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The College Mews
VOL. XLVIII—NO. 15
ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1952
Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1952
PRICE 20 CENTS
LV Lifts Glasses to Maximus
Ignoring Podium and Purlomer
True Love Triumphs Mid Revelry
And Song
As Vamp And Ville Are Foiled;
Chorus Kicks Color
Rome Riots Around Stately Statue
by Claire Robinson, ’54
and Sheila Atkinson, ’53
-LV drama est divisa in tres
partes: spirit, music, and enter-
tainment, and Roam An’ Riot was
the maximus of all three. Spirit-
wise, certainly no Roman conquer-
or of old could have received a
more impressive tribute than did
General Maximus, played by Bar-
bara Drysdale, as he strode ma-
jestically down Goodhart aisle
*mid melodious cheers of would-be
thousands. “Welcome, Home, Mr.
Maximus” carried out the spirit
that; mani Gaudantes” had be-
gun.” All Roam An’ Riot chorus
members performed their neces-
sary double function — something
chorus songs often fail to do —
they were well-integrated with the
plot, and they were good show
songs individually.
In the role of the Ville, Cath-
erine Rodgers was outstanding.
Through her acting ability and
the quality of her voice, she con-
vincingly portrayed the sinister
Ville, yet balanced skillfully his
ominous mein with a clever touch
of comedy. Ville used his ingen-
BMC, Haverford °
Set Feb. Concert
The Orchestra of Bryn Mawr
and Haverford colleges, in con-
junction with the Haverford Glee
Club, will give a concert in Haver-
ford’s Roberts Hall on Friday,
February 22, at 8:30 p.m. There
will be an admission charge of 60
cents, with mo charge for Haver-
ford and Bryn Mawr students.
The program will include: an
Owverture by Rosini; J. S. Bach’s
fourth Brandenburg Concerto;
three scenes from Norma, by Bel-
lini; Persichetti’s Hollow Men, for
strings and trumpet solo; Purcell’s
Golden Sonata; and Omnipotence,
by Schubert.
George Lamphere will sing the
part of the high priest in the
scenes from Norma, and Bob Rey-
nolds the solo in Schubert’s Omni-
potence. The instrumental soloists
are (Wendell Kolostanyi, violin;
Ann Knudsen and David Hoge-
naure, flutes; and Norris Hansell,
trumpet.
uity to great advantage, especial-
ly when the Vamp sadly cried,
“Poor Archy, he leads such a
black life.” Ville’s acid retort,
“Look who’s talking,” effectively
squelched her, but not the roar-
ing audience. _
_ Rosalyn Kremer, successfully
carrying off the traditional role,
was a vamp to make strong em-
perors weak and their wives pale.
But if the Vamp was a fatal
charmer, the heroine was all that
any sweet young thing — better
known as Ingenue — should be.
Leslie Kaplan as Vesta, sang both
the spritely, “I Want To Be
Chaste” as well as the lovely bal-
lad, “In Love With You” with
charm and grace.
No Freshman Show would be
complete without the hilarious
comedy number, and with “It’s
Grand To Be Gay,” Irene Ryan
and Charlotte Busse brought down
the house. Not only was the song
cleverly composed, (the “Tradi-
tional Air’ that formed the music
Continued on Page 5, Col. 4
Undiscovered Pony
EludesSophomores
by Mary Alice Drinkle, °53
“The Animal went that a-way”
proclaimed the double-headed ar-
row, and the hunt was on. Decoys,
clever signs scattered about the
campus, feigning freshmen, sneak-
ing sophomores and general ex-
citement provided the atmosphere
for the animal hunt which took
place last Friday night and Satur-
day morning. Dalton was invaded
and futilely combed for a biolog-
ical specimen. Freshmen, sopho-
mores and even a few adolescent
upperclassmen scoured all the
possible (they thought) niches
and crannies of the buildings and
campus grounds which were not
“off limits”. ‘War-whooping, rebel-
yelling dates aided in the fun, if
not in the efficiency of the hunt.
However, despite all their ingenu-
ity and outside assistance, the
sophomores overlooked (or did not
underlook) Miss Clayton’s porch
and the frightened dappled pony
made his victorious stage entrance
Saturday -night, untouched by
‘sophomoric hands.
Speakers Slated
For Discussion of
Job Opportunities
This coming weekend, February
22-28, all students and faculty are
invited to the panel discussion—
“Job Opportunities for Women”’—
which will open the Alumnae Job
Weekend. It will be held in the
Dorothy Vernon Room in the
Deanery at 7:30 Friday evening,
February 22. Mrs. Joan iF iss,
Bishop placement director at Wel-
lesley College, will be the modera-
tor. The members of the panel
include Mrs. Sterling Ament, Mrs.
John Alford, Mrs, Jaques Guiton,
and Miss Virginia Sides. On Sat-
urday morning, the members of
the panel and Mrs. Bishop will be
available for group conferences.
Mrs. Alford, (Roberta Murray
Alford—A.B., Bryn Mawr ’24),
was a Carnegie European Fellow
at New York University; she has
worked as part-time art advisor
to the Carnegie Corporation and
was also connected with the
Metropolitan. She is now acting
director of the Museum of Art at
the Rhode Island School of De-
sign.
Mrs. Ament, (Marion Neustadt
Ament— Bryn Mawr ’44) worked
at the National Institute of Public
Affairs. She was with the State
Department, 1945-51, as Foreign
Service Staff Officer in the West-
ern European Affairs Division.
Mrs. Guiton, (Margaret Otis
Guiton—Bryn Mawr ’39) received
her M.A. from the University of
Chicago in International Relations.
At present, she is working for her
PhD. at Radcliffe. During the war,
Continued on Page 5, Col. 5
CALENDAR
Thursday, February 21
4:00 p.m. Lawton Peckham
from Columbia will address the
French Club in the Ely Room,
‘Wyndham. The title of his lec-
ture is “Legumes et Linguistic”.
8:00 p.m. Lauce J. Flemister,
Associate Professor of Zoology at
Swarthmore, will speak to the
Bryn Mawr chapter of Sigma Xi
on “Animal Water” in Park.
8:30 p.m. Interested students
will discuss the Norristown Group
in the Common Room.
Friday, February 22
7:30 p. m. The Job Weekend
opens with a panel discussion in
the Deanery.
8:30 p.m. Bryn Mawr-Haver-
ford Orchestra and Haverford
Glee Club Concert in Roberts
Hall, Haverford.
Saturday, February 23
a. m. Student Job Weekend
interviews.
Sunday, February 24
7:30 p.m. The Reverend John
Grainger, the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Ruxton, Maryland, will
speak in Chapel.
Monday, February 25
4:30 p. m. Spanish Club, Com-
mon Room.
7:15 p.m. Miss Northrop will
speak at Current Events, Com-
mon Room.
8:00 p.m. Mr. Isaiah Berlin’s
third Flexner lecture will be on
“Liberalism and Romanticism—
Fichte and the Rights of Man”.
Tuesday, February 26
8:30 p.m. Mr. Horace Alwyne
will give a piamoforte recital in
Goodhart Hall.
I. Berlin Expounds Rousseau’s
Concepts of Political Liberty
Rousseau’s Theory Concerns Flexner Speaker;
Values of Liberty, Restraint
Exist Harmoniously
(Mr. Isaiah Berlin discussed “Po-
litical Liberty and the Ethical Im-
perative, Kant and Rousseau” for
the second Flexner lecture, Mon-
day night, February 18. As it was,
he concentrated on Rousseau and
said he would discuss Kant in his
next lecture.
Rousseau’s main theory was that
liberty is an absolute value, that
man must be educated for freedom,
and when he is trained for liberty,
we reach a state where absolute
freedom equals absolute authority.
Mr. Berlin disagrees with the
opinion of many Anglo-Saxon
countries that Rousseau’s theories
were not original. He thinks that
Rousseau definitely had a new
concept of liberty, replacing the
H. Alwyne Gives.
Concert Feb. 26
Bryn Mawr College looks foi-
ward with eager anticipation tu
the recital of Horace Alwyne, Pro-
fessor of Music at Bryn Mawr, in
Goodhart Auditorium on Febru-
ary 26th at 8:30 p. m.
The last two selections on his
program are particularly related
to Mr. Alwyne. In memory of
Nicolas Medtner, who was a per-
sonal friend, Mr. Alwyne will play
three of his Fairy Tales. Medtner,
who died last November in Eng-
land, was one of the foremost
Russian composers of the twen-
tieth century. On a visit to this
country he played at Bryn Mawr
in January, 1930.. Medtner’s life
during the last few years was like
one of his own Fairy Tales. A
refugee from his native country,
he was living and composing in
Continued on Page 6, Col. 2
negative theony that there were
only certain phases of a person’s
life with which no one should in-
terfere, that a human being should
be protected, within certain areas
of experience, to do about what he
wishes. The extent of liberty ver-
sus restraint has been a constant
problem.
‘Rousseau regarded liberty as an
absolute value, mot only for speci-
fic phases of life. He felt that a
man is of no importance unless he
is completely free. Liberty is con-
nected with man’s personality, his
capacity for making choices. It is
not reason but responsibility, the
will to act, that creates the differ-
ence between man and beast.
Slavery is a denial of humanity.
Forcing men to act against mature
takes away their human qualities.
Rather than force men to follow
-ules and punish them for disobe-
dience, Rousseau believed that
people should be educated to rec-
ognize what is right; they should
be shown the values in justice so
that they will want to do right.
His belief in absolute liberty
was accompanied, however, by a
elief in absolute authority. Cer-
.ain_moral_rules exist which gov-
e the universe. According to
th rules, there are acts which
are Sight and those which are
wrong. The strong are not nec-
essarily right.
Rousseau answered the problem
of the coexistence of absolute au-
thority and absolute freedom by
explaining that two good things
cannot collide, because nature is in
harmony. They cannot oppose each
other just as two true propositions
cannot contradict each other. If
they seem to collide, it shows a
lack of insight in the person who
sees collision.
Continued on Page 2, Col. 5
Undampened Spirits Bubble at Dance;
Rioters Hover Around Fire At Nero’s
by Anne Mazick, ’55
The Riot moved from Rome to
the gym Saturday night, as
couples arrived, dripping wet, to
dance to the music of Lester
Lanin’s band. The storm did not
seem to lower the spirits of those
who attended the dance. As soon
as the girls doffed their rain coats
and coaxed their curls back into
place, they were ready for a few
more hours of merry-making,
The gym was well disguised as
a night scene, with dim lighting
and shining stars. A globe hang-
ing in the center of the room add-
ed sparkle to the scene by casting
blue and yellow lights over the
walls, floor, and ceiling.
During intermission, the enter-
tainment represented Bryn Mawr
and Harvard. Among the Oc-
tangle’s selections were the usual
favorites, “Let’s Do It,” “Who?”
and “The Lady Is a Tramp.” The
Harvard Krocodilos followed with
“Sweet Georgia Brown” and sev-
eral others, finishing with a gen-
erally well-known song about
“the Harvard Man,” “You can tell
a Harvard man about a mile
away—” °
At two o’clock the band played
“Good-night, Ladies,” and the
dancers ventured forth into the
rain once more, this time to stop
at Nero’s, “the hottest place in
town,” better known as Merion
Hall. Here the guests were fed
with marshmallows and hot dogs,
roasted in the fireplace. The Oc-
tangle gave a repeat performance,
singing “Watercresses” and
“Stairway to Paradise.” Dr.
Hugues LeBlanc, of the Philoso-
phy Department, and Mr. Jose
Ferrater Mora, of the Philosophy
and Spanish Departments, added
to the Riot by participating with
a few Merion residents in two
skits with a Roman theme. They
all donned togas for the perform-
ance,
At three-thirty, a happy group
of Bryn Mawr students retired to
their halls, and freshmen snuggled
into bed to dream sweet dreams of
togas, fluorescent garters, and a
spotted pony.
Page Two THE
COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, February 20, 1952
THE COLLEGE NEWS
FOUNDED IN 1914
Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks-
giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks)
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appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission
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EDITORIAL BOARD
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Judy Thompson, ‘54 Mary Alice Drinkle, ‘5
EDITORIAL STAFF
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Congratulations!
As far as the freshmen are, at the moment, concerned,
it is all over but the shouting. Yet the shouting will continue
for a long while; for as long as the Class of ’55 remains in
college, Roam an’ Riot songs will be sung in dining rooms, at
Taylor steps, and around smoker pianos.
But more than this, the wonderful, sustaining spirit
that forms the foundation, the strongest support of a Fresh-
man Show will remain. It is at once the most obvious and
the most intangible—as well as the most precious—posses-
sion of any class. Most noticeably, it is the spirit evidenced
at Lantern Night, in athletic songs, in class cheers, or on
Mayday. Intangibly, it is seen in stage crew, hollow-eyed but
happy, in kick chorus nursing sprains, or in the exhausted,
smiling faces at Sunday dinner.
Although seemingly vague and nebulous, even in its most
concrete form, the spirit that made Roam an’ Riot’such a suc-
cess is not impossibly difficult to define. It is, simply, forget-
fulness of self for a common effort. The sacrifices made in
the production of a Freshman Show are not tremendously
difficult ones, but the results they achieve will shine out long
after paint-spattered jeans are cleaned, sleep repaired, and
Goodhart footlights dimmed.
Nominating Committee Reports
The ballots for the coming elections will be blank. Blank
ballots mean that the reports drawn_up by nominating com-
mittees must be clear, concise, and most important, informa-
tive. In the past, reports have had a stereotyped quality
which has implied that each candidate was endowed with
equally qualifying characteristics.
These reports will now contain the preferential listing
that once was printed on the ballots. Therefore, they will be
carefully read by a higher percentage of students than be-
fore, aud should present the adverse as well as favorable crit-
icism of the candidates.
Every large campus organization is now composing a
questionnaire to be presented to those people interviewed|-
about candidates running for college offices. The questions
will require answers that relate the functions of the organi-| r
zation to the interest and ability of the candidate under con-
Because interests vary and people may better
3 apalics for one position than for another, the students inter-
- viewed by the nominating committee should attempt to offer
Letter
Curriculum Committee
Suggests Listing
Lectures
To the editor of the
Bryn Mawr College News:
A suggestion has come to my no-
tice, which 'I felt it my duty to re-
lay to the editor of the News and
thereby to the campus.
But first I want it to be clearly
understood that I have not talked
to any member of the faculty or
started any steps towards its poss-
ible materialization.
A lot of courses are being given
each year in Bryn Mawr College
and few undergraduates in spite of
their good will are able to attend
or listen to all those that might in-
terest them, whereas some of them
might want to satisfy their intel-
lectual curiosity or correlate and
add to their special fields of study.
A suggestion was put forth,
whereby the News would publish
every two weeks or so a list of lec-
tures and their titles which might
be of interest to students. These
lists would come out bearing the
assent of the lecturing professors.
The work of coordinating and
planning the list would be the re-
sponsibility of the Curriculum
Committee. Though it might not
seem apparent at first glance, this
project will demand a lot of work
from the Curriculum Committee.
One, getting each professor’s as-
sent and title of the lecture or lec-
tures for the two week period.
Two, blocking a certain number of
available seats on the seating
charts. which are kept in the
Dean’s Office, specifying the exact
number of seats available for ev-
ery lecture.
But we must not forget that a
lot of extra curriculum lectures
are given on the campus through-
out the year whether by visiting
lecturers or members of our own
faculty and are open to all of us,
and intended to satisfy the need
outlined above.
I do not want to imply that the
Curriculum Committee is opposed
to any strenuous work which
might benefit the student body but
before embarking on such a vast
project we would like to know the
reaction of the campus, and hear
your suggestions.
C. Cheremeteff, 752
Chairman C. C.
CONTEST!
'Wihoever guesses closest to the
correct number of beans in the jar
will win a free carton of Chester-
fields. The jar will be on display
in the Soda Fountain. All guess-
es must be written on an empty
Chesterfield pack, and left in the
box provided for them. The con-
test closes at 11:00, Sunday nite,
February 24.
Meserve Devalues
Competitive Trend
The Reverend Harry Meserve,
of the First Unitarian Church, San
Francisco, California, spoke at a
tea given by the Chapel Commit-
tee on Monday afternoon, Febru-
ary 18, in his honor. The tea was
held in the Common Room.
Reverend Meserve amplified his
discussion of Sunday night, on the
subject of the shifting values of
our civilization. He said that the
emphasis in the world today is laid
almost entirely on competition.
Ever since Darwin published his
Origin of Species, men have ‘been
justifying their struggle to get
ahead in business by Darwin’s the-
ory of survival of the fittest. How-
ever, said ‘Rev. Meserve, “a grow-
ing body of evidence” has begun to
show that Darwin was not wholly
right. The stress should be put on
success in cooperation, not compe-
tition. The physical survival of
the race depends on cooperation;
most of the basic satisfactions of
life arise from situations shared
happily with others, from success
in cooperative situations.
Dr. Meserve said that the true
importance of religion lies in ways, | subject at hand, and features
means, and techniques for people |i iuded extras such as movies and
to learn the art of peace, coopera-
tion and understanding. A list of
these ways and means might in-
clude a comprehensive study . of
the sources of human aggressive-
ness. If man could discover what
‘produces aggression in individuals,
we might be able to remedy the
situation in regard to nations. An-
other investigation might cover
the field of meanings—that is,
what we mean by what we say.
People are so given to talking in
broad generalities, and ending by
“talking) in different directions,”
“The more we can talk in specific,
“pin-pointed instances,” said Rever-
end Meserve, “the more we agree.”
The third point on the list would
be the ways to draw everybody in-
to group life so that they really
feel a part of it. It is necessary
to work all kinds of people into
the group. Also important is the
technique of being able to see our-
selves as we work in groups, “to
see ourselves as others see us.”
There ‘is a great need for each
individual’s acceptance of his or
her own limitations in the activi-
ties of the group. The last point
which was mentioned was the tech-
nique of ‘listening.
These topics are the essence of
religious education. America is
proud of her way of life, and these
“ways and means” may make all
the difference between the success
and collapse of that way of life.
These skills will close the increas-
ing gap between the theory and
practice of the Christian way of
life, and “learning, study, and
quiet, patient efforts to develop
these skills may be the crucial
skill of the age.”
constructive criticism and state actual examples to strength-
en their viewpoint. Only the name of the candidate is print-
ed on the reports; therefore, such constructive criticisms are
beneficial to the candidate, the organization, and the school.
of the candidates.
activities?
On every report are listed the present and past activities
It is interesting to know that the candi-
date participated in Freshman Hall Plays, but also it may be
somewhat unrelated to the affairs o:
If the candidate’s summer and inde
ties are more related to the responsibilities she may sdon as-
sume, why not list those in addition to her related. campus
the office in question.
ndent-of-school activi-
If the reports contain the above suggestions and are
or informative summaries of the student’s ability, the
ers of the reports can formulate their own opinions and
contrast them to the more intimate, preferential opinion of
the candidate’s class. Such consideration would render the
final decision a more stable one and the election a more com-
petent one.
Current Events
Miss Leighton Reports
Current Events:
UNESCO
Monday night, February 18, Miss
Leighton discussed the third an-
nual conference for the U. S. com-
sission of UNESCO, which was
held from January 27 to 31 in New
York. e general purpose of the
conference was to contribute ‘to
peace through effecting a change
from a national viewpoint to an in-
ternational one. The specifit pur-
pose of the conference was to en-
courage participation in world af-
fairs by United States citizens
through the United Nations. To do
this, several sections were set up
in the conference.
The first consisted of sectional
meetings on major areas for world
peace, with discussion on educa-
tion, labor, communication and
on refugees. Twenty work group
sessions were held on social work,
teaching, U.N. and overseas work.
There were panel presentations
on Ideas for Resources for Under-
standing orld Affairs, and on
Pre-schoo} Affairs, for example.
The presentations were supple-
mented by movies, not always of
the most mature type, according to
Miss Leighton, but treating the
literature on all sorts of U.N. or-
gans, as well as United Nations ac-
tivities in Churches, Schools, and
Scout organizations.
Miss Leighton concluded by stat-
ing that the UN and the UNESCO
seem to have had success in in-
stalling techniques in internationai
understanding in pre-schools. It is
genuinely hoped that they will
have the same results in higher
education.
Mr. Berlin Interprets
Freedom and Authority
Continued from Page 1
It was in solving this problem
that Rousseau proved himself an
original thinker. The two compo-
nents of this thinking were a rigid,
logical reasoning and an intuitive
sense of right. His answer to the
problem of absolute freedom exist-
ing with absolute authority is that
maximum liberty and maximur.
authority are as two intersecting
lines. At the point of intersection
they are the same. Maximum lib-
erty and obedience coincide; there-
fore, because of this coincidence
there is no need to reconcile liberty
and obedience to authority. Man’s
desire for restraint is a Christian
philosophy.
(Men want to be happy. There
are certain rules which make them
happy. Once they are aware that
laws are beneficial, that they pro-
vide happiness, they will want the
laws. We must create the kind of
laws that men want to impose upon
themselves so that they will want
to obey those laws; they will de
sire authority.
Rousseau was conscious of man’s
relation to nature. He thought
that men should obserye what is
good in nature, its wholesomeness
and simplicity, and adjust them-
selves to the conditions of nature.
Peasants were closer to nature be-
cause of the simpilcity and sincer-
ity in their lives. The natural are
wise, and the wise, natural.
People should all want the same
qualities in an ideal state. If they
do not want the same thing, free-
dom must be forced upon them.
After they have tested it, they wi!)
want it. If men possess a ration-
al nature, they will know what is
right. If they do not know, they
must be educated to what is right;
they must be educated for free-
dom.
Wednesday, February 20, 1952
THE COLLEGE NEWS
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Page Three
Four Classes Join In Gay
Song Fest!
Freshman Tunes Highlight Afternoon
by Claire Robinson, °54
With spirits not at all dampen-
ed by the pouring heavens, a large
enthusiastic, melodious bevy of
song-singers gathered in Goodhart
Common Room to strike the last
happy notes of Freshman Show
Weekend. The Seniors began fes-
tivities with the urbane “Goodbye,
Bryn Mawr, \We’ve Had Enough”,
and Trish Jamison voiced many
thoughts with, “The Morning Af-
ter ihe Night Before.” The seniors
also gave forth with two of their
Freshman Show songs very seldom
heard, and from the applause that
followed the “Loot Song”, and “A
Star and A Smile and A Song”,
these have been regrettable omis-
sions.
As enthusiastic as their sisters,
the Sophomores pealed forth the
always-demanded “Merry Men”,
complete with Molly Plunkett and
Gwen Davis, followed by an up-
roariously funny Davis interpreta-
tion of “Jesse James”. Needless
to say, Anne Witman could not
satisfy the audience with but one
chorus of her Tart song, and in
more or less the same vein, Elsie
Kemp sadly and torchily lamented
her fate: “To the men goes all the
credit, to the women the blame. . ”
The Juniors enjoyed themselves
as much as those listening as they
whipped with gusto through
“Won’t You Be My Little Polar
Bear” and their “Plunging Song”,
and Kathy Lurker assured all and
sundry that she was more than
willing to fraternize—“In the In-
tellectual ‘Way”, of course, while
Mary Lee Culver exhibited her
wonderful range—with low-down
blues of “Taylor Tower” and: lilt-
ing soprano of “It ‘Was Written in
the Stars”. 4
‘But of all the highlights of the
Med Candidates:
MCAT Scheduled
Candidates for admission to
medical school in the fall of 1953
are advised to take the Medical
College Admission Test in May, it
has been announced by Educa-
tional Testing Service, which pre-
pares and administers the test for
the Association of American Med-
ical Colleges. These tests, required
of applicants by a number of lead-
ing medical colleges throughout
the country, will be given twice
during the current calendar year.
Candidates taking the May test,
however, will be able to furnish
scores to institutions in early fall,
when many medical colleges begin
the selection of their next entering
class.
Candidates may take the MCAT
on Saturday, May 10, 1952, or on
Monday, November 3, 1952, at the
more than 300 local centers in all
parts of the country. The Associa-
tion of American Medical Colleges
recommends that candidates for
admission to classes starting in
the fall of 1953 take the May test.
The MCAT consists of tests of
general scholastic ability, a test on
understanding of modern society,
and an achievement test in science.
According to ETS, no special prep-
aration other than a review of
science subjects is necessary. All
questions are of the objective type.
Application forms and a Bulletin
of Information, which gives details
of registration and administration,
as well as sample questions, are
avaiiable from pre-medical advis-
ers, or directly from Educational
Testing Service, Box 592, Prince-
ton, N. J. Completed applications
must reach the ETS office by April
26 and October 20, respectively,
for the May 10 and November 3
Song Fest—including Lois Bishop’s
word to the pianist before she be-
gan “West Australia” (“don’t play
for me—the piano and I mever
agreed on the same key!”) and
Pricey’s modest, “I hoped I could
escape” re: “Look for tomorrow”,
and Paula Strawhecker’s poised,
sophisticated, ‘“Temperance’”—per-
haps best and brightest of all were
the bright and shining faces of
the class of ’55. “Roam an’ Riot”
could not be a better show song,
as such, and the perfectly delight-
ful “Give Us the Baths”, was cer-
tainly a success. Leslie Kaplan
sang both “I (Want to Be Chaste”
and the lovely. ballad “In Love
With You”. It was their show on
Saturday evening, and in many
ways, completely their show on
Sunday afternoon as well—and
that is how things should be!
Undergrad Grants
Power To Council
The Undergraduate Association
has delegated full power to the
Library Council to represent the
Undergraduate Body in dealing
with library problems.
When, last spring, it was dis-
covered that 84 books were miss-
ing from the library, Undergrad
felt that a new Library Council
should be created. Caroline Smith
was appointed chairman and in
the fall, four class representatives
were elected: Cynthia Mason, ’52,
Carolyn Burlebach, ’53, Molly
Plunkett, ’54, and Anne Haywood,
BB,
This council has received and
acted with the help of the library
staff on many suggestions such as
the oiling and repairing of the
reserve room chairs, the re-open-
ing of the reading room adjacent
to the main reserve room, and the
maintenance of an accurate. clock
in the reserve room. However,
although _ receiving complaints
both from the library staff and
students, it has felt that it has not
had adequate authority to deal
with these problems. Thus, though
it will act neither as a legislative
or judicial body, it will now have
the power to speak to any person
infringing the rules, and, if neces-
sary, report them to the staff, if
a specific problem cannot be dealt
with by the students involved
alone. More important, by pub-
licity, by conduct of adequate lit-
erary tours during freshman week,
and perhaps by experimentation
with new methods of running the
reserve room, it hopes to stop in-
fractions of library rules.
Miss Agnew, Mrs. Darnell, and
Miss Geist have been very helpful
throughout the year, and are,
along with the Library Council,
very willing and anxious to hear
of any student suggestions or
complaints. The News will publish
what actions have been taken, rea-
sons why, and why it may have
been impossible to carry out some
of the suggestions proposed.
Both the staff and the council
hope that violations of library
rules will stop in order that the
library may be used more profit-
ably by the entire student body.
The specific duties and author-
ity of the Library Council are:
1. The L. C, is the official liaison
between the students and the li-
brary. itself.
2. The members of the L. C.
have authority to speak to any
student who has infringed upon
the rules and may, if necessary,
report her to the library staff
which, in turn may impose fines
and remove library privileges.
3. The L. C. will receive any
suggestions and any complaints
about the functions of the library.
| the
“SPORTS
Fencers Gain Victory;
Penn Outshines
Swimmers
‘‘he Bryn Mawr Varsity Fencers
once again carried off the top
nonors in their last meet, Wed-
nesday, Feb, 18. This time they
were competing in the Amateur
rencers League of America, Jun-
ior Class, Phila. Div. along with
entries from Pennsylvania, Tyler
Art School, and the York Y.M.C.A.
in the individual competition Car-
oline Morgan and Joyce Greer
took the first and second places
for Bryn Mawr. This took a great
deal of skill and technique, which
both fencers certainly possess.
The First and Second Basket-
ball Varsities also came off with
laurels in their match with Drexel.
The first team won 33-8, and the
second team 838-14. Both teams
played extremely well, and for
once, started shooting right away,
and kept the lead throtgh both
games,
The Swimming Varsities swam |
against Pennsylvania in their first |
meet, Thursday, Feb. 14. The
Varsity put on a good show, but
unfortunately, the final results
were against them 24-33. In the
varsity competition, the only first
place taken by Bryn Mawr was in
the backstroke, due to Peasy Laid-
law’s excellent strokes. Although
Glenna Vare, who _ incidentally
dove beautifully, came in second
in the diving, the results were
minutely close. Phoebe Harvey
also placed second in the Breast-
stroke. The Junior Varsity re-
deemed Bryn Mawr by winning
with the adverse score of 33-24.
The Freestyle was won by Mag-
gie Stehli, with Nancy Tepper
coming in second. Gray Gus-
tafson placed first and second in
Backstroke, and Gustafson,
Winton, and Stehli won the Med-
ley Relay. All the Bryn Mawr
swimmers did extremely well, but
Penn has always been tough com-
petition.
The two badminton varsities
opened their season in February
with a grand slam. The Bryn
Mawr players sent the Rosemont
team to a rousing defeat, only los-
ing one game of twenty-one play-
ed. The superiority of our team
seemed to be founded in the fact
that they were more “court wise”
than their opponents. Our two var-
Continued on Page 6, Col. 3
Radio Forecasts
Varied Programs
Feb. 21-28, 1952
2.00 WLEIN (Classical Music)
8:00 News (New York Times)
8:30 Treasury of Classics
10:00 Popular Music and Features
11:00 News
11:05 Popular Music
12:00 Off the Air
Features of the Week
Thursday
9:00 Gilbert and Sullivan Inter-
lude
9:45 Campus News with Claire
‘Robinson
10:00 Intermission Time
11:05 Haverford D-J Show with
¢ Dick Hardy
Friday
11:05-1:00 Dance Date
Sunday
8:00 Sacred Music
Monday
9:00 Halt the Symphony (win a
carton of Chesterfields)
9:45 Faculty Interview Show
10:00 Variety Show (anything
goes)
Tuesday ‘
10:00 Folk Song Program
Wednesday
7:30 Battle of the Sexes
10:00 Dramatic Show
WBMC)
(WHRC-
Austrian Treasures
by Emmy Cadwalader, ’53
Next to the Medici family, the
Hapsburgs were probably, the
greatest collectors or art that Eu-
rope has ever known. Now tor the
tirst time in history, a selected
group of their treasures has been
prought to America, making it
possible for students and art lov-
er's to see them without going to
Vienna: This fabulous exhibition
is now in the Philadelphia Museum
until’-March 30, when, sadly, it
must gd back to; Vienna.
‘To the layman who sees this
exhibition for the first time and
knows little: about its. history, it
may not come up to all his ex-
pectations, It’ contains not only
paintings, but sculpture, armor,
tapestries, and numerous other
objets d’arts. It has no definite
Varied Program
Featured Feb. 17
by Barbara Drysdale, ’55
The Bryn Mawr Music Club once
more offered all music lovers the
opportunity to hear rising young
artists when a program was pre~
sented by Lloyd Oostenbrug and
Anthony di Bonaventura on Sun-
day, February 17, in the Gertrude
Ely Music Room of Wyndham.
Mr. Oostenbrug, a tenor and a
graduate of the Curtis Institute,
first gave selections from the Song
Cycle “Die Schoene Mullerin” by
Schubert including “Wohin?”,
“Die Neugierige”, “Am Feiera-
bend”, and “Mein”. These pieces
were chosen ideally. to show the
skill and range of both the com-
poser and the singer. The first and
third were written in a quick tem-
po, while “Die Neugierige” was a
gentler, mournful theme and
“Mein” could be described only as
an exquisitely delicate song. Mr.
Oostenbrug proved himself not
only a capable but also a most en-
joyable singer.
Authony di Bonaventura, a stu-
dent of piano at the Curtis Insti-
tute, displayed a sure and skillful
touch combined with great music-
al feeling in his performance of
three Chopin selections—Majurka
in C major, Majurka in C sharp
minor, and Waltz in Ab major—
and one Ravel composition, Albor-
ado del gracioso. He also showed
versatility in his capable accom-
paniment for the tenor.
The program ‘closed with Mr.
Oostenbrug’s rendition of ‘“Ade-
laide” by Beethoven and “Vaine-
ment, ma bien Amee” from “Le
roi d’Ys” by Lalo. As an encore,
Mr. Bonaventura played a delight-
ful sonata by Scarlatti.
Miss Robbins announced the
next two concerts. One, a wood-
wind quartet, will be held in the
‘Deanery on March 16 and the oth-
er, a string quartet, will be pre-
sented in ‘Wyndham on April 20.
All of these concerts are held at
five o’clock.
Aides Start Work
On Hospital Duties
by Joyce Annan, ’53
Trim blue and white uniforms,
white stockings, and white shoes
are beginning to sprout on the
Bryn Mawr campus. After sev-
eral months~of bi-weekly evening
lectures and demonstration per-
iods, the first Red Cross 80-hour
Nurses Aid class has begun to
work in the Bryn Mawr Hospital.
A second group, because of
changes in instructors, etc., has
not yet completed the thirty-six
hours of lecture and practice pre-
paratory to working on the wards.
The first half of the 80-hour
course consisted of alternate lec-
tures and practice; during the sec-
Continued on Page 4, Col. 5
Illustrate History
And Show Taste Of Art-Loving F amily
organization, as tne collection was
built up over a series of years by
the Hapsburg rulers, beginning
with the Emperor Ferdinand i
wno first stipulated that his col-
lection of treasures should re-
main intact and be handed down
Irom generation to generation.
its long line of rulers continued
until 1918 when Austria became a
republic. The collection was then
taken over by tne state, and it 18
through their unaerstanaing that
this great oppurvunity has been
given us.
Because this coilection was
made over a long period or years,
it 18 Important Not only to the are
lover, but aiso to Une historian, it
retiects une vastes anu the great
love OL art OL a givat family over
uw period of Iour hundred years.
As the visitor wanders through
We many rooms, he will be amaz-
ed at the diversity of the exhibi-
tion. Une thing which may in-
terest him is that he will see
works ot art and paintings that
he has never heard of, and see the
names of artists that are un-
familiar to him. In some ways he
may be disappointed, but to fully
appreciate this display of beauty,
one must first take into considera-
tion the fact that in this modern
systematic world our taste is quite
different from that of the Haps-
burgs. An example of this is a
Unicorn Sword, which is one o
the prized items. How wondertul,
but unicorns are mythological, anu
we forget to look at the tine work-
manship, This collection never
was supposed to be merely paint-
ings. As a matter of fact it was
started with Ferdinand’s collec-
tion of “pagan pennies”.
Rock Crystal Chalice
One of the most beautiful pieces
is a Burgundian Chalice cut by
nand trom solid rock crystal. It
is amazing in view of the skill
which went into its creation. Of
course, the famous Cellini saltcel-
lar is among the prizes, but some-
times it is rather overrated, espe-
cially in comparison with some of
the other skilled works represent-
ed there.
The paintings comprise the.
major part of the _ exhibition.
Rubens, Titian and Velazquez are
the most represented artists, and
of their skill and greatness there
is little that is unfamiliar. It was
the works of other artists: Van
Dyck, Caracciolo, Mor van Das-
horst, and Savory, that was of
most interest. Here we find artists
valued by the Hapsburgs that are
not ever mentioned in some books
on the History of Art. Two rather
fantastic little paintings, filled
with extraordinary animals and
vegetation, by Roelandt Savory,
are two of the most charming pic-
tures in the collection, which,
though by no means great, are, in
comparison to the “Sleeping Iphi-
genia” by Rubens. One painting by
Jakob Seisnegger of The Empervr
Charles V, although unfamiliar to
many, is considered generaily to
be the ancestor of the State Por-
trait. The emperor is shown ©
standing against a simple back-
ground with his left hand resting
on the head of a large dog.
One of the gems of the collec-
tion is the painting by the sev-
enth century Dutch artist, Vermeer,
of “The Artist in his Studio.” It
has been very cleverly hung near
a window so that just the right
amount of light falls on it.
Other artists represented are
Tintoretto, by his famous painting
of “Susannah and the Elders”,
Correggio by his “Jupitor and Io”,
Tiepolo, Veronese and Rembrandt,
whose self-portrait is one of the
most troubled looking, sad faces
ever seen. It was very disappoint-
ing to find only one painting by
the delightful artist, Franz Hals.
Continued on Page 4, Col. 3
THE
COLLEGE
NEWS
Wednesday, February 20, 1952 |
_ LAST NIGHTERS
d ‘Reviewer Indicates Weak Verbal Gymnastics,
Forgotten Plot,
Wasted Talent
And Over-Direction
Especially contributed by
Paula Strawhecker, ’52
For at least one viewer of Venus
Observed, Christopher Fry’s latest
play to cross the Atlantic, the im-
mediate and lasting impressions
are identical; boredom and discom-
fort—boredom because the plot as
treated succumbs in the first act,
and discomfort because for the
two following acts, Mr. Fry at-
tempts to substitute words for said
defunct plot. ‘The result is not
hanDy. ;
From the outline presented in
the first delightful moments, the
story will be thus: the Duke of
Altair, a middle-aged widower,
calls on his son to re-enact the
judgment of Paris (complete with
appies) by choosing a step-mother
from three of the Duke’s some-
time mistresses, assembled in the
Duke’s observatory to view an
eclipse. The young man and his
father remain undecided until Ve-
nus herself appears in the person
of Perpetua, daughter of the
Duke’s bailiff, whereupon both
father and son make up their
minds.
The basic idea is sound and
amusing for comedy or fantasy,
but unfortunately it remains an
idea and in the ensuing blast of
rhetoric it is blown away.
For no special reason, Perpetua
prefers the Duke’s son, who seems
| rather slow-witted, but because of
a sub-plot which concerns her
father and self-righteous brother,
. must marry the Duke to save fam-
ily honor. This secondary plot is
even more vague than the first and
4] there is absolutely no reason to
dwell upon it except to say that
the playing time outlives it too.
less, and when he waxes lyrical
about waxing lyrical, as he does in
act two, tedium sets in.
Granted, there are several very
funny lines, but it is doubtful
whether or not they are worth the
effort to stay awake. When Per-
petua is made to say, at the close
of an impossibly wordy speech,
.. and a sentence once
Begun ‘goes on and on, there being
no reason
To draw to any conclusion so long as
breath
Shall last, except that breath
Can’t last much longer.
Mr. Fry’s verbal gymnastics be-
come just too cute. Words, words,
words—they represent no Deeper:
Meaning which would justify their
use, nor are they sufficiently beau-
tiful, or sufficiently clever, or even
sufficiently interesting. to. justify
themselves.
It has been suggested that the
play must be read first to be en-
joyed. Perhaps. But it would seem
that, because Mr. Fry is a living
contemporary, and primarily a
playwright, not a poet, while en-
joyment of his play may legitim-
ately ibe increased -by a reading,
the fullest enjoyment of his play
should be in its production; if it
must be read, it is a poem, not a
play.
’ Seldom has so much talent been
wasted. Rex Harrison as the Duke
and Lilli Palmer as Perpetua are
charming and capable and their
lights cannot be hidden although
it is obvious that Laurence Olivier
spent the rehearsal period pursu-
ing them with a bushel.
‘His direction is heavy-handed,
and the supporting players bear an
interesting similarity: John Wil-
liams appears as Laurence Olivier
as the dishonest but lovable bailiff,
Mark Viennese Exhibits
Continued from Page 3
The bulk of the paintings are
Baroque in style, and for that rea-
son may not always appeal to
everyone. The painting by David
Teniers is one, though, that will
interest all. It is of the Archduke
Leopold Wilhelm’s gallery, and if
you look closely you can recognize
nine pictures which are in ore
present exhibit. Durer’s “The Maz-
tyrdom of the Ten Thousand
Christians”, though horribly real-
‘istic, compels one to examine it,
so perfect in detail is it painted.
One of the objects which charms
people the most, it seems, is the
beautifully made cradle of the
King of Rome, the son of Napo-
leon Bonaparte. This was executed
in silver gilt, and was decorated by
a protecting angel at the head and
the eagle, his emblem, at the foot.
There are a few pieces of art
from classical and medieval days
also in the collection, and though
not abundant, they are very impor-
tant in subject matter. Am Alex-
andrian Consular Triptych, circa
A. D. 470, is one of the most per-
fectly preserved of its kind. Other
objects of interest are the various
types of armor, both for man
‘and mount. Some of the tapestries
are the best examples we have of
the art of weaving.
As the viewer will see, it is a
collection of art of a tremendous
versatility. The exhibition is
Elder (“scenery supervised by
. ”) is responsible for the two
sets. The observatory is inoffens-
ive and in the second act there are
some nice effects of fire, but the
temple is pre-Bing abominable,
decorated with four flat set pieces
representing trees and bushes in
various terne shades.
A friend has commented that
this is a lesser Fry—a comparative
‘Versatility’ & Splendor |.
OBSERVER
Yes do’ come in.. Well you cer-
tainly look the worst of anybody
I’ve seen; how-canyou manage to
look so terrible? ©°
A fever? Well... very signifi-
y let’s spray your brn
That’p “all iit, ‘you’ will have.
Say “ . and let’s spray your
nose; now for the pills: Red,
rérey, white; green, and ‘some of
my old favorites, the browns just
for good measure. Bubblé ‘bubble
toil and trouble
And leetle one ... dreenk water.
This is doctor Lemon.
And are you alive today my
dear? Yes, after great contempla-
tion I come to the conclusion that
you have a case of the common
cold, and for this we prescribe
pills of all colors.
Yes Doctor Lemon, I have al-
ready given them to her.
Fine analysis, nurse, fine analy-
sis.
Now today you can go out to the
sunporch. It is like, a “fishbowl
with a view for all passers by who
care to look, but most of . them
have learned from previous exper-
ience that the view is not too-plea-
sant. And out there on the sun-
porch you will have the pleasure
of meeting most of the Freshman
Show cast ... and others,
And my dear, Paris was simply
divine last summer!
Do you plan to do honors?
Oh, of course!
Good morning leetle one. Ah! I
can tell you right now that your
temperature is normal...
And would you like to order
your meals for the next day? Sir-
filled with oddities and rarities, as
well as magnificent paintings, and
to fully describe it and give it the
recognition and honor it. deserves
is impossible to do in an article
such as this. It would;;take days
to see everything thoroughly, for
Routine Hospital Duties
Allotted to Novice Aides
Continued from Page 3
ond half of the course, the stu-
dents actually work in the hos-
pital, supervised always by the in-
structor. Each girl spends one
morning in Central Supply, learn-
equipment. The rest of the time
is spent on different floors, to
familiarize the students with all
parts of the hospital.
Among the routine jobs turned
over to the nurse’s aide are tak-
ing T.P.R.’s (temperature, pulse,
and respiration), making beds,
and giving bed-baths. Shepherd-
ed into the wards by the instruc-
tor, each girl is assigned to one
or more beds. From then on, she
is on her own, though the instruc-
tor is on hand to supervise and
answer questions, Luckily, most
patients are truly “patient”; for
twice or even thrice-taken tem-
peratures, unskilled bed-making,
and clumsy handling seem inevit-
able at first. Despite much prac-
ticing on one another, the actual
caring for a sick person for the
‘first time is a terrifying experi-
ence.
Short-staffed as the hospital is,
the work done by the nurse’s aide
is really needed and appreciated.
The work is not glamorous—it is
routine, hard, and very tiring, but
it also offers the indefinable but
unmatched satisfaction of filling a
real need in the community.
loin, club-sandwiches, sticky buns ?
Yes, you certainly are taking ad-
vantage of the situation.
And do you suppose I could leave
today? It’s the weekend you know
and some important things are
coming up.
Well I’ll consult Dr. Lemon and
we'll be seeing you back - again
Monday in any case, I presume?
fe =~ \
Two of the ladies of the judg-|John Merivale as Laurence Olivier| observation that may, with com-|it is truly one of the greatest. ban-
ment become superfluous after the| a8 a shy young lover, Hurd Hat-| plete justification, be pursued to/ quets of splendor and art ever set
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THE COLLEGE
NEWS
Page Five
Institute For World Affairs Council
Examines N.A.T.O.,
The fifth annual institute on
foreign policy, sponsored jointly
by the World Affairs Council of
Philadelphia and the University of
Pennsylvania was conducted on
Friday, February 15, and repre-
sented students from 30 colleges
in the Philadelphia area.
The topic of the day was “The
Atlantic _ Dilemmas,” an_ issue
which has kept our minds occupied
for a good many years. The main
problems discussed during the
morning session were the effects
of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
‘ganization and the plans for a
European integration. Dr. Robert
Strausz-Hupe, chairman of the
International Relations Group
Committee at the University of
Pennsylvania, opened the meeting
and spoke of the search for se-
curity, which the U.S.A. began im-
mediately after World War II,
leading to the problems, especially
those of reconciliation of the vari-
ous standpoints, which are facing
us today.
Dr. Arnold O. Wolfers, Profes-
sor of International Relations at
Yale, described the feelings which
have met the Atlantic Pact, which
he considered a necessary plan
“because of all evils this seemed
the smallest.” After the fear and
resistance had eased off, it be-
came successful. Although the
governments now have a majority
support for their basic intentions,
a strong undercurrent of opposi-
tion has developed, the most dang-
erous coming from the non-com-
munistic groups with the idea that
the cold war does not include Eu-
rope, but is solely between the
U.S. and Russia. Germany has
been the “problem child,” arguing
that she will be overrun under any
circumstances and therefore does
not want to take any active part
in the rearmament. Thus the
main contribution of NATO has
been to bring Germany into a de-
fense effort.
The second point, which Dr.
Wolfers stressed, as well as the
other speakers, was: the problem
of American aid vs. European ef-
fort. The money for armament is
hard ‘to squeeze out of the re-
duced standard of living” in Eu-
rope, but the U. S., being a rich
country, can squeeze it out of her
surplus. The dilemma arises with
the question, “Who shall take the
first step?” Europe will not show
any effort before American aid is
secured, and the U.S.A, will not
send aid before Europe has shown
some effort. Though it is a slow
moving process, Dr. Wolfers
meant that the European govern-
ments can be counted-upon. Since
only a minimum effort is demand-
ed when America can say to Eu-
Foreign Policy
rope, “You are safe now-—nobody
would dare attack you,” her work
is over.
Finally, Dr. Wolfers discussed
European integration which, if
realized, “seems to offer a way
out.” The European hope, the
“isolationist hope,” is to unite and
become independent of the pres-
sures from the U.S. and Russia.
But before this hope can be real-
ized, the clashes of interest must
be set aside, and Europe must
abandon its “nationalism.” It is
towards a reality of an Atlantic
defense community that NATO is
working—if this goal is reached,
we have security.
Dr. Carl J. Friedrich, Professor
of Government at Harvard, spoke
of European unification . and
stressed the importance of this
more strongly than did Dr. Wol-
fers, saying that there is no other
possible way, and that NATO can- |
not. operate without a united Eu. |
rope. He supported Eisenhower
in his idea that a European army
cannot be created without a Eu-
ropean government, and pointed
would never have arisen, being so
small, had a united Europe been a
Continued on Page 6, Col. 1
Rhoads Tea Dance
1
Dazzles All Dates
by Ann MacGregor, ’54
“More Tea”? ‘(Why yes, thank
you”. “Shall we dance”? And the
Rhoads showcase blossomed with
tea cups, men, music, men, a flow-
er garden of new dresses, and men.
Moving most of the sofas and the
.rugs from the main showcase pro-
vided the party with a charming
dance floor and records provided
the: musie: Tea and cookies, serv-
ed in the side showcases, raised
weary spirits but, unfortunately,
did nothing to raise the deep, dark,
outer atmosphere. ‘With such de-
lightful food and so many lovely
ladies, how could any collegiate
gentleman have been unhappy?
| Apparently none were, for a lange
assortment of institutions were
represented, including Harvard,
Yale, Annapolis, Haverford, Penn,
and the U. S. Army.
The result of the Rhoads ven-
ture was a milling confusion in
the main lobby, some amount of
embarrassment for girls on the
first floor corridors who were try-
ing to get from room to shower or
back in robes and slips, a pleasant
two afternoon hours for many
girls with dates from out of town,
and, it is to be hoped, the estab-
lishment of a new custom for
Freshman Show ‘Weekend.
Light Calendar Originals of Operettas
Presented by Morrell Firm to B.M.C.
by Emmy Cadwalader, °53
The Common Room in Goodhart
is now graced with twelve gay,
light-hearted paintings which were
presented to the college on Mon-
day, February 18th. Mr. George
Morrell and Company of Ottumwa,
Iowa, commissioned a noted art-
ist to do a series of twelve paint-
ings, which are then reproduced
on the company calendar. It is
then the firm’s policy to present
the original paintings to colleges,
institutions or organizations where
they best serve the public interest.
This year” the Morrell firm, of
which Mrs. Morrell is the vice-
president and treasurer, has for-
tunately selected Bryn Mawr Col-
lege to receive the pictures.
The paintings, which were ac-
cepted for the college by Mrs.
Ernest C. Savage, president of the
Alumnae Association, are orig-
inals done by Jan. Balet for re-
production on the 1952 calendar.
They illustrate “Songs From Our
Favorite Operet with each
depicting an appropriate scene
from a song from a number of
famous light musical dramas,
chosen by Deems Taylor. Some
of the songs used are “The Indian
Love Call”, “Merry Widow Waltz”,
“Toyland”, “Ah! Sweet Mystery
of Life”, and “Because You're
You”, One of the most charming
of the whole group is the “Song
of the Vagabonds”, a gay, jaunty
scene filled with merriment and
amusing characters.
Jan Balet, the artist, learned his
craft and developed his style in
the academic schools of Europe.
His meticulous style combined
with a robust sense of humor has
produced a group of paintings
which are quite delightful to look
at, for they make you want to smile
occasionally as the artist must
have done when he painted them.
His illustrations of the subject
matter as though on a stage is
”
,
to the recent Saar issue which’
Students See Films
On Foreign Living
We can live together; we can
cross imaginary boundary lines—
this was the message presented in
the movie Boundary Lines which
was offered February 19 at 8:30 in
the Common ‘Room. This film
imaginary ideas. It illustrated
how much more effective a circle
which included all men would be
than a line which separated them.
The feature movie was Where
Peace Begins, the chronicle of one
student’s experiences living abroad
with the group which experiment-
ed in international living. This
movement, which is headed by
Donald (Watt with headquarters in
Putney, Vermont, accepts interest-
ed students who wish to spend two
months of the summer living in
foreign countries, learming the
ways of life, and appreciating the
siimilarities as well as the differ-
ences between themselves and
their neighbors and friends. The
fifst few weeks after reaching the
chosen country are spent with a
family which has been selected for
the student by Experiment head-
quarters. The second part of the
trip is a camping and bicycling ex-
pedition on which the Experiment-
ers live in hostels or farms’ along
their way.
Expenses begin at $425., plus
passage, for European trips . Ex-
perimenters go to nineteen foreign
countries, including some where no
knowledge of a foreign language
is required.
The Experiment is designed for
“internationally - minded” young
people who wish to find the com-
mon ground where friendly peoples
can live together — the place
“where peace begins.”
Satan’s Sanctuary
Burns At Radnor
by Mary Alice Drinkle, 53
“Abandon Hope, All Ye That En-
ter Here” admonished the signpost
at the entrance to “Satan’s Sanc-
tuary”. Despite this warning large
numbers of animal hunters, dates
and stags left their hope on the
doorstep and entered the Radnor
Open House Friday night to par-
take of the music, refreshments,
and satanic atmosphere.
The theme of the underworld
was ingeniously carried out in the
unusual and clever decorations of
the smokers and showcase. Sur-
realist posters, cardboard flames,
and huge glaring devils could not
daunt the high spirits of the at-
tending crowd. “The road to hell”,
a lange mural of condensed college
life, from the freshman year of
paradise to the senior year of
“pure hell”, adorned the main
showcase.
Huge murals of grotesque un-
derworld life covered the walls of
the crowded anteroom given over
to demoniac dancers. Choral dis-
harmony about the piano and
toasted marshmallows added to the
gaiety of the occasion. The dress
for the evening ranged from blue
jeans to Freshman Show costumes
with full makeup to respectabil-
ity. The Radnorites deserve hearty
applause for a fine party.
not to much originality involved.
In one case Mr. Balet has super-
imposed moorish architecture on
romanesque in his scene from the
“Desert Song”, but aside from a
few such errors his scenes really
create the atmosphere of the
countries in whieh the various
scenes are set.
Bryn Mawr is very fortunate in
receiving the gift of these pic-
tures, and is grateful to Mr. Mov-
rell and the Morrell firm for their
generosity. It has not yet been
‘quite appropriate, though there is
decided where they shall be hung,
Cleverness and Unity Contribute to Gaiety
Of Charming Musical Riot Enacted by Plebes
Continued from Page 1
is familiar to all piano amateurs),
but Mrs. Archimedes and Olivius
rioted with it all over the stage,
as much to their own enjoyment
showed that all boundaries were ' as that of the audience.
Despite—or pernaps because of
—an injured podium, Mrs, Archy
was a delightful dipsomaniac.
'“Thash all aqua over the dam,”
she hiccoughs, and again, to her
husband, in re: podium, “Here 1
am dying, and you have friends in
to watch!” Uxorious Archie, Mary
Jane Chubbuck, poured out his
heart to the audience, for all his
life he found himself doomed to
be a “Good Sport”. Friends and
somans wished him well, however,
especially after hearing his dolor-
-ous dilemma in “No More Pain.”
As Nero, a product of the fu-
ture generation, Sandy Davis
turned in a fiery performance as
the best of chi-der-en”. She was,
|in fact, a “Little Hero”, and a
match for anyone.
But the Class of LV deserves
laurels for more than character-
ization alone. One of the must
outstanding features of Roam An’
League Sponsors
Norristown’s Unit
_ Note: Printed by special request
of the League. There will be a
meeting Thursday, February 21, at
8:30 in the Common Room to dis-
cuss the Norristown Group.
Summer is coming and many of
bs are thinking of getting an edu-
cation. after vacationing through
the winter. If you’re a potential so-
cial scientist, psychologist, pre-
med; if you want to learn your so-
ciety and its people in a way you'll
not easily forget; if you want to
see yourself, your strengths and
failures fairly; if you want to pro-
fit from group living—you’ll wani
to work with the college unit in the
State mental hospital at Norris-
town.
The men and women in the unit
(20-30 in all) come from among
the students of four regional col-
leges: Swarthmore, Haverford,
Cheyney State Teachers College,
and Bryn Mawr. They work ai
the hospital from roughly the end
of June to the end of August, com-
muting to the hospital in unit ve-
hhicles from Haverford College
where they live.
Suppose you are a unit member
this summer. You'll show up at
the unit’s living quarters at June’s
end. You'll unpack and meet your
fellow unit workers. Despite your
reading and your briefing, none of
you will yet know quite what your
work really is this summer. It’s
not like signing up for Imtroduc-
tory history of Greenland I. Grad-
ually, in a few days of pre-hospi-
tal “settling down”, the life you
are going to lead will unfold.
There will be more briefing, dis-
cussion, talks by visiting psychia-
tric personnel. Also, you will get
the unit government running, with
committees to handle food, use of
the vehicles, recreational plans,
and so on.
When you pack off to the hospi-
tal that first day, you will still be
buzzing with uncertainty. Norris-
town is a big place, covering 138
square miles with 4,000 patients.
Now you'll learn the hospital rou-
tine in further briefing sessions.
The layout, the meals (you'll have
two at the hospital daily), etc.
Finally, you'll get your building
assignment. Now you’re working.
Don’t expect miracles. In fact,
though the hope is that they will
be kept together as a set. But
wherever they are, they will be a
definite addition to the decor of
| 06
Riot was the excellent script.
Clever lines and unity of plot gave
firm foundation to the musical
numbers, and presented a very
well-integrated production, That
production was augmented by
many original effects. There was
the F.B.I. chorus, skulking in with
L-A-V-A music and foreboding
warnings to all book snatchers.
Despite the fact that all the aqua
was over the dam, the Entre’Acte
water ballet was ingeniously plan-
ned, and precisely executed, to the
delight of all who watched. The
kick chorus was spectacular. Not
only was it fluorescent, it was
beautitully synchronized. The
changing light, playing upon the
dancers, added the final twist to
a show that had been exceptional-
ly well staged throughout.
Co-stage managers Ann Nichol-
son and Jessie Sloane deserve
much praise. The simplicity and
appropriateness of design was
further enhanced by a living prop-
erty—Elizabeth Klupt, as Statue.
Her presence on the stage when
the curtain opened added one of
the extra touches which character-
ized LV’s show. Her lithe move-
ments and perky soliloquy arrest-
ed the attention of the audience
and introduced the plot in the
classical and satisfactory way.
Here again, the combination of
stage effect with verbal effect
evidenced the technical unity and
class co-operation in Roam An’
Riot,
The final chorus was a last burst
of spirit. Individual performers
happily joined the fun, and when
it was over, the audience, in turn,
burst into applause. Spirit and
music had combined to provide an
entertaining evening, and a time
of roamin’ and riotin’ for cast,
technicians, and audience. Chorus
Director Margaret Page, Song
Manager Uiane Druding merit
congratulations. The class of 1955,
and especially Director Marcia
Storch, deserves the highest praise
for their efforts and success.
Job Weekend To Mark
Women’s Opportunities
Continued from Page 1
she worked for the Foreign Broad-
cast Intelligence Service of FCC,
analyzing Vichy and Paris broad-
casts; she also investigated French
political leaders for the State De-
partment. From 1945-48, she was
the press attache officer in Paris.
Miss Sides, (Virginia Sides —-
Wellesley ’44) has worked with
the Office of Scientific Research
and Development and was an
assistant to the Chief of Naval
Operations. She has been con-
nected with the Office of Naval
Research both in this country and
in London. She is now with the
National Science Foundation,
Members of the panel and Mrs.
Bishop will have dinner Friday
evening in the halls. The group
conferences will be held at 9:30,
10:30, and 11:30, Saturday morn-
ing, February 28. Mrs. Alford
will be in the Rhoads Showcase,
Mrs. Guiton in the Dorothy Ver-
non room in the Deanery; Mrs.
Ament in the Common Room in
Goodhart; Miss Sides in the Blue
Room of the Deanery, and Mrs.
Bishop im the Rockefeller Show-
case. Sign on the slips posted
outside of Room F in Taylor if
you wish to take part in these
conferences.
The Alumnae Job Weekend is
sponsored by the Alumnae Com-
mittee on Jobs and the Under-
graduate Vocational Committee.
don’t expect much. Any good you
do you probably won’t see. If you
are very fortunate, some patient
may show a marked improvement
under your care. But often there
the room.
Continued on Page 6, Col. 4
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Page Six’
THE
COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, February 20, 1952 -
C. Friedrich Supports
Eisenhower’s Theories
Continued from Page 5
fact, Furtnermore, the percentage
ox Communists will drop when
countries with almost no commun-
isuic ~vovers can counter-balance
tose ot France and Italy. Unless
lt. happens, American policies will,
in torve to tour years, prove to
pe..nu, was Vr, Friedrich’s warn-
ing remark. He was, however, op-
umisuc, since during. the last five
years araits have been produced
which we are now able to criticize
ana work with. He compared the
present problem of forming a gov-
excnment with that of the assem-
ply’ in Philadelphia in 1776. Dr.
rriearichs conciuded with a few
remarks on the great contribution
a united Kurope in the U.N. would
make in lessening the controversy
pe.ween the Soviet Union and the
Unived States.
Tne third speaker was Dr. Perry
Miller, Professor of American Lit-
erature at Harvard, starting with
the question, “What drove me
crazy in Europe?” Above all, he
stated, were the European inferi-
ority complex and the saying, “If
we are not good, the Americans
will get: annoyed”.
He pointed to the responsibility
and obligation of the U.S. to un-
derstand Europe’s anxiety about
the result if a) America pulls out,
and b) if she controls too much.
Thus ‘he meant that the focus of
the problem is to be in the United
States.
The last speaker, Lewis H. Van
Dusen, Jr., discussed the Atlantic
defense problem. Russia must be
made to understand that if she
becomes aggressive there is a
unified policy and army to stop
her. He thoroughly believed in
the U. S. policy that if strength
Alwyne Will Present
Medtner in Program
Continued from Page 1
England, and was in dire financial
straits, when the young Maha-
rajah of Mysore, who had come to
know and admire his music while
studying at Oxford, quite unex-
pectedly announced to Medtner
that he wished his music to be
preserved. He had and would pro-
vide funds to have Medtner’s en-
tire output of compositions re-
corded by the H.M.V. recording
company in England, stipulating
that Medtner himself make the
recordings. Up to date four al-
bums and several separate records
of Medtner’s works have been
issued,
Also, Mr. Alwyne will play four
unusual Kirghiz Sketehes by
Michael von Zadora, who was his
teacher while studying in Berlin.
Further selections included in the
program are:
Bach-Busoni: Chorale-Preludes:
“Now comes’ the _— gentile’s
Savior”
“Awake, the voice commands”
Haydn: Andante con Veriozioni in
F minor
Liszt: Ricordanza (Remembrance)
from “Etudes d’execution tran-
scendante”)
Au bord d’une source (from “An-
nees de Pelinerage”: Suisse)
Sonette 104 del Petrarca (from
“Annees de _ Pelinerage”:
Italie)
“Warfare I cannot wage, yet I
know not peace;
I fear, I hope, I burn, I freeze
again,
Mount to the skies, then bow to
earth my face;
Grasp the whole world, yet
nothing can attain.”
Etude after Paganini in E flat
Brahms: Seven Fantasies, p. 116
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but it can be realized under 5. Vatescienn tH minor
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problem in raising an army in 7; Capriccio in D minor
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‘Court-wise’ Badminton
Teams Beat Rosemont
Continued from Page 3
sities with the exception of five
new members are familiar faces.
Having played a great deal of out-
side matches they have learned to
look for their opponent’s weak-
nesses and to play a thinking
game. It is hoped that the rest
of the season will be as success-
ful as the first game. The team
was as follows:
VARSITY
Scores
Dd ene ee a 2—0
2..- D. MeCormick ...;......: 2—0
BB A WO8 lic SNe 2—0
1. M. Muir
B,; Townsend ......:....:. 2—0
2. J. Bogley
E. Wadsworth ........... 2—0
JR. VARSITY
Scores
Continued from Page 5
are concealed ‘effects. A complete-
iy rigid, unresponsive patient often
takes in everything going on, only
he can’t respond. If later he re-
covers, he remembers the treat-
ment he received: in great detail.
Kind treatment: often facilitates
recovery.
tell whether you are doing a wor-
thy job. When you collect’ your
first month’s paycheck ($144 plus
2 meals at the hospital) ‘you'll
Lit Pee THB ORG ta ae 2—1
2,----Mis -Reigle—~ssiiisccierx: 2—0
8. Pi AIDOPG 85 ache ieens 2—0
1. §S. Kuser 2 ae
Tas, COODRE cahiscc.crlscsisa -2—0
2. M. Jones
L. Atwood)... @boc..2—0
With all this, it won’t be hard to’
Open College Meeting Tomorrow To Discuss
Summer Work At Norristown State Hospital
know whether it feels “right” or
not.
Mention has been made mostly
of the concentration and interest
the summer will demand. Still,
woven into the background against
this are the unit recreations, the
persenal friendships formed at the
hospital among the staff and em-
ployees and (discriminatingly)
with patients and a certain healthy
self-recognition impossible to de-
scribe. When people are depend-
ent on you—so pitifully depend-
ent—you grow up. You take care
not to be mean, or forgetful, or
scatterbrained.
friends for encouragement and
criticism. It’s a feeling of mem-
bership in the human race.
vy
Campus Interviews on Cigaretie Tests
No. 33...THE SHEEP
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be tried to fool him with the “quick-trick”
cigarette mildness tests—~but he wouldn’t go.astray!
We know as well as he there’s only one fair way to
test cigarette mildness. And millions of smokers agree!
It’s the sensible test...the 30-Day Camel
Mildness Test, which simply asks you to try Camels
as your steady smoke, on a day-after-day,
pack-after-pack basis. No snap judgments. Once ;
you’ve tried Camels for 30 days in your “T-Zone”
(T for Throat, T for Taste), you’ll see why.. ‘
After all the Mildness Tests. ‘
. BJ. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C,
And ‘you realize.
|how dependent you are on your
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