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College news, February 18, 1953
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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Vol. 39, No. 13
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BMC-News-vol39-no13
The College News
VOL. XLIX, NO. 13
ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1953
Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1953
PRICE 20 CENTS
Laswell Points
To Integration
In Every Field
Individual Should Work
To Realize Values
In Society
College Choruses
Unite in Concert
Saturday Evening
Under the direction of Robert L.
Goodale and ‘William Reese, the
Bryn Mawr Chorus and the Haver-
ford Glee Club, along with the
(Bryn Mawr-Haverford Orchestra, |
at 8:30 p. m. in Goodhart auditor-
ium.
Mr. Harold D. Laswell, profess-
or of law and political science at
Yale University, spoke on the “pol.
icy science” of integrating intel-
lectual activity in a broader con-
text on Thursday night, February
12, in Wyndham. Pointing first to
the previous type of moral philo-
sophic teaching which applied phil-
osophy to long range problems, the
appraisal of broad philosophy, and
the analysis of trends in the light
of past, present, and possible fu-
ture events, he then explained that
with the specialization of intellec-
tual pursuits, we have lost the
feeling of sharing philosophy and
invention as functions for comr
mon use
A “drift toward unity” has be-
come apparent recently, although
the unifying role has been assum-
ed by many outside the field of
philosophy. The integration pro-
cess seems to be a collective con-
tribution from results of various
efforts in different fields, perhaps
even more from the physical sci-
ences than from the social sciences.
The major task is one of placing
a problem in its significant context,
learning how to relate our own
problems to a larger problem, a
broader situation. We must first,
said Mr. Laswell, determine what
we hold valuable. For him, human
dignity. should be given highest
value. Having determined the val-
ues one should ask oneself from
what he has derived his prefer-
Continued on Page 4, Col. 4
The program will include Litan-
ies a la Vierge Noire, by Poulenc,
one of “The Six” composers of
modern French music. It is a com-
| position based on prayers to the
image of the Black Virgin of Roc-'
Amadour. The piece is for wom-
en’s voices and piano. |
The mixed chorus and orchestra
will present Gloria in Excelsis in D
by Antonio Vivaldi, a predecessor
of Bach. The theme of the second
movement is suggested in Bach’s
B Minor Mass.
Hindelmith’s Chansons on six
poems by Rilke will also be sung
‘by the mixed chorus, and Haver-
ford will perform three American
Psalms by Ross Lee Finney.
The gentle love song, Schubert’s
Serenade-Staendchen, for contralto
solo, women’s voices, and piano
will also be included on the pro-
gram.
On Monday, February 23, at
8:15 in the Common Room, there
will be a meeting on Costs. All
students are invited to attend
to hear Miss McBride speak on
the changes and improvements
that come to the college because
|| of the increased costs. Not only
|| have costs risen to meet infla-
|| tion, but costs are evidence of
(| positive form of change. Mrs.
i} Marshall told of Change—
|| Chapter I at the second semes-
|| ter assembly. Chapter II of
Change will be treated by Miss
McBride on Monday, the 23rd at
| 8:15, when she tells of Costs.
Radnor Nighteap
Rhoads Hall Adds Tea-time Gaiety
by Lynn Badler, °56
All frustrated drinkers were
soothed vicariously by the “Night-
cap” presented by Radnor on Fri-
day the 13th. The walls and all
other free spaces were decorated
with signs picturing the names of
different drinks. No longer were
the smokers rooms in a college
dormitory: they took on an exotic
air . One was transformed into an
Oriental pagoda, demonstrating a
“Singapore Sling.” Another be-
came a dimly-lit silhouette - filled
room for dancing, depicting a
“Purple Passion.”
The crowd was very large and
after the entertainment was an-
nounced there was a pause, for
the performers could hardly push
their way through. Pat McElroy
did the planning for the entertain-
ment and should be commended. It
was all exceptionally well per-
formed. Barbara Leddy appeared
first and interpreted “Slaughter on
Tenth Avenue” with a modern
dance. Then Mary Ellen Fullam
brought out her guitar and sang
hill-billy style.
Beains Festivities
Finally appeared the “cherry on
the Martini”; the kick chorus.
Dancing and kicking to the fast
“Cancan” tired the entertainers so
that they could not come back for
the encore demanded by the audi-
ence.
And the punch may not have
been champagne, but the cheerful
atmosphere gave it just as much
impact.
Rhoads Tea Dance
To limber up the dancers for
the evening’s Undergrad formal,
Rhoads presented a dance at tea-
time on Saturday, the 14th. The
festive air about the whole campus
was intensified at Rhoads by the
music, dancing, and varied cor-
sages.
One could see beaming! faces ev-
erywhere as Saturday’s activities
of the Big Weekend officially began
and guests started to arrive. Here
too there were lots of cookies and
punch for those not too excited to
eat. | ‘was general agreement
that it was a success. And how
pleasant to see so many men on
campus again!
will give a concert on February 21,' -
Radiations Of Special Performers Illuminate
Fast-paced Plot Of Other-worldly Man Alive
Council Prepares for Man Alive
Bowen To Deliver
Memorial Lecture
Elizabeth Bowen, the Irish-Eng-
lish novelist, will speak in Good-
hart Hall on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 25th at 8:15 p. m. “The Writer
and sources of Influence” will be
the basis for her talk.
Miss Bowen is the author of
many short stories and novels, in-
cluding. Fhe Heat of the Day and
The Death of the Heart. Her most
recent work, Collected Impressions,
a collection of descriptive pieces
and critical reviews, was published
in July, 1950. She has also had
articles and critical essays fre-
quently appear in several maga-
zines.
In giving the Ann Elizabeth
Sheble Memorial Lecture, Miss
Bowen will include comments on
her own work as well as that of
her contemporaries. Her interest
in the craft of fiction has led to
studies of modern writers, and her
comments will illustrate the deter-
minants and modifying factors af-
fecting the writers of today.
CALENDAR
Tuesday, February 17
8:30 p. m. Time Current Af-
fairs Quiz, Common Room.
Wednesday, February 18
8:00 p. m. Open meeting of the
Dance Club, Gym.
Saturday, February 21
8:30 p. m. Concert by Bryn
Mawr College Chorus and Hav-
erford College Glee Club, with
Bryn Mawr-Haverford orchestra.
Goodhart.
Sunday, February 22
7:30 p. m. Chapel Service. Ad-
dress by the Reverend Harry
Meserve, First Unitarian Church,
San Francisco, California. Music
Room. —
Monday, February 23
7:15 p. m. Current Events,
speaker to be announced. Com-
mon Room.
8:15 p. m.
Common Room.
Wednesday February 25
8:15 p. m. Elizabeth Bowen will
give the Ann Elizabeth Sheble
Memorial Lecture. She will speak
on “The Writer and Sources of
Influence.” Goodhart.
Meeting on Costs.
New Show Songs
Ring in Goodhart
by Caroline Warram, 755
The Common Room echoed with
the reminiscences of four Fresh-
man Shows Sunday afternoon fol-
lowing the big night for the Class
of 1956. ;
The song fest began with a
spirited assurance that the fresh-
men had found their “Man Alive.”
The other classes followed with the
famed “Polar Bear” from the
Seniors, “Treasure” from the Jun-
iors, and “Roam an’ Riot” from the
Sophomores.
The soloists of past and present
Freshmen Shows recaptured the
moods of their own shows. Llyn
iDallet and Clare Harwood re-
peated their successes with “Love
Song” and “Big Bertha,” respec-
tively. Kathy Lurker’s “In the
Conitnued on Page 4, Col. 5
Show Depicts Mythical
Manless World
Of Future
by-Barbaia Urysdale, ’55
and Ciaire Robinson, 54
Man Alive, the presentation of
the Uiass of 1956, was one of ex-
ceilent individual performances.
Lune outerworldly, other-worldly
musical had a _ swift-paced plot
that was most original, particular-
ly in the ingenious finale. The au-
dience was not allowed even a
glimpse of the specimen that mo-
tivated the plot—Man never ap-
peared. Many other people did,
however, and special appearances
sparkled. Almost immediately after
the effective pre-curtain chant
with weird flute harmony, came Si-
si Chu, the girl in the little grass
skirt. She wowed the audience, tor
her hula was wonderful. Violet
Shaw, too, was out of this world
—her ballet was skilled and lovely
to look at. The sheer pleasure of
watching these two detracted, for-
tunately, from the rather garbled
modern dance context into which
they were thrust. The significance
of this last was not always clear,
and it was at times difficult to fol-
low what the dancers intended to
convey.
chlorophyll cigarettes helped to
relieve the bewilderment of the
viewers and proved a clever, snap-
py conclusion to the sequence,
Clare Harwood was a_keen-
witted, uninhibited Titania, and the
difficult task of transmitting plot
to audience, in a musical, was well
done. Her sometimes difficult lines
(“The electro-sweeper got jam-
med with the gamma radiation”)
got across—no small feat. And her
Big Bertha number was delivered
with zip and punch. Llyn Dallet
Continued on Page 4, Col. 1
Parisian Entertainment Scintillates
As Gay Finale to Valentine Whirl
Following the presentation of
“Man Alive?!” on Saturday night,
actresses and audience all flocked
to the “Rosy Future” dance in the
gym. Sponsored by Undergrad,
the dance featured the band of
Howard Cooke, whose red souvenir
Civil War caps were in great de-
mand by dancers . Judging by the
dance floor, the dance was a huge
success.
The Dance Committee deserves
credit for an inspired decorating
job. Red and white streamers
merged from all sides to the cen-
ter of the gym. Figures cleverly
created of silver foil decorated the
tables where weary dancers watch-
ed more energetic couples running
the gamut from waltz to Charles-
ton. The fencing room was trans-
formed into a den of refreshment;
it carried out the red and white
Valentine theme.
Excellent entertainment was
provided by the Bryn Mawr Oc-
tangle and the visiting Princeton
Tigertones. A solo by Muggy Mc-
Cabe was greeted with special
applause. An innovation was the
use of dance programs as tickets.
Several of the dances could be ex-
changed and were filled in before-
hand. It was felt this would help
to abolish the well-known “Sys-
tem” of college dances. According
to a humber of comments, this idea
was met favorably.
Merion Open House
At Merion’s Open House after
the dance, “Moulin Rouge” was
the theme. Guests were greeted by
gay streamers and balloons, a panel
depicting chorus girls, and other
decor in the French night club
motif.
Patrons quenched their thirst with
ice cream as they watched the floor
show. This consisted of renditions
by the Tigertones, a special visit
of Edith Piaf (Barbara Kalb) who
sang a sultry-voiced “Vie en Rose”,
and Gray Struthers _§ singing
“Stormy Weather”. The doors
closed at 3:30, at the finish of a
wonderful evening.
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