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VOL. XLV—NO. 1

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1959

© Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1959

PRICE 20 CENTS



Class of 1963 Undergoes Freshman Weekend Flurry;
Convocation to Mark College’s 75th Anniversary Year

Convocation, Preceded by Academic Procession,
Opens A Series Of Commemorative Events

A convocation, the second ‘to be
held at the beginning of the first
semester since the college opened
in 1885, will usher in Bryn Mawr’s
seventy-fifth academic year on
Monday, September 28, at 4:30 p.m.
President Katharine E. McBride
will officiate, and Dr. John W.
Gardner, President of the Carnegie
Corporation, will be the principal
speaker.

The convocation in Goodhart Hall
will be preceded by an academic
procession involving all the mem-
bers of the faculty, Deans and
staff, all students enrolled in the
college, the President, speaker,
and distinguished guests. As is
customary at commencement, the
procession will form on the Library
green at 4:00 p.m., and, marshal-
led by students, will advance into
Goodhart auditorium.

Guests Included

The President’s party will in-
clude presidents of neighboring
colleges and heads of schools. A
number of eminent alumnae are
also included among the guests.

The Convocation marks the op-
ening not only of the seventy-fifth
anniversary year, but also of the
long series of events in commem-
oration of this anniversary. The
theme uniting activities here at
the College and staged by Alum-
nae in 31 cities is “New Horizons
of Thought and the Stubborn Facts
of Today.”

The only other convocation held
at the opening of the academic
year was that which formally. an-
nounced the birth of the college in
1885. These ceremonies of inaug-

uration took place on September ,



‘63's Dictionary
Of BMC Terms

Noah Webster and Samuel John-
son once attempted to classify the
English language. In the same

spirit, a partial dictionary of Bryn
Mawr terms may be composed.

COLLEGE COUNCIL— This is
a group which meets once a month
for dinner and discussion. It is
composed of Miss McBride, the
deans, Miss Howe, a faculty and

alumnae representative, the presi- |

dents of the Big 6, class presidents,
News editor, a hall president, a
non-res representative, and a war-
den.

UNDERGRAD COUNCIL—This
group meets once a week, without
dinner. It is composed of the ed-
itor of the NEWS, the presidents
of the Big 6 and of the classes.

Chaired by the president of Under-

grad, it devotes itself to plans,
projects, and policy.

BIG 6—This institution is unique:
to Bryn Mawr. It refers to the six
autonomous ‘organizations which
are college-wide in nature and with
college-elected presidents. Between
them, they deal with nearly all
“extra-curricular activities,” and
include Self-Gov, Undergrad, Lea-
gue, Alliance, Athletic and Inter-
faith Associations.

SELF-GOV ADVISORY BOARD |

—This “is made-up ofthe

presidents and the president, vice-

president, and secretary of Self-

Gov.
Continued on Page 5, Col. 1

They discuss problems of |



23 of that year, two days after the

beginning of classes and eight .

days after the College was open-
ed for the reception of students for
the first time.

President D. C. Gilman of Johns
Hopkins University, President
Chase of Haverford and James
Russell Lowell spoke at that first
convocation. The first President
of the College, Dr. James E.
Rhoads, said of the even in his
President’s Report for the year
1885: “The occasion was altogeth-
er auspicious, and the College has
entered upon its career with uni-
versal good wishes for its ‘success,
so that it has but to fulfill kind
expectations by worthy perform-
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MERION HALL
1963

AMDUR, M. A.
ARNSTEIN, N.
BENNER, L. B.
BEGRAD, H.
BURDICK, E.
CARDWELL, M. R.
ERSKINE, S.
GOLDSAM, T. R.
GOLONDZOWSKI, V.
GREENBERG, E.
HEILMAN, J. M.
HIBBARD, M. C.
HUSSEY, B.
KANTER, R. B.
KENNISON, J.
KOVAG, A. F:
LEVY,.G. -..

MELLINGER, K.
MILLER, B.
REED, A. M.



SULLIVAN, D. J.

Freshman Directory

RADNOR HALL
1963

BARKER, M.
BLU, K.
EVANS, E. R.
FRANKLE, J. E.
GIBSON, A. S.
GOLDENBERG, S. K.
KASIUS, J. M.
MARBURY, S. S.
OSMOND, P. J.

- SHAH, G. G.
SHULL, C. J.
SMITH, J.
SPRING, C.

TYSON, L.

VON RAITS, H.
WITMAN, A. L.



DENBIGH HALL
1963
ALPERS, L. A.
CLEMSON, G. L.
DAVIS, M. 8.
DE LAGUNA, A.
GOLDSTONE, J.



GREENBERG, N. J.
HARTLEY, L. J.
KAMMERMAN, J.
LANDSMAN, B. L.
LEWIS, C.
MAGAZINER, E. L.
MILDWAN, D.
MUMFORD, K. T.
NORTHROP, P.
ORR, M. H.
UTGOFF, A.
WORTHEN, C.



PEMBROKE EAST
1963

ANGELO, H. M.
BOARDMAN, E. B.
BROWN, J. H.
CHIANG, J.
DAVIS, W. H. C.
FAIRFAX, M.
GUMPERT, S.
KISTLER, K. A.
KNEELAND, A;
KURZBERG, E.

Continued on Page 6, Col. 1

Parade Night Welcomes
The Freshmen Officially
After A Hectic “Week”’

Parade Night, that solemn occa-
sion which follows the first day of
classes, is the time of official wel-
coming of the ‘freshmen. But since
the first post-dawn hours of Thurs-
day morning that welcome has in
fact been extended to the 206
members of the class of 1963.

From voice tests to physicals,
from interviews with Miss McBride
to an ice cream party, the “week”
has been a full one. Entering stu-
dents have been housed where
freshmen have not been housed in
the recent past: 10 in the Gradu-
ate Center, eight in the Deanery,
and the Infirmary temporarily
holds five. More familiar accom-
modations are at slightly more
than capacity.

Tonight and Sunday, upper-
classmen return to dorms already
in full swing. But although class-
es begin Monday morning, the
College will not settle into its rou-
tine until the Convocation opening
the seventy-fifth anniversary is
over and Parade Night has vent-
ed its furies.

Notice

All. students, and especially
freshmen, the slightest bit: inter-
ested in trying out for the News
are urged to attend a meeting on
Tuesday, September 26, at 5:00 in
the News room, Goodhart. Tryouts
and the rigors and requirements
of being a News staff member will
be the principal topics of this con-
versation between News editors



and the young and eager.



Batten Property Purchased Complete With Indoor Swimming

Exactly a week before this year’s
large freshman class arrived, Bryn
Mawr concluded the purchase for
$150,000 of the home of Harry A.
Batten. This two-and-a-half storey



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whitewashed field stone house at
830 Roberts Road will be a dormi-
tory for 14 students.

The Batten estate includes the
14-room, six-bath Colonial style

“Once the home of Harry Batten, this residence will soon be a Bryn Mawr Dormitory.

residence and six-and-a-half acres
of grounds bordering the Graduate
Center on the east. One wing of
the house contains a 30-by-50 foot
indoor swimming pool, with ad-



jacent terraces.

The College learned that the
Batten property was for sale only
in the latter part of August. Until
that time, Bryn Mawr owned a
number of beds purchased at the
beginning of the summer, with no
place to put them and little hope
of finding space. Even with this
addition, freshmen are being hous-
ed in the Deanery, the new wing
of the Infirmary, and the Graduate
Center, in addition to the seven
dormitories, the College Inn and

East House.

Present plans are that Batten
House will not be an all-freshman

dormitory like East House, but
that upperclassmen will be invited
to apply to live there. Because
of the pool it is hoped that at
least two Red Cross Lifesavers
will be among those who apply.
Denizens of the Batten house will
take their meals at the Graduate
Center.

Unlike the gym pool, the Batten

house pool is equipped with a reg-
julation diving board, which will

‘make possible the inclusion of div- _

ing classes.in the sports curricu-
lum. The pool will almost certain-
ly be made generally available to
Graduate Students as well.