poet.”
The ancient Greek did not learn
this poetic tradition from a text-
book, but by apprenticeship and
constant practice. Although he
always clung to traditional poetic
language with the same expres-
sions and characters, no two poems
were exactly alike. As Heraclitus
wrote, “One can never bathe twice
in the same stream.” The poet
had to rely upon accuracy of
memory and correctness of per-
formance. Because the composi-
Continued on Page, 2
World Federalism
Will Keep Peace,
M. Frank Says
“Peace can be established any-
where,” said Murray Frank in his
speech on World Government, a
Necessity, in the Common Room,
at 7:30 P. M., on March 1. Today,
we are living in strained times
where science may destroy all we
admire and want. We must find a
new way of preserving peace. The
United Nations is weak. It does
not seem to have adequate forces
to hold it together. We need some-
thing stronger than this weak or-
ganization enforced by weaker in-
ternational law.
World federalism seems to be
the only answer. Here all the
states of the world including Rus-
sia would be bound into a federal
organization rather like that of
our government but on world wide
basis. ‘The concept of the state
‘would be expanded from the na-
tional to the international concep-
tion. This new world state would
not weaken the United Nations,
but, rather, would serve as a re-
inforcing power. Specific amend-
(Continued on Page 6
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Phillips, Ex-Prof.,
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To Weigh Politics,
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Academic Liberty
Herbert J. Phillips, former Pro-
fessor of Philosophy at the Uni-
versity of Washington, wil speak
in the Common Room Tuesday,
March 14 on the subject, Should
Academic Freedom Extend to
Communists ?
Mr. Phillips was recently dis-
missed from the University of
Washington along with two other
instructors because they are avow-
ed communists. However, this ac-
tion was taken by the President
Mr. Raymond B. Allen, on the
basis of a minority report by the
University’s tenure committee, af-
ter Mr. Phillips had taught there
for nineteen years. The problem
is based on the fact that Herbert
Continued on Page 5
Self-Gov. President Sue Savage
Pronounces Dangerous Policies
by Joan McBride, °52
“Policy? .... To be as fierce as
my name,” astutely declares Susan
Savage, newly-elected President of
Self-Gov. Inspired by long mus-
ical experience, she promises to:
“Make each prisoner pent,
Unwillingly represent
A source of innocent merri-
_ ment,”
Last year, a small, vacuum-seal-
ed bottle of . .. was presented to
mue and Igle. Every week they
were visited by Inspector-General
‘Corkran, who testcd the integrity
of the seal. From now on, Sue will
do the inspecting herself, and the
possible accounting for the dis-
‘appearance of the bottle, seal and
sall.
crook,” she proclaims. “TI just love
to live dangerously!” :
Sue can be distinguished easily
‘by her “mountain walk,’ acquired
from scaling great heights during
the summer. She is also one of
the “high-neck, long-sleeve girls,”
‘which may account for her mem-
“It takes a crook to catch a}
bership in the Young Ladies’ Mon-
day Afternoon LaCross Society.
She is addicted to two-hour
classes, at least one hour of which
is often lost in slumber. Even lec-
tures occasionaly have a slightly
soporific effect on Sue. Extremely
characteristic gestures are a
drowsy nod of the head, immedi-
ately followed by an abrupt look |
of alert interest, and a suppressed
giggle into the palms of the hands.
She can sleep anywhere but in bed,
where she talks. The college must
be warned against her sustained
monologues (in words of one syl-
lable, talking to herself), which
are apt to continue until she is
slapped smartly on the nose with
a slipper. .
In Sue’s’ statement of policy,
there may be discerned a note of
incipient rebellion against the pre-
ceding administration: Cork, as a
chemist, relied on quantitive an-
alysis, whereas Susan, an historian
who takes an undue amount of
Latin courses, will apply a con-
firmed belief in TRENDS.
Smith, Vassar and Bryn Mawr
Unite Choirs in Varied Concert
by Frances Shirley, °53
Saturday eveningfs concert by
the choruses of three women’s col-
leges marked the midway point in
what might be termed a “music
weekend”. Bryn Mawr played
hostess to the Smith College
Chamber Singers and the Vassar
College Choir, and the audience
that almost filled Goodhart Hall
was certainly amply rewarded.
The Bryn Mawr College Chorus,
conducted by Mr. Goodale and ac-
companied by Alice Schomburg
and John Davison, started the pro-
gram at a high pitch. The entire
group was characterized by per-
Prof. Mare Slonim
To Discuss Soviet
Life, Literature
Mare Slonim, professor of litera-
ture at Sarah Lawrence College,
will deliver the fourth in this year’s
series of lectures on Soviet Russia
today. The lecture, entitled ‘Soviet
Life as Reflected in its Literature,”
will be given on March 15, at 8:15,
in the Haverford Common Room.
Dr. Slonim, who at present
teaches the courses in Russian
Literature and. Twentieth Century.
European Literature at Sarah
Lawrence, received his B.A. at the
College of Odessa, and Ph.D. at
the University of Florence and at
Petrograd. He has been a profes-
sor at the Russian University in
Prague, and at the International
University in Brussels. In addi-
tion, Dr. Slonim has held visiting
professorships in Belgrade and at
the Institut des Hautes, Brussels.
CALENDAR
Thursday, March 9
Sigma Xi Lecture, Dr. Ed-
ward U. Condon, “Science in In-
dia”, Dalton, 8:30 p. m.
Friday, March 10
Beginning of Sports Week-
end.
Square Dance, arranged in
connection with Sports Day,
Gymnasium, 8:30 p. m.
Philosophy Lecture, Dr. Jac-
ques Duchesne Guillemin, “Zor-
oaster”, Common Room, 8:30
Dy
Saturday, March 11
Sports Day Play.
Sunday, March 12
Young Musicians
Wyndham Music Room,
p. m,
Monday, March 13
Current. Everts, Indra Kirpa-
lani Carnarius, ’48, “The New
Indian Constitution”, Common
Room; 7:15 p. m.
- Religion lecture, Dr. Geddes
Concert,
8:15
MacGregor, “The Future of
Dogma;” Common Room, 8:30
Pim. ©
Tuesday, March 14
Alliance Meeting, Herbert J.
Phillips, “Should Academic
Freedom Extend to Commun-
ists?”, Common Room, 8:30
p. m.
Wednesday, March 15
Morning Assembly, Miss Ma-
rian Edwards Park, Goodhart,
8:45 a. m. ne
Russian Lecture, Mr. Mark
Slonim, “The Reflection of Sov-
iet Life in Soviet Literature”,
Roberts Hall, 8:15 p. m.
fect control of volume and clean-
cut attacks, and began with two
chorales, “Lobt Gott, ihr Christen,
allzugleich” and “Nun lasst uns
|Jgehn”, both harmonized by Max
Reger. The Vittoria “Ave Maria”
was sung with life, and Byrd’s
“Mass for Three Voices” emerged
majestic and moving.
galetto” by Banchieri and the
Madrigal aux Muses” of Roussel
were also given the advantages of
good tone, though the latter was
less successful because of a seem-
ing lack of spirit. However the
major work of the group, the
chorus “Reste avec nous” from
Stravinsky’s Persephone, certainly
brought the section to a triumph-
ant close. The accompaniment,
played from the orchestral score,
was beautifully done, and Eliza-
beth Connor’s solo was clear,
though one felt that it seemed lost
at times in the choral ba¢kground.
Perhaps it should have been given
the benefit of the microphone, as
was Catherine Cheremeteff’s Reci-
tante. The chorus itself sang with
life and a perfect control of phras-
ing.
The high point of the evening
Continued on Page 6
Miss Park, BMC
Past President
To Speak Mar. 15
Marion Edwards Park, Presi-
dent Emeritus of Bryn Mawr Col-
lege, will speak at the next Wed-
nesday. morning assembly, March
15, at 8:45 in Goodhart.
‘Miss Park was president of this
college for twenty years from 1922
bo 1942, and received the M. Carey
Thomas award in her last year.
While here, she did much to. fur-
ther the cooperative program of
education between Haverford,
Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore. She
worked with great success on a
plan for labor education, and
achieved greater understanding
between the college and the Hud-
son Shore School. Her efforts to
improve the Science curriculum
Continued on Page 5
Dylan Thomas
Reads British,
Welsh Poetry
Provocative Imagery
Aids Creation
Of Mood
The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas
stepped before the lectern on
Goodhart’s stage last Tuesday eve-
ning to read his own poetry and
that of other English authors at
the Sheble lecture in English Lit-
erature for 1950. He began with
two Welsh authors, W. H. Davies
and Robert Graves, saying of the
latter, “Some people call him an
Irishman, some people call him
other things ...” The more re-
markable poems among these not
by Dylan Thomas were James
Stephens’s haughtily earthy A
Glass of Beer, and the quiet love
poem Lisbie Brown by Thomas
Hardy. Hardy’s singing metres
and a faint irony showed in The
Ruined Maid. Benjamin’s charm:
ing To My Son Aged Eight pre-
ceded the splendid poems by W. H.
Auden, Master’s and Bosun’s Song
and As I Went Out Walking with
its unforgettable line “ ... love
your crooked neighbor with your
erooked heart.” Dylan Thomas
was in his element among the best
of his contemporaries, and rolled
each syllable of their poetry forth
meticulously and sonorously so
that none of its music could be
missed. The last two pwems in
this group were quite different in
tone—Louis MacNiece’s powerful
Prayer Before Birth (ending “Let
them not make me a stone and let
them not spill me. Otherwise kill
me.”) and the strange and mys-
tical Lapis Lazuli by William But-
jer Yeats.
Then Dylan Thomas read his
own poetry. Sometimes standing
back with his hands in his pockets,
sometimes gripping the readmg-
stand, in his magnificent and mel-
low voice he read poems such as
Fern Hill, describing his aunt’s
farm or poems of the war in Eng-
land—Ceremony After a Fire Raid
Continued on Page 6
Pres. Iglehart Claims Racket
Experience Will Aid New Office
by Barbara Joelson, ’52
“None of the presidents of the
United States had policies, so why
should I?” said Anne Iglehart in
response to our question regarding
her plans as the new head of Un-
dergrad. However, she finally re-
vealed that a vital part of her pro-
gram would be “Bigger and better
clappers for Taylor, and more
witches in the niches.”
“Amazon Annie,” ‘“Tarz«Anna,”
or simply “Igle”’can generally be
found clad in plaid pedal-pushers
and her “best blue sweater,” with
a cigarette in her hand and a pen-
cil behind her ear. Her energy is
boundless: she plays hockey at
twelve o’clock at night with a cake
of soap, has broken three alarm
clocks in the past two months, and
rocks Pembroke West to its foun-
dations twice a day with her cry,
of “Bookshop open!” Athletics,
bridge, and occasionally history
(her major) occupy much of her
time; and she has also been known
to get dewy-eyed over chocolate
ice cream.
“I intend to continue the work
of my predecessor in redecorating
the campus,” stated Igle, who feels
that her checkered past will be of
the greatest use in carrying out
her duties. “Mountain climbing is
bound to be a help in leading the
May Day parade, and when all
alse fails I intend to resort to a
badminton racquet as a means of
coercion. Her major will come
in handy for she can always count
on history repeating itself to help
her through Lantern night, Hell
week, and other traditions. Her
only horror, she informed us, is
turning into a “Committeewoman”
or a “Campus Kid.”
“Have you anything to sum up
your plans for the future of Un-
dergrad?” we wondered. Igle
frowned, tapped her cigarette
ashes into an empty coke bottle,
and answered, “Very definitely. I’m
going to inaugurate a “high-neck-
long-sleeves” policy, to be strictly
enforced all over campus.”
’
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Wednesday, March 8, 1950
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There are a great many people on campus who have a
speaking knowledge of some foreign tongue. Our large lan-
guage departments, our oral requirement, and our foreign
students all bear witness to this fact. However, at present
Wyndham is our only language house. To anyone who has
lived there, its advantage is clear, For it is almost impossible
to become fluent in a language unless you speak it daily.
At the moment plans are in progress for both a German
and a Spanish House on campus. These are not only open to
German and Spanish majors, but to anyone who wants
greater facility in these languages, or who simply enjoys
speaking them. A wing of Denbigh or some other hall could
be used; and the residents would eat separately, have their
own smoker ,record collection, and numerous other features.
However, the stalemate in these propects is apathy. German
House must -have at least three more members; Spanish
House, too, will die out unless wider spirit and enthusiasm
are shown.
Those sincerely interested in either of these houses may
have to do without them for want of few more participants.
Wyndham’s success shows how much can be gained from
these projects. It is up to student interest and response to
actualize the plans and to make both a Spanish and a German
House possible next year.
Intercollegiate Hospitality
Last weekend the Vassar College Choir and the Smith
College Chamber Singers stayed at Bryn Mawr. We cannot
say that Bryn Mawr entertained them or even that Bryn
4 Mawr acted as their hostess. Chorus members met a few;
4 to most Bryn Mawr students they were names posted by the
s telephone. Some of the rooms had not been left presentable
for them, no one in the halls “knew who they were.”
During weekends such as this and the coming sports
dealt ses sulin Mlk soine: obchiniaed tdamah no rover
in guests, perhaps a party in each hall, informal and well-
publicized, where students as could have the
chance to meet and talk.
Sinise moo pepe ttle
Current Events
Common Room, Mon., Mar. 6:
While in the United States on an
educational tour, Miss Ai Hoshino,
Bryn Mawr 1912, and president of
Suda College in Tokyo, spoke on
“Education in Japan Today.”
Before the war the Japanese
|school system consisted of six
compulsory years, five secondary
years, three years of college prep-
aration, and then three years of
a university. However, this scheme
jncluded only boys, and the girls
were given two years less educa-
tion. For a long time educators
fought for a change, and eventual-
lly the “side doors” of universities
were opened to women, only if the
men had left a vacancy. Another
inequality occurred when only
those who had finished a three
year preparatory course were al-
lowed in the universities; the
women always “stood below.”
When the war ended, the Jap-
anese were told to close all educa-
tion institutions. Consequently, all
the girls left Suda College until
it was opened again a few months
later. At this time, several prom-
inent educators under General
MacArthur came into the country
to examine the educational plan.
After studying the situation, these
men prepared a report, and left a
number of recommendations for
improvement. Following this group
into Japan were the presidents of
Wellesley, Barnard, and Illinois,
who remained in the country for a
year to try and improve the con-
ditions.
Studies Reform Problems
Miss Hoshino and another Bryn
Mawr graduate served on a com-
mittee to study the problems of re-
form. Although it was too diffi-
cult to change the Japanese lan-
guage with its many complicated
characters, still the adoption of
romanized letters was advocated.
However, this plan would take
years, since the Japanese are “not
quite ready.” Other forms were
adopted, and now there are nine
years of compulsory education. In
addition, women are equal with
men; instead of the former special-
ized courses they now. have _liber-
al arts in the colleges.
There are still many problems
to be faced, such as inflation and
communism. While one dollar was
formerly worth two yen, it is now
equivalent to about 260 yen, and
it is difficult for the ordinary
| People to have a college education.
easie two thirds of the 450 girls
girls in Miss Hoshino’s college
must work to earn their tuition,
board, and often support their
families, thus causing their aca-
demic work to suffer. In addition,
the comparatively small number
of communist students are usually
“at the bottom of all troubles,”
thus making the regular college
routine difficult.
Moliere Comedy
Captures Fr. Club
The French Club spring play
this year is Moliere’s Monsieur de
Pourceaugnac, to be presented at
the Skinner Workshop on Thurs-
day, April 20th. This “Mister
Piglet” goes to Paris, determined
to be a real Parisian, but everyone
can tell from his funny clothes
alone that he’s just from the prov-
inces (the ‘-nac’ in his name shows
he comes from around Limousin).
People laugh, and also dance and
sing in this liveliest of Moliere’s
comedies, and the music of Lalli,
originally written for the play, is
being used in this production. The
piece is directed by Mr. Morris,
and managed by Judy Leopold.
Francine du Plessix is planning
the ballet, and bes ig Moin,
Bryn Mawr-Haverford Orchestra
Exhibits Noticeable Improvement
by Mary-Berenice Morris, ’52
Before an extremely apprecia-
tive, if small audience, the Bryn
Mawr-Haverford College Orches-
tra presented a varied and well-
executed concert last Friday eve-
ning, March 8, at Roberts Hall,
Haverford. ‘The marked improve-
ment which the orchestra has
made is well worth commendation
and praise.
The program opened with a
Sinfonia for strings and organ by
Francesco Manfredini. Although
this was the low point of the pro-
gram, it seemed to be a case of
warming up, as each movement
grew progressively better. A
violin deficiency was evident in the
Andante, but picked up in the Non
tanto largo.
The second number was Franz
Shubert’s Sonata, opus 137 No. 1
in D Major which was rendered by
Annette Fisher ’51 on the violin
and John Davison ’51 on the piano.
This ambitious number was ex-
tremely well done and both musi-
cians deserve great credit. Here,
again, the last movement was the
best, which, in this case, was also
Cuillemin to Speak
On True Zoroaster
Jacques Duchesne Guillemin will
deliver a lecture on the subject of
“Zoroaster”, on Friday, March
10th at 8:30 p. m. in the Common
Room. Dr. Guillemin is a profes-
sor at the State University of
Liege in Belgium, and Advanced
Fellow in the Belgian-American
Foundation.
There is a great deal of vague
or erroneous information. concern-
ing Zoroaster, and Dr. Guillemin,
who has done a great amount of
research on the subject, is consid-
ered to be one of the few author-
ities concerning it.
due to the increased variety in the-
music itself,
Before the next number, Sym--
phony in B Flat Major by Johann
Christian Bach, Mr. Reese gave a:
short and informative talk in
which he explained that this com--
poser was the son and twentieth.
child of the famed Johann Sebas--
tian Bach. Because he was so much
younger than his father, Mr. Reese
continued, he does not show his
influence, but rather that of Moz-
art, and was very popular in his:
life in both London and Milan.
The orchestra treated his composi-.
tion well, and the first two move--
ments were marked by a delight--
ful contrast between the wood-
winds and the strings, which was
highlighted by ‘excellent and mel-
low solos on the oboe by Ellen
Powell.
ment itself was not as interesting,
the orchestra showed good pre--
cision work here.
A short intermission was fol--
lowed by Rhapsodie Op. 53, for
alto solo, male chorus, and orches--
tra ,written by Johannes Brahms..
The orchestra was fortunate to
have Emalee Earon, contralto, as:
guest artist to take the alto lead,.
which her rich voice rendered well.
The parts which featured the or--
chestra were vibrant and well ex-
ecuted. The chorus part, which
was given by the Haverford Col-
lege Glee Club was very weak in
contrast to the other parts, but
combined with the others present-
ed a luxuriant blend of musical’
mediums.
The last number was Seventeen.
Come Sunday from Folk Song:
Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams...
This closed the program on a de-
lightfully refreshing note, and was
a change from the other composi-
tions, as it presented a good blend
of the strings and the woodwinds,.
whereas the others featured them
separately most of the time.
Dr. Carpenter Proposes Theory That Iliad,
Odyssey Written by Two Different Homers
Continued from Page 1
tion never terminated in manu-
script form, its only receptacle
The finished work may be the
“identical twin of its predecessor
or a younger brother, produced by
@ more mature parent.” ‘For ex-
ample, there are those who believe
that Hector was the creation of
several masters, but they may
have been the result of a lifetime
of character development by the
same author.
The duration of a poem in this
manner depends upon two factors:
the nopularity of the poet and the
faithfulness of his successors.
‘Memorable achievements, such as
the Iliad and Odyssey, are destined
to be rememorable.” After the
death of Homer, the Iliad and
Odyssey continued to be recited
with less catastrophic destruction
by time than was customary.
Later, in the fifth century, when
the art of writing was discovered,
they were recorded: “The winged
words put down their wings .and
were penned in a book.”
Dr. Carpenter then drew anal-
ogies between like characters in
the two works, to prove the fallacy
in the theory that in order not to
be plagiarism, the poems must
have been written by one author.
Also, nothing can be inferred from
the fact that they repeat them-
selves more often than they do
is |¢ach other. These repetitions may
be interpolations of the Homerids,
other poets who wrote in the same
except for one instance- which is
in both works. The Hiad is full of
‘light, fire, stars, and fierce lions,’”
was the memory of living man.! while in the Odyssey, there are
long speeches, more akin to pro-
logues—things seen rather than
experienced.
The Odyssey poet admires the
Iliad master; he is, in fact, in-
debted to him. The Iliad and
Odyssey, therefore, passed through
their growth and development dur-
ing the lifetimes of the two Hom-
ers who compiled them.
According to Dr. Carpenter the
Iliad was composed about 650 B.C.,
and the Odyssey around 620 B.C..
Much besides the two poems has
been ascribed ‘to Homer.
rapers have claimed that Homerus
was not the real name, but maybe
dialectic, meaning “blind”, or “hos-
tage.”
verse to a musical tune” in short,
an oral poet. Thus it may be a
“catch-all” name, to which any
surviving verse may have been at-
tached.
Keos and Smyrna, although sep-
arated in Plutarch’s Lives, were
two centers of Homeric activity.
In the Hymn to the Delia Apollo,
Homer referred to himself as the
“blind poet from Keos,” but be-
cause every other epic poet was
also referred to as Homer, he could
not mention his own name. Keos
is not mentioned in the Iliad, but
it is in the Odyssey.
Therefore, chiefly because the
two works seem to contradict each
other in interpretation of charac-
|ter, there must have been two
Although the last move-.
Biog--
It came to have a more,
specialized connotation: “fitter of
——_
' Week in her hall.
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Wednesday, March 8, 1950
-THE COLLEGE
NEWs. :
Foulke, Davies, Atherton, Mitchell
Nominated for Undergrad Sec’y
Ress. Foulke was freshman hall
representative from Rock, and also
one of the freshman representa-
tives to the League. This year she
has been second Sophomore mem-
ber of Self-Gov., and head of the
Soda Fountain.
Elizabeth Davies, at Radcliffe
last year, ushered for the Harvard
Dramatic Club, worked on. the
Radcliffe Freshman Weekend, and
worked for Radcliffe’s 70th Anni-
versary Fund Campaign. This year
she has read at Blind School, -and
is working on the Maid’s and Por-
ter’s Show.
Ellie Lew Atherton played third
team hockey and first team bas-
ketball last year. As a Sophomore,
her activities have been: Subscrip-
tion Manager for the NBWS, hall
A. A. representative, second team
hockey, and second team bas-
ketball. She was also on the
Freshman Week Committee, has
been on the Basketball Selection
Committee, and has been a Per-
mission Giver this year.
Alice Mitchell is head of IRC
this year, and Sophomore hall rep-
resentative from Denbigh. In the
latter capacity, she was in charge
of Christmas Dinner and Hell
Last year she
was in the Debate Club, and was
on the Stage Crew of Freshman
Show.
Bard’s Kye View
by Barbara Joelson, 52
Your eyes are deeply shadowed,
they have a widened stare;
They flip up at the corners with
such a random air.
Your brows, like Gothic arches,
show continual surprise,
Your powder and your rougeing
are a blend of Western skies.
Your lips, two rosebud ripples, like
Cupid’s slender bow,
Are delicately painted in a shade
called “Tally-ho.”
Your hair is short and wispy like
my favorite collie pup,
Your bodice must be armored...
so your bodice will stay up.
Your heels are high and narrow,
they’re bound to cause much talk,
But tell me what you do, dear, in
case you have to walk?
Your skirt is straight and calf-
length, it’s what is called a
sheath,
It cramps your steps, and also.. .
precludes much underneath.
Your coat so wide and flapping,
suggests my boy scout tent;
Your hat’s a “bit of nothing,” with
feathered ornament.
I don’t mean to sound bitter — I’m
really not a rogue...
But I beg you, “1950 girl,” please
throw away your Vogue!!!
Katusha Cheremeteff (alternate)
was, in her Freshman year, in the
Chorus, the Freshman Show, the
Freshman Hall Play, and _ the
French Christmas play. Sopho-
more year: Song Mistress; Alli-
ance, hall representative; Fresh-
man Week Committee; (Merion
Cleaning Agency, hall agent; Cho-
rus.
Pat Onderdonk (alternate) was
Director of the Freshman Show
last year, and on the Reading
Committee of the Drama Guild.
This year she was on the Fresh-
man Week Committee, and ‘Co-ed-
itor of the Freshman Handbook.
In addition, she has been Chairman
of the Reading Committee for the
Drama Guild, Chairman of the Inn
Committee, and Permission Giver.
Sophs Name Slate
For Self-Gov Sec.
Bess Foulke was the Freshman
Hall Representative from Rock
last year, and was also the Hall
Representative to the League. This
year she is the Sophomore member
of Self-Gov. and a co-chairman of
the soda fountain.
Claire Liachowitz ‘was on the
basketball team and on the NEWS
last year. She was also the Fresh-
man Representative to the Alli-
ance from Rock. This year she is
a Permission Giver, a Campus
Guide, League solicitor, manager
of the basketball team, a member
of the nominating committee, and
the Hall Representative to the A.A.
Alice Mitchell was a member of
the Debate Club, the IRC, and the
Nominating Committee in her
Freshman year. This year she is
the Sophomore Hall Representa-
tive from Denbigh, the President
of IRC, and the Bryn Mawr rep-
resentative on the Philadelphia
World Affairs Student Council.
Katusha Cheremeteff was the
Freshman Hall representative from
Radnor and a member of Chorus
last year. This year she is the Hall
Representative to the Alliance, a
Fire runner, in Chorus, and the
class Song Mistress.
ERRATA
A case of mistaken identity ap-
peared in the NEWS announce-
ment of the French Club elections
last week. The secretary-treasurer
for the year 1950-1951 is not Bea-
trice Friedman, ’52, but Beate
Freeman, Merion, 753.
Hokinson’s Ladies and Benchley
Now Found In Rare Book Room
by Barbara Joelson, 52
The display that is at present in
the Rare Book Room is entitled
“Humorous Books.’ It includes
everything from German and Ital-
ian cartoons to Thurber, Stein-
berg, and Saki. Many are quite
familiar to us all, such as Sellar
and Yeatman’s 1066 And All That,
Bemelmans’ Hotel Splendide, the
photographie interview with The
Frenchman, and Peter Arno’s
wonderful collection of cartoons.
Cerf and Rose’s Try and Stop
Me is open to a caricature of Ein-
stein, making mathematical calcu-
lations on the side of a bag of
groceries which he is carrying;
Helen Hokinson’s famous ladies
are musing, “I don’t know, I sort
of hate to waste a facial on the
New Friends of Music;” and Og-
den Nash typically declares,
“Listen buds, it’s March twenty-
first;
Don’t you know
burst?”
enough to
Also in the cases is a book call-
ed The Theory and Practice of
Gamesmanship or The Art of Win-
ning Games Actually Cheating, and
McKinney and Williams’ People of
Note, which states that
“A harpist must have lots of
pluck —
A black silk costume — and a
truck.”
Robert Benchley, too, can be
found in the Rare Book Room,
represented by his My Ten Years
in a Quandary and How They
Grew. The Benchleyism which it is
opened to is delightful. “There
was something about lighting a
cigarette,” it opines, “that gave
one a debonair look, but once I had
looked debonair I was through for
the day.”
The books on display are comic,
subtle, slapstick, satirical, ribald,
sarcastic or sometimes absurd;
however, though of a variety of
types, they are all unmistakeably
“Humorous Books.”
|the stage.
LAST NIGHTERS
Menotti’s New Opera
Displays Unity,
Strength
Specially Contributed by
Helen-Louise K. Simpson
Gian-Carlo Menotti’s new music-
al drama, The Consul, opened at
the Shubert Theatre last Wednes-
day. The author of The Telephone
and The Medium has written a
successful tragedy—and opera. It
is the story of people “somewhere
in Europe” who wait endlessly at
consulates, expecting sympathy
and help, but receiving in return
only questionnaires and ‘more
forms to fill out. More specifical-
ly, it is the tragedy of one wom-
an, Magda Sorel, whose husband,
a member of a revolutionary par-
ty, has been forced to flee the
country. Mrs. Sorel goes to the
consulate of the unnamed country
to which John has escaped and
tries to get visas for herself, her
baby, and for John’s mother. iIn-
stead of immediate help, the sec-
retary gives her questionnaires.
The secret police come and her life
is made miserable. Her baby is
dying of starvation, John’s mother
is dying, and there is no possible
solution but to leave the country.
The first scene is in the home.
John comes in and reveals that he
has been shot by the police and
followed. He is forced to escape
despite his wife’s insistence that
he stay. This conflict is superbly
realized in a musical number, in
which the principals face the audi-
ence and sing, letting the audience
understand the situation complete-
ly through the music in a manner
reminiscent of Wagner’s scene in,
the second act of Tristan. The next
day, Magda faces the hopeless sit-
uation in the consulate. This scene
is enlivened by the appearance of
five others who wait; among them
is an Italian woman, unable to
speak the language, a woman from
a concentration camp who has no-
where to go, and a magician who
in the next act performs the most
amazing tricks I have ever seen on
The scene ends with
another musical number stating
the despair that “tomorrow”
brings these people.
The second act returns to the
home, the secret agent reappears,
the grandmother sings a lullaby to
the dying baby, and Magda ap-
pears to be on the brink of insan-
ity as she dreams of John’s return.
John does return, but too late, only
after Magda has realized that all
hope is gone.
The cast is amazingly good and
well-chosen. Patricia Neway is 2
tragic Magda Sorel, her voice is
beautiful and her acting ability
fully realizes the part. Marie Po-
wers returns to triumph as she did
in The Medium in the role of the
grandmother and is_ especially
good in the lullaby which is amus-
ing and lively in part, but always
returns to the pathos of the dying
child.
perbly sinister secret agent and
Left to Right: L. L. Warren, B. Repenning, J. Walker, B. Goldblatt.
Repenning Nom.
Betty Goldblatt was, during her
freshman year, in the IRC, the In-
dustrial Group, the Inter-collegiate
Conference on Government (ICG),
and represented Bryn Mawr at the
Eastern College IRC conference.
As a sophomore, she was hall rep-
resentative to the Alliance, chair-
man of a political party on campus
for the presidential election, and
Mademoiselle political forum. This
year she has served as Secretary
of the Alliance Board, Secretary of
the Speakers’ Committee, hall class
representative, and hall represent-
ative to the Self-Gov Revisions
Committee. She has been a Per-
mission Giver, on the committee
for the hall dance, and has run the
Slate Announced
For Comm. Treas.
Nancy Alexander is a member
of Chorus and on the Subscription
Board of the NEWS. She was
Business manager of Freshman
Show and is Business Manager for
Maids and Porters show this year.
She is a Fire Gaptain and a so-
licitor for the activities drive.
Helen Loening is a member of
German Club and of the Chapel
Committee. She was secretary of
Maids and Porters last year, and
is chairman of it this year. She
is also a Fire lieutenant.
Doris Hamburger was on the
Business committee of Freshman
Show and in Chorus last year.
This year she is on the nominat-
ing committee; and has been a
member of UlWF for two years.
Kitty Gucker has been a mem-
ber of Chorus for the past two
years.
represented the college at the;
Goldblatt, Walker, Warren and
for Alli. Pres.
hall bookshop. She represented the
Alliance on the Model Atomic En-
ergy Commission and holds the
chairmanship for Bryn Mawr at
the regional ICG convention.
Jane Walker is co-head of Alli-
ance Publicity, and Secretary-
Treasurer of the Science Club. She
has also been manager of the Ten-
nis Team, A.A. hall representative,
and was Alliance hall representa-
tive her freshman and sophomore
years. She belonged to the Debate
Club and the UWF her freshman
year, and was this year co-head of
| the Radnor Open House. Last year,
‘she was also head of a political
party during the presidential cam-
paign.
Linnie Lee Warren was a mem-
ber of the J.V. Swimming team her
freshman year, and a member of
the Varsity both her sophomore
and junior years. Linnie Lee is also
the Junior member of the A.A.
Board this year as well as the Cap-
tain of the Swimming team. She
served this year as the Secretary
of the U.S.F. Drive on campus.
She has been a Permission Giver
| two years, and helped teach the
Bryn Mawr Life Saving course this
year, and the freshman swimming
tests. Further, she has been hal?
representative to the Nominations
Committee.
As a sophomore, Linnie Lee was
hall representative to Alliance,
and co-chairman of _ directing
Taylor, later becoming the co-head
of coffee sales.
Betsy Repenning was on the
Swimming team her freshman
year. As a sophomore, she was hal!
representative to the A.A. and was
hall representative to Alliance, and
was co-chairman of directing
dances for the Junior Show. She
is going to represent the Alliance
at Vassar at a conference on the
Rehabilitation of Germany.
by Jane Augustine, °52
Pile after stack after heap of
‘lege now fill Miss Agnew’s office in
First Editions of Keats, Dickens,
Thackeray Presented To Library
: The Vanity Fair of William
Makepeace Thackeray also came
Leon Lishner makes a su-| books which ave gifts to the col- out initially in serial form, in
twen'y parts. These books also
the role of the actor-singer-magi-|the library and have driven her ere a nortion of Mrs. Scribner’s
cian is flawlessly executed by An-
drew McKinley. The settings by
Horace Armstead are simple and
appropriate, and the entire produc-
tion is perfectly staged by Mr.
Menotti.
The music on which all the ac-
tion rests completes the drama. It
is melodic and versatile, echoing
and foreshadowing the action on
the stage. The “tomorrow” num-
ber, the lullaby, and the dream se-
quences are outstanding. There is
one near-fault, however, in this
masterpiece. The dramatic de-
nouement and the last dream se-
quence which connects the lives of
all these people seems almost un-
necessary in its predominantly
pessimistic moral that death is the
only solution to the problem of all
Continued on Page 4
‘into hiding in the far corner. She
rmerged for long enough, however,
among the most interesting of
which is a collection from the lib-
‘rary of Mrs. Arthur H. Scribner.
First editions and what Miss
Agnew terms “fine editions”—
beautiful and expensive books
which are printed in small quan-
tity—are to be found in this col-
lection. The most valuable first
edition is one which will delight
scholars of the Romantic Period;
it is a first printing of John Keats’
poem Lamia. Mrs. Scribner also
gave an edition of Charles Dick-
ens’ Pickwick Papers as it first ap-
‘peared serially in nineteen tiny
volumes. These rare books are
only slightly less hard to find than
ithe Keats’ first edition.
to tell us about these donations, |
“ft, ac is a first edition of Kip-
‘ling. There is an item for Amer-
lican history enthusiasts—a book
by Increase Mather, a Puritan who
pietrpantipetse to Massachusetts in the
late seventeenth century. His
bock in the Scribner collection was
published in England in 1676 be-
fore his departure for this coun-
try.
Miss Agnew was_ especially
pleased with the number of com-
plete sets which were given of the
works of standard authors such as
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Oliver
Wendell Holmes. One set which
the library particularly needed
was the completé works of the Vic-
torian novelist and essayist, Henry
James.
Besides first editions, the fine
Continued on Page 4
acipiisiiy, iimiaal
. Freestyle Relays.
Page Four
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, March 8, 1950
Varsities, J.V.’s
Display Strength
The Bryn Mawr Swimming Var-
sity showed its prowess by beat-
ing Ursinus 35-22 on Thursday,
March 2, in spite of the fact that
some of the originally picked team
were unable to be there. The Bryn
Mawr team placed first and second
in the Breaststroke, third in Div-
ing, and first in the Medley and
These amazing-
ly good results are nothing new to
the B. M. team, because it has al-
ways been noted for its excellence
in both form and speed, and has
been undefeated for many years.
Bacon and Dean were the Free-
style swimmers, Laidlaw and Pen-
nypacker the Back Crawl swim-
mers, Howells and Winton the
Breast-stroke, Eaton Diving. The
Medley was made up of Laidlaw,
Howells, and Bacon, and Penny-
packer, Smith, Dean, and Bacon
swam in the Freestyle Relay.
This Saturday, March 11, the
Intercollegiate Swimming Meet
will be held at the Penn Men’s
Pool. Anyone who wants to go
should see Miss Yeager immedi-
ately, because the team would ap-
preciate a cheering section. It
ought to be an excellent match
with a chance to see some marvel-
ous swimming, and we hope to see
B. M. walk off with many honors.
The Bryn Mawr Badminton Var-
sity Doubles team beat Merion
Cricket Club on Tuesday, Feb. 28,
in a very surprising upset by the
score of 4-1. Although matches
with the M. C. C. team are not
considered as regular competitive
matches, but more or less as prac-
tice matches, this is the first time
we have ever beaten them in years,
if at all before. This victory, along
with last week’s defeat of Swarth-
more, adds a very great feather in
the B. ‘M. team’s hat. The J. Vv,
also distinguished themselves on
Wednesday, March 1, by beating
the Ursinus team 5-0. This leaves
both B. M. teams still undefeated.
On Wednesday, March 8 both
teams play Penn, and we hope
they they have their usual good
results. On the following Wednes-
day, March 15, both teams are
playing Rosemont at Rosemont,
and anyone wanting to see the
B. M. teams in action should go.
The Bryn Mawr Basketball Var-
sity and J. V. did it again. On
Wednesday night, March l, the
B. M. Varsity beat Rosemont 27-
25, and the J. V. won 28-25. Both
games were extremely close, but
in the end Bryn Mawr showed that
at last it could really play Basket-
ball.
The passing, teamwork, and
shooting ‘were magnificent, and
there was more enthusiasm from
the cheering section and team tha
there has been for some time at a
B. M. basketball game. Wadsworth,
Kimball, and Parker were the Var-
sity forwards, with Perkins, E.
Townsend, and Johns as the
guards. Atherton, Gurewich, and
Howell were the J. V. guards, and
DeLangley and Tilghman were the
J. V. forwards, having one of the
following as their third member:
McIlroy, Cadwalader, Loomis, and
Jackson who played the majority
of the game.
This Wednesday, March 8, both
teams will come up against
Swarthmore, but they will play at
Swarthmore so there will be little
chance to watch unless you see
Miss Kilby soon.
Neway and Powers Star
In Menotti’s Fine Opera
Continued from Page 3
their lives. Menotti has wisely
chosen to title this work a musical
drama, for, in The Consul, the
aims of the Wagnerian form are
complete unity and
nd the music.
by Frances Shirley, °53
Last Sunday the Bryn Mawr
Music Club presented a concert of
contemporary American music in
the Wyndham Music Room. The
concert was arranged by Mr.
George Rochberg, founder and di-
rector of the Contemporary Music
Reading Center, as a part of the
Center’s program to bring new
music and local talent to a wider
audience. Because the music was
unfamiliar, the entire program
was played twice.
The first selection was the Mass
for Cello and Piano of Dante Fio-
rello, a Guggenheim Fellow and
Pulitzer Prize winner. Paul Olef-
sky, cellist with the Philadelphia
Orchestra and conductor : of “the
City Center Orchestra, played
beautifully. His tone was full in
the deeper notes and the higher
register was clear, with no hint of
stridence. His playing had a som-
bre color, and his control of dy-
namics was commendable, espe-
cially in the second playing. Don-
ald Meminger, a member of the
faculty of the New School of
Music, played the piano part very
well. His technique seemed good,
and he played with a firm touch.
Every note was clear, and he main-
tained the balance between cello
and piano throughout.
Grace Carlino, a student at the
Curtis Institute, then sang two
Shakespeare songs by (Constant
Vulelain, who is on the faculty of
be Curtis Institute. Miss Carlino
sang “Blow, Blow Thou Winter
| Wind” and “Come Away Death”
| With a full soprano voice that was
marked by its power, and flexi-
| bility. Sustained notes were well-
| sontroled, and there was a varia-
tion in volume and ease of produc-
tion that added to the effect of the
songs. One only wonders how she
would sound singing Wagner! Mr.
Meminger supplied exemplary pi-
anistic support in both this and
Miss Hanson’s group of songs.
The major work on the program
was Mr. Rochberg’s Second Piano
Sonata, which was composed in
1948 and since revised and played
Library Receives Gift
Of First, Fine Editions
Continued from Page 3
editions are also a gratefully re-
ceived asset to the M. Carey
Thomas Library. These are a few
books from the Grolier Club of
New York City, a private press
which prints and distributes its
exquisite editions in very limited
numbers. Also in the group turn-
ed out by contemporary experts in
the art of book manufacture are
editions from the San Francisco
"press of John Henry Nash, the dis-
tinguished California printer and
binder,
Of the other fine editions there
are examples from the Kelmscott
Press, the press of the nineteenth
century poet and essayist, William
Morris, and an item or two from
the famous Dove Press of the
Same period. The remainder of the
Scribner collection contains a
large number of art books. As
soon as the entire collection is cat-
alogued, these books will be avail-
able to Bryn Mawr students both
in the stacks and in the Rare Book
Room.
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Bryn Mawr Music Club Offers
Novel Program of New Music
at Middleburg. Mathilde McKin-
ney, a teacher at the New Jersey
College for Women, played the
sonata, and unfortunately the first
performance was infinitely better
than the second. Though Miss Mc-
Kinney retained her _ technical
command, and even improved her
control of volume during the sec-
ond playing, it had a tendency to
sound stiffer than the initial play-
ing. Perhaps Miss McKinney was
tiring, for the piece seemed to
make great demands on the per-
former; perhaps a difficulty in get-
ting the pages turned destroyed
the effect of the piece, for she was
depending a little too much on the
printed notes. Whatever the case
may be, one felt that the sonata
would have been much better if
only played once.
The program concluded on a
happier note, with the singing of
Five Songs, with texts by James
Joyce and music written by Will-
son Osborne, a teacher at the New
School of Music and pupil of Paul
Hindemith. Suzanne Hanson, who
substituted for the scheduled solo-
ist, had learned the songs in six
days. She sang them well, and her
voice, though not exceptionally
powerful, was beautifully control-
led and perfectly suited to the
room. The _ second singing was
even more successful than the
first, for someone had remembered
to lower the top of the piano, and
the accompaniment was softened
appreciably.
The program might have seemed
more balanced, had some older
works been included, but its pur-
pose was to present modern music,
and the result, though not always
completely enjoyable, was at least
novel,
NOTICES.
Halls Open for Spring Vacation
For those who plan to stay at
Bryn Mawr during Spring Vaca-
tion, Radnor and the Graduate
Center will be open the full time.
There will be a charge of three
dollars and fifty cents per day.
Morning Assembly
Miss Marion Edwards Park will
speak at the next morning assem-
bly, to be presented Wednesday
morning, March 15.
Movies
The next in the series of movies
will be two films sponsored by the
Department of Education: “The
Broader Concept of Method” and
“Teacher Crisis.” They will be pre-
sented at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday,
March 15, in the Music Room,
Goodhart.
RED KEDS !
WHITE KEDS !
BLUE KEDS !
TENNIS SHOES
Phillip Harrison
Lancaster Avenue
ob
MEET AT THE GREEK’S
Tasty Sandwiches
Refreshments
LUNCHES — DINNER
An Ideal Easter Gift
Lovely pure silk imported scarfs
by Echo
Colors—gete, red Kelly, navy,
wine, aqua
Designs—flyin hunting
‘memaa does. seule wae dots
_ DINAH FROST’S
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Penn Men Crowd
To Record Dance
The gym, its balcony beribboned
in Penn’s red and blue crepe pa-
per, its basketball nets adorned
with crimson and azure balloons,
opened doors last Friday evening
to a host of men from 34 frater-
nities of the University of Penn,
and countless Bryn Mawr women.
Dancing to the tune of “Some
Enchanted Evening”, boy met girl,
the Dance Committee of Undergrad
relaxed, the UWF dispensed re-
freshments, and another _inter-
collegiate dance was acclaimed a
success.
Ann Hinman, as chairman of the
Dance committee, aided by Linda
Bettman, Nancy Blackwood, Judy
Leopold, Claire Minton, Marjorie
Peterson, Judy Silman, Harriet
Sloss, and Betsy Taliaferro, ar-
ranged the evening, while Polly
Porter and Betsy Swope took
charge of tickets.
From nine to twelve, the victrola
gave forth ‘South Pacific’ tunes,
and a selection of other discs, and
the transformed gym echoed to
“Aren’t you from Texas?” “Didn’t
I meet you at — —’s engage-
ment party?” In amongst the
maze of spruced-up males one
could discern a few stray Haver-
fordians, aliens amid the hundreds.
Finally, at twelve, lights went
out, doors were locked, and the
dancers dispersed in groups and
pairs.
Students who are interested
in applying for rooms in the
French House, German House
or Spanish House next year
should make appointments with
Miss Gilman, Mrs. Diez or Mrs.
Marshall as soon as _ possible,
and not later than Friday,
March twenty-fourth, the day
on which spring vacation be-
gins.
What To Do
JOBS FOR NEXT YEAR
Archives Assistant, Museum Aid,
Library Assistant, and Herbarium
Aid. Civil Service examinations
will be given for these positions.
Salaries: $2450 to $3100. Positions
in Washington and vicinity. Ar-
chivists must have courses in any
combination of History, Govern-
ment, Economics, Political Science,
Sociology or Public Administra-
tion. Museum Aids must have had
courses in Anthropology, Archae-
ology, History or Zoology. Library
Assistants must have had at least
six months’ experience or training.
Herbarium Aids must have had at
least three months of experience
in plant mounting, etc. ‘Closing
date for application is March 21.
Forms in the Bureau of Recom-
mendations.
Visitors for Social Case Work.
Pennsylvania announces an exam-
ination for Visitors. Salaries $2124
to $2496. Open to residents of
the State of Pennsylvania. (Res-
idence may be established in some
cases on the strength of four years
at Bryn Mawr). Applications close
on March 3rd. Scholastic aptitude
type of examination. Not techni-
cal. See Mrs. Crenshaw if inter-
ested.
Time, Inc. will send a represen-
tative on Thursday, March 16 te
recruit for the Editorial Training
Squad. Will everyone interested,
please leave her name in the Bur-
eau of Recommendations. Time is
also recruiting for its business
training squad. Shorthand neces-
sary as well as typing.
Harvard Library positions open
without formal library training.
Salary $150 to $160 a month.
Front desk and behind scenes jobs.
Representatives will come to col-
lege later in the year. Leave your
name at the Bureau of Recommen-
dations.
JOBS FOR NEXT SUMMER
There are many jobs open for
/next summer already on file in the
| Bureau of Recommendations,
‘Room H, Taylor.
‘Grand Rapids Room
University, Michigan
(Ann Arbor)
In Ann Arbor, the Grand Rapids:
Room on the campus is a favorite
student gathering spot. In the
Grand Rapids Room—Coca-Cola
is the favorite drink. With the
college crowd at the University of
Michigan, as with every crowd—
Coke belongs.
) Ask for it either way... both
trade-marks mean the same thing.
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The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company
© 1949, The Coca-Cole Company.
Wednesday, March 8, 1950
THE
COLLEGE NEWS
Page Five
Bennett, Blackwood, Farnsworth,
Wallace Nominated for U-G V. P.
‘As a Freshman, Patsy Bennett |:
was a rotating member of the
A.A., a Hall Class Representative,
Class Representative to the Nom-
inating Committee, a Varsity La-
¢erosse player, and a Blind School
reader. In her sophomore year,
Patsy continued her Lacrosse play-
ing, and was elected first Soph-
omore member to Undergrad.
Now, as a Junior, Patsy has been
Hall Representative to the Nom-
inating Committee, an assistant
teacher in the Bryn Mawr Life
Saving Course, and a member of
the Script Committee for Junior
Show.
Nancy Blackwood came to Bryn
Mawr from Wheaton College in
her sophomore year. She became
a member of the Tennis, Badmin-
ton, and Hockey Varsities, as well
as being chosen Hall Representa-
tive to the A.A. and the Publicity
Director for Arts’ Night. This
year, Nancy is on the Self Gov.
Board, a member of the Under
grad Dance Committee, and a co-
captain of the tennis team. In
addition, she is Hall Class Repre-
sentative, and will direct the Bryn
- Mawr Summer Camp this year.
In her Freshman year, Alys
Farnsworth was a Hall Represen-
tative and was chairman of the
Costume Committee for Freshman
Show. The next year she was the
president of her class. As a Jun-
ior, Alys has continued her work
in chorus for the third year, and
is a member of the double octet
In addition, she is the secretary of
Undergrad Board.
Her first year at Bryn Mawr,
Marilie Wallace was business man-
ager of the Freshman Show. As a
sophomore, she was chosen class
secretary, and this year she is a
member of the Revisions Commit-
tee and the Common Treasurer.
She has been a member of Stage
Guild and NSA Committee, as well
as playing team badminton and
baseball, and serving as a_per-
mission giver.
Ann Hinman (aiternate), was a
member of the Undergrad, and
was on the Script Committee for
Freshman Show her first year at
Bryn Mawr. Sophomore year she
was Hall Class Representative, and
this year she is the second Junior
member of the Undergrad Board.
Ann is also a permission giver,
and a member of the Undergrad
Dance Committee.
Miss Park Worked To
Improve BMC Sciences
Continued from Page 1
are best known to the present un-
dergraduates who study in the
well-equipped building erected un-
der her guidance, and named in
her honor. Miss Park served on
the College Entrance Examination
Board for twenty years, and in
troduced some important changes
in her two years as Chairman. To-
day, as a member of the Board of
Directors of this college she is
still very much in touch with its
affairs.
Compliments
of the
Haverford Pharmacy
Haverford
All ye jolly lasses
Don’t be forgetin’
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
RICHARD
STOCKTON
LANCASTER AVENUE
yA
Can’t face that next blue
Monday
Come to THE HEARTH
for a sticky bun sundae
HAMBURG HEARTH
Lancaster Ave.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Spring !
Spring !
SPRING !
HERE AT LAST !
JEANNETT’S
FLOWERS
LANCASTER AVENUE
ocak
She wore a
blouse
"Delai” gave Samson quite a clipping...
Still he thought this gal was “ripping”!
My BOND piause Pe es stores ciao
See them in Phila. at LIT BROS. - WANAMAKER’S
Judy Bond, Inc., Dept. A, 1375 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y.
H. J. Phillips To Defend
His Academic Freedom
Continued from Page 1
Phillips preserved his intellectual
integrity, as did one of the other
two who were dismissed, and con-
tinued to teach objectively. Ac-
cording to this, his dismissal was
a violation of the tenure code. This
means that he was dismissed sole-
ly because of his political affilia-
tion. For thise reason, both the
Pacific and eastern divisions of
the American Philosophical Asso-
ciation have asked President Allen
to reconsider his decision.
Professor Phillips is no longer
teaching, but is touring the coun-
try in order to present his case.
William Saroyan’s comedy-
drama, “The Beautiful People,”
was chosen yesterday by the
Drama Guild as its third and
final production for the season.
Marjorie Low will direct the
whimsical play, to be presented
the first week in May.
Blackwood, Gunderson, Nelidow,
Carlson Named to S-G Vice Pres.
Nancy Blackwood spent her
Freshman year at Wheaton and
was president of her class that
year. In her Sophomore and Jun-
ior year Nancy was a member of
the Varsity Hockey, Badminton,
and Tennis teams. She was’ also
the AJA. Representative from her
hall, and the Publicity Director of
Arts Night. In her junior year
she was the First Junior Member
to Self-Gov., Co-Captain of Tennis
Class Hall Rep., Dance Committee
member, and she will be the Direc-
tor of the Bryn Mawr Summer
Camp for this coming summer.
‘Eleanor Gunderson was a mem-
ber of the Varsity Swimming team
and in Chorus during her Fresh-
man year. She was also Head of
Posters for the Freshman Show.
ln her Sophomore year she was
on the Varsity Swimming team,
Soph. Hall Rep. for her class, and
the Soph. Rep. to the Chorus
Council. In her Junior year Elic
is the Secretary of the Chorus,
Junior Class Song Mistress, a
member of both the Double Octette
and the Octangle, Hall Rep. tothe
Constitutional Revisions Commit;
tee, Head of Decorations for the
Junior Prom this coming spring,
and she was on the Freshman
Week Commimttee at the begin-
ning of this year.
Elizabeth Nelidow was the ro-
tating member of the League from
her class, a member of Stage
Guild, and on the Varsity Hockey
Squad*during her Freshman year.
She has been a member of the Col-
lege News Board since her Soph-
omore year, and was on the staff
her Freshman year. In her Soph-
omore year she was the Stage
Manager of Arts Night, Business
Continued on Page 6
Yes, Camels are SO MILD that in a coast-
to-coast test of hundreds of men and women
who smoked Camels ~ and only Camels _
for 30 consecutive days, noted throat special-
ists, making weekly examinations, reported
NOT ONE SINGLE CASE OF THROAT
IRRITATION due to smoking CAMELS!
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Tage Six
Condon Bains:
‘Science in India’
Dr. Edward U. Condon, Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Standards will
give a speech sponsored by the
Sigma Xi Chapter of Bryn Mawr
College on Science In India on
Thursday, March 19, in the Bi-
ology Lecture Room, Dalton.
Dr. Condon has been Director of!
the National Bureau of Standards
in Washington since 1945. He was
a research fellow in Gottingham
and in Munich, a lecturer in phys-
acs at the University of Colorado
in 1927 and 1928, and professor of
Physics at Princeton University
from 1927-28 and 1930-37 and at
the University of Minnesota from
1929 to 1980. He was an associate
Director of Research for the West-
inghouse Laboratories in 1937 to
1945, advisor to the U. S. Senate
Special Committee on Atomic
Energy in the 79th congress, and
President of the American Physics
Society in 1946. He has written
many reports and papers, among
which are Quantum Mechanics,
and the Theory of Atomic Spectra.
Alliance Sponsors
New Spring Drive
The AHiance is sponsoring a
new spring clothing drive from
March 13 to March 20 in hopes
that the students will contribute
much winter clothing with the
warm weather fast approaching.
This drive will be carried out un-
der a new system in which every-
one will be individually approached
by her hall representative.
The clothing that is collected
will be distributed by the Friends
in both Europe and Asia, and
therefore will reach many groups
in areas where organizations such
as Care are not permitted to work.
This clothing drive will be car-
ried on in conjunction with a book
drive by the U. S. F. However, it
will be done by the Alliance, so
your representaives will also be
looking for- books. All kinds of
books are acceptable, although
technical ones are preferred, Most
of them will be sent to Asiatic
areas where people have been
learning English from newspapers
which were used to wrap guns.
Four Juniors To Vie
For Self-Gov V-P Post
Continued from Page 5
Manager of the Freshman Hand-
book, and in Stage Guild. This
year as a Junior, Liz is the Secre-
tary of the Stage Guild, Chairman
of the Self-Gov. Revisions Com-
mittee, Alliance Hall Rep., Headed
the Activities Drive for the
League, and was a member of the
Curriculum Committee.
Marjorie Carlson taught typing
for the Maids and Porters during
her Freshman year. In her Soph-
omore year Marge was the Hall
Bep. to the Alliance, Class Hall
Rep., and helped with the Cloth-
ing Drive. As a Junior she is the
Secretary-Treasurer of her class,
Business Manager of the Junior
Shew, Chairman of the Work
Weekend for the League, a mem-
ber of the Vocational Committee,
and ran the Furniture Sale in
Freshman | Week ‘at. the Beginning
of this year. Pa
Patsy Bennett is “the ‘Alternate
for this list of nominees.
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, March 8, 1950
Continued from Page 1
was the group of selections, rang-
ing from Bach to Gilbert and Sul-
livan, sung by the Smith College
Chamber Singers under the direc-
tion of Iva Dee Hiatt, with Helena
Wolfe and Mary Gay at the piano.
The voices were well-balanced, and
only once, in “Late in My Rash
Accounting”, did the altos seem to
overshadow the other parts. The
attacks were clear and sharp, the
phrasing good, and the volume
perfectly controlled. The Bach
(Versus II: Cantata 4: “Christ Lag
in Todesbanden”) was superbly
sung, and proved the versatility of
the Singers, for it came between
lively folk songs, including ‘A
Bumper, A Bumper”, “Straw
Guy”, “See the Gypsy Munching
Cheese”, “Watercresses”, “Ribbon
Bow”, and “Preacher Man”. Robin
Brigham sang the solo in “Water-
cresses” in a firm and clear, if
not overly strong, voice. The ac-
Frank Urges Necessity
Of World Government
Continued from Page 1
ments to the U.N. can be made!
where national preparation for
war would become not only un-
necessary but impossible. Some of
the changes would be: giving the
U. N. adequate power to prohibit
the use of any kind of force in the
settlement of international devel-
opment, establishing a kind of in-
ternational law which would help
the United Nations to arrest those
who violate the basic security law
before rather than after a war has
begun, giving the U. N. interna-
tional inspection power, and giv-
ing the U. N. an adequate peace
force to prevent war. These would
of course necessitate changes in
the international structure of the
organization, but would, in the
long run, make the organization
strong enough to keep the peace.
The World Student Federalist
organization is only a small part
of the Federalism today. The whole
movement has been divided into
many different chapters and types
of organizations the world ever.
All of them are trying to make
people read, think, and understand
what the organization is trying to
do. Many prominent authors have
begun to write about federalism.
There is, also, rising opposition to
federalism, and this too must be
combated with all the force that
the organization can muster.
World Federalism is one of the
best and most secure methods of
securing the peace, but like all
things it needs popular acclaim
and this can be done only by the
forceful method of spreading the
new hope of a peaceful union of
the states of the world.
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Three College Choral Concert Heightened
By Enthusiasm, Solos, and Joint Finale
companiments to the Bach
“Preacher Mam’, and the ““Cachuca”
and “Finale” from the Gondoliers
were exemplary, and the last num-
ber left the audience in the same
happy, enthusiastic frame of mind
that was evident in Smith’s sing-
ing.
E. Harold Geer’s Vassar College
Choir inserted a completely sombre
note in the program with a group
of sacred songs. The choir was
well-trained, its phrasing and at-
tacks were good, and John ‘Crouch
supplied able accompaniments to
“Kixa nit es nit de vetlla” and
Bach’s “Freut euch und jubilirt”.
The “Imploratio” had the benefits
of clear voices and unified attacks;
“In dulci jubilo” was well-balance.
ed, and there was some volume
control in “Pueri concinite”’. How-
ever, though the performance was
technically commendable, it lacked
enthusiasm, and seemed to be
struggling toward a rather dubi-
ous victory with lead in its boots.
As a sort of grand finale, Mr.
Goodale led the three choruses in
‘Handl’s “Repleti Sunt” and Mr.
| Geer's arrangement of the Frank
“Psalm 150”. The former was not
so good. The attacks and phrasing
seemed fuzzy and the choruses
sang as if unsure of themselves.
The last selection, however, was a
marked The tone
was good, there was no lack of
enthusiasm, and the choruses sang
with unanimity.
improvement.
Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet, Reads Own Works,
Poems by Graves, Stephens, Hardy, Mac Niece
Continued from Page 1
and A Refusal to Mourn the Death
by Fire of a Child in London. A
Refusal ended with a simple yet
striking line typical of the poet:
“After the first death there is no
other.” Occasional phrases stood
out, as the line in the poem to his
aunt, Anne Jones: “Sculptured
Anne is seventy years of stone”
and in Holy Spring, “ ... God-
stoning night.” In his two peems
on the October theme were the de-
lightful \expression “star-gestured
children” and the ominous image
“by ‘the sea’s side hear the dark-
vowelled birds.” In a very few
words he can make a scene of Oc-
tober “summery on the _ hill’s
shoulder.” \ One understands the
Second Concert
To Feature Trio
The second; Young Musicians
Concert will be held at five o’clock
Sunday, March| 12 in the Wynd-
ham music room. The program
which includes a Horn trio in E
flat, Op 40 by \Brahms, and the
Concerto in A Minor, No. 5 of
Vieuxtemps will star Eugene Rit-
tich on the Horn, Marvin Morgen-
stern playing the violin, and Mar-
ion Zarzeczna at the piano.
April 16 is the date set for the
third in the concert series, a
quartet.
“wrey-haired heart.” All _ the
words the poet uses are simple;
the secret of his success lies in
their putting-together.
Two poems began with especial-
ly beautiful lines:
“There was a savior, rarer than
radium,
commoner than water
crueler than truth... ”
and the dramatic “The hand that
signed the paper felled a city.”
Dylan Thomas likes Christian
symbolism, and uses it often. Cer-
tain other symbols— Adam and
Eve, the child, the stone, the sea
—reappear frequently. The poem
which he said he didn’t think made
any sense at all painted very clear
images using objects associated
with the Church. They seemed to
make sense in that they: created a
strong mood. In one of the last
poems which he read was a sig:
nificant line which might have
been used to describe the poet’s
own feeling of creation and the
feeling gne has as he reads his
work—to “suffer the first vision
that set fire to the stars.”
The Umdergraduate Associa-
tion announces the elections of
Susan Savage as President of
Self-Gov; Anne Iglehart, Pres-
ident of Undergrad; Nancy
Blackwood, President of the
League; and Jane Stone, Pres-
ident of A. A.
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