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Maids, Porters’
Play Presented
With Originality

Goodhart, April 21.~An amazing
understanding of the special hu-
mor of the play pervaded the en-
tire Maids and Porters’ produc-
tion of Joseph Kesselring’s Ar-
senic and Old Lace. The tone of



‘the play differed from that of the

original~chiefly in removing the
action from the plane of the ma-
c priate fantasia, :

In spite of the handicap of the
prevalent man-power _ shortage,
and the understandable deficien-
cies in pace, the spirit of the play
alone could “Have made it a. suc-
cess.

Louise Jones and Pearl Edmunds
as the two Brewster sisters,
brought a remarkable understand-
ing to their roles, showing: an ex-
cellent stage presence. Their ges-
tures and inflections: were in per-

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Simnions Urges
Study of Russia

As Qwn Solution



“Russia is a peace-loving na-
tion.” With this rather startling
statement. Dr. Ernest J. Simmons,
currént lecturer on Russia, open-
ed his self-conducted interview
for the News. Leaning back on
the Deanery couch with a slight
smile, he aded, “I know, you are
non-plussed. You don’t believe it.
You fear Russia—you and all the
rank and file of Americans. You
fear her because you really know
nothing about her.”

Dr. Simmons, Associate, Profes-
sor of Russian Language and Lit-
erature at Cornell, explained that
while information and.propaganda
have been plentiful, education
about Russia has not.

“Our feeling toward Russia,”
Dr. Simmons said, “is like our feel-
ing when we get into bed at night
and see a white blotch on the wall.
It might be a ghost. And as we
lie there in the dark it troubles us
and we cannot sleep—because we
don’t know what it is. When we
just get up, and turn on the light,
and see what is actually’ there,
then at least we know whether our
fear is grounded or not.”

Elaborating on this first state-
ment that Russia was “a peace-
loving nation,” Dr. Simmons ex-
plained that he did not mean “that
Russia was a Father Divine yell-
ing ‘Peace, it’s wonderful’” but
that it had found peace to be in
its own interest.

The present attitude of the ma-
jority of Americans toward Russia

he attributed to “German propa-*

ganda unconsciously retailed by

the press for American consump- |.

tion” and to the fact that the
United States has “never come

around to the acceptance of Rus-
sia’s right to have any economic |

‘system she - wants, ~an~ attitude
which has unfortunately deter-
mined our diplomatic policy.”
The answer to the whole prob-
lem lies in education, according
to Dr. Simmons. Praising Bryn

Mawyr’s administration for insti-,
' tuting this series of lectures on

non-western civilizations, he em-
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| Broughton, Moore

Win Fellowships|

For Achievements



Included among the fifty-five
civilian recipients of the Guggen-
heim fellowships, were Dr. Thomas
Robert Shannon Bugughton, assoc-
iate professor of Latin at Bryn
Mawr, and Miss Marianne Moore,
graduate of Bryn Mawr. The fel-
lowships are given to finance
achievements in writing, research,
science, art,
composition.

In compiling a list of all Roman
magistrates, minor magistrates,
and priests, Dr. Broughton hopes
to create a reference book that
will give by years, a brief sum-
mary of the life, dates, and works
of important Romans. Dr. Brough-
ton has been teaching at Bryn
Mawr for seventeen years and
started to work on his list approx-
imately three years ago. As he
has won the Fellowship, he expects
the work to advance quickly.

Miss Marianne Moore won the-
Guggenheim Fellowship for poetry
and fiction. She said she “had not
planned anything very imposing”
but she was going to do a trans-
lation in verse of Stister’s Adle-
burg, in collaboration with Miss
Elizabeth Mayer. Miss. Moore had
nothing definite in mind when she
was awarded the Fellowship, in
fact she seems to have preferred
doing book reviews, but as_ the
idea of the translation was ‘well
received, she expects to start in at
once.

Nursing School to,

Reopen Soon



The Bryn Mawr College Sum-
mer School of ,.Nursing, discontin-
ued in 1944, will open again this
year in its fourth session at the
specific request of the participat-
ing schools of nursing, Columbia-
Presbyterian, Johns Hopkins and
Lincolf® Hospitals.

This pre-clinical school, spons-
ored by the American Red Cross
and approved by the United States
Public Health Service, will enable
the. participating nursing schools
at present overburdened, to admit

Continued on Page 3



Calendar

Thursday, April 26
12:00 P.M. Dr. Greet, Dic-
tion Lecture, Music Room.
4:00 P.M. Alliance Tea, Dr.
Wells, “Dumbarton’ Oaks,”

~ Common Room.

8:80 P. M. ‘Spanish Club Rec-
ord Concert, Mr. MHellmer
speaking, Common Room. |
Friday, April 27
8:15 P.M. Catholic Club, Dr.
Bonner, Common. Room.

Saturday, April 28
9:00 A.M. Spanish and Ital-
ian Orals.

8:15 P.M. Glee : Club . Con-
cert, Goodhart.

Sunday, April 29

7:30 P.M. Chapel, Reverend
Vernon W-.- Cooke, Music
Room. ;

Monday, April 30

8:00 P.M. “Art Club Lecture,
Mr. James Sweeney, “The Vic-
torian Background of Contem-
porary Art,” Music Room. .
7:15°P.M. Current’, Events,
Common .Room. teh
Tuesday, May 1

May Day

8:30 P. Me Capping - an
es’ Aides, Goodhart.

| Wednesday, May 2

6:00 P, M. College Council.







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poetry and music

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organization, largely scientific and:



Society of Contemporary Russia
Described i in Simmons’ Lectures



wh

Adherence to Marxisin
In. Soviet Policy
= Stressed



Goodhart, April 23. Refuting the
present theory that Russia is turn-
ing toward capitalism, Dr. Ernest
J. Simmons in his last lecture,
“Russia Today, A Changing Civili-

zation”, emphasized that Russian
development is rather the histori-

cal-evolution of Marxist ideals. Dr.
Simmons asserted that erroneous
convictions about Russian policy
arise from an ignorance of that
country which must be combated
by education.

The only fundamental alteration
in the doctrine proclaimed by the
revolutionists of 1917 has been
that introduced with the first Five
Year Plan in 1928, when Russia
turned from the aim of world revo-
lution to constructing a socialist
state within Russia. The Comin-
tern, terror of the western na-
tions, lost its significance at this
time, but was preserved as an in-
strument of Russia’s foreign pol-
icy.

The effects of the concentration
upon Russian internal development
appeared in the revival of Russian
nationalism. Studies of Russian];
history were introduced into. the];
schools, but were always taught
with reference to the Communist
revolution. The recognition of re-
ligion at about the same time was
the result of a changed attitude
on the part of the Church. “The
government has not been hostile
to any force within’ the countty
that would wholeheartedly accept
its rule,” Dr. Simnions said. |

Taylor. nhieilial

Scholastic Honor



Lily Ross Taylor, professor of
Latin at Bryn Mawr since 1927
and Dean of the Graduate School,
has just been elected a member |
of the American Philosophical So-
ciety, one of the highest scholas-
tic honors in the world and com-
parable to the British Royal So-
ciety. .

Miss Taylor graduated from the

University. of Wisconsin in. 1906

and received her doctor’s. degree
from Bryn Mawr in 1912. Recent-
ly she has been appointed a trus-
tee of Wellesley College and dele-
gate to the American Council of
Learned Societies. She is also
president of the American Philo-
logical Society.’ Besides contrib-
uting to various philological and
archaeological journals, Miss Tay-
lor has written two books, Local
Cults in Etruria and The Divinity
of the Roman Emperors.
Questioned about the American
Philosophical Society, Miss Taylor
said, “I don’t know very.. much
about it except that it was found-
The

“founded for the promotion of use-
ful knowledge,”. encourages tre-

‘search and jhélps to publish aca-
-demic eae At the large open

meetings in Philadelphia in April
and November, outstanding schol-
ars and scientists read papers on
their work and explain new dis-
coveries in various fields. David
Rittenhouse, John Bartram, and
Thomas Jefferson are but a few
of its many famous members.



Soviet Literature Called
Reflection of New
Social Order

Goodhart, April 19, 1945. “Sovi-
et literature is not propaganda. It
is a truthful picture of a new kind
of social order. No modern lit-
erature gives a better reflection of
the country in which it is written,”
declared Dr. Ernest Simmons in
his lecture on Soviet Russian Lit-
erature, fourth in a series on Rus-
sia. One inspiration for the pro-
lificness and excellence of Soviet
literature, he felt, was the demand
of the newly-literate millions for
poetry, fiction and drama dignify-
ing and justifying their sacrifices
for a new world.

As a result, a study of the liter-
ature of these 25 years is a good
historical study as well as an ar-
tistic one. The war literature, for
instance, is that of a total people.
Not only the army’s valor but that
of the workers, guerillas, and civ-
ilians is expressed. A hatred of
war and a desire to return to the
life they love is a dominant theme
—illustrated by such works as
Simyonov’s Wait for Me.

The note of optimism and faith
in the future is not however, lack-
ing here. . This note, the speaker
said, has ¢haracterized Soviet lit-
erature from its birth, and runs
through every stage of its evolu-
tion. Even Soviet “realism” con-
sists in regarding man with all
the optimism possible; its human-
ism shows the individual and ‘the
community as no longer hostile
but complementary forces.

The literature of the confused
revolutionary and civil war per-
iod, chiefly poetry, was “drab” and
destructive in spirit. This mood,
well represented by the gargantuan
Mayakovsky, was short lived. A
fine and more mature picture of
the birth pangs of the USSR is

Sholakovs novel Quiet Flows the

Don.

After a period of post-revolution-
ary disillusionment, came _ strict
regimentation under the first Five
Year Plan. The folly: of this strict-
ness was soon realized and “liter-
ature was given back to the au-
thors.” The nationalist spirit ar-

|oused by the prospect of war was

reflected in a flood of brilliant
historical--novels. '



Wells Clarifies
Background of

Security Plans

by R. H. Wells,
Professor of Political Science



Ed. Note: This article is the first in a
series on current national and inter-
national questions written by mem-
bers of the faculty. This article is
being printed’ by the College News
in cooperation with the program
outlined by several members of the
faculty and student body in a Let-

.ter to the Editor last week. This
program, aiming at understanding
ef the problems facing the nation,
and participation by students. in
their solution, also outlined a sys-
tem for educating undergraduates in
the basic issues involved in those
problems.

As the great Security Confer-
ence of the United Nations con-
venes in San Francisco, the spot-
light of world attention is focus-

ed upon the assembled delegates
representing forty-six states. This
is not the first time that the United
Nations have gathered together
for common -deliberation and ac-
tion. One recalls the Conference
on Food and Agriculture (Hot
Springs, Virginia, May, 1943); the
launching of UNRRA (Washing-
ton and Atlantic City, November,
1943); and the Monetary and
Financial Conference (Bretton
Woods, Mew Hampshire, July,
1944) to say nothing of recent in-
ternational conferences nat spec-
ifically held under the aegis of
the United Nations (for example,
the International Labor Organi-
zation Conference, Philadelphia,
April, 1944: and the International
Civil Aviation Conference, Chi-
cago, 1944). Without minimizing
these earlier gatherings, it is safe
to say that the San Francisco Con-
ference is the most crucial of them
all. Its task is nothing less than

the establishment of a general in- |

ternational organization for the
collective maintenance of peace
and the development of coopera-
tion between the nations.

An important factor in the suc-
cess or failure of an international

conference is the amount of pre-

paratory work and_ preliminary
discussion which precede the for-
mal meeting. In general, the
spade work for San Francisco has
been well done. The preparation

did not begin at Dumbarton Oaks
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“As You Like It?’ Roams Campus
On Vigorous Wild Sheep Chase



by Rosina Bateson °47
Whether you like it or not, the
rehearsals of As You Like It are
rather elusive. Scheduled for
Wyndham garden, they may be
found almost anywhere. A lyric
note, pinned to a stakecbehind the
French House reads “go. to the

dell behind: Goodhart.”.
’ There is no dell behind Good-
hart. A gulley perhaps, to quib-
ble, but evidently the cast couldn’t
find’ one either. After consider-
able wandering which ‘included a

rather noisy interruption of 1)

Russia in the Common Room and

2) Russia on the stage, it was dis-'

covered that the cast of As You
‘Like It had sneaked back into the
Common’ Room after Russia had
left. .

’ Kate Rand ’45, and Jean Swit-
tendick ’48, as Rosalind and Or-
lando, were in the process of en-
acting a rather tender love: scene.



After bluntly stating that she
would prefer a snail to a tardy
lover, Rosalind encountered ° trou-
ble when she gracefully walked
around the bench to secure a more
advantageous position, only to be
interrupted by loud cries from the
stage crew that she was where
she couldn’t possibly. be, ‘because
it was a tree. Supposedly...

The property manager is_hav-
ing a difficult time, trying to de-
cide whether the aforementioned
crew could be camouflaged as mis-
cellaneous stumps. Also, the cry
has gone out for a herd of. sheep
and a horse.

Anyone who knows someone who
could get the joyous word. to their
butcher before the day of slaugh-
ter is hereby urged to take’ action.
The flavor of lamb-chops has long
since been forgotten, and now the
main object is sheep as you like it
—on the hoof. Suggestions, please!

a.




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International Education Office |

The time scheduled for the San Francisco Conference
has arrived, and the eyes of the whole world are focused ex-
pectantly on the problems which will be discussed. One of
the least publicized issues is that of an International Office
for Education. The term is self-explanatory; the purpose is
to give people of the nations, not just statesmen and schol-
ars, an understanding of economic, political, and cultural con-
ditions of the world. It is impossible for this goal to be re-
alized unless there is wide-spread education, that is, educa-
ton which is available to all, and-which gives a comprehensive
understandng of other nations’ problems.

If we consider education as a whole today, we see the

result of one method in the so-called Hitler youth movement.

Japan, too, has stressed nationalism, racial discrimination,
and active aggression. On the other hand, in England and
the United States the trend has been towards an internation-
al view. pi ating WR the gap between these methods is
wide, and only by rdination can any basis for future in-
ternational understanding, essential to peace, be found.

At this time, many of the people who will be leaders in
the future have been interruptéd in their education. They,
however, have actually seen the results of past mistakes, and
can realize the importance of the issue. We who are at Bryn
Maayr are among ‘those whose basic education has remained
more or less stable. Therefore, it is important that we see
clearly all that is implied by the question of whether there}.
should be an International Office for Education.

The main point of contention is whether education should
enter into the international political discussions taking place
at San-Francisco. The extreme con view states that this
would lead to a worldwide Hitler Youth Movement and ster-
eotyped education. On the other side of the question is the
fact that private enterprise is simply not adequate, judging
from, any results seen in the*past. The fear of propaganda,
a phobia which rears its ugly head whenever there is any
mention of government control of education, can be discarded
when we consider the proposals of the International Office for
Education plan, that there is to be “no interferenée with the
organization, administration, curriculum, or method of in-
struction of any system of schools, whether operated by
state, church, or individuals—“A body controlled and+sup-
ported by all races and nations is not as free to propagandize,
a habit of the Fascists, Nazis, Communists, and Imperialists

‘of the last twenty-five years.
As Mr. Simmons stressed in his last lecture, in the case |.

of Russia, our fear of her has been largely causéd by our
complete lack of knowledge. ~This is not the way to prepare
for a lasting peace. We must have a fuller and deeper uny
derstanding of other nations, and International Education
is the most comprehensive and enduring way to achieve these

_ aims.

| of, the- difficulties; The

Lin the United States.
before the war idealism ebbs.



Current Events



Questions concerning Russia
were answered by Dr. Simmons at
another general discussion - simi-
lar to that held last week. Dr, Sim-
mons feels that there are many
demoeratic ¢lements. in Russia
which will tend to grow in strength
during the coming years, though
Russia’s economic system will re-
main much the same.

‘fhe elements of democracy work
from the ground up, accoiding to
Dr. Simmons, and becom» less as a
higher stage in the hierarchy of
the state is reached. Thus candi-
dates for local offices in Russia
are chosen by local groups and
campaign among themselves, but
the actual election is held after a
nominating committee composed
largely of members of the local
Soviet has selected the one or two
men whose names are to appear
on the ballot and who are thereby
virtually elected beforehand.

In foreign policy, upon which
most of the questions ‘centered,
Russia’s attitude “derives entirely
from the situation before the war.”
In the neighboring states she
would like governments which are
friendly to Russia but not neces-
-sarily Communist, which would not
enter into alliances with powers
unfriendly to Russia, and which
would favor good economic rela-
tions with Russia. She favors the
Bretton Woods agreements _ be-
cause “a Socialist economy such as
the Russian prefers to deal with
monopolies or big units.”

“In the case of Poland, Dr. Sim-
mons feels that disagreement as to
the interpretation of the Yalta
statement on Poland is the basis
Yalta
agreement definitely stated, de-
clared Dr. Simmons, that the re-
vised Polish government was to be
built around the Lublin govern-
ment, and the Russians interpret-
ed this to mean that a few other
elements were to be added to the
existing Committee. The British
and the Americans, on the other
hand, interpreted this to mean

that an entirely new government
would be formed with represen-
tatives of all groups. Mrs. Manning
took issue with this view of the
British and American attitude,
saying she felt that Roosevelt and
Churchill had ceded all they pos-
sibly could at Yalta, and did ex-
pect some revision of the existing
government.









Strijcker Thanks College
For Louvain Library
Contributions



March 30, 1945
Miss’ Katherine McBride,
President
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Dear Miss McBride:

I beg to thank the students and
faculty of Bryn Mawr College,
through you, not only for their
generotis contribution to the Lou-
vain Library Book Fund, but at
the same time for the kind and en-
couraging interest "shown toward
the old University which has been
damaged and which will again con-
tinue its centuries-old mission on
behalf of Belgium.

Very sincerely yours,
P. J. Strijceker
President of the Executive Com-
mittee of the Louvain Library
Book Fund.

Predetermined Marking
Considered Unjust
By Students



To the Editors:

On Monday, April 23, Mr. Post
announced to his Greek Lit. class
that the Dean’s Office had suggest-
ed he should mark the year papers
so that approximately 50% of the

class receive 70’s, 20% 60 or be- |

low, and 20% 80 or above. When
the class protested that they might
be especially bright, Mr. Post said,
“In that case the final exam can
be made so difficult that no one can
get over 80.”

Although merely a _ suggested
marking system, its effect on the
class was demoralizing. Every
piece of work should be given the
mark it deserves and not a mark
determined in advance. Other pro-
fessors apparently do not follow

this system, and to suggest it to

a new profesosr is certainly un-
wise.

This predetermined marking
system seems to us so preposter-
ous that we are sure there must bé
some mistake and hope the Dean’s
Office will clarify their statement.

. Signed:

Lanier Dunn
Darst Hyatt



||| Compulsory Military Training
The approaching end of the war has accelerated recent

discussion of the proposal for compulsory military training
Advocates of the bill demand action

It seems to me, apart from

| will be difficult indeed.

the other members of the News Board, that such legislation
imperatively demands consideration in the cold light of real-
ity, for aside from the unfortunate influences of militarism
which might arise, the value ‘of such a program must be
viewed objectively.

The greater the totality of: cada war, the more im-
portant become the economic phases of it. The only way in
which the United States could be economically prepared for
war would be through the adoption of £ program comparable
to Nazi militarism, with a major part of our economy geared
to its demands.

Obviously, any such program would be highly undesir-
able. The institution of military training, moreover, would
be no indieation of our willingness to back. up our commit-
ments. The existence of military training in France was no
guarantee she would fulfill her oblgations to Czechoslovakia
in. 1938. ~ :

It seems more likely that. anilitary’ training is one of
those panaceas offered to divert ‘us from the. acceptance of
our full responsibilities in an international organization. For
by the time a potential war has reached the point where ex-
isting military strength is the determining factor, aversion



“ae Nancy A. Morehouse

Condemned by -
Students —



To the News:
tem whéreby the Dean’s Office in-
unsatisfactory scholastic standing,

ent. We feel that the student
should be given the opportunity to
discuss the matter with the Dean
before any such action is taken.
In our opinion, the existing sys-
tem causes parents unnécessary-
worry, and in some cases . there
are special circumstances unknown
to the Dean’s Office, which would
warrant postponing or withholding:
such information.
Signed,

(Marguerite Frost, -*46

Elizabeth Hoffman, 746.

Patricia ‘Wilsey' Franck, ’46

NOTICES

As You Like It.
The production time of As You.
Like It has been changed to the.
afternoons of May 5 and 6. The

hind Goodhart,
Red Cross Elections
Secretary—Barbara Bunce.

Publicity -Manager — Cynthia
Haynes. :

Treasurer—Ruth Lee Periman:

Surgical Dressings — Elaine
France.

Nurses Aides—Helen Gilbert and.
Ann Chase.

Valley Forge
Niles.

Canteen Corps—Betsy Kalten-
thaler.

Blood Doning—Louise Sheldon.

Volunteers at Home for Incura-.
bles—Agnese Nelms.

Activities—Ann.

* Junior Prom

The Junior Prom, annually—the-
big spring event at Bryn Mawr,,
will be given this year on Satur-
day night, May 5, Because -of the
twelve o’clock curfew, the dance.
will. begin at 8:30 and last only
until 11:45. Admission will: be $2.50:
for couples. The Debonairs Or-.
chestra will play for the prom. It.
will be held in the gym, .which
is to be decorated as a Charleston
Garden. Gloria Waldman: and Ruth

Spanish. Club.

“Origins of Latin-American. Mu-.
sic” will be the subject of a record-
concert and informal talk to be
given by Mr. Joseph Hellmer on.
Thursday evening. at 7:30 in. the
Spanish House.-. The. lecture-con-.
cert,. to. which everyone is invited:
is being. sponsored by the Spanish
Club and will be in English.

« Mr. Hellmer, who conducts. a
radio program on Latin-American
music over a Philadelphia. station,,.
is an authority on the: subject:
Physics Course — ;

The Department of Physics. an-.
nounces a new course in Astron-
omy, Physics 252c, which will be-.
given next year. Either’ Physics.
101 or first and second year work.
in any natural science or mathe-
matics ‘is the’ prerequisite. ©

Elections

The French Club announces the
following elections: President, Alice
Elaine Fisher; Vice-President, Jo-
anne ‘Mott; Treasurer, Nancy
Strickler. Marilyn Wellemeyer has

Wyndham.

Catholic Club
Monsignor Bonner will speak at
the.second meeting of the Catholic ,

day, February 27 at 8:15 in the
Common Room. This will be a dis-.



cussion meeting; open to all.
‘ ‘ f

Dean’s Office Practices —

We object to the existing sys- —
forms a student’s parents of her |

without first consulting the stud- |

play will be given in the dell be-.

Leyendecker are the, co-chairmen,

been elected Hall President of

Club,’ which will be held on Fri---~




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Maids and Porters |
Offer Original Show
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fect keeping with the characters
of the two sisters, and the smooth-
ness of their performances indi-
cated a good deal of feeling for
the stage.

Louis White as’ Teddy Brewster
represented one of those miracles
of casting. which occur rarely in
‘any production. The solemnity
and dignity of his speech, and the
earnest ardor of his “Charge!”
brought out the full humor of the
original conception of “the part.

The minor role of Mr. Gibbs, the |;

man who almost drank the wine,
as played by Rosalie Jones, was
a memorable one.
of his continually repeated “It
won’t help if I don’t like the
room” contrasted perfectly with
his whirling frantic exit.

The role of Mortimer Brewster,

played by Al Mackey, was carried
out with the proper amount of be-
wilderment. mixed with semi-au-
_thoritative manliness. He showed
an amazing coordination of word
and gesture which added to the
farcical tone of the part in the
more macabre scenes, while not
detracting in the slightest from
the more romantic moments of
the play.
, Minnie: Newton and Evelyn
Johnson as Jonathan Brewster and
Dr. Einstein. respectively, con-
quered their off-stage sweetness
to appear as truly desperate men.
Minnie, while unlike the. tradition-
al. Boris Karloff, brought to her
role a certain amount of sullen
horror which created the illusion
of the true villain. Evelyn’s sense
of humor, evident in past produc-
tions, made her interpretation of
the crack-pot doctor completely
enjoyable.

Portia Unthank was ‘thoroughly
charming in her role as Elaine
Harper, and Mildred Ethridge -as
the Rev. Doctor Harper, managed
a remarkable imitation of the
voice of a traditional preacher.
(Carrie Searles’ cynical tolerance
of Teddy Brewster in her role as
Officer Brady, and Aaron Simpkins’
interpretation of the eager but
useless playwright-policeman dem-
onstyated both ability and stage
presence. Elizabeth Thompson’s
characterization of Mr. Wither-
spoon was completely sympathetic.
- (Great. credit should be given to

Elizabeth Dowling ’47-and Mary
Cross ’47 for their careful and
understanding direction and coach-

ing, and to the stage crew, headed

by Elizabeth Lilly *47: :
The corpses that appeared at
‘the curtain call were: Vivian La-
cey, Aurelia Young, Louise Lam-
bert} Lucille Benjamin, Ann Brick-
hous, Sarah Carmichael, Effie Car-
michael, Jeannette Holland, Gloria
Smith, Georgia Brown, Madeline
Garner, Gardner Johnson, Sadie
Bryant.

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“Se lections of “Porgy and Bess’’



The promise of something new
and different in the musical line
will be the highlight of the glee
club concert on Saturday night.
Replacing the performance of the
Gondoliers, it is hoped that the
concert will bring together all
as demonstrate the abilities of the
those interested in music, as well
club in the popular field.

The program, entirely secular in
character, will resemble a variety
show with special emphasis on
spring and selections from Porgy
and Bess, the first time such a
work has been presented. The first
group of songs will consist of folk.



B. M. Nursing School.
To Reopen This Year

Continued from Page |

an additional number of qualified
college-trained students this au-
tumn. The school was organized
in 1941 to meet the critical short-
age of qualified registered nurses.

By enrolling in this summer
course students can proceed with
the supervised practice of nursing
in the ward of a hospital in ad-
vance of the usual ‘fall courses and
will receive time credit on the en-
tire course.

Pembroke East and West- will
be the dormitories used, Dalton
and Park will be used for class-
rooms, the first floor of Taylor for
administrative offices and _ the
Deanery for the Nursing Arts. Be-
tween eighty and ninety students
are expected, about fifty going to
Johns Hopkins, thirty to Columbia-
Presbyterian, and eight or ten col-
ored students to Lincoln Hospital.

The curriculum will cover the
major portion of “the usual pre-
clinical requirements including an-
atomy and physiology, chemistry,
microbiology, and introduction to.
nursing.

The Dean of the School will be
Miss Elizabeth Wilcox of the Col-
‘umbia -\Presbyterian School of
Nursing, and the Administrator,
Janet Yeager, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Harriet Ferguson, Director
of Halls.

The Executive Commitee in
charge of the, operations of the
School is: Mrs. Thomas Raeburn
White, Chairman; Mrs. James
Chadwick-Collins, Treasurer and
representative of Bryn Mawr Col-
lege; Miss Margaret Conrad, rep-
resentative of Columbia-Presby-
terian; Miss Anna D. Wolf, rep-
resentative of Johns Hopkins, and
Miss Lorraine Dennhardt, repre-
sentative 6f Lincoln. (The last
three are the Directors of Nurses
of the participating schools).



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tunes such as the rousing “Follow
me” which “Cookie” reminds us is
with the pianissimo “Turn ye to
me” which Cookie reminds us is
“rich, it’s round, it’s mellow and
well packed, but SOFT”. Included
in this section is the Madrigal
group which plaintively inquires
“J wonder where the flowers is?”,
and will close with the novelty
number the “Orchestra Song”’.
While “Cookie” inspires them to
be “on the beam” with her Sto-
kowski-like gyrations, she threat-
ens to arrive on’ Saturday night
ortified with spitballs for those

‘pirth (alias breath) control. And
most interesting of all for Bryn
Marwtyrs, she urges. them “to look
feminine if possible”.

Art Competition



A competitive exhibition of char-
coal sketches, drawn by members
of the Art Club, was held in the
Common Room on Sunday -after-
noon with Mrs. Hilde Foss as of-
ficial judge. ‘

Marguerite Frost was chosen
“best artist of the year” without
‘hesitation, on the merit of a “nat-

distinguished her work from that
of the others. There was some dif-
ficulty in judging which of her
five sketches deserved highest
distinction, but her one of Mrs.
Foss was finally selected as hav-
ing the most instinctive touch.
All thirteen sketches the
exhibition ‘were of scenes or peo-
ple on the campus and displayed
much ‘artistic talent. Among those

in

who entered their drawings were
Nancy Crawford,+Marion Holland,
Barbara Johnstone, Lucile Tuttle
and Kathryn Weiss.

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“h Flexner Lectures!
About Recent Art

Planned For 1946

Chosen -as Flexner lecturer of
1946, Alfred H. Barr, Jr: will give
a series of lecturegO% Modern Art.
During his. six at Bryn
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weeks

Barr will also

many lectures*in the second semes-
ter of the course, European Paint-

ing since 1550. Upperclassmen

may register for the second term
only of this course but are strorge
ly advised to take the: first term
as an introduction or at least to
audit it. Freshmen should register
for the full year course. ~ ‘

Mr. Barr studied at Princeton
and Harvard Universities, taught

as director of the Museum of
Modern Art from 1929 to 1944.
Writing and editing numerous cat-
alogues in connection With exhibi-
tions at the museum, presenting
many impressive exhibitions, in-
stigating the various educational
activities of the museum such as
circulating exhibitions, sma:l hand-:
books and reproductions, Mr. Barr
has probably done more than any
other individual to inform the
American public of the nature of
modern art. :

Mr. Barr was intended to give
the Flexner lectures in 1941 but
declined because of unsettled con-
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Deanery waitresses needed des-
perately for Monday and Wednes-
day lunches 12-2 o’clock. 50 cents
an hour and lunch. See Doris
Emerson, Wyndham.

Summer

Sleighton Farm School for Girls,
Darling, Pennsylvania. Case Aides
for the summer. Psychology or
sociological majors, juniors or
seniors. School for delinquent
girls. Also permanent jobs at
$130 per month.

Haverford Nursery School. A
teacher for the 3 to 5-year-olds
from June 4 to: July 27, 8:30 to
12:00, five days a week. * $45 per

‘month.

Community Service Society, New
Jersey. Paid\case work aides for
students who have completed their
junior year.” Volunteer work for

others.
Woman’s Land Army, Maine.
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- Inciden
Not all philosophers are pessi-
Dr. Nahm and Dr. Frank
have carefully established a regu-
lar morning custom. of greeting
each other on sight with the words
“Be happy!” Describing this as a
‘modern perversion of the famous
imperative, Dr. Nahm confessed
that he privately believes that it
is a logically impossible command.

. It sounds just plain pragmatically

impossible to us.

Miss Stapleton has finally solved
.part of the problem of those Eng-
lish majors who have trouble dis-
tinguishing among the various po-
etic meters. She interrupted an
oral report, leaning forward ear-
nestly to say “Anapests are easy
to remember. Just think of “Don’t
Fence Me In”—dum dee dee dum
dee dum!”



Wells Explains Plan
Of Dumbarton Oaks

Continued from.page 1 |

‘but reached: niuch farther — back.

‘Indeed, the whole record of the
League of Nations is a mine of in-
formation on which scholars and
statesmen have drawn in their ‘re-'
searches and plans. More specifi-
cally, an enormous amount of con-
sultation and exhaustive study
‘went into the months between the
Moscow Declaration of October,
1948 and ~the Dumbarton Oaks
meeting (Washington, August -
October, 144). At Dumbarton
Oaks, the American, British, Rus-
sian and Chinese representatives
formulated the famous ‘‘Propos-
als,” which: constitute the basic
agenda of the San Fraricisco Con-
ference. Since October 7, 1944,
the Proposals have been before the
nations of the world for intensive

-serutiny and analysis.

~ Over one hundred and fifty
years ago, the American people
participated ‘in a great popular
discussion of the proposals of the
Founding Fathers for “a more per-
fect Union.” Now, on a much
larger scale, there~is~ full debate
on the Dumbarton Oaks recom-
mendations, using public meetings,
discussion groups, radio broad-
casts, pictographs and a variety
of printed materials. Our reor-
ganized State Department has de-
liberately fostered the widest pub-
licity, and its representatives have
spoken before all sorts of groups
in every part of the country. The
pages of the Department of State
Bulletin are full of speeches by
Roosevelt, Stettinius/ and their
colleagues. If theseApeeches were
collected and published in a single
volume, they woulfi form a kind
of new Federalist, comparable to
the work of Madison, Hamilton
and Jay.

That Bryn Mawr College should
want to participate in the great

debate goes: without saying. Fac-

ulty and students alike, we are all
a d that there is'no more ‘im-
extant or immediate question to
which we can devote our attention.
Current Events, that institution
which Woodrow Wilson started on
this campus, is a most appropriate
place for such a debate. “In a
Ourrent Events meeting last fall,

Mrs. Manning discussed the Dum-:

barton . Oaks Proposals. Since
then, the various issues have more
clearly taken shape: and they will
be the subject matter of thé dis-
cussion sponsored by the Alliance

- . on» Thursday: afternoon. ,

tally...

The male sex in general may be
reputed to have a Bryn Mawr girls but one lieuten-
ant, apparently braving the perils
of the domain of alleged intellec-
tuality for the first.time, really got
‘a shock last Saturday night. He
was striding along .on the:campus
when the eager tones of two ap-
proaching Freshmen met his ear:
“Ego habeo desirium per ham-
burger,” said one brightly. “Imus
ad Gragium,” answered the other,
whereupon an argument ensued
over the relative value of “Graci-
um” or “Graecorum.” They report-
ed later that they saw the Lieuten-
ant suddenly wheel around and
scurry away into the night in the
direction of the village, muttering
something about “Bryn Mawr’s va-
riety is certainly no improvement
over the pig.” They hope he was
referring to the time honored in-
stitution of pig-Latin.

Berliner Clarifies

W a r Chemistry.



“The chemical battle in the war
today is mainly a battle for raw
materials.” Rubber, gasoline,
plastics, and drugs were the chief
materials used by Mr. Berliner to
illustrate this point in his Science
Club talk on “Organic Chemistry
in the War.”

Since the main source of nat-
ural rubber was cut. off from the
United States after Pearl Harbor,
attention was focuged on synth-
etic rubber. The. best synthetic
rubber, made from petroleum, was
first produced by the Germans in
1937. Although not an exact copy
of natural rubber, it is only infer-
ior to it in elasticity and is being
produced in this country for use
in. trucks, automobiles and other
war materials. es
Natural gaS8olines only make up
15% of the composition of petrol-
eum. As it is increasingly’ de-
manded for automobile and_ air-
plane fuel, it is being synthesized

‘from other petroleum products.

“This country needs as much pe-
troleum now as the world needed
in 1985,” Mr. Berliner stated. With
increased aviation, we will have
to depend on import or the coal

Germany.

Coal tar, a by-product of the
steel industry, is the source of
dyes, most medicinals, and, three
important explosives. Although
plastics, derived from the dye in-
dustry, cannot replace metal, they
are used extensively for shatter-
proof glass, buttons, . raincoats,
canteens, electrical and mechani-
cal equipment in the war. The
sulfa drugs, also derived from
dyes, are essential in saving the
lives of wounded soldiers.





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Archaeology: Marion Holland,
’47, Pembroke West.

Biology: Ruth Leyendecker,
746, Pembroke East: : ;

Chemistry: © Margaret
Ewan, °46, Rhoads.

Economics: Margaret Amos,
’46, Rockefeller.

English: Lois "46,

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Starkey,
Pembroke West.

French: Deborah Heyl,
Wyndham. .

Geology: Elizabeth Willard,
’47, Rockefeller. ,

German: Gwendolyn Leege,
46, Rockefeller.

History: Barbara Johnstone,
’46, Rhoads.

‘History of Art: Norma Ulian,
747, Rockefeller. ~

I-atin and .Greek: Elizabeth
Dowling, ’47, Pembroke Wést.

Mathematics: Patricia Franck
46, Denbigh.

(Music: Margaret Hilgartner,
’46, Rhoads.

Philosophy: Nancy Niles, 46,
Rhoads.

Physics: Virginia Haws, °46,
German House.

Politics: Gloria _ Waldman,
’46, Rockefeller.
Psychology: Lucretia Dun-

can, ’46, Non-Res.
Spanish: Monnie Bellow, ’46,
Spanish House.
News, April
Merion.
Undergrad: Patricia Behrens,
’46, Rockefeller.

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Plans Discussed
For International

|Educational Office!

bil & thére is to be secure peace.
people, not just scholars and
statesmen, must understand the
interrelationship. and interdepen-
deyce of economic, political and
cultural conditions in the various
parts of the world,” writes James
Marshall ‘in an article proposing] .

ter for the exchange of experi-
ences and techniques in the field
of education and cultural relations.



By familiarizing the people of the
world with the hopes and fears of
people in other countries a better
understanding in international, re-
lations could be. achieved and
peace would be made -more secure.





-an international education program :
to be carried on after the war to :
promote international understand- to the cottage tea house
ing.

This movement is being spon-
sored by the American Association
for an International Office for
Education which held a meetin®
last week in which members of,
participated.
Madame Dony, of Bryn Mawr,
represented Belgium. On April n
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Simmons Advocates

Study of Sovietism

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phasized, the fact that all higher
institutions of learning should
have whole departments devoted
to Russia. *

“It isn’t that I want to white-
wash Russia, or pretend that she
is what she is not,” he said. “Hav-
ing devoted fifteen years of my
life to the study of her, I feel too

subject. “I can’t tell you Russia
isn’t Communist, she is.
also cannot give you the sensa-
tionalist scare story which Amer-
icans seize on so quickly only be-
cause it confirms their state of
mind—their state of fear and dis-

earnestly to speak lightly of the]'

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government, and’ signed by five
hundred Américan university and
college presidents and chancellors,
is being forwarded to San Fran-
cisco to the conference delegates
of the nations represented at the
meeting. °

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