College news, March 17, 1954

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VOL. L, NO, 17

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 17, 1954

Copyright, Trus
Bryn Mawr College,

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Page Concludes
Greek Odyssey
Lecture Series
Iliad And Odyssey Not
By Same Author
Says Page

Denys Page concluded his series
of lectures on the Odyssey by stat-
ing that, despite its imperfections,
the Odyssey is a masterpiece which

) will last as long as literature is
read. It is still interesting, how-
ever, to speculate upon the author
of the Odyssey and the date and
place of its composition.

In the type of poetry which is
composed and retained in the mind,
the “poet ‘makes use of metrical
phrases, familiar words and whole
lines which have been used in pre-
vious poems. The poet must be a
good. craftsman who .can master
the technique of adapting phrases
and formulas to his needs. It took
generations to build up and refine
the stock of phrases used in epic
poetry; the Odyssey seems to have
come néar the culmination of this
process,

Under these circumstances would
not the complexity of the Odyssey
be beyond one man’s memory, and
would not the original poem be un-
recognizable in @ few centuries?
At some point’ after the use of

~ writing began the poem may have

been written down, merely an
aid to memory and a device to
broaden the scope of the epic. The
Odyssey was still, however, a flex-
ible poem handed down by word of
mouth.

A study of the language and
spelling employed in the Odyssey
leads scholars to believe that a
standard text of the poem was re-
corded in Athens in the 6th cen-
tury B.C. It is this text which is
‘the main source material used in
present day study of the Odyssey.

Continued on Page 6, Col. 1

Students Choose Winstead, H oughton
And Warren To Hold Campus Offices

| CHAPEL COMMITTEE HEAD

by Barbara Ann Palmer, ’67

Sara Winstead, is the new Head
of the Chapel Committee, who, al-
though she intends to carry on the
work of the Chapel’ Committee as:
it stands now, hopes to place more
emphasis on unifying the religions
on campus.

“Win” will work to serve the re-
ligious needs and interests of a
cross-section of Bryn Mawr. She
is considering having a greater va-
riety of speakers in Chapel Serv-
ice, and the possibility of present-

‘ing a joint program with other or-

ganizations. “Win” also states that
she will welcome any further sug-

‘gestions, now or in the future, for

the program of the Chapel Com-
mittee,

The new Committee Head is a
history major, who hopes to enter
graduate school for a year and
then teach in high school.

Visit The ‘Inferno’
After ‘Madwoman’

“The Inferno” is the _heart-
warming theme of the W.B.M.C.
dance, to be held’ Saturday night,
March 20, after The Madwoman
of Chaillot. A Primrose Path will
connect the Common Room, the
scene of the Inferno, to the Rum-
be served. Providing hot music for
the dance will be Mike Dunn’s
band, with “Ho” Hunter, a Haver-
ford faculty member, as an added
attraction on the musica] side.

Tickets for the dance are $1.25 a
couple and are being sold in the
halls by W.B.M.C. staff members.

Elizabeth Thomas, ’57, is chair-
man of the dance, which is an an-
nual affair of the Bryn Mawr radio
station. Ann Morris, also a fresh-
man,’is in charge of publicity, and
Caroline Warram, Station Man-
ager, is another broadcaster who
has put in much time to insure the
success of the entertainment.





‘Non-Violent’ Action With Good Will
Stimulates Improved Race Relations

especially contributed
by Anne Mazick, 55

Common Room, March 11—What
people share in common is deter-
mined not by their race or re-
ligion, but by their individual in-
terests, said Mr. Wallace Nelson.
As a fepresentative of the ~Con-
gress of Racial Equality, he spoke
of the need for “non-violent direct

— ~———wetion with good-will” to~achieve

better race relations.
Believing in a basic brotherhood
of man and convinced that people

are not —born—prejudiced, CORE}

works on the assumption that be-
havior patterns, not merely laws,
must be changed to eliminate dis-
crimination. Since violence inten-
sifies problems rather than solving
them, CORE suggests a non-violent

but direct approach, acting with

love and consideration but not self-
righteousness. .

The three major steps he out-
lined in combatting a case of dis-
crimination began. with irivestiga-

tion. In the case of a restaurant,

for instance, various test groups
might be sent, a procedure with

- which Bryn Mawr experimented

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somewhat this year. It the results
show definite proof that discrim-
ination exists, the second step is
negotiation with the managément.

Only when negotiation fails
should direct action be ‘applied.
This should begin with mild forms
such as distributing leaflets; the
next step might be a sitting strike,
like one ‘carried on in a Whelan’s

Jends of Undergrad next year.

SELF-GOV. VICE-PRESIDENT
by Marcia Goldstone, °56

The. most important hope of the
new Vice-President of Self-Gov.,
Nancy Houghton, is to see the
a honor system put in-
to e

Nancy, a History of Art major
from Wellesley, Massachusetta, is
planning to go on to graduate
school. to pursue her studies in the
field of modern art. She is kept
busy with Self-Gov. and playing
on the badminton Junior—Varsity;|—
but still finds time to take a course
in ceramics at Lower Merion Night
School. . This, she says, is her
“practical interest” in art.



UNDERGRAD VICE-PRESIDENT | °

By Mimi Collins, ’57

Jan Warren, newly elected Vice-
President of Undergrad is perhaps
best noted for her poife and effi-
ciency: As a girl who gravitates to
responsibility, Jan will be right in
her element in handling the loose

She said she was naturally thrill-
ed at being elected and is looking
forward to working with Wendy
Ewer. Jan said she had been read-
ing a very dramatic part of “Love
is a Bridge,” and was sitting in
her room with ‘tears streaming
down her face, hoping against hope
that no one would walk in. Sure
enough, there was a knock at the
door and Sukie Webb entered, quite
taken aback when she saw Jan’s
state. She then proceeded to calm
Jan before revealing the news of
her election.

Jan is from Dedham, Massachu- |

setts. On campus, she is Pem
East’s capable Vice-President. She
appeared’ stumped when asked
what her outside interests were but
finally said knitting and reading
consume most of her spare time.
Jan’s other activities on campus
have included being the NEWS’s
Managing Editor.

Her plans for after graduation
are hazy, but Jan, who is an Eng-
lish major, feels that she’d like to
bis ew pained

CALENDAR |

Friday, March 19

“Madwoman of Chaillot” will
be presented in Goodhart.

The latest in circuses, “The Big
Flop,” will appear at Denbigh’s
Open House.

Saturday, March 20

Second performance of “Mad-
woman of Chaillot” at Goodhart.

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Denbigh ‘Big Flop’
Has Circus Theme

By Barbara Ann Palmer, °57

“Come: one! Come all! To see
the Greatest Show’ on Earth at
Denbigh—the Big Flop!!”

The circus will he the theme of
Denbigh Hall’s Dance. this Friday
evening after the performance of
The Mad Woman of Chaillot to be
given at Goodhart -Auditorium.

Posters: and announcements]

throughout the campus have serv-
ed as the “barkers” for the “Big
Flop” which will begin at 9:00 and
end at 1:00.

Clowns, a huge tent, a circus
caravan, streamers, balloons, and
pin wheels will be advantageously
located throughout Denbigh. Mike
Dunn will provide dance music in
the Dining Room. Of course, a kick
chorus headed by Reva Schein-
baum and the Octangle will be
present; Myra Becker will act as
Mistress of Ceremonies.

The Chairman of the “Big Flop”
is Anita Kaplan, who urges all to
come “drag or stag,” for refresh-
ments and extra men will be pro-

vided! Other committee members
are Leslie Kaplan, Mimi Bayer, Eva
Schur, Janet and Stefanie Hetzel,
Meredith Treene, ‘Wilma Pincus,
Mary Jane Chubbuck, Sara Win-
sttead and Martha Cashel.
Admission is 75c per person and
$1.00 per couple. -



The NEWS is happy to an-
nounce the following additions
to the Staff:

Dance Troupe,
Choruses. Join
In ‘Les Noces’

Spring. Concert Shows

Well Integrated
Program

by Charlotte Smith, °56
and Louise Todd, ”56

Concert at Bryn Mawr, presented
by the Princeton. University Glee
Club,

ion of the audience, one of the best
concérts ever given here. :

The combination of chorus,’ or-.
chestra and ballet provided a
unique type’ of entertainment, and
each element was integrated with
increasing ease until the imposing
climax of Stravinsky’s “Les Noces”
confirmed its “Paris, London, New
York and Bryn Mawr College”
previews.

was .pleasantly surprised by the
striking arrangement . of “Bryn
Mawr’s large chorus. Although
the program. began with a some-
what colorless rendition of Han-
del’s “O Lovely Peace”, the light

of Vittoria’s “Ave Maria” restored
confidence.

After the controlled “Sacerdotes
Domini” -by Byrd and: Shutz’s
“Erhore Mich” the chorus launch-
ed into Holst’s “Ave Maria”.’ The
beautiful composition and ming-
ling of the many voices achieved
a thrilling effect. At times, per-



Lois Glantz, "66
Carol Hansen, ’57

Sally Moore, ’56
Rosemary Rudstrom, ’56
Liz Warren, '56







and complex score of this work, |
it lacked the tonal clarity and ser-
enity of Vittoria’s “Ave”, but its
overall presentation was most im-.
pressive.

The opening choral works were
followed by dances to Stravinsky’s



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“Man Is Naturally Artificial-Creature”, —

Says R. Wilbur, Young American Poet

By Ruth Rasch, ’57

Deanery, March 11.—To write
poetry which is, on the surface,
“readily available in first reading”
is the aim of Richard Wilbur, who
has been described by T. S. Eliot
as one of the two most promising
poets in America. In a reading he
gave of a group of his own poems
and translations, published and un-
_| published, he met his self-set-cri-





store in. Washington last

year; Negroes simply sat, replac-
ing each other all weekend, until
they were served.

picket line and boycott, which
should be used only when neces-
sary. A boycott must be extreme-
ly well organized to be effective,
suggested Mr. Nelson.

Court action can be effective but

it is expensive and there is little |.

one can do but wait several months, |
or years, once investigation has
begun. Furthermore, it avoids the
important opportunity of having |
Negro and white people work to-
gether with many people who are |
actively. participating to eliminate
the problem and extend the spirit
of brotherhood.





_The most dramatic forms are the |~—



sored by WBMC, will be scones
in the Common Room.

Sunday, March 21
1:30 p. m, The Reyerend Joseph

Bishop will speak in chapel.

' 8:30 p. m. The Intimate Con-
‘certs Baroque Trio will play in
Haverford Common Room.
Monday, March 22

.7:15 p. m. Rene N. Girard, As-
sistant Professor of French will

speak on “Current Thought in
France” in the Common Room.

Wednesday, March 24
7:30 p. m. Lecture sponsored by
S.D.A, in the Common Room.
** After Spring Vacation **

teria admirably.

Beginning with selections from
his second effort”, Ceremonies,
the poet read varied selections,
among them the title poem of the/
collection, To preface his reading,
Mr. Wilbur made the following
statement, perhaps. to enable the
poem to meet more éasily his cri-
teria: “Man is a naturally artificial
creature who, when he is most nat-
ural becomes artificial.”

“The Death of the Toad,” an
emotionally strong poem with es-
pecially vivid images, was another
from this group. It described a
toad, just run over by a lawn mow-
er, but its significance went beyond
the actual subject.



Continued on Page 5, Col, 4





“Speech for the Repeal of the Mc-
Carren act” and the other, more:
obliquely political, entitled “After
the Last Bulletins.”

This group of poems includes
“Boy at the Window,” which is
about a little boy, looking out of
the window at a snowman who pit-
ies the boy for sitting inside, sur-

Goodhart, March 12—The Spring —

the Bryn Mawr College |
Choruss"and The Young People’s —
Dance Theatre, was, in the opin- .

As the curtain opened, at the |
start of the concert, the audience .~.

yet. dignified flow and clear tone “

haps because of the wide range

Mr. Wilbut read cdntained | @ on/
political topics, one ertiod

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_{ rounded by “so much fear.”

The translations aimed and suc-
ceeded at amusing Mr. Wilbur’s
audience. They included selections

Moliere’s “Misanthrope,” the scene
in which the fop demands, and to
his chagrin receives, an honest
man’s opinion of his poetry.

The lecture was given in memory -

of Theodore Spencer, poet, critic

and late Professor of English at

Harvard. He spoke at Bryn Mawr
in 1941, on modern poetry. —



Interviews with
New Hall
Presidents A:
on Page 3



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Wednesday, March 17, 1954














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‘Under the Act of March 3, 1879







The People’s Choice

~ The end of another college election has brought the an-
nual renewal of discussion about the defects in the present
system. é

The first steps in correcting must.be made at the nom-
inating level.

One improvement would be Ps provide a greaterevariety

of candidates. It is not a compliment to a college of 611 per-
_ sons, to have one person running for four or five offices. Is







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~ there such a lack of good candidates in Bryn Mawr that only
a few people are qualified to be-nominated? Or is it mainly
that the Nominating Committee and classes fet into a rut in
making their selection?

It would also be worthwhile to have larger Nominating
Committees, which in turn could interview more people. This
would prevent the opinions of one or two students for ‘deter-
mining the tone of the final report.

A constructive change could be made in the eliminating
of the much-abused preferential order. Four . well-qualified
_girls are chosen to run on an equal basis for a campus office,
are listed in “preferential order,;and- +he—first—one—almost |
always vote according to the preferential order? The «stu-
dents are repeatedly urged to do this only as a. ‘last resort.
But the candidates are posted in preferential order—this is
the way the class decided, says the list, and who are you to
‘go against such a popular decision? The student, having very
little else on which to judge, selects this as the most demo-
cratic way out. But actually, preferential listings are often
decided by as few as twelve points. Thus a few people end up

ecu <=4y>-determining the outcome of a college election. Often

again, the student votes according to preferential order be-
cause she is too lazy to do any thinking about the matter.
Why bother to consider the candidates when they are aca
arranged in front of you? ;

But if the candidates were sisaiied in alphabetical
order, on what basis would the student be able to vote? Un-
der the existing system, the only alternative is to consult the
written reports drawn up by.-the nominating committee.
These reports list all the candidates as being trustworthy,
loyal, useful, courteous, thrifty, and cheerful. Perhaps from
a feeling of guilt, the report normally. lists some weakness of
~ the candidate. But she should take heart, for this weakness
js always outweighed by some more important virtue. The
reports do not accurately describe the candidate; they do not
even serve to distinguish one candidate from another.

oe ern could be.a useful part of the elec-

















Letters To

Miss McBride Divulges
‘Income Differs.
From Cost
By Anne Eristoff, ’54, and’
Sukie Webb, ’54

On Friday, March 5th, we were
invited to attend a luncheon meet-
ing and tea for’:the Parents Com-
mittee of the Resources Commit-
tee. The function of this group is
t6 operate the program of annual
giving by parents, which has
brought the college about $15,000
in each of the last two years.

What we found particularly in-
teresting—and eye-opening — were
the figures on the budget quoted
by Miss McBride. They are impor-
tant to alt of us, since they con-
cern the present and the’ near fu-
ture, so even if you hate arithme-
tic, don’t stop now, but read on!
The income of the ‘college is
from three sources: tuition fees)|
residence fees and endowment.
Gifts for current expenditure last
year held the operating deficit to
$41,000. The total annual budget is
about $1,674,000; approximately.
2/3 of this figure goes toward sal-
aries, academic salaries accounting
for $550,000. The college tries
to break even on the “hotel func-
tion”; that is, total income from
room and board fees should cover
the cost of running’the halls.

We are usually told on May Day
that all of us’ are’ on scholarship,
but does this really sink in? Our
residence fees may cover the cost
of operating the halls, but the tui-
tion fees cover only about % of
the actual expense of the .educa-
tion. In other words, the flat cost
of a Bryn Mawr education should
not ‘be $1,650-$1,850, but $2,350-
$2, 550. This is pretty staggering.
Multiply that extra $700 by 600

students and the $420,000 total)

which should be paid, but isn’t, is
even more overwhelming. It is just
a little under 1/3 of the yearly col-

The Editor

Students Re presenting |
Inn Committee
Offer Help :

Dear Editors:

As the two undergraduate mem-
bers of the Inn Committee, Sarah
Stifler and I would like to counter-
act any wrong impression which
may have been derived from the
fourth paragraph of the “Hunger
Fighter” editorial of three weeks
ago. The College Inn is, and al-
ways has been, run for the benefit
and convenience of the students.
We are not here to give it busi-
ness; it is here to serve us. Recog-
nizing this fact, the Inn Commit-
tee has two student members who
cheerfully accept all complaints
and suggestions and then proceed
to do something about them. Don’t
“grin and bear it”; speak to Diana
Forbes, Rock, or Sarah Stifler,
Non-Res.

Sincerely, —
Diana..Forbes, ’54.



Propose Honor System
For All Student
Meetings —

To the Editors:

In. view of the fact that absences
at hall and class meetings are
sometimes unavoidable, we think
that the fines levied are out of all

proportion to the offense. Although

the Hall Representatives are often
lenient in. overlooking a yalid ex-
cuse, it is our opinion that the-im-
position of fines should not be left
to their discretion. No lessons are
learned by paying an arbitrary
sum, and now that there is so much
talk on campus in regard to a
more: complete honor system, per-

‘haps it could be extended to in-
‘clude_attendance at meetings.

It would seem that the peren-
“meeting-cutter” would be
less apt to abuse this system as
evidenced by the good attendance

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lege budget.

These figures ‘make us wonder if
perhaps we haven’t an obligation
to Bryn Mawr from the moment
we enter the college. Part of the
obligation is to know the state of
the budget, if only vaguely —so
that we’ll be well informed about
this aspect of our education also.

Stones From
A Glass House

“MBy Evvie DeBaryshe, ’56

I sat in the Reading Room as a
Freshman, with the first final
exam of my life approaching on
leaden feet; I could hear it stomp-
ing down the aisle, echoing like
doom. It was a,time calculated to

give rise to thoughts the sys-
tem by which gollegé wor is done,
and I conceived, then, an ide

which has haunted’ me ever since.
It is not original, but it is my
own,:.and each one of my nine
o’clocks makes me long more poig-
nantly for its impossible realiza-
tion.

My vision is one of a college en-
dowed with bulging library, over-
powering hordes of professors and
a total lack of scheduled classes.
The library would be equipped with
luxurious smokers of a beauty and
comfort beyond our undeveloped
imagination; the professors would

tion would be to hold conferences,
limited to eight participants, with
their students. _ (

For a Rainy Day

The classrooms the unnamed col-
lege might have as*remnants of its
dark ages would be converted into
halls for instruction~in ball-room
dancing,-how.to get a job in adver-

ties of a soyt in which the mind
plays too small a part to be ad-
versely affected by unpleasant sur-
roundings. No conference might
begin until ten-thirty in the morn-
ing, and later on rainy days.

In order to insure that the -stu-
dents would not suffer from lack
of occupation, reading or lab as-
signments would be doubled and
papers, or experimental research,
would be assigned in far greater
quantity. I do not propose to do

mesters and weekly quizzes. Other-

be possessed of unlimited time, per-~
sons whose only desire or occupa-—

tising, etcetera; in short, to activi-_

away with exams, merely mid-se- -



atclasses which—are~—neither—re-

quired nor fined, If absences at

meetings were similarly recorded

and posted, there would be some

check on the individual, but not the

stringent penalties now imposed.
‘Evelyn Boverman, ’56
Gail Ame, 56



Liz Warren, ’56.



these phrases over and over

opinions.

handle herself in front of @



tion if some modificatidis-were made in the questions asked.
By the time the Nomindting Committee and the classes have
sifted the candidates down to four, the student body assumes
that the candidates work well with people, have-some-inter-
est in the organizations for which they are running, and are
reasonably poised and fair-minded. It is useless to repeat

until they have no meaning.

Aren’t the candidates’ ideas also important? Why not list
some of the specific action ‘that she has originated in the past
and would favor in the future? It seems that sometime
during the election the students could receive some first-hand

Is it unreasonable to expect that the candidates have
some plans and ideas concerning the office for which they
strive, and that candidates for major offices might express
these in college assemblies or discussion. groups? Having
mute candidates means that there is no pressure and the stu-
dent can quietly deliberate. But on what can s
It is customary for the winning candidate
enjoyed running against such worthy opponents. But the
truth is that she didn’t run against them, she sat against
them. Would it not be helpful to see how a candidate can
ge crowd? Speeches and public
appearances show the qualities that are looked for in the |.
offices for which they. are running.

If the campus offices are, as we believe, constructive po-
sitions, then they deserve a constructive election. But such
an election. system is going to require ‘in | turn much thought.
and action by the student body. Ue

deliberate?
o say that she

a change making them longer, say
five or six hours.

My vision, being personal, ig-
nores the problems of the science
major, but deals with dispatch with
the program of ;the liberal arts
student. Her work would consist in
reading and writing papers. Exam-
inations would try to insure a gen-

would provide the opportunity to
show what she could do with facts.
This means that she would have
either to correlate material of a
sort that had not: previously been
compiled, or to come up with her
own theory. Rehashing the work
of others would be expected only
on examination papers. —

On Her Own

The conferences would serve a
different purpose than does the lec-

of. summarizing and explaining, in-
stead of supplying background or
criticism, would expect the student
to do. this herself. She would be
expected, in conference, to discuss

to work them out herself, under

ed, further,~to have some ideas
about the. work she has been pee
ing.
Studying in such a denbiet the
student might find that she could
understand the thoughts that lie
beneath the surface of man’s ac-
tions and man’s literature. She
might find, infact, that she could



| think beast.

eral grasp of the facts; papers -

ture system. The professor, instead

her questions and conclusions, and.

his guidance. She would be expect- .

wise the examination system would _
.;remain much the same, except for

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et Denbigh
| - By Barbara Palmer, 87

«OF won’t study tonight!”. were
Mary Jane Chub ’s words when
she was told she was,the new Pres-
ident of Denbigh Hall. “Chubby,”
a Philosophy major, excitedly pin-
ned on her corsage of yellow roses
(incidentally her favorite flowers)
and forgot the logic she was study-
ing at the. time.

~ As a Sunday School teacher and
the Secretary to Undergrad, Chub-
by. keeps. busy on and off campus.
In her spare moments she reads,
plays hockey and lacrosse. She also
talks, to keep in condition for her
position of hall announcer,



a Merion
: by Rosemary Rudstom, °57 —

J -was so excited, I really was!”
” said Cindy, “Ellie came into the
warden’s office where I was knit-
Ens and said, ‘You’re just the per-



Harcum Sporisors
- Evening Of Plays

Bryn Mawr’s College Theatre
and Haverford’s Drama Club pre-
sented “Anne ‘of a Thousand Days”
and “Six Characters in Sea h of
an Author” at the theatre st
held at. Harcum Junior College,
March 11, 1954, at 8: 00 P. M. Har-

cum had extended invitations to
five local: colleges: to celebrate -In-
ternational. Theatre Month, which
is. sponsored. by UNESCO.
“Students who participated unani-

mously.agreed that it was a valu-|:

able experience. Not only was it
interesting to. see the drama work
of* other colleges, but it also gave
students who. -do- not ordinarily

son I want to see. Congratula-
tions!’ I couldn’t believe it—I never
won anything in my life.”

Cynthia. Josselyn, President-elect
of Merion, is from Providence,
Rhode Island, and a junior. Her
eager, enthusiastic outlook is typ-
ical of her personality.

“Breakfast in bed!” was Cindy’s
first official(?) proclamation, Her
plans for next year also-.include
further efforts to procure a third
telephone for the hall.

The first hall meeting after her
election was marked by the pres-
entation of the gilt-framed paint-
ing of an owl in lurid-tones of
green and yellow, traditionally in-
scribed with Hall Presidents’ ini-
tials. “Ellie says I’ll get. used to
it”, Cindy smiled hopefully.

-An English major, Cindy plans
to work after graduation, possibly
in a publishing house. At present
she is co-chairman of the Coates-
ville group and co-chairman of
Merion’s social activities.



Pem. East
By Evvie DeBaryshe, 56

Ilse Shapiro, ’54, is Pem East’s
newly elected Hall President. She
says she’s going to buy herself a
pair of Bermuda. shorts, in cele-

bration,” because “all Hall Presi-

dents just have got to have them,”
Three cheers for Ilse, the bare-
legged people’s ‘choice.

Pem. West

By: Charlotte Smith, °56



- Julie Williams is President of
Pem West, but—where is Julie?
She isn’t in the hall, she isn’t on
campus—she’s in Switzerland, for
Junior Year Abroad. ,

Since she isn’t here to be inter-

Arts Night Needs





viéwed. these are: some vital sta-
tistics on Julie: she is in Geneva
and is majoring in Political Scence.
She has a warm, frendly smile and
possesses what is needed to be an
excellent hall announcer.

'We will be very glad to have
Julie back!

—

Radnor

By Carol Bradley, °57

Joy Robbins, the new hall Pres-
ident of Radnor, is a career girl, or



Ville Storekeepers
HelpPlay Publicity

especially contributed
by Jean Young, ’56

Publicity can be “all well and
good” or it can boomerang. People
don’t want to feel they are being
pressed. Quiet “under-pressing” is
therefore essential, so that the
person ‘in question may make up

his‘own mind.

The proprietors in the Ville .to
whom -I gave posters of the pro-
duction were alternately interest-
ed, amused, confused. A clerk in
a fashionable tailor’s shop remark-
ed: “Madwoman? Why, of course

‘—all women are mad. I’d love to

come!” The announcements found
their way into cleaners’ windows,
over grocers’ shelves, among flor-
ists’ arrangements.

Only ‘the conductor on the Paoli
Local was skeptical — not of -the
place of the play in: modern drama,

but of the wisdom of placing it’

next to the Listerine Ad in the car.
French Department heads of the
nearby schools raised a careful
eyebrow, but Giraudoux is too fam-
ous to bring a demur.



have enough time for college thea-
tre; -work. an : opportunity to act.
Elsie Kemp and Eric Blanchard
starred ; in “Anne of a ‘Thousand
Day. ” and) Bill: Bibbins, Charlotte
Buss John: Kittredge,’ Danielle
Luzza o, Katharine Rodgers, and
abeth Warren comprised the].
Ne of “Six Characters in Search

An Author,” by Rak Piran-
dello. -

The program opened: with a
speech of welcome by the Dean of
Harcum: and. the readim. of mes-
“sages ‘of congratulation for the
venture in. fostering international
elations ‘from the American Na-
tional Theatre Association and
UNESCO. ‘Other’ colleges partici-
pating and their productions were:
Beaver, “Aria Da Capo”;. Rose-
mont and Villanova, “The~Admir-
able. Crichton”; and Villanova,
“Stalag 17:

fAria Da*Capo” and “Stalag 17?
‘captured. the first and second prizes
for the plays that promoted the
most internationa understanding.

After the «. dramatic presenta-
tions, there was a coffee and cake
reception. The program promoted
such interest both among students
and: townspeople that Harcum

plans to install, the celebration as
an annual -event,

“Madwoman ‘of Chaillot” has’
prety on “thé theatre agenda

it mow, and ‘student actors are
in'a flurry of activity to whip the
play: into shape for the Opening
fain March 19, 1954, at 8:00
- ME. The play reading committee
ded by Elizabeth | Gordon is also
i sorting through scripts to se-










: athe ‘fotnrth ‘final play of the



Much Enthusiasm

By Marcia Goldstone

According to the Freshman
Handbook, Arts Night was started
in 1948 “in’ order to provide the
drama, dance, art and music
groups. with -an. opportunity -to
show the campus what creative

work was being done” by students.
Most Arts Nights have featured
original plays, skits, readings, mu-
sical selections, dances and art
work,

The first Arts Night was built
around a central theme, “Encoun-
ter,” and was performed in Good-
hart.-Since then, this idea has been
dropped and the performance is
given in Skinner Workshop, Skin-
ner’s smaller size probably helps
to increase the feeling of informal-
ity between audience and perform-
er which is the keynote of this
event.

What seems to have been'one of
the most interesting Arts Nights
was presented in 1951. It featured
an original farce operetta “Il Jani-
tero,” by.John Davison, of Haver-
ford. This .was presented. along
with a Victorian fantasy, “Ad As-
tra. Per Aspera,” by Joanna Semel,
which was awarded the Katherine

Fullerton Gerould prize that year. ||
The Dance Ciyb displayed its tal-|
Veldt lullaby and.

ent to an
a song of Yma Sumac’s.

-In past years Arts Night has||.

brought much talent: to the fore

which had perhaps been hidden un-.

til then. The one ingredient need-
Continued on Page 4, Col; 1

‘listened at rehearsal.



Publicity can make people aware
of something, but the product, ulti-
mately, has to sell itself. The play
is a wise fantasy, the cast experi-
enced. I have seen the set and
As Pooh
Bear said of the honey: “This is a

|Good Thing.”



AMUSEMENTS.

Bryn Mawr—
Wed., March _17— “Distant:
Drums” and “Captain Hora-
tio Hornblower”
Thurs. and Fri., March 18-
19 — “Trent’s Last Case” and
“Thunder Over the Plains”
Sun, and Mon., March 21-22—
“Jack Slade” and “Gun Play”
Tues, and Wed., March 23-
24—“The Bad and the Beau-
tiful” and “With a Song in
My Heart”

Green Hill—

Wed. thru Wed., March 17-
24—-“Murder on Monday”

_ Wed. thru Wed., March 17-
24— “Beneath the 12 Mile
Reef”

Walnut— —

Opens Mon., March 15—“King
of Hearts”

Forrest—

Opens Tues., March - 16—"By
the Beautiful Sea”

Shubert— _

_ Weds thru Mon., March 17-

22——-Danny Kaye. |

Academy of Music—

Fri., March 19—“Lohengrin,”
Philadelphia Civic Opera







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at least, sha hopes to be. Joy is
a Junior majoring in sociology-
anthropology, and she plans to
help reform the country’s juvenile
delinquents.

She is a deceptively quiet girl
who has done a great many things
at Bryn Mawr in her years here.

Joy knows what she wants, and]|

she will very probably get it.

Rockefeller

By Molly Epstein, ’56

“Tr ve a hard time filling: An-
nie’s{shoes,” commented Julie Hei-
mowitz, newly elected Hall Presi-
dent of Rock. “Her féet are about
“Lit-
tle” Julie, a Political Science major
aspiring to Law School, remarked
on the convenience of the new ar-
rangement: living next door to the
Warden will’ undoubtedly come in
handy when the two have their 2
A.M, conference. concerning the
whereabouts of the stragglers.

Julie was not provoked into any
rash, promises of renovated \bath-
rooms, A.C. current or a switch-
board system. Despite the hazards
of her new occupation, she was
quite gay; she feels happy to’ be
President of Rock because “very
few halls have. as much spirit.”

Non-Res.
By Mimi Collins, ’57

Jessica Dragonette, Common
Treasurer of BMC, will succeed
Cynthia Wyeth as Non-Resident
Hall President. This is the second
time that Jess has taken over the
reins from Cynthia; she also filled
the position of Common Treas-
urer.

Jess, a Math major, is a girl of
unlimited talents and can efficient-
ly.cope with almost any situation








alls Elect Dragonette, Heimowitz, Williams, Robbins,
bbuck, Robinson, Shapiro and Josselyn Presidents

‘that arises. She is interested in
music and art and also enjoys eat-
ing and sleeping—two pastimes
for which she has very little time.

Rhoads North

By Marcia Goldstone, ’56



An unassuming air and an inter-
est in .“practically anything on
campus” are two characteristics of
Ann Robinson, newly-elected Presi-
dent of Rhoads Hall.

Annie, a junior from Cold Spring
Harbor, Long Island (a town which

has six hundred people and one’

street, she says), is a Political Sci-
ence major. From Bryn Mawr she
plans to proceed * to graduate

‘school, although her objective is

still undetermined.

The only question which seemed
to stump the Rhoads President
was whether or not she had any
hobbies. She thought and thought
and sadly announced, “I guess
there’s nothing but bridge.”

The results of the student
vote on the proposed plan for
an academic honor system are
as follows:

Yes: 506
No: 20
Asked for another plan: 13
Ballots not yet in:
In other words:
94% of those who voted were
in favor of the proposed
plan. |
84% of the total undergrad-
uate body were in favor of
the plan.
The plan will be submitted
to the faculty on March 24th.







4



|Elligett Discusses the Atlantic Union

At an Alliance Meeting on March 11

Common Room, March 11—Mrs.
Jane Elligett spoke at an Alliance
meeting on the Atlantic Union and
the ways in which it would aid the
world. The proposed Union would
be a federation of Atlantic democ-
racies, would have a parliament,

and would take common law as its

legal standard.

In purpose, the Union would be
dedicated to preserving freedom.
The members $f this parliament
would be elected by the voters of
each nation, not appointed.

The Union would be responsible

for a common -defense force, for-
eign policy, currency, and free
trade among the member nations.
There would be no conflict with
the U. N. because the Union would
be formed within the U. N., whose
charter permits such organizations.

Advantages

But what are the advantages of
forming.an Atlantic Union? The
greatest advantage is that it is
an answer to Communism,. and is
the most dynamite idea of our cen-
tury.

Communism arose from the legi-
timate observation of poverty, mis-
ery, and hopelessness. It has con-
tinued to grow because freedom
has been unable to provide a coun-
ter-idea and remove these bad con-
ditions.

Freedom can be. made to expand
through the Atlantic Union. To
secure freedom, it is necessary to
grant’ mutual freedom







through | .

common law, with a law-enforcing
agent to see that the contracting
parties live up to their bargain.

This is the way to solve the
problems between France and Ger-
many and the way in which the
West must maintain its freedom in
the world, said Mrs. Elligett.

World Benefiitted

The formation of ‘an’ Atlantic’

Union would give us in the. United

States faith in our words and con- _

cepts once again. It would give us
an opportunity to better other na-
tions in the same way in which we
bettered ourselves, and to show the
world that we are not using free-
dom as a tool for our benefit.

_ The world outside the Atlantic
Union would also be benefitted by
it. Any nation living up to the

|requirements of freedom in the

Union’s constitution could be ad-
mitted if it wished. Thus the prin-

ciple of freedom would become in- .

clusive, not exclusive.

The threat of war with Russia
would be eliminated as far as
possible. If Russia attacked one
member nation, she would attack
the whole Union. She could not

fight and seize countries one by.

one as she ‘now does.

Free trade would create a new
prosperity for the United States
and ‘the whole world. Statistics
show- that the number of industries

in “this country which would be —

harmed by free trade would not be
Continued on Page 4, Col. 2

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“day, March 11, at 8:00 p. m. in the
’ gym. The final score was 46-10,

.Joan Cholerton with three baskets

‘Union committee hopes to intro-

. ganization.

Page Four .

“THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday, March 17, 1954



Halls Compete In Basketball Matches;

Pem. West to Meet Non-Res in Finals

—
—_———_

RADNOR WINS OPENER

Denbigh Hall met Radnor for the
first round of the Bryn ‘Mawr bas-
ketball Hall tournament. Radnor’s
team defeated Denbigh 12-5, show-
ed more skill throughout the
game and seemed to be more
accustomed to playing with each
other. Denbigh lacked enqugh ex-
perienced players.

The half time score showed Rad-
nor leading 7-8, an edge which they
neyer lost. By the end of the game
Denbigh had added two points to
their score, but Radnor had also
increased their lead.

High scorers were Connie Alder-
son of Radnor, with six points, and
Ann Teitler of Denbigh. with three.



PEM WEST VICTOR

Plenty of spirit but lack 7
accompanying skill led to Merion’s
defeat by Pem. West on Thurs-

' Though many participated in the
game, only two Merionites scored,

and Adele Fox with two. Top
scorers for Pem.. West, Marjorie
Milbank and Terry Osma racked
up 20 and 12 points respectively.

In. spite. of the low score, Adele
Fox, manager of the basketball
varsity last year, commented on
Merion’s large turnout.and enthus-

iasm. . She added that enjoying the] -

game was just as important as
winning.



PEM WEST ADVANCES

One of the semi-final games of
the interclass basketball tourna-
ment was played on Friday after-
noon between Radnor and Pem-
broke West; Pem West won 9-5.
After a spirited warm-up, the two
teams which had won against Den-

bigh and Merion respectively the|



Alliance Hears Elligett
Speak On Atlantic Union
Continued from Page 3

nearly as great as those which
would be helped by it.
For the third time the Atlantic

calling a convention of the NATO
nations to explore jhe possibilities
of establishing the proposed or-
The committee mem-
bers are convinced that out of this
convention would come a constitu-
tion ready for ratification.



From Veldt to Victoria, |

Arts Night Comes Again
Continued from Page 3

ed, then and now, to unearth the

talent of which Bryn Mawr has no |;

lack, is enthusiasm.

This enthusiasm, coupled with a
willingness to spend a little time
in order to display our creative ef-
fort, is all that is really needed to
make Arts Night the important
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night before, battled it out to the
finish.

It was ra a rough game,
featuring flying arms and legs and
several craslies into walls. In the
first quarter, Terry Osma made
a point for Pem. West by. a foul
shot, and Caroline Morgan follow-
ed up with another 2 points. Paula
Sutter started a trend of crashing
to the floor when reaching for the
ball and players were continually
flattened in every direction, often
in piles.

In the second’ quarter Margie
Milbank chalked up another 2
points- for Pem while Radnor
countered by a 1 point foul shot
landed by Maddie de Ropp.

In the last half Radnor’s Connie
Alderson made two baskets, but
Terry Osma and Marjorie Milbank
also placed two for Pem .

At the end of an exciting and
amusing game Pem West came out
on top with the score 9-5.

NON-RESES WIN —

The Non-Reses defeated . Pem-
broke East 18-11 in the semi-finals
of the inter-hall basketball tourna-
ment,

The high scorer in the game was
Sarah Stiler, a Non-Res, who made
thirteen points. “High scorer for
Pem East was, essie Sloane with
five points.
During the firgt half of the game
the Non-Res ds successfully
held down the Pem East. forwards,
allowing them only two goals, In
the second half Pem :East put on
a burst of speed and gave a more
creditable performance, ,
This victory put the Non-Reses
in the finals in the tournament;
they play against Pem. West
for the campus championship.





ELECTIONS
Vice-President of Self-Goy
, Nancy Houghton, ’55
Head of Chapel Committee
Sara Winstead, ’55
Vice-President of Undergrad
Janet Warren, ’55
Secretary of Self-Gov
Jane Keator, ’56 |
‘Secretary of Undergrad
Nonnie Powers, °56
Vice-President of Alliance
Emily Rauh, ’55
Secretary of League
Phyllis Hall, '56
lst Soph. to Self-Goy
Gwen Garland, '57

5



Swarthmore Wins,
Overthrows B.M.C.

By Molly Epstein, 56

Bryn Mawr’s “Volunteer” volley-
ball teams met the Swarthmore
Varsity and J,V..at Swarthmore on
Monday, March 8, The Garnet
gained easy victories in both
games, by scores of 46-25 and 61-
23.

Actually, the scores tell much of
the story. An obvious lack of team
practice among the ‘Bryn Mawrters
betrayed their non-Varsity status.
This factor, combined with evident
tension and unfamiliarity with the
dimensions and lighting conditions
of the court, made both games. al-
most completely one-sided.

With a little more practice and
confidence, Bryn Mawr’s first team
might have offered a great deal
more resistance. Playing an entire
game of non-rotation, the team
should have been able to adapt
players to their appropriate posi-
tions. Lee Berlin played an excep-
tional, offensive game at Right For-
ward, while Betsy Miller was an
excellent ~ defensive Left ‘Back.
Fran Kowitt showed her versatil-

Back and her capability as. the
“roaming player.”

The second team was completely4
outdistanced by Swarthmore’s J.V.
The most appropriate and symbolic
momeént of the game occurred when
Mime was called and a prostrate.
figure was carried across the field
on a stretcher. It was not a serious
accident; the Swarthmore First
Aid course was holding its meeting
in. the gymnasium basement. All
the girls played to capacity; Jo
Kuthai ‘at Center Back, Hedio
Madelung at Left Forward and
Maxine Friedman (Serving) were
effective.

Bryn Mawr’s lineups were as
follows:

First Team Second Team
Kowitt RB Friedman RB
Epstein, M. RC Weitz. RC

‘| Berlin RF Muss RF
Thomas, M. CF Graves CF
Teitler LF Madelung LF
Elegant LC Starr LC
Miller, B. LB Burgess LB

| Cashel CB Kuchai CB

—_ENGAGEMENTS
Gloria Brenner, ’54, to Myron|-
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WEDGE Discusses
Senator McCarthy

“What Should Be Done About
McCarthy” was the subject for
WEDGE (Wednesday Evening Dis-
cussion Group) on Wednesday,
March 10. The Bryn Mawr and
Haverford students met at Apple-
bee Barn,

In discussing McCarthy, the
group went into general issues of
constitutional law and communism.

With this meeting the group in-
itiated its new policy of greater
publicity. The co-chairmen, Mere-
dith Treene and Harv Freeman,
stressed that there are no member-
ship requirements, that the mem-
bership is flexible.

Everyone is welcome at the
meetings and is urged to come.
Any subject may be discussed, and
the talk.-often strays from the
original topic.

WEDGE is the first such group
to make use of the Barn, and is
thinking of holding all future
meetings there, in the hope of at-
tracting more students to its dis-
cussions,










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Play an Instrument
Paint
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Write 2???
See Charlotte Busse
Share in Arts Night.



B.M.C. Swims 3rd_
In Intercollegiates

University of Penna., March 13
— Bryn Mawr’s undaunted four-
woman team, consisting of Peggy
King, Ruth Youngdahl, Barbara
Tyler and Ann Lebo, scored the
surprise of the afternoon by_plac-
ing third in the Women’s Eastern
Intercollegiate Swimming Meet.
Only the powerf: well-repre-
sented teams of Swarthmore and
Brooklyn succeeded in racking up
more piints than the never-say-die
Bryn Mawrters.

The four-woman B.M.C. squad
sat unnoticed through three events
until Ann Lebo’s specialty, the 60-
yard back crawl race, came up. At
the end of four heats, Ann ‘was
surprised with a second place for
her time of 36.7.

Peggy King then‘ deserted her
Milton to keep Bryn Mawr in the
public eye throughout the breast-
stroke event, and soon afterward
aided teammates Ann Lebo and
Barbara Tyler to a second place in
the medley relay.

The final event of the day was
the freestyle relay, an event that
required the participation of every
B.M.C. swimmer present. Peggy
King, Ruth Youngdahl, Ann Lebo,
and Barbara Tyler contemptuously
ignored such difficulties, however,
as they plunged on undaunted to a
third place 2:09, thus bringing the
total Bryn Mawr score for’ the day
to 18 points, only 3 points behind
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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Five



. Bryn Mawr, Princeton And Young Peoples Dance Theatre
Feature Stravinsky’s “Les Noces” In Goodhart Performance

Continued from’ Page 1

“Circus Polka” and “Tango”. The
dancers reflected the carnival
‘gaiety of a circus but failed to- take
full advantage of the Tete ce
rhythm.

The choreography of both dances
was excellent, but the imprecision
which is almost inevitable in ama-
teur productions would have been
less apparent had the dancers been
arranged in groups rather « than
lines.

The program continued with
three humorous “Old English
Glees” sung by the Princeton Glee
Club. As usual, -the vigor of a
men’s chorus added. greatly to the
program, though the choice of
music was a disappointment. The
Glees were characterizéd; however,
by the strong rhythm and precision
lacking in the two Stravinsky
dances. :

Unfortunately the rhythm began
to wane in the Brahms Love Songs



that’ followed. While the integra-
tion of song and dance, and the
skillful choreography required for
developmentally effective composi-
tions in so limited a space were
most. commendable, it is necessary,
also, to: fentark ‘on the lack of sin-
cerity evident throughout most of
the dances.

The dances “with the first two
songs were competent and grace-
ful... The third was_ particularly
pleasing for the two dancers cap-
tured the .lyrical quality of the
song and realized that their dance
was a duet—a charming one—
“rather thantwo simultaneous solos.

The following solo, after a bril-
liant keginning, degenerated into
a trite tour de force; but the
group spirit of the fifth dance
brought the series to a satisfactory
conclusion.

The program ended with the
featured work, Stravinsky’s “Les
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wondered how the Bryn Mawr and
Princeton Choruses, four pianos,
percussion instruments, and a:bal-
let could possibly be crowded onto
Goodhart stage.

Again the choreography was well
adapted to a small area, and the
arrangement of the corps de bal-
let.in groups rather than lines kept
flaws in timing from being dis-
turbing.
motions of the soloists and chorus
were appropriate and effective in
line and sentiment. expressed.

The chorus sang its difficult
score remarkably well, and its dic-
tion was clearer than that of the
soloists. The latter, although some-
times individually lacking” clear
tional quality and force, sang well.

The members of the orchestra,
operating at very close quarters
with singers looming behind the
dancers dashing in front, played
with skill and sympathy. Height-
ened suspense_and excitement,. tc-
gether with muted anxiety, were
handled masterfully. Each indi-
vidual and group performed the
assigned parts as.a contribution
to the whole, so that the finished
product, superbly.. conducted by
Carl Weinrich, was not the disor-
ganized medley of discords it
might have been, but a. magnificent
performance.

Finally, mention.should be made
of the excellent taste of the
dancers’ costumes which, with the
dresses of the cherus, greatly
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Tuesday, April 6

12:00 p. m. Dr. David L. Thom-
Professor of ‘Biochemistry
and Dean of the Faculty of Grad-
uate Studies and Research at Mc-
Gill University will speak on “The
Business of a Scholar” at the
Graduate Assembly in Gpodhart.
Twelve o’clock classes will be can-
celed to enable students to attend
the lecture. .

8:30 p. m. Helen Maude Cam
will give the 1902 lecture in Good-
hart.

Wednesday, April 7

Hygiene exam.

7:15 p. m. Awards Night at Ap-
plebee’ barn.

Friday, April 9

I.C.G. Conference at Harris-
burg.

9:30 p. m. A.A. Square Dance,
Saturday, April 10

Alumnae will have a white ele-
phant sale in the gym.

8:30 p. m. The Schutz. Festival
with the Bryn Mawr Chorus and
the Haverford Glee Club. will be
presented at Roberts Hall, Hav-
erford.

Monday, April 12
8:30 p. m. “Personality through
the Study of Perception” will be
the subject of the Sigma XI lec-
ture by Mr. Brown, in the Biology
Lecture Room of n.
Tuesday, April 13
8:30 p. m.\ Miss Lehr will speak
“Of Dice, and Men and Gambling
Games,” in the ‘Biology. Lecture
‘Room.
Wednesday, April 14
12:30 p..m, Ralph Bunche, Di-
rector of the United Nations’
Trusteeship Council, will speak on
“The United Nations and Colonial
Problems.”









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Varsity Victorious,

J.V.’s Bow By One:

Miss Yeager’s powerful Bryn
Varsity swimming team

added another victory to its previ-

‘ous record of 3 wins and 1 loss by

defeating the Chestnut Hill varsity
32-25, last, Thursday, March 11, at
the B.M.|C. pool. Our J. V. also
swam, losing theif meet with the
heart-breaking score of 28-29,

Swimming for the varsity, Mar-
jorie Fair and Barbara Tyler took
second and third place respectively
in the 2-length freestyle; Peggy
King captured a first in the breast-,
stroke even with’ the time of 36.5;
and Ann Lebo took the backstroke
in 32.7.

Ann Lebo, Peggy King, and Bar-
bara -Tyler formed a winning med-
ley relay team with the time of
43.0, while Pégey King, Marjorie
Fair, Ann Lebo, and Barbara Tyler
defied the ‘best efforts of Sally
Whiteside, Chestnut Hill’s ace
freestyler, by taking the. freestyle
relay in 1:57.7: .Janet Hetzel,
whose score of 112.9 was only .7
points behind that of Peggy Wat-
son’s, 1953 IntercoHegiate Diving
Champion, was second in the diving

On the Bryn Mawr J. V., Ibby
Waud started the meet off well by
winning the freestyle race with
her time of 32.0. Miggie Schwab
was not Tax behind for a second.
Pat McElroy’ 38.2 captured the
backstroke, as Judy Sands’ No. 2
place also bolstered team points.

Ginger Carroll came in third in
the breaststroke, and the medley
relay team (Bobbie Zwart, Anneke
Blohm, and Miggie Schwab) came
in second, as did the freestyle team
which was sparked by Ibby Waud,
Suzie Knowlton, and
Miggie Schwab. Pat McElroy and
Natalie Starr took—second—and
third place respectively in the div-
ing.

Bryn Mawr’s final meet of the
season will take place at Temple
on Thursday, March 18, 4:30 p. m.

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Denys Page Ends Series
Of Talks On Gréek Epic
Continued from Page 1

It is, therefore, difficult to be-
lieve: that one man,. Homer, is re-
sponsible for the composition of
the: Odyssey. That a man named
Homer lived is entirely possible.
He might, perhaps, have been pre-
eminent among. the poets through
whose hands. the Odyssey passed,
so that his name was attached to
the entire work.

In referring to the time at which
the Odyssey was composed, one
means the era when the entire nar-
rative of the story of Telemachus,
the wanderings of Odysseus, and
the slaying of the suitors were in-
corporated into one poem. One can
only say that in the 7th century
B.C. many written records were
made, whereas in the 8th century
there were only spoken records.
Yet there is no account of the
Odyssey among the records pre-
served from the 7th century’ B.C.
Though various tales which con-
tributed to the Odyssey may have
existed at this time, it is safe to
say that the narrative is of a later
date than this. .

Through a study of the Iliad and
the Odyssey, both works which are
attributed to Homer, one comes to
the conclusion that the two poems
were composed at two entirely dif-
ferent times by poets who lived in
regions isolated from each other.
The vocabularies of the two poems
differ widely, and it is inconceiv-
able that two such vast vocabular-
ies could exist in the minds of one
school of poets. unless a consider-



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the Odyssey was not even aware of
the.existence of the Iliad as we
know it.- Though there are refer-
ences to the tale of. Troy, none of
them resemble the Tliad. .

It is possibld that the Iliad de-
veloped in the Ionian. portion of
“he. eastern part of the Aegean
sea.’ The--Odyssey probably devel-
oped in the same general region,
but -on an island isolated from the
mainland.

originally fashioned the Odyssey
could see it now they would won-
der. at: all. the additions and
changes, but they would merely re-
gard them as accidents of the pro-
fession,

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If the poets from the past who |:

Non-Reses Victors
At Hall Basketball

‘For the first time in’ several

years, the Non-Resident students:

of Bryn Mawr romped to a final
victory of 14-10 in the inter-hall
basketball competitions. Pem West,

‘the team opposing the Non-Reses |:

in the finals,-had beaten all. other
halls iby fairly generous scores,
vanquishing Merion, in particular,
by a whopping 46-10.

When Pem West met the Non-
Reses, on Sunday, March 14, the
resulting battle was extremely
close, with both teams doggedly
remaining within only a few-points
of each other. Both sides showed
excellent. playing, with the two



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J.V. Wins, Varsity
Loses To Beavers

On Wednesday, March 10, Bryn
Mawr met Beaver College at our

gym in a basketball game. The re- |;

sult was split, with Varsity losing

their game, 51-35, and Junior Var- ||

sity winning, 24-16.

team. were Bea Merrick, who rack-
ed up sixteen points, and Joan

Parker, with fourteen. On Junior}.
Varsity, Diana Scott was leading |:

scorer with ten points.

Anyinteresting sidelight on the|

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game usually remains low on both
sides, and the 14-10 was no ex-
ception.

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This week’s editorial (see-p.
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tions to Undergrad or. the
NEWS.

Newly elected officers will
soon assume their positions,
They are considering the aims
and, plans for their organiza-
tions now. This is your best
opportunity to make your
ideas a reality. Use it. After
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time out for four old team mem-
bers, Bea Merrick, Bobby Olsen, M.
G. Warren.and Ginnie Dulaney will
be graduated this spring. All of
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