College news, December 15, 1948

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VOL. XLV, NO. 11 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1948

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College,1945

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Bryn Mawr Receives Grant For Russian Studies



BMC, Haverford
Carolin Annual
Chapel Service

Bach Chorales Relieve
Untraditional Trend
Of Program

by Radha Watumull, ’51

Sunday evening, December 12th,
the annual Christmas Chapel Ser-
vice was presented in Goodhart
Hall by the Bryn Mawr Chorus, the
Haverford College Glee Club, and
the Bryn Mawr and Haverford Or
chestra. The Christmas Story was
read by the Reverend Andrew
Mutch, D.D.

Although the music was good
and performed with a degree of
finesse, especially by Bryn Mawr,
there seemed to be a general lack of
spirit throughout the whole pro-
gram, which came perhaps from

the type of carols presented, for!

only the last group, sung by the
choruses, was at all traditional.
Four Niles Carols

The Bryn Mawr Chorus, direct-
red by Robert Goodale, began with
a group of four carols, all either
written, arranged, or adapted by
John Jacob Niles, with Pamela
Field, 51, soprano soloist. As songs,
they are charming; however, they
did not seem to convey much
Christmas feeling. Although nerv-
ousness did not allow Pamela Field
to use her voice at its best in the
lullaby, “The Carol of the Angels,”
she, as well as the rest of the
chorus, came into her own with the
last number of the group, “I Wash
My Face in a Golden Vase.” The
most interesting and effective of
the four was this one in which the
‘chorus part responds after each
solo phrase. The simplicity of tiese
songs was very appealing, but they
did not give the chorus a real
chance to shew its full strength
and ability.

Odd Choice

The group of carols sung by the
Haverford Glee Club under tne di-
rection of William Reese was
rather odd in choice. The carol “A
Virgin Most Pure” was perhaps
the most interesting musically,
‘while their best work came forth
in the French lullaby, “L’ Enfant
Do,” with an agreeable tenor voice
in the solo part. The chorus sang
‘with much sensitivity in this lulla-

Continued on page 2

Radio Club Begins
WBMC Broadeasts

To start the New Year right and
keep Bryn Mawr up to date on
music, campus affairs, and why
Chesterfields are milder, Station
WBMC, 580 on your dial, will be-
gin broadcasting after Christmas.

To date, the few experimental
broadcasts consisting of music,
classical and otherwise, have been
heard only in Pembroke East be-
cause of AC current complications.
However, by January, all the halls
are expected to be hooked up.

The Radio Club hopes to be on
the air two hours or more a day
__and new members are welcome to

‘Counterpoint’ Achieves Balance
Between Original Thought, Form

by Anne Greet 750

“Counterpoint” has made a good
beginning with its first issue. All
the contributions are well-written
and, although some lack unity and
combine unoriginal themes with
imitative styles, nearly all have
some saving grace of originality in
expression or thought. Inevitably
there is much to criticize, but there
is much that is potentially good,
and at least two of the contribu-
tions show marked talent.

In general the poetry is smooth-

Dr. G. Boas Cites
3 Natural Laws
Governing Time

Dr. George Boas discussed “Time
and the Human Spirit” in the Phi-
losophy (Club lecture, Thursday
night. Dr. Boas first pointed out
that there are three laws of Natur-
alism which cannot be explained
away and must be accepted as
such. The first of these laws is
that time is real. Because of this,
the past is not recoverable, and
any attempt to “recapture it must
be futile. As for the past that lives
on in memory, in tradition, it is
only a selected past. It is true that
some works of art have lived on
such as were conceived by their
creator in the past, but, as Dr.
Boas said, we necessarily cannot
see, for example, in a play by So-
phocles, what the 5th century
Athenian saw in it. Since time is
real, also, death is real and must
be accepted, although the accept-
ance of death violates man’s deep-
est conviction.

Multiplicity Real

The second law that Dr. Boas
pointed out, is that multiplicity is
real. If, for example, a work of art
is interpreted in five different
ways, it becomes five different
works of art. There are as many
‘Shylocks’ as there are interpreta-
tions of the character. Since people
are separate individuals, what each
sees, hears, tasts, is necessarily
somewhat different from what
others see, hear, taste; it is the
limitations of language that trick
us into believing that it is the
same. Relative statements, though,
are as true as, and more precise
than, absolute statements. The ob-
jective features of, for example, a
work of art, can be pointed out to
one, but not before it is further



interpreted by the individual does

it-exist-for him.
Reality of Change

The reality of change was the
third law Dr. Boas brought up.
The human spirit changes, it is
not relegated to a timeless, stable
world. Because the human mind is
in constant flux, there cannot be
one absolute essence, whether of
beauty, or truth, which will satisfy
men in all generations, or even one
man during his lifetime.
~ The three laws, that time is real,
that multiplicity is real, and that
change is real, summed up Dr.
Boas, all lead to the conclusion that
there are no such things as eter-
nity and unity. But there is intrin-
sically no reason, he added, for us
to consider the eternal better than



disc ey, announce, and bring in



bright ideas.

the temporal, or multiplicity better

‘|than unity.





er than the prose. The most effect-
ive and original: poem is Gay Ful-
lerton’s “Menempsha.” Her sing-
ing free verse is well-organized
and the words, though not always
vivid in themselves, create a vivid
picture. She does not linger over
sweet phrases but employs her .de-
scription for a definite purpose. In
contrast is H. G. Rickerman's
loosely-constructed but sensitively-
worded “October Is Burning,” a di-
luted version of Girard Manley
Hopkins. The first two stanzas
contain some compact and lovely
lines; “doves come at—dusk t>
eaves”... “stocked the bin and the
mow’s all filled’? but there is much
that is padding. On p. 13 he has
written three verses of skillful de-
scriytion. “Fear and Trembling”
by Gwynne Williams is charmingly
written and has decided appeal - - -
it must be an exceptional cavern
that has stars as well as stalactites
on its ceiling. Geraldine Warburg
in “The First Coming” has smoth-
ered her meaning in an array of
obscure metaphors and self-consci-
ous phrasing, except for the ima-
gery in the fourth stanza. She is
not successful but she sets herself
a high standard. Reminiscent of
E. E. Cummings at his most an-
noying is ““‘We Meet Each Tuesday
at Eleven” but there are some
spare and clever lines:

“backbones see there’s no prevention
resign into a slanted j

prepare to stay.”

“Coming Down a Mountain” is
nicely written and reminds one of
Robert’ Frost. “Airplanes in the
Sky” is polished but trivial. “Fa-
ble” and “A Battlefield in France”
would never have been missed.

Of the stories, Edie Mason Ham’s
“Alice and the Soft Garden” is by
far the most original and mature,
although it is slightly unfocussed.
The demise of the enigmatic Alice
has the tranquil appeal of sup-
pressed guinea pigs or a badger
taking a nap. “Disenchantment” is
too short a story to encompass the
complete change of mood that
takes place in it. Although thp
very beginning is colourless, in

Continued on Page 4

Christmas Comes

Friday at 12:45
Christmas vacation begins on
Friday, December 17, at 12:40 p.m.

will be lunch on Friday. Students
must register at their last regular
class or laboratory before Christ-
mas vacation. This includes con-
versation classes in any language
courses.

Students who are spending the
Christmas vacation or part of it in
Bryn Mawr or its vicinity, and are
not staying in their own homes are
expected to obtain approval for
their arrangements the
Dean’s office.

Monday, January 3, at 9 a. m.
classes wil}ybegin again. Students
may return to their halls the pre-
ceding Sunday evening. The first
meal served will be supper on Sun-
day evening.

Every student leaving Bryn
Mawr is responsible for planning



transportation in such a way that

there is no danger of late arrival.

Lerner Discusses
Liberalism’s Role

In Building Peace

Goodhart, December 13—Talking
here at the second Alliance assem-
bly on current affairs, Max Lerner
declared that we-could show. the
peoples of the world that our way
of life is better than that of com-
munism only by applying liberal-
ism at home. Affirming his faith
in the great tradition of radical
American democracy, he emphasiz-
‘ed that the problems of today must
be viewed in the framework of
“the multiple revolution of our
time,” which is manifested by the
‘rapid change and transformation
of political, economic and social
forms.” Great technological ad-
vances bring the most deadly de-
structive power within our reaca,
but also’ provide the opportunity
for great benefits to humanity.

The trend toward colonial libera-
tion is bringing the development of
new democratic societies. Nation-
al sovereignty has lost its mean-
ing. Mr.-Lerner warned that un-
less man’s moral development
keeps pace with his technical de-
velopment he will be destroyed.

“A holy war with Russia is nei-
ther desirable nor inevitable,” in
his opinion. “If the forces of the

Continued on page 2

Maids, Porters

To Carol Tonight

Tonight the Maids and Porters
will go on their traditional Christ-
mas Carolling to Infirmary, Inn,
houses, and halls. They will sing
all the old familiar carols and
spirituals and some new ones, in-
cluding We Three Kings sung by
Al, Louis and John, and What
Child Is This? sung by Elizabeth,
Pearl, and Mary. Other soloists
will be Dorothy and Evelyn in Let
Us Cheer, Dorothy in I Know the
Lord, Louise in ’Tis Me, Al in
in Climbin’ Up the Mountain, Holy
Night, and Jesu Bambino, Louis in
Joshua, and Carl in L’il David. This
year they are going to sing Silent
Night in German. They are under
the direction of Gwynne Williams,

Three Colleges Share
Carnegie Corp. Gift
Of $105,000

A grant of $105,000 for the es-
tablishment of a program of Rus-
sian studies has been made jointly
to Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and
Swarthmore Colleges by the Car-
negie Corporation of New York. It
is expected that the joint program
will be inaugurated next fall when
new appointments to the faculties
will be made.

President McBride pointed out
that “the long neglect of Russian
studies has resulted in a serious
situation.” Despite “the importance
of the Russian language, history,
and culture for the world today,”
college students have a limited op-
portunity to take courses on Rus-
sia. The Carnegie gift, an import-
ant development in the well-estab-
lished cooperation among Swarth-
more, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr,
makes possible a five-year program
for the study of the Russian lang-
uage, history, and political and

Continued on page 6

Christmas Parties
Feature Turkey,
Variety of Plays

Bryn Mawr’s Christmas dinner
will be held in the undergraduate
halls this Thursday evening. The
wraduates plan a gala Wednesday
dinner featuring a take-off on the
embryonic stages of the Graduate
Center. ___ Besides the traditional
turkey and trimmings, this year’s
menu in red and green sports a
campus favorite, chocolate mint ice
cream. Faculty speeches, skits and
pageantry varying from hall to
hall promise a hilarious evening.

(Radnor and Merion have no fac-
ulty speeches this year. Radnor, in
the process of forming its tradi-
tions, is planning a program of
carols, choral speaking (The Night
Before Christmas), and a visit
from ‘Santa Claus. Linnie Lee
Warren, ’52, is general overseer of
the preparations; Linda Bettman,
’52, and Elaine Marks, ’52, are the
toastmistresses. Merion freshmen
are mysteriously preparing a ser-
ies of take-offs. Claire-Eve Grand-
jouan, ’61, and Lola Mary Egan,



"60 and Eritha Von der Goltz, ’51.

Continued on page 6



by Betty Beierfeld, ’51
After his lecture, Max Lerner
exuberently answered a battery of
questions. Admitting cheerfully
that he had been fooled by the
polls in the recent election, he add- |
ed that, though the American peo-|
ple haven’t progressed much be-
yond the “first few faltering steps” |
taught them by F. D. R., they don’t |
have much difficulty in spotting a)
phoney, (i.e. Dewey). Stassen, Mr.
Lerner believes, is the only Repub-
lican who might have won the elec-
tion. Stassen also has a place in a
highly tentative prediction by Mr.
Lerner—he might be the Republican
candidate in ’52; the Democrats
may choose from among Chester
Bowles, Hubert Humphrey, and
William Douglas. Mr. Lerner dis-
pensed with the Republican party





with a crisp, “The elephant never}



forgets—and never learns.”
’

Max Lerner Considers Election,
Federalism ’*s Future In Interview

The last meal served in the halls| ®

Though definitely in, favor of
ultimate world federation, the lec-
turer stated that the idea was often
embraced as an escape from the
task of immediate action to remedy

conditions. Some conservatives like ~

.

to shout, “I’m for world federal-
ism!” in the hope of convincing
themselves and others that they
are really liberals at heart.

A bit ruefully, Mr. Lerner related
that he had few political friends.
“The Communists hate me; the
Socialists dislike me; the Demo-
crats doubt me; and I’m beneath
the dignity of the Republicans.”
He noted that “just because you’re
attacked from all sides, you’re not

' necessarily right.”

Mr. Lerner has been working on
a collection of essays to be pub-
lished next month, and an anthro-

pological study of the United

States to be completed next year.


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China and Communism

“And all the American horsepower and all the oe
men can’t put Chiang together again.” In China today, w
are witnessing the most complete collapse of America’s oie

Current Events

bine Room, December 13th— |

Miss Robbins devoted most of her

comments on “Present Problems” |

to the investigations of the House

Committee on Un-American Activ- |

ities. Pointing out the obvious du-
plication of effort in having three
different agencies investigating the
same matter, she stated her belief
that a Congressional Committee is

! not a proper or efficient means of

discovering spies in our govern-
ment. The FBI can do the job ade-

quately, as proved by its ability to-

prevent sabotage during the second
World War. Calling on ex-Com-
munists to make public confessions
and accusations of their former col-
leagues serves an extremely dubi-
ous purpose. Miss Robbins doubts
the good faith of their confessions,
and remarked that it was extra-

Communists should be believed
against those of members of the
government.
Political Bias
She pointed out the great danger
in allowing irresponsible accusa-
tions of the more liberal members

sult might well be a situation that
would give the Communists a real
opportunity of gaining power. A

| Congressional Committee is bound
'to have a political bias even though

it may be acting in good faith. Miss
Robbins emphasized that she did
not deny the existence of Commun-
list infiltration, but merely ques-
tioned the value of the present
methods of investigation.
Commenting on the UN session
that ended yesterday, Miss Rob-





bins called attention to the many

Fetes left undone. Particularly un-

fortunate is the lack of any deci-
sion on the Palestine question, al-
though another Commission has
been set up. The situation can be
said to be somewhat more hopeful
because of Israel’s present victory
and the split within the Arab
' states. Churchill recently criticized

| Bevin’s policy toward Palestine

of supporting reaction to contain Communism. The Com-! Churchill, “always something of a

munist armies are pushing the Nationalist troops farther
back toward the Yangtze.

East in order to withstand Communist advances in China. He
maintains that additional troops, ships, and planes are need-
ed if our position in Japan is to be secure. Meanwhile, Ma-
dame Chiang pleads in behalf of a government which has al-
ready received $1.7 billions in American aid since V-J Day,
and now petitions for $3 billions more over a three-year per-
iod.

Although we shall probably concede to these demands,
America has not yet defined what she wants to achieve in
China, or what her real objectives are. We know the Chin-
ese government needs arms and money, so we shall give them
to her. By giving American aid, we naively suppose that the
people need something called American democracy, freedom
—so many weasel words. China needs nothing of the kind.
She needs food, sanitation, higher living standards—and
most of all, she needs peace to attain these ends. Yet we have
no plan whereby the money we send will be converted into
wheat, rice, housing; nor have we realized that peace can
come to China if we withhold the weapons of war.

China’s regeneration must come in her agricultural life.
Therefore the ideology that embraces agrarian reform and
economic democracy can accomplish this. No oné doubts the
outcome of the present struggle. Aifter Communism is vic-
~-torious,; however, the United States-must*not- abandon-her

concern for the Chinese people.

Speak in

There are times when the old saying ‘Speech is silver,

but silence is golden’ does not hold true. A case in point is

the continued rumbling in the halls about unsatisfactory liv-
ing conditions.

Gripe after gripe is brooded upon in smoker discussions.

Few of us, however, think of directing these complaints to

anyone authorized to remedy them. Whether this implies

that the criticisms so frequently made have no real basis

or whether it indicates a certain enjoyment in just griping

ean not be said. _Nevertheless, we should realize that no

‘ Se can in made when hall ‘managers, brisk ane the

pnorant of ne omplaints :

suezston to Saas ina aeeitien to consider them.













As a result, General MacArthur
asserts that we must strengthen our insular bases in the Far,



Zionist,” in Miss Robbins’ phrase,
urged recognition of Israel to force
a settlement of the situation.

In this same speech, Churchill
also uYged recognition of Franco
Spain. The question of recognition
of Spain-is one that promises to
assume increasing importance. Miss
Robbins pointed out that there is
little point in recognizing a govern-
ment which has been established
for some time and which cannot
easily be changed. Through the
éstablishment of economic relation-
ships, it may be possible to improve
the situation.

Chinese War
Miss Robbins said that China
was a problem that would be con-
sidered at greater length at a meet-
ing next semester, making a few
remarks on the hopeless situation ‘
there. Really nothing can be
done at the present moment by the
U.S. in China. All-out military aid
is extremely unlikely due to the
doubtful authority and support of
the nationalist government. The
only course seems to be to wait to
see the outcome of the revolution,
and try to establish relations with
-the- government that-emerges:

a

Lerner Gives Lecture

On Role of Liberalism

Continued from page 1
multiple revolution are carried out
there is room for both systems in
the world.” Mr. Lerner believes the
carrying out of this revolution
would strengthen our way of life,
and that the “oligarchical groups”
who believe corporate organization
is the basis of democracy and re-
fuse to enact such measures as a
civil rights program will be replac-
ed by coming generations. He cit-
ed the results of the election as ev-
idence that the American people



radical or socialist democracy, the

ordinary that the statements of ex- |

of the government to undermine |
|faith in the government. The re-

cas tnat—4 ;

USF Chairman Urges
Additional Support |

From Students

To the Editor:

I appreciated your article and ed-
itorial about the United Service
Fund in last week’s NEWS very
much. Since this is the Fund’s first
year, it still ranks as an experi-
ment, and therefore, opinions and
suggestions, the franker the better,
are very welcome.

In exact figures a sum of $3,-
324.60 was raised. Only one hall,

"

and that was due to the faci that
many people gave way over the
$7.50 asked, for eight people there
gave nothing at all. The other halls
are behind their quotas as follows:
Denbigh, $66.50; Merion, $144.00;
Pem East, $64.75; Pem West,
$97.75; Radnor, $67.75; Rhoads S.,
$81.50; Rock, $184.65; and Wynd-
| ham, $25.50.

The final non-residents results
are not yet in, at the moment they
are behind $210, but that is not a
fair statement of their donation.

With this lack of $942.40, the
charities will all suffer: Red Cross
will get $648.55 instead of $800;
Care will get $543.02 instead of
$670; Care for Children will get
$321.78 instead of $400; United
World Student Service Fund will
get $212.24 instead of $320; and
the Reserve Fund is $450 instead
‘of $710.

Gommunity Chest Pledge

Community Chest has_ been
pledged $860, for that is what it
got last year. According to the per-
centages, as they are worked out,
it only gets $642.55. The $156.45
will have to come either out of the
Reserve Fund or from any more
money which may be raised. Since
the committee for the drive prom-
ised that this would the only chari-
ty drive all year, I do not believe
that it should go back on its prom-
ise. Considering how well dressed
we are, and how many weekends









ENGAGEMENTS
Elisabeth M. Guth ’49
Bronislas de Laval Jezierski.
Sally McIntyre ’49 to Morgan

Lewis.

to







we take, and the extra food we eat,
and how much all that costs, $7.50
seems a mighty small sum of
money to be divided among six and
more charities which are all recogn-
ized as worthy. I do think that the
halls should at least try to raise
money by whatever means they
wish to make up some of the de-
ficit.

To those who may repent, checks
and pledges will be joyfully re-
,ceived. Please send them, and your
opinions to me, in Denbigh.

Louise Earle, 50, Chairman

World Biog. Lists
Four from BMC

“World Biography,” the largest
international reference book, which
has just been--published,. includes
four representatives from Bryn
Mawr College: Miss Katherine Mc-
Bride, as President of the College;
Dr. Lily Ross Taylor, Dean of the
graduate school, as Classicist; Dr.
Mary Hamilton Swindler, of
the Archaeology Department, as
Archaeologist; and Dr. Grace de
Laguna, Professor Emeritus of
Philosophy, as Philosopher.

The four who were chosen from
the college have received inter-
national recognition for the inclu-
sion of their biographies among
the 40,000 sketches of living men
and women distinguished in im-
portant fields.

way pointed by the inspired lead-







Mmncecae on page 4

Rhoads North, exceeded its quota, |

rership of Franklin Roosevelt.

Palmer Explains
Liberal Paradox

“The Individual and the State in
the French Revolution” was the
subject of Professor R. R. Palmer’s
lecture to the History, Economics,
and Politics Journal Club held in
ithe Deanery December 5. Mr. Pal--
mer emphasized the paradox of
liberalism in the fact that the Rev-
olution did two things: it liberated
the individual in many ways, and
built up the power or sovereignty
of the state. The Revolution, in
other words, achieved freedom by
strengthening the state.

“The emergence of a modern in-.
dividualistic society in place of the
corporate society of the ancien
regime was the great accomplish-
ment of the Revolution,” stated.
Mr. Palmer. This was done by
breaking down various groups,
membership in which gave one:
status so that no intermediary or-
ganization between the State and.
the individual existed. Among these
forms of status were class privi-
lege, economic or vocation privilege
and religious privilege. The first of
these disappeared with the aboli-
tion of the Estates and the meeting
of the National Assembly with vot-
ing by individual members repre-

senting individuals. Economic sta-
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tus or property in office was re-
placed by the ideal of “the right.
to work” not in the modern sense
of the phrase but in the sense that
whoever you were you might offer
yourself for employment. The de-
velopment of laissez-faire or eco--
nomic liberalism was a direct out-
growth of this. The Civil Consti-
tution of the Clergy and the aboli-
tion of compulsory membership in

the Catholic Church were the.
means used to erase religious
status.

Mr. Palmer also illustrated the
disintergration of other corporate
bodies such as regional groups, cul-
tural institutions and explained the
erasing of family status.

Joint Carol Concert
Presented in Goodhart

Continued from page 1
by and produced a beautiful cre-
scendo, to which the soloist ap-
peared parle: quite indiffer-
ent.

The cantata In Dulci Jubilo, by
Dietrich Buxtehude, was sung by a.
mixed chorus comprised of a double
octet from each college and ac-
companied by the orchestra with
William Reese as director. The
women’s voices were very clear,.
but the male part could hardly be
heard above them. The orchestra.
accompaniment was not particular-
ly sensitive to the needs of the-
voices, the violins were very sharp.
in quality of tone, and the contin--
uous part too heavy. Perhaps with
more rehearsing a greater amount
of unity, which did appear in the:
last verse; might have been achieved’
throughout the whole cantata.

The numbers sung by the entire
two choruses together were the
best of the entire service, fulfilling
the need of spirit ‘and expression
concomitant with such an occa--
sion. *The fugal counterpoint be-
tween the two choruses in the
Hodie Christus Natus Est was very
well done, and it ended on a note:
of dignity and joy. The three Bach
chorales which closed the choral
part of the service were enjoyed,
it appeared, by the two choruses.
more than any of the other num-
bers. There was complete unity be-
tween the voices and orchestra.

‘|The latter did a beautiful job of

accompaniment, never once stand-

ae |



Continued on page 6


THE COLLEGE NEWS P

Page Three



East House Endures Christmas,
Canines and Pecuniary Crises

Specially contributed by
Edie Mason Ham, ’50
(Continued from laSt week)

Though we went home for Christ-
mas, there was a delightful rush
and flurry before vacation. Dinner,
the night before we left, was full
of gay speeches and brightness in
tree and table. Afterwards in the
smoker at East House we sang
carols by candlelight. We sat on
the floor dressed with care, no blue
jeans or stringy hair, and we sang
all the carols we knew. There was
something sad in that scene.

Later 1 came back to the smoker.
The lights were on. The little
Christmas tree was surrounded by
candles and white reindeer and it
was hung with cranberries and
gumdrops. One silent student was
sitting in the corner and a sym-
phony was playing. The sadness
was still there. The music gained
in tempo and played intensely. It
was as though the house had gath-
ered all its electricity and was pour-
ing it in great amounts into the
radio for these last minutes. For
tomorrow we would be gone. The
house had known a real Christmas,
Christmas on December twenty-
fifth, not the rushing, wish-it-were-
tomorrow Christmas of December
nineteenth. The old walls were
heaving in sorrow for the empti-
ness they would know tomorrow.

oe
The Closet Door

Night time through the ages has
been marked by moon-madness and
strange doings. Maybe East House,
with its light and fairy quality,
was peculiarly susceptible to the
spirit of night. Some of our best

, and most rambunctious ideas came

at this time of day.

Studying all day gives one an
impatience of little things like pen-
cils and ink bottles. One’s very
fingers feel irritable. There is an
absence of ability to study and a
need to deal with large, heavy ob-
jects. The door to our closet was
large and heavy and the fact that

it hung thereon its hinges, mov-

able, yet so immovable, was incen-
tive to action. With glee, we set to
work on the hinges and laying
aside the nasty screws, we had the
door in our hands. It was large
and it looked glorious as we sup-
ported it in the midst of the room,
However, we were somewhat puz-
zled as to where to put it. Minds
expanding from the tiny thoughts
of sum esse and the circulatory
systems are not long at a loss. We
scampered down the hall with our
loved burden and made it into
Gwen’s bed. Hours later she came
and threw her weary self down for
a rest. There was a rattle of bones
on wood, and a strange but ac-
cepted justice made her fix her bed
and carry, the door back to our
room.
The Great Dane

Another night as I was working
in my room, I heard the click-click-
click of a dog’s toes on the hall
floor. From the busy sound, I ex-
pected a small black cocker to
enter the room and like most small
dogs in a new place, to look around

confusedly.-and-leave.. This is not.

what happened. The largest, most
unconfused Great Dane. that I have
ever seen burst in and ran straight
at me. I had expected to look fond-
ly down at a small animal at my
feet. Instead, I looked upward into
a great furry muzzle. I may have
been befuddled, but the dog was
plainly amused. He gamboled about
the room, occasionally hiking his
rear quarters about a foot in the
air, and all the time he swung a
great, whip-like tail. —
Here was another large, ungain-
ly object. What to do with it? In-
spiration struck. Gwynne, who had
brought the dog, and I pulled and
were pulled to Miss Haller’s room.

___ Opening her door, we threw some-

gone bounding after it, we shut the
door. It made no sound so we went
off and left it. Later Miss Haller
came and all unsuspecting entered
her room. We heard startled sounds
from each. Apparently the dog al-
ready considered the room its den.
They spat it out together for sev-
eral minutes and came out friends.
Ami Pays

To remedy some of the noise at
night, we evolved a system of fines.
Anyone who was disturbed could,
after speaking to the offender
twice, collect twenty-five cents from
that. person and put it in our treas-
ury. Actually only one fine was
ever made. Gwynne stamped out
into the hall one night and gave
Ami warning. Ami paid very little
attention. Ten minutes later,
Gwynne stamped out and fined Ami.
There was a dead hush. Ami made
not a sound for the rest of the
night, partly from a fear of tech-
nicalities. No one knew just what
would happen on a third warning.
Ami was bitter for days. She main-
tained that her room was the nois-
iest in the house and that she never
fined anyone. She was hard put to
at times to find justice in the world.
Her twenty-five cents was the only
income that East House earned
from its own noisiness.

es
At Night

Night time had not only noise
and excitement but it had its sil-
ent, haunted moments. Sometimes
long after the house was quiet
Gwynne and I would lie awake
simply being scared. ‘A creak on
the stairs or a-rustle in the hall
would make us lie stiff and straight
staring up at the ceiling. One
person that frightened Gwynne and
myself was Maud. These were
merely night fancies, for Maud was
shy and would scare no one wit-
tingly.

Nutcracker Suite

Maud had a victrola and this was
the cause of one night of horror.
Mor some reason, everyone had
gone to sleep early. Only Maud was
awake and she was playing “The
Nutcracker Suite’ in her room.
When I went to sleep I could hear
it crashing in my ear. When {
woke up what seemed hours later
it was still playing. This happened
three times. I don’t know if Maud
played “The Nutcracker Suite”
over and over again all that night
or if it was simply the last record
repeating. There is something ter-
ribly disturbing about going to
sleep and waking hours later to
hear the same music, and particu-
larly “The Nutcracker Suite.”
There aresparts which are grating
to the ear. As I have said, we had
fears of Maud. I could see her
either huddled over the victrola
breathing hoarsely with each grat-
ing note or else simply gone off
with her devil leaving the victrola
to play.

One more time I went to sleep
and when I woke there was a com-
plete silence. I felt alert and un-
easy. I got up and went into the
hall. It was brightly lighted and
utterly empty. I wandered down-
stairs, wondering vaguely where
Maud was. The silence was pecul-
iar and the house, for all its quiet-
ness and absence of wakeful people
seemed to be holding its breath,
to be unrelaxed.

Boiled Potato

I opened the smoker door and
there on the sofa was the cause
for this tenseness in the house.
Whoever it was, was sitting
haunched up, glowing slightly in a
creamy satin blouse like a large
irregular pearl. I gasped slightly.
She turned her head. Her face reg-
istered an awareness of my pres-
ence but she said absolutely noth-
ing. At least this eliminated the
need for any social contact. I stood
there for a moment, feeling some-

Last Nighters

by Joan McBride, ’52

The Theatre ‘Guild’s. production
of Robert ‘(E. McEnroe’s “The Sil-
ver (Whistle” opened in New York
on November 24. The play, star-
ring Jose Ferrer, is highly re-
warding in charm and: .whimsy
but leaves something to be desir-
ed in the way of sparkling and or-
iginal theatre.

“The Silver Whistle” tells the
story of Oliver Erwenter, a bum,
who, by false admission papers,
enters a dilapidated home for el-
derly people. Erwenter, who
claims to be seventy-seven, trans-
forms the hopeless and despair-
ing inhabitants of the home by
fabulous tales of his mythical ad-
ventures in strange lands, and also
by a love potion, made of bread-
crumbs and washed down with
whiskey. He makes love to Miss
Tripp, who is in charge of the
home, and tries to draw the stuffy
young minister of the adjacent
church out of his shell. After he
has made the old people realize
that life is lively and worth living,
he and another bum, Emmet, loot



the neighboring hospitals and fun-
eral parlors for objects with which
to brighten the dreary churchyard.
They plan a church bazaar, com-
plete with bingo, dice-rolling, and
an illegal cockfight between Er-
wenter’s rooster, Omar, and anoth-
er cock which is also stolen. The
conventionality of the ending, the
ré&onciliation of the unpleasant
minister with Miss Tripp; and the
Pollyanna attitude of happiness
all detract somewhat from the
brighter aspects of te play.

The time-honored and time-worn
theme of “You are only as old as
you ifeel” is saved from complete
triteness by the beautiful perform-
ance of Jose Ferrer as Oliver Ed-
wenter. He manages to infuse his
portrayal with intrinsic sympa-
thy and a sweetness that is never
cloying. Each word and gesture is
perfect in its place and yet so care-
less as to seem natural and unstud-
ied. The love scenes between Fer-
rer and Eleanor Wilson, who plays
Miss Tripp, glow with grace and
restraint that is seldom found in

Continued on page 4

CASW Pitanis
Films on Youth

Goodhart, Dec. 8.—The Commit-
tee Action for Social Welfare pre-
sented four very instructive films
concerning the life and role of the
young people of a community. Miss
Kraus stressed the ways the energy
of youth could be diverted to use-
ful purposes and illustrated her
brief talk with the accompanying
movies.

The first two films, “Children
Next Door” and “Children in Trou-
ble,” delt with the problems in the
lives of growing children which,
if not competently dealt with, lead
to juvenile delinquency.

The other two showed the con-
structive results of allowing chil-
dren to carry through their own
projects. ‘Living and Learning”
was the documentary film of an
experimental school program which
accomplished very positive results
in-the.small country school in New
Jersey, where it was tried. “Make
Way for Youth” was produced by
the National Social Welfare Asso-
ciation and showed how all the
youth clubs in Madison, Wis., com-
bined into one social group and
thereby gained valuable experience
for future community living.

The Children’s Bill of Rights, ne-
glect of which causes juvenile de-
linquency, was outlined as depend-
ing upon (1) home, (2) Church (3)
Community recreation (4) Police
(5) School—all vital to the develop-
ment of a child to bring him up as
a useful and constructive citizen in

Weekend Work Campers Clean,
Paint Philadelphia Slum Areas

by Ann Anthony 51

Over 200 weekend work camps
have been held in Philadelphia by
the American Friends Service
Committee during the past eight
years. Many Bryn Mawr students
have ibeen members of these
groups. This year Elizabeth Grey
in Denbigh is in charge of arrang-
ing for students to go to work-
camps.

Two work camps are held every
weekend. I went to the one held
at the House of Industry,-a settle-
ment house in south Philadelphia.
4 arrived Friday evening in time
to help get dinner for the sixteen
members of the group. When sup-
per was finished we busied our-
selves with some handiwork for
overseas relief whiie we talked and
sang.

We climbed into our cots early,
to be able to start work early Sat-
urday. After breakfast, a bit of a
painting lesson and a few minutes
of quiet together, we set out in

groups of two, armed with buckets |



‘Lhe Observer

(Specially contributed)

As “The First Noel” tinkles dis-
tantly down the hall, we bow our
heads in our hands and remember
when we were little, lying in bed
in the early morning, waiting for
it to be late enough for us to go
down and get our stockings. How
we shiver with excitement as we
creep barefoot down the stairs and
catch first sight of silver tinsel
shimmering in the early morning
light—how we tremble with joy as
we feel the lumpy, bulging stock-
ing with the horn sticking out the
top. We think of soft lights—star-
light and the flicker of candles, the
silver light of the star on the
Christmas tree and the soft glow
on the creche underneath where
shepherds are coming with their
sheep from the left, three wise men
and three camels are coming from
the right, Mary, Joseph, and the
Christ Child rest in the middle,
surrounded by ox, ass, lamb, and
donkey, and blue and white angels
kneel on either side. As children’s
voices singing “Silent Night” spin
up and up to the frosty stars that
twinkle down, we think we should
like to be children again and know
that Santa Claus really slithers

of paint, brushes, turpentine, and
plaster. We walked along streets
where the rows of houses were at-
tractive and well-kept-up, passing
women out scrubbing their front
steps. We glanced down curious
narrow alleys, where hitching,
posts and mounting blocks retalled
a by-gone age. .

Soon, however, we were passing
houses that were rundown and ne-
glected in appearance, tenements
that are rented to Negroes. My
painting partner and I found our
way through a narrow passageway
between two ‘buildings and up a
dingy, rickety, circular staircase to
the third floor. We entered a small
room that was dark, messy and
dirty. It was one of three occupied
by four adults and two children,
and served as a combination living
room, dining room, and kitchen.

Soot-blackened Room

A massive, but unstable wooden
table, littered with various things,
filled the center of the room. A
| wood-burning stove was the only
;source of heat for cooking, hot wa-
ter, and warmth. Soot had blacken-
ed the ceiling and walls. It was
nearly impossible to make out the
design of the wall-paper. Obvious-
ly, little or no effort had been made
for a long time to clean the room.

After brushing the walls and ceil-
ing and filling in some cracks with
plaster, we began to paint. Pat, my
fellow work camper, started with
the ceiling, standing on top of the
icebox, the door of which contin-
ually popped open. Only a small
part of the ceiling had been done
by noon, when we had to return ‘o
the settlement house for lunch. A
little more than an hour later we
came jback to find that great prog-
ress had been made in our absence.
In a short time the job was finish-
ed, and we all paused to admire the
cheerful aspect the room had as-
sumed with the sunlight streaming
in through windows from which
the dingy curtains had been remov-
ed, and with the fresh coat of blue
paint.

Coat of Paint

The possible effect of a coat of
paint is difficult to determine, but
something on which it is interest-
ing to speculate. Human dignity is
certainly impossible for individuals
who are forced to live amidst the



down our chimneys and hurtles' conditions which exist in many of

across the sky crying
Christmas to All and to All a Good
Night!”

“Merry |our slum areas.

The paint we put
on the walls was not, however, the
Continued on page 4



Summer Camp Youngsters Enjoy
St. Nick, Ice Cream, Carols, Gifts

by Elisabeth Nelidow, 751

The Common Room shed its “ser-
ious lecture” atmosphere like an
old coat last Thursday afternoon
when about thirty children from
the Bryn Mawr Summer Camp
flocked in for their annual Christ-
mas party. Things started off fair-
ly peacefully, with the children all
sitting in a big circle and singing
“little red caboose” as well as
Christmas carols and other songs
that they had learned at camp. This
peace and quiet was not destined to
last long, however, for several of
the little boys decided that they
were the little red caboose, and
started roaring around the circle
in imitation of it.

Something more active seemed
in order, so London Bridge and
Farmer in the Dell followed, and
for a while happy pandemonium
reigned. As the fascination of these
games began to pall, the children
all sat in a circle again, while
Sherry Cowgill told them a wonder-
ful story about a big Lion IIunt,
which was: accompanied by much
clapping of hands and squeals of



thing in and, when the animal had



Continued on page 4



his community.



delight. eae

More Christmas carols followed,
and then, amid the sound of the
bells of Prancer, Dancer, Vixen,
and all the other reindeer, Santa
Claus came rolling in. Standing
under the Christmas tree and strok-
ing his beard at appropriate inter-
vals, Santa (alias Dr. Gates plus
many, many pillows), gave a pres-
ent to each child. The attitudes
toward Santa varied from “He’s
pretty. fat!” to.a.more. practical
attitude, “I hope I get a big one!”
Tissue paper and ribbon began to
litter the floor, as jump-ropes, har-
monicas, bubblemixture, and toy
cars were unwrapped. A few busi-
ness-like trades were made, but on
the whole the presents seemed to
be highly successful, and the air
became filled with bubbles and the
floor with racing cars.

In spite of all this excitement,
when the ice cream appeared, little
urging was needed, and it disap-
peared incredibly fast. The last
view caught of the party was one
in which Santa, exhausted by his
efforts and his pillows, was col-
lapsed on the floor, while several
little boys tried to find out just



‘|how real his boots were. —










Page Four

THE COLLEGE NEWS



Jose Ferrer Shines
In “The Silver Whistle’’

Continued from page 3

the theatre today. It is indeed fine
acting for a man, dressed shabbily
and not gifted with handsome fea-
tures, to create a character who
can take his place among the most
delightful in playdom.

‘Miss Wilson and Robert (Carroll,
the minister, are not as fortunate
in their roles nor in their perform-
ances. They are the typical stilt-
ed: young lovers of comedy, and
Carroll is stiffer than necessary,
even for a stuffy character. Their
romance, wrecked with storms but
achieving a blissful reconciliation
in the end, is too hackneyed to be
effective and is rather uncomfort-
ably reminiscent of the love story
in “Harvey”.

There are some _ outstanding
portrayals by the supporting act-
ors: Doro Morande, as the skepti-
cal, vinegar-tongued old lady;
Frances Brandt, who hides her
whiskey bottle in the churchyard
tree; and George Matthews, who
gives his usual good performance
as Emmet, the other hobo. One oi
the highlights of the play is when
Mr. Beebe, played uproariously by
William Linn, drinks the magic po-
tion, swears loudly at the minis-
ter’s window, and when the minis-
ter pops out, scurries away with
amazing vigor and agility.

Though the moral of the play is
pointed a bit too sharply, it is
overcome by many broadly amus-
ing scenes and lines of sheer po-
etry delivered by Mr. Ferrer. In
this reviewer’s opinion, the cos-
tumes are adequate but neither at-
tractive nor imaginative. The set,
designed by Herbert Brodkin, is
charmingly novel and perfectly
suited to the play.

“The Silver Whistle”, graced by
several outstanding performances
and many beautiful speeches,
seems destined for a profitable
and enjoyable season on Broadway.

“Quiet Hours’? Disturb
Peace of East House
Continued from page 3

what undone by the whole evening.

I walked straight back upstairs.
The house seemed to me to be
simply a house. I had no fear of a
fiendish Maud. I felt tired. Once
upstairs, I woke Gwynne abruptly
and said, “There is a boiled potato
sitting on the sofa.” Indeed she
had looked like one with. her
crouched position lending her a
potato-like shape and the blouse a
boiled potato color.

Gwynne got up at once and went
downstairs. A moment later I
heard a whoop of laughter. Gwynne
apparently had seen what I meant.
She was not one to do her appre-
ciating silently. Whether the
Boiled Potato saw any connection
between the rather wild-eyed in-
dividual and then the one who
looked at her with obvious amuse-
ment, I do not know. I think that
probably neither of our reactions
meant a thing to her. She continued
to-appear-at East House at long
intervals, always glowing slightly,
but she never showed any signs of
recognition.

(To be continued)





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TRES CHIC

BRYN MAWR

Shorts

For the first time, figure skating
has been organized this year as a
class that can be taken for sport
requirement. Instruction is given
tu the class by Mr. Ollie Haupt, a
former member of the Olympic
Team, at the Philadelphia Ice
Skating Club’s rink, in Ardmore,
where the classes are held.

The class is on Monday night and

transportation is provided by the
college. Aibout 18 girls are signed
up now, and more would de wel-
come. Although there is no col-
lege transportation other days, the
girls are nevertheless invited to
skate more.
Already the class is practicing
threes, eights, and dances, and
hopes to have a number in the
Philadelphia Club’s annual Carni-
val in March.

Tentative lists of members of

the Varsity Basketball squad have
been announced. Forwards are J.
Coleman; \B. Parker, S. Worthing-
ton, S. Hayes, D. Goss, F. Ed-
wards, B. Dawes, A. Ritter, K.
Craig, E. Wadsworth, C. Liacho-
witz, M. \Richardson, B. Tongend,
and ‘N. Cohn.
(quards are E. Townsend, P. Por-
ter, |S. Savage, J.. Spayde, M. L.
Price, \D. Zimmerman, ‘L. Riker, D.
Sloan, M. Lutley, S. Cowgill, A. L.
Atherton, A. Johns, E. Maude, A.
L. Perkins, and D. iChambers.

WHAT TO DO

Civil Service Commission
Don’t forget to send in your
Civil Service application © before
December 21st. Blanks in Mrs. Vie-



.tor’s office, Room H.

* * *
Baby Sitting

All interested in baby sitting
during Christmas vacation should
sign up in Room H this week. Re-
quests for baby sitters for the fol-
lowing nights have already come
in: Friday, December 17 at 6:30—
Pick up and return. Supper includ-
ed. Friday, December 24 at 6:30—
Pick up and return. Supper includ-
ed.

Regular afternoon baby-sit three
afternoons a week at your conven-
ience.

* * *
Italian Translation

A volunteer is wanted to help a
Haverford woman doing relief work
for a family in Florence, Italy;
translate her letters into English,
and help her write a short reply
in Italian. Letters will be mailed to
translator. Good practice for Ital-
ian students. If interested, come to
Room H for details as soon as pos-
sible.

6.»
Vocational Committee

The Vocational Committee is try-
ing again to get speakers for a tea
on January 6th. Watch for further
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Lerner Gives Lecture
On Role of Liberalism

Continued from page 2

At the present time, Mr. Lerner
is not altogether optimistic about
the possibilities of averting war
with Russia. “It is conceivable that
the frightened men of the Kremlin
and the frightened men of the Pen-
tagon may bring about war.” Our
newspapers neglect to mention
at there are two imperialisms in
the world today. The choice is not
simply between Russian and Amer-
ican imperalism, but between im-
perialism and its chaos, leading to
the calamity of war, and a system
of world law. To reach the even-
tual goal of world law, Mr. Lerner
thinks it is first necessary that we
reach an understanding with Rus-
sia, by direct diplomatic -negotia-
tion outside the U. N., if neces-
sary.

In addition to the concept of law,
we must remember the tradition of
non-conformism, such as it was de-
veloped in New England. Moral
imperialism as now practiced by
both the U. S. and Russia is the
worst sort. We need understand-
ing of the fact that people can dif-
fer.

“Radical Democracy”

The crux of our problems of for-
eign policy is the solution of our
own problems at home. ‘We can-
not talk of a police state abroad
with a hunt for dangerous thoughts
being conducted right here by the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities.”

In reply to a question, Mr. Ler-
ner outlined the structure of a rad-
ical democracy. Although the larg-
er part of industry would be left in
the hands of private ownership,
the people would run and own cer-
tain industries, those concerned
with war or atomic energy, those
which are at present monopolies
such as aluminum or public utili-
ties, and, if possible, those like coal
and the railroads which are chao-
tic. Nationalization would not
mean centralized administration,
but only centralized power, as is
the case with the T. V. A.

4. Students to Attend
NSA Assembly Dec. 17

Ann Iglehart, Sue Savage, Ann
Seideman, and Janey Stone will
represent Bryn Mawr at the third
Regional Assembly of the Pennsyl-
vania Region of NSA, to be held
at Albright College, Reading, Pa.,
December 17-19, g

The delegates and alternates
each will attend one of the. six
workshops: Student Government,
with Ann Seideman as co-chair-
man, Educational Practices and
Human Relations, Cultural Activ-
ities and the Culturale, Student
Economic Welfare, Purchase Card
System, and International Affairs.
The Student Government Workshop
as well as the ones on the Cultur-
ale and Purchase Card System are
of particular interest to Bryn
Mawr, since the headquarters of
the Student Government Clinic are
located here, and Bryn Mawr will
also ‘be directly affected by the
Purchase Card System.

Weekend Work Camp
Helps Clean Up Slum

Continued from page 3

most important aspect of our day’s
work. The friendship and feeling
of hope that we could give these
people by helping them fix up their
homes were of much greater value.

Sunday we went to St. Paul’s
Baptist (Church, one of the largest
Negro churches in Philadelphia.
The worship service gave the con-
gregation an opportunity for emo-
tional expression. The sermon de-
livered by Luther (Cunningham was
particularly effective in bringing 2
response from the worshippers.

We returned to the ‘House of In-
dustry for lunch. After the meal
it was time to leave. We parted
regretfully, each of us carrying
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The end, however, loses touch al-
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“At Home Five to Seven” has a
good ending and lively dialogue,
although it is one of those realis-
tic but pointless stories that all
seem alike. “Bang” reminded me
of the nightmarish tales one makes
up just before falling asleep. You
tell yourself they won’t end horrib-
ly but they always do. “City Hall
Seminar” is capably written but
unoriginal.

an general, “Counterpoint’s” con-
tributors are still in the experi-
mental stage. The lack of origin-
ality in style is only natural and
the favorite poets and short story
writers are imitated reasonably
well, but the curious sterility of
subject matter is disappointing.
There are too many unimaginative
efforts to say nothing in a polished
manner. Of the few who have
something to say, even fewer know
how to say it. However, a balance
between subject and style is diffi-
eult to attain, and the average con-

tribution to “Counterpoint” is well

worth reading for the times at
which it achieves, or nearly ach-
ieves, some sort of harmony be-
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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Page Five



Included in New

by Joanna Semel, 52

“Be Bryn Mawr’—‘“You are a
surgeon—imagine a _ situation in
which a nurse hands you the wrong
instrument during a delicate opera-
tion”—These are only two of the
projects involved in Mr. Thon’s
ne urse-in_acting, directing and
producing for the stage.

This course, given every Tuesday
“asternoon from two to five in the
Otis Skinner workshop in conjunc-
tion with Haverford, enables stud-
ents who wish to learn the rudi-
ments of drama work to become





Language Groups
Give Yule Plays

The German Clubs of Bryn Mawr

Acting, Directing, Producing

Drama Course

acquainted with all aspects of the
theatre.

Mr. Thon devoted the first meet-
ing to a lecture on theatre termin.
ology, importance of the backstage
as well as acting in the theatre,
and finished with giving certain
situations and asking the class to
develop them.

Through the twelve weeks in
which it will be given, this course
will work on voice and movement
in acting, different methods of di-
rection, costuming, stage design-
ing, properties, and the manager-

jial parts of production.

It is hoped that by March, stud-
ents will be able to present full

plays, and understand better the | discussed having a closed Reserved

world of the theatre.



Opinions Asked
By Lib. Committee

The Library Committee, which
acts as a mediator between stud-
ents, faculty and the Library staff,
wants student opinion on the Li-
The
urges students to discuss their
complaints and to offer sugges-
tions to their hall representatives
on the Committee now, so that the
hall meetings, which will take place
before the exams to discuss the
Library rules, will be constructive.

A survey of the lighting in the
Library is now being made, though
there is no possibility of a change
this year. The Committee has also

brary situation. Committee

by Elisabeth Nelidow, ’51

The library Rare Book Room is
currently exhibiting a collection, of
‘old theatre programs, which cate
back as far as 1769. The money for
these programs was a gift of the
class of 1911, in memory of Mar-
garet Prussing le Veno. Unlike our
present programs, those on exhibit
are single sheets of paper, and, in
one case, of satin. The latter was a
souvenir program of an 1873 pro-
duction of Othello by the Fifth
Avenue Theatre of New York, and
is printed on blue satin. Edwin
Booth, brother. of John Wilkes
Booth, was in the play, as well as
Maurice Barrymore, the father of



John and Ethel Barrymore.

Theatre Programmes From 1769
Exhibited in Rare Book Room

on it is one of Arrah-na-Pogue, an
{Irish melodrama,” which shows a
terrifying scene of what is appar-
ently a midnight duel on a rocky
beach..

Original Purpose

Programs were originally used
for advertising only, according to
Dr. Sprague, and later the cast was
added, with the result that they
became more nearly like our pres-
ent day ones. John Kemble, at the
end of the 18th century, started
listing the characters in order of
their rank, rather than by their
relative importance, or order of ap-
pearance. It is certain that the
Elizabethans used programs, but the
earliest which now exist are those



and Haverford presented the opera

Hansel and Gretel, by Engelbert
Humperdinck, as their Christmas |
production. It was given on Mon- |
day, December 138, at 8:30 in the
Skinner Workshop. The cast was
as follows: Father, Walt Robert-
son; Mother, Helen Loening;
Gretel, Sue Williams; Hansel, An-
nette Fischer; Witch, Christel
Kappes. The production was direct-
ed by Leslie Weel, and the stage
manager was Maude Hodgman.

Tonight in Wyndham the French
Club presented Le Jeu d’Adam.
Claire-Eve Grandjouan played La
Figuree; Alix Euwer, Adam; Fran-
cine du Plessix, Eve; Katusha
Cheremeteff, Cain; Iran Ala, Abel;
Gerry Warburg, Satan; Demons, B.
Page, H. Pope, J. Pieri; Prophets,
. M. Mitchell, V. Blansfield, M. Mor-
- ris; La Vierge, Ginny Rees. The

production was directed by Barbara
- Bentley and stage-managed by
Honey Pope.

The Spanish Club’s (Christmas
Fiesta, given Tuesday night, fea-
tured a skit, a travesty of Zorilla’s
“Don Juan Tenoris” for which the
adaption, commentator’s _ script,
and direction were done by M.
John, L. Lewis, C. Fahnestock, and
H. Kaufman. Sr. Alcala was fac-
ulty advisor, as well as taking the
part of the professor in the skit.
Spanish carols were sung by ten
members of the club, under the di-
rection of Miss Esteves.





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|Book Room if books continue to
‘disappear at the present rate.
Meanwhile the staff plans to try

‘ having an assistant in each of tho
H. Politzer Interprets two Reserved Book Rooms instead
Kafka: Style,Philosophy of in just one. Rules for the Re-

: served Book Rooms in Dalton and
Speaking to the German Club on Park have also been somewhat

December 1, Mr. Heinz Politzer of changed. The committee hopes
the Bryn Mawr German Depart-' eventually to put out a booklet of





of the 1690’s, which are extremely
| rare.

The most recent program is one
'of 1873, for the play School for
‘Scandal, produced by the Boston
Museum Theatre, one of the oldest Rare Book Room for a short time
|theatres in the country. There are only, and will be removed shortly
| several English programs. One of | after Christmas vacation, so every-
them dates from 1816, in which the | one had better plan to see them
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, pre-| soon. It is an extremely interest-
sents Othello, “to which will be ing collection, and one definitely

— RATT F

These programs will be in the

ment discussed Frank Kafka and | Library rules.

his work. Mr. Politzer emphasized
the close tie between Kafka’s style

and his philosophy, pointing to the
poet’s integration of irony, uncer-
tainty, despair, and a banal view

of the world with a fairylike touch. | plaining that they illustrate the
His hero is the modern everyday European crisis which Kafka know

man, and though his diaries at-

tempt to set forth the ‘various religious, as a struggle between
stages of reality, Kafka actually | belief and unbelief.

‘feared the real, which he could not



grasp. After interpreting the psy-
chology of the diaries, Mr. Polit-
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THE COLLEGE NEWS





Leadbeatter Describes
Mex. Dance With Movies

On Wednesday, December 1,
Miss Dorothy Leadbeatter spoke in
the (Rumpus Room to the Spanish
Clubs of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and
Villanova on the History of Mexi-
can Dances. Miss Leadbeatter, a
graduate fellow in the Department
of History of Art, has spent many
summers in Mexico and has made
a hobby of Mexican dancing. She
pointed out two divisions of danc-
es: those from religious services,
which are still performed in front
of churches, and the popular danc:
es, in which can be traced the dou-
ble influence of the Spanish and
the pre-Columbians or Indians. She
also described and explained the
costumes and the ingeniously-made
instruments, and illustrated her
talk with magnificent colored mov-
ies which she herself took. The
evening ended with dancing and
refreshments.



Christmas Dinners Star
Turkey, Plays, Songs
Continued from page 1

51, are toastmistresses there.
Denbigh, scene of the most elab-
orate Christmas dinner pageantry,
continues its tradition of a king
and queen, elected by the sopho-
mores from among the seniors, to
be announced by heralds replete



with trumpet and plumes. Margo
Vorys, ’49, will preside as toast-
mistress. Under the direction of
Kathy Geib, ’49, Rockefeller stud- |
ents are presenting the Pyramus ;
and Thisbe scene from Shakes-
peare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Toastmistress will be Jane Maca-
tee, 49. ‘
Rhoads entertainment plans cen-
ter around buzzing bees, but are,
still very secret. Toastmistresses
there will be Nancy Corkran, ’50,

and June Moyer, ’50. Pembroke |

this year has broken with the tra-
dition of formal dress for their
dinner, at which Gale Minton, ’49
will preside as toastmstress.

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Oslo Announces

Summer School

The University of Oslo has an-

nounced that it will again hold
special summer classes for Ame*-
ican students from June 27 to Au-
gust 6.
- The courses, which will ‘be con-
ducted in English, cover the sci-
ences, the humanities, and a gen-
eral survey of Norwegian culture.
A maximum of six credit hours
may be taken in the six weeks’
course and in most cases the cred-
its are transferable.

Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission are
dependent on a good academic rec-
ord, seriousness of applicant’s pur-
pose, qualities likely to make the
student a good representative of
the United States abroad, good
health, and geographical distribu-
tion of applicants. An applicant
must have completed his sopho-
more year, by the summer of 1949.

Approximate expense for the six
weeks at the University is estimat-
ed to be about $300 and transpor-
tation last year on the “SiS. Marine
Jumper” came to $320 to $400 for
the round trip. Official headquar-
ters in America for the summer
session has been established at St.
Olaf College, Northfield, Minne-
sota, where catalogues and appli-
cations may be secured.

This is the third year that sucn





Russian Studies Grant
Helps Three Colleges

Continued from page 1

economic institutions. By sharing
the services of experts in those
fields and by joint development of
their libraries, the three colleges
can now make, available to their
students courses on Russia whic
none could afford separately.

The three colleges hope to de-
velop Russian libraries and to ob-
tain lecturers to supplement and
extend Russian studies. However,
these plans are only tentative, and
full details will be given in a later
NEWS. It is also hoped that there
can be a Russian major established
here at Bryn Mawr.



a course for Americans has been
offered. An American Dean of stu-
dents, Norman Norstrand, of St.
Olaf College, has accompanied the
students each year. The rest of
the administration is Norwegian.
President of the Summer School is
Dr. Otto L. Mohr, Rector of the
University of Oslo. The directors
are Dr. Harald U. Sverdrop, Direc-
tor of the Polar Institute in Oslo;
and Dr. Philip Boardman, Consult-

QUIZ REBROADCAST

The International quiz in
which Bryn Mawr participated
will be re-broadcast by WPEN,
Philadelphia, on December 26,
at 8:05 p. m. The station hopes
to make a second re-broadcast
later when students will be here
to hear it.



h\| have been announced by the Amer-



5 Grants Offered
To Study Abroad

The Henry Fellowships for 1949-
"50, grants of £600 (about $2,400)
apiece for five American students
to study in English universities,

ican Committee of Management for
the Charles and Julia Henry Fund.

Open to men and women, the
Fellowships provide for a year’s
study at either. Oxford or Cam-
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from American colleges this spring
will receive preference in the selec-
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and prepared to devote their best
efforts to their studies.

This Fund, established under the
will of the late Julia Henry, also
provides fellowships for English
students to study at Harvard and
Yale.

Applications must be submitted
on or before February 15, 1949 to
the Office of the Secretary of Yale
University or to the Secretary to
the Corporation of Harvard Uni-
versity.



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Oslo.



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Joint Carol Concert
Presented in Goodhart

Continued from page 2

sometimes did in the cantata, yet
the listener was aware of its quiet
and substantial presence.

This last group of the service
left those who attended it with the |
proper spirit which was somewhat
missed during the rest of the pro-
gram. This was due to the choice
of carols which lacked familiarity
and tradition. Perhaps the joyful-
ness, wonder, and love of every-
thing one connects with Christmas
would have been felt a little more
fully if the music had been chosen
more on the lines of the traditional.





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