College News, 1943-03-17, Vol. 29, No. 19

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VOL. XXIX, No. 19
BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1943
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Post-War Forum
Treats Problems
Of United Nations
Representatives   of   Allies
Hope for Endurance
Of Peace
Academy of Music, March 11.�
Under a huge banner proclaiming
"Win the Peace," the United Na-
tions Forum of Philadelphia held
its first meeting. Dr. C. L. Hsia,
advisor to the Chinese Foreign
Ministry, Sir Gerald Campbell,
Minister and special assistant to
the British Ambassador, and Wal-
ter Duranty, former correspondent
in the Soviet Union, addressed the
afternoon session on "What Hope
for the World Participation in
Building an Enduring Peace?"
Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt, William C.
Bullitt, Justice Owen J. Roberts
and Governor Harold Stassen
spoke to the evening meeting on
"What Hope for American Parti-
cipation in Building an Enduring
Peace?"
Dr. Hsia said that "China is will-
ing and eager to play her part" in
building a- lasting peace. Among
China's post-war aims, he said,
was its desire for a "fundamental
change in the position in those
parts of eastern Asia that have
hitherto been colonies of western
empires."
The bulk of Sir Gerald Camp-
bell's speech was devoted to a dem-
onstration that "British Imperial-
ism" had "vanished 40 to 70 years
ago." Sir Gerald reiterated Sec-
retary Hull's four propositions for
the conduct of the United Nations
after the war in order to imple-
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Ellis, Lucas, Blakely,
Sprague to Compete
For Undergrad Honor
The Junior Class has nominated
Ann Sprague, Mary Ellis, Diana
Lucas, and Mary Stuart Blakely
as candidates for the vice-presi-
dency of the Undergraduate Asso-
ciation.
A change has been made in the
duties of the vice-president of Un-
dergrad this year. She will now
be in charge of all undergraduate
entertainment, and, with the presi-
dent, will coordinate all club activi-
ties. Her further duty is to watch
for activity and organization that
may be needed on the campus.
Ann Sprague
Ann is vice-president of the Jun-
ior Class. Last year she was vice-
president of the Art Club and is
president this year. She was hall
representative last year and is
Junior representative to the Year
Book. She is also manager of the
badminton team.
Mary   Ellis
Mary Ellis is secretary of the
Junior Class, a member of the
Stage Guild, chairman of the Com-
mittee for Selecting Plays for the
Library, and bond money collector
for Wyndham. During her Fresh-
lan Year she was class repre-
sentative to Self-Government and
was in the Choir. She is a mem-
ber of the French Club, the Glee
Club apd the Catholic Club, and
teaches French to the Maids'
classes. Last year she was a m
ber of the Handbook Committee
and for three years has been a
member of the Varsity Players,
serving on the Reading Committee
this year.
Diana Lucas
Diz Lucas is head of the Maids'
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Frank Contrasts
Christian, Modern
Views   of History
Last   of  Fleinet   Lectures
Condemns Rationalistic
Viewpoint
Goodhart, March 15.�The mod-
ern view of history and its oppo-
sition to the traditional and relig-
ious conception of historic reality
was the subject of Dr. Erich
Frank's lecture, History and Re-
ligion, the last in the Flexner ser-
ies. He contrasted the Christian
attitude towards history, as reveal-
ing spiritual progress, with the at-
titude oi the modern man towards
his oyja past. History is now con-
sidered as a human occurrence, or
as a casual connection reducible to
sociological and economic factors.
This view of history puts respon-
sibility on the modern man and his
power to change events.
The rationalistic philosophies,
said Dr. Frank, undermined the
pure Christian concept of history,
and � their critical investigations
and interpretations diametrically
oppose the concept of long-devel-
oping religious progress. It is re-
ligion, he stated, that has inspired
the great historians to seek histor-
ic truth.
Dr. Frank referred to periods of
mythology occurring early in
civilizations which could only be
interpretated in the light of relig-
ion. These are essential to an un-
derstanding of later historic de-
velopments.
One of the points which Dr.
Frank emphasized was that no his-
torian will acknowledge that his-
torical reality shows signs of di-
vine progress. The critical mo-
ment comes when man is con-
fronted with catastrophe and asks
�What progress is there? The
modern historian records such ca-
tastrophe as Fate or tragedy, but
the religious man would see Provi-
dence in this Fate.
Una Casa Espanola
Proposed Next Year
The rumor of a Spanish House
on campus next year has become a
fact. Although not entirely defi-
nite, the plans for a third lan-
guage house need only minor ad-
justments.
The existence of a Spanish
House depends on the number of
people who would be interested in
living there. It is not restricted to
Spanish majors exclusively. Any-
one with a thorough basic knowl-
edge of the language will be ad-
mitted.
Where the Spanish House will be
is as yet undecided. It will be on
campus, that is certain. It will
not be on Faculty Row, as rumor
has suggested. The present ar-
rangement is to have it in one of
the halls, the choice falling to that
hall which would best combine the
proper amount of seclusion with
the  best  kitchen  facilities.
Applicants for entrance to the
Spanish House are* urged to see
Mrs. Grant as soon as possible. �
Success
Mr. Stanley R. Yarnall,
Chairman for Education Di-
vision of the United War
Chest, awarded the prize
from the Education Group to
Bryn Mawr College. It turned
in a total of $3,655. (The
prize was just a letter of
thanks.)                                 ,
Change in System of Wardens Announced;
Main Office Established for Late Return
Indian Philosophy
Dr. Henry Robert Zimmer,
the internationally known
scholar, will give three pub-
lic lectures on Indian philos-
ophy on Fridays, April 9, 16,
23 at 8:30 p. m. in the Music
Room. He will stay on Sat-
urday mornings after these
lectures to talk with stu-
dents.
Dr. Zimmer was formerly
professor of Indie Philoso-
phy at the University of
Heidelburg. He is now lec-
turing at Barnard and Co-
lumbia. It was to him that
Thomas Mann dedicated his
book, The Transposed Heads,
and Dr. C. C. Jung, noted
psychologist, has frequently
consulted him.
Books relating to these
lectures will be found on the
Eastern Civilization shelf in
the Quita Woodward room.
Chang Demonstrates
Painting Techniques
For Chinese Exhibit
Deanery, March 12.�Professor
Chang Shu-Chi, one of China's
foremost artists, gave a demon-
stration of his country's technique
of painting at a tea given by the
Chinese Scholarships Committee
and the History of Art Depart-
ment.
Chinese art stresses rapid, sure
brushwork, which Professor
Chang illustrated with birds, flow-
ers and fish. This customary sub-
ject matter dates back to Ming
times. Dr. Chang is a representa-
tive of the modern adaption of the
ancient tradition.
Professor Chang's speciality is
the technique of painting three or
four colors in one brush stroke.
Apparently the artist spends more
time preparing his brushes than in
the actual composition, and, in this
way, he achieves the amazing ef-
fect of creating varied shades and
colors  in one  swift movement of
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Hot Debates Occupy
Stone, Alliance Head
Jessie Stone dropped her copy
of Milton's prose work and her
hard-boiled egg sandwich and flew
to the phone. Shrieking at the
news of election as War Alliance
President, Jessie said, "I won't be
able to study for the rest of the
evening."
Despite the difficulties of con-
ducting an interview over the
phone, what with the operator's
constant demands for another
nickel, Jessie managed to air her
ideas on what the War Alliance
will do in 1943-'44. "We want to
continue and intensify the practi-
cal war work that has been done
and to involve more students in
the Alliance's activities." The Al-
liance aims' to create more con-
sciousness and interest in the
problems concerning the war and
the organization of a post-war
world. Plans for next year's war
assemblies will be arranged this
spring and summer, Jessie hopes.
An Economics major and a
mainstay of the News, Jessie's am-
bition is to write a syndicated col-
umn called "It seems to Stone."
She is preparing herself by weekly
arguments over editorials with the
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Students to Report to Taylor After 10:30;
Admitted to Halls by the Night Watchman
Calendar
Friday, March   19
French Club play Le Jeu
de I'Amour et du Hazard.
Goodhart.    8:30.
Saturday, March 20
Basketball    Game    with
Rosemont in Gym.
Margaret Webster lecture
on   Alarums   and   Excur-
sions.    Goodhart.    8:30.
Tuesday, March 23
Assembly, graduate
awards. Goodhart. 11:00.
Recital by Mr. Alwyne,
Goodhart, 8:30.
Margaret Webster,
Shakespeare Expert,
to Lecture on Plays
A view of Shakespeare through
Alarums and Excursions will be
presented by Margaret Webster,
famous producer, actress and
author. Miss Webster will speak
in Goodhart at 8:30 on March 20.
Miss Webster became distin-
guished in the United States by
her production ol Richard II with
Maurice Evans in New York in
1937. This play, scarcely known
to American audiences, had a long-
er run than any other previous
production of it. This was fol-
lowed by Henry VI, Part 1, also
with Mr. Evans, which opened in
Philadelphia in 1937. The high-
light of her career was the pro-
duction of the first complete
Hamlet given in America. Last
year saw her production of
Twelfth Night starring Helen
Hayes and a trial one of Othello
with Paul Robeson given at Prince-
ton and Cambridge in August.
Othello was received with great
enthusiasm and it is hoped it will
go on tour this spring.
As the daughter of Ben Webster
and Dame May Whitty, Miss Web-
ster comes from an old theatrical
family. She started as an actress in
England with the Ben Greet Com-
pany and at the Old Vic Theater in
London, before coming to America.
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New Difficulty in Obtaining
Wardens Necessitates
These Rules
A new system of wardens will
be initiated for a trial period af-
ter spring vacation. Under the
new plan, all students returning
to their halls after 10:30 p.m. will
first go to a central warden's office
to sign in and then be let into their
halls by the night watchman. The
purpose of the system is to allevi-
ate the duties of the wardens.
The central office will be in
Room D, Taylor. Students will go
immediately there on returning to
college after 10:30 and wait until
the watchman takes them in
groups to their respective halls. It
is expected that he will make three
tours every half hour. Escorts
must leave girls at Taylor and not
go to the halls. The road in front
of Taylor will be opened for the
convenience of those travelling by
car or taxi.
At 10:20 p.m. every evening,
signing-out books will be taken to
Taylor. A telephone will be in-
stalled in Room D and anyone
wishing to extend her permission
must call her hall to obtain it from
a permission-giver who will in-
form the warden in Taylor.
The increasing difficulty of se-
curing enough wardens for all the
halls is the main reason for adopt-
ing this system. The graduate
school is smaller this year and the
number of graduate students avail-
able for assistant wardens has ac-
cordingly decreased. It is impos-
sible to expect the regular ward-
ens to be on duty seven days a
week. Under the present system,
it is necessary for seven wardens
to stay up late every night where-
as under the new system there will
be only one.
On nights when a great number
of students would be returning to
the halls after the doors were
locked, such as after main vaca-
tions and college dances, wardens
will let the students into the halls.
The plan will be discussed in the
halls this week, giving students
opportunity to make suggestions.
It is felt, however, that the plan
should be given a trial before any
modifications are made.
Disguised Lovers, Intrigue in French Play
Proves Love Understood in All Languages
Lovers disguised from each
other, mixed identities, intrigue
and misunderstanding � all figure
strongly in Le Jeu de I'Amour et
du Hasard, to be given Friday,
March 19, in Goodhart. The pro-
ceeds from the French Club's pro-
duction will go to the French War
Relief.
' Sylvia, the heroine, played by
Emily Tuck, disguises herself as
her maid in order to study her
husband-to-be, Dorante. Dorante,
played by Yvette Laneres, has had
the same idea, however, and ar-
rives at her home disguised as his
valet. Meanwhile, Lisette, (Fran-
chise Pleven), and Arlequin,
(Mary Virginia More) the real
maid and valet, taking the place of
their masters, make complete louts
of   themselves   in   attempting   to
play the roles of persons of high
society. After much prompting
and plotting, brought about by the
all-knowing father, M. Orgon
(Hannah Kaufmann), the course
of true love overcomes all prob-
lems of rank and station. Dor-
ante has fallen completely under
Sylvia's spell long before he finds
out her true identity, and Lisette
and Arlequin are even happier
when restored to their*"natural sta-
tions.                              �
Le Jeu de I'Amour et du Hasard
will appeal to those whose knowl-
edge of French may be vague or
nil. A resume of the action ap-
pears on the program in English.
Romance and intrigue are un-
derstandable in all languages, and
as one member of the cast put it,
"Perhaps even morp,so in French!"