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VOL. XLII, NO. 24

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1947



Copyright Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1945



British Novelist
Reads Passages

From His Works

E. M. Forster Selects
Musical References
In Novels

Goodhart Hall, May 7: Mr. E. M.
Forster, British novelist, read se-
lections from his works, this eve-
ning, to a large and appreciative
audience. The author, on his first
visit to the United States, had just
come from Boston where he open-
ed the Harvard Symposium on mu-
sic with a lecture on musical crit-
icism. With the exception of Har-
vard, Bryn Mawr is the only other
college to be visited by Mr. For-
ster during his sojourn in this
country.

‘The author announced that since
he had spoken on music to the
Symposium he thought it would
be fitting to read passages which
dealt with music from his various
novels. The first selection was
taken from Where Angels Fear to
_ Tread and dealt with a perform:
ance of Lucia di Lammermoor in a

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Students Defeat
London U.’s Team

In Internat’] Quiz

Bryn Mawr College was _fea-
tured in a trans-Atlantic broadcast
to England on Sunday at 1:30 P.
M., as three students, Edith An-
nin, 47; Jean Switendick, ’48, and
Henny Burch, °48, participated as
contestants in the International
Quiz and defeated their British ri-
vals with a score of 690-655.

The International Quiz, sponsor-
ed by station WPEN in Philadel-
phia, is an organization whose aim
is to promote interest in local col-
lege radio stations. WPEN ar-
ranges for’ several qualifying
rounds in a kind of quiz tourna-
ment between Swarthmore, Bryn
Mawr and the University of Penn-
sylvania. (Haverford had _ been
entered as a contestant, but with-
drew.) The winner of these pre-
liminaries is then entitled to op-
pose a team of British students in
an international broadcast. The
University of Pennsylvania had
been the first winrer, but was de-
feated several weeks ago by Birk-

beck College in its contest with |

England. Bryn Mawr was quali-
fied to enter the second foreign
broadcast and emerged victorious
over University College of the
University of London.
International Chit Chat
This broadcast, the last of this
year’s series, was recorded on

Thursday in the WPEN broadcast- |

ing room and the transcription was
played on Sunday. Each contest-
ant wore a pair of earphones and
was enabled to engage in an in-
formal talk with the English team

before the quiz began. :

‘The questions covered a wide va-
riety of subjects but the general
emphasis was on Current Events.
The British team, composed of two
boys and a girl, was fairly well up
on Current Events but poor in
mathematics, where they lost the
most points.

It is hoped that these broadcasts
will be resumed once more next
year, as they provide an interest-
‘ing challenge to American stu-

_ dents.

Professors Talk
Of Philos. of Hist.
At Fullerton Club

Philosophers from neighboring
colleges and universities attended
the annual meeting of the Fuller-
ton Club to discuss “The Philoso-
phy of History.” The session
which was held in the Deanery last
Saturday featured two speakers in
the morning and-two in the after-
noon.

Professor Hajo Holborn, of Yale
University, opened the discussion
with a paper on “Greek and Mod-
ern Concepts of History.” Accord-
ing to Professor Holborn, “In the
Hellenic period only few civiliza-
tions had a form of historical, in-
terest going beyond a myth stage.”
The great contribution of Thucy-
dides was his attempt to replace
myths with a credible interpreta-
tion of history. The fruits of Thu-
cydides’ work, however,” said Pro-
fessor Holborn, “may be found in
the political philosophy of Plato
and Aristotle.” The tendency of
Greek thought toward a common
universal history reached its cli-
max in the works of Polybius.
With the coming of Christ history
took a new turn and a theology
of history was created. Machia-
velli contributed greatly to the
breakdown of this theology of his-
tory by reverting to the concepts
of Thucydides and Polybius. Pro-
fessor Holborn concluded by ex-
plaining that modern historical
thought has been an attempt to
fill the void which the departure
from the theological influence of
Christ has created.

“Dialectic is an important aspect
of historical reality,’’ said Profes-
sor Helmut—Kuhn, of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, in an anal-
ysis of “Dialectic in History,” “but
it is also dangerous in an interpre-
tation of history.” Professor Kuhn
demonstrated that the danger lies
in the unification of certain dia-

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Credits Disclosed
For ‘Top Secret’

‘Certain salient facts and ac-
knowledgements may now be pub-
licized in regard to the Faculty
Show. Programs were not print-
ed for Saturday’s performance of
Top Secret in order to preserve the
element of surprise.

The show was a composite piece |
of composition. The individual acts





Open Discussion
Clarifies Issues
About Infirmary

An open discussion was held on
Monday evening, May 12 in the
Common Room to clarify various

complaints of the students against |

certain rules and procedures of the
infirmary. Henny Burch, speak-
ing for the Undergraduate Coun-
cil, led the discussion, while Dr.
Humeston, ‘Dean Nepper and Dean
Broughton answered student crit-
icism.

Complaints against ithe coldness
of the food and unnecessary noise
in the infirmary halls are to be in-
vestigated. The report that pa-
tients have not been informed of
telephone calls received will also
be corrected.

Many specific cases were brought
up, in which misunderstanding
could have been cleared if the in-
firmary had been informed of the
objection immediately and the facts
investigated. Dean Nepper point-
ed out that too much criticism has
been based on rumor and not fact.
It is most important, she stressed,
for the student to consult a reli-
able authority when she wants to
know the facts of the infirmary.

One of the major and universal
complaints was that a patient is
either left in the infirmary too long
or not long enough. Dr. Humeston
explained that this condition is due
in a large extent to the failure of
the student to reveal her symp-
toms fully. ‘Since the college is
responsible for the physical con-
dition of ‘the ‘student, it is neces-
sary for the college to reserve the
authority on health matters. This
fact is often neglected by the im-

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Calhoun to Speak

At Bacealaureate

Robert Lowry Calhoun, Profes-
sor of Historical Theology at Yale
University, will conduct the Bac-
calaureate Service for the class of
1947, to be held Sunday, June Ist,
at 8 o’clock, in Goodhart Hall. Dr.
Calhoun is the author of God and
the Common Life and What is
Man? He is already familiar to
Bryn Mawr students, who heard
him speak at a chapel service last
year.

Special music to be sung at Bac-
calaureate by the College Chorus
will include Ave Marie by Gustav
Holst, Lerd Who Hast Made Us
for Thine Own by Gustav~ Holst,



were made up by the performers
‘therein. Out of Bounds, the skit, |
was written jointly by the Misses ;
Stapleton, Linn and (Gardiner. Miss
Stapleton acted as director. The
Bee was composed by E. B. ‘White,
a New Yorker editor, and was re-
cited by Mrs. Manning with his |
permission. Mr. Thon gave final
advice for the production.
‘Miss Boas was choreographer
for the primitive seed planting
ceremonial and accompanied it on
the drum. Miss Clayton and Mrs.
Lattimore composed dances for the
skit. Faculty wives acted as Rock-
ettes and helped in the composition
of the ballet, the male section of
which was costumed by Mrs. Al-
wyne. Miss Grant coached the
folk dancers. Piano accompani-
ments were by Mr. Bernheimer,
‘Mrs. deVaron and Mr. Martin. The
ballet orchestra was composed of
Mr. Bernheimer, piano, Miss Ba-
con, violin, and Mr. Immenwahr,
flute. LEN 3

The faculty wishes to thank
Louise Belknap, Marian Holland,



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Litany, by Poulenc, and Gloria
Patri, by Palestrini.



ENGAGEMENTS

Jacquely> Miller ’47 to Mar-
tin Ketceasiein.
Charlotte Feiner ’49 to Paul
Schwartz.

CALENDAR
Friday, May 16
* “Last Day of Lectures of Sec-
ond Semester. Class Day
speeches.
8:30 Goodhart. Dr. Lionello
Venturi, “Origins of Modern
Painting”.
Monday, May 19
Final Examinations begin.
Friday, May 30
Final Examinations end.
Sunday, June 1
8:00 Goodhart. Baccalaureate
Services Dr. Robert Lowry
Calhoun, Professor of Histor-
ical Theology at Yale Univer-
Sty...
Tuesday, June 3
11:00 Goodhart. Conferring
of Degrees. Close of 62nd Ac-
ademic Year.

J.







‘TopSecret’ Disclosed to Students;
Imaginative Faculty Creates Hit



SPRING IN A ROMAN GARDEN .



Flexible Lecture, Agile Bee, Aeschylus,

Hallelujah

Bulkhead

Wow Audience

by Louise Ervin ’49
and Emily Townsend ’50

Goodhart, May 10. Now it can be
told~what the faculty do in their
spare time; as Mrs. Manning re-
marked firmly: : \

“I wish to state

I’ll always mate

With whatever drone I encounter!”
Or, on a slightly different note,
there was Mr. Watson’s eager “$5
for the end of Minnie!”

The faculty show Top Secret re-
vealed unexpected talent in some
and enthusiasm in all. After the
initial stage-fright and footlight
fever, the actors drowned their in-
hibitions in self-expression, cul-
minating in the song of Queen Bee
Manning, sometime head of the
history department, the “Great
Flexible Lecture” and “Spring in
a Roman Garden.”

This clever ballet was the most
applauded piece of the evening.
The place of honor was occupied
by a bust of Aeschylus whose aus-
terity was reflected by the sur-
rounding statues to such an extent
that Messrs. Berliner, Alwyne,
MacKinnon, and Berry were scarce-
ly recognizable. Accompanied by



Venturi to Talk
On Modern Art

Dr. Lionello Venturi, Professor
of Art History at the University
of Rome, will give the first of two
illustrated lectures in Goodhart
Hall, Friday night, May 16th, at
8.30 P..M. His topic will be “Ori-
gins of Modern Painting.”

The second lecture, “Modern
Painting and Modern Civilization,”
will be held in the Pennsylvania
University Museum Auditorium, at
4 P. M., Monday, May 19th. All
students are cordially invited to
attend both these lectures, which
are being jointly sponsored by
Bryn Mawr College and the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Venturi has recently arrived
from Italy. He is considered one
of the leading authorities on mod-
ern painting and has written nu-
merous books on this subject, such
as Giorgione, Italian Paintings,

Cezanne, and History of Art Crit-
ism. Before the war he lived for
some time in the United States,
where he taught at Johns Hopkins





and. the University of California.

a charming melody provided by
Miss Bacon’s violin, pianist Mr.
Bernheimer and Mr. Immerwahr
on the _ flute,.-four ~ ephemeral
nymphs flitted into the garden.
Graceful as they were, Mrs. Ox-
toby, Mrs. Nahm, Mrs. Lattimore,
and Miss ‘Clayton were temporar-
ily eclipsed by the entrance of
Miss Nepper, the ballerina. The
Dean’s advances were irresistible,
even to the apparently immovable
Aeschylus. After some frustra-
tion, the premiere: danseuse suc-
ceeded in moving even the—cold
stone, and Mr. Sloane’s arms con-
veniently appeared from behind
the Greek ito help Miss Nepper
strike her pose. Joined with the
incongruity of this situation, the
skill and grace of the dancers
made the Roman iGarden scene the
most outstanding of the evening.

Although the dialogue of Top
Secret was uneven in quality, va-
riety and spontaneity carried the
show to a hilarious conclusion. It
is difficult to evaluate the faculty
presentation on the basis of Broad-
way standards. However, the in-
formal atmosphere and general
spirit of fun as exhibited in witty
songs and diversified skits over-
whelmed the audience. The fac-
ulty are all to be congratulated for
the result of their feverish after-
hours work in Goodhart. Under
the direction of their committee
they succeeded in conjuring up an
evening of lavish entertainment.

To start the show off on the
proper sinister note, Mr. Frank
emerged with a tower of blue books
and settled himself with glee in
peaceful seclusion at one corner of
the stage. Chameleon Helson trip-
ped in and out, causing casual
speculation as to what his next cos-
tume would be. The over-eager.
can-can chorus kicked in ahead of
the music. ‘Strangely enough, thev
only seemed to be able to kick on
one leg, but the leg was shapely!

In came Mr. Patterson with the
sad reactions of a freshman fac-
ulty member to the modern Bryn
Mawr girl: “Everything’s Up To
Date At Bryn Mawr College”. He
was forced to admit that “she seem-
ed well rounded, as far as written
records show”. This solo was am-
ple proof that the basement of
Dalton does not harm the voice. A
less up-to-date quartet followed,
in single. file beneath frayed
bath towels: Messrs. Herben, Lat- —

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