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Wednesday, May 9, 1951

THE

COLLEGE NEWS



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Page Three



Current Events

Common Room: Monday, April
30, 7:15 p. m. Miss Robbins ex-
plained that “The Split in the Brit-
ish Labour Party” has been caused
by Socialist Aneurin Bevan. Bevan
has sat in Parliament since 1929,
except during the war coalition,
when “he attacked the government
in every conceivable way.”

Bevan is the people’s man; all
love to work for him, and he “does
not even annoy his secretaries.”
He became Minister of Health and
put through the socialization of
medicine; last January, Attlee re-
moved him from that position and
installed him as Secretary of La-
bour.

“Bevan is a ‘spell-binder’ like
Lloyd George. It is rather signifi-
cant that in the last crisis it didn’t
work. Bevan’s line is socialism.
He doesn’t believe in compromise.”
He advocates a one-party state
headed by himself, and does not
like criticism. At the present time
he carries about twenty-three
members of Parliament with him.
Bevan does not like the American

_ governmental system, and he. is

very nervous about our foreign
policy and economic system.

Social services are a large part
of his program. They are being
curtailed in Britain today because
rearmament is costly, and govern-
ment leaders feel that the money
must be spent in the military field;
Bevan is opposed to rearmament,
but “he has failed to force his
policy upon them.” Because of his
digression from the Labour Party’s
present aims, he has resigned. It
appears, however, that he does not
want to split the party, which
would entail a national election,
‘since he has now agreed not to vote
against the government.

Bevan feels that Russia wants

’ the political and ideological ad-|

advance of communism, but not a
war. Why should England’ suffer
deprivations while America is ‘in-
creasing her standards of. living?
He has a point, Miss Robbins ad-
mitted, but he probably isn’t right.
The British “are terribly anxious

that no world war be fought in

‘Asia,” because that would leave
Britain open for aerial attacks. —

“I think Bevan has intended : to
‘be Prime Minister since about 1938
or °39,” Miss Robbins concluded.
“If there were a war with Russia,
Bevan wouldn’t stand a chance,
and, of course, there would be a
coalition government.” If inflation
continues in the United States, his
power will increase.

Indian Situation

e e
Enlists IRC Aid

Wednesday night, May 3, after
listening to the facts about the fa-
‘mine situation in India and a stu-
‘dent at Haverford College, the In-
ternational Relations Club voted
‘to send a token gift of food to In-
dia from the students of Bryn
Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore.

In addition to approximately $100
obtained from the Bryn Mawr
United Service Fund, money will
be raised from the selling of lem-
onade this week between classes
in Taylor Hall. Similar schemes
‘will be put into effect at. Haverford
and Swarthmore. The food dona-
tion will be sent through the
Friends Service Committee in or-
der to assure its delivery.

This action (prompted by that
used by Bucknell University last
week) is to demonstrate to the
‘Congress of the United States
that American college students
favor the ratification of the bill to
send grain to the starvation-strick-
en Indian nation. The IRC also

urges anyone who approves pass-
ing of this legislation to write his
or her congressman without delay.

by Muggy McCabe, ’54

Should Pennsylvania Accept The

Pechan Bill and Loyalty Oaths?
This was the University of Penn-
sylvania’s Forum question on
Tuesday night over WCAU. Guests
for the forum were Pennsylvania
State Senators Wm. J. Lane and
Maxwell S. Rosenfeld.
Senator Lane spoke in favor of
the oath, stating that he felt it
was. simply an allegiance oath
and an effective means to ferret
out communists boring within.
Lane emphasized that although
teachers should be first to. take
such an oath, students of colleges
and universities are protesting
most violently, and he questioned
what possible hidden reason they
might have. To close his introduc-
tion, he stated that our rights need
be protected and this is the way
to do it.

Senator Rosenfeld agreed that
we need protection, but opposed
this method as repressive and un-
democratic. He pointed out some
outstanding men of today, namely
Stassen, Pepper, Eisenhower, the

President of Penn State, and
others, that are coming out
against it. Rosenfeld closed by

insisting that this will not safe-
guard the constitution. He point-
ed out that this type of oath was
previously taken by civil em-
ployees and for no reason, for
offenders could be discharged at
any time He also insisted that
men could be called for perjury
after swearing not to partici-
pate in subversive groups about
which they knew nothing. Most
important also is the fact that
they cannot have.a hearing.

What To Do

~- Jobs for: Next Year—See Mrs.
Watson, third floor of Taylor, for
details..“:-°"~ wear

The First Boston Corporation of
New York City will have an open-
ing for a young woman in their
Investment. Research . Department
—preferably a mathematics or
economics major.

The Union Library Catalogue,
University of Pennsylvania, an-
nounces a position for a Biblio-
graphical Assistant. They need a
candidate with good foreign lan-
guage background—one romance
language and German if possible.
Reasonable facility in typing.
$2400 per year.

Family in New York City wants
young woman who will be doing
graduate work to live with them
next year and take care of their
five year old son afternoons and
some evenings. Salary $85 a
month and living.

Odd Job for ‘Next Year:

Mademoiselle Magazine would
like a campus agent for next year.
Student must be a sophomore. Ex-
cellent commission offered on a
special college rate of eight issues
for $2.00. See Mrs. Sullivan in
Room H.

Summer Jobs—Details in Room
H.

The new lists of summer jobs
available in April are posted on
hall bulletin boards and may ke
picked up outside of Room H.

Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.,
has openings for typists at $145
to $200 per month.

Ladies’ Home Journal, Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, needs recep-
tionists, messenger girls, and
typists. Start at $33 per week.
Limited: number of openings.

Lankenau Hospital, Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, has an open-
ing for a vacation replacement in
the admissios office. June 1st to
September 17th. with a month va-
cation in the middle. Typing es-





lunches.

sential. $125 a month plus

Radio Forum Discusses Loyalty Oaths,
With Rosenfeld and Lane as Speakers

Lane remarked that appeal can
be. made!

Rosenfeld clinched the argument
by citing the strong backing of the
Supreme Court, especially Douglas
and Black, who personally called
it unconstitutional.

Guests were invited to ask ques-
tions on behalf of the general pub-
lic, and Bryn Mawr’s past presi-
dent of the Alliance, Betty Gold-
blatt, was one. Betty questioned
Senator Lane’s aspersions cast on
colleges for their violent protests.
She pointed out that we are among
the most affected, and that in a
democracy of truth this demand
for an oath is hardly a fair proced-
ure. ‘Senator Lane feebly answer-
ed that he only mentioned this fact
because public school teachers had
not done the protesting.

A fellow guest of Betty’s ques-
tioned the basic purpose of the
oaths when the school code already
provides for such _ provisions.
zane’s only answer was that to
apprehend one subversive would
be a commendable result.

The program ended on the note
that we must allow academic free-
dom to be practiced uninhibited by
oaths effectual only against those
at whom it is not aimed.

Observer

The breakfast habits of Bryn
Mawr have been kept secret too
long. Some strange mob psychol-
ogy makes us ashamed of the
early-morning ritual. Prospective
students are usually allowed to
sleep past 8:20; then are taken to
the pleasant atmosphere of the
College Inn. Alumnae are admitted
occasionally, on the assumption
that they will “understand”, But
we should really be proud: appear-
ance, motion, and speech at break-
fast are all-part of a beautiful tra-
dition.

Red_silk, patterned pink wool,
luxurious green flannel! Pajama
lapels are thrust up in places,
breaking the sweep of the neckline
most effectively. The faces above
vary—thirteen unwashed to three
washed this morning (the washed
had no pillow-creases) and, in the
same representative group, two
brushed heads of hair. One of
these was a feathercut, and there-
fore doubtful. All other heads
were still in curlers, bobbypins, or
rags. Incidentally, new, brightly
colored rags, which have a cheer-
ing effect, are on the market.

Dr. Gilbraith would be delighted
to know that economy of motion
reaches the level of art every
morning at Bryn Mawr. There is
no other kind of economy possible
these days. A low, shuffle-lurch is
used to get to the table; once there,
the body, slightly curved forward,
hovers till cereal or eggs or hash
are passing through the vicinity.
One fast, purposeful grab does the
rest. (It must be very fast, for
every student knows instinctively
the ancient proverb, he who hesi-
tates is lost. There is little head-
motion at any time. Remarks, if
any, are directed straight ahead, in
a strained monotone.

Topics of interest are chiefly
two: men, and (including dreams,
disease, and destruction), immin-
ent doom. The former can be
quickly dispatched. They are fram-
ed by weekends, parties, or other
women.

The department of imminent
doom is at its strongest around
breakfast time. A few mornings
ago, a strange dream was related:

“Well I was in this perfectly
enormous greenhouse, with palm
trees and sort of rubber plants all
around, and this tiger was loose



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“Thor With Angels” in Rehearsal



“Thor” Shows Effective Acting, Sets;
Play Suffers from Torpidity of Lines

by Margie Cohn, °52

Although Christopher Fry’s
Thor with Angels seemed an un-
fortunate choice for the college
theatres, still the production had
definite merits which cannot be
overlooked. This drama of the con-
troversy between the Jutes and the
Saxons, paganism versus Christi-
nity, was produced May 4 and 5 at
Roberts ‘Hall, Haverford, staged by
Lee Haring.

Garrett Roberts’ set, where the
entire action took place, was sim-
ple and effective, a two-sided view
of a peasant’s hut, with an authen-
tic straw roof. However, a lack of
action was felt in the midst of an
atmosphere of primitive ~ asceti-
cism; this lack was perhaps due
to Fry’s love of language for its
own sake.

But as another consequence of
‘Fry’s linguistic amours, many of
the lines are delightfully quotable,
for example, “Where the Valhalla
is it?” and, “I knew you'd come
today—the cows’ were all: facing
north.” Wit like this was sustain-
ed throughout the play by Colgrin
(Victor Jowers), a humorous. old
steward who never slipped out of
character. Likewise, his wife
Anna (Phoebe Albert) had a mar-
velous voice for her part, and the
action picked up whenever these
two appeared on the stage. The
most dynamic moment came about
when Anna, shrieking and wailing,
came running on to tell about the
attack of the wolves on the sheep.
Pam Field was ethereal, beauti-
ful, and sad-eyed as the daughter,
Martina . The secret she discov-
ered in a ruined tower was Merlin
(Lee Haring) who trembled con-
vincingly as the ancient sorcerer,
and in most respects attained his
high standards, both as an actor
and director.

As the Saxon, Thomas Forsythe
did justice to the frightened Chris-
tian, always thinking about the
One God. His opposition, and yet
his sympathizer representing wa-
vering paganism in this morality

BM Senior Wins
Chemistry Award

On Thursday, May 3rd, at the
Engineers Club in Philadelphia,
the Pennsylvania Chapter of The
American Institute of Chemists
awarded medals to outstanding
seniors in chemistry departments
of nine of the local colleges. These
medals are awarded in recognition
of leadership, character and ex-
cellence in scholarship, particular-
ly in chemistry.

A medal was presented to a
student from Bryn Mawr College
who is Miss Janice Teylor, '51, of





Scarsdale, N. Y.

play, was Cymen (William Morri-
son) whose booming voice was us-
ually commanding, but whose ac-
tions. were gauche and unconvinc-
ing too much of the time.

The finest performance of the
evening was given by Helen Dobbs
as the wise, loving wife of Cymen.
Her tone was consistently sincere,
and her voice carried the softness
of naturalism. Her make-up (done
by Marcia Pollak) was also in
keeping with her character. Mar-
ilyn Muir’s costuming was also
consistent with the sixth century
atmosphere, and lent itself natur-
ally to the rest of the play. Note-
worthy was John Corry’s rapid-fire
delivery of venom-packed lines,
and the contrasting more leisurely
villainousness of John Kittredge—
as. Cymen’s two barbarian broth-
ers.

Thor With Angels is a poet’s
play, with beautiful lines, but too
ittle opportunity for action. It is
a play to be read, rather than act-
ed, unless a Gielgud is on hand for
the leading role. Still, fine individ-
ual touches employed are highly
commendable, although, under the
circumstances, they were swallow-
ed by the static quality of the
writing.

Rock Gives Dance:
Bouncers Present

Last Friday evening, from eight
to twelve-thirty, Rock took up the
“Open House for Haverford” fad
with gusto. Rugs were rolled back
in the hall and showcase, furniture
was two-somely arranged, and mu-
sic from a phonograph admirably
strove to make itself heard above
the gay repartee of the favorite
mixer game, “do you know... ?”

At ten o’clock everybody left the
dance floor and punch bowl, and
stopped popping the balloon decor-
ations, to watch the floor show,
Two-thirds of the show, Patsy
Bennett and Nancy Bolton, had
been circling the premises as
bouncers dressed in men’s black
suits and derby hats, and were al-
ready well known to the audience.
The other third, Betsy Henderson,
in strapless gown, was “that hor-
rible girl” whom, to the parodied
tune of “So Long,” they were forc-
ed to bounce.

This severe warning did not
dampen, but rather increased the
high spirits of the party; and, ful-
filling the purpose of the evening,
chattering couples drifted out the
door at twelve-thirty where silent
stags had entered four hours be-



fore.