Swarthmore College Alumni Bulletin 1952-12-01

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DECEMBER. 952
Volume !

Number 4

John Nason Resigns as President
DECEMBER 1952
T h e Bulletin, o f w hich this publication is
V olu m e L, N o. 4, is published monthly,
except July and August, by Swarthmore
C ollege, Swarthmore, Pa.
Entered as the post office at Swarthmore,
Pa., as second-class matter, in accordance
with provision o f the A ct of Congress of
August 24, 1912.,
EDITORS
Joseph B. Shane ’ 25, vice-president; K ath­
ryn Bassett ’ 35, alumni office; G eorge A.
Test ’ 49, publicity director.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
W illiam F. Lee ’ 33, president; H erbert L.
Brown T 6 , vice-president for m en ; V irginia
Brown Greer ’ 26, vice-president for w om en ;
Inez Coulter Russell ’ 25, secretary.
ADVISORY BOARD
R obert H. W ilson ’ 31, chairm an; Robert
J. Cadigan ’ 34, Morris M . Lee, Jr. ’ 29,
Isabel L ogan Lyon ’ 42, Frederick C. Selby
’ 44.
ALUMNI MANAGERS
V irginia Brown Greer ’ 26, Caroline Biddle
M alin ’ 28, Am os J. Peaslee ’ 07, Ellen Fernon Reisner ’ 31, Gertrude W ood Thatcher
T 4 , Jack B. Thom pson ’ 27, W illiam H.
W ard ’ 15, Norm an H. W inde ’ 27.

CURRENT ALUMNI FUND
OFF TO GOOD START
W ith Opening Appeal letters in the
mail less than a month, the 1952-53
Alumni Fund has gotten away to a
good start with 958 donors contrib­
uting $20,911.10. The goal again this
year is $90,000.
This is a more modest beginning
than last year when at the same point
1,047 donors had given nearly twentysix thousand dollars.
It is still too early to determine
whether this year’s trend has any par­
ticular significance. Last year, after a
flying start— the best in Swarthmore’s
fund-raising history— the drive even­
tually failed to make its $90,000 goal.
At the moment, the Fund Office be­
lieves that the present steady but
generous flow will continue for the
rest of the drive and carry the 1952-53
Alumni Fund to a new record.

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR:
Somerville Day— April 25, 1953
Parents Day— May 2, 1953
Alumni Day— June 6, 1953

To Head Foreign Policy Association in
N ew York; Ends 21 Years at Swarthmore
T h e following letter is addressed to the chairman of the Swarth­
more College Board of Managers and was officially tendered to that
group, D ecem ber 2, 1952. It was accepted with deep and profound
regret.
29 Novem ber 1952
D ear Claude:
T w o months ago I was approached by some o f the Directors o f the
Foreign Policy Association and asked to consider the presidency o f that
organization. M y first reaction was not favorable, but after many conversa­
tions and m uch thought I became convinced that the Foreign Policy Asso­
ciation offers an opportunity w hich I should accept.
I have long had an interest in foreign policy and have felt a deep
concern for the role of the U nited States in world affairs. As a nation we
have had w orld responsibility thrust upon us with too little time in which to
becom e accustom ed to the wise exercise of that responsibility. O ur future as
a nation and perhaps that of the western w orld will depend in large part on
our capacity to use our pow er and our influence wisely. T h e Foreign Policy
Association is a national organization devoted to public education in the field
of foreign policy, and I hope that through its work I can make some small
contribution toward preserving the kind of w orld in which Swarthmore
College, the Society of Friends, and our way of life can survive.
I therefore submit to the Board of Managers my resignation as president
of the college, to take effect at the pleasure of the Board, but in no event?
later than the end o f the current academ ic year. This decision was made only
after the most careful and painful weighing o f alternatives. This is my
twenty-first year at Swarthmore College and my thirteenth as president. Both
m y wife and I have invested too m uch o f our thought and concern, our
energy and our emotions, in this college to leave it easily or without a pro­
found sense of loss. T h e suppport we have received from the Board and the
alumni, the close cooperation from the faculty, the friendly understanding
with the students all make this m om ent more difficult. W hen we stop to
think about all that we have tended uncritically to accept, we realize how
m uch we owe to Swarthmore College and the multitude of friends w ho have
made our life pleasant and added satisfaction to an arduous and im portant
task.
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Yours sincerely,
John W . Nason
Claude C. Smith
Swarthmore, Pa.

Starting January 1, 1953, John Nason will divide his time between
Swarthmore College and New York City where he will acquaint himself with
his new duties as president of the Foreign Policy Association. At the sugges­
tion of the Board the two Vice Presidents and the two Deans will assume
many of his routine duties at the College. The Deans will continue to handle
all matters pertaining to the students as well as their normal functions within
the college. Joseph Shane will assume responsibilities for all matters pertaining
to fund raising, alumni affairs, and public relations. Edward Cratsley will
assume responsibility for the internal administration of the college.
Meanwhile, a joint committee of five Board members, three members
of the faculty, and three members appointed by the Alumni Association is
working to secure a successor.
They are, from the Board, Boyd T. Barnard ’ 17, Richard C. Bond 331,
Eleanor Stabler Clarke 318, Hilda Lang Denworth ’ 17, Thomas B. M cCabe
315, and Claude C. Smith 314, ex officio; from the Alumni Association,
William F. Lee ’33, Richard W. Slocum 322, and William H. Ward 315; from
the faculty, Prof. Clair Wilcox, Prof. George Becker, and Prof. Howard M.
Jenkins ’20.
In the February issue Dean Hunt will have an article about President
Nason and his twenty-one years at Swarthmore.

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In the October issue of T h e G a r n e t
President Nason wrote a Letter to the
alumni, entitled, “ What Should Swarthmore T each ?" This was the first in a
series of such letters which will be con­
cerned with various aspects of college
policy. In this letter President Nason de­
fined Swarthmore’s position as a college of
liberal arts and engineering, telling what it
teaches and why, what it does not teach
and why. His letter concludes with the
statement that “ the curriculum is con­
stantly in a state of tension between the
retarding force of economy and the ad­
vancing need for new subjects.”
This letter has drawn replies from
alumni of dll generations. Some letters
voiced agreement, others disagreement with
the statement of Swarthmore’s policy. Still
others offered interesting and constructive
criticism. Below are excerpts from a num­
ber of these letters.

Let’s Be Practical

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Sir: . . . I do not agree with the policies
of education to which I had to submit at
Swarthmore. U nfortunately, at that time
there was no other institution to which I
could go and find the situation any differ­
ent, except possibly the University of
Chicago. N ow looking back I think that
I was forced to take courses which were a
tremendous waste o f time. I sincerely hope
that students at present are not forced to
repeat the process.
Not that I do not agree that there are
courses w hich students should have to take
for their future benefit. However, I believe
that students should have it explained to
them just why they are to take certain
courses and exactly how it will benefit
them. A n d there should be no certain year
in which the student should have to take
them.
Now what are some o f the courses which
I believe men and w om en should have?
First, I believe there should be a course in
Elementary Psychiatry, a course on how
the brain and emotions function. Psychology is too elementary and does not explain
the higher functions sufficiently. This
course should be taught by a psychiatrist
and no one else. I t ' w ould probably pre­
vent a lot o f nervous breakdowns in future
life. It w ould arouse in people a realization
of the need for more psychiatrists, o f which
there is a w oeful scarcity. It w ould teach
students far more about how to lead the
Good L ife than any course in philosophy or
religion.
Second, I believe that every man and
woman should know his body functions,
as well as his mind. T herefore a course in
Human Physiology should be included,
Third, I believe a course in H ousehold
Finance, teaching people how to increase

December, 1952

their incom e in various ways and how to
live free from debt (as m uch as possible)
should be taught.
This w ould do the
econom y more good than all the presentday fallacious theories o f Econom ics have
done.
Fourth, there should be a course entitled
T h e Seamy Side o f Life. T o o many college
people do not understand the problem s of
the laboring classes and the poor, for they
move in a select segment o f the w orld
which is protected unduly against poverty
and its problems. T h ey have unreasoning
prejudice against the uneducated and con ­
demn them without understanding. They
should be shown the realities o f prostitu­
tion, gambling, political corruption, the
problem o f the color line, life in the slums,
tap-rooms, drug addictions, etc. There can
be no real dem ocracy without sympathy,
understanding and a desire to help every
man, regardless of his degree o f poverty
and ignorance.
Fifth, there should be a course on Ele­
mentary Law. H ow many people know the
law— except by chance heresay— on divorce,
on buying property, on inheritance, etc?
For a people to be law -abiding it is neces­
sary for it to first know the law. It is the
duty o f every citizen to know how not to
run afoul o f the law and to recognize when
others are doing it.
Sixth, there should be a course on H ow
to Use O ne’s Leisure. T h ere are too many
people bored with life. A n d the use of
leisure should include teaching people how
to use their leisure to help the unfortunate.
There should be more dancing . . . to aid
worthy charity, more theatre attendance
to help some worthy cause. T h ere is too
much commercialization o f amusement for
merely making money.
There should be courses on M arriage,
the Raising o f Children, on H om e E con ­
omics for both men as well as w om en.
These are all courses which are essential
to living, which make for the G ood Life.
Some say they have no place in a college.
I say they have, , that no man can live a
com plete life without knowledge o f the
fundamentals. There is time in four years
to teach all these things and how to earn a
living and have a knowledge o f our civili­
zation.

An Alumnus ’ 31

Another View
Sir: Swarthmore is famous nation-wide
as a liberal arts college. W hat can it gain
by trying to be a good training school in
social services, business administration, or
“ hom e-m aking arts” ?
W hen I was a director of a university
department— and much younger— I strove
t,o add numerous courses of a specialized
nature. Even though mine was a semi­

professional school in a university, I now
believe I w ent too far. A lim ited curricu­
lum can still afford a rich preparation for
local and w orld citizenship, and for the
nebulous “ living”
o f the “ Progressive
S ch ool.” I trust the pressures w ill not
force you to include a course in cocktail­
m ixing in your catalogue. A reasonably
intelligent human can learn something out­
side o f college.
An Alumnus ’ 29

Learning About Learning
Sir: Behind the dem and for th^, endless
num ber o f subjects for the college to teach
is the notion that a subject can be learned
only in class in college. Since a college
cannot teach everything, and a student
cannot predict what situations he will face
later, it appears logical that while still in
college the student should learn how to
acquire a subject by himself.
A college education, no matter how long„
is badly incomplete if the graduate has not
learned this. A college education, no matter
how short, is well-rounded if the student
has learned this.
O f course, in studying any subject in
college, the student is incidentally learning
also something about the learning process,
but it appears wise to crystallize this
matter in^a one-semester course during the
last college year as a cover-all course for
the courses that the student did not take at
the college. A n experiment in this direction
is being carried out this year at M I T along
the follow ing lin es: A catalog course called
“ Engineering Practice,”
normally Con­
ducted by “ case studies,” is m odified so
that whereas in the past the “ cases” have
been along the student’ s specialty this year,
they cpnsist o f a project outside the stu­
dent’ s specialty, so that he has to do some
strenuous studying o f the fundamentals o f
the unfam iliar field to prepare the neces­
sary design and specifications. It is too
early yet, o f course, to talk o f any accom ­
plishments, but suppose that at the end o f
the course the student feels that the idea
was good but the procedure was not effi­
cient and the designs made were not really
good enough but he knows now how to go
about it the right way next time. W ould
not that ambition and self-confidence
gained mean that the course has achieved
its difficult goa l? T h e course w ould have
failed only if the student should arrive at
the conclusion that it cannot be done. But
it has been done by many emergencies in
real life, and “ W hat one fool has done,
another can.”

This idea of assigning to the student a
project in an unfamiliar field can be ap­
plied in any department of the college.
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oCetterS cont’d
T h e curriculum must necessarily give
precedence to those subjects that are best
taught in college and are difficult to ac­
quire outside, such as mathematics and the
laboratory sciences. T h e student should be
advised to realize the unwisdom o f taking
snap courses ;in college.
Those subjects w hich can be taught in­
directly, as incidental to something else,
should be so taught. Exam ples: typing for
all writing— reports, letters, notes and so
on. A one-lesson introduction explaining
the principles and benefits o f the touch
system should be enough. Type-written
material with any am ount o f erasures or
corrections should be accepted. Freshman
typing m ay be very messy, but the sopho­
more typing ought to have becom e reason­
ably neat. Shorthand can be cultivated,
taking dow n the lecture notes. It is not
necessary to take dow n everything, so speed
is not essential.

Public speaking and w riting can be
com bined into one extra-curricular group
activity. Speeches so developed can then be
typed as exercises in writing. C lu bbing is
an excellent painless way o f learning many
secondary subjects:
Think o f musical
clubs, painting clubs, the various clubs
that museums and evening hobby schools
conduct. T h e hobby attitude is very effec­
tive in its proper field.
As interest makes learning very m uch
easier, those teachers w h o can inspire an
interest in their subject should be rewarded
beyond those task-masters whose goal is
perfectionism but whose product is far
from it.
An Alumnus T 5

Public Affairs to the Fore
Sir: A dm itting that I speak with the
peculiar intellectual prejudices o f the
bureaucrat, although I do believe from a
genuinely wider view , I cou ld wish that

SPORTS TEAMS END SUCCESSFUL SEASONS
The three fall sports for men ended
their seasons with a better than .500
record, winning 10 contests, losing
eight, and tying three. The girls pro­
duced the only undefeated team on
campus— hockey.
The football team had the best
season that sport has seen since the
1947 team won 4 and lost four. This
year’ s team won 3 and lost four.
After failing to halt Susquehanna’ s
10 game winning streak, losing 24-20,
in the opening game, the team de­
feated Hamilton in a renewal of an
old rivalry, 33-26.
Injuries cut down the Garnet attack
in the next game and Ursinus eked
out a 6-0 victory in the last 50 sec­
onds. Homecoming Day saw Wesleyan
drub Swarthmore, 34-0, and the fol­
lowing Saturday Johns Hopkins de­
feated the team, 33-9.
Swarthmore bounced back in the
final two games, upsetting Drexel, 267, in the mud and running Haverford’s losing streak to 14 straight in
two seasons, 14-12.
Sons of alumni were prominent in
the victory over Haverford. Bob
Howell, end and son o f Charles M.
Howell T 9 and Avery (Bunky) Blake,
co-captain and son of Avery ’ 28
blocked the Haverford extra point at­
tempts, while Paul James, halfback
and son of Paul James ’ 29, kicked
both extra points for the Garnet and
set up the first touchdown with a 63
yard run in the first period.
Coach Dunn’s soccer team won five
games, losing one and tied two, win­

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ning the Southeastern Division cham­
pionship of the Middle Atlantic States
Collegiate Athletic Conference, but
losing 2-0 in the play-off with Frank­
lin and Marshall for the Southern
Division title.
The team lost only to Penn, 3-1,
and defeated Lafayette, Princeton,
Muhlenburg, Ursinus and Lehigh. It
played tie games with Navy and
Haverford. In total goals it outscored
the opposition, 31-11.
Goalie on the team was Orville
Wright, Jr., son of Orville Wright ’ 30.
Other outstanding players were Larry
Shane, son o f Joseph B. Shane ’ 25,
College VP, and Phil Swayne, son of
Norman ’08 and Mabel Werner
Swayne .’ 14.
The girls’ hockey team won four
games and tied three and had the best
season since the undefeated, unscoredon 1939 team. Sally Richards, daugh­
ter of Lily Tily Richards ’ 29 and
Peirce ’ 27 and Julie Lange, daughter
of Barbara Pearson Lange ’ 31, were
among the regular players, although
Sally was indisposed after the third
game when she was hit in the face
with a ball.
The cross country team lost its
chance for a better than .500 record
when it lost to a strong Haverford
team, 18-41, in the final meet. They
defeated Lafayette and F. & M ., lost
to Delaware and Lehigh, and tied
Johns Hopkins. Record— won 2, lost
3, tied 1.
The H ood Trophy competition is
tied with one win, one loss and one
tie.

m ore concentration were possible in th|
broad field of Public Affairs. It is no|
merely “ the Russians” that urge this view!
it is also the profou nd political, social]
econom ic, even religious problems which ai
times threaten to rend the fabric o f oul
society largely because their implication!
are unappreciated and wilfully obscured!
O ne thing further m ight be added. Hava
you ever considered the possible advantage!
o f an ad hoc or continuing Advisory Panel
on Public Affairs as an instrument fol
w eighing with you the available means foil
m eeting the C ollege’ s responsibilities ia
this large area? A lum ni or not, as theiij
interests and capacities dictated, I should
suspect that you m ight profitably draw
from business, the professions, even govern]
ment, for a group capable o f generating
and testing ideas. Since the College has aa
immense pu blic responsibility, it surely ha!
the right to the active assistance o f th]
broadest possible constituency.
An Alumnus ’ 36

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television station, W P T Z, telecast the! ___
game to an estimated 50,000 viewer!
in the Philadelphia area. Approxij
mately 5,000 rain drenched person!
were in the stands of Haverford’s Wall
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In order to accommodate the T *
cameras at the field, built before thi
T V era, a tall pipe stand was erected!
which jutted up above the regulaf
stands to give the cameras full view of
the proceedings. A special announcer!
booth was constructed to house the
telecasting equipment and personnel^
The telecasting of the game was a
departure from the previous policy of;
the National Collegiate Athletic Asso
ciation which designates which game
during the week, is to be telecast
Heretofore it had permitted the sub
stitution o f another game for thi
Game of the Week but it had nevei ;
permitted another game to be telecaq
in addition to the Game of the Weekr
A pre-game build-up by W P T Z in
eluded a 15-minute program with pic
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duction to the schools, an intended
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Elverson, Swarthmore coach and Rod
Randall, Haverford coach and athletii
director, and a talk between Joseph
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TWO ALUMNI MANAGERS ELECTED TO BOARD
Virginia Brown Greer ’ 26 and Nor­
man H. Winde ’ 27 were elected to
serve as alumni managers for the term
expiring December, 1956, it was an­
nounced at the annual December
meeting of the Board of Managers.
They are among
eight such mem­
bers designated as
“ a lu m n i m a n a ­
gers” on a board
of 32.
Mrs. Greer is a
graduate of Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.
C., and while at Swarthmore, was
active in student government and
women’s athletics, having been elected
president of the W omen’s Athletic
Association. After graduation, she
taught physical education at both Sidwell and Swarthmore.
She is active in Red Cross, Com­
munity Chest and other community
and civic activities; is V ice President
of the Alumni Association and has
served as a member of the Alumni

Council and as an officer of the Phila­
delphia Alumnae Club.
She is married to Robert B. Greer,
a lawyer, and has two children. They
live in Media, Pa.

S w a r t h m o r e he
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the varsity football and basketball
teams for three years, o f Sigma X i and
Book and Key. He graduated with
highest honors in engineering.
Since that time he has worked in
various administrative capacities for
DuPont Company. He has served the
College as a member of the Engineer­
ing Consulting Committee and the
McCabe Award Selection Committee.
He is married to Gertrude Jolls
Winde ’ 28. They have a daughter,
Mary Jane Winde Gentry, who will
graduate in June, and a son. The
Windes live in Wilmington, Delaware.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR ALUMNI GOVERNING POSITIONS
Sixteen positions on Alum ni governing bodies are now open for nom ina­
tions^ it has been announced by the Nom inating Committee o f the Alum ni
Association.
Nom inations for these vacancies are open to, and can be made by, any
alumni or ex-student. Names should be sent to the chairman of the C om ­
m ittee: Mrs. Frank H. M urray ’ 17 (Julia Y o u n g ), 105 Princeton Avenue,
Swarthmore, Pa., or to the Alum ni Office. Deadline for nominations is Tan. 31
1953.
T w o alumni are elected annually to the Board of Managers for four
year terms. O ne man and one wom an must be elected to this position and
nominations are now being accepted.
Also open for nominations are the four offices of the Alumni Association:
president, vice-president for men, vice-president for women, and secretary.
Five men and five w om en will also be needed to fill vacancies in the
Alum ni Council from the follow ing zones:
4 representatives from Z one 1 (Pa., D el., and New Jersey excepting the
counties included in Z one I I ) .
2 representatives from Z one II (C onn ., M e., Mass., N. H., N. Y ., R. I.,
V t., and the follow ing counties in N ew Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
M iddlesex, M onm outh, M orris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and U n io n ).
2 representatives from Z one I I I (A la., Ark., D. C., Fla., Ga., K y., La.,
M d ., Miss., N. C., Okla., S. C., Tenn., Texas, V a., W . V a .).
2 representatives from Z one I V (111., Ind., Iowa, K an., M ich., M inn.,
M o., Neb., N. D ., O hio, S. D ., W is.).
Vacancies will occu r in 1954 in Z one V (Ariz., Calif., C olo., Idaho,
M ont., N ev., N. M ., O re., U tah, W ash., W yo., territories, dependencies,
and foreign countries.).

COVER CONFUSING YOU? HERE IS EXPLANATION
R ecent changes^ in the title on the cover o f the magazine are due to a
change in the way it is being mailed. It is now sent under a second class
perm it w hich makes for a considerable saving in m ailing costs. T he cover of
the O ctober issue (the first under the new system) ran afoul o f postal regula­
tions w hich is w hy the current cover is different from that of October. W e do
not anticipate any further changes in the future.

Issu iDecember, 1952

PITMAN ’ 10, ASTRONOMY
PROFESSOR, DIES
John H. Pitman ’ 10, associate
professor o f mathematics and astron­
omy and former Burgess o f Swarth­
more, died suddenly, September 23rd.
Although he had been under the care
of a doctor for some time and had
been forced to resign his office as
Burgess, he was present as usual at
class registration on the previous day.
He^ became ill that evening and died
the following evening.
Dr. Pitman, a native of Conshohocken, was born in 1890. He earned
his BA and M A degrees at Swarth­
more. After two years at the
University o f California and the Lick
Observatory, Berkeley, he returned to
the College, never to leave.
H e was elected Burgess o f Swarth­
more in 1934, re-elected in ’ 38, ’42
and ’46. Not only was he the only
Democrat ever to serve in this posi­
tion, but he was the only person to
serve in the office for more than five
years. H e was for some years president
o f the Burgi Association o f Delaware
County and chairman of the County
Democratic Committee.
H e is survived by Elsie Anders
Pitman ’ 13, a son, five daughters and
ten grandchildren.

LOUIS ROBINSON DIES;
FORMER PROFESSOR
Dr. Louis N. Robinson ’05 died
Tuesday, November 25, after collaps­
ing at the Rose Tree Hunt Club,
Media, where he had gone to ride
horseback. He was 72 years old.
Dr. Robinson taught fulltime here
from 1908 to 1918 in the economics
department, and sporadically after
that as lecturer in criminology in
which field he was a recognized au­
thority, as well as the related subject
of penology. During his life he held
posts in both state and federal penal
systems and commissions. Later in his
life he became an authority in the
small loan business.
He is survived by his wife, Marylyn,
and six children by a previous mar­
riage, Walter H. Robinson ’ 31, Miles
H. Robinson ’ 34, Christine Robinson
Taylor ’ 36, Alice Robinson Erb ’ 36,
John Robinson ’40 and T. Thatcher
Robinson ’50, and twenty grand­
children.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SWARTHMORE EVENTS — JANUARY, 1953
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Christmas Recess ends, 8 : 00 a.m.
Swarthmore C lub of New Y ork— Luncheon, 1 2 :2 0 p.m.
Zeta Psi Fraternity H ouse, 31 East 39th Street

9

W restling— Ursinus, Field House, 8 :0 0 p.m.
Swarthmore C ollege Orchestra Concert— Clothier, 8 :1 5

10

Swim ming— Tem ple, Philadelphia, 2 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— P .M .C ., Chester, 8 :3 0 p.m.

14

Swim ming— Lehigh, Bethlehem, 8 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— Delaw are, Field H ouse, 8 :3 0 p.m.

15

First semester classes end.
T h e C ooper Foundation and Departm ent o f M usic pre­
sent: Russian song literature from Glinka and Bala­
kirev to M edtner — M aria K urenko and V sevolod
Pastuhov — Clothier, 8 :1 5 p.m .
W restling— Delaw are, Newark, D el., 7 :0 0 p.m.

19

M id-year examinations begin

21

Swarthmore C lub of Philadelphia
Luncheon, 1 2 :3 0 p.m .— Wanamakers, 9th floor
Speaker— M ayor Joseph Clark of Philadelphia

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21

Swimming— Lafayette, H all Gymnasium, 3 :0 0 p.m.
Swarthmore C lub o f Philadelphia— Banquet
College D ining R oom
Swarthmore Alum nae C lub o f Philadelphia— Dinner
Basketball— P .M .C ., Field H ouse, 8 :3 0 p.m.

22

T h e C ooper Foundation and the Departm ent o f Philoso]
phy and R eligion present: “ Catholic T h ou gh t.”
J. Courtney M urray, S.J., W oodstock C ollege; Editor,!
Theological Studies. M eeting House, 8 :1 5 p.m.

25

Swimming— F. & M ., H all Gymnasium, 8 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— Drexel, Field House, 8 : 30 p.m.

26 ^Badminton— Rosem ont, Rosem ont, 4 :0 0 p.m.
*Basketball— Chestnut Hill, Chestnut H ill, 4 :0 0 p.m.
^Swimming— Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 4 :0 0 p.m.
27

W restling— H averford, Field House, 8 :0 0 p.m.

28

Swim ming— West Chester, H all Gymnasium, 3 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— Ursinus, Collegeville, 8 :3 0 p.m.
SWARTHMORE EVENTS — MARCH, 1953

M ar.

1

T h e C ooper Foundation and the D epartm ent o f Philoso­
phy and Religion present: “ N eo-O rth odox Theology.”
Paul L. Lehmann, Princeton T h eological Seminary—'
M eeting House, 8 :1 5 p.m.

3

M eeting of the Board o f Managers
Swarthmore Club of New Y ork— Luncheon, 1 2 :2 0 p.m.
Zeta Psi Fraternity H ouse, 31 East 39th Street

M id-year examinations end

SWARTHMORE EVENTS — FEBRUARY, 1953
Feb.

F eb.

Executive Com m ittee of the Board of Managers
Swarthmore C lub o f N ew Y ork— Luncheon, 1 2 :2 0 p.m.
Zeta Psi Fraternity House, 31 East 39th Street
Basketball— Arm y, West Point, 4 :0 0 p.m.
*BasketballS-Rosem ont, Rosem ont, 4 :0 0 p.m.
*Sw im m ing— D rexel, Philadelphia, 4 :0 0 .pm.
Swim ming— Delaw are, H all Gymnasium, 3 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— D rexel, Philadelphia, 8 :3 0 p.m.
T h e C ooper Foundation and D epartm ent o f M usic pre­
sent: T h e H ungarian Quartet— Clothier, 8 :1 5 p.m.

10

W restling— Johns Hopkins, Field H ouse, 8 :0 0 p.m.

11

Swim ming— P .M .C ., H all Gymnasium, 8 :0 0 p.m .
Basketball— Ursinus, Field House, 8 :3 0 p.m.

4 *Badm inton-^Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 4 :0 0 p.m.
^Basketball— Drexel, Hall Gymnasium, 4 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— H averford, Field House, 8 :3 0 p.m.
5 ^Swimming— Bryn M aw r, Bryn M awr, 4 :0 0 p.m.
6, 7 Wrestling— M A C W A , Easton
7

Swim ming— M A C S A , Away

8

T h e C ooper Foundation and the D epartm ent o f Philos­
ophy and Religion present: “ Protestant Liberalism.”
E. E. Aubrey, University o f Pennsylvania— Meeting
House, 8 :1 5 p.m.

10 *Sw im m ing— Tem ple, Philadelphia, 4 :0 0 p.m.
*Badm inton— Bryn M awr, H all Gymnasium, 4 :3 0 p.m.

12 *B adm inton-fiD rexel, H all Gymnasium, 4 :0 0 p.m.
^Basketball— Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 4 :0 0 p.m.
* Swimming— Brooklyn, N ew York, 4 :0 0 p.m.

11 *Basketball— Bryn M aw r, Bryn M aw r, 4 :0 0 p.m.

14

12 *Chestnut H ill, Hall Gymnasium, 4 :0 0 p.m.

15

W restling— M uhlenberg, Allentow n, 2 :3 0 p.m.
Swim ming— Drexel, H all Gymnasium, 3 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— H averford, H averford, 8 :3 0 p.m.
T h e C ooper Foundation and the D epartm ent of Philoso­
phy and Religion present a series o n :
“ C ontem porary Trends in T h eologica l T h ou g h t.”
“ T h e H istorical B ackground,” W ilhelm Pauck, T he
Federated T h eologica l Faculty, University o f C hicago
— M eeting H ouse, 8 :1 5 p.m.
(For other dates see 2 /2 2 , 3 /1 , 3 /8 , 3 /1 5 )

16 ^Basketball— Ursinus, H all Gymnasium, 4 :0 0 p.m.
17

W restling— Drexel, Field H ouse, 8 :0 0 p.m.

18

Swim ming— Dickinson, Carlisle, 3 :0 0 p.m.
Basketball— D elaware, Newark, D el., 8 :3 0 p.m.

19 *Sw im m ing— Ursinus, H all Gymnasium, 4 :0 0 p.m.
*Badm inton— Ursinus, Collegeville, 4 :0 0 p.m.
20

W restling— Lafayette, Field H ouse, 8 :0 0 p.m.
O ne A ct Play Contest, Clothier, 8 :1 5 .pm.

»Women’s s p o r t s e v e n ts .

12, 13, 14

Little Theatre Production, Clothier, 8 :1 5 p.m.

13 *Basketball— Tem ple, H all Gymnasium, 4 :0 0 p.m.
T h e C ooper Foundation and Sigma X i present:
“ Galaxies.” W alter Baade, M t. W ilson and Palomar
Observatories— M eeting House, 8 :1 5 p.m.
15 * Intercollegiate Swim ming M eet— H utchinson Pool,
University o f Pennsylvania
T he C ooper Foundation and the Departm ent o f
Philosophy and R eligion present:
“ Jewish T h eological T h ou gh t.” Rabbi Solom on BFreehof, R o d e f Shalom T em ple, Pittsburgh.
M eeting House, 8 :1 5 p.m.
17 *Sw im m ing— Chestnut Hill, H all Gymnasium, 4 :0 0 p.m.j
*Basketball— West Chester, West Chester, 4 :0 0 p.m. j
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Swarthmore C lub o f Philadelphia, Luncheon, 1 2 :3 0 p.m.|
-—-Wanamakers, 9 th floor
Spring recess begins, 1 2 :0 0 noon
Spring recess ends, 8 :0 0 a.m.