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VOL. L, NO. 4

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1953

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1953

PRICE 20 CENTS



Russian ‘Crisis’,
U. S. Prompting
Pressure Unity

Ursula Branston Cites
English View
On Europe

Miss Ursula Branston, a British
visitor to America under the Smith-
Mundt plan and a British Conser-
vative Party specialist, spoke in
the Gertrude Ely Room, Tuesday,
October 20, on British and Amer-
ican Policy in Western Europe,
with special emphasis on plans for
European federation.

Miss Branston posed the ques-
tion, what is European unity in
actuality at the present? It is as
limited in character as it is wide
in possible scope. Six nations—
Germany, Italy, France, Belgium,
Luxemburg and the Netherlands—
have drafted a constitution for po-
litical unity which embraces other
economic and defensive alliances.
It also relinquishes individual sov-
ereignty.

This is a remarkable combination
of countries: two aggressors and
four. of their victims in the Second
World War. Actually this is a very
small fragment of Europe and
could not be said to represent in
any way a general federation. This
proposed amalgamation is prompt-
ed both by a fear of communism
and.by great pressure from the
United States.

While this unification seems the
natural solution of European and
world-wide problems to the United
States, Britain sees it in a totally
different light. She feels that in

May Sarton Talks,
Holds A Discussion
On Novels, Writing

Every student interested in crea-
tive writing is invited to confer
with May Sarton next week, when
she will visit the college. On Mon-
day, October 26, at 8:30 she will
give a lecture in the Deanery on
“The Fallacy of Experience”, stat-
ing what the novel should be and
do. On Tuesday she will meet the
members of the creative writing
class.

On either Tuesday or Wednes-
day she will have supper in
Rhoads, followed by an open dis-
cussion in KRhoads_ showcase.
Everyone is invited to both the
lecture and discussion. The purpose
of her visit is to give all students
the opportunity to meet her per-
sonally and to ask her pertinent
questions on writing, or hear her
poetry.

First Volume of Poems

Miss Sarton had her first vol-
ume of poems published in 1936,
and has been a professional poet,
novelist, short-story writer, and
lecturer ever since. For the last
three years she has been an Eng-
lish instructor at Harvard.

Before the war she made an
eight months’ lecture tour of the
United States, covering most of
the ‘country except the Northwest.
During the war she wrote scripts
for the Oversea Film Unit ef
the OWI.

She has many writing honors,
among them the Golden Rose of
New England Poetry Society, Rey-
nolds Lyric Award for 1952, and
an award from the Poetry Society
of America. Her latest book of
poetry is entitled “Land of
Silence”.





sacrificing her status as a com-
monwealth nation and her position |
of possible arbitrator between the
federated powers, particularly Ger-
many and France, more would be
lost. to the free world than could
be gained. The balance of power
in Western Europe would be upset
even more than it is, and a com-
pletely German-dominated _ state

The NEWS takes great pleas-
ure in announcing the following
additions to. the staff:

Evelyn deBaryshe, 56

Donnie MacNab Brown, ’57

Marcia Case, °57

Carole Colebob, °57

Epsey Cooke, °57

Molly Epstein, ’56

Barbara Palmer, °57



might ensue.











Student Trainees To Assist Injured:
Bryn Mawr Aids Local Civil Defense

Especially Contributed by
‘ “Miss Charlotte Howe,
Director of Halls

The College is an important part
of the Civil Defense plans for the
community. It is planned, in the
event of an attack, to use the Col-
lege as a 1500 bed hospital. It is
planned that students with special
skills or. training, particularly
nurses’ aide training, remain at
the College and help take care of
the. patients. Other students are to
be .sent. to Baldwin, Shipley, and
Rosemont. ,

. Directions as to procedure dur-
ing an attack are included in the
following - Civil . Defense state-
WMenes. 6: 4-4 yj
‘ Understanding of some of the
dangers of atomic explosions and
knowledge of some precautions will
help to avoid confusion, to decrease
‘casualties and minimize damage.
' “The College Civil Defense Com-
mittee, representing faculty, staff



‘and ‘students, is working in con-

junction with local, Township and
County organizations. The Com-
mittee will post the shelter area
designated in each building.

The safest places inside build-
ings are generally on the ground
floors along interior partitions
away from glass.

When outside, try for the near-
est shelter or ditch.

Alert signal (red)—3 minute fluc-
tuating blast.

All clear (white)—three steady
1-minute blasts.

Further activities will be plan-
ned ard additional notices posted
as needed. If you have questions,
ask a member of the College De-
fense Committee.

Defense Committee

Katharine E. McBride, Annie
Leigh Broughton, Elizabeth Hume-
ston, M. D., L. Joe Berry, T. Rob-
ert S. Broughton, Edward H. Wat-
son, Charlotte Brandon Howe, Hor-
ace T. Smedley, Margaret T. Paul,
(Graduate and Undergraduate
representatives to be appointed).





Rifles Hi, Hillbilly Juniors Resist the Press,

by Barbara Drysdale, ’55

There is one strict rule in re-
viewing a class show at Bryn
Mawr—criticize the production for
what it is as the result of class
efforts and teamwork, not for how
it might rate compared with pro-
fessional productions including
brilliant stars. A second unwritten
rule is that no one should review
her own class show; unfortunately,
due to the Herald Tribune Forum
in New York, this rule has been
broken.

It is safe to say that the Junior
Class succeeded in their “Aim to
Please” the audience (and‘to enjoy
producing the show themselves,
This was due to the combination
of good music and dance with ex-
cellent taste.

Among the songs, “Lilting
Tunes, “] om: Yours”, “Do You
Know”, Wandering Breeze”, and
“Travellers Blues’ were particu-
larly memorable. “Old Fashioned
Courtship”, “We Dis Still It”,
“Judd’s Song”, and “Rifles Hi”
provided the comic elements. “Old
Fashioned Courtship” should be
mentioned also for the difficult
and effective counterpoint as sung
by Marcia Storch and Charlotte
Busse.

Short Length

The shows short length and the
absence of too many encores aided
its good pace. The technical effects |
provided by black lights in the
dance sequence were an inspira-



Photo Center, Bryn Mawr).

Newspaperwomen invade the community of Still
Hollow, to the amazement of its hillbilly inhabitants, in
the Class of ’55’s Junior Show.

Distill Spirits Amid Metropolitan Influences



(Photo, courtesy of



scenes were certainly more excit-
ing than the country ones; it is
not difficult to understand Debra’s
final decision to return to her own
way of life in New York.

It was a Junior Show with a
moral; beyond pointing out the
moral, however, there seemed to
be little else to say. Fortunately,
the songs composed a much great-
er portion of the show than the
dialogue did, and carried the mes-
sage across very melodiously. -

Maddie deRopp as Debra and
Judy Haywood as Julie, her back-
country counterpart, complement-



tion on someone’s part. The cafe



CALENDAR |

Wednesday, October’ 21
7:30 p. m. Marriage lecture in
Taylor.

Friday, October 23

8:00 p. m. Lantern Night in the
Cloisters. Step-singing afterward
on Taylor steps. ’

Saturday, October 24
9:00 a. m. French orals in Tay-
lor.

Sunday, October 25
7:30 p. m. Chapel Service in the
Ausic Rdom.

Monday, October 26

7:15 p. m. Mr. Robert A. Rupen,
lecturer in Political Science, will |
speak at Current Events in the
Common Room.

8:30 p. m. May Sarton, recipient
of- the Lucy Martin Donnelly Fel-
lowship, will speak on “The Fal-
lacy of Experience”, giving her
opinion of what the novel should be
and do. In the Dorothy Vernon
Room, Deanery.

8:30 p. m. Russian movie in the
Music Room.

Tuesday, October 27

4:00 p. m. Italian Club meeting
and movie. Common Room.

5:15 p. m. First Nurses’ Aide
lecture.

8:30 p. m. United Service Fund
meeting in the Common Room.

Wednesday, October 28
9:30 a. m. Ministers speak on
religious life. Common Room.
7:30 p. m. Marriage lecture in
Taylor.





ed each other nicely. Their songs
were pretty and delivered by voices
sweet, if not too powerful.

Leslie Kaplan, as the mysteri-
ous Lulubelle, gave a _ pleasant
rendition of “Wandering Breeze”,
augmented imaginatively by Chris
Flint on the autoharp. Grandpa
(Marcia Storch), Grandma (Char-
lotte Busse), and Judd Fudd (Liz



Dr. Wagner Begins
Nurses Aid Course

The Nurses’ Aide training pro-
gram, beginning on October 27, is
being given again this year in
close conjunction with the Civil
Défense program. There will be a
series of ten lectures, delivered by
local specialists in the medical
field, from 5:15 to 6:15 every Tues-
day and Thursday.

Dr. Wagner will deliver the In-
troduction. Dr. William Parker
will speak on “Shock”, Dr. Alan
Parker on “Burns,” Dr. Reider on
“Hemorrhage”, Dr. William Parker
on “Cuts ‘and Crushing Injuries,”
Dr. Palmer on “Head Injuries,”
Dr: McGraw on “Intravenous Med-.
ication,” and Dr. Harvey on “Rad-
iation Sickness”.

The lectures will be followed by

Klupt), provided the hillbilly
comic relief. “Judd’s Song” in par-
ticular, with its wordless last line,
was most amusing.

Cameron Collins (C.C.), played
by Jan Warren, and uproariously
funny in her role of attempting to
take a poll of hillbilly conditions.
Claire Weigand played Maggie,
the cynical woman without whom
no newspaper seems to be com-
plete.

The Kick Chorus displayed their

talents in some excellent new rou-
tines. By far the most outstanding
feature of the show, however, was
the synchronization of dance into
the plot, and Mary Vorys deserves
praise along with the dancing
chorus for her hard work and
hours of rehearsal.

Stage Set

The stage set of Still Hollow
woods (“there are more things in
these woods than you might
think”) was unconfused and at-
tractive. Liz Gordon also did an
excellent job on the sets for the
black-lighted dream sequence.

The costuming (by chairmen
Dottie Fox and Emmie Rauh) was
very gay and lovely; hillbilly
music and lots. of folk dances
made the most of the bright
colors.

The show boasted five accom-
panists on four different instru-
ments; included Marcia Storch
(violin) and Edie Schwab (har-
monica). Piano accompanists were
Lois Beekey and Claire Weigand.

It is particularly true of a class
show that it is always as good
as the people in it, and this cate-
gory definitely includes the direc-
tor, Janie Miller, and her assist-
ants. It is safe to bet that this
year’s Junior Show will be well-
remembered for its music, as it is
sung again and again at song
fests and around the dining room
tables.



two demonstrations in the infirm-
ary. Miss Clayton and Dr. Humes-
ton will demonstrate taking blood
pressure, temperature, pulse, and
giving respiration. Miss Farr will
illustrate how to give a hypoder-
mic and the care of the patient

The first Pay Day will be large
this year. Bookstore bills form
a great part of most Pay Days.
If you would like to pay your
Bookshop bill now, in whole or
in part, come down anytime
during regular Bookshop hours,
except on Saturday.







in bed.