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Year Round Theatre

We have well-justified confidence and pride in the ability
of Frederick Thon, so manifest in Skin of Our Teeth, King

Lear, and other high-calibre products of his direction at Bryn
Mawr and Haverford; we are fortunate to have Mr. Thon

and to have kept him. His appointment as the director of

-the new summer theatre at Bryn Mawr will bring him fur-
ther acclaim. We are proud to have the project carried out
at the college and under the name of Bryn Mawr.

Goodhart will be active this summer. By nation-wide se-
lection, students will be chosen to work and study under
names known throughout the country in stage setting and
lighting, an all-professional staff. This is not merely a tproject
carried out on our campus: the college is the sole sponsor.

This will be the Bryn Mawr Summer Theatre, a part of Bryn
We are grateful and delighted at this opportunity.

Mawr.

Here is a reaching-out beyond the campus-bound eight-

month activity into more universal contribution.
can be regarded as the culmination of the growing interest |

in the theatre at Bryn Mawr.

This, too, |

Success and our best wishes to Mr. Thon and the Bryn

Mawr Summer Theatre.



Bible Translations and Editions
Exhibited By Rare Book Room

by Emily Townsend, ’50

“In principio creavit deus celum
et terra: a 16th century edition of
Saint Jerome’s fourth century
“Vulgate” begins the Rare. Book
Room’s ‘80th exhibition, the
classic biblical translations
Its_ selections
range from an incunabulum of
1485, lent by Mr. Herben, to the
Moffatt Bible of the thirties and a
20th century edition of The Song
of Songs illustrated in gold and
scarlet and black. Loans for the
exhibit have been made by Haver-
ford College, the University of
Pennsylvania and members of the
Bryn Mawr faculty.

One of the most interesting of
the earlier volumes is a leaf from
the Gutenberg Bible, traditionally
the first book ever printed with
movable type. Scarlet capitals
highlight the intricate black script:
“... Omnis qui fecerit opus in hac

die morietur.” There follows a
facsimile of the renowned Wycliffe
Bible: “In (th)e bygynnynge was
(th)e worde [(th)at is goddis sone]
and (th)e worde was at god... .”;



of
‘lent by Miss Woodworth, and dis-



the printing is plain and uncolour-
ed. a

' The Coverdale Bible opens with
six interesting wood-cuts showing
the accomplishments of God on the
first six days. A copy of the Ge-
neva or “Breeches” Bible has been

plays a prefatory warning:

“Then be not like the hogge that
hath a pearle at his desire,
And takes more pleasure in the

trough and wallowing in. the

-~ mire,”
but rather read the bible and try
to understand it by the grace of
God. The Bishop’s Bible of 1568,
written “to challenge the ever-
growing popularity of the Calvin-

istic Geneva Bible,” with its intri- |;

cate frontispiece of Adam and Eve
and the animals, is followed by the

Biblia Pauperum, better known as
The Poor Man’s Bible, “Conteyn-
ynge Thirty and Eight Woodcuttes
illustrating the Liif, Parablis and
Miraclis offe Oure Blessid Lord,” in
mediaeval style..

_ The Rheims Bible (“.... and the

Continued on Page 4

Current Events

Miss Gertrude Ely, who has re-
turned frem a tour of Europe, gave
an urgent appeal for Displaced
Persons at Current Events on
Monday, February 23. She prefac-
ed’ her talk with some impressions
of Europe, where she found, partic-
ularly in France, many volunteer
organizations. Contrary to fre-
quent notions, these organizations
are not superfluous and in the way,
but vitally necessary, Miss Ely in-
sisted.

As for conditions in Germany,
Miss Ely was particularly impress-
ed with the French zone. She
noted especially the importance of
education the French acknowledge.
They have sent to Germany nu-
merouge teachers, and in addition
send their operas, orchestras and
other cultural organizations. Eng-
land, too, is conscious of this need
for education.

Miss Ely devoted much energy
to a description of. conditions in
DP camps. She pointed out that
most of the people who could be
repatriated have already been re-
moved. Those remaining “must be
taken out.” These people live in
such poor conditions that we can
easily forget they are like our-
selves human beings. Their food,
while adequate, is unappealing.
They have no privacy. Most of them
have suffered because of their re-
sistance against the forces we
fought and thus we owe them an
especial debt. Despite their hard-
ships these people have never lost
their stability or faith in humanity.
Finally, Miss Ely
since most of the persons in DP
camps are constantly being trained
in vocations and will be of great
value in America, there is no log-
ical reason for denying them immi-
gration privileges.

Ed. note: Watch for the Stratton
Bill, which will soon appear in the
Senate, and write your Senator to
urge him to vote to take in a large
share of the displaced persons.

Davies to Discuss
Labor in Britain

On March 1, Mr. A. Emil Davies,
distinguished British economist,
lecturer and financial expert will be
the speaker in the Alliance’s third
assembly on Current Affairs. Mr.



‘-eontributor .to the

‘Davies’ topic will be “British Labor

in Power.”

He is well qualified to discuss
this problem, for he was head of
the London labor government dur-
ing the blitz and is regarded today
as one of Britain’s leading authori-
ties on city government.

Mr. Davies has written a number
of books, among them The Case for
Railway Nationalization, The Col-
lectivist State in the Making, In-
vestments Abroad, which deal with
the national and business worlds
as well as with the social and in-
tellectual life in Britain. Mr. Da-
vies has been closely related with
the Fabian Society. He was city
editor of “The New Statesman” for
18 years, and has been a frequent
Encyclopedia
Britannica...

Christian Doctrines
Stressed by Niebuhr

Continued from Page 1

however, there is revealed one ac-
tion running through all other ac-
tions; this is the action of God.
“The Christian faith,” said Dr..
Niebuhr, “bids us as reasoning peo-
ple to interpret with this pattern
in our mind.” Then we will be
able to see that this is not a dual-
istic world, but a world created by
the hand of one infinite God. We
will understand that there -is -no
evil being or thing in the world;
what is wrong are only certain
acts, attitudes or relations. The
“wrong” can be found within, and
it is here that all must begin, both



individuals and states—“We must
Continued on Page 4



insisted that;}



BMT in Fiction

Specially contributed by
Katrina Thomas *49

One writer is a woman, an alum-
na herself who gets most of her
information first hand, though she
sets the story of Years of Grace
back in the early days of the col-
lege.

Jane Ward is a ‘member of the
class of ’98, a classmate of Marion
Park, who dreamed about Bryn
Mawr long before she went, want- |
ing to live with her friend, Agnes
“for four years ... in Pembroke
Hall in one of those double suites
that looked so enchanting in the
catalogue.” She might never have
been allowed to go, had she not
fallen violently in love with Andre
who had to go away to study in
the Sorbonne. Her father tried to
help patch her broken heart by
saying: “I’ll see you go to Bryn
Mawr.” And so, sure enough, in
Chapter IV: “The October sun was
shining brightly down on the Bryn

Mawr maples when Jane and her
father first walked under the arch
Jane thinks
the most beautiful
place she has ever seen, is relieved
to find that ‘the warden’ is a “nice-
looking girl with dark brown hair,”
and is delighted with her suite on
the second story in the middle of
the corridor though it looks a little
Agnes is already
there, having taken her advanced
in French
“It was easy,” she
“Much easier than the en-
trance.” (We are never told if she
Father is most impress-
ed with Bryn Mawr and keeps re-
peating, “Bright girls; nice bright

of Pembroke Hall.”
Bryn Mawr

small to her.

standing examination
that morning.
said.

passed).
girls.”

The following January,
profoundly states to Agnes
years exams:
counts.

see it’s the people.” She loves Gen-
eral English and Horace and finds

Biology “awfully interesting” but

is a little wary of the prospect of
cutting up rabbits the second sem-
ester. It is fun “to take long ram-
bling walks over the wooded coun-
tryside with friendly classmates,
and make tea in the dormitory, and
get up plays, and sit up half the
night on somebody’s window-seat,
talking about ... well almost any-
thing. ‘Beowulf or the Freshman
Show,. or whether there really was
an omniscient God who heard your
prayers, or the funny thing that
had happened in the Livy lecture
when...” and Jane wonders
whether she will ever be serious.
Next Agnes and Jane are lying
lazily underneath a budding cherry
tree, planning their courses. Jane
remarks, “This place is heaven.”
And when the captain of the bas-
ketball team tries to prod them
into action, she answers, “WE’fe
intellectual down,
and look at
(Continued next week)

Alliance Angles

This year’s WSSF drive on cam-
pus will be inaugurated with a
rummage sale next Tuesday after-
noon, March 2, at 4 o’clock, in
Rhoads. Last year’s collection was
sent to Combloux, which replied
with a grateful letter of thanks.
Part of the money collected this
year will be sent to CARE, which is
affiliated with the WSSF; the rest
will be sent to headquarters.
WSSF, of which Miss McBride is a
vice-president, is also a sponsoring
agency of the NSA.

Clothes, books and oddments will
be sold during the afternoon. Any
clothes left over will be given to
the Quakers to be sent abroad,
while useful textbooks and classics
will be sent to foreign universities
via WSSF. There is a particular





need for scientific books.

Jane
just
after they had finished their mid-
“It’s funny. All the
years you’re trying to get into col-
lege you think it’s the work that
When vou get there you

Mugsy,
e cherry blossoms.”

Alumnae Thank Chorus;
Explain High Price
Of Concert

The following letter has been re-
ceived by Betty Smith, head of the
Chorus:

Dear Betty,

Will you be kind enough to telt
the members of the chorus how
very grateful the alumnae are to
them for what they are doing to
help the Fund? The concert with
Princeton, while I’m sure it will be
fun, does entail a lot of work for
the singers. We particularly thank
you all for suggesting the idea in





Seats in the back of Goodhart
for the Princeton concert will }
be available to students at a re-
duced rate if the Auditorium is
not sold out on March 11. ° An-
nouncements will be made in the
halls at lunch on that day if
such seats will be available.







the first place, and we also want
you to know that the Princeton.
Club of Philadelphia is enthusias-
tically backing you, to9.

I am very sorry that the price
for the tickets is so high for the
undergraduates, but as the con-
cert is for the Fund for raising
professors’ salaries both at Prince-
ton and at Bryn Mawr, I am sure
they will understand.. Thank you
in the name of all the a
alumnae.

Very sincerely yours,
Jane B. Y. Savage

®

Deanery Open

To All for Tea

Starting next Monday, March I,
the Deanery will be open for tea to
all undergraduates with a guest
from outside the college. Former-
ly open only to seniors in the sec-
ond semester, the Deanery hopes to
provide a relaxed, homelike atmos-
phere.

Tea will cost thirty-five cents and
will include unlimited amounts of
cinnamon toast, cookies, and tea.
It will be served by student wait-
resses daily from four to five, al-
though students and guests may
remain until five-thirty.

No shorts, slacks, or blue jeans
are allowed in the Deanery. Mrs.
Kaltenthaler, however, stresses the
homelike atmosphere of the Dean-
ery and feels that it will provide
an unrushed, quiet place to bring
family and friends—including the
Man of the Hour.

Freshman “Big Leap’’

Features Tomb Antics
Continued from Page 1

the atmosphere.

We are warned by a stentorian
voice that “Any mortal caught in

‘|this tomb after the hour of mid-

night on the night of Leap Year
is doomed to remain for eternity”.
Into this forbidding atmosphere
wander two drunks, slightly lost,
on the 8th Avenue subway. An-
other feature is an octet: the offic-
ial word of the freshmen is that
“any resemblance to the Nassoons
is purely.”

The touch of genius lies in the
stage sets. The hieroglyphics are
alleged to be the real macoy, com-
prehensible only to faculty and
certain archaeology majors, but. in
addtion there is the Egyptian
equivalent of the cartoon . . . Those
of you who remember the cartoon
of the ski tracks parting in the
snow about a leafless tree will rec-
ognize this on a backdrop with a
palm tree effect. You can figure -
the rest out for yourself.