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_COLLEGE NEWS

April 29, 1966







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Pass - Fail

As many seniors have discovered, Bryn Mawr’s grading system °

sometimes makes it difficult to get irito graduate school. Underclassmen
majoring in the humanities, when they discover this, often decide not to
take a math or science course that interests them because they fear
for their grade average, For the same reason, science majors decide
not to take an upper level English course, or psych majors don’t take
history of art, All of this tends to force a student who came here for a
liberal education to stay in her major field more than is perhaps neces-
sary.

One solution, recently instituted at the University of Pennsylvania
(see page 7), is a pass-fail system in courses outside one’s major and
outside the basic course requirements for graduation. We think that
such a system could be adapted to Bryn Mawr and recommend that
Curriculum Committee look seriously into this possibility.

A pass-fail plan allows a student, if she wishes, to take courses out-
side her major, ‘‘for no end other than knowledge of the material,’’
says U of P’s Student Committee on Undergraduate Education. We agree
that. a pass-fail system would indeed encourage and reinforce the idea
that learning is an end in itself.

There are other advantages. It might make it easier to take a fifth
course. It might increase inter-departmental communication, It all
depends on the specific plan and, of course, it is quite possible to have
a pass-fail plan which does none of these. However, the potential is
definitely there, and certainly deserves the consideration of students,
faculty, and administration,

NEWS Stand

At the last Undergrad meeting, a proposal was offered to append a
charge for all campus publications except the Yearbook to the suggested
increased student activities fee. Students who did not wish to subscribe
to any or all of the publications included would be responsible for
individually requesting the removal of the charge.

The motive of the measure is a noble one at heart -- raising sub-
scription figures for some starving or at least partially hungry pub-
lications. Its effectiveness hinges on a tried and true feature of campus
life: student apathy in the face of such administrative nuisance tasks.

At present, opinion gatherers are collecting opinions on the issue
throughout the dorms and the COLLEGE NEWS would like to add its
collective voice. We were not consulted about the plan, and we dis-
approve. Although the NEWS is always cordially receptive to new
subscriptions, we do not accept such an arbitrary method of obtaining

*them. We hope to convince students, by the merit of our newspaper,
that their college life is incomplete and uninformed without the NEWS.
We do not agree that forcing them to subscribe is the proper method
of drawing their admiration.

An inclusive activities fee that benefits the entire campus is the
responsibility of all ipso facto members of the Undergraduate Asso-
ciation. The cost of a private subscription to the NEWS or any other
publication is a decision that should be left up to the discretion of the
consumer. :

The COLLEGE NEWS appreciates the thought behind the suggestion,
but in this case we must insist that, the end -- however attractive --
does not justify the means, ,

oo Tradition

This is a world in which each
of us, knowing the evils of liberal-
ism, and the horrors of innovation,
wil! have to cling to what is close
to him, to his tra. ition and his
love, lest he be dissolved in a
universal confusion and know
nothing and love nothing. This
time has been long in coming;

but it has come, It is, we think,
for us and our children, our only
way to make partial order in total
_ chaos.

There remains a tradition at
Haverford both beloved and sal-
vagable; the annual Rape'(sic) of
the Maypoles...

HAVERFORD NEWS, April 22
Since the COLLEGE NEWS is printed on a Thursday afternoon, we

have no idea if Haverford successfully upheld the tradition the above
_ quotation implies,

’ tf
-Bespite-the administration’ s: contetmpt ‘for Haverford's intrusion in-

our traditional May Day festivities, we feel that Haverford is nonethe-
less an integral part of them,

The weight of our non-coeducational institution lies heavy upon us
sometimes, especially in the spring. - :
We hope Haverford made the scene last night.

Application for re-entry at the Bryn Mawr, Pa. Post



‘A Nitkk : Wo od’

To the Editor:

The day of the first perform-
ance of College Theatre and the
Haverford Drama Club’s produc-
tion of ‘‘Under Milk Wood,’’ an
unfavorable and highly subjective
description of the dress rehearsal
was published in the NEWS, Sub-

sequently there was a letter from

Karen Durbin objecting to this
unfair and unjust treatment, but a
review of the actual performance
did not appear, Several of uscom-
pletely unconnected with the
production wished to supply this
lack. We are glad to have this
opportunity to express our own
views, for we feel that ‘‘Under
Milk. Wood’’ was one of the finest

College Theatre productions to
date,

The set was a surprise and a
delight. In addition to a skeletel
composition of the usual dark plat-
forms there was a realistic rep-
resentational scene appearing
through a veil of harborside mist,
constantly changing and moving to
show the action of wind and sea
and the passage of time. The sway-
ing masts of the boats augmented
the enchanting, hypnotic effect of
the play. Lance Jackson’s lighting
was, as always, superb, and
greatly facilitated the smooth shift
from scene to scene. Dawn and
high noon and sunset came con-
vincingly and beautifully.

The lyric power and beauty of
Thomas’ lines, obvious throughout
and the extra work the actors did
with music and poetry was well
worth the effort. The crowning
touch was the delight of Gwen
Aaron’s warm Welsh accent as
she read Second Voice. Robert
Butman as First Voice was ade-
quate despite his regrettable ten-
dency to pronounce ‘‘milk’’ as
‘é¢melk.’’

The actors handled the difficult
job of playing more than one part
with ease and skill. This was one
performance in which the quality
of the acting was consistently high,
with no special ‘‘stars’’ or ‘*weak’’
characters. The casting, left until
all the actors had worked.with the
play long enough to get well into
the feeling of it, was especially
apt. The moods ranged from slap-
stick to lyric sorrow, in a flaw-
lessly flowing progression. The
fragmentary tendency of this play
was held firmly in check, and the
overall impression created was
one of unity and continuity, The
action moved smoothly from one
scene to the next and from mood
to mood with no hesitancy.

One of the evening’s most im-

pressive performances was given





| applebee



afl of spring whirls around the
maypole ... dancing daffodils jig
and bob... trees drop snowflake-
confetti ... tons of«it ... and
flowers there only yesterday dis-
appear not so mysteriously over-
night ... dawn dawns, blooms
bloom and strawberries just straw-
Derry eee
all warmth, all green, all grow-
ing ... Swirling madly on ...
sleepy-headed, groggy-eyed, all
are swept along
__Spring “springs, dance ‘dances,
hoops oops, dawn dawns, blooms
bloom, strawberries strawberry
and may is.
happy mayday,
applebee

[LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

by Joachim Von Der Thusen who
played afiercely poignant but never
pathetic Blind Captain Cat. There
is no single starring role in the
play, and every actor turned ina
superior performance; but some of
the scenes highlighted in our
memories were of Priscilla Rob-
bins as the maid. Lily Smalls
carrying on an animated dialogue
with herself in the mirror; Mar-
garet Cool as Polly Garter singing
in her beautiful untrained voice
of her lost love; Lynne Meadow
and Howard Bush as Mr. and Mrs.
Pugh hating each other over the
lunch table; Lynne Meadow, this
time as Gossamer Beynon, twitch-

‘ing; Rich Gartner as the Rev.

Eli Jenkins, reading. what must be
some of the world’s best bad
poetry; Nimet Habachy andFelicia
Folk as the two Mrs, Dai Breads
trying to tell their bedroom for-
tunes; Chris Kobler as Sinbad
Sailor, lusting after Gossamer
Beynon; and Munson Hicks as Mr.
Waldo singing in a riotously ribald
manner a song that could perhaps
be perfectly innocent.

There were many other ‘excel-
lent performances, and many more
*thighlights’® than we have been
able to mention. The evening wasa
thorough delight, and we hope that
none of you missed it at the in-
stigation of the pre-performance
review. .

Liz Roueche ’66
Ellen Dubrowin ‘67
Sally Boy ’68
.Leslie McShane ’69

Inn Kitchen

A few weeks ago, I went to the
student kitchen in the College Inn
to bake .a birthday cake, and as I
entered the kitchen I nearly col-
lapsed. Filthy dishes and cooking
pans were scattered among piles
of garbage which had been left on
the counters. The new stove which
was purchased to replace the stove
that was burned out by careless-
ness was not working. It too had
suffered from improper use and
a failure to wipe off inches of
grease which had accumulated on
its surface and insides.

Needless to say, the cake didnot
turn out as well as it might have.

This kitchen is our kitchen, and
I refuse to believe that Bryn Mawr
students could have such a lack of
consideration for others. The
thought of eating food cooked in
this kitchen is enough to make
anyone sick.

I have also heard that pots,
cooking utensils, and dishes have
been disappearing from the kitchen
all- year, and that often food left
in the refrigerator is missing the
next day. What is most shocking
is that a stove had to be replaced
because grease left on it had caused
it to burn out, and that the new
stove is being’ treated in the same
manner.

I am thoroughly disgusted with
the lack of responsibility towards
the Inn kitchen and will make no
further attempts to cook food in
it until I feel sure that more care
is being taken towards its im-
provement.

Nancy Miller ’69

NCUP Request

Margaret Levi received this re-
quest for Bryn Mawr’s ‘aid and
wished to share it with the cam-
pus. »- Ed,

A thousand million thanks to
people at Bryn Mawr for the much
needed help!

On May 10 and May 31 there
will be municipal elections here
(first a primary then .a runoff).
Newark Community Union Project
is supporting two militant candi-
dates for City Council anda liberal
insurgent Negro candidate for
Mayor. The candidates are com-
mitted to a number of exciting
radical proposals concerning
urban renewal, the war onpoverty,
education and police brutality.

If the candidates Win (the coun-
cil candidates are engaged in ex-
tremely close contests) the move-
ment here will receive a great
boost.

We need election day workers
-- to babysit, take voters to the
polls, challenge, etc. A number of
girls from Bryn Mawr would be
very welcome ... They would come
the evening of May 9 and stay over.
Hopefully, victory parties will fol-
low election day.

David Gelber

M. Carey Thomas

$5,000 Prize Won
By Eudora Welty

Miss Eudora Welty, noted author
and ‘‘writer-in-residence”’ at Bryn
Mawr this spring, will be pre-
sented the M.Carey Thomas Award
Thursday, May 5, at 8:30 p.m. in
Goodhart Hall.

In 1922, as a tribute to M.
Carey Thomas upon her retire-
ment as president of Bryn Mawr,
the Alumnae Association of the
college established a foundation for
prizes to be awarded at intervals
to American women in recognition
of eminent achievement,

The award is in the amount of
$5,000 and is one of the largest
prizes given to women in this
country.

Former recipients have been
M. Carey Thomas (1922), Jane
Addams (1931), Florence Rena
Sabin (1935), Marion Edwards Park
(1942), Eleanor Roosevelt and Anna
Lord Strauss (1948), Marianne
Moore (1953), and Miss McBride
(1960).



Haverfroddy

‘Haverfroddy’ is a new tradition. It has’ been reprinted in the

COLLEGE NEWS every May Day since last year, -- Ed.

’Twas Brynig, and the frisby girls/Did gyre and grimble in the May:/
All climsy were the boropoles,/And the tome wraths outbray.

‘‘Beware the Haverfrod, my maids!/The minds that plot, the hands
that catch!/Beware the grubgrub boys and shun/The stewmious May-

polesnatch!”? .

They took their vestal swords in hand;/Long time the pranksome
foe they sought--/So rested they with their Old Dog Tray/And stood

awhile in thought.

And, as in hopeful thought they stood,/The Haverfrod, bereft with
shame,/Came sniffling through the neighborhood/And burpling as it

came!

Three, four! Three four! fine sophomore/The yestal blades went

to the aid/They
panty raid.

left. it hide, and with their pride/They stopped a

ee

‘¢and hast thou throd the Haverfrod?/Come tothe pole, my squeemish
maids!/O Cassius Clay! Ako-oo-ue!’’/They dancled in their joy.

’'Twas Brynig, and the frisby girls/Did gyre and grimble in the



May:/All climsy were the boropoles,/And the tome wraths outbray.

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