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VOL. XLIV-NO. 18
- ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1959
© Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1959
18
“PRICE 20 CENTS
Alliance Decides Conference Topic;
Purposes Of Labor To Be Defended _
“Labor Unions and bemberacy is to be the topic of this year’s
all-college conference, sponsored by Alliance on Saturday, April 11.
Representatives from both labor .and management will speak, and
studénts from other colleges in the area have been invited to attend.
Morning speakers, Louis Waldman, Labor Attorney in New York
City, and Herbert Northrop, Employee Relations Counselor for General
Electric, will give the labor and management sides of the question,
“Are the goals of organized labor compatible with economic stability?”
The first of the two panel discussions to be held in the afternoon
will take place in Rhoads smoker.
Moderating the discussion of the
‘right-to-work laws will be Mr. Howard Teaf of Haverford’s Economics
Department. Mr. Arthur McDowell
Union and Mr. Jerry: Smith of
General Electric will represent
Phiiladelphia labor and manage-
ment.
The second panel, on Organiza-
tional picketing, will be held in the
Common Room. Mr. W. Perry
Hollocker of the University of
Pennsylvania will moderate: Earl
McDavid and Randy Driver, of
Atlantic Refining, Philadelphia, will
represent labor and ——
respectively.
“Alliance picked this topic,” says
Judy Minkin, president, “because
we wanted to get away from the
strictly academic, and many people
have. strong ‘views on this subject
but don’t know much about it.
There’s going to be a lot of stress
on audience participation in the
panel discussions—we want to get
people to express their opinions,
whether they’re pro-union, anti-
union, or don’t know. We hope they
will come versed on the subject and
able to talk about it.”
oe
Post Vacation
Calendar
Tuesday, April 7 — Bosch’s Ped-
dler: a study in Detection,” the
Class of 1901 Art Lecture by
Miss Lotte Brand Philip, Lec-
turer in History of Art here. At
8:30 P.M. m the Art Lecture
Room, Library.
Wednesday, April 8—Concert by
the After Dinner Opera Com-
pany, under the auspices of the
Friends of Music. The Company
will present “Number 66” by
Offenbach, “Sweet Betsy from
Pike” by Bucci and “Apollo and
Persephone” by Cockshott. 8:30
P.M. in Goodhart. Workshop for
members only in the Music Room
at noon.
Saturday, April 11—Alliance con-
ference on “Labor Unions and
Democracy.”
Concert by the Bryn Mawr Col-
lege Chorus, the Haverford Col-
lege Glee Club and the Swarth-
more College Chorus at 8:30 in
Goodhart. No admission charge.
‘Sunday, April 12—Marc Slonin of
Sarah Lawrence on “Boris Pas-
ternak and His Novel, Dr. Zhi-
* vago” at the Friends Meeting
House, Swarthmore, 8:00 P.M.
Monday, April 13— Mr. Bernard
Bischoff gives'a Lily Ross Tay-
lor Lecture on “The Latin Setting} °
of the Earliest French Poetry” at
8:30 in Wyndham. Mr. Bischoff
is a professor of classical phil-
ology at the University of
Munich.
Wednesday, April 15:\— Dr. Lise
lectures, this one entitled “The
Development of the Status of
Professional Women.” 8:30; Good-
of the Upholsterers’ International
Notice
Dr. Lise Meitner, an out-
standing figure in the history
‘of nuclear phyics, will visit the
campus during April and lec-
ture on several occasions,
In 1989, Dr. Meitner and. a
young colleague, Dr. O. R.
Frisch, put forward the hypoth-
esis that the absorption of a
neutron by a uranium nucleus
might cause the nucleus to split,
with the release of enormous
amounts of energy.. This hy-
pothesis was communicated to
Dr. Niels Bohr, who brought it
with him to Princeton Univer-
sity, amd the work on the fission
‘vf atomic nuclei received its
great stimulus,
Dr. (Meitner’s first lecture will
be “The Development of the
Status of Professional Women”
on April 15 at 8:30 in Goodhart.
|race. According -
derived from the study of blood ||
Glass Discusses
Genes And Man
The changes effected by inter-
marriage in the hereditary compo-
sition of various racial and ethnic
groups, the development of bio-
chemical genetics, and the relation-
ship of genetics to radiation were
the three aspects of “genes and the
man” discussed by Dr. H. Bentley
Glass in the fifth 1902 lecture on
Monday night in the Biology Lec-
ture room. ; 4.
. In illustrating the first aspect of
hig talk, the effect of intermarriage
upon the composition of popula-
tions, Dr. Glass cited studies of the
American Indian which indicate a
complete absence of the B and AB
blood types in this race. This ab-
sence is particularly noteworthy
because it is among the Asiatic
groups, from whom it is assumed
that the Indian has descended, that
the B type is most prevalent,
This paradoxica] situation can be
explained only by assuming that
the Indians emigrated from their
Mongol ancestors before the B
blood type became common, or that,
by mere chance, the type was not
present in any of the particular
tribesmen who became progenitors
of the race. At any rate, following
from blood samplings made in the
area extending West from Mon-
golia to the Atlantic Ocean, it is
almost certain that the B type was
introduced into Europe. by. these
same Mongol groups during the
Asiatic Invasions circum 1000 B.C.,
and that anyone with a B blood
type is, in all probability, carrying
Asiatic genes.
Dr. Glass’s present work is a
study of the assimilation of the
American Negro into the white
by Mr. George Kennedy,
Assistant Professor of Greek
in Haverford College
The production last Friday and
Saturday of Aeschylus’ three
plays known collectively as the
Oresteia by The Bryn Mawr Col-
lege Theatre and The Haverford
College Drama Club was an engag-
ing experiment which demonstrat-
ed a good deal about Greek drama.
The production ran very smoothly
under the devoted direction of Pro-
fessor Robert Butman, assisted by
Nina Broekhuysen. Spectacle, for
which there is a greater need in
Greek than in modern drama be-
cause of the ancient avoidance of
action on stage, was strikingly
supplied in the arrival of the char-
iot, the exhibition of the entangled
corpses, the initial appearance of
the Furies—they became a little
tiresome later—and the trial scene.
Agamemnon, in the first play
An ancient audience would have
been outraged at the presentation
of women voting, but one must, I
suppose, grant some_ indulgence
to the sentiments of a women’s
college. The smoothness resulted
in part from the judicious cutting
of the original to fit into a little
less than three hours, the verbal
and choreographic co-ordination of
the chorus, and the music, which
successfully suggested the religi-
ous implications of the Greek the-
atre,
Technical Success
As technique, then, the play was
a decided success. Aesthetically
it was less satisfying. The great-
est weakness was a tendency to
lose the dignity whichis a nec-
essary quality of Greek tragedy
and particularly of Aeschylus,
who conceived his characters as
greater than life-size. This means
Jinty Myles as Clytaemestra receives Charles Knight,
of the Trilogy.
“Mass resistance to integration
is dying”, stated Mr. Maurice Fag-
Man, ‘Ex-Director of the Fellowship
Foundation of Philadelphia, in his
lecture on Integration in the Com-
mon Room Tuesday night.
First, the term integration is
wrong and is never used in any
law, constitution or court decision.
(Mr. Fagan and his colleagues are
working for, at most, a “non-dis-
crimination”, They are “not try-
ing to manipulate but prevent
manipulation”. Equality must be
asured in the six key fields to bet-
ter racial, religious, and _ ethic
group relations; security, rights,
liberties, and opportunities, re-
sulting in better understanding
and acceptance of responsibilities.
The main obstacles whites place
in the way of integration today
are fears of race characteristics
and crime rates, the lowering of
schoo] standards, and the drop of
‘property values and social status.
In the north the key to the prob-
lem of segregation is. housing. No
Negro can buy a new house in
‘Philadelphia for any amount of
money. Mr. Fagan is at present
trying to help pass a fair housing
NOTICE
The News is pleased to an-
nounce the election of:
Chief Integration Obstacles Covered
By Alliance Speaker Maurice Fagan
bill in the state legislature.
Mr. Fagan concluded by giving
the statistics of the school condi-
tions im Washington, D.C., where,
wtih a 74% Negro enrollment,
there have been no major difficul-
ties and the standards have risen
considerably in the 5 years that
integration has been in progress.
Friends Of Music
To Arrange Operas
The After Dinner Opera Com-
pany will give the second event in
the series of concerts and work-
shops being presented by the
Friends of Music on April 8. Often
referred to as “Opera in a Suit-
case” (their ingenious stage set-
tings fit into two steamer trunks),
this novel company of seven young
Americans will present three com-
plete operas: Offenbach’s “66”,
“Sweet Betsy from Pike” by Mark
Bueci and “Apollo and Persephone”
by Gerald Cockshott. At noon,
Richard Flusser, the Company’s
director and producer, will give a
workshop on contemporary Amer-
ican opera which will be _ illus-
trated by members of the com-
pany.
Both these events are open with-
out charge to the faculty, staff and
students. Tickets for the evenin
types, 25% of the genes of the
‘American Negro are from white
Continued on Page 4, Col. 5
E. Anne Eberle,
Managing Editor
Marion Coen,
Member-at-Large
performance may be obtained from
the Office of Public Information.
Tickets are not necéssary for the
workshop,
Critic Praises Smoothness, Technique
\In-Oresteia.but Finds-Lack of Dignity
for one thing that character must
not be eclipsed by personality, eith-
er that of the actor or that assum-
ed for the character, a feat easier
of accomplishment if masks are
employed, and that the expression
of violent emotion called for in
many of the parts must not be al-.
lowed to deteriorate into romantic
excess. Thus it seemed to me
that those actors who exercised
the greatest control, even to the
point of underplaying their roles,
were by far the most successful.
This Paul Hodge did as Orestes,
delivering his lines in a cadence
which perhaps reproduced some-
thing of that of the Greek Theatre.
His unfortunate “You next” to
Clytaemestra in The Libation
Bearers must be blamed on Pro-
fessor Lattimore’s translation,
which is otherwise most sensitive.
Aeschylus’ line se kai mateuo—
“you too I seek”’— would «never
raise a laugh,
Further Evaluation
Sue Gold as Electra and David
Morgan as Apollo belong to the
same acting tradition as Hodge,
and Ned Wolf, playing Aegisthus,
-|showed that it is possible to be
statuesque and vigorous and at
the same time to attain full ex-
pression of character. Less can
be said for the other actors: Janet
Myles had the look but only occa-
sionally the strength of Clytae-
mestra, Agamemnon in the person
of Charles Knight all but domin-
ated her. In her case and in that
of Cassandra, played by Rob Colby,
a lower pitched voice would have
achieved a great deal by substi-
tuting bloodcurdling whispers for
shrill cries. Jane Parry as Ores-
tes’ old nurse was excellent, but
Lee Yearly as the Watchman and
the Herald tried much too hard.
(Most astonishing of all was Harriet
Higgins as a charming, fin de
siecle Athene, who seemed to have
wamdered in from tea at the Dean-
ery to dispose by an inexorable
femininity rather than a militant
divinity. of the affairs of gods and
men.
Lack of dignity and victory. of
personality over character was
most disturbing in the chorus
which was better, because more
controlled, ‘when singing and
chanting, worse when speaking.
Identical costumes might have
helped some; a Gothic hall hinder-
ed quite a bit,
In discussing Greek drama in
the classroom it is tempting to de-
scribe certain incidents as good or
bad theatre and it is good for the
soul to have a chance to see in an
actual production whether one is
right or wrong. The critics, and
especially _a__nineteenth century
Englishman by the name of Ver-
rall,, have sometimes fretted over
the lack of unity of time in the
Agamemnon, where the Herald
and subsequently Agamemnon ar-
rive within a few minutes of the
fall of Troy. The academic answer
to this has been that while there_
Continued on Page 4, Col. 2
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Notice
The Libation Bearers, second
play of the _ recently-produced
Oresteia trilogy, will be per-
formed at the Yale Drama Festival
onthe evening of Wednesday the empca
24th. The cast, with a slightly re-
vised chorus, drove to New Haven
yesterday, complete with Apollo—
the plaster one.
THE COLLEGE NEWS
Wednesday, ‘March 25, 1959
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Wanderlust Lost
Spring arrives at Bryn Mawr with all the subtlety of 70° weather
after a night of frost and brings with it all its proverbial signs of
change. That the college is not unaffected by this is shown by the
migration of classes from stuffy Taylor-rooms to muddy spots near
Senior Row, and by frequent excursions into native trees ... and even
the menu is blessedly subject to change without notice.
But contrary to this surge, one element that is not subject to
change without notice is the residence hall of each student; full notice
of planned room assignments is duly rendered by the usual ample
amount of red tape, the first hint of which is an innocent dittoed sheet
left in each mailbox about this time of year. But the results are
simple: people either keep their rooms or they don’t, but no one
remotely. considers moving to ANOTHER hall—horrors, foreign ter-
ritory?
If one wonders where the old American wanderlust has gone when
one finds Bryn Mawrters thinking of the distance from Denbigh to
Goodhart or Radnor to Taylor as “a long way,” anyone with a touch
» of said wanderlust would be horrified to see the overwhelming percent-
age of people who settle down to four comfortably assuming years
in the same hall.
Most Bryn Mawrters drop into what a geology-type might call an
“incised meander”—they just meander down the corridor to anew room
and sink further into the easy familiarity of their own dorm. Why are
we so unadventurous? It’s not as though BMC were a gigantic, sprawl-
ing university whose masses make friendly penetration to any degree
utterly hopeless. oe
The fact is that despite the cherished picture of the “Bryn Mawr
Type” as a steel-trap mind housed in a bespectacled exterior of feverish
academic pursuit, when it comes to establishing our main stomping
grounds for the year we are mentally and physically lazy. Physically,
throwing a few things in a carton is evidently too high a sacrifice, and
mentally, we just can’t be bothered to buck the apparent (and apparent
only) “tradition” of remaining sealed in one hall—simply for the sake
of meeting new people and forming more accurate opinions of those
who are now just fellow-gladiators in the Reserve Room or fellow-
knitters at lectures.
To those who say they stay in one dorm because “I’d rather make
a few good friends than a ‘lot of superficial ones,” the most honest
and direct reply is ... “Hogwash!’”? The: people who will “stick with”
one, if already found, will do so despite another 800’ between them,
and there is no better way of meeting the ones as yet unmet than hunt-
ing them up.
This is a place where the most drab-looking wallflower turns |
out to have collected Syrian manuscripts since she was four and
becomes suddenly animated at the mention of a new find; and the
quietest’ of souls turns out to be writing’ a series of controversial! |
articles for a magazine, etc. ad infinitum. In short, there are too many
well-disguised fascinating people here and too little time to meet them.
Merely a more liberal attitude toward those who do decide to explore
a bit would relieve these from feeling that they had virtually announced
to their dorm, “I hate you all and I’m moving where the good people
are—so there!”
Without adopting required dorm-changes which are the case in |
some schools, and which would undoubtedly be received here. in a mood
vaguely equivalent to that of about the fifth day of. finals, it. does |
seem we could encourage rather than discourage-any exploring tenden- |
cies one may have toward those exotic foreign domains—OTHER halls. |
Spring, never half so sweet as now nor ever half so sweet’
again, now if never after, come spring. come
aa
with
tree trunks in pools of water, green rain and yellow willows,
daisy wheels and buttercups, meadow larks aoe song sparrows,
come spring come
with
milkmaids and shepherdesses, colin clouts and marris dancers,
may rings and tennis balls, white’ shirts and boys running, —
come spring come _
with :
broken hearts mended, wars hates.and. cares and fears forgotten,
_, green strength and. careless love, lazy» wits and shallow fancies, »
_spring, never half so sweet as now nor ever half so sweet
again, now if never after, come springcome.
Richmond Lattimore
| rationally. This worldis-used—as—2-
Poet Probes Blake’s Symbolism
Kathleen Raine, a poet from
Girton College in Cambridge Uni-
versity, chose. to discuss Blake
rather than, as originally planned,
her-own poetry.
She deseribed her study: of that
poet as a “transforming experi-
ence,” and one which illuminated
not only Blake’s poetry, but also
that of the other English symbolist
poets: Shelley, Spenser, Yeats, and
others. ‘They speak a common lan+
guage, in which fairy tales express
things which can’t be expressed
reflection of the eternal, and its
images represent spiritual, mental
nature. Such a language of symbol-
ism remains strangely invariable in
its terms. It is always fresh and
relevant, and only the style ofthe | ;
poet changes, according to hig per-
iod “in history.
Miss Raine stressed that a com-
prehension of this language of
symbolism is very relevant for
materialism in thought, and in
their writings express only the in-
dividual. human personality. ~This
she described as a “terible im-
passe,” which would eventually ne-
cessitate a return to symbolism,
“the highest form of poetry.”
Miss Raine then read and inter-
preted two “enchanting fairytale
poems ” by Blake: “The Little Girl
Lost and Found.” They have their
roots in the period of the classical
revival in. England, around 1790,
and refer directly to the famous
On the first level of interpreta-
tion, the story that emerges from
the poems is that of Persephone,
carried off by Pluto into Hades.
Below this most apparent mean-
ing lies a more universal one—the|
theme of the immortality of the
soul, Leyca’s death is merely sleep,
and her parents weep because they
don’t understand this.
The third interpretation which
Double-0 Sings
On Good Friday
The Bryn Mawr Double Octett
and a comparable group from Hav-
erford wil provide the music for
the Good Friday service at the
National Cathedral of Washington,
D.C.
The service is from 1.to 3 p.m.,
and the music consists of fairly
short pieces or~ excerpts from
larger works. ee
Bryn Mawr alone will sing
pieces ranging from Vittoria to
Caplet. Haverford includes in its
program the premiere of an “Ex-
posteilarion for Good Friday, “The
Penitent Thief” composed by Al-
fred Swan, the head of their music
department. The two groups to-
gether will. sing the Kyrie of
‘Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G mi-
nor, and a piece by John IV, King
modern poets, who tend towards
Continued.on Page 4, Col. 1
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Wednesday; March.25, 1959
THE COLESGE NéwWs
Pa'ge Three
Stevenson Article-in New York Times’ Magazine
Provokes Published Response: from Brun Mawirter
“This Time We May Get Lick-
ed”. was. ‘the lead article in the
New. York Times magazine section
on March 1.. At least one of the
Bryn. Mawnters who squeeze in a
little time on Sunday for the
Times was aroused to comment on
the article, and Ann White, ’60, sent
a letter to the Times which was
inal article stemmed, naturally,
from Mr. Stevenson’s recent trip
to Russia, with appropriate com-
ments on the internal conditions
of that country and not a few
seathing remarks on our own econ-
omy, diplomatic policies, and atti-
tudes.
Ann, in her letter, added her
own shanp criticism of American
complacency toward the Russian-
American . competition and. the
possibilities of a World War LI.
She deplored the general opinion.
that we would win because ‘we’ al-
ways have, and went on to say, “I
would use the term decadence to
describe the condition manifest in
such an attitude.”
(Explaining what prompted her
to write the letter (she has never
done this sort of thing’ before),
Ann said, “I just agreed with what
he had to say, and I had a couple
of comments to add. I get really
disturbed by everyone’s attitude
of just sitting back and watching
and saying, ‘My, my, isn’t that
ttoo bad.’
“I know Mr. Stevenson’s article
didn’t mention any specific sugges-
tions for action, but I-think that his
main purpose was to arouse in-
Herest—=in a democracy the mass
of people have to want change be-
fore they will accept specific sug-
gestions for it. ,
“T mentioned in my letter that
we could face the situation best
‘not through a mad -pursuit of
Russian goals but through a level-
headed re-evaluation of what we as
the American nation stands for.’
Stevenson urged improvement of
our economic competition, which
is the Russian strong point right
now, and this would mear .pursu-
ing Russian goals.’ But a cold
war—well, it has to be fight fire
with fire sometimes, and econom-
ically and diplomatically we would
have to work this way pretty much.
But what I meant was that we
don’t have to emulate Russian
goals here.
“What I meant by decadence: in
this country is that we reached a
peak some time ago—I think just
after World War II, when we were
respected all over from what we'd
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this country. :
“When a country has to work
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and some provision will be made
for those working during meal
hours. Everyone—ANYONE—who
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McHenry in Denbigh before spring
vacation, if possible.
Ellen Ober and I, the managers,
want to stress the fact that Soda
Fountain will be operating on a
placent about a thing—there’s not
a bit of complacency in Russia or
China or Israel. Our people had
better realize pretty soon that
there is a situation ungently de-
manding action—there’s certainly
no sense of it now. Sure, if there’s
a new draft, or the Russians send
up a Sputnik or something, every-
body gets excited, but no one does
any more than say, ‘Tch, tch, tch.’”
been a veritable angel in helping
us in ordering a grill, a freezer,
china, a new sink and such...
and we even intend to paint the
room! So obviously a lot. will be
new and different ... and it may
take us a while to figure out exact-
ly what will be needed’ and wanted,
and what will be the best means
of operating.
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THE COLEKEGE NEWS”
Wednesday; March 25, 1959
Raine Discussion
Continued from Page 2, Col. 4
lies within these poems is one
whereby death itself is the symbol
of the descent of the soul into this
world. Its eventual resurrection in
the eternal world constitutes a re-
turn to life or awakening.
Thus Miss Raine demonstrated
that what without knowledge of
traditional symbolism might seem
a rather nonsensical fairy-tale, is
really a complex expression of
man’s condition in this world)
through the language of cosmic
analogy.
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is no historical reason to demand
such a unity of Aeschylus, the in-
tepvening chorus marks or masks
the passage of time. I think the
performance vindicated the ans-
wer, but the continued presence
of Clytaemestra on the stage dur-
ing. the chorus did not help to
gloss’ over the link and should
have been avoided.
A second problem is the effective-
footprints in The Libation Bearers
which Buripides ridiculed in his
Electra. This production seemed
to suggest, what I had not before
believed, that Electra’s acceptance
of the very improbable tokens and
subsequent equally improbable: re-
fusal to recognize Orestes is an
indication of her character, basic-
ally simple, but downtrodden by
which ‘hedénies, by ‘a bald soph-
a parent seemed not at all out of
place im the victory of rhetoric and
ness.
ogy as the progress of man from
ness of the tokens of ~hatr—and|Panbarism to civilization and the|
Clytaemestra. She jumps at all
hopes and refuses all reality. .
Thirdly, the speech of Apollo’ in
istry, that the mother is properly
reason over the fiowers of dark-
The final impression of the tril-
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“Oresteia’’ Production ‘“Engaging Experiment’’
Conttnun from Page 1, Col. 5 the tyranny’ of
exitension. of the interest from
mythological reconciliation to eth-
‘ical sensitivity and finally to po-
litical responsibility was triumph-
antly confirmed by the presenta-
tion of the Oresteia as a whole.
With what unsatisfactory emo-
tions would the audience have gone
out at the end of the Agamemnon
as it has usually been forced to do
in modern productions?
Glass Lecture
Continued from Page 1, Col. 2
ancestors, Assuming that this as-
similation has been carried on at
a constant rate since the inception
of slavery, it would take 70 gen-
erations, or approximately 2000
years, for it to become complete.
The second aspect of human gen-
etics_disCussed was the recently
developed field of biochemical gen-
etics, which Dr.. Glass feels, will
eventually supersede that of bac-
teriology in medical research.
On his last theme, the effects of
radiation on human heredity, Dr.
Glass was somewhat foreboding.
From genetic data recently acquir-
ed in his Johns Hopkins labora-
tory, there appears to be a direct
proportion between radioactivity
and mutations which, since the
human body carries little vestigial
biochemistry, will inevitably be
harmful. “Dangers from radiation
| appear even greater today than had
been supposed in 1956 when ‘official
reports were made,” said Dr. Glass.
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VOL. XLIV—NO. 19
‘To the Northpole Let Us Go’ - Alaskan Safari Decamps
Stalwart Maids Warble
For Beposied Beasts
Bryn Mawrters are traveling
light for their big Alaskan haul.
This determined little group of
fifty-niners intend to live off the
land, and carry only floral offerings
—to pacify angry natives.
Theirs is the first shift in a
series of expeditions sponsored by
the A.A. Some individual professors
have volunteered to supplement the
program by leading their classes
in the trek north, lecturing on suit-
able topics in transit.
By graduation it is estimated
that the 49th state will have
claimed some 80% of the present
undergraduate body. When inter-
viewed, most of the travelers
shown here declared themselvas
indefinite as to ultimate plans.
Some look for adventure on the
trip, some for Eskimos, and one
just wanted to make sure the oxen
adjusted to the climate. -
Hawaii has recently been offer-
ing some competition as a goal for
the mass-migration, but as yet only
i | wreathes of | are accompanied by six stalwart Bryn Mawrters who, having | to the extent of providing disagree-
, four Haverford undergraduates fresh from a bull ses- laden the cart with such essential flora and fauna as marijuana, _| ment in the groups and subsequent
posies, disintegration. The open wagons, } -
sion in Leeds, stand prepared to begin the long trek to the
Alaskan frontier. Feeling rather beastly after a winter's bout
with the books, the cart-bearers have eagerly anticipat-
ed their journey to the new state and greener pastures. They
os
heroin, beetle-nuts, dream-producing mushrooms, and Tetley
tea leaves, are also dressed and ready to commence the
Northward trek. .
being very open, are prone to leak-
age and not considered suitable for
Hawaiian travel.
c~
entrance of Capi, and is reputed to use, with
THE COLLEGE NEW
Ss
Visiting Dignitaries — Ivy Dates — Lantern. Men?
The aboye newsworthy photo is
hot (but cooling fast) off the wire-
foto service that flashes the news
as it breaks (this is obviously brok-
en) to the News as one of the more
central of the main primary news
centers of Bryn Mawr (west of
the Pike of course).
Confusion arose, however,
several reporters sent in analytical
reports to accompany the picture
and none coincided. While Com-
mittees, Boards, Agencies, and Of-
ficials in Washington ponder the
predicament, the News in its lib-
eral (indiscriminate) policy of pre-
senting all available information
offers the summaries so far report-
ed.
1) Lantern men in the daytime
- - a rare sight.
2) An illustration to accompany
our Lectures in Prospect column.
3) The latest in Ivy League
fashions. In fact, too late.
4) Two lawn-mowers plotting an
attack on the cloister lawn so as to
as
hit when the most young ladies
are thoroughly spread out study-
ing, pretending to study, actually
thinking they are. studying, and
sleeping.
5) A Mike Wallace interview
in a swamp,
6) Candid shot from a Trustees’
Towers Converge
In Middling Capi
A spot left unmentioned in our
recent European scan and one
which would add to the interest of
any vacation agenda, is Capi, a
small town in the middle. It is sel-
dom visited by tourists, for obvi-
ous reasons, since there is such a
variety of attractions that pros-
pective visitors._are afraid — of
crowds.
Capi’s long sandy beaches will
delight the swimmer, and for those
who prefer diving, there are cliffs,
both high and low.
It is a town of great historical
importance, since, being so irrevoc-
ably in the middle, all conquering
armies passed through it on their
way to and from conquest.
The inhabitants are few, but very
picturesque, wearing long scarlet
capes for their work in the fields.
Scenery is one of the main attrac-
tions, including mountains, ‘sea,
fields, and desert. The buildings of
_ the town are more numerous than
its inhabitants, and remain a last-
ing tribute to its historical impor-
tance.
There isa huge wall around the
old town, three leaning towers, all
converging, a large museum, an
interesting Gothic cathedral with
Baroque overtones, and several
Phere satehved huts. Of particular
ye the first at. of ite kind
e ‘ a aaneal but authentic | ah
hot dog stand. It is placed at the|
meeting.
7) Candidates for the Big Six in
a lean year when there were just
Big Two and only one :candidate
for each, Long bitter campaign
that year.
8) During the Depression male
students were considered to fill
the enrollment. These are two
who were not considered.
9) Professors’ coffee break when
the Deanery was still off-limits,
e.g. when M. Carey was still inhab-
iting it.
10) Ike and Mamie after a long
hard day at Atlanta.
11) A before and after (mostly
before) picture for a Hathaway
shirt ad.
Letters To
To the Editor:
For my sins, I am under con-
tract to the publishers, Thomas
Crowell & Sons, to write a book
about the Ivy League.
I am a Dartmouth graduate,
was Editor of Esquire Magazine
for ten years, have written a num-
ber of other books, and think
C.C.N.Y. is also a great college.
Obviously, I need help.
(May I ask for yours?
Would you be good enough to
drop me a few lines, and perhaps
beg a few from your classmates
—lines both serious and/or irrev-
erent—as to what you think of
the Ivy League male animal as a:
(a) date
(b) possible’ husband
(c) future bulwark of the U.S.?
Your thoughts will be greatly
appreciated, and I should like your
permission to quote them without
mentioning your name, although
mention of your campus would
naturally be of interest.
Like all writers; the deadline I
am facing is already behind me.
So I ask your indulgence, your
answer, and your candor—for
which I am greatly and sincerely
indebted.
Many, many thanks. .
Yours very truly,
(signed)
Frederic A. Birmingham
38 Windsor Road
Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
The Editor
To the Editor:
Each year as spring approaches,
horrid little green patches begin to
grow up all over campus. Some-
thing ought to be done about this!
It is rather disturbing to think that
soon all jthe gittd, clean, fresh,
brown dirt will be completely cov-
ered with this green stuff if im-
mediate action is not taken.
It seems that as the weather be-
comes warmer, students and facul-
ty, who have been. walking across
the lawns all winter, completely
change character and become “side-
walk walkers.” This antipathetic
attitude is no help to those who are
charged with keeping the campus
clean and neat. Bryn Mawr has a
lovely campus, but everyone’s’ co-
operation is needed to keep it that
way.
I propose a springtime campaign!
Try not to walk on the sidewalks.
If everyone takes part in walking
across the lawns, we moy be able to
win the battle against the green
weeds. And, for the more enthusi-
astic group, it might be fun to see
how many green patches you can
pull out of the ground in the next
few .weeks,
A Nature Lover, class of 1984
Notice
Due to the likelihood of rain,
lacrosse practice Thursday will be
held in the Ely Room.
Defense Of Shrew
(Not “Taming Of ...’)
Urged By Student In Passionate Plea
Hail and praises be to the shrew.
No, not you. I repeat—to the
shrew, the common shrew. There
are odes galore to the lion, and
several lauding the mouse. The
skylark triumphs in verse; nor is
the bee forgotten,: But what about
the shrew? He lives only in
damning analogies, a malicious
example of womanhood.
To the open-minded, it would
seem almost incomprehensible that
a small furrry creature, looking
yan a cross oak Stuart Little
-|let_the winner be. the shrew, No
All that could possibly beheld
against him is a healthy appretite,
occasionally wreaked on his breth-
ren, and an unpleasant cheesy
odour. Now if the owl, known
for his wisdom, sees fit to call this
little ball of fur, musty cheese,
teeth and claws delectable, all the
more reason why we should pause
to consider .the little creature’s
claims to fame and glory.
Otwl and shrew are naturally in-
harmonious. If one must flourish
and the other fade to ill-repute,
‘days when reputations were form-
Starring in the Thespian produc-
tion of Sweet and Twenty, given
at the Erlanger Theatre last Thurs-
day and Friday, were an elderly
gentleman and his hard-of-hearing
wife, three schoolgirls, a young
man with a large supply of crinkly
cellophane (presumably used to
wrap something, but possibly car-
ried for its own sake), and a num-
ber of sufferers from advanced
ing cough. There were also a few
people on the stage.
The first act of the play was,
jon the whole, superior in interest
to the other two, which declined
greatly ‘in liveliness after the
schoolgirls had fallen asleep. The
situation and dialogue ¢leverly por-
trayed the problems of a man loud-
ly trying to explain the plot of the
play to this wife, who had arrived
late after climbing over eight peo-
dle, crippling two for life with well-
aimed jabs of her high heels, drop-
ping her purse in the row ahead,
and making the usher shine _his
flashlight on it while she counted
her possessions,
A delightful subplot’ with love
interest was provided by the couple
two rows ahead of me, who were
billing and cooing, and by a gentle-
man one row ahead of me, in whose
line of vision they were, who spent
most of his time trying to convey
Sweet and Twenty Entertains
With Competition Down Front
ell
t
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to them his desire to (a) hear and
(b) see the play. He did not re-
| appear in Acts II and III, which
was a pity, since he showed great
command of expression and a wide
range of emotion.
The musical portion of the play
was attractive but not original. The
melodious chorus of cellophane rat-
tling, program rustling, people
whispering, people coughing, people
perhaps have benefitted from more
rehearsal, and there was a certain
jerkiness in the otherwise excellent
solo number of the usher who di-
rected late-comers to their seats.
The young man with the cellophane
proved to have an agreeable voice
and hummed in unison with a lady
on the stage to produce quite a nice
duet.
Sweet and Twenty, all things
considered (whatever that means),
was an amusing production, but at
times lacked coherency, not to say
subtlety. Some episodes—for in-
stance, the fight between the two
hat-check girls in Act II, or the
indignant exit. of the elderly lady
after her husband had shouted an
indecent line into her ear—seemed
insufficiently motivated. But, sum-
ming it up, I should say that if
one brings knitting or a book along,
and if one can get a complimentary
ticket, Sweet and Twenty is well
worth the price of admission.
Wishing to check up on rumors
that-Mr. E.. Picure is considering
making a grant to Bryn Mawr for
the improvement of college food,
the News sent a reporter around to
the home of this eminent Philadel-
phian to find out the facts. These
are the highlights of her interview.
“I understand you are thinking
of making a food grant, sir.”
“Yes indeed, indeed. I hear you
girls aren’t too happy about the
victuals you’ve been getting, eh?”
“Well, Mr. Picure, the food isn’t
always quite what one...”
“Exactly. Just what I’ve always
said. Three-quarters of the world
is eating itself into the grave. Now
with the right diet .... You feel
tired and run down? You don’t look
too healthy.”
“It’s all the bread and ice cream,
Mr. Picure. Four times a week, ice
cream.”
Evils of Ice Cream
“No, no. Atrocious. There will be
no ice cream under my plan. Ice in
any form, young lady, is ruinous
to the insides. Induces chilblains of
he liver. What else are they feed-
ing you?”
“There’s the coffee we get in the
morning. It really is .. .”
“Coffee? Outrageous. Titilates
your nerves, that’s all it does. You
won’t find any such narcotic in this
house. A good brew of dandelion
leaves and chickweed is. what. you
want for breakfast. Coats the stom-
ach. A glass of sauerkraut juice
and a raw egg too, of course.
That’s been my breakfast for the
last forty-two years, and look at
me, Fit as a fiddler crab.”
“Yes, sir. But don’t you get a
little tired of the same...”
, Virtues of Peanut Butter
“Find a good thing and stick to
it, that’s what I’ve always said.
Sometimes I do have a peanut but-
ter sandwich in the morning,
though.”
“Peanut butter?”
“Nothing better than.the natural
oil of nuts to lubricate the limbs.
Here I am, sixty-three, and not a
creaky joint in my body.”
“Are you a vegetarian, sir?”
“What? Most certainly not. You
-young people specially ought to have! _
E., Picure, Noted Philadelphian, Talks
Of Black Molasses And Endowments
Picure. A big, juicy steak .. .”
“Yes, your big méal at noon and
a light supper at night. Sleep on
a heavy meal and you’re guaran-
teed nightmares. Roughage. That’s
what you need at night. Half a
head of lettuce, well-salted,.and a
glass of black molasses. Why, I’ll
have you Bryn Mawr girls chipper
as chipmunks in a month. It will
take a good bit of money and effort,
of course, but that’s all right. I’m
a philanthropist, you see.”
“Yes indeed. Well, thank you,
sir. I’m afraid I really must go
now. Six-thirty supper, you know.”
“What? Oh, don’t bother about
that. Stay and have dinner with
me. I’d be honored.”
“No, no, Mr. Picure. Please, sir.
Thank you no, sir. Really, sir, I’m
afraid that I absolutely must be
gone...’
Movies
“T’ll Try Tomorrow,” sequel to Lil-
lian Roth’s autobiography deal-
ing with her third return final
comeback again.
Walt Disney’s “The Dying Desert.”
Very effective if you like that
sort of thing. Two hours of pano-
Tamas of sand.
“Marjorie Morningstar.” A re-run,
re-cast by popular demand,
starring Marlon Brando in the
title role.
“The Last Anassakata,” special
feature of the Bryn Mawr The-
ater.
“The . Horse’s Mouth” in a new
presentation sponsored by the
Colgate Company. VistaVision,
Stereo, and 3-BO combine to
bring you all the thrilling reality
of the barn.
Just released. The new uncensored
version of “Little Women,” star-
ring Brigitte Bardot.
“A Tale of Two Cities” in a mod-
ern interpretation with Jersey
City and Paris in the title roles.
plenty of rare meat—builds good
red blood.”
ajed, so let us praise and preserve
“Oh, I agree with you there, Mr.!
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Wednesday, April 8, 1959) .
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Wednesday, April 8, 1959
a= a
TME COLLEGE NEWS
Page Three
Technical Terms
Fuddle Audience
Speaking before a small but
select group Tuesday night in the
Common Room, Dr. Hans Otto
Schiftgenhauser of the French De-
partment of the University of Pei-
ping delivered the first and last
annual Class of 1929 Lecture. Dis-
cussion afterwards was limited as
both members of the audience had
to leave early.
Dy, Schiftgenhauser’s topic, ot
special interest to those studying
_ the anthropological inferences of
the inter-relations of Czechoslovak-
Brazilian, and _ Indonesian:
words for “reindeer,” was “The
Anthropological Inferences of the
Inter-Relations of Czechoslovakian,
Brazilian, and Indonesian words for
‘Reindeer,’” Dr. Schiftgenhauser is
the foremost—and only—scholar on
this topic today.
Dr. S. prefaced his remarks with
a brilliant 45-minute introduction
to the effect that he was giad to be
speaking here tonight. He asked
the audience’s indulgence if he used
technical terms, those being the
only kind he knew. This was soon
evident. This reporter is sure that
Dr. S.’s remarks would have been
of great value to someone well-
versed in the Czechoslovakian, Bra-
zilian, and Indonesian languages,
but without the incentive of orals,
few Bryn Mawrters seem to have
taken up these fascinating studies,
so much of Dr. Schiftgenhauser’s
message was lost. In fact all of it.
The Class of 1929 Lectures were
originated in a fit. of optimism by
the Class of 1916 who hoped that
if the world were made safe for
democracy the year 1929 would still
find civilization intact. By 1929 this
stipulation was debatable, but
largely through the generous con-
tributions of Lois Baker Marsh
Rockefeller Stevens, one of Bryn
Mawr’s more notable ‘ ‘failures,”
and through the generous if unwit-
ting contributions of her various
husbands was this grant made pos-
sible.
The only requirement left for
the subject matter of the lectures
was that they be of general inter-
est to the average sudent, With
this in mind, plans were made to
present this lecture in a 12:30 all-
college convocation, but this would
have interfered with the weekly
dusting schedule in Goodhart.
ian,
Charred Students
Self-Goc. Decrees
Sunbathing Regulations:
Since from spring vacation until
the Escape at the end of May, the
campus lawns are converted to one
extended bathing blanket, Self-Gov
has again felt it necessary to make
certain precautions against the
trend of rising hemlines and fall-
ing necklines, lest they meet:
1) Novhalters. Explanation: this
is not an ultimatum between halters
-or_nothing, merely an innocent _re- |
minder that
Relaxing
Is taxing
And halters
Falter,
i.e., when
emergencies arise everything may
go halter-skelter.
2) Reflector ovens for purposes
of charring one’s flesh above and
Impassioned Hoopsters Abandon Rules
Climb, Kick, Claw Way To Stirring Tie
The Bryn Mawr basketball team
wound up a sparkling season on
Friday, as it trounced Shipley
School, 4-4. Particularly effective
was the excellent teamwork on the
part of the guards, who unfortu-
nately were covering the wrong
basket. Shipley was able to make
five baskets in the first half, but
four of them were disqualified be-
cause they had been thrown by
specators. ’
The final score for the visitors
was made at the beginning of the
last half. After that, Bryn Mawr
took over the game and in a perfect
delirium of passes, free throws,
and breath-taking long shots, piled
up one point. Talice Odd, playing
her usual daring game, astounded
the spectators by climbing up the
side of the gymnasium and flinging
herself through the basket—a tac-
tic which, as she had forgotten to
take the ball with her, did not
prove successful.
High scorer for Bryn Mawr was
Reida Barbar, who made one _bas-
kets in 51 tries. Vega Macmoyrer
came next, making one _ basket
without trying (she was trying to
throw to forward Sadist Dally, but
missed and caught the ball in the
basket instead).
The fact that the gym floor had
been waxed five minutes before the
start of the game gave a slight ad-
vantage to the Bryn Mawr team,
which had taken the precaution of
wearing cleated shoes. But the real
reason for the success of the team
lay in its excellent passing, throw-
ing, blocking, and kicking.
Lectures In Prospect
. METHODS AND MOTIVES OF MURDER—Miss Elizabeth Borden, of
Gully Creek, Tennessee, will discuss her personal experiences in this
field on Friday, April 10, at
8:30 in the Common Room. Miss
Borden, known to her friends as Lizzie, has spent 10 years studying
her subject in. the University
sponsored by Interfaith.
of Sing Sing. The lecture will be
-~CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE UNDER IVAN THE TERRIBLE?
Vs Sponsored by Alliance, Mr. Hilary G. Hilarity of the SPCA and
"Mr. Leon Trotsky Jr. of the University of Siberia will-debate
question in the swimming pool at 3:00 a.m., Saturday, April 11.
Spectators are urged to bring their own rubber tires.
~ e
Bureau of
Recommendations
Babysit: 1 six-year-old and any
assorted friends he may attract,
plus harmless baby. Hours: 24 hrs.
daily Sunday-Saturday. Parents
have given up and are leaving town.
Job for Next Year: Teaching po-
sition, on Main Line. Starting sal-
ary $42 per month. But think of
the prestige. See Miss Farjeon and
your psychiatrist.
Babysit: 1 child, already in bed,
never wakes; well-stocked ice-box;
good rates; hi-fi; transportation.
Forget it, you’re dreaming.
Odd Jobs: Odd people please ap-
ply in person.
Veritatem
Protected By Law
No ‘Halter-Skelter’
beyond the natural damage, done
by nature may not exist in sizes
exceeding 18 square feet due to fire
regulations. Explanation: we don’t
care if people want to singe them-
selves at the expense of a roll of
tinfoil, but the fire chief is un-
sympathetic.
3) Only silent typewriters may
be used on the lawns. Explanation:
louder ones interrupt the healthy
_| flow of conversation, i.e. prattle,
X-Ray Machine
Reduces Innards
To Peanut Butter
An emergency meeting of College
Council was called in the Infirmary
at noon yesterday to discuss the
situation which has arisen owing
to an error in operation of the
X-Ray machine which was on cam-
pus in the fall.
A report from the National
4 Students blinded from the
glare encountered during their vari-
ous sufferings and parboiling oper-
ations will not be excused from
recitation in classes. _
5) With due respect. to the sol-
emnity of the: Sabbath, academic
gowns must be worn in any sun-
bathing activities on Sundays.
the college thatthe powerful ex-
perimental gamma gamma _ ray
with which the machine was
charged was accidentally released.
by an attendant. The attendant, Dr.
Maurice Knight, Ph.D., B.S., M.S.,
D.D., L1.D., M.D., said, just before
his sudden disappearance, “Well,
geez, how wuz I to know what that
there lever wuz? Nobody never told
me.” Dr. Knight is now being
sought in six states.
Symptoms Explained ,
Symptoms of gamma gamma poi-
soning are not felt until at least
six months after exposure, and
usually begin with a sluggish feel-
ing. This is because the ray works
on the enzymes of the stomach, re-
sulting in a synthesis of food par-
ticles into peanut butter. The pea-
nut butter, pursuing its lackadaisi-
cal way through the veins and
arteries, causes, as a side effect, the
sound of ringing bells whenever the
victim moves his fingers or toes.
Thus, like the lady at Banbury
Crossy apparently an earlier suf-
ferer from the disease, one has
“music wherever she goes.”
Medical Diagnosis
Doctors stress that the disease
is not fatal, but may cause awk-
ward complications such as sticky
fingers and hardening of the arteries
(if. the peanut ,butter converts. to
peanut brittle). Those who have
the disease should endeavor to as-
«certain their blood types—smooth
or crunchy—as soon as_ possible,
since the Skippy and Peter Pan
companies have graciously offered
to supply free blood transfusions.
Commenting on the situation,
president 'y McMarshall said,
“Grypx, I julod narue alphander,
ding, ding, tinkle tinkle.”
lonic Reaction Not Doric or Corinthian;
Galileo Tremulously Discovers Valance
The Paoli Foundation for the
Attrition of Achievement. in the
Physical Sciences has awarded a
grant to Bryn Mawr for advanced
study of the Ionic reaction. This
chemical process, not to be con-
fused with the quantitatively simi-
lar Doric and Corinthian reactions,
was discovered in Greece about
500 B.C. when a rather buoyant
crown salesman named Archimedes
was hit on the head by an apple
near the excavations on the rapidly
developing Acropolis.
Stunned by the impetus of the
crimson globule into sudden cog-
nizance of the Base as the essence
of the Ionic reaction, Archimedes
leaped to his feet and, frantically
waving his apple and shouting
“Eureka,” rushed to rouse his aged
colleague Herodotus from the bath.
Herodotus, with the rationality
unique to the genuinely synthetic
thinker, at onc¢ saw the suitability
-|of the find foy a literary form and
adapted it to the four-syllable foot
| which still/ distinguishes it from
similar iambic or trochaic polymer-
izations.
After /the death of Herodotus,
little progress was made in the
study /of the ionic reaction until,
almost a thousand years later, a
draper named Galileo, while flying
2 attached to a key from the top
of, the Tower of Pisa, accidentally
- | dis d the Valance. Tremulous
ith: wicitimant at the possibilities
for application of the discovery -to
~ é a
his curtain business, he inadver-
tantly dropped both kite and key
from his lofty perch. At that
moment, Sir Isaac Newton, stroll-
ing at the base of tower, noted the
falling articles and, with a thrill
akin to eestasy, observed that the
lead key and paper kite, though of
different densities, landed at the
same moment. On the basis of this
evidence he formulated the famous
Quantum (corruption of Kite-uhm)
Theory. : :
The final great break-through in
the understanding of the Ionic re-
action did not come, however, until
the early twentieth century, when
the discovery of the Calory and Rye
Crisp brought increased knowledge
of the principles of Reduction re-
actions.
Flash!
Flash! Reliable sources report
that all Gaul has been divided into
three parts. However, government
officials are still scrutinizing the
message, and several alternate in-
terpretations have been suggested:
1) All three divisions in Gaul have
parted. +
2) The Three Gauls in all parts
have divided.
“si par. SpE OE
The U.P. will have to learn to
be clearer in its word order.
Health Service has just informed
8) There are three divided Gauls ir in
L
Page Four
THE COLLEGE NEWS
ee
Wednesday, April 8, 1959
Faculty Show Features Solitary Chess Game
Elates Student Student Body Despite Exorbitant Cost
Undeterred by the $20 per tic-
ket cost, students gladly returned
several days early from vacation
to applaud Pedagogues on Parade,
or, The Plot That Failed, the 1959
Faculty Show which was present-
ed in a great splash of flowers and
pink champagne on April 3 and 4.
Part.of the credit for the un-
questionable charm of the show
must certainly go to the director,
Mr. Smedley, as well as to the
lively music by Miss Kenney and
Mr. Goodale, with lyrics by Mr.
Lattimore.
The script—the work of Mr.
Wallace, Mr. Herben, and Mrs.
MacCaffrey—focussed on the ad-
ventures of a mysterious spy ring
whose mastermind (chillingly por-
trayed by Dr. Michels) disguises
its members as strolling players
A scene from a skit dramatizing the “INFERNO,” one of
the longer numbers in the show. .Setting is the fourth circle.
Virgil is the one with the baggy sweater and long tongue. His
companion is apparently thet Angel Gabriel, who looks, as
he is, out of place.
This photo is sadly unidentified, since all NEWS staff
members are deep in penury, due to fines resulting from the
last April Fool’s Issue, and were therefore unable to attend
the show. Some, we hope, will find it familiar.
M. Cary Confidently Solves Problems
Q. Dear M. Cary,
No matter what I do I can’t man-
age to keep up. I have two mid-
“semesters this week, a thirty page
paper to write, and three labs to
make up. What should I do?
Desperate
A. Dear Desperate,
Have you considered Harcum?...
ok ef a
Dear M. Carey,
I am a nice, normal, friendly in-
telligent, attractive, . personable,
and compatible freshman but am
being ostracized by my classmates
because I can’t bear to drink tea.
What should I do?
Outcast
Dear Outcast,
You might try rolling it in your
: | *
>» Dear M..Cary,_. eee A receanantacnect
I am crazy about Existentialism
(and would like to be really Bohem-
- but I look simply ghastly with
my hair loose. Please give me some
advice.
Moonfaced
Dear Moonfaced,
If you can’t learn to love tran-
scendental idealism, shave your
head.
* *
I’m a senior with a great ethical
conflict... I have grown inordinately
fond of my empty whiskey bottles,
my broken teddy bear, and my life-
size plaster of paris replica of Gen-
eral Grant. As a matter of fact,
I like them bttter than any people
in my dorm! Do you think I should
leave school before the first of May,
or stay and risk the censure and
baneful glances of resentful lower
classmen ? ;
Possetsive
Dear Possessive, : ees
“Stay. You “might want to do|
social work some day and you'll
*
j and Mr.
1 Greek chorus behind them acted
i out the inner meaning of each line.
in order to accomplish some sec-
ret mission which we must con-
fess we didn’t fathom. The major
part of the play is devoted to acts
put on by the “players”, including:
A solo number in which Miss
Lang entertained the audience
with a three-hour game of chess.
A desert scene, in which, after
she had been excavated from under
the stage by Mr. Dryden, Miss
in an Indian ritual dance.
(Mr. Herlihy as the Little Engine
That.Could..
A brilliant ensemble featuring
simultaneous recitation of “Casey
at the Bat” in a Russian accent (by
Miss Stearns), “The Reign in
Spain is Mainly on My Brain” (by
Miss Robbins), and an exchange of
Pat and Mike jokes by Mr. Leblanc
FerratersMora, while a
A jungle scene, in which mem-
-bers of the. gym department swung
4 from tree to tree (congratulations
4 to Dr. Sprague on his clever set
designs!), four brightly dressed
Sahibs—Mr. Nahm, Mr. Brough-
ton, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Berry—
lounged in hammocks below them
and an animal remarkably like
Pogo (admirably played by Miss
(Biba) commented on the situation.
(Mr. Berthoff, passing across the
stage in black doublet and hose,
after which the show had to be
stopped until the bouquets could
‘be swept off the stage.
Needless to say, the “plot” fin-
ally fails, but all ends happily
through the efforts of a Dea Ex
Machina (Dr. Humeston),
Lost And Found
LOST
1 plane ticket home to Oregon.
If found within one year, can get
home for next spring vacation any-
way.—R.L.S., temporarily of Pem
East.
1 honors paper, any topic—not
fussy. If one is found I’)] take it—
P.M.Q., ’59, the sarcophagus.
1 dogfish, vicinity of Park. Last
seen without most of its innards.
Use. caution in approaching—has
been successfully resisting attack
all semester.—P.B.N.
Most of the contents of the Re-
serve Room. If found, mark in pref-
erential order:
1) If you would like the fine on
the installment. plan.
2) If you think bloodhounds at the
door would help you remember
to sign the card.
8) If the honor system prevented
you from taking the other third
of the books.
1 kerosene lantern. Lantern Man
reports distinct loss of security and
sharp decline in business.
1 knitting pattern. Desperately
needed—have been working over
this mass of wool'so long can’t re-
member what it’s going to be -with-
out pattern. Seems to be either
small afghan, blimp-style sweater,
or community mitten for family of
five: No other identifying features
for pattern, except I am using gray
wool, if that helps —K.N.T., Infirm-
ary.
FOUND
1 Aga Khan wandering aimlessly
and“Asking further directions on re-
porting for duty as freshman class
animal and mumbling about being
sorry about being a trifle late, but
we know how these things are,
don’t we, and he hopes it hasn’t
spoiled any plans or anything that
he wasn’t precisely on time.
1 Finding List. Only: thing to do
with them. Hardly appropriate to
lose a Finding List.
1 large whitish statue, vicinity of
Goodhart. Please bring her a little
something to wear when you come
to claim her.
_1.Princeton: scarf _tied-in.a_noose.|-“-
The combination to all refriger-
ator padlocks. Bids accepted for}
need your degree. —
one week.
Ars Apoetica
by Jessen Ketchup ’58 (with thanks to Archibald MacLeish)
A Definitive Study, Of Occasional Rhyme And/Or Reason
Study is not meant to end
Nor mend
(The traditional tea is. such:
At which the few agreeably eat much).
The trump card, Custom, says: Never a midnight vig-
Il keep, but for Bridge.
In class
x seolaek, should be palpitant and mute
As an unstrung lute
A question is not not
That to which the answer’s “what?”
(The sole saw to this season’s well bard scene may be:
‘Faint heart never - - - ‘One to Fair Lady’!’”’)
Wise ivied walls are those
That the good student from the bad sun’s rays foreclose
(A weekend’s that in which
Even a pressagent Nike might forsake her niche)
So that she may create from great book-strewn quarries
The ten page answer to her querries
Though a nice library
’*s gnomic tome does oft less bear, than bury
(No, there’s no excuse, save unwithheld truth, for these
Select parentheses)
Now, see the open mind will,
Formed to its pellucid best, equal but ‘vacancy’
For sure, a college should not mean
But be.
To Arms
The time is come. The time, in fact is past. But let us
not despair.. All may yet be saved, if we shoulder the axle,
put our ear to the ground, our probosis to the grindstone
and our heart in the right place. Now is neither the moment
nor here the place for indifference; events are stirring, and
all men’s souls are or should be aquiver.
The issue before us is immediate, crucial, life-or-death,
and consequently demanding. Our very way. of life is at
stake; our liberty, our ideals, yea, even our sense of the right
hangs in the balance. Everything which we daily press to
our bosoms may be snatched therefrom. Shall we now be
craven, shall we cringe and crumble before more necessity ?
No. Nyet. Non. Nein. Ie. But rhetoric solely will not
suffice. Alctions alone will rise to this unprecedented chal-
lenge; bold, sober, daring, considered, imaginative action.
New dreams, new vistas, new visions.
What matters one in such extremity? One is one and
all alone and ever more shall be so? Nonsense. One letter,
one telegram, one loud voice crying in the wilderness can
turn the tide, crest the wave, tip the scale. To be uppermost
demands our utmost, each of our utmosts, a crowd, a conflu-
ence, a grand alliance of utmosts. Let us set forth abreast
upon the highroad, marshalling our courage and battering
the heavens. with that immortal hymn which has so long
inspired and informed our gracious land:
Columbia, the gem of the ocean of grain,
It’s a grand old flag, oh say can you see?
Mine eyes have seen the glory. Hail Columbia!
God bless America, my country ’tis of thee.
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