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THE COLLEGE NEWS



Wednesday, February 14, 1951



Labour, Inflation Give Group Shows Variety

Britian Budget Trouble
Continued from Page 1

“In the new social services, what is
provided for one person is provid-
ed for everybody.” This is a change
from the former way of thinking,
which believed that social services
need only be provided for the poor.
The swing back towards the
Conservative Party in February,
1950, was not so big as the Amer-
ican newspapers would have us be-
lieve. Some of the party’s victor- |
ies were due to accidents of con-
stituency boundaries. It is signifi. |
cant that the Communist Party put
up a hundred candidates, all of
whom were defeated. As a result
of the election, Labor Party mem-
bers have a less secure tenure of
power. They are bound to resign
if they are defeated on a major
constitutional issue.
“In our economic situation, we
have been aided very much by sub-
sidies. \As the political situation is
not secure, the present economic
stability is not secure,” Miss Woot-
ton continued. The economic sit-
uation, however, is healthier than
it has been for a long time. There
is practically no unemployment;
the dollar gap is virtually closed.
Even though the social services
are expensive, the budget is bal-
anced almost every year. The two
main difficulties are manpower and
inflation. The British have not
completely solved the problem of
placing workers where they are
needed. \Wages were frozen for
five years by gentlemen’s agree-
ment, but labor decided that the
money could be found somewhere
Bevin’s recent appointment to the
Ministry of Labor may be an ex-
planation for recent changes. He
is in the best position to bring
about such changes, especially re
garding manpower and wages.
Miss Wootton continued by say-
ing that British international pol.
icy is bi-partisan. Whatever that
policy is, it is of all Britain and
not of any party. All future suc-
cess of Britain and of the United
States is embodied in the United
Nations. Our goal is worldwide
peace; we are befuddled as to the
means to help attain this end. If
there is a difference between Brit-
ish and American policy, it is part-
ly due to geographical location.
Britain belongs to three worlds:
Europe, the British Common-
wealth, and the world of North
Atlantic communities. North At-
lantic perversions are often the re-
sult of the other two worlds. For
defense, the British have had mil-
itary conscription at the age of
eighteen for the past twelve years
They have also mobilized a fair
proportion of economic resources
for defense purposes. j
“Britain is still, with all the La-
bor Government, a rather nice
place to be,” Miss Wootton noted
in conclusion. The British enjoy
freedom to vote, freedom of the
press, and freedom of association
which is the basis of industrial
rights and freedoms. What is ap-
propriate for Britain, however, is
not always appropriate for the
United States. Miss Wootton end-
ed her speech by saying that she
did not advocate English Social-
ism for the United States.





With Dirges and Airs
Continued from Page 3

Mikado completed a remarkable
concert. The Mikado Overture,
transcribed by Robert King, was
perhaps most enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience, and it cer-
tainly showed what brasses alone
can do with a piece of music. The
tone was beautiful, the rhythm
firm and strong, and the control of

,volume excellent, as they had been

throughout the afternoon.

Adding greatly to the. total suc-
cess of the program were Mr. Si-
mon’s comments between pieces.
He told about the particular com-
positions, about brass groups in
general, and about the Gotham en-
semble, which in three years has
grown from a few men’ playing
with groups like the Pathetic
Brass Choir to an organization
playing over the radio and con-
certs. This reviewer, for one
hopes that they will be again en-
gaged to play at Bryn Mawr and
acquaint us with more of the brass
ensemble music which is all too
seldom heard.

Historian Says Freedom

Necessary For Security
Continued from Page 1
ernment but are such as no gov-
ernment can take away from men,
and emphasizes the dignity of man.
No one in our society will deny
the dignity of the individual and
the importance of this concept in
democracy, but the emphasis on

rights is not conclusive.

Mr. Commager stated that there
is an argument for the pragmatic
necessity of freedom. The natural
rights theory of transcendentalism
is a philosophy of absolutes; prag-
matism disregards absolutes. To
say that freedom is an absolute
right and an absolute good is all
right, but you cannot go further.
Americans have used both philoso-
phies, but we have lately abandon-
ed the pragmatic to adopt doctrin-
aire standards. We set up stand-
ards, accept conformity to these
standards, and judge the- results
by the degree of conformity which
is displayed. We think that if we
can use labels, we have clarified
the situation; therefore we fling
terms around loosely.

As Tocqueville pointed out, the
most effective censorship is not
legal censorship; it is public opin-
ion. The danger today is not of
orthodox or herterodox thinking, but
of no thinking. The promotion of
purges of college faculties and gov-
ernment employees will lead to the
development of the kind of society
in which the freedoms of inquiry
and criticism, along with other
freedoms, will not function.

We must encourage dissent be-
cause we can not live without it.

Freedom of thought can only be
lost voluntarily. It is impossible to
calculate the overwhelming advant-
age of this freedom as contrasted
to totalitarian systems which are
| based on absolute conformity.

If we start hacking away at our
freedoms through insistence on
conformity we are lost; we will

mager emphasized that we must

ideas. The fate of Western civil-
ization and Christendom rests with
us; it is a tremendous responsibil-
ity.

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‘Lear’ Cast Works Well;
Presentation A Success

Continued from Page 3

and them have them withdraw it,
Edmund’s later treatment of his
brother; and of Goneril and Regan
achieved this effect. His brother,
Edgar, played by ‘Wesley Addy, was
also exceptional, especially when
he posed as Poor Tom, the mad
beggar. His half-nude rages across
the entire stage held everyone
spellbound. The same quality of
holding the interest of the audi-
ence was seen in the versatile act-
ing of Norman Lloyd, as Lear’s
fool. He was wistful, heartbroken,
sarcastic, entertaining, and always
convincing, a good “point of rest”
for the audience between scenes of
very high tension. Guy Arbury as
the Earl of Gloucester, one of
Lear’s retainers, and foil to him in
the parallel story of treason
against a father, gave an enlight-
ening performance, full of dignity
and pathos. Edith Atwater and Jo
Van Fleet, as Goneril and Regan
respectively, again were well-cast
and understood their roles. To-
gether with Nina Foch (Cordelia),
as the three daughters, they evok-
ed full meaning from their lines,
although Miss Foch could have
spoken louder at times. The di-
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gave meaning to the personalities
of Albany (Richard Malek) and
Cornwall (Jack Bittner), placing
them at subtly significant spots to
foreshadow their future actions,
such as Albany’s repentence, or
Cornwall’s later evil. Mention of
Kurt Richards as Oswald, steward
to Goneril, must also be made. His
sharply directed mannerisms, low
sweeping bows and haughty re-
plies, added roundness to the tra.
gedy, and directed attention to-
ward the allover atmosphere of
evil of the two sisters’ houses.

Another fine performance was
rendered by Martin Gabel, as Kent,
the faithful exile in disguise, a
performance by an actor-turned-
producer, and one of scope and de-
termined’ evenness.

The most stirring of the scenes
were the blinding of ‘Gloucester,
the storm on the heath, and the
final moment in which Lear enters
with the dead Cordelia in his arms,
when his laments climaxed an ex-
haustive dramatic scene.

Adding greatly to the presenta-
tion of King Lear were the gorge-
ous costumes (as well as the rags
for Edgar, Lear, and Kent) design-
ed by Dorothy Jeakins, who receiv-
ed an Academy Award for her
“costumes in color”.

If one thought that the perform-
ance was outstanding because it
was the last night of a successful
and acclaimed run, at least the il-
lusion was not shattered until the
end of the play, when, to thunder.
ous applause. Mr. Calhern stepped
forward and announced to an elat-
ed house that the play was to have

‘another four-week run in New

York, as well as a tour of the
country next season. One feels this
play deserves it.





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Engagements

Pat Donoho, ’51, to Harry Roe
Hughes.

Anne Tucker Howell,
Robert Tucker.

758, to

Sally Gibson, ’54, to William
Flanders.

Joan Gilbert, ’54, to Charles
Borie.

Anne Scott, ’52,. to Zigmund
Gonglevski.

Addy Lou Wahlert, ’52, to Vic-
tor Mauck.

Molly Winsor, ’54, to Gordon
Byer. *

Choirs Will Sing
Motet by Bach

On Saturday, February 24, the
Haverford Glee Club and the Bryn
Mawr College Chorus will present
a concert at 8:30 p.m. in Roberts
Hall. Alone, Haverford will sing
two Symphoniae Sacre by Heinrich
Schutz: “Fili mi Absalon” and
“Jubilate Dei.” They will also sing
a mass for male voices a capella,
by Gerald Keenan.

The Bryn Mawr College Chorus
will sing Palestrina’s “Magnificat
in the Fourth Mode,” with Pamela
Field, ’51, singing the soprano solo.

The two choruses will then join
to sing Bach’ Motet Number Three
—“Jesu Meine Freude,” and Gab-
rieli’s “Jubilate Deo.”

Penn’s Skill Overcomes
First Basketball Team

Continued from Page 3
the play was much slower. Parker
and Gurewich both played a good
game throughout. The 2nd team
line-up was:

Forwards Guards
Wadsworth Olsen
Tilghman Shoemaker
Parker Gurewich

The 3rd team did not, by a score
of 38-31. In the first half, Bryn
Mawr played an even, steady
game, with Adele Fox succeeding
in almost every attempted shot.
Although the second half was fast-
er, it also looked sloppier than the
former precise playing. The line-
up was:

Forwards Guards

Fox, A. Lindow

Cohen West

Mcllroy Voorhis

Subs: Osma, Woodruff, Ewer
Gardner

Sport-cast of coming athletic
events:

Fri., Feb. 16: 1st and 2nd swim-
ming teams vs. Drexel here, 4:00.

‘Wed., Feb. 21: 1st and 2nd bad-

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Course Card Cometh,
Quiet Courage Counts
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faces of those who have received
their cards, we try to remember
their look of unconcern so that we
can imitate it when we see ours
We listen quietly for news of othe1
people’s reports, especially the
ones who take our courses. We
avoid asking our friends what they
got, but rejoice with them when
we hear they’ve done well. We see
them writing home to their par
ents and we wander to our own
room, lonely and unhappy. We
wait, and wait, and wait...

When it seems that we will
never know, we pass the mail box-
es and see that our course card has
come. it is lunch time, so we leave
it there where it lies, and hurry in
to eat. But its presence haunts us,
and we find we are not hungry. We
mumble “Excuse me”, to our
friends, and leave the dining-hall.
We gather up our clothes and
books, and carefully carrying the
white envelope, we rush to our
room. We close the door behind
us, put down our books and coat,
and clutching the white card in its
envelope, we cross the room and
sit on our window seat. We are
suddenly very calm. We realize
that we have passed our courses,
and we know that our mother is
the only one who will care that we
don’t get “90’s”. We open the en-
velope slowly, and pull out the
ecard. ‘All the grades hit our eyes
at once—we see that we have more
than passed, and gaze dumbly at
the report, thankful and weak. We
think of what we will do this sem-
ester, and know that we can do
better than last. We put the card
back, we suddenly become consci-
ous of the white world outside, of
the glistening ice and snow on the
roof and on the walls. We think
of when we were children, we re-
member the sled in the hall, and
we make plans to go sledding in
the afternoon.



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Wed., Feb. 21: lst and 2nd bas-
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