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_____ Wednesday, October 9, 1957__







Scientists Study
Danger of Fallout
by Sue Goodman :

Due to conflicting viewpoints on
the hazards of fallout from con-
tinued nuclear weapons testing,

‘the Radiation Hazards Committee

made an objective study of ° the
issue. Mr, J. Pruett and Miss R.
Hoyt of the Bryn Mawr Physics
Department’"*were members of the
committee, ae
After studying the available sci-

entific facts the Committee reached

two conclusions. The. report states
that one must recognize that the
human race has always been sub-
jected to a continuing radiation
dose\.from natural, unavoidable
causes such as cosmic radiation
from outer space and natural radi-
ation Many
people also receive doses of ten to
two-hundred percent from annual
chest .X-rays. The first conclusion
based on this informatton is that
the radiation hazard from con-

in earth and rocks.

tinued testing of nuclear weapons
at the present rate is no greater
than from radiations normally | en-
countered, .
However, the Committee also
supports the theory that the small
additional radiation caused by the
testing will be the cause of many
deaths: Even though this statement
seems to contradict the first it is
also scientifically and
therefore must be given equal
weight. The two great hazards
from weapons testing are the ac-

correct,

cumulation of radioactive stron-
tium, and the genetic hazard to
future generations due to
creased numbers of harmful muta-
tions produced by the general rise
in the external radiation back-
ground.

Considering first the strontium
hazard it has been verified that
radiations in large doses definitely
produce leukemia and bone cancer.
If weapons testing continues at the
same rate, the next two generations
will receive, on the average, a bone
dose of radiation thirty-five percent
darger than now received from na-
tural causes. To support the claim
of a genetic hazard, the Committee
cites the fact that geneticists agree

in-

_ that any additional radiation dose

will cause an undesirable increase
in the mutation rate. However, at
present the increased use of X-rays
and fluoroscope in the United
States is a very much greater
hazard than increased radiation



from nuclear weapons testing.

\leae. Theater
Releases Dlans

The College Theatre, according
to its president, Adrian. Tinsley,
has planned both a very productive
and a most interesting year for its
eager supporters and faithful pub-
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Three major productions» pro-
duced. in cooperation with Haver-
ford; are scheduled ‘for the year.
This is one fewer than usual, be-
cause an unusual amount of time
and effort is being expended on the
first play of the season, John Gay
and Frederick Austin’s Beggar’s
Opera, November 15th and 16th.

Adrian says there is much excite-

ment about doing this 18th century
social and political satire, as, for
one thing, it is the first time in re-
cent years that College Theatre has
worked with music, chorus, and or-
chestra. The other: two major pro-
ductions will be presented second
Remaster ite in March and one in
May. :

Shepherd’s Play

In addition, . College Theatre
plans on several smaller presenta’
tions, These will be given on May
Day, on Arts Night in the early
spring,..and..in..chapel, December.
8th. This last mentioned work will
probably be the second Shepherd’s
Play—apparently a lively piece.
Further, Production Workshop
will meet Saturday mornings, for

those who wish to learn about the
essentials of the backstage life,
that is, about sets, lights, makeup,
and costumes. Freshmen especially
should take advantage of these in-
formal classes, as the experience

'will prove invaluable in the amaz-

ing days (daze) of Freshman Show,
and will put you one up on your
helpless friends.

It is also hoped that it will prove
possible to conduct an Actor’s
Workshop later on.

Season tickets to the three major
plays are now being sold in the
halls by College Theatre members,
Adrian mentioned in passing.

In conclusion, Adrian remarked
that “It is a popular fallacy on
campus that one has to belong to
College Theatre to work on a play.
On the contrary, anyone can take
part in-any aspect of a Theatre
production. College Theatre’s func-
tion really is that of a planning
committee, and to provide a nucleus
of. imterest. So everybody please
come~work with us! We'd love to
have you.”

Science’ Building
Begun in August

by Liz Rennolds

“. . . we have the most magnifi-
cent hole down there behind Park.”

And that, in the proverbial nut-
shell, is the progress of the new
Bryn Mawr College science build-
ing. Excavation began this summer
for the building which will take the
pressure off of Dalton Hall, present
home ‘pf biology and physics. is
the beginning of a large center
(on that area of the campus)
specifically for science, This is: part
of the over-all plan of increase in
the size of Bryn Mawr which will
take place in the next few years.

There was a “Ground Breaking
Party” August 1, and people were
invited from all lines of college
work. They were those directly con-
nected with Bryn Mawr, from
faculty children to grounds workers
to the deans themselves,

“They took delightful. pictures
of Miss McBride and some of the

-}children with shovels preparing for

the first breaking of ground,” says
Mrs. Paul.

On November 2, there will be a
formal cornerstone-laying, and then
it won’t be long before the creaky
floors of Dalton (every single day
for.some!)..will..be.a thing 08 the
past.

Not to be dened by the free
publicity of the other branches of
the science department, Dr. Watson,
upon hearing of the discovery of
an unexpected rock formation, im-
mediately got out the trusty pick
and collected specimens. This, no
doubt, was to prove that although
the unexpected amount of drilling
will cost the college a little more
than was anticipated, there is .. .
some good ... in everything.

And the foundations go up.

12 New Alumna
Offspring Are Here

Of» the 46 Alumnae daughters
now in college, 12 are in the fresh-
man class, They are Merle Balsley,
Jean Ellen Berkley, Elizabeth Boyd,
Alice Carter Brown, Margaret S.
Dickey, Margaret Emery, Carolyn
Goldmark, -Sally Anne Howell,
Clara Anne McKee, Martha E.
Myer, Barbara E. Toan, .and
‘Cornelia F, Wadsworth.

The graduate schoo] enrollment
has increased by ten per cent; there
are 40 men among the 195 gradu-
ates.. Undergraduate enrollment is
3 per cent higher than the 1956-57



figure.



Miss M. Mellink Assists in F inding

Midas’ Tomb,

Also Discovers Impressive Fortification at Gordion

Climaxing several months’ travel
through sites in Greece, Iran, Iraq,
and Turkey, Miss Machteld Mellink

arrived at Gordion in time to as-'

sist in the dramatic opening of
what may have been King Midas’
tomb, one of the most important
archaeological discoveries in re-
cent years.
~-Although—until-now-Gordion_has
been famous for Alexander’s tri-
umphal slash, it assumes new im-
portance as a result of this find.
Expert miners were brought
from the Black Sea area to tunnel
seventy meters into the Great Tu-
mulus, where they came upon the
only intact Phrygian tomb yet
discovered. Inside a stone wall

_ and two wooden walls was a large

chamber containing a small wood-
en edifice with a pitched roof,...In
spite of Midas’ reputation for turn-
ing things to gold, material pros-
perity was indicated only by vast
numbers of bronze bowls, pitchers,
jugs, cauldrons, fibulae and other
objects. Particularly interesting
were cauldrons imported from
northern Assyria: which help to

date the site and give evidence of
fairly extensive commerce.

At first frustrated by the lack
of inscriptions, archaeologists were
delighted to observe, upon-eleaning
three bronze cauldrons, that a
small strip of wax near the han-
dles was incised‘ with Phrygian
characters. It is interesting to
speculate whether or Tot, the use
of wax on these bowls indicates a
general use of wax tablets in an-
cient Gordion. Although the in-
scriptions themselves are probably
only names, thé implications of
this discovery are far-reaching.
For the Phrygian alphabet is de-
rived from the Greek, and hitherto
the Greek alphabet has been be-
lieved to date from no earlier than
700 B.C.; however, as the tomb
dates from roximately fifty
years earlier, the Greeks must
have acquired their alphabet soon-
er than scholars previously mang
ined.

_ \Miss Mellink, while helping with
the Great Tumulus; also made
progress on her own site, which



yielded a sixty foot mud-brick for-

tification wall, the highest yet
found in Mesopotamia.

During her travels, Miss Mellink
visited Mr. Rhys Carpenter in
Greece, where he was occupied in
translating Linear B inscriptions.
(Some of the results of his work
will soon be revealed to Bryn
Mawr in a series of lectures). In
a spare moment he talked about

Museum.

Bryn Mawr was well: represented
at Gordion by Mr. and Mrs, Ed-
ward C. Carter, who were present
at the opening of the tomb, “Miss
Ellen Kohler, in charge of the mu-

and Miss Dorothy Cox, while Mr.

Jeanny Vorys, who visited, assist-
ed with the digging at two other
\Near Eastern sites.

Miss Mabel Lang, usually a mem-
ber of the expedition, was absent
this summer. She went instead to
Pylas to work on Linear B inscrip-



tions.

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“According to Mrs. Paul, Assist-| ¢
ant to the President of the College, |

| Greek sculpture to a fascinated | iors
group of students in ) the National | « -

seum and records of the expedition, |

and Mrs. C. C. Vermeule and\ Miss

Attends World

The much publicized controver-
sial International Youth Festival in
Russia of this past summer attract-
ed an old Bryn Mawrter, among
others, to its ranks of participants
and cbservers. Anne Hobson ’56,
ex-presidéent of Self-Gov and Ful-
bright Scholar, recorded some of
her experiences in letters to her
hometown paper, The Richmond-
Times-Dispatch.

To a Russian date in Moscow
Anne appeared to be “a reaction-
ary capitalist.” On August 14 she
described an evening spent with
Nicholas, attired in American-style
suit and conservative tie, who re-
mained on the offensive throughout
their stroll around the city.

“Before we started off, he had
made me promise not to talk politi-
cal. We had had a rabid argu-
ment that noon, since he is a
staunch member of the Young
Communist League and I’m a re-
actionary capitalist.

“I asked him if he liked jitter-
bug or the Charleston, deliberately
avoiding rock ’n’ roll because of its
vast political implications. He said
no but he got me to teach him the
steps on the side, not on.the dance
floor. :

Anne explained that “‘at his
suggestion we exchanged a dollar
bill and a ten ruble note, He care-

fully explained that this was just.

for something to keep—Russians
don’t like money like the capitalist
countries,

“I offered to relieve him of any
capital burden he had on him, but
he wouldn’t take me up on it.

“«" About midnight we walked
back over the bridge and made a
dash for the last subway. Only at
the door of my hotel, when he had
already committed himself to a
second date, did he discover that
alarming fact that I’m not only a
capitalist but a Christian, too.

“‘Whew!’ was ‘his only com-
ment.

“‘And I noticed that he was
running back to the bus stop when
there wag not a bus in sight.’”

On August 16 Anne explained
that her most exciting hours had
been spent not looking at the fan-
tastic sights of the festival but in
impromptu conversations with (peo-
ple—“ ‘she found people eager to
hear what an American thinks and
why.

“One night some students stop-
ped me at the architectural exhibi-
tion. Why so few students in your
delegation?

Former President Of Self-Gov

Youth Festival

“Because American government
would not let you out! a Komsomo-
ler (Young Communist Group
member) broke in.

“That’s not so, I said. The gov-
ernment and student organizations
discouraged us, but they would not
stop us.

““*Why, then, are you so small?

the Komsomole asked. He was
cocky.
‘ “*Partly because American stu- +
dent groups were upset over what
happened to the Hungarian. stu-
dents, I answered.

“IT fished out my now ragged
clipping of the U.N. report. When
I had finished reading, the Kom-
somol interpreter piped up, “It is
all lies of course.”

““At this point two students
burrowed through the crowd and
pushed him back. One leaned over
and said to me: ‘Many students at
Leningrad and Moscow are also
upset at our government in Hun-
gary.

“‘Two student friends from
‘Moscow University to e they
were arrested in front of our hostel
and accused of spending too much
time with Western fascists.

“The danger’ as one Russian
put ‘it, is not for you to speak an.
for us to listen.

“Yet listen they did, and they
wanted to hear it all?”

How to crash a Kremlin party
attended by Messrs. Bulganin and
Khruschev is also treated in detail
by Anne,

As an interesting addendum to
Anne’s correspondence, the Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch began an ed-
itorial on the 41 students who dis-
regarded the State Department by
visiting behind the Bamboo Curtain
with congratulations to her. “Miss
Anne Hobson of Richmond, the Ful-
bright scholar who attended the
Communist-controlled ‘World Youth
Festival’, showed good sense in de-
ciding not to accept Mao: Tse-
Tung’s invitation to visit Red
China, By deciding not to go, she
spared herself the uncertainty that
hangs like a cloud over the 41 who
yesterday entrained on the 4,000
mile haul to Peiping.”

Anne was accompanied in Mos-
cow by a Bryn Mawr classmate,
Louise Todd ’56. A conversation
between Louise and some young
Russians as well as pictures of
Anne and Louise appeared in the
August 11 issue of the New York
Times Sunday magazine section.





Marriage Series
Commence Now

Two lecture-discussion series, one
on marriage and the other on
hygiene, will be given simultane-
ously for 6 weeks starting with
tonight..

Dealing with the social, psychol-
ogical, physiological and practical
aspects of niarriage, the marriage
lectures will be given every Wed-
nesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Common
Room through Nevember > 13. This





who: have. not ce the
exam. The--six lectures
given in room 203, Dalton
every Wednesday at 7:30 p.
first speaker will be Dr. Bereni

tion at the University of Utah:

The marriage lectures will be
presented by Dr. Elizabeth Hume-

“it?

Moss, professor of Health Educa-

B.M.C. Graduate
Appointed to UN

Miss Taki Fujita, graduate of
Bryn Mawr and Tsuda College,
Tokyo has recently been appointed
alternate delegate to the UN 12th
General Assembly. She is the first
Japanese woman delegate to the
UN General Assembly.

Miss Taki Fujita returned from
the U.S.A. in 1925 and began
teaching at Tsuda College. In 1951,
she was appointed the director of
Women’s and Minors’ Bureau, Min-
istry of Labor. In 1952, ’53, ’55,
she attended the Commission. on
the Status of Women as an official







z government “observer. At present

she isthe president of the Re-
search Institute of Women’s Prob-
lems and the League of Women
Voters of Japan.

jn



60 Elections
ese President
Vice-President

Carolyn Morant
Julie O’Neil



ston, college physician and by Mr.
Richard -N. Hey, Supervisor of
Education for marriage and family
living, Marriage Coungil of. Phila-
delphia and instructor in family
study, Department of Psychiatry
School of. Medicine, evan dae of



Pennsylvania. : ii

Judy Minkin
Betsey Emerson ...

Songmistress

58 Election
Barbara Pinney