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THE COLLEGE NEWS

Wednesday,” January 13, 1954



Miss Meigs Proves That Children’s Literature

_Has Own Greatness and Entity in Present Day

~ lishing.’

., to ancient history of a world of

his sixteenth century accounts ‘of |

literature prompted him to-consid-

__ly. with. the manners. of. the young.
The “absurd blindness — of

Ages, “Orbis Pictus” during the
.. Renaissance, and “The. Thousand
Round Table. She also pays trib- .14 One Nights’ Wntartatenant!
ute to William Caxton, the success- Wore among the influential writ-
ful printer who brought out Mal- ings.

ory’s “Morte D’Artur” and made P
many contributions to the litera-! bakers - es. magnbwer aaed. =
ture of the period through his pub- ATES, bringing, wale Sanallinn,
a need for children’s literature was
|¢reated here. At first, books were
‘imported from England; unfortun-
ately, these were mainly the same
large, inappropriate tomes*to which
English children had been subject-
ed for years. As American educa-
theories were advanced,
school books, or “primers” were in:
‘troduced here. A recurrent theme,

Continued from Page 3

With the discovery of America
by Columbus, literary attention
turned “to accounts of the new
world and all its promises, and also
indefinite age.” Richard Hakluyt sonal
expanded on the former theme in|

famous travels, oe

Also written during this per- |

iod was Fox’s “Book of Martyrs”,
an ‘anomaly, “immovable and unas-
sailable”, which was only one ex-
ample—of-the- great portion of in-

appropriate literature over which. ‘
sich literature, Isaiah Thomas accom-

‘past~ generations of children have
been forced to suffer,
An extremely interesting chap-

ter is devoted to John» Newberry’s-

contribution. to children’s. ‘litera-
ture. A man of broad talents, his
love for children and interest in

er children’s tastes in bringing out
works for them, something which
had previously been overlooked.
Unfortunately, the ladies who
ushered in the “Age of Adironi-
tion”, as Miss Meigs terms it, did
not follow Newberry’s: example.
Dictating, rather than catering, to
their readers, they at first turned
out tedious works concerned large-

judg-
ment” of these writérs is evidenc-
ed: throughout their, works. As the
nineteenth century began, however,
a change in attitude “was percep-,
tible. The presentation of lessons
via the new fable form was a part’

_of this transition, and. in Charles}
Lamb’s “The Adventures of Ulys-

sés” we find an historical figure de-
scribed in terms, comprehensible

at this time, was preparation for
possible early death, which was,
however, presented in a less~mor-
bid manner. than might: be suppos-
ed. : BEE cM
What Newberry did for English

plished in America. Although he
wrote no books himself, he import-
ed and sold ‘Newberry’s books and
published many scaled to a’ child’s
interests. ‘Washington Irving, and
James Fenimore Cooper, two

rearly: American writers, contrived

to present. their material in a form
easily .read by children, Samuel
Goodrich, who. used Peter Parley
as his pen name, wrote most ’volu-
minously on all sorts of subjects
from humor to Africa; Jacob Ab-'
bott: gave us ‘the Rollo books, and
‘many other well-fabricated works
of fiction. eh % a

'*Miss Meigs concludes her work
with a chapter on American verse

a tribute to Clement. Moore’s “A
Visit from St. Nicholas”. In. her
foreword, she notes that “A Crit-
ical History of Children’s Litera-
ture” sets out to refute the idea
that children’s literature has had
only a brief and unimportant. rec-
ord.” In searching back through
time;“beyond the earliest.-stories
deliberately written for children”,



to children.
In~her detailed history of the

. progress of children’s literature,:

Miss Meigs does ‘not fail to men-
tion’ those foreign works which’
from time to time had come to the
world of English letters, and had
made their mark upon it. The
‘“Gesta Romanorum” in the Middle

- ENGAGEMENTS
Ellen Wadsworth to Harald Ves-
tergaard. —_
Doris M. Collot d’Escury, A.B.,
to Harold E. Sire.
Virginia. Warner, ’52 to-~ John



‘Dern, Jr,

’ Sarah Edwards, ’54 to Dr. Wil-
liam ‘Hewson Baltzell. .
Sidney deShazo, ’55 to Danie
Callahan, se
Chris Fisher, ’55 to Donald Stu-
art Hoffman, Jr.
Wilma Rabinowitz, ’55 to Irwin
Steuer. ce
. Mary Winslow, ’56 to Thomas

- Upton Sisson, Jr.

Lee Sherman, ’56 to Howard
Weinstein. % i:

Sally Nelson, °56 to Nelson
Peters.
Schwartz. :

Lyn Fain, ’56 to Dean Lowen-
thal.

Dolores Hefflinger, ’56 to Duane
Berry. : 2

Ann Seige, ’57 to Daniel’ Gut-
terman.





YARNS AND

SOCK PACKS —



DINAH FROST.

and tracing her subject up to a
century ago, Miss Meigs .compre-
| TS proves that “literature
or children not only has its great-
ness and an entity of its own in
our present day, but it has always
had. it.”

Service Commission

|Reports Openings



Students in the fields of engineer-
ing. and the physical sciences may

be interested.in the Student Aid

Trainee examination which _ has.
been announced by the U. S. Civil
Service Commission for filling po-
sitions in various establishments
of the Potomac River Naval Com-
mand in Washington, D. C., and
vicinity, These positions, which
pay from $2,750 to $3,175 a year,
are for employment during the
school vacation periods and dur-
ing the periods for employment of
students in cooperative courses. .

a written test and have completed
courses. of study in an appropriate
field.' Full details concerning the

writing, ending her criticism with |

To qualify, applicants must pass.

. . What To Do
Interviews of Next Week:

Miss Mulvehill from the Rad-
cliff Management Training Pro
gram will be at the college on
Monday, January ‘18th, to see sen-
iors: and graduate students who
may be interested in the program.
Its purpose is to prepare: college
graduates for responsible positions
in business and industry. A sched-
ule of appointments is posted out-
side of Room H in Taylor.

If you are interested in business
positions, you will find it helpful
to talk to Miss Mulvehill even
though you are not now thinking
of taking the course.

Jobs for Next Year:

Please see Mrs. Crenshaw, Tay-

lor Hal,—3rd-fleor.
Teaching: ; :
_ Country boarding school in Con-
necticut. Teacher of Latin; teach-
er.of English. » Good salaries; resi-
dence required.

ington.’ Teacher of Mathematics.
Residence available but not requir-
ed. $2400 for béginner.

Odd Jobs now Open:

Please‘see Mrs. Sullivan in Room
H of Taylor.

‘Sales’ Agent™ for ~ Pic-Plaks
(method of framing and ‘preserv-
ing diplomas and prints).

‘Steady Baby-Sit: Monday after-
noons from 1:30 to 5 p. m. ‘Two
girls, 6 and 7. Second semester.
Summer Jobs:

All students interested in sum-
mer jobs, especially in hotels and
camps, please register with Mrs.
Sullivan as soon as ‘possible.

* * *
Conference on Teaching:

The Bank Street College of Edu-
cation is holding a conference on
Saturday, January 28rd, at the
Biltmore Hotel in New York. Sub-
ject: “What do we expect ‘of our
teachers today?” Small admission
fee. Anyone interested please
leave her name with Mrs. Cren-
shaw or Mrs. Sullivan.

ok * *
Further Training:

The
Fashion Careers in New York of-
fers three Fashion Fellowships for
students graduating this year.
Notice posted outside of Room F
in Taylor. . Applications must be
made by January 30th.

MARRIAGES





Hughes, Jr.
| Rebecca Wood to Dr.
Robinson.

Constance Ludington, ’53 to Lt.
Richard Drayton.

Emily Sedgewick, ’53 to John W.
. Bagwill, Jr. as

Cornelia’ Voorhis, ’53 to ‘Lowell
Mason, Jr.

Henry



and Technical Personnel of the Po-
tomac River Naval Command,
Building 37, Naval Research Lahbo-
atory, Washington 25, D. C. Ap-
plication forms’ may be obtained
from your Placement Office, from
most__ post offices, or direct- from
the ‘U. S.: Civil Service Commis-
siin, Washington 25, D. C.

Cd

. Preparatory school near Wash-|.

Tobe-Coburn School | for}

Annette McMaster to Sidney |:

‘for the first time the theatre-
goers in Philadelphia have an op-
portunity to see a play by Mexico’s
leading dramatist Rodolfo Usigli.
Hedgerow Theatre brings Usigli’s
“The Great Gesture” (El Gesticu-
lador) to’ the Foyer of the Acad-
emy of Music with four perform-
ances in January, Wedn day and

and Saturday the 22nd afd 23rd.
The play had its premiere\at the
Hedgerow Theatre in Moylan a
year ago, with the author and his
wife present for dress rehearsal

before, nor in any other city in the
United States Among other not-
able: plays by Rodolfo Usigli are
“Crown ‘of Shadows” and/ “The
Boy-and.the- Mist.”—— /

Ronald ‘Bishop, who has appear-
ed at'the Foyer as Roebuck Rams-
den and The Statue in “Man and
Superman” and: as Major Petkoff
in “Arms and,.the Man”,, will play
the title role of. Cesar Rubio,, the
university: professor with—political
aspirations who dramatizes his
dreams in real life. Morgan Smed-
ley, who plays the dual role ‘of
Hugo-Frederick in the current pro-
duction of “Ring Round the Moon”
has the difficult role of Rubios’ ad-
olescent son Miguel. _‘

Jane Lekberg, who is the young

heroine of “Heartbreak House”, El-.

lie, Dunn, and _.the_ millionaire’s
daughter Diana Messerschmann in
“Ring Round the Moon” is Rubio’s
love-sick daughter Julia. . Miriam
Phillips, whose roles at Hedgerow

are too numerous to mention (she.

has appeared in about 140 plays),
contributes greatly to the’ depth
and significance of this picture of
Mexican life, with her portrayal of
‘the mother, Elena Rubio... George
Fisher, a new-comer to Hedgerow,
with. a varied experience in sum-



Thursday the-13th and 14th, Friday

and opening performances, but has 7
never been shown in Philadelphia’



|Usigli, Mexican Dramatist, Hedgerow

.|Present Play at Philadelphia Premier:

mer stock, makes his debut as Gen-
eral Navarro ,a role formerly play-
ed by Michael Kaka. Mr. Fisher
has been seen at the Foyer as The
Physician in “Too True to Be
Good” and as Patrice Bombelles in
“Ring Round the Moon”, in which
he plays the comic tango scene
with Mary Woolvertor. Richard

Rogers, who trained for the thea-
tre at Carleton College and
U.C.L.A. and made his Hedgerow
debut as Private Meek in’ “Too
True to. Be Good”, will replace Da-
vid Metcalf as Profesor Bolton.

The Fry-Anouilh “Ring Round

the Moon”, Hedgerow’s Christmas __

present to the Philadelphia scené,
will play four, mid-January per-
formances, on the 1th, 16th, 21st
and: 27th .Shaw’s “Heartbreak
House’”’ will have one performance
on January 20th.

Teachers To Apply
For. Indian Schools

The United -States’ Civil Service -
Commission has announced a new
Elementary Teacher examination
for filling positions in . Indian
Schools throughout the United
States and in Alaska The salary
is $3,410-a-year.

Appropriate education is requir-
ed. No written test will be given.
The maximum age is 50 years
(waived for persons entitled to vet-
eran preference). Students who. >
expect to complete all the required
courses within 90 days of the date
of filing applications may apply.

Full information regarding the
examination, including instructions
on how to apply, may be obtained
at many post offices throughout
the country or from the U. S. Civil
Service Commission,, Washington
25, D. C. Applications will be ac-
cepted until further notice.



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requirements to be met-are given
in Announcement No. 4-31-1 (53),

which may be ‘obtained from the
school Placement Office. Le

Applications will be accepted
until further notice and must he
filed with the Board of U. S. Civil



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