College News, 1940-10-23, Vol. 27, No. 04

              The College News
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VOL. XXVII, No. 4
BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1940
Copyright.  Trustees of
Bryn  Mawr  College.   1940
PRICE 10 CENTS
Littell Talks
0ij New Deal's
Defense Program
Division of Lands Official
Reports Successes of
Defense Program
Common Room, Monday, October
21.�In his address on Foreign
Policy and Defense, the Honorable
Norman M. Littell. Assistant At-
torney" General in charge of the
Division of Lands, declared that
Mr. Willkie's charges against the
Administration concerning defense
are erroneous in the extreme, his
"misrepresentations of fact so
gross that on at least two occasions
he himself has been compelled to
retract them." Mr. Littell stressed
President Roosevelt's realistic un-
derstanding of America's interna-
tional relationships. To discharge
the President now "would be like
discharging the captain of a great
ship in mid-ocean with a storm
raging, because his contract of em-
ployment happened to expire at
that point."
Mr. Willkie's attacks on the Ad-
ministration for its defense pro-
gram can be proven false, Mr. Lit-
tell said, by the record of rearma-
ment under President Roosevelt.
"In 1932, as the Republican plat-
form of that year said, our army
had been reduced to an irreducible
minimum, and by 1933 we had
dropped from the first to the fourth
ranking naval power in the world."
By the time of the crisis of May,
1940, the New Deal program had
already resulted in the reconstruc-
tion of the navy up to 395 fighting
ships. These, together with 138
under construction, and 200 more
for which appropriations have been
|de, add  up  to  a  total  of  733
liting ships (as of September,
1940)�the largest navy in the
world.
It has also been charged against
the New Deal, Mr. Littell said,
that money has been spent need-
lessly. Few people realize that a
PWA fleet has been built since
1933�"a total naval force which
is the second largest in the West-
ern Hemisphere, second only to the
U. S. Navy itself." In addition,
PWA and WPA money helped to
build army and navy planes, mili-
tary airports, aeronautical labora-
Conttnued on Page Six
Victory
The Activities Drive was a
success and the total sum has
finally gone over the 5000
dollar mark. The margin
was very close and the drive
is not one dollar over the
minimum requirement. A
budget will be printed later,
showing exactly how the
money will be allotted.
The success of the drive
was the result of individual
cooperation and the canvas-
sers' enthusiasm. The vol-
untary spirit behind the
pledges was exemplified by
the gifts from the faculty
and graduates who have
more outside pleas and less
responsibility to campus
needs than do the undergrad-
uates.
Benefit Performance
To Aid Great Britain
Program Will Include Hinde-
muth's "Hin und Zuruek,"
Piano and Vocal Solos
The New Library Wing Opened
Formally on Alumnae Weekend
Swarthmore Offers
Series of 16 Concerts
The department of music of
Swarthmore College has recently
announced a series of 16 concerts
which will be given during the
1940-41 season. Among the musi-
cians to appear on these programs
are Clar^bel Gegenheimer, organ-
ist, Bela Bartok, Hungarian pian-
ist and composer, and Nicolai Med-
tner, Russian pianist and compos-
er. The first of these concerts will
be Sunday evening, October 27, and
will be given by the students of the
college, with the assistance of Mr.
Lafford and Mr. Swan. Fritz Krue-
ger, well known tenor of the Phila-
delphia Opera Company will be
present to sing a group of songs.
The program will include Le-
Clair's sonata for two violins, a
flute and piano sonata by Loiellet,
Seribin's Sonata No. 5�Opus 53,
a series of tenor and alto solos,
Cantilena by Rheinberger and a
chorale prelude by Sigrid Karg-
Elert.
Bryn Mawr students will have
the opportunity to purchase and
send to Great Britain an ambu-
lance bearing the name of the col-
lege by lending their support to a
benefit performance in Goodhart
Hall, Wednesday, October 30th, at
8. 30 p. m.
The benefit program in Good-
hart includes Henriette Bagger
Plum, the Danish mezzo-soprano,
Horace Alwyne, pianist, Lea Lu-
boshutz, violinist, with Edith
Braun, pianist. A group from The
Academy of Vocal Arts will pre-
sent Hindemuth's opera, "Hin und
Zuriisk," which was given last sum-
mer at the Berkshire Music Festi-
val.
Sales of tickets have been pro-
gressing off campus.
Theory of Geology
Discussed in First
Lecture on Science
Self-Government
Students are reminded that
it is necessary to obtain
Special Permission for eat-
ing in the village until 11.30
whether escorted or not.
11.30 permission to eat any-
where else than in Bryn
Mawr can only, be obtained
if one is escorted.
SELF-GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
BOARD.
BMC Freshmen Exhibit
In 3rd Question of
Lurid Imaginations
Self-Gov Examinations
By Virginia Nichols, '41
The credit of the college, that
delicate and elusive flower, is safe
in the hands of '44. Their violent
imaginations may conjure up mad-|
ness and red death, but unless
thought is one with action, Sire, we
are saved. The thought may be
father to the deed but it will be a
wise father that will know its own
child, if '44 ^ver brings discredit
to the college.
The fact that the college had any
credit was first brought to the at-
tention of '44 by the Self-Govern-
ment Association in the Examina-
tion of the same name. Probing
deep into the subconscious, the
third question asked for a specific
exampie of bringing discredit on
the college. And deep from the
subconscious, with the screams of
inhibitions in their ears, the class
of '44 wrung their answers. There
were those that stated as discredit-
able what they had always wanted
to do, and then those that stated
what they hoped they would never
have   to   do.     Among   the   wish
thoughts we have the wish to "at-
tend a Communist Rally at which
one would be arrested by the po-
lice." And then the wish to "com-
mit a murder which if connected
with Bryn Mawr might possibly
bring discredit. ..." But on th�
other hand we have the feaf
thought or trauma. In this cate-
gory we place the fear of the water,
as expressed in the fear of being
seen in a low dive. Or the fear of
high pfeces as connected with the
sliding down of bannisters in pub-
lic places. Or the fear of being
alone as illustrated by aversion to
dancing informally escorted or not.
Perhaps the whole thing should
never have been mentioned. Per-
haps the little pitchers have too-
big ears and this was just asking
them to go to the well and break, or
perhaps all the naughty ideas of
'44 are shut up between the blue
covers of a lot of bluebooks and
won't ever come out except after
dark, which as we all know is "the
time when the stars come out if
they're coming."
Dalton, October 21.�Miss Wy-
ckoff, speaking on the history of
geology and its theories, opened the
series of lectures on the History of
Science. Each of the eight lectures
forms a background on which the
next lecturer builds and elaborates.
Next week Mr. Dryden will con-
tinue the series with a history of
the theories about earth and their
relation   to   evolution   in   general.
"None of the sciences are self-
evident in themselves," Miss Wy-
ckoff said. Modern research is in-
terested in their evolution, and be-
fore any of the sciences are com-
plete a welding of all is needed.
Geology started with the devel-
opment of a scientific observation
of mineralogy and built up a study
of field relationships. Then came
the formulation of reasonable ex-
planations from these observations
and finally, the checking of these
hypotheses by chemical experi-
ments to form modern geology.
Early observations about the
form of the earth and its place in
the universe were confused with
philosophy and astronomy. Aris-
totle believed that the earth was
composed of four fundamental ele-
ments, earth, air, fire and water.
Pliny later supplied information
and misinformation about rocks,
such as the theory that quartz was
Continued   on   rage  Four
Alumnae Have Conferences
With Art, Archaeology
Departments
On Saturday morning of Alum-
nae Week-end, the art and archae-
ology departments welcomed the
alumnae to the new wing of the
library. Miss Swindler and Mr.
Carpenter, representing the ar-
chaeology department, outlined the
development of the department at
Bryn Mawr. Mr. Sloane and Mr.
Soper, representing the history of
art department, explained the
changes which the new wing and
its equipment bring into the art
courses.
Miss Swindler discussed briefly
the history of^the archaeology de-
partment. It was fortunate in the
encouragement it received from the
start, and in the well-known schol-
ars who were its professors. In
1896, Richard Norton became the
first professor. He was succeeded
by Joseph Clark Hoppen, who sent
the first scholar to Athens and be-
gan the collection of antiquities.
At first there were only two
courses, Greek and Italian Art. In
1926-27 honors work was introduc-
ed in the department. A course in
American archaeology was given in
1928, was dropped during the de-
pression, and is being given again
this year by Miss de Laguna. Ori-
ental archaeology was introduced
in 1930. At present the depart-
ment offers the most comprehensive
work of any institute in the
country, and the results of this
work can be seen in the importance
Continum   on   Taue   Four
Calendar
Wednesday, Oct. 23.�
Industrial   Group   Supper,
Common Room, 6.30 p. m.
Roosevelt    Rally,   Conven-
tion Hall, 8.30 p. m.
Thursday, Oct. 24.�
Main Line Forum, Histor-
ic Elections of the Past, by
John G. Herndon, 8.00 p. m.
Friday, Oct. 25 �
French open house, Wynd-
ham, 8.00 p. m.
Sunday, Oct. 27.�
Chapel Service; Dr. Rufus
. Jones,   Music   Room,   7.30
p. m.
Monday, Oct. 28.�
History of Science, "De-
velopment of Historical
Geology," Mr. L. Dryden,
Dalton, 7.30 p. m.
Republican Rally, Norris-
town, Pa.
Tuesday, Oct. 29.�
Current Events, Miss Reid,
Common Room, 7.30 p. m.
French Club Plans
Plays; Open House
The French Club announces a
new policy beginning this year.
The Club wishes to go beyond the
mere mechanics of speaking the
language and discuss France and
the' French heritage. Besides the
usual informal meetings during
the year, a French Open House is
planned for Friday, October 25th,
and two Christmas plays will be
presented. Outside speakers who
can give a view of France today
and its problems will be invited to
speak to all undergraduates inter-
ested.
Director of N. Y. Museum
And Rhys Carpenter
Give Lectures
On Saturday and Sunday after-
noon respectively, Mr. Francis
Henry Taylor, director of the Met-
ropolitan Museum, and Mr. Rhys
Carpenter of the Bryn Mawr ar-
chaeology department spoke in
Goodhart to the alumnae and mem-
bers of the college. Mr. Taylor gave
the address for the official opening
of the Quita Woodward Wing of
the liblary. Mr. Carpenter des-
cribed "a scholar's year in Rome"
and reported on his recent archae-
ological discoveries, with photo-
graphic illustrations and pfoofs of
his conclusions.
Mr.,Carpenter's work led to the
identification of a statue as Polycle-
itus' Medea, of the subject of the
Belvedere Torso, and the establish-
ment of Virgil as the subject of a
scries of portrait busts. If Virgil,
and not the Greek poet Menander,
is the original inspiration for these
heads, Mr. Carpenter believes that
Horace and Propertius are the men
who accompany- Virgil in a relief
on the facade of the Villa Medici.
The central figure in the relief
group closely resembles the poet of
the portrait heads. Mr. Carpenter
pointed out that the relief, part of
an altar commemorating Augustus,
must include Virgil. Consequently
Virgil, not Menander, must be the
poet portrayed in the relief and in
the busts.
The famous Belvedere Torso,
usually thought to represent Herc-
ules, Mr. Carpenter demonstrated
by slides and by graphic posing, to
be actually a Marsyas playing the
flute in a contest with Apollo. The
figure of Marsyas was part of a
group by Appolonius. Apollo, the
other important figure, Mr. Car-
penter found only ten feet away
from Marsyas in the Vatican, in
Continued on Pajce Three
Attention,  Willkieites!
A county-wide Republican
demonstration will be held at
Norristown, next Monday
night, October 28. Congress-
man Allen, a Democrat for
Willkie, will speak, and there
will be five great parades
converging at Norristown.
Buses will leave Pembroke
arch for all who want to go.
Unsuspecting Bryn Mawr Senior Swipes
Four Hundred Bucks1 Worth of Sparklers
By Isabel Martin, '42
Did you know that an unsuspec-
ting  jewel   thief   resides   on   our
campus?    She is as surprised  as
you are.
Nivvy Alston went to Philadel-
phia Saturday to fetch her ailing
alarm clock. A small jade pin had
also been left for repair in the
same jewelry shop. While her clock
and pin were being wrapped, she
admired the lovely diamond
watches in the cases. The pro-
prietor, enjoying her naive en-
thusiasm, trotted out some of his
more expensive pieces. Among
them were several diamond brace-
lets. After a most delightful half
hour, she thanked the shop-keeper
and brought her belongings home.
She arrived back in Bryn Mawr
about mid-afternoon and did not
discover until after five o'clock that
the envelope she had been carrying
contained three diamond bracelets.
Police, arrests, trials flashed in her
mind. Horrified she ran to the
phone and called the store. Fortu-
nately it was still open, and the
understanding proprietor assured
her he would call for them that
night.
Nivvy entrusted her loot to Miss
Hawks and went out to dinner.
When she returned at ten-thirty,
the diamonds were still on the
premises. Miss Hawks frantically
ca'led the lax proprietor. He ex-
plained calmly that his car was
sick and he could not get there to-
night.                         ** ' "
And to whom it may concern.�
safe-crackers or frantic detectives
�four hundred dollars worth of
diamonds still reside in the Pem-
broke safe.
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