College news, September 29, 1958

VOLUME XLIV, NO. 1

ARDMORE AND BRYN MAWR, PA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1958

© Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1958

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Convocation and First Classes Mark Orientation’s End
~ For 192 Bryn Mawr Freshmen; Parade Night Remains





“Now that you've seen the library . . .

Freshman Week, as freshmen
_ know by now, includes a mandatory
tour of that imposing and stra-
tegically located edifice, the Li-
brary. This tour, though. a high-
light of Orientation, is subject. to
two unfortunate but unavoidable
drawbacks: 1) it is the rare fresh-
man who can take in anything by
this time; and 2) the likrary does
not discover its mysteries, or even
its floor plan, on first encounter.

In the interests, therefore, of
giving the newcomer a little armor
and less ammunition for the four-
year battle ahead, some warning
of both obvious and camouflaged
pitfalls, some sense of direction
for the mazes, and, above all, cour-
age to hurdle the obstacles and
unscrew the unscrutable, we pre-
sent Points on the Library, or
“Sneeze Only When Spoken To.”

1. The Library is in shape
roughly a rectangle, one of the
more elementary polygons. Pass-
ages on three storey levels follow
the sides of this figure. On paper
nothing could be simpler; how-
ever, there is a considerable com-
plication on the side facing Taylor
called the Main Reading Room.
The Reference Room, random sem-
inaries, unexpected exits, ante-
chambers, and partitioning doors
assure a workout for the traverser.
There is a: special trip, similar to
a coast-to-coast flight, called Get-
ting from the Main to the West
Stacks (Without Mishap).

2. The Cloister is both utili-
tarian and a source of inspiration.
This garden spot occupies the cen-
ter of the building, is planted with
trees and grass. In the autumn
these latter are autumnal; in the
spring, the trees are mostly pink.
Sometimes a groundsman -who
comes from the North of Ireland
where he lived within sight of
the sea is there, with the names

of the trees upon request. This

park is also used for smoking, sun-
bathing and traditional and mo-
mentous events. \

3. Perhaps the most useful
thing to know about the library is
what spots are seldom frequented.
Obviously these spots cannot be
listed here, or they would not long
remain unfrequented. Individual
research is suggested.

4. Of special note are: the peri-

._odical room, where. one may read]

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cals of all description; the water
cooler; the pencil sharpener, which
is behind the door of the room to
the left as you go up the main
steps; the United Nations room,
which it would be well to note now

Continued on Page 5, Col. 1



Calendar

September
29 (Monday) 7:45: Parade Night begins from Pembroke Arch fol-
lowed by hall parties for freshmen given by sophomores.
80 (Tuesday) 4:30: Interfaith Tea in Common Room to introduce
(Freshmen to the local clergymen.

October .

1 (Wednesday) 7:30: Required Hygiene meeting for all Freshmen
in the Biology Building, followed by an exemption examination
for all who have had work in Hygiene.
2 (Thrusday) 4:30: College Theatre Tea for Freshmen in the
Common ‘Room.
8 (Friday): Return mixer with Haverford at Haverford. Trans-
portation provided. 4
5 (Sunday) 7:30: Lower Merion Baptist Church 150th Anniversary
Service.» Dr, Robert McCracken of the Riverside Church, New
York will be guest speaker. Miss McBride and Dr. Clements (‘Bryn
Mawr Presbyterian Church) will also take part in the program.

_ 9 (Thursday) 4:00: League-Alliance Tea for freshen in the Com-
mon Room,
10 (Friday) and 11 (Saturday): Freshman Hall Plays, in Cornelia
Otis Skinner Workshop on the Baldwin campus.



DENBIGH HALL

Benson, D.
Berman, R.
Birnbaum, M. he
Braumstein, R.
Brodkey, C.
Condon, H.
Cottler, E.
Gardner, N.

: Guthrie, M.

: Paul, B. ©
Roth, R.
Samuelson, J.
Shindell, G.
Yablonsky, K.

MERION HALL

Balderson,|E.
Belkin, A.
Campuzano, D.
Dolan, J.

Gorman, E.

Jones, E.

Perkins, P.

Rav, Paraki
Roche, M. .
Simpson, J.

Sitz, V.

Smouck Hurgronje
Viglione, M.
Whitehead, H.

NON-RESIDENT

Adams, 8.
Bronstein, M.
Cohen, N.
D’Arcy, J.
Goldberg, S.
Guerrini, C.
Rhea, N.
Weinberg, S.

PEMBROKE EAST.

Baker, A.

Ballance, P.

Brill, H.
Bryson, L.



Izvestia but not Pravda, an_excel-
lent collection of literary. journals,
professional and popular periodi-

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“Byrne, M. —
Fruit, M.
Gormise, B.

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Class of 1962

Robbins, M.

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Greenberg, E.
Hess, J. Schiele, M.
Hollander, L. Sheffield, Z.
Horsley, M. Sutherland, B. |
Marbut, A. Thorne, P. ;
Martin, C. Trafford, A.
Moncy, A. Wayland, E.
Palmer, B.
Palmer, S. RADNOR HALL
Pierce, M. Adler, M. od
Preyer, B. Anagnostakis, E.
Schlesinger, S. ‘ Case, A.
Smith, C. L. Gutman, E.
Stark, C. Halfter, F.C.
Tarachow, J. Hanson,|D.
Tashjian, S. Krauskopf, F.
Willner, K. Mountrey, B.
Nelson, S.
Ottenberg, M.
Porro, D.
Rotenberg, N.
Webb, M.





ROCKEFELLER HALL

Academic Year Starts
With Total of 670
Undergraduates

The 74th academic year of Bryn
Mawr College opened this morning
with a convocation address in
Goodhart by President Katharine
E. McBride. This year’s total en-
rollment, Miss McBride announced
is 905, the highest in the’ history
of the college. Of this number
however, only 853 are regular stu-
dents, and the remaining 33 are
high school teachers: of physics
enrolled in an in-service program
by Dr, Walter C. Michels of the
Department of Physics. -

The graduate school has 205
members, and the undergraduate
school 670, although of these only
661 are currently on campus, The
others are spending junior or sen-
ior year away from the college.
The 192 freshmen who entered
this year represent a decrease in
the size of the entering class from
last year’s 201 high. There are
131 members of the class of 1959;
155 of 1960; and 192 of the class
of 1961.

Crowded living conditions for

_| freshmen are a result of a larger

number of upperclassmen’s having
returned than predictions based
on previous percentages had allow-
ed,

_ Freshmen not placed in the halls
are living in the College Inn, in
Rhoads Annex and with members
of the faculty.

Freshmen along with upperclass-
men had their first taste of aca-
demic classes this morning after
an orientation program of inter-
views, teas and tours which began
on Thursday of last week, and cul-
minated. with Miss McBride’s re-
ception of freshmen at her home
on Sunday. Meetings and_intro-
ductions to various aspects of
campus life will continue for the
freshmen, however, both. officially
and unofficially from tonight’s
“Parade” until the production of
the 1962 Freshman Show in Feb-
ruary.

E. J. W.

B.M.C. To Enlarge
Yet Remain Small





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Andler, P. Although entering freshmen are
Bates, B. aware that they are now part of
Berger, S. a small college community, many
Clark, N. may not realize that the size of
Conn, R. this college has been a subject of
Welc orne Coneesaclt much thought and recent discus-
uth ae . rare: and a the number of under-
y the aduate wil soon i
PEMBROKE. WEST Fleischer, L about. 750. ae ea
Chan, Y. _ Farth, J. Signs of the impending increase
Coen. M Hurt, P. are already apparent: the new bi-
— Jackson, M. ology building which was com-
Davison, A. Jacobs, J. pleted this summer, the annual
Duddy, C. Kimbrough, A. freshman overflow and plans: for
Ellenbogen, J. Kramen, I. new dormitory facilities.
Gladson, J. Lazar, S. Many groups, representing
Cunt Levinson, E. undergraduates, faculty and col-
pices McPhee, B. lege administration have decided
Hartley, M. . ig’
artley, Niles, K. that it is necessary to enlarge our
Hazen, R. Norman, M. enrollment, so that admission will
Kersey, M. _ Oberwager, J. not be refused to qualified appli-
Lee. Ortner, S. cants, and the administration has
McKee, A. Porter, J. tried to fix a limit at which the
Poe ; Sack, B. particular benefits of a small col- a
,L. Zetzel, E. Among these advantages are the a
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Monday, September 29, 1958



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“Carpe Diem”

Parade Night, which looms on your freshman horizon |*
tonight, the supreme challenge to the honor of 1962, is none-
theless a singular occurrence in the tranquil course of your
collegiate orientation. Traditionally a struggle to the death
between the young and younger, the vigorous and more vig-
orous members of the student body, now Parade Night is
rather a monument to a kind of lost violence which was the
word for all relations between the two lower classes. Wheth-
er you of 1962 descend Rhoads Hill to hear the echo of your
tune howled back from the valley, or whether you better the
record of your adversaries and keep your secret, you are still
only coping with a mild form of action. No sophomore will
be dragged from a gymnasium chimney or kidnapped by
masses of fre8hmen in the ville. You may regret the lack of
such excitement, but the sophomores simply are not that
eager. Parade Night is a riot, but a well-organized riot.

Your masculine contemporaries seem, on the surface
at least, still to suffer with the old spirit; by now you are
all familiar with the sad plight of the little green worms who
inhabit a nearby campus.
directing against upperclassmen, you will soon channel into
freshman hall plays. The purpose is parallel to theirs—hall
and class unity and an ever-widening circle of acquaintance
for the freshmen. For the upperclassmen there is another
meaning: to them you are the greatest available reserve of
interest and enthusiasm, the opportunity of the year. :

You have heard the presidents of the six undergraduate
organizations, the chairman of arts council and the editorial
board of the News outline their plans for the coming year,
but the outline can only be filled by you. It’s worth investi-
gating, worth more than a casual glance, and ‘it might be
fun some time”. Although all yeur anticipated energy seems

But the energy which they are

by Lois Potter, ’61

Paris, in the early part of June,
was an exciting place to live,
with censored newspapers, police
cars lined up on all the boulevards,
and American soldiers wearing
civilian clothes one day, in case
of anti-American riots, and uni-

body might start a rumor that
the American army had gone un-
derground. Then De Gaulle came

watch newsreels of the riot scenes
which had been shown in all for-

the center of the storm, hadn’t
even seen yet. 6

The international dramatic festi-
val at the Theatre des Nations
was unaffected by political devel-
opments. East Germany had. been
there in May with an opera by
Berthold Brecht; West Germany
was represented by the Stuttgart
Opera, which presented Der Re-
vizor, a new work by Werner Egk
based on Gogol’s satirical comedy,
The Inspector General. Then the
Old Vic arrived from England, to

appear before an_ enthusiastic
audience of expatriate English and
|}Americans, as well as many

Frenchmen who knew English well
(and: a few .who had to concen-
trate on every word, and cried
“Silence!” whenever someone dis-
tracted them by coughing or rust-
ling a program, Henry VIII, with
John Gielgud and Edith Evans,
was unanimously acclaimed for its
brilliant cast, but’ French review-
ers. criticized. the play. itself. for
its loose construction. Hamlet,
with turn of the century costumes
and a police-state atmosphere jus-
tifying Hamlet’s comment, “Den-
mark’s a prison,” was remarkable
for John Neville’s high-strung por-
trayal of the hero, with hysteria
dominant over humor, and for an
extraordinarily fine Ophelia by
Judi Dench. Some of the. scenes

‘did not quite come off, however,

especially those in which the ghost
appeared. Either the audience had
not been fully prepared for the
supernatural element, or the
ghost’s rather smug, pontifical
manner annoyed them.

That was in June. In July, the
Moscow Art Theatre played Chee-

absorbed now, it will be sadly wasted if later on it turns toMoy to a surprisingly large crowd

no more than a perpetual game of bridge. Hall plays will be
over; even Lantern Night will pass, leaving the winter after-
noons bare and unoccupied. “You can increase or decrease
the amount of time and activity you contribute to any organ-

ization as your schedule smooths out, but now is the psycho-

logical beginning.

Next spring as a nigreber of the student body, you will
Big Six—an inform-
ed electorate‘is the need of any community. During the year,
you may have a chance to evaluate and decide on.the struc-
ture of the undergraduate organizations, and campus activ-
ities. The issues at stake this year are far more your con-
cern than that of the soon-to-depart senior presidents who
are merely attempting to direct and preserve a full life for
posterity. Welcome 1962.





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well as a few ignoramuses like us,
who caught’ maybe one word per
act and tried to smile when every-
one else was laughing. Even with-

‘out a knowledge ef-Russian,-how-

ever, one can be moved by a
good performance of a-play like
The Three Sisters.

July 14th was a great day, the
biggest Bastille Day celebration
since 1945. Brass bands on their
way to and from the Arc de Tri-
omphe woke us up at 5:00.The

7:30, when we climbed out of the
Metro on the Champs-Elysees,

.|there were already three rows of

spectators. We had been smart
enough to bring folding chairs
along and, even if they did col-
lapse halfway through the parade,
they were invaluable in the long
wait before it started. Helicopters
dropped programs, people passed
the time ‘by telling total strangers
about their private lives, children
shoved their way to-the. front. row,
and ‘adults tried to do the same.
Then we heard a rustling sound
from the direction of the Are; i

swelled as it came nearer, =
soon we saw the cause of all the
applause—General De Gaulle rid-
ing by in a jeep with another man
whom nobody even noticed, but
who turned out to. be President

Coty. Applause and shouts of|'
“Vive



which, when words were put
it, meant ee eee
hours

German, French Theatre Reviewed
By Summer Correspondent Abroad

to. power, everything quieted down,
and we could go to the movies to

eign countries but which we, at

of Russian-speaking spectators, as|'

parade was to start at 9:00. At]:

le general!” were followed|.
by a mysterious rhythmical clap-

We:were in Germany for most
of August (and would have stayed
there longer, had we known that
French apartments turn all the
hot water off at that time). See-
ing Macbeth in German was quite
an experience. The play was in-
terpreted with an unusual degree
of brutality—Duncan. was senile,
Banquo a drunkard, and the three
witches lurid figures combining in-
sanity and -evil. Macbeth was
really the most sympathetic char-
acter in the cast, and most of the

great loss to the world. The con-
trast between French and German
spectators is interesting. The
French are invariably late, they
crinkle cellophane’ wrappers dur-
ing the performance, they don’t
hesitate to tell each other audibly
if they are bored—but if they like
the play and the actors, this hard-
to-please audience will give them
such an ovation as is ordinarily
reserved for the Queen of England,
and bravos ring out long after the
curtain is lowered for the last
time. The Germans, on the other
han, are all in their seats five min-
utes before curtain time, and at
intermissions they file out of the
hall with such unison that we
thought, the first time we saw
them, that there must be a fire.
They maintain a reverent silence
during the performance and do
not interrupt the action, as the
French do, by applauding in the
middle of scenes. But the actors
are lucky if they get two curtain
calls from this polite audience
which, for’ all the enthusiasm. it
shows, might as well be watching
an amateur piano recital instead
of a performance by one of the
best companies in Germany.

French patriotism has taken on
new life since De Gaulle has been
in power. Under the general’s en-
couragement, the anniversary of
the Liberation: was kept with great
solemnity, torchlight processions
of Anciens Combattants, and the
traditional dancing in the- streets
which has been omitted the past
few years because of the Algerian
war. On the facades of all the
main avenues were bouquets of
French, American, and _ British
flags; at night, the big French tri-
color hung under the. Are was
iluuminated by red, white and blue
spotlights. We sentimental Ameri-
cans about to leave Paris could
not help finding it brighter and
more confident than in previous
years. Certainly, the country is
happier, if only because other

countries are beginning to take

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people he * murdered seemed no:

Letter to the Editor
Freshmen Advised

To Keep Climbing

To the class of 1962: -

in administering the required rope
climbing test to the members of
the class of 1961 was unique and
stimulating, I regret that this year
my duties toward the Swiss Girl
Guides will prevent my being able
to -direct rope practice on the
Bryn Mawr campus. I wish how-
ever to make a few recommenda-
tions: namely that as in the past
years rope practice be restricted
to supervised areas and not con-
ducted in the cloisters or from

member of the class of 1962 keep
her own personal rope handy. This
is. not an endorsement of elope-
ment without consent of the dean’s
office. Members of the department
of physical education will no doubt
appoint rope days for 1962. Happy
descending!

Sincerely,
Dexteria Nodus
Jungfrau Division
Swiss Girl Guides

Bureau Gets Job
For Students Here

Job center for Bryn Mawr stu-
dents is the Bureau of Recommen-
dations, specializing in everything
from leaf raking to permanent
work after graduation.

Located in Taylor basement at
the foot of a flight of stairs by the
door that leads to Denbigh, the
Bureau. has.a variety of odd jobs
and steady work. The most popu-
lar is baby sitting: there are many
calls, and it’s usually possible to
get a baby sit for the night you
want it. Other types of occasional
work (reading, modeling, stuffing
envelopes) are always available
too.

By now most of the steady jobs
(such as slide showing, waitress-
ing) are filled, but there will be
openings later in the semester. If
you’re interested in: any sort of
work, it’s a good idea to register
soon. Miss Grace Farjeon will be
glad to see you, find out what
your special interests are, and line
you up for jobs, And later on,
when you're beginning to think of
summer work, the Bureau will have
along list_of_ possibilities. As a
center for prospective employers
as well as job-sunting tudents, the



notice of France once again.

Bureau has a wide selection for

you to look over.



Available To Bryn

by Susan Schapiro, ’60

Longfellow called. music “the
universal language of mankind.”
With the recently increasing em-
phasis which is being given musi-
cal training and appreciation in
high schools, more and more stu-
dents want and:expect from col-
lege an opportunity to continue
their musical education and recre-
ation.

Bryn Mawr College, even though
it is small in size, contains varied
and plentiful resources for the
musically inclined. The music de-
partment, more fully described in
t| the catalogue of courses, offers not
only a full-fledged major but also
electives for the novice and for
those who can not devote full time
to music. Inclufled are courses in
the history of music, the elements
of theory, the evolution of opera,
and orchestration.

For those interested more in
applied than in theoretical music,
there are both group and solo pos-
sibilities. The Bhai yccnbor fut tae








Quantity of Musical Opportunities

Mawr Students

tryouts, to those who pass the
voice. test which is given to all
freshmen during Freshman Week.
The outstanding members of
the chorus comprise the Double
Octet, which sings at chorus con-
certs. The independent Octangle
provides entertainment: at dances
and other social functions.
Instrumentalists are welcomed
| by the college orchestra, which is
falso under the department of
music and is composed of students
from both Bryn Mawr and Haver-
ford. In addition, there are numer-
ous instrumental ensembles. Cham-
ber muSic* concerts, Arts Night, :
and other events during the year
give ensembles and soloists a
chance to show what they have
been doing and to gain experience
in the art of performing in public.
' Don’t Forget Recorder
Private lessons in both Piano
and organ are available through
the college, at the students’ own
expense and with no academic
credit. Advanced students may
seek instruction at the Curtis In-
pitinte: of Music in Philadelphia or
hen: Powe S. no 2

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COLLEGE

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Page Three



Organization Presidents Qutline Programs For Year

Undergraduate Association
by Moira MacVeagh °59, Undergrad President

Last year the Undergraduate
Association initiated many new
projects. By redecorating the sec-
ond floor of Goodhart it provided
an attractive space for social
activities. Together with the ad-
ministration the Association com-
piled a comprehensive social sched-
yle, made new by the addition of
hall goffee hours. The Co-ordinat-
ifg Council, composed of the

esident_of Self-Gov, Undergrad,

gue, Alliance, the Interfaith
and Athletic Associations, the
class. presidents, and the editor
of the NEWS, appointed a Re-
Evaluation Committee to study
the structure of the Big Six and
the problems of community gov-
ernment. The Council also organ-
ized a day-long conference on
“Can Democracy survive in Amer-
ica?” which was worked on by the
whole campus and was hailed as a
huge success. The Undergraduate
Board, consisting of members elect-
ed: from every. class, may even have
started a new tradition by spon-
soring a Christmas carol sing in
Applebee Barn.

Traditionally, Undergrad super-
such as Parade
Night and Lantern Night, and all-
college weekends; it. collects Com-
mon Treasury dues, and issues the
Freshman Handbook. While estab-
lishing the Accommodations Bu-
reau, which lists places where
weekend guests can stay, it also
gathers ushers for lectures, and
sells caps and gowns. Undergrad
coordinates clubs and committees
from the Record Library to the
Curriculum Committee, which rep-
resents the students on academic
matters.

As you can see, the Undergradu-
ate Association is many things,
and its activities range from sell-
ing food during exams to writing
constitutions. It was created as a
liaison between students, faculty,
and administration, to represent
Undergraduate opinion, and thus,
it serves as a focal point for ques-
tions which concern no-one in par-
ticular and everyone in general.

One of Undergrad’s most im-
portant functions is to develop
new programs in response to what
is needed and desired. At the same

time it must continue work on the

programs already under way.

_ This year, for example, the Board

must find a solution to the man-
agement of the Soda Fountain; it
will follow through on former
plans for a Tri-College Dance with
Haverford and Swarthmore; the
Re-Evaluation. Committee must
soon present its findings. At the
same time there are always old

questions to be reconsidered: the
charging of admission for Lantenr
Night, our role as a member of
the National Student Association,
and the election system to name a
few.
In several | weeks, e freshmen
Continued on Page 5, Col. 3





League
by Lynne Kaplan, ’59
League President

As you know from your Fresh-
man Handbook, the League is the
college organization which en-
courages and coordinates student
activity in the field of social serv-
ice. In the coming year we would
like to make certain adjustments
in the League program in an at-
tempt to broaden the scope of the
organization.

For a long time the specific serv-
ice activities have been the care
of the League. These activities as
a whole, will continue, although
we hope to substitute for one of
the hospitals we have served a
different one which will offer more
stimulating work. In addition, for
the first time, we will provide an
opportunity for girls who are not
primarily interested in personal
contacts to do volunteer work of
another kind. One big change,
however, will be in using League
meetings and League speakers as
opportunities for the discussion of
social problems of interest, Any-
one who would like to attend will
be welcome at our informal ses-
sions which are sometimes to in-
clude guest speakers from our
faculty and the Philadelphia area.
Housing conditions in our large
cities and racial integration in
education are two examples of the
type of subject we hope to explore
in this way.

We hope that the new aspect of
our program will appeal to those
who are not interested in social
service as well as develop the in-
terests of those who are.

Our first League meetings will
feature discussion by former par-
ticipators in various activities so
that girls who are not sure
whether they would enjoy helping
at a mental hospital or working
with Girl Scouts or taking part in
a weekend workcamp can learn
more about these progfams. We
hope that before our first regular
meeting we will be able to welcome
you at the League-Alliance tea to
be held shortly after Freshman
Week. The board members of both
organizations will-be there to an-
swer any of yourquestions and



accept your suggestions.



Interfaith Association

by Liz Rennolds, ’59

Interfaith President
Are you interested in discussing
religion?, hearing someone else
discuss religion?, visiting local
churches?, worshipping here on
campus?, or perhaps meeting per-
sonally some of the most famous
men and women in religion in the
U. S. today? Whatever your re-
ligious need, the Interfaith Asso-
ciation will try to meet it. (Or
perhaps you just need company;

- we meet in the “Roost” any Tues-

day at 5:00.)

This year the Interfaith Associ-
ation plans to offer an active *mid-
week program of speakers on re-
ligious questions of today. There
will be speakers and -discussions
on religion in business, education,
and politics; on Catholicism; on
minority sects in the United
States; and.on many other vital
religious topics. (Not to mention
the weekly Chapel services—Sun-
day ‘evenings, Music Room, excel-
lent speakers!) Visits to the vari-
ous local church services, Quaker
eee ey hus even dent meet-
Whether!



you are interested in participating
in your own faith’s worship ser-
vices or simply in learning more
about religion itself, the Interfaith
Association should interest you.

We are also hoping to present
a medieval morality play with
College Theatre this year; and
several concerts of religious music
will be given by the Department
of Music and College Chorus.

Tuesday afternoon, September
30, each freshman will have a
chance to meet the minister of the
local church of her denomination
at the ministers’ tea in the Com-
mon Room at 4:30 p. m. All stu-
dents, upperclassmen as well, are
cordially invited.

Next Sunday, October 5, we
have been invited to worship
with the Lower Merion Baptist
Church, honoring its 150th an-
niversary. Instead of having our
own Chapel service that evening,
we will be privileged to hear Dr.
McCracken of the Riverside
Church in New York. Miss Mc-
Bride and Dr. Clements (of the
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church)

_.Continued on Page 4, Col. 5









Arts Council

by Cathya Wing, ’59

Arts Council Chairman
The Arts Council .is a new or-
ganization, indefinite in structure,
refleclting, for the creative arts,

the purpose and_ structure of
Undergrad.
The Arts Council Executive

Board is made up of the heads of
the various independent groups
on campus devoted to a particular
creative art—the College Theatre,
Chorus, Orchestra, Chamber Music
Group, Dance Club, Revue, and so
on. There are further Executive
Board members heading. AC’s own
activities—the Arts Forum, Arts
Night, the Playreading and Folk-
sing get-togethers, the art ex-
hibits. The Freshman and Sopho-
more classes will have elected
members.

Arts Council ‘was
years ago by students wishing for
a coordination of the programs
and plans of these groups, for a
regular exchange of ideas among
them, for a voice in Undergrad

inspired 3

and for an ambitious” program of
lectures and recitals devoted © to
the different arts. Though . then
voted down as an independent or-
ganization in a legislature meet-
ing, Arts Council proved its value
last year with a frequent and
popular Arts Forum and a varied
and successful Arts Night.

The Arts Forum presents a
series of lectures and recitals
throughout the year, on topics of
a broad or limited nature. Last
year Agi Jambor gave us a re-
cital, and our own and visiting
professors lectured on literature
and art or read from their own

| poetry.

Arts Night is this year sched-
uled for November 7 and 8. It ex-
pects to follow the pattern of pre-
vious years and present an origi-
nal student play, new choreogra-
phy by the Dance Club, and num-
bers by the Orchestra and by solo-
ists (dance, arias, folksong).

An informal Playreading group
met last year on Sunday after-
noons, and read plays chosen on
the preceding Sunday. To give the
many strummers and folksong
lovers a chance to get together,
this year Folksinging will alter-
nate with Playreading.

The Roost was the scene last
spring of an exhibit of the work
of Art 101’s lab, and of sculpture
by Fritz Janschka. There will be
large exhibits this year, too, and

lalways the bi-weekly display of a

single painting, woodcut or draw-
ing in the foyer of Taylor. Please
see us if you have something to
exhibit here.

Although the election of fresh-
members cannot be held this

semester, freshman ideas and help
are appreciated and refreshing.
There are always posters to be
made and information to be
spread. AC looks with enthusiasm



and in college affairs smanerally

the AA to provide recreational

by Blair Dissette, °59
Self-Government President

The Self-Government Associa-
tion of Bryn Mawr College is the
oldest women’s organization for
student, government in the United
States. In spite of this fact, Self-
Gov is still growing and wihkcone
tinue to grow, simply because it
is a form of college government
which is very personal to the in-
dividual living in the community.
For sixty-six years, Self-Gov has
proven itself to be an excellent
institution, though by no means
a_perfect one. It is our intention
to leave this organization a little
nearer perfect than we found it,
realizing that our changes and our
polices will be changed in turn by
others in future years.

One fact, however, remains un-
changed and unchangeable. The
Self-Government Association was
founded on the principles of indi-
vidual honor and integrity in the



Alliance

by Judy Minkin ’60
Alliance President

This year, as in the past, the
Alliance is dedicated to the goal
of making politics an important
part of Bryn Mawr’s thought and
activity. Its purpose is to serve
as a channel for all those politic-
ally inclined whether as active-
participants or as spectators. It is
through the Alliance Board, which
is composed of elected represen-
tatives and heads of clubs, that
the drama of politics is brought
to the campus.

The prime requisite for voting
at any Board meeting is interest
for every student is “ipso facto”
a member of the Alliance, and
will be welcomed at all meetings.
We are always anxious to hear
new ideas and are open to all sug-
gestions,

In the role of spectator, every-
one is interested in having an op-
‘portunity to see and hear the
great personalities of the politi-}
cal drama, and the Alliance is
working to bring some of these
to Goodhart.

The plans for this year include
lectures on both foreign and dom-
estic policies. A series of three
lectures on the problems of the
Middle East, China and India, to
be followed by several informal
discussions, is planned for the
first semester. It is hoped that
the second part of the year can be
devoted to domestic affairs, par-
ticularly, the American Presi-
dency.

Weekly Current Events meet-
ings will continue to interpret pol-
itical events as they occur. Other
extensions of the informative
and argumentative side of the

Continued on Page 4, Col. 5

Self-Government Association.

interests of personal education and ;

personal freedom. The actual rules
have been scraped down to the
barest bones of the essentials
necessary for any workable form
of community living. These rules
may be changed at any time by

behind the creation of this par-
ticular form of student govern-
ment will remain the same.

The aims of Self-Gov for this
coming year are very similar to
the aims of every other year. Its
biggest project is to make the
Class. of ’62-active members of
the Association, an active member
being one who is aware of both
the ideals and particulars of Bryn
Mawr ‘College and. one who is
acutely aware of the other person-
alities of the community. The offi-
cers of Self-Gov will continue their
incessant meetings, some of which
will be brought into the halls in
order to seek your opinions. and
your criticisms. We have all
learned that wise criticism is good

with will be both small and large.
We will ponder over policies, rules,
general attitudes, and individual
problems: We will discuss every-

to the academic honor system.
Nevertheless, behind all actions
one fact remains, the fact. that
every Bryn Mawr student is the
Self-Government Association. To
make the student body aware of

itself.

We take this opportunity to wel-
come the Class of ’62, and ask
them to join us when we “Enter
to Grow in Wisdom.”

College News

by Eleanor Winsor, ’59

Editor-in-Chief .
Experience is not a prerequisite
for work on the News editorial
staff, although’ ‘the’ News: devoutly
hopes that no experience will be
wasted, and so to all ex-editors
or editor-aspirants, to those. who

lines, the News gives oe and
hopeful welcome.

The College News serves as a
link between centers of campus
activity and the individual , stu-
dent. Its strictly news coverage

student activities, academic
events, both reports and previews.
Part of this coverage is the work
of the News staff, and part is pro-
vided by those members of the col-
lege who have particular interest
in having some activity placed be-
fore the student body. Although

Continued on Page 6, Col. 1





Athletic Association

by Weecha Buse ’60, A. A. President

This year the Athletic Associa-
tion hopes to carry on and de-
velop the program which has been’
established in the past few years.
In addition -to the regular sports,
including varsity teams in hockey,
basketball, badminton, swimming,
lacrosse and tennis there are inter-
hall and interclass games in which
everyone is urged to participate.
We also hope to arrange several
informal sports days “with other
colleges which, in the past, have
proved to be very rewarding and
a great deal of fun. Along this line
we have also had co-ed hockey
games and a fencing match with
Haverford. These also will be con-
tinued with, we hope, the usual
success.

Several clubs are sponsored by

activities of various kinds to the





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will organize bicycle rides, hikes
and canoe trips. Skiing expedi-
tions are held to the nearby Poco-
nos, and usually a longer one is
planned between semesters to New
Hampshire or Vermont. Everyone
is invited to go along on these
trips and to offer~ suggestions and
new ideas. Last year a trip to
the beach was suggested for the
spring and if \there is enough in-
terest it can easily be arranged
for this year. .

Synchronized Swimming Club |

was organized last year and was a
great success. Aided by a class
of cynchronized swimming offered
by the gym department, it pre-
sented a magnificent show last
spring. We hope there will be a
great deal of enthusiasm this year
to continue the program that this
club has established and I know

cee mma a a

the individuals of the Association ©
lacting as a body. But the ideals

criticism. and a necessary tool for.
the eternal process \of perfection. '
The problems that we will deal -

thing from sun-bathing regulations:

this fact is a four-year project in

do knonw, and who do not,. the .
ways of galley proofs and head- -

is limited to campus. occurences, -

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Page Four

THE

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V/
COLLEGE

y,
A

NEW

s

Monday, September 29, 1958



Eudora Welty, Recipient of L. Donnelly Award

Will Fill Position of Resident Writer During ’58

Eudora Welty, Fourth Holder of the Donnelly Award





Opportunity, Entertainment Offered
In Area To BMC Music Lovers

Continued from Page 2, Col. 4

from members of the Philadelphia
symphony orchestra. In fact, it is
now possible for a girl who wishes
to combine work for a Bryn Mawr
degree with intensive study at the
Curtis Institute to plan her courses
at Bryn Mawr over a five-year
period. There are a number of
practice rooms, each equipped with
a piano, in the basement of Good-
hart Hall. These may be rented
for use at a specified time each
day, by signing up ‘on a chart
placed in Goodhart during the first
few days of classes.

In addition to the active partici-
pant, the spectator musician will
find satisfaction as well. On-
campus musical events include not
only the concerts presented by
college organizations but also sev-
eral sponsored by outside groups,
such as the Philadelphia Friends
of Music Society. Off-campus,
there are concerts. at near-by col-
leges, for example at Haverford
and Swarthmore, and in Philadel-
phia. Early in October there is a
campus sale of reduced-priced stu-
dent tickets to the Philadelphia
Symphony’s Monday evening con-
cert series, which features guest



artists and conductors. On Thurs-
day evenings there is another
series of performances by well-
known musicians, and the opera

and ballet visit Philadelphia in the
course of the winter.

One of the happiest aspects of
music at Bryn Mawr is that it
has been so completely integrated
into the traditions which are such
a vital part of the college: the
class shows are musicals, and their
hit tunes live after them; each
class has its own elected song-
mistress; singing is a major part
of such events as May Day and
Parents’ Day; warm evenings find
the college flocking to “step sing-
ing” under Taylor tower; Lantern
Night acquaints everyone with a
little Greek; the Christmas season
brings carolers; even dinner is
often accompanied by song (per-
haps of dubious musical value).

From your roommate’s phono-
graph to the piano in the smoker,
from song meetings to symphony
concerts, from the library cloisters
on-Lantern Night to the busy prac-
tice rooms, in Goodhart, music is
a part of life at Bryn Mawr, in
doses to suit both the devotee and
the casually interested,



Class of 1962

RHOADS HALL NORTH
Bertolet, J.
Boyd, G.
Bradley, J.
Brannon, I.
Chavin, M.
Donovan, J.
Fish, L.
Hill, M.
Kevles, B.
Krastins, R.
Mendenhall, B.
Neely, K.
Reed, T.
Reynolds, A.
Schieffelin, B.
Schoenfeldt, V.
Sobler, L.
Stuart, J.
Tracy, S.
Underwood, J.
Walton, J.
Watson, N.
Weinstein, B.
RHOADS HALL SOUTH
Erickson, Y.
Gerson, A.
Green, E.

Herman, J.

Jamieson,N.

Lipton, L.

Moore, D. E.

Netishen, C.

Rassiga, A.

Tanner, E.

Weingarten, L.

Whitehead, C.

RHOADS HALL ANNEX

Nichols, A.

Watts;C.

EAST HOUSE

‘« »* Armstrong, M.

Barber, B.

. Bauman, B.
Beebe, M.
Colby,.B.
Cushman, K.
Fischer, C,
Irvine, M.
Jacks, L. .
Johnson, S.
Kilburn, M
Levenson, C.
Pepper, L.
Pinchot, B. _.





Rodnite, H.

Announcement was made last
May by Miss Katharine E. Mc-
Bride, President of Bryn Mawr
College, of the appointment of the
Mississippi author, Eudora Welty,
us the Lucy Martin Donnelly Fel-
low for 1958-59, The award, made

‘|for distinction in writing, carries

with it a stipend of $3000.

Miss Welty was born in Jackson,
Mississippi, and has lived there
most of her life. She attended the
Mississippi State College for
Women and took her B.A. from
the University of Wisconsin. She
is the author of several novels and
many short stories which have
appeared in magazines, such as
The Atlantic Monthly, The New
Yorker, and Harper’s. Her most
recent publication was The Bride
of the Innisfallen (1955), a collec-
tion of short stories.

The O. Henry Memorial prize
for the short story has twice been
awarded to Miss Welty. In May
1955, she received the Howells
Medal of the American Academy
of Arts and -Letters, given every
five years for the most distin-
guished work of American fiction
published during that period, for
her novel The Ponder Heart. This
novel was later dramatized on
Broadway.

The holder of the Donnelly Fel-
lowship is expected to reside at
Bryn Mawr for some part of the
college year, Miss McBride said
in announcing the award, but has
no academic duties, making it pos-
sible to devote the entire working
time to creative writing or re-
search. Candidates must be citi-
zens of the United States or the
British Commonwealth.

FRESHMAN CIRCULAR
by Gretchen Jessup. 58

Freshman year is butter brickle

Men are many and women fickle;

The term begins, and ere it ends,

One gathers lanterns, tests and
friends.

Dawns the era sophomore

With queries and philosomore, - -
Fewer facts than last year, true;
But less is certain than one knew.

By junior year the pace is brisk

In clubs, one’s major, and untold
mise, *

While hearts once lost to chem’s
entrances

Are lost again on Sones of dances.

All confidence and thought and

—zZest, E
The senior strives.._Who-needs-to
rest? ,
The cycle soon will stand com-
plete, - -

A glad grad moves on BA’d feet

Upon a world prepared, one hopes,

For talents trained from trig to
tropes

{Discreetly veiled with charm and
wit) - -

Well, Freshman Years are always
It.



Rubel, M.

Tribe, J.

Ward, J.

Yaggy, M.

Zebley, S.

COLLEGE INN

Bard, E.

Grant, W.

- ‘Hooker, A.
Krumrine, B.
Lemon, C,
Lewis, L.
McCarthy, E
Meyer, D.
Sharp, P.
Siemel, A.

FACULTY

EE SS ease Miss Clayton
pO ie EI cere Miss deGraaff
SS 9 ae Miss Lehr
Richman, J.........: -.....Miss deGraaff
a eee Miss Clayton
Schoemaker, B. .............

|Unnoticed, Cloistered Monsters

Now Receiving Careful Scrutiny

Monsters there have been but
unnoticed. Still, those that have
been tried and failed were not
local,
ered. Perhaps more interest could
ve aroused by home-grown gro-
cesques, which exist in numbers,
and which, besides being of im-
mediate interest, are found in
various shapes and, further, are
more amenable to applied symbol-
ism since they do not, like the
kelpy, have identity outside single
representation. In the cloisters of
the library there are 28 corbels

carved in extravagant shapes with
a high degree of difference in
mood and expression between
them. For example on one wall
(West, if Pem West is) there are
two griffins in the left hand corn-
er, fighting or courting. If fight-
ing, they surely represent the con-
flict of good and evil, or that of
ignorance and _ knowledge. Of
course, if they are engaged in
friendly encounter, the group
would represent what is jestingly
known as faculty-student relations.
Next in order comes an owl, which
would be a painfully obvious sym-
bol if only it weren’t so stupid
looking. Another mixed — griffin
follows, chewing an ivy leaf and
gazing at a grazing swan. It
finds the ivy a poor thing com-
pared to the bird.

In case one thinks that Art is
here neglected, the next figure
(the 5th) is covered with a beauti-
fully textured spray of foilage.
To the right of this one finds an
engaging beast that winks if seen
from a % view. There are genial
rolls of fat around his belly. Now

and, mercifully, not cloist-

come two contrasting pieces; one

shows a loving bird feeding her
two chicks, the other a result of
the misalliance of a hippopotamus
and a gorilla. Surely these show
the issue respectively of sacred
and profance love. Next to the



corner is a sneering winged snake
meticulously involuted. What can
this show but the sluggish mind
which cannot use its wings (lofty

thoughts) and sneers’ because it .

is too tangled to do anything else?
The finish of this series is a group
of. two more fighting. monsters,
really fighting, demonstrating the
outward show of some deep inner
woe.

There is a fairly represéntative
series even though it leaves out
some favorites like the silk sloth
and the evil bat. Still, only a long
and intimate knowledge of these
cloister figures can result in the
rich and meaningful experience so
necessary to a true appreciation
of their mystic quality.

Alliance

Continued from Page 3, Col. 4

Alliance will be carried on by the
Debate and Discussion Clubs.

Once again, the Alliance will -

support Young Democrats, Young
Republicans, and any other par-
tisan politicans who organize
themselves, as well as the inter-
collegiate organizations, I. R. C.
and I. C. G. We hope that to many
of you. the groups listed above
may become more than merely
initials, and. that your enthusiasm
will suggest to us new ways of
participating in political affairs.

Interfaith

Continued from Page 3, Col. 2

will each have a part
service.

The first Interfaith Board. meet-..

ing will be held Tuesday, October

7, at 5:00 in the “Roost.” These -

meetings are,always open to the
student body
often very interesting! Spectators
(and participants) are welocemd.



**COKE’? 18 A REGISTERED TRADE-MARK. Copyaient © 1980 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY.

how'd you eateh. on so quick? Catch
on to the fact that Coca-Cola is the
hep drink on campus, I mean. Always
drink it, you say? Well—how about
dropping over to the dorm and
downing a sparkling Coke or two with
the boys. The man who’s for Coke

is the man for us.





~ SIGN OF GOOD TASTE

Bottled under authority of The Coca-Cola Company by



..Miss Lehr

THE PHILADELPHIA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY



tester fae erare teat

in the -

. therefore are -









stamina Gaamaaae a





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Monday, September 29, 1958

THE

COLLEGE

NEWS

Page Five



Verbal Map of Brun Mawr Ville

Shows Hamburg,

by Sue Goodman ’6

Bordering the Main Line only
eleven miles west of Philadelphia
is the town of Bryn Mawr, nick-
named by the students “the ville.”
Despite its limited area “the ville”
has the self-sufficiency of a small
city (which may have prompted
its nickname).

‘When you reach “the ville” (ap-
proximately 8 minutes from cam-
pus via the well-worn path, 7%
minutes__via the railroad tracks
and 7 minutes with running feet)
your attention will be demanded
first by the “Beau and Belle,” a
gorified soda fountain which un-
veiled its pink interior only a few
months ago. Your conscience will
tell you whether to stop in for a
banana split or to continue past
the Post Office to the Bryn Mawr
Trust Company on the corner, It
is convenient to set up a checking
account here since checks drawn
on this bank are readily accepted
in “the ville” and on campus.

Rounding the corner and contin-
uing to the right, you will be on
‘Lancaster Pike, the main thorough-
fare of Bryn Mawr, and conse-
quently the street which has at-
tracted the majority of shops.
Jeannette’s Flower Shop supplies
all campus occasions, from your
flowers for a week-end formal, to
the corsage presented to the newly
elected presidents in March. A block
down is the Hamburger Hearth,
a typical college type of restau-
rant, remarkable both for the size
of its specialty and its pink and
mural. walls, featuring familiar
glimpses of the neighboring insti-
tutions.

Near the hearth, past a few
cleansers is the Peasant Shop, a
relative newcomer which special-
izes in imported handicraft ar-
ticles. An exotic sort of candy
shop occupies the next spot and
one door down is the “Country
Cousin”, a specialty shop catering
to the college wardrobe. If your
supply of bermudas, madras,
tweedy tweeds or Lanz’s needs re-
plenishing the Cousin is always
there. One block lower is the
Mexican Shop—more peasants,
and a real journey will bring you
to Cox’s sport shop where you may
find the tennis racquet or sneakers
your gym courses require, or the
skiie for a hopeful midsemester
vacation. _Hobson and. Owens’
furniture, .even farther. down, is
noted for its butterfly and straw
chairs—they deliver upon request.

If“ you have —only—-pennies—to
spend, however, cross over_ to
Woolworth’s on the other side of
the pike. To the left of Wool-
worth’s is the hoagie headquarters,



Library Tour

Continued from Page 1, Col. 2
as you may not again; the Quita
Woodward Room, “no-studying-
allowed,” to which we fondly wish
‘you many happy returns.

5. The Main Reading Room is
where you'll be spending your
time, and expending a lot of
energy, concentration and anxiety
toward maintaining Silence. For
as the hapless person who coughs,

‘the unfortunate who chooses a
' squeeky chair, and the indiscreet
-conversationalists. all know, this

hall is resonant with a vengeance.
The lone sneeze rattles the panes
in their casings, and many have
thought with Chicken Little at the
drop of a book, But this quality is
not the room’s sole source of fas-
cination. Lighting too is unique:
in the afternoon, the sun. comes in
at oblique angles; at night one
has the distinct impression of
flickering light, so faithfully has
the system of electrical fixtures
recreated the mystical, various
light of torches.

6. The “stacks: happy hunting.



a

Hoagie Location

minieaaingly termed the “News
Agency.” Past the Agency you
will find two small delicatessen
groceries, a hardware,
house which changes films every
few days, Dinah Frost’s yarn shop
and “The Greeks”, a frequent
signout for midnight snacks.

In the nearby townof Haverford,
(20¢) on the Local or a brisk walk
is another yarn shop. The “Scotch
Wool”, This. is one Haverford
landmark your dates will probably
neglect to show you. The town of
Ardmore (one more Local stop)
offers Strawbridge’s, Peck & Peck,
a shoe store, Schwartz Toys
(where our correspondent buys her
whamo hula hoops) and two more
movies, the Ardmore and the Sub-
urban, Wynnewood (one _ stop
more) is composed of Wanamak-
er’s, and the Philadelphia Bonwit
Teller store.

Parade Night's
Past Revealed

Tonight’s celebration of Par-
ade Night is, as the freshmen
well know by now, the official
introduction of 1962 to college
tradition. Although in a last
year’s poll of students on the
topic of traditions, it was sug-
gested that Parade Night is a
violent occasion, research sug-
gests that violent is only a com-
parative word. The Parade Night
tradition began in 1914; two years
later it began to create news.

As a matter of historical inter-
est rather than current possi-
bility, we reprint the following:

From the College News,
Oct. 11, 1916

An eager mob of sophomores and
Seniors besieged the gym during
1920’s meeting. The juniors, hold-
ing doors and windows from the
outside tried to drown out the |
freshman song practice with ath-|
letic songs. M. Peacock ’19 was
discovered by the indignant jani-
tress in the hot air flue and im-
mediately removed but it was M.
Peacock who finally got near
enough to the meeting to verify
the sophomores’ suspicions as to
the tune.

From the College Nain
of October 1917
A sharp scramble occurred be-
tween members of 1919 and 1920
last Thursday afternoon in the
village, as a result of an attempt
by 4 junior to abduct a sophomore

suspected of having overheard the}.

tune of the
Song.

‘M. Peacock, ’19, gently hum-
ming the tune of the Parade Song,
Yankee Doodle was driving a
Marmon car along Bryn Mawr
Avenue, when she suddenly became
aware of the untoward presence of
D. Rogers ’20 lying on the running
board. Miss Peacock drew up be-
fore the Bryn Mawr Trust Co. and
hoisted Miss Rogers into the
tonneau.

Almost immediately thirteen
sophomores and six juniors ap-
peared on the scene and a tussle
for possession of the underclass-
man ensued. After a moment or
more of vigorous action Miss
Rogérs was carried off by her
classates and the juniors,~ realiz-
ing that from her position on the
running board she could have
heard nothing above the purr of
the engine, returned to the com-
parative quiet of the campus.

From the following page of the
same issue:

Severe reprimands for the fracas
in the village the afternoon of
Parade Night were sent to the
junior and sophomore classes by
the executive board of Self-Govern-
ment, C. Dodge, president of the
organization, announced in a meet-
ing Monday evening. Apologies
Continued | on Page 6, Col. 5"

Freshman Parade

a movie:



Biology 101 Has
Hydra, Lobsters;
Requires Artistry

by Babby Broome ’60

Scene:: the Biology 101 laboratory,
early October. A History of Art
major, an English major, a Rus-
sian major and a Biology major

are found seated on high stools

huddled around a table. Each is

observing something very close-

ly.

“T-can’t see anything! Every-
thing’s all black!” Her hand is
covering the specimen),

“I see some black wavy things.”
(The reflection 6f her eyelashes).

“T just can’t believe it! It looks
just the way Miss Gardiner said
it would.” ‘

November

“My hydra keeps curling up and
all I have to draw is a lump.”
“Mine won’t stay . still
enough for me to draw him.”

long

December

“T’ll never be able to look at a
lobster again.”

February

“But they told me I had a MALE
dogfish!” (as the lab instructér re-
moves the six baby dogfish).

“T can’t find the sub-clavian ar-
tery anywhere.” (This, of course,
is the long strand she just cut in
half by mistake a moment before).

April

“My slide just doesn’t look like
anyone else’s. I’ve got all sorts
of jagged lines through it.” (One
cracked slide—$1.98).

Yes, the geologist may have
field ‘trips ‘but only~ the ~biologist
has_the lobster, the dogfish, the
chick and the A. E. Romer’s Man
and the Vertebrates besides! The
lab, as one may gather from the
previous comments, is the place in
which the great issues of the day
are solved: ie. ,why the hydra
curled up (the window: was open
—he was cold, or whether the lob-
ster should be named Larry or
Lloyd. Here, these particular ani-
mals and the odor of formaldihyde
take on a new and special meaning
for the student. Here, Bryn Mawr-
ters who “just can’t see this” or
“just can’t find that” wave their
arms frantically for the aid of a
lab instructor. Here, too, one
quickly learns that there is a dis-
tinct difference between a_ lab
notebook and an English composi-
tion and discovers a bit too late
that a good course in basic draw-
ing might have helped consider-
ably.

However, one need not be an
artist nor a scientist. Fear not!
Biolgoy 101 has a great deal” to
offer the interested and inquiring
mind—even that of the most “un-
scientific” person!

Undergrad
Continued from Page 3, Col. 5

will elect their class president,
who will be on the Co-ordinating
Council. They will begin to elect
the first two of four rotating mem-
bers to the Exeutive Board. They
are directly connected already as is
éveryone through the members of
the Advisory Board, who are elect-
ed from each hall. But they. are
also a part of the Undergraduate
Association itself through their
ipso facto membership, through
joining its iscommittees and clubs,
and through partisipating in any
of its activities.

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iad Offers Various Forms

Of Entertainment:

by Rita Rubinstein, ’59

Philadelphia, third largest Amer-
ican city, holds many , attractions
for its citizens, and tourists as
well as students at its local and
outlying colleges. For Bryn
Mawrters it is only a 27-minute
ride into town. Rich in cultural
facilities and historical sites, Phil-
adelphia can satisfy every taste.

The century-old Academy = of
Music (Broad and Locust Streets)
is the hub of Philadelphia’s musi-
cal world. Most notable are the
Philadelphia Symphony’s concerts
every Friday, Saturday and Mon-
day. Special student rates are
available for the Monday evening
series. Last year such world fam-
ous artists as Franescatti, Gregor
Piatagorsky, and Nathan Milstein
appeared as guest soloists. The
Academy also features perform-
ances of Ballet troupes, of jazz
and chamber music ensembles and
of the two Philadelphia opera com-
panies which present approximate-
ly eight operas annually.

Art-lovers will find the Philadel-
phia Museum (26th on Benjamin
Franklin Parkway), the University
Museum (33rd and Spruce), and
The'Rodin Museum (22nd on Ben-
jamine Franklin Parkway) of
major interest. The first contains
the recently acquired Aronsburg
Collection of Modern Art. and



College News
Continued from Page 3, Col. 5

the first function of a staff mem-
ber is journalistic, the News pub-
lishes items most often on_ the
basis of general interest than im-
mediacy. News writing is a basic
skill of staff members, but this
is quite often extended to feature
writing, and quite often the News
deals with campus events as
features rather than as —
News. stories; ~*

The second area in which the
News participates, the expression
of opinion, is not limited to -on-
campus activities. Reviews of stu-
dent shows, dramatic productions,
concerts and closest to home may
provoke the greatest interest, but
the News enjoys ranging abroad,
to Haverford, Philadelphia and
even New York for its theatre re-
views. There is always room for
expansion in this field and this
year we would like to include more

Continued on Page 6, Col. 1



Music, Art, Shows

many touring shows. The second is
the museum of the University of
Pennsylvania which- offers the his-
tory of man, illustrated in the
relics of ancient civilizations. The
entire collection at the last men-
tioned museum is comprised of
Rodin’s finest pieces,

Because Philadelphia is one of
the two main test cities for Broad-
way’s productions, theatre enthu- ©
siasts-are able to keep abreast of
the very latest plays at the city’s
five legitimate playhouses. Last
season “Say Darling,” “Blue Den-
im,” and “Who Was That Lady?”
had their pre-New York openings
in Philadelphia.

Independence Hall, the shrine of
the Liberty Bell, is of foremost
historical interest.

Adjoining it is Congress Hall,
meeting hall of one Continental
Congress (6th-and Chestnut).
Within walking distance are Car--~
penter’s Hall, meeting site of the
First. Continental Congress, and
the Betsy Ross and Edgar Allen
Poe Houses. Also noteworthy is
Elfreth’s Alley, a tiny street be-
tween Front and 2nd, that has a
quaint Colonial flavor and houses
that date from 1690. There are
also a number of historic churches
to be visited in mid-city. Philadel-
phia’s oldest is Old Swede’s Episco-
pal Church (Delaware and Wash- .
ington Avenues) where Betsy Ross
was married. Christ Church (2nd
above Market) is the burial site of
seven signers of the Declaration of
Independence, including Benjamin
Franklin; Washington. worshipped |
there. Millions of visitors always |
stop at Monumental City Hall, a'
fine example of French Renaissance |

‘style architecture. The higest point :
‘in the city is the statue of William

Penn atop the building.

Benjamin Franklin Parkway is
a hub of scientific centers. The
Franklin Institute houses exhibits
of operating apparatus as well as
the Fels Planetarium while the
Aquarium, boasting 4,000 live
specimens, is located just below
the Art Museum,

Easily reached from Suburban
Station are Philadelphia’s main
department stores, Wanamakers,
Bonwit Teller’s and Blum’s. The
book lovers will enjoy browsing
through Leary’s for sécond-hand
and best-seller editions; record-
buyers will find bargains, as well
as--a complete selection of new
releases at the Record Mart (Wal-
nut south of Broad).



Freshmen Warned of Terrors Ahead
Coffee, Exams, Papers Fill Winter

In September you come tripping from all corners of the land
With a shiny brand-new suitcase in your chubby little hand.

You have made good resolutions, you are full of great ambitions,
And you’re introduced to knitting, tea, and other old traditions.

In October you discover that your classes aren’t a romp,

And we see you as you struggle with your weekly freshman comp.
The “required and fined” song meetings soon become a daily plight
As you practise in the Cloisters—but it’s worth it, Lantern Night.

By November you are quite at home and in a better mood

(The surest sign of this is that you
Come December, and you wonder in

gripe about the food).
a sort of desperation

How on earth you’re going to last until beginning of vacation.

.S

January reunites you and everybody crams,

In a sudden apprehension of the nearness of exams.

You drink gallons of black coffee, you consult éach other’s notes,

And your dreams are of historic dates, your nightmares full of quotes.

In the sulphur fumes from Hell Week, and the dust of Freshman Show,
February passes quickly and is gone before you know.

March, alas, goes far more slowly,

it’s a time of deep depression,

When you have exams and papers in an infinite’ procession.

But at last comes spring veation, to save you from your gloom,
And April finds you joyous and the campus all in bloom.

You can tackle six weeks’ papers wi

th enthusiastic glee,

And sit upon the grass to study. Yeat beneath a-tree,

May begins with songs and dances,

You’re passing all of your exams and saying

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Page Six

THE COLLEGE NEWS

Monday, September 29, 1958



College News
Continued from Page 5, Col. 4

book reviews,
concerts,

some coverage of
exhibitions and_ even
more theatre.

In addition the editorial staff of
the News expresses its opinion
both on campus and general issues
in its weekly editorials. These edi-
torials take stands which are
agreed .upon by the five Board
members, though not necessarily
by the members of the staff.

Thirdly, the News is open to all
students, both as a vehicle of pub-

licity. or as an opportunity~ for
expressing an opinion, either: a
counter to News opinion, or a gen-
eral isgue, and letters to the editor
are welcomed and printed. The
News is responsible for nothing
which appears in its letters column.

Tryouts forthe news are. held
_ twice a year, at the beginning of
each semester. There are quite
flexible in that they require three
sample articles but the choice of
topic and the type of article should
reflect the area in which the can-
didate is most interested. We
would like to see reviews of any
type of event, news articles, inter-
views or other features, and espe-
cially criticism of the News. A
meeting for further discussion of
tryouts will be held during the
next week in the News Room—the
time will be announced later. If
you are interested and have ques-



Notice

Although the Openings -for
waitresses in the Deanery are
filled at the moment, there will
be vacancies during the year.
Anyone interested in waitress-
ing should leave her name and
free hours in Miriam Beames’
mail box in Pem East.









tions you may also ask any staff
member for News _ information.
Tryouts will be read and consid-
ered by the members of the Board;
the members of the staff are then
entitled to vote in the election of
Board members and after a half-
year of work are eligible for posi-
tions on the Board.

The News staff meets once a

week to give assignments and

staff members work one evening
each, writing headlines and read-
ing galley. At this time we become
the chief support of Soda Foun-
tain, or else brew our own coffee.
All contributions or letters should
be addressed to the editor on the

Saturday before the week in which
they are to be printed. We hope
to see both you and your ideas



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Continued from Page 3, Col. 5
that the club will welcome all
swimming enthusiasts. Remember
that experience is not necessary.
Dance Club will also go on with
its usual program which: includes
selections offered at Arts Night,
and perhaps a more extensive pro-
gram on one of the College week-
ends.

Rhoads Farm, only ten minutes
away by bicycle, and Applebee
Barn, located on the campus are
both ideal locations, for picnics,
cook-outs and other activities.
These are. available to everyone
who ‘wishes to use them—simply
by contacting the AA president.

During the school year we will
again offer several movies and we
may also present some special
sports features, such as the film
prepared by John Jay on Skiing.

Any ideas which you may have
for activities or projects will al-
ways be very welcome. The AA is
here to serve the student body and
we are glad to accept all sugges-
tions. Each hall sends several rep-
resentatives to AA meetings and
they will be more than glad to
hear from you.





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Notice

News’ Editorial Staff will
meet on Tuesday, September
30th at 5:30 p. m. in the News
Room. The Board will meet im-
mediately afterwards. A Try-
out Meeting for aspiring mem-
bers will be announced for this
week.







Small College

Continued from Page 1, Col. 5
numerous. opportunities to fill
positions of leadership and respon-
sibility for the’ machinery of self
government and student activities
must function whatever the size
of the undergraduate body. With-
in a small college, also, campus
issues come to the attention of the
whole campus, and widespread dis-
cussion is feasible.

All the advantages of small
classes and a large proportion of
faculty to students, which Mrs.
Marshall terms the luxuries of
education will be maintained in the
future. Students will still feel a
part of the whole college, and not
merely members of small campus
groups. M.S.B.

Parade Night
Continued from Page 5, Col. 2

from the two classes were read
and accepted. . . . Letters of apol-
ogy for the affair in the village
last Thursday have been sent to
President Thomas, as well as to
the SelfaGovernment Ajsociation
by the two classes concerned.



Born Saturday, September 27
Asa Robert Tenney
Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Tenney
Mrs. Tenney is the daughter of
Prof and Mrs. Broughton





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