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College news, November 6, 1957
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Bryn Mawr College (creator)
1957-11-06
serial
Weekly
6 pages
digitized microfilm
North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Bryn Mawr
Vol. 44, No. 06
College news (Bryn Mawr College : 1914)--
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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation.
BMC-News-vol44-no6
> Reaalafpllar Hall
Page Four
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, November 6, 1957
OI7...
Once again we take a-fond look
into the “Dark Ages” of 1917 and
1918 through the eyes of The Col-
lege News.
From the February 21 and March
7 issues in 1917:
“The condition of the grass on
the campus is worse than it has
ever been before, so bad that the
Business Office has put the matter
into the hands of the Undergrad-
uate Association. The question of
the regulations to enforce keeping
off the grass will be taken up by
the association . . . Twenty-five
cents was voted as a self-imposed
fine for walking on the grass, by
the Undergraduate Association last
Monday night. The money thus
collected goes to the Endowment
Fund,”
The Endowment Fund must be
rather large by now!
From the May 9, 1917 issue:
“The average height, weight,
lung-capacity, and strength of Bryn
Mawr students registers higher in
every instance in comparison with
the statistics of Oberlin College
for Women. In strength the B.M.
tgtal is 58.5% greater than Ober-
lin’s.”
Oh well, Life called it a tough
training ground.
Ah! How Pastoral
*- From the June 6, 1917 issue:
* “Part of the campus between
fields has been plowed up and will
be farmed by some of the profes-
sors this summer.”
Need more be said?
From the issue of March 28,
1917:
“The distance around the running
track in the gymnasium is 225 feet,
approximately 23% times around
being one mile,”
After running that distance, who
could count?
The prize item comes from the
May 238 issue in 1917.
“The persistant chirping of a
young bird caught in the vines
was the only flaw in Ossip Gavrilo-
witsch’s popular concert, given in
the cloister Friday afternoon.
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Stones were first tried as a
means of hushing the birds disturb-
ing the concert. Ushers mounted
to the cloister roof and took aim
from there, but to no avail. At
last the chief culprit was discover-
ed in a young bird tangled in the
ivy. An adventurous spirit suc-
ceeded in capturing him, but by
that time Mr. Gavrilowitsch had
come to the end of his. recital.”
Finally a bit about the culture
in the Dark Ages of March 28,
1917.
The Sophomores new oral song,
sung for the first time last Friday
evening, is to the tune of a col-
lege highball song.”
What kind of a song?
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Bryn Mawr
University Crisis
Continued from’ Page 3
interests, which are dangerous for
good or evil.”
The basic role of the university
is not to teach the rudiments of a
business career, but to awaken and
encourage the _ intellectual and
emotional nature of the individual
towards self-realization and _self-
knowledge. Intellectual curiosity
and inquiry resulting in creative
thought must flourish as an ex-
pression of complete freedom and
liberty. As John Stuart Mill main-
tained:
“It is not by wearing down into
uniformity all that is individual
in themselves, but by cultivating it,
and calling it forth, within the
limits imposed- by the rights and
interests of others, that human be-
ings become a noble and beautiful
object of contemplation; and as
the works partake the character of
those who do them, by the same
process human life also becomes
rich, diversified,
furnishing more abundant aliment
to high thoughts and elevating
feelings, and strengthening the tie
which binds every individual to
the race, by making the race in-
finitely better worth belonging to.”
Intelligent men and women have
a special responsibility in not only
seeking out great ideas and the
best that has been created and
achieved, but a responsibility in
developing to their highest capacity
andthe athleticias they assume leadership in the|&
community and in the nation. The|
social responsibility of university
graduates in our industrial age
embraces human ideals which, as a
leading Canadian newspaper (The
Globe and Mail) pointed out, must
“enrich the community with a set
of values which would endow even
rapidly gained prosperity with
ethical concepts to relieve material-
ism of its inhuman starkness.” The
socio-political consequences of an
economic system geared to mater-
ialism where the higher values of
a democracy and freedom are in-
and animating,|...
creasingly in danger of being sub-
merged, are becoming apparent to
the sober-minded individual. In-
deed, it may be claimed that a
rapidly changing society places
new demands on our universities
and that our industrialized and
highly dyn4mic economy demands
adjustments and transitions which
result in changing values. It must
be recognized, however, that in
the modern progressive society, in-
dustrial expansion and economic
growth must symbolize more than
monetary investment, natural re-
source development, technological
progress and an increasing pro-
duction of goods and _ services.
Basically, it must.strive for human
development, whereby in all social
and cultural contacts the. motives
of society are a reflection of the
concern for human welfare. Many
years ago, Einstein cautioned:
“Concern for man himself and
his fate must always form the chief
interest of all technical endeavour
Never forget this in the midst
of all your diagrams and equa-
tions.”
To the student, the university
is the keeper of the gate which
opens to Truth and to the search
for timeless human values. It is.
when humbleness is felt by the
students who is confronted by the
vastness of knowledge, and by the
greatness of human beings; and
it is when confidence, with wisdom
and understanding, has been gain-
ed though the student realizes the
CUmMprexicy~ vr eae WW Os pe yo wee
we can be assured that the basic
purpose or role of the university
has been grasped and imparted.
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TYPEWRITERS
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39 E. Lancaster Ave.
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Gibbs Girls Get
the Top Jobs
Special Course for College Women.
Residences. Write College Dean
for GipBs GIRLS AT WORK.
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Lancaster Ave.
NOVEMBER 16th, 3:00 P.M.
‘3 foot Hoagie Given Away Free
- Stop in and ask about details
Jacobs Drugs, | Inc.
HOAGIE DAY
‘Bryn J Mawr
A Personalized Gift,
from Stockton—
What Could be Nicer
Order Yours Early at
RICHARD.
STOCKTON.
BRYN MAWR
Breakfast
Afternoon Tea
Dinner, oss
oe eee eevee
SPECIAL PARTIES AND
Telephone
LAw 5-0386
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ES OS RE
Le eaden ss 5:90-7:80 P.M,
Sunday Dinner MSRM 7:30 P.M.
-- «CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY
COLLEGE INN
9:00-11:00 A.M.
sesseees 1200+ 2:00 PM.
3:30 - 5:00 P.M.
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BANQUETS ARRANGED tens
~Lombaert St. and Morris Ave.
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- Bureau of Recommendations
REMINDER:
November 12 is the closing date
for applications for the December
New York State Civil Service ex-
aminations.
They will be given again later in
the year, and may always be taken
here on the campus,
Odd Jobs Now Open: Please see
Mrs. Dudley,
On Campus
Sales Agencies:
Wanted: A birdge-playing stu-
dent to sell a new form of dupli-
cate boards. Good commission.
The Wembley sweater agency is
still open.
Off Campus
Shipley School-Bells: Saturday
evenings, 7:30 to 10 :00. Will pay
$.75 an hour.
Jobs for Next Year: Please see
Mrs. Crenshaw.
The National Security Agency,
Fort Meade, Maryland: “Offers un-
usual and challenging careers to
graduates at all levels.” The Pro-
fessional Qualification Test will be
given at the college on December
7. Closing date for aplpications,
November 30. Blanks, booklets,
and further information at the
Bureau of Recommendations.
* ok *
Career Conference at Woodward
‘|gnd Lothrop’s (department store),
Washington, D.C., Friday, Decem-
ber 27.
See the notice posted on the
Bureau bulletin board. The store
would like to have, by November 15,
a list of those interested in attend-
ing. Please leave your name at
the Bureau,
Events in Philadelphia
THEATRE:
Locust: One Foot in the Door, opens Wednesday for ten days.
Havoc in comedy.
June
Walnut: Look Homeward, Angel, opens Saturday for two weeks. An-
thony Perkins, Jo Van Fleet, Hugh Griffith in Ketti Frings’ drama-
tization of a portion of Thomas Wolfe’s autobiographical novel.
Forrest: Nude With Violin, Noel Coward’s comedy starring the author,
final week.
MUSIC:
Metropolitan Opera: Opens 78rd season at Academy with Eugene One-
gin, Tuesday, November 5:
American Opera Society: Gluck’s Paris and Helen, Academy, Thursday,
November 7,
Philadelphia Orchestra: Zino Francescatti as soloist, Ormandy con-
ducting, Friday afternoon, Noveiiber 8, and Saturday evening; Nos
vember 9.
MOVIES:
Arcadia: Les Girls, Tuesday; musical with Cole Porter score; Gene
Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg.
Stanley: Pal Joey, Wednesday; musical with Rodgers and Hart score;
Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth,
Kim Novak,
Randolph: My Man Godfrey, Wednesday; remake of comedy about a
butler and a rich girl; David Niven, June Allyson.
Fox: Stopover: Tokyo, Wednesday; spy thriller, Robert Wagner, Joan
Collins, Edmond O’Brien.
World: It Happened in the Park, Wednesday; four short stories in the
Italian manner, Vittoria De Sica.
Bala: The Gentle Touch, Friday; British film, George Baker, Belinda
Lee.
The old raccoon coats are seen
again under the famous clock—
Meeting at The Biltmore is a
less college custom. And no wonder —
it’s still the most convenient, most
exciting location in New York! Those
special student rates help, too. Write
to our College Department.
Plan now for Thanksgiving or
that Special Weekend.
rarer
Madison Avenue at 43rd St., N. ¥. 17,
At Grand Central Station
es enaie HOTELS —The & Park Lane
Horry M. Ankoli,
e-
N.Y.
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