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COLLEGE NEWS







* VOL. XLI, NO..- 22

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1945

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College,.1945 ~

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Development of

Wasteraliation ae Russia

Under Peter, Catherine,
Traced





Goodhart, April 11. The work of
\ Peter the Great and Catherine the
' Great in eliminating the back-
wardness of Russian civilization
é : during the seventeenth and eight-
eenth centuries was described by
Dr. Ernest Simmons in his “lecture,
on “Russian Civilization and the
West”. This is the second in the
lecture series on Russian Civili-
zation and Thought being pre-
sented by the class of 1897.
Through the application of
western methods, Peter remodeled
Russia in commercial and military
fields, raising her to the status of
a first-class power. He studied the
military, commercial, industrial,
p and scientific institutions of the
West at first hand and hired for-
eign experts to introduce them to
tt However, his reforms in
no way affected his despotic poli-
tical system. Peter needed men of
practical knowledge for military
and civil service and _ therefore
made elementary education com-
pulsory for the upper classes. His
reign was “a period of) preparation
before Russia could absorb Euro-
pean culture and thought,” pointed
out Dr. Simmons.

In Catherine’s reign the
ence of western culture caused
Russia to become intellectually
conscious and to develop a “cul-
tural cosmopolitanism,” explained
Dr. Simmons. -Western manners,
literature, art, and thought were
introduced. At first, the new Rus-
sian culture was purely imitative
of that of France and England,
but an intelligentsia was growing.
In the nineteenth century came
the full flowering of Russian cul-
ture with a national language, lit-

* erature, art, and music. This was
the Golden Age of Russian poetry
and_ novel.

Although Calheelue the Great
encouraged this cultural enlight-

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-influ-

Russian Culture

Described in Simmons” " Lectures

inattaciiee 0 Opposition
@Offered in Russia
‘To Czars



Goodhart, Monday, April 16.
“The fatal inertia which possessed
the masses of educated Russians”
towards any active part in a revo-

lutionary change of Government,
was emphasized by Ernest J. Sim-
mons as the dominating trait of
Russian thought in’ the nineteenth
century. “Towards Revolution” was
the topic of the third in a series
of lectures on Russian civilization,
in whic r. Simmons traced the
development of all philosophical
thought in Russia before the ad-
vent of Marxism.

Ever present in the autocratic

Czarist regime was the sustaining
Continued on Page 4

SwarthmoreCast
Plans to Produce



-The Ascent of F6, Wystan Hugh
Auden’s verse play, written in coi-
laboration with Christopher Isher-
wood, will be presented at Swarth-
more College on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings of this
week. Tentatively. scheduled to
play in New York, it has been de-
cided ‘to h ave the production only

at a AR due to war-time
travel restrictions. On Thursday
night students will " admitted

free.
The theme of the’ play, original-

optimistic satire which seems to
move on two levels. According to
Mr. Sprague, The Ascent of F6-is
one of the most significant of the
experiments in reviving poetic
drama, and he compared the tone
of the play to that of Hamlet.

- The poet himself has a walk-on
role of a monk in the production.
Faculty and students of Swarth-
more college have-joined—to— form



Nason Supports
Dumbarton Oaks
At Mass Meeting



Lower Merion High, April 11—
“We have before us perhaps the
greatest chance. in this century to
determine the course of the world
for war or.for a constructive
peace,” asserted Dr. John W. Na-
son, president of Swarthmore Col-
lege, at a mass meeting about
Dumbarton Oaks at which Miss
McBride presided.

President Nason said that we
are on the eve of a momentous in-
ternational conference which
should, as Commander Stassen
puts it, “prevent war of any con-
sequence for the next hundred
years.” The. quéstion before us is
whether or not, by human insight
and goodwill, we can establish an
international political organiza-
tion which will maintain peace.
Although we must bear in~mind,



Continued on Page 4



Joe Breaks Previous Silence

To Tell of Ghostly Encounters

..| the Rosenbach Company,



by Louise Gorham. ’47

“Tf I were to tell you the. story
of my life, I’d be in the penitenti-
ary in two minutes,” chuckled

: Joe, a familiar figure to many
who burn the midnight oil. One of
a procession of night-watchmen
| all, curiously enough, named Joe,
- _ he retains the distinction of look-
ing like a combination of Mr.
Pickwick and a leprichaun who has
been guarding the campus for
thirty-six years. This is the first
time he has allowed us to probe
into: his past, and while he hinted
at a varied career, Joe refused to
reveal his life before coming to
Bryn Mawr. He confessed to a
“poor memory, saying, “the only
* thing I can tell ye is stories.”

Perhaps one of the most inter-
esting things about Joe is his firm
belief in ghosts and the spiritual
world.” He insisted that he had
felt ghosts hit him or throw water
on-him, and had’ even seen them
“én Campus. In Kis ‘anxiety to per-
suade his listeners of their exist-
ence he cited numerous seances
he had attended where the spirits |

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were, undoubtedly present, one of
them even going so far as to give
Joe a message which, believe it
or not, got him a job in a Phila-
delphia shipyard. He affirmed that
due to their unchanging character
they are more real than man, and
that they were even then listen-
ing to our conversation. His sin-
cerity and the hazy light of the
smokér produced an atmosphere in
which even the skeptical inter-
viewer was prepared for anything.

In addition to his noctural du-
ties, Joe is also an avid reader.
Although his motto is to take
nothing seriously, he expressed a
preference for poetry, especially
that of Robert Burns, and -works
on plant life and animals. He has
spent a fortune on books, and be-
lieves in learning all through your

man who never went to. college

reading matter. Lectures
a favorite pastime with ‘Ahi
-would go anywhere to /hear a
speaker, no matter what/his sub-

ject, or in lieu of. that he/likes “to





get the drift in the News!

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should spend twice the tuition on



an excellent amateur cast. Among.
the principal actors is Vivi French,
a recent graduate of Bryn Mawr,
who plays the role of Mrs. Ransom.
The rest of the cast is as follows:
Michael Ransom—Edward Tripp.
Snobbish Lady Isabel Alwyn—
Enid Hobart.
Blimpish General—Lucius
College Registrar.

Lord Stagnatle—Luther Mansfield,
Professor of English.
Brainy Cabinet Member,

Ransom—Earle Caesar.
Mountaineers—Vayghn Chambers,
Robert Alfancré; Frank Lyman.
Abbot of Monastery—Robert Gil-
key.
Announcer—Howard Sahar.

Shero,

James

College Features
Sherlock Holmes

-Friends of Sherlock Holmes and
admirers of his creator, Arthur
Conan Doyle, will have a real op-
portunity to learn more about the
great detective at the Haverford
College Library during the four
weeks ending May 5. Dr. How-
ard D. Snyder, Chairman of the
English Department at the Col-
lege, has made arrangements with
world-:
famed book dealers, to. place on
exhibtion the most sensational
volumes from Conan Doyle’s own
criminological library, which the
company: owns intact.

Most of the manuscripts, maps,
books, pamphlets and association
items on display are the property
of Haverford College, acquired
largely by gift from members of
the Baker Street Irregulars, al-
though some are borrowed through
the courtesy of nearby _ libraries
and. individuals.

The Baker Street Irregulars, a
group interested in Sherlockiana,
have produced some _ diverting
pseudo-scholarly articles to prove
that various fantastic ideas con-
cerning Holmes are true. These
articles, slyly poking fun at the
ponderous stholarship of learned



journals,’ are. based on’ the as-
lifetime. In fact, to his mind, the | 8

umption that Holmes was a real
detective, that Dr. Watson actu-
ally wrote the stories, and that A.
Cofian Doyle was merely. the lit-
erary agent. One of the-—best
known Irregulars, and most gen-
erous contributor of rare manu-
scripts and books to ‘Haverford,
is Christopher Morley.

W.H. AudenPlay|

ly tragic, has been changed to an}





Shaw Production

Uneven i

n Tempo



ex,

by Rosina Bateson ’47
Roberts Hall, April 14. The per-
formance of Shaw’s Arms and the
Man, produced: by the Haverford
Cap and Bells Club and the Var-
sity Players: Friday night was un-
fortunately reminiscent of an Ol-
sen and Johnson orgy. Handicap-
ped by an audience «which was in
the mood for a three ring circus,
the production was redeemed
slightly by the acting of a few
individuals.
Heavy-handed Caricature
Fhe most obvious faults of the
production were its unevenness
and the general tendency towards
over-acting.” The total effect was
one of héavy-handed carié¢ature,
and not of quick, light humor. The
satirical plot, which should have

been handled in ‘a less dramatic
Continued on .Page 4

Acadéany Poise
British Problems
Of Post-War Era

“Relations between .Great Brit-
ain and the United States” was
the topic under discussion at the
third session of the meeting of
the American Academy. of Politi-
cal and Social Science, Friday,
April 13, at the Ben Franklin Ho-
tel. William L. Batt, vice chair-
man of the War Production Board,
presided at this meeting open to
college students, and the speakers
were Dr. George Soule, an editor
of the New Republic, Dean James
M. Landis of the Harvard. Law
School, and. Mr. Michael Wright,
counselor of the British Embassy.

Dr. Soule discussed Britain’s
economic problems, particularly
in reference to the United States.
British trade and British tariff
policy will depend on two things,
Dr. Soule said: the adoption by
the United States of something
resembling the Bretton Woods
proposals to deal with fluctuations
in the exchange market, and con-

Continued on Page 4

Glee Club Plans

Secular Concert







In sins of the usual Gilbert
and Sullivan production, the Glee
Club plans to give a gay secular
concert which will include popu-
lar music from Porgy and Bess,
as well as British, Hungarian and
Austrian Folk Songs.

For the first time the Choir will
do away with their black angel
robes, and don pastel skirts and
white blouses. This “concert will
be given for the college on Sat-
urday, April 28, and will be free
of admission for all. ;

High points of the program in-
clude “The Galway Piper” and
familiar selections from The Gon-
doliers, with a duet by Posey John-
son ’47 and Franny Binger ’48.
Soloists for the -selections from
Porgy and Bess ‘are Ann Matlack
’47 singing “It Ain’t Necessarily
a and Benjie Beckwith ’46 sing-

“Summertime.” In the inter-
mniaston Benet Evans °46 will play

__ | the piano.

ssstoade

Called Overdone,



‘faith

he

College Unites
Tn Service for
Pres. Roosevelt

Need for Faith in Future
Stressed by Speeches
_ And Prayer

Goodhart, April 13. “We have

‘come together this morning from
every part of the ‘college to pay

tribute to President Roosevelt. We
meet in sorrow and: anxiety.”
These words, spoken by Miss Me.
Bride, as she opened the college
assembly, expressed the emotions
of all those present at the memor-
ial service for President Roosevelt
held at noon on Friday.

’ Not only had President Roose-

‘elt been a leader of vision .and
strength, Miss McBride pointed
out, but he had been a symbol to
people all over the world “of the
force a democratic nation , could
exert against the powers of fas-
cism and nazism.”

Doctor Rufus F. Jones con-
ducted the brief service of Prayers,
and a panel’ of representative
speakers spoke briefly «on. the
meaning of the nation’s crisis, and
the hope to be held for the future.
Mr. Charles J. Rhoads, chairman
of the Board of Directors of the
College, and Dean Grant and Dean
Taylor reviewed .the late Presi-
dent’s life and achievements, and
emphasized: the importance of
in the new administration.

Representing the student body,
Patricia Behrens, ’46, head of the
Undergraduate Association, — ex-
pressed the feelings of uncertain-
ty and fear which struck so hard
at the undergraduates, the major-
ity of whom had never known any
other president.

She went on, however, to point
out that despite the understand-
able shock and fear, the youth of

-the nation must build on the firm

cornerstone left to us’as a heri-

tage by President Roosevelt. It is

she concluded, our responsibility

to impress on the youth of other -
nations that his ideals of democ-

racy will continue to grow and

develop.

The Bryn Mawr choir sang
Mozart’s “Ave Verum” and Co-.
mendi’s “De Profundis”. The ser-
vice closed “with the hymn, “Oh
God our help in. ages past, our
hope for years |to come.” .

B. M. Stage Guild

/

Defines Function —



‘'A recent increase in activities |
and membership has led the Stage. /

Guild to offer in its new Consti- /
tution a definition of its function;
as an integral part of campus dra- °
matic activities. The Constitution,

which states that the Guild- offers

its services as stage technicians’ to

any dramatic organization, isa

codification of the work of the

Guild.

~The activities of the members:
include the ¢onstruction of — sets

and the arrangement of. electrical

equipment, costume designing, and
the handling of all properties. A

Guild member acts as stage mana-
ger and coordinates all the.techni-

eal work on-any production of such

organizations as the Players, Club.

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jseem worth the: additional effort it would entail.
; are ‘presented with a. number of current political and social

Action?
The college community assembled in last Friday’s mem-
orial service honoring President Roosevelt was united by

‘feelings of sorrow and anxiety. Yet even in th “face ofthis

uncertainty the whole tone of this assembly was one of faith
in the possibility of carrying on Mr. Roosevelt’s ideals by
united action.

In Mr. Roosevelt's words “There is nothing to fear but
fear”, quoted so often in the last few days, the college seem-
ed to find the answer for which they were seeking. This
idea was carried out in all the speeches. Emphasis was laid
on the need for an attitude of individual responsibility for
the conduct of American national and international affairs,
the responsibility devolving no less on college students than
on any other American citizen.

But a feeling of inadequacy and impotence, arising part-
ly from a lack of knowledge and partly from the absence of
any definite plan of action, quickly dissipated the first. rush
of eagerness on the part of most undergraduates to par-
ticipate as fully as they could: Our understanding of the
vital questions of Bretton Woods and Dumbarton Oaks was
for most of us greatly hampered by lack of information.
But above all we did not know how to express our genuine

‘interest and concern over the problems facing Mr. Truman.

But such a definite plan.of action has at last been pro-
posed. A letter signed by members of the faculty and stud-

ent body printed in the News this week, presents what is||

perhaps the sanest and meet effective approach to the prob-
lem.

In suggesting a campus program of speeches and articles
to clarify the most important issues, this group has offeréd

_ to fill a real need. Whether or not we believe ourselves to be

in sympathy with the resolutions they have proposed, the
majority of us cannot fail to admit that we-are not properly
qualified to express an opinion. We cannot and must not fail
to give our complete support to a program which will at
last permit us to assume our proper responsibilities.

Social Sciences

The News publishes this week a reply by the Curriculum
Committee to the suggestion in the last News that the cur-
riculum include a social science requirement.. This letter
provides a factual statement of” ‘the sitiiation; but the in-
tangible factors are also worthy of consideration.

The present curriculum is already sufficiently filled with
required subjects, and such an innovation would further
limit the underclassman’s choice of subjects. Even when
considered on its own merits, the proposed change does not
Freshmen

_ problems in the first semester of English Composition.
The campus has also shown considerable interest in the

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Opinion



Mrs. Manning Condemns

*“Vague Phrases”’
Of News



To the Editor:

Your account of my remarks at
Current Events on the food-situa-
tion in Europe and America is in
general full and accurate but I
should like to correct one sentence.
You quote me as saying that in
the Netherlands, Greece and Nor-
way “conditions are near famine’’.
What I said was that in those
countries people are starving, and
what I meant to convey was that
men, women and children have died
and will continue to die for lack
of food. Conditions are “near fam-
ine” in many other countries, nota-
bly Italy.

Americans at the present time
are inclined to take refuge in
vague phrases when they consider

the present condition of things in|

Europe. Yet to bring ourselves
sharply to face realities we have
only to look at. the pictures - on
pages 25-26 of the- current Life,
which show what three months of
starvation diet have done to some
American soldiers.

Sincerely yours,

Helen Taft Manning.

Nuts and Bolts

The proposed national service
legislation with its attendant rec-
ommendations ‘for drafting women
brought. editorial comment in the
Mills College Weekly to. an asser-
tion of feminine rights. The editor-
ial rejects masculine protection-
ists who feel they are fighting to
keep-the war as far as_ possible



| from American women. Drafting

of women is held to be a strong
argument for feminine equality
‘in opportunity and responsibility.
The editorial sees it as a basis
for the entrance of considerable
numbers of women into the busi-
ness world after the war.

As preparation for later respon-
sibilities, the Mount Holyoke News
asks its readers to consider the
responsibilities of their position
as students. It pleads for campus

Mercer Gives Statistics
On Social Science
Courses:



To the Editor:

A letter published in the April
11th News suggested that there
be an additional requirement, a
Social Science. The topic was dis-
cussed at a faculty-student Curri-
culum Committee meeting last
spring, when relevant statistics
were considered. The figures are
based on averages of courses taken
by the classes graduated in the
even years, 1934 through 1944. Of
the five hundred and forty six stu-
dents included, 38% majored in
the Social Sciences, (Economics,
Politics, History, Psychology, So-
ciology—after 1939), and 62%
majored in other fields; of these
62%, 72% took a Social Science
hence 83%, graduated during the
ten year period took a - Social
Science. This group includes 78%
of the Science, 77% of the Art and
Philosophy, and 68% of the Lit-
erature and Language majors. The
discussion of the Social: ~Science
requirement was postponed tempo-
rarily in order to review: the place
of the major and allied work so
that an evaluation of an added re-
quirement in the student curri-
culum could be made.

The question is still open ‘and
the. Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee welcomes — students’
opinions. Talk to the Curriculum
Committee representative in your
hall.

' The Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee

Elizabeth A. Mercer.





interest in a new plan of student
government which, it feels, has so
far encountered only “Holyoke
lethargy.” It is. unquestionable
that students who demonstrate
ability to consider the responsibil-
ities of their privileged position
seriously will be at least better
prepared if not better able to
shoulder the responsibilities of the
business world as equals of the
men.



Monday evening Current Events, perhaps enough to warrant

the_establishment..of-an.-elective survey course of current.
On the whole, in view of the present voluntary
_ | interest shown in current happenings, the disadvantages of

problems.

such a change seem to outweigh the advantages.

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Positive Plan for B. M..
Political Action
Proposed



To The Editor:

We feel it essential that Bryn
Mawr go on record in support of
the’ following:

1. Positive and imediate action
to alleviate the European. food
shortage and to facilitate the
work of U. N. R. R. A. K:

2. Passage by Congress of The
United States of the Bretton
Woods agreements in their en-
tirety. —

3. Acceptance of the principles
of Dumbarton Oaks as the bases
for a world organization.

Because of the importance of
these issues, we propose a campus
program to qualify. them. This will
include speakers, articles by the
faculty in the News, and ‘material
made specially available in the li-
brary. The program will conclude
with a mass meeting at which
resolutions will be passed and
concrete action urged.

We hope that the college com-
munity will offer its suggestions.
and its support to this program.

Signed:
Anne Borum
Lily Ross Taylor
Dorothy Bruchholz
Caroline Robbins
Susan Oulahan
Elizabeth Mercer
Helen Taft Manning
Helen Maggs Fede
Christina Grant
Helin Reed ©
Mary Gardiner
Patricia Acheson
Laurence Stapleton
Lydia Gifford
Gloria J. Waldman.



Current Events|





In place of the scheduled analy-
sis of the Argentine, Mrs. Man-.
ning, Miss Robbins, and. Miss Nep-
per. turned Monday night’s Current
Events into a general discussion of
President Truman. The emphasis.

fof the meeting lay more on the

pooling of information by both.
students and faculty than on the
expression of one conclusive opin-
ion. -

“I don’t think we can entirely
judge Mr. Truman on his past
record,” declared ‘Miss Stapleton
in what was perhaps the best gen-
eral discussion which has yet
been held. Mrs. Manning pointed
out’ that “he has now the chance
to show what he can do and he
never had it before.”

President Truman, it was felt,.
will. probably continue the policies
of Roosevelt, though his allegiance
to. Congress may prevent him:
from pressing some controversial.
issues with the same -vigor -as did.
Roosevelt. President Truman’s
views are considered essentially
Democratic although somewhat.
more conservative than those of
Mr. Roosevelt.

President Truman is expected to.
continue the foreign policy of the
Roosevelt administration in sup-
port. of machinery for internation-
al cooperation. ‘The Russian de-
cision to send Molotov to the San
Francisco ‘Conference was not
viewed as significant, since Mr,
Roosevelt had before his death re-
quested the attendance of some
high Russian official. However,
the possibility of Byrnes, replac-
ing Stettinius as Secretary of
State was. considered.

Miss Stapleton and Mrs. Man-
ning agreed that an expression of
definite liberal sentiment in the
country would help considerably
in strengthening President Tru-
man’s liberalism.




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THE COLLEGE NEWS

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In “Print

Libessl Education Given
New Definition —
In Report



by Nancy Morehouse "47

In the midst of the educational

controversy that has been raging,

“an interesting note has been in-

troduced by Amherst Tomorrow:.
A Report of the Alumni Commit-
tee on Postwar Amherst College,
published in the Amherst Alumni
Council News. This report is an
attempt ‘to modify current pro-
posals of educational theorists, and
mold them into a_ practicable
scheme, while providing» an ac-
companying definition of a liberal
education.

The authors of this report have
chosen three things that a _ suc-
cessful liberal education does: it
“helps the student develop into a
well-rounded and _ well-integrated
person gwith personal and social
standards and values; enables him
to understand the world and so-
ciety in which he lives; provides
him with the intellectual training
which will aid him in functioning
effectively in his mature life.”
The problem of achieving this ed-
ucated personality is attacked from
the four angles of Admission and
Scholarships, Curriculum, Religion,
and Student Activities, of which
the Curriculum report provides
the most interesting and unusual
approach,

The report draws ‘a clear line
of division between thé work done
in the first two years of college
and that done in the last two.
Underclassmen devote their time
and energies to acquiring that
broad. background of knowledge
which is the foundation of any
liberal education, while the upper-
classman learns the method and
value to be gained from intensive
study of one subject. More indi-
vidual teaching is demanded for
both stages, as well as more inter-
departmental cooperation within
courses and within fields.

To aid the lower classman in se-

lecting a broad course which will]

lay the firm basis necessary, the
curriculum is divided “into four
major fields, the natural sciences,
the social sciences, arts and let-
ters, and what is defined as “the
synthesizing disciplines of history;
philosophy and religion.” The Re-
port further recommends the de-
velopment of “arientation” courses
in these ie are designed
specifically students who do
not plan to major in the subject,
to exist side by side with: the nor-
mal preparatory ‘work customarily
presented as a first-year course.
Though the proposals of this
report are ‘by no means revolu-
tionary in their scope, they are at
once practical and useful. They
“are concerned with introducing
elements of reason and order into
a somewhat chaotic system as it
now exists; and, as recommenda-
tions of those who have undergone
the educational experience in the
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unable to understand.

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men should be able to confront
other men without shame or fear.”
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Calendar
Thureday, April 19
:00 Simnions’ lecture, ‘“Sov-
jet Russian Literature,” Good- [J

hart.

Friday, April 20

4:30 Third of Marriage Coun-
cil lecture series, Common
Room.

Saturday, April 21

9:00 French Oral.

8:30 “Arsenic and Old -Lace,”
Goodhart.

Sunday, April 22
4:30 Art Club Tea, Common.
Room.

7:30 Chapel, Reverend Arthur
Lees Kinsolving, Music Room.

Monday, April 23

7:30 Current-Events, Common,
Room.

8:00 Simmons’ lecture, “Rus-
sia Today: A Changing Civili- 4
er Goodhart.







Opposition to Czar
Proves Ineffectual

Continued from Page 1

hope of reform, flaring up in the
revolutionary terrorists of thé late
1800’s. Dr. Simmons pointed out
that these reformers were clearly
divided into two main groups: the
Westerners and the Slavophiles.
Both schools of thought condemn-
ed the strict censorship and the
secret spy system of the Czarist
regime, but found different solu-

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tions -for the future path of Rus-
sian development. The Western-
ers felt that Russia should become
enlightened by the ideals and in-
dustrial awakening of the West,
but the Slavophiles turned back to
find the answer in Russia’s own
heritage.

Dr. Simmons cited Dostoyevsky
and Tolstoi, the two greatest
thinkers of the time, as examples
of the philosophy of the. age.
Dostoyevsky, nominally a_ Slavo-
phile, loathed the materialism of
the West, and felt “authority re-

ganize man’s existence on a thor-
oughly rational basis”. His _ phil-

Clothes Drive

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sponsoring a campus United
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each person is expected to give
five pounds of clothing to be
sent overseas. All articles must
be clean and in reasonably good
condition. All shoes should be
tied in pairs.

Boxes have been placed in
the halls and will be collected
at the end of this week. Stud-
ents who know of clothes at
home that couldbe contributed
should write and ask that they
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largely prescribed by the ‘philo-
ideas of each period,”
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niversity of Pennsylvania in a

ture. sponsored by the Philoso-
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Ascribing to our modern temp-
erament the desire for true scien-
tific pursuit of knowledge,
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the jurists of today, having ex-
perienced the limitations of past
systems must go on to “let cer-
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ality are determined by experi-
ence, :

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combine the two, and in Hegel an
absolute idealism with' reason par-
amount, a theory which was. at-
tacked by nineteenth century pos-
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*‘Arms and the Man’’
Is Uneven in Tempo

Continued from Page |
way, suffered by almost radio-
serijal crescendoes.

Stage Presence

Georgiana Wiebenson, ’46, as
CLouka, gave a convincing interpre-
taticn of the part. Her gestures
and actions, especially in the first
and second acts, suited the tone
of the play as Shaw wrote it ad-
mirably, and her stage presence
was undisturbed by the uncoopera-
tive audience.

Remarkable Voice

The Varsity Players Club was
also represented by Nancy
Schwartz, ’48 who played Raina.
There were moments in her per-
formance where she seemed to lose
interest in the part, but her voice
was really remarkable, and in an-
different
circumstances’ she would indu-
bitably give a more even charac-
terization.

Studied Actions

~Rosalind Oates, ’48, as Cather-
ine, was an adequate addition. Per:.
haps it was the director who sug-
gested that she show constant agi-
tation, for her interpretation of
the part seemed forced. To a less-
er degree her many excited ges-
tures, general fidgeting and scut-
tling over the stage would have
been good, and definitely in keep-
ing with the character of Raina’s
rather flighty mother. Here, how-
ever, as in many other of the roles

there was too much emphasis on
_ Studied, and not enough on spon-

taneous actions.

Clever Interpretation _

David Thomas, ’48, was the out-
standing personality of the per-
formance. Not only was his inter-
pretation of the “Chocolate-cream
Soldier” clever, but also under-
standing, and a lion’s share of the
credit for saving the performance
goes. to him. He was the rare indi-
vidual who did not over-play his
role, even in a situation as tempt-
ing as the “sleep-walking” act.

Inanity

An amusing interpretation of
Mapor Paul Petkoff was given, by
John P. Beardsley, ‘43. He seemed
to have grasped Shaw’s idea that
the play is a satire, not a melo-
drama. -But- Major Sergius Sar-
anoff, played by John A. Stone,
was a glaring example of how to
let a part get completely out of
control. He had the right. idea of
the major’s character, but pepper-

“ed it with his own theory of how

to attract the attention of the au-
dience. Sergius is supposed to be
rather ridiculous, but not to the

degree of inanity. This is a diffi-

cult role, in that the slightest ‘ten-
dency to-over-play it makes it
_ seem like nothing in the world but

meat for a ham actor.

It is too bad that Arms and the

NOTICES

* Alliance Board

The ‘War Alliance takes pleas-
ure in announcing the election of
the new executive board:
Margery Richardson, Red Cross

Activities.

Joan Hitchcock, Volunteer Drives.
Helin Reed, Current Events.
Dorothy Jones, War Bonds

Stamps.

Anne E. Borum, Political Activi-

ties.

Alison Barbour, Publicity.

Ellen Cary, Betty Byfield, Secre-
taries. ;

and

German Club

The German Club takes great
Pleasure in announcing the elec-
tion of Gwen Leege as president;
Pat Cawles as vice-president; and
Audrey Wallner as_ secretary-
treasurer.

°

Tea and Contest

An exhibition of chareoal sketch-
es, drawn by students, is to be held
by the Art Club on Sunday after-
noon in the Common Room. The
exhibition will, be judged by Mrs.
Foss, the art teacher, and a prize
will be awarded to the “best artist.
of the year.”

There will be a tea’ following
the exhibition from’ four to six.
o’clock, to which everyone is in-
vited.

Swimming Honors

In a nation-wide contest Ty
Walker, ’45, placed third in the
40-yard back crawl event’ with a
time of 28.8 seconds, according to
the complete results of the Na-
tional Intercollegiate Telegraphic |
Swimming Meet just received. |
Bryn Mawr’s medley and_ free-
style relay teams placed fourth
and fifth respectively.

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Nason Supports Plan
Of Dumbarton Oaks

Continued from Page

President Nason said, that we-are
dealing with an-imperfect world
and canot expect to be presented
with a foolproof:plan of peace, it
is the duty of each one of us to
support whatever plan comes out
of the San Francisco Conference.

In discussing the Yalta decision
that each of the Big Five should
have a veto power in the Security
41 Council, President Nason pointed
‘out that it has been criticized as
unethical, unfair, and impractical.
(He feels, on the contrary, that the
peace of the world is bound to de-
pend on the great powers and their
ability to cooperate. The Yalta
decision is merely a sensible rec-
ognition of this fact, for, unless
the great powers do agree, “any
invocation of armed force by the
Security Council will mean world
war and not police power,” Dr.
‘Nason _ declared.

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Academy Discusses
U. S.-British Relations

ai Continued from Page 1

certed American attempts to main-
tain high employment, by direct
governmental action if necessary.
If either of these two conditions
is not fulfilled, the advocates of
low tariffs and multilateral trade
in Britain Will lose out to the
supporters of a self-sufficient ec-
onomie system composed of the
Empire and the sterling. area.

The possibilities of Anglo-
American cooperation were dis’
cussed by Dean Landis, with par-
‘ticular reference to .the Middle
East, where Dean Landis served on
the Middle East Supply Commis-
sion. ‘Dean Landis noted three
main obstacles to cooperation be-
tween Britain and the United
States: an absence of. policy in
foreign affairs particularly on the
part of the United States, a lack
‘of forthrightness on the part of
both sides, and an implicit assump-
tion of the continuance of certain
historical conflicts, such as the
American opposition to . British
mercantilism. “ Dean Landis’ rec-
ommended the establishment of re-
gional authorities ..to eliminate
some diplomatic red tape.

Mr. Wright pointed out in a dis-
cussion of British policy in Europe
that acts of aggression had only
been possible -when the aggressor
had. succeeded in dividing the
peace-loving nations, and contin-
ued cooperation between the Al-
lies was, therefore, essential to
world peace.

Simmons Describes
Rzssian Cteilization
Continued from Page 1

enment, she suppressed all _ criti-
cism of Russian social and politi-
cal institutions, instigated by the
influence of western liberal
thought. Liberal writings were
then smuggled in, especially after
the French Revolution had pro-

Inciden

Teams are exclusive institutions
easily arousing inferiority com-
plexes in the hearts of those of
us who slave our way. through re-
quired sports -year after year
achieving recognition only when

we distinguish ourselves _ by
failing to appear at “the scheduled
hour—a discouraging fate. A

unique solution to the problem,
however, is offered by the newly
formed Merion Varsity Duds Ten-
nis team. A regulation ladder is
posted on the hall bulletin board
with the more frequent loser’s
name at the top. The one by-law
of the team states that no. play-
ers may throw a game in order to
rise any higher on the ladder.

The U. 8S. Navy dirigible which
circled low over the campus last
Friday afternoon, carrying a num-
ber’ of obviously sight-seeing men,
was not on a purely promiscuous
search for sun-bathers. :- Pembroke
swears it came just to signal one
of its inhabitants, a fickle thing
who never saw the little token Of
esteem because she: was at the
hairdresser preparing for a date
with another! Sociologists please
note: modern method of courtship
leaves too many loopholes.

The Greeks’ is long-suffering
and kind. It has seen Bryn Mawr
girls undergoing the crises of ex-
ams and papers, has permitted
them to bring everything, froni
professors to typewriters ~with
them, but never before has it had
two girls stay three hours playing
chess. The Bryn Mawr-ites were
diligently » learning their way
through a masters’ game written





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up in a handbook when circum-
stances forced them to make a
desperate sacrifice in order to pre-
serve the tradition of Bryn Mawr
intellectuality. Surrounded by the
chess-players of the village, they
hid the book under the table, and
solemnly accepted comments on
the amazing cunning of the moves
alréady made. And then for nigh
on three hours they were reduced
to pondering, as all masters pon-
der before making a move—the
only difference being that they
couldn’t make another, move until
the men left and they could get the
book again.

And incidentally, Dr. Berliner
tells the story of the time when
he: was taking his oral doctorate
exam at Harvard. One of his ex-
aminers lured him into confessing
that he played chess, then posed
the following question: “Suppose
you were a knight on the Chrom-
ium square of the periodic chart,
What elements can you reach in
one move?” Rumor has ‘it that
Miss Gardiner thinks it could eas-
ily be adapted for a Biology exam.



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