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XOL. XLITI, NO. 17



ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1947

Copyright Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 19456

PRICE 10 CENTS



Toynbee Shows
Effect of Society
And Psychology

Social Schism Denotes
The Disintegration
Of Civilization
Goodhart, March 10. The exist-
ence of a social schism, declared
Professor Arnold J. Toynbee in his
diseussion of “Social and Psycho-
logical Effects,” the fifth of his
series of lectures on “Encounters
between Civilizations,” is charac-
teristic of a civilization in disin-
tegration, and freqently takes the
form of a dominant minority con-

trolling a large proletariat.

Should a society of this sort em-
bark on conquest, Professor Toyn-
bee pointed out, the result is usv-
ally an aggravation of the existing
social contrast which it becomes
difficult to keep under control. The
ranks. of the indigenous proletar-
iat are swelled by the addition of
the conquered peoples and the lack
of balance becomes more acute.

The distinction between the dom-
inant minority and its subjects
takes a number of different forms,
said Professor Toynbee; it may
be religious, cultural (intellectual
and artistic attainments), in terms
of political and econmic power, or
racial. The first three differentia-
tions may be overcome by conver-
sion, education, or the transfer or
broadening of power, but the racial
distinction provides a virtually im-
passable barrier.

Professor Toynbee cited the Mos-
lem conquests as an example of a
group in- which: the dominant min-

Continued on Page 5

Cameron to Talk

On France Today

_... France.and.-Reconstruction”” will
be the subject of Dr. Elizabeth
Moore Cameron’s talk at the Fifth
College Assembly on Current Af-
fairs on Tuesday, March 18 in
Goodhart at 12:30.

At present, Mrs. Cameron is Re-
search Associate of the Institute
of International Studies at Yale
University. Formerly she was As-
sistant Professor of History at
Bryn Mawr.

Excellent Singing, Poor Orchestra
Characterize Arts Night Music

by Barbara Bettman ’49

Arts Night music covered almost
every field-except opera—and even
this. was ayed. Outstanding
event of the eVening, to no one’s
great surprise, was the singing of
Bryn Mawr’s Double Octet and the
Haverford (single) Octet. Much
credit is to be extended to the girls
themselves for their excellent and
professional arranging, and as al-
ways, one marveled at Mrs. de Var-
on’s complete control of her singing
group. One feels that those who
sing under her are not only sing-
ing exactly as she wants them to
but also in the exact way demand-

Modern Dancing
Lacks Confidence;
Solos Outstanding

by Helen Male 49



A certain element of self-con-
sciousness pervaded most of the
dancing performance at Arts
Night. This was most_plainly vis-
ible in the Study of Technique, in
which the faces of the danseuses
could be seen by the audience. A
grim look of unrelaxed coneentra-
tion from the neck up, and stiff
unexpressiveness from the waist
down characterized this part of the
performance. Most of the rest of
the program followed suit with the
exception of Thalia Argyropolo’s
“Temple Ritual.”

“The Study of Technique” began
with the entrance of two dancers
executing a light step which
swung from the knee. As soon as
the primary direction of action was
lost in a more complicated chore-
‘ography, their careful precision
disappeared and was replaced by
tight, fettered action which was
disturbing.

“Oppressed,” a dance seen from
the back, although’ beginning with
interesting individual movements,
soon overplayed” itself; losing” its
simplicity, and the serious ap-
proach of the audience.

Marjorie Low, ’50,- freed from
the drum to the comparative
warmth and inspiration of a phon-
ograph record, began her dance
well in a restrained, graceful fash-
ion, but worked up to a climax too
quickly and tried to hold it too
long.” Her dance lost its character



Continued on Page 6



Navy Training, Bubble Gum
Fit Undergrad Pres. for Office

by Helen Martin °4

“Miss Burch, tell me, did you
find it difficult to readjust yourself
to civilian life?”

“Oh for crying in six beers.”

“Do you find, Miss Burch, that
you are finer, deeper, broader, after
your life in the services?”

“Broader. My horizons, that is.”

“In what ways, Henny (growing
more intimate), did your navy life
fit you to be a better student at
Bryn Mawr?” |

“After two years in the services,
I flunked the hygiene exam.”

“You were in the WRENS for

two years, Henny. Did you_find

that the men of the British Navy

“held the women of the WAVy-—.. a0
ue winem as




ht be desired?”

Satenlariad in the Merion show-
case, sipping demi-tasse, Henny
Burch, newly-elected President of

fagencn. ksi ab a8

blouse, stunning navy (blue, that
is) skirt, with white athletic socks

calf of her leg, her glasses were
cocked at a becoming angle for
which Charles of the Ritz especial-
ly designed ‘her - wh - feathercut.

Asked about her reaction to her
election, Henny replied with the
lurid details of a dissipated cele-
bration. “I chewed bubble gum
for the first time. 'When I tried to
blow a bubble, it landed in or near
Deanie Hart’s face. This seems to
augur well for interdepartmental
cooperation of student organiza-
tions on campus.”

Henny’s aims for Undergrad
emphasize~efficiency and the,need
‘for conrdintteg. ively the




ther aims are the better organizing
of schedules, improvement in the



Rumpus Room, and finally, the suc-

Undergrad, was attired in » white |cessful completion of the Drive.

-|“Charcoal Man”

pulled tastefuly halfway up the},

s. Fur-|



ed by the particular piece of mu-
sic under consideration.

Rhythm and proper feeling for
each individual song are most im-
portant in spiritual singing; the
choruses understood this. “Cookie”
is almost a synonym for “rhythm,”
and the group sang with such evi-
dent enjoyment and spirit that the
audience might conceivably have
wondered whether there is a_pos-
sible method whereby twenty-four
singers can synchronize their vis-
ible systems for keeping time! The
familiar “Witness,” re-arranged by
Nancy Knettle, had a ‘new twist,
and Ann Eberstadt’s medley of
and “When a
Woman Blue” was unusual and
very lovely. “Titanic,” arranged
by Henny Burch, is fascinating to
hear, with its chorus for high so-
pranos—who receive quite a com-
plement in the person of Betty
Smith, whose delightful voice is

euphemistically called second alto.
Continued on Page 2

Student Paintings
Lack Individuality
But Display Talent

by Katrina Thomas.249.

In an age when individuality and
experiment are particularly ap-
parent in the arts, Bryn Mawr stu-
dents seem to be able to offer only
run-of-the-mill subjects painted in
a prosaic manner. This character-
izes the art exhibit shown in the
foyer of Goodhart last week.

However, some of the pictures
reveal--considerable~ talent, partic-
ularly evident in the work of Bar-
bara Smith ’50, of Diana Huzagh
’49 and of Helen Hale ’49. Bar-
bara’s three pictures all show a
feeling for composition, for color
and a strong, decisive brushstroke.
The force of her black and white
portrait of a man lies. in, its..spon-.
taneity especially evident in the
eyes of her subject, while the long
streaming lines of her abstract
saint lend themselves particularly
well to watercolor. Barbara is to
be remembered for her artistic
backdrops for the Freshman Show.

Diana Huzagh’s painting of the
side of a building with its dark,
flaming colors in contrast with the
white untouched paper is extreme-

ly forceful and yet only suggestive:

of reality.
Helen Hale’s remarkable feeling

‘for movement is apparent in her

tempera brush-drawing of a group
of figures, and her Flower Vendor.
Both pictures give the feeling of
having been effortlessly done by
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CALENDAR

Thursday, March 13

7:30, Spanish House. Miss Isa-
bel Pope will speak on “The
Spanish Cancionero.”

Saturday, March 15

8:30-12:00, Gymnasium. Open
Night.

Sunday, March 16

7:30, Music Room. Chapel, the
Reverend James T. Cleland,
Preacher to the University,
Duke University.

Monday, March 17

8:00, Goodhart. .Flexner Lec-
ture, Arnold J. Toynbee, “Oth-
er Psycholgical Reactions
(Zealotism, Me sacte Ev-
angelism). “a

12:30, Goodhart, pies. College
Assembly on Current Affairs,







‘You'll Get Over It’? Has
Varied Characters,
Trite Plot

by Helen Anderton °49

“You'll Get Over It,” Nancy
Knettle’s play which was present-
ed at Arts Night, tells of a starry-
eyed young girl whose reaction to
being jilted can best be summed
up in her own. words: “Why,
why?” The authoress playing the
role of Kathy tried hard to make
the audience believe that just such
a person could exist. But I have
seldom seen so unreal and so un-
convincing a character. When
Phil, the boy-friend, walked out
on her I could only think that it
was the smartest thing he ever did
in his life. Her aptitude for utter-
ing cliche after cliche wa3 rivalled
only by a saccharine sweetness
which might well have driven any
man to drink.

Kathy, Skeet and Joan share an
apartment in Los Angeles—for the
one act of the play. Skeet and
Joan are more or less recognizable
characters who have learned that
ythe world is not always shrouded
in a rosy glow, the way Kathy
thinks of it. Played by Jean Swit-
endick and Barbara Bennett they
were the only real people on the
stage, and when they left it the
audience was inflicted with Kiathy’s

Continued on Page 2

Rev. J. T. Cleland
To Lead Service

The Reverend James T. Cleland,
Professor of Homiletics and
Preacher to’ the university, Duke
University, will speak at Chapel on
Sunday, March 16. The service
will be held at 7:30 in the Music
“The Problem of the ‘Three Un-
ending Interests of Man” will be
discussed by Dr. Cleland at a
meeting in the Common Room on
Saturday evening. His talk will
analyze the relation between sci-
entific knowledge, philosophical un-
derstanding and religious faith.

Dr. Cleland will also be available
for conferences on Saturday after-
noon.

Lively Comedy Proves
Enjoyable; Roles
Well Cast

by Louise Ervin '49

Goodhart, March 8: Rapidity and
a considerable degree of finish of
performance against a gay and
well executed set made Faithfully
Yours a lively and colorful con-
clusion to Arts Night. The author-
director, James F. Adams, is to be
commended for his success in pre-
venting a trivial idea from degen-
erating into the triteness which
well-worn plot, setting and -char-
acters made a distinct risk. In
spite of devices which one usually
avoids in amateur stage produc-
tions whenever possible, such as
eating and telephone conversations,
Adams evaded most of the usual
cliches, and the net result was a
pleasant and thoroughly entertain-
ing comedy in which the light
touch was preserved throughout.

The parts wefe well cast and on
the whole ni oh to sustain con-
vincing, if somewhat typed, roles
putting their lines across with re-
markable clarity in spite of the
proverbial handicaps of Goodhart
auditorium. At times Marcia
Dembow as Christine Drake tend-
ed to dominate the scene exclusive-
ly, but during most of the perform-
ance the other actors prevented
Faithfully Yours from becoming a
one star show by well timed and
appropriate stage business and
promptly spoken lines.

The initial effect of the play was
excellent; good lighting and a clev-
erly constructed set provided the
requisite number of exits without
artificiality and a doorway to a
terrace, with the aid of green foot-
lights and spots, at the back left of
the stage completed the atmos-
phere of “the present, a summer

ther enhanced by such well chosen
details as Christine’s watering of
the plants on the terrace.

Although the acting was weak at
first and the audience was uncer-
tain as to whether or not the play
would.come up to the expectations’
aroused by the setting, the actors
seemd to warm up, and after a
slow start the play carried us along



Continued on Page 3



Amid Fragrance

Time: 4:00 P. M.

Place: Inn

Props: Sticky Buns

Characters (no cracks!): Page
Hart, newly-elected president of
Self -Government. Pestering Re-
porter.

Dialogue:

Q. “What is your policy for next
year?”

A. “I need just one more clean,
zorny joke.”

Q. “What IS your policy?”

A. “PLEASE, just one clean,
corny joke!”

After this had been duly supplied
(“For a camp paper with a circu-
lation strictly limited to seven-

tled down to business.

Atte pea 4, Page
is most frequently seen on the cam-
pus dragging a little red wagon
loaded with bottles of coke. This
fact was noted with amazement by



year-olds,” Page explained) yerse¢t-| -



Page Hart States Self-Gov. Policy

of Sticky Buns

by Harriet Ward *48

one of our older residents odie sur
reptitiously inquired of a friend,
“How many bottles of pop DOES
that girl drink a day?” But the
reason is really quite simple: The
Rhoads Bookshop must be supplied.
“A plug for my partner,” added
Page.

“Psychology is still my field,”
she continued, “despite the recent
confusion in one of my major
classes.” The professor identified
her in a green sweater the first
day, and when the sweater failed to
appear again, he quietly assumed
that she had dropped his class.

“But seriously,” the new presi--
dent said, “getting back to the or-
a topic, the word paca ial

sible re ue a full knowledge
and understanding of the purpose
of the rules—not for just a day,
but permanently.”



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