College News, 1941-05-14, Vol. 27, No. 24

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VOL. XXVII, No. 24
BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941
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Lerner Stresses
Present Need for
Planned Economy
America Must Enter War
At Once for Chance
Of Survival
Goodlmrt Auditorium, May 7.�
Max Lerner, speaking at an Under-
graduate Assembly on America and
the war, declared his belief that
the United States must immedi-
ately enter the war, with a new
sense of the power and the duties
of democracy. In this revolution-
ary world, he said, the defeat of
Nazism by a dynamic and demo-
cratic force is our only hope for
survival.
Our need is for a controlled,
planned economy. By this Mr. Ler-
ner means not fascist planning, but
a system which recognizes that
laissez-faire is no longer possible
as an economic policy; a system
which discards the conception that
the best government is that which
governs least.
Leadership Important
Leadership is all-important, Mr.
Lerner said. It is safe, for in a
democratic country it can be
changed or transferred through
the electoral system. It is neces-
sary, for all decisions and appoint-
ments cannot be made directly by
the people. Mr. Lerner said that
an intelligent economic system will
make possible an efficient military
machine functioning within the
democratic framework. England
has not yet achieved this efficiency,
and, unless she does she cannot sur-
vive. If the United States achieves
a dynamic democracy the war may
be won.
Changes Necessary
Those who believe that we can
continue with "business as usual"
are wrong, Mr. Lerner contended.
The United States must realize
that, although Nazism is not in it-
self a revoluntionary force, it has
exploited the need for revoluntion-
Contlnuea on Page Five
Appointments
The Undergraduate Asso-
ciation announces the follow-
ing appointments:
Chairman of the New Book
Room Committee: Isabel
Martin, '42.
Chairman of the Vocational
Committee: Jean Shaffer, '42.
Chairman of the Employ-
ment Committee: Alice Der-
sheimer, '42.
Chairman of the Common
Room Exhibit Committee:
Helen Eichelberger, '43.
Manning Emphasizes
Morale  in Warfare
Recent Disregard of Military
History Unfortunate, But
Allies Learning
Unity and Elizabethan Vitality
Mark Shakespeare Production
By Nancy Evarts, '43
On      Saturday      evening     the
Players'   Club   presented  A   Mid-
The >11 importance of morale in i summer   Night's   Dream   behind
The  play,  directed by
warfare was stressed by Dr. Fred- Goodhart.
erick   Manning  in   his  lecture   on
military   strategy   for   the   Bryn
The all-importance of morale in
Mawr Defense Group.
technique.    With an audience suff-
Dr. Manning, speaking to an au-
dience partly composed of local
commanders of the American Le-
gion, observed that in the nine-
teenth and twentieth centuries the
Dr. Benno Frank, was on a large
scale and was performed with an
almost   faultlessly   professional
performance of a naturally domi-
nating role. Pennell Crosby gave
a supremely imaginative charac-
terization of Hermia, playing her
with warmth and understanding.
Dorcas Dunklee's portrayal of
Helena as a brazen female, al-
though   sometimes  overacted,  was
ering acutely from cold, and the \ refreshingly original, emphasizing
performers probably more so, it the contrast between herself and
still commanded attention and en- j Hermia. Titania was delicately
thusiasm for over two hours.          | played   by   Ann   Updegraff,   while
Because of the size of the pro-
brilliant and  trained  minds  have  duction and the <"sJointed quality
of the play itself, it is remarkable
that one of the greatest merits of
the performance should be its
unity. There were no intermis-
sions, and one scene followed an-
for the first time ignored military
history.    As a result, the civilian
has lost interest, and the army has
had to write its own record.
Continued on Paga Six
Projects on Campus
Discussed by Council
At a meeting on May 13, the Col-
lege Council discussed plans for
freshman week, the college as-
semblies, the work of the Enter-
tainment Committee and the Ath-
letic Association, and the activities
of the Faculty Curriculum Com-
mittee. The possible future proj-
ects of campus organizations were
informally outlined.
The organization of the Forum
Group will be the first concern
of the Undergraduate Association
in the fall. The Bryn Mawr
League is taking relief work under
its wing, and hopes to coordinate
its committees. The Athletic Asso-
ciation  plans to  stress  individual
other   with   a   smoothness   which
blended them all into a harmonious'
whole.                                               ^
Fifi Garbat, an impertinent,
rebellious Puck, was exceptionally
lithe and swift, and skilfull in her
timing.    Hers  was  a  dominating
Summer Convention
At Bryn Mawr Will
Discuss Democracy
The Institute of International
Relations, under the auspices of
the American Friends' Service
Committee, will hold its 12th An-
nual Meeting at Bryn Mawr Col-
lege this year, from June 27th to
July  6th.
David Winder, as Oberon, moved
with exceptional control and grace.
Perhaps the full possibilities of the
play were least realized in the
weavers' scenes, although Don
Shoffstall was an awkward and
amusing Bottom.
Much of the effect of the play
was due to the lighting, by which
the vast stage was limited or en-
larged, changed from a forest to a
weaver's house; and by which the
characters of the fairies "were em-
nhasized: Oberon by red, Titania
by white and Puck by green.
The entire production was re-
markable for stylized, controlled
motion, and, at the same time, an
Elizabethan vitality and robust-
ness, both used with striking as-
Continued on Pare Six
Neilson Will Deliver
Commencement Talk
Dr.     William     Allen     Neilson,
The  problems  of De- j President Emeritus of Smith Col-
mocracy,     Religion    and     World
Change  will  be  considered.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler and
likes and dislikes in the sports pro-jNorman  Thomas will  discuss the
gram, and hopes to cater to student fundamental trends underlying the
surface of  current  events  in  the
of    the    Sub-  world today, and the place of these
demands.
Representatives
Freshman Committee will return to [trends in history,
college for Freshman Week instead
of members of the hockey team.
An issue of the News will be
printed and given to freshmen dur-
ing this time. A supper for all
non-resident students will be
eluded in plans for the week.
m-
The* problems of democracy, its
fitness as a pattern for world
government   and   the    future    of
lege, will deliver the Commence-
ment Address in Goodhart Hall, on
Wednesday, June fourth.
Dr. Neilson was President of
Smith College from 1917 until he
retired in 1939. He was associ-
ate professor in English at Bryn
Mawr College from 1898 to 1900,
and professor of English at Har-
vard University from 1906 to 1917.
Dr.  Neilson  has  published  sev-
nationalism will be carefully stud-; eral books on English Literature,
ied. Special attention will also i has been editor of the Harvard
be paid to the question of the] Classics and Editor-in-chief of
restriction of freedom of religion j Webster's New International Dic-
The   Undergraduate   assemblies I that is taking place in many coun- ! tionary.     He  is  a  fellow  of the
were well organized this year. By tries today, and to the problem of
planning a varied program of out-  the personal  religion desirable at
side speakers with student speak-
ers, it was felt that a balance was
struck.
The Self-Government Assembly
was thought,-especially well pre-
sented.       /
The Faculty Curriculum Com-
mittee is considering the problem
of comprehensives. The success of
the experiment which has lasted
five years will be debated,
questionnaire on papers and quiz-
zes is to be presented to the fac-
ulty.
present.
American   Academy
Sciences.
of  Arts   and
72% of Students
For Big May Day;
Final Votes in Fall
Frivolity   of   Performance
Denied, Value Stressed
By Speakers
Seventy-two per cent of a total
of 401 votes decided in favor of
having Big May Day next year.
Pembroke East polled the greatest
majority for Big May Day with a
vote of 51 to 9; and out of the six-
teen non-resident votes, only one
was against it. Rhoads and Mer-
ion were less enthusiastic; Rhoads
polling 56 to 38, and Merion, 31
to 17. [The rest of the halls showed
approximately the same propor-
tions. Pembroke West tabulated
43 to 13, Denbigh, 44 to 18, and
Rockefeller, 49 to 16.] There will
be another final vote taken in the
spring.
At the mass meeting on Monday
evening in Goodhart, the advant-
ages and disadvantages of Big May
Day were discussed by four stu-
dents and two members of the
faculty.
Vjvi French, '42, assured wor-
ried students that there would be
no dance rehearsals on the green
before breakfast, and went on to
say that May Day has never failed
to meet expenses. Though the six
plays are necessary to accommo-
date the crowd, expenses could be
cut down.
Miss Meigs described the contag-
ious atmosphere of the 1936 May
Day in which she took part. No
one felt their time was wasted, or
that there was not enough choice
to avoid regimentation.
The present unfair distribution
of extra curicular work, the respon-
sibility of carrying on a tradition,
and the fun students would have
working on such a project, were
thfl points stressed by Ann Adams,
'43. Margo Dcthior, '42, on the
other hand, said that the Entertain-
ment Series, club activities, coop-
eration with Haverford, and sp iris
would be seriously affected.
Prudence Wellman, '42, speaking
as a Senior, asked why the Sen-
Oontlnuefl on Pace Six
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Work of Art Club Shows Varied Technique;
International Arts Exhibit Also Displayed
By Sally Matteson, '43
Two exhibitions sponsored by the
Art Club are on display in the
Common Room this week. One in-
cludes representative work of the
Art Club for the past year. Nudes
predominate and appear in all
techniques. Among these a group
of sculptural nudes by Anne
Sprague, '44; some watercolors by
Francy Fox, '43, showing her mas-
terful use of the medium; and two
tawny, particularly expressive fig-
ures by Helen Eichelberger, '43,
were perhaps the most finished of
the exhibition. Two studies in
brown ink, one by Brooksie Hollis,
'42, and another by Gertrude
Casear, '44, although obviously ex-
perimental, are remarkably deco-
rative.
There are three pieces of sculp-
ture: a head by Didi Mills, '41,
which shows a fine selection of de-
tail; a self-portrait of Margaret
Jameson, '43; and a mannered
horse by Virginia King, '41.
Along with this local work is dis-
played an exhibit, lent by the
International Arts Exhibit of Con-
necticut, of small wood carvings
from all over the world. It is a
heterogeneous group, varying from
a decorated Javanese cock to the
simple-planed laborer from Poland,
from intricate floral panels from
China to symbolic African masks.
Some pieces, a little Peruvian
guanaco in particular, have charm,
but the bulk of this exhibit is too
similar to ordinary gift-shop ware
to be of any special interest.
Calendar
Wednesday, May 14
Athletic Association Sup-
per and Lecture on Riding.
Behind Rhoads, 6 to 8 P. M.
Thursday, May 15
Alison     Raymond.      Com-
mon Room, 4.30 P. M.
Sleeping    Beauty,    Dance
Recital, 9 P. M.
Friday, May 16
Sleeping Beauty, 9 P. M.
Saturday, May 17
Midsummer Madness.
Maids and Porters. Good-
hart, 8.30.
Monday, May 19
Collegiate Examinations
Begin.
Wednesday, May 28
Ursula Murray, Dance Re-
cital.
Saturday, May 31
Collegiate      Examinations
End.
Junior Prom.
Sunday, June 1
Baccalaureate.
Tuesday, June 3
Garden Party.
Wednesday, June 4
Conferring of Degrees and
Close of 56th Academic
Year.
Indiantown Has Air Conditioning and Bars;
But Training is With Bayonets, for War
By Barbara  Cooley and
Nancy Ellicott, '42
Indiantown Gap, near Harris-
burg, was established as an Army
camp about ten years ago; but
when we arrived on Friday it still
looked a little unfinished. Fifteen
thousand men are there now; some
from the regular Army and the
National Guard, but the majority
are selectees in training. The camp
is still expanding. Already it cov-
ers about four square miles.
The barracks are unpainted but
air conditioned, insulated, and
founded on cement. They are
grouped for occupation by separate
divisions and companies. The
limits are strictly drawn and
there is no visiting or communica-
tion between units. The hospital
unit covers about two city blocks.
There are several firehouses,
equipped with station wagons
painted red. There is a movie
theatre,� hostess house, and eight
or ten bars. Each company has a
mess hall, with K. P. duty for
offenders from the artillery or in-
fantry. Cavalry criminals must
clean the stables. The food, the
selectees report, isn't good.    This
was demonstrated by the fact that
it takes only ten minutes to eat
dinner.     ��
A volunteer sergeant said,
"We're being trained for war." We
saw the dummies set up for bayo-
net practice and heard about the
hand-grenade drill. There are
plans for taking the whole "Army"
to Virginia this summer for a full
military campaign against other di-
visions. It takes 13 weeks to train
a company�about 130 men�to
drill, but this is complicated by the
fact that the official number of
men for a company is changed
every week.
We saw more Army trucks, gun-
carriages and cars than men. Some
of the cavalry is now motorized, but
there are beautiful new kahki-
colored trailers for the horses.
The artillery shoots their shells
into the flanks of Blue Mountain.
Red flags -and danger signs warn
visitors during firing practice. And
underneath the signs is an official
notice: "Hunters, fishers and trap-
pers forbidden."
Our sergeant kept repeating,
"this is the life!" It looked
healthy, informal, and only a little
disorganized.