College News, 1936-10-28, Vol. 23, No. 04

              The College News
VOL. XXIII, No. 4
BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1936
Copyright  BRYN  MAWR
COLLEGE NEWS. 1936
PRICE 10 CENTS
1936 Wise-Cracks
Enhance Plautean
Farce, 'Little Spook'
Josephine  Ham   is  Comedienne
Of Talent; B. Lautz Creates
Uproar   as  Drunk
MARGARET LACEY, '37,
TRANSLATOR OF PLAY
Goodhart, October 24.�The Ludi-
onex, Latin Players of Bryn Mawr,
presented their second annual Latin
play here tonight. The farce was a
translation of Plautus' Mostellaria by
Margaret Lacey, '37, entitled the
Little Spook. Josephine Ham, '37,
and Peggy Otis, '39, played the lead-
ing parts in their best comic style
and the whole cast did full justice to
the classical farce situations and the
1936 wise-cracks.
The plot concerned the machinations
of a faithful slave, Tranio (J. Ham),
who welcomed his master back from
a three years' sea voyage with an
elaborate hoax intended to conceal
from him the knowledge that his son
had been wasting his fortune on wine
and women in his absence. Tranio
was forced to inform his master, Theo-
propides (P. Otis), that the money
which was wasted had gone for a
down-payment on a new house, be-
cause his old house was haunted. This
story did not deceive the old man long,
and the last scene portrayed his anger
and the slave's profane efforts to es-
cape punishment.
Jo Ham proved herself an excel-
lent comedienne and male-impersona-
tor, for never once did she seem to be
a girl acting like a boy. Peggy Otis
handled her part with a great deal of
vigor. Bunny Lautz, '37, gave an
uproarious performance as a very
gay Athenian drunkard, and Sarah
Meigs, '39, did wonders with two as-
sorted bit parts.
The Mo8tellaria is not as well-con-
structed a play as the Mcnaechmi, but
the audience seemed to enjoy it quite
as well. This second successful Latin
play seems to prove that Roman com-
edy is not dead, and indicates a small
but attractive field of translation for
Latin majors who have no more
scholarly ambitions.                  J. T.
Little Latin Spools
League to Open Drive
For Support of Camp
60 Tenement Children Benefit From
Two Weeks at Shore
Director  Chosen   by   Player's  Club
October 27.�At a meeting of the
Players' Club, three possible plays
were discussed, one of which will be
performed in conjunction with Hav-
erford on December 5 and 6. Noth-
ing definite was decided upon, but of
the three under consideration, Caste,
by Thomas Robertson, appeared to
be the most popular. Next in order
came Bill of Divorcement by Clem-
ence Dane, and lastly Barry's Holi-
day. Miss Katherine Quinn, of Cyn-
wyd, is going to direct the perform-
ance.
(Especially contributed by Mary
Elizabeth Reed, '37.)
Today the Bryn Mawr League is
beginning its drive for funds to sup-
port the Summer Camp. This camp,
the biggest undertaking of the League,
is a large cottage directly on the
beach at Avalon, New Jersey. During
a season of six weeks sixty children
come to the camp. They come from
the crowded tenement districts of
Philadelphia, each for a period of two
weeks.
The camp staff consists of a head
worker and her assistant, the doctor,
the cook and maid, all of whom stay
throughout the season. In addition
to this, four undergraduates come
from the college to act as councillors
for a two-week period with each
group of children.
The children are met in the Broad
Street Station in Philadelphia by the
councillors and are brought to Avalon.
The succession of rides in taxir ferry,
train and bus is novel to many of
them. After their arrival they are
bathed, measured, weighed and then
dressed in the faded sweaters and
suits supplied by the camp.
Their routine is a simple one,�
play on the beach filling most of their
time. Crafts and short dramatiza-
tions of well-known stories afford
amusement both to the children and
the councillors.
Their idea of life is quite different
from what one would think. One
small girl, when asked her father's
occupation, replied with enthusiasm,
"Oh, he's a soldier! He fights with
my mother!"
The undergraduates of Bryn Mawr
annually face the problem of raising
money to carry on the summer camp.
It is only through  the contributions
Continued on Page Four
- Camera Club Formed
Camera fiends on the campus are
organizing a Photography Club. A
meeting to discuss plans for the club
was held Tuesday, October 27, at 1.30
in Room D, Taylor. One thing which
the club hopes to accomplish is an
exhibition some time this spring of ex-
amples of home talent.
West Jersey Vanquishes Varsity, 5-2;
Bryn Mawr Eleven Lacks Confidence
Both  Forward   Line and   Backs
Fail to Follow Up Shots
With   Alacrity
Oct. 24�A conglomerate group of
West Jersey hockey players invaded
Bryn Mawr last Saturday to defeat
Varsity to the tune of 5-2. Bryn
Mawr never saw the ball after West
Jersey's first two goals until near
the end of the game when it had
become impossible even to tie the
score. We were outplayed through-
out the entire game, although there
were moments of temporary recovery.
We never got started, muffing the ball
whenever receiving a pass, and fail-
ing to follow up our own shots by
attacking the opponents who invari-
ably intercepted them. Our attempts
at stickwork were feeble compared
to the brilliant dodges and scoops
which West Jersey employed to great-
est advantage throughout the game.
Several times we reached the goal
circle in the first half, but a verita;
ble   wall   of   West   Jersey   defense
1936-1937 Officers
Of Classes Elected.
1937
President  .....Lucy Kimberley
Vice-Pnesident-Treasurer
Elizabeth Washbum
Secretary  ..........Ann Fultz
Song/Mistress  .... Irene Ferrer
1938
President.........Blanca Noel
Vice-President-Treasurer
Virginia Hessing
Secretary.........Mary Sands
Song-Mistress ...Eleanor Shaw
1939
President  .........Nancy Toll
Vice-President-Treasurer
Jean Morrill
Secretary...........Alice Orr
Song Mistress.. .Delia Marshall
1940
Chairman for week of October
26... Carolyn dc Chandenedes
Dinner at Hotel DuPont
Given   Deutscher   Tag
Delaware    College    Receives    Prize
For Best  Performance
Thirty undergraduates and one
graduate student attended the Deut-
scher Tag celebration in Wilming-
ton on Monday. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Wells, and Dr. and
Mrs. Diez, of the Department of
German.
Following dinner in the Hotel Du-
Pont, the several hundred people
taking part in the celebration moved
over to the Deutschvs Hans, where,
in addition to music and group sing-
ing, performances were given by the
student groups. Delaware College,
Washington College, Haverford and
Bryn Mawr were the colleges repre-
sented.
The prize for the best performance,
n silver plaque, engraved with the
date, the occasion and the name of
.ne winner, which was donated by
Mr. Paul C. Hessler, sponsor of the
celebration, went to Delaware College.
Each student group received a par-
ticipation prize of twenty-five dollars.
Faculty Cover Varied
Subjects for Alumnae
Seal    of    Priest's    Daughter    is
Rare Mycenaean Find at Dig,
Says Miss  Swindler
SPANISH WAR EXPLAINED
pushed Varsity slowly back to the
other end of the field where they
themselves could plunge the ball into
the goal. As a result, the score at
the half was 3-0.
Early in the second half West Jer-
sey tallied two more goals. Bryn
Mawr seemed helpless in the face of
defeat, but before the final whistle
several brilliant shots were converted
into scores for us. Marshall shot hard
across the goal, and Bakewell, who
was waiting for it, deflected it off the
end of her stick into the goal. For
the second point Marshall shot a goal
almost from the edge of the goal
circle. That was the last score made
during the game.
The game was not without acci-
dents and excitement. There were
various minor injuries such as mashed
thumbs and sore knees, but overtop-
ping these was the collision in mid-
field resulting in loss of breath and
a slightly dazed condition on the part
of one of the victims. Excitement
was furnished by one of the Manning
dogs and his pal, the red setter.
Deanery, October 24.�Everything
from the revolution in Spain and the
Bryn Mawr "dig" in Cilicia, down to
Bryn Mawr comprehensives was men-
t'oned by the various members of the
faculty who spoke tat the alumnae
luncheon today.
Probably of most interest fronP-the
undergraduate point of view was
Miss Swindler's speech on the latest
findings of the Bryn Mawr "dig."
The existence of a Mycenaean level
at Tarsus has been definitely estab-
lished. In this Mycenaean layer a
refuse pit was unearthed containing
typical Mycenaean pottery and fif-
teen seals. Among these seals was
one belonging to Poudouhepa, daugh-
ter of the priest of Ishtar, and wife
of the Hittite king, Hattusil III.
Since the date of Hattusil can be
fixed from the battle of Kadesh, which
he fought with  Rameses  II  in   1305
B.   C, this seal establishes the fact
that Cilicia was in the power of the
Hittites in the fourteenth century B.
C.    The existence at Cilicia of typical
Mycenaean pottery proves that the
Achaeans were in this country in the
fourteenth century. The director of
the "dig," Miss Goldman, has been so
successful that she has been called to
the Archaeological Institute at Prince-
ton.
Mr. Gillet, choosing a subject out-
side any direct college connection,
spoke on the political situation in
Spain. The most sincere and the
most convinced of the leftist party
Continued on Pm*e Four
Urgent Defense of  Four Platforms
Vigorously   Sustained   by   Speakers
Mr. Wells Hails Four Major Successes of New Deal; Tammany
Methods Condemned by Mr. Stokes; Socialism Abhors
Freedom of Exploitation
COMMUNISTIC      AIMS      ARE     VIVIDLY      DEFINED
Gymnasium, October 27.�The cam-
paign issue took on a new and unex-
pectedly intense content for the stu-
dents when three members of the fac-
ulty and one trustee of the college
spoke at the political symposium.
Miss Sylvia Wright, '38, President of
the American Students' Union, intro-
duced the speakers.
Mr. Roger Wells of the Economics
Department compared the Democratic
party policy to that ennunciated by
Aristotle, "a government of the mid-
dle' way, one which reconciles oppos-
ing faction in the nation."
Mr. J. Stogdell Stokes, a trustee of
the college, in speaking for the Repub-
lican party, denounced the "Tammany
methods" which have corrupted civil
service, and defended the integrity of
business, which he feels has been un-
justly slandered by the New Deal.
"Socialism believes in individual
freedom as against the individual
right to exploit," said Professor Her-
bert A. Miller, of the Department of
Social Economy. He also stressed the
growing influence of socialism in all
phases of our political consciousness.
In expounding the Communist plat-
form, Miss Mildred Fairchild, of
the Department of Social Economy,
stressed the often-forgotten aspects of
the workers' situation in America.
Miss Fairchild also stated that
whereas communism is international
in feeling, it necessarily intends to
adapt itself to the peculiar cultures
of the different countries.
Roosevelt's Record
Comparing the records of the two
leading candidates for President, Mr.
Wells, Democratic speaker, stated that
while Landon's record was "honest,"
it is in no way outstanding. Con-
trarily, "after four difficult and crit-
ical years," Mr. Roosevelt's achieve-
ment is plain. Though opponents
would obscure his progress with hints
at the danger of a dictatorship, even
as conservative an organization as
the American Bar Association denies
such charges in connection with him.
There have admittedly been mis-
takes in his actions. "However," said
Mr. Wells, "if you view the dough-
nut (of political reform) through Re-
publican glasses, you will see only
the hole�or the deficit. We Demo-
crats believe that there is more to
the doughnut than the hole; that the
hole is not disproportionate to the
size of the doughnut."
Republicans'  Mistaken  Policies
"With strange logic the Republicans
would claim that though the prosper-
ity of the 1920's was 'due to their
rule,' this recovery of 1933-36 is the
consequence   of   the   automatic    and
MRS. GILBRETH MEETS
STUDENTS NEXT WEEK
Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth, who is to be
vocational adviser to the college this
year, will make her first visit on
Thursday and Friday, November 5
and 6. She will have interviews with
students by appointment in Mrs. Man-
ning's office on Thursday morning
from 9.30 until 1, and on Friday from
9 until 1. Students who wish to see
her at that time should make appoint-
ments with Mrs. Crenshaw on the
third floor of Taylor any morning be-
tween 10 and 12. Groups of two or
three students who are interested in
the same type of work are urged to
make appointments at the same time
in order to save repetition.
On Thursday evening Mrs. Man-
ning will give an after dinner coffee
party in the Deanery at 7.30 for Mrs.
Gilbreth to meet 8eniors"and gradu-
ate students, and on Friday evening
a- similar party for freshmen, sopho-
mores and juniors. Invitations will
be sent to those who signed the cards
recently passed around, but all others
who are interested may come.
mysterious operations of the business
cycles. As a matter of fact, while
the Republicans were not solely re-
sponsible for the depression, their mis-
taken policies with reference to the
tariff, international trade and inter-
national finances gravely aggravated
the crisis and brought the country to
the brink of ruin . . ."
Mr. Wells discussed the four major
fields in which the New Deal acted
to rescue the country from this pre-
dicament. He referred to agriculture,
business, labor and international re-
lations.   ._(
Even more important than the re-
financing operations to alleviate farm
debts arc the reciprocal trade agree-
ments which have opened up foreign
markets to farmers and prevented
"dumping" at home. The New Deal
is now coping with the problems of
soil conservation and crop insurance.
The Republicans have adopted much
of this Democratic program, but
"have topped it off" with a bill, re-
jected as impractical by Republican
Presidents in the past. It calls for
unrestricted agricultural production,
the surplus of which is to be paid
for by the treasury. This is incon-
sistent with pleas for economy, and
"the budget must be balanced, no mat-
ter who gets in office."
Evils of Capitalism  Pruned
Regulations   concerning   stock   and
security  transactions, the  revamping
Continued on Page Five
Mr. Alwyne's Concert
Feature  of   Weekend
Eighteenth    Century    Numbers
Preferred to Nineteenth
By Critic
ACOUSTICS  LEVEL  TONE
(Especially contributed by Eliza-
beth Jones.)
�Deanery, October 26.�Among the
events of Alumnae Weekend in which
the whole campus was permitted to
share, was Mr. . Alwyne's recital,
given in the Deanery on Sunday af-
ternoon.. Mr. Alwyne, according to
his custom, made the program pleas-
antly informal, and the numbers in-
teresting historically and poetically
as well as musically, by brief explana-
tory comments.
The first composition to be played
was the chorale prelude, "Wachet auf,
ruft uns die Stimme," arranged for
piano by Busoni. This was not the
too frequently heard Bach-Busoni
which approaches as a limit being all
Busoni. The letter's hand has been
imposed here only in making the
necessary changes in a composition
for organ, in order that it may be
played on the pianoforte. In such al-
teration music both suffers and gains,
and it was evident that this chorale-
prelude was no exception. The pi-
anist who wishes to preserve the
original diversity of parts made for
the organist must, at the pianoforte,
sacrifice something in the balancing
and blending of these parts. On the
other hand, it is possible for the
artist to attain nuances of tone shad-
ing by means of the pianoforte to
which the organ does not lend itself.
This opportunity was very happily
taken advantage of in the ara-
besques which characterize this and
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Books on Spanish War Displayed
The New Book Room Committee an-
nounces that several shelves are to be
set aside for Mr. Herben's collection
of books pertaining to the Spanish
situation. Later on, Merion Hall will
put its favorite books on the same
shelves, to be followed by those of the
other halls.