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VOL. XLVII, NO. 5
ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1950
Her. Trib. Forum
Brings Speakers,
Topical Subjects
Specially contributed by
Ronnie Gottlieb, °53
Last Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., I
walked into the Waldorf Astoria
in New York, with a ticket to the
Herald Tribune Forum’s second
session in my hand, anda do-or-die
“IT am an alert college student’’| &
look all over my face. The floor of
the hotel ballroom had been set up
with row upon row of chairs, but
they were almost all filled by the
time I arrived. So, with regrets| ™
that I could not find a seat in the
college section, I slipped into one
(towards the rear of the room)
between two very typical-looking
club women.
As I glanced around me, at the
women in the two rows of balcony
seats, and at the stage, set against
the figure of a round world with
two lifted, idealistic young faces
supelimposed upon it, I had the
feeling that the Junior League, the
D.A.R. and the Garden. Clubs of
American were holding a grand
convention. ;
The impression was heightened
when the first speaker was intro-
duced as “Mrs. Hiram Cole Hough-
ton, President of the General Fed-
eration of Women’s Clubs” who
was to speak on her group’s tour
to ten European countries. But as
the session went on, my slightly
superior smile resolved into a deep-
ly intent expression. I grew proud
of the Herald Tribune for bring-
ing these excellent speakers to-
gether, and of the women’s clubs
for being civic-minded enough to
eome.
The overall theme of the Forum
was “Mobilizing America’s Strength
for World Security,” and Tuesday
afternoon’s session was to take up
Mrs. Houghton’s “Report from
Europe,” and “The Untapped Po-
tential in Labor-Management Re-
lations.” The latter subject was to
be handled by a Harvard professor
on “The Evolution of Collective
Bargaining” and by panels of busi-
nessmen, educators, labor leaders
and plain citizens on “How Can
We Go Forward?” and “What Is
Holding Us Back?” Blanche The-
bom was to sing for us between
speeches and relax our thinking
minds. The speakers were men and
women who spoke from experience,
among them, Douglas McGregor,
President of Antioch College; John
W. Haynes, an ex-Secretary of the
Treasury, membér of the S.E.C.,
and President of the Tax Founda-
tion; and Stanley Marcus, Execu-
tive Vice President of the Neiman-
Marcus Company, one of Ameri-
ca’s foremost department stores.
Before the afternoon was over, we
had heard profit-sharing, The
Toledo Plan, The Scanlon Plan,
high taxes, socialistic government,
false economic motives, responsi-
bilities versus rights, dishonest
political leadership, free enterprise,
and internationalism all presented
on an everyday plane, roughly and
provocatively thrashed out. The
audience was mentally frustrated,
exhausted, and (if I am indication)
delighted.
Variety of Speeches
That evening I rushed into the
ballroom for the Third Session on
Continued on Page 2 Col. 4
Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1950
PRICE 15 CENTS
A Pembroke East junior re-
ceived the following letter from an
extremely suspicious source:
My dear Miss P - --,
Today, as I was peregrinating
across the campus, I chanced to
observe several young ladies who
were behaving themselves in a
most unseemly and unbecoming
fashion. As the wife of a trustee
of Bryn Mawr College, I feel that
it is my duty to report to Kathar-
ine these blatant indecencies which
seem to me to indicate an upheav-
al of latent demoralization which I
had not previously noticed. I must
insist that you disclose to me, at
your earliest possible convenience,
the identities of the other two
young ladies who participated with
you in this shameful display of
cynical immorality. I expect to
hear from you directly and I trust
that you will be suitably chastised.
Yours truly,
Mrs. J.C.S...
To which she replied:
My dear Mrs. S...,
I have just had the pleasure of
reading an effusion of yours to my
Sci. Club Intends
Tour of Hospital
The Science Club announces that
there will be a tour, symposium,
and dinner in Philadelphia spon-
sored by a Pre-Medical Society on
Saturday, November 4th. The tour
will be conducted by officials of
the Jefiferson Medical School and
Hospital, and visitors will tbe
shown both the Medical School
and the Hospital, from nine to
aleven in the morning. Starting
at two o’clock in the afternoon,
there will be an informal sympos-
ium held by representatives of
Jefferson, the University of Penn-
sylvania, Hanmeman, and the
Women’s Medical College of Penn-
sylvania, to discuss the problems
of premedical education today.
After the symiposium, an outstand-
ing medical educator from Jeffer-
son will speak at dimner, which
will be held at LaSalle College.
If any additional information is
desired concerning the tour, sym-
posium, and dinner, Jane Walker
of Radnor, president of the Science
Club, will be glad to supply it.
Witness Demands Cynics’ Identities:
Humble Inmate Replies to Charges
address, I thelieve. I am_ over-
whelmed by the enormity of my mis-
demeanors. Indeed, and I had no
susipizion that there was a witness
to these, my misdoings. The mem-
ory of them is most grevious to
me; and the burden of them is
well-nigh unbearable.
The terrible fact that it was a
Thursday escaped me. And had I,
known, I surely would not have
been ‘so overt in my deed; and my
two fellow-transgressors share in
my humility and desire for atone-
ment. ld
In view of my desire to repent
and the fact that my scurrilous ac-
tion merits further chastisement,
it. is my earnest wish that you
oblige me by prompt communica-
tion through the same-medium.
A worthless, abject, and most
humble inmate of
Pembroke East.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, November 1
(Marriage Lecture, Dr. Cox,
“Values in Marriage,’ Common
Room, 7:15 p. m.
Thursday, November 2
Science Club Hallowe’en Party,
with refreshments, Common
Room, 5:30 p. m.
Saturday, November 4
Graduate Dance, Graduate Cen-
ter.
Alumnae Weekend.
Sunday, November 5
Alumnae Weekend.
Sunday Evening Chapel Serv-
ice, Music Room, 7:30 p. m.
Monday, November 6
‘Alliance Assembly, Owen Lat-
timore, “America . and Asia,”
Goodhart, 12:30 p. m.
History of History Series, Pro-
fessor Theodore Mommsen, on St.
Augustine, Art Lecture Room,
4:10 p. m.
Current Events, Mr. Bachrach,
“Election Issues,” Commgn Room,
7:15 p. m.
Actresses Anonymous, Richard
Bernstein, “Stage Designing and
Lighting,” Common Room, 8:30
p. m.
Wednesday, November 8
(Wednesday Morning Assembly,
Mile. Bree, Goodhart, 8:45 a. m.
Marriage Lecture, Dr. Humes-
ton, “Anatomy and Physiology
of Marriage,” Common Room,
7:15 p. m.
Rhoads Takes Plaque for Hall Play;
Pem West Given Honorable Mention
E. Kemp and A. Phipps
Act Outstandingly
In Moliere
by Jane Augustine, ’52
Last Friday night the first four
of the annual Freshman Hall
Plays were presented to a large
audience which overran’ Bryn
Mawvr’s half of the Skinner Work-
shop. Sue Kramer, president of
the Bryn Mawr College Theatre,
spoke to the audience before the
curtains opened, and explained the
punpose of the plays: to unite each
hall through working together, and
to let new dramatic talent find ex-
pression. Each year a plaque is
awarded to that hall whose play
shows the best acting and the
greatest spirit of cooperation.
Pembroke East’s A Matter of
Principle by Martin Flavin was the
first production, directed by Edie
Woodruff, ’54 and Katusha Chere-
meteff, 52. Thin on plot, it allow-
ed for little staging but much
character delineation. The stuffed-
shirt indignation of the Banker,
rlayed by Phoebe Albert, contrast-
ed well with Diana Hopkins’ whim-
Continued on Page 5 Col. 1
Alliance Presents
Owen Lattimore
At First Assembly
This year’s first Alliance Assem-
bly speaker is Owen Lattimore,
Director of the Walter Hines Page
School of International Relations
of the Johns Hopkins University
at Baltimore, Maryland. On Mon-
day, November sixth, at 12:30 p.m.,
Mr. Lattimore will speak on
“America and Asia,” a subject of
great interest to everyone at the
present time. The outbreak of hos-
tilities in Korea has made it ap-
parent that the threat of a third
world war is continually growing,
and the “cradle of conflict” of this
war could very easily be the Far
East. It is now essential to under-
stand the background and prob-
lems of Asia, and Owen Lattimore
is considered ‘one of the best in-
formed experts on the Far East in
America today.
Mr. Lattimore grew up with Asia
and knows its development from
first-hand observations. He spent
his early childhood in China, and
returned to this country as a young
man in 1919. From that time until
1928, he was affiliated with various
newspapers and companies _ in
Tientsen, Shanghai and Peking,
and made several trips into Mon-
golia, Turkestan and other rarely
travelled parts of China. Since 1929
he had worked with such organiza-
tion as the Social Science Research
Council, the Harvard-Yenching In-
stitute and the Guggenheim Foun-
dation, doing research on Man-
churia, Mongolia and China proper.
During the war, Mr. Lattimore
was influential in shaping our Far
Eastern foreign policy. In 1941
he was Political Adviser to Chiang
Kai-Shek and thereby made a link
between our State Department and
the Chinese Government. He was
the Director of Pacific Operations
in the Office of War Information
Continued on Page 6 Col. 2
C. Robinson’s Portrayal
Gives Rock Play
Vitality
by Joan McBride, '52
The second group of Freshman
Hall Plays was presented on Sat-
urday, October 28, at 8:15 p.m. in
the Skinne:: Workshop. The plays
in order of presentation were as
follows: Denbigh’s The Rehearsal
by Baring; Rockefeller’s The Most
Foolish Virgin by Helen Gaskell;
Rhoad’s first act of The Skin of
Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder,
which was awarded the plaque; and
The Still Alarm by George S. Kauf-
man, presented by the Non-Resi-
dents.
In choosing The Rehearsal, which
depicted the rehearsal of a Shake-
spearean play during Elizabethan
times, Denbigh showed excellent
judgment. It started the evening
with the proper frivolous ‘atmos-
phere and maintained its gay spirit
of satire throughout the whole
performance. N. Hayward delight-
fully interpreted the part of «an
irate actor, unbearably conceited
and continually abused; and_ his
leading lady/man, Lady Macbeth,
was portrayed by Georgette Davis,
who combined hauteur and bum-
bling in a very amusing manne:
indeed. J. Grimminger, the fresh-
man director, and Isabel..Frey, ’53,
the upperclassman adviser, are to
be commended for their effective
staging, as is the stage manager,
G. Gustavson, for her clever cos-
tumes and props.
The Most Foolish Virgin, Rocke-
feller’s offering, although intended
as a serious allegory, contained
lines which may be described only
as “hammy,” and therefore pro-
voked laughter from the audience
at inopportune times. The unfor-
tunate selection of the play, how-
ever, failed to detract from the gen-
eral good quality of the Rock
freshmen’s acting. Claire Robinson,
as Zonula, gave one of the best
performances of the evening. By
her sweetness, skill, and refreshing
“light touch,” she conveyed con-
vincingly the unselfish nature of
Continued on Page 2 Col. 4
iixpert to Speak
On Play Lighting
In the Common room at 8:30 on
Monday, November 6, Richard
Bernstein as the first guest speak-
er of Actresses Anonymous will
lecture on “Stage Design and
Lighting.” The problems which
he has encountered in his work,
especially in summer stock, are
similar to the ones which Brym
Mawr and Haverford students
have to overcome in Goodhart and
Roberts Hall, so his remarks wil?
be particularly pertinent. Being
young in the field of stage design,
Mr. Bernstein will also be well
equipped to advise any students
who are interested in going into
this field and will answer ques-
tions after the lecture.
A graduate of Yale Drama
School, Mr. Bernstein was scenfe
designer for the Theatre Intime,
the Princeton sum™mer-gtock the-
atre in 1949 and for the 1948
and 1950 seasons cf the Westches-
Continued on Page 5 Col.4
Page Two
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, November 1, 1950
THE COLLEGE NEWS
FOUNDED IN 1914
Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks-
giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks)
| in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company,
Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College.
The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that
appears in it may be ata either wholly or in part without per-
mission of the Editor-in-C
EDITORIAL BOARD
Joan McBride, ‘52, Editor-in-chief
Barbara Joelson, ‘52, Make-up
Frances Shirley, ‘53, Make-up
EDITORIAL STAFF
Jane Augustine, ‘52, Copy
Current Events
Common Room, October 30—Mr.
Holland Hunter, professor at Hav-
erford, spoke at the weekly cur-
rent events lecture on the topic
The USSR Looks Ahead. Mr. Hun-
ter stated that “the economic de-
velopment in the Soviet Union was
quite rapid before the war and has
been quite rapid since the war.
Even if cut in half, their increase
in production would be more rapid
than could be imagined for the
west, so they will be closing the
economic gap between them and
Trib. Forum Expounds
Taxes, Plans, and Rights
Continued from Page 1
“Strides Towards World Security”
having just deserted an intermin-
able dinner party. I found, thor-
oughly disappointed, that I had
missed Sir Gladwyn Jebb, on the
“United Nations—The First Five
Years.” As I caught my breath, I
realized suddenly that the evening
session had a different atmosphere.
Gone were the club convention, and
the rolled-up-sleeves, do-good atti-
tude, that had proved so positive
Julie Ann Johnson, ‘52
Helen Katz, ‘53
Winifred Sexton, ‘51
Sheila Atkinson, ‘53
Lucy Batten, ‘54
Phoebe Harvey, ‘54
Anna Natoli, ‘54 Claire Robinson, ‘54
Christine Schavier, ‘54 Mary Stiles, ‘54
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Judy Waldrop, ‘53
Betty-Jeanne Yorshis, ‘52
Diana Gammie, ‘53
Beth Davis, ‘54
Ann McGregor, ‘54
Margie Cohn, ‘52 us.
The best thing that the United in the afternoon. This was a refined
States can do to change Soviet man-and-wife, dressed-up attend-
world outlook is to avoid depres-|ance, ready to hear from the big-
sion here and help other western|ger names who sat on the stage
countries economically. In Asia,|in eyening gowns and_ tuxedos.
the United States “might steal
Soviet thunder and promote revo-
lutions.” (Mr. Hunter went on:
Among these bigger names were
Walter Reuther, H. J. Heinz (of
the 57 varieties), and Cowles of
Sue Bramann, ‘52
Judy Leopold, ‘53
Lucy Batten, ‘54
Barbara Goldman, ‘53
Margi Partridge, ‘52
Ellie Lew Atherton, ‘52
Alice Cary, ‘52
Susan Crowdus, ‘52
Lois Kalins, ‘52
Phoebe Harvey, ‘54
Ann McGregor, ‘54
Christine Schavier, ‘54
BUSINESS MANAGERS
Mary Kay Lackritz, ‘51 — Tama Schenk, ‘52
BUSINESS BOARD
Evelyn Fuller, ‘53
Susie Press, ‘53
SUBSCRIPTION BOARD
Lita Hahn, ‘52, Chairman
Carolyn Limbaugh, ‘53
Trish Mulligan, ‘52
True Warren,
Gretchen Wemmer, ‘
Nikki de Langley, ‘53
Subscription, $3.00
Mailing price, $3.50
Subscriptions may begin at any time
Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office
Under Act of Congress August 24, 1912
Smoking in Taylor
Every morning between classes in Taylor, at the hours
of ten, eleven, and twelve, the corridor by the water-cooler
is jammed with hurried, smoking humanity. Because Taylor
is not fire-proofed, a non-extinguished cigarette, or the
slightest ‘flick of an ash against someone’s hair or clothing
could start a blaze that would engulf the whole building al-.
most imthediately.
A fire i in Taylor would be disastrous.
ings, the building is always filled to capacity. There are only
“On Se a
“Soviet agriculture is in an ex-
tremely precarious position. The
dust bowl situation is chronic with
them, and it is getting worse.” The
soil is good, but there is not
enough rain. It is extremely hard
to see how they are going to feed
all the extra mouths of the satei-
lite countries and still improve the
standard of living. Collectivization
redistributed the farm hands, tak-
ing the extra ones for industry,
but it did not increase the yield
per acre. By the year 2000 the
USSR will have “a shaky food
base and a by no means non-ex-
haustible supply of natural re-
sources.” By that time they will
not be able to show such increases
in production as they now show.
After World War I there was a
very forced drive to industrialize
the USSR. It was questionable
whether the drive was to improve
the standard of living or to pre-
pare for war. In February, 1931,
in answer to the complaints that
the rate of production was rising
too rapidly, Stalin announced: “To
slacken the tempo means to fall
behind. We have a fatherland; and
we will preserve its independence.”
Production increased steadily, This
year the fourth Five Year Plan
will be completed, and “the high
goals will be more than met.”
‘|Even if we take into account the
tapering - off of production, the
USSR wiil still more than make
these goals on time.
“Look,” “Quick” and “Flair.” We
listened to them and others on
the U.N. Police Force, on a home
program for furthering world
security, on the necessity for
“Truth Bombing,” on international
investment to ease the dollar gap,
on “Understanding Each Other”
and we heard front line reports
from Korea by a wounded Ameri-
ean Pfe. and by a South Korean
Colonel. They were good speeches,
authoritative, moving, well-direct-
ed, and yet I felt that the evening’s
contribution to the audience was
very different from the afternoon’s,
It was not what was said that
counted; it was who said it, and
wasn’t it interesting that these
people, who started off “just like
us,” were in touch with such Big
Things. Yet, this was a significant
contribution in its own way. I left
the session feeling that the audi-
ence had been inspired to be in
touch with Big Things, too.
That was all of the Forum I had.
An early morning train and classes
awaited me the next day. The ex-
perience had been well worth the
time, and I was only sorry that
Bryn Mawrtyrs probably would
skip over the Forum reports in the
Tribune, and miss the great wealth
of ideas to be found there:
The Class of 1953 is pleased
to announce the election of
Oninion
Self-Gov Board Writes;
Liquor Rules
. Clarified
To the Editor of the NEWS:
The Executive Board of the
Self - Government Association has
discussed your editorial of October
25. We are grateful to the NEWS
for bringing up the question of
unescorted “Bar Hopping’; how-
ever, we feel that the situation is
not as confusing, serious, or wide-
spread as the editorial suggests.
Our policy is stated in the Con-
stitution:
“Cases of intoxication will be
severely dealt with.”
“Any case which the Execu-
tive Board considers to have
brought discredit on the college
shall be severely dealt with.”
It is imypossible and unnecessary
to list every situation which might
bring discredit on the college; it is
equally impossible and unneces-
sary to list rules to cover each
situation.
Every fall when freshmen ask if
girls who are under age may sign
cut to bars, Self-Government re-
plies: (a) the State Law says that
no minor may enter or be served
in a bar; (b) however, if a minor
breaks the law on her own respon-
sibility, she must sign out correct-
ly; (c) the discretionary function
of the student enters the picture
here.
After all, the Self-Government
Association is based on the as-
sumption that people of college
age are mature enough to make
their own decisions.
We agree with the NHWS that
the question of “Bar Hopping”
cannot be settled by a definite rule.
It can be answered only by the in-
dividual’s discretion. Exertion of
social pressure in cases of intoxi-
eation, as in everything else, is up
to the individual student. Accord-_
ing to the recent revisions, the use
ofthis social pressure cannot be
judged by anyone.
It is out of the range of the
Sebf Government Association to
regulate ‘the . decision of students
in going to bars, but if a student
by her. actions should -bring dis-
-| credit upon: the college, the Exec-. ... -.
utive Board reserves . the right to ..
take action, ,.
two staircases leading from the second ftvor, whith contains. se pel bac slaty “We must
ave another powerfu' Ss! f
two large classrooms and three small ones, and only one stair-\| national mercies ” a sees
,
case from the third floor. One is wooden and would thereby |the USSR figures for increased |. Rhoads Hall Places First and uhis Plaaue;
: ‘ et’ b]
oduction are much higher th
ignite rapidly, and the other is concrete. s n as t _ Sher than ‘ 5 ; aa ae #:
iste the As soon as they |) toures, “However, even if they | Denbigh Gives Frivolous Twist to ““The Rehearsal”’
were weakened by fire, the foundations of the latter would continue to push hard and make
‘Jackie Lindau as its Secretary. ~ Sincerely, .
The Executive Meaa :
these goals, they will stay consid-
collapse under the weight of the stone.
At present, students are allowed to smoke only in the
erably behind us.” The Soviet
Union will never entirely close the
north corridor. Sand buckets could be placed in the hall by |economic gap between her and the
Senior Steps and the L-corridor to collect the litter, and stu-| west. However, by forced expan-
cents could smoke in all three first-floor corridors with com-|Sio", the gap will be reduced con-
parative ease and safety. In relieving the crowded condi-
tions between classes by extending the smoking privileges to+
‘the entire first floor of Taylor, the danger of veritable spon-
taneous combustion could be eliminated and the resultant
catastrophe averted.
siderably, and therefore the stan-
dard of living will rise.
ENGAGEMENTS
Nikki de Langley, ’53 to Robert
Attention, Please! Torrence.
Twice a day, at meals, comes the familiar clanging
against glasses for attention, and the well-known, but little
heard, hall announcements. The fact that many important
notices are missed is often blamed on the projection powers of
the announcer, on the size of the dining room, or on the noise+
(Mary Hutton James, ’53 to Fred-
erick V. Hetzel.
Seta Mahakian, ’50 to Clarence
Frederick Luck, Jr.
Barbara Lightfoot, 50 to Thom-
of plates, silverware and talking. Although all these points |®% Woodworth.
Continued from Page 1
the little slave girl. Freddie Kolk-
er was properly proud and petu-
lant as the thwarted “daughter of
the king;” and Gwen Davis was
gravely sincere as the matronly
Candila. Carol Keyes was also
effective as the haughty Vallaria.
Freshman director Ann Shocket,
under the guidance of Sally Shoe-
maker,, 53, staged the play skill-
fully; and Jean Seay and Helen
Whittaker provided appropriate
properties and “Grecian tunics.
The plaque for the best per-
formance was awarded to Rhoads
Hall for their presentation of Act
I of The Skin of Our Teeth. The
production showed incredible polish
for only one week’s rehearsal, to
the extent that, while all the por-
trayals were extremely competent,
no individual performance may be
are of significance, the main reason why these announce-|portant or superfluous matters can be posted on the hall bul-
‘ments produce such limited results is that they have been ||etin boards.
It is so easy to become immune to announcements after
ments are now being used by students selling everything listening to many of the trivial ones, that when something
steadily increasing in length and number. The hall announce-
from knitting needles to a blind date; they are used to make
of importance comes up, it is overlooked. If these notices
known the smallest meetings and for many other unneces-|were carefully restricted to only the more significant, there
sary purposes. Theoretically, no meeting of a group of less|would be much fewer puzzling fines on Pay Day, and we
than twenty should be announced at mealtimes: notices of would be far less likely to hear the familiar complaint, Bios
this nature can be sent through Campus Mail. Other unim-|I was at lunch, but I just didn’t hear the announcement.”
termed outstanding. The staging
of Naomi Ellenbogen, supervised
by Maggie Glenn, ’53, bordered on
the professional: for example, the
illusion of the fireplace downstage,
the view of the “garden,” and other
such devices. Barbara Floyd was
engaging as the restless actress—
Sabina, and B. Merrick gave a con-
vincing portrayal of Mr. Antrobus,
a burdened and unhappy Adam. A.
Gardner and M. Winsor were very
attractive children, and the mam-
moth and dinosaur were made
fetchingly prehistoric by Denise
Bystryn and Kathy Blodgett, re-
spectively. The freshmen’s sincer-
ity and the seriousness of their
endeavor gave an ofttimes incom-
prehensible play: credibility. Their
choice of production also gives
credence to the well-worn adage
that even one section of a three-
act play is more effective as litera-
ture than the best one-act.
George S. Kaufman’s delight-
fully ironic piece, The Still
Alarm was the final production
of the series. The Non-Residents,
under the direction of Ann Merz,
and with the assistance of Linda
Bettman, ’52, extracted the full
humor from an implausible situa-
. Continued on Page 5 Col. 5
Wednesday, November 1,'1950
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Page Three
Jose Limon and Company Inter pret
Bach, a Legend, and the Abstract
Specially contributed by
Patricia Richardson, °52
Jose Limon and his dance com-
pany gave a recital last Thursday,
October 26th, in Clothier Hall un-
der the sponsorship of the William
J. Cooper Foundation and_ the
Women’s Athletic Association of
Swarthmore College. The program
included four dances—two of pro-
grammatic nature and two on ab-
stract themes.
First on the program was an
interpretation of fugues and pre-
ludes of J. S. Bach. The dancers
used counterpoint in movement as
Bach used counterpoint in harmony.
Fugal entry and movement in the
music was emphasized by the
choreography of Mr, Limon. Hav-
ing the piano on the stage and the
dancers clad in black and white
lent a dancing school aura to the
performance. Although the feeling
was one of classical ballet rather
than modern dance, tle dancers
were never hampered by it in their
interpretation. By liquid move-
ments they seemed to convey the
spirit in which the several fugues
were written: now playful, now
searching, now whimsical. Here,
too, was veiled satire on some of.
the classical forms, which gave
a humorous undercurrent to the
whole performance. The attention
of the dancers focussed on the
piano at the end was a delightful
finishing touch. Though this num-
ber was more intellectual than
emotional in appeal, it was indeed
rewarding to find an interpreta-
tion of Bach’s fugues that was not
altogether reminiscent of chipping
ice.
The second number, “La Malin-
che,” told the story of Malintzin,
an Indian Princess, who imple-
mented the betrayal of her people
through her work for Cortez. Pop-
ular legend has it that she return-
ed as the wild Malinche during
their later struggles for liberation.
The music itself was made fuller
by the use of voices, though they
could hardly be said to have the
effect of the mighty chorale in
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Here,
once more, the dancers were in
tune with the spirit of the music.
The dance was in epic style. El
Conquistador entered carrying the
sword uplifted in the sign of the
cross, followed by El Indio (Mr.
Limon) and La Malinche, bear-
ing the pagan flower. Mr. Limon
Observer
It had been one of those mellow
days of Indian Summer . . . the
sun had felt warm on our backs
. . we had not needed coats. Now,
in the twilight, the wide marble
steps. were creamy white, the
grass terraces rolled down beside
them like a velvet canpet. It wa;
seven, and we should have gone
home to dinner. But the air was
soft and still, the top step was
warm with September sun. There
were occasional footsteps on the
cobbled street that passed in
front of the basilica and went on
up the hill. Occasional voices cut
softly through the exquisite after-
sunset tranquillity. The huge silent
presence of Sacre Coeur stood be-
hind us; in front, dusk was set-
tling over Paris.
The city was there in front of
us, and behind us. But we heard
no honk of horns, clip clop of
horses’ hoofs, jangling traffic or
shuffling pedestrians. There was
only its unseen and unheard pres-
ence which we sensed, far away.
Nearby was evening peace...
And then we heard the pure,
sweet music of a violin. It was
coming from the foot of the ba-
silica steps. Passing footsteps
Continued on Page 4 Col. 3
was effective, if rather convulsive,
in his representation of a van-
quished people struggling for
freedom. Pauline Koner was out-
standing as La Malinche. Her
transitions from Indian princess to
great lady to wild spirit were ex-
ceptionally well executed. Yet, in
spite of the emotional quality of
the performance, this dance had
little to recommend it as a drama.
It was a pageant from the pages
of history, leaving one neither up-
lifted nor depressed, but fascinated
by the episode.
“Invention” was a_ series of
dances, each in a different mood,
“indicating the statement and de-
velopment of non-programmatic
themes in movement terms.” This
was the only number on the pro-
gram for which Mr. Limon him-
self did not do the choreography,
and the vagud discrepancy between
the steps which he used and those
which Doris Humphrey used was
interesting to note. The‘ relation
between classical ballet and mod-
ern dance was subtly brought to
the fore. ‘Poetry in motion’ would
be an apt description of some of
the figures, the flowing movements
standing in sharp contrast to those
stark, convulsive gestures associ-
ated with the modern dance in the
mind of the casual observer.
”
“The Moor’s Pavane,” variations
on the theme of Othello, was prob-
ably the best number on the pro-
gram in most respects. Certainly
this was not because of the effect-
ive set, misty behind a gauze
scrim, nor because of Pauline Law-
rence’s beautiful costumes, but be-
Continued on Page 4 Col. 5
SPORTS
In a hard-fought, vigorous game,
the varsity hockey team defeated
Ursinus last Wednesday by a score
of 2 to 1. Only after 14 minutes
of play was the first goal made,
by._Nancy Blackwood, for Bryn
Mawr. In this first half, both
teams were passing well, follow-
ing up hits, and the members of
each team co-operated with one an-
other for fine teamwork. At the
close of the half, the score stood
at 1 to 0 in Bryn Mawr’s favor.
At the opening of the second half,
Ursinus, with few setbacks, Yan
the ball down the field and past
Trish Muiligan for a goal, evening
the score. Amother goal for Ur-
sinus seemed inevitable a little
later in the second half, but Trish,
with two quick and _ effective
blocks with her foot, saved the
day. Both teams were now send-
ing long passes down the field,
exerting tremendous effort, and on
the offensive. After a long strug-
gle near the Ursinus goal and
with ten minutes left in the game,
Judy Thompson scored the second
B.M.C. point with a hard shot into
the corner of the goal. This was
the last point of the game; .the
rest of the action was mainly de-
fensive, with only an occasional in-
effectual dash toward goal.
At the half of the second team
game, Ursinus led by 2 to 0, but
two goals by Betsy Parker in the
second half put Bryn Mawr back
into the running. This game,
too, was a struggle. Although
there was a great deal of action,
no more points were scored. The
final score: Bryn Mawr 2, Ursinus
2.
Lineups: Varsity teams
Bryn Mawr Ursinus
Stone (Capt.)....L.W. .. Merrifield
Blackwood.......... Raake’ Gectsstcaetoas Boyd
Thompson............ C.F. ..Rittenhouse
POH Ahiiicisssssesisacs RI. .. MacKinnon
Continued on Page 4 Col. 2
Miss Gertrude C. K. Leighton
G. Leighton Recalls Undergrad Life
Of Mayday, Cornerstone and Chorus
by Julie Ann Johnson, 52
Miss Gertrude C. K. Leighton,
A.B., Bryn Mawr, 1938, LL.B. Yale,
’45, came to Bryn Mawr as Assistant
Professor in the department of
Political Science from a_ position
as Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law
School. Miss Leighton, who is
teaching one section of Politics
101a, as well as the course in Inter-
national Law and Organizations,
says that she always intended to
specialize in international law,
and did undergraduate work in this
field while she was working for her
LL.B.
After receiving her degree, Miss
Leighton practiced law in New
York for two years, and in 1947
she returned to Yale as a gradu-
ate law student and research as-
sistant; holding the rank of In-
structor in her position as Visiting
Lecturer, she was also assistant to
the Director of International Ad-
missions. There were many foreign
students in the graduate law
school, who were not really study-
ing law per se, but America and
American legal institutions.
These students had very interest-
ing views on this subject, and their
reaction to American customs was
varied. Many had criticisms to
offer; the Chinese students were at
least open and conciliatory in their
opinions, but Miss Leighton re-
members the baffling contrast be-
tween two Hindu students who
were doing graduate work at the
same time. One of them was the
very personification of enthusiasm,
delighted with America and every-
thing American. The other young
Hindu was extremely pathetic: he
once said, “There is a great tradi-
tion about the friendliness of
Americans, but Americans aren’t
nearly so friendly as they think
they are.”
Although her recent specializa-
tion has been in the field of law,
Miss Leighton’s main academic in-
terest while she was at Bryn Mawr
was archaeology. As Rhoads was
being built while she was an under-
graduate, Miss Leighton found
herself quite “involved” in the lay-
ing of the Rhoads cornerstone, and
the contents of same. When finally
assembled, the collection which was
to represent our civilization to
future archaeologists was a varied
one. It included: a bottle of “Coke;”
an edition of. the College News;
can openers and “other interesting
implements of the times;” a copy
of the New York Times (“rather
dull”); the first issue of Life,
which due to its article, “Birth cf
a Baby,” was included “over slight
objections;” and a letter. When
she recently came across a copy
of the letter which was enclosed
with this memorable collection,
Miss Leighton was amazed at the
“bold way in which we addressed
posterity.”
Big May Day was an accepted
and produced a spirit of “commun-
ity bravado;” this spirit seemed to
be inescapable, and one of the most
outstanding spectacles of the early
spring was that of “grinds making
paper flowers.” Although she was
President of the Dramatic Club,
forerunner of the Bryn Mawr Col-
lege Theatre, and on first team
hockey varsity, Miss Leighton re-
members that the “high spot” of
her Senior year came as a member
of Chorus, which that year joined
with Princeton in a presentation of
the “Messiah.”
It might seem difficult at first
glance to identify Miss Leighton,
at present a candidate for her
J.S.D. (which, for the benefit of
the uninitiated, means Doctor of
the Science of Jurisprudence) at
Yale, and ‘possessing an intense
interest in political affairs, with
the “archaeologist” who engaged
in so varied a number of extra-
curricular activities while she was
an undergraduate at Bryn Mawr.
However, perhaps the solution to
this apparent inconsistency can be
found in 1938’s Freshman Show,
with the NRA as its theme, and
the Blue Eagle as its class anima);
what-could-be more political?
Wed., .Nov. 1 — 1st and 2nd
hockey teams vs. Beaver at
Bryn Mawr.
Fri., Nov. 8 — 38rd and 4th
hockey teams vs. Immaculata
at Bryn Mawr.
Sat., Nov. 4 — About 15 girls
are going up to Vassar for a
hockey weekend with various
other girls’ colleges.
about a man who
ment.
LAST NIGHTERS
Maugham’s ‘Trio’ Offers
Divers Moods,
Relaxation
specially contributed by
Jacqueline Esmerian, ’51
You are back on the New York
pavement after seeing! Somerset
Maugham’s Trio, and it has made
you relaxed and pensive. On the
billboard behind, the light bulbs
glitteringly proclaim that this is
the American Premiere of, that
production. Trio takes up the film
form of Maugham’s earlier Quar-
tet (which was such a success here
last year), in that it consists of
independent short stories, each of
which is a typical Maugham prod-
uct. »
The first story, The Verger, is
is told, after
spending seventeen years as as-
sistant to the vicar of a fashion-
able church, that he can no longer
remain in that office unless he
learns to read and write. He
proudly refuses to do that, judg-
ing that it would be a _ hopeless
venture at his age, and is left with-
out a job. But his situation turns
out to be not so desperate after
all: he marries his middle-aged
landlady and, also on a sudden im-
pulse, opens a tobacco shop. En-
couraged by the success of this
new, unexpected career, he even-
tually launches a dozen tobacco
shops in his London neighborhood.
As the movie proceeds to a schem-
atization of events, we see cash
boxes in the various tobacco shops
taking in money at an incredible
speed, a symbol of the ex-verger’s
present prosperity. At the end of
the story comes a true Maugham
touch of irony—the revenge of the
ex-venger, who is most engaging-
ly played by James Hayter, upon
literate society. (When he goes
back to the vicar and casually pre-
sents him with a handful of money
for his church; or again, when a
bank director, gasping at the idea
that this prosperous tobacconist
cannot read or write, points out
how much better off even he
would be, if possessed of those
precious refinements, upon which
he answers, with a twinkle in his
eyes, that he would still be verger
in a church.
The next story, Mr. Knowall, is
quite different in mood, and the
tone is more cynical in its amuse-
The setting is an English
ship on a voyage to some distant
ocean. “Mr. Knowall,” a role as-
sumed by Max Kelada, one of the
Continued on Page 4 Col. 1
part of college life at the time,
Lexicographer Coerces Thesaurus:
Avoids Giving Tangible Definitions
by Helen Katz, ’53
hearse — what Richard would
have given his kingdom for.
svelte — happens to the heads
of conceited people.
punctual — disease of tires.
ironic — column, opposite to Do-
ric.
sleuth — what David did to Go-
liath.
Centaur — in the middle of.
tentative—an octopus has eight
candid—way of preparing sweet
potatoes.
verbatim — forbidden.
fairy — slow river transporta-
tion.
tangible — type of fruit.
avoid — blank in one suit.
epileptic — outer layer of skin.
unction — to raffle off.
morbid — raise your hand again
at an unction.
brusque—Mohammedan temple.
Offenbach—like water off a duck.
cortege — floral offering that
never matches evening dress.
dowdy — modern brides don’t
bring them. |.
amorphous — likes to make love.
knell — position assumed while
proposing.
herbs — two boys with the same
name.
winnow — small fish.
anguish — put out a fire.
often—child without living par-
ents.
sorcery — footnoting.
anathema — national song.
coerce — Seniors only take two.
gauzy — in loud taste.
thesaurus — extinct pre-historic
animal.
decorum — crepe paper trim-
mings.
talisman — rear-guard.
choler — usually has too much
starch in it.
fissure — expression meaning
“That’s certain!”
motto — water surrounding me-
dieval castles.
salary — usually accompanied
by radishes.
gist — what knights did at tour-
naments.
carrion — British expression,
usually followed by “old boy!”
Page flour
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, November 1, 1950
Reviewer Enjoys ‘Trio’,
Finds Units Complete
Continued from Page 3
passengers, is true to his name,
and, moreover, is always exhibiting
his knowledge in a buoyant manner
to anyone around. There is little
that he has not done during his
chirpy lifetime, little that he has
not seen on his globe-trottings,
and, it seems, nothing that he does
not know at least a little about;
and he is in general the nuisance
of the ‘ship. However, ‘his true
* character and gallantry are reveal-
ed at the captain’s party, to which
he has characteristically invited
himself, when he willingly stakes
his reputation as a connoisseur of ]
pearls to save a woman’s reputa-
tion. There is a little more so-
phistication and “film flavor” in
the presentation of this central
story of Trio than in that of the
other two.
The last story, The Sanatorium,
has a haunting tenderness about it
that lingers on afiter it is ended.
One of Maugham’s_ favorites
among his short stories, as the au-
thor tells the audience in his brief
introduction, it is more in the na-
ture of.a many-threaded sketch
than of a single incident. The set-
ting is a tuberculosis sanatorium
in the Scottish Highlands, and the
characters are the patients, whose
lives are all invisibly ruled by the
disease. Through the years, the
sanatorium has become their en-
tire world for the older inmates,
and they have each developed their
little habits and mania, with no|‘*’
thoughts or desire of leaving. Two
of the younger patients, though
(Jean Simmons and Michael Ren-
nie), have fallen in love and decide
to leave the sanatorium and get
married, even at the cost of their
slim chance of ever recovering.
Thus there is a gentle pathos in
this story which sets it apart from
the other two and gives it a more
lasting appeal.
Each story of Trio is a unit com-
plete in itself, of which the con-
tent, form and dramatic element
ee perfectly coordinated and bal-
anced. But in the end, because
they are so essentially different in
mood that they enhance each oth-
er, they blend to form an enter-
taining, and charming film.
SANDLER HAND-SEWN
LOAFERS
PHILIP HARRISON
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On Friday, October 27, the Bryn
Mawr third hockey team played
Pennsylvania here. The final score
was 4-1 in favor of Bryn Mawr.
Mary Warren made the first goal,
followed by Liz Simpson’s goal,
scored on a _ well-executed pass
from wing Phylis Tilson. The
Bryn Mawr team, however, seem-
ed to be a little slow in following
the ball and occasionally missed a
good opportunity.
During the second half, though,
they perked up, but unfortunately
so did Pennsylvania. Liz Simpson
again scored, but this goal was
followed by Penn’s. Full of hope
the Penn team now charged down
Bard’s Kye View
by Helen Katz, °53
The frantic pedantic,
The eraser embracer,
The razor paraphraser,
And the horror-stricken chicken
Sat before the desk,
Faces all grotesque.
A Greek Lit. quiz?
An hour? ’Tis!
Four people sit and stare,
One thinks of Delaware;
“Why didn’t I prepare?”
Nerves clash in mid-air.
Ten blue books by the eager—
I survey my off’ring meagre...
This is what makes an Undergrad:
In the last two minutes, pad and
pad!
Bryn.Mawr First Team Triumphs Over Ursinus;
Third Team Beats Penn in Hockey, Wed. and Fri.
the field, only to be stopped by a
determined Bryn Mawr forward
line. Joan Gilbert went on to
make the last goal. Both wings,
Phyllis Tilson and Joan Gilbert,
played an excellent game by pick-
ing up difficult passes in the alley
and continually fighting for the
ball.
After the game, cider and dough-
nuts were senved in the AA room
of the gymnasium. The line-up for
the Bryn Mawr third team was:
G R. Gottlieb
LB EK. Kemp
RB B. Davis
LH B. MeClenahan
CH A. Eristoff
RH S. Howells
LW .P. Tilson
LI Georgette Davis
OF L. Simpson:
RI M. Warren
RW J. Gilbert
Violin Music Completes
Observer’s ParisAutumn
Continued from Page 3
paused to listen to this music
which was what, it seems, the au-
thors would have wanted it to be:
this man was playing because he
wanted to play, at the end of the
day when time was his own. Peo-
ple paused to listen if they want-
ed to, and then went on.
There were never any more than
six listeners at a time. Every now
and then the violinist’s friend got
up and announced in a clear, gay
voice what would be played next.
No one gave him any money; we
were sure he did not want money
for his music. Most people did
not speak to him. They just lis-
tened and left without talking. His
music was rich and clear, and ex-
quisitely pure in the tepid evening
air. Tranquillity was his only ac-
comipaniment.
-. Dusk had thickened into
evening. Lights twinkled through
the cool blackness down below,
and we left.
—
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Choreography Shows
Dancers’ Fine Control
Continued from Page 3
cause of the dance itself. Jose
Limon was perfectly cast as the
Moor. He seemed to have a com-
plete understanding of the part
and his performance, rich in emo-
tional overtones, was a moving
one. Lucas Hoving and Pauline
Koner were equally good in the
demanding roles of His Friend and
Friend’s Wife. Betty Jones was
more than adequate as ‘The Moor’s
Wife. The choreography was very
fine. The dramatic effect was
heightened considerably by the oc-
casional return to the stately
Pavane figure. The steps them-
selves were more conservative than
the popular conception of modern
dance would normally allow. (I do
not agree with members of the
audience who accredited this to
the fact that the dancers wore
shoes in this number.) The effect
was not one of pomp, but one of
simple dignity, ultimately suited
to the calibre of the theme.
In all, it was an enjoyable pro-
gram and one of varied appeal.
The interpretations by the dancers
were consistently good, true, and
in good taste. Watching the supple,
well controlled bodies, one senses
the presence of great strength and
beauty; and one must Say, in de-
fense of the often ridiculed expo-
nents of the modern dance, that
this is truly a worthy medium for
expression.
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THE COLLEGE NEWS
Page Five
Pem East Conciitidtes on Character, Moliere Inspires Skilled Acting;
Radnor Offers Difficult “Old Wives’ Tale,’’ Dunsany Modern in Contrast
Continued from Page 1
- ing Clergyman and with the inef-
fectually pompous Judge acted by
Phyllis Tilson. The Communist
was delightfully handled with a
touch of lighthearted gusto by Ma-
zie Kermedy. The performance
displayed the broadest possible ex-
ploitation of a play with limited
potentialities.
The Affected Young Ladies,
adapted from Moliere, was given
next by Pembroke West. Some of
the most skilled acting of all that
seen during the hall plays came
out in this thoroughly chanming
comedy. Elsie Kemp as Mascarille
was magnificent. She delivered
amusing lines with a crook of the
little finger or an exaggerated
wreap of hat that made them
screamingly funny. She had a very
long pantomime sequence which
would have tried the skills of far
more experienced actresses, but
the audience’s interest never fal-
tered. Magdelon, played by Ann
whipps, was an equally excellent
performance. She knew how to
use her fan as well as how to
avoid the pitfall of slapstick.
While her hardling of the part was
always light, and in the best of
‘taste, she never failed to get in
every possible laugh. The rest of
the cast was very fine; the fact
that it had enjoyed working to-
gether was evident in that it never
took itself too seriously and at all
jtimes maintained impish grace
through complete ease and natur-
alness on stage. Each perform-
ance showed individuality, yet no
one encroached upon another. The
actresses seemed to feel that they
were half artist, half trouwper—a
‘good theatrical combination,
this acting talent should go far.
Directors Danielle Luzzatto, ’54
and Minnie Cassatt, '53 can take
the credit due them for their im-
portant contribution to The Affect-
od Young Ladies.
Third on the program was Mer-
ion’s version of Lord Dunsany’s
Journey of the Soul, directed by
Gray Struthers, 54 and Sue Hal-
perin, 53. It was gaudy and mod-
ern as opposed to the period piece
oreceding it. Outstanding per-
formances were Mimi Sapir’s, as a
fluttery little author whose flower-
ing genius is woefully trodden
upon; Suki Webb’s, as the stage
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Holden’s as the star who pros-
crates herself languidly upon a cot
with superbly illogical supercili-
wsness, Adele Fox and Marianne
Rorison presented two different
types of stagehand, and the rest
of the cast by their leisurely and
casual behavior completed the
mood of the play very well.
Of all the plays the most out-of-
the-ordinary was Radnor’s Old
Wives’ Tale, (by George Peele.
Phoebe Harvey, freshman director
was aided by Lola Mary Egan, '51,
who directed Merion’s winning
morality play two years ago. Of
the eight plays given, the Old
Wives’ Tale was by far the most
difficult for the actors to put
across and for the audience to un-
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—_—
R. Bernstein to Discuss
Light & Stage Technique
Continued from Page 1
ter Playhouse in Mount Kisco,
New York. He was in charge of
lighting for the 1948-1949 season
of “Margo Jones’ Arena Produc-
tions in Dallas, Texas. Miss Jones
is experimenting with the theatre
in the round productions as was
Mr, Bernstein in the field of out-
door lighting. For the Frederic
March play, Now I Lay Me Down
To Sleep, which opened on
Broadway last spring, he was as-
sistant designer and in charge of
lighting. Last winter Mr. Bern-
stein also worked with the Na-
tional Broadcasting Company on a
number of television presentations.
Actresses Anonymous hopes tc
have at least three more speak-
ers throughout the year as well as
four workshop productions.
Rhoads Hall Freshmen
Win Plaque for Wilder
Continued from Page 2
tion. Cynthia Wyeth and R. Warn-
er were superb as the two non-
chalant businessmen; M. Liu made
an adorable bellhop, and the fire-
men, especially the frustrated vio-
linist with the expressionless coun-
tenance (N. Burpee and A. Bailey)
were inimitable. The Non-Res
freshmen romped through The
Still Alarm with enjoyable ease
and spontaneity.
The judges for Saturday night
were Mrs. Broughton, Mlle. Bree,
Mr. Adams, Mr. Dudden, and Mr.
Lattimore. The skill and enthus-
iasm of the class of 1954 are aptly
illustrated by these plays, which,
with only one week’s rehearsal,
evolved as competent, engrossing,
and certainly worthwhile produc-
tions.
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THE COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, November 1, 1950
Friday Freshman Plays
Show Excellent Acting
Continued from Page 5
derstand. Of the eight plays it
had the largest number of charac-
ters, ‘and its intenweaving of plot
threads was complex enough for a
much larger production. When-
ever the actresses seemed il] at
ease or unable to understand what
they were saying, the intricacies of
the play itself were responsible.
Adrian Treene as Sacrapant was
‘mpressively mournful—Eve Glay-
ser as Jack’s Ghost was piquant
and Puckish. An excellent inter-
lude, very quick and colorful, was
the one in which Wiggen (Betty
Damon) and Corebus (Lucy Bat-!
ten), two noisy boys, bicker with
the evening occurred when: Sacra-
pant, the sorcerer, cast his spell,
and thunder crashed as red lights
came up behind a black cross. The
whole play was beautifully and
sensitively staged; the costuming
in velvet of olive green, and muted
rust and wine could not have been
O. Lattimore Will Speak
At November 6 Assembly
Continued from Page 1
in San Francisco in 1943. He ac-
companied Vice-president Wallace
on a tour through Siberia and China
in 1944, and was the economic con-
sultant on the American Repara-
tions Mission to Japan in 1945.
Mr. Lattimore has written many
books on both historical and mod-
'erm China. Some of the latest of
ithese are The Situation in Asia,
1949, and Sinkiang,
Pivot of Asia, which came out early
| in 1950. His ‘most recent book is
| Ordeal by Slander, which tells
'cf his experfences in answering
' the charges made by Senator Mc-
published in
| Carthy during this
| and summer.
the quibbiing sexton over the fee
for the burial of their friend Jack.
The most dramatic staging of |
past spring
more suitable. It was an attempt
very much worth making, but
Radnor’s choice of play seems to
have taxed its acting abilities too
heavily.
All in all, the excited feeling of
“First-Night” which gripped the
Freshmen in their first venture
upon the Bryn Mawr dramatic
scene made the evening enjoyable
for everyone there.
USF Fund Drive
Starts on Nov. 28
The United Service Fund Drive
will begin Tuesday, November 28,
after Reinhold Niebuhr, professor
at Union Theological Seminary,
delivers the keynote speech in
Goodhart the preceding Monday.
The three-day drive will coincide
with similar campus chest cam-
paigns by all the Philadelphia area
colleges. This will give all the co!-
leges the advantages of joint pub-
terest.
Though no goal has been set,
the solicitors hope for ten dollars
from each student, and more if the
student wants to give it. The
money will go to outside charities
connected with the community, to
which the student would ordinarily |
be asked to contribute. However, |
most of the funds will be marked
for student charities such as CARE,
the World Student Service Fund,
and a reserve fund for small emer-
gency donations.
bursement of the money will be de-
cided upon within the next two
weeks by the Drive Committee
jature.
licity, and an increased public in- |
Concert of Renaissance Music,
conducted by Mr. Goodale of Bryn
Mawr and Mr. Reese of Haverford,
will be sung and played by stu-
dents of both colleges on Saturday,
November 11, at 2:30 p. m. in Rob-
erts Hall. Included are composi-
tions by Jacob Handl, Willearts,
Byrd, and Senfl. The NEWS will
print the full prog:am next week.
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