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THE COLLEGE NEWS



VOL. XLIII, NO. ® \G

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1947

Copyright .Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1945

PRICE 10 CENTS



Prof. Toynbee’s
Lecture Shows

Dramaof Impact.

Nature of Encounters
Proved to be
Dramatic

Specially contributed by
Nancy Morehouse 47

Goodhart, February 24: The
form of encounters between civili-
zations, declared Professor Arnold
Toynbee, in the third of: his lec-
tures on “Encounters between Civ-
ilizations,” may take the form of
a single episode or of a series of
events comparable to the various
acts of a drama.

The variations distinguishing



different encounters of single civ-
ilizations may take the form of
different conditions influencing the
two main actors, or they may ap-
pear in different results. The re-
versal of roles is frequently typi-
eal of different encounters between
the same civilizations. As an ex-
ample of this Mr. Toynbee brought
out the fact that prior to the 17th
century the Turks held the intel-
Jectual and material’ advantage
over the West; during the 17th
century Christianity not only ac-
quired but improved the Turkish
techniques, and succeeded in de-
féating the Turks as a result.
‘The reaction of the attacked cul-
ture may take a number of differ-
€ The most creative re-
action is that of a people which
replies by developing a new, pros-
elytizing religion to capture the
souls of the aggressors. Least ef-
fective, said Mr. Toynbee, is the
violent reaction, as it achieves lit-
tle that is permanent.

Indirect reply, such as the West
used in the era of discoveries to
circumvent the Moslem hold on the
Near East, has had more lasting
Isolationism is another
teechnique—the classic example is
Japan; however, Mr. Toynbee feels
that physical isolation is far less
effective than psychological, a
technique employed by the Orien-
tals against the Greeks at the time
of Alexander.

The economic reaction has often
been used by minorities or by de-

feated civilizations to create for;

themselves a necessary role in the
world of the conquerors. This tech-
nique was used by the Jews, nota-
bly, and by the non-Conformists in
Continued on Page 3

Tea to be Held
On Labor Sehool

Miss Margaret ‘Wood, director
of the Hudson Shore Labor School,
and Miss Rhetta Arter, education-
al director, will speak at a tea in
the Common Room at four o’clock
on Thursday, February 27.

Miss Wood and Miss Arter will
‘discuss the school and the Spring
Week-end set for April 18-20. This
week-end was planned at a meet-
ing of delegates representing. var-
ious labor groups and colleges at
a meeting in New York on Febru-
ary 15 and 16. The purpose of
the week-end is to give industrial
workers and students an opportun-
‘ity to discuss mutual problems, and




attended a ‘similar gathering, ‘antl
; it is hoped that other students wilt

take earenoee of the opportun-

For All Students

The allotment of these dues is as



ity this

‘Revolutionary Dance’, Basketball

Highlight Snowy Show Weekend

By Helen Martin, “49, and
Gwynne Williams, 50 ©

Freshman Show Week-end prep-
arations at Bryn Mawr consisted
mainly of trips into the storm to
measure the snowfall, and nervous
studying of train schedules from
New: Haven, or road cofiditions
near Columbus, Ohio. The weath-
er, at least, precluded the tradi-
tional tour of the campus; “And
this is Dalton Hall, Chuck!” . Ad-
mirable poise aided Bryn Mawr-
tyrs to carry. off the effect of a
combination of a' strapless and
stadium boots.

Scotch tape was the downfall of
the dance chairman. Friday mid-
night found red and white striped

Common 'l'reas.

Sets $5.00 Dues



Specially contributed
by Page Hart, ’48

On the March 5 Pay Day every
undergraduate will be charged
$5.00 for Common Treasury dues.

follows:

$3.00—Undergrad.

$1.00—Alliance.

$ .50—Token donation to the
Red Cross. -

$ .50—Token donation to the
Community Chest.

The Common Treasury is the
amalgamation of the treasuries of
Self-Gov, Undergrad, the Alliance
and League. The League has its
own drive in the fall which is its
sole source of income. Undergrad
obtains its support from the Com-
mon Treasury dues only, while
Self-Gov is financed by both Com-
mon Treasury dues and fines and
the Alliance by the dues and a
donation of $200 from the College.
Since the Self-Gov account is ade-
quate for the expenses of the com-
ing year, the usual $,50 assessment
for Self-Gov has been withdrawn
from this year’s Common Treasury
jues.

In order to clarify the present
apportionment of money among
the organizations an outline of
their expenses is given below:
Undergrad:

$410—Pay Day Mistress salaries.

$100—Hall Announcer salaries.

$550—Undergraduate Scholar-
ship.

$ 85—Firemen’s Band, for Pa-

rade Night and May Day.

Approx. $ 70—Pay Day service

charges.

Approx. $250—Freshman Hand-

books.

Approx. $200—Miscellaneous ex-
yenses.

\lliance:

Approx. $300—Speaker fees.

Approx. $200—Expenses in con-

nection with the speaker.

Approx. $ 70—Expenses for del-

egates to conferences.

Approx. $ 50—Miscellaneous ex-

penses. “
Self-Gov:

Approx. $170—Signing out. and

constitution books.

Approx. $ $5--Mispeliansous ex-

2 © penses.

League:
$500—Donation to Varsity Play-
ers and Stage Guild.
$180 Sadecn Shore. Labor

F gone tis °$1,500—Summex, SHS
_Approx, $.30—-Expenses. for

cfepe paper covering the walls,
and great black caricatures of
Revolutionary soldiers marching
across them. Sometime during the
night there was an invasion of the
fifth column variety, for the morn-
ing of the dance found a defeated
and crumpled army. A reorgani-
zation of the forces by chief strate-
gician Margo Vorys, ’49, chairman
of decorations, presented the col-
lege with one of the most ambi-
tious and _ successful decorating
jobs which the gym has received
in many years, certainly since be-
fore the war. It is delightful to
find that holiday decorations can
be carried out with subtlety and
humor, i. e., without cherry trees
and hatchets gon Washington’s
birthday.

The fact that much of the decor
left Bryn Mawr on the Paoli local
only proves the success of the
dance, one of the largest Under-

grad dances om record; equally
Continued on Page 2

Self-Gov. to Hold
Meeting To Vote
On Rule Changes

A mass meeting ‘tto vote on
changes to be made in the Consti-
tution of Self-Government will be
held on Thursday evening, March
6th, Goodhart, at 8:30. Mary
Lee akely, President of Self-

ert, states that when this
Constitution was revised four
springs ago, a clause was inserted
that all the rules of the college
should be reviewed at least once in
every four years by a committee
of students. The clause actually
says that a mass meeting should



-be held to elect the committee

members, but this year Self-Gov-
ernment has decided to form the
committee first, and hold a mass
meeting to vote on its findings.

Representatives elected by each
hall will discuss the present consti-
tution with the Self-Government
Board on Thursday, February 27th.
Afterwards the committee -may
continued to work with the Board
or independently, whichever meth-
od seems more practical. Any
suggestions that come up in the
halls about the rules should be tak-
en tothe hall member.

As well as voting on additions
to the constitution, the students
must also approve before any old
rules may be removed. Wartime
emergency regulations will be
dropped, together with any other
regulations that are out-of-date.



CALENDAR

Thursday, February 27

4:00, Common Room. Tea on
Hudson Shore Labor School.
Friday, February 28

8:30, Goodhart. Concert by
Mischa Elman, violinist, for
benefit of the Bryn Mawr Col-
lege Fund, 1946—.

9:00-1:00, Gymnasium. Maids’
and Porters’ Dance.

Sunday, March 2

7:30, Music Room, Chapel, the
Rey. Silas Bittner, D.D., for-
mer Rector of St. Peter’ s
Evangelical and Reformed
Church, Kansas City.
Monday, March 3

7:15, Common Room. Current







7 abit mold J. Toynbee | jation-and-Recep~-v%

Tuesday, March 4
4:00, Common Room, AF:S.C.





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Rose Among Thorns’ Features
Tuneful Songs, Clever Scenery

Character of Perplexed “Gussie”

by Louise Ervin ’49

Goodhart, February 22. Rose
Among Thorns was one of the gay-
er freshman shows Bryn Mawr has
seen,
costumes, and an abundance of
good songs to carry it along, the
audience caught the overall spirit
of fun from the moment of thé
opening chorus. The enthusiasm
was sustained throughout. by dia-
logue which seldom dragged and
tunes which we continued to hum
long after 1950, ably directed by

bows.

Although the individual incidents
were spotty and rambling, the
antics and everchanging facial ex-
pressions of “Gussie,” played by
Emily Townsend, commanded at-
tention and sympathy throughout
the evening and thus gave Rose
Among Thorns_an unusual amount
of continuity. His (or should we
say ‘“her’?) response to the
“Thorns”, in chorus and as indi-
viduals, gave the show an emphatic
raison d’etre; Gussie left the audi-
ence feeling perplexed or fascinat-
ed, identifying themselves with
Rose or Thorns, and confident that
somehow the outcome was a-victory
for both,

Although the show was based on
life at Bryn Mawr, Rose Among

Undergrad Bans

Commercial Ads

The Undergrad Board, consider-
ing the future of possible advertis-
ing campaigns on campus, has de-
cided that regular commercial ad-
vertisements, for cigarettes and
the like, may not be displayed in
Taylor.

This decision has been reached

because the members of the Board
feel that unlimited numbers of ad-
vertisements for competing prod-
ucts might soon be crowding the
etin boards of Taylor.
Board decided, however,
that dpecially-made posters, such
as those of a daily newspaper, stat-
ing that a certain person in college
is the representative for a given
product, may be put up.





Gives Needed Continuity To °50’s

With striking sets, bright ‘

A. J. Rock, had made their final:

Show

Thorns managed to avoid the ex-
clusively local, and there were very
few parts of either dialogue or
songs which failed to appeal to the
“imported” audience. Such songs
s “Sticky Bun Blues” were ample
indications of Mary Lou Thomas’
skill in writing gay, catchy tunes
and lyrics. The inevitable dedica-
tion song was disposed of with
considerable dispatch; singing from
their chairs outside the curtain,
the managers provided a lively cur-
tain raiser to the tune of “On the
Sunny Side of the Street”. That
no attempt was made to incorpor-
ate this song artificially into the
whole is to be commended.

Barbara Smith’s cleverly design-
ed Bryn Mawr station, compfete
with a novel portrayal of familiar
stores of the “vill” on the back-
drop, provided the necessary bright
colors and fanciful touch to start
the show in a lively atmosphere.
The singing chorus, although un-
usually numerous, was also unus-
ually full of life and put across the
opening “To A Rose Among
Thorns” with clarity and vigor. The
austere faculty, in varying stages
of health were convincing in spite
of an apparent difficulty in sing-
ing over beards. A loose jointed
kick chorus in gay crepe paper was
the final contingent to arrive at
Bryn Mawr; presumably they rep-
resented the group who show their
exuberance best in violent motion.
An immense Paoli Local (No. 1950)
was evidence of the ingenuity and
skill of Polly Porter’s stage crew.
The first scene of Act I disclos-
ed a bewildered “Gussie” vainly
attempting to understand and cope
with the bevy of girls who con-
tended for the attention of the
newest addition to their number.
Merion Green in the background
was a good contrast to the pink
and slightly surrealistic “I, M.
Bored Memorial Library.” The
gay song “Off to Yale”, sung’ by
Pat Ripley and Mary Lou Thomas,
was one of the best executed of
the evening. Well varied gestures
describing a dress which must be
“lacy, respectably racy” captivat-
ed the audience completely. The
perfect enunciation and appropri-



Continued on Page 2



by Betty-Bright Page °49

A placid, fat salamander crawled
unconcernedly around a transpar-
ent orchid box on top of an elab-
orate May Day float while being
heralded in triumphantly as ’50’s
class animal. “It” blinked once or
twice as if to say “What’s all the
fuss about?” when the freshmen
laughed and danced about the stage
shuffling the six-inch creature from
one hand to another.

In the animal song, to the tune
of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,”
1950 proclaimed that “the Sala-
mander is the dish, is the dish, is
the dish; the salamander is the
dish that we serve up today.” No-
body even minded when the May
Dance was cut from the show by
_ocaature “Stoph? hiro =.

Cg

iasaalee had been eed Was the
depths of the Dalton aquarium just









in time to assume its role as class

1950’s Salamander Bewildered
By First Appearance on Stage ©

animal. After being. assured of
the legal technicalities of changing
animals, ’60 had a hurried ‘chase
for the keys of Dalton. (Since the
sophomores had publicized their
discovery of the animal before 7
o’clock, the freshmen could change
it to another, provided the second
one had been on campus for 24
hours.) A. J. Rock, Director of
the show; Laura Winslow and Bet-

|ty Mutch, the animals guards, all

acting under the advice of Miss
Haller, East House Warden, finally
corralled the night watchman for
the keys, after the Biology Depart-
ment had proved unobtainable.
Fifteen minutes before the dead-
line, the oversized salamander,
chosen in preference to an unpre-

Idietable alligator,, Idftne*: “st

House, then
Through this ~*
three discarded white rabbits dozed

serenely behind a chair in’ the



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‘The Question of the Animal

_ The unfortunate incidents which took place Saturday in
connection with the search by the Sophomores for the Fresh-
man animal indicate that the tradition must be re-examined.

In order to avoid future confusion the rules governing
this competition must be clarified and set down in writing.
Moreover, they should be carefully publicized among all stud-

~ | amount

|Current Events

Common Room, February 24:
Speaking on the Italian Peace
Treaty, Dr. Felix Gilbert stressed
its importance as the first treaty
necessitating a compromise be-
tween East and West. The atti-
tude of England and the United
States towards Italy is much more
fripridly than is that of the Europ-
n nations, who look upon Italy
ith enmity. Dr. Gilbert stated
that the establishment of Trieste
as a free state, and the provisions
of the new Trieste constitution
show a compromise ‘between these
two influences.“ One issue which
still remains to be settled is the
disposition of the former Italian
colonies,

According to the military regu-
lations of the treaty, explained Dr.
Gilbert, Italy can maintain only a
very limited armed force, which in-
cludes policemen. There is also to
be strict enforcement of demilitar-
ization measures, especially in the
border areas, he added.

The financial regulations of the
treaty provide for the payment of
reparations to Russia, Jugoslavia,
Greece, Albania, and Ethiopia, but
none to England, France or the
United States, Dr. Gilbert contin-
ued. The treaty’s territorial regu-
lations provide that Italy give up
a large part of its possessions.

According to Dr. Gilbert, this
treaty will result in internal un-
rest, and economic ‘ difficulties in
Italy.






‘Rose Among Thorns’
Sustains Merriment

Continued from Page 1

ate lightness of touch of Florence
Snyder and Sue Williams did jus-
tice to the clever lyrics of the “In-
tellectuals’” patter song. Both
“Gussie” and the audicnce had dif-
ficulty in restraining themselves
during Shirley Winter’s sultry ren-
dition of “No Time”,

The second scene of this act was
less colorful than other parts of
the show, but the News girl, who
wrote faster than any reporter I
have seen around campus, and
swift dialogue kept it from drag-
ging too much. Comments from
the “inn” throng on future gen-
erations, benches, and_ various
other topics provided some of the
best lines of the show. And, any
of scrambling through

Fights Prejudice

Common Room,
“The purpose of Highlander Folk
School is to assist in the defense
and expansion of political and eco-
nomic democracy,” said Bill Elk-
huss, travelling staff director of
the school.” Highlander, organized
in 1932, is a workers’ education
school in Grundy County, Tennes-
see. Its active program of com-
batting prejudices between small
farmers and industrial workers,
between white and } Negro, by edu-
cation and inter-racial meetings,
has become a part of the fight to
organize the South.

The only hope of the South, Mr.
Elkhuss feels, lies in the strength
of the trade unions. Therefore,
the school’s primary task is to
strengthen these unions by educat-
ing the union member. Weekly
classes on parliamentary law,
steward training, political action
and legislation are held at the
school. The union member is
taught how to handle unemploy-
ment compensation, to pay his poll
tax, to make amendments, and to
voice grievances along with gen-|
eral parliamentary procedure.

Farmers, also, are taught the
importance of co-operating with
the unions in order to raise their
standard of living, the speaker
added. A farmers’ union is hold-
ing session at the school now.

The obvious danger to the south-
ern worker is the attempt of big
business and Klan members to fos-
ter disunity in order to keep lower’
wages for the workers. Mr. Elk-
huss displayed vicious anti-semitic,
anti-Negro pamphlets that have
been circulated among the south-
ern workers as proof of the tre-
mendous. opposition. which High-
lander school faces. He stressed
the fact that Highlander is the
only inter-racial worker’s residen-
tial group in the South.

The school goes to the worker,
Mr. Elkhuss explained. The seven
staff members, who make _ the
school policy from year to year,
travel.to unhealthy mining areas,
setting up educational camps and
speaking at various union halls.

Highlander is run on a co-opera-
tive basis, Mr. Elkhuss pointed out.
The teaching staff does not receive
a salary. Financial aid comes from
trade union groups and contribu-
tions of individuals ‘who realize the)





- ents participating in the animal hunt. For too long these rules
have been nebulous and open to misinterpretation.

Above all, it must be remembered that the significance
of any tradition lies in the spirit with which it is carried out.
The purpose of this animal hunt as we see it, is to foster good
fun and suspense. A sense of proportion is essential to pre-
vent it from degenerating into the spitefulness of group an-
tagonism.

Double Discouragement

Depressingly few tickets have been sold for Mischa El-
man’s violin recital Friday. This is a discouraging situation
from a double point of view. The concert is being given for
for the benefit of the Bryn Mawr College Fund. The neces-
sity of this drive has been made evident to all sand the goal
which has been set must be achieved. Students support is es-
sential to its success. 3

Equally important, the Elman concert: gives the under-
- graduate a chance to hear good music on Bryn Mawr campus.
Apparently the Paoli Local has some hidden charm. On
Monday nights great droves of students depart for the half-
hour trip to Philadelphia, and a number of these and other
students depart with equal rapidity to hear Heifitz or Kreis-
ler. Mischa Elman is not a second-rate violinist. He is thor-
oe cognly estaplishaa in the concert Werk, and certainty as



; Afraid” was an excellent choice for

tea-time was worthwhile when it
led to the wistful strains of “Be-
wildered” sung by Emily Town-
send in an appropriately perplexed
voice,

Emily was equally beguiling in
Act II; her silent struggle to light
a rather over-large pipe was far
more expressive than any remarks
could be. In fact, Gussie, silent,
dominates the entire show, in spite
of considerable vociferous compe-
tition. The telegraph boy played
her character part well, if it was
here purpose merely to add to
Gussie’s sense of frustration. Lines
which are common without being
witty detract from rather than
add to any show.

More significant were the roles
of the “Advocate of Platonic Love”
and the “Aesthetic Lover of
Beauty” who furnished excellent
contrast and gave an opportunity
for Naney Corkran and Marjorie
Low to show their acting ability.
Marjorie, as the devotee of Motion,
was an unusually able proponent
of her theory; her dancing was
emphatically the best in the show
The ballet which followed was
well costumed and lighted, with
blue tones giving much heeded
color to the otherwise drab “smok-
er” setting. . Nevertheless, it was
Kay Bonfils” clowning, one-beat-
behind mimicry wien saved this
part of. ‘~am..becoming a
worse than 'a average- attempt at _

ch

“Don’t ‘Be



: Continued qn Page 3



progress in the South made by this
unique type of school. Mr. Elk-
huss stated that he was on a fund
raising tour for the school.

Dance and Basketball.
Highlight Weekend

Continued from Page 1
negligible was the “off-limits” de-
meanor of one of the paper sol-
diers, whose arms a _ chaperone

the mood of the dance grew gayer,
and the scotch tape grew weaker.
* Larry Miller’s band played from
eleven to two, and effectively used
“Open the Door, Richard” to clear
the floor at the uncomfortable mo-
ments when all the couples tried
to dance at the same time; the
more ingenius migrated to the run-
ning track above to dance.
Bright. and early at 3:00 p. m.
on Sunday, the strains of another
band filled the gym, as Denbigh
and its muscular masculine con-
tingent arrived for the Denbigh-
Pembroke basketball game, anoth-

-ler feature of the week-end. Pem-

broke, taken by surprise, immedi-
ately sent out for a trombone, and
recruited veral reluctant male
peta )

In. nd half, with the aid of
More Male, Pembroke picked up a
bit and made a basket, doom Was
greeted with s ase EK
Bigs Sromabone¢ 1 Denbigh

: sab Aént. The
score was thoughtfully lost in the
shuffle, and the game concluded |
with | punch and cookies in Denbigh.







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Highlander School|

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by Helen Anderton °49
In so far as the main character
of the play is concerned Mr. Don-
ald Wolfit has succeded quite well
in his interpretation of King Lear.
Unfortunately the support which
this drama needs from other play-
ers is utterly lacking in the cur-
rent Century Theatre presentation.
With the possible exception of
Alexander Gauge as Kent, and
Geoffry Wilkinson as the Fool, the
other members of the company de-
tract rather than add to our en-

joyment of this production.

Mr. Wolfit gives us moments of
horrer and majesty in his concep-
tion of Lear. The characterization
itself has been carefully thought
out, and the actions are well plan-
ned. But there are times when one
feels that there is something miss-
ing in Wolfit’s transition: from the
majestic figure of a king to the old
man crazed with grief. Perhaps
it is because he has kept this tragic
figure on too static a plane; in
other words the Lear of the first
part of the play is too obviously
the same Lear as in the heath and
judgment scenes. It seems that he
has missed out somewhere in build-
ing the character to its proper
tragic intensity.

Geoffry Wilkinson’s portrayal of
the Fool is a competent one,
though many of his lines were
missed due to poor enunciation.
Alexander Gauge as Kent was one

of the few players who came any-
pe near giving adequate sup-

ort :
Women Poor

Violet Farebrother as Goneril
was quite unforgiveable. She kept
her voice in a monotone of strident
pitch, and did not color her part in
the least. Ann Chalkley did not
fare much better as Regan, and
Rosalind Iden was not particular-
ly convincing as Cordelia.

The fault of the production does
not lie personally with. Mr. Wolfit,
for he deals more than adequately
with his part. The trouble lies in
the utter mediocrity of the sup-
porting players, and in the dis-
crepancies of small details. For
instance, the footlights have a bad
habit of flickering, and a constant-
ly moving spotlight usually fails
to find its goal on the first try. Ali
this tends to make the latest
Shakespearean offering just the
least—bit-shoddy.

Mr. Wolfit must be commended
for attempting King Lear at all.
It is a play of such scope and mag-
nitude that few men have: tried
presenting it for many years. His
undertaking, as such, is praise-
worthy. It is too bad that the
supporting cast had to fail him in
his hour of need.

Radcliffe to Offer’
Publishing Course

Radcliffe College will conduct a
six weeks’ intensive course for col-
lege graduates who wish to: pre-

in the publishing field. The course
will survey the requirements and
opportunities of this field, and will
provide practical training for such
employment.

The staff of visiting speakers,
from different types of organiza-
tions engaged in publication, will
lecture and hold discussions on. va-
rious phases of book, magazine
and general publishing. Through-
out the course the students will
work on the actual processing of
material, from the first stages of
manuscript through final progue-
tion and distribution.

Helen Everitt, writer, former lit.
erary agent, _and lecturer at_ the

1935-46, will direct. th ° masa
‘pollient’ te ‘limited to forty stu-
dents, to. be supervised in small
groups.

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‘Rose Among Thorns’
Sustains Merriment

_ Continued from Pag 2
the close of the scene. The song
was perfectly adapted to her voice,
and she was superlative as the
“Siren”. If ‘Gussie’ broke down
too much under the strain of re-
sisting this passionate advance of
the sophisticate, she redeemed her-
self before the curtain fell and
emerged triumphant with her sin-
gle line of the show: “I’m sorry,
girls; I’m going to Vassar for the
weekend!”

The epilogue in the form of a
May Day scene was brilliant and
gay, and adequately served its pur-
pose of bringing everyone on stage
for the “animal song”. The may-
pole and hoop dancing were per-
formed with remarkable dexterity
on a stage which must have seem-
ed none too large for such gymnas-
tics. The fimale ended the show
with the gaiety and vigour with
which it opened. The idea of a
medley of the songs of the show
was original and effective and pro-
vided a spirited and informal end-
ing.



NOTICES

Taylor Thermometers

Watch Taylor thermometers!
Every Thursday they are brought.
up to date to record the latest to-
tal reached in the Bryn Mawr Col-
lege Fund 1946—.

Swimming Meet Schedule

Feb. 27—Beavér, away
March 6—Drexel, home
March 18—Penn, away
March 18—Swarthmore, home

Chapel Speaker

Chapel Sunday night will be
conducted by the Rev. Silas Bitt-
ner, D. D., former Rector of St.
Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed
Church, Kansas City.





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18th and early 19th century Eng-
land.

Cultural adaptabiity—the will-
ingness of subject peoples to adopt
whatever the world has to offer to
defeat their conquerors, was used
by the victims ofthe Ottoman
Turks and the Moguls in India.

The outcome of these conflicts
may take three forms, stated Mr.
Toynbee. The attacked 4aiviliza-
tion may reject the aggressive pow-





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Tuition for the course is $135,
while board and room at reason-
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B. M. Day Camp
Calls for Aides |

The Bryn Mawr Summer Day
Camp, organized last year by Miss
Janet Yeager, of the Gym Depart-
ment, will be held again this sum-
mer on the college campus. Bryn
Mawr students are again needed to
act as Junior Counsellors.

This year the camp will be a
real community project, conducted
under the auspices of the Main
Line Branch of the American Red
Cross, the Main Line Kiwanis Club,
and various other interested or-
ganizations. A benefit will soon
be given at the Suburban Theatre
by the Kiwanis Club on behalf of
the camp.

The following jobs for counsel- |

lors are available at $125.00 for
eight weeks. Students interested
should see Miss Yeager in the Gym
as soon as possible.

1. Assistant in Athletics, Games



What To Do

FOR THE SUMMER. .

The Hudson Shore Labor School
in West Park, New York, will take
undergraduate assistants this year.
June 14th to August 9th. Details
in Room H of Taylor: Miss Wood
and Miss Arter will speak on the
work of the school, Thursday af-
ternoon, February 27th, in the
Common Room at four o’élock.

Montrose School for Girls in
Reisterstown, Maryland, has sum-



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2. Assistant in teaching swim-
ming. (Senior Red Cross Life
Saving necessary.)

3. Tutoring—mostly arithmetic
and reading.

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games, etc.

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and birds).

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Dr. Esther Richards.”

Spruce Pond Camp in New
Hampshire. Counsellors at YWCA
camp for four weeks at the end of
the summer. $20 a week and liv-
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outlook, socially-minded and eager
to help with the development of
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relations.” Counsellors may also
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will be at Spruce Pond the preced-
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