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THE COLLEGE NEWS



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VOL. XEHi, NO. 7 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA.,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1947

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College,1945

PRICE 10 CENTS



Alumnae Talks
Point Out Value
Of College Educ.

Streeter, Dean, Taylor
Stress Ability
to Learn

Opening a week-end program on
Liberal Education and Life in the
Community, on Saturday morning,
November 9, the Alumnae Associa-
tion presented three speakers, on
the general topics of the value of
a college education for women and
the ways in which a liberal educa-
tion may be achieved.

Speaking on “Education for In-
ternational Affairs,” Vera Micheles
Dean, known for her work in the
field of history, emphasized the
necessity that everyone have a!
“coherent knowledge” of the prob-,
lems of peace. Only thus equipped
can each individual contribute his
share to the formulation and sup-
port of national policy. Mrs.
Dean’s conception of the necessary
education includes, primarily, an
understanding of the innuendoes of
languages, teaching of history “not
vertically but horizontally” (fol-
lowing the world at its different
stages rather than considering sin-
gle nations as segregate entities,
and as thorough an understanding

as is possible of the reactions of ;

other people—or what Mrs. Dean
ealled “international psychology.”
Demands for: Education
Discussing “The Humanities and |
Public Service,” Lily Ross Taylor,
‘Dean of the graduate school, fol-
lowed Mrs. Dean, correlating her
demands for education with some
aspects of the Bryn Mawr curric-
ulum. She mentioned the language
houses as a concrete way to de-
velop understanding rather than
mere grammatical knowledge of
foreign tongues. She explained
that the language houses rather
contribute to the community than
withdraw from it. The importance
of antiquity in the understanding
of the modern world is great, ac-
cording to Professor Taylor, but
should not be over-emphasized.
“Education for Participation in
Community Affairs” was the topic
of Mrs. Ruth Cheney Streeter, for-
mer Director of the Marine Corps
Women’s Reserve. She pointed out

-that from her observations there is

a smaller proportion of college
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Halls Stay Open
For Thanksgiving

The longer Thanksgiving vaca-
tion, being held for the first time
since the war, will begin after the
last class on Wednesday, Novem-
ber 26th, and end at 9 o’clock on
Monday, December Ist. All the
halls will be open during that time
for the students who expect to
spend the vacation here.

All students are required to sign
out on Wednesday after their last
classes and to register again at
their first class on the following
Monday. The Dean’s office empha-
sizes that laboratories and any aft-
ernoon classes, except for those in
physical education, are included as
last classes. -

Thanksgiving dinner will be
served at college, but, since it is
not yet known how many students
will be here, it has not been decid-
ed whether there will be separate
meals in each hall, or one meal for
everyone in one hall.



“Bryn ‘Mawr isn’t all books and

- . you'll find enough feminine
charm here to repel all fears...”
It took a man of discernment to
write that, we feel; indeed, there
are three of them. They. are the
authors of that new and thorough
“guide to a terrific week-end,” For
Men Lonely. O’Riley, Mose and
Jones, of Dartmouth, have rounded
up the vital information and 12
leading women’s colleges in the
East: “Where is the town’s best
entertainment? Who waters their
gin? Who sticks you for flowers?”

Rooming houses (always given
top billing since the night the au-
thors had to sleep in the North-
hampton jail, while week-ending at
Smith), restaurants, florists and
| bars are all listed with pungent
comments and Bryn Mawr does
not get off without having to lick
its wounds. The Chatter Box is
classified: as “known for its clean-



‘liness, if that’s any help .
horn-rimmed glasses by any means ‘couldn’t think of anything else to

In Weekend Guide B.M. Passes
As ‘‘Not All Books and Glasses’’

By Emily Townsend, ’50-

- « we

say”; The Hearth “is the place for
a sophisticated hamburger ... the
prices are a bit blase, too”; The
Tavern is “a low-slung job, rem-
inincent of the days when Wash-
ington and his boys used to paint
the town red.” As for the lure of
the big city, “most of the college
crowd leaves Philly to the Quak-
ers ... if you know Philadelphia,
you will, too.”

The college itself seems more
attractive to these men: “the cam-
pus is a rolling affair liberally
sprinkled with huge Gothic build-
ings,” and much easier to look at
than those at Vassar or Wellesley,
which suggests “one of the tough-
er golf courses back home.” “The
attractive town of Bryn Mawr is
made to order for bicycle trips...
which furnish just the excuse
you’re looking for.”

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Beardsley Poses
Existence of Art,
Problem Involved

“The Mode of Existence in Works
of Art,” Professor Monroe C.
Beardsley suggested that the ques-
tion, “What sort of existence do



tinction between intent and effect
|in the meaning of the work. Con-
fining his discussion to literary |
works of art, because “the problem

“the principles of approach here
apply equally well to other forms
of art,” Professor Beardsley also
presented the question of literary
criticism as an empirical disci-
pline.

“Disagreements about the mean-
ing of poems,” Professor Beardsley
explained, are the origin of the
problem. In the resolution of these
different interpretations, Richards,
in his Principles of Literary Criti-
cism has proposed determining the
poet’s intent and setting up a
standard of experience. “The poet’s
intent, however,” Professor
Beardsley continued, “is never ac-
cessible in any sufficient degree of
circumstantiality; and even if it is
available, it is more probable that
the author is wrong than that the
poem is.”

Professor Beardsley asserted
that no statements made by Rich-
ards were untrue, but inconvenient
at times and that the question of
whether or not an answer is con-
venient depends on empirical fact.
“Since there are meanings of the
first. and second order,” Professor
Beardsley concluded, “the answer
rests inside the poem and depends
on the meaning of the words used.”

Dr. E. C. Lindeman
Will Lead Chapel

Dr. Eduard C. Lindeman, of the
New York School of Social Work,
will speak in Chapel on Sunday,
November 16. Teacher, author, and
lecturer, Dr. Lindeman has also
served on many varied committees.
Among his interests are politics,
progressive education, housing and
Indian affairs, as wellas_ social
work. He has written several
books and articles and is a contrib-
uting editor of the “New Repub-
lic.”







November 11.—In an analysis of |

works of art enjoy?” implies a dis- |

posed is more difficult” and because |



De Laguna Lecture
To. be Delivered

By Dr. A. Ushenko

On Wednesday, November 19th,
the fourth lecture in Philosophy in
honor of Theodore and Grace de
Laguna will be given by Professor
Andrew P. Ushenko, Associate
Professor of Philosophy at Prince-
ton. The subject of this lecture is
‘The Perspective Theory of Truth,”
and will be held at 8.15, in the
Music Room, with a discussion fol-
lowing, in the Common Room,

Mr. Ushenko has recently pub-
lished a book entitled Power and
Events; his other, books - include

ALogic of Events, “Theory of Logic,

The’ Philosophy of Relativity and
The’ Problems of Logic. In addi-
tion to these he has also written
many papers and articles on vari-
ous philosophical problems.

This lecture series was founded
four years ago by means of funds
contributed by students and friends
of Mrs. De Laguna, who had just
retired as Professor of Philosophy
at Bryn Mawr, and in memory of
her husband, Dr. De Laguna, who
had also been Professor of Philos-
ophy here.

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NO BIG MAY DAY
No Big May Day in 1948 was
the decision of the undergradu-
ate’ ballot last Thursday. With
96% of the students voting,
63% were against Big May.
‘Day, while 37% wanted it.







Calendar

Friday, November 14
4:00—Hockey, Bryn Mawr
vs. Ursinus, here.
7:30—Movie, “Topper Re-
turns”, Music Room.
Sunday, November 16
2:00—Hockey, Intercollegi-
ate Team vs. Keystone Club,
3:30—Hall finals. Denbigh
vs. Rhoads.
7:30—Chapel service, con-
ducted by Dr. Edward C. Lin-
deman, Music Room.
Monday, November 17
International Students Day
7:30—Current Events, Com-
mon Room.
Wednesday, November 19
8:15—De Laguna Lecture:
Professor Andrew P. Ushenko
on “The Perspective Theory







of—[ruth”, Music Room.



Wells Stresses
Liberal Education

In Reconstruction

Dr. Roger H. Wells, Professor
of Political Science, addressed a
week-end meeting of the Alumnae
Association of Bryn Mawr College
on Sunday, November 9. Recently
returned from The Office of Mili-
tary Government for Germany, he
spoke on “Liberal Education and
Reconstruction.”

Dr. Wells stressed the value of
the knowledge of the language
and cultural background of the
people whose nation is being re-
constructed. Technological knowl-
edge is essential, but a liberal ed-
ucation is most important for rec-
ognition of the larger problems of
reconstruction.

Dr. Wells found untrained Amer-
icans attempting to impose their
own forms of democracy in Ger-
many, failing to recognize cultural
differences. Education in history,
economics and politics would ben-
efit those who are doing recon-
struction work.

President McBride summarized
the recommendations made by
speakers at the Alumnae Associ-
ation’s program on Liberal Edu-
cation and Life in the Community.
It was suggested that education
should include a better. speaking
knowledge of foreign languages
and more study of the social sci-
ences. Miss McBride emphasized
the necessity of teaching in an in-

tegrated manner, presenting the.

significance of facts as well as the
facts themselves. Liberal educa-
tion was also viewed in its im-
portant role of encouraging stud-
ents to take an active part in the
affairs of the community.

Inter. Stud. Day
Falls on Nov. 17

International Students’ Day,

which originated as an anniversary

of the massacre of Czechoslovak-
ian students by the Nazis on No-
vember 17, 1939, is observed as a
symbol of union against tyranny.

Alt h no special celebration
has been planned at Bryn Mawr
for November 17, the event is call-
ed to the attention of the students
because 12% of the undergraduate
body and 26 graduate students
Bryn Mawr were born
This is an unusually large percent-
age for an American college.



Players Capture

In Closing Acts

Many Character Roles
Present No Obstacle
To Play’s Unity
by Barbara Bettman ’49

One can wonder just what Di-
rector Frederick Thon said to the
cast of The Time of Your Life
during Saturday night’s intermis-
sion, but the fact remains that
Acts IV and V were brilliantly
done, finally attaining the correct
mood of the play, which the act
in Kitty’s room had begun to do

4 while Acts I and II were so fast

as to lose entirely the atmosphere.

The Time of Your Life is the
most difficult to produce of all
William Saroyan’s always difficult
plays. I often feel. that Saroyar
should be read for its full impact,
that no production can quite put
across what he writes about, that
like a few other playwrights, he
has only written in this medium
for convenience’s sake. It is per-
haps for this reason that Saroyan
himself is so rarely satisfied with
the production of his plays. The
Time of Your Life has so many
parts that it is liable to disinte-



grate into so many actors playing
so many. character roles; this is.
‘exactly what happened during the
first half of the evening, when,

| due to the ridiculous tempo, thd

parts were distinctly greater than
the whole. However, even Mr.
Saroyan would have been delightec
with the final two acts in Nick's
Pacific Street Saloon, which tight-
ened up and slowed down to a pace
perfect for capturing the typical
Saroyan mood of futility with a
note of hope,

Joe Is Focal Point

Ned Coale, who as Joe is the fo-
cal point of the play and the threac
that holds it together, muffed sev-
eral lines and began to rush in the
beginning acts. However, during
the last half of the play he was
excellent and, sympathetic. His
part calls for him to be the all-
seer who understands and loves al!
men under the guise of studying
them—a sort of articulate Nick
who just likes people and wants

-|them to be happy in their own

way. Crede Calhoun, in the latter



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Step From Stacks at Tea- Time:

Soda Fountain Gives PM Pickup

by Betty-Bright Page °49

Now. it is.possible to step just
outside of the West Wing stacks
for a cigarette and have tea at the
same time! The Soda Fountain is
serving tea from 4 to 5 o’clock, ev-
ery afternoon except Saturday,

Service is lightning. Just a few
seconds will give welcome. relief
from an afternoon of lab or study.
Perhaps, on second thought, it’s
better to allow five minutes, or
even ten, because there’s the new
juke box and all the latest records
in the Rumpus Room down the
hall—to make tea-time relaxing.
(And, of course, the ping-pong
tables for the Sports.) Just a few
precious minutes off the rigid
schedule for the day; and what a
lot of company, wonderful food
and music to help one forget it all.”

There’s still time for the regular

quick-as-a-flash evening jaunt to

at 9:30, via the Soda Fountain,

Forget the pounds and come on
to tea—milk shakes, sandwiches,
ice cream and cokes all are on the
menu. And there are rumors that
there will be some sticky bun addi-
}tions later!

It’s new and different. And
after plans for revamping and re-
modeling are completed, the Soda
Fountain promises to even sport a
glamorous face-lifting job. More
room and more milk shakes are the
aims for the future, announce
Sally Worthington, ’49, and Dottie
Sloane, ’50, co-heads. The Bryn
Mawr Summer Camp should profit
immensely from this terrific new
«program. And so should we. It’s

tea!



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Saroyan’s Mocd-

Goodhart for the midnight repast ©

worth the walk—Be seein’ you at

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