College News, 1939-11-29, Vol. 26, No. 07

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BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1939     Rc�PyK; JSISSPttL     PRICE 10 CENTS
C. G. Fenwick
To Represent
United States
Is Member of Permanent
American Neutrality
Committee
GROUP WILL MEET    �
IN RIO DE JANEIRO
* ^���
November 22.�President Roose-
velt has designated Charles G. Fen-
wick, professor of politics, as the
United States representative on
the permanent Inter - American
Neutrality Committee which will
meet at Rio de Janeiro early'in
January. As a specialist in inter-
national law and Latin American
relations, Mr. Fenwick will meet
with representatives of Mexico,
Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil,
Argentine, and Chile.
The commfaee was created in
accordance with, the General Dec-
laration of the*"^ Neutrality of the
"American Republics adopted at
Panama on October 3, 1939. This
document, signed by the foreign
ministers of the Republics, laid
down .certain principles of neu-
trality and certain practical stand-
ards of neutral conduct which they
proposed to observe and  maintain
Continued on Page Two
Peace Council Begins
Allotment of Funds
At a meeting held Tuesday, No-
vember 21, the Peace Council al-
lotted the 800 dollars given it from
the Activities Drive to the various
organizations whose pleas were
published in the last issue of the
News. The distribution was made
as follows: 250 dollars to the Inter-
national Student Service Fund,
200 dollars to the Friends' Com-
mittee, 100 "dollars to the Red Cross,
50 dollars to the Allied Jewish Ap-
peal and 25 dollars tn the French
Club project for the evacuation of
French children.
This leaves the Peace Council
with 176 dollars in the bank.
Rather than spend this money im-
mediately, the Counjstr"Tias decided
to use it us a reserve fund for any
cmergencjflB^tvnich may arise dur-
in&Tn"eT winter.
Skinner Workshop
Ready for Opening
Theatre and Art Studios Set
For Completion at End
Of   Next   Week
On December 7, the Mrs. Otis
Skinner Theatre Workshop will be
ready for use. President Park re-
ported today that the Board of
Managers Will meet soon to plan
an opening ceremony which it is
hoped Miss Skinner will attend.
The $25,000, necessary for the
construction of the Workshop, has
been solicited over a period of sev-
eral years, half from Baldwin and
half from Bryn Mawr.    *�
Late last summer, after a delay
caused    by   difficulties    with    fire
regulations, renovation of
building, an old stone barn, was
begun. Now the art studios at
each end of the building and also
the stage are almost complete,
but as yet there are no seats in
the auditorium.
The agreement between the
School and the college provides
for a Board of Managers to be ap-
pointed in three units, each unit
with one vote. The Board of Di-
rectors of the College have ap-
pointed President Park, Mrs. Cha 1-
wick Collins and Miss Charlotte
Howe; the Board of Directors of
the School have appointed Miss
Johnson, Miss Maud Ray and Mrs.'
Yarnall Jacobs. These groups have
selected the third group which in-
cludes Mrs. Francis Biddle, Mr.
Charles C. Savage and Mr. Edgar
Continued on Page Four
Modern Dance
Gives Satire,
Pantomines
Humphrey and Weidman
Dance Group Abandon
Abstract  Forms
By Joan Gross, '40
Goodhart, November 21.� The
Humphrey-Weidman dance group
presented a full and varied dance
program marked by a distinct sa-
tiric sense and a spirited humor.
In its departure from abstract
forms and its use of pantomine, the
performance illustrated the possi-
bilities of the modern dance as a
.medium of communication as well
las an artistic expression.
Doris   Humphrey    and   Charles
Weidman organized a dance group
in an attempt to develop an Ameri-
Contlnued on Page Three
Doyle Will Discuss
Enzyme Dimensions
Mr. Doyle, of the department of
Biology, will discuss "Enzymes and
their Dimensions" on Thursday,
November 30, at 7.45 in the Com-
mon Room. His subject deals with
his research work here at college.
The lecture is the first of a series
which the Science Club will present
during the year, and which will be
open to the college. The main pur-
pose of these discussions is to in-
form the college of various scien-
tific activities on campus. Many
professors will be invited to de-
scribe their progress in their own
fields.
Musicians and Mutes Climb Bandwagon
In Smoking Room Revival of Recorders
By Elizabeth Crazier,  '41
TheEncyclopxdia Brifannica de-
scribes the recorder as an obsolete
form of flagelette dating from pre-
Elizabethan times. The existence,
therefore, of a coterie of recorder
virtuosi on the campus seems to
provide backing for the belief held
in some quarters that Bryn Mawr
imitates the antediluvian epoch in
all of its manifestations. Rather,
may we state that the Encyclopedia
Britannica is wrong, or at least
outdated.
A very recent issue of the maga-
zine Coronet contained an article
about the prevalence of the re-
corder, and someone else told us
about a boy who renders swing
music on his. And as oqr cfllmii-
nating proof we add. thia fact, in
evidence�that  G.  E.  Schirmer &
Son have no recorders left inr stock
ttbw far Bryn Mawr ilone' is* rer
sponsible for this state1 M affairs
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' ftfiow^'s'th'at'Virhen Riotfds went up
f&aftSy&A'y'' �at(JhVi:tKere 'wa*
It was all Mary Moon's idea, and
it is an all-Rhoads quintet: Kristi
Putnam and Isota Tucker, sopra-
nos; Jo Lane, alto; Mary Moon,
tenor; and Bess Lomax plays the
guitar in imitation of the tradi-
tional harp. (Jo Lane does live in
Wyndham,-^but she used to eat
lunch in Rhoads.) Miss Marian
Kirk is their soloist. Right now,
she just gives them the downbeat
and whistles the tune, and you
have no idea how her whistling im-
proves the performance unless you
have heard them without her.
Schirmer's advertises the re-
corder as an instrument which any
child can learn to play inlS-mtfif
Lutes. /The quiritet'si racowjwri � ar
ri-vfcdnabout thrte .weeRsi ago; an
the tirsti one of the f<iur to rin
tJioMMfror; to! hit httv C, wlhiohifi
tl'e trick.in this; ItrodeT was Kri
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Lecturer for 1940
Arrives on Clipper
Dr.Tiilda Geiringer, who has
been appointed visiting lecturer for
the year 1940, arrived in this
country about three weeks ago. On
their way to England at the out-
break of the war, she and her
daughter were detained for some
time in Portugal, and finally came
to the United States on the trans-
Atlantic clipper. Dr. Geiringer
will teach an under - graduate
course in statistics beginning the
second  semester.
According to reports, Dr. Geir-
inger's daughter is a very gifted
young lady speaking German,
French, English and Turkish. She
is entering the Freshman class and
will start college immediately.
Group Leadership
The Bryn Mawr League is spon-
soring a series of talks on Group
Leadership by Mr. Barnes, director
of Ardmore Y. M. C. A. The first
is on Thursday, November 30, at
5.00, following tea at 4.30 in the
Common Room.
COLLEGE CALENDAR
Thursday, November -10.�
Science Club meeting, Mr.
Doyle to speak on Enzyme*
<nul their Dimensions, Com-
mon Room, 7.30.
Friday, December 1.�
Player's Club, Time and the
Conwai/8, Goodhart Hall 8.30.
Saturday, December 2.�
Tea Dance, Rhoads Hall,
glayer's Club, Time and the
Conways, Goodhart Hall, 8.30.
Undergraduate Association
Dance following the play.
Sunday,   . December   . .1.� .
Henriette   Bagger   Plum   to
sing, Deanery, 5.00.
Monday, December 4. �
Tea for Miss Jean Carter, di-
rector of the Hudson Labor
School, to meet all those in-
terested in the school, Com-
mon Room, 4.30. Miss Alice
Cook on Business Internship,
Deanery, 7.30.
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'40 MAY DAY CANCELLED
BY UNDERGRADUATE VOTE
Anne Louise Axon    j Numerical Majority
Writes Statement      Too Small to Carry
On May Day Vote        Large Production
By  Anne  Louise  Axon,  '40
President, Undergraduate
Association
The Undergraduate vote on big
May Day was as follows:          .
1.  Do  you   want  big  May >Oay
this year?
Yes - 244
No - 174   .
2.  If we have it, will  you  par-
ticipate?
Yes - 325
No -   94
Before the vote was taken, the
College Council had decided that
the expense and effort involved in
the production of big May Day
wouhr not be justified unless at
least 376 people wanted it, that is,
75-80 percent of those voting.
(This represents approximately the
number of who took part in the
1936 May Day.)
This unusually large majority
was asked for several reasons. A
community undertaking like May
Day has its greatest value only
when a large proportion of the
community is enthusiastic. An
over-large opposition would make
the whole project difficult, and
Continued on Page Five
British War Masks
Exploiting of India
Rhoads Show Case, November I.'.
Addressing an open meeting of the
A. S. U., Rajui Petel, of Bombay
Province, India, discussed the
European war as it affects his coun-
try. The people of India, he said,
have come to the conclusion that
this is a war, not to defend democ-
racy and public security, as its
leaders claim, hut to protect mar-
kets.
The Indian attitude toward the
war was summed up in the mani-
festo issued by the people of India
to the British government. It had
three provisions. First, the Indian
people wanted a cleat definition of
the aims of th;- war. Second, k
Britian was really lighting for de-
mocracy they wanted to know why
democracy was not given to Indii.
Third, if it was not possible to in-
troduce complete autonomy, Britain
Continued on Pace Three
No May Day for this year is the
result of the undergraduate vote
held before* Thanksgiving. The
numerical result showed 244 to 174
in favor of having May Day. The
decision, however, could not be de-
termined on the simple majority
basis, for the Undergraduate Asso-
ciation felt a bare majority insuffi-
cient to justify disregarding the
director's suggestion of postponing
May Day for this year. It was also
believed impossible to carry oft* a
successful May Day in the face of
any substantial minority of oppo-
sition.                                             "**
The directors only suggested the
postponement of May Day because
of the difficulty of predicting out-
side conditions next spring in mak-
ing their contracts this fall. The
directors' suggestion was not meant
to �>�� :inal. If the campus showed
great enthusiasm or could point to
certain individuals or groups who
would be willing to back the pro-
duction the directors would be will-
ing to reconsider their decision.
Before taking the g�ie"ral vote,
the May Day question had been dis-
cussed unofficially with Dean Man-
ning and with Mrs. Collins, direc-
tor of May Day in '32 and '36. The
College Council, meeting with Miss
Park, decided that no general vote
should be taken until the directors
had made their decision. At this
meeting May Day was voted on and
the result showed a fairly equal
division of opinion.
After the directors' meeting,
MisB Axon, president of the Under-
graduate Association, met with Mr.
Rhoads, chairman of the Board of
Directors, and the dependence of
the directors' decision on campus
enthusiasm was fully discussed.
Later, at a second College Council
meeting, it was decided to bring up
the whole matter at hall meetings.
The directors' decision was to be
onlj one factor, the main problem
Continued on Page Three
The   President�
Miss Park is now in New
York attending a meeting of
the executive committee of
the Hudson Shore Labor
School.
Varsity Players Enjoy Realistic Detail
Of 'Time and the Conways' Rehearsals
By Barbara Bechtold, '42
By Betty Lee Belt, '41
Sounds of activity have been is-
suing from Goodhart for the past
Tew weeks. Their meaning has
been a secret, but such things will
out. Your roving reporter fqrced
her way into this sacred sanctum
to unravej the newest Bryn Mawr
mystery for you., Tnejlv'.t*rsHy
Players^were rehfar'suig. ft'"*^ o�p'
lfi'e Conways, due to come, into ,th4
ytm.'xhi* Friday and Saturday*
evenings.
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francos fr

&Tl ^sneaked fn visitors, of
course.''are not allowed, tbey arft
xv'�Mcomed,-l^vCar7 Porter Rapp,
wWcS^�tt^,l�wr via thej
University. p{ Pennsylvania, ywak
striding 'down, the: center aisle. ,tO-
of. changing   someoody's .position
'FprnineVest AeWhi: Mr,.Ttapf
rashed^bout the auditorium, ma
%�^&l%i:W:m ,audie-
.   i5(vuiT 'xiiiJT iliiw 8?i^lu2?0*iii
woulcf see  aTl  ttebp_tajere.|ift|
has an aversion to en-
inni the right onto the
rtage. As all the entrances in the
play are from the right, this pre-
judice at first caused some con-
fusion. Which was straightened out
by changing most of the entrances
to the  left.                             | ,
Mo,st of the cast seem to enjoy
their Jfiues, For ' instance, .when
Gerald ..tht.rntou (Robert Hecty)
said^ , ��Madge, you know I've
alw.ajj* loved j|ou,"� he burnt into
giirtrles. blushed and hid nis face,
poor bqy.               .�      ...
F{HN�"t^*emi�il*>-fcNUct l
have bee*i very hakU on!.' Edg r
Dfataf/P w*o is vigorously slapp d
in the face! by Etamor Emery n
thr course �f the scene* He fex s
that-thm slips ham< either 'be n
getting:.harder as Miss Emory ge a
into thtt-sptrit of �he play o* th it
h'r* i<ace i* growing  more tendi r.
In Act L the east must.consul ie
CoptJnaxlimJ'age F1t�
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