College news, December 3, 1952

The College





VOL. XLIX—NO. 9

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1952

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn eee College, 1952

PRICE 20 CENTS



Undergrad Sponsors Entertainment-Packed Weekend

Plans Glamorous ‘Winter Whirl Around ‘The Circle’



College Lowers
AnnualCommon
Treasury's Tax

On the December 10 Pay Day
each Undergraduate will be charg-
ed approximately $5.40 for Com-
mon Treasury Dues. Although the
proportions are not final the allot-
ment of these dues will be roughly
as follows:

$2.70 Undergrad
.20 Self Gov.
1.75 A.A.
.75 Alliance

The Common Treasury is the
amalgamation of the treasuries of
Undergrad, Self-Gov, Alliance and
A.A. The League has its own Ac-
tivities drive in the fall which is
its sole source of income. Under-
grad, Self-Gov, and A.A. obtain
their support from Common Treas-
ury Dues only, and Alliance by
these dues plus a donation of $200
from the college. In forming the
estimated dues this year Alliance
and Self-Gov have both cut down
their proportions considerably by
drawing on sizeable surplus funds
from previous years. A.A. has in-
creased their amount to clear an
accumulated deficit of $200 from
past years. Last year the Com-
mon treasury dues were $7.40, so
the over-all reduction this year is
quite large.

In order to clarify the present
apportionment of money among
the organizations, an outline of
their expenses is given below:
Undergrad:
$200 Salaries for Pay Day mis-

tresses, hall announcers
$530 Undergraduate Scholarship

100 N.S.A.

10 Freshman Week and Hand-
book
$ 40 Seven College Conference
$190 May Day, Parade Night( in-
cluding Firemen’s Band)
$ 40 Bookshop, Mimeographing
Continued on Page 6, Col. 5



Bryn Mawr-Haverford Theatre Clubs
To Give “The Circle” December 5 and 6

by Mary Alice Drinkle, °53

The Bryn Mawr College Theatre
and the Haverford Drama Club
are presenting The Circle, a pop-
ular satirical comedy by W. Som-
erset Maugham as their second
production of the year. The play
will be given on the evenings of
December 5 and 6 in Goodhart Au-
ditorium,

The Maugham play has been
successful because of its varied
and interesting characterizations.
The plot is based on the accidental
meeting of an estranged husband
and wife, Clive Champion-Cheney
and Lady Catherine Champion-
Cheney, at the country home of

Mr. Harold Kuhn
Relates Economy

And Game Facets

Mr. Harold W. Kuhn, assistant
professor of mathematics at Bryn
Mawr, will give a lecture on
“Theory of Games: Science of
Poker, Dueling, and the Family
Budget” under the auspices of Sig-
ma Xi on Friday, December 5th at
8:30 in the Chemistry lecture
room.

Although the title is an unusual
one, some mathematicians and
economists have recently been try-
ing to create a new framework for
economy, and they believe that
games can be taken as a mathe-
matical model for economy, part-
ly because they have _ similar
characteristics such as competi-
tion. The theory originated with
John von Neunnan and Oskar Mor-
gensterner who published their
findings in Theory of Games and
Economic Behavior.

Mr. Kuhn graduated trom the
California Institute of Technology
and spent 1950-1951 in Paris un-
der a Fullbright award. Last year
he was teaching at Princeton.





Bryan Green Finds Christianity
Only Sound Constructive Force

by Anne Mazick, 55

With his charming manner of
carriage and speech, Canon Bryan
Green was eager to explain his
purpose in visiting Bryn Mawr and
speaking to other groups of people
in this country and throughout the
world. Now, when people are in
a state of fear of confusion, he
tinds Christianity the only answer
to human relations. People look
to religion for answers to their
problems, and he is convinced that
the Christian faith offers the high-
est, most substantial answers to
these questions.

“I am not here to give a mild in-



noculation of vague belief, but a
strong dose of Christianity,” Can-
on Green affirmed. “If we have
friends,” he explained, “we want
to give them the best we have to
offer, and the best I have is Christ-
ianity.”

It is good for a person to
strengthen his belief in his own
religion, because everyone needs a
strong belief in something, but
nevertheless, Canon Green wants
to offer what he finds best, If he
knows Christ is right, he wants to
share his teachings with others.

Continued on Page 6, Col. 2



their son Arnold. A drawing room
in the country home, Ashton-Adley,
is the sole setting for the play.
Since the play does not emphasize
fast-moving action, .but rather
stresses characterization, a_ real
challenge is offered to the actors
and actresses.

The actors who are taking up
the challenge are, for the most
part, seasoned Bryn Mawr and
Haverford thespians. In the part
of Lady Kitty will be Irene Ryan,
’65, who is well remembered as
Mrs. Archimedes in ’55’s Roam
‘an Riot”. Irene also acted in Mer-
ion’s freshman hall play last year,
and has worked with ‘WBMC and
WHiRC. She has been in summer
stock and in the summer of 1951
she won an honorable mention in
Photoplay’s national contest for
dramatic talent.

Clive Champion-Cheney, Lady
Kitty’s husband, is played by John
Kittredge. John, a senior at Hav-
erford, has had roles in Thor with
Angels, You Can’t Take It With
You, Elizabeth the Queen, Tom
Thumb and The Philadelphia Story.
As Lady Kitty’s lover will be
Brooks Cooper, the director of The
Philadelphia Story, and a Haver-
ford graduate of 1950. He took
part in six Haverford-Bryn Mawr
productions while in college and
has done summer stock with the
Yellow Springs Players.

Robert L. M. Nevitt, also a sen-
ior, has the part of the son Arnold.
Remembered most vividly as Mike
in The Philadelphia Story, he
has played in Liliom, Elizabeth
the Queen, You Can’t Take It
With You, Beautiful People, Diedre
of the Sorrows, Two Gentlemen
from Soho, and The Royal Family.
He is affiliated with WHRC and
has been in two of Haverford’s
Class Night shows.

Continued on Page 5, Col. 3

CALENDAR

Wednesday, December’3

7:30 p. m. Bryan Green will
speak on “The Christian Life” in
the Music Room.

Thursday, December 4

8:30 p. m. ‘Meeting of Bryn
Mawr and Haverford students in
the Common Room to organize an
Independent Republican Students
group.

Friday, December 5

8:30 p. m. Mr. Harold W. Kuhn,
assistant professor of mathema-
tics at Bryn Mawr, will give a
lecture on “Theory of Games:
Science of Poker, Dueling, and
the Family Budget” under the
auspices of Sigma Xi in the
Chemistry lecture room.

8:30 p. m. The Bryn Mawr Col-
lege Theatre and the Haverford
College Drama Club will present
The Circle in Goodhart auditor-
ium.

Continued on Page 5, Col. 5

Simpson Indicates
Position in Nature
Of Moral Primate

“Man’s Place in Nature” was the
subject of the lecture by Mr.
George Gaylord Simpson, Dean of
the Science Staff at Columbia
University and Curator of Fossil
Mammals and Birds at the Amer-
ican Museum of Natural History,
given Monday evening, November
v4 in Goodhart Hall under the
sponsorship of the Committee on
the Coordination of the Sciences.
Mr. Simpson considered both the
technical and the philosophical as-
pects of man’s place in nature
subdividing his subject into man’s

place among the primates, and his
place in the scheme of things.

but there is a long period without
million years ago when life began

own history. Mr. Simpson showed |
slides, including graphs, pictures;

life from.the invertebrates to the
water and then to the land verte-
brates. Among the latter has oc-
curred expansion into groups of
amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
In the mammalian group arose the
primates, and then as a radiation
from the primates evolved man, an
Order Primate.

Man, then, takes his place among
the primates; he is a part of na-
ture and is akin to all life; he is an
animal related to every other or-
ganism that has existed, exists
now, or will exist, but he has cer-
tain features that distinguish him
sharply from any other animal.
The interrelated factors of intelli-
gence, flexibility, socialization and
individualization are carried to a
far greater degree in man than in
many other organisms.

The goal of evolution, which had
no goal, was not man, nor was man

‘Continued on Page 2, Col. 5



place in the history of life, his!

to leave a fairly full record of its |

and cartoons, of the evolution of |



Weekend Plans
Include ‘Whirl’,
Football, Bridge

The weekend is almost upon us
and with it are two full days of
entertainment. On Saturday af-
ternoon there is no need to sit
quietly with hands folded waiting
for the dinner hour. If you want
to meet your friends’ friends and
talk over world-shaking events
there will be a bridge tournament
from three o’clock on; if you want
action and roses in your cheeks for
the dance, there will be a game ef
touch football for everyone at
three o’clock on the Hockey field.

The minimum figure for the ors (You can get warmed up in the
igin of life is one billion years ago, Soda Fountain!)

Keep in mind that you can have

record until about five hundred ginner for two or a crowd at the

candlelight dinner at the Inn early

enough to be seated in Goodhart
| when the curtain rises on the Col-
lege Theatre production of W. Som-
erset Maugham’s The Circle. Na-
turally if you dress before the
show, you can come directly
to the “Winter Whirl” in the Gym,
It will begin at 10 p.m., and How-
ard Cook is providing music for
dancing. The Columbia “Bards”
and the Bryn Mawr Octangle will
sing at intermission, and after the
dance Denbigh has invited every-
body to an Open House which will
offer relaxation and entertainment
until 3:15 a. m.

Remember, if you stay up late
there is no need to get up early
because the Soda Fountain will be
open for Brunch at 10:30 a.m. A
last reminder: Sunday is not the
afternoon to eat and run. At 2:30
p. m, on Sunday Rockefeller Hall is
open to all of us who would like
to drink hot cider, and eat dough-
nuts while the Bards and the Oc-
tangle render the informal side of
their repertoires. You can make
the weekend a busy one!



Most of us can’t remember any
longer exactly what we expected
to find in our work as summertime
attendants at the state hospital at
Norristown. There were seventeen
of us representing six different
colleges and seventeen different
ideas of what a mental hospital
could possibly be like. Some of us
had taken a course in psychology;
some of us had seen “Snakepit”;
some of us had read a book or once
known a person who was “commit-
ted” or seen the startling pictures



in F cai but only two of the



Students Decide Norristown Work
Varied, Worthwhile and Exacting

especially conrtibuted by Ann Shocket, ’54

group had ever worked at Norris-
town before, and despite their pep
talks, descriptions, and enthusi-
asm, despite our weekend of ori-
entation and our pamphlets on the
subject, the only reactions that we
all had in common were that we
were very excited and very scared.

One Monday morning, all the lec-
tures and pamphlets and discus-
sions took shape as human beings
when we stepped from our truck
and found ourselves assigned to
our jobs. The theories we’d heard

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dS) % 0" $heila Atkinson, ‘53,.’ Editor-in-Chief







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Entertainment On Dance Weekends

With the approach of Undergrad Weekend comes ex-
citement, anticipation, and that lovely phenomenon, Males on
Campus.

It is unfortunate that Males on Campus are a phenom-
enon rather than a regular occurrence. Granted we have
Haverford men in our classes and in our halls quite frequent-

ly. Yet as a college weekend nears, as ever, the same dismal.

cry is raised: “I hate to invite him here for the weekend—
there’s nothing to do.”

The merest glance at the schedule of planned activities
for Saturday and Sunday disproves that statement. There
will be activity galore to suit time and inclination. Yet Bryn
Mawr girls should be willing to take a further step in the
way of cordiality.

This is in the realm of individual, unplanned activities.
We may not be able to provide cocktail parties for dates on
Friday or Saturday afternoons. We can’t arrange club or
fraternity parties. But the halls in which we live can and
should serve as our club or fraternity. Nothing whatever
prevents groups of friends meeting together for an afternoon
of fun, and perhaps dinner. This same group, if it so de-
sires, may go together to the dance, thus eliminating the
System of no double cutting, or the One Person Evening.
There is, after all, no reason why the-normal hospitality one
extends at home cannot be carried over with equal success
to college weekends.

At home, we say, “I want you to meet my pen *, at

college, the same phrase is the gateway to a wonderful week-

end.

Committee to Discuss the Possibility
Of Library’s Burning the Midnight Oil
: 2 - qapectally contributed by Emmy Taylor, 's4

Library Committee, which consists
of the Board of Directors, mem-
bers of the faculty, and Miss Ag-
new, and, as a body, they are in
favor of a smoking room if and
when adequate space can be pro-
vided for one.

When the committee meets this
month it will also consider later
hours for the library, but the im-







find the answers.

African Area

Colonial issues, and most speci-
fically those issues pertaining to
South Africa, was Mrs. Manning’s
subject at the current events lec-
ture on November 24, in the Com-
mon Room. Following a_ short
sketch of the background of pres-
ent-day imperialism, Mrs. Man-
ning discussed current policies,
and the possibility of revolution,
in South Africa. rs

Imperialism is by no means a
new idea, but the type from which
we are suffering today is of a
rather peculiar stripe. The tempo
of imperialism was increased dur-
ing the late nineteenth century,
and much of this colonization was
of an artificial character Many of
the colonies taken over have prov-
ed hardly profitable to the im-
perialistic nations. For example
the Philippines have not proved to
be a great asset to the United
States.

Since World War II, mother
countries have found it increasing-
ly difficult to govern their colonies
in any orderly manner. This has
been the case especially in India
and the Indonesian Republic.

There is some feeling that all
colonial ties should be abandoned,
and all colonies liquidated. Doing
this, however, would present a prob-
lem, since there would be no one
under whose control the various
colonies could be placed. Without
some control, race riots, for ex-
ample, would very likely still
break out in Africa, since there 1s
perpetual friction in that direction.

In South Africa, the Europeans,
who comprise only one fifth of the
population, are completely depend-
ent upon the natives. Therefore,
although they desire segregation,
and although there are reserva-
tions for the natives, in practice
segregation is absurd, since the
whites are dependent upon them.
The Europeans have cause to har-
bor anxieties concerning their own
welfare in such a position, and
fear extermination.

This situation is in shanp con-
trast with that existing in Kenya,
a British colony in Northeast
Africa. There the colonists have
protected the natives; there is a
system of indirect rule. Neverthe-
less, there is currently a reign of
terror there also; it is almost im-
possible to live in safety, and there
have been many English murders.
Therefore, the situation through-
out Africa is a serious one.

Mrs. Manning concluded by say-
ing that in Kenya, as elsewhere in
South Africa, the natives are prob-
ably not well-enough organized to
revolt, although at least the prov-
ince of Natal has threatened to do
so. There are no united groups,
and although deep discontent on
the part of the African tribes ex-
ists, no one knows what the spe-
cific grievances are. Therefore, it
is difficult to attempt a solution.

Observer

“This I will lose when I leave,”
you think as you drift toward
Commencement Day. This is mine
because I am here; when I go I will
leave it behind me.”

You come back ‘because you must
Have England’s
universities made this seem small
or narrow? How will you bear
seeing others in possession where
once you were King and Courtier?

And you find the answer written
plain in every corner, in every
prospect, in every face you look
for. When you were here it was
yours by right of possession; but
mow it is yours by heritage, so



that you own all that is to come.
Toute passe—l’amitie reste.





Speculation

‘un Monday, Vecember 1, Mr.
4nevuore VOn Lau spoke in, the

Common ttoom on the New Line ot.

soviet foreign Policy.

wir, VON waue expiained his
pois of view 10r tne evening as
vie OL speculacion upon, and inter-
prevauion OL, latest uwrends in RKus-
sian Ioreign policy. ‘Lhe funda-
Mental issue of Mast-\West conflict
arises between one side with a
aigniy aeveloped aegree of spon-
caneous social aiscipline—the Unit-
ed Staves, and another side—Sov-
let Kussia—in which superimposed
regimentation is the only way to
coordinate citizens who, left to

‘their own devices, will remain, just

as they always have in the midst
ot poverty, blissfully oblivious to
governmental functionings unless
these functionings are forcibly
brought to their attention.

Mr. Von Laue’s speculations for
the evening stemmed from the ex-
amination of three events in Rus-
sian-United States relations with-
in the past year: the accelerating
outburst of anti-American propa-
ganda, the recall of Kennan, and
the Nineteenth Party Congress of
the Soviet Union.

Anti-American Propaganda

A vicious outburst of anti-
American propaganda issued from
Moscow last year through the me-
aium of Pravda. This aimed at the
American imperialist who poisons
and deceives the world populace by
use ot Hitleristic fascism and es-
pecially referred to racial contro-
versies and the element of “geni-
cide”, or birth control in Asia.

To analyze this, Kennan went to
Moscow. Although previously ac-
cepted by the Soviet Government,
his attempts at mutual understand-
ing and cooperation were stale-
mated by the inaccessability of im-
portant Russian officials. Upon re-
turning to Western Europe for a
brief conference; he proclaimed his
involuntary state of isolation.
Soon after, the Soviet government
demanded his recall. Mr. Von
Laue interprets this supposed
“blunder” of Kennan’s as an in-
tentional effort to return to Amer-
ica,

Nineteenth Party Congress

The Nineteenth Party Congress
of the Soviet Union was the first
since pre-war years, although it
had been stipulated that the next
meeting would be in 1942. Such
a postponement apparently ‘was
due to, first, the war, and second-
ly, the stabilization of post-war
situations. Stalin had previously
proclaimed, “At present, the move-
ment for peace has no aim to ov-
erthrow capitalism.” Capitalists
need not fear total war with Com-
munist states, but rather a war
among themselves.

These three elements unite to
give this picture of Soviet foreign
policy: Within Russia there exists
a new degree of relaxation due to
the temporary elimination of three
great world powers — Germany,
Japan and Italy—and Russian ter-
ritorial acquisitions from ‘World
War Il. This relaxation towards
revolutionary expansion allows an
emphasis upon the internal rela-
tions of Capitalism rent by contra-
dictions of nationalism and the es-
tablishment of new world markets.

There will be no relief to region-
al aggravation, as in Berlin and
Korea, nor a withdrawal from de-
mands concerning prisoner of war
exchanges. There will be, rather,
a shift from territorial aggression
to diplomatic aggression. Russia
will use the old game of power
politics, playing one capitalistic
nation against the other in an at-

Continued on Page 5, Col. 4



planned in a planless operation, but
neither, on the other hand, is his
place in nature that of mere acci-
dent without significance. Man ap-
peared after a long sequence of
events; as a product of evolution,
man was produced by the process-
es of evolution. He alone is capable
of understanding his place in na-
As a consequence of his
knowledge, man is a moral animal.
He is the responsible animal, re-
sponsible to himself,

LETTERS

Alumnae Office Thanks
News for Recent
Coverage

To the Editor:

On behalf of the ‘Alumnae Asso-
ciation and the Alumnae Office,
may I thank you for the excellent
job of reporting (and the generous
space allotted to it) on Alumnae
Weekend. We also appreciated the
cooperation of the undergraduates
in putting on “Arts Night” for the
entertainment of the alumnae who
came back, as well as the party
they gave afterwards in Wynd-
ham.

ture.

Sincerely, wi
Florence Hitchcock
Alumnae Secretary



Ten Students Criticize
The College Inn
On Service

To the Editors of College News:

Having investigated the situa-
tion by means of at least three
teas a week, we have come to the
conclusion that the College Inn is
lacking something in its catering
to the college. Admittedly we are
extremely fortunate in having a
place so near the campus where
we can get meals, and good ones
at that, but it seems to us that they
have been capitalizing on this
proximity and the lack of compe-
tition.

Not only is the service ungrac-
ious but it is often churlish, and
we feel that the management is as
equally to blame in its attitude as
it is for the rudeness of the
waitresses. To be specific, orders
are continually and unnecessarily
confused and extremely slow in
being brought (this may be the
fault of the kitchen). Requests are
snubbed or received with surli-
ness and patrons are often rushed
through meals because of kitchen
deadlines. Often the management
is unpleasant in making change or
checking to see that the slips are
signed. Although this is a neces-
sary precaution, it could be done
more cordially.

Furthermore, although the in-
clusive prices of meals are reason-
able, and meals are, as a rule, de-
licious and attractively served, the
prices of certain items are pro-
hibitively high. We mean speci-
fically orange juice and milkshakes.

These remarks are not meant in
a carping spirit, nor are they ap-
plicable to all of the staff and
management of the Inn. However,
we feel that the former high stan-
dard has fallen somewhat and we
offer this as helpful criticism.

Very sincerely,
Elizabeth R. Bailey, ’54
Lois W Bonsal, ’54
Mary F. Kern, ’54
Hopeton D. Kneeland, ’54
é Mary C. McGrath, ’54
Suzanne D. Kuser, ’53
Emily B. Sedgwick, ’53
Mary K. Cooper, ’53

Maxine B. Skwirsky, 63° ~

Barbara Pennypacker, ’53












Wednesday, December 3, 1952

reesei acer Sea SaaS

thE COLLEGE NEWS: ~

Page Three



Dr. Roe Analyzes Top Research Men
To Connect Personality and Vocation

Speaking in the Common Room
on Monday. afternoon, ~November
24,. Dr. Roe, wife of George Gay-
lord Simpson, outlined a_ study
which she had made concerning the
relationship. between personality,
vocational choice, and vocational
success. On the basis of a grant
given her, she was asked to pur-
sue this study in respect to sci-
entists, aiming at the top research
men in the main fields, including
biologists, physicists, and social
scientists (psychologists and an-
thropologists).

Selecting her sample from
among the -productive research
workers of the ‘time, she present-
ed a list of these men to the other
men in the respective field, who
were in turn asked to rank the
men in the order of their capabil-
ities. She then combined these rat-
ings to select a small workable-
sized group, although she found
some difficulty in disagreement in
the rating of the clinical psychol-
ogists. (The ratings agreed gen-
erally on the experimentalists: )
Her final sample was twenty biol-
ogists, twenty-two physicists, four-
teen psychologists, and eight an-
thropologists.

Included within her plan of
study *were the Rorschack test,
the Thematic Apperception Test,
a verbal, a spatial, and a mathe-
matical test, . concurrently with
these tests, Dr. Roe collected a life
history of each man, reading his
works to get background and to
see how much of the man came
through this work. Not only did
Dr Roe study the vocational his-
tory of each man but also she ex-
amined earlier histories — early

Chronicle Clarifies
College Prohibition

The following article appeared
in the Ardmore Chronicle, Febru-
ary 9, 1901:

There was recently published a
story that Bryn Mawr girls were
in the habit of serving wine and
alcoholic liquors at little parties
held in their rooms at the dormi-
tories of the college. While it is
possible that there are girls in
Bryn Mawr who would not faint
if they were suddenly brought face
to face with a Martini cocktail, or
thrust from them the sparkling
wine of France, and even drink the
plebian lager, the student body, as
a whole, is not in the habit of hav-
ing commers in their rooms or



drinking liquor outside of the pro- |

tecting walls of their alma mater.
Even if a girl were inclined to
drink at Bryn Mawr, she would
find little opportunity to indulge
her taste for liquor at the college
itself, The regulation of the con-
duct of the students outside the
classrooms and within the privacy
of their own apartments is in the
hands of the girls themselves. Per-
sonal honor is the standard rule
at Bryn Mawr, and the students
are expected to maintain it them-
selves. But where there are many
girls collected together, there are
always some who need a restrain-
ing influence, and this influence is
provided by a committee of stw-
dents. The committee is termed
the Self-Government Association,
and consists of five members elect-
ed from among their number by
the undergraduates. Among the
regulations provided by this com-
mittee is a rigid rule that no
liquor of any kind shall be served
in the dormitories.
_ Even if the committee itself
should fail to discover a violation
of this rule, it is emphatically stat-
ed that the sentiment of the col-
lege would be so against any girl
breaking the regulation that it
would be impossible for her to re-
tain the respect of the other un-
der-graduates and continue at col-



adequate father pattern among the

school, early vocational interests,
and family backgrounds,

From these tests, Dr. Roe sum-
marized some of the major sim-
ilarities among the groups. Con-;
cerning the social and economic
backgrounds, most of the groups
proved to be largely middle class
ranging from very poor to quite
wealthy, though none came from
extremely wealthy homes. Fifty-
three percent came from families
where the father is a professional
man. Consistently, Dr, Roe found
that a high percentage of each
group were first-born children or
at least eldest sons. This she add-
ed can be interpreted in two ways:
the first-born gets more freedom
which fact ties in with the sci-
entists’ insistence on independent
tendencies;. or secondly that since
each man was at least five years
younger than the nearest child,
he was not subject to early frus-
trations.

Family Background

Another common factor which
turned up in all these groups was
in family background as a reason
for the choice of an educational
field. ‘Many came from families
where there was an accent on
learning, families where education
had a definite positive value for
the family.

Early histories demonstrated,
again, several differences between
these groups. Among the theo-
retical physicists showed up early
childhood health problems, and, in
the social scientists, problems of
over or under size. On the ques-
tion of family discipline, the biol-
ogists and the physicists showed a
present independence from family
ties with no overtones of guilt; the
social scientists demonstrated that
they had problems at present and
often had had severe adolescent
problems concerning parental au-
thority. In the patterns of grow-
ing up, it appeared that the physi-
cists and the biologists as a rule
grew up very shy with no out-
standing social life until college,
finally branching out into mixed
company through their academic
interests. In sharp contrast to
this, the social scientists were
likely to be very sociable from
early years, always having enjoy-
ed large groups and conversation.

High Divorce Rate

Because of the high percentage
of the domineering mother and in-

social scientists’ family back-
grounds, perhaps, there appeared
a high divorce rate of 41% in this
group while the other groups
showed a comparatively lower rate
of 15% in the biologists and 5%
in the physicists.

As a practical function, Dr. Roe
said that her findings would be
most useful perhaps for vocational
placement rather than for voca-
tional choice.

Minister to Lead
Group Discussion

On December 10, Bryn Mawr
welcomes back a favorite among
visitors, the Reverend Mr. E. A.
de Bordenave. He will be in the
Common Room at 7:30 p. m. for
discussion.

Mr. de Bordenave, of Christ
Church in Philadelphia, is a fre-
quent visitor at the college. This
year, he spoke at the Chapel Serv-
ice during Freshman Week.

Mr. de Bordenave is even more
noted for conducting lively discus-
sions than for his formal talks. His
friendly manner has made him one
of the‘most popular of the six
ministers who were on campus for
a two-day Religious Emphasis pro-

Students Effect.

Work, Fellowship

’ by Caroline Warram, 55

The taxi driver was not cheerful
when he let us out at the Week-
end Work Camp at 708 Franklin
Street, but our fears were soon
dispelled by the friendly greeting
we received from the other work-
campers and our leader, Jim Kietz-
man.

The leisurely evening meal of-
fered a perfect opportunity to get
acquainted with the twelve other
students who would be our week-
end companions, The group var-
ied in age from fifteen to twenty,
and there were almost as many
schools represented as there were
people.

After the dinner dishes were
washed, we found ourselves weav-
ing squares for blankets to be sent
to work camps. overseas. Folk
songs provided enjoyable accom-
paniment for our hand work.

The Work |/Week-end is sponsor-
ed by The iFriends in an attempt to
help people living in the poor hous-
ing districts of Philadelphia make
their homes more livable. The
students come from high schools
and colleges in and around Phila-
delphia to work with, not for, the
people. The paint is supplied, in
most cases, by the landlords. The
families have invited the students
to come to their homes with the
understanding that all will coop-
erate with the repairs and paint
jobs.

Saturday Morning
Saturday morning began with

breakfast and instructions in plas-

tering and painting. “Of course,
you all know how to paint, but

this is just to refresh your memory |
so that the room gets the paint’

instead of you.”

‘We started out in groups of two
carrying our paint, plaster, and
brushes with us. (We arrived at
the home of the Smiths, expecting
the worst, but not knowing what
the worst would be.

The house was dirty, but more
than that it was untidy. The rooms
were small, and the facilities were
incredibly inadequate. There were
few windows, and the dark color
of the walls did not allow the few
rays of light to penetrate the
dingy atmosphere. In the third-
floor bedroom in which we were to
work, there were two large holes
where the plaster had fallen away
from the wall. .

There was singing and lots of
conversation as we worked that
day. In the mid-afternoon, we
were joined by some of the other
work-campers who had finished
their jobs. When we left the Smith
home at .five-thirty, the plaster
had been repaired, and the walls
that were now a light green caught
the light and spread it throughout
the room.

When we joined the others for
Saturday night supper, we felt as
if we were seeing old friends.
Through the accounts of the other
campers’ experiences, we were able
to share in the activities of every-

‘one. Over and over again we dis-

covered that our accomplishments
materially were very small, but
that the spirit of friendly coopera-
tion would spread to others.

Sunday morning, we split up to
go to the churches of our choice.
Most of us found it worthwhile to
attend a church which we had
never before visited.

After a week-end of work and
fun, Sunday dinner was both gay
and sad. In two short days friend-
ships had beeri formed which would
be remembered for a life time. We
all agreed that whatever we might
have accomplished in the way of
helping others, the major benefit
‘was to ourselves. gc ee 3





gram last March.



Kazamir Vidas Sees Vast Differences

In American and Yugoslav Universities
: by Anne Mazick, ’55

In our efforts to combat com-
munism, we sometimes make the
mistake of grouping all commun-
ist, nations together as an evil
and regard them all in the same
light, A recent visitor at Bryn
Mawr, Mr. Kazamir Vidas, trom
4agreb University in Yugosiavia,
nelped to clarify the picture of his
country for many students.

As head of the student union at
Zagreb, Mr. Vidas is visiting
American colleges to observe the
1unctions of their student govern-
ments and activities. Since his
trip. is sponsored by N.S.A.
and W.S.S.F., he will spend most
of his time in New York, working
with N.S.A.

He has found that our concep-
tion of student government is quite
unlike the student union, which has
a chapter at each university in the
five Yugoslav republics. Abou
eighty-five percent of the studem
body at Zagreb belongs to the
union, which coordinates the four-
teen different faculties, each 01
which is similar to an individua:
school or major department in onc
of our larger universities. The
‘union correlates the faculties, dis-
cusses and acts upon student prob-
lems such as economic difficulties,
organizes cultural clubs and sport:
programs,

The universities themselves are
supported by the state while re-
taining their autonomy. Any stu-
dent who desires a higher educa:
tion may attend college withou
admissions examinations, excepi
for those required in the medica:

| faculty. The State gives suppor:

to each student to pay for his
room and board. The female at-
tendance at the University com-
prises about thirty-five per cent of
the enrollment.

Of course the questions asked of
Mr. Vidas could not easily be limit-
ed to college affairs. In the course
of conversation he was asked about
the’ Yugoslavian government and
economy. Freedom has a different
meaning for Yugoslavia from the
meaning it has for us. Explaining
their conception of the théory, he
asked how men can be called free
when some of them are extremely
rich and others terribly poor.

To Yugoslavs, a man is free
only when his economic advan-
tages are equal to those of his
neighbor, and he is financially free
to enjoy all the opportunities open

Sports
by Mary Jane Chubbuck, ’55

Wednesday, November 19, at 4:00,
the two Bryn Mawr hockey teams
played the best games of the sea-
son against two excellent Swarth-
more teams. There was a unity
of spirit which has been lacking
all season. Although the varsity
lost 2-0, they played together as
a well integrated group.

The junior varsity fared better
with a score of 2-1. The passing
and driving were vastly improved
over last week’s game. The win-
ning goal was made in the last two
minutes of play, when spirit really
sparked the Bryn Mawr girls.
There is much to be improved on
both teams, but this was a fine
way to end the season, especially
against as good a team as Swarth-
more.



Line-up:
Varsity Junior Varsity
Piedad G. Borneman
Fosnacht RF. Wagoner
Merrick LF. Stiffler
Cadwallader RH. Reneaget
Potts C.H. Chubbuck
McCormick LH. Faust
Vare R.W. ‘Fackenthal
Foley R.I. Wilmerding
Hanna C.F. Warren
Kimball L.I. Merritt
Tilson Hobson

L.W.

to other men of his nation. When
they have the problem of improv-
ing their nation and raising the
standard of living, such theoretical
problems as free speech are rela-
tively unimportant. He added,
however, that the people are free
to disagree with the government
as long as they do not take force-
ful opposition to it

Workers within each’ factory
comprise a workers’ council, which
determines all aspects of policy, in-
cluding prices and wages. The fac-
tories are owned by the workers
themselves with no managerial
class. All industry is nationalized,
but there are still small private
business enterprises, such as ar-
tisans. People own their own
homes and small family farms.
Every citizen is a member of the
national health service, which pro-
vides free medication for all.

When applying for a passport
to the United States, Mr. Vidas
was surprised to find that under
the McCarran Act he was required
to state his political affiliations.
Americans and all other travellers
are allowed free entrance to his
country, yet the United States is
the only country he has found in
his extensive travels that asks for
such information as politcal affili-
ations. Mr. Vidas seems to be in
a good position both to give and
receive information and experience
in this country.

Old and New Meet
InChanging Egypt
by Sue Habashy, ’54

The combination of the ‘Old and
the New’ in Egypt includes many
customs and habits; it affects the
standard of living, the outlook on
life, the physical appearance of the
country; it even includes such
things as boys, girls, and dates.

The infiltration of the ‘West,
through schools, officials, movies,
and the expansion of Egypt her-
self, has brought many changes,
but none of these has succeeded in
entirely removing the old revered
traditions. The impact of so-called
western ideas have perhaps caused
strife within a few families, where
the daughter, a college graduate,
seeks to run her own life, while
her parents still regard themselves
as fully capable of so doing. An
increasing number of girls, how-
ever, are taking jobs to support
themselves and their families, as
Egypt becomes increasingly indus-
trialized and urbanized.

Social life, or girls and boys,
varies greatly. To some girls it is
unknown until they become engag-
ed to some suitable man, accord-
ing to standards set forward by
their parents. For others, parties,
picnics, and movies are a prelude
to engagement, while for still an-
other group, too many parties and
picnics are an obstacle to engage-
ment.

Most of Cairo’s social life con-
sists of parties of various types
held in the home. Many of these
are surprise parties where all in-
vited contribute to the food. School
parties are a great event, while
picnics to the Pyramids, the Fay-
oum and the Barrages are a fav-
orite pastime. Cycling, horseback
riding, tennis and long walks are
also enjoyed. During the summer,
the swimming pools at Guzuira
and Mena House (in the shadow
of the pyramids) are a favorite at-
traction, followed by an evening at
the famed Cairo open-air movies,
These last resemble your drive-ins,
*though they lack the cars and in-
stead have garden seats.

Cairo nights are famed for their
coolness, brightness and romance,
and this plus a double feature
straight from Hollywood provides



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THE

COLLEGE NEWS



Miednesday, December 3, 1952



Red-Coats Cavort With Lafayette
In Delightful Mask and Wig Show

by Eleanor Fry, ’54

Turkey, the Penn-Cornell game,
the Army-Navy game, and Mask
and Wig—these are of primary
importance to Philadelphians and
out-of-town visitors alike, over the
long awaited Thanksgiving Holi-'
days. Nor was this, the 65th an-,
nual production of the Mask and
Wig Club of Philadelphia, any ex-’
ception to the rule of par excel-
lence, well established by the
University.

Here’s Howe! The Erlanger’s

royal blue curtains, relieved by|- -

two gold crests of ‘the University |
of Pennsylvania, opened to exhibit’
the interior of a Colonial tavern,
authentically reproduced with pan-
elled walls, crossed muskets over
the fire-place, beer keg on the bar,.
shelves of pewter ware, felt-cover-
ed tables, and a swinging lantern.
The warm brown tones made an
attractive set for the vivid reds of
British soldiers’ coats and bar
maids’ skirts.

“So-called Plot”
The so-called plot was based on
history, although the author,’

James J. McHugh, Jr., a 1951 grad-
uate and the lead in 1950’s Count
Me In!, made full use of the ac-
cepted dramatic liberties in order
to consolidate a musical comedy
libretto. These are the histor-
ical facts: In May 1778, after a
winter of British eécipation of
Philadelphia, Lord’ Howe and his
army determined| to evacuate the
city. Certain of the British of-
ficers arranged a fete, the “Mis-
chianza”, in honor of General
Howe. News of this and of the
withdrawal reached Washington at
Valley Forge; Lafayette was sent
to Barren Hill to capture isolated
columns of the British on the
march. The British planned to out-
maneuver Lafayette and surround
him; so confident were they of vic-
tory that they invited many prom-
inent Philadelphia socialites to
meet Lafayette at the “Mischi-
-anza”. Lafayette however, escap-
ed from the trap and the British
returned empty-handed to Phila-
delphia. Upon this framework the
Mask and Wiggers superimposed
an elaborately complex game of
“catch the spies” with two groups
—British red-coats and Quakers
draped in spooky black blankets—
attempting to out-maneuver each
other. The slightest tinge of mys-
tery was made by frequent allu-
sions to “The Boss”, fictitious head
of the Quaker spy-team; the audi-
ence was never permitted to iden-|
tify The Boss, but, after all,
“What does it matter?” And that
line could go for the plot too, for,
as in most musicals, its main func-
tion was to introduce and unify
humor, good songs, and colorful
dances; this it accomplished ad-
mirably.

Trio of Humor.

Three characters formed a per-
fect trio of humor. The part of
Mistress Cynthia Gowan, played
by Franklin C. Tramutola, was
based on a historical personage
prominent in the Philadelphia so-
cial life of 1778, and present at
the “Mischianza”. The figure of
the tall Quakeress is one hard to
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thers in, the pointed white wig,
Franklin Tramutola sailed on and
off stage with all the joie de vivre

of vaudeville. He, or she, was the

epitome of flightiness. “Those
terrible roads and those horrible
soldiers—Oh! Soldiers!” and she
passed out as one redcoat entered.
Once revived, she asked, “Has thee
seen my niece Content? She’s
just so high and she’s wearing the
cutest little frock you’ve ever seen
. ”’ and her perpetual cackle
trailed off as she downed a pill with
straight whiskey. The bobbing
curls, mobile facial expressions, and
fluttering hands all combined to
“pour it on” in the song, “No One
Ever Tells Me Anything”. “Phew!”
gasped the tubby General Kuyp-
hausen, “Vot a crazy voman! Bot
I like her!” So began one of the
three affaires de coeur in the show.

General Kuyphausen also was an
historical figure, in charge of the
Hessian contingent of the British

j army under General Howe. Played

by Irwin H. Cohen, his was an-
other of the several outstanding
caricatures of the performance,
Short, well padded, with a tre-
mendous sword forever in the way,
he was notable for his spontaneous
but purposely delayed reactions;
he was slow to comprehend, but
once light dawned he burst into a
volley of commands, often contra-
dicting each other. His dramatic
entrance consisted of stalking into
the tavern where his soldiers were
in.a state of uproar, and bawling,
“Vot iss dis? Vell, don’t chust
stand dere, if you must drink, sit
down!” From then on, “Hell was
a-popping”; he and Mistress Cyn-
thia combined to give the much-
appreciated element of risque wit.

More Characters

George McLaughlin as the Gen-
eral’s insubordinate orderly, Boots
—“Have a seat, General”, as he
sprawled out at the table, render-
ed an excellent Cockney accent,
skulking spy, and hearty lover of
the barmaid Toots, while George
Rieder was a most dashing Irish
Captain O’Hara, though perhaps
too self-conscious on stage.

The choreographer, Walter Kee-
nan, deserves special applause. His
was no easy task to direct such a
large group of male dancers, many
hampered by ladies’ satin gowns,
wigs, and appropriate stuffings.

Allison Fleitas, Charles Gilpin,
and Clay Boland produced excel-
lent music and lyrics — including
such hits as “Nobody Ever Tells
Me Anything”, “You’re The Only
One For Me”, and “Any Distance
Between Us”.

Many of the exuberant audience
declared Here’s Howe! the best
Mask and Wig production in his-

tory. True or not—and they had a

great precedent to live up to—the
Mask and Wiggers, under the skill-
ful direction of Edward Hoffman,
put.on a memorable performance,
and highlighted another Philadel-
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by Barbara Drysdale, °55

“Three grandchildren and a
fourth expected in a few weeks—
those are important
facts about us right now. There’s
a black unruly poodle dog in the
household, too!” laughed Dr. Anne
Roe (Mrs. George Gaylord Simp-
son).

“I would call him very unruly,”
corrected her husband, the eminent
Curator of Fossil Mammals and
Birds at the American Museum of
Natural History and professor of
vertebrate paleontology at Colum-
bia University.

Mr. Simpson’s direct field
paleontology, although he pointed
out that this science really forms
a link between the study of biology
and that of geology; in his opinion
scientists are never quite sure just
where paleontology belongs. He
described it more specifically as an

historical study of biology. Ac-
cording to Mr. Simpson, there are
some paleontologists who study
fossils exclusively and others, in-
cluding himself, who combine this
study with an attempt to see the
whole picture, to discover not only
the “why,” but also the “how” of
evolution.

extremely

is

Neighbors

Since both attended the Univer-
sity of Colorado, it was only nat-
ural to wonder if they had met
there. “Oh, no!” laughed Dr. Roe,
“we grew up practically across the
street from each other.”

“By accident, I was born in Chi-
eago,” explained Mr. Simpson, “for
my parents moved westward to
Denver almost immediately and I
grew up there.” Aside from. the
usual boyhood rock collection, he
professes to have had little interest
in ‘his future field. In fact, as he
pointed out, according to his wife’s
research, since he was interested in
writing when entering college he
should have been an anthropolo-
gist!

Dr. Roe is a research psycholo-
gist. “One day I violently dis-
agreed with the instructor of my
college History of Education
course,” she explained, “and I was
offered a teaching job in the de-
partment.” After that she de-
cided that her interests lay in re-
search.

Difficulty with Research

The only difficulty she claims to
have found about research (she
loves it) is the obtaining of a
grant for study; however, lately
she has had not only a four-year
grant for her study of the rela-
tionship of personality to occupa-

Kazamir Vidas Indicates Efficiency
Of Yugoslavian Communist System

“Socially and economically the
Communist Party is the best one
for Yugoslavia,” stated Kazamir

Vidas, conducting an informal ‘dis-
cussion on November 20. Mr. Vidas,
a student of economics at Zagrab'
University in Yugoslavia, is study-:

ing the political structure of the

United States, and his talk brought.
out some of the main differences:

between the communist system in
his country and the western demo-
cratic system here, —

At the base of Yugoslavia’s
government is a one-party system.

When the people go to the polls, .

they vote either for the candidate,
or, if they wish to show displeas-
ure towards the present officers,
they vote in a box marked “no
candidate.” Never has the box con-
taining “no candidate” received
more votes than the other, though.

Suffrage

Everyone is able to vote, wheth-
er or not he is a member of the
party. The officers do not need to
be members either, “but it helps,”
he added. Not all the people may
join the Communist Party, for
membership in it is limited, al-
though meetings are open to ev-
eryone. There is a branch of the
party, called the “People’s Party”,
which represents the peasants, but
is not actually a separate party.

The non-party members do not
have to follow the Marxist doc-
trine, and they are allowed to be
church members if they wish. The
party members must follow the
ideas of Marx as closely as poss-
ible. In the schools, too, Marxism
is injected into the teaching of all
sciences, and experiments are ap-



tion, but also a Guggenheim Fel-
lowship.

Both she and her husband find
their careers taking them to far
places, chasing one kind of subject
or another. They make their home
in New York, and also in New
Mexico, where is found some of
Mr. Simpson’s “favorite country”
both for beauty and for research.

Finally, in answer to a query
about her marriage-career mix-
ture, Dr. Roe smiled and said sim-

ply, “I wouldn’t do without either.” |} *’' * -

weak state to the

fairs.

proached from that viewpoint. The
curricilhim includes philosophy
presented from the Marxist angle
too. -' = :

‘The government controls the
newspaper and radio, so that they
are strictly censored. A certain
amount of public criticism is al-
lowed, however. If a citizen be-
comes too vehement in his criti-
cism, or if he says something that
seems to endanger the govern-
ment, he has overrun his limit and
can .expect punishment.

Communism

The Yugoslavs want communism,
‘Mr, Vidas said, because the com-
munists were the ones who helped
fight the war, and who offered the
populace the most. Since Tito is in
power, more of the raw materials
have been utilized and the natural
resources have been developed to a
greater extent. The illiteracy rate
has dropped, and there is a new
system of pension funds and hos-
pitalization funds. These meas-
ures, assure more economic secur-
ity.

Mr. Vidas feels that a commun-
ist country does not have to be
aggressive to spread its ideas. For
example the country’s material im-
provement should provide a goal
for other countries.

Mr. Vidas also traced the devel-
opment of Yugoslavia from a very
independent
country it now is. He emphasized
the fact that his country and Rus-
sia’ are hostile to each other be-

cause of the interference of the

Soviet Union in Yugoslavia’s af-
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Wednesday, December 3, 1952

THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Five



Joseph’s Club |
Presents “Hamlet”

by Barbara Drysdale, ’55

A good college production of
Hamlet was presented as an an-
niversary celebration by the Cap
and Bells of St. Joseph’s College.
Unfortunately the influence of the
movie version, obvious in costume
and mannerisms, was more a hin-
drance than a help in many places,
giving the play the atmosphere of
an imitation.

Where the players broke away
from this influence, however, the
results were excellent. Hamlet
represents such an ultimate in
tragedy and has been produced so
often that it takes a good deal of
courage to begin it and more abil-
ity to make it entirely plausible.

Francis Roach as Hamlet did a
masterful job of recreating the
tortures of a mind torn with un-
certainty. His more whimsical mo-
ments were so charming they gave
a more pathetic cast to the trag-

edy. His interpretation grew more
delicate and subtle as time passed;
his was the light-handed ‘touch of
brilliancy.

King Claudius played by Greg-
ory Heine, was perhaps not as de-
spicable as one could wish; other-
wise, however, he proved himself
quite definitely the man behind the
intrigues at Elsinore. Mary Flan-
agan as his Queen, though lovely,
marred her performance by a cer-
tain stiffness and affectation.

The fool Polonius, badly needed
in this production where the grave-
diggers were missing, was recre-
ated by Lawrence Burns, whose
acting grew easier and more at
home on stage (a necessary quality
for any fool) as the play progress-
ed. His daughter Ophelia (Mary
Dooley) gave a charming interpre-
tation, especially in her scene with
the mad Hamlet while the King
and Polonius watched behind the
arras.

Horatio (Thomas McCormick)
was a very slow foil to the quick-
witted Hamlet. In his conception
he was a true friend-in-need, but
less of a companion to the Prince.
Paul DiGiovanni interpreted Laer-/
tes as a young man who grew to
maturity quickly under the duress
of tragedy. Osric (Lawrence Es-
monde) deserves special mention
as a minor character who gave a
brilliantly comic performance,

The settings for the most part
were reasonably simple and the
production gained from this. In
only a few scenes (such as the
Queen’s bedroom) was there in-
consistent elaborateness of scen-|
ery. The costuming seemed appro-
priate and lovely; once again it
was most effective in the more
simple ensembles, such as that of
Hamlet.

Very excellent effects were gain-
ed from the materials at hand.
Highlighting the scenery’s simpli-
city was the lighting, especially at
the very end as the four soldiers
bore Hamlet up and the light fell
directly upon his face.

Given in Flanigan Auditorium,
the show will be presented Decem-
ber 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Playwriting Award
Competition Opens

One-act plays may now be en-
tered in competition for the
Theresa Helburn Playwriting
Award of $50 by forwarding
them to Mr, Thon. The compe-
tition, open. to all undergradu-
ates, ends January 5. The judg-
ing committee at present con-
sists . of Miss Helburn, Mr.
Sprague, and Mr. Thon.





College Students.
Question Bradley

General Omar N. Bradley was
guest on Junior Press Conference
on November 23 at 11:30 a.m.
over WFIL-TV. The panel included
college students from Temple,
Pennsylvania Military College, the
University of North Carolina, the
University of Pennsylvania, and
Penn State. Ruth Geri Hagy, mod-
evator, introduced the topic for
discussion, “What can we do about
Korea?”

Questioned about what Gereral
Eisenhower can hope to accomplish
in Korea, General Bradley said
there was a three-fold purpose in
his mission: to get first hand in-
formation, to obtain a better idea
of Korean problems, and to focus
attention on Korea.

Psychological Impact

He felt that the psychological
impact both at home and to men
fighting in Korea (as well as to
the Korean people) would justify
the risks undertaken. A _ volun-
tary blackout on reporting will
give security, not secrecy to civil-
ian Eisenhower just during (not
after) his Korean visit.

The disagreement halting the
truce talks hinges on the fact
that the United States will not
force a prisoner of war to return
home if he refuses, while the Com-
munists will. General objection to
the Indian proposal lies in the
question of what a civilian political

conference can hope to accomplish
that a military repatriation com-
mission can not,

The government alone can set
policy regarding what we should
do without a truce; General Brad-
ley feels, however, that the Amer-
ican people would not stand for |
getting out.

Korean divisions continue to
form a greater part of the army,
though this will still probably not
allow American mento come home
yuntil the armistice. General Brad-
ley calls the South Korean soldiers
“wonderful fighting men” whose
performance has recently been im-
proved by better equipment and
the graduation of 500 officers from
United States training schools.

Lack of Support

As for those U.N. members not
supporting the fight, the State De-
partment is keeping after them for
troops. The proposed use of Chi-
nese Nationalist troops is a polit-
ical problem.

The atom bomb cannot be used
in this war to destroy strategic
centers because these are in ‘Rus-
sia; tactically, a target justifying
its use—such as an amount of men
massed for an all-out attack—is
hard to find. Much thought has
been spent on this in the last two
years.

General Bradley admitted that
we have the means to deliver the
atom bomb into central Russia.
But security measures obviously
prevent him from telling how.

ENGAGEMENTS

Beverly J. Kennard, ’55, to John
C. Wren.

Alice R. Lehmann, '53, to John
Butler.

Mary Eugenia Chase, A.B., to
Samuel Guild.

™ MARRIAGE



Anne L. Witman, — to J.
Sherman Dibble.



Library Group Considers
Later Hours, Smoking
Continued from Page 2

ones. It has been suggested that
for the privilege of longer hours,
students would be willing to work
without pay.

But because only trained stu-
dents are permitted to supervise
the reserve room, substitutes could
be drawn from but a small num-
ber, and as is so often the case
with such a volunteer set-up, at its
best it would be precarious. Also,
someone would have to be on hand
to turn off the lights and lock the
doors, and the porters are already
overworked, and it would be very
expensive to employ an additional
one for these hours.

The smal] returns from this ef.
fort to oblige will not, it is hoped,
discourage further use of the sug-
gestion box. Furthermore, every-
one should bear in mind that sug-
gestions for new books (the list is
right outside the main circulation
desk by the new book shelf) and
records are welcome and, mirabile
dictu, promptly heeded.

And will all members of the rec-
ord club help rid the collection of
derelicts by indicating the condi-
tion of records borrowed on the
attached cards.

N. B. No smoking im the library
anywhere at any time except in
the seminars and the Non-Res

Room.
The Library Council



FINDING LIST IS OUT! Stu-
dents may purchase copies at
Public Relations Office, Taylor
Hall. $1.00.







—

Seasoned Experts Star
In Cast of ‘‘The Circle”’

Continued from Page 1

The part of his wife, Elizabeth,
is taken by Mary Lee Culver, ’53.
Mary Lee has acted in ‘53's
Freshman and Junior Shows and
was the music director for The
Happy Medium. She also has
been a disc jockey on WBMC for
two years. In high school she was
a four star member of the Nation-
al Thespian Society and acted in a
variety of roles, many of which
were “character” parts.

Mrs. Anna_ Shenstone will be
played by Ann Donlevy, 55. Most
of Ann’s previous experience has
been back stage. She worked on
sets for Roam ’an Riot and
helped direct and write shows in
high school; This is the-first col-
lege performance also.for Nich-
olas Mabry, a Haverford freshman,
who is portraying Teddie Luton.

Margaret Glenn, ’53, president
of the College Theatre and an ex-
perienced and successful director,
is directing The Circle, The
play is a good choice, and cast and
director have been working very
hard to make The Circle the sec-
ond hit of the year. Tickets are
now on sale for the Friday and
Saturday night performances.

What To Do

Seniors and Graduate Students
who expect to teach next year or
who expect to do some job inter-
viewing during Christmas vaca-
tion:

Please register with the Bureau
of Recommendations before you
go home. A schedule of appoint-
ments is posted outside of Room H.

Odd Jobs Now Open: |

Three typists needed to do an in-
dex. Must be accurate. Please see
Mrs, Sullivan in Room B....

‘ment resistance.

Basing his lecture on St. Paul’s
affirmation of faith in the first
chapter of Romans, Bryan Green
began, Tuesday night, by pointing
out that there are definite diffi-
culties in an affirmation of faith,
as can be seen in the words of Paul,
who himself had once not believed
in the Gospel,

canon Green described three
stages in a pilgrimage of taith,
une first being an acquiescent ac-
cepcance of the Gospel. many of
us brougnc up in Chrisuan tamil-
les learn early to accept the Uos-
pel and lo take it tor grantea. We
estaolish a very real, yec child-like
Iaith, In whicn we avsurb what 1s
olered to us without any funda-
mental questioning.

4s ollowing this stage of acquies-
cent acceptance develops a stage
ot doubt; we are ashamed of the
uospel. ‘This stage comes along



Lollege Answers
Red Uross Pleas
Approximately 115 blood donors
rocked to the Bryn Mawr gym on
vecember 1, where the Red Cross
had organized its blood mobile, The
donors included the students, fac-
ulty, and recruits from the neigh-
borhood. Between 80 and 85 pints
ot blood were given in all from the

4U neighborhood recruits, and the
75-80 students and professors.

Blood donating started at 10:00
and continued evenly througnout
tne day. Donors were handled et-
ficiently by a competent staff o1
kKed Cross workers, some of whom
included students from the coliege.
‘two unfortunate circumstances oc-
curred: one, the tetanus shots
which were recently given to the
juniors, thereby making them un-
qualified for donation; and twu,
the noise from overhead.

The continual roar of the danc-
ers in Modern Dance sounded from
below like a herd of bison on the
verge of breaking through their
corrals into the serene atmosphere
of the quiet efficient voices of the
medical men and women, the still
horizontal bodies of the donors,
and the quietly filling pint bottles
of blood. However, for students as
well as outsiders, the noise from
above gave a new insight into the
college activities and also provided
welcome conversation for the few
nervous patients who had not
been able to throw off their qualms
even after being told that it really
wasn’t so bad after all.

Soviets Now Concentrate
On Capitalists’ Attrition
Continued from Page 2

tempt to create a volcanic erup-
tion by propaganda. Russia will
pose as the great peace power, al-
lowing time to cause capitalistic
complacency and extension of im-
perialism until the western world
should cleave asunder and surren-
der in one tremendous conflagra-
tion,

This very shift of Soviet tactics
proves that the Western policy of
containment resistance has been
successful. But how will the West
respond to diplomatic maneuvers?
Our task of establishing interna-
tional capitalistic cooperation is
more difficult by far than contain-
We must over-
come any remaining traces of im-
perialism: we must engage in in-
dividual] as well as national open-
mindedness towards Western Eu-
rope “Who will succeed? ... At
any rate, our chances for overall
peace have been considerably , ex-
tended.”







Bryan Green Explains the Difficulties
Inherent in the Affirmation of Faith

three levels; along the emotional
level, we find some form of human
fulfillment to answer the need
which the Gospel has hitherto sup-
plied. Along the intellectual level
we are unable to rationalize the
Gospel with such overwhelming
discoveries in science and psychol-
ogy, and because of this we ques-
tion the Gospel.

‘We may also, Canon Green point-
ed out, find ourselves ashamed on

a moral level. We pray to be dif-

.ferent and to follow the Good. But

if we try to be better, and we fail,
then we are inclined either to re-
ject the Gospel completely or to
follow Christ’s ideals and ignore
the question of whether or not we
believe in the fundamental assump-
tions of these ideals.

The third stage in this pilgrim-
age of faith is the stage where
we doubt our own doubts; we are
ashamed of being ashamed of the
gospel. On the emotional level,
we realize the presence of God and
find a very real sense of Him. On
the intellectual level, we become
aware that it is more difficult to
accept belief than it is to fight be-

lief. Without the gospel all mean-
ing goes out of life. On the moral
level, when confronted with peo-
ple who are more saintly than we,
we are inclined to envy them; we
discover that people’s faith leads
them to better things.

It is only after three such stag-
es, Bryan Green concluded, that
we are able, finally and honestly,
to say, as did Paul, “I am not
ashamed of the Gospel.”

Calendar (Cont'd)

Continued from Page 1

Saturday, December 6

3:00 p. m. A bridge tournament
in the Rumpus Room and touch
football on the hockey field will
open Undergrad Weekend.

8:30 p. m. The curtain rises in
Goodhart on Somerset Maugham’s
The Circle.

10:00 p. m. “Winter Whirl” in
the gym with Howard Cook’s or-
chestra providing the music.

2:00 a. m.-3:15 a. m. Denbigh
Open House.

Sunday, December 7

7:30 p. m. The evening chapel
service in the Music Room will
take the form of a Quaker meet-
ing.

Monday, December 8

4:00 p. m. The Bureau of
Recommendations has _ invited
Mrs. Cole from the Katharine
Gibbs School in New York to talk
about job interviews in the Com-
mon Room.

7:15 p. m. Mr. L. Joe Berry,
professor of biology, will talk at
current events in the Common
Room on “Science: Who Pays?”

Tuesday, December 9

8:30 p. m. The International
Relations Club is bringing Mr. R.
W. Sayre, a Philadelphia lawyer
and an expert on the United Na-
tions, here to talk on recent de-
velopments in the U.N. He will
speak in the Common Room, and
a movie on the accomplishments
of the U.N. this past year will
precede his lecture.

8:30 p. m. Science Club meet-
ing in Dalton.

Wednesday, December 10
4:30 p. m. Merion Hall tea. .
8:00 p. m. The Reverend Mr. de
Bordenave of Christ Church in
Philadelphia will be in the Com-
mon Room for discussion.
























Rage Six

THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, December 3, 1952



Universities Show
Interest in “’Jazz’’

‘“What’s happened to Jazz” is the
provocative title of a December
Mademoiselle article in which Rus-
sell Roth traces the strange turns
jazz has taken since it came in
with the bloomer girl and her lin-
eal. descendent, tne flapper. Not
the least of these is the current in-
terest of American universities,
their growing need for teachers of
jazz—or at least the history of
jazz. Roth cites the experimental
courses of. Professor Marshall

Stearns at N. Y. U., the work of
Herskovits and Waterman at
Northwestern, and he says that
the U. of Minnesota is considering
its inclusion in the American Stud-
ies curriculom. : ’
He points out an irony in this
situation—namely that the univer-
sities are showing their first seri-
ous interest in jazz when the liv-
ing tradition of the music is ft its
lowest ebb. “It doesn’t to
beat first glance: there is more
talk today, and intelligent talk,”
Roth. says, “about New Orleans
jazz than ever before; there are
more young musicians apparently
interested in tradiional jazz than
at any time since the twenties. But
this only veils a very serious real-
ity, one that in the past has usu-
ally meant the death of a music:
the audience has been lost—that
great, undifferentiated audience
that the music used to please.”
Where has it gone? [Why has it
gone? Will it ever come back? Can
we make itcome back? These are
some of the questions posed by
Roth in the Medemoiselle article.
Roth has searched for answers to
these questions wherever jazz is
played and he has come up with
some interesting observations on
the subject. “The people most in-
terested in jazz today,” he says,
“are with very, very few excep-
tions what you might call ‘listen-

ers.’ They have no urge to dance; |

they get their kicks by listening.”
Roth doesn’t pretend to know the
final significance of this. But he
does refer to Ezra Pounds’ much
quoted remark that “music begins
to atrophy when it departs too far
from the dance.”

Jazz has not gone that far yet
and in Roth’s opinion it is still
dance music, whether anyone danc-
es to it or not. Listeners will
dance, he notes, but another
strange thing is that almost with-
out exception, what they dance to
is the blues. And, mystery upon
mystery, the blues seem to be
what bands play best. ‘When I
say ‘best’, I.mean with the most
feeling.”

This preference today for the
blues at the expense of the “stomp”

Canon Finds Christianity
Best Answer to Religion
Continued from Page 1

He respects the religious beliefs
of other people and would not try
to convert them by trampling
down what they believe but by
proving in a positive way that the
Christian faith is imperative to a
good life.

‘Bryan iGreen is not an evangelist
in the American sense of the term.
He belongs to the Church of Eng-
land and holds the official position
of Rector of the parish church of
Birmingham. Recently he has
been elected (Warden of the Guild
of Undergraduates of Birming-
ham University, which is an hon-
or conferred upon men of varied
occupation. At one time he was
chaplain of Oxford University.
Canon Green is a married man
with a seventeen-year-old daugh-
ter and five-year-old son.

Besides his official and family
activities, he takes an active in-
terest in people and is especially
enthusiastic about showing them
the truth in Christianity. A reli-
gion, he says, must answer five
points: reality and God, evil, man-
ner of dealing with evil, the good
life, and what lies beyond death.
Christianity, he feels, has given
the most substantial answer to all
these questions.



(all power, “hard body against
hard body,” with no softness) may
have a meaning that transcends
the bounds of jazz} Roth notes
that the great era the stomp—
the very definite masculine com-
ponent in jazz—came in in the

twenties, when the man was in the|

ascendant. Passing up the stomp
in favor of the blues may or may
not reflect, in a way, the reversion
of today’s woman to femininity.
But most of the average people,
now, who listen to jazz, Roth says,
seem to prefer blues to a stomp. It
concurs better with their particu-

lar rhythms; it seems more nat-
ural.



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The person who writes the
best last line to the CHESTER-
FIELD limerick in the new con-
test will receive as a prize a
-free carton of CHESTER-
FIELDS. Simply write your
last line, and send it through
Campus Mail to the CHESTER-
FIELD representative, Gwen
Davis, Rockefeller Hall, by
12:45 Friday, December 5. Win-
ner announced in next week’s
News.

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And spent all her time in the
smoker

The reason she revealed

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Manager—Merrick
Asst. Managers—Gilbert,
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were now to be put into practice |
in our dealings with real patients. |
We learned immediately that all
mentally ill people aren’t the same,
and the differences between them
became more and more obvious
throughout the summer when we
got to know them as people, rath-
er than as masses of patients.

Those of us who worked in sen-
ile wards found that there was
more involved in the care of old
people than just routine cleanli-
ness and physical comfort. In some
senses, this job was one of the
most rewarding of all, because the
senile men and women are more
likely to be forgotten by families
and friends than are younger pa-
tients, hospitalized for a shorter
time. There. was a great deal of
bed-making, feeding, and bathing,
but there was more than this;
when an attendant smiled as he
fed a patient, that meal was some-
thing of an event in the monotony
of the patient’s days.

Those of us who worked with
“overactive” and convalescent pa-
tients had an entirely different sort
of experience. The convalescent
patients were fairly independent
and could be treated with no more
special care than one would use
in dealing with a very neurotic
friend. Our biggest contribution
to their welfare was our attempt
to understand their problems ‘and
our use of normal kindness in help-
ing to speed their recovery and
prevent setbacks.

Overactive Patients

The overactive patients present-
ed a different problem. The cate-
gories of their illnesses were wide
and varied: there were catatonics
who seemed never to notice any-
thing around them, but who would
occasionally show that they had
heard, seen and remembered ev-
erything that had occurred. There
were paranoids who had devised
elaborate schemes proving that
they were being treated badly,
and whose reasoning was often so
logical that the attendants found
it hard not to believe them. There
were schizophrenic patients who
could be as coherent and sensible
as any one of us on Tuesday and
make no sense at all on Wednesday
morning.

active” classification were poten-
tially violent or had a past history

All of the patients in the “over- |,

Summertime Attendants at Mental Hospital

by Outside Activity

had periods of pleasant, ingratiat-
ing,’ “normal” behavior. The dif-
ficulty of predicting their cycles
kept these attendants constantly
aware and occupied, and the poss-
ibility of extending their “normal”
periods and postponing as long as
possible their “off” days was a
challenge.

The attendant in any one of
these types of wards (senile, con-
valescent, and overactive) has a
tremendous job in addition to the
purely physical work of mopping,
tray-carrying, and errand-running.
The attendant is in constant contact
with the patients, and the doctors
often consult him in their work.
He sets the mood of the ward and
affects the moods of his patients.
He is capable of seeing every sign
of improvement and regression
and of making use of all his infor-
mation in dealing with the pa-
tients. A good attendant is indis-
pensable in effecting progress, and
a poor one can act. to hamper and
even to prevent such progress.

The hospital at Norristown
amazed us in many ways. It far
exceeded our expectations in cer-
tain aspects: every ward is bright
and airy; the problem of space is
less critical than in most. of the
country’s state hospitals; the brut-
al cruelty of “Snakepit” and the
filth and misery of the back wards
as shown in “Life” have been ab-
olished at Norristown.

But there were certain very un-
happy features as well: the pa-
tients’ food, though it was healthy
enough, was. often so unappetizing
that it took most of us some time
to get over a physical repulsion at
the sight of it; the opportunities
for exercise and recreation were
limited; the necessities of normal
living were often lacking (many
wards had only one or. two combs

‘|for seventy patients); and thera-

peutic facilities. were not so much
in evidence as they should have
been. .

Lack of Funds

These problems aren’t the fault
of the hospital’s alert, intelligent
administration. They’re the fault
of lack of funds and lack of per-
‘sonnel. How well could any of us
feed a family if we had for each
person only 46 cents per day with
‘which to buy all food?

‘We could, of course, do nothing
‘to help the financial situation, but
‘we could temporarily relieve the



of violence, but nearly all of them

‘personnel’ shortage. We found

Undergrad, AA, Alliance
Offer Treasury Budgets

Continued from Page 1

$200 Miscellaneous (Rumpus
Room, etc.)

Self-Gov:

$ 40 Seven College Conference

$ 4 Mimeographing exam

$ 70 Printing constitution

$ 20 Sign-out and over-night
sheets

$ 40 Miscellaneous

} Alliance: '



$300.

i$ 50

'$ 50

| A.A.:

| $250 Awards

, $883 Food, teas

i $129. Sports

'$ 60 Square Dance
Conference dues

$120 Convention

‘Speakers
Club project subsidies
Publicity and miscellaneous

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that we were much more ‘effective
working in a unit than we would
be working individually. Many of
us would have broken under the
physical and mental strain of the
first few weeks, had it not been for
the opportunity’ to ride back to
our dorms at Haverford College
every night with our friends, to
'exchange® experiences, to loosen
the tension by laughing with peo-
ple who understood why we had to
laugh. {We managed, through
movie trips, pizza parties, and unit
baseball games, to find our way
out of the hospital atmosphere
when we had finished our day’s
work. We had several wonderful
speakers, both from Haverford
and from outside, on subjects
ranging from Quakerism to the
problems of the American family.
The unit served, however, not
only to take us away from the job,
but to bring us closer to it, through
our informal discussions about our
work, through our special privileg-
es at the hospital, which included
reading case histories, attending
meetings of the ‘Norristown Staff
in which patients were interview-
ed and diagnosed every Saturday,
and hearing weekly lectures on
psychology, psychiatry, and the
practical aspects of the problem of
mental disease.
_ We _ saw people like ourselves
and our friends in serious trouble.
‘We managed to contribute some-
thing to their welfare and, in some
cases, to their recovery. Since the
summer, we have sent out hun-
dreds of post cards and letters, and
have visited or plan to visit our
patients during the winter. It’s
been an experience that seventeen
students and hundreds of patients
will remember for a long time.









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