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College news, October 16, 1957
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
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1957-10-16
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VOL. XLII, NO. 2
ARDMORE AND BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1957
© Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1957
PRICE 20 CENTS
Rhys Carpenter
Will Speak On
Ancient Greeks
Dr. Rhys Carpenter, Professor
Emeritus of Classical Archaeology,
will give the Horace White Memor-
ial Lectures for 1957-1958 on “My-
cenaean Greek: A New Glimpse
into the Past.”
The first of three lectures is to be
presented on Monday, October 21
at 8:30 p.m. and will be on “Decip-
herment.” The second will cover
“Content” and the last “Signifi-
cance.”
Dr. Carpenter joined the Bryn
Mawr faculty in 1918, after he had
been called to the College by Miss
Thomas to lay the foundations of
a department which has become
the stronghold of Classical Arch-
aeology in this country. A Rhodes
Scholar, Dr. Carpenter obtained his
B.A.-from. Balliol College in 1911,
and returned to the U. S. to take
his Ph. D. at Columbia in 1916.
He served as Director of the|
Amerisan School of Classical Stud-
ies jn Athens from 1927-1932—an
assignment which jhe resumed in
1946, :
An eminent and well-known arch-
aeologist in the U, S,, Dr. Car-
penter has brought great distinc-
tion to the College through his
many books and lectureg given at
universities and institutes through-
out the ¢ountry.
In 1954, after serving-Bryn Mawr
for forty-two years, Dr. Carpenter
retired from the faculty. He has
joined the American School of
Classical Studies in Athens, always
as Professor Carpenter himself
says, “quite a Bryn Mawr outpost.”
2 Alumnae Serve
As New Wardens
by Miriam Beames
Among the hordes of people
swelling Bryn Mawr’s enrollment
are five new wardens, two of
whom graduated from this college,
Miss Patricia Onderdonk, in Den-
bigh, graduated from Bryn Mawr
in 1962. Although she majored in
French, her main interest was
the theatre—she directed her class’
freshman and junior shows, and
was president of College Theatre.
Since graduation, she has held var-
ious jobs in New York, among
them one with the Institute of
International Education, where she
helped with the preliminary screen-
ing for Fulbright scholarships.
Mrs. Margaret Smith, taking
over for Miss Nancy Tatum in
Rhoads, has made a double addition
to the hall: with her is Miss Marcia
Smith, aged eight. After gradu-
ating from Barnard, where she ma-
jored in (Political Science, Mrs.
Smith received a degree in social
work from Bryn Mawr, and is a
professional social worker. At
present she is taking courses in
education and is interested in
guidance, counseling, and adminis-
college level. Marcia (who seems
to have formed a strong friendship
with the hall) and her duties as a
warden keep Mrs. Smith busy; she
reports an interest in’ music, but
no time for any hobbies. oo
Miss Naney Blackwood, Bryn
Mawr ’51, is Pembroke East’s new
warden, succeeding Miss Pilar Gon-
zalez. (While in college, she was
ident of League. She also held
places on the hockey, badminton,
French Club Hails
Gallic’s Literature
The French Club will present a
program of reading and discussion
in commemoration of the one-hyn-
dreth anniversary of the publica-
tion of Gustave Flaubert’s ““Ma-
dame Bovary” and Charles Baudel-
aire’s “Les Fleurs de..Mal,” on
Tuesday, October 22nd at 8 p.m.
in the Common Room, _~
Professor Benjamiy F, Bart of
Syracuse University will deliver a
short paper on “Madame Bovary”
and Miss Margaret Gilman, chair-
man of our own French™Depart-
ment will present a critique on
Baudelaire. Both of these papers
were recejved enthysiastically at
a recent language conference in
Madison, Wisconsin.
Mr. Mario Maurin will read a
few selections’ from the poetry of
Baudelaire, after which faculty
members, students am! guests will
be invited to participate in the-dis.
cussion,
‘Prehibition Prom’
Heads Events Of.
Big Jr. Weekend
~\by Liz Rennolds
Preparations aré well under way
for what may go down in history
as Bryn Mawr’s “Lost Weekend.”
For the records, however, it’s actu-
ally the new, improved Junior
Weekend. (New and improved in
that Junior Prom now follows Jun-
ior Show . .. makes this one of the
big weekends of the year.)
To get you “In The Mood” Friday
night following the dress rehearsal
of Junior Show, East House will
hold an Open Mixer (that’s a cross
between an Open House and a Mix-
er, girls). Just tell ’em Joe sent
you!
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in
Skinner, the Dance Club will per-
‘| form and there will be a jazz con-
cert immediately afterwards (tick-
ets are free with show tickets),
Playing for the jazz concert and
the dance later Saturday night is
“The Purple Knights Quintet” from
Williams College.
Speak Easily opens at 8:30 in
Goodhart, and all seats to this per-
formance are reserved. Following
this musical by the class of ‘69,
the formal Undergrad Dance yin
honor of the Juniors wil eld
in the gym. Its name. , . “Prohibi-
tion Prom,” naturally. Everyone’s
welcome and expected,
Rock will (ahem) rock after-
wards ... when Open House takes
place there ’ti] 8 (or go). Tell ’em
Marti sent you!
And to close a beautiful Lost
Weekend, it seems only logical to
have Wyndham's “New Deal” fol-
low Speak Easily, “Prohihition|
Prom,” ete. So, everyone ia expect-
ed there (stag, sag, or drag) Sun-
day afternoon. Time 8:00, music by
Frank Oonroy.
Do (hic) join ush .«..
... Speakers
Miss Ann Huntin
Philadelphia Traveler's Aid Society,
will speak under the aysplités of
the ue on Thursday, Ovtober
17 in Common: Room at
8:80 p.m.
The class of 1908 Lecture will
be given Thursday, Oct i
the
bef
‘versity’
5 of ‘the Uni-
hh of
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books on Marvell, Donne and Dry-
den, will speak on “Andrew Mar-
Continued on Page 5, Col. 1
vell.” The lecture begins at 8:30
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gton of the|
24 in| Stage
Haverford
Collection
Haverford collection programs
for the rest of October will fea-
ture the following two speakers:
October 22 - William Henry
Chamberlin, Correspondent, Wall
Street Journal; political scientist,
author, Haverford ’17,
October 29—Jerome S. Bruner,
Professor of Psychology, Harvard
University.
Haverford Collections are held
every Tuesday morning in Roberts
Hall at 11:10 a.m. Seating for
visitors is provided in the side sec-
tion on the south side of the main
floor.
Wilson Assesses The Extent
Of Bard’s Comic Achievement
Mr. F. P. Wilson, Professor of
English Literature,.Oxford Univer-
sity, gave the Ann _ Elizabeth
Sheble lecture in Goodhart Mon-
day evening.
His topic, “Shakespeare and the
Comedy of His Time” was concern-
ed primarily with showing Shakes-
peare’s accomplishment and break
with the dramatic tradition of the
early seventeenth century.
During Shakespeare’s life there
was no one simple mode of comedy.
was two years ago.”
“| know she played Ophelia in our
production but that
Secrecy Enshrouds
'59’s ‘Speak Easily’
by Sue Goodman .
The Juniors have chosen to take
advantage of female curiosity by
refusing to divulge anything but a
few cold facts about their forth-
coming production, “Speak Easily,”
on October 18 and 19, in the hpoes
that they wil attract ticket-buyers
more numerous and inquisitive than
ever before, Or, is their lack of
verbosity merely an adamant asser-
tion on their part that they cannot
be made to “speak easily” about
matters confidential ?
In order to get their audience
in the proper temperament for the
show, i.e, not highly temperate,
the Juniors have publicized the
fact that the action takes place
during prohibition in the 1920's
on board a British ocean liner, on
route to the United States. Fur-
thermore, to conserve-our deductive
and imaginary powers, they “were
kind enough to add that the cast
includes Russian aristocrats,
American society couple, bootleg-
gers and just “plain br ical
Cast
BRE: ssstdigvesnveadsivenssi Blair Dissette
BS i srscsescscastssn tne sss0saea Susan Gold
‘Tony Fitzgerald .......... Alice Todd
Clara Fitzgerald
Eleanor Winsor (wife)
Nicolas Tamenov....Helen Birnbaum
Sonig Tamenov
Peaches ..........:...... Janine Gilbert
eee Margery Tinkham
Directors - .
Director ccccs.csccsdees Sally Powers
Asst, Director ........... Lynne Kaplan
Tech, Director ............ Sandy Scott
Music Diregtor .. Angie Wishnack
Manager .. Elizabeth Foshay
Bus. Manager ....Moira MacVeagh
Asst. Stage Mgr.......Nancy Rotch
Lights Chimp. ....... -Laura Pearson
Costume Chmz. ...... Cathya Wing
Properties Chmn..... Miriam Beames
Migee-UD ooo .. Jackie Winter
Continued on Page 6, Col. 2
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Faith Kessel (daughter) |
‘Beg gar’s Opera’ Is
Drama Club’s Next
Qn November 15 and 16 Bryn
Mawr College Theater and Haver-
ford Drama Club will present
Beggar’s Opera at Roberts Hall.
The 18th century musical satire is
by John Gay and Frederick Austin.
The following is a list of the
cast: Mrs. Peachum, Anne Schaefer;
Polly Peachum, Diana Dismuke;
Lucy Lockit, Peggy Cowles; Diana
Trapes, Mimi Gisolfi.
Also: Peachum, Richard Kelly;
Lockit, Don Knight; Macheath, Jim
Katowitz; Filch, Bob Christ.
Robert Butman and William
Reese are Dramatic and Musical
Directors respectively. The Pro-
duction Manager is Leigh Gelser
with William Bertolet as Set De-
signer.
Adrian Tinsley, President of Col-
lege Theatre, advises that “they
will need lots of help and hope
that many interested people will
respond,” As yet the chorus is not
completely cast.
Calendar
Thursday, October 17—8:30 p.m.—
The league presents Miss Ann
Huntington, Assistant Case Sup-
ervisor, Philadelphia Traveler’s
Aid Society, in a talk in the Com-
mon Room, Goodhart.
Friday & Saturday, October 18, 19
—Jr. Weekend—For schedule of
‘ activities, see article on this page
Frday, 8:30—dress’ rehearsal of
jr. show. "
Saturday, October 19—8:30 p.m.—
“Speak Easily,” junior show.
Goodhart Hall.
Monday, October 21—
7:15 p.m.—Current Events, Com-
Room.
8:30 p.m.—Rhys Carpenter will
give the first of his three lectures
on “Mycenaen Greek.”
Tuesday, Octoher 22—8:30 p.m.—
Freneh Club. Celebration of the
100th anniversary of the publi-
cation of Madame Bovary and
Les Fleurs du Mal.
“Comedies were varied in form,
tone and achievement, They were
romantic, domestic, sophisticated,
naive, etc.” .. . “Out of chaos
Shakespeare made order and ex-
celled among his contemporaries,”
Mr. Wilson gave two examples
of Elizabethan comedy: Thomas
Heywood’s Fair Maid of the West
and Ben Jonson’s Alchemist.
‘Heywood Play
The former introduced ‘romance,
excitement ‘and spectacle.” at. is ..
the story of a young virtuous
maiden, Bess. whose lover must
leave her for Spain, and leave her
to the mercy of all .and sundry.
Bess in--disguise sails after her ,
lover to Morocco Wwhere,.. after ke~-
~ lis thought dead, they are happily
reunited and thus constancy is re-
warded, The’ play’s’ moral
Sentiment is of the conventional
kind.” It, is “broadly humorous
and contains simple, homely path-
os.” Usually such a play is pop- °
ular in any age, but seldom out-
lives the age.”
Comedy and Customs
Ben Jonson followed Sidney’s
dictum for comedy as a “moral
agent for the correction of man-
ners (in which) pleasure is mixed
with instruction,” Unlike Heywood,
Jonson’s sets are strictly in Eng-
land, usually London, and the char-
acters are always of the middle
class contemporary England. “To
insist that comedy must always
imitate the customs and character
of contemporary Society is to con-
fuse realism with reality,” Mr, Wil-
son said.
Jonson generally adhered to the
ancient rules of unity in time and
place. In the Alchemist these ex-
ternally imposed unities work to-
gether easily. Mr. Wilson pointed
out that Jonson followed rules only
“if they agreed with him,”
Unity of Winter’s Tale
“Shakespeare never aimed at a
pre-conceived idea of structure.
He knew comedy and broke every
rule known to Renaissance theatre.
In Winter's Tale he broke both the
unities of time and Place, “Order”
in Shakespearean comedy is self-
imposed. The unity of The Winter’s *
Tale is “more sensitive and compli-
cated” than any external restric-
tion could make it. Through the
play run Opposite themes of art’
and nature, guilt and innocence
and most of all, youth and art.
The play is retroactive in that
every scene in the early part af
the play proves Significant as the
play. develops: ~
The News is pleased to an-
nounce the election of: Miriam
Beames ’59 to its editorial board
as member-at-large and as tem-
porary subscription manager;
Jane Levy ’59 as Business man-
ager and Ruth Levin ’59. as
Associate Business Manager.
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