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Wednesday, October 29, 1958

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COLLEGE - NEWS

Page Five



Verner Crane Discusses Franklin

Continued from Page 1, Col. 2

satirical himself, occasionally be-
ing accused of having hindered the
Colonial. cause with hig sharp
words, for he. was not afraid to
attack any person or idea that
seemed- wrong to him, But he par-
tially defended himself, saying,
“National reflections are general,
and therefore just.”

Dr. Crane pointed out that from
1765-1775 the greater part of
Franklin’s essays were defensive
in nature—defensive against false
information about America which
was current abroad, against accu-
sations which had been leveled
against the Colonies during the
Stamp Act trouble, and against
the general céntempt which was
, held for America and things Amer-
iean, in Europe. He was most firm
in defending America’s attitude
of risking everything rather than
be over-run by a country with op-
posing views to its own. Here he
was on dangerous ground, but com-
promise did not seem to be part
of Franklin’s constitution, for even
on such delicate subjects Franklin
had this to say about his political
opponents: “They are mistaken,
but it is their misfortune, not their
fault.” He claimed that those who
held opinions least like his own
had been convinced of their atti-
tude by the many, not by seeing
the truth.



said more of American views than
of his own. He was known to say,
“These are their notions — they
may be erring,” but at the same
time he was the great editor and
interpreter of American views in
his time, declaring them in the

strong terms that only a master
Jof language can control..He com-

plained that in England he was
accused of being too American,
and in America too English, but
this difficulty seems hardly to have
deterred him

Of course there were many
others writing political essays at
the time of Franklin, but as Dr.
Crane pointed out, the custom of
writing anonymously, which was
a custom highly respected in
those days, made it difficult to pin
them down, Franklin himself used
as many as 40 different signatures

gested that one of his main mo-
tives for doing this was to create
the impression that there was a
host of influential American po-
litical writers. Actually, the pseu-
donym practice caused quite a
number of complications, since
Franklin himself was often as-
sumed to have authored articles
which were not his and thus was

















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THE STUDENT'S EMILY ‘POST:
A Tactful Reply For Every Situation

‘While running from the library

You feel a gentle thud

And find you’ve knocked Professor Jones
Into a patch of mud.

Regard the man with poise and tact,
And say in dulcet tones,

“T’d like to know, is it a fact

That birds have no digestive tract?

po tell: me, Dr. Jones!”

Your friend looks through her microscope
And cries, “Oh, help! _Isee ~

A giant, growling, gristly bear - - -

I think he’s after me.”

Just say, “Susanna dear, you know

It’s not a bear; you must be wrong.

The eye, of course, deceives one so.”
Your explanation’s perfect - - oh!

But where’s Susanna gone?

The dining room’s a splendid place
To show your savoir-faire:
Five lamb chops lie upon the plate,
But six of you are there.
Don’t get alarmed, don’t make a fuss,
But in a gentle coo
Suggest, “Suppose we try it thus - -
Tonight I’m simply ravenous!”
And help yourself to two.

L. P.



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Pennsylvania 'R.R.
Gave Town Name

Had the college we are now
attending been founded prior to

-| 1858, it would have borne the in-

teresting, if a bit less picturesque,
iname of Humphreysville College.
However, thanks to the. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad we all attend Bryn
Mawr College.

This sounds a bit like a peculiar
riddle? The answer lies in the his-
tory of the town of Bryn Mawr
itself. When first permanently set-

.jtled in 1697 by Rowland Evans,

the town was called Humphreys-
ville and his particular plantation,
Bryn Mawr. The local railroad sta-
tion was called Whitehall after the
old Whitehall hotel located nearby.
In the year 1858, the name Bryn
Mawr was chosen to include the
whole town when the Pennsylvania
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town as a fashionable summer re-
sort and exclusive residential area.
This year marks the one hun-
dredth anniversary of its naming.

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Outing Club

Diana Burgess, president of the
Outing Club, announced that the

and fined meetings, or even raise
a hand in a simple votive “Aye”;
all that is required to go is the
appearance of “those interested”
in front of Goodhart at 10:00 a.m.,
equipped with a bicycle more or
less in’ working order. “FREE
FOOD will be provided by the
College.” Diana added —
and then a second mae a

we hope.”

‘Weecha. wished to sisems that
this bicycle trip is to be “the
opening event of Outing Club’s
glorious active 'year,” and that
“further things” were planned for
the year, which was a little vague
and so was amended to “hikes,”
possibly a canoe trip—definitely a
ski trip—and other things.”









NOTICE

NOTICE

Dr. Crane stated that Franklin|saddled with popular supposition ye much-advertised bicycle trip to
that he held. views which were a al Ithan Mill Farm planned for this
NOTICE really quite different from his own. oe ae ap ee binaia Sunday has _ been _ mysteriously
; It may still be possible for Franklin dedicated years’ and = AREA changed (due, perhaps, to the
‘interested Bryn Mawr students || °™e8Y to trying to persuade Eng- j famed Bryn Mawr apathy oozing
to Jot the. Museum of Modern land of America’s cause for self- over into the realms of athletics)
Art: (N.Y.C.) at-a special group government. Those years, accord- to the following Saturday, No-

membership rate of $10.00. See }|"& to Dr. Crane, were “busy but| | vember 8. : ,
James Fowle (Library 124) in the long run unsuccesful,” for | All those interested—even mild-
this Friday p.m., 2:30-4:00 for |/@8 one of Franklin’s peers pointed ; ly interested—were urged by Diana
further information out, “Most of mankind would] ! to come. Weecha Buse, A.A. Presi-

: rather continue in. ignorance.” | dent,, who seemed to be among ’
: “those interested” added that a
: great attraction would be “the.
(ee | beuatiful pastoral scenery away
a. : | from Bryn Mawr.” Away, in this
case, is about three or four miles,
: so even the weakest of the “mildly
| sanins interested” should be able to stand
| == | the vigors of this excursion.

Td nea “Those interested” don’t have to
= sign anything, attend any required



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