2

Page Two

THE COLLEGE

NEWS

Wednesday, May 9, 1951





THE COLLEGE NEWS

FOUNDED IN 1914



Published weekly during the College Year (except ‘uring Thanks-

giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks)

po es interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company,
Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College.



The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that
appears in it may be reprinted Cither wholly or in part without permission
the Editor-in-Chief.



EDITORIAL BOARD

Jane Augustine, ‘52, Editor-in-chief

Julie Ann Johnson, ‘52, Copy ‘Frances Shirley, ‘53, Make-up
Helen Katz, ‘53 Margie Cohn, ‘52, Make-up

Sheila Atkinson, ‘53 ~ Claire Robinson, ‘54
_ Beth Davis, ‘54
EDITORIAL STAFF

/ Betty-Jeanne Yorshis,

Lucy Batten, ‘54

Mary Alice Drinkle, ‘53
Louise Kennedy, ‘54 Margaret McCabe, ‘54
Anne Phipps, ‘54 Cynthia Sorrick, ‘54

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS

Sue Bramann, ‘52 Judy Leopold, ‘53

BUSINESS MANAGERS
Tama Schenk, ‘52 — Sue Press, ‘53

BUSINESS BOARD

Barbara Goldman, ‘53 Evelyn Fuller, ‘53
Margi Partridge, ‘52 Vicki Kraver, ‘54

SUBSCRIPTION BOARD

Barbara Goldman, ‘53, Manager
Lee Sedgwick, ‘53 Jo Case, ‘54
Bobbie Olsen, ‘54 Suki Webb, ‘54
Marilyn Dew, ‘54 Molly Plunkett, ‘54

Diana Gammie, ‘53 '§2
Ann McGregor, ‘54

Mary Lou Bianchi, ‘52

Liz Simpson, ‘54 Joy Fox, ‘54
Barbara Rasnick, ‘53 Karen Hansen, ‘54
Nena McBee, ‘53



Subscription, $3.00 Mailing price, $3.50
Subscriptions may begin at any time



Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Pust Office
Under the Act of March 3, 1879









Rig May Day

It has been fifteen years since the last Elizabethan May
Day, and‘ still seemingly forgotten symbols of Big May Day
creep into conversations and yearbooks, and even into fresh-
man handbooks. This year the college was given a small
sampling of the pageantry and color that was once a part of
every undergraduate’s experience, and the impression was
entirely favorable. The spell of the weather was broken,

May Day seemed to gain new meaning. People are even look-
ing forward to more heralds and jesters next year. In short,
the college likes the Elizabethan touches!

Elizabethan May Day was voted out on the grounds that
it is too expensive, and too much trouble. The costumes, how-
ever, exist. It would not take too much more effort on the
part of most to present a bigger May Day. Students could
work together in small groups, as minstrels or jesters. The
folk dance classes in the winter might well combine the re-
quired athletics with practice in English country dancing.
Hall songmistresses could put the after supper gatherings
around the piano to good use, and there would be need for
only a few of the dreaded mass song meetings. There is little
reason why the Bryn Mawr Theatre should not make its
spring production a Shakespearean or pre-Shakespearean
play. The short version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
part of Big May Day tradition, could offer smaller dramatic
groups a chance to display their talents. Arts Night might
in some way be included. In short, the need would be not so
much for new organization, but a rechannelling of present
reserves toward a single goal. Rescheduling of numerous
smaller events into one weekend would mean less intermit-

tent expenditure of energy, and probably result in an overall |

’ saving of time spent on various projects.
Elizabethan May Day is an advantage to the college as

publicity, for in the past there have been overflow audi-
ences for the plays and the campus has been crowded with

spectators. It would help unite the college, not as different
classes with different maypoles, but as a group working as a

Current Events

Common Room, May 7, 1951
7:15—4Mr. S. G. Antor, Secretary-
General of the Joint Togoland
Congress, spoke on “Imperialism
in a Trust Territory.” He point-
ed out that Togoland does not ac-
tually exist, for since World War
I it has been supervised as a trust
territory under British and French
administration. So far, nothing
has been done to help the people

or to improve their land, and all

unified into a recognizable entity.
Imperialism in West Africa
preventing the people from ad-
vancement.

Before 1890 Togoland was part
of the Gold Coast. As early a3
1482, Western European traders
entered the territory and brought
it in contact with Western civili-
zation. In 1840 the British and
French took over the trading cen-
ters, and formed colonies, and
‘thus split Togoland in half. Dur-
ing Queen Victoria’s reign, part
was given to Germany, and in

World War I Togolanders fought
in three armies. When the League
of Nations gave Togoland to
Britain and France as a mandate,

is

then, it has been administered un-
der the UN as a trust and nothing
has been done about giving Togo-
land independence.

Although the administration
claims that Togoland has some
self-government, Mr. Antor ex-
plained that in the French section
even the civil servants, represent-
ed in the UN as a free political
party, are appointed by the ad-
ministration and are nothing but
“yes-men.” “The British are’ more
polite,” but there, too, the so-
called Native Authority is chosen
by the district commissioner. The
administration is trying to force
Togoland to unite with the Gold
Coast. Although Togoland pro-
duces over half of the world’s
cocoa, it is given no credit for it,
The administration has maintain-
ed no schools or hospitals, but it
claims it is doing all it can to
improve Togoland which (it says)
lacks all resources.

The people of this area know
nothing about the UN. All in-
formation is censored, and at-
tempts -to get a representative
from UNESCO to aid the people
were thwarted by the administra-
tion. Togoland needs help and
desires freedom above all.

they demand is that they be re-

it was promised freedom. Since|;



Oninion

Miss Biba Wins Praise
For Promotion
Efforts

May 8, 1951
To the Editor of the NEWS:
Dear Jane,

Having recently. been the most
objectionable members of a quin-
tet to survive a 58-minute period
of Holiday’s artistic endeavors in
the library, we feel moved to
speak. First, let us retract the
questioning scowls with which we
greeted and entertained Miss Biba
and her machine-toting accom.
plice. Second, let us voice the
hearty appreciation with which—
except when we as individuals he-
come involved—we view her tact-
ful efforts for the promotion of
Bryn Mawr’s public relations.

’ Thanks loads,
Marge Carlson, ’51
Carolyn Price, ’52
Bertie Dawes, *52



Students are reminded that
only the members of the grad-
uating class will receive their
Semester II course-cards, with
grades, by campus mail. All
other grades will be sent to
home addresses, by regular
mail, about the middle of June.
Students wishing their grades
sent to some other address than
that in the Finding List should
leave a written request at the
Recorder’s Office. No grades

will be given out over the tele-





phone.



Arts Night Stage Mgr.
Receives Credit
~ Due Her °

Editor, College News:

I think it would be nice if you
were to give credit—as the old
cliche goes—where credit is due:
to Jo Case, the stage manager of
Arts Night, and to Coryce Ozanne,
who did the lights.

This is in reference to your
previous issue which corrected the
misprint on the lighting head, but
neglected to mention who was ac-
tually doing it; and also to the
review of Arts Night, which
completely and inexcusably ignor-
ed Jo, who has done a superb job.

Sincerely,
Peasy Laidlaw

Production Manager,
Bryn Mawr College Theatre



Continued from Page 1
another theory for the origin of
atomic species. At present, Mr.
Gamow is working on .a new
theory, which necessitates a deter-
mination of the amounts of certain
elements through past ages, the
neutron, hydrogen, and deuterium
are among them.

Mr. Gamow terminated his lec-
ture with an enlightening discus-



Gamow Shows Union Of Physics And Astronomy,
Highlights Changes In Universe Due To Heat

sion, highlighting the physical
changes in the universe with the
existence of highly concentrated
masses of heat, expanding and
transforming into the elements as

we know them today. His general
picture of the universe is evidence
of the union of nuclear physics and
astronomy in determining the or-
igin of species.



Prefers no bathing suits.



You save your skin—don’t brin;

Sonnet on Spring

The spring has come with dogwood; skies are blue,
The lawns are seeded—whistles loudly blow,

And out to glean a suntan gaily go
Maidens with shoulders bared and midriffs too,

In armless shirts and legless shorts, sans shoe

The toes (or halter minus straps).
The profs care naught perhaps, but still the show
Ill suits the Cloister—and the Hearth, ’tis true,

Although

We recommend _
- to the fore.





| names and place of residence as
| they wished them to appear in



Alas, Poor Geoffrey,
Says the Board;
Kaff. Kaff.

In Defense of our beloved (?)
Editor Mademoiselle Jane Augus-
tine:

Comments on this week's son-
net-editorial:

1. Ha!

2. This has yet to pass (sic)
editorial board UNANIMOUSLY!

3. We (of the undersigned) do
not care for the following words:

the a

to go and perhaps!
are too

out in

4. This sonnet is an obvious
imitation of Chaucer (of his later
periods) and cannot possibly be
disguised by the modern refer-
ences to midriffs and bathing suits
—the Chaucerians had them, you
know!

5. How do you know the Profs
don’t care?

6. What makes you think we
save our skins—haven’t you ever
written a Shakespeare paper?

7. You’take thirty inches from
the floor.

8. And as to blue skies —
humpfh.

9. The quality of the rhyme
of blow and go, two words nev-
er meant to rhyme, is another ob-
vious imitation of Baudelaire .Now
really, now really...

10. And finally, may we say:
$&1b @*%4/?|%!

Heliotrope and Kermit.
(Two members of the Board)

Junior Welleslians
Print NY Booklet

’ Specially contributed by the —
New York Wellesley Club

The New York Junior Welles-
ley Club (classes ’41 thru ’50) is
publishing a booklet this month
as a service for the Class of 1951
(and others) in the various
women’s colleges. This booklet is
designed as an introduction and
guide to New York, and is aimed
at those gals who are either plan-
ning to come to New York and
get a job, or those who live in
the vicinity and just come in for
dinner, shopping, etc.

This project (about 50 pages)
consists of three sections: The
first deals with apartments and
residence halls,. descriptions and
approximate rates of various parts
of the city, what to look for and
what to avoid in selecting an
apartment, and how to go about
getting one. The second section
is a large listing of restaurants
of good quality and medium and
low price ... and for convenience,
they’re arranged by location, al-
phabetically, and by nationality.
The third section is comprised of
many bits of information — the
employment agencies that do the
best job by young college grad-
uates, free concerts and lectures
and art showings, subway map |
and places for further study and
academic credits in New York,
plus lots of other things—all ways
that young graduates ‘Spend time.

Because of printing costs and
other expenses, we are charging
fifty cents for the book. Copies
can also be obtained from Claire
Conover at the Wellesley Club,
Hotel Barclay, 111 E 48th St.
New York, New York, or from
Mary Cluett, ‘Wyndham.



Seniors are reminded that in
December they signed their

the Commencement Program.
may be made until