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THE COLLEGE NEWS

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Library Seeking
Brakely’s Letters

Dr. Elizabeth Brakely, Bryn
Mawr ’16, has been in Europe with
the U.N.R.R.A., and in order to
show what experiences such a pod-
sition might entail, the Public Li-
brary of Montclair, N. J., has un-
dertaken to compile a collection of
excerpts from letters written by
. Dr. Blakely.

Selected portions of the letters
will, acording to present plans, be
typed in triplicate, one going to the
Montclair Library, as part of its
collection of archives on local hjs-
tory, a second set going to the Bryn
Mawr College Library, and the
third to be given to Dr. Brakely
herself.

A plea has been sent to anyone
who” has been in correspondence
with Dr. Brakely, by.the: Montclair
Library, to send in the original let-
ters, or copies or photostats, say-
ing whether such. material shoula
be returned.



Display Features
French Paintings



An exhibit of 87, reproductions
of paintings provided by the French
Government was featured by the
French House during the past
week. The paintings, representing
the various schools of modern
French art, are being shown in
various colleges throughout the
United States in order to acquaint
American students with contem-
porary French thought and cul-
ture through its art.

The reproductions range from
. modern art to classicism, including
both water colors and oils. Several
examples of the work of Picasso,
including his. well-known “Woman

in White” and his cubistic “Green
Still Life’ were shown. Rouault’s
paintings were represented by
“Christ Mocked by Soldiers” and
“Pierrot Bleu,” and Cezanne’s fa-
mous “Pines and Rocks” was one
of several of his works displayed
in the exhibit.

Landscapes by several celebrated
French artists, including Marquet,
Derain, Segonzac, and ‘Cezanne

were shown, together with “Les
Canotiers,” by Renoir, and Monet’s
_ \ “Le Jardin de L’Artiste.” The Poin-
tiste school of painting was repre-

\-~. sented by several works, and var-

ious paintings by Dufy, Braque,
and Signac rounded out the collec-
tion. .
The exhibit was officially opened
on Friday afternoon, January 11,
at a reception for interested stud-
ents and faculty members, given in
Wyndham by the French Club.



Cuttino Appointed )
To History Dept.



The appointment of Mr. George
Cuttino to take Mr. Charles Wen-
dell David’s place in the History
department next year has been an-
nounced by President McBride.

Mr. Cuttino, appointed jointly
with Swarthmore College, will
teach Medieval history. He receiv-

|
ed his A, B. from Swarthmore, and

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Evans. [lustrates

Theory Of Colors

Goodhart, January 11. How to
take, how to exhibit, and what ‘to
expect of colored tilm, explained
and illustrated with special slides,
was the subject of Ralph Evans’
address to the Bryn Mawr chapter
ot Sigma Xi.

Mr. Evans, chairman of Eastman
Kodak’s color department, empha-





was a ‘graduate assistant in His-
tory at the University of Iowa un. |
til 1086, "?

He then studied for two years |
at Oriel College, Oxford, where he |
was a Rhoads Scholar. Mr. Cuttino
was at the Institute for Historical
Research at the University of Lon-
don for a year, and received his
PhD from Oxford.

Upon his return to this country
he taught at the University of
Iowa for a few years. Mr. Cuttino
is now on terminal leave from the
Army, and will. be at the Univer-
sity of Iowa this spring

Vassar Planning
Far East Forum



An inter-collegiate conference on
the problems in the Far East is be-
ing planned by the Vassar Politi-
cal Association for the week-end
of Feb. 8 and 9. Bryn Mawr has
been asked to participate and the
Alliance has posted a list on the
Taylor bulletin board where any-
one interested in attending the con-
ferece is asked to sign. Delegates
will be chosen from the list by the
Alliance board at its meeting next
Monday.

“The Far East, Playground of
Power Politics,” is the subject of
the conference which will open
Friday night with a speech on
U. S. aims in the Far East. The
remaining time will be taken up
with discussion on such subjects as
the function of UNO in the solution
of Far Eastern problems.

The delegates chosen will be
asked to do some reading before
they go so that they will have some
background of information for the
discussion. For this purpose Vas-
sar will send a bibliography as
soon as its plans are completed.

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corded by the eye appear real be-
cause the brain tells us they are,
those copied by the camera need
artificial aids to make them seem
natural. The eye is controlled by
the brain, and will automatically
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ing a poorly-colored photograph
there, are on a screen in a darken-
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no standard of comparison.

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Feeling that Sunday’ evening
chapel should be a matter of con-
cern to all members of the college
community;’ the Chapel Commit-
tee, headed by Ann Werner ’47, set
up a'system whereby students may
suggest improvements for the

Chinese Tale Changed
Into Delightful, New
- Musical Play

by Dembow and Dimond

Confucious would have said, “See | services.
Lute Song, an experiment in the A ‘perennial: lack of attendance
theatre, for a thoroughly delight. | and interest in Chapel, they feel,
a | indicates that the services are not
‘actually meeting the needs of the
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ful evening of theatre.” It is
modern version of the famous
Chinese fable: Pi-Pa-Ki @hd is pre- |campus.
sented with all the Oriental touch- | Suggestions” be given to the com-
es of a full course meal at Ruby | mittee representatives in each hall.
nats: These representatives are as fol-

The tale is of an aspiring young reyes ste mise ena a
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his wife (Mary Martin) and_par- ee eee

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a Shotgun wedding, and is unable ion, Betty Ann McClure.
to communicate with his family to!
that effect. Mary Martin, whose) ————_____—__.,.
heart belongs to his daddy, re- 9 |
mains to care for her aged in-laws. Stockton .- |
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