College News, 1937-11-03, Vol. 24, No. 05

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The College News
VOL. XXIV, No. 5
BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER .},  1937
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BRYN   MAWR   COLLEGE,    1937
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Miles Gloriosus is
Rewrite of Plautus
By Alice John, '39
Terry   Ferrer,   '39,   Encourages
Progress of True Love as
y^Sfave, Palaestrio  .
LATIN TRANSLATED AS
WITTY MODERN SLANG
Miles Gloriosria (Priscella Curtis,
'40) et servus gloriousissimus (Terry
Ferrer, '40) cum laude translatinione
(Alice John, '39) fecerunt Plauti mere
effort a real play�with the essential
organizing machinations of Miss
Agnee K. Lake, instructor in Latin.
The prodHction is a satire of the mod-
erns, as they are and, apparently, as
they always have been.
The actual plot of What a Warrior I
is meritorious in being of very little
importance. The audience never has
to worry about the plot because in the
first place, it is fairly obvious, and in
the second, no one gives it a thought
anyway, especially the participants,
who are much too busy enjoying the
.spontaneous lines.
As the play opens, the warrior
struts the stage, sighs, "What a bore
to be so handsome," and fancies that
weak women strew his path. The not
so- weak sister of the moment is one
Philicomasium (Marion Kirk, '40),
who was stolen away by the soldier
when true love was away on business
("he got a job on P. W. A., and was
sent off to Naupactus").
True love, however, with the help
of ex-slave Palaestrio (Terry Ferrer,
'40), has managed to put his nose to
the trail, and is now living next door
to the soldier. Periplectomenus (El-
len Matteson, '40), the owner of the
house, fosters the fun for old times'
sake, thinking himself a gay old sin-
ner and a strategist of moment.
Philicomasium is finally reunited
with Pleusicles the lover^( Eleanor
Emery, '40). Miles Gloriosus, who is
merely the grandson of Venus, must
finally drape himself about her statue
and sigh, "Grandmother, Grand-
mother, how you let me down."
Palestro, with masterly impudence,
darts orders and sarcasms at every-
one in the play�as well as at the
audience, to whom he says at the start,
"If anyone of you don't want to listen,
� beat it now and let someone else have
your seat"
He quiets natural suspicion by tell-
ing the other slaves that Philicoma-
sium is her own twin sister, and as
such, of course, she has a perfect
Continued on Page Two
Model of the New Dormitory from Miss Park's House
CIO Official Outlines
Organizing of Unions
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Discusses Possible Settlement of
Coming Union War by Labor.
Relations Board
Common Room, October 28.�
"Threat of action by the Labor Re-
lations Board is the most potent fac-
tor in the settlement of labor dis-
putes," said Mr. John Edelman at the
joint supper of the Industrial Group
and the A. S. U. Mr. Edelman, di-
rector of the Philadelphia division of
the C. I. O., having arrived late, con-
fined himself to answering the ques-
tions of the group.
* The NLRB is so understaffed that
action is a slow process, he continued.
Furthermore, employers are not as
scared as previously, and are prepared
to undertake long litigation for their
defense. The smaller employer, hav-
ing less reserve, will usually settle be-
fore going through a hearing. But
the Board, to function efficiently, needs
more money and more trained person-
nel.
When asked about the chance of a
reconciliation between the warring A.
F. of L. and C. I. O., he replied that
he was not very hopeful. The strug-
gle is no longes one of principle,, and
has become one for power. It is an
attempt to change the personality
in the old-line unions. Old-line lead-
ership must go, according to the more
liberal wing. This is too drastic a
change for the old-line organization to
be settled peacefully. Regarding a
question on the pending Wages  and
Hours Bill, Mr. Edelman said that it
Continued on 1'uge Three
Newsreels  Show Eager - Eyed
Students  in  Work  and  Play
No terse movietone voice heralded
the coming of Bryn Mawr to the
screen, no Hearst propagandist sullied
our name by so much as an opening
of the mouth to speak. Except for
some "appropriate" college music that
was evidently supposed to make_old
grads weep reminiscently, the movies
were almost anonymous. The wary-
eyed could have read some flickery
white letters at the bottom, but the
wary-eyed knew, anyway.
In a vain attempt to be objective,
we watched the senior table in Pem-
broke at their midday meal, and de-
cided that perhaps it was better to
recognize them one by one with glad
little cries of excitement. What the
mother of a prospective college daugh-
ter would have thought, we cannot
say. It was probably only the im-
perfections of the camera that made
movements like the heaping of food
on plates seem so abrupt.
At any rate, we sighed gratefully
when the hypothetical mother's mind
was turned to domestic scenes: to the
hanging of curtains, the laying out of
many dresses on a bed, or the shuf-
fling of books, preparatory to salting
them away for the winter.
If mother did not approve of this,
she would certainly like to watch a
typical morning In the Library, where
there   were   numberless   hollow-eyed
academicians seemingly intent on their
books. The atmosphere of the clois-
ters, however, was more social. Here
we see two students approaching two
other students; there, a ring of bright
young things talking about Aristotle
at the fountain's edge, or lounging in
the lush grass. Sure and it makes
one think of old Oxford or old Cam-
bridge. But by far the most stu-
dious group, at least to the unclothed
eye, was dressed in neat white lab
coats, pouring chemicals hither and
thither, and Watching the most com-
plicated maze of scientific apparatus
with a knowing eye. This, we thought,
would make the mother sigh for sci-
ence. It is a pity that there is no
such attractive activity in other
realms, though we suppose that life
in the Library showed graphically
enough how the unscientific masses
occupy themselves.                      y
The last shot, accompanied by wild
music, demonstrated our method of
keeping corporem sanum in mente
sana. After the preliminary gay skip-
ping down the steps, we see figures
busying themselves on the hockey
field�the ball, rolling, rolling (miss-
ing the goal)�and finally a crouch-
ing goalie, the epitome of the spirit
of determination that is Bryn Mawr.
O hypothetical mother, you must be
convinced nowl
Miss Park Breaks
Ground for New
Residence   Hall
Floor Plans,  Elevation Outlines
And Photographs of Model
Discussed at Tea
REGARD SERVICE WING
AS GREAT INNOVATION
November 1.�A gold spade, an ob-
long patch of earth and a series of effi-
cient diggings by 11 people, started
the new dosmitory on its way to com-
pletion while a minor throng of un-
dergraduates, faculty, and alumnae
looked on. Introduced by Julia Grant,
'38, Miss Park was the first to remove
a shovelful of earth which she pre-
ceded with the toast, "I dig my good
wishes to a beautiful and comfortable
hall . . . and to the final effluent fac-
ulty."
Charles J. Rhoads, President of the
Board of Directors of the College,
tossed his contribution to the ground
with the words "so be it!" He was
followed in quick and silent succes-
sion by Francis J. Stokes, Chairman
of the Buildings and Grounds Com-
mittee, and Sydney Martjn, archi-
tect for the science building as well
as the new dormitory.
Thereupon, Miss Ward and Miss
Howe, cohorts in planning the dormi-
tory, simultaneously dug up a double-
sized clod of earth. Each of the four
elass presidents, took a turn: Mary
Sands, '38; Jean Morrill, '39; Louise
Sharp, '40, and Charlotte Hutchins,
'41. Then, self-introduced, Julia
Grant participated as President of the
Undergraduate Association. Last but
one of the most important on the list
was Mr, A. O. Leighton, destined to
dig for a protracted period as builder
of the dormitory.
After the ceremony, plans for the
dormitory as well as photographs of
Mr. Martin's model for it were shown
in the Common Room. There are
notable items to be recorded. The
servants, for instance, are to have a
whole wing to themselves which will
contain their own dining room, lounge
Continued on Page Five
COLLEGE CALENDAR
Wednesday,    November    S�
c Lecture on  Masaryk by  H.  A.
Miller.    Goodhart.    8.20.
Monday, November 8�Fifth
Flexner Lecture. Goodhart.
8.30.
Tuesday, November 9�Hamp-
ton Dancers. Goodhart. 8.30.
Rosalind Cross, '29, of the
Baldwin School will speak on
teaching.    Common Room. 4.46.
Thursday, November 11�
Armistice Day Chapel. Good-
hart. 8.40 a. m. English De-
partment Movies. Goodhart.
8.15. A. S. U. meeting. Com-
mon Room.   8 p. m.
Friday, November 12�Play-
ers' Club Hamlet. Goodhart.
8 p. m.   .
Monday,. November 15�Sixth
Flexner Lecture. Goodhart.
8.20.
Tuesday, November It�Eng-
lish Department Movies. ^Goodn,
hart.   8.15.
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Work of Summer School
Centers    on    Economics
Students    Correlate    Courses    and-
Practical     Experience
Music Room, October 28.�The pro
gram of the Bryn Mawr Summer
School for Women Workers, during its
seventeenth session, was designed to
give the women an understanding of
their "relation'" to the whole complex
mosaic of American civilization," Miss
Park stated in chapel. Once more
studies centered about economics, the
heart of the situation into which the
industrial workers are born. . Spe-
cial projects in English literature,
creative writing and discussions on
Marxism and problems of household
employees enriched tfie curriculum.
Under the direction of a board com-
posed of Bryn Mawr and labor groups
and several alumnae of the Summer
School, the session got under way
with 72 students chosen from all parts
of the country and from union as well
as non-union sympathizers. There
was included one Czechoslovakian, one
Swedish and two English women, 7
second year students who returned as
graduates on working scholarships.
Denbigh and Merion were used, and
for the first time experiments in dis-
section were conducted in Dalton.
The faculty, Miss Park stated,
represented a group with command of
their subject -matter and ability to
teach industrial workers. Today most
of the students are high school gradu-
ates or have some high school train-
nig. The difficulty in teaching these
people, however, arises because they
have a practical knowledge rather
than familiarity with books and ab-
stract discussion.
Nevertheless, Miss Park feels thai
the contribution that these students
make is more professional than tin-
contribution of the "winter school,"
because they feel a more immediate
connection between their studies and
the present economic situation. They
try to derive all they can from their
courses and go away with a sense-of
responsibility, and a feeling that they
should use their knowledge and try to
pass it on to others.
CURRICULUM MEMBERS
ANNOUNCED FOR YEAR
(Especially contributed by Gertrude
Leighton, '38.)
The Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee publishes below the list of
its members forthis year. It is hoped
that students^will take the opportu-
nity to discuss with the hall members
of the committee, any problems which
they think should be brought to the
attention of the committee as a whole.
The meetings of the committee and
the subjects to be discussed, will be
announced well before hand in order
to give those interested time to ex-
press their opinions.
Executive Committee:
G. Leighton, '38, P. E. (Archaeology)
,.                                        Chairman
G. Irish, '39, P. E.  (Mathematics and
Physics)   ...............Secretary
G.  Grosvenor,  '39,   P.  E.   (Sociology
and Education)  .........Assistant
PEMBROKE WEST
M.  Bakewell, '38............Biology
J. Grant, '38, ex-officio......English
PEMBROKE EAST
E.   Wood,  '39...............Politics
B. Auchincloss, '40..........History
DENBIGH
M.   Huyler,   '39'.............Geology
M. Mayer, '38............Economics
N. Coplin, '38..........>\ Philosophy
D. Marshall, '39..........Economics
N. Coplin, '38............Philosophy
D.  Marshall,  '39.........Psychology
MERION
L. Thompson, *39.....History of Art
D. Peck, '39..............Chemistry
ROCKEFELLER
A. Raymond, '38............English
A.  Thibault, '39...............Latin
B.   Staples,  '38. .....*... r . .French
(French House)
Non-residents:
F.  Scott, '38..................Greek
GERMAN HOUSE
H. Cobb, '40................German
Panofsky   Lecture
Covers  an  Example
v Of   Pseudo-Morphis
Cupid's   Blindness   is   a   Result
Of Dual Conception of Love
In Middle Ages
BOW, TORCH, ARROWS
ARE CLASSICAL RELICS
The Renaissance version of Blind
Cupid presents a much simpler exam-
ple of pseudo-morphia than the figure
of Father Time, stated Professor Pa-
nofsky, in the fourth Flexner lecture.
The idea of representing Cupid as a
naked child was clearly formulated
early in classical antiquity, and most
of his specific attributes�the bow, the
torch, and the arrows�appear in
classical art or may be found in the
work of such classical writers as Sen-
eca and Propertius.                                    �
But neither in Roman art nor Ro-
man literature was Cupid blind.
Ancient writers spoke of "blind love"
or "blind lust," but as an emotion,
never as an image* The Byzantine
artists and the early mediaeval
scribes never represented Cupid as
sightless; and he does not become blind
until the thirteenth century.
This may be explained, Professor
Panofsky believes, by the fact that
mediaeval literature had a double con-
ception of love. One group of writers
had formed "an image of idealized
love," glorified, spiritualized, meta-
physical and based on the ancient
ideals of Plato. Plato's conception
found no place in the Roman treat-
ment of. love, but had been widely ac-
cepted in the East, where it was dis-
covered and adopted by the Christians,
who named it caritoa, the spiritual
love for God. Later, the idea of cart-
fas was temporarily fused with that
of sexual love, and came to be re- ,,_
garded as the highest and most spir-
itual devotion to a lady.
This love was usually considered too
pure and wonderful to be defined, but
was sometimes symbolized as a prince-
ly   young   man,   in   royal   garments,
winged,   with  a   crown   or   a   laurel
wreath  on   his   head.     He   was   en-    A
throned, or, more rarely, put in a tree,
and, like the Roman Cupid, carried a ^
bow or a torch.    He was never blind,    ,
both  because  the   mediaeval   idealist
believed  that  love  entered  the  body
thaough  the  eyes,   and   because  this
kind of love was supposed to be abso-
lutely beautiful and perfect
The other conception of love was
very different. It is found chiefly in
the moralized mythologies of the time,
and was derived, not from the Pla-
tonic ideal, but from the old Roman
Cupid, the "little naked boy whom the
Romans themselves had stigmatized as
childish and irresponsible. The me-
diaeval Christians, in spite of the pro-
tests of the idealistic poets, not only
took over this conception but empha-
sized still further Cupid's turpitude,
irresponsibility, and utter lack of
judgment. The strictures became in-
creasingly severe as time went on, un-
confirmed  on  Page  Five
MRS.  GILBRETH TO RETURN
Mrs. Frank B. Gilbreth is returning
for further vocational conferences
this year the first week in December.
She will stay at college two or three
days and, after meeting each of the
classes as a body, she will interview
students by appointment alone or in
small groups. Mrs. Gilbreth is Pro-
fessor of Management at Purdue Uni-
versity and has an office of her own
as a consultant on scientific manage-
ment.                                      *-*
The object of her conferences is to
help the students decide what type of
employment they want, if they are
fitted foe it and how to go about get-'
ting jobs or training for them. She
plans to be at college again in the
spring.                         <
Other vocational discussions have
been planned for the coming winter
and are to be given by outstanding
speakers about their particular fields.
The first is to be Rosalind Cross, "29,
who "Still lecture on Teaching in the
Common Room next Tuesday, the
ninth of November, at 4.45.