College news, December 16, 1953

VOL. L, NO. 10

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953

Bryn Mawr College,

Copyright, Trustees of
1953

PRICE 20 CENTS



Thouless Tells
Pro And Cons
Of Prejudices

Freedom of Exploration
Proves Remedy
For Bias

“Religious intolerance is only
| part of the vaster problem of group

‘prejudice as a whole”, said Dr.
Robert Thouless, speaker for the
_. Class. of 1902 Lecture given on De-
-_,cember 14 at Goodhart. Dr. Thou-
‘less is Reader of Psychology at
‘Cambridge. The diverse practices
of intolerance, lend themselves
to his subject, “The Psychological
Problems of Religious Intolerance.”

Group solidarity, it appears, is
not necessarily dependent on uni-
formity of thought, but is reached
' ipy-more basic aims. Further, tol-

erance is not gained by mere re-

- jection of orthodoxy, as atheism
.-is just as intolerant of new ideas
» as belief.

Some of the arguments most
presented on behalf of intolerance
are: 1) that it is directed toward
keeping the body of faith intact,
and, 2) that rejection of novelties
‘of belief serves the end of keeping
«. the group together.

The main disadvantages of such
an attitude are clear. First, it can
lead to physical violence, best
“proved by past examples of here-
ties burned at the stake. Second,
‘- intolerence toward alien ideas tends
' to close the mind against some-
thing that may be new and good.

Dr. Thouless then cited Hindu-
. ism as an example of a tolerant
‘religion. Its absorption of new
_.gods and doctrines has turned it
. into “a jungle, not a building.” Had
_ Christianity and Judaism also held
Continued on Page 4, Col. 2



Haverford, Bryn Mawr Present
Stephen Benet’s ‘A Childs Born’

by Carol Colebob, °56

A group of Bryn Mawr and Hav-
erford students presented Stephen
Vincent Benet’s “A Child Is Born”
in Haverford’s Common Room on
Monday, Decemer 14. The Hav-
erford College Faculty Women’s
Club sponsored the production.

The play was originally planned
as a reading, but this group felt
that they could better reach their
audience by using props and cos
tumes. These props and costumes
personalized the story to some ex-
tent, but its universal significance
was not lost. The setting and light-
ing done by Bob Masterson and
John Beatty, respectively, were
simple and effective.

On the whole,the cast, under the
direction of John Hawkins, manag-
ed to preserve the simplicity and

Historian to Speak
January 7 On [ran

Richard Ettinghausen, Associate
in Near Eastern Art at the Freer
Gallery of Art in Washington,
D. C., will give the Class of 1901
Lecture on Tuesday, January 5 in
Goodhart at 8:30 P. M. Mr. Etting-
hausen’s illustrated lecture will. be
entitled, “lran: The Land and its
Monuments”.

The speaker, who is an author
and historian, was born in Ger-
many. He studied there and in
England. In recent years he has
held such positions as Research
Assistant in the Iranian Institute,
New York City; Lecturer at NYU;
Associate professor of Islamic Art
at the University of Michigan and
his present position.



Mr. Ettinghausen, a contribu:or .

to several journals, is the author
of “Studies in Muslim Iconogra-

phy.”



| Miss deGraaff Explains The Purpose,

History, Future Of

A Miss Frances deGraaff, Chair-
“man of the Bryn Mawr Russian
Department, asked and discussed
_the question, “Is Soviet Literature
Art?”, on Wednesday evening, De-
cember 2, at 7:30 in the Common

“Room.

Essential to this issue is the
question “What is Soviet litera-

‘ture like?”. To answer this ques-
“tion, we must try to see what the
Soviet ‘people want to do with lit-
“erature and what literature is like
“from ‘their point of view.

‘ ‘Their -world view presupposes an
“absolute belief in man as “the en-
~ gineer of human souls”. Their lack
— belief in either humility before

““4God or in original sin, plus their
id ethical morality (what is good is
“What is good for the community)
“pervade the Soviet literature. And
~~ in it, also, is the feeling that they
-. alone see the truth and look to-
ward the future.

“Miss deGraaff feels that since
the modern Soviet writer is a mem-
ber of the third generation under
the new system, he has been im-
pressed by it and believes in it;



Soviet Literature

hence, he will tend to write well
within its framework. The writ-
er feels that he has a responsibil-
ity toward his country, and places
his gifts at its service.
viewpoint, then, the main purpose
of the novel is to raise the morale
of the public, to make the less cul-
tured more cultured; in short, to
serve a utilitarian rather than an
aesthetic function.

The masses of the Soviet Union
read widely and must read well,
since there is no “vulgar litera-
ture”. With the great reduction
in illiteracy, more and more peo-
ple want to read, and the writer
must serve them. (He cannot be
esoteric; he must be clear, but not
necessarily monosyllabic. He must
make the people see themselves in
his books; therefore, he must be
realistic; yet at the same time he
must portray the idealized factory

worker more often than the actual ©

one. He may portray historical
subjects, showing the greatness of
the ssia of the past, although

his writing is generally contem-
Continued on Page 4, Col. 3

drama of Benet’s inspiring story.

Elsie Kemp as the innkeeper’s
wife maintained an excellent air of
solemnity; and if her role seemed
over-dramatic in places, it was
more than compensated by her im-
-pressive closing of the play.

The makeup of John Kittredge,
the innkeeper, was strikingly re-
alistic. His brusqueness suitably
complemented the gravity of the
lead. Excellent in a minor part
was John Hawkins, who played
Dismas, a thief. His stealthy man-
ner and voice were remarkably
well-done, and his declaration of
what the Child’s message meant to
him was very moving.

The other characters were Mar-
ilyn Muir as Leah, Charlotte Smith
as Sarah, Bruce Reeves as a Ro-
man soldier, Bill Moss as Joseph,
and Fred Jameson, John Pfaltz,
Bill Hitzrat, and Charles Adams
as off-stage voices. Publicity was
handled by Bill Wilson and Dick
Polsky.



Students are reminded to sign
out at their last class before
vacation and to sign in at their
first class after Christmas.
Signing the slip is the students’
own responsibility.



From his’

There will be no issue of the
NEWS on January 6 due to
Christmas vacation.







CALENDAR

Thursday, December 17
Senior caroling.

Friday, December 18

12:45 p. m.
cation.

Menday, January 4

Classes begin.
7:15 p. m. Current Events.

Tuesday, January 5
8:30 p.m. Class of 1901 Art
Lecture in Goodhart.

Wednesday, January 6

8:30 p. m. Chester Bowles will
deliver the third in the series >f
Shaw lectures.

Thursday, January 7
8:30 p. m. Chester Bowles will
give the fourth Shaw lecture.

Sunday, January 10

7:30 p. m. John O. Mellin will
speak in Chapel.

8:30 p. m. The Haverford
Friends of Music will present a
program at Haverford College.

Monday, January 11
* 7:15 p. m. Current Events

8:30 p. m. League movies in
the Common Room. \

Tuesday, January 12

8:30 p. m. Curriculum Commit-
tee meeting in the Common
Room.



| Wednesday, January 13

8:30 p. m. Webster history lec-
ture in Goodhart.

Thursday, January 14

8:30 p. m. William Straus will
deliver the Sigma XI lecture in
Park.

Classes end for va- |

mc

Author to Deliver
‘Memorial Lecture

The Mallory Webster Memorial
Leccure will be presented in Good-
| uaiv, Wednesday evening, January
| a3, vy Ernest Kantorowicz. Dr.
s.anvorowicz, Professor at the In-
sutute of Advanced Study, Prince-
ton, will deliver an illustrated lec-
wre called “An Illustration of Po-
litical ‘Yhought in the Early Mid-
ule Ages”,

Korn in Poland and educated in
German universities, Dr. Kantoro-
wicz has been Protessor of History
ac the University of California at
werkeley since 1945.

ine speaker, who is a member
ot several historical associations,
nas written books and contributed
Medieval and Renaissance studies
co journals.

Grads Tour Halls
Giving St. George

by Ruth Rasch, ’57

Mummers from the Grad Center
celebrated the Christmas season
with a play about Prince George,
a Dragon, a Turkish Champion,
and a devil. This medieval play
was filled with color, rhyme, and
lots of good cheer. It agreed with
the atmosphere of the showcases,
of the halls with their Christmas
trees and wreaths.

Ushered in by a drum and re-
corder, were the King of England,
the Prince, the clown, and a doc-
tor, The noble doctor, played by
Ruby Meager, contrived the defeat
lof the devil (for a large fee) with
her magic book and powerful cane.
The Southern devil, not taking de-
feat too seriously, hopped around
with his frying pan, hoping for
donations.

Joy and humor characterized
i the entire play as the mummers





once more revived an old tradition.

Prayer, Hymns,
Ensemble Mark
Yule’s Services

Program Contains Solo,
Mixed Chorus,
Gospel

by Harriette Solow, ’56

“Teach pur hearts a prayer sin-
cere enough to thank thee ...a
song noble enough to praise thee
in perfect tune,” prayed Reverend
Andrew Mutch at Bryn Mawr’s
annual Christmas Carol Service.

The service, mainly a program
by the Haverford and Bryn Mawr
Glee Clubs, included the traditional
reading of the Christmas story by
Reverend Mutch and group sing-
ing of well-known carols.

“Early American Christmas
Carols’, crisply and lightly sung,
were the first number, followed by
the slower moving “Shepherds. Re-
joice.” Then the program settled
down to a minuet-like pace and
mood.

“A La Venue de Noel” played by
‘he instrument ensemble seemed
to differ little from “Emmanuel”
before it, or the “Christmas Can-
tata” after it, especially since the
violin continued to play the same
type of thing in the Cantata. “0
Magnum Mysterium,” more mar-
tial in spirit than the other num-
bers, provided a break which set
off the beautiful Coventry Carol. .

“Go Tell _iton the Mountain”
can be viewed in two ways. It
was a good vehicle for the very
pleasing voice of Tod Mikuriya.
On the other hand, the sincerity
and drive of the more direct ver-
sion as sung by the Maids and
Porters might well have been more
satisfying because it would have
provided a welcome break in the

Continued on Page 3, Col. 3



'M. C. Nahm Delivers Thesis Relating
Da Vinci's Contribution To Philosophy

| On Thursday, December 10, in
_the Gertrude Ely Room of Wynd
'ham, Dr. Milton Nahm read his
| thesis, “Leonardo da Vinci as a
Philosopher.” It is difficult, said
Dr. Nahm, to procure conclusive
knowledge of Leonardo’s philoso-
phy because of a certain obscurity
and disorganization in his writings.
Leonardo’s philosophy is bound up
with his painting, and his paint-
ing expresses his philosophy.

Leonardo held the metaphysical
principle that nature is alive, not
in man’s power to define the “what-
ness” of elements, but in their ef-
fect upon each other. Ours is a
world of ceaseless change, and
movement causes life. Everything
proceeds from everything, and ev-
erything becomes everything.

We should base all our assump-
tions, said Leonardo, upon parts
and whole, or elements and com-
pounds. Parts unite . themselves
into a whole to escape from their
imperfections. The whole is pres-
ent in every part, but the whole
differs from the parts. Nature and



man differ in that nature is only



interested in producing element-
ary things, while man is interested
in producing compounds from na-
ture’s elements.

Leonardo felt that man is a mi-
crocosm and is not created in
God’s image. Like nature, he is a
maker and is intelligent.

Though Leonardo cannot be con-
sidered as great a philosopher as
Plato, Aristotle, Galileo, or Hegel,
it has been said that his was the
most original mind ever produced
in the West. This mind produced
an unique interpretation of art, as
well as valuable contributions to
geology and science.

Leonardo considered himself an
inventor in the field of art. He
said that art is an inimitable
science, one which cannot be learn-
ed from a teacher. Art, therefore,
is always new and individual.

Many people feel that Leonardo
was a sort of prophet and that he
produced ideas through a primi-
tive and unerring endowment. This,
however, would place his genius in
the realm of accident and greatly
undervalue him.



Merry Christmas F rom Che News Gn The College



of






Page Two

THE

COLLEGE NEWS

\ 5 \





THE COLLEGE NEWS

FOUNDED IN 1914



Bryn Mawr College.

Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanksgiving,
Christmas znd Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest
of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and



Editor-in-Chief.

The College News is fully protected by copyright.
in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the

Nothing that appears



Joan Havens, ‘56,
Molly Epstein, ‘56

Joyce Mitchell, ‘55
Charlotte A. Smith, ‘56

Marcia Goldstone, ‘56
Donnie Brown, ‘57
Marcia Case, ‘57

Virginia Gavian, ‘57

Saren Merritt, ‘55
Diane Druding, ‘55
Suzanne Hiss, ‘55
Sondra Rubin, ‘56
Carol Stern, ‘56

EDITORIAL BOARD
Barbara Drysdale, ‘55, Editor-in-Chief

Evelyn DeBaryshe, ‘56, Copy

EDITORIAL STAFF

Alliance ReporterEpsey Cooke, ‘57

Helen Rhinelander, ‘56

League Representative

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Eleanor Small, ‘55
BUSINESS MANAGER

Julia Heimowitz, ‘55
Marjorie Richardson, ‘55, Associate Business Manager

BUSINESS STAFF

Annabelle Williams, ‘56

SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER
Diana Fackenthal, ‘55

SUBSCRIPTION BOARD

Managing Editor
Harriette Solow, 56 »~!

Carole Colebob, ‘57
Mimi Collins, ‘57

Barbara Palmer, ‘57

Carol Bradley, ‘57
Ruth Rasch, ‘57

Margi Abrams, ‘56

SDA Holds Debate
On Social Security

“There has always been charity
from our hearts,” said Mr, Chod-
orov, who took the affirmative in a
debate with Professor Roche of
Haverford on the subject, “Is So-
cial Security a Fraud”? The debate
on Thursday, December 17, at 7:15
was sponsored by S.D.A. and mod-
erated by Mary Cahn.

“The relationship between indi-
vidual and individual disappears
when the government steps in”, said
Mr. Chodorov, who is a member of
the Intercollegiate Society for In-
dividualists. Professor Roche ac-
cused him of distrusting “common
action for the common good.” Lat-
er, Mr. Chodorov said “Most of
the difficulties we have today are





“ Connie Alderson, ‘56
Margaret Schwab, ‘56
Carlene Chittenden, ‘56
Polly Lothman, ‘56
Joan Polk, ‘56



Subscription, $3.50

Subscriptions may begin at any time

Mailing price, $4.00





Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office
Under the Act of March 3, 1879







But Once A Year

A special kind of madness settles over Bryn Mawr just
It is a combination of utter exhaustion,
hope for relief if we can hang on a few more days, and a

before Christmas.

genuine Christmas spirit.

More tables are lifted during this week, more water is
thrown and more people collapse in helpless laughter than
during any other.

” and the Christmas trees go up in every hall.

And so, with an odd mixture of relief and gaiety Christ-

A girl at
pain..

mas comes to Bryn Mawr.

breakfast murmurs “O pain,



Woodbury S peaks Ai Department Tea
On United Nations Labor Or ganization

“Welcome back, we’re glad to
have you,” was the message of
the tea which the students and fac-
ulty of the department of Social
Economics gave for Mrs. M. F.
Woodbury, former head of the de-
partment who has been in Europe
for the last seven years. There,
as chief of the International Labor
Organization’s Bureau ef Women
and Children she has had an op-
portunity to observe the status of
the people and their working con-
ditions. She left her job recently,
and with her husband, has return-
ed to Bryn Mawr to live.

At the tea on Wednesday, De-
cember 7, she told a little of her
experiences and of the ideas she
had gleaned from her work. Grad-
ually, she said, the world around
us is becoming — social-welfare-
minded. Nations and governments
are gradually becoming aware of



Revision Committee

The Revisions Committee for
overhauling the Self-Gov Constitu-
tion would like to urge all students
who have suggestions for improv-
ifig Bryn Mawr’s self-gov system
to let their hall members of the
Committee know. -The .Committee
members are Joy Robbins, Connie
Hicks, Ilse Shapiro, Caroline Mor-
gan, Ann Shocket, Ann Robinson,
Marsha Wells, Carol Parker, and
Debbie Jordan (chairman).



the result of government stepping

‘into social functions.”

His opponent pointed out that
social security is “accepted by
all”, including business and labor.
He explained that it includes the
blind, the unemployed and other
needy groups whose care has been
shifted through the years from
neighboring persons to the coun-
ty, state, and finally the national
level. This is the most efficient
method since our society has
become less agricultural, making
essentials, like food, harder for the
general public to obtain.

Mr. Chodorov’s second point was
that Social Security is not insur-
ance but a tax. The money is put

_into the U. S. Treasury where Con-

gress may use it. He said that
there is no reserve fund, and the
money is put into bonds and it goes

:into circulation. The employer in-

cludes Social Security as an expen-
diture and raises his prices, thus
stimulating inflation and decreas-
ing the value of money received.
He also said that for people with
high incomes, the money received
under Social Security is not pro-
portional to the amount they give.

The government has a_ reserve
fund—of $18,000,000,000—which it
must keep because it would flood
the stock market and result in gov-
ernment control of industry, coun-
tered Professor Roche,



NOTICE TO SENIORS AND
GRADUATE STUDENTS:
The Ford Foundation Board

on Overseas Training and Re-

search is offering Scholarships
and Fellowships in Soviet and

East European Studies and

Foreign Study and Research Fel-

lowships for the year 1954-1955.



their responsibilities in the com-
munities. Their problems are so
great that they make conditions in
the United States seem perfect. In

places like the Middle East there
is constant poverty and degrada-
tion, combined with a complete
lack of community feeling. But
the situation is made more hope-
ful by the budding interest and
the desire to improve the situation
that the governments show.

From World War II until now
the ILO, which started under the
League of Nations and then fell
under the jurisdiction of the 'U. N.
“has begun to give actual services,
instead of merely performing re-
search.” The heartening part of
that program is that it is not only
the big countries like the United
States and Great Britain who are
helping. Countries like India, In-
donesia are aiding all other coun-
tries in whatever way they can.

She added that if, in reading the
newspapers, we should become dis-
couraged about the progress of the
United Nations, we must realize
that much of the work which this
organization does is behind-the- |
scenes and unpublicized.

The organizations such as the
World Health Organization, or the
Food and Agriculture unit are do-
ing real work and are just as vital
as other better-known U. N. or-
ganizations.

The latter are specifically for
Asia and the Near and Middle
East. All those _ interested
should see the dean.

Letter To Editor

Note ‘Informs’ Students
Of Brain-washing
At BM C

Dear Editor:

Recently I received a_ letter
from a prominent citizen of a mid-
western community informing me
that at Bryn Mawr I was being
subjected to a “gentle brain-wash-
ing.” This belief, one can only
presume, was formulated by his
own political convictions. I bring
this to your attention because the
implications of this accusation af-
fect us all. It is a particularly
ugly manifestation of a type of
thinking becoming more and more
familiar.

“Brain washing” is a _ terrible
process. It is not a term to be
, bandied about. In an atmosphere
of mental stagnation it can occur
—but it can not take place in an
atmosphere of freely exchanged
ideas where the development of the
individual is deemed of highest
importance.









. Sincerely,
Laura Lee Stearns, ’56





“Wednesday, December 16,1953

Current Events

Mr. Brown Interprets
History, Effects
Of White Case

“The Harry Dexter White case],

yhas many far-reaching implica-
tions affecting foreign and domes-
tic issues and civil liberties,” said
Dr. Donald Brown in speaking at
Current Events on November 23.
Dr. Brown first reviewed the
history of the case. White, who
was not a public figure during his
service with the Treasury Depart-
ment, is not generally regarded as
being a Communist, but as having

suspicious contacts. His investi-

gation by the F.B.I. was brought
to the attention of Truman, who
nevertheless appointed him Execu-
tive Director of United States In-
termonetary Fund. Brownell charg-
ed that Truman had been blind,
although not subversive, in doing
30, but Truman defended himself
by saying that it was done in or-
der to keep an eye on White and
not arouse the suspicion of the
Communist Party. J. Edgar
Hoover of the F.B.I. then testified
that his organization was never a
part of the plan, but that he had
warned Truman that White was a
dangerous risk.

Political Gesture

In evaluating the case Dr.
Brown said that it was necessary
to realize that when the case broke
Truman had been in office only six
months and had tremendous de-
cisions to make following the war.
Also, friendly relations with Rus-
sia meant that there was little
concern about Communism in gov-
ernment. Therefore Truman can
only be charged with blindness in
his handling of the affair.

Dr. Brown feels that the domes-
tic implications of the case are
chat Eisenhower has lost some ccn-
trol of the Republican Party, which
is using the White case for politi-
cal purposes.
agreement with Leonard Hall over
the question of Communism in
government as an issue in the next
eleg@tion shows that he has lost
some control of his administration.
Dr. Brown believes that the Re-
publicans brought up the case as
a purely political gesture, focus-
sing attention on the previous ad-
ministration’s mistakes instead of
on the recent Republican election
losses and the criticism being
leveled at Secretary of Agriculture
Benson.

“ However, the issue may backfire
on the Republicans. It attacked
Trumzn, who still has tremendous
popular appeal; it may unite the
Democrats against the Republican
program; and it created adverse
‘oreign comment.

Civil Liberties

Dr.. Brown believes that the
the White case also presents a
threat to civil liberties in the coun-
try. Brownell might continue to
select and edit information from
the F.B.I. files, which has never
before been permitted. The case
also gives an added impetus tr
McCarthyism and increases the at-
mosphere of fear in the country.
Brownell has also asked legisla-
tion permitting wire-tapping evi-
dence to be used in court, which
has previously been regarded as
contrary to the American iradition
of personal privacy.

In its effect on foreign opinion,
Dr. Brown said that Europe was
left aghast. The effect on NATO
is unforeseen, but we have not im-
pressed them with ou? political
maturity.

In closing, Dr.
mended that a bi-partisan study of
the case be made.





Eisenhower’s dis-!

Miss Holborn Discusses
Britain’s Views
On U. S. A.

“British Critics of the United
States” was Miss Hanna Holborn’s
topic at Current Events on Novem-
ber 30. She stressed the often-
overlooked fact that those who
criticize the U. S. aren’t necessar-
ily anti-American. Discussion of
Anglo-American differences is im-
portant, -since relationships with
England have been deteriorating
during the past few months. We
eannot disregard these differences;
they must be recognized, under-
stood, and dealt with.

Miss Holborn spoke first of criti-
cisms concerning our foreign pol-
icy. These we hear from all po-
litical quarters in England. The
most severe criticism is reserved
not for the aims of our policy, but
for the techniques and methods by
which we atempt to carry them out.

Our, lack of flexibility is felt to
be our main weakness; many go
so far as to insinuate that we do
not have a policy, but merely a”
stubborn point of view. That our
policy is too dependent on our do-
mestic crises is a British opinion.
Britains feel that our policy is too
dependent on whatever election is

impending, and that Congress, and

not the State Department, actual-
ly formulates foreign policy.

Fear of McCarthyism, isolation-
ists, and the opinions of military
personnel are among the influenc-
es the British believe to affect the
State Department. In pressing for
new solutions, the U. S. succumbs
to a feeling of fear and near hys-
teria; this affects foreign policy,
and ultimately we may find our-
selves with no solution at all, ac-
cording to our neighbors across
the sea.

Churchill’s recent proposal for
a four-power conference met with
great enthusiasm in Britain. The
negative American approach to the
idea generated feeling that the
U. S. is terrified of political reper-
cussions. The “rigid” attitude of
Secretary of State Dulles, and the
recent Harry Dexter White case,
have confirmed the bleak view of
our policy which some British crit-
ics are inclined to take.

The U. S. concerns herself with
Far East policy to the point of ne-
glecting Europe, in Britain’s opin-
ion. The supposition that the U. S.
thinks of Britain as being Eng-
land, and not as the Commonwealth
of Nations, also disturbs the Brit-
ish. Concerning German rearma-
ment, the British, while sensing
the necessity for it, fee] that it is
a serious problem, and that the
U. S. may be depending decreas-
ingly on Britain and more and
more on Germany, in this respect.
The pro-Zionist policy of the U. S.
has long been criticized ‘by Britain,
and other differences center around
the Pacific pact negotiations and
the Indian question.

In criticizing U. S. domesic pol-
icy, the British feel that the econ-
omy cannot be stabilized unless
there is more opportunity for Brit-
ish trade. Bevan is a most influen-
tial British critic. Clement Attlee
differs with Bevan in that he tends
to see the positive effects of rear-
mament in Western Europe. The
Conservatives, while ready to crit-
icize the U. S., feel that England
should ally herself with either the
U. S. or Russia, even though each
nation’s policy does contain flaws.





Brown recom-'

Recently Senator McCarthy
asked that people write letters
to the President condemning
aid to countries trading with
Red China. Others felt that
letters should be written de-
fending the present policy.

The Alliance wishes to sug-
gest that anyone who feels
strongly write letters support-
ing either view.














wu)

Wednesday, December 16, 1953

Nie

‘S

THE COLLEGE NEWS

oN

Page Three



The Readers And The Novel Comprise
Topic Of Guillen’s Lecture On Tuesday

especially contributed by
Mary Hoak, °54

On Tuesday afternoon The Span-|

ish Club presented Senor Claudio
Guillen, from Princeton, who spoke
in the Common Room. His sub-
ject was “La novel y su lector”.
Senor Guillen first discussed the
problem involved in studying the
novel.

There are, he said, many types
of novels and, although many
people classify all prose works as
novels, it is necessary to distin-
guish among and to limit this field



in order really to understand the
novel.

Senor Guillen concentrated on
the relation between the novel and
the reader and showed the great
power which the novel has over
the audience. The Creation of a
fictitious world comes to the read-!
er as a reality; the novel has the





For Original Xmas
Greetings, Buy Your
Cards at

DINAH
FROST















A
Merry

Christmas
from the
Mexican Shop









power to change his life at the mo-
ment in which he is reading.

The novel serves as a means of
escape from one’s own: life. Dis-
content in our own lives makes us
search for another world; this
world may be found in the novel.
It provides us with a means: of
dreaming, while awake.

Senor Guillen compared the nov-
elist with Don Juan; he is a con-
queror who tries to charm his
public as the famous Don Juan
tried to conquer the many women.

In his consideration of the novel,









ONLY 8 MORE
DAYS TILL
CHRISTMAS!

Do Your Shopping

at
‘Richard Stockton’s.















Hedgerow Theatre
in Philadelphia
Academy of Music Foyer
Wed. 16, Thu. 17, :
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

Lorca
Fri. 18, 7:30 P. M.,

MAN AND SUPERMAN: Shaw
Sat. 19,

TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD Shaw
Wed. 23,

ARMS AND THE MAN Shaw

Fri. 25, Sat. 26, Tue. 29, Wed. 30,
RING ROUND THE MOON = Anouilh-Fry
Thu. 31, 7:30 P. M.,
AFFAIRS OF ANATOL
10:00 P. M.,

AFFAIRS OF ANATOL
Fri. 8,

Libby Holman Concert

Student Tickets available
at 20% reduction except

Saturday night.
Phone Kingsley 5-7110
10:00-7:00 daily.

Schnitzler







Glee. Clubs Sing Clearly,

Gaining Real Purpose
Continued from Page 1

clever, light, and merely pretty
songs which formed most of the



he showed the importance of the
novel as a means of studying man-
kind, and emphasized how it pro-
vides a way of explaining why man
acts as he does.

Literature, including the novel,
reflects one of the fundamental
problems considered today, of what
man is apd what he wants to be.









“MADCAPS”

| VELVET, JERSEY, FELT, LEATHER
JEWELED OR PLAIN

AT
Chapeaux d’Art

41 Coulter Ave.
Ardmore, Pa.



MI 2-2826

















SSSSSSSSSSSS
TO EUROPE





i)

s/s CASTEL FELICE

the happy campus afloat

SPECIAL SAILINGS -- SUMMER 1954

June 4 and 30—TO Europe
August 6 and 23—FROM Europe

Cabins with shower and foilet

RATES $s] 30

FROM
Apply NOW fo the general agents

STUDY ABROAD, INC.

250 West 57th Street, N. Y. C.
JUdson 6-3608








q

| program. There is also a question
| of the artistic ,integzity involved
in changing a stirring spiritual to
a song of another character.

In short, the glee clubs sang

| clearly and with precision, which
is a real achievement. A more
stirring performance might have
resulted from a greater variety of
| songs. :








eis’. ox

A)

Ww.

MI
7

——









DRINK

@
,

LG





QOTTUD UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
THE PHILADELPHIA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

"Coke" is a registered trade-mark

© 1953, THE COCA-COIA COMPANY











How the
stars got
started...

‘1 TRIED CAMELS
FOR 30 DAYS.
THEY HAVE THE
MILDNESS | WANT
AND THE RICH

THAT SUITS ME







FLAVOR














Tyrone Power says: “I had it A '

tough bucking ‘tradition’ to get AL gure

into movies. First, a famous THEY ¥
great-grandfather actor, same name. YOU, TOO!

Grandfather and Dad, too — both big in
the theatre. I was barker at a Fair before
anyone gave me a chance. Then, bit player,
understudy, hard work and eventually I made it!”












Start smoking
Camels yourself

Smoke only Camels
for 30 days and find
out why Camels are
first in mildness, fla-
vor and popularity!
See how much pure
pleasure a cigarette
can give you!






Page Four

TRE

COLLEGE NEWo»



League Drive Aids
Holland Flood Area

The League’s Drive for clothing t
be sent abroad opened in November
and will continue until the Christ-
mas vatation. “Large cartons have
been ¢Qnspicuously placed in all
the halls, in the hope you will try

to fill them, as there is a real need |

for your used clothing. Anything
wearable, including cotton dresses
and other summer clothing is very
much ‘wanted. The only articles not
acceptable are high-heeled shoes.
The. League plans to send as much
as possible to people in the devas-
tated flood areas of Holland. Any
donations of clothing which we are
unable to handle in this way will
be distributed through the Amer-
ican Friends’ Service Committee.
Please answer the League’s appeal
for clothing with whatever is no
longer of use to you. We on the
League board as well as the future
recipients will greatly appreciate
your help.









Brighten Your
Holidays
With a New Dress
from
Joyce Lewis











Mr. Thouless Suggests
Forming Own Opinion
Continued from Page 1

similiar attitudes, they too would
bé in the same state. There has al-
ways been the conflict between one
self-represented god and one rep-
resented by many. |

Nowadays, the tendency is to lay



charges of persecution to opposing
| groups, political and social as well
as religious. The Protestant opin-
ion that the Catholic Chureh was
the only instrument of persecution

forgets that its leaders, Luther and |:

Calvin, were not so much fighting
|for religious freedom as for the-ac-
ceptance of their own theories.

In conclusion, Dr. Thouless said
that the individual must not be
forbidden freedom of exploration,



Soviet Literature Aims Toward Social Progress;
Masterpiece Still Possible With Honest Author

Continued from Page 1

porary. His human beings must
be convincing; sometimes he may
criticize them and the . Soviet
Union as long as he does so con-
structively.

Since the greatest praise for a
Russian novel is not that it is a
and that it is only through self-
formed opinion and mistakes that
one can arrive at the truth.





« Wednesday, December 16,1953

“be



work of art, but that it promotes
social progress, and since artistic
creation is limited by mass need
and conformity, the question re-
mains: “Can Soviet Literature Be

A collection of Japanese
prints are on display now in the
Quita Woodward room in the
Library, during Library .hours.
Special student and faculty
rates are offered if you wish to
purchase any of the prints.



Art?” The answer posed by Miss



deGraff is this: although there







do not seem to be any recent mas-
terpieces, theoretically these are
possible because . while the good
writer may be stymied by conven-
tion, as long as he is honest, he
may write a good novel.





WATCH, CLOCK AND JEWELRY
REPAIRING

WALTER J. COOK

30 Bryn Mawr Avenue



Decorate With
Christmas
Plants from

Jeannett’s









The Hearth has food
To set the mood,
When work is done

Come join the fun:

















Christmas is here
Come join the cheer,
For The Inn you see

Has sticky buns and tea.









The Sports Center

FLORENCE

Shorts
Slacks
Skirts



346 West Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, Pa. — MI 2-2527

Also Our Blouses—Sweaters—Belts—Long Hose

WALSH















~

ine

Chesterfield
is the /argest-se//in

cigarette in America’s colleges

OO PA ES, TAIN LE ET

¢ Saas STs =

for the A/A/A straight Year

Again, in 1953, they’ve made a survey audit
of actual sales in more than 800 co-ops and
campus stores from coast to coast. And again,
Chesterfield tops ’em all.

Only Chesterfield gives you proof of highest
quality — low nicotine. Proof that comes from
actual “tobacco tests” in which all six leading
brands were chemically analyzed.

Chesterfield’s Perry Como Show. All
the Top Tunes on TV—Now on Radio.
TV-CBS Network—Radio-Mutual
Network.