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Vol. L No. 21
BRYN MAWR, PA.
APRIL 30, 1965
© Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, 1965
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25 Cents
Delaware, Domino to Highlight Hinchman, Brooke Hall to Devereux
May Day Weekend Socializing As Awards Announced at Assembly
The May Day Weekend began
this morning at the unearthly hour
of 5:15 a.m., when sophomores
rose to distribute seniors’ May
baskets and wake ‘their sister
class at a slightly more reason-
able 5:45.
The first day’s festivities in-
clude a fantastic conglomeration of
traditions, most of which are com-
pleted before 10 a.m. classes,
While most of. this side of the
world sleeps, Bryn Mawrters climb
Rock tower, sing hymns (of a sort),
and after a 7:15 breakfast, trip
over to Merion Green to the en-
thusiastic, if not exactly lilting,
strains of the Haverford band.
Highlights there are Maypole danc~
ing and comic speeches by May
Queen Genie Ladner and President
McBride.
Then follows a dragon pageant
by Pem East juniors and Miss
McBride’s announcement in Good-
hart of scholarships and awards.
After these announcements,
everyone will return to Merion
Green for Morris dancing and
senior hoop-rolling. A short step
sing will conclude the morning
events,
Dinner will be served at 6, and
at -6:30 members of College
Theater will present a medieval
play on the steps of Taylor Hall.
Morris dancing, more madrigal
Singing, and a step sing will con-
clude the campus events,
Friday night there will be aboat
ride on the Delaware, complete
Miss McBride announced at this
morning’s May Day assembly the
recipients of Bryn Mawr’s~top
academic awards for 19657
Linda Devereux, 66, has been
granted both the’Maria L. East-
man Brooke,Hall Memorial Schol-
ae d the Charles S, Hinch-
Memorial Scholarship. Both
with a band. Tickets to the boat ~ er gr are held during the
ride are $2.50 per couple; tr
portation will bee provided by a free
bus,
After the boat ride, there will be
refreshments~ and records in |
Applebee Barn until 2 a.m,
At noon Saturday there will be a
picnic on the lawn of Batten House
for all students who wish to come.
Throughout the day Saturday
various sports events will be held
at Haverford as part of its alumni
weekend, At 2 Saturday afternoon
there will be an auction of faculty
goods,
From 9:30 to 12:30 Saturday
night, Fats Domino will play for a
semi-formal dance in the Haver-
ford field house, For Bryn Mawr
and Haverford students tickets will
be $2.50 a couple, and for out-
siders, $3.50 per couple,
- recipient’s senior year.
The Brooke Hall awardisgranted
Linda Devereux
Queen of the May Visits HHC;
Experience Proves ‘Enlightening’
(Following is the text of May
Queen Genie Ladner’s morning
speech — ed.)
Greetings! I have just returned
from a week-long student exchange
at High Hill College, on Phila-
delphia’s Extension Line. It was
such an enlightening visit that I
want to tell you about my ob-
servations.
The HHC student population is
decentralized and almost isolated
in the small women’s liberal arts
college because the students are
distributed in twelve dormitories.
Yet this breakdown of the student
body has no detrimental effects
because there is an overriding
spirit of solidarity and cohesive-
ness within the community. In
fact, this past fall the students
were so anxious to have an all-
college meeting that they travelled
to Circumvention Hall, Philadel-
phia to enjoy each other’s com-
pany. Coincidentally enough, they
picked the evening of —the
presidential elections and arrived
at Circumvention Hall when the
DDT Broadcasting Company was
tabulating the electoral results.
In their own inimitable public-
spirited way, they offered their
help - causing a Johnson landslide
in the state of Pennsylvania.
Ths past year the college itself
has been undergoing a major
revolution -° both in physical ap-
pearance and spiritual orienta-
_ tion, The campus has been trans-
formed by the addition of a new
dormitory which has been designed
and built in the astonishingly short
time of three years, Its architec-
ture has caused quite a controversy
because collegiate gothic doesn’t
seem to fit into the functional -
modern style which predominates
on campus, Nonetheless, student.
opinion as expressed in the COL-
LEGE SNOOZE commends the
_ courage and persistence of the
bY
college and its architect _for
attempting to construct the proper
college materials which seem to,
have the proper blackboard effect.
HHC’s major problem of the past
two and a half years has been find-
ing ways to spend its $10 million
grant. The alumnae and the ad-
ministration have tirelessly and
resourcefully distributed the
amount in record time. (Incidental-
ly, they finished six months earlier
than their scheduled time limit.)
After much thought and considera-
tion they have given: $1 million
to the college’s faculty to convince
them to start the school year one
week earlier next year; $1 million
to be distributed among all mem-
bers of the college community
for the purchase of loudspeakers
for their transistor radios; $1
million for hiring audiences for
visiting lecturers; $1 million to
the library to increase the rare
book collection by buying one of
the limited first editions of the
complete works of Ian Fleming
= bound in Moroccan leather. The
remaining sum has been given
to the Uncommon Treasurer to
divide’ among the Lively Five stu-
dent organizations.
The student organizations of
HHC are unique in their function
and activity. The Uppergrab As- |
sociation has spent the year re-
forming itself, It instituted alunch
system for the election of its of-
ficers and more importantly,
established a Committee of 676
of which each student is an EX
POST FACTO member and is AD
HOC responsible for — an
opinion. :
The Self Control Association was
also involved in reform. For the
first time, adults were allowed
in students’ living rooms after
6:30, and also students were al-
lowed to keep skateboards on cam-
pus provided they had NSA life
. insurance. The largest reform still
remains to be solved: should stu-
dents be allowed to take snuff
in their rooms? Would so much
sneezing bother one’s roommate?
The issue promises to be sensibly
solved within the next year. $
The Apathetic Association had
an exceptional year. Its national
Intercollegiate-Relaxation Tourna-
ment was entirely successful, with
faculty student participants
sleeping th h the winter.
Dissension, the HHC organiza-
tion for causing political affairs
spent the year encouraging dis-
putes between SNAC, the Students’
Non-Action Committee, andSTCC,
the Students’ Terribly Co-
ordinated Committee. They argued
over how-to run the Orgy for Free-
dom.
Outerfaith instituted a marvel-
ous new program of Reading in
the Music Room. Plead, the social
work group, solicited clothing from
needy areas for students to wear.
Success of this drive was evidenced
by the recent announcement of
CLAMOUR magazine that an HHC
student has been selected as one
of the nation’s dressed.
One of the most invigorating and
exciting spectacles I witnessed
during my visit to HHC was the
activity of the faculty-student
Ridiculum Committee. Among its
accomplishments wére the follow-
ing changes: substitution of
picketing in a large city, prefer-
ably Washington, for part of the
gym requirement, The two year
gym requirement can be complete-
ly eradicated by one White House
sleep-in. The second and most
valuable change was the scheduling
of faculty examinations by stu-
dents. The Ridiculum Committee
felt that students’ scheduling would,
probably be more humane than
the former system.
On the amusement side, the new
Anti-Social Chairman is arranging
meal exchanges with boysfrom the
nearby men’s school, Havalittle.
(Continued on page 8)
arnually to the member of the
junior class with the highest gen-
eral average, and the Hinchman
is given each year to a junior for
work of special excellence in her
major subject.
Linda is taking a double major
in French and Latin, and has been
first in her class for the past three
years.
Elizabeth S. Shippen Scholar-
ships were awarded today to three
members of the junior class. The
Shippen Scholarship in Science,
awarded to students whose major
subject is biology, chemistry,
geology, or physics, has for the
second ~consecutive.-year been,
awarded jointly, this year to Jeanne
Kann and Mary Lou Majcher.
Jeanne, a chemistry major, has
received a National Science Foun-
dation grant for summer research
at Bryn Mawr this year under a
member of the chemistry depart-
ment, Mary Lou, a biology major,
has gained unusual experience by
working for the past two summers
for Dr. Hans. Noll, one of the
country’s leading molecular bi-
ologists.
A third Shippen award, the Ship-
pen Scholarship in Foreign Lan-
guages, has been given to Patricia
Ohl for her work in French. Pat
has a double major, concentrating
Jeanne Kann
in philosophy as well as French,
She has been active in the Chorus,
and last August served: as a stu-
dent interpreter at the classics
conference held here at Bryh Mawm
Jacqueline Giuliano, -’66, re-
ceived the Sheelah Kilroy Memo-
rial Scholarship in_ English,
awarded annually, on the recom-
mendation of the English depart-
ment, to a student for excellence
of work in second-year or ad-
vanced courses in English. Jackie,
an English major, has been very
active in drama activities, taking
parts in her class freshman and
junior shows, and in College
Theater.
Mary Lou Majcher
Patricia Ohl
The Elizabeth Duane Gillespie
Scholarship, given annually for
work of distinction in American
history, went this year to Cissie
Fairchilds, ’66. The fund for this
scholarship was started by a gift
from the National Society of
Colonial Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Ann Miller,-’65, has been award-
ed the Jeanne Quistgaard Memorial
Prize, given no more often than
every two years to:a student in
economics. Ann, formerly amem-
ber of the class of 1966, has ac-
celeratéd and will graduate this
spring. She plans to study next
year for a Master of Arts in
Teaching.
Ann Alien, ’65, has received the
Hester Ann Corner Prize for dis-
tinction in literature. The award
is made annually to a junior or
senior on the recommendation of
a committee composed of the
chairmen of the departments of
Englishs and of classical -and
modern foreign languages, A stu-
dent of varied interests, Ann is a
history major and has lived in
German House for the past two
years.
Jacqueline Giuliano
The American Academy of Poets
Poetry Prize has been won by jun-
ior Patricia Collins. The prize has
been awarded for six years tothe .
student who submits the best poem
_or group of poems,
Margaret Edwards, ’67, received
both the Bain-Swiggett Poetry
Prize and the Katherine Fullerton
Gerould Memorial Prize. The
Bain-Swiggett is awarded annually
by a committee of the faculty on
the basis of work submitted, The
Gerould prize is given to a student
who shows evidence of creative
ability in the fields o ormal
essay, short story, longer nar-
rative or verse, by a_ special
committee of alumni and/ faculty.
Margaret has been active on
campus as a member of the Arts
Council, and is currently serving
as its president.
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April 30, 1965
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Preissler, 68, Mariot oon, 68, Roberta Smith, 68, Peggy Thomas, 68,
66, Jane Walton, ’66,
Calendar Question
The faculty decision to begin the coming academic year a week later
than usual -- and thus a week later than — -- seems incon-
gruous and a bit absurd,
The practical problems created by such a calendar rearrangement
register themselves in a great many small ways, the sum of which is
general discomfort, Students with Haverford courses are most affected,
but their particular difficulty is only one ofthe issues which this seem-
ingly unimportant technical change raises. Three problems immediately
become apparent: 1. A lack of student-faculty communication, 2, The
problem of coordination and Cooperation with Haverford, which has
recently been stressed by students at both schools, 3. The question of
the calendar itself: what constitutes the best arrangement of the
academic year,
The reaction of students to the faculty announcement of the calendar
change was one of bewilderment and immediate protest. The petitions
“for an explanation” now circulating on campus acknowledge the ap-
parant irrevocability of the decision, but ask, ‘‘why’? -- why this
particular decision, and why the apparant lack of faculty-student
interaction. It is clear the faculty felt this calendar change was of
little importance to the student body. Yet the academic calendar ought
to be another tool of students and faculty, in cooperation with each
other for achieving the highest possible level of academic fulfillment
and efficiency, and thus, we submit, ought to be a joint effort in the
future. _
Further, the recent attempts to foster academic and social integration
between the two schools have been dealt sharp blows, This comes at a
time when inception of the committees of 36 and 39, the plan for buses,
and the meal exchange (which received overwhelming approval here)
seemed to be gaining support. How can academic integration be achieved
if students of the two schools cannot even meet.at the same time?
The third and most important consideration is, of course, the question
of what constitutes a good workable academic calendar, Should exams
comé before Christmas holiday? Is the *‘January syndrome” -- those
seemingly fruitless weeks-between vacation and exams, a valid target
for more creative planning? These are the questions which students
and faculty of both schools, working together, should be able to answer.
Reform
The proposed reform in ‘the philosophy requirement is a welcome
change in what seemed to be a permanent fixture of the curriculum,
‘With the second semester of 101 replaced by free choice of a 200 level
course, rigid necessity becomes an academic opportunity.
Philosophy is acknowledged as an important basis of any major in
the humanities or the sciences. Making it a mandatory member of all
schedules insures that students not only acknowledge but a?St/'ru1iow
through. With more leniency, people might be ledto sacrifice philosophy
to another course of more immediate but less fundamental value.
First semester of 101 serves as an introduction to the methods and
principles of basic philosophy. It teaches a new technique of organized
thought; Plato is a happy addition to any education. Broadening the
selection for second semester allows students to relate philosophy to
their more specific fields of interest. The result can be greater under-
standing of both philosophy and major subject.
Requirements inspire criticism by their very nature. This change
by the philosophy department forestalls the usual complaint of stale
inflexibility with a refreshing and revitalizing revision of a standard
course.
Haverfroddy
’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. vestal blades went
to the aid/They left it hide, and with their pride/They stopped a
" ¢¢and hast thou throd the Haverfrod?/Come tothe pole, my squeemish
maids!/O Cassius Clay! Ako-oo-ue!’/They dancled in their joy.
amas Recta MM aa 4h oom
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| LETTERS TO THE.EDITOR
Defense
To the Editor:
Across campus telegram forms
are posted requesting Senator Ful-
bright to hold open hearings on
Viet Nam because **The American
people and their government must
hear all sides of an issue of such
gravity.’? We could not agree more!
- Yet why does the SDS, which should
make available such information,
present the government policy only
one time to Bryn Mawr (when
President Johnson’s short state-
ment of policy was piped into the
Teach-In at Swarthmore), whereas
it has flooded the campus with
pamphlets and speakers criticizing
the government policy?
The telegram speaks ofa *‘small
group of men’? who make policy
decisions in a ‘‘secretive man-
ner;’”? how secretive are a group
of men who publish their findings
and their policy and spend a large
amount of their valuable time
speaking to interested groups all
over the country? They have even
devoted much time in their recent
press releases to answering di-
rectly the published criticisms of
their policy, (See especially ‘‘ An-
swers to Criticisms of United
States—Policy in» Viet Nam con-
tained in Harvard-Radcliffe May
2nd Committee’s Critique on the
US White Paper,’’ April 19, 1965).
Having not only given attention
to the views of the SDS, but also
having sought information present-
ing the government’s side, we feel
that there are several problems in
communication between some of
the people of the US and their
government, If advantage were
taken of the information publicly
offered by the State Department,
questions and criticisms would in-
deed be answered. We are de-
lighted to see that the government
material recently made available
in Taylor Hall is being read.
As an example of this lack of
communication: Mr. Pepper last
week spoke admiringly of Senator
Greuning’s condemnation of our
violation of the 1954 Geneva
Agreements. He neglected to note
that neither the United States nor
the Republic of Viet Nam had ever
signed the accords,
The problem is exemplified
particularly in the petition pre-
sented to Congress by the March
on Washington, It says, ‘*You cur-
rently have at your disposal many
schemes, including reconvening
the Geneva Conference, negotia-
tions with the National Liberation
Front in North Viet Nam, im-
mediate withdrawal, and UN super=
vised-eleétions .,. the war must
be brought to a halt.’’
As constantly expressed, the
US government IS trying to bring
the war to an end as soon as
possible, ‘A negotiation that pro-
duces a return to the essentials
of the 1954 accords and thus an
independent and secure South Viet
Nam, would of course be an answer,
indeed THE answer.’ (William P,
Bundy, ‘*Speech to the Washington
Chamber of Commerce,’’ Jan, 23,
1965.)
| applebee |
where have all the flowers gone
from wood and field and even
forbidden places?
sophomores picked them.
every one?
nary a trace is
left.
but where have all the sophomores
: gone?
off to rouse the seniors atdawn...
and you. know where they all are?
off to watch the morning star?
no,
off to play some tennis?
no.
off to be a general menace?
g
,unconditional discussions ...
irresponsibility the State Depart-.
ment has consistently displayed
in not supplying concerned citizens
with sufficient or satisfactory.
information,
“Objectivity”? speaks of aforum
for which the authors found little
BMC interest. It should be noted
that this was the third and last
in a series of programs presenting
th sides. The.others were well
attended by BMC girls.
The mentioned forum occured on
the night following the ‘*Teach-In”’
at Swarthmore to which approxi-
ately fifty students went from this
pus. Despite James Reston’s
objection to-this type of program,
many viewpoints were presented.
Johnson’s Hopkins speech, the pri-
mary source provided’ by the
authors of ‘Objectivity,’ was
piped into the Meeting House. Al-
though most of the participants
were opposed to U.S, policy, their
solutions~ to the problem varied,
The extreme difficulty in
locating a speaker for the govern-
ment position is indicative of the
present situation. One professor
was found, but no one from the
State Department would come.
Here Reston makes a valid point:
“«... for Officials here not to take
it seriously enough to conter the
campus revolt could be called ir-
responsible.’’
SAC is a group with a definite
stand. Although we try-to do as
as much as possible, it is not our
job to present both sides, We are,
admittedly, trying to sway people to
our point of view -- just as the
State Department is to theirs.
However, it is necessary to read
the government’s statements in
order for our critiques to make
_any sense.
However, attempts at negotiation
have been futile. Sir Patrick Gor-
don Walker, former British
Foreign Secretary, representative
of the United Kingdom in its
capacity as co-chairman of. the
Geneva conferences, recently pro-
posed visiting Hanoi and Peiping
to discuss negotiations in V
Nam; both capitals rejected his
visit, Since April 7, all channels
have been open to proposals for
Peiping has also rejected pu
licly the role of the UN in
question, LC.C.,. established
by the Geneva accords in 1954, has
spent eleven years trying merely to
enforce the military separation be-
tween North and South and has had
no obvious success. If the ICC
was unable to ensure elections
free from Hanoi-directed Viet Minh
interference in 1956, how could it
do so now?
The-US is involved only because
the governments of South Viet Nam
have successively requested its
aid, just as it has requested and
received aid, economic and mili-
tary, from about twenty-four other
nations. The UN Charter states
that no country is to take up arms
(Continued on page 7)
4 3
Write First
To the Editor:
The implied r2ason for tf olding
the March on Washington to end
the war in Viet Nam was that
better means of communicating
public opinion to the President
have been tried and have failed. I
should like to know if this reason
is justified or merely based on
assumptions, It is dangerously
easy to assume that ‘“‘lots
of people’? have written, wired,
phoned their Congressmen and the
President. But is this assumption
true?
The march is avery inarticulate
means of communication; because
it is a physical demonstration, one
In conclusion, I want to point out
that a definition of democracy might
also include the existence of a
responsible opposition. This works
cannot tell how manyofthedemon- both ways. SAC protestsU.S, policy
strators’ opinions are based on and fr authors of ‘Objectivity’’
intelligent committment or onmis- protest SAC. This is healthy and I
information - how many are mo-
tivated by fear, and how many by
sincere conviction. A letter, on
the other hand, clearly indicates
the calibre of the writer’s opinion,
and whether it should be respected ‘
or not,
It will be very sad if we get in
the habit of expressing our opinions
physically before we have
expressed them articulately, It
will be sadder if the government
gets in the habit of responding to’
physical demonstrations, It is pos-
sible that letter-writing will work
and that, contrary to popular belief,
the President and Congressmen
have not received an exceptional
amount of mail on the subject of
Viet Nam,
I think it would be interesting to
see figures on this, and to take a
poll to learfii how many Bryn Mawr
marchers actually wrote before
they marched,
Charlotte Huntley ’66 -
Object-
To The Editor: i
ss... democracy represents full
attention to all sides of an argu-
ment before a position is taken...’’
I agree, but that is all I agree with
in the letter entitled *‘Objectivity.’”’
Admittedly, only one side has
been presented concerning ‘the
issue of U.S, policy in Viet Nam
-- the government’s. One easily
learns the State Department’s ar-
guments by reading the daily news
columns and by listening to the
policy statements of the President
and other officials, SAC and SDS
are attempting to present opinions
and information which the State
Department has deleted from its
reports.
Personally I would like to know
am glad to see that those who dis-
agree with the SAC position &’re
finally living up to their respon-
sibility.
Margaret Levi ’68
Chairman of SAC
Ivity
To the Editor:
In regard to the letter titled
-“Qbjectivity’? which appeared in
the COLLEGE NEWS on April 23,
I ‘would like to say that the stu-
dents who wrote the letter were
not showing the objectivity which
they requested. It is true that
there was a lack of Bryn Mawr
students at the speech on United
States policy in Viet-Nam given by
a representative from the State
Department, but this does not mean
that students had not ‘‘informed
themselves of the government’s
position.”
Over thirty Bryn Mawr students
listened to President Johnson’s
speech, broadcast from Johns Hop-
kins, at the Swarthmore Teach-In,
and many more listened to it on
their radios. Several of the
speakers following Johnson at the
Teach-In made reference to what
he had said, there was a general
discussion of the speech after it
was given, and it was discussed
further at the seminars. Pro-
fessors who spoke in Bryn Mawr
dormitories on April 12 made
reference to Johnson’s speech and
to the policy of the United States
government, and many Bryn Mawr
students undoubtedly read about
Viet-Nam in newspapers. I do not
feel that the many students who
listened to what Johnson said and
who discussed it were lacking in
off to return reserve reading? more about the situation there and objectivity about Viet-Nam -- they
no, they’re all eating to possess aclearerunderstanding ‘did hear government policy in this
strawberries and raising ~ of the reasonsforthe U.S, position, speech, and probably in othérs of
hoopla, The materials which the authorsof which the writers of “Objectivity”
__.... Bappy_may day, __ last _week’s letter have put in. did not inform themselvese
ere eee SB iS toks ONS: : * 1.) Ee ake... ndican 2. of, the. SSE ee =aREA, Clayman. he tag 34S
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- Aquinas,
April 30, 1965
COLLEGE NEWS
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Until the College ‘Opens, or
Boot Camp at
by Erica Hahn
Among the many privileges that
befall the Bryn Mawr student is the
opportunity to take courses ata
nearby institution, which for the
purpose of literary clarity we may
dub Haverford.
Haverford, the aforementioned
institution, is distinguished among
erudite circles as a men’s college.
This tends to mean its enrollment
is male. For one bright week in
September, it will also be the only
place in the area that is open.
Furthermore, in its audacity, ‘it
intends to begin classes as soon
as it opens,
Bryn Mawr students, conscien-
tious as the day is short, will, of
course, want to attend all the first
classes of their courses, including
such as they may pursue at (Oh,
why should anyone seek learning
beyond the hallowed sphere of
Bryn Mawr?) Haverford.
Having committed themselves to
a few hours in the suburbs of
Philadelphia, they must face the.
emptiness of the other hours of
the day. Then presents itself, the
question of where to pass the night.
Philosophy Dept.
Proposes Change
For Required 101
Mr. Ferrater Mora, acting head
of the Philosophy Department, has
announced aproposed plan to modi-
fy the undergraduate philosophy
requirement by replacing the sec-
ond semester of. the 101 course
with an elective from wid offer -
ings.
Under such a plan, the first
semester introduction via Plato
and Aristotle would remain. The
second semester ‘unit would ‘then
be fulfilled any semester when the
desired course is scheduled.
If the tentative plan is adopted
by the Department aiid the Faculty
Curriculum Committee it will go
into effect next year.
Mr. Ferrater Mora also re-
vealed new courses which -have
been added to the philosophy cur-
riculum, with the emphasis on
diverse fields and modern philo-
sophical thought.
To allow for more fiexibility
in the ¢héfee of courses by
both philosophy majors and majors
in other fields, and to form more
solid relationships. between these
fields, new courses include; Phil-
osophy of thé Enlightment, Phil-
olophy of the Remahtic Age,
Philosophy of Language and Sym-
bolism, Philosophy of Thomas
Philosophy of Mathe-
matics and Natural Science,
Philosophy of Criticism, and
Philosophy ef Russian History.
Two other new courses, Cen-
temporary Analytic Philosaphy
and Contemporary Existential
Philosophy, have been introduced
to emphasize the imporfance of
contemporaryphflosophy and to
- enable students’ tg discuss current
ee. isseds. ot
Founders Hall
,
Now is where your boot camp
course in survival is at its high-
est value, Pitching a tent in front
of Founder’s requires only the
most rudimentary skills, A pair of
sticks rubbed together will soon
produce a cooking fire. More dif-
ficult is the problem of Haverford
officials chaping off camp follow~
ers.
Other gear you will need to equip
your temporary home are flashlight
and towel.for bushefire drills, a
tea set to prove that underneath
the mud you are still kosher Bryn
Mawr, cookies to last through a
week’s survival without bookshop,
and an “I sorta like Haverford’?
sign,
Do not fraternize with the enemy.
You will only find that they will
mock the lack of cooperation with
your school and expect you to offer
them your cookies,
Passing the day hours will be
relatively easy. Bored with walking
in circles around the puptent, one
can seek a hiding place in the
Haverford library, or look for
peace and serenity atthe quiet Bryn
Mawr campus
Who knows? You may find the
puptent existence more to your like
ing than humdrum dorm life. This
could be the answer to overcrowded
college housing.
* its lowest point
Student Protest, ee Evoked
In Problem of Calendar Retorm
by Kit Bakke
Ideas recently have been rever-
berating among Haverford and
Bryn Mawr faculties and students
concerning changes in substantive
curriculum, and reform in the
more mechanical aspects of col-
lege life. In this latter group,
most:~of the interest seems to
center on calendar reform, and
more specifically, calendar co-
ordination between the two schools.
Calendar reform been un-
der discussion at Haverford for
some time now, but many Bryn
Mawr students have just lately
become aware of it as a real
problem. Two issues have focused
this attention on the calendar. One
is a letter from the Haverford
Calendar Committee that has been
mimeographed and passed around
the campus, and the other is the
anhouncement of the calendar for
1965-66 by the Bryn Mawr faculty.
The Haverford Calendar com-
mittee letter cites two main stu-
dent gripes: 1) students feel that
they have no real vacations under
the present calendar system be-
cause of papers, reading and study-
ing for exams; and 2)the ‘‘January
syndrome,” The ‘‘January syn-
drome’? seems to have received
its first public notice in the Janu-
ary 16, 1964 issue of the NEW
YORK: TIMES, Basically it exists
because, according to the TIMES
**it is during this period ... that
the academic morale curve hits
soe wamary is
generally a dreary time and the
calendar system is criticized be-
cause it does nothing to alleviate
the dreariness, In fact, it has
been suggested that the present
calendar aggrevates it, by having
the last two weeks of the first
semester drag over after Christ-
mas (sometimes making courses
lose continuity) and by having ex-
ams and papers due after Christ-
mas. :
The Calendar Committee has
presented several possible solu-
tions to both the vacation problem
and the *‘January syndrome.”’? The
most important is that of having
first semester exams over before
Committee of 39 Report
Favors Two Proposals
‘by Eleanor VonAuw ’68
The Committee of 39 began its
work this week by making a survey
of campus opinion ontwo proposals
-- one for a Bryn Mawr-Haverford
bus to run between the two schools
for classes, lectures, concerts,
films, and social events of mutual
interest, the other for a bi-college
meal exchange, The results of the
survey show the students over-
whelmingly in favor of both plans:
98.8% support the bus proposal;
98.6% the meal exchange. While a
few individuals expressed doubt as
to how much use they would make
of one or the other, a large number
called the institution of the plans
“absolutely necessary,’’ and ‘*‘es-
sential convenience,”
Many pointed out that with only
the station wagons providing trans-
portation to Haverford it is difficut
to go to the Haverford library and
to attend lectures, cencerts, col-
lections, etc, there. Some recom-
mended that the station wagans be -
maintained in addition to a bus so
that transportation to the tutoring
project, skating classes, and other
events of only BMC concern could
be continued, There was a great
desire for a late bus at 1:30 or
1:45 a,m., and it was also sug-
gested that the daytime bus begin
its runs at 8 a.m, since Haverford
classes start at 8:30,
There-were a vattety of opinions
with regard to the adminigtratien
Sine eee) eet eee ote
about evenly ‘divided’ between a
system of meal tickets and one of
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Sign-up lists. Students. tended to
favor a meal exchange for all
meals, but there was a suggestion
that it should be limited to lunch, |
a student union being started to
serve the purpose at other times.
(Disagreement then was almost
entirely over the mechanics of the
programs, acceptance of the basic
proposals being nearly universal.)
Notices
AFRICA
A scholarship fund has reeently
been established for a Bryn Mawr
graduate who wants to spend
approximately six months studying
or teaching in one of the British
Commonwealth or former Com-
monwealth countries of Africa.
Any alumna or ’65 gradtate who
might be interested in applying for
the scholarship is requested to see
Mrs. Marshall before May 14 for
more fhformation, ~~“
GROUP FLIGHTS
Anyone interested in flying this
summer te and from Spain, or to
and from France, withthe students
attending the Madrid or the Avignon
Institutes should contact Mrs.
King (Spanish department) or Mr.
Guggenheim (French department),
Students going to Madrid (Iberia
Airlines jet flight} leave New York
on June 17 and return August 19,
Students going fo Paris (Air France
jet flight) leave New York on June
16 and return om September 6,
Group fare for each Of these .
flights is $356, a
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Christmas, This idea could be ef-
fected by starting earlier, by cut-
ting down the length of both semes-
ters, or by having first semester
shorter than second semester.This
latter idea would make the year
Somewhat lopsided and the middle
idea would force teachers to plan
all semester courses around less
than a 14-week schedule, which
would not only cut down the amount
of information the students could
receive, but also give them less
practical experience time in labs.
But any way the change is made,
having exams over before Christ-
mas sounds like a good idea to
most Bryn Mawr students, How-
ever the drawbacks do deserve
mention, For one thing, there would
be no time for a Thanksgiving
recess and no reason for Inter-
cession,.For another, it would be
impossible to.allow the usual two
weeks for the exam-period. Second-
ly, it would mean Starting the
semester ‘in first half of Septem-
ber. And thirdly, it would mean
that students would not have
Christmas vacation to fall back on
for paper writing. As one teacher
of the Bryn Mawr faculty explained:
**The students complain about hav-
ing to do papers over the vacation,
So I assign them due before vaca-
tion, So then they come to meask-
ing for extensions because they
want the vacation in which towrite
them,”?
The January solution depends
on first semester being over by
Faculty Provides
'65-'66 Courses
With Innovations
The ‘preliminary schedule of
classes released this .week~ by
the Dean’s’ office contains many
new offerings as well as the ‘fold
standbys’’ .enjoyed. by students
since the days of M.Carey Thomas.
The Biology Department will
offer three new courses in botany:
20lb, Plant Biology; 302a, Plant
Physiology, and 412, Advanced
Plant Physiology...Genetics, now
a one-semester course, will be
expanded into ayear course, taught
on the 400 level, and will still in-
clude no laboratory.
The Economics Department, in
its new co-operation with Haver-
ford, will offer several new
courses, including Introduction to
Econometrics, Macroeconomic
Analysis, and Microeconomic
Analysis. Mrs. Marshall’s former
course in Latin American Politics
will become an Interdepartmental
course in Latin American Eco-
nomics and Politics, also taught
by Mr. Baratz,
Anglophiles will discover a new
course, Readings in English
Literature, 102a and b, taught
by Miss Rodgers and Mrs, Leach
respectively. Mrs. MacCaffrey
will innaugurate Philosophical
Themes in Poetry, while Miss Rus-
sell will revive Elizabethan and
Jacobean Drama, and Mrs. Klein
will deal with Modern Drama.
The Byzantine Empire, taught by
Mr. Brand, will be the sole new
offering in History, while Mr.
Snyder will introduce Flemish Art
«to the curriculum and Mrs. Han-
son will incorporate previous His-
‘ tory of Art courses into Manet and
Nineteenth Century painting.
Haverford Professors will eon-
tribute to knowledge of Political
Science students with African
Civilization and Metropolitan
Government, and Mr. Bachrach,
returning from a year’s leave,
will institute American Bureau-
cracy.
The aboye courses are merely
an example of the many hew fieids |
to be explored, Hopefujiy they wil) _
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Christmas. Mr, Harvey Glickman
of the Haverford faculty has come
up with the most concrete pro-
posal, This proposal, which he has
been working on since 1963, pro-
vides for a *‘college wide program
of reading, reflection and re-
search,”’ It could be adapted to
either a three- or a four-week
period. Students would be arpitrar-
ily assigned in groups of eight
or ten to a faculty member for
discussions of some topic which
had been previously determined
by the college as a whole as being
of general interest,
The plan would encourage cross-
departmental communication by
giving students and faculty a chance
to talk with their compatriots in
disciplines outside their major.
After two: weeks of discussion of
ideas from assigned reading and
speakers, students - would write
not more than a five-page paper
on the basis of consultations with
their faculty tutor, During the last
week, these papers would-be dis-
cussed and graded (pass, fail,
or honors) and additional speakers
would be heard, This plan has
been’ called an intellectual vaca= \..
tion, and from a survey-tabulated
this week by the committee of.36
at Haverford, the students are re-
acting favorably to it, as well,as
giving overwhelming approval to
the general plan of ending first
semester before Christmas, The
basic objection to the January
plan that this reporter has come
across is that it is too artificial
and rigid,
The second development that
has focused attention on the calen-
dar is the Bryn Mawr faculty’s
announcement of next year’s start-
ing date. Both the calendar they
agreed on and the manner inwhich
it was agreed upon has been heavily
criticized. While it is said to be
‘eminently suitable”? on one hand,
it is also said to be /fextraordi-
narily self-centered,’’ ‘tirrespon-
sible,’’’ ‘*poor organization,’’ ‘an
administrative atrocity’? and ‘not
in keeping with the policy, as
stated in the Bryn Mawr catalogue,
of close cooperation and co-
ordination with Haverford.” While
Haverford considers calendar
make-up to be a matter for the
(Continued on page 4).
Faculty Members
Wire Washington
On Viet Problem
Fifteen Bryn Mawr faculty mem-
bers sent the following telegram to
Senator J, William Fulbright:
We urgently request that the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee hold
open hearings on Vietnam. The
American people and their govern-
ment must hear all sides of an is-
sue of such gravity. We fear that
basic policy .decisions are being
made exclusively by a small group
of men who have given both Presi-
dents Kennedy and Johnson poor
advice. Continuation of this is dan-
gerous and corrosive of the demo-
cratic process.
Richard B, Du Boff, assistant
professor of esenomics, who or-
ganized the effort, commented;
'*Senator Fulbright, as chairman,
has the right to call such hearings,
Nonetheless similar telegrams are
now in preparation at Penn, Haver-
ford, Michigan, and other colleges.
and universities,”
Faculty members who signed ta-
cluded Warner Berthoff, Paul
Brass, Mrs, Alice Emerson,
Philip Lichtenberg, and Eugene —
Schneider, Frederic Cunningham,
Robert Davidan, Joshua Hubbard,_
Mrs. Willard King, and Hugues Le~
blanc also put their names to the
oo
ie
Page Four
COLLEGE NEWS
April 30, 1965
Formed to Discuss Calendar
(Continued from’page 3)
Deans’ Office, Bryn Mawr has
left it to the discretion,of the
faculty. As a result, by the time
Bryn Mawr’s faculty gets around
to deciding the calendar, Haver-
ford’s has already been released.
Because of this, and with the in-
terest in many departments of
federating with Haverford depart-
ments, about one-half of the fac-
ulty thinks that the BMC calendar
should coincide with Haverford’s.
There is also interest in having
Bryn Mawr’s calendar follow as
closely as possible with that of
the University of Pennsylvania for
the benefit of the graduate school,
Although the tradition has been
for Bryn Mawr to start later than
both these schools, for the past
four years, it has begun at ap-
proximately the same time as
~Haverford - (but not as early as
U of P, which concludes its whole
first semester before Christmas).
However, this year the other
half of the faculty was given its
preference, and the decision was
made to start at the end of Septem-
“ber, making the college year start
one week later than Haverford’s,
This allows for the longest pos-
sible summer, because the extra
week will not be made up by ex-
tending into May, but rather by
cutting down Christmas vacation,
Many of the faculty members need
this extra summer time for their
research projects, and September
is an especially valuable time be-
cause many of the libraries in
Europe are closed in August,
Whether or not these reasons
(and there are undoubtedly other's)
overbalance the complications
which arise by Haverford’s and
Bryn Mawr’s calendars not match-
_ ing is a matter of opinion. Some
of the’ complications which need
to be taken into consideration are:
What are.Bryn Mawr students who
will be taking courses at Haver-
ford going to do? Where will they
stay if they come back early?
What will it cost? Or will they just
miss a week of class? What about
incoming freshmen who don’t know
if they will be taking courses at
Haverford or not? What about the
so far somewhat successful moves
to integrate the economics and
other departments of the two
schools? What about the desire
to. match Bryn Mawr’s calendar
with that of U of P?
These problems and others have
given rise to a joint Haverford-
Bryn Mawr committee of three
faculty members from each school
SAC Chairman
(Mrs. Marshall, Mr. Zimmerman,
and Mr. Dudden from Bryn Mawr)
to look into the whole situation,
Questions are being raised at Bryn
Mawr by students wondering if
they should have more of a say in
calendar planning. Students are
questioning the two schools’ ever
being able to get together on mat-
ters of substantive curriculum. if
they can’t even find means for or-
ganizing a mechanical matter like
the calendar, And students are re-
minded not to forget that the grad-
uate school and the U of P must be
taken into consideration,
Co-ordination is always anenor-
mous job, The issues involved
here are obviously diffuse and
complex. Some of the faculty don’t
see it as advantageous to cooperate
with their counterparts at Haver-
ford. Some advocate slow consid-
eration, evaluation, and compro-
mise on both sides, Others believe
that direct action must be taken
now to get the best from both
schools. And although the decision
of non-coordination seems to have
been made for next fall, because
of the--increased vocal interest
both here and at Haverford the
chances of closer organization and
unity appear to be growing.
Joint BMC-Htord Committee Delegates Hear One-Sided Views =
At Conference on Foreign Aftairs.
by Jody Strom, '66
Wednesday, April 21,1 joined 160
other college delegates at the
United States’ Naval Academy’s
Foreign Affairs Conference, held
April 21-24 at Annapolis. The
subject of this year’s conference
was **Problems of United States
Foreign Policy in Africa and the
Middle East.’?
Unfortunately the delegates were
not presented with much infor-
mation’ on Africa or the Middle
East. The political, social, and
economic conditions of the Near
East should have been discussed
before United States policy was
analysed. All round table modera-
tors were, however, military and
newspaper leaders, or members of
the State Department:
Only the Africans attended the
conference, and no Africans were
on hand to address the body as a
whole or to enlighten the individual
round tables about African social
conditions and African reactions
to United States’ policy.
A one-sided view was also pre-
sented by the three major
speakers. Secretary of the Navy
Nize presented a dull State Depart-
Proposals for Exchange
Reported at Undergrad
Undergrad this week discussed
the formation of committees for
next year, and heard reports from
the Committee of 39 on the Haver-
ford bus-meal exchange proposals
and from the Social Action Com-
mittee on its‘ calendar change
proposal,
With over 600 opinions tabulated,
‘Alice Beadle presented a general
picture of student reaction to the
bus and meal plans; Undergrad now
plans to draw up a formal proposal
to the Administration, Margaret
Levi reported on the petition SAC ’
has circulated protesting the facul-
ty decision to begin classes next
year a week later than this year,
and calling for a faculty statement
explaining its position. SAC, in
cooperation with Curriculum Com-
mittee, will also circulate a ques-
tionaire through the Committee of
39 to gather student opinion on
various plans for reorganization of
the calendar. and on self-scheduled
exams, 5
Undergrad also discussed com-
mittees to Work on next year’s
projects.Anne Lovgren, Cabbs Den-
Clarifies Aims
Of Four Human Rights Groups
SAC recently presented a peti-
tion to the campus concerning the
calendar situation, and many stu-
dents wondered why such action
was pursued by this group rather
than undergrad or the curriculum
committee.
Margaret Levi, Chairman of SAC
here, has therefore written a brief
clarification of the purpose of
SAC, as well as of other similar
groups.
SAC: The Social Action Com-
mittee is the activist organization
on campus. It is concerned with
issue of international, domestic,
and college-level import and
serves as the Bryn Mawr co-
ordinator for SDS, SNCC, and vari-
ous other peace and civil rights
groups. SAC’s major projects now
are Vietnam and campus reform.
SDS: Students for a Democratic
Society is a national organization
concerned with peace, civilrights,
and the establishment of the ‘‘free
university.’’ Its unique contribution
is the development of community
organization "projects in ten cities
in order to build an interracial
‘movement of the poor.
~~~“ NCC: ‘The Student Non-Violent Vietnamese war.
‘ 2 & :
Coordinating Committee is a civil
rights group with a community
organization program in the South
similar to that of SDS inthe North.
SNCC is now organizing the MFDP
(Mississippi Free Democratic
Party) in order to challenge the
Democratic Party.
SCLS: The Southern Christian
Leadership Conference is a civil
rights group composed of minis-
ters and led by Rev. Martin Luther
King. Unlike the others listed
above, it is not a student group.
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Senator Srawag
To Speak May
Senator Ernest Greuning of
Alaska will speak at Haverford
Collection on Tuesday, May 4.
His topic is yet unannounced.
In recent months, Senator
Greuning has been one of very
few senators to protest Pres-
ident Johnson’s policy in Viet Nam.
His was the only vote against
‘the Senate resolution to allow the
President to obtain without hear-
ings troops, funds, and supplies
t0-maintain the U.S, stand in the
Pe \ Oe
Ul
‘Jackie Siegel. ~*~"
ton, Liz Thatcher, Myra Skluth,
and Sarah Matthews have been
named members of the Budget
Committee. The Undergrad Travel
Representative will be chosen by
the Deans’ Office, along with
holders of the other paid jobs,
Vice-President of Undergrad
Cabbs Denton called for nomina-
tions for a sophomore rep-
resentative to the NSA Congress
at the University .of Wisconsin
late this August (before this year,
the vice president of Self-Gov
had accompanied the vice president
of “Undergrad to the Congress).
Elections will be held next week
in time for the pre-Congress meet-
ing on May 8.
May Day Plays
Include Dragons
And Robin Hood
Play-acting and Pageantry will
add to the Medieval atmosphere
of May Day with plays presented
by Pembroke East juniors and by
College Theater.
The Pembroke East pageant will
be presented on the library steps
at 8:30 a.m. The play, says di-
rector Liesa Stamm, ‘‘uses
traditional characters in a sur-
prising way’’ in an attempt tooffer
an explanation of Bryn Mawr’s
May Day customs.
Writers Liesa Stamm and Paula
Alexander have produced a play
which, while diverging somewhat
from the traditional presentation,
still has the usual hero (played
by Liesa Stamm), fair maiden
(played by Janet Williamson), and
fierce dragon (played by Melissa
McCarty).
Other players are Paula Alex-
ander, Jody Strom, BarbaraSachs,
Ann Johnson, Vee Wathen, Cissie
Fairchild, Donna Macek and Doro-
thy Knox Howe. Sandy Phillips
is stage manager and Patty Gor-
don-Mann is designing and building
a bower.
In the evening at 6:30 College
Theater will present a medieval
play on the steps of Taylor. Wendy
Wassyng is putting together this
production which will be on a
Robin Hood theme and will have
authentic medieval music.
Players are .Wendy Wassyng,
Robin Kadison, Louise Yelin, and
pass
‘States -
ment outlook. Nize also proved un-
willing to directly answer any
question put to him in the question
period which followed.
Mr. Neilan of the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce and the Bank of
Delaware advocated that the United
‘*develop a ___ business
Pinckney Elected
To Exec Position
For ‘65 Alumnae
Betsey Pinckney, former execu-
tive of Undergrad, became alumnae
president of the class of ’65
Wednesday during an election
meeting at Taylor Hall.
Named secretary-treasurer was
Jeanie Howarth, who isthe current
secretary of the senior class.
Cally MacNair, whose talent
was evidenced in her selection to
MADEMOISELLE’S guest editorial
board, will be class editor, while
Tessa Stanwood, who is presently
senior song mistress, willbe re="
union manager.
Class collectors include senior
treasurer Mary Lee’ Sivess, year-
book editor Kay Knight, and Pam
Murray and Mimi Smith.
ference
philosophy’? in its foreign policy.
His presentation was distinguished
by erroneous observations about
the economic situation in the Union
of South Africa. Edmund A, Guil-
lion, former Ambassador to the
Republic of the Congo, delivered an
uninspiring banquet address on the
¢¢L.essons of the Congo.’’
Representatives~ of the. U.S.
Department of State and of banks
and business investing in the Near
East gave delegates still more of
the United States interventionist
outlook, one marked by a heavy
reliance on the: military and on
foreign investment abroad.
Because financial support for the
conference was donated by private
foundations and corporations, the
delegates were treated to excellert
housing and meals, a cruise on
the Severn River, and a banquet
Friday night.
The saving grace of the con-
was. the - opportunity
presented of meeting interested
college students from all over the
country. Many exciting discussions
were held among ourselves, and I
learned much about other colleges
in the process. Many fast friend-
ships were made during the four-
day stay.
Stetler Translates & Narrates
Vietnamese Propaganda Movie
by Laura Krugman
Russ Stetler’s much discussed
and debated anti-American propa-
ganda film on the Viet Nam situa-
tion finally reached the screen at
Bryn Mawr Friday, April 23. The
movie is a broad plea for the union
of Viet Nam through the expulsion
of American forces.
Before showing the film, Russ
gave an historical sketch of the
background of the Viet Nam situa-
tion. In the past hundred years,
the Vietnamese have been fighting
intervention by China, France, and
Japan.
The presence of the United States
is viewed as another in a long line
of unwelcome powers. America is
presented as the only obstacle to
the existence of a stable, unified,
independent. state in Viet Nam.
The film deals with the activities
of a group calling itself the South
Viet NamLiberation Frontwith the
reunification of the fatherland as
its stated goal. ,
It was intended“for showing to
peoples in Asia and Africa. The
sound track is in the Vietnamese
lariguage; Russ read an English
translation.
The movie holds Americans re-
sponsible for all the currer’ ills,
social and political, in Vietnam,
Shots of miserable living condi-
tions and people forced to eat
garbage for lack of food are jux-
-aposed with pictures of American
iroops pillaging the countryside,
The most difficult scenes to
watch with patience are those ac-
cusing Americans of torturing
prisoners and burning homes of
peasants todrive them into concen-
tration camp-type compounds con-
trolled by the U.S. |
Contrasts are drawn_ heav-
ily. Next to scenes of U.S, brutal-
ity are glimpses of the industrious
peasants victimized in their own
homes.
In one segment almost amusing -
if the point weren’t painfully -
evident - in its directness,
peasants are shown in their home
workshops preparing weapons to
repulse the invaders.
These homemade weapons. in-
clude machine guns, rifles,
mortars, and hand grenades, Very
industrious peasants indeed.
- In an open appeal for sympathy, -
___ South Vietamese crossing the bor-
&
der are .welcomed warmly by
friends and relations in the north.
The closing scenes include the
warm greetings extended to North
Vietamese leaders “by rulers of
such sympathetic countries as_
Communist China and North Korea.
These foreign rulers are shown in
accord with the liberating activi-
ties of the front in South Viet
Nam.
The film uses propaganda tech-
niqu@s in an obvious manner. An
American audience would require
more evidence before it accepted
torturing and pillaging by its sol-
diers as confirmed truth.
A skeptical viewer might well
question the support 2 state sup-
posedly striving only for its unity
and freedom could find among the
smiles of such friends asCommu-
nist China.
The fact remains, however, that
an American audience is not the
intended one. The Africans and
Asians aimed at are neither as
skeptical nor as unreceptive to a
harsh view of America. This movie
makes its appeal to the emotions
of horror and sympathy. It is the
broadest sort of propaganda, but it
is suited to its purpose.
It is unnecessary to offer a
defense against this sort of propa-
ganda. Suffice it to say that Russ
can show his film to a group of
college students.
Swenson
Reading
May Swenson, one of the youn-
ger generation of poets now
coming into reknown, will -be
reading from her own works in
the Deanery, May 6, at 4:30.
This reading is one of the an-
nual lectures in memorialto the
critic, Theodore Spencer.
Miss Swenson, a native of
Utah’ now living in New York,
is the author of three books,
ANOTHER ANIMAL, published
in 1954, CAGE OF SPINES,
1958, and TO MIX WITH TIME,
1964.
She has been the recipient of
many awards, including one
from the National Institute of.
Arts and Letters. and aGuggen-
|-heim-Fellowship, -—_-
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"GS
May Day Presents Have Histories
As Well as Quadrennial Pageantry
by Nanette Holben
Equally as interesting as the
history of May Day pageantry are
the stories behind several of the
May Day presents which have
circulated around the campus as
long as have Applebee and Haver-
ford boys, it seems,
Arlene Joy’s. pet present is a
stuffed raccoon who was dis-
covered years ago in Scull House
basement at Haverford. She says
it?s very stuffy (the animal, not
Scull House).
Joan’ Deutsch departed this year
from her poster which reads, “I
WON’T marry a Haverford boy!”’
She received it in commemoration
of some early engagements.
Jane Walton presented some un-
dergraduate with a sign of a dif-
ferent nature: ‘‘Stay off the Fence
and Keep out, of the Nativity
Scene.”’
Margie Aronson is. the. owner
of two ancient red lanterns, given
to her by two unacquainted per-
sons three years apart. She thinks
they both appreciated the same
quality in her personality.
But perhaps the May Day pres-
ent that the campus as a whole
would most enjoy would be the
revival of the quadrennial great
May Days, which passed out of
existence before the war.
‘Pamphlets in the library describe
them delightfully:
**at the main entrance to the
college grounds stands Pembroke.
Hall, its two long, low wings of
gray stone connected by. an arch-
way of fine old English architec-
ture, Promptly at ‘three houres
after noon’ by the clock in the
tower of Taylor Hall, a blast of
trumpets sounded, announcing the
approach of the pageant; and forth-
with through the archway came
twelve heralds, four abreast, hold-
ing their slender trumpets totheir
lips, their gorgeous costumes of
white and gold enriched by the
Pembroke coat of arms.
** Following them came two yokes
of stalwart oxen, mild eyed and
patient, dragging a. low cart on
which lay the May pole, cut in
the early morning and gaily decked
for the festival with wreaths and
Ri
Yeomen, white oxen, and shepherdesses march past Taylor as
part of the pageantry of a Great May Day of the 20’s.
MUSIC
[In And Around Philadelphia |
A request performance of works by Brahms, Beethoven, Ravel and
Debussy will conclude this season’s home performances of the Philadel-
phia Orchestra, Friday at 2 p.m. and Saturday at 8:30 at the Academy.
Vittorio Gassman will read from Dante’s DIVINA COMMEDIA’with
music by a Gregorian choir and the Renaissance Quartet at Haverford
on Saturday evening, 8:30 p.m
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The BBC Symphony on U.S.A, tour will be at the pandens. of Music on
Thursday, May 6, at 8:30; chief conductor is Antal Dorati.
Friday, May 7 at 8:15 p.m. Peter, Paul and Mary will be in concert
in the Field House of Villanova University.
THEATER
Special: The Bucks County Playhouse will open its summer season this
Saturday night at 8:30 with Julie Harris starring in Brendan Behan’s
comedy, THE HOSTAGE,
DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS by Eugene O’Neill continues through this
weekend at the Theatre of the Living Arts, ending on Saturday night.
The outstanaing drama of Thomas More, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS,
concludes its run at the Germantown playhouse of the Stagecrafters
this Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Lionel Bart’s OLIVER!; with. an exooiiabidine and the origivalpro-
duction, continues at the Forrestwith evening performances and Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees,
The Classies Club of Swarthmore College will present Buriphies’
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‘flowers, Beside it the village
rustics,, flower girls, and May
pole dancers, lads, and lasses,
danced along laughing and
singing.”’
Records go on to describe
revelers of a humorous charac-
ter, the nine worthies: Joshua,
David, Judas Maccabaeus, Hector,
Alexander, Julius Caesar, Charle-
, King Arthur and Godfrey
of Bouillon: all mounted on don-
keys,
A float followed on which a
mummery of ‘Winter and Spring’’
was performed during the proces-
sion, Winter and his fellows,
dressed in fur, pelted snowballs
at Flora and her maidens until
Winter in turn was conquered by
the. charms and roses of Spring.
The Robin Hood pageant featured
Maid Marian, Little John, Friar
Tuck, Allan-a-dale and Will
Scarlet. Marian was traditionally
Queen of the May.
Further, there’ were dancers
dressed in fools’ colors and bells,
. Shepherds and shepherdesses who
were to act in Sir Philip Sidney’s
mask ‘*‘The Lady of the May,”
**Plaies of St.
George,’”’ milkmaids, and players
in the Greek ‘‘Arraignment of
Paris.”’
The rogue Autolycus joined the
procession picking pockets and
offering his wares for sale. And
the list of pageantry goes on and
on,
Bryn Mawr has carried through
the songs, skits, and socializing
of the day, but why not the huge
quadrennial celebration itself?
Spring, indeed, calls for rebirth.
Dek’ s Corn on the Horn:
P.D.Q. Hardart Concerto
by Nancy Milner, '65
The left-handed sewer-flute, the
hardart, the double-reed slide
music stand, and other rarely
heard 18th-century musical in-
struments had their American
premiere at Town Hall in New
York City Sunday. night.
The occasion was ‘‘An Evening
with P.D.Q, Bach (1807-1742),’*
presented by Professor Peter
Schickele, from the University of
Southern North Dakota.
This distinguished musicalolo-
gist gave a _ lecture-concert
featuring P, D. Q,. Bach’s CON-
CERTO FOR HORN AND HAR-
DART, the cantata IPHIGENIA IN
BROOKLYN, and a GROSS CON-
CERTO FOR DIVERS FLUTES,
TRUMPETS, AND STRINGS,
THE CONCERTO FOR HORN
AND HARDART (S. 27) was elec-
trifying, though it was unfortu-
nate that Professor Schickele
found it necessary to use a 110
Volt hardart, contrary to true
Baroque principles. —
The hardart, which the Pro-
fessor played himself in this per-
formance, has lost favor with the
coming of automation, and this
hardart’s technical limitations
were clearly shown ‘wher’ the
second movement was halted by
the soloist’s lack of change.
The first movement, a lively
dance marked Allegro con Brillo,
suggests that one of P. D. Q.
Bach’s legs was shorter than the
other. The third movement, a sweet
MENUETTO CON PANNA E ZUC-
CHERO, though it exhibited an
overdeveloped sense of tonal color,
was well received by the sold-out
"A Dream Deferred ” Exposes
Plight of Negro Sharecropper
by Pat Klein, '66
‘*A Dream Deferred,’’ astirring ~
and informative film sponsored by
the Student Nonviolent Coordinat-
ing Committee, depicting in forth-
right terms the living conditions
of the southern Negro and the
impact of the civil rights move-
ment, was viewed by BMC:students,
on Monday evening in the Biology
lecture room.
The film movingly documented
the plight of the Negro in theSouth
showing Negro sharecroppers who
lose most of their meager earn-
ings to the land-owners, others
whose jobs of chopping and picking
cotton have been taken away by
automation, others whose only
means of subsistence are ship-
ments of food and clothing which
come periodically from civil rights
groups in the North.
The bulk of the film consisted
of interviews with Negroes
throughout the South. In all of
their comments were noted an
increasing political awareness, and
a determination to bely the tra-
ditional stereotype of the passive
southern Negro. Efforts in this
direction were shown by the activ-
ities of the Mississippi Freedom
Democratic Party and the political
speeches of Mrs. Fannie Haymes,
a former share-cropper who en-
tered politics as a candidate for
the MF DP through the civil meee
movement. ;
Considerable Giorvewine was
done, aiso, of civil rights work-
ers - those in SNCC and in COFO,
the Council of Federated Organiz-
ations, centered in Ja¢kson, Mis-
Sissippi, whioh coordinates the
‘efforts of the leading civil rights
_Organizations, Although the. film _ %
‘appeared fo be at least a year old,
commentary was offered on
seme. ;
“the events fo that date in Selina,
Alabama, scene of recent voter
. faculty
Negro and the Movement. The
appeal was made on two grounds -
that_of moral duty for all those in
sympathy with the Movement, and
that of political self-interest.
Erdman President
For Coming Year
To Be Joy Quill
Those who will reside in Erdman
next year met Tuesday to elect hall
officers and representatives and to
consider changes in the smoking
rule, As decided by the voting, Joy
Quill, °66 will be Erdman’s presi-
dent;.Liesa Stamm, ’66,first vice-
president; and Paula Alexander,
’66, second vice-president,
Nancy Gellman, ’67, and Andrea
Marks, ’68, will serve as hall rep-
resentatives to Undergrad. Social
chairmen will be Leslie Spain, ’67,
and Susan Brown, ’67,
As president, Joy plans to give
particular attention to the fresh-
men and their becoming acquainted
with the Self-Government rules,
She also has great enthusiasm for
establishing new dorm traditions
for Erdman where, ina sense, ‘‘all
‘will be freshmen.” In addition to
those two main points, Joy would
like to see quiet hours quite stricé+.,
ly enforced and dorm relations with
the faculty cultivated.
- First vice-president Liesa also
hopes for strong relations with the
which may be gained
through having faculty members
for dinner in the dorm and meeting
them informally there. Dorm unity
is another goal toward which ghe
will work, —
Jr ttt ase of emoking, Erdmah
residents will complete a question--
faire as part of. poll onthe possi-
bility “of ‘allowing smoking in sto-
' BLICH MAJESTAETISCH;
house.
IPHIGENIA IN BROOKLYN
(S. 53162) is an earlier work
showing the influence of Padre
Martini and Thomas Collins of
the Weintraub-am-Rhein school
sometimes called the Low Baro-
que. This cantata is unique in that
it uses double reeds without the
encumbering addition of oboes and
bassoons, -After an extended
Trumpet Involuntary, counter-
tenor John Ferrante sang a re-
markable series of arias, grounds,
and ‘recitatives. Particularly mov-
ing was the aria over a ground,
“Dying and yet alive,’’ with its
coloratura ‘*Dye-de-dye-de-dye-
de®’? passages.
The description of Iphigenia’s
brother Orestes and the Ameni-
ties in the aria ‘‘Running’’ was
staggering in its effectiveness.
The GROSS CONCERTO (S. -2),
as its Schickele number indicates,
is an extremely early work in
which it must be said that P. D.Q.
Bach’s plagiarism was limited only
by his faulty technique. His sole
published work (available from
Dummkopf and Hartel), the
GROSS. CONCERTO _ features
divers flutes; fipple, globular, and
transverse -- as well as trumpets
and strings.
‘Professor Schickele played the
divers flutes, which included to-
nettes, the ocarina, the grosse
ocarina, the slide whistle, the
nose-flute, the Oscar-Mayer-
weiner whistle, and the truncated
left-handed sewer-flute. The
movements of this work, which
epitomize the GROSS CONCERTO,
are:
MAJESTAETISCH -- UNGLAU-
SEHR
UNRUHIG, MIT SCHMALTZ; AN-
DANTE SENZA MOTO; AND
PRESTO NICHT SCHLEPPEND.
The learned professor confessed
that he could not resist putting
one of his own works on the pro-
gram. The chamber orchestra
played Schickele’s’ familiar
QUODLIBET, ‘‘Dedicated to Wolf-
gahg, Charles, Vincent, Ludwig,
Dmitri, Darius, Ralph, Pat, Igor,
Johann, Anon, Alban, Bernie, Jo-
hannes, Camille, Franz, Stephen,
Giacomo, Arnold, Pyotr, Paul, Ja=
cob, Ary, George, Roy and Irving”
‘‘An Evening with P. D. Q.
Bach’? concluded with a SINFONIA
CONCERTANTE (S,. 98.6), one of
the composer’s more normal
works, This baroque form pits the
orchestra against the soloists ina
musical competition, where
themes traded back and forth be-
tween the two groups are executed
more brilliantly and forcefully
each time,
In this contest, the six soloists
playing lute, balalaika, bag-
pipes, ocarina, grosse left-handed
sewer-flute, and double-reed slide |
music stand -- won the battle of
sound hands-down. The audience
responded valiantly to the
challenge, cheering loudly upon
the SINFONIA’S conclusion and
shouting ‘‘Entree!’’ ‘Entree!’
The concert was concluded with
an eloquent plea for the resusci-
tathom of equally deserving com-
Posers of obscurity.
College’s School
Fer Social Work
‘Nears 50th Year
The School of Social Work of
Bryn Mawr College will celebrate
its fiftieth anniversary with a
varied program next fali, October
~ 22 dad 23.
Included in the plans is a board
meeting at the University Museum
dent’s tooms in ste ge of ‘the University of Pennsylvania,
8 = meeting, several work- -
&
April 30, 1965
COLLEGE NEWS
Page Seven
| - MORE LETTERS.
Defense
(Continued from p age 2)
except to defend itself. It further
declares that the use of force is
prohibited except ‘in individual
or collective self-defense.’ Our
aid, as well as that of other
nations, to Viet Nam is in answer
to an appeal for help in self-
defense,
Another example of the failure
to examine the US government’s
position was. shown at the Swarth-
more Teach-In where author Helen
Lamb called US policy ‘‘a total
failure’’ because it has intervened
in a purely civil war. She re-
ported that most of the Vietnamese
people ‘still want to reunite North
and South, and that Communists
and non-Communists alike support
nationalist leader Ho Chi Minh,
Miss Lamb, like her colleagues,
looks to the past, No one denies
that Ho Chi Ming had the support
of North and South Vietnamese in
expelling the French from Indo-
China. Yet his nationalistic role
became communistic as early as
1954, 900,000 NORTH Viétnamese
fled his regime in favour of the
government of South Viet Nam;
this does not even include the many
who took refuge in Laos.
Ever since, members of the
90,000 South Vietnamese, who as
Viet Minh were transferred to
military duty in the North andthen
sent to infiltrate the South, have
been defecting upon learning that
what they ‘‘had heard in the North
-about conditions in South Viet Nam
was wrong’? and that **the Com-
munists had deceived’? them.
(Nguyen Thao)
This cannot be called a° civil
war, considering the above as well
as the open public statements by
the Third Lao Dong Party Con-
gress in Hanoi, 1960, declaring its
intentions to set up a ‘‘Front for
the Liberation of the South’? (which
came into existence three months
later as the ‘‘indigenous” NLF)
and to *‘step up the national dem-
ocratic people’s revolution in the
South,””
In 1961 it expressed confidence
in its plans: ‘North Viet Nam ...
is providing good. support to the
South Vietnamese'reévVolution and is
serving as a strong base for the
struggle for national reunifica-
tion,” (Truong Chinh in the HOC
TAP, April, 1961.) The ICC reports
conclude that ‘*There is evidence
to show that the PAVN has allowed
the Zone in the North to be used
for inciting, encouraging and sup-
porting hostile activities in the
Zone in the South, aimed at the
overthrow of the Administration in
the South,” (ICC Special Report to
the governments of the United
Kingdom and the Soviet Union in
the role as co-chairmen of. the
Geneva Conference on Indo-China,
June 2, 1962.)
The United States has stated
that it does’not object to a nation-
al reunification, as long as it is
accomplished between two in-
dependent states, South Viet Nam
cannot be independent until direc-
tion of the NLF by Hanoi has
ceased.
The petition to Congress further
condemns the US for “prolonging
the misery of the people of the
war-torn land.’’? Other speakers
have also stated that our policy
should be one of technical, not
military, assistance. The inference
is that the government is not
providing such aid at this time.
Yet the US has been doing so
since 1950 (‘Questions and An-
swers’? Dept. of State). ‘‘During
the past fiscal year ending June
30, 1964, $242 million was pro-
vided in economic assistance,’’
while under the military assistance
program $200 million were made
available, (**US Assistance to Viet
Nam,” A.LD,, April, 1965.) Of
course, it is known that the value
of a dollar is greatly expanded in
use for food, fertilizer, nails,
latrines, and schools as compared
to its use for military equipment,
We agree with the SDS and the
US government that the long-range
goal in Viet Nam is a cessation
of hostilities, the establishment
of a free and peaceful nation which
can choose for itself/the form of
government it prefers, and the con-
tinuation of ecofomic aid from
interested countries. However, we
feel that those who criticise the
particulars of the government pos-
ition must examine them more
carefully before they do so. We
direct your attention to James
Reston’s article in the NEW YORK
TIMES, Wednesday, April 21, 1965,
‘*Washington: The Decline of Ser-
ious -Debate.’” As we have at-
tempted to show here, their failure
has led to a gross misunderstand-
ing and misinterpretation of the
United States policy in Viet Nam.
Grace Hamilton, ’66
Barbara Mann, ’68
Debby Unger, °67
Wriene NSA sen
To the Editor:
~This is a letter'to all members
of the Bryn Mawr academic com-
munity, The Bryn Mawr Library
now subscribes to three more
newspapers in addition to the
“Times,” ‘‘Tribune,”’ ‘‘Inquirer,’?
and ‘* Wall Street Journal,”’ Chosen
because they present viewpoints of
the East, Middle West, and West
Coast, were the Washington ‘*Post’’
the Chicago ‘‘Sun-Times,’’ and the
San Francisco ‘‘Chronicle,’’ All
are to be found on the table in the
periodical room.
These additions came as a re-
sponse to a student’s request, I
would like to thank Miss Agnew,
Head Librarian, for carrying out
the request so promptly.
I hope that these newspapers will
indeed be read by many students
and professors, The cross-section
offered gives an excellent oppor-
tunity for sampling editorial
treatment of major national and in-
ternational events. Responses to
events found in the Letters to the
Editor, give an idea of how people
in the rest of the US feel about
them,
Also, the coverage given a cer-
tain event gives one a good idea of
its effect in the area represented
by a certain newspaper.
Please take advantage of these
additions to the library, all ye who
enter there, and ye who do not
usually enter, Make a Mayday res-
olution to do so henceforth,
Marion Scoon, ’68
%
New Papers
To the Editor:
To flog the old horse of lack of
communication a little more, I’d
like to use the COLLEGE NEWS
to tell the campus of the coming
election of the alternate represen-
tative to the NSA Congress to be
held from 22 August to 2 Septem-
ber at the University of Wisconsin.
All this position calls for is atten-
dance at the conference with trans-
portation, room and board paidfor
by Undergrad. This will be a good
chance for the rep, which has to be
a present sophomore, to meet
people fromrother schools through-
out the country, i.e. to get out of
our ‘‘ivory tower.’’
If anyone is interested in this
position, which has been added to
the list of campus-elected offices,
I would welcome any names or
questions,
Cabbs_ Denton, ’66
NSA Coordinator
P.S. Also anyone interested in
working on the Inn Committee
should tell their undergrad rep, or
sign up on the list. in Taylor.
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and Alice Lattimore
The Dance Club’s Spring Concert
on Saturday night was an im-
pressive display from every point
of view; choreography, execution,
and the choice of music, In concep-
tion, the dances were original and
definite throughout, fresh.and free
from clichés, The technique was
evidence for a great deal of work
as well as talent, and the dancers
did not exceed their limitations,
whatever these may be, for they
were not apparent. Yet everything
was confident, and the dancing did
not seem cautious,
The largest
piece was
FLOWERING LOTUS, choreo-
graphed by Ann Mason for twelve
girls and abstracting in a serious '
and lyrical sequence ‘‘six aspects
of femininity,”” AFRICAN FOLK
DANCE, choreographed by Minna
Nkoum, was vigorous and joyful;
HOEDOWN, whose title shows its
origin, was unpretentious but full
of verve and, as always, expert.
AND FROM HERE was crazy,
witty, an absurd satire on the cult
of the absurd, with female figures,
mummy-wrapped, being carted
about, dumped, or propped and sug-
gesting limp and limber statues by
Henry Moore; and MERCE-Y con-
tinued this mood of irreverance,
exploiting a pair of brawny,
Butman to Rival Stanislavski
In Producing Cherry Orchard
Cast of THE CHERRY ORCHARD gathers ‘round as College
Theater prepares for production next weekend.
**The Cherry Orchard’? is an
ambitious undertaking for the Bryn
Mawr College Theater and Haver-
ford Drama Club, Robert Butman,
director, delights in recalling to
his cast that Stanislavski spent
two years in rehearsal for the
play in Russia.
The College Theater has hardly
had two years, but it has at least
taken advantage of Spring Vacation
by casting before, so the cast
might begin rehearsal with lines
already memorized.
Even with this early start, not all
the parts were cast before Spring,
and at least one exchange of parts,
between Rena Gill and Priscilla
Robbins, has taken place.
In rehearsal for two weeks now,
the cast is beginning to feel the
very musical quality of ‘‘The
Cherry Orchard.’’ The play is one
in which the mood of a scene must
be felt, not reasoned out by logic.
‘¢Orchard’’ is about people try-
ing to cling to the familiar in
strange situations. The cherry
orchard is’ the familiar to which
the nobility cling. Lyubov Andre-
yevna Ranevskaya (Jane Robbins)
refuses. to understand that . the
orchard could be lost, Her broth-
er, Leonid Andrevich Gayev (Mun-
son Hicks) makes an attempt to
accept, the truth but has no idea
what action to take.
Yermolai Alekseyevich Lopak-
hin (Terry van Brunt), the peasant
become wealthy, is still apeasant,
still unconscientiously seeking his
liberty, so the cherry orchard
which belongs to the same people
who owned his father and grand-
father is a symbol of slavery.
The difference in attitudes is
shown by the very way in which
Lyobov Andreyevna and Yermolai
Alekseyevich say ‘‘cherry or-
chard,’’ she carelessly and loving-
ly, he importantly and brusquely.
To complement this natural play,
the sets will probably be simple
and stark. The performance will
be May 7 and 8 at‘Roberts Hall,
Haverford.
wonderfully solemn young men
against the submissive grace of the
girls. SHADOWS, choreographed
by Liz Schneider, was brief, elu-
Sive, delightful/ and could hardly
be caught from’ one performance;
the same could be said of SOLIL-
OQUY, a pair of solos by
Andrea Stark, CAST YOUR NETS
TO THE WIND, the ope ningnum-
ber, was a most expert duet,
choreographed by Alice Leib, In
COME AND GONE Minna Nkoum
well exploited the haunting song
and voice of Edith Piaf. The IM-
PROVISATIONS TO POETRY were
just that, but showed serious sensi-
tiveness to the little poems.
Finally, SOMEWHERE I HAVE
NEVER TRAVELLED gave a
-crisply graceful conclusion to the
whole program,
It would be unfair to single out
names further where all per-
formers were..so good, but full
credit must go to Ann Mason, the*
director, to Toby Williams, the
president, to. all the chore-
Ographers and all the dancers,
Madrigals, Motets
In Third Concert
By Schutz Group.
The Bryn Mawr-Haverford
Schutz group, a small vocal cham-
ber music group, will present its
third and final concert of the year
on Sunday night, May 2.
The concert, which will be held
in the Haverford College Common
Room, will include four Schutz
madrigals, and two Spanish motets.
The Schutz group, which is
directed by Mr. Reese and Mr,
Goodale, consists of about thirty
members, It was formed three
years ago, and last year performed
for a most enthusiastic Bryn Mawr
Club of Washington, The group’s
previous performances this year
included participation in the Bryn
Mawr Christmas Service, and a
concert held in the Library Read-
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COLLEGE NEWS
April 30, 1965
BMC To Host Tennis Contest:
21 Colleges Send Competitors
Doris Catlin and other members of the BMC tennis team warm up
for the Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament.
The Intercollegiate Tennis
Tournament will take place at
Bryn Mawr again this year during
the first weekend in May. Twenty-
one colleges will be represented
by 32 girls. Matches will start
on Friday aftefnoon at 1 and will
continue through Sunday when the
finals will be played at 1:30 or
2. The two Bryn Mawr girls partic-
ipating are Doris Catlin and Leslie
Klein, both of the class of ’68.
Last year’s finalists will both
be playing again this year. Nina
Vosters from Delaware State was,
the winner and Bobbie Zimman
from Boston was the runner-up.
Both girls are ranking players
in their areas, so the competi-
|Campus Events
Friday, April 30
MAY DAY will include the pro-
cession to Merion Green followed
by the winding of the Maypoles, At
9 there will be an Assembly in
‘Goodhart at which Miss McBride
will announce awards,
Sunday, May 2
_ Madame Agi Jambor will direct
chamber music by the Student En-
semble in the Music Room of Good-
hartat3.: .
Monday, May 3
UNBERTO BOSCO, Professor of
Italian Literature, University of
Rome, will speak on “‘Unita del
Mondo Spirituale Dantesco,’’ in
celebration of the seventh centen-
ary of Dante’s birth, under the
auspices of the Department of
Italian, The lecture, in Italian, will
be given inthe Deanery at 8:30 p.m
James Umstattd, Main Line
architect and member of the John
Birch Society, will speak on ‘‘The
John Birch Society, Why It Exists,”
in the Common Room at 8:30,
Wednesday, May 5
* Interfaith sponsers Angeline H,
‘Lograsso, Professor of Italian,
speaking on ‘‘Dante’s Professions
of Faith, Hope and Love”’ at 7:30
in the Common Room,
Thursday, May 6
May Swenson,. the American
poet, will read from her work,
under the auspices of the Depart-
ment of English in the Deanery at
' 4:30 p.m.
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In local competition, the tennis
team played its second match of
the year against the University .
of Pennsylvania on April 22. As
in the match against West Chester
State the previous week, the jun-
for varsity won 3-2, The varsity
was defeated 4-1 with only the
first doubles team of Atwood and
Klein defeating the opponents. .
The lacrosse team also played
the University of Pennsylvania.
For the first time in recent years
Bryn Mawr had a full team on the
field. During many of the plays
the girls worked well together
as a team;however they were no
match for the Penn girls who wal-
lopped them by a @onsiderable
margin.
On the home front, finals for
the Bryn Mawr tennis tournament
are scheduled for Sunday, May 2,
after the finals of the Intercol-
legiate tournament.
The tournament started in the
fall, but due to the advent of
winter the finals were not played
then. The two students in the finals
are Lola Atwood ’68 and Anne
Godfrey ’65.
May Day Queen
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Success of this measure will
depend upon the curbing of Hava-
little’s appetites - in order to
establish an equitable exchange.
Serious doubt about the possibili-
ty of achieving this has arisen,
in view of Havalittle’s reputation
- as a big football school.
Perhaps the most imposing
spectacle I saw at this liberal
college was the annual Mayhem
Day, which began at dawn, in-
corporated the joys of an early
spring morn, strenuous athletic
events, delicious strawberries,
lilting music, agile dancers, rare
heirlooms, many treats, and went
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Athletes Receive
Point Recognition
At Awards Night
At its annual Awards Night
Wednesday evening in Applebee.
Barn, the Athletic Association pre-
sented patches, pins, or blazers
to persons who have accumulated
a certain number of points for
participation in AA activities.
An owl patch was awarded to
about 20 students who earned 1000
points, and a silver BMC pin went
to 10 girls with 2500 points,
Popie Johns was the only student
who qualified for a blazer, which
is awarded to a student with 4000
points and membership on two var-
sities and a jygjor varsity, Sandy
Phillips also had 4000 points.
The only member of the present
senior class to receive this highest
award was Anne Godfrey, who re-
ceived it last year.
Athletic Association cups were
also presented at Awards Night.
Candy Vultaggio and Donna Cross
received the cups for the highest :
number of points won in the swim-
ming team meets of the varsity
and junior varsity respectively.
The Evens won the cup for the
interclass competition, mainly due
to the active participation of the
freshmen, Carol Jones won last
year’s archery trophy and Anne
Godfrey, the badminton cup, ~
Chamber Concert
The last of the Chamber Music
concerts, scheduled for this Sun-
day at 3:00 in the Goodhart music
- room, will be a collection of duet
pieces from the Baroque and con-
temporary French periods, Play-
ing flute, clarinet, and pianos will
be Anna Norberg, Rebecca Mil-
lard, Tony Rosener, Dick Nelson,
Howard Pancoast, and Mme. Agi
‘Jambor.
Tony and Dick will perform a
SONATA FOR CLARINET’ AND
PIANO; Anna and Howard, De-
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pianos; and Rebecca and Dick,
Henri Duttileux’ SONATINE, with
piano and flute, and another con-
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3 Long Days’ Journeys
Brachiopod Into Gneiss
Some geology field trips begin
with a bang and a whimper. This
weekend’s one began with 56
stomachs filled with deep-fat fried
French toast and ended with 56
army knapsacks filledwith fossils,
After being christened ‘‘Long
Day$ Journéy Into Gneiss,’” the
trip got under way with a cheerful
‘tWelcome Aboard’’ from Mr. Wat-
son, and his profuse apology for
competing with ‘Mrs... Brown’s
Lovely Daughter’’ and other WIBG
delights, which he affectionately
‘referred to as “‘bilge.’’ (When
pleas resumed later for the sound
of music, he said it was hopeless,
because ‘‘We’re out of Cribbage
Land.’’)
Mr. Watson likes these trips
to be historical as well as
hysterical, so he informedthe stu-
dents (with further apologies) that
he would be telling the same jokes
and stories in the same places
as last year, which he feels is a
*‘despicable’”’ characteristic of
professors. Students who wanted
to be further cheered, had only
to look out the window at the mild -
hurricane and know that there
were just nine more hours to go
that day. There was general agree-
ment to rechristen the trip ‘Death
in the Afternoon,’’ with the ex-
ception of one clever Haverfordian
who had brought an umbrella and
seemed to enjoy being mauled
by dozens of soggy young ladies
every time the group disembarked
to examine rocks,
The second day, Saturday, the
sun bloomed bright and cheery and
geological smiles lit the world.
For hours students frolicked gaily
on the fossil-strewn hillsides, joy-
fully deforming the crust of the
earth in search of trilobites and
Bryozoans, A perfectly glorious
day reached. a perfectly glorious
close as the buses pulled into
Gus Gennetti’s swanky new hotel
and students discovered that Clark
Gable was going to be on the late
show that night.
Those who dutifully watched
Clark that night had a little trouble
arising at 6:30 the following
morning. i
Smiles soon appeared, however,
as a copy of Playboy Magazine
was discovered on Mr. Watson’s
seat on the bus. He professes
ignorance as to how it got there. .
As the geology arks sailed into
port at Bryn Mawr, weary, bleary-
eyed students stumbled to their
dorms proudly clasping their little
fossils to their hearts, full of
thrilling tales of romance and
adventure on the high seas, the
low seas, the anticlines, and-coal
mines. L.D.
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