College news, December 8, 1954

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VOL. Li, NO.-10:

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1954

Copyright,. Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1x64

PRICE 20 CENTS



MacNeice-Anderson
Humor And Gravity,

By. Paula Dunaway, ’58

On December 2, in Goodhart, Mr.
Louis MacNeice and his wife, Miss
Hea.ji Anderson, added another dis-
tinguished program to the series of
1902 lectures. Mr. MacNeice read
poetry ranging from the sixteenth
to the twentieth centuries, alter-
nating with Miss Anderson, who
sang ballads of corresponding pe-
riods.

The program is perhaps best de-
scribed by Mr, MacNeice’s own
phrase, “a patchwork with a pat-
tern.”

The first selection was a simple
sixteenth century love lyric; this
was followed by one of’ Mr. Mac-
Neice’s own poems, a somber, very
modern piece entitled Prayer Be-
fore Birth. The contrast between
the two''was so great as to be_al-
most shocking.

“Mood and Period”

Miss Anderson then sang Dia-
logue of King Solomon and Two
Harlots, a seventeenth century
song by John Hilton. In this, as in
the rest of the songs, she conveyed
perfectly both the mood and the
period of the piece.

The next two poems, on the oth-
er hand, were both in a light mood.
Christina, by MacNeice, short,
light, and ironic, was followed by
Robert. Herrick’s well-known Co-
rinna’s Gone a-Maying.

These two were understandably
among (\the most popular, although
Mr, MacNeice’s voice and rendition
seemed to me to be best.suited to
the more serious pieces, such as
the two Irish poems, one anony-
mous (Devil, Maggot and Son,
translated from the Irish ‘by Frank

U’Connor), and one of Yeats’ early

poems, Song of Wandering Angus,

Program Combines
Poetry And Singing =

One of Miss~Anderson’s songs,
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye, tied in
with the first of these Irish poems.

Another poem I found very ef-
fective was Bagpipe Music, which,
the author explained, was ‘‘the
only ._poem. I have ever read in
America to whicn people have ever
vaised objections.” (He accounted
sor this by the fact that it was in
a¥oY, before a group consisting
cmieuy of “old ladies.’’)

“Fun and Games”

in effect, the poem imitates the!

2ound of bagpipes. ‘lhe author
warned that although it might
ound ,jike nonsense, and was in a
way a piece of “tun and games,”
.t related to the ghlands of Ire-
.and and Scotland in the period ot
uecline during the 1930’s when the
sast, sophisticated city life was
pushing out into the quiet country.

‘the second part of the program
began with works of the early
nineteenth century, but none of
the selections were the obvious
ones; the very unexpectedness of
the pieces made the program an
interesting one.

The opening poems in the second
section were certainly not great
poetry, but they were amusing and
completely charming. Mr. Mac-
Neice introduced them as “poems,
or at any rate, pieces of verse.”

One of these “pieces of verse,
A Letter of Advice, which involved
Medora and Araminta, two highly
romantic young ladies of the By-
ron School, was one of the most
amusing—on the--program, as was
wuwara Lear’s By Way of. Preface.
The two late- Victorian ballads
wnich Miss Anderson sang, My
whocher Was a Lady and Driving
an ‘ine Park, were just as amusing,
and fitted in with the first poem.

The program ended with two

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ending with the often-quoted lines

- “The silver apples of the moon, '

The golden apples of the sun.”

light songs, with words by W. 4H.
Auden and music by Senjamin
Britten.



‘Winter Whirl’, “Monte Carlo’, Provide
Entertainment for Undergrad Weekend

“Step right up and place your
bets, ladies and gentlemen!” This
cry was heard from Monte Carlo,
more often called Rhoads.- Hall,
Friday night, December 3. Rhoads
was the scene of an open house
following the first performance of
Oedipus at Colonus.

The front hall of Rhoads and the
adjoining smokers were hung with
heavy drapes and decorated with
potted palms. Two appropriate
flags were suspended over the front
door.

* At the beginning of the evening,
each couple was given a stack of
false $1000 bills to. use in gam-
bling. The- games included Big
Six, Beat the Dealer, Birdcage,
and~Le Bow.

a ‘before the -hall ites _
1:00 a.m., a chocolate cake was
auctioned off. It was to go to the
one who had won the most “mon-
ey” gambling; however, it was dis-
covered that several groups had
pooled their winnings, so the cake
was given to John Whitaker and

- his four-piece band which had pro-
vided dance music all night. ;

The refreshment committee serv-|



ed punch, cookies, and coffee dur-
ing the evening. -

Aa

“Winter Whirl” was ,an appro-
priate name for Saturday night’s
‘Undergrad dance. Silver stars
twinkled from a sky of blue crepe
paper, and a jolly snow man in the
center of the floor beamed at all
who entered the door. In one cor-
ner of the gym was a replica of a
‘typical New England church and
in another corner was a sleigh and
reindeer in which couples could
have their pictures taken.

Octangles-Zoombyes

Howard Cook and his orchestra
provided excellent dance music,
and. during intermission the Bryn
Mawr. Octangle. and Amherst
Zoombyes performed. The Octan-
gle repertoire included many new
numbers, among which are Small
Hotel, Birth of the Blues, Let’s Do
It, Anything Goes, and Harry Rap-
er’s arrangement of I Let a Song
Go Out of My Heart.

The Zoombyes brought the house
down with such numbers as Jos-
hua, How Come You Do Me Like
You Do-Do-Do, Sweet Lorraine
and Merry Christmas to You.

_Credit goes to Jean Young and| mon Room,

her committee for arranging this
delightful evening.



College Theatre, Haverford Drama Club Present
W. B. Yeats’ Translation of ‘Oedipus at Colonus’



Liz Klupt, John Hawkins, William Packard (insert)



Pre-Xmas Plans Include Graduate Play

Club Parties, Carols

Christmas festivities began this
year with a spontaneous party in
the Math. seminar room ‘arranged
by juniors Liz Hall, Betsy Men-
del, and Joan Pokk om Tuesday, De-
cember 7.

The season will open more offic-

CALENDAR

Wednesday, December 8

8:30 p.m. James Farmer will
predict the “future of American
Labor”, Common Room.

10:00 p.m. “How should money
collected for the United Service
Fund be distributed”? Legislature
members. Common Room.

Thursday, December 9

5:00 p. m. India will be the theme
of the Alliance Meeting. Common
Room.

8:30 p.m. Hear students discuss
research they’ve dene, Dalton.

Friday, December 10°

8:30 p.m.\I.C.G. square dance.
Gym.

8:30 p.m. Freshman-Penn Mixer.
Common Room.

Sunday, December 12
8:00 p.m, Christmas Carol Serv-
ice. Goodhart.” ‘

Monday, December 13

5:00 p.m. “Will increasing def-
icits mean higher fees for Bryn
Mawr Students?” Hear Miss Mc-
Bride and express your views on
costs. Common Room,

7:15 p.m. Mr. Berthoff will dis-
cuss the Watkins Committee at
Current’ Events. Common: Room.

8:15 p.m, “Current French Po-
litical Thought, Problems, and
Strategy” will be the topic of Dr.
Paul Ricoeur. Ely Room.

8:30 p.m. Join Eleanor Dulles of
the State Department’s Berlin
Desk for coffee in the Deanery.

Tuesday, December 14

5:00 p.m. Learn about the tem-
per of the times when Christ was
born when Mrs, Agnes Michels
speaks to Chapel Committee. Com-



and Chapel Service

ially with the annual’ Christmas
Carol Service this Sunday at 8:00
p.m. in Goodhart. The Reverend
Andrew Mutch will read the
Christmas story and carols will be
presented by chorus, and the Hav-
erford Glee Club.

“Current Events” at the time of
Christ’s birth will be discussed by
Mrs. Michels on Tuesday.

A séries of Christmas parties
that evening will begin with IRC
at 7:30 at Radnor,

“Fragment of a Greek Tragedy”,
will be Classic Club’s skit in
Rhoads at 8:00. The first perform-
ance of the graduate mummers’
productions is expected to be giv-
en there,

Goodies from the broken pinata
will initiate East House as Span-
ish House between 8:00 and 8:30,
Wyndham’s Cercle Francais is next
on the agenda followed by Russiaa
Club at 9:30,

Wednesday evening the Maids
and Porters will carol from hall
to hall.





Tragedy Merits Qualified
Praise, Decides
Reviewer

By Helen Sagmaster, 58

‘Lne Saturday nignt performance
vI Vedipus at Colunus by the Bryn
mawr College Tiheatre and Haver-
1urad Urama Club was, in general,
very weli done. ‘Lhe few instances
in wnicn Sophocles’ tragedy did not
wnoiuly succeed can be blamed on
une many ditnculties in acting and
proauucing such a play.

because ot novelty of style and
wide-spread unfamiliarity with the
many details of Oedipus’ story, it
1S almost impossible tor an audi-—
ence to “lose itselt” in what 1s hap-
pening on stage. Some individual
speecnes did have this almost hyp-
nowizing ettect, but a large part of
une time, the most that the cast
could do was to interest and stim-
ulate its audience,

The role of Oedipus presented a
challenge to William Packard; it is
not easy to portray a blind man
convincingly witnout stumbling
about the stage. lor the tirst few
minutes Packard was a little stiff,
and seemed to-forget that he was
bind, but he’‘improved quickly, and
for the rest or the play, did an ex-
celient job of acting. His move-

| ments were those of an old and

broken man, and: his voice that of
a nobleman who has seen better
days. His prayer to the Furies and
the curse he put upon his sons
were particularily weil spoken.

John Pialtz was weil cast in the
role ot Creon, the usurping king of
‘Lnepes. His voice, his gestures,
nis whole manner, bespoke kingly
arrogance, ‘l’nrougnout his time on
stage he exemplined VUedipus’
words, ‘audacity, professing the
highest motives that you may de-
ceive!” bfaltz’s portrayal was al-
together one of tne pest of the eve-
ning.

John Hawkins as_ Polyneices
gave another effective pertorm-
ance. His rather high-pitched, com-
plaining voice anda scoopeu posture
prougnt out the “character ot a
scneming, treacherous son. When.
he was taking leave of his sister
Anuvigone, he became suddenly ten-
uer, and succeeded in creaung a
very moving scene.

Continued on Page 3, Col.”1



-Dr. William Fagg, Assistant
Keepér of the British Museum and
Honorary Secretary of the Royal
Anthropological Institute, spoke in
Goodhart on December 6 on “The
Tribal Artist in Africa”.

Dr. Fagg briefly disposed of a
few popular misconceptions of
which he strongly disapproves.

The first of these was the theory
that it was Picasso and a few of
his friends. who first discovered
African Art about 1905. He point-
ed out the fact that this tribal art
had been brought to Europe by

explorers and travellers, from the
seventeenth century on, and that

Dr. Win. Fagg Chaat Misconceptions,
Pronounces Future Of African Tribal Art

ed was a “method of misunder-
standing”’.

Another popular theory is that
tribal art is merely the product of
people in a state of arrested de-
velopment. Dr. Fagg refuted this
concept, saying that “primitive”
art often attained sophositication
equal to that in amy of our mod- .
ern art. As illustration he show-
ed two slides of alniost completely
abstract masks representing hum-
an heads.

Dr. Fagg believes that although .
tribal art has a definite meaning
and use, even today, it is doomed.
There may be a solution, however,
in the adaptation of the uses of



7:30 XMAS PARTIES begin.

the superficial forms to their own



See above.

-

modern. artists had merely adapted |,



purposes; all they really discover-

—

the modern, Christian
way of life which seems to be ov-
ertaking Africa. ’
















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Parents’ Day

-Bryn Mawr’s first parents day was held two years ago.

Its success has stimulated a
scheduled for April 16.

The problem of introducing Bryn Mawr to parents in
one short day boils down to the question: how much variety
is possible and what should be stressed?

Of course there will be a speech with Miss McBride and
a faculty tea. The third major.event in 1953 was a series of
Here professors spoke of their aims
in teaching a particular field ,or its high spots, or students

department meetings.

described their honors work.

ents closer to the academic side of Bryn Mawr—the one they

rarely meet.

Departmental meetings, or a substitute for them, are
the center of question in present plans.
parents who were here in 1953 and yet answer the questions
of others? How can the curriculum be presented without
merely repeating the catalogue?

Open classes present the problems of lack of continuity
for parents or students, lack of space, and conflict in sched-
ule. Speeches.thrust the burden of planning for variety and

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‘coverage on the faculty.

In our imagination we see a debate on some current is-
sue, a lecture on one phase of art or one historical figure.

A simple description of some current research in science,
‘poetry reading or perhaps another look at honors work by
students in the department are other possibilities.

It’s very nebulous now—and rosier then it will seem lat-
er on when work on parents day will be uppermost. There is
a need for considering’ the time and enjoyment of three
groups; parents, students and faculty. We wish Weézie Simp-
son and her committee the best of luck.

repeat performance which is

These meetings brought par-

bd

What will interest



Prance And Dance
Courtesy Of I. C. G.

especially contributed
by Ann Harris, ’56
With a native Texan caller and a

group of professional dancers to|°~

demonstrate, the forthcoming ICG
square dance promises to be a
great success. Herb “Tex” Prince,
perhaps the most renowned caller
io this region, will call. A former |
* Paul Whitman Band member, Mr.
Prince has currently made a re-
cording of a Christmas square
-dance for RCA Victor. Because of
his reputation as a square dance
expert he was head caller at the
Eastern Square Dance Converition
this year. ;
_ As an added attraction ICG will
have a group of expert dancers to
help out novices, and to entertain

in’ general “with” faney~ Western|—~ ~~

style maneuvers.

The square dance will be attend-
ed by students and faculty from

twelve schools in this area. By the
way, Haverford, Swarthmore, and
Villanova have guaranteed a sup-
ply of unattached males. .

Friday evening, December 10th,
~ 8:30 p.m411:30° p.m.
° he time. So, tor the time of your
- life (plus 75c), show up at the hoe-



ENTERTAINMENT
‘Hedgerow
Caine Mutiny Court Martial:

Dec. 9, 10, 2:30 p.m.; Dec. 11, 2:30
p.m.

- Academy of Music
Bach Cycle No. 3: Fri., Dec. 10,
2:00 p.m., Sat., Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m.
Pastorale “Christmas Oratorio”
3randenburg Concerto No. 5
Suite from Bach’s “French Suite”
2iano Concerto in A major
Toccata, Intermezzo and Fugue

Arena :;
Ice Follies of 1955: Dec. 25-Jan,

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\ Bryn Mawr Theatre
| Gone With The Wind: Wed.
Thurs., Dec. 8-9. .
Betrayed: Fri.-Sat., Dee. 10-11.
sss Ardmore

’ Seven Brid Seven Brothers:
Wed.-Sat. . 8-11,

Suburban —
- The Malta Story: Wed.-Sat., Dec.
6-11, -

The Human Jungle and The
thanghial Story: San-T D
12-14.

“Greenhill

| meeting.

Letters to the Editor



Professor Submits Some Pertinent Information
Concerning Religious Beliefs Of U. S. Scientists

To the Editor of the College News:

As there seems to-have been con-
siderable interest, at Bryn Mawr
and elsewhere, in the religion of an
atomic scientist, perhaps the stu-
aents would be interested in some
information about the religious be-
uets of U.S. scientists in general,
wnich was gathered in 1914 and in
14933 by James H. Leuba, Profes-
sor of Psychology at Bryn Mawr
for many years. Each ot a large
number os physicists, biologists;
sociologists, and psychologists was
asked whether he believed in a per-
sonal God and/or in personal im-
mortality, the samples being tak-
en trom names listed in American
men of Science and from member-
ship lists of the American Socio-
logical Society and the American
Psychological Association. In_1933
the percentages of Believers in God
were: physicists, 38%; biologists,
27%; sociologists, 24%; psycholo-
gists, 10%. Percentages. of -disbe-
ulevers (atheists) were 47%, 60%,
67%, and 79%, respectively. The
remainder were doubters (agnos-
tics). Figures for Belief in per-
sonal immortality were'41%, 29%,
25%, and 9%, respectively. It was
also possible to compare the great-
er scientists with the lesser scien-
cists “(e.g., by comparing starred
names in Amer. Men of Sci. with
unstarred); in each science a
smaller proportion of greater sci-
entists Believed. For example, only
17% of the greater physicists Be-
lieved in God, whereas 43% of less-
er physicists Believed. Many other
statistics, for college students and
additional groups, are presented in
Leuba’s The Reformation of the
Churches, Beacon Press, 1950
(posthumous).

Different Knowledge

The percentages of Believers in
1933 were lower than in 1914; it is
possible that this trend has been
reversed since 1933; I doubt that
it-has.

With regard to the order of the
sciences, Professor Leuba _ states,

. . the different kinds of knowl-
edge possessed by these several
classes of people is to be taken
into account. A _ physicist may
think it useless to pray for divine
action in physical nature, for he



knows that-the laws of nature rule
in this sphere; but, because of his
comparative ignorance of biology
and psychology, he is, in those
spheres, more ready to believe in
uod’s action in response to human
supplication. The moral life in
particular may seem outside or be-
yenad the determinism apparent to
him in the physical world. The bi-
o.ogist, however, is aware that nat-
ural causes rule not only jn the
physical world but also in’ living
matter; the sociologist has found
that lawfulness extends even to the
social world; and the psychologist
has learned that human action also
has definite natural causes.”

“Incredible. Myths”

Although very probably the ma-
jority of scholars, in the humani-
ules as well as in the sciences, be-
lieve the prevalent religions. to be
tull of incredible myths, they usu-
ally prefer to keep silent on this
‘subject; many believe that “most
‘people (including college students)
need myths and should not be ‘‘de-
prived” of them; many. just aren’t
imcerested; many believe that re-
ligious beliefs are epiphenomena
wnich don’t realiy matter; some
believe that what they would have
1o say would have no effect any-
way; and many simply lack the in-
vegrity and courage to express
themselves (and this should not be
blamed on McCarthy). As a result,
We are a nation of ignoramuses

about religion and philosophy, our’

teet and heads planted firmly in
the sands of religious myths. Even
simple histori¢al facts unfavorable
to religion have been widely sup-
pressed and are unknown except to
historians and a relatively few oth-
ers; for example, whereas the av-
erage American is led to believe
that the “Founding Fathers”
(Franklin, Washington, Jefferson,
Paine, Adams, Madison, Hamilton,
Morris, Monroe, etc.) were pious
Believers, actually they were _al-
most. without. exception _Deists,
Unitarians, and Freethinkers. Un-
like some of our. more recent
Statesmen, hardly any Believed in
Calvin’s God,

Sincerely yours,
JOE K. ADAMS,

Asst. Prof. of Psychology



Silverman Protests Against ‘Speech Curtailment’
In Controversial Debate At Sophomores’ Meeting

.| To. the. Editor: .

The issue of class meetings has
long remained dormant—just as
the meetings have remained pass-
ively and/or badly attended. But
this is not the real problem; rather
it is one of the amount of discus-
sion encouraged or permitted on is-
sues of concern to the class and
the school.

The issue was sharply or
to light on Monday, December 6 at
the sophomore class meeting. The
importance of the “curtailment. of
speech” transcends the importance
of the particular meeting. A new
idea was brought up and was un-
der discussion. Obviously, it was
not in accord with the beliefs of
the class body. Before the debate

_|eould be brought to its rightful

conclusion, it was halted. Bring
on the vote-silence the opposition!
—and this is an institution for
“intellectual awakening”.

One might discount my conten-
tion of this “curtailment” and
claim it was due only to expedi-
ency, to the lack of time for class
This can easily be dis-

proved by the fact that the class|

found time for, and even encour-
aged, the continuation of the meet-
ing so that officers might be select-

present” danger or threat to tradi-
tion. The tradition of Bryn Mawr
lies far deeper than the mere con-
tinuation of certain “rites”. It is
to me, instead, the tradition of in-
quiry, of exchange of ideas—of op-
enness to progress through these
new ideas. a

I question not the majority voice
and will, but rather the use of this
will to silence the dissenting mi-
nority and its plea for an adequate
hearing.

Ellie Silverman, °57.

WBMC ‘PROGRAM

Wed., Dec. 8

7:30-8:00 p.m. WBM(C’s For-
um of the Air? Your Right to
Say It, discusses “Purposes and
Aims of Women’s Education.”



Mozart: Concerto No. 10; Mo-
zart: Concerto No. 20.
..Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
played by Iturbi. . ~°-

Thurs,, Dec. 9:

Chopin: Polonaises.

Beethoven: 4th Movement of
the Ninth Symphony. :
Sun., Dec. 12:

Tschaikovsky: Aurora’s Wed-
ding; Bizet: .L’Arlesiene Suites,
Mon.,_ Dec,.13:



a
Of course there was a-deeper is-
sue at stake here than at the usual





Runaway Bus,

class meetings: the “clear and



Moderator: Ellie Silverman. [4

) Jesus: was born?

Current Events

Lang, Mellink Discuss
Near Eastern

Countries

Mabel L. Lang, Associate Pro+
fessor of Greek, and Machteld J.
Mellink, Associate Professor of
Classical Archaeology, presented a
combined lecture at Current
Events on the situation in the Near
East.

Speaking on Greece, Miss Lang
pointed out that, after the war,
Greece concentrated -on the cen-
tralization of the government, try-
ing to make it more efficient. Papa-
gos, leader of the right wing, di-
rected the cutting down of Parlia-
ment and the decreasing of elec-
toral districts.

Manufacturing Risen

The devaluation of currency did
much to put Greece on its feet eco-
nomically. As a result prices are
creeping up gradually; however,
both exports, which are extremely
important,’ and manufacturing
have risen even more quickly.

~ Miss Lang showed the group a
government bond that she had
bought in Greece. These bonds are
sold as part of a lottery system
whereby the purchaser receives not
only the annual interest but a
chance to win $50,000 and many
other prizes.. They are based on
the dollar instead of the Greek
money, which fluctuates more.

Much, of course, is being done to
bring tourists to Greece, and this
business last year went far beyond
expectations. “This is good,” said
Miss Lang, “because when a coun-
try is as barren as Greece it needs
another type of support.”

Turkey-Experimental

It was not until thirty years ago
that the people of Turkey started
thinking in political terms, stated
Miss Mellink, A person, entering
the country now has the feeling
that everything is on rather an ex-
perimental level and wonders if it
can stand the test of time.

Though ‘Ataturk, who was the
leader until the late thirties, en-
forced this policies in a way that
was not really deniocratic, he took
great steps-toward the moderniza-
tion of the country. “I have great
admiration for what he did,” said
Miss Mellink.

After the war, the younger
Turks started looking toward
America for inspiration. They or-
ganized the Democratic Party in
opposition to the Republican one,
which had previously been the only
party in existence.

This new party became extreme-
ly popular with the peasants and
those people who had not been in-
fluential under the Republican rule.
In the 1950 election they were
swept into power and their leader,
Celal Bayer, became president.

The illiteracy, of the people is
one of the great problems in this
country, where everyone over twen-
ty-one can vote. There is a lot of
“Bronze Age” thinking, where the
party in power takes credit or
blame for everything that happens.
And although the Democrats have
been doing well so far, Miss Mel-
link believes “There would be a
sweep the other way if there is a
major calamity.”

CHAPEL.SPEAKER

Was the time historically ripe
for the coming of a Savior when
The .“‘current
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ject. of an informal talk by Mrs.
Agnes K. Michels on Tuesday, De-
cember 14, at 5:00, in the va as
‘Room.

Her theme will be “In the full-
ness of time Christ was born.” Mrs.
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“THE COLLEGE NEWS

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“Oedipus”? Performance Generally Satisfactory;
Novelty of Greek Chorus Presents Difficulties

Continued from Page 1

The roles of Antigone and Is-
mene, played by Elizabeth Klupt
and Eleanor Small, were -no more
than adequate. The deficiencies in
these female parts did not detract
from the play as.a whole, however.
Especially at the first, both of
them seemed painfully conscious
that they were on a stage before
an audience, though as the play
proceeded, they improved.

The management of the chorus
was one of the most interesting
. of the production. The idea

iving some of the choral lines
to one individual was a good one,
and Catherine Rodgers, the leader,
was very convincing as a knowing
old busybody.

, But here, more than anywhere
else, the production ran afoul of
the novelty of a Greek-style chor-
us. A present-day audience is not
accustomed to a group of women
commenting and questioning in
unison.

The long poetry passages, beau-
tifully translated by William But-
ler Yeats, were somewhat marred
by the gesturing of the old women.
This difficulty was quite noticeable
at first, but became less and less
obvious as the play continued, and
the movements seemed almost nat-
ural when they spoke to the accom-
paniment of thunder.

William Moss did about as much
as could be done with Theseus,
king of Athens. As the part is
written, there is very little oppor-
tunity for interpretation; he is a
good and noble king, and this char-
acter Moss portrayed very satis-
factorily.

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che death of Oedipus, which ‘he did
with just. the proper amount of
awe.:* The stranger, Chris Fischer,
spoké very smoothly, though she
seemed in a hurry to get her words
out.

Techniques Excellent
The set, designed by Elizabeth

Gordon, was consistent with Greek

tradition, and the applause which
tollowed the rise of the curtain is
ample proof of: the audience’s re-
action. ;

Lighting and ‘iii i effects were
likewise handled in a praiseworthy
manner. Costumes seemed ap-
propriate and the make-up staff
did an excellent job in most in-
stances.. Oedipus, Creon, and the
chorus leader were extremely well
made up.

The moment of silence which
preceded the applause after the
curtain fell is a tribute to the qual-
ity of the performance and shows
the audience’s appreciation,

The advice of the director, Mrs.
Dolya Goutman, went far toward
making Oedipus at Colonus the
success it was.









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Former Bryn Mawr Professor Speaks on n New Lab Methods;
Improving Chemical Equipment Heightens Student Interest

Dr. Louis F. Fieser, Sheldon
Emery Professor of Organic Chem-
istry at Harvard University, spoke

‘on “New Methods in the Organic

Laboratory” Wednesday, Decem-
ber 1, in Park Hall.

Formerly Professor of Chemis-
try at Bryn Mawr, Dr. Fieser is
the author of Experiments in Or-
ganic Chemistry and, in conjunc-
tion with his wife Mary, of Text-
book of Organic Chemistry, two
volumes of which are currently be-
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developmental research, a type of
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Two Professors pie Fi ive Bryn Mawrters

Give Panel Discussion on Epistemology

Ely Room, December 1— Five
Bryn Mawr students met with two
professors, Joseph Kane of Rose-
mont and Edward Monahan of
Villanova, to discuss the problem
of knowledge. The panel met un-
der Philosophy Club auspices.

Each of the professors offered a
few brief remarks as to the nature
and historical evolution of the
problem. Mr. Kane stressed the
implicit separation between sense
knowledge and intellectual knowl-'
edge and traced its beginnings to
the philosophies of Heraclitus and
Parmenides,

Mr. Monahan posed the belief
that the existence of knowledge is
a fact, Since in order to know we
must have knowledge of an object,
the problem in epistemology is to



discover the nature of. the object,
and not whether or not there is
one,

A great deal of the discussion
was devoted to a clarification of
the definitions of the terms used
in the preliminary comments.
Three members of the Bryn Mawr
philosophy department, Messrs.
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Four Students Comment On Individual Research

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