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Wednesday, January 13, 1954

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LHE COLLEGE NEWS

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Page Three



& Meigs. Writes as Literary Critic
In a History of Books for Children

by Joan Havens, '56

Miss Cornelia Meigs, distinguish-
ed author and recéntly retired Pro-
fessor of Creative Writing and
American. Literature at’ Bryn
Mawr,.is among th«.>> wzic@rs‘add-
ing their volumes to our “college
bookshelf” jthis season. An ’07
graduate of the College, Miss Meigs
will long be remembered for her
“Invincible Louisa”, which won the
Newberry Medal, and is probably
the best known of her over twenty-
five children’s books. |

In her current work, the first
section of “A: Critical History of
Children’s Literature”, Miss Meigs
writes as a literary critic. This
book, each portion of which has
been written by one of four weil-
known authors, traces the evolu-
tion .of literature for - children
trum the basic elements of folklore
through the first half of the twen-
In_addition-to-her
contribution of Part I, Miss Meigs

\. deLagunas Depart
¥ or Alaskan Trip

‘by Molly Epstein, ’56
Amid the bustle of last-minute



preparation for her Alaskan. ex-.
pedition, I met -with Miss. Fred |

erica deLaguna, -Associate Profes-
sor of Anthropology and Chairman
of the Bryn Mawr Sociology and
Anthropology Department, in her
Library Office.
Through grants-in-aid from the
Social Science Research Council
and. the- American Philosophical
Society in Philadelphia, Miss de-
a aan her assistant, Mary Jane
* Downs, Fellow in Sociology . and
Anthropology, and her mother,
Mrs. Grace :deLaguna, Professor
Emeritus in Philosophy, will leave

January 81 or February 1 for

Yakutat on the Gulf of Alaska.
Their purpose,..says Miss deLa-
guna, is to “continue there the pro-
gram of combining archeological,
ethnological and _ historical re-
search that I began in 1949 among
the Northern Tlingit.”

Miss deLaguna is_ especially
looking forward to this expedition
since she has never spent the win-
ter among the Tlingit. Winter
study should be rewarding because
“the economic and social life of the
Indians has seasonal rhythms,” and
although many of the old customs
have disappeared, some are still
practiced in the winter and are
observable at no. other times.

More important, in gathering in-.

formation, —Miss—-deLaguna __relies

largely on the natives’ tales about

their lives before the arrival of the
white men, Inthe summer, the
men and many of the, women are
so busy fishjng and preparing for
the winter that few of them have
time to talks Although much in-
formatioivhas been gained from




tales of old ~women about, their}
|Chopin’s..Ballade.in. F Major as

youth, a deseription of the men’s
occupations (hunting, house build-
ing and boat building) has been



edited and wrote the foreword for
the book.

In tracing “beyond the .triumph-
ant landmark of the first printed
book”, Miss Meigs uses’ the era of

‘the creation of the old cottage tales

as a starting point.. The more am-
bitious poetic “narratives ‘ecited
with harp accompaniment in castle
and court were of the same period.
The Celtic fairytale was an entity

‘in itself and ‘the: realm of the

pixie and the elf was to be explor-
ed in charming detail by all Eng-
lish-speaking peoples. This was a
formative period; children were
first learning the art. of discrimin-
ation with regard to literature, un-
written though it was.

The advent of the hero in Eng-
lish literature occurred slightly
after the Conquest.
and many others, helped to perpet-
uate the hero legend, and ‘the in-
troduction of the romance of the
Middle Ages ‘provided the public
with the adventures of “Guy of
Warwick”, epitome of the English
hero.

Miss Meigs presents us with a
delightful sketch of Sir Thomas
Malory, that fifteenth century writ-
er who has gone down in the an-
nals of time as the “chronologer”
of Arthur, and his*Knights of the

Continued on Page 4, Col 1

Pianist Connects

Bach And Chopin

' “The person Chopin really loved
among the composers was Bach,”
said Miss Agi Jambor in the intro-
duction to her concert composed of
work by both composers. The con-
cert was held in the Common Room
at Haverford College on Sunday,
January 10 at eight thirty.

“Before a concert he would play
Bach for hours to get in, the mood
to play,” she continued. Miss Jam-
bor added that the work of both

“needs playing with equal preci-
sion,” and hinted at the similarity
in her interpretation of both when
she said, “I don’t belong to the
historical school of playing Bach.
Modern instruments make- the
music more beautiful.’ We should
not go back.”

Her first selection, Bach’s Chiro-
matic Fantasy and Fugue was
brilliant with variation and grada-
tion in tone. The second, Varia-
tions in Italian Style was more
what: is expected of Bach. Here
careful exposition of the themes
was the center 6f interest. The
Tocatta in D Major which: followed
was like the Fugue in its similar-
ity to Chopin.

When the enthusiastic audience
continued to applaud during what
was intended for the intermission,
Miss Jambor played some unsched-
uled pieces including a Bach in-
vention,- and ‘then continued with
the program.

She pointed out. one section of

“very near to-Bach” and “like a
two part invention.” Also part of

Robin Hood,.

‘available.

‘don’t overlook the long run shows

I,” while more reserved, also pro-

Bess”

Odysseus Takes A Look.
At New York
Theatres
By Odysseus

Touring New York theatre is
always expensive—but’'here’s how
to get the most from your playgo-
ing pocketbook.

Come to The City with a list of
the shows you want to see, and
prepare to make the rounds of the
box. offices as soon as you're set-
tledg, The theaters are bunched in

way, and you can cover them by
foot.
_ Don’t get. your tickets through
a broker, unless you can pay $8.40
or more. Brokers are in business
to make money and they don’t fool
‘with the gallery crowd.
But inexpensive admissi@h is
Besides--balcony seats,
standing room is sold for runaway
hits. You can buy it at. the price
of the cheapest ticket for that per-
formance—or about $2. This en-
titles you to a four foot space in
the back of the main floor, and a
railing to lean on—plus a good
view, since most theatres are
small.

If you run into trouble getting
tickets for the hits of this season,

held over from former years.
‘South Pacific’

A Rodgers and Hammerstein show
can provide a richly” satisfying
evening of entertainment for you.
Their “South Pacific” is still mak-
ing theatre history—and keeping
audiences happy- “The King and

motes that “warm feeling” inside,
and, at this production, you'll see
a great performance by Yul Bryn-
ner,

the forties and fifties off Broad-| °

aa in the City, Cook — and Work Camps Plan

Inexpensive Group Summer Abroad’

Speakers representing several of
the most commonly used means of.

ber 16

1. R. C., which sponsored the dis-
cussion, and Judy Haywood, travel
representative for Undergrad, in-
iroduced the speakers.

Stressing the advantages of

travelling abroad with an organized
group, Mrs. Margaret McVeagh,
representing Cooks’ Tours, talked
about the various methods through
which this may be done,
Some tourists pay for all serv-
ices ahead of time and are guided
by ‘an escort. Others may travel
independently, paying in advance
tor hotel rooms and some sight-
seeing, but not for meals and
escort,

Mrs. McVeagh noted that ship-
ping space. for this summer is at
a premium and° that the Holland-
American line: offers student rates,
which are lower than those for
vourists.

Mary Winslow spoke of the mer-
its of completely -.independent
travel. Since-her decision to) go
avioad last summer was a sudden
one, Mary secured advance reser-
vations for only the first three
days, but found little dimioulty in
getting them later.

Mary felt that an excellent
method of seeing a country at
one’s own speed is to rent a car;
this can be done at surprisingly

a short tour if one wishes, as Mary
did in London. She concluded by
observing that there is almost no
language barrier in the Scandin-
avian countries, since they © are
small and there are many English
speaking inhabitants.

A recent visitor to France and
Italy, Danny Luzzatto, advocated



“Me and Juliet,” while not up to |
the pair’s usual musical standards,
certainly provides a strong drama-
tic impact.

The show you shouldn’t miss is
“Picnic,” WaiHiam Inge’s Pulitzer
Prize comedy. -Production is ex-
cellent,

Other holdovers are listed below
in the order in which they should
give you the | most for your money:

—“Dial M for Murder”: Maurice
Evans in a slick British thriller.-

—“The Fifth Season”: Menasha
Skulnik and a bevy of half-dressed
women in a clowning comedy about
the garment industry.

—“‘Wonderful Town”: Rus-
sell, high-kicking baritone, romps
through warmed-over “My Sister |
Eileen”, with Leonard Bernstein
score.

—“‘My Three Angels”: Walter
Slezak plays convict-turned-god.
father in an off-beat comedy which
borders-on fantasy.

—“‘Can-Can”: settings and danc-
ing keep this Cole Porter extrava-
ganza going.

And a Note to Stay-At-Homes:
Watch for notices of “Porgy and
coming to your town. This
exceptionally fine production has

travelling in small groups, and by
car if possible, because renting a
car is cheaper than taking ‘the

train. Another advantage is the

travelling abroad spoke on Décem- |
in the Common ‘Room.
tmmy.Rauh, who is president of,

elimination of the luggage prob-
lem,

Danny also pointed out that if
one gets a list of suggested hotels,
reservations are not needed. She
felt that ultimately, independent
travel enables one to.see what one
wants and to really get the feel
of a country visited.

“Deeds, not words” is a slogan
of the Work Camp project, which
was represented by its director,
Mr, Edward Wright... Although
there are work camps in Mexico,
the United States and Europe, Mr,
Wright concentrated on those
abroad.

Peace Stressed

The original aim of the camps
was to help build peace through
small groups of volunteers, often
former enemies, living, working,
and learning together. Most of
those -camps”are small, of perhaps
twenty-five persons, half of which
are from the host-country.

The cost of a Work Camp sum-
mer, including transportation toa,
Europe. and back, is $460, There
are about fifty.camps for all ages
and a great variety of -work is
done at them. Success of a camp,’
said Mr. Wright, depends upon the
individual volunteers themselves.



little expense. One may also join |

An enthusiastic supporter of the
Experiment for International Liv-
ing was Sheppie Glass. She said
the Experiment’s purpose is to
bring international living down to
the student level.

Each Experimenter, for whom
the cost of the trip is $800, spends
one month in a private home. Fol-
lowing that, a~group of visiting
students take a trip with a group
of students native-to the country
they are in.

‘Sheppie felt the Experiment to



be a real ‘challenge. One ‘must be

| prepared to “expect the unexpect-

‘ed”, and to be flexible in the face
of changing plans; she felt that
joining the experiment is-an ex-

, cellent way to get acquainted with

a country.



Memories from Weekend at Columbia
Produce Comments from Outing Club

especially contributed by
Sallyann Burgess, "56

Dear Mom,

Time was when we weren’t sur-
rounded by snow, papers and ex-
ams. Here’s a memento.

You should have seen me when
the Outing Club rolled up to Col-
umbia University Saturday in the
Bryn Mawr station wagon, ten-
deep with girls and camping equip-
ment! We climbed daintily over
the food and sleeping blankets to
greet the male welcoming commit-
tee on the sidewalks of New York,
and. I guegs we really looked a
sight, after getting up at six and
not getting to New York ’til eleven!
Even at the beginning of the trip
we did not look like models.

We got there just in time for
lunch, all of us except for the

Bryn Mawr station wagon which ground



2°

unavailable.

One of the problems of the re-
search is to unravel ‘the complicat-
ed history of migration to Yakatat
by the Eyak Indians who have now
almost completely disappeared. In
order to substantiate. any informa-

tion which. she receives at Yakatat,

Miss deLaguna will travel further
west to the Copper River in June
to meet Dr, Catherine McClellan
with whom she has collaborated on
earlier expeditions. There she will
attempt to interview the few re-
‘maining members of the Eyak
tribe. She will also try to make

more tape recordings of native

songs ahd stories. ‘
During the second semester’ of

'» this year, Dr. Catherine stipe
will take Miss déLaguna’s place

here at urzd Mawr.





| tion.”

her introduction to the Ballade
was the charming story it illus-
trates—the miraculous change ‘of
a group of girls who had been
bathing in a lake into beautiful
flowers just in time to save them
from the approaching soldiers.
Other works-by~ Chopin included
the Waltz in A flat major, Im-
promptu in G flat major; Etude-in
E major ,and Etude in C minor.
_Miss Jambor’s comments on and
explanations of: interesting points
when. she introduced: many of the
pieces were very enlightening. She
explained her interpretations and
changes of Bach by saying, “Every
editor gives the arpeggios.a dif-
ferent way. Which is good and
which is wrong: nobdy knows —
what is good» is our own se

.

just left Broadway for a nation-
wide tour ... you should see it.

.

RED CROSS SWIMMING

INSTRUCTORS’ COURSE

The following instructors’
Mawr students second semester.
To qualify, you must be 18 and





have had the senior life saving
course. Those interested should
register with Mrs. Sullivan im-
mediately. There will not be a
course given at the College.
University of Pennsylvania,
starting Feb. 17, 7 to 10.p. m.
Norristown. YWCA, starting
Feb. 3, 6:30 to 9:30 p. m.
Temple University, starting
Feb. ot oe
courses will last 10 weeks.









| And professional trust:

had a flat tire, went in the wrong

j direction, and had all the food.

Peggy King finally arrived with this
item and started us off typically
enough with hot dogs. (Aha! Hot

Bard's Eye View

To the non-Existent Agony Col-
umn of the College News:

To whom it may concern:
If “Incomplete quotations”,
You think, “give authors ulcers,”
Unsigned communieations
Are even worse convulsers.

Of quietude duodenal -



So—even if I’m odd’ an’ all,

dogs were the highlight of the

canoe trip, but we had them only
for Saturday lunch, this. ‘time,
Things are progressing.) After
lunch, when our blood was ciccu-
lating again (the weather went
well with the house, foggy and
fraught with moody ~ overtones),
we went for a hike down the river
where someone discovered an old
oar, undoubtedly one of Alexander
Hamilton’s, since he is vaguely
connected with; the estate.

We back again to warm
our bones by the two fires that
were in the huge adjoining living
room.’ The only furniture was a
couch and some books, fascinating
books. Soon the record player was
going, there was a bridge game Ly
the fire, some of us were playing





Conte - before I bust! !

A.M.M. Ge

badminton in the stadium size hall-
way. But we collected together -
light. began to fade outdoors, and
went from real old. hillbilly tunes

(God bless ’em) to “The Sweet-.

heart of Sigma Chi” (half the boys
were). I laughed till I cried when

63” Bill from Louisiana sang ,

“Mommy Don’t Leave Me Now”,
in his deep Southern drawl.

The only_thing that could drag ©
us away from the friendliness: of.
the fire was the .dinner call, and

_| the smell of STEAK, no less! What

a dinner, and what a change from

‘| the fare the boys from Princeton
had prepared!

Bless their hearts,
they tried, but this time women
took over the job. Then came oy
lazy evening of singing and talk-

ing, a little dancing, and.a few os

group hikes around the misty but
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