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VOL. XLVI, NO. 10
ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1949
Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1949
PRICE 15 CENTS
Edelstem Plans
Philosophy Talk
Honoring Frank
Lecture Will Stress
Scientific Influence
On Philosophy
“The Influence of Science on
“Greek Philosophy” is the topic of
the Erich Frank Memorial Lec-
ture, to be given by Dr. Ludwig
Edelstein, at 8:30 on January 4,
-in Goodhart Hall.
A student and friend of the late
Dr, Frank, Dr. Edelstein is now
Professor of Greek at the Univer-
sity of California. He has selected
the subject because it was one of
special interest. to Dr. Frank, and
one on which he was working at
the time of his death in Amster-
‘dam last June. It was to Dr. Edel-
stein that Dr. Frank left his li-
brary, a great portion of which
Dr. Edelstein has passed on to
Bryn Mawr at Dr. Frank’s request.
Dr. Edelstein received his Ph.D.
from Heidelberg in 1929, and was
a lecturer at the University of
Berlin for several years. He also
taught History of Medicine at
Johns-Hopkins University from
1939 until he took a post as Pro-
fessor of. Greek at the University
Dr. Frank will be remembered
as the author of “Philosophical
Understanding and Religious
‘Truth,” composed of lectures he
delivered while holding the Flex-
mer Lectureship, in 1942-43 here
at Bryn Mawr. For the next two
‘years, Dr. Frank held a Greek
Lectureship, and then became visit-
ing professor in Philosophy, until
his retirement in 1948. Besides the
book of lectures, Dr. Frank is
known for his many other. treat-
ises and essays.
Arnold To Deliver
Sigma Xi Lecture
Mrs. Magda Arnold of the Psy-
chology Department will deliver
this year’s second Sigma Xi lec-
ture on January 11 at eight o’clock
in Park Hall. The subject of her
talk, “An Evcitatory Theory of
Emotion”, is the result of her work
of the past two years. Mrs. Ar-
nold presented her new theory at
the second of a series of psycho-
logical symposiums which take
place every twenty years.
French Club Presents Nativity,
Glassy-eyed Hiccupping Parisians
by Anne Greet, ’50
“Tout vifs, tout vifs’’ cried fish-
wife Kathy Harper, waving a dead
fish at the audience last Tuesday
night. The occasion was the French
club production, given in Wynd-
ham’s’ music room, of a mediaeval
farce entitled “La farce nouvelle et
fort joyeuse des femmes qui font
accroire a leurs maris que vessies
ce sont lanternes.” (The new and
most joyful farce of the women
who make their husbands believe
that pig bladders are lanterns.)
Kathy and Beatrice Freeman, the
second fishwife, spent most of the
evening hurling vile Parisian epi-
thets (“coquin,” “sale vieille paill-
Urfaust Displays
(ood Production,
Humorous Scenes
by Hanna Halborn, ’50
The German Club presentation
of Goethe’s Urfaust, given in co-
operation with Haverford, rose to
no dramatic heights, but was cer-
tainly the most enterprising and
worth while effort the Club has yet
made. Unfortunately it was by
far too ambitious a choice; one can
only wish that they had utilized
their talents for some simpler
play, or, if it had to be Urfaust,
that the play had been appropri-
ately cut.
There are, of course, certain
necessary limitations in giving a
performance of this sort, since all
people who have an adequate
knowledge of German do not also
have an adequate knowledge of
acting. And Faust in any form is
one of the most difficult pieces in
all German literature; there is so
much more talk than there is ac-
tion that highly polished acting is
needed to carry it off. All the ac-
tors in this production are certain-
ly to be congratulated for having
learned their tremendous number
of lines, and for the great amount
of work which they put in.
The part of Faust was taken by
Marlin Packard; he played it with
well-meaning stiffness and vene-
ration, and little apparent under-
standing of what it was all about.
Ruth McVey, as Margarete, was at
times appealing, but self-con-
sciousness and an inhibited style
of acting were not conducive to
the portrait of a tragic heroine.
Continued on page 5
Choruses Excel in}Carol Singing
At Christmas Chapel Service
by Frances Shirley, ’53
On Sunday evening, December
11, the Bryn Mawr College Chorus,
Haverford Glee Club, and the or-
chestras of the two colleges pre-
sented the annual: Christmas Carol
Service. The Reverend Andrew
Mutch presided, and read the
Christmas Story.
After the opening hymn and the
Invocation, the Bryn Mawr Chorus
sang three Czech carols and Zoltan
Kodaly’s The Angels and the Shep-
herds. Mr. Goodale conducted the
Chorus, and had perfect control
over it, and the result was some
inspired singing that started the
-service at a high pitch. Every note
-was clear, there was beautiful con-
trast in tone and volume, and no-
7
where did the music drag.
The Manfredini Sinfonia, played
by the orchestra under Mr. Reese,
was much less successful. Though
the first part, an Adagio, was fair-
ly good, the rest of the work was
characterized by poor intonation
of the strings and woodwinds, and
a lack of unanimity and shading.
One was much happier when the
orchestra returned to its role of
accompanying the hymns.
The third part of the service was
sung by the Haverford Glee Club
under the direction of Mr. Reese.
Buxtehude’s Zion Hears the Watch-
men Singing was sung with piano
accompaniment, and was well done,
as was the a cappella rendition
Continued on Page 2
ard,” ‘cette sale, vieille macker-
elle,’”’) and fish at each other with
extraordinary relish. Kathy}; with
red face and red costume, bounced
exuberantly about the stage, and
Beatrice was remarkable for her
graceful movements and _ varied
gestures, even when waving a pig-
bladder at Kathy in traditional
fencing posture.
The fishwives’ drunken husbands
were played with realism and
abandon by Messieurs Guicharnaud
and Van den Heuvel. “On voit bien
que Jean Marais est enivre,” said
his stern wife Kathy, and Monsieur
Van den Heuvel, with waggling
bonnet and glassy stare did seem
in a semi-conscious state. His
comrade and Beatrice’s husband,
Grand Gosier, was played with hic-
cups, grimaces, and fierce gestures
by Monsieur Guicharnaud. The
hunched-over’ lady who has. the
pig-bladder-lantern idea was inter-
preted by Sybil Amic with appro-
priate totters and quavers.
The nativity pantomime, set to a
French carol, “Chantons, je vous
prie,” was pleasant though anti-
Continued on Page 2
Committee Polls
ferences
Job Pr
Among Students
The following statistics are the
reults of the undergraduate poll
taken this fall by the Vocational
Committee to determine the oc-
cupational interests of students
after college:
Publications and Public
TOUNE ei. cescecssesssescesnisenovns
Teaching
Business—including banks,
insurance companies, stores,
THRO eee ee eee eee e eee eeeeeeneeeeees
GITIIBEH, BUC. oS icicieiséccescesss 157
Occupations involving
py aaa tne 142
Work in-the Physical Sciences 141
The Theatre, Radio, Motion
Pictures
International Affairs ..........,..... 126
Creative Writing
Music and the Dance
Designing
Professions: Law, 52; Medicine,
63; Nursing, 27; Nutrition, 5; Pub-
lic Health, 18; Occupational and
Physical Therapy, 36; Social Work,
112; Libraries, 35.
Arts: Painting and Sculpture,
92; Photography, 51; Architecture
and Landscape Gardening, 42; In-
~ Continued on Page 2
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CALENDAR
Wednesday, December 14
Spanish Club Party, Common
Room, 8:30 p. m.
Wednesday, January 4
‘Memorial Lecture for Dr.
Frank. Dr. Ludwig Edelstein,
“The Influence of Science on
Greek Philosophy,” Goodhart,
8:00 p. m.
Monday, January 9
' Science Club Lecture, Com-
mon Room, 8:00 p. m.
Tuesday, January 10
German Club Lecture, Mr.
Politzer on Shakespeare, Com-
mon Room, 8:30 p. m.
Wednesday, January 11
Sigma Xi Lecture, Park, 8:00
p. m.
Russion Lecture, Mr. Merle
Elizabeth and Essex
Activities Drive
Will Raise Funds
For B. M. League
The Activities Drive, which sup-
ports the Bryn Mawr League, will
begin on Monday, January 9th.
Soliciting will be individual, and
will continue for two or three days.
The quota has been set at $10.00
per person, which may be split up
over the last four Paydays. This
sum is not obligatory, but it is
hoped that-as-many- people as can
ss gs their quota, as the Ac-
tivities Drive’s funds are the only
finances the League has with which
to operate. The activities which the
League directs are many, includ-
ing the Summer Camp, Blind
School, the Soda Fountain, the
Haverford Community Center, the
Continued on Page 2
Fainsod To Speak
In Russian Series
Dr. Merle Fainsod will give the
first of a series of six lectures
sponsored by the Carnegie Founda-
tion, at Haverford on January 11.
This series is part of the Russian
studies program in which Bryn
Mawr, Haverford will particnpate.
Dr. Fainsod received his A.B
degree from Washington Univer-
sity (St. Louis) in 1928 and doc-
tor’s degree from Harvard in 1982,
where he has taught ever since as
a member of the Political Science
department. He is a specialist in
Russian affairs and been to Europe
Anderson Play
Displays Color,
Lack of Depth
Elizabeth the Queen
Features Low,
Cooper
by Emily Townsend, ’50
The kindest critic could scarcely
say more of Elizabeth the Queen,
4 as it was performed by Bryn Mawr
and Haverford last weekend, than
that it was mediocre. It is not easy
to see what made it so. The pro-
duction was certainly not amateur
in any way: the stage technique
was good, the play was beautiful-
ly\blocked, the cast must have set
a record for not needing to be
prompted, Elizabeth’s' and Essex’s
costumes, at least were splendid;
yet there were at the most only
three scenes\ which had even mo-
ments of good\acting or emotional
intensity. The ‘rest were boring
and immature.
Why? I think bevause the play
itself is not very good, the direc-
tion was hesitant, and nobody in
the cast did a really deep. acting
job. a
Elizabeth is certainly not Ander-
son’s best play, and the cast con-
cealed its deficiencies: with
able skill.
distracted from the content of the
dialogue; mercifully the delivery
was not sing-song or mechanical.
How far the play gave the actors
a chance to act is difficult to es-
timate; certainly it did not make it
easy for them.
The value of McKinley’s direc-
tion, aside from its technical skill]
which was very great, is a matter
on which only the cast can give
proper judgment. The merits of
any undergraduate direction are
debatable; many of us on campus
are looking back sadly to the days
Continued on Page 6
Concert
The second concert in the
oung Musicians series will be
given on Sunday, January 8, at
five p. m. The performers will
be Roy Wilde of the Academy
of Vocal Arts, singer at Tangle-
wood this summer, Leslie Par-
nas, cellist of the Curtis Insti-
tute ,and Anthony di Bonaven-
tura, accompanist. The program
will include works by Boelmann,
lately to interview people coming
from behind the “Iron Curtain.”
Saint-Saens, and Porpora.
Birch Beatings, Dips in Baltic,
Aqua Vitae Enliven Finnish Live
specially contributed by
Mary Buckingham, Marylou Dillon,
and Anne Warren, ’52
We set out to Finland much in
the spirit of Miss Skinner’s “Our
Hearts Were Young and Gay”. Our
eyes were also roving for the ship-
board hero who was to dominate
our minds for the next ten days, on
the high seas. The trip began in-
auspiciously because the seas were
so low that it was like being on
Long Island Sound. Somehow from
the motley crew of old ladies and
drunken gentlemen, we did manage
to make a few valuable contacts;
valuable in the sense that they
changed dollars into francs and
carried our nine bags on and off
the boat train to Paris.
Fainsod, Haverford, 8:15 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren met us in
Paris and were both surprised and
relieved that we had arrived with
the right number of passports and
bags. Then we “saw” Paris. A
very delightful six-foot four, blond
Finn certainly helped the sight-
seeing tour, but soon we had to
turn reluctantly away, and turn
our lagging steps to Helsinki, the
great’ white city of the North.
Most people think of Finland as
a land of continuous snow and gla-
ciers, but we had been emphatical-
ly assured, it was really quite
warm in the summer. Naturally
after this buildup we arrived in
the midst of a cold spell reminis-
cent of an Arctic New Year. To
Continued on Page 5
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Closed Chapter
A large part of the college was appalled to learn of the
hysteria and, violence which accompanied the election of a
freshman show director.
speeches in class discussion, orders to vote in blocs, pressure
on certain nominees to withdraw: their names, bitterness
against freshmen who failed to toe the party line: it is a
long time since Bryn Mawr has seen such immaturity in a
freshman class.
It is difficult to estimate the extent to which upperclass
interference was responsible. Apparently the same manifes-
tations of the grade-school spirit had already appeared in the
election of class officers. It is certain, however, that personal
rivalry between members of the Drama Guild, each backing
her own protegee, did nothing to relieve the tension.
Certain principles are involved here which we feel should
be stated emphatically in public. In the first place, it has
never been considered necessary to give the freshmen any
special supervision, or assume them to be incapable of run-
ning their class affairs in an adult manner. When you enter
college, certain demands in the way of maturity, clear think- |°
ing, and fairness are made on you, which you are expected
to be able to meet.
In the second place, you are not a class yet, and will not
be until after the freshman show, if then. You cannot afford
to indulge in hall rivalry and individual bitterness at this
stage. If you do, it may leave a scar you will never be able
to forget. Freshman show is not primarily an opportunity
for the exhibition of theatrical talent: it is a means of bind-
ing the freshmen more closely together, and of creating a
certain class individuality and spirit. If you go into it in
resentment and faction, you will probably never cease to
regret it.
As for the upperclassmen: it is a strong disappointment
that anyone who has reached the senior class should be so
ignorant of the needs and values of community life that she
should deliberately try to sow dissension where dissension is
most to be avoided. Freshmen look naturally to upperclass-
men for advice,and surely they have a right to expect that
the advice will bé\sound and disinterested. Let us hope that
in the future upperclassmen will restrain themselves from
meddling in the internal affairs of other classes, and will
content themselves with giving guidance in those matters
where their guidance is heeded and asked for.
The courage to vote for\the candidate you judge une for
the job, regardless of « rae. is vital in a demo-
eratic community. When Bryn Mawr offers us the oppor-
tunity t to develop self-reliant and\objective qualities of mind,
Cerirs
: - it is unfortunate not to take advante ge of it. May we express
ss a-hope that this episode is a closed chap
in college history,
ed freshmen a aii ras sho
Upperclass lobbying, bitter con]
Wednesday, December 14, 1949
Current Events
Common Room, December 12 —
The dialogue of M. Guicharnaud
and M. Van den Heuvel on The
Politics of France presented the
former in the more pessimistic, and
the latter in the more optimistic
of “two French points of view.”
The violent opposition of two
parties, began M.Guicharnaud, that
of RPF .and” the Communists,
might, in an international crisis,
lead to civil war. De Gaulle’s RPF
is ready to fight Communism with
Fascism. It has an intellectual fol-
lowing partly because of its
“brain”, Malraux, the novelist. The
Communists, though fewer than in
’45, are well-organized and “foxy”’.
Their program would put workers
in government control. Both par-
ties use any method to gain power.
M. Van den Heuvel replied by
explaining the middle party, which
though composed of both conser-
vative and Marxist elements, has,
in three years’ power, maintained
a political balance, and begun to
establish economic stability.
M. Guicharnaud replied that the
government has worsened the
workers’ position by crippling the
right to strike, and setting their
wage below the living wage.
Industry has, however, said M.
Van den Heuvel, progressed great-|.
ly. Further, a good harvest has
abolished rationing, the balance
of trade favors France, and the
dollar deficit has decreased. Only
the problem of prices and wages
remains difficult: wages have not
risen as prices have. The govern-
ment must either raise wages,
which will create more difficulty,
or prevent strikes by force. The
failure of the last strike, however,
shows that workers are losing in-
terest. in the method.
M. Guicharnaud’s opinion was
that the strike’s failure was due
to demoralization of the workers,
because of a division in the trade
unions between Communist and
non-Communist forces.
The speakers then mentioned
serious problems beyond France.
One is the threat of Chinese Com-
munists in Indo-China, and the
other, the French fear of German
rearmament. _
Meigs Discusses
Children’s Book
by Gwynne Williams, ’50
‘We’ve been realizing for some
time that we haven’t a scholarly
touch and have decided to turn our
talents towards a more innocent
and imaginative audience, for in-
stance, children, so we went to
hear Miss Meigs talk about writ-
ing children’s books this afternoon
in the Common Room.
Miss Meigs told us that the
children’s book field is varied, and
new enough so that competition is
comparatively small. Its audience
is “self-perpetuating”: children
who like one of your books will go
on reading you they get older, and
younger children like to read what
their older brothers and sisters
have read. The present critics of
children’s books are discerning,
and the “apparatus for distribution
is excellent”: almost all book
stores and libraries have children’s
departments.
Miss Meigs traced the short his-
tory of the children’s book: before
the 19th century children usually
had to be content with what their
parents read; some books were
suitable for older children such as
Pilgrim’s Progress and Gulliver’s
Travels. In the 19th century,
“Saint Nicholas” was started by a
Mrs. Dodge, whose standards were
high: she would write to the best
authors of her time: “I have read
your work, Mr. So and So., and I
think you are good enough to
write for ‘St. Nicholas.’” She
fostered some of the greatest chil-
drens’ writers: .Frank Stockton,
Rudyard Kipling and Howard
Pyle. She was succeeded by a Mr.
Clark who looked exactly like
Santa Claus. The development
- Continued on Page 6
ee ee ae
Thon Explains Changes,
Improvements
In Course
December 10, 1949
To the Editor of the College News:
We have already started to meet
the need expressed in your edi-
torial of December 7. Since the be-
ginning of this year all Freshmen
have been giving. 5- minute
speeches, on subjects of their own
choosing, in addition to the intro-
ductory 3-minute test speech. The
subjects have ranged from Social-
ized Medicine and the control of
atomic energy to the need for a
chapel at Bryn Mawr and a com-
parison of education for women
with co-education. The speeches,
given extemporaneously, are re-
quired to advocate specific action
and are judged not only on dic-
tion but also on thought and effec-
tiveness as public speaking.
Sincerely yours,
Frederick Thon
Experienced Students
Show Advantages
Of Paris
To the Editor:
Although we sympathize highly
with Miss Cave’s particular pre-
dilection for that “microcosm .. .
of Western Civilization” (vulgarly
known as Florence), we do feel
that her affection for this really
heavenly town has blinded her to
the great charms of Paris.
We believe that Miss Cave’s re-
port gives a far from accurate idea
of the talks given on Junior Year
Abroad in Paris, which did not
stress exclusively the academic
side, as would appear from her ar-
ticle. We were NOT a couple of
grinds! Far from it!
Miss Cave’s article neglects
completely . the “advantages of
Paris (and what advantages!)
which were pointed out. Just to
mention the most obvious one: the
stimulation we received from con-
tact with the student and artistic
milieus . Of course we need not
mention “les hommes.”
If we had not gone to the meet-
ing and had only read Miss Cave’s
article, we would most certainly
not have been inspired to go to
Paris.
Veuillez agreer, chere Mademoi-
selle, l’expression de nos_senti-
ments les plus respectueux.
Karen Cassard, 50
Kathy Harper, ’50
Freshman Elections
The freshman class takes
great pleasure in announcing
the election of Maggie Glenn as
Director of the Freshman Show,
Myra Becker as Stage Manag-
er, Zella Thomas as class Vice-
President, and Dee Simmons as
representative to the A. A.
BM, Haverford Chorus
Sing At Xmas Concert
Continued from Page 1
of Salvation is Created. The most
effective of the group was War-
lock’s Adam Lay Ybounden. This
piece had a more inspired quality
than the other two selections, and
seemed better suited to voices of
the choir.
Following the reading of the
Christmas Story, the combined
choruses, conducted by Mr. Good-
ale, sang four pieces, Angels from
the Realms of Glory, Rocking,
Coventry Carol, and Born Today!
A more fitting close could not be
imagined, for the singing was
beautiful, and the chorus was
shown to its advantage in these
carols, three of which were old
folk tunes.
Debate Club Hampered
By Lack of Topics,
Enthusiasm
Dear Editor;
I think that all of us who%are
concerned with the perennial Bryn
‘Mawr problem of learning to ex-
press ourselves on our feet, wel-
comed the News editorial of last
week on public speaking in gen-
eral, and debate in particular.
Those of us who are connected.
with the Debate Club will be
among the first to admit its inade-
quacies, and we regret them, for
we realize that debating could be
of great significance in teaching us.
to think orally and publicly, as
well as privately and via the print-
ed word.
The Debate Club has been hamp-
ered in the past, by certain dif-
ficulties, among them the difficulty
in getting a faculty adviser, and
the lack of real debating enthus-
iasm on campus. The Debate Club
is aware that it, too, has failed in
certain respects: insufficient de-
bating training, insufficient pub-
licity for debates, and a lack of
challenging topics, among them.
The Delf&te Club will do what it.
can to improve itself and to attract:
student interest, but it cannot com-
bat: student apathy, and prosper..
The Debate Club is well financed
and has a series of debates sched-
uled for the winter term. I would
like to call on all Bryn Mawrtyrs
who are interested in this problem
of public speaking, to join in and
make the Debate Club a better
thing, and not to disregard it be-
cause it is not all that it might
be. If you want to learn to debate,
join the club and help plan its de-
bates. If you have ideas for good
debating topics, give them to Mary-
Ann Hennessey or Ann Warren,
the President and Secretary of the
Club.
Making the Debate Club a useful
and important thing in Bryn Mawr:
life, by all rights: is should ney is
a challenge to us all.
* Yours sincerely,
Priscilla Johnson, ’50
French Club Enchants
With Hiccups, Cards
Continued from Page 1
climactical. Francine du Plessix
made a lovely and graceful Virgin
Mary, Karen Cassard a dignified:
Gabriel, and Ellen Shure a father-
ly Joseph. The choristers looked:
Christmasy in their red hoods,
tunics, and socks, but their sing-.
ing at times was tremulous.
The French Club, and especially
Claireve Grandjouin who directed
both play and pantomime, are to
be congratulated for a splendid
evening’s entertainment.. Few of
the audience will forget Monsieur
Van den Heuvel gurgling somber:
ly into his beer and Monsieur Gui-
charnaud looking distractedly from
lantern to bladder and bladder to
lantern in a vain attempt to decide.
which was wich.
Drive to Bring Funds
To Bryn Mawr League
Continued from Page 1
Maids’ and Porters’ Dance, the
Weekend Work Groups, and the
Coatesville Group.
The committee for the Drive is
as follows: Pem East, Lanny Ol-
sen; Pem West, Fifi Sonne; Den-
bigh, Marge Carlson; Merion,
Ruth La Place; Radnor, Katousha
Cheremeteff; Rock, Claire Liacho-
witz; Rhoads, Jill Littlefield;
Wyndham, Rea Blodgett; Non-Res,
Frieda Wagoner; Chairman, Elisa-
beth Nelidow, and Publicity, Julie.
Freytag. Any questions about the.
Drive should be referred to your.
hall representative on the comimit-
tee, or to the chairman. |
Wednesday, December
14, 1949 :
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Page Three.
_ Miss Mellink Speaks of Tarsus,
| Wears Golden Socks, Tosses Pots
-by Hanna Holborn, ’50
, Miss Machteld Mellink, new pro-
fessor of Archaeology, has just
returned from two years spent on
a dig in Tarsus. When we asked
her if the expedition had been suc-
cessful, she seemed slightly hesi-
tant.
“All the local people think we
are looking for gold,’ she said,
“we didn’t find any gold.” How-
ever, somewhere she did get sev-
eral pairs of gold-threaded socks,
the Turkish equivalent of Argyles,
which one dons in the fall, doffs in
the spring, and never washes. (A
purely Turkish custom, we are
sure.)
But, she added, the expedition,
which was first set up under Bryn
Mawr auspices in 1934, had led to
some very important findings; the
discoveries at Tarsus, by illustrat-
ing a continuous sequence of civil-
izations from probably the Neo-
lithic time on furnish a complete
chronological standard for future
studies. A present day study in
anthropology could be made, too,
for the foreman living. on the
mound had two wives and a fancy
_lady in the village. It was with
typical wifely jealousy that the
wives, who got along perfectly to-
gether, screamed at him for squan-
dering his money on the villager.
Miss Mellink is no. stranger
to Bryn Mawr. She spent one year
here as a graduate student in 1946-
47, and was a warden at East
House for a week before she went
‘the way of all her predecessors.
Before that, she attended the
university in Amsterdam, her
home town, and during the war
she did contact work for the Dutch
Underground. This is her first ex-
perience in teaching, and _ she
seems to be enjoying it.
“The basic question in teaching,”
Miss Mellink thinks, “is to talk
about what you are interested in,
and, by pointing out the problems,
to stimulate the students to think
and to inquire for themselves.”
Most of all, she believes, the spoon-
feeding method of instruction
should be avoided. She finds the
students at Bryn Mawr enthusi-
astic and independent.
Miss Mellink’s main interest in
archaeology lies in both the Greek
and Oriental fields, though while
reckoning the Oriental times by
centuries she is prone to look down
upon the Greek archaeologists,
who work in terms of mere
years. At present, she is
particularly interested in the prob-
lem of finding the geographical
location of the influence of the Ori-
ental on the Greek, and she said
that indications toward the solu-
tion of this question were just
opening up now. Miss Mellink’s
main aim is to combine both the
teathing and research aspects of
her work; she finds both equally
important in the field of archae-
ology.
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Miss Machteld Mellink
Chalufour Gives
French Club Talk
Mlle. Marguerite - Marie Chalu-
four, at the French Club lecture
last Wednesday, discussed France
Today, a. Comparison of Social
and Economic Life in France be-
tween the years 1940 and 1949. Her
underlying theme was the slow but
progressive recovery of the nation.
France was deeply damaged ec-
onomically. Paris itself remained
largely untouched, but throughout
the country one finds only rubble
of villages, bridges, and railroads.
An estimated 5 kilos of railroad
remained intact after the war. The
lack of means of transport and
communication, the shortage of
materials like cement and brick,
has made reconstruction slow. Yet
it is going forward. One destroyed
village now lives again, having
started with a nucleus of seven
survivors. Recently, the govern-
ment lent money for building to
many who yet were homeless. The
resulting improvement of the
housing situation has raised mor-
ale. At the same time, a rent in-
crease has encouraged landlords
to improve their property.
Another economic project has
‘been the extension of social secur-
Continued on Page 4
Skits, Caroling, Faculty Speeches
Highlight Hall Christmas Dinners
by Paula Strawhecker, °52
Christmas dinners this year will
be held Thursday, December 15.
The celebrations vary in each hall,
according to tradition. Faculty
members are invited to each hall,
with the French department hav-
ing dinner in Wyndham. Kathy
Harper and Jean Theis will read
a rhyming history of Wyndham
and after dinner there will be
games.
Sophomores are in charge of
the party in Denbigh where Louise
Earle will be this year’s toastmis-
tress. Faculty speeches are option-
al and at dessert time the fresh-
men give an original surprise skit.
Merion has sent a special invita-
tion to Santa Claus who has prom-
ised to be toastmaster. There will
be carolers from the hall and in-
formal carol singing, and, after
dinner, freshman takeoffs of upper-
classmen. Merion is the only hall
in which there are no faculty
speeches.
Jane Walker and Linda Bettman
are the toastmistresses in Radnor
—where the toastmistresses pre-
sent humorous speeches and the
faculty talks are optional. Nikki
de Langley is the freshman in
charge of entertainment — this
year reading of the Bible story
and “all in the Christmas spirit.” |
Micky Natelson is the sophomore
supervisor.
Rhoads North and South have
their dinners together. Katchie
Torrence and Eleanor Gundersen
will introduce the faculty speak-
ers. Zella Thomas, the freshman
hall representative, is in charge of
the freshman skit after dinner.
Pem East and West alternate
with decorations; this year West
will have more obvious Christmas
cheer. The hall representatives are
traditionally in charge and there
are always faculty speeches.
Gywnne Williams is toastmistress
and the two halls combine fresh-
man talents to present an original
skit.
Alta-Mae Harris is Rock’s toast-
mistress and promises a “humor-
ous” speech about Pay Day. She
will also introduce the faculty
speakers. Before dinner there will
be a pre-Elizabethan comedy, “The
Revesby Sword Play” presented in
simplified form.
Murder
In Cuneiform
(Ed. Note: We left Miss Lem-
mon horribly dead. Why?)
* * *
“IT know it’s Smithies,” said
Hildebrand. “Foul murderer. But
how? And why?”, he whispered.
“He, he,” came the mordant echo
off the walls. Hildebrand was stung
into action. (A pun, see below.)
* * *
The coroner was thirsty. Scotch
.|and soda? Nothing easier. He ex-
tracted a bottle from beneath a
handy corpse, and gathered ice
off the next one. Suddenly he look-
ed closer at the nicely-refrigerated
right wrist he had uncovered. Was
it possible?
A puncture!.A bite! A sting! He
‘| had never noticed it before. Which
was this corpse, anyway? Hastily
scooping the ice off its face, he
laid bare the whiskered remains
of Professor Shotwell. “But he was
drowned,” muttered the coroner
bewildered. (See the NEWS of
November 16.) Swallowing his
Continued on Page 4
Gifts, Cookies, Biological Santa
Present at BMC
by Judy Konowitz, ’51
« At last Thursday afternoon’s re-
union of the Bryn Mawr Summer
Camp, the Common Room became
the scene of a Liliputian revel.
There, in an atmosphere of Christ-
mas cheer, sat a circle of blissful
children, who appeared to be prac-
ticing a strange tribal ceremony
with the help of some gigantic-
looking Bryn Mawr girls. To all
intents and purposes, this activity,
(they called it a game) was to
develop within the youngsters
strong self-control. It certainly
took will-power to keep a straight
face when confronted by someone
crawling under your nose in the
guise of a grinning pussy cat.
At the sudden appearance of
Santa Claus, there was a shriek,
the |
of delight (especially from
Biology majors in the room). He
tried in vain to conceal his Texan
accent as he distributed his sack-
load of gifts, and rushed shyly
away to his Dalton retreat. In aj
Farce Joyeuse des Moyens Ages
Camp Reunion
| moment, pandemonium broke loose.
| A ball barely missed the window,
/a whirling top skimmed over the
rug, an airplane zoomed through
the air, and one began to realize
what the counsellors at the camp
had to contend with last summer.
But order was finally restored with
ice cream and cookies.
It all ended on an angelic note,
as the little innocents sang Christ-
mas carols, and gazed out of the
window at the falling snow.
Sports
by Emmy Cadwalader, ’52
The Hockey Tea was held last
Wednesday, December 7, in Good-
hart Common Room for the first
three Varsity teams, and the tim-
ers and scorers. Sylvia Hayes, the
Captain, reviewed this year’s hoc-
key results. The First Varsity won
three games, lost two and tied one,
the Second Varsity won four, and
lost two, the Third Varsity won
two and lost one, and the Fourth
Varsity lost its only game, giving
Bryn Mawr the grand total of nine
wins, six losses, and one tie out of
cixteen games played. This year’s
season has been one of the most
successful in many years at Bryn
Mawr. The teams were read out
and each member was given a let-
ter stating her team position.
After Sylvia had thanked _ this
year’s manager, Janie Stone, and
assistant-manager, Trish Mulli-
gan, for all their help, she discuss-
ed the duties of the three Hockey
Varsity offices. Next year’s officers
were elected. Sue Savage ’51 was
chosen Captain, Trish Mulligan ’52
manager, and Marilyn Reigle 753
assistant-manager.
Foreign
Correspondent
by Irina Nelidow, ’50
“Disastro!” That was a word we
were to hear many times this sum-
mer. It was Dino’s favorite ex-
clamation and expressed his sent-
iments on everything from a cloudy
day to a leak in the car’s gas tank.
Dino, chauffeur and weather prog-
nosticator for my aunt and uncle
in Rome, was fortunately able to
master many a disastro-us situa-
tion, and we would all have been
quite lost without him.
He used to drive my uncle to
the British Embassy every day at
breakneck pace (although he was
actually an excellent driver) be-
cause, he said, he knew the
Colonello liked speed. (My uncle
is not a colonel, but to Dino any-
one attached to an embassy was
automatically a Colonello.) Once
they had reached the embassy and
my uncle had disappeared inside,
Dino would drape himself over a
window sill and start a long con-
versation with the stenographers,
who were his mother-confessors.
He complained once to one of them
that he was exhausted from lack
of sleep. He had been to a very
long movie the night before, he
explained, with ‘his girl friend. It
should be mentioned here that
Dino was married but took his
marital status rather casually.
When it was suggested to him that
it might have been a nice idea if
he’d taken his wife to the movie,
Dino was outraged. “After all,” he
said, “one does not have to eat
pasta every day!”
From all we gathered, Dino’s
wife had a pretty rough time of it.
They lived with his mother and
countless other relatives in a house
on the outskirts of Rome, and Mrs.
Dino rarely had chance to get in
to town. Furthermore, she did not
get on at all with her in-laws. “La
madre e la moglie,” Dino would
say sadly and then produce a gra-
Continued on page 4
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Ur - Faust
NEWS Lists Airwick, Hoagies,
Rat Among Shopping Requisites
by Barbara Joelson, *52
With caroling, vacation, and
red and green lights at the inter-
sections, Christmas is very defin-
itely in the air. All this has ‘in-
spired the NEWS to do its Christ-
mas shopping early. The gifts we
have selected are highly: diversi-
fied, as anyone gan see.
For Miss McBride: A new: hymn.
(see page 4.)
For Mrs. Marshall: A trowel and
a spade to facilitate the process
of weeding.
For Biology 101: A bottle of air-
wick.
For the Varsity teams: An aud-
ience. (Preferably a cheering one.)
For the Debating club: A voice!
For Christmas dinner speakers:
Nerve, a good ghost writer, and a
lot of laughs.
For Mr. Thon: A brown cow and
a rat named Arthur.
For Geology majors: A Iarge box
of rock candy, so that they can
mix business with pleasure.
For Maggie Glenn: Another
“South Pacific.”
For Miss Batchellor: Tender,
young shrimp, steaks smothered
in onions, souffles that souffle, broil-
ed lobsters saturated in butter,
chestnuts, sword fish every Fri-
day night, cheeseburgers, and
wild rice...
For Mrs. Nahm: A clientele that
never changes its mind.
For M. Guicharnaud and M. Van
den Heuvel: Courage et soyez
sages.
For the soda fountain: Hoagies
ad infinitum, but never ad nau-
seam!!
For anyone caroling: A heating
pad, and insulated jacket, and a
quantity of hot toddies.
For Miss Oppenheimer: An ex-
tra office complete with biscuits,
bones, a large pillow, and “Roddy”
in gold letters on the door.
For math majors: A haven from
“mournful numbers.”
- For argyle knitters: Many long
and boring classes with professors
Continued on Page 4
Page Four
THE CO
LLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, December 14, 1949
Between the Leaves
-Shippen’s Bright Design
Lacks Scientific
Accuracy
by Irina Nelidow, 50
Shippen, Katherine B., The
Bright Design, New York, Viking
Press, 1949, 207 p.
The Bright Design, a compila-
tion of lectures for young people
given at the Brooklyn Children’s
Museum, represents an attempt to
trace the background of our pres-
ent knowledge of electrical energy.
Miss Shippen narrates tales of the
great physicists of the past in an
informal though somewhat monot-
onous manner and achieves a fair-
ly good balance between the ex-
planatory scientific matter and the
lighter “human interest” sections.
Scientific Inaccuracy
Unfortunately, The Bright De-
sign, intended as a book to inter-
est young laymen in science, suf-
fers from the very serious draw-
back of scientific inaccuracy. Miss
Shippen, in attempting to over-
simplify, is too casual in her term-
inglogy and manages to pull a few
glaring boners, such as her state-
ment that objects with opposite
electric charges have no attrac-
tion for each other. However, The
Bright Design shows evidence of
much research on the part of the
author, and her presentation of the
subject is well suited to her pur-
poses,
Unusual Anecdotes
Many of the stories Miss Ship-
pen tells are classics; everyone has
heard of Franklin’s keys on the
kite string, Galvani’s froglegs,
Rontgen’s “accidental” discovery
of X-rays. But most readers will
not know that Thomas Young had
read the Bible through twice by
the time he was four years old,
that Steinmetz collected alligators
and lizards, or that John Dalton
was intrigued by women’s fash-
ions. Miss Shippen quotes Dalton
(who never married) as recording,
“I can see the belles of Bond
Street every day. I am no more
taken up with their faces than
with their dress. Some of the lad-
ies seem to have their dresses so
tight around them as a drum, oth-
ers throw them around like a
blanket. I de not know how it
happens, but I fancy pretty wom-|.
en look well anyhow.”
Stress on Personality
Miss Shippen’s style is unfor-
tunately too rambling to sustain
the reader’s interest for long.
Still, one must remember that she
wrote her book for the benefit of
fairly young readers and undoubt-
edly deliberately avoided overem-
phasis on technical explanations
She stresses the personalities of
the researchers rather than their
contributions to science. Were it
not for the inaccuracies, The
Bright Design could well be rec-
ommended for the bookshelf of a
prospective scientist.
The NEWS Hymn
by Barbara Joelson, ’52
To thee, dear owl, our song we
raise,
Our lanterns faithful* and our
hearts ablaze*.
“Ave” to yellow, “Atque” to white,
“Vale” to days when we thought
we were bright.
Oh owl, we stay up at night just
like you,
And like you we listen for the
sound “woo-woo.”
For though we love (7?) our lec-
tures and each daily chore,
We love our two o’clock permis-
sion so much more.
So we drink** to the banner, long
may it wave
O’er the land of the spree and the
home of the slave.
* Transferred epithet
** Just Coca-Cola, of course!
NEWS Tucks Swordfish
In Christmas Stocking
Continued from Page 3
that talk in a rhythm. of “knit one
purl two.”
For all departments: A course
in ciphers and hieroglyphics, so
that students can understand their
notes and professors can decode
papers and exams.
For Mrs. Manning: A drone.
For sophomores of this and
future years: The sudden and un-
timely death of the science of Hy-
giene, due to overexposure.
For the Inn: A new brand of
macadam road for their toast.
For History students: The neces-
sity to learn just one set of facts
to fit all occasions, since “history
repeats itself.”
For Miss Howe & Co.: Blinders!
For Seniors: The ability to hang
on.
For the NEWS: A superfluity
of flattering and complimentary
letters to the editor.
For the Library: Let there be
light.
For everyone: The Four Free-
doms. Freedom from Hall Meetings,
freedom from Friday dinners,
freedom from “attitude” talks,
freedom from facts.
Amen.
Bard’s Eye View
by Barbara Joelson, 52
“Life is not a bed of roses”,
“All that glitters is not gold’;
Pessimism was the doctrine
Of philosophers of old.
“Never try to count your chickens’,
“Pride doth go before a fall’;
All the proverbs are world-weary,
At least all that I recall.
Yet whene’er I hear them quoted,
Still I murmur with a sigh,
“None can show the heavy burden
Felt this time of year by I.”
“Oh the tempus! O the mores!”
Only seems to half express
All the blows the world has dealt
me,
All of my unhappiness.
For while in between vacations,
I must also undergo
Homework, quizzes, and term pa-
pers:
Brimming is my cup of woe!
Murder
In Cuneiform
Continued from Page 3
drink as he went, he rushed off to
the President’s Office with the
news.
* * *
“Ha, Smithies,” said Hildebrand
menacingly. “Ha, ha,” answered
Smithies aptly. “I’ve been waiting
to have a talk with you. But first
—are you on the Hopperette Gaz-
ette?”
“Not yet.”
“So much the better. This Shot-
well murder.” Dodson Smithies
never minced words, and had an
enormous genius for getting to the
point. “I would suggest your ex-
amining the fourth drawer from
the left in President Flit’s per-
sonal cabinet.”
“What ... whats... ?” stam-
mered Hildebrand.
“That is all,”
Smithies mordantly. |
* + *
Hildebrand and the coroner ar-
rived at the President’s Office
simultaneously. Rushing in with-
out knocking, always an advisable
procedure in these cases, they sur-
prised the President with his head
Continued on Page 5
said Dodson
KNEE SOCKS ARE WARM!
poyce lewis
Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr
New Drama Club
Open to Actresses
Actresses Anonymous is an or-
ganization with informal member-
ship open to all undergraduates in-
terested in any phase of play pro-
duction. Although a subsidiary of
Drama Guild, the meetings and
membership are in no way con-
nected, except that Actresses may
be considered a workshop for those
interested in appearing in or work-
ing on varsity plays given by
Drama Guild and Cap and Bells.
Freshmen are welcome in Actresses
Anonymous, although, under col-
lege rules, they may not act in
plays during the first semester.
Meetings are held every Wed-
nesday evening at 7:30 in the May
Day Room in Goodhart. There is
a general meeting once a month,
with meetings of those interested
in acting, production, and direct-
ion held in that order on the three
following Wednesdays.
Dino Exclaims‘Disastro’,
Insults Italian Police
Continued from page 3
phic series of explosive noises to
illustrate the situation. “Jealousy,”
he would add, and then, pointing
to, himself a little self-deprecat-
ingly, “over me.”
Dino had a few phobias, one of
which concerned the sea. He drove
us down to the beach near Ostia
many times but would laugh scorn-
fully and knowingly whenever
anyone suggested that he go swim-
ming too. Did not the sea hold
frightful peril? Once he had taken
a swim and no sooner had he sub-
merged his face than a giant jelly-
fish had stung him cruelly. From
then on “la mare” was to be avoid-
ed with care. Dino likewise believed
in the perversity of inanimate ob-
jects. He had a shiny motorcycle
of which he was inordinately proud
till the day he took a spill. The
spill cost him only a grazed left
arm, but Dino realized immediate-
Actresses Find “Another Way Out”
Bryn Mawr French Club
Hears Mlle. Chalufour
Continued from Page 3
ity to include all those who work,
students, and maternity cases.
Since the main financial burden is
on employers, it is eventually the
public who pays for this measure,
which, however, has given it a cer-
tain “security of mind.” The need
of students for aid was shown by
the fact that an estimated 87%
were tubercular, of which 27%
needed sanitorium care.
Nationalization,—of: mines, elec-
tricity, gas, and five banks, is an-
other economic project. Railroads
had largely been nationalized be-
fore the war. The price of fuel and
travel must nevertheless be high
until France is more nearly re-
covered.
Prices, especially of food and
clothing, are many times their pre-
war level. Taxes, a large part of
which are indirect, are heavy. The
family budget is with difficulty
| made to cover these necessities.
In addition, industry has been
unable to provide enough work,
and consequently enough salary,
for labor. It has, however, made
enormous progress since the war,
and is determined to render Amer-
ican aid as temporary as possible.
Mlle. Chalufour mentioned two
important social problems. One has
been the difficult adjustment. of
war prisoners to their families
after five years’ absence. The other
has been the increase in the num-
ber of juvenile delinquents, as a
result of war atrocities. Organiza-
tions of -young people have been
formed to help these unfortunates.
In this, as in the other fields, de-
termined effort is beginning tv
overcome the severest obstacles.
Compliments
of the
Haverford Pharmacy
Haverford
ly that his beautiful motorcycle
was no longer destined to be his
friend. Consequently, he renounced
it completely and from then on
bicycled daily to and from his
home.
Dino took a very special delight
in insulting traffic policemen. As
long as he remained in the car he
was on British soil and could not
be arrested, so he took full ad-
vantage of his position and had no
qualms about expressing his opin-
ion of any policeman who dared
oppose him. However, once the
policeman realized that he had not
the power to prevent Dino from
double-parking, etc., the two often
became most congenial, and Dino
would enlist the man’s aid in work-
ing out one of the crossword
puzzles he (Dino) adored.
Whatever his shortcomings, Dino
was fiercely, intensely loyal to his
friends. The Colonello and the
Colonello’s signora could do no
wrong in his eyes and he praised
them loudly to all who had not
what he considered the good for-
tune to know them. He had the
most ready laugh I’ve ever heard,
and his gaiety was all-pervasive.
“Disastro!” simply expressed his
love of the dramatic at all times.
The Observer
As usual, it was looking like
Noah’s Ark, pausing for a short
rest in between Taylor and Good-
hart before it went bumping off
into the clouds with Miss Agnew
at the helm.
“Nonsense,” said Nina. “It’s an
aquarium. When you look in the
front windows and out the back.
ones, the effect is green and wat-
ery.” She waggled a pleased foot
and we looked at the aquarium.
Bubbles rose along the glass panes.
Below, lurked fish. Eager young.
haddocks were dipping into the:
inkwells. A shark or two nosed
along the history reserve. A pale,
lavendar sea anemone (“me,” said:
Nina) drifted absently down the
stairs towards upholstery and the:
New Yorker.
“Really,” said Frances. “The li-.
brary is the library- and its win-
dows are dirty.”
Goodhart an Anthill
“Goodhart is much more of an
Ark than the. library is,” said
Paula. But she is wrong. Good-
hart is a labyrinth anthill with.
closed doors that never open. The
windows are foggy. Beyond them
are flattened noses, moons in
eclipses, leaves, lights, and voices.
The ants creep about in subterran-
ean chambers and make clicking
noises on their typewriters. The
doors shut them out. The windows
shut them in. They wish they were
not ants at all.
“Goodhart,” said a freshman, “is
located west of Broadway. You.
can only get there by taxi.” Velvet
curtains slide apart revealing a
golden street and a gold cafe.
Alone she sits, the tragic child, at
a small table, staring at an organ-
grinder who bears a hand-organ
and a moustache. “Grandes bless-
ees de la guerre, mademoiselle,”
he says, “tres grandes,” and.
stretches forth a trembling hand.
“Goodhart is the NEWS,” said
the NEWS.
Good Ship Wyndham
At Wyndham, each window is
clear and polished. In the music
room are wide window sills to sit
on. The view without is street
lamps, bushy trees, and shadowy-
bright reflections of shepherds,
yellow lights, fishwives, and an-.
gels. The view within is a ship’s.
bow. The shuttered windows at
the far end of the room hide the
| brine-battered decks and sailors
coiling ropes. They wear berets,
the ropes keep coming uncoiled,
and the shutters bang.
“The stairway,” said an expert,
“is pure Giraudoux.” A continuous
procession of odd and eerie hero-
ines float up and down the banis-
ters. They think of Norway, bac-
teria culture, old cider, dusty sum-
mer gardens in Paris, and
heroes...
“Ici on parle francais,” said the
warden.
ae
That paper
When the muses are faint
Relax your restraint
Be master of your fate
THE
COLLEGE INN
WISHES YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
can wait !
wc
jes began
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‘ Wednesday;; December. 14, 1949
Page Five
Bryn Mawr Explorers
Discover Gallant Finns
Continued from Page 1
cure our chills and other ailments,
@ sauna was arranged for us.
Escorted by Mrs. Warren and
various other experienced people,
we were ushered into a small cu-
bicle. Much to our dismay the lad-
throwing off their
clothes, and one by one dashed
through a small door into the un-
known. Never let it be said that
Bryn Mawrtyrs are narrow minded
or not adventurous, so we followed
We found ourselves in a
smaller cubicle. On one side was
a series of benches, rising half or
three quarters of the way to the
ceiling, sparsely populated with
all sizes and shapes of female an-
atomy beating themselves with
bunches of birch leaves. In one of
the remaining corners was an in-
nocent looking stove with a layer
of hot stones on the top. Beside
this Mrs. Warren was flinging dip-
pers of hot water, screaming hap-
pily that it wasn’t really hot
enough—so more, more! The steam
got more dense and we cooked
more. After we had turned a lob-
ster red, we discovered that there
was one more ritual, a brief, very
brief, dip in the cold Baltic.
Somehow we recovered and some
of us even grew to like it. But
now we were ready for bigger and
better things—THE FINNS! Have
you ever tried to talk to a Finn in
English who speaks only Finnish
about a subject even as simple a
one as the time of day or the
weather? Even dancing is diffi-
cult. You sit lonely and alone,
when across the dance floor a
handsome, or not so handsome,
Finn purposefully approaches. Men-
tally your past three Finnish les-
sons pass before your eyes and
then he is there before you. Bang!
His heels click, he bows from the
hips, stands up straight, and stares
at a piece of dust three feet. above
you on the wall. Silence. The mu-
sic starts; he stands; you sit, more
silence. This continues for three
minutes, when it occurs to you that
perhaps he wants to dance, and so
you're off in a West Point clinch.
Now you are in Finland.
Only one famous custom remains
—AQUA VITAE. To all those who
wish to remain young, innocent,
and retain a stomach lining, don’t.
The liquid is tasteless, colorless,
and odorless, but it bears the leg-
end “This is guaranteed not to
kill.” And it doesn’t, it only blinds.
This is scattered’ coyly in any
drink that passes, or, if there is no
camouflage, is drunk in shot glass-| |
es. This stimulates the mind so
that you learn Finnish faster than
-ever—and you can apply your
knowladge with the most surpris-
ing results. The two phrases that
mean Finland to us are
Tulee Krapula Huomena
and
Mina Ragastan Sinua.
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The time is summer, the place
is a piece of Manhattan. The play
is The Rat Race, a hilarious com-
edy, written and directed by Gar-
son Kanin and. starring. Betty
Field. Well cast as the washed-out
heroine, Miss Field does a wonder-
ful job as a blase career girl who
has “had it.” The Donald Oens-
lager set (there is only one) is a
beautiful piece of engineering and
lighting, faintly reminiscent of
the “Streetcar” set in the way dif-
ferent parts of it lit up as the
characters moved about.
We were rather disappointed by
the first act, which was long and
talky, and we hope will have scis-
sors applied to it before it reaches
New York. The beginning of the
second act, from the time the hero
and heroine, due to financial
troubles on.the part of the heroine
decide that the time-worn “two
can live as cheaply as one” has
something in it, and proceed virtu-
ously to occupy separate rooms, to
the end, keeps a surprisingly fast
and clever pace. The repartee is
sharp and the portrayal of the
aura surrounding the tenement dis-
trict of New York is good.
Especially fine is Doro Merande,
as the stingy landlady, who has
buried her husband in the base-
ment. Roy McGreevy, the neigh-
borhood philosopher, does not have
the lines Miss Merande has, but
he does extremely well with his
part, which at times smacks of the
Stage Manager in “Our Town.”
Both Miss Merande and Mr. Mc-
Greevy have soliloquy scenes that
are deep, ingenious, and very funny.
The remainder of the time is
taken up with the ludicrous action
of the New York police, who drag
an eight-foot bass viola on stage,
instead of the hero’s brasses that
three sharpies have stolen; a
rough house mobster who man-
handles Miss Field in an uncon-
cerned manner; and the activities
of the rest of the “has-been” ten-
ants of the boarding-house.
Barry Nelson, as the musical
hero is at times insincere and ef-
fusive, but riotous as the home-
town boy who has bought a “gen-
uine fur-piece” in Times Square.
Everyone is well-cast, the set is
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Cuneiform
Continued from Page 4
in a drawer. The President sur-
prised them, too. He carefully re-
moved his head and a package of
newspaper. A small corpse drop-
ped to the floor. “Ho,” said the
coroner with hidden subtlety, “don’t
touch that thing. A wasp. Just as
I thought.”
Meanwhile Hildebrand, giving
full rein to his intellectual curi-
osity, had removed the newspaper
from the President’s trembling
hand, in order to read the news of
the day. “Look,” he screamed
hoarsely, “look at this.”
The coroner rushed to his side.
Together they gasped out the head-
line: Woman, 54, Dies of Drown-
ing caused by Toxic Wasp Sting.
They read on avidly while Presi-
dent Flit sat staring dazedly
ahead of him. A woman in Man-
hasset, allergic to wasps, had died
because her lungs had filled with
fluid caused by the poison of a
wasp sting.
Hildebrand’s glance fell to the
floor, where the desiccated wasp
lay forlorn. It was all quite clear
to him now. “So it was you,” he
said. “You thought you’d gotten
me too, but you didn’t finish the
job.”
“Well, Flit,” barked the coroner,
“do you wish to make any state-
ment?”
A growing flush of frenzied fury
spread over the president’s fea-
tures. He looked first at the wasp,
then at the two figures confront-
ing him so menacingly. “Yes, I
killed him,” he shouted suddenly.
“He was a perpetual threat to me,
a vile blackmailer. He didn’t de-
serve to live. For many years I
was fool enough to fear him, but
now at last I am free! Ever since
the day he found out that I had
presented a falsified budget to the
Board of Directors because I need-
ed a few thousand to get myself
out of serious financial trouble, he
has never ceased to be a drain on
me. His threats of exposure were
a constant danger. I’d been on
several archaeological expeditions
with him in our youth and I re-
membered that he’d discovered he
inspiring, and the lines stuff that
Mr. Kanin can be proud of. Betty
Field rates a cheer for the way
she carries the first act. Definitely
an §.R.0. when it opens in New
York next week!
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was allergic to wasps and feared
them greatly. From then on it was
fairly easy. He knew no one would
believe him if he told them that
I’d forced him to undergo a wasp
sting. Everyone would have
thought he was quite mad, so he
preferred to gamble on the pos-
sible consequences of the sting. It
hit him pretty soon, and then that
was that.”
“1’d suspected Smithies at first,”
interposed Hildebrand. “He’s been
acting queerly, but I guess that’s
just his nature. Did you kill Miss
Lemmon too?”
“Miss Lemmon was Shotwell’s
confidante,” sneered President Flit,
“so of course she had to~go too. I
Over-ambitious Choice
‘Hinders Club’s Acting
Continued from Page 1
Peter Thoran played Mephisto-
pheles, relying heavily on Satanic
eyebrows and a clipped manner of
speaking. He put little variety in-
to his role, but at times was really»
funny, particularly in his scenes
with Eva Rosenbaum (Marthe).
Ihe latter understood her function
more clearly than did the other
performers, but got little response
from the rest of the cast.
General hilarity reigned among
the audience at the drinking scene
in Auerbach’s’ cellar, featuring
Professors Foss and Pfund of Hav-
erford and Messrs. Janschka and
Politzer of Bryn Mawr. The open-
ing was certainly funny; but the
illusion died away after a few
minutes, when nothing but noise
don’t know just how much she
knew, but I couldn’t afford to take
any risks. If she’d known about
the original episode, I was in a
very grave position. Silly fawning
woman with her blind adoration
for that old fool! Throttling her
was a pleasure.”
* * *
Far away in his library office
Dr. Dodson Smithies rubbed his
hands delightedly. Mordant
mysterious man, how could he
nave known?
* * *
The next week found Hildebrand
Sharp’s name in a prominent place
on the Hopperette masthead. His
sensational scoop had made campus
history, and no one could but ad-
mire the valiant courage and acute
news sense of this fledgling re-
porter.
THE END!
and rowdiness prevailed. Annette
Fischer and Anne Gurewich, play-
ing minor roles, contributed a
couple of the most delightful mo-
ments of the evening.
Great credit is due to the stage
crew, who did an excellent job of
setting and lighting. The cos-
tumes, too, were bright and effec-
tive. But the play as a whole was
very disappointing. One should,
of course, not expect too much
from a strictly amateur perform-
ance, but the great question is
whether the Urfaust should ever
be given as a strictly amateur per-
formance. The German Club has
great potentialities, but should
realize its limitations; certainly it
does. have. talent and a commena-
able will to make a real contribu-
tion; these things need merely be
applied to a play which is within
the realms of possibility.
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**Elizabeth’’ Suffers From Superficial Acting, Unsure Direction;
Low Shows Excellent Stage Presence and Good Sense of Timing
Continued from Page 1
when Mr. Thon could be counted on
to produce a miracle out of a mess,
and the plays had a matufity of
performance, subtlety of control,
and intensity of acting which have
been missing in the last two. Age
and experience do much to give a
director the self-confidence and
authority he needs; McKinley’s
native ability is not in doubt, but)
I would urge the Drama Guild to
reconsider the problem for future
plays.
As for the acting itself: Marjorie
Low was, I think, miscast as Eliza-
beth, but she unquestionably gave
the play what life it had. Margie
has a great degree of stage-pres-
ence, her timing in dialogue is ex-
cellent, and her readings intelli-
gent and provocative. She was
particularly strong in the second
council chamber scene, where her
decisive movements and _ speech
were a great relief after the gen-
eral flabbiness of the supporting
cast. But there was no emotional
depth to her acting: it was self-
conscious and posed. Her make-
up job was excellent, but her por-
trayal was as superficial as her
wig; she never got inside her role
at all. The Stanislavsky school of
acting is not the only one, nor the
best on all occasions, but to make
any serious play come off there
must be some emotional identifica-
tion of the actor with the part, and
this was missing at all points in
Elizabeth.
Brooks Cooper was disappoint-
ing. He has turned in much better
performances than this in the past.
He used to know how to control
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his voice for maximum effect, but
here he seemed to work on the as-
sumption that shouting is synony-
mous with strong acting. This was
particularly true in the first coun-
cil scene, where without modula-
tion and. crescendo he became
merely dull. His scenes alone with
Elizabeth were better, although
the emotional tension ‘between
them was never fully explored; but
Brooks had sincere and moving
moments, dignity, and an enviable
feel for the stage. That his per-
formance remained obvious and
unshaded was only because he, like
Margie, was not acting all the way
through.
Katchie Torrence as Penelope im-
proved greatly as the play pro-
gressed, and although she was
painfully awkward and amateur in
her opening scene with Raleigh, in
her dialogue with the fool and her
final scene with Elizabeth she at-
tained a tenderness and depth not
apparent in any of the other char-
acters. Sue Kramer in the role of
the fool was very nice: she knew
how to move, and understood both
the function of her part in the play
and the contradictory emotions of
the fool‘s character. Raleigh, per-
formed by Roger Morrell, came
over as nothing more than the su-
perficial values of his lines, deep-
ened only slightly by jealousy and
pomposity; John Kittredge’s Cecil
had moments of being a good char-
acter portrayal but did not sustain
them; Jackson Piotrow couldn't
act Bacon for peanuts. Lee Haring
could never have been taken for an
old man without the help of his
white beard and the audience’s
memory from history that Burgh-
ley was Cecil’s father; Robert Ne-
vitt as the courier contrived, much
to his credit, to extract some gen-
uine feeling from the soupiest of
lines.
The lighting suffered from acci-
dents, but produced some very tell-
ing ecbs; the costumes were
chosen witha good eye for color;
the set was excellently managed,
both simple and striking; techni-
cally, the whole production was
one of the better ones which has
been given us. That Elizabeth
was not a success must be blamed,
in the end, on the superficial act-
ing.
Undergrad Poll Shows
Vocational Interests
Continued from Page 1
terior Decoration, 83; Museum
Work, 62.
Social Sciences: Post-war Recon-
struction, 70; Politics, 91; Re-
search, 56; Social Welfare, 94;
Labor Problems, 45; Housing, 27;
Cooperatives, 28.
Sciences: Psychology, 81; Math-
ematics, including Engineering and
Statistics, 34; Farming and Agri-
culture, 27.
Personnel Work: 46.
Secretarial Work: 58—specified
in most cases that\it would be
taken only as a stepping-stone to
something else.
Jobs Abroad: 101.
There will be a Vocational Sym-
posium held the last weekend in
February, replacing last year’s
Vocational Teas. Millicent McIn-
tosh, Dean of Barnard, and Helen
Hill Miller of the London Econo-
mist will be among the speakers.
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Meigs Discusses
Children’s Books
Continued from Page 2
parallels the development of adult
literature; a nation is character-
ized, said Miss Meigs, by what its
children read.
The actual writing has its spe-
cial technique which applies to dif-
ferent levels. Youngest children
Aunder eight) like picture books;
the opportunity for writing is
small. The field for children from
8 to 14 is the most barren and
presents its problems, in that chil-
dren like heroes and heroines of
their own age. Children from 14
to 18 will read adult books but
they do like books of their own.
The kinds of writing children
like are varied: fiction, poetry, and
niformative books. But above all
they like the imaginative and ad-
venturous. However, warned Miss
Meigs, the touchstone of fanciful
writing is the “Extension of
Reality”. The story should ‘begin
plausibly; children like to read
themselves into books.
The vacancy left by Saint Nich-
olas, she concluded, is now being
filled by comic books; there must
be new writing to satisfy this
taste for romance and adventure.
Afiter the talk we ate red and
green cookies, sipped jasmine tea,
and looked at some children’s
books on display from the Country
Book Store and Bookshop. We
liked all the titles, glanced through
a Munro Leaf Arithmetic is Fun,
and noticed a new Babar book,
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